EP0025510B1 - Transport and/or storage container, especially of plastic material - Google Patents

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EP0025510B1
EP0025510B1 EP80104724A EP80104724A EP0025510B1 EP 0025510 B1 EP0025510 B1 EP 0025510B1 EP 80104724 A EP80104724 A EP 80104724A EP 80104724 A EP80104724 A EP 80104724A EP 0025510 B1 EP0025510 B1 EP 0025510B1
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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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0233—Nestable containers
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/20—External fittings
    • B65D25/205—Means for the attachment of labels, cards, coupons or the like
    • 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
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/02—Removable lids or covers
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00064—Shape of the outer periphery
    • B65D2543/0012—Shape of the outer periphery having straight sides, e.g. with curved corners
    • B65D2543/00175—Shape of the outer periphery having straight sides, e.g. with curved corners four straight sides, e.g. trapezium or diamond
    • B65D2543/00194—Shape of the outer periphery having straight sides, e.g. with curved corners four straight sides, e.g. trapezium or diamond square or rectangular
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00018—Overall construction of the lid
    • B65D2543/00259—Materials used
    • B65D2543/00296—Plastic
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/0049—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the inside, or a part turned to the inside of the mouth of the container
    • B65D2543/00527—NO contact
    • 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
    • B65D2543/00—Lids or covers essentially for box-like containers
    • B65D2543/00009—Details of lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D2543/00444—Contact between the container and the lid
    • B65D2543/00481—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container
    • B65D2543/00537—Contact between the container and the lid on the inside or the outside of the container on the outside, or a part turned to the outside of the mouth of the container

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  • the invention relates to a transport and / or storage box, in particular made of plastic, with an upper profile edge stiffening the box body, which serves on the one hand for aligning and holding a closure cover and on the other hand can be used as a grip strip, the profile edge consisting of a frame with an approximately n - Or H-shaped cross-section, on the inner n- or h-leg of the box body connects, and wherein the closure lid with a downwardly open, cross-sectionally n-shaped profile edge can be claw-like placed on the frame.
  • a transport and / or storage box of this type which is used in particular to hold plant foods, such as vegetables, is already known from US Pat. No. 3,698,783. Since it can be closed by a lid, it can also be used as a shipping container if necessary. However, it cannot be used or can only be used with difficulty if it is important to properly put together commissions from different articles and then to store or deliver them. This task is in fact often achieved today by the use of container conveyor systems, through which the transport and / or storage boxes are brought one after the other into the individual picking areas and then fed to a warehouse or a shipping hall.
  • Such container conveyor systems regularly work with target control systems to automate the material flow.
  • Various target control systems are in use, i. that is, conventional contact technology with freely programmable control or contactless control devices can be used.
  • the transport and / or storage boxes themselves have a design which enables them to be equipped with the information carriers required for target control and thereby ensures that the information carriers can also be properly scanned in the individual reading stations.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a generic transport and / or storage box in such a way that it can be used not only as a shipping container which can be closed by a lid, but also in one and the same design without problems in target-controlled container conveyor systems with a wide variety of target control systems.
  • a transport and / or storage box, in particular made of plastic, which realizes this problem, is characterized by the characterizing features of claim 1.
  • the profile edge box body receives a high degree of dimensional stability and thus offers a secure fit for the closure lid, if necessary, to be placed on the box body, but also the possibility of arranging the information carriers for the targeting systems of different designs in the profile edge area of the box body and lid also ensures the possibility of use in container conveyor systems with a wide variety of target control systems.
  • the marking feature of claim 3 also proves to be particularly important. It has the essential advantage that those elements of the transport and / or storage box which have the most functions in practical use, each in a single embodiment, and thus in Large series, inexpensive can be prefabricated. On the other hand, the functional parts that essentially only determine the capacity can be produced as required, that is, also in small numbers.
  • the frame and box body as an injection molded part in a tool which can be assembled from an always constant frame shape and a box body shape which is dependent on the respective capacity. It proves to be particularly useful, however, if the frame is formed independently of the box body and subsequently connected to it, e.g. B. welded or glued. In this case, it has proven particularly useful to use the feature of claim 4.
  • the opening edge of the box body can be shaped like a brim outwards and then easily connected to the frame following the lower edge of the inner n-leg.
  • the feature of claim 5 has proven to be important for the use of transport and / or storage boxes according to the invention in container conveyor systems, the target control system of which works with a code card inserted into the transport and / or storage box as an information carrier.
  • claims 10 and 11 make it possible to block transport and / or storage boxes provided with a closure cap in a simple manner against unauthorized opening by means of a binding tape closure without the effectiveness of the target control system being impaired.
  • the closure lid is stabilized in such a way that it cannot be deformed without authorization to provide access to the inside of the box even when only one binding tape closure is used.
  • the stackability of transport and / or storage boxes of different heights in the empty state can be improved by the features specified in claim 13 because jamming during nesting is avoided.
  • FIG. 1 of the drawing shows a partial area of a container conveyor system 1 with target control, which has a roller conveyor 2, on which individual transport and / or storage boxes 31, 3t1, 3111 and 31V etc. move, for example from right to left.
  • These transport and / or storage boxes 3 either pass under reading stations 41 and 411 of a target control system and / or laterally past such reading stations 51, 511, 5111 and 51V.
  • These reading stations 41 and 51 of the target control systems are located at a distance from a work station 6, which removes the closure lid 7 from a stack and automatically places it on the individual transport and / or storage boxes 3.
  • Another reading station 511 of the target control system is located in the area of this workstation.
  • a further work station 8 is provided, which wraps around the transport and / or storage boxes 3 equipped with a cover 7 and binds tight.
  • the reading station 5111 of the target control system is arranged in front of this workstation 8, while two further reading stations 411 and 51V of the target control system are located behind this workstation 8.
  • Each individual transport box 3 consists of the actual, essentially trough-shaped box body 10 and a frame 11 forming a profile edge on it.
  • the frame 11 and also the box body 10 are made of plastic, preferably in one piece or in one operation as an injection molded part.
  • the box body 10 can also be made of plastic as a deep-drawn molded part and then connected to the frame 11, z. B. welded or glued.
  • the frame 11 has an at least approximately n-shaped, but preferably an approximately h-shaped profile cross section and is therefore always produced in a relatively complicated injection mold in a relatively complicated design.
  • the connection between the box bodies 10, which differ in terms of their overall height, and the frame 11, which is always structurally constant, is achieved by the injection molding process.
  • box body 10 is manufactured as deep-drawn molded parts made of plastic, then this can be done with the aid of relatively simple deep-drawing tools, e.g. B. made of plywood.
  • the box body 10 is shaped somewhat outward at its opening edge in the manner of a brim 12 and adjoins it in the region of the lower edge 13, preferably following this, on the inside of the inner n-leg or h-leg 14. It is advantageous if the lower edge 13 of the inner n or h leg 14 maintains a completely straight course.
  • the frame 11 has an essentially H-shaped cross-sectional profile.
  • the h-shaped profile cross-section of the frame 11 also has the horizontal profile web 16 and the essentially right-angled outer h-leg 17, the lower edge of which is approximately at the same height as the lower edge 13 of the inner h-leg 14.
  • the extension leg 15 forms with the horizontal profile web 16 an essentially outwardly open angle frame into which a larger number of node webs 18 are molded is, which each extend at right angles to the level of the extension leg 15 and the profile web 16. It can be seen from the drawing that the node webs 18 have edges 19 which run obliquely or rounded off from part of the upward extension leg 15 of the frame 11 downwards and outwards over part of their height.
  • the actual box body 10 can have different heights, as can be clearly seen, for example, from a comparison of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7.
  • the respective filling volume of the transport and / or storage box 3 is essentially determined by the overall height of the box body 10.
  • a cutout 22 can be provided in the downward, outer h-bridge 17, the remaining short partial area of the leg 17 being shaped such that a carrying handle for manipulating the transport and / or storage box 3 arises.
  • the cutout 20 in the outer, downward profile leg 17 on the long sides of the frame 11 exposes a region of the outside of the inner, downward directed h-leg, so that the outside of the inner leg 14 can be equipped there with a target control bar 23, which is displaceable Carries reflectors 24 for setting different destination addresses, which can be read, for example, from the reading station 511 (Fig. 1).
  • the arrangement of the target control bar 23 with the displaceable reflectors 24 on the outside of the inner, downward h-leg p ls on the frame 11 has the advantage that there is a shock-proof and light-free seat for the reflectors.
  • the cutout 21 in the outer, downwardly directed leg 17 of the longitudinal sides of the frame is substantially shorter than the cutout 20 according to FIG. 2.
  • Both sides of the cutout 21 are in the leg 17 of the Frame 11 each formed exclusively upwardly open, pocket-like undercut holding guides 25, in which target cards 26, for example in the form of reflector strips, can be releasably used as information carriers.
  • target cards 26 can also be scanned by a reading station, for example the reading station 5111 according to FIG. 1.
  • target control strips 27 in the area of the cutouts 21 on the longitudinal sides of the frame, if necessary, by detachably hanging them in the holding guides 25, for example by means of two holding claws 28, as can be clearly seen from FIG. 9, but also from FIG 1 can be seen in the transport and / or storage box 311.
  • the target control strips 27, which can be releasably connected to the transport and / or storage boxes 3, can either have fixedly mounted reflectors 29 as information carriers.
  • the reflectors 29 can also, in a similar manner to that shown in FIG. 2, be slidably on the target control bar 27, so that the target addresses can be changed manually.
  • the target control bars 27 can be scanned, for example, by the reading station 511 according to FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 8 A further possibility of attaching the information carriers to the transport and / or storage boxes 3 which serve to control the destination of a container conveyor system is shown in FIG. 8.
  • a target control bar 30 is shown there, which overlaps, for example by means of hook springs 31, the upwardly directed profile leg 15 of the frame 11 which is H-shaped in cross section.
  • the target control bars 30 are protected against impact loads in the angular range delimited by the leg 15 and the web of the frame 11. They preferably carry reflectors 32 which can be moved for the purpose of changing the destination addresses and which are also pivotable by 90 °. This makes it possible to either scan the destination addresses of the destination control bars 30, as required, from above in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 1 for the reading station 41, or to scan them horizontally from the side, as shown in FIG. 1 shows the reading station 51.
  • the frame 11 which serves as a stiffening edge for the box body 10 and has an H-shaped profile in cross section, is manufactured from the outset in such a way that it ensures the required use of each of the target control systems described above. This is achieved in a simple manner in that the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is provided on one longitudinal side of the frame, while the other longitudinal side of the frame receives the configuration shown in FIG.
  • the frame 11 then offers the possibility of four different types of attachment of the information carriers required for target control.
  • the closure cover 7 are also equipped with a profile edge 33 which is open at the bottom. With this profile edge 33, the closure cover 7 can be placed on the frame 11 like a claw from above.
  • the profile edge 33 of the closure cover 7 also has an approximately N-shaped, but preferably an H-shaped cross-section, as can be seen in particular from FIGS. 2 and 9.
  • the inner, downward leg 34 of the profile edge 33 engages behind the inner surface of the upward leg 15 on the frame 11, while the outer, downward leg 35 of the profile edge 33 with the beveled or rounded edges 19 of the Node webs 18 come into operative connection and are thereby clamped on the transport and / or storage box 3.
  • the closure cover 7 is supported securely on the transport and / or storage box 3 via the web 36 of the profile edge 33 on the upper edge of the upward profile leg 15. Due to the upward profile leg 37 of the profile edge 33, a stop and / or alignment edge is formed on the closure cover 7, which enables a safe stacking of several transport and / or storage boxes 3.
  • node webs 38 in the profile edge 33 of the closure cover 7 in such a way that they are integrally connected on the one hand to the profile web 36 and on the other hand to the downward-facing outer profile web 35.
  • These node webs here also have curved or beveled guide edges 39 in some areas.
  • the closure cover 7 can also be manufactured by injection molding from plastic in one tool. It is possible to provide the closure cover with additional webs (40) at a distance parallel to the longitudinal sides of the stop and / or aligning edge located on the top and formed by the profile legs 37, the space between these webs 40 and the stop - And / or alignment edge forming leg 37 is to be used as a receptacle for target tax information carrier.
  • These can be target control bars with reflectors 41 that can be adjusted to different target addresses by manual displacement, or reflectors 42 that determine the target address can be inserted directly into the receptacles. In the latter case, the receptacles are provided with alignment members 43, for example cams, for the reflectors 42, which ensure an exact determination of the destination addresses.
  • both the legs 37 of the profile edge 33 running parallel to the longitudinal side and the webs 40 running parallel to them at a distance are approximately in accordance with FIG. 11 Provide breaks in the middle.
  • transverse passages 44 are formed, through which the binding band 9 of a binding band is passed.
  • toothed strips 45 are also formed on the upper side of the sealing cover 7, which prevent a loose binding strap from being removed.
  • closure cover 7 is not placed automatically, but by hand on the transport and / or storage boxes 3, it is advantageous to form an outward and downward tongue 46 on the upwardly directed h-leg 15 of the frame 11 in the region of a transverse side of the frame 10, as can be seen from FIG.
  • the closure cover 7 has an inwardly directed tab 47 on the associated transverse side, which can be inserted under the tongue 46, so that there is a secure locking.
  • the sealing cover 7 has reinforcing ribs 52 on the underside, each extending from its corners to the center, which preferably run parallel to one another in pairs at a distance. These reinforcing ribs 52 prevent undesired lifting of the closure cover 7 if it is only fastened to the transport and / or storage box 3 with a binding strap. In addition, the filling of the injection mold is favored in the manufacture of the closure cover 7.
  • cams 48 which protrude on the inside into the low box bodies 10, which are such Have height that they enable the jamming-free support of a transport and / or storage box 3 of great height, as can be seen from the dashed lines in FIG. 5.
  • clamping springs 49 can be attached, which can serve as holders for accompanying documents during shipping.
  • holes 50 can be formed in the horizontal profile web 16 of the frame 11 at an even distance from one another and each lying between two node webs 18.
  • these holes 50 form water drains when the transport and / or storage boxes 3 - upside down - are washed. Mainly, however, they can be used to hold control pins 51 when the transport and / or storage boxes 3 are used on container conveyor systems whose target control system works with conventional contact or switch control technology.

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1. Transport and/or storage box (3), more especially of synthetic plastics, having an upper profiled rim strengthening the box body (10), which rim serves firstly for aligning and holding a closure cover (7) and scondly can be used as a gripping bar or rail, the profiled rim consisting of a frame (11) having an approximately n-shaped or h-shaped cross-section, to the inner n- or h-bars of which the box body is attached, the closure cover (7) being adapted to be fitted in claw-like manner on the frame with a downwardly open profiled rim, which is likewise approximately n-shaped in cross-section, characterised in that transverse gussets (18) are formed at specific distances from each other on the transverse bar (16) and possibly the upwardly directed h-bar (15) of the frame (11) and/or the outer, downwardly directed n-bar (35) of the cover profiled rim (33) and also the n-bar (36) connected at right-angles thereto are equipped with correspondingly formed gussets (38; Fig. 8), and these gussets (18 and/or 38) are provided as guiding and/or claimping parts for the closure cover (7), and that firstly the frame (11) of the box body (10) and secondly the closure cover (7) are provided with receiving means or holders (20, Fig. 2; 25, Fig. 3; 15, 16 Fig. 4; 37, 40, 43, Fig. 11), in which are capable of being fixed data carriers (23, 24, Fig. 2; 26, Fig. 3; 27 to 29, Fig. 9; 30 to 32, Fig. 8; and 41, 42, Fig. 11) for the destination control of container conveyor installations.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Transport-und/oder Lagerkasten, insbesondere aus Kunststoff, mit einem den Kastenkörper versteifenden, oberen Profilrand, der einerseits der Ausrichtung und Halterung eines Verschlußdekkels dient und andererseits als Griffleiste benutzbar ist, wobei der Profilrand aus einem Rahmen mit einem etwa n- oder h-förmigen Querschnitt besteht, an dessen innerem n- oder h-Schenkel sich der Kastenkörper anschließt, und wobei der Verschlußdeckel mit einem nach unten offenen, im Querschnitt n-förmigen Profilrand klauenartig auf den Rahmen setzbar ist.The invention relates to a transport and / or storage box, in particular made of plastic, with an upper profile edge stiffening the box body, which serves on the one hand for aligning and holding a closure cover and on the other hand can be used as a grip strip, the profile edge consisting of a frame with an approximately n - Or H-shaped cross-section, on the inner n- or h-leg of the box body connects, and wherein the closure lid with a downwardly open, cross-sectionally n-shaped profile edge can be claw-like placed on the frame.

Ein Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten dieser Gattung, der insbesondere zur Aufnahme von pflanzlichen Nahrungsmitteln, wie beispielsweise Gemüse, dient, ist durch die US-A-3 698 783 bereits bekannt. Da er durch einen Deckel verschließbar ist, kann er im Bedarfsfalle auch als Versandbehätter benutzt werden. Er läßt sich jedoch nicht oder nur mit Schwierigkeiten benutzen, wenn es darauf ankommt, Warenkommissionen aus unterschiedlichen Artikeln ordnungsgemäß zusammenzustellen sowie anschließend zu lagern oder auszuliefern. Diese Aufgabe wird nämlich heute vielfach durch den Einsatz von Behälter-Förderanlagen gelöst, durch die die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen nacheinander in die einzelnen Kommissionierbereiche gebracht und anschließend einem Lager oder einer Versandhalle zugeführt werden.A transport and / or storage box of this type, which is used in particular to hold plant foods, such as vegetables, is already known from US Pat. No. 3,698,783. Since it can be closed by a lid, it can also be used as a shipping container if necessary. However, it cannot be used or can only be used with difficulty if it is important to properly put together commissions from different articles and then to store or deliver them. This task is in fact often achieved today by the use of container conveyor systems, through which the transport and / or storage boxes are brought one after the other into the individual picking areas and then fed to a warehouse or a shipping hall.

Solche Behälter-Förderanlagen arbeiten dabei regelmäßig mit Zielsteuersystemen, um den Materialfluß zu automatisieren. Dabei sind verschiedene Zielsteuerungssysteme im Einsatz, d. h., es kann mit konventioneller Kontakttechnik mit frei programmierbarer Steuerung oder auch mit kontaktlosen Befehlsgeräten gearbeitet werden.Such container conveyor systems regularly work with target control systems to automate the material flow. Various target control systems are in use, i. that is, conventional contact technology with freely programmable control or contactless control devices can be used.

Um beim Kommissionieren von Waren das zielgesteuerte Einschleusen der Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen in die jeweiligen Kommissionierbereiche zu bewirken und diese nach dem Kommissionieren durch eine Endkontrolle zu führen sowie anschließend ihre zielgesteuerte Verteilung auf unterschiedliche Lager- oder Versandbahnen zu gewährleisten, müssen die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen selbst eine Ausgestaltung haben, die eine Bestückung mit den für die Zielsteuerung notwendigen Informationsträgern ermöglicht und dabei sicherstellt, daß die Informationsträger in den einzelnen Lesestationen auch ordnungsgemäß abgetastet werden können.In order to effect the target-oriented entry of the transport and / or storage boxes into the respective picking areas when picking goods and to guide them through a final inspection after picking and then to ensure their target-oriented distribution on different storage or shipping lanes, the transport and / or storage boxes themselves have a design which enables them to be equipped with the information carriers required for target control and thereby ensures that the information carriers can also be properly scanned in the individual reading stations.

Für eine solche Benutzung eignen sich die Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter nach der US-A-3 698 783 nicht.The transport and / or storage containers according to US Pat. No. 3,698,783 are not suitable for such use.

Die bisher bekanntgewordenen, in Behälter- Förderanlagen mit Zielsteuerung einsetzbaren Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen sind ihrer Bauart nach von vornherein auf ein bestimmtes Zielsteuerungssystem abgestimmt, d. h., sie können nicht bei Behälter-Förderanlagen zum Einsatz gebracht werden, die ein anderes Zielsteuerungssystem aufweisen. Es ist daher auch nicht sichergestellt, daß die gegebenenfalls auch als Versandbehälter benutzten Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen der bekannten Bauart gleichermaßen gut in zielgesteuerten Behälter-Förderanlagen beim Versender und beim Empfänger eingesetzt werden können.The previously known, usable in container conveyor systems with target control transport and / or storage boxes are designed from the outset to a specific target control system, d. that is, they cannot be used on container conveyor systems that have a different target control system. It is therefore also not ensured that the transport and / or storage boxes of the known type, which may also be used as shipping containers, can be used equally well in target-controlled container conveyor systems at the sender and the recipient.

Aufgrund dieser Vorbedingungen liegt es auf der Hand, daß die für den Einsatz in Behälter- Förderanlagen mit Zielsteuersystemen vorgesehenen Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen für die verschiedenen Zielsteuerungssysteme jeweils nur in verhältnismäßig geringen Stückzahlen gefertigt werden können und damit hohe Gestehungskosten bedingen, weil für ihre Fertigung aus Kunststoff jeweils ein kompliziertes Spritzwerkzeug erforderlich ist.On the basis of these preconditions, it is obvious that the transport and / or storage boxes provided for the use in container conveyor systems with target control systems for the different target control systems can only be manufactured in relatively small numbers and therefore entail high production costs because of their manufacture a complicated injection mold is required from plastic.

Wenn die bekannten Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen nicht nur als Kommissionierungsbehälter, sondern vielmehr auch als Versandbehälter benutzt werden sollen, ergeben sich weitere Probleme. So kann nämlich der Fall eintreten, daß durch das Aufbringen des Deckels auf den Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten in einer letzten, der Warenkommissionierung nachfolgenden Arbeitsstation der Behälter-Förderanlagen das dieser zugeordnete Zielsteuerungssystem unwirksam gemacht wird. Die Gewähr, daß anschließend der Transportbehälter über die Behälter-Förderanlage den richtigen Lager- oder Versandbahnen zugeführt wird, ist dann nicht mehr gegeben.If the known transport and / or storage boxes are to be used not only as order picking containers, but rather also as shipping containers, further problems arise. This is because it can happen that the application of the cover to the transport and / or storage box in a last work station of the container conveyor systems following the goods picking makes the target control system assigned to it ineffective. The guarantee that the transport container is then fed to the correct storage or shipping lanes via the container conveyor system is no longer given.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, einen gattungsgemäßen Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten so auszubilden, daß er nicht nur als durch Deckel verschließbarer Versandbehälter benutzbar, sondern auch in ein und derselben Bauart problemlos in zielgesteuerten Behälter-Förderanlagen mit den unterschiedlichsten Zielsteuerungssystemen einsatzfähig ist.The object of the invention is to provide a generic transport and / or storage box in such a way that it can be used not only as a shipping container which can be closed by a lid, but also in one and the same design without problems in target-controlled container conveyor systems with a wide variety of target control systems.

Ein die Lösung dieser Problemstellung verwirklichender Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten, insbesondere aus Kunststoff, zeichnet sich aus durch die Kennzeichnungsmerkmale des Anspruchs 1.A transport and / or storage box, in particular made of plastic, which realizes this problem, is characterized by the characterizing features of claim 1.

Aus diesen Maßnahmen ergibt sich nicht nur der Vorteil, daß der Profilrandkastenkörper eine hohe Formstabilität erhält und damit einen sicheren Sitz für den nötigenfalls auf den Kastenkörper aufzusetzenden Verschlußdeckel bietet, sondern die Anordnungsmöglichkeit der Informationsträger für die Zielsteuerungssysteme unterschiedlicher Bauart im Profilrandbereich von Kastenkörper und Deckel sichert auch die Einsatzmöglichkeit in Behälterförderanlagen mit den unterschiedlichsten Zielsteuersystemen.These measures not only result in the advantage that the profile edge box body receives a high degree of dimensional stability and thus offers a secure fit for the closure lid, if necessary, to be placed on the box body, but also the possibility of arranging the information carriers for the targeting systems of different designs in the profile edge area of the box body and lid also ensures the possibility of use in container conveyor systems with a wide variety of target control systems.

Besonders dann, wenn gefordert wird, daß der Verschlußdeckel automatisch, beispielsweise innerhalb der Behälter-Förderanlage, auf den Kastenkörper zu setzen ist, erweist sich das Merkmal des Anspruchs 2 als besonders bedeutsam, weil hierdurch eine selbsttätige Zentrierung des Verschlußdeckels relativ zum Kastenkörper bewirkt werden kann.This proves particularly when it is required that the closure lid be placed automatically on the box body, for example within the container conveyor system Feature of claim 2 as particularly important, because this can automatically cause centering of the cover relative to the box body can be effected.

Als besonders wichtig erweist sich ferner das Kennzeichnungsmerkmal des Anspruchs 3. Es bringt nämlich den wesentlichen Vorteil, daß diejenigen Elemente des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens, welche im praktischen Gebrauch die meisten Funktionen zu erfüllen haben, jeweils in einer einzigen Ausführungsform, und damit in Großserie, preisgünstig vorgefertigt werden können. Die im wesentlichen nur das Fassungsvermögen bestimmenden Funktionsteile lassen sich hingegen bedarfsabhängig, also auch in kleinen Stückzahlen, herstellen.The marking feature of claim 3 also proves to be particularly important. It has the essential advantage that those elements of the transport and / or storage box which have the most functions in practical use, each in a single embodiment, and thus in Large series, inexpensive can be prefabricated. On the other hand, the functional parts that essentially only determine the capacity can be produced as required, that is, also in small numbers.

Nach der Erfindung besteht zwar die Möglichkeit, Rahmen und Kastenkörper einstückig als Spritzgußteil in einem Werkzeug zu formen, das aus einer immer gleichbleibenden Rahmenform sowie einer vom jeweiligen Fassungsvermögen abhängigen Kastenkörperform zusammensetzbar ist. Als besonders zweckmäßig erweist es sich jedoch, wenn der Rahmen unabhängig vom Kastenkörper geformt und mit diesem nachträglich verbunden, z. B. verschweißt oder verklebt, wird. In diesem Falle hat es sich dann besonders bewährt, das Merkmal des Anspruchs 4 in Benutzung zu nehmen. Der Öffnungsrand des Kastenkörpers kann hierbei nämlich krempenartig nach auswärts geformt und dann problemlos im Anschluß an die Unterkante des inneren n-Schenkels mit dem Rahmen verbunden werden.According to the invention there is indeed the possibility of integrally molding the frame and box body as an injection molded part in a tool which can be assembled from an always constant frame shape and a box body shape which is dependent on the respective capacity. It proves to be particularly useful, however, if the frame is formed independently of the box body and subsequently connected to it, e.g. B. welded or glued. In this case, it has proven particularly useful to use the feature of claim 4. The opening edge of the box body can be shaped like a brim outwards and then easily connected to the frame following the lower edge of the inner n-leg.

Für den Einsatz erfindungsgemäßer Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen in Behälter-Förderanlagen, deren Zielsteuerungssystem mit am Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten eingesteckter Kode-Karte als Informationsträger arbeitet, hat sich das Merkmal des Anspruchs 5 als wichtig erwiesen.The feature of claim 5 has proven to be important for the use of transport and / or storage boxes according to the invention in container conveyor systems, the target control system of which works with a code card inserted into the transport and / or storage box as an information carrier.

Durch die Benutzung der Merkmale des Anspruchs 6 werden einerseits gute Vorbedingungen für eine sichere Handhabung der Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen geschaffen. Andererseits wird es aber auch möglich, diese auf ein Zielsteuerungssystem einzustellen, welches mit Zie'steuerteisten an den Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen arbeitet, bei denen in einfachster Weise durch manuelles Verschieben von Reflektoren die Zieladressen bestimmt werden können. Für ein Zielsteuerungssystem der gleichen Art können sich aber auch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 7 und/oder des Anspruchs 8 als wichtig erweisen. Besonders vorteilhaft ist hierbei, daß die als Informationsträger bentutzten Zielsteuerleisten für den Versand von den Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen entfernt werden können. Durch die Ausgestaltung nach Anspruch 8 ergibt sich der zusätzliche Vorteil, daß die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen auch dann einsatzfähig sind, wenn die Lesestationen der Behälter-Förderanlagen mit Abtastungen arbeiten, deren Abtastrichtung auf irgendeinem Winkel zwischen der Horizontalen und der Vertikalen liegt.By using the features of claim 6, on the one hand, good preconditions for safe handling of the transport and / or storage boxes are created. On the other hand, however, it is also possible to set them on a target control system which works with target control strips on the transport and / or storage boxes, in which the target addresses can be determined in a simple manner by manually moving reflectors. However, the features of claim 7 and / or claim 8 can also prove to be important for a target control system of the same type. It is particularly advantageous here that the target control bars used as information carriers for shipping can be removed from the transport and / or storage boxes. The embodiment according to claim 8 has the additional advantage that the transport and / or storage boxes are also operational when the reading stations of the container conveyor systems work with scans whose scanning direction lies at any angle between the horizontal and the vertical.

Wenn es darauf ankommt, die Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen noch innerhalb der Behäl- . ter-Förderanlagen mit Verschlußdeckeln auszustatten, dann können sich auch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 9 als zweckmäßig erweisen. Auch hier lassen sich dann nämlich Informationsträger, wie z. B. Zielreflektoren, vorsehen, die von einer nachgeordneten Lesestation abgetastet werden und beispielsweise das sichere Einschleusen der Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen in verschiedene Lager- oder Versandbahnen bewirken.When it comes down to it, the transport and / or storage boxes are still inside the container. equip ter conveyor systems with caps, then the features of claim 9 may prove to be useful. Here too, information carriers such as e.g. B. target reflectors, which are scanned by a downstream reading station and, for example, effect the safe introduction of the transport and / or storage boxes into different storage or shipping lanes.

Die Merkmale der Ansprüche 10 und 11 machen es schließlich möglich, mit einem Verschlußdeckel versehene Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen auf einfache Art und Weise mittels eines Bindebandverschlusses gegen unbefugtes Öffnen zu versperren, ohne daß die Wirksamkeit des Zielsteuersystems beeinträchtigt wird.Finally, the features of claims 10 and 11 make it possible to block transport and / or storage boxes provided with a closure cap in a simple manner against unauthorized opening by means of a binding tape closure without the effectiveness of the target control system being impaired.

Durch die Merkmale des Anspruchs 12 wird der Verschlußdeckel so stabilisiert, daß er auch bei Verwendung nur eines Bindebandverschlusses nicht unbefugt zur Schaffung eines Zugangs zum Kasteninneren verformt werden kann.Due to the features of claim 12, the closure lid is stabilized in such a way that it cannot be deformed without authorization to provide access to the inside of the box even when only one binding tape closure is used.

Die Stapelfähigkeit von Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen unterschiedlicher Bauhöhe im leeren Zustand läßt sich durch die im Anspruch 13 angegebenen Merkmale verbessern, weil Verklemmungen beim Ineinanderschachteln vermieden werden.The stackability of transport and / or storage boxes of different heights in the empty state can be improved by the features specified in claim 13 because jamming during nesting is avoided.

Die Merkmale des Anspruchs 14 ermöglichen nicht nur die Verwendung der Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen auf Behälter-Förderanlagen, deren Zielsteuersystem mit herkömmlicher Kontakt- bzw. Schaltertechnik arbeitet. Vielmehr wird hierdurch auch das Ablaufen von Wasser aus dem Rahmen der Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen begünstigt, wenn diese - auf dem Kopf stehend - gewaschen werden müssen.The features of claim 14 not only enable the use of the transport and / or storage boxes on container conveyor systems, the target control system of which works with conventional contact or switch technology. Rather, this also favors the drainage of water from the frame of the transport and / or storage boxes if they have to be washed upside down.

Anhand einer Zeichnung wird der Gegenstand der Erfindung nachfolgend ausführlich erläutert. Hierbei zeigt

  • Fig. 1 in räumlicher Ansichtsdarstellung einen Teilausschnitt einer mit Zielsteuerung arbeitenden Behälter-Förderanlage, auf der sich mehrere Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen befinden,
  • Fig. 2 in Seitenansicht und teilweise im Schnitt eine erste Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens,
  • Fig. 3 in Seitenansicht und teilweise im Schnitt eine etwas abgewandelte Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Transport- oder Lagerkastens,
  • Fig. 4 einen Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten, teilweise im Schnitt und in Pfeilrichtung IV der Fig. 2 und 3 gesehen,
  • Fig.5 einen Teilausschnitt mehrerer auf-und/oder ineinander gestapelter Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen in größerem Maßstab, die
  • Fig. und 7 Teilausschnitte von Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen in gegenüber der Fig. 5 jeweils veränderter Ausführung,
  • Fig. 8 im Schnitt und in etwas größerem Maßstab eine vorteilhafte Weiterbildung für einen erfindungsgemäßen Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten,
  • Fig. 9 eine Teildraufsicht in Pfeilrichtung IX auf den Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten nach Fig. 3,
  • Fig. 10 eine baulich abgewandelte Einzelheit an einem erfindungsgemäßen Transport-und/oder Lagerkasten und
  • Fig. 11 einen räumlichen Teilausschnitt im größeren Maßstab aus dem Bereich XI in Fig. 1.
The subject matter of the invention is explained in detail below with reference to a drawing. Here shows
  • 1 is a partial view in partial view of a container conveyor system working with target control, on which several transport and / or storage boxes are located,
  • 2 in side view and partly in section, a first embodiment of a transport and / or storage box according to the invention,
  • 3 is a side view and partially in section of a slightly modified embodiment of a transport or storage box according to the invention,
  • 4 shows a transport and / or storage box, partly in section and in the direction of arrow IV of FIGS. 2 and 3,
  • 5 shows a partial section of several transport and / or storage boxes stacked on and / or inside one another on a larger scale
  • 7 and 7 are partial sections of transport and / or storage boxes, each in a different design from FIG. 5,
  • Fig. 8 in section and on a somewhat larger scale an advantageous development for a transport and / or storage box according to the invention,
  • 9 is a partial plan view in the direction of arrow IX on the transport and / or storage box according to FIG. 3,
  • 10 shows a structurally modified detail on a transport and / or storage box according to the invention and
  • 11 shows a partial spatial section on a larger scale from the area XI in FIG. 1.

In Fig. 1 der Zeichnung ist ein Teilbereich einer Behälter-Förderanlage 1 mit Zielsteuerung dargestellt, welche einen Rollenförderer 2 aufweist, auf dem sich beispielsweise von rechts nach links einzelne Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 31, 3t1, 3111 und 31V usw. bewegen. Dabei laufen diese Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 entweder unter Lesestationen 41 und 411 eines Zielsteuerungssystems hindurch und/oder seitlich an solchen Lesestationen 51, 511, 5111 und 51V vorbei. Diese Lesestationen 41 und 51 der Zielsteuerungssysteme befinden sich mit Abstand vor einer Arbeitsstation 6, welche Verschlußdeckel 7 von einem Stapel entnimmt und selbsttätig auf die einzelnen Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 aufsetzt. Im Bereich dieser Arbeitsstation befindet sich dabei eine weitere Lesestation 511 des Zielsteuerungssystems.1 of the drawing shows a partial area of a container conveyor system 1 with target control, which has a roller conveyor 2, on which individual transport and / or storage boxes 31, 3t1, 3111 and 31V etc. move, for example from right to left. These transport and / or storage boxes 3 either pass under reading stations 41 and 411 of a target control system and / or laterally past such reading stations 51, 511, 5111 and 51V. These reading stations 41 and 51 of the target control systems are located at a distance from a work station 6, which removes the closure lid 7 from a stack and automatically places it on the individual transport and / or storage boxes 3. Another reading station 511 of the target control system is located in the area of this workstation.

Mit Abstand hinter der Arbeitsstation 6 für das Aufsetzen der Verschlußdeckel 7 auf die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 ist eine weitere Arbeitsstation 8 vorgesehen, welche um die mit Verschlußdeckel 7 ausgestatteten Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 ein Bindeband 9 herumlegt und fest verspannt. Vor dieser Arbeitsstation 8 ist dabei die Lesestation 5111 des Zielsteuerungssystems angeordnet, während sich hinter dieser Arbeitsstation 8 zwei weitere Lesestationen 411 und 51V des Zielsteuerungssystems befinden.At a distance behind the work station 6 for the placement of the cover 7 on the transport and / or storage boxes 3, a further work station 8 is provided, which wraps around the transport and / or storage boxes 3 equipped with a cover 7 and binds tight. The reading station 5111 of the target control system is arranged in front of this workstation 8, while two further reading stations 411 and 51V of the target control system are located behind this workstation 8.

An dieser Stelle sei darauf hingewiesen, daß sich normalerweise auf einem so kurzen Bereich einer Behälter-Förderanlage 1, wie er in Fig. 1 dargestellt ist, eine wesentlich geringere Anzahl von Lesestationen des Zielsteuerungssystems befindet, wie sie in Fig. 1 dargestellt ist. Es soll hierdurch lediglich aufgezeigt werden, daß es in der Praxis üblich ist, Zielsteuerungssysteme für Behälter-Förderanlagen auf unterschiedlichste Art und Weise mit den an den Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 vorgesehenen Informationsträgern in Wirkverbindung treten zu lassen.At this point it should be pointed out that there is normally a much smaller number of reading stations of the target control system, as shown in FIG. 1, on such a short area of a container conveyor system 1, as shown in FIG. 1. It is only intended to show that it is customary in practice to have target control systems for container conveying systems interact in various ways with the information carriers provided on the transport and / or storage boxes 3.

Es kommt im vorliegenden Falle nun darauf an, jeden einzelnen Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 3 und die ihm zuzuordnenden Verschlußdeckel 7 so zu gestalten bzw. auszubilden, daß mit geringstmöglichem technischem Aufwand nicht nur eine Abstimmung auf die unterschiedlichsten Anordnungen und Arbeitsweisen der Lesestationen von Zielsteuerungssystemen erreicht wird, sondern auch eine Anpassung des Füllvolumens an den jeweiligen Bedarfsfall erreicht werden kann.It is now important in the present case to design or design each individual transport and / or storage box 3 and the sealing cover 7 to be assigned to it in such a way that, with the least possible technical effort, it is not only a matter of coordinating with the most varied arrangements and working methods of the reading stations of target control systems is achieved, but also an adaptation of the filling volume to the respective need can be achieved.

Jeder einzelne Transportkasten 3 besteht aus dem eigentlichen, im wesentlichen wannenförmigen Kastenkörper 10 und einem an diesem einen Profilrand bildenden Rahmen 11. Dabei sind der Rahmen 11 und auch der Kastenkörper 10 aus Kunststoff gefertigt, vorzugsweise einstückig bzw. in einem Arbeitsgang als Spritzgußteil hergestellt. Der Kastenkörper 10 kann aber auch aus Kunststoff als Tiefzieh-Formteil gefertigt und dann nachträglich mit dem Rahmen 11 verbunden, z. B. verschweißt oder verklebt, werden.Each individual transport box 3 consists of the actual, essentially trough-shaped box body 10 and a frame 11 forming a profile edge on it. The frame 11 and also the box body 10 are made of plastic, preferably in one piece or in one operation as an injection molded part. The box body 10 can also be made of plastic as a deep-drawn molded part and then connected to the frame 11, z. B. welded or glued.

Der Rahmen 11 hat einen mindestens etwa n-förmigen, vorzugsweise jedoch einen etwa h-förmigen Profilquerschnitt und wird deshalb in immer gleichbleibender Ausführung in einem verhältnismäßig komplizierten Spritzwerkzeug gefertigt. Zur Formung des Kastenkörpers 10, welcher zur Schaffung unterschiedlicher Fassungsvermögen der Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 in verschiedener Höhe benötigt wird, können hingegen verhältnismäßig einfache Werkzeuge benutzt und abwechselnd mit dem Spritzwerkzeug für den Rahmen verbunden werden. Die Verbindung zwischen den in ihrer Bauhöhe unterschiedlichen Kastenkörpern 10 und den baulich immer gleichbleibenden Rahmen 11 wird dabei durch den Spritzvorgang erreicht.The frame 11 has an at least approximately n-shaped, but preferably an approximately h-shaped profile cross section and is therefore always produced in a relatively complicated injection mold in a relatively complicated design. To form the box body 10, which is required to create different capacities of the transport and / or storage boxes 3 at different heights, however, relatively simple tools can be used and alternately connected to the injection tool for the frame. The connection between the box bodies 10, which differ in terms of their overall height, and the frame 11, which is always structurally constant, is achieved by the injection molding process.

Werden die Kastenkörper 10 als Tiefzieh-Formteile aus Kunststoff gefertigt, dann kann dies mit Hilfe verhältnismäßig einfacher Tiefzieh-Werkzeuge, z. B. aus Schichtholz, geschehen.If the box body 10 is manufactured as deep-drawn molded parts made of plastic, then this can be done with the aid of relatively simple deep-drawing tools, e.g. B. made of plywood.

Bei der Verbindung des als Spritzgußteil gefertigten Rahmens 11 mit dem als Tiefzieh-Formteil gefertigten Kastenkörper 10 ist dabei darauf zu achten, daß die Unterkante 13 des inneren n- oder h-Schenkels 14 nicht beeinträchtigt wird.When connecting the frame 11 manufactured as an injection molded part with the box body 10 manufactured as a deep-drawn molded part, care must be taken that the lower edge 13 of the inner n- or h-leg 14 is not impaired.

Der Kastenkörper 10 ist an seinem Öffnungsrand nach Art einer Krempe 12 etwas nach auswärts geformt und schließt sich mit dieser im Bereich der Unterkante 13, vorzugsweise im Anschluß an diese, an die Innenseite des inneren n-Schenkels oder h-Schenkels 14 an. Dabei ist es vorteilhaft, wenn die Unterkante 13 des inneren n- oder h-Schenkels 14 einen völlig geradlinigen Verlauf behält.The box body 10 is shaped somewhat outward at its opening edge in the manner of a brim 12 and adjoins it in the region of the lower edge 13, preferably following this, on the inside of the inner n-leg or h-leg 14. It is advantageous if the lower edge 13 of the inner n or h leg 14 maintains a completely straight course.

Bei sämtlichen, in den Fig. bis 10 gezeigten Ausführungsformen von Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 weist der Rahmen 11 ein im wesentlichen h-förmiges Querschnittsprofil auf. Dabei ist der mit dem krempenartigen Öffnungsrand 12 des Kastenkörpers 10 verbundene, innere Schenkel 14 desselben nach oben durch einen Verlängerungsschenkel 15 vervollständigt.In all of the embodiments of transport and / or storage boxes 3 shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the frame 11 has an essentially H-shaped cross-sectional profile. The inner leg 14 of the brim-like opening edge 12 of the box body 10, which is connected to the brim, is completed at the top by an extension leg 15.

Der h-förmige Profilquerschnitt des Rahmens 11 hat ferner den horizontalen Profilsteg 16 und den sich im wesentlichen rechtwinklig daran anschließenden, äußeren h-Schenkel 17, dessen Unterkante etwa auf gleicher Höhe mit der Unterkante 13 des inneren h-Schenkels 14 liegt. Der Verlängerungsschenkel 15 bildet mit dem horizontalen Profilsteg 16 einen im wesentlichen nach außen offenen Winkelrahmen, in den eine größere Anzahl von Knotenstegen 18 eingeformt ist, die sich jeweils rechtwinklig zur Ebene des Verlängerungsschenkels 15 und des Profilsteges 16 erstrecken. Aus der Zeichnung ist dabei erkennbar, daß die Knotenstege 18 vom aufwärts gerichteten Verlängerungsschenkel 15 des Rahmens 11 weg nach abwärts und auswärts über einen Teil ihrer Höhe schräg oder abgerundet verlaufende Kanten 19 haben.The h-shaped profile cross-section of the frame 11 also has the horizontal profile web 16 and the essentially right-angled outer h-leg 17, the lower edge of which is approximately at the same height as the lower edge 13 of the inner h-leg 14. The extension leg 15 forms with the horizontal profile web 16 an essentially outwardly open angle frame into which a larger number of node webs 18 are molded is, which each extend at right angles to the level of the extension leg 15 and the profile web 16. It can be seen from the drawing that the node webs 18 have edges 19 which run obliquely or rounded off from part of the upward extension leg 15 of the frame 11 downwards and outwards over part of their height.

Der Rahmen 11 bildet als den Kastenkörper 10 versteifender Profilrand den oberen Teil des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3 und weist in jedem Falle eine vorbestimmte Bauhöhe auf. Hingegen kann der eigentliche Kastenkörper 10 unterschiedliche Bauhöhen erhalten, wie sich beispielsweise aus einem Vergleich der Fig. 5, 6 und 7 deutlich ergibt. Durch die Bauhöhe des Kastenkörpers 10 wird dabei das jeweilige Füllvolumen des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3 wesentlich bestimmt.The frame 11, as a profile edge stiffening the box body 10, forms the upper part of the transport and / or storage box 3 and in any case has a predetermined overall height. On the other hand, the actual box body 10 can have different heights, as can be clearly seen, for example, from a comparison of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7. The respective filling volume of the transport and / or storage box 3 is essentially determined by the overall height of the box body 10.

Aus den Fig. 2 und 3 ergibt sich, daß der äußere, nach abwärts gerichtete h-Schenkel 17 des Rahmens im Bereich der Rahmenlängsseiten, und zwar jeweils mit größerem Abstand von den Rahmenecken je einen Ausschnitt 20 bzw. 21 hat, so daß dort von dem Schenkel 17 im Anschluß an den Steg 16 nur ein verhältnismäßig kurzes Teilstück stehenbleibt.From Figs. 2 and 3 it follows that the outer, downward h-leg 17 of the frame in the region of the longitudinal sides of the frame, each with a greater distance from the frame corners has a cutout 20 and 21, respectively, so that from there the leg 17 remains only a relatively short section after the web 16.

Auch im Bereich der Querseiten des Rahmens 11 kann jeweils ein Ausschnitt 22 in dem nach abwärts gerichteten, äußeren h-Steg 17 vorgesehen werden, wobei der stehenbleibende kurze Teilbereich des Schenkels 17 so geformt ist, daß dort ein Tragegriff zur Manipulation des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3 entsteht.Also in the area of the transverse sides of the frame 11, a cutout 22 can be provided in the downward, outer h-bridge 17, the remaining short partial area of the leg 17 being shaped such that a carrying handle for manipulating the transport and / or storage box 3 arises.

Der Ausschnitt 20 im äußeren, abwärts gerichteten Profilschenkel 17 an den Längsseiten des Rahmens 11 legt einen Bereich der Außenseite des inneren, abwärts gerichteten h-Schenkels frei, so daß die Außenseite des inneren Schenkels 14 dort mit einer Zielsteuerleiste 23 bestückt werden kann, die verschiebbare Reflektoren 24 zur Einstellung verschiedener Zieladressen trägt, die beispielsweise von der Lesestation 511 (Fig. 1) abgelesen werden können. Die Anordnung der Zielsteuerleiste 23 mit den verschiebbaren Reflektoren 24 an der Außenseite des inneren, nach abwärts gerichteten h-Schenkpls am Rahmen 11 hat den Vorteil, daß sich für die Reflektoren ein stoßgeschützter und irrlichtfreier Sitz ergibt.The cutout 20 in the outer, downward profile leg 17 on the long sides of the frame 11 exposes a region of the outside of the inner, downward directed h-leg, so that the outside of the inner leg 14 can be equipped there with a target control bar 23, which is displaceable Carries reflectors 24 for setting different destination addresses, which can be read, for example, from the reading station 511 (Fig. 1). The arrangement of the target control bar 23 with the displaceable reflectors 24 on the outside of the inner, downward h-leg p ls on the frame 11 has the advantage that there is a shock-proof and light-free seat for the reflectors.

Bei dem Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 3 nach Fig. 3 ist der Ausschnitt 21 im äußeren, nach abwärts gerichteten Schenkel 17 der Rahmenlängsseiten wesentlich kürzer als der Ausschnitt 20 nach Fig. 2. Beidseitig neben dem Ausschnitt 21 sind dabei in den Schenkel 17 des Rahmens 11 jeweils ausschließlich nach oben offene, taschenartig hinterschnittene Halteführungen 25 eingeformt, in welche sich Zielkarten 26, beispielsweise in Form von Reflektorstreifen, als Informationsträger lösbar einsetzen lassen. Auch diese Zielkarten 26 lassen sich dabei von einer Lesestation, beispielsweise der Lesestation 5111 nach Fig. 1 abtasten. Es ist aber auch möglich, im Bereich der Ausschnitte 21 an den Rahmenlängsseiten im Bedarfsfalle Zielsteuerleisten 27 anzuordnen, in dem diese, beispielsweise mittels zweier Halteklauen 28 in die Halteführungen 25 lösbar eingehängt werden, wie das deutlich aus Fig. 9 hervorgeht, aber auch aus Fig. 1 beim Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 311 ersichtlich ist. Die lösbar mit den Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 verbindbaren Zielsteuerleisten 27 können dabei entweder fest montierte Reflektoren 29 als Informationsträger aufweisen. Die Reflektoren 29 können aber auch, in ähnlicher Weise wie nach Fig. 2, verschiebbar auf der Zielsteuerleiste 27 sitzen, so daß sich die Zieladressen manuell verändern lassen. Das Abtasten der Zielsteuerleisten 27 kann beispielsweise durch die Lesestation 511 nach Fig. 2 erfolgen.In the transport and / or storage box 3 according to FIG. 3, the cutout 21 in the outer, downwardly directed leg 17 of the longitudinal sides of the frame is substantially shorter than the cutout 20 according to FIG. 2. Both sides of the cutout 21 are in the leg 17 of the Frame 11 each formed exclusively upwardly open, pocket-like undercut holding guides 25, in which target cards 26, for example in the form of reflector strips, can be releasably used as information carriers. These target cards 26 can also be scanned by a reading station, for example the reading station 5111 according to FIG. 1. However, it is also possible to arrange target control strips 27 in the area of the cutouts 21 on the longitudinal sides of the frame, if necessary, by detachably hanging them in the holding guides 25, for example by means of two holding claws 28, as can be clearly seen from FIG. 9, but also from FIG 1 can be seen in the transport and / or storage box 311. The target control strips 27, which can be releasably connected to the transport and / or storage boxes 3, can either have fixedly mounted reflectors 29 as information carriers. The reflectors 29 can also, in a similar manner to that shown in FIG. 2, be slidably on the target control bar 27, so that the target addresses can be changed manually. The target control bars 27 can be scanned, for example, by the reading station 511 according to FIG. 2.

Eine weitere Anbringungsmöglichkeit für die der Zielsteuerung einer Behälter-Förderanlage dienenden Informationsträger an den Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 ist in Fig. 8 dargestellt. Dort ist eine Zielsteuerleiste 30 gezeigt, die beispielsweise mittels Hakenfedern 31 den aufwärts gerichteten Profilschenkel 15 des im Querschnitt h-förmigen Rahmens 11 übergreift. Die Zielsteuerleisten 30 liegen dabei gegen Stoßbeanspruchungen geschützt in dem von dem Schenkel 15 und dem Steg des Rahmens 11 begrenzten Winkelbereich. Sie tragen vorzugsweise zum Zwecke der Änderung der Zieladressen verschiebbare Reflektoren 32, die außerdem um 90° verschwenkbar sind. Hierdurch ist es möglich, die Zieladressen der Zielsteuerleisten 30, je nach Bedarf, entweder von oben in Vertikalrichtung abzutasten, wie das in Fig. 1 für die Lesestation 41 gezeigt ist, oder aber sie von der Seite her horizontal abzutasten, wie das in Fig. 1 die Lesestation 51 erkennen läßt.A further possibility of attaching the information carriers to the transport and / or storage boxes 3 which serve to control the destination of a container conveyor system is shown in FIG. 8. A target control bar 30 is shown there, which overlaps, for example by means of hook springs 31, the upwardly directed profile leg 15 of the frame 11 which is H-shaped in cross section. The target control bars 30 are protected against impact loads in the angular range delimited by the leg 15 and the web of the frame 11. They preferably carry reflectors 32 which can be moved for the purpose of changing the destination addresses and which are also pivotable by 90 °. This makes it possible to either scan the destination addresses of the destination control bars 30, as required, from above in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 1 for the reading station 41, or to scan them horizontally from the side, as shown in FIG. 1 shows the reading station 51.

Es ist selbstverständlich, daß der als Versteifungsrand für den Kastenkörper 10 dienende, im Querschnitt h-förmig profilierte Rahmen 11 von vornherein so gefertigt wird, daß er die bedarfsweise Benutzung jedes der vorstehend beschriebenen Zielsteuersystems gewährleistet. Das wird auf einfache Weise dadurch erreicht, daß an der einen Rahmenlängsseite die aus Fig. 2 ersichtliche Ausgestaltung vorgesehen wird, während die andere Rahmenlängsseite die aus Fig. ersichtliche Ausbildung erhält. Damit bietet der Rahmen 11 dann die Möglichkeit für vier verschiedene Anbringungsarten der zur Zielsteuerung benötigten Informationsträger.It goes without saying that the frame 11, which serves as a stiffening edge for the box body 10 and has an H-shaped profile in cross section, is manufactured from the outset in such a way that it ensures the required use of each of the target control systems described above. This is achieved in a simple manner in that the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is provided on one longitudinal side of the frame, while the other longitudinal side of the frame receives the configuration shown in FIG. The frame 11 then offers the possibility of four different types of attachment of the information carriers required for target control.

Bereits eingangs wurde erwähnt, daß es vielfach üblich ist, die bei der Kommissionierung von Waren benutzten Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen anschließend auch für den Versand der Waren zu benutzen. Dabei ist es dann vielfach eine Bedingung, daß auf die Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 ein Verschlußdeckel 7 aufgesetzt wird. Das Aufsetzen des Verschlußdeckels 7 kann dabei nach Beendigung der Kommissionierungsarbeiten von Hand erfolgen. Werden die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen jedoch mit Hilfe zielgesteuerter Behälter-Förderanlagen bewegt, dann ist es sinnvoll, die Verschlußdeckel 7 in einer besonderen Arbeitsstation 6 automatisch auf die Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 aufzusetzen und anschließend in einer weiteren Arbeitsstation 8 mit einer Umreifung aus Bindeband 9 als Deckelsicherung zu versehen, wie das aus Fig. 1 hervorgeht.It was already mentioned at the beginning that it is common practice to subsequently use the transport and / or storage boxes used when picking goods for the dispatch of the goods. It is then often a condition that a closure cover 7 is placed on the transport and / or storage boxes 3. The closure cap 7 can be put on by hand after the commissioning work has ended. However, if the transport and / or storage boxes are moved with the help of target-controlled container conveyor systems, then it makes sense to move the Automatically place the closure lid 7 in a special work station 6 on the transport and / or storage boxes 3 and then provide it in a further work station 8 with strapping made of binding tape 9 to secure the lid, as can be seen from FIG. 1.

Um in jedem Falle ein problemloses Aufbringen des Verschlußdeckels 7 auf die Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 zu erreichen und einen sicheren Sitz derselben zu gewähren, sind auch die Verschlußdeckel 7 mit einem nach unten offenen Profilrand 33 ausgestattet. Mit diesem Profilrand 33 ist der Verschlußdeckel 7 klauenartig von oben her auf den Rahmen 11 aufsetzbar. Auch der Profilrand 33 des Verschlußdeckels 7 hat einen etwa n-förmigen, vorzugsweise aber einen h-förmigen Querschnitt, wie sich insbesondere aus den Fig. 2, und 9 ergibt.In order to achieve a problem-free application of the closure cover 7 to the transport and / or storage boxes 3 and to ensure a secure fit thereof, the closure cover 7 are also equipped with a profile edge 33 which is open at the bottom. With this profile edge 33, the closure cover 7 can be placed on the frame 11 like a claw from above. The profile edge 33 of the closure cover 7 also has an approximately N-shaped, but preferably an H-shaped cross-section, as can be seen in particular from FIGS. 2 and 9.

Beim Aufsetzen des Verschlußdeckels 7 greift der innere, nach abwärts gerichtete Schenkel 34 des Profilrandes 33 hinter die Innenfläche des aufwärts gerichteten Schenkels 15 am Rahmen 11 ein, während der äußere, nach abwärts gerichtete Schenkel 35 des Profilrandes 33 mit den abgeschrägten oder abgerundeten Kanten 19 der Knotenstege 18 in Wirkverbindung tritt und dadurch klemmend auf dem Transport-und/oder Lagerkasten 3 festgesetzt wird. Dabei stützt sich der Verschlußdeckel 7 über den Steg 36 des Profilrandes 33 sicher auf der Oberkante des aufwärts gerichteten Profilschenkels 15 am Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 3 ab. Durch den aufwärts gerichteten Profilschenkel 37 des Profilrandes 33 wird am Verschlußdeckel 7 ein Anschlag- und/oder Ausrichtrand gebildet, der ein sicheres Übereinanderstapeln mehrerer Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 ermöglicht.When putting on the closure cover 7, the inner, downward leg 34 of the profile edge 33 engages behind the inner surface of the upward leg 15 on the frame 11, while the outer, downward leg 35 of the profile edge 33 with the beveled or rounded edges 19 of the Node webs 18 come into operative connection and are thereby clamped on the transport and / or storage box 3. The closure cover 7 is supported securely on the transport and / or storage box 3 via the web 36 of the profile edge 33 on the upper edge of the upward profile leg 15. Due to the upward profile leg 37 of the profile edge 33, a stop and / or alignment edge is formed on the closure cover 7, which enables a safe stacking of several transport and / or storage boxes 3.

Wo es darauf ankommt, eine möglichst vielpunktige Verspannung zwischen dem Verschlußdeckel 7 und dem Rahmen 11 des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3 zu erhalten, ohne daß der Abstand zwischen den Knotenstegen 18 des Rahmens 11 vermindert wird, hat es sich als sinnvoll erwiesen, ähnliche Knotenstege 38 im Profilrand 33 des Verschlußdeckels 7 vorzusehen, und zwar so, daß sie einerseits mit dem Profilsteg 36 und andererseits mit dem abwärts gerichteten äußeren Profilsteg 35 einstückig verbunden sind. Auch diese Knotenstege haben dabei bereichsweise bogenförmig oder abgeschrägt gestaltete Führungskanten 39. Beim Aufsetzen des Verschlußdeckels 7 wirken dann diese Knotenstege 38 jeweils zwischen zwei benachbarten Knotenstegen 18 mit der Außenseite des aufwärts gerichteten Profilschenkels 15 zusammen und bewirken eine verbesserte, zentrierende Abstützung des Verschlußdeckels 7 am Profilrahmen 11.Where it is important to obtain a multi-point tension between the closure cover 7 and the frame 11 of the transport and / or storage box 3 without the distance between the node webs 18 of the frame 11 being reduced, it has proven to be useful, similar To provide node webs 38 in the profile edge 33 of the closure cover 7, in such a way that they are integrally connected on the one hand to the profile web 36 and on the other hand to the downward-facing outer profile web 35. These node webs here also have curved or beveled guide edges 39 in some areas. When the closure cover 7 is put on, these node webs 38 then act in each case between two adjacent node webs 18 with the outside of the upwardly directed profile leg 15 and bring about an improved, centering support of the closure lid 7 on the profile frame 11.

Der Verschlußdeckel 7 läßt sich ebenfalls durch Spritzgießen aus Kunststoff in einem Werkzeug fertigen. Dabei ist es möglich, den Verschlußdeckel im Abstand parallel zu den Längsseiten des auf der Oberseite befindlichen und durch die Profilschenkel 37 gebildeten Anschlag- und/oder Ausrichtrandes mit zusätzlichen Stegen (40) zu versehen, wobei der Zwischenraum zwischen diesen Stegen 40 und dem den Anschlag- und/oder Ausrichtrand bildenden Schenkel 37 als Aufnahme für Zielsteuer-Informationsträger zu benutzen ist. Diese können Zielsteuerleisten mit durch manuelles Verschieben auf unterschiedliche Zieladressen einstellbaren Reflektoren 41 sein, oder aber, die Zieladresse bestimmende Reflektoren 42 können unmittelbar in die Aufnahmen gesteckt werden. Im letzteren Falle sind dabei die Aufnahmen mit Ausrichtgliedern 43, beispielsweise Nocken, für die Reflektoren 42 versehen, die eine exakte Festlegung der Zieladressen gewährleisten.The closure cover 7 can also be manufactured by injection molding from plastic in one tool. It is possible to provide the closure cover with additional webs (40) at a distance parallel to the longitudinal sides of the stop and / or aligning edge located on the top and formed by the profile legs 37, the space between these webs 40 and the stop - And / or alignment edge forming leg 37 is to be used as a receptacle for target tax information carrier. These can be target control bars with reflectors 41 that can be adjusted to different target addresses by manual displacement, or reflectors 42 that determine the target address can be inserted directly into the receptacles. In the latter case, the receptacles are provided with alignment members 43, for example cams, for the reflectors 42, which ensure an exact determination of the destination addresses.

Damit der Verschlußdeckel 7 für den Versand der Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 gegen unbeabsichtigtes Öffnen gesichert werden kann, sind nach Fig. 11 sowohl die parallel zur Längsseite verlaufenden Schenkel 37 des Profilrandes 33 als auch die im Abstand parallel dazu verlaufenden Stege 40 etwa im Mittelbereich mit Unterbrechungen versehen. Hierdurch werden Querdurchlässe 44 gebildet, durch die das Bindeband 9 einer Bindebandumreifung hindurchgeführt ist. Im Anschluß an die Querdurchlässe 44 sind auf der Oberseite des Verschlußdeckels 7 noch Zahnleisten 45 ausgebildet, die verhindern, daß auch eine lockere Bindebandumreifung nicht entfernt werden kann.So that the closure cover 7 for shipping the transport and / or storage boxes 3 can be secured against unintentional opening, both the legs 37 of the profile edge 33 running parallel to the longitudinal side and the webs 40 running parallel to them at a distance are approximately in accordance with FIG. 11 Provide breaks in the middle. In this way, transverse passages 44 are formed, through which the binding band 9 of a binding band is passed. Following the transverse passages 44, toothed strips 45 are also formed on the upper side of the sealing cover 7, which prevent a loose binding strap from being removed.

Falls die Verschlußdeckel 7 nicht automatisch, sondern von Hand auf die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 aufgesetzt werden, ist es vorteilhaft, an den aufwärts gerichteten h-Schenkel 15 des Rahmens 11 im Bereich einer Rahmenquerseite eine nach auswärts und abwärts gerichtete Zunge 46 anzuformen, wie das aus Fig. 10 ersichtlich ist. Der Verschlußdeckel 7 hat an der zugehörigen Querseite einen einwärts gerichteten Lappen 47, der unter die Zunge 46 einrückbar ist, so daß sich hier eine abhebesichere Verriegelung ergibt.If the closure cover 7 is not placed automatically, but by hand on the transport and / or storage boxes 3, it is advantageous to form an outward and downward tongue 46 on the upwardly directed h-leg 15 of the frame 11 in the region of a transverse side of the frame 10, as can be seen from FIG. The closure cover 7 has an inwardly directed tab 47 on the associated transverse side, which can be inserted under the tongue 46, so that there is a secure locking.

In Fig. 11 ist noch dargestellt, daß der Verschlußdeckel 7 auf der Unterseite jeweils von seinen Ecken zur Mitte hin verlaufende Verstärkungsrippen 52 hat, die vorzugsweise paarweise im Abstand parallel zueinander verlaufen. Diese Verstärkungsrippen 52 verhindern ein unerwünschtes Anheben des Verschlußdeckels 7, wenn dieser nur mit einer Bindebandumreifung auf dem Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 3 befestigt wird. Außerdem wird auch das Füllen der Spritzform bei der Fertigung der Verschlußdeckel 7 begünstigt.In FIG. 11 it is also shown that the sealing cover 7 has reinforcing ribs 52 on the underside, each extending from its corners to the center, which preferably run parallel to one another in pairs at a distance. These reinforcing ribs 52 prevent undesired lifting of the closure cover 7 if it is only fastened to the transport and / or storage box 3 with a binding strap. In addition, the filling of the injection mold is favored in the manufacture of the closure cover 7.

Im Zusammenhang mit der Fig. 5 sei noch erwähnt, daß es sinnvoll ist, die Transport-und/oder Lagerkästen 3 in jedem Falle so auszubilden, daß sie sich im Leerzustand raumsparend ineinander stapeln lassen, und zwar unabhängig davon, welche Höhe der sich nach unten an den Rahmen 11 anschließende, wannenartige Kastenkörper 10 hat.In connection with FIG. 5, it should also be mentioned that it is sensible to design the transport and / or storage boxes 3 in such a way that they can be stacked in one another in a space-saving manner, regardless of the height has trough-like box body 10 adjoining the frame 11 at the bottom.

Das Ineinandersetzen mehrerer leerer Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 bereitet dann überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten, wenn diese sämtlich mit Kastenkörpern 10 gleicher Höhe ausgestattet sind. In diesem Falle setzt sich nämlich die Unterkante 13 des inneren, abwärts gerichteten h-Schenkels 14 auf die Oberkante des aufwärts gerichteten Schenkels 15 am Rahmen 11 des nächst unteren Transport-und/oder Lagerkastens 3 auf. Gleiches ist auch der Fall, wenn ein Transport- und/oder Lagerkasten 3 mit niedrigem Kastenkörper 10 in einen solchen mit höherem Kastenkörper 10 eingestapelt wird. Damit aber auch Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 mit höherem Kastenkörper 10 in solche Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 mit niedrigem Kastenkörper 10 verklemmungsfrei eingestapelt werden können, ist es sinnvoll, in die niedrigen Kastenkörper 10 innenseitig vorstehende Nocken 48 einzuformen, die eine solche Höhe haben, daß sie das verklemmungsfreie Abstützen eines Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3 großer Bauhöhe ermöglichen, wie das die gestrichelten Linien der Fig. 5 erkennen lassen.The setting of several empty transport and / or storage boxes 3 then prepares no problems at all if they are all equipped with box bodies 10 of the same height. In this case, namely, the lower edge 13 of the inner, downward h-leg 14 sits on the upper edge of the upward leg 15 on the frame 11 of the next lower transport and / or storage box 3. The same is also the case when a transport and / or storage box 3 with a low box body 10 is stacked in one with a higher box body 10. However, so that transport and / or storage boxes 3 with a higher box body 10 can be stacked in such transport and / or storage boxes 3 with a low box body 10 without jamming, it makes sense to form cams 48 which protrude on the inside into the low box bodies 10, which are such Have height that they enable the jamming-free support of a transport and / or storage box 3 of great height, as can be seen from the dashed lines in FIG. 5.

Endlich sei noch erwähnt, daß sich in die Rahmen 11 an der Innenseite des Profilschenkels 14 oberhalb der Übergangsstelle zwischen dem Rahmen 11 und dem Kastenkörper 10 Klemmfedern 49 befestigen lassen, die als Halterungen für Begleitpapiere beim Versand dienen können.Finally, it should be mentioned that in the frame 11 on the inside of the profile leg 14 above the transition point between the frame 11 and the box body 10 clamping springs 49 can be attached, which can serve as holders for accompanying documents during shipping.

In Fig. 1 ist anhand des Transport- und/oder Lagerkastens 3111 noch dargestellt, daß im horizontalen Profilsteg 16 des Rahmens 11 in gleichmäßigem Abstand voneinander und jeweils zwischen zwei Knotenstegen 18 liegend, Löcher 50 eingeformt werden können. Diese Löcher 50 bilden einerseits Wasserabläufe, wenn die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 - auf dem Kopf stehend - gewaschen werden. Hauptsächlich lassen sie sich aber zur Aufnahme von Steuerstiften 51 benutzen, wenn die Transport- und/oder Lagerkästen 3 auf Behälter-Förderanlagen zum Einsatz kommen, deren Zielsteuersystem mit herkömmlicher Kontakt- oder Schalter-Steuertechnik arbeiten.In Fig. 1 it is still shown with the aid of the transport and / or storage box 3111 that holes 50 can be formed in the horizontal profile web 16 of the frame 11 at an even distance from one another and each lying between two node webs 18. On the one hand, these holes 50 form water drains when the transport and / or storage boxes 3 - upside down - are washed. Mainly, however, they can be used to hold control pins 51 when the transport and / or storage boxes 3 are used on container conveyor systems whose target control system works with conventional contact or switch control technology.

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1. Transport and/or storage box (3), more especially of synthetic plastics, having an upper profiled rim strengthening the box body (10), which rim serves firstly for aligning and holding a closure cover (7) and scondly can be used as a gripping bar or rail, the profiled rim consisting of a frame (11) having an approximately n-shaped or h-shaped cross-section, to the inner n- or h-bars of which the box body is attached, the closure cover (7) being adapted to be fitted in claw-like manner on the frame with a downwardly open profiled rim, which is likewise approximately n-shaped in cross-section, characterised in that transverse gussets (18) are formed at specific distances from each other on the transverse bar (16) and possibly the upwardly directed h-bar (15) of the frame (11) and/or the outer, downwardly directed n-bar (35) of the cover profiled rim (33) and also the n-bar (36) connected at right-angles thereto are equipped with correspondingly formed gussets (38; Fig. 8), and these gussets (18 and/or 38) are provided as guiding and/or claimping parts for the closure cover (7), and that firstly the frame (11) of the box body (10) and secondly the closure cover (7) are provided with receiving means or holders (20, Fig. 2; 25, Fig. 3; 15, 16 (Fig. 4); 37,40,43, Fig. 11), in which are capable of being fixed data carriers (23, 24, Fig. 2; 26, Fig. 3; 27 to 29, Fig. 9; 30 to 32, Fig. 8; and 41, 42, Fig. 11) for the destination control of container conveyor installations.
2. Transport and/or storage box according to claim 1, characterised in that the gussets (18) of the frame (11) have edges (19) extending obliquely or in rounded form in a downward and outward direction, at least over a part of their height, away from their upwardly directed end or respectively from the upwardly directed h-arm (15), whereas the gussets (38) of the profiled rim (33) of the cover comprise edges (39) extending obliquely or in rounded form in an upward and inward direction, at least over part of their height, away from the outer downwardly directed n-arm (35).
3. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the closure cover (7) and the frame (11) are formed as injection moulded parts from synthetic plastics.
4. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the box body (10) is produced as a deep-drawn moulding of varying height from synthetic plastics and is subsequently connected to the frame (11), e. g. by welding or adhesive bonding.
5. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the outer downwardly directed n- or h-arm (17) of the frame (11) is provided in the region of the longitudinal sides with undercut support guides (25) which are only open upwardly and which are for the temporary reception of data carriers (26), more especially destination control cards.
6. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the outer, downwardly directed n- or h-arm (17) of the frame (11) has cut-outs (20, Fig. 2; 21, Fig. 3; 24, Fig. 4) in the region of the longitudinal sides and the transverse sides and in each case with relatively large spacing from the corners of the frame, which cut-outs define support handles in the region of the transverse sides of the frame (Fig. 4) and with which are associated holders for fixed destination control strips (23) in the region of the longitudinal sides of the frame and on the outside of the inner n- or h-arm (14).
7. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that an exclusively upwardly open undercut support guide (25) is provided at each of the two sides of the cut-outs (21) which are on the longitudinal sides of the frame, a destination control strip (27) covering the cut-out (21) being adapted to be releasably hung by means of holding clips (28) in these support guides (25) (Fig. 9).
8. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the upwardly directed h-arm (15) of the frame (11) forms holding members for destination control strips (30) in the region of the longitudinal sides of the frame and between the gussets (18), which strips have, for example, hooked springs (31) as securing means and comprise, for example, tilting reflectors (32) as coding elements (Fig. 8).
9. Transport and/or storage box according to claim 1, characterised in that also the profiled rim (33) of the closure cover (7) has a profile which is H-shaped in cross-section and, with the upwardly directed h-arm (37), forms an abutment and alignment rim for transport and/or storage boxes (3) to be attached thereto, and an additional flange (40) extends in parallel relation to the longitudinal sides of the abutment and/or alignment rim (7), the space between this flange (40) and the abutment and/or alignment rim (37) forming holders for destination control strips with displaceable reflectors (41) and/or for attachable reflectors (42) (Fig. 11).
10. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 and 9, characterised in that both the abutment and/or alignment rim (37) and also the flanges (40) have breaks approximately in the middle region of the longitudinal sides, which breaks form transverse openings (44) for binding straps (9), and that toothed strips (45) are arranged on the top of the closure cover (7) as members for safeguarding against displacement of the binding strap (Fig. 11).
11. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that an outwardly and downwardly directed tongue (46) is formed on the upwardly directed h-arms(15) in the region of one transverse side of the frame, while the closure cover (7) comprises, on the bottom edge of its profiled rim (33), an inwardly directed lug (47) which is capable of being engaged beneath the tongue (46) (Fig. 10).
12. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 and 9 to 11, characterised in that reinforcing ribs (52) are provided on the underside of the closure cover and extending from the corners thereof to the middle, which ribs are advantageously in pairs and extending in spaced relation to one another (Fig. 11).
13. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 and 4, characterised in that bosses (48) are formed internally in the box body (10) of shallow construction as auxiliary supports for the non-binding support of transport and/or storage boxes (3) of large overall height (Fig. 5).
14. Transport and/or storage box according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that holes (50) are formed in the horizontal profiled member (16) of the frame (11) at equal distances from one another and always disposed between two gussets (18), which holes serve to accommodate control pins (51), which come into operative connection with contacts or point switches of the destination control systems.
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