HRP950583A2 - Container for bottles and cans - Google Patents

Description

The technical field to which the invention belongs

The invention relates to a container of the type of box or plate made of plastic mass for storing bottles or cans or, if desired, smaller cardboard packages for two, four or six types or the like, wherein the box is formed from the four sides of the box with a rectangular cross-section and contains compartments for receiving bottles determined by these sides of the box and the columns arranged in the interior of the box.

Technical problem

For reasons of comfort and pleasant carrying, it is more and more desirable to pack bottles and cans in smaller packaging units for the purpose of transport, often in cardboard packaging containing two, four, six and/or eight bottles or cans. For this, it is necessary to provide a box for bottles that can receive bottles either individually, or to enable the acceptance of small packaging units, namely cardboard packages with two, four, six or eight bottles or cans.

The task of the invention is to make such a box or plate, which, in addition to a simple overall construction, is made to be light and at the same time stable. According to another requirement, it is important to make the outer surface of the container as smooth as possible, to enable easy and damage-free placing of bottles or cans or cardboard packages and to ensure safe holding of bottles or cans or cardboard packages in the box. Furthermore, at the same time, a recognizable form should be achieved, which allows the contents of the box to be recognized from the outside, because it will be realized that the labels on the bottles can be seen from the outside.

Description of the solution to the technical problem with an example of execution

According to the invention, this task will be solved so that the columns are separated along their entire height, and the parts of each column are arranged at intervals from each other, and all this is dimensioned and adapted to the thickness of the wall of the packaging unit that is placed in the box.

According to the subject invention, columns are provided inside the tank as surfaces for support and tightening, especially as structural parts for dividing the tank into receiving compartments. According to the invention, these columns are divided so that each column is broken down into several column parts, which are arranged at a distance from each other. In this way, it is possible for cardboard packages to be placed in the container, which will be referred to hereafter as a bottle box, since the vertical sides of the cardboard package can be placed in the interspaces between the column parts of each of the individual columns. At the same time, the box can optionally be used to receive bottles that are not placed in cardboard packages. The box thus performs two functions, namely the reception of bottles, which are not placed or covered by cardboard packages, as well as the reception of individual bottles. In a useful way, the sides of the box are shaped with columns, parallel support profiles that are limited between the viewing openings. These support profiles in conjunction with the hollow corner profiles contribute to the stability and reinforcement of the bottle box and allow the viewing opening to be maximized.

In an expedient way, the parts of the columns are shaped so that in the area of the bottom with ribbed strips they pass into the ribs of the bottom of the box, which is shaped as a ribbed structure, which also achieves reinforcement in the interior by connecting the columns with the ribs of the bottom. An advantage is that the columns are broken down into four column parts, which is done through the cross division of each of the columns parallel to the longer and shorter sides. The distance between the parts of the columns is shaped so that it is adapted to the cardboard packages that need to be placed. In one embodiment, the column parts are shaped as a hollow profile with a triangular cross-section. In another embodiment, the column parts have a ribbed structure, especially with three ribs that are grouped in one point and protrude in the direction of the receiving compartments, i.e. the side sides with the longer and narrower sides and their front ends form contact areas for supporting and holding the bottles that have been received in sections. It is understandable that numerous deviations of the parts of the columns are possible beyond the described example of execution. Further, it is particularly useful that the viewing openings on their upper side limit the handle of the box, which is best shaped as a lamellar handle. The combination of a lamellar handle with a single segment, which is shaped like a hollow profile, is particularly useful here, resulting in a very rigid handle that can withstand even the greatest loads.

The mentioned examples of implementation of the invention will be described with the help of drawings showing:

Figure 1: side view of the long side of the bottle box,

Figure 2: side view of the shorter side of the box shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3: top view of the bottle box shown in Figure 1, partially in section,

Figure 4: detail of the column construction of the shown bottle box.

The bottle box shown in the drawings has two longer side sides and two shorter side sides which, together with the bottom (3) of the box, which is mostly rectangular in shape, limit the inner space in the shape of a box, which serves to receive bottles. This description can be used at the same time for panels, which are mainly used to receive cans and where the height of the side sides is reduced and most often adapted to the height of the can, often to the surrounding lateral support thickening. In the sides (1) and (2) of the box, hollow support profiles (4) are formed, the outer surface (5) of which extends compactly with the outer side of the side sides of the box. The support profiles (4), which can extend above the height of the box from the bottom to the top edge of the box or also only along one partial area of the height of the box, in the shown example of execution protrude with the outlet (6) in the shape of a triangle, i.e. the top of the roof into the inside of the box and limit stroke (7) of the surface for holding bottles. And the corner areas (8) of the box are shaped as hollow profiles in the shown embodiment. As can best be seen in Figure 1, the support profiles (4) and corner profiles (8) mutually limit the viewing openings marked with (9). The lower edge (10) of the viewing opening is shaped here as wavy, since the lower edges of the viewing opening (9) are shaped according to the wavy characteristic. This is the same for the narrow side according to Figure 2. Alternatively, the upper edge of the viewing opening could be shaped wavy or both edges, i.e. the upper and lower edges. If desired, edge contours on the side page are also possible.

The upper edge of the box in the area of the viewing opening (9) forms handles, whereby the handle (11), which is formed on the narrow side (2) through the middle viewing opening (9) on the upper edge of the box, corresponding details in Figure 1, forms a lamellar handle (12). The lamellar handle corresponding to the representation in Figure 1 has a hollow profile in the lower half marked with (13) and to which a U-shaped segment (14) is connected, whose inner U-shaped space is filled with ribbed lamellae (15) which are vertical and at small distances from each other. Using the lamellae (15), a quasi-closed gripping surface is obtained in connection with the hollow profile, a very stable handle.

Furthermore, in the shown example of execution, ribs (16) for palletizing are formed on the side of the box, especially in its corner area, which should ensure the holding of the boxes when they are connected in large numbers. For this, in the shown example of execution, in the upper area in the corners of the box, there are always 5 ribs (16) for palletizing, which are located vertically, while on the lower side of the box, there are always 7 ribs (6) for palletizing, which are located horizontally, the number of ribs can be chosen arbitrarily depending on the application, especially in determining the size of the box.

In the interior of the box, the reception compartments (18) of the bottle box are surrounded by posts generally marked with (19) and support profiles (4) that protrude towards the interior of the box, whereby the posts (19) are always arranged in the free space between the bottles placed in the box . The columns (19) are appropriately arranged in rows parallel to the longer and narrower sides (1) and (2) and are on the same line with the support profiles (4) that are formed in the side sides of the box. For the reception of cardboard packages, which can individually accommodate two, four or six bottles and which are mainly made of cardboard, a division of each column (19) is provided, while in the shown example of execution, a cross division of the columns (19) is provided, so that columns (19) broken down into four parts (19a) to (19d) columns arranged at a distance from each other. In this way, an intermediate space is created between the parts (19a) to (19d) of the columns of each column, which is better seen in Figure 4 and which enables the reception of the cardboard package in these gaps (20) between the parts of the columns. This is shown schematically in Figure 3 by means of a two-bottle carton, which is shown in dots and dashes and labeled (21). It is clear that this is a schematic representation of the outer dimensions of the cardboard package (21), which is shaped especially in the area with support and corner hollow profiles protruding inward, i.e. shaped open so that it is possible to place the cardboard package in the bottle box. It is understood that each carton can be placed arbitrarily in the longitudinal as well as transverse direction in the bottle box, the division of each column in each case permitting the reception of the carton.

In order to improve the holding function of each column in relation to the bottles, the columns are equipped with an appropriate support surface. In the alternative of the part of the columns visible on the upper left in Figure 3, the type of hollow profile (22), this support surface is shaped by the surface (23), which in a given case can be adapted to the contour of the bottles placed in the box. In the next alternative, which is shown in Figure 2 marked with (24), each part of the columns is shaped as a full element and has ribbed contact tabs (25), here on each part of the columns (three contact tabs (25), which in relation to the middle of the columns essentially protrude radially outwards and with their ends form contact areas for holding or supporting the bottles placed in the box. of oils, the rib of the bottom, which is marked with (27), the bottom of the box, which is here performed as a ribbed structure. In this way, a very good stability of the columns is achieved. Until the execution of the columns, which is marked with the reference number (24), which should be shown only one possible form of execution, all columns (19) in the shown example of execution are shaped as hollow profiles, whereby the columns are narrowed at their upper ends as seen in Figure 4. Each box has primarily one and the same execution of columns. It goes without saying that the intermediate space between parts (19a) to (19d) is always shaped in accordance with the thickness of the cardboard packages to be received. In the intermediate spaces between parts (19a) to (19d), exhaust openings (28) are provided primarily in the middle, so that rainwater and washing water for cleaning the boxes can be drained.

Claims (9)

1. Container of the type of box or plate made of plastic mass for receiving a selection of bottles or smaller package units of bottles or a selection of cans or package units of cans or the like, especially cardboard packages of two-piece, four-piece, six-piece packages and the like, where the container, which is shaped with four sides, has a rectangular horizontal projection and includes receiving compartments, which are limited by the sides and columns arranged inside the box, characterized by the fact that the columns (1) are like a cross parallel to the sides (1) and (2) of the container per to their entire height on the parts (19a) to (19d) of each column (19) and distributed at a mutual distance, which is dimensioned so that it is adapted to the thickness of the wall of the package unit to be placed in the container. 2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that each column (1) is divided into four parts (19a) to (19d) columns arranged at a distance from each other. 3. Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the columns (19) are in line with the primarily hollow shaped support profiles (4), which are shaped in the sides and protrude towards the interior of the container. 4. Container according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the support profiles (4) of the side faces (1) and (2) mutually and with angular hollow profiles (8) limit the openings (9) for viewing in the side faces (1) ) and (2) of the box, that the supporting profiles (4) from the bottom of the container extend completely or partially above the sides of the container and that the lower and/or upper edge of the opening (9) for viewing has an arched shape (10) that essentially corresponds to the shape waves. 5. Container according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that the surface of the columns, which faces the receiving section, of each part of the columns is shaped as a surface (23) for receiving bottles or cans. 6. Container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each part of the columns is shaped primarily as a hollow profile (22) with a primarily triangular cross-section. 7. Container according to one of the claims 1 to 5, indicated by the fact that each part of the columns is designed with ribbed contact tabs (24) to (26) for holding bottles or cans, whereby three tabs are primarily provided in the column part, the middle tab (26) is essentially radially directed from the center of the columns towards the receiving compartment, and the outer tongues are generally normal to the respective side walls. 8. Container according to claim 7, characterized in that the parts of the columns with at least one part of their contact ribs pass into the ribs (27) of the bottom (3) of the container, which has a ribbed structure. 9. Tank according to one of the previous claims, characterized in that exhaust openings (28) are provided at the intersection points of the parts (19a) to (19d) of the columns in the bottom (3) of the tank.