EP3871992B1 - Récipient pliable - Google Patents

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EP3871992B1
EP3871992B1 EP21158866.0A EP21158866A EP3871992B1 EP 3871992 B1 EP3871992 B1 EP 3871992B1 EP 21158866 A EP21158866 A EP 21158866A EP 3871992 B1 EP3871992 B1 EP 3871992B1
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  • the present invention relates to a collapsible container, the main objective of which is to facilitate the collapsing/assembly thereof, for which the attachment between the adjoining lateral walls that make up the container is simplified.
  • the invention is applied to any type of container that must be collapsed in order to occupy less space in the storage and transport thereof when it has been emptied, such as pallet type or any other type of containers.
  • a type of container in which the invention is applied it is those comprising a conventional flexible internal structure, configured to carry out the separation and protection of the products to be transported, in which case, it is a further object of the invention to prevent said flexible internal structure or any of the portions thereof from having to be disassembled when collapsing, so that in these cases the collapsing/assembly is considerably simplified.
  • collapsible containers that are equipped with a base from which lateral walls emerge that collapse separately, folding them towards the inside of the container are marketed. Once the lateral walls have collapsed, the assembly is closed by means of a lid that covers them. This lid is further used to close the container when it is unfolded and assembled.
  • the Spanish utility model with application number U9601828 (publication number ES1034598U ) can be cited, in which a collapsible container pallet is described comprising a base and foldable straight quadrangular lateral plates that can be folded sequentially on the base. It also comprises a collapsible prismatic laminar part with a strapping, washer or band, which, in the unfolded position of the lateral plates, is arranged outside and around said lateral plates, sheathing them to maintain the unfolded position. It also comprises a closure lid both in the collapsed and unfolded position.
  • the container can be embodied by means of different materials, such as plastic, cardboard, wood, metal, etc.
  • This configuration has the drawback that the incorporation of the collapsible prismatic laminar part is required, and the need to handle it when assembling the container, which complicates the structure of the container and the collapse/assembly thereof.
  • collapsible container wherein the lateral walls thereof are embodied by means of the collapsible prismatic laminar part of the previous model, which forms the strapping, avoiding the use of the foldable straight quadrangular plates.
  • the configuration of the collapsible prismatic laminar part must be more resistant and heavier, so that in the assembled position it is inserted into the base, so that for the collapsing to be carried out, it must be removed from the base, lift its weight, collapse it and lay it down on the base, and in the assembly operation the reverse operation is carried out, which makes the handling thereof difficult, both at the time of assembly and collapsing.
  • EP0911268 describes a collapsible container equipped with a base, with separately collapsible lateral walls, towards the inside of the container, and provided with attachment formations with adjoining walls, that fit by fixing on the walls during assembly, and that furthermore, the collapsing is carried out on hinges, which also house the attachment formations of the adjoining lateral wall when the container is collapsed, to attach them during collapsing.
  • This container has the drawback of being equipped with a rather complex attachment structure that makes the product more expensive and makes handling difficult.
  • Document WO9731830 of the state of the art discloses a reusable and returnable container for holding product during shipment and being returned generally empty for reuse comprises a body configured for being manipulated into an erected position for containing product and for being manipulated into a collapsed position for reducing the size of the container.
  • An integrated dunnage structure is coupled to the body and is operable for moving into an engagement position when the body is erected.
  • the dunnage structure is further operable for moving into a relaxed position when the container body is collapsed so that the container and dunnage structure may be returned together for reuse.
  • Document GB2369351 describes a storage assembly including a container which is selectively movable between an erect condition with the side walls upstanding from the base, and a collapsed condition with the side walls lying generally flat on the base.
  • the container locates a support arrangement comprising a plurality of sheets extending between and slidably movable along a pair of bars extending respectively along opposite side walls. The bars being slidably movable along vertical wires between an upper in use condition and a lower out of use condition which permits collapsing of the container.
  • Document WO2007058613 discloses a collapsible box comprising a bottom, two long- side walls and two short-side walls. All walls are inwardly foldably attached to the bottom.
  • Each short-side wall has two end flaps, which serve for releasable connection to the respective long-side walls and are foldably connected to its short-side wall by a hinge substantially perpendicular to the attachment to the bottom.
  • the hinge is positioned in the short-side wall a short distance from the end flap, and the end flap has a very short flap portion, which is substantially perpendicular thereto and forms a part of the short-side wall, when the end flap is in the folded-up position.
  • Document US2006277965 describes a three-dimensional structure formed with precision fold technology including a first sheet section having a first edge formed with a first joinder structure proximate the first edge, a second sheet section having a second edge formed with a second joinder structure proximate the second edge for interlocking engagement with said first joinder structure, and a plurality of folding structures formed in the sheet of material along a plurality of desired fold lines which divide the sheet of material into said first and second sheet sections, the folding structures being formed to produce sufficiently precise folding of the sheet of material along the fold lines to position the first and second edges together such that said first and second joinder structures interengage with one another and retain the sheet of material in a folded condition.
  • the invention consists of a collapsible container according to claim 1.
  • the container similar to those envisaged in the state of the art, comprises a base and hinged lateral walls, configured to collapse separately on said base, and which further comprises attachment means between the adjoining lateral walls in the assembled position.
  • the main aspect of the invention focusses on the attachment means, which comprise retention elements arranged on a first pair of opposite lateral walls and flaps arranged on a second pair of opposite lateral walls adjoining said first pair of lateral walls, said flaps being configured to be inserted into the retention elements when assembling the container.
  • the number of lateral walls four.
  • Each flap is bent inwards, and each retention element is spaced a distance from an edge of the lateral wall in which it is arranged, such that this distance is a function of the width of the flap to enable the insertion thereof into the retention element.
  • each retaining element comprises an extension which, together with the lateral wall to which it is fixed, forms a groove for inserting the respective flap of the adjoining lateral wall.
  • the container is equipped with a conventional flexible internal structure, of the type that is configured for separating and protecting the products to be transported in the container.
  • the container comprises said second pair of opposite ust lateral walls with flaps on the opposite edges thereof, so that on each wall of said second pair of opposite lateral walls, a bar is arranged on which the flexible internal structure is fixed in a slidable manner. This configuration, together with the described attachment means, prevents the flexible internal structure from having to be disassembled when collapsing the container.
  • the hinge of the lateral walls is embodied by means of axes defined by slits made in said lateral walls.
  • the hinge axes of opposite lateral walls are arranged at the same height, and those of the lateral walls adjoining the preceding ones are arranged at different heights, such that first the lateral walls the axes of which are arranged at a lower height are collapsed and then the higher ones are collapsed over the preceding ones, which facilitates the collapsing of some lateral walls on top of the others.
  • the container comprises a closure lid that is used both in the position in which it is assembled, to close the container and protect the contents thereof, and in the collapsed position to cover and protect the lateral walls, and to obtain a compact collapsed container.
  • the lid is envisaged to include handles to facilitate the handling thereof.
  • the lateral walls In the lower portion of the lateral walls and below the hinges, it comprises a perimeter band for fixing and reinforcing said lateral walls, on which, in addition, it is possible to incorporate corner pieces for reinforcing and fixing adjoining lateral walls.
  • the base is solidly joined with a platform with pallet type support blocks, to facilitate stacking and handling of the containers by means of forklift trucks.
  • the lid comprises centering stops for centering the containers when stacking.
  • the described configuration facilitates the assembly and collapsing of the container by a single person without the use of force, which guarantees great ease and comfort of use.
  • a collapsible container which comprises a base (2), hinged lateral walls (3) configured for collapsing separately on the base, and attachment means between adjoining lateral walls in the assembled position.
  • Said attachment means comprise a retention element (6) arranged on a lateral wall, and comprising an extension (8) that together with the lateral wall form a groove (9), and a flap (7) arranged on an adjoining lateral wall and said flap (7) is bent inwards.
  • the retention element (6) is spaced a distance from the edge (5) of the lateral wall in which it is arranged, a distance that is a function of the width of the flap (7) to enable the insertion thereof into the retention element (6), during the assembly of the container.
  • Retention elements (6) are arranged on each lateral wall (3) of a first pair of opposite lateral walls and flaps (7) are arranged on each lateral wall (3) of a second pair of opposite lateral walls adjoining the first pair of lateral walls.
  • the container further comprises a flexible internal structure for separating and protecting the products to be transported in the container, and said flexible internal structure is fixed on bars (10) arranged between the flaps (7) of each lateral wall (3) of the second pair of opposite lateral walls.
  • the invention consists of a collapsible container (1), equipped with a base (2) and lateral walls (3) hinged by means of axes (4), defined by slits made in the lateral walls (3), to enable the collapsing thereof, separately, on the base (2).
  • the base of the container is of a quadrangular configuration, with four lateral walls.
  • the axes (4) of the opposite lateral walls (3) are arranged at the same height and the axes (4) of the other two walls, adjoining the preceding ones, are arranged at the same height but different from the preceding ones, to enable the collapsing thereof, as will be described later.
  • the lateral walls (3) are equipped with attachment means between adjoining lateral walls to carry out the assembly and collapsing of the container.
  • the attachment means comprise retention elements (6) provided on a first pair of opposite lateral walls, which are complemented by flaps (7), bent inwards and provided on the lateral walls (3) adjoining the preceding ones, so that each retention element (6) is spaced a certain distance from the edge (5) of the lateral wall to which it is fixed, which is a function of the width of the flaps (7), to enable the flaps to be retained in the retaining elements (6).
  • each retention element (6) is equipped with an extension (8), which together with the lateral wall in which it is fixed, defines a groove (9) for inserting and retaining a flap (7), so that the assembly and collapsing of the lateral walls (3) can be carried out.
  • each flap (7) is bent inwards and each retaining element (6) is spaced a distance from the edge (5) of the lateral wall to which it is fixed, a distance that is a function of the width of the flap to enable the insertion thereof into the retention element. More specifically to enable the insertion thereof into the groove (9).
  • the invention further incorporates a flexible internal structure, which has not been represented in the figures as it is conventional, such as may be, for example, an internal compartmentalisation for separating and protecting the products contained in the container.
  • This flexible structure for example, can be of a textile nature, such as a canvas or the like which, by means of lugs, is retained on bars (10), along which they can slide to be able to extend or retract it during assembly/collapsing. These bars (10) are arranged between the flaps (7) of opposite lateral walls, which facilitates the handling thereof.
  • the container comprises a flexible internal structure for separating and protecting the products to be transported in the container.
  • the flexible internal structure is fixed on bars (10) arranged betweeen the flaps (7) of each of the lateral walls of the second pair of opposite lateral walls.
  • the flexible internal structure is fixed on the bars in a slidable manner by means of lugs.
  • the container has a lid (11), which closes it both in the collapsed and the assembled position thereof, on the upper face of which it includes handles (15) to facilitate the handling thereof.
  • the container In the lower portion of the container, and below the collapsing axes (4), it comprises a perimeter band (13), with reinforcement corner pieces (12), to give the container greater resistance.
  • the height of the axis (4) of these lateral walls must be greater than the width of the flaps (7).
  • the height of the axes (4) is a function of the width of the flaps (7), or of the space occupied by the flexible structure, depending on which one is greater.
  • the unfolding process is the reverse, that is, starting from the collapsed position of the container, and with the lid (11) on ( Figure 5 ), first the lid (11) is removed and the lateral walls equipped with the retention elements (6) are unfolded and then those that include the flaps (7). The flaps (7) are then inserted into the grooves (9), for which it is simply necessary to accompany each flap (7) until it surpasses the retaining element (6) and then allow it to recede slightly until the flap is inserted into the groove (9).
  • the container includes the flexible internal structure the tension it exerts when unfolding limits the total opening of the container and once the flaps (7) have been inserted into the grooves (9), this tension also favours the retention of the flaps (7) into the grooves (9).
  • the tension of the flexible structure in the assembled position improves the attachment for insertion of the flaps into the grooves, as well as limits the opening of the bottom walls in the assembling phase.
  • the base (2) is solidly joined with a platform (14) with pallet type support blocks (17), to enable stacking and handling by means of forklift trucks.
  • the upper face of the lid (11) includes stops (16), configured to facilitate the centring of the support blocks (17) during the stacking operation.

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  1. Récipient démontable, comprenant une base (2), quatre parois latérales à charnière (3) configurées pour se démonter séparément sur la base ; un moyen de fixation entre des parois latérales adjacentes dans la position assemblée, le moyen de fixation comprenant des éléments de rétention (6) disposés sur chaque paroi latérale (3) d'une première paire de parois latérales opposées ;
    et une structure interne flexible pour séparer et protéger des produits destinés à être transportés dans le récipient, la structure interne flexible étant fixée sur des barres (10) ; le récipient démontable caractérisé en ce que :
    - le moyen de fixation comprend de plus des rabats (7) disposés sur des bords opposés de chaque paroi latérale (3) d'une seconde paire de parois latérales opposées adjacentes à ladite première paire de parois latérales, chaque rabat (7) étant courbé vers l'intérieur,
    - chaque élément de rétention (6) comprend une extension (8) qui avec la paroi latérale à laquelle il est fixé forme une rainure (9) pour insérer et retenir le rabat respectif (7) de la paroi latérale adjacente pour laquelle, pendant la procédure de dépliage, le rabat (7) surpasse l'élément de rétention (6) et peut ensuite légèrement reculer jusqu'il soit inséré dans la rainure (9),
    - chaque élément de rétention (6) est espacé d'une distance à partir d'un bord (5) de la paroi latérale dans laquelle il est disposé, une distance qui est une fonction de la largeur du rabat (7) pour permettre son insertion dans l'élément de rétention (6), pendant l'assemblage du récipient,
    - et chacune des parois latérales (3) de la seconde paire de parois latérales opposées comprend une barre (10) qui s'étend entre les rabats (7) de la même paroi latérale.
  2. Récipient, selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la structure interne flexible est fixée sur les barres (10) de manière coulissable au moyen d'ergots.
  3. Récipient, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la charnière des parois latérales est configurée au moyen d'axes (4) définis par des fentes constituées dans lesdites parois latérales.
  4. Récipient, selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la hauteur des axes de charnière (4) de parois latérales opposées sont disposées à la même hauteur et celles des parois adjacentes sont disposées à des hauteurs différentes, pour faciliter le démontage des parois latérales, certaines sur le haut des autres.
  5. Récipient, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant de plus un couvercle (11) pour fermer le récipient à la fois dans la position démontée et dans la position assemblée.
  6. Récipient, selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le couvercle comprend des poignées (15).
  7. Récipient, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3-6 précédentes, comprenant de plus dans la portion inférieure des parois latérales et sous les axes de charnières (4), une bande de périmètre (13) pour fixer et renforcer lesdites parois latérales.
  8. Récipient, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3-7 précédentes, comprenant de plus, dans la portion inférieure des parois latérales et sous les axes de charnière (4), des pièces de coins (12) pour renforcer et fixer les parois latérales.
  9. Récipient, selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la base est solidement jointe à une plateforme (14) avec des blocs de support de type palette (17).
  10. Récipient, selon les revendications 9 et 5, dans lequel le couvercle (11) comprend des arrêts (16) pour centrer un récipient empilé.
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