WO2023209008A1

WO2023209008A1 - Heavy load carrier

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Publication number: WO2023209008A1
Application number: PCT/EP2023/060958
Authority: WO
Inventors: Matthew DENT
Original assignee: Schoeller Allibert Gmbh
Priority date: 2022-04-26
Filing date: 2023-04-26
Publication date: 2023-11-02
Also published as: DE102022109976A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a heavy load carrier (2) which is made of plastics material and has a base part (14), comprising a number of feet (20), and four side walls (4, 6), wherein the side walls (4, 6) have positioning surfaces (36) for receiving feet (20) of an identically designed heavy load carrier (2) in a stack, wherein the positioning surfaces (36) are arranged in a recessed state in relation to protrusions (30) of the side walls (4, 6), and wherein the protrusions (30) at least partially surround the feet (20) of an identically designed heavy load carrier (2) in the stack circumferentially. Provision is made here for a first protrusion at least partially to surround a foot (20) of the identically designed heavy load carrier (2) in the stack on the inside (22) of the foot, and for a second protrusion at least partially to surround the foot (20) of an identically designed heavy load carrier (2) in the stack on the end side (24) of the foot.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a large load carrier with the features according to the preamble of claim 1.

STATE OF THE ART

Large load carriers, which are also referred to as large containers, are known, for example, from DE 10 2008 047 857 A1. The large container described there can be designed in standard dimensions of 800 mm x 600 mm, 1200 x 800 mm, 1200 mm x 1000 mm or 1200 mm x 1600 mm, depending on the desired holding capacity. The height of the large load carrier is typically 1000 mm, although this can be defined relatively freely and the optimal use of the loading area of a truck usually has a decisive influence. Up to 99 of these large load carriers measuring 1200 mm x 800 mm x 1000 mm can be arranged on a standard truck, namely eleven rows of three large load carriers arranged one above the other and next to one another. Stable stackability of large load carriers is extremely important for the transport of goods.

The side walls of such large load carriers can be folded up, so that in an empty transport position a large load carrier only has a height of approx. 300 mm with the same external dimensions of 1200 mm x 800 mm. In the empty transport position, up to 363 such large load carriers can be transported in one truck.

EP 1 473 240 A1 discloses a large load carrier with tapered edges on the side walls and feet, which are connected all around with runners. The runners are offset from the feet and have a smaller footprint than the feet. In the stack, the runners and feet stand on the side wall surface. This results in a relatively non-slip position of the upper large load carrier in the stack.

US 2006/0260976 A1 shows a large load carrier according to the preamble of claim 1. The large load carrier has top-side projections on the side walls in corner areas in which the side walls abut each other, as well as recesses on the feet. In the stack, the feet of an upper large load carrier with their recesses are placed precisely on the top projections of a lower large load carrier. Otherwise, the feet and runners rest on the side walls. This also results in a relatively non-slip position of the upper large load carrier in the stack.

From WO 2017/205352 A1 a large load carrier with recesses in the feet and corresponding projections in the upper edges of the side walls is known, with the runners and feet of an upper large load carrier resting one above the other on the side walls of a large load carrier arranged underneath in a stack of identical large load carriers. The projections in the side walls and the grooves in the feet form a positive fit. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

One object of the invention is to create a large load carrier with all-round side walls, which is designed to be versatile and compatible with both mesh box pallets and Euro pallets in a stack. Furthermore, the large load carrier should be characterized by stable stackability.

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION

The task is solved by a large load carrier with the features according to claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are characterized by the features of the subclaims.

In a large load carrier according to the invention made of plastic with a base part comprising a number of feet and four side walls, it is provided that the side walls have support surfaces for receiving feet of a similarly designed large load carrier in the stack, the support surfaces being arranged recessed relative to projections of the side walls and the projections the feet of a similarly designed large load carrier in the stack are at least partially surrounded on the circumference. According to the invention, a first projection surrounds a foot of the similarly designed large load carrier in the stack at least partially on the inside of the foot and a second projection at least partially surrounds the foot of a similarly designed large load carrier in the stack on the foot front side.

In the context of the present disclosure, a “similarly designed” large load carrier is understood to mean a match in terms of external shape and geometry. The large load carrier according to the invention can also be stacked compatible with large load carriers made of a material other than plastic, in particular with large load carriers made of metal or wood, as well as with Euro pallets and mesh box pallets, as will be described in more detail below. It is preferably provided that the first and second projections are formed in one piece, ie are connected to one another, in particular, for example, L-shaped in cross section. This improves the stability of the projections. In alternative embodiments, the first and second projections can also be designed in two parts.

The first and second projections are located at the top edge of the sidewall.

To increase stability, the first projection preferably extends over the entire width of the side wall. The first projection in the stack of similar large load carriers preferably rests on the inside of the foot of a large load carrier stacked thereon, so that a non-slip connection of the large load carriers in the stack results.

The second projection is preferably arranged flush with a side wall plane and forms a linear extension of the side wall plane on the top side. Particularly preferably, it is provided that the second projection completely flanks the foot of the large load carrier arranged thereon in the stack on the foot face side.

It is preferably provided that the second projection in the stack of similar large load carriers rests on the end face of the foot of a large load carrier stacked thereon, so that a non-slip connection of the large load carriers in the stack results.

It is preferred that the support surfaces are load-transmitting and the projections are designed to be load-free. In alternative embodiments, however, the support surfaces and the projections can also be designed to transmit loads.

With these measures, it is possible to nest the large load carriers into one another in a stack of similarly designed large load carriers and thus also create a stable connection as a transport unit. The large load carrier according to the invention made of plastic is preferably made from individual injection molded parts, mostly from PP and / or HDPE, and comprises a base part and a number of feet attached to it or formed in one piece with the base part, for example four, eight or nine feet. The foot area of the large load carrier can be freely designed to a certain extent within the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the large load carrier can have four corner feet or alternatively four corner feet and four further support feet arranged in the middle of the side walls and additionally or alternatively a support foot in the middle of the base part. The feet can be firmly screwed to the base part, clipped or formed in one piece.

The base part includes, for example, flat side wall sections and an integrally formed base plate.

The dimensions of the foot areas of the large load carrier preferably correspond to the standard requirements of a Euro pallet according to EN 13698-1:2003, so that the large load carrier can be handled with the same equipment shafts, in particular industrial trucks, as the Euro pallet. In various embodiments, the foot areas can be connected to runners, in particular to improve stability. There are recesses for the tines of industrial trucks between the base part and the runners. The runners can be firmly screwed to the feet, clipped or formed in one piece with each other.

On the underside, this results in a pallet-like structure of the large load carrier, which, in particular in accordance with the Euro pallet standardized according to EN 13698-1:2003, can include nine feet and three feet each connecting runners along the long side of the large load carrier.

The large load carrier preferably has two shorter side walls, which are referred to as transverse side walls in the context of the present disclosure, and two longer side walls, which are referred to as longitudinal side walls in the context of the present disclosure. In this sense, a distinction is made below between a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction for large load carriers. The four side walls of the large load carrier are hinged to the base part in a foldable manner, for example by means of hinge elements, with rigid embodiments of large load carriers with non-foldable side walls, for example also integrally formed circumferential side walls, also being included within the scope of the present invention.

Furthermore, in preferred embodiments, the side walls have foldable or removable side areas within a side wall, like a mesh box pallet. For example, one or both longitudinal side walls can be equipped with side wall flaps that can be folded outwards over the lower side wall part. In the unfolded position, the large load carrier allows access to the contents from the outside, even in the stack and even when the lid is closed. The design of the flaps in the side walls can be, for example, as described in DE 10 2017 113 053 A1.

The upper edges of the longitudinal side walls form part of the installation surfaces, whereby the large load carrier is designed to accommodate the feet of a similarly designed large load carrier in the stack.

The transverse side walls include the projections.

The installation areas are preferably such that they can accommodate pallets with installation dimensions of a standard size, in particular Euro pallets standardized according to EN13698-1 with installation dimensions of 1200 mm x 800 mm. Accordingly, the installation areas in the area of the upper edge areas of the side walls have at least the standard size, in particular 1200 mm x 800 mm. The feet of the large load carrier preferably also form a set-up dimension of the standard size, in particular 1200 mm x 800 mm.

The corner feet of the large load carrier can have installation dimensions approximately the same as the standard size of the Euro pallet, i.e. with a width of 100 mm in the transverse direction and a width of 145 mm in the longitudinal direction. The width of the feet in the longitudinal direction can also be smaller or larger than 145 mm, in particular from 60 mm to 250 mm, preferably from 120 mm to 220 mm. Likewise, the width of the feet in the transverse direction can be larger or smaller than 100 mm, in particular from 60 mm to 120 mm, preferably from 90 to 105 mm. In advantageous embodiments, the width of the feet in the transverse direction is at least 100 mm.

The first projection is arranged at least far enough away from the longitudinal side wall of the large load carrier in order to surround both the feet of the large load carrier placed thereon and, alternatively, the feet of the Euro pallet on the inside of the foot.

The base part has shoulders towards the outside in the longitudinal direction, which results in an upper region of the large load carrier with a larger cross section and a lower region of the large load carrier with a smaller cross section. The terms “cross-section” or “cross-sectional area” in the present disclosure always refer to a reference plane which is parallel to the contact surface of the large load carrier and which is generally also parallel to a floor surface in the interior of the large load carrier.

The shoulders on the base part are preferably formed on the sides of the two shorter side walls. The heels are preferably between 10 and 20 mm in size, particularly preferably about 15 mm. For example, the large load carrier can have an external dimension of 1230 mm x 800 mm in the upper area, although this does not limit the invention. This breaks the Euro pallet installation dimension of 1200 mm x 800 mm specified by the EN13698-1 standard in the upper area of the large load carrier in the longitudinal direction.

Particularly preferably, the external and internal dimensions of the large load carrier are compatible with the external and internal dimensions of a lattice box pallet standardized according to DIN 15155/8-UIC435-3, so that in the mixed stack of large load carriers and lattice box pallets, nesting of the large load carriers and lattice box pallets in one another is possible. Accordingly, it is preferred that the feet of the large load carrier have an installation dimension of the standard size of the feet of the grid box pallet. The norm DIN 15155/8-UIC435-3 is cited in its 9th edition from September 2008. The mesh box pallets have a pallet substructure with external dimensions of 1200 mm x 800 mm in the foot area, as well as four rigidly connected steel mesh walls with external dimensions of 1240 mm x 835 mm. In the case of mesh box pallets, the internal dimensions are also standardized, with a loading length typically corresponding to 1210 mm and a loading width typically corresponding to 800 mm. The grid box pallets dimensioned in this way can be stacked on top of each other so that they can be nested, so that a stable connection is achieved in the stack.

Since the standardized mesh box pallets have dimensions of 1200 mm x 800 mm in the foot area and 1240 mm x 835 mm in the upper side wall area with an internal dimension of 1200 mm x 800 mm, the large load carrier can be stacked on a mesh box pallet. Conversely, the lattice box pallet can also be stacked on the large load carrier, as the lattice box pallet has feet with the standard size of 1200 mm x 800 mm. With the measures of the invention, a stable mixed stacking of mesh box pallets and large load carriers is therefore possible.

Since the standardized lattice box pallet often has a steel rod on the underside, with individual steel struts forming the mounting surface, it is preferably provided that a recess is provided between the mounting surfaces and the second projection, which is designed in particular to accommodate individual steel struts of a rod on the underside of the lattice box pallet.

It is preferably provided that the installation surface has a material-reinforced area for receiving a corner-side foot. It is particularly preferred that the possibly existing recess between the support surfaces and the second projection also has a material-reinforced area for receiving the linkage of the mesh box pallet, which is in particular designed in one piece with the material-reinforced area for receiving the corner-side foot. The material-reinforced area can, for example, be a steel molding that is attached to the large load carrier that is otherwise made of plastic. The connection of the steel-reinforced area to the plastic of the large load carrier is preferably carried out in a form-fitting manner, in particular via a latching mechanism. The reinforced footprint area is preferably at least partially bordered by the projections. In this way, grid box pallets are stacked on the large load carrier, which does not wear out even under long-term use.

The projections can taper upwards in the cross-sectional profile, wherein the projections can be designed to be slanted in particular with respect to the side wall plane, in particular in the direction of the interior of the large load carrier. This provides a stacking aid when nesting similarly designed large load carriers, a Euro pallet or a mesh box pallet into a large load carrier.

In the case of foldable side walls, the bottom part can have the same stacking appearance on the top as the opened side walls, in particular the same type of support surfaces and projections. Advantageously, the large load carrier can be transported empty and safely stacked when folded, especially in mixed stacking with mesh box pallets and Euro pallets.

Further aspects of the invention relate to arrangements with two or more previously described large load carriers stacked on top of each other, as well as mixed stacks of the described large load carriers with mesh box pallets and/or Euro pallets.

The large load carrier according to the invention is particularly suitable for holding piece goods such as large-volume foodstuffs as well as in the non-food industry, for example in the automotive industry. The large load carrier is thicker than usual fruit and vegetable containers and is also heavier overall, so that the filled large load carriers are usually transported mechanically, in particular by forklifts and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below using schematic drawings.

Show it:

1 is a perspective view of a large load carrier according to an embodiment of the invention,

2 is a side view of the large load carrier shown in FIG. 1,

3 shows a further side view of the large load carrier shown in FIG. 1,

4 is a perspective view of a corner area of the large load carrier according to FIG. 1 from the outside,

5 shows the corner area from FIG. 4 from a further perspective from the outside,

6 shows the corner area from FIG. 4 from a perspective from the inside,

7 shows a sectional view of a contact area of two stacked large load carriers from FIG. 1,

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a contact area in the stack of the large load carrier from Fig. 1 with a Euro pallet and

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of a contact area in the stack of the large load carrier shown in Fig. 1 on a grid box pallet.

EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In the following, the same elements are given the same reference numbers. There is no repeated description of the same elements in the individual figures. Fig. 1 shows a large load carrier 2 according to an embodiment of the invention.

The large load carrier 2 comprises two first side walls 4 and two second side walls 6, the first side walls 4 forming transverse sides of the large load carrier 2 and the second side walls 6 forming longitudinal sides of the large load carrier 2.

In the second side walls 6 there are side wall flaps 8, which here are articulated purely by way of example via hinge devices 10 on the second side walls 6. A side wall flap 8 can be opened manually via a latching and adjustment mechanism and a handle opening 18, so that access to the interior of the large load carrier 2 from the outside is possible. In embodiments not shown, removable side wall flaps 8 can be provided.

The side walls 4, 6 are essentially closed-walled towards the outside and inside, although this does not limit the invention. The side walls 4, 6 can also have an open rib structure, in particular towards the outside and/or inside, as is known in the prior art.

1 shows a closed state of the large load carrier 2, with the side walls 4, 6 in particular being set up and hooked into one another by means of a locking mechanism 16 that cannot be described in more detail. The side wall flap 8 is shown here in the closed state.

2 and 3 show the large load carrier 2 from FIG. 1 in the respective side views of the transverse side and the long side.

In the lower area, the large load carrier 2 has feet 20, namely four feet 20 arranged on the corner side in the exemplary embodiment shown, purely as an example, although this is not restrictive for the invention.

The feet 20 are attached to a circumferential base part 14, for example by screwing or clipping. The side walls 4, 6 are arranged to be foldable on the base part 14 by means of further hinge devices, with complete insertion. Foldability is achieved by different heights of the base part 14 in the area of the hinges.

The base part 14 includes four circumferential side walls, which extend upwards perpendicular to a footprint of the large load carrier 2 formed by the underside of the feet 20. The base part 14 also includes an inner base surface (not shown), which can be closed-walled or have a rib structure.

The base part 14 has an end shoulder 42 below the first side wall 4, which can be approximately 15 mm in size, for example but not as a limitation for the invention. Due to the paragraph 42, the cross section of the large load carrier 2 is larger towards the top than the standard size of 1200 mm x 800 mm of the Euro pallet, as will be explained in more detail with reference to Figure 3.

In the illustrated embodiment, which is not restrictive of the invention, the large load carrier 2 comprises four corner feet 20, as well as another foot 20 in the middle of the side surfaces, i.e. a total of eight or nine feet 20, depending on whether in the middle Another foot 20 is provided in the interior of the large load carrier. The feet 20 on the second side wall 6 are connected to one another by means of runners 26. The runners 26 extend over the entire length of the second side wall 6. The runners 26 are here arranged coplanar with the feet 20 of the large load carrier 2 by way of example, but not as a limitation to the invention. In embodiments not shown, the runners 26 may have indentations and the like, which is known to those skilled in the art.

The runners 26 and the feet 20 form recesses 28 between them in a known manner for the tines of an industrial truck, so that the large load carrier 2 has a pallet-like substructure overall.

The break in the module dimension in the longitudinal direction can be clearly seen in Fig. 3. The shoulder 42 is formed here in the longitudinal dimension of the large load carrier 2, in both directions. The shoulder 42 in the base part 14 results in an upper region 44 of the large load carrier with an enlarged cross-sectional area and a Lower area 46 of the large load carrier 2 with a reduced cross-sectional area. The reduced cross-sectional area here corresponds, for example, and preferably to the Euro pallet module size of 1200 mm x 800 mm. The enlarged cross-sectional area in the upper region 44 is, for example, but not limiting to the invention, 1230 mm x 800 mm.

The feet 20 in the corner area of the large load carrier 2 are assigned an inside foot 22 and a foot end face 24. In the illustrated and preferred embodiment, the foot end face 24 is coplanar to the side wall plane 12 of the first side wall 4, but offset parallel inwards due to the shoulder 42.

The foot end face 24 can be approximately 105 mm wide. The inside of the foot 22 can be approximately 220 mm wide.

1 also shows the installation surface 36, which is surrounded by projections 30. The projections 30 form elevations of the side walls 4, 6. The projections 30 and the mounting surface 36 will be discussed in more detail below in FIGS. 4 to 9.

In Fig. 2 the foot end face 24 and the inside of the foot 22 are shown. The width of the foot end face 24 is coordinated with the footprint 36 and the projections 30 surrounding the footprint 36, so that the foot can come to rest on the footprint 36 and can be at least partially surrounded by the projections 30.

Fig. 4 shows a perspective view of a corner area of the large load carrier 2 from Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows a further perspective from a different angle of the corner area from Fig. 4. Fig. 6 shows a view of the corner area from Fig. 4 from the perspective the inside of the large load carrier 2.

The first projections 30 comprise, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a first projection 32, which at least partially surrounds the foot 20 of a similarly designed large load carrier 2 in the stack on the inside of the foot 22, and a second projection 34, which at least partially surrounds the foot of a similarly designed large load carrier 2 in the stack on the foot front side 24.

The first projection 32 extends substantially over the width of the side wall 4, but this is not limiting for the invention.

The second projection 34 extends starting from the corner of the large load carrier 2 over an area, so that the first projection 32 can surround the inside of the foot of a second large load carrier 2 standing above it in the stack. The second projection 34 is arranged coplanar with the side wall plane 12 of the first side wall 4.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first and second projections 32, 34 are integrally connected to one another, but this is not limiting of the invention. In cross section, the first and second projections 32, 34 are particularly L-shaped, which is also not restrictive for the invention.

The installation area 36 includes, as shown for example in FIG. 6, a material-reinforced area 38, for example in the form of a steel molding. The material-reinforced area 38 is clipped here, for example, to the first side wall 4. The material-reinforced area 38 will be discussed in more detail with reference to FIG. 7.

The first and second projections 32, 34 taper upwards in the cross-sectional profile and are in particular designed to be beveled relative to the side wall plane 12.

As shown in Fig. 7, two similarly designed large load carriers 2 according to Fig. 1 can be nested in one another in the stack. The feet 20 of a large load carrier 2 arranged at the top are partially sunk into the interior of the large load carrier 2 arranged below.

In Fig. 7, a contact area of the two stacked large load carriers 2 is shown in section. The foot 20 of the large load carrier arranged above 2 is set up on a footprint 36 of the large load carrier 2 arranged below. For this purpose, the side wall 4 includes the top surface 36 with the adjoining second projection 34, which flanks the end face of the foot 20 of a large load carrier 2 placed thereon. Accordingly, the large load carriers 2 are prevented from slipping in the stack. As can be seen in the stack, the mounting surface 36 is load-bearing and the second projection 34 is load-free.

7 also shows the material-reinforced region 38, which extends over a third projection 48 formed on the inside of the first side wall 4 and a recess 40. An upper region of the material-reinforced region 38 forms part of the mounting surface 36. The function of the recess 40 can be seen in particular with reference to FIG. 9.

8 shows a stacking of a Euro pallet 50 on the large load carrier 2. By matching the external dimensions of the feet 20 of the large load carrier 2 with the dimensions of the Euro pallet 50 and corresponding coordination of the installation area 36, a mixed stacking of large load carriers 2 and Euro pallets 50 is made possible here.

A corner foot 52 of the Euro pallet 50 is surrounded on the front side by the second projection 34. The slats 54, which form the underside runners of the Euro pallet 50, stand on the support surface 36, in particular on a section of the material-reinforced area 38.

9 shows a stacking of a large load carrier 2 with a grid box pallet 60, with the foot 20 of the large load carrier 2 resting on a corresponding support surface 36. Because the grid box pallet 60 is standardized, stable stacking in the mixed stack with the large load carrier 2 can be achieved.

The grid box pallet 60 includes a bottom surface 62, which generally and preferably does not come to rest on the large load carrier 2. Rather, a linkage 64 of the lattice box pallet 60 forms the installation area of the lattice box pallet 60. A linkage 64 provided on the edge is designed to be received in the recess 42. Another part of the linkage 64 lies on the material rial-reinforced area 38, which extends over the third projection 48. In the recess 40 there is a further section of the material-reinforced area 38. The contact surfaces between the large load carrier 2 and the lattice box pallet 60 are here preferably completely formed by the material-reinforced area 38, so that in practice there is no wear on the large load carrier 2 when the lattice box pallet 60 is set up.

As shown, for example, in Figure 1, in advantageous embodiments, the base part 14 also has a mounting surface and projections on the top, which can be designed and dimensioned in the same way as the mounting surface 36 and the projections 30 of the opened side walls 4, 6. For a further large load carrier 2 placed on top of the large load carrier 2, a Euro pallet 50 placed on top of it or a grid box pallet 60 placed on top of it, the same surface results in the case of opened and folded side walls 4, 6.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments described here. Rather, a variety of modifications are possible within the scope of specialist knowledge.

REFERENCE SYMBOL LIST

2 large load carriers; 4 first side wall; 6 second side wall; 8 side wall flap; 10 hinge device; 12 side wall level; 14 base part; 16 locking mechanism; 18 handle opening; 20 feet; 22 inside foot; 24 foot front; 26 runners; 28 recess for tines of an industrial truck; 30 lead; 32 first lead; 34 second lead; 36 footprint; 38 material reinforced area; 40 well; 42 paragraph; 44 upper area; 46 lower area; 48 third lead; 50 euro pallet; 52 corner foot; 54 battens; 60 mesh box pallet, 62 floor space; 64 rods

Claims

Patent claims

1. Large load carrier (2) made of plastic with a base part (14) comprising a number of feet (20) and four side walls (4, 6), the side walls (4, 6) having support surfaces (36) for receiving feet (20). a similarly designed large load carrier (2) in the stack, the support surfaces (36) being arranged recessed relative to projections (30) of the side walls (4, 6), the projections (30) being dimensioned and arranged so that they are the feet ( 20) of a similarly designed large load carrier (2) in the stack at least partially surrounded on the circumference, characterized in that a first projection (32) is dimensioned and arranged so that it has a foot (20) of the similarly designed large load carrier (2) in the stack on the inside of the foot ( 22) at least partially surrounds and a second projection (34) is dimensioned and arranged so that it at least partially surrounds the foot (20) of a similarly designed large load carrier (2) in the stack on the foot end side (24).

2. Large load carrier (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the first and second projections (32, 34) are connected to one another in one piece, in particular L-shaped in cross section.

3. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a recess (40) is provided between the support surfaces (36) and the second projection (34).

4. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second projections (34) are arranged flush with a side wall plane (12).

5. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base part (14) has shoulders (42) in a longitudinal direction, preferably only in the longitudinal direction, whereby an upper region (44) of the large load carrier (2). a larger cross section and a lower region (46) of the large load carrier (2) with a smaller cross section.

6. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support surface (36) has a material-reinforced, for example steel-reinforced, area (38) for receiving a corner-side foot (20).

7. Large load carrier (2) according to claim 6, characterized in that the material-reinforced area (38) is at least partially surrounded by the projections (32, 34).

8. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the stack of similarly designed large load carriers (2), the support surfaces (36) are load-transmitting and the projections (32, 34) are load-free.

9. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the installation surfaces (36) are designed to accommodate pallets with installation dimensions of a standard size and the feet (20) of the large load carrier (2) also form an installation dimension of the standard size, especially for holding a Euro pallet (50) standardized according to EN13698-1 with the installation dimensions 1200 mm x 800 mm.

10. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the external and internal dimensions of the large load carrier (2) are compatible with the external and internal dimensions of a grid box pallet (52) standardized according to DIN 15155/8-UIC435-3, so that in the stack of large load carriers (2) and lattice box pallets (52) nesting of the large load carriers (2) and lattice box pallets (52) is made possible.

11. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the projections (32, 34) taper upwards in the cross-sectional profile, the projections (32, 34) being designed to be slanted in particular with respect to a side wall plane (12).

12. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (4, 6) can be folded together by means of hinge devices (10).

13. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that some or all feet (20) are connected to one another by means of runners (26).

14. Large load carrier (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base part (14) has further support surfaces and further projections on the top, which are designed like the support surfaces (36) and projections (30) of the side walls (4, 6) and are arranged.

15. Arrangement with at least two similarly designed large load carriers (2) according to one of the preceding claims in a stack on top of each other.

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