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Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of storage and transport of objects on pallets, and relates more particularly to a support structure for the loading of goods on a pallet for storage and / or transport, to the assembly thus produced, and the method of loading the pallet by means of such a support structure.
• the fastening means of these amounts must cooperate exactly with the space between the upper floor of the pallet and its base.
• This space can be of different shape according to the types of pallets, such support structures are specific to the type of pallet used.
• the bracket-shaped uprights brand MaxiMate® currently marketed by the company @VANCE are adaptable only on European pallets, and require two kinds of angles to equip a pallet: a pair of angles "left” and a pair of "straight" angles. Sorting these angles before assembly is sometimes long and tedious.
• brackets In addition, the fastening means of these brackets easily emerge from their housings when the pallets are transported with certain types of pallet truck forks, such as, for example, the electric pallet truck with stacker carrier (TEAPG).
• TAAPG electric pallet truck with stacker carrier
• the uprights in the form of angles, as described above, or presented in the documents FR 2,329,527, FR 2,748,729 or JP 2000 095244, are positioned to cover the corners of the pallets, increasing by several centimeters the outer dimension of each loaded pallet.
• the current dimensions of the containers for road or maritime transport are such that they house (in width and in length) an integer number of standardized pallets, with no space lost between them.
• the use of these bracket-shaped support posts can then reduce at least one pallet each row in the container, again creating dead volumes to be filled manually.
• An object of the present invention is therefore to overcome all or some of the above disadvantages, by providing a support structure for loading goods on a pallet storage and / or transport that is independent of the type of pallet used.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a support structure for the loading of goods allowing the superposition of several pallets, without damaging the goods loaded on the pallet (s) lower (s).
• Another object of the invention is to provide a support structure for loading goods that can be easily assembled and dismantled and whose constituent elements have a small footprint in the disassembled state and easy sorting.
• Another object of the invention is to provide a support structure which allows easy and secure loading of goods, regardless of the type of goods, by improving the conditions and the filling time of the containers.
• the present invention relates to a support structure for loading goods onto a storage and / or transport pallet, formed by the assembly of distinct / dismountable elements, comprising:
• a first tray called the lower tray for loading said goods
• top plate a second plate, called top plate, a plurality of uprights, in the form of angle-type profiles whose ends are equipped with connecting means with the lower plate and the upper plate, said connecting means being in the form of transversely arranged plates on the uprights, the bottom plate forming the foot of the upright in the upright state of said upright,
• each of the lower and upper trays comprises housing regions respectively lower plates and upper plates of said uprights, and in that the lower plate is in the form of a polygonal frame, of generally planar shape, whose edges are raised relative to the general plane of the polygonal frame to provide the housing areas of the lower plates fitted to the ends of the uprights, the assembly of trays and amounts constituting the outer frame of the goods loading, said frame being fully positionable at above the top of the pallet, and removable after use.
• said armature positioned entirely above the upper face of the pallet, makes it possible to overcome the presence or absence of space between the upper floor of the pallet and its base, and to get out of shape. of this space.
• the support structure is thus independent of the type of pallet used.
• the plates forming the legs of the amounts are housed just below the lower frame forming the goods loading tray. They do not need to cooperate with the pallet supporting the whole.
• the edges of the lower plate in the form of a polygonal frame are raised in the corners with respect to the general plane of said polygonal frame.
• the upper plate is advantageously in the form of a polygonal frame, of generally planar shape, of peripheral dimensions identical to those of the lower plate, the edges of which, preferably in the angles, are raised with respect to the general plane of the polygonal frame for arranging the reception zones, in the upright state of the uprights, the upper plates equipping the ends of the uprights, the upper plate resting on said plates, between the uprights.
• the top plate can receive a second pallet, without "crushing" goods already loaded on the first pallet equipped with a support structure according to the invention.
• the peripheral dimensions of the lower and upper trays substantially correspond to the dimensions of the upper face of the pallet. If they are identical in shape they are easily stackable for their storage in the disassembled state. In the form of frames, that is to say trays hollowed out in their central part, they are of reduced weight. Preferably the height of the uprights in the erected state is such that it allows the superposition of an integer number of pallets (for example 2) for their housing in a transport container, with a minimal loss of space. These amounts are advantageously all of identical shape, they are thus interchangeable (not requiring special sorting) and optimized manufacturing.
• angle-shaped uprights are positioned so that said angles are open towards the center of the structure, in the assembled state.
• the upper plates equipping the ends of the uprights are provided with a positioning member and retaining the upper plate.
• This positioning and retaining member of the upper plate comprises for example a cooperating lug, in the mounted state of the structure, with a corresponding orifice of the upper plate.
• the upper plate positioned between the uprights serves not only as a spacer between said uprights, but also for holding said uprights in the upright position, thus ensuring the stability of the entire structure once assembled.
• the present invention also relates to a goods loading assembly comprising a pallet and a support structure as described above, characterized in that the lower plate of said support structure rests on the upper face of the pallet, the lower plates of the uprights. being able to lodge, in the erected state of said amounts, between the raised edges of the lower plate and the upper face of said pallet. More particularly, in the assembled state of the support structure, the upper plate is arranged parallel to the lower plate, assembled to the vertical uprights to form the outer frame of the goods loading, resting on the upper face of the pallet.
• no element of the support structure protrudes from the periphery of the pallet: in particular, unlike the amounts of the prior art, the amounts of the support structure according to the invention do not overlap the corners of the pallet. pallet; thus these loaded pallets of goods with the support structure according to the invention can be placed in a conventional container without loss of space, the loading in the container is then optimal.
• the present invention also relates to the method of loading goods onto a pallet by means of the support structure as described above, this method is characterized in that it comprises the following successive steps:
• the stretch film protects, stabilizes and maintains the frame and the goods between them, as well as the pallet.
• the amounts are all set up after loading the goods on the lower plate, they do not interfere with the placement of goods on this plateau. The loading time is thus optimized.
• the assembly of the elements of the support structure is a simple embedding of the legs of the uprights under the raised corners of the lower frame, and the embedding of the upper plate between uprights erected on their upper plates; this assembly does not require any particular tool.
• the disassembly of the structure is also easy and fast and does not require any particular tool.
• Figure 1 is an exploded diagram showing the various constituent elements of a support structure according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a perspective diagram of a support structure according to the invention in the assembled state, on a pallet;
• Figure 3 is a perspective view from above of an amount of the structure according to the invention.
• FIG. 4 shows a view from above of a detail of the edges of a plate of the structure according to the invention
• Figure 5 is a perspective diagram of a support structure according to the invention in the assembled state between two pallets.
• the example of structure 1 support according to the invention consists of a lower plate 2, of uprights 3 and of an upper plate 4.
• the lower and upper plates comprise a hollowed out central portion and show in the general form of a frame.
• the four corners of these frames are reinforced by plates 5, designated under the references 5A for the upper frame and 5B for the lower frame. These plates 5A and 5B have raised areas relative to the general plane of the frame.
• the lower plate 2 rests on the upper floor 14 of a first pallet 13 resting itself by its base 15 on the ground. Between said upper floor 14 and the base 15 of the pallet 13 are formed, in a conventional manner, spaces 16 for inserting the forks of pallet trucks.
• the uprights and the feet formed by the lower plates 6 of the uprights 3 are inserted into a housing formed between the corner plates 5B of the lower plate 2 and the loading floor 14 of the pallet.
• These plates 5B corner of the lower plate are raised by a height h (see details in Figure 4) slightly larger than the thickness e of the lower plates 6 amounts.
• the legs of the uprights 3 do not come to close the spaces 16, nor interfere with the insertion of the pallet truck forks into these spaces 16 during the handling of the pallet 13.
• On the upper plates 7 of the uprights are positioned the plates 5A corner of the upper plate 4.
• the upper plates 7 of the uprights 3 are advantageously arranged between the flanges 10a and 10b of the bracket 10 forming the longitudinal portion of the uprights 3 with curved edges 9. These plates 7 are arranged slightly recessed from the top of the angle 10 allowing the upper ends of the wings 10a and 10b to be housed in notches 12 formed in the corners of the plate 4.
• pins 8 protruding from the plates 7 adapted to be housed in orifices 1 1 formed in the corners of the plate 4.
• Signs 17 for the visual control of the correct up and down positioning of the uprights and trays are provided on the upper surface (or in the thickness of the material) of the different elements forming the structure 1.
• the various elements constituting this structure according to the invention are advantageously made of metal, in particular galvanized metal to prevent their oxidation when they are used for transport by sea.
• a frame and amounts are for example cut from the same sheet metal ( advantageously the cutting of the uprights 3 is carried out in the recessed central portion of the frame).
• the L-shaped angles of the uprights are obtained by folding of said sheet and the plates 6 and 7 are welded together at the ends of the bracket 10 between its two flanges 10a and 10b.
• the bearing of the corner plates of the frames are obtained by simple stamping.
• Figure 5 shows that such a rigid structure can receive on its upper plate 4, in the assembled state, a second pallet 20, the lower and upper trays being arranged parallel to each other.
• This superposition of pallets can be carried out even if the entire volume formed by the support structure 1 is not entirely filled with goods or filled with parcels 18 and bags 19 (shown diagrammatically in FIG. irregular shapes not filling the entire volume without damaging the goods.

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