EP1623928A1 - Conteneur pour le transport et le stockage de produits - Google Patents

Conteneur pour le transport et le stockage de produits Download PDF

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EP1623928A1
EP1623928A1 EP05014500A EP05014500A EP1623928A1 EP 1623928 A1 EP1623928 A1 EP 1623928A1 EP 05014500 A EP05014500 A EP 05014500A EP 05014500 A EP05014500 A EP 05014500A EP 1623928 A1 EP1623928 A1 EP 1623928A1
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Wilhelm Roelofs
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Bekuplast Kunstoffverarbeitungs GmbH
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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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1833—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected whereby all side walls are hingedly connected to the base panel

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  • the present invention relates to a container for the transport and storage of products, in particular agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, wherein the container has a rectangular in its basic form bottom and four hinged to the ground side walls which extend parallel to its lower edge Swivel axes between a flat, folded to the top of the floor position and an upwardly pointing, erected position are pivotable, wherein from the retracted position first two opposing first side walls and then two opposing second side walls are erectable and wherein the side walls in their upright Position adjacent to each other and overlapping edge regions with positioning and with releasably engageable locking means are executed.
  • a container of the aforementioned type is known from EP 0 786 412 B1.
  • This known container is already used on a very large scale for the storage and transport of agricultural products, especially fruits and vegetables.
  • this container corresponds in its outer shape and in its receiving volume for products conventional containers with rigid, non-pivoting side walls.
  • the side walls can be folded to the ground, which can reduce the height of the container in the empty state to a fraction of its height with erected side walls. In this way, in a given transport space, such as a truck, a multiple larger number of empty containers are transported with folded side walls than conventional containers with rigid side walls.
  • the solution of the object is achieved according to the invention with a container of the type mentioned, which is characterized that in the edge regions of two adjacent side walls each have one side wall at least two comb-like upwardly facing first ribs and the other side wall laterally offset thereto at least two comb-like downwardly facing second ribs, that the first ribs and / or the second ribs are designed with at least one inlet slope, that when erecting the second side walls, the first ribs and the second ribs slide into each other and that at fully erected side walls, the first ribs and the second ribs are in positive, releasable engagement with each other.
  • the inventive design of the first and second side walls of the container with the above-mentioned ribs ensures that the side walls get in their erected state relative to each other an improved and more dimensionally stable cohesion.
  • the inlet slopes ensure that the ribs run into each other even when initially not exactly exact alignment of the walls relative to each other and then forcibly positioned exactly to each other.
  • the with fully erected side walls in positive engagement with each other standing ribs counteract distortion of the container and a parallelogram-like deformation of the four side walls of the container, which ensures high dimensional stability and thus a secure stacking of containers on top of each other.
  • In the container according to the invention is also prevented by the significantly improved torsional stiffness unwanted loosening of Wandarretmaschine. Persons using the container of the present invention immediately make a more stable impression, as compared to the hinged container known from the prior art cited above, which contributes to potential reservations for containers with hinged sidewalls compared to containers to overcome rigid side walls.
  • the first ribs and the second ribs in the upper region are. Since the side walls are connected to the bottom of the container in the region of their lower edge, the twists and parallelogram-like deformations occurring during handling of the container and under external force are greatest in the region of the upper edge of the upright sidewalls. For this reason, the cooperating ribs are preferably in the upper region of the side walls, where they can develop their effect optimally.
  • the upwardly facing first ribs on the upper side and / or the downwardly facing second ribs are executed on the underside with inlet slopes or Einlaufrundache.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the container provides that the second ribs are connected to each other at its rear facing the interior of the container via a flat material layer.
  • this flat material layer connecting the backs of the ribs ensures a higher stability and load capacity of the ribs.
  • this material layer on its own or in cooperation with other areas of the side walls forms a stop for limiting the movement of the two adjacent side walls relative to one another.
  • the interlocking ribs In order that the interlocking ribs can exert their effect against distortion and parallelogram-like deformation of the upright sidewalls from their desired rectangular arrangement particularly effective, the ribs should be as long as possible. For this reason, it is preferred provided that the ribs in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the second side walls have a length which is between 50 and 100% of the thickness of the side wall.
  • a further embodiment of the container provides that at the first side walls in addition to the at least two upwardly facing first ribs parallel and laterally offset to the outside of the first side wall, a smooth-surfaced side wall region extends.
  • This smooth-surfaced side wall region in cooperation with the immediately adjacent rib on the second side wall, supports the shape-stabilizing function of the ribs, thereby adding an amount to a further improved dimensional stability of the container in the erected state of its side walls.
  • each at least one pair of a projecting Centering cam is provided on the one side wall and a centering opening lying suitably in the other side wall.
  • the centering cam may e.g. be wedge or cone or pyramidal, whereby the desired centering effect is achieved.
  • a locking means for example, a single bolt can be used, which is guided on the second side wall and which is upright relative to this adjustable second side wall in the vertical direction. In this way, two bolt ends provided opposite to one another on the bolt can be brought out of engagement with the adjacent areas of the first side walls with simple handling and little effort.
  • the engagement of the bolt ends when connecting the side walls together preferably takes place automatically against a return spring force.
  • two latches may also be provided per second side wall, which are also preferably held in their locking position by spring force and which can be manually disengaged from the first side walls in the direction of the center of the second side wall and thus released into unlocking position.
  • the positive engagement of the ribs with each other is only required for shape stabilization, but not for locking or locking the side walls against each other.
  • the bottom and the four side walls with their ribs are each a one-piece injection molded plastic.
  • Figure 1 of the drawing shows a container 10 made of plastic, of which a first side wall 1 in the background and in the foreground a second side wall 2 are partially visible in each case in the upright position. At the bottom right in FIG. 1, a small area of a bottom 3 of the container 10 is visible. The bottom 3 has seen in plan a rectangular shape. With the bottom 3 a total of four side walls, namely two opposing first side walls 1 and two opposing second side walls 2, hingedly connected.
  • the side walls 1 and 2 against each other by a bolt 27 with two outwardly facing bolt ends 27 'locked against each other.
  • the bolt 27 is guided here displaceably in the vertical direction on the second side wall 2 and is biased by spring force in the locking direction, here downwards.
  • the latch 27 By manually moving the latch 27 upward, the latch ends 27 'can be disengaged from the first side walls 1.
  • the container 10 is empty, the two second side walls 2 can first be folded into the container interior. Subsequently, the two opposing first side walls 1 can also be folded to the container interior. As a result, the empty container 10 is transferred to a very flat transport position, in which he claimed only a small volume.
  • first ribs 11 and the other two provided below second ribs 21 are in the overlapping edge regions 1 'and 2' of the side walls 1 and 2, on the one hand, two upwardly facing first ribs 11 and the other two provided below second ribs 21, here integrally formed.
  • the ribs 21 extend perpendicular to the plane of the second side wall 2 and parallel to the plane of the first side wall first
  • the ribs 11 and 21 form a positive engagement with each other.
  • This positive engagement of the ribs 11 and 21 together contributes significantly to effect a higher dimensional stability of the container 10.
  • the positive engagement of the ribs 11 and 21 ensures that unwanted Twists and parallelogram-like deformations of the container 10 with rectangular in plan view desired course of the upper edges of the side walls 1 and 2 are avoided.
  • the container 10 retains its desired shape largely as for example acting on him outer torsional forces or diagonal forces, which avoids damage to the container 10 and the products therein, which avoids unwanted unlocking of the side walls 1 and 2 and what an unhindered stacking of several Container 10 promotes one another.
  • FIG. 2 shows the right upper part of the second side wall 2 facing the viewer in FIG. 1 in an enlarged view.
  • the position of the first ribs 11 of the first side wall 1 on the right in FIG. 2 and the second ribs 21 of the second side wall 2 relative to one another become particularly clear.
  • the ribs 11 and 21 are positively against each other and on the smooth side surface 15 of the first side wall 1, whereby the desired dimensional stability of the container 10 in the erected state of its side walls 1 and 2 is promoted.
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the right upper part of the second side wall 2 on its own. At the top right lie in the edge region 2 'of the second side wall 2, the two mutually parallel ribs 21. The right in Figure 3 rib 21 has at its forward and downward corner facing a Einlaufrundung 23, the Merging the side walls 1 and 2 and their ribs 11 and 21 facilitates.
  • a wall or material layer 25 is provided here, which connects the ribs 21 in the back with each other and with the remaining edge region 2 'of the side wall 2 in one piece.
  • FIG. 4 likewise shows, in a perspective view, the upper front region of the first side wall 1 in FIG. 1, ie without the associated adjacent second side wall 2.
  • ribs 11 and parallel to the flat side wall surface 15. In the spaces between the two ribs 11 and between the right rib 11 and the side wall surface 15 come upright second side wall 2 whose downwardly facing ribs 21st to lie.
  • FIG. 5 shows the same first side wall 1 as FIG. 4, but now in a view of the rear upper area according to FIG. 1, with a viewing direction from inside the container 10.
  • Right in Figure 5 is the rear upper part of the first side wall 1, while in Figure 5 left the rear edge portion 1 'of the first side wall 1 is located.
  • the front edge region 1 'of the first side wall 1 visible from outside in FIG. 4 lies opposite the rear edge region 1', which is visible in FIG.
  • the two first ribs 11 protrude from the edge region 1 '. Parallel to the ribs 11 and at a distance from these runs the flat side wall surface 15 of the first side wall 1. In front of the two ribs 11 and in front of the intervening between these and between the rake rib 11 and the side wall surface 15 inflow curves 13 are formed, the shrinkage facilitate the ribs 21 of the edge region 2 'of the second side wall 2 and avoid snagging or tilting.
  • a bolt receptacle 17 which serves to receive one of the bolt ends 27 'of the bolt 27, as was explained in Figure 1.
  • Above the latch receptacle 17 is located at the inside of the container 10 lying side a latch inlet slope 17 '.
  • the latch 27 is raised manually until its latch end 27 'has moved upwards out of the latch receptacle 17 and is higher than the highest region of the latch inlet slope 17'. In this position of the bolt 27, the second side wall 2 can then be pivoted relative to the first side wall 1 in the direction of the interior of the container 10.
  • FIG. 6 of the drawing in a perspective illustration corresponding to FIG. 1, shows the container 10 with already completely upright first side wall 1 and not completely upright second side wall 2.
  • the second ribs 21 at the edge region 2 'of the second side wall 2 just in the area of lying to the container interior ends of the first ribs 11 on the edge region 1' of the first side wall 1.
  • the second ribs 21 run between the first ribs 11 and the side wall surface 15 of the first side wall 1 arranged parallel thereto, in order to produce the desired positive engagement between the ribs 11 and 21.
  • the two centering apertures 16 overlap one another, through which the centering cams 26 visible in FIG. 1 enter during the further pivoting of the second side wall 2 in its fully upright position.
  • the bolt 27 extends with the visible here right latch end 27 ', which serves to define the second side wall 2 against the visible here right first side wall 1.
  • FIG. 7 shows, in a perspective illustration corresponding to FIG. 6, a section of a container 10 in a second embodiment.
  • the front second side wall 2 which has not yet been completely erected.
  • the background is one of the two first side walls 1, which already occupies its fully upright position.
  • the two side walls 1 and 2 each have overlapping edge regions 1 'and 2'.
  • second rib 21 protrude downwards.
  • the left in Figure 7 second rib 21 is designed as a view U-shaped double rib.
  • the ribs 11 and 21 are also arranged so that upon pivoting of the second side wall 2 in its upright position, the ribs 11 and 21 run into each other and form a positive engagement with each other in the erected state of both side walls 1 and 2.
  • the first ribs 11 with at least one inlet slope 12 and a Einlaufrundung 13 designed to prevent snagging or tilting of the side walls 1 and 2 against each other and the two side walls 1 and 2 in the desired lead exact position relative to each other when the second side wall 2 is pivoted from the visible in Figure 7 incomplete erected position in its fully upright position.
  • a single centering opening 16 is provided here, in which when erecting the second side wall 2, a centering cam 26 integrally formed thereon in a suitable position enters.
  • FIG. 8 shows in an end view the right upper corner region of the container 10 from FIG. 7.
  • the first side wall 1 has its edge region 1 'extending to the left in the direction of the second side wall 2.
  • the first ribs 11 project upwards.
  • the second ribs 21 project down from the second edge region 2 '.
  • the first ribs 11 and the second ribs 21 together with the smooth side wall surface 15 of the first side wall 1 form a positive engagement with one another.
  • the engagement of the ribs 11 and 21 also ensures in this container 10 that on this and in particular on its side walls 1 and 2 acting torsional forces or diagonal forces do not lead to a significant undesirable distortion or parallelogram deformation of the container 10.
  • FIG. 9 shows a horizontal section through the region of the first and second side walls 1 and 2 shown in FIG. 8 at the level of the ribs 11 and 21.
  • On the right in FIG. 9 lies a part of the first side wall 1.
  • the lower side in FIG. 9 is the second side wall 2 visible.
  • first edge portion 1 From the first edge portion 1 'protrude here cut visible first ribs 11 upwards. It is particularly clear here that both ribs 11 have on their right-facing side one or two inlet slopes 12.
  • the ribs 21 each have one or two inlet slopes 22, which extend in their oblique direction approximately parallel to the inlet slopes 12 of the first ribs 11.
  • the second side wall 2 is in a non-fully erect position in which the first ribs 11 and the second ribs 21 are just beginning to slide into one another.
  • FIG. 10 in the same representation as FIG. 9, shows the container 10 in a state with a completely upright second side wall 2.
  • the second side wall 2 has now reached its pivot end position.
  • the first ribs 11 and the second ribs 21 form a complete form-locking Engagement with each other, as the figure 10 clearly shows.
  • the lateral, according to Figure 10 to the left and to the right-facing surfaces of the ribs 11 and the ribs 21 and the left-facing smooth side wall surface 15 of the first side wall 1 are now close to each other.
  • the positive engagement of the ribs 11 and 21 with each other ensures that acting deforming forces, e.g. Torsions sanction or on one of the corners of the container 10 or in the diagonal direction on the side walls 1 and 2 of the container 10 forces acting, a high resistance is opposed.
  • This resistance is generated by the engagement of the ribs 11 and 21 with each other, which prevents movement of the side walls 1 and 2 relative to each other out of the 90 ° angled target position or at least significantly reduced at a certain applied force.
  • the container 10 thus receives a significantly improved dimensional stability and in particular a high torsional rigidity.
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