EP0253363A1 - Casiers à bouteilles empilables - Google Patents

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EP0253363A1
EP0253363A1 EP87110162A EP87110162A EP0253363A1 EP 0253363 A1 EP0253363 A1 EP 0253363A1 EP 87110162 A EP87110162 A EP 87110162A EP 87110162 A EP87110162 A EP 87110162A EP 0253363 A1 EP0253363 A1 EP 0253363A1
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Christoph Schoeller
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  • the invention relates to a bottle crate according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Bottle crates are known in a wide variety of designs.
  • the bottle crates have in common such a design of the side walls that, in addition to the protective function for the bottles assumed by the side walls during transport and the formation of more or less large handle openings, there are also sufficiently wide and high areas of the side walls available on which large labels for the designation of origin and / or the content of the bottles included in the box are applied.
  • Bottle crates are packed.
  • this product-related labeling on the bottle crates not only brings additional outlay in terms of filling and packaging, but also has the further disadvantage that the bottles accommodated in the crates are not immediately recognized by the consumer from the outside if the labels are worn or damaged, but he must first take a bottle out of the box or look into the box from above. This is not particularly advantageous for marketing reasons. Attempts have already been made to build boxes with large openings as viewing windows in the side walls, but these constructions have not been able to assert themselves due to the lack of sufficient stability of the box frame and consequently poor stackability.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a bottle crate with a display function, which is of sufficiently stable and rigid construction and enables good stackability.
  • the invention is characterized in that the box side walls of the Bodeaance to - are formed handle bar at the top edge of the open box, in particular continuously open viewing windows.
  • the crate itself has a direct display function, since the design of the crate itself makes the bottles and thus both the neck label and the label on the bottle belly visible to the consumer and thus the crate alone the product-related labeling that is important for the consumer made possible by the bottles. Additional labels on the bottle crate are therefore not necessary per se, since the bottle itself is fully included for product-related labeling as a result of this design of the bottle crate.
  • the box can and should also be provided with labels and prints for optimal advertising.
  • This is possible on the handle bar and the bottom bar as well as on the comparatively wide corner support profiles, which form an integral rigid box frame with each other.
  • Handle bar, bottom bar and corner support profiles frame the viewing window (s) in conjunction with support bars.
  • the invention is particularly advantageously applicable to bottle crates for coarse bottles that already have relatively large labels on the bottles due to the bottle size.
  • the compartment division inside the box is expediently hidden from the outside in that vertical support strips are present in the area of the box side walls, ie in the area of the viewing window and thus in the plane of the box side walls. These can differ from the bottom bar only via one for the support function of the fla range of the box height.
  • the free ends of the support bars are then spaced from the upper handle.
  • the support lists cover the compartment division from the outside or cover the gap between the bottles and can also be used advantageously as support surfaces for holding the bottles.
  • the support strips are expediently arranged at the level of the bottle gaps and cover the bottles only slightly without covering the labels on the bottle belly and on the bottle neck to the outside.
  • the support strips connect the box bottom with the handle strip and thus help stabilize the box frame in conjunction with the corner support profiles.
  • the support strips can also contribute to the stiffening of the box in an expedient manner that they are attached to the overall frame due to the one-piece connection to the compartment division and the one-piece connection of the compartment division on the grid floor.
  • the corner support profiles and the support strips are designed as self-contained hollow profiles.
  • the risk of contamination is kept low if, according to a further embodiment of the invention, the hollow profiles are smooth-walled.
  • the corner support profiles are designed as walls provided with beads, the beads advantageously extending vertically essentially over the entire length of the support profiles.
  • the support strips can be formed by walls which are in the manner of a corrugated sheet, in particular in the manner of a trapezoid are shaped.
  • the wave bellies or wave troughs are designed in the manner of a trapezoid.
  • This embodiment is characterized by stability and nevertheless allows quick, simple and thorough cleaning of soiled because, in the case of beads or corrugated iron or Trapezoidal sheet-like shapes, unlike ribbed boxes, do not create pockets with an angle equal to or less than 90 degrees, in which dirt collects and is difficult to remove even with intensive cleaning.
  • the viewing windows are expediently designed in the manner of embrasures. This is achieved in a simple manner in that the opposite side walls between adjacent corner support profiles and support strips are arranged so obliquely to one another that loopholes-like openings are formed between the profiles and the strips, which belong to the viewing window and the view of the consumer practically from the outside Align visible labels on the bottles. This training also contributes to the display function of the box.
  • the design of the bottom bar and the handle bar with an inverted U-shaped cross-section is also advantageous for a stable construction.
  • the bottom bar and the handle bar with an inverted U-shaped cross-section, the bottom bar and the handle according to an expedient development ledge bridges or ribs bridging through the U-legs can be stiffened.
  • the open U-shape of the handle bar also makes it possible to insert an intermediate piece from below, which, as a result of a rounding on its underside, makes it easier to carry the bottle case.
  • the grip strip is provided with a circumferential rib on both the upper and its lower edge, which is expediently rounded outwards. These ribs delimit between them an outwardly protected labeling field, the slipping arrangement of the labeling field largely preventing the labels from slipping during labeling.
  • the circumferential bottom bar which is integral with the bottom grille of the box, is raised relative to the bottom grid and, together with the handle bar, is arranged offset to the outside.
  • the invention achieves maximum use of the side walls of the box as a viewing window, since the stability of the box is achieved by the combination of the corner support profiles with the upper handle bar and the lower bottom bar, in particular in connection with vertical support bars.
  • the viewing window areas can thus be very large and the size is limited solely by the fact that the bottles accommodated in the interior of the box have to be prevented from falling out, for example by support strips, cross strips and the like.
  • the support strips which are arranged in a bottle gap and in this respect advantageously contribute in the sense of stable stacking of the boxes, as in the case of offset stacking, the load of the boxes above is transferred via the support strips into the Side walls of the boxes below are introduced or intercepted.
  • so-called stack grooves are formed on the bottom of the box, which are located below the support strips and into which the side wall of the lower box is immersed when the stack is formed.
  • the invention thus achieves, with simple and coordinated measures, a maximization of the viewing opening with sufficient, in particular, great stability of the crate, the bottles falling out despite the large viewing openings and in particular also ensuring good stackability even under load.
  • ribbing is not necessary, rather the box can be made essentially smooth-walled with good material utilization, so that the box can also be cleaned easily and simply.
  • the bottle crate 1 shown in the drawing has a single, continuously open viewing window 2 in each of its four side walls, which serves as a display for the bottles 3 accommodated in the bottle crate, as best shown in FIG. 1. From this it can also be seen that the viewing window 2 is bordered laterally by the support profiles 4 forming the corners of the bottle crate 1 and above and below by a transverse GriffleisLe 5 at the top of the box and a bottom bar 6 at the bottom of the box.
  • Handle bar 5 and bottom bar 6 are formed all around the four side walls of the box 1 and only connected to one another at the four corners by the support profiles 4. Except for the corner support profiles 4 and the handle bar and base bar, the rest of the side wall area can thus be used for the display function.
  • separate support strips 7 are provided both for reasons of stiffening, but in particular for reasons of holding and to secure the bottles 3 accommodated in the box 1 against falling out in the region of the open side walls, which, as shown in FIG. 1, are aligned with or in Height of the bottle gaps are arranged and due to their narrow design cover the bottles in box 1 only a small amount, the amount of coverage is determined solely by the support function for the bottles in order to give the bottles a firm hold and prevent them from falling out to prevent the display opening.
  • These support strips 7, of which two are formed on each side wall in the exemplary embodiment shown extend vertically and only over part of the box height, so that the free end 8 of the support strips with the lower edge 9 of the grip strip 5 a distance important for the display function b form.
  • the height of the support strips 7 is essentially measured from the support function for holding the bottles 3 accommodated in the box 1 and is approximately half the bottle height in the exemplary embodiment shown.
  • FIG. 1 shows quite clearly, due to the large viewing window 2, the bottles 3 accommodated in the box 1 are largely freely visible from the outside, so that the bottle neck label and the label on the bottle belly can be perceived by the consumer immediately. These are essential for determining the bottle content Areas are neither covered by the catch frame nor by the support strips 7, which also serve as a cover for the compartment walls of the compartment division that are absolutely necessary in the interior of the box, which is thus hidden to the outside by the covers.
  • the handle bar 5 forming the upper edge of the box has a height which enables the bottle case to be gripped comfortably for transport purposes.
  • the height of the bottom bar 6 is dimensioned such that essentially only the bottle bottom is hidden to the outside, but without covering the bottle belly. In practice, the grip bar and bottom bar height are only a few centimeters, whereby the choice of height depends not least on the beverage manufacturer if he wants to place additional information and advertising on the bottom bar or handle bar.
  • the U-legs 10 and 11 of the handle bar 5 can be bridged or connected in the interior of the handle bar by webs or ribs, which contribute to stiffening the box frame, but are not visible from the outside. These webs or ribs are not shown in the drawing.
  • the cross-sectional design of the handle bar 5 offers the further advantage that handle bars can be pinched or snapped in from below, which can be attached to the desired location at the consumer's choice and make carrying the bottle crates easier.
  • ribs 12 projecting outwards at the upper and lower edges are formed, which delimit a labeling field thereby moved inwards between them.
  • These ribs 12 have the advantage that the label does not slip off during labeling and. also protect the handle bar 5 in use applied label against damage during transport and when stacking the box.
  • the ribs 5, which are expediently rounded on the outside, contribute to stiffening the frame.
  • the ribs are expediently formed all the way around with the grip strip.
  • the bottom bar 6 is raised in relation to the bottom grille denoted by 13 and is offset from the outside.
  • stacking grooves 13b are provided in the bottom of the box below the support strips 7 by vertically extending webs 13a of the floor grid, which extend parallel to the side walls of the box over the width and length of the box.
  • the upper sections of the side walls of the lower box engage in these grooves, so that the force is dissipated in the stack via the support strips directly onto the side walls of the or the lower box.
  • the support strips 7 form part of the compartment division designated 14, which is composed of compartment walls 15 which are integrally connected to one another at the nodes.
  • the compartment walls 15 of the compartment division like the support strips 7, are expediently formed in one piece with the floor grille.
  • the molded on the bottom bar 6 support strips 7 are thus connected to the box frame to a stable and rigid structure via the compartment walls 15 via the floor grid.
  • part of the compartment walls can have a limited height, in particular if the spacing between adjacent bottles is small due to the predetermined arrangement of the bottles in the compartment division.
  • these compartment walls 15 extend at least in sections essentially only over the bottom part of the bottles, but not over the bottle belly.
  • the support bars 7 are formed in the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 5 as well as the corner support profiles 4 as a self-contained hollow profile, so that smooth outer walls are formed, in which the risk of contamination is lower and which facilitate cleaning.
  • the training as a hollow profile contributes to stiffening the box frame.
  • both the Beken support profiles 4 and the support bar 7 are pulled so far inward that the inner side walls of the support profiles and support bars also form support surfaces for the bottles accommodated in the box at 16 and 17 in FIG. 2.
  • the opposite side surfaces of adjacent corner support profiles 4 and support strips 7 are so inclined to one another and converge from the outside to the inside in such a way that these profiles are visible between them form window-like slit-like openings that direct the consumer's gaze to the bottle and thus to the label.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the support strips 7 in the region of the broad side of the box is essentially triangular, the triangular tip being inside in the example shown.
  • the side surfaces 18b and 18c serve here as support surfaces and thus as part of the compartment division for holding the bottles.
  • the side surface 18a forms, together with the outer surfaces of the grip bar and the bottom bar and the support profiles 4, the outer side wall of the box, the side surfaces of these parts expediently i.w. are flush.
  • the support strips 7 on the narrow side of the box are modified in that they have half the cross-sectional shape of the support strip on the width of the box, since in the bottle arrangement according to FIG. 2 these support strips only have to support or secure one bottle.
  • the corner support profiles 4 are each designed as a hollow profile and, as shown in FIG. 2, as a comparatively wide hollow profile which extends far into the interior of the box and at the same time contributes to supporting the bottles accommodated in the compartment.
  • This broad training as a corner profile does justice to the supporting function of the profiles within the box frame and also contributes to improving the cooling during the molding process of the box.
  • the corner support profiles 4 can also be used for sticking on or otherwise affixing labels and advertising information.
  • the corner profiles connect the all-round handle and base strips to form a b bile and in particular to accommodate large items bottles sufficiently rigid frame.
  • the handle and bottom bar are designed as narrow strips. The distance between the handle and bottom bar is such that in particular the bottle belly and the bottle neck of the bottles, which are primarily used for bottle labeling, are exposed for the display function when they are accommodated in the box.
  • 6 and 7 show a further embodiment of a bottle crate, which is distinguished from the previously described embodiment in particular by support strips 7 which extend continuously between the base strip 6 and the grip strip 5.
  • support strips 7 which extend continuously between the base strip 6 and the grip strip 5.
  • three continuous support strips 7 are provided on the broad side, which, in conjunction with the two corner support profiles 4, limit a total of four viewing windows which are continuous from top to bottom, which are advantageously designed in the manner of embrasures and which allow a view of essentially the entire bottle from the outside, which is arranged inside the box in front of the side wall.
  • the grooves or depressions marked with 13b are visible, which are useful for the stackability and the transfer of the forces via the support strips 7 in the lower box.
  • Fig. 6 shows the narrow side of the box with essentially only one viewing window, a cross bar designated 19, which divides the viewing window, is provided for the sake of attaching further identification means. 6 shows the stack grooves 13b provided on the bottom of the box.
  • Fig. 7 shows a section through the box in plan view to illustrate the hollow profile formation of the corner profiles and support strips. This section also shows that the support surfaces these corner profiles and the support strips are adapted according to the bottles to be accommodated. As a result, the corner profiles and support strips provided to increase the rigidity also ensure that the bottles accommodated in the crate are held very well against shaking and falling out.
  • FIG. 8 to 10 a further embodiment of a box is described which has four viewing windows on each long side according to FIG. 8 and one viewing window on each narrow side according to FIG. 9, the viewing window or windows being continuous between the bottom bar 6 and the handle bar 5 extend.
  • the peculiarity of this embodiment is that the corner support profiles 4 are stiffened by beads 19 extending in the vertical direction. As can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, these beads 19 run continuously between the upper and lower edge of the box. The cross-sectional shape of these beads 19 can best be seen in FIG. 10.
  • the support strips 7 of the box have a trapezoidal sheet shape, as is also best seen in FIG. 10.
  • Fig. 10 also shows the connection of the support strips 7 to a compartment wall 15 of the compartment division 14.
  • Trapezoidal sheet-like shape of the support strips 7 means according to FIG. That each support strip 7 is formed comparable to the shape of a saddle by a wall with a trapezoidal cross-section, the trapezoid however the basis is missing.
  • This training aer support strips 7 in conjunction with the beaded design of the corner support profiles 4 results in a very stable structure of the box.
  • the vertical edges 20 and 21 of the corner support profiles 4 and the support strips 7 are drawn inwards so that they limit corresponding contact surfaces for the bottles to be accommodated.
  • FIG. 11 shows a further embodiment of a box with two viewing windows which run from top to bottom and a larger central viewing window which passes through a T-shaped bar 22 is divided into three viewing openings.
  • the corner support profiles 4 are provided with beads 19.
  • the support strips 7 are designed like corrugated sheet or trapezoidal sheet.

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