DE4320054A1 - Cylinder container for storing fluids - has upper square collar around lid with corner support stands for stacking other identical containers. - Google Patents

Abstract

The cylinder has at the top a square collar (4) which is set underneath the lid (3) and has stacking corners (6) supporting similar containers. The base of the container has sockets for driving in fork lift trucks or the like. No parts protrude relative to the collar. The base of the container can be flat and can also have a substantially square outline. The stacking corners (6) can have support stands (8) which project above the lid (3). The width of the entire container including collar preferably corresponds to a whole number proportion of the width of a goods vehicle loading surface. USE/ADVANTAGE - Space-saving stacking and transport of cylindrical containers for storing fluids.

Description

The invention relates to a container according to the upper Concept of claim 1.

Such containers are for storage and disposal for example of liquids for a long time knows. They have a cylindrical body on as well as a domed domed lid and an equally arched floor. To at the arched floor the necessary To ensure stability, the be usually knew containers an outer frame on which can be formed from any profiles can. Here, for example, profile sheets run from the bottom to the lid and form in the bottom area the feet of the container while they are in the Lid area stacking corners for another loading train containers.

Because the containers are checked for their transport safety with a pressure of 2.5 bar were exposed, was the prerogative among the experts in part, such containers like a kettle, so with domed lid and domed bottom, train to have to. The thereby for stability required outer frame makes the construction of a generic container expensive and expensive. Furthermore, by the construction, the necessarily has many corners and angles, one Cleaning the container difficult, being more common Splashes cannot be prevented during operation  can, so that liquids on the container dry because the containers are difficult to clean from the outside and have many hard-to-reach corners.

Furthermore, such containers are sought which as a container for pollutants or as salvage drums are used to train so that they save space can be stored and transported.

The invention is therefore based on the object to create cylindrical containers that all before has parts of a cylindrical container, but can also be stacked to save space and ge, for example, on motor vehicles can be stacked without the container move against each other.

This object underlying the invention will solved by the teaching of the main claim.

Advantageous configurations are in the Unteran sayings explained. The all-round collar in the upper The area of the container creates a stabilizer on the one hand Lity improvement in the lid area and on the other hand it serves to accommodate stacking corners in order to Stack several containers of the same type on top of each other to enable.

Due to the flat floor, the pressure resistance of the container in the usually in container construction used materials and material do not strengthen impaired, so that deviates from the prejudice a kettle-like design of the entire container is not required. The featured in practice drop test taken as part of the container approval  rather, particularly claims the area of Container lid, so that it is still special which should be designed to be stable.

By forming a support part on the owner union lid of the container is achieved that a Cover position of over 90 ° is possible and that also the lid in this tilted position is locked so that access to the container ter is made considerably easier.

Between the square collar and the floor structure group that also has an essentially quadra has a table layout, are stiffening ribs provided that additionally equipped with openings can be, so that on the one hand a stiffening of the Total container is reached, on the other hand Crumple zones are created in the event of a fall of the cylindrical container from a transport vehicle tool deforms and thus absorbs energy Act.

The one protruding over the square collar The closing edge of the actual container is ver strengthens, so that here on the one hand a good seal between the container and the lid is reached namely that a larger sealing surface ge will create, on the other hand, stabilization of the hinges, which do not result in a ver shape and destroy the actual container being able to lead.

An embodiment of the invention will follow explained with reference to the drawings. The drawing The names show in  

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to the innovation with ge opened lid, in

Fig. 2 is a front view of the container of Fig. 1, but with the lid closed and in

Fig. 3 is a partial view of the lid.

In Fig. 1, 1 denotes an overall container, which consists of an actual cylindrical container component 2 , a domed dome-shaped cover 3 , a collar 4 in the region of the cover 3 and a base assembly 5 .

The lid 3 is equipped with eight tension locks and a circumferential seal, so that the required tightness of the entire container 1 can be guaranteed even under extreme conditions. With the help of a hinge and an opposite handle, the lid 3 can be opened or closed.

Below the cover 3 around the cylindrical container component 2 Be a collar 4 is arranged with a square outline, 4 stacking corners 6 are attached to the four corners of the collar. Through a machined opening 7 , the entire container 1 can be gripped at the stacking corners 6 and, for example, lifted by a crane or the like.

In the angle enclosed by the stacking corners 6, contact surfaces 8 are provided, on which a similar container with its base assembly 5 can rest. The contact surfaces 8 are arranged at a height through which the bottom assembly 5 of the stacked total container 1 with the closed lid 3 of the lower total container 1 does not come into contact.

The edge length of the collar 4 is advantageously dimensioned such that the entire container 1 has no horizontally protruding components with respect to the collar 4 , so that the collar serves as a buffer for stacked and shaken overall containers 1 next to one another.

Furthermore, the edge length of the collar 4 is advantageously dimensioned such that, for a given truck loading area of, for example, 2400 mm width, a plurality of identical total containers 1 can be arranged next to one another and completely fill the loading area. In this way, an excessive shaking and swaying of the entire container 1 is prevented during the trans port. Therefore, the collar 4 are advantageously made with a width of, for example, 600 or 800 mm.

The base assembly 5 of the entire container 1 comprises a surface 9 , side surfaces 10 and a standing surface 11 . The side surfaces 10 and the surface 9 are made from a single sheet of metal by folding. The cylindricity specific container member 2 is welded with its lower edge against the surface 9 so that the upper surface 9 simultaneously forms, in its central area the bottom of the cylindrical container from component 2.

Overall, such a container is created that is sufficiently pressure stable and at the same time very economical  is economically producible.

The rigidity of the entire container 1 can be improved by stiffening ribs 12 , which in the illustrated embodiment range from the Eckbe of the bottom assembly 5 to the corner regions of the collar arranged above run in one piece. However, these stiffening ribs 12 are in turn designed so that they act as crumple zones when the container falls. For this purpose, the stiffening ribs 12 are narrower in the central part than in the upper and lower part and, in addition, openings 14 are provided in the upper part, which improve the deformability in the event of a fall.

The lid 3 connects to the actual container via a hinge and is designed in its hinge area in such a way that a support 15 is provided which causes the lid 3 to be guided into the open position through 90 ° and supports it in the open position the support 15 then on the upper edge of the collar 4 , so that the lid is held securely in the open position.

Finally, the part of the container 2 projecting beyond the upper region of the tube 4 is designed as a closing edge so that it has a greater wall thickness than the remaining wall thickness of the container 2 . This creates a large sealing surface in cooperation with the corresponding surface of the cover 3 and on the other hand, the container ter is so stable in this area that a problem-free attachment of the screw hinges is possible.

A label pocket 14 can be provided to identify the contents of the container.

Overall, a particularly easy-to-clean overall container is created by the upper table-like level of the collar 4 and the remaining smooth surface design of the entire container 1 in addition to the advantages already mentioned.

Claims (10)

1. Cylindrical container with a sealing upper lid and a bottom, in the loading area for fork-lift trucks, lifting trolleys or the like are arranged, characterized by a square collar ( 4 ) in the upper region of the container component ( 2 ), but below of the lid ( 3 ), stacking corners ( 6 ) for a similar container ( 1 ) being arranged on the collar ( 4 ). 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that compared to the collar ( 4 ), the other components of the container are not designed to protrude horizontally. 3. Container according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by a bottom assembly ( 5 ) forming the entrance pockets with a substantially union-shaped plan. 4. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that a surface ( 9 ) of the bottom assembly ( 5 ) simultaneously forms the bottom of the container. 5. Container according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the bottom of the cylindrical container component ( 2 ) is formed in the essential plan. 6. A container according to claim 1, characterized in that the stacking corners ( 6 ) have contact surfaces ( 8 ) for a similar container ( 1 ), the contact surfaces ( 8 ) being arranged above the cover ( 3 ). 7. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the width of the entire container ( 1 ) with an existing collar ( 4 ) corresponds to an integral part of the width of a truck bed, with a bed width of 2400 mm, for example 600 or 800 mm. 8. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that between the square collar ( 4 ) and the bottom assembly ( 5 ) stiffening ribs ( 12 ) are provided, which are preferably rich in the Eckbe of the collar ( 4 ) and the floor construction Connect group ( 5 ), the stiffening ribs ( 12 ) in the upper and lower loading areas being wider than in the middle area and in the upper area additional Lich openings ( 14 ) are provided. 9. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lid ( 3 ) in its hinge-side loading area has a support lug ( 15 ) which stands on the top of the collar ( 4 ) when the lid is open ( 3 ) and thus the Holds lid ( 3 ) in the open position. 10. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the part of the container component ( 2 ) projecting over the upper edge of the collar ( 4 ) forms a closing edge ( 16 ) on which the cover ( 3 ) is placed, the Closing edge ( 16 ) against the wall of the cylindrical container construction part ( 2 ) is reinforced.