EP4051599A1 - Loading pallet - Google Patents

Loading pallet

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Publication number
EP4051599A1
EP4051599A1 EP20796564.1A EP20796564A EP4051599A1 EP 4051599 A1 EP4051599 A1 EP 4051599A1 EP 20796564 A EP20796564 A EP 20796564A EP 4051599 A1 EP4051599 A1 EP 4051599A1
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Prior art keywords
pallet
portions
box
internal channel
length
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German (de)
French (fr)
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François Baudlot
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Renault SAS
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Renault SAS
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a loading pallet.
  • a loading pallet is generally intended to be secured to an object which may for example be a storage box in order to facilitate the handling of this object with a machine of the forklift type, for example to load it on a platform of a vehicle.
  • a loading pallet according to the invention has a simplified structure, the manufacturing time of which is reduced and which therefore makes it possible to generate savings.
  • the subject of the invention is a loading pallet intended to be secured to an object in order to facilitate the handling of said object.
  • the pallet is made in two identical portions which are secured to one another at the level of an interface plane delimiting a main internal channel.
  • the principle of a loading pallet according to the invention is to be manufactured in two identical portions requiring only one and the same mold. In this way, depending on the geometry and the dimensions that it is desired to obtain for the pallet, it is easy to modify the characteristics of the mold in order to manufacture the portions suitable for this pallet. Thanks to the use of a single mold, it becomes easy to modify the characteristics of said mold to obtain a pallet having given characteristics, while it would be more complicated to obtain said pallet in a single manufacturing operation by the manufacturer. intermediary of a mold and / or a more complex technique.
  • the internal channel is intended to receive the support part of a forklift truck in order to easily move the pallet in space.
  • the object can for example consist of a box or any container.
  • the pallet is first secured to the object, and it is the resulting assembly which is handled with a forklift.
  • the main internal channel is bordered by a surface internal of the two portions and may have a cross section of circular, square or rectangular shape.
  • the two portions can be secured to one another by any means, such as for example by screwing or by gluing.
  • each of the portions is rectangular in shape, and said portions are superimposed on one another so that the resulting thickness of the pallet corresponds to the sum of the two thicknesses of the two portions, and so that the width and the length of said pallet correspond respectively to the width and to the length of a portion.
  • the two portions ideally overlap to obtain a compact pallet, the dimensions of which do not exceed those of a single portion. Only the thickness of the pallet is doubled compared to that of a single portion.
  • each portion has a recess extending over its entire width and over a fraction of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions define the main internal channel.
  • the main internal channel passes through so that it opens onto two opposite sides of said pallet.
  • the support part of a forklift truck can enter through one of the two end openings of said internal channel to handle the pallet, which itself may have been previously secured to an object which may for example be a box. storage.
  • the main internal channel has a rectangular cross section.
  • the large side of this rectangular cross section extends parallel to a large side of the rectangular pallet.
  • each portion has a second recess extending over part of its width and over part of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions define an internal channel secondary extending in a direction which is perpendicular to the main internal channel and opens into the latter. Thanks to the presence of these two perpendicular internal channels, the support part of a carriage elevator can enter either the main internal channel or the secondary internal channel to manipulate the pallet in two positions located 90 from each other. It is advantageously assumed that the secondary internal channel opens out at an edge of the pallet.
  • each portion has on at least one outer surface a network of reinforcing ribs, some of which extend parallel to a small side of the portion, and some of which extend parallel to a large side of it.
  • the notion of “external surface” is made with reference to the main internal channel.
  • an internal surface will delimit said main internal channel and an external surface will externally delimit the pallet.
  • Having reinforcing ribs in two perpendicular directions makes it possible to stiffen the pallet in a homogeneous manner, in two directions of the plane in which the corresponding portion is inscribed.
  • this outer surface is intended to support a storage box and it is therefore important that it can have good mechanical strength with respect to said box, especially if the latter is loaded.
  • each portion has on an internal surface defining the internal channel a network of reinforcing ribs extending parallel to a small side of the portion.
  • each portion has, on an external surface, indentations in the form of hollow intended to cooperate with complementary protruding indentations of an object capable of being attached to said pallet.
  • the object which can for example be represented by a storage box, will not be able to slide along said pallet by virtue of the protruding impressions of said object which will be inserted into the recessed impressions of the pallet.
  • the dimensions and the arrangement of the indentations of the pallet depend on the structural characteristics of the object brought to be placed on said pallet.
  • the pallet is made of a composite material comprising carbon fibers and a poly epoxy.
  • Such a material is light and has good mechanical strength when it is packaged in the form of a finished part. In this way, the pallet does not unnecessarily weigh down the vehicle on which it will be installed, but can easily withstand the weight of a storage box secured thereto, even if the latter is loaded.
  • the two portions are assembled by means of a technique to be chosen from gluing and screwing. These techniques are well mastered and make it possible to join the two portions together at a lower cost. Since the two portions of the pallet are not required to undergo forces which could cause them to slide on one another, the aforementioned assembly techniques are sufficient to hold them against each other. .
  • Another object of the invention is a method of manufacturing a pallet according to the invention.
  • the method comprises the following steps:
  • the characteristic of such a method is that it uses a single mold of simple design, to manufacture the two portions of a pallet according to the invention. Indeed, a portion of a pallet according to the invention is of simple geometry with respect to that of the pallet once assembled and it is therefore not necessary to design a mold of complex geometry to directly manufacture the pallet.
  • the assembly of the two portions can for example be achieved by gluing, screwing or clipping.
  • Another object of the invention is an assembly of a storage box and a pallet according to the invention.
  • the dimensions of the pallet and of the box are identical, so that once assembled said pallet and said box has a continuous outer surface.
  • This assembly can be carried out by any means such as for example screwing, gluing or clipping.
  • the box and the pallet will thus give the impression of forming a single, common part, made of the same material during the same operation.
  • a pallet according to the invention has the advantage of being able to be easily and quickly manufactured, thanks to the use of a single mold and simple design. It also has the advantage of being able to easily change shape and size by modifying the mold designed to make a portion and which is simple in design.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle in which a pallet according to the invention can be mounted
  • FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the vehicle of Figure 1 showing a pallet according to the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a pallet according to the invention.
  • FIG. 4 shows a perspective view from another angle of the pallet of Figure 3
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an assembly of a storage box and a pallet according to the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view from another angle of the assembly of Figure 5.
  • a pallet 1 according to the invention can be mounted in a utility vehicle 2 having a cockpit 3 and a rear part 4 of storage.
  • the cockpit 3 comprises a driver's seat and a passenger seat which may for example be a folding seat.
  • the rear storage part 4 comprises a structure 5 having two longitudinal and parallel segments 6, extending along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle 2. These two longitudinal segments 6 are connected by a transverse rear segment 7 extending along a transverse axis. Y of the vehicle, said segment transverse 7 constituting the rearmost part of the structure 5.
  • a platform 8 of rectangular shape originating against the cockpit 3 and extending along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle up to 'to the rear transverse segment 7 of the structure 5. If the vehicle 2 is placed on a flat and horizontal ground, the platform 8 extends in a horizontal plane.
  • FIG. 5 an assembly of a storage box 9 and a pallet 1 according to the invention is placed on the platform 8 so that said pallet 1 rests on the platform 8 and is found between said platform 8 and the box 9.
  • the box 9 is a hollow container, of parallelepiped shape, and having at least one access means in the form of a door 10 which can be mounted to slide or pivot on the box 9. Box 9 is delimited by:
  • the access door 10 of the box 9 constitutes one of the two longitudinal faces 11 of said box 9, and can pass from a closed position for which it s' vertically extends and closes the box 9, to an open position for which it extends horizontally as illustrated in Figure 1, and allows access to the inside of the box 9.
  • the box 9 can for example be compartmentalized in order to to structure the storage of goods inside it.
  • the pallet 1 is made in two separate and identical portions 14, 15, which are then secured to one another to form said pallet 1.
  • This joining can for example be carried out by gluing or by screwing.
  • the two portions 14, 15 are perfectly identical, and are made from the same mold in a material which may for example be a composite material comprising carbon fibers and a poly epoxy.
  • Each of the portions 14, 15 is rectangular in shape and has a recess extending over its entire width and over a fraction of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions 14, 15 define an internal channel main 16.
  • Each of these portions 14, 15 has a second recess extending over part of its width and over part of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions 14, 15 define a secondary internal channel.
  • the main internal channel 16 extends along a transverse axis Y of the vehicle and the secondary internal channel extends along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle when the pallet 1 is mounted on said vehicle 2.
  • These two channels 16, 17 are intended to receive the support part of a forklift truck for the purpose of handling the pallet 1, for example in order to load it onto the vehicle 2, or to unload it therefrom.
  • the presence of these two internal channels 16, 17 thus offers two possibilities for handling the pallet 1 by the forklift truck, either by using the main internal channel 16 or by using the secondary internal channel 17.
  • each portion 14, 15 present on an outer surface, transverse ribs 18 extending along a small side of said portion 14, 15 and longitudinal ribs 19 s' extending along a long side thereof, said longitudinal ribs 19 being shorter than the transverse ribs 18 because of the presence of said transverse ribs 18.
  • each portion 14, 15 has on an internal surface delimiting the main channel 16, a network of reinforcing ribs 20 extending parallel to a small side of the portion 14, 15. All the ribs 18, 19, 20 of each portion 14, 15 are preferably rectilinear.
  • each portion 14, 15 has on an outer surface three indentations 21, 22, 23 in the form of hollows intended to cooperate with complementary protruding indentations of the box 9. In this way, a once the box 9 has been placed on one of the two portions 13, 14 of the pallet 1, it cannot slide on said pallet 1.
  • the dimensions recessed indentations 21, 22, 23 of each portion 14, 15 are slightly larger than those of the complementary protruding indentations of the box 9, so that there is no play between said indentations 21, 22, 23 and said complementary indentations when the complementary protruding impressions are placed in the indentations 21, 22, 23 of the pallet 1.
  • the pallet 1 in two portions 13, 14 is first secured to the box 9, then it is the resulting assembly of these two elements which will be handled by a forklift to transport said assembly to its final location on the platform 8 of the vehicle 2.
  • the pallet 1 is glued and / or bolted to the storage box 9 to form an assembly that can be handled by the forklift truck.
  • the two portions 13, 14 are perfectly superimposed on one another to form the pallet 1, so that the width and the length of said pallet 1 correspond respectively to the width and to the length of a portion 13, 14 and so that the thickness of the pallet 1 corresponds to twice the width of one of said portions 13, 14.
  • the width and the length of the pallet 1 correspond exactly to the width and the length of the box 9 and that said pallet 1 and said box 9 are perfectly superimposed one on top of the other to form an assembly, the overall external surface of which is perfectly continuous, giving the impression that the pallet 1 and the box 9 form a single, one-piece piece made of the same material and during the same surgery.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a pallet (1) which is intended to be secured to an object (9) in order to facilitate the handling of said object (9). According to the invention, the pallet is made of two identical portions (14, 15) which are secured to one another at an interface plane delimiting a main internal channel (16).

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Titre de l'invention : palette de chargement Title of the invention: loading pallet
[0001] La présente invention concerne une palette de chargement. The present invention relates to a loading pallet.
[0002] Une palette de chargement est généralement destinée à être solidarisée à un objet pouvant par exemple être un caisson de stockage dans le but de faciliter la manutention de cet objet avec une machine de type chariot élévateur, pour par exemple le charger sur une plateforme d’un véhicule. A loading pallet is generally intended to be secured to an object which may for example be a storage box in order to facilitate the handling of this object with a machine of the forklift type, for example to load it on a platform of a vehicle.
[0003] Une palette de chargement selon l’invention présente une structure simplifiée, dont le temps de fabrication est réduit et qui permet donc d’engendrer des économies. [0003] A loading pallet according to the invention has a simplified structure, the manufacturing time of which is reduced and which therefore makes it possible to generate savings.
[0004] Afin de bien comprendre le positionnement des différentes pièces impliquées dans un véhicule selon l’invention, la description est réalisée en faisant référence à un repère orthonormé direct XYZ dans lequel X est un axe longitudinal avant- arrière du véhicule orienté vers l’arrière, Y est un axe transversal orienté vers la droite du véhicule et Z est un axe vertical dirigé vers le haut. [0004] In order to fully understand the positioning of the various parts involved in a vehicle according to the invention, the description is made with reference to a direct orthonormal reference mark XYZ in which X is a front-rear longitudinal axis of the vehicle oriented towards the rear, Y is a transverse axis oriented to the right of the vehicle and Z is a vertical axis oriented upward.
[0005] L’invention a pour objet une palette de chargement destinée à être solidarisée à un objet afin de faciliter la manutention dudit objet. [0005] The subject of the invention is a loading pallet intended to be secured to an object in order to facilitate the handling of said object.
[0006] Selon l’invention, la palette est réalisée en deux portions identiques qui sont solidarisées l’une à l’autre au niveau d’un plan d’interface délimitant un canal interne principal. Le principe d’une palette de chargement selon l’invention, est d’être fabriquée en deux portions identiques ne nécessitant qu’un seul et même moule. De cette manière, en fonction de la géométrie et des dimensions que l’on souhaite obtenir pour la palette, il est facile de modifier les caractéristiques du moule pour fabriquer les portions adaptées à cette palette. Grâce à l’utilisation d’un moule unique, il devient facile de modifier les caractéristiques dudit moule pour obtenir une palette ayant des caractéristiques données, alors qu’il serait plus compliqué d’obtenir ladite palette en une seule opération de fabrication par l’intermédiaire d’un moule et/ou d’une technique plus complexe. Le canal interne est destiné à recevoir la partie support d’un chariot élévateur afin de déplacer aisément la palette dans l’espace. L’objet peut par exemple être constitué par une caisse ou un conteneur quelconque. Avantageusement, la palette est préalablement solidarisée à l’objet, et c’est l’ensemble résultant qui est manipulé avec un chariot élévateur. Le canal interne principal est bordé par une surface interne des deux portions et peut présenter une section transversale de forme circulaire, carrée ou rectangulaire. Les deux portions peuvent être solidarisées l’une à l’autre par tout moyen, comme par exemple par un vissage ou par un collage. According to the invention, the pallet is made in two identical portions which are secured to one another at the level of an interface plane delimiting a main internal channel. The principle of a loading pallet according to the invention is to be manufactured in two identical portions requiring only one and the same mold. In this way, depending on the geometry and the dimensions that it is desired to obtain for the pallet, it is easy to modify the characteristics of the mold in order to manufacture the portions suitable for this pallet. Thanks to the use of a single mold, it becomes easy to modify the characteristics of said mold to obtain a pallet having given characteristics, while it would be more complicated to obtain said pallet in a single manufacturing operation by the manufacturer. intermediary of a mold and / or a more complex technique. The internal channel is intended to receive the support part of a forklift truck in order to easily move the pallet in space. The object can for example consist of a box or any container. Advantageously, the pallet is first secured to the object, and it is the resulting assembly which is handled with a forklift. The main internal channel is bordered by a surface internal of the two portions and may have a cross section of circular, square or rectangular shape. The two portions can be secured to one another by any means, such as for example by screwing or by gluing.
[0007] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chacune des portions est de forme rectangulaire, et lesdites portions se superposent l’une sur l’autre de sorte que l’épaisseur résultante de la palette corresponde à la somme de des deux épaisseurs des deux portions, et de sorte que la largeur et la longueur de ladite palette correspondent respectivement à la largeur et à la longueur d’une portion. Autrement dit, les deux portions se superposent idéalement pour obtenir une palette compacte, dont les dimensions ne dépassent pas celles d’une seule portion. Seule l’épaisseur de la palette est multipliée par deux par rapport à celle d’une seule portion. [0007] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each of the portions is rectangular in shape, and said portions are superimposed on one another so that the resulting thickness of the pallet corresponds to the sum of the two thicknesses of the two portions, and so that the width and the length of said pallet correspond respectively to the width and to the length of a portion. In other words, the two portions ideally overlap to obtain a compact pallet, the dimensions of which do not exceed those of a single portion. Only the thickness of the pallet is doubled compared to that of a single portion.
[0008] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chaque portion présente un évidement s’étendant sur toute sa largeur et sur une fraction de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions délimitent le canal interne principal. Avantageusement, le canal interne principal est traversant si bien qu’il débouche sur deux côtés opposés de ladite palette. De cette manière, la partie support d’un chariot élévateur peut pénétrer par l’une des deux ouvertures d’extrémité dudit canal interne pour manipuler la palette, qui elle-même peut avoir été préalablement solidarisée à un objet pouvant par exemple être un caisson de stockage. [0008] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each portion has a recess extending over its entire width and over a fraction of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions define the main internal channel. Advantageously, the main internal channel passes through so that it opens onto two opposite sides of said pallet. In this way, the support part of a forklift truck can enter through one of the two end openings of said internal channel to handle the pallet, which itself may have been previously secured to an object which may for example be a box. storage.
[0009] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, le canal interne principal présente une section transversale rectangulaire. Préférentiellement, le grand côté de cette section transversale rectangulaire s’étend parallèlement à un grand côté de la palette rectangulaire. [0009] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the main internal channel has a rectangular cross section. Preferably, the large side of this rectangular cross section extends parallel to a large side of the rectangular pallet.
[0010] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chaque portion présente un deuxième évidement s’étendant sur une partie de sa largeur et sur une partie de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions délimitent un canal interne secondaire s’étendant selon une direction qui est perpendiculaire au canal interne principal et débouchant dans celui-ci. Grâce à la présence de ces deux canaux internes perpendiculaires, la partie support d’un chariot élévateur peut pénétrer, soit dans le canal interne principal, soit dans le canal interne secondaire pour manipuler la palette dans deux positions se trouvant à 90 une de l’autre. Il est avantageusement suppos é que le canal interne secondaire débouche au niveau d’un bord de la palette. According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each portion has a second recess extending over part of its width and over part of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions define an internal channel secondary extending in a direction which is perpendicular to the main internal channel and opens into the latter. Thanks to the presence of these two perpendicular internal channels, the support part of a carriage elevator can enter either the main internal channel or the secondary internal channel to manipulate the pallet in two positions located 90 from each other. It is advantageously assumed that the secondary internal channel opens out at an edge of the pallet.
[0011] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chaque portion présente sur au moins une surface externe un réseau de nervures de renforcement, dont certaines s’étendent parallèlement à un petit côté de la portion, et dont certaines autres s’étendent parallèlement à un grand côté de celle-ci. La notion de « surface externe » est faite en référence au canal interne principale. Ainsi, une surface interne va délimiter ledit canal interne principale et une surface externe va délimiter extérieurement la palette. Le fait de disposer de nervures de renforcement dans deux directions perpendiculaires, permet de rigidifier la palette de façon homogène, suivant deux directions du plan dans lequel s’inscrit la portion correspondante. Préférentiellement, cette surface externe est destinée à supporter un caisson de stockage et il est donc important qu’elle puisse présenter une bonne tenue mécanique vis-à-vis dudit caisson, surtout si celui-ci est chargé. According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each portion has on at least one outer surface a network of reinforcing ribs, some of which extend parallel to a small side of the portion, and some of which extend parallel to a large side of it. The notion of “external surface” is made with reference to the main internal channel. Thus, an internal surface will delimit said main internal channel and an external surface will externally delimit the pallet. Having reinforcing ribs in two perpendicular directions makes it possible to stiffen the pallet in a homogeneous manner, in two directions of the plane in which the corresponding portion is inscribed. Preferably, this outer surface is intended to support a storage box and it is therefore important that it can have good mechanical strength with respect to said box, especially if the latter is loaded.
[0012] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chaque portion présente sur une surface interne délimitant le canal interne un réseau de nervures de renforcement s’étendant parallèlement à un petit côté de la portion. Ces nervures permettent de rigidifier un peu plus la palette, notamment lorsqu’elle est manipulée par un chariot élévateur puisque lesdites nervures viendront directement au contact de la partie support dudit chariot. [0012] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each portion has on an internal surface defining the internal channel a network of reinforcing ribs extending parallel to a small side of the portion. These ribs make it possible to stiffen the pallet a little more, in particular when it is handled by a forklift, since said ribs will come into direct contact with the support part of said carriage.
[0013] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, chaque portion présente sur une surface externe des empreintes sous forme de creux destinés à coopérer avec des empreintes saillantes complémentaires d’un objet apte à venir se fixer à ladite palette. De cette manière, l’objet qui peut par exemple être représenté par un caisson de stockage, ne pourra pas glisser le long de ladite palette grâce aux empreintes saillantes dudit objet qui seront insérées dans les empreintes en creux de la palette. Les dimensions et la disposition des empreintes en creux de la palette sont fonction des caractéristiques structurelles de l’objet amené à être placé sur ladite palette. [0014] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, la palette est réalisée dans un matériau composite comportant des fibres de carbone et un poly époxyde. Un tel matériau est léger et présente une bonne tenue mécanique lorsqu’il est conditionné sous la forme d’une pièce finie. De cette manière, la palette ne vient pas alourdir inutilement le véhicule sur lequel elle sera installée, mais pourra facilement résister au poids d’un caisson de stockage solidarisé à celle-ci, même si celui-ci est chargé. [0013] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, each portion has, on an external surface, indentations in the form of hollow intended to cooperate with complementary protruding indentations of an object capable of being attached to said pallet. In this way, the object which can for example be represented by a storage box, will not be able to slide along said pallet by virtue of the protruding impressions of said object which will be inserted into the recessed impressions of the pallet. The dimensions and the arrangement of the indentations of the pallet depend on the structural characteristics of the object brought to be placed on said pallet. According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the pallet is made of a composite material comprising carbon fibers and a poly epoxy. Such a material is light and has good mechanical strength when it is packaged in the form of a finished part. In this way, the pallet does not unnecessarily weigh down the vehicle on which it will be installed, but can easily withstand the weight of a storage box secured thereto, even if the latter is loaded.
[0015] Selon une caractéristique possible de l’invention, les deux portions sont assemblées au moyen d’une technique à choisir parmi un collage et un vissage. Ces techniques sont bien maîtrisées et permettent à moindre coût de solidariser les deux portions. Puisque les deux portions de la palette ne sont pas amenées à subir des efforts qui pourraient les amener à glisser l’une sur l’autre, les techniques d’assemblage ci-avant mentionnées sont suffisantes pour les maintenir l’une contre l’autre. [0015] According to a possible characteristic of the invention, the two portions are assembled by means of a technique to be chosen from gluing and screwing. These techniques are well mastered and make it possible to join the two portions together at a lower cost. Since the two portions of the pallet are not required to undergo forces which could cause them to slide on one another, the aforementioned assembly techniques are sufficient to hold them against each other. .
[0016] L’invention a pour autre objet un procédé de fabrication d’une palette conforme à l’invention. Another object of the invention is a method of manufacturing a pallet according to the invention.
[0017] Selon l’invention, le procédé comporte les étapes suivantes : [0017] According to the invention, the method comprises the following steps:
-une étape de fabrication d’une première portion au moyen d’un moule, -a manufacturing step of a first portion using a mold,
-une étape de fabrication d’une deuxième portion au moyen du même moule,-a step of manufacturing a second portion using the same mold,
-une étape d’assemblage de la première portion et de la deuxième portion pour former une palette. -a step of assembling the first portion and the second portion to form a pallet.
[0018] La caractéristique d’un tel procédé est qu’il met en oeuvre un seul moule de conception simple, pour fabriquer les deux portions d’une palette selon l’invention. En effet, une portion d’une palette selon l’invention est de géométrie simple par rapport à celle de la palette une fois assemblée et il n’est donc pas nécessaire de concevoir un moule de géométrie complexe pour fabriquer directement la palette. [0018] The characteristic of such a method is that it uses a single mold of simple design, to manufacture the two portions of a pallet according to the invention. Indeed, a portion of a pallet according to the invention is of simple geometry with respect to that of the pallet once assembled and it is therefore not necessary to design a mold of complex geometry to directly manufacture the pallet.
[0019] L’assemblage des deux portions peut par exemple être réalisé par collage, par vissage ou par clippage. The assembly of the two portions can for example be achieved by gluing, screwing or clipping.
[0020] L’invention a pour autre objet un assemblage d’un caisson de stockage et d’une palette conforme à l’invention. Another object of the invention is an assembly of a storage box and a pallet according to the invention.
[0021] Selon l’invention, les dimensions de la palette et du caisson sont identiques, de sorte qu’une fois assemblés ladite palette et ledit caisson présente une surface externe continue. Cet assemblage peut être réalisé par tout moyen comme par exemple un vissage, un collage ou un clippage. Le caisson et la palette donneront ainsi l’impression de former une pièce commune monobloc, fabriquée dans le même matériau lors d’une même opération. According to the invention, the dimensions of the pallet and of the box are identical, so that once assembled said pallet and said box has a continuous outer surface. This assembly can be carried out by any means such as for example screwing, gluing or clipping. The box and the pallet will thus give the impression of forming a single, common part, made of the same material during the same operation.
[0022] Une palette selon l’invention présente l’avantage de pouvoir être facilement et rapidement fabriquée, grâce à l’utilisation d’un moule unique et de conception simple. Elle a de plus l’avantage de pouvoir facilement changer de forme et de dimension grâce à une modification du moule conçu pour fabriquer une portion et qui est de conception simple. [0022] A pallet according to the invention has the advantage of being able to be easily and quickly manufactured, thanks to the use of a single mold and simple design. It also has the advantage of being able to easily change shape and size by modifying the mold designed to make a portion and which is simple in design.
[0023] On donne, ci-après, une description détaillée d’un mode de réalisation préféré d’une palette de chargement selon l’invention en se référant aux figures suivantes : The following gives a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of a loading pallet according to the invention with reference to the following figures:
[0024] [Fig. 1] représente une vue en perspective d’un véhicule dans laquelle une palette selon l’invention peut être montée, [0024] [Fig. 1] is a perspective view of a vehicle in which a pallet according to the invention can be mounted,
[0025] [Fig. 2] représente une vue en perspective partielle du véhicule de la figure 1 montrant une palette selon l’invention, [0025] [Fig. 2] is a partial perspective view of the vehicle of Figure 1 showing a pallet according to the invention,
[0026] [Fig. 3] représente une vue en perspective d’une palette selon l’invention,[0026] [Fig. 3] is a perspective view of a pallet according to the invention,
[0027] [Fig. 4] représente une vue en perspective sous un autre angle de la palette de la figure 3, [0027] [Fig. 4] shows a perspective view from another angle of the pallet of Figure 3,
[0028] [Fig. 5] représente une vue en perspective d’un assemblage d’un caisson de stockage et d’une palette selon l’invention, [0028] [Fig. 5] is a perspective view of an assembly of a storage box and a pallet according to the invention,
[0029] [Fig. 6] représente une vue en perspective sous un autre angle de l’assemblage de la figure 5. [0029] [Fig. 6] is a perspective view from another angle of the assembly of Figure 5.
[0030] En se référant aux figures 1 et 2, une palette 1 selon l’invention peut être montée dans un véhicule 2 utilitaire possédant une cabine de pilotage 3 et une partie arrière 4 de stockage. La cabine de pilotage 3 comprend un siège conducteur et un siège passager pouvant par exemple être un strapontin. La partie arrière 4 de stockage comprend une structure 5 possédant deux segments 6 longitudinaux et parallèles, s’étendant suivant un axe longitudinal X du véhicule 2. Ces deux segments longitudinaux 6 sont reliés par un segment arrière transversal 7 s’étendant suivant un axe transversal Y du véhicule, ledit segment transversal 7 constituant la partie la plus en arrière de la structure 5. Sur ces trois segments 6, 7 est fixée une plateforme 8 de forme rectangulaire, prenant naissance contre la cabine de pilotage 3 et s’étendant suivant un axe longitudinal X du véhicule jusqu’au segment transversal 7 arrière de la structure 5. Si le véhicule 2 est posé sur un sol plan et horizontal, la plateforme 8 s’étend dans un plan horizontal. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a pallet 1 according to the invention can be mounted in a utility vehicle 2 having a cockpit 3 and a rear part 4 of storage. The cockpit 3 comprises a driver's seat and a passenger seat which may for example be a folding seat. The rear storage part 4 comprises a structure 5 having two longitudinal and parallel segments 6, extending along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle 2. These two longitudinal segments 6 are connected by a transverse rear segment 7 extending along a transverse axis. Y of the vehicle, said segment transverse 7 constituting the rearmost part of the structure 5. On these three segments 6, 7 is fixed a platform 8 of rectangular shape, originating against the cockpit 3 and extending along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle up to 'to the rear transverse segment 7 of the structure 5. If the vehicle 2 is placed on a flat and horizontal ground, the platform 8 extends in a horizontal plane.
[0031] En se référant aux figures 5 et 6, un assemblage d’un caisson 9 de stockage et d’une palette 1 selon l’invention est placé sur la plateforme 8 de sorte que ladite palette 1 repose sur la plateforme 8 et se retrouve entre ladite plateforme 8 et le caisson 9. Le caisson 9 est un conteneur creux, de forme parallélépipédique, et possédant au moins un moyen d’accès sous la forme d’une porte 10 pouvant être montée coulissante ou pivotante sur le caisson 9. Le caisson 9 est délimité par : Referring to Figures 5 and 6, an assembly of a storage box 9 and a pallet 1 according to the invention is placed on the platform 8 so that said pallet 1 rests on the platform 8 and is found between said platform 8 and the box 9. The box 9 is a hollow container, of parallelepiped shape, and having at least one access means in the form of a door 10 which can be mounted to slide or pivot on the box 9. Box 9 is delimited by:
- deux faces longitudinales 11 et verticales s’étendant suivant un axe longitudinal X du véhicule 2, - two longitudinal and vertical faces 11 extending along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle 2,
-deux faces transversales 12 et verticales s’étendant suivant un axe transversal Y du véhicule 2, -two transverse and vertical faces 12 extending along a transverse axis Y of the vehicle 2,
-une face supérieure 13 et une face inférieure horizontales, la face supérieure 13 étant placée au-dessus de la face inférieure. a horizontal upper face 13 and a lower face, the upper face 13 being placed above the lower face.
[0032] Dans l’exemple illustré aux figures 1 et 2, la porte d’accès 10 du caisson 9 constitue l’une des deux faces longitudinales 11 dudit caisson 9, et peut passer d’une position de fermeture pour laquelle elle s’étend verticalement et clôt le caisson 9, à une position d’ouverture pour laquelle elle s’étend horizontalement comme illustré à la figure 1 , et permet d’accéder à l’intérieur du caisson 9. Le caisson 9 peut par exemple être compartimenté afin de structurer le stockage des marchandises à l’intérieur de celui-ci. In the example illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the access door 10 of the box 9 constitutes one of the two longitudinal faces 11 of said box 9, and can pass from a closed position for which it s' vertically extends and closes the box 9, to an open position for which it extends horizontally as illustrated in Figure 1, and allows access to the inside of the box 9. The box 9 can for example be compartmentalized in order to to structure the storage of goods inside it.
[0033] En se référant aux figures 3 et 4, la palette 1 est réalisée en deux portions 14, 15 séparées et identiques, qui sont ensuite solidarisées l’une à l’autre pour former ladite palette 1 . Cette solidarisation peut par exemple s’effectuer par collage ou par vissage. Les deux portions 14, 15 sont parfaitement identiques, et sont fabriquées à partir d’un même moule dans un matériau pouvant par exemple être un matériau composite comportant des fibres de carbone et un poly époxyde. [0034] Chacune des portions 14, 15 est de forme rectangulaire et présente un évidement s’étendant sur toute sa largeur et sur une fraction de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions 14, 15 délimitent un canal interne principal 16. Chacune de ces portions 14, 15 présente un deuxième évidement s’étendant sur une partie de sa largeur et sur une partie de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions 14, 15 délimitent un canal interne secondaire 17 s’étendant selon une direction qui est perpendiculaire au canal principal 16 et débouchant dans celui-ci. Schématiquement, le canal interne principal 16 s’étend suivant un axe transversal Y du véhicule et le canal interne secondaire s’étend selon un axe longitudinal X du véhicule lorsque la palette 1 est montée sur ledit véhicule 2. Ces deux canaux 16, 17 sont destinées à recevoir la partie support d’un chariot élévateur dans le but de manipuler la palette 1 , afin par exemple de la charger sur le véhicule 2, ou de la décharger de celui-ci. La présence de ces deux canaux internes 16, 17 offre ainsi deux possibilités de manipulation de la palette 1 par le chariot élévateur, soit en utilisant le canal interne principal 16 soit en utilisant le canal interne secondaire 17. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, the pallet 1 is made in two separate and identical portions 14, 15, which are then secured to one another to form said pallet 1. This joining can for example be carried out by gluing or by screwing. The two portions 14, 15 are perfectly identical, and are made from the same mold in a material which may for example be a composite material comprising carbon fibers and a poly epoxy. Each of the portions 14, 15 is rectangular in shape and has a recess extending over its entire width and over a fraction of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions 14, 15 define an internal channel main 16. Each of these portions 14, 15 has a second recess extending over part of its width and over part of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions 14, 15 define a secondary internal channel. 17 extending in a direction which is perpendicular to the main channel 16 and opens into the latter. Schematically, the main internal channel 16 extends along a transverse axis Y of the vehicle and the secondary internal channel extends along a longitudinal axis X of the vehicle when the pallet 1 is mounted on said vehicle 2. These two channels 16, 17 are intended to receive the support part of a forklift truck for the purpose of handling the pallet 1, for example in order to load it onto the vehicle 2, or to unload it therefrom. The presence of these two internal channels 16, 17 thus offers two possibilities for handling the pallet 1 by the forklift truck, either by using the main internal channel 16 or by using the secondary internal channel 17.
[0035] En se référant aux figures 3 et 4, chaque portion 14, 15 présente sur une surface externe, des nervures transversales 18 s’étendant le long d’un petit côté de ladite portion 14, 15 et des nervures longitudinales 19 s’étendant le long d’un grand côté de celle-ci, lesdites nervures longitudinales 19 étant plus courtes que les nervures transversales 18 à cause de la présence desdites nervures transversales 18. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, each portion 14, 15 present on an outer surface, transverse ribs 18 extending along a small side of said portion 14, 15 and longitudinal ribs 19 s' extending along a long side thereof, said longitudinal ribs 19 being shorter than the transverse ribs 18 because of the presence of said transverse ribs 18.
[0036] En se référant aux figures 2, 4, 5, chaque portion 14, 15 présente sur une surface interne délimitant le canal principal 16, un réseau de nervures 20 de renforcement s’étendant parallèlement à un petit côté de la portion 14, 15. Toutes les nervures 18, 19, 20 de chaque portion 14, 15 sont préférentiellement rectilignes. Referring to Figures 2, 4, 5, each portion 14, 15 has on an internal surface delimiting the main channel 16, a network of reinforcing ribs 20 extending parallel to a small side of the portion 14, 15. All the ribs 18, 19, 20 of each portion 14, 15 are preferably rectilinear.
[0037] En se référant aux figures 3 et 4, chaque portion 14, 15 présente sur une surface externe trois empreintes 21 , 22, 23 sous forme de creux destinées à coopérer avec des empreintes saillantes complémentaires du caisson 9. De cette manière, une fois que le caisson 9 a été posé sur l’une des deux portions 13, 14 de la palette 1 , il ne peut pas glisser sur ladite palette 1. Les dimensions des empreintes en creux 21 , 22, 23 de chaque portion 14, 15 sont légèrement supérieures à celles des empreintes saillantes complémentaires du caisson 9, de sorte qu’il n’existe aucun jeu entre lesdites empreintes 21 , 22, 23 et lesdites empreintes complémentaires lorsque les empreintes saillantes complémentaires sont placées dans les empreintes en creux 21 , 22, 23 de la palette 1 . Referring to Figures 3 and 4, each portion 14, 15 has on an outer surface three indentations 21, 22, 23 in the form of hollows intended to cooperate with complementary protruding indentations of the box 9. In this way, a once the box 9 has been placed on one of the two portions 13, 14 of the pallet 1, it cannot slide on said pallet 1. The dimensions recessed indentations 21, 22, 23 of each portion 14, 15 are slightly larger than those of the complementary protruding indentations of the box 9, so that there is no play between said indentations 21, 22, 23 and said complementary indentations when the complementary protruding impressions are placed in the indentations 21, 22, 23 of the pallet 1.
[0038] En se référant aux figures 5 et 6, la palette 1 en deux portions 13, 14 est d’abord solidarisée au caisson 9, puis c’est l’ensemble résultant de ces deux éléments qui va être manipulé par un chariot élévateur pour acheminer ledit ensemble à son emplacement définitif sur la plateforme 8 du véhicule 2. Avantageusement, la palette 1 est collée et/ou boulonnée au caisson 9 de stockage pour former un ensemble manipulable par le chariot élévateur. Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the pallet 1 in two portions 13, 14 is first secured to the box 9, then it is the resulting assembly of these two elements which will be handled by a forklift to transport said assembly to its final location on the platform 8 of the vehicle 2. Advantageously, the pallet 1 is glued and / or bolted to the storage box 9 to form an assembly that can be handled by the forklift truck.
[0039] En se référant aux figures 3 et 4, il est à noter que les deux portions 13, 14 sont parfaitement superposées l’une sur l’autre pour former la palette 1 , de sorte que la largeur et la longueur de ladite palette 1 correspondent respectivement à la largeur et à la longueur d’une portion 13, 14 et de sorte que l’épaisseur de la palette 1 correspond à deux fois la largeur de l’une desdites portions 13, 14. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, it should be noted that the two portions 13, 14 are perfectly superimposed on one another to form the pallet 1, so that the width and the length of said pallet 1 correspond respectively to the width and to the length of a portion 13, 14 and so that the thickness of the pallet 1 corresponds to twice the width of one of said portions 13, 14.
[0040] En se référant aux figures 5 et 6, il est à noter que la largeur et la longueur de la palette 1 correspondent exactement à la largeur et à la longueur du caisson 9 et que ladite palette 1 et ledit caisson 9 sont parfaitement superposés l’un sur l’autre pour former un ensemble, dont la surface externe globale est parfaitement continue, donnant l’impression que la palette 1 et le caisson 9 forment une pièce unique et monobloc fabriquée dans le même matériau et lors d’une même opération. Referring to Figures 5 and 6, it should be noted that the width and the length of the pallet 1 correspond exactly to the width and the length of the box 9 and that said pallet 1 and said box 9 are perfectly superimposed one on top of the other to form an assembly, the overall external surface of which is perfectly continuous, giving the impression that the pallet 1 and the box 9 form a single, one-piece piece made of the same material and during the same surgery.

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[Revendication 1] Palette (1) destinée à être solidarisée à un objet (9) afin de faciliter la manutention dudit objet (9), caractérisée en ce qu’elle est réalisée en deux portions (14, 15) identiques qui sont solidarisées l’une à l’autre au niveau d’un plan d’interface délimitant un canal interne principal (16). [Claim 1] Pallet (1) intended to be secured to an object (9) in order to facilitate the handling of said object (9), characterized in that it is made in two identical portions (14, 15) which are joined together l 'to each other at an interface plane delimiting a main internal channel (16).
[Revendication 2] Palette selon la revendication 1 , caractérisée en ce que chacune des portions (13, 14) est de forme rectangulaire, et en ce qu’elles se superposent l’une sur l’autre de sorte que l’épaisseur résultante de la palette (1 ) corresponde à la somme de des deux épaisseurs des deux portions (14,[Claim 2] Pallet according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the portions (13, 14) is of rectangular shape, and in that they are superimposed on one another so that the resulting thickness of the pallet (1) corresponds to the sum of the two thicknesses of the two portions (14,
15) et de sorte que la largeur et la longueur de ladite palette (1 ) correspondent respectivement à la largeur et à la longueur d’une portion (14, 15). 15) and so that the width and the length of said pallet (1) correspond respectively to the width and the length of a portion (14, 15).
[Revendication 3] Palette selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que chaque portion (14, 15) présente un évidement s’étendant sur toute sa largeur et sur une fraction de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions (14, 15) délimitent le canal interne principal (16). [Claim 3] Pallet according to claim 2, characterized in that each portion (14, 15) has a recess extending over its entire width and over a fraction of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions (14, 15) delimit the main internal channel (16).
[Revendication 4] Palette selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que chaque portion (14, 15) présente un deuxième évidement s’étendant sur une partie de sa largeur et sur une partie de sa longueur, de sorte qu’une fois assemblées, les deux portions (14, 15) délimitent un canal interne secondaire (17) s’étendant selon une direction qui est perpendiculaire au canal principal (16) et débouchant dans celui-ci. [Claim 4] Pallet according to claim 3, characterized in that each portion (14, 15) has a second recess extending over part of its width and over part of its length, so that once assembled, the two portions (14, 15) delimit a secondary internal channel (17) extending in a direction which is perpendicular to the main channel (16) and opening into the latter.
[Revendication 5] Palette selon l’une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisée en ce que chaque portion (14, 15) présente sur au moins une surface externe un réseau de nervures (18, 19) de renforcement, dont certaines (18) s’étendent parallèlement à un petit côté de la portion (14, 15), et dont certaines autres (19) s’étendent parallèlement à un à un grand côté de celle-ci. [Claim 5] Pallet according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that each portion (14, 15) has on at least one external surface a network of reinforcing ribs (18, 19), some of which (18 ) extend parallel to a small side of the portion (14, 15), and some others (19) extend parallel to one to a large side thereof.
[Revendication 6] Palette selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisée en ce que chaque portion (14, 15) présente sur une surface externe des empreintes (21 , 22, 23) sous forme de creux destinés à coopérer avec des empreintes saillantes complémentaires d’un objet (9) apte à venir se fixer à ladite palette (1 ). [Claim 6] Pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that each portion (14, 15) has on an external surface indentations (21, 22, 23) in the form of recesses intended to cooperate with complementary protruding imprints of an object (9) capable of being attached to said pallet (1).
[Revendication 7] Palette selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce qu’elle est réalisée dans un matériau composite comportant des fibres de carbone et un poly époxyde. [Claim 7] Pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it is made of a composite material comprising carbon fibers and a poly epoxy.
[Revendication 8] Palette selon l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7 caractérisée en ce que les deux portions (14, 15) sont assemblées au moyen d’une technique à choisir parmi un collage et un vissage. [Claim 8] Pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 7 characterized in that the two portions (14, 15) are assembled by means of a technique to be chosen from gluing and screwing.
[Revendication 9] Procédé de fabrication d’une palette (1 ) conforme à l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce qu’il comporte les étapes suivantes : [Claim 9] A method of manufacturing a pallet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:
-Une étape de fabrication d’une première portion (14) au moyen d’un moule, -une étape de fabrication d’une deuxième portion (15) au moyen du même moule, -une étape d’assemblage de la première portion (14) et de la deuxième portion (15) pour former une palette (1 ). -A step of manufacturing a first portion (14) by means of a mold, -a step of manufacturing a second portion (15) by means of the same mold, -a step of assembling the first portion ( 14) and the second portion (15) to form a pallet (1).
[Revendication 10] Assemblage d’un caisson (9) de stockage et d’une palette (1) conforme à l’une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce les dimensions de la palette (1) et du caisson (9) sont identiques, de sorte qu’une fois assemblés ladite palette (1 ) et ledit caisson[Claim 10] Assembly of a storage box (9) and a pallet (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the dimensions of the pallet (1) and of the box (9) ) are identical, so that once assembled said pallet (1) and said box
(9) présentent une surface externe continue. (9) have a continuous outer surface.
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