EP0465492B1 - Divisible bottle crate - Google Patents

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EP0465492B1
EP0465492B1 EP90904772A EP90904772A EP0465492B1 EP 0465492 B1 EP0465492 B1 EP 0465492B1 EP 90904772 A EP90904772 A EP 90904772A EP 90904772 A EP90904772 A EP 90904772A EP 0465492 B1 EP0465492 B1 EP 0465492B1
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  • the invention relates to a two-part bottle crate with a partition running parallel to an outer wall, each partial crate having an auxiliary wall which runs parallel to its outer wall and delimits the parting line and which tapes only over part of the height of the compartment for the bottles, whereby when the box is assembled, the auxiliary walls are adjacent to each other.
  • the object of the invention is to develop a divisible bottle crate whose external dimensions are no greater than those of a corresponding non-divisible bottle crate while maintaining the clear truss diameter.
  • auxiliary walls of the two sections at least in sections, e.g. are arranged one above the other along a section, which can also be greater than half its length. Since the auxiliary walls are therefore at different heights above the floor, the auxiliary walls can protrude into the dividing joint, so that the space requirement with respect to the total thickness of the two auxiliary walls is less than twice the thickness of an auxiliary wall. However, they do not need to be exactly one level above the other.
  • sections of the two auxiliary walls are arranged one above the other in one plane, so that in this longitudinal section the two auxiliary walls together have only approximately the thickness of a single auxiliary wall.
  • the two auxiliary walls can be arranged one above the other along their entire length at different heights above the box bottom, that is to say the auxiliary wall of one partial box runs over its entire length below the auxiliary wall of the other partial box.
  • the auxiliary walls intersect one or more times, so that the auxiliary wall of one sub-box runs on one section of its length below the auxiliary wall of the other sub-box and on another section of its length above the auxiliary wall of the other sub-box.
  • the total thickness of the central wall can then be greater than the thickness of an auxiliary wall. This does not bother you if you place the intersection in the area in which one wall of the compartment connects at right angles to the auxiliary wall.
  • the auxiliary walls can then have a slight offset, for example.
  • the auxiliary walls at the intersection have a reduced thickness, so that the two auxiliary walls lying against one another have a smaller thickness than the two compartment walls taken together.
  • This embodiment of the invention can be further developed in such a way that the auxiliary walls at the crossing point are half as thick as on their longitudinal sections adjoining the crossing point.
  • the auxiliary walls are then, although they intersect, one above the other in a plane, the thickness of the two auxiliary walls taken together is not at the intersection thicker than in the longitudinal sections adjacent to the crossing point.
  • the bottles placed in the bottle crate generally taper somewhat from top to bottom so that the mechanical insertion of the bottles into the bottle crate can be carried out more easily.
  • the bottles In the area of their largest diameter, the bottles then lie roughly against the compartment walls or are only a very short distance from the compartment walls.
  • the diameter of the bottles In the area of the bottle bottom, however, the diameter of the bottles is somewhat smaller, so that there the bottles have a somewhat greater distance from the compartment walls.
  • strips have a low height, they serve to keep the bottle bottom in the compartment. In one embodiment of the invention, however, these strips are arranged one below the other on a longitudinal section which is greater than half their length.
  • the strip section running above the other strip section is therefore at a distance from the box bottom which corresponds at least to the height of the strip running below it.
  • the strip section running at a distance from the bottle bottom is connected to the partition walls running at right angles to the dividing joint.
  • these strips running in the area of the box bottom can also cross, whereby these Embodiment can in turn be designed such that these strips are thinned out at the crossing points.
  • the two sections are pressed together when the bottle crate is assembled using locking means which are actuated, for example, by carrying brackets which are fastened to each section.
  • an embodiment of the invention consists in that a web part which connects to the intermediate wall section of the one partial box which runs above an intermediate wall section of the other part of the box, is at least in the area of the lower intermediate wall section displaced inwards into the compartment, and that this web part is arranged outside the compartment center plane.
  • an embodiment of the invention can consist in the fact that the web part, which adjoins a strip section of one partial box, which runs below a strip section of the other partial box, is displaced inward into the compartment, at least in the region of the lower strip section is, and that this web part is arranged outside the shelf center plane.
  • the web part extends only over part of the compartment height.
  • each sub-box 2 or 3 has two end walls 5 and a longitudinal side wall 6.
  • Auxiliary walls 7 and 8 run parallel to these longitudinal side walls 6 and the partial boxes 2 and 3 on the sides facing one another in the assembled state limit.
  • the box bottom 9 is provided in a manner known per se with openings 10 and 11.
  • Each sub-box 2 and 3 has compartments for receiving the bottles, which have an intermediate wall 12 parallel to the longitudinal side wall 6, reaching up to half the height of the bottle box 1, and transverse walls 13 and 14 running at right angles to it, which in turn run parallel to the end walls 5 .
  • Both the intermediate wall 12 and the transverse walls 13 and 14 are provided with openings 15. Furthermore, the intermediate wall 12 and the transverse walls 13 and 14 have an upper edge 15 which is meandering.
  • the auxiliary walls 7 and 8, which run parallel to the longitudinal side wall 6, also have openings 16 and their upper edge 17 or 18 likewise runs in a meandering shape.
  • the edges 17 and 18 are designed such that they are arranged one above the other at least in sections.
  • the edge 17 extends in the left region of the embodiment of the bottle crate 1 shown in FIG. 1 above the edge 18, so that the two edges 17 and 18 come to lie in one plane. In the right-hand area, the two edges 17 and 18 are still in one plane, but the edge 17 runs below the edge 18, which is caused by the two edges 17 and 18 crossing at 19.
  • This section-by-section arrangement ensures that the total thickness of the two auxiliary walls 7 and 8 is determined by the thickness of the edges 17 and 18 in the partial boxes 2 and 3 assembled to form a bottle crate 1, the total thickness of the thickness of a single edge 17 or 18 and not the sum of the thickness of the two edges.
  • the bottle crate 1 can accordingly be made narrower by approximately the thickness of an edge 17 or 18.
  • the strips 20 and 21 of the auxiliary walls running in the area of the box bottom 9 are located 7 and 8 side by side, since the strips 20 and 21 are not in the plane of the edges 17 and 18, but are each offset by a small amount in the direction of the compartments. As described further below in FIG. 5, the strips 20 and 21 can also lie in the plane of the edges 17 and 18, but then they are also arranged above or below one another.
  • a web part 39 is shown, which extends from the upper edge section 23 of the edge 18 in the direction of the box bottom 9.
  • the web part 39 is attached to the side of the edge section 23 facing the compartment and opens with its lower end into the strip 20.
  • the edge section 30 of the part box 2 lying below the edge section 23 also lies against the web part 39, but is not connected to it.
  • edge 17 of the partial box 3 is shown.
  • the edge 17 runs from the left end wall 5 in a meandering shape to the right end wall 5; and is formed from the edge portions 22, 23 and 24.
  • the edge sections 22 and 23 are arranged in their auxiliary wall 7 in such a way that they form two planes 25 and 26 which are parallel to the box bottom 9 and which are at a distance from one another which corresponds at least to the height of the edge 17.
  • the edge 17 is provided with the edge section 24, which has a recess 27 which is provided on the side facing the edge 18 (not shown in FIG. 2).
  • the edge section 28 of the border 18 is arranged over the border section 22 of the border 17 of the partial box 2 in such a way that its plane 29 lies in the plane 26 of the edge section 23 of the edge 17.
  • an edge portion 30 of the edge 18 is in turn arranged below the edge portion 24 in such a way that its plane 31 lies in the plane 25 of the edge 17.
  • the edge section 24 of the edge 17 intersects in the intersection area 19 with an edge section 32 of the edge 18 such that the recess 27 encompasses the region of the edge 18 provided with a recess 33.
  • edges 17 and 18 lie in the recesses 27 and 33. Furthermore, the edge sections 22 and 30 and the edge sections 23 and 28 correspond to one another.
  • the edge sections 24 and 32 are also of identical design. Because of these identical edge sections, the edges 17 and 18 are also the same, so that the partial boxes 2 and 3 can be produced in a single injection mold, which contributes to a considerable reduction in the production costs.
  • Fig. 3 it can also be seen that the web portions extending from the upper edge portions 23 and 28 in the direction of the bottom of the box narrow the width of the openings 16, thereby preventing the bottles arranged in the compartments from falling out.
  • the eccentric arrangement of these web parts 39 with respect to the longitudinal center plane can be seen.
  • the outer surface of the auxiliary wall 7 of the partial box 3 opposite the longitudinal side wall 6 is designated by 34. It can be seen that the edge 17 projects beyond this outer surface 34 by approximately half its thickness.
  • the recess 27 is machined into the edge 17 such that the outer surface through this recess 27 in the intersection 19 34 protruding part of the edge 17 is omitted.
  • the bar 20 of the sub-box 3 is offset from the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7 in the direction of the compartment, so that the outer surface of the bar 20 is flush with the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7.
  • This has the advantage that the bar 21 (FIG. 1) of the part box 2 attached to the part box 3 has enough space to bear against the bar 20. Since bottle crates with such partial crates 2 and 3 are usually equipped with bottles that have a bottle body that tapers conically downwards, the bar, which is slightly set back into the compartment, does not interfere with the uptake of the bottles.
  • FIG. 5 Another embodiment of the bottle crate 1 is shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the bar 20 in this embodiment reaching through the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7 of the partial crate 3 and projecting with its section 35.
  • the bar 21 of the partial box 2, which is only indicated, is designed in such a way that it has a recess 36, which is located opposite the section 35 when the partial boxes 2 and 3 are in contact with one another.
  • the strip 21 has a section 37 which projects beyond the outer surface 38 of the auxiliary wall 8, which is shown with a dash-dotted line.
  • the outer surface 38 of the auxiliary wall 8 lies on the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7, the section 35 of the strip 20 engages in the recess 36 of the strip 21 and the section 37 of the strip 21 lies above the section 35 of the strip 20.
  • Sections 35 and 37 can advantageously be formed with the same thickness.
  • the sections 35 and 37 can be integrally formed on the strips 20 and 21 in such a way that they intersect in a crossing area corresponding to the edge sections of the edges 17 and 18, so that the two partial boxes 2 and 3 again have the same shape and in a single one Injection mold can be made.
  • the strips are preferably thinned out in their crossover area corresponding to the edges 17 and 18.

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In a two-part bottle crate (2, 3) with a division running parallel to one outer wall, where the components have adjacent auxiliary walls (7, 8) limiting the joint and running parallel to an outer wall, said auxiliary walls extending only over part of the height of the bottle compartments, its dimension at right angles to the partial joints is reduced by arranging the auxiliary walls above each other, at least in sections. This bottle crate has outside dimensions no greater than those of a corresponding indivisible crate.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen zweiteiligen Flaschenkasten mit einer parallel zu einer Außenwand verlaufenden Teilung, wobei jeder Teilkasten eine parallel zu seiner Außenwand verlaufende, die Teilungsfuge begrenzende Hilfswand aufweist, die sich bandartig nur über einen Teil der Höhe des Gefaches für die Flaschen erstrecht, wobei bei zusammengesetztem Kasten die Hilfswände einander benachbart sind.The invention relates to a two-part bottle crate with a partition running parallel to an outer wall, each partial crate having an auxiliary wall which runs parallel to its outer wall and delimits the parting line and which tapes only over part of the height of the compartment for the bottles, whereby when the box is assembled, the auxiliary walls are adjacent to each other.

Bei bekannten Flaschenkästen, beispielsweise dem in der DE-C-30 34 650 oder DE-U-8529265 beschriebenen Flaschenkasten verlaufen die die Teilungsfuge begrenzenden Hilfswände in zwei zueinander parallelen, einander benachbarten Ebenen über ihre ganze Länge hinweg. Bei zusammengesetztem Flaschenkasten weist dieser daher eine verhältnismäßig dicke Mittelwand auf, die zumindest doppelt so dick ist wie eine Wand des Gefaches, oft aber auch noch etwas mehr Raum beansprucht, weil die beiden, die Teilungsfuge begrenzenden Hilfswände nicht ganz dicht aneinander anliegen.In known bottle crates, for example the bottle crate described in DE-C-30 34 650 or DE-U-8529265 the auxiliary walls delimiting the division joint in two mutually parallel, adjacent planes over their entire length. When the bottle crate is assembled, it therefore has a relatively thick middle wall, which is at least twice as thick as a wall of the compartment, but often also requires a little more space because the two auxiliary walls delimiting the parting line do not lie very close to one another.

Es besteht das Bedürfnis, das Maß der Flaschenkästen rechtwinklig zu der Teilungsfuge zu verrringern, insbesondere besteht die Aufgabe der Erfindung darin, einen teilbaren Flaschenkasten zu entwickeln, dessen Außenmaße nicht größer sind als diejenigen,eines entsprechenden nichtteilbaren Flaschenkastens bei Beibehaltung des lichten Fachwerkdurchmessers.There is a need to reduce the size of the bottle crates at right angles to the parting line, in particular the object of the invention is to develop a divisible bottle crate whose external dimensions are no greater than those of a corresponding non-divisible bottle crate while maintaining the clear truss diameter.

Diese Aufgabe wird gemäß der Erfindung dadurch gelöst, daß die Hilfswände der beiden Teilstücke zumindest abschnittsweise, z.B. längs eines Abschnittes, der auch großer als ihre halbe Länge sein kann, übereinander angeordnet sind. Da die Hilfswände sich daher in unterschiedlicher Höhe über dem Boden befinden, können die Hilfswände in die Teilungsfuge hineinragen, so daß der Raumbedarf bezüglich der Gesamtdicke der beiden Hilfswände kleiner ist als die doppelte Dicke einer Hilfswand. Sie brauchen jedoch nicht exakt in einer Ebene übereinander zu liegen.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the auxiliary walls of the two sections, at least in sections, e.g. are arranged one above the other along a section, which can also be greater than half its length. Since the auxiliary walls are therefore at different heights above the floor, the auxiliary walls can protrude into the dividing joint, so that the space requirement with respect to the total thickness of the two auxiliary walls is less than twice the thickness of an auxiliary wall. However, they do not need to be exactly one level above the other.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind Abschnitte der beiden Hilfswände jedoch in einer Ebene übereinander angeordnet, so daß also in diesem Längsabschnitt die beiden Hilfswände zusammen nur etwa die Dicke einer einzelnen Hilfswand aufweisen.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, however, sections of the two auxiliary walls are arranged one above the other in one plane, so that in this longitudinal section the two auxiliary walls together have only approximately the thickness of a single auxiliary wall.

Die beiden Hilfswände können in unterschiedlicher Höhe über dem Kastenboden auf ihrer ganzen Länge übereinander angeordnet sein, die Hilfswand des einen Teilkastens also auf ihrer ganzen Länge unterhalb der Hilfswand des anderen Teilkastens verlaufen. Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung kreuzen sich jedoch die Hilfswände einmal oder mehrfach, so daß die Hilfswand des einen Teilkastens auf einem Abschnitt ihrer Länge unterhalb der Hilfswand des anderen Teilkastens und auf einem anderen Abschnitt ihrer Länge oberhalb der Hilfswand des anderen Teilkastens verläuft. Dadurch ist es möglich, die beiden Teilkästen des Flaschenkastens exakt gleich auszubilden, also beide Teilkästen in dem gleichen Werkzeug zu spritzen.The two auxiliary walls can be arranged one above the other along their entire length at different heights above the box bottom, that is to say the auxiliary wall of one partial box runs over its entire length below the auxiliary wall of the other partial box. In one embodiment of the invention, however, the auxiliary walls intersect one or more times, so that the auxiliary wall of one sub-box runs on one section of its length below the auxiliary wall of the other sub-box and on another section of its length above the auxiliary wall of the other sub-box. This makes it possible to design the two partial boxes of the bottle crate exactly the same, that is, to spray both partial boxes in the same tool.

An der Kreuzungsstelle kann dann die Gesamtdicke der Mittelwand größer als die Dicke einer Hilfswand sein. Dies stört nicht, wenn man die Kreuzungsstelle in denjenigen Bereich legt, in dem eine Wand des Gefaches rechtwinklig an die Hilfswand anschließt. An der Kreuzungsstelle können die Hilfswände dann beispielsweise eine leichte Kröpfung aufweisen.At the crossing point, the total thickness of the central wall can then be greater than the thickness of an auxiliary wall. This does not bother you if you place the intersection in the area in which one wall of the compartment connects at right angles to the auxiliary wall. At the crossing point, the auxiliary walls can then have a slight offset, for example.

Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung weisen jedoch die Hilfswände an der Kreuzungsstelle eine verringerte Dicke auf, so daß die beiden Hilfswände aneinander liegend zusammen eine geringere Dicke haben als die beiden Gefachwände zusammengenommen.In one embodiment of the invention, however, the auxiliary walls at the intersection have a reduced thickness, so that the two auxiliary walls lying against one another have a smaller thickness than the two compartment walls taken together.

Diese Ausführungsform der Erfindung kann dahingehend weiter ausgebildet sein, daß die Hilfswände an der Kreuzungsstelle halb so dick sind wie auf ihren an die Kreuzungsstelle anschließenden Längsabschnitten. Die Hilfswände liegen dann, obwohl sie sich kreuzen, in einer Ebene übereinander, die Dicke der beiden Hilfswände zusammengenommen ist an der Kreuzungsstelle nicht dicker als in den an die Kreuzungsstelle angrenzenden Längsabschnitten.This embodiment of the invention can be further developed in such a way that the auxiliary walls at the crossing point are half as thick as on their longitudinal sections adjoining the crossing point. The auxiliary walls are then, although they intersect, one above the other in a plane, the thickness of the two auxiliary walls taken together is not at the intersection thicker than in the longitudinal sections adjacent to the crossing point.

Die in den Flaschenkasten eingestellten Flaschen verjüngen sich in der Regel von oben nach unten etwas, damit das maschinelle Einführen der Flaschen in den Flaschenkasten leichter durchgeführt werden kann. Im Bereich ihres größten Durchmessers liegen die Flaschen dann in etwa an den Gefachwänden an oder haben nur einen sehr geringen Abstand von den Gefachwänden. Im Bereich des Flaschenbodens ist jedoch der Durchmesser der Flaschen etwas geringer, so daß dort die Flaschen einen etwas größeren Abstand von den Gefachwänden aufweisen. Bei Verwendung derartiger Flaschen stört es daher nicht, wenn außer den vorerwähnten Hilfswänden, die bei Ausführungsformen der Erfindung in unterschiedlichen Abständen vom Flaschenboden etwa im Bereich der oberen Hälfte oder im Bereich des oberen Randes des Gefaches verlaufen, rechtwinklig vom Kastenboden abstehende Leisten die Teilungsfuge begrenzen, di dann nebeneinander verlaufen. Diese Leisten weisen nur eine geringe Höhe auf, sie dienen dazu, den Flaschenboden in dem Fach zu halten. Bei einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind jedoch diese Leisten auf einem Längsabschnitt untereinander angeordnet, der größer als ihre halbe Länge ist. Der oberhalb des anderen Leistenabschnittes verlaufende Leistenabschnitt weist daher vom Kastenboden einen Abstand auf, der zumindest der Höhe der unter ihm verlaufenden Leiste entspricht. Der im Abstand vom Flaschenboden verlaufende Leistenabschnitt ist dabei an die rechtwinklig zur Teilungsfuge verlaufenden Gefachwände angeschlossen.The bottles placed in the bottle crate generally taper somewhat from top to bottom so that the mechanical insertion of the bottles into the bottle crate can be carried out more easily. In the area of their largest diameter, the bottles then lie roughly against the compartment walls or are only a very short distance from the compartment walls. In the area of the bottle bottom, however, the diameter of the bottles is somewhat smaller, so that there the bottles have a somewhat greater distance from the compartment walls. When using such bottles, it is therefore not a problem if, in addition to the aforementioned auxiliary walls, which in embodiments of the invention run at different distances from the bottle bottom approximately in the area of the upper half or in the area of the upper edge of the compartment, ledges which protrude at right angles from the box floor limit the division joint, di then run side by side. These strips have a low height, they serve to keep the bottle bottom in the compartment. In one embodiment of the invention, however, these strips are arranged one below the other on a longitudinal section which is greater than half their length. The strip section running above the other strip section is therefore at a distance from the box bottom which corresponds at least to the height of the strip running below it. The strip section running at a distance from the bottle bottom is connected to the partition walls running at right angles to the dividing joint.

Bei Ausführungsformen der Erfindung können auch diese im Bereich des Kastenbodens verlaufenden Leisten sich kreuzen, wobei diese Ausführungsform wiederum dahingehend ausgebildet sein kann, daß diese Leisten an den Kreuzungsstellen ausgedünnt sind.In embodiments of the invention, these strips running in the area of the box bottom can also cross, whereby these Embodiment can in turn be designed such that these strips are thinned out at the crossing points.

Die beiden Teilstücke werden beim Zusammensetzen des Flaschenkastens über Verriegelungsmittel aneinander gepreßt, die beispielsweise von Tragbügeln betätigt werden, die an jedem Teilstück befestigt sind.The two sections are pressed together when the bottle crate is assembled using locking means which are actuated, for example, by carrying brackets which are fastened to each section.

Bei einem Flaschenkasten mit mindestens einem von zwei rechtwinklig an den Zwischenwandabschnitten anschließenden Querwänden begrenztem Durchbruch, dessen Breite durch ein zwischen Zwischenwandabschnitt und Kastenboden angeordnetem Stegteil verengt ist, besteht eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung darin, daß ein Stegteil, das an den Zwischenwandabschnitt des einen Teilkastens anschließt, der oberhalb eines Zwischenwandabschnittes des anderen Teilkastens verläuft, zumindest im Bereich des unteren Zwischenwandabschnittes nach innen in das Fach versetzt ist, und daß dieses Stegteil außerhalb der Fachmittelebene angeordnet ist.In the case of a bottle crate with at least one opening delimited by two transverse walls adjoining the intermediate wall sections, the width of which is narrowed by a web part arranged between the intermediate wall section and the box bottom, an embodiment of the invention consists in that a web part which connects to the intermediate wall section of the one partial box which runs above an intermediate wall section of the other part of the box, is at least in the area of the lower intermediate wall section displaced inwards into the compartment, and that this web part is arranged outside the compartment center plane.

Auch kann zusätzlich oder unabhängig von der vorstehenden Ausführungsform eine Ausführungform der Erfindung darin bestehen, daß das Stegteil, das an einen Leistenabschnitt des einen Teilkastens anschließt, der unterhalb eines Leistenabschnittes des anderen Teilkastens verläuft, zumindest im Bereich des unteren Leistenabschnittes nach innen in das Fach versetzt ist, und daß dieses Stegteil außerhalb der Fachmittelebene angeordnet ist.In addition or independently of the above embodiment, an embodiment of the invention can consist in the fact that the web part, which adjoins a strip section of one partial box, which runs below a strip section of the other partial box, is displaced inward into the compartment, at least in the region of the lower strip section is, and that this web part is arranged outside the shelf center plane.

Bei einer Ausführungform der Erfindung erstreckt sich das Stegteil nur über einen Teil der Fachhöhe.In one embodiment of the invention, the web part extends only over part of the compartment height.

Weitere Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der folgenden Beschreibung einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung in Verbindung mit den Ansprüchen und der Zeichnung. Die einzelnen Merkmale können je für sich oder zu mehreren bei Ausführungsformen der Erfindung verwirklicht sein.Further features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an embodiment of the invention in conjunction with the claims and the drawing. The individual features can be implemented individually or in groups in embodiments of the invention.

In der Zeichnung ist eine Ausführungsform der Erfindung dargestellt. Es zeigen:

  • Fig.1 eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Ausführungsform des Flaschenkastens in zusammengesetztem Zustand, teilweise ausgebrochen;
  • Fig.2 einen Schnitt II-II der Fig.1, teilweise abgebrochen;
  • Fig.3 einen Schnitt III-III der Fig.1, die beiden Hilfswände im Ausschnitt zeigend;
  • Fig.4 einen Schnitt IV-IV der Fig.1 durch ein Teilstück; und
  • Fig.5 eine weitere Ausführungsform des Flaschenkastens in einer Vergrößerung V-V der Fig.4.
In the drawing, an embodiment of the invention is shown. Show it:
  • 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the bottle crate in the assembled state, partially broken away;
  • 2 shows a section II-II of Figure 1, partially broken off;
  • 3 shows a section III-III of Figure 1, showing the two auxiliary walls in the cutout;
  • 4 shows a section IV-IV of Figure 1 through a section; and
  • 5 shows a further embodiment of the bottle crate in an enlargement VV of FIG.

Bei der in der Fig.1 dargestellten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen, insgesamt mit 1 bezeichneten Flaschenkastens weist dieser zwei Teilkästen 2 und 3 auf, die durch einen Verriegelungsmechanismus 4 starr miteinander verbindbar sind. Jeder Teilkasten 2 bzw. 3 weist zwei Stirnwände 5 und eine Längsseitenwand 6 auf. Parallel zu diesen Längsseitenwänden 6 verlaufen Hilfswände 7 und 8, die die Teilkästen 2 und 3 auf den einander im zusammengesetzten Zustand zugekehrten Seiten begrenzen. Der Kastenboden 9 ist an in sich bekannter Weise mit Durchbrüchen 10 und 11 versehen. Jeder Teilkasten 2 und 3 weist Gefache zur Aufnahme der Flaschen auf, die eine der Längsseitenwand 6 parallele, etwa bis zur halben Höhe des Flaschenkastens 1 hinaufreichende Zwischenwand 12 und rechtwinklig zu ihr verlaufende Querwände 13 und 14 aufweisen, die wiederum parallel zu den Stirnwänden 5 verlaufen. Sowohl die Zwischenwand 12 als auch die Querwände 13 und 14 sind mit Durchbrüchen 15 versehen. Weiterhin weisen die Zwischenwand 12 und die Querwände 13 und 14 einen oberen Rand 15 auf, dermäanderförmig verläuft. Auch die zur Längseitenwand 6 parallel verlaufenden Hilfswände 7 und 8 weisen Durchbrüche 16 auf und ihr oberer Rand 17 bzw. 18 verläuft ebenfalls mäanderförmig. Die Ränder 17 und 18 sind derart ausgebildet, daß sie zumindest abschnittsweise übereinander angeordnet sind. Dabei verläuft der Rand 17 im linken Bereich des in Fig.1 dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels des Flaschenkastens 1 oberhalb des Randes 18, so daß die beiden Ränder 17 und 18 in einer Ebene zu liegen kommen. Im rechten Bereich liegen die beiden Ränder 17 und 18 nach wie vor in einer Ebene, jedoch verläuft der Rand 17 unterhalb des Randes 18, was dadurch bewirkt wird, daß sich die beiden Ränder 17 und 18 bei 19 kreuzen. Durch diese abschnittsweise Übereinanderordnung wird erreicht, daß bei den zu einem Flaschenkasten 1 zusammengesetzten Teilkasten 2 und 3 die Gesamtdicke der beiden Hilfswände 7 und 8 durch die Dicke der Ränder 17 und 18 bestimmt wird, wobei nun die Gesamtdicke der Dicke eines einzigen Randes 17 bzw. 18 und nicht der Summe der Dicke der beiden Ränder entspricht. Der Flaschenkasten 1 kann demnach um etwa die Dicke eines Randes 17 bzw. 18 schmäler ausgebildet werden.In the embodiment of the bottle crate according to the invention shown in FIG. 1, generally designated 1, it has two sub-crates 2 and 3, which can be rigidly connected to one another by a locking mechanism 4. Each sub-box 2 or 3 has two end walls 5 and a longitudinal side wall 6. Auxiliary walls 7 and 8 run parallel to these longitudinal side walls 6 and the partial boxes 2 and 3 on the sides facing one another in the assembled state limit. The box bottom 9 is provided in a manner known per se with openings 10 and 11. Each sub-box 2 and 3 has compartments for receiving the bottles, which have an intermediate wall 12 parallel to the longitudinal side wall 6, reaching up to half the height of the bottle box 1, and transverse walls 13 and 14 running at right angles to it, which in turn run parallel to the end walls 5 . Both the intermediate wall 12 and the transverse walls 13 and 14 are provided with openings 15. Furthermore, the intermediate wall 12 and the transverse walls 13 and 14 have an upper edge 15 which is meandering. The auxiliary walls 7 and 8, which run parallel to the longitudinal side wall 6, also have openings 16 and their upper edge 17 or 18 likewise runs in a meandering shape. The edges 17 and 18 are designed such that they are arranged one above the other at least in sections. The edge 17 extends in the left region of the embodiment of the bottle crate 1 shown in FIG. 1 above the edge 18, so that the two edges 17 and 18 come to lie in one plane. In the right-hand area, the two edges 17 and 18 are still in one plane, but the edge 17 runs below the edge 18, which is caused by the two edges 17 and 18 crossing at 19. This section-by-section arrangement ensures that the total thickness of the two auxiliary walls 7 and 8 is determined by the thickness of the edges 17 and 18 in the partial boxes 2 and 3 assembled to form a bottle crate 1, the total thickness of the thickness of a single edge 17 or 18 and not the sum of the thickness of the two edges. The bottle crate 1 can accordingly be made narrower by approximately the thickness of an edge 17 or 18.

Wie in Fig. 1 ebenfalls zu erkennen ist, liegen die im Bereich des Kastenbodens 9 verlaufenden Leisten 20 und 21 der Hilfswände 7 und 8 nebeneinander, da die Leisten 20 und 21 nicht in der Ebene der Ränder 17 und 18 liegen, sondern um einen geringen Betrag jeweils in Richtung der Gefache versetzt sind. Wie weiter unten zu Fig.5beschrieben, können die Leisten 20 und 21 auch in der Ebene der Ränder 17 und 18 liegen, wobei sie dann jedoch ebenfalls über- bzw. untereinander angeordnet sind.As can also be seen in FIG. 1, the strips 20 and 21 of the auxiliary walls running in the area of the box bottom 9 are located 7 and 8 side by side, since the strips 20 and 21 are not in the plane of the edges 17 and 18, but are each offset by a small amount in the direction of the compartments. As described further below in FIG. 5, the strips 20 and 21 can also lie in the plane of the edges 17 and 18, but then they are also arranged above or below one another.

Außerdem ist ein Stegteil 39 dargestellt, das sich vom oberen Randabschnitt 23 des Randes 18 in Richtung des Kastenbodens 9 erstreckt. Das Stegteil 39 ist an der dem Gefach zugewandten Seite des Randabschnitts 23 angesetzt und mündet mit seinem unteren Ende in die Leiste 20. Der unterhalb des Randabschnitts 23 liegende Randabschnitt 30 des Teilkastens 2 liegt ebenfalls am Stegteil 39 an, ist jedoch mit diesem nicht verbunden.In addition, a web part 39 is shown, which extends from the upper edge section 23 of the edge 18 in the direction of the box bottom 9. The web part 39 is attached to the side of the edge section 23 facing the compartment and opens with its lower end into the strip 20. The edge section 30 of the part box 2 lying below the edge section 23 also lies against the web part 39, but is not connected to it.

Bei dem in der Fig.2 gezeigten Schnitt II-II der Fig.1 ist im wesentlichen der Rand 17 des Teilkastens 3 wiedergegeben. Der Rand 17 verläuft von der linken Stirnwand 5 mäanderförmig zur rechten Stirnwand 5; und wird aus den Randabschnitten 22, 23 und 24 gebildet. Die Randabschnitte 22 und 23 sind dabei in ihrer Hilfswand 7 derart angeordnet, daß sie zwei zum Kastenboden 9 parallelen Ebenen 25 und 26 bilden, die einen Abstand zueinander aufweisen, der wenigstens der Höhe des Randes 17 entspricht. Im Kreuzungsbereich 19 ist der Rand 17 mit dem Randabschnitt 24 versehen, der eine Ausnehmung 27 aufweist, die an der, dem in der Fig.2 nicht gezeigten Rand 18 zugewandten Seite, vorgesehen ist.In the section II-II of FIG. 1 shown in FIG. 2, essentially the edge 17 of the partial box 3 is shown. The edge 17 runs from the left end wall 5 in a meandering shape to the right end wall 5; and is formed from the edge portions 22, 23 and 24. The edge sections 22 and 23 are arranged in their auxiliary wall 7 in such a way that they form two planes 25 and 26 which are parallel to the box bottom 9 and which are at a distance from one another which corresponds at least to the height of the edge 17. In the intersection area 19, the edge 17 is provided with the edge section 24, which has a recess 27 which is provided on the side facing the edge 18 (not shown in FIG. 2).

Wird an den in der Fig.2 gezeigten Teilkasten 3 der Teilkasten 2 angesetzt und über den Verriegelungsmechanismus 4 verriegelt, so ordnet sich, wie in der Fig.3 dargestellt, über den Randabschnitt 22 des Randes 17 der Randabschnitt 28 des Randes 18 des Teilkastens 2 derart an, daß dessen Ebene 29 in der Ebene 26 des Randabschnitts 23 des Randes 17 liegt. Entsprechend ordnet sich unterhalb des Randabschnitts 24 ein Randabschnitt 30 des Randes 18 wiederum derart an, daß dessen Ebene 31 in der Ebene 25 des Randes 17 liegt. Der Randabschnitt 24 des Randes 17 kreuzt sich im Kreuzungsbereich 19 mit einem Randabschnitt 32 des Randes 18 derart, daß die Ausnehmung 27 den mit einer Ausnehmung 33 versehenen Bereich des Randes 18 umgreift. In den Ausnehmungen 27 und 33 liegen demnach die verbleibenden, verjüngten Bereiche der Ränder 17 und 18. Weiterhin entsprechen die Randabschnitte 22 und 30 und die Randabschnitte 23 und 28 einander. Ebenfalls sind die Randabschnitte 24 und 32 gleich ausgebildet. Aufgrund dieser gleichen Randabschnitte sind auch die Ränder 17 und 18 gleich, so daß die Teilkästen 2 und 3 in einer einzigen Spritzgußform hergestellt werden können, was zu einer erheblichen Senkung der Herstellungskosten beitragt.If the sub-box 2 is attached to the sub-box 3 shown in FIG. 2 and locked via the locking mechanism 4, then, as shown in FIG. 3, the edge section 28 of the border 18 is arranged over the border section 22 of the border 17 of the partial box 2 in such a way that its plane 29 lies in the plane 26 of the edge section 23 of the edge 17. Correspondingly, an edge portion 30 of the edge 18 is in turn arranged below the edge portion 24 in such a way that its plane 31 lies in the plane 25 of the edge 17. The edge section 24 of the edge 17 intersects in the intersection area 19 with an edge section 32 of the edge 18 such that the recess 27 encompasses the region of the edge 18 provided with a recess 33. Accordingly, the remaining, tapered regions of the edges 17 and 18 lie in the recesses 27 and 33. Furthermore, the edge sections 22 and 30 and the edge sections 23 and 28 correspond to one another. The edge sections 24 and 32 are also of identical design. Because of these identical edge sections, the edges 17 and 18 are also the same, so that the partial boxes 2 and 3 can be produced in a single injection mold, which contributes to a considerable reduction in the production costs.

In der Fig. 3 ist außerdem erkennbar, daß die sich von den oberen Randabschnitten 23 und 28 in Richtung des Kastenbodens erstreckenden Stegteile die Breite der Durchbrüche 16 verengen, wodurch ein Herausfallen der in den Gefache:: angeordneten Flaschen mit Sicherheit verhindert wird. Zudem ist die bezüglich der Längsmittelebene außermittige Anordnung dieser Stegteile 39 erkennbar.In Fig. 3 it can also be seen that the web portions extending from the upper edge portions 23 and 28 in the direction of the bottom of the box narrow the width of the openings 16, thereby preventing the bottles arranged in the compartments from falling out. In addition, the eccentric arrangement of these web parts 39 with respect to the longitudinal center plane can be seen.

Bei dem in der Fig.4 gezeigten Schnitt IV-IV des Ausführungsbeispiels der Fig.1 ist die Außenoberfläche der der Längsseitenwand 6 gegenüberliegenden Hilfswand 7 des Teilkastens 3 mit 34 bezeichnet. Es ist erkennbar, daß der Rand 17 diese Außenoberfläche 34 mit etwa der Hälfte seiner Dicke überragt. Die Ausnehmung 27 ist derart in den Rand 17 eingearbeitet, daß durch diese Ausnehmung 27 im Kreuzungsbereich 19 der die Außenoberfläche 34 überragende Teil des Randes 17 entfällt. Bei einem an den Teilkasten 3 angesetzten Teilkasten 2 greift demnach die Ausnehmung 33 dessen Randes 18 derart in die Ausnehmung 27, daß die einander anliegenden Flächen der Ausnehmungen 27 und 33 in der Fläche 34 liegen.In the section IV-IV shown in FIG. 4 of the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 1, the outer surface of the auxiliary wall 7 of the partial box 3 opposite the longitudinal side wall 6 is designated by 34. It can be seen that the edge 17 projects beyond this outer surface 34 by approximately half its thickness. The recess 27 is machined into the edge 17 such that the outer surface through this recess 27 in the intersection 19 34 protruding part of the edge 17 is omitted. In the case of a partial box 2 attached to the partial box 3, the recess 33, the edge 18 of which engages in the recess 27 in such a way that the surfaces of the recesses 27 and 33 lying against one another lie in the surface 34.

Im Bereich des Kastenbodens 9 ist die Leiste 20 des Teilkastens 3 zur Außenoberfläche 34 der Hilfswand 7 in Richtung des Gefachs versetzt, so daß die Außenoberfläche der Leiste 20 mit der Außenoberfläche 34 der Hilfswand 7 fluchtet. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß die Leiste 21 (Fig.1) des an den Teilkasten 3 angesetzten Teilkastens 2 genügend Raum zur Anlage an die Leiste 20 besitzt. Da Flaschenkästen mit derartigen Teilkästen 2 und 3 in der Regel mit Flaschen bestückt werden, die einen nach unten sich konisch verjüngenden Flaschenkörper aufweisen, stört die geringfügig in das Gefach zurückversetzte Leiste nicht die Aufnahme der Flaschen.In the area of the box bottom 9, the bar 20 of the sub-box 3 is offset from the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7 in the direction of the compartment, so that the outer surface of the bar 20 is flush with the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7. This has the advantage that the bar 21 (FIG. 1) of the part box 2 attached to the part box 3 has enough space to bear against the bar 20. Since bottle crates with such partial crates 2 and 3 are usually equipped with bottles that have a bottle body that tapers conically downwards, the bar, which is slightly set back into the compartment, does not interfere with the uptake of the bottles.

Eine andere Ausführungsform des Flaschenkastens 1 ist in einer vergrößerten Darstellung in Fig.5 wiedergegeben, wobei bei dieser Ausführungsform die Leiste 20 die Außenoberfläche 34 der Hilfswand 7 des Teilkastens 3 durchgreift und mit ihrem Abschnitt 35 übersteht. Die Leiste 21 des nur andeutungsweise wiedergegebenen Teilkastens 2 ist derart ausgebildet, daß er eine Ausnehmung 36 aufweist, die bei aneinander anliegenden Teilkästen 2 und 3 gegenüber dem Abschnitt 35 liegt. Außerdem weist die Leiste 21 einen Abschnitt 37 auf, der die mit strichpunktierter Linie wiedergegebenen Außenoberfläche 38, der Hilfswand 8 überragt. Bei einem aus diesen beiden Teilkästen 2 und 3 zusammengesetzten Flaschenkasten liegt die Außenoberfläche 38 der Hilfswand 8 an der Außenoberfläche 34 der Hilfswand 7, greift der Abschnitt 35 der Leiste 20 in die Ausnehmung 36 der Leiste 21 und liegt der Abschnitt 37 der Leiste 21 oberhalb des Abschnitts 35 der Leiste 20. Dabei können vorteilhaft die Abschnitte 35 und 37 mit der gleichen Dicke ausgebildet sein. Ebenfalls können die Abschnitte 35 und 37 an den Leisten 20 und 21 derart angeformt sein, daß sie sich entsprechend den Randabschnitten der Ränder 17 und 18 in einem Kreuzungsbereich überkreuzen, so daß die beiden Teilkästen 2 und 3 wiederum die gleiche Form aufweisen und in einer einzigen Spritzgußform hergestellt werden können. Bevorzugt sind dabei die Leisten in ihrem Kreuzungsbereich entsprechend den Rändern 17 und 18 ausgedünnt.Another embodiment of the bottle crate 1 is shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 5, the bar 20 in this embodiment reaching through the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7 of the partial crate 3 and projecting with its section 35. The bar 21 of the partial box 2, which is only indicated, is designed in such a way that it has a recess 36, which is located opposite the section 35 when the partial boxes 2 and 3 are in contact with one another. In addition, the strip 21 has a section 37 which projects beyond the outer surface 38 of the auxiliary wall 8, which is shown with a dash-dotted line. In the case of a bottle crate composed of these two partial crates 2 and 3, the outer surface 38 of the auxiliary wall 8 lies on the outer surface 34 of the auxiliary wall 7, the section 35 of the strip 20 engages in the recess 36 of the strip 21 and the section 37 of the strip 21 lies above the section 35 of the strip 20. Sections 35 and 37 can advantageously be formed with the same thickness. Likewise, the sections 35 and 37 can be integrally formed on the strips 20 and 21 in such a way that they intersect in a crossing area corresponding to the edge sections of the edges 17 and 18, so that the two partial boxes 2 and 3 again have the same shape and in a single one Injection mold can be made. In this case, the strips are preferably thinned out in their crossover area corresponding to the edges 17 and 18.

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  1. Bottle crate in two parts with a division which extends in parallel to an outer wall, wherein each part of the crate (2 and 3) comprises an auxiliary wall which extends in parallel to its outer wall and delimits the dividing joint and extends in a strap-like manner only over part of the height of the compartments for the bottles, wherein the auxiliary walls are adjacent one another, characterised in that at least sections (22, 23) of the auxiliary walls (7, 8) are arranged on top of one another.
  2. Bottle crate according to claim 1, characterised in that the auxiliary walls (7, 8) are arranged on top of one another essentially in one plane (34 and 38, respectively).
  3. Bottle crate according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the auxiliary walls (7, 8) intersect one another.
  4. Bottle crate according to claim 3, characterised in that the auxiliary walls (7, 8) have a reduced thickness at the point of intersection (19).
  5. Bottle crate according to claim 4, characterised in that the thickness of the auxiliary walls (7, 8) at the point of intersection (19) is half the thickness of the remaining longitudinal section.
  6. Bottle crate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the parts of the crate (2, 3) comprise in the bottom area a second strap-like strip (20, 21) in each case which delimits the dividing joint.
  7. Bottle crate according to claim 6, characterised in that the strips (20, 21) are arranged on a longitudinal section on top of one another.
  8. Bottle crate according to claim 7, characterised in that the longitudinal section is larger than half of its length.
  9. Bottle crate according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterised in that the strips (20, 21) intersect one another.
  10. Bottle crate according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterised in that the strips (20, 21) are thinned at the point of intersection.
  11. Bottle crate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the auxiliary walls (7, 8) are arranged on top of one another along a section, which is larger than half of their length.
  12. Bottle crate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the two parts of the crate (2, 3) have the same shape.
  13. Bottle crate with at least one passage which is delimited by two transverse walls which abut the intermediate wall sections at a right angle, the width of the passage being narrowed by a fixed link element which is arranged between intermediate wall section and crate bottom, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a fixed link element (39) which abuts the intermediate wall section (23) of one part of the crate (3) which extends above an intermediate wall section (30) of the other part of the crate (2), is offset to the inside into the compartment at least in the area of the lower intermediate wall section (30) and that this fixed link element (39) is arranged outside of the center plane of the compartment.
  14. Bottle crate with at least one passage which is delimited by two transverse walls which abut the intermediate wall sections at a right angle, the width of the passage being narrowed by a fixed link element which is arranged between intermediate wall section and crate bottom, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the fixed link element (39) which abuts a strip section of one part of the crate (3), which extends below a strip section of the other part of the crate (2), is offset at least in the area of the lower strip section to the inside into the compartment and that said fixed link element (39) is arranged outside of the center plane of the compartment.
  15. Bottle crate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the fixed link element (39) extends only over part of the height of the compartment.
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