ES1069214U - Closure for bottle container doors (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Bolt for bottle container doors, specifically metal cage-type containers, based on metal gratings constituting a lower base and four side walls, of which one of them is fragmented into two parts, one of which is halted -the upper door can be folded through its lower edge and must be stabilized in a closed situation, characterized in that it consists of a simple rod, with a "U" configuration, with markedly asymmetrical lateral branches and contained in planes of different inclinations, the middle branch of which and rectilinear it goes through an operatively established hole next to each one of the upper vertices of the semi-door, tending by simple gravity to the vertical positioning of its longest lateral branch, acting as an actuating handle, said rod being automatically lockable in the maneuver of closing the semi-door on a pocket operatively made on the side corresponding of the cage. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Bolt for container doors bottle racks

Object of the invention

The present invention relates to a bolt or closing device, specially designed for doors folding bottle containers, particularly for the semi-side door hingedly joined by its lower edge than the rest of the front wall of the container, whose opening is done every time you have to access the bottom area of the container during the loading and unloading maneuvers of the same.

The object of the invention is to achieve a universal lock, extraordinarily simple structuring, to the point that it does not require any maintenance, in the that the opening maneuver is extraordinarily fast and simple, while the closing occurs automatically.

So it's about combining a structuring extremely simple with a handling of similar characteristics, which being especially applicable to bottle containers, such as previously mentioned, it can be equally applicable to any other practical case in which some are required similar benefits.

Background of the invention

As is known, in cellars or cellars they are used large bottle containers, commonly called "jaulones", structured by a prismatic body rectangular, tending to the cubic configuration, based on metal grilles assisted by respective frames also metal, equipped with assembly means, so that the container It is opened by its upper base, sealed after filling with the collaboration of a removable cover, also latticeed.

Complementarily these "jaulones" they have a semi-door in their front wall, of access to its interior at a higher level, to facilitate such access, especially to the area corresponding to the bottom of the container, and that given the dimensions of these cages directly access background level is relatively complicated, when done through its upper mouth.

More specifically this semi-side or front door is constituted by a leaf hinged by its lower edge, which stabilizes in operational or closing position with the collaboration of more or less complicated mechanisms, which in many cases are multiple, distributing the tasks of closing, blocking, positioning of the frame and its approach.

One of the solutions to that effect is the one that shows the Utility Model with publication number ES 1,036,791 U, consisting of a kind of retractable bolt in against the tension of a spring, so that said bolt, mounted on the above mentioned semi-upper door, it nestled in a hole operatively practiced on the side or vertical wall near and corresponding.

The closures known to date, such as the which has just been mentioned, require a manual drive to to be able to close the door, specifically it is necessary to beat the spring against which the bolt is retractable, release said bolt when facing the receiving hole of the same, having to repeat a similar maneuver, obviously of opposite direction, when the opening of the semi-door To the problem above exposed must also be added that, if the spring yields device is no longer functional, and if it is the device itself semi-door frame, by the pressure exerted by the bottles, closing or opening it entails considerable physical effort.

Description of the invention

The lock for container doors bottle racks that the invention proposes fully resolves satisfactory the aforementioned problem, in the different aspects commented, that is to say simplifies structurally to the maximum the structure of the closure, with the consequent economic impact that implies, and also offers an extraordinary simplicity of handling, which in turn affects beneficially in the users of the cauldron.

For this, and more specifically, the bolt or closing device that the invention proposes consists of a simple cylindrical rod, which adopts a general "U" configuration, of sharply asymmetric lateral branches and contained in different planes, so that said rod It is mounted articulately on the semi-door of the cage, on the upper end of the vertical upright of its frame, with its shorter side branch located in correspondence with the side wall of the container on which the half-door must be closed, side wall in whose perimeter frame in a situation of due confrontation with the aforementioned rod constituting the bolt, a pocket or pocket is established that affects its outer edge facing the semi-door, so that when the latter reaches the closing situation by mere effect of gravity, due to the weight generated by the longer lateral branch of the rod, the shorter limb is embedded in said box after jumping on the mouth of the same, automatically reaching the blocking situation by the mere fact of reaching the semi-door to its limit situation of
closing.

The longest side arm or branch of the rod in "U", in addition to participating in the shift out of the center of gravity that tends the whole to the situation lock, also constitutes a handle that by its own size facilitates the opening maneuver of the bolt, by simple tilting on the metal rod sector as a function of tilt axis

Description of the drawings

To complement the description that is being performing and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical realization of it, is accompanied as part member of that description, a set of drawings where with illustrative and non-limiting nature, what has been represented next:

Figure 1.- Shows an overview in perspective of a bottle container, that is to say a "jaulón" metallic, equipped with its semi-folding side door of a pair of bolts made in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, and with said semi-door in opening situation.

Figure 2.- Shows an enlarged detail, also in perspective, of the same container and at the level of one of the locks.

Figure 3.- Shows a detail similar to the Figure 2, but in which the semi-door appears in closing situation.

Figure 4.- Shows, finally, a detail in perspective of the bolt itself.

Preferred Embodiment of the Invention

In view of the figures outlined and in special figure 1, can be seen as the bolt that the proposed invention is intended for type bottle containers metallic "cage", in which to a lower base (1), provided of sliding skates (2), a pair of minor side walls (3-3 '), one wall rear (4) also provided with skates (2 '), and a wall front or front (4 ') with a conveniently lower sector in solidarity with the rest of the structure, and a higher sector (5) constituting a folding semi-door through its lower edge by hinges (6), so that said semi-door (5) can be folded down considerably facilitating access to the bottom area of the jaulón, or of being in position of co-planning with the sector lower (4 '), when the cage is fully armed, no need for action on the means of fixing the semi-door in closing situation, which they constitute the object of the present invention.

Well, as seen especially in the details of figures 2 and 3, and more particularly in the figure 4, the bolt that the invention proposes consists of a rod cylindrical (7), the one shown in full detail in Figure 4, which adopts a roughly "U" configuration of branches sharply asymmetric sides and contained in planes of different inclination, as will be seen below.

The middle branch (8) of this "U" rod (7) is intended to constitute the axis of tilt thereof, and consequently of the bolt, being said middle branch (8) housed in a recess (9) of the vertical upright and corresponding to the semi-door (5), and from said middle branch (8) the lateral and shorter branch (10) constitutes the bolt itself, while the longest branch (11) It constitutes a handle.

The rod (7) swings freely on the recess (9) of the corresponding side of the semi-door (5), closed by the crossbar superior (12) participating in said semi-door, during its assembly, and tends at all times to adopt a position of verticality due to gravity, so that when the semi-door (12) goes to the closing situation, moving from the position of figure 2 to the Figure 3, the shortest branch (10) of the "U" rod collides against the corresponding surface (13) of the side of the cage also corresponding, surface (13) that operationally facing the bolt (10) presents a pocket (14) especially visible in figure 2, on whose lower edge (15) is on where the short branch (10) of the "U" rod strikes, whose sector (8) in axis functions is through the recess that said pocket (14) also determines on the inner face of the profile or vertical upright participant on the side (3) corresponding, specifically to a borderline situation in which the lateral and shorter branch (10) in bolt functions exceeds the aforementioned edge (15) of the pocket (14), but nevertheless does not reach exceed it by a sufficient magnitude so that the bolt can swing, being in an oblique situation with respect to said edge (15), the one shown in figure 3, in which the semi-door (5) is blocked, movement that is limited when the arm (11) comes in contact with the grid of the semi-door (5).

To release the semi-door (5) it is not necessary to drive gently up the side branch of the longer "U" (11) of both locks of said semi-door, so that it is released and can freely fall towards a total opening situation.

In this way a simplification is achieved maximum, in the absence of auxiliary mechanisms such as docks or other pieces, the bolt being reduced to a simple rod, which In addition to a notable cost reduction it means an absence Total maintenance

Claims (3)

1. Bolt for bottle container doors, specifically of metal containers, based on metal racks constituting a lower base and four side walls, of which one of them is fragmented into two parts, defining a semi - folding top door through its lower edge and which must be stabilized in a closed situation, characterized in that it consists of a simple rod, with a "U" configuration, with sharply asymmetric lateral branches and contained in planes of different inclination, whose middle branch and rectilinear it crosses an operatively established hole next to each of the upper vertices of the semi-door, tending by simple gravity to the vertical positioning of its longest lateral branch, in functions of actuator handle, said rod being automatically lockable in the maneuver of Semi-door closure on an operative cashier practiced on the side corresponding of the jaulón. 2. Lock for bottle container doors, according to claim 1, characterized in that each vertical upright of the semi-door incorporates in its upper extremity a recess for accommodation of the middle branch in function of the axis of the bolt, which is closed by the crossbar upper part of the semi-door, when the latter is fixed by welding to its vertical upright. 3. Lock for bottle container doors, according to claim 1, characterized in that said cashier is open both frontally and laterally facing semi-door in closing situation, that is to say said cashier is determined by a small window open to both sides of the edge of the side wall of the cage, all in such a way that said pocket allows the bolt itself to pass to a limit situation in which said bolt, due to its tendency to tilt due to gravity, adopts a provision inclined in which its shorter lateral branch rests on the antero-inferior edge of said pocket automatically reaching the blocking situation.