EP0449062B1 - Structure de support pour des réceptacles en carton destinés à être manipulés par des chariots élévateurs - Google Patents

Structure de support pour des réceptacles en carton destinés à être manipulés par des chariots élévateurs Download PDF

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EP0449062B1
EP0449062B1 EP91104070A EP91104070A EP0449062B1 EP 0449062 B1 EP0449062 B1 EP 0449062B1 EP 91104070 A EP91104070 A EP 91104070A EP 91104070 A EP91104070 A EP 91104070A EP 0449062 B1 EP0449062 B1 EP 0449062B1
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  • the invention relates to a packaging unit according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the most widespread technique for packing goods in pallettized containers and/or boxes involves the use of preformed and sufficiently strong containers made of rigid cardboard, which are set up at the site of use by suitable folding a cardboard blank so as to form the walls and the bottom of the container.
  • the thus obtained receptacle is sufficiently rigidified by means of adhesive tapes, staples or the like so as to stabilize it in its predetermined shape.
  • the thus finished box is then placed onto a pallet, usually made of wood, plastic or suitably reinforced cardboard, and filled to the desired level with the goods to be transported, whereupon it is closed at the top.
  • the box and the pallet supporting it are then finally secured to one another by passing strips or tapes therearound, to result in a unitary and rigid body ready for transport.
  • the characteristics of the pallet which are generally known and need therefore not be described, renders this kind of package particularly suitable for being handled by means of fork lift trucks or any other mechanical lifting and conveying machinery.
  • EP-A-168 252 describes a packaging unit consisting of at least one cardboard container and a plurality of support elements fixed to the base portions of the containers.
  • the support elements consist of two pieces to be slidably engaged with each other. One of the pieces is to be secured to the bottom wall of the container.
  • the invention aims to improve a packaging unit of the last-mentioned type (see characterizing portion of claim 1).
  • the packaging unit defined in Claim 1 is easier to handle since no separate piece of the support element is to be secured to the container. Preferred embodiments are referred to in the subclaims.
  • the packaging unit includes at least one container 2 and a plurality of support elements 15,16,17.
  • the container 2 includes bottom flaps 11, wich are releasably fixed to the support elements 15,16, shown in Fig. 1.
  • Abutment 8 is located on the centerline of the support surface 4 and is of a symmetric shape of a flat V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, so that two symmetrically disposed undercuts 9 are formed between abutment 8 and surface 4.
  • Surface 4 is further provided, preferably at locations adjacent the inner wall surfaces 3 of containment walls 13, with a number of upwards projecting teeth 7, wall surfaces 3 being similarly provided with downwards directed arcuate barbs 6.
  • a cardboard blank is used for setting up container 2, without the use of adhesive tapes or the like, so that bottom flaps 11 are free to project downward at an angle of about 45°.
  • Container 2 is then lowered onto the support elements, so that its bottom flaps 11 slide inwards on support surface 4 until their free edges enter the undercuts 9 of abutment 8 and the bottom of the container is thus closed.
  • the inner wall surfaces 3 are preferably inclined inwards to thereby improve the retention of the container on the support surfaces 4 without hampering its introduction between containment walls 13.
  • barbs 6 penetrate its walls to their full length so as to subsequently prevent the container from being lifted off the support element, the latter being positively locked against lateral displacement by teeth 7 on support surface 4 penetrating bottom flaps 11, and more effectively still by the engagement of the edges 12 of bottom flaps 11 in undercuts 9 of abutment 8 over a considerable part of their length.
  • the assembly of the packaging unit is terminated by securing the above described components fixedly to one another by means of strips or tapes 14 which are wound around the assembled components in the known manner as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the support elements can be readily detached from the actual container, which in its empty state is readily deformable and no longer held down on the support elements by the weight of the previously contained goods.
  • the support elements may then be stacked without difficulty and returned to the original shipper for renewed use, the space being occupied by the support elements being considerably smaller than that occupied by conventional pallets.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
  • Stacking Of Articles And Auxiliary Devices (AREA)

Claims (5)

  1. Unité d'emballage, comprenant au moins un conteneur en carton en forme de caisse (2) avec deux rabats inférieurs (11) repliés sur une ligne centrale, et une multiplicité d'éléments supports (15,16,17) fixés sur la portion de base du conteneur (2) par des moyens de verrouillage (8) définis au niveau d'une surface support (4) de l'élément support, caractérisée en ce que les moyens de verrouillage des éléments supports (15,16,17) comportent une butée (8) ayant en section transversale la forme d'un V pour définir des évidements (9) entre la butée (8) et la surface support (4), ces évidements recevant les extrémités (12) des rabats (11) du conteneur (2).
  2. Unité d'emballage selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les éléments supports (15,16,17) présentent sur leurs surfaces supérieures (4) un certain nombre de dents (7) se projetant vers le haut pour coopérer avec les rabats inférieurs (11) du conteneur (2).
  3. Unité d'emballage selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les éléments supports (15,16,17) comportent au niveau de leurs extrémités latérales des éléments de paroi pour tenir les parois latérales du conteneur (2).
  4. Unité d'emballage selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les surfaces intérieures (3) des éléments de paroi (13) sont inclinées.
  5. Unité d'emballage selon la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les surfaces intérieures (3) des éléments de paroi (13) présentent un certain nombre de barbes dirigées vers le bas (6) adaptées pour venir coopérer en blocage avec les parois latérales du conteneur (2).
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IT4571590 1990-03-27
IT45715A IT1239188B (it) 1990-03-27 1990-03-27 Supporto per contenitori in cartone per trasporto con carrelli a forca

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