EP0049430B1 - Massengutbehälter mit einem Deckel, vorzugsweise zur Verwendung als Einweg-Transportgefäss - Google Patents

Massengutbehälter mit einem Deckel, vorzugsweise zur Verwendung als Einweg-Transportgefäss Download PDF

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EP0049430B1
EP0049430B1 EP81107630A EP81107630A EP0049430B1 EP 0049430 B1 EP0049430 B1 EP 0049430B1 EP 81107630 A EP81107630 A EP 81107630A EP 81107630 A EP81107630 A EP 81107630A EP 0049430 B1 EP0049430 B1 EP 0049430B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/02—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor without removable inserts
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/26—Thin-walled containers, e.g. formed by deep-drawing operations
    • 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
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0217—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements
    • B65D21/0222—Containers with a closure presenting stacking elements the closure and the bottom presenting co-operating peripheral ribs and grooves
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S220/00—Receptacles
    • Y10S220/12—Molded

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  • the invention relates to a bulk container with a lid, preferably for use as a disposable transport container for poison and / or hospital waste.
  • Receptacles of various designs and made from a wide variety of materials are known as disposable transport containers. For example, it is known to store washing powder or the like in cardboard cylinders. Such cardboard cylinders are environmentally friendly but expensive to manufacture and extremely sensitive to moisture and therefore unsuitable for liquids or for storage in rooms that are not completely dry.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a reliable packaging and transport container that is space-saving, environmentally friendly, cheap, easy to transport, airtight and secure both against liquids and against sharp-edged garbage.
  • deep-drawn containers are known, for example for holding certain foods, such as curd cheese, yoghurt or the like, which are intended for immediate consumption.
  • the known structure of the known containers is not suitable for the safe transportation of large amounts of airtight waste.
  • the bulk containers according to the invention are preferably designed for receiving volumes over 25 liters.
  • stiffening ribs are drawn into the vessel walls and the container bottom is curved inwards.
  • the container is essentially designed as a square box with container walls that run conically from the edge to the bottom region.
  • This shape has the advantage that the conical wall surfaces, as is known for such vacuum-drawn small containers, provide high stackability when empty, so that very little space is required for storage, and on the other hand the filled containers can be rectangular Form on the loading surface of a transport vehicle cheaper and denser.
  • the good stackability of the empty containers is further increased by beads drawn into the vessel walls, which prevent the empty containers stacked one inside the other from being sucked up.
  • the stackability of the filled containers is ensured in particular by the shape of the lid according to the invention.
  • the inward bevels of the lid interact positively with the bevels of the container and thereby avoid that transverse forces act on the adhesive film arranged between the container and the lid.
  • the attached lid thus provides a safe footprint for the subsequent container. Due to the stacking bead arranged in the lid and pointing upwards, the stacked containers are securely fixed in their position. This fixation is also supported by the upward curvature of the lid which engages from below in the curvature of the bottom of the subsequent container.
  • this stacked bead is designed as a circumferential, defined tear fastener. This configuration is This is particularly advantageous when the container lid is attached to the receptacle in a non-detachable manner using a film welding machine.
  • the lid can also be provided with a snap lock.
  • the edge of the lid has projections or indentations which grip elastically over the stiffening edge of the receptacle.
  • the invention provides that the container and lid are made in one piece from the vacuum-drawn material.
  • a defined crease edge is provided between the stiffening edge of the receptacle and the lid edge.
  • the bulk container is generally designated 1. It consists of a receptacle 3 and a lid 13.
  • the receptacle 3 has a handling and stiffening edge 2, the thickness of which is at least 4.5 times the thickness of the vessel walls 4.
  • an adhesive film 10 is attached, which is covered by a protective film 11.
  • Adhesive film and protective film are preferably made in one piece and have 3 incisions at the corners 12 of the receptacle which extend at least over part of their width.
  • the upper part of the tapered vessel walls 4 is designed as a bevel 7.
  • the bevels 7 serve as centering and contact surfaces for corresponding bevels 15 of the lid 13. Since the vessel walls 4 have a relatively small thickness, stiffening ribs 5 are provided for reasons of strengthening.
  • beads 6 have been drawn into the vessel walls, which prevent the stacked, empty transport vessels from being sucked into place.
  • the vessel base 8 is additionally stiffened by an inward stiffening and stacking curvature 9.
  • the receptacle 3 can be closed airtight with the lid 13.
  • the lid therefore also has an edge 14, the dimensions of which correspond to the stiffening edge 2 of the receptacle.
  • the sturdy lid rim 14 is pressed onto the adhesive film 10 and closes the receptacles 3 in an airtight manner.
  • bevels 15 are formed in the cover 13, which, as described, interact with the bevels 7 of the receptacle 3.
  • the lid 13 also has a stacking bead 16, the dimensions of which are matched to the outer contours of the vessel bottom. This stacking bead 16 consequently prevents the filled containers stacked on one another from slipping.
  • the upward stiffening and stacking curvature 19 of the lid 13, which engages in the stiffening and stacking curvature 9 of the receptacle above it when stacked, provides additional stability.
  • the self-rigid container described is preferably for hazardous waste, such as. B. in hospitals or the like. Is designed, it is nevertheless ideal as a disposable transport container.
  • the lid 13 with the receptacle 3 by means of a film welder or the like. After filling the transport medium are closed non-detachably.
  • a tear seal 17 is then provided, which is molded into the stacking bead 16.
  • the stacking bead 16 is designed as a double bead 21, between the two protruding beads 22 of which a less stretched, strip-shaped zone 23 of thicker material remains.
  • the strip-shaped zone 23 can easily be torn from the lid 13 so that the receptacle 3 is accessible.
  • the lid edge 14 can be provided with projections or recesses 18 which reach over the stiffening edge 2 of the receptacle 3 and result in a snap closure which can be opened as desired.
  • the inherently rigid container according to the invention is preferably designed in two parts, i. H. consists of a receptacle 3 and a separate lid 13, it is fundamentally possible to manufacture the container in one piece.
  • a folded edge 20 is provided between the transport edge 2 of the receptacle and the lid edge 14, which is preferably designed as a drawn groove 24.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Blow-Moulding Or Thermoforming Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
EP81107630A 1980-10-01 1981-09-25 Massengutbehälter mit einem Deckel, vorzugsweise zur Verwendung als Einweg-Transportgefäss Expired EP0049430B1 (de)

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AT81107630T ATE7009T1 (de) 1980-10-01 1981-09-25 Massengutbehaelter mit einem deckel, vorzugsweise zur verwendung als einweg-transportgefaess.

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DE19803037038 DE3037038A1 (de) 1980-10-01 1980-10-01 Eigensteifer behaelter mit einem deckel als wegwerf-aufnahmegefaess fuer sondermuell, insbesondere fuer medizinischen muell
DE3037038 1980-10-01

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DE (2) DE3037038A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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