WO2018139940A1 - Conteneur de transport et moyen de fixation de conteneur - Google Patents

Conteneur de transport et moyen de fixation de conteneur Download PDF

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WO2018139940A1
WO2018139940A1 PCT/NO2018/050024 NO2018050024W WO2018139940A1 WO 2018139940 A1 WO2018139940 A1 WO 2018139940A1 NO 2018050024 W NO2018050024 W NO 2018050024W WO 2018139940 A1 WO2018139940 A1 WO 2018139940A1
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Svenn Kornelius BEKKEN
Gregoire Bonnemaire
Maria BØE
Morten FURUNES
Martin GUDEM RINGDALEN
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/04—Open-ended containers shaped to be nested when empty and to be superposed when full
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D67/00—Kinds or types of packaging elements not otherwise provided for
    • B65D67/02—Clips or clamps for holding articles together for convenience of storage or transport
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/0004—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
    • F16B5/0056—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane
    • F16B5/0064—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane and using C-shaped clamps

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  • the present invention is related to a container for transport articles, such as food, and a container attachment means.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a container that simplifies handling during stacking of several containers. Another object of the present invention is to provide a container that enables stacking of a higher number of containers per height unit than prior art containers. Yet another object is to provide a container that eliminates use of plastic wrapping of a group of stacked containers.
  • container is in this context intended to include containers for transport of articles, such as food, with substantially closed walls and bottom.
  • the terms “draft angle” and “draft wall angle” is in this context meant to represent the angle of wall inclination in a direction out of the internal container space from an origin at the bottom of the container.
  • the present invention relates to a container for storage or transport of articles.
  • the container comprises upright walls, and a bottom, wherein the walls and bottom define a substantially closed container and an enclosed space there between for accommodation of said articles.
  • the walls defines four corner sections between adjacent walls, wherein the walls in direction upwards and outwards are slightly inclined by a draft angle, thus providing a horizontal container cross-sectional area which is larger at the container wall rim than the surface area of the bottom.
  • the draft angle a of at least a part of the wall of at least one opposing first wall pair and second wall pair in the set of four walls, is larger than remaining walls
  • the container further comprises: two adjacent corner section pairs formed with a different geometry than an opposing pair of adjacent corner sections, a first and second protrusion formed in a first wall in the second wall pair, said protrusions extending inwards into the inner space of the container and arranged at a distance away from the adjacent corner, thus leaving a space there between available for items to be stored or transported, a recess formed in the upper surface of the respective protrusions, each recess being provided with a locking tab extending upwards from the surface of the respective recess, said locking tab being arranged to extend into a respective first and second stacking recess formed in the underside of the bottom at a second wall in the opposing second wall pair, a landing surface formed as a recess in the rim, adjacent to the corner sections at the inner surface of the corner sections of the second wall of the second wall
  • the draft angle of said at least one wall having a larger draft angle in relation to the vertical direction exhibits an angle a in the range of about 15-20 degrees, particularly about 19 degrees, whereas the remaining walls draft exhibit an angle a in the range of about 6-8 degrees, particularly about 6.2 degrees.
  • the end walls (defining the above mentioned second wall pair) exhibits a draft angle of about 6-8 degrees, preferably about 6.2 degrees, whereas the remaining (first) wall pair, the side walls, exhibits a draft angle of about 6-17 degrees.
  • a first pair of corner sections at the second wall in the second wall pair are preferably formed as a depression in the adjacent walls, respectively, whereas an opposing second pair of corner sections are formed as regular corners.
  • the first pair of corner sections are advantageously formed as wall depressions are located at the second wall of the second pair of container walls, wherein the second wall exhibits a larger draft angle a than the remaining walls.
  • the upper corner edges at the container wall rim are preferably chamfered at an angle of about 45 degrees.
  • through slots are preferably formed in the rim at each upper corner upper edges, to accommodate a container connection means described in further detail below.
  • At least one drainage hole is formed in the container bottom, preferably at least one drainage hole in the container bottom at all corners of the container.
  • the grip exhibits an upper lip and a lower lip formed with a chamfered end inclined in a direction downward and with a similar angle of inclination.
  • the recesses and land surfaces are preferably provided with a chamfered surface in the transition area adjacent to the rim at the respective upper corner edges to simplify stacking of filled containers on top of each other.
  • the present invention is related to a container attachment means, arranged for connecting a group of four containers as described above.
  • the container attachment means exhibits a body formed with four tabs extending downwards arranged at a mutual equal distance along the periphery of the body. The tabs are arranged to be inserted down into the corner slots of respective four adjacent containers as described above.
  • the body is preferably circular and is formed with a central through recess, and a handle on the upper part of the body to simplify handling.
  • each tab exhibits a protrusion at its side facing the recess, arranged to establish a snap connection with the respective corner slot of interconnected containers.
  • Fig. 1A is a perspective drawing of the container from one side
  • Fig. IB is a drawing similar to Fig. 1A but from the opposite side, Fig. 2A and 2B are a top and bottom view of the container, respectively,
  • Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the container in perspective showing a first side
  • Fig. 4 is a drawing similar to Fig. 4, but showing the opposite side of the container
  • Fig. 5 is a drawing similar to Fig. 4 but showing a part of the upper container resting upon the other, Fig. 6 is a cut-out of a part of one end wall indicating its draft angle,
  • Fig. 7A is an illustration of four interconnected containers in perspective from one side
  • Fig. 7B is a drawing similar to Fig. 7A but from the opposite side
  • Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 7A and 7B, illustrating the node attachment means interconnecting the four containers
  • Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the node attachment means
  • Fig. 10 is a cross-section through two stacked node attachment means
  • Fig. 11 is a perspective view of numerous stacked four-membered nodes of interconnected containers
  • Fig. 12 shows two containers stacked on top of each other in a storage mode with the container space available for accommodation of articles.
  • the container 100 comprises a first side wall 101, an opposed substantially parallel second side wall 102, a first end wall 103 and an opposed substantially parallel end wall 104, which upper edge defines a rim 115, and a bottom 105. All walls are inclined at a draft angle a (VSW in Fig. 6) with a vertical direction (VL in Fig. 6) in a direction upwards from the container bottom 105 and outwards from the container space. Moreover, the container is provided with four upper corner edges 108, 109, 110, 111 which are chamfered at an angle of about 45° with the adjacent side wall and end wall.
  • a locking tab 112 is arranged in a recess 128 formed in the top of a first and second protrusion 125 and 126, said protrusions extending inwards into the inner space of the container.
  • the protrusions 125 and 126 are arranged at a distance away from the corner, thus leaving a space there between available for items to be stored or transported.
  • the location of the protrusions 125 and 126 at a distance away from the respective corners serves to stabilize the container against twisting.
  • the locking tabs 112 are arranged to extend into stacking recesses 124 (see particularly Figs. 1A and 3) formed as elevations in the underside of the bottom 105 (105' in Fig. 2B) to prevent stacked containers from sliding.
  • a landing surface 127 is formed as a recess in the top of the corner sections in the corner sections 109 and 110 in the opposing end wall 104.
  • the land surfaces 127 in a first container serve as support for the underside corner of a second container stacked on top of the first one.
  • the recesses 128 and land surfaces 127 are preferably provided with a chamfered surface in the transition area adjacent to the rim 115 at the respective corner edges 108, 109, 110 and 111. The chamfered edges simplifies stacking of (filled) containers on top of each other by smoothening seating of the containers.
  • Fig. IB the container is viewed from the opposite side.
  • the first side wall 101, second side wall 102 and the second end wall 104 exhibit substantially the same draft angle, whereas the first end wall 103 exhibits a draft angle a which is greater than the remaining walls.
  • numerous drainage holes 114 are formed in the bottom 105 of the container adjacent to each corner thereof.
  • a grip 106 is formed in the upper part of the end walls 103 and 104.
  • a similar grip 129 is advantageously formed in the upper part of the side walls 101 and 102, respectively.
  • the grips are formed with a reinforced section, forming a recess in the walls with a surface which is closed to the internal of the container.
  • the grips also serve as spacer during stacking of empty containers. Moreover, the surface of the grips 129, which constitute a part of the container walls, can be provided with a FID tag.
  • FIG. 2A the container is shown from above, illustrating the sloping first and second side walls 101, 102 and the sloping first and second end walls 103 and 104, the first end wall 103 exhibiting a larger draft angle compared to the remaining walls.
  • a corner slot 113 is arranged at each upper corner edge 108, 109, 110, 111. The purpose of these corner slots 113 is described in connection with Figs. 7-11.
  • FIG. 2B the bottom 105 container is shown.
  • the first and second side walls are indicated a reference numerals 101 and 102, respectively, whereas the first and second end walls are indicated at reference numerals 103 and 104.
  • the container is formed with asymmetric corner sections 118, 119, 120, 121.
  • the first corner sections 118 and 119 at the first end wall 103 are formed as rounded corners, whereas the other to (second) corner sections 120 and 121 at the second end wall 104 are formed with depressions in a direction into the internal of the container.
  • This arrangement together with the wall with increased draft angle provides an asymmetric geometry, thus enabling stacking containers simply by placing the container directly upon the underlying container, where the locking tabs 112 stabs into the respective stacking recesses 124 of the container located above. This is illustrated schematically in Fig. 12, which show a stack of filled containers.
  • each tab is preferably sufficiently smaller than the cross-section area of the stacking recess 124, thus leaving a space between the stacking tab 112 and the stacking recess 124, allowing the containers to move a little but without allowing the containers to slide out of engagement.
  • Each stacking recess 124 is preferably formed with a notch 117 which opens the stacking recess 124 to the outside of the container. The purpose of this notch 117 is to enable drainage of fluids entrained with the stacking recess 124.
  • a first and second stacking surface 123 is formed as a depression in the corner sections 120 and 121, respectively, 123 to accommodate the underside of another container when stacked with content inside the containers.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 illustrates the bottom 105 of the container in a perspective view of two different sides 101 and 102, respectively, with stacking recesses 124, drainage holes 114 and protrusions 125 and 126.
  • the increased draft angle a of the first end wall 103 provides a space 122 between stacked containers (Fig. 5).
  • This space 122 allows air between to containers in a process of being stacked to escape. Accordingly, friction from air resistance is reduced drastically during stacking, and containers can be stacked more efficiently.
  • Another substantial advantage of this end wall construction is that containers can be stacked closer to each other than prior art containers. Accordingly, a higher number of containers can be stacked per height unit than known heretofore, thus allowing transport or storing of a higher number of empty containers. Accordingly, return transport and/or storage of containers according to the invention can be performed in a more efficient manner.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a part of a compact stacking mode.
  • the grip 105 is formed as a recess in the end wall (here the first end wall 103), this forming an upper lip 106-1 and a lower lip 106-2.
  • the lips 106-1 and 106-2 are formed with a chamfered end in direction downward and with a similar angle of inclination. This arrangement improves stability of a pile of compactly stacked containers where the containers are in a grip-to-grip contact.
  • a group (node) 300 of containers are interconnected in a horizontal plane by a node connection means 200, where each node contains four containers.
  • the node connection means 200 is formed with a plate or disc section 204 with four downwardly directed tabs 201 arranged in a mutually equal distance at the periphery of the plate.
  • the respective tabs 201 are extending into the corner slot 113 of the respective juxtaposed container 100.
  • a handle 202 is formed on the upper part of the node connection means for easy access when connecting or disconnecting containers.
  • the node connection means is formed with a recess in its middle, thus leaving a space 203.
  • the space 203 makes it easy to grip the node connection means 200 and to unlock - or lock - a container node in a simple manner.
  • Stacked node connection means 200 is illustrated in Fig. 10.
  • Each tab 201 do preferably exhibit at its side facing the internal space 203 a protrusion 205.
  • This protrusion provides a snap connection where the tabs slide slightly outwards when pushing the tabs 201 down into the respective corner slot 113 when passing the rim 115 of the container, and moves back to the resting position when the connection means 200 has reached its locking position.
  • the tabs will in a connected state make an engagement with the underside of the corner slot 113 and increases the stability of the interconnected containers.
  • the node connection means enables interconnection of four containers (one node) and provide a stable group of containers. It should be noted that it is also possible to interconnect two or more nodes in the same manner, thus enabling grouping of a large number of containers.
  • Fig. 11 illustrated numerous container nodes 300 stacked in a compact mode and secured by at least one node connection means 200 at the uppermost node 300. However, preferably some or all of the container nodes are interconnected by respective node connection means 200, thus providing a best possible stability in a node pile. In Fig. 11 a total of 21 container nodes 300 are stacked in a very compact and stable manner. In this way, there is no need for any stabilizing plastic wrapping or similar, which simplifies handling of containers and container stacks in an environmentally advantageous manner.
  • the container in accordance with the present invention provides several advantages compared to prior art containers. Firstly, the increased draft wall angle of at least one of the walls compared to the remaining walls simplifies stacking of containers within each other in a compact stacking mode by letting air out of the space between the walls, having increased draft wall angle, of adjacent containers while a container is lowered down into an underlying container. Stacking of prior art containers having closed walls and bottom produces air friction during stacking because there is less space available for air to escape during stacking. Moreover, the deviating draft angle arrangement allows for a more compact pile of stacked containers. As a result, more containers can be stored and/or transported per unit volume.
  • the container node connection means, several containers can be interconnected, four containers per node.
  • This node connection means makes it possible to prepare a pile of container nodes in a very stable manner, thus eliminating the need for a plastic wrapping or similar.
  • the grip arrangement formed as a recess in the end walls and with downwardly tapered noses provides a firm support for containers stacked in a compact mode, where only the grip parts of adjacent containers are in contact with each other.
  • the lack of prior art ribs and edges combined with drainage means simplifies cleaning of the container compared to prior art containers. Modifications
  • the container in accordance is illustrated with a rectangular horizontal cross-section.
  • the container may also exhibit different cross-sections, such as square.
  • the wall having a larger draft angle than the other walls is an end wall.
  • the increased wall draft angle does not have to extend all the way down to the bottom of the container. It is also conceivable to increase the draft angle only at an upper part of the wall.
  • only one wall is provided with a larger draft angle than the remaining walls.
  • the container is illustrated as a non-collapsible one, the invention is not limited to this. It is also conceivable to provide a collapsible embodiment by introducing hinge means from the prior art. Moreover, the container is illustrated with four drainage holes in the bottom at the four corner sides. However, while the illustrated embodiment is preferred, the drainage holes are optional and may further be limited to less than four.

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L'invention porte sur un conteneur (100) destiné au transport et au stockage d'articles et présentant quatre parois, une première paire de parois ayant des première et une seconde parois latérales (101, 102) et une seconde paire de parois ayant des première et une seconde parois terminales (103, 104), et un fond (105). Les angles de dépouille de paroi des première et seconde parois latérales (101, 102) et de la seconde paroi terminale (104) sont égaux, tandis que l'angle de dépouille de paroi de la première paroi terminale (103) est supérieur à l'angle des parois restantes. Le bord supérieur des parois du conteneur définit un bord (115) dont les coins sont chanfreinés d'un angle de 45 degrés. Des évidements d'empilement surélevés (124) sont formés dans le fond (105) de récipient au niveau des coins respectifs, agencés pour recevoir une patte d'empilement (112) d'un conteneur sous-jacent (100).
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JPS4824825U (fr) * 1971-07-24 1973-03-23
FR2698611A1 (fr) * 1992-11-27 1994-06-03 Fesquet Jacques Dispositif de positionnement et de calage pour caisse d'emballage à claire-voie pourvue de moyens de gerbage et d'emboitage.
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