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EP0912408A1
EP0912408A1 EP97918037A EP97918037A EP0912408A1 EP 0912408 A1 EP0912408 A1 EP 0912408A1 EP 97918037 A EP97918037 A EP 97918037A EP 97918037 A EP97918037 A EP 97918037A EP 0912408 A1 EP0912408 A1 EP 0912408A1
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Toni Dick
Albert Zuiderduin
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Definitions

  • the invention relates to a spacer for bridging the distance between a base surface and a loading surface of a pallet.
  • Pallets are used to transport a wide variety of goods using forklift trucks or other lifting devices with tines. These pallets have a loading area on which the goods are placed, and they have spacers which support the loading area when they are placed on a base area in such a way that a space is created between the loading area and the base area. This space is used to drive tines of a lifting device under the loading area in order to raise the loading area and the goods positioned on it by lifting the tines. These spacers can be connected in one piece to the loading area and bridge the entire distance between the underside of the loading area and the base area. In the case of wooden pallets in particular, several spacers are usually arranged between the loading area and a board resting on the base area. The spacers are positioned so that the forks of a forklift can be easily moved into the space under the loading area.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of developing a pallet which allows it to secure goods on the pallet against falling.
  • the invention is based on the finding that by simply attaching a guide perpendicular to the base in one or more spacers of a pallet, it is possible to insert a holder into this spacer, which prevents goods from falling off the pallet.
  • a holder can be, for example, a grid surface which is inserted into at least one guide and is perpendicular to the edge of the loading surface.
  • simple rods are also possible as a holder.
  • the guide is angled in cross section.
  • An angle bar can be inserted into such a guide, which holds cardboard boxes packed on the pallet, for example.
  • the guide has an upper and a lower opening. This makes it possible to insert holding means into the guide both from above and from below. Slipping of the holding means is to be prevented, for example, by projecting parts welded to the holding means.
  • Another possibility of preventing the holding means or rods from slipping through is to provide a spacer, the guide of which has a passage barrier between the upper and lower opening. Also one of those Passage barrier, which is achieved, for example, by a welded-in plate, prevents the inserted holding means or rods from slipping through, which are only to be inserted into the guide up to the passage barrier.
  • spacers with upper and lower opening allows another pallet to be placed on a pallet provided with brackets in order to stack several pallets one above the other. With this type of stacking, the goods on the pallets are not pressed, since the entire load of the upper pallet is taken up by the holders.
  • the length of the holding means or rods must be adapted precisely to the loading volume of a truck or special requirements when presenting goods.
  • spacers made of metal or particularly hard materials makes it possible to reduce the cross section of the spacer between the base surface and the loading surface.
  • a reduced cross-section in this area increases the space for moving the tines under the loading area and thus makes handling the pallet easier.
  • An embodiment of the invention provides that the spacer has a first holding plate for fastening the spacer to the loading surface.
  • a holding plate allows the guide to be arranged in the outermost edge region of the pallet and at the same time ensures a secure hold on the loading surface.
  • the spacer has a second holding plate for fastening to this bearing surface.
  • Both holding plates preferably have bores for screws, via which the spacer can be connected in a simple manner to the loading surface or the bearing surface.
  • the spacer should end with the underside of the support surface.
  • Figure 1 is a pallet with the built-in spacer
  • Figure 2 shows the spacer
  • the pallet 1 shown in Figure 1 has a loading area 2 and eight spacers 3 to 10, of which the spacers 3, 5, 7, 9 are formed in the corners of the pallet 1 according to the invention. These spacers serve to keep the pallet at a distance above a base 11, so that a lifting vehicle (not shown) can move into the distance between the loading surface 2 and the base 11 with its tines in order to lift the pallet 1.
  • the spacers 4 and 8 connect the loading surface 2 with a support surface 12, which rests on the base 11 when the pallet 1 is parked, and the cylindrical spacers 6 and 10 support the loading surface 2 against further support surfaces 13 and 14 .
  • the spacer 3 consists of an angled hollow profile 15, the inner surfaces of which serve as a guide 16 for an insertable rod (not shown).
  • Two plates 17 and 18 are welded onto the hollow section 15 at right angles to one another. These plates have bores 19 to 24, with which the upper plate 17 can be screwed under the loading surface 2 of the pallet 1, while the lower plate 18 can be screwed onto a bearing surface 13, 14.
  • the position of the lower plate 18 is set so that a support surface attached to the plate is flush with the lower end of the hollow profile 15.
  • the height of the upper plate 17 is set so that a loading surface 2 screwed onto the plate is flush with the upper end of the hollow profile 15.
  • a recess 25 is provided in the hollow profile 15, which is arranged so that the tines of a lifting device can be moved more easily into the space under the loading area 2.
  • the guide 16 in the hollow profile 15 is interrupted by a plate 26.
  • This plate 26 prevents a rod inserted into the guide 16 from sliding through the hollow profile 15 and allows insert a rod into the hollow profile 15 both from below into a lower opening 27 and from above into an upper opening.
  • the pallet 1 When using a with the invention. Spacer provided pallet 1, the pallet 1 can be used like any other conventional pallet without holding means are used in the guide 16 of a spacer 3, 5, 7, 9.
  • a further pallet can be placed on the upper end of the holding means, which either serves only to increase the stability or is reloaded. This allows several pallets to be stacked one on top of the other without the weight of the upper pallet being loaded on the load of the lower pallet.
  • the length of the holding means can be freely varied, so that the height of a plurality of pallets which can be stacked on top of one another can be adapted, for example, to the loading height of a truck. As these explanations show, a pallet with the invention is suitable. Spacers especially for the transport and presentation of light or voluminous products, such as B. chips or coffee, cut flowers, plants or the like.

Abstract

The invention concerns a spacer (3, 5, 7, 9) for bridging the spacing between a base surface (11) and a loading surface (2) of a palette (1), the spacer (3, 5, 7, 9) being designed such that it has a guide device (16) perpendicular to the base surface. This spacer can be integrated in conventional palettes and allows retention means which prevent the palette load from slipping to be inserted into the guide device. In addition, the retention means can be rod-shaped, for example, such that a further palette can be placed on the upper end of the retention means. This enables a plurality of palettes to be stacked one on top of the other without the weight of the upper palette resting on the load on the lower palette.

Description

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Distanzstück zur Überbrückung des Abstandes zwischen einer Grundfläche und einer Beladefläche einer Palette.The invention relates to a spacer for bridging the distance between a base surface and a loading surface of a pallet.
Paletten werden zum Transport verschiedenartigster Waren mittels Gabelstaplern oder anderen mit Zinken versehenen Hubgeräten verwendet. Diese Paletten haben eine Beladefläche, auf die die Waren gestellt werden, und sie weisen Distanzstücke auf, die die Beladefläche beim Abstellen auf eine Grundfläche so abstützen, daß zwischen Beladefläche und Grundfläche ein Raum entsteht. Dieser Raum wird dazu benutzt, Zinken eines Hubgerätes unter die Beladefläche zu fahren, um durch Anheben der Zinken die Beladefläche und die darauf positionierten Waren anzuheben. Diese Distanzstücke können einstückig mit der Beladefläche verbunden sein und den gesamten Abstand zwischen der Unterseite der Beladefläche und der Grundfläche überbrücken. Insbesondere bei Holzpaletten sind meist mehrere Distanzstücke zwischen der Beladefläche und einem auf der Grundfläche aufliegenden Brett angeordnet. Die Distanzstücke sind dabei so positioniert, daß leicht mit den Zinken eines Gabelstaplers in den Raum unter der Beladefläche eingefahren werden kann.Pallets are used to transport a wide variety of goods using forklift trucks or other lifting devices with tines. These pallets have a loading area on which the goods are placed, and they have spacers which support the loading area when they are placed on a base area in such a way that a space is created between the loading area and the base area. This space is used to drive tines of a lifting device under the loading area in order to raise the loading area and the goods positioned on it by lifting the tines. These spacers can be connected in one piece to the loading area and bridge the entire distance between the underside of the loading area and the base area. In the case of wooden pallets in particular, several spacers are usually arranged between the loading area and a board resting on the base area. The spacers are positioned so that the forks of a forklift can be easily moved into the space under the loading area.
Die äußeren Abmessungen von Paletten sind genormt und daher ist das Aussehen von Paletten im wesentlichen einheitlich.The external dimensions of pallets are standardized and therefore the appearance of pallets is essentially uniform.
Alle Paletten haben jedoch den Nachteil, daß wenn sie relativ hoch mit Gütern beladen sind, diese Güter in vielen Fällen dazu neigen, von der Palette herunterzufallen. Es gibt daher je nach der Art der auf die Palette gepackten Waren verschiedene Möglichkeiten, die Waren auf der Palette zu halten, wobei die bekannteste Art das Umschweißen der Güter mit einer Folie ist. Die meist als Schrumpffolie verwendeten Folien müssen als separater Arbeitsschritt aufgebracht werden, vor Entnahme der Güter muß die Folie entfernt werden und letztlich muß die verwendete Folie entsorgt werden.However, all pallets have the disadvantage that if they are loaded relatively high with goods, in many cases these goods tend to fall off the pallet. There are therefore various possibilities, depending on the type of goods packed on the pallet, of holding the goods on the pallet, the best known being the sealing of the goods with a film. Most of the films used as shrink film must be applied as a separate step, before removing the goods the film must be removed and ultimately the film used must be disposed of.
Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Palette zu entwickeln, die er erlaubt, Waren auf der Palette gegen Herunterfallen zu sichern.The invention is therefore based on the object of developing a pallet which allows it to secure goods on the pallet against falling.
Diese Aufgabe wird mit einem gattungsgem. Distanzstück gelöst, das eine zur Grundfläche senkrechte Führung aufweist.This task is done with a generic. Spacer solved, which has a guide perpendicular to the base.
Der Erfindung liegt die Erkenntnis zugrunde, daß durch das einfache Anbringen einer zur Grundfläche senkrechten Führung in einem oder mehreren Distanzstücken einer Palette die Möglichkeit gegeben ist, in dieses Distanzstück eine Halterung einzustecken, die ein Herabfallen von Waren von der Palette verhindert. Eine derartige Halterung kann bspw. eine Gitterfläche sein, die in mindestens eine Führung eingesteckt wird und senkrecht zum Rand der Beladefläche steht. Als Halterung sind jedoch auch einfache Stangen möglich.The invention is based on the finding that by simply attaching a guide perpendicular to the base in one or more spacers of a pallet, it is possible to insert a holder into this spacer, which prevents goods from falling off the pallet. Such a holder can be, for example, a grid surface which is inserted into at least one guide and is perpendicular to the edge of the loading surface. However, simple rods are also possible as a holder.
Hierbei ist es sehr vorteilhaft, wenn die Führung im Querschnitt abgewinkelt ist. In eine derartige Führung kann eine Winkelstange eingesteckt werden, die bspw. auf die Palette gepackte Kartonagen hält.It is very advantageous here if the guide is angled in cross section. An angle bar can be inserted into such a guide, which holds cardboard boxes packed on the pallet, for example.
Vorteilhaft ist es außerdem, wenn die Führung eine obere und einer untere Öffnung aufweist. Dies ermöglicht es, sowohl von oben als auch von unten in die Führung Haltemittel einzustecken. Ein Durchrutschen der Haltemittel ist bspw. durch an die Haltemittel angeschweißte vorstehende Teile zu verhindern.It is also advantageous if the guide has an upper and a lower opening. This makes it possible to insert holding means into the guide both from above and from below. Slipping of the holding means is to be prevented, for example, by projecting parts welded to the holding means.
Eine andere Möglichkeit das Durchrutschen der Haltemittel oder Stangen zu vermeiden, liegt darin, ein Distanzstück vorzusehen, dessen Führung zwischen oberer und unterer Öffnung eine Durchgangssperre aufweist. Auch eine derartige Durchgangssperre, die bspw. durch eine eingeschweißte Platte erreicht wird, verhindert ein Durchrutschen der eingesteckten Haltemittel oder Stangen, die nur bis zur Durchgangssperre in die Führung zu stecken sind.Another possibility of preventing the holding means or rods from slipping through is to provide a spacer, the guide of which has a passage barrier between the upper and lower opening. Also one of those Passage barrier, which is achieved, for example, by a welded-in plate, prevents the inserted holding means or rods from slipping through, which are only to be inserted into the guide up to the passage barrier.
Die Verwendung von Distanzstücken mit oberer und unterer Öffnung erlaubt es, auf eine mit Halterungen versehene Palette eine weitere Palette aufzusetzen, um so mehrere Paletten übereinander zu stapeln. Bei einer derartigen Art des Stapeins werden die auf den Paletten befindlichen Güter nicht gepreßt, da die gesamte Laste der oberen Palette von den Halterungen aufgenommen wird. Die Länge der Haltemittel oder Stangen ist hierbei genau an das Ladevolumen eines Lastkraftwagens oder spezielle Anforderungen bei der Warenpräsentation anzupassen.The use of spacers with upper and lower opening allows another pallet to be placed on a pallet provided with brackets in order to stack several pallets one above the other. With this type of stacking, the goods on the pallets are not pressed, since the entire load of the upper pallet is taken up by the holders. The length of the holding means or rods must be adapted precisely to the loading volume of a truck or special requirements when presenting goods.
Insbesondere die Verwendung von Distanzstücken aus Metall oder besonders harten Materialien erlaubt es, den Querschnitt des Distanzstückes zwischen Grundfläche und Beladefläche zu verringern. Ein verringerter Querschnitt in diesem Bereich vergrößert den Raum zum Einfahren der Zinken unter die Beladefläche und erleichtert somit den Umgang mit der Palette.In particular, the use of spacers made of metal or particularly hard materials makes it possible to reduce the cross section of the spacer between the base surface and the loading surface. A reduced cross-section in this area increases the space for moving the tines under the loading area and thus makes handling the pallet easier.
Eine Ausgestaltungsform der Erfindung sieht vor, daß das Distanzstück eine erste Halteplatte zur Befestigung des Distanzstücks an der Beladefläche aufweist. Eine derartige Halteplatte erlaubt es, die Führung im äußersten Randbereich der Palette anzuordnen und gewährt gleichzeitig einen sicheren Halt an der Beladefläche.An embodiment of the invention provides that the spacer has a first holding plate for fastening the spacer to the loading surface. Such a holding plate allows the guide to be arranged in the outermost edge region of the pallet and at the same time ensures a secure hold on the loading surface.
Wenn die Palette eine auf der Grundfläche aufliegende Auflagefläche aufweist, ist es vorteilhaft, wenn das Distanzstück eine zweite Halteplatte zur Befestigung an dieser Auflagefläche aufweist. Beide Halteplatten weisen vorzugsweise Bohrungen für Schrauben auf, über die das Distanzstück auf einfache Weise mit der Beladefläche bzw. der Auflagefläche zu verbinden ist.If the pallet has a bearing surface resting on the base surface, it is advantageous if the spacer has a second holding plate for fastening to this bearing surface. Both holding plates preferably have bores for screws, via which the spacer can be connected in a simple manner to the loading surface or the bearing surface.
Vorteilhaft ist es außerdem, wenn das Distanzstück mit der Oberseite der Beladefläche abschließt. Dadurch werden die üblichen DIN-Normen für Paletten eingehalten und die mit dem erfindungsgem. Distanzstück versehenen Paletten können somit sowohl als übliche Paletten als auch unter Einsatz von Stangen oder Halterungen verwendet werden.It is also advantageous if the spacer ends with the top of the loading area. As a result, the usual DIN standards for pallets are met and those with the invention. Spacer-provided pallets can thus be used both as normal pallets and using rods or brackets.
Wenn bei der Palette eine Auflagefläche vorgesehen ist, sollte das Distanzstück mit der Unterseite der Auflagefläche abschließen.If a support surface is provided on the pallet, the spacer should end with the underside of the support surface.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist den Zeichnungen dargestellt und wird im Folgenden näher beschrieben.An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings and is described in more detail below.
Es zeigtIt shows
Figur 1 eine Palette mit dem eingebauten Distanzstück undFigure 1 is a pallet with the built-in spacer and
Figur 2 das Distanzstück.Figure 2 shows the spacer.
Die in Figur 1 gezeigte Palette 1 hat eine Beladefläche 2 und acht Distanzstücke 3 bis 10, von denen die Distanzstücke 3, 5, 7, 9 in den Ecken der Palette 1 gemäß der Erfindung ausgebildet sind. Diese Distanzstücke dienen dazu, die Palette in einem Abstand über einer Grundfläche 1 1 zu halten, so daß ein Hubfahrzeug (nicht gezeigt) in den Abstand zwischen der Beladefläche 2 und der Grundfläche 11 mit seinen Zinken einfahren kann, um die Palette 1 anzuheben. Die Distanzstücke 4 und 8 verbinden als U-Profilstücke aus Metall die Beladefläche 2 mit einer Auflagefläche 12, die beim Abstellen der Palette 1 auf der Grundfläche 1 1 aufliegt und die zylinderförmigen Distanzstücke 6 und 10 stützen die Beladefläche 2 gegen weitere Auflageflächen 13 und 14 ab.The pallet 1 shown in Figure 1 has a loading area 2 and eight spacers 3 to 10, of which the spacers 3, 5, 7, 9 are formed in the corners of the pallet 1 according to the invention. These spacers serve to keep the pallet at a distance above a base 11, so that a lifting vehicle (not shown) can move into the distance between the loading surface 2 and the base 11 with its tines in order to lift the pallet 1. The spacers 4 and 8 connect the loading surface 2 with a support surface 12, which rests on the base 11 when the pallet 1 is parked, and the cylindrical spacers 6 and 10 support the loading surface 2 against further support surfaces 13 and 14 .
In den Ecken der Palette 1 sind die erfindungsgem. Distanzstücke 3, 5, 7 und 9 angebracht, von denen eines in Figur 2 vergrößert herausgezeichnet ist und im weiteren erläutert wird.In the corners of the pallet 1 are the invention. Spacers 3, 5, 7 and 9 attached, one of which is shown enlarged in Figure 2 and will be explained below.
Das Distanzstück 3 besteht aus einem abgewinkelten Hohlprofil 15, dessen Innenflächen als Führung 16 für eine einsetzbare Stange (nicht gezeigt) dienen. An das Hohlprofil 15 sind rechtwicklig zwei Platten 17 und 18 beabstandet voneinander angeschweißt. Diese Platten weisen Bohrungen 19 bis 24 auf, mit denen die obere Platte 17 unter die Beladefläche 2 der Palette 1 schraubbar ist, während die untere Platte 18 auf eine Auflagefläche 13, 14 aufschraubbar ist. Die Position der unteren Platte 18 ist dabei so eingestellt, daß eine an der Platte befestigte Auflagefläche bündig mit dem unteren Ende des Hohlprofils 15 abschließt. Die Höhe der oberen Platte 17 ist so eingestellt, daß eine auf die Platte aufgeschraubte Beladefläche 2 bündig mit dem oberen Ende des Hohlprofils 15 abschließt.The spacer 3 consists of an angled hollow profile 15, the inner surfaces of which serve as a guide 16 for an insertable rod (not shown). Two plates 17 and 18 are welded onto the hollow section 15 at right angles to one another. These plates have bores 19 to 24, with which the upper plate 17 can be screwed under the loading surface 2 of the pallet 1, while the lower plate 18 can be screwed onto a bearing surface 13, 14. The position of the lower plate 18 is set so that a support surface attached to the plate is flush with the lower end of the hollow profile 15. The height of the upper plate 17 is set so that a loading surface 2 screwed onto the plate is flush with the upper end of the hollow profile 15.
Zwischen den Platten 17 und 18 ist im Hohlprofil 15 eine Ausnehmung 25 vorgesehen, die so angeordnet ist, daß mit den Zinken eines Hubgerätes leichter in den Raum unter der Beladefläche 2 eingefahren werden kann.Between the plates 17 and 18, a recess 25 is provided in the hollow profile 15, which is arranged so that the tines of a lifting device can be moved more easily into the space under the loading area 2.
In der Ebene der unteren Platte 18 ist die Führung 16 im Hohlprofil 15 durch eine Platte 26 unterbrochen. Diese Platte 26 verhindert, daß eine in die Führung 16 gesteckte Stange durch das Hohlprofil 15 hindurchrutscht und erlaubt es, sowohl von unten in eine untere Öffnung 27 als auch von oben in eine obere Öffnung eine Stange in das Hohlprofil 15 einzustecken.In the plane of the lower plate 18, the guide 16 in the hollow profile 15 is interrupted by a plate 26. This plate 26 prevents a rod inserted into the guide 16 from sliding through the hollow profile 15 and allows insert a rod into the hollow profile 15 both from below into a lower opening 27 and from above into an upper opening.
Bei der Verwendung einer mit dem erfindungsgem. Distanzstück versehenen Palette 1 kann die Palette 1 wie jede andere herkömmliche Palette eingesetzt werden, ohne daß Haltemittel in die Führung 16 eines Distanzstückes 3, 5, 7, 9 eingesetzt werden.When using a with the invention. Spacer provided pallet 1, the pallet 1 can be used like any other conventional pallet without holding means are used in the guide 16 of a spacer 3, 5, 7, 9.
Eine mit den erfindungsgem. Distanzstücken ausgerüstete Palette erlaubt es aber, in die Führungen 16 der Distanzstücke Stangen oder andere Haltemittel einzusetzen, die verhindern, daß auf die Palette 1 geladenes Gut von der Palette herunterfallt. An den nicht gezeigten Stangen können Zwischenböden, Gitter, Kisten und Körbe befestigt werden.One with the invention. Spacers equipped pallets, however, allow rods or other holding means to be inserted into the guides 16 of the spacers, which prevent goods loaded onto the pallet 1 from falling off the pallet. Intermediate shelves, grids, boxes and baskets can be attached to the rods, not shown.
Eine besonders günstige Ausbildung von in die Führung 16 einsteckbaren Stangen beschreibt die europäische Patentanmeldung 614794 AI , auf die in Bezug auf die Ausbildung der Stangen vollinhaltlich Bezug genommen wird.A particularly favorable design of bars which can be inserted into the guide 16 is described in European patent application 614794 AI, to which reference is made in full in relation to the design of the bars.
Sofern in mindestens drei Distanzstücke einer Palette Haltemittel mit gleicher Länge eingesteckt werden, kann auf das obere Ende der Haltemittel eine weitere Palette aufgesetzt werden, die entweder nur der Stabilitätserhöhung dient oder wiederbeladen wird. Dadurch ist eine Stapelung mehrerer Paletten übereinander möglich, ohne daß das Gewicht der oberen Palette auf der Beladung der unteren Palette lastet. Die Länge der Haltemittel ist frei variierbar, so daß die Höhe mehrerer aufeinanderstapelbarer Paletten bspw. an die Beladehöhe eines Lastkraftwagens angepaßt werden kann. Wie diese Ausführungen zeigen, eignet sich eine Palette mit erfindungsgem. Distanzstücken vorallem zum Transport und zur Präsentation von leichten oder voluminösen Produkten, wie z. B. Chips oder Kaffee, Schnittblumen, Pflanzen oder ähnlichem. If holding means of the same length are inserted into at least three spacers of a pallet, a further pallet can be placed on the upper end of the holding means, which either serves only to increase the stability or is reloaded. This allows several pallets to be stacked one on top of the other without the weight of the upper pallet being loaded on the load of the lower pallet. The length of the holding means can be freely varied, so that the height of a plurality of pallets which can be stacked on top of one another can be adapted, for example, to the loading height of a truck. As these explanations show, a pallet with the invention is suitable. Spacers especially for the transport and presentation of light or voluminous products, such as B. chips or coffee, cut flowers, plants or the like.

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Patentansprüche: Claims:
1. Distanzstück (3, 5, 7, 9) zur Überbrückung des Abstandes zwischen einer Grundfläche (1 1) und einer Beladefläche (2) einer Palette (1), dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es eine zur Grundfläche (1 1) senkrechte Führung (16) aufweist.1. Spacer (3, 5, 7, 9) for bridging the distance between a base surface (1 1) and a loading surface (2) of a pallet (1), characterized in that it is a guide perpendicular to the base surface (1 1) ( 16).
2. Distanzstück nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führung (16) im Querschnitt abgewinkelt ist.2. Spacer according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide (16) is angled in cross section.
3. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führung (16) eine obere (28) und einer untere Öffnung (27) aufweist.3. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide (16) has an upper (28) and a lower opening (27).
4. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führung (16) zwischen oberer (28) und unterer Öffnung (27) eine Durchgangssperre (26) aufweist.4. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide (16) between the upper (28) and lower opening (27) has a passage barrier (26).
5. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Querschnitt des Distanzstückes zwischen Grundfläche (11) und Beladefläche (2) verringert ist.5. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cross section of the spacer between the base surface (11) and the loading surface (2) is reduced.
6. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Distanzstück eine erste Halteplatte (17) zur Befestigung des Distanzstücks an der Beladefläche (2) aufweist. 6. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacer has a first holding plate (17) for fastening the spacer to the loading surface (2).
7. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Distanzstück eine zweite Halteplatte (18) zur Befestigung an einer auf die Grundfläche auflegbaren Auflagefläche (13, 14) aufweist.7. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacer has a second holding plate (18) for attachment to a support surface (13, 14) which can be placed on the base.
8. Distanzstück nach einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Halteplatten (17, 18) Bohrungen (19 bis 24) aufweisen.8. Spacer according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the holding plates (17, 18) have bores (19 to 24).
9. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Distanzstück mit der Oberseite der Bodenfläche (2) abschließt.9. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacer ends with the top of the bottom surface (2).
10. Distanzstück nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Distanzstück mit der Unterseite einer Auflagefläche (13, 14) abschließt. 10. Spacer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spacer terminates with the underside of a support surface (13, 14).
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