EP1606178B1 - Palette de transport en plastique - Google Patents

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EP1606178B1
EP1606178B1 EP04766285A EP04766285A EP1606178B1 EP 1606178 B1 EP1606178 B1 EP 1606178B1 EP 04766285 A EP04766285 A EP 04766285A EP 04766285 A EP04766285 A EP 04766285A EP 1606178 B1 EP1606178 B1 EP 1606178B1
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transport pallet
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Achim Koenes
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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
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    • B65D19/0004—Rigid pallets without side walls
    • B65D19/0006—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element
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    • B65D19/0018—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element forming a continuous plane contact surface the base surface being made of a single element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces and each contact surface having a discrete foot-like shape
    • 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
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to a stackable transport pallet made of plastic.
  • Transport pallets are usually in standardized dimensions, e.g. Made in the so-called Euro pallet size 1000 mm x 1200 mm or in the dimension 800 mm x 1200 mm and are often made of wood.
  • such wooden pallets have a relatively high weight and - based on their own weight - a low load capacity.
  • the weather resistance in outdoor storage is problematic because wood absorbs moisture, which can lead to mold and rot.
  • the stack height of wooden pallets is limited.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a stackable plastic pallet, which is inexpensive to manufacture and can accommodate high payloads with low weight.
  • the use of recycled plastics is provided with the addition of organic fibers, preferably with the addition of organic cellulose fibers.
  • a kind of micro-reinforcement of the plastic is created by the tensile and flexural strength and thus the stability of the material is significantly improved or is.
  • Hemp fibers can also be used as an alternative to cellulose fibers or in addition to cellulose fibers.
  • Suitable recycled plastics are, for example, mixtures of polyethylene and / or polypropylene and / or polycarbonates which have an impurity content of not more than 10% (volume fraction). Such plastics are available in Germany by the so-called packaging recycling in large quantities.
  • the cellulose fibers used preferably have an average fiber length in the range of 0.5 to 3 mm, preferably 1 to 2 mm, particularly preferably about 1.4 mm.
  • the mean diameter is in the range of 10 to 100 microns, preferably about 60 microns. This results in a typical fiber tensile strength of at least about 1 N / mm 2 .
  • the volume fraction of fibers is between 3% and 50%, preferably between 10% and 20%, more preferably about 15% (ie 15% fibers and 85% plastic mixture).
  • the exact amount used depends on the quality of the recycled plastic mixture and the requirements on the payloads.
  • the stability of the plastic material tends to increase as the proportion of cellulose fibers increases.
  • an embodiment of a plastic pallet according to the invention has a rectangular shape (preferred dimensions: width 1000 mm, length 1200 mm or width 800 mm, length 1200 mm) with a longitudinal and a shorter side opposite the long side broadside.
  • the top of the pallet forms a flat support surface 1 for the palletizing material to be stacked or transported.
  • the pallet is supported by a total of nine hollow feet 2 formed integrally from the plastic material of the pallet are formed and the support surface 1 each form an opening 13.
  • the feet are grid-like arranged in three rows, with eight feet each at the edge of the pallet (four of them at the corners) and a base 18 are arranged centrally. Characterized in that the feet 2 are hollow and open towards the support surface 1, the pallets can be stacked, the entire stack height is reduced by the insertable into the openings 13 of an adjacent pallet feet 2 and the stability of the stack formed is increased. In the marginal gaps between the feet 2, a fork of a material handling vehicle retract or intervene on all sides, whereby the plastic pallet can be transported with load or separated from other pallets of a stack.
  • the feet 2 have a rectangular shape, wherein the longer side is oriented in each case parallel to the longitudinal side of the plastic pallet.
  • the feet 2 are also conically tapered downwards, so that center themselves in the pallets during a stacking process.
  • reinforcing ribs are integrally formed from the plastic material on the underside.
  • the edge reinforcing ribs 4, 8 each have a teardrop shape with a thickening edge 16 oriented toward the edge of the pallet and an edge 17 oriented toward the inside of the pallet, the curvature the edge 16 is less than that of the edge 17.
  • the reinforcing ribs 4 on the broad side have a larger volume than the reinforcing ribs 8 on the longitudinal side.
  • the respective middle feet of the respective sides are connected to the central base 18 via two ribs 12 arranged like a cross.
  • two reinforcing ribs 9 are further provided between the feet.
  • the pallet surface also has a symmetrical hole pattern 10. As a result, on the one hand saves material, on the other hand liquids can drain from the pallet surface.
  • the transport pallet according to the invention can be produced very economically by extrusion of a corresponding material mixture at temperatures of 160 to 180 ° C in a closed form dockable to the extruder.
  • static load capacities typically 4000 kg and dynamic load capacities of about 1500 kg can be realized.
  • the range is very simple and very inexpensive to manufacture and easily reusable.
  • the pallet has - based on its carrying capacity - a low empty weight and can be used in a wide temperature range of -40 to 120 ° C.
  • the plastic surfaces used are hygienic and easy to clean, even in humid environments.
  • At least the upper sides of the transport pallet preferably have an increased surface roughness.
  • at the edges of the transport pallet can be formed by a few millimeters protruding edge (not shown in the drawings), which forms a stop for the resting Pallettiergut.
  • Such a stop need not be formed continuously along the entire circumference of the pallet, but may also be recessed, for example, in the region of the most vulnerable to damage corners.
  • load-bearing runners can be attached to increase the carrying capacity as needed on the underside of the pallet.
  • These skids can be clipped by means of pins in the outlet openings 15 of the feet, with the strips parallel to the longer side of the extend rectangular feet and connect the rows of feet each with each other.
  • the preparation of the pallet according to the invention is preferably carried out by extrusion of the described material mixture.
  • the extrusion is preferably carried out at 160 to 180 ° C in a closed, attachable to the extruder aluminum mold.
  • the material mixture is portioned into the extruder, liquefied by heating creamy and pressed through the screw conveyor of the extruder into the aluminum mold.
  • the material can be compacted in the mold accordingly.
  • the mold is then removed from the extruder and cooled with water for curing.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication d'une palette de transport empilable avec un dessus formant une surface porteuse (1) essentiellement plane et avec plusieurs pieds d'appui (2) disposés sur le dessous de la palette de transport, les pieds d'appui étant réalisés creux et ouverts vers le dessus, ainsi qu'avec des nervures de renforcement (4, 8, 9, 12) disposées sur le dessous, la palette de transport étant fabriquée à partir d'un mélange de matière plastique qui comprend des matières plastiques recyclées avec addition de fibres de chanvre et/ou de cellulose, caractérisé en ce que le mélange de matière plastique est divisé en portions dans une extrudeuse, liquéfié à l'état crémeux par échauffement et, au moyen de la vis transporteuse de l'extrudeuse, moulé par compression directement dans un moule fermé, où il est durci.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le mélange de matière plastique est moulé par compression dans un moule fermé réalisé sous forme de moule en aluminium, et le moule est ensuite détaché de l'extrudeuse et refroidi à l'eau aux fins de durcissement.
  3. Palette de transport empilable en matière plastique, avec un dessus formant une surface porteuse (1) essentiellement plane et avec plusieurs pieds d'appui (2) disposés sur le dessous de la palette de transport, les pieds d'appui étant réalisés creux et ouverts vers le dessus, ainsi qu'avec des nervures de renforcement (4, 8, 9, 12) disposées sur le dessous, la palette de transport étant constituée d'un mélange de matière plastique qui comprend des matières plastiques recyclées avec addition de fibres organiques, et la palette de transport étant fabriquée par le fait que le mélange de matière plastique est divisé en portions dans une extrudeuse, liquéfié à l'état crémeux par échauffement et, au moyen d'une vis transporteuse de l'extrudeuse, moulé par compression directement dans un moule fermé, où il est durci.
  4. Palette de transport selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que les fibres organiques comprennent des fibres de chanvre.
  5. Palette de transport selon la revendication 3 ou 4, caractérisée en ce que les fibres organiques comprennent des fibres de cellulose.
  6. Palette de transport selon au moins une des revendications 3 à 5, caractérisée en ce que les matières plastiques recyclées comprennent du polyéthylène et/ou du polypropylène et/ou des polycarbonates.
  7. Palette de transport selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que les matières plastiques recyclées présentent en outre des corps étrangers dans une part volumique qui n'est pas supérieure à 10%.
EP04766285A 2004-01-18 2004-07-21 Palette de transport en plastique Not-in-force EP1606178B1 (fr)

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DE202004008778U DE202004008778U1 (de) 2004-01-18 2004-06-02 Transportpalette aus Kunststoff
DE202004008778U 2004-06-02
PCT/EP2004/051571 WO2005068309A1 (fr) 2004-01-18 2004-07-21 Palette de transport en plastique

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