WO2009127004A1 - Perfectionnements apportés à des casiers à usages multiples - Google Patents

Perfectionnements apportés à des casiers à usages multiples Download PDF

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WO2009127004A1
WO2009127004A1 PCT/AU2009/000470 AU2009000470W WO2009127004A1 WO 2009127004 A1 WO2009127004 A1 WO 2009127004A1 AU 2009000470 W AU2009000470 W AU 2009000470W WO 2009127004 A1 WO2009127004 A1 WO 2009127004A1
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Stephen Charles Howison
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Bulk Handling Australia Group Pty Ltd
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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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/54—Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying
    • B65D88/64—Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying preventing bridge formation
    • B65D88/68—Large containers characterised by means facilitating filling or emptying preventing bridge formation using rotating devices
    • 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

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  • This invention concerns the use of utility bins of the type used in industry to transport parts from a parts supplier to a manufacturer who then incorporates the parts into a larger assembly.
  • a typical use would be the supply of components to an automobile assembly plant.
  • bins which, after emptying, are collapsible in some manner in order to reduce the cost of transporting the empty bins back to the parts supplier for reuse.
  • bins of a fixed size for a delivery of parts it is common when using bins of a fixed size for a delivery of parts to only partly fill the bin at the time of delivery.
  • transport costs are often set by volume rather than weight, there would then be a cost involved in delivering the empty space in a partly filled bin.
  • An aim of the present invention is to provide a bin which is adjustable in size to accommodate the volume of the load therein. Certain embodiments are stackable with other like bins, and are collapsible to a minimal volume and then stackable, so reducing the cost for a return journey.
  • the invention provides a bin comprising a base, four elongate corner posts and four wall panels, wherein:
  • each said wall panel when erected has side edges retained by a respective pair of adjacent said corner posts;
  • each said corner post comprises a plurality of segments slidably adjustable and lockable relative to each other such that the locked height of that post may be selected from a range of heights;
  • each wall panel is storable within said base and raiseable to a height corresponding to the height of the corner posts; whereby the bin is configurable to have adjustable wall heights.
  • each said corner post has locking means for retaining the segments at a selection of predetermined positions to create a post of the desired height.
  • the height of the wall panel adjusts to whatever said post height has been previously set.
  • each said wall panel is stored within the base and is drawn out and upwards to engage the posts by which its edges are retained.
  • each corner post is hinged whereby it may be raised from a first generally horizontal alignment to a generally vertical alignment.
  • each wall comprises a panel of roller shutter type fabrication whose side edges engage within channels on the segments of the respective posts.
  • portions of said segments of each said corner post are tubular and slide telescopically one into the other.
  • portions of said segments provide a guide for the wall panel and have the form of channels which nest into each other when the post is set at a low height
  • the bottom of the bin carries means for locating onto tops of corresponding corner posts of a like bin whereby the bins are stackable.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic front view of parts of a bin, according to a first embodiment of the invention, shown with the bin in its folded down position;
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 shows a shutter panel of which four are included in the bin of the first embodiment
  • Figure 4 is a front view of two such bins, each in their fully erected configuration and with one stacked on top of the other;
  • Figure 5 is a cross-section view of portion of the frame of the bin in Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 is a plan view section through A-A shown on Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a plan view through section B-B shown in Figure 5;
  • Figure 8 is a side elevation cross-section view through a corner post on the bin shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 9 is a side view orthogonal to Figure 8.
  • Figure 10 is a view of part of the post shown in Figure 8.
  • Figure 11 is a cross-section view of another part of the post shown in Figure 8.
  • Figure 12 is a cross-section view of a post erected at its minimum height, shown alongside a cross-section of an upright member of the frame shown in
  • Figure 13 is a cross-section view of the post extended a first distance shown alongside a cross-section of a bottom portion of the post;
  • Figure 14 is a cross-section view of the post extended to a second distance greater than the first distance shown in Figure 13, shown alongside a cross-section of an intermediate portion of the post; and Figure 15 is a cross-section view of the post when fully extended, shown alongside a cross-section view of a top part of the post.
  • a bin 10 of the preferred embodiment has a main frame portion 12 to which four corner posts 14, 15, 16 and 17 (collectively identified as corner posts 22) are pivotally attached.
  • the frame portion 12 and the corner posts are of steel construction.
  • Four shutter panels 19 (not shown in Figure 1) slide out from within the main frame portion 12 and slide up, with their side edges 20 engaging respective corner posts, to form the walls 21 of the bin 10.
  • the main frame portion has four upright frame members 38 positioned at the corners of a square and linked by four peripheral lower frame members 24 and four peripheral upper frame members 26.
  • the peripheral lower frame members 24 are also linked by an orthogonally aligned cross-bracing of support members 28 such that the frame members 24 and the support members 28 together form a planar lower frame grid 32 as seen in Figure 6.
  • the peripheral upper frame members 26 are linked by a cross-bracing of support members 30 such that the frame members 26 and the support members 30 together form a planar upper frame grid 34 as seen in Figure 7.
  • the main frame portion 12 is 1150 mm square in plan.
  • the peripheral lower frame members 24 are formed of 50 mm x 25 mm rectangular hollow section steel having a 1.6 mm wall thickness.
  • the peripheral upper frame members 26 are formed of 25 mm x 25 mm x 1.6 mm square hollow-section steel.
  • the support members 28 and 30 are formed of 25 x 25 x 3 mm square hollow-section steel.
  • the posts 22, frame members 24 and 26, and support members 28 and 30 are welded together to form a rigid main frame portion 12.
  • a floor panel 36 is placed on the upper frame grid 34 to support the load in the bin.
  • This panel may be 6mm thick plastics material or any other sheet material suited to the purpose.
  • the lower frame grid 32 is spaced from the ground sufficiently to allow convenient insertion and removal of forklift tines below.
  • a pair of shallow channels 40 are welded to and beneath the lower frame grid 32. The tines are preferably nested into those channels when lifting the bin.
  • the bin 10 has four upright corner posts 22 attached at the corners of the main frame portion 12.
  • the posts 22 are pivotally attached to their respective upright frame member 38 in a manner that permits each post to stand upright (as shown in Figures 4 and 11) for normal use of the bin but to lay over flat (as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 8) for shipping the bin empty.
  • Each post 22 comprises three telescopically nested portions, namely a bottom post portion 42, an intermediate post portion 44 and a top post portion 46.
  • the post portions are formed of square hollow-section steel and sized so that each top portion 46 slides neatly into the associated intermediate portion 44, which in turn slides neatly into the bottom portion 42.
  • the bottom portion is sized to slide neatly into its corresponding upright frame member 38.
  • Each post portion is sized such that it neatly slideably engages with its engaging portion(s).
  • the degree to which each post extends may be selected and fixed by appropriate pins through holes, by spring loaded catches, or by any other suitable means. Examples of various degrees of extension are shown in Figures 12 to 15.
  • each bottom post portion Near one end of each bottom post portion a steel pin 50 is rigidly fastened therethrough and the ends of that pin extend outwards to be captive within a pair of slots 52 formed through opposing side walls 53 in the upright frame member 38. The engagement of the pin ends in the slots prevents separation of the post from the upright frame member 38.
  • the post is first raised and then the bottom of the bottom post portion 42 allowed to slide down into the upright frame member 38.
  • the walls 21 have a link slat construction, which is a type of construction used for metal shutters or roller doors.
  • a plurality of interlocked aluminium slats 70 have curled longitudinal edges so shaped as to permit the slats to be edge connected in a hinging manner. The ends of each slat carry nylon end caps which are retained within channel shaped guides.
  • Each panel 19 has an associated pair of opposed channel shaped guides which have three regions.
  • the first region 63 is where the four shutter panels 19 are stored horizontally layered between the lower frame grid 32 and the upper frame grid 34.
  • Two pairs of such guides are shown in end view in Figure 1.
  • One pair of guides 72 is positioned immediately beneath the upper frame grid 34 and this receives the panel from the front of the bin.
  • Another pair of guides 73 a little distance below receives the panel from the rear of the bin.
  • An additional two pairs of guides 74 and 75 are aligned at right angles to guides 72 and 73 and receive the two side panels.
  • Figure 5 shows guides 72 and 73 (although not numbered to assist clarity) and also guides 74 and 75 which are seen in side view.
  • the four shutter panels 19 are in this way stored, one above the other, within the main frame portion 12.
  • the second region 64 of the panel guides is on the upright corner posts where the panels are retained vertically. This portion is described in detail later in this specification.
  • the third region 65 of the guides is the curved connection which forms a transition between the first and second regions. This feature can be seen for one end of two panels in Figure 5 where a curved length of channel shaped guide 78, 79 links each horizontal guide portion 74, 75 to the vertical guide portions mounted on the posts.
  • a bottom guide portion 54 is rigidly attached to the bottom post portion 42
  • an intermediate guide portion 56 is rigidly attached to the intermediate post portion 44
  • a top guide portion 58 is rigidly attached to the top post portion 46.
  • a stabilization frame (not shown) which locates onto the top of each post may be fitted to the top of an erected bin in order to stabilize the top of the posts and thus help prevent the edges of the walls slipping out of the guides on the posts.
  • the frame may include a panel to form a lid for the bin.
  • the top corners of each wall may be locked onto the respective posts they are engaged with, by means of a pin or latch or any other suitable fastening means.
  • each upright frame member 38 carries a cup shaped foot 62 into which a top post portion of a like bin can nest. This facilitates stacking of like bins as shown in Figure 4.
  • the posts 22 in Figures 1 and 2 are shown telescoped down to their minimum length and folded to be all parallel.
  • the posts would fold down so as to all lay in a clockwise direction or, alternatively, all lay in an anticlockwise direction. This would provide two advantages. First all the legs and upright frame members could be made the same whereas mirror images are required in the first embodiment described earlier. Secondly, the posts could more easily be made longer, so allowing a bin capacity up to a little more than 1 cubic metre.

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L'invention porte sur un casier qui comporte une base, quatre montants de coin allongés et quatre panneaux de paroi, chacun desdits panneaux de paroi, lorsqu'il est dressé, ayant des bords latéraux maintenus par une paire respective desdits montants de coin adjacents; chacun desdits montants de coin comportant une pluralité de segments pouvant être ajustés par coulissement et verrouillés les uns par rapport aux autres de telle sorte que la hauteur de verrouillage de chaque montant peut être sélectionnée parmi une gamme de hauteurs, et chaque panneau de paroi pouvant être stocké à l'intérieur de ladite base et pouvant être élevé à une hauteur correspondant à la hauteur des montants de coin; ce par quoi le casier peut être configuré de façon à avoir des hauteurs de paroi ajustables.
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WO2011020134A1 (fr) * 2009-08-18 2011-02-24 Lawrence Joseph Bongailas Bac d'expédition escamotable à volume variable
WO2011148180A3 (fr) * 2010-05-28 2012-01-19 Belron Hungary Kft - Zug Branch Conteneur palettisé

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GB2160851A (en) * 1984-06-30 1986-01-02 Isaac Forsyth Collapsible container
DE4228949A1 (de) * 1992-08-31 1994-03-10 Stucki Kunststoffwerk Transportkasten aus Kunststoff
US6227397B1 (en) * 1998-12-30 2001-05-08 Kim Jum-Kyu Variable height container for vessel
WO2003018438A1 (fr) * 2001-07-17 2003-03-06 New-Logistics Gmbh Contenant de transport pliable

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GB2160851A (en) * 1984-06-30 1986-01-02 Isaac Forsyth Collapsible container
DE4228949A1 (de) * 1992-08-31 1994-03-10 Stucki Kunststoffwerk Transportkasten aus Kunststoff
US6227397B1 (en) * 1998-12-30 2001-05-08 Kim Jum-Kyu Variable height container for vessel
WO2003018438A1 (fr) * 2001-07-17 2003-03-06 New-Logistics Gmbh Contenant de transport pliable

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WO2011020134A1 (fr) * 2009-08-18 2011-02-24 Lawrence Joseph Bongailas Bac d'expédition escamotable à volume variable
WO2011148180A3 (fr) * 2010-05-28 2012-01-19 Belron Hungary Kft - Zug Branch Conteneur palettisé
CN102917959A (zh) * 2010-05-28 2013-02-06 柏隆匈牙利公司-楚格分公司 托盘容器

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