EP1621808B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Handhabung und Verteilung von Flüssiggasflaschen - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Handhabung und Verteilung von Flüssiggasflaschen Download PDF

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EP1621808B1
EP1621808B1 EP05076771A EP05076771A EP1621808B1 EP 1621808 B1 EP1621808 B1 EP 1621808B1 EP 05076771 A EP05076771 A EP 05076771A EP 05076771 A EP05076771 A EP 05076771A EP 1621808 B1 EP1621808 B1 EP 1621808B1
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Andre Duclos
Pierre Frecon
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C13/00—Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
    • F17C13/08—Mounting arrangements for vessels
    • 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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
    • 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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/12—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport
    • B65D88/127—Large containers rigid specially adapted for transport open-sided container, i.e. having substantially the whole side free to provide access, with or without closures
    • 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
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/0033—Lifting means forming part of the container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66C—CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
    • B66C1/00—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles
    • B66C1/10—Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith for transmitting lifting forces to articles or groups of articles by mechanical means
    • B66C1/42—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles
    • B66C1/44—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces
    • B66C1/445—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces motor actuated
    • B66C1/447—Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles and applying frictional forces motor actuated by hydraulic or pneumatic motors
    • 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
    • B65D88/00—Large containers
    • B65D88/02—Large containers rigid
    • B65D88/022—Large containers rigid in multiple arrangement, e.g. stackable, nestable, connected or joined together side-by-side
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2205/00—Vessel construction, in particular mounting arrangements, attachments or identifications means
    • F17C2205/01—Mounting arrangements
    • F17C2205/0103—Exterior arrangements
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  • Such a method is already known, for example by FR 2762299 , regarded as the closest prior art, and widely used in an embodiment according to which a standardized rack acting as a cartridge, capable of receiving for example five rows juxtaposed juxtaposed seven bottles mutually juxtaposed, is loaded in full bottles on a centralized site, which can be a filling site or an intermediate storage site for full bottles.
  • a centralized site which can be a filling site or an intermediate storage site for full bottles.
  • first and second barriers side of the bin corresponding to the sides of the floor oriented perpendicular to the rows, that is to say the short sides of the floor, are movable so as to be brought from a peripheral position of the bottles to a position of release bottles, then brought back to their position of peripheral confinement of the bottles.
  • the bin is loaded on the tray of a truck, usually in several copies mutually juxtaposed and mutually superimposed, in an orientation in which each of the movable barriers, in the closed position of the bottles, is turned towards one of the sides of the truck.
  • the truck After he has finished his tour, the truck, each of which is then generally loaded with five rows of seven empty bottles in the example above, returns to the centralized site, where the bins loaded with empty bottles are unloaded from the truck. and routed to a generally automatic installation where, after having replaced one or each of the aforementioned movable barriers in the bottle release position, the empty bottles are pushed out of the rack by a sliding movement on the floor thereof, in a direction parallel to the rows, then we introduce new full bottles in the locker by a similar movement, before replacing the or each movable barrier in peripheral position of the bottles and reload each locker on the tray of a truck for a new delivery tour on marketing sites.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks and, to this end, the present invention proposes a method which, while taking up the aforementioned steps, is characterized both in that the step is implemented. by making the number of rows less than the number of bottles per row and in that step c is carried out by discharging from the vehicle bed at least one copy of a first cartridge, containing said first determined number of full bottles, and then moving a first lateral barrier of the first cartridge, oriented parallel to said rows, from a position of peripheral confinement of the bottles to a bottle release position.
  • the invention relates to a.
  • a cartridge having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped comprising a rectangular floor, of plan dimensions corresponding to a first determined number of mutually identical bottles standing, distributed in a second predetermined number of rows, mutually juxtaposed, of the same third determined number of bottles, mutually juxtaposed, and four lateral barriers which border the floor by a respective side thereof, and a first can be placed at will in a position of peripheral confinement of bottles or in a bottle release position, characterized in that the dimensions of the floor, in plan, correspond to a number of rows less than the number of bottles per row and in that the first barrier is oriented parallel to said rows .
  • step c is not generally limited to unloading from the vehicle tray at least one copy of a first cartridge filled with full bottles, but rather it consists of in a substitution of a first cartridge for the or each second cartridge, so that the vehicle delivering the full bottle cartridges on the marketing sites also ensures the return of cartridges containing empty bottles to the centralized site, on which one will reline these cartridges in full bottles before a new delivery round.
  • step c is also loaded on the vehicle tray at least one copy of a second cartridge, unloaded on the marketing site during a previous implementation of the process and containing said first defined number of mutually identical bottles, at least some of which are empty, after moving the corresponding first barrier from the bottle release position to the peripheral enclosing position of the bottles.
  • the invention also relates to a.
  • the driver once arrived at a marketing site, the driver does not have to unload one by one the full bottles to reload one by one the empty bottles, but it unloads from the tray of the truck a cartridge full of bottles to replace it with a full cartridge of bottles, which are preferably all empty or, at a minimum, are empty for the most part, it being understood that the frequency of deliveries at each marketing site can easily be adapted to the needs of so that the number of full bottles thus possibly present in the cartridges refilled on the tray of the truck is as low as possible.
  • step a is implemented by storing the bottles standing, standing, two rows parallel to said first barrier, in which case the dimensions of the floor of the cartridge, in plan, correspond to these two rows parallel to said first barrier.
  • each row has seven bottles, as each row of a rack according to the above example, and the dimensions of the floor of the cartridge, in plan, correspond to these seven bottles. per row, this number being also indicated only as a non-limiting example.
  • step c of the method according to the invention by successively discharging from the vehicle tray several copies of said first cartridge, in which case, preferably, they are stacked on the marketing site; for this purpose, a preferred embodiment of a cartridge according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises stacking means with other identical cartridges.
  • these stacking means with other identical cartridges comprise a rigid upper frame, rectangular, a plan shape substantially identical to that of the floor, means of rigid connection between the upper frame and the floor, a centering catch forming an upward projection respectively at each corner of the upper frame, and a depression at each corner of the floor, below it, each depression being adapted to receive a respective cleat of another cartridge.
  • the floor of the cartridge integrally carries a peripheral skirt, projecting downwards, having a free bottom edge, located in a plane parallel to the floor and defining said depression at each corner of the floor.
  • the present invention provides such a storage bin and transport bottles liquefied petroleum gas, having the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped having a rectangular floor, in plan dimensions corresponding to a fourth number determined mutually identical cylinders, standing, divided into a given fifth number of rows, mutually juxtaposed, of one and the same sixth determined number of bottles, mutually juxtaposed, a rigid upper frame, rectangular, of a plan shape substantially identical to that of the floor, means of rigid connection between the upper frame and the floor, stacking means with other identical lockers, and four lateral barriers which line the floor by a respective side thereof, characterized in that , with a view
  • the floor of the rack can advantageously carry a protruding peripheral skirt. downwardly, having a free bottom edge, located in a plane parallel to the floor of the locker and defining at each corner of the floor of the locker and in an intermediate zone of the sides of the floor perpendicular to the rows of the locker, below the floor of the here, a depression adapted to receive the cleats of said two cartridges.
  • the invention also relates to a.
  • the rack according to the invention advantageously comprises a frame rigid, rectangular upper frame, of a shape in plan substantially identical to that of the floor of the rack, rigid connection means between said frame and the floor of the rack and, within said frame, in an orientation parallel to the floor of the bin and perpendicular to the rows thereof, at least one rigid rail rigidly connected to the frame, forming a continuous raised rib above it, inside thereof, and occupying a direction parallel to the floor of the rack and
  • the rack comprises, along the or each rail, in a central zone thereof, an interlocking pocket of the floor skirt of each cartridge, at least on one side of said notch at least one, which ensures each cartridge on the rack, against sliding along the rib at least one number.
  • a cartridge according to the invention can in turn be loaded in full bottles and discharged into bottles, at least some of which are empty, during step a, by the side of the floor corresponding to its first barrier, suitably placed beforehand in position. release of the bottles, but, especially if it is sized in the preferred manner previously indicated, depending on the dimensions of a standard locker, it can also be loaded and unloaded from its bottles by the sides of its floor perpendicular to that at which corresponds to this first barrier, that is to say by the short sides of the floor, in which case it is advantageous to use the same means as to load a standardized rack in full bottles and to unload the empty bottles.
  • a second barrier corresponding to one side of the bottom perpendicular to that to which the first barrier corresponds, can be placed at will in a peripheral confinement position.
  • step a it is possible to implement step a by leaving the first barrier in the peripheral enclosing position of the bottles but by placing the second barrier, corresponding to one side of the floor perpendicular to that to which the first barrier corresponds, in a release position of the bottles, by pushing said second number of rows, said third number of bottles, standing, full, parallel to the first barrier to enter the cartridge by the side of the floor thereof corresponding to the second barrier , and then replacing the second barrier in the closed position of the bottles; if the cartridge was previously full of bottles of which at least some were empty, it is possible beforehand, but after having thus placed the second barrier in its bottle release position, during step a, pushing said second number of rows of said third number of bottles, standing, at least some of which are empty, parallel to the first barrier, to remove them from the cartridge by the side of the floor thereof corresponding to the second barrier, or, during the step a, we also place the third barrier, corresponding to a side of the floor opposite to that to which the second barrier corresponds, in a bottle release position,
  • this method of setting up and extracting bottles from a cartridge according to the invention assumes that these bottles all rest by their bottom on the floor of the cartridge, that is to say that the empty bottles are not placed in it upside down, contrary to a frequent practice on the marketing sites.
  • the floor thereof comprises a rigid lower frame frame integrally covered, upwards, a sheet selected from a group having solid sheets and perforated sheets;
  • a perforated plate considerably reduces the noise that bottoms of the bottles cause by sliding on the floor of a cartridge.
  • a cartridge according to the invention thus comprises a second barrier and, possibly, a third barrier
  • these can be mounted in the same way as the first barrier and the second barrier of a standardized rack, and similarly locked in a low position of peripheral confinement of the bottles in a high position of release of the bottles, so as to be compatible with the automatic opening and closing devices provided, on the filling or storage sites intermediate bottles, to open and close the first and second barriers standardized lockers.
  • each of the second and third barriers of each cartridge according to the invention stacked with a rack according to the invention is oriented in the same way as, respectively, the first or second barrier of this crate according to the invention, that is to say is turned to one side of the truck tray if we take care to orient the locker in the traditional way.
  • the bottles housed inside the cartridges are accessible under the same conditions as the bottles housed inside the bins, which makes it possible to use the cartridges not only in the manner characteristic of the process according to the invention, but also in the same way as the traditional standardized trays, that is to say to unload the full bottles and to refill the empty bottles individually, by hand, leaving these cartridges on the tray of the truck.
  • the cartridges according to the invention in accordance with the process according to the invention, that is to say by unloading them from the vehicle bed and loading them onto this tray.
  • step c by suspending each cartridge example, individually, to a hoist which can advantageously be integrated into the cartridge transport vehicle, in a manner known per se, since many trucks are already equipped. cranes handling their load.
  • the cartridge according to the invention preferably comprises suspension means to a hoist.
  • suspension means could be simply constituted by suspension points hanging lines, made for example in the form of handles distributed around a rigid upper frame frame of the cartridge, rigidly connected to the floor thereof.
  • the suspension means preferably comprise a rigid, rectangular upper frame frame, a shape in plan substantially identical to that of the floor, means of rigid connection between said frame and the floor and, within said frame, two rigid crosspieces rigidly connected to said frame and suitable for the rigid temporary anchoring of a rudder himself suspended from the hoist.
  • the hooks are mutually spaced a distance less than the distance separating the crosspieces in the second limit position and reach their first limit position by mutual spacing, so that it can be ensured by appropriate dimensioning of the chassis and by proper positioning axes of articulation of the hooks on the latter, that the hooks never come out of line with the vertical projection of the frame which, preferably, has a bulk overall, in plan, at most equal to the space requirement out all in plan, of a cartridge, to facilitate maneuvers approaching the rudder vis-à-vis a cartridge, even surrounded from all sides, and the maneuvers of such a cartridge by means of the rudder.
  • the spreader according to the invention further comprises coercive centering means relative to the rigid upper frame frame of the cartridge, parallel to the cross members of this frame.
  • the centering tabs are mutually spaced a distance less than the distance separating said lateral zones of the frame, parallel to the sleepers, in the second limit position and earn their first limit position by mutual spread.
  • the controlled means changing the hooks and the centering tabs, in a controlled manner, that is preferably remotely controlled, from one to the other of their respective limit positions, with respect to the frame, can be of various designs. but, preferably, they are chosen from a group comprising pneumatic means, hydraulic means and electrical means which, at the same time, on the one hand, implement means otherwise present, generally, on a truck and, on the other hand, lend themselves to the installation of safety devices preventing any inadvertent passage of the hooks and tabs from one to the other of their limit positions, and in particular to a limit position corresponding to the release of the cartridge with respect to the rudder, in order to avoid an accidental fall of this cartridge.
  • the suspension means comprise means for guiding in rotation around an axis perpendicular to the frame and passing through said central zone of the upper face thereof. It is thus possible to reduce the length of the lines, or even to remove any line between a hook of the lifting machine and the rudder according to the invention, that is to say both to limit the risk of sway of the cartridge and allow any rotation of it, on any desired angle, without effort and without danger.
  • the rotational guiding means are associated, in a manner known per se, controlled drive means, namely preferably remotely controlled, for guiding at will, at a distance, the rudder and the cartridge which it carries possibly around the axis around which is carried out the guidance in rotation, which axis has naturally tendency to be placed at least approximately vertically.
  • such a rack comprises a frame of rigid upper frame, rectangular, of a plan shape substantially identical to that of the floor of the rack, the rigid connection means between said frame and the floor of the rack and, within said frame, two rigid crosspieces, rigidly connected to said frame and occupying, relative to each other and relative to the center of the center of the bin, a relative position identical to that of the webs of the upper frame frame of a cartridge according to the preferred embodiment, above, of the latter, with respect to each other and with respect to the center of gravity of the cartridge.
  • the rack according to the invention comprises, for the purpose of stacking two cartridges according to the invention on it, at least one rigid rail rigidly connected to its rigid upper frame frame, preference is given to that two of said rails are provided, mutually symmetrical with respect to the center of the rigid upper frame frame of the rack, and that the two crosspieces thereof are disposed between said rails, are oriented perpendicularly to them and rigidly connect them mutually .
  • the sleepers and rails of the rigid upper frame frame of the rack and contribute to stiffen it.
  • a rack according to the invention may also have any known arrangement, specific to the standardized lockers of the prior art, in particular with regard to the mounting of its first and second movable barriers.
  • the first barrier of the cartridge according to the invention that is to say the barrier capable of being placed at will in one or the other of a position of peripheral confinement of the bottles and a position of release of the bottles, may itself present the traditional design of the mobile barriers equipping the standardized lockers of the prior art.
  • this first barrier is constituted by a bar extending parallel to the floor over the entire corresponding side thereof and guided to sliding in a perpendicular direction. at the floor, by two end zones, in two uprights of a rigid lateral frame frame, rigidly connected to the floor, and there is provided means for releasably locking the bar at a mean level of said uprights, corresponding to the peripheral confinement position of the bottles, and at a higher level of said uprights, corresponding to the position of release of the bottles.
  • removable locking means of the bar can be designed in the same way as in the case of standardized lockers of the prior art, that is to say include a device for jamming the ends of the bar relative to the amounts of the frame. rigid side frame, the unlocking being effected by a slight rotation of the bar on itself, in particular by manual action on it, which requires that the bar is designed to be as rigid as possible.
  • the latter comprises at least one intermediate amount between said uprights
  • the means detachable locking of the bar are carried by this intermediate amount of at least one, which allows to perform simply and reliably locking operations and unlocking action at this intermediate amount, that is to say that is to say in a central zone of the bar, even if it lacks a little rigidity given its length between the amounts of rigid frame of the frame frame of the cartridge.
  • the detachable locking means of the bar in the peripherally closed position of the bottles comprise, on said at least one intermediate upright, towards the inside of the cartridge, a level cleat. intermediate between the lower and upper ends of said intermediate amount of at least one, said cleat being adapted to constitute an upward stop for the bar, and the bar is elastically flexible, parallel to the floor, towards the inside of the cartridge, from a rectilinear conformation it occupies at rest and in which it engages under the intermediate level cleat and a curved conformation in which it is disengaged relative to the intermediate level cleat, upwards, the respective dimensions of the intermediate level cleat and the bar being chosen such that the row of bottles along the first barrier There is no obstacle to the passage of the bar from the rectilinear conformation to the curved conformation.
  • the bar may also be retained against a fall, from its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, by any appropriate abutment, particularly permanent, relative to at least some of the frame frame uprights Lateral of the cartridge, namely for example by stops arranged for its ends in the amounts along which they slide.
  • the removable locking means of the bar in the bottle release position comprise, on said at least one intermediate upright, towards the inside of the cartridge, an end stop. superior able to constitute a stop downwards for the bar and in that the bar is elastically flexible, parallel to the floor, towards the inside of the cartridge, from a rectilinear conformation that it occupies at rest and in which it engages above the cleat upper end and a curved conformation in which it is disengaged with respect thereto, downwards, the respective dimensions of the upper end tab and the bar being chosen such that the row of bottles along the first barrier does not constitute obstacle to the passage of the bar from the rectilinear conformation to the curved conformation.
  • the removable locking means of the bar in position of peripheral confinement of the bottles comprise a lock, and the same applies to the possible second and third barriers of the cartridge, even if the latter are also mounted as the first and second barriers of a standardized locker.
  • the cartridge according to the invention can be deposited on the marketing site, if necessary in stacked form with at least one similar cartridge, without any other precaution against a theft of bottles, access to the bottles remaining limited to only holders of a key for the lock.
  • a hollow display installed permanently, open upwards, peripherally closed, having inner shapes and dimensions in plan complementary to those of said floor and having an access door on one side corresponding to that of said first barrier, in which case, in step c, is engaged or, successively, each copy of the first cartridge, from top to bottom, in the display by orienting the first cartridge so that the The first barrier is placed next to the display access door, then the bottles are released from this first lateral barrier.
  • step c of the method according to the invention is carried out by first releasing the display unit from bottom to top or successively each copy of the second cartridge after having placed the corresponding first barrier in the peripheral confinement position. bottles.
  • the present invention also extends to such a display, characterized in that it comprises a parallelepipedal enclosure, open upwards, peripherally closed, having a rectangular plan inwardly with plan dimensions complementary to those of the floor of a cartridge according to the invention and a height at least equal to that of such a cartridge, for internally housing such a cartridge, and in that said enclosure comprises, on a front facade corresponding to a large side of the rectangle, a door of access to the interior, extending on the one hand, in the direction of the height, from a lower edge located at a first level at most equal to the level of the floor of the cartridge housed inside the display unit to an upper edge located at a second level at least equal to a third level corresponding to the level of the floor of the cartridge plus the height of a bottle, and on the other hand, in a horizontal direction, over a width at least equal to the product of the overall dimensions, in plan, of a bottle by the number of bottles per row, so as to give access to all the bottles of a row of the cartridge.
  • the lower edge of the door is rectilinear, placed at the floor of the cartridge, and the display stand jointly projecting from the front face, a planar rim extending along said lower edge and also level with the floor of the cartridge, which provides a temporary support for the bottle being extracted or introduced in the cartridge, under conditions such that the top of the bottle, provided with a handle, is accessible when the bottle thus rests partly on this flat edge.
  • the invention also relates to a.
  • the display unit according to the invention can be designed to receive a single cartridge according to the invention, in which case it has a height inside at least equal to the height of this cartridge, but it can also be preferably designed to receive internally a stack of such cartridges according to the invention.
  • the display unit internally has a height at least equal to the height of a stack of cartridges comprising, in addition to said cartridge, at least one other cartridge stacked thereon, and the upper edge of the access door is located at a second level at least equal to said third level increased by the height of said other cartridge.
  • the display thus designed is intended to be housed in a closed enclosure, for example inside a store, or on a fenced area, its access door may be permanently open but when it is intended to remain freely accessible permanently, it is advantageously designed to prevent unauthorized access to cartridges and bottles they contain.
  • a preferred embodiment of the display according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises externally, along the front facade, two mutually identical leaves, each of which has a height at least equal to the height of the door, measured between its lower edge and its upper edge, and a width at least equal to half the width of the door and which cover a respective half of the door in a respective closing position thereof, and in that that each leaf is guided horizontally along the front wall, on a stroke at least equal to its width, from its closed position, to disengage the corresponding half by placing itself in a respective position of opening, opposite the half of the door corresponding to the other leaf occupying its closed position, it being understood that any appropriate lock may be provided to lock am ovible the leaves in their closed position of the door.
  • said stroke is at least equal to the width of the leaf , increased by half the overall dimensions of a bottle in plan.
  • said race can be limited to the width of the leaf without it results in difficulty to extract or replace bottles in the or each cartridge.
  • the display according to the invention may advantageously comprise means for guiding a vertical sliding cartridge.
  • these guide means advantageously comprise hopper means in an upper end zone of the display stand.
  • each side has integrally, projecting towards the inside of the display, in the vicinity of a respective one of said connection corners, a vertical slide defining said flat face of the sidewall, in relief relative thereto towards the interior of the display.
  • the display unit according to the invention may also have any provision facilitating its initial implementation on a marketing site, its movement on it, possibly its removal and, in the meantime, its stability, such as upper handles of lifting, at least one passage for the fork of a forklift and at least one receptacle for a ballast, these examples being in no way limiting.
  • the figure 1 shows a perspective view of a cartridge according to the invention, filled by way of non-limiting example of two rows of seven mutually identical bottles of liquefied petroleum gas, of the standardized type called "13kg bottle", this cartridge comprising, as it is preferred, three barriers movable sideways between a position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, in which they have been illustrated, and a release position of the bottles, and a fourth lateral barrier as for it fixed in a position of peripheral confinement of the bottles.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 show a detail of the removable lock of a first of the movable lateral barriers, longer than the other two, in its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, respectively from outside the cartridge and from inside thereof.
  • the figure 4 shows, in a similar view to that of the figure 3 locking the first movable lateral barrier in its bottle release position.
  • the figure 5 shows, in a perspective view, the stack of a cartridge according to the invention on a rack according to the invention, which may be a standardized rack which has been completed to make it in accordance with the present invention.
  • the figure 6 shows a perspective view of a display unit according to the invention in which two cartridges according to the invention are superposed, each of which is full of bottles in the same way as figure 1 .
  • the figure 7 shows this empty and open display, in a perspective view similar to that of the figure 6 .
  • the figures 8 and 9 show, in a perspective view, from inside the display, respectively to the upper part thereof and at an intermediate level thereof, means that it comprises for guiding the cartridges vertical sliding, when introduced into the display, by a movement up and down, and during their extraction thereof, by a movement from bottom to top.
  • the figure 10 shows a front view of the display containing two cartridges full of bottles, in the same way as figure 6 , the display unit being open but in a different way as illustrated in FIG. figure 7 .
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 show views in perspective, from outside the display, of various details located in the lower part thereof, as well as some details of a cartridge placed in the lower position in the stack of two cartridges inside of this one.
  • FIGS. 13 to 15 show, in a perspective view, various steps of handling the cartridges between the truck bed, the display and the floor on a marketing site, when it is a question of substituting at least one cartridge full of full bottles , brought by the truck, to at least one cartridge full of bottles, at least some of which are empty, housed in the display.
  • FIGS 16 to 18 illustrate, in perspective views, three states of the same spreader according to the invention, preferably used as suspension intermediate of a cartridge according to the invention or a locker according to the invention to a hoist such as a crane equipping the truck illustrated in Figures 13 to 15 .
  • This cartridge 1 will be described in a specific orientation, which is the one it occupies at least approximately, permanently, when in use, namely an orientation such as axes. not shown, constituting for each of the bottles 2 that it contains a respective axis of revolution, is vertical and a bottom 3 plan of each of the bottles 2 is horizontal and facing downwards.
  • each bottle 2 of the illustrated type has upwardly a coaxial sleeve 4, screwed, generally provided with a handle not shown for gripping the bottle and intended to ensure the protection of a gas sampling system inside the bottle 2 during storage and handling of the latter;
  • this sleeve 4 has, with reference to the axis of the bottle, a diameter less than that of an outer peripheral face 5, which delimits the bottle 2 in the direction of a distance from its axis, over most of its height from its bottom 3, which face 5 is cylindrical in revolution about the axis of the bottle with a diameter substantially identical to that of the bottom 3.
  • the frame 8 of the lower frame bears integrally, for example by welding, a flat, horizontal floor 18, preferably made of sheet metal, -even preferably perforated to a small diameter by relative to that of the bottom 3 of a bottle 2 in order to reduce the noise that the bottles can produce by sliding by their bottom 3 on the floor 18 when filling the cartridge 1 in bottles 2 full or when taking bottles 2 full or empty.
  • a flat, horizontal floor 18 preferably made of sheet metal, -even preferably perforated to a small diameter by relative to that of the bottom 3 of a bottle 2 in order to reduce the noise that the bottles can produce by sliding by their bottom 3 on the floor 18 when filling the cartridge 1 in bottles 2 full or when taking bottles 2 full or empty.
  • the thickness of this floor 18 must be taken into account in the calculation of the internal height of the cartridge 1, compared to the overall height of a bottle 2.
  • the side barriers are located at a level of the uprights 16 and 17 intermediate between the respective levels of the lower frame frame 18 and the upper frame frame 11, namely more precisely to a level corresponding to that of the faces outer peripherals 5 of the bottles 2, which thus bear against these barriers by these outer peripheral faces 5.
  • one, 19, of these side barriers, associated with a large side of the floor 18, that is to say one of the frames 15 of lateral frame, is permanently attached to with this frame of lateral frame, so as to permanently occupy its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles 2.
  • the frame 15 For this purpose, it consists for example of two rigid bars, rectilinear, parallel to the floor 18, and secured for example by welding with the uprights 16 and 17 of the frame 15 corresponding lateral frame; one of these bars is located at the aforementioned level, chosen so that the Bottles 2 closest to him apply against him by the outer peripheral face 5, to constitute the barrier 19 itself, while the other bar is located at an intermediate level between that of the aforementioned bar and that of the upper spar 12 of the frame 15 of corresponding lateral framework, to play rather a role of stiffening of this frame 15.
  • each of these barriers 20 is constituted by a rigid bar, rectilinear, parallel to the floor 18 and able to move, by sliding along the uprights 16 between a low position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, illustrated for example in figures 1 , 5 , 9 , in which its level with respect to the floor 18 is such that the adjacent bottles 2 are supported by their outer peripheral face 5, and a high bottle release position, not shown, in which the bar 20 adjoins the corresponding cross member 13 to completely release the passage for the bottles 2.
  • each of the bars constituting the barriers 20 is mounted, at its ends, to slide along a respective cable 21 which runs along the corresponding upright 16, parallel to this upright 16, outside the frame 15 of FIG. corresponding lateral frame and is secured by its ends with the corresponding upright 16 on the one hand via a bracket 22 respectively located at the upper end of the upright 16, that is to say the connection of the with the corresponding crossbar 13, and on the other hand via a console 23 located on the upright 16 corresponding to a level which is that of the bar constituting the barrier 20 in position of peripheral confinement of the bottles.
  • each of the brackets 23 constitutes an upwardly facing hook and cooperates with the respectively corresponding, suitably shaped end of the bar constituting the barrier 20 so that, in an orientation that this tends to take by gravity, the hook holds the corresponding end against an upward movement, that is to say, hold the barrier 20 in its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, against a displacement towards its release position of the latter, and that a rotation applied to the bar on itself makes it possible to disengage it with respect to an upward movement in order to allow the barrier 20 to be brought to its position of release of the bottles.
  • each console 23 may be associated with a lock locking system of the corresponding barrier 20 in its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, for example in the form of a padlock mounted in a hole drilled in each bracket 23, above the corresponding end of the bar constituting the barrier 20 in the peripheral position of enclosing the bottles, as will be readily understood by a person skilled in the art.
  • Other locking means of the lock can be used for this purpose, such as pinning of the bar constituting the barrier 20 on each console 23 or on the upright 16 corresponding. The choice and mounting of such lock locking means are within the normal abilities of a person skilled in the art, and have not been illustrated.
  • the barrier 24 corresponding to the long side of the floor 18 opposite to that corresponding to the barrier 19 is also movable between a position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, in which it is illustrated in FIGS. figures 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 and in which it is located at an intermediate level of the uprights 16 and 17, so as to serve as a support for the outer peripheral face 5 of the adjacent bottles 2, and a release position of the bottles 2, in which it is illustrated in FIG. figure 4 and adjoins the upper spar 12 of the corresponding lateral framework frame 15.
  • the barrier 24 is constituted by a bar parallel to the floor 18 and guided by each of its ends, sliding along a respective upright 16 of the frame 15 corresponding lateral framework.
  • each of the uprights 16 of the frame 15 has towards the other upright 16, integrally, a slide 25 which runs along its entire height and has the shape of a straight section with U-section, the U-shaped sections of the two slideways 25 being open towards each other to receive and guide sliding an end piece 26 respective of the bar constituting the barrier 24.
  • the bar constituting the barrier 24 is rigid only against of a deflection in the vertical direction, and it is against elastically flexible in the horizontal direction, that is to say while remaining parallel to the floor 18 while its end pieces 26 remain engaged in the slides 25.
  • This privileged flexibility can be inherent in the constituent material of the bar, and concern it over its entire length between its end pieces 26, but, in the example illustrated, it is made by a suitable elastically flexible connection, facing each of the intermediate uprights 17, between rectilinear sections 27 of the bar thus constituting the barrier 24, as for them rigid against a deflection in any direction under the normal conditions of use.
  • this bar consists of three sections 27, two of which are situated between a respective upright 16 and the intermediate upright 17 closest to this upright 16 and the third of which is situated between the two uprights 17, and an elastic connection is ensured. between this central section 27 and each of the sections 27 thus end by a respective connector 28 having an elastic flexibility in a horizontal transverse direction, that is to say parallel to the floor 18, and a rigidity in a vertical transverse direction, c ' that is to say perpendicular to this floor 18.
  • each of the connectors 28 may advantageously have a rigid connection zone with each of the sections 27 that it connects, for example in the form of a respective sleeve 29 fitting longitudinally on a corresponding end of the section 27 considered, each of the bushings 29 being located on the same side of the corresponding intermediate upright 17 as the section 27 considered, and the two bushings 29 constituting the same connection 28 are mutually connected by a tab 30 having the desired selective elasticity and along the intermediate amount 17 corresponding from the inside of the cartridge 1.
  • Each of the end pieces 26 may also have the shape of a sleeve 31 fitted longitudinally on the corresponding end of a respective one of the end sections 27, this sleeve 31 carrying solidly a tab 32 which engages in the corresponding slideway 25 for the purpose of guiding the desired sliding along it, however benefiting inside this slide of a sufficient clearance in any direction horizontal, to allow a deflection of the bar constituting the barrier 24 under conditions that will be described now, and an apparent shortening of the bar between its ends, because of this deflection, without this apparent shortening results in a release of tabs 32 of the end pieces 26 with respect to the slides 25.
  • the bar constituting the barrier 24 has a rectilinear conformation, in which each of the tabs 30 is applied against the corresponding intermediate amount 17 respectively, within the cartridge 1.
  • Each of the tabs 34 has downwardly a planar lower face, perpendicular to the corresponding intermediate upright 17, to serve as a stop for the corresponding tab 30 upwards.
  • this lower face 35 is connected to a front face 36 which is also flat, parallel to the corresponding upright 17.
  • This end face 36 is turned towards the inside of the cartridge 1 and is connected upwardly to an upper face 37 of the cleat 34, which constitutes an oblique face with respect to the upright 17, of which this face 37 is progressively moving towards the top to join him.
  • each connector 28 bears downward on another tab 38, located at the upper end of the corresponding upright 17, or in the immediate vicinity of this upper end, of so as to ensure a removable retainer of the bar, returned to its conformation of rest, in this position of release of bottles.
  • each upper cleat 38 has upwardly a flat upper face 39 perpendicular to the corresponding upright 17 and connected, in the direction of a distance relative thereto, to a flat flank 40, parallel to this amount 17, a flange 41 of the cleat 38.
  • this flank 40 is connected to an upper face 42 of the rim 41, which is flat and oriented parallel to the upper face 39, and this face 42 connects itself , in the direction of a distance relative to the upright 17, to a front face 43 of the catch 38, which is parallel to the upright 17 and facing towards the inside of the cartridge 1.
  • This end face 43 connects itself, downwards, to a lower face 44 of the cleat 38, which is flat and forms an oblique portion relative to the amount 17 and approaching it downwards.
  • the flank 40 of the rim 41 of the upper cleat 38 is sufficiently spaced from the corresponding intermediate upright 17 to allow the engagement of a respective one of the tabs 30 while the bar constituting the barrier 24 has its conformation of FIG. rest and occupies its bottle release position, to prevent accidental release of this bar.
  • the upper face 42 of the rim 41 is sufficiently distant, vertically, from the cross member 14 closest to the intermediate upright 17 corresponding so that, by an upward movement and while it is elastically bending the bar inwardly of the cartridge 1, each of the tabs 30 can be released from the corresponding upper latch 38 and cross its rim 41 to allow the return of the bar constituting the barrier 24 in its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles.
  • the barrier 24 can be equipped with removable locking means, with a lock, in the position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, by example in the well-known form of a padlock or pin provided with a padlock, respectively retaining each of the ferrules 26 against sliding upwards in the corresponding slideway 25, suitably provided with through holes for this padlock or this pin, or similar means provided at the intermediate amounts 17 and connectors 28 if we refer more specifically to the embodiment of the barrier 24 which has been described.
  • These locking means have not been illustrated, and their design and positioning are within the normal abilities of a person skilled in the art.
  • the frame 11 of the upper frame integrally carries, via gussets 45 mutually connecting the longitudinal members 12 and crosspieces 13 at each of its angles, four centering cleats 46, each of which is thus located inside a respective one of the angles formed by the longitudinal members 12 and the crosspieces 13, which it closely adjoins, and forms an upward projection with respect to the frame 11 rigid upper frame.
  • Each of the lugs 46 has on the side of the corresponding spar 12 and the side of the corresponding cross member 13 a respective inclined face 47, 48, oriented so that the sides 48 of the different cleats 46 approach each other upwards and that it Similarly, sections 47 of these different catches 46, in a relationship of mutual symmetry with respect to two plane means 49, 50 of symmetry of the frame 6 of the cartridge 1, these two planes 49 and 50 being vertical, that is, that is to say perpendicular to the floor 18, and respectively oriented transversely and longitudinally.
  • the frame 8 of lower frame is provided over its entire periphery with a continuous skirt 51 integrally set back down from the floor 18 and forming, in below the frame 8 of lower frame a projection at least equal to that each of the tabs 46 forms above the frame 11 of upper frame.
  • a cartridge according to the invention 1 can lie flat on the frame 11 rigid upper frame of another cartridge 1 according to the invention, substantially continuously, enveloping by the skirt 51 the four tabs 46 corresponding, which fit into a respective corner of the skirt 51 and provide a precise relative positioning, refined during the deposition of the upper cartridge 1 on the lower cartridge 1 by cooperation of inclined faces 47 and 48 with the skirt 51.
  • any suitable means such as a forklift, acting for example under the crosspieces 13 and 14 of the frame 11 can be used.
  • upper frame preferably integrally provided, from below, two rectilinear irons 122, longitudinal, mutually symmetrical with respect to the plane 50, to define between them a longitudinal guide for receiving one of the arms of the fork, of which the other arm can advantageously carry in the same way another cartridge 1 according to the invention, or a lifting device such as a crane, to which the cartridge 1 can be suspended by any appropriate means, namely preferably via a spreader 84 according to the invention, a non-limiting embodiment of which will be described later with reference to Figures 16 to 18 .
  • the means of mutual stacking and mutual centering of the cartridges 1 according to the invention which have just been described may be replaced by means of different design, playing the same role, without we go out of the framework. of the present invention.
  • the skirt 51 which defines under the floor 18 a depression each corner receives a respective stop 46, could be replaced by means defining below the floor 18, at each corner of the lower frame here constituted by the frame 8, a respective localized depression of receiving a respective cleat 46.
  • a cartridge according to the invention 1 which has just been described, however, constitutes a presently preferred embodiment, on the one hand because of its great simplicity, compatible with a realization at a lower cost, and of a certain rusticity which facilitates maintenance and use even in sometimes difficult handling conditions, and secondly because the mutual stacking means of two cartridges 1 which have just been described are compatible with a stack two of these cartridges 1, mutually juxtaposed transversely so that their mean planes of symmetry 49 coincide with a standardized rack, without modification thereof or with simple and inexpensive changes to transform it into a locker 54 according to the invention as illustrated in figure 5 where, for the sake of clarity, there is illustrated only one cartridge 1 and stacked with a rack 54, namely on it.
  • the latter has two plane means of symmetry 71 and 72 mutually perpendicular and oriented vertically in a preferred orientation that the rack 54 occupies at least approximately when in use, and which will serve as a reference for the continuation of the description.
  • intermediate crosspieces 60 rectilinear, parallel to the sleepers 57 and distributed between the latter in the direction 7, mutually connect, rigidly, the longitudinal members and form supports for the bars 58, with which these intermediate cross members 60 are rigidly secured.
  • the aforementioned fastenings between the longitudinal members 56, the crosspieces 57, the bars 58 and the intermediate cross members 60 may be made by any known means, namely for example by welding.
  • the longitudinal members 56 have in the direction 7 a length identical to those of the longitudinal members 9 of the frame 8 of the lower frame of the cartridge according to the invention 1, so that the floors 59 and 18 have the same longitudinal dimension, and are therefore suitable to receive the same number of bottles 2 mutually juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction 7 and lying flat on the floor 59, by their bottom 3, provided that these bottles 2 are identical for a cartridge according to the invention 1 and for a locker according to the invention 54.
  • crosspieces 57 have a length much greater than that of crosspieces 10, namely in the illustrated example a length approximately equal to five times the diameter of a bottle 2, plus a functional clearance of a few centimeters, which corresponds to for the floor 59 to a width approximately equal to twice the width of the floor 18, increased by the diameter of a bottle 2.
  • the floor 59 of the rack 54 can receive five longitudinal rows, mutually juxtaposed transversely, of seven cylinders 2, mutually juxtaposed longitudinally, identical to the bottles 2 whose cartridge according to the In the nonlimiting example shown, the invention 1 receives two longitudinal rows, mutually juxtaposed, each of which counts seven of these bottles, mutually juxtaposed longitudinally.
  • a rack 54 according to the invention could internally receive a different number of longitudinal rows, each counting a different number of bottles, if they were bottles having dimensions in plan, overall, different from those of the bottles 2 of the cartridges 1 according to the invention.
  • Each of the longitudinal members 56 constitutes the base of a rigid lateral frame 61, flat, longitudinal, perpendicular to the floor 59 and comprising in particular two respective rectilinear uprights 62, perpendicular to the floor 59 and rigidly connected to a respective end of the spar 56 respectively corresponding. Between these uprights 62, each lateral frame 61 has a triangulated, open structure, which is well known in itself and will not be detailed.
  • Each lateral frame 61 further comprises a respective longitudinal longitudinal spar 63, each of the spars 63 being rigidly connected, at its ends, to the upper end of a respective upright 62 and placed in line with a respective spar 56, at a distance from it slightly greater than the height, overall, of a bottle 2, namely at a distance that can be advantageously substantially identical to that which separates the longitudinal members 9 and 12 located on the same side of each other. a cartridge 1 according to the invention.
  • the two longitudinal members 63 have the same length, which is that of the longitudinal members 56, and are mutually connected at their ends so as to rigid, by straight crosspieces 64 parallel to the sleepers 57, so that the longitudinal members 63 and the crosspieces 64 together form a flat frame 65 rigid upper frame, parallel to the floor 59 and having in plan internal dimensions substantially identical to the dimensions, in plan, floor 59.
  • each of the lateral frames 61 constitutes inside them a permanently fixed barrier 66, which permanently closes the floor 59 on its two longest sides.
  • the uprights 62 and the crosspieces 57 and 64 define on the shorter sides of this floor 59 an opening that a barrier 67, parallel to the sleepers 57 and 64 and guided by its sliding ends, perpendicular to the floor 59, along each of the uprights 62, allows to close or open at will to the passage of bottles, for filling and emptying the rack 54 in bottles.
  • each of the barriers 67 is mounted, in a manner identical to that described with reference to the barriers 20 of the cartridge 1 according to the invention, so as to be movable between a peripheral confinement position bottles of the bin 54, in which it is illustrated in FIG. figure 5 , and a release position of these bottles, not shown but well known to a person skilled in the art.
  • each barrier 67 is retained by hook brackets 68 of the uprights 62, at a level such that it can serve as a support for the outer peripheral face 5 of the bottles 2 closest then that, in the high position of release of the bottles, it adjoins the corresponding cross 64 so as to clear vis-à-vis the floor 59 a height at least equal to that of a bottle 2.
  • the bar constituting each barrier 67 can be brought from its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles to its bottle release position by mechanized means provided on the loading and unloading sites of standardized bins, which makes it possible to use the same loading and unloading facilities for racks according to the invention 54, for standardized racks and for cartridges according to the invention 1.
  • a rack according to the invention 54 can be easily superimposed on two cartridges 1 according to the invention mutually juxtaposed, not shown, since their mean planes 49 merge with the average plane such that 71 crate such as 54, that they are mutually symmetrical with respect to the mean plane 72 such that the bin 54, and that they are mutually spaced, transversely, so that their longitudinal members 12 are mutually parallel, and that the mutual spacing of the more distant longerons 12 is identical to the mutual spacing of the longitudinal members 56.
  • the latter in a rack according to the invention 54 as in a standardized rack, form with the crosspieces 57, projecting below the bars 55 constituting the floor 59 of the rack 65, a continuous peripheral skirt 69, presenting a free bottom edge 70, continuous, located in a horizontal plane, and this skirt 69 itself forms under the floor 59, in particular at each of the corners defined by the junction between a spar 56 and a cross member 57, as well as at all along each crossmember 57 and in particular in a central zone thereof, a depression adapted to receive a cleat 46 of a cartridge 1, in a relative position of the locker 65 and the two cartridges 1 such as the sleepers 57 of the locker 54 lie flat on the crosspieces 13 of the two cartridges 1 and that the longitudinal members 56 of this rack 54 lie flat on those of the side members 12 of the cartridges 1 which are farthest one of the other.
  • the two cartridges 1 can also be superimposed on a standardized rack in a position in which the lower free edge 52 of their skirt 51 rests flat on the longitudinal members 56 in the portion of this free edge 52 corresponding to the cross members 10 , and on a respective spar 63 in a part of this lower edge 52 corresponding to one of the longitudinal members 9.
  • the cartridges 1 can then, however, slip and leave this relative position, which leads to provide additional provisions that will now be described on a rack 54 according to the invention.
  • the frame 65 rigid upper frame integrally carries, internally, as many rails 73 rigid, rectilinear, parallel to the sleepers 64, that the lower free edge 52 of the skirt 51 of a cartridge 1 has notches 53, and these rails 73 are distributed longitudinally between the sleepers 64, in the same way as the notches 53 between the crosspieces 10.
  • the frame 65 rigid upper frame of the rack 54 comprises two rails 73, mutually symmetrical with respect to the plane 71 as the crosspieces 64 and mutually spaced from this plane 71 by a distance identical to that which separates from the plane 49 the two notches 53 of a cartridge according to the invention 1.
  • Each of the rails 73 has, for example, the shape of an angle bracket, one flange 74 of which is oriented parallel to the floor 59, turned towards the nearest crossmember 64 and rigidly fastened, at its ends, to the two longitudinal members 63, for example by welding, by being arranged in the direction of the height so as to fit into the overall size of the frame 65 in height, and a wing 75 turned upwards and forming a rib projecting above the frame 65, over a height of more equal to the depth of a notch 53 measured perpendicularly to the lower free edge 52 of the skirt 51 of a cartridge 1 according to the invention.
  • each wing or rib 75 forms a bevel 76 which descends towards this spar 63.
  • a cartridge according to the invention 1 can be superimposed on a rack according to the invention 54 in a position in which the transverse plane planes 49 and 71 coincide and in which each of the two notches 53 fits on one, respectively, wings or ribs 75, while the free edge 52 of the skirt 51 rests flat on the sleepers 64 in its areas corresponding to the cross members 10 and on one of the longitudinal members 63 in its zone corresponding to the spar 9 opposite the spar 9 below which are located the notches 53; the cooperation, at this level, between the uninterrupted lower edge 52 of the skirt 51 and the bevels 76 contributes to the positioning of the cartridge 1 on the rack 54.
  • bevels 76 of the wings or ribs 75 also assist in the mutual centering and the retention, against a relative sliding, of two compartments 54 which are superimposed on one another by depositing one, by the free lower edge 70 of its skirt 69, flat on the frame 65 of upper frame of the other.
  • each of the flanges or ribs 75 bears integrally, projecting towards the other wing or rib 75, a respective flat iron 77 fixed on edge, rigidly on it, for example by welding, and folded so as to constitute a pocket 78 open upwards, having a flat bottom 79 parallel to the floor 59 and advantageously placed level with the corresponding wing 74, and two sidewalls 80 bordering this bottom 79 respectively towards one and the other of the longitudinal members 63, in a relationship of mutual symmetry with respect to the plane 72 and with a mutual spacing such that each of these flanks 60 serves as a stop, in the direction of a distance from the plane 72, for the skirt 51 of a respective cartridge 1 next to the notch 53 fitted on the wing or the corresponding rib 75 when the respective cartridge 1 is superimposed on the rack 54 in the relative position described above.
  • the two sides 80 of the same pocket 78 are approximately spaced, in a transverse direction parallel to the floor 59, by a distance approximately equal to
  • the two sidewalls 80 of the same pocket 78 mutually diverge upwards, so as to contribute as bevels 76 to the positioning of the cartridges 1 on the locker 54.
  • each of the flat bars 77 has in a transverse direction, parallel to the floor 59, an overall dimension substantially smaller than that which separates the two intermediate cross members 14 from the frame 11 rigid top of a cartridge 1, and the two rails 75 are mutually spaced, longitudinally, a distance which may be of the same order of magnitude as the mutual spacing of the two side members 12 of the frame 11 rigid upper frame; in the illustrated example, the two rails 73 are mutually spaced, longitudinally, by a distance slightly greater than that which separates the two side members 12 mutually.
  • the two rails 75 are interconnected, rigidly, by two rigid cross members 81 occupying one with respect to the other, as well as with respect to the plane 72 of symmetry of the rack 54, an identical position to that the intermediate cross members 14 occupy with respect to each other and with respect to the plane of symmetry 49 of the frame 6 of the cartridge 1.
  • the crosspieces 81 are mutually symmetrical with respect to the plane 72 and spaced apart by the same distance as the intermediate cross-members 14, so that when the locker 5 4 is empty or when it is full, an assembly constituted by the two cross members 81 and the two rails 73 which rigidly connect them to the rigid upper frame frame 65 of the rack 54 is symmetrical relative to the center of the center of trap 54 severity, empty or loaded, as well as an assembly constituted by the intermediate cross members 14 and the longitudinal members 12 of the frame 11 rigid upper frame of the frame 6 of the cartridge 1 according to the invention is symmetrical with respect to the plumb of the center of gravity of this cartridge 1, whether it is empty or full of empty or full bottles, which remains true, almost, if the cartridge 1 is full of bottles which are empty in their majority., that is to say which only one or two are full.
  • a cartridge 1 according to the invention and a rack 54 according to the invention can be handled in particular by suspension to a hoist such as a crane 82 fitted to a delivery truck 83, through a lifter 84 according to the invention which is temporarily anchored, rigidly, on the intermediate cross members 14, between the longitudinal members 12, or on the cross members 81, between the rails 73, respectively, and which will now be described with reference to Figures 16 to 18 .
  • a hoist such as a crane 82 fitted to a delivery truck 83
  • a lifter 84 according to the invention which is temporarily anchored, rigidly, on the intermediate cross members 14, between the longitudinal members 12, or on the cross members 81, between the rails 73, respectively, and which will now be described with reference to Figures 16 to 18 .
  • the rudder according to the invention 84 comprises a rigid flat frame 86, made for example in the form of a rigid assembly of four tubes arranged in a rectangle and forming two rectilinear rails 87, mutually parallel, connected rigidly, at their ends, by two cross members 88 also rectilinear and mutually parallel.
  • the two longitudinal members 87 have a length greater than the mutual spacing of the two intermediate cross members 14 but less than that of the two end crosspieces 13, and the two crosspieces 88 have a length less than that of the intermediate cross members 14, that is to say to say to the mutual spacing of the two side members 12, although greater than the mutual spacing of the two irons 122 underlying the rigid upper frame frame 11 of the frame 6 of the cartridge 1, so that the frame 86 can come apply flat, by a plane lower face 89, on the two intermediate crosspieces 14, between the two side members 12, in a relative position in which the frame 86 is symmetrical with respect to the two planes 49 and 50, which then constitute more generally two plane means of symmetry for the assembly of the rudder 84, so that the frame 86 has a central zone plumb with at least approximately the center of gravity of the load cons staggered by empty cartridge 1 or full of bottles that are all full or are empty in their majority.
  • the sleepers 88 of the frame 86 are oriented parallel to the intermediate cross members 14, on which the longitudinal members 87 of the frame 86, themselves parallel to the longitudinal members 12, rest, and it will be observed that one space remains free between each beam 87 of the chassis 86 and the beam 12 respectively closest.
  • This support position of the frame 86, by its lower face 89, will be referred to laterally on the cross-members 14 of the rigid upper frame frame 11 of the frame 6 of a cartridge 1 to describe the different components of the lifter 14 and their operation.
  • the frame 86 has a planar upper face 90, parallel to its lower face 89 and essentially covered by a flat plate 91 fastened integrally, for example by welding, to the longitudinal members 87 of the frame 86, above this, leaving in the example shown a free space along each cross 88.
  • a central zone 92 also constituting a central zone of the upper face 90 of the frame 86, that is to say, in line with the center of gravity of the cartridge 1
  • the sheet 91 bears integrally, for example by bolting on a saddle 93 itself attached to the plate 91, for example by welding, means 94 for suspending the lifting apparatus such as the crane 82, these suspension means 94 being preferably chosen so as to be as rigid as possible while allowing a rotation of the frame 86 about an axis 95 perpendicular to the frame 86 and passing through the central zone 92 of its upper face 90, that is to say an axis 95 coinciding with the intersection of the planes 49 and 50, vertical or approximately vertical under normal conditions of use and at least approximately passing through the center of gravity of the cartridge 1.
  • these suspension means 94 comprise a rigid lower portion 96 secured to the saddle 93, a rigid upper portion 97, intended to be attached to the hoist such as the crane 82 , for example by direct engagement of an unrepresented hook of this hoist in a loop 98 that this upper portion 97 has perpendicular to the axis 95, unrepresented means for guiding the parts 96 and 97 to the relative rotation around the axis 95 without any other possibility of relative displacement and, preferably, remotely controlled motor means to enable an operator to orient at will, without difficulty, the frame 86 and the cartridge 1 which it carries, around the axis 95, relative to the hoist such as the crane 82 and relative to the ground.
  • the frame rails 87 from each other 86 bear, by a journal assembly, a respective rigid caliper 100 consisting of two flat arms 101, each of which is hinged about the corresponding axis 99 on one, respective, longitudinal members 87 along the frame 86 outwardly thereof, and which are mutually symmetrical with respect to the plane 50, and a cross member 102 parallel to the respective axis 99.
  • the arms 101 mutually identical, have a generally rectilinear conformation and, under the normal conditions of use of the rudder 84, permanently have at a level greater than that of the upper face 90 of the frame 86 an upper end 103, to which rigidly connects the corresponding cross member 102, and below the lower face 89 of the chassis 86 a free lower end 104.
  • each arm 101 is shaped like a hook, like the assembly of the arm 101, in a respective mean plane, not referenced, perpendicular to the axis 99 and each arm 101 is oriented so that the hooks 105 of the two arms 101 corresponding to the same spar 87 are rotated in the direction of a mutual distance.
  • each hook is turned in the direction of a distance relative to the plane 49, with respect to which the arms 101, including the hooks 105, are mutually symmetrical, in particular in a limit position of maximum mutual approximation of the hooks 105 of the arms 101 associated with the same spar 87 and in a limit position d maximum distance between these brackets 105.
  • each hook 105 may have a conformation complementary to that the corresponding cross member 14 has downward.
  • each of these crosspieces 102 is articulated, around a respective axis 107 parallel to the axis 99, the rod of a respective controlled cylinder 178 whose body is articulated about a respective axis 109, parallel to the axes 107 and 99, on the fifth wheel 93, a respective side of the attachment of the lower part 96 of the suspension means 94.
  • the maximum limit position of maximum mutual distance of the hooks 105 constitutes an anchoring position under a respective cross-member 14 insofar as each hook 105 then engages under this cross-piece, by wrapping it at the bottom or as soon as this limit position is reached and while the lower face 89 of the frame 86 rests flat on the sleeper 14, or after a lifting primer of the rudder 84, resulting in a slight detachment of the lower face 89 of the frame 86 by relative to the sleepers 14, while the limit position of maximum mutual closeness of the hooks 105, illustrated in FIGS. Figures 16 and 17 , corresponds to a position of total mutual release of the rudder 84 and sleepers 14.
  • the plate 91 integral with the frame 86 of the rudder 84 carries solidly, upwardly, between the saddle 93 and, respectively, each of axes 99, a respective group of two slides 177, for example in the form of a square tube, oriented parallel to the axes 99 and each of which receives and guides sliding parallel to these axes 99, that is to say to the direction 85, a respective straight rod 178.
  • the rods 178 corresponding to one and the same group of two slideways 177 have at least one end cantilevered out of this slideway 177 and relative to one respective one of the longitudinal members 87, that is to say a respective side of the plane 50, and each of these rods 178 integrally carries, by this cantilevered end, a respective centering tab 179, which forms a downward projection relative to the respective rod 178 and presents in the sense of a distance from the frame 86, at a level which is lower than that of the respective rod 178 and corresponds to that of the longitudinal members 12 when the chassis 86 rests flat on the cross members 14, a front face 110 substantially flat and perpendicular to the direction 85.
  • the end faces 110 are curved downwardly, to a respective free lower end, as indicated at 111, so that the end faces 110 of the two centering tabs 179 corresponding to one and the same group of two slideways 177 are mutually closer to each other. the bottom, which facilitates an engagement of the rudder 84 from top to bottom between the two longitudinal members 12 when the hooks 105 occupy their limit position of maximum mutual ruzement.
  • each centering lug 179 is hinged, about an axis 112 parallel to the longitudinal members 87, to the rod of a respective controlled cylinder 113 whose body is articulated about a respective axis 114, parallel to the axes 112, on the respective slide 177.
  • any appropriate safety can be provided by the skilled person, in particular to prevent inadvertent return of the tabs 179 and, especially, the hooks 105 at their position of maximum mutual approximation, that is to say of release of the charge constituted by the cartridge 1.
  • a lifter 84 according to the invention not only allows simple lifting operations of a cartridge 1 according to the invention or a locker 54 according to the invention, if necessary with rotation around the axis 95, but also movements of introduction and extraction of cartridges according to the invention 1 with respect to a display which can advantageously be a complement of such cartridges 1, receiving them internally to protect the contents, and a non-limiting example embodiment will now be described with reference to Figures 6 to 12 .
  • the display 115 according to the invention may advantageously be made in welded construction, such as the cartridges 1 according to the invention and the lockers 54 according to the invention.
  • the display 115 comprises four rectilinear uprights 116, mutually parallel, oriented vertically when the display 115 is in use, having the same height and arranged at the four corners of a horizontal rectangle to give the display 115, internally as externally, the general shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, symmetrical with respect to two vertical planes, mutually perpendicular, which will be understood later that they merge with the planes of symmetry 49 and 50 of two cartridges 1 according to the invention, mutually superimposed on the interior of the display 115.
  • each upright 116 constitutes a support foot 117 of the display 115 on the ground and at a distance from the feet 117 sufficient to clear a space 118 from the floor of the fork of a carriage elevator and receiving blocks of ballast 119, intended to increase the stability of the display 115 on the ground, the four uprights 116 are connected mutually, rigidly and rigidly, by two straight longitudinal members 120 horizontal, mutually parallel, oriented in a direction of which it will be understood later that it merges with the longitudinal direction 7 of each of the cartridges according to the invention 1 housed in the display 115, and by two crosspieces 121 rectilinear, horizontal, mutually parallel, oriented at right angles to the longitudinal members 120 on which they are arranged by respective ends and that they mutually connect rigidly and rigidly.
  • the longitudinal members 120 and the crosspieces 121 thus constitute for the display unit 115 a rectangular, horizontal frame of rigid lower frame, whose inner dimensions correspond to the overall external dimensions, in plan of a cartridge according to the invention 1, increased by a functional clearance of the order of a few centimeters, in transverse horizontal direction, to about twenty centimeters, in horizontal longitudinal direction, these figures being given as non-limiting examples.
  • the longitudinal members 120 are advantageously arranged to be mutually spaced by a distance corresponding to that mutually separating the parts of the lower edge 52 of the skirt 51 corresponding to the long sides of the floor 18 of a cartridge 1 according to the invention, or to that which separates the two rails 12 of the frame 11 rigid upper frame of such a cartridge 1.
  • cross members 123 and the longitudinal members 120 culminate in the same horizontal geometric plane.
  • these amounts 116 are interconnected, rigidly, by another horizontal frame, rectangular frame consisting of two longitudinal members 125 parallel to the longitudinal members 120 and two cross members 126 parallel to the cross 121 and 123.
  • the uprights 116 are also connected by another rigid frame frame, consisting of two side members 128 parallel to the side members 120 and 125 and two sleepers 129 parallel to the cross members 121, 123 and 126.
  • No intermediate crossbeam between the crosspieces 126 is provided between the longitudinal members 125, just as no intermediate crossbeam between the crosspieces 129 is provided between the longitudinal members 128, so that the two frames formed by the longitudinal members 125 and the cross members 126 and by the longitudinal members 128 and crosspieces 129, respectively, are fully open, in the vertical direction, and have internally plan dimensions greater than the plan dimensions, overall, of a cartridge 1 according to the invention.
  • This extra dimension can be of the order of a few centimeters, in horizontal transverse direction, to about twenty centimeters, in horizontal longitudinal direction, these figures being given only by way of non-limiting examples.
  • the display 115 thus defines a chamber closed downwards by a raised bottom. by the longitudinal members 120 and the cross members 123, but integrally open upwards from this bottom.
  • the crosspieces 121, 126, 129 and the uprights 116 which they connect permanently carry a grid 130, which thus completely closes the corresponding lateral wall, or flank 131, of the grid. display, without projecting into it.
  • rear wall 133 may also be provided reinforcing means for the display 115, illustrated in the form of an additional amount 134 vertical, arranged between the two corresponding uprights 116 and at a distance from them for rigidly connect, between them, the longitudinal members 120, 125 and 128 without projecting inwardly of the display 115 relative to the longitudinal members 120, 125, 128 thus interconnected.
  • reinforcing means for the display 115 illustrated in the form of an additional amount 134 vertical, arranged between the two corresponding uprights 116 and at a distance from them for rigidly connect, between them, the longitudinal members 120, 125 and 128 without projecting inwardly of the display 115 relative to the longitudinal members 120, 125, 128 thus interconnected.
  • the uprights 116, the longitudinal members 125 and 128, the crosspieces 121, 126, 129 and the intermediate upright 134 are arranged so as to be flush towards the interior of the display 115, at each of the two flanks 131 of this one, of its rear facade 133 and of a front facade 135 parallel to this rear facade 133, a respective geometrical plane which thus defines inside the display 115, above the longitudinal members 120 and the crosspieces 123, a planar, vertical, respective lateral face 136, 137, 138, of rectangular general outline.
  • this inner face 138 is limited to respective parts of the longitudinal members 125 and 128 and the uprights 116, which leave a rectangular door 139 open to them inside the display 115, that is to say the bottles 2 contained by the cartridges 1 housed inside thereof, as it will appear later.
  • the door 139 has between two rectilinear vertical side edges 140 defined by the uprights 116 corresponding to the front panel 135, a width substantially equal to the dimension which separates the two uprights 16 corresponding to one and the same large side of the floor.
  • the width of the door 139 between its lateral edges 140 could also be greater than this value, which, however, is currently preferred given that it allows to play parts of the inner face 138 defined by the amounts 116 play a role in guiding the cartridges 1 inside the display 115, under conditions which will emerge from the rest of the description.
  • the door 139 is subdivided by the spar 125 into an upper half 141 and a lower half 142.
  • the upper half 141 is delimited by a rectilinear, horizontal upper edge 143, defined by the spar 128 corresponding to the front facade 135 and constituting the upper edge of the door 139 considered as a whole. Downwards, this upper half 141 is delimited by a lower edge 144 also rectilinear and horizontal, defined by the upper limit of the spar 125 corresponding to the front facade 135.
  • the lower half 142 is in turn delimited upwards by a rectilinear and horizontal upper edge 145, defined by the lower limit of the spar 125 corresponding to the front facade 135, whereas it is delimited downwards by a lower edge 146.
  • rectilinear and horizontal also constituting the lower edge of the door 139 considered as a whole and defined by an upper face 147, flat and horizontal, a flange 148 that the display 115 carries integrally, cantilevered outward, on its front facade 135, at least over the entire width of the door 139 and, preferably, as illustrated, beyond the side edges 140 of this door 139, namely continuous way from one side to the other of the flanks 131.
  • the upper face 147 of the flange 148 is located at a level higher than that of the longitudinal members 120 and crosspieces 123, namely more precisely at a vertical distance from these longitudinal members 120 and crosspieces 123 substantially equal to the vertical distance separating the floor 18 of the lower edge 52 of the skirt 51 of a cartridge 1, so that the floor 18 of a cartridge 1 resting by the lower edge 52 of its skirt 51 on the longitudinal members 120 and the cross members 123 is substantially level with the face 147 which thus coplanarly extends the floor 18 of this cartridge 1 towards the outside of the display 115.
  • the upper edge 145 of the lower half 142 of the door 139 is located at a height at least equal to that of a bottle 2 standing.
  • the face 147 defining the lower edge 146 of the lower half 141 of the door 139 is located at a level at most equal to this level and the upper edge 145 of this half 142 is located at a level corresponding at least to the height of a bottle 2, which releases access to the bottles 2 of this cartridge 1 by the lower half 141 of the door 139.
  • the lower edge 144 of the upper half 140 of the door 139 is in turn, relative to the lower edge 146 of the lower half 142, at a level substantially corresponding to the height of a cartridge 1 measured between the lower edge 52 its skirt 51 and frame 11 of upper frame, consisting of the longitudinal members 12 and the crosspieces 13 and 14, so that the floor 18 of another cartridge 1 resting, under the mutual stacking conditions of the cartridges previously described, on the aforementioned cartridge 1, resting itself on the longitudinal members 120 and crosspieces 123 by the lower edge 52 of its skirt 51, is located approximately level with this edge 144.
  • the upper edge 143 of the upper half 141 of the door 139 is in turn, with respect to this edge 144, at a level at least equal to the height of a bottle 2 standing upright on the floor 18 of the cartridge 1 top of the stack, which frees the access to the bottles 2 of the cartridge 1 by the upper half 140 of the door 139.
  • the upper edge 143 considered as the upper edge of the door 139, is located with respect to the lower edge 146, considered as the lower edge thereof, at a level which corresponds at least to the height a bottle 2 standing, increased by the height of a cartridge 1.
  • the sizing of the various components of the display 115 is within the normal abilities of a person skilled in the art.
  • the flange 148 is constituted by the juxtaposition, in a transverse, horizontal direction, of a first rectilinear longitudinal tube 149, preferably having a circular cross-section, of a longitudinal rectilinear slideway 150 having, for example, the shape an upwardly open U-profile, and a second longitudinal rectilinear tube 151, preferably having a circular cross-section like the tube 149.
  • the tube 149 is directly adjacent to the front facade 135 of the display 115, and the tube 151 defines the limit of the rim 148 in the direction of a distance from the front panel 135.
  • the front facade 135 of the display unit 115 carries, cantilevered outwardly thereof, by the spar 128 corresponding to this front facade 135, a second flange 152 also horizontal , extending preferably as the flange 148 from one to the other of the sides 131 of the display 115, and this rim 152 carries, directly above the slide 150, a slide 151 also rectilinear and longitudinal, constituted by a channel U open downward, that is to say facing the profile constituting the slide 150.
  • the flange 152 considered as a whole, including the slide 151, is located at a level higher than that of the upper edge 143 of the door 139, so as not to hinder the passage of the bottles 2 through it.
  • the two slides 150 and 151 ensure the longitudinal sliding guide, along the front panel 135, of two leaves 153, 154, identical to the details of execution, allowing the door 139 to be completely closed or to be opened earlier. a part that is closest to one of the uprights 116 delimiting the front façade 135, sometimes a part that is closest to the other upright 116 of the front façade 135, as shown respectively by the figures 6 , 7 and 10 .
  • each of the leaves 153, 154 advantageously made in welded construction like the rest of the display 115, comprises a rigid frame 155, 156 flat, rectangular, vertical, consisting of two rectilinear vertical uprights 157, 158 connected to each other at their lower ends and their upper ends, by crosspieces 159, 160, horizontal, and at a mean level by an additional cross 161, 162 also horizontal.
  • Each frame thus formed is integrally closed by a grid 163, 164 which can itself bear solidarity, outside the display 115, a panel 165, 166 of identification of the gas or indication of the characteristics of the conditioned gas in the bottles 2.
  • Each of the crosspieces 159, 160 has the shape of a U-shaped section open towards the outside of the corresponding frame 155, 156, that is to say downwards as regards the crosspieces 159, 160 below, and towards the top with regard to the crosspieces 159, 160 upper, and internally contains rollers not shown bearing on the upper free edge 164, 165 of one of the wings of the profile 150, with regard to the cross members 159, 160 below , and on a free lower edge, respectively corresponding, of one, respective, of two wings not shown of the slide 151, as regards the cross members 159, 160 upper. Since the free edge 164 is closer to the front facade 135 than the free edge 165, the leaf 153 thus runs directly along this front facade 135, which the leaf 154 runs through this leaf 153.
  • each of the amounts 157, 158 for this purpose, that is to say the choice of the height of each of the leaves 153, 154 is within the normal abilities of a person skilled in the art; considering the previously described positions of the flanges 148 and 152, this height of each of the leaves 153 and 154 is at least equal to the height of the door 139, measured between its lower edge 146 and its upper edge 143.
  • each of the leaves 153, 154 that is to say the length of the crosspieces 159, 160 is in turn substantially equal to half the width of the door 139 measured between its lateral edges 140, which allows to completely close the door 139, as shown in the figure 6 , placing the leaves 153 and 154 so that one of their amounts 157, 158 adjacent a respective lateral edge 140 of the door 139 and that they are mutually adjacent by the other of their amounts 157, 158.
  • the two leaves 153, 154 can be locked relative to the display 115, in this closed position of the door 139, for example by means of a suitable lock 161 provided on that of the uprights 158 of the leaf 154 which then comes adjoin an amount 157 of the leaf 153, at a level corresponding to that of the spar 125; we can then choose the lock 161 of a type to engage in a hole 162 provided in a central position on the spar 125 in the front panel 135, a bolt forming a pin which, moreover, passes next to the amount 157 aforesaid leaf 153 or through a hole of this amount 157, as will readily be understood by a man of the job.
  • this type of lock is only a non-limiting example, and other choices may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the leaves 153, 154 can be provided with any means to facilitate their movement along the slides 150 and 151, and there is for example illustrated a handle not referenced on the amount 157 of the leaf 153 which adjoins a lateral edge 140 of the door 139 in the closed position and on the amount 158 of the leaf 154 which adjoins the other amount 157 of the leaf 153 in the closed position.
  • the introduction of cartridges 1 full bottles 2 full of liquefied petroleum gas is carried out by means of the hoist such as a crane 82 and the rudder 84 according to the invention, by introduction and sliding from top to bottom in the display stand 115.
  • the display 115 has in an upper end zone, namely essentially protruding above the longitudinal members 128 and sleepers 129, means 167 forming a hopper converging downwards, to facilitate accurate progressive centering of each cartridge 1 as it descends to the interior of the display 115 after a more or less approximate initial centering.
  • these hopper means 167 are located on the back cover 133 of the display 115 as well as in areas of the flanks 131 thereof immediately adjacent to this rear facade 133, FIG. that is to say in the immediate vicinity of the connecting corners of this rear facade 133 with the flanks 131.
  • these means 167 thus comprise, in the immediate vicinity of each of these corners, a respective flat wall 168, integral with the corresponding spar 128 and extending upwardly the rear wall 133 of the display 115. More specifically, each of wall 168 is parallel to the front panel 135 and presents towards it, that is to say towards the plinth of the display 115, a respective flat face 169 coplanar with the flat face that constitute, towards the interior of the display 115, the spars 125 and 128 and the uprights 116 corresponding to the back cover 133, as well as the amount 134.
  • These means 167 forming hopper further comprise a respective planar surface 170 constituting an upper end zone of another respective wall, constituted by a respective flat iron 171 fixed by one of its edges on the face 169 and on the corresponding upright 116, so that the faces 170 diverge mutually upward, being mutually symmetrical with respect to the plane 59.
  • Each flat iron 171 is extended downward inside the display 115, being fixed by its edge on the corresponding upright 116, to constitute inside the display 115 a respective vertical slide 172, raised inwardly. of the display 115 relative to the face 136 of the corresponding flank 131, to ensure a guide of each cartridge 1 vertical sliding inside the display 115.
  • the two slides 172 thus defined are mutually parallel and spaced apart by a substantially equal distance, although slightly greater than a functional clearance of the order of a few centimeters, to the overall external length of a cartridge 1, measured at the level of its brackets 23.
  • each slide 172 is constituted by a flat face of the flat iron 171 corresponding, this face extending parallel to the plane face 136 that constitutes, towards the interior of the display 115, the corresponding flank 131, forming a protrusion relative at this face 136 of the flank 131, from a lower end located a few centimeters below the level at which the hook brackets 23 of the cartridge 1 located in the lower position are located inside the display 115 when the latter is resting by the lower edge 52 of its skirt 51 on the side members 120 and 123 cross members, as the show it figure 9 up to an upper end located a few centimeters below the longitudinal members 128 and sleepers 129, where the iron 171 is bent so that above this level, the respective guide face 170 extends the corresponding face 172 .
  • each face 170 thus extends, upwardly, to a second fold of the respective iron 171, from which it has another plane face 173, shorter and more inclined than the face 170, so that the faces 173 of the two irons 171 deviate from each other, upwards, more pronounced than the faces 170, to a respective upper end corresponding to a free end corresponding iron 171, located a few centimeters below a horizontal upper edge, not referenced, of the corresponding plate 168, as shown more particularly by the figure 8 .
  • the uprights 116 corresponding to the front facade 135 may present, in an upper end zone, a slight upward flexion in the direction of a distance from the rear facade 133 , more in order to prevent their damage and that of the lower edge 52 of the skirt 51 of a cartridge 1 in case of brutal approach, after initial positioning too imprecise cartridge 1 to be inserted in the display.
  • the cartridges 1 according to the invention are deposited on the tray 176 of the truck 83, preferably in the form of mutually juxtaposed piles of two cartridges 1 mutually superimposed under the previously described conditions , so that the lower edge 52 of the skirt 51 of the lower cartridge 1 of each stack lies flat on the tray 176 of the truck, and that the short sides of the floor, that is to say the barriers 20 most short, are turned towards the longitudinal edges 180 of the plate 176, to allow if necessary, for example in case of failure of the hoist 82, access to the interior of the cartridges 1 under the same conditions as the inside standardized traps, after placing at least one of the their barriers 20, temporarily, in the high position of release of the bottles 2.
  • the truck 83 is also to carry racks 54 according to the invention, stacked with cartridges 1 according to the invention, the latter are preferably placed above since they are intended to be unloaded from the truck 83 on the sites. their intended marketing, unlike the lockers 54 according to the invention which, in principle, are intended to remain on the tray 176 of the truck to be unloaded from their full bottles and loaded empty bottles manually, at each marketing site, after having placed at least one of their barriers 67 in the release position of the bottles 2, under conditions similar to the conditions of use of the standardized bins.
  • the loading of the tray 176 into cartridges according to the invention 1 can be carried out by any means, namely for example by means of the crane 82 and the spreader 84 according to the invention, but it is preferred to use a forklift truck each branch engages between the irons 122 of a respective cartridge 1, so that a same carriage simultaneously transports two of these cartridges, intended to be mutually juxtaposed, at the same level, on the tray 176 of the truck 83 .
  • the crane 82 can be placed in any rest position but it prefers a position illustrated in the figure 13 , in which it engages, by the rudder 84 which it is preferably permanently equipped and which is then in the state described with reference to the figure 18 with the frame 11 rigid upper frame of one of the cartridges 1 according to the invention placed in the upper position during stacking, namely more precisely by anchoring hooks 105 under the intermediate cross members 14 of this frame 11 and support of the centering tabs 179 against the longitudinal members 12 of this frame 11, as shown in FIG. figure 13 .
  • the driver stabilizes his truck then, if the cartridge 1 on which the lifter 84 according to the invention was initially anchored is not intended to be delivered to this marketing site, it returns by action on the remote control unit 175 the rudder 84 to a state in which the centering tabs 179 occupy their maximum mutual approximation position, as well as the hooks 105, which releases the rudder 84 of the cartridge 1.
  • the driver raises the lifter 84 then, after having if necessary appropriately reoriented about its axis 95, lowers the cartridge 1 has according to the invention, filled with bottles 2 a full, which must be delivered to the marketing site in question; if a plurality of cartridges according to the invention must be delivered to this site, the cartridge 1a is the first of those cartridges to be delivered.
  • the crane 82 in its movements of lifting and lowering of the rudder 84, away from or approaching it with respect to the plate 176 of the truck 83, and pivoting about a vertical axis, not shown. , with respect to this plate 176, is remotely controlled from the housing 175, in the same way as the rudder 84 in the relative movements of its components, described with reference to the Figures 16 to 18 .
  • a radio remote control that avoids the disadvantages, particularly in terms of limiting the positioning of the driver during the handling of the cartridges 1, which would result from the presence of a remote control cable.
  • the driver causes the tabs 179 to move to their maximum mutual distance position, as shown in FIG. figure 17 , then it causes the passage of the hooks 105 to their maximum mutual distance position, described with reference to the figure 18 , Which firmly anchor the lifter 84 to the frame 11a of the cartridge 1 upper frame has to be delivered.
  • the driver causes the joint lifting of the spreader 84 and the cartridge 1 with a crane 82, he then pivots before descending the cartridge 1 has the soil and deposit the bottom edge her skirt.
  • the driver releases the lifter 84 of the upper frame part 11a of the cartridge 1 has, then it causes the lifting of the spreader 84 by means of the crane 82 and movement thereof adapted to move the lifting beam 84 to plumb with the display 115, namely more precisely in a position such that the axis 95 passes through the geometric center of the frame 11b of upper frame of the cartridge 1b , which is located in the upper position inside the display 115 and that it will be assumed that at least the majority of the bottles are empty, so that it must be replaced by a new cartridge full of full bottles.
  • the driver then rotates the rudder 84 about the axis 95, relative to the crane 82, to bring it, relative to the frame 11b of upper frame of the cartridge 1b , in the orientation described with reference to the figure 16 , before lowering the rudder 84, by means of the crane 82, until the frame 86 rests on the cross members of the upper frame frame 11b , under the conditions described with reference to FIG. figure 16 .
  • the driver can then cause the movements of mutual distance tabs 179, at first, and hooks 105, in a second step, described with reference to figures 17 and 18 , which anchors the rudder 84 on the upper frame frame 11b of the cartridge 1b .
  • the mobile barrier 24 b associated with one of the long sides of the floor 18b of the cartridge 1b is in the upper position cylinders release 2b , whereas the barriers 20b associated with the short sides of this floor 18b are generally in the peripheral enclosing position of these bottles.
  • the driver manually returns the barrier 24b to the position of peripheral confinement of the bottles 2b which, thus, are enclosed laterally by any go.
  • the driver can then safely raise the lifter 84 and the cartridge 1b together by means of the crane 82 as shown in FIG. figure 14 until the cartridge 1b is completely removed from the display 115, and then this cartridge 1b is brought back to the tray 176 of the truck 83, instead of the cartridge 1 previously taken from this plate 176, or the cartridge 1b is deposited. ground by the lower edge of its skirt, adjacent to the cartridge 1 has, as has been shown in figure 15 .
  • the cartridge 1a or each of the cartridges 1a and 1d to replace a cartridge 1 b or 1 c or both cartridges 1b and 1c initially present within the display 115 has been discharged from the tray 176 of the truck, it can be replaced, on this plate 176, by the or one of the cartridges 1b , 1c , full of bottles 2b , 2c , at least the majority of which is empty, for the or return thereafter to centralized filling or storage site.
  • the driver causes supported by the lifter 84, the cartridge 1 has full bottles 2 a solid, or one of the cartridges 1 a , 1 d , full of bottles 2 a , 2 d full, namely for example the cartridge 1 has , to bring it from the ground up inside the display 115.
  • the driver causes a lifting means of the crane 82, of the assembly then consists of the lifter 84 and the cartridge 1 has , to bring it in line with the display 115 before, if necessary, to orient it about the axis 95 relative to the crane 82, so that the cartridge 1 has the orientation that it must have inside the display 115, that is to say, an orientation in which its movable side barrier 24 is corresponding to a long side of the floor 18 a corresponds to the front panel 135 of the display 115.
  • the driver then controls the crane 82 so that the cartridge 1 has come to be pressed by the portion of the skirt corresponding to the other long side of the floor 18a against the support faces 169 of the two plates 164, to the rear of the display 115, and the parts of this skirt which correspond to the short sides of the floor 18 has come to be placed between the faces 173 or the faces 170 of the flat bars 171.
  • the driver is then certain that by lowering the cartridge 1 has vertically inside the display 115, it will avoid to the maximum the risk of jamming, and the cartridge 1a, reaching instead of the cartridge 1 c, being Guided by the faces, forming a slide 172, flat irons 171, will fit through the skirt 51 on the tabs 124 and rest in a centered position on the longitudinal members 120 and cross 123 of the display 115.
  • the driver can then cause the raising of the lifter 84 for the exit of the display 115 and possibly come to support and introduce in this display 115, in the same conditions, the other cartridge 1 d .
  • each cartridge 1a, 1d and inserted into the display 115 is accessible after opening one of the doors 153, 154 thereof, which enables to place the barrier such as 24 a, associated with a long side its floor as 18a, bottles release position 2 a, 2 corresponding d, operation which is carried out manually.
  • the rudder 84 is left anchored on the rigid upper frame frame of one of the cartridges according to the invention 1 carried by the tray 176 of the truck 83 for the rest of the tour thereof, which it resumes after removal of stabilization.
  • the truck brings back to the centralized filling or storage site the cartridges according to the invention 1, full of bottles 2 which are at least mostly empty, and these cartridges are unloaded according to the invention 1 , as well as the bins according to the invention 54, to empty them of their bottles and replace them with full bottles under the conditions already described.
  • the leaf 153, 154 is opened so as to disengage one of the bottles 2 full which, if it corresponds to the cartridge placed in the lower position , i.e. in the described example the cartridge 1 can be easily derived to the extent that the upper face 147 of the flange 148 of the display 115 extends its floor 18 has outwardly level or substantially level, as illustrated it at the figure 12 .
  • the tubes 149, 151 facilitate the passage of the bottle 2 has a floor 18 to the upper face 147 of the flange 148, protecting the free upper edges 164, 165 of the wings of the slider 150.
  • the cylinder 2a can thus be sufficiently out of the cartridge 1 a and the display 115 so that the customer, or a seller, can take it in good conditions by the handle not shown equipping its upper sleeve 4 a .
  • the upper face 147 of the rim 148 allows the bottle to be placed upright by its bottom, before releasing its handle and sliding this bottle, particularly simply, towards the inside of the display 115 and the cartridge 1 a .
  • the leaves 153, 154 can be closed and locked by means of the lock 161.
  • some marketing sites may not have the display 115, for example if sales of liquefied petroleum gas are low, or if they have an enclosure closed or guarded to dispense with such a display 115.
  • the locked barrier 24 is left in its position of peripheral confinement of the bottles, by means of a suitable lock, as has been previously described, and the same procedure is applied as regards the barriers. 20 when they are also mobile.
  • a cartridge 1 according to the invention offers complete safety against stolen bottles 2, and its conditions of use are almost as comfortable as when it is associated with a display 115 according to the invention. 'invention.

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  1. Verfahren zum Verteilen von Flaschen (2) für verflüssigtes Erdgas, mit einer Reihe von Schritten, in deren Verlauf folgendes erfolgt:
    a) an einem zentralen Standort werden eine gleiche vorbestimmte erste Anzahl von untereinander identischen, gefüllten Flaschen (2) stehend in untereinander identischen Kartuschen (1), von denen jede die Form eines rechteckigen Parallelepipeds mit einem rechteckigen Boden (18) hat, auf welchem die Flaschen (2) mit ihrem Boden (3) aufstehen, wobei in einer gleichen vorbestimmten zweiten Anzahl von nebeneinander liegenden Reihen eine gleiche vorbestimmte dritte Anzahl von nebeneinander stehenden Flaschen (2) angeordnet wird, wobei die Anzahl der Reihen kleiner als die Anzahl der Flaschen (2) pro Reihe ist, und vier seitliche Begrenzungen (19, 20, 24) vorgesehen, welche den Boden (18) von je einer Seite desselben begrenzen und die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließen,
    b) man transportiert eine Gruppe von zumindest einer Kartusche (1), welche die vorbestimmte erste Anzahl von vollen Flaschen (2) enthält, von dem zentralen Standort zu einer Einzelverkaufsstelle der Flaschen (2), wobei diese auf der Ladefläche (176) eines Fahrzeuges (83) ruhen,
    c) an der Verkaufsstelle lädt man die vollen Flaschen (2) ab, indem von der Ladefläche (176) des Fahrzeuges (83) zumindest ein Exemplar einer ersten Kartusche (1) abgeladen wird, welche die vorbestimmte erste Anzahl von vollen Flaschen (2) enthält, durch Aufhängen des Exemplars der ersten Kartusche (1), einzeln, in einer Hebevorrichtung (82), und man verlagert sodann eine erste seitliche Begrenzung (24) der ersten Kartusche (1), die parallel zu den Reihen orientiert ist, aus einer die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung in eine die Flaschen (2) freigebende Stellung,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man an der Verkaufsstelle eine hohle Verkaufseinrichtung (115) vorsieht, die vorher installiert wurde und nach oben offen sowie umfangsmäßig geschlossen ist und im Inneren in der Draufsicht Formen und Dimensionen von komplementärer Gestalt wie jene des Bodens (18) enthält, und eine Tür (139) aufweist, die von einer entsprechenden Seite der ersten Begrenzung (24) den Zutritt gestattet, und daß man während des Schrittes c das oder aufeinanderfolgend jedes Exemplar der ersten Kartusche (1) von oben nach unten in die Verkaufseinrichtung (115) einsetzt, indem die erste Kartusche (1) derart orientiert wird, daß sich die erste Begrenzung (24) vor der Tür (139) für den Zutritt zur Verkaufseinrichtung (115) befindet, und sodann die Flaschen (2) von dieser ersten seitlichen Begrenzung (24) freigibt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man die Schritte ausführt, indem man die vollen Flaschen (2) in zwei zur ersten Begrenzung (24) parallelen Reihen anordnet.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Reihe sieben Flaschen (2) enthält.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Schritt c durchgeführt wird, indem man aufeinanderfolgend von der Ladefläche (176) des Fahrzeuges (83) mehrere Exemplare der ersten Kartusche (1) ablädt und sie an der Verkaufsstelle stapelt.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man während des Schrittes c aus der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) im voraus von unten nach oben das oder aufeinanderfolgend jedes Exemplar einer zweiten Kartusche (1) freisetzt, das an der Verkaufsstelle während eines vorhergehenden Schrittes des Verfahrens abgeladen wurde und die vorbestimmte erste Anzahl von untereinander identischen Flaschen (2) enthält, von denen zumindest bestimmte leer sind, indem man das Exemplar der zweiten Kartusche (11) einzeln auf einer Hebevorrichtung (82) aufhängt, nachdem man die erste Begrenzung (24) verlagert hat, aus der die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Position in die die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließende Position.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man während des Schrittes c auf die Ladefläche (176) des Fahrzeuges (83) das oder jedes Exemplar der zweiten Kartusche (1) auflädt, nachdem man die entsprechende erste Begrenzung (24) in der die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung angeordnet hat.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man den Schritt a ausführt, indem man die erste Begrenzung (24) in der die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung beläßt, aber eine zweite Begrenzung (20), welche einer Seite des Bodens (18) senkrecht zur ersten Begrenzung (24) entspricht, in eine die Flaschen (2) freigebende Stellung verlagert, indem man die zweite Anzahl der Reihen der dritten Anzahl der stehenden vollen Flaschen (2) parallel zur ersten Begrenzung (24) verschiebt, um sie in die Kartusche (1) von der Seite der Einrichtung (18) eintreten zu lassen, welche der zweiten Begrenzung (20) entspricht, und man danach die zweite Begrenzung (20) in die die Flaschen (2) einschließende Stellung bewegt.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man während des Schrittes a, nachdem man die zweite Begrenzung (20) in die die Flaschen (2) freigebende Stellung gebracht hat, vorher die zweite Anzahl der Reihen der dritten Anzahl der stehenden Flaschen (2), von denen zumindest einige leer sind, parallel zur ersten Begrenzung (20) verschiebt, um sie aus der Kartusche (1) von der Seite des Bodens (18) austreten zu lassen, die der zweiten Begrenzung (20) entspricht.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß man während des Schrittes a auch eine dritte Begrenzung (19) entsprechend einer Seite des Bodens (18) gegenüber jener, welche der zweiten Begrenzung (20) entspricht, in eine die Flaschen (2) freigebende Position bringt, und man den Schritt a durchführt, indem die zweite Anzahl der Reihen der dritten Anzahl von stehenden Flaschen (2), von denen zumindest einige leer sind, parallel zur ersten Begrenzung (24) verschiebt, um die Kartusche (1) von der Seite des Bodens, die der dritten Begrenzung (19) entspricht, austreten zu lassen, und man sodann die dritte Begrenzung (19) wieder in die die Flaschen (2) einschließende Stellung bringt.
  10. Verkaufseinrichtung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ein parallelepipedisches Gehäuse aufweist, das nach oben offen und umfangsmäßig geschlossen ist und im Inneren in der Draufsicht eine rechteckige Form mit Dimensionen in der Draufsicht komplementär zu jenen des Bodens (18) einer Kartusche (1) aufweist, und eine Höhe zumindest gleich jener einer dieser Kartuschen (1), um im Inneren eine solche Kartusche (1) unterzubringen, und daß das Gehäuse an einer Vorderseite (135), welche der großen Seite des Rechteckes entspricht, eine Tür (139) für den Zutritt zum Inneren aufweist, die sich einerseits in Richtung der Höhe vom unteren Rand (146) auf einem ersten Niveau, das gleich dem Niveau des Bodens (18) der Kartusche (1) ist, welche im Inneren der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) angeordnet ist, bis zum oberen Rand (143) erstreckt, der auf einem zweiten Niveau gelegen ist, das zumindest gleich einem dritten Niveau ist, welches einem Niveau des Bodens (18) der Kartusche (1) entspricht, vermehrt um die Höhe einer Flasche (2), und anderseits in horizontaler Richtung über eine Breite, die zumindest gleich dem Produkt aus den Gesamtdimensionen in der Draufsicht einer Flasche (2) mal der Anzahl der Flaschen (2) pro Reihe ist, um einen Zutritt zur Gesamtheit der Flaschen (2) einer Reihe der Kartusche (1) zu ermöglichen.
  11. Verkaufseinrichtung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der untere Rand (146) der Tür geradlinig ist, auf der Höhe des Bodens (18) der Kartusche (1) liegt und daß mit ihm ein ebener Rand (148) fest verbunden ist und von der Vorderseite vorspringt, der sich entlang des gesamten unteren Randes (146) erstreckt und ebenfalls auf der Höhe des Bodes (18) der Kartusche (1) liegt.
  12. Verkaufseinrichtung nach den Ansprüchen 10 und 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie im Inneren eine Höhe hat, die zumindest gleich der Höhe eines Stapels der Kartuschen (1) ist, wobei sie außer dieser Kartusche (1) zumindest eine weitere Kartusche (1) aufweist, die auf dieser gestapelt ist, und daß der obere Rand (143) der Zutrittstür (139) auf einem zweiten Niveau liegt, das zumindest gleich dem dritten Niveau, vermehrt um die Höhe der anderen Kartusche (1) ist.
  13. Verkaufseinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie an der Außenseite entlang der Vorderfassade (135) zwei untereinander identische Flügel (153, 154) aufweist, von denen jeder eine Höhe hat, die zumindest gleich der Höhe der Tür (139) ist, gemessen zwischen ihrem unteren Rand (146) und ihrem oberen Rand (143), und eine Breite, die zumindest gleich der Hälfte der Breite der Tür (139) ist und die zumindest die entsprechende Hälfte der Tür (139) in einer Schließstellung derselben abdeckt, und daß jeder Flügel (153, 154) horizontal entlang der Vorderfassade (135) gleitverschieblich auf einer Bahn geführt ist, die zumindest gleich seiner Höhe ist, ausgehend von seiner Schließstellung, um die entsprechende Hälfte freizugeben und sich in eine Offenstellung vor der Hälfte der Tür (139) zu bewegen, welche dem anderen Flügel (153, 154) entspricht, der seine Schließstellung einnimmt, wobei die Verkaufseinrichtung (115) vorzugsweise ein Verriegelungsschloß (161) aufweist, welches zum lösbaren Verriegeln der Flügel (153, 154) in ihrer Schließstellung dient.
  14. Verkaufseinrichtung nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Falle einer ungeraden Anzahl von Flaschen (2) pro Reihe diese Bahn zumindest gleich der Breite der Flügel (153, 154) ist, vergrößert um die Hälfte der Gesamtdimensionen einer Flasche (2) in der Draufsicht.
  15. Verkaufseinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Mittel (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173) zum gleitverschieblichen Führen einer Kartusche in vertikaler Richtung aufweist.
  16. Verkaufseinrichtung nach Anspruch 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungsmittel (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173) Mittel (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173) aufweisen, die einen Trichter in einer oberen Extremzone der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) bilden.
  17. Verkaufseinrichtung nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173), welche einen Trichter bilden, aufweisen:
    - eine Anlagewand (168), die nach oben eine hintere Fassade (133) der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) parallel zur vorderen Fassade (135) derselben fortsetzt, zumindest in der Nähe jeder Anschlußecke der hinteren Fassade (133) an eine entsprechende Seite (131) der Verkaufseinrichtung (115), senkrecht zur vorderen und hinteren Fassade (135, 113) derselben, und gegen die vordere Fassade (135) hin eine ebene Fläche (169) aufweist, die koplanar mit der ebenen Fläche (137) ist, welche die hintere Fassade (133) gegen das Innere der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) darbietet, und
    - Zwei Führungswände (171), von denen jede nach oben hin die Seiten (131) der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) zumindest in der Nähe einer der entsprechenden Ecken verlängert, und gegen die andere Seite (131) hin eine ebene Fläche (170, 173) aufweist, die nach unten hin eine ebene Fläche (172) anschließt, welche die entsprechende Seite (131) gegen das Innere der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) darbietet, aber derart geneigt ist, daß die ebenen Flächen (170, 173) der Führungswände (171) untereinander nach oben divergieren.
  18. Verkaufseinrichtung nach Anspruch 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jede Seite (131), mit dieser fest verbunden und gegen das Innere der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) vorspringend, in der Nähe einer der Anschlußecken eine vertikale Gleiteinrichtung aufweist, welche die ebene Fläche (172) der Seite (131) bildet und die bezüglich dieser gegen das Innere der Verkaufseinrichtung (115) vorsteht.
  19. Kartusche zum Zusammenwirken mit der Verkaufseinrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 bis 18 zur Durchführung des Verfahrens nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, welche die Form eines parallelepipedischen Rechteckes hat, das einen rechteckigen Boden (18) aufweist, mit Dimensionen in der Draufsicht, die der vorbestimmten ersten Anzahl von untereinander identischen stehenden Flaschen (2) entspricht, die auf die vorbestimmte Anzahl von zweiten Reihen verteilt sind, die untereinander benachbart sind, auf die vorbestimmte dritte Anzahl von Flaschen (2), die untereinander ebenfalls benachbart sind, wobei die Dimensionen des Bodens (18) in der Draufsicht einer Anzahl von Reihen entsprechen, die kleiner ist als die Anzahl von Flaschen (2) pro Reihe, und vier seitlichen Begrenzungen (19, 20, 24), welche den Boden (18) auf einer Seite derselben begrenzen, und von denen eine erste (24) parallel zu den Reihen orientiert ist und wahlweise in einer die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung oder in einer die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Stellung angeordnet werden kann, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine zweite Begrenzung (20), welche einer Seite des Bodens (18) entspricht, die senkrecht zu jener entsprechend der ersten Begrenzung (24) ist, wahlweise in einer die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung oder in eine die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Stellung angeordnet werden kann.
  20. Kartusche nach Anspruch 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dimensionen des Bodens (18) in der Draufsicht jenen von zwei parallelen Reihen der ersten Begrenzung (24) entsprechen.
  21. Kartusche nach Anspruch 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Dimensionen des Bodens (18) in der Draufsicht sieben Flaschen (2) pro Reihe entsprechen.
  22. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 21, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Mittel (11, 46, 51) zum Stapeln mit anderen identischen Kartuschen (1) aufweist.
  23. Kartusche nach Anspruch 22, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (11, 46, 51) zum Stapeln mit anderen identischen Kartuschen (1) ein oberes Gerippe (11) aufweisen, das starr rechteckig und in der Draufsicht im wesentlichen identisch wie jene des Bodens (18) ist, sowie Mittel (15) zum starren Verbinden des oberen Gerippes (11) mit dem Boden (18), wobei ein Zentrierdorn (46) an jeder Ecke des oberen Gerippes (11) nach oben ragt und eine Vertiefung (Mantel 51) an jeder Ecke des Bodens (18) unterhalb derselben vorgesehen ist, wobei jede Vertiefung (51) zur Aufnahme eines entsprechenden Dornes (46) einer anderen Kartusche (1) dient.
  24. Kartusche nach Anspruch 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Boden (18) mit diesem fest verbunden einen Umfangsmantel (51) aufweist, der nach unten ragt und einen freien unteren Rand (52) hat, der in einer Ebene parallel zum Boden (18) liegt und die Vertiefung an jeder Ecke der Einrichtung (18) bildet.
  25. Kartusche nach Anspruch 24, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der freie untere Rand (52) des Mantels (51) in zumindest einer Richtung parallel zum Boden (18) und senkrecht zur Seite derselben, welche der ersten Begrenzung (24) entspricht, symmetrisch bezüglich der mittleren Symmetrielage (49) der Seite des Bodens (18) entsprechend der ersten Begrenzung (24) eine Nut (53) aufweist, die jener Seite gegenüberliegt, welche der ersten Begrenzung (24) entspricht und eine Verlängerung der entsprechenden Seite der ersten Begrenzung (24) darstellt.
  26. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 25, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Aufhängemittel (11) einen Rahmen (11) aufweisen, der ein oberes starres Gerippe bildet, das in der Draufsicht rechteckig ist, in der Form im wesentlichen identisch wie jene des Bodens (18) ist, starre Verbindungsmittel (15) zwischen dem Rahmen (11) und dem Boden (18) und im Inneren des Rahmens (11) zwei starre Träger (14), die starr mit dem Rahmen (11) verbunden sind und zur temporären starren Verankerung einer Krantraverse (84) dienen.
  27. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 26, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine dritte Begrenzung (20) entsprechend einer Seite des Bodens (18) entgegengesetzt zu jener, welche der zweiten Begrenzung (20) entspricht, beliebig zwischen einer die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung und einer die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Stellung angeordnet werden kann.
  28. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 27, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste Begrenzung (24) durch Gitterstäbe (24) gebildet ist, die sich parallel zum Boden (18) über die Gesamtheit der entsprechenden Seite desselben erstrecken, und in einer Richtung senkrecht zum Boden (18) gleitverschieblich durch zwei Endzonen (Anschläge 26) in zwei Stehern (16) eines Rahmens (15) geführt sind, der die Form eines seitlichen starren Gerippes hat, das starr mit dem Boden (18) verbunden ist, und daß Mittel (34, 38) zum lösbaren Verriegeln des Gitters (24) auf einem mittleren Niveau des Stehers (16) entsprechend der die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung und auf einem höheren Niveau der Steher (16) entsprechend der die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Stellung vorgesehen sind.
  29. Kartusche nach Anspruch 28, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Rahmen (15), der ein seitliches Gerippe bildet, zumindest einen Steher (17) aufweist, der zwischen den Stehern (16) liegt, und daß die Mittel (34, 38) zum lösbaren Verriegeln des Gitters (24) durch den Zwischensteher (17) getragen und zumindest einfach vorhanden sind.
  30. Kartusche nach Anspruch 29, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (34) zum lösbaren Verriegeln des Gitters (24) in der die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung an dem Zwischensteher (17) eine Anzahl von zumindest einem gegen das Innere der Kartusche (1) gerichteten Dorn (34) auf der halben Höhe zwischen den unteren Enden und den oberen Enden des Zwischenstehers (17) aufweist, wobei diese Dorne (34) befähigt sind, einen Anschlag nach oben für das Gitter (24) zu bilden, und daß das Gitter (24) parallel zum Boden (18) gegen das Innere der Kartusche (1) elastisch flexibel ist, ausgehend von einer geradlinigen Form, die es in der Ruhestellung einnimmt und in welcher es unter dem Dorn (34) auf der mittleren Höhe eingreift, und einer gekrümmten Form, in welcher es vom Dorn (34) auf der Zwischenhöhe frei ist, wobei die entsprechenden Dimensionen des Dornes auf der Zwischenhöhe und des Gitters (24) derart gewählt sind, daß die Reihe der Flasche (2), die an der ersten Begrenzung (24) anliegen, kein Hindernis für den Durchgang des Gitters beim Übergang von der geradlinigen in die gekrümmte Form darstellt.
  31. Kartusche nach den Ansprüchen 29 und 30, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (38) zum lösbaren Verriegeln des Gitters (24) in der die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Stellung an dem Zwischensteher (17), der zumindest in einfacher Ausführung vorgesehen ist, gegen das Innere der Kartusche (1) einen Dorn (38) aufweisen, dessen oberes Ende befähigt ist, einen Anschlag nach unten für das Gitter (24) zu bilden, und daß das Gitter (24) parallel zum Boden (18) gegen das Innere der Kartusche (1) elastisch flexibel ist, ausgehend von einer geradlinigen Form, die es in der Ruhestellung einnimmt, und in welcher es oberhalb des Dornes (38) am oberen Ende eingreift, und einer gekrümmten Form, in welches es bezüglich desselben nach unten frei ist, wobei die entsprechenden Dimensionen des Dornes (38) des oberen Endes und des Gitters (24) derart gewählt sind, daß die Reihe der Flasche (2), die an der Begrenzung (24) anliegen, kein Hindernis für den Übergang des Gitters (24) von der geradlinigen in die gekrümmte Form darstellen.
  32. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 28 bis 31, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mittel (34) zum lösbaren Verriegeln des Gitters (24) in der Umfangsschließstellung der Flaschen ein Schloß aufweist.
  33. Kartusche nach Anspruch 32 in Abhängigkeit von einem der Ansprüche 19 und 27, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie ein lösbares Verriegelungsschloß für die zweite und dritte Begrenzung (20) in der die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Stellung aufweist.
  34. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 33, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einrichtung (18) einen Rahmen (8) mit einem starren unteren Gerippe aufweist, welches nach oben hin ein Blech bedeckt, das aus der Gruppe gewählt ist, die volle Bleche und perforierte Bleche umfaßt.
  35. Kartusche nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 34, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie Mittel zum Aufhängen einer Hebevorrichtung aufweist.
  36. Kasten zum Lagern und zum Transport von Flaschen (2) mit verflüssigtem Erdgas, welcher die Form eines rechteckigen Parallelepipeds aufweist, das einen rechteckigen Boden (59) hat, dessen Dimensionen in der Draufsicht einer vorbestimmten vierten Anzahl von untereinander identischen stehenden Flaschen (2) entspricht, und die auf eine vorbestimmte fünfte Anzahl von Reihen verteilt sind, die aneinander liegen, einer vorbestimmten sechsten Anzahl von Flaschen (2), die untereinander benachbart sind, einem oberen starren Gerippe (65), das rechteckig und in der Draufsicht im wesentlichen identisch in der Form wie der Boden (59) ist, Mittel (61) zum starren Verbinden des oberen Gerippes (65) und des Bodens (59), Mittel (69, 75) zum Stapeln mit anderen Kästen (54) identischer Ausbildung und vier seitlichen Begrenzungen (66, 67), welche den Boden (59) an einer Seite desselben begrenzen, und zum Stapeln mit zwei Kartuschen (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 19 bis 35, die Seite an Seite liegen, wobei die sechste Zahl in Abhängigkeit von der dritten Zahl gewählt ist, derart, daß die Reihen des Kastens (54) und der Kartusche (1) eine Gesamtlänge haben, die etwa identisch ist, und die fünfte Zahl in Abhängigkeit von der zweiten Zahl gewählt ist, derart, daß die Reihen des Kastens (54) eine Gesamtbreite haben, die größer, aber auch so nahe wie möglich der doppelten Gesamtbreite der Reihen einer Kartusche ist, und die Stapelmittel (69, 75) mit einer Übereinanderlagerung der beiden Kartuschen (1) und des Kastens (54) in einer Orientierung kompatibel sind, in welcher die entsprechenden Reihen die gleiche Orientierung haben, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zum Stapeln auf zwei Kartuschen (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 23 bis 25 der Boden (59) einen Umfangsmantel (69) trägt, der fest mit ihm verbunden ist und nach unten ragt, und einen unteren freien Rand (70) hat, der in einer Ebene parallel zum Boden (59) des Kastens (54) liegt, und an jeder Ecke des Bodens (59) des Kastens (54) und in einer Zwischenzone der Seiten des Bodens (59) senkrecht zu den Reihen des Kastens (54) unterhalb des Bodens eine Vertiefung aufweist, die dazu bestimmt ist, die Dorne (46) der beiden Kartuschen (1) aufzunehmen.
  37. Kasten nach Anspruch 36, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine erste (67) der Begrenzungen (66, 67) des Kastens (54), der senkrecht zu den Reihen derselben verläuft, wahlweise in einer die Flaschen (2) umfangsmäßig einschließenden Position oder in einer die Flaschen (2) freigebenden Position angeordnet werden kann.
  38. Kasten nach einem der Ansprüche 36 und 37, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er zum Stapeln von zwei Kartuschen (1) gemäß Anspruch 25 einen Rahmen (65) in Form eines oberen starren rechteckigen Gerippes hat, das in der Draufsicht im wesentlichen identisch wie jenes des Bodens (59) des Kastens (54) ist, wobei Mittel (61) zum starren Verbinden des Rahmens (65) und des Bodens (59) des Kastens (54) vorgesehen sind, und im Inneren des Rahmens (65) gemäß einer Orientierung parallel zum Boden (59) des Kastens (54) und senkrecht zu den beiden Reihen desselben zumindest eine starre Schiene (73) vorgesehen ist, die starr mit dem Rahmen (65) verbunden ist, eine vorspringende Rippe (75) bildet, welche kontinuierlich oberhalb desselben, im Inneren desselben verläuft, und gemäß einer Richtung (7) parallel zum Boden (59) des Kastens (54) und zu den Reihen desselben verläuft, in der gleichen Symmetrielage bezüglich der Mittel (71) des Rahmens (65) des oberen Gerippes, senkrecht zum Boden (59) des Kastens (54) und senkrecht zu den Reihen desselben, die zumindest eine Ausnehmung (53) des Mantels (51) des Bodens (18) der Kartusche (1), derart, daß die oder jede Rippe (75) in eine Ausnehmung (53) des Mantels (51) des Bodens (18) jeder Kartusche (1) eingreift, und daß dieser Mantel (51) flach auf dem Rahmen (65) des Kastens auf der Seite des Bodens (18) und der Kartusche (1) entsprechend der ersten Begrenzung (24) der Kartusche (1) und der beiden Seiten des Bodens (18) der Kartusche (1) senkrecht zur Seite des Bodens (18) entsprechend der ersten Begrenzung (24) ruht.
  39. Kasten nach Anspruch 38, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er entlang der oder jeder Schiene (73) einer zentralen Zone derselben eine Tasche (78) aufweist, die in dem Mantel (51) des Bodens (18) jeder Kartusche (1) aufgenommen ist, zumindest auf der Seite der Ausnehmung (53), die zumindest in einfacher Ausführung vorhanden ist.
  40. Kasten nach einem der Ansprüche 36 bis 39, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er einen Rahmen (65) mit einem starren oberen rechteckigen Gerippe aufweist, der in der Draufsicht eine Form identisch wie jene des Bodens (59) des Kastens (54) hat, Mittel (61) zum starren Verbinden des Rahmens (65) und des Bodens (59) des Kastens (54), und im Inneren des Rahmens (65) zwei starre Traversen (81), die starr mit dem Rahmen (65) verbunden sind und relativ zueinander und relativ zur Schwerkraftmitte des Kastens (54) eine relativ identische Position wie jene der Traversen (14) des Rahmens (11) des oberen Gerippes einer Kartusche (1) nach Anspruch 26 einnehmen, wobei sie relativ zueinander der Schwerkraftmitte der Kartusche (1) entsprechen.
  41. Kasten nach Anspruch 40 in Abhängigkeit von einem der Ansprüche 38 und 39, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er zwei Schienen (72) aufweist, die untereinander bezüglich der Mitte des Rahmens (65) symmetrisch sind, und daß die beiden Traversen (81) zwischen den Schienen (73) angeordnet und senkrecht zu diesen orientiert sind und diese auf starre Weise untereinander verbinden.
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