EP1424288B1 - Device for packing, storage, transportation and supply of pulverulent products - Google Patents

Device for packing, storage, transportation and supply of pulverulent products Download PDF

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EP1424288B1
EP1424288B1 EP03380278A EP03380278A EP1424288B1 EP 1424288 B1 EP1424288 B1 EP 1424288B1 EP 03380278 A EP03380278 A EP 03380278A EP 03380278 A EP03380278 A EP 03380278A EP 1424288 B1 EP1424288 B1 EP 1424288B1
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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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
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  • the present invention refers to a device that has been specially conceived as a means of packing, storing, transportation and supplying pulverulent products in flake, gamene or similar presentations, preferably for product areas such as paints, varnishes, enamels, dyes, etc.
  • the object of the invention is to obtain a device which, after the packing of the product, permits its easy storage and transportation and optimum emptying conditions during the consumption of its contents as well as the possibility of reusing all its elements, eliminating the generation of any type of residues.
  • FR-A-2725427 suggests a carved out insert in a barrel for easily aspiring powder or the like from a bag disposed within a barrel.
  • DE-A-4334758 discloses an insert in the form of a chute leading to an openable door in the container.
  • this paint is brought out of the containers in which it is supplied, either by pouring from the container to the tank of the device used for application, or by means of aspiration by the venturi effect to spray it on the surface to be painted with the aid of an electrostatic or triboelectric gun, to which a jet of air has access, producing a spraying of the same.
  • an aspiration or ventura nozzle is used, simply by either inserting said nozzle on the bottom of the container, or by said aspiration device forming integral part of the emptying machine, in such a way that the aspiration is complemented with vibration and/or sloping of the container.
  • the subsequent form of application of the product is not significant since the venturi may be directly connected to the application guns or else be used in the venturi for transferring the product to the actual tank of the machine or more complex applicator device which includes the guns or other application procedures or use.
  • the device proposed by the invention solves in a totally satisfactory manner, the previously described problem in the different aspects commented.
  • said device is constructed as a container, with a frusto-pyramidal configuration, divergent towards its mouth with a double function, on the one hand, to aid the displacement of its contents towards its bottom, and on the other hand, to additionally aid the lay-up of the empty containers, with the special particularity that said container is complemented with an internal immovable tray, in turn in the shape of a rectangular pyramid with appropriate dimensions, to establish, when it abuts its vertex on the bottom of the container, a perfect fit between its mouth and the side wall of the container, in such a manner, that said tray constitutes the bottom of the container compartment of the product established in the centre of the container, towards the vertex of which, it tends to move, allowing an integral use of the same without needing to carry out any type of handling in said container, tending to the final concentration of such a product.
  • each tray is placed inside the corresponding container in a loaded situation for the device, whilst in unloaded situation, it is capable of being extracted from the same, the containers being laid-up on one side and the trays on the other, to minimize its volumetric occupation under storage and transportation conditions.
  • said internal tray may be eliminated and replaced by a body which, with the same frusto-pyramidal configuration as in the previous case, extends by its lower base into a pyramidal section, likewise rectangular, which mainly substitutes said interior tray, in which case, and in order to offer stability to the container, said body is complemented with a sustention bedplate, physically independent from the same, which in turn, adopts the rectangular, frusto-pyramidal configuration, in this case, divergent in descending direction, open both at the top and at the bottom, in such a manner, that through its upper mouth it receives inside, by coupling, the pyramidal section of the container which remains perfectly coupled and stable in said mouth and includs notches and transversally cut orifices, in correspondence with its bottom mouth, which permits the passage through the same of the arms of a truck pallet, a forklift truck or similar, capable of manipulating both the container as a whole and exclusively, the bedplate in inoperative situation.
  • a plurality of projections which determine the abutment legs, defining between each other longitudinal and transversal grooves, open towards the bottom and functionally equivalent to the bedplate notches, are established at the bottom of the container.
  • said container shall be complemented with a lid, couplable to its mouth, provided with an over-cover which permits the insertion inside the container of the venturi or aspiration device, in closed condition, without requiring the removal of the main lid.
  • the lid shall be in turn provided with a recess, coinciding in shape, dimension and position with the perimeter of the projections of the bottom and closed base of the container, in order to facilitate in turn, the stability between containers during their lay-up in loaded situation, and also equivalent to the lower perimeter of the bedplate.
  • the body of the container shall be provided, on one of its side walls, with a bolt which, projecting towards the outside, is intended to constitute the attachment means of a vibrator of any conventional type which aids the descent of the product, avoiding formation of cavities inside the container.
  • the container shall be provided at the level of its mouth with a perimetral flange to aid the coupling of the lid, as well as with orifices for the immovable coupling of handles to help with the handling of the containers without hindering its vacuum lay-up, also counting on trays with handles to aid its manipulation.
  • an easily handled device determines a tightly sealed container, capable of containing a set amount of paint in powder form or of any other equivalent product, as for example, of approximately 500 Kg., which is easily transportable and handled, that assures, with the configuration of the container involved in the same, the integral consumption of the product housed inside, that may include in its bottom and free vertex, a plug that aids its cleaning for subsequent reuse, and that due to its actual structure, very considerably helps its storage and transportation when empty because they are capable of lay-up by means of coupling one with the other, the containers on one side and the interior trays or exterior bedplate on the other, and the corresponding lids also being capable of independent lay-up and of housing the laid-up bedplates, or the laid-up trays inside the laid-up bodies, likewise making possible the reuse of all its elements, eliminating the generation of any type of residues.
  • the device proposed by the invention is constituted as from a body or container (1), with frusto-pyramidal, rectangular and inverted configuration, of suitable capacity, as for example for a 500 Kg load of product, the mouth of which, is closed in sealed manner with the collaboration of a lid (2), coupled to said mouth by any conventional means, said body (1) being provided at its bottom with a plurality of projections or dimplings (3) which determine grooves (4), both longitudinal and transversal, with suitable shape and dimensions to permit the passage through the same, of the arms of a truck pallet or similar, whilst at the level of its mouth, the body (1) includes a perimetral flange (5), equipped with orifices (6) that permit the coupling, with immovable or dismountable character, of handles to facilitate the handling of said container, said flange (5) in turn aiding the coupling of the lid (2), provided in turn with a perimetral flange (5), equipped with orifices (6) that permit the coupling, with immovable or dismount
  • the lid (2) is provided at its centre with an over-cover (9) preferably of circular configuration, that permits the insertion of the venturi or aspiration device, without needing removal of said lid (2).
  • the body or container (1) is also complemented with an internal tray (10), with a rectangular pyramidal shape, open at its base, the vertex (11) of which is intended to abut on the centre of the body or container (1) bottom, in a limit position in which the mouth of said tray (10) is in contact with the side walls of the container (1), as can be specially observed in Figure 2, constituting the real bottom of the container which, due to its pyramidal configuration, aids the concentration of the product in the area corresponding to its vertex (11), to make easier its extraction.
  • an internal tray (10) with a rectangular pyramidal shape, open at its base, the vertex (11) of which is intended to abut on the centre of the body or container (1) bottom, in a limit position in which the mouth of said tray (10) is in contact with the side walls of the container (1), as can be specially observed in Figure 2, constituting the real bottom of the container which, due to its pyramidal configuration, aids the concentration of the product in the area corresponding to its vertex (11), to make easier its extraction.
  • the container (1) includes on the outside, on one of its side walls, near its mouth, and suitably forming integral par of the same, a bolt (12), intended to constitute the attachment means to the device, of a vibrator of any conventional type, that helps the product to descend, preventing formation of cavities of the product inside the container.
  • the trays (10) include handles, not represented in the drawings, that in turn, help their handling.
  • the containers (1) when empty, are inter-coupled in a male-female manner, to reduce volumetric occupation and to help their storage and transportation, to which purpose, the projections (3) shall also have a frusto-pyramidal configuration, on the other hand, the trays (10) being in turn, couplable in similar manner, with the same purpose and as can be understood from observing Figure 3, the lay-up of trays (10) capable of being housed inside the container (1) lay-up, specifically in the interior of the container (1) that adopts the top end position of the corresponding lay-up.
  • body (21) that is complemented with a similar lid (22), adopts the same frusto-pyramidal, rectangular and inverted configuration, though its bottom projects downwards, determining a section (23) tending towards the conical configuration, specifically with a pyramidal, rectangular configuration, with rounded vertex (24), so that with this configuration for the container, the same concentration effect of the product as with the tray (10) of the previous embodiment, is achieved, maintaining the same lay-up possibility when empty, as is shown in Figure 7.
  • the container body (21) includes at a level with its mouth, the same perimetral flange (25) and the same orifices (26) suitable for receiving handles that are physically independent from said body.
  • the lid (22) is equipped with the same perimetral apron (27) for coupling to the mouth of body (21), and includes a recess (28) suitably shaped and dimensioned to receive the lower end of a bedplate (29) that complements the device and which shall be described further on, that is recessed for immobilisation purposes of said bedplate (29) preventing the transversal displacement during lay-up. Additionally, lid (22) includes, in a centred position, the same over-cover (30) for inserting the aspiration device of the product without requiring the removal of the cover (22).
  • Bedplate (29) has the specific function of providing body (21) with the stability it lacks due to the special configuration of its lower end area, and adopts a frusto-pyramidal, rectangular configuration, suitably shaped and dimensioned to receive, by coupling, the lower end of the pyramidal section (23) of body (21), specifically through a small frame (31) that exists in the convergence area between the frusto-pyramidal section (21) of the body and the pyramidal section (23) of the same, specially visible in Figure 5.
  • This frame (31) includes a recess (32) which in this case houses the bolt (33) that is functionally equivalent to bolt (12) of the previous case.
  • Bedplate (29) evidently open at its top end to permit the coupling frame (31) of body (21), is also open at its bottom, as can be perfectly observed in Figure 6, is equipped at the level of its lower mouth and in correspondence with its larger, side faces with wide rectangular notches (34), suitably spaced and dimensioned to permit the passage of a truck pallet fork or similar, also establishing for the same purpose on the smaller side walls, transversally cut grooves or orifices (35), that however, leave the lower edge (36) continuous to permit the storage of the device in metallic shelves.
  • bedplate (29) includes mortises (37), near its upper mouth, in the manner of handles, to aid the manipulation of the same when they are found to be independent from the respective bodies (21).
  • the generally frusto-pyramidal configuration of the container bodies (21-23) permits the male-female coupling between them, as shown in Figure 7, so that the various containers (21) can be implanted on one single bedplate (29), at the same time that the complementary bedplates (29) are also male-female coupled to each other and laid-up by being inserted in inverted position inside the last container (21), as can be deduced by observing said Figure 7, to minimize its volumetric occupation when empty.

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ES200202867U ES1053363Y (es) 2002-11-28 2002-11-28 Dispositivo para envasado, almacenaje, transporte y suministro de productos pulverulentos y similares.
ES200202867U 2002-11-28
ES200300067U 2003-01-14
ES200300067U ES1053735Y (es) 2003-01-14 2003-01-14 Dispositivo perfeccionado para envasado, almacenaje, transporte y suministro de productos pulverulentos y similares.

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