EP0479073B2 - Boxpalette - Google Patents

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EP0479073B2
EP0479073B2 EP91116076A EP91116076A EP0479073B2 EP 0479073 B2 EP0479073 B2 EP 0479073B2 EP 91116076 A EP91116076 A EP 91116076A EP 91116076 A EP91116076 A EP 91116076A EP 0479073 B2 EP0479073 B2 EP 0479073B2
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  • This invention relates to bulk containers.
  • the invention is concerned with a bulk container of the kind used in storage of materials which container is normally transported from location to location by a fork lift truck and which comprises sidewalls and a base, with a recess or opening in its lower portion below the base, said recess or opening being capable of receiving the "tines" of a fork.
  • Such a bulk container according to preamble of claim 1 and called the "Dolav Box-Pal Type 800" is known. It has edge portions which are of large radius that slope up to the containment walls.
  • the outside edges of the ribs lie upon an arc that is centred on a line parallel to the side wall and a radius that is greater than the radius of the edge portions so that the height of the ribs increase along the edge portion towards their ends.
  • the outermost parts of the ribs merge with the outer faces of the containment walls.
  • the radius of the outside edges of the ribs is the sum of the radius of the edge portions, the thickness of the base and the height of the ribs.
  • the shaped front ends of the stiffeners serve to enlarge the entrance to the recess, the enlargement is perforce not much greater than the height of the stiffeners and furthermore the ribs close to the outer surface of the containment walls are very close to vertical so that if they are engaged at this point there is a very significant probability that the tines will engage the stiffeners fairly flat on thus damaging them.
  • the ribs at the edge portions are very low providing only modest protection for the bin at this location. Thus the effect of these ribs is limited.
  • US Patent No. 4,375,265 discloses a container comprising foamed plastic.
  • ribs running parallel to the sides, the outmost of which ribs form in effect continuations of the vertical walls of the container.
  • the base of the container is flat and is connected to such walls by very small radiussed corners.
  • Short stiffeners are provided for the ribs. At the entrance to the recesses, there are two such stiffeners that run in the direction of the recesses and extend both inwardly and outwardly to the end of horizontal outwardly extending ribs that reinforce the outside of the container.
  • the forward ends of these stiffeners are tapered in an attempt to ensure that the entering ends of the forks do not engage the transverse ribs to cause the container to be moved but instead slide underneath the ribs.
  • the taper may be at thirty-five to forty five degrees.
  • the tapered front ends of the stiffeners serve to enlarge the entrance to the recess, the enlargement is perforce no greater than the height of the stiffeners and furthermore the arrangement comprises no significant improvement in this regard on the Dolav container.
  • a bulk container of the kind used in the storage of materials which container is normally transported from location to location by a fork lift truck and which comprises containment walls; a base having edge portions which are of enlarged radius whereby the base slopes up to the containment walls, a recess or opening in its lower portion below the base which recess or opening is capable of receiving the "tines" of a fork; there being ribs on the underside of the container running in the direction of and at the recess, the outside edges of which ribs lie upon an arc that is centred on a line parallel to the side wall and is of a radius greater than the radius of the edge portions so that the height of the ribs off the ground increases along such portions towards their ends characterised by outer walls spaced from and located outside the lower portions of the containment walls and in that the ribs extend outwardly beyond the containment walls to the outer walls.
  • This enlarged opening may extend higher than the height of the base of the container and the decreases in height can be smooth to minimise the possibility of there being a butting engagement of the ends of the tines with the edges of the ribs.
  • the maximum angle of the tangent to the ribs preferably does not exceed 35° for the same purpose.
  • the radius of the arc on which the upper edges of the ribs lie is preferably substantially greater than the radius of the edge portions and is preferably no less than five times that of the edge portions. In this way the height of the ribs from the underside of the base and the edge portions increase towards the outside of the container.
  • the container 10 comprises a containment space 12 mounted on three legs 14 a , 14 b and 14 c that extend from front to rear of the container and leave two spaces or recess 16 therebelow for the insertion of the tines of a fork lift truck (shewn schematically at 18 in Figure 4).
  • the containment space 12 is defined by front and rear walls 20, side walls 22 (all of which are hereinafter referred to as the "containment walls") and a base 24.
  • the containment walls are reinforced by vertical corner members 26 and centre members 28. These centre and corner members are constituted by outer and joining walls 30 and 32.
  • the outer walls 30 run parallel to and spaced (by about 40mm) from the containment walls (as is best shown in Figure 3). These walls 30 run downwardly and merge into the outer walls 34 of the outer legs 14 a and 14 c .
  • An internal corner or gusset 36 is provided at the vertical corners of the containment walls.
  • the containment walls are perforated at 42 to provide ventilation for the containment space.
  • An outwardly and downwardly inclined wall 44 extends from the lower end of each of the side walls 22 slightly above the base 24 between members 26 and 28 and this inclined wall 44merges with the outer wall 34 of the outer legs 14 a and 14 c .
  • the front and rear walls 20 are generally similar to the side walls 22 but are somewhat less wide. At their lower edges there are horizontal flange members 46 having dependant outer vertical walls 47 the outer faces of which connect and merge with the outer faces of the outer walls 30 of the corner and centre members 26 and 28 at these walls 20.
  • the underside of the base 24 is re-inforced by vertical longitudinal reinforcing ribs 48, that run parallel to the feet 14, and transverse ribs 50.
  • the ribs taper slightly to facilitate demoulding of the container. They are typically of 4mm width at their lower end and about 34 mm high.
  • Two inner walls 52 for the outer feet 14 a and 14 c are provided and centre walls 54 of lesser length and depth than walls 52 are provided respectively between the walls 34 and 52 of the outer feet.
  • Longitudinal slots 58 are provided between the ribs 48 to permit air flow to the contents of the container.
  • the base 24 has edge portions of enlarged radius forming corner connections 60 and 62 respectively with the front and rear walls 20 and the side walls 22. Conveniently such radius is of the order of 60mm (sightly more than two and a quarter inches) at the side walls (indicated at 62) and 125mm (just under five inches) at the front walls (indicated at 60).
  • the longitudinal ribs 48 are supplemented by intermediate re-inforcing ribs 64 located midway therealong to create an integral slide entry.
  • the longitudinal ribs 48 and 64 run around the underside of the corner connections 60 at the recesses 16.
  • the lower edges of the ribs 48 and 64 lie on an arc that is centred on a point spaced above and inwardly of the centre of the radius 60 at the front walls and that has a larger radius than the radius of the such portion. They extend beyond the front and rear walls 20 to the front of the outer faces of the corner and centre members at these walls 20.
  • the radius of the edges of the ribs 48 and 64 is 330mm (just under twelve inches).
  • the height of the ribs 32 above the ground (or as will often occur in practice, the height of such ribs above the upper edge of another container on which the container is stacked) is increased from 122mm (four point eight inches) to 185mm (slightly more than seven and a quarter inches).
  • the tangent to the undersides of the ribs 48 and 64 is sloped at about 35° (thirty five degrees) to the horizontal and this slope decreases as these undersides eventually become horizontal about 194mm (one hundred and ninety four millimetres) (slightly more than 71 ⁇ 2 inches) from the entry to the recess 16.
  • the opening at the recess 16 is located about 65 to 75mm (two and half to three inches) above the height of the base 24 of the containment 12.
  • the transverse ribs 50 are of smaller depth than the longitudinal ribs 48 and 64 so as not to form a possible obstacle to the tines 18 of the fork lift truck.
  • This increased height and the smoothly sloping and mostly very shallowly inclined underside of the ribs 48 and 64 provides a significantly improved opening and guide for the tines 18 into the recess which considerably simplifies the task of the fork lift truck operator and reduces damage to the underside of the container 10. Furthermore the shallowly inclined underside of the ribs enables the tines more easily to lift the container as the tines move deeper into the recesses 16 (if the tines do engage the ribs 48 and 64).
  • the taller ribs are provided and as the container is intended to contain agricultural and like products which are generally spherical such as apples, the volume of the containment space will not be reduced significantly or at all from a practical point of view.
  • the ribs 50 bare placed at about 47mm centres and the ribs 48 and 64 are at 24,5mm centres. There are a large number of longitudinal ribs 48 and 64 at each recess, being conveniently fourteen such ribs at each recess 16 thus providing a substantial amount of material to engage the tines 18 if necessary. Thus a robust integral slide entry is provided.
  • the legs 14 of the container 10 contain channel section feet 66 (see Figures 2 and 6). These feet 66 have vertical side walls 68 that fit closely within the side walls 34 and 52 of the outer legs and and 56 of the centre leg. The walls 68 are provided with low horizontal ribs 70 to prevent the feet 66 slipping too deeply into the legs 14. There are internal transverse walls 72 along the midsection of the feet 66 and these walls 72 each have a vertical slot to receive therein the centre walls 54 or 57. In addition the side walls 68 are provided with protrusion members 74 that project through windows 76 formed in the sides and ends of legs 14 to prevent the feet 66 from being withdrawn. In addition, non-slip pads 78 are conveniently inserted into the base of each foot 66.
  • the invention is not limited to the precise constructional details hereinbefore described and illustrated and modifications thereto can be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
  • the various dimensions mentioned above may vary as required.
  • the shape of the container may be altered.
  • the ventilation slots may be ommitted from the base and or some or all of the sides of the container.
  • the container can be put to other uses and may be used to contain fish, engineering or other products.

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  1. Schüttgutbehälter von der für die Speicherung von Materialien verwendeten Art, wobei der Behälter (10) normalerweise durch einen Gabelstapler von Ort zu Ort transportiert wird und Umschließungswände (20, 22), eine Basis (24) mit Randbereichen (60) von vergrößertem Radius, wodurch die Basis zu den Umschließungswänden hin ansteigt, sowie eine Aussparung oder Öffnung (16) in seinem unteren Teil unterhalb der Basis (24) aufweist, die die "Zinken" einer Gabel aufnehmen kann, und Rippen (48, 64) an der Unterseite des Behälters (10) die in der Richtung und bei der Aussparung verlaufen, wobei die Außenkanten der Rippen (46, 64) auf einem Bogen liegen, der auf eine zu der Seitenwand parallele Linie zentriert ist und einen Radius hat, der größer ist als der Radius der Randbereiche, so daß die Höhe der Rippen über dem Boden längs dieser Randbereiche zu ihren Enden hin zunimmt,
    gekennzeichnet durch Außenwände (30, 47), die mit Abstand von den unteren Bereichen der Umschließungswände und außerhalb derselben angeordnet sind, und daß die Rippen (48, 64) sich nach außen über die Umschließungswände (20, 22) hinaus bis zu den Außenwänden erstrecken.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die unteren Kanten der Außenwände (30, 47) oberhalb der Basis (24) angeordnet sind.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Höhe der Rippen (48) von den Randbereichen (60) längs dieser Bereiche zu deren Enden hin zunimmt.
  4. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der maximale Winkel einer Tangente zu den Rippen nicht größer als 35° ist.
  5. Behälter nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Radius des Bogens im wesentlichen größer als der Radius der Randbereiche ist.
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