SK111596A3 - Container system for documents - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport container system suitable in particular for use in delivery services, in which there are combinable container components of various sizes, the length and width of which correspond to a uniform frame. A first part of the components is of a length corresponding to the width of the second part of the basic component, whereby the length of said other part of the basic component is a quadruple of the width of the first.

Description

This object is solved by the features of claim 1, the expedient embodiments being characterized by the features of the dependent claims.

According to the invention, a crate system, preferably consisting of three different, mutually combinable base members of the crates, is contemplated, wherein the two base members have the same length and width but different depth and the third base member has a width equal to the length of the first base member. The first and second base members preferably have a length of 470 mm and a width of 260 mm, the first base member a depth of 280 mm and the second base member a depth of 250 mm. In particular, the third base member according to the invention has a length of 540 mm corresponding to the double width of the first two base members, a width of 470 mm and a depth of 280 mm. Several, here two of the first base articles, are placed on the base surface of another, third base article. Instead of the preferred three bases, a different number of bases is naturally also possible, taking care only that the multiple width of the narrower baseline corresponds essentially to the length of the large baseplate and the length of the smaller baseplate to the width of the large baseplate, even at base depths. cells other than the specified division is possible.

The base members of the crate system are stackable on one hand, with the stacked crate slightly in the bottom for centering, and on the other hand stackable when the upstanding crate is rotated 180 degrees about the vertical stacking axis relative to the stacking position. The third base member is preferably stackable in the bottom container for some centering and lateral support of the stacked containers when the upper container is slightly submerged, with two of the large base members stackable deep into each other when rotated 180 degrees around the horizontal axis. Finally, the smaller base members may be mounted with their longitudinal side across the width of the large base member, so that the smaller base member (s) is (or are) attachable to the third base member and vice versa.

The crates according to the invention have a lower wall region which extends over approximately a third of the height of the crate, as well as an upper wall region extending over the upper third of the crate height which is additionally slightly overhanging and connected to the lower wall area by a conical or inclined surface .

The upper edges of the at least two opposing side walls, in particular the narrow side walls, of the crates according to the invention are provided with a load-carrying outwardly projecting U-shaped profile rail, the upper side of which serves as a contact surface. Vertical ribs may be provided on the bar or inside the U-shaped profile bar to stabilize the bar. The ends of the edge strips are rounded, so that a sliding transition to the upper edges of the other side walls is produced. Furthermore, on the walls equipped with moldings there are outwardly projecting partitions, in particular two, which are preferably each arranged equidistant from the central line of the walls. These partitions are constructed in two parts, the bottom part consisting of a massive, thin-walled protrusion and the upper part being formed as a hollow profile open to the interior of the crate, which extends up to the peripherally arranged bar which it interrupts upwards. The upper partitions of the partitions protrude through the side walls exactly as far as the moldings considered at the upper edge of the crates and they are closed off with these, while the thin, massive lower parts of the partitions are slightly narrower.

The lower massive and thin-walled protruding regions of the vertical partitions are arranged relative to the upper wide and inwardly open hollow regions of the vertical partitions so that they are arranged on one of the side walls of the crates uninterrupted with the side pointing to the central line of the side wall, top, wider and into and on the opposite side wall of the crates according to the invention with outwardly pointing sides of the upper regions of the partition. The cross-sections of the inwardly pointing inner side of the profile of the upper parts of the vertical partitions are tapered in the region of the marginally arranged strips. This tapered cross-section is always arranged opposite the bottom of the partition.

In particular, with outwardly recessed inner sides of the profile upper regions of the bars with a bar arranged on the edge of one side, slightly upwardly protruding projections are provided. Corresponding to them are on the outside, on the upper side of the opposite wall strip, projections next to the recesses.

The above-described crate members according to the invention now act together in such a way that, when the two crates are stacked evenly, the lower, thin-walled and massive partitions of at least two opposite side walls on the contact surfaces marginally arranged load bearing rails of the two opposite side walls. The massive thin-walled lower regions of the bars in this case are located on the side of the projections facing away from the hollow recesses on the bar, so that the thin-walled lower parts of the bars do not slip into the recesses in the load-carrying bars.

When the stacked crate is rotated 180 degrees, the massive, thin-walled lower region of the partition walls is inserted into the hollow recesses through the load-carrying rails, the lower sides of the profiled upper parts of the partition walls abutting on the projections on the contact surfaces of the marginally arranged rails. The degree of nesting of stacked crates results from the ratio of the lengths of the lower massive partitions of the partition walls to the upper hollow partitions of the partition walls.

The strips, in particular the U-shaped profile, arranged at the upper edge of the at least two opposite side walls, as well as the vertical partitions, may define between them a gripping opening whose underside is bounded by an outwardly curved edge. The marginally arranged strips serve as a handle and the dimensions of the strips have a larger cross-section to improve grip and can be provided with slats.

Furthermore, at least one of the side walls, in particular in the region of the vertical partition, may be provided with a label attachment formed by sliding rails, which is preferably arranged directly below the catch opening. In this case, one of the vertical partitions is formed in such a way that a recess is formed in one part, through which the label rails pass, so that the recess can be inserted into the label holder. To ensure trouble-free and therefore time-saving insertion and removal of identification cards from this device, this is done so that identification cards do not need to be fitted accurately when plugged in, but can be guided by corresponding guide rails or elongated, slightly diverging guide rails. card clipboard. In addition, at least one tensioning strip may be provided between the guide rails, which is skewed in the direction of insertion of the cards, so that the card is tensioned when inserting by means of this tensioning strip and is thus fixed in the card box.

As a rule, the associated strips, partitions and catch openings produce a simple and advantageous stabilizing effect on the entire crate, so that further reinforcing elements on the bottom and on the side walls of the crate can be dispensed with.

In crates according to the invention, but in particular in smaller crates, means are provided for attaching the partition walls by which the crate can be divided into individual compartments. In particular, the partition wall retaining devices are designed so that the partition walls which are inserted or mounted extend from one longitudinal side wall to the other. By means of these retractable partitions, the crates can be used in a simple and advantageous manner both for larger consignments or objects and for example for sheets and smaller documents, whereby, for example, consignments intended for different purposes can be stacked vertically and thus easily disposed between separators the walls.

In order to prevent the crates according to the invention being used for systemically foreign objects, for example for transporting liquids or similar materials, openings are provided in the lower region of the side walls, in particular on one of the narrow walls, through which liquid can be poured into the crate.

Finally, the crates according to the invention can be closed with a uniform lid, this being designed in particular so that it can be mounted on the crate only in one position relative to the closable crate. Here, preferably, protrusions are provided on the inner edge of one of the lid sides which engage corresponding recesses in one of the marginally arranged load-carrying strips of one side of the crate or under the bar. On the opposite side of the lid there is provided a locking element which, when closing the crate, snaps into a correspondingly shaped opening in the bar, in particular a U-shaped profile, of the crate to be closed. This resilient locking element is formed such that the locking portion projecting downwardly above the lid is provided with an extension extending through the opening in the lid upwards above the lid, which at the end is provided with a finger pressure surface. In this way, the closed container can be released by finger pressure on the pressure surface. On the outer surface of the lid, especially in the middle of the lid, there is provided a label drawer which is transparent towards the face side, the transparent top side flushingly with the remaining lid surface. The label attachment is open on one of its sides, so that the labels or identification cards can be inserted into the opening in question and are then visible to the user with respect to the transparent top.

Due to the fact that the label-retaining lid, which is uniform for a part of the crate, can advantageously be affixed to the crate only in one direction and position, the label and the identification cards in the card holder described above are arranged in the same crate. position relative to each other so that the location of the labels is always unambiguous in all containers. In this way, a voucher function is created in a simple and advantageous manner, whereby the crates in the individual stages of the logistics chain can be brought into the correct position by the respective users so that, for example, identification cards can be read using a corresponding scanner. In addition, due to only one possible fastening position of the lid on the crate, the consistency of the closing process also results, which also contributes to a trouble-free and thus time-saving handling operation.

The lid is formed on its face side in particular with a circumferential upwardly extending edge, the surface surrounded by the edge corresponding to the bottom surface of the closable crate, so that a centering effect occurs when the crates are stacked.

Advantageously, the lid according to the invention is formed without rear cuts, which, in the preferred manufacture of plastic crates, allows simple and inexpensive production by injection molding, since the injection molds can be easily maintained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The preferred embodiment, as well as further details, advantages and effects of the invention, are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show in FIG. 1 is a side view of the small base member from the longitudinal side, with the cross-section shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the crate shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view of the crate shown in FIG. 1 from the narrow side, when viewed from FIG. 1 from the left, FIG. 4 is a view of the crate of FIG. 1, seen from below, showing only one half of the crate; FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 3 (partial section), FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 3, FIG. 8 shows another longitudinal section through FIG. 3, FIG. 9 is a partial representation of the narrow face of the left half of FIG. 1 is a side view of the cross-section of FIG. 1, FIG. 10 is a side view of the longitudinal side of the second base member of the crate, the section along the left half being shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 11 is a plan view of the crate of FIG. 11, with the upper half showing a plan view from above and the lower half showing a plan view of the bottom, i.e. from below, in FIG. 12 is a side view of the narrow side of the crate of FIG. 10, FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 10, FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 12, FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 12, FIG. 16 shows the left narrow side wall of FIG. 10, but not in section, as a partial representation, in FIG. 17 is a side view of the third base member of the crate from a narrow side, the longitudinal section of FIG. 18, FIG. 18 is a plan view of the third base member of the crate shown in FIG. 17, with a bottom plan view from below and a top plan view on the left, and FIG. 19 is a side view of the crate shown in FIG. 17 in the right half as a side view from the outside and in the left half as a longitudinal section according to FIG. 18, FIG. 20 is a side view of the crate shown in FIG. 17 at a different scale and from the outside (longitudinal side); FIG. Fig. 21 is a partial bottom view (bottom right-hand quarter of the partial sectional view of Fig. 18); 22 is a side view of the detail of FIG. 20 (label drawer), not in section, but side view, FIG. 23 shows a working view of the crate with the respective lid and FIG. 24 is a bottom perspective view of the lid locking element.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 shows an exemplary embodiment of a crate base member with two longitudinal side walls and two opposite narrow side walls 1 to 4 and a bottom 5 having a depth of 150 mm here. On at least two opposite, particularly narrow side walls 3 and 4, the container has a vertically directed, in particular two parallel slats 7 and 8, respectively, which project with respect to the side walls 3 and 4 projecting outwards and upwards into a marginally arranged overhang. in the example shown, it is formed with a U-shaped profile with vertical ribs lying inside and extends into the longitudinal side walls due to the rounding at its ends. The longitudinal dimension of the bar 9 with the rounding 25 on both sides is clearly apparent in particular from FIG. 2, wherein the bar 9 simultaneously forms a contact surface for the stacked crates. On the opposite narrow walls, in the example shown, two partitions 7 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the axis of symmetry 10, whereby two partitions 8 on one side can be small inwardly with respect to the opposite side partitions 7, as shown in FIG. Third

As shown in FIG. 4, the partitions 7 and 8 are constructed in two parts, with one upper, wider, hollow and open section 8a and 7a, respectively, to the inside of the crate. which terminates in the bar 9 and interrupts this upwardly to the contact surface of the bar 9, and with a massive thin-walled section 8b arranged at the bottom. optionally 7b. According to FIG. 4, the transverse lower portions 7b of one side of the crate with respect to the axis of symmetry 10 and with respect to the upper transverse portions 7a of the transverse side are seated outwardly, while the lower transverse portions 8b of the opposite side are disposed inwardly. The inner cross-section of the hollow upper bars 7a and 8a is reduced by a bar 9 in the area of interruption, wherein the reduced internal cross-sectional breaks of the upper bar portions 7a whose lower bar portions 7b extend outwardly relative to the symmetry axis 10 are arranged inwardly relative to the symmetry axis 10. exceeding. Similarly, on the opposite side outwardly with respect to the axis of symmetry 10, overly reduced inner cross-sections of the upper partitions 8a are arranged, whose lower parts 8b of the transverses extend inwardly with respect to the axis of symmetry 10. The rails 9 then correspond to the lower thin-walled portions 7b and 8b of the transverse side of the crate.

The embodiment of the crates described above causes, in the case of the same stacking of the two crates according to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the lower parts 7b and 8b of the crossbars abut on the contact surfaces of the load-carrying ledges 9, as shown in FIG. 2. The upper crate is preferably immersed somewhat by being drawn in at 6 into the lower crate, the depth of insertion being limited by the lower arm 15 of the lower portions 8b. or 7b partitions. This slight embedding allows the stacked containers to be stabilized in their receiving position, in which, for example, they are filled with letter consignments, so that the stacked containers, because they are adequately centered and stabilized, can be conveniently and safely transported and used.

If the upper container is in relation to the position in FIG. 4, on the other hand, rotated about 180 degrees about the vertical axis and mounted on the lower case in the arrangement according to FIG. 2, the transverse sections 7b and 8b are inserted into the recesses 11 and 12 of the upper parts 7a and 8a of the crossbars through the load-carrying bar 9, because the recesses 11 and 12 of the upper sections 8a. the crossbars 7a and 7b respectively as described above are always disposed relative to each other in relation to the axis of symmetry 10 so that they correspond to the lower crossbars 7b and 8b of the opposite side wall, so that they are inserted into recesses 11 at 180 degrees. and 12. The depth of insertion of the upper crate only goes as far as the lower arm 13 of the wide hollow sections 8a. or 7a of the partition, the load-bearing surface 14 does not reach the load-carrying surface, in particular with the U-shaped profile of the molding 9, or inwards or outwards due to the recesses 11 and 12 of the projections arranged on the contacting surface 9. as the lower sections 7b and 8b of the crossbars, but in any case narrower than the width of the upper sections 8a. or 7a partition. The crates can then be transported back to the place of use or to a collection point in an empty and stacked state, saving space, whereby the handling of both stacked and stacked containers is in any case simple and unambiguous so that it is guaranteed smooth functioning of the logistics chain.

FIG. 3, drain holes 16 are provided in the lower region of the side wall. These can advantageously be provided in groups overlapping the other side walls.

On at least one side wall, preferably according to FIG. 1 on the left side wall, there is provided a box for labels or other cards for storing a card with indicative data. The label box 17, which is ultimately also shown in FIG. 3, the upper edge strip 18 has a lower edge strip 19 and a rear edge strip 20 and is open at the other end at 21 so that the indicating card can now be inserted. Conveniently, at least the upper strip 18 has an inclined leading edge or a tapered section at 22 so that the label or card can be inserted quickly and safely. For this reason, the lower edge strip 19 is extended over this bevel 22 so that the card can first be aligned and slid against the lower edge strip 19. This ensures a fast insertion of the labels, which in turn leads to a smooth running within the logistics chain. In order to fix the label in the holder 17, at least one protruding protruding protrusion 23 is inclined between the strips 18 and 19 and the protective stripe 23 is sloped in the direction of insertion of the cards. 1 through which the label is stretched relative to the edge strips 18 and 19, which according to FIG. 1, in the form of an L-shape, thereby defining the insertion groove for the label. As shown, the label box is preferably provided below the aperture 24 formed by the corresponding recess, which is delimited by the load-carrying bar 9 disposed on the corresponding side and on the sides by areas 8a. or 7a of the partition, whereby the strip 9 also acts here as a catch strip. In this case, a recess 43 is provided in one of the partitions 7 and 8, through which the edge strips of the card holder 17 pass and through which the card is inserted. At the same time, the card is protected from damage in a simple but effective manner during use of the crate, since the card holder is spaced back behind the partitions 7 and 8.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the inner bottom region on the underside is pulled slightly inward, about 3 to 4 mm, with the remaining bottom surface 26 of FIG. 4, wherein the depressions 27 in the embodiment shown are square and have a depth of about 0.5 mm. FIG. 5, it is further evident that the side wall surface 28 is slightly, by about 0.5 mm in the preferred embodiment, drawn against the upper outer edge 29 and extends through the conical region 28a into the bottom side wall surface 28b.

Fig. 10 to FIG. 16 illustrate an embodiment of a first crate base member having a greater depth of 280 mm in the illustrated embodiment. For this reason, the same components have the same reference numerals. In particular, the label box 17 is clear from FIG. 12, and FIG. 16 shows how the bottom section 8b of the partition bridges the label box 17 by recess 43.

The inner space of all the crates can finally be divided vertically or obliquely by means of dividing wall elements into individual compartments, whereby corresponding insertion grooves or insertion ribs can advantageously be provided on the inner surfaces of the interior. However, these are not shown in the drawings.

Fig. 17 and the following figures show, finally, a third basic crate member which is designed as a large crate. The crate has both longitudinal sides connected to each other by a notched recess 30 so that overlapping stacking of these basic crate members is possible. If such a third crate member is excessively mounted on another third crate member or other basic articles, then the upper crate with the recess 30 extends beyond the upper peripheral edge of the lower crate member at a slight nesting. Clearly, the third base member of the crate is formed on the longitudinal sides of the partition walls 7 and 8. In the other, the structure and function correspond to the embodiment of the partition walls described above. In particular, as shown in FIG. 17, at the top right, the handle design above the recess 24 forming the catch opening has closely adjacent plate-shaped lamellas that extend from the upper edge of the recess 24 to the U-shaped profile of the upper edge. These slats have a favorable effect on carrying comfort and create a substantially closed gripping surface. Furthermore, the reinforcement of the catch beam is thereby achieved.

The open containers can be closed with a lid. Fig. 23 shows a working view of an exemplary embodiment of a crate with a corresponding lid 31. In the middle of its face surface, the lid 31 has a recess 32 which is closed by a transparent, not shown cover, facing upwards with the lid surface. This plastic layer, however, does not completely cover the depressed area 32, but leaves in particular an opening t extending over the entire width of the depression 32 through which the identification card or label can be inserted. On the inside of the lid 31 are shown on one narrow side the inwardly projecting protrusions 33 which engage recesses 35 at the upper edge of the narrow side of the crate. On the side of the lid 31 opposite the protrusions 33, a resilient locking element 34 is provided in the center, which engages a corresponding recess 36 in the bar 9 on the corresponding side of the crate. The lid has only one, precisely defined, closing position for clear handling.

In the illustrated example, the face side of the lid 31 is surrounded by an edge 37 which allows stacking of the closed crates without the concern of sliding off the stacked crate from the underlying crate. The surface defined by the rim 37 corresponds to the bottom surface of the respective crate, so that a centering effect occurs when stacking closed crates. In addition, the edge 37 in the illustrated embodiment is interrupted at several locations 38, which has the advantageous effect if the crate closed by the lid 31 has to stand, for example in the rain. The recess 38 of the rim 37 then allows the incident fluids to flow from the face side of the lid 3L

In FIG. 24 is a bottom perspective view of the narrow side of the lid 31 on which the locking member 34 for closing the lid with the closable container is arranged. As shown, the locking element 34 is resiliently formed, with the locking edges 39 being resiliently pushed backward around the area 41. In order to allow this rearward movement of the locking edge 39, an extension 40 of the resilient locking element extending through the opening 42 above the lid is provided. At the end of this upward protrusion 40, a pressure surface (not shown) is contemplated by which the elongated region 40, including the locking edge 39, can be deflected around the resilient region 41 so that the locking edge 39 from its locking with corresponding locking surfaces on the bar opening 36 9 on the crate.

The features described individually and separately from each other may be practiced in various combinations and exemplary embodiments.

Claims (14)

1. Transport crate system, consisting of box crates with a bottom and four side walls, possibly with a snap-on lid, in particular suitable for use in mail-order services, characterized in that combinable crates of different sizes of length and width corresponding to a certain degree of harmonized screening, and that the crates are legally stackable, stackable and / or stackable, in particular according to the passport. Transport crate system according to claim 1, characterized in that one part, in particular three crates, has the same width and length but a different depth, while the width of another part of the crates corresponds to the length of the first part and the length of the width of the first part. Transport crate system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that at least two opposing outer sides of the crates are provided with compatible guides which sit on top of each other when stacking equally aligned crates and when stacking crates turned vertically around axes, they are centered in each other. Transport container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide members consist of a load-carrying contact strip (9) at the upper edge of the respective side and at least one vertical partition (7, 8). Transport crate system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the partitions (7, 8) are formed in two parts, from an upper, hollow profile-shaped, to the inside of the crate open and to the contact strip (9) of the interrupting part (7a). , 8a) and a thin, massive lower part (7b, 8b), wherein the cross-section of the hollow profile (11) of the upper part (7a, 8a) of the cross members is in the area of the contact surface of the tray (9) on the container side to the center line (10) of the container and tapered on the opposite side of the crate away from the central line, and wherein the thin, massive lower partitions (7b, 8b) of the partitions are each arranged on the side opposite to reducing the cross-sectional area of the upper partitions (7a, 8a). Transport crate system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the thin, massive lower partitions (7b, 8b) of the partition walls contact the contact bar (9) when stacking equally aligned crates and when stacking crates rotated about a vertical axis the contact strips (9) penetrate into the cross-section of the diminishing recess (11) of the upper parts (7a, 8a) of the crossbars. Transport crate system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on at least one of the sides of the crate a card box (17) is provided which consists of guide rails (18, 19) which extend to the insertion side as also from at least one tapered tension bar (23) for insertion. Transport crate system according to claim 7, characterized in that the card holder is arranged below the catch opening (24) and passes through a recess (43) in one of the partitions (7, 8) delimiting the side catch opening. Transport crate system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the crate walls without guiding elements do not have crate reinforcing elements. Transport crate system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a unitary lid (31) having an exclusive closing position with respect to the crate is provided for closing crates of the same length and width. Transport crate system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid (31) is provided with an edge (37) surrounding the face side, the bottom surface bounded by the rim (37) corresponding to the closable crate member. Transport container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid (31) is intended on the device side (33) to engage or under load the bar (9) at the edge of the container, wherein on the opposite side of the lid (31). 31) a resilient locking element (34) is provided which engages in a recess (36) in a bar (9) corresponding to the other side of the crate. Transport container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the extension of the resilient locking element (34) extends upwardly through the opening (42) in the lid (31) and is provided with a finger pressure surface. Transport container system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base members and the lid (31) with their respective devices are made of plastic and are made in one piece.