WO1991007328A1 - Ameliorations relatives aux caisses de stockage - Google Patents

Ameliorations relatives aux caisses de stockage Download PDF

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WO1991007328A1
WO1991007328A1 PCT/SE1990/000713 SE9000713W WO9107328A1 WO 1991007328 A1 WO1991007328 A1 WO 1991007328A1 SE 9000713 W SE9000713 W SE 9000713W WO 9107328 A1 WO9107328 A1 WO 9107328A1
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crate
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Gösta FREDRIKSSON
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Plastic Form Gf Ab
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/14—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material of skeleton or apertured construction, e.g. baskets or carriers made up of interconnected spaced bands, rods, or strips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/305—Bottle-crates

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  • the present invention relates to a storage crate for objects such as cans, bottles or the like and which comprises partly a crate with a bottom and corner portions upstanding therefrom, the corner portions being, at the top, connected with top pieces, whereby the crate has - an opening in at least one side wall, and partly an insert disposed in the crate and provided with compartments for the objects, the in ⁇ sert being slidable, in the vertical direction of the crate, between a lower position where it blocks the opening and an upper position where it permits laterally directed removal of the objects through the opening, the insert h i eing guided interiorly in the crate.
  • SE-B-407 779 discloses a storage crate of the above-considered type.
  • the insert and the crate have, at their corner regions, guide surfaces which guide the insert interiorly in the crate.
  • the present invention has for its object to realise an apparatus of the type mentioned by way of introduction, the apparatus being de ⁇ signed in such a manner as to obviate those problems which are based on tolerances in manufacture.
  • the present invention has for its object to realise an apparatus which affords the possi ⁇ bility of compensation for manufacturing tolerances without the in ⁇ sert consequently running the risk of yawning loosely in the crate.
  • the object forming the basis of the present invention will be at ⁇ tained if the apparatus is characterised in that at least certain of the walls in the insert defining the compartments have attenuated portions for the creation of deformation zones.
  • the insert will show a certain capacity to change shape in response to possible configurational defects or dimensional flaws in the crate.
  • One advantageous embodiment of the present invention is also charac ⁇ terised in that the compartments are in the form of equilateral hex ⁇ agons, that the attenuated portions are disposed in the middle of the sides of the hexagons and extend stripwise throughout the entire height of those walls which define the compartments.
  • Fig. 1 is, in perspective, an exploded illustration of a crate designed according to the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the insert; and Fig. 3 shows, in perspective and on a larger scale, the encircled portion of Fig. 2 marked A.
  • Fig. 1 shows a storage crate for bottles, cans and similar objects which is intended partly for transport and partly for direct sale of the objects.
  • the storage crate is designed in such a manner that it is composed of two different parts, viz. an outer case or crate 1 and an insert 2 mounted therein and provided with a compartment unit for the objects.
  • the insert 2 In the position of use of the storage crate, the insert 2 is placed interiorly in the outer case 1 or crate by being slid down into the crate from above.
  • the crate 1 has substantially smooth and even inner defining surfaces and a bottom which is not specified more closely on the Drawing but which is preferably produced from a grid construction.
  • the crate On its outside, the crate has a number of rigidi- fying fillets directed transversely or at right angles to the side walls, the fillets, however, not being shown in Fig. 1.
  • the side walls will have requisite rigidity and mechanical strength.
  • the crate 1 is composed of four corner portions in the form of tubular, downwardly open posts or profiles 3 which, at the upper end of the crate, are connected via horizontally directed top pieces 4. Furthermore, the crate is provided, along the bottom, with lower side pieces 5 which, in the vertical direction, are preferably of lesser extent than the top pieces 4. As a result of this design and construction, the crate will have an opening 6 in each side surface. However, as an inti ⁇ mately related and self-evident modification, it is conceivable that at least certain of the side surfaces be closed by providing panel ⁇ like means in place of the openings, possibly provided with rigidi- fying fillets.
  • the corner portions may of course be wider so that together they may at least partly or completely cover one side surface of the crate.
  • the insert 2 is composed of a com ⁇ partment unit 7 which, in the illustrated embodiment, has compart ⁇ ments designed as equilateral hexagons. A single row of such com ⁇ partments is shown in the Figure, but it will be obvious that ident- ical or similar compartments are disposed in the entire compartment unit, with one row on either side of that illustrated.
  • the compartment unit 7 has an outer defining frame 8 which defines a nominal outer contour of the compartment unit.
  • This defining frame is produced from upright strip or panel material and is of a height which approximately corresponds to the height of the top pieces 4 of the crate 1. Furthermore, the defining frame 8 and the compartment unit 7 are preferably of the same height.
  • the defining frame 8 has downwardly directed legs 9 which have, outwardly facing guide surfaces 10 preferably dis ⁇ posed at an angle of 45° to the sides of the frame 8.
  • the guide sur ⁇ faces 10 are arranged to guide against corner surfaces 11 disposed interiorly in the crate 1 and of approximately the same width as the guide surfaces 10, These corner surfaces 11 are produced as one side of the closed profile which forms the corner posts 3.
  • the insert is movable in the crate in the vertical direction thereof and switchable between a lower position where the compartment unit 7 blocks the openings 6 in the side surfaces of the crate.
  • This is achieved in that the down ⁇ wardly directed legs 9 have been given a suitable height for this purpose.
  • the corner surfaces 11 in the crate 1 are provided with guide grooves 12, guide projections 13 on the legs 9 of the insert 2 running in these guide grooves.
  • the guide grooves 12 are also created directly in the closed profile which forms the corner posts 3, whereby the walls defining the guide grooves will also be walls in the closed profile.
  • dimensioning of the legs 9, the guide surfaces 10, the guide grooves 12 and the corner surfaces 11 may be adapted such that the major guiding function is realised by the guide grooves 12 and the guide projections 13.
  • the guide surfaces 10 may come into abutment against the corner surfaces 11 in order to reinforce the guiding function.
  • the function of the above-described crate is such that, once the in ⁇ sert 2 has been mounted in the crate 1 and this filled with bottles, the insert 2 is in a standing position with the legs 9 against the bottom of the crate. In this position, the compartment unit 7 will be located roughly in the middle of the crate viewed vertically so that thereby the compartment unit blocks the openings 6. In this position, the objects may only be removed from the crate upwardly.
  • the insert 2 is slidable in the vertical direction and may be slid to an upper position where the compartment uni-t is substantially concealed behind the top pieces 4. In this position, an object may be lifted slightly so that its bottom comes to a level higher than the upper edge of the lower side pieces 5. In this state, the object may be pivoted laterally and re ⁇ moved bottom-first through one or other of the openings 6.
  • the present design of the crate it is possible lateral ⁇ ly to remove objects from any optional crate, even in the middle of a stack of crates.
  • Fig. 2 shows the insert 2 viewed straight from above.
  • the compartments 7 are in the form of equilateral hexagons which are arranged so that they have pairwise common walls.
  • the insert has ten compartments and a defining frame 8 extends about these, the frame being approximately rectangular in configuration.
  • two compartments 19 in the middle row have projecting portions 20 which extend out- side the nominal contour which the frame 8 forms. On sliding of the insert in an upward direction, these projecting portions 20 will be accommodated in corresponding recesses 21 in the crate 1 proper.
  • Fig. 1 It is apparent from Fig. 1 that the guide surfaces 11 and guide grooves 12 of the crate 1 are disposed at the corner portions 3 and that these are of large transverse dimensions.
  • the corner portions are produced as tubular, closed profiles and hereby enjoy a high de ⁇ gree of rigidity.
  • the above-described design of the insert also gives rise to a rela ⁇ tively high degree of configurational stability.
  • the total effect of the configurational stability of the crate and the insert will be such that, in the event of incorrect tolerances, there would be a risk that the insert cannot be slid in the vertical direction of the crate 1 in the intended manner.
  • At least certain of the walls which define the compartments 7 have at ⁇ tenuated portions which extend throughout the entire vertical extent of the wall arid which thereby create a deformation zone or yield zone 27.
  • these attenuated portions are disposed approxi ⁇ mately in the middle of the walls which define the hexagonal co - partmentsi
  • Fig. 3 shows on a larger scale and in perspective how the yield zones 27 may be . realised. It will be apparent that the walls 28 de ⁇ fining the compartments have depressions or shallow grooves 29 so that the remaining material in the wall 28 at the bottom of the groove will be of considerably slighter cross-section 30 than is the case for the rest of the wall. In Fig. 3, shallow grooves 29 are provided on both sides of the wall 28, and it will be further appreciated that these grooves are gently arched so that there are no abrupt surface area changes. However, according to the present invention it is also possible to employ one-sided placement of grooves and hereby still achieve the same ef ⁇ fect.
  • the shallow grooves 29 may be disposed in association with the intersection regions where the walls 28 meet one another.
  • the grooves 29 will be placed in the corners of the hexagonal compartments.
  • a combination of the above- described alternative placements of the grooves may also be em- ployed.
  • the grooves marked 29 it is also possible according to the invention to utilise -a more continuously varying thickness of the wall throughout the length of the wall 28. Such an embodiment corresponds, naturally, to a considerably wider groove 29. In ex ⁇ treme cases, the groove may, of course, be of such a width that, in principle, it extends throughout the entire length of the wall 28.

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Abstract

Une caisse à bouteilles comporte un fond et des montants en coins verticaux (3), lesquels sont reliés à la partie supérieure par l'intermédiaire de pièces supérieures (4), de sorte que la caisse présente des ouvertures (6) dans ces côtés. La caisse comporte une garniture (2) divisée en compartiments (7), ladite garniture pouvant être déplacée entre une position inférieure dans laquelle elle bloque les ouvertures (6), et une position supérieure dans laquelle elle permet le retrait latéral des bouteilles. Ladite garniture (2) est guidée dans la caisse par l'intermédiaire de surfaces de guidage (12, 13). Afin de neutraliser les tolérances et les rétrécissements, au moins certaines des parois définissant les compartiments (7) dans la garniture (2) présentent des parties amincies constituant des zones de déformation. Les compartiments (7) se présentent sous la forme d'hexagones équilatéraux, et les parties amincies sont disposées au milieu des côtés des hexagones, et s'étendent sous la forme de bandes sur la totalité de la hauteur des parois définissant les compartiments.
PCT/SE1990/000713 1989-11-13 1990-11-05 Ameliorations relatives aux caisses de stockage WO1991007328A1 (fr)

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NO921897A NO178490C (no) 1989-11-13 1992-05-13 Anordning ved lagringskasse for gjenstander, særlig bokser, flasker o.l.

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SE8903810-3 1989-11-13
SE8903810A SE467662B (sv) 1989-11-13 1989-11-13 Anordning vid foervaringsback

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EP0655397A1 (fr) * 1993-11-25 1995-05-31 Schoeller-Plast S.A. Caisse à bouteilles avec cloisonnage insérable
EP0691818A1 (fr) * 1993-04-02 1996-01-17 L & P Property Management Company Systeme de presentation de produits avec plateau d'approvisionnement par gravite
FR2745789A1 (fr) * 1996-03-05 1997-09-12 Saint Gobain Emballage Dispositif d'emballage de recipients en verre
AU716767B2 (en) * 1996-03-06 2000-03-09 Otto Plastics Pty Ltd A crate with slidable side barrier

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US2526113A (en) * 1947-09-30 1950-10-17 Sanford J Blackwell Bottle crate
CH537311A (de) * 1971-03-10 1973-05-31 Alfred Stoeckli Soehne Fa Harass für den Transport und die Lagerung von Flaschen
FI47316B (fr) * 1972-04-06 1973-07-31 Sarvis Oy
US3762594A (en) * 1970-11-09 1973-10-02 Stromberg & Co As Svein Arrangement pertaining to a case for bottles, boxes or other standardized articles
NO135176B (fr) * 1974-12-20 1976-11-15 Norplasta As
SE407779B (sv) * 1973-05-29 1979-04-23 Norplasta As Lada for staende flaskor eller liknande forsedd med en oppning i en sidovegg for uttagning av flaskor

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2526113A (en) * 1947-09-30 1950-10-17 Sanford J Blackwell Bottle crate
US3762594A (en) * 1970-11-09 1973-10-02 Stromberg & Co As Svein Arrangement pertaining to a case for bottles, boxes or other standardized articles
CH537311A (de) * 1971-03-10 1973-05-31 Alfred Stoeckli Soehne Fa Harass für den Transport und die Lagerung von Flaschen
FI47316B (fr) * 1972-04-06 1973-07-31 Sarvis Oy
SE407779B (sv) * 1973-05-29 1979-04-23 Norplasta As Lada for staende flaskor eller liknande forsedd med en oppning i en sidovegg for uttagning av flaskor
NO135176B (fr) * 1974-12-20 1976-11-15 Norplasta As

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0691818A1 (fr) * 1993-04-02 1996-01-17 L & P Property Management Company Systeme de presentation de produits avec plateau d'approvisionnement par gravite
EP0691818A4 (fr) * 1993-04-02 1996-08-28 L & P Property Management Co Systeme de presentation de produits avec plateau d'approvisionnement par gravite
EP0655397A1 (fr) * 1993-11-25 1995-05-31 Schoeller-Plast S.A. Caisse à bouteilles avec cloisonnage insérable
FR2745789A1 (fr) * 1996-03-05 1997-09-12 Saint Gobain Emballage Dispositif d'emballage de recipients en verre
AU716767B2 (en) * 1996-03-06 2000-03-09 Otto Plastics Pty Ltd A crate with slidable side barrier

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SE8903810L (sv) 1991-05-14
SE467662B (sv) 1992-08-24
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NO178490C (no) 1996-04-10
NO178490B (no) 1996-01-02
SE8903810D0 (sv) 1989-11-13

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