DE8406457U1 - Frame for holding a horizontal cylindrical tank - Google Patents

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

When delivering beverages, such as beer or wine, but also other liquids, to the consumer or to other buyers, tanks or barrels are common depending on the type of beverage or are advantageous in terms of the amount of liquid. In order to be able to use a tank comfortably at the consumer or buyer's premises, a frame is required to support the tank.

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If a tank is always present at a consumer or purchaser's premises and always in the same place, the requirements for the frame are relatively simple because the frame always remains in its position and can therefore be made of one piece, for example by a sheet metal and/or welded construction. There are no special requirements for weight and transportability. When delivering liquids in tanks that are only temporarily at their emptying location, more extensive requirements are placed on the frame if the frame

in the absence of the tank, even if only temporarily _f to save space'. In such cases it is desirable to be able to dismantle the frame in order to either store it in a space-saving manner or to transport it.

The above requirements apply in particular to a frame for tanks or barrels in which beer is delivered. When beer is delivered in tanks, it often happens that the location for the tank is only temporary, for example in a festival tent.

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Since a rack is of considerable size, the capacity to accommodate the tanks or barrels is greatly reduced if the racks cannot be dismantled in a practical size so that they can be stored in a space-saving manner. In such cases, easy and quick assembly and disassembly are also required.

_In addition, there is a fundamental requirement for the frames in question to be inexpensive to manufacture.

The invention is based on the object of designing a frame of the present type in such a way that it is inexpensive

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can be manufactured and, with good load-bearing capacity, the frame can be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily in sizes that are convenient for transport and storage.

The design according to the invention makes it possible to dismantle at least the long side parts of the frame and the cross brace from each other in order to transport or store the frame in a space-saving manner when it is not in use. It is possible, for example,

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for tanks and on site for a

A frame designed according to the invention can be manufactured inexpensively from semi-finished products, which also results in a relatively low weight. A frame designed according to the invention can be manufactured inexpensively from semi-finished products, which also results in a relatively low weight.

The frame designed in accordance with this is very load-bearing because the ring-segment-shaped supports on which the tank rests rest directly or indirectly on the cross brace and thus a rigid cross-connection is formed which can safely absorb the load of a tank assigned to it. The design according to the invention is suitable both for tanks whose installation location is often different and for tanks which have a

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The embodiments according to claims 2 to 11 relate to simplifying the _individual parts of the frame while maintaining the load-bearing capacity.

Regarding claim 7, it should be emphasized that with a corresponding design, the frame is not only dismantled along its long sides, but these long sides can also be dismantled into their individual parts, so that the space required for a dismantled frame is very small, because it can be dismantled into its rod-shaped

Individual parts can be completely disassembled.

The design according to claim 8 enables a simple 15

Fastening the longitudinal struts to the beams.

According to claim 9, the longitudinal struts are attached to the inside of the beams, where they cause little disruption and are also advantageously arranged with regard to the risk of injury.

A simple fastening of the cross struts is made possible by claims 1o and 11, whereby the presence of ^two longitudinal struts on each long side enables _the Länas-25

The stability of the frame is significantly increased.

The design according to claim 12 enables a snug fit of the ring-segment-shaped carrier.

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The design according to claim 13 enables a connection between the ring-segment-shaped supports and the spars, which is independent of the angle enclosed between the segment-shaped supports and the spars. This means that the connection is adapted to different heights between the cross struts and the upper

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\[ ¹⁰ of an embodiment according to claim 1. Therefore, claim 13 is of independent inventive

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f In an embodiment according to claim 15, the articulated part is concealed in the square tube, where it is neither

by protruding or for optical reasons, and I where it can also be attached in a simple manner.

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The bore or threaded bore according to claim 16 serves ^: in a simple manner for fastening the ring segment-shaped

carrier.

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The design according to claim 17 uses a proven connection technology that can be mastered by any layperson, and disassembly and assembly can be carried out quickly and easily using simple means.

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To create a surface area for the purpose of surface-wide installation. I This purpose is fulfilled by the design according to \

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The design according to the invention makes it possible to manufacture the ring- \ segment-shaped supports from relatively flexible % material, namely from flat material with

O upwards and downwards directed broad sides. This makes it easy to adjust the curvature of the ring-shaped i segment-shaped supports in the sense of the three-point support to the actual distances, so that tolerance differences can be compensated. If the ring-shaped supports were made of a material that could not be bent in the vertical plane, this adjustment option would not be possible, or it would be too difficult. lead to considerable stresses in the frame.

Since when using a frame with uneven floors |

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ability of the frame as a whole.

The design according to claim ²¹ enables a close arrangement when several tanks are to be placed side by side. ^In addition, this design leads to material savings because, in order to accommodate the tank satisfactorily, also for reasons of stability, it is sufficient to make the frame considerably narrower than the width, for example the diameter of the tank.

In order to ensure easy and comfortable handling of the .frame as a whole and its individual parts, it is recommended to make at least the majority of the individual parts from

to produce aluminum.

This choice of material is also recommended for hygienic reasons, since aluminum does not rust. It should be noted that when using a frame, a lot of moisture contact is to be expected. The same purpose is also served by the design according to claim 23.

The embodiments according to claims 24 and 25 lead to a considerable simplification of the racks if they are to be provided in the sense of a storage system for tanks of different sizes. In both embodiments it is possible to use the same parts for racks to accommodate tanks of different sizes. In an embodiment according to claim 24, only cross struts of different lengths and supports of different lengths or shapes for the tanks are required from frame to frame. In an embodiment according to claim 25, the racks only differ in that they have different dimensions.

high ■'beams and supports of different lengths or adapted to the respective tank, whereby all other parts of the frame can remain the same. This not only simplifies the manufacture of the frames because the number of identical parts is increased, but also the storage or stockpiling of the individual parts of the frame.

In addition, both designs ensure that the cross braces always have the same distance from the

bottom, and thus the fittings of the tanks are at approximately the same height, which makes the use of the tanks easier.

Several _embodiments of the invention are described below using a simplified drawing.

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Fig. 1 and 2 front view of differently dimensioned racks for accommodating tanks of approximately _ß the same diameter/

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Fig. 4 a joint part in perspective view,

Fig. 5 the detail marked with y in Fig. 1 in an enlarged view,

Fig. 6 a storage system formed by different racks,

Fig. 7 a storage system formed by different racks of different designs.

__ The frames generally designated 1 and 2 in Fig. 1 each consist of four vertical beams 3,4, two cross braces 3,6, four longitudinal braces 7,8 and two supports 9,1o, which are adapted to the circumference of the tank 11,12 arranged on the frames 1 and 2 respectively and are connected to the beams

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The connections between the beams 3,4 and the longitudinal struts 7,8 as well as between the latter and the cross struts 5,6 are also made by screws 16, which are approximately the same length as the screws 15. While the heads of the screws 14,15 need to be countersunk, this measure is not necessary for the screws 16.

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The spars 3,4 and the cross braces 5,6 consist of square tubes with the same cross-sectional dimensions. The longitudinal braces 7,8 consist of angle rails, which with their legs 1? on the inner sides 19 of the spars 3,4 and with their legs 18 hold the cross braces 5,6 between them. The cross braces 5,6 are thus attached to the spars 3,4 with the help of the longitudinal braces 7,8, with the screws 15 passing transversely through the legs 18 and the cross braces 5,6 in holes.

The fastening of the supports 9,1ϳ to the beams 3,4 is clearly shown in Fig. 3, which shows the fastening of the left support in Fig. 1 to the beam 3. The fastening is carried out by means of a joint part 21, which is shown in perspective in Fig. 4. The joint part 21 is made from a hexagonal rod and has an axially continuous threaded hole 22 and a continuous threaded hole 24 directed at a right angle to a flat support surface 23. In the assembled state, the joint part 21 is accommodated in the square tube of the beam 3, as shown in Fig. 3. The threaded hole 22 serves to pivotally mount the joint part 21 about a pivot axis running horizontally and lengthwise to the frame, which is formed by screws 25 visible in Fig. 1, which pass through the beam 3 (or the beam 4) in through holes not shown and engage in the threaded hole 22. The pivot axis is designated 26 in Figs. 1 and 2. The arrangement is such that the flat support surface of the joint part 21 either lines up with or projects beyond a bevel 27 which runs tangentially to the circularly curved support 9. The support 9 is attached to the joint part 21 by a countersunk screw 14, the head of which is let into the support 9, whereby the support 9 rests snugly on the flat support surface 23.

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The embodiments of the frames 1 and 2 according to Fig. and 2 differ only in their widths and heights. The width and height of the frame 1 is designated with B1 and HI, respectively, that of the frame 2 is designated with B2 and H2. Since the distance a between the base 3λ supporting the frame 1,2 and the lower edge of the tank 11,12 is the same, in order to always have the fitting of the tank 11,12 (not shown) at the same height,

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the height dimensions h1 and h2 between the top of the cross struts 5,6 and the upper ends of the beams 3,4 are different. As a result, there are also different angles w1 and w2 with which the supports 9,10 wrap around or effectively support the tanks 11,12. The angle w1 is approximately 12o° for the wide frame 1, the angle w2 is approximately 9o° for the narrow frame 2. As a result, the bevels 27 on the beams 3 are also steeper than the bevels 28 on the beams 4. The

_. The downwardly open angle v1 between the bevels 27 and the beams 3 is 6o°, the corresponding angle v2 between the bevels 28 and the beams 4 is 45°. In addition to these two embodiments, many different width dimensions V are of course possible. The wide frame 1 has the advantage that the tank 11 is securely held, although more material is naturally required for the frame 1 than in the embodiment according to Fig. 2, which with its support angle of about 9o° also meets the safety regulations and is not so material-intensive.

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It is advantageous not to make the frame wider than the diameter D of the tank, because this no longer offers any advantages and it is not possible to place several tanks close together.

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Blocks 35 are inserted into the open lower ends of the beams 3,4 in accordance with the inner cross-section of the square tubes, which are pushed through the square tubes from the outside by*·

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There are tanks in different diameters on the market. For a delivery system, different racks must therefore be provided which _{are adapted} to the diameters of the tanks. In a further embodiment of the invention, a storage system consisting of different racks for tanks of different sizes is proposed, which is advantageous because most of the components of the racks are the same and therefore the racks can be manufactured inexpensively and the storage of the components is simple.

The racks can be adapted to different tank sizes in two ways, as shown in Fig. 6 and 7.

One possibility is to make the heights J of the beams 41 the same and to adapt the length !3 of the cross braces 4 2 and the supports 43 to the tank size, which results in different widths B ₃ for the frames 44.

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This embodiment is shown in Fig. 6 using two tanks of different sizes.

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Height h ₃ between the lower edge of the tank or the upper sides of the cross braces 42 and the floor supporting the frame is always the same in order to obtain an equal height of the tank fittings (not shown). 15

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Claims (1)

EXPECTATIONS 1. Frame for holding a horizontal, cylindrical tank or barrel, with at least four approximately vertical beams, a cross brace connecting the beams in the transverse direction, with a longitudinal brace connecting the beams or the cross brace in the longitudinal direction and with ring-segment-shaped supports extending in the transverse direction between the beams 25 for the tank, characterized, that the cross brace (5,6) is detachably attached to the spars (3,4), that the ring-segment-shaped supports (9,1o) are detachably attached to the upper ends of the spars 3ö (3,4) are attached and that the ring-segment-shaped supports (9,1o) rest directly or indirectly on the cross brace (5,6). 2, frame according to claim 1,
characterized , that the cross bracing is formed by two separate, horizontal cross braces (5,6), each of which is located between &bull; · ···» »»ftf» two beams (3,4) lying in the transverse plane of the frame (1,2). 3. Frame according to claim 2, 5 characterized in that the cross struts (5,6) consist of square tubes. 4. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the beams (3, 4) consist of square tubes. 5. Frame according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the crossbars (5,6) and the spars (3,4) consist of square tubes of the same profile. 6. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that that the longitudinal bracing is formed by two separate longitudinal struts (7,8), each of which connects two spars (3,4) lying in a longitudinal plane. 7. Frame according to claim 6 ^, characterized in that the longitudinal struts (7, 8) are detachably attached to the beams (3, 4). 8. Frame according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the longitudinal struts (7,8) at least partially overlap the longitudinal sides (19) of the spars (3,4) and are fastened to these sides (19). 9. Frame according to claim 8, characterized in that the longitudinal struts (7,8) on the inner longitudinal I· · ·* It I itlltlll ··« * · t I I I *· «I · «I·« I * til I « &igr;···«· t« lan« &igr;&igr; l HM rarely (19) of the spars (3,4) are attached. \ 10. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 9, v characterized by&igr; | that on each long side of the frame (1,2) two I Longitudinal struts (7/8) are arranged one above the other, and | that the cross struts (5,6) are between the longitudinal struts | (1,B) and are attached to the longitudinal struts (7,8). · i 11. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that _: the longitudinal struts are angle rails which are provided with | their ankles (17,18) on the spars (3,4) and "'■ Cross braces (5,6) are in place. 12. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the spars (3,4) are approximately tangent at their upper ends. gentially bevelled to the ring-segment-shaped support (9.1o). 13. Frame, in particular according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized, that the ring-segment-shaped supports (9,1o) are each
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The pivot axis (26) directed towards the frame (1,2) is pivotally mounted on the beam (3,4). 14. Frame according to claim .13,
characterized, that the joint part (21) at least on one side
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(25). It · t · · · · I 15. Frame according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that that the beam (3,4) consists of square tube, that the joint part (21) is accommodated in square tube and that the joint part (21) with its support surface (23) is aligned with the bevel (27) of the beam (3,4) or with its upper end or slightly protrudes beyond the bevel (27) or the upper end. 16. Frame according to one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that the hinge part (21) has a bore, in particular a threaded bore (24), running transversely to the pivot axis (26), to which a hole in the carrier (9,1o) is assigned. 17. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized, that screws (14,15,16,25) are provided in screw holes to connect the spars (3,4) to the longitudinal struts (7,8) and/or the longitudinal struts (7,8) to the cross struts (5,6) and/or the spars (3,4) to the supports (9,1o) and/or the supports (9,1o) to the cross struts (5,6). 18. Frame according to one of claims 13 to 17, characterized in that the joint part (21) in the cross-section perpendicular to the pivot axis (26) is triangular, quadrangular is square or polygonal. 19. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the ring-segment-shaped supports (9,1o) consist of approximately rectangular flat material with broad sides facing the tank (11,12). 20. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the frame (1,2) is height-adjustable or height-compensable by means of screws (37) screwed vertically into the lower ends of the bars (3,4). 21. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that that its ^width (B1,B2) is equal to or less than the width or diameter (D) of the associated tank (11,1:2). 22. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the components of the frame (1,2) are made of aluminium. 23. Frame according to one of claims 1 to 22, &ldquor; ₀ characterized in that that the screws (14,15,16,25,37) are made of stainless material, in particular alloyed steel. 24. Storage system for tanks of different sizes, _consisting of several racks according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized, that the height dimension (I13) between the tops of the cross braces (42) and the support base (31) for __ the frame ( 44) is the same size for all frames, that the beams (41) are of equal height and that the cross struts (42) are of different lengths depending on the tank size (Fig.6). __ 25. Storage system for tanks of different sizes, 35 consisting of several frames according to one of claims 1 to 23,
characterized. &diams; « t ti »««« <« a &bull; β 4 * · «« �Lgr; t ti * that the height (h^) between the top of the cross struts (42) and the tank bottoms (31) for the frame (44) is the same for all frames. that the cross struts (42) are the same length (I ₃ ) and that the beams (41) are of different heights depending on the tank size.