EP1516823B1 - Zusammenlegbarer Behälter - Google Patents

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EP1516823B1
EP1516823B1 EP03362017A EP03362017A EP1516823B1 EP 1516823 B1 EP1516823 B1 EP 1516823B1 EP 03362017 A EP03362017 A EP 03362017A EP 03362017 A EP03362017 A EP 03362017A EP 1516823 B1 EP1516823 B1 EP 1516823B1
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  • the invention relates to a container having a bottom and removable side panels.
  • Such containers have the advantage of having a minimum storage volume when disassembled.
  • the bottom is placed on feet or sleepers, to allow the transport of the container by a pallet truck.
  • the bottom can then bend between the feet or sleepers under the effect of the weight of the contents. To limit this flexion, sometimes has a central foot under the bottom.
  • the subject of the invention is a container which does not have this drawback.
  • a container according to claim 1 is proposed.
  • that of the elements of the tenon or mortise joined to the bottom extends over a solid part of the bottom remote from the edge of the bottom and therefore not likely to yield when the container is raised by its side panels.
  • the removable connection means between two adjacent side panels comprise pillars which each extend perpendicular to a bottom foot between two side panels, each of these pillars and the side panels. including the means of their attachment.
  • the attachment means comprise grooves in each of the side panels and in the pillars adapted to receive a key for securing between each of the panels and the pillar concerned.
  • each of the pillars has a buckling resistance allowing the container to support the weight of a similar superimposed container.
  • the weight of the superimposed container preferably passes through the pillars, without soliciting the panels, which preferably serve to stabilize the pillars to increase the buckling resistance.
  • the pillars have an end designed to receive positioning studs, each of the feet having a hollow housing of a shape homologous to the studs and adapted to receive one of the studs.
  • the pads of the lower container are housed in the housing of the upper container, which allows the proper positioning of the upper container on the lower container.
  • the container is equipped with a lid having a peripheral skirt which extends protruding from the cover to cover the top of the side panels and pillars.
  • the side panels and / or the bottom comprise a frame which supports two outer walls separated by a honeycomb.
  • a removable container according to the invention comprises a bottom 1 of generally square shape with feet 2 at each of its corners.
  • the bottom 1 has edges 3 extending between each of the legs 2.
  • Side panels 4 (only one is shown in FIG. figure 1 ) are reported on each of the edges 3 of the bottom 1.
  • each of the edges 3 is shaped to have a tenon 5 and a return 6 which extend along the edges 3.
  • the base of the side panels 4 comprises a mortise 7 which extends along said base.
  • the shape of the edge 3 and the shape of the base of the side panel 4 are complementary so that the side panel 4 can be placed in place on the edge 3 slidingly associated along said edge.
  • pillars 8 between each of the side panels 4, as can be seen in the figure 3 .
  • the pillars 8 are simply placed on the bottom 1 and are directly above the feet 2.
  • the edges of the side panels 4 and the pillars 8 comprise longitudinal grooves 9 for the introduction of the I-section keys 10 into the pillars 8 and the adjacent side panels 4.
  • Each of the keys 10 is threaded into a groove of a pillar 8 and into a groove of an adjacent lateral panel 4 as indicated by the arrows of the figure 3 , which ensures the connection of the side panels 4 between them.
  • the container according to the invention is then ready to receive a content.
  • the edges 3 of the bottom 1 are liable to bend.
  • the bending of the edge 3 is no longer free but depends on a concomitant deformed side panel 4 in its plane.
  • the lateral panel 4 has a great stiffness in its plane, so that the bending deformation of the edge 3 is thwarted by the side panel 4.
  • This feature makes it possible to limit the overall deformation of the bottom 1 under the effect of the weight of the contents, and thus makes it possible to increase the resistance of the bottom 1. With equal weight, a container according to the invention thus supports a larger load.
  • the bases of the side panels 4 are likely to flex to bulge outward.
  • the flexing of the base of the side panel 4 is no longer free, but depends on a concomitant deformation of the bottom 1 in its plane. However, it naturally has a great stiffness in its plane, so that the bending deformation of the base of the side panel 4 is thwarted by the bottom 1.
  • This feature limits the overall deformation of the side panel 4 under the effect of the thrust of the content.
  • a lid 11 illustrated in FIG. figure 4 which comprises a peripheral skirt 12 which extends to cover the top of the pillars 8 and side panels 4.
  • the skirt 12 cooperates with the tops of the side panels in the same way that the return 6 cooperates with the base of the side panels 4 , by preventing the top of the side panels 4 from flexing.
  • the lid 11 comprises a central filling hole 13, so that the lid 11 can be put in place before filling the container, that is to say before the tops of the side panels 4 have sagged under the effect of the thrust of the content.
  • the pillars 8 have a buckling resistance sufficient to support the weight of at least one loaded container which is superimposed. This buckling resistance is increased by the stabilization of the pillars provided by the side panels 4 which are linked to it by means of the keys 10.
  • the tops of the pillars 8 are equipped with removable pads 14 visible to the figure 4 which are threaded into a bore 15 of the top of the associated pillar 8.
  • the studs 14 bear either directly on the top of the associated pillar 8 if the lid is not installed, or, as illustrated in FIG. figure 4 on the cover 11, being threaded into the bore 15 of the pillar 8 through a through hole 16 of the cover 11.
  • the feet 2 of the container have in their lower part a hollow housing 17 (visible at the figure 2 ) of form homologous to the pads 14.
  • the pads 14 of the lower container are housed in the housing 17 of the feet 2 of the upper container, which allows the proper positioning of the upper container on the lower container.
  • the pillars 8 of the lower container transmit the weight of the upper container to the feet of the lower container.
  • peripheral skirt 12 of the cover 11 extends not only downwards to cooperate with the side panels 4, but also upwards to form a rim in which the feet 2 of the upper container register naturally.
  • the pillars 8 are here cut in a polyvinyl chloride profile, optionally reinforced internally by a lightweight metal core.
  • the side panels 4 are constituted here, as is visible in FIG. figure 1 , a frame 18 made of polyvinyl chloride in which are formed the grooves 9 of the edges and the mortise 7 of the base, and which receives the outer walls of polyvinyl chloride 19 separated by a honeycomb 20 metal s' extending inside the frame 18.
  • the bottom 1 comprises a frame 21 which support the feet 2 and in which are made the tenons and returns along each edge 3, the frame 1 receiving two outer walls 22 made of polyvinyl chloride separated by a nest. bee 23 of metal extending inside the frame 21.
  • the frames 18 and 21 are here injection molded, while the outer walls and the feet 2 are attached to the corresponding frame by welding or gluing. This method of manufacture allows a solid and light construction for a reasonable cost.
  • the keys 10 are made of light metal or polyvinyl chloride.
  • plastic and in particular polyvinyl chloride
  • the containers according to the invention may be used for any purpose. other type of content.
  • the elements of the container may be provided in any other material without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • side panels and the bottom have been illustrated as consisting of a frame supporting two side walls separated by a honeycomb, it will also be possible to make a bottom and solid side panels.
  • the illustrated container is square in shape and has four side panels, the invention is not limited to such an arrangement and includes containers of various shapes, for example an octagonal container.
  • the tenon 5 and the portion 50 of the side panel 4 which extends under the tenon 5 have substantially the same height.
  • the post 5 and the part 50 thus have substantially identical tearing resistances.
  • the removable connection means between the side panels and the bottom comprise a mortise extending at the base of the side panel and a tenon extending along the edge of the bottom, we can of course reverse these two elements, by making the mortise on the edge and the tenon on the panel.
  • the removable connecting means between the side panels and the bottom illustrated allow the assembly / disassembly of the side panels only by sliding of the side panel along an edge of the bottom
  • other removable connection means allowing a frontal approach from the side panel to the edge, such as connecting means comprising a series of lugs which project from the edge and which are received in a series of homologous orifices extending at the base of the panel as long as these means of connection between the side panel and the bottom to counteract the bending deformation of the bottom edge.
  • the removable connection means between the side panels comprise pillars secured to the side panels by means of keys
  • other removable connection means such as a pillar having integral key profiles and which is threaded directly into the grooves of the side panels, or a metal rod which threads into hinges protruding from the edges of the side panels and which extend alternately one under the other to define a channel of receiving the rod.
  • connecting means directly integrated with the side panels such as snaps between the side panels.

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  1. Zusammenlegbarer Behälter mit einem Boden (1) mit Ecken, die mit Stützfüssen (2) ausgerüstet sind und mit Rändern (3), die sich zwischen den Füssen (2) erstrecken, sowie mit Seitenwänden (4), welche jeweils an den angrenzenden Seitenwänden (4) und an einen Rand (3) des Bodens (1) mit zusammenlegbaren Verbindungsmitteln verbunden sind, wobei die zusammenlegbaren Verbindungsmitteln zwischen einer Seitenwand und einem Rand des Bodens einen Zapfen (5) und ein Zapfenloch (7) aufweisen, eins der Teile sich auf der Grundfläche der Seitenwand (4) sich erstreckt, wohingegen das andere Teil sich auf dem Rand (3) des Bodens (1) erstreckt, ein Rücklauf (6) sich auf dem Boden (1) erstreckt, um mit einer Fläche der Seitenwand zusammenzuwirken, welche der Seite mit dem Zapfen und dem Zapfenloch abgewandt ist, wobei der Rücklauf (6) sich auf dem Boden (1) erstreckt, um mit der Aussenfläche der Seitenwand zusammenzuwirken, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die zusammenlegbaren Verbindungsmitteln zwischen zwei angrenzenden Seitenwänden (4) Ständer (8) aufweisen, welche sich jeweils senkrecht zu einem Fuss (2) des Bodens (1) zwischen den Seitenwänden (4) erstrecken, wobei die Seitenwände Verhakmitteln (9, 10) aufweisen und die Verhakmitteln Nuten (19) in den jeweiligen Seitenwänden (4) und in den jeweiligen Ständern (8) aufweisen, die sie geeignet machen für die Aufnahme eines Kopplungsschlüssels (10) zwischen den jeweiligen Seitenwänden (4) und dem betroffenen Ständer.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die jeweiligen Ständer (8) eine Knickfestigkeit aufweisen, mit der das Gewicht von mindestens einem gleichen, aufgestapelten Behälter getragen werden kann.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Ständer (8) eine Ende für die Aufnahme von Positionierungsanschlägen (14) aufweisen, wobei die jeweiligen Füsse (2) eine formschlüssige, hohle Aufnahme (17) für die Anschläge (14) aufweisen, damit einer der Aufnahmen (14) eingreifen kann.
  4. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er mit einem Deckel (11) ausgerüstet ist, der eine umlaufende Schürze (12) aufweist, welche vom Deckel (11) hinausragt, um den Scheitel der Seitenwände (4) und Ständer (8) abzudecken.
  5. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Seitenwände (4) und/oder der Boden (1) einen Rahmen (18, 21) aufweisen, welcher zwei durch eine Honigwabe (20, 23) getrennte Aussenwände (19, 22) trägt.
  6. Behälter nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass dasjenige Element, welches das Zapfenloch trägt einen Bereich (50) aufweist, der sich unterhalb des Zapfens (5) erstreckt, wobei der Bereich (50) und der Zapfen (5) im wesentlichen die gleichen Höhen haben.
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