EP1558498A1 - Container for flat objects in a vertical position - Google Patents

Container for flat objects in a vertical position

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EP1558498A1
EP1558498A1 EP03763583A EP03763583A EP1558498A1 EP 1558498 A1 EP1558498 A1 EP 1558498A1 EP 03763583 A EP03763583 A EP 03763583A EP 03763583 A EP03763583 A EP 03763583A EP 1558498 A1 EP1558498 A1 EP 1558498A1
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Rolf-Peter Skrdlant
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/008—Means for collecting objects, e.g. containers for sorted mail items
    • 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/005—Side walls formed with an aperture or a movable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • the invention relates to a container for flat objects in a standing position according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the mail items are lifted out of the container, poured out, or the container is turned upside down and lifted off the mail items
  • Mail containers required for this are described in EP 0 109 325, FR 2 621 297. These are made of plastic (PP) and have various stiffeners in order to achieve the required dimensional stability. These containers are designed so that they are aligned with each other and in the same way can be stacked one inside the other with an orientation rotated by 180 ° about the vertical axis.
  • PP plastic
  • a corresponding container for flat objects, such as letters, in a standing position has also been described in DE 94 17 521 UI.
  • roller shutter Also known is a container with an end wall designed as a roller shutter, which can be moved downwards into an intermediate space in the floor (DE 92 11 696 UI). This roller shutter solution is relatively heavy and takes up a lot of space.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a container for flat objects in a standing position, with at least one end wall that can be moved downwards into an intermediate space in the floor, which is lightweight and space-saving compared to the prior art is.
  • the material web consists of a flexible, thin material web that is stretched between two bars at its ends perpendicular to the longitudinal walls.
  • the lower bar is guided and movable in the space in the floor and the upper bar is displaceable between the floor and the upper end along the front boundary of the longitudinal walls.
  • the rods are guided at their lateral ends on each longitudinal side of the container together in a holding mechanism which is pivotally attached to the longitudinal wall and holds the material web.
  • the holding mechanism consists of rotatable levers, on the ends of which are directed towards the front of the container, the upper rod is attached. They are rotatably supported on the lateral longitudinal walls approximately in the middle of their longitudinal direction, the two axes of rotation being aligned and perpendicular to the longitudinal walls. With the other ends of the lever is sagging elongated tension elements that are on the ground are deflected, the lower rod is connected so that the material web (s) remain / remain stretched over their length in every swivel position.
  • tension elements are elastic and are under a prestress.
  • the lateral longitudinal walls advantageously have stops.
  • the lateral longitudinal walls have recesses on the outside in which the levers are rotatably recessed and which can be closed by outer covers. This avoids that the holding mechanism at its
  • the material web (s) has a grip recess on the upper rod. This allows the top bar to be used as a handle.
  • a plurality of thin, flexible material webs are attached to the two rods at a distance from one another.
  • the bottom has lugs on the end face between the material webs, which protrude into the slots between the material webs and thus prevent objects from being drawn in between the material web and the floor when the container is opened.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective schematic representation of the container with a view obliquely from below onto the floor, front end side closed, rear end side open, lower outer cover of the floor and outer cover of the lateral longitudinal walls not shown;
  • FIG. 2 shows a perspective schematic illustration of the container with a view obliquely from above onto the container opening, front end side closed, rear end side open;
  • FIG. 3 shows a partial view perpendicular to a longitudinal side wall of the container, the front side closed;
  • FIG. 4 shows a partial view perpendicular to a lateral longitudinal wall of the container, front side opened.
  • the container has two lateral longitudinal walls 10 and two end walls.
  • the end walls can be opened and closed independently of each other. It is opened by simply pushing down the front wall and closing by simply pulling up the front wall.
  • An end wall consists of three wide, parallel, flexible thin material webs 1, which are stretched between two bars 2, 3 at their ends running perpendicular to the longitudinal walls 10.
  • the upper rod 2 is designed as a handle bar. In the middle of the handle bar, the middle material web has a corresponding handle recess (12).
  • the lower rod 3 is located in an intermediate space in the floor.
  • the handlebar is on the side Ends attached to two parallel levers 4, which are rotatably mounted on coaxial axes 5, perpendicular to the side longitudinal walls 10.
  • the levers 4 are sunk into recesses (11), the boundaries of which form stop surfaces 7 for the levers 4, the position of the stop surfaces 7 being selected such that the handle bar is in the upper position just below the upper edge of the lateral longitudinal walls 10 and is in the lower position below the contact surface of the floor.
  • the stops are symmetrical to a horizontal plane through the axis of rotation 5.
  • the stop surfaces 7, the diameter of the handlebar and the thickness of the base are designed such that the handlebar lies in the region below the inner surface of the container base and above the outer surface of the container base, when the front of the container is open.
  • the longitudinal walls 10 have circular-arc-shaped extensions which extend beyond the floor and prevent objects from sliding through the gap between the longitudinal wall 10 and the material web 1.
  • the levers 4 Seen in the direction of the axis of rotation 5, the levers 4 form with the material webs 1 stretched between the handle bar / upper rod 2 and the lower rod 3 and the pulling elements 6 a "closed unit" with an approximately constant arc length, which only when opening and closing the container is subject to slight fluctuations, which are compensated for by the elastic traction elements 6.
  • the material webs 1, by means of which the end face of the container is closed, are drawn into the intermediate space by the traction elements 6 when the container is opened on the lower rod 3 drawn into the ground.
  • the material webs 1 When opening the container, the material webs 1 are pulled out of the space in the floor and up again by the handle bar.
  • the locking mechanism's own locking force due to friction is insufficient, e.g. B. forces act on the handlebar by a tilting stack of flat objects, it is advantageous to provide an additional lock.
  • This can e.g. B. in the form of spring-loaded ball snaps, which engage in the closed position on one or both levers 2,3.

Abstract

The invention relates to a container for flat objects in a vertical position, comprising a base, two lateral longitudinal sides (10) and two front sides, the flat objects being aligned with their largest surfaces facing the front sides. At least one front side consists of at least one material web (1), whose axes run parallel to the base, which is mobile in relation to the front side and can be displaced downwards into a gap in the base. The material web (1) is flexible and thin and is suspended by its ends that run perpendicular to the longitudinal sides (10) between two bars (2, 3). The lower bar (3) is configured in the gap in the base and is displaceable and the upper bar (2) can be displaced between the base and the upper edge along the front delimitation of the longitudinal sides (10).

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Behälter für flache Gegenstände in stehender PositionFlat object container in a standing position
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Behälter für flache Gegenstände in stehender Position nach dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a container for flat objects in a standing position according to the preamble of claim 1.
Diese Gegenstände können z.B. flache Sendungen unterschiedlichen Formates sein. Moderne BriefSortieranlagen erreichen Spitzendurchsätze bis ca. 45.000 Sendungen pro Stunde. DieThese items can e.g. flat broadcasts of different formats. Modern letter sorting systems achieve peak throughputs of up to approximately 45,000 items per hour. The
Entleerung erfolgt in der Regel manuell, d.h. die sortierten Sendungsstapel werden von Hand aus dem Sortierer in Postbehälter umgeladen. Dabei müssen die Sendungen in die Postbehälter von oben hineingestellt werden. Die Postbehälter selbst werden danach entweder manuell auf Förderwagen gestapelt oder modernen Tray Management System übergeben. Dieser manuelle Prozess ist mit einer hohen Fehlerrate des Operateurs, einer hohen körperlichen Belastung des Operateurs und geringen Durchsätzen verbunden. Bei der Zuführung der Sendungen in den Sortierer erfolgt in der Regel ebenfalls eine manuelle Übergabe aus Behältern auf die Vereinzelungsvorrichtung des Sortierers.Emptying is usually done manually, i.e. The sorted batches of mail are transferred manually from the sorter to mail containers. The items must be placed in the mail container from above. The mail containers themselves are then either manually stacked on trolleys or transferred to a modern tray management system. This manual process is associated with a high error rate for the surgeon, a high physical strain on the surgeon and low throughputs. When the mail items are fed into the sorter, there is usually also a manual transfer from containers to the sorting device of the sorter.
Bei diesem Entladen werden die Sendungen aus dem Behälter herausgehoben, herausgeschüttet oder der Behälter wird kopfüber umgestülpt und von den Sendungen abgehobenDuring this unloading, the mail items are lifted out of the container, poured out, or the container is turned upside down and lifted off the mail items
(DE 195 45 716 Cl) . Insbesondere bei Sendungen mit unterschiedlichen Formaten oder Sendungen mit großen Formaten ist diese Vorgehensweise aufwändig oder sogar gar nicht möglich, ohne dass die Ausrichtung der Sendungen an zwei Kanten verlo- ren geht.(DE 195 45 716 Cl). In the case of mail items with different formats or mail items with large formats, this procedure is complex or even impossible without the alignment of the mail items being lost on two edges.
In EP 0 109 325, FR 2 621 297 werden hierfür benötigte Postbehälter beschrieben. Diese bestehen aus Kunststoff (PP) und weisen diverse Versteifungen auf, um eine benötigte Formsta- bilität zu erreichen. Diese Behälter sind so gestaltet, dass sie bei gleicher gegenseitiger Ausrichtung aufeinander und bei zueinander um 180° um die vertikale Achse verdrehter Ausrichtung ineinander stapelbar sind.Mail containers required for this are described in EP 0 109 325, FR 2 621 297. These are made of plastic (PP) and have various stiffeners in order to achieve the required dimensional stability. These containers are designed so that they are aligned with each other and in the same way can be stacked one inside the other with an orientation rotated by 180 ° about the vertical axis.
Ein entsprechender Behälter für flache Gegenstände, wie Brie- fe, in stehender Position wurde auch in DE 94 17 521 UI beschrieben.A corresponding container for flat objects, such as letters, in a standing position has also been described in DE 94 17 521 UI.
Bekannt ist auch ein Behälter mit einer als Rollladen ausgeführten Stirnseitenwand, der nach unten in einen Zwischenraum im Boden verschiebbar ist (DE 92 11 696 UI) . Diese Rollladen- lösung ist relativ schwer und benötigt viel Platz.Also known is a container with an end wall designed as a roller shutter, which can be moved downwards into an intermediate space in the floor (DE 92 11 696 UI). This roller shutter solution is relatively heavy and takes up a lot of space.
Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Behälter für flache Gegenstände in stehender Position, mit min- dersten einer Stirnseitenwand, die nach unten in einen Zwi- schenraum im Boden verschiebbar ist, zu schaffen, der gegenüber dem Stand der Technik leicht und platzsparend ausgeführt ist .The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a container for flat objects in a standing position, with at least one end wall that can be moved downwards into an intermediate space in the floor, which is lightweight and space-saving compared to the prior art is.
Erfindungsgemäß wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmale des An- Spruches 1 gelöst.According to the invention, the object is achieved by the features of claim 1.
Die Materialbahn besteht aus einer biegsamen dünnen Material - bahn, die an ihren senkrecht zu den Längswänden verlaufenden Enden zwischen zwei Stäben aufgespannt ist. Der untere Stab ist in dem Zwischenraum im Boden geführt und beweglich und der obere Stab ist zwischen Boden und oberem Abschluss entlang der stirnseitigen Begrenzung der Längswände verschiebbar. Dabei sind die Stäbe an ihren seitlichen Enden an jeder Behälterlängsseite gemeinsam in einem an der Längs- wand schwenkbar befestigten Haltemechanismus, die Material - bahn haltend, geführt. Der Haltemechanismus besteht aus drehbaren Hebeln, an deren zur Behälterstirnseite gerichteten Enden der obere Stab befestigt ist. Sie sind etwa in der Mitte ihrer Längsrichtung an den seitlichen Längswänden drehbar ge- lagert, wobei die beiden Drehachsen fluchten und senkrecht zu den Längswänden stehen. Mit den anderen Enden der Hebel ist über biegeschlaffe langgestreckte Zugelemente, die am Boden umgelenkt werden, der untere Stab verbunden, sodass die Mate- rialbahn/en bei jeder Schwenkstellung über ihre Länge aufgespannt bleibt/bleiben.The material web consists of a flexible, thin material web that is stretched between two bars at its ends perpendicular to the longitudinal walls. The lower bar is guided and movable in the space in the floor and the upper bar is displaceable between the floor and the upper end along the front boundary of the longitudinal walls. The rods are guided at their lateral ends on each longitudinal side of the container together in a holding mechanism which is pivotally attached to the longitudinal wall and holds the material web. The holding mechanism consists of rotatable levers, on the ends of which are directed towards the front of the container, the upper rod is attached. They are rotatably supported on the lateral longitudinal walls approximately in the middle of their longitudinal direction, the two axes of rotation being aligned and perpendicular to the longitudinal walls. With the other ends of the lever is sagging elongated tension elements that are on the ground are deflected, the lower rod is connected so that the material web (s) remain / remain stretched over their length in every swivel position.
Diese Lösung ist leicht platzsparend und unkompliziert.This solution is easily space-saving and uncomplicated.
Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen dargelegt .Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set out in the subclaims.
Vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die Zugelemente elastisch sind und unter einer Vorspannung stehen.It is advantageous if the tension elements are elastic and are under a prestress.
Dadurch können auftretende Toleranzen ausgeglichen werden, so dass die Materialbahnen ständig straff gehalten werden können. Um die Schwenkbewegung der Haltemechanismen zu begrenzen, weisen die seitlichen Längswände vorteilhaft Anschläge auf.This allows tolerances to be compensated so that the material webs can be kept taut at all times. In order to limit the pivoting movement of the holding mechanisms, the lateral longitudinal walls advantageously have stops.
Vorteilhaft besitzen die seitlichen Längswände außen Ausnehmungen, in denen die Hebel versenkt drehbar angeordnet sind und die durch äußere Abdeckungen geschlossen werden können. Dadurch wird vermieden, dass der Haltemechanismus bei seinerAdvantageously, the lateral longitudinal walls have recesses on the outside in which the levers are rotatably recessed and which can be closed by outer covers. This avoids that the holding mechanism at its
Bewegung behindert wird.Movement is hindered.
Um die Materialbahnen von Zugbelastungen zu entlasten, ist es vorteilhaft, zwischen beiden Stäben biegsame Zugbänder mit gleicher Länge wie die Materialbahnen zu befestigen.In order to relieve the material webs of tensile loads, it is advantageous to fasten flexible tension bands of the same length as the material webs between the two bars.
Vorteilhaft ist es auch, wenn die Materialbahn/en am oberen Stab eine Griffaussparung aufweist/aufweisen. Dadurch kann der obere Stab als Tragegriff verwendet werden.It is also advantageous if the material web (s) has a grip recess on the upper rod. This allows the top bar to be used as a handle.
In einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausgestaltung sind mehrere dünne, biegsame Materialbahnen im Abstand zueinander an den beiden Stäben befestigt. Im Bereich der Lücken besitzt der Boden stirnseitig zwischen den Materialbahnen Nasen, die in die Schlitze zwischen den Materialbahnen eintauchen und so ein Einziehen von Gegenständen zwischen Materialbahn und Boden beim Öffnen des Behälters verhindern. Anschließend wird die Erfindung in einem Ausführungsbeispiel anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert .In a further advantageous embodiment, a plurality of thin, flexible material webs are attached to the two rods at a distance from one another. In the area of the gaps, the bottom has lugs on the end face between the material webs, which protrude into the slots between the material webs and thus prevent objects from being drawn in between the material web and the floor when the container is opened. The invention is then explained in more detail in an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing.
Dabei zeigen FIG 1 eine perspektivische schematische Darstellung des Behälters mit Blick schräg von unten auf den Boden, vordere Stirnseite geschlossen, hintere Stirnseite geöffnet, untere äußere Abdeckung des Bodens und äußere Abdeckung der seitlichen Längswände nicht dargestellt;1 shows a perspective schematic representation of the container with a view obliquely from below onto the floor, front end side closed, rear end side open, lower outer cover of the floor and outer cover of the lateral longitudinal walls not shown;
FIG 2 eine perspektivische schematische Darstellung des Behälters mit Blick schräg von oben auf die Behälteröffnung, vordere Stirnseite ge- schlössen, hintere Stirnseite geöffnet;2 shows a perspective schematic illustration of the container with a view obliquely from above onto the container opening, front end side closed, rear end side open;
FIG 3 eine Teilansicht senkrecht auf eine seitliche Längswand des Behälters, Stirnseite geschlossen;3 shows a partial view perpendicular to a longitudinal side wall of the container, the front side closed;
FIG 4 eine Teilansicht senkrecht auf eine seitliche Längswand des Behälters, Stirnseite geöffnet.4 shows a partial view perpendicular to a lateral longitudinal wall of the container, front side opened.
Der Behälter besitzt zwei seitliche Längswände 10 und zwei Stirnseitenwande. Die Stirnseitenwande können unabhängig voneinander geöffnet und geschlossen werden. Das Öffnen erfolgt durch einfaches Herunterdrücken der Stirnseitenwand und das Schließen durch einfaches Heraufziehen der Stirnseitenwand. Eine Stirnseitenwand besteht aus drei breiten, parallelen, biegsamen dünnen Materialbahnen 1, welche an ihren senkrecht zu den Längswänden 10 verlaufenden Enden zwischen zwei Stäben 2,3 aufgespannt sind. Der obere Stab 2 ist als GriffStange ausgebildet. In der Mitte der GriffStange hat die mittlere Materialbahn eine entsprechende Griffaussparung (12) . Der untere Stab 3 befindet sich in einem Zwischenraum des Bodens. Die Griffstange ist an den seitlichen Enden an zwei parallelen Hebeln 4 befestigt, die auf koaxialen Achsen 5, senkrecht zu den seitlichen Längswänden 10, drehbar gelagert sind. Die Hebel 4 sind in Ausnehmungen (11) versenkt geführt, deren Begrenzungen Anschlagflä- chen 7 für die Hebel 4 bilden, wobei die Lage der Anschlagflächen 7 so gewählt ist, dass sich die Griffstange in der oberen Position knapp unterhalb des oberen Randes der seitlichen Längswände 10 und sich in der unteren Position unterhalb der Auflagefläche des Bodens befindet. Dabei liegen die Anschläge symmetrisch zu einer horizontalen Ebene durch die Drehachse 5. Außerdem sind die Anschlagflächen 7, der Durchmesser der Griffstange und die Dicke des Bodens so ausgelegt, dass die GriffStange im Bereich unterhalb der Innenfläche des Behälterbodens und oberhalb der Außenfläche des Behälterbodens liegt, wenn die Stirnseite des Behälters geöffnet ist.The container has two lateral longitudinal walls 10 and two end walls. The end walls can be opened and closed independently of each other. It is opened by simply pushing down the front wall and closing by simply pulling up the front wall. An end wall consists of three wide, parallel, flexible thin material webs 1, which are stretched between two bars 2, 3 at their ends running perpendicular to the longitudinal walls 10. The upper rod 2 is designed as a handle bar. In the middle of the handle bar, the middle material web has a corresponding handle recess (12). The lower rod 3 is located in an intermediate space in the floor. The handlebar is on the side Ends attached to two parallel levers 4, which are rotatably mounted on coaxial axes 5, perpendicular to the side longitudinal walls 10. The levers 4 are sunk into recesses (11), the boundaries of which form stop surfaces 7 for the levers 4, the position of the stop surfaces 7 being selected such that the handle bar is in the upper position just below the upper edge of the lateral longitudinal walls 10 and is in the lower position below the contact surface of the floor. The stops are symmetrical to a horizontal plane through the axis of rotation 5. In addition, the stop surfaces 7, the diameter of the handlebar and the thickness of the base are designed such that the handlebar lies in the region below the inner surface of the container base and above the outer surface of the container base, when the front of the container is open.
An den Stirnseiten weisen die Längswände 10 kreisbogenförmige, über den Boden hinausgehende Verlängerungen auf, die verhindern, dass durch den Spalt zwischen Längswand 10 und Materialbahn 1 Gegenstände rutschen.At the end faces, the longitudinal walls 10 have circular-arc-shaped extensions which extend beyond the floor and prevent objects from sliding through the gap between the longitudinal wall 10 and the material web 1.
In den Ausnehmungen jeder seitlichen Längswand 10 ist zwischen dem anderen Ende der Hebel 4 und dem unteren Stab 3 im Boden jeweils ein elastisches Zugelement 6 befestigt. Es wird jeweils an zwei verrundeten Kanten in der Längswand 10 umgelenkt und steht unter einer leichten Vorspannung, wodurch die Stirnseitenwand aufgespannt wird.In the recesses of each side longitudinal wall 10 between the other end of the lever 4 and the lower rod 3 in each case an elastic pulling element 6 is fastened. It is deflected in each case on two rounded edges in the longitudinal wall 10 and is under a slight prestress, as a result of which the end wall is stretched.
In Richtung der Drehachse 5 gesehen bilden die Hebel 4 mit dem zwischen der Griffstange/oberer Stab 2 und den unteren Stab 3 aufgespannten Materialbahnen 1 und den Zugelementen 6 eine „geschlossene Einheit" mit einer annähernd konstanten Bogenlänge, welche beim Öffnen und Schließen des Behälters nur leichten Schwankungen unterworfen ist, die durch die elastischen Zugelemente 6 kompensiert werden. Die Materialbahnen 1, durch welche die Stirnseite des Behälters verschlossen wird, werden beim Öffnen des Behälters an dem unteren Stab 3 durch die Zugelemente 6 in den Zwischenraum im Boden hineingezogen. Beim Öffnen des Behälters werden die Materialbahnen 1 durch die GriffStange aus dem Zwischenraum im Boden heraus und wieder nach oben gezogen. Damit beim Öffnen des Behälters keine flachen Gegenstände in den Spalt zwischen den Materialbahnen 1 und dem Boden eingezogen werden, bestehen zwischen den parallelen Materialbahnen 1 Abstände. Der Boden ist in diesen Bereichen durch hervorstehende Nasen 8 verlängert, welche in die Abstände zwischen den Materialbahnen 1 eintauchen und somit ein Einziehen von Gegenständen zwischen Materialbahn 1 und Behälterboden beim Öffnen des Behälters verhindern. Durch die Vorspannung der Zugelemente 6 steigt die Reibung zwischen den sich bewegenden Elementen und dem Behälter, wodurch die Kraft zum Öffnen und Schließen bzw. die eigene Ar- retierungskraft des gesamten Schließmechanismus in der geöffneten und geschlossenen Position sowie in möglichen Zwischenpositionen erhöht ist.Seen in the direction of the axis of rotation 5, the levers 4 form with the material webs 1 stretched between the handle bar / upper rod 2 and the lower rod 3 and the pulling elements 6 a "closed unit" with an approximately constant arc length, which only when opening and closing the container is subject to slight fluctuations, which are compensated for by the elastic traction elements 6. The material webs 1, by means of which the end face of the container is closed, are drawn into the intermediate space by the traction elements 6 when the container is opened on the lower rod 3 drawn into the ground. When opening the container, the material webs 1 are pulled out of the space in the floor and up again by the handle bar. So that no flat objects are drawn into the gap between the material webs 1 and the floor when the container is opened, there are distances 1 between the parallel material webs. The bottom is extended in these areas by protruding lugs 8 which dip into the spaces between the material webs 1 and thus prevent objects from being drawn in between the material web 1 and the container base when the container is opened. The pretensioning of the tension elements 6 increases the friction between the moving elements and the container, as a result of which the force for opening and closing or the own locking force of the entire closing mechanism in the open and closed position and in possible intermediate positions is increased.
Reicht die eigene Arretierungskraft des Schließmechanismus durch Reibung nicht aus, weil z. B. durch einen kippenden Stapel flacher Gegenstände Kräfte auf die Griffstange wirken, ist es vorteilhaft, eine zusätzliche Arretierung vorzusehen. Diese kann z. B. in Form von federbelasteten Kugelschnappern, die in der geschlossenen Position an einem oder beiden Hebeln 2,3 einrasten, ausgeführt werden. If the locking mechanism's own locking force due to friction is insufficient, e.g. B. forces act on the handlebar by a tilting stack of flat objects, it is advantageous to provide an additional lock. This can e.g. B. in the form of spring-loaded ball snaps, which engage in the closed position on one or both levers 2,3.

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1. Behälter für flache Gegenstände in stehender Position, mit einem Boden, zwei seitlichen Längswänden (10) und zwei Stirnseitenwänden, wobei die flachen Gegenstände mit ihren großflächigen Seiten zu den Stirnseitenwänden hin ausgerichtet sind, wobei mindestens eine Stirnseitenwand aus mindestens einer in den Achsen parallel zum Boden und zur Stirnseite beweglichen Materialbahn (1) besteht, die nach unten in einen Zwischenraum im Boden verschiebbar ist, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die Materialbahn (1) aus einer biegsamen dünnen Material- bahn besteht, die an ihren senkrecht zu den Längswänden (10) verlaufenden Enden zwischen zwei Stäben (2,3) aufgespannt ist, wobei der untere Stab (3) in dem Zwischenraum im Boden geführt und verschiebbar ist und der obere Stab (2) vom Boden bis zum oberen Rand entlang der stirnseitigen Begrenzung der Längswände (10) verschiebbar ist, dass der obere Stab (2) an seinen seitlichen Enden mit zur Behälterstirnseite gerichteten Enden von drehbaren Hebeln (4) verbunden ist, die etwa in der Mitte ihrer Längsrichtung an den seitlichen Längswänden drehbar gelagert sind, wobei die beiden Drehachsen (5) fluchten und senkrecht zu den Längswänden (10) stehen und dass mit den anderen Enden der Hebel (4) über biegeschlaffe, langgestreckte Zugelemente (6) , die am Boden umgelenkt werden, der untere Stab (3) verbunden ist, sodass die Material - bahn/en (1) bei jeder Schwenkstellung über ihre Länge aufgespannt bleibt/en.1. container for flat objects in a standing position, with a bottom, two side longitudinal walls (10) and two end walls, the flat objects with their large sides facing the end walls, at least one end wall made of at least one parallel in the axes material web (1) movable to the floor and to the end face, which is displaceable downwards into a space in the floor, characterized in that the material web (1) consists of a flexible, thin material web, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal walls (10) extending ends between two rods (2, 3), the lower rod (3) being guided and displaceable in the space in the floor and the upper rod (2) from the floor to the upper edge along the front boundary of the longitudinal walls (10 ) is displaceable that the upper rod (2) at its lateral ends with the container front tied ends of rotatable levers (4) which are rotatably mounted approximately in the middle of their longitudinal direction on the lateral longitudinal walls, the two axes of rotation (5) being aligned and perpendicular to the longitudinal walls (10) and with the other ends of the The lever (4) is connected to the lower rod (3) via flexible, elongated tension elements (6), which are deflected on the floor, so that the material web (s) (1) remains stretched over their length in every swivel position.
2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die Zugelemente (6) elastisch sind und unter einer Vorspannung stehen.2. Container according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the tension elements (6) are elastic and are under a bias.
3. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die seitlichen Längswände (10) zur Begrenzung der Schwenkbewegung der Haltemechanismen An- schlage (7) aufweisen.3. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the lateral longitudinal walls (10) to limit the pivoting movement of the holding mechanisms. have flap (7).
4. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die seitlichen Längswände (10) au- ßen Ausnehmungen (11) besitzen, in denen die Hebel (4) versenkt drehbar angeordnet sind.4. A container according to claim 1, so that the side longitudinal walls (10) have outer recesses (11) in which the levers (4) are sunk rotatably arranged.
5. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass zwischen beiden Stäben (2,3) bieg- same Zugbänder mit gleicher Länge wie die Material - bahn (1) befestigt sind.5. A container according to claim 1, which also means that flexible tension bands of the same length as the material web (1) are fastened between the two bars (2, 3).
6. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass die Materialbahn/en (1) am oberen Stab (2) eine Griffaussparung (12) aufweisen.6. Container according to claim 1, so that the material web / s (1) on the upper rod (2) have a handle recess (12).
7. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , dass mehrere Materialbahnen (1) im Abstand zueinander an den beiden Stäben (2,3) befestigt sind und der Boden im Bereich der Lücken zwischen den Materialbahnen (1) vorstehende Nasen besitzt. 7. Container according to claim 1, so that several material webs (1) are attached to the two bars (2, 3) at a distance from one another and the bottom has protruding noses in the area of the gaps between the material webs (1).
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