EP4101345A1 - Récipient doté d'un élément coulissant - Google Patents

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EP4101345A1
EP4101345A1 EP22176920.1A EP22176920A EP4101345A1 EP 4101345 A1 EP4101345 A1 EP 4101345A1 EP 22176920 A EP22176920 A EP 22176920A EP 4101345 A1 EP4101345 A1 EP 4101345A1
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Erik Brinkers
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
    • A47F1/12—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack
    • A47F1/125—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs dispensing from the side of an approximately horizontal stack with an article-pushing device

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  • the present disclosure relates to a container with a displacement element for displacing goods in a container, in particular in an open container for presentation purposes or display containers.
  • a packaging box for presenting goods is known.
  • the box there is a vertically arranged separating element or part, which is pretensioned to the front side by means of two elastic bands on the side. If the customer removes goods from the front, the remaining goods are pushed to the front by the separating element, so that the next customer can always easily take the goods from the front of the carton.
  • EP 2 917 133 B1 also discloses a packaging carton ready for sale and various solutions for urging the goods in the container towards the front of the packaging carton by means of a spring-loaded part, eg an accordion-shaped part.
  • packaging boxes have the disadvantage that they are generally not reusable, do not adequately protect the goods from moisture or impact and are only suitable for small and light goods due to their low intrinsic stability.
  • the use of the spring-elastic adjusting elements described above also causes the difficulty that they have to be adapted to the goods in each case. If the goods are too heavy, the spring force may not be sufficient to move the goods within the container. If the spring force is too high, filling or refilling becomes difficult because you have to press the preloaded control element towards the rear wall while you are sorting the goods into the box. In addition, too high and constantly pushing or pulling spring force can damage or (in warm temperatures) deform the goods and make it difficult for the customer to even remove the goods from the box.
  • the U.S. 2007/0 108 083 A1 discloses a container with a pusher that pushes goods in the container to an end of the container.
  • a carton with a slider is known, through which goods in the carton can be pushed to one end of the carton.
  • the slider can be cut out of a back wall of the box, for example, or it can also be incorporated into the box.
  • the goods are more visible to a customer.
  • the pusher is pushed back into its starting position. So the goods stand without support.
  • the U.S. 8,997,997 B2 therefore proposes an additional support in the container, which can be pushed along with the pusher.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a container that enables a user to move goods in the container safely and conveniently or to be able to move up without having to reach for the goods themselves or in the container.
  • the container should be collapsible and/or nestable.
  • the present disclosure relates to a container for transporting and/or presenting goods with a base and a displacement element, preferably a slide plate projecting perpendicularly from the base, with which goods in the container can be displaced relative to the base.
  • the container has an actuating element which can be coupled to, is coupled to or is formed in one piece with the displacement element and with which the displacement element can be actuated from outside the container.
  • the displacement element is connected to the actuating element so that it can be folded, in particular by 90°.
  • the displacement element can preferably be folded in the direction of the actuating element.
  • the container has a slide.
  • the slide has a displacement element, which can be designed as one or more elements projecting from the floor into the loading space of the container or as a slide plate, and an actuating element for actuating the displacement element.
  • the displacement element is suitable for displacing the goods in the container, preferably for reaching behind the goods and pushing them from a back or rear to a (short) front of the container or forward, preferably in the longitudinal direction of the container. Since the displacement element can be actuated or displaced inside the container by means of the actuating element located (outside the container), the goods inside the container can be moved if necessary be shifted manually (ie not automatically) without having to rearrange the goods yourself or reach into the container.
  • the actuating element and the displacement element can be parts that are or can be coupled fixedly to one another or can be designed in one piece (material). According to one aspect, however, the actuating element and the displacement element can be designed loosely but can be coupled to one another in such a way that the displacement element is carried along by the actuating element when the actuating element is actuated or pulled in one direction, but the displacement element remains in place when the Actuator is moved or pushed in the opposite direction.
  • the latter variant has the advantage that the actuating element can be stowed away again (in the container) after the goods have been moved, and the displacement element holds the goods in place.
  • the sliding element is designed to be foldable so that the container can be folded in together with the side walls. In other words, the entire container can be collapsed.
  • the possible side walls, the rear wall and/or the front wall are designed to be foldable.
  • the sliding element is also designed to be foldable. For this purpose, the displacement element can be folded towards the actuating element, for example. This allows the entire container to be collapsed and reduced to a fraction of its original height. This is advantageous for transporting empty containers.
  • the raised sliding element can limit the nesting depth of the containers. Because the sliding element can be folded, the containers can be nested deeper into one another.
  • the container can be a container closed at the side with four side walls or preferably a display container with at least one open side or with at least one side wall provided with a display opening.
  • the container and the slider can be made of plastic.
  • the displacement element or the slide plate preferably extends transversely to the direction of displacement. It is preferably arranged in the middle or centered. It can extend across the entire width of the container without touching the side edges or walls, or the length of the sliding element is smaller than the width of the container so that the sliding element does not touch the side edges or walls.
  • the displacement element is preferably located in or just above the bottom of the container.
  • the actuating element can be actuated from outside the container via a lateral opening in the container, preferably in the base, preferably it can be pulled outwards and/or pushed inwards.
  • the actuating element can extend outwards from the interior of the container through a recess on the side, preferably on the front side, of the container. In this way, a user can grasp the actuating element and actuate the slider from outside the container.
  • the container can have an opening for the slide on its end face.
  • the end face of the container is therefore not closed but perforated.
  • a depression in the base, in which the actuating element is accommodated, can preferably open into a lateral opening of the container.
  • the slide or the actuating element of the slide can protrude outwards from the container through the opening.
  • two opposite bottom edges or side walls can limit the translational degree of freedom of the displacement element and serve as stops.
  • the displacement element is displaceable within the container.
  • the displacement element cannot be displaced as far as desired.
  • the ends of the container preferably the end wall and the rear wall, limit the displacement of the sliding element.
  • the displacement element is in contact with the ends of the container. It is obvious that the sliding element does not have to be pushed completely to the front side. Rather, it is also conceivable that the displacement element is only displaced a part of the length of the container, eg 2/3 of the length. That is still sufficient to move the goods in the container in the direction of the front.
  • the actuating element does not protrude from the side opening when the sliding element is on the opposite side or rear side or abuts against the rear wall.
  • the actuating element is accommodated in the side opening of the container in such a way that it does not protrude beyond the periphery of the container when the sliding element is at the rear end or rear.
  • the actuating element is positioned in the lateral opening in such a way that it is completely encompassed by the container bottom/the container side.
  • the actuator is positioned in the opening such that the actuator closes the top and bottom of the container without the actuator protruding beyond the container.
  • the sliding element can be received flush in a recess in the rear bottom edge or side wall when the actuating element is pushed all the way into the container.
  • the container may have an indentation in a rear wall of the container.
  • the actuating element can be accommodated in the floor and guided in translation therein.
  • the bottom of the container can have a depression or recess in which the actuating element is accommodated flush with the bottom.
  • the actuating element thus does not protrude into the interior of the container and does not reduce the internal volume of the container. That Actuating element is guided in the recess in such a way that the direction of displacement is predetermined.
  • the indentation may run along the longitudinal axis of the container or parallel to the long edge of the container.
  • the actuating element can be a rigid actuating element, preferably a flat plate, which is held flush with the floor in the depression in the floor, preferably clipped into it and held in the depression in a longitudinally displaceable manner by means of guide strips or ribs.
  • the guide rails are formed on the side of the depression and overlap the flat or plate-shaped actuating element.
  • the actuating element can have guide grooves on the surface, into which the guide strips engage.
  • Each guide groove runs in the longitudinal direction of the actuating element or parallel to the long side wall of the container.
  • the actuator has two guide grooves, one on each side of the surface of the actuator.
  • the guide groove is designed and prepared for the guide strips of the container to engage in the guide groove. The guide grooves prevent the actuating element from jamming, tilting or jumping out of the recess of the container during pulling or pushing.
  • the container can have an engaging element which is designed and prepared to engage in the guide groove of the slide.
  • the engaging element protrudes into the recess of the container.
  • the engaging member engages with the guide groove of the slider.
  • the container has an engaging element on each long side of the recess.
  • the engagement element does not have to be designed as a single engagement element, but can consist of a number of engagement elements arranged next to one another. The engagement element ensures that the actuating element remains in its path.
  • the actuating element for actuating at the end remote from the displacement element can be a gripping element, preferably have a recessed grip.
  • the slider has a handle that allows the user to operate the slider.
  • the handle is formed on the side of the operating member that is opposite to the sliding member. The user grips the handle and uses it to operate the slider. The user can either slide the slider into the container or pull it out of the container using the handle.
  • the handle is hollow at the front to allow a user to grasp the handle when the slider is fully inserted into the container and the handle is no longer protruding from the container.
  • the displacement element can be fixedly connected to the operating element and can be pushed back and forth with the operating element.
  • the displacement element is preferably formed integrally with the actuating element.
  • the displacement element is pulled forwards to the front side by the actuating element and pushed back backwards in the direction of the rear wall of the container.
  • the shifting element takes the goods with it to the front of the container.
  • the displacement element By pushing back the displacement element is pushed against the rear wall of the container and the container is thus ready to be refilled. Due to the gripping element, the actuating element and the displacement element, the user does not have to reach into the container and manually push the goods in the container forward to the front side of the container. This saves time and manual work.
  • the displacement element can be loosely connectable to the actuating element in such a way that the displacement element is pulled along when the actuating element is pulled, but is not pushed along with the actuating element when the actuating element is pushed into the container. It is possible to advance the slide with the operating element towards the front of the container, but when the operating element is pushed back towards the rear wall again, the sliding element is not pushed back with it. The sliding element remains behind on the goods. This has the advantage that after the goods have been pulled forward, the actuating element can be pushed back into the container and stowed away in a space-saving manner.
  • the displacement element can support the goods in the container.
  • the displacement element is no longer pushed back to the rear wall with the actuating element.
  • the sliding element remains with the goods and prevents the goods from falling over. This is particularly important for high and thin goods. Merchandise lying in the container and not standing is less visible to the customer and less plausible for the customer to make a purchase.
  • the operating member and the sliding member can be automatically or by themselves brought to the home position or pulled backward to the rear side of the container after being manually operated or pulled forward by an elastic member.
  • the displacement element does not have to be pushed back to the rear wall by means of the actuating element.
  • the sliding element is pulled back to the rear wall immediately after being pulled forward.
  • the sliding element is pulled backwards by an elastic band or a spring or the like. Due to the automatic retraction of the sliding element to the rear wall, the sliding element is always in the correct position for refilling the container. Since no goods are displaced, the displacement element is withdrawn essentially load-free, since only the frictional force of the displacement element and/or actuating element has to be overcome, so that the spring force of the elastic element can be adjusted or dimensioned independently of the product.
  • the container 1 shows a container 1 for transporting and/or presenting goods, a so-called display container.
  • the container 1 is made of plastic. It is essentially rectangular and has a bottom 4, on the long sides two opposing side borders or bottom edges 6, on the short rear side (back) a side border or bottom edge 8 and on the short front side (front side) a side border or a bottom edge 10 on. Instead of bottom edges 6 and 8, high side walls can also be provided.
  • a side wall with a display opening can be provided on the end face. The open front allows the presentation and removal of the goods in the container 1.
  • corner columns 12 which protrude essentially vertically from the base 4 and via which a plurality of containers 1 can be stacked one on top of the other.
  • the container 1 has a T-shaped slide 14 with a sliding element in the form of a vertical slide plate 16 projecting perpendicularly from the base 4 and extending between the two base edges 6 and an actuating element made of an elongated, flat or plate-shaped web 18 parallel to the base and a handle end 20
  • the front bottom edge 10 has a breakthrough or opening 22 .
  • the handle 20 and thus the web 18 can be pulled outwards and pushed inwards through this opening 22 .
  • the slide plate 16 which extends parallel to the rear bottom edge 8 and the front bottom edge 10, is connected (in one piece) to the web 18, which is accommodated in a flat depression 24 extending centrally and in the longitudinal direction of the container 1 so that it can be displaced longitudinally and is flush. By pulling or pushing the handle end of the web 18 in the longitudinal direction of the container 1 and parallel to the bottom 4, the slide plate 16 can be moved between the rear bottom edge 8 and the front bottom edge 10.
  • the handle 20 When the slider 14 is fully inserted, the handle 20 is fully received in the opening 22 (see Fig. 2 ), ie it does not protrude beyond the front edge 10 of the floor.
  • the web 18 has a guide groove or step 26 on both longitudinal edges, and on the side edges of the depression 24 in the base 4 there are a large number of guide strips or ribs 28 spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, which overlap the guide grooves or steps 26 and the web 18 on the ground 4 hold longitudinally displaceable.
  • the guide grooves or steps 26 and guide strips or ribs 28 are dimensioned such that the web 18 can be clipped into the recess 24 .
  • the width of the slide plate 16 is slightly smaller than the width of the container 1 or than the distance between the two side edges 6.
  • the height of the slide plate 16 is selected so that it is sufficient to be able to reach behind the goods in the container 1 and move them. It can be as high as the bottom edges 6, 8 and 10, for example. If the slide plate 16 is not in one piece, but is connected to the web 18 via a hinge 30 and can be folded up for nesting, then the slide plate 16 can also be designed higher and possibly serve as a sliding rear wall (cf. Figures 5 to 7 ).
  • the container 1 shows the container 1 with goods W inside.
  • the slide 14 is pushed completely into the container 1, ie the slide 14 rests on the rear bottom edge 8 of the container 1. It is in its starting or home position. In this position, the container 1 is filled, transported and set up at the point of sale. In this position, the handle 20 is fully immersed in the opening 22 and does not protrude from the container 1. However, the handle 20 and opening 22 are designed so that when in the fully retracted position, the user can grasp the handle 20 with their fingers and pull outward.
  • the slide plate 16 is (as seen from the user's point of view or from the front) always behind the goods or between the goods and the rear bottom edge 8.
  • FIG. 2 shows the state when customers have taken part of the goods W from the front of the container 1.
  • the remaining goods W are at the rear of the container 1 and are more difficult to reach for other customers.
  • the goods W can now be pulled from the back to the front by means of the slide 14 .
  • FIG 3 shows the state after the slide 14 has been pulled out by the handle 20 and the goods W have thus been pushed forward over the web 18 and the slide plate 16 .
  • the web 14 is pulled so far out of the container 1 that the goods W in the container 1 are present at the front bottom edge 10 and the corner columns 12 .
  • the slider 14 does not necessarily have to be actuated by the supermarket staff, but can be actuated by the customer himself, if necessary, in order to make shopping easier.
  • the slide plate 16 can also be coupled to the web 18 or loosely connected in such a way that the web 18, when it is pulled forward, takes the slide plate 18 and thus the goods forward, but in the other direction when it is pushed backwards can detach from the pusher plate 18, so that the pusher plate 18 can remain at the advanced position immediately behind the goods and support the goods from behind. In this case, before the container is refilled, the slide plate 16 must be manually brought back into its initial position at the rear of the container.
  • the slider 14 is repeatedly pulled backwards in the direction of the rear bottom edge 8 by a spring or a rubber band or a similar elastic element (not shown), so that the goods can be moved manually and the slider reset in its starting position takes place automatically.
  • the slide 14 is always in the starting position, so that the slide plate 16 does not impede the filling of the container and the handle end 20 is always stowed in the container and does not protrude from the container.
  • the slide plate 16 can be designed to be foldable.
  • figure 5 shows the container 1 with a folded slide plate 16. If the slide plate 16 can be folded, it can also be designed higher than in a non-foldable variant, since it does not impair the nesting of the container 1 in the folded state. If the pusher plate 16 is higher, it can better support or hold higher goods W, so that they cannot fall over as easily.
  • the slide plate 16 can preferably be folded over in the direction of the web 18 . As a result, the slide plate 16 lies flat against the bottom 2 of the container 1 .
  • the slide plate 16 can be folded through 90°, ie from a folded over stowed position parallel to the floor or horizontally into an unfolded position perpendicular to the floor or vertical.
  • the slide plate 16 is connected to the web 18 via a hinge 30 .
  • the folding movement is limited by stops 32 in the unfolded position.
  • the hinge 30 can be designed in such a way that it latches, locks or remains self-locking in the opened position, so that the slide plate 16 does not fold over by itself.
  • 6 shows a longitudinal section through the container 1.
  • the foldable slide plate 16 can also be moved with the web 18.
  • FIG. 7 shows two containers 1 nested in one another.
  • the two slide plates 16 of the two containers 1 are each folded over in the direction of the web 18 .
  • the slide plate 16 lies flat against the floor 2 and does not protrude upwards. This allows the upper tank 1 to be nested deeply in the lower tank 1.
  • the two containers 1 can thus be stored one inside the other to save space.

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