DE20116733U1 - Pallet or platform cladding - Google Patents

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Pallet or platform cladding The invention relates to a pallet or platform cladding.

Pallets for the easier transport of goods, especially boxes and large quantities of packaged food, are also often used for the storage and presentation of these goods in retail or retail chains. These form the storage and storage area. The pallets are usually standardized, which helps to simplify handling and transport. Particularly when presenting goods, such pallets have the disadvantage that, in addition to a potentially unsightly aesthetic impression when the pallet is used multiple times, soiling, in particular the accumulation of dirt underneath the pallet, cannot be avoided and is difficult to remove due to the open design of the pallet and the poor accessibility. In addition, the design of the pallets results in a certain risk potential in relation to possible tripping edges if the pallets are not aligned in the same way next to each other. In order to

.20 To cover the unsightly pallets for representation purposes,

Panels are used which are relatively complex as they are made specifically for the specific pallet size. Furthermore, the panels are fixed in terms of their design. If there is damage, the entire panel must be replaced.

The invention is therefore based on the task of developing a pallet or platform cladding that allows easy handling and is particularly easy to attach. Furthermore, it should be universally applicable for a large number of possible pallet or platform sizes. In addition to an improved aesthetic appearance, good accessibility is also important.

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and cleaning options, especially the area around the pallet.

The solution according to the invention is characterized by the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments are given in the subclaims.

The pallet or platform cladding comprises at least one panel element and fastening means for the panel element to the

&igr;&ogr; pallet or the pedestal. According to the invention, the

Fastening means at least one holding device that can be detachably connected to the pallet or the platform. The holding device has a partial surface on at least one surface facing the cover in the functional state, on which a magnetic field is formed. At least one partial surface is provided on the cover element, on which a magnetic field with opposite polarity to that on the holding device is generated. Both magnetic fields are aligned and designed in such a way in terms of their strength that they create a holding force for the cover element on the

.20 Create a holding device.

This solution makes it possible to create a pallet or platform cladding from individual panel elements in a simple manner by assigning fastening means, in particular holding devices to the pallet or platform and the holding force applied by the magnetic fields between the panel and the holding device. With this solution, differently shaped pallets and pallets of different sizes can be clad with standardized panel elements. Furthermore, according to the

0 The design of the panel always ensures a secure closure of the panel

to the ground, which is particularly important for the

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Cleaning the area around the pallet and preventing excessive contamination underneath the pallet is particularly important. The individual panels can also allow visible separation of product ranges, and the front of the panels can be used for visual advertising or the arrangement of other information. The panel can be attached optionally and is also very easy to handle by the service staff.

The detachable connection between the pallet and the holding device can be realized by force and form locking. In the case of force-locking solutions, a solution with frictional locking is preferred. For this purpose, the holding device can be designed as a clamping spring, for example. The spring properties of the holding device are created by the design and the choice of material. This solution offers the

Advantage that regardless of the pallet structure of longitudinal or transverse beams, the holding device can be attached to these elements and a corresponding articulation grip surface for the clamping spring can be created on different surfaces of the pallet. -20 Preferably, the spring element is made of steel or

a material with ferromagnetic properties. This solution also offers the advantage that a frictional connection can always be created without additional measures on the pallet and, in addition, the partial surface that carries or forms the magnetic field is formed directly by the spring element, i.e. the holding device. This means that the total number of elements used to secure a panel to the pallet can be significantly reduced. This solution is also very easy to handle, since the service personnel only have to apply a force that is greater than the holding force caused by the magnetic forces and thus the force to release the panel is relatively low, so that this type of panel can be used independently of the physical

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conditions and can be handled with little effort.

When the detachable connection is designed by means of a form-fitting connection, the holding device is formed by a suspension element. This can be U-shaped, for example, when viewed in cross-section. Both legs are then aligned vertically in the functional state and enclose a longitudinal or cross member in this direction. The connecting piece between the two legs then rests on a longitudinal or cross member. The position of the suspension element is determined in

horizontally by the legs in conjunction with a longitudinal or transverse support. The partial surface carrying the magnetic field is then formed by one of the two legs.

The partial surface on the holding device or the panel element that creates the magnetic field can be formed based on the choice of material or by separately applying a permanent magnet. According to a particularly advantageous embodiment, the holding device is made of ferromagnetic material. This offers the advantage that no additional modifications are required with regard to the connection of the magnet to the holding device and that clamping springs configured as standard for other applications can also be used.

The panel element itself can be made of various materials. The panel element is preferably made of plastic for easy handling and maintenance. The partial surface forming the magnetic field is preferably realized by at least one permanent magnet that is permanently connected to the panel element. The

0 Connection is preferably made by material bonding. The

Permanent magnet is placed on the back, i.e. the side facing the pallet

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or the surface of the panel facing the podium. This solution is characterized by a particularly simple production, since any plastic part that can be used as a panel element can be modified in this way. Solutions with a positive connection of the magnets to the panel element are also conceivable. However, this requires the corresponding shape to be formed on the panel.

Preferably, at least two holding devices are provided for holding a single diaphragm element. The arrangement of the &iacgr;&ogr; magnets on the diaphragm element can be symmetrical or

asymmetrical, by providing a plurality of magnets with equal or uneven spacing.

When providing several panel elements, which for example are mounted on different side surfaces of a pallet or a platform

Corner connectors are designed for the pallets to be attached. These are shaped according to the transition between two side surfaces, whereby this transition is usually square, but can also be circular in the case of custom-made pallets. These corner connectors also have -20 partial surfaces that form magnetic surfaces, which work together with

the other panel elements covering the side surfaces, these overlap and thus avoid sharp transition edges through the panel elements. In particular, when the panel elements are made of plastic with attached magnets, the magnetic force on the partial surface on the panel element is also sufficient to hold the corner connectors. These so-called corner connectors can be designed in a variety of ways and can be prefabricated for standard pallets, for example.

0 The solution according to the invention offers the advantage of a pallet or

podium cladding, which can be made from a variety of

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It is assembled from individual segments and can thus be optimally adapted to the shape of the pallet or platform. The individual panel elements, corner connectors and holding devices can be prefabricated as standard for different pallet and platform sizes and can then be combined with one another. Another significant advantage is that if a panel element is damaged, it can be very easily replaced with another one without having to replace the rest of the cladding.

The solution according to the invention is explained below using figures. The following is shown in detail:

Figure 1 illustrates in a simplified schematic representation the

Basic structure and the basic principle of an inventive

designed pallet or podium cladding using the example of a pallet;

Figures 2a and 2b illustrate possible designs of the holding device;

Figure 3 illustrates an embodiment of a holding device for realizing a positive connection with a pallet or a platform;

Figure 4 shows a view of the back of the

Design of a diaphragm element according to the invention.

Figure 1 illustrates in a schematically simplified representation the basic structure of a pallet or

Platform cladding based on a perspective view of a standard pallet

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with pallet or platform cladding 1 according to the invention. The pallet or platform cladding 1 comprises at least one panel element 2, which is detachably connected to the pallet or platform 4 via fastening means 3. The fastening means 3 comprise at least one holding device 27. According to the invention, the connection between the panel element 2 and the holding device 27 is made by utilizing magnetic forces. This is achieved in that the holding device has at least one partial surface 6 directed towards the rear side 5 of the panel element in the installed state, which forms a magnetic field that is suitable, in conjunction with a magnetic field of opposite polarity on the panel element 2, to cause the panel element 2 to be attracted, such that the panel element 2 can be held as a load at least partially by a holding device. For this purpose, the holding device 3 has a partial surface 7 arranged in the area of the desired fastening of the panel element 2, which also forms a magnetic field. Both magnetic fields are aligned in terms of field strength and polarity in such a way that the two partial surfaces 6 and 7 exert an attractive effect on one another. The holding device 27 is preferably made of ferromagnetic material. This eliminates the need for a special design of a partial surface 6 with magnetic properties, for example by applying a magnet with the corresponding polarity, which is opposite to the polarity of the magnet arranged on the partial surface 7 on the panel. The holding device is preferably clamping springs 9 or suspension bodies 10. Both options are shown in Figure 1 for clarity. In practice, however, holding devices 27 with a uniform design are generally used for a pallet or platform 4. The specific choice of the type of fastening of the holding device 27 depends on the specific application. The

0 However, the holding device 27 can always be detached from the pallet or the

Platform 4. This detachable connection is made by force

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and/or form-fitting. In order to enable rapid assembly or disassembly of the pallet or platform cladding 1, in particular of the panel element 2, and also to avoid having to make any additional modifications to the pallet or platform 4, which enables the use with standard pallets or platforms 4,

Preferably, a holding device 27 is used which is frictionally connected to the pallet 4 or the platform. This also applies analogously to the suspensions 10 which can be connected to the pallet 4 in a form-fitting manner. The latter are designed in such a way that it is easy to hang them in the spaces between the longitudinal and transverse beams.

To assemble the pallets or platform cladding 1, the holding devices 27, the number of which depends on the size of the platform or pallet to be clad, are first detachably connected to them. This is usually done on a pallet side wall or a support 11 or, when using hanging bodies 10, by hanging on a cross or longitudinal support of the pallet or platform, whereby this cross or longitudinal support should not be in contact with the ground.

Furthermore, the individual cover elements 2, which can also be standardized for standardized pallets or platforms 4 with the corresponding length I, are attached to the partial surfaces 6 or the suspension bodies 10 or clamping bodies 9 by means of the partial surface 7. The holding force between the holding device 27 and the cover element 2 is therefore based on the size of the magnetic fields of both partial surfaces 6 and 7, which are directed in opposite directions to one another.

According to a further aspect of the invention, in polygonal 0 pallets or platforms 4, the corner areas el to e4 or

the areas with a change of direction between two individual

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The peripheral surfaces of the platform or pallet 4 to be clad, which are arranged next to one another in the circumferential direction, are clad by corner connectors 12. The corner connectors 12 are characterized in that they have a partial surface 14 in the area of the rear surface 13 facing the pallet or the front side of the pallet 4, on which

a magnetic field is also formed. The alignment of the magnetic field in this area is such that it is aligned analogously to the magnetic field present on the partial surface 7 on the diaphragm element 2 and thus also forms a

cause attraction.

According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the solution according to the invention, each fastening element 3 is made of ferromagnetic materials and the magnets provided on the panel elements 2 and the corner connectors 12 are aligned with the same polarity, so that in the interaction between the panel element 2 and the corner connector 12, opposing magnetic fields are again generated.

-20 are opposite each other. This means that any x-arbitrary

The cover element 2 can be combined with any holding device 27 and a sufficiently large holding force is ensured and furthermore the corner connectors 12 can also be provided with the same magnet arrangement as the cover elements.

Figure 2a illustrates in a simplified schematic representation one possibility of designing a clamping body 9 as a holding device 27. This clamping body 9 is designed as a spring element 16, whereby the spring-elastic properties are determined by the shape and the material properties . In the case shown, the

Spring element 16 has essentially a U-shaped cross-section,

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which is formed on one leg, here leg 17.1, with an adjustment projection 18. The adjustment projection 18 is designed in such a way that it is directed towards the second leg 17.2 in the unloaded state. In the loaded state, this is then changed or reduced in terms of its curvature under the influence of the size of the part to be enclosed, in particular the individual cross or longitudinal beams on the pallet or the platform 4. The partial surface 6 is arranged on the connecting piece 19 of the two legs 17.1 and 17.2, whereby the partial surface 6 on the connecting piece 19 extends over the entire extent between the two legs 17.1 and 17.2 when the spring element 16 is made of ferromagnetic material and is characterized by the entire area 20 that can be described by the connecting piece.

Figure 2b, on the other hand, illustrates a simple design of the holding device 27 as a suspension body 10. This is preferably U-shaped in cross-section, with one of the outer surfaces 22.1 or 22.2 formed by both legs 21.1 or 21.2 carrying the partial surface 6. Both legs 21.1 and 21.2 are preferably the same length. Different dimensions are also conceivable. The suspension body 10 is also preferably in one piece and made of ferromagnetic material, so that the entire outer surface 22.1 of the leg 21.1 forms the partial surface 6. The connecting piece 23 here serves to rest on a longitudinal or transverse support of the pallet or the platform 4.

Standard holding devices 27 can be prefabricated, particularly for standard pallets with standard dimensions. The size of the connecting pieces 23 and 19 depends on the width of the individual longitudinal and cross beams.

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Figure 3 illustrates a further embodiment of a holding device 27 according to Figure 2a, wherein the partial surface 6 is formed by a magnet 24 that is permanently connected to the holding device 27. In this case, the material of the holding device 27 can be chosen arbitrarily, but when designed as a clamping body 9, preferably

Materials with a high modulus of elasticity can be used, while any material can be used in designs as hanging bodies 10. In this case, the magnet 24 is arranged in a material-locking manner with the end face 25 pointing away from the pallet 4 on the connecting piece 19 Î& .

Figure 4 illustrates a design of a panel element 2 based on a view of the rear side 5. It can be seen that the partial surface 7 is formed by a magnet 25 that can be connected to the panel element 2 in a material-locking manner. The material-locking connection offers the

safest option and, in conjunction with a design of the clamping body 9 made of ferromagnetic material, it allows for very easy handling of the entire pallet or platform covering 1. Another significant advantage is that the magnet or the -20 magnets 25 can be retrofitted in a simple manner, even on already

existing panel elements. A further design option is to provide receiving devices on the panel element 2 for a positive or non-positive connection of the magnet to the rear side 5. However, this solution requires a correspondingly more complex design of the panel element 2, which is why the material connection is preferable.

The contour of the panel element itself, especially the outer circumference as well as the design of the front and the profile in side view can be chosen freely. The only decisive factor for secure fastening is

that a partial surface 7 is to be provided on the panel element 2. Accordingly

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The length of the panel element 2 is then to be provided with several partial surfaces, which can be arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically to one another and at the same or any desired distance from one another. The specific arrangement of the individual partial surfaces depends on the design of the pallets or platforms 4, in particular the arrangement of the longitudinal and transverse beams that can be used there as supports for the fastening elements 3.

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List of reference symbols

1 Pallet or platform cladding 2 Aperture element 3 Fasteners 4 Pallet or pedestal 5 back 6 Subarea 7 Partial surface on the panel element 8th magnet 9 Clamp body 10 Hanging body 11 carrier 12 Corner connectors 13 Back surface 14 Subarea 15 front 16 Spring element 17.1 leg 17.2 leg 18 Adaptation advantage 19 Connector 20 Area 21.1 leg 21.2 leg 22 Exterior surface 23 Connector 24 magnet 25 Side surface 26 magnet 27 Holding device &bull; · ··· · · · · · ··* · · · · · ·

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Claims (13)

1. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ); 1. 1.1 with at least one aperture element ( 2 ); 2. 1.2 with fastening means ( 3 ) for the panel element ( 2 ); characterised by the following features: 3. 1.3 the fastening means ( 3 ) comprise at least one holding device ( 27 ) which can be detachably connected to the pallet or the platform ( 4 ); 4. 1.4 the holding device ( 27 ) has at least one partial surface ( 6 ) facing the diaphragm element ( 2 ) which carries or forms a magnetic field; 5. 1.5 on the diaphragm element ( 2 ) there is provided a partial surface ( 7 ) directed towards the holding device, which forms a magnetic field of opposite polarity to the magnetic field of the partial surface ( 6 ) on the holding device ( 27 ) and, in cooperation with the latter, generates a holding force for holding at least a partial weight of the diaphragm element ( 2 ) on the holding device ( 27 ). 2. Pallet or platform covering ( 1 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that the detachable connection between the holding device ( 27 ) and the pallet or platform ( 4 ) is force-fitting. 3. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to claim 2, characterized in that the detachable connection is frictionally engaged. 4. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to claim 3, characterized in that the holding device ( 27 ) is designed as a clamping body ( 9 ). 5. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to claim 4, characterized in that the clamping body ( 9 ) is designed as a spring element ( 16 ) whose spring property is a function of the shape and the material. 6. Pallet or platform covering ( 1 ) according to claim 1, characterized in that the detachable connection between the holding device ( 27 ) and the pallet or platform ( 4 ) is designed to be form-fitting. 7. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to claim 6, characterized in that the positive locking is realized via a suspension body ( 10 ) which rests on a longitudinal or transverse support of the pallet or platform ( 4 ) and whose side surface carries the partial surface ( 6 ). 8. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the partial surfaces ( 6 , 7 ) forming the magnetic surface on the holding device ( 27 ) or the cover element ( 2 ) are formed by permanent magnets which are detachably or materially connected to the holding device ( 27 ) or the cover element ( 2 ). 9. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the holding device ( 27 ) consists of ferromagnetic material and the magnetic field is formed by this. 10. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a plurality of partial surfaces ( 7 ) are provided on the panel element ( 2 ). 11. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to claim 10, characterized in that the partial surfaces ( 7 ) are arranged at regular intervals. 12. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the cover element ( 2 ) consists of plastic. 13. Pallet or platform cladding ( 1 ) according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that when several panel elements ( 2 ) are arranged at an angle to one another in the transition region, panel elements ( 2 ) in the form of corner connecting pieces ( 12 ) are provided which carry a partial surface ( 14 ) forming a magnetic surface.