EP3129299B1 - Crate having side walls assembled via connecting pieces, connecting piece and method of packaging goods - Google Patents

Crate having side walls assembled via connecting pieces, connecting piece and method of packaging goods Download PDF

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EP3129299B1
EP3129299B1 EP15714525.1A EP15714525A EP3129299B1 EP 3129299 B1 EP3129299 B1 EP 3129299B1 EP 15714525 A EP15714525 A EP 15714525A EP 3129299 B1 EP3129299 B1 EP 3129299B1
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Michel LACONTE
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  • the invention relates to the field of packaging.
  • the invention relates more particularly to a box comprising a base and a plurality of side walls each provided with a first horizontal cross member and a second horizontal cross member each provided with an upper edge and a lower edge defining at least locally the total height of said first, respectively second, horizontal cross member, said body comprising a first connecting piece forming the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls, said first connecting piece being provided, for each side wall said pair of adjacent side walls, a housing for receiving part of the first corresponding horizontal cross member and a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part and a retaining head.
  • the invention also relates to a connecting piece particularly suited to the body.
  • a box generally includes a base in the form of a pallet, for example made of wood. Side walls extend from the base so as to form, with said base, a container intended for the reception of any type of object which it is desired to pack / store in said case.
  • the side walls can be fixed to each other by nails and / or strapped so as to be held relative to each other. Such operations are long and tedious.
  • the dismantling of a studded box makes it more difficult to recycle or dismantle it.
  • a system has been developed based on connecting parts which are coupled to two side walls of the body.
  • the document FR2967976 discloses such a connecting piece which comprises two housings extending in different directions and each intended to accommodate a longitudinal end of a horizontal cross member of a corresponding side wall.
  • the connecting piece also comprises an elastically deformable clip which is inserted into a slot made in a horizontal crosspiece of a side wall of the box. This therefore requires machining the side walls before mounting the body. This machining has a significant cost and weakens the structure of the body. On the other hand, to dismantle the box, it is difficult to remove the clip without tools.
  • a system based on connecting parts coming to couple to two side walls of the body, is not sufficient in itself to ensure maintenance of the body as a whole, in particular of the side walls with the base.
  • the document DE102011110110 discloses a box according to the preamble of claim 1, the box comprising a connecting piece in which the transverse wall has connecting elements in the form of nails or screws driven parallel to the planes of the side walls.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a solution which overcomes the drawbacks listed above.
  • said first connecting piece comprises at least one stop intended to come into contact with at least one lateral face of a base of the box so as to allow the lateral wall to be held relative to the base, and a partition at the common proximal end of each housing.
  • said stopper is fixed to said at least one lateral face of the base by means of rods penetrating into said at least one lateral face.
  • the lower and upper edges of the corresponding first horizontal crosspiece are, at least in part, facing each other, and preferably in contact, the one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the first connecting piece, and the other with the corresponding retaining head of the first connecting piece.
  • said first connecting part performs the interface with a base of the body, each first horizontal crosspiece being a lower crosspiece, and it comprises a second connecting piece comprising, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, a housing for receiving a part of the second corresponding horizontal cross member, forming an upper horizontal cross member, and a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part and a head retaining, and in the assembly configuration of said box, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal crosspiece of the side wall concerned are, at least in part, opposite, and preferably in contact, one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the second connecting piece and the other with the retaining head of the second connecting piece.
  • the box may include a plurality of pairs of adjacent side walls, each pair cooperating with a corresponding first connecting piece and a corresponding second connecting piece.
  • the second connecting piece has a shape different from the first connecting piece.
  • each housing of the second connecting piece has two lateral internal faces arranged opposite and whose bracing corresponds substantially to the thickness of the second horizontal cross member housed in said housing.
  • each housing of the second connecting part has an additional internal face, the bracing of which with one of the two lateral internal faces allows the housing of part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member as well as part of a vertical upright mounted on said second corresponding horizontal crosspiece.
  • the connecting piece comprises a base provided with an upper face at the level of which are located the two housings intended to cooperate with two side walls of said body, and with a lower face, said piece comprising two stops extending from the lower face and included in different planes, said two stops being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base of the body.
  • the connecting piece comprises two housings extending in different directions, each housing being adapted to receive a corresponding side wall of a box with which said connecting piece is capable of being assembled, said piece comprising, at each housing , a retaining member provided with an elastically deformable part and a retaining head.
  • the retaining head has a penetrating shape configured so as to come into friction along the side wall during the insertion of the side wall into the housing to allow the deformation of said elastically deformable part.
  • the two housings each have a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal and the second ends being distal.
  • Each retaining member is arranged at a second corresponding end.
  • the part is made of plastic.
  • said stopper is previously fixed on at least one lateral face of the base by means of penetrating rods in at least one lateral face.
  • the method comprises a step consisting in driving a second connecting part onto at least one pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls.
  • the connecting parts of the body described below are shaped so that a horizontal crosspiece of a side wall is disposed along its entire height at the level of the connecting part between the bottom of a housing corresponding and a retaining head of a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part.
  • the XYZ frame of reference illustrated in the different figures corresponds to the body of the body and makes it possible to view the positioning of the different parts making up the body in this frame of reference.
  • the Z axis corresponds to a vertical axis and the XY axes define a horizontal plane.
  • the body 1 comprises a plurality of side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d.
  • Each side wall is preferably provided with at least two vertical uprights 3a, 3b, with a first horizontal crossbar 4a and a second horizontal crossbar 4b each provided with an upper edge 5a and a lower edge 5b defining at least locally the total height H of said first 4a, respectively second 4b, horizontal crosspiece.
  • This height H ( figure 2 ) is preferably in the direction of the longitudinal axis A1 of the vertical uprights 3a, 3b.
  • horizontal cross means a cross substantially parallel to the X or Y axis or included in a plane parallel to the XY plane.
  • the body 1 comprises a first connecting piece 6 providing the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls, said first connecting piece 6 being provided, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, of a receiving housing 7 ( figures 4a , 4b ) of a part of the corresponding first horizontal crosspiece 4a (that belonging to the corresponding side wall of said pair) and of a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10.
  • the lower and upper edges 5a, 5b of the first corresponding horizontal crosspiece 4a are, at least in part, facing each other, and preferably in contact, one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the first connecting part, and the other with the corresponding retaining head 10 of the first connecting piece 6.
  • the lower and upper edges 5a, 5b of the first corresponding horizontal crosspiece 4a are, at least in part, facing each other, and preferably in contact, one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the first connecting part, and the other with the corresponding retaining head 10 of the first connecting piece 6.
  • the first connecting piece 6 is a corner connecting piece, that is to say that the two side walls of the pair of adjacent side walls are included respectively in intersecting planes in the assembly configuration of the body. .
  • the elastically deformable part 9 of the retaining member 8 allows simple, manual and efficient assembly by interlocking principle with deformation of the retaining member 8 during assembly and the return to the natural position of the retaining member 8 in the assembled configuration of a connecting piece 6 with the side wall concerned.
  • facing is meant that there may be a functional clearance between the edge (upper or lower) facing the bottom of the housing and / or the edge (upper or lower) facing the retaining head.
  • the contact is such that the lower and upper edges 5a, 5b of the first corresponding horizontal crosspiece 4a are, at least in part, sandwiched between the bottom of the corresponding housing 7 of the first connecting piece 6 and the retaining head 10 corresponding to the first connecting piece 6.
  • This assembly does not require forming slots beforehand in the corresponding horizontal crosspiece as in the prior art.
  • the cooperation of the retaining head with an edge (whether it is higher or lower) of the horizontal crosspiece considered makes it easier to grip it to disengage it from its gaze with said edge via a force exerted so as to deform said elastically deformable part and thus facilitate disassembly of the body.
  • the retaining head 10 has a graspable shape and / or an opening allowing the passage of a tool such as a hook.
  • the retaining head 10 has a first face 11 intended to come opposite a corresponding upper or lower edge, and a second face 12 in an oblique plane relative to the bottom 13 of the housing 7 and having an interface with said first face 11.
  • the elastically deformable part 9 is formed in the extension of a lateral partition 14 of the housing 7.
  • the lateral partition 14 is that disposed at the exterior of the body 1 in the assembly configuration, this allowing better accessibility to check the assembly or disassemble the body 1.
  • each of them has an interface with the elastically deformable part 9.
  • This specific shape allows on the one hand a good grip, and on the other hand to facilitate the deformation of the retaining member 8.
  • the connecting piece 6 comprises two housings 7 extending in different directions, each housing 7 being adapted to receive a corresponding side wall of a box with which said connecting piece 6 is capable of being assembled, said part comprising, at each housing 7, a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10.
  • Said retaining head 10 comprises a penetrating shape configured so as to come in friction along the side wall during the insertion of said side wall into the housing 7 to allow the deformation of said elastically deformable part 9.
  • the penetrating shape 12 is also such that when the side wall is engaged with the bottom 13 of housing 7, the elastically deformable part 9 returns to its natural position and the bottom of housing 7 and the head of retained cooperate in maintaining, according to Z of said side wall. Said penetrating shape 12 is then, within the framework of the particular example described above, delimited at least in part by the second oblique face 12. It will be understood from what has been said above that the retaining member 8 is arranged so as to maintain a horizontal crosspiece of a wall of the box between the bottom of the corresponding housing and the corresponding retaining head.
  • each first connecting part 6 interfaces with a base 15 ( Figures 1 to 3 ) of the body 1 and each first horizontal cross member 4a is a lower cross member.
  • the body 1 comprises a second connecting part 16 ( figures 1, 2 , 5, 6 ) comprising, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls (2c, 2d), a housing 17 for receiving part of the second corresponding horizontal cross member, forming an upper horizontal cross member, and a retaining member 18 comprising a part elastically deformable 19 and a retaining head 20.
  • the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal cross member 4b of the side wall concerned are, at least in part, facing and preferably in contact, one with the bottom 21 of the corresponding housing 17 of the second connecting part 16 and the other with the retaining head 20 of the second part 16.
  • the two side walls 2c, 2d of said pair are connected by a first connecting piece 6 placed in the lower part of the body 1 and by a second connecting piece 16 placed in the upper part of the body 1 and vertically (along Z) of the first connecting part 6. Consequently, the first connecting part 6 participates in the maintenance of a lower cross member of one of the side walls of said pair and maintaining a lower cross member of the other side wall of said pair.
  • the second connecting part 16 participates in the maintenance of an upper cross member of one of the side walls of said pair and in the maintenance of an upper cross member of the other of the side walls of said pair.
  • the box 1 is intended to form a parallelepiped container.
  • it has four side walls, four first connecting pieces 6 and four second connecting pieces 16.
  • the arrangement of the side walls can also be such that the section of the body at the side walls in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the vertical uprights can adopt the shape of any type of polygon.
  • the box can include a plurality of pairs of adjacent side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, each couple cooperating with a corresponding first connecting piece 6 and a corresponding second connecting piece 16 (therefore, each side wall of the body cooperates with two first connecting pieces and two second connecting pieces 16).
  • the second connecting piece 16 has a shape different from the first connecting piece 6. This makes it possible in particular to facilitate the assembly of the box by allowing faster visual identification.
  • each housing 17 of the second connecting piece 16 has two internal lateral faces 22a, 22b arranged opposite, the bracing E1 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the second horizontal cross member housed in said housing 17 of the second connecting piece 16.
  • substantially to the thickness it is meant that the bracing is such that it makes it possible to clamp the second crosspiece between the two internal faces, or that it allows a functional clearance.
  • each housing of the second part 16 has an additional internal face 22c, the bracing of which with one of the two lateral internal faces 22a allows the housing of part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member as well as part of a vertical upright mounted on said second corresponding horizontal crosspiece.
  • the two housings 7 of the first part 6 each have an end separated from the other housing of the first part by a partition 23 ( figure 4a ).
  • This partition can be formed by the surfaces of a rectangular or square section tube arranged in the corner of the connecting piece 6, at the border between the two housings 7. This makes it possible to guarantee better retention of the elements and to guarantee the parallelism of the body walls.
  • the two housings 17 ( Figures 5 and 6 ) each have two opposite ends open along the longitudinal axis of the horizontal cross member to be housed (X or Y axis in the particular example of the figures).
  • the horizontal cross member housed in said housing 17 projects on either side of said housing 17 along the longitudinal axis of said horizontal cross member housed. This makes it possible to use less material and therefore to reduce manufacturing costs.
  • each associated housing 17 has no imprint allowing the reception of a vertical upright.
  • each housing 17 has only two opposite internal faces 22a, 22b connected by a bottom 21 making the bracing of said internal faces 22a, 22b.
  • the second connecting part 16 comprises means favoring its positioning and / or its attachment to the base 15 of another box 1 coming to be superimposed on a first box comprising said second connecting part 16.
  • the second part 16 may include ( figure 7 ) a base 24 provided with a first face 24a carrying the housings 17, this first face 24a comprising zones forming the bottom 21 of the housings 17, and with a second face 24b (opposite the first face) and comprising elements d adhesion 25.
  • the adhesion elements 25 may be formed by spikes intended to penetrate into a base.
  • the second part comprises a base 24 provided with a lower face 24a at the level of which are located the two housings 17 intended to cooperate with two side walls of said box 1 and with an upper face 24b.
  • the upper face 24b comprises adhesion elements 25 to a lower face of a base 15 of an additional box stacked on said box.
  • the first connecting part 6 comprises guide elements or stops 26 ( figures 4a and 4b ) intended to marry part of an edge of the base 15 for positioning.
  • the first connecting piece 6 comprises two stops 26 extending from the underside of the piece 6 and included in different planes, said two stops 26 being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base 15 of the body.
  • the first part 6 may include a base provided with an upper face at the level of which are located the two housings intended to cooperate with two side walls of said box, and with a lower face, said part comprising two stops 26 extending from the lower face or beyond the lower face and included in different planes, said two stops 26 being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base 15 of the body 1.
  • each longitudinal end of each lower horizontal cross member is housed in a corresponding housing of a corresponding connecting piece of the type with guide element as described above, this furthermore allows a maintenance mutual of the side walls with respect to the base 15 of the body 1.
  • a stop may have a part 36 which is sufficiently enlarged to reinforce the mutual retention of the side walls relative to the base 15 of the body 1.
  • a stop may include an enlarged part 36, for example example at the angle of the connecting piece, then a part of lower height extending to the end of the bottom 13 of the piece.
  • the enlarged part comprises a height (in the direction z) of at least 2 cm, or even 3 cm, under the lower surface of the bottom 13 of the part, and / or a length of at least minus 5 cm (in an x and / or y direction).
  • the stops 26 may be identical on the two directions (x and y) of the connecting piece, or different.
  • the bevelled shape of the penetrating part 12, descending from the outside towards the inside of the box, makes it possible to spread the latter towards the outside by simple pressure of the finger without having to use a tool.
  • the two housings 7, 17 of a connecting piece each have a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal (and separated by a partition 23 as illustrated in the example at figure 4a or communicating with each other as in the example of the figure 5 ) and the second ends being distal.
  • Each retaining member 8, 18 is arranged at a second corresponding end.
  • This arrangement is particularly suitable for the method of packaging goods which includes the steps explained now.
  • a first step consists in supplying a plurality of side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d each provided with a first horizontal crosspiece 4a and with a second horizontal crosspiece 4b each provided with an upper edge 5a and with a lower edge 5b defining at least locally a total height H of said first, respectively second, horizontal crosspiece.
  • a second step consists in supplying a base 15, typically a pallet, comprising a plurality of first connecting pieces 6 to form the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls, each first connecting piece 6 being provided, for each side wall of the pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, with a housing 7 for receiving part of the corresponding first horizontal cross member and with a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10.
  • At least one first connecting part 6 comprises the abutment 26 which comes into contact with at least one lateral face, and preferably with two adjacent lateral faces, of the base 15.
  • the stop 26 is previously fixed on at least one lateral face, and preferably with two adjacent lateral faces, of the base 15, by means of rods penetrating into the lateral face or faces.
  • the penetrating rods can be screws, nails, or even rivets. They can in particular be produced by staples of the type of those commonly used in the packaging field, preferred for their ease of implementation.
  • the first two steps can be carried out simultaneously in the same step during which a kit is supplied comprising the base pre-equipped with the lower connecting pieces, the side walls and upper connecting pieces.
  • a third step consists in driving a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls into one of the connecting pieces 6 previously fixed on the base 15.
  • the stop 26 contributes to the maintenance of the side walls without necessarily being crossed by rods of nails, screws or staples.
  • the support of the stop 26 against the lateral face of the base avoids tearing of the connecting piece 6 when a force is exerted against the corresponding side wall, from the inside to the outside.
  • the rods penetrating into the stop 26 along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the wall generates an additional effect which is that of opposing a tearing caused by a force along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the base 15.
  • a fourth step consists in placing the goods on the base 15.
  • This procedure is particularly well suited to the packaging of heavy goods such as engines and / or vehicle body sub-assemblies.
  • the pair of side walls driven into the previous step in the connecting piece 6, gives a benchmark to the human operator to laterally arrange the goods on the base 15.
  • the attachment of the connecting piece 6 with the base 15 particularly studied as seen above, ensures the maintenance of the side walls, even in the event of grazing of goods during its installation.
  • a fifth step consists in driving the other side walls 2a, 2b into the other connecting pieces 6 to produce the box 1 for packaging the goods.
  • a sixth step consists in pushing a second connecting piece 16 onto at least one pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls. It is possible to perform the sixth step in two stages. Firstly, the second connecting piece 16 can be put on the top of the adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, before placing the goods on the base 15, so as to reinforce the cohesion of the side walls during installation. goods. In a second step, other second connecting pieces 16 can be placed on the top of the set of adjacent side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, after having placed the goods on the base 15, so as to complete the creation of box 1 in strengthening the cohesion of the side walls. You can also put a cover on the top of the side walls at the start of this second step.
  • the connecting pieces are made of plastic (for example polypropylene).
  • plastic for example polypropylene
  • Other materials are also possible such as metal, wood, etc.
  • the side walls, and where appropriate the base, are preferably made of wood.

Description

Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention concerne le domaine de l'emballage.The invention relates to the field of packaging.

L'invention concerne plus particulièrement une caisse comportant une embase et une pluralité de parois latérales chacune munie d'une première traverse horizontale et d'une deuxième traverse horizontale chacune munie d'un bord supérieur et d'un bord inférieur définissant au moins localement la hauteur totale de ladite première, respectivement deuxième, traverse horizontale, ladite caisse comportant une première pièce de liaison réalisant l'interface entre un couple de parois latérales adjacentes de la pluralité de parois latérales, ladite première pièce de liaison étant munie, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes, d'un logement de réception d'une partie de la première traverse horizontale correspondante et d'un organe de retenue comportant une partie élastiquement déformable et une tête de retenue. L'invention concerne aussi une pièce de liaison particulièrement adaptée à la caisse.The invention relates more particularly to a box comprising a base and a plurality of side walls each provided with a first horizontal cross member and a second horizontal cross member each provided with an upper edge and a lower edge defining at least locally the total height of said first, respectively second, horizontal cross member, said body comprising a first connecting piece forming the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls, said first connecting piece being provided, for each side wall said pair of adjacent side walls, a housing for receiving part of the first corresponding horizontal cross member and a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part and a retaining head. The invention also relates to a connecting piece particularly suited to the body.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Une caisse comporte généralement une embase se présentant sous la forme d'une palette par exemple en bois. Des parois latérales s'étendent de l'embase de sorte à former, avec ladite embase, un contenant destiné à la réception de tout type d'objet que l'on souhaite emballer/stocker dans ladite caisse.A box generally includes a base in the form of a pallet, for example made of wood. Side walls extend from the base so as to form, with said base, a container intended for the reception of any type of object which it is desired to pack / store in said case.

Lors de la réalisation d'une caisse, les parois latérales peuvent être fixées les unes aux autres par des clous et/ou cerclées de sorte à se maintenir les unes par rapport aux autres. De telles opérations sont longues et fastidieuses. De plus, le démontage d'une caisse cloutée rend plus difficile son recyclage ou son démontage.When making a box, the side walls can be fixed to each other by nails and / or strapped so as to be held relative to each other. Such operations are long and tedious. In addition, the dismantling of a studded box makes it more difficult to recycle or dismantle it.

En ce sens, il a été développé un système à base de pièces de liaison venant s'accoupler à deux parois latérales de la caisse. Le document FR2967976 divulgue une telle pièce de liaison qui comporte deux logements s'étendant dans des directions différentes et chacun destiné à loger une extrémité longitudinale d'une traverse horizontale d'une paroi latérale correspondante. La pièce de liaison comporte en outre un clip élastiquement déformable venant s'insérer dans une fente pratiquée dans une traverse horizontale d'une paroi latérale de la caisse. Ceci nécessite donc d'usiner les parois latérales avant de procéder au montage de la caisse. Cet usinage a un coût non négligeable et fragilise la structure de la caisse. D'autre part, pour démonter la caisse, il est difficile de sortir le clip sans outil.In this sense, a system has been developed based on connecting parts which are coupled to two side walls of the body. The document FR2967976 discloses such a connecting piece which comprises two housings extending in different directions and each intended to accommodate a longitudinal end of a horizontal cross member of a corresponding side wall. The connecting piece also comprises an elastically deformable clip which is inserted into a slot made in a horizontal crosspiece of a side wall of the box. This therefore requires machining the side walls before mounting the body. This machining has a significant cost and weakens the structure of the body. On the other hand, to dismantle the box, it is difficult to remove the clip without tools.

Un système à base de pièces de liaison venant s'accoupler à deux parois latérales de la caisse, ne suffit pas à lui seul pour assurer un maintien de la caisse dans son ensemble, notamment des parois latérales avec l'embase. Pour lutter contre l'arrachement des parois hors de l'embase, il est nécessaire d'effectuer un cerclage, coûteux en approvisionnement de ruban et coûteux en temps de main d'œuvre.A system based on connecting parts coming to couple to two side walls of the body, is not sufficient in itself to ensure maintenance of the body as a whole, in particular of the side walls with the base. To combat the tearing of the walls out of the base, it is necessary to perform a strapping, costly in ribbon supply and costly in labor time.

Le document DE102011110110 divulgue une caisse selon le préambule de la revendication 1, la caisse comportant une pièce de liaison dans laquelle la paroi transversale présente des éléments de jonction sous forme de clous ou de vis enfoncés parallèlement aux plans des parois latérales. Des efforts importants appliqués aux parois latérales comme on peut en rencontrer dans le stockage et le transport industriel, peuvent alors arracher les éléments de liaison et provoquer une désolidarisation de l'embase contre laquelle le cerclage reste fortement conseillé pour s'en prémunir.The document DE102011110110 discloses a box according to the preamble of claim 1, the box comprising a connecting piece in which the transverse wall has connecting elements in the form of nails or screws driven parallel to the planes of the side walls. Significant efforts applied to the side walls as can be encountered in storage and industrial transport, can then tear off the connecting elements and cause a separation of the base against which the strapping remains strongly advised to guard against it.

Objet de l'inventionSubject of the invention

Le but de la présente invention est de proposer une solution qui remédie aux inconvénients listés ci-dessus.The object of the present invention is to propose a solution which overcomes the drawbacks listed above.

On tend vers ce but grâce à une caisse selon la revendication 1, une pièce de liaison selon la revendication 6, et un procédé selon la revendication 12. En particulier, ladite première pièce de liaison comporte au moins une butée destinée à venir en contact avec au moins une face latérale d'une embase de la caisse de façon à permettre un maintien de la paroi latérale par rapport à l'embase, et une cloison de séparation en extrémité proximale commune de chaque logement.We tend towards this goal thanks to a box according to claim 1, a connecting piece according to claim 6, and a method according to claim 12. In particular, said first connecting piece comprises at least one stop intended to come into contact with at least one lateral face of a base of the box so as to allow the lateral wall to be held relative to the base, and a partition at the common proximal end of each housing.

Avantageusement, ladite butée est fixée sur ladite au moins une face latérale de l'embase au moyen de tiges pénétrantes dans ladite au moins une face latérale.Advantageously, said stopper is fixed to said at least one lateral face of the base by means of rods penetrating into said at least one lateral face.

Particulièrement dans une configuration d'assemblage de ladite caisse, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes, les bords inférieur et supérieur de la première traverse horizontale correspondante sont, au moins en partie, en regard, et de préférence en contact, l'un avec le fond du logement correspondant de la première pièce de liaison, et l'autre avec la tête de retenue correspondante de la première pièce de liaison.Particularly in an assembly configuration of said box, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, the lower and upper edges of the corresponding first horizontal crosspiece are, at least in part, facing each other, and preferably in contact, the one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the first connecting piece, and the other with the corresponding retaining head of the first connecting piece.

Préférentiellement, ladite première pièce de liaison réalise l'interface avec une embase de la caisse, chaque première traverse horizontale étant une traverse inférieure, et elle comporte une deuxième pièce de liaison comportant, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes, un logement de réception d'une partie de la deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante, formant une traverse horizontale supérieure, et un organe de retenue comportant une partie élastiquement déformable et une tête de retenue, et dans la configuration d'assemblage de ladite caisse, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes, les bords inférieur et supérieur de la deuxième traverse horizontale de la paroi latérale concernée sont, au moins en partie, en regard, et de préférence en contact, l'un avec le fond du logement correspondant de la deuxième pièce de liaison et l'autre avec la tête de retenue de la deuxième pièce de liaison.Preferably, said first connecting part performs the interface with a base of the body, each first horizontal crosspiece being a lower crosspiece, and it comprises a second connecting piece comprising, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, a housing for receiving a part of the second corresponding horizontal cross member, forming an upper horizontal cross member, and a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part and a head retaining, and in the assembly configuration of said box, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal crosspiece of the side wall concerned are, at least in part, opposite, and preferably in contact, one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the second connecting piece and the other with the retaining head of the second connecting piece.

La caisse peut comporter une pluralité de couples de parois latérales adjacentes, chaque couple coopérant avec une première pièce de liaison correspondante et une deuxième pièce de liaison correspondante.The box may include a plurality of pairs of adjacent side walls, each pair cooperating with a corresponding first connecting piece and a corresponding second connecting piece.

De préférence, la deuxième pièce de liaison présente une forme différente de la première pièce de liaison.Preferably, the second connecting piece has a shape different from the first connecting piece.

Par exemple, chaque logement de la deuxième pièce de liaison comporte deux faces internes latérales disposées en regard et dont l'entretoisement correspond sensiblement à l'épaisseur de la deuxième traverse horizontale logée dans ledit logement.For example, each housing of the second connecting piece has two lateral internal faces arranged opposite and whose bracing corresponds substantially to the thickness of the second horizontal cross member housed in said housing.

Par exemple, chaque logement de la deuxième pièce de liaison comporte une face interne additionnelle dont l'entretoisement avec l'une des deux faces internes latérales permet le logement d'une partie de la deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante ainsi qu'une partie d'un montant vertical monté sur ladite deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante.For example, each housing of the second connecting part has an additional internal face, the bracing of which with one of the two lateral internal faces allows the housing of part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member as well as part of a vertical upright mounted on said second corresponding horizontal crosspiece.

La pièce de liaison comporte un socle muni d'une face supérieure au niveau de laquelle sont situés les deux logements destinés à coopérer avec deux parois latérales de ladite caisse, et d'une face inférieure, ladite pièce comportant deux butées s'étendant depuis la face inférieure et incluses dans des plans différents, lesdites deux butées étant destinées à venir en contact avec deux faces latérales adjacentes de l'embase de la caisse.The connecting piece comprises a base provided with an upper face at the level of which are located the two housings intended to cooperate with two side walls of said body, and with a lower face, said piece comprising two stops extending from the lower face and included in different planes, said two stops being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base of the body.

La pièce de liaison comporte deux logements s'étendant dans des directions différentes, chaque logement étant adapté pour recevoir une paroi latérale correspondante d'une caisse avec laquelle ladite pièce de liaison est apte à être assemblée, ladite pièce comportant, au niveau de chaque logement, un organe de retenue muni d'une partie élastiquement déformable et d'une tête de retenue. Avantageusement, la tête de retenue comporte une forme pénétrante configurée de sorte à venir en frottement le long de la paroi latérale lors de l'insertion de la paroi latérale dans le logement pour permettre la déformation de ladite partie élastiquement déformable.The connecting piece comprises two housings extending in different directions, each housing being adapted to receive a corresponding side wall of a box with which said connecting piece is capable of being assembled, said piece comprising, at each housing , a retaining member provided with an elastically deformable part and a retaining head. Advantageously, the retaining head has a penetrating shape configured so as to come into friction along the side wall during the insertion of the side wall into the housing to allow the deformation of said elastically deformable part.

Les deux logements comportent chacun une première extrémité et une deuxième extrémité, les premières extrémités étant proximales et les deuxièmes extrémités étant distales. Chaque organe de retenue est agencé au niveau d'une deuxième extrémité correspondante.The two housings each have a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal and the second ends being distal. Each retaining member is arranged at a second corresponding end.

De préférence, la pièce est réalisée en matière plastique.Preferably, the part is made of plastic.

Le procédé de conditionnement de marchandises comprend des étapes consistant à :

  • approvisionner une pluralité de parois latérales chacune munie d'une première traverse horizontale et d'une deuxième traverse horizontale chacune munie d'un bord supérieur et d'un bord inférieur définissant au moins localement une hauteur totale de ladite première, respectivement deuxième, traverse horizontale,
  • approvisionner une embase comportant une pluralité de premières pièces de liaison réalisant l'interface entre un couple de parois latérales adjacentes de la pluralité de parois latérales, chaque première pièce de liaison étant munie, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes, d'un logement de réception d'une partie de la première traverse horizontale correspondante et d'un organe de retenue comportant une partie élastiquement déformable et une tête de retenue, au moins une première pièce de liaison comporte au moins une butée qui vient en contact avec au moins une face latérale de l'embase de façon à permettre un maintien de paroi latérale par rapport à l'embase,
  • enfoncer un couple de parois latérales adjacentes de la pluralité de parois latérales dans l'une des pièces de liaison,
  • disposer les marchandises sur l'embase,
  • enfoncer les autres parois latérales dans les autres pièces de liaison pour réaliser une caisse de conditionnement desdites marchandises.
The process for packaging goods includes steps consisting in:
  • supply a plurality of side walls each provided with a first horizontal cross member and a second horizontal cross member each provided with an upper edge and a lower edge defining at least locally a total height of said first, respectively second, horizontal cross member ,
  • supplying a base comprising a plurality of first connecting parts forming the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls, each first connecting part being provided, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls, with a housing for receiving a part of the corresponding first horizontal cross member and a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part and a retaining head, at least one first connecting part comprises at least one stop which comes into contact with the at least one lateral face of the base so as to allow the lateral wall to be held relative to the base,
  • pressing a pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls into one of the connecting pieces,
  • place the goods on the base,
  • push the other side walls into the other connecting parts to make a box for packaging said goods.

Avantageusement dans le procédé, ladite butée est préalablement fixée sur au moins une face latérale de l'embase au moyen de tiges pénétrantes dans au moins une face latérale.Advantageously in the method, said stopper is previously fixed on at least one lateral face of the base by means of penetrating rods in at least one lateral face.

Particulièrement, le procédé comprend une étape consistant à enfoncer une deuxième pièce de liaison sur au moins un couple de parois latérales adjacentes de la pluralité de parois latérales.In particular, the method comprises a step consisting in driving a second connecting part onto at least one pair of adjacent side walls of the plurality of side walls.

Description sommaire des dessinsBrief description of the drawings

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et représentés sur les dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une caisse selon un mode d'exécution de l'invention dans une configuration d'assemblage de la caisse,
  • la figure 2 est une vue éclatée de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue latérale de la caisse de la figure 1 dans le plan X-Z,
  • les figures 4a et 4c illustrent une pièce de liaison préférentiellement destinée à être agencée dans une partie inférieure de la caisse,
  • la figure 4b illustre une vue par transparence de la pièce de la figure 4a,
  • la figure 5 illustre une pièce de liaison préférentiellement destinée à être agencée dans une partie supérieure de la caisse,
  • la figure 6 illustre une variante de la pièce de la figure 5,
  • la figure 7 illustre une autre vue d'une pièce selon l'une des figures 5 ou 6.
Other advantages and characteristics will emerge more clearly from the description which follows of particular embodiments of the invention given by way of nonlimiting examples and represented in the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a box according to an embodiment of the invention in an assembly configuration of the box,
  • the figure 2 is an exploded view of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 is a side view of the body of the figure 1 in the XZ plane,
  • the figures 4a and 4c illustrate a connecting piece preferably intended to be arranged in a lower part of the body,
  • the figure 4b illustrates a view by transparency of the part of the figure 4a ,
  • the figure 5 illustrates a connecting piece preferably intended to be arranged in an upper part of the body,
  • the figure 6 illustrates a variant of the coin of the figure 5 ,
  • the figure 7 illustrates another view of a room according to one of figures 5 or 6 .

Description de modes préférentiels de l'inventionDescription of preferred modes of the invention

Les pièces de liaison de la caisse décrite ci-après sont conformées de telle sorte qu'une traverse horizontale d'une paroi latérale soit disposée selon la totalité de sa hauteur au niveau de la pièce de liaison entre le fond d'un logement correspondant et une tête de retenue d'un organe de retenue comportant une partie élastiquement déformable.The connecting parts of the body described below are shaped so that a horizontal crosspiece of a side wall is disposed along its entire height at the level of the connecting part between the bottom of a housing corresponding and a retaining head of a retaining member comprising an elastically deformable part.

Le référentiel XYZ illustré aux différentes figures correspond au référentiel de la caisse et permet de visualiser le positionnement des différentes pièces constituant la caisse dans ce référentiel. Ainsi, l'axe Z correspond à un axe vertical et les axes XY définissent un plan horizontal.The XYZ frame of reference illustrated in the different figures corresponds to the body of the body and makes it possible to view the positioning of the different parts making up the body in this frame of reference. Thus, the Z axis corresponds to a vertical axis and the XY axes define a horizontal plane.

Selon un mode d'exécution illustré aux figures 1 à 3, la caisse 1 comporte une pluralité de parois latérales 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d. Chaque paroi latérale est munie, de préférence, d'au moins deux montants verticaux 3a, 3b, d'une première traverse horizontale 4a et d'une deuxième traverse horizontale 4b chacune munie d'un bord supérieur 5a et d'un bord inférieur 5b définissant au moins localement la hauteur totale H de ladite première 4a, respectivement deuxième 4b, traverse horizontale. Cette hauteur H (figure 2) est préférentiellement selon la direction de l'axe longitudinal A1 des montants verticaux 3a, 3b. Par traverse horizontale, on entend une traverse sensiblement parallèle à l'axe X ou Y ou incluse dans un plan parallèle au plan XY. En outre, la caisse 1 comporte une première pièce de liaison 6 réalisant l'interface entre un couple de parois 2c, 2d latérales adjacentes de la pluralité de parois latérales, ladite première pièce de liaison 6 étant munie, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, d'un logement de réception 7 (figures 4a, 4b) d'une partie de la première traverse horizontale 4a correspondante (celle appartenant à la paroi latérale correspondante dudit couple) et d'un organe de retenue 8 comportant une partie élastiquement déformable 9 et une tête de retenue 10. Dans une configuration d'assemblage de ladite caisse 1 (figures 1 et 3), pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, les bords inférieur et supérieur 5a, 5b de la première traverse horizontale 4a correspondante sont, au moins en partie, en regard, et préférentiellement en contact, l'un avec le fond du logement correspondant de la première pièce de liaison, et l'autre avec la tête de retenue 10 correspondante de la première pièce de liaison 6. De préférence, même lorsqu'il y a contact, il peut toujours rester un jeu résiduel mais négligeable.According to an embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 , the body 1 comprises a plurality of side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d. Each side wall is preferably provided with at least two vertical uprights 3a, 3b, with a first horizontal crossbar 4a and a second horizontal crossbar 4b each provided with an upper edge 5a and a lower edge 5b defining at least locally the total height H of said first 4a, respectively second 4b, horizontal crosspiece. This height H ( figure 2 ) is preferably in the direction of the longitudinal axis A1 of the vertical uprights 3a, 3b. By horizontal cross means a cross substantially parallel to the X or Y axis or included in a plane parallel to the XY plane. In addition, the body 1 comprises a first connecting piece 6 providing the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls, said first connecting piece 6 being provided, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, of a receiving housing 7 ( figures 4a , 4b ) of a part of the corresponding first horizontal crosspiece 4a (that belonging to the corresponding side wall of said pair) and of a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10. In an assembly configuration of said box 1 ( figures 1 and 3 ), for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, the lower and upper edges 5a, 5b of the first corresponding horizontal crosspiece 4a are, at least in part, facing each other, and preferably in contact, one with the bottom of the corresponding housing of the first connecting part, and the other with the corresponding retaining head 10 of the first connecting piece 6. Preferably, even when there is contact, there may still remain a residual play but negligible.

Préférentiellement, la première pièce de liaison 6 est une pièce de liaison d'angle, c'est-à-dire que les deux parois latérales du couple de parois latérales adjacentes sont incluses respectivement dans des plans sécants en configuration d'assemblage de la caisse.Preferably, the first connecting piece 6 is a corner connecting piece, that is to say that the two side walls of the pair of adjacent side walls are included respectively in intersecting planes in the assembly configuration of the body. .

La partie élastiquement déformable 9 de l'organe de retenue 8 permet un assemblage simple, manuel et efficace par principe d'emboitement avec déformation de l'organe de retenue 8 au cours de l'assemblage et le retour à la position naturelle de l'organe de retenue 8 en configuration assemblée d'une pièce de liaison 6 avec la paroi latérale concernée.The elastically deformable part 9 of the retaining member 8 allows simple, manual and efficient assembly by interlocking principle with deformation of the retaining member 8 during assembly and the return to the natural position of the retaining member 8 in the assembled configuration of a connecting piece 6 with the side wall concerned.

Par « en regard », on entend qu'il peut exister un jeu fonctionnel entre le bord (supérieur ou inférieur) en regard du fond du logement et/ou le bord (supérieur ou inférieur) en regard de la tête de retenue.By "facing" is meant that there may be a functional clearance between the edge (upper or lower) facing the bottom of the housing and / or the edge (upper or lower) facing the retaining head.

Préférentiellement, le contact est tel que les bords inférieur et supérieur 5a, 5b de la première traverse horizontale 4a correspondante sont, au moins en partie, enserrés entre le fond du logement 7 correspondant de la première pièce de liaison 6 et la tête de retenue 10 correspondante de la première pièce de liaison 6.Preferably, the contact is such that the lower and upper edges 5a, 5b of the first corresponding horizontal crosspiece 4a are, at least in part, sandwiched between the bottom of the corresponding housing 7 of the first connecting piece 6 and the retaining head 10 corresponding to the first connecting piece 6.

Cet assemblage ne nécessite pas de former de fentes au préalable dans la traverse horizontale correspondante comme dans l'art antérieur. En outre, la coopération de la tête de retenue avec un bord (qu'il soit supérieur ou inférieur) de la traverse horizontale considérée permet de faciliter sa préhension pour le désengager de son regard avec ledit bord via une force exercée de sorte à déformer ladite partie élastiquement déformable et ainsi faciliter le démontage de la caisse.This assembly does not require forming slots beforehand in the corresponding horizontal crosspiece as in the prior art. In addition, the cooperation of the retaining head with an edge (whether it is higher or lower) of the horizontal crosspiece considered makes it easier to grip it to disengage it from its gaze with said edge via a force exerted so as to deform said elastically deformable part and thus facilitate disassembly of the body.

Ainsi, de préférence, la tête de retenue 10 présente une forme préhensible et/ou une ouverture permettant le passage d'un outil tel un crochet. Sur la figure 4a, la tête de retenue 10 présente une première face 11 destinée à venir en regard d'un bord supérieur ou inférieur correspondant, et une deuxième face 12 dans un plan oblique par rapport au fond 13 du logement 7 et présentant une interface avec ladite première face 11.Thus, preferably, the retaining head 10 has a graspable shape and / or an opening allowing the passage of a tool such as a hook. On the figure 4a , the retaining head 10 has a first face 11 intended to come opposite a corresponding upper or lower edge, and a second face 12 in an oblique plane relative to the bottom 13 of the housing 7 and having an interface with said first face 11.

De manière générale, la partie élastiquement déformable 9 est formée dans le prolongement d'une cloison latérale 14 du logement 7. La cloison latérale 14 est celle disposée au niveau de l'extérieur de la caisse 1 dans la configuration d'assemblage, ceci permettant une meilleure accessibilité pour vérifier le montage ou procéder au démontage de la caisse 1.Generally, the elastically deformable part 9 is formed in the extension of a lateral partition 14 of the housing 7. The lateral partition 14 is that disposed at the exterior of the body 1 in the assembly configuration, this allowing better accessibility to check the assembly or disassemble the body 1.

En outre, à l'opposé de l'interface commune entre les première et deuxième faces 11, 12, chacune d'entre elle présente une interface avec la partie élastiquement déformable 9. Cette forme spécifique permet d'une part une bonne préhension, et d'autre part de faciliter la déformation de l'organe de retenue 8.In addition, opposite the common interface between the first and second faces 11, 12, each of them has an interface with the elastically deformable part 9. This specific shape allows on the one hand a good grip, and on the other hand to facilitate the deformation of the retaining member 8.

Autrement dit, il en résulte de manière plus générale que la pièce de liaison 6 comporte deux logements 7 s'étendant dans des directions différentes, chaque logement 7 étant adapté pour recevoir une paroi latérale correspondante d'une caisse avec laquelle ladite pièce de liaison 6 est apte à être assemblée, ladite pièce comportant, au niveau de chaque logement 7, un organe de retenue 8 comportant une partie élastiquement déformable 9 et une tête de retenue 10. Ladite tête de retenue 10 comporte une forme pénétrante configurée de sorte à venir en frottement le long de la paroi latérale lors de l'insertion de ladite paroi latérale dans le logement 7 pour permettre la déformation de ladite partie élastiquement déformable 9. Par ailleurs, la forme pénétrante 12 est aussi telle que lorsque la paroi latérale est engagée avec le fond 13 du logement 7, la partie élastiquement déformable 9 revient à sa position naturelle et le fond du logement 7 et la tête de retenue coopèrent au maintien, selon Z de ladite paroi latérale. Ladite forme pénétrante 12 est alors, dans le cadre de l'exemple particulier décrit ci-dessus, délimitée au moins en partie par la deuxième face oblique 12. On comprend de ce qui a été dit ci-dessus que l'organe de retenue 8 est agencé, de telle manière à maintenir une traverse horizontale d'une paroi de la caisse entre le fond du logement correspondant et la tête de retenue correspondante.In other words, it results more generally that the connecting piece 6 comprises two housings 7 extending in different directions, each housing 7 being adapted to receive a corresponding side wall of a box with which said connecting piece 6 is capable of being assembled, said part comprising, at each housing 7, a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10. Said retaining head 10 comprises a penetrating shape configured so as to come in friction along the side wall during the insertion of said side wall into the housing 7 to allow the deformation of said elastically deformable part 9. Furthermore, the penetrating shape 12 is also such that when the side wall is engaged with the bottom 13 of housing 7, the elastically deformable part 9 returns to its natural position and the bottom of housing 7 and the head of retained cooperate in maintaining, according to Z of said side wall. Said penetrating shape 12 is then, within the framework of the particular example described above, delimited at least in part by the second oblique face 12. It will be understood from what has been said above that the retaining member 8 is arranged so as to maintain a horizontal crosspiece of a wall of the box between the bottom of the corresponding housing and the corresponding retaining head.

Ladite première pièce de liaison 6 réalise l'interface avec une embase 15 (figures 1 à 3) de la caisse 1 et chaque première traverse horizontale 4a est une traverse inférieure. De plus, dans une réalisation particulière, la caisse 1 comporte une deuxième pièce de liaison 16 (figures 1, 2, 5, 6) comportant, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes (2c, 2d), un logement de réception 17 d'une partie de la deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante, formant une traverse horizontale supérieure, et un organe de retenue 18 comportant une partie élastiquement déformable 19 et une tête de retenue 20. Dans la configuration d'assemblage de ladite caisse 1, pour chaque paroi latérale dudit couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, les bords inférieur et supérieur de la deuxième traverse horizontale 4b de la paroi latérale concernée sont, au moins en partie, en regard, et de préférence, en contact, l'un avec le fond 21 du logement 17 correspondant de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 et l'autre avec la tête de retenue 20 de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16.Said first connecting part 6 interfaces with a base 15 ( Figures 1 to 3 ) of the body 1 and each first horizontal cross member 4a is a lower cross member. In addition, in a particular embodiment, the body 1 comprises a second connecting part 16 ( figures 1, 2 , 5, 6 ) comprising, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls (2c, 2d), a housing 17 for receiving part of the second corresponding horizontal cross member, forming an upper horizontal cross member, and a retaining member 18 comprising a part elastically deformable 19 and a retaining head 20. In the assembly configuration of said box 1, for each side wall of said pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal cross member 4b of the side wall concerned are, at least in part, facing and preferably in contact, one with the bottom 21 of the corresponding housing 17 of the second connecting part 16 and the other with the retaining head 20 of the second part 16.

En fait, pour un même couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, les deux parois latérales 2c, 2d dudit couple sont reliées par une première pièce de liaison 6 placée en partie inférieure de la caisse 1 et par une deuxième pièce de liaison 16 placée en partie supérieure de la caisse 1 et à l'aplomb (selon Z) de la première pièce de liaison 6. Dès lors, la première pièce de liaison 6 participe au maintien d'une traverse inférieure de l'une des parois latérales dudit couple et au maintien d'une traverse inférieure de l'autre des parois latérales dudit couple. Par analogie, la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 participe au maintien d'une traverse supérieure de l'une des parois latérales dudit couple et au maintien d'une traverse supérieure de l'autre des parois latérales dudit couple.In fact, for the same pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, the two side walls 2c, 2d of said pair are connected by a first connecting piece 6 placed in the lower part of the body 1 and by a second connecting piece 16 placed in the upper part of the body 1 and vertically (along Z) of the first connecting part 6. Consequently, the first connecting part 6 participates in the maintenance of a lower cross member of one of the side walls of said pair and maintaining a lower cross member of the other side wall of said pair. By analogy, the second connecting part 16 participates in the maintenance of an upper cross member of one of the side walls of said pair and in the maintenance of an upper cross member of the other of the side walls of said pair.

Selon une réalisation particulière, la caisse 1 est destinée à former un contenant parallélépipédique. Pour cela, elle comporte quatre parois latérales, quatre premières pièces de liaison 6 et quatre deuxièmes pièces de liaison 16. Bien entendu, ceci n'est pas limitatif, et l'agencement des parois latérales peut aussi être tel que la section de la caisse au niveau des parois latérales dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe des montants verticaux puisse adopter la forme de tout type de polygone. Autrement dit, la caisse peut comporter une pluralité de couples de parois latérales adjacentes 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, chaque couple coopérant avec une première pièce de liaison 6 correspondante et une deuxième pièce de liaison 16 correspondante (dès lors, chaque paroi latérale de la caisse coopère avec deux premières pièces de liaison et deux deuxièmes pièces de liaison 16).According to a particular embodiment, the box 1 is intended to form a parallelepiped container. For this, it has four side walls, four first connecting pieces 6 and four second connecting pieces 16. Of course, this is not limiting, and the arrangement of the side walls can also be such that the section of the body at the side walls in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the vertical uprights can adopt the shape of any type of polygon. In other words, the box can include a plurality of pairs of adjacent side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, each couple cooperating with a corresponding first connecting piece 6 and a corresponding second connecting piece 16 (therefore, each side wall of the body cooperates with two first connecting pieces and two second connecting pieces 16).

Selon une réalisation, la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 présente une forme différente de la première pièce de liaison 6. Ceci permet notamment de faciliter l'assemblage de la caisse en permettant une identification visuelle plus rapide.According to one embodiment, the second connecting piece 16 has a shape different from the first connecting piece 6. This makes it possible in particular to facilitate the assembly of the box by allowing faster visual identification.

Selon une réalisation particulière de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 (figure 5), chaque logement 17 de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 comporte deux faces internes 22a, 22b latérales disposées en regard dont l'entretoisement E1 correspond sensiblement à l'épaisseur de la deuxième traverse horizontale logée dans ledit logement 17 de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16. Par «sensiblement à l'épaisseur», on entend que l'entretoisement est tel soit qu'il permet de brider la deuxième traverse entre les deux faces internes, soit qu'il autorise un jeu fonctionnel. En particulier, chaque logement de la deuxième pièce 16 comporte une face interne additionnelle 22c dont l'entretoisement avec l'une des deux faces internes latérales 22a permet le logement d'une partie de la deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante ainsi qu'une partie d'un montant vertical monté sur ladite deuxième traverse horizontale correspondante.According to a particular embodiment of the second connecting piece 16 ( figure 5 ), each housing 17 of the second connecting piece 16 has two internal lateral faces 22a, 22b arranged opposite, the bracing E1 corresponding substantially to the thickness of the second horizontal cross member housed in said housing 17 of the second connecting piece 16. By “substantially to the thickness”, it is meant that the bracing is such that it makes it possible to clamp the second crosspiece between the two internal faces, or that it allows a functional clearance. In particular, each housing of the second part 16 has an additional internal face 22c, the bracing of which with one of the two lateral internal faces 22a allows the housing of part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member as well as part of a vertical upright mounted on said second corresponding horizontal crosspiece.

Les enseignements de la réalisation particulière de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 décrits dans le paragraphe précédent peuvent aussi être appliqués à la première pièce de liaison 6 comme l'illustre la figure 4a.The lessons of the particular embodiment of the second connecting piece 16 described in the preceding paragraph can also be applied to the first connecting piece 6 as illustrated in figure 4a .

Les deux logements 7 de la première pièce 6 présentent chacun une extrémité séparée de l'autre logement de la première pièce par une cloison de séparation 23 (figure 4a). Cette cloison de séparation peut être formée par des surfaces d'un tube de section rectangulaire ou carrée agencé dans l'angle de la pièce de liaison 6, à la frontière entre les deux logements 7. Ceci permet de garantir un meilleur maintien des éléments et de garantir le parallélisme des parois de la caisse.The two housings 7 of the first part 6 each have an end separated from the other housing of the first part by a partition 23 ( figure 4a ). This partition can be formed by the surfaces of a rectangular or square section tube arranged in the corner of the connecting piece 6, at the border between the two housings 7. This makes it possible to guarantee better retention of the elements and to guarantee the parallelism of the body walls.

Dans le cadre de la deuxième pièce 16, les deux logements 17 (figures 5 et 6) présentent chacun deux extrémités opposées ouverte selon l'axe longitudinal de la traverse horizontale à loger (axe X ou Y sur l'exemple particulier des figures). Autrement dit, dans la configuration d'assemblage, la traverse horizontale logée dans ledit logement 17 dépasse de part et d'autre dudit logement 17 selon l'axe longitudinal de ladite traverse horizontale logée. Ceci permet d'utiliser moins de matière et donc de réduire les coûts de fabrication.In the context of the second part 16, the two housings 17 ( Figures 5 and 6 ) each have two opposite ends open along the longitudinal axis of the horizontal cross member to be housed (X or Y axis in the particular example of the figures). In other words, in the assembly configuration, the horizontal cross member housed in said housing 17 projects on either side of said housing 17 along the longitudinal axis of said horizontal cross member housed. This makes it possible to use less material and therefore to reduce manufacturing costs.

Selon une réalisation particulière de la deuxième pièce 16 (figure 6), chaque logement 17 associé ne présente pas d'empreinte permettant la réception d'un montant vertical. Dans cette réalisation, chaque logement 17 comporte uniquement deux faces opposées internes 22a, 22b reliées par un fond 21 réalisant l'entretoisement desdites faces internes 22a, 22b.According to a particular embodiment of the second part 16 ( figure 6 ), each associated housing 17 has no imprint allowing the reception of a vertical upright. In this embodiment, each housing 17 has only two opposite internal faces 22a, 22b connected by a bottom 21 making the bracing of said internal faces 22a, 22b.

Selon un perfectionnement de la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 (figure 7), elle comporte des moyens favorisant son positionnement et/ou son accroche à l'embase 15 d'une autre caisse 1 venant se superposer sur une première caisse comportant ladite deuxième pièce de liaison 16. Autrement dit, la deuxième pièce 16 peut comporter (figure 7) un socle 24 muni d'une première face 24a portant les logements 17, cette première face 24a comprenant des zones formant le fond 21 des logements 17, et d'une deuxième face 24b (opposée à la première face) et comprenant des éléments d'adhérence 25. Les éléments d'adhérence 25 peuvent être formés par des pointes destinées à pénétrer dans une embase. Selon une autre formulation, la deuxième pièce comporte un socle 24 muni d'une face inférieure 24a au niveau de laquelle sont situés les deux logements 17 destinés à coopérer avec deux parois latérales de ladite caisse 1 et d'une face supérieure 24b. Préférentiellement, la face supérieure 24b comporte des éléments d'adhérence 25 à une face inférieure d'une embase 15 d'une caisse additionnelle empilée sur ladite caisse.According to an improvement of the second connecting part 16 ( figure 7 ), it comprises means favoring its positioning and / or its attachment to the base 15 of another box 1 coming to be superimposed on a first box comprising said second connecting part 16. In other words, the second part 16 may include ( figure 7 ) a base 24 provided with a first face 24a carrying the housings 17, this first face 24a comprising zones forming the bottom 21 of the housings 17, and with a second face 24b (opposite the first face) and comprising elements d adhesion 25. The adhesion elements 25 may be formed by spikes intended to penetrate into a base. According to another formulation, the second part comprises a base 24 provided with a lower face 24a at the level of which are located the two housings 17 intended to cooperate with two side walls of said box 1 and with an upper face 24b. Preferably, the upper face 24b comprises adhesion elements 25 to a lower face of a base 15 of an additional box stacked on said box.

En outre, la première pièce de liaison 6 comporte des éléments de guidage ou butées 26 (figures 4a et 4b) destinés à venir épouser une partie d'un bord de l'embase 15 pour le positionnement. Selon un perfectionnement, la première pièce de liaison 6 comporte deux butées 26 s'étendant de la face inférieure de la pièce 6 et incluses dans des plans différents, lesdites deux butées 26 étant destinées à venir en contact avec deux faces latérales adjacentes de l'embase 15 de la caisse. Autrement dit, la première pièce 6 peut comporter un socle muni d'une face supérieure au niveau de laquelle sont situés les deux logements destinés à coopérer avec deux parois latérales de ladite caisse, et d'une face inférieure, ladite pièce comportant deux butées 26 s'étendant de la face inférieure ou au-delà de la face inférieure et incluses dans des plans différents, lesdites deux butées 26 étant destinées à venir en contact avec deux faces latérales adjacentes de l'embase 15 de la caisse 1.In addition, the first connecting part 6 comprises guide elements or stops 26 ( figures 4a and 4b ) intended to marry part of an edge of the base 15 for positioning. According to an improvement, the first connecting piece 6 comprises two stops 26 extending from the underside of the piece 6 and included in different planes, said two stops 26 being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base 15 of the body. In other words, the first part 6 may include a base provided with an upper face at the level of which are located the two housings intended to cooperate with two side walls of said box, and with a lower face, said part comprising two stops 26 extending from the lower face or beyond the lower face and included in different planes, said two stops 26 being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base 15 of the body 1.

Lorsque, pour chaque paroi latérale de la caisse, chaque extrémité longitudinale de chaque traverse horizontale inférieure est logée dans un logement correspondant d'une pièce de liaison correspondante du type à élément de guidage tel que décrit ci-dessus, cela permet en outre un maintien mutuel des parois latérales par rapport à l'embase 15 de la caisse 1.When, for each side wall of the body, each longitudinal end of each lower horizontal cross member is housed in a corresponding housing of a corresponding connecting piece of the type with guide element as described above, this furthermore allows a maintenance mutual of the side walls with respect to the base 15 of the body 1.

Sur la figure 4b, on note qu'au moins une des butées 26 peut avoir une partie 36 suffisamment élargie pour renforcer le maintien mutuel des parois latérales par rapport à l'embase 15 de la caisse 1. Ainsi, une butée peut comprendre une partie élargie 36, par exemple au niveau de l'angle de la pièce de liaison, puis une partie de plus faible hauteur s'étendant jusqu'à l'extrémité du fond 13 de la pièce. Avantageusement pour les conditionnements envisagés plus loin, la partie élargie comprend une hauteur (selon la direction z) d'au moins 2 cm, voire 3 cm, sous la surface inférieure du fond 13 de la pièce, et/ou une longueur d'au moins 5 cm (selon une direction x et/ou y). Les butées 26 peuvent être identiques sur les deux directions (x et y) de la pièce de liaison, ou différentes.On the figure 4b , it is noted that at least one of the stops 26 may have a part 36 which is sufficiently enlarged to reinforce the mutual retention of the side walls relative to the base 15 of the body 1. Thus, a stop may include an enlarged part 36, for example example at the angle of the connecting piece, then a part of lower height extending to the end of the bottom 13 of the piece. Advantageously for the packaging envisaged below, the enlarged part comprises a height (in the direction z) of at least 2 cm, or even 3 cm, under the lower surface of the bottom 13 of the part, and / or a length of at least minus 5 cm (in an x and / or y direction). The stops 26 may be identical on the two directions (x and y) of the connecting piece, or different.

La forme biseauté de la partie pénétrante 12, descendante de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur de la caisse, permet d'écarter celle-ci vers l'extérieur par simple pression du doigt sans avoir à utiliser d'outil.The bevelled shape of the penetrating part 12, descending from the outside towards the inside of the box, makes it possible to spread the latter towards the outside by simple pressure of the finger without having to use a tool.

De manière générale, comme visible aux figures 4, 5 et 6, les deux logements 7, 17 d'une pièce de liaison (que cela soit la première ou la deuxième) comportent chacun une première extrémité et une deuxième extrémité, les premières extrémités étant proximales (et séparées par une cloison 23 comme illustré dans l'exemple à la figure 4a ou communicant l'une avec l'autre comme dans l'exemple de la figure 5) et les deuxièmes extrémités étant distales. Chaque organe de retenue 8, 18 est agencé au niveau d'une deuxième extrémité correspondante.In general, as visible to figures 4 , 5 and 6 , the two housings 7, 17 of a connecting piece (either the first or the second) each have a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal (and separated by a partition 23 as illustrated in the example at figure 4a or communicating with each other as in the example of the figure 5 ) and the second ends being distal. Each retaining member 8, 18 is arranged at a second corresponding end.

Sur la figure 4c, on voit que la butée 26 de la pièce de liaison 6 vient en contact avec chacune des faces latérales d'un coin de l'embase 15 sur une surface assez large pour permettre un maintien de la pièce de liaison 6 et par conséquent des parois latérales par rapport à l'embase 15 de la caisse 1.On the figure 4c , it can be seen that the stop 26 of the connecting piece 6 comes into contact with each of the lateral faces of a corner of the base 15 on a surface large enough to allow the connection piece 6 and therefore the walls to be held in place lateral with respect to the base 15 of the body 1.

Cet agencement est particulièrement adapté au procédé de conditionnement de marchandises qui comprend les étapes expliquée à présent.This arrangement is particularly suitable for the method of packaging goods which includes the steps explained now.

Une première étape consiste à approvisionner une pluralité de parois latérales 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d chacune munie d'une première traverse horizontale 4a et d'une deuxième traverse horizontale 4b chacune munie d'un bord supérieur 5a et d'un bord inférieur 5b définissant au moins localement une hauteur totale H de ladite première, respectivement deuxième, traverse horizontale.A first step consists in supplying a plurality of side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d each provided with a first horizontal crosspiece 4a and with a second horizontal crosspiece 4b each provided with an upper edge 5a and with a lower edge 5b defining at least locally a total height H of said first, respectively second, horizontal crosspiece.

Une deuxième étape consiste à approvisionner une embase 15, typiquement une palette, comportant une pluralité de premières pièces de liaison 6 pour réaliser l'interface entre un couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d de la pluralité de parois latérales, chaque première pièce de liaison 6 étant munie, pour chaque paroi latérale du couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, d'un logement 7 de réception d'une partie de la première traverse horizontale correspondante et d'un organe de retenue 8 comportant une partie élastiquement déformable 9 et une tête de retenue 10. Au moins une première pièce de liaison 6 comporte la butée 26 qui vient en contact avec au moins une face latérale, et de préférence avec deux faces latérales adjacentes, de l'embase 15.A second step consists in supplying a base 15, typically a pallet, comprising a plurality of first connecting pieces 6 to form the interface between a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls, each first connecting piece 6 being provided, for each side wall of the pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, with a housing 7 for receiving part of the corresponding first horizontal cross member and with a retaining member 8 comprising an elastically deformable part 9 and a retaining head 10. At least one first connecting part 6 comprises the abutment 26 which comes into contact with at least one lateral face, and preferably with two adjacent lateral faces, of the base 15.

Avantageusement, la butée 26 est préalablement fixée sur au moins une face latérale, et de préférence avec deux faces latérales adjacentes, de l'embase 15, au moyen de tiges pénétrantes dans la ou les faces latérales. A titre illustratif, les tiges pénétrantes peuvent être des vis, des clous, voire des rivets. Elles peuvent notamment être réalisées par des agrafes du type de celles couramment utilisées dans le domaine de l'emballage, préférées pour leur facilité de mise en œuvre.Advantageously, the stop 26 is previously fixed on at least one lateral face, and preferably with two adjacent lateral faces, of the base 15, by means of rods penetrating into the lateral face or faces. By way of illustration, the penetrating rods can be screws, nails, or even rivets. They can in particular be produced by staples of the type of those commonly used in the packaging field, preferred for their ease of implementation.

Les deux premières étapes peuvent être exécutées simultanément en une même étape au cours de laquelle on approvisionne un kit comprenant l'embase prééquipée des pièces de liaison inférieures, les parois latérales et des pièces de liaisons supérieures.The first two steps can be carried out simultaneously in the same step during which a kit is supplied comprising the base pre-equipped with the lower connecting pieces, the side walls and upper connecting pieces.

Une troisième étape consiste à enfoncer un couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d de la pluralité de parois latérales dans l'une des pièces de liaison 6 préalablement fixée sur l'embase 15. L'organe de retenue 8 d'une part et la butée 26 d'autre part, permettent alors un maintien des parois latérales par rapport à l'embase 15.A third step consists in driving a pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls into one of the connecting pieces 6 previously fixed on the base 15. The retaining member 8 on the one hand and the stop 26 on the other hand, then allow the lateral walls to be held relative to the base 15.

On notera que la butée 26 contribue au maintien des parois latérales sans être nécessairement traversées par des tiges de clous, de vis ou d'agrafes. Par exemple, dans une alternative de mise en œuvre dans laquelle c'est le fond 13 qui est fixé d'une manière ou d'une autre à l'embase 15, l'appui de la butée 26 contre la face latérale de l'embase, évite un arrachement de la pièce de liaison 6 lorsqu'une force est exercée contre la paroi latérale correspondante, de l'intérieur vers l'extérieur. Les tiges pénétrantes dans la butée 26 selon un axe perpendiculaire au plan de la paroi, génère un effet supplémentaire qui est celui de s'opposer à un arrachement provoqué par une force selon un axe perpendiculaire au plan de l'embase 15.Note that the stop 26 contributes to the maintenance of the side walls without necessarily being crossed by rods of nails, screws or staples. For example, in an alternative implementation in which it is the bottom 13 which is fixed in one way or another to the base 15, the support of the stop 26 against the lateral face of the base, avoids tearing of the connecting piece 6 when a force is exerted against the corresponding side wall, from the inside to the outside. The rods penetrating into the stop 26 along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the wall, generates an additional effect which is that of opposing a tearing caused by a force along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the base 15.

Une quatrième étape consiste à disposer les marchandises sur l'embase 15. Cette façon de procéder est particulièrement bien adaptée au conditionnement de marchandises lourdes telles que des moteurs et/ou des sous-ensembles de carosserie de véhicule. Le couple de parois latérales enfoncées à l'étape précédente dans la pièce de liaison 6, donne un repère à l'opérateur humain pour disposer latéralement les marchandises sur l'embase 15. La solidarisation de la pièce de liaison 6 avec l'embase 15, particulièrement étudiée comme vu ci-dessus, assure le maintien des parois latérales, même en cas de frôlement d'une marchandise lors de sa mise en place.A fourth step consists in placing the goods on the base 15. This procedure is particularly well suited to the packaging of heavy goods such as engines and / or vehicle body sub-assemblies. The pair of side walls driven into the previous step in the connecting piece 6, gives a benchmark to the human operator to laterally arrange the goods on the base 15. The attachment of the connecting piece 6 with the base 15 , particularly studied as seen above, ensures the maintenance of the side walls, even in the event of grazing of goods during its installation.

Une cinquième étape consiste à enfoncer les autres parois latérales 2a, 2b dans les autres pièces de liaison 6 pour réaliser la caisse 1 de conditionnement des marchandises.A fifth step consists in driving the other side walls 2a, 2b into the other connecting pieces 6 to produce the box 1 for packaging the goods.

Une sixième étape consiste à enfoncer une deuxième pièce de liaison 16 sur au moins un couple de parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d de la pluralité de parois latérales. Il est possible de réaliser la sixième étape en deux temps. Dans un premier temps, on peut mettre la deuxième pièce de liaison 16 sur le haut des parois latérales adjacentes 2c, 2d, avant de disposer les marchandises sur l'embase 15, de manière à renforcer la cohésion des parois latérales pendant la mise en place des marchandises. Dans un deuxième temps, on peut mettre d'autres deuxièmes pièces de liaison 16 sur le haut de l'ensemble des parois latérales adjacentes 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, après avoir disposé les marchandises sur l'embase 15, de manière à achever la réalisation de la caisse 1 en renforçant la cohésion des parois latérales. On peut aussi mettre un couvercle sur le haut des parois latérales en début de ce deuxième temps.A sixth step consists in pushing a second connecting piece 16 onto at least one pair of adjacent side walls 2c, 2d of the plurality of side walls. It is possible to perform the sixth step in two stages. Firstly, the second connecting piece 16 can be put on the top of the adjacent side walls 2c, 2d, before placing the goods on the base 15, so as to reinforce the cohesion of the side walls during installation. goods. In a second step, other second connecting pieces 16 can be placed on the top of the set of adjacent side walls 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, after having placed the goods on the base 15, so as to complete the creation of box 1 in strengthening the cohesion of the side walls. You can also put a cover on the top of the side walls at the start of this second step.

Tout ce qui a été dit en combinaison de la pièce de liaison 6, 16 peut s'appliquer à la caisse 1 lorsqu'elle comporte une telle pièce 6, 16. De manière analogue, tout ce qui a été dit sur la pièce de liaison 6, 16 dans le cadre de la caisse 1 peut aussi s'appliquer dans le cadre de la pièce 6, 16 de liaison prise isolément.Everything that has been said in combination with the connecting piece 6, 16 can be applied to the body 1 when it includes such a piece 6, 16. Similarly, everything that has been said on the connecting piece 6, 16 in the context of the body 1 can also be applied in the context of the connecting piece 6, 16 taken in isolation.

De manière préférentielle, les pièces de liaison sont réalisées en plastique (par exemple le polypropylène). L'utilisation de matière plastique évite de se couper le doigt lors d'un appui sur la partie pénétrante 12 pour démonter la caisse. D'autres matières sont aussi envisageables comme le métal, le bois, etc.Preferably, the connecting pieces are made of plastic (for example polypropylene). The use of plastic avoids cutting your finger when pressing on the penetrating part 12 to dismantle the body. Other materials are also possible such as metal, wood, etc.

Les parois latérales, et le cas échéant l'embase, sont préférentiellement en bois.The side walls, and where appropriate the base, are preferably made of wood.

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  1. Crate (1) having a base (15) and a plurality of lateral walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), each provided with a first horizontal cross member (4a) and a second horizontal cross member (4b), each provided with an upper edge (5a) and a lower edge (5b) that at least locally define the overall height (H) of said first and said second horizontal cross member, respectively, said crate (1) having a first connecting piece (6) that forms the interface between a pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d) of the plurality of lateral walls and the base (15), said first connecting piece (6) being provided, for each lateral wall of said pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d), with a housing (7) for receiving a part of the corresponding first horizontal cross member, said first connecting piece (6) having, at each housing (7), an outer lateral partition (14) and a retaining member (8) having an elastically deformable part (9) and a retaining head (10), the two housings (7) each having a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal and the second ends being distal, the elastically deformable part being formed at the distal end in the continuation of the outer lateral partition (14),
    characterized in that said first connecting piece (6) has at least one stop (26) intended to come into contact with at least one lateral face of the base (15), and a separating partition (23) at the common proximal end of each housing (7).
  2. Crate according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said stop (26) is fastened to said at least one lateral face of the base (15) by means of stems that penetrate into said at least one lateral face, so as to allow the lateral wall to be held in place with respect to the base (15) of the crate (1).
  3. Crate according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining head (10) has a first face (11) intended to face a horizontal cross-member upper or lower edge, and a second face (12) that is in an oblique plane with respect to a bottom (13) of the housing (7) and has an interface with said first face (11) such that, in an assembled configuration of said crate (1), for each lateral wall of said pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d), one of the lower and upper edges (5a, 5b) of the corresponding first horizontal cross member at least in part faces, and is preferably in contact with, the bottom (13) of the corresponding housing of the first connecting piece (6), and the other of the lower and upper edges (5a, 5b) of the corresponding first horizontal cross member at least in part faces, and is preferably in contact with, the corresponding retaining head (10) of the first connecting piece (6).
  4. Crate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first connecting piece (6) forms the interface with the base (15) of the crate, each first horizontal cross member (4a) being a lower cross member, and in that it has a second connecting piece (16) having, for each lateral wall of said pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d), a housing (17) for receiving a part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member, forming an upper horizontal cross member, and a retaining member (18) having an elastically deformable part (19) and a retaining head (20), and in that, in the assembled configuration of said crate (1), for each lateral wall of said pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d), one of the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal cross member of the lateral wall in question at least in part faces, and is preferably in contact with, a bottom (21) of the corresponding housing (17) of the second connecting piece (16), and the other of the lower and upper edges of the second horizontal cross member of the lateral wall in question at least in part faces, and is preferably in contact with, the retaining head (20) of the second connecting piece (16).
  5. Crate according to Claim 4, characterized in that it has a plurality of pairs of adjacent lateral walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), each pair cooperating with a corresponding first connecting piece (6) and a corresponding second connecting piece (16).
  6. Crate according to either of Claims 4 and 5, characterized in that the second connecting piece (16) has a different shape from the first connecting piece (6) .
  7. Crate according to one of Claims 4 to 6, characterized in that each housing (17) of the second connecting piece (16) has two lateral internal faces (22a, 22b) disposed opposite one another, the spacing (E1) between which corresponds substantially to the thickness of the second horizontal cross member housed in said housing (17).
  8. Crate according to the preceding claim, characterized in that each housing (17) of the second connecting piece (16) has an additional internal face (22c), the spacing (E2) of which from one of the two lateral internal faces (22a) makes it possible to house a part of the corresponding second horizontal cross member and a part of a vertical upright mounted on said corresponding second horizontal cross member.
  9. Connecting piece (6) intended to be arranged in a lower part of a crate having two housings (7) that extend in different directions in order to cooperate with two adjacent lateral walls and a base of the crate, each housing being designed to receive a corresponding lateral-wall horizontal cross member of said crate to which said connecting piece is able to be joined, said piece having, at each housing (7), an outer lateral partition (14) and a retaining member (8) provided with an elastically deformable part (9) and a retaining head (10), said connecting piece having a base plate provided with an upper face at which the two housings that each have a first end and a second end are situated, the first ends being proximal and the second ends being distal, the elastically deformable part (9) being formed at the distal end of each housing (7) in the continuation of the outer lateral partition (14), and with a lower face, characterized in that said connecting piece (6) has two stops (26) that extend from the lower face and lie in different planes, said two stops (26) being intended to come into contact with two adjacent lateral faces of the base of the crate, and in that the proximal end of each housing (7) is separated from the other housing (7) by a separating partition (23).
  10. Connecting piece (6) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the retaining head (10) has a first face (11) intended to face a horizontal cross-member edge, and a second face (12) that is in an oblique plane with respect to a bottom of the housing (7) and has an interface with said first face (11), delimiting a penetrating form that is thus configured so as to rub along the lateral wall during the insertion of the lateral wall into the housing (7) in order to allow the deformation of said elastically deformable part (9).
  11. Piece (6) according to either of Claims 9 and 10, characterized in that it is made of plastics material.
  12. Method for packaging goods, comprising the steps of:
    - providing a plurality of lateral walls (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), each provided with a first horizontal cross member (4a) and a second horizontal cross member (4b), each provided with an upper edge (5a) and a lower edge (5b) that at least locally define an overall height (H) of said first and said second horizontal cross member, respectively,
    - providing a base (15) having a plurality of first connecting pieces (6) that form the interface between a pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d) of the plurality of lateral walls, each first connecting piece (6) being provided, for each lateral wall of said pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d), with a housing (7) for receiving a part of the corresponding first horizontal cross member, and having, at each housing (7), an outer lateral partition (14), the two housings (7) each having a first end and a second end, the first ends being proximal and the second ends being distal, each connecting piece (6) being provided with a separating partition (23) at the proximal end common to two housings, and with a retaining member (8) having an elastically deformable part (9) formed at the distal end in the continuation of the outer lateral partition (14) and a retaining head (10), at least a first connecting piece (6) having at least one stop (26) that comes into contact with at least one lateral face of the base (15) so as to allow the lateral wall to be held in place with respect to the base (15),
    - pressing a pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d) of the plurality of lateral walls into one of the connecting pieces (6),
    - disposing the goods on the base (15),
    - pressing the other lateral walls (2a, 2b) into the other connecting pieces (6) so as to produce a crate (1) for packaging said goods.
  13. Packaging method according to the preceding claim, wherein said stop (26) is fastened in advance to at least one lateral face of the base (15) by means of stems that penetrate into at least one lateral face.
  14. Method according to either of Claims 12 and 13, comprising a step of pressing a second connecting piece (16) onto at least one pair of adjacent lateral walls (2c, 2d) of the plurality of lateral walls.
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