DE202021101761U1 - shipping container - Google Patents

Abstract

Transport container (10) with rollers (40) and walls (20) and a floor (60), the walls (20) having a frame (30) which is made up of vertical and horizontal frame parts (32, 34), with am Container (10) is further provided with a braking device (50), this having a first brake (50.1) and a second brake (50.2) which act on at least one roller (40), the braking device (50) being activated by a release device ( 52) is triggered and wherein a first trigger (52.1) and a second trigger (52.2) are also provided, the first trigger (52.1) being arranged on one of the frame parts (32, 34).

Description

The present invention relates to a transport container for transporting goods or goods with the features in the main claim.

Such containers are provided with walls and a floor and usually have four wheels. In order to ensure controlled driving on an incline, containers of this type, which can also be referred to as picking or transport trolleys, are equipped with a brake.

From the DE 20 2013 000 849 U1 For example, a trolley with a brake is known. This is equipped with four castors. The rollers can be braked using a horizontal trigger located below a push handle. A dead man's brake is used. Such a braking device brakes the car automatically and permanently. Pulling the trigger releases the brake. The car can then be driven. The trigger acts via a Bowden cable on a spring-loaded roller. The Bowden cable runs unprotected on the underside of the platform. Damage to the Bowden cable can easily occur during transport.

In the two German utility model specifications DE 20 2015 006 824 U1 and DE 20 2012 000 446 U1 a roll container with a dead man's braking system is also disclosed. Two spring-loaded, braked rollers are released when a trigger is activated and enable the container to be moved. A crossbar is used as a trigger, which releases the braked roller with a vertical movement via a Bowden cable. Such a trigger cannot be implemented with all containers.

Further transport containers with rollers and brakes as well as release devices are in the U.S. 10,300,741 B2 , the GB 2 236 719 A1 and the GB 2 533 997 A1 described. A stopping of a container disclosed there, for example on a sloping level with the possibility of triggering the brake operation from several sides or enabling slower driving, cannot be inferred from these documents.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an improved transport container in which an easy-to-use and improved triggering of a braking device is given and at the same time a more uniform and therefore more reliable braking effect can be achieved.

According to the present invention, this object is solved by the features of the main claim. According to this, the transport container is equipped with rollers and walls and a floor, with the walls having a frame made up of vertical and horizontal frame parts, with a braking device also being provided on the container, this having a first brake and a second brake, which act on at least one roller, the braking device being triggered by a triggering device and wherein a first trigger and a second trigger are also provided, the first trigger being arranged on one of the frame parts.

It is therefore an idea of the present invention to be able to operate a brake in a simple and convenient manner at any time. This requirement applies in particular to large transport containers that provide a correspondingly large volume for loading. Such containers are often used in storage areas. It often happens that the load has a not inconsiderable mass. With an easy-to-use trigger, which is arranged in a clearly visible position on the container at the appropriate operating height and can also be incorporated into the existing construction of the container, there is the possibility, if in an emergency a loaded container is to be brought to a short stop on a sloping level, easy and quick to operate the shutter release. As a result, the container can be brought to a standstill immediately.

In this case, the first trigger can be arranged as a vertical push handle on a vertical frame part. furthermore, the second trigger can be arranged as a horizontal, movably mounted handle bar on one of the walls, in particular a narrow wall opposite the first trigger. The brake can therefore be triggered from several sides of the container.

It has proven useful that the braking action of the first and second brakes can take place independently of one another and steplessly. A dead man's brake can be used as the first brake. This enables the brake to be triggered directly in a cost-effective and simple manner. But the brake can also be released manually in a simple manner, so that after a braked condition, the brake can be released again by simply operating the trigger and the container can be driven on.

In particular, the two brakes can have multiple levers. This deflection can ensure an improved braking process.

For more advantageous operation of the container, it has proven to be useful for the two brakes to act on two rollers with different forces.

The brakes can be controlled independently of one another and have a force/displacement converter that is matched to the respective brake.

The first brake is preferably equipped with a cable that is deflected with a linkage. A stroke of 150 to 200 mm is advantageous here. Leading in a backdrop protects the braking device from external influences. The rear two rollers are preferably braked by means of the cable pull.

In order to ensure a symmetrical application of force, it makes sense for the braking device to have a loosely mounted rod. As a result, the two rollers can always be braked with the same force. Unwanted shifting or moving of the container can be prevented. Furthermore, stable driving behavior can be ensured even when the first brake is actuated.

To avoid damaging the levers of the two braking devices, the levers should be protected by a housing.

It has proven useful that at least one role can experience a braking effect. Depending on the type of loading and the use of the container, it can also prove advantageous if two rollers can experience a braking effect.

Due to the large mass caused by the load, such a container preferably has four rollers. But a container with two, three or five castors is also conceivable.

For better operation, the first trigger can be designed as a lever. This can be provided for a person to be actuated at a comfortable gripping height. An arrangement on a frame part enables a secure, stable and permanent attachment. The trigger can also be operated in a simple manner. It is not intrusive as it is built into one of the walls of the container. Furthermore, retrofitting an already existing container is also possible in a simple and cost-effective manner. The lever acts on a Bowden cable, which can also be designed as a wire or steel cable in a simplified version. The brake of at least one roller can be activated or deactivated by deflection.

In a further embodiment, the trigger can be designed as a push handle. Preferably, a one-hand push handle can prove to be advantageous for this application. To release the brake, the push handle can be moved manually along a vertical axis towards the ground, for example. The push handle can preferably be attached to a vertical frame part.

It has proven useful for the brake to have a linkage that is partially routed below the bottom of the container. The linkage can also be designed as a wire part, in particular as a steel cable.

Furthermore, the linkage can be partially protected in an enclosure. This protects the linkage, especially if it is in the form of a wire rope.

A frame part can be used as the first part of the housing. This is hollow on the inside and offers space to accommodate a linkage.

• 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Containers,
• 2 eine weitere perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Containers,
• 3 eine perspektivische Darstellung der Unterseite des Containers,
• 4 ein Darstellung der Hebel, erste Bremse gebremst,
• 5 eine weitere Darstellung der Hebel, erste Bremse ungebremst/gelöst,
• 6 eine Darstellung der Stange in einer gebremsten Position, zweite Bremse gebremst,
• 7 eine weitere Darstellung der Stange in einer nicht gebremsten Position, zweite Bremse nicht gebremst.

The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the following figures. Show it:

• 1 a perspective view of a container according to the invention,
• 2 another perspective view of a container according to the invention,
• 3 a perspective view of the bottom of the container,
• 4 a representation of the levers, first brake braked,
• 5 another representation of the levers, first brake unbraked/released,
• 6 a representation of the rod in a braked position, second brake braked,
• 7 another depiction of the rod in an unbraked position, second brake unbraked.

1 shows a perspective view of a container 10 according to the invention. The container has three side walls 20 and is equipped with a floor 60 . The side walls 20 and the bottom 60 are designed as flat parts with a frame 30, which are provided with vertical and horizontal bars. The frame 30 gives the container 10 sufficient stability. It is made up of vertical and horizontal frame parts 32, 34. Other side walls are conceivable. An upper flat part, which can be designed as a cover, is also conceivable. Furthermore, a movable arrangement of one or more walls is conceivable. Also can one or meh Some walls have a different construction, for example instead of a wall consisting of bars, a wall made of a textile material or a solid material is conceivable.

Four rollers 40 are arranged on the floor 60 . Two of these rollers 40 are designed to be braked. Another number is conceivable.

The container 10 has two triggers 52 . A first trigger 52.1 is arranged on the vertical frame part 32. The trigger 52.1 is in an up position. The braking device 50 coupled to the trigger 52.1, in particular the first brake 50.1, brakes two rollers 40. If the first trigger 5.1 is moved downwards, a first brake 50.1 is triggered.

As in 2 shown, levers 54 are arranged in such a way that the first brake 50.1 does not act, but the container 10 experiences a braking effect on the two rollers 40 through the second brake 50.2.

3 5 shows the brakes 50.1 and 50.2 released so that the container 10 can be moved.

4 time the first brake 50.1 is braked. The levers 54 are mounted in a correspondingly changed manner within the setting.

In 5 the first brake 50.1 is released. The levers 54 are mounted in a correspondingly modified manner due to the coupling to the first trigger 52.1. A stroke of 150 to 200 mm is advantageous here.

In 6 the first brake 50.1 is released, but the second brake 50.2 acts instead. The rod 58 is in the braked position. The second triggering device 52.2 rests against the side wall 20 of the container 10.

7 shows the first brake 50.1 released and the second brake 50.2 also released. The rod 58 is in the open position, ie no brake is acting on the rollers 40. The second release device 52.2 has been moved upwards to a position of approximately 90°.

Due to the different arrangement of the release device 52.1, 52.2, the brake 50 can be released with several brake levers and different actuation paths. The brake levers 54 can be controlled independently of one another.

Reference List

10

Shipping container, container

20

wall, side wall

30

frame

32

vertical frame parts

34

horizontal frame parts

40

role

50

braking device

50.1

first brake

50.2

second brake

52

release device

52.1

first trigger

52.2

second trigger

54

lever, linkage

56

enclosure

58

rods

60

floor

QUOTES INCLUDED IN DESCRIPTION

This list of documents cited by the applicant was generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Patent Literature Cited

• DE 202013000849 U1 [0003]
• DE 202015006824 U1 [0004]
• DE 202012000446 U1 [0004]
• US10300741B2 [0005]
• GB 2236719 A1 [0005]
• GB 2533997 A1 [0005]

Claims (8)

Transport container (10) with rollers (40) and walls (20) and a floor (60), the walls (20) having a frame (30) which is made up of vertical and horizontal frame parts (32, 34), with am Container (10) is further provided with a braking device (50), this having a first brake (50.1) and a second brake (50.2) which act on at least one roller (40), the braking device (50) being activated by a release device ( 52) is triggered and wherein a first trigger (52.1) and a second trigger (52.2) are also provided, the first trigger (52.1) being arranged on one of the frame parts (32, 34). Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that the first trigger (52.1) is arranged as a vertical push handle on a vertical frame part (32). Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that the second trigger (52.2) is arranged as a horizontal movably mounted handle bar on one of the walls (20), in particular a narrow wall (20) opposite the first trigger (52.1). Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that the braking effect of the first and second brakes (50.1, 50.2) can be carried out independently and steplessly. Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that both brakes (50.1, 50.2) have a plurality of levers (54). Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that the two brakes (50.1, 50.2) act on two rollers (40) with different forces. Transport container (10) after claim 1 , characterized in that the braking device (50) has a loosely mounted rod (58). Transport container (10) after claim 5 , characterized in that the levers (54) of the two braking devices (50.1, 50.2) are protected by a housing (56).

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