EP2277411B1 - Transport container, transport unit and pullout guide - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a transport unit with a transport container for drawer guides, wherein in the cup-shaped transport container, a plurality of elongated compartments are formed, in which a drawer guide can be inserted and removed.

From the DE 82 15 759 is a storage medium for receiving furniture fittings with elongated dimensions known which includes a dimensionally stable bracket. On the legs of the bracket several compartments are formed, can be inserted into the pullout guides so that they are held on the storage medium. However, the pullout guides are unprotected and can be easily damaged during transport.

From the DE 20 2008 005 728 a packaging for furniture parts is known, which can be inserted into individual compartments of the packaging, that a formative visual surface in the packaging is arranged without contact and therefore can not be damaged. This can in particular prevent damage to soft and delicate furniture parts. However, for the positionally accurate storage of furniture parts stable structures must be provided within the packaging to arrange the visible side spaced from the packaging. This increases the transport volume and makes handling more difficult.

The WO 00/63082 discloses a container for holding food, especially fish, in which individual elongated receptacles are formed. In the recordings drainage holes are formed and holders to hold the food in the desired position.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a transport unit with a transport container, which allows a positionally accurate arrangement of the recorded drawer guides in a simple manner and is compact.

This object is achieved with a transport unit having the features of claim 1.

According to the invention, at least one upwardly projecting pin is formed in each elongated compartment of the transport container, which pin can be inserted into an opening of the pullout guide for securing the position. As a result, the pullout guide can be easily stored in a compartment of the transport container and is secured by the pin against shifting or tilting. This simplifies handling, so that the pullout guides can be inserted and removed from the transport container both manually and mechanically in a simple manner into the transport container.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the bottom of each compartment is formed profiled and adapted to the contour of the pullout guide. In general, the transport container for the transport of a specific furniture fitting, in particular a pullout guide, designed so that the outer shape of the article can be at least partially form-fitting stored in a compartment of the transport container. This also ensures an exact positioning. Preferably, each compartment is spaced from a neighboring compartment by a dividing wall so that the deposited articles can not contact each other. The partition may also extend over only a small part of the length of a compartment. Furthermore, it is possible by the inclusion of the pin in the opening, fixed different lengths of pullout guides and transported.

For a compact transport of objects, the transport container is stackable. In this case, the side walls of the transport container may be stepped, so that the stacked transport containers are secured by the respective lower transport container against displacement. The transport container can be made in one piece from plastic, so that for the production of the transport container, a low material usage and few manufacturing steps are required.

For a particularly exact positioning of the drawer guides can be formed at the bottom of the transport container at each compartment at least one upwardly projecting bar.

The transport unit has a transport container, in which a plurality of drawer guides are accommodated. The pullout guides described herein include the left-hand type for mounting on the left side wall of a furniture body, and the right-hand type for mounting on the right side wall of a furniture body. Both versions can be stored and transported in the transport container. Furthermore, sets of drawer guides, consisting of a left and a right drawer slide can be stored and transported in the transport container. In this case, each drawer slide can be stored in a compartment and secured by the upwardly projecting pin and other profiles against shifting and tilting. The two-sided arrangement of pins in the respective compartment makes it possible to safely receive left or right pullout guides in the transport container. It is essential that for securing an element positively engages in a correspondingly shaped contour. Conceivable are different embodiments of the contour, it does not have to be circular. For example, the contour may be rectangular and the pin may be pyramid-shaped.

To facilitate the insertion of the left or right version markings are provided at the bottom of the transport container. In each compartment, two pins are provided, each one of the pins serves to receive a left or right version of a pullout guide. Per compartment only a left or a right version of a pullout guide can be added if the length of the single pullout guide exceeds half the length of the longitudinal extent of the respective compartment. If the total length of the pullout guide is less than half the length of the respective compartment, one left and one right version of a pullout guide can be stored in one compartment.

To assist in the manual or automated insertion of the drawer guides in the transport container magnets may be provided in the lower region of the pin or in the bottom of the respective compartment. Furthermore, the effect Magnets an additional transport lock. The prerequisite is the use of ferromagnetic material for the pullout guides.

For fixing the pullout guides in the respective compartment, a mushroom-shaped pin in the compartment as well as an opening with a keyhole contour can be provided on the pullout guide. The pullout guide is placed in the region of the greatest extent of the opening on the mushroom-shaped pin and displaced for locking in its longitudinal extent in the direction of the small extent of the opening. To remove the drawer slide, the drain must be in the opposite direction.

For additional securing position during transport, resilient elements may be provided in the compartments, which prevent the drawer slide from sliding off in the longitudinal direction. These resilient elements can be embedded in the bottom of the transport container. Also latching elements can be provided, which surround a part of the pullout guide.

By means of a special shape of the transport container bottom accommodated on the upper side of the pull-out guides accommodated in the underlying transport container, additional securing of the pull-out guides during transport can take place. For the arranged in the stack to Colonel transport container a lid is provided with a corresponding contour for securing the drawer guides.

The surface of the transport container is designed so that it is easy to clean. This is achieved by a smooth, dirt-repellent surface. Alternatively, a nanostructured surface for achieving a lotus effect is conceivable.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Transporteinheit;

Figur 2

eine Detailansicht des Transportbehälters der Figur 1;

Figur 3

eine weitere perspektivische Ansicht des Transportbehälters der Figur 1;

Figur 4

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht des Transportbehälters der Figur 3 quer zu den länglichen Abteilen;

Figur 5

eine Detailansicht A des Transportbehälters der Figur 4;

Figur 6

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Auszugsführung zum Einfügen in den Transportbehälter der Figur 3;

Figur 7

eine Detailansicht B der Auszugsführung der Figur 6;

Figur 8

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels eines Transportbehälters;

Figur 9

eine Detailansicht des Transportbehälters der Figur 8;

Figur 10

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Auszugsführung für einen Transport- behälter der Figur 8 und

Figur 11

eine längsgeschnittene Detailansicht der Einrichtung zur Lagesicherung des Transportbehälters der Figur 8.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to an embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

FIG. 1

a perspective view of a transport unit according to the invention;

FIG. 2

a detailed view of the transport container of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3

another perspective view of the transport container of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4

a sectional side view of the transport container of FIG. 3 transverse to the elongated compartments;

FIG. 5

a detailed view A of the transport container of FIG. 4 ;

FIG. 6

a perspective view of a pullout guide for insertion into the transport container of FIG. 3 ;

FIG. 7

a detailed view B of the pullout guide the FIG. 6 ;

FIG. 8

a perspective view of another embodiment of a transport container;

FIG. 9

a detailed view of the transport container of FIG. 8 ;

FIG. 10

a perspective view of a pullout guide for a transport container of FIG. 8 and

FIG. 11

a longitudinally sectioned detail of the means for securing the position of the transport container of FIG. 8 ,

A transport container 1 is cup-shaped and comprises a substantially rectangular bottom 2, on which walls 3 are formed on the front sides and walls 4 on the longitudinal sides. At the bottom 2 are a variety of elongated Compartments 5 arranged for receiving objects. The transport container 1 is made in one piece from plastic.

At each compartment 5, an upwardly projecting pin 6 is formed on opposite sides in each case, which can be inserted to secure the position in an opening of an elongated object. The two pins 6 in each compartment 5 serve to receive a left or a right pull-out guide 20. Thus, in a transport container 1, either left or right pull-out guides 20 can be transported. The inclusion of sets, each consisting of a left pullout guide 20 and a right-hand pullout guide 20 is possible in the transport container 1. The compartments 5 are separated by partitions 7, which extend over a short portion of the length of the compartments 5. As a result, the objects are arranged in a central region spaced from each other, but can be easily grasped manually or mechanically.

At each compartment 5, an elongated profiled strip 8 is formed, which is adapted to the contour of the deposited object. At each bar 8 while a curved projection 9 is formed.

On the walls 3 and 4 of the transport container 1, a peripheral step 10 is formed. The step 10 is designed so that the transport container 1 are stackable in the filled state. The upper sections of the walls 3 and 4 of the respective lower transport container 1 secure an upper transport container 1 against lateral slipping.

At the bottom 2 of the transport container 1 markings 11 may also be provided to facilitate the storage of objects in the transport container 1. Further, 2 openings 12 may be formed on the bottom, which form a drain at a moisture intrusion and thus facilitate the cleaning of the transport container 1. Furthermore, the risk of corrosion during storage is reduced.

In the FIGS. 6 and 7 a left version of a pullout guide 20 is shown, which can be stored in the transport container 1. The pullout guide 20 includes a mounted on a furniture body guide rail 21 which is angularly formed and has a flat side wall and a bottom 23, on which a roller rail a middle rail is movably mounted. On the center rail, a running rail 25 is mounted on further rolling elements. On the guide rail 21, a strip-shaped groove 22 is formed adjacent to the bottom 23, in which a bar 8 can be inserted with the projection 9 substantially positive fit when the pullout guide 20 is stored in a compartment 5 of the transport container 1. Further, an opening 24 is recessed on the guide rail 21 at the bottom 23, in which a pin 6 of the transport container 1 is inserted. As a result, the pullout guide 20 is secured in the transport container 1 against displacement or tilting. The pullout guide 20 is stored as a preassembled unit in the transport container 1 and further includes a self-closing 26 and / or a damper element.

In the FIGS. 8 and 9 a modified embodiment of a transport container 1 'is shown in which the bottom 2, the walls 3 and 4 and the compartments 5 are formed as in the previous embodiment. To secure the position of two mushroom-shaped pin 6 'are arranged in each compartment, which are formed integrally with the bottom 2. The pins 6 'can secure a pullout guide 20' against unintentional pulling up.

In the FIG. 10 Pull-out guide 20 'shown comprises a guide rail 21', on which an opening 24 'in the bottom 23' is formed with a keyhole contour, ie an elongated opening with a wider and a narrower section. To fix the pullout guide 20 ', the wider portion of the opening 24' is placed on the pin 6 '. Subsequently, the pullout guide 20 'is displaced in the longitudinal direction, so that the narrower portion of the opening 24' engages around the neck of the pin 6 'and a head portion of the pin 6' covers the edge of the opening 24 '. For a removal, the pullout guide 20 'is first displaced in the longitudinal direction and can then be lifted out of the transport container 1'.

In the FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section through the pin 6 'shown for securing the position. To a release in the longitudinal direction during transport, for example due to vibration avoid, the narrow part of the keyhole contour is slidably pushed onto the pin 6 '.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

transport container

1'

transport container

2

ground

3

wall

4

wall

5

compartment

6

spigot

6 '

spigot

7

partition wall

8th

strip

9

head Start

10

step

11

mark

12

opening

20

pull-out guide

20 '

pull-out guide

21

guide rail

21 '

guide rail

22

groove

23

ground

23 '

ground

24

opening

24 '

opening

25

runner

26

self-closing

Claims (7)

1. Transporting unit having a transporting container (1, 1') in which a multiplicity of pull-out guides (20, 20') are accommodated, wherein a tray-like transporting container (1, 1') contains a multiplicity of elongate compartments (5), and a pull-out guide (20, 20') can be introduced therein and removed therefrom, characterized in that each elongate compartment (5) has formed on it at least one upwardly projecting stub (6, 6'), which is introduced into an opening (24, 24') of the pull-out guide (20, 20') for position-securing purposes.
2. Transporting unit according to Claim 1, characterized in that the base (2) of each compartment (5) is of profiled design and is adapted to the contour of the pull-out guide (20, 20').
3. Transporting unit according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that each compartment (5) is spaced apart from an adjacent compartment (5) by a partition wall (7).
4. Transporting unit according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the transporting container (1, 1') is of stackable design.
5. Transporting unit according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the side walls (3, 4) of the transporting container are of stepped design.
6. Transporting unit according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the transporting container (1, 1') is produced in a single piece from plastics material.
7. Transporting unit according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one upwardly projecting strip (8) is formed on the base (2) of the transporting container (1, 1') at each compartment (5).

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