EP0673845A2 - Palette expansible - Google Patents

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EP0673845A2
EP0673845A2 EP95500032A EP95500032A EP0673845A2 EP 0673845 A2 EP0673845 A2 EP 0673845A2 EP 95500032 A EP95500032 A EP 95500032A EP 95500032 A EP95500032 A EP 95500032A EP 0673845 A2 EP0673845 A2 EP 0673845A2
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Constantino Sagastume Echebarria
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  • This invention relates to an assembler-adapter for pallets, which has been conceived and designed in order to make it possible to achieve uniformity of the pallet model between suppliers of auxiliary materials, such as corrugated cardboard, card, plastics, etc. and the customers of these suppliers, manufacturers of a variety of products, who, due to the demands of their own distribution, find themselves obliged to necessarily used a type of pallet measuring 800 x 1,200 mm.
  • auxiliary material use disposable pallets, usually of low quality, to supply their products to their customers. These pallets have a surface area of 1,000 x 1,200 mm., thus allowing good use to be made of them. Therefore, for example, the development of folded boxes adapts better to a pallet of this size, where 1 package of boxes is larger, while at the same time optimum use is made of the stowage capacity of each pallet.
  • the manufacturer absorbs the cost of the 1,000 x 1,200 mm., pallets which are supplied by the cardboard manufacturer into his operating account, at a price of approximately 500-750 pesetas each, which means that apart from not being able to reuse these pallets, he also has the additional costs of having to dispose of them, by burning, removal from the factory, etc.
  • half-pallets which measure 600 x 800 mm.
  • the use of these half-pallets is justified because of the method of operation of these companies, as well as by the advantages that they offer for the sale of products in their aisles.
  • the racks are prepared for 1,200 x 800 mm., pallets, which means that it is impossible to store half-pallets measuring 600 x 800 mm., making it necessary to use full-sized pallets and then depalletize the said half-pallets, with the resulting inconvenience.
  • the ideal solution is to join together two 600 x 800 mm., half-pallets so that they form a normal full-sized 1,200 x 800 mm., pallet.
  • the two-part 1,200 x 800 mm. module would be used in production; the same 1,200 x 800 mm. module would be used in storage, with both drive-in type racking systems with supports at the sides and with normal or silo type systems with a central support, whereas in distribution, the goods would be delivered to their final distribution point intact on the half-pallets.
  • the first object of the present invention is to solve the problem of the 1,000 x 1,200 mm., pallets by providing an assembler-adapter that allows a smaller pallet to be made bigger and viceversa.
  • Another object of the invention is to allow the same pallets to be reused, thus obtaining a substantial reduction in costs.
  • a third object of the invention is an assembly method that connects together two half-pallets, whether DUSSEL type half-pallets or other more conventional half-pallets.
  • adapters are produced, whose use will cause disposable 1,000 x 1,200 pallets to disappear.
  • the disadvantage of these pallets is not only that they must be removed or destroyed but also the cost of doing so, while at the same time causing serious environmental damage due to the fact that they cannot be recycled.
  • a single type of pallet is used, which is the one used by product manufacturers, measuring 800 x 1,200 mm., so that, when used in combination with an adapter, the pallet becomes converted into a final surface measuring 1,000 x 1,200 mm., on which the manufacturer of auxiliary material (boxes, cardboard, etc.) supllies the product manufacturer.
  • the latter uses the materials supplied on the pallet and later, in turn, uses the same pallet for his own distribution, returning the adapters to the manufacturer of auxiliary material, so that they can be reused and the cycle recommence.
  • the adapter is fitted to its longer sides.
  • This adapter is composed of two essentially equal items, each of which has a body equal in size to the long side of the basic pallet.
  • the lower side of this body is fitted with two essentially parallel projections of a certain length, which fit flush with one long side of the body while jutting out at the other side.
  • each of the two items is inserted into the gaps in the sides of the pallets, with which, due to the sufficient length of the projections, they become fitted to the said longer sides of the basic pallet.
  • Each of the bodies of these two items fits flush with the upper or top surface of the pallet, so that if the smaller measurement of the basic pallet is 800 mm., the width of these bodies will be 100 mm., which means that when all are joined together, they create a top surface area of 1,000 x 1,200 mm.
  • Each of the adapters can be extracted from the basic pallet without any kind of problems, so as to allow both the said pallet and the adapters to be used separately.
  • the invention proposes the arrangement of two bodies which are fitted to the longer sides of the basic pallet, with each of these sides being provided with pairs of approximately L-shaped metal fittings, having one of the arms considerably longer than the other.
  • the longer arm is fixed to the top surface of the body in such a way that it juts out a certain amount from it, with this prolongation being situated onto the top surface of the pallet, while the other arm acts like a hook and becomes housed in such a way that it grips one side of one of the parts of the top of the pallet.
  • Another constructional variant consists of using one single piece whose surface measures 1,000 x 1,200 mm., and which has longitudinal projections incorporated into one of its sides, with these projections corresponding in position and dimensions to the recesses or gaps in the basic pallet.
  • This single part is situated onto the pallet so that the longitudinal projections become housed in the recesses in the top surface of the profile with a certain amount of pressure to ensure that their position is stable.
  • the invention also applies to the assembling together of two separate pallets, whether fitted together by means of their longer sides or their shorter sides.
  • the single body so formed will result in two different dimensions being formed, one of 1,000 x 2,400 mm., and the other of 1,800 x 1,200 mm., as will be appreciated with later reference to the drawings.
  • At least one of the longer sides of the adapter is provided in its lower part with lugs that are housed in the gaps in the sides of the two pallets fitted together by their shorter sides. These side gaps exist in the 1,200 mm., sides of both basic pallets.
  • the lugs in the lower part of the adapter are made in its shorter sides so that the lower lugs are housed in the side gaps of the two pallets which are fitted together, also in the 1,200 mm. sides. of both basic pallets.
  • adapters based on iron bars are provided, equipped with hook-shaped ends, by means of which it is possible to connect the said pallets.
  • the adapters will be of a suitable length, i.e. 1.6 m. when the basic pallets are joined together by their longer sides and 1.33 m. when the pallets are joined together by their shorter sides.
  • half-pallets measuring 600 x 800 mm. are used.
  • DUSSEL pallets they are in general use in Germany, for instance, and are provided with U-shaped metal fittings, with their arms situated horizontally, arranged at the four corners and in the middle area of their 800 mm. sides.
  • the invention claims the making of slots or females in the bases of the three metal fittings in one of the 800 mm. sides, as well as the making of projections or males in the bases of the other three metal fittings in the other 800 mm. side, in such a way that these male and female parts coincide and interlink when two half-pallets are fitted together by their said 800 mm. sides, so as to form a single pallet measuring 1,200 x 800 mm.
  • the projections or male parts of one set of metal fittings are housed in the slots or females of the other metal fittings, causing the surfaces of the metal fittings, as well the sides of the half-pallets, to be in surface contact with each other.
  • the ends of the projections or males are each provided with a catch or prong with a greater cross-section than the rest of the said projections.
  • the slots or females are grooves cut in the metal fittings, with a wide upper portion which allows the catches on the projections to pass through, and another narrower lower portion in which the projections are received and fit quite tightly, with the catches or prongs jutting out through the inside face of these metal fittings and being supported on the surface of the said metal fittings on both sides of the narrow portion of the slots.
  • the assembly or fitting together of the two half-pallets is carried out by placing both side by side and slightly lifting the side edge of the half-pallet with the projections so that the prongs can pass through the upper portion of the slots.
  • the corresponding half-pallet is lowered, by its own weight, for instance, with which the projection becomes housed in the narrow portion of the slot and a perfectly stable assembly is achieved.
  • the slots or females in the metal fittings have a wide circular upper portion and a narrow vertical groove extending downwards a certain distance from the bottom of the said circular portion.
  • the projection or male part is a straight cylindrical part, welded to the metal fitting, whose outer end or prong takes a circular shape with a flattened upper area which is established as a continuation of the cylindrical portion of the projection.
  • the purpose of this arrangement is to make it easier for the projection to be inserted and withdrawn through the slots.
  • a part is housed through their two longitudinal sides, with this part being composed of a central portion with a cross-section equal to the section of the space produced by the pairs of wings of each half-pallet and the blocks attached to these wings.
  • This central portion thus adjusts in all its dimensions to those of the two sides in their encounter areas.
  • two wings protrude outwards, also longitudinal and of the same height, which extend on the outside over the also outer faces of the blocks, with the ends of these wings having right angle bends which adjust to those faces of the said blocks which are farthest from each other.
  • the parts With the two parts of the assembler thus arranged in the sides, the parts are then secured to the two half-pallets by means of the appropriate strips that fit round the parts against the two blocks in each of the half-pallets.
  • the central portions of the two assemblers will preferably be made of metallic material and hollow inside, so that, without any loss of strength, they do not excessively increase the weight of the complete pallet assembly which has been formed.
  • more than one strip can be fitted, with which the effect of the loads on the connection area of the half pallets can be neutralized.
  • One constructional variant for this arrangement consists of providing the assembly parts with another side face with wings parallel to the mentioned face and of the same size, although without its ends being bent. These assembly parts are situated in a different way to those described previously. Their inclusion between the two half-pallets is carried out by situating them with the sides with wings facing each other so that both portions situate their wings over the central portion while the wings of the assembly parts laterally clasp the nearby blocks. As before, these parts are secured with strips.
  • this variant also includes the two end portions of the connection of the two half-pallets and, if necessary, the central portion of this connection.
  • Another constructional variant of the invention consists of applying assemblers when wishing to connect the two half-pallets by their outer wings.
  • parts with two portions will be used, which are housed between the two blocks of each half-pallet, with both portions being joined by another straight outer portion, which is applied against the two blocks of the half-pallets which are facing each other.
  • FIG. 1 we can appreciate a basic pallet (1) measuring 800 x 1,200 mm., to which, along its longer sides (B), two parts (2) provided with projections (3) have been added.
  • the measurement (B) of the adapters (2, 3) is equal to that of the basic pallet, so the projections (3) become housed in the recesses or gaps in the longer sides of the pallet (1).
  • the other dimension (A) of 800 mm., corresponding to the shorter side of the basic pallet is thus increased by the amount of the two dimensions (C), which are each of 100 mm., with which the total size of the pallet with the adapter reaches 1,000 mm.
  • the other variant shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 represents the other side variant in which the longer sides (B) of the basic pallet (1) receive the two adapters (4), which include the appropriately secured L-shaped metal parts (5). These parts or fittings (5) are situated above the side ends of the basic pallet (1) in order to hook onto the said sides.
  • the variant represented in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 refers to the adapter as a single body (6), whose overall size is 1,000 x 1,200 mm., with its lower longitudinal ribs (7), which are inserted, with a certain amount of pressure, into the gaps in the basic pallet (1).
  • FIG. 10 two basic pallets (1', 1'') are shown joined together by their shorter sides, with the adapter (8) fitted to them, provided with lower lugs (9, 9') which, as in the case of Figs. 1, 2 and 3, are inserted to the side gaps in the pallets (1', 1''), in this case in 20 only one of the sides in order to make their insertion easier.
  • the adapter (9) takes in two pallets (1', 1'') joined together by their longer sides and is provided with wedges (10, 10') which are established on both sides of the shorter sides, given that for their insertion, the two pallets (1', 1'') can be arranged at an angle, thus allowing the entry of the two pairs of lugs (10, 10').
  • the adapter is articulated based on the bars (11, 12) with hook-shaped ends, which are used in the appropiate sizes, according to whether the pallets are joined together by their longer or their shorter sides.
  • the individual pallets are fitted together by placing them at an angle in order to allow the bars (11, 12) to be inserted and thus carry out the assembly of the said pallets.
  • the bars or elements (11, 12) will be of different sizes depending on which of the supposed cases shown in Figs. 12 and 13 are being used.
  • Figs. 15 and 16 represent the adapter (13) with its top surface (14) and the legs (15) secured to this surface by means of hinges (16), which allow them to be folded away when not in use.
  • Figs. 17 and 18 show the reinforced solution (17) for the adapter, with its top (18) and bottom (19) surfaces, with the legs for insertion into the sides of the pallet situated between them.
  • DUSSEL-type half-pallets which each have two sides (21, 22) measuring 600 mm. in length, whereas the other two sides (23, 24) measure 800 mm.
  • Metal fittings (F) are shown at the corners and in the middle of their longer sides. These metal fittings are divided into two types, with one type (26), equipped with slots or females, being fitted to one side of each pallet and the other type (25), equipped with projections or males, fitted to the other side.
  • Fig. 21 shows the metal fitting (25), also with its wings (28), with the cylindrical projection (32) fixed to its base by welding and the prong (31) or catch at the end of the projection.
  • the shape of this prong (31) is shown in an enlarged form in Fig. 22, based on the cylinder (32) whose upper generatrix extends to the upper part of the end prong or catch (31).
  • This upper part (33) of the prong forms a surface which prevents any problems when it is being extracted or withdrawn from its housing at the top of the upper part (29) of the slot (27).
  • FIG. 23 The assembly of the two half-pallets is illustrated in Fig. 23, where the two half-pallets (E) and (D) are shown, with the outer sides of the metal fittings (25) and (26) facing each other and with their sides (21) and (22) aligned parallel to each other.
  • the projection or male (32) has already become housed in the slot (27) wth the end prong or catch (31) directed downwards.
  • a half-pallet (34) is shown, with its front and rear sides having dimensions of 600 mm., and its left and right sides measuring 800 mm.
  • the left side is known as having "facing wings" (G, G', G'') and the right side (H) is known as having "outer wings”.
  • the half-pallet is organized by means of combining the three wings (36, 37), each separated by internal (38) and end (39) blocks. Boards (35) are placed over these wings (36), situated crosswise to them, with precisely the intention of joining together the above-mentioned sides (G, G', G'') and (H) in order to form a complete pallet.
  • connection of two half-pallets (34, 34') can be observed, with the intention of joining them together.
  • a gap (46) is formed between the internal blocks (38, 38') of each half-pallet, while the end blocks (39, 39') are situated distant from each other.
  • Figs. 26 and 27 allow us to understand the shape of the assembler (40) to be used in this case, with a central area (41) and wings at each side which are bent (42, 43) at their free ends, protruding out from one of its longitudinal faces.
  • the central portion (41) has a section which in size corresponds to the dimensions of the gap (46) formed between the two half-pallets (34, 34'), so that it can be housed in it.
  • the length of the wings is equal to that of the blocks (38, 38') and that of the bent sections of the wings is somewhat shorter.
  • the part (40) becomes housed by the exterior of the two side sections, as can be seen in Fig. 28, which illustrates approximately the cross section view through I-I in Figs. 25 and 29.
  • the insertion of the central portion (40) into the gap (46) is checked, as well as the position of the wings with their bent sections (42, 43) on the outer faces and the most distant walls (44, 45) of the blocks (38, 38').
  • the parts (40) are then secured by means of strips (47, 48) in the way shown or by any other method, all of which will also depend on the load to be borne by the assembly and taking into account the requirements of the drive-in type racking system, according to which the only support for the complete pallet is established at the outer blocks (39, 39'), with all the stress of the load resting upon the area where the two half-pallets meet.
  • the assemblers are usually metallic and their central portion (41) is hollow, with which the complete pallet formed in this way has the highest resistance capacity.
  • these parts could also be made of wood, plastic, etc., and those that would be used in these cases would be as shown marked by position (I) in Fig. 31.
  • the blocks (38, 38') can incorporate notches or rebates so as to make it easier for the strip to pass through, and angle-beads can also be used to prevent them from becoming deteriorated due to continuous use.
  • the insertion and securing of the assemblers can be carried out with the half-pallets facing each other, either loaded or unloaded, so that depending on the load in question, the necessary fixing required can be carried out, as well as the choice of the type of assembler as regards the material of which it is made.
  • the complete pallet unit which is thus formed can be transported, stored, travel along roller conveyors, etc. completely normally, while carrying the correspondig load. At the end of these operations, and when the use of the half-pallet is necessary, the strip can be cut with a knife or other tool and the two halves separated.
  • the separation is carried out while loaded, for which, and after cutting the strip, one of the halves is pulled for istance with a fork-lift truck, using a sideward shifting device, etc. so that it becomes separated from the other and ready for siting in the place required.
  • the assemblers are removed and stored for later use.
  • the assembly part (49) illustrated in Fig. 30 represents an assembly variant, according to which there is a central portion (50) with a hollow interior (51) to be arranged in the gap between the half-pallets, and two pairs of wings (52, 53) that protrude out from both sides and which are parallel.
  • these wings are without bent ends and the assembly part is placed by moving the two half-pallets towards the sides (47, 48), as indicated by (M), until the blocks (38, 38') make contact with the walls (54, 55) of the central portion (50), while at the same time the blocks (38, 38') are received between the wings.
  • Figure 33 shows a view, more precisely in the left (M) direction, of how the assembler would become arranged with regard to a half-pallet, of which only one corner has been illustrated.
  • This half-pallet represented here by its portions (35, 36, 37) has already been housed in the rear portion of the assembler, which is prepared to receive the other half-pallet between the wings (52, 53) in its front portion.
  • a side view of the union such as that shown in Fig. 34, represents the ends of two half-pallets, facing each other and with the assembler (50) housed in the gap between the blocks (38, 38'), which in turn are controlled by the wings (52, 53) of the said assembler.
  • Fig. 35 also shows a side view of the assembler (50) close to a half-pallet, on its right. This view corresponds to a side view of Fig. 33.
  • Fig. 32 represents an assembler (J), a variant of the one described, made of wood and which logically has shorter wings than those of the assembler (50) due to the different quality of the material.
  • Figs. 36 and 37 we can appreciate the other possibility offered by the invention for joining together half-pallets by their ends (H) or with outer wings.
  • the assembly part is provided with two portions (56, 57) which are inserted into the gaps (54, 54') as well as a central area (58) that connects both portions (56, 57) and is the same length as the sum of the lengths of the two blocks (39, 39').
  • the binding with strip and other features of this solution would be similar to those in the case of the parts shown in Figs. 25 to 29.
  • the complete pallet which is formed in this way is designed for use in silo-type racking systems, in which the said pallet rests on its central area.

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