DE202017103783U1 - Bottle crate as a modular box for the optional storage of cardboard outer packaging and single bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

Bottle crate as a modular box for the optional accommodation of cardboard outer packaging, in particular six-packs, and single bottles, with a box bottom, two longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and two transverse side walls (4, 6) between them in particular twenty Flascheneinstellplätze (10) in 4 x 5 to each other form vertical rows, and with sleeves (28) which are arranged centrally between each four slots (10), wherein the bottle crate at least, but preferably three compartments (12 to 16) for receiving Kartonumverpackungen, in particular six-packs, characterized in that all the compartments (12, 14, 16) are delimited by side walls, namely the longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and transverse side walls (6, 8) and inner side walls (20, 22, 24) whose height is in particular at least 1/3 of that Height of the longitudinal and / or transverse side walls (2, 4, 6, 8) is.

Description

The invention relates to a bottle crate according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such crates are known ( DE 20 2010 014 919 U1 ) and can be used both for the transport of individual bottles in the filling and empty state as well as for the transport of six-packs or other carton outer packaging with a capacity of usually four to ten bottles. These boxes have the advantage that they can accommodate for forward transport from the beverage manufacturer to the point of sale according to six-packs or the like carton outer packaging, whereas in the case of the return transport, the empty bottles can be adjusted. This is very advantageous and cost-cutting for logistical reasons. For this reason, find such dual-use modular boxes more and more application.

Typically, such boxes are equipped with quills within the limited by the longitudinal and transverse side walls interior, which divide the bottle crate in a variety of bottle shelves and serve both to hold the Kartonumverpackungen and set bottles.

However, such modular boxes are in need of improvement, especially as regards the transport when receiving cardboard outer packages, in particular six-packs. The buyer of such six-packs, which are housed in modular boxes, usually carries such a box sideways with one hand, with the result that the boxes are transported in more or less steep inclination, especially when the boxes must be transported, for example, downstairs, approximately a cellar or the like. This entails the risk that the cardboard outer packagings held by the sleeves engaging in the cardboard outer packs are no longer sufficiently stabilized and correspondingly parked in the box, but can fall out of the case, in particular under impact stresses, which of course results in the breakage of the filled bottles would have.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle crate, which avoids the risk of falling out of six-packs or the like cardboard packaging with simple and cost-effective measures, i. enables a secure setting.

This object is achieved by the features contained in the characterizing part of claim 1.

Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized by the features contained in the subclaims.

According to the invention at least three compartments are provided in a module box, which are bounded by side walls and preferably fully, ie over the entire circumference of each compartment. This is done by specifying appropriate inner side walls that hold set along with the longitudinal and transverse side walls six packs or the like carton outer packaging but also individual bottles. Conveniently, the height of the inner side walls is at least 1/3 of the height of the longitudinal and / or transverse side walls. It is expedient to adjust the height of the inner side walls at least 2/5, preferably at least 1/2 to the height of the outer side walls. This ensures in a very simple manner in combination with the already existing longitudinal and transverse side walls a secure setting of six packs and the like Kartonumverpackungen that avoids tipping or falling out of the cardboard outer packaging and thus damage to the bottles even with appropriate inclination during transport of the bottle crate , At the same time, the inner sidewalls contribute significantly to the stability of the box, especially in the aspect that the thickness of the sidewalls is generally emaciated to save material costs. Due to the full limitation of the compartments with the inner side walls, these open with their ends in the longitudinal and transverse side walls and thus form a closed side wall assembly also on the inside of the bottle crate, which contributes significantly to the stability and increased load bearing such modular boxes. Therefore, such boxes are also excellent for holding more than twenty bottles, especially when cardboard wrapping with eight bottles to be used.

Expediently, a first inner side wall extends centrally from one of the two transverse side walls parallel to the two longitudinal side walls and subdivides the region of the bottle crate into two adjacent compartments aligned parallel to the longitudinal side walls. Conveniently, at the end of this first inner side wall located in the interior of the bottle crate, a second inner side wall extending transversely thereto joins, which bridges and bridges the two longitudinal side walls. As a result, the two compartments subdivided into the first inner side wall are completely bounded by side walls.

Furthermore, it is expedient that of the second inner side wall, a further inner Side wall protrudes perpendicularly in the direction of the opposite transverse side wall and the second inner side wall connects with this transverse side wall, whereby a third compartment for a Sixpackaufnahme is formed, which in turn is fully enclosed by the longitudinal and transverse side wall and the third and second inner side wall. It remains in this division with the first, second and third inner side wall, a fourth compartment, which contains in the case of six-pack recordings a total of two bottle places, these two bottle spaces are optionally divided appropriately by a fourth inner side wall. This also contributes to increasing the stability of the bottle crate.

It is expedient that the height of the inner side walls of the height of the quills corresponds, preferably the height of the full quills or half-quills. Furthermore, it is expedient that in the three compartments for receiving the cardboard outer packaging, in particular six packs, two full quills are arranged centrally and in each case centrally of four pitches and the transverse walls of the compartments each a Halbpinole is provided which extends into the interior of the corresponding compartment extends, which serves to a good reception of the set six-packs, which overlap these quills.

In this context, it is expedient that at the intersection of the second and third inner side wall, a full quill is arranged, which protrudes with a half as Halbpinole in a compartment for receiving Kartonumverpackungen.

Furthermore, it is expedient that in the interior of the adjacent longitudinal and transverse side walls projecting hollow profile columns are arranged with preferably triangular cross-section, which can also serve as Halbpinolen and thus stand ready for fixing the set Kartonumverpackungen.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the full quills are suitably provided with web-like and wall-like projections, which serve at the same time for supporting the six-packs and above all also adjusted single bottles. These extensions are connected on the one hand with the sleeves and on the other hand with the bottom in one piece.

Overall, the box with all the components can be made in one piece by injection molding of plastic, which allows a cheap manufacturing method.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the drawing, the single figure shows schematically a plan view of a bottle crate according to the invention.

The bottle crate according to the invention is used for selectively receiving carton outer packaging of bottles and individual bottles, so that the box is prepared both for receiving Kartonumverpackungen as well as for the inclusion of single bottles. Kartonumverpackungen within the meaning of the invention are, for example, so-called six-packs, so carton packaging that accommodate six bottles of beverage. However, the invention also includes cardboard outer packaging with four or eight and more bottles, but in the following, a bottle crate designed for receiving six-packs will be described. It is obvious that the features described for the acceptance of six-packs also apply as intended to bottle crates intended for receiving cardboard outer packagings with only four or eight or more bottles each.

The bottle crate has four side walls, here due to the bottle capacity of twenty bottles, two longitudinal walls 2 and 4 as well as two transverse side walls 6 and 8th and a box bottom. The side walls 2 to 8th limit a receiving space for receiving a total of twenty bottles, which, as stated above, should not be limiting, in four longitudinal rows parallel to the longitudinal side walls, each with five Flascheneinstellplätzen 10 and five transverse and parallel to the transverse side walls 6 and 8th running rows with four Flascheneinstellplätzen 10 ,

In the illustrated embodiment are three compartments 12 . 14 . 16 designed to accommodate six packs and a fourth compartment 18 which z. B. serves to accommodate two single bottles. The two compartments 12 . 14 for the acceptance of six-packs with six bottle places each 10 are in the longitudinal direction of the box, ie parallel to the longitudinal side walls 2 . 4 aligned, and the third compartment 16 this is transverse and thus parallel to the transverse side walls 6 . 8th aligned.

The two longitudinal compartments 12 . 14 are separated from each other by a first inner sidewall 20 divided, with this first inner sidewall 20 over three Flascheneinstellplätzen, which are arranged in series one behind the other extends. The inner sidewall 20 runs here perpendicularly projecting from the transverse side wall 8th in the direction of the opposite transverse side wall 6 and at the free end of the inner sidewall 20 is a transverse thereto second inner sidewall 22 provided, which from the one longitudinal side wall 2 to the other longitudinal side wall 4 continuous extends and thus these two longitudinal side walls 2 . 4 bridged. This transverse second inner sidewall 22 extends over a total of four consecutively arranged in series bottle spaces 10 ,

Further, a third inner side wall 24 trained, who are at the two compartments 12 . 14 opposite side of the second inner side wall 22 perpendicularly projecting in the direction of the transverse side wall 6 extends and thus over two Flascheneinstellplätze 10 extends and the second inner sidewall 22 with the transverse side wall 6 combines. Through this third inner sidewall 24 becomes the two compartments 12 . 14 adjacent area in a compartment 16 with six bottle places 10 and another compartment 18 with two bottle storage spaces 10 divided. This fourth compartment 18 may optionally be through a fourth inner sidewall 26 still be divided. This subdivision is shown in the embodiment of the figure.

In addition, expediently quills in the bottle crate and indeed full quills 28 provided and that in the illustrated embodiment a total of seven full quills 28 , There are in each of the serving for the reception of six-packs compartments 12 to 16 two full quills each 28 arranged centrally between each four Flascheneinstellplätzen 10 are provided. The seventh quill 28 is at the intersection of the second inner sidewall 22 with the third inner sidewall 24 arranged. Furthermore, there are Halbpinolen 30 at the third inner and the second inner sidewall 26 . 24 , each in the interior of the associated compartment 16 respectively. 12 are directed. It should be noted that the cardboard outer packaging are each designed so that they allow immersion of the quills or Halbpinolen for fixing the set Kartonumverpackung or six-packs. That is, such Halbpinolen are respectively provided on the transverse sides of each compartment, wherein the crossing point of the inner side walls 22 . 24 provided full quill 28 as quasi halfpinole for the compartment 14 acts.

In addition, in the area of the transverse sides of the three compartments 12 to 16 in the region of the longitudinal side walls and the transverse side walls hollow profile columns 30 formed with triangular cross section, which also like half quillons 30 act and thus also contribute to the fixation of the set six packs.

Conveniently, the full quills are 28 with web-like and wall-like extensions 32 each provided in the direction of not equipped with Halbpinolen or hollow profile columns longitudinal or transverse side walls 2 to 8th extend. For the compartment 16 This means that the two extensions 32 every full quill 28 parallel to the two longitudinal side walls 2 and 4 and thus perpendicular to the transverse side walls 6 and 8th extend, however, the extensions 32 at the full quillings 28 the other two compartments 12 . 14 perpendicular to the longitudinal side walls 2 and 4 extend. These lateral and wall-like extensions 32 serve to support the adjusted bottles in conjunction with the sleeves and the side walls.

Overall, the bottles shown in the figure insertable six-pack are fully surrounded by side walls, namely one longitudinal side wall and transverse side wall and the inner side walls and limited, whereby the set six-pack even when carrying the crates, in which the boxes are held obliquely down , are firmly fixed within the box and the risk of falling out, so to speak excluded. Incidentally, this also applies to discontinued bottles, that is, single bottles, too, which are also supported and fixed in the box due to the inner side walls and of course the outer side walls. As a result, a safe transport of bottles in both the filled state as well as in the empty state through the boxes is possible, so that the risk of falling out of bottles is excluded in principle. In addition, it is a structurally simple measure, since the inner side walls can be made together with the sleeves and the Halbpinolen or hollow profile halls integral with the outer side walls and the bottom in an injection molding of plastic.

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Cited patent literature

• DE 202010014919 U1 [0002]

Claims (10)

Bottle crate as a modular box for the optional accommodation of cardboard outer packaging, in particular six-packs, and single bottles, with a box bottom, two longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and two transverse side walls (4, 6) between them in particular twenty Flascheneinstellplätze (10) in 4 x 5 to each other form vertical rows, and with sleeves (28) which are arranged centrally between each four slots (10), wherein the bottle crate at least, but preferably three compartments (12 to 16) for receiving Kartonumverpackungen, in particular six-packs, characterized in that all the compartments (12, 14, 16) are delimited by side walls, namely the longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and transverse side walls (6, 8) and inner side walls (20, 22, 24) whose height is in particular at least 1/3 of that Height of the longitudinal and / or transverse side walls (2, 4, 6, 8) is. Bottle crate after Claim 1 , characterized in that the height of the inner side walls (20, 22, 24) is at least 2/5, preferably at least 1/2 of the height of the outer side walls. Bottle crate after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the maximum height of the inner side walls is 2/3 of the height of the outer side walls (2 to 8). Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the longitudinal side walls (2, 4) define five parking spaces and the transverse side walls (6, 8) four parking spaces (10), characterized in that a first inner side wall (20) centrally from one of the two Transverse side walls (8) extending parallel to both longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and bridges several, in particular three Flascheneinstellplätze (10) and in this area two adjacent compartments (12, 14) shares, and that at the transverse side wall (8) remote end this inner first side wall (20) branches off a second inner wall (22). Bottle crate after Claim 4 , characterized in that the second inner side wall (22) connects both longitudinal side walls (2, 4) and thus bridged. Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a third side wall (24) extends perpendicularly from the side of the second inner side wall (22) facing away from the first inner side wall (20) and one to the two of the first inner side wall (20 ) divided compartments (12, 14) transversely directed compartment (16) together with one of the longitudinal side walls (2) and one of the transverse side walls (6) limited. Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner side walls of the bottle crate in four parking compartments (12, 14, 16, 18) divided, of which a parking space compartment (18) two and three other parking space compartments each have six bottle storage spaces (10) , Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the three compartments (12, 14, 16) for the six-pack each two full quills are arranged centrally of four pitches (10), in each of which lines a half quill (30 ) or formed on the outer side wall hollow profile column (30) protrudes with triangular-sided cross-section into the interior of the corresponding compartment. Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at the point of intersection of the second (22) and third (24) inner side wall, a quill is arranged as a full quill (28), with one half as Halbpinole in a compartment (14) for the Sixpackaufnahme protrudes. Bottle crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each of the four pitches arranged quills (28), which are arranged adjacent to longitudinal side walls and transverse side walls without hollow sections or Halbpinole, in the direction of the longitudinal side walls or transverse side walls extending web-like, wall-like extensions (32 ) for the bottle spaces.

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