CHARGE CARRIER

Abstract

The invention relates to a charge carrier (10) for the defined arrangement of processed objects, the charge carrier comprising, as components, at least a support grid (11) having a plurality of receiving elements for receiving the objects, the receiving elements being connected to the support grid in a form-fitting manner via a plug-in connection, wherein the receiving elements are designed as adapters (25) for the positioned individual reception of the objects, the adapters being received in adapter receptacles of the support grid so as to be arranged in a positioned manner.

Claims

1. A charge carrier (10) for the defined arrangement of processed objects, the charge carrier comprising, as components, at least a support grid (11) having a plurality of receiving elements for receiving the objects, the receiving elements being connected to the support grid in a form-fitting manner via a plug-in connection, characterized in that the receiving elements are designed as adapters (25) for the positioned individual reception of the objects, the adapters being received in adapter receptacles (26) of the support grid so as to be arranged in a positioned manner.

2. The charge carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the support grid (11) has at least one row arrangement (27) of a plurality of adapter receptacles (26), the adapter receptacles having a receiving edge (31) for supporting a support edge (35) of the adapter (25), the receiving edge being formed by at least one web (32, 33) of a grid structure (28) of the support grid, and the support edge having a positioning means for being connected to the at least one web in a form-fitting manner.

3. The charge carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that the receiving edge (31) is designed as a closed frame having a frame opening (43) formed in the grid structure (28) of the support grid (11), and the support edge (35) is designed as a support frame having a frame opening (44), the frame openings being arranged so as to at least partially overlap each other.

4. The charge carrier according to claim 3, characterized in that both the receiving edge (31) of the adapter receptacles (26) and the support edge (35) of the adapters (25) are annular, the support edge having, as a positioning means, positioning grooves (36) for producing an engagement connection with the grid structure (28) of the support grid (11).

5. The charge carrier according to claim 4, characterized in that the support edge (35) of the adapters (25) has contact protrusions (37) for coming to rest on the receiving edge (31) of the adapter receptacles (26).

6. The charge carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the support edge (35) of the adapters (25) has contact protrusions (37) for the arrangement of the object.

7. The charge carrier according to claim 5, characterized in that the same contact protrusions (37) serve to come to rest on the receiving edge (31) of the adapter receptacle (26) and to arrange the object.

8. The charge carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that a releasable securing means (37, 45) is provided for securing the adapters (25) in a form-fitting manner in the adapter receptacles (26).

9. The charge carrier according to claim 8, characterized in that the securing means (38) is designed as a component that can be handled independently of the other components of the charge carrier.

10. The charge carrier according to claim 8, characterized in that the securing means (38) connects an arrangement of a plurality of adapters (25) to adapter receptacles (26) of the support grid (11).

11. The charge carrier according to claim 10, characterized in that the securing means (38) has at least a locking ridge (39), which engages into a plurality of locking grooves (41) formed in each adapter (25) and arranged in a shared locking row.

12. The charge carrier according to claim 8, characterized in that the securing means (45) is formed integrally on the support edge of the adapter.

13. The charge carrier according to claim 12, characterized in that the securing means is formed by locking grooves (46).

14. The charge carrier according to claim 13, characterized in that the locking grooves (46) are formed in a groove flank of the positioning grooves (36).

15. The charge carrier according to claim 1, characterized by a plurality of support grids (11), which are arranged in a stacked arrangement (17) and each of which is connected to adjacent support grids via spacers (12, 19).

Description

[0030] In the drawing:

[0031] FIG. 1: shows a side view of a charge carrier having a plurality of support grids arranged in a stacked arrangement;

[0032] FIG. 2: shows a top view of the charge carrier illustrated in FIG. 1;

[0033] FIG. 3: shows a bottom view of a support grid of the charge carrier illustrated in FIG. 1;

[0034] FIG. 4: shows the support grid illustrated in FIG. 3 having adapters received in adapter receptacles;

[0035] FIG. 5: shows a side view of the support grid illustrated in FIG. 4;

[0036] FIG. 6: shows an isometric illustration of an adapter;

[0037] FIG. 7: shows an isometric illustration of another embodiment of the adapter.

[0038] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a charge carrier 10 that has a plurality of support grids 11 in stacked arrangements 17, the support grids 11 being spaced apart from one another by spacers 12, which, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 5, are composed of two parts in such a manner that each spacer 12 has a spacer upper part 14 arranged on a top side 13 of the support grid 11 and a spacer lower part 16 arranged on an underside 15 of the support grid 11.

[0039] In the case at hand, the charge carrier 10 has two stacked arrangements 17 of support grids 11, which are arranged parallel to each other and on a shared charge carrier base 18. For additional central support, the support grids 11 are provided with additional spacers 19, which have a spacer upper part 20 and a spacer lower part 21, wherein, unlike spacer upper part 14 and pacer lower part 16, spacer upper part 20 and spacer lower part 21 of spacer 19 are not provided with form-fitting connecting means 22, 23, which allow a plug-in connection 24 (FIG. 1) between adjacent spacers 12.

[0040] As shown in particular in FIGS. 1 and 5, the support grids 11 are equipped with adapters 25, which are inserted into adapter receptacles 26 in the support grid 11, as illustrated in FIG. 3. To realize the adapter receptacles 26, which are arranged in multiple row arrangements 27, the support grid 11 has annular receiving edges 31 in a grid structure 28 which is formed by intersecting webs 29 running horizontally in FIG. 3 and by webs 30 running perpendicularly thereto, the annular receiving edges 31 limiting a frame opening 43 and being connected to the grid structure 28 via webs 32, 33. In the case at hand, three row arrangements 27 are arranged parallel to one another, the adapter receptacles 26 in their totality thus forming a receiving matrix 34 having adapter receptacles 26 that are regularly spaced in two axial directions.

[0041] As can be seen in particular from a combination of FIGS. 3, 5 and 6, the adapter receptacles 26 in the support grid 11 prepared for the reception of objects are equipped with the adapters 25 in such a manner that a plug-in connection is produced between the adapter receptacles 26 and the adapters 25. For producing said plug-in connection, as shown in particular in FIG. 6, the adapter 25 has a support edge 35 which is provided with positioning grooves 36 which are arranged complementarily to the webs 32, 33 in the grid structure 28 of the support grid 11. As shown in particular in FIG. 4, which shows a bottom view of the support grid 11, the production of the plug-in connection between the adapter 25 and the support grid 11 causes the adapter 25 to be arranged relative to the associated adapter receptacle 26 in such a manner that the webs 32, 33 engage into the positioning grooves 36 and the support edge 35 of the adapter 25 is arranged concentrically to the receiving edge 31 of the adapter receptacle 26, the support edge 35 limiting a frame opening 44.

[0042] Preferably, the support edge 35 of the adapter 25 conforms to the receiving edge 31 of the adapter receptacle 26. Furthermore, contact protrusions 37 are provided on the support edge 35, which project inward in the case at hand and with which the support edge 35 of the adapter 25 rests on the receiving edge 31 of the adapter receptacle 26. At the same time, the contact protrusions 37 form a physical contact with the objects (not illustrated) that are received by each adapter 26.

[0043] As shown in particular in FIG. 4, securing means 38 are provided for form-fittingly securing the adapters 25 in the adapter receptacles 26, each securing means 38 comprising at least one, but in the present case two locking ridges 39, which secure a row arrangement 40 of adapters 25, which are received in the adapter receptacles 26 of an associated row arrangement 27 (FIG. 3), in their plugged-in state connected with the support grid 11. For this purpose, the locking ridges 39 each engage into locking grooves 41 formed in the support edge 35 of the adapters 25 and arranged in a shared locking row, i.e. having a matching linear orientation, a ridge edge 42 of the locking ridges 39 thus engaging into the locking grooves 41 of the adapters 25 arranged in the same row arrangement 40.

[0044] As shown in particular in FIG. 4, opposite webs 32 and opposite webs 33 of the support grid 11 are thus fixed in the positioning grooves 36 of the adapter 25.

[0045] FIG. 7 shows an adapter 25 having a securing means 45 that is formed integrally on the support edge 35 of the adapter 25 in the manner of a bayonet lock and that has locking grooves 46 which are formed in a grove flank of the positioning grooves 36, the positioning grooves 36 present anyway thus also being used to form the locking grooves 46.

[0046] The locking is effected by a relative rotation of the adapters 25 inserted into the adapter receptacle 26 happening in the plane of the support grid 11 in such a manner that the webs 32, 33 become engaged with the locking grooves 46.