DE102011087789B3 - Container for small parts with dosing disc - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a container (100) for small parts, wherein the container (100) has a bottom (10fweist, wherein one of the end faces has a removal opening, wherein the bottom side (102) opposite the container side is open and has a container edge, wherein the container (100) has a metering disc (114), wherein the metering disc (114) is articulated pivotably between a first and a second end position in the region of the container rim, wherein in the first end position a passage opening between the container bottom (102) and the container bottom (102 ) facing side of the metering disc (114) and wherein in the second end position, the metering disc (114) is arranged parallel to the bottom (102) of the container.

Description

The invention relates to a transport and storage container for small parts with a metering disk, and a dosing.

When storing small parts in containers with removal openings, it must usually be ensured that the small parts can not fall out of the removal opening or "trickle out". This is particularly problematic when the container should be as completely as possible to be filled with the small parts, since in this case the filling level of the container is above the edge of the removal opening.

From the state of the art FR 2591201 . US 4,349,128 and DE 10 2007 055 099 A1 Various containers for small parts are known. These containers use partly metering devices which protect small parts stacked in the container from falling out of the removal opening.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved container for small parts, as well as a dosing. The objects underlying the invention are solved with the features of the independent claim. Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

There is provided a transport and storage container for small parts, wherein the container has a Roden, two side parts and two end faces, wherein one of the end caps has a removal opening, wherein the bottom opposite the container side is open and has a container edge, wherein the container a Dosing, wherein the metering disc is pivotally articulated between a first and a second dislocation in the region of the container edge, wherein in the first end position, a passage opening for the small parts between the container bottom and the container bottom facing side of the dosing and wherein in the second end position Dosing is arranged parallel to the bottom of the container. The side panels, the front sides and the bottom are made of plastic.

Embodiments of the invention may have the advantage that in a flexible manner, a restraint system for small parts can be provided, which can be adapted to the size of the small parts to be stored.

In the following, "small parts" is understood to mean any type of piece goods to be stored, which can be received in the container. A complete recording is not required - it is therefore possible that parts of the piece sticking out of the container.

If, for example, very small small parts are to be stored in the container compared to the container dimensions, the metering disk could be transferred to the first end position. As a result, trickling out of the small parts from the removal opening is avoided, even when the container area is filled on the side of the metering disk facing away from the removal opening, up to the edge of the container. The small parts gradually slip under the metering disc when the small parts are removed via the removal opening.

If, by contrast, large small parts in the container are to be stored, for example, in comparison to the container dimensions, and if the metering disk were in the first end position, removal of these small parts via the removal opening could be hindered or even impossible. In this case, the area accessible via the removal opening is increased by transferring the metering disk into the second disfigurement.

Overall, it is therefore flexible according to the dimensions of the small parts to be stored to ensure a protected against unintentional falling out of small parts removal option. The dosing preferably remains permanently in the container, so that even with changing applications for different small parts is always guaranteed that the dosing is not lost.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the dosing disc is fixed releasably in the first and / or second end position. This ensures that even with movement of the container, for. B. during transport no accidental movement of the dosing and thus z. B. jamming of small parts takes place. For example, the dosing disc is fixed by latching means in the first and / or second end position.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the metering disk has a latching nose, wherein the latching means are formed by the latching lug of the metering disk and at least one counterpart recess of one of the side walls. This can z. B. in an injection molding process both container and dosing disc are produced inexpensively.

According to one embodiment of the invention, at least one of the side parts has a positive guide for a guide nose arranged on the metering disk, wherein the movement between the first and the second end position is guided by the positive guide. This could total the articulation of the dosing to the container be dimensioned smaller. During the movement of the metering disk between the two end positions, canting forces occurring as a result of the movement could be absorbed by the positive guidance, whereby the articulation is relieved.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the positive guidance is formed by a gate of the at least one side part, wherein the gate next to two side guides has an end guide, wherein the distance of the forehead guide from the end face of the guide nose between the first and second end position varies continuously and or remains the same. Due to the frictional forces between the side part and metering disc occurring thereby, strictly speaking, between the forehead guide and the front side of the guide nose, overall a haptic feedback is generated, which - due to the stiffness of the movement - leaves a high-quality impression.

In particular, in combination with the counterpart recess of one of the side walls, this could also have the advantage that with slow increasing force, the locking lug of the dosing into the counterpart recess can be transferred. So instead of "abruptly" overcome a locking force to transfer the locking lug in the recess, this locking force is overcome over a longer way. This can make the movement of the metering disk easier.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the pivotable articulation of the metering disc is formed by a hinge, wherein the hinge has an axle and an axle receiving, wherein the axle protrudes laterally from the dosing and the axle is formed in at least one of the side parts in the region of the container edge. This can z. B. in an injection molding process both container and dosing disc are produced inexpensively.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the axle of the metering is used from above in the direction of the bottom in the axle. In addition to a simple mounting option could here z. B. offer the advantage that, when providing a plurality of axle receptacles in the at least one side wall further adjustment possibility of the container is given to the size of the small parts to be stored. By "moving" the metering disk, the area within the container could be flexibly designed, from which the small parts are removed. Is z. B. the metering disc far away from the removal opening in the direction of the rear end wall offset to the rear, could be removed by grasping with a "full hand" a variety of small parts at the same time. If, on the other hand, the metering disk were moved forwards in the direction of the removal opening, only individual small parts could be removed with the fingers by reaching in - the remaining small parts would then be behind the metering disk.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the axle element in the axle receptacle is releasably latched.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the dosing disc is further detachably fixable in at least one further position between the first and the second disfigurement. This could also make it possible to flexibly avoid the shape and size of the small parts in accordance with a trickling out of the small parts from the removal opening and to ensure that larger small parts can "trickle through" even under the metering disk.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the container further comprises a sliding disk, wherein the sliding disk is displaceable between an open and a closed position, wherein in the open position, the removal opening is released and in the closed position, the removal opening is closed, wherein the sliding disk in a slotted guide of the side walls is guided, wherein the sliding disc and the sliding disc facing end face of the container locking means, wherein the sliding disc-side locking means are formed on a container bottom facing side of the sliding disc, wherein the locking means are formed to a releasable positive locking of the sliding disc in the closed position.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the latching means comprise a claw-shaped formation on the sliding disk or the sliding disk facing end face of the container.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a metering disk for a container as described above.

In the following, preferred embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to the drawing. Show it:

1 a perspective view of a container,

2 a perspective view of a container,

3 a perspective view of a side wall of a container,

4 a front perspective view of a container,

5 a perspective view of a sliding disc.

Hereinafter, similar elements will be denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the 1 and 2 are various perspective views of a container ( 100 ) shown for small parts. The container has a bottom ( 102 ), as well as two opposite side parts ( 106 ). At the front side ( 108 ), the container has a removal opening, wherein the removal opening by a sliding disc ( 108 ) is closable.

Furthermore, the container has a metering disk ( 114 ), wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) is articulated pivotably between a first and a second end position in the region of the container edge. Specifically, the articulation is realized by a hinge, which by a recess ( 116 ) in the container edge and an associated hinge axis ( 118 ) is given to the dosing. In the first end position there is a passage opening between the container bottom ( 102 ) and the container bottom facing side of the dosing ( 114 ). In the second end position, however, is the dosing ( 114 ) substantially parallel to the ground ( 102 ) of the container.

In the 1 and 2 is now the dosing disc ( 114 ) is shown in the first end position, but it is also possible that the first end position is not a vertical orientation of the dosing ( 114 ) relative to the ground ( 102 ), but a position inclined thereto. For example, it could be at the first end position to a 45 ° to the 1 and 2 shown positioning of the metering act.

The transfer of the dosing disc ( 114 ) from its first end position to the second end position takes place by a folding movement in the direction ( 126 ). During this folding movement, the dosing disc ( 114 ) a forced guidance in the side parts ( 106 ), whereby forced guidance by a slotted guide ( 122 ) is realized.

Both in the first end position, as well as in the second end position locks the dosing ( 114 ) with corresponding counter-locking means of the two parts ( 106 ). With respect to the second end position, this is as in the 1 and 2 shown, for example, by a recess ( 120 ) of the side walls and a counter-locking lug of the metering disc ( 114 ) realized.

Furthermore, in 1 one on the sliding disc ( 108 ) arranged latching means ( 110 ), which in a counter-locking means ( 112 ) can engage the front of the container. This will be discussed in more detail 4 explained.

In the 1 apparent scenery guide ( 124 ) serve to record, for example, cutting discs, by means of which vertical room divider can be inserted into the container. As a result, the available space between the removal opening and the room divider can be variably adjusted overall.

In 2 is again clearly the reference number 200 marked front side, which has an upper edge ( 112 ) having. In this border ( 112 ), as closer in 4 will be explained in the 1 apparent locking means ( 110 ) the sliding disc ( 108 ) engage claw-shaped for releasable positive locking of the sliding disc in the closed position.

The 3 shows a perspective view of a side part ( 106 ) of the container ( 100 ), whereby the forced guidance ( 122 ) is visible for the dosing. This forced tour is a backdrop. From the first end position engages a corresponding locking element in the recess ( 300 ) of the slotted guide ( 122 ) one. Similarly, this element engages in the second end position in the recess ( 120 ) one.

Preferably, the depth of the scenery ( 122 ) between the first and second end position, ie between the recesses ( 120 and 300 ) steadily. For example, it is possible that the depth starting from the recess ( 120 ) in the direction of the recess ( 300 ) decreases steadily. This has the consequence that a movement of the dosing in the upper half of the side part ( 106 ) is relatively smooth, but when moving the locking lug of the dosing onto the recesses ( 300 ) the force required for this is always higher due to the decreasing depth of the scenery ( 122 ) and the thus increasing frictional forces. The depression ( 300 ) has at the transition of the slotted guide and the lowest point of the recess a ramp, so that upon return movement of the dosing from the recess ( 300 ) in the direction of the recess ( 120 ) Initially, the force required for this initially increases very much. After overcoming the ramp, this force takes a value and then steadily reduces towards the recess ( 120 ) due to the increasing distance between the guide face of the guide and the front side of the counter-guide to the guide nose of the dosing.

The pivotable linkage of the dosing disc ( 114 ) is formed by a hinge, wherein the hinge is an axle ( 118 ) (compare 1 and 2 ) and the in 3 particularly clearly visible axle receptacle ( 116 ) having. The axle element ( 118 ) stands vertically from the dosing disc ( 114 ) and the axle mount ( 116 ) is through a recess in one of the side parts ( 106 ) formed in the region of the container edge. The axle mount is in 3 U-shaped open at the top so that it is possible to move the dosing disc from above towards the bottom ( 102 ) in the axle receptacle ( 116 ). In addition, the axle receptacle preferably has latching elements.

It should be noted that preferably the axle element ( 118 ) so far from the lateral edge of the dosing ( 114 ) protrudes that it by the axle ( 116 ) protrudes. Thus, an upper limit of the axle is formed by the container edge itself.

The 4 shows a perspective view of the sliding disc ( 108 ). The sliding disc is displaceable between the open and closed positions, wherein in the open position, the removal opening is released and in the closed position, the removal opening is closed. The sliding disc is replaced by a sliding guide ( 402 ) of the side walls, wherein the sliding disc ( 108 ) and the sliding disc facing end face of the container ( 200 ) Locking means ( 110 and 112 ) exhibit. The sliding disc-side latching means ( 110 ) are at one of the container bottom ( 102 ) facing side of the sliding disc ( 108 ) and the latching means are also a detachable form-locking fixation of the sliding disc ( 108 ) is formed in the closed position. In the in 4 In particular, the locking means are shown by a claw-shaped formation ( 110 ) on the sliding disc ( 108 ), the claws ( 110 ) the bridge ( 112 ) of the front ( 200 ) can embrace.

Alternatively, it is also possible, the claws on the front ( 200 ) and instead on the sliding disc ( 108 ) the bridge ( 112 ).

As further in 5 can be seen, serves to initiate a movement of the sliding disk between the open and closed position, a handle ( 400 ), which of the sliding disc ( 108 ) protrudes. This makes it possible, by a combined pulling movement in the direction 404 ie consisting of a force component in a direction perpendicular to the ground ( 102 ), and a force component in one direction 406 ie parallel to the ground ( 102 ), to lift the locking means out of its latched position. For example, this means in 4 in that the claws ( 110 ) from their embrace of the bridge ( 112 ) (move in direction 406 ), whereupon by the subsequent movement in direction 404 the sliding disc from the in 4 shown closed position is transferred to the open position.

In order to prevent that in the closed position an independent movement of the sliding disc ( 108 ) in the direction 406 takes place and thus unintentional autonomous opening of the sliding disc ( 108 ), are on the sliding disc in the gate guide spring elements ( 500 ) arranged. These spring elements press in the closed position, the claws ( 110 ) on the jetty ( 112 ) of the front ( 200 ). Other guiding elements ( 502 ) the sliding disc ( 108 ) serve a clean guidance of the sliding disk in the scenery ( 402 ) of the side parts ( 106 ).

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

container

102

ground

106

Side wall

108

sliding plate

110

locking element

112

web

114

metering

116

admission

118

axle

120

recess

122

link guide

124

link guide

126

direction

200

front

300

recess

400

Handle

402

link guide

404

direction

406

direction

500

spring element

502

guide element

Claims (11)

Transport and storage containers ( 100 ) for small parts, the container ( 100 ) a floor ( 102 ), two side parts ( 106 ) and two end faces made of plastic, wherein one of the end faces has a removal opening, wherein the bottom ( 102 ) opposite side of the container is open and has a container edge, wherein the container ( 100 ) a metering disk ( 114 ), wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) is articulated pivotably between a first and a second end position in the region of the container edge, wherein in the first end position a passage opening for the small parts between the container bottom ( 102 ) and the container bottom ( 102 ) facing side of Dosing disc ( 114 ) and wherein in the second end position the metering disc ( 114 ) parallel to the ground ( 102 ) of the Behällters, wherein the Dosierschelbe ( 114 ) is releasably fixed in the first and / or second end position, wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) permanently in the container. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 1, wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) by latching means ( 120 ; 300 ) is fixed in the first and / or second end position. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 2, wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) has a latching nose, wherein the latching means by the latching lug of the metering disc ( 114 ) and at least one counterpart recess ( 120 ; 300 ) one of the side walls are formed. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the side parts ( 106 ) a forced operation ( 122 ) for one on the metering disc ( 114 ) arranged guide nose, wherein by the forced operation ( 122 ) the movement between the first and the second end position is performed. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 4, wherein the positive guidance by a backdrop ( 122 ) of the at least one side part ( 106 ), wherein the gate next to two side guides having a forehead guide, wherein the distance of the forehead guide from the end face of the guide nose between the first and second end position varies continuously, Container ( 100 ) according to claim 1, wherein the pivotable articulation of the metering disc ( 114 ) by a hinge ( 116 ; 118 ) is formed, wherein the hinge ( 116 ; 118 ) an axle element ( 118 ) and an axle receptacle ( 116 ), wherein the axle element ( 118 ) laterally from the dosing disc ( 114 ) protrudes and the axle ( 116 ) in at least one of the side parts ( 106 ) is formed in the region of the container edge. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 6, wherein the axle element of the metering disc ( 114 ) from above in the direction of the ground ( 102 ) in the axle receptacle ( 116 ) can be used. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 7, wherein the axle element ( 118 ) in the axle receptacle ( 116 ) is releasably latched. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 1, wherein the metering disc ( 114 ) is further releasably fixable in at least one further position between the first and the second disfigurement. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 1, further comprising a sliding disk ( 108 ), wherein the sliding disc ( 108 ) is displaceable between an open and a closed position, wherein in the open position, the removal opening is released and in the closed position, the removal opening is closed, wherein the sliding disc ( 108 ) in a disc-Kulissonführung ( 402 ) of the side walls is guided, wherein the sliding disc ( 108 ) and the sliding disc ( 108 ) facing end side of the container latching means ( 110 ; 112 ), wherein the Schiebescheibeseitigen locking means ( 110 ) at one of the container bottom ( 102 ) facing side of the sliding disc ( 108 ), wherein the latching means to a releasable positive locking of the sliding disc ( 108 ) are formed in the closed position. Container ( 100 ) according to claim 10, wherein the latching means a claw-shaped formation ( 110 ) on the sliding disc ( 108 ) or the sliding disc ( 108 ) facing the end face of the container.

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