EP2987742B1 - Recipient empilable ayant une structure de transfert de charge - Google Patents

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EP2987742B1
EP2987742B1 EP15181796.2A EP15181796A EP2987742B1 EP 2987742 B1 EP2987742 B1 EP 2987742B1 EP 15181796 A EP15181796 A EP 15181796A EP 2987742 B1 EP2987742 B1 EP 2987742B1
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Steve Loftus
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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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/06—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full
    • B65D21/062—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full the movable parts being attached or integral and displaceable into a position overlying the top of the container, e.g. bails, corner plates
    • 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
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • B65D1/48—Reinforcements of dissimilar materials, e.g. metal frames in plastic walls
    • 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
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/06—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full
    • B65D21/066—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together with movable parts adapted to be placed in alternative positions for nesting the containers when empty and for stacking them when full the movable parts being supports or feet, e.g. retractable feet, pivotable supports

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  • the present invention relates to a container according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular to a nestable and stackable plastic container having at least one movable stacking device which allows the nestability of the container in a first position and the stackability of the container in a second position ,
  • a stackable and nestable container is for example from the document DE 75 23 432 U known.
  • the container according to this document has a rectangular bottom and four upwardly extending from the bottom side walls.
  • the side walls define a container opening located above the bottom and widen from the bottom in the direction of the container opening.
  • the cargo space of the container enclosed by the floor and by the side walls therefore increases towards the container opening.
  • two displaceable stacking bars or -bügel are provided which release the container opening in a first position (nest position) such that a container of identical construction in the loading space of the container is receivable, so that the container is nestable in a container of the same design.
  • the stacking bars can be brought into a second position (stacking position) in which they limit the container opening in such a way that a container of identical construction does not fit into the container opening but is supported on the stacking bar, ie the container can be stacked on an identically constructed container.
  • a container according to publication DE 75 23 432 U the stacking bars in the second layer and a container of identical construction are stacked on the stacking bar, then the load caused by the upper container is introduced by the stacking bars into the walling.
  • Stackable and nestable containers have the great advantage that they stack when stacked on each other and can nest comfortably in the empty state. This plays an important role in transport, which is why the nesting depth of containers has a significant impact on transport and storage costs.
  • the wall thickness of the side walls must be reduced.
  • a stiffer or stronger material would have to be used for the production of the container, which is usually associated with higher costs and also leads to a higher curb weight.
  • a container with a hinged support structure is disclosed.
  • the US 2 026 204 A discloses a container having an externally applied load transfer structure with sliding stacking stirrups.
  • the US 2 029 746 A discloses a container with pivotable stacking brackets according to the preamble of Ansprüchs 1, and the US 2 528 551 A discloses a container with insertable stack frame.
  • the US Pat. No. 3,997,074 discloses a beverage crate having a molded-in reinforcing structure extending upwardly along the two long side walls, over the four corner edges vertically down and down along the two short side walls.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to provide a stackable and nestable container that allows better nesting with the same stacking strength.
  • An inventive container which is preferably made of plastic (eg polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE)) by injection molding, has a bottom and a bottom-upwardly extending wall forming a container opening located above the bottom and in Direction towards the container opening continuously and / or gradually expands.
  • the floor is substantially rectangular in shape and the wall is formed by four side walls. If the conversion consists of four side walls, they can thus be designed substantially trapezoidal.
  • At least one movable or movable stacking device is also attached to the container, so that the stacking device can be brought into a first position, in which it releases the container opening, so that a container of identical construction can be nestled in the container and brought into a second position, in which it is at least partially above or within the container opening, so that a container of identical construction can be stacked on the stacking device of the container.
  • the container further comprises a load transfer structure separately provided in addition to or in the conversion, which transfers a load applied to the stacking device to a container of the same or compatible type stacked under it, with complete or at least partial relief of the conversion.
  • the stacking device is at least relieved by the load transfer structure in such a way that, in the case of a load applied to the stacking device, the conversion is not or only partially loaded.
  • This can be realized by a support structure provided separately in addition to the conversion or by a support structure integrated at selected locations in the conversion basic structure.
  • the strength requirements for the conversion can be reduced.
  • the stacking load is no longer or no longer primarily of the conversion, but by the designated load transfer structure taken in circumvention of the transformation.
  • the primary function of the conversion according to the invention is therefore merely to surround or frame objects stored inside the container. Due to the lower load requirement on the wall, the wall thickness of the container side walls can be reduced and thus a better nesting of several such containers according to the invention can be achieved without endangering or reducing their strength and stability in the stacked state.
  • the flow of force which is normally conducted from a container stacked above it to a container stacked below it, is passed over the load transfer structure with complete bypass of the container wall (bypass) or with relief of the container wall (power flow distribution).
  • the load transfer structure has a higher strength than the basic structure of the side walls.
  • the load transfer structure and the basic structure of the side walls are made of different materials.
  • a substantially stiffer material is chosen than for the sidewall base structure.
  • the load transfer structure according to the invention is not a geometric change or reshaping of the container sidewalls (eg reinforcing ribs formed in the sidewall) but separate structures differing in strength from the material of the sidewalls and additionally in a sidewall in their sidewalls Manufacturing is integrated.
  • the container according to the invention can be stacked and nested without having to remove the load transfer structure from the container.
  • the at least one stacking device is arranged by two on opposite sides and pivotable stacking bracket formed between the first and second layer, wherein the stacking bracket rest in the second position on two opposite side walls of the conversion.
  • the load transfer structure is formed by reinforcing structures, which are formed locally on or in the two opposite side walls and extending in the container height direction between a support position of the stacking bracket in the second layer and the bottom.
  • Such a reinforcing structure integrated into the side wall or attached to the side wall consists of another, in particular stiffer, material than that of the side wall base structure.
  • the stack load introduced into the side wall via the stacking brackets is transmitted via the reinforcing structures arranged thereunder and via these to corresponding support sections on the container bottom and thus onto the container stacked below.
  • the container according to this aspect at the side wall portions at which the vertical power flow from the stacked to the stacked container below by the load transfer structure, more precisely by the reinforcing structures, has a higher strength or the load entry largely from the reinforcing structure and only is received and transmitted to a small or negligible portion of the sidewall base structure, the wall thickness of the sidewalls can be reduced without jeopardizing the stack load capability of the container.
  • the reduced by the small wall thickness of the side walls load capacity of the side wall base structure is compensated by the locally provided reinforcing structures.
  • the reinforcing structures may be made of a stiffer material than the sidewall base structure.
  • the stiffer material may be cast into the respective side wall.
  • the reinforcing structure is, for example, an insert which is overmoulded in the production process of the side wall or the container in the in-mold process, for example of metal. This is advantageous in terms of the resistance of the container, since by pouring the reinforcing structure in the wall, the reinforcing structure is firmly connected to the conversion. An unintentional release of the Reinforcing structure of the wall is prevented or made more difficult.
  • FIGS. 1 to 9 refer to a container 2 according to a first, unclaimed, embodiment of the invention, the FIGS. 10 to 17 to a container 102 according to a second, unclaimed, embodiment of the invention, the FIGS. 18 to 21 to a container 202 according to a third embodiment of the invention, the FIGS. 22 to 24 to a container 302 according to a fourth, unclaimed, embodiment of the invention and the FIGS. 25 to 27 to a container 402 according to a fifth, unclaimed, embodiment of the invention.
  • the container 2 is made of plastic, for example made of polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE), and has a substantially rectangular bottom 4, on the long edges of which two opposite long side walls extend upwards. At the short edges of the bottom 4, two short side walls extend upwards, which each connect the two long side walls together. The short and long side walls of the container 2 together form the enclosure 6.
  • the side walls are shaped such that the space defined by the floor 4 and the wall 6 widens in the direction away from the floor 4. This widening is accomplished by sloping steps or steps 20 which gradually increase the circumference of the wall 6, starting from the floor 4 (see FIG Fig. 4 ).
  • the container 2 has a container opening 8 which is framed by the wall 6 or by the upper edge of the wall 6 away from the bottom 4.
  • a Nestrand 22 is provided, the thickness of which is greater than the thickness of the remaining wall 6.
  • the Nestrand 22 goes on its side facing the inside of the container 2 flush with the rest of the wall 6 and protrudes on its outside of the container 2 side facing. If a container 2 in a similar container 2 'nested, then If the bottom of the Nestrands 22 of the upper container 2 on the top of the Nestrands 22 'of the lower container 2' (see Fig. 3 ).
  • the container 2 On the short sides of the container 2 are provided centrally below the Nestrands 22 handle openings 24, by means of which the container 2 can be lifted manually.
  • each stacking bracket 10 On the container 2 are two U-shaped stacking bracket 10, each with a straight stacking bar 28, which has a round cross-section, and two straight pivoting levers 26 at the two ends of the stacking bar 28.
  • Each stacking bracket 10 is pivotally connected by means of the pivot lever 26 with the Nestrand 22 .
  • the stacking bracket 10 is connected by means arranged at the free ends of the pivot lever 26 stacking hinge joints 30 with the Nestrand 22 such that the stacking bar 28 in a first position of the stacking bar 28 and the stacking bracket 10 flush on the upper edge of the nearest short side wall of the container. 2 can rest.
  • stacking bracket hinges 30 are disposed on the edge of the beach 22 such that the stacking bar 28 and the stacking bracket 10 are pivotable to a second position in which the stacking bar 28 is spaced approximately twice the length of one of the pivoting levers 26 from the nearest short side wall , parallel to this nearest side wall and across the container opening 8 extends (see FIGS. 6 and 7 ).
  • the height of the short side walls of the container 2 is slightly less than the height of the long side walls, so that the height difference between a resting on a corresponding short side wall stacking bar 28 and the adjacent long side walls does not correspond to the entire diameter of the stacking bar 28.
  • a total of four, semi-circular shaped and oriented transversely to the long side walls recesses 32 are provided, in which the stacking bars 28 are receivable or each one located in the vicinity of the corresponding pivot lever 26 portion of a stacking bar 28th is receivable when the stacking bars 28 are in their second position.
  • two of these stacking bar receivers 32 are provided on each long side wall of the container 2 at the top of the edge 22, and each of these two stacking tray receivers 32 is located at the nearest short side wall at a distance approximately twice the length of one of the pivoting levers 26.
  • each stacking beam receptacle 32 a recess 16 is provided in the transition region between the bottom 4 and the conversion 6 of the container 2.
  • Each of the four recesses 16 has a section running in the bottom 4, parallel to the long side walls of the container 2, on which a joint 14 is arranged.
  • Both U-shaped support structures 12 of the container 2 each have two substantially straight supports 34 and a substantially straight, connecting the two supports 34 connecting piece 36.
  • the support structures 12 are formed such that they respectively by means of the joints 14, which connect the free ends of the supports 34 with the bottom 4, in a rest or nest position (see FIGS. 1 to 4 ) are pivotable, in which the pivot lever 34 of the support structures 12 extend substantially parallel to the bottom 4. In their rest position, both support structures 12 overlap so that one of the two support structures 12 rests directly on the floor 4 and the other of the two support structures 12 rests on the first support structure 12. If an identically constructed container 2 'is nested in the container 2, the bottom 4' of the upper container 2 'rests on the support structures 12 of the lower container 2.
  • the support structures 12 are designed such that they are in a support position (see FIGS. 6 to 8 ) are pivotable, in which the supports 34 of the support structures 12 substantially perpendicular to the container bottom. 4 are arranged and rests against the wall 6 Since the wall 6 is set to the outside, the supports 34 have a profile on their side facing the inside of the respective side wall or wall, which compensates for the angular difference between the side wall and the vertical support 34, and for the other according to the step-shaped wall , provided with the inclined shoulders 20 conversion 6 is also stepped and is provided with sloping paragraphs, so that the largest possible contact surface between the wall 6 and each folded into the support position support structure 12 is ensured.
  • a semi-circular shaped recesses 38 is provided, in which a corresponding stacking bar 28 and a in the vicinity of the support structure 12 located portion of the stacking bar 28 is receivable when the support structure 12 is in its support position and the stack bar 28 in its second position.
  • the depressions 38 form first stacking bar receptacles in the support structure 12.
  • Each support 34 of the support structure 12 is formed at the end facing the hinge 14 such that the recess 16 located in the immediate vicinity is covered by the support 34 when the support 34 is in its support position (see. Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 ).
  • the hinge 14 facing the end of each support 34 is formed so that a portion of the support 34 passes through the corresponding recess 16 and forms a stacking foot 18 or a container support when the support 34 and the corresponding support structure 12 in the Support position is located.
  • each support 34 facing the joint 14 there is provided a semicircular recess 40 in which a corresponding stacking bar 28 'or a section of a stacking bar 28' located near the support structure 14 of a stacked or compatible container stacked below the container 2 is provided Container 2 'is receivable, when the support structure 14 is in its support position, the stacking bar 28 is in its second position and two containers 2 and 2 'are stacked on top of each other (see Fig. 8 ).
  • the recesses 40 form second stack bar receptacles in the support structure 12.
  • Each of the four joints 14 between the supports 34 of the support structure 12 and the bottom 4 is manufactured in a hinge construction.
  • On the support 34 may be provided pivot pins which are received in corresponding receptacles on the container bottom 4.
  • the articulated connection between support 34 and support frame 12 and the bottom 4 can be assembled and disassembled without tools by a click connection for ease of assembly.
  • the underside of the bottom 4 is provided with reinforcing ribs.
  • the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that there stacking bracket 10 and support structure 12 are not separate and independent components, but are integrated into a support structure 112.
  • the support structure 112 has the two stacking bars 128, which are not articulated to a bottom edge 122 as in the first embodiment via pivoting levers 122, but are articulated directly to a floor 104 via two supports 134 and corresponding hinges 114.
  • the stacking beams 128 are part of the load transfer structure and each form with two supports 134 U-shaped support bracket 112, which is substantially the U-shaped support structures 12 in the first embodiment, but instead of the connecting pieces 36, the stack bars 128 themselves connect the respective supports 134.
  • the joints 114 and recesses 116 on the container 102 correspond in principle to the joints 14 and the recesses 16 on the container 2, however, the joints 114 and the recesses 116 are arranged not on the long but on the short side walls.
  • the stacking bar 128 is not formed round in the second embodiment, but has an L-shaped cross-section, where the L-shaped cross section respectively facing the container outer side.
  • the U-shaped support bracket 112 is configured, as in the first embodiment, to pivot between a nesting position pivoted inwardly toward the floor and a stacking position perpendicular to the floor 104 and abutting the inside of the short side wall. In the stacking position, the stacking bar 128 is just above the upper edge of the wall 106, more specifically, the short side wall.
  • the supports 134 have on the bottom side or on their sides facing away from the stacking bar 128 sides projecting stacking feet 118 which pass through the wall 106 at corresponding recesses 116 and project laterally from the wall 106 so far that the stack feet 118 vertically below the stack bar 128 of the container 102nd so that the stacking feet 118 in the stacked state are supported on stacking bars 128 'of an identically stacked container 102' stacked thereunder.
  • the stacking bar 128 In a plan view (when the stacking bar 112 is in the stacking position), the stacking bar 128 has an outwardly facing U-shaped cross-section, ie, the stacking bar 128 is bounded by a wall only at its two longitudinal ends and otherwise has a smooth surface. This facilitates, as in the Fig. 16 shown stacking the container 102, since the upper container 102 does not have to be placed in a vertical movement on the lower container 102 ', but can be placed laterally in a sliding and tilting movement.
  • the support brackets 112 and the underside of the floor 104 are configured so that the bottom bottom of the container 102 when nested in an identically constructed container 102 'is supported by the nesting support bracket 112 of the lower container 102' or rests on this. Furthermore, the respective surfaces or profiles are matched to one another in such a way that they intermesh or interlock, so as to improve the nest depth.
  • the container 102 further comprises two parallel to the short side walls extending, straight grooves 142 which are formed as stacking bar receptacles 142 that the container 102 according to the second embodiment not only on a container 102 'identical, but Also stackable on the stack bar 28 of a container 2 according to the first embodiment.
  • a container 202 according to the third embodiment of the invention corresponds in large part to the container 2 according to the first embodiment, except that the load transfer structure is not realized in the form of an articulation attached to a bottom 204 additional support structure, but in the form of integrated in a wall 206 or cast into this support structure 212.
  • the support structure 212 is only provided locally at selected locations of the conversion 206.
  • the support structure 212 is formed by strip-shaped and thin-walled supports 234 which each extend below four stacking bar receivers 232 on a lower edge 222 of the container 202 in the direction of a stacking bar receptacle 242 which is provided on a bottom 204 of the container 202.
  • Containers 2, 102, 202, 302 or 402 according to the invention are preferably produced from suitable plastics by the injection molding method.
  • the support structures 212 of the container 202 according to the third embodiment are made of a material of higher strength and higher rigidity compared to the material of a wall 206 of the container 202.
  • the support strips 234 may be made of a stronger plastic type, a reinforced plastic, eg CFRP, or other materials such as metal, etc.
  • the support structure 212 which in the Fig. 20 , shown alone, is thus a separate from the conversion 206 and also separately manufactured component, which can be attached to the outside of the wall 206 or in the manufacturing process of the conversion 206, for example in the in-mold process, in this integrable.
  • each of the support structures 212 is formed with multiple crimps such that the surface of the support structure 212 that faces the container exterior in the cast-in state of the support structure 212 merges flush with the outer surface of the heel 220 provided with recesses 220 (see FIG Fig. 21 ).
  • the walling 206 thus has a first thickness in the regions in which none of the support structures 212 are provided, and has a second thickness in the regions in which the support structures 212 are provided.
  • the thickness of the support structures 212 is dimensioned such that it corresponds to the first thickness of the wall 206 together with the second thickness of the walling 206.
  • Edge regions 244 of each support structure 212 are formed thinner than the remaining regions of the respective support structure 212. Furthermore, holes 246 are provided in these edge regions 244. Due to the smaller thicknesses, the edge portions 244 are cast in the cast state each from three sides (side facing the container, side facing the container, side facing the adjacent portions of the first thickness conversion 206). As a result of the holes 246 provided in the thin edge regions 244, the melt forming the walling 206 flows during casting, so that in the solidified state of the melt, the support structures 212 are connected to the wall 206 in a form-fitting, fixed manner.
  • Container 302 according to the fourth embodiment have a convolution 306 which, like the convolution 206 according to the third embodiment, is thinner in areas below stack bar receivers 332 of one edge 322 than in the remaining portions of the convolution 306.
  • the smaller thickness in these areas is provided by strip-shaped depressions 348 on the outside the conversion 306, which in each case extend from one of the stacking bar receptacles 332 on the edge of the beach 322 in the direction of one of a total of two, provided at a bottom 304 Stapelbalkeningn 342.
  • a load transfer structure according to the fourth embodiment is in contrast to the first three embodiments neither hinged nor cast, but is in the form of a support frame 312 form-fitting manner attachable to the outside of the container 302.
  • the support frame 312 consists essentially of a frame 350 which surrounds the wall 306 below a roof edge 322 and two U-shaped support brackets 352.
  • the frame 350 is substantially rectangular in such a way that it can be brought into a position below the edge 322 in which the frame 350 rests against the underside of the edge 322 and against the outer surface of the wall 306. If the frame structure 312 is attached to the container 302, the bottom edge 322 of the container 302 and the frame 350 of the frame structure 312 are therefore parallel to one another, and the bottom edge 322 lies with its underside on top of the frame 350.
  • Each support bracket 352 has two supports 334, which extend from the frame 350 in the container height direction to the bottom 304 at the level of those points at which the top of the Nestrands 322, the stack receptacles 332 are provided and on the outer sides, more precisely in the recesses 348, from two opposite long side walls.
  • the supports or support portions 354 are so are formed so that they fit flush in the recesses 348 and thus in a container 302 with mounted support frame 312, the outer surface of the conversion 306 merges flush into the outer surfaces of the support portions 354.
  • the supports 334 are connected by connecting pieces or support runners 356, which in the installed state of the support frame 312 rest against the underside of the bottom 306.
  • the stacking beam receivers 342 are formed on the bottom 304 such that the two connection pieces 356 of the frame support brackets 352 can be received therein, and that in addition stacking bars 328 'of a container 302 stacked identical container 302' in the stacking bar receptacles 342 can be added.
  • the groove-shaped stacking bar receptacle 342 is so deeply pronounced in the bottom of the bottom 304 that the stacking bar receptacle 342 is not completely filled after insertion of one of the support skids 356 of the frame support bracket 352 and sufficient space for receiving the corresponding stacking bracket 352 'remains.
  • a hole-shaped or blind hole-shaped recess is provided at the bottom of Nestrands 322, in each of which a provided on the top of the frame 350, elastically deformable projection 358 can be clipped in a form-fitting manner is, whereby the frame structure 312 can be connected to the Nestrand 322 of the container 302.
  • the total of four protrusions 358, or just a few of the protrusions 358 could be on the underside of the skirt 322, and the corresponding recesses could also be on the top of the frame 350.
  • a container 402 according to the fifth embodiment of the invention corresponds in large part to a container 302 according to the fourth embodiment of the invention.
  • a frame structure 412 can be divided into two identical frame structure halves 460.
  • the two short sides of a substantially rectangular frame 450 and connecting pieces 456 of the frame structure 412 each consist of two equal length, connectable with each other via clip connections halves.
  • Elastic deformable projections 462 and recesses 464 which together form the clip connections between the two frame structure halves 460, are arranged on the frame structure halves 460 such that both frame structure halves 460 are in the state mounted to the container 402 relative to one another perpendicular to a bottom 404 of the container 402 perpendicular axis are axisymmetric (see Figures 26 and 27 ).
  • a positive connection between the frame structure 412 and the remaining container 402 is not guaranteed as in the container 302 according to the fourth embodiment by clip connections between the frame 460 and a Nestrand 422 of the container 402, but by a parallel to the bottom 404 extending, at the Outside of the Nestrands 422 arranged Nestrandgoverningsnut 466 accomplished, in which the two halves of the frame 460 are receivable or laterally inserted.
  • the container 402 according to the fifth embodiment further differs from the container 302 according to the fourth embodiment in that stacking stirrups 410 are not hingedly connected directly to the bottom edge 422 of the container 402 but to the two-part frame 450 of the frame structure 412. If the frame structure 412 mounted on the container 402 is dismantled, therefore, the stacking brackets 410 are inevitably dismantled.
  • stack bar receivers 432 are not provided on the bottom 404 of the container 402, but on the bottoms of the connecting pads 456. At the locations on the bottom 404 of the container 402, where the stack bar receptacles 332 are arranged in the container 302 according to the fourth embodiment, are in the container 402 according to the fifth embodiment, through slots 468 are provided, which are closed only when mounting the frame structure 412 through the connecting pieces 456 of the frame support bracket 452.
  • the stacking bars do not have to be parallel to the short side walls of the containers, but may also be arranged parallel to the long side walls.
  • the support bracket according to the first embodiment may also be arranged along the short side wall.
  • the stacking beams need not be pivotally connected to the container, but may also be both pivotally and slidably connected to the container.
  • the reinforcing structures may be made of a stiffer material than the sidewall base structure. The reinforcing structures are cast in the respective side wall.
  • the reinforcing structures can be adapted to the inclination and outer contour of the respective side wall.

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  1. Contenant (202) comprenant
    un fond (204),
    une enveloppe (206) s'étendant à partir du fond (204) vers le haut, laquelle forme une ouverture (208) de contenant située au-dessus du fond (204) et s'élargit de manière continue et/ou progressive en direction de l'ouverture (208) du contenant ;
    au moins un dispositif d'empilage (210) mobile étant agencé sur le contenant (202), de telle manière que le dispositif d'empilage (210) puisse être amené dans une première position, dans laquelle il libère l'ouverture (208) du contenant, afin qu'un contenant (202') de structure identique puisse se nicher dans le contenant (202), et puisse être amené dans une deuxième position dans laquelle il se situe au moins en partie au-dessus de l'ouverture (208) du contenant ou au-dessus de celle-ci, afin qu'un contenant (202') de structure identique puisse être empilé sur le dispositif d'empilage (210') du contenant (202),
    le ou les dispositifs d'empilage (228) étant formés par deux anses d'empilage (210) agencées sur des faces opposées et pouvant pivoter entre la première position et la deuxième position, et
    les anses d'empilage (210) reposant dans la deuxième position sur les parois latérales opposées de l'enveloppe (206) ; et
    le contenant comprenant en outre une structure de transfert de charge (212) prévue séparément dans l'enveloppe (206), laquelle transfère une charge appliquée sur le dispositif d'empilage (210), ce qui entraîne le déchargement complet ou au moins partiel de l'enveloppe (206) sur un contenant (202') de structure identique ou compatible, empilé dessous,
    et la structure de transfert de charge (212) étant formée par des structures de renforcement (212), lesquelles sont constituées localement sur ou dans les parois latérales opposées, caractérisé en ce que les structures de renforcement (212) s'étendent dans le sens de la hauteur du contenant entre une position d'appui de l'anse d'empilage (210) dans la deuxième position et le fond (204), les structures de renforcement (212) étant coulées dans la paroi latérale respective et formées par des appuis en forme de bande et à parois minces.
  2. Contenant (202) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les structures de renforcement (212) sont constituées d'un matériau plus rigide que celui de la structure de base (206) de la paroi latérale.
  3. Contenant (202) selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les structures de renforcement (212) sont adaptées à l'inclinaison et au contour extérieur de la paroi latérale respective.
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