EP3433178B1 - Platte und stapelmittel für produkte - Google Patents

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EP3433178B1
EP3433178B1 EP16895301.6A EP16895301A EP3433178B1 EP 3433178 B1 EP3433178 B1 EP 3433178B1 EP 16895301 A EP16895301 A EP 16895301A EP 3433178 B1 EP3433178 B1 EP 3433178B1
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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
    • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B65D19/38—Details or accessories
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D25/00—Details of other kinds or types of rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D25/005—Side walls formed with an aperture or a movable portion arranged to allow removal or insertion of contents
    • 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
    • B65D71/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D71/0088—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D71/0092—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck provided with one or more rigid supports, at least one dimension of the supports corresponding to a dimension of the load, e.g. skids
    • B65D71/0096—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck provided with one or more rigid supports, at least one dimension of the supports corresponding to a dimension of the load, e.g. skids the dimensions of the supports corresponding to the periphery of the load, e.g. pallets
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D2571/00043—Intermediate plates or the like
    • 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
    • B65D2571/00—Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans, pop bottles; Bales of material
    • B65D2571/00006—Palletisable loads, i.e. loads intended to be transported by means of a fork-lift truck
    • B65D2571/00111—Arrangements of flexible binders

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  • the current invention belongs to the domain of products handling for shipping or storing.
  • the products may be bottles, cans or other containers for liquid.
  • the object of the present invention is a stacking means and a corresponding tray.
  • the complete product treatment process comprises steps like product filling, labelling, closing, drying, grouping, casing or overwrapping, etc.
  • steps like product filling, labelling, closing, drying, grouping, casing or overwrapping, etc. In order to ensure a high flexibility, it is sometimes desired to have an intermediate product storage. Similar products are stored together, and later extracted for a specific order fulfilment. The subsequent process steps can therefore further treat simultaneously or sequencially different types of products, which gives a better flexibility to the whole processing line.
  • GB1347005 proposes a flat plate, on which products stand thanks to corresponding referencing cavities, their neck extending through said plate.
  • this plate is not enough flexible in terms of compatibility with other kinds of products because its design is specific to the product dimensions. Also, the products can only be inserted from the top, because of the cavities they have to come in.
  • WO2013116271 further discloses trays, the design of which fits again only one product.
  • FR2679878 proposes a tray made of a receiving box, and a covering lid.
  • the lid has referencing grooves, to cooperate with the top of the bottles standing on the box itself.
  • the same drawback exists in terms of flexibility, as this lid is adapted to a single product design. Furthermore, the palletizing process needs to handle two different parts, leading to a stacking process less time efficient.
  • FR2368414 proposes a set of elements comprising a rectangular basket, and a removable flat bottom, as well as a bottom grid and a top lid. This leads again to a palletization process with too many different items to handle. Also, the basket and the lid cooperate directly with the top of the bottles for stabilization. A consequent problem is that the standing products are not stable enough to guarantee a stable stacking.
  • US2003/0029140 also discloses trays like boxes, closed with an upper lid. Each tray rests on the one underneath, which may lead to tray crushing if the number of layer becomes significant, especially when this solution is used for handling filled up products.
  • WO2013178226 proposes a product box design, comprising two referencing plates and a set of spacers between them. The products are then stored in a horizontal manner.
  • the number of elements to handle during the palletizing process is quite high and products need to be precisely inserted in the referencing plates. Also, process efficiency is reduced because of the shift from a vertical position of the products, upstream the palletisation, to a horizontal storing position, and then back to a vertical position downstream to palletization.
  • US 5 251 753 discloses a unit for shipping products, comprising several stacked trays supporting uprights dividers which maintain separation between the products. As in the preamble of appended claim 1, each tray has sizes compatible with the dimensions of a standard shipping pallet and has a rectangular base with side walls perpendicularly extending along the perimeter of said base.
  • DE 12 20 802 discloses stacking means with stacked tray comprising a support frame dedicated to bread products.
  • the frame has a rectangular base with side walls perpendicularly extending along the perimeter of said base, one of the side walls being articulated as a lateral door.
  • the invention aims at improving this prior art by proposing a storing solution for independent products, flexible in terms of types of products compatible therewith, leading to a stable stack of products, with an efficient stacking process.
  • the invention proposes a stacking means using tray with a flat bottom surface, and a side wall acting as door, through which, when opened, products can simply be swept from or to said bottom surface.
  • a tray for shipping or storing in accordance to claim 1 in which products are stored in stacked layers, each layer comprising a batch of products, said stacking means comprising a plurality of trays one above the other, the sizes of said trays being compatible with the dimensions of a standard shipping pallet.
  • This device is characterized in that each tray has a rectangular base on which products can stand, as well as side walls, extending from the perimeter of said base and perpendicular to it, and at least one wall works as a door which can be opened for allowing side introduction of the products in the tray, or closed.
  • a first object of the present invention is a stacking means 1 for shipping or storing, in which products 2 are stored in stacked layers, each layer comprising a batch of products 2, said stacking means 1 comprising a plurality of trays 3 one above the other, the sizes of said trays 3 being compatible with the dimensions of a standard shipping pallet 4.
  • a standard pallet 4 corresponds to a rectangle surface of approximately 1 meter side.
  • Products 2 to be stacked are normally elongated products 2, like bottles, can, flasks, etc.
  • the stacking means 1 is for receiving products 2, and comprises a plurality of trays 3, which may be superposed, piled one above the other.
  • the stacking means 1 serves for organizing products 2 in layers. In each layer, products 2 are received in one of said trays 3, as a batch.
  • the stacking means 1 can organize the products 2 in such a configuration of layers of products 2 for products 2 to be stored in a warehouse, or for shipment, or else.
  • the stacking means 1 is therefore conveyable by driving it from its bottom, for example with a band based conveying means, a trolley, or other vehicle, etc.
  • the outside bottom surface of the tray 3 is flat for an easy conveying.
  • the trays 3 the stacking means 1 comprises can be loaded with products 2 organised with a free configuration inside said trays 3. This means that the position of a product 2 is not given by the tray 3 itself. Products 2 are freely positioned with respect to each other, and they are not grouped in batches held together, like in cases, packs or crates. The products 2 are independent with respect to each other. In the stacking means 1, each tray 3 can be separated from the other.
  • each tray 3 has a rectangular base 5 on which products 2 can stand, as well as side walls 6, extending from the perimeter of said base 5 and perpendicular to it, and at least one wall 6 works as a door 7 which can be opened for allowing side introduction of the products 2 in the tray 3, or closed.
  • the size of the trays 3 is so that only one tray 3 can be received directly on a standard shipment pallet 4. That is to say, in the stacking means 1, due to the sizes, the trays 3 cannot be aside each other in the same layer, but one layer of the stacking means 1 has only one tray 3.
  • the bottom face of the tray 3 or base 5 is smooth and flat to allow products 2 slippage, thereby allowing a transfer with a mere planar sweeping movement.
  • This sweeping movement drives the products 2 through an aperture 11, otherwise closed by the door 7.
  • This aperture 11 normally starts from the base 5, avoiding any offset in the product 2 movement.
  • This aperture 11 normally extends along an entire side of the base 5.
  • the tray 3 has at least one side aperture 11, which can be closed by the door 7.
  • the surface of the aperture can be the entire side of the tray 3.
  • the tray 3 has only one aperture 11 and corresponding door 7.
  • the tray 3 has no fixed side walls 6 at all, and each four side wall 6 can work as a door 7.
  • This at least one door 7 may be entirely removable from the rest of the the tray 3. It is then possible to detach it from the rest of the tray 3. From a general standpoint, according to a possible additional feature, the door 7 is detachable and can be separated from the rest of the tray 3. This allows for example to have a stock of trays 3 and a separate stock of doors 7.
  • the at least one door 7 is simply hinged to the rest of the tray 3, and can rotate to an axis parallel to a side of the base 5, or perpendicular to it, for example extanding from a corner of this rectangular base 5.
  • the at least one door 7 is hinged as a flap and rotates to an axis, for example an axis forming a side of the base 5 or forming a perpendicular corner edge of the tray 3.
  • the corresponding tray 3 can receive products 2 through the corresponding aperture 11, in a movement which is parallel to the base 5 plane, and also to one of its side.
  • each tray 3 further comprises a locking means for locking the at least one door 7 in a closed position.
  • This locking means may make use of magnetic forces, for example.
  • the door 7 can also be force fitted in the rest of the tray 3, or snap fitted, etc.
  • This locking means is controllable, and can be locked or released. Once locked, the door 7 cannot be opened by a movement of the products 2 the tray 3 contains.
  • the locking or unlocking can be performed by a robot, for example.
  • the locking means is arranged on the door 7 itself, the tray 3 being such that the products 2, once loaded in said tray 3, maintain the door 7 in a closed position, for example with a door 7 of a L section, the vertical portion of which forms the side of the tray 3, and products 2 being received on the other portion of said section, thereby fixing the position of the door 7.
  • the tray 3 is provided with position means 8, for positioning two directly stacked trays 3 with respect to each other, said position means 8 comprising a top portion, located at the top of the tray 3, and a bottom portion, located at the bottom of the tray 3, the top portion of the position means 8 of a first tray 3 being able to cooperate with the bottom portion of the position means 8 of a second tray 3 resting on said first tray 3.
  • the position means 8 allows trays 3 to mate, thanks to the complementary geometry between, on the one side, the top portion of the position means 8, and, on the other side, the bottom portion. This position means 8 prevents movement parallel to the base 5 and may have surfaces cooperating along a plane perpendicular to said base 5.
  • the stacking means 1 further comprises a bottom pallet 4 on which the stack of trays 3 rests and which is able to cooperate with the bottom portion of the position means 8 of the first tray 3 of said stack.
  • the cooperation between the pallet 4 and the first tray 3 at the bottom of the stack guarantees a fixed position between the pile of trays 3 and the pallet 4.
  • the stacking means 1 then forms an assembly of trays 3, positioned to each other, along with a pallet 4.
  • the pallet 4 may have a shape corresponding to the top portion of the position means 8, as best seen from figure 3 .
  • the tray 3 has ribs 9 located at the outer side of two facing walls 6, for receiving a strap 10 surrounding the stack of trays 3.
  • This strap 10 forms a closed loop in a plane normally parallel to a side of the stacking means 1. It holds the trays 3 together, thanks to its tension.
  • the at least one strap 3 is opened for separating the trays 3 and accessing to the products 2.
  • the tray 3 comprises products 2 standing on its base 5, and the walls 6 are such that the above tray 3 rests on the products 2.
  • the stacking means 1 is used in a process during which the products 2 conveyed support the vertical pressure of the above weight, and therefore arrive in contact with the base 5 of the tray 3 right above.
  • This means that the overall height of the side wall 6 is normally less than the height of the products 2, in order to avoid transferring the weight of the products 2 directly in the side walls 6 of the tray 3 directly under.
  • the tray 3 has a unique identification means, like an RFID tag. This serves for tracking the exact location of each specific tray 3 inside a processing plant.
  • This unique identification means can also be installed on the pallet 4. These identification means are detected by compatible locators of the plant, for example fixed gates or geolocation devices. An information relating to their position is communicated to a controller, which then knows exactly the position of each and every tray 3.
  • the stacking means 1 comprises a plurality of trays 3, one on the top of the other. As will be further explained, two successive trays 3 are in contact at least for referencing purposes. The trays 3 are similar, so that the stacking means 1 comprises a plurality of trays 3 of the same design.
  • the tray 3 has a flat smooth base 5, of a rectangular shape.
  • This base 5 is normally horizontal, and products 2 are freely standing on this base 5.
  • the base 5 is smooth enough for products 2 to easily slip on it.
  • the base 5 is flat on its internal side, for products 2 to stand and easily move on it.
  • the base 5 is also flat on its external side, for resting on a batch of products 2, standing in the tray 3 underneath.
  • the flat surface contributes in a free position of the products 2 with respect to the tray 3, and to compatibility with different sorts of products 2.
  • the base 5 has no product 2 referencing shapes like ribs, cavities, grooves, etc. Hence, the products 2 can easily move by slipping on the base 5 and stand with a stable position wherever they are. There is no offset surface tending to move the product 2 to an unstable position.
  • the products 2 are freely organized on the base 5. Products 2 of a cylindrical base can for example be organized with one product 2 slightly inserted in the space between two other products 2 in contact next to it.
  • the tray 3 provides for a bulk accumulation of products 2, independent to each other and freely positioned with respect to each other.
  • Products 2 have a mainly cylindrical shape, with an axis of symmetry which is normally perpendicular to the base 5. Their shape is normally elongated along the axis of symmetry, so that the size of the base is smaller than their height. Once loaded in the stacking means 1, the axis of symetry is vertical.
  • the tray 3 has a size corresponding to a standard pallet 4 for shipment, so in the range of a rectangle of one meter side, approximately between 800 and 1200 centimeters.
  • the single tray 3 or the entire stacking means 1, once loaded, can be conveyed with dedicated conveying means, for example a chain or belt based conveyor, a trolley or other vehicle, guided or autonomous.
  • conveying means for example a chain or belt based conveyor, a trolley or other vehicle, guided or autonomous.
  • each single tray 3 can be moved through the processing line on a planar conveyor, a robot, a trolley, etc. It is the same for the stacking means 1, preferably with the pallet 4.
  • the tray 3 may present openings compatible with the gripping tool of said robot, or any other shapes easing the gripping, for example undercuts, ribs, grooves, holes, etc.
  • the tray 3 also has four walls 6, extending from the sides of the base 5 and perpendicular to it. From a general standpoint, these walls 6 define the side limit of the trays 3 and can therefore can be plain or not.
  • walls 6 can be in the form of flat plates, or simply of stops extending along the side of the base 5, at a distance thereof.
  • the base 5 and the four side walls 6 form a large case or open box in which products 2 are received.
  • products 2 can be introduced by a sweeping movement, parallel to said base 5, preferably parallel to a side of the base 5. Therefore, for transferring products 2 from or to an external receiving element, the corresponding tray 3 is simply brought so that the inner surface arrives flush with said receiving element.
  • At least one wall 6 works as a door 7, which can be in two positions.
  • the first position is the active position: in the active position, the door 7 limits the movement of the products 2 and maintain them on the base 5.
  • the second position is the inactive position: in the inactive position, the door 7 gives access to a side aperture 11 through which products 2 can flow parallel to the base 5.
  • the door 7 preferably extends along the whole side of the tray 3, giving access to an aperture as wide as the tray 3 itself. In the active position, the door 7 limits the movement of the products 2. In the inactive position, the products 2 can easily move through the accessible aperture 11.
  • the door 7 can form an entire side wall of the tray 3. In other words, the aperture 11 can extend over the entire side length of the tray 3.
  • the door 7 can be a removable element, which can be attached to the rest of the tray 3 in the active position and detached from it in the inactive position. Removing this door 7 is therefore necessary for inserting products 2 thereon, as well as for taking products 2 out of it.
  • the tray 3 When the door 7 is in its active position, the tray 3 forms a box, only open at its top, therefore with a flat bottom and four sides extending from it. When the door 7 is in its inactive position, the tray 3 forms a box, open at its top and at a side thereof.
  • the door 7 can also be permanently fixed to the rest of the tray 3, and simply moved between its two position.
  • the door 7 can be mounted to the rest of the tray 3 with a hinge.
  • This hinge then forms an axis of rotation.
  • This axis can be parallel to the base 5, at a side thereof. It can also be perpendicular to said base 5, extending from a corner of the rectangular shaped base 2.
  • the tray 3 has four walls 6, and each wall 6 is hinged to the base 5. This reduces the height of the empty trays 3 once flat, and stacked in a pile of empty trays 3.
  • the tray 3 preferably has at least one wall 6 rigidly fixed to the base 5.
  • the tray 3 has four walls 6, one forming the door 7 and the three others being of a fixed position. In some other preferred embodiments, the tray 3 has four walls 6, two of them facing each other and being of a fixed position, the two others also facing each other and working as doors 7. In these last embodiments, products 2 can be transferred from or to the tray 3 through two facing apertures 11.
  • This stacking means 1 is to be used for forming stacks of layers, each layer grouping a batch of products 2 in a tray 3. Each layer consists of a tray 3.
  • the stacking means 1 can be used to receive products 2 in a palletization process, at the end of a product 2 processing line. Once fully loaded, the stacking means 1 is transferred to a warehouse.
  • the stacking means 1 can also be used in a depalletization process, in which products 2 are taken from it to be later treated in a processing line.
  • the stacking means 1 comprises a plurality of trays 3, one above the other.
  • the base 5 is preferably flat and smooth also at its external outer side. This side comes in contact with the products 2 of the tray 3 directly under.
  • each tray 3 has a position means 8.
  • This position means 8 works for avoiding any relative movement parallel to the base 5, for two successive trays 3. It is preferably located at the periphery of the tray 3 and works with mechanical engagement. Thanks to this position means 8, each tray 3 is compatible with another one located above it and another one located under it.
  • the position means 8 comprises a top portion for cooperating with a tray 3 directly above. It also comprises a bottom portion for cooperating with a tray 3 directly under. It goes withtout saying that the bottom portion the position means 8 of a tray 3 is compatible with the top portion of the position means 8 of a tray 3 located directly under.
  • the top portion of the position means 8 can be located at the level of at least one wall 6.
  • the position means 8 may use pins and holes, or ribs and groove, basically complementary convex and concave shapes.
  • the position means 8 works for creating abutment surfaces between two trays 3, for preventing a movement parallel to the base 5.
  • the upper tray 3 does not rest on the down tray 3 at the level of the position means 8. From a general standpoint, it is preferable that the weight of the upper tray 3, along with the other eventual trays 3 stacked on it, is not transferred to the the position means 8 of the lower tray 3.
  • the position means 8 are located at the side of the tray 3.
  • the position means 8 has a embossing portion, and a cavity portion.
  • the cavity portion is at the bottom side of the tray 3, and the embossing at the top side.
  • the stacking means 1 comprises a pallet 4, and this pallet 4 has a shape able to cooperate with the position means 8 of the first tray 3.
  • the pallet 4 has the upper portion of a position means 8, able to cooperate with the bottom portion of the position means 8 of the tray 3 directly on it.
  • a wall 6 does not touch the upper tray 3. This means that a tray 3 stands on the products 2 of the tray 3 underneath.
  • the walls 6 do not serve to absorb the weight of the trays 3 above. Said weight can be significant if the base 5 of each upper tray 3 is fully loaded with filled up products 3, like bottles of liquid, for example.
  • the tray 3 is preferably made of plastic, the wall 6 could not sustain such a significant compression force.
  • the walls 6 define the limits of the surface onto which products 2 can be received, are high enough to avoid products 2 falling, and also preferably receive at least the upper portion of the position means 8. Walls 6 do not serve as a mechanical support for the upper trays 3.
  • Walls 6 are preferably at least higher than the center of gravity of the products 2. However, it is not necessary that they extend over the top of the products 2, because, as already said, the walls 6 are not supposed to compensate for the weight of the upper trays 3.
  • the base 5 forms the same part cooperating both with the bottom of the products 3 standing on it at a side thereof, and with the top of other products 3 on which it stands, at the other side.
  • the stacking means 1 is therefore comprised of a plurality of trays 3 of a simple design.
  • a single plastic part forms both the base 5 and at least the walls 6 other than the at least on door 7.
  • This single plastic part can be manufactured by injection moulding.
  • the tray 3 can be so configured that the door 7, in closed configuration, is partly inserted in the rest of the tray 3, preferably in the thickness of the tray 3 itself.
  • the door 7 has the shape of two perpendicular flanges or plates, therefore having an L section. In such a configuration, one branch of this L shape may be insertable in base 5 itself. This contributes to fixing the position of the door 7 in the closed position.
  • the tray 3 also has locking means for the at least one door 7 to be rigidly fixed to the rest of the tray 3.
  • this locking means may use a magnet based solution, or a snap fit solution.
  • a locking means may also be a tight mechanical adjsutement between the door 7 and the rest of the tray 3. From a general stand point, the locking means guarantees that the door 7 remains in its position.
  • straps 10 can surround the stacking means 1. With trays 3 oriented along a horizontal plane, a strap 10 would then extend in a perpendicular plane, which is then vertical. The strap 10 forms a band closed in a loop, around the set of trays 3. This loop tightly surrounds the trays 3 and holds them together.
  • the stacking means 1 can be surrounded by at least a group of parallel straps 10. Two groups can be arranged, perpendicular to each other. The strap 10 may circulate inside the pallet 4, if applicable.
  • the tray 3 has a set of ribs 9, located on its walls 6. These ribs 9 work for creating a local offset between the strap 10 and the wall 6 itself.
  • the rib 9 is curved for holding the strap 10 in the central location.
  • the configuration for one wall 6, for one strap 10 is based on a pair of facing ribs 9. The bottom of the curved receiving surface is offset from the wall 6 itself, so that a cutting element, like a cutter or a knife, may be inserted between the two ribs 9 for opening the strap 10.

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  1. Platte (3) für ein Stapelmittel (1) zum Versenden oder Lagern oder vorübergehenden Lagern von Produkten (2), wobei die Produkte (2) Behälter für Flüssigkeit sind, wie etwa Flaschen oder Dosen, wobei die Größe der Platte (3) kompatibel mit den Abmessungen einer Standardversandpalette (4) ist,
    wobei die Platte (3) eine rechteckige Basis (5), auf der Produkte (2) stehen können, sowie Seitenwände (6), die sich vom Umfang der Basis (5) und senkrecht zu ihr erstrecken, aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zumindest eine Wand (6) als eine Klappe (7) arbeitet, die geöffnet werden kann, um eine seitliche Einführung der Produkte (2) in die Platte (3) zu ermöglichen, oder geschlossen werden kann.
  2. Stapelmittel (1) zum Versenden oder Lagern oder vorübergehenden Produkten (2), wobei die Produkte (2) Behälter für Flüssigkeit sind, wie etwa Flaschen oder Dosen, wobei Produkte (2) in gestapelten Schichten gelagert werden, wobei jede Schicht eine Charge von Produkten (2) umfasst, wobei das Stapelmittel (1) mehrere Platten (3) übereinander umfasst,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    jede Platte (3) eine Platte (3) nach Anspruch 1 ist.
  3. Stapelmittel (1) nach Anspruch 2, wobei
    die zumindest eine Klappe (7) als eine Klappe angelenkt ist und sich um eine Achse dreht.
  4. Stapelmittel (1) nach Anspruch 3, wobei
    die Klappe (7) abnehmbar ist und vom Rest der Platte (3) getrennt werden kann.
  5. Stapelmittel (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, wobei
    jede Platte (3) ferner ein Verriegelungsmittel zum Verriegeln der zumindest einen Klappe (7) in einer geschlossenen Position umfasst.
  6. Stapelmittel (1) nach Anspruch 5, wobei
    das Verriegelungsmittel an der Klappe (7) selbst angeordnet ist, wobei die Platte (3) so ist, dass die Produkte (2), einmal in die Platte (3) geladen, die Klappe (7) in einer geschlossenen Position halten, sodass die Klappe (7) einen L-Querschnitt aufweist, dessen vertikaler Teil die Seite der Platte (3) bildet, und wobei Produkte (2) auf dem anderen Teil des Querschnitts aufgenommen sind, dadurch die Position der Klappe (7) fixierend.
  7. Stapelmittel (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6, wobei
    die Platte (3) mit einem Positionierungsmittel (8) zum Positionieren von zwei direkt gestapelten Platten (3) bezüglich zueinander versehen ist, wobei das Positionierungsmittel (8) einen oberen Teil, befindlich an der Oberseite der Platte (3), und einen unteren Teil, befindlich an der Unterseite der Platte (3), umfasst, wobei der obere Teil des Positionierungsmittels (8) einer ersten Platte (3) in der Lage ist, mit dem unteren Teil des Positionierungsmittels (8) einer zweiten Platte (3), die auf der ersten Platte (3) ruht, zusammenzuwirken.
  8. Stapelmittel (1) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    es ferner eine untere Palette (4) umfasst, auf der der Stapel von Platten (3) ruht und die in der Lage ist, mit dem unteren Teil des Positionierungsmittels (8) der ersten Platte (3) des Stapels zusammenzuwirken.
  9. Stapelmittel (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 8, wobei
    die Platte (3) Rippen (9), befindlich an der Außenseite zweier aufeinander zeigender Wände (6), zum Aufnehmen eines Gurtes (10), der den Stapel Platten (3) umgibt, aufweist.
  10. Stapelmittel (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 9, wobei
    die Platte (3) Produkte (2) umfasst, die auf ihrer Basis (5) stehen, und wobei die Wände (6) so sind, dass die darüber befindliche Platte (3) auf den Produkten (2) ruht.
  11. Stapelmittel (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 9, wobei
    die Platte (3) ein eindeutiges Identifizierungsmittel aufweist.
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