DE9016221U1 - Collapsible container - Google Patents

Collapsible container

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DE9016221U1
DE9016221U1 DE9016221U DE9016221U DE9016221U1 DE 9016221 U1 DE9016221 U1 DE 9016221U1 DE 9016221 U DE9016221 U DE 9016221U DE 9016221 U DE9016221 U DE 9016221U DE 9016221 U1 DE9016221 U1 DE 9016221U1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B65D19/02—Rigid pallets with side walls, e.g. box pallets
    • B65D19/06—Rigid pallets with side walls, e.g. box pallets with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components
    • B65D19/08—Rigid pallets with side walls, e.g. box pallets with bodies formed by uniting or interconnecting two or more components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D19/12—Collapsible pallets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D2519/00009—Materials
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2519/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B65D2519/00004—Details relating to pallets
    • B65D2519/00258—Overall construction
    • B65D2519/00313—Overall construction of the base surface
    • B65D2519/00328—Overall construction of the base surface shape of the contact surface of the base
    • B65D2519/00338—Overall construction of the base surface shape of the contact surface of the base contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D2519/00492—Overall construction of the side walls
    • B65D2519/00532—Frame structures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2519/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
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    • B65D2519/00547—Connections
    • B65D2519/00577—Connections structures connecting side walls, including corner posts, to each other
    • B65D2519/00582—Connections structures connecting side walls, including corner posts, to each other structures intended to be disassembled, i.e. collapsible or dismountable
    • B65D2519/00611—Connections structures connecting side walls, including corner posts, to each other structures intended to be disassembled, i.e. collapsible or dismountable side walls maintained connected to each other by means of auxiliary locking elements, e.g. spring loaded locking pins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D2519/00656—Structures intended to be disassembled by means of hinges separately formed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D2519/00736—Details
    • B65D2519/00865—Collapsible, i.e. at least two constitutive elements remaining hingedly connected
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    • B65D2519/009—Collapsible, i.e. at least two constitutive elements remaining hingedly connected collapsible side walls whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2519/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
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    • B65D2519/00736—Details
    • B65D2519/00935—Details with special means for nesting or stacking
    • B65D2519/00955—Details with special means for nesting or stacking stackable
    • B65D2519/00965—Details with special means for nesting or stacking stackable when loaded
    • B65D2519/00975—Details with special means for nesting or stacking stackable when loaded through the side walls

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Description

Dr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbacher Str. 3]3, &Pgr;&Igr; Aachen - HorbachDr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbacher Str. 3]3, Aachen - Horbach

Beschreibung Zusammenklappbare Behälter (1.)Description Collapsible containers (1.)

Zusammenklappbare Behälter verschiedenster Art sind bekannt. Es gibt solche, bei denen die Wände durch am Untergestell befestigte Eckwinkel gehalten werden. Diese Gestelle haben bei Austauschbarkeit der Wände den Nachteil, daß die Führungen zweier Wände durch Schlitze in den Winkeln gewährleistet werden und dadurch bedingt die Führungen der anderen Wände außen an diesen Winkeln sitzen. Dadurch geht viel an Volumen des Behälters im Verhältnis zu seinen Abmessungen verloren. Zudem ist die Austauschbarkeit problematisch, da die in den Schlitzen der Winkel sitzenden Wände und die in den außen liegenden Führungen, nur durch getrennte Elemente gegen Ausheben geschützt werden können. Dabei würde, um die Austauschbarkeit der Wände wenigstens teilweise zu gewährleisten, der Volumenverlust, die aufwendige Sicherung der Wände ja die aufwendige Gesamtkonstruktion in Kauf genommen. Eine andere Konstruktion setzt zwar die Haltewinkel außen, hat aber keine Austauschbarkeit der Wände und aufwendige getrennte Befestigungsarten, &zgr;. B. hohe Laschen, die in Ausschnitten der Gitterwänäe sitzen usw.Collapsible containers of various types are known. There are those in which the walls are held by corner brackets attached to the base frame. These frames have the disadvantage, when the walls are interchangeable, that the guides for two walls are ensured by slots in the angles and, as a result, the guides for the other walls are located on the outside of these angles. This means that a lot of the volume of the container is lost in relation to its dimensions. In addition, interchangeability is problematic because the walls in the slots in the angles and the guides on the outside can only be protected against being lifted out by separate elements. In order to at least partially ensure the interchangeability of the walls, the loss of volume, the complex securing of the walls, and the complex overall construction would be accepted. Another construction places the brackets on the outside, but does not allow the walls to be interchangeable and has complex separate fastening methods, e.g. high tabs that sit in cutouts in the lattice walls, etc.

In der Haupanmeldung hat der Erfinder einen zusammenklappbaren Behälter vorgeschlagen, der mit einem einzigen Element, das an den Eckwinkeln befestigt ist, sowohl die Führung und Halterung der 2 angrenzenden Wände gewährleistet, als auch mit einem Sicherungselement beide angrenzenden Wände sichert.In the main application, the inventor proposed a collapsible container that ensures both the guidance and support of the two adjacent walls with a single element attached to the corner brackets and also secures both adjacent walls with a securing element.

Diese Konstruktion hat den Nachteil, daß die Wände beim Aufstellen kippen und unfallträchtig sind. Zudem können die Wände beim Transport durch das auftretende Moment durch einen daraufgestellten Behälter oder durch die Ladung im Behälter vom Boden des Behälters angehoben werden.This design has the disadvantage that the walls tip over when they are set up and are prone to accidents. In addition, the walls can be lifted from the bottom of the container during transport due to the moment caused by a container placed on top of them or by the load in the container.

Der Erfinder hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, diese Nachteile zu beseitigen. Er schlägt vor, mindestens 2 gegenüberliegende Wände mit Halteelementen zu versehen, die beim aufrechten Zustand der Wände sich partiell hinter dem Schenkel der Wandführung befinden. Diese Elemente werden am vorteilhaftesten als Bolzen, Röhrchen, Halbschale usw. ausgebildet, so daß die Rundung auf dem Schenkel gleitet und>"die Wand beim AufstellenThe inventor has made it his task to eliminate these disadvantages. He proposes to provide at least 2 opposing walls with retaining elements, which are partially located behind the leg of the wall guide when the walls are upright. These elements are most advantageously designed as bolts, tubes, half-shells, etc., so that the curve slides on the leg and>"the wall is supported when it is erected

Gebrauchsmusteranmeldung vom 26.11.90Utility model application dated 26. 1 1.90

Dr. W. Jürgens, Horbacher Str. 3*13, 51 Aachen - HorbachDr. W. Jürgens, Horbacher Str. 3*13, 51 Aachen - Horbach

Beschreibung 1. \ Description 1. \

Zusammenklappbare Behälter (2.)Collapsible containers (2.)

und Zusammenklappen leicht anhebt und wieder absenkt. So wird beim Aufrechtstellen die Wand leicht gehoben und das Halteelement senkt sich partiell hinter de(rl· Schenkel des Führungswinkels. Zudem wird das Sicherungselement für die angrenzenden Wände so angeordnet, daß das Halteelement geringfügig unter diesem Sicherungselement sitzt. So kann im aufgeklappten Zustand des Behälters das Behälteroberteil beim Auftreten eines aus der Ladung resultierenden Moments nicht angehoben werden.and folding it up and then lowers it again. When it is placed upright, the wall is slightly raised and the holding element is partially lowered behind the leg of the guide bracket. In addition, the securing element for the adjacent walls is arranged in such a way that the holding element is slightly below this securing element. This means that when the container is unfolded, the upper part of the container cannot be raised if a moment resulting from the load occurs.

Fig. 1 zeigt perspektivisch einen solchen Behälter (la) Am Untergestell (1) des Behälters (la) befinden sich 4 Eckwinkel (2). Diese 4 Eckwinkel sind mit einem Winkel (3) versehen, der so angeordnet ist, daß wie in Fig. 2 zu ersehen, der eine Schenkel (A) in Verbindung mit dem Schenkel (7) des Eckwinkels (2) Führung für die eine Wand ist, und der andere Schenkel (5) in Verbindung mit dem anderen , Schenkel (6) des Eckwinkels (2) Führung für die angrenzende Wand ist.Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of such a container (la). There are 4 corner brackets (2) on the base frame (1) of the container (la). These 4 corner brackets are provided with an angle (3) which is arranged in such a way that, as can be seen in Fig. 2, one leg (A) in connection with the leg (7) of the corner bracket (2) is the guide for one wall, and the other leg (5) in connection with the other leg (6) of the corner bracket (2) is the guide for the adjacent wall.

Fig. 2 zeigt perspektivisch eine Ecke des Behälters (la) Die Wand (10) hat ein Halteelement (11). Dieses gleitet beim Aufrechtstellen über die Kante (12) des Schenkels (4) des Winkels (3), hebt sich, und senkt sich wieder ab. Die Halterung (11) liegt partiell (13) hinter dem Schenkelteil (4). Die Wand bleibt stehen. Beim Zusammenklappen funktioniert das genau so. Beim Aufrechtstehen, also beim auseinandergeklappten Zustand des Behälters liegt das Sicherungselement (8) mit geringem Abstand oberhalb des Halteelements (11). Die Wände heben sich bei durch die Ladung auftretenden Momenten nicht ab.Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a corner of the container (la). The wall (10) has a holding element (11). When it is placed upright, this slides over the edge (12) of the leg (4) of the angle (3), rises, and then falls again. The holder (11) is partially (13) behind the leg part (4). The wall remains standing. When it is folded up, it works in exactly the same way. When it is standing upright, i.e. when the container is unfolded, the securing element (8) is a short distance above the holding element (11). The walls do not lift when there are moments caused by the load.

Fig. 3 zeigt einen Schnitt durch die Ausführung einer Ecke des Behälters im Bereich der Aufnahme zweier angrenzender Wände. Die eine Wand, mit dem Halteelement (11), nämlich die Wand (10) ist dargestellt. Das Halteelement sitzt partiell (13) hinter dem die 2 Führungen für zwei angrenzende Wände bildenden Winkel (3). Die Wand (10) ist mit der Halterung (15) versehen. Diese sitzt zwischen dem Schenkel (7) des Eckwinkels (2) und der Schenkel (4) des Winkels (3).Fig. 3 shows a section through the design of a corner of the container in the area where two adjacent walls are accommodated. One wall, with the holding element (11), namely the wall (10) is shown. The holding element sits partially (13) behind the angle (3) that forms the 2 guides for two adjacent walls. The wall (10) is provided with the holder (15). This sits between the leg (7) of the corner angle (2) and the leg (4) of the angle (3).

Gebrauchsmusteranmeldung vom 26.11.90Utility model application dated 26.11.90

Dr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbaclier Str. 313, 51 Aachen - Horbach BeschreibungDr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbaclier Str. 313, 51 Aachen - Horbach Description

Zusammenklappbare Behälter (3.)Collapsible containers (3.)

Ein Sicherungselement (8) sperrt beide angrenzenden Wände gegen Ausheben und sitzt jin dem Schenkel/ (5) des Winkels (3).A securing element (8) locks both adjacent walls against lifting and is located in the leg (5) of the angle (3).

Claims (3)

Gebrauchsmusteranraeldung vom 26.11-90 Dr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbgcher Str. 3x3, 51 Aachen - Horbach -qnsprüche (A.)Utility model application dated 26.11-90 Dr. Ing. W. Jürgens, Horbgcher Str. 3x3, 51 Aachen - Horbach - claims (A.) 1) Zusammenklappbare Behälter, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an mindestens 2 Behälterwänden vorhandenen Halterungen (11) im aufrechten Zustand der Wände partiell (13) hinter dem Schenkel (4), der die Führung für die Wände bildenden, mit. dem Eckwinkel (2) in Verbindung stehenden Winkel (3) liegen.1) Collapsible containers, characterized in that the holders (11) present on at least 2 container walls are located partially (13) behind the leg (4) of the angle (3) forming the guide for the walls and connected to the corner angle (2) when the walls are in the upright state. 2) Zusammenklappbare Behälter nach Anspruch 1 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die in Anspruch 1 erwähnten Halterungen (11) als Gleitelemente, z. B. Röhrchen, Bolzen, Halbschalen usw. ausgebildet sind, (so daß beim Aufrechtstellen und Zusammenklappen der Wand diese Rundungen sich auf den Schenkeln (4) der Führungen der Wände abdrucken und hochgleiten und sich nach Passieren der Schenkel (4) wieder absenken.)2) Collapsible containers according to claim 1, characterized in that the holders (11) mentioned in claim 1 are designed as sliding elements, e.g. tubes, bolts, half-shells, etc. (so that when the wall is placed upright and folded up, these curves are imprinted on the legs (4) of the guides of the walls and slide up, and are lowered again after passing the legs (4).) 3) Zusammenklappbare Behälter nach Anspruch 1+2 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sicherungsschraube (8) beim Aufrechtstehen der Wand (10) mit geringem Abstand oberhalb des Halteelements (11) liegt, so kann der Behälterkorb nicht vom Boden des Behälters abgehoben werden.3) Collapsible containers according to claims 1+2, characterized in that the locking screw (8) is located a short distance above the holding element (11) when the wall (10) is upright, so that the container basket cannot be lifted off the bottom of the container.
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