DE102016111306A1 - container - Google Patents

Abstract

It is proposed a container which is characterized by at least one one-piece wall element (3, 4, 6) with a vibration-damping structure, wherein the vibration-damping structure preferably at least one bending edge (10, 13, 14, 15) and / or at least one bead or other Embossing. Such a container is particularly advantageous as a collecting container in the range of weighing devices or metal detectors.

Description

The invention generally relates to a container which is preferably used in a vibration sensitive environment. Vibration-sensitive environments include, for example, vibration-sensitive devices, such as measuring instruments, in particular metal detectors or scales.

Containers of the type concerned may be e.g. Components of vibration-sensitive devices are to serve their wrapping or be provided for installation in the vicinity of vibration-sensitive devices. The container may also be a collecting container. It is well known to provide conveyors with means for sorting the products being conveyed or for sorting out foreign bodies or products of inadequate quality, and to deliver selected products, debris or rejected products to a collection container upon removal from the product stream, e.g. by means of a pusher, a blowing nozzle or a switch. This usually results in vibrations, be it by the Aussortierbewegung, for example. of the pusher, or by the entry of the product or foreign object into the collecting container. The vibrations can create vibrations on the housing of the collecting container or any other container located nearby. Other vibration sources from the environment can stimulate the container to vibrate. In particular, if the container is made of metal, its vibrations may be disadvantageous, for example for a metal detector used. Metal, in particular stainless steel, as a container material may be advantageous or even mandatory for production or processing reasons, in particular for compliance with hygiene regulations.

It is the technical object of the present invention to provide a container of the aforementioned type, in which disturbing vibrations, preferably less than 50 Hz, largely avoided or at least reduced compared to the prior art.

The technical problem is solved in a container of the type mentioned by the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the container according to the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

In a container with at least one integral wall element with a vibration-damping structure vibrations of the container itself, z. B. due to vibrations or other suggestions from the environment, damped, so that a disturbing influence of the container, eg. B. on measuring instruments is minimized. The wall element can be a partial area of a side wall, a floor or a lid of the container or a complete side wall, a complete floor or a complete lid.

The vibration damping structure may, for. B. include a bead or other imprint in the wall element.

However, the container according to the invention can also be designed such that the vibration-damping structure comprises at least one bending edge. In the case of at least two bending edges, the wall element can be designed such that two end regions of the wall element, between which the bends are present, can be aligned with their surfaces parallel to one another. This makes it easier to provide an advantageous angle of 90 ° to the respective adjacent wall, which is advantageous for the production or the attachment of other elements, for. B. a lock for a container door, can be on the container.

It may also be advantageous to attach the bending edges at a small distance from each other. As a result, the remaining surface of the affected wall element remains undisturbed and can also z. B. be used for attaching other elements.

Advantageous embodiments of the container according to the invention are illustrated below with reference to FIG.

It shows each perspectively in oblique supervision:

1 : a collecting container without vibration-damping structure with door element;

2 : a collecting container without door element in a first view,

3 : the collecting container according to 2 in another view,

4 : a collecting container without door element, each with two bending edges on two side walls,

5 : the collecting container according to 5 in another view,

6 : the collecting container according to 4 and 5 however with door element,

7 : a collecting container, each with three bending edges on two side walls and

8th : the collecting container according to 7 in another view.

The 1 to 3 show schematically a collecting container, where alone in 1 the collecting container with door element 1 which is shown by means of one on one of the side walls 3 fixed lock 2 is closable. At one above the door element 1 arranged rear wall element 4 are ventilation slots 5 provided, which should prevent an air accumulation in the collecting container. At the front, the collecting container above a front wall element 6 an entrance opening 7 for picking up products to be caught. On the side walls are control slots 8th for a fill level monitoring and a device shown here only schematically for rejection monitoring 9 determining whether a product discharged in a product stream actually enters the collection container. The above 1 to 3 represent a collection container according to the prior art. In particular, the extended side walls 3 can easily be excited by vibrations to vibrations.

The 4 to 6 show in different perspectives a container with two bending edges 10 on each of the side walls 3 , Only 6 shows a door element 1 , Due to the relatively small spaced bending edges 10 will attach other elements, such as the castle 2 , the control slot 8th or the excretion monitor 9 not disabled. The bending edges 10 each have a bending angle of 30 °, which are oriented such that end portions 11a and 11b the side walls 3 parallel to each other, so that in the transition region to the rear wall element 4 or too narrow frame legs 12 In the door area a 90 ° angle can be incorporated. This construction gives the side walls 3 a sufficient stability.

The 7 and 8th each show in two different views a collecting container, on its two side walls 3 three bending edges each 13 . 14 and 15 having. The outer bending edges 13 and 15 each have a bending angle of 5 °, while the mean bending edge 14 has a bending angle of 10 °, wherein the bending angles are respectively oriented so that the end regions 16a and 16b the respective side wall 3 are in turn parallel to each other. Due to the different bending angles and the majority of the bending edges per side wall 3 is the one in the 7 and 8th Solution shown somewhat more complicated than the solution according to the 4 to 6 ,

Of course, other bending angles than those mentioned explicitly and by way of example are also conceivable for the exemplary embodiments illustrated here, as well as a higher number of bending edges is possible.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

 door element

2

 lock

3

 Side wall

4

 Rear wall element

5

 vent

6

 Front wall element

7

 inlet opening

8th

 control slot

9

 Device for separating control

10

 bending edge

11a

 end

11b

 end

12

 frame leg

13

 bending edge

14

 bending edge

15

 bending edge

16a

 end

16b

 end

Claims (9)

Container characterized by at least one integral wall element ( 3 . 4 . 6 ) with vibration-damping structure. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the vibration-damping structure at least one bending edge ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ). Container according to claim 2, characterized in that the vibration-damping structure at least two bending edges ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ). Container according to claim 3, characterized in that the bending edges ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ) between two planar and mutually parallel end regions ( 11a . 11b . 16a . 16b ) of the at least one wall element ( 3 . 4 . 6 ) are arranged. Container according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that when viewed on the wall element ( 3 . 4 . 6 ) at least one pair of mutually parallel bending edges ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ) a distance of at most 50%, preferably at most 30%, more preferably at most 10% of the perpendicular to the course of the bending edges ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ) measured width of the wall element ( 3 . 4 . 6 ) having. Container according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that on at least one of the bending edges ( 10 . 13 . 14 . 15 ) a bending angle of not more than 40 °, preferably not more than 30 °. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vibration-damping structure comprises at least one bead or other imprint. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wall element ( 3 . 4 . 6 ) a complete sidewall ( 3 ) of the container. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container is a collecting container.

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