DE3511976C2 - Bottom closures for emptying containers - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a container with a bottom closure, the container juxtaposed, downwardly open compartments which by means of a The plate can be closed and opened when the plate is moved away.

A container with a bottom closure is known (US 3,308,995), the Containers arranged side by side, downwardly open compartments, which by means of a plate can be closed and opened when the plate is moved away. This container is however only through a lid opposite the imported container lockable. Otherwise there are lockable compartments that are automatically filled with bulk goods, the lid only serving the fact that there are compartments above an opening (i.e. a single bottom opening) otherwise the bulk goods would run through.

It is also known (DE 24 14 068 A1), a dosing device for dusty or granular To train well. In this respect, however, there is no container with a bottom closure, the container having juxtaposed, downwardly open compartments should be closed by means of a plate and open when the plate is moved away should.

The object underlying the invention is to have a container quickly empty multiple compartments of different contents.

The object is achieved in that the plate as the first Floor lock plate only covers every second compartment that the remaining compartments can be covered by means of a second base closure plate and that the first and second bottom locking plate by means of a detachable drive individually or are movable together. Such containers can e.g. B. used for Collection of articles to be picked from a small parts warehouse. Each  An order is assigned to the subject here. The articles are placed in the compartments from above picked. In order to empty the individual compartments as quickly as possible and the to be able to immediately start the subsequent picking process again, the shelves are opened. The picked parts can then to be funded separately.

According to further features it is provided that arranged in a carousel Compartments for opening all compartments, a segment-shaped, first bottom locking plate by a segment width and then the first and second floor locking plates are rotatable in the direction of the initial position of the first and to achieve the Starting position, the second bottom locking plate can only be reset.

Another embodiment provides that the first and second segment-shaped Bottom locking plate overlap on one side.

Another improvement is that the first and second Bottom locking plate are mounted radially on the outside in guides.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing and is in following described in more detail.

The only figure of the drawing shows a perspective view in which the essential assemblies are disassembled.

According to the drawing, a carousel is shown with eight compartments. The eight compartments are closed at the bottom by a first base lock plate 1 and a second base lock plate 2 . Each bottom closure plate 1 or 2 has four openings and four closure segments the size of compartments 5 and 6 . In the event that a bottom closure plate 1 or 2 is rotated by a compartment width, four compartments 5 or 6 are opened at the same time. To open the other four compartments ( 6 ), both bottom locking plates must turn into the initial situation of the first bottom locking plate. To close the second bottom locking plate 2 must be brought back to the starting position. The movements described can be carried out by a drive 4 or a clutch 3 by selectively engaging the bottom closure plates 1 or 2 .

Thus, the plate mentioned at the beginning covers only every second compartment 5 as the first bottom closure plate 1 , and the remaining compartments 6 can be covered by means of the second bottom closure plate 2 , and the first and second bottom closure plates 1 and 2 can be moved individually or together by means of the detachable drive 4 .

In the carousel-shaped compartments 5 and 6 shown , to open all compartments 5 and 6, the segment-shaped first floor closure plate 1 can be rotated by a segment width and then the first and second floor closure plates 1 and 2 in the direction of the starting position of the first, and to reach the starting position the second bottom locking plate 2 can only be reset. The first and the second segment-shaped bottom closure plates 1 and 2 each overlap on one side. In addition, the first and second bottom closure plates 1 and 2 are mounted radially on the outside in guides 7 .

The compartments 5 and 6 can also be arranged side by side instead of the carousel-shaped arrangement.

Claims (4)

1. container with a bottom closure, the container having juxtaposed, downwardly open compartments which can be closed by means of a plate and opened when the plate is moved away, characterized in that the plate as the first bottom closure plate ( 1 ) only every second compartment ( 5 ) covers that the remaining compartments ( 6 ) can be covered by means of a second bottom locking plate ( 2 ) and that the first and second bottom locking plates ( 1 , 2 ) can be moved individually or together by means of a coupling drive ( 4 ). 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that with carousel-shaped compartments ( 5 , 6 ) for opening all compartments ( 5 , 6 ) a segment-shaped, first bottom closure plate ( 1 ) by a segment width and then first and second bottom closure plate ( 1 , 2nd ) can be rotated in the direction of the starting position of the first and the second bottom locking plate ( 2 ) can only be reset to reach the starting position. 3. Container according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the first and second segment-shaped bottom closure plate ( 1 , 2 ) each overlap on one side. 4. Container according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first and second bottom closure plate ( 1 , 2 ) are mounted radially on the outside in guides ( 7 ).