DE8805701U1 - Pallet for receiving and storing table-like objects - Google Patents

Description

Pallet for receiving and storing sheet-like objects

The invention relates to a pallet according to the preamble of claim 1 or 3.

A pallet of this type is described and illustrated in DE-GM 84 14 343. In this known design, the bases of the compartment arrangements arranged one above the other are inclined backwards, i.e. towards the back of the compartment. Due to this design, the weight of the panel-like objects always forces them to rest against the back wall of the compartment, i.e. their own weight constantly tries to pull them against the back wall of the compartment, particularly when the pallet is moved or shaken, e.g. when it is being transported. This ensures that the panel-like objects do not move out of the compartments during transport, but rather into the compartments and remain in an orderly position. With other known pallets, e.g. the design according to DE-GM 79 13 451, in which the bottoms of the compartments run horizontally, there is a risk that the panel-like objects can wander out of the compartments and fall out of the compartments during transport of the pallet.

In the design according to DE-GM 84 14 343, the compartments arranged one above the other extend in a straight line or in an oblique direction. Due to this design, the customer is then only able to distinguish with difficulty whether the two compartments arranged one above the other contain table-like objects with the same or different contents.

are arranged when the lower compartment is completely full. This is because, due to the stacks being arranged next to each other, only the outer end faces of the bar-like objects are visible. It is therefore not advisable to arrange chocolate bars with different contents in the upper and lower compartments, since the different contents are difficult to see when the lower compartment is almost completely full.

For the pallet according to DE-GM 84 14 343, both the

Both the upper and lower compartments are divided into a number of individual compartments arranged next to one another. This means that chocolate bars of only one size can be accommodated, because chocolate bars of other sizes do not fit into the compartments.

The invention is based on the object of designing a pallet of the type described at the beginning in such a way that it can be equipped with panel-like objects of different contents and/or sizes and the customer can better perceive the different equipment or the different types of panel-like objects.

2ß This object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1 and 3. Both embodiments according to the invention have in common that the compartment arrangements or compartments lying one above the other are not aligned with one another, because the lower compartment arrangement or the lower compartment extends essentially vertically, while the upper compartment arrangement or the upper compartment is inclined backwards. This provides a clear, visual separation of the compartments arranged one above the other and the customer can clearly perceive this, so that compartments arranged one above the other

Compartments with table-like objects of different

Contents can also be filled up to the top edge. In addition, this design leads to an improved use of space with the result that, compared to the known design, with the same compartment volume, a larger number of table-shaped objects can be accommodated in the compartments arranged one above the other in the designs according to the invention.

The optical separation of the compartments arranged one above the other

or stack is even clearer in the embodiment according to claim 1 because the upper compartment or its rear wall is offset to the rear compared to the lower compartment or its rear wall and therefore the upper end of the lower compartment or the beginning of a stack arranged therein is more clearly visible and the customer notices this separation even more clearly. In addition, the lower compartment or the stack arranged therein is not completely covered by the upper compartment or the stack arranged therein, but is exposed by the offset amount, so that a piece of the top of the top bar-like object in the lower compartment is also visible. The customer can therefore already tell from the top of the top bar-like object in the lower compartment which type of chocolate (in the case of chocolate bars) this is.

stack.

In the embodiment according to claim 3, the upper compartment is also wider, so wide that all common widths of the objects to be stacked can be stacked in it. This not only creates an advantageous variability that makes it possible to stack panel-like objects of different sizes, but it is also possible to arrange so-called poured goods in the upper compartment, i.e. goods that can be arranged more easily because there is no

requires targeted insertion into narrow compartments, and on the other hand, table-like objects of different shapes and different contents can be arranged as a mixed offering if necessary.

The subclaims contain further developments of the invention which are advantageous for reasons of further improvements such as simple and cost-effective production or assembly, in particular using folded individual parts, small size, low weight, improved stability or load-bearing capacity, improved clarity and/or ease of handling.

The invention is explained in more detail below using a preferred embodiment shown in a drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1 shows a pallet designed according to the invention for receiving bar-like objects, in particular chocolate bars, in perspective

Depiction; Fig. 2 shows section H-II in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 the lower part of the pallet in top view

and in a semi-finished state of manufacture;

Fig. 4 the finished lower part 1n in plan view;

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6 and 7 Cutting of individual parts of the pallet.

The pallet, generally designated 1 in Fig. 1, has compartment arrangements arranged one above the other at the front and rear.

gen ..&Pgr; and thus has an operating side 4,5 on the front and back. The upper compartment arrangements 2 each consist of a large, continuous compartment 6, which extends from one side wall to the other

B 7,8 of pallet 1. The lower compartment arrangements

3 each consist of several individual compartments 9 arranged next to one another, which are separated from one another by vertical compartment walls 11. In the present embodiment, the individual compartments 9 consist of boxes 12 placed side by side, each of which is open on one side towards the associated operating side 4, 5. The width and depth of the individual compartments correspond to the dimensions of standard chocolate bars.

All shelves 13, 14 are each inclined towards the back of the compartment so that gravity tries to pull the chocolate bar stacks in the compartments 6, 9 into the respective compartment 6, 9. This is desirable because it prevents the chocolate bars or stacks from wandering out of the compartments 6, 9 in the event of vibrations and in particular during transport of the pallet 1. Due to the inclined shelves 13, 14, an opposite tendency arises, i.e. the chocolate bars or stacks, of which a stack is shown in Fig. 1 in each compartment 6, 9 and is designated 15, 16, automatically slide into their correct position in the event of shocks or vibrations.

The main parts of the pallet 1 are a pallet part 17 with feet 18 as well as the lower part 19 and an upper part 21 placed on top of it. The upper part 21 consists of two upper part halves 22, 23 which are designed and arranged in mirror images of each other and which are placed against each other at their rear walls 24 and connected to each other. Each upper part half 22, 23 also has the shelf 13

and side wall parts 25, on or between which stacks 15 can be placed. In contrast to the individual compartments 9, whose compartment rear walls 26 extend essentially vertically, the compartment rear walls 27 of the compartments 6 are each inclined towards the compartment rear, i.e. stacks 15 lying opposite one another extend diagonally upwards towards one another. In the present embodiment, the compartment rear walls 26, 27 are formed by an attachment part 28 which is folded in the sense of an inverted V, whereby it is placed with its fold 29 on the rear walls 24, and extends with its back parts 31 up to the compartment base 13. At the lower ends of the back parts 31, bent compartment base parts 32 are connected along fold lines, which rest on the compartment base parts 33 of the upper part halves 22 and end with their edges. The outer surfaces of the back parts 31 can be used as advertising space and, for example, can be covered with Advertising images are provided, in particular glued on. In order to increase the stability of the back parts, support angles 34 are arranged on their inner sides, the legs of which extend along the back parts 31 and the shelf parts 32. In addition, support webs 35 extending from the rear walls 24 and resting on the upper leg of the support angles 34 can be arranged in the middle area of the back parts 31, which in the present embodiment are integral with the rear walls 24 in a manner to be described.

The upper halves 22, 23 are each folded from the one-piece blank 36 according to Fig. 5. On the free edges of the side wall parts 25 there are folding sections 41, 42, 43 that can be folded outwards or preferably inwards along folding lines 37 to 39 and that, when folded in, cover the insides of the side wall parts 25. Due to these folds, the free edges 44, 45 of the

Side wall parts 25 without sharp edges and also attractive, which takes into account both the appearance and the ease of handling. Due to the manufacture of the upper part halves 22,23 from a single piece cut

B 36, the upper part 21 or the upper parts 22,23 can be manufactured inexpensively and with low weight.

The undersides of the upper part 21 or the upper part halves 22,23 are adapted to the slanted course of the shelf 13, iü so that the upper part 21 is wedge-shaped on the underside with

on both sides, the bottom halves running diagonally upwards. As can be seen from Fig. 2, there are two centering webs 46 on the wedge tip, which in the present embodiment are formed by cut-out sections 48 cut out by free cuts 47 and are bent out along the fold line 49 between the respective rear wall 24 and shelf part 42 into a downward-pointing position and centered in a manner to be described below.

As can also be seen from Fig. 2, the lower part 19 consists of two base parts 51 arranged on the operating sides 4, 5, which extend from one side wall 7 to the other side wall 8, and a central support part 52 which is accommodated between the base parts 51, stands on the pallet part 17 and extends to the top of the individual compartments 9 or boxes 12. The top of the support part 52 is adapted to the wedge shape of the upper part 21, i.e. it has two top halves which are separated by a transversely

the side walls 7,8 extending vertex 1 line j and run diagonally upwards according to the inclination of the shelf 11 or the underside halves of the upper part 21 and lie in the same plane as the corresponding upper side 55 of the boxes 12. The upper part 21 is thus

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in the depression formed by the predetermined wedge shape on the base 32 on the boxes 12. The support ceil 52 is also folded in the manner of a folding box from a one-piece blank (not shown) and of hollow box or tubular shape with four vertical support walls 57,58,59,60, of which the broad-side support walls 57,58 rest on the base parts 51 and the narrow-side support walls 59,60 rest on the side wall parts 53,54, and of which two end-side support walls 57,58 rest on the base parts 51 and the narrow-side support walls 59,60 rest on the side wall parts 53,54.

57 to 60 arranged in a row are glued together by an adhesive strip (not shown) which is usual for folding boxes. On the upper free edges 61 extending along the operating sides 4, 5 and preferably also on the upper free edges 62 extending transversely thereto, cover wall sections 68, 69, 71 which can be folded in around folding lines 64, 65 are arranged, of which the broad side cover wall sections 68, ie the cover wall sections 68 facing the operating sides 4 _, 5, have a width b which is dimensioned so large that when the cover wall sections 68 are folded in opposite directions, there is a narrow gap 72 between the cover wall sections 68, into which the centering webs 46 of the upper part 21 fit. Due to the slanted course of the cover wall sections 68 in the closed position shown in Fig. 4, the width b can be equal to or slightly larger than the width B of the support part 52. The cover wall sections 68 are adjoined by stiffening webs 74 connected via fold lines 73, which point vertically downwards in the folded-in position of the cover wall sections 68 and thus contribute significantly to stiffening the cover wall, generally designated 75. The cover wall sections 69, 71 arranged on the narrow sides have a shape such that they lie next to one another in the folded-in position.

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The base parts 51 are also folded in the manner of a folding box from a one-piece blank, preferably from a one-piece blank 81 ö common to both base parts 51 and the side walls 7, 8 as shown in Fig. 6. The blank 81 consists of the two vertical outer base walls 82, the two side wall parts 52, 53, which have recesses 83 on both sides adapted to the shape and height of the lower shelf 14, the outer base walls 82 and the side wall parts 52, 53 being connected by fold lines in the sense of a row and by an end-side adhesive strip 86 to form a vertical peripheral wall common to both base parts 51. The upper edges of the outer side walls 82 are connected by fold lines 88 to base cover walls 89, which can be folded or folded in around the fold lines 88 into the inclined position clearly visible in Fig. 2. To stiffen the base cover walls 89, these are connected at their edges facing away from the outer base walls 82 by folding lines 91 to web walls 92, which in the folded-in position stand with their free edges on the pallet part 17. The height h of the web walls 92 is less than the height H of the outer base walls 82, which results in the inclination of the compartments 9 towards the rear of the compartment.

The support webs 35 are preferably partially separated from the rear walls 24 by upright incisions 70 and are flared or bent around fold lines 80.

For additional vertical support of the cover wall sections 68 and/or the base cover walls 89, vertically extending support walls 93 are provided in the supports 52 and in the base sections 51, which extend parallel to one another while maintaining a distance c from one another, and in the present embodiment parallel to

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the side walls 7, 8. In Fig. 7, such a support wall is shown, the shape of which essentially corresponds to the shape of the side wall parts 52, 53. On the upper side, the support walls 93 are wedge-shaped in accordance with the shape of the upper part 21. The support walls S3 extend - seen in cross section according to Fig. 2 - in the upper area of the one box 12 on the one operating side

4 to the other supporting wall 57 on the other operating side

5 and in the lower area from one outer base wall 82 to the other. In order to enable the web walls 92 to be folded in, slots 94 are provided in the web walls 92, with which the web walls 92 fit between the supporting walls 93 in a comb-like manner from above. In the web walls 92, the slots 94 are only about half as long as necessary, and for this reason there are also slots 96 in the supporting walls 93 at the relevant points, so that a rake-shaped engagement in the position shown in Fig. 2 and 3 is possible. The stiffening webs 74 fit vertically into slots 97 in the supporting walls 93, which are more than twice as wide as the thickness of the stiffening webs 74. This also applies to the slots 96 with regard to the reception of the web walls 92 and the supporting walls 57, 58. The latter have slots 98 comparable to the slots 94, which run downwards and which enable a comb-like engagement of the supporting walls 57, 58 into the supporting walls 93 from above, so that the prefabricated support 52 can be placed from above onto the supporting walls 93, which may be arranged in a grid-like manner.

For additional support of the base cover walls 89

In addition, at least one support wall 99 extending longitudinally to the operating sides 4, 5 can be provided, which rests on the pallet part 17 on the underside and supports the associated base cover wall 88 on the upper side.

It is preferably a support wall 99 extending from one side wall 7 to the other side wall 8, with vertical slots 101 that run downwards and are comparable to the slots 94, which can therefore be inserted from above in a comb-like manner into vertically upwardly running slots 102 in the support walls 93.

As can be clearly seen from Fig. 2, the upper compartment 6 is offset from the lower individual compartments 9 by the amount ν towards the rear wall of the compartment, i.e. inwards, and the rear wall 26 of the upper compartment 6 is inclined inwards, while the rear wall 27 of the lower individual compartments 9 extends essentially vertically. This creates a clear step between the upper and lower compartments 6, 9, which is clearly perceptible even when the lower individual compartments 9 are completely full. Therefore, different chocolate bars with different tastes can be stored in stacks 15, 16 lying directly on top of one another without having to fear

Is" that the upper beginning of the lower stack 16 for

is not visible to the customer. Due to the offset dimension v, the start of the lower stack 16 is clearly visible, and the customer can also see what type of chocolate or flavor it is due to the partially visible top of the top chocolate bar of the lower stack 16. A further advantage of this arrangement is the improved use of space, which makes it possible to accommodate a larger number of chocolate bars.

Oa the upper halves 22,23, the support part 52 and the

Base plate 51 is folded from cut pieces, the pallet 1 can be manufactured quickly and inexpensively, i.e. cost-effectively, while ensuring great stability and low weight. With the exception of the pallet

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In some cases 17 the individual parts are made of cardboard, preferably double-layered cardboard with corrugated reinforcement inserts. The individual parts are glued together at the joints, and they can also be stapled.

The upper part 21 and the lower part 19 can be connected to one another by gluing a cardboard section onto the side wall parts 25, 52, 53, whereby the outer sides of the side walls 7, 8 can serve as advertising spaces.

In the present embodiment, the pallet 1 is attached to the pallet part 1> by means of edge strips 104, 105 folded along fold lines 103 on the lower edge of the blank 81, which lie flat on the pallet part 17 and are glued and/or stapled.

Claims (25)

EXPECTATIONS 1. Pallet (1) for receiving and storing bar-like objects, in particular chocolate bars, with at least two compartment arrangements (2,3) arranged one above the other, of which the upper compartment (6) has an inwardly inclined compartment rear wall (26), wherein the compartment floors (13,14) are inclined backwards, characterized, that the lower compartment arrangement (3) has a substantially vertical compartment rear wall (27), and the upper compartment arrangement (2) is offset inwards relative to the lower one (v). 2. Pallet according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper compartment arrangement (2) is a continuous compartment (6) extending from one side wall (7) of the pallet (1) to the other side wall (8). Postal address: Pottfach 260132 D-8000 Munich Office address: Steinidorfitraße Accounts Air Official Fees: Pottgiro Munich, account 19575-803 (bank code 70010080) EPA account &eegr; 000 206 3. Pallet {1} for receiving and storing bar-like objects, in particular chocolate bars, with at least two compartment arrangements (2,3) arranged one above the other, of which the upper compartment arrangement (2) has a rear compartment wall (26) inclined to the rear, the compartment floors (13,14) being inclined to the rear and the lower compartment arrangement (3) being divided into several individual compartments (9) by side compartment walls (11), characterized in that that the lower individual compartments (9) have a substantially vertical compartment rear wall (27), and that the upper compartment (6) has a greater compartment width than the compartment width of the individual compartments (9), preferably extending from one side wall (7) of the pallet (1) to the other side wall (8). 4. Pallet according to claim 3,
characterized, that the upper compartment arrangement (2) is offset inwards compared to the lower one (v). 5. Pallet according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the pallet (1) has compartments (6,9) in a mirror-symmetrical arrangement on two opposite sides (4,5). 6. Pallet according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the pallet (1) consists of a lower part (19) having the lower compartment arrangement (3) and an upper part (21) placed thereon having the upper compartment arrangement (2). 7. Pallet according to claim 6,
characterized, that the underside of the upper part (21) is wedge-shaped with a side wall (7) of the pallet (1) to the other side wall (8), the inclination of the wedge surfaces corresponding approximately to the inclination of at least the shelf (13) of the upper shelf arrangement (2). S. Palette &Ggr;&igr; ä C ti A ii S p &Ggr; ü C ti 6 O u S &Ggr; 7, characterized, that the lower part (19) and the upper part (21) are connected to one another by the butt joint between these parts overlapping side parts on the side walls, preferably adhesive parts. 9. Pallet according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that centering pieces (46) preferably protrude from the upper part (21) and engage with the other part (lower part 19). 10. Pallet according to one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the upper part (21) consists of two upper part halves (22, 23) of the same design and arranged mirror-symmetrically to one another, which are directly or indirectly connected to one another at their rear walls (24). 11. Pallet according to claim 10,
characterized, that the side wall parts (25) of the upper part halves (22,23) are connected at their free edges by folding lines to folded-in folding pieces (41,42,43). 12. Pallet according to claim 10 or 11,
characterized, that the rear walls (24) of the upper parts (22,23) are fitted with folded wedge or angle pieces (34). 13. Pallet according to claim 12,
characterized, that the wedge pieces are bent out in one piece from the rear walls IC (24) and the shelf base parts (32) of the cross-section halves (22,23). 14. Pallet according to one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the compartment rear walls (26) of the upper compartment (6) are formed by an attachment part (28) which is placed in a saddle-like manner on the rear walls (24) of the upper part halves (22, 23). 15· Pallet according to one of claims 5 to 14. characterized in that the lower part (19) has on its operating sides (4, 5) a base part (51) and a support part (52) arranged between them, which forms or supports the compartment rear walls (27) for the individual compartments (9) and supports the upper part (21) on the underside. 16. Pallet according to claim 15, characterized, dsB the top sides of the base parts (51) and the support part (52) are adapted to the sloping course of the shelves (13,14). 17. Pallet according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that the base parts (51) and the support part (52) are each folded in the shape of a folding box from a one-piece blank. 18. Pallet according to claim 17, characterized in that that the cover wall (75) of the support part (52) and the formed by folded edge strips around fold lines ! are. 19. Pallet according to claim 17, characterized in that the edge strips (68, 69) are connected by folding lines to edge strip extensions (74, 92) which extend vertically in the folded position, and from which the edge strip extensions (92) of the base parts (51) preferably extend to the underside of the base parts (51). 20. Pallet according to one of claims 15 to 19, characterized in that the cover walls (68,69) of the base parts (51) and the support part (52) are supported on the underside by vertical support walls (93), preferably in a strip or grid-like arrangement, which extend to the underside of the base parts (51) and the support part (52). y 30 J 21. Pallet according to claim 19, characterized, !that the supporting walls (93) extend into the base parts &rgr; (51) and in the lower area of the g 35 side walls (57,58) of the support part (52) and in the Vertical slots (96,98) are provided in the supporting walls (93). ¹ Insert the slotted part (52) onto the supporting walls (93). &dgr; 22. Pallet according to one of claims 15 to 21, characterized in that that the base parts (51) are connected to one another by side wall parts (52, 53) between which the support part (52) is accommodated. 23. Pallet according to claim 22,
characterized, that they are arranged on a pallet part (17), preferably with feet (18), and by means of folded edge strips (104,105) at the lower edges of the Lower part (19) is attached to the pallet part (17). 24. Pallet according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that their individual parts are made of cardboard, preferably of double-layer reinforced cardboard. 25. Pallet according to one of claims 1 to 24, characterized in that the lower part (19), the support part (52), the upper part halves (22, 23) and/or the attachment part (28) are folded from a one-piece blank.