DE202011107686U1 - palette - Google Patents

Abstract

Pallet (10) for lifting and transporting goods by means of a fork lift truck, in particular a pallet with the external dimensions of a Euro half-pallet, consisting of wood and / or wood-based materials, with a) two opposite longitudinal sides (12) b) two opposing narrow sides (14), and c) a plurality of free spaces (16, 18) for a fork lift truck to enter, characterized in that d) the pallet (10) has a number of three stiffening floor boards (20) ; e) that the pallet (10) has a number of two rows (22, 24) of a number of three spacer blocks (26), which are fastened to the floor boards (20) and are arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides; f) that the pallet (10) has a number of at least two load-bearing longitudinal boards (28) fastened on the spacer blocks (26); g) that the pallet (10) has a plurality of cover boards (30) fastened to the load-bearing longitudinal boards (28) and forming an upper covering; h) that at ...

Description

Field of the invention

The present invention relates to a pallet with the dimensions of half a euro pallet.

State of the art

Euro pallets, also known as Europoolpaletten or flat pallets, have a in the DIN EN 13698 Part 1 standardized size with the dimensions of 80 cm wide and 120 cm long. They are reusable, largely interchangeable transport pallets. Their design is also largely standardized so that they can always be picked up immediately by forklift trucks and lift trucks. Accordingly, they are not divided from the narrow side, from the long side they have exactly in the middle of an intermediate carrier. The area between the carriers is also standardized in terms of width and height. They can be picked up and transported from any of their four sides with a forklift or lift truck.

These full-size Euro pallets can thus be transported in standardized fashion worldwide, placed next to each other and handled in the same way everywhere.

In many cases, Euro pallets were used together with the goods stacked thereon, for example, canned food, drinks and the like, by means of haul vans in supermarkets and discount stores. The goods stacked on the pallets did not have to be unloaded or unloaded, but could be transported or loaded in combination with the pallets.

However, it has been found that full-sized Euro pallets (80 cm x 120 cm) are not suitable for use in the supermarket and in various other applications. The amount of food stacked on these Euro pallets in full format is too large for a single supermarket and the handling or presentation of goods on the pallets in the aisles is still possible with these dimensions, but sometimes disturbing because u. a. also the ways for the customers are blocked.

Space or storage capacities in supermarkets are very expensive. Therefore, it was necessary to repackage pallets with several different goods and re-assemble. However, this additional expense compensated for the benefits of using Euro pallets in terms of storage, transport and handling.

For this reason, Euro half-pallets have been used for many years, which have external dimensions of 60 cm × 80 cm. These pallets are of the size required in supermarkets and can be found in these markets all the time. Well-known discounter markets use these pallets with success, since the goods can be presented directly on the pallet and sold from there.

For example, describes the EP 2 230 186 A2 a variant of a Euro pallet in the format 80 cm × 120 cm, in which in particular two Euro-half pallets (pallet segments) are releasably coupled together ( 1 ).

A major disadvantage of Euro-half pallets is that the equally standardized fork-lift trucks can pick up / raise the half-pallets only from two sides, namely only from the two opposite sides, each with 80 cm in length. So that means from where they also fit the standard Euro pallets (80 cm × 120 cm).

The 15 cm to 17 cm wide and also in terms of their distance suitable for the standard Euro pallets standardized metal tines (fork) of the pallet truck can not be pushed into the two free spaces under the 60 cm side of a Euro-half pallet.

In a half pallet Euro pallet, the pillars are arranged from the side so that the tines of a lift truck no longer fit therebetween, because the space between the inner edges of the two blocks (pillars) is too small when made of solid wood.

The problem here, however, is that a standard fork lift truck has a width of about 52 cm. The result is that for the two wooden blocks left and right only a total of 8 cm of the 60 cm wide pallet narrow side are available, which is not sufficient. It does not matter whether you still on the long sides or narrow sides additional center support, ie wooden blocks in the middle position used for support or not, as the tines of the fork lift trucks would pass on these middle wooden blocks left and right. The reason for this is the too small space between the outer wooden blocks (corner blocks), between which the fork tines of a lift truck must fit.

This problem has been solved by the fact that the relatively wide support blocks made of wood in the outer corners of such a 60 cm × 80 cm Pallet replaced by two C-shaped slim metal brackets. Only the wooden blocks of the middle row (if such are additionally provided) remain unchanged. The use of metal brackets make it possible for even a lift truck, forklift or similar with standardized tines to fit into the two clearances between these two metal brackets and lift the pallet.

It is disadvantageous that, for example, an accidental impact with the forklift tines on one of these metal angles can lead to considerable risks for a safe and reliable transport of the pallets if the metal brackets have been bent when abutting a 60 cm × 80 cm pallet.

This was not a problem with conventional wooden blocks. These were simply removed with saws, replaced with other wooden blocks and these fixed again using tackers. The metal angles, however, must be removed consuming and replaced by new ones.

task

Object of the present invention is to provide a pallet with the outer dimensions of a Euro-half pallet, which allows lifting and transporting by means of a fork-lift truck / forklift optionally from each of the four sides of the pallet.

solution

This object is achieved by the pallet according to claim 1 and additionally by advantageous developments according to the subclaims.

It is proposed a pallet, in particular a pallet with the outer dimensions of a Euro-half pallet, for lifting and transporting goods by means of a fork lift truck, which consists of wood and two opposite longitudinal sides, two opposite narrow sides and a plurality of free spaces for has a retraction of a fork lift truck.

• – eine Anzahl von drei aussteifenden Bodenbrettern;
• – zwei auf den Bodenbrettern befestigte und parallel zu den Längsseiten angeordnete Reihen von jeweils drei Distanzklötzen;
• – eine Anzahl von mindestens zwei auf den Distanzklötzen befestigten lastabtragenden Längsbrettern;
• – eine Mehrzahl von auf den lastabtragenden Längsbrettern befestigten und einen oberen Belag bildenden Deckbrettern.

The palette also has the following:

• - a number of three stiffening floorboards;
• - Two mounted on the floorboards and arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides rows of three spacer blocks;
• A number of at least two load-bearing longitudinal boards fixed on the spacer blocks;
• - A plurality of mounted on the load-removing longitudinal boards and an upper deck forming deck boards.

Advantageously, a Kragarmkonstruktion is formed on one of the longitudinal sides of the pallet such that each narrow side of the pallet has at least two free spaces that ensure unhindered retraction of a fork lift truck either on each of the two narrow sides of the pallet.

The Kragarmkonstruktion is by means of an indented arrangement of a series of two parallel to the long sides on the floor boards arranged rows of distance blocks to the extent of a standard width of a fork tine of the fork lift truck in the direction, viewed from the narrow side to the center of Pallet realized.

The indented row of spacer blocks is parallel to one of the longitudinal sides of the pallet, but arranged eccentrically, and forms a support for the Kragarmkonstruktion.

The non-indented row of the two rows of spacer blocks arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides is arranged on the longitudinal side of the pallet, which lies opposite the longitudinal side with the indented row of spacer blocks. The load-bearing longitudinal boards have their supports on the spacer blocks.

The covering of the pallet form cover boards, which are arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal sides and, resting on the load-bearing longitudinal boards, forming on the longitudinal side of the pallet with the indented spacer blocks a plurality of cantilevered cantilevers.

The selected arrangement of the cover boards perpendicular to the longitudinal sides favors sufficient carrying capacity of the proposed range.

The non-engaged row of the two rows of spacer blocks arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides is arranged on the longitudinal side of the pallet, which lies opposite the longitudinal side with the engaged row of spacer blocks.

In the proposed range, a wooden version is preferred, although nails can be used for mounting. This has the advantage that no metal bracket must be used.

The proposed Kragarmkonstruktion this creates the necessary space for the desired unimpeded retraction with the tines of a fork-lift truck on the narrow sides of a 60 cm × 80 cm range.

The chosen construction of the pallet also has the advantage of giving it the usual stamina of at least half a ton in weight Pallet guaranteed. The pallets can be transported using forklift trucks, forklifts and other standardized fork-lift vehicles.

It is advantageous if the engagement of one of the two rows arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides of a plurality of spacer blocks takes place by a value corresponding to the degree of a standard width of a fork tine of a fork lift truck.

The indented spacer blocks form the supporting wooden blocks. In order to achieve a cheap entry possibility from the narrow side of the pallet, the spacer blocks are expediently indented by the extent of a fork width to the middle of the pallet, seen from the narrow side. The degree of engagement is about 17 cm, which corresponds to the usual and quasi-standard widths of fork tines. Of course you could also indent more or less if other prongs are used. The Einrückmaß should thereby be slightly larger than the width of the forks, to prevent that in very close together pallets, the laterally projecting fork under a neighboring pallet and then this or more with raises.

In addition, the blocks of the engaged block row are expediently substantially widened with respect to the remaining blocks. However, this does not interfere because they do not affect the fork tines anyway. This construction of the engaged blocks and their eccentric arrangement ensures an extremely high stability and load capacity of the pallets. This is of particular advantage since there is, in fact, no middle row of logs in the proposed range.

Practical testing of the cantilevered pallets has shown that the payload is up to four times greater than the conventional 60 cm x 80 cm Euro pallets with metal brackets. The achievement of this result will u. a. favored by the attachment of additional intermediate boards.

The embodiment of the invention as a pallet with the dimensions of half a Euro pallet is also advantageous because in the practical application of two such half euro pallets always deposited on the site of a standard Euro pallet, can be transported and stored. In addition, a forklift can also transport two such half euro pallets in a row on its two forks.

In an advantageous development of the cantilever construction, the pallet can have six cantilevers of six spaced-apart cover boards. The deck boards acting as cantilevers also simultaneously form the decking for the pallet

Other embodiments have, for example, 4, 5, 7 or 8 cover boards.

Conveniently, the Kragarmbretter in the invention have their support on the load-bearing pallet longitudinal boards, which in turn rest on the spacer blocks. The fact that the load is distributed here on the six cantilevers, a high payload for the pallet can be achieved in this way.

It is also advantageous if a board for realizing a height compensation for the fork tines of an incoming lift truck is attached to the underside of the cantilevers.

The spacer blocks may also have the shape of a cube, cuboid or cylinder in a further embodiment of the invention. But there are other forms, such. B. with oval base o. Ä., Possible.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the lining of the pallet may also have a closed surface.

Such a covering with a closed surface may expediently consist of a plurality of closely arranged cover boards or of a compact plywood chipboard.

It is also possible to use a coating that consists of a wood-like material or recycled plastic.

An embodiment of the spacer blocks of pressboard, glued plywood, other wood materials, plastic or similar materials is also possible.

It is advantageous that the invention ensures the possibility of unhindered retraction of a fork lift truck o. Ä. With standardized fork tines in the free spaces of the narrow sides of the pallet and thus optionally of each of the four sides and thereby, for example, much cheaper compared to those mentioned Pallets with metal angles as spacers (also known as "Düsseldorfer Paletten") is.

Also with regard to a required repair solution of the invention is much cheaper. Neither is a connection of the metal angles with the wooden boards with thick tubular rivets necessary, still metal angles are needed. No bent angles need to be laboriously and time-consuming repaired. It is simply sawn out a block of wood or other log and renewed.

Further details and features will become apparent from the following description of a preferred embodiment in conjunction with the subclaims. In this case, the respective features can be implemented on their own or in combination with one another. The possibilities to solve the problem are not limited to the embodiment.

The embodiment is shown schematically in the figures. The same reference numerals in the individual figures designate the same or functionally identical or with respect to their functions corresponding elements.

In detail shows:

1 schematically a perspective view of the pallet;

2A a schematic side view (longitudinal side) of the pallet; and

2 B a schematic side view (narrow side) of the pallet.

The in the schematic perspective view of 1 illustrated palette 10 is made of wood and has the dimensions of a Euro-half pallet (narrow sides 60 cm, long sides 80 cm).

The pallet 10 has two opposite longitudinal sides 12 and two opposite narrow sides 14 on. For retracting a fork lift truck are on each long side 12 two open spaces 16 as well as on every narrow side 14 two open spaces 18 for the retraction of a fork lift truck o. Ä. Exists.

Furthermore, the palette points 10 three stiffening floorboards 20 on, on which in two parallel to the long sides 12 arranged rows 22 . 24 three spacer blocks each 26 are attached, thus on each floorboard 20 two spacer blocks 26 ,

One of the two rows 22 with spacer blocks 26 is, from the narrow side 14 from the pallet, to the center of the pallet 10 towards about a value, slightly greater than the value of a standard fork width of a fork lift truck engaged, but still eccentrically arranged and fixed. The other block row 24 is directly on one of the long sides 12 the pallet 10 arranged. The unanchored row 22 the two parallel to the long sides 12 arranged rows of spacer blocks 26 is on the long side 12 the pallet 10 arranged on the long side 12 with the indented row 22 of distance blocks 26 is opposite.

Here is, from the narrow side 14 from the distance between the indented row 22 of distance blocks 26 and the outer edge of the corresponding longitudinal side 12 the pallet 10 less than the distance between the spacer blocks 26 the indented row 22 and the spacer blocks 26 the unanchored row 24 of distance blocks 26 ,

On the tops of the blocks 26 the two rows of logs 22 . 24 are parallel to the long sides 12 the pallet the load-bearing longitudinal boards 28 arranged and fastened. On the not indented block row 24 is a longitudinal board 28 arranged. The blocks 26 the indented row 22 are wider than the blocks 26 the outer block row 24 and it's on this block row 22 two load-bearing longitudinal boards arranged close together 28 attached. The unanchored row 24 the two parallel to the long sides 12 arranged rows 22 . 24 of distance blocks 26 is directly on the outer edge of the long side 12 the pallet 10 arranged on the long side 12 with the indented row 22 of distance blocks 26 is opposite.

Perpendicular to the long sides 12 the pallet 10 arranged, are on the longitudinal boards 28 a total of six evenly spaced cover boards 30 as a covering 30 applied and attached.

The six on the load-bearing longitudinal boards 28 attached deck boards 30 thus form on one longitudinal side of the pallet 10 a cantilever construction 32 from six cantilevered cantilevers 34 , The indented, off-center row 22 the spacer blocks 26 This forms the support for this Kragarmkonstruktion 32 ,

At the bottom of the cantilevers 34 is along this long side 12 the pallet 10 as height compensation for the fork tines of a fork lift truck another board 36 attached. The attachment of this height compensation is not mandatory.

As a result of this arrangement, in addition to the already originally available free spaces 16 on the long sides 12 the plate 10 , also on each of the two narrow sides 14 the pallet 10 two sufficiently large open spaces 18 for the unimpeded retraction of a fork lift truck with fork tines in accordance with the valid standard dimensions have been created.

The load-carrying capacity of the pallet construction has been increased compared to the conventional Euro-half pallets, especially with respect to the Euro-half pallets, with metal bars.

The 2A and 2 B show the side views of in 1 described range. It shows the 2A a side view of the pallet, viewed from the longitudinal side, while the 2 B a side view, viewed from the narrow side of the pallet shows.

For the further description of the 2A and 2 B mutatis mutandis, the description of the 1 to.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

palette

12

long side

14

narrow side

16

Free space on the long side

18

Free space on the narrow side

20

floorboard

22

indented row of distance blocks

24

not engaged row of distance blocks

26

distance block

28

load-bearing longitudinal board

30

Deck board / flooring

32

cantilever structure

34

cantilever

36

Board for height compensation

Cited patent literature:

• EP 2230186 A2

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Cited patent literature

• EP 2230186 A2 [0008]

Cited non-patent literature

• DIN EN 13698 Part 1 [0002]

Claims (10)

Palette ( 10 ) for lifting and transporting goods by means of a fork-lift truck, in particular pallet with the outer dimensions of a Euro-half pallet, consisting of wood and / or wood materials, with a) two opposite longitudinal sides ( 12 ) b) two opposite narrow sides ( 14 ), and c) a plurality of open spaces ( 16 . 18 ) for retracting a fork-lift truck, characterized in that d) that the pallet ( 10 ) a number of three stiffening floor boards ( 20 ) having; e) that the pallet ( 10 ) a number of two on the floorboards ( 20 ) and arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides rows ( 22 . 24 ) of a number of three spacer blocks ( 26 ) having; f) that the pallet ( 10 ) a number of at least two on the spacer blocks ( 26 ) load-bearing longitudinal boards ( 28 ) having; g) that the pallet ( 10 ) a plurality of on the load-bearing longitudinal boards ( 28 ) and an upper deck forming deck boards ( 30 ) having; h) that on one of the long sides ( 12 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) a cantilever construction ( 32 ) is formed such that each narrow side ( 14 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) at least two free spaces ( 18 ), which allows unimpeded retraction of a fork-lift truck optionally on each of the two narrow sides ( 14 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) guarantee; h1) the cantilever construction ( 32 ) by means of an indented arrangement of a row ( 22 ) of the two parallel to the long sides ( 12 ) on the floorboards ( 20 ) arranged rows of spacer blocks ( 26 ) in the direction of, from the narrow side ( 14 ), to the middle of the palette ( 10 ) is realized; h2) where the indented row ( 22 the distance blocks parallel to one of the long sides ( 12 the pallet ( 10 ), but still off-center, is arranged and a support for Kragarmkonstruktion ( 32 ) forms; h3) where the non-indented series ( 24 ) of the two rows arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides ( 22 . 24 ) of spacer blocks ( 26 ) on the long side 12 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) is arranged, the longitudinal side ( 12 ) with the indented row ( 22 ) of spacer blocks ( 26 ) (h4) where the load-bearing longitudinal boards ( 28 ) on the spacer blocks ( 26 ) rest; h5) wherein the covering boards forming the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) perpendicular to the longitudinal sides ( 12 ) and, on the load-bearing longitudinal boards ( 28 ) lying on the long side ( 12 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) with the indented spacer blocks ( 26 ) a plurality of cantilevered cantilevers ( 34 ) and h6) where the non-indented row ( 24 ) of the two rows arranged parallel to the longitudinal sides ( 22 . 24 ) of spacer blocks ( 26 ) on the longitudinal side ( 12 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) is arranged, the longitudinal side ( 12 ) with the indented row ( 22 ) of spacer blocks ( 26 ) is opposite. Pallet according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the engagement of one of the two parallel to the longitudinal sides ( 12 ) arranged rows ( 22 . 24 ) of a plurality of spacer blocks ( 26 ) by a value corresponding to the standard width of a fork tine of a fork-lift truck. Pallet according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cantilever construction ( 32 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) six cantilevers ( 34 ) of six spaced-apart cover boards ( 30 ) having. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the underside of the cantilevers ( 34 ) a board ( 36 ) is attached to the realization of a height compensation for the fork tines of an incoming lift truck. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacer blocks ( 20 ) have the shape of a cube, cuboid or cylinder; Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) has a closed surface. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) has a closed surface and of a plurality of closely spaced cover boards ( 30 ) consists. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) has a closed surface and consists of a compact plywood chipboard. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) consists of a wood-like material. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the covering ( 30 ) of the pallet ( 10 ) consists of recycled plastic

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