EP2566771A1 - Contenant pour la manutention et le transport de cylindres - Google Patents

Contenant pour la manutention et le transport de cylindres

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EP2566771A1
EP2566771A1 EP11719507A EP11719507A EP2566771A1 EP 2566771 A1 EP2566771 A1 EP 2566771A1 EP 11719507 A EP11719507 A EP 11719507A EP 11719507 A EP11719507 A EP 11719507A EP 2566771 A1 EP2566771 A1 EP 2566771A1
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container
geometrical means
items
geometrical
cylinders
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Paul-Gerhard Kibat
Matthias Scharf
Hanno Juhnke
Jasmin Groeschke
Rainer Bernhardt
Jan-Peter Spengler
Michael Schrack
Olaf Zeckai
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Sanofi Aventis Deutschland 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
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/10—Devices to locate articles in containers
    • 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
    • B65D25/02—Internal fittings
    • B65D25/04—Partitions
    • B65D25/06—Partitions adapted to be fitted in two or more alternative positions
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
    • B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
    • B65D81/107—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using blocks of shock-absorbing material
    • 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
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/02—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage
    • B65D81/05—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents
    • B65D81/127—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage maintaining contents at spaced relation from package walls, or from other contents using rigid or semi-rigid sheets of shock-absorbing material
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/20—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for incompressible or rigid rod-shaped or tubular articles
    • 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
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure

Definitions

  • the invention is related to containers for handling and transporting items, in particular containers or vessels for medicaments comprising a vitreous body of substantially tubular shape.
  • containers or vessels for medicaments comprising a vitreous body of substantially tubular shape.
  • mass trays With known containers for handling and transporting multiple vessels or cartridges, so-called mass trays, the cartridges are packed head-up.
  • the packing of the cylinder-like cartridges in the form of arrays is not optimal. Tight packing to maximise the number of items to be handled and transported with the container is problematic since the body of the items may become subject to fracture or breakage. However the more items can be packed within one container, the more cost efficient the items can be handled, in particular transported.
  • the invention therefore provides a container according to independent claim 1 as well as geometrical means to be placed therein according to claim 21 .
  • the container according to the present invention is designed for handling and transporting items, that are typically provided in form of tubular shaped cartridges filled or to be filled with a liquid medicament.
  • the container comprises a bottom structure, like a bottom wall for supporting the cylinders in z-direction.
  • the bottom structure has an inner support bottom for supporting the cylinders and an opposite outer bottom.
  • the container comprises at least a first and a second side wall section supporting the items in x- direction as in y-direction. Therefore, the side wall sections comprise an inner support side facing towards the items and further comprising an opposite and outer side.
  • the container further comprises geometrical means for disturbing a perfect order of items when arranged, i.e. densely packed in the container.
  • a coordinate system is used to define the different orientations of the side wall sections.
  • the first side wall section substantially extends in y-direction and the second side wall section substantially extends in x- direction.
  • first and second side wall section are arranged substantially orthogonal with respect to each other, wherein the first and the second side wall extends substantially perpendicular out of the bottom wall of the container.
  • the bottom structure or bottom wall extends perpendicular to the elongation of both, first and second side wall sections.
  • Such coordinate system is shown in the figures and has a x-direction and a y-direction defined by the bottom wall of the container.
  • the side wall sections and the bottom structure may also extend at a different angel with respect to each other.
  • the container may then feature a rhombus- shaped structure.
  • An array of items is in general an accumulation of multiple items in any kind of order.
  • an array of tubular shaped items can be positioned with a planar axial end face on the bottom structure while the side walls of adjacently and regularly arranged tubular items mutually abut and are arranged in a comb- or hexagonal or hexagonal closest, hence in a perfect packing.
  • the container For supporting the items, the container has side walls and a bottom wall. Such walls can all be perpendicular to each other, but do not need to be. Also variations of side walls resulting for example in a triangular shape of the container are possible within the scope of the present invention.
  • the items are placed in the container. Such placing can take place by handling single items or small packages of items like 10 pieces at one time.
  • the container in particular its bottom wall can be slightly pivoted respect to the horizontal direction. By way of such a pivoted orientation, the cylinders positioned in the container driven by the gravitation automatically arrange along the tilted bottom and/or side walls to the deepest possible point within the container. That way, the packing automatically results in the tightest packing of tubular items in a staggered array. Such tightest packing is referred herein also as "perfect order" of items. Such perfect order allows having the maximum number of items packed within the container.
  • an inventive container comprises geometrical means, which prevent the glass cylinders to order themselves into perfect order.
  • the geometrical means are adapted to impede a regular and perfect arrangement of items in the container.
  • the geometrical means serve to induce geometrical disorder to the array of items.
  • the geometrical means by way of the geometrical means, the symmetry of the transport volume with respect to the size and geometry of the items to be stored therein can be broken. Also, a manipulated order of the cylinders by an operator into perfect order is avoided. Moreover, even during the handling and transportation process, the
  • the container may comprise the geometrical means on the inside facing support side of at least one side wall section. Furthermore, the geometrical means may be located on or in the support structure, hence on or in the bottom wall.
  • Such different possible locations can be used to adapt the container to different kinds, in particular geometric forms or sizes of the cylinders to be handled and transported.
  • the geometrical means can have different elements, which can comprise different locations at the support sides as well as on the support structure.
  • the geometrical means is located only at the support bottom. It is of advantage that in such cases, when the geometrical means is not located at the support sides, that the geometrical means do not reduce the number of cylinders that can be stored in the container. Such embodiment makes benefit of the present invention, but does not affect the usability of the container as to transportation costs.
  • the geometrical means extend from the support bottom of the bottom wall in z-direction. That way, the geometrical means can be located freely spaced apart from the side walls, namely in a middle or other arbitrary areas of the container. In particular for complex kinds of items or also for the handling and transportation of different kinds of items, such like glass cylinders of different size or shape within one and the same container.
  • the location of the geometrical means may offer highest flexibility. That way, the perfect order of the items array can also be disturbed in areas of the container, which are spaced apart from the side walls.
  • the geometrical means comprise projections or projected structures rising from the bottom structure.
  • the projections themselves may comprise a flat-shaped socket but could be also designed as a pin or stud.
  • the projections are arranged in a chessboard-like pattern. Then, the projections are regularly and alternately arranged along the first and the second side wall sections, hence in x- and y-direction.
  • the surface of the projections parallel to the bottom structure is larger than the diameter of the items to be arranged thereon.
  • items like glass cylinders can be arranged onto such projections or interstitially therebetween.
  • the projections comprise a rectangular, oval or even circular shaped elevated socket portion having a planar support surface on its top end.
  • the elevation or height of the projections can be kept rather small. It may range between 1 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 2 mm and 4 mm.
  • the elevation of the flattened and planar supports may be 10- to 50-times smaller than their lateral extent in either x- or y-direction.
  • the projections may further be regularly or irregularly arranged across the entire inside facing surface of the bottom structure of the container. Even with regularly,
  • the projections comprise at least one bevelled side surface, which may extend at an angle between 30° and 90°, preferably between 45° and 60° with respect to the plane of the bottom structure, defined by the x- and y- direction.
  • the planar support may extend parallel to the bottom structure but may also be slanted by e.g. 1 ° to 5° with respect to the plane of the bottom structure.
  • the distance between neighbouring projections along the first and/or second side wall section is larger than the respective extent of said sections along these directions. This way, corners of rectangular shape projecting sockets are separated by a predetermined distance from each other.
  • the distance between neighbouring projections may be defined as the distance in x- or y-direction, adjacently located edge portions of neighbouring projections are separated from each other.
  • the projections are integrally formed with a surrounding mat structure which is further adapted to cover the entire inside facing surface of the bottom structure of the container.
  • the mat structure may comprise a flexible material of e.g. natural or synthetic rubber.
  • the mat structure may comprise thermoplastic material, such like polyethylene, polypropylene or the like.
  • thermoplastic material such like polyethylene, polypropylene or the like.
  • the expression "rigid material” is to be understood as a material with little elastic characteristics. Such a material could be chosen from metal or plastic material, for example thermoplastic material.
  • rigid material ensures stability of the items itself as well as the array of items with the order disturbed by the geometrical means.
  • use of thermoplastics as rigid material enables easy and cost efficient production of the geometrical means. If a container is also made of thermoplastics, the container could be produced together with the geometrical means integrally by using an injection molding process.
  • geometrical means made at least partly of elastic material.
  • elastic material could for example be foam, neoprene or rubber.
  • the use of elastic material results in the further benefit that impulses or vibrations the container is exposed to can be dampened. Due to such dampening effect for example it would be sufficient to arrange a reduced number of geometrical means in or on the container while still attaining the same or even a better effect with regard to the statistical number of breakage or damage of the cylinders.
  • Such elastic material could also be combined with rigid material parts. That way, for example the connecting parts of the geometrical means with the bottom wall or the side walls of the container can be made of the rigid material, while the part of the geometrical means contacting the cylinders can be made of the elastic material .
  • the geometrical means may comprise a specific coverage of rigid base material with an elastic cover.
  • inventive effect of reducing the statistical number of cylinder defects like fracture or breakage is predominately attainable by the position and shape of the geometrical disturbing means, that serve to annihilate an otherwise establishing perfect order of the items in the container.
  • the geometrical means can be constructed and located within the container to disturb the perfect order of the items array at least in the corner areas defined by the connection of the side walls. Surprisingly it has been found that after transportion of the item in the container, most defects of items, like vitreous cylinders or cartridges, occur in or near the corners and/or the wall areas of the container. Therefore, for effective reduction of the statistical number of defects of the cylinders, the geometrical means are located in particular in such vulnerable areas.
  • the container according to another embodiment may also comprise geometrical means that comprise connecting elements for connecting such geometrical means to parts of the container.
  • the geometrical means can be positively locked with corresponding parts of the container, e.g. its side wall or bottom section.
  • geometrical order-disturbing means can be clicked to the side walls and/or the bottom wall.
  • Respective connecting elements can for example be constructed as pins or clips which can be used to click the geometrical means into corresponding cavities of the respective side wall or bottom wall.
  • geometrical means can be removable from the container.
  • the interconnection is of releasable type.
  • the entirety of geometrical means can be in principle removed from the container, for example when empty containers are to be arranged in a nested and staggered way.
  • One possibility for the construction according to the present invention is a container wherein the geometrical means comprise disturbing wings.
  • the geometrical means comprise disturbing wings.
  • multiple wings are located all over the support bottom of the container, extending in z-direction.
  • the wings are constructed with an elliptical profile to fit smooth within the array of items. Due to such disturbing wings, the items have enough space to transform shock impacts into kinetic energy.
  • a further possibility for the construction according to the present invention is a container wherein the geometrical means comprise protective lanes or respective grooves.
  • Such protective lanes are located at least partly on the support bottom, facing in z-direction.
  • the protective lanes may be of different width and/or of different depth, for example the width can be as wide as the extent or diemater of the item to be placed thereon.
  • the lanes adjacent to the container side wall can be wider than the outer dimensions of diameter of the item. It may be due to such protecting lanes, that the items have enough space to transform shock impacts into kinetic energy.
  • the items themselves e.g. in form of glas cylinders, are positioned at different heights and different spacing and for example do not touch each other at a protruding melting ring at either edge of the cylinder.
  • the geometrical means comprise a wave braking frame.
  • a wave braking frame is located at the support sides of at least one, preferably at three or four of the support sides.
  • the breaking frame has a profile with different widths, which varies frequently.
  • a further alternative for the geometrical means in an inventive container can be that the geometrical means comprise long form disturbing wings.
  • the use of such wings is similar to the use of the disturbing wings described above.
  • the effect on the cylinder array of long disturbing wings can be increased as to the effective area of the geometrical means with less additional parts.
  • Such a long disturbing wing held to divide the cylinder array in different sections of different and above all separated orders. Due to such long form disturbing wings, mechanical impact and shock or linear momentum can only be transferred within one such section.
  • One further embodiment with geometrical means located on the support bottom of the container with minimal extension in z-direction is the use of curved protective lanes. Such curved protective lanes have a similar functionality compared to the ordinary protective lanes.
  • the container may further comprise shock absorbing means, e.g. in form of foam protection elements.
  • shock absorbing means e.g. in form of foam protection elements.
  • Respective elements being plastically and/or elastically deformable are preferably arranged at the inside facing side wall sections, in order to absorb externally applied mechanical impact.
  • Such protection elements may provide a damping effect into the array of cylinders.
  • items or cylinders that are handled or transported in the container of the present invention comprise a material susceptible to fracture or breakage under mechanical stress.
  • the cylinders comprise or even consist of glass.
  • the cylinders preferably have a substantially cylindrical cross-section.
  • the items may be designed as a tube, a vial, an ampoule, a carpoule, or a cartridge.
  • all cylinders in a container of the same cross-section and consist of the same material are glass cylinders, such as glass cartridges or glass carpoules.
  • Also part of the present invention is a geometrical means for the use in an inventive container with one or any combination of the above described features.
  • Fig. 1 a an upper view of a cylinder array in perfect order
  • Fig. 1 b an upper view of Fig. 1 a with disturbed perfect order
  • Fig. 2a an upper view of a first embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 2a
  • Fig. 3a an upper view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3a
  • Fig. 4a an upper view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 4b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 4a
  • Fig. 5a an upper view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 5b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 5a
  • Fig. 6a an upper view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 6b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 6a
  • Fig. 7a an upper view of a further embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 7b a side view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 7a
  • Fig. 8 a side view of a further embodiment of the invention.
  • Fig. 9 a top view of another embodiment featuring a chessboard structure
  • Fig. 10 an enlarged view of the embodiment according to Fig. 9,
  • FIG. 1 1 illustrating another embodiment with a planar support structure featuring bevelled or slanted side surfaces
  • Fig. 12 the embodiment according to Fig. 9 along cross-section A-A
  • Fig. 13 the embodiment according to Fig. 1 1 along cross-section B-B, and
  • Fig. 14 the embodiment according to Fig. 1 1 and 13 with cartridges placed
  • Figure 1 shows a cylinder array with glass cylinders 100 in perfect order.
  • the cylinders are glass cylinders.
  • the single glass cylinders 100 are ordered in a kind of comb structure. In other words, the glass cylinders 100 are ordered in lines parallel to one sidewall 20. Each line of glass cylinders 100 is displaced to the adjacent line in y-direction by half of the diameter of one glass cylinder 100. In x-direction the lines of glass cylinders 100 are moved into each other such that each single glass cylinder contacts two glass cylinders of each of the adjacent lines.
  • the order of glass cylinders 100 as shown in Figure 1 is called a perfect ordered glass cylinder array. In such a perfect order, a maximum amount of glass cylinders 100 can be packed within a container 10.
  • the glass cylinders 100 are supported in x-direction by side wall 20 and in y- direction by side wall 30. Both side walls have supporting sides 22 and 32 as well as opposite outer sides 24 and 34. The outer lines of glass cylinders 100 are in contact with the respective support side 22 and 32, respectively.
  • Figure 1 b shows the glass cylinder array of Figure 1 a, but with disturbed perfect order.
  • the perfect order of the array is still present in the area spaced apart from the side walls 20 and 30. But, close to the side walls 20 and 30, the glass cylinders 100 are displaced from their location in the perfect order. Thus, the perfect order is disturbed in such areas.
  • the disturbance of such perfect order is carried out by geometrical means 50 which will be described in detail below.
  • Figures 2a and 2b show a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the container 10 is of rectangular shape with two side walls 20 for support in x-direction and two side walls 30 for support in y-direction.
  • the side walls 20 and 30 are perpendicular to each other.
  • the container 10 For support in z-direction, the container 10 is provided with a bottom wall 40.
  • the bottom wall has an outer bottom 44 as well as a support bottom for contact with the glass cylinders 100.
  • the side walls 20 and 30 have support sides 22 and 32 for contact with the glass cylinders 100. That way the side walls and the bottom wall form a cavity for supporting the glass cylinders 100.
  • geometrical means 50 are spaced in x-directionand/or y-direction and may extend in z-direction.
  • the geometrical means 50 comprise several disturbing wings 54, which are connected to the support bottom.
  • the disturbing wings 54 are of elliptic profile and of the same height as the side walls 20 and 30. Such disturbing elements 54 are spread all over the support bottom 42 to achieve a regular disturbing of the glass cylinder array within the container 10.
  • the geometrical means 50 comprise protective lanes 56.
  • the protective lanes 56 extend along the support bottom 42 of the container in y-direction.
  • an orientation in x-direction would also be possible within the scope of the present invention or any other orientation.
  • the protective lanes 56 are of different heights and or of different width. In other words, the dimension of the protective lanes 56 is different as to the z-direction and x-direction.
  • the direct contact leads to different orientations of the glass cylinders 100.
  • a glass cylinder fitting within the protective lane 56 is placed lower than a glass cylinder 100 placed between two protective lanes 56. Therefore, by the space between the protective lanes 56 and the dimension of the protective lanes 56 both in x-direction and y-direction, the space between the glass cylinders 100 can be defined. That free space is the cause that the glass cylinders 100 are not able to form an array in perfect order.
  • FIGs 4a and 4b A further embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 4a and 4b.
  • the geometrical means 50 of container 10 comprise wave braking frames 58.
  • wave braking frames there are three wave braking frames, all located at the supporting walls 22 and 32 of the side walls 20 and 30. Only one side wall 30 is not provided with a wave braking frame 58.
  • the wave braking frame 58 has, similar to the protective lanes 56 described above, upper and lower portions in the x- direction and the y-direction, respectively. Also similar to the protective lanes 56, such different portions lead to a guidance of the glass cylinders 100 and therefore, to a disturbing of the array of glass cylinders 100. A perfect order is not build up due to the presence of the wave breaking frames 58.
  • Figures 5a and 5b show a further embodiment of the present invention.
  • the geometrical means 50 are combined of long disturbing wings 60 as well as medium or normal sized disturbing wings 54.
  • the combination of such different elements shows that within the scope of the present invention also combinations of different elements can form the geometric means 50.
  • the long disturbing wings 60 are located, while in the corner of the container 10, the normal sized disturbing wings 54 are located. Due to the use of long disturbing wings 60, the array of glass cylinders 100 can be separated into different sections. Each section is decoupled from the other sections of the glass cylinder array as to the transfer of vibrations and/or impulses.
  • the long disturbing wings may be three to four times larger than the ordinary ones, at least in the main wing direction. In the direction perpendicular to the main extension of the wings, ordinary wings and long disturbing wings may feature similar material strength and thickness.
  • FIG. 6a and 6b A further embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 6a and 6b.
  • the geometrical means 50 are formed as curved protective lanes 62.
  • Such curved protective lanes 62 are similar to the normal protective lanes 56, but with the advantage, that due to the curved shape, less of the curved protective lanes 62 are necessary for effective disturbing of the perfect order of the glass cylinder array.
  • the use of at least one or several protection elements 64 is possible within an inventive container 10.
  • the protections elements 64 may comprise a plastic and/or elastic foam protection 64 and may be arranged at the side wall sections 20, 30 and/or at the bottom structure 40. Especially when the protection elements comprise inward facing or upwardly directed protrusions, they may also induce the desired effect of disturbing a regular arrangement of cartridges.
  • the plastic foam protection 64 further induces a damping effect into the system of the container 10.
  • the damping effect of the plastic foam protection can damp the amplitude of the vibration.
  • the transmittance and propagation of vibrations and other mechanical excitations can be reduced or even cut off.
  • Figure 8 shows one possibility of the connection between the geometrical means 50 and the container 10.
  • the geometrical means 50 is a long disturbing wing
  • Such geometrical means 50 has connecting elements 52 in form of cylindrical pins. Corresponding with the pins of the connecting element 52 are cylindrical holes 46 within the support bottom 42 of the bottom wall 40.
  • the geometrical means 50 is placed within the container 10 and the pins of the connecting elements 52 are placed within the respective holes 46.
  • the holes 46 can comprise a snapping mechanism, which snaps into respective parts of the connecting elements 52 to ensure the placement of the geometrical means 50 within the container 10.
  • Figures 9 to 14 illustrates to additional embodiments wherein the geometric means comprise regularly arranged planar projections 70 rising from the bottom structure 40.
  • the bottom structure 40 comprises a series of rectangular or quadratic and even shaped protruding sections 70 that are arranged in a
  • adjacently located projections 70 are alternatively arranged in x- and y-direction.
  • alternatively arranged planar projections 70 of quadratic shape are separated by a distance 74 in x-direction as well as by a predefined distance 76 in y-direction. This way, alternatively arranged planar projections 70 of adjacent rows or columns do not even touch with their corners.
  • planar protruding portions 70 are integrally formed with a mat structure 72 interconnecting the protruding elements 70.
  • the mat structure 78 therefore comprises protruding portions 70 and interjacent surface portions 72 of planar geometry.
  • side wall sections 71 of the protruding geometric means 70 extend perpendicular to the plane of the mat structure 78.
  • the protruding portions 80 comprise a planar support surface 82 extending via bevelled or slanted side wall sections 84 into interjacent surface portions 86 of the mat structure 88.
  • the angle a of the bevelled or slanted side wall sections 84 may vary between 30° and 90°. In the sketch of Figure 13, the angle a is around 45°. Further illustrated in Figure 13 is the height 81 , the support surface 82 of the
  • the projections 80 rises from the interjacent lowered ground surface portions 86 of the mat structure 88.
  • the height 81 is typically 10- to 50-times smaller than the lateral extent of the protruding portions 80 in either x- or y-direction.
  • the protruding structures 70, 80 are part of a mat structure 78, 88, which may be arranged across the entire bottom structure or bottom wall 40 of the container 10.
  • Figure 14 the lateral extent and periodicity of the regularly arranged protruding portions 80 with respect to the size of the items 100 to be arranged thereon is illustrated. From this sketch it is apparent, that the elevated structures in form of planar projections 80 are larger in size than the diameter of the tubular items 100 to be placed thereon. This way, a symmetry breaking arrangement of an array of tubular items in the container can be sufficiently attained. Hence, a potential devastating effect to externally applied mechanical impact can be sufficiently decreased.
  • geometrical means 50 are to be understood as examples. Moreover, such geometrical means 50 can comprise different elements for disturbing the perfect order of the glass cylinder array.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un contenant (10) pour la manutention et le transport de cylindres (100), par exemple de cylindres en verre. Ce contenant comprend une paroi inférieure (40) destinée à supporter les cylindres dans la direction z, cette paroi inférieure ayant une partie inférieure de support (42) destinée à supporter les cylindres ainsi qu'une partie inférieure extérieure opposée. Le contenant comprend en outre des parois latérales (20) destinées à supporter les cylindres dans la direction x ainsi que des parois latérales (30) destinées à supporter les cylindres dans la direction y. Les parois latérales (20, 30) ont un côté de support destiné à supporter les cylindres ainsi qu'un côté extérieur opposé. Le contenant comprend également des moyens géométriques (50) pour répartir de manière parfaitement régulière lesdits cylindres (100) lorsqu'ils sont disposés dans le contenant.
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