EP3290347B1 - Device for transporting piece goods - Google Patents

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EP3290347B1
EP3290347B1 EP17170578.3A EP17170578A EP3290347B1 EP 3290347 B1 EP3290347 B1 EP 3290347B1 EP 17170578 A EP17170578 A EP 17170578A EP 3290347 B1 EP3290347 B1 EP 3290347B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0212—Containers presenting local stacking elements protruding from the upper or lower edge of a side wall, e.g. handles, lugs, ribs, grooves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
    • B65D2585/6875—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles engines, motors, machines and vehicle parts
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  • the invention relates to a device for transporting piece goods according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such devices are used in particular for the transport of parts in the motor vehicle industry. They have several stacking containers made of particle foam, each of which is open at the top and is closed by the next container on the top of the stack.
  • the top container of the stack can also be closed with a lid.
  • the use of particle foam as the material for the containers has the advantage that the containers can be easily produced from one piece and have a soft and / or form-fitting inner surface that matches the piece goods to be accommodated, without being additionally equipped with an insert made of soft material Need to become.
  • the stacking containers are positioned on top of one another by means of interlocking contours in the particle foam. During the manufacture of the containers, there are manufacturing tolerances that can be several millimeters for each container.
  • the invention is based on the idea of achieving the positioning of the containers relative to one another by means of the centering elements, which, owing to their formation from harder material, in particular from metal or a thermoplastic, have lower manufacturing tolerances and can be manufactured much more precisely with identical dimensions than the basic bodies of the containers which are preferably made in one piece, for example from expanded polypropylene (EPP), from expanded polyethylene (EPE) or from expanded polyurethane (EPU).
  • EPP expanded polypropylene
  • EPE expanded polyethylene
  • EPU expanded polyurethane
  • Polyamide with glass fiber reinforcement is particularly suitable as the material for the centering elements, the glass fiber content preferably being at least 20% and preferably about 30%.
  • Each container has a first centering element which defines a zero point and can be referred to as a zero point element.
  • the second centering element or the second centering elements is or are arranged in a defined manner in the same way with respect to all three spatial directions (x, y and z direction) in each container.
  • all containers are manufactured with the same machine that aligns the second centering element or the second centering elements for each container in an identical manner with respect to the zero point element.
  • at least some of the centering parts have a longitudinal extension and each container has at least one first and at least one second centering section with a longitudinal extension in a first direction and at least one first and at least one second centering section with a longitudinal extension in a second direction transverse to the first direction ,
  • the centering elements arranged one above the other not only engage in one another in order to achieve a defined alignment of the stacked containers, but on each centering element of one of the containers with the exception of the uppermost container there is an identical centering element of the next upper container, so that the centering elements form columns.
  • the weight of the upper containers is transferred to the lower containers exclusively or predominantly in the area of the centering elements, so that the containers are also better defined relative to one another in the vertical direction.
  • the centering elements are expediently firmly connected to the associated base body, for example screwed to it or connected to it in a form-fitting or material-locking manner.
  • the base bodies preferably each have an essentially rectangular or square floor plan and a centering element is arranged on each side of the floor plan. It is preferred that the centering elements of each container face each other in pairs. As a result, a precisely defined positioning of each container with respect to the other containers is achieved with only small tolerances.
  • a lid can be provided to close the uppermost container.
  • the lid expediently has a base body which is made of the same material as the base body of the container.
  • a bottom that is identical in construction to the lid can be provided, on which the bottom container rests.
  • the lid and the bottom each have a plurality of centering pieces which correspond in number and position to the number and position of the centering elements of the containers, the centering pieces of the cover each resting on one of the centering elements of the uppermost container and wherein one of the centering elements of the lowermost container rests on the centering pieces of the base.
  • the centering pieces each have first centering parts protruding from the top of the cover or the bottom and second centering parts protruding from the underside of the cover or the bottom, which are structurally identical to the first or second centering parts of the associated centering elements.
  • the positioning of the cover and the base with respect to the containers is then carried out by the interaction of the centering pieces with the centering elements, so that a precise positioning of the cover and the base with respect to the containers is achieved.
  • the centering pieces in their dimensions in the horizontal (x and y direction) can be identical to the centering elements and differ from them only in their dimension in the vertical (z direction) in that they correspond to those of the height of the Container different height of the lid or the bottom is adjusted.
  • the transport device 10 shown has a frame 12 with a pallet 14 forming a base plate and four posts 16 which extend upwards at the corners of the pallet 14.
  • a base 18 is placed on the pallet 14, on which a plurality of containers 20 are stacked one above the other.
  • Each of the containers 20 has a base body 22 made of a particle foam, which is open to an upper side 24. Since the containers 20 are of identical design, each container 20 with the exception of the uppermost one is closed at the top by the next upper container 20. Finally, the uppermost one of the containers 20 is closed by means of a cover 26 resting on it, which covers it completely and is identical to the base 18.
  • a structurally identical transport device 10 with its frame 12 can be placed on the posts 16 if several such transport devices 10 are to be stacked on top of one another.
  • Each container 20 has centering elements 30, 32 made of glass fiber reinforced polyamide which are accommodated in its base body 22 and fixed there with screws 28 (cf. Figures 2 . 3 ).
  • a first centering element 30 is arranged centrally on one of the four sides 34 of the base body 22, which has a rectangular outline, with the exception of recesses 36 for receiving the posts 16 at the corners.
  • the first centering element 30 serves as a zero point element for the positioning of the second centering elements 32, which are each arranged on one of the remaining three sides 34 of the base body 22.
  • the first centering element 30 is first anchored in the base body 22, and the position of the second centering elements 32 is then relative to the first in all three spatial directions Centering element 30 aligned identically for all containers 20.
  • All centering elements 30, 32 extend through the base body 22 and protrude on its upper side 24 and on its lower side 38 facing away from the upper side 24.
  • a first centering section 40 projects from the top 24, while a second centering section 42 projects from the underside 38.
  • the centering parts 40, 42 are designed such that the first centering part 40 can be received with little play in the second centering part 42 of the corresponding centering element 30, 32 of the next upper container 20 (cf. Figure 4 ).
  • the first centering parts 40 also taper upwards, so that insertion bevels for the second centering parts 42 are created.
  • the centering elements 30, 32 stand on one another.
  • the first centering elements 30 form a first column
  • the second centering elements 32 form three second columns.
  • the containers 20 are positioned exactly relative to one another by means of the centering elements 30, 32.
  • the first centering parts 40 also have a longitudinal extent, the first centering parts 40 of the first centering element 30 and two second centering elements 32 extending parallel to the narrow sides 34 of the base body 32, while the first centering part 40 of the second centering element opposite the first centering element 30 32 extends perpendicular to this and parallel to the long sides 34 of the base body 22.
  • the bottom 18 and the lid 26 are each provided with a first centering piece 44 and with three second centering pieces 46. These are embedded in a base body 48 of the base 18 or of the cover 26 in the same way as the first centering elements 30 and the second centering elements 32 in the base body 22 and aligned in their position exactly to one another as the centering elements 30, 32 to one another, so that the first centering pieces 44 form the ends of the first column and the second centering pieces 46 form the ends of the three second columns.
  • the Centering pieces 44, 46 are also each provided at their upper end with a first centering section 50 which is identical to the first centering section 40, while at their lower end they are each provided with a second centering section which is identical to the second centering sections 42 is.
  • the centering pieces 44, 46 are also made of glass fiber reinforced polyamide, so that the first centering pieces 44 are identical to the first centering elements 30, with the exception of their lower height, and the second centering pieces 46 are also identical to the second centering elements 32, with the exception of their lower height.
  • the base bodies of the cover 26 and the base 18 are made in one piece from the same particle foam as the base body 22 of the container 20.
  • the base bodies 22, 48 of the base 18, the container 20 and the cover 26 are also equipped with upwardly directed suction surfaces 54 which a robot sucker can be attached to to lift them up during fully automatic handling.
  • the suction surfaces 54 are smoother than the other surfaces in that they are provided with a skin, for example in FIG EP 2 558 378 B1 described.
  • the transport device 110 according to the second exemplary embodiment differs from the transport device 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment only in some details. The same features are therefore provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the transport device 110 has a frame 112 which has only a flat base plate 114 standing on support feet 116, on which the stack formed by the containers 20 rests.
  • the second centering elements 32 are identical to the first centering element 30.
  • the centering elements 30, 32 are in turn arranged on the sides 34 of the base body 22 and their first centering parts 40 each extend parallel to the side 34 on which they are arranged.
  • the centering elements 30, 32 are arranged in pairs opposite one another, the pairs being arranged symmetrically with respect to a vertical central axis of the container 20 in question.
  • the invention relates to a device 10, 110 for transporting piece goods with a plurality of identical containers 20 stacked one on top of the other, each of which has a base body 22 made of a foam, in particular a particle foam, which is open to an upper side 24, with the exception of the uppermost one Container 20 each container 20 is closed at the top by the next container 20 above.
  • each container 20 has at least two centering elements 30, 32 made of a material that is harder than the foam, with at least one second centering element 32 being spatially aligned in an identical manner with respect to a first centering element 30 in all containers 20 , and wherein each centering element 30, 32 has a first centering section 40 protruding from the upper side 24 of the respective base body 22 and a second centering section 42 protruding from an underside 38 of the relevant base body 22, which are designed such that the first centering section 40 of each of the centering elements 30, 32 of each container 20 with the exception of the uppermost container 20 and the second centering part 42 of an identical centering element 30, 32 of the next upper container 20 interlock.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Transport von Stückgütern gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a device for transporting piece goods according to the preamble of claim 1.

Solche Vorrichtungen werden insbesondere für den Transport von Teilen in der Kraftfahrzeugindustrie verwendet. Sie weisen mehrere Stapelbehälter aus Partikelschaumstoff auf, die jeweils nach oben offen sind und vom nächstoberen Behälter des Stapels verschlossen werden. Der oberste Behälter des Stapels kann zudem durch einen Deckel verschlossen werden. Die Verwendung von Partikelschaumstoff als Material für die Behälter hat den Vorteil, dass die Behälter einfach aus einem Stück hergestellt werden können und eine weiche und/oder formgenaue, zu den aufzunehmenden Stückgütern passende Innenfläche aufweisen, ohne dass sie zusätzlich mit einer Einlage aus weichem Material ausgestattet werden müssen. Die Positionierung der Stapelbehälter aufeinander erfolgt mittels ineinandergreifender Konturen im Partikelschaumstoff. Bei der Herstellung der Behälter treten dabei Fertigungstoleranzen auf, die bei jedem Behälter mehrere Millimeter betragen können. Da sich diese Fertigungstoleranzen auch auf die ineinandergreifenden Stapelkonturen erstrecken, ist es möglich, dass sich die durch die Fertigungstoleranzen bedingten Abweichungen vom Sollmaß im Stapel aufsummieren. Dies kann dazu führen, dass insbesondere in den oberen Behältern eines Stapels aufgenommene Bauteile nicht mehr so genau positioniert sind, dass sie zuverlässig von einem Roboter gegriffen werden können. Aus der DE 299 11 799 U1 ist ein Ladungsträger aus Schaumstoff bekannt, der mit weiteren derartigen Ladungsträgern zu einer Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art gestapelt werden kann. Dieser Ladungsträger weist Eckstabilisatoren auf, welche zur Zentrierung mit Eckstabilisatoren der weiteren Ladungsträger ineinander greifen.Such devices are used in particular for the transport of parts in the motor vehicle industry. They have several stacking containers made of particle foam, each of which is open at the top and is closed by the next container on the top of the stack. The top container of the stack can also be closed with a lid. The use of particle foam as the material for the containers has the advantage that the containers can be easily produced from one piece and have a soft and / or form-fitting inner surface that matches the piece goods to be accommodated, without being additionally equipped with an insert made of soft material Need to become. The stacking containers are positioned on top of one another by means of interlocking contours in the particle foam. During the manufacture of the containers, there are manufacturing tolerances that can be several millimeters for each container. Since these manufacturing tolerances also extend to the interlocking stack contours, it is possible that the deviations from the target dimension due to the manufacturing tolerances add up in the stack. This can lead to the fact that, in particular, components accommodated in the upper containers of a stack are no longer positioned so precisely that they can be reliably gripped by a robot. From the DE 299 11 799 U1 is known a load carrier made of foam, which can be stacked with other such load carriers to form a device of the type mentioned. This charge carrier has corner stabilizers which interlock with one another for centering with corner stabilizers of the other charge carriers.

Es ist Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Vorrichtung der eingangs genannten Art derart weiterzubilden, dass eine bessere Positionierung der Behälter zueinander in der Horizontalen möglich ist.It is an object of the invention to develop a device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that the containers can be better positioned horizontally with respect to one another.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch eine Vorrichtung mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind Gegenstand der abhängigen Ansprüche.According to the invention, this object is achieved by a device having the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Der Erfindung liegt der Gedanke zugrunde, die Positionierung der Behälter zueinander mittels den Zentrierelementen zu erzielen, die aufgrund ihrer Ausbildung aus härterem Material, insbesondere aus Metall oder einem Thermoplast, geringere Fertigungstoleranzen aufweisen und wesentlich präziser mit identischen Abmessungen hergestellt werden können als die Grundkörper der Behälter, die vorzugsweise einstückig beispielsweise aus expandiertem Polypropylen (EPP), aus expandiertem Polyethylen (EPE) oder aus expandiertem Polyurethan (EPU) gefertigt sind. Als Material für die Zentrierelemente kommt insbesondere Polyamid mit Glasfaserverstärkung infrage, wobei der Glasfaseranteil vorzugsweise mindestens 20 % und bevorzugt etwa 30 % beträgt. Jeder Behälter weist ein erstes Zentrierelement auf, das einen Nullpunkt definiert und als Nullpunktelement bezeichnet werden kann. Bezüglich dieses Nullpunktelements wird oder werden das zweite Zentrierelement oder die zweiten Zentrierelemente bei jedem Behälter auf dieselbe Weise bezüglich aller drei Raumrichtungen (x-, y- und z- Richtung) definiert angeordnet. Zu diesem Zweck werden alle Behälter mit derselben Maschine hergestellt, die das zweite Zentrierelement bzw. die zweiten Zentrierelemente für jeden Behälter in identischer Weise bezüglich des Nullpunktelements ausrichtet. Erfindungsgemäß weist zumindest ein Teil der Zentrierpartien eine Längserstreckung auf und jeder Behälter weist mindestens eine erste und mindestens eine zweite Zentrierpartie mit einer Längserstreckung in einer ersten Richtung sowie mindestens eine erste und mindestens eine zweite Zentrierpartie mit einer Längserstreckung in einer zweiten Richtung quer zur ersten Richtung auf.The invention is based on the idea of achieving the positioning of the containers relative to one another by means of the centering elements, which, owing to their formation from harder material, in particular from metal or a thermoplastic, have lower manufacturing tolerances and can be manufactured much more precisely with identical dimensions than the basic bodies of the containers which are preferably made in one piece, for example from expanded polypropylene (EPP), from expanded polyethylene (EPE) or from expanded polyurethane (EPU). Polyamide with glass fiber reinforcement is particularly suitable as the material for the centering elements, the glass fiber content preferably being at least 20% and preferably about 30%. Each container has a first centering element which defines a zero point and can be referred to as a zero point element. With regard to this zero point element, the second centering element or the second centering elements is or are arranged in a defined manner in the same way with respect to all three spatial directions (x, y and z direction) in each container. For this purpose, all containers are manufactured with the same machine that aligns the second centering element or the second centering elements for each container in an identical manner with respect to the zero point element. According to the invention, at least some of the centering parts have a longitudinal extension and each container has at least one first and at least one second centering section with a longitudinal extension in a first direction and at least one first and at least one second centering section with a longitudinal extension in a second direction transverse to the first direction ,

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform greifen die übereinander angeordneten Zentrierelemente nicht nur ineinander, um eine definierte Ausrichtung der aufeinandergestapelten Behälter zu erzielen, sondern auf jedem Zentrierelement eines der Behälter mit Ausnahme des obersten Behälters liegt ein baugleiches Zentrierelement des nächstoberen Behälters auf, sodass die Zentrierelemente Säulen bilden. Durch diese Maßnahme wird die Gewichtskraft der oberen Behälter auf die unteren Behälter ausschließlich oder überwiegend im Bereich der Zentrierelemente übertragen, so dass die Behälter auch in vertikaler Richtung besser definiert zueinander positioniert sind. Dabei sind die Zentrierelemente zweckmäßig jeweils fest mit dem zugehörigen Grundkörper verbunden, beispielsweise an ihm festgeschraubt oder form- bzw. stoffschlüssig mit ihm verbunden.According to a preferred embodiment, the centering elements arranged one above the other not only engage in one another in order to achieve a defined alignment of the stacked containers, but on each centering element of one of the containers with the exception of the uppermost container there is an identical centering element of the next upper container, so that the centering elements form columns. As a result of this measure, the weight of the upper containers is transferred to the lower containers exclusively or predominantly in the area of the centering elements, so that the containers are also better defined relative to one another in the vertical direction. The centering elements are expediently firmly connected to the associated base body, for example screwed to it or connected to it in a form-fitting or material-locking manner.

Vorzugsweise weisen die Grundkörper jeweils einen im wesentlichen rechteckigen oder quadratischen Grundriss auf und an jeder Seite des Grundrisses ist ein Zentrierelement angeordnet. Dabei wird bevorzugt, dass sich die Zentrierelemente jedes Behälters paarweise gegenüberliegen. Dadurch wird ringsum eine präzise definierte Positionierung jedes Behälters bezüglich der anderen Behälter mit lediglich geringen Toleranzen erzielt.The base bodies preferably each have an essentially rectangular or square floor plan and a centering element is arranged on each side of the floor plan. It is preferred that the centering elements of each container face each other in pairs. As a result, a precisely defined positioning of each container with respect to the other containers is achieved with only small tolerances.

Zum Verschließen des obersten Behälters kann ein Deckel vorgesehen sein. Der Deckel weist zweckmäßig einen Grundkörper auf, der aus demselben Material gefertigt ist wie die Grundkörper der Behälter. Zudem kann ein mit dem Deckel baugleicher Boden vorgesehen sein, auf dem der unterste Behälter aufliegt. Bei der Entnahme der Stückgüter wird zunächst der Deckel vom obersten Behälter abgenommen und der oberste Behälter wird entleert. Sodann wird der oberste Behälter auf den Deckel aufgesetzt, der dann als Boden fungiert. Sukzessive werden dann die entleerten Behälter in umgekehrter Stapelreihenfolge aufeinander gestapelt, bis der Boden auf den dann obersten Behälter aufgesetzt wird und diesen verschließend als Deckel fungiert. Wenn der Deckel und der Boden zudem unterschiedliche Markierungen tragen, ist leicht erkennbar, ob der Behälterstapel aus befüllten oder entleerten Behältern besteht.A lid can be provided to close the uppermost container. The lid expediently has a base body which is made of the same material as the base body of the container. In addition, a bottom that is identical in construction to the lid can be provided, on which the bottom container rests. When removing the piece goods, the lid is first removed from the top container and the top container is emptied. Then the top container is placed on the lid, which then acts as the bottom. The emptied containers are then successively stacked on top of one another in the reverse stacking order until the bottom is placed on the top container is used and this acts as a cover. If the lid and the bottom also have different markings, it is easy to see whether the stack of containers consists of filled or emptied containers.

Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Deckel und der Boden jeweils mehrere, in Anzahl und Position der Anzahl und Position der Zentrierelemente der Behälter entsprechende Zentrierendstücke aufweisen, wobei die Zentrierendstücke des Deckels jeweils auf einem der Zentrierelemente des obersten Behälters aufliegen und wobei auf den Zentrierendstücken des Bodens jeweils eines der Zentrierelemente des untersten Behälters aufliegt. Dabei wird bevorzugt, dass die Zentrierendstücke jeweils aus der Oberseite des Deckels bzw. des Bodens ragende erste Zentrierendpartien und aus der Unterseite des Deckels bzw. des Bodens ragende zweite Zentrierendpartien aufweisen, die baugleich mit den ersten bzw. zweiten Zentrierpartien der zugehörigen Zentrierelemente sind. Die Positionierung des Deckels und des Bodens bezüglich der Behälter erfolgt dann durch das Zusammenspiel der Zentrierendstücke mit den Zentrierelementen, so dass eine präzise Positionierung des Deckels und des Bodens bezüglich der Behälter erzielt wird. Insbesondere können die Zentrierendstücke in ihren Abmessungen in der Horizontalen (x- und y-Richtung) identisch sein mit den Zentrierelementen und sich von diesen nur in ihrer Abmessung in der Vertikalen (z-Richtung) unterscheiden, in der sie an die von der Höhe der Behälter unterschiedliche Höhe des Deckels bzw. des Bodens angepasst ist.According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the lid and the bottom each have a plurality of centering pieces which correspond in number and position to the number and position of the centering elements of the containers, the centering pieces of the cover each resting on one of the centering elements of the uppermost container and wherein one of the centering elements of the lowermost container rests on the centering pieces of the base. It is preferred that the centering pieces each have first centering parts protruding from the top of the cover or the bottom and second centering parts protruding from the underside of the cover or the bottom, which are structurally identical to the first or second centering parts of the associated centering elements. The positioning of the cover and the base with respect to the containers is then carried out by the interaction of the centering pieces with the centering elements, so that a precise positioning of the cover and the base with respect to the containers is achieved. In particular, the centering pieces in their dimensions in the horizontal (x and y direction) can be identical to the centering elements and differ from them only in their dimension in the vertical (z direction) in that they correspond to those of the height of the Container different height of the lid or the bottom is adjusted.

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eine Vorrichtung zum Transport von Stückgütern gemäß einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel in perspektivischer Ansicht;
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einen Behälter der Vorrichtung gemäß Figur 1 in perspektivischer Ansicht;
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den Behälter gemäß Figur 2 in Explosionsdarstellung;
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zwei übereinander angeordnete zweite Zentrierelemente der Vorrichtung gemäß Figur 1 in perspektivischer Ansicht und
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eine Vorrichtung zum Transport von Stückgütern gemäß einem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel in perspektivischer Ansicht.
The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of two exemplary embodiments schematically illustrated in the drawing. Show it
Figure 1
a device for transporting piece goods according to a first embodiment in a perspective view;
Figure 2
a container according to the device Figure 1 in perspective view;
Figure 3
the container according to Figure 2 in exploded view;
Figure 4
two superimposed second centering elements according to the device Figure 1 in perspective view and
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a device for transporting piece goods according to a second embodiment in perspective view.

Die in Figur 1 dargestellte Transportvorrichtung 10 weist ein Gestell 12 mit einer eine Bodenplatte bildenden Palette 14 und vier sich an den Ecken der Palette 14 nach oben erstreckenden Pfosten 16 auf. Auf die Palette 14 ist ein Boden 18 aufgelegt, auf dem mehrere Behälter 20 übereinander gestapelt sind. Jeder der Behälter 20 weist einen Grundkörper 22 aus einem Partikelschaumstoff auf, der zu einer Oberseite 24 hin offen ist. Da die Behälter 20 identisch ausgebildet sind, wird jeder Behälter 20 mit Ausnahme des obersten durch den nächstoberen Behälter 20 nach oben hin verschlossen. Der oberste der Behälter 20 schließlich wird mittels eines auf ihm aufliegenden Deckels 26 verschlossen, der ihn vollständig überdeckt und baugleich mit dem Boden 18 ist. Auf die Pfosten 16 kann eine baugleiche Transportvorrichtung 10 mit ihrem Gestell 12 aufgesetzt werden, wenn mehrere solche Transportvorrichtungen 10 aufeinander gestapelt werden sollen.In the Figure 1 The transport device 10 shown has a frame 12 with a pallet 14 forming a base plate and four posts 16 which extend upwards at the corners of the pallet 14. A base 18 is placed on the pallet 14, on which a plurality of containers 20 are stacked one above the other. Each of the containers 20 has a base body 22 made of a particle foam, which is open to an upper side 24. Since the containers 20 are of identical design, each container 20 with the exception of the uppermost one is closed at the top by the next upper container 20. Finally, the uppermost one of the containers 20 is closed by means of a cover 26 resting on it, which covers it completely and is identical to the base 18. A structurally identical transport device 10 with its frame 12 can be placed on the posts 16 if several such transport devices 10 are to be stacked on top of one another.

Jeder Behälter 20 weist in seinem Grundkörper 22 aufgenommene und dort mit Schrauben 28 fixierte Zentrierelemente 30, 32 aus glasfaserverstärktem Polyamid auf (vgl. Figuren 2, 3). Dabei ist ein erstes Zentrierelement 30 mittig an einer der vier Seiten 34 des mit Ausnahme von Ausnehmungen 36 zur Aufnahme der Pfosten 16 an den Ecken einen rechteckigen Grundriss aufweisenden Grundkörpers 22 angeordnet. Das erste Zentrierelement 30 dient als Nullpunktelement für die Positionierung der zweiten Zentrierelemente 32, die jeweils an einer der verbleibenden drei Seiten 34 des Grundkörpers 22 angeordnet sind. Bei der Herstellung der Behälter 20 wird zuerst das erste Zentrierelement 30 im Grundkörper 22 verankert, und die Position der zweiten Zentrierelemente 32 wird dann in allen drei Raumrichtungen bezüglich des ersten Zentrierelements 30 für alle Behälter 20 identisch ausgerichtet. Alle Zentrierelemente 30, 32 erstrecken sich durch den Grundkörper 22 hindurch und stehen an seiner Oberseite 24 sowie an seiner der Oberseite 24 abgewandten Unterseite 38 heraus. Aus der Oberseite 24 steht dabei jeweils eine erste Zentrierpartie 40 heraus, während aus der Unterseite 38 eine zweite Zentrierpartie 42 heraussteht. Die Zentrierpartien 40, 42 sind dabei so ausgebildet, dass die erste Zentrierpartie 40 mit geringem Spiel in der zweiten Zentrierpartie 42 des entsprechenden Zentrierelements 30, 32 des nächstoberen Behälters 20 aufgenommen werden kann (vgl. Figur 4). Die ersten Zentrierpartien 40 verjüngen sich zudem nach oben hin, so dass Einführschrägen für die zweiten Zentrierpartien 42 geschaffen werden. Wenn die Behälter 20 übereinander gestapelt werden, stehen die Zentrierelemente 30, 32 aufeinander auf. Die ersten Zentrierelemente 30 bilden dabei eine erste Säule aus, während die zweiten Zentrierelemente 32 drei zweite Säulen ausbilden. Mittels der Zentrierelemente 30, 32 werden die Behälter 20 exakt zueinander positioniert. Die ersten Zentrierpartien 40 weisen zudem eine Längserstreckung auf, wobei sich die ersten Zentrierpartien 40 des ersten Zentrierelements 30 sowie zweier zweiter Zentrierelemente 32 parallel zu den schmalen Seiten 34 des Grundkörpers 32 erstrecken, während sich die erste Zentrierpartie 40 des dem ersten Zentrierelement 30 gegenüberliegenden zweiten Zentrierelements 32 senkrecht hierzu und parallel zu den langen Seiten 34 des Grundkörpers 22 erstreckt.Each container 20 has centering elements 30, 32 made of glass fiber reinforced polyamide which are accommodated in its base body 22 and fixed there with screws 28 (cf. Figures 2 . 3 ). In this case, a first centering element 30 is arranged centrally on one of the four sides 34 of the base body 22, which has a rectangular outline, with the exception of recesses 36 for receiving the posts 16 at the corners. The first centering element 30 serves as a zero point element for the positioning of the second centering elements 32, which are each arranged on one of the remaining three sides 34 of the base body 22. When the containers 20 are manufactured, the first centering element 30 is first anchored in the base body 22, and the position of the second centering elements 32 is then relative to the first in all three spatial directions Centering element 30 aligned identically for all containers 20. All centering elements 30, 32 extend through the base body 22 and protrude on its upper side 24 and on its lower side 38 facing away from the upper side 24. A first centering section 40 projects from the top 24, while a second centering section 42 projects from the underside 38. The centering parts 40, 42 are designed such that the first centering part 40 can be received with little play in the second centering part 42 of the corresponding centering element 30, 32 of the next upper container 20 (cf. Figure 4 ). The first centering parts 40 also taper upwards, so that insertion bevels for the second centering parts 42 are created. When the containers 20 are stacked one above the other, the centering elements 30, 32 stand on one another. The first centering elements 30 form a first column, while the second centering elements 32 form three second columns. The containers 20 are positioned exactly relative to one another by means of the centering elements 30, 32. The first centering parts 40 also have a longitudinal extent, the first centering parts 40 of the first centering element 30 and two second centering elements 32 extending parallel to the narrow sides 34 of the base body 32, while the first centering part 40 of the second centering element opposite the first centering element 30 32 extends perpendicular to this and parallel to the long sides 34 of the base body 22.

Zur Positionierung der Behälter 20 auf dem Boden 18 sowie des Deckels 26 auf den Behältern 20 sind der Boden 18 und der Deckel 26 jeweils mit einem ersten Zentrierendstück 44 und mit drei zweiten Zentrierendstücken 46 versehen. Diese sind in einen Grundkörper 48 des Bodens 18 bzw. des Deckels 26 auf dieselbe Weise eingebettet wie die ersten Zentrierelemente 30 und die zweiten Zentrierelemente 32 in die Grundkörper 22 und in ihrer Position exakt gleich zueinander ausgerichtet wie die Zentrierelemente 30, 32 zueinander, so dass die ersten Zentrierendstücke 44 die Enden der ersten Säule und die zweiten Zentrierendstücke 46 die Enden der drei zweiten Säulen bilden. Die Zentrierendstücke 44, 46 sind zudem an ihrem oberen Ende jeweils mit einer ersten Zentrierendpartie 50 versehen, die identisch mit der ersten Zentrierpartie 40 ausgebildet ist, während sie an ihrem unteren Ende jeweils mit einer zweiten Zentrierendpartie versehen sind, die identisch mit den zweiten Zentrierpartien 42 ausgebildet ist. Auch die Zentrierendstücke 44, 46 sind aus glasfaserverstärktem Polyamid gefertigt, so dass die ersten Zentrierendstücke 44 mit Ausnahme ihrer geringeren Höhe identisch mit den ersten Zentrierelementen 30 und die zweiten Zentrierendstücke 46 ebenfalls mit Ausnahme ihrer geringeren Höhe identisch mit den zweiten Zentrierelementen 32 ausgebildet sind. Die Grundkörper des Deckels 26 und des Bodens 18 sind einstückig aus demselben Partikelschaumstoff gefertigt wie die Grundkörper 22 der Behälter 20. Die Grundkörper 22, 48 des Bodens 18, der Behälter 20 und des Deckel 26 sind zudem mit nach oben gerichteten Ansaugflächen 54 ausgestattet, an denen ein Sauger eines Roboters angesetzt werden kann, um sie beim vollautomatischen Handling hochzuheben. Die Ansaugflächen 54 sind glatter als die übrigen Oberflächen, indem sie mit einer Haut versehen sind wie beispielsweise in der EP 2 558 378 B1 beschrieben.To position the container 20 on the bottom 18 and the lid 26 on the container 20, the bottom 18 and the lid 26 are each provided with a first centering piece 44 and with three second centering pieces 46. These are embedded in a base body 48 of the base 18 or of the cover 26 in the same way as the first centering elements 30 and the second centering elements 32 in the base body 22 and aligned in their position exactly to one another as the centering elements 30, 32 to one another, so that the first centering pieces 44 form the ends of the first column and the second centering pieces 46 form the ends of the three second columns. The Centering pieces 44, 46 are also each provided at their upper end with a first centering section 50 which is identical to the first centering section 40, while at their lower end they are each provided with a second centering section which is identical to the second centering sections 42 is. The centering pieces 44, 46 are also made of glass fiber reinforced polyamide, so that the first centering pieces 44 are identical to the first centering elements 30, with the exception of their lower height, and the second centering pieces 46 are also identical to the second centering elements 32, with the exception of their lower height. The base bodies of the cover 26 and the base 18 are made in one piece from the same particle foam as the base body 22 of the container 20. The base bodies 22, 48 of the base 18, the container 20 and the cover 26 are also equipped with upwardly directed suction surfaces 54 which a robot sucker can be attached to to lift them up during fully automatic handling. The suction surfaces 54 are smoother than the other surfaces in that they are provided with a skin, for example in FIG EP 2 558 378 B1 described.

Die Transportvorrichtung 110 gemäß dem zweiten Ausführungsbeispiel (Figur 5) unterscheidet sich von der Transportvorrichtung 10 gemäß dem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel nur in einigen Details. Gleiche Merkmale sind daher mit den gleichen Bezugszeichen versehen.The transport device 110 according to the second exemplary embodiment ( Figure 5 ) differs from the transport device 10 according to the first exemplary embodiment only in some details. The same features are therefore provided with the same reference numerals.

Die Transportvorrichtung 110 weist ein Gestell 112 auf, das lediglich eine auf Stützfüßen 116 stehende flache Bodenplatte 114 aufweist, auf der der durch die Behälter 20 gebildete Stapel aufliegt. Zudem sind bei den Behältern 20 die zweiten Zentrierelemente 32 identisch mit dem ersten Zentrierelement 30 ausgebildet. Die Zentrierelemente 30, 32 sind wiederum an den Seiten 34 der Grundkörper 22 angeordnet und ihre ersten Zentrierpartien 40 erstrecken sich jeweils parallel zu der Seite 34, an der sie angeordnet sind. Die Zentrierelemente 30, 32 sind paarweise einander gegenüberliegend angeordnet, wobei die Paare symmetrisch bezüglich einer vertikalen Mittelachse des betreffenden Behälters 20 angeordnet sind.The transport device 110 has a frame 112 which has only a flat base plate 114 standing on support feet 116, on which the stack formed by the containers 20 rests. In addition, in the case of the containers 20, the second centering elements 32 are identical to the first centering element 30. The centering elements 30, 32 are in turn arranged on the sides 34 of the base body 22 and their first centering parts 40 each extend parallel to the side 34 on which they are arranged. The centering elements 30, 32 are arranged in pairs opposite one another, the pairs being arranged symmetrically with respect to a vertical central axis of the container 20 in question.

Zusammenfassend ist Folgendes festzuhalten: Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung 10, 110 zum Transport von Stückgütern mit mehreren aufeinandergestapelten baugleichen Behältern 20, die jeweils einen zu einer Oberseite 24 offenen Grundkörper 22 aus einem Schaumstoff, insbesondere aus einem Partikelschaumstoff, aufweisen, wobei mit Ausnahme des obersten Behälters 20 jeder Behälter 20 nach oben hin durch den nächstoberen Behälter 20 verschlossen ist. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass jeder Behälter 20 mindestens zwei Zentrierelemente 30, 32 aus einem Material aufweist, das härter ist als der Schaumstoff, wobei bei allen Behältern 20 jeweils mindestens ein zweites Zentrierelement 32 in Bezug auf ein erstes Zentrierelement 30 in identischer Weise räumlich ausgerichtet ist, und wobei jedes Zentrierelement 30, 32 eine aus der Oberseite 24 des betreffenden Grundkörpers 22 ragende erste Zentrierpartie 40 und eine aus einer Unterseite 38 des betreffenden Grundkörpers 22 ragende zweite Zentrierpartie 42 aufweist, welche so ausgebildet sind, dass die erste Zentrierpartie 40 jedes der Zentrierelemente 30, 32 eines jeden Behälters 20 mit Ausnahme des obersten Behälters 20 und die zweite Zentrierpartie 42 eines baugleichen Zentrierelements 30, 32 des jeweils nächstoberen Behälters 20 ineinandergreifen.In summary, the following can be stated: The invention relates to a device 10, 110 for transporting piece goods with a plurality of identical containers 20 stacked one on top of the other, each of which has a base body 22 made of a foam, in particular a particle foam, which is open to an upper side 24, with the exception of the uppermost one Container 20 each container 20 is closed at the top by the next container 20 above. It is provided that each container 20 has at least two centering elements 30, 32 made of a material that is harder than the foam, with at least one second centering element 32 being spatially aligned in an identical manner with respect to a first centering element 30 in all containers 20 , and wherein each centering element 30, 32 has a first centering section 40 protruding from the upper side 24 of the respective base body 22 and a second centering section 42 protruding from an underside 38 of the relevant base body 22, which are designed such that the first centering section 40 of each of the centering elements 30, 32 of each container 20 with the exception of the uppermost container 20 and the second centering part 42 of an identical centering element 30, 32 of the next upper container 20 interlock.

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  1. Device for transporting piece goods with a plurality of structurally identical containers (20) stacked on top of each other, each of which has a main body (22) made of foam, in particular a particle foam, and open at the top (24), wherein with the exception of the highest container (20) each container (20) is upwardly closed by the container (20) above it, wherein each container (20) has at least two centring elements (30, 32) made of a material that is harder than the foam, wherein for all containers (20) in each case at least one second centring element (32) is spatially aligned in an identical manner to a first centring element (30), and wherein each centring element (30, 32) has a first centring part (40) protruding from the top (24) of the main body (22) concerned and a second centring part (42) protruding from the bottom (38) of the main body (22) concerned, which are designed in such a way that the first centring part (40) of each centring element (30, 32) of every container (20) with the exception of the highest container (20) and the second centring part (42) of a structurally identical centring element (30, 32) of the respective container (20) above it interlock, characterised in that at least a part of the centring parts (40, 42) has a longitudinal extension and in that each container (20) has at least a first and at least a second centring part (40, 42) with a longitudinal extension in a first direction and at least a first and at least a second centring part (40, 42) with a longitudinal extension in a second direction transversal to the first direction.
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that each centring element (30, 32) of one of the containers (20) with the exception of the highest container (20) supports a structurally identical centring element (30, 32) of the container (20) above it, so that the centring elements (30, 32) form columns.
  3. Device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the main bodies (22) in each case preferably have a monobloc construction in expanded polypropylene (EPP), expanded polyethylene (EPE), or expanded polyurethane (EPU).
  4. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the centring elements (30, 32) are made from metal or a thermoplastic, preferably from glass fibre-reinforced polyamide.
  5. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the centring elements (30, 32) are in each case firmly attached to the associated main body (22).
  6. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the main bodies (22) in each case have a substantially rectangular or square outline and in that a centring element (30, 32) is arranged on each side (34).
  7. Device according to claim 6, characterised in that the centring elements (30, 32) of each container (20) are arranged in opposing pairs.
  8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by a cover (26) that closes the highest container (20).
  9. Device according to claim 8, characterised in that the cover (26) has a main body (48), which is made from the same material as the main body (22) of the containers (20).
  10. Device according to claim 8 or claim 9, characterised by a base (18) structurally identical to the cover (26), which supports the lowest container (20).
  11. Device according to claim 10, characterised in that the cover (26) and the base (18) in each case have a plurality of centring end pieces (44,46), the quantity and position of which correspond to the quantity and position of the centring elements (30, 32) of the containers (20), wherein the centring end pieces (44, 46) of the cover (26) are in each case supported by one of the centring elements (30, 32) of the top container (20) and wherein in each case one of the centring elements (30, 32) of the bottom container (20) is supported by one of the centring end pieces (44, 46) of the base (18).
  12. Device according to claim 11, characterised in that the centring end pieces (44, 46) in each case have first centring end sections (50) protruding from the top of the cover (26) or base (18) and second centring parts (52) protruding from the bottom of the cover (26) or base (18) which are structurally identical to the first or second centring parts (40, 42) of the associated centring elements (30, 32).
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