WO2012155191A1 - Système d'emballage - Google Patents

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WO2012155191A1
WO2012155191A1 PCT/AU2012/000520 AU2012000520W WO2012155191A1 WO 2012155191 A1 WO2012155191 A1 WO 2012155191A1 AU 2012000520 W AU2012000520 W AU 2012000520W WO 2012155191 A1 WO2012155191 A1 WO 2012155191A1
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cleat
packaging system
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Richard Michaels
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Capral Limited
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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
    • B65D61/00—External frames or supports adapted to be assembled around, or applied to, articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B27/00—Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B27/10—Bundling rods, sticks, or like elongated objects

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  • the present invention relates to a packaging system used in the transportation of an elongate or extruded product.
  • Elongate products such as aluminium or plastic extrusions
  • these products will be stacked for transportation, with timber skids, cleats or pallets used to vertically separate groups of the products.
  • a packaging system for the transportation of an elongate product comprising at least two spaced apart cleat units through which the product is supported, each cleat unit including a lower cleat, an upper cleat and side upright supports that interconnect the lower and upper cleats to form a space through which the product is supported wherein the side upright supports and cleats interconnect by a pocket interconnection.
  • the upper and lower cleats may be of planar, generally rectangular, form and include a pocket located at each corner of the respective cleat for receiving one of the upright supports.
  • the upper and lower cleats may include a hollow interior for receiving, through a side slot, a reinforcing planar member.
  • the upper and lower cleats may include a strapping recess oriented centrally along a length of the cleats for accommodating a strap.
  • the pockets of the lower cleats may be closed to form upper and lower blind recesses. Contrastingly, the pockets of the upper cleats may be open to allow the upright supports to pass therethrough such that one cleat unit can be stacked above another cleat unit by interlocking upright supports in the lower cleat unit with the lower blind recesses in the upper cleat unit. More broadly, one cleat unit can be stacked above another cleat unit by interlocking upper ends of the upright supports in the lower cleat unit with pockets in the lower cleats of the upper cleat unit Brief Description of the Drawings
  • Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a packaging system in use
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a cleat unit of the packaging system of Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view of an upper cleat of the cleat unit of Figure 2;
  • Figure 4 is a top perspective view of the upper cleat of Figure 3;
  • Figure 5A is a bottom perspective view of a lower cleat of the cleat unit of Figure 2;
  • Figure 5B is a close-up partial bottom perspective view of a lower cleat
  • Figure 6 is a top perspective view of the lower cleat of Figure 5A;
  • Figure 7 is an exploded view of a cleat unit
  • Figure 8 is a top perspective view of a packaging system packaging stacked elongate products.
  • a packaging system 10, as shown in Figure 1 is used for the
  • the packaging system 10 includes four cleat units 14 through which the product is supported.
  • a packaging system 10 may include two or more cleat units 14 as appropriate to support a particular elongate product 12.
  • the cleat units 14 can be spaced as appropriate to, for example, accommodate a particular elongate product 12 or to account for different types of cleat material. For example: heavier elongate products 12 may require a greater number of cleat units 14 to be used in order to adequately support its weight; a product 12 with non-uniform weight distribution may require non- uniform cleat unit 14 distribution along its length; and cleat units 14 made from lighter materials may warrant the use of more cleat units 14 in order to properly support the elongate product 12, without damage to either the elongate product
  • planks or pallets are generally fixed in position relative to one another or are simply sandwiched between two products 12 (or a product 12 and the transport surface) to be retained in position.
  • the former allows little variability in length and must therefore be assembled to suit the particular dimensions of an elongate product
  • the latter allows shunting and movement of elongate products 12, and is simply a support for the weight of the elongate product 12.
  • packaging system 10 can be adapted to support elongate products 12 of different sizes and weights for transportation on the transport surface.
  • Each cleat unit 14 as shown in Figure 2, includes a lower cleat 16, an upper cleat 18 and side upright supports 20.
  • the side upright supports 20 interconnect the lower and upper cleats 16, 18 at a pocket interconnection 30,
  • the cleat units 14 can form a substantially rigid structure so that there is little or no relative movement of the lower and upper cleats 16, 18 during transportation. Thus shunting of cleat units 14 against each other can be prevented.
  • the pocket interconnection 30, 20i is formed by a pocket-type of engagement between a recess and a protruding member.
  • the pocket interconnection includes a pocket 30 located at each end of both the upper and lower cleats 16, 18, adapted to receive a protruding part of the upright support 20, which is specifically illustrated in Figure 7 as the ends 20i of upright supports 20.
  • the pocket interconnection could include a reverse connection where the cleats, rather than providing pockets, instead provide protruding inserts or lugs or the like, that are receivable in pockets that could be formed at the ends of the upright supports 20. While two side upright supports 20 are shown at either end of the lower and upper cleats 16, 18, it will be appreciated that one or more side upright supports 20 may be used at either end, though use of at least two such side upright supports 20 is preferred for the purpose of stability and rigidity.
  • the lower and upper cleats 16, 18 include a hollow interior 24 (visible through side slot 26) for receiving a reinforcing planar member 28.
  • the interior of the upper cleat 18 is empty, whereas that of the lower cleat 16 is occupied by a reinforcing planar member 28.
  • the reinforcing planar members 28 extend along an underside of the elongate product 12 effectively increasing the area of the contact surface between the cleat units 14 and the product 12.
  • the increased contact area of the combination of the lower cleat 16 and reinforcing planar member 28 distributes the weight of the product 12 over a greater surface area and thus reduces the risk of damage to the surface or surface finish of the product 12.
  • the increased contact area between the packaging system 10 and the elongate product 12 can increase the friction required to slide the product 12 from the space 22 between the lower and upper cleats 16, 18, thereby reducing the likelihood of undesired movement of the elongate product 12 when in transit.
  • An upper cleat 18, as shown in Figure 3, is of a planar, generally rectangular, form.
  • the upper cleat 18 includes a pocket 30 located at each corner for receiving an end of one of the side upright supports 20.
  • the upper cleat 18 includes two beams 32i, 32ii that extend, in use, laterally across the elongate product 12.
  • the beams 32i, 32ii are connected by a plate 34 spanning between the beams 32i, 32ii along substantially the entire length thereof.
  • the beams 32i, 32ii provide flexural rigidity to the cleat unit 14 in the vertical direction (i.e. normal to the top surface of the elongate product 12), whereas both beams 32i, 32ii and the plate 34 provide flexural rigidity in the horizontal plane (i.e. a plane parallel to the top surface of the elongate product 12).
  • a degree of torsional rigidity is also provided by end plates 35.
  • a reinforcing planar member 28 (as shown in the lower cleat 18 in Figure 2) can be received in the hollow interior 24 in the direction indicated by arrow X.
  • the reinforcing planar member 28 will only extend into one of said beams 32i, until it comes into abutment with an internal wall 38 of that beam (the internal wall 38 of the second beam 32ii being more easily visible in Figure 3).
  • the reinforcing planar member 28 of the present embodiment therefore extends out one side of the upper cleat 18.
  • the internal walls 38 may also include slots similar to slots 26 (as shown in Figure 2), such that the reinforcing planar member 28 extends through a first side slot 26i in a first beam 32i, underneath plate 34 and into a second side slot 26ii (shown in broken lines) in a second beam 32ii.
  • the reinforcing planar member 28 can extend out one or both sides of the upper cleat 18.
  • the upper cleat 18 also includes on its upper surface a central recess 36 defined by the plate 34 and side walls 38.
  • the recess 36 extends along the length of the cleat 18 and into end slots 40 that extend from recess 36 towards the lower cleat 16.
  • a strap (not shown) or sling may be received in the recess 36 and slots 40 to more securely retain the cleat unit 14 in position.
  • a lower cleat 16 as shown in Figures 5A and 5B, is similar to the upper cleat 18 except that its pockets 30i are blind (i.e. do not extend through the lower cleat 16 but are instead blocked off by a plate 42).
  • a side upright support 20 is thus inserted into the top of each pocket 30i and comes into abutment against the plate 42, thereby maintaining the end of the side upright support 20 in position within the pocket 30i.
  • each pocket 30i may be provide an internal constriction 44, as shown in Figure 5B.
  • Such an internal constriction 44 would allow one side upright support 20 to be inserted into the top of the pocket 30i, while another side upright support 20 is inserted into the bottom of the pocket 301. Both side upright supports 20 would then abut the internal constriction 44 (or internal plate as the case may be).
  • the constriction 44 (or internal plate) in the pocket 30i effectively creates upper and lower blind recesses allowing cleat units 14 to be stacked atop one another by interlocking side upright supports 20 in a lower cleat unit 14 with the lower blind recesses in the upper cleat unit 14 (discussed further in relation to Figure 8).
  • the internal constriction 44 would also allow the pocket 30i of the lower cleat 16 to be received over a lug or other feature that is fixed to the transport surface (not shown). In so doing, the lower cleat 16, and thus the entire cleat unit 14, would be rigidly positioned relative to the transport surface.
  • the plate 34 of the upper cleat 18, which is a closed or solid plate, is replaced in the lower cleat 16, by an open sleeve 46 as shown in Figures 5A and 6.
  • a reinforcing planar member 28 can be thus received through the slot 26 in one side of the lower cleat 16, and extend through the sleeve 46 to the other side of the lower cleat 16. If desired, the reinforcing planar member 28 can extend out both sides of the lower cleat 16.
  • the lower cleat 16 is that which provides most support to the weight of the elongate product 12, it will generally be desirable that the lower cleat 16 be provided with the reinforcing planar member 28 in preference to the upper member 18.
  • the hollow interior 24 of the lower cleat 16 also presents a tine slot into which the tines of a forklift (not shown) can be inserted to lift the elongate product 12 rearwardly off the truck.
  • the elongate product 12 may be lifted from the side by insertion of tines into the recesses 47, as shown in Figure 5A, of a plurality of lower cleats 16.
  • Lifting elongate products 12 from the side can thus be facilitated by spacing the lower cleats 16 along an elongate product 12 at intervals matching the distance between the tines, or similar, of a forklift or other lifting machine (e.g. a gantry crane using slings passing through the recesses 47).
  • a forklift or other lifting machine e.g. a gantry crane using slings passing through the recesses 47.
  • the sleeve 46 may also be replaced by a hollow or solid central beam (not shown). Accordingly, reinforcing planar members 28 could extend into the slots 26 in the same manner as described in relation to the upper cleat 18 but stop short at the solid beam. Replacing the sleeve 46 with a hollow or solid beam strengthens the lower cleat 16 and also increases its structural rigidity.
  • the lower cleat 16 also includes a recess 48 and slots 50 that are respectively similar to recess 36 and slots 40 as shown in Figure 4.
  • the recess 48 and slots 50 allow the lower cleat 16 to be independently secured to the transport surface (not shown). This concept is discussed further in relation to Figure 8.
  • FIG. 7 An exploded view of an alternative cleat unit 52 is shown in Figure 7. Whilst the upper cleat 18, side upright supports 20 and reinforcing planar member 28 are as hereinbefore described and will thus need not be described in further detail, the sleeve 46 of the lower cleat 16 has been replaced by a plate 54 similar to plate 34 of the upper cleat 18 as shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the lower and upper cleats 16, 18 will be fabricated from steel and as such present a hard surface to the elongate product 12.
  • the insert 58 can be fabricated from a softer material, e.g. timber, composite, etc, to bear against the elongate product 12 and thereby at least mitigate potentially damaging contact between the elongate product 12 and the lower cleat 16.
  • the insert 58 may be fabricated from a rubberised material, or other material having a relatively high coefficient of friction, so that the lower cleat 16 effectively "grips" the elongate product 12.
  • each of the side upright supports 20 can extend through both cleat units 14i, 14ii that are stacked atop one another.
  • the side upright supports 20 may extend from the lower cleat 16ii of the lower cleat unit 14ii through the upper cleat 18ii of the lower cleat unit 14ii, and into the pocket of the lower cleat 16i of the upper cleat unit 14i.
  • the constriction 44 can be particularly advantageous as it presents upper and lower blind recesses to side upright supports 20 extending into the pocket from both above and below respectively.
  • each cleat unit 14i, 14ii it is preferred that separate side upright supports 20 are used for each cleat unit 14i, 14ii, since it allows the cleat units 14i, 14ii to each remain intact when the upper cleat units 14i, along with the corresponding elongate product 12i, are unloaded from the lower cleat units 14ii.
  • the upper cleat 18ii of the lower cleat unit 14ii, and/or the lower cleat 16i of the upper cleat unit 14i can be secured by straps to the transport surface.
  • those cleats 16i, 18ii provide an intermediate securement to the stack of elongate products 12 to assist in inhibiting movement thereof.
  • intermediate cleat can function as both cleats 16i, 18ii. In effect this would define a cleat unit 14 having an upper cleat 18i on top of an upper elongate product 12i, a lower cleat 16ii beneath a lower elongate product 12ii and an intermediate cleat between the two elongate products 12i, 12ii.
  • the intermediate cleat (not shown) contains a slot 26 and/or recess 47, as discussed above in relation to Figures 5A and 6, a lifting machine (e.g. a forklift) will be able to engage the intermediate cleat and lift the upper elongate product 12i off the lower elongate product 12ii. Such an arrangement would also reduce the amount of handling required to position the lower and upper cleats 16, 18.
  • the cleat units 14i, 14ii can interlock through the side upright supports 20. In so doing, the stack of elongate products 12 can remain stable even after strapping has been removed.
  • each of the cleats 16, 18 is of substantially uniform shape, thus allowing the cleat units 14 to be disassembled and stacked for return to, for example, a dispatch department thereby encouraging recycling of the packaging system.
  • the lower and upper cleats 16, 18 can be fabricated from timber, plastic, metals, any other appropriate material or combination thereof as desired, and the number of cleat units 14 adjusted to suit that application.
  • light weight materials can be selected for applications, particular where manual handling of the cleat units 14 is required (e.g. to reduce strain on the handler).
  • cages or mesh (not shown) can be fastened to the cleat units 14 along the sides of the elongate products 12 to preclude those elongate products 12 from escaping from between the side upright supports 20.
  • the shape of the reinforcing planar members 28 can be adapted to suit a surface of the elongate product 12. Therefore, if a cylindrical elongate product 12 is desired to be transported, the reinforcing planar members 28 may present a concave surface to the elongate product 12.
  • the cleat units 14 can reduce damage to the elongate products 12 when they are stacked on top of one another, since the side upright supports 20 positively locate the ends of cleat units 14i, 14ii relative to each other as shown in Figure 8. In so doing, the weight of an elongate product 12i is transferred downwardly to the transport surface through the side upright supports 20, rather than through an elongate product 12ii that is lower in the stack. This also eliminates the shunting effect as the cleat units 14 surrounding all of the elongate products 12 can be made to move in unison.

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L'invention concerne un système d'emballage servant au transport d'un produit de forme allongée. Le système d'emballage comprend au moins deux unités espacées de type tasseau qui maintiennent le produit, chaque unité de type tasseau comprenant un tasseau inférieur, un tasseau supérieur et des supports verticaux latéraux qui relient les tasseaux inférieur et supérieur de façon à former un espace dans lequel le produit est maintenu. Les supports verticaux latéraux et les tasseaux sont accouplés par emboîtement.
PCT/AU2012/000520 2011-05-13 2012-05-14 Système d'emballage WO2012155191A1 (fr)

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AU2013100033B4 (en) * 2013-01-14 2015-11-12 Whites Group Pty Ltd Pack for fence posts or other elongate objects
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WO2018045408A1 (fr) * 2016-09-08 2018-03-15 Ozkor Pty.Ltd. Ensemble d'emballage
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JP6330097B1 (ja) * 2017-09-12 2018-05-23 亨司 池田 輪木
JP6423560B1 (ja) * 2018-04-25 2018-11-14 亨司 池田 輪木
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WO2022120415A1 (fr) * 2020-12-08 2022-06-16 Eartheco Global Pty Ltd Cadre pour tubes

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