WO2007110009A1

WO2007110009A1 - Device for setting the date, in particular for setting the expiry date of products

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Publication number: WO2007110009A1
Application number: PCT/DE2006/002144
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ewald Bender
Original assignee: Ewald Bender
Priority date: 2006-03-14
Filing date: 2006-12-04
Publication date: 2007-10-04
Also published as: DE102006011649B4; DE102006011649A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a date setting device, in particular for setting the expiry data of products, comprising at least one adjustable toothed wheel (6, 8) which is adjustably mounted in a housing (4), whereon numbers which are associated with the days and/or months that can be aligned in relation to the window (14, 16) of the housing by rotating the toothed wheel, in order to set the date and to read the set date, are applied. Said device comprises at least two intermeshing toothed wheels, a day toothed wheel (6) and a month toothed wheel (8). The day toothed wheel (6) bears the number of the days having an activation tooth (18), and the other month toothed wheel (8) bears the numbers of the month having twelve teeth (20) which are associated with the number of months, which is actively connected to the activation tooth (18) of the day toothed wheel. The day toothed wheel (6) comprises a periphery part (22) which projects from the housing (4) for actuating the day toothed wheel. Said peripheral part enables the day toothed wheel (6) to be manually rotated in such a manner that each rotation past the 31st day moves the month toothed wheel (8) by one number thus rotating it by a month.

Description

Date setting device, in particular for adjusting the

Expiration date of products

The invention relates to a device for setting the date according to the preamble of claim 1.

By DE 203 16 297 U1 a device for date display for expiration date for attachments to storage containers of any kind is known. This known device comprises a housing in which three individual gears are mounted, over which the day, the month and the year are individually adjustable. The set dates can be read via windows.

The disadvantage is that the digits for day, month and year must be set individually and that no latching of the set number is provided, so there is a risk of slight unintentional adjustment of the date. The fact that individual gears are provided for the adjustment of the day, the month and the year, the setting of the date is relatively expensive.

The object of the present invention is to provide a device of the type mentioned in such a way that the setting of the date is easier and safer to carry out.

This object is achieved by the invention according to claim 1, 12, 16 and

Claim 23 solved. Advantageous and expedient developments of the task solution are specified in the dependent claims.

The invention proposes an adjustable mechanical date or expiration date display by means of a device which comprises at least two have other interacting gears to realize, of which only one gear needs to be confirmed to simultaneously set the day, month and year of the date, or has to be adjusted gears.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments are illustrated.

It shows:

1 is a schematic plan view of a first embodiment of the device according to the invention,

2 shows a section A-A through the apparatus of Fig. 1,

3 shows a section B-B through the apparatus of Fig. 1,

4 shows a second embodiment of the device according to the invention,

5 shows a section C-C through the apparatus of Fig. 4,

6 shows a section D-D through the device according to Fig. 4,

7a shows a third embodiment of the device according to the invention,

7b-d sections A-A, B-B, C-C through the device of Fig. 7a,

8 shows a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention, 9 is a section EE through the device of FIG. 8,

10 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of the device according to the invention,

11 is a section F-F through the apparatus of FIG. 10,

12a is a plan view of a sixth embodiment of the device according to the invention,

12b shows a section G-G through the device according to FIG. 12a, FIG.

13a shows a plan view of a seventh embodiment of the device according to the invention,

13b is a section H-H through the embodiment of FIG. 13a,

14 shows a plan view of the eighth embodiment of the device according to the invention,

15 is a section A-A through the apparatus of FIG. 14,

16 shows a ninth embodiment of the device according to the invention,

17 is a section A-A through the apparatus of FIG. 16,

18 is a plan view of one side of a tenth embodiment of the device according to the invention, - A -

19 is a plan view of the other side of the tenth embodiment of FIG. 18,

FIG. 20 shows a section A-A through the device according to FIG. 20, FIG.

21 shows a section B-B through the device according to FIG. 20, FIG.

Fig. 22 is a section C-C through the apparatus of Fig. 20 and

Fig. 23 a-j different means for attachment of the invention

Device on a container for receiving in particular the decay underlying products.

The same and corresponding components in the figures of the drawing are provided with the same reference numerals.

The drawing shows a device 2 (Fig. 1-6) for date setting, in particular for setting the expiration date of products, with a housing 4, in which two gears 6, 8 are mounted and rotatable about axes 7,9. The housing 4 consists essentially of two interconnected spaced plates 4 ', 4 ".The gear 6 is designed as a day gear and the gear wheel 8 as a monthly gear The day gear 6 is provided with circularly arranged daily digits 10 and the monthly gear 8 with circularly arranged monthly digits 12 The daily digits 10 and the monthly digits 12 are alignable with windows 14, 16 which are formed in the housing 4 and over which the date setting is controllable and readable.

The day gear 6 is provided with an actuating tooth 18 and the month gear 8 is provided with twelve teeth 20 associated with the months. The actuating tooth 18 of the day gear 6 is in operative connection with the teeth 20 of the monthly gear. 8

The day gear 6 protrudes with a peripheral part 22 for actuation out of the housing 4, preferably from a bulge 24 of the housing 4. About this peripheral part 22, the day gear 6 is rotated manually, such that at each rotation on the number 31, the actuating tooth 18 is assigned, the monthly gear 8 is rotated by one tooth and thus by one month. One complete revolution of the day gear corre- sponds to an adjustment range of 31 days.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1, both gears 6, 8 are arranged in one plane. The teeth 18, 20 of the two gears 6, 8 are radially wegstrebende circumferential teeth.

4, the day gear 6 is formed in two parts and consists of a first wheel 6 'and a second actuating gear 6 "arranged coaxially with the first wheel and non-rotatably connected to this first wheel Diameter than the first wheel 6 '. The actuating tooth 18 is formed on this actuating gear 6 ". In the embodiment according to FIG. 4, the actuating gear 6" and the monthly gear wheel 8 lie in one plane. The first wheel 6 'and the monthly gear 8 partially overlap, whereby a more compact design can be achieved.

The actuating tooth 18 of the day gear 6 or 6 "may also be formed as a projection or nubs (not shown) axially wegstrebender of the surface of the gear, which rests in the axial direction in the toothing of the monthly gear. Other than illustrated, the teeth of the month gear may be formed by a ring gear formed on a side surface of the gear (not shown).

The day gear 6 and the first wheel 6 'in two-part design of the day gear are provided with a Umfangsrändelung 26, through which the operation of this wheel is facilitated.

Both gears are circumferentially acted upon by one in the gaps of the teeth 20 of the monthly gear 8 and in the gaps of the knurling 26 of the day gears 6, 6 "latching spring 28, 29, whereby the respective date setting is secured.

By adjusting the day gear 6 or the wheel 6 "with two-day execution of the day gear, the entire date of day and month is set by only one operation.With the day gear 6, 6" over the 31st Day out, actuates the actuating tooth 18 the monthly gear 8 again and sets the next month.

FIG. 7 shows a further device analogous to FIG. 4, which differs from the one shown in FIG

Differs in that in addition an annual gear 5 is provided, which is connected via teeth 5 ^J in operative connection with the teeth 20 of the monthly gear 8 - analogous to the two teeth 6 and 20 of the device according to the embodiment of FIG. 1, so that reference can be made to the description of FIG. 1 with regard to the mode of operation. For adjusting the date of manufacture or the durability date, a slider 13 may be provided, as shown in Fig. 7a. With regard to the setting of the day gear 6 and the monthly gear 8 can be made to the description of FIG. 4. For the fixation of the gears 8 and 5 in the set position spring-biased locking elements 11 are provided. FIG. 8 schematically shows a further embodiment of a date setting device. This device consists of a template 30 with two concentric circular annular surfaces 32, 34, one of which, here the outer annular surface 32 with the daily numbers 1 to 31 and the other, here the inner annular surface 34 is provided with the monthly digits 1 to 12 , Between two annular surfaces 32, 34, two webs 36, 38 are provided, of which the outer web 36 of the daily annular surface 32 and the further inner web 38 of the Monatsring- area 34 is assigned.

In each of the tracks a slider 40, 42 slidably and arranged to the daily and monthly digits adjustable.

Each slider has a slider foot 43, 45, which in lateral

Bahnnuten 44, 46 is guided.

The track bottom 48, 50 of both tracks 36, 38 has a wavy contour in the web direction. The underside of the slider feet 43, 45 is provided with a complementary, wavy, with play engaging in the contour of the track contour, such that the slide 40, 42 against the resistance built up by the wave crests gradually from wave trough to wave trough the wavy ground contour or its Fußunterseitenkontur are displaceable, with the wave crests locked in the troughs.

The wave crests or valleys of one lane, in this case the outer lane 32, are assigned daily numbers 1 to 31 and the wave crests or valleys of the other lane, in the present case the inner lane 34 monthly numbers 1 to 12. Figures 10, 11, 12 and 13 show further embodiments of a device for date setting.

The embodiment according to FIGS. 10 and 11 corresponds in principle to the embodiment according to FIG. 8 and differs from this embodiment according to FIG. 8 in that further annular surfaces 80, 82 and 84 are provided and the annular surfaces 80, 82, 34, 32 , 84 are replaced by rotatable concentric circular rings, which are rotatably mounted in annular grooves 83 of a circular disc 85, which consists of two superposed discs 85 'and 85 ", see in particular Fig. 11. The circular rings 80, 82, 34, 32 and 84 have widened feet 89, which engage underneath and are guided in undercuts 91 of the annular grooves 83 of the upper disc 85. The bottom of the feet 89 are elements 95 which are prestressed by means of springs 93 and are mounted in the lower disc 85 " charged. These elements 95 may be formed as cooperating with a corrugation of the bottom of the feet 89 locking elements.

The annular surface 80 is provided with symbols "S" for the product in question, the annular surface 82 with year numbers and the annular surface 84 with hour information. Also unlike in the embodiment according to Fig. 8, the annular surfaces are not separated from each other by tracks in which slides In the embodiment of Figures 10 and 11, the sliders are replaced by arrows 86 on the more adjacent annular surface, respectively.The arrows 86 are on the numbers or numbers of the respective adjacent outer annular surface Furthermore, in the embodiment according to FIGS. 10 and 11, unlike in the embodiment according to FIG. 8, the annular surfaces can be rotated by means of handles 87, so that the day is not displaced by slides along tracks but by turning the respective annular surface - And other digits on the associated arrows are adjustable. The drawing according to FIG. 10 can also be taken that the device according to the invention can be stylized as an insect, especially as a beetle. The head of the "insect" may be formed as a bottle opener 97.

The embodiments according to FIGS. 12 and 13 each comprise a template 90, 92, each having a housing 94, 96 ', 94 ", 96", 96 ", 96", 94 ", 96, in which in each case three shims 116, 118, 120 and 150, 152, 154 arranged side by side.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 12a and 12b, toothed wheels 116, 118, 120 which are arranged concentrically inwardly about circular axes 107, 109, 111 for the days, months and years, are arranged around axles 110, 112, 114, which each with a pointer 122, 124, 126 are provided for setting to the desired number. In the teeth of the gears engage in the radial direction slidably mounted locking elements 132, 134, 136, which are biased radially inwardly by means of springs 138, 140, 142. The hands are independently adjustable.

The device according to Fig. 12 may have a transparent upper housing part 94 "in which the numbers are permanently embossed In place of or in addition to the years, for example, a temperature display or symbols for the respective product, for example symbols for fish, fruit, vegetables, etc , possibly with additional pointers for this data.

The embodiment according to FIGS. 13a and 13b differs from the embodiment according to FIGS. 12a and 12b in that the numbers 107, 109, 111 for the days, months and years are respectively arranged on a circular disk 144, 146, 148 which each relative to a central, fixed the gear 150, 152, 154 about axes 156, 158, 160 are rotatable. The circular discs are provided with locking elements 162, 164, 166, which engage in the circumferential teeth of the gears by means of springs 174, 176, 178 biased. At each of the central axes, a pointer 168, 170, 172 is arranged, to which the numbers can be set. Otherwise, reference may be made to the description of the embodiment of FIG. 12.

FIGS. 14, 15 and 16, 17 show an eighth or ninth embodiment 190 of the device according to the invention, which is designed in plan view as a sunflower with leaves 191 and as an insect, each with three superimposed on an axis 192 arranged circular discs 194, 196, 198 whose diameter is larger from top to bottom. The monthly and daily numbers are on the upper side of the second and third circular disc 196, 198 sprockets 200, 202 assigned, in each of which at least one spring-loaded pin (not shown) or a spring plate (not shown) matured, the / on the underside of the respective adjacent Circular disk 194, 196 is arranged. The teeth of the sprockets are formed so that upon rotation to the left in each case the upper smaller and the middle circular disc lock together and lock in a rotation to the right, the middle and the lower larger circular disc. On the underside, a fastening means in the form of a sliding closure is arranged on the axis 192. Instead of the sliding closure, a push button can also be used. The blades 191 in the embodiment of Figures 14, 15 may be provided with symbols for certain products, e.g. with symbols for fish, vegetables, etc. The leaves 191 may be exchangeable.

FIGS. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 show a further embodiment 250 of the device according to the invention which can be used on both sides. On the one hand, the durability data can be set (Fig. 18) and on the on the other hand, the manufacturing data (Fig. 20). With regard to the operation, the description applies to FIG. 7.

The devices 2, 30, 90, 92 and 250 of the embodiments of Figures 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 18-22 are provided with means for attachment

(Fig. 23) on the deteriorated products or on a storage ratio for decayed products. The attachment means may be a detent clip 60 (Figure 23a), a spring loaded clip 62 (Figure 23b), a suction cup 64 (Figure 23c), a magnet 66 (Figure 23d), or an adhesive 68 (Figure 23e) in shape a two-sided adhesive strip. The attachment means may be fixedly or releasably attached to the device itself.

The fastening means can preferably be connected to the device 2, 30 by means of a positive connection, wherein the positive connection can be a screw connection or a bayonet connection 70 (FIGS. 23f, 23g, 23h).

When a screw or bayonet connection 70 is provided, one connecting part 72 on the device 2, 30 and the other co-operating connecting part 74 are arranged on the fastening means or on a storage container 76 or on its lid 78 or on a part thereof, cf. Fig. 23a-h.

Further means for attaching the device according to the invention to the products subject to expiration or to a storage ratio for the products subject to expiration are shown schematically in FIGS. 23i and 23j. These are rubber bands 79 (FIG. 23i) or bands 77 which can be closed by means of hooking means 81. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

2 device

4 housing

4 'plates

4 "plates

5 year gear

5 'teeth

6-day gear

6 'first wheel

6 "actuating tooth

7 axis

8 monthly gear g axis

10 day digits

11 locking element

12 months digits

13 slides

14 windows

16 windows

18 Confirma tion Wheel

20 teeth

20 'actuating tooth

22 peripheral part

24 bulge

26 knurling

28 spring

29 spring

30 template

32 ring surfaces

34 ring surfaces 36 train

38 train

40 slides

42 slider 43 slider foot

44 railways

45 slider foot

46 Railways 48 Railway floor 50 Railway floor

58 fasteners

60 locking clip

62 bracket

64 suction cup 66 magnet

68 adhesives

70 screw or bayonet connection

72 connecting part

74 Connector 76 Storage container

77 band

78 Lid

79 rubber bands

80 ring surfaces 81 interlocking means

82 ring surfaces

83 ring grooves

84 ring surfaces

85 circular disc 85 'disc

85 "disc - I4 ¬

86 arrows 87 Handling

89 feet

90 template 92 template

91 undercuts

93 springs

94 Housing 94 'Housing 94 "Housing

95 elements

96 Enclosure 96 'Enclosure 96 "Enclosure 97 Bottle opener 107 numbers

109 numbers

110 axes

111 numbers 112 axes

114 axes

116 gears

118 gears

120 gears 122 pointers

124 pointers

126 pointers

132 locking element

134 locking element 136 locking element

138 spring 140 spring

142 spring

144 circular disk

146 circular disk 148 circular disk

150 gear

152 gear

154 gear

156 axis 158 axis

160 axis

162 locking element

164 locking element

166 latching element 168 pointer

170 hands

172 hands

174 spring

176 spring 178 spring

190 device

191 leaves

192 axis

194 circular disk 196 circular disk

198 circular disk

200 sprocket

202 sprocket

205 axis 250 device

Claims

claims

1. A device for date setting, in particular for setting the expiration date of products, with at least one adjustable rotatably mounted in a housing gear, are applied to the days and / or months and / or years associated numbers by turning the gear with an element alignable for setting the date and for reading the set date, characterized in that at least two intermeshing gears comprising a day gear (6) and a monthly gear (8), of which the one provided with the daily digits Tageszahnrad (6 ) has an actuating tooth (18) and the other provided with the monthly digits monthly gear (8) twelve months associated teeth (20) which are in operative connection with the actuating tooth of the day gear, with a peripheral part (22) for actuating the day gear from the Housing (4) protrudes over which the day gear (6) is manually rotated, de that after each rotation beyond the 31st day, the monthly gear wheel (8) is rotated by one tooth and thus by one more month.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the toothed wheels (6, 8) are arranged in a plane.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the teeth (18, 20) of the two gear wheels are radially wegstrebende peripheral teeth.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the gears (6, 8) are arranged in two parallel planes.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the gears (6 ', δ) partially overlap.

6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the day gear (6) is formed in two parts and two wheels, a first wheel (6 ') and a second coaxially disposed rotatably connected to the first wheel actuating gear (6 ") is smaller diameter than the first wheel on which the actuating tooth (18) for the monthly gear (8) is formed.

7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the actuating tooth of the day gear (6) is an axially wegstrebender of the surface of the gear projection o- of knobs.

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the teeth of the monthly gear (8) are formed by a formed on a side surface of the gear ring gear.

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the day gear (6) projects with a peripheral part (22) from a bulge (24) of the housing (4).

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the day gear (6) or the first wheel (6 ') of the two-part day gear is provided with a Umfangsrändelung (26).

11.Vorrichtung according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that both gears are circumferentially acted upon by a latching in the gaps of the teeth and the knurling spring (28, 29) or a spring-biased locking element (11).

12. A device for setting the date, in particular for setting the expiry date of products, characterized by a template (30) having at least two concentric annular annular surfaces (32,34), of which an annular surface (32) with the daily numbers 1-31, and another annular surface (34) is provided with the monthly numbers 1-12, the circular surfaces being associated with circular tracks (36, 38), of which one track (36) of the track ring surface (32) and another track (38) of the Monthly annular surface (34) is assigned, and wherein in each track a slider (40,42) slidably and arranged to the daily and monthly digits is arranged.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that each slide has a slider foot (43,45) which is guided in lateral web grooves or undercuts (44,46).

14. The apparatus of claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the web bottom (48,50) of both tracks (36,38) in the web direction has a wavy contour and the underside of the slide feet (43,45) with a complementary wave-shaped, with Game is provided in the contour of the track contour engaging, such that the slide (40,42) against the resistance built up by the wave crests gradually from wave trough to wave trough the wave-shaped ground contour or its Fußunterseitenkontur is displaceable.

15. Device according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the wave crests or valleys of a web (36) daily numbers 1-31 and the wave crests or valleys of the other web (38) monthly digits 1-12 are assigned.

16. A device for setting date, in particular for setting the expiration date of products, characterized by a template (30) having a plurality of concentrically arranged in a circular disc (85) rotatably arranged circular rings (80, 82, 34, 32, 84), with

Product symbols and / or year and / or month and / or day and / or hour digits are provided.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that the circular disc (85) has two superimposed, interconnected discs (85 ', 85 ").

18. The apparatus of claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the circular rings (80, 82, 34, 32, 84) are rotatably mounted in annular grooves (83) of the circular disc (85).

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, characterized in that the circular rings (80, 82, 34, 32, 84) widened feet (89), the undercuts (91) of the annular grooves (83) engage below.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the feet (89) of the circular rings are acted upon by the underside of the circular rings in set positions defining elements (95).

2 I.Vorrichtung according to claim 20, characterized in that the elements (95) are designed as cooperating with a bottom corrugation of the floor of the circular rings spring-biased locking elements.

22. Device according to one of claims 16 to 21, characterized in that the digits of a circular ring are each aligned with an arrow (86) of an adjacent annulus.

23. Device for setting the date, in particular for adjusting the

Expiry date of products, characterized by a template (90, 92) with a housing (94, 96) consisting of two housing parts (94 ', 94 ", 96", 96 "), in which three shims (116, 118, 120, 150, 152, 154) are arranged next to each other in the form of gears, with at least two adjacent circularly formed number fields (107, 109, 111) and within the number fields concentric with the number circle on a central axis (110, 112, 114, 156 Gears (116, 118, 120, 150, 152, 154) are arranged, the numbers being adjustable on a pointer (122, 124, 126, 168, 170, 172) extending from the central axis in radial

Direction extends.

24. The device according to claim 23, characterized in that the pointer (122, 124, 126, 168, 170, 172) and the number field (107, 109, 111) are rotatable relative to each other.

25. The apparatus of claim 23 or 24, characterized in that the gears (116, 118, 120) with the pointer (124, 126, 128) relative to the number field (107, 109, 111) are arranged stationary.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 or 25, characterized in that the numeric field (107, 109, 111) on the central axis (156, 158, 160) rotatably mounted circular discs (144, 146, 148) is arranged.

27. Device according to one of claims 23 to 26, characterized in that the gear wheels (116, 118, 120, 150, 152, 154) have a peripheral toothing, which with a spring-biased locking means (132, 134, 136, 162, 164, 166) for locking the gears (116, 118, 120) with pointer (122, 124, 126) or the circular discs (144, 146, 148) in the set pointer / digit position in operative connection.

28. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the housing (4) in addition to the day gear (6) and monthly gear (8) an annual gear (5) is provided with circularly arranged years, the peripheral toothing (5 ') with a circumferential tooth (20 ') of the monthly gear (8) is in operative connection, such that the annual gear (5) after rotation of the monthly gear (8) over 12 months for one year further rotated.

29. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the upper housing part (94 ") of the housing (94) consists of a transparent material in which numbers for the days and months and years are permanently imprinted.

30. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (190) has three superimposed circular discs (194, 196, 198) with increasing from outside to inside diameter, which are arranged rotatably about an axis (192) ,

3 I .Vorrichtung according to claim 30, characterized in that the outer, smaller circular disc (194) and the central circular disc (196) are each provided on the underside with at least one spring-biased locking element, the upper side of the middle and lower circular disc (196, 198) provided sprockets (200, 202) are operatively connected, such that lock in a rotation to the left, the upper smaller and middle circular disc and lock in a rotation to the right, the middle and lower larger circular disc.

32. Apparatus according to claim 30, characterized in that the device (190) is designed stylized in plan view as a flower or insect.

33. Apparatus according to claim 31, characterized in that the lower larger circular disc (198) on the outer circumference with petals representing elements (191) is provided.

34. Apparatus according to claim 33, characterized in that the

Petal elements (191) are provided with product symbols or temperature information.

35. Apparatus according to claim 33 or 34, characterized in that the petal elements (191) are arranged exchangeably.

36. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is provided with a means (58) for attachment to the decay underlying products or to a storage container (76) for the decay underlying products.

37. Apparatus according to claim 36, characterized in that the fastening means (58) for attachment a latching clip (60), a spring-loaded clip (62), a suction cup (64), a magnet (66), a KIe- means (68) , a rubber band (79) or means Verhakungsmittel

(81) closable band (81) and is fixedly or releasably attached to the device (2,30) itself.

38. Apparatus according to claim 36, characterized in that the fastening means (58) by means of positive connection with the

Device (2,30) is connectable.

39. Apparatus according to claim 36, characterized in that the positive connection is a screw, bayonet connection (70), sliding connection or push-button connection.

40. Device according to claim 39, characterized in that a connecting part (72) of the screw connection or the bayonet connection (70) on the device (2,30) and the other cooperating connecting part (74) on the storage container (76) whose Cover (78) or a part thereof is arranged.

41. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (4) consists of at least two interconnected spaced plates.

42. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is integrated in a container for the fall underlying products.

43. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the element with which the numbers are alignable, a housing formed in the window (14, 16).

44. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the housing, a movable slide (13) is arranged to indicate the date of manufacture or expiry.

45. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device (52) can be used on both sides, wherein on one side the durability data and on the other side the production data are adjustable.