AT12653U1 - PALLET FOR PANELY TRANSPORT AND STORAGE - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a pallet (1) for plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3), preferably for stone, glass, mineral or composite panels with a standing on a site surface (4) bottom part (5). The bottom part (5) has transverse and longitudinal supports (6 to 9) with recesses (10, 11) for fork arms of a forklift and / or a lift truck. On the length (1) of the pallet (1) at least two transverse walls (12 to 15), which protrude beyond the bottom part (5) distributed. The transverse walls (12 to 15) have a profile with a central upwardly diverging open and down through the bottom part (5) limited trapezoidal cutout (16). In the central section (16), the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) is upright inserted. The plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) is supported by the oblique legs (17, 18) of the trapezoidal cutout (16) pages and supported by the bottom part (5) longitudinally.

Description

Austrian Patent Office AT12 653U1 2012-09-15

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PALLET FOR PANELY TRANSPORT AND STORAGE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a pallet for plate-shaped transport and storage goods, preferably for stone, glass, mineral or composite panels with a standing on a site surface ground part. The bottom part has transverse and longitudinal supports with recesses for grippers and / or fork arms of a forklift truck and / or a lift truck.

Such pallets serve to transport or store large plates. Conventional pallets for the transport and storage of plate-like transport and storage goods have a central V-shaped or trapezoidal longitudinal cuboid, at the oblique outer legs of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be ajar. In this case, the plate-shaped transport and storage goods with its longitudinal edges on support arms, which protrude in the bottom region of the v- or trapezoidal Längsquaders arranged. For fixing during transport and during storage, the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be fixed by means of rubber bands or retaining struts on the oblique outer legs of the v- or trapezoidal longitudinal squared.

Such a transport and storage pallet has the disadvantage that the order of the plates must be adapted to the exact order in which the plates are to be processed and / or unloaded, since it is associated with great difficulty, a single selected Pull plate of the leaning on the outside oblique leg plate-shaped transport and storage goods from the center of a plurality of plates in order to process them further.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved pallet for plate-shaped transport and storage goods, which facilitates the loading and unloading of individual plates and the removal of any plate from a stack of plates.

The problem is solved with the subject matter of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

According to the invention a pallet for plate-shaped transport and storage goods, preferably for stone, glass, mineral or composite panels is created with a standing on a site surface ground part. The bottom part has transverse and longitudinal supports with recesses for grippers and / or fork arms of a forklift truck and / or a lift truck. On the length of the pallet at least two transverse walls, which protrude beyond the bottom part distributed. The transverse walls have a profile with a central diverging open upwardly and downwardly delimited by the bottom part trapezoidal cutout. In the central section of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be inserted upright. The plate-shaped transport and storage goods is supported by the oblique inner legs of the trapezoidal section of the transverse walls in pages and carried by the bottom part of a long edge.

Such an embodiment of the invention has the advantage that the stacked in the trapezoidal recess pallets such as pages of a book can be leafed through without them running the risk of slipping off the pallet, as in conventional pallets for plate-shaped transport and storage goods is possible. In addition, this pallet has the advantage that when leafing through the plates, these can be supported on one side of the two inclined inner leg side by side, without additional auxiliary forces are required to additionally secure a tipping over and tipping of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods.

The transverse walls can be in one piece or in several parts. A multi-part transverse wall has two opposing legs which spread apart upward, wherein a transverse bar of the bottom part forms the baseline of the upwardly open trapezoid. A one-piece transverse wall may for example be made of pressboard and replaced at the same time crossbar of the bottom part.

A preferred embodiment of this range can accommodate loads of several tons and is torsionally rigid, so that a safe transport and safe storage is guaranteed for a long time. In addition, the pallet is preferably designed for plate-shaped transport and storage goods of several meters in length. The transverse walls are therefore at a distance a between 0.5 m < a ί 3m arranged on the length of the pallet. This ensures that the several meters long plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be safely ajar with its sides on the sloping inner legs of the trapezoidal recesses.

In order to protect the plate-shaped material from scratches and other damage, soft plate-shaped spacers, films or blankets can be arranged between the plate-shaped Good. In a further embodiment of the invention, the plate-shaped transport and storage goods are stored back to back and polished top on polished top, so that a scratch-resistant storage and a scratch-resistant transport is possible. In addition, protective films can also be arranged on the polished upper side, in order to avoid the formation of scratch marks on the polished surfaces of the plate-shaped transport and stored goods.

For this purpose, the trapezoidal recess in the region of the bottom part to a width corresponding to a plurality of widths of longitudinal edges of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods, so that a plurality of plates can be recorded simultaneously with the transport and storage pallet according to the invention.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the bottom part in the middle region on a central cross member. This cross member serves to increase the stability and rigidity of the pallet. The cross member connects centrally the longitudinal supports and at the same time creates the possibility of lifting the plate plate bearing plate with relatively short fork arms of a forklift, although the fork arm can not be inserted over the entire length of the pallet through the corresponding recesses on the transverse sides. Thus, for some applications it is envisaged that the length of such forklift arms or pallet arms will reach the middle crossbeam of the pallet, especially with a correspondingly high weight.

In addition, the forklift recesses are provided with floor fittings, so that rectangular openings are formed by the floor fittings or floor coverings, in which the fork arms of a forklift can be introduced so that when lifting the pallet this can not tip despite excess length, because a tilting through the bottom fitting of the recesses in the transverse side beams is prevented.

In a further embodiment of the invention, under the bottom part of castors and / or rolling blocks are arranged so that the entire range can be moved with or without plate-shaped transport or storage goods on a site. Such an installation surface may be the loading area of a truck or the floor of a storage area.

Furthermore, it is provided that the width of the bottom part of the pallet is greater than the width of the transverse walls. This ensures that the stability of the pallet is increased, since the increased width of the bottom area opposite the transverse walls represents a tilt protection.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the transverse walls extend to the site and have in the region of the bottom part of the recesses for grippers and / or fork arms of forklift and / or pallet truck. Thus, the transverse walls increase the rigidity and torsional strength of the pallet, which is important for a secure mounting of the plat-shaped transport and storage goods.

Furthermore, it is provided that the trapezoidal recesses of the transverse walls in the region of the bottom part have a base region having a pedestal height corresponding to a gripper tool, which between the longitudinal edges of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods and the longitudinal supports of the bottom part for lifting the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be inserted. In order for a complete unloading or reloading of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be facilitated from one pallet to the next.

For safe transport, the pallet on safety wedges, the inclination angle is adapted to the inclination angle of the trapezoidal sides of the central trapezoidal section of the transverse walls. These wedges may have a blunt edge to secure pallets that are not yet completely filled with plates by positioning these wedges between the pallets.

Preferably, the pallets are constructed as a kit having the transverse walls, the transverse side carrier and the longitudinal support of the bottom part and connecting elements. This has the advantage that a compact kit can be delivered in a space-saving manner and the customer can now individually cut the length of the longitudinal supports to appropriate lengths for his plates to be stored and / or delivered. Depending on the embodiment, the connecting elements can be wood-metal screws or nails which hold the entire pallet together. If the transverse walls are constructed of metal and are supported by a metallic bottom part, accordingly secured nut-screw connections are to be provided at the joints of the metal frame or the metal pallet. With a wooden construction, it is possible to adapt the kit to customer-specific sizes by simple wood screws.

In a metal construction, the transverse walls can be welded or plugged together from metal profiles and the bottom part also have a welded or plug-in construction, wherein transverse walls and bottom part are screwed together in a final assembly. In a plastic structure, the transverse walls can be prefabricated in one piece as an injection molded part and joined together with a prefabricated injection-molded bottom part.

Furthermore, it is provided that the pallet has side walls which are fixed to the outer edges of the transverse walls. These sidewalls can protect the transport and storage goods not only from the weather, but also from changes such as discoloration or fading due to UV radiation. Finally, a removable cover can be provided for the pallet, which rests on the transverse walls. This cover may be gable-shaped to distract driving rain from the transport and storage goods.

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The invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures.

Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a pallet for plate-shaped transport and storage goods according to a first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a bottom part in the region of a transverse side carrier of the pallet according to Figure 1;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic front view of a transverse carrier of a pallet;

Figure 4 shows a schematic perspective view of a longitudinal support of a bottom part of a pallet; FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of a transverse wall of a kit of a pallet of a second embodiment of the invention; [0029] FIG. shows a schematic view of a transverse wall of the kit of the pallet according to Figure 5 with inlaid plate-shaped transport and storage goods. shows a schematic view of a transverse wall of a pallet 3 according to a third embodiment of the invention with inlaid plate-shaped transport and storage goods. [0030] FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a pallet 1 for plate-shaped transport and storage goods according to a first embodiment of the invention. With this transport and storage pallet 1 preferably stone, glass, mineral or composite panels are to be transported and / or stored. For this purpose, the pallet 1 has a floor part 5 standing on a floor. The bottom part 5 has at its end faces on transverse side support 6 and 7, which are connected via longitudinal supports 8 and 9. Since in this embodiment of the invention, the pallet 1 is made of pulps such as wood, chipboard or veneer panels, the transverse side and the longitudinal side supports are interlocked at their joints for stability reasons.

In addition, the transverse side carrier recesses 10 and 11 for fork arms of a forklift and / or a lift truck. The longitudinal supports can also be picked up and lifted by a fork of a fork-lift truck and / or a lift truck and have corresponding recesses for this purpose. The pallet 1 shown in Figure 1 has been developed for plate-shaped transport and storage goods, which is several meters long. In order to still be able to lift the pallet loaded with plates 1 of the transverse side carriers, this pallet 1 on a massive central cross member 19, under which at least the tips of the fork arms of a forklift and / or a lift truck rich.

In order to avoid tilting of the pallet 1 when lifting by a forklift and / or a truck and to ensure safe guidance for the fork arms of a forklift, floor fittings 20 are arranged in the region of the recesses 10 for the fork arms of a forklift through which Openings 21 are provided for the fork arms of a forklift, so that the bottom fittings 20 simultaneously represent a tilt protection for the pallet 1 when it is lifted by a forklift from the transverse side carriers. The middle cross member 19 also serves to stiffen the pallet 1 in order to increase its torsional strength.

In the length I, the pallet 1 in this embodiment of the invention four evenly spaced transverse walls 12 to 15 at a distance a. This distance a is preferably between 0.5 m < a < 3 m. The outer transverse walls 12 and 15 are fixed to the transverse side beams 6 and 7 of the bottom part 5, while the transverse walls 13 and 14 are fixed to respective cross beams 29 and 30. These cross beams 29 and 30 are splined to the longitudinal supports 8 and 9.

The transverse walls 12 to 15 have a profile with a central upwardly diverging open and down through the bottom part 5 limited trapezoidal cutout 16. In this central section, the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can be placed upright, wherein the plate-shaped transport and storage of the oblique inner legs 17 and 18 of the trapezoidal cutout 16 is supported page by page and supported by the bottom part 5 longitudinally. In this embodiment of the invention, the transverse walls 12 to 15 on a base portion 22 which projects with a height h over the bottom part 5, so that there is a distance between the bottom part and the longitudinal edges, which results for the longitudinal edges of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods the height h of the base 22 corresponds.

Thus, it is possible that a gripper or an arm (Gabelstaplerarm) can reach under the transport and storage goods or under the longitudinal edges and can lift all inserted plates at the same time by a limited stroke. This stroke is limited in this embodiment of the invention according to Figure 1 by further longitudinal members 33 and 34, which are folded on the outer edges 27 and 28 of the transverse walls. In principle, it is possible to fix these cross members 33 and 34 only on an outer edge, for example, 28 of the transverse walls and leave the outer edges 27 of the transverse walls 12 to 15 free of longitudinal members, so that the plate-shaped transport and storage goods also completely from the trapezoidal cutout 16th the pallet 1 with a gripper, which engages under the plates and their longitudinal edges, can be excavated. Usually, the plates are removed individually with the aid of a gripper fed in from above, for which purpose the plates, such as pages in the trapezoidal cut, are turned to include a single one of the plurality of plates to grab. The slope of the trapezoidal cut-outs is also determined by the dimensions of the gripper, which is to pick out individual plates from the plate stack.

The end faces 35 of the base 22 may have an elastic pad, for example, a pad of elastomeric material such as rubber to avoid damage to the longitudinal edges of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods. The inclination angle α of the trapezoidal sides 25 and 26 is selected so that the plates press with their emphasis on the base 22 of the transverse walls 12 to 15 and only a small proportion by weight rests on the sides of the trapezium 25 and 26. In this case, an inclination angle α between 2 ° < α s 15 ° proven. When stacking, it can be ensured that polished surfaces lie on top of each other and unpolished backs of the pallets touch each other. In addition, polished surfaces can be additionally protected by protective films or spacers from scratches.

In the pallet 1 shown in Figure 1, the width W of the bottom part 5 is significantly larger than the width w of the transverse walls. For a higher stability of the pallet 1 is achieved, which is advantageous for example for transport on a truck. To compensate for the difference between the wider bottom part 5 and transverse walls 12 to 13 in the bottom area, stabilizing blocks 36 are arranged in the toothed corners of the bottom part 5. Such a pallet may also have a metal structure instead of the wooden construction shown here in FIG.

Figure 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a bottom part 5 in the region of a transverse side support 6 of the pallet according to Figure 1. The difference from Figure 1 consists essentially in the fact that the recesses 11 for truck arms and the recesses 10 for forklifts are far apart in that a stabilizing runner 37 can be arranged therebetween. The bottom fitting 20 shown here forms an opening 21 for the forklift arms and extends around the runner 37 to the extent that the bottom fitting can be securely fastened to the transverse side support 6. In this embodiment of the invention, the bottom fitting is made of a metal. However, it is also possible for the bottom fitting 20 to use a multilayer laminate or plastic, which is glued and screwed to the material of the transverse side support 6. It is also clear in FIG. 2 that the stabilizing blocks 36 bring additional stability into the bottom part 5 in the corners between the transverse support 6 and the longitudinal supports 8 and 9.

Figure 3 shows a schematic front view of a transverse side support 6 of a pallet with the width W and the recesses 10 and 11 for fork arms of a forklift or a lift truck. In addition, bottom fittings 20 are provided which surround the recesses 10 such that openings 21 are formed, can be introduced into the forklift arms.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of a longitudinal carrier 8 of a bottom part 5 of a pallet. Approaching the arrangement and fixation of a transverse wall 12 is additionally shown. The difference from the longitudinal support, as shown in FIG. 1, is that in addition to the recesses for arms of a forklift and / or a lift truck, this longitudinal side support 8 additionally has recesses 38. These recesses 38 replace the base 22 in the transverse walls of Figure 1. Thus, the base 22 can be flush with the upper edge of the transverse side support 6 and 7 and the Querträ-ger29 and 30 complete, and the plate-shaped transport and storage goods can directly with its longitudinal edges be parked on the floor construction, while the sides of the plates are supported laterally on the inclined inner legs 17 of the transverse walls 12. The middle crossbar 19, which improves the reception by a forklift from the transverse side beams 6 and 7, is rigidly connected to the longitudinal support 8 via connecting elements 39.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a transverse wall 12 of a kit of a pallet 2 of a second embodiment of the invention. Such a kit has, in addition to the transverse wall 12 shown here, further transverse walls depending on the length of the plate-shaped transport and stored goods. Furthermore, the kit includes the transverse side carrier and the longitudinal support of the bottom part and depending on the need and length a corresponding number of cross members between the transverse sides. The kit is compact and space-saving collapsible and can be tailored by the user in its length variably, depending on how long his plate-shaped Good. The transverse walls should be at a distance a between 0.5 m < a < Have 3 m to ensure a secure support of the plate-shaped Guts.

Figure 6 shows a schematic view of a transverse wall 12 of the kit of the pallet 2 according to Figure 5 with inserted plate-shaped transport and storage goods, wherein the plate-shaped Good is supported with its longitudinal edges 23 on the base portion 22 of the transverse wall 12 and the trapezoidal sides 25th or 26 of the central section 16 with its side surfaces leaning. In this illustration, it can be seen that when the securing wedges 24 are removed from the center of the stacked product, the individual plates can be scrolled from left to right and vice versa like book pages, so that the removal of the plates in no fixed order as in conventional pallets is bound according to the prior art.

In place of securing wedges 24 and straps or straps or brackets can be used to fix the plates on the pallet.

Only care should be taken that when stacking and moving the pallets, the polished tops 31 are on top of each other and touch the non-polished backs 32. The securing wedges 24 can remain removed during storage, but they are indispensable for transport. Another difference of this transverse wall to the pallet shown in Figure 1 is that only two recesses 10 are provided, which are specified for arms of a forklift truck or for arms of a lift truck. In addition to the longitudinal supports 8 and 9, only further longitudinal members 33 are provided at the upper ends of the transverse walls 12.

Figure 7 shows a schematic view of a transverse wall 12 of a pallet 3 according to a third embodiment of the invention with inserted plate-shaped transport and storage goods 3. Components with the same functions as in the preceding figures are identified by the same reference numerals and not discussed separately. The third embodiment differs from the previous embodiments in that in the region of the bottom part, the transverse walls 12 have a roller 40 of ball bearings 42 whose common axis 41 is fixed to the transverse wall 12 such that the longitudinal edges 23 of the mounted plates on the ball bearings 42 can roll, so that a pulling and pushing of plate-shaped transport and storage goods in the trapezoidal recess of the transverse walls 12 of the pallet 3 is facilitated.

REFERENCE LIST 1 pallet (1st embodiment) 2 pallet (2nd embodiment) 3 transport and storage goods 4 installation surface 5 bottom part 6 transverse support 7 transverse support 8 longitudinal support 9 longitudinal support 10 recess for forklift 11 recess for pallet truck 12 transverse wall 13 transverse wall 6 / 16 AT12 653U1 2012-09-15 Austrian

Patent Office 14 transverse wall 15 transverse wall 16 trapezoidal cutout 17 oblique leg 18 oblique leg 19 middle cross member 20 bottom fitting 21 rectangular opening 22 base area 23 longitudinal edge 24 securing wedge 25 strap side 26 strap edge 27 outer edge 28 outer edge 29 cross member 30 cross member 31 upper side 32 rear side 33 side member 34 side member 35 end face 36 stabilizing block 37 runner 38 recess 39 connecting element 40 roller 41 axle 42 ball bearing 43 base edge α angle of inclination a distance of the transverse walls B width of the cutout b width of the longitudinal edge of a plate h base height I length of the pallet W width of the pallet w width of a transverse wall 7 / 16

Claims (17)

Austrian Patent Office AT12 653U1 2012-09-15 Claims 1. Pallet for plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3), preferably for stone, glass, mineral or composite plates with a standing on a site (4) bottom part (5), the transverse and longitudinal supports (6 to 9) with recesses (10, 11) for fork arms of a forklift and / or a lift truck has distributed over the length (1) at least two transverse walls (12 to 15) beyond the bottom part (5) protrude and a profile with a central upwardly diverging open and down through the bottom part (5) limited trapezoidal cutout (16) into which the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) is inserted upright and wherein the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3 ) of the oblique legs (17, 18) of the trapezoidal cutout (16) supported page by page and longitudinal edges (23) of the plate-shaped transport and storage product (3) of the Gru ndkante (43) of the trapezoidal cutout (16) are worn. 2. Pallet for according to claim 1, characterized in that the pallet (1) are designed for loads of several tons. 3. Pallet according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the pallet (1) are designed for plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) of several meters in length. 4. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the trapezoidal recess (16) in the region of the bottom part (3) has a width (B) corresponding to a plurality of widths b) of longitudinal edges of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) , 5. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bottom part (5) in the central region has a central cross member (19). 6. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recesses (10, 11) in the transverse side supports (6, 7) bottom fittings (20) and form rectangular openings (21) for fork arms of forklift and / or pallet truck , 7. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that under the bottom part (5) steering rollers and / or rolling blocks are arranged. 8. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width (B) of the pallet (1) is greater than the width (b) of the transverse walls (12 to 15). 9. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transverse walls (12 to 15) extend to the erection ground (4) and in the region of the bottom part (5) the recesses (11, 12) for fork arms of forklift and / or lift truck have. 10. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the trapezoidal recesses (16) of the transverse walls (12 to 15) in the region of the bottom part (5) have a base region (22) having a base height (h) having a Gripper tool or arm (Gabelstaplerarm) corresponds to that between the longitudinal edges (23) of the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) for lifting the plate-shaped transport and storage goods (3) can be inserted. 8/16 Austrian Patent Office AT 12 653 U1 2012-09-15 11. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pallet (1) securing wedges (24) whose inclination angle (a) the inclination angle (a) of the trapezoidal sides (25, 26) of the central trapezoidal cutout (16) of the transverse walls (12 to 15) is adjusted. 12. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pallet (1) is a kit comprising the transverse walls (12 to 15), the transverse side support (6, 7) and the longitudinal supports (8, 9) of the bottom part (5) and connecting elements. 13. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transverse walls (12 to 15) a distance a between 0.5 m < a < 3 m. 14. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pallet (1) has side walls which are fixed to the outer edges (27, 28) of the transverse walls (12 to 15). 15. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pallet (1) has a removable cover which rests on the transverse walls (12 to 15). 16. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the installation reason (4) is a truck bed or a storage area. 17. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the base edge (43) of the trapezoidal cutout (16), the transverse walls (12) a roller (40) of ball bearings (42), whose common axis (41) the transverse wall (12) is fixed in such a way that the longitudinal edges (23) of the mounted plates can roll on the ball bearings (42). For this 7 sheets drawings 9/16