DE102022131547A1 - Device for manipulating containers, in particular in the manufacture of products, and use - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) for manipulating containers (20), with a frame (2) that can be supported on a floor (3), with at least one receptacle (5) that is guided in the vertical direction (4) and held on the frame (2) so as to be displaceable, on which the respective container (20) can be placed, with at least one handle (7) that is guided in the vertical direction (4) and held on the frame (2), which can be manually operated by a person (14) and can therefore be displaced alternately up and down in the vertical direction (4) relative to the frame (2), and with a pulley (8) that has at least one deflection element (9) and a traction means (11) that is connected to the handle (7) and to the receptacle (5) and is deflected at least once by means of the deflection element (9), via which the handle (7) is coupled to the receptacle (5), wherein a holding device (19) fixes the container (20) in a holding position.

Description

The invention relates to a device for manipulating containers, in particular during the manufacture of products, according to patent claim 1. Furthermore, the invention relates to a use of such a device according to patent claim 9.

The EP 1 638 866 B1 shows a load-carrying device for storing and retrieving loading aids in and from a shelf compartment of a rack warehouse. Furthermore, the EN 10 2005 025 802 A1 a lifting device with a frame and a carriage arranged vertically movable on the frame.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device and a use of such a device by means of which containers, which are designed in particular as load carriers and can be used in the manufacture of products, can be manipulated, i.e. handled, in a particularly advantageous manner.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the subject matter of the independent patent claims. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention are specified in the dependent patent claims as well as in the description and in the drawing.

A first aspect of the invention relates to a device for manipulating, i.e. for handling containers, in particular load carriers. The device according to the invention comprises a frame that can be supported on a floor, at least one holder that is guided and displaceable in the vertical direction and is held on the frame, by means of which the respective container can be picked up, in particular placed down. The holder can in particular be a platform on which the container or load carrier can be placed down. The device further comprises at least one handle which is guided in a vertical direction and is held on the frame so as to be displaceable, which can be maneuvered by a person and can therefore be displaced alternately up and down in the vertical direction relative to the frame, and a pulley which has at least one deflection element and a traction means which is connected to the handle and to the receptacle and is deflected at least once by means of the deflection element, via which the handle is coupled to the receptacle in such a way that: a displacement of the handle in a vertical direction downwards relative to the frame is accompanied by a displacement of the receptacle in a vertical direction upwards relative to the frame, and a displacement of the handle in a vertical direction upwards relative to the frame is accompanied by a displacement of the receptacle in a vertical direction downwards relative to the frame. Furthermore, a holding device is provided which, in an upper position of the holder, in which the holder is displaced in the vertical direction, in particular completely, upwards relative to the frame, fixes the container which is located on the holder in such a way that when the holder is subsequently displaced in the vertical direction downwards, the container is fixed in a holding position.

For example, the device, also referred to as a handling device, can be used in the manufacture of products, such as vehicles. The respective vehicle is, for example, a motor vehicle designed in particular as a passenger car. In particular, at least one workpiece, for example for the vehicle, can be arranged in the respective container. The workpiece can thus be a component that is used in the manufacture of the product. Manipulation, also referred to as handling, is to be understood in particular as material handling, so that the manipulation is, for example, a partial operation of a material flow in which or through which material goods, such as the workpiece, are conveyed and/or transported and/or distributed. In particular, during manipulation, a spatial position and/or a spatial orientation of the respective container is changed.

The frame delimits the device in particular, for example, to a floor, for example of a production area, in which the containers and the components contained therein can be kept. Thus, in its position or orientation intended for its intended use, the device assumes a position of use in which the frame and thus the device are supported on the floor via the frame in a vertical downward direction. The intended use of the device includes that the device is used to manipulate the containers. The receptacle is designed in particular as a platform which is held on the frame in a guided manner in particular with respect to the position of use in the vertical direction and is thus guided in a guided manner in relation to the position of use in the vertical direction relative to the frame. The respective container can be picked up by the receptacle and in particular placed on a receptacle designed as a platform. In other words, the respective container can be moved along with the position of use of the device in a vertical downward direction by means of the receptacle, in particular with respect to the position of use of the device. This means that the respective container can be moved along with the holder by moving it, thereby manipulating the respective container.

The handle can in particular be grasped by a person with one hand, whereby a force can be exerted on the handle via the person's hand, for example, and the handle can thereby be displaced relative to its installation position, in particular along the vertical direction relative to the frame, whereby the receptacle can be moved or also displaced via a coupling.

The coupling is realized via the traction means, which can be a flexible, i.e. dimensionally stable, element that can transmit tensile forces but not compressive forces. For example, the traction means is a rope, in particular a wire rope, or a chain. The traction means is connected in particular on the one hand and very particularly at one end to the handle. The traction means is connected, in particular on the other hand and very particularly at the other end, to the receptacle, whereby the receptacle and the handle are coupled to one another via the traction means. The traction means is deflected at least once by means of the deflection element, in particular by at least 90 to 180 degrees. The deflection element is arranged between one end, at which the receptacle is arranged, and at the other end, at which the handle is arranged, and causes the traction means to be deflected between these two ends. In other words, the deflection element is arranged on its path and/or along its extension from the handle to the receptacle in order to deflect the traction means. Thus, the traction means has a deflection point or a deflection area at which or in which the traction means is deflected by means of the deflection element.

The handle is coupled to the platform or the holder via the traction means or by means of the traction means in such a way that a downward vertical movement of the handle relative to the frame is accompanied by a downward vertical movement of the platform or the holder relative to the frame. An upward vertical movement of the handle relative to the frame is also accompanied by an upward vertical movement of the holder, in particular in relation to the position of use. By using the pulley, i.e. by the handle being coupled to the holder via the traction means and by the traction means being deflected, as is usual with a pulley, the platform and thus the holder and thus the respective container can be raised and/or lowered by means of the device in a particularly simple and ergonomic manner, in particular by the person operating the handle, thus exerting a force on the handle.

The holding device can now be used to manipulate the respective container in a particularly advantageous manner by holding the container raised by the holder in the upper position and thus supporting it in particular in the vertical direction and thus maintaining its height. In the holding position, the container essentially has the position that it reaches or assumes by moving the holder into the upper position. The container can be held by the holding device in particular at a height that is particularly easy for an operator to reach, so that, for example, parts can be removed from the container in a particularly simple manner. The holding device comprises, for example, at least one pivotable fixing element, which is arranged in a release position when the container is moved upwards by means of the holder, in which contact of the fixing element with the holder and/or the container is avoided. When the holder reaches the upper position, the fixing element pivots from the release position into a holding position in which at least part of the fixing element supports the container, for example from below and/or from the side, i.e. essentially transversely to the direction of the gravitational field. This provides a holding function for the container in an upper position or an upper position relative to the displacement along the frame.

In particular, for example, the respective container held or arranged via the holder can be moved vertically upwards relative to the frame and thus lifted by the person exerting a force on the handle that also acts vertically upwards. By using the pulley, the force that the person has to exert on the handle can be kept particularly low, so that the holder and thus the respective container can be lifted particularly ergonomically, safely and/or comfortably.

Alternatively or additionally, the holder and thus the respective container can be lowered particularly easily in the vertical direction relative to the frame. The device according to the invention can be suitable not only for raising and/or lowering loads, in particular in the form of containers, but also for accelerating the loads, in particular over long distances, which can be achieved particularly advantageously by redirecting the traction means.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the frame has a substantially rectangular base area and a recess on the frame is provided on a first side of the base area, wherein the container can be moved to or from the receptacle via the recess, and the handle on the frame is held or arranged on a second side of the base area adjacent to the first side. Substantially rectangular means that the base area describes a square, wherein an angle between adjacent edges of the square deviates from a right angle by less than 15 degrees. In other words, the frame is designed in such a way that a recess or a free space is provided over which the container can be moved to or from the receptacle, thus enabling loading or unloading of the device, for example. The receptacle is oriented in relation to the handle in such a way that they are arranged on adjacent sides and in particular not on opposite sides. This has the advantage that a respective container can be fed into the receptacle particularly easily. In addition, loading from the side relative to the user of the device is possible, so that, for example, walking around the device to load or remove the container is no longer necessary.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a further recess is provided on the side of the frame opposite the first side, through which the container can be moved into or out of the holder. In other words, a pass-through is created so that the device can be arranged, for example, on a production line or in a means of transport, such as a conveyor belt, and the containers can be easily conveyed through the device. This results in the advantage that the containers can be manipulated particularly efficiently by the device or the device can be used particularly advantageously in production.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a transmission of the pulley is implemented in such a way that the path when moving the handle is shorter than the path that can be traveled by the holder afterwards. In other words, the pulley is switched in such a way that a transmission provided by the pulley and the relationship between the force applied to the handle and the path that can be traveled along the holder in the vertical direction are implemented on the frame in such a way that a short path on the handle causes a long movement of the holder or, by applying a force that is greater than the weight of the container (including contents), an efficient movement of the container or the holder is achieved. This has the advantage that the device enables particularly fast manipulation or particularly fast movement of the containers.

It has proven particularly advantageous if the pulley block has at least one second deflection element, by means of which the traction means is deflected at least once. The previous and following statements on the first deflection element can be easily transferred to the second deflection element and vice versa. It is preferably provided that the traction means has a second deflection element or a second deflection region, which is provided in addition to the previously mentioned deflection point or to the previously mentioned deflection region and is spaced from the first deflection region or deflection point. The second deflection region is arranged between the ends of the traction means.

The traction means can be deflected by the deflection element, in particular by an angle between 90 and 180 degrees. A first number of deflection elements corresponds to a second number of deflections of the traction means caused by the deflection elements. By selecting the first number accordingly, the second number can be set, i.e. selected, so that in particular a multiple deflection of the traction means can be provided. For example, if the traction means is deflected only once, a single deflection of the traction means is provided. If the traction means is deflected twice, three times, four times or several times, a double, triple, quadruple or multiple deflection of the traction means is provided. By designing a double or multiple deflection, a particularly simple, safe, ergonomic and/or comfortable handling of the containers can be achieved, in particular when the respective container is particularly heavy, or when the container is particularly light (for example up to 5 kg), a particularly quick relocation of the holder can take place.

In order to be able to realize a particularly simple and thus ergonomic and safe handling of the containers, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that at least one counterweight is provided on the handle, which is designed separately from the handle, separately from the platform and separately from the pulley, in addition to the handle, in addition to the platform and in addition to the pulley and can be moved together with the handle relative to the frame in the vertical direction. is held, the weight of which acts vertically downwards. The counterweight or its weight, for example, helps the person to move the handle vertically downwards or upwards relative to the frame and thus lower or raise the platform, which makes the container particularly easy to handle. The lowering or raising can take place depending on a deflection of the weight of the counterweight. For example, the weight is at least or exactly 100 Newtons. Preferably, the weight is greater than or equal to 100 Newtons. It is preferably provided that the counterweight is made of a metallic material.

A further embodiment is characterized in that the platform can be moved vertically relative to the frame between at least one lower position and at least one upper position. The holder can thus be moved from the lower to the upper position and thus raised by moving the handle vertically downwards relative to the handle. When the platform of the holder moves or is moved from the upper position to the lower position, the handle is moved vertically upwards relative to or with the frame, so that when the platform is lowered, the handle is moved upwards. This has the advantage that the holder can be moved within a defined range.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the holding device has at least one fixing element that can be pivoted between a release position and a holding position, wherein in the holding position at least a part of the fixing element supports and/or holds the container. In other words, the holding device comprises at least one pivotable fixing element that is arranged in a release position during the upward displacement of the container, in which contact of the fixing element with the holder and/or in particular the container is avoided.

If the holder is in the upper position, the fixing element pivots, in particular automatically, from the release position into the holding position, in which at least part of the fixing element supports and/or grips or fixes the container, for example from below and/or from the side. This provides a holding function for the container in an upper position or in an upper position relative to the displacement along the frame. This results in the advantage that the holding function of the respective container in the upper position, which is provided by the holding device, can be provided particularly easily and/or automatically.

In order to be able to implement a particularly advantageous manipulation of the containers, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that the holder and/or the fixing element has a first storage surface pointing vertically upwards and/or a first conveying element on which the respective container can be placed and/or conveyed, in particular directly, in particular in relation to the position of use. The device preferably has a component which is designed separately from the holder and which is, for example, a second frame. When reference is made to the frame below, this is to be understood as the first frame unless otherwise stated. The component has a second storage surface which is immovable relative to the frame and points vertically upwards in relation to the position of use. For example, it is provided that the respective storage surface is flat and preferably runs horizontally and thus perpendicular to the vertical direction. When the holder is in the upper position, the second storage surface is arranged flush with the first storage surface when viewed in the vertical direction, whereby the respective container can be pushed away from the first storage surface in the horizontal direction and onto the second storage surface when the platform is in the upper position. For example, the respective container can be handled further from the second storage surface. In addition to or as an alternative to the second storage surface, a second conveyor element can be provided which, when the holder is in the upper position and/or in the holding position of the fixing element, is arranged flush with the first storage surface and/or the first conveyor element in the vertical direction, whereby the respective container can be pushed horizontally from the first storage surface and/or the first conveyor element onto the second storage surface and/or the second conveyor element. This has the advantage that the containers can be manipulated particularly advantageously.

A second aspect of the invention relates to a use of a device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the device is used to manipulate, i.e. handle, containers, in particular during the manufacture of products. In particular, the products are, for example, vehicles that are manufactured using the device. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention and vice versa.

Further features of the invention emerge from the claims, the figures and the description of the figures. The features and combinations of features mentioned above in the description as well as the features and combinations of features mentioned below in the description of the figures and/or shown alone in the figures can be used not only in the combination specified in each case, but also in other combinations or on their own.

• 1 eine schematische Perspektivansicht einer Vorrichtung zum Manipulieren von Behältern, insbesondere bei einer Herstellung von Produkten;
• 2 eine weitere schematische Perspektivansicht der Vorrichtung gemäß 1;
• 3 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer ersten Ausführungsform eines Flaschenzugs der Vorrichtung;
• 4 eine schematische Ansicht einer zweiten Ausführungsform des Flaschenzugs;
• 5 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer dritten Ausführungsform des Flaschenzugs;
• 6 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer vierten Ausführungsform des Flaschenzugs; und
• 7 eine schematische Perspektivansicht einer Haltevorrichtung der Vorrichtung gemäß 1.

The invention will now be explained in more detail using a preferred embodiment and with reference to the drawings.

• 1 a schematic perspective view of a device for manipulating containers, in particular during the manufacture of products;
• 2 another schematic perspective view of the device according to 1 ;
• 3 a schematic side view of a first embodiment of a pulley of the device;
• 4 a schematic view of a second embodiment of the pulley;
• 5 a schematic side view of a third embodiment of the pulley block;
• 6 a schematic side view of a fourth embodiment of the pulley; and
• 7 a schematic perspective view of a holding device of the device according to 1 .

In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements are provided with identical reference symbols.

1 shows a schematic perspective view of a device 1 for manipulating, i.e. for handling, containers, such as load carriers. The device 1 is used, for example, for producing motor vehicles, in particular passenger cars. At least one or more workpieces, in particular components, can be arranged in the respective container 20, which is designed, for example, as a load carrier. The device 1 is used to manipulate, i.e. handle, the respective containers 20 and thus the respective workpiece during the production of the motor vehicles. The motor vehicles are manufactured, for example, from the workpieces that are manipulated by means of the device.

The device 1 comprises a frame 2 which, in the position of use of the device 1, is supported vertically downwards on a base 3. The vertical direction 4 is in 1 illustrated by a double arrow. The device 1 assumes its intended position for its intended use, which is shown in 1 shown, the position of use. The intended use of the device 1 is the manipulation of the containers 20. The floor 3, for example, delimits a production area in a vertical direction downwards, wherein in the production area the containers 20 and thus the workpieces are conveyed and in particular manipulated by means of the device 1. The device 1 has a receptacle 5, which is arranged in relation to the 1 shown position of use of the device 1 is guided in the vertical direction and is held on the frame 2 so as to be displaceable in the vertical direction relative to the frame 2. The respective container 20 can be placed on the holder 5, which can be designed as a platform. For this purpose, the holder 5 can have a first storage surface 6 which, with respect to the position of use, points vertically upwards and runs in a horizontal plane and thus perpendicular to the vertical direction.

In conjunction with 2 It can be seen that the receptacle 5 is vertically adjustable relative to the frame 2 between a 1 shown lower position U and one in 2 shown, upper position O. By moving, i.e. shifting, the holder 5 from the lower position U to the upper position O, the holder 5 is raised. By moving, i.e. shifting, the holder 5 from the upper position O to the lower position U, the holder 5 is lowered. If the respective container 20 is arranged on the holder or at the holder, the respective container can be raised by raising the holder 5 and lowered by lowering the holder 5. For example, the respective container 20 is placed on the storage surface 6 of the holder 5 while the holder 5 is in the lower position U. The holder 5 and thus the respective container 20 are then moved from the lower position U to the upper position O.

Furthermore, a holding device 19 is provided which, in an upper position of the holder 5, in which it is displaced in the vertical direction 4 relative to the frame 2, in particular completely, upwards, fixes the container 20 which is located on the holder 5 in such a way that when the holder 5 is subsequently displaced downwards in the vertical direction 4, the container 20 is or is fixed in a holding position.

Starting from the upper position O of the holder 5, the respective container 20 can, for example, be moved from the platform or storage area 6, for example pushed out and moved, in particular slid, onto another component not shown in the figures, in particular the device 1, wherein the other component has, for example, a storage area corresponding to the upper position O, so that the container 20 can easily be pushed or moved from the holder 5 onto this storage area. The device also has a handle 7 which, with respect to the position of use of the device 1, is held on the frame 2 so as to be guided in the vertical direction and can thus be moved in the vertical direction relative to the frame. The handle 7 can be operated by a person and can therefore be moved alternately up and down in the vertical direction relative to the frame.

Furthermore, the device also has a pulley 8, whereby different designs of the pulley 8 are available in the 3 to 6 are shown.

The pulley block 8 comprises at least one deflection element 9 and a traction means 11 which is connected to the handle 7 and to the receptacle 5 and is deflected by means of the deflection element 9 and via which the handle 6 or 7 is coupled in the receptacle 5 in such a way that a displacement of the handle 7 in the vertical direction 4 downwards relative to the frame 2 is accompanied by a displacement of the receptacle in the vertical direction upwards relative to the frame 2. Furthermore, the pulley block is designed in such a way that a displacement of the handle 7 in the vertical direction 4 upwards relative to the frame 2 is accompanied by a displacement of the receptacle 5 in the vertical direction upwards relative to the frame 2.

The handle 7 and the holder 5 are not only coupled by means of the tension element 11, but are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that, with a substantially rectangular base area, the handle 7 is arranged on one side of the frame 2 and a recess 12 for loading and unloading the holder 5 is arranged on a further side of the base area on the frame 2 adjacent to this side. A further recess 13 is also arranged on the side of the frame 2 or its base area opposite the first recess 12, so that the holder 5 can be loaded and unloaded from two sides or can be arranged in a production line such as a conveyor belt.

To lock the handle and thus the holder 5, a locking element which can be operated via a hand lever 14 can be provided.

In a 3 In the first embodiment of the pulley block 8 shown, the pulley block 8 has in particular exactly one deflection element 9, which in the present case is designed as a roller and is held on the frame 2 so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation 10 relative to the frame 2. The axis of rotation 10 runs perpendicular to the vertical direction, with the axis of rotation 10 running horizontally. The traction means 11 of the pulley block 9 is designed, for example, as a rope, in particular as a wire rope, with the traction means 11 being guided by at least one deflection element 9 in particular exactly in 3 can be redirected once.

The traction means 11 is connected both to the handle 7 and to the holder 5 in such a way that lowering the holder 5, and thus moving the holder 5 from the upper position O to the lower position U, is accompanied by a displacement of the handle in the vertical direction from bottom to top relative to the frame 2. Raising the holder 5, and thus moving the holder 5 from the lower position to the upper position, is accompanied by a displacement in the vertical direction from top to bottom relative to the frame as a result of the coupling of the holder 5 to the handle 7 via the traction means 11. This is to be understood in particular that, for example, when the person exerts an external force acting on the handle 7 in a vertical direction from top to bottom, the handle is displaced relative to the frame 2 in a vertical direction from top to bottom, whereby as a result of the coupling of the handle 7 to the receptacle 5, the latter is lowered, thus displaced from the upper position O to the lower position U relative to the frame 2.

At the 3 In the schematic side view of the pulley block 8 shown, the handle 7 and the receptacle 5 are shown particularly schematically, and a counterweight 15 is also shown particularly schematically. It has thus proven to be advantageous if at least one counterweight 15 is held on the handle 7, which is designed separately from the handle 7, separately from the receptacle 5 and separately from the pulley block 8, and which is provided in addition to the handle 7, in addition to the receptacle 5 and in addition to the pulley block 8, the weight of which acts downwards in the vertical direction 4. An arrow 16 illustrates, for example, a first total force acting in particular on the traction means 11, which, when no external force acts on the handle 7, comprises at least the weight of the counterweight 15 and the weight of the handle 7. If the person exercises a vertical If the first force acting downwards on the handle is applied by the person, the total weight force includes the weight force of the counterweight 15, the weight force of the handle 7 and the first force which is exerted by the person in a vertical direction from top to bottom on the handle 7 and which can represent an external force. In 3 an arrow 17 illustrates a second total force which, in the unloaded state of the holder 5, comprises at least the weight of the holder 5.

If, for example, the respective container 20 is placed on the holder 5, the second total force comprises the weight of the holder 5 and the weight of the container 20 placed on the holder 5. The first total force and the second total force add up to a third total force, illustrated by an arrow 18, which is supported on the frame 2 and is therefore absorbed by the frame 2, since the traction means 11 is coupled to the frame 2 via the respective deflection element 9 held on the frame 2, in particular in such a way that the traction means 11 is suspended from the frame via the respective deflection element 9.

4 shows a second embodiment of the pulley block 8 in a schematic side view. In the second embodiment, the pulley block 8 comprises exactly two deflection elements 9. While in the first embodiment the traction means 11 is deflected exactly once, in the second embodiment the traction means 11 is according to 4 deflected exactly twice, whereby the traction means 11 is deflected exactly once by means of the respective deflection element 9.

5 shows a third embodiment of the pulley block 8. In the third embodiment, the pulley block 8 comprises, in particular exactly, three deflection elements 9, so that the traction means 11, in particular along its extension running from the handle 7 to the receptacle 5, is deflected, in particular exactly, three times. Furthermore, 6 a fourth embodiment of the pulley block 8. In the fourth embodiment, the traction means is deflected, in particular exactly, four times. Thus, for example, in the first embodiment, a ratio of one to one is provided, in particular with regard to the first total force in relation to the second total force. Accordingly, in the second embodiment, a ratio of one to two is provided, in particular with regard to the first total force and in relation to the second total force, so that in the third embodiment, a ratio of one to three is provided and in the fourth embodiment, a ratio of one to four is provided. Of course, a larger number of deflection elements 9 than four is possible.

Furthermore, a further deflection element 9 can be provided so that the direction of movement of the receptacle 5 along the vertical corresponds to the direction of movement of the handle 7.

7 shows in a schematic perspective view the holding device 19 with at least one fixing element 21 or in particular two fixing elements 21, which are arranged between a 7 shown release position and a holding position. If the holder 5 reaches the upper position O, the fixing elements 21, which are guided, for example, via at least one roller on a rod of the frame 2 during the movement along the vertical direction 4, can pivot, for example by the roller reaching the upper end of the rod in the vertical direction 4 and thereby eliminating the guide by the roller and thus releasing the pivoting of the fixing element 21 into the holding position. The respective roller can thus move around the respective rod so that, for example, when the handle 7 is moved downwards it is guided on a first side of the rod and when the handle is moved upwards it is guided on a second side of the rod opposite the first side, whereby the pivoting into the release position can be carried out. In the case of two fixing elements 21 with a respective roller, which is attached to a respective rod or bar, this can, depending on the orientation, lead to a scissor-like opening and closing between the holding position and the release position.

The respective fixing element 21 has a respective first conveyor element 22 on which the respective container 20 can be placed and/or conveyed and which can thus represent a part of the respective fixing element 21, which supports and/or receives the container 20 in the holding position. A component formed separately from the holder 5, which is represented by the second conveyor element 23, serves to enable easy displacement or relocation of the container 20 in the upper position O or in the holding position of the fixing element 21 by arranging it flush with the respective corresponding first conveyor element 22 in the vertical direction 4.

In the holding position, the two first conveying elements 22 are arranged under the container 20 and are at the same distance from each other as the two second conveying elements 23 and extend them due to an arrangement in alignment, which enables easy conveying of the containers 20.

The device 1 advantageously provides a lift for containers 20 with a holding function.

List of reference symbols

1

contraption

2

frame

3

Floor

4

vertical direction

5

Recording

6

Storage area

7

Handle

8th

Pulley

9

Deflection element

10

Rotation axis

11

Traction device

12

first recess

13

second recess

14

Hand lever for brake

15

Counterweight

16

Arrow

17

Arrow

18

Arrow

19

Holding device

20

container

21

Fixing element

22

first conveyor element

23

second conveyor element

O

upper position

U

lower position

QUOTES INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• EP 1638866 B1 [0002]
• DE 102005025802 A1 [0002]

Claims (10)

Device (1) for manipulating containers (20), with: - a frame (2) that can be supported on a floor (3), - at least one receptacle (5) that is guided in the vertical direction (4) and held on the frame (2), through which the respective container (20) can be received, - at least one handle (7) that is guided in the vertical direction (4) and held on the frame (2), which can be manually operated by a person (14) and can thus be moved up and down in the vertical direction (4) alternately relative to the frame (2), and - a pulley (8) that has at least one deflection element (9) and a traction means (11) that is connected to the handle (7) and to the receptacle (5) and is deflected at least once by means of the deflection element (9), via which the handle (7) is coupled to the receptacle (5) in such a way that: o a displacement of the handle relative to the frame (2) (7) downwards in the vertical direction (4) is accompanied by a displacement of the holder (5) in the vertical direction (4) relative to the frame (2), and o a displacement of the handle (7) upwards in the vertical direction (4) relative to the frame (2) is accompanied by a displacement of the holder (5) in the vertical direction (4) downwards relative to the frame (2), and - a holding device (19) is provided which, in an upper position of the holder (5), in which it is displaced upwards in the vertical direction (4) relative to the frame (2), fixes the container (20) which is located on the holder (5) in such a way that when the holder (5) is subsequently displaced downwards in the vertical direction (4), the container (20) is fixed in a holding position. Device according to Claim 1 , characterized in that the frame (2) has a substantially rectangular base area and a recess (12) is provided on the frame (2) on a first side of the base area, via which the container (20) can be moved to or from the receptacle (5), and the handle (7) is held on the frame (2) on a second side of the base area adjacent to the first side. Device according to Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that on the side of the frame (2) opposite the first side, a further recess (13) is provided, through which the container (20) can be moved into or out of the receptacle (5). Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a transmission of the pulley (8) is implemented in such a way that the path when moving the handle (7) is shorter than the path of the holder (5) that can be traveled thereby. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pulley block (8) has at least one second deflection element (9), by means of which the traction means (11) is deflected at least once. Device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one counterweight (15) is held on the handle (7), which is formed separately from the handle (7), separately from the receptacle (5) and separately from the pulley (8), and is provided in addition to the handle (7), in addition to the receptacle (5) and in addition to the pulley (8), the weight of which acts downwards in the vertical direction (4). Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receptacle (5) is displaceable in the vertical direction (4) relative to the frame (2) between at least one lower position (U) and at least one upper position (O). Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holding device (19) has at least one fixing element (21) which can be pivoted between a release position and a holding position, wherein in the holding position at least a part of the fixing element supports and/or receives the container (20). Device (1) according to Claim 7 or 8th , characterized in that: - the receptacle (5) and/or the fixing element (21) has a first storage surface (6) pointing upwards in the vertical direction (4) and/or a first conveyor element (22) on which the respective container (20) can be placed and/or conveyed, and - the device (1) has a component formed separately from the receptacle (5), which has a second storage surface and/or a second conveyor element (22) that is immovable relative to the frame and points upwards in the vertical direction (4), which in the upper position (O) of the receptacle (5) and/or in the holding position of the fixing element (21) is arranged flush with the first storage surface (6) and/or the first conveyor element (22) in the vertical direction (4), whereby the respective container (20) can be placed horizontally from the first storage surface (6) and/or the first conveyor element (22) onto the second storage surface and/or the second conveyor element (23) is slidable. Use of a device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the device (1) is used to manipulate containers (20).

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