EP0331989B1 - Storage and/or transport box - Google Patents

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EP0331989B1
EP0331989B1 EP89103240A EP89103240A EP0331989B1 EP 0331989 B1 EP0331989 B1 EP 0331989B1 EP 89103240 A EP89103240 A EP 89103240A EP 89103240 A EP89103240 A EP 89103240A EP 0331989 B1 EP0331989 B1 EP 0331989B1
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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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a storage and / or transport box made of plastic, with a flat bottom, two side walls and a front wall and a rear wall, the inside of the side walls holding devices for inserting partitions parallel to the front wall and rear wall, both of which are both parallel effective support surfaces or abutment surfaces are formed transversely to the partition wall plane, and the holding devices extend in the height direction of the side walls.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a storage and / or transport box of the generic type, which is not only suitable for static use on shelves, but can also be used for dynamic goods transport on conveyor lines.
  • the storage and / or transport box should have a design that facilitates the insertion of the partitions into the holding devices.
  • the holding devices are designed as protruding with respect to the clear width determined by the main plane of the side walls outwardly guiding channels that end with their maximum guide profile height at a distance above the floor, but from there to the floor run out with inclined surfaces sloping inwards, which are at least level with the floor with the main side wall level.
  • An advantage of this design is that the clear width of the storage and / or transport box, which is determined by the main plane of the side walls, is not restricted by the holding device and that, despite the outwardly projecting arrangement of the guide profiles, there is a linear longitudinal limitation of the storage and / or transport boxes near the ground is retained, which guarantees a pressure-free lateral guidance on conveyor lines.
  • the side wall sections each delimited by two guide profiles, form a step towards the continuous, upper side wall sections, and that this step has at least one of two support or abutment surfaces of each guide profile effective parallel to the partition wall plane projecting open profile pocket on one side and upwards.
  • These profile pockets can preferably end at a distance below the upper boundary edge of the side walls.
  • the partition walls are each provided at their lateral boundary edges and at their lower boundary edge with stiffening webs which are essentially transverse to their plane, and that the boundary lines of the lateral stiffening webs are adapted to the shape of the guide profiles.
  • the partition walls have a high degree of dimensional stability despite a relatively small material thickness, while on the other hand they can be brought into engagement with the guide profiles of the storage and / or transport boxes in a relatively large area and with little play.
  • the lateral stiffening webs of the dividing walls in their upper end region have sections which are above the steps in the profile pockets of the guide profiles are indentable.
  • the storage and / or transport box 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a bottom 2, two side walls 3a and 3b, a front wall 4 and a rear wall 5.
  • the rear wall 5 is made higher than all the other walls 3a, 3b and 4.
  • the rear wall 5 can then be pulled out when the storage and / or transport box 1 is pulled out a downward stop on the longitudinal edge of the next upper shelf, thereby limiting the extension path. If the storage and / or transport box 1 is now tilted forward, the upwardly projecting area of the rear wall 5 remains as a support bracket behind the stop, making it much easier to remove or arrange objects.
  • the storage and / or transport box 1 is preferably made in one piece as an injection molded plastic part.
  • trough-shaped guide profiles 6 are formed in the height direction, in such a way that they are each protruding from the main plane 7-7 of these side walls 3a and 3b, like that of FIG. 1, but in particular Figures 2 and 3 can be clearly seen.
  • Each guide profile 6 forms a support or parallel to the main plane 7-7 of the side walls 3a and 3b. Abutment surface 6a and two mutually opposite, substantially transversely to the main plane 7-7 oriented support or abutment surfaces 7b and 7c, which face the inside of the storage and / or transport box 1.
  • a dividing wall 8 can be brought into releasable mating engagement, as is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 of the drawing.
  • the storage and / or transport box 1 can then be divided into a more or less large number of compartments lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, in which different goods can then optionally be stored.
  • Storage and / or transport box 1 and partitions 8 are given a design which, with easy handling of the partitions, ensures a high utility value of the storage and / or transport boxes 1 with good dimensional stability. On the other hand, it is also important to design the storage and / or transport box 1 in such a way that it is not only for the essentially static use within shelves is usable, but also enables dynamic use on conveyor lines, such as roller or roller conveyors and in flow racks.
  • the maximum profile height 9 of the guide profiles 6 ends at a distance above the ground, in such a way that the guide profiles 6 do not coincide with the side guides of the conveyor lines, for example, not with the collar rollers 10 a roller conveyor 11 can collide, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.
  • the support or abutment surfaces 6a of the guide profiles 6 with the relevant partition 8 occur essentially transversely to their plane in operative connection, while the support or abutment surfaces 6b and 6c are oriented in the direction parallel to the plane of the partition wall.
  • the support or abutment surfaces 6a of the guide profiles 6 are designed such that they assume an inwardly inclined position relative to the main side wall plane 7-7, in such a way that they are at least at the level of the floor 2 of the main side wall 7-7 are flush, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 for the end regions 6d of the support or abutment surfaces 6a.
  • the side wall sections 3e and 3f each delimited by two adjacent guide profiles 6, form a step 12 towards the continuous, upper side wall sections 3c and 3d, which can be seen in particular in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6.
  • a profile pocket 13 rises, which is delimited by two walls which are essentially at right angles to one another and is open on the one hand upwards and on the other hand sideways to the adjacent guide profile 6.
  • the profile pockets 13 also end at a certain distance below the upper boundary edge of each side wall 3a and 3b, as can easily be seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 of the drawing.
  • Fig. 1 but especially Fig. 6 makes it clear that the guide profiles 6 for receiving the partitions 8 have a slightly wedge-shaped shape from top to bottom, so that they have a larger opening width at their upper end towards the inside of the box than in Floor height 2.
  • the outline shape of the partition walls is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the storage and / or transport box 1 in the region of its guide profiles 6, that is to say that at least the lateral boundary edges 8a and 8b of these partition walls 8 have a contour which corresponds to the course of the support or abutment surfaces 6a and the inclined surfaces 6d of the guide profiles 6 is adapted, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 4.
  • the partition walls 8 are each provided with stiffening webs 14a, 14b, 14c which are directed essentially transversely to their main plane and can be seen in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawing .
  • At least the boundary lines of the lateral stiffening webs 14a and 14b have a design that is adapted to the slight wedge shape of the guide profiles 6.
  • the lateral stiffening webs 14a and 14b of the partition walls 8 each have extension sections 14d in their upper end region according to FIG. 6 of the drawing. These design sections 14d are designed so that when the partition walls 8 are inserted into the storage and / or transport box 1 above the steps 12 they can be inserted into the profile pockets 13 of the guide profiles 6 and thereby clamp in a form-fitting manner.
  • the side walls 3a and 3b are then coupled to one another in the region of their continuous, upper side wall sections 3c and 3d in the transverse direction via the extension sections 14d of the dividing walls 8 and the profile pockets 13 and are thereby braced against one another while increasing the dimensional stability.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Lager- und/oder Transportkasten aus Kunststoff, mit einem ebenen Boden, zwei Seitenwänden sowie einer Vorderwand und einer Rückwand, wobei die Seitenwände innenseitig Haltevorrichtungen zum Einsetzen von im wesentlichen zur Vorderwand und Rückwand parallelen Trennwänden aufweisen, an denen jeweils sowohl parallel als auch quer zur Trennwandebene wirksame Stützflächen bzw. Widerlagerflächen ausgebildet sind, und wobei die Haltevorrichtungen in Höhenrichtung der Seitenwände verlaufen.The invention relates to a storage and / or transport box made of plastic, with a flat bottom, two side walls and a front wall and a rear wall, the inside of the side walls holding devices for inserting partitions parallel to the front wall and rear wall, both of which are both parallel effective support surfaces or abutment surfaces are formed transversely to the partition wall plane, and the holding devices extend in the height direction of the side walls.

Lagerkästen dieser Art sind bereits durch die US-A 4,372,444 bekannt, die Haltevorrichtungen an den Seitenwänden aufweisen, die einerseits aus in der Nähe des Bodens zum Kasteninneren vorspringenden Rippenpaaren bestehen und andererseits von mit beträchtlichem Abstand darüber in die Seitenwände eingeformten Schlitzen gebildet werden. Die in Bodennähe vorgesehenen Rippenpaare ragen in den lichten Raum des Kastens hinein und engen diesen Raum ein. Über den Distanzbereich zwischen den oberen und den unteren Haltevorrichtungen hinweg erhalten die Trennwände keine Lagefixierung an den Seitenwänden, so daß sie sich dort unter Einwirkung des in den Kasten eingelagerten Gutes verbiegen können.Storage boxes of this type are already known from US-A 4,372,444, which have holding devices on the side walls which, on the one hand, consist of pairs of ribs projecting near the bottom towards the inside of the box and, on the other hand, are formed by slots molded into the side walls at a considerable distance above them. The pairs of ribs provided near the floor protrude into the clear space of the box and narrow this space. Over the distance between the upper and lower holding devices, the partition walls do not receive any position fixation on the side walls, so that they can bend there under the action of the goods stored in the box.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Lagerund/oder Transportkasten gattungsgemäßer Art zu schaffen, der sich nicht nur für den statischen Einsatz in Regalen eignet, sondern auch problemlos für den dynamischen Warentransport auf Förderstrecken eingesetzt werden kann. Darüberhinaus soll der Lager- und/oder Transportkasten eine Auslegung erhalten, durch die das Einsetzen der Trennwände in die Haltevorrichtungen erleichtert wird.The invention has for its object to provide a storage and / or transport box of the generic type, which is not only suitable for static use on shelves, but can also be used for dynamic goods transport on conveyor lines. In addition, the storage and / or transport box should have a design that facilitates the insertion of the partitions into the holding devices.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Haltevorrichtungen als gegenüber der von der Hauptebene der Seitenwände bestimmten lichten Weite nach außen vorspringend profilierte Führungsrinnen gestaltet sind, die mit ihrer maximalen Führungsprofil-Höhe im Abstand oberhalb des Bodens enden, jedoch von dort aus zum Boden hin mit nach einwärts geneigten Schrägflächen auslaufen, die mindestens auf Höhe des Bodens mit der Seitenwand-Hauptebene bündig liegen.This object is achieved in that the holding devices are designed as protruding with respect to the clear width determined by the main plane of the side walls outwardly guiding channels that end with their maximum guide profile height at a distance above the floor, but from there to the floor run out with inclined surfaces sloping inwards, which are at least level with the floor with the main side wall level.

Vorteilhaft bei dieser Ausbildung ist, daß die von der Hauptebene der Seitenwände bestimmte lichte Weite des Lagerund/oder Transportkastens durch die Haltevorrichtung nicht eingeengt wird und daß trotz der nach außen vorspringenden Anordnung der Führungsprofile eine geradlinig durchlaufende Längsbegrenzung der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen in Bodennähe erhalten bleibt, die eine druckfreie Seitenführung auf Förderstrecken gewährleistet.An advantage of this design is that the clear width of the storage and / or transport box, which is determined by the main plane of the side walls, is not restricted by the holding device and that, despite the outwardly projecting arrangement of the guide profiles, there is a linear longitudinal limitation of the storage and / or transport boxes near the ground is retained, which guarantees a pressure-free lateral guidance on conveyor lines.

Eine solche Ausgestaltung der Führungsprofile beeinträchtigt einerseits das Zusammenwirken der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen mit den Seitenführungen, insbesondere Bundrollen, von Förderstrecken nicht und gewährt dadurch einen ruhigen Lauf. Andererseits lassen sich aber im Bereich der Führungsprofile auftretende Verschmutzungen leicht nach innen zum Boden hin lösen und damit auch problemlos entfernen.Such a design of the guide profiles on the one hand does not impair the interaction of the storage and / or transport boxes with the side guides, in particular coil rollers, of conveyor lines and thus ensures smooth running. On the other hand, soiling that occurs in the area of the guide profiles can easily be loosened inwards towards the floor and thus also easily removed.

Ein wichtiges Weiterbildungsmerkmal der Erfindung wird darin gesehen, daß die Führungsprofile mit Abstand unterhalb der oberen Begrenzungskanten der Seitenwände enden und dabei die oberen Seitenwandabschitte über ihre ganze Länge durchgehend auf gleicher Ebene mit den quer zur Trennwandebene wirksamen Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen der Führungsprofile verlaufen.An important development feature of the invention is seen in the fact that the guide profiles are at a distance end below the upper boundary edges of the side walls and the upper side wall sections run continuously over their entire length on the same plane with the support or abutment surfaces of the guide profiles which are effective transversely to the partition wall plane.

Diese Maßnahmen tragen dazu bei, daß eine gegenseitige Längsverschiebung von dicht nebeneinander stehenden Lager- und/oder Transportkästen durch die Führungsprofile nicht beeinträchtig wird, weil die oberhalb derselben befindlichen Seitenwandanschnitte über ihre ganze Länge geradlinig durchgehend ausgeführt sind.These measures help to ensure that a mutual longitudinal displacement of closely spaced storage and / or transport boxes is not impaired by the guide profiles, because the side wall gaps located above them are designed to be straight and continuous over their entire length.

Nach einer weiteren Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, daß die jeweils von zwei Führungsprofilen begrenzten seitenwandabschnitte zu den durchgehenden, oberen Seitenwandabschnitten hin eine stufe bilden, und daß von dieser stufe mindestens neben einer von zwei parallel zur Trennwandebene wirksamen Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen jedes Führungsprofils eine nach einer Seite und nach oben offene Profiltasche hochragt. Diese Profiltaschen können dabei vorzugsweise mit Abstand unterhalb der oberen Begrenzungskante der Seitenwände enden.According to a further embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that the side wall sections, each delimited by two guide profiles, form a step towards the continuous, upper side wall sections, and that this step has at least one of two support or abutment surfaces of each guide profile effective parallel to the partition wall plane projecting open profile pocket on one side and upwards. These profile pockets can preferably end at a distance below the upper boundary edge of the side walls.

Wichtig zur Erzielung einer Stabilitätserhöhung für die Lager- und/oder Transportkästen ist ferner, daß nach der Erfindungdie Trennwände an ihren seitlichen Begrenzungskanten und an ihrer unteren Begrenzungskante jeweils mit im wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Ebene gerichteten Versteifungsstegen versehen sind, und daß die Begrenzungslinien der seitlichen Versteifungsstege an die Form der Führungsprofile angepaßt sind.It is also important to achieve an increase in stability for the storage and / or transport boxes that according to the invention the partition walls are each provided at their lateral boundary edges and at their lower boundary edge with stiffening webs which are essentially transverse to their plane, and that the boundary lines of the lateral stiffening webs are adapted to the shape of the guide profiles.

Einerseits haben durch diese Ausgestaltung die Trennwände trotz einer relativ geringen Materialdicke eine hohe Formstabilität, während sie andererseits relativ großflächig und spielarm mit den Führungsprofilen der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen in Eingriff gebracht werden können.On the one hand, thanks to this configuration, the partition walls have a high degree of dimensional stability despite a relatively small material thickness, while on the other hand they can be brought into engagement with the guide profiles of the storage and / or transport boxes in a relatively large area and with little play.

Damit einem Auseinanderdrücken der Seitenwände durch die in den Lager- und/oder Transportkästen enthaltenen Gütern entgegengewirkt werden kann, wird in einer weiteren Ausgestaltung vorgeschlagen, daß die seitlichen Versteifungsstege der Trennwände in ihrem oberen Endbereich Auslegeabschnitte aufweisen, welche oberhalb der Stufen in die Profiltaschen der Führungsprofile einrückbar sind.So that a pushing apart of the side walls can be counteracted by the goods contained in the storage and / or transport boxes, it is proposed in a further embodiment that the lateral stiffening webs of the dividing walls in their upper end region have sections which are above the steps in the profile pockets of the guide profiles are indentable.

Durch das formschlüssige Zusammenwirken der Trennwände über ihre Auslegeabschnitte mit den an den Seitenwänden im Bereich der Führungsprofile ausgebildeten Profiltaschen wird eine Querversteifung bewirkt, die die Formstabilität der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen optimiert.The form-fitting interaction of the partition walls via their extension sections with the profile pockets formed on the side walls in the area of the guide profiles results in a transverse stiffening which optimizes the dimensional stability of the storage and / or transport boxes.

Das Einrücken der Trennwände in die Führungsprofile der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen wird zwar schon dadurch wesentlich vereinfacht, daß die Führungsprofile und auch die Trennwände eine sich von oben nach unten keilförmig verjüngende Gestaltung erhalten. Eine weitere Erleichterung in dieser Hinsicht ergibt sich gemäß einer weiteren Ausgestaltung jedoch noch dadurch, daß die an den jeweils von zwei Führungsprofilen begrenzten Seitenwandabschnitten zu den durchgehenden, oberen Seitenwandabschnitten hin gebildeten Stufen jeweils mit einer Abrundung in die Führungsprofile übergehen. Entlang diesen Abrundungen können dann die Trennwände leicht in die jeweiligen Führungsprofile hineingleiten.The engagement of the partition walls in the guide profiles of the storage and / or transport boxes is already considerably simplified in that the guide profiles and also the partition walls have a wedge-shaped design that tapers from top to bottom. A further relief in this regard is obtained according to a further embodiment, however, in that the steps formed on the side wall sections delimited by two guide profiles each lead to the continuous upper side wall sections with a rounding in the guide profiles. The dividing walls can then easily slide into the respective guide profiles along these roundings.

In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel des Gegenstandes der Erfindung dargestellt. Es zeigen

Figur 1
in räumlicher Ansichtsdarstellung einen Lagerund/oder Transportkasten,
Figur 2
einen Schnitt entlang der Linie II-II in Fig. 1,
Figur 3
eine Teildraufsicht eines Lager- und/oder Transportkastens in Pfeilrichtung III der Fig. 2,
Figur 4
in Ansicht von vorne eine zum Lager- und/oder Transportkasten gehörende Trennwand,
Figur 5
eine Draufsicht auf die Trennwand in Pfeilrichtung V der Fig. 4 und
Figur 6
einen Teil-Längsschnitt durch den Lager- und/oder Transportkasten und eine zugehörige Trennwand in Pfeilrichtung VI der Fig. 1 gesehen.

In the drawing, an embodiment of the object of the invention is shown. Show it
Figure 1
a storage and / or transport box in a spatial view,
Figure 2
2 shows a section along the line II-II in FIG. 1,
Figure 3
3 shows a partial top view of a storage and / or transport box in the direction of arrow III in FIG. 2,
Figure 4
in front view a partition belonging to the storage and / or transport box,
Figure 5
a plan view of the partition in the direction of arrow V of FIGS. 4 and
Figure 6
seen a partial longitudinal section through the storage and / or transport box and an associated partition in the direction of arrow VI of FIG. 1.

Der in den Fig. 1 bis 3 dargestellte Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 weist einen Boden 2, zwei Seitenwände 3a und 3b, eine Vorderwand 4 und eine Rückwand 5 auf. Die Rückwand 5 ist dabei höher ausgeführt als alle übrigen Wände 3a, 3b und 4. Beim Einstellen des Lager- und/oder Transportkastens 1 in ein Regal mit mehreren übereinanderliegenden Regalböden kann dann die Rückwand 5 beim Herausziehen der Lager-und/oder Transportkastens 1 mit einem nach abwärts gerichteten Anschlag an der Längskante des nächstoberen Regalbodens zusammenwirken und dadurch den Ausziehweg begrenzen. Wird nun der Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 schräg nach vorne gekippt, dann bleibt der nach oben vorspringende Bereich der Rückwand 5 als Stützhalterung hinter dem Anschlag, wodurch das Entnehmen oder Einordnen von Gegenständen wesentlich erleichtert wird.The storage and / or transport box 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a bottom 2, two side walls 3a and 3b, a front wall 4 and a rear wall 5. The rear wall 5 is made higher than all the other walls 3a, 3b and 4. When the storage and / or transport box 1 is placed in a shelf with several stacked shelves, the rear wall 5 can then be pulled out when the storage and / or transport box 1 is pulled out a downward stop on the longitudinal edge of the next upper shelf, thereby limiting the extension path. If the storage and / or transport box 1 is now tilted forward, the upwardly projecting area of the rear wall 5 remains as a support bracket behind the stop, making it much easier to remove or arrange objects.

Der Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 ist vorzugsweise insgesamt einstückig als Spritzguß-Formteil aus Kunststoff hergestellt.The storage and / or transport box 1 is preferably made in one piece as an injection molded plastic part.

In jede der beiden Seitenwände 3a und 3b sind in deren Höhenrichtung verlaufende, rinnenförmige Führungsprofile 6 eingeformt, und zwar so, daß sie jeweils aus der Hauptebene 7-7 dieser Seitenwände 3a und 3b vorspringend profiliert sind, wie das der Fig. 1, insbesondere jedoch den Figuren 2 und 3 deutlich zu entnehmen ist.In each of the two side walls 3a and 3b, trough-shaped guide profiles 6 are formed in the height direction, in such a way that they are each protruding from the main plane 7-7 of these side walls 3a and 3b, like that of FIG. 1, but in particular Figures 2 and 3 can be clearly seen.

Jedes Führungsprofil 6 bildet dabei eine parallel zur Hauptebene 7-7 der Seitenwände 3a und 3b verlaufende Stütz-bzw. Widerlagerfläche 6a sowie zwei sich mit Abstand gegenüberliegende, im wesentlichen quer zur Hauptebene 7-7 gerichtete Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 7b und 7c aus, die der Innenseite des Lager- und/oder Transportkastens 1 zugewendet sind.Each guide profile 6 forms a support or parallel to the main plane 7-7 of the side walls 3a and 3b. Abutment surface 6a and two mutually opposite, substantially transversely to the main plane 7-7 oriented support or abutment surfaces 7b and 7c, which face the inside of the storage and / or transport box 1.

Jeweils mit zwei sich an den Seitenwänden 3a und 3b gegenüberliegend angeordneten Führungsprofilen 6 kann eine Trennwand 8 in lösbaren Steckeingriff gebracht werden, wie sie in den Fig. 4 bis 6 der Zeichnung dargestellt ist. Auf diese Art und Weise läßt sich dann der Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 in eine mehr oder weniger große Anzahl von in Längsrichtung hintereinanderliegende Fächer unterteilen, in denen dann gegebenenfalls auch unterschiedliche Güter gelagert werden können.In each case with two guide profiles 6 arranged opposite one another on the side walls 3a and 3b, a dividing wall 8 can be brought into releasable mating engagement, as is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 of the drawing. In this way, the storage and / or transport box 1 can then be divided into a more or less large number of compartments lying one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, in which different goods can then optionally be stored.

Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 und Trennwände 8 erhalten einerseits eine Ausbildung, die bei leichter Handhabbarkeit der Trennwände einen hohen Gebrauchswert der Lager- und/oder Transportkästen 1 bei guter Formstabilität gewährleistet. Andererseits kommt es aber auch darauf an, den Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 so zu gestalten, daß er nicht nur für den im wesentlichen statischen Einsatz innerhalb von Regalen gebrauchsfähig ist, sondern darüber hinaus auch einen dynamischen Einsatz auf Förderstrecken, wie bspw. Rollen- oder Röllchenbahnen und in Durchlaufregalen ermöglicht.Storage and / or transport box 1 and partitions 8 are given a design which, with easy handling of the partitions, ensures a high utility value of the storage and / or transport boxes 1 with good dimensional stability. On the other hand, it is also important to design the storage and / or transport box 1 in such a way that it is not only for the essentially static use within shelves is usable, but also enables dynamic use on conveyor lines, such as roller or roller conveyors and in flow racks.

Für den letztgenannten Einsatzzweck ist es dabei von wesentlicher Bedeutung, daß die maximale Profilhöhe 9 der Führungsprofile 6 mit Abstand oberhalb des Bodens endet, und zwar in der Weise, daß die Führungsprofile 6 nicht mit den Seitenführungen der Förderstrecken, bspw. nicht mit den Bundrollen 10 einer Rollenbahn 11 kollidieren können, wie sie in Fig. 2 der Zeichnung gezeigt sind.For the latter purpose, it is essential that the maximum profile height 9 of the guide profiles 6 ends at a distance above the ground, in such a way that the guide profiles 6 do not coincide with the side guides of the conveyor lines, for example, not with the collar rollers 10 a roller conveyor 11 can collide, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Wenn eine Trennwand 8 in die Führungsprofile 6 des Lager- und/oder Transportkastens 1 eingesetzt wird, wie das in Fig. 6 angedeutet ist, treten die Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6a der Führungsprofile 6 mit der betreffenden Trennwand 8 im wesentlichen quer zu deren Ebene in Wirkverbindung, während die Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6b und 6c in Richtung parallel zur Trennwandebene orientiert sind.If a partition 8 is inserted into the guide profiles 6 of the storage and / or transport box 1, as is indicated in FIG. 6, the support or abutment surfaces 6a of the guide profiles 6 with the relevant partition 8 occur essentially transversely to their plane in operative connection, while the support or abutment surfaces 6b and 6c are oriented in the direction parallel to the plane of the partition wall.

In ihrem unteren Endbereich sind die Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6a der Führungsprofile 6 so gestaltet, daß sie gegenüber der Seitenwand-Hauptebene 7-7 eine nach einwärts geneigte Lage einnehmen, und zwar dergestalt, daß sie mindestens auf Höhe der Ebene des Bodens 2 mit der Seitenwand-Hauptebene 7-7 bündig liegen, wie das in den Fig. 1 und 2 für die Endbereiche 6d der Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6a zu sehen ist.In its lower end region, the support or abutment surfaces 6a of the guide profiles 6 are designed such that they assume an inwardly inclined position relative to the main side wall plane 7-7, in such a way that they are at least at the level of the floor 2 of the main side wall 7-7 are flush, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2 for the end regions 6d of the support or abutment surfaces 6a.

Den Fig. 1, 2 und 5 der Zeichnung kann auch entnommen werden, daß die Führungsprofile 6 mit Abstand unterhalb der oberen Begrenzungskanten der Seitenwände 3a und 3b enden und daß dabei die oberen Seitenwand-Abschnitte 3c und 3d über ihre ganze Länge durchgehend auf gleicher Ebene mit den quer zur Trennwandebene wirksamen Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6a der Führungsprofile 6 verlaufen.1, 2 and 5 of the drawing can also be seen that the guide profiles 6 end at a distance below the upper boundary edges of the side walls 3a and 3b and that the upper side wall sections 3c and 3d over their entire length runs continuously on the same plane with the support or abutment surfaces 6a of the guide profiles 6 which are effective transversely to the plane of the partition wall.

Die jeweils von zwei benachbarten Führungsprofilen 6 begrenzten Seitenwand-Abschnitte 3e und 3f bilden zu den durchgehenden, oberen Seitenwand-Abschnitten 3c und 3d hin jeweils eine Stufe 12, die insbesondere in den Fig. 1, 2 und 6 zu sehen ist.The side wall sections 3e and 3f, each delimited by two adjacent guide profiles 6, form a step 12 towards the continuous, upper side wall sections 3c and 3d, which can be seen in particular in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6.

Von dieser Stufe 12 ragt jeweils eine Profiltasche 13 hoch, die von zwei im wesentlichen rechtwinklig zueinander gerichteten Wänden begrenzt wird und dabei einerseits nach oben sowie andererseits seitwärts zum benachbarten Führungsprofil 6 hin offen gestaltet ist. Auch die Profiltaschen 13 enden noch mit einem gewissen Abstand unterhalb der oberen Begrenzungskante jeder Seitenwand 3a und 3b, wie das ohne weiteres den Fig. 1, 2 und 6 der Zeichnung zu entnehmen ist.From this step 12 a profile pocket 13 rises, which is delimited by two walls which are essentially at right angles to one another and is open on the one hand upwards and on the other hand sideways to the adjacent guide profile 6. The profile pockets 13 also end at a certain distance below the upper boundary edge of each side wall 3a and 3b, as can easily be seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 of the drawing.

Die Fig. 1, besonders aber die Fig. 6 macht deutlich, daß die Führungsprofile 6 zur Aufnahme der Trennwände 8 eine sich von oben nach unten schwach keilförmige Gestalt haben, so daß sie an ihrem oberen Ende zum Kasteninneren hin eine größere Öffnungsbreite aufweisen als in Höhe des Bodens 2.Fig. 1, but especially Fig. 6 makes it clear that the guide profiles 6 for receiving the partitions 8 have a slightly wedge-shaped shape from top to bottom, so that they have a larger opening width at their upper end towards the inside of the box than in Floor height 2.

Die Umrißform der Trennwände ist an die Querschnittsform des Lager- und/oder Transportkastens 1 im Bereich seiner Führungsprofile 6 angepaßt, d.h., zumindest die seitlichen Begrenzungskanten 8a und 8b dieser Trennwände 8 haben eine Kontur, die dem Verlauf der Stütz- bzw. Widerlagerflächen 6a und der Schrägflächen 6d der Führungsprofile 6 angepaßt ist, wie das deutlich der Fig. 4 entnommen werden kann.The outline shape of the partition walls is adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the storage and / or transport box 1 in the region of its guide profiles 6, that is to say that at least the lateral boundary edges 8a and 8b of these partition walls 8 have a contour which corresponds to the course of the support or abutment surfaces 6a and the inclined surfaces 6d of the guide profiles 6 is adapted, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 4.

An ihren seitlichen Begrenzungskanten 8a und 8b und auch an ihrer unteren Begrenzungskante 8c sind die Trennwände 8 jeweils mit im wesentlichen quer zu ihrer Hauptebene gerichteten Versteifungsstegen 14a, 14b, 14c versehen, die in den Fig. 4, 5 und 6 der Zeichnung zu sehen sind. Zumindest die Begrenzungslinien der seitlichen Versteifungsstege 14a und 14b haben dabei eine Gestaltung, die der leichten Keilform der Führungsprofile 6 angepaßt ist.At their lateral boundary edges 8a and 8b and also at their lower boundary edge 8c, the partition walls 8 are each provided with stiffening webs 14a, 14b, 14c which are directed essentially transversely to their main plane and can be seen in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawing . At least the boundary lines of the lateral stiffening webs 14a and 14b have a design that is adapted to the slight wedge shape of the guide profiles 6.

Die seitlichen Versteifungsstege 14a und 14b der Trennwände 8 haben in ihrem oberen Endbereich gemäß Fig. 6 der Zeichnung jeweils noch Auslegeabschnitte 14d. Diese Auslegeabschnitte 14d sind dabei so gestaltet, daß sie beim Einsetzen der Trennwände 8 in den Lager- und/oder Transportkasten 1 oberhalb der Stufen 12 in die Profiltaschen 13 der Führungsprofile 6 eingerückt werden können und sich dabei in diesen formschlüssig verklammern. Über die Auslegeabschnitte 14d der Trennwände 8 und die Profiltaschen 13 werden dann die Seitenwände 3a und 3b im Bereich ihrer durchgehenden, oberen Seitenwandabschnitte 3c und 3d in Querrichtung miteinander gekuppelt und dadurch unter Erhöhung der Formstabilität gegeneinander abgesteift.The lateral stiffening webs 14a and 14b of the partition walls 8 each have extension sections 14d in their upper end region according to FIG. 6 of the drawing. These design sections 14d are designed so that when the partition walls 8 are inserted into the storage and / or transport box 1 above the steps 12 they can be inserted into the profile pockets 13 of the guide profiles 6 and thereby clamp in a form-fitting manner. The side walls 3a and 3b are then coupled to one another in the region of their continuous, upper side wall sections 3c and 3d in the transverse direction via the extension sections 14d of the dividing walls 8 and the profile pockets 13 and are thereby braced against one another while increasing the dimensional stability.

Das Einsetzen der Trennwände 8 in die Führungsprofile 6 des Lager- und/oder Transportkastens 1 kann noch wesentlich dadurch erleichtert werden, daß die Stufen 12 zwischen den Wandabschnitten 3c und 3e bzw. 3d und 3f mit einer verhältnismäßig groß bemessenen Abrundung 15 in die Führungsprofile 6 übergehen, und zwar jeweils an der einer Profiltasche 13 gegenüberliegenden Seite des Führungsprofils 6. Daß durch diese Maßnahme das Einführen der Trennwände 8 in die Führungsprofile 6 erleichtert wird, ist deutlich aus Fig. 6 ersichtlich.The insertion of the partitions 8 into the guide profiles 6 of the storage and / or transport box 1 can be made considerably easier by the steps 12 between the wall sections 3c and 3e or 3d and 3f having a relatively large rounded portion 15 in the guide profiles 6 pass over, in each case on the side of the guide profile 6 opposite a profile pocket 13. That this measure facilitates the introduction of the partition walls 8 into the guide profiles 6 is clearly evident from FIG. 6.

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1. A box (1) for storage and/or transport, made of plastics and having a flat bottom (2) and two sidewalls (3a and 3b) as well as a front wall (4) and a rear wall (5), the sidewalls (3a and 3b) exhibiting on the inside holding devices (6a to 6d) for the insertion of partitions (8) essentially parallel with the front wall (4) and rear wall (5), on each of which bearing areas (6b, 6c) or abutment areas (6a) are formed which are effective both in parallel with and transversely to the plane of the partition, the holding devices (6a to 6d) running vertically up the sidewalls (3a and 3b), characterized in that the holding devices (6a to 6d) are formed as profiled guide-channels (6) which project outwards beyond the inside width determined by the main surfaces (7-7) of the sidewalls (3a and 3b) and end with their maximum height (9) of guide profile at a distance above the bottom (2) but run out from there to the bottom (2) as oblique faces (6d) which slope inwards to lie at least at the level of the bottom (2), flush with the main surface (7-7) of the sidewall.
2. A box for storage and/or transport as in Claim 1, characterized in that the guide profiles (6) end at a distance below the top boundary edges of the sidewalls (3a and 3b) and at the same time the upper portions (3c and 3d) of sidewall run continuously over their whole length flush with those bearing or abutment areas (6a) of the guide profiles, which are effective transversely to the plane of the partition.
3. A box for storage and/or transport as in one of the Claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the lower portions (3e and 3f) of sidewall bounded in each case by two guide profiles (6) form a step (12) to the continuous upper portions (3c and 3d) of sidewall, and that from this step next to at least one (6b) of two (6b and 6c) bearing or abutment areas (6b and 6c) of each guide profile (6) which are effective in parallel with the plane of the partition, a profiled pocket (13) open to one side and on top sticks up.
4. A box for storage and/or transport as in Claim 1, characterized in that the profiled pockets (13) end at a distance below the top boundary edge of the sidewalls (3a and 3b) (Figures 1, 2 and 6).
5. A box for storage and/or transport as in one of the Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that each partition (8) at its boundary edges (8a and 8b) at the sides and at its boundary edge (8c) at the bottom is provided in each case with stiffening webs (14a, 14b, 14c) directed essentially transversely to its plane, and that the boundary lines of the stiffening webs (14a and 14b) at the sides are adapted to the shape of the guide profiles (Figure 6).
6. A box for storage and/or transport as in one of the Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the stiffening webs (14a and 14b) at the sides of the partitions (8) exhibit in their upper end regions extended portions (14d) which may be engaged above the steps (12) in the profiled pockets (13) of the guide profiles (6) (Figure 6).
7. A box for storage and/or transport as in one of the Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the steps (12) are rounded (15) into the guide profiles (6) (Figures 1 and 6).
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