EP2036835B1 - Foldable container - Google Patents
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- EP2036835B1 EP2036835B1 EP07116312A EP07116312A EP2036835B1 EP 2036835 B1 EP2036835 B1 EP 2036835B1 EP 07116312 A EP07116312 A EP 07116312A EP 07116312 A EP07116312 A EP 07116312A EP 2036835 B1 EP2036835 B1 EP 2036835B1
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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
- B65D88/00—Large containers
- B65D88/52—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
- B65D88/522—Large containers collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected all side walls hingedly connected to each other or to another component of the container
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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
- B65D88/00—Large containers
- B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
- B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
- B65D88/121—ISO containers
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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
- B65D90/008—Doors for containers, e.g. ISO-containers
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- the invention relates to a foldable container having a bottom plate, upstanding long sidewalls and upstanding short sidewalls that are hinged to the bottom plate, and an optionally detachable roof.
- Such a foldable container is known from US 2006/0016807 .
- the foldable container of the invention is to this end characterized by one or more of the appended claims.
- the invention concerns the construction of the foldable container such that in addition to the sidewalls being hinged to the bottom plate, the long sidewalls and the short sidewalls are hinged to each other and that each of the short sidewalls is divided in a lower triangular side-wall portion and an upper triangular side-wall portion and that both long sidewalls have a congruently shaped triangular portion immediately neighbouring to each of the short sidewalls.
- This construction provides an effective and easy way to convert the container from the erect position to the collapsed position and vice versa.
- This feature can be applied independently from the feature that a balancing mechanism is applied to counteract gravity forces within the construction of the foldable container when effecting the conversion from the erect position to the collapsed position, or vice versa.
- a foldable container wherein at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls and the bottom plate are connected to a balancing mechanism to counteract gravity forces that act upon the at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls when same is being lowered upon the bottom plate, is known from DE-A-3317221 .
- the roof may or may not be detachable, and in case it is not detachable (i.e. part of the folding mechanism) the roof may or may not be balanced.
- the foldable container is embodied such that the balancing mechanism comprises one or more springs and/or torsion bars.
- the spring or springs may for instance be helical springs or plate springs, or combinations thereof.
- the torsion bars may be used in a series or in a parallel arrangement or in combinations thereof.
- the balancing mechanism is housed within the at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls and the bottom plate. The balancing mechanism is thus effectively protected against external disturbances.
- a foldable container 1 has a bottom plate 2, upstanding long sidewalls 3 and upstanding short sidewalls 4.
- One of the sidewalls may at least partly be convertible to a door.
- the upstanding long sidewalls 3 and the upstanding short sidewalls 4 are hinged to the bottom plate 2. Further there is a roof 5 which may be completely detachable or which may be connected with rods to the short sidewalls 4.
- Fig. 2 shows that one of the long sidewalls 3' is swivelled down on the bottom plate 2.
- a balancing mechanism 6 which is housed partly within the long sidewall 3' on the one hand and in the bottom plate 2 on the other hand. This is more clearly shown in the detail view shown in Fig. 3 .
- Fig. 3 shows that the bottom plate 2 and a long side-wall 3' are connected to each other by means of a hinge 10, which in this example also serves as a torsion bar.
- a spring 9 and torsion bar 10 Upon lowering the long sidewall 3' upon the base plate 2 a spring 9 and torsion bar 10 get tensioned which counteracts the lowering movement of the long sidewall 3'.
- the spring 9 is connected to a transmission mechanism 8 and a conversion pulley 7 which is connected to a belt string 11 that in turn connects to an auxiliary pulley 12 making the connection with the long sidewall 3'.
- Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of the foldable container 1 of the invention having a bottom plate 2, upstanding long sidewalls 3 and upstanding short sidewalls 4 and a detachable roof 5.
- the long sidewalls 3 and the short sidewalls 4 are hinged to each other by means of hinges 13.
- the figure shows that the forward long sidewall 3 is hinged to the bottom plate 2 by means of hinge 15.
- Fig. 4 further shows that the short sidewalls 4 are divided in a lower triangular sidewall portion 4' and an upper triangular sidewall portion 4'' and that both long sidewalls 3 have a congruent shaped triangular portion 14 immediately neighbouring to the short sidewalls 4.
- Either the lower triangular portion 4' and/or the upper triangular sidewall portion 4" may be convertible to a door. To this end the hinge of these triangular portions is detachable by removal of the hinge-pin.
- Fig. 5 shows detaching of the roof plate 5. It is remarked that the roof plate 5 may be disconnected completely or remain connected to the other parts of the container with connecting rods or by other means.
- Fig. 6 shows collapsing of one of the long sidewalls 3 which is possible due to the division of the short sidewalls 4 into a lower triangular sidewall portion 4' which remains upright and an upper triangular sidewall portion 4" which gives room for lowering the long sidewall 3 to the bottom plate 2.
- Fig. 7 shows the final position of the first long side-wall 3 resting on the bottom plate 2 of the container.
- Fig. 8 shows the folding down of the second long sidewall 3 which is allowed due to the folding inward of both the short sidewalls 4.
- Fig. 9 shows that both long sidewalls 3 are lying flat on the bottom plate 2 while still being connected to the short sidewalls 4 resting on top thereof.
- Fig. 10 shows that the roof plate 5 is again placed on the collapsed construction making the collapsed container 1 ready for transportation with diminished volume and dimensions.
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- The invention relates to a foldable container having a bottom plate, upstanding long sidewalls and upstanding short sidewalls that are hinged to the bottom plate, and an optionally detachable roof.
- Such a foldable container is known from
US 2006/0016807 . - Another such foldable container is known from the
Dutch patent no. 1017159 - From the available patent literature it is clear that a quest exists looking for a suitable foldable container allowing that the volume of the container can be minimised by collapsing the container when it is empty. The objective is to economise on space and transportation costs of the empty containers.
- It is the objective of the invention to provide such a foldable container which is easy to convert from the usable position in which all sidewalls are standing up and the roof is applied to the upstanding sidewalls, to a collapsed position in which the sidewalls and the roof are resting on the bottom plate.
- The foldable container of the invention is to this end characterized by one or more of the appended claims.
- The invention concerns the construction of the foldable container such that in addition to the sidewalls being hinged to the bottom plate, the long sidewalls and the short sidewalls are hinged to each other and that each of the short sidewalls is divided in a lower triangular side-wall portion and an upper triangular side-wall portion and that both long sidewalls have a congruently shaped triangular portion immediately neighbouring to each of the short sidewalls.
- This construction provides an effective and easy way to convert the container from the erect position to the collapsed position and vice versa. This feature can be applied independently from the feature that a balancing mechanism is applied to counteract gravity forces within the construction of the foldable container when effecting the conversion from the erect position to the collapsed position, or vice versa.
- A foldable container wherein at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls and the bottom plate are connected to a balancing mechanism to counteract gravity forces that act upon the at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls when same is being lowered upon the bottom plate, is known from
DE-A-3317221 . - This feature very much assists in the conversion from the erect container to the collapsed container and vice versa in a manner allowing that the conversion can be carried out by a single person. The roof may or may not be detachable, and in case it is not detachable (i.e. part of the folding mechanism) the roof may or may not be balanced.
- Additionally the foldable container is embodied such that the balancing mechanism comprises one or more springs and/or torsion bars. The spring or springs may for instance be helical springs or plate springs, or combinations thereof. The torsion bars may be used in a series or in a parallel arrangement or in combinations thereof.
- In order to promote the container's reliability and resistance to malfunctioning it is preferable that the balancing mechanism is housed within the at least one of the long sidewalls and short sidewalls and the bottom plate. The balancing mechanism is thus effectively protected against external disturbances.
- Hereinafter the invention will be further elucidated with reference to preferred embodiments of the foldable container of the invention and with reference to the drawing.
- In the drawing:
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Fig. 1 relates to a foldable container ; -
Fig. 2 shows a partly collapsed container ; -
Fig. 3 shows detail view A as shown inFig. 2 ; -
Fig. 4 relates to the foldable container of the invention; -
Fig. 5 shows a first step in collapsing the foldable container ofFig. 4 ; -
Fig. 6 shows a second step in collapsing the foldable container ofFig. 4 ; -
Fig. 7 shows a third step in collapsing the foldable container ofFig. 4 ; -
Fig. 8 shows a fourth step in collapsing the foldable container ofFig. 4 ; -
Fig. 9 shows the fully collapsed container ofFig. 4 , and -
Fig. 10 shows the collapsed container ofFig. 9 completed with the detachable roof. - Whenever in the figures the same reference numerals are applied these reference numerals pertain to the same parts.
- With reference first to
Fig. 1 afoldable container 1 has abottom plate 2, upstandinglong sidewalls 3 and upstandingshort sidewalls 4. One of the sidewalls may at least partly be convertible to a door. - The upstanding
long sidewalls 3 and the upstandingshort sidewalls 4 are hinged to thebottom plate 2. Further there is aroof 5 which may be completely detachable or which may be connected with rods to theshort sidewalls 4. -
Fig. 2 shows that one of the long sidewalls 3' is swivelled down on thebottom plate 2. During this process of lowering the long sidewall 3' to thebottom plate 2 the gravity forces that are acting upon the long sidewall 3' are counteracted by abalancing mechanism 6 which is housed partly within the long sidewall 3' on the one hand and in thebottom plate 2 on the other hand. This is more clearly shown in the detail view shown inFig. 3 . -
Fig. 3 shows that thebottom plate 2 and a long side-wall 3' are connected to each other by means of ahinge 10, which in this example also serves as a torsion bar. - Upon lowering the long sidewall 3' upon the base plate 2 a
spring 9 andtorsion bar 10 get tensioned which counteracts the lowering movement of the long sidewall 3'. For this purpose thespring 9 is connected to atransmission mechanism 8 and aconversion pulley 7 which is connected to abelt string 11 that in turn connects to anauxiliary pulley 12 making the connection with the long sidewall 3'. - A further feature which may be employed separate from the
balancing mechanism 6 or in combination with this balancing mechanism will be further shown with reference to the foldable container according to the invention and with reference toFigs. 4-10 . -
Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of thefoldable container 1 of the invention having abottom plate 2, upstandinglong sidewalls 3 and upstandingshort sidewalls 4 and adetachable roof 5. Thelong sidewalls 3 and theshort sidewalls 4 are hinged to each other by means ofhinges 13. The figure shows that the forwardlong sidewall 3 is hinged to thebottom plate 2 by means ofhinge 15. -
Fig. 4 further shows that theshort sidewalls 4 are divided in a lower triangular sidewall portion 4' and an upper triangular sidewall portion 4'' and that bothlong sidewalls 3 have a congruent shapedtriangular portion 14 immediately neighbouring to theshort sidewalls 4. Either the lower triangular portion 4' and/or the uppertriangular sidewall portion 4" may be convertible to a door. To this end the hinge of these triangular portions is detachable by removal of the hinge-pin. - The operation of collapsing the
foldable container 1 from the erect position as shown inFig. 4 to the completely collapsed position as shown inFig. 10 develops as follows. - In a first step
Fig. 5 shows detaching of theroof plate 5. It is remarked that theroof plate 5 may be disconnected completely or remain connected to the other parts of the container with connecting rods or by other means. - As a second step
Fig. 6 shows collapsing of one of thelong sidewalls 3 which is possible due to the division of theshort sidewalls 4 into a lower triangular sidewall portion 4' which remains upright and an uppertriangular sidewall portion 4" which gives room for lowering thelong sidewall 3 to thebottom plate 2. -
Fig. 7 shows the final position of the first long side-wall 3 resting on thebottom plate 2 of the container. - In a next step
Fig. 8 shows the folding down of the secondlong sidewall 3 which is allowed due to the folding inward of both theshort sidewalls 4. At the completion of this stepFig. 9 shows that bothlong sidewalls 3 are lying flat on thebottom plate 2 while still being connected to theshort sidewalls 4 resting on top thereof. - Finally
Fig. 10 shows that theroof plate 5 is again placed on the collapsed construction making the collapsedcontainer 1 ready for transportation with diminished volume and dimensions.
Claims (4)
- Foldable container (1) having a bottom plate (2), upstanding long sidewalls (3) and upstanding short sidewalls (4) that are hinged to the bottom plate (2), and an optionally detachable roof (5), characterized in that the long sidewalls (3) and the short sidewalls (4) are hinged to each other, and that each of the short sidewalls (4) is divided in a lower triangular sidewall portion (4') and an upper triangular sidewall portion (4"), and that both long sidewalls (3) have a congruently shaped triangular portion (14) immediately neighbouring to each of the short sidewalls (4).
- Foldable container (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one (3') of the long sidewalls (3) and short sidewalls (4) and the bottom plate (2) are connected to a balancing mechanism (6) to counteract gravity forces that act upon the at least one (3') of the long sidewalls (3) and short sidewalls (4) when same is being lowered upon the bottom plate (2), characterized in that the balancing mechanism (6) comprises one or more springs (9) and/or one or more torsion bars (10).
- Foldable container (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the balancing mechanism is housed within the at least one (3') of the long sidewalls (3) and short sidewalls (4) and the bottom plate (2).
- Foldable container (1) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the lower triangular sidewall portion (4') and/or the upper triangular sidewall portion (4") are convertible to a door.
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AT07116312T ATE505417T1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-09-13 | FOLDABLE CONTAINER |
DE602007013898T DE602007013898D1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-09-13 | Foldable container |
EP07116312A EP2036835B1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-09-13 | Foldable container |
PCT/EP2008/062089 WO2009034142A1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2008-09-11 | Foldable container |
CN200890100196XU CN202030207U (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2008-09-11 | Foldable container |
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EP07116312A EP2036835B1 (en) | 2007-09-13 | 2007-09-13 | Foldable container |
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