Patent Number: 056339038
Section: description

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to FIG. 1 thereof, there is seen a core container 5 which constitutes the most bulky part of core fittings and which can have an outside diameter of approximately 4 m and a longitudinal extension of approximately 10 m. As is evident from FIG. 2, an open transport container 1 serves as a receiving device for the core container 5 during a dismantling operation. The transport container 1, which is formed of a bottom part 2 and a cylindrical casing part 3, is set down in a water tank 4. After the bottom part 2 is set down on the bottom of the water tank 4, the core container 5 is inserted into the bottom part through the use of a lifting appliance indicated by reference numeral 6. The core container is supported in a recess 7 of the bottom part 2 and the core container underogoes a laterally supporting centering in the region of a flange 8 of the bottom part 2. The introduction of the core container, with the casing part 3 removed, guarantees a sufficient water covering during insertion into the bottom part 2. After the core container has assumed its position in the bottom part 2, the casing part 3 is lowered axis-parallel to the core container 5 through the use of the lifting appliance 6. After the casing part 3 has been placed on the bottom part 2, a screw connection is made. A circular rail 10 for receiving a separating device 17 is then set down on a free end surface 12 of the casing part 3. The circular rail 10 is fixed relative to the casing part 3 and therefore to the transport container 1 through the use of anchoring elements 13 engaging in threaded bores 11 associated with the end surface. The separating device is moved along the circular rail 10 and at the same time the separating device uses a separating tool 14 to separate the core container 5 along a separating line 15 indicated by dot-dash lines. During the separating operation, the lifting appliance 6 remains fastened to the core container 5. Consequently, on one hand, the stable configuration of the core container during the separating operation and, on the other hand, an immediate holding of the detached part after the termination of the separating operation, are ensured. The detached part can be inserted directly into a further transport container or be set down on the bottom of the water tank 4. As is evident from FIG. 3, a lower part 5a of the core container 5 has remained in the transport container 1 after separation and is left in the transport container. The transport container 1 is closed through the use of a cover 18. The dismantling of the core container into two parts being adapted to the transport-container dimensions is thus brought about without additional holding elements for the core container. A remotely controllable tool for making or releasing the screw connection 9 is designated by reference numeral 16.