EP3816061A1 - Container with recesses for piece goods in a side wall and associated fitting method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a container (1) for transporting and / or storing a large number of piece goods (6), which has a base (2) and a side wall (3, 4) on each side, wherein in the base (2) and A plurality of receptacles (7, 10) are provided in at least one side wall (3) or in at least two opposing side walls (3) which interact in such a way and are coordinated with one another and with the piece goods (6) that the items inserted therein Piece goods (6) by at least one pair of one of the receptacles (10) in the base (2) and one of the receptacles in the side wall (7) or by at least one pair of receptacles (7) in two opposite side walls (3) in a vertical direction and / or is fixed in a form-fitting manner in the lateral direction. The present disclosure also relates to an assembly method for a corresponding container.

Description

Technical background

The present disclosure relates to containers for transporting a large number of similar piece goods, in particular collapsible and collapsible containers with shaping geometries in the side walls.

State of the art

Normally, folding and folding crates are designed in such a way that they have a low height in an open or unfolded or folded state in order to keep costs for transport and storage in the empty state as low as possible.

Out GB 2 298 191 B a foldable bottle crate with a shaping base plate and shapes in the side walls are known, which are adapted to accommodate bottles. The hinged side walls must be fixed by an external frame or a lid and bottles must be able to be pulled out of the bottle crate upwards. Specialized packaging is also known for certain products, such as one from WO 20007 68 83 A1 well-known egg packaging or one from CN 2009 606 58 U well-known toolbox. However, in order to keep the corresponding products in a fixed position, these must always be closed with a lid.

The packaging described above is complex and requires, for example, additional lids or molded shelves in order to hold the products inserted therein in a fixed position. As a result, among other things, the dimensions and / or a number of individual components of the packaging are high. This makes it an inexpensive one Providing, transporting, storing and / or manufacturing the packaging makes it more difficult and, if necessary, the secure packaging of piece goods by such packaging is time-consuming.

Summary of the invention

The present invention has for its object to provide a container for the safe, in particular orderly and preferably positionally fixed transport of piece goods, which can be manufactured, stored and transported both empty and stocked easily and inexpensively and which preferably enables simple, fast packaging of piece goods.

This object on which the invention is based is achieved by a container having the features of claim 1 and by a method having the features of claim 10. Advantageous refinements are the subject of the subclaims.

In particular, a (lidless) container for transporting and / or storing a large number of piece goods is provided, which has a base and a side wall on each side, with a large number of receptacles in the base and in at least one side wall or in at least two opposing side walls are provided, which interact and are coordinated with each other and with the piece goods that the piece goods inserted therein through at least one pair of one of the receptacles in the floor and one of the receptacles in the side wall or by at least one pair of receptacles in two opposite Side walls is fixed positively in the vertical and / or lateral direction.

In other words, containers, in particular hinged and collapsible containers, are provided with shaping geometries on the side walls. Two opposite side walls form recesses that are complementary to the articles, the piece goods or articles arranged in a defined position on the bottom of the container or a tray when these are folded up Dip the side walls into said recesses or recordings, i.e. into the shaping geometries, so that a fixing form fit is created. In order to provide the fixing form fit, encompass or enclose or encompass or encase the respective ends of the piece goods at least from two, preferably from four sides, or take them partially or completely or embrace them accordingly. The receptacles are open on a lateral side towards that part of the base on which the corresponding piece goods are or are to be arranged, and can form, for example, a cap-like or bow-like receiving space that tapers upwards and / or outwards.

The container according to the invention can be made available in different sizes depending on the requirements of the piece goods and by customers. For example, the container can only be equipped in a single row and can have a movable wall with receptacles, e.g. foldable on the floor, on one side, and an immovable or movable wall with receptacles on the opposite side, or receptacles formed in the floor on the opposite side. In this case, only a single movable wall can be provided, but one, two or three further movable walls or walls immovably connected to the floor can also be provided. If the container is to be equipped in two rows, both receptacles are to be provided in the floor, which serve to receive and hold one end of the piece goods from one or both rows, as well as movable walls opposite these receptacles in the floor. In this case too, a third and fourth immovably attached or movable wall can optionally be provided. The side walls with the receptacles are preferably movably attached to the bottom of the container directly or indirectly via intermediate elements.

The receptacles both in the base and in the side walls are adapted to the geometry of the piece goods in order to hold them positively in the vertical and / or lateral direction or to fix them in the container. Material webs or projections, which form the receptacles of the side walls, are accordingly pivoted to a position above the piece goods placed in the container. For this purpose, an angle of inclination or swivel angle is sufficiently large so that the side wall in the folded-up or folded-up or closed state is inclined inwards and can thereby delimit a receiving space for the piece goods from above, and / or by the side wall having a material protrusion, for example in the form of a truncated pyramid or a curvature, in the folded-up or closed state towards the inside of the container , in which the receptacle is formed which defines an inwardly protruding upper receiving wall which, in the closed state, delimits the receiving space at the top.

The individual elements of the container can also be adapted to different requirements or shapes and dimensions of the piece goods. For example, the floor can be designed as a grid-like or lattice-like structure on which, for example, the receptacles are arranged in order to optimize the weight of the container. Alternatively, in the case of a container which is to transport sensitive piece goods, all four walls and the bottom can be designed to be closed. If the piece goods have individual sensitive areas, such as cutting areas of milling tools or drills, and possibly other, insensitive areas, such as a housing or a handle, the receptacles can be provided in such a way that they enclose the sensitive area of the piece goods, in particular in a protective manner, while the remaining areas in the (lidless) container may be exposed.

The at least one side wall, preferably all of the side walls in which the receptacle or receptacles for the piece goods are provided, can be folded with respect to the bottom, in particular outwards or to the side, with hinges, in particular film hinges, preferably being formed between the bottom and the folding side walls . In particular, the piece goods can be inserted into the floor when the side walls are unfolded and the piece goods are positively held or fixed by the corresponding receptacle or receptacles in the side wall after the corresponding side wall or the two opposing side walls have been folded up.

The at least one side wall in which the receptacles are provided can be hinged to the container at different points. For example, one, two, three or four of the side walls can be hinged to the bottom and the remaining side walls can be hinged to the container corners, i.e. on one or both sides of this side wall or side walls, as a single or several side walls hinged to one another in a chain-like manner. That is, the surface of the opened container has a T-shape, a Z-shape, an S-shape, an X-shape or a Y-shape. Corresponding pivot axes or folding hinges, to which the side walls are articulated, can be attached in the vicinity of a base edge or directly on it. Depending on the shape of the piece goods, it can happen that the receptacles cannot be positively pushed or pivoted over them by pivoting about an axis attached directly to the bottom edge or too close to the end of the piece goods, because either a gap remains between them or an unwanted stop arises between the recording and the piece goods. In order to improve this, the pivot axes or folding hinges can be offset in particular at a defined vertical and / or lateral distance from the bottom edge or from a position of the ends of the piece goods defined on the floor, since this results in a larger pivot radius at an end of the opposite to the pivot axis Sidewall is achieved.

It is particularly advantageous if each receptacle in the side wall tapers away from the floor (in the vertical direction with respect to the container) in steps or continuously or the width of each receptacle decreases away from the floor. Such a receptacle reliably prevents the piece goods from falling out of the container upwards, ie in the direction of the taper away from the bottom. Furthermore, piece goods of the same type but of different sizes, in particular widths, can be inserted into the receptacles in this way, which are then held in the vertical direction at points of the tapered receptacle of different widths according to their size. Correspondingly, the receptacle can also taper in the lateral direction towards the exterior of the container. If the receptacle thus tapers in the vertical direction and / or laterally towards the exterior of the container, the receptacle can correspondingly end at the top and / or outside in an opening in the side wall. This allows weight and material savings as well as the visibility of a Marking at the end of the corresponding piece goods lying in the receptacle.

Adjacent side walls can expediently be connected to one another in the unfolded state, in particular without tools, and can be detached from one another in the folded state. In this way, additional components for locking the side walls having the receptacles can be dispensed with. In addition, it is advantageously made possible by this feature to fulfill several functions, such as protecting the piece goods from the outside, fixing the side walls with the receptacles in the folded-up position and increasing the rigidity of the container in the closed state. If only two opposing side walls or only a single side wall is provided which has no adjacent side walls, the side wall can alternatively also be detachably connected to an adjacent section of an edge of the floor or the floor surface, in particular without tools.

To connect two side walls to one another or a side wall to an adjacent section of the floor without tools, for example, hinged or sliding latches, locking pins or brackets in connection with eyelets or holes, two self-adhesive, detachable surfaces such as Velcro tape or the like can be provided. However, it is preferred that to lock the adjacent side walls and / or possibly the side wall on the adjacent section of the floor, on the end sections or edges of first side walls, in particular integrally formed in one piece of material, that is, particularly easy and inexpensive to manufacture, Locking elements, preferably spring tongues, snap hooks or the like, are formed which, in the unfolded state, can be locked in a form-fitting manner with corresponding end sections or edges of adjacent second side walls. The arrangement of the locking elements on the end sections or edges ensures that the locking elements automatically snap into place when the side walls are folded up, and separate actuation of the locking elements can be dispensed with.

Furthermore, the container is advantageously made in one piece, in particular from plastic, preferably by injection molding, deep drawing or blowing. Thus, the entire container, especially if the film hinges are provided, including the base, the hinged hinged walls, the receptacles and possibly additional holding structures and locking elements, can be manufactured in one piece, ie as a single component, in particular in a single production step .

The base preferably has lateral holding structures, preferably bulges, into which the piece goods can be inserted in such a way that they are pre-positioned and prepared to be held or fixed in their receptacles by folding the at least one side wall. In other words, the floor forms several compartments for the defined insertion of the articles. These compartments are defined by the holding structures and in particular delimited laterally. This allows a simplified equipping of the container, since the piece goods are arranged between the holding structures and can be inserted into the container bottom from above in an aligned manner with respect to the receptacles of the side walls. If the corresponding side wall is folded up, the piece goods are already in the correct place and in the correct position and do not have to be adjusted, set up, etc. at the same time as the side wall is folded up by the user. If the bottom of the container has such holding structures, it may be possible to insert the piece goods exclusively in the vertical direction, which is particularly advantageous for machine loading, and then to fold up the two opposing side walls in order to pass the piece goods on both sides through the side walls to fix trained recordings.

The holding structures can be simple, conical or pyramidal bulges or can have a more strongly shaped structure or shape and be adapted to a specific shape of the piece goods, such as ergonomically designed handle sections, for example by concavely rounded side surfaces. As a result of the holding structures, the piece goods are sufficiently fixed in position in at least one first lateral direction. Accordingly, the recordings in the side walls or in the bottom only have to move the piece goods in the vertical direction and, if necessary, in the second lateral direction. For example, the at least one side wall and / or the bottom can only form a single, large receptacle or the receptacles can be connected to one another, which in the closed state surrounds the ends of the piece goods in the vertical and in the second lateral direction, but not in the first lateral direction. As a result, the geometry of the side walls and, if necessary, the bottom can be simplified and the manufacture of the container can be more cost-effective.

According to an advantageous embodiment, an edge of the base, which lies opposite the at least one hinged side wall, and the at least one hinged side wall, tapering towards the container edge arranged in between, form bevels whose angles are matched to one another in such a way that they define a certain gap width between them or rest against each other when the at least one foldable side wall is folded up. In other words, in the folded-in state, the side wall and the base with the bevels provided thereon are arranged in the manner of a miter to one another in order to form a stop. The bevels come into contact either in the unloaded, closed or folded-up state, or only when the side wall is deformed or displaced as a result of the load, which is determined according to the gap width. The angles of the bevels preferably add up in such a way that together they result in an angle between 60 ° and 120 °, preferably between 80 ° and 100 °, more preferably essentially 90 °. The individual slopes preferably have an angle of a minimum of 30 and / or a maximum of 60 °. When opened, the slopes form a triangular notch between them.

The bevels can be formed along the entire edge of the side wall and the base or can preferably be formed by the holding structures, in particular bulges, and / or the material webs or projections which form the receptacles on the side wall and / or the base. That is to say, the bevels are preferably formed by edge regions of the piece goods-specific container geometry. As a result, large contact surfaces can be provided by the bevels, which are for a power transmission from the side walls to the floor are suitable. Consequently, in the event of a high force acting from above or from the side, for example due to the weight of several stacked containers, the container walls and any locking elements that may be present are relieved by the bevels.

It is advantageous if the container, which preferably has stacking geometries, and an identical or compatible container can be stacked on top of one another. This enables a particularly efficient transport and storage of a large number of the filled containers. Stack geometries can be, for example, a stack edge arranged on the side walls and stack structures compatible therewith, such as feet or strips at the bottom of the floor.

Furthermore, it is particularly advantageous for efficient transport and storage of the containers in the empty, open state if material webs or projections that define or laterally limit the receptacles in the at least one side wall and / or in the base, as well as any provided holding structures or bulges, are conical are designed so that two identical or compatible containers can be nested in one another in the opened state. In other words, geometries formed in the base and / or the side walls and protruding from a base area of the container are designed in such a way that they taper starting from the base area in that their side surfaces run obliquely, and on the rear side a receptacle for a corresponding geometry second container form. Together with the stacking geometries described above, a container is thus provided which can be stacked in the erected or folded-up state and nestable in the flat state and is therefore particularly easy to transport and store both when it is loaded and when it is empty. In a case in which one or more of the side walls are not hinged but are immovably connected to the floor, these side walls are also angled obliquely outwards in order to ensure nestability.

Alternatively or additionally, the object on which the invention is based is achieved by a method for loading a container described above with piece goods by inserting the piece goods into a base or in a first one Side wall of the container formed receptacles and / or lateral holding structures of the base, a closing, in particular by folding up, a further side wall, which is opposite the receptacles in the base or in the first side wall, or both opposing side walls, around the receptacles formed therein over the piece goods to pivot, whereby these are fixed laterally and / or vertically, and a locking of the first and / or second side wall in the closed position, preferably by at least a third and / or fourth side wall, which is adjacent to the first and second side wall.

These steps are preferably carried out in accordance with the sequence described above. The method can be varied depending on the size and configuration of the container, some examples being described below.

For example, a container to be equipped in a single row can be provided with holding structures in the base and without a receptacle in the base. In this case, the piece goods are inserted between the holding structures, then at least one of the two opposing, first and second side walls is folded up in order to push or pivot their receptacles over the piece goods, and then either this at least one side wall is locked to the floor or at least one adjacent, third and / or fourth side wall is folded up and locked with the first and / or second side wall when or after the folded up position has been reached. Preferably, either the first and the second and then the third and / or fourth side wall are folded up first or if the first and then the third side wall is folded up first, these are locked, then the second side wall is folded up and also locked to the third side wall and is if necessary, the fourth side wall folded up and locked in the folded up position with the first and second side wall. However, a fourth side wall is not absolutely necessary. If the first and second side walls are locked to the floor, the third side wall can also be dispensed with. Alternatively, the third and / or fourth side wall can not be hinged, but fixed at an angle or immovable, protruding slightly outwards to ensure nestability, on the floor, in particular be formed in one piece with it. In this case, the side wall to be folded up is locked to the immovable third and / or fourth wall when or after the folded up position has been reached.

If, according to a further example, the base has receptacles, the piece goods are inserted with one end into the receptacles formed in the base from a lateral direction when they are placed in one or two rows in the container and held there vertically and / or laterally in the receptacle. If holding structures are provided, the piece goods are also inserted between them. The side walls are then folded up essentially as described above in order to also hold the piece goods vertically and / or laterally at their second end. That is, a first and / or second side wall opposite the receptacles in the floor is folded up and is either locked to the floor or is locked with a third third and / or fourth side wall that has previously been folded up or is to be folded up for locking. If two rows of piece goods are provided, only one row can be loaded first, then the first wall can be folded up and, if necessary, locked to the third or fourth wall and then only the second row is loaded and, as described above, via the possibly thereafter can be fixed with the second wall to be locked to the third and / or fourth wall.

In other words, the object on which the invention is based is achieved in that receptacles are provided in the side walls for the piece goods or parts and thus contour areas are formed in the side walls. This gives a transport protection, since the parts are held. One of the advantages is that you don't need a lid. Alternatively or additionally, the saving of an insert related to a molded part or the piece goods is achieved. In the case of the container, the base part is already a shaping base plate and the piece goods are enclosed with the side walls so that they cannot slip out or fall out. This packaging can be made very thin-walled and stacked on top of one another or nested in one another in the open state. It is a "Fold, Stack & Nest" concept for the transport of a large number of similar objects or articles.

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• Fig. 1 zeigt aufgeklappte und genestete Behälter nach einer Ausführungsform der Erfindung.
• Fig. 2 zeigt eine Detailansicht einer Aufnahme aus Figur 1.
• Fig. 3 zeigt einen aufgeklappten und bestückten Behälter nach der Ausführungsform.
• Fig. 4 zeigt eine Detailansicht einer Aufnahme aus Fig. 3.
• Fig. 5 zeigt einen Stapel von bestückten Behältern nach der Ausführungsform mit verschlossenen oder zugeklappten Seitenwänden.
• Fig. 6 zeigt einen Ausschnitt eines aufgeklappten Behälters.

The present invention is described below on the basis of preferred embodiments. However, these are illustrative in nature and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the same reference symbols are used for the same components in the description of the various embodiments in order to avoid redundant descriptions of the same.

• Fig. 1 shows opened and nested containers according to an embodiment of the invention.
• Fig. 2 shows a detailed view of a recording from Figure 1 .
• Fig. 3 shows an opened and loaded container according to the embodiment.
• Fig. 4 shows a detailed view of a recording from Fig. 3 .
• Fig. 5 shows a stack of filled containers according to the embodiment with closed or folded side walls.
• Fig. 6 shows a section of an opened container.

Description of the exemplary embodiments

Fig. 1 shows nested containers 1. Each container 1 has a base 2 and two longitudinal side walls 3 and two end side walls 4, which are attached to the base 2 in an articulated manner, for example via film hinges. In this view, the side walls 3, 4 are opened outwards in such a way that the side walls 3, 4 and the base 2 lie or rest on one plane. The base 2 has a grid of upwardly protruding lateral holding structures in the form of bulges 5 along its two long sides on, which between them transverse slots or compartments for receiving and holding piece goods 6 (such as in Fig. 3 shown).

The side walls 3, 4 are designed in such a way that they are frusto-pyramidal towards the interior of the container, i. i.e., protrude upwards in this opened view. In the truncated pyramids 16 formed by the longitudinal side walls 3, openings or troughs 7 are formed, which each serve as a receptacle in the corresponding side wall 3 for receiving and holding piece goods 6. These truncated pyramids 16 represent material webs or projections which form the receptacles 7 in the side wall 3. These openings or troughs 7 in the truncated pyramids 16 are towards the top, i. H. in this unfolded view outwards, closed or at least narrowed and towards the inside of the container, d. H. in this unfolded view upwards and inwards, open. If the side walls 3, 4 are folded shut or folded up, the openings or troughs 7 are aligned with the slots between the bulges 5 and are accordingly pivoted over piece goods 6 lying in the slots in order to hold them upwards in the container.

Furthermore, the outer side surfaces of the bulges 5 facing the side walls 3, 4 are beveled in such a way that their slope corresponds to that of the side surfaces of the truncated pyramids 16 facing the base 2. In particular, the bulges 5 and the corresponding side surfaces of the truncated pyramids 16 come into contact with one another in this way when the side walls 3, 4 are folded shut or folded up. In the container corners, the side walls are correspondingly provided with locking elements 8 and associated engagement holes 9 (in Fig. 6 shown in more detail), which serve to lock the side walls 3, 4 together in the folded-up state.

Recesses 10 are formed along a longitudinal center axis or axis of symmetry of the base 2, which in FIG Fig. 2 are shown in more detail. The base 2 forms, as material webs or projections which form the receptacles 10 in the base 2, a plurality of bulged webs 11, which are connected to one another in an upper area by a plate element 12 in order to form bridges running along the central axis, so that under the bridges and between the webs 11 engagement spaces are designed as the receptacles 10. All of the structures formed by the bottom 2 and the side walls 3, 4 such as the bulges 5, the truncated pyramids 16 and the webs 11 are designed to taper towards the inside of the container or with inclined side surfaces in such a way that the containers 1 can be nested in one another in the opened state like this in Fig. 1 is shown. Under the bridges, or more precisely between the webs 11, the bottom has 2 holes to ensure nestability.

Fig. 3 shows one of the above-described containers 1 in the unfolded or opened state, which is equipped with piece goods, in this example a plurality of wrenches 6. The wrenches 6 are placed in two longitudinal rows next to one another in the container 1 in such a way that they are received in the slots between the bulges 5 and are held by them laterally in the longitudinal direction of the container. As in Fig. 4 Shown more precisely, an inner end of each wrench 6 is inserted into one of the receptacles 10 in such a way that it grips with its forked end or its mouth around the bridge or the plate element 12. One side of the mouth accordingly engages in the engagement space under the bridge and is thus held or fixed in position there laterally or laterally by the webs 11 and upwards by the plate element 12.

An outer end of the wrench 6 lies between two bulges 5 directly on the longitudinal side edge of the base 2 directly opposite one of the openings or troughs 7 of the truncated pyramid 16 of the corresponding longitudinal side wall 3. If the corresponding longitudinal side wall 3 is folded up, the opening or trough 7 is over the outer end of the wrench 6 is pivoted so that it is in the closed or folded state of the container 1 in the opening or trough 7 and is held by this both laterally and upwards. Thus, the wrenches 6 in the container 1 are arranged in an orderly grid through the bulges 5 and, in the closed state of the container 1, are held or fixed in a fixed position by the receptacles 7, 10 along the central axis and in the longitudinal side walls 3 of the container 1. In this way, there is no need for a lid for the container for fixing piece goods.

The dimensions of the bottom 2 and the side walls 3, 4, the shape, spacing and dimensions of the receptacles 7, 10 and the bulges 5 are adapted to the piece goods 6 which are to be transported and provided in the container 1. In this example, the distance between the bulges 5 and the webs 11, in particular at a lower end, essentially corresponds to the thickness of the wrench 6, the plate elements 12 are arranged between the webs 11 at the same height as an opening in the mouth of the wrench 6 and the shape of the openings or troughs 7 in the longitudinal side walls 3, as in FIG Fig. 5 Easily recognizable when viewed from the outside of the container, rounded in such a way that the second mouth or the second end of the wrench is positively received therein, the nestability of the openings or troughs 7 being ensured.

As with the in Fig. 5 The stack shown is clearly visible, the side walls 3, 4 each form a stacking edge 13 at their upper edges, which cooperates with a corresponding stacking structure at the bottom of each container 1 to enable a stable stacking of several containers 1 in the closed or closed state.

Fig. 6 shows a section of an opened container 1, in particular a container corner. In this view, the locking elements 8 and the engagement holes 9 are shown on the container corner sections of the respective side walls 3, 4, which in the closed state engage in one another in order to lock the side walls to one another. In particular, the locking element is provided by a spring tongue 8 in a through hole on the side of the corresponding truncated pyramid 16, which is preferably formed integrally with the side wall or made in one piece with it.

Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 can also be used to illustrate part of an assembly process. In Fig. 3 the container 1 is already equipped with a number of wrenches 6. A second row is currently being stocked, with one of the wrenches 6 just with its mouth in the for it provided central receptacle in the bottom 2 is inserted and the wrench 6 is then placed between the bulges 5 provided for this purpose.

When the second row of the container 1 is also fully equipped, the longitudinal side walls 3 are folded up, the openings or troughs 7 in the side wall 3 being pivoted over the outer ends of the wrenches 6 in order to receive and fix them therein. At this point in time, the wrenches 6 are already fixed in position in the container, since they are held in the central receptacle 10 at their inner end and in the openings or troughs 7 at their outer end. They are additionally stabilized laterally by the bulges 5. Finally, the front side walls 4 are folded up and the spring tongues 8 provided thereon are snapped into the engagement openings 9 of the longitudinal side walls 3. As a result, the side walls 3, 4 are connected to one another and the container 1 is closed, which state in FIG Fig. 5 is shown. The containers can be opened again by manually releasing the lock using the spring tongues 8.

Reference symbol list

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Claims (11)

Container (1) for transporting and / or storing a large number of piece goods (6), which has a base (2) and a side wall (3, 4) on each side, wherein in the base (2) and in at least one side wall ( 3) or a plurality of receptacles (7, 10) are provided in at least two opposing side walls (3) which interact and are coordinated with one another and with the piece goods (6) so that the piece goods (6) inserted therein pass through at least one pair of one of the receptacles (10) in the base (2) and one of the receptacles in the side wall (7) or at least one pair of receptacles (7) in two opposite side walls (3) in the vertical and / or lateral direction is fixed positively. Container (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one side wall (3), preferably all side walls (3, 4), in which the receptacles (7) for the piece goods (6) are provided, with respect to the base (2 ) is foldable, hinges, in particular film hinges, being preferably formed between the base (2) and the at least one foldable side wall (3, 4). Container (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that
the piece goods (6) can be inserted into the floor (2) in the unfolded state of the side walls (3, 4), and
the piece goods (6) after folding up the corresponding side wall (3) or the two opposing side walls (3) is positively held or fixed by the corresponding receptacle (7) or receptacles (7) in the side wall (3). Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each receptacle (7) in the side wall (3) tapers away from the base (2) or the width of each receptacle (7) decreases away from the base (2). Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that adjacent side walls (3, 4), in particular without tools, can be connected to one another in the unfolded state and can be detached from one another in the folded state. Container (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that on the end sections or edges of the first side walls (4), in particular locking elements (8) formed in one piece of material, preferably spring tongues, are formed which, in the unfolded state, have corresponding end sections or edges of adjacent second Side walls (3) can be locked in a form-fitting manner. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1), which preferably has stacking geometries (13), and a structurally identical or compatible container (1) can be stacked on top of one another. Container (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that material webs or projections (11, 12) which the receptacles (7, 10, 16) in the at least one side wall (3) and / or in the base (2) define or laterally limit, are conical, so that two identical or compatible containers (1) can be nested in one another in the opened state. Container (1) according to one of claims 2 to 8, wherein the bottom (2) has lateral holding structures (5), preferably bulges, into which the piece goods (6) can be inserted in such a way that they are prepositioned and prepared to be transported through a Folding the at least one side wall (3) to be held or fixed in their receptacles (7). Container (1) according to one of claims 2 to 9, wherein an edge of the bottom (2) which is opposite the at least one hinged side wall (3, 4) and the at least one hinged side wall (3, 4) is arranged in between Form the container edge tapering bevels, the angles of which are matched to one another in such a way that they define a certain gap width between them or rest against one another when the at least one foldable side wall (3) is folded up. Method for equipping a container according to one of Claims 1 to 10 with piece goods, comprising the steps of: The piece goods are placed in receptacles (7, 10) formed on a base (2) or in a first side wall (3) of the container (1) and / or lateral holding structures (5) of the base (2), and Close, in particular by folding it up relative to the container (1), a second side wall (3) which is opposite the receptacles (10) in the base (2) or in the first side wall (3), or both opposite side walls (3) to pivot the receptacles (7) formed therein over the piece goods (6), whereby these are fixed laterally and / or vertically, and preferably locking the first and / or second side wall (3) in the closed position, preferably by at least one third side wall (4) which is adjacent to the first and second side wall (3).

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