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There is provided an intermodal container tank construction wherein the tank vessel is connected to and supported on the respective structural end frames by respective connecting systems. Each connecting system includes a space frame structure interconnecting a circumferential ring stiffener positio

There is provided an intermodal container tank construction wherein the tank vessel is connected to and supported on the respective structural end frames by respective connecting systems. Each connecting system includes a space frame structure interconnecting a circumferential ring stiffener positioned near a tank vessel end to a respective end frame. The space frame structure includes left and right vertical trusses connecting the left and right sides of the end frame to the respective lateral sides of the ring stiffener and top and bottom horizontal trusses connecting the top and bottom of the end frame to the respective top and bottom of the ring stiffener. The trusses transfer all vertical and horizontal loads on the tank vessel to the corner fittings of the front and rear end frames.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an intermodal container tank including a substantially cylindrically shaped tank vessel, a circumferential ring stiffener circumferentially surrounding said tank vessel at a front end of said tank vessel, a circumferential ring stiffener circumferentially surrounding s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an intermodal container tank including a substantially cylindrically shaped tank vessel, a circumferential ring stiffener circumferentially surrounding said tank vessel at a front end of said tank vessel, a circumferential ring stiffener circumferentially surrounding said tank vessel at a rear end of said tank vessel, a front structural end frame supporting the front end of said tank vessel, and a rear structural end frame supporting the rear end of said tank vessel, each of said end frames including top and bottom horizontal rails, left and right corner posts, and four corner fittings, the improvement comprising:a connecting system connecting said front structural end frame to the front end of said tank vessel and a connecting system connecting said rear structural end frame to the rear end of said tank vessel, wherein each said connecting system comprises a left and right side vertical truss connecting the left and right corner posts of the respective end frame to the left and right lateral sides of the respective circumferential ring stiffener, and a top and bottom horizontal truss connecting the top and bottom horizontal rails of the respective end frame to the top and bottom of the respective circumferential ring stiffener.