EP0443500A2 - Récipient sur palette - Google Patents

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EP0443500A2
EP0443500A2 EP91102295A EP91102295A EP0443500A2 EP 0443500 A2 EP0443500 A2 EP 0443500A2 EP 91102295 A EP91102295 A EP 91102295A EP 91102295 A EP91102295 A EP 91102295A EP 0443500 A2 EP0443500 A2 EP 0443500A2
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Udo Schütz
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Schuetz-Werke & Co Kg GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • 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
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/0446—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section not formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks
    • B65D77/0453—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section not formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks the inner container having a polygonal cross-section
    • B65D77/0466—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid or semi-rigid and the outer container being of polygonal cross-section not formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks the inner container having a polygonal cross-section the containers being mounted on a pallet

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  • the invention relates to pallet containers for the transport and storage of liquids with an inner container made of plastic, each with a closable filler and outlet opening, an outer container made of sheet steel supporting the plastic inner container, each with an access opening in the lid and in the jacket for the filler and outlet openings of the inner container or a lattice jacket supporting the inner container from intersecting vertical and horizontal metal lattice bars and with a supporting part supporting the inner container on a pallet with a vibration and shock absorber function.
  • the inner container made of plastic such a pallet container according to DE 25 45 023 C2 and DE 38 19 911 A1 is supported by a ring made of polystyrene foam, which is inserted between the rounded outer edge bottom portion of the inner container and the outer container made of sheet steel or the lattice jacket made of metal bars , on a sheet metal base of the outer container or the grid jacket lying on the pallet.
  • the polystyrene foam ring has the function of a vibration damper against the surge vibrations emanating from the liquid filling during transport and a shock absorber in accident situations, e.g. in the event of the pallet container falling from the height.
  • the damping effect of the support ring made of polystyrene foam is unsatisfactory both in the case of vibration and in the event of an impact load on the pallet container. In the event of a large impact or impact load, there is a risk that the support ring will be damaged to such an extent that it will no longer be able to fulfill the support and damping function which it is responsible for.
  • the invention has for its object to structurally simplify the generic pallet container with the sheet metal base attached to the pallet as a support for the inner container and the polystyrene foam ring supporting it, a good damping capacity with both vibration and shock and impact loads on the pallet container in terms of transport security is sought.
  • the subclaims are directed to advantageous configurations of the pallet container.
  • the pallet container according to the invention is characterized by the following advantages: Through the use of an elastic, hollow-chambered support shell made of plastic with good damping capacity in the event of vibration as well as shock or impact loads on the pallet container, this fully meets the high requirements with regard to transport and accident safety.
  • the support shell makes the sheet metal base attached to the pallet in the known pallet containers as a support for the inner container and the supporting polystyrene foam ring superfluous, so that a structural simplification and thus a cheaper production of the pallet container can be achieved.
  • a polyethylene plastic can be used to manufacture the blown support shell, which is obtained as recycling material from the polyethylene inner container of the pallet container used as a single-use or reusable container. This manufacturing measure enables material savings for the pallet container and helps to relieve the burden on the environment by disposing of the plastic material of the inner container.
  • the main components of the pallet container 1 according to FIGS. 1 and 2 are a steel tube pallet 2 which can be driven under from all four sides, a two-part support shell 3 made of plastic, preferably polyethylene, resting thereon, a plastic inner container 4 also made of polyethylene, which sits with its bottom section 5 in a form-fitting manner in the support shell 3, and a the inner container 4 supporting outer container 6 made of sheet steel.
  • the inner container 4 blown from polyethylene with a rectangular outline and rounded corners has a filling opening 8 in the middle of its ceiling 7, which is closed with a screw cap 9 or a plastic cam cover.
  • the bottom 10 of the inner container 4 falls slightly from two opposite side walls 11, 12 of the container 4 towards the center of the bottom and also has a slight slope from the rear 13 to the front container wall 14. In this way, the bottom 10 of the inner container 4 forms a flat, to the front wall 14 of the container 4 slightly inclined gutter 15, which ends in an arch 16 in the front wall 14 of the outlet opening 17, onto which an outlet fitting 18 can be screwed after removal of a screw cap.
  • the sheet metal jacket 19 of the outer container 6 which comprises the inner container 4 and the support shell 3, is fastened to the steel tube pallet 2, preferably screwed to the upper tube frame 23 of the steel tube pallet 2.
  • the elastic support shell 3 which, in addition to the permanent supporting function for the inner container 4, in the event of surge vibrations that can be triggered by the liquid in the inner container 4 during transport, the function of a vibration damper and in an accident situation, e.g. in the event of the pallet container falling from the height or in the event of a collision of the transport vehicle with another vehicle, which takes over the function of a shock absorber, has a circumferential outer, hollow support collar 24 with a support recess 26 which is curved inwards on the underside 25 and on the underside 28 of the Shell bottom 27 arranged longitudinally and transversely extending support troughs 29, 30, which are formed by hollow ribs 31, 32 molded onto the shell bottom 27.
  • the support shell 3 rests with the support recess 26 on the support collar 24 and the longitudinal and transverse support recesses 29, 30 on the underside of the shell base 27 on the upper tubular frame 23 of the steel tube pallet 2.
  • the outer support collar 24 of the support shell 3 has an opening 33 for the outlet fitting 18 of the inner container 4.
  • the support shell 3 consists of two halves 3a, 3b, which are positively connected to one another by hook closures 36 arranged on their abutting edges 34, 35.
  • two further hollow ribs 37, 38 are formed on the underside 28 of the shell base 27 to stiffen the shell base.
  • Another measure to increase the rigidity of the support shell 3 is to foam the hollow parts molded onto the shell base 27, such as the outer support collar 24 and the ribs 29, 30, 37, 38, with plastic.
  • the pallet container can be equipped with a wooden plate.
  • the sheet metal jacket of the outer container can be exchanged for a mesh jacket.
  • the pallet container can be used both as a disposable container and as a reusable container.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
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EP91102295A 1990-02-22 1991-02-19 Récipient sur palette Expired - Lifetime EP0443500B1 (fr)

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DE4005633 1990-02-22
DE4005633A DE4005633A1 (de) 1990-02-22 1990-02-22 Palettenbehaelter

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EP0443500A2 true EP0443500A2 (fr) 1991-08-28
EP0443500A3 EP0443500A3 (en) 1992-05-20
EP0443500B1 EP0443500B1 (fr) 1995-01-18

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EP (1) EP0443500B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE117258T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE4005633A1 (fr)
DK (1) DK0443500T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2066243T3 (fr)
GR (1) GR3015054T3 (fr)

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ES2066243T3 (es) 1995-03-01
DE4005633A1 (de) 1991-08-29
DK0443500T3 (da) 1995-06-12
US5111937A (en) 1992-05-12
ATE117258T1 (de) 1995-02-15
GR3015054T3 (en) 1995-05-31
EP0443500A3 (en) 1992-05-20
DE4005633C2 (fr) 1992-07-16
EP0443500B1 (fr) 1995-01-18

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