Patent Description:
With the development of the automobile industry, automobile transportation is usually performed using special vehicles for automobile transportation or containers. One way for the container to transport the automobiles is to fix the automobiles onto the container floor directly by means of wooden wedges, screws or retaining bands, however, by this way, the automobiles can only be laid flat on the container floor, the container space can not be effectively used, making that a 40HC container can only load two automobiles. Another way is to employ an automobile transportation rack in which a frame construction is adopted so as to retain the automobiles through an upper deck and a lower deck, the top space of the container can be utilized, thus a 40HC container can load three or four automobiles, but such an automobile transportation rack is disadvantageous in that: <NUM>, the transportation rack is complicated in its structure and has a heavier weight and higher fabrication cost; <NUM>, the transportation rack stack after its folding has a large size, thereby a 40HC container can only load a dozen sets of the transportation racks, resulting in a higher recovery cost; <NUM>, the deck structure of the transportation rack would occupy and influence the lower space for the automotives, thus a number of large-size automobiles can not be effectively loaded and transported.

The prior art <CIT> discloses a frame system for supporting an associated vehicle for transport within an existing transportable structure having longitudinal side structures, the frame system comprising a transverse support frame supported by two vertical uprights, of which one disposed at each end of the support frame, each post being provided with attachment means for securing the top and bottom of the post at a plurality of locations along the length of the associated side structure, the support frame having a vehicle loaded thereon or, without such a vehicle, being liftable and, once powered up, attachable to the post at a selected location for transport within the transportable structure, each end of the support frame having an end plate, which has an inwardly facing surface on the adjacent one up and down the vertical post when raised and lowered, characterized in that at least one of the end plates has a telescopic connection with the rest of the support frame such that the effective length of the support frame between the posts (<NUM>) can be changed so that the frame system can be used in existing transportable structures with different lateral spacing between the side structures.

The prior art <CIT> discloses a vehicle support, for a container , comprises a frame, suspended from one or more elements, of adjustable span, to vary frame disposition, [such as elevation and/or tilt], from an (un)loading to a transport mode; the frame is configured for converting or adapting a standard container, and a self-contained retractable version incorporated in a demountable container extension module is envisaged.

The prior art <CIT> discloses a system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then inserting the respective frames and their supported vehicles matingly into respective enclosures. The enclosures, with their frames and vehicles inside, are loaded onto the transporting vehicle by compactly stacking the enclosures one atop the other in weather-exposed positions, the enclosures nevertheless serving to protect the vehicles from external hazards.

The prior art <CIT> discloses an apparatus for use in loading and unloading motor vehicles to and from a container comprises a wheel support means e.g. pallet for supporting axially aligned wheels of a motor vehicle. The apparatus further comprises at least one rail means providing a track for said wheel support means and a positioning means for enabling said rail means to be positioned in substantially aligned adjoining relationship with like rail means of the container. The motor vehicles can be moved into or out of the container supported on two-wheel support means which run on aligned two-rail tracks without an operative having to enter the vehicle particularly whilst the vehicle is inside the container. A winch or other control means can be provided for pulling the vehicle into and out of the container. Preferably the apparatus includes a lift and a loading/unloading ramp and is mounted on the back of a trailer carrying an inter modal container loaded with the vehicles. The pallets have wheels for moving within the rails and are selectively lockable within the container.

To solve the above technical matters, one aspect according to the present invention provides an automobile transportation rack according to claim <NUM>.

Preferably, the upright posts comprise a first upright post and a second upright post, the first upright post is telescopically nested in the second upright post, the length of either one of the first and second upright posts being less than the internal width of the container.

Preferably, the top coupling portion is located at the top end of the first upright post, the bottom coupling portion is located at the bottom end of the second upright post.

According to the invention, the top coupling portion and the bottom coupling portion each has a profile plate of a shape identical to that of the corrugation of the side walls.

Preferably, the top coupling portion is provided with a wire loop for connecting with a vehicle moving apparatus.

Preferably, the connecting portion is a shaft sleeve provided on the second upright post and movable vertically with respect to the second upright post, the shaft sleeve comprises a shaft sleeve body nested on the second upright post and a protrusion protruding in the radial direction of the shaft sleeve body.

Preferably, location holes are disposed on the second upright post, and the shaft sleeve is secured to the second upright post with pin shafts passing through the location holes.

Preferably, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame each comprise a first transversal beam and a second transversal beam which form a recess, and connecting beams connecting the first transversal beam and the second transversal beam, the connecting beam is provided with a mating part for cooperating with the connecting portion thereon.

Preferably, the mating part is a slider with a hole, and the slider is provided on the connecting beam and movable with respect to the connecting beam in a direction perpendicular to the first transversal beam and the second transversal beam.

Preferably, a retainer for retaining the slider is disposed on the connecting beam.

Preferably, the top coupling portion has an upward opening, the transversal support bar has a connector for extending into the opening.

Preferably, the transversal support bar comprises a length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length of the transversal support bar.

Preferably, the transversal support bar comprises a first bar and a second bar, the length adjustment mechanism is a right-left-handed screw connected between the first bar and the second bar.

Preferably, it further comprises a bottom tire fixing frame connected to the pair of upright posts by stop pins for preventing movement of the lower vehicle, the bottom tire fixing frame being configured as an integral fixing frame or a separable fixing frame.

Preferably, the integral fixing frame comprises a first bracket and a second bracket provided along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a tire retainer bracket located between the first bracket and the second bracket.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a container according to claim <NUM>.

The automobile transportation rack for the container according to the present invention is simple in its structure and has a light weight, and each of the two pairs of the upright posts, the transversal support bar, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame are detachably assembled to each other. Hence, individual components after being disassembled are easy to be transported and stored, thus it is possible to take full advantage of the internal width of the container to increase the number of the cargos to be shipped.

In order that the advantages of the present invention may be more readily understood, the present invention as described above briefly will be described in more detail while referring the specific embodiments illustrated in the drawings. It is to be understood that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention, thus should not be considered as limiting the protective scope of the invention, the invention is described and illustrated with additional characteristics and details by means of the drawings. In the drawings:.

In the following discussion, details are given to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these details. In a particular example, some of the technical features known in the art are not described in detail in order to avoid confusion with the present invention. It should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting.

In order to solve the above-described technical problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automobile transportation rack for the container, the container <NUM> comprises side walls, a bottom plate and a top plate. The automobile transportation rack for the container comprises two pairs of upright posts <NUM>, transversal support bars <NUM>, a front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and a rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, a pair of upright posts <NUM>, a transversal support bar <NUM> and a front wheel fixing frame <NUM> can be assembled as a front wheel transportation rack <NUM> for carrying the front wheel of a vehicle; and the other pair of the upright posts <NUM>, another transversal support bar <NUM> and a rear wheel transportation rack <NUM> can be assembled as a rear wheel transportation rack <NUM> for carrying the rear wheel of the vehicle.

Referring to <FIG>, two pairs of upright posts <NUM> are used to be provided inside the container <NUM> and abutting against the side walls and the bottom plate. Each upright post <NUM> has a connecting portion for connecting with the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> or the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>. The transversal support bar <NUM> is adjustably connected between the tops of a pair of upright posts <NUM> to enable the upright posts <NUM> to abut against the side walls. The front wheel fixing frame is connected between a pair of upright posts <NUM> and movable vertically with respect to the upright posts <NUM> through the connecting portions on the pair of upright posts <NUM>. The rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> is connected between the other pair of upright posts <NUM>, and is movable vertically with respect to the upright posts <NUM> through the connecting portions located on the other pair of upright posts <NUM>.

Wherein each of the two pairs of the upright posts <NUM>, the transversal support bar <NUM>, the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> are detachably assembled to each other.

The automobile transportation rack for the container according to the present invention is simple in its structure and has a light weight, and each of the two pairs of the upright posts, the transversal support bar, the front wheel fixing frame and the rear wheel fixing frame are detachably assembled to each other. Hence, individual components after being disassembled are easy to be transported and stored, and it is possible to take full advantage of the internal width of the container to increase the number of the cargos to be shipped.

As a result, the automobile transportation rack for the container can be disassembled into several separated components, and such disassembled components can enormously save space, and according to different situations, each <NUM>'HC container <NUM> can carry <NUM>-<NUM> sets of automobile transportation racks for the container.

Turning to <FIG>, optionally, the upright post <NUM> comprises a top coupling portion <NUM> at the top thereof and a bottom coupling portion <NUM> at the bottom thereof. The transversal support bar <NUM> connects the top coupling portions <NUM> of a pair of the upright posts <NUM>, and the bottom coupling portion <NUM> is used for connecting with the bottom plate.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiments, the upright posts <NUM> comprises a first upright post <NUM> and a second upright post <NUM>, and the first upright post <NUM> is telescopically nested in the second upright post <NUM>. The length of either one of the first upright post <NUM> and the second upright post <NUM> is less than the internal width of the container <NUM>, which facilitates the control of the packing size and improves the packing rate of the container <NUM> at the time of the recovery of the transportation rack.

In the illustrated embodiments, the connecting portion is a shaft sleeve <NUM> provided on the second upright post <NUM> and movable vertically with respect to the second upright post <NUM>, and the shaft sleeve <NUM> comprises a shaft sleeve body <NUM> nested on the second upright post <NUM> and a protrusion <NUM> protruding in the radial direction of the shaft sleeve body <NUM>.

In the illustrated embodiments, a row of location holes <NUM> are disposed on the second upright post <NUM> for varying the location of the shaft sleeve <NUM> (the connecting portion) and thus varying the height of the front (rear) wheel fixing frame connected onto the upright posts <NUM>. That is to say, the location holes <NUM> could be disposed on the second upright post <NUM>, and the shaft sleeve <NUM> is secured with the second upright post <NUM> by a pin shaft passing through the location hole <NUM>.

Further, the top coupling portion <NUM> is located at the top end of the first upright post <NUM>, and the bottom coupling portion <NUM> is located at the bottom end of the second upright post <NUM>. Furthermore, the top coupling portion <NUM> and the bottom coupling portion <NUM> each have a profile plate of a shape identical to that of the corrugation of the side walls.

Specifically, the top coupling portion <NUM> may comprise a top channel steel <NUM> and a top profile plate <NUM> connected with the top channel steel <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the top profile plate <NUM> is connectable with and the top channel steel <NUM> using a fastening bolt, and the top channel steel <NUM> is soldered to the first upright post <NUM>. With adjusting the location of the top profile plate <NUM> in the container, it is possible to roughly adjust the location of the first upright post <NUM> (the upright post <NUM>), while with adjusting the position between the top profile plate <NUM> and the top channel steel <NUM> (using a bolt), it is possible to finely adjust the location of the upright post <NUM>. Hence, the top profile plate <NUM> provided at the top of the first upright post <NUM> can be used to effectively limit the position of the upright post <NUM>.

Furthermore, the top profile plate <NUM> can also be provided with notches thereon to prevent interference with the wire loop (not shown) of the standard container. Moreover, the top coupling portion <NUM> is also provided with wire loops <NUM> at the top channel steel <NUM> to connect with a manual chain hoist (as an example of the vehicle moving apparatus).

The bottom coupling portion <NUM> can comprise a bottom channel steel <NUM> and a bottom profile plate <NUM> coupled with the bottom channel steel <NUM>. The bottom channel steel <NUM> is reserved with self-tapping holes for connecting with the container floor.

The automobile transportation rack for the container of the present invention realizes the joining of the profile plate, which has a shape approximately identical to that of the corrugated plate of the container <NUM>, with the upright posts <NUM>. With the profile plate connected with the upright post <NUM>, it is possible to adjust the location of the upright post <NUM> in the container <NUM> so as to carry vehicles of different dimensions. The shape of the profile plate is approximately identical to that of the side plates of the container <NUM> such that the location of the upright posts <NUM> can be restricted in a simple and effective way. The profile plate is connected with the upright post <NUM> using a bolt so that the relative position therebetween can be finely adjusted. The upright post <NUM> is secured onto the bottom plate of the container <NUM> by means of screws (self-tapping screws).

In summary, the four upright posts <NUM> of a set of the automobile transportation rack for the container are identical in their structures, thus the upright posts are universal and interchangeable.

The front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> will be descried referring to <FIG> and <FIG>.

Taking the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> as an example, as shown in <FIG>, the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> comprises a first transversal beam 21a of the rear wheel fixing frame and a second transversal beam 21b of the rear wheel fixing frame which form a recess, and a connecting beam <NUM> of the rear wheel fixing frame for connecting the first transversal beam 21a of the rear wheel fixing frame and the second transversal beam 21b of the rear wheel fixing frame. The connecting beam <NUM> of the rear wheel fixing frame is provided with a mating part for cooperating with the shaft sleeve. In the illustrated embodiments, the mating part of the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> is a through hole <NUM>.

Likewise, as shown in <FIG>, the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> comprises a first transversal beam 31a of the front wheel fixing frame and a second transversal beam 31b of the front wheel fixing frame which form a recess, and a connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame for connecting the first and second transversal beams 31a, 31b of the front wheel fixing frame The connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame is provided with a mating part for cooperating with the shaft sleeve.

Alternatively, as for the front wheel fixing frame <NUM>, its mating part is a slider <NUM> having a slider hole <NUM> therein, and the slider <NUM> is provided onto the connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame and movable with respect to the connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame in a direction perpendicular to the first and second transversal beams 31a, 31b of the front wheel fixing frame. Further, the connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame is provided with a retainer for retaining the slider <NUM> thereon. In the illustrated embodiments, the connecting beam <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame is made of C-form steel, the slider <NUM> is slidable in the C-form steel, and the top flange plate of the C-form steel is provided with a retainer hole <NUM> through which the retainer pin shaft <NUM> can extend to stop the sliding of the slider <NUM>.

Furthermore, the top coupling portion <NUM> has an upward opening (a circular hole <NUM>), and the transversal support bar <NUM> has a connector for extending into the opening, for example, the connector can be tapered. Optionally, the transversal support bar <NUM> comprises a length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length of the transversal support bar <NUM>. Further, the transversal support bar <NUM> comprises first and second bars <NUM>, <NUM>, and the length adjustment mechanism is a right-left-handed screw <NUM> connected between the first and second bars <NUM>, <NUM>. And the connector, which is used for extending into the top coupling portion <NUM> so as to connect with the top coupling portion <NUM>, is a first bar connector <NUM> provided on the first bar <NUM> and a second bar connector <NUM> provided on the second bar <NUM>.

Hence, the tapered connector (i.e., the first and second bar connectors <NUM>, <NUM>) of the transversal support bar <NUM> extends into the upright post <NUM>, and the length of the transversal support bar <NUM> in the width direction of the container is lengthened with the right-left-handed screw <NUM>, so that the profile plate of the upright post <NUM> abuts closed against the side plate of the container <NUM>, thus the upright post <NUM> in the transverse and longitudinal directions is supported effectively.

Optionally, the automobile transportation rack for the container further comprises a bottom tire fixing frame <NUM> connected to the pair of upright posts <NUM> by stop pins for preventing movement of the lower vehicles. The bottom tire fixing frame <NUM> is configured as an integral fixing frame or a separable fixing frame. The bottom tire fixing frame <NUM> can be connected with the upright post <NUM> using stop pins in such a way that the relative position therebetween can be adjusted to accommodate the cars with different wheel tracks.

Optionally, the integral fixing frame comprises a first bracket 51a and a second bracket 51b provided along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a tire retainer bracket located between the first and second brackets 51a, 51b. The tire retainer bracket may comprise a tire retainer bracket connector <NUM> for connected with the first bracket 51a or the second bracket 51b, two tire stoppers <NUM> for preventing the movement of the tire, and a connecting beam <NUM> connected between the two tire stoppers <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, the first and second brackets 51a, 51b are arranged in parallel, and the tire retainer bracket is movable with respect to the first and second brackets 51a, 51b, and the first and second brackets 51a, 51b may be connected with the aforesaid bottom channel steel <NUM> of the bottom coupling portion <NUM>, thereby the bottoms of a pair of upright posts <NUM> arranged in the left-right-direction can be connected as a whole, thus creating a bottom support.

The separable tire fixing frame <NUM> as shown in <FIG> can be used in combination with the integral fixing frame as shown in <FIG>. Of course, the separable tire fixing frame <NUM> can also be used solely to fix the lower vehicles positioned on the bottom surface of the container <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, it is convenient for the components of the automobile transportation rack for the container to be transported and stored as the components are detachably connected, and the storage lengths of the components after being disassembled are less than <NUM>, thus it is possible to take full advantage of the internal width of the container <NUM> and increase the loading capacity when the automobile transportation racks for the container are shipped. Even an automobile transportation rack for the container comprising four upright posts <NUM>, one front wheel fixing frame <NUM>, one rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>, two top transversal support bars <NUM> and a bottom tire retainer bracket is concerned, the total weight of a single set will not exceed <NUM>.

Now, reference will be made to <FIG> to describe the process of assembling the automobile transportation rack for the container according to the present invention and using the same to ship vehicles. The first upright post <NUM> is firstly nested into the second upright post <NUM>, and the relative position between the channel steel of the second upright post <NUM> at the lower end and the profile plate is adjusted in accordance with a preset position, and then the two are connected using a fastening bolt. When each of the upright posts <NUM> is assembled as stated above, the two pairs of upright posts <NUM> in a bilateral symmetry are placed into the container <NUM> in accordance with preset positions, so that the profile plate of each of the upright posts <NUM> abuts against the side plate of the container <NUM>. Then, the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> are respectively connected with the shaft sleeve <NUM> of the upright post <NUM>. Finally, the tapered connector (i.e., the first and second bar connectors <NUM>, <NUM>) of the transversal support bar <NUM> is inserted into the top of the first upright posts <NUM> of the left and right upright posts <NUM> arranged opposite to each other and then the first upright post <NUM> is lifted up to a preset position, then the first upright post <NUM> and the second upright post <NUM> are locked using a retainer pin, and a right-left-handed screw <NUM> is adjusted so as to cause the transversal support bar <NUM> to abut closely against the upright posts <NUM>. In this manner, the assemble of the automobile transportation rack for the container according to the present invention has been completed.

As shown in <FIG>, the first automobile <NUM> is driven into the fore wheel transportation frame <NUM> and the rear wheel transportation frame <NUM> and parked there, reverses from the end door <NUM> of the container <NUM> into the container <NUM>, and the front wheels and rear wheels of the first automobile <NUM> are respectively carried on the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>.

As shown in <FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG>, the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>, which carry the first automobile <NUM>, are lifted to a preset height with the manual chain, and the front wheels and the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> as well as the rear wheels and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> could be secured with fasteners, such as a binding tape.

It should be noted that, in the illustrated embodiments, it is desirable that the height of the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> is raised higher than the height at which the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> is lifted, this is because the heavier components, such as the engine and the transmission, of a conventional vehicle are located at the front of the vehicle, so that the center of gravity of the vehicle is at the front, if the front wheel is lower than the rear wheel, then the acceleration or deceleration in the driving could cause the vehicle, as the inertia effect, to incline and dash downward out of the automobile transportation rack for the container in forward direction, that is, toward the direction of the front wheel,.

Therefore, to match the inclination occurred in the above process of lifting the vehicles, the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> rotates around the shaft sleeve connected thereto with respect to the upright post <NUM> in the lifting process, and the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> also rotates around the shaft sleeve connected thereto with respect to the upright post <NUM>. Further, due to the fact that the wheel base of the first automobile <NUM> (or, the distance between the front wheel and the rear wheel) is constant, when the front wheel and the rear wheel are not in the same horizontal plane, the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> moves close to the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM>, that is, in the illustrated embodiments, the slider hole <NUM> of the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> is connected to the protrusion of the shaft sleeve and is fixed with respect to the upright post <NUM>, and the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> moves close to the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> with respect to the slider <NUM>. When the front wheel fixing frame <NUM> and the rear wheel fixing frame <NUM> are raised to a preset height, the retainer pin can be attached so as to prevent the slider <NUM> from continuing sliding.

As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the bottom tire fixing frame is connected to the upright post <NUM>, and the second automobile <NUM> is driven into a preset position, then the second automobile <NUM> is fastened using a fastener, such as a conventional retaining band, thus completing the loading of the two automobiles.

As shown in <FIG>, the foregoing operations may be repeated for the following two vehicles, then loading of the 40HC container <NUM> could be completed with a total of four automobiles including the third and fourth automobiles <NUM>, <NUM>. The entire operation process does not require forklifts, and two to four personals are sufficient to perform the process.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a container <NUM> comprising the above mentioned automobile transportation rack for the container. As shown in <FIG>, for example, one 40HC container <NUM> may comprise two sets of automobile transportation rack for the container for loading four automobiles, or comprise one set of automobile transportation rack for the container for loading three large-sized automobiles. As described above, the respective locations of the profile plate, the upright post <NUM>, the fore wheel transportation frame <NUM> and the rear wheel transportation frame <NUM> may be calculated in advance according to the type of the vehicles before loading the same.

Claim 1:
An automobile transportation rack for a container (<NUM>), the container (<NUM>) comprising side walls, a bottom plate and a top plate, comprising:
two pairs of upright posts (<NUM>) for arrangement in the container (<NUM>) to abut against the side walls and the bottom plate, the upright posts (<NUM>) having connecting portions;
a transversal support bar (<NUM>);
a front wheel fixing frame (<NUM>) connected between one of the two pairs of the upright posts (<NUM>) and movable vertically with respect to the upright posts (<NUM>) through the connecting portion; and
a rear wheel fixing frame (<NUM>) connected between the other pair of the upright posts (<NUM>) and movable vertically with respect to the upright posts (<NUM>) through the connecting portion;
wherein each of the two pairs of the upright posts (<NUM>), the transversal support bar (<NUM>), the front wheel fixing frame (<NUM>) and the rear wheel fixing frame (<NUM>) are detachably assembled to each other,
characterized in that each upright post (<NUM>) comprises a top coupling portion (<NUM>) at the top thereof and a bottom coupling portion (<NUM>) at the bottom thereof, the bottom coupling portion (<NUM>) is configured to be used for connecting with the bottom plate, the top coupling portion (<NUM>) and the bottom coupling portion (<NUM>) each has a profile plate of a shape identical to that of the corrugation of the side walls of the container (<NUM>) and the transversal support bar (<NUM>) is adjustably connectable between the tops of each pair of the upright posts (<NUM>) so that the upright posts (<NUM>) are configured to abut against the side walls, the transversal support bar (<NUM>) connects the top coupling portions (<NUM>) of a pair of the upright posts (<NUM>), the transversal support bar (<NUM>) comprises a length adjustment mechanism for adjusting the length of the transversal support bar (<NUM>) and the length adjustment mechanism is used for lengthening the length of the transversal support bar (<NUM>) in a width direction of the container (<NUM>) so that the profile plates are configured to abut against the side walls of the container (<NUM>).