FI122174B - The cellular board - Google Patents

Description

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The invention relates to a cell plate for conveying bottles and bottle packages.

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Drinking bottles and cans are usually transported in bottle baskets, on cell plates or in packages packed directly on pallets. In a bottle basket, the edge of the basket extends beyond the height of the bottles, and the baskets are stacked on top of each other such that the edges of the baskets carry the weight of the basket to be placed on top of them. Thus, in the basket, the stacking and displacement stresses 10 are applied to the rigid basket and the movable bottles are not subjected to load. Usually, individual baskets are transported in baskets, which are provided with places on the insole of the baskets, which are surrounded by support edges on all sides. There are also baskets which can be packed in multi-bottle packages, i.e. packages in which two or more bottles are bound together by a packaging wrap. The packaging wrapper is usually made of shrink plastic 15 or cardboard. In such baskets, at least a portion of the bottom of the basket must have bottlenecks at the edges to accommodate the multipack in the bottom of the basket. This design naturally weakens the support for loose bottles. However, the support of the bulk bottles in the basket is not a major problem as the edges of the basket extend over the entire height of the bottles, which prevents the bottles from falling out of the basket even when swinging or otherwise moving sideways.

The cell plate differs substantially from the body in its operation. There are support means on the top of the cell plate to support loose bottles and cans. Cell plates o are almost always designed to transport loose bottles or rT 25 cans and multipacks. Because the cell plate is made to be thin, its edges τ-j are shallow and thus cannot provide bottles or cans with a support similar to that of the basket x. In cell panel solutions, the vertical load itself is borne by itself

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beverage containers. For this purpose, the lower surface of the cell plates has support means for the neck of the bottles or at the top end of the cans to lock the can or bottle sideways o 30 into place. Thus, with the use of the cell plates, the beverage packages are bound to the cell plate cv from below and above laterally and the packages themselves carry a vertical load.

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The advantage of the baskets is that they are robust and provide good protection for the bottles. They are also well suited for transporting less than the number of bottles, because the bottles remain protected even if the basket is not full. On the other hand, an empty basket requires the same space as a full one, which is a disadvantage when returning an empty basket. The robust and bulky basket 5 also requires a lot of raw material and a large mold for manufacture. Thus, a basket is an expensive way to transport beverage containers. The cell plate, in turn, merely binds the bottles or cans or multipacks assembled therefrom into a single transport packaging. Thus, the cell plate may be very shallow, allowing large quantities to be stacked empty in a small space. On the other hand, when the cell plates are used to return empty beverage containers, the 10 cell plates should be full to achieve sufficient stability.

Today, beverages are sold in multi-packs, ranging from two bottles or cans to 24 drink boxes or cartons. Beverages are brought from breweries or other beverage manufacturers to retail outlets in multi-packs of 15 different sizes, where they are packaged in a suitable wrapper. Beverage cans are usually returned for recycling, so they do not require baskets or cell plates for return transport. Once again, the various glass and plastic bottles are recycled in their entirety and then washed again for filling. In this case, baskets or cell plates for returning the bottles to the 20 beverage manufacturers must be provided for the return transport. When beverage manufacturers come in multi-packaged bottles and return loose individual bottles, the same basket or cell plate must be able to handle both flexibly and with minimal risk of bottle damage.

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It is an object of the invention to provide a cell plate on which T-multi-bottle packages as well as individual bottles can be packed.

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The invention is based on the fact that the multi-bottle packages are supported by means of pinoles and half-stacks placed on the upper surface of the cell plate c10, so that the 30 bottles always penetrate through the hole in the multi-bottle package and

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at least one half-stack is supported by at least one pack size on the end of the multi-bottle package.

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According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the cell plate is rectangular and has five longitudinal sides in each row of bottles and four short sides in a short side direction, the number of bottles being 20 and at least two short side parallel rows of bottles.

According to a further embodiment, there are no pins or half-pins between the middle bottles of the cell plate having 20 bottles.

According to one aspect of the invention, each of the areas between the four bottle locations has either a Pinol, a half-stack or a support bar on the surface of the honeycomb having a height at most of the rounding at the bottom of the transportable bottle.

According to one embodiment of the invention, at least the short ends of the honeycomb plate have depressions extending towards the interior of the honeycomb plate, and at the lower edge of the plate there are also depressions that enable the honeycomb plate to be gripped from above by hand.

According to another aspect of the invention, each vial 20 in the corner of the cell plate is supported at least three points around the periphery of the vial portion.

More specifically, the honeycomb plate according to the invention is characterized by what is disclosed in the independent claim.

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Preferred embodiments of the invention are characterized in what is set forth in the characterizing parts of the dependent claims.

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The invention relates to a new processing unit size of 1/8

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standard Euro pallet. This bottle or cell tray can hold 20 bottles. Since consumers now require multiple packages, it would be advantageous to be able to carry multiple packages on a single cell plate 4, thus keeping the number of means of transport small. A pack of two, four, six, eight and ten bottles of the cell of the present invention may be packaged. Thus, the use of the disc is very flexible. The cell plate according to the invention is compatible with a bottle basket of the same size and can be used with the same drop and packing lines as the corresponding basket. Well-known baskets cannot be packaged in more than one size multipack, so our invention provides a new kind of flexibility in handling beverage packages. Of course, the invention provides the known advantages of using a honeycomb plate, i.e. less material consumption, a smaller casting tool and a relatively small space consumption of empty cell plates when stacked. All in all, the cell plate according to the invention is more flexible in use than previous solutions and cheaper in terms of cost and cost.

The invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows one cell plate according to the invention from the bottom (bottom) side of the support surface of the bottle caps.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cell plate of Figure 1.

In Fig. 3, the honeycomb plate is illustrated in longitudinal direction.

o In Fig. 4, the cell plate is shown in the short side direction.

rk 25 o τ-j In Fig. 5, the honeycomb plate is depicted in the direction (from above) of the support surface of the bottoms bottoms.

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Fig. 6 is a top perspective view of the cell plate.

Figure 7 shows the locations of the 1x4 packages in Figure 5.

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Figure 8 shows the positions of 1x6 packages in Figure 5.

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With its support surface facing the caps of the bottles, i.e. the bottom surface in virtually all applications, the cell plate is similar to known cell plates. Such a structure is characterized by openings 1 in a matrix pattern, here a 4x5 matrix, on which the caps or necks of the bottles rest. Each opening 1 comprises a rim 2 which supports the neck of the bottle from the side and a ceiling surface 3 on which the cell plate on the top of the bottle rests. The bottle support apertures 1 are sized as required to correspond to the shape of either the neck of the bottle or the stoppered bottle, or both. Between the support apertures there may be support surfaces 4 which rest against the wrapper of the multi-bottle package. The lower surface of the cell plate 10 is rotated by a rim 5 which is shaped to fit against the top surface of a similar cell plate so that the cell plates are stackable. The short ends of the cell plate have gripping recesses 6 which consist of an inwardly extending end of the end and an inwardly extending lowering of the lower edge of the cellular plate 5. These reductions allow the cell plate to be gripped from above, even when a plurality of plates 15 with their bottles and packages stacked thereon are superimposed and side by side. Thanks to the end-taper, an opening is formed between the plates, which can be grasped by hand or even by the gripper of the automatic processing device. The catches can also be on the long sides or on all sides of the disk.

In Figure 3, the plate is shown in the long side direction, here the locking ribs 9, 10 are to be taken into consideration. The ribs 9, 10 are formed to prevent vertically and laterally movable cell plates arranged side by side. As can be seen from the figure, the ribs are formed at different ends of the board so that they can be interleaved so that the boards placed in parallel are locked together. There is also a handle rT 25 11 on the long side, from which the plate can be lifted. 4, the T-locking ribs 12 and the engaging recess 6 as described above must be noted.

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The actual idea of the invention is evident from Figures 5 and 6, and more particularly by way of example o in Figures 7 and 8. The problem skin of the invention is how to alternatively accommodate multiple size multipack bottles on a single cell sheet.

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Preferably, at the same time, sufficient support should be maintained for individual bottles transported without packaging. This is solved by a particular placement of the 6 stacked pins, half stacked and empty slots supporting the packages and bottles. The size of the cell plate is determined by the standard size, whereby its external dimensions may not exceed 1/8 of the area of the standard EUR pallet. (Receiving side of the base of the bottles) The cell plate upper side of the rim 14 such extreme measures are determined. Because of the strength requirements 5 of the rim 14, it must have a certain thickness and extend at least to the height of the cylindrical part of the bottle. It is conceivable that the height of the rim 14 could be at its lowest 20-30 mm from the support surface of the bottoms bottoms (bottom of bottles 13) but most preferably 30-60 mm to provide sufficient lateral support.

10 With the dimensioning described above, the cell plate lie is obtained with 4x5 = 20 bottles. The bottle seats 13 consist of a shallow recess delimited by either a cell plate rim 14 or a support member in the middle of four adjacent bottle seats 13. This support member may be a Pinol 15, a half-stack 16 or a bump 17. The pin 15 is a pin extending from the support surface of the bottoms bottoms, with four concave sides having a concave support surface 18 for supporting the cylindrical portion 15 of the bottles. Correspondingly, the half-stack 16 has two curved support surfaces 18 and one straight support 19 which forms a half-stack of triangular cross-section. The support bumps 17 are again protrusions corresponding to the cross-section of the stack 15, the height of which is adapted so that they do not prevent stacking of the multi-bottle package on the surface of the bottles. In practice, this means that the height of the support bumps is at most 20 equal to the height of the arc at the bottom of the bottle, measured from the bottom. Bottle locations 13 have the shape of a bottom of a circular bottle and are delimited by either a rim 14, a pin 15, a half stack 16, or a support 17 at the periphery of the locations. The bottom of the multipack has an opening in the center of four adjacent bottles, rk 25 where the pins and half pins can be fitted. They then rest on the packaging and bottles.

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In multi-bottle packages, the edges of the package are uniform. Thus, at these points there is no o in the package for cutting the stack. Thus, a complete stack cannot be positioned at all the midpoints of the four bottles, but such centers must be left blank and C \] form a support surface at the bottom of the bottle by a support bump 17 or half empty at locations at the edge of a package size.

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On the other hand, in order to get the best possible support, there should be as many pinoles as possible. In particular, the firing points in the corners of the cell plate shall be at least half-stacked, with one curved bearing surface pointing towards the bottle. On the other hand, with multi-bottle containers of almost all sizes 5, at least one space between the two rows of middle bottle positions will be located, so that there is only a support or flat surface between these locations. Thus, the minimum requirement for the functionality of the solution of the invention is at least a half-stack in each of the peripheral longitudinal (long side) bottle space rows and the outermost transverse (short side) bottle space row 10 interleaved bottle space rows, i.e. At least one concave support surface of the semi-stack must face towards the corner of the bottle. In addition, there must be no more than buttocks 17, other members of their height or a flat surface between the middle rows of bottles.

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As mentioned above, it is desirable to have as many pinoles and half-pins as possible both to support the multi-bottle packages and to ensure that the individual bottles remain in place. However, in order to maintain the ability to package a wide variety of packages on this cell plate, the number of these support members is limited. If you want to pack four bottles on 20 plates, the full stack can only be located in the corner centers of the four bottles. In this case, the packages of four bottles may be placed on the cell plate as shown in Figure 7 with the stacked bottles in the center of each package. There will be an empty row of bottles in the middle of the board and there may be no size stacks at the edges of this row. On the other hand, there may be rL 25 semicolons at the edges of the package. While looking at the placement of the packages of six bottles in Figure 8, T- it is seen that at least one of the stacking positions x adjacent to the middle row of bottles must be left empty, since this will be the edge of the package. Similarly, the edge of the package

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comes at the end of one six-bottle pack with a Pinoli corner. o Thus, at least one corner of the stack must be half stacked and arranged so that its straight face points to the same short side per pin. These form a c / i Pinol / Half Stack. Since these determine the position of the package of one of the six bottles, the stacking positions adjacent to the middle row fire places cannot have more than 8 support bumps since the edge of the package passes here. On the opposite side of the center row, however, there may be half-stackers pointing flat to the full stack at the end of the cell plate. In this case, they form a support surface for four-bottle packages, but still fit into the six-bottle package from the stack hole, supported by 5 packages and bottles.

In this solution, the eight bottle packages can be placed directly in place of the four bottle packages and the 10 bottle packages directly parallel to the longitudinal rows of bottle positions.

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In the example above, the pinoles can be replaced by a semi-pinoleil, but then the support especially for loose bottles is reduced. However, it is essential that the bottle at the corners of the honeycomb plate is supported at least by a half-stack and a border of the honeycomb plate. In principle, the bottom of the honeycomb plate can be even, and the bottles are supported only by a stack of grills, 15 but in this case the support may become quite weak and the filling of the honeycomb plate is more difficult because empty bottles fall easily on an even surface. In a full-cell plate, the bottles are of course mutually supportive, but the more stacked and half-stacked bottles the bottles support, the more stable the multi-loaded cell plate transport unit becomes. On the other hand, the bottoms 20 of the cell plate bottles on the receiving surface must not have any supporting members, for example partitions, which are higher than the upper surfaces of the supporting bumps, i.e. the height of the bottom of the bottoms. Such partitions prevent multiple boxes from being placed on the cell plate.

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six bottles. this plate fits bottles of small enough diameter to fit six on a single row of plates. It is conceivable that there are 30 more bottles, but with a smaller number of bottles than in the example above

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has been described, it may not be possible to track locations for packages of different sizes 9 because there are too few bottles in rows and in the transverse direction for larger packages.

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Claims (6)

10 A cell plate for transporting individual bottles and multi-packs of different sizes formed from bottles, comprising: a first support surface having at least means (2, 3) for supporting the bottles neck or cap, - a rim (14) for rotating the second support surface to support the bottles and packages within the rim (14), - at least four rows of bins with at least five bins (13) each, and - support members (15, 16, 17) extending between the bays for supporting individual bottles and multipack bottles, characterized in that - at least one cell in the center of the four bottle seats in each corner of the plate has at least a semicolon (16) having at least one curved support surface (18) pointing to the cell in the corner of the plate; - the middle two in the center of the row of bottles there are projections up to a height of cm 20 of the logs. i r- · o Cell plate according to Claim 1, characterized in that in three corners CM there is a Pinol (15) in the center of the four bottles and in one corner a half-pin (16) having a flat surface facing the same short side towards the stack (15). A cell plate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that one o 25 cell on the short side of the plate has pins (15) in the middle of four bottle positions in both corners and half-pins (16) in the next center of four bottle positions in the same row. with a flat support surface facing the pinoles (15). A cell plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that there are at least one row in the transverse direction of the rows of bottle rows of hubs having four projections extending up to the height of the support bumps (17). Cell plate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the short sides of the cell plate have gripping recesses (6) consisting of an end-inwardly extending recess (7) and an inwardly extending recess (8) at the bottom of the cell plate (5). A cell plate according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that multi-bottle packages of at least two, four, six, eight and ten bottles can be fitted on the same cell plate. δ CM | 4- o c \ j x cc CL CM 1 ^ O CO 00 o o CM 12