EP0571516B1 - Blockförmiger behälter für schüttgut - Google Patents

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EP0571516B1
EP0571516B1 EP92906570A EP92906570A EP0571516B1 EP 0571516 B1 EP0571516 B1 EP 0571516B1 EP 92906570 A EP92906570 A EP 92906570A EP 92906570 A EP92906570 A EP 92906570A EP 0571516 B1 EP0571516 B1 EP 0571516B1
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Jacques Pierre Henri Basconnet
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1618—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] double-walled or with linings
    • B65D88/1625—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] double-walled or with linings with stiffening rigid means between the walls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1631—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] with shape keeping flexible elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/16—Large containers flexible
    • B65D88/1612—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC]
    • B65D88/1668—Flexible intermediate bulk containers [FIBC] closures for top or bottom openings

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  • the invention relates to a block-shaped container for bulk material, said container being made of a flexible sheet material and having on the inside stabilisation means fixed to the side walls for preventing its side walls from bulging out under the influence of the bulk material, and also having a filling opening situated on its top side, the stabilisation means containing strips of flexible material which are fixed at one side to a side wall and at the other side to a thin-walled tubular core which is generally parallel with respect to the side walls.
  • Such a container is known from GB-A-1544631. Although this known container is suitable for bulk material, it has the disadvantage that the tightness, in particular with respect to liquid or dust, cannot easily be guaranteed.
  • the outer walls of the container are selected primarily on the basis of their load-carrying capacity, which means that they consist of materials which do not necessarily have the required tightness.
  • the provision of separate liners having the required tightness which fit in between the stabilisation means inside the container appears to be cumbersome.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a container of the above type which hat the required tightness.
  • This object is achieved in that a lining is provided, said lining having a slit or cut at the level of each strip, each strip projecting outwards relative to the lining through the slit or cut, and the lining edges situated on either side of the strip being adhesively fastened to the strip in a tight manner by means of an essentially L-shaped tape.
  • the stabilisation means support the side walls, preferably halfway between the vertical edges of the side walls. In this way it can be ensured that the bulging out of said side walls remains limited.
  • the interior space of the container is divided into five parts. In order to ensure that bridging cannot occur in any of these parts during filling or emptying of the container, these five regions have approximately the same surfaces. Each of the surfaces has a size which is large enough to avoid bridging in the bulk material.
  • the bulk material come into contact with the walls of the container and, through the fact that the horizontal length of the strips is approximately the same as the distance of the cylindrical wall filled with the bulk material from the side walls of the container, the block shape of the container can still be retained, despite the outwardly directed bulk material load exerted on the side walls.
  • the container can be opened out by directing a jet of air onto the filling opening.
  • the core of flexible material is thus blown open in such a way that it is ensured that the bulk material initially collects in said core.
  • the container is suspended by suspension lugs near its top corners.
  • the container is thus opened, but it is not yet ensured that the core is opened in a suitable way to take the bulk material.
  • the side walls, near each top corner where the suspension lugs are provided, and the core are fixed to each other by means of pull tapes or cords, in such a way that when the container is suspended the core is held open by said pull tapes or cords.
  • the bulk material will thus initially collect in the core during filling.
  • the side walls each comprise two halves connected to each other by a seam, in which seam a strip is also fixed.
  • the halves of two adjacent side walls can also be integral. In this embodiment only four seams are present in the side walls, which constitutes a major advantage for the production of the container.
  • the seams can be made in such a way that the vertical edges of two wall halves belonging together in each case first run outwards, enclosing the vertical edge of the corresponding strip, then run folded away from each other through 180° back to the outside of the side wall and, finally, run folded away from each other through 90°, while a cord is sewn into the seam parts running outwards relative to the side wall.
  • This special form of seam ensures that virtually no dust can escape from the inside of the container to the outside.
  • these seams can be produced simply with a standard sewing machine.
  • Figure 1 shows a container in perspective, in which the top side is partially left out.
  • Figure 2 shows a side view of the container, in which a side wall is partially left out.
  • Figure 3 shows a detail of the seam of the container.
  • Figures 4a to 4d show the various stages of filling of the container.
  • Figure 6 shows a second phase
  • Figure 7 shows the finished stabilisation means.
  • Figure 9 shows a cut-away view in perspective of a container with liquid-tight lining.
  • Figure 10 shows a detail of Figure 9.
  • the container shown in Figure 1 comprises side walls 1 to 4, and also interior stabilisation means 5. As can also be seen in Figure 2, these stabilisation means 5 have a core 6 of supple material and four flexible edge strips 7. These edge strips 7 are fixed at one side to the core 6 and at the other side to one of the walls 1 to 4 in each case.
  • the container is also provided with a top face 8 and a bottom face 9, each provided with a filling opening 10 and an emptying opening 11 respectively.
  • the supple strips 7 are fixed in the centre of the side walls 1 to 4, in the manner shown in Figure 3.
  • the side walls for example side wall 1
  • the side walls are made up of two halves 12, 13, which together with the supple strips 7 are sewn together.
  • the adjacent edges of the wall halves 12, 13 are, as shown, bent away from each other through 180°, and then bent away in the opposite direction through 90°, in such a way that strips of material between which the flexible strips 7 can be sewn are obtained.
  • Such a seam is highly dustproof. Owing to its ready accessibility, it can be easily made on a standard sewing machine.
  • suspension lugs 14 by means of which the container can be suspended on a filling or unloading unit.
  • Cords or tapes 15 which are fixed to the core 6 can also be provided near the corners.
  • the core 6 can also be opened out by means of the cords or tapes 15.
  • Such cords or tapes 15 can be dispensed with if the container is opened out by means of a blowing device.
  • Figures 4a to 4d the container is shown, partially cut away, during various stages of filling with a granular material.
  • the core is opened out, either by the blowing open of the container or by means of the cords or tapes 15, not shown here.
  • a certain quantity of material initially collects on the bottom of the container, in such a way that the bottom edge of the core 6 is reached in the end.
  • the core is then filled internally (see Fig. 4b).
  • Figure 4c the situation shown in Figure 4c is reached, in which situation the core 6 is filled completely and the material goes into the space determined by the supple strips 7 and the core 6. Only now does the material come to rest against the outer walls 4 of the container but, since they can be retained by the strips of supple material and the core 6 stabilised by the bulk material, they cannot bulge outwards.
  • the container is shown completely filled in Figure 4d.
  • the height of the edge strips 7 and the core 6 is less than the height of the wall halves 12, 13, in such a way that the stabilisation means do not run through to the top wall and bottom wall of the container then to be fitted.
  • This top wall and this bottom wall are then also fastened together by means of the dustproof seams shown in Figure 3, the difference being that the supple strips 7 are left out.
  • the container has the side wall halves 12, 13 with edge strips 23, already described above.
  • a top wall 25 and bottom wall 26 are also shown, also with edge strips 27.
  • the lining 24 has a slit 29 in each of its side walls 28.
  • the outer edge 30 of a strip 7 projects through said slit in each case. Strips 7 and core 6 are not visible.
  • each strip 7 is fixed by means of a double L-shaped adhesive tape 31 in a liquid-tight manner to the lining edges adjoining the slit 29.
  • a cord 36 is sewn through the packet comprising the strip 7 and lining 24 and adhesive tape 31, fixed to each other in this way in a liquid-tight manner, on the one hand, and the side wall halves 12, 13, on the other.
  • the adhesive tape 31 is double L-shaped and is folded around the edge 30 of strip 7. In that case cord 36 is also sewn through the adhesive tape halves 31.
  • two L-shaped, loose adhesive tapes can be used.
  • the cord in this case need only be sewn through the side wall halves and the strip 7.

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  1. Blockförmiger Behälter für Schüttgut, wobei der Behälter aus flexiblem Flächenmaterial hergestellt ist und im Inneren Stabilisierungsmittel (5) aufweist, die an den Seitenwänden (1-4) befestigt sind, um zu verhindern, daß seine Seitenwände (1-4) sich unter dem Einfluß des Schüttguts nach außen ausbauchen, und auch mit einer Füllöffnung (10) versehen ist, die an seiner Oberseite angeordnet ist, und wobei die Stabilisierungsmittel (5) Streifen (7) aus flexiblem Material enthalten, die an einer Seite an einer Seitenwand (1-4) und an der anderen Seite an einem dünnwandigen rohrförmigen Kern (6) befestigt sind, der allgemein parallel zu den Seitenwänden (1-4) ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Auskleidung (24) vorgesehen ist, die auf dem Niveau eines jeden Streifens (7) einen Schlitz oder einen Einschnitt (29) aufweist, wobei jeder Streifen (7) bezüglich der Auskleidung (24) durch den Schlitz oder den Einschnitt (29) nach außen vorspringt, und wobei die auf den beiden Seiten des Streifens (7) angeordneten Verkleidungsränder mittels eines im wesentlichen L-förmigen Bandes (31) auf dichte Weise haftend an dem Streifen (7) befestigt sind.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, bei dem ein L-förmiges Band (31) an einer Seite an dem nach außen vorspringenden Rand (30) des Streifens (7) und an der anderen Seite an der Außenseite des entsprechenden Verkleidungsrandes befestigt ist.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 2, bei dem ein Faden (36) in eine Lagenstruktur eingenäht ist, die ein erstes der L-förmigen Bänder (31), eine erste Seitenwandhälfte (12, 13), einen Streifen (7), eine zweite Seitenwandhälfte (12, 13) und ein zweites der L-förmigen Bänder (31) enthält.
  4. Behälter nach Anspruch 2, bei dem ein Faden (36) in eine Lagenstruktur eingenäht ist, die eine erste Seitenwandhälfte (12, 13), einen Streifen (7) und eine zweite Seitenwandhälfte (12, 13) enthält.
  5. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, 2, 3 oder 4, bei dem der Kern (6) ein Ring oder ein Rohr aus flexiblem Material ist, an dessen Außenseite die Streifen (7) aus flexiblem Material verlaufen.
  6. Behälter nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Innenraum des Behälters durch den Kern (6) und die Streifen (7) in fünf Bereiche mit etwa den gleichen Mantelflächen unterteilt ist.
  7. Behälter nach Anspruch 5 oder 6, bei dem die Streifen (7) und der Kern (6) in der vertikalen Richtung von der gleichen Länge sind und sich nicht bis zur oberen Kante und der unteren Kante der Seitenwände (1-4) erstrecken.
  8. Behälter nach Anspruch 5, 6 oder 7, bei dem die Füllöffnung (10) unmittelbar über dem Kern (6) angeordnet ist, derart, daß das Schüttgut dann, wenn der Behälter gefüllt wird, sich anfänglich in dem Kern (6) ansammelt, wobei das Schüttgut das flexible Material des Kerns (6) radial nach außen preßt und es in eine zylindrische Form straffzieht.
  9. Behälter nach Anspruch 8, bei dem die Abmessung der Streifen (7) in der zu den entsprechenden Seitenwänden (1-4) senkrechten Richtung etwa gleich dem Abstand zwischen der mit Schüttgut gefüllten zylindrischen Wand und den Seitenwänden (1-4) des Behälters ist.
  10. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Seitenwände (1-4) nahe jeder oberen Ecke des Behälters mit Aufhängefahnen (14) versehen sind, und bei dem der Kern (6) durch Ziehbänder oder -schnüre (15) nahe der Aufhängeschleifen (14) an den Seitenwänden (1-4) befestigt ist, so daß der Kern (6) durch die Ziehbänder oder -schnüre (15) offengehalten wird, wenn der Behälter aufgehängt wird.
  11. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Seitenwände (1-4) jeweils zwei Hälften (12, 13) enthalten, die durch eine Naht miteinander verbunden sind, in der ebenfalls ein Streifen (7) befestigt ist.
  12. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Hälften (12, 13) von jeweils zwei aneinandergrenzenden Seitenwänden (1-4) ein Ganzes bilden.
  13. Behälter nach Anspruch 12, bei dem die vertikalen Kanten zweier aneinandergrenzender Wandhälften (12, 13) zuerst nach außen verlaufen, die vertikale Kante (30) des entsprechenden Streifens (7) einschließen und dann über 180° voneinander weg zurück zu der Außenseite der Seitenwand gefaltet sind und schließlich über 90° voneinander weg gefaltet verlaufen, während ein Faden (36) in die Nahtteile eingenäht ist, die bezüglich der Seitenwand (1-4) nach außen verlaufen.
  14. Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem die Streifen (7) und der Kern (6) aus einem Abschnitt flexiblen Materials hergestellt sind, wobei der Abschnitt zu einem Vierkant mit vier Wänden (16-19) geformt ist, von denen zwei Wände (16, 19) dann über ihre jeweiligen, in der Mitte zwischen den Wandeckkanten (20) gelegenen Linien (21) nach innen gefaltet sind, so daß die beiden betreffenden Mittellinien (21) nahe beieinander zu liegen kommen, und bei dem eine Lagenstruktur erhalten wird, die nacheinander folgendes enthält: einen nicht gefalteten Wandabschnitt (17), zwei nach innen gefaltete Hälften eines angrenzenden Wandabschnitts (16, 19) und schließlich einen nicht gefalteten Wandabschnitt (16), wonach die nicht gefalteten Wandabschnitte (16, 17) in einem Abstand von ihrer Eckkante (20) gemäß einer Linie (22), parallel zu einer Eckkante (20), so an der angrenzenden Hälfte eines nach innen gefalteten Wandabschnitts (18, 19) befestigt sind, daß zwischen jeder Eckkante (20) und einer Befestigungslinie (22) ein Streifen (7) gebildet wird, und bei dem die zwischen den Befestigungslinien (22) liegenden Wandabschnitte den Kern (7) bilden.
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PCT/NL1992/000037 WO1992014660A1 (en) 1991-02-22 1992-02-24 Block-shaped container for bulk material

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