EP0327438B1 - Storing device for sheet materials - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to the handling and more particularly to the transport of sheet articles such as glazing and in particular the sides of motor vehicles.
- Metal devices have been proposed, formed of a floor provided with only three vertical drop sides intended to protect against impact the plurality of sheets resting by their edges. Accessibility to the sheets is facilitated for loading and unloading. However, the size on the return remains the same.
- French patent publication 2506728 describes a metal device which has the advantage of a small footprint when empty without requiring disassembly.
- the proposed device comprises a floor, a rear chord and two substantially vertical side boards in use, facing each other and fixed on two opposite edges of the floor. It is characterized in that it is part of a volume substantially in the trunk of a pyramid, the floor being trapezoidal, which allows immediate nesting of one container in another.
- American patent 3193093 proposes a device for handling sheet articles which allows stacking both under load and when empty. It consists of a base surmounted by a rear frame and a front frame. However, the stacking of several devices under vacuum can only be carried out by dismantling the front frame, which, being no longer secured to the container, must be, during transport, fixed by additional means in order to avoid its loss.
- US-A-4191112 describes a storage device for different materials, according to the preamble of claim 1, which is stackable and built-in, having a substantially rectangular base forming a floor, a substantially rectangular upper frame whose front element is missing. , four vertical uprights connecting the base and the upper frame so that the two front vertical uprights determine the opening of the pallet and the two rear vertical uprights determine the width of the base to be built in, the two rear vertical uprights having a spacing less than that of the two front uprights.
- This device also has means for wedging in the stacked position. On the other hand, a wedging in the nested position is not provided and as for the device described in the patent FR-A-2506728 already cited, there may be an accidental dislocation during a vacuum transport in the nested position.
- the invention provides a device or pallet for handling sheet articles, of simplified structure, stackable and built-in and which, in addition, can be wedged in the embedded position.
- the pallet according to the invention comprises a substantially rectangular base forming a floor on which the articles rest by their edges, a rear frame which preferably is slightly inclined outward relative to the vertical, a substantially rectangular upper frame whose element front is missing, four vertical uprights connecting the base and the upper frame arranged so that the two front vertical uprights determine the opening of the pallet and the two rear uprights determine the width of the base to be built in, the two rear vertical uprights having between them less spacing than the front vertical uprights, the four uprights being provided with upper and lower means allowing the positioning and wedging of the pallet in stacked position, the lower means belonging to the rear uprights also allowing the positioning and wedging of the pallet in recessed position, being associated with additional means provided on the floor and arranged just in front of the two rear uprights with the same spacing.
- the pallet is still provided with a lower structure on which it rests when it is placed directly on the ground. The lower structure also allows the pallet to be gripped by a forklift.
- the upper and lower means of the uprights allowing the positioning and the setting of one pallet relative to the other in the two positions, are for the upper means an upper end of the hollow upright and for the means lower a lower end provided with a lug capable of fitting into the hollow upper end of the four corresponding uprights of the underlying pallet in the stacked position, and the additional means are two hollow elements intended for positioning and wedging of the pins of the two rear uprights of the upper pallet in the recessed position, provided on the floor just in front of the two rear uprights.
- the device or pallet according to the invention is advantageously used for the transport of side windows.
- the floor is preferably formed of several profiled rails which can be provided with racks in rubber or plastic, or more simply protective profiles intended to prevent the sliding of the glass sheets and their direct contact with the metal of the rails.
- the pallet shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is a pallet 1 for handling and transporting automotive side windows.
- This pallet comprises a floor 2 formed of several beams welded 3 on two profiled crosspieces 4, 5.
- the front crosspiece 4 is fixedly attached at its two ends, to two uprights 6, 7 which determine the opening of the pallet as well for the loading glazing only for fitting one pallet into the other when they are empty.
- the rear section 9 of the frame 8 is fixed to two other uprights 10, 11 welded to the ends of the two outer side rails 12, 13 of the floor 2.
- the distance separating the two rear uprights 10, 11 is less than the distance separating the two front uprights 6, 7 to allow the embedding of two vacuum pallets.
- the attachment of the two lateral profiles 14, 15 of the frame 8 with the rear profile 9 uses connection elements 16, 17 oblique, oriented inwards.
- the floor 2 is attached to the rear section 9 of the frame 8 by sections 18 slightly inclined relative to the vertical forming a rear frame 19.
- the four vertical uprights 6, 7, 10, 11 are hollow and their upper opening 20 can be used for positioning and wedging another pallet for stacking. This positioning is carried out by means of lugs 21 arranged at the lower end of the uprights, and described in more detail below in relation to FIG. 4.
- the pallet When it is not stacked or embedded, the pallet rests on the ground thanks to a metal structure 22 disposed under the floor 2 and comprising a lower frame 23 formed of flat bars 24 constituting a sole.
- the longitudinal members 3 are preferably in sufficient number and arranged substantially equidistant from each other to be able to receive two and possibly more, of piles arranged one next to the other, of glazing resting on their edge.
- the longitudinal members 3 constituting the floor 2 are profiles provided with a groove 25 in which can be mounted profiles 26 made of rubber or plastic, various such as racks, on which can rest and possibly block the edge of the glazing transported .
- two hollow elements 27, 28, of profile similar to the uprights 6, 7, 10, 11 are welded to the two outer longitudinal members 12, 13 of the floor 2. These two elements 27, 28 serve to block the lugs 21 of the upper adjacent pallet in the recessed position. To this end, their spacing is the same as that of the two lugs 21 carried by the two rear uprights.
- Figure 4 is shown in more detail a rear end of an upright 10, 11 carrying a positioning and locking lug.
- the lug 21 is arranged in the axis of the upright 10, 11 and it is welded to the flat 24 belonging to the sole of the pallet, which for this purpose has one end 29 raised so that the lower end 30 of the lug 21 is at a level higher than that of the sole.
- the inclination of the plate facilitates the positioning of the pallet in the recessed or stacked position.
- the pallet according to the invention although of simple structure has the characteristics allowing it to be stacked, in particular when it is loaded and also the embedding of one pallet in the other in order to present a minimum bulk, when it is empty when the pallet returns, or when stored before loading .
- the loading volume is represented by the dashed line 31 in FIG. 3.
- the device also allows the loading of two and even more glazing stacks, arranged one next to the other when it comes to small glazing.
- FIG. 3 the position of an empty pallet 1 ′ has been shown (the elements of the pallet are referenced with an award-winning number), embedded in the underlying pallet 1 and locked in this position by means of the lugs 21 ′ carried by the rear uprights 10 ′, 11 ′.
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La présente invention a trait à la manutention et plus particulièrement au transport d'articles en feuilles tels que des vitrages et notamment des latéraux de véhicules automobiles.The present invention relates to the handling and more particularly to the transport of sheet articles such as glazing and in particular the sides of motor vehicles.
La très grande fragilité de ce type d'articles et la nécessité de charger et décharger fréquemment les dispositifs utilisés donnent naissance à des exigences souvent mal compatibles: une construction robuste qui maintienne les feuilles en toute sécurité ainsi qu'une accessibilité aisée et un encombrement réduit.The very great fragility of this type of article and the need to frequently load and unload the devices used give rise to requirements which are often poorly compatible: a robust construction which keeps the sheets securely as well as easy accessibility and reduced bulk. .
La manutention d'objets de ce genre dans des caisses en bois présente de nombreux inconvénients. Non seulement elle exige des manipulations multiples au chargement comme au déchargement, mais le retour des emballages vides pose un problème d'encombrement. Les pertes de temps et de place, la nécessité d'une main-d'oeuvre importante en font un moyen onéreux de manutention.The handling of such objects in wooden cases has many drawbacks. Not only does it require multiple handling during loading and unloading, but the return of empty packaging poses a problem of space. The loss of time and space, the need for a large workforce make it an expensive means of handling.
On a proposé des dispositifs métalliques, formés d'un plancher muni de seulement trois ridelles verticales destinées à protéger contre les chocs la pluralité de feuilles reposant par leur tranche. L'accessibilité aux feuilles en est facilitée pour le chargement comme pour le déchargement. Toutefois, l'encombrement au retour reste le même.Metal devices have been proposed, formed of a floor provided with only three vertical drop sides intended to protect against impact the plurality of sheets resting by their edges. Accessibility to the sheets is facilitated for loading and unloading. However, the size on the return remains the same.
Pour remédier à cet inconvénient, on a alors réalisé des dispositifs comprenant des ridelles repliables ou démontables. Mais dans un cas se posait un problème de détérioration mécanique, dans l'autre de perte des pièces au cours des allées et venues.To overcome this drawback, devices have then been made comprising foldable or removable drop sides. But in one case there was a problem of mechanical deterioration, in the other of loss of parts during the comings and goings.
La publication de brevet français 2506728 décrit un dispositif métallique qui présente l'avantage d'un faible encombrement à vide sans nécessiter de démontage. Le dispositif proposé comprend un plancher, une membrure arrière et deux ridelles latérales sensiblement verticales en service, se faisant face et fixées sur deux bords opposés du plancher. Il est caractérisé en ce qu'il s'inscrit dans un volume sensiblement en tronc de pyramide le plancher étant trapézoïdal, ce qui autorise un emboîtement immédiat d'un conteneur dans un autre.French patent publication 2506728 describes a metal device which has the advantage of a small footprint when empty without requiring disassembly. The proposed device comprises a floor, a rear chord and two substantially vertical side boards in use, facing each other and fixed on two opposite edges of the floor. It is characterized in that it is part of a volume substantially in the trunk of a pyramid, the floor being trapezoidal, which allows immediate nesting of one container in another.
Toutefois, un calage en position emboitée n'est pas prévu et, il peut se produire un déboitement accidentel au cours d'un transport à vide dans la position emboitée. De plus l'empilage des conteneurs chargés n'est pas envisagée.However, stalling in the nested position is not provided and, there may be an accidental dislocation during a vacuum transport in the nested position. In addition, stacking of loaded containers is not envisaged.
Le brevet américain 3193093 propose un dispositif de manutention d'articles en feuilles qui autorise un empilage aussi bien en charge qu'à vide. Il est formé d'une base surmontée d'une membrure arrière et d'un cadre avant. Mais l'empilage à vide de plusieurs dispositifs ne peut être effectué qu'en démontant le cadre avant, lequel, n'étant plus solidaire du conteneur doit être, lors du transport, fixé par des moyens supplémentaires afin d'éviter sa perte.American patent 3193093 proposes a device for handling sheet articles which allows stacking both under load and when empty. It consists of a base surmounted by a rear frame and a front frame. However, the stacking of several devices under vacuum can only be carried out by dismantling the front frame, which, being no longer secured to the container, must be, during transport, fixed by additional means in order to avoid its loss.
Le brevet US-A-4191112 décrit un dispositif de stockage pour différents matériaux, conforme au préamble de la revendication 1, qui est gerbable et encastrable, présentant une base sensiblement rectangulaire formant plancher, un cadre supérieur sensiblement rectangulaire dont l'élément avant est manquant, quatre montants verticaux reliant la base et le cadre supérieur de façon à ce que les deux montants verticaux avant déterminent l'ouverture de la palette et les deux montants verticaux arrière déterminent la largeur de la base à encastrer, les deux montants verticaux arrière présentant un écartement moindre que celui des deux montants verticaux avant. Ce dispositif présente en outre des moyens pour le calage en position gerbée. En revanche, un calage en position emboitée n'est pas prévu et comme pour le dispositif décrit dans le brevet FR-A-2506728 déjà cité, il peut se produire un déboitement accidentel au cours d'un transport à vide en position emboitée.US-A-4191112 describes a storage device for different materials, according to the preamble of
L'invention propose un dispositif ou palette pour la manutention d'articles en feuilles, de structure simplifiée, gerbable et encastrable et qui en outre peut être calé en position encastrée.The invention provides a device or pallet for handling sheet articles, of simplified structure, stackable and built-in and which, in addition, can be wedged in the embedded position.
La palette selon l'invention comprend une base sensiblement rectangulaire formant plancher sur laquelle reposent les articles par leur tranche, une membrure arrière qui de préférence est légèrement inclinée vers l'extérieur par rapport à la verticale, un cadre supérieur sensiblement rectangulaire dont l'élément avant est manquant, quatre montants verticaux reliant la base et la cadre supérieur disposés de façon à ce que les deux montants verticaux avant déterminent l'ouverture de la palette et les deux montants arrière déterminent la largeur de la base à encastrer, les deux montants verticaux arrière présentant entre-eux un écartement moindre que les montants verticaux avant, les quatre montants étant munis de moyens supérieurs et inférieurs permettant le positionnement et le calage de la palette en position gerbée, les moyens inférieurs appartenant aux montants arrière permettant aussi le positionnement et le calage de la palette en position encastrée, en étant associés avec des moyens supplémentaires prévus sur le plancher et disposés juste en avant des deux montants arrière avec le même écartement. La palette est encore munie d'une structure inférieure sur laquelle elle repose lorsqu'elle est déposée directement sur le sol. La structure inférieure autorise aussi la saisie de la palette par un chariot élévateur à fourche.The pallet according to the invention comprises a substantially rectangular base forming a floor on which the articles rest by their edges, a rear frame which preferably is slightly inclined outward relative to the vertical, a substantially rectangular upper frame whose element front is missing, four vertical uprights connecting the base and the upper frame arranged so that the two front vertical uprights determine the opening of the pallet and the two rear uprights determine the width of the base to be built in, the two rear vertical uprights having between them less spacing than the front vertical uprights, the four uprights being provided with upper and lower means allowing the positioning and wedging of the pallet in stacked position, the lower means belonging to the rear uprights also allowing the positioning and wedging of the pallet in recessed position, being associated with additional means provided on the floor and arranged just in front of the two rear uprights with the same spacing. The pallet is still provided with a lower structure on which it rests when it is placed directly on the ground. The lower structure also allows the pallet to be gripped by a forklift.
Selon une réalisation de la palette, les moyens supérieurs et inférieurs des montants permettant le positionnement et le calage d'une palette par rapport à l'autre dans les deux positions, sont pour les moyens supérieurs une extrémité supérieure du montant creuse et pour les moyens inférieurs une extrémité inférieure munie d'un ergot susceptible de venir s'emboiter dans l'extrémité supérieure creuse des quatre montants correspondants de la palette sous-jacente en position gerbée, et les moyens supplémentaires sont deux éléments creux destinés au positionnement et au calage des ergots des deux montants arrière de la palette supérieure en position encastrée, prévus sur le plancher juste en avant des deux montants arrière.According to an embodiment of the pallet, the upper and lower means of the uprights allowing the positioning and the setting of one pallet relative to the other in the two positions, are for the upper means an upper end of the hollow upright and for the means lower a lower end provided with a lug capable of fitting into the hollow upper end of the four corresponding uprights of the underlying pallet in the stacked position, and the additional means are two hollow elements intended for positioning and wedging of the pins of the two rear uprights of the upper pallet in the recessed position, provided on the floor just in front of the two rear uprights.
Le dispositif ou palette selon l'invention est avantageusement utilisé pour le transport des vitrages latéraux.The device or pallet according to the invention is advantageously used for the transport of side windows.
Le plancher est de préférence formé de plusieurs longerons profilés qui peuvent être munis de crémaillères en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique, ou plus simplement de profils de protection destiné à éviter le glissement des feuilles de verre et leur contact direct avec le métal des longerons.The floor is preferably formed of several profiled rails which can be provided with racks in rubber or plastic, or more simply protective profiles intended to prevent the sliding of the glass sheets and their direct contact with the metal of the rails.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaitront dans la description suivante faite en relation avec les figures d'un exemple de réalisation de la palette.
- La figure 1 représente une réalisation de la palette en vue de face.
- La figure 2 représente la palette de la figure 1 en vue de dessus.
- La figure 3 représente la palette de la figure 1 en vue de côté, en section selon la ligne A-A de la figure 1.
- La figure 4 représente plus en détail un élément de la palette, servant à positionner et bloquer celle-ci en position gerbée ou encastrée.
- Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the pallet in front view.
- Figure 2 shows the pallet of Figure 1 in top view.
- FIG. 3 represents the pallet of FIG. 1 in side view, in section along the line AA of FIG. 1.
- Figure 4 shows in more detail an element of the pallet, used to position and lock it in stacked or embedded position.
La palette représentée sur les figures 1, 2 et 3 est une palette 1 pour la manutention et le transport de vitrages latéraux automobiles. Cette palette comprend un plancher 2 formé de plusieurs longerons soudés 3 sur deux traverses profilées 4, 5. La traverse avant 4 est fixée solidairement à ses deux extrémités, à deux montants 6, 7 qui déterminent l'ouverture de la palette aussi bien pour le chargement des vitrages que pour l'encastrement d'une palette dans l'autre lorsqu'elles sont vides.The pallet shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is a
Ces deux montants 6, 7 sont soudés au niveau de leur partie supérieure à un ensemble de profilés formant un cadre 8 supérieur, entièrement ouvert vers l'avant. Le profilé arrière 9 du cadre 8 est fixé à deux autres montants 10, 11 soudés aux extrémités des deux longerons extérieurs 12, 13 du plancher 2. La distance séparant les deux montants arrière 10, 11 est inférieure à la distance séparant les deux montants avant 6, 7 afin de permettre l'encastrement de deux palettes à vide. Pour faciliter l'encastrement et aider au positionnement d'une palette dans l'autre, le rattachement des deux profilés latéraux 14, 15 du cadre 8 avec le profilé arrière 9 utilise des éléments de raccord 16, 17 obliques, orientés vers l'intérieur. Le plancher 2 est rattaché au profilé arrière 9 du cadre 8 par des profilés 18 légèrement inclinés par rapport à la verticale formant une membrure arrière 19.These two
Les quatre montants verticaux 6, 7, 10, 11 sont creux et leur ouverture supérieure 20 peut être utilisée pour le positionnement et le calage d'une autre palette pour le gerbage. Ce positionnaient s'effectue grâce à des ergots 21 disposés à l'extrémité inférieure des montants, et décrits plus en détail par la suite en relation avec la figure 4.The four
Lorsqu'elle n'est pas gerbée ou encastrée, la palette repose sur le sol grâce à une structure métallique 22 disposée sous le plancher 2 et comprenant un cadre inférieur 23 formé de fers plats 24 constituant une semelle.When it is not stacked or embedded, the pallet rests on the ground thanks to a
Les longerons 3 sont de préférence en nombre suffisant et disposés sensiblement équidistants les uns des autres pour pouvoir recevoir deux et éventuellement plus, de piles disposées l'une à côté de l'autre, de vitrages reposant sur leur tranche.The
Les longerons 3 constituants le plancher 2 sont des profilés munis d'une rainure 25 dans laquelle peut se monter des profils 26 en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique, divers tels que des crémaillères, sur lesquels peut reposer et se bloquer éventuellement la tranche des vitrages transportés.The
Accolées aux deux montants arrière, deux éléments creux 27, 28, de profil analogue aux montants 6, 7, 10, 11 sont soudés sur les deux longerons extérieurs 12, 13 du plancher 2. Ces deux éléments 27, 28 servent au blocage des ergots 21 de la palette adjacente supérieure en position encastrée. A cette fin, leur écartement est le même que celui des deux ergots 21 portés par les deux montants arrière.Attached to the two rear uprights, two
Sur la figure 4 est représentée plus en détail une extrémité arrière d'un montant 10, 11 portant un ergot de positionnement et de blocage.In Figure 4 is shown in more detail a rear end of an upright 10, 11 carrying a positioning and locking lug.
L'ergot 21 est disposé dans l'axe du montant 10, 11 et il est soudé au plat 24 appartenant à la semelle de la palette, qui à cette fin présente une extrémité 29 relevée afin que l'extrémité inférieure 30 de l'ergot 21 soit à un niveau supérieur à celui de la semelle. L'inclinaison du plat facilite les positionnements de la palette en position encastrée ou gerbée.The
La palette selon l'invention bien que de structure simple présente les caractéristiques lui permettant le gerbage, notamment lorsqu'elle est chargée et aussi l'encastrement d'une palette dans l'autre afin de présenter un encombrement minimum, lorsqu'elle est vide au retour de la palette, ou au stockage avant chargement.The pallet according to the invention although of simple structure has the characteristics allowing it to be stacked, in particular when it is loaded and also the embedding of one pallet in the other in order to present a minimum bulk, when it is empty when the pallet returns, or when stored before loading .
Sur cette structure simplifiée peuvent être fixés facilement les moyens d'arrimage des vitrages tels des sangles. Le volume de chargement est représenté par le trait mixte 31 sur la figure 3.On this simplified structure can easily be attached the means for securing the glazing such as straps. The loading volume is represented by the
Comme indiqué précédemment, le dispositif permet aussi le chargement de deux piles de vitrage et même plus, disposées l'une à côté de l'autre lorsqu'il s'agit de petits vitrages.As indicated above, the device also allows the loading of two and even more glazing stacks, arranged one next to the other when it comes to small glazing.
Sur la figure 3, on a représenté la position d'une palette vide 1′ (les éléments de la palette sont référencés avec un numéro primé), encastrée dans la palette sous-jacente 1 et bloquée dans cette position grâce aux ergots 21′ portés par les montants arrières 10′, 11′.In FIG. 3, the position of an
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