Abstract
The present invention relates to a wall-lid reinforcement system for the reinforcement of a box for storing and/or transporting goods wherein the box comprises a base body formed by side walls and a bottom wall, each one comprising inner and outer faces wherein the inner faces define an inner space with an opening; and a lid with an inner face, an outer face and a peripheral edge to close the opening of the base body and to define a closed configuration of the box. The wall-lid reinforcement system comprises at least one wall reinforcement body arranged on at least one face of at least one side wall of the base body of the box wherein said wall reinforcement body comprises a wall support area arranged towards the opening of the base body; and at least one lid reinforcement body arranged on the inner face of the lid, wherein the lid reinforcement body comprises a lid support area that faces the wall support area when the box is closed; wherein the wall reinforcement body and the lid reinforcement body define at least one reinforcement assembly. Furthermore, the invention relates to a box for storage and/or transport of goods.
Claims
1. A wall-lid reinforcement system for the reinforcement of a storage and/or transport box of goods wherein the box comprises: a base body formed by side walls and a bottom wall, each one comprising interior and exterior faces wherein the interior faces define an interior space with an opening; and a lid with an inner face, an outer face and a peripheral edge to close the opening of the base body and to define a closed configuration of the box; wherein the wall-lid reinforcement system comprises: at least one wall reinforcing body arranged on at least one face of at least one side wall of the base body of the box, wherein said wall reinforcing body comprises a wall supporting area arranged towards the opening of the base body; and at least one lid reinforcing body arranged on the inner face of the lid, wherein the lid reinforcing body comprises a lid support area that faces the wall support area when the box is closed; wherein the wall reinforcement body and the lid reinforcement body define at least one reinforcement assembly.
2. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the wall reinforcement body is arranged on the inner face of at least one side wall of the base body and in that the lid reinforcement body is arranged towards inside the peripheral edge of the lid.
3. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the wall reinforcement body and/or the lid reinforcement body have a curved surface.
4. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 3, wherein the edges of the curved surface of the wall reinforcement body and/or the lid reinforcement body are arranged tangentially to the wall and/or lid, respectively.
5. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein it comprises at least one reinforcement assembly arranged on each side wall of the box.
6. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 5, wherein reinforcement assemblies on opposite side walls of the box are arranged facing each other, forming a pair of opposite reinforcement assemblies.
7. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein it comprises at least one reinforcement element arranged on the inner face of the lid, joining opposite portions of the peripheral edge of the lid.
8. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 6, wherein it comprises an upper reinforcement element for each pair of opposite reinforcement assemblies wherein said upper reinforcement element joins said opposite reinforcement assemblies and wherein said upper reinforcing element is arranged on the inner face of the lid.
9. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 6, wherein each upper reinforcement element is configured as an arched profile beam with a wider cross section towards the peripheral edge of the top.
10. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein each lid reinforcement body projects outward the inner face of the lid, entering the opening of the base body in the closed box configuration.
11. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the wall support zone and the lid support zone facing said wall support zone are at least partially contacted.
12. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein the wall reinforcement body and the lid reinforcement body are arranged substantially vertically.
13. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1, wherein it is integrated into the box, made of the same material of the box.
14. The wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 13, wherein the material is selected from the group formed by materials that favor thermal insulation, preferably the material is expanded polystyrene (EPS).
15. A box for the storage and/or transport of goods, comprising: a base body formed by side walls and a bottom wall, each one comprising interior and exterior faces wherein the interior faces define an interior space with an opening; and a lid with an inner face, an outer face and a peripheral edge to close the opening of the base body and to define a closed configuration of the box; wherein it also comprises a wall-lid reinforcement system according to claim 1.
16. The box according to claim 15, wherein the opening of the base body comprises a perimeter edge with a first connection means and in that the inner face of the lid comprises a perimeter edge with a second connection means, said first and second means of connection being complementary to each other.
17. The box according to claim 16, wherein the first connecting means corresponds to a connecting edge projecting upward the opening and wherein the second connecting means corresponds to a connecting groove arranged to receive the connecting edge.
18. The box according to claim 1, wherein the inner face of the base body bottom comprises an arrangement of grooves.
19. The box according to claim 15, wherein the outer face of the base body bottom comprises a configuration of stacking recesses and grooves, wherein said stacking grooves are configured to receive stacking projections arranged on the exterior face of the lid.
20. The box according to, wherein the base body comprises four side walls, two major side walls and two minor side walls wherein the wall-lid reinforcement system comprises at least one reinforcement assembly arranged in each minor side wall and at least two reinforcement assemblies arranged in each major side wall.
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Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0047] As a part of the present invention, the following representative figures of the same are presented teaching preferred embodiments of the invention and therefore they should not be considered as limiting the definition of the claimed matter.
[0048] FIGS. 1A and 1B show top and bottom perspective views of the box in its closed configuration, respectively.
[0049] FIGS. 2A and 2B show top perspective views of the base body of the box showing different embodiments of the interior of the box.
[0050] FIG. 2C shows a top plan view of the base body of the box identifying cut line D-D.
[0051] FIG. 2D shows the cutting section D-D corresponding to the base body of FIG. 2C.
[0052] FIGS. 2E and 2F show side views of the base body of the box from the smaller side and the larger side, respectively, identifying cutting lines B-B and C-C.
[0053] FIGS. 2G and 2H show cutting sections B-B and C-C, respectively, corresponding to the base body of FIG. 2F.
[0054] FIG. 2I shows a bottom plan view of the base body of the box.
[0055] FIG. 3A shows a bottom perspective view of the lid of the box.
[0056] FIG. 3B shows a top plan view of the lid of the box, identifying the cutting line E-E.
[0057] FIG. 3C shows the cutting section E-E corresponding to the lid of FIG. 3B.
[0058] FIG. 3D shows a side view of the lid of the box identifying the cutting line F-F.
[0059] FIG. 3E shows the cutting section F-F corresponding to the lid of FIG. 3D.
[0060] FIG. 3F shows a bottom plan view of the lid of the box.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN EMBODIMENT
[0061] FIGS. 1A and 1B show a preferred embodiment of the box 1 in its closed configuration wherein the lid 3 is arranged covering the opening of the base body 2, closing the box 1.
[0062] FIGS. 2A to 2I show different views and sections of the base body 2 identifying its characteristic elements according to the exemplified embodiment.
[0063] FIGS. 3A to 3F show different views and sections of the lid 3 identifying its characteristic elements according to the exemplified embodiment.
[0064] FIG. 2A shows an embodiment of the base body 2 comprising at least one wall reinforcing body 4 arranged on at least one face of at least one side wall of the base body 2 of the box 1 wherein said reinforcing body wall 4 comprises a wall support zone 5 arranged towards the opening of the base body 2. Furthermore, in FIG. 2A it is shown that the opening of the base body 2 comprises a perimeter edge with a first connection means 10 corresponding to a connecting edge projecting upward from the opening. Furthermore, in FIG. 2A it can be seen that the inner face of the bottom of the base body 2 comprises an arrangement of grooves 6 to receive fluids inside the box 1. On the other hand, in FIG. 2A it can be seen that the base body 2 comprises, according to one embodiment, vertical perforations 7 towards the four corners of the base body 2, corner recesses 8 arranged towards the upper corners of the base body 2 and at least one lower recess arranged on the outer face of the base body 2 towards the bottom thereof, defining a gripping surface 9.
[0065] In FIG. 2B an alternative embodiment of the arrangement of grooves 6′ can be seen, according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
[0066] FIG. 2C shows a plan view of the base body, showing the arrangement of grooves 6 according to the preferred embodiment. In addition, the arrangement of the vertical perforations 7 of the first connection means 10 and the configuration of the wall reinforcing bodies, especially of the wall support zones 5 that are arranged in the base body 2, are evident.
[0067] In FIG. 2D a section of the base body 2 is shown, according to the cut line D-D in FIG. 2C. FIG. 2D shows the projected configuration of the first connection means 10, the gripping surfaces 9 and the depth of the grooves 6. Moreover, FIG. 2D shows the recess 12 that the outer face of the bottom of the base body 2 has, as well as the stacking groove 11 arranged towards the periphery of the outer face of the bottom of the base body 2, and the depth of the label surface 13 on two of the faces of the base body 2.
[0068] FIGS. 2E and 2F show side views of the base body 2 identifying the minor side of the base body in FIG. 2E and the major side of the base body in FIG. 2F. In both figures the first connection means 10 of the base body 2 can be seen as well as the corner recesses 8 that said body has. Furthermore, in FIG. 2E the label surface 13 can be seen.
[0069] FIGS. 2G and 2H show cross-sectional areas of the base body 2 shown in FIG. 2F, both sections according to lines B-B and C-C of FIG. 2F. By comparing both cutting sections it can be seen that both represent the depth of the grooves 6, the recess 12 and the stacking grooves 11, as well as the projection of the first connecting means 10 which configures a connecting edge. Additionally, when comparing the cutting sections in FIGS. 2G and 2H it is possible to notice that at different distances from the major side of the base body 2, the cross sections vary according to the elements present at said distances. For example, in FIG. 2B, section B-B crosses the wall reinforcing bodies 4 which is identified by the greater thickness of the wall of the base body in said section B-B. On the other hand, FIG. 2H shows section C-C wherein the cut crosses an area that does not comprise a wall reinforcing body identifying a smaller thickness of the wall in said section. On the other hand, it is also appreciated that the section C-C comprises additional stacking grooves 11′ arranged towards the center of the section.
[0070] FIG. 2I shows in more detail the different elements or characteristics of the outer face of the bottom of the base body 2, showing the spatial arrangement of the recess 12 and of the stacking grooves 11 and 11′ wherein the first corresponds to a groove that runs the entire perimeter of the base body 2 and the second corresponds to four grooves, two of them arranged towards each minor lateral end of the base body 2. Furthermore, it is shown that the center of the box in its lower part, also has stacking grooves 11″ arranged in a portion of the outer face of the bottom that does not include recess 12.
[0071] On the other hand, FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of the lid 3 of the box being possible to appreciate the arrangement of the lid reinforcement bodies 4′ and the lid support areas 5′ which are arranged in addition to the wall reinforcement bodies 4 and wall reinforcement zones 5 according to the preferred embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 3A shows the arrangement of the second connection means 10′ of the lid complementing the first connection means 10 of the base body, the reinforcement elements 13 arranged on the inside face of the lid 3 and the arrangement of the clamping zones 14 on the outer face thereof.
[0072] FIG. 3B shows a top plan view of the lid 3 showing its outer face. This Figure shows the spatial configuration of the clamping zones 14 and of the stacking projections 15 that the lid 3 has, the latter complementary to the stacking grooves 11, 11′ and 11″ that the outer face of the bottom of the base body 2 has.
[0073] FIG. 3C shows section E-E corresponding to the cut of the lines E-E in FIG. 3B. In FIG. 3C it is possible to see the arrangement of the second connection means 10′ in the lid as a peripheral groove that surrounds the perimeter edge of the lid 3. Furthermore, it is possible to appreciate the arrangement of reinforcing elements 13 and the arrangement of the body of the lid reinforcement 4′ as an outward projection of the inner face of the lid, entering the opening of the base body 2 in the closed configuration of the box 1.
[0074] In FIG. 3D a lateral face of the lid 3 can be seen, showing the cut line F-F. Furthermore, FIG. 3D shows the lid reinforcement bodies 4′, the reinforcement elements 13, the clamping zones 14 and the stacking projections 15, all of which are elements of the lid 3. In this Figure it can be seen that the clamping zones 14 are aligned with the lid reinforcement bodies 4′, reinforcing the clamping zone where the straps are placed during the packaging of the boxes.
[0075] FIG. 3E shows section F-F of FIG. 3D, wherein a cut of the lid 3 is characterized, with which the beam shape with an arched profile of the reinforcing elements 13 is evidenced, wherein said reinforcing element 13 has a wider cross section towards the peripheral edge of the lid.
[0076] FIG. 3F shows a bottom plan view of the lid 3, showing its inner face. In said Figure it is possible to see the second connection means 10′ as a connection groove that surrounds the entire edge of the lid 3. Furthermore, it can be seen that the configuration of reinforcing elements comprises at least one longitudinal reinforcing element 13′ and at least two cross sectional reinforcing elements 13″, all of them joining opposite lid support zones 5′.
[0077] According to the embodiment illustrated in the Figures of the present invention the wall reinforcement bodies 4 and the lid reinforcement bodies 4′ comprise a curved surface, resulting in a configuration of ondulating interior walls inside the base body 2 as seen in FIGS. 2A to 2C and on the inner face of the lid 3 as seen in FIG. 3F. Additionally, this configuration provides a configuration of walls that have a variable cross section, as shown in FIGS. 2G and 2H, a configuration that makes it possible to reinforce the box and at the same time to reduce the loss of interior volume.
