EP0348787A2 - Boîte superposable et se fermant en position superposée - Google Patents

Boîte superposable et se fermant en position superposée Download PDF

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EP0348787A2
EP0348787A2 EP19890111126 EP89111126A EP0348787A2 EP 0348787 A2 EP0348787 A2 EP 0348787A2 EP 19890111126 EP19890111126 EP 19890111126 EP 89111126 A EP89111126 A EP 89111126A EP 0348787 A2 EP0348787 A2 EP 0348787A2
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Martin Fischer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42F—SHEETS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TOGETHER; FILING APPLIANCES; FILE CARDS; INDEXING
    • B42F7/00—Filing appliances without fastening means
    • B42F7/10—Trays
    • B42F7/12—Stacked trays

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  • the invention relates to stackable containers which can be locked in the stacking position, wherein a plurality of containers can be stacked and locked in vertically aligned positions which are offset from the vertical, each container having at least one base and two side walls and the locking being effective via corresponding side walls lying one above the other Locking devices are carried out.
  • Containers with these features are generally known and are used, for example, as form trays in drawers or as stackable form trays.
  • the disadvantage is that comparatively large openings and at comparatively large distances are used in the upper edge of the side walls in order to be able to lock the containers with one another in relatively offset positions with relatively bulky locking devices.
  • This type of training also requires, in particular to enable access to the locking devices, that relatively large openings must be provided in the rear walls and in the side walls. Due to the comparatively large spacing of the recesses for locking, only a limited central area can be achieved when used for installation in drawers as form filing, so that the filling of entire drawers is not possible and additional lateral fastenings or the like. must be provided.
  • the stored goods in particular papers, can also slip through the relatively large openings.
  • the object of the invention is to create a substantially improved container of the type defined in the introduction, in which the disadvantages inherent in the prior art are avoided.
  • each side wall has an inwardly angled strip section on its upper edge, which in the groove of the overlying container is slidable, and that the locking devices fix the relative position between the groove and the strip section.
  • the locking device can be designed non-positively, so that a real continuous adjustment is possible.
  • the locking device is designed in a form-fitting manner by means of latching recesses arranged in regular succession on the ledge sections, in the region of the side edges perpendicular to the grooves between a locking position and an unlocking position, movable locking pins being provided in the The locking position protrudes in a form-fitting manner into the groove and in one or more locking recesses and the locking recesses are located opposite the bottom of the container the side are formed on the strip sections. Due to this combination that the containers are slidably guided against each other in the grooves, and an almost infinitely positive connection is established, any desired position between individual containers can be effectively held, while the locking recesses are visually covered by the top of the ledge sections.
  • the locking recesses are designed in the manner of a rack as a toothing with a semicircular base between the teeth, that the locking pins are designed with a round cross-section, and that two locking pins are connected to each other laterally, which in adjacent valleys of the teeth intervention.
  • This embodiment is preferred because a significantly increased strength can be achieved without coarsening the entire construction.
  • the locking pins are attached to one end of a slide which is slidably mounted in a guide formed in the bottom of the container perpendicular to the side walls, that a slide is provided on each of the side walls in the bottom of the container that the slide has a handle which protrudes into an opening open to the top of the floor, the guide of the slide is rectangular and box-shaped to facilitate assembly and is open to the underside of the floor so that the slide is held in the guide by two guide ribs, that the slide in the unlocked and in the locked position can also be locked by the slide on his, the locking pin opposite lying end has a resilient locking tongue which engages with locking knobs arranged at the locking or unlocking positions.
  • the above-mentioned opening is provided in the region of the front edge of the bottom of the container, optimal accessibility of the locking is achieved by simply moving the slider into the unlocking position from the top of the base to move the containers against each other Lock again to be pressed outwards into the locking position.
  • the described design of the slider makes it possible to securely store the slider in the box-shaped guide by simply pressing it into the box.
  • the containers according to the invention particularly preferably form parts of a form tray which can be used free-standing or in organizational drawers, that the containers are provided with a closed rear wall with a straight upper edge, and that longitudinal ribs are provided on the lower edge of the bottom of the container, which are provided on the upper edge rest on the rear wall of the container arranged underneath, and that the side walls of the container are formed with a smooth, continuous upper edge and closed. This combination ensures that papers cannot slip between the individual containers.
  • an end plate for the uppermost container in a stack and the end plate on the bottom side with longitudinal ribs resting on the upper edge of the rear wall of the container.
  • the end plate preferably has grooves on its side edges which receive the strip sections, the grooves being provided with resilient latching means engaging in the toothing.
  • additional foot parts are provided for the inclined position of the bottom container of a stack, which can be snapped into the grooves of the container and longitudinally adjustable therein, and all components are made of plastic. In this way, the inclined position of the container stack can be continuously secured in the case of installation in organizational drawers.
  • FIG. 1 shows a stack 1 of four containers 2 in a partially sectioned view obliquely from below.
  • Fig. 1 only the left and front part of the container 2 is shown as a cutout, the right half of the container being mirror-symmetrical to this.
  • the containers 2 are both vertically aligned one above the other and offset and stackable so as to be stackable and lockable.
  • Each container 2 which is preferably made of plastic, has a bottom 3 and side walls 4. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the side walls 4 are connected to one another by a rear wall 6.
  • the containers 2 are connected to one another by means of locking devices, generally designated 7, between two superimposed side walls 4.
  • a groove 10 running parallel to the side edge 8 is formed on the bottom 3 of the container, which is open to the outside.
  • the side walls 4 are provided on their upper edges 14 with an inwardly angled strip section 12 which, in the preferred embodiment, again runs parallel to the floor 3.
  • the strip section 12 is received in the groove 10 of the container 2 lying above it and can be slid therein.
  • the respective relative position of the containers 2 relative to one another can then be fixed by the locking device 7 by fixing the relative position of the strip section 12 to the groove 10.
  • the locking device 7 can either be designed as a non-positive device or, as suggested in the exemplary embodiment, can be designed to be positive.
  • latching recesses 15 are provided on the strip sections 12 in close succession at regular intervals.
  • movable locking pins 16 are provided perpendicularly in the horizontal direction to the grooves 10 between a locking position and an unlocking position, which in the locking position are in the groove 10 and in one or more of the Protruding recesses 15 projecting engaging.
  • the locking recesses 15 are arranged on the side opposite the bottom 3 of the container 2, which in the preferred embodiment runs parallel to the bottom 3.
  • At least 15, but preferably 25 to 65 locking recesses 15 per 10 cm length of the strip sections 12 should be provided.
  • the locking recesses 15 are designed in the manner of a rack as toothing 17, the valleys or the bottom 18 between two teeth 19 being semicircular.
  • This semicircular shape makes it possible to form the locking pins 16 with a round cross section for reasons of mechanical strength.
  • the locking pins 16 are designed in such a way that two adjacent locking pins 16 are laterally connected to one another at their contact line and engage in adjacent valleys 18 of the toothing 17 in the locking position.
  • the required mechanical strength of the locking pin is increased without a greater overall height being required. Consequently, the overall construction of the lock can be made so delicate that it can easily be accommodated in the wall thickness of the bottom 3 of the container.
  • the locking pins 16 are fastened to the end of a slide 20 which is mounted in a guide 21 formed in the base 3 of the container.
  • the guide 21 allows the slide 20 with the locking pin 16 to be displaced substantially perpendicular to the side walls 4 of the container 2. It is advantageous that at each of the Side walls 4, ie on both sides of the container 2 in the bottom 3, such a slide 20 with locking pin 16 is provided.
  • the slide 20 is provided with an upwardly projecting handle 22.
  • the guide 21 has an opening 24 on its top, which opens into the top 23 of the bottom 3 of the container 2. In this opening 24, the handle 22 of the slide 20 protrudes, the surface of the handle 22 being flush with the top 23 of the bottom 3.
  • the slides 20 are arranged in the region of the front edge of the base 3, they are easily accessible, so that the containers 2 can be locked to one another in any stack position without difficulty.
  • the guide 21 of the slide 20 is rectangular and box-shaped and is open to the underside 25 of the bottom 3 of the container 2.
  • guide ribs 26 are provided on the side walls, which prevent the slides 20 from falling out downwards. The assembly of the slide 20 on the underside of the base 3 can therefore be carried out simply by simply pushing it into the guides 21 from below, overcoming the resistance formed by the guide ribs 26, and snapping in behind the guide ribs 26.
  • a slide 20 has at its free end opposite the locking pin 16 a resilient locking tongue 27 which is provided on its side facing the bottom 3 of the container 2 with two projecting locking ribs 5.
  • the containers 2 form part of a form tray 30 which, owing to the infinitely variable adjustability and secure locking, can be used either free-standing or in organizational drawers.
  • the containers 2 have the above-mentioned closed rear wall 6, which forms a straight upper edge 31 without interruptions.
  • 3 longitudinal ribs are provided on the underside of the base, which lie on the upper edge 31 of the rear wall 6 of the container 2 arranged below it.
  • the side walls 4 of the container 2 are also designed with a smooth, continuous upper edge 14 and closed.
  • a closure plate is provided for the uppermost container 2 of a stack 1 forming a form deposit 30, as is partially illustrated in a bottom view in FIG. 4.
  • the end plate 33 on its underside 34 has longitudinal ribs 35, which are also on the upper edge te 31 of the rear wall 6 of the top container.
  • the end plate 33 is provided on its side edges 36 with grooves 38 which receive the strip sections 12 of the uppermost container 2.
  • the grooves 38 are provided with resilient latching means, generally designated 40, which engage in the toothing 17.
  • the latching means 40 are designed as a spring tongue 39, which is provided on its side facing the toothing 17 with a corresponding counter toothing 37, which, however, to facilitate the displacement of the end plate 33 relative to the container 2, somewhat is rounded.
  • a foot part 41 is still sketched, by means of which the selected inclined position of the bottom container 2 of a form tray 30 can be fixed.
  • the foot part 41 can be clipped into the lateral grooves 10 of each container 2 and moved in the longitudinal direction thereof.
  • each foot part 41 has at its upper end a claw 42 engaging in the groove 10 and two abutments 43 located opposite one another at a corresponding distance (only one such abutment 43 is shown in FIG. 5).
  • the lower end 44 of the foot part 41 is preferably semicircular in order to form a secure support in any inclined position.
  • containers 2 can be used as free shelves or as wall shelves where when only the lowest container is firmly installed and the remaining containers are only connected to each other by locking.
  • containers 2 can be attached to the wall by an inclined guide, the individual containers remaining individually removable.
  • a further possible application is, for example, in tools or sample cases or as a free tower on desks, a base having to be provided which is either attached to the desk by suction cups or the like or which, due to its weight, enables inclined positions.
  • Such containers can be used as form containers, disk containers or for records, sample collections or the like. design.

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EP89111126A 1988-07-01 1989-06-19 Boíte superposable et se fermant en position superposée Expired - Lifetime EP0348787B2 (fr)

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EP0348788A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires
WO1995025018A1 (fr) * 1994-03-16 1995-09-21 Karin Nilsson Structure modulaire a compartiments pour le rangement de documents ou elements analogues
WO2017098513A1 (fr) 2015-12-10 2017-06-15 Keter Plastic Ltd. Ensemble contenant

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DE10140931A1 (de) * 2001-08-10 2003-02-20 Wuerth Adolf Gmbh & Co Kg Stapelbarer Behälter
DE102017107598A1 (de) * 2017-04-08 2018-10-11 Feurer Febra Gmbh Stapelbehälter

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FR1279410A (fr) * 1960-11-08 1961-12-22 Casiers empilables, notamment pour l'approvisionnement en pièces diverses d'un poste de montage dans un atelier
DE8115348U1 (de) * 1981-05-22 1981-09-24 Mesax AG, 8600 Dübendorf, Zürich Fachkasten
DE8605794U1 (de) * 1986-03-03 1986-05-07 Varta-Plastic GmbH, 6480 Wächtersbach Stapelbare Ablageschale
EP0348789A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires
EP0348788A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires

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FR1279410A (fr) * 1960-11-08 1961-12-22 Casiers empilables, notamment pour l'approvisionnement en pièces diverses d'un poste de montage dans un atelier
DE8115348U1 (de) * 1981-05-22 1981-09-24 Mesax AG, 8600 Dübendorf, Zürich Fachkasten
DE8605794U1 (de) * 1986-03-03 1986-05-07 Varta-Plastic GmbH, 6480 Wächtersbach Stapelbare Ablageschale
EP0348789A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires
EP0348788A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires

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EP0348788A2 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-01-03 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires
EP0348788A3 (fr) * 1988-07-01 1990-09-05 Robert Thoma GmbH Rotho - Kunststoffwerke Plateau pour formulaires
WO1995025018A1 (fr) * 1994-03-16 1995-09-21 Karin Nilsson Structure modulaire a compartiments pour le rangement de documents ou elements analogues
WO2017098513A1 (fr) 2015-12-10 2017-06-15 Keter Plastic Ltd. Ensemble contenant
US10793172B2 (en) 2015-12-10 2020-10-06 Keter Plastic Ltd. Container assembly
EP3386684B1 (fr) * 2015-12-10 2021-04-14 Keter Plastic Ltd. Ensemble contenant
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ES2047061T5 (es) 2000-06-16
ATE95469T1 (de) 1993-10-15
DE3822338C2 (de) 1999-06-17
EP0348787B2 (fr) 2000-02-09
EP0348787A3 (en) 1990-08-29
DE8915999U1 (fr) 1992-10-22
DE3822338A1 (de) 1990-01-04
ES2047061T3 (es) 1994-02-16
DE58905812D1 (de) 1993-11-11

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