EP0363668B1 - Transport and/or storing container for liquids or granular materials - Google Patents

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EP0363668B1
EP0363668B1 EP89117016A EP89117016A EP0363668B1 EP 0363668 B1 EP0363668 B1 EP 0363668B1 EP 89117016 A EP89117016 A EP 89117016A EP 89117016 A EP89117016 A EP 89117016A EP 0363668 B1 EP0363668 B1 EP 0363668B1
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Benôit Cheval
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Abstract

A transport and storage container for flowable materials has an outer enclosure formed with a gridwork of vertical and horizontal bars which surround a plastic inner vessel. A pallet is formed by a similar gridwork and the supporting feet are at least in part formed by downwardly bent portions of the grid bars of the bent pallet which are connected to extensions of the vertical bars of the outer enclosure, e.g. by welding. The supporting foot may be bent from these portions or may be constituted by an angle member welded thereto and a reinforcing plate or sheet can be welded to the downwardly bent portions for greater stability.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter für Flüssigkeiten sowie für feinteiliges Schüttgut, - mit einem Außenmantel aus einem Gitter mit horizontalen und vertikalen Gitterstäben, einem als Palette ausgeführten Boden und einem Innenbehälter aus Kunststoff, wobei die Palette zur Handhabung mittels Hubstapler o. dgl. sowie zum Aufstellen auf eine Aufstellfläche eingerichtet ist und wobei der Innenbehälter innenseitig an dem außenmantel anliegt sowie auf der Bodenfläche der Palette aufruht (siehe z.B. LU-A-82 555). Die Gitterstäbe eines solchen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters bestehen im Rahmen der Erfindung aus geeigneten Werkstoffen, zumeist aus Stahl in Form von Rundstahlabschnitten. Der Außenmantel kann einteilig aus einem Gitter gebogen sein, wobei die Enden der horizontal verlaufenden Gitterstäbe überlappt und z. B. miteinander verschweißt oder auf andere Weise miteinander verbunden sind. Der Außenmantel kann aber auch aus mehreren Abschnitten zusammengesetzt sein.The invention relates to a transport and / or storage container for liquids and for fine-particle bulk material, - with an outer jacket made of a grid with horizontal and vertical bars, a base designed as a pallet and an inner container made of plastic, the pallet for handling by means of a forklift o. Like. And is set up for installation on a footprint and the inner container rests on the inside against the outer jacket and rests on the bottom surface of the pallet (see, for example, LU-A-82 555). Within the scope of the invention, the lattice bars of such a transport and / or storage container consist of suitable materials, mostly of steel in the form of round steel sections. The outer jacket can be bent in one piece from a grid, the ends of the horizontally extending bars overlapping and z. B. welded together or connected in any other way. The outer jacket can also be composed of several sections.

Bei den (aus der Praxis) bekannten Transport- und/oder Lagerbehältern, von denen die Erfindung ausgeht, bestehen die Paletten aus Holz. Sie stellen werkstoffmäßig gleichsam einen Fremdkörper dar, wenn der Außenmantel in der beschreibenen Weise aus Stahl aufgebaut ist. Der Außenmantel ist auf geeignete Weise an die Bodenfläche der Palette angeschlossen. Das ist in fertigungstechnischer Hinsicht aufwendig, zumal insoweit eine Schweißverbindung nicht möglich ist, beeinträchtigt die Gestaltfestigkeit des Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters und erhöht das Gewicht. Die aus Holz bestehende Palette hat im übrigen gegenüber dem Außenmantel eine geringere Lebensdauer, was vorzeitige Erneuerung des Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters insgesamt erforderlich macht. Für andere Zwecke sind Paletten bekannt, die zur Handhabung mittels Hubstapler o. dgl. eingerichtet sind und aus Metall bestehen. Die Weiterentwicklung der Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter des eingangs beschriebenen Aufbaus sind dadurch nicht beeinflußt worden.In the transport and / or storage containers known from practice, from which the invention is based, the pallets consist of wood. In terms of material, they represent a foreign body, as it were, if the outer jacket is constructed of steel in the manner described. The outer jacket is suitably connected to the bottom surface of the pallet. This is complex in terms of production technology, especially since a welded connection is not possible, impairs the structural strength of the transport and / or storage container and increases the weight. The wooden pallet has in remaining compared to the outer jacket a shorter life, which makes premature renewal of the transport and / or storage container as a whole necessary. For other purposes, pallets are known which are set up for handling by means of forklift trucks or the like and which consist of metal. The further development of the transport and / or storage container of the structure described at the outset has not been influenced by this.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter des eingangs beschriebenen Aufbaus in fertigungstechnischer Hinsicht zu vereinfachen und die Palette auch werkstoffmäßig sowie in baulicher Hinsicht mit dem Aussenmantel in stärkerem Maße zu integrieren, so daß die Gestaltfestigkeit des Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters insgesamt verbessert und gleichzeitig sein Gewicht reduziert wird.The invention has for its object to simplify a transport and / or storage container of the structure described above in terms of production technology and to integrate the pallet in terms of material and construction with the outer jacket to a greater extent, so that the structural stability of the transport and / or storage container improved overall, while reducing its weight.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe lehrt die Erfindung, daß die Palette ebenfalls aus einem Gitter mit sich kreuzenden Gitterstäben aufgebaut ist, die eine rostartige Bodenfläche bilden und am Rand der Bodenfläche nach unten weisende Abbiegungen aufweisen, welche einen Abstand der Bodenfläche von der Aufstellfläche definieren, und daß die vertikalen Gitterstäbe des Aussenmantels bis in den Bereich der Aufstellfläche geführt sowie mit zumindest einigen der nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen verbunden sind. Diese Verbindung kann z. B. durch Schweißen, aber auch auf andere Weise, z. B. mit Hilfe von Verschraubungen, sehr einfach verwirklicht werden. Nach bevorzugter Ausführungsform sind das Gitter, aus dem die Palette aufgebaut ist, und das Gitter, aus dem der Außenmantel besteht, gleich ausgeführt. Die Gitter bestehen aus Rundstahlstäben, wobei bei dem Außenmantel die vertikalen Gitterstäbe im allgemeinen einen größeren Durchmesser aufweisen als die horizontalen Gitterstäbe. Ebenso können bei dem Gitter, aus dem die Palette aufgebaut ist, die in einer Richtung verlaufenden Gitterstäbe gegenüber den Gitterstäben, die in der anderen Richtung verlaufen, mit einem größeren Durchmesser ausgerüstet sein. Aus statischen Gründen ist es zweckmäßig, die Anordnung so zu treffen, daß die Gitterstäbe sich orthogonal kreuzen. Insoweit können die Gitter nach Art von Baustahlbewehrungsmatten aufgebaut sein oder aus solchen bestehen.To achieve this object, the invention teaches that the pallet is also constructed from a grid with intersecting bars, which form a rust-like floor surface and have downward-pointing bends at the edge of the floor surface, which define a distance between the floor surface and the installation surface, and that the vertical lattice bars of the outer casing are led into the area of the installation surface and are connected to at least some of the downward-pointing bends. This connection can e.g. B. by welding, but also in other ways, e.g. B. can be realized very easily with the help of screw connections. According to a preferred embodiment, the grid from which the pallet is constructed and the grid from which the outer jacket is made are identical. The grids consist of round steel bars, whereby at the outer casing, the vertical bars are generally larger in diameter than the horizontal bars. Likewise, in the lattice from which the pallet is constructed, the lattice bars running in one direction can be equipped with a larger diameter than the lattice bars running in the other direction. For static reasons, it is advisable to arrange the bars so that the bars cross orthogonally. To this extent, the grids can be constructed in the manner of structural steel reinforcement mats or consist of such.

Nach bevorzugter Ausführungsform besitzt der erfindungsgemäße Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter einen rechteckigen oder quadratischen Grundriß. Dann besteht die Möglichkeit, die Anordnung so zu treffen, daß die nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen an den Gitterstäben der Palette und die vertikalen Gitterstäbe des Außenmantels dicht nebeneinanderliegend parallel verlaufen. Das läßt auf einfache Weise eine Schweißverbindung zwischen diesen Teilen der Gitterstäbe zu, und zwar nach Art einer V-Nahtschweißung. Besitzt der Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter einen rechteckigen oder Quadratischen Grundriß, so trägt es zur Stabilität und Festigkeit der Palette bei, wenn in die Ecken der Palette Versteifungsschalen eingesetzt sind, die mit den nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen verbunden sind. Auch hier kann die Verbindung durch Schweißen, Verschrauben oder andere geeignete Weise durchgeführt sein. Aus aufstelltechnischen Gründen empfiehlt es sich, an die Enden der nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen sowie an die Enden der vertikalen Gitterstäbe des Außenmantels Aufstellprofile, z. B. in Form von Winkelprofilen, anzuschließen. Es besteht aber auch die Möglichkeit, die nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen zu Aufstellfüßen in Form von geschlossenen Ringen, Rechtecken oder Quadraten weiterzubiegen, wobei die Ringe, Rechtecke oder Quadrate durch Verschweißungen geschlossen werden können. Umgekehrt kann man auch die Endstücke der vertikalen Gitterstäbe des Außenmantels zu Aufstellfüßen in Form von geschlossenen Ringen, Rechtecken oder Quadraten biegen. Je nach den aufzunehmenden Beanspruchungen kann die Bodenfläche der Palette eine zusätzliche Versteifung erfahren, beispielsweise dadurch, daß mittig unter der Bodenfläche ein Versteifungselement angeordnet und auch dieses aus einem Gitter oder aus dem Gitter, aus dem die Palette besteht, geformt ist. Wenn besonders große Beanspruchungen aufzunehmen sind, kann fernerhin das Gitter, aus dem der Außenmantel besteht, doppelt angeordnete vertikale Gitterstäbe aufweisen und/oder kann das Gitter, aus dem die Palette aufgebaut ist, mit doppelt angeordneten Tragstäben versehen sein.According to a preferred embodiment, the transport and / or storage container according to the invention has a rectangular or square outline. Then there is the possibility of making the arrangement in such a way that the downward-pointing bends on the bars of the pallet and the vertical bars of the outer jacket run parallel to one another, closely adjacent to one another. This allows a welded connection between these parts of the bars in a simple manner, in the manner of a V-seam weld. If the transport and / or storage container has a rectangular or square outline, it contributes to the stability and strength of the pallet if stiffening shells are inserted into the corners of the pallet, which are connected to the downward-pointing bends. Here, too, the connection can be carried out by welding, screwing or other suitable means. For installation reasons, it is advisable to set up profiles at the ends of the downward-facing bends as well as at the ends of the vertical bars of the outer casing. B. in the form of angle profiles to connect. But there is also the possibility to shape the downward-facing bends into feet of closed rings, rectangles or squares, the rings, rectangles or squares being able to be closed by welding. Conversely, you can also bend the end pieces of the vertical lattice bars of the outer jacket to form feet in the form of closed rings, rectangles or squares. Depending on the stresses to be absorbed, the bottom surface of the pallet can experience additional stiffening, for example in that a stiffening element is arranged centrally under the bottom surface and this is also formed from a grid or from the grid from which the pallet is made. If particularly high loads are to be absorbed, the grid from which the outer jacket is made can also have double-arranged vertical grid bars and / or the grid from which the pallet is constructed can be provided with double-arranged support bars.

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  • Fig. 1 erfindungsgemäßen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter in perspektivischer Darstellung, teilweise aufgebrochen,
  • Fig. 2 einen Schnitt in Richtung A-A durch den Gegenstand nach Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 entsprechend der Fig. 2 eine andere Ausführungsform des Gegenstandes der Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 4 entsprechend der Fig. 2 eine weitere Ausführungsform des Gegenstandes der Fig. 1 und
  • Fig. 5 einen Ausschnitt aus einem Gitter, aus dem der Außenmantel bzw. die Palette des erfindungsgemäßen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters aufgebaut ist.
In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a drawing showing only one embodiment. They show a schematic representation
  • 1 transport and / or storage container according to the invention in a perspective view, partially broken away,
  • 2 shows a section in the direction AA through the object according to FIG. 1,
  • 3 corresponding to FIG. 2, another embodiment of the object of FIG. 1,
  • Fig. 4 corresponding to FIG. 2, a further embodiment of the object of FIGS. 1 and
  • Fig. 5 shows a section of a grid from which the outer jacket or the pallet of the transport and / or storage container according to the invention is constructed.

Der dargestellte Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter 1 ist für Flüssigkeiten oder für feinteiliges Schüttgut bestimmt. In seinem grundsätzlichen Aufbau besteht er aus einem Außenmantel 2, der aus einem Gitter mit horizontalen und vertikalen Gitterstäben 3, 4 aufgebaut ist, einem als Palette 5 ausgeführten Boden und einem Innenbehälter 6 aus Kunststoff, der beispielsweise durch Blasen hergestellt ist. Die Palette 5 ist zur Handhabung des Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälters mittels Hubstapler o. dgl. sowie zum Aufstellen auf eine durch Schraffur angedeutete Aufstellfläche eingerichtet. Der Innenbehälter 6 liegt innenseitig an dem Außenmantel 2 an und ruht auf der Bodenfläche 7 der Palette 5 auf.The transport and / or storage container 1 shown is intended for liquids or for fine-particle bulk goods. In its basic structure, it consists of an outer jacket 2, which is constructed from a grid with horizontal and vertical bars 3, 4, a base designed as a pallet 5 and an inner container 6 made of plastic, which is produced, for example, by blowing. The pallet 5 is set up for handling the transport and / or storage container by means of a forklift or the like and for setting up on a footprint indicated by hatching. The inner container 6 lies on the inside against the outer jacket 2 and rests on the bottom surface 7 of the pallet 5.

Die Palette 5 besteht ebenfalls aus einem Gitter mit sich kreuzenden Gitterstäben 8. Diese bilden eine rostartige Bodenfläche 7 und sind am Rand der Bodenfläche 7 mit nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 versehen, welche einen Abstand a der Bodenfläche 7 zu der Aufstellfläche definieren. Die vertikalen Gitterstäbe 4 des Außenmantels 2 sind bis in den Bereich der Aufstellfläche geführt und mit den nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 verbunden. Die Verbindung kann, je nach der Geometrie der Gitter, mit allen Abbiegungen 9 oder mit einigen der Abbiegungen 9 durchgeführt sein. Sind das Gitter, aus dem die Palette 5 aufgebaut ist und das Gitter, aus dem der Aussenmantel 2 besteht, gleich ausgeführt, so kann man unschwer alle vertikalen Gitterstäbe 4 im Bereich ihrer unteren Abschnitte mit den beschriebenen Abbiegungen 9 verbinden. Die Gitter mögen nach Art von Baustahlbewehrungsmatten aufgebaut sein oder aus solchen bestehen.The pallet 5 also consists of a grid with crossing bars 8. These form a rust-like floor surface 7 and are provided at the edge of the floor surface 7 with downward-pointing bends 9, which define a distance a between the floor surface 7 and the installation surface. The vertical bars 4 of the outer jacket 2 are guided into the area of the installation surface and connected to the downward-pointing bends 9. Depending on the geometry of the grating, the connection can be made with all the bends 9 or with some of the bends 9. Are the grid from which the pallet 5 is constructed and the grid from which the outer jacket 2 consists, carried out the same, so you can easily connect all vertical bars 4 in the region of their lower sections with the bends 9 described. The grids may be constructed in the manner of reinforcement mesh or consist of such.

Im Ausführungsbeispiel und nach bevorzugter Ausführungsform der Erfindung handelt es sich um einen Transport- und/oder Lagerbehälter mit rechteckigem Grundriß oder auch mit quadratischem Grundriß. Die nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 der Palette 5 und die vertikalen Gitterstäbe 4 des Außenmantels 2 verlaufen folglich parallel. Sie liegen dicht nebeneinander und können leicht durch Schweißen oder auf andere Weise miteinander verbunden werden. In Fig. 1 erkennt man, daß in die Ecken der Palette 5 Versteifungsschalen 10, die beispielsweise aus Stahlblech bestehen, eingesetzt sind, welche mit den nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 verbunden sind. Auch diese Verbindung kann eine Schweißverbindung sein.In the exemplary embodiment and according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is a transport and / or storage container with a rectangular outline or also with a square outline. The downward bends 9 of the pallet 5 and the vertical bars 4 of the outer casing 2 consequently run parallel. They are close together and can easily be connected by welding or in some other way. In Fig. 1 it can be seen that in the corners of the pallet 5 stiffening shells 10, for example made of sheet steel, are used, which are connected to the downward-pointing bends 9. This connection can also be a welded connection.

Aus der Fig. 2 entnimmt man, daß an die Enden der nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 der Palette 5 sowie an die Enden der vertikalen Gitterstäbe 4 des Außenmantels 2 Aufstellprofile 11, z. B. in Form von Winkelprofilen, angeschlossen sind. Bei der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 3 sind die Endstücke der vertikalen Gitterstäbe 4 des Außenmantels 2 zu Aufstellfüßen 12 in Form von geschlossenen Ringen, Rechtecken oder Quadraten gebogen. Bei der Ausführungsform nach Fig. 4 sind demgegenüber die nach unten weisenden Abbiegungen 9 der Palette 5 zu Aufstellfüßen 12 in Form von geschlossenenen Ringen, Rechtecken oder Quadraten weitergebogen. Man erkennt in den Fig. 2 bis 4 fernerhin mittig unter der Bodenfläche 7 ein Versteifungselement 13. Auch dieses besteht aus einem Gitter. Es kann sich dabei um ein separates Bauteil handeln, wozu auf die Fig. 2 und 4 verwiesen wird, man kann dieses Versteifungselement aber auch aus dem Gitter formen, aus dem die Palette 5 aufgebaut ist. Das wurde in der Fig. 3 dargestellt. Die Fig. 5 läßt erkennen, daß das Gitter, aus dem der Außenmantel 2 besteht, doppelt angeordnete, vertikale Gitterstäbe 4 aufweisen kann. Das Gitter, aus dem die Palette 5 aufgebaut ist, kann doppelt angeordnete Tragstäbe aufweisen.From Fig. 2 it can be seen that at the ends of the downward bends 9 of the pallet 5 and at the ends of the vertical bars 4 of the outer shell 2 mounting profiles 11, z. B. are connected in the form of angle profiles. In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, the end pieces of the vertical lattice bars 4 of the outer casing 2 are bent to form feet 12 in the form of closed rings, rectangles or squares. In the embodiment according to FIG. 4, on the other hand, the downward bends 9 of the pallet 5 are bent further to form feet 12 in the form of closed rings, rectangles or squares. It can also be seen in FIGS. 2 to 4 a stiffening element 13 in the center under the bottom surface 7. This also consists of a grid. This can be a separate component, for which reference is made to FIGS. 2 and 4, but this stiffening element can also be formed from the grid from which the pallet 5 is constructed. This was shown in Fig. 3. 5 shows that the grid from which the outer jacket 2 is made can have double-arranged, vertical grid bars 4. The grid from which the pallet 5 is constructed can have double-arranged support rods.

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1. A transport and/or storage container for liquids or for finely-divided pourable material,
   with an outer jacket (2) consisting of a lattice with horizontal and vertical lattice bars (3, 4),
   a base (7) constructed as a pallet, and
   a plastics internal container (6),
in which the pallet is equipped for manipulation by means of a fork-lift truck or the like, and for parking on a parking surface, and in which the internal container (6) lies against the inside of the outer jacket and rests on the floor surface (7) of the pallet, characterised in that the pallet (5) is also constructed as a lattice of intersecting lattice bars (8), that form a grate-shaped floor surface (7) and possess deflectors (9) pointing downwards at the edge of the floor surface (7), that define a spacing (a) between the floor surface (7) and the parking surface, and that the vertical lattice bars (4) of the outer jacket (2) are led down into the vicinity of the parking surface and are connected to at least some of the downwardly-pointing deflectors (9).
2. A transport and/or storage container according to Claim 1, characterised in that the lattice from which the pallet (5) is constructed and the lattice of which the outer jacket (2) consists are of the same type of construction.
3. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 1 or 2, characterised in that the lattice is constructed similarly to constructional steel fabric reinforcement or consists of such material.
4. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 1 to 3 in the form of construction with rectangular or quadrilateral plan view, characterised in that the downwardly-pointing deflectors (9) of the pallet (5) and the vertical lattice bars (4) of the outer jacket (2) extend parallel to one another.
5. A transport and/or storage container according to Claim 4, characterised in that stiffening sleeves (10) are inserted in the corners of the pallet (5), that are connected to the downwardly-pointing deflectors (9).
6. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that erection profiles (11), e.g. in the form of angle profiles, are attached to the ends of the downwarly-pointing deflectors (9) of the pallet (5) and to the ends of the vertical lattice bars (4) of the outer jacket (2).
7. A transport and/or storage container according to Claim 4, characterised in that the downwardly-pointing deflectors (9) of the pallet (5) are further bent to form erection feet (12) in the form of closed rings, rectangles or squares.
8. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 4 to 7, characterised in that the end pieces of the vertical lattice bars (4) of the outer jacket (2) are bent to form erection feet (12) in the form of closed rings, rectangles or squares.
9. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that a stiffening unit (13) is located centrally below the floor surface (7) of the pallet (5), and is formed from a lattice or from the lattice of which the pallet (5) consists.
10. A transport and/or storage container according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the lattice of which the outer jacket (2) consists possesses duplicate vertical lattice bars (4), and/or the lattice from which the pallet (5) is constructed possesses duplicate support bars (8).
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