EP3290347B1 - Dispositif de transport de pièces - 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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Markus Feurer
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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
    • B65D2585/6882—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 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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  1. Dispositif dévolu au transport de marchandises de détail, comportant plusieurs réceptacles (20) de même type qui sont empilés les uns sur les autres et sont munis, à chaque fois, d'un corps de base (22) ouvert vers une face supérieure (24) et constitué d'une mousse, notamment d'une mousse particulaire, sachant qu'à l'exception du réceptacle (20) situé le plus haut, chaque réceptacle (20) est obturé vers le haut par le réceptacle (20) immédiatement sus-jacent, chaque réceptacle (20) étant pourvu d'au moins deux éléments de centrage (30, 32) en un matériau plus dur que la mousse, sachant que, dans tous les réceptacles (20), au moins un second élément de centrage (32) présente respectivement une orientation dans l'espace identique, par rapport à un premier élément de centrage (30), et sachant que chaque élément de centrage (30, 32) comprend une première région de centrage (40) faisant saillie au-delà de la face supérieure (24) du corps de base (22) considéré, et une seconde région de centrage (42) faisant saillie au-delà d'une face inférieure (38) dudit corps de base (22) considéré, lesquelles régions sont réalisées de façon à instaurer une interpénétration de la première région de centrage (40) de chacun des éléments de centrage (30, 32) de chaque réceptacle (20), exception faite du réceptacle (20) situé le plus haut, et de la seconde région de centrage (42) d'un élément de centrage (30, 32) de même type du réceptacle respectif (20) immédiatement sus-jacent, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moins une partie des régions de centrage (40, 42) présente une étendue longitudinale ; et par le fait que chaque réceptacle (20) comprend au moins des première et seconde régions de centrage (40, 42) ayant une étendue longitudinale dans une première direction, ainsi qu'au moins des première et seconde régions de centrage (40, 42) ayant une étendue longitudinale dans une seconde direction transversale par rapport à ladite première direction.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'un élément de centrage (30, 32), de même type, du réceptacle (20) immédiatement sus-jacent repose sur chaque élément de centrage (30, 32) de l'un des réceptacles (20), à l'exception du réceptacle (20) situé le plus haut, de telle sorte que lesdits éléments de centrage (30, 32) forment des colonnes.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que les corps de base (22) sont, de préférence, respectivement fabriqués d'un seul tenant en polypropylène expansé (EPP), en polyéthylène expansé (EPE) ou en polyuréthane expansé (EPU).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments de centrage (30, 32) sont fabriqués en métal ou en une matière thermoplastique, de préférence en un polyamide renforcé par des fibres de verre.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments de centrage (30, 32) sont, à chaque fois, reliés rigidement au corps de base (22) associé.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que les corps de base (22) sont dotés, respectivement, d'une configuration de base pour l'essentiel rectangulaire ou carrée ; et par le fait qu'un élément de centrage (30, 32) est implanté sur chaque côté (34).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que les éléments de centrage (30, 32) de chaque réceptacle (20) se font mutuellement face par paires.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un couvercle (26) obturant le réceptacle (20) situé le plus haut.
  9. Dispositif selon la revendication 8, caractérisé par le fait que le couvercle (26) est muni d'un corps de base (48) fabriqué dans le même matériau que les corps de base (22) des réceptacles (20).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé par un fond (18) de même type que le couvercle (26), sur lequel repose le réceptacle (20) situé le plus bas.
  11. Dispositif selon la revendication 10, caractérisé par le fait que le couvercle (26) et le fond (18) sont pourvus, respectivement, de plusieurs pièces extrêmes de centrage (44, 46) dont le nombre et l'emplacement correspondent au nombre et à l'emplacement des éléments de centrage (30, 32) des réceptacles (20), sachant que les pièces extrêmes de centrage (44, 46) dudit couvercle (26) reposent, à chaque fois, sur l'un des éléments de centrage (30, 32) du réceptacle (20) situé le plus haut, et sachant que l'un des éléments de centrage (30, 32) du réceptacle (20) situé le plus bas repose, à chaque fois, sur les pièces extrêmes de centrage (44, 46) dudit fond (18).
  12. Dispositif selon la revendication 11, caractérisé par le fait que les pièces extrêmes de centrage (44, 46) comportent, à chaque fois, des premières régions extrêmes de centrage (50) faisant saillie au-delà de la face supérieure respective du couvercle (26), ou du fond (18), et des secondes régions extrêmes de centrage (52) qui font saillie au-delà de la face inférieure respective dudit couvercle (26), ou dudit fond (18), et qui sont du même type que les premières et secondes régions respectives de centrage (40, 42) des éléments de centrage (30, 32) associés.
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