EP0067323B1 - Collapsible crate - Google Patents
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- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- the invention relates to a collapsible transport box, consisting of a base plate, four inwardly foldable side walls, each arranged in pairs opposite one another, and a plurality of hinges for articulating the side walls to the base plate, two side walls arranged opposite one another and the other two being arranged opposite one another
- Side walls are articulated indirectly to the base plate via edges directed substantially perpendicular to the base plate, and the side walls articulated via the edges to the base plate at their edges, which in the unfolded state extend perpendicular to the base plate and have stop strips running essentially over the entire length of the edges
- Guide elements and with resilient locking elements for connection to the side walls hinged directly to the base plate are provided in the opened state.
- the known collapsible transport case from which the invention is based (cf. US Pat. No. 2,553,607) is extremely flat in the folded state and is therefore stowable and nevertheless very stable in the opened state.
- the stop strips on the side walls articulated over the edges of the base plate prevent the side walls articulated directly on the base plate from overlapping outwards.
- the guide elements are formed on these stop bars as guide bars projecting inwards on the free longitudinal edges. As a result, the stop bars have the shape of a “U • in horizontal section.
- the side walls hinged directly to the base plate are also angled in a horizontal section in a “U” shape at the edges that come into contact with the stop bars.
- edge strips formed in this way nestle into the «U» -shaped stop strips in a form-fitting manner when the transport box is open.
- An inward folding of the side walls hinged directly to the base plate in the opened state of the transport box is prevented by latches which are pivotable in the vertical plane and loaded by spring elements and which are mounted on pivot axles on the side walls hinged to the base plate via the edges.
- These locking elements interact with locking lugs screwed onto the side walls hinged directly to the base plate.
- the known collapsible transport box explained above is practical to handle, very stable when opened and extremely reliable.
- the construction of this known collapsible transport box is relatively complicated with a large number of individual parts.
- the construction of this known collapsible transport box is also determined by the fact that it is made of metal. This is particularly evident in the previously described configuration of the guide elements and the relatively complicated configuration of the latching elements.
- a collapsible transport box is known (see. DE-OS 24 36 254), which is intended and suitable in particular for a convenient production from plastic.
- this known transport box is inferior to the known metal transport box explained above in terms of stability when opened and in terms of reliability.
- the invention is based on the object of structurally simplifying the collapsible transport box explained at the outset in a particularly suitable manner for the production from plastic.
- the transport box according to the invention in which the above-mentioned object is achieved, is characterized in that guide recesses for the guide elements are provided on the edges of the side walls articulated directly on the base plate in the opened state on the stop bars, that the latching elements each have one have one end and centrally connected to the corresponding side wall spring clip and a nose-like locking projection arranged at the free end of the spring clip and projecting towards the inside of the side wall and that for latching in the unfolded state, the nose-like locking projections of the locking elements surround the corresponding side walls on their inner sides.
- the assignment of guide recesses to the guide elements corresponds in a particularly expedient manner to the manufacturing possibilities when using plastic, in particular injectable plastic, when producing a transport box according to the invention.
- the configuration of the locking elements according to the invention has the particular advantage that they frame the side walls which are hinged directly to the base plate as such, which results in a particularly stable locking.
- the transport box explained above is structurally considerably simpler than the transport box from which the invention is based, namely, there are no “U” -shaped edge strips, swivel axes, spring clips and screwed-on latching lugs. Rather, the transport box according to the invention provides a completely integrated, particularly suitable construction for the production of plastic.
- the locking elements of the transport box according to the invention should expediently be arranged in the upper third of the corresponding side walls, so that they are easily accessible when the transport box is open.
- the transport box 1 shown schematically in FIG. 1 basically consists of a base plate 2, four inwardly foldable side walls 3, 4 each arranged in pairs opposite one another and a plurality of hinges 5 for articulating the side walls 3, 4 on the base plate 2.
- Two each other opposite side walls 3 are hinged directly to the base plate 2.
- the two other side walls 4 arranged opposite one another are articulated indirectly to the base plate 2 via edges 6 directed essentially perpendicular to the base plate 2.
- the side walls 4 are provided with guide elements 7 and the side walls 3 are provided with guide recesses 8 corresponding to the guide elements 7.
- locking elements 9 are also provided on the side walls 4.
- edge pieces 10 are provided in the region of the side walls 3 hinged directly to the base plate 2 outside the hinges 5, essentially perpendicular to the base plate 2.
- the edge pieces 10 are formed in one piece with the base plate 2 and the edges 6, which results in a trough-like configuration of the base plate 2.
- the latter can be seen from Fig. 1. Due to the trough-like design of the base plate 2 by means of the edges 6 and the edge pieces 10, the transport box 1 shown is also suitable for transporting moist or wet objects.
- Fig. 2 it also follows that the side walls 3 hinged directly to the base plate 2 are each provided with a sealing strip 11 on their lower edges.
- the sealing strip 11 provides additional security against liquid running out and also additional stabilization of the transport box 1 as a whole.
- the side walls 4 articulated via the edges 6 to the base plate 2 are in their opened edges perpendicular to the base plate 2 with edges 12 running essentially over the entire length of the edges 12 for the immediate provided on the base plate 2 hinged side walls 3.
- a particularly stable connection of the side walls 3, 4 is made possible in the opened state of the transport box 1 via the stop bars 13, and in the long term an unintentional outward folding of the side walls 3 is reliably prevented.
- the locking elements 9 are arranged on the side walls 4 hinged to the base plate 2 via the edges 6 and are designed as resilient locking lugs.
- the latching elements 9 have in detail a spring clip 14 connected at one end and centrally to the corresponding side wall 4 and a nose-like latching projection 15 arranged at the free end of the spring clip 14 and projecting towards the inside of the side wall 4.
- the side walls 3 come to rest against the stop strips 13 of the side walls 4, a connection being established between the side walls 3, 4 via the guide elements 7 and the guide recesses 8.
- the side walls 3 are gripped on their inner sides by the locking elements 9, d. H. the nose-like locking projection 15 of each locking element 9 in each case grips behind the corresponding side wall 3.
- the collapsible transport box 1 explained above is structurally very simple and particularly suitable for production from plastic.
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Die Erfindung betrifft einen zusammenklappbaren Transportkasten, bestehend aus einer Bodenplatte, vier nach innen klappbaren, jeweils paarweise einander gegenüber angeordneten Seitenwänden und einer Mehrzahl von Scharnieren zur Anlenkung der Seitenwände an die Bodenplatte, wobei zwei einander gegenüber angeordnete Seitenwände unmittelbar und die beiden anderen einander gegenüber angeordneten Seitenwände über im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Bodenplatte gerichtete Ränder mittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkt sind und wobei die über die Ränder an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände an ihren in aufgeklapptem Zustand senkrecht zur Bodenplatte verlaufenden Kanten mit im wesentlichen über die gesamte Länge der Kanten verlaufenden Anschlagleisten mit daran angeordneten Führungselementen sowie mit federnden Rastelementen zur Verbindung mit den unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwänden in aufgeklapptem Zustand versehen sind.The invention relates to a collapsible transport box, consisting of a base plate, four inwardly foldable side walls, each arranged in pairs opposite one another, and a plurality of hinges for articulating the side walls to the base plate, two side walls arranged opposite one another and the other two being arranged opposite one another Side walls are articulated indirectly to the base plate via edges directed substantially perpendicular to the base plate, and the side walls articulated via the edges to the base plate at their edges, which in the unfolded state extend perpendicular to the base plate and have stop strips running essentially over the entire length of the edges Guide elements and with resilient locking elements for connection to the side walls hinged directly to the base plate are provided in the opened state.
Der bekannte zusammenklappbare Transportkasten, von dem die Erfindung ausgeht (vgl. die US-PS 2,553,607) ist in zusammengeklapptem Zustand außerordentlich flach und daher gut verstaubar und gleichwohl in aufgeklapptem Zustand sehr stabil. Durch die Anschlagleisten an den über die Ränder an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwänden wird ein Überklappen der im wesentlichen unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände nach außen verhindert. Die Führungselemente sind an diesen Anschlagleisten als an den freien Längsrändern nach innen vorspringende Führungsleisten ausgebildet. Dadurch haben die Anschlagleisten im Horizontalschnitt die Form eines « U •. Die unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände sind an den an den Anschlagleisten zur Anlage kommenden Rändern ebenfalls im Horizontalschnitt « U »-förmig abgewinkelt. Die so gebildeten Randleisten schmiegen sich in aufgeklapptem Zustand des Transportkastens in die « U »-förmigen Anschlagleisten formschlüssig ein. Ein nach innen Klappen der unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände in aufgeklapptem Zustand des Transportkastens wird über in vertikaler Ebene schwenkbare, von Federelementen belastete Rastklinken verhindert, die an den über die Ränder an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwänden auf Schwenkachsen gelagert sind. Diese Rastelemente wirken mit an den unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwänden angeschraubten Rastnasen zusammen.The known collapsible transport case from which the invention is based (cf. US Pat. No. 2,553,607) is extremely flat in the folded state and is therefore stowable and nevertheless very stable in the opened state. The stop strips on the side walls articulated over the edges of the base plate prevent the side walls articulated directly on the base plate from overlapping outwards. The guide elements are formed on these stop bars as guide bars projecting inwards on the free longitudinal edges. As a result, the stop bars have the shape of a “U • in horizontal section. The side walls hinged directly to the base plate are also angled in a horizontal section in a “U” shape at the edges that come into contact with the stop bars. The edge strips formed in this way nestle into the «U» -shaped stop strips in a form-fitting manner when the transport box is open. An inward folding of the side walls hinged directly to the base plate in the opened state of the transport box is prevented by latches which are pivotable in the vertical plane and loaded by spring elements and which are mounted on pivot axles on the side walls hinged to the base plate via the edges. These locking elements interact with locking lugs screwed onto the side walls hinged directly to the base plate.
Ohne Zweifel ist der bekannte, zuvor erläuterte zusammenklappbare Transportkasten in der Handhabung praktisch, sehr stabil in aufgeklapptem Zustand und äußerst zuverlässig. Die Konstruktion dieses bekannten zusammenklappbaren Transportkastens ist mit einer Vielzahl von Einzelteilen allerdings relativ kompliziert. Im übrigen ist die Konstruktion dieses bekannten zusammenklappbaren Transportkastens auch davon bestimmt, daß dieser aus Metall besteht. Das schlägt sich insbesondere bei der zuvor erläuterten Ausgestaltung der Führungselemente und der relativ komplizierten Ausgestaltung der Rastelemente nieder.Without a doubt, the known collapsible transport box explained above is practical to handle, very stable when opened and extremely reliable. However, the construction of this known collapsible transport box is relatively complicated with a large number of individual parts. In addition, the construction of this known collapsible transport box is also determined by the fact that it is made of metal. This is particularly evident in the previously described configuration of the guide elements and the relatively complicated configuration of the latching elements.
Im übrigen ist ein zusammenklappbarer Transportkasten bekannt (vgl. die DE-OS 24 36 254), der insbesondere für eine zweckmäßige Herstellung aus Kunststoff bestimmt und geeignet ist. Dieser bekannte Transportkasten ist jedoch hinsichtlich der Stabilität in aufgeklapptem Zustand und hinsichtlich der Zuverlässigkeit dem zuvor erläuterten bekannten Transportkasten aus Metall unterlegen.In addition, a collapsible transport box is known (see. DE-OS 24 36 254), which is intended and suitable in particular for a convenient production from plastic. However, this known transport box is inferior to the known metal transport box explained above in terms of stability when opened and in terms of reliability.
Der Erfindung liegt nun die Aufgabe zugrunde, den eingangs erläuterten zusammenklappbaren Transportkasten in zur Herstellung aus Kunststoff besonders geeigneter Weise konstruktiv zu vereinfachen.The invention is based on the object of structurally simplifying the collapsible transport box explained at the outset in a particularly suitable manner for the production from plastic.
Der erfindungsgemäße Transportkasten, bei dem die zuvor aufgezeigte Aufgabe gelöst ist, ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an den in aufgeklapptem Zustand an den Anschlagleisten zur Anlage kommenden Rändern der unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände Führungsausnehmungen für die Führungselemente vorgesehen sind, daß die Rastelemente jeweils einen an einem Ende und mittig mit der entsprechenden Seitenwand verbundenen Federbügel und einen am freien Ende des Federbügels angeordneten, zur Innenseite der Seitenwand hin abragenden nasenartigen Rastvorsprung aufweisen und daß zur Verrastung in aufgeklapptem Zustand die nasenartigen Rastvorsprünge der Rastelemente die entsprechenden Seitenwände auf ihren Innenseiten hinterfassen. Die Zuordnung von Führungsausnehmungen zu den Führungselementen entspricht in besonders zweckmäßiger Weise den herstellungstechnischen Möglichkeiten bei der Verwendung von Kunststoff, insbesondere spritzfähigem Kunststoff, bei der Herstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Transportkastens. Entsprechendes gilt für die erfindungsgemäß vorgesehene Ausgestaltung der Rastelemente, die mit ihren Federbügeln und Rastvorsprüngen hervorragend in die Seitenwände integriert werden können. Dabei hat die erfindungsgemäße Ausgestaltung der Rastelemente noch den besonderen Vorteil, daß diese die unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte angelenkten Seitenwände als solche hinterfassen, was eine besonders stabile Verrastung ergibt.The transport box according to the invention, in which the above-mentioned object is achieved, is characterized in that guide recesses for the guide elements are provided on the edges of the side walls articulated directly on the base plate in the opened state on the stop bars, that the latching elements each have one have one end and centrally connected to the corresponding side wall spring clip and a nose-like locking projection arranged at the free end of the spring clip and projecting towards the inside of the side wall and that for latching in the unfolded state, the nose-like locking projections of the locking elements surround the corresponding side walls on their inner sides. The assignment of guide recesses to the guide elements corresponds in a particularly expedient manner to the manufacturing possibilities when using plastic, in particular injectable plastic, when producing a transport box according to the invention. The same applies to the design of the locking elements provided according to the invention, which can be integrated excellently into the side walls with their spring clips and locking projections. The configuration of the locking elements according to the invention has the particular advantage that they frame the side walls which are hinged directly to the base plate as such, which results in a particularly stable locking.
Insgesamt ist der zuvor erläuterte Transportkasten konstruktiv erheblich einfacher gestaltet als der Transportkasten, von dem die Erfindung ausgeht, fehlen nämlich « U »-förmige Randleisten, Schwenkachsen, Federbügel und angeschraubte Rastnasen. Der erfindungsgemäße Transportkasten stellt vielmehr eine vollständig integrierte, für die Herstellung aus Kunststoff besonders geeignete Konstruktion dar.Overall, the transport box explained above is structurally considerably simpler than the transport box from which the invention is based, namely, there are no “U” -shaped edge strips, swivel axes, spring clips and screwed-on latching lugs. Rather, the transport box according to the invention provides a completely integrated, particularly suitable construction for the production of plastic.
Die Rasteiemente des erfindungsgemäßen Transportkastens sollten zweckmäßiger Weise im oberen Drittel der entsprechenden Seitenwände angeordnet sein, damit sie in aufgeklapptem Zustand des Transportkastens gut zugänglich sind.The locking elements of the transport box according to the invention should expediently be arranged in the upper third of the corresponding side walls, so that they are easily accessible when the transport box is open.
Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand einer lediglich Ausführungsbeispiele darstellenden Zeichnung näher erläutert ; es zeigt
- Figur 1 ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines zusammenklappbaren Transportkastens in schematischer Darstellung, teilweise geschnitten,
Figur 2 einen Schnitt durch den Gegenstand in Fig. 1 längs der Linie 11-11 undFigur 3 einen Ausschnitt aus dem Gegenstand nach Fig. 1 in dem dort gekennzeichneten Bereich 111.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a collapsible transport box in a schematic illustration, partly in section,
- Figure 2 shows a section through the object in Fig. 1 along the line 11-11 and
- FIG. 3 shows a detail from the object according to FIG. 1 in the area 111 marked there.
Der in Fig. 1 schematisch dargestellte Transportkasten 1 besteht grundsätzlich aus einer Bodenplatte 2, vier nach innen klappbaren, jeweils paarweise einander gegenüber angeordneten Seitenwänden 3, 4 und einer Mehrzahl von Scharnieren 5 zur Anlenkung der Seitenwände 3, 4 an die Bodenplatte 2. Zwei einander gegenüber angeordnete Seitenwände 3 sind dabei unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkt. Die beiden anderen einander gegenüber angeordneten Seitenwände 4 sind über im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Bodenplatte 2 gerichtete Ränder 6 mittelbar an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkt.The transport box 1 shown schematically in FIG. 1 basically consists of a
Zur Verbindung der Seitenwände 3, 4 in aufgeklapptem Zustand miteinander sind die Seitenwände 4 mit Führungselementen 7 und die Seitenwände 3 mit zu den Führungselementen 7 korrespondierenden Führungsausnehmungen 8 versehen. Für eine stabile Verbindung der Seitenwände 3, 4 miteinander sind weiter an den Seitenwänden 4 noch Rastelemente 9 vorgesehen.To connect the
Wie sich aus Fig. 2 besonders deutlich ergibt, sind im Bereich der unmittelbar an der Bodenplatte 2 angelenkten Seitenwände 3 außerhalb der Scharniere 5 im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Bodenplatte 2 gerichtete Randstücke 10 vorgesehen. Die Randstücke 10 sind einstückig mit der Bodenplatte 2 und den Rändern 6 ausgebildet, wodurch sich eine wannenartige Ausbildung der Bodenplatte 2 ergibt. Letzteres ist aus Fig. 1 zu erkennen. Durch die wannenartige Ausbildung der Bodenplatte 2 mittels der Ränder 6 und der Randstücke 10 eignet sich der dargestellte Transportkasten 1 auch zum Transport feuchter oder nasser Gegenstände.As can be seen particularly clearly from FIG. 2,
Aus Fig. 2 ergibt sich weiter, daß die unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkten Seitenwände 3 an ihren Unterkanten jeweils mit einer Abdichtleiste 11 versehen wird. Durch die Abdichtleiste 11 ergibt sich eine zusätzliche Sicherung gegen herauslaufende Flüssigkeit und außerdem eine zusätzliche Stabilisierung des Transportkastens 1 insgesamt.From Fig. 2 it also follows that the
Wie sich aus Fig. 1 weiter ergibt, sind die über die Ränder 6 an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkten Seitenwände 4 in ihren in aufgeklapptem Zustand senkrecht zur Bodenplatte 2 verlaufenden Kanten 12 mit im wesentlichen über die gesamte Länge der Kanten 12 verlaufenden Anschlagleisten 13 für die unmittelbar an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkten Seitenwände 3 versehen. Über die Anschlagleisten 13 wird eine besonders stabile Verbindung der Seitenwände 3, 4 in aufgeklapptem Zustand des Transportkastens 1 ermöglicht, wobei außerdem auf Dauer zuverlässig ein unbeabsichtigtes nach außen Klappen der Seitenwände 3 verhindert wird.As can further be seen from FIG. 1, the
Wie sich aus Fig. 3 besonders deutlich ergibt, sind die Rastelemente 9 an den über die Ränder 6 an die Bodenplatte 2 angelenkten Seitenwänden 4 angeordnet und als federnde Rastnasen ausgebildet. Dabei weisen die Rastelemente 9 im einzelnen einen an einem Ende und mittig mit der entsprechenden Seitenwand 4 verbundenen Federbügel 14 und einen am freien Ende des Federbügels 14 angeordneten, zur Innenseite der Seitenwand 4 hin abragenden nasenartigen Rastvorsprung 15 auf. In aufgeklapptem Zustand der Seitenwände 3, 4 kommen die Seitenwände 3 randseitig an den Anschlagleisten 13 der Seitenwände 4 zur Anlage, wobei über die Führungselemente 7 und die Führungsausnehmungen 8 eine Verbindung zwischen den Seitenwänden 3, 4 hergestellt wird. Zur Verrastung werden dabei die Seitenwände 3 auf ihren Innenseiten von den Rastelementen 9 hinterfaßt, d. h. der nasenartige Rastvorsprung 15 eines jeden Rastelementes 9 hinterfaßt jeweils die entsprechende Seitenwand 3.As can be seen particularly clearly from FIG. 3, the
Der zuvor erläuterte zusammenklappbare Transportkasten 1 ist konstruktiv sehr einfach gestaltet und in besonderer Weise zur Herstellung aus Kunststoff geeignet.The collapsible transport box 1 explained above is structurally very simple and particularly suitable for production from plastic.
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- An erectable transport crate (1) comprising a baseplate (2), four inwardly foldable side walls (3, 4) arranged opposite to one another in pairs, and a plurality of hinges to link the side walls (3, 4) to the baseplate (2), in which two side walls (3) facing one another are directly linked to the baseplate (2), and the other two side walls (4) facing one another are indirectly linked to the baseplate (2) via rims (6) approximately vertical to the baseplate (2), and in which the sidewalls (4) linked to the baseplate (2) via rims (6) are provided at their edges (12), vertical to the baseplate (2) in the erected position, with buffer strips (13) that normally extend along the whole length of the edges and bear location units (7), and the side walls (4) are also provided with resilient locking units (9) for connection in the erected position to the side walls (3) that are directly linked to baseplate (2), characterised in that on the edges of the side walls (3), directly linked to the baseplate (2), which in the erected position come into contact with the buffer strips (13) location recesses (8) are provided for the location units (7), that each of the locking units (9) features a spring clip (14) connected at one end and at its centre to the associated side wall (4), with a nose-like detent projection (15) located at the free end of the spring clip (14), and that the nose-like detent projections (15) of the locking units (9) clip behind the internal faces of their associated side walls (3) to lock them in the unfolded, erected position.
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| DE2436254C3 (en) * | 1974-07-27 | 1980-08-14 | Wolfgang E. 4442 Bentheim Friedrich | Collapsible transport box |
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