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EP1232952B1
EP1232952B1 EP01102893A EP01102893A EP1232952B1 EP 1232952 B1 EP1232952 B1 EP 1232952B1 EP 01102893 A EP01102893 A EP 01102893A EP 01102893 A EP01102893 A EP 01102893A EP 1232952 B1 EP1232952 B1 EP 1232952B1
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  • the present invention relates to a pallet having a support portion, feet and runners, which support portion has a rectangular plan shape with longitudinal edges and transverse edges and is supported on the feet on the skids, which support portion and which runners made of plastic with optional additives.
  • stacking plates e.g. used according to DIN 15141 and 15146, which are also referred to in the art with pallets.
  • pallets have standardized mass, for example 800x1200 mm. Two-way and four-way training are possible.
  • a two-way training allows a fork insertion of the floor conveyor either only on the broad sides or only on the long sides of the pallet.
  • a four-way design allows a fork entry on all four sides of the pallet.
  • half-pallets are also known, which are formed by halving the length of the carrier portion, that is, based on the example of said standardized mass of 800 x 1200 mm, a half-pallet mass of 800 x 600 mm.
  • the mass with respect to the tines of the forks of lifting and conveying means, including hand pallet trucks are also defined, in particular the distance between the tines, ie between the mutually facing tine edges, and the distance between the outer, mutually oppositely disposed tine edges.
  • Plastic pallets have the advantage that they consist of a material which is inexpensive and, moreover, recyclable.
  • known intermediate blocks with respect to the free lateral spaces of the pallet for receiving the forks because of their lateral extent are limitations, because they must perforce for reasons of strength have a considerable lateral extent.
  • GB-A-1 420 222 discloses a pallet comprising a support portion, feet and a plate-shaped runner portion, the support portion and runners made of plastic and at least some of the feet being made of metal.
  • the support section is connected via the feet passing through bolts and nuts with the skid section.
  • US-A-2 933 339 discloses a two-way pallet comprising a support portion, feet and runners, the feet being clamped to the support portion and runners. Furthermore, feet are disclosed which consist of a block-shaped core which is arranged between metal plates, wherein the connection formed by means of the metal plates and the core passing through bolts is.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide a pallet, which has an increased lateral space between the support portion and the runners, so that can be retracted with the standard fork outer widths of the common hand pallet truck.
  • the inventive pallet as characterized in the claims, has at least feet, which consist of metal.
  • these feet advantageously have the shape of a bow-shaped flat profile, so may be plate-shaped, there is a larger lateral space for receiving forks available.
  • the arms of the bow-shaped feet can thus be encapsulated by the support portion and the runner sections such that a respective arm is embedded and anchored in one of the runners.
  • the pallet has a support section 1 made of plastic.
  • This plastic is for example a HDPE or PP with optional additives, which may be new or recycled.
  • This support portion 1 may be formed differently. It may be present as a continuous, possibly surface-structured plate with reinforcing ribs or may also be of a rust-shaped design.
  • the runners made of the same plastic as the support section 1 are designated by the reference numeral 2.
  • Figs. 1-3 one of the existing metal feet 3 is drawn.
  • the metal is, for example, a steel sheet which is surface-coated.
  • the feet may be patinated, galvanized or browned.
  • the feet 3 made of metal are in the form of a bow-shaped flat profile, with a leg 4 and protruding arms 5, 6.
  • These metal feet 3 are arranged distributed along the longitudinal edges 9, 10 of the rectangular plan shape of the pallet and arranged aligned in the longitudinal direction of the ground plan.
  • more feet 8 and 13 are present, which are made of plastic and are formed as a hollow cylinder.
  • the facing against the palette outer surface portion of the feet 8 has a 4 semicircular cross-sectional shape.
  • At this surface portion close planar surface sections, which planar surface sections determine a polygonal cross-sectional shape with mutually perpendicular wall parts.
  • the feet 8 thus have outside a semicircular cylindrical cross-sectional shape, which is followed by a square cross-sectional shape.
  • the inner foot 13 has a square cross-sectional shape.
  • the feet 8 and 13 are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal edges 9, 10 and are arranged distributed in particular along the longitudinal center line of the outline shape of the pallet.
  • the production of the pallet takes place in an injection molding process.
  • the feet 3 are used in the corresponding injection molds and encapsulated in plastic. Since the plastic penetrates the holes 7, the feet 3 are firmly anchored in the plastic.
  • the width of a half pallet is 600 mm.

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The plastic support part (1) of the pallet has a rectangular basic shape with lengthwise (9,10) and transverse (11,12) edges and is supported by means of legs (3) on plastic runners (2). At l east some of the legs are made of steel plate with patinated, galvanized or bromated surface coating. The legs have arms (5,6) on the ends of one U-side.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Palette, die einen Trägerabschnitt, Füsse und Kufen aufweist, welcher Trägerabschnitt eine rechteckige Grundrissform mit Längsrändern und Querrändern aufweist und über die Füsse auf den Kufen abgestützt ist, welcher Trägerabschnitt und welche Kufen aus Kunststoff mit gegebenenfalls Zusätzen bestehen.The present invention relates to a pallet having a support portion, feet and runners, which support portion has a rectangular plan shape with longitudinal edges and transverse edges and is supported on the feet on the skids, which support portion and which runners made of plastic with optional additives.

Zur Bildung von Einheitsladungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Einsatz von Gabelstaplern und Gabelhubwagen, auch mit Teleskoparmen ausgerüsteten Flurfördermitteln werden sogenannte Stapelplatten, z.B. nach DIN 15141 und 15146 verwendet, welche in der Fachwelt auch mit Paletten bezeichnet werden.For the formation of unit loads in connection with the use of forklifts and pallet trucks, and also with telescopic arms equipped floor conveyors, so-called stacking plates, e.g. used according to DIN 15141 and 15146, which are also referred to in the art with pallets.

Diese Paletten weisen genormte Masse auf, beispielsweise 800x1200 mm. Dabei sind Zweiweg- und Vierweg-Ausbildungen möglich.These pallets have standardized mass, for example 800x1200 mm. Two-way and four-way training are possible.

Eine Zweiweg-Ausbildung gestattet eine Gabeleinführung des Flurfördermittels entweder nur an den Breitseiten oder nur an den Längsseiten der Palette. Eine Vierweg-Ausbildung gestattet eine Gabeleinführung an allen vier Seiten der Palette.A two-way training allows a fork insertion of the floor conveyor either only on the broad sides or only on the long sides of the pallet. A four-way design allows a fork entry on all four sides of the pallet.

Weiter sind auch Halbpaletten bekannt, die durch ein Halbieren des Längsmasses des Trägerabschnittes gebildet sind, das heisst, dass bezogen auf die beispielsweise genannten genormten Masse von 800 x 1200 mm eine Halbpalette Masse von 800 x 600 mm aufweist.Next, half-pallets are also known, which are formed by halving the length of the carrier portion, that is, based on the example of said standardized mass of 800 x 1200 mm, a half-pallet mass of 800 x 600 mm.

Die Masse bezüglich der Zinken der Gabeln von Hebe- und Fördermitteln, einschliesslich Handhubwagen sind ebenfalls festgelegt, insbesondere der Abstand zwischen den Zinken, also zwischen den einander zugekehrten Zinkenrändern, und der Abstand zwischen den äusseren, voneinander entgegengesetzt angeordneten Zinkenrändern.The mass with respect to the tines of the forks of lifting and conveying means, including hand pallet trucks are also defined, in particular the distance between the tines, ie between the mutually facing tine edges, and the distance between the outer, mutually oppositely disposed tine edges.

In bezug auf die Gabeleinführung gibt es, wie oben erklärt ist, Zweiweg-Ausbildungen und Vierweg-Ausbildungen der Paletten. Dabei ist es vorwiegend der seitliche Raum zwischen den bisher bekannten Zwischenklötzen der Paletten, der bestimmt, ob die Gabeln des Hebe- und Fördermittels bei einer jeweiligen Seite in die Palette eingeführt werden können oder nicht. Insbesondere trifft dies bei Halbpaletten zu. Dieser seitliche Raum hängt vom seitlichen Mass dieser Zwischenklötze ab, die offensichtlich eine gewisse Festigkeit aufweisen müssen und demgemäss dimensioniert sind.With reference to the fork entry, as explained above, there are two-way formations and four-way formations of the pallets. It is mainly the lateral space between the previously known Zwischenklötzen the pallets, which determines whether the forks of the lifting and conveying means can be introduced at a respective page in the range or not. This is especially true for half pallets. This lateral space depends on the lateral dimension of these Zwischenklötze, which obviously must have a certain strength and are dimensioned accordingly.

Kunststoffpaletten weisen den Vorteil auf, dass sie aus einem Material bestehen, welches kostengünstig und überdies recyclierbar ist. Jedoch stellen bekannte Zwischenklötze in bezug auf die freien seitlichen Räume der Palette zur Aufnahme der Gabelzinken aufgrund ihrer seitlichen Ausdehnung Begrenzungen dar, weil sie notgedrungen aus Festigkeitsgründen eine beträchtliche seitliche Ausdehnung aufweisen müssen.Plastic pallets have the advantage that they consist of a material which is inexpensive and, moreover, recyclable. However, known intermediate blocks with respect to the free lateral spaces of the pallet for receiving the forks because of their lateral extent are limitations, because they must perforce for reasons of strength have a considerable lateral extent.

In der GB-A-1 420 222 ist eine Palette mit einem Trägerabschnitt, Füssen und einem plattenförmigen Kufenabschnitt offenbart, wobei der Trägerabschnitt und die Kufen aus Kunststoff und mindestens einige der Füsse aus Metall bestehen. Der Trägerabschnitt steht über die Füsse durchsetzende Bolzen und Muttern mit dem Kufenabschnitt in Verbindung.GB-A-1 420 222 discloses a pallet comprising a support portion, feet and a plate-shaped runner portion, the support portion and runners made of plastic and at least some of the feet being made of metal. The support section is connected via the feet passing through bolts and nuts with the skid section.

Die US-A-2 933 339 offenbart eine Zweiwegpalette mit einem Trägerabschnitt, Füssen und Kufen, wobei die Füsse am Trägerabschnitt und an den Kufen angeklemmt ist. Weiter sind Füsse offenbart, die aus einem blockförmigen Kern bestehen, der zwischen Metallplatten angeordnet ist, wobei die Verbindung mittels den Metallplatten und den Kern durchsetzende Bolzen gebildet ist.US-A-2 933 339 discloses a two-way pallet comprising a support portion, feet and runners, the feet being clamped to the support portion and runners. Furthermore, feet are disclosed which consist of a block-shaped core which is arranged between metal plates, wherein the connection formed by means of the metal plates and the core passing through bolts is.

Ziel der Erfindung ist eine Palette zu schaffen, welche einen erhöhten seitlichen Raum zwischen dem Trägerabschnitt und den Kufen aufweist, damit mit den genormten Gabelaussenbreiten der gängigen Handhubwagen eingefahren werden kann.The aim of the invention is to provide a pallet, which has an increased lateral space between the support portion and the runners, so that can be retracted with the standard fork outer widths of the common hand pallet truck.

Die erfindungsgemässe Palette, wie sie in den Ansprüchen gekennzeichnet ist, weist mindestens Füsse auf, die aus Metall bestehen.The inventive pallet, as characterized in the claims, has at least feet, which consist of metal.

Da diese Füsse vorteilhaft die Form eines bügelförmigen Flachprofils aufweisen, also plattenförmig ausgebildet sein können, steht ein grösserer seitlicher Raum zur Aufnahme von Gabelzinken zur Verfügung.Since these feet advantageously have the shape of a bow-shaped flat profile, so may be plate-shaped, there is a larger lateral space for receiving forks available.

Diese bügel- bzw. plattenförmigen Füsse können nun entlang der Längsränder der rechteckigen Grundrissform verteilt angeordnet und in der Längsrichtung der Grundrissform ausgerichtet angeordnet sein. Damit ergibt sich offensichtlich ein grösserer seitlicher Raum für das Einführen von Gabelzinken in eine Palette. Währenddem bei Ganz-Paletten ein einfacheres Manövrieren eines Gabelstaplers zum Einführen der Gabel ermöglicht ist, also das Ausrichten der Gabelzinken bezüglich der Palette nicht mehr so präzise sein muss, sind nun bei Halbpaletten Vierweg-Ausbildungen erst möglich.These ironed or plate-shaped feet can now be arranged distributed along the longitudinal edges of the rectangular floor plan form and arranged aligned in the longitudinal direction of the floor plan. This obviously results in a larger lateral space for the introduction of forks in a pallet. While in Ganz-Paletten a simpler maneuvering a forklift for inserting the fork is possible, so the alignment of the forks with respect to the pallet not more must be so precise, now with half pallets four-way training is only possible.

Die Arme der bügelförmigen Füsse können somit vom Trägerabschnitt und den Kufenabschnitten derart umspritzt sein, dass ein jeweiliger Arm in einer der Kufen eingebettet und verankert ist.The arms of the bow-shaped feet can thus be encapsulated by the support portion and the runner sections such that a respective arm is embedded and anchored in one of the runners.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand der Zeichnungen beispielsweise näher erläutert:

  • Fig. 1 zeigt einen Schnitt entlang der Linie I-I des Metallfusses nach Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 2 zeigt eine Ansicht in Richtung des Pfeiles A des Metallfusses nach Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 3 zeigt einen Schnitt entlang der Linie III-III des Metallfusses nach Fig. 1,
  • Fig. 4 zeigt im Schnitt einen Randbereich einer Palette mit einem umspritzten Metallfuss,
  • Fig. 5 zeigt eine Aufsicht auf eine Palette, und
  • Fig. 6 zeigt eine schaubildliche Ansicht der Palette nach Fig. 5.
The invention will be explained in greater detail below with reference to the drawings, in which:
  • 1 shows a section along the line II of the metal foot of Fig. 2,
  • FIG. 2 shows a view in the direction of the arrow A of the metal foot according to FIG. 1, FIG.
  • 3 shows a section along the line III-III of the metal foot of Fig. 1,
  • 4 shows in section an edge region of a pallet with an overmolded metal base,
  • Fig. 5 shows a plan view of a pallet, and
  • 6 shows a perspective view of the pallet according to FIG. 5.

Die Palette weist einen Trägerabschnitt 1 aus Kunststoff auf. Dieser Kunststoff ist beispielsweise ein HDPE oder PP mit gegebenenfalls Zusätzen, der neu oder recycliert sein kann. Dieser Trägerabschnitt 1 kann unterschiedlich ausgebildet sein. Er kann als durchgehende, möglicherweise oberflächenstrukturierte Platte mit Verstärkungsrippen vorliegen oder kann auch rostförmig ausgebildet sein.The pallet has a support section 1 made of plastic. This plastic is for example a HDPE or PP with optional additives, which may be new or recycled. This support portion 1 may be formed differently. It may be present as a continuous, possibly surface-structured plate with reinforcing ribs or may also be of a rust-shaped design.

Die aus demselben Kunststoff wie aus dem Trägerabschnitt 1 bestehenden Kufen sind mit dem Bezugszeichen 2 bezeichnet.The runners made of the same plastic as the support section 1 are designated by the reference numeral 2.

In den Fig. 1-3 ist einer der aus Metall bestehenden Füsse 3 gezeichnet. Das Metall ist beispielsweise ein Stahlblech, das oberflächenbeschichtet ist. Beispielsweise können die Füsse patiniert, verzinkt oder bromatisiert sein.In Figs. 1-3 one of the existing metal feet 3 is drawn. The metal is, for example, a steel sheet which is surface-coated. For example, the feet may be patinated, galvanized or browned.

Insbesondere liegen die aus Metall bestehenden Füsse 3 in Form eines bügelförmigen Flachprofiles vor, mit einem Schenkel 4 und abstehenden Armen 5, 6.In particular, the feet 3 made of metal are in the form of a bow-shaped flat profile, with a leg 4 and protruding arms 5, 6.

In diesen Armen 5, 6 sind durchgehende Löcher 7 ausgebildet.In these arms 5, 6 through holes 7 are formed.

Diese aus Metall bestehenden Füsse 3 sind entlang der Längsränder 9, 10 der rechteckigen Grundrissform der Palette verteilt angeordnet und in Längsrichtung der Grundrissform ausgerichtet angeordnet.These metal feet 3 are arranged distributed along the longitudinal edges 9, 10 of the rectangular plan shape of the pallet and arranged aligned in the longitudinal direction of the ground plan.

Bei der gezeigten Ausführung sind weitere Füsse 8 und 13 vorhanden, die aus Kunststoff bestehen und hohlzylinderförmig ausgebildet sind. Der gegen die Palettenaussenseite weisende Oberflächenabschnitt der Füsse 8 weist 4eine halbkreisförmige Querschnittsform auf. An diesem Oberflächenabschnitt schliessen ebenflächige Oberflächenabschnitte an, welche ebenflächige Oberflächenabschnitte eine polygonförmige Querschnittsform mit senkrecht zueinander stehenden Wandteilen bestimmen.In the embodiment shown, more feet 8 and 13 are present, which are made of plastic and are formed as a hollow cylinder. The facing against the palette outer surface portion of the feet 8 has a 4 semicircular cross-sectional shape. At this surface portion close planar surface sections, which planar surface sections determine a polygonal cross-sectional shape with mutually perpendicular wall parts.

Die Füsse 8 haben somit aussen eine halbkreiszylinderförmige Querschnittsform, an welche eine quadratische Querschnittsform anschliesst. Der innere Fuss 13 weist eine quadratische Querschnittsform auf. Die Füsse 8 und 13 sind in einem Abstand von den Längsrändern 9, 10 angeordnet und sind insbesondere entlang der Längsmittellinie der Grundrissform der Palette verteilt angeordnet.The feet 8 thus have outside a semicircular cylindrical cross-sectional shape, which is followed by a square cross-sectional shape. The inner foot 13 has a square cross-sectional shape. The feet 8 and 13 are arranged at a distance from the longitudinal edges 9, 10 and are arranged distributed in particular along the longitudinal center line of the outline shape of the pallet.

Die Herstellung der Palette erfolgt in einem Spritzgussverfahren. Die Füsse 3 werden in den entsprechenden Spritzgussformen eingesetzt und vom Kunststoff umspritzt. Da der Kunststoff die Löcher 7 durchdringt, werden die Füsse 3 im Kunststoff fest verankert.The production of the pallet takes place in an injection molding process. The feet 3 are used in the corresponding injection molds and encapsulated in plastic. Since the plastic penetrates the holes 7, the feet 3 are firmly anchored in the plastic.

Betrachtet man die Figuren 5 und 6 wird ersichtlich, dass auch im Falle einer Halbpalette die Gabelzinken z.B. eines Handhubwagens nicht nur in Richtung des Pfeiles C in die Palette eingefahren werden können, sondern auch in Richtung des Pfeiles D, da nun aufgrund der plattenförmigen Füsse 3 ein genügend grosser seitlicher Raum unter dem Trägerabschnitt 1 zur Aufnahme der Gabelzinken vorhanden ist.Looking at Figures 5 and 6 it will be seen that even in the case of a half-pallet, the forks of a hand pallet truck can be moved not only in the direction of arrow C in the range, but also in the direction of arrow D, since now due to the plate-shaped feet a sufficiently large lateral Space is present under the support section 1 for receiving the forks.

Das Breitenmass einer Halbpalette beträgt 600 mm. Somit können die plattenförmigen Füsse eine maximale Dicke von 8 mm aufweisen, da 2 + 8 mm + 548 mm = 600 mm beträgt.The width of a half pallet is 600 mm. Thus, the plate-shaped feet may have a maximum thickness of 8 mm, since 2 + 8 mm + 548 mm = 600 mm.

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  1. Half pallet with a four-way design, which has a carrier section (1), foot (3), and skids (2), said carrier section (1) having a rectangular plan shape with longitudinal edges (9, 10) and transverse edges (11, 12), and is supported by the feet (3) on the skids (2), said carrier section (1) and said skids (2) consisting of plastic with additional elements as appropriate, wherein at least some of the feet (3) consist of metal and have the form of a bar-shaped flat profile with a limb (4) and arms (5, 6) projecting at both ends of the limb (4), characterised in that a number of holes (7) are formed in the arms (5, 6), the feet (3) are anchored in the carrier section (1) and in the skids (2), the arms (5, 6) of the feet (3) are sprayed around by plastic in each case, and the holes (7) are filled with plastic, in such a way that the arms (5, 6) of the feet (3) are embedded in plastic, that additional feet (3; 13) forming hollow bodies made of plastic are arranged at a distance interval from the longitudinal edges (9, 10) of the rectangular plan shape and along its longitudinal mid-axis, and that the carrier section (1) is formed as one piece with the skids (2) and the additional feet (8; 13).
  2. Half-pallet according to Claim 1, characterised in that the feet (3) made of metal consist of sheet steel.
  3. Half-pallet according to Claim 1, characterised in that the feet (3) made of metal are surface-coated.
  4. Half-pallet according to Claim 3, characterised in that the feet (3) made of metal are patinated, zinc-coated, or bromated.
  5. Half-pallet according to Claim 1, characterised in that the feet (3) made of metal are arranged distributed along the longitudinal edges (9, 10) of the rectangular plan shape and are arranged aligned in the longitudinal direction of the plan shape.
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