GB2572042A

GB2572042A - Mounting dish, bolt-type lock, lid stay with improved sealing

Info

Publication number: GB2572042A
Application number: GB1900751.7A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Drumm Martin
Original assignee: PENN ELCOM Ltd
Current assignee: PENN ELCOM Ltd
Priority date: 2018-01-18
Filing date: 2019-01-18
Publication date: 2019-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 2039-01-18
Also published as: GB2572042B; GB201900751D0; CN110053895B; DE102018101061B3; CN110053895A

Abstract

A mounting dish 1 for mounting in an opening of a lid of a container, comprising a first half 2a and a second half 2b and a fastening or connecting element attached to both dish halves for fixing them together. Between opposite end faces of the dish halves at least one seals 8 is located to close the gap between the halves when the lid is closed. The seal may be a single seal located on one half, a two part seal with a part located on each half, a seal located in a groove on one half dish. The seal may comprise a retaining element 18 which is located underneath the dish in use and the seal bead 8b is located between the retaining element 18 and a fastening web 8a. The dish is used for mounting a lock, e.g. a latch on a container lid. The recessed dish shape allows the containers to stack during transport.

Description

“Mounting dish, bolt-type lock, lid stay with improved sealing”

The invention relates to a mounting dish for mounting in receiving openings of an outer wall of a container, in particular for the mounting of locks or lid stays at a point of separation of two container parts, said mounting dish being divided along a dividing plane into a first dish half and a second dish half and having at least one connecting element which is fastened to both dish halves, wherein the connecting element, in at least one closed position, can fix the two dish halves with respect to one another so as to prevent a separating movement perpendicular to the separating plane. The invention also relates to a bolt-type lock and a lid stay having such a mounting dish.

Mounting dishes of the type mentioned above are used, for example, for bolt-type locks for locking transport containers or for lid stays for connecting the container halves on such transport containers. A particularly flat design of the mounting dishes is important so that the transport containers can be stacked and at the same time are not struck by protruding articles during transport. The transport containers can also be retrofitted with the bolt-type locks or the lid stays. To this end, the mounting dishes are inserted in receiving openings arranged at the points of separation of the container halves. Usually no sealing can take place in the receiving openings of the container due to the seal that is present in the edges of the container halves. Due to construction tolerances, a gap exists at a transition region between the dish halves of the mounting dish used, and this is conducive to the ingress of moisture and dirt.

The problem addressed by the invention is that of providing a mounting dish, a bolttype lock and a lid stay which are suitable also for retrofitting containers and are better sealed in a closed position, wherein at the same time the mounting dish, the bolt-type lock and the lid stay should be of compact design and should be able to be manufactured inexpensively.

The problem is solved according to the invention by a mounting dish having the features of the characterizing part of claim 1, by a bolt-type lock according to claim 13, and by a lid stay according to claim 14. It is therefore provided that one or more sealing means are arranged between opposite end sides of the dish halves, as a result of which a gap which extends along the separating plane between the end sides of the dish halves is sealingly closed in the closed position. The sealing means according to the invention make it possible to protect against the ingress of dirt and moisture.

In one advantageous embodiment of the invention, the respective sealing means is fastened to an end side of a first dish half and is configured as a sealing body which extends along the end side and which is made of an elastically deformable material and which protrudes relative to the end side of the first dish half in the direction of the opposite end side of the second dish half. This enables a particularly simple and inexpensive sealing of the gap between the dish halves.

Preferably, in the closed position, the sealing body connected to the first dish half is at least partially received in a groove which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half. A particularly impervious, robust and stable seal is created due to the fact that the sealing body penetrates into the groove arranged on the opposite side.

Alternatively, in the closed position, the sealing body connected to the first dish half bears against a sealing surface which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half. This makes it possible for the gap to be sealed in a particularly simple and inexpensive manner.

In a further alternative, a first sealing means is connected to the first dish half and a second sealing means is connected to the second dish half, wherein, in the closed position, the sealing bodies of the two sealing means bear sealingly against one another along the separating plane. This makes it possible to bridge over and seal particularly wide gaps.

Preferably, the sealing body has a fastening web extending parallel to the separating plane and has on one side a sealing bead extending parallel thereto, wherein, in the closed position, the sealing bead protrudes into the gap between the two dish halves. Advantageously, the sealing body is fixed to the respective dish half on or below the base in a mechanical or materially bonded manner by means of the fastening web. This enables a particularly simple and stable fastening of the sealing body while at the same time enabling easy and material-saving manufacture of the sealing body.

In addition, the fastening web of the sealing body is preferably arranged between the base and a retaining element fastened on or below the base, and is connected to the base via the retaining element. This enables a particularly stable fixing of the sealing body and prevents detachment of the sealing body from the dish half.

In a further advantageous embodiment, at least one first dish half has a first angled section in the base for at least partially receiving the fastening web of the sealing body, said angled section extending parallel to the respective end side, wherein this has at its end facing towards the other dish half a further second angled section for at least partially receiving the sealing bead of the sealing body. This enables particularly easy manufacture and a compact design, wherein the base of the dish half simultaneously supports and protects the sealing body.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the figures and from the dependent claims.

In the figures:

Fig. 1a	shows a three-dimensional exploded diagram of a mounting dish according to a first embodiment,
Fig. 1b	shows a three-dimensional view of the assembled mounting dish according to the embodiment of Fig. 1, looking towards the end side of the first dish half,
Fig. 1c	shows a three-dimensional view of the assembled mounting dish according to the embodiment of Fig. 1, looking towards the end side of the second dish half,

Fig. 1 d shows a three-dimensional view of the assembled mounting dish according to the embodiment of Fig. 1, in a closed position.

In the various figures of the drawing, identical parts are always provided with the same reference signs.

With regard to the description below, it is stressed that the invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments and to all or multiple features of described feature combinations, but rather any individual sub-feature of the/any exemplary embodiment, even in isolation from all other sub-features described in connection therewith, is important to the subject matter of the invention both on its own and also in combination with any features of another exemplary embodiment.

Figs. 1a to 1d show a first embodiment of a mounting dish 1 according to the invention for mounting in receiving openings of an outer wall of a container (not shown). The mounting dish 1 is installed in the receiving openings of the container in particular for the mounting of locks or lid stays at the point of separation of two container parts.

As can be seen in particular in Fig. 1b, the mounting dish 1 is divided along a dividing plane XY into a first dish half 2a and a second dish half 2b. The dish halves 2a, 2b are configured as metal shaped parts, in particular made of sheet steel, or alternatively from plastic. The two dish halves 2a, 2b are mechanically connected to one another by means of at least one connecting element (not shown in Figs. 1a to 1 d), wherein the connecting element, at least in a closed position, fixes the two dish halves 2a, 2b with respect to one another so as to prevent a separating movement perpendicular to the separating plane XY.

The connecting element is configured in particular as a bolt-type lock or lid stay for a case. Preferably, the connecting element is configured such that, at least in the closed position, it is accommodated as fully as possible in the mounting dish 1, depending on the design. The connecting element is fastened at least to one of the bases 10 of the dish halves 2a, 2b. To this end, the bases of the dish halves advantageously have fastening holes. The dish halves 2a, 2b advantageously have a fastening edge 11 for fastening the mounting dish 1 to the outer wall of the container.

According to the invention, one or more sealing means are arranged between opposite end sides of the dish halves 2a, 2b. In the closed position, the sealing means sealingly close a gap S which extends along the separating plane XY between the end sides of the dish halves 2a, 2b. The closed position and the gap S are shown in particular in Fig. 1d.

In particular, the sealing means are configured such that they bridge a distance between the end faces of the dish halves 2a, 2b with a tolerance in a range from 0 to 5 mm, preferably in a range from 2 to 3 mm.

Preferably, the respective sealing means is fastened to an end side of a first dish half 2a and is configured as a sealing body 8 which extends along the end side. The sealing body 8 is advantageously made of an elastically deformable material, preferably from rubber, PVC, TPU, PE or PTE. In particular, the sealing body 8 protrudes relative to the end side of the first dish half 2a in the direction of the opposite end side of the second dish half 2b.

In one preferred embodiment, in the closed position, the sealing body 8 connected to the first dish half 2a is at least partially received in a groove 19 which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half 2b. The groove 19 is shown in particular in Fig. 1c. In an alternative embodiment (not shown), in the closed position, the sealing body 8 connected to the first dish half 2a bears against a sealing surface which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half 2b. In another alternative embodiment (not shown), a first sealing means is connected to the first dish half 2a and a second sealing means is connected to the second dish half 2b, wherein, in the closed position, the sealing bodies 8 of the two sealing means bear sealingly against one another along the separating plane XY.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1a to 1 d, the sealing body 8 has a fastening web 8a extending parallel to the separating plane XY and has on one side a sealing bead 8b (see Fig. 1a) extending parallel thereto, wherein, in the closed position, the sealing bead 8b protrudes into the gap S between the two dish halves 2a, 2b (see Fig. 1d). Preferably, the sealing body 8 is fixed to the respective dish half 2a, 2b in a mechanical or materially bonded manner by means of the fastening web 8a. Preferably, the fastening web 8a of the sealing body 8 is arranged between the base 10 and an in particular sheet-like retaining element 18 fastened on or below the base 10, and is connected to the base 10 via the retaining element 18. In particular, at least one first dish half 2a has a first angled section 20 in the base 10 for at least partially receiving the fastening web 8a of the sealing body 8, said angled section extending parallel to the respective end side, and has at its end facing towards the other dish half 2b a further second angled section 21 for at least partially receiving the sealing bead 8b of the sealing body 8.

Alternatively, the sealing body 8 is configured as a one-piece profiled body. The sealing body is in particular fixed in a form-fitting, force-fitting and/or materially bonded manner in a receiving space which is formed along the separating plane XY on an end side of a first dish half 2a, wherein it partially protrudes from the receiving space in the direction of the opposite end side of the second dish half 2b. Preferably, the receiving space is formed on the one hand by the base 10 of the dish half 2a, 2b and on the other hand by a retaining element 18 which is fastened on or below the base 10. Preferably, the retaining element 18 is configured in a sheet-like manner. In particular, the retaining element 18 is riveted or screwed to the base 10 of the dish half 2a, 2b.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments shown and described, but rather also encompasses all embodiments with an identical effect in the context of the invention. It is expressly emphasized that the exemplary embodiments are not limited to all features in combination, but rather any individual sub-feature, even in isolation from all other sub-features, may have inventive significance on its own. In addition, the invention is also not limited to the feature combination defined in claim 1, but rather can also be defined by any other combination of particular features among the total of all the individual features disclosed. This means that, in principle, practically any individual feature of claim 1 can be omitted or replaced by at least one individual feature disclosed elsewhere in the application.

List of reference signs mounting dish dish half sealing body fastening web sealing bead base edge retaining element groove first angled section second angled section gap separating plane

Claims

Claims:

1. Mounting dish (1) for mounting in receiving openings of an outer wall of a container, in particular for the mounting of locks or lid stays at a point of separation of two container parts, said mounting dish being divided along a dividing plane (XY) into a first dish half (2a) and a second dish half (2b) and having at least one connecting element which is fastened to both dish halves (2a, 2b), wherein the connecting element, in at least one closed position, can fix the two dish halves (2a, 2b) with respect to one another so as to prevent a separating movement perpendicular to the separating plane (XY), characterized in that one or more sealing means are arranged between opposite end sides of the dish halves (2a, 2b), as a result of which a gap (S) which extends along the separating plane (XY) between the end sides of the dish halves (2a, 2b) is sealingly closed in the closed position.

2. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the respective sealing means is fastened to an end side of a first dish half (2a) and is configured as a sealing body (8) which extends along the end side and which is made of an elastically deformable material and which protrudes relative to the end side of the first dish half (2a) in the direction of the opposite end side of the second dish half (2b).

3. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in the closed position, the sealing body (8) connected to the first dish half (2a) is at least partially received in a groove (19) which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half (2b).

4. Mounting dish (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, in the closed position, the sealing body (8) connected to the first dish half (2a) bears against a sealing surface which is formed along the opposite end side of the second dish half (2b).

5. Mounting dish (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a first sealing means is connected to the first dish half (2a) and a second sealing means is connected to the second dish half (2b), wherein, in the closed position, the sealing bodies (8) of the two sealing means bear sealingly against one another along the separating plane (XY).

6. Mounting dish (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the sealing body (8) has a fastening web (8a) extending parallel to the separating plane (XY) and has on one side a sealing bead (8b) extending parallel thereto, and, in the closed position, the sealing bead (8b) protrudes into the gap (S) between the two dish halves (2a, 2b).

7. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the sealing body (8) is fixed to the respective dish half (2a, 2b) on or below the base (10) in a mechanical or materially bonded manner by means of the fastening web (8a).

8. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the fastening web (8a) of the sealing body (8) is arranged between the base (10) and a retaining element (18) fastened on or below the base (10), and is connected to the base (10) via the retaining element (18).

9. Mounting dish (1) according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that at least one first dish half (2a) has a first angled section (20) in the base (10) for at least partially receiving the fastening web (8a) of the sealing body (8), said angled section extending parallel to the respective end side, and has at its end facing towards the other dish half (2b) a further second angled section (21) for at least partially receiving the sealing bead (8b) of the sealing body (8).

10. Mounting dish (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the sealing body (8) is fixed in a form-fitting, force-fitting and/or materially bonded manner in a receiving space which is formed along the separating plane (XY) on an end side of a first dish half (2a), wherein the sealing body (8) partially protrudes from the receiving space in the direction of the opposite end side of the second dish half (2b).

11. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 3 or 10, characterized in that the receiving space is formed on the one hand by the base (10) of the dish half (2a, 2b) and on the other hand by a retaining element (18) which is fastened on or below the base (10).

12. Mounting dish (1) according to claim 8 or 11, characterized in that the retaining element (18) is riveted or screwed to the base (10) of the dish half (2a, 2b).

13. Bolt-type lock for a container, having a mounting dish (1) according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized by the characterizing features of one of claims 1 to 12.

14. Lid stay for a container, having a mounting dish (1) according to the preamble of claim 1, characterized by the characterizing features of one of claims 1 to 12.