Transport and storage container

Abstract

A stackable transport and storage container includes a bottom, two side walls, two end-face walls, and inner partitions and/or a container cover. The inner partitions and/or a container cover can be detachably fastened to the container without the aid of tools and additional fastening elements. In the storage and transport container, the side walls and the end-face walls comprise folded-over edges, above which stacking profiles which are open at the bottom can be placed. The connecting piece of the stacking profile, which piece forms the stacking support, has profiling in the form of a keder holder into which a pull-in keder, having a keder core and a keder flap, can be inserted. Partitions for receiving transport and storage parts and/or the protective cover are fastened to at least one keder flap.

Claims

1. A transport and storage container, comprising: a base (1); two side walls (2); two end walls (3); dividers (17) and/or a protective covering (16); a stacking profile (9); and a keder, wherein the side walls (2) and the end walls (3) have rolled peripheries (10), which can be swung about a scored line (26) in each case onto the associated side wall (2) and end wall (3), wherein the stacking profile (9) is open at a bottom and fitted on over the rolled peripheries (10) of the side walls (2) and of the end walls (3), the stacking profile having an inner leg (6), an outer leg (5), and a hook periphery (8), which is formed on the outer leg (5) or inner leg (6) and, in a fitted-on state, can be latched over an end of the swung-over rolled peripheries (10) of the side walls (2) and of the end walls (3), wherein a connecting crosspiece (20) between the outer leg (5) and the inner leg (6) forms a stacking support (20), wherein the stacking profile (9) has an upper stacking periphery (7), which is formed on the outer leg (5), wherein the connecting crosspiece (20) includes a keder holder (12), into which keders (13) having a keder bead (15) and a keder flap (14) are pushed, wherein the protective covering (16) and/or the dividers (17) for accommodating transportation and storage items are fastened on at least one keder flap (14), and wherein the stacking profile (9) comprises a continuous, multi-part profile in which individual parts of the stacking profile (9) can be swung outwards, about a folding line (11), at corners (23) of the transport and storage container to such an extent that a keder (13) can be pushed into the keder holder (12), and wherein, in a region of the corners (23), the stacking profile (9) has V shaped cutouts (24), which allow the individual stacking-profile parts to be swung inward through approximately 90°.

2. The transport and storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stacking profile (9) is an injection molded plastic part.

3. The transport and storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stacking profile (9) is of five-part design and, in the fitted-on state, a first part of the stacking profile (9) is connected to a fifth part in abutment therewith.

4. The transport and storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base (1), the side walls (2), and the end walls (3) comprise plastic structured-core panels.

5. The transport and storage container as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting crosspiece (22) has a cavity (4).

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows a partially exploded view of a container having stacking profiles and a keder-type covering.

(2) FIG. 2 shows a stacking profile.

(3) FIG. 3 shows the stacking profile fitted on with a keder pushed in.

(4) FIG. 4 shows dividers, with a protective covering, fastened on the keder.

(5) FIG. 5 shows dividers fastened on the stacking profile by means of a keder.

(6) FIG. 6 shows views of an all-round stacking profile.

(7) FIG. 7 shows the transport and storage container assembled.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(8) The exemplary embodiment described is a preferred variant of a container for transporting and storing small items relating to automobile production. The finished transport and storage container should have dimensions of 800×600×250 (L×W×H in mm).

(9) FIG. 1 shows a partially exploded view of a transport and storage container having stacking profiles 9, which can be fitted on, and a protective covering 16, which can be fastened on the stacking profiles 9 for the purpose of protecting items which are to be transported.

(10) The transport and storage containers are produced from a foldable container blank. The latter comprises a single-piece plastic structured-core panel with a thickness of 5 mm. A plotter is used to generate a contour, and this results in a base 1, two side walls 2, which can be swung about a folding line 21, and two end walls 3, which can be swung about a folding line 21. In each case two corner flaps 25, which can be swung inward about a folding line 21, are formed on the two side walls 2.

(11) The corner flaps 25 are long enough for them, in the folded state, to cover over the width of the end wall 3 and to butt against one another in the center of the end walls 3. The corner flaps 25 contain handle cutouts for the handles 19, which can be inserted at a later stage. Handle cutouts are also made in each of the two end walls 3. The insertion of the handles causes the corner flaps 25 to be retained on the end walls 3, and there is therefore no need for any additional arresting means.

(12) Rolled peripheries 10 are formed along the upper periphery of the side walls 2 and end walls 3, which can be swung upward, it being possible for said rolled peripheries to be swung inward in each case through 180° about a scored line 26 onto the associated side wall 2 and end wall 3. The scored line 26 here is formed such that the outer cover panel of the structured-core panel is cut all the way through and the swing-over action takes place about the second wall, which subsequently forms the inner wall. There is no need for the rolled peripheries 10 to extend over the entire width of the side and end walls.

(13) Stacking profiles 9, which are open in the downward direction, can be fitted on over the rolled peripheries 10 of the side walls 2 and of the end walls 3.

(14) FIG. 2 shows an individual stacking profile 9 on its own. It is formed by an inner leg 6, an outer leg 5 and also a hook periphery 8, which is formed on the outer leg 5 or inner leg 6 and, in the fitted-on state, can be latched over the end of the swung-over rolled periphery 10 of the side walls 2 and of the end walls 3. The connecting crosspiece between the outer leg 5 and inner leg 6 forms a stacking support 20 for further, stackable storage and transport containers.

(15) The connection crosspiece 22 of the stacking profiles 9, said connecting crosspiece forming the stacking support 20, has an inner profiling which is designed in the form of a keder holder 12. The keder holder 12 is located as closely as possible beneath the stacking support 20, so that optimum use is made of the interior space of the container. At the same time, the keder holder 12 results in an increase in the supporting surface area for the next load carrier.

(16) A keder 13, which is formed from a keder bead 15 and a keder flap 14, can be pushed into the keder holder 11 according to FIG. 3. The keder bead is a round plastic profile. A protective covering 16 and dividers 17, for accommodating transportation and storage items, are fastened according to FIG. 4 on the keder flap 14, which can be a textile or sheet material. The protective covering serves to protect the items against being soiled during transportation. The dust-protection textiles or dust-protection sheet materials can rest on the dividers 17. Two protective coverings 16 made of textiles or sheet materials can rest opposite one another, and/or in an overlapping state, on the dividers 17.

(17) The rectangular cavity 4 is necessary predominantly for reasons relating to technology and cost saving.

(18) FIG. 5 shows part of a transport and storage container with integrable dividers made of preferably relatively stiff textiles, for example nonwoven fabric made of polyethylene, nylon and more, which are sewn directly to the keder flap 14. In the case of sheet materials, said connection is preferably an adhesive-bonding connection. Sheet materials are likewise sewn or welded. The keder can be a part which is bought in, having a keder bead 15 and short keder flap 14. However, it is also possible for the dividers 17 to be attained with the keder 13 and protective covering 16 already sewn on.

(19) The stacking profile 9 is a plastic injection molding and is of U shaped design. The hook periphery 8 is designed such that it can be inclined upward through an angle of approximately 80°. The inner leg 6 is in a state in which it is bent slightly inward. This permits a slight spreading action when the stacking profile 9 is placed in position. A level of stressing which ensures that the hook periphery 8 is fitted securely is also produced when the stacking profile 9 has been placed in position. The stacking profile 9 thus snaps in automatically over the periphery of the upright side walls 2 and/or end walls 3. The width of the rolled peripheries 10 corresponds to the inner extent of the stacking profiles 9 from their upper stop surface to their hook periphery 8.

(20) In order for a plurality of containers to be stacked to good effect, the stacking profile 9 has a stacking periphery 7 at the top. The stacking periphery 7 terminates flush on the outer side and, on the inner side, is wide enough to allow the next transporting and storage container to be placed in position in a form-fitting manner.

(21) The corners of the transport and storage container here are welded to one another.

(22) In a preferred embodiment, the all-round stacking profile 9 comprises a continuously manufactured plastic profile of which the individual parts can be swung outward about a folding line 11 at the corners 23 of the transport and storage container. This allows the keder 13 to be pushed into the keder holder 12 on the two mutually opposite side walls 2. On account of the V shaped cutouts 24, which are illustrated in FIG. 6, the stacking-profile parts are then bent inward through 90° onto the adjacent stacking-profile part.

(23) In FIG. 6, the stacking profile 9 is of 5 part design. In the fitted-on state, the first part of the stacking profile 9 is connected to the fifth part in abutment therewith, for example by butt welding.

(24) FIG. 7 shows a completely assembled transport and storage container. The small number of components give the transport and storage container a low weight, but it also has a high level of stability. It has few protrusions and offset portions. The container blank can be fully plotted or punched out. This allows strict adherence to dimensional accuracy of the result of contour accuracy, and this means that low manufacturing tolerances are made possible.

(25) The keder rail has not simply been placed in position on a profile which is present; rather, it is integrated in the stacking profile 9 so that, in turn, optimum use is made of the interior space of the transport and storage container.

(26) The small number of parts means that the transport and storage container can be produced straightforwardly and cost-effectively, in particular also because there is no need to acquire any high-outlay systems to provide miter cuts or any welding technology for corners. Additional material for fastening peripheries is not required.

(27) The process times required for box manufacturing are considerably reduced. Poor welding of the critical corners is avoided. Moreover, the profile rods can be used to considerably better effect since a continuous piece has to be manufactured in each case. The straightforward, more lightweight and cost-effective parts mean that this type of container can be assembled, using extremely simple assembly means, pretty much at the site of the customer. A central production facility can supply the end users with the punched-out container blanks, and all that is required is for the end users themselves to insert the keder and fit the stacking profiles 9.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(28) 1 Base 2 Side wall 3 End wall 4 Cavity 5 Outer leg 6 Inner leg 7 Stacking periphery 8 Hook periphery 9 Stacking profile 10 Rolled periphery 11 Folding line 12 Keder holder 13 Keder 14 Keder flap 15 Keder bead 16 Protective covering 17 Dividers 18 Butt joint 19 Handle 20 Stacking support 21 Folding line 22 Connecting crosspiece 23 Corner 24 Cutout 25 Corner flap 26 Scored line