FI97363C - Cargo pallet and load support procedure - Google Patents

Description

97363

PALLET AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING THE LOAD

The invention relates to a pallet, preferably a pallet comprising shelf levels placed at different heights, and to a method for supporting a load.

For the purposes of this application, a pallet is generally a pallet truck which is used to transport packaged or unpackaged, individual or bound products which can be easily moved on a pallet. When stores today do not buy the same product in as large batches as before, pallets often have to be transported in half or at least in short supply. For this reason, there has been a need to transport several different product batches on the same pallet, so that the entire capacity of the pallet becomes available. For this purpose, vertical supports can be nailed to the pallets, across which transverse planes are then placed, on which other batches of product can be transported.

Such a construction not only breaks down pallets, but also, when implemented, requires nailing and various tools.

The structure according to the invention provides a decisive improvement in the above-mentioned drawbacks. To achieve this, the structure and method according to the invention are characterized by what is set forth in the characterizing part of claims 1 and 10.

The most important advantage of the invention is that with a simple and light structure it is possible to transport different products in several different layers. Levels can be increased as the pallet is filled. The products are removed from any formed level in the order in which each product is needed, e.g., first from the lowest then from the highest level, or vice versa, or simultaneously. There is no need to store so much of the same product in stock. Shelf levels can be built and dismantled without tools. Flint accessories can be reused because they are not mechanically attached to the pallet. When dismantling the pallets, the side pallet uprights and the connecting pieces to be connected between them can be re-used and re-attached to each other. They are easily disassembled and can be stored in the smallest possible space.

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a pallet structure with shelf levels according to the invention.

Figure 2 shows a top view of a vertical support related to the structure according to the invention.

Figure 3 shows a top view of an embodiment of a tie piece of opposite vertical supports related to the structure according to the invention.

Figure 4 shows a pallet in which the shelf structure is constructed of two vertical supports placed on top of each other.

Figure 5 shows different embodiments of the grooves.

Figure 6 shows a groove model for the vertical support.

Figure 7 shows the fastening of the strip with rivets to the vertical support.

Figure 1 shows an example of one possible structure of a pallet 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. The entire width x length of the pallet is, for example, 1000 x 1200 mm or 800 x 1200 mm. The pallet consists of headrests 2 and center supports 3, which are connected to each other by lower boards 4 and transverse upper boards 5, between which the pallets can be moved by gripping with a forklift or the like. A level is placed on the upper boards 5, e.g. from a plurality of boards 6 to be fastened side by side across the previous ones. The forks of the fork trucks are placed under the platform parallel to the lower boards 4 between the main and center supports.

Figure 1 shows the sides of such a pallet with vertical support arms 7, 8 at the main supports 2 at both ends of the pallet. The vertical support 7, 8 consists of a board or the like, on both end sides of which opposite pairs of grooves 9, 10, 11, 12 are formed.

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The distance between the bottoms 13 of each pair of grooves is substantially the same as the distance between opposite longer portions of the tie piece 14. The binder preferably consists, for example, of a rim or ring made of a thin wire of 3-4 mm in diameter or the like, the distance between the longer sides of which is substantially and preferably the same as the distance between the bottoms of the pair of grooves. Preferably, the binder is an iron wire bent into a rectangular shape, the ends of which are joined together. The distance between the shorter sides is preferably the same as the distance between the outer surfaces of the opposite uprights when the uprights are placed straight against the sides of the pallet. The binding piece ties the vertical supports to the pallet both vertically and laterally. The side piece supports the side support vertically by attaching it to its grooves.

When there are pairs of grooves in the vertical support, as in Figures 1 and 2, e.g. two pieces spaced apart at a certain height, and the two opposite boards have grooves at the same height, a two-shelf pallet is obtained when the binders are placed in these grooves, respectively. When there are three pairs of grooves, a three-shelf pallet can be formed. The distance between the shelves can be varied as desired depending on the distance between the pairs of grooves. The uprights and ties are joined together by first placing the second pair of uprights against the pallet corner support and threading the bottom tie through the board into its grooves, after which the pair of second supports are threaded slightly bent into the grooves of the tie. At the other end of the pallet a similar arrangement is made, after which the goods can be stacked on the pallet and. on top of the first binding piece. Once the desired amount has been stacked, the next tie piece is placed on the stacked goods, i.e. on the next loading level, in the grooves of the vertical supports by turning the supports sideways and against each other. The vertical support rests at its lower end below the loading level of the pallet, i.e. e.g. a corner support. The stacked load provides a pushing force out of the pallet to the board on top of the tie, which holds the uprights together in place by means of the tie. The connecting piece 97363 4 preferably consists of a rim running around each pair of opposite vertical supports.

Although the invention has been described only with certain materials, it is clear that wood-like materials are also useful. Vertical supports can be mounted on the sides of the pallet for more than two pairs, which can be good for stacking pallet-length rolls or other elongate pieces, e.g., three or four pairs can be good when shorter goods need to be transported. Several shelf levels can be placed on top of each other. The uprights can be removed without breaking the structures and stacked again.

When packing heavy goods on an intermediate shelf, i.e. for the tie between the uprights, the height at which the tie is placed can be dimensioned so that the goods loaded on the shelf press the tie from the central area onto the underloaded goods, thus also supporting the uprights in the sauna. The goods under this shelf, e.g. rolls, can be taken starting from the edge area, because the bond between the vertical supports does not stick to the products below at the edges of the load. This makes it possible to start taking the products below the binder from the edges of the load before taking the above ones.

As described above, it is possible to divide the pallet vertically into sections due to attachment to the grooves of the coupling with the grooves holding the coupling at a certain height, but it is also possible to divide the pallet into two or more parts in the other direction, with additional vertical support or supports between also grooves for the tie piece of the opposite vertical supports. The additional vertical support can be placed to stand, for example, between the pallets 6 of the pallet level.

The bond between the uprights may be rectangular, or it may be a plastic or metal rim, a thin steel or iron wire, a loop made of a reinforced hose, or it may be a plastic injection molding product. One good tensile strength is a polyester tape or a metal tape that could be tightened with a tape tensioner around the uprights. Such a strip could in certain cases be riveted to the upright, in which case no grooves would be required and the rivets would not substantially damage the board, as shown in Figure 7, where the strip 20 is fastened with rivets 21 to the upright 7.

The pallet can be further constructed of two superimposed vertical supports, as shown in Fig. 4, in such a way that a lower part of an additional vertical support structure 17, 18 is placed on top of the lowest vertical support pair 7, 8, which structure rests on the pallet side.

The grooves facing each other are at the same height with each other. The grooves can be, for example, in the shape of a salmon tail.

The grooves may also be drilled, with the center of the borehole being between the hole diameter and the radius lengths from the outer edge of the support, as shown in Figure 5. The grooves can be realized, for example, by separate groove pieces 19 with a vertical groove for fastening to the vertical support and a horizontal groove for the bandage, which are pushed from their vertical groove onto the side edge of the vertical support, as shown in Fig. 6, and can be removed for reuse. Mounting is by friction. Possibly they can also be fastened with rivets or similar “to the vertical support, so they are always ready for use like grooves. Thus, they also prevent the binder from sliding downwards. Figure 6 a is a side view and 6 b is a top view.

On top of a pallet with shelf levels, such as the structure shown in Figure 1 or 4, a second pallet can also be placed between the uprights and on a tie piece, if desired.

It should be noted that the invention has been described with reference to only one preferred embodiment thereof. However, this is in no way intended to limit the invention to this example only, but many modifications, e.g. the grooves may be holes, the groove may be located on a wider surface of the board, i.e. the vertical support, whereby only one groove is required to fasten the binder, as defined by the following claims. within the idea.

Claims (10)

97363 A pallet comprising a platform for placing a load, supports (2, 3) holding the level at a certain height from the base of the platform, spaced apart to allow the pallet (1) to be lifted, at least two pairs of vertical supports against the pallet structure are placed against the sides of the pallet ( 7, 8), each pair of which is connected by at least one connecting piece (14) running above the level of the pallet, characterized in that at least one groove is formed in the vertical supports (7, 8) arranged on opposite sides of the pallet for attaching the connecting pieces (14). (9, 10, 11, 12). Pallet according to Claim 1, characterized in that the end faces of the vertical supports (7, 8) arranged on opposite sides of the pallet have opposite grooves (9, 10, 11) for fastening connecting pieces (14) consisting of two interconnected pieces passing over the pallet. 12). Pallet according to Claim 1 and / or 2, characterized in that the distance between the bottoms of the opposite grooves (9, 10, 11, 12) of the same vertical support (7, 8) is substantially the same as the internal distance between the longitudinal sides of the connecting piece (14). Pallet according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the width of the grooves (9, 10, 11, 12) is substantially the same as the thickness of the binder material (14). Pallet according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that each pair of vertical supports (7, 8) is connected to one another by at least two connecting pieces (14) placed at different heights on the level of the pallet, which form a scale. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pairs of vertical supports (7, 8) are 97363 at least at the end supports (2) of the pallet. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tie piece (14) is formed of an iron wire bent into a rectangular shape, the ends of which are joined together or the tie piece is fastened with rivets when the strip is used as a tie piece. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that there is a stop (2, 3) below the lower part of the vertical support (14), which is immediately above the level (6) of the pallet. Pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical support (7, 8) consists of two stackable vertical supports, so that the lower part of the upper vertical support is located on the lower vertical support pallet side and / or at least one intermediate vertical support is arranged between the opposite vertical supports. includes grooves on the sides of the support through which the support is connected to the tie piece (14). A method for supporting goods on a pallet, the pallet comprising a platform for placing a load, supports (2, 3) raising the level from a platform to a certain height, spaced apart to allow the pallet (1) to be lifted, characterized in that at least two lower parts are placed on the sides of the pallet a pair of detachable uprights (7, 8) against the pallet structure, each pair being joined together by a single bandage (14) running over the pallet plane (6) in a vertical support groove so that the load exerts a lateral pushing force on the side of the pallet vertical support together with a coupling in place. 97363