Classifications

• • 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
  • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
  • B65D19/38—Details or accessories
  • B65D19/44—Elements or devices for locating articles on platforms
• • 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
  • B65D85/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
• • 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
  • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
  • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
  • B65D2585/686—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles vehicles
  • B65D2585/6867—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles vehicles automobiles
• • 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
  • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
  • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
  • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
  • B65D2585/6875—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles engines, motors, machines and vehicle parts
  • B65D2585/6882—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles engines, motors, machines and vehicle parts vehicle parts

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for storing and transporting elongated elements with ends folded back on the same side.
• This base is provided with generally vertical metal arches, which support mounting and wedging parts for painted bumpers, for example made of plastic.
• the base is also equipped with a central and longitudinal grating that the operator uses to place the bumpers one by one on their supports.
• the number of bumpers that it is possible to store in such a container is necessarily limited due to the size of the metal arches and the space that it is necessary to leave free for the passage of the operator.
• the number of bumper means per container is in the range of six to ten. It is easy to understand that this considerably limits the total number of bumpers transported by truck. However, the cost of transporting such objects is much higher than the cost price of the containers
• the present invention aims to provide a solution to these problems.
• this device for the storage and transport of elongated elements with ends folded back on the same side, such as bumpers of motor vehicles comprises vertically along two opposite sides, several senna straps semi- ⁇ gides in general shape of "U", whose crossbar extends substantially ho ⁇ zontal and inwardly, two straps facing one of the other being adapted to support by their transverse branch, an element at the connection zones of its intermediate part at its ends.
• the device does not include means of metal supports which, by construction, necessarily occupy space, it is possible to store a higher number of elements such as bumpers, this with equal dimensions .
• straps are used, the risk of damaging the elements during their installation and removal is reduced. These straps can, to a certain extent, retract to facilitate the placement or removal of an element
• said straps form with the horizontal an acute angle of approximately 60 °, - said straps are articulated at their branches around vertical axes;
• Said support means consist of a vertical slide, while said vertical edge comprises a rigid core inserted in said slide, the core constituting an axis of articulation for the flap;
• the crossbar of said straps is reinforced, for example using a metal core
• said straps are made of polyamide fibers
• FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a device according to the invention, in which a bumper is stored;
• FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating, in top view, the structure of the device
• - Figure 3 is a partial side view of a support strap and the associated flap;
• - Figure 4 is a top view intended to illustrate the method of fixing a flap to the device;
• FIG. 5 is a view of a strap, along a vertical and median section plane
• the device shown in the appended figures is particularly suitable for storing and transporting motor vehicle bumpers.
• This device comprises a metal base which bears the reference numeral 1.
• Figure 2 When viewed from above ( Figure 2), it takes the form of an elongated rectangle with two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides. These sides are materialized by an assembly of hollow metal sections 10 and 11 welded together.
• the length of the longitudinal sections 11 corresponds substantially to the width of the trailer of the truck in which this type of device is intended to be housed.
• an aisle 14 consisting of a central grating 140 which is supported laterally on two longitudinal sections 141.
• the sections 141 are hollow and open at the front transverse side of the base materialized by a profile 10.
• the reference 142 has the openings of the profiles 141 at this level, their spacing being provided to allow the forks of a forklift to be inserted therein.
• aisle 14 allows an operator to load bumpers on the device, to move from the front to the bottom of the latter and vice versa.
• each angle of the base 1 extend vertically metal posts 12 As an indication, they measure about lm50 in height. They are fixed to the base by welding and this mounting is reinforced by triangular angle angles 15.
• Parallel to the corner post 12 extend along the sections 11 several pairs of secondary posts 13.
• four pairs of posts are provided along each section 11.
• a different number could be expected, for example three or five pairs.
• the provision tion of the secondary posts along the two long sides of the base is symmetrical with respect to a vertical median plane. Consequently, the posts of each pair face two by two.
• the secondary posts 13 are preferably formed from hollow metal profiles and on their face facing the interior of the device is fixed a vertical plate 50 of reduced thickness, for example by means of screws not shown.
• a vertical slide section in the shape of "C" 51 whose opening, which extends vertically, faces the interior of the device.
• the device according to the invention is also equipped with flaps which bear the reference 3.
• flaps which bear the reference 3.
• These are, for example, strips of canvas, such as those used for tarpaulin covering trucks.
• it is a plastic fabric advantageously reinforced by a metallic or fiber mesh. While being solid, these flaps are liable to be deformed.
• flaps have an elongated rectangular shape with their two long sides 30 which have the length close to the height of the posts 13. Their short sides have a small dimension, for example of the order of ten centimeters.
• One of their long sides is folded 360 ° on itself, around a rod or metal core 6 which, also, has substantially the same height as that of the posts. This assembly is held in place by one or more series of seam lines C.
• each sheet 3 is inserted, at its vertical edge provided with the slide at "C", inside the slide 51.
• the ring 6 constitutes in a way a vertical axis d 'articulation for each flap 3.
• a series of semi-rigid straps 2 in general shape "U" extend in the vertical direction between each pair of flaps, a series of semi-rigid straps 2 in general shape "U". These straps are fixed by their parallel branches 21, to the external faces of the flaps 3. This fixing is carried out for example by means of seam lines C, as shown in FIG. 3. These straps are generally directed downwards and their parallel wings form with the horizontal an acute angle of the order of approximately 60 °.
• the crossbar 20 of the straps extends horizontally and longitudinally relative to the base of the device, and therefore transversely relative to the flaps 3. However, due to the inclination of the branches 21 relative to the horizontal, the plane in which the crossbar 20 is contained is inclined relative to the vertical
• the material which constitutes each of the straps is ⁇ gidified by a metallic core 7. This extends only at the level of the transverse bar 20 This is in fact made up of two bands sewn together and inside which said core 7 is inserted.
• Each pair of flaps 3 constitute with its associated straps 2 a deformable assembly, to a certain extent, relative to the vertical axes materialized by the rods 6
• these assemblies are relatively solid.
• the spacing between the flaps 3 constituting a pair is chosen so as to be slightly greater than the width of an article to be stored.
• the spacing between the straps which face each other in pairs is provided, as will be seen below, so as to be slightly less than the total length of the articles to be stored.
• bumpers that have been manufactured and painted by a subcontractor and that must be sent to the factory of an automobile manufacturer for mounting on vehicles.
• Each bumper 4 has a general banana shape with an elongated intermediate part 40 and two ends folded down on the same side 41.
• the reference zones 42 have identified the connection zones of the intermediate part 40 with the folded ends 41.
• the device according to the invention is assumed to be empty of bumpers and in place on the ground.
• the bumpers are assumed to be coated with a paint, which has had time to dry.
• a first step an operator P grabs a bumper.
• the natural gesture of grip of this bumper by the operator P is illustrated in FIG. 2, which means that he grasps it at its intermediate part 40, the folded ends 41 of the latter extending horizontally from each side of the operator.
• the operator climbs on the grating 140 and moves, in the direction of the arrow f, to the bottom of this device.
• the bumper 4 When the operator is in front of the last series of flaps which equips the bottom of the device, he raises the bumper 4 so as to present its folded ends 41 downwards. It then positions said ends so that they engage between the flaps 3 and the straps 2 arranged closest to the ground. As shown in FIG. 3, the bumper 4 rests on the crossbar 20 of the straps, at the level of the connection zone 42 of its intermediate part 40 at its ends 41. The bumper is in a way suspended to the straps, while the flaps between which extend its ends, constitute stops which oppose any lateral movement.
• the operator proceeds in the same way for each pair of straps, specifying that he always starts by positioning the bumpers, starting with the lowest straps.
• the bumper support means do not have any bulky fixed metal element, it is possible to install a higher number of bumpers per device.
• a device according to the invention has the following characteristics: - length: 2.40 m;
• the straps could be directly fixed and articulated on the posts of the device.
• these posts can be replaced by plates which extend vertically all along the device.
• the plates 50 can be easily removed, so that the frame of the device can be used to store other objects there.

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