DE2221899C2 - Plastic bottle containers - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a bottle container made of plastic according to the preamble of claim I. ίο

In a known bottle container of this type (GBPS 1096 183) the container side walls are vertical to the container bottom, while the corner transition parts diverge outwards in their upper area. the Corner transition parts are designed as supporting pillars and are intended to prevent the bottle container under load, e.g. B. when arranged in a stack of containers, bulges or kinks outward. For this purpose is the Transition of the diverging part into the non-diverging or vertical part of the respective support pillar designed as a set point of inflection for an inwardly directed buckling movement of the support pillar, wherein however, such an inward kinking movement is prevented by additionally provided reinforcing ribs will. Since the side walls of this known bottle crate are perpendicular to the container bottom the bottle crate In the usual way, slightly angled out of its manufacturing form with normal widths Rims for gripping the container can be demolded.

The invention is based on the object to provide a bottle ^ω see container of the specified type, the. with easier tnlformbaren, can have very wide rims at its upper end for gripping the container without increasing the space required by the container.

tile task is according to the invention by a Design of the bottle crate according to the claim I solved

The wide detection edges while avoiding an increased space requirement of the container are in this Design in a simple manner through the inwardly inclined container outer walls in their upper part in Connection thus achieved that the outer circumference of the container edges the largest outer circumference of the box is chosen essentially the same, while the easy demoldability of the container through the in their upper Areas inwardly downwardly inclined corner transition parts is ensured, which in at least substantially Lower areas running perpendicular to the container testicle merge without any significant loss of adjustment space are offset inward at the corner compartments of the container.

It is true that a container used as a harvest box has become known (US Pat. No. 33 07 729) the container side walls are inclined inward in their upper part, but the inward inclined part of the side walls continues in the corner transition parts and thus around the Extends outer periphery of the container. The Eckübergangsieüe are in their vertical area as gears formed, each with a corner transition part formed in the same way as a gear of an adjacent Container are engageable for container rotation. A very wide detection margin can be used with this known embodiment can not be created because the outer circumference of the detection edge in this known case within the corner transition parts taken from the outer circumference of the gear-shaped corner transition parts Level lies and can not be led to this level to the outside, because the intended Teeth engagement between the corner transition parts of adjacent containers would be prevented. The demoldability the known container is unproblematic insofar as its interior is not in compartments for a recording of bottles or the like. Is divided and thus in the manufacture of the container with a contractible Inner core can be worked.

With the bottle containers also? Plastic with one divided into compartments for holding bottles Interior (DE-GM 19 76 978) is already an embodiment with wide, angled outwards Edges of the container side walls have become known, but here has the outer circumference of the container edges an outwardly directed overhang relative to the outer circumference of the container, so that its space requirements is enlarged according to the width of the container edge.

There is also a bottle crate made of plastic known (DE-OS 15 86 486). the one with handles and intersecting partition walls is provided. which serve a number of the reception of bottles Form cells For the storage of wine bottles it is provided that the individual cells are only in their upper area correspond to the diameter of the bottle, in its lower part, however, an evasion of the Allow bottle in at least two opposite directions. Providing a very wide one Container edge for grasping the container while avoiding an increase in the container space requirement and while ensuring that the container can easily be shaped is not addressed in this known case.

Eg if particularly expedient, advantageous further Design of the complete bottle container is characterized in claim 2.

Fin embodiment of the subject of the Crfln-

application is explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. In the drawing shows:

Fig. I is a plan view of a bottle container Plastic,

Fig. 2 is a section along the line H-II of Fig. I,

3 shows a section along the line IH-III in FIG. 1 and

4 shows a schematic representation of the transition the container side walls in a corner transition part.

In the drawing, a bottle container 1 made of plastic and provided with a base 2 and upright container side walls 3 to 6 is shown. The bottom 2 consists of any construction of corrugated parts la, Ib, Ic. These rib-shaped parts la, Ib, Ic and the walls 3 to 6 carry longitudinal partitions 7 and transverse partitions 8, so that compartments 9 are created for receiving the bottles.

The lower, connected to the bottom 2 parts 3a, 4a, 5a and 6ö of the opposing upright side walls 4 and 6 or 3 and 5 of the container 1 are perpendicular to the floor 2. About the upper third of the height of the container are the upright Side walls 3, 4, S and 6 with their upper parts 3b, 4b, 5b and 6b inclined inwardly upward. At their free upper end they merge into outwardly angled edges 10, 11, 12 and 13, which serve to grasp the bottle container 1.

The outer circumference 10a. lla. 12a and 13a of the container rims 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the bottle container 1 is essentially equal to the largest outer circumference of the Container, so that the container edges do not, at most hardly protrude.

Due to the inwardly inclined arrangement of the upper parts 3b. 46, 5b and 6fr of the container side walls arising demolding difficulties are avoided in that the corner transition cords 14 between the side walls 3, 4, 5 and 6 have an inwardly downwardly inclined orientation in their upper regions 146.

The protective edges are in the area of the corner corridor parts designated by 15.

The height of the inwardly inclined part 3b, 4b, Sb, 6b of the container side walls 3, 4, S, 6 must not be selected too high because this could cause difficulties during demolding, but also not too low because in this case the twisting of the side wall at its transition into the respective corner transition part 146 could be too great. The upper parts 36, 46, 56 and 66

ίο the container side walls 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the upper ones Areas 146 of the corner transition parts 14 extend therefore about the upper third, where, when the container is full, there is no bottle belly.

Finally, it is indicated (cf. FIG. 4) to choose the radius of curvature Rf of the lower part I4a of the corner transition part 14 to be as large as possible. This can easily be achieved because the outside of the corner compartments 9a, 96 and 9c serving to receive the bottle. 9d can be easily rounded off without a substantial loss of space in the corner compartments. On the other hand, it is advisable to choose the radius of curvature R ₂ in the inwardly downward sloping upper part 146 of the corner transition part 14 as small as possible. This can easily be done because only the bottle necks are located in this area.

Intei; sse a simple demolding of the container 1 is provided that the length of the line ABCD. ie the width of the corner transition part in its lower region 14a, which connects the lower parts of two adjacent container side walls 2, 3, 4, 5, the width of the corner transition part in its upper region 146 between two adjacent inclined parts 46 and 56 of the container side walls 4 and 5 determining line EFG is the same.

Also in the corner transition area there are wide edges 15 corresponding to the edges 11, 12, 13 and 14, so that wide detection edges are created for this without increasing the space requirement of the container.

For this purpose 2 sheets of drawings

Claims (2)

Patent claims: 1, bottle container made of plastic, in which the interior is divided into compartments for receiving bottles, at least the upright container side walls are provided at their upper ends with outwardly angled edges and adjacent container side walls merge into one another via corner transition parts, which fn their upper area a have an orientation different from the container side walls, characterized in that at least two opposing container side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) in their upper part (36, 46, 56, 66) are inclined inwards in a manner known per se are that placing or removing bottles in the adjacent compartments (9) is possible, the outer circumference (10, 11a, 12a, 13a) of the container edges (10, 11, 12, 13, 15) the largest outer circumference of the box (1 ) is essentially the same and the respective corner transition parts (14) in their upper regions (146) have an inwardly downwardly inclined orientation and merge into lower regions (14a) which run at least substantially perpendicular to the container bottom (2) and which are offset inwardly in the corner compartments (9a, 96, 9c, 9d) without significant loss of adjustment space. 2. Bottle container made of plastic according to claim 1. characterized in that the upper regions (146) of the corner transition parts (14) and the inward inclined upper parts (36, 46, 56, 66) of the container side walls (3, 4, 5, 6) sirh about the upper third of the height of the box (1) and above that the compartments (9) forming longitudinal and transverse partition walls (7, 8) extend.