WO2017084727A1

WO2017084727A1 - Packaging for a planar item to be transported such as glass

Info

Publication number: WO2017084727A1
Application number: PCT/EP2016/000876
Authority: WO
Inventors: Thomas Giller
Original assignee: Glass Wrap Holding Corp
Priority date: 2015-11-17
Filing date: 2016-05-26
Publication date: 2017-05-26

Abstract

According to the invention, glass panes are provided with a packaging that consists of at least one resilient layer and at least one reinforcement layer.

Description

Packaging for disc-shaped cargo such as glass

The invention relates to the packaging of disk-like cargo such as glass. Such goods include glass panes, in particular

Flat glass panes, even more sensitive are natural stone slabs. Even bending and impact-resistant glass panes made of laminated glass have sensitive areas. These places are at the edges.

Flat glass comes in different forms, for example as

Toughened safety glass, as laminated safety glass, as laminated glass, as composite multi-pane glass, as fire-resistant glazing, as solar control glass, as thermally or chemically toughened glass, as float glass, as

Heat protection glass, as wire glass, as window glass, as cast glass, as

Sound insulation glass, as garden glass. The different types of glass are mostly standardized. For example, DIN 12150, DIN EN ISO 12543, DIN 1259, DIN 4102, DIN 1863, DIN 1 1525, DIN 11526. DIN 52290

Often the load carriers are unloaded with the glass at the construction site. The carrier has significant disadvantages:

A special vehicle designed as a load carrier is not for others

Transport suitable. The vehicle must wait at the construction site until all

Glass panels are installed or it must be set up a secure intermediate storage of glass.

The load carriers are rigid and can be mounted on vehicles or

Lockable stand works, in which the glass is fixed upright. The transport costs for such studs are disproportionately high.

It must be calculated that the stands not only to the site

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CONFIRMATION COPY must be transported, but must also be picked up again. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that the truck usually used for glass transport is not approximately utilized with the stud and the glass. Not infrequently there are cost offers for glass in which the cost of transporting the glass is just as high as the cost of the glass.

A vehicle with a removable carrier is suitable for other tasks.

However, the charge carrier occupies a great deal of charge space and is one

Beiladung very hindering.

The load carrier is deposited at the construction site. After installation of the glass panes, the load carrier must be picked up again.

Both causes high transport costs. In addition, there are usually significant additional costs if the carriers are not released immediately. The release usually delays as soon as it comes to the glass installation to default. Then you want the glass in the

Store load carriers until use, because any other storage involves much greater risk of damage to the glass.

Also on cargo, which consists partly of glass, the same problem arises as in the glass sheets described above. This applies, for example, to photovoltaic elements / solar cells.

With natural stone slabs a similar situation is given as with the glass panes. However, the natural stone slabs are still the same thickness

more sensitive than glass panes, due to the inhomogeneity of

Natural stone slabs. Natural stone slabs of small thickness break even at low bending load. The natural stone slabs are also standing upright in one Carrier transported to the customer. Natural stone slabs are also widely used as floorboards and window sills in construction.

But other cargo easily undergoes damage. This includes even worktops that otherwise withstand significant loads.

The worktops are sensitive to sharp edges.

The edge sensitivity is the largest on many items to be transported

Damage problem. This not only applies to other disk-shaped cargo, but also for cuboid transport goods.

For edge protection, a novel packaging has been developed. The

Details are described in PCT / EP2013 / 2697.

It is essential

a) the edges comprehensive edge protection

b) consisting of resilient material, in particular with a

compliant plastic foam (compliance material), and

c) consisting of a reinforcing material.

d) wherein resilient material at least partially between the

Reinforcing material and the edge to be protected is arranged.

Any pressure that would cause edge damage without edge protection (edge damage pressure) is absorbed by the edge protector. As far as doing a part of the pressure in the direction of the edge to be protected

propagates, this pressure is from the reinforcing material of the

Edge protection over the compliance material spread wide on the edges. As a result, the pressure acting on the edges is reduced so much that the edges readily withstand the pressure. An edge protection with plastic foam is known per se. In this case, the cargo is usually full surface covered with plastic foam and then covered with cardboard. The cardboard has a much lower resistance than the plastic foam. That is, throughout the package construction, the plastic foam is the stronger material / reinforcing material over the cardboard and the cardboard is the more compliant material / compliance material.

It turns out that the edge protection according to the invention is significantly better than the conventional edge protection.

The compliance layer of the invention is in relation to

Reinforcing layer by at least 20% more resilient, preferably at least 40%, more preferably at least 60% and most preferably at least 80% more resilient than the reinforcing material. The compliance is understood as a measure of the compression experienced by a cube with an edge length of 1cm when laid flat when subjected to a drop weight of 1kg and with respect to the cube surface parallel interface from a drop height of 10cm.

Advantageous is a multi-layered design with at least two layers of reinforcing material, wherein not only between the reinforcing material and the edge of the transported good a layer of compliance material is provided, but also a layer of compliance material is provided between the two layers of reinforcing material. That affects that

Deformation behavior of the edge protection favorable.

The compliance material is preferably laterally opposite the

Outside surfaces of the cargo before, even more preferably includes the

Edge protection the goods to be transported at their edges. Most preferably, the reinforcing material protrudes laterally relative to the respective outer surface of the Good before and / or protrudes the reinforcing material into the transport goods comprehensive part of the compliance material.

The reinforcing material may be metallic or made of plastic. The metals used are preferably aluminum and other metals with a low specific weight.

Foamed plastics are preferably used as compliance materials. In the packaging area are already foamed

Polyethylene plastics and polystyrene plastics usual. This is due to the low cost of such foams. Conventional packaging foams have a low density (weight per unit area). Advantageously, same foams with higher density can serve as reinforcing material. The density is adjusted by the addition of the propellant. The higher the addition of propellant, the lower the volumetric weight and the higher the resilience of the foam. J lower the addition

Propellant is, the higher the volumetric weight and the lower the compliance.

The reinforcing material may also be organic or inorganic type. Organic reinforcing material may be wood.

Economical are wood profiles, especially in a straight shape.

Already simple profiles with rectangular cross-section can

fulfill desired gain function. For straight reinforcement profiles, wooden rods, even roof battens, can be a very economical solution

For example, inorganic reinforcing material may be made of glass fibers. The glass fibers can enclose the pliability material as a mesh fabric and thereby form the reinforcing material described above. The battens are standardized according to DIN 4047-1. Standardization ensures certain dimensions of 30 x 50 mm or 40 x 60 mm. However, most of the roof batts traded on the market are not up to standard. With these battens, an excess of 1 to 2mm is generally to be expected. The greater accuracy according to DIN is advantageous because then the reinforcing profile can then slide with much less play in the compliance material or vice versa can let the compliance material slide on the reinforcing material. The roof battens are an extremely economical one

Reinforcing material.

Experiments have shown that with the roof battens as a reinforcing material and the roof battens surrounding compliance material from a

extruded polystyrene foam a float glass pane could be dropped without damage. The float glass is very sensitive to other discs. The float glass had a thickness of 6mm and an area of 1 square meter. The polystyrene foam was a common, closed-cell construction foam for the external insulation of buildings with a density of 30kg per cubic meter. Such foam is at least 95% closed-cell. From the density of the properties of the foam, in particular the compliance can be derived. The polystyrene foam had a thickness of 100 mm. The inventively reinforced polystyrene foam was held by a strapping with a 10mm wide and 0.5mm thick steel strip on the edge of the window.

The glass was dropped differently, so that the glass has experienced with the packaging very different loads when hitting the ground.

The drop height was unrealistically high at 2.5m. All the more amazing is that

Result of the experiments. After the sixth attempt repetition had to be canceled because the strapping had been solved. The glass pane but until then had not taken any damage. During the experiments it could be observed that the glass sheet together with its packaging can undergo extraordinary bending without breaking.

Experiments with a sandstone slab with a thickness of 20 mm were also successful at the same edge protection and multiple strapping with a reduced drop height of Im, also in repetition.

The strapping is preferably carried out on the long sides.

Even better results can be achieved with steel hollow sections or aluminum profiles instead of roof battens. The aluminum profiles have given the steel profiles the advantage of lower weight. However, these metal profiles cause significantly higher packaging costs, so that a return of the packaging to the supplier for their reuse is recommended. In a packaging with edge protection of particle foam and roof battens packaging costs are so low that a disposal instead of recycling comes into consideration.

In the case of curved shapes and / or in the case of more complicated cross sections, the production of the reinforcing material made of plastic, in particular of unfoamed plastic, may be more favorable. To reduce costs, it is advisable to provide the plastic with fillers and / or use recycled material as plastic. The filling material can also be wood. The wood is reduced to a size that can be used in the plant intended for the processing of the plastic. The filler has in the mixture with the plastic at least a proportion of 50% by weight, more preferably of at least 60% by weight, and most preferably a proportion of at least

70 wt%. The plastic used is preferably a polyolefin such as polyethylene or polystyrene. For processing the plastic with filler are particularly suitable

Extrusion lines in which the plastic is mixed with the filler and other aggregates. The plastic is melted, so that the other mixture proportions can be easily mixed in the plastic. The mixture is then cooled to exit temperature in the extruder and forced through a nozzle, which the outgoing material

desired shape gives. The leaking material cools and retains the acquired shape.

Optionally, the melt can also be injected into a mold. To

Cooling of the melt in the mold retains the shape of the melt

Mold cavity. One speaks of molded parts or of the production by injection molding.

The compliance material is preferably made of foamed material

Plastic, preferably a polyolefin foam such as polystyrene foam.

The foam may be a particle foam or an extruded foam.

The particle foam consists of a large number of foam particles. The

Foam particles can be produced in the autoclave. It will be

Plastic particles produced by polymerization of monomers and

then loaded with a propellant, so that the plastic particles foam when they are left after heating in a pressurized container to the outside.

The foamed particles are filled in a mold cavity, which provided the desired shape of the edge protection

Has yielding material. The particles are usually applied in the mold cavity with superheated steam, so that the particles on the

Melt outer surface and glue with adjacent particles or weld. The glued or welded particles take on the shape of the mold cavity. It can be the moldings from the

Mold cavity can be removed.

The compliant material can also be made as a foam by extrusion.

This plastic is under considerable pressure by heating in

brought molten form and with aggregates and with a

Propellant mixed and, as explained above, cooled to outlet temperature, to then be pressed through a nozzle. By leaving the

Extruder passes the melt from a high pressure area to an area where ambient pressure prevails. Due to the pressure drop, the propellant reacts. It expands and, with simultaneous cooling of the melt, forms a large number of cells in the melt. The expansion is limited by a calibrator, which is modeled on the desired cross-sectional shape of the foam strand.

The mixed with propellant melt can also be injected into a mold that gives the plastic foam forming the desired shape.

For the production of moldings for the compliance material and particle foam can be used. Particle foam consists of

Foam particles. The foam particles are filled with a certain pressure into a mold which, like the injection mold, corresponds to the desired shape of the plastic parts. In the mold, the foam particles are steamed with superheated steam, so that the foam particles melt on the surface and under the

weld existing pressure together. At the same density, an extruded foam has better

Strength properties as a particle foam.

Conventional extruded foam of polystyrene has a closed cell density of 95% and more, based on the variety of all cells.

For compliance, it may also be advantageous to use a foam that is open-celled more than the 5% of a conventional construction foam, based on the variety of all cells. Preferably, the open cell content is then at least 10%, more preferably at least 20% and most preferably at least 30%. That is, of the total number of all the cells in the foam, a part corresponding to the specified% set is not closed but open, so that gas trapped from these cells is under

Stress / pressure can escape. The multiplicity of cells is determined from a sample, for example, one from the foam

cut out cube with an edge length of 1 cm. Each cube surface is a cut surface. It is then counted on a cube area of 1cm x 1cm, the number of all cells. Furthermore, it is assumed that this is

Spherical cells, so that can be determined on the number of counted cells and the area of a mean diameter of the cells. The volume of the cells can be determined from the mean diameter and the number of all cells in the sample or another can be determined via the volume

Determine foam body.

For cell formation, a propellant gas is used. The propellant gas expands in molten / softened polystyrene when the ambient pressure

is reduced accordingly.

This happens when extruding, when the laden with the propellant melt exits the extruder, in which there is a much higher pressure than the ambient pressure in the surrounding atmosphere. This happens in the production of particle foam, when loaded with propellant unfoamed or only slightly prefoamed

Polystyrene particles are softened in an autoclave and pressure and temperature and then released quickly from the autoclave.

The propellant dose is critical to the question of whether a customary, largely closed-cell construction foam is generated or whether an open-celled foam is generated. In carbon dioxide-containing blowing agents which are customary today, the proportion of blowing agent in the mixture for customary construction foam is between 5 and 8% by weight. By gradually increasing the proportion of blowing agent you can approach the desired open-celledness.

The usual trapped in the closed cells of the foam

Propellant does not stay there. It diffuses through the cell walls and ambient air diffuses through the closed cell walls. The diffusion processes take some time. Usually, the utilization of such foam products is waited until the diffusion processes are largely completed.

The open cells have holes in the cell walls. The originally present there blowing agent is displaced very quickly by ambient air.

However, the trapped air is also forced out of the cells by mechanical deformation of the foam used as the compliant layer. This facilitates the deformation compared to a closed-cell foam. There the air remains trapped and must stretch the cell walls to yield to the pressure.

Preferably, the open cell content is limited to a maximum of 50%, even more preferably to 60%. Then there are still so many closed cells in the foam, that the foam after its release again forms short term.

The compliant material and the reinforcing material may also be stacked in multiple layers (layered). It can the compliance material and / or the reinforcement material may vary or be the same from layer to layer or from layer to layer.

A variation of the compliance material may be given, for example, if a compliance material layer / layer also serves as a

Damping layer is formed. The damping layer differs from conventional plastic foam in that when a deformation of the layer and subsequent discharge no abrupt

Reshaping / reset takes place, but only with considerable

Delay a rebound / reset occurs. With such

Damping property prevents the packaging together with the

Packaged goods, for example, after a fall in vibration device. The vibration can lead to a hopping, so that sensitive float glass not only by the fall, but by subsequent hopping and

Burping on the ground is charged.

The desired damping properties has, for example, a

open cell foam layer as described above.

Optionally, the reinforcing material may comprise the compliance material or vice versa. Alternatively, the reinforcing material may also be contained in the compliance material or vice versa.

When the packaging is produced in sections, it may be advantageous if two adjacent sections engage one section in the other. This can be used around the packaging sections in

Connecting longitudinal direction with each other. This can also be used to connect packages that are next to each other.

The compound may be permanent or solvable.

For the connection pins or pins may be used, the pins or pins may be formed on a packaging portion and into corresponding openings of the adjacent to be connected Grab packing section. It can also be used separate pins and pins, which engage in opposite openings of two adjacent packaging sections. Several pens prevent one at the same time

Rotation of the packaging sections against each other. Off-center pins also prevent twisting of the packaging sections

up to today. In addition, with cones whose cross-section (for

Example, an angular cross-section) deviates from a circular cross section, also twisting the Ve ackungsabschnitte are prevented against each other. Through a rotationally secure connection, the approach

Properties of the interconnected packaging sections the

Characteristics of a one-piece packaging part with the same length as the interconnected packaging sections.

A further approximation can be achieved if the pins and pins are held firmly in the corresponding packaging sections. This can be achieved by thickening the pins or pins which result in an interference fit in the corresponding packaging sections. Optionally, the pins or pins with their thickenings can also be used in undercuts of the recesses in the corresponding

Grab packing sections.

As stated above, it is favorable if the edge of the packaged item to be protected is first covered with yielding material and combined with reinforcing material at a distance from the edge to be protected. The reinforcing material and the compliance material may, however, also comprise one another or simultaneously engage one another at the same time. Preferably, the compliance material is formed in cross-section as a symmetrical profile body and takes this profile body in each case at least one reinforcing profile in an opening. Optionally, there are two Reinforcement profiles provided in two spaced openings of the edge protector.

Advantageously, can be pushed onto the reinforcing material forming profile body packing sections of compliance material (thread) and connect with each other.

Optionally, the packaging sections can also already be arranged one behind the other, and then a profile body forming the reinforcing material can be pushed through the associated opening in the packaging sections.

It is also the use of plastic foam for the reinforcement profiles possible. The necessary strength of the reinforcing profiles forming plastic foam obtained by a corresponding higher density and / or by a Skirting of the profiles on the outer surfaces. The skin formation occurs when the outer surfaces are heated to the point that the foam collapses in this area. For this purpose, rapid heating is advantageous. For this technique is favorable that the plastic foam is a very small

Has thermal conductivity. The skin formation causes after cooling a considerable stiffening of the outer surface. The cooling can be accelerated with aids.

Optionally, instead of skinning or additionally a stiffening can also be achieved by a coating of the Verkärkungsprofile plastic foam.

As a coating, unfoamed films or textiles are suitable. Favorable are films and textiles, which also consist of plastic and are laminated onto the reinforcing profiles. For laminating counts according to the invention, a welding as well as a bond. But metallic films can be based on plastic foam profiles

laminating. It can be the connection between metal and

Plastic foam caused by adhesive. Because of the details of the laminating technique, reference is made to the following publications:

DE602004013008, DE202010008929, DE202010008532, DE20200900339, DE20200900692, DE202008017621, DE2020080016r847, DE202008013755, DE202008012066, DE202008004965, DE20200701806r4, DE202006017392, DE10201 199 668 11, DE102011100025, DE102010053740, DE 102020050874, DE 102010030310, DE 102009046413, DE1020090141574.

The strong outer layer can also be a plastic foam with the same flexibility as the compliance material to a reinforcing material.

The intended for the compliance material plastic foam is, for example, a polystyrene foam with a density of 25 to 40 kg per cubic meter. The polystyrene foam can conventional foam with a

Closed cell density of at least 95%, based on the number of cells. To achieve an increased damping behavior, the foam may have a greater open cell density than 10%, preferably at least 20%, more preferably at least 30%, based on the number of cells.

Preferably, the packaging comprises the edge of the article to be protected

Good U-shaped, so that the edge protection according to the invention can not only absorb forces that extend in the plane of the disk-shaped cargo (for example, glass), but can also absorb forces which extend transversely thereto. The reinforcing material may have a similar or similar shape as the package to the transverse to the plane of the disc-shaped

Good transporting forces to withstand. The invention has recognized that sufficient protection is already achieved when the

Reinforcing material protrudes transversely to the plane of the disc-shaped cargo over the cargo and beyond the

Convenience material has adhesion with the cargo. In this sense, the above-described wooden profiles with a rectangular cross section (roof battens with a cross section of 30 × 50 mm or 40 × 60 mm) may be sufficient for the edge protection according to the invention. At the same time desired adhesion between resilience material / foam and

Reinforcing material / wood is preferably by embedding the

Achieved wood profiles or the reinforcing material in the compliance material. In this case, the compliance material can form the part with which the packaging comprises the edge to be protected.

The reinforcing material may be firmly connected to the compliance material. But it can also be as in the case of the above-mentioned wood profiles reinforcement by separate (loosely sitting in the package profiles of organic material or inorganic material or metal or plastic are formed.

It is also within the scope of the invention that instead of the described

Reinforcement profiles or in addition to the described reinforcing profiles to make another gain of the compliance material.

Preferably, the other gain is that already described

Skin formation and / or by laminating films and / or textiles achieved.

Likewise, in the context of the invention, a gain also by

Wrapping of the compliance material with films or textiles. Optionally, the compliance material and / or the

Reinforcement material can be put together from different parts. In the case of the reinforcing material, this is already different from the example

Materials have been presented. But also the compliance material can be composed of separate parts.

The multipart design can be used regardless of the type of material. The multi-part design can be used to bring together materials of different nature or to gain rationalization advantages.

In large series, a rationalization gain by one-piece

Production of the edge protection.

With a smaller series, a rationalization advantage is obtained, for example, for different widths / thicknesses / heights for the production of the

Edge protection different profiles are connected together.

Preferably, the same profile as possible are used and fittings are used with which the different widths / thicknesses / heights are generated.

Advantageously, the system is applicable to different cross sections, for example round cross sections and square cross sections, rectangular cross sections, square cross sections, other triangular, quadrangular and polygonal cross sections.

Optionally, this system also applies to individual profile cross-sections

Application. Each profile cross-section can consist of several profiles

be assembled. In this case, the profiles which form the ends of a profile cross-section can be referred to as side profiles and the profiles which form the fittings between the side profiles, as

Center profiles are called. The profiles can be the same or different

In the frame, identical or different side profiles (profiles which form at least one outer side on the packaging) and identical or different center profiles can be used. Also the middle profiles can be the same and with different side profiles to one

Overall profile to be supplemented.

The same applies to internal profiles, external profiles and other center profiles.

Optionally, the various profiles are connected permanently or detachably. Preferably, the permanent connection is made by welding or gluing. Preferably, the releasable connection is made by

Slide the profiles together.

In the application of this teaching on foam profiles this means: the foam starting profiles can be welded or glued to a

Edge protection forming overall profile are connected. When welding, the welding surfaces must be melted. When melting foam surfaces, it should be borne in mind that, depending on the duration of the process, more or fewer cells collapse at the welding surface and therefore a reduction in thickness is to be expected. The reduction in thickness is taken into account by using thicker starting profiles, so that the resulting overall profiles get the desired dimensions. The correct initial dimension can be determined with a few tests.

The necessary heating of the welding surfaces can be generated by contact with heated welding tools, but also with radiant heat or hot gas. Hot gas welding also makes it easy to achieve even complex welding surfaces. When gluing the initial profiles different adhesives can be used. With adhesives, even with hot glue is a melting of the

Adhesive surfaces / bonding surfaces on the initial profiles prevented as long as the application temperature of the adhesive is below the melting temperature of the compliance material.

Particularly high bond strengths can be achieved with reactive adhesives. However, the reaction adhesives are usually more expensive than other adhesives.

Hot melt adhesives are inexpensive and have proven themselves many times.

In addition, the gluing has the advantage that different, not or only poorly weldable materials can be interconnected. This applies, for example, to the connection of plastic with metal.

That gives further design freedom.

Another example relates to the adaptation of the edge protector to different thicknesses of the disk-shaped transport goods (for example glass).

Optionally located in the edge protection one of the largest thickness of the protected cargo to be protected recess for receiving the

Good to transport at their edge to be protected. For smaller thicknesses, an insert is optionally provided in the recess for the edge to be protected (for example, the glass edge). The insert fills the recess so far that the edge protection can be placed on the edge closing or vice versa, the disc-shaped cargo can be closed in the recess of the edge protection.

Optionally, the recess in the edge protection for receiving the edge is also stepped. Then, the opening in the edge protector tapers in at least one stage, so that the recess with the largest

Opening width, for example, glass sheets with a thickness of 8 mm and can take in the underlying taper a glass pane with a thickness of 6mm.

For further details, reference is made to PCT / EP2013 / 2697. As far as the ends of the edge protection sections are mitred, the miter angle is perpendicular to each other

Edge protection sections preferably 45 degrees. In mutually different ends of edge protection sections is the miter angle

preferably equal to half the angle that enclose the mutually opposite ends of the edge protection sections between them.

As stated above, during strapping, the forces acting on the edge protector are greatest at the corners of the edge protector and this is optionally taken into account with an additional corner reinforcement.

Regardless of the corner load, the corner reinforcement may have other reasons: for example, an additional function such as a transport aid. The transport aids can complement the edge protection according to the invention in a very advantageous manner. They improve handling and thereby reduce the risk of damage to the packaging and the

Packaged / transported. However, the transport aids are also independent of the edge protection according to the invention for other packaging of

Advantage.

The transport aid may be a handle, loop, eyelet, hook. The eyelets can serve different purposes. The eyelets are suitable for attaching clamping devices for load securing during transport. The eyelets are also suitable for striking handles. Advantageously, the eyelets can even form a handle with a simple additional part. This can be done with two spaced eyelets and a rod, for example, a wooden rod. The im

Spaced eyelets can be connected by the rod be so that the packaging with the enclosed cargo can be worn on the rods.

It is favorable if the eyelets aurweisen such Öffhungsweite that the rod can be inserted through both eyelets. The rod then forms a handle together with the eyelets.

Likewise, a role is suitable as a transport aid. The same applies to forklift feet, containers, lanyards or connections for one

Transport security. The containers are of considerable advantage for various applications of the packaging. This is especially true when, for example, with one or more panes of glass

Fasteners / Montagehilferi / assembly instructions / accompanying documents to be transported. This is especially the case when

Glass parts / kits for showers are transported. Different sized containers can be provided for the different applications.

The transport aids can also consist of plastic foam. The

Transport aids can also consist of other materials, including a composite of plastic foam with other materials. Preferably, containers are selected from unfoamed / low-foamed plastic, as long as it does not depend on damping against impact load. It is advantageous to manufacture such containers from the same plastic as the plastic foam for packaging and to connect them with plastic foam parts with which the containers engage in the grooves on the packaging. The

Plastic foam parts are then modeled on the cross-sectional shape of the grooves. The plastic foam can be well connected to the containers by gluing. Suitable adhesives include known hot melt adhesives. The connection can also be made by welding, if the containers and their engaging in the grooves parts for welding a sufficient

Have consistency in nature. The multi-part design of the container is in small series advantageous because then common parts can be kept for all sizes. Such common parts are at least the molded parts with which the containers engage in the grooves of the packaging. In addition, it may be advantageous to realize different container volumes with tubular containers, which are closed at both ends by the lid and are adapted by selecting the length of the desired volume. The tubular containers preferably have a rectangular or square cross-section around which

To facilitate connection with the moldings with which the containers engage in the grooves of the packaging.

In this case, the transport aid must not be attached directly to the packaging, but it is sufficient if the packaging has a connection for a transport aid or the installation of transport aids allowed. In this case, attachment to the compliance material and / or the reinforcing material and / or to the strapping, on the strap or the strap is possible. The transport aids can be permanently attached or detachably mounted. Such a connection may for example be formed by an external and / or internal connection surface and one or more openings for securing Z-retaining bolts. It is favorable if the transport aid is slipped over the connection and then secured with a bolt. In addition, the various transport aids can in one

Packaging section integrated. This is especially true for forklift feet and rollers.

When the hooks, it may be advantageous if the hook forked

are designed to be able to grab on both sides of the strapping, strap or strap in the packaging.

Preferably, in the packaging, in particular in

Yield material provided grooves in which the transport aids with a suitable spring can be inserted or pressed. For the tongue and groove connection, a dovetail shape or a shape ajar to the dovetail shape is favorable. Such compounds are particularly stable, but can be difficult to handle with little play. Easier to handle are tongue and groove joints in which the spring has a rounded shape, so that the spring can be pressed transversely to the longitudinal direction in the groove and pull out in the opposite way again. In this case, the groove may include closing the spring, the Öf tion width of the groove must be smaller than the diameter of the spring so that the spring is included. The smaller the opening width, the more effort is required to push the spring transversely to the longitudinal direction in the groove. With few attempts, a balanced Öffhungsmaß the groove can be determined, in which the spring can be pressed with reasonable effort by hand into the groove and in the groove has sufficient support.

The grooves can be machined into the plastic foam. Suitable methods are, for example, milling and / or sawing.

The grooves can also be molded into the plastic foam. This then happens preferably in the production of the plastic foam. For example, in the form described above by means of correspondingly shaped

Extrusion die and appropriately shaped calibrator. It will be

preferably round corners (both inside corners and outside corners) in the groove and corresponding corresponding round corners produced at the cross into the groove transport aids.

The grooves can also arise during the shaping of the packaging sections in a molding machine or in an injection mold.

In addition, the non-cutting and the cutting deformation

be combined with each other by the grooves in the way of non-cutting Deformation partially arise and the final processing is done by milling or sawing.

The grooves according to the invention preferably run on the sides (front and back) of the packaging sections and on the outer

Surfaces (including top and bottom) of the packaging sections around the package. The transport aids can be inserted at will / need in the grooves.

The rollers are inserted at the bottom, the associated handles on the side of the package in a comfortable height for the transport people.

The forklift feet or other feet are also inserted at the bottom. Hooks and pins can be inserted on the sides, hooks and eyes not only on the sides, but also on the top. The same applies to connections for a transport lock. The eyelets, hooks and pins can also be used to secure the transport. Usually, the further transport protection is done with straps that are posted on the eyelets, hooks or pins.

The containers are used to transport accessories for the cargo. For example, special angles, rails, seals, screws, dowels, etc. are usually required for the installation of glass panels. These parts must be supplied at least during transport to the end user or to the contractor commissioned by the end user. The containers can be positioned anywhere on the packaging.

The connecting means serve, for example, to connect several packages together. Preferably, a connection takes place on all packaging parts, which are opposed by grooves.

The various packages can be arranged so that

at least one connection always takes place at the lower packaging sections and at one respective vertical packaging section. During strapping, a band is wrapped around the edge protection

Transport goods, such as the glass, laid around. Then the band is tensioned with a tensioning device. Due to the tension, the

Edge protection sections pressed against the edges to be protected. After clamping, the band is secured in the clamping position. That can by means of

Clamps, sleeves, seals or by welding done.

During the tensioning process, the tape is pulled off a roll. After securing, the band consumed by the strapping is separated from the rest of the band of the roll.

The band can be made of plastic or steel. There are

Plastic tapes made of different materials known, for example, made of polyester, PP, PET for strapping available. In any case, the band must withstand the existing clamping forces. For this purpose, especially textile belts made of plastic such as Fadenstrukturbänder, tape fabrics and

Composite tapes.

The strapping device usually has corrugated tension rollers, with which the band ends to be pulled together are detected and pulled against each other until a desired tension is reached. To keep the belt tension for the duration of the transport, only plastics come into question, which show only negligible creep effects and / or by a

Aftertreatment, for example by permanent stretching, only show negligible creep effects. Steel bands show no noticeable creep effects. The creep effects describes a deformation of the plastic under high continuous load.

With the sleeves, staples and seals the band ends are pressed against each other permanently. That can for the locking of the band ends already be enough. In addition, it is known, for example, to hold steel strips in addition to the fact that the steel strips are cut in front of and behind the brackets, sleeves and seals and bent out at the interfaces. Alternatively, the sleeves and staples may be corrugated with the ribbon ends in which the corrugations are transverse to the longitudinal direction of the ribbon. The curl reinforces the hold of the sleeves and clips pressed around the ends of the band.

Welding is a joining technique which is preferably used for plastic tapes.

Optionally, the transport aids (even when using rollers) are at least two parts, wherein the one part is held with the Umreifüngsband and forms the connection described above for the other part of the transport aid. In this case, the part forming the connection may be a sleeve or seal or be connected to a sleeve or seal, which is placed on the Umreifüngsband. For the positioning of this sleeve or seal is favorable when the sleeve or seal is laterally slotted and can be pushed laterally after positioning of the strapping before its final tension on the Umreifüngsband. The sleeve or seal is preferably pressed on the Umreifüngsband and so brought to the Umreifüngsband to a halt. In addition, it is advantageous if a funnel-shaped guide is provided at the slit of the sleeve or seal and when the sleeve engages behind the Umreifüngsband after pushing immediately. The funnel shape facilitates pushing on. The grip behind prevents falling down. In addition, if the sleeve on the

Umreifüngsband clamps, so the sleeve remains in the selected position or slipping is excluded. Alternatively, provided for the transport aids on the strapping pods or seals at a suitable location of the

Strapping be attached when making the strapping with. This eliminates the need to carry tools for the later attachment of sleeves and seals.

The adhesion of the sleeves and seals on the strapping band depends on the pressing pressure and the friction values of the contact surfaces. The advantage is therefore roughened contact surfaces. Optionally, claws may be provided on the sleeves and seals.

Also handles and tabs can be beneficial, those on the side

Edge protection are provided at a distance from the upper end.

Optionally, a handle or eye on the strapping be clamped, the clamping with increasing weight of the protected cargo, for example, the glass, and packaging is getting stronger. Such a clamping arises for example by handles / eyelets, which also form a lever arm of a two-armed lever, the other lever arm presses against the strapping. These levers are self-clamping due to the explained mechanism. This mechanism can also be used when the handles and grommets are pushed into a groove as explained above. The friction between the tongue and groove made of plastic foam plastic is so large that a jamming of the spring enters the groove.

In another variant, the connections or sleeves with the

Bonded or glued tape or connected in the same manner as in the connection of the tape ends with the strapping. The handles / eyelets can also without the above-described sleeves and

Connections form a transport aid when they include the strapping at the desired location, for example with two fingers / jaws, so that a pivoting movement of the handle / sleeve up to a distortion of the strapping and for clamping the handle / eye on the

Strapping band leads.

As far as additional reinforcing corners are provided on the package which are placed over the corners of the package, it may be advantageous to form these additional reinforcing corners, such as the sleeves or seals described above, and on the strapping band

position.

The edge protection according to the invention can also be designed so that at the same time several disc-shaped transport goods (for example, glass panes) can be transported side by side.

Optionally, the edge protector is provided with a plurality of recesses which run parallel to each other, as described for example in DE 1953181.

It is preferably provided that the individual packaging with others

Packaging can be connected, so that a space-saving transport is possible. The connection can - as stated above - done for example with tongue and groove. Favorable are recesses with

dovetailed cross-section. Preferably, recesses are provided in each package, so that the connection can be made with corresponding springs, which engage with one side in a recess and with the other side in the other recess. Advantageously, the recesses can also be used for other tasks, for example for connection to other profiles for

Thickening of the compliance material.

It is advantageous if the edge protection according to the invention alone

Packaging for glass and other packaged goods.

In the above-mentioned rough construction operation, it may also be necessary to supplement the edge protection by protecting the packaged goods in the space enclosed by the edge protection. This applies, for example, to surface-sensitive material.

In order to prevent scratching of the outer surfaces of the transported goods, for example of the glass, the space on the transported goods, which is enclosed by the protruding edge protection, for example, completely or partially filled with cardboard or cardboard. In particular, corrugated board is offered in considerable thicknesses on the market, so that the space can be easily filled with single-ply or multi-ply corrugated board. As far as the room is large or the cardboard / cardboard insert should even protrude from the edge protection, preferably finds a honeycomb insert made of cardboard or

Cardboard / corrugated application.

The honeycomb cardboard / paperboard construction has a very advantageous in all directions compared to other cardboard / paperboard constructions

Protection. Among the various protective effects is a good scratch protection.

Cardboard / cardboard is a very economical protection for the glass and the like cargo.

If the cardboard / paperboard does not meet the requirements of the cargo, it is initially possible to arrange a layer of plastic foam between the cardboard / cardboard layer and the item to be transported. The plastic foam may have the same texture as that for the edge protection Have provided plastic foam. The cardboard alone and / or with other protection can fill the space enclosed by the edge protection according to the invention on the pane. Other types of protection may include air cushions. The air cushions may also fill the space enclosed by the edge protection according to the invention alone and / or with cardboard or with other protection for the packaged goods.

Optionally, the space filled with cardboard or other materials on both sides of the packaged goods is closed with protective plates.

The protective plates can overlap the packaging or be embedded in the space enclosed by the packaging. The protective plates form a stiffener, which proposed elsewhere

Can replace stiffening struts or in addition to the

Stiffening struts can be applied.

The attachment of the protective plates can be done in any way.

Preferably, a releasable attachment is provided which the

Reuse of packaging not hindered. Alternatively, the protective plates are held by means of claws or hooks on the packaging. These jaws or hooks, like the transport aids explained above, can grip into the grooves of the packaging. If all sections of the package are provided with such grooves, the jaws or hooks may include the protective plate on all four sides, so that the protective plates do not detach from the package even under normal transport load.

For the attachment of the protective plates, the claws or hooks are pushed into the grooves and at the same time over the protective plates. To release the

Protective plates are the claws or hooks pulled out of the grooves.

Optionally, the entire cargo on the way to one

Plastic foam wrapped. For small series, the wrapping is made up of different parts, in order to avoid the costs of molds with which the wrapping can be achieved in a single operation.

As soon as large series are foreseeable, the "wrapping in one operation" can be advanced, preferably with the wrapping in

Particle foam started. For wrapping in particle foam a correspondingly large shape must be procured. This form is also called

Tool called. The cargo is positioned in the open mold, so that after closing the mold when filling the mold in the

Mold cavity flowing foam particles surrounding the cargo on all sides. Subsequently, the mold is charged with superheated steam, so that the

Soften foam particles on the outer surfaces and at least doughy and weld together. After sufficient cooling, the mold is opened and the wrapped cargo taken out.

The plastic foam is then preferably reinforced in the region of the edges of the goods to be transported, for example the glass, in the form described above.

Preferably, the transported goods together with the packaging with a

Shrink film included. These are films which shrink strongly under the effect of heat. The shrink films exist

usually made from a mixture of polyethylene and polypropylene. The films are often wrapped around the packaged goods. The films can also be processed into hoses or sacks and slipped over the packaged goods. The heat can be brought by means of hot air or by means of heating gas to the shrink film in order to set the shrinking in motion. Series products are preferably fed into a tunnel furnace and heated on the way. The above-mentioned transport aids or their connections are preferably recessed from the shrink film. This can already be done with the wrapping with foil. It can already recesses for the transport aids in the film tubes and film bags for

Transport aids or their connections must be provided.

It is also possible to incorporate recesses in the film only when the connections for the transport aids must be accessible.

The packaged according to the invention transported goods, for example, a glass intended for construction sites, must be moved to the site. It is too

distinguish between slices of smaller size and, accordingly, low weight, hand-held by one or more builders

unloaded and transported on the spot, and slices of particular size and weight to be moved by machine.

In any case, the handling of the discs by means of transport such as handles and / or loops and / or eyes and / or hooks and / or

Connecting means and / or feet are facilitated on the edge protection. The transport aids can be provided permanently or for the duration of the transport to the edge protection. In a permanent arrangement, a corresponding attachment of the transport aids can be done on the edge protection. For temporary attachment are releasable fasteners

intended.

It is advantageous if the edge protection is claimed with the transport aids as possible only on train and as little as possible to bending. This is achieved by the transport aids on the side

Attack edge protection. In addition, it is advantageous to provide the lower edge protection with forklift feet. Forklift feet are known on pallets. Own pallets at the

Bottom Staplerfuße made of wood in the form of pieces of timber. The forklift feet steer a fork-lift truck, which engages under the pallet with its fork in order to lift it, to transport it to another location and to put it down there again.

The same applies to pallet trucks, which are equipped with a fork like a forklift and are designed to move pallets. However, the trucks are only for transport at short distances and are not suitable for stacking. The stroke of the lift truck is only used to produce necessary for the procedure Bodenf eggity of the packaged goods.

The pallet trucks are usually moved by hand. As far as below

Forklift are addressed, this includes the lift truck.

The forklift feet ensure a central attack of the forklift / lift truck on the goods to be transported and prevent lateral movement of the pallet during movement with the forklift. This is particularly important for the cornering of the truck / lift truck.

The stacker feet may be smaller in relation to normal pallets. However, a reduction in the Staplerfuße omitted if it is to be feared that the fork of the forklift / pallet truck no longer fits between the Staplerfuße. Furthermore, the Staplerfuße are designed so thick that the truck can go under the edge protection with his fork and the

Transport goods can lift together with packaging. The forklift feet can also be considered as transport aids. There is also one

Attachment of Staplerfuße on the strapping with the help of sleeves and seals possible, as provided in the previously explained transport aids.

Optionally, the stacker feet are integrated into the package protector, even more preferably integrated into a package section. The transport aids can be permanently or detachably provided at various points of the package. In case of permanent arrangement, individual

Packing sections in one part at the same time as desired

Transport aid may be formed or permanently connected to the transport aids. So lower packaging sections can also have formations that serve as feet or Staplerfüße. Preferably, the transport aids are detachably mounted to the number of all

Packaging to reduce necessary transport aids

For this purpose, the transport aids can be posted to connections with which the packaging is provided. The terminals may for example be formed by projections and / or recesses in the package. The transport aids can attack the projections and / or in the

Recesses intervene.

Preferably grooves are provided in the packaging and grip the

Transport aids with so-called springs in the grooves. No special requirements are placed on the grooves when the grooves are in contact with each other

are arranged opposite sides. As grooves then already low depressions and as feathers low surveys. In principle, the depressions (grooves) can also be used in the transport aids and the

Elevations (springs) may be provided on the packaging. The one for it

However, the required effort is higher than vice versa. In addition, the package can then be damaged at the surveys easier than on

Wells.

More is to be considered in the question of grooves / springs, if the transport aids should only engage in one groove. The transport aids must then be secured against falling out, against tipping and against unforeseen slippage in the grooves. This can largely be explained by the cross-sectional shape of the groove and springs are achieved. Favorable is a cross-sectional shape in the manner of a Schwalbenschanzpassung. Such cross-sectional shapes are characterized by undercuts in the grooves and undercuts on the springs, so that the springs engage with the projecting cross-sectional parts in the grooves in the undercuts. With such grooves and springs becomes one

Fall out as well as prevents tilting.

The stability of the grooves and springs depends on the plastic foam. If desired, the stability can be changed by reinforcing the grooves / springs and / or the surrounding area. Reinforcement by choosing another plastic for the packaging is only possible within the scope of the given flexibility for the packaging. But even simple measures such as the rounding of corners / edges in and on the grooves and springs leads to a significant reinforcement. In addition, reinforcement can be achieved by the skinning and coating described above. At the transport aids can easily be selected a material that keeps out of all load cases stand. Favorable are transport aids with low weight, for example made of aluminum.

Slippage of the transport aids in the grooves is by clamping

prevented.

For this purpose clamping devices can be provided. easy

Clamping devices are for example wedges. It can also be used more expensive clamping devices. The transport aids can also be designed as clamping devices at the same time.

For clamping the friction conditions in the groove and on the springs, the movement play between groove and springs and the leverage prevail, characterized by acting on transport aids forces and their Distance from the tongue and groove connection of the transport aids of the packaging results.

Economically advantageous is a self-locking the transport aids in the grooves or on the springs.

Depending on the circumstances, the transport aids in the groove or on the springs have self-locking. This is the case, for example, when plastic foam surfaces cut in the tongue and groove joint slide against one another.

Such transport aids wedged under a load that does not attack exactly centered to the central axis of the grooves. This can be easily achieved by choosing a suitable distance, are passed in the loads in the transport aids.

Wedges can also be used to clamp the transport aids

Frequently a crane or a forklift truck is available at the construction sites. The crane can be the construction crane or a crane sympathetic to the truck. These devices can facilitate the unloading of the cargo.

Sometimes the construction crane can also take over the transport to the respective rough construction days. As a rule, however, the goods to be transported must then be moved on by hand at least on the rough building floor. In addition, the packaged goods often have to be unloaded by hand and carried to the respective floor.

In particular, the transport by hand is at a construction site with a

Danger of damage connected. Previous transports repeatedly hit the construction sites or are put on too hard.

In the case of the packaging according to the invention, on the other hand, there is no longer any significant risk of damage. This is reflected in the above

described fall tests. If a cargo to be such case attempts survives damage, then survives the invention packaged

Transport goods also the usual ticks and too hard putting on damage-free. Advantageously, glass can be additionally protected by being slightly ground at the edge.

Even a small cut in the circumference and the depth of the microcracks at the edges of the glass is sufficient.

Optionally, the forklift feet at the same time form a security for the packaging and the packaged goods against falling over by the forklift feet at the same time form a support for the packaging and the packaged goods. The forklift feet can protrude laterally under the packaged goods and the packaging.

Optionally, supports are provided on the packaging, which protrude laterally from the packaged goods and the packaging.

The supports are preferably attached to the ends of the package. The attachment of the supports is facilitated by grooves / depressions on the packaging into which the supports can engage with springs / protrusions.

The object of the invention has been found to further improve the handling advantages of the packaging.

It is an aspect of the invention to the intermediate storage of

Glass panes after transport at the construction site until installation of the

Glass panes. The construction business is a very rough operation. It can hardly be avoided that the glass panes are triggered when the installation is delayed. It can not be avoided that the glass panes are placed on an unclean surface on which the packaging is slipping. Finally, even a frivolous settling of the glass panes with a lack of skew can not be avoided. Depending on the size and thickness have the glass panes a considerable weight, slipping and falling glass panes constitute a serious accident risk.

The risk of accidents should be eliminated by a special support of the glass. Glass panes of daily life are most common, which can still be handled by one or two builders by hand, but can also be loaded and unloaded with a forklift.

This should be distinguished from extreme glass panes, which are not rechargeable and unloadable without a forklift or crane and are particularly dangerous in the

Interim storage until installation.

For glass panes of daily life are preferably after the

New development forklift provided on the packaging at the same time designed as supports.

So that the projecting as a support feet / Staplerfuße do not interfere with transport, are

the feet / forklift feet / supports can either be folded in or swiveled in and can also be unfolded or swung out.

For pivoting and swinging the feet / stacker feet / supports are optionally formed in several parts, with a stacker foot consists of at least two hinged foot parts and includes a part of the packaging, while the other foot part can be pivoted so that it transversely to the level of the packaging or has reached this position in a lying position.

For pivoting both foot parts can be connected by a hinge. The joint can be designed differently.

In one embodiment, a hinge pin is provided. It is the

Pivot pin rotatably held in at least one foot part,

Preferably, the hinge pin is held firmly in the other foot part. The hinge pin can be centrally located in both foot parts. Then the shape of a symmetrical double-armed lever results for the pivotable foot part. The hinge pin can also be arranged off-center in one and / or other foot part. Then, there may be a position of the pivotal foot part, in which the pivotal foot part projects after pivoting towards one side of the package further than on the opposite side. At the same time, the greater length of the protruding foot part in the case is greater than the length of the projecting foot part with the pin arranged centrically. It then follows that a foot part better supports the upright side-by-side package, further protruding from the package than the other side, because the support depends on the length with which a foot part faces the package protrudes. At the same time to compensate for the lower support by the less protruding on the other side foot part, can at two

Feet / Stützenfußen / supports the second foot of the second Stacker foot are arranged so that its foot part protrudes with respect to the packaging on the side on which the foot part of the first Stacker foot due to the eccentric hinge arrangement protrudes less. The eccentric arrangement can go so far that each feet / Stacker foot / supports only protrudes on one side of the packaging. Then every forklift foot is comparable to a one-armed lever. In a free-standing packaging, the swung-foot parts then in opposite directions transverse to the packaging.

The forklift feet can be made entirely or partially of plastic, too

consist of foamed plastic. The forklift feet can also be wholly or partly made of wood or metal.

It is also a composite of different materials into consideration.

For example, the packaging encompassing and / or in the

Packing grooves intervening footboard made of sheet steel, the only one slight thickening of the packaging causes. Such a foot part is easy to connect with a hinge pin, for example by welding.

A similar situation can arise with plastic, in particular with reinforced plastic. Preferably, the plastic is unfoamed.

Also for the hinge pin plastic can be used. at

appropriate material properties of the plastic hinge pin can be welded to the surrounding the package or in the packaging cross-foot part.

By gluing also materials can be connected, which are not weldable, but also weldable materials can be connected by gluing.

The pivotal movement of the columns can be limited by stops. The stops prevent the pivotable foot part from being moved beyond the desired optimum pivot position. The stop can be formed by one or both foot part and / or by the hinge pin. It is advantageous if the projecting in the support position relative to the packaging foot part has a pin or nubs, which is guided in a groove of the other foot part. The groove defines at one end the pivoting movement in one direction and at the other end the pivotal movement in the other direction.

In another embodiment of the invention, the joint is arranged laterally in the foot or laterally on the foot. The joint is through a

Hinge formed. Preferably, this construction is used for a multi-part foot / Staplerfuß / support, in the support position a top

described known foot / Stacker foot / support, which protrudes on both sides of the package relative to the packaging. Such a

The foot / forklift foot / support is then made up of two parts, of which one foot part, like other transport aids, surrounds the package or in the packaging seizes. The other foot part is connected via the hinge to the foot part, which encompasses the package or engages in the packaging, and can be due to the joint in front of the packaging encompassing or in the packaging cross-pivot foot part.

The pivoting movement is determined by the joint.

When pivoting, an additional connection with the foot part encompassing the packaging or reaching into the packaging preferably takes place. The compound may be mechanical or, for example, a bond. Even more preferably, a releasable clamping connection is provided. When clamping the two foot parts touch with corresponding surfaces. In one contact surface, at least one groove / recess is provided, at the other contact surface is a corresponding one

Spring / survey provided. The spring / elevation should be clamped in the groove / recess after swiveling. For this purpose, the dimensions of the groove / depression or on the spring / survey are coordinated. Depending on the material, for example on metallic surfaces, it may be sufficient if the dimensions are exactly the same or overlap slightly. Sufficiently small overlaps can be less than 0.1 mm for metallic surfaces.

Other surfaces, such as plastic foam surfaces, may easily overlap with 1mm.

This is called press-fitting. The pressing determines the

Frictional forces at the contact surfaces. Of the frictional forces, the force connecting the contact surfaces depends. As a result, according to the invention, the overlap in steps is slightly increased until the

Connection force between the interconnected foot parts reaches the desired level. The joint can be formed by interlocking angle profiles. The angle profiles can be attached to the contact surfaces, for example by gluing. With the angle profiles, the joint can be mounted at any point of the contact surfaces, moreover, so that the joint is the side of the foot parts.

The same applies to hinge strips.

Preferably, however, the joint is formed by a foil or a textile, which is fastened laterally to the foot parts, for example glued or welded on. Even simple films and simple textiles can be sufficient as a joint to give the pivoting movement the necessary guidance. The film thickness and textile thickness can be less than 1mm, preferably less than 0.5mm. Thicker films and thicker textiles can also be used alone

sufficient to give the pivoting foot part the necessary support.

Optionally, supports in the form of feet can be used, which have no pivoting. Such struts may be glued or glued or mechanically fastened directly to the package or feet / stacker feet / struts or formed by the feet / stacker feet / strut.

The bonding has handling advantages, especially in the factory preparation of the supports with adhesive, which with a release agent such

For example, silicone paper is covered. Before use, the cover must only be removed and the support can be mounted in the desired position by pressing. Also a mechanical explained above

Connection with grooves / recesses and matching springs / protrusions can show handling advantages.

The combination of mechanical connection such as grooves / springs with adhesive joints is also considered. In the simultaneous formation of the feet / Stacker feet as supports, results in a position of the feet / stacker feet in adaptation to the usual width of forks of a forklift. The feet / forklift feet / supports thereby have some distance from the ends of the packaging when packaged for an average glass to be transported.

Preferably, the feet / posts comprise the package with the interior upstanding glass sheet at the bottom corners. This proves to be an advantage because the feet / supports cause a significant reinforcement of the corners. So that the feet / supports remain in rough construction site operation at the corners, it is advantageous to connect the feet / supports together. It is suitable for rigid connectors as well as flexible connectors. Stiff connectors are for example rods. The connectors can be arranged on both sides of the packaging with the inner glass pane. However, it may also be a rigid connector on a packaging side or on a bottom side

be enough.

The feet / supports located at the corners of the package with the inside glass do not exclude the use of a forklift.

Optionally, additional stacker feet can be arranged on the underside of the packaging.

Preferably, however, are on the top eyelets or other

Connection devices provided that can be taken with the fork of a forklift. The eyelets and other connection devices on the

Top of the package may also be advantageous when the feet / supports enclose the package with the inner glass sheet at some distance from the ends of the package / glass. It is favorable if the eyelets or

Connecting devices are connected via connectors with the feet. These connectors may be rods or ropes, for example.

In the above-described packaging with feet / supports at the ends of the packaging results in a distance between the feet / supports, which is significantly greater than the distance of the Staplerfuße.

At the ends of the packaging, the supports are particularly easily accessible. The supports can be pivotable as well as serving as Stacker foot supports. In this case, the supports, which can be pivoted like one-armed lever, be pivoted readily even in the deepest of the package. Supports, which are like two-armed lever arms pivotable, have before pivoting of the footprint of the package such a distance that they are easily swiveled. After pivoting, the supports on the packaging or in the packaging are moved down until contact with the footprint arises. Contact with the footprint causes the support to function.

The pivoting can be achieved with the same joints as in the form of forklift supports. Also the locking of the

pivotable support members can be done in the same way.

It also comes the same joint-free connection of columns with the

Packaging in consideration as with the forklift feet.

This connection is more stable than a hinged connection of supports with the packaging, because the articulated connection must always have a movement play, even with little movement play on the foot can

Translating the motion of tall discs so that a noticeable movement of the glass can occur. To prevent even small movements, is a lock of the

Stacker foot in the support position of advantage.

Optionally, the packaging according to the invention can also be combined with separate, mountable, at the same time supports forming forklift feet or with separate supports.

The separate, aufmontierbaren and at the same time pillars forming feet are preferably used in extreme glass panes. The feet can also form Staplerfuße. The feet comprise the packaging with the inside extreme glass panes up to a safety height. The safety height is a multiple, preferably a 2 times, more preferably a 3 times the height to which the packaging with the inner extreme glass panes must be kept at least to stand alone when occurring loads.

The same applies to the extent to which the packaging is enclosed with the inner extreme glass panes on the edge or on the side surfaces.

The feet may be made of steel or another metal of sufficient strength, but also of another material of sufficient strength. This includes, for example, plastic, in particular unfoamed, reinforced

Plastic.

Such extreme glass panes have a high weight and / or large dimensions individually or in a package with other discs.

From a large weight is to go out with at least 100kg, preferably at least 200kg, even more preferably at least 400kg. Of large dimensions is at a height of at least 150cm,

preferably at least 180 cm, more preferably at least 210cm and most preferably of at least 240cm in the transport position. At the same time, it is preferable at the same time to assume a long length of the extreme glass pane of at least 200 cm, preferably of at least 250 cm, even more preferably of at least 300 cm and most preferably of at least 350 cm in the transport position.

The packaging for extreme glass panes is preferably designed for unloading and loading by means of a stacker. In this case, such weights and dimensions occur that less is a narrow transport position of the glass panes for utilizing the payload of trucks as the stability of the glass panes in the foreground. For the extreme glass panes stable separate feet / stacker feet / supports are advantageous, which at the same time include the transport with the novel packaging between them. These sturdy feet / forklift feet / supports can even be carried along with the transport of the glass panes, if this contributes to the safety of the transport. The cost of the extreme glass panes are so high that this backup effort is easily acceptable.

For the many different and large lengths of extreme glass panes, it is advantageous to use individual feet / stacker feet / supports which are placed on the ends of the extreme glass panes and thereby the

Include and underline extreme glass panes.

The feet / stacker feet / supports set up at each end of the extreme glass pane can be connected to each other with one bar or several bars. Several rods are preferably used for particularly heavy loads or large discs and even if several

Extreme glass panels transported side by side and until installation

be stored. Then you can for different lengths

Extreme glass panes same feet are used. The to the connection both feet provided rod (s) is cut to either the length of the cargo or cut to length for different lengths and adjustably connected to the feet / forklift feet / supports. It can also be multi-part rods for the connection of the supports are used by

Replacement of parts and, if necessary, replacement are adapted to a fitting part or fitting of the desired length.

It is with great weight of the packaging good if the

Rod (s) on the bottom of the packaging is applied. The rod (s) can thereby reduce the surface pressure acting on the packaging, unless sufficient load distribution has already taken place on the feet / stacker feet / supports. For this purpose, the contact surface of the lastaufhehmenden

Forklift foot parts increased until the surface pressure has reduced to a level where the package is not excessively compressed together. The footprint of the feet / stacker feet / supports with the packaging is a mirror image of the packaging bottom. The packaging base has an elongated rectangular area. By extending the

Touch surface creates an increase in the contact surface and reduces the surface pressure.

In this context, increased rigidity of the novel packaging is advantageous. While the polystyrene foam on packaging for glass panes of daily life has a density of up to about 30 kg per cubic meter and derived therefrom, the stiffness / resilience of the foam, is for the packaging of extreme glass panes a polystyrene foam with a

Volumetric weight provided that at least 10 kg, preferably at least 15 kg and even more preferably at least 2.0kg per cubic meter is greater and a correspondingly higher rigidity or a correspondingly reduced

Having compliance. Preferably, the same tube profiles are used for the bar and feet / stacker feet / supports in the area where the load is to be removed. By connecting the various profiles can be done over the length of the package / glass continuous load transfer. The connection can be made by pins, the pins with a

Rod end, for example, are firmly connected by welding and are held in the corresponding rod end, for example by a screw.

The load transfer can be assisted by additional feet with which the bar connecting the feet / forklift feet / supports is supported on the ground.

In order to achieve a uniform load transfer even on irregular ground, the additional feet and the feet / stacker feet / supports can be designed yielding. For this purpose, feet are made of telescoping tubes or profiles, for example, the outer tubes are attached to the rod or on Staplerfuß and the inner tubes against the resistance of one or more enclosed disc springs in the outer tubes are displaced. The disc springs are provided with a hole through which a screw extends and prevents the inner tubes fall out of the outer tubes at a relief of the feet. The screw sits with the threaded part in a threaded hole in the rod or the

Stacker foot / supports and covered with her head a collar of the associated inner tube. The collar is at the end of the inner tube which faces the rod or stapler foot / support.

Preferably, the extreme glass panes of the

Feet / forklift feet / supports are surrounded without play or gap. That will preferably achieved with a press fit. If a forklift foot / support surrounds an extreme glass pane at a distance, the gap or gap is completely or partially filled. This is preferably done with an at least partially compliant plastic foam. The plastic foam can be plastic profiles which are introduced into the intermediate space with a so-called press fit. Press fit means that there is a lack of movement when introducing the plastic profiles and the

Plastic profiles experienced during insertion a compression. The introduction is preferably done by hand. The yield of the

Plastic profiles and the measure ratios of plastic profiles are

preferably tuned so that no more than the permissible for insertion by hand force must be used. The permissible force in Germany is currently 30 kp.

Optionally, there are those intended to fill the gap

Plastic profile made of a composite material with different

Material layers of which one of the layers is more compliant than the other layers and facilitates the handling of the profiles.

Preferably, the plastic profiles in the provided on the novel packaging grooves and at the same time in grooves of the feet / forklift feet / supports or include the plastic profiles at the same time a suitable part of

Feet / Stacker feet / supports, so that the plastic profiles are held both on the novel packaging as well as on or in the feet / Stacker feet / supports.

For a cargo, which consists of several

Extreme glass panes (disc package) is made, the same applies as for the

Handling a single extreme glass pane. Then the disc package is covered like a single piece of extreme glass with the feet / forklift feet / supports. Optionally, several extreme glass panes with the novel

Packing in the distance next to each other in the feet / forklift feet / stands stand. Then, the various extreme glass panes can be covered individually by the feet / stacker feet / supports or all the extreme glass panes can be covered like a pane pack.

In the latter case, the space between the extreme glass panes is closed like the space between the extreme glass panes and the surrounding feet / stacker feet / supports with plastic profiles.

Preferably, the feet / Staplerfuße / supports include the extreme glass panes not only laterally, but also on the end faces, so that a displacement of the extreme glass panes in the longitudinal direction is excluded. The feet / Staplerfuße / supports can at the same time reach into the grooves of the packaging, so in the relevant load directions a firm connection of the

Feet / forklift feet / supports with the packaging is created. Let the top

Stacker feet / support the packaged discs or packaged disc pack free. As a result, the packaged slices and packed

Disk packages can be inserted from above into the feet / forklift feet / supports. The provided with feet / forklift feet / supports packaged glass packages and extreme glass plates form a stable and surprisingly high-strength overall structure, which, the high load capacity results only in the interaction of different parts, and it is unusual that the glass sheets contribute to stability.

The feet / forklift feet / supports can be grasped by the stacker or detected by means of a harness over the cargo to be sent to the

Feet / forklift feet / supports is struck. Here is a capture and

Understand transversely to the longitudinal direction of the discs as well as in the longitudinal direction of the discs possible. Detecting and undercutting transverse to the longitudinal direction occurs more frequently than the grasping and grasping in the longitudinal direction. The latter may be required, for example, when the extreme glass panes with the

Feet / forklift feet / supports placed in a container respectively, out of one

Container should be taken out.

For Unterfass the goods to be transported is advantageous if the truck is provided with an overly wide forklift fork, so that with the novel

Packing enclosed extreme gas discs on the forklift fork safely. Preferably, the distance between the tines of the forklift fork is at least equal to half the length of the cargo, even more preferably at least equal to ³ Λ the length of the transported goods. For optimal adjustment of the distance of the tines, the tines of the forklift fork can also be arranged adjustable. _;

In addition, for safety reasons, a sliding / sliding of the

Transport good with the feet / forklift feet / supports on the forklift fork can be prevented. This can be achieved by stops on the feet / forklift feet / supports or on the rod connecting the feet / stacker feet / supports, with which the feet / stacker feet / supports or the rod abut when the goods to be transported slide against the forklift fork.

Optionally, at the bottom of the feet / Stacker feet / supports or at the bottom of the feet / Stacker feet / supports connecting rod (s) and hollow sections may be provided which are open at the ends, so that the tines of the forklift fork driven into the hollow sections can be. Then they are

Feet / forklift feet / supports with the cargo to be held securely on the forklift, regardless of the distance of the forks of the forklift fork. The detection of the feet / Staplerfuße / supports with the cargo over a harness above the cargo is preferred because the harness can always be so far to the ends of the feet / Stacker feet / supports posted that a secure hold of the cargo is guaranteed.

The harness may consist of chains, drawstrings or ropes, hooks, eyelets, with the hooks / eyes on the feet / forklift feet / stanchions being struck. For safety reasons, the hooks are preferably provided with eyelets and the hooks are provided with a safety device which prevents inadvertent release of the hooks from the eyelets. Such hooks have, for example, the construction of a known snap hook.

For safety reasons, eyelets can also be provided on the forklift fork on which the chains, bands or ropes with additional hooks

be struck.

The ropes and chains and belts are preferably used only for transporting the extreme glass panes with a stacker; that is, struck / attached before transport and again knocked off / removed after transport.

Alternatively, as a harness and rods and hollow sections can be used. The rods are then hinged at one end with a

Feet / forklift / support and hinged at the other end with a hollow profile. The hollow sections are open at both ends, so that the forklift fork can drive with their teeth in the openings of the hollow sections. The rods take over the function of the chains. Ribbons or ropes. The hollow profiles make hooks and eyes for connection with the forklift fork dispensable.

There are various possibilities for securing the hollow profiles on the forklift fork. A simple backup form spring-loaded pins or

Ratchets on the forklift fork, which engage in openings of the hollow sections.

Optionally, spring-loaded pins or ratchets are also on the hollow profiles provided and correspond to the pins or ratchets with holes in the forklift fork. The pins and ratchets are after discontinuing the

Transport good preferably unlocked from the truck, so that the

Forklift fork can be moved out of the hollow sections again.

The unlocking can be done, for example, with electro-mechanical drive or hydraulic drive.

Optionally, the drive can also be used for locking, so that the springs can be omitted.

The above the transported cargo detectable hollow sections are preferably open pipe sections. To strike the linkage, the pipe sections can be provided with eyelets. The number of eyelets results from the desired

Mounting positions of the hollow sections. For each installation position two eyelets are optionally provided, the holes / openings have a common center axis.

Preferably, two mounting positions are provided, wherein in one

Mounting position of the truck with the forklift fork transverse to the longitudinal axis of the truck

Tansportgutes is moved. In the other mounting position of the truck is moved with the forklift fork in the longitudinal direction of the transported goods.

Then, the central axis of the pair of eyelets extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the transported goods and the central axis of the other eyelet pair in the longitudinal direction of the transported goods.

For striking the linkage, in particular bolts that sit with sufficient clearance for movement of the linkage in the eyelets or in the rod ends. The bolts are preferably provided at one end with a collar and at the other end with a thread which projects with respect to the linkage and the eyelet, so that the bolt can be easily secured in the operating position with a hat-nut. The height and width of the feet / forklift feet / supports will optionally be the size of the glass panes and the number held simultaneously with the feet / stacker feet / supports

Adapted glass panes. Thus, the risk of tipping of individual glass panes may be greater than the risk of tipping a disc pack, so that situations occur in which the height and / or width of feet / Stackerfußen / supports for individual glass panes is greater than the height and width of disk packs.

At individual extreme discs is preferably a width of

Feet / Stacker feet / supports provided, which is at least equal to 30% of the height of the glass sheets, plus / minus 5%, preferably plus / minus 10% of the height of the glass sheet is.

The height at which the feet / forklift feet / supports cover the package with the inner glass sheet is preferably at least 30% of the height of the glass sheet, more preferably at least 40% of the height of the glass sheet, and most preferably at least 50% of the height of the

Glass pane.

Preferably, all are for the width of the feet / stacker feet / supports

relevant parts inseparable. The

Feet / Stacker feet / supports can be assembled from profiles. Even molded parts such as shaped sheet metal parts can be used for the

Feet / forklift feet / supports are used. The cross-section of the profiles is designed so that the profiles can engage in the grooves of the packaging parts.

The parts of the feet / stacker feet / supports can be detachably or firmly connected to each other. Preferably, a welding of the parts takes place. The feet / forklift feet / supports can be made of steel. Preferably, the feet / Staplerfuße / supports consist of tubular profiles that are welded together. But it can also feet / Staplerfuße / supports off

Aluminum or plastic use find. The feet / Stacker feet / supports made of aluminum are particularly light and therefore easy to handle. The intended for the feet / Stacker feet / supports plastic is preferably fiber reinforced. Organic fibers as well as inorganic fibers can be used here. The organic fibers include, for example, wood fibers. The inorganic fibers include, for example, glass fibers. The plastic, including the reinforced plastic, can be foamed or unfoamed

Instead of the extreme glass panes, other large products can be placed in the feet / forklift feet / supports and transported and stored with the feet / forklift feet / supports.

These include stone slabs and other impact-sensitive and

surface-sensitive products.

In the drawing, various embodiments of the invention are shown.

Figs. 1 and 2 show a laminated glass pane 1, at the edge of four

Edge protection profiles 2, 3, 4, 5 are included.

All profiles 2,3,4,5 consist in the exemplary embodiment of XPS foam

(Extruded polystyrene foam), in other embodiments of other foam) with a density of 25 kg / cubic meter. All profiles 2,3,4,5 have the same cross section.

In addition, the profiles 2 and 4 have the same length. The same applies to the profiles 3 and 5. The cross section of the profiles 2,3,4,5 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

The profiles 2,3,4,5 are mitred at the ends. The profile cross-section is shown in Fig. 3. The profile cross-section is basically rectangular with dimensions of 130mm x 200mm. On one narrow side, a recess 6 with a width of 23 mm and a depth of 50 mm is provided, in which the laminated glass pane 1 is received. On the opposite narrow side of a recess 7 is provided with a width of 60mm and a depth of 5mm, which is intended for a strapping.

Inside the profile are two recesses 8 and 9 with

Provided cross-sectional dimensions of 25mm x 50mm, which are intended to accommodate wooden strips 10.

In the exemplary embodiment, the XPS foam forms the profile

Compliance material. The wooden strips form a reinforcing material for the compliance material. By using multiple wooden strips with intermediate foam a special resistance of the edge protection is generated against the particularly dreaded impact and shock loads during glass transport.

In the exemplary embodiment, the profile is composed of three parts, not shown. In the unconnected state of the three parts run two parting lines through the recesses 8 and 9, parallel to the narrow sides.

The three parts are cut from commercial XPS foam boards and assembled on the surface, so that the recesses 6 and 7 and further recesses arise, which after joining all the parts

Recesses 8 and 9 form.

The cutting operations are done by sawing.

The recesses are milled in the embodiment. When joining, the parts are glued hot. The hot glue is applied with suitable glue guns.

In other embodiments, the parts are welded. At the

Welding, the welding surfaces are heated and then pressed together the parts. The necessary heat can be applied with a hot air blower, (in other embodiments by contact with a heat-shield or by means of another object having a corresponding heated surface with which the welding surfaces are brought into contact).

After the market introduction of the edge protector according to the invention can then the desired quantities by (in relation to the cross section)

integral extrusion of the profile or by injection molding or molded parts made of particle foam bill be taken into account. For extruding extruder with extrusion nozzles are required, which are modeled on the profile cross section and carry the foam in a shaping Kaiibrator.

With the extrusion of a profile, which show all cross-sectional dimensions of the desired profiles, those described above

Machining operations at least partially dispensable.

The profiles shown 2,3,4,5 are by a not shown

Strapping (in other embodiments by a strap or a strap) pressed against the edge of the glass pane 1. The

Strapping is in the embodiment of a plastic tape. The

Strapping tape is removed from the strapping machine from a roll and passed around the outside of the profiles 2,3,4,5. This happens first by hand. For larger quantities is a strapping machine with automatic

Tape supply or automatic Umumungsbandes around the profiles 2,3,4,5 provided. The Umreifüngsgerät there are different embodiments. Initially, a simple hand-operated device for tensioning the

Strapping band are used. With appropriate quantities, an electrical Umreifüngsgerät with automatic control instead of the hand-operated device can be used.

After clamping takes place in the exemplary embodiment, a welding of the two ends of the plastic strapping. In this case, a heating sword is briefly guided between the two ends of the strapping. The heating sword brings the contact surfaces of the two ends of the

Umreifungsbandes short time to melt, so that at the appropriate pressure immediately creates a weld, without causing a significant weakening of the strapping. By immediately cooling the weld, the weld is immediately given sufficient strength.

By strapping the profiles 2,3,4,5 are held together in the illustrated form, without the need for further action.

In another embodiment is at the corners of a

Reinforcement / corner protection provided. The reinforcement / corner protection is formed by caps which are placed over the corners before the strapping takes place. Such caps are commercially available. Such caps are called

Plastic angle or metal angle offered. The automatic systems set the caps automatically, the function of such systems depends on the caps on which the systems are designed. As long as it lacks the product lines, which justify automatic strapping, strapping by hand is recommended. When strapping by hand, the positioning of the caps is a problem unless the caps are held in place by the strapping. It is advantageous, the Position caps with a self-adhesive strip adhesive on both sides, as long as this is not done by the unripeness.

For strapping by hand are various commercially available devices for

Verfugung, from very simple execution to sophisticated execution. The profiles 2,3,4,5 form an edge protection, which transversely to the plane of the

Glass pane projects about 53.5mm. In the enclosed space a layer of cardboard 11 is provided with a thickness of 50mm on each side.

In addition, between the cardboard 1 1 and the disc 1, a position not shown soft plastic foam made of polyethylene of 1.5mm thickness.

After strapping, the glass sheet, together with its edge protection and the lateral cardboard layers, is shrink-wrapped.

The shrink film leaves the bottom partially free, so that there forklift feet 20 can be attached. The forklift feet serve as a transport aid for positioning the fork of a forklift, which is used for loading and / or unloading.

The edge protector 107 of FIG. 4 is made of polystyrene foam having a density of 30 kg per cubic meter. The cross-sectional width is 130mm, the height 160mm. In the middle there is an opening 100 of 24mm x 48mm. The opening serves to receive a roof batten as a reinforcing profile. Further, four grooves 101,102,103 and 104 are provided on the circumference. The four grooves have a dovetail-shaped cross-section. The groove 101 has a width of 60mm at the foot, a depth of 60mm and an opening width of 50 at the top.

The groove 101 serves to receive a similar insert, with which the

Glass pane is included at the edge. On the opposite side is a Recess 102 provided. In the initially described edge protection alone for guiding and securing a Umreifimgsbandes.

In the exemplary embodiment, the groove / recess 102 has a depth of 20mm, in the deepest a width of 50mm and at the opening a width of 40mm.

According to Fig. 4, the groove / recess 102 has additional tasks. In the groove, a housing can be inserted, in which a roller is rotatably supported. Additionally or alternatively, two stacker feet can be inserted into the groove 102, which are arranged at a distance of the forks of the stacker centrally under the glass below the packaging to facilitate the transport of the glass by means of a stacker, for example, for loading or unloading a vehicle.

In addition, the groove / recess 102 can be used to attach to the profile a dash-dotted flat profile 105 made of the same plastic foam.

A similar flat profile can also be attached to the two other sides with the grooves / recesses 103 and 104. The attachment of flat profiles creates more compliance material with one

correspondingly changed / increased damping behavior, which takes into account the loading of heavy glass panes.

The grooves / recesses 103 and 104 have a depth of 15mm, in the deepest a width of 40mm and at the opening a width of 30mm.

An essential further object of the grooves / recesses 103 and 104 is the connection with other packaging / edge protection, one of which

Packaging 106 is shown in phantom in the cutout. ^■ ,

The packaging / edge protection 106 has the same groove / recess as the packaging / edge protection / compliance profile 107. The connection can be achieved by means of a so-called spring 108. The spring 108 is formed by a profile bar, which has two sides / ends in cross-section, which are adapted to the grooves / recesses in the Ve tensions edge protection 106 and 107, so that a firm connection is formed.

With the connection technique formed by the spring 108, a plurality of packages with trapped packaged goods can be connected together to form a transportable block. The resulting block can be designed within wide limits with any width, so that transport surfaces can be optimally utilized in width.

In addition, the blocks in height can be made arbitrarily arbitrary in wide limits, so that transport volume in height can be optimally utilized. In this case, instead of the flat profile 105 another packaging is placed and connected by means of the spring 108.

Finally, the block can also be designed arbitrarily in length within wide limits. In this case, the packages arranged one behind the other are connected to one another by means of the springs 108 with the enclosed transported goods.

This opens up significant advantages for container transport or truck transport and for such transport by utilizing the transport volume.

In this case, packaging of different sizes can be interconnected. This can be done directly via springs 108 when the associated grooves in the various packages are exactly opposite each other. However, if the grooves are not opposed to each other, a connection can still be made via the grooves 108. For this purpose, an intermediate piece is provided. The intermediate piece are grooves in

corresponding height or distance has been incorporated so that the springs 108 which can connect a packaging from one side and the other packaging from the other side with the intermediate piece. Alternatively, intermediate pieces may be provided which are adapted to the different sizes of the packages to be joined. That is, these intermediate pieces correspond to the above-described intermediate pieces with the mutually provided springs 108, but are integral with the springs.

According to Fig. 4, the connection of two packages with packaged with a separate spring. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4, only one connection is shown on the underside of the packaging circulating on the glass pane. This is usually sufficient because the packages are handled individually by a vehicle after unloading. The particular advantages of the connection therefore arise when transporting several juxtaposed packages with a vehicle. Then the load securing is much easier. The load securing may be limited, for example, to lashing the packages together at the top. In other embodiments, a need for more security is taken into account that the juxtaposed packages are connected to each other at least at the top of the package by such a connection. This connection already leads to a very stable / robust overall packaging. Such a demand arises when the transport is not carried out with trucks but with vans with permissible gross weight of less than 7.5 tons. With such transporters are usually handled by hand (without lifting) manageable transports, because the transporters are much faster than truck transports.

Experience has shown that the load securing in such vans is extremely inadequate despite the corresponding traffic regulations. For such transports is an additional connection of the juxtaposed

Packaging on the top of advantage. As far as there is more need for a connection of the juxtaposed packages, such a connection is also provided on the two sides which connect the top and bottom of the package.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a packaging 31 for a glass pane 30.

Forklift feet are provided at the bottom of the package 31. The forklift feet at the same time form supports and secure the packaging against the glass pane from falling over when the glass pane has been transported to the installation site for installation and left there.

The stacker feet have a rotatable foot part 32, with which the package stands on the footprint, and another foot part 38, with which the

Forklift feet covering the packaging.

The further foot part 38 consists in the embodiment of a steel sheet, in other embodiments of non-foamed, reinforced plastic or foamed plastic, which is gullet outside for reinforcement.

The foot part 32 is in the embodiment of EPP. That is a

Particle foam made of polystyrene. The foam particles are charged with hot steam in a mold and thereby weld together to the desired molding.

In other embodiments, the foot part 32 is a wood part.

The foot portion 38 is shaped so that it can engage in dovetailed grooves provided laterally on the package and on the edge of the package. The intended deformation 34 corresponds to

Embodiment of the groove cross-section.

The foot parts 32 and 38 are hinged together by means of a hinge pin, not shown. The hinge pin is held in the foot part 38. The articulated connection allows ^" the foot part 38 to transport the

Packaging and the packaged goods in a space-saving form

pivot. The space-saving shape is shown in Fig. 6. The stacker foot may extend along the edge of the packaging. The length of the

Staplerfußes can consequently be much larger than the width of the

Packaging, which determines the width of known stacker feet.

When the packages with the glass pane reach the installation site in the exemplary embodiment, it usually takes some time until the installation takes place. As long as the glass sheets can remain protected with the packaging and stand upright. For this purpose, the foot parts 38 are pivoted by 90 degrees, so that they protrude correspondingly opposite to the packaging.

In the exemplary embodiment, the foot parts 38 are provided at the bottom with a recess 39. The recess 39 leads to a defined span.

In addition, the recess 39 can be used for the safe application of straps for lifting with a crane or other lifting device.

In the exemplary embodiment foot parts 38 are provided, which show the image of a two-armed lever and protrude after pivoting with both ends relative to the packaging.

In other embodiments, the foot parts may be the image of a

One-armed lever show that projects after its pivoting only on one side opposite the packaging.

The distance of the stacker feet corresponds in the embodiment of the width of the forks of a forklift. In embodiments in which no grooves are provided in the packaging, an adhesion of the packaging side foot part with the

Packaging take place. In this case, the packaging-side foot part may have one or more flat adhesive surfaces.

In the case of bonding, a polyurethane adhesive or the like is advantageous, which allows a very strong bonding at low cost.

Adhesive tapes can also provide adequate adhesion, which are glued to the adhesive surfaces of the packaging side foot part and provided with a peelable cover, for example a silicone paper.

After peeling off, the packaging-side foot part can be easily positioned and adhered to the packaging.

Depending on the adhesive force, the packaging-side foot part can be limited to a plate that touches the packaging on the underside.

Figs. 8 and 9 show another embodiment with a stacker foot.

The stacker foot is designated 50 and is preferably glued to the underside of the package. The bonding can take place in the same way as in the previously described stacker feet.

In other embodiments, the part 50 engages in one or more grooves of the package.

The stacker foot 50 has an extension 51, which lies in the position of FIG. 8 under the package. In this case, the extension 51 is held by means of a lateral joint 52, which is formed by a welded flexible film. In order to bring the extension 51 into a support function, which is shown in Fig. 9, the extension 51 is pivoted by 90 degrees. Again, the extension 51 is held by the joint-forming film.

In the position shown in FIG. 9, the extension 51 projects like the pivotable foot part 32 according to FIG. 5 with respect to the packaging.

Preferably, two Staplerfuße 50 of FIG. 8 and 9 are provided on each package, the Staplerfuße 50 are arranged so that after the

Pivoting which protrudes an extension 51 in one direction with respect to the packaging and the other extension points in the opposite direction. This happens, for example, with two stacker feet pointing in an initial position according to FIG. 8 with the extensions in opposite directions.

Fig. 10 and 1 1 show another exemplary embodiment with a stacker foot 60 and an extension 61 and a joint formed by a flexible film 64, which extends through a survey 63 at the contact surface of the

Extension 61 with the stacker foot 60 (in the position of FIG. 10) and by a recess 62 in the contact surface of the stacker foot 60 with the

Extension 61 (in the position of FIG. 10) differs from the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The survey 63 jams in the recess 62 and causes a locking of the extension of the stacker foot.

In a further exemplary embodiment, a similar locking is also provided on the contact surfaces of the stacker foot 60 and the extension 61 in the position of FIG. 1 1.

FIGS. 12 et seq. Show the handling of extreme glass panes. Such extreme glass panes have such a weight and / or dimensions that they are no longer hand-handleable.

In Fig. 12, an extreme glass plate 70 is provided as a cargo.

The extreme glass pane 70 is surrounded by a package 71 and is seated in supports 72. The packaging corresponds to the above-described packaging made of plastic foam elements and their reinforcement with a wooden profile. The straight plastic foam elements 271 of the packaging 71 are shown in FIGS. 18 and 19.

In addition, corner pieces 171 belong to the packaging 71

The straight plastic foam element have in cross-section on one side a U-shaped recess, which is intended to receive a glass sheet edge. On the opposite side is a groove for one

Dovetailed spring is provided for a tongue and groove connection. The same groove is also found on each side of the plastic foam elements 271 and corner pieces 171.

Incidentally, in the straight plastic foam elements 271 as well as in the corner pieces nor a passage opening provided for the wood profiles.

The illustrated straight plastic foam elements 271 and the associated corner pieces 171, there may be in Fig. 22 in different versions for a glass or more glass panes, for example, in widths of 120mm for a glass, 240mm for two panes, 360mm for three panes, 480mm for four Glass panes, 600mm for five glass panes, 720mm for six panes, 840mm for seven panes, 960mm for eight panes, 1080mm for nine panes, 1200mm for ten

Glass panes. In other embodiments, the widths are 20% larger or smaller, preferably 10% larger or smaller. All plastic foam elements 271 and corner pieces 171 have the same lateral grooves, the U-shaped recess is determined according to the width for receiving a plurality of glass panes. The absorption capacity multiplies with increasing width up to 10 times the absorption capacity. On the side opposite to the U-shaped recess, more grooves are provided at the same time; corresponding to the width up to 10 times the number of grooves, wherein the grooves are arranged in the exemplary embodiment so that each glass pane is associated with a groove or is located centrally behind the glass pane.

The tongue and groove connection is used for connection with other packaging and / or for connection with accessories. The packaging described above also knows as accessories handles, rollers, supports and forklift feet.

Forklift feet serve primarily to distance the glass with the packaging so far from the ground that a forklift can drive with its forklift under the packaged glass. However, the stacker feet also form supports when projecting laterally from the packaging of the glass. Supports can perform a support function without function as a forklift foot.

According to Fig. 12 to 22, the supports consist of a profile construction, here a tubular steel construction, wherein the upright profiles, which come into contact with the packaging, engage in the lateral grooves of the packaging and also engage in the grooves of the packaging, which the U- are shaped recess for the glass opposite. The narrow sides of the profiles are adapted to the Öffhungsweite the grooves in the glass packaging. Depending on the number of glass sheets received in the U-shaped recesses, there is preferably an equal number of grooves in the package on the sides of the package opposite the U-shaped recess. The same applies to the wooden profiles to reinforce the packaging. Preferably, a corresponding number of upright profiles is provided on the supports, so that in each of the grooves can grip an upright profile. The profiles have rectangular cross-section and engage with the narrow sides in the grooves. The narrow sides are adapted to the opening width of the grooves.

The known handles exist in other exemplary embodiments

Plastic foam.

The handles engage with the springs described above in the grooves of

Packaging.

The plastic foam requires large-volume components, if some strength is required. In the present exemplary embodiment, handles are off

unfoamed plastic and / or fiber-reinforced plastic or metal housings provided. With these materials, a much greater strength can be achieved.

At the same time, the unfoamed plastic and the metal can be designed so thin that the handles can already be mounted and occupy no significant space when several, provided with packaging glass panes are next to each other. In the exemplary embodiment, each handle comprises all the glass panes of a disk pack. Each handle is arranged above the profiles of the supports.

In other embodiments, a separate handle is provided for each disc. The arrangement above the profiles of the supports is the same as with a disk package.

With the rollers smaller, packaged discs and disc packages can be pushed by hand. The roles include a housing in which the rollers being held. The same applies to the material of the housing as to the housing of the handles.

In addition to the above-mentioned supports to increase the stability of packaged glass or glass packages, other supports can be used without significant influence on the stability. Such supports may serve as brakes, for example, by being disposed on the underside of the packaged glass sheet at one end of the sheet and cooperating with a roll on the underside of the packaged glass sheet on the other end of the sheet. The packaged glass sheet is lifted to move on the end provided with support and moved by means of the roller. At rest, the packed glass with the support stands on the ground. The friction of the support with the substrate prevents the glass sheet with the roller in an undesirable movement.

At the corners of the package corner pieces 171 are provided. The corner pieces 171 form a connection to the adjacent straight

Plastic foam elements 271. Therefore, the recess of the straight plastic foam elements 271 continues for the disc in the corner pieces 171. The same applies to the grooves of the straight plastic foam elements 271st

In contrast to the known packages described are the

Corner pieces 171 rounded so that the package also shows curves at the corners. The curves have the advantage of easier positioning in the forklift feet.

FIG. 12 shows a stacker 74 with a forklift fork 73.

At the forklift fork 73, the cargo 70 depends. In this case, the suspension is made possible by a harness 75, 76 which engages the feet / supports 72. The harness 75, 76 consists of a linkage 75 and pipe sections 76, When detecting the pipe sections 76, the tines of the forklift fork 73 in the

Pipe pieces have been driven.

The linkage 75 includes the cargo on both sides and is hingedly connected at one end to the feet / supports 72 and at the other end with the pipe sections 76.

According to FIG. 12, the stacker engages with the forklift fork transversely to the plane of FIG

Glass pane 70 in the pipe sections 76. The glass can be moved more easily with the truck. In other exemplary embodiments, the

Pipe pieces rotated by 90 degrees, so that the truck can grab with its forklift fork in the longitudinal direction of the disc in the pipe sections. This is advantageous for loading and unloading containers.

In another embodiment, other means are provided instead of the rods, for example, ropes, drawstrings or chains.

FIG. 13 shows an individual view of a foot / support 72.

The foot / support 72 is composed of various steel pipe pieces. In this case, the cargo lies on a pipe section 80. The pipe section 80 is welded on a cross member 81 which stands with feet 82 on the ground. Furthermore, supports 83 are welded to the crossbar 81, which surround the cargo at a distance.

Another support 84 is welded on the pipe pieces 80 and has a distance from the end face of the transported goods.

When inserting the cargo in the foot / support 72, the distance between the cargo and the supports 83 and 84 is closed by a molded part made of flexible plastic, so that the cargo without

Motion play is sitting in the stacker foot. For the insertion of the molding is the plastic foam due to its flexibility advantage. With the plastic foam can be easily produced a press fit, which is free of a movement play. The interference fit is caused by a slight oversize of the molded part in relation to the gap between the supports and the packaging. Nevertheless, the molding can still handle easily due to the flexibility of Kunsttoffschaumes, ie push into the gap.

In the exemplary embodiment, the molded part consists of the same

Plastic foam like the packaging.

In another embodiment, the profiles of the supports 83 and 84 are U-shaped and open to the package, so that a molding can be used, which fills the cavity and protrudes from the open end of the profile to the above excess for the Press fit represent. Such a profile is easier to handle. The profile shows a better compliance and more stability when inserted into the gap between the profile and packaging as a profile with a smaller cross-section.

In yet another embodiment, the supports are made

closed profiles and the supports 83 are sized so that they engage in the lateral grooves of the package. This results in a substantial hold of the packaged glass sheets in the feet / supports 72.

Fig. 13 also shows eyelets 85 for various applications, for example, for tying together with other feet / struts before use or after use.

In addition, eyelets 86 for striking the linkage in Fig. 13 are shown. Fig. 14 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a foot / support 90, the in

Difference to the foot / support 72 is intended for receiving two extreme glass panes instead of an extreme glass pane. Instead of a pipe section 80, two pipe sections 91 are therefore provided in Fig. 14, on which the

Extreme glass panes with their packaging rest.

The contact surface of the packaging on the pipe sections is determined by the width and length of the support. In the exemplary embodiment, the packaging is in terms of width on the entire surface of the pipe sections. The length of the

Pipe pieces is chosen so that the surface pressure in all normal

Construction site occurring shock loads in the allowable range.

The allowable range is the range in which shock loads are not one

Damage to the glass panes. This area and thus the

Pad length of the pipe sections has been determined empirically in the exemplary embodiment. One is comparable in weight and size

Steel structure packed in accordance with the invention and provided with feet / supports. Subsequently, a hard landing with an unrestrained sinking movement from a height of Im was simulated with a crane.

At a Auflangelänge the pipe sections 91 of 50cm, the packaging has the

Tried again in repeated repetition without damage survived.

If the packaging is undamaged, it is assumed that a disk will survive the tests without damage. '>

To each pipe section 91 belongs with respect to the end face of the overlying

Extreme glass a support 92, so that the end face side two supports 92nd

available. In contrast, the number of side supports 93 remained the same.

The supports are formed in the embodiment by profiles.

In other exemplary embodiments, the supports by accordingly formed sheets. The use of sheets has for high

Quantity benefits. For small numbers of profiles have advantages because of the customary for the cutting to length of the profiles and their welding, always existing tools can be used, while the deformation of sheets to columns requires a significant initial investment.

The distance between the extreme glass panes to the supports 92 and 93 and each other is closed by another molded part made of flexible plastic, so that all the extreme glass panes are held without any play in the supports.

FIG. 15 shows an exemplary embodiment of a foot / support 95.

In contrast to the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 13 and 14, the foot / support 95 is intended for three extreme glass panes as transport goods.

For each extreme glass pane, a pipe section 96 is provided on the

Extreme glass plate rests.

Furthermore, an end support 97 is provided for each extreme glass pane.

FIG. 16 shows the feet / supports according to FIG. 12 without the extreme glass pane. FIG.

The feet / supports can be used for smaller glass panes even without

connecting intermediate piece be usable. Especially for

Extreme glass panels are recommended to connect both feet / supports.

According to Fig. 16, the feet / supports 72 are connected to the pipe sections 80 by a rod consisting of the same pipe sections 1100 and a tubular

Intermediate piece 1 101 is put together. The various pieces of pipe are secured in the installed position according to Fig.16 by pins. In addition, 16 further feet 1 102 are provided on the pipe sections of FIG., Which are helpful for the removal of the load when the transported goods. In a further Ausfü approximately example, instead of the various intermediate pieces 1 100 a single spacer is provided. The

different spacers make the adaptation to the different disc dimensions more economical, because smaller fittings are sufficient to allow adaptation to new disc dimensions.

A single spacer has the advantage of greater stability than a variety of spacers.

FIG. 17 shows a foot / post 72 with extensions 1105 and 1106 for the posts 83 and 84.

The assembly of the glass sheets 70 with the package 71 and the

Feet / supports 72 can be made in such a way that first the package 71 is mounted on the glass and then the glass sheet 70 is placed with finished packaging in the feet / supports, which are interconnected by a rod. The feet / supports then sit at the lower corners of the

Packaging with the inside glass pane. It arises with the

Glass pane, the packaging and the feet / supports a very advantageous and resistant overall construction, in which the advantageous properties of the glass panes are ideally used.

The assembly can also be done differently. The feet / supports help with the assembly. In this process, the first

Feet / supports placed and connected by a rod.

Subsequently, the part of the packaging which acquires direct contact with the feet / supports is inserted together with the strapping band in the profiles of the feet / supports. This applies to the packaging at the

Bottom of the upright glass pane. This page is prepared by the associated plastic foam elements together with Corner pieces are pushed onto the extending over the entire bottom wooden profiles. The strapping band is also guided over the upper ends of the supports and the free part is kept there. The free part is the part of the strapping that is still required to complete the wrap around after the packaging has been completed. Storage means that the free parts are rolled up, for example, so that they can hang down on the supports on the outside and do not interfere with the further assembly of the packaging, nor is there any risk of damaging this part of the packaging. Subsequently, the packaging for the upright

Partially prepared glass sides, namely with the Holzpro filen and the

Plastic foam elements that are pushed onto the wooden profiles. The thus prepared part of the packaging is grouted together with the feet / supports with the part of the packaging already inserted there. Alternatively, a piecemeal assembly of intended for the page

Packaging elements and the wooden profiles with the already inserted in the forklift feet part of the packaging.

The disc is pushed into the packaging as long as the packaging is open at the top. For the movement of the disc find common devices

Application. These are in particular suction cups, which are attached to the disc and, depending on the design, can easily carry heavy discs. At the Saugnäpfen can be easily suitable

Attach the lifting gear.

After inserting the disc, the packaging is completed.

To transport the glass sheets with packaging, a transport harness is struck to the feet / supports to the package with internal

Glass pane and externally placed feet / supports to capture and in

desired way to transport. Instead of the forklift, a crane can also be used for unloading a truck, for example.

Claims

claims

1.

Packaging for disc-shaped transport goods,

especially for extreme glass panes,

the discs with at least at the edges encircling

Packaging are provided.

the packaging being at least partially made of compliance material and a reinforcing material, the packaging being held with a strapping on the disc,

wherein the compliance material has a compliance, the

is at least 20% greater than the compliance of the reinforcing material, preferably at least 40%, more preferably at least 60%, and most preferably at least 80% greater than the compliance of

Reinforcing material is,

being provided as a transport aid supports on the packaging, which protrude on both sides of the packaging,

marked by

a) at least swing-out, preferably also swing-in supports or weldable or glued supports

or b) a plurality of solid supports between which the transported goods provided with the packaging can be used, wherein the supports touch the packaging on both sides and preferably also on the end faces, wherein the supports are spaced from each other, preferably at the lower corners of the packaging.

Second

Packaging according to claim 1,

characterized in that the package is provided with feet, which at the same time protrude as supports on both sides of the package, preferably with multi-part stacker feet, of which one foot part is connected to the packaging and the other foot part contacts the footprint, both feet Parts are hinged together, even more preferably with two parts, the

by a hinge pin or a hinge-forming foil or textile, even more preferably with a lateral arrangement of the hinge on the foot parts F, most preferably with stops which limit the pivotal movement of the foot parts.

3. Packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that the supports at the same time feet, preferably stacker feet form.

4th

Packaging according to claim 1 and 3, characterized in that the supports touch the package without play, preferably with a press fit.

5th

Packaging according to claim 4, characterized in that a gap used for introducing the package with the inner discs between Packaging and supports is filled with a fitting, the

Fitting is preferably compliant.

6th

Packaging according to claim 5, characterized by a shaped piece of flexible plastic foam for filling the gap between the packaging and the supports.

7th

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the supports are at least partially composed of upright profiles together, wherein the upright profiles

a. the packaging with the inner discs in the area of

Disc face, touch

and

b. the packaging with inside disc packages in the area of

Touch face of each glass.

8th.

Packaging according to claim 7, characterized in that the upright profiles of the supports grip in grooves of the packaging.

9th

Packaging according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the upright profiles of the supports are U-shaped in cross section and the Querschnittsöffhung facing the package and in the cavity of the upright profiles, a fitting is inserted, at least in the end position opposite the cross-sectional opening protrudes and the Forming contact surface with the packaging, preferably with moldings of the same plastic foam as the packaging.

10 ·

Packaging according to one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that arranged at a distance from each other on the packaging feet or

Stacker feet or supports are connected by a rod.

1 1.

Packaging according to claim 10, characterized by a one-piece rod, adapted to the dimensions of the goods to be transported, or one-piece, in the forklift feet or supports for adaptation to the dimensions of the container

Transportable sliding rod or a multipart to the dimensions of the cargo to be adapted rod.

12th

Packaging according to claim 11, characterized in that, in the case of a plurality of rods to be joined together, all the rods are formed by tubes which have at least the same length except for a fitting, the connection of the tubes being made by means of pins, the pins preferably being fixed in a rod end are arranged and in the corresponding

Rod end can be inserted and held there releasably, preferably

are bolted.

13th

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by a harness which is attachable to the feet, Staplerfuße or the supports and above with a lifting device, preferably with the forklift fork is detectable.

14th

A package according to claim 13, characterized in that the harness is formed by a linkage, chains or ropes or drawstrings and by fittings for a forklift fork which over the top edge of the packaged

Glass are arranged, wherein the harness is pivotally connected to the Staplerfußen or the supports and also hingedly connected to the fittings, preferably with eyelets or pipe pieces as fittings, the eyelets and pipe pieces are adapted to the tines of the forklift, so that the eyelets and pipe pieces with the forklift fork can be detected.

15th

Packaging according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the eyelets and open pipe sections are mountable in different mounting positions, wherein at least in an installed position the eyelets and pipe sections transversely to

Longitudinal direction of the cargo with the forklift fork are detected and at least in a further mounting position, the eyelets and pipe sections in

Longitudinal direction of the cargo with the forklift fork are detected. ,

16th

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the Staplerfuße and supports are composed of pipe sections and preferably made of steel and with each other and with the supports

are welded.

17th

Packaging according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized by

Extensions for the parts of the supports, which enclose the cargo between them, wherein the extensions are provided connections.

18th

Method for packaging extreme glass panes, characterized in that first the feet and supports are set up and connected to one another via a rod,

then the bottom of the packaging is mounted and inserted together with the strapping between the supports, the

Strapping band is guided over the supports and stored there,

then the sides of the package are joined together at least along a length as the posts protrude,

then the prepared sides of the packaging are connected to the underside of the packaging already inserted between the supports, the disc is inserted into the thus prepared packaging and

Finally, the packaging is completed on the sides and top of the glass and the strapping is completed.