EP2792607A1 - Transport container made of lightweight elements - Google Patents

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EP2792607A1
EP2792607A1 EP20140000844 EP14000844A EP2792607A1 EP 2792607 A1 EP2792607 A1 EP 2792607A1 EP 20140000844 EP20140000844 EP 20140000844 EP 14000844 A EP14000844 A EP 14000844A EP 2792607 A1 EP2792607 A1 EP 2792607A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/20—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding-up portions connected to a central panel from all sides to form a container body, e.g. of tray-like form
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0213—Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls
    • 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
    • B65D11/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material
    • B65D11/18—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected
    • B65D11/1866—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components
    • B65D11/1873—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of plastics material collapsible, i.e. with walls hinged together or detachably connected with detachable components all walls are detached from each other to collapse the container
    • 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
    • B65D15/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials
    • B65D15/22—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, sections made of different materials of polygonal cross-section

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  • the invention relates to a transport container made of lightweight panels with a floor and with walls upright around them.
  • Containers of this type consist in their planar components essentially of flat blanks, z.
  • corrugated board or similar plastic laminates made of hollow panels, etc.
  • Particularly suitable lightweight panels made of polypropylene, for example, traded under the trade name CON-Pearl.
  • the middle layer is three-dimensionally deformed and laminated on both sides with a smooth plastic layer.
  • a disadvantage of such integrally manufactured transport crates is, on the one hand, that the blanks bring a relatively large waste with it and that on the other such transport crates in case of damage are difficult or impossible to repair and must therefore be disposed of completely. This is seen as a cost disadvantage.
  • transport containers e.g. used to transport components from an automotive supplier to a car maker
  • stackability In this it is important that a corresponding transport container can not only carry its contents, but that it can get loaded several other transport containers without failing under such a load.
  • transport containers In order to have the necessary stability, transport containers are made with thick walls and therefore have a higher weight, which adversely affects the weight available for the contents of the transport container at a permissible total weight at which a transport container is still manageable ,
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to develop a transport box as indicated above in such a way that it avoids the mentioned disadvantages.
  • the advantage of the invention lies in the fact that with such a construction, a transport container can be produced, the walls are very stable and can also be composed of several individual parts.
  • it is provided here to manufacture the walls and the floor separately and then to connect the floor via the tabs with the walls. These items can therefore be smaller for themselves, so that less cutting is obtained in a blank.
  • the gutter which is formed at the lower end of a wall between angled tab and the wall, has its main advantage in conjunction with a bead of corresponding shape, when two transport boxes are placed on each other:
  • the up bulging bead fits snugly into the upwards arching channel of the transport container standing on it. This is prevented at a load on the lower wall that this bulges, because the wall is indeed stabilized at its upper end by the seated in the gutter above bead, in particular in the transverse direction of the wall.
  • the intervention of the bead in an overlying upwardly arching channel also has the advantage that, when two transport containers are placed together, an upwardly running joint is formed at this point, the z. As well as the ingress of water, especially splash water, as it may occur in the rain, prevented in the interior of the transport container.
  • the edge forms at the lower end of the side wall, which is followed by the upwardly curved channel, a Aufstandsselement for the transport container. It is thus the lowest point of the transport container and is in particular formed linear.
  • the uprising element is made wider and thus forms a footprint instead of just a riot line.
  • This embodiment has the advantage that forces introduced from above into the wall, e.g. originating from the weight of a further transport container placed on a transport container, can be discharged directly downwards on a straight path and need not be guided by an angling, which could bend under excessive load and thus give way. This construction thus leads to an improved stability of the transport container.
  • the bead present at the upper end of a wall is formed in one piece and in particular by bending the wall material against the wall, the material being bent several times such that the bead forms a hollow chamber inside.
  • This construction can be produced well with proven production methods and leads overall to a stable upper edge of a transport container according to the invention.
  • a metallic reinforcement is used in the hollow interior of the aforementioned chamber, for. B. in the form of an aluminum tube.
  • Aluminum tubes are inexpensive available semi-finished product. But there are also glass fiber reinforced plastic pipes as alternatives conceivable.
  • elbows which are provided with projections which engage in the chambers at the upper end of the side walls.
  • Such elbows may also be used as prefabricated components to achieve a desired fixation of the reinforcements provided in these chambers.
  • angle pieces are provided on their upper side with sliding grooves, which correspond in shape to the rearing elements at the lower ends of the side walls. This makes it possible, when two transport containers are put together, to slide the upper guide on the lower one. An undesired lateral slippage of the upper transport container, which could lead to injury to users is thereby safely avoided by the interlocking of the riot elements in the Gleitnuten.
  • elbows loads can be forwarded in a development of the transport container via pipe sections to the lower side of the transport container, which are parallel to the edges of the above-mentioned edge elements, ie substantially perpendicular and with which the angle pieces with at the lower end of Edge elements mounted brackets are connected.
  • the angle elements and the mentioned brackets can also be rotationally connected to one another via the pipe sections, which further increases the stability of the transport containers.
  • FIG. 1 a transport container is shown in exploded perspective view.
  • the floor 1 around which four upright walls 2, 3 are arranged.
  • the floor 1 and the walls 2, 3 consist in here illustrated example of lightweight panels in the form of hollow panels made of polypropylene.
  • the walls 2, 3 have at their lower ends bent tabs 4, which face the bottom 1 and in the assembled state of the transport container with this z. B. be connected by gluing.
  • the tabs 4 extend along the lower edges 5 of the walls 2, 3, wherein along this edge 5 between the horizontally lying planar tabs 4 and the substantially perpendicular planar walls 2, 3 upwardly arching grooves 6 are formed. These are made in the example shown here, by the fold of the sheet material at the edges 5 is greater than 90 ° and the material is then folded twice in opposite directions, and then move into the tabs 4.
  • the two further folds are set so that the edges 5 lie at the lowest point in the course of the folded wall material and thus form an uprising element in the form of a riot line in the finished mounted transport container.
  • gutters 6 are connected to the floor 1 via the tabs 4 connected to them, they can be transverse to them, normal to those through the walls 2, 3 levels formed acting forces do not dodge. Thus, they stabilize the beads 7 lying in them, which thus can not bulge when forces acting on the walls, whereby the load of stacked transport containers is considerably increased.
  • the beads 7 are produced by a plurality of folds of the sheet material of the walls 2, 3, so that the bead 7 is a total of a hollow interior chamber 8. In this case, the bead 7 is integrally formed in each case on the walls 2, 3.
  • reinforcements 9 can be used, which consist of tubes, in particular aluminum tubes 10 in the example shown here.
  • angle pieces 11 sit on their undersides in a comparable manner on pipe sections 14, which are substantially perpendicular and are connected at their lower end with brackets 15.
  • brackets 15 and the angle pieces 11 form the lower and upper end in the corner region of the transport container, wherein the area between them is formed by edge elements 16 and with these cooperating covers 17.
  • the edge elements 16 in this case have on their sides webs 18, which correspond in height approximately to the clear distance on the inside of the walls 2, 3 between the channel 6 and the bead 7. By insertion These webs 18 at this point, a positive connection of the edge elements 16 and the walls 2, 3 can be achieved.
  • the edge elements 16 sit on the inside of the transport container. On the outside of the transport container at this point still the cover 17 is glued in particular.
  • corner pieces 11 are provided at their upper end with Gleitnuten 11 through which the edges 5 of a Jerusalem labden or to be accepted on a transport container second transport container, so that the removal or placement is facilitated.
  • recessed grips 19 which can be used in recesses 20 provided on the walls 2 for this purpose and facilitate the handling of the composite transport container.
  • the transport container shown and described here has the particular advantage of a modular design. On the one hand, this enables repair in the event of damage. On the other hand, however, a simple separation of materials at the end of life and thus it is simplified to supply such a transport container, if necessary, a recycling.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Transportbehälter aus Leichtbauplatten, mit einem Boden und mit um diesen herum aufrecht stehenden Wänden. Um diesen kostengünstiger, stabiler und leichter reparierbar herzustellen, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Wände (2, 3) an ihrem unteren Ende eine sich entlang der Kante (5) der Wände (2, 3) erstreckende, in Richtung auf den Boden (1) abgewinkelte Lasche (4) aufweisen, die mit dem Boden (1) zu verbinden ist, wobei sich zwischen der abgewinkelten Lasche (4) und der Kante (5) eine sich nach oben wölbende Rinne (6) ist und dass die Wände (2, 3) an ihrem oberen Ende einen sich nach oben wölbenden Wulst (7) aufweisen, der eine zu der Rinne (6) am unteren Ende der Wände (2, 3) korrespondierende Form hat. Außerdem kann ein solcher modular aufgebauter Transportbehälter mit einem verdeckten Gerüst aus Metallrohren versehen werden, um eine bessere Stabilität zu bekommen.The invention relates to a transport container made of lightweight panels, with a bottom and with walls upright around them. To make this more cost-effective, more stable and easier to repair, it is proposed that the walls (2, 3) extend at their lower end along the edge (5) of the walls (2, 3) towards the bottom (1). Angled tab (4) to be connected to the bottom (1), wherein between the angled tab (4) and the edge (5) is an upwardly arching channel (6) and that the walls (2, 3) have at their upper end an upwardly bulging bead (7) which has a shape corresponding to the groove (6) at the lower end of the walls (2, 3). In addition, such a modular transport container can be provided with a hidden frame made of metal tubes to get better stability.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Transportbehälter aus Leichtbauplatten mit einem Boden und mit um diesen herum aufrecht stehenden Wänden.The invention relates to a transport container made of lightweight panels with a floor and with walls upright around them.

Behälter dieser Art bestehen in ihren flächigen Bestandteilen im Wesentlichen aus flachen Zuschnitten, z. B. Wellpappe oder vergleichbaren Kunststofflaminaten, aus Hohlkammerplatten etc. Besonders geeignete Leichtbauplatten aus Polypropylen werden beispielsweise unter der Handelsbezeichnung CON-Pearl gehandelt. Bei diesem Material ist die Mittelschicht dreidimensional verformt und beidseitig mit einer glatten Kunststoffschicht laminiert.Containers of this type consist in their planar components essentially of flat blanks, z. As corrugated board or similar plastic laminates, made of hollow panels, etc. Particularly suitable lightweight panels made of polypropylene, for example, traded under the trade name CON-Pearl. In this material, the middle layer is three-dimensionally deformed and laminated on both sides with a smooth plastic layer.

Es ist dabei bekannt, derartige Leichtbauplatten aus Kunststoff mit Rillen zu versehen, die thermisch eingebracht werden und Scharniere, Faltlinien etc. bilden. Im Stand der Technik werden z. B. Transportbehälter mit ihrem Boden und ihren Wänden einstückig aus Leichtbauplatten zugeschnitten und an diesen Rillen werden dann die Wände nach oben gefaltet.It is known to provide such lightweight plastic panels with grooves that are thermally incorporated and hinges, fold lines, etc. form. In the prior art z. B. transport container with its bottom and its walls integrally cut from lightweight panels and then the walls are folded upwards on these grooves.

Nachteilig an solchen einstückig hergestellten Transportkisten ist dabei, zum einen, dass die Zuschnitte einen relativ großen Verschnitt mit sich bringen und dass zum anderen derartige Transportkisten bei einer Beschädigung nicht oder nur schlecht zu reparieren sind, und daher vollständig entsorgt werden müssen. Dies wird als Kostennachteil gesehen.A disadvantage of such integrally manufactured transport crates is, on the one hand, that the blanks bring a relatively large waste with it and that on the other such transport crates in case of damage are difficult or impossible to repair and must therefore be disposed of completely. This is seen as a cost disadvantage.

Ein weiterer Nachteil ist darin zu sehen, dass die Stabilität der Transportbehälter durch die Stärke bzw. Dicke des Materials bestimmt wird. Damit sind stabile Transportbehälter üblicherweise auch aus stärkerem also dickerem Material und haben damit auch ein höheres Gewicht.Another disadvantage is the fact that the stability of the transport container is determined by the thickness or thickness of the material. This stable transport containers are usually made of thicker and therefore thicker material and thus have a higher weight.

Ein wesentlicher Aspekt bei derartigen Transportbehältern, die z.B. eingesetzt werden, um Bauteile von einem Automobilzulieferer zu einem Autobauer zu transportieren, ist auch deren Stapelbarkeit. Bei dieser ist es wichtig, dass ein entsprechender Transportbehälter nicht nur seinen Inhalt tragen kann, sondern dass er auch mehrere andere Transportbehälter aufgelastet bekommen kann, ohne unter einer solchen Last zu versagen. Um die hierfür nötige Stabilität zu haben, werden Transportbehälter mit dicken Wänden hergestellt und haben daher ein höheres Gewicht, das sich bei einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht, bei dem ein Transportbehälter noch manuell handhabbar ist, nachteilig auf das für den Inhalt des Transportbehälters zur Verfügung stehende Gewicht auswirkt.An essential aspect of such transport containers, e.g. used to transport components from an automotive supplier to a car maker, is also their stackability. In this it is important that a corresponding transport container can not only carry its contents, but that it can get loaded several other transport containers without failing under such a load. In order to have the necessary stability, transport containers are made with thick walls and therefore have a higher weight, which adversely affects the weight available for the contents of the transport container at a permissible total weight at which a transport container is still manageable ,

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, eine Transportkiste wie oben angegeben derart weiter zu entwickeln, dass sie die angeführten Nachteile vermeidet.The object of the present invention is therefore to develop a transport box as indicated above in such a way that it avoids the mentioned disadvantages.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch erfüllt, dass die Wände des Transportbehälters an ihrem unteren Ende eine sich entlang der Kante der Wand erstreckende, in Richtung auf den Boden abgewinkelte Lasche aufweisen, die mit dem Boden zu verbinden ist, wobei sich zwischen der abgewinkelten Lasche und der Kante eine nach oben wölbende Rinne ist und dass die Wände des Transportbehälters an ihrem oberen Ende einen sich nach oben wölbenden Wulst aufweisen, der eine zu der Rinne am unteren Ende der Wand korrespondierende Form hat.This object is achieved in that the walls of the transport container at its lower end a along the edge of the wall extending, have in the direction of the bottom angled tab which is to be connected to the ground, being between the angled tab and the Edge is an upwardly bulging groove and that the walls of the transport container at its upper end have an upwardly bulging bead, which has a corresponding to the groove at the lower end of the wall shape.

Der Vorteil der Erfindung liegt insbesondere darin, dass mit einer solchen Konstruktion ein Transportbehälter herstellbar ist, dessen Wände sehr stabil sind und der sich außerdem auch aus mehreren Einzelteilen zusammensetzen lässt. Insbesondere wird hierbei vorgesehen, die Wände und den Boden separat zu fertigen und dann den Boden über die Laschen mit den Wänden zu verbinden. Diese Einzelteile können somit für sich auch kleiner sein, so dass bei einem Zuschnitt weniger Verschnitt anfällt.The advantage of the invention lies in the fact that with such a construction, a transport container can be produced, the walls are very stable and can also be composed of several individual parts. In particular, it is provided here to manufacture the walls and the floor separately and then to connect the floor via the tabs with the walls. These items can therefore be smaller for themselves, so that less cutting is obtained in a blank.

Außerdem hat eine solche Konstruktion den Vorteil, dass sich bei einer Beschädigung eines Einzelteiles nur dieses austauschen lässt. Ein solcher Transportbehälter ist somit einfacher zu reparieren, wodurch sich ein deutlicher Kostenvorteil ergibt.In addition, such a construction has the advantage that can be exchanged in case of damage of an item only this. Such a transport container is thus easier to repair, resulting in a significant cost advantage.

Die Rinne, die am unteren Ende einer Wand zwischen abgewinkelter Lasche und der Wand angeformt ist, hat ihren wesentlichen Vorteil im Zusammenwirken mit einem Wulst mit korrespondierender Form, wenn zwei Transportboxen aufeinander gesetzt werden: Der sich nach oben wölbende Wulst fügt sich dabei passgenau in die sich nach oben wölbende Rinne des darauf stehenden Transportbehälters ein. Damit wird bei einer Belastung der unteren Wand verhindert, dass diese ausbeult, denn die Wand wird an ihrem oberen Ende ja durch den in der darüber befindlichen Rinne sitzenden Wulst insbesondere in Querrichtung der Wand stabilisiert.The gutter, which is formed at the lower end of a wall between angled tab and the wall, has its main advantage in conjunction with a bead of corresponding shape, when two transport boxes are placed on each other: The up bulging bead fits snugly into the upwards arching channel of the transport container standing on it. This is prevented at a load on the lower wall that this bulges, because the wall is indeed stabilized at its upper end by the seated in the gutter above bead, in particular in the transverse direction of the wall.

Das Eingreifen des Wulstes in eine darüber liegende sich nach oben wölbende Rinne hat auch den Vorteil, dass beim Aufeinandersetzen von zwei Transportbehältern sich an dieser Stelle eine nach oben laufende Fuge bildet, die z. B. auch das Eindringen von Wasser, insbesondere von Spritzwasser, wie es bei Regen auftreten kann, in das Innere des Transportbehälters verhindert.The intervention of the bead in an overlying upwardly arching channel also has the advantage that, when two transport containers are placed together, an upwardly running joint is formed at this point, the z. As well as the ingress of water, especially splash water, as it may occur in the rain, prevented in the interior of the transport container.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform bildet die Kante am unteren Ende der Seitenwand, an die sich die nach oben gewölbte Rinne anschließt, ein Aufstandselement für den Transportbehälter. Sie ist also der niedrigste Punkt des Transportbehälters und ist dabei insbesondere linienförmig ausgebildet. Es ist aber auch im Bereich der Erfindung, wenn das Aufstandselement breiter ausgestaltet ist und damit eine Aufstandsfläche statt nur einer Aufstandslinie bildet.In a particularly preferred embodiment, the edge forms at the lower end of the side wall, which is followed by the upwardly curved channel, a Aufstandsselement for the transport container. It is thus the lowest point of the transport container and is in particular formed linear. However, it is also within the scope of the invention if the uprising element is made wider and thus forms a footprint instead of just a riot line.

Diese Ausführungsform hat den Vorteil, dass von oben in die Wand eingeleitete Kräfte, die z.B. von dem Gewicht eines auf einen Transportbehälter aufgesetzten weiteren Transportbehälter herrühren, auf einem geraden Weg direkt nach unten abgeführt werden können und nicht über eine Abwinkelung geführt werden müssen, die unter zu hoher Last abknicken und damit nachgeben könnte. Diese Konstruktion führt also zu einer verbesserten Stabilität des Transportbehälters.This embodiment has the advantage that forces introduced from above into the wall, e.g. originating from the weight of a further transport container placed on a transport container, can be discharged directly downwards on a straight path and need not be guided by an angling, which could bend under excessive load and thus give way. This construction thus leads to an improved stability of the transport container.

Es ist im Sinne der Erfindung, wenn der am oberen Ende einer Wand vorhandene Wulst einstückig und insbesondere durch ein Abkanten des Wandmaterials an die Wand angeformt ist, wobei das Material mehrmals so abgekantet wird, dass der Wulst eine im Inneren hohle Kammer bildet.It is within the meaning of the invention if the bead present at the upper end of a wall is formed in one piece and in particular by bending the wall material against the wall, the material being bent several times such that the bead forms a hollow chamber inside.

Diese Konstruktion ist mit bewährten Fertigungsverfahren gut herstellbar und führt insgesamt zu einer stabilen oberen Kante eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälters.This construction can be produced well with proven production methods and leads overall to a stable upper edge of a transport container according to the invention.

Bei einer besonders bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung ist dabei in das hohle Innere der angesprochenen Kammer eine insbesondere metallische Verstärkung eingesetzt, z. B. in der Form eines Aluminium-Rohres.In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, in particular a metallic reinforcement is used in the hollow interior of the aforementioned chamber, for. B. in the form of an aluminum tube.

Die Verwendung einer entsprechenden Verstärkung führt zu einer weiteren Verbesserung der StabilitätThe use of a corresponding reinforcement leads to a further improvement in stability

Aluminium-Rohre sind dabei preiswert erhältliches Halbzeug. Es sind aber auch glasfaserverstärkte Kunststoffrohre als Alternativen denkbar.Aluminum tubes are inexpensive available semi-finished product. But there are also glass fiber reinforced plastic pipes as alternatives conceivable.

Durch das Einsetzen von Rohren hat man insgesamt die Möglichkeit, auch eine spätere Recyclebarkeit der Transportbehälter bei einfacher Materialtrennung zu erleichtern.By the insertion of pipes you have the overall possibility to facilitate a later recyclability of the transport container with simple material separation.

Für die Verbindung der Wände untereinander wird vorgeschlagen, aus Kunststoff oder auch aus auch im Übrigen verwandten Leichtbauplatten hergestellte Kantenelemente zu verwenden, die an ihren Seiten mit Stegen versehen sind, die zwischen die am unteren Rand einer Wand abgewinkelte Lasche und den am oberen Rand der Wand angeformten Wulst steckbar sind. Dies führt zu einer steifen Verbindung, die zum einen die Stabilität des Transportbehälters erhöht und zum anderen auch ermöglicht, die Kantenelemente erst zu montieren und sie dann anschließend in ihrer Position zu verkleben.For the connection of the walls with each other is proposed to use plastic or even made of otherwise related lightweight panels manufactured edge elements, which are provided on their sides with webs between the angled at the bottom of a wall tab and at the top of the wall molded bead are pluggable. This leads to a rigid connection which, on the one hand, increases the stability of the transport container and, on the other hand, also makes it possible to mount the edge elements first and then subsequently to glue them in their position.

Um den oberen Rand eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälters insgesamt zu versteifen, wird vorgeschlagen, die oberen Ecken des Transportbehälters mit Winkelstücken zu versehen, die mit Vorsprüngen versehen sind, die in die Kammern an den oberen Ende der Seitenwände eingreifen. Derartige Winkelstücke können als vorgefertigte Bauteile auch benutzt werden, um eine erwünschte Fixierung der in diesen Kammern vorgesehenen Verstärkungen zu erreichen.To stiffen the upper edge of a transport container according to the invention as a whole, it is proposed to provide the upper corners of the transport container with elbows which are provided with projections which engage in the chambers at the upper end of the side walls. Such elbows may also be used as prefabricated components to achieve a desired fixation of the reinforcements provided in these chambers.

Als besonders vorteilhaft wird es dabei angesehen, dass diese Winkelstücke auf ihrer Oberseite mit Gleitnuten versehen sind, die in ihrer Form mit den Aufstandselementen an den unteren Enden der Seitenwände korrespondieren. Damit wird es ermöglicht, beim Aufeinandersetzen von zwei Transportbehältern den oberen geführt auf dem unteren gleiten zu lassen. Ein unerwünschtes seitliches Wegrutschen des oberen Transportbehälters, das bei Benutzern zu Verletzungen führen könnte, wird dabei durch das Ineinandergreifen der Aufstandselemente in die Gleitnuten sicher vermieden.It is considered to be particularly advantageous that these angle pieces are provided on their upper side with sliding grooves, which correspond in shape to the rearing elements at the lower ends of the side walls. This makes it possible, when two transport containers are put together, to slide the upper guide on the lower one. An undesired lateral slippage of the upper transport container, which could lead to injury to users is thereby safely avoided by the interlocking of the riot elements in the Gleitnuten.

Die dabei auf die Winkelstücke auftretenden Lasten können bei einer Weiterbildung des Transportbehälters auch über Rohrstücke an die untere Seite des Transportbehälters weitergeleitet werden, die parallel zu den Kanten der oben angesprochenen Kantenelemente, also im Wesentliche senkrecht verlaufen und mit denen die Winkelstücke mit am unteren Ende der Kantenelemente montierten Halterungen verbunden sind.The case occurring on the elbows loads can be forwarded in a development of the transport container via pipe sections to the lower side of the transport container, which are parallel to the edges of the above-mentioned edge elements, ie substantially perpendicular and with which the angle pieces with at the lower end of Edge elements mounted brackets are connected.

Diese genannten Rohrstücke bilden in Verbindung mit den oben erwähnten Verstärkungen, die in den durch den Wulst am oberen Ende der Wände gebildeten Kammern vorgesehen sind, somit eine Art stabilisierendes Grundgerüst für besonders stark belastbare Transportbehälter.These mentioned pipe sections, in conjunction with the above-mentioned reinforcements, which are provided in the chambers formed by the bead at the upper end of the walls, thus form a kind of stabilizing basic framework for particularly heavy-duty transport containers.

Dabei können die Winkelelemente und die angesprochenen Halterungen über die Rohrstücke auch verdrehfest miteinander verbunden sein, was die Stabilität der Transportbehälter weiter erhöht.The angle elements and the mentioned brackets can also be rotationally connected to one another via the pipe sections, which further increases the stability of the transport containers.

Weitere Vorteile und Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispiels. Dabei zeigt:

  • Figur 1 die Explosionsdarstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportbehälters,
Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an embodiment. Showing:
  • FIG. 1 the exploded view of a transport container according to the invention,

In der Figur 1 ist ein Transportbehälter in perspektivischer Explosionsdarstellung gezeigt.In the FIG. 1 a transport container is shown in exploded perspective view.

Man erkennt einen Boden 1, um den herum vier aufrecht stehende Wände 2, 3, angeordnet sind. Der Boden 1 und die Wände 2, 3 bestehen im hier dargestellten Beispiel aus Leichtbauplatten in Form von Hohlkammerplatten aus Polypropylen.One recognizes a floor 1 around which four upright walls 2, 3 are arranged. The floor 1 and the walls 2, 3 consist in here illustrated example of lightweight panels in the form of hollow panels made of polypropylene.

Die Wände 2, 3 weisen an ihren unteren Enden abgekantete Laschen 4 auf, die dem Boden 1 zugewandt sind und in zusammengebautem Zustand des Transportbehälters mit diesem z. B. durch Verkleben verbunden werden.The walls 2, 3 have at their lower ends bent tabs 4, which face the bottom 1 and in the assembled state of the transport container with this z. B. be connected by gluing.

Die Laschen 4 erstrecken sich entlang der unteren Kanten 5 der Wände 2, 3, wobei entlang dieser Kante 5 zwischen den horizontal liegenden flächigen Laschen 4 und den im Wesentlichen senkrecht verlaufenden flächigen Wänden 2, 3 sich nach oben wölbende Rinnen 6 ausgebildet sind. Diese sind im hier dargestellten Beispiel hergestellt, indem die Abkantung des flächigen Materials an den Kanten 5 größer ist als 90° und das Material dann noch zwei Mal in entgegengesetzte Richtungen abgekantet wird, um dann in die Laschen 4 überzugehen.The tabs 4 extend along the lower edges 5 of the walls 2, 3, wherein along this edge 5 between the horizontally lying planar tabs 4 and the substantially perpendicular planar walls 2, 3 upwardly arching grooves 6 are formed. These are made in the example shown here, by the fold of the sheet material at the edges 5 is greater than 90 ° and the material is then folded twice in opposite directions, and then move into the tabs 4.

Dabei sind die zwei weiteren Abkantungen so gesetzt, dass die Kanten 5 am tiefsten Punkt im Verlauf des abgekanteten Wandmaterials liegen und so bei dem fertig montierten Transportbehälter ein Aufstandselement in Form einer Aufstandslinie bilden.The two further folds are set so that the edges 5 lie at the lowest point in the course of the folded wall material and thus form an uprising element in the form of a riot line in the finished mounted transport container.

Am oberen Ende der Wände 2, 3 weisen diese einen Wulst 7 auf, der sich nach oben wölbt und dabei die im Wesentlichen gleiche Kontur bildet bzw. Form hat, wie die Rinne 6 am unteren Ende der Wände 2, 3.At the upper end of the walls 2, 3, these have a bead 7, which bulges upwards and thereby forms the substantially same contour or shape, as the channel 6 at the lower end of the walls 2, 3rd

Damit ist es möglich, zwei Transportboxen mittels ihrer Wände 2, 3 und den daran unten befindlichen Rinnen 6 bzw. oben befindlichen Wulsten 7 passgenau aufeinander zu setzen.This makes it possible to put two transport boxes by means of their walls 2, 3 and the gutters located at the bottom 6 or top beads 7 fit each other.

Da die Rinnen 6 über die mit ihnen verbunden Laschen 4 mit dem Boden 1 verbunden sind, können sie quer auf sie, normal zu den durch die Wänden 2, 3 gebildeten Ebenen wirkenden Kräften nicht ausweichen. Damit stabilisieren sie die in ihnen liegenden Wulste 7, die damit bei auf die Wände wirkenden Kräften nicht ausbeulen können, wodurch die Traglast von aufeinander gestellten Transportbehältern erheblich gesteigert wird.Since the gutters 6 are connected to the floor 1 via the tabs 4 connected to them, they can be transverse to them, normal to those through the walls 2, 3 levels formed acting forces do not dodge. Thus, they stabilize the beads 7 lying in them, which thus can not bulge when forces acting on the walls, whereby the load of stacked transport containers is considerably increased.

Die Wulste 7 sind hergestellt durch mehrere Abkantungen des flächigen Materials der Wände 2, 3, so dass der Wulst 7 insgesamt eine im Inneren hohle Kammer 8 darstellt. Dabei ist der Wulst 7 jeweils einstückig an die Wände 2, 3 angeformt.The beads 7 are produced by a plurality of folds of the sheet material of the walls 2, 3, so that the bead 7 is a total of a hollow interior chamber 8. In this case, the bead 7 is integrally formed in each case on the walls 2, 3.

In das Innere der Kammer 8 können Verstärkungen 9 eingesetzt werden, die im hier dargestellten Beispiel aus Rohren, insbesondere Aluminium-Rohren 10 bestehen.In the interior of the chamber 8 reinforcements 9 can be used, which consist of tubes, in particular aluminum tubes 10 in the example shown here.

Diese Rohre 10 wirken im hier dargestellten Beispiel mit Winkelstücken 11 zusammen, die hierfür Vorsprünge 12 aufweisen, an die die Rohre 10 über Stifte 13 mit ihren Enden ansteckbar sind. Gleichzeitig sind die Winkelstücke 11 mit ihren Vorsprüngen 12 in die Kammern 8 der Wulste 7 einsteckbar, so dass eine insgesamt stabile Einheit gebildet wird.These tubes 10 cooperate in the example shown here with elbows 11, which for this purpose have projections 12, to which the tubes 10 via pins 13 with their ends can be attached. At the same time, the angle pieces 11 with their projections 12 in the chambers 8 of the beads 7 can be inserted, so that an overall stable unit is formed.

Die Winkelstücke 11 sitzen an ihren Unterseiten in vergleichbarer Weise auf Rohrstücken 14, die im Wesentlichen senkrecht verlaufen und an ihrem unteren Ende mit Halterungen 15 verbunden sind.The angle pieces 11 sit on their undersides in a comparable manner on pipe sections 14, which are substantially perpendicular and are connected at their lower end with brackets 15.

Die Halterungen 15 und die Winkelstücke 11 bilden das untere bzw. obere Ende im Eckbereich des Transportbehälters, wobei der Bereich dazwischen von Kantenelementen 16 und mit diesen zusammenwirkenden Abdeckungen 17 gebildet wird.The brackets 15 and the angle pieces 11 form the lower and upper end in the corner region of the transport container, wherein the area between them is formed by edge elements 16 and with these cooperating covers 17.

Die Kantenelemente 16 weisen dabei an ihren Seiten Stege 18 auf, die in ihrer Höhe in etwa dem lichten Abstand auf der Innenseite der Wände 2, 3 zwischen der Rinne 6 und dem Wulst 7 entsprechen. Durch Einführen dieser Stege 18 an dieser Stelle kann eine formschlüssige Verbindung der Kantenelemente 16 und der Wände 2, 3 erreicht werden. Die Kantenelemente 16 sitzen dabei auf der Innenseite des Transportbehälters. Auf der Außenseite der Transportbehälter wird an dieser Stelle dann noch die Abdeckung 17 insbesondere aufgeklebt.The edge elements 16 in this case have on their sides webs 18, which correspond in height approximately to the clear distance on the inside of the walls 2, 3 between the channel 6 and the bead 7. By insertion These webs 18 at this point, a positive connection of the edge elements 16 and the walls 2, 3 can be achieved. The edge elements 16 sit on the inside of the transport container. On the outside of the transport container at this point still the cover 17 is glued in particular.

Es sei noch erwähnt, dass die Eckstücke 11 an ihrem oberen Ende mit Gleitnuten 11 versehen sind, durch die die Kanten 5 eines auf einen Transportbehälter aufzusetzenden oder abzunehmenden zweiten Transportbehälters gleiten können, so dass das Abnehmen bzw. Aufsetzen erleichtert wird.It should be noted that the corner pieces 11 are provided at their upper end with Gleitnuten 11 through which the edges 5 of a aufzusetzenden or to be accepted on a transport container second transport container, so that the removal or placement is facilitated.

Als letztes wird noch auf die Griffmulden 19 hingewiesen, die in an den Wänden 2 hierfür vorgesehene Ausnehmungen 20 einsetzbar sind und das Handling des zusammengesetzten Transportbehälters erleichtern.Finally, reference is made to the recessed grips 19, which can be used in recesses 20 provided on the walls 2 for this purpose and facilitate the handling of the composite transport container.

Der hier dargestellte und beschriebene Transportbehälter hat den besonderen Vorteil eines modularen Aufbaus. Dies ermöglicht einerseits die Reparatur bei einer Beschädigung. Andererseits ist aber am Ende der Lebensdauer auch eine einfache Trennung von Materialen möglich und damit ist es vereinfacht, eine solchen Transportbehälter bei Bedarf auch einem Recycling zuzuführen.The transport container shown and described here has the particular advantage of a modular design. On the one hand, this enables repair in the event of damage. On the other hand, however, a simple separation of materials at the end of life and thus it is simplified to supply such a transport container, if necessary, a recycling.

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Transportbehälter aus Leichtbauplatten, mit einem Boden (1) und mit um diesen herum aufrecht stehenden Wänden (2, 3) dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Wände (2, 3) an ihrem unteren Ende eine sich entlang der Kante (5) der Wände (2, 3) erstreckende, in Richtung auf den Boden (1) abgewinkelte Lasche (4) aufweisen, die mit dem Boden (1) zu verbinden ist, wobei sich zwischen der abgewinkelten Lasche (4) und der Kante (5) eine sich nach oben wölbende Rinne (6) ist und
dass die Wände (2, 3) an ihrem oberen Ende einen sich nach oben wölbenden Wulst (7) aufweisen, der eine zu der Rinne (6) am unteren Ende der Wände (2, 3) korrespondierende Form hat.Transport container made of lightweight panels, with a bottom (1) and with walls upright around them (2, 3), characterized in that
the walls (2, 3) have at their lower end a lug (4) which extends along the edge (5) of the walls (2, 3) and is angled in the direction of the bottom (1), which is in contact with the bottom (1). is to be connected, wherein between the angled tab (4) and the edge (5) is an upwardly arching channel (6) and
the walls (2, 3) have at their upper end an upwardly bulging bead (7) which has a shape corresponding to the channel (6) at the lower end of the walls (2, 3). Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Kante (5) am unteren Ende der Wände (2,3) ein Aufstandselement für den Transportbehälter bildet.Transport container according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the edge (5) at the lower end of the walls (2,3) forms a rearing element for the transport container. Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
der Wulst (7) einstückig durch Abkantung an die Wand (2, 3) angeformt ist und eine im Inneren hohle Kammer (8) bildet.Transport container according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the bead (7) is integrally formed by bending on the wall (2, 3) and forms a hollow interior chamber (8). Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 3,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
im Inneren der Kammer (8) eine Verstärkung (10) eingesetzt ist.Transport container according to claim 3,
characterized in that
inside the chamber (8) a reinforcement (10) is inserted. Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Wände (2, 3) durch Kantenelemente (16) verbunden sind, die mit Stegen (18) versehen sind, die zwischen die am unteren Ende der Wände (2, 3) abgewinkelte Lasche (4) und den am oberen Ende der Wände (2, 3) angeformten Wulst (7) steckbar sind.Transport container according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the walls (2, 3) are connected by edge elements (16) provided with webs (18) arranged between the lug (4) bent at the lower end of the walls (2, 3) and at the upper end of the walls (2). 2, 3) integrally formed bead (7) are pluggable. Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
seine Ecken an ihrem oberen Ende mit Winkelstücken (11) vesehen sind, die mit Vorsprüngen (12) in die Kammern (8) an den oberen Enden der Wände (2, 3) eingreifen.Transport container according to claim 1,
characterized in that
its corners are at their upper end with elbows (11) which engage with projections (12) in the chambers (8) at the upper ends of the walls (2, 3). Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Winkelstücke (11) auf ihrer Oberseite Gleitnuten aufweisen, die in ihre Form mit den Aufstandselementen (5) an den unteren Enden der Wände (2, 3) korrespondieren.Transport container according to claim 6,
characterized in that
the angle pieces (11) have on their upper side sliding grooves which correspond in shape to the rearing elements (5) at the lower ends of the walls (2, 3). Transportbehälter gemäß Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Winkelstücke (11) mit senkrecht verlaufenden Rohrstücken (14) korrespondieren, über die sie mit die Wände (2, 3) an ihren unteren Enden in den Eckbereichen ergreifenden Halterungen (15) verbunden sind.Transport container according to claim 6,
characterized in that
the angle pieces (11) correspond with vertically extending pipe sections (14), via which they are connected to the walls (2, 3) at their lower ends in the corner regions engaging holders (15).
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