WO2006089308A2 - Palette en plastique a plate-forme metallique - Google Patents

Palette en plastique a plate-forme metallique Download PDF

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WO2006089308A2
WO2006089308A2 PCT/US2006/006586 US2006006586W WO2006089308A2 WO 2006089308 A2 WO2006089308 A2 WO 2006089308A2 US 2006006586 W US2006006586 W US 2006006586W WO 2006089308 A2 WO2006089308 A2 WO 2006089308A2
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Ronald P. Brochu
Roy E. Moore, Jr.
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to plastic pallets, particularly those used for transporting miscellaneous industrial and commercial goods by means of forldift devices and the like.
  • Rectangular wood pallets have been long used with forldift devices for transporting and storing common goods. They have been attractive because of simplicity and low cost. However, wood pallets are prone to damage during use, and constantly must be replaced or discarded. They also are difficult to keep clean. In recent years plastic pallets have been commercially available. They would seem to offer a number of potential advantages over wood pallets, including better durability, moisture resistance, and other known advantages of a polymer material, compared to wood. Plastic pallets have most often been made of familiar polyolefin thermoplastics; some other polymers have been used, particularly for fire- resistance. However, plastic pallets have not gained wide acceptance, for a number or reasons, which can be stated briefly as relating to a failure to satisfactorily meet all of a variety of criteria, including mechanical performance, weight, cost, and fire resistance.
  • a plastic pallet which can be made in the present invention, is often referred in the U.S. to as a GMA pallet. It has a rectangular base, eight columns running up from the periphery of the base, and a rectangular deck. The pallet is in the shape of a 40-inch x 48-inch rectangle.
  • a comparable European pallet is a 1000 mm by 1200 mm pallet, sometimes called a CP-I pallet. For such pallets to become accepted for widespread use in commerce, they must meet various technical and performance standards.
  • the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA), Washington, D. C, U.S. in conjunction with other organizations, has published a document entitled "Recommendations on the Grocery Industry Pallet System" (1992).
  • the height must be less about 5.56 inches or less.
  • the pallet must allow four-way entry by forks, and each side must have two openings, which are at least 3.1 to 3.8 inches high and 12 to 12.5 inches wide.
  • the pallet should weigh less than 55 pounds.
  • the pallet has to be "rackable.” By that is meant, among other things, that the pallet must be capable of being held on open beam warehouse racks without failing or exceeding a specified amount of creep deformation when loaded.
  • plastic pallets of the size and type described have not been able to simultaneously meet all of the performance criteria for an acceptable cost and weight. Thus, they have not substantially replaced widely used wood pallets. It is an aim of the invention to do better.
  • decks appear to have been mostly made from sheet or injection molded plastic. Typically, decks are permanently attached to the other parts of the pallet, although sometimes they have been mechanically and detachably assembled. Often the decks have many openings and ribs for lightness and drainage, which present large surface areas and adversely affect fire test performance.
  • thermoplastics combined with the high surface area of plastic decks and other parts, have meant that the rate of heat evolution during a fire is much greater than allowed by the UL 2335 standard.
  • fire retardants have been included within the plastics to address the issue, it has been difficult for plastic pallet makers to meet the standard while meeting the other requirements.
  • the fire retarding additives can compromise mechanical properties, increase cost and weight, and introduce environmental problems.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a plastic pallet with a desirable combination of properties that meet industry requirements for four way entry commercial pallets which include creep strength, weight and fire resistance. Another object of the invention is to provide a pallet with a simple and strong deck, and means for attaching the deck to the pallet. A further object is to provide a pallet, which does not need reinforcing beams in the top frame, and has reduced height and increased stacking density. A still further object of the invention is to provide a pallet, which has better performance in fire tests than pallets, which have plastic decks.
  • a rectangular plastic pallet for storing and transporting goods and for use with forklift devices, has a plastic frame attached to the tops of plastic columns which run upwardly from a base, and a sheet metal deck is attached the frame and to any center column.
  • the pallet is made of thermoplastic such as polypropylene
  • the deck is made of textured aluminum metal
  • the sheet metal deck comprises a multiplicity of at least three or more corrugations running parallel to a diagonal between opposing corners of the deck.
  • a preferred diagonally corrugated metal deck has a flat flange, which is inset from, or inwardly spaced apart from, the outer edge of the frame. It is thus less prone to damage when there are horizontal blows on the frame.
  • the bridge parts of the frame which parts span the spaces between columns, preferably have impact absorbers comprised one or more lengthwise compliant zones.
  • the deck is attached to the frame or to a spaced apart subframe inside the frame.
  • the deck may be attached to the frame or sub frame by alternative fastening means, preferably by pinning of the flange.
  • the frame may be wholly plastic. The absence of reinforcing beams in the top enables a reduced top thickness and reduced overall pallet height.
  • thermoplastic pallet having a metal deck and metal reinforcing beams in the base is comprised of 30-45 percent metal.
  • the metal deck which is at least about 75 percent of the area of the top of the pallet, reduces the surface area of plastic in the pallet, improving fire test performance.
  • a preferred polypropylene pallet having an aluminum deck and steel beams in the base is about 34-37 weight percent metal, balance plastic.
  • 40 x 48 pallets are able to pass the UL 2335 fire tests, while still meeting all the required dimensional and structural properties.
  • pallet heights are reduced and the stacking density property is increased.
  • Stacking density is equal or better than 3.2 pallets per foot.
  • Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a quarter section of a pallet.
  • Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the outer edge and part of the deck of the pallet of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is like Fig. 2, showing another embodiment pallet deck attachment.
  • Fig. 4 shows in vertical section part of the top outer edge of a pallet, where the deck is attached by means of plastic nubs.
  • Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section of the top outer edge of a pallet, where the deck is attached by means of a rail having integral pins.
  • Fig. 6 shows in vertical section part of the top outer edge of a pallet, where the deck is encapsulated with thermoplastic.
  • Fig. 7 is an isometric view of a quarter of a rectangular pallet having diagonal corrugations.
  • Fig. 8 is a top view of the pallet, showing continuous corrugations, which run parallel to a line L connecting diagonally opposing corners of the pallet.
  • Fig. 9 is a vertical cross section through a portion of a corrugated deck showing the shape of the corrugations.
  • Fig. 10 is like Fig. 9 and shows different contour corrugations.
  • Fig. 11 is a graph comparing the mechanical behavior of decks having different corrugation patterns.
  • Fig. 12 is like Fig. 2, showing a vertical cross section portion of a pallet having metal beams, for describing pallet vertical dimensions.
  • Fig. 13 is an isometric view of a quadrant of a pallet having a deck mounted on a suspension system, which comprises a subframe.
  • Fig. 14 is an exploded view of the pallet of Fig. 13.
  • Fig. 15 is a graph of pallet stacking density as a function of pallet height.
  • the invention is mostly described in terms of a preferred embodiment pallet, having the dimensions of a GMA pallet.
  • the invention will be useful in non-GMA pallets.
  • the present invention is aimed at meeting particular mechanical requirements, along with the fire test requirements of UL Standard 2335, while minimizing the use of fire retardants.
  • a predominately thermoplastic pallet has a combination of metal beams in the base and a textured, preferably a metal, deck.
  • a metal deck enables avoiding the use of reinforcing beams in the top. That aspect is described first. There is an advantage to having corrugations which having specified orientations and dimensions. That is described next.
  • a GMA pallet has the property of uniquely high stacking density. That is described last.
  • a pallet of the present invention pallet may be molded-in components and subassemblies, preferably by injection molding using gas assistance. See Pat. No. 5,401,459.
  • the several parts or subassemblies may be joined as an assembly by known thermoplastic fabrication methods, for example, by mechanical means, by hot plate welding, vibratory welding, or ultrasonic welding. See, for instance, Pat. Nos. 6,250,234 and 6,283,044.
  • the thermoplastic parts of the pallet may be made of commercial grade polypropylene, high-density polyethylene or other polyolefin. Other plastics, including thermosets and engineered plastics, may be used for the parts of the pallet.
  • Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a quadrant portion of pallet 20, which has a rectangular base 30. It is useful and illustrates many principles of the invention.
  • the pallet 320 described below, is more complex and more preferred.
  • Frame 24 is supported by the eight columns 28 which are at the rectangular periphery of the pallet.
  • a frame is by definition a rectangular structure with an interior opening; and the interior opening is spanned by the deck.
  • Formed aluminum sheet metal deck 22 is attached to frame 24.
  • Base 30 is comprised of four outside rails 31, which form a rectangle that corresponds with the shape of frame 24.
  • Two cross rails 33 connect the opposing centers of the outside rails; they cross each other at the center of the pallet.
  • Center column 29 is at the cross rail intersection and deck 22 is fastened to the top of the center column.
  • the openings 34, between adjacent columns 28 have a width and height which enables "four-way" fork entry for lifting and transport and which meet industry dimensional requirements.
  • Metal beams 74 are embedded within the rails 31, 33 of base 30. See also the vertical cross section of Fig. 2.
  • the metal beams provide strength and stiffness to the base of the pallet, so that the pallet can be stored in a rack, which has spaced apart rack supports, and so the pallet can endure other specified loads.
  • Beams are incorporated within the frame in accord with the teachings of U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,705,237 of Moore et al., 6,955,128 of Apps et al., and 5,868,080 of Wyler et al., the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the beams are preferably configured so that during a fire the embedded beams, and the pallet, collapse when the burning thermoplastic softens. See the related application entitled "Fire collapsible beamed pallet," bearing Atty. No. EPC-2443 filed on even date herewith by R. Moore et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the construction of the deck and its attachment to the thermoplastic parts of the pallet are features of the invention.
  • the deck has texturing which provides the sheet material with strength sufficient to both carry a load of goods and to impart strength to the pallet as a whole.
  • a variety of ways for imparting stiffness to the deck sheet material may be used.
  • RigidizedTM metal sheet may be used.
  • the sheet may have a waffle pattern.
  • the deck has a multiplicity of corrugations, and it is also made of metal, as described below.
  • deck 22 of pallet 20 has corrugations running in several different directions, in accord with the corrugation pattern shown as Type B in Fig. 11.
  • the deck is made of 0.060-inch thick Type 5052 aluminum alloy sheet.
  • the periphery of deck 22 comprises a flange 49, as shown in Fig. 1 and 4, which is plain or un-textured and which and facilitates attachment to the frame.
  • the deck may be attached to the frame 24 in various ways, to act as a structural element for racking strength and the like.
  • Fig. 3 through 6 show in vertical cross section some alternative deck attachments.
  • Fig. 3 shows how deck 22 is pinned to the frame by screw or driven pin fasteners 36.
  • FIG. 4 shows a multiplicity of vertically extending projections or nubs, which are molded into the plastic frame when it is fabricated. After a deck with mating holes is placed on the frame, the nubs are headed, or flattened over, as indicated by the arrows and phantom in Fig. 4.
  • the deck and frame have holes, to receive the stakes of a metal or plastic rail 40, which is pressed down onto the frame to capture the flange of the deck.
  • deck 22 is first encapsulated in whole or part by a layer 340 of thermoplastic, using commercial processes. Then, the layer is plastic-welded to the frame, for instance by ultrasonic, vibratory or hot plate welding.
  • This embodiment can provide a good seal between the deck and the frame. See a related application entitled “Plastic pallet with sealed deck to frame joint", bearing Atty. No. EPC-2442, filed on even date herewith by R. Moore et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the outer edge of the deck may be mechanically captured within the frame during the molding of the frame.
  • Fig. 3 shows a corrugated deck 22, which has no flange, and which is not inset from the outer edge of the frame; the deck covers the entire top of the pallet.
  • the edges of a metal deck are inset from, or inwardly spaced apart from, the outside edge of the frame by a distance D, as shown in Fig. 1 and 2.
  • a distance D is shown in Fig. 1 and 2.
  • D is preferably the same for all edges, at about 1-3 inches for a GMA size pallet. D may be different at different sides of the pallet. In the pallet 120 embodiment discussed below, D is preferably about 4-5 inches. Thus for a 40 x 48 GMA pallet the deck area will be at least about 75 percent of total area of the top of the pallet. When the deck is metal, fire test performance is much improved due to the lessening of the quantity and surface area of combustible plastic in the pallet.
  • the frame may be constructed in a manner, which is familiar to those making ordinary injection molded structural beams.
  • it may be shaped like a C-channel; it may have lightening pockets and ribs, etc.
  • the bridge parts 25 of the frame 24 are less conventionally constructed, and they have one or more lengthwise compliant zones, which comprise an impact absorber 26.
  • a bridge is that portion of a frame, which spans the space between adjacent columns 28.
  • One type of impact absorber 26 is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2; another is shown in Fig. 7.
  • the impact absorber comprises two parallel rows of open cells bounded by lengthwise and transverse ribs near the outer edge 27 of bridge 25.
  • the bridge comprises a third lengthwise zone, namely, the innermost portion of the bridge, where deck 22 is attached. See Fig. 6. That portion is not designed for impact absorption and is of conventional structural plastic design. Thus, when horizontally impacted, the outer portion of the bridge 25 is more complaint, or less stiff and therefore more deformable, than is the innermost part of the bridge. The outer portions absorb the force of a horizontal impact and the inner portion does not appreciably move. Impact absorber construction is described more particularly in the related application entitled "Plastic pallet with sealed deck to frame joint," bearing Atty. No. EPC-2442, filed on even date herewith by R. Moore et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • Rectangular cross section beams 74 in the rails 31, 33 of the base 30 are made of sheet metal.
  • 0.059-inch thick AISI 1040 steel having yield strength of at least 80,000 pounds per square inch, may be used.
  • 0.090-inch thick cold rolled AISI 1018 steel having a Rockwell B hardness of 60-65 may be used.
  • the vertical height (or depth) of the beams is about 0.7 inch, when a metal deck is used.
  • Fig. 11 illustrates some of the texturing patterns, which are now discussed.
  • Fig. 7 shows in isometric view, similar to the view of Fig. 1, a portion of pallet 120 having a preferred corrugated deck.
  • Pallet 120 has an essential construction and dimensions like those of pallet 20. Numbers having two digits preceded by the digit 1, 2, 3, etc., here and below, denote elements which correspond with two-digit numbered elements above.
  • the texturing of deck 122 of pallet 120 comprises parallel corrugations 45, which run at an angle to the edges of the deck and pallet.
  • GMA pallet 120 preferably has an aluminum alloy sheet metal deck, as described above, the corrugation pattern invention may be employed other pallets having non-metal decks.
  • Flange 149 of deck 122 is attached to the frame 124 of the pallet by means of screw or stake fasteners, or in other ways mentioned above.
  • the center of the deck is fastened to the top of center column 129.
  • Deck 122 has a multiplicity of corrugations 45 which, when viewed in a vertical cross section, comprise valleys 41 and peaks 47.
  • Some exemplary corrugation cross-section patterns are shown in the vertical cross section decks of Fig. 9 and Fig. 10.
  • the tops of peaks 47 and the bottoms of valleys 41 of deck 122 are substantially flat and parallel to the top of the frame; and, the peaks and valleys are connected by webs running at a nominal 45-degree angle to the horizontal.
  • the pitch, P, or center to center spacing, of the corrugations is about 2 inches.
  • Depth DP is the effective depth of the deck; and is nominally the depth of the valleys. All valleys are preferably of uniform depth and provide the deck with an effective depth of about 0.5 inches.
  • Fig. 10 shows the corrugation cross-section of alternate embodiment deck 122A which has peaks 45 A and valleys 47A running along a nominally sinusoidal path.
  • Other dimension corrugations may be used, including those in which the corrugations vary in width or pitch.
  • Depth DP may vary from valley to valley and along the length of any valley.
  • the bottoms of the valleys preferably have spaced-apart drain holes, visible in Fig. 1 and Fig. 13, to make fire sprinkler water drop onto the underlying cross rails, for helping performance in fire tests. See related application entitled “Fire sprinkler-friendly pallet," bearing Atty. No. EPC-2440, filed on even date herewith by R. Moore et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • decks are formed from flat sheet using conventional metalworking techniques, including cold forming, press forming, drawing, etc. Especially when there is a flat flange, the deck may be conceived as a flat sheet into which valleys 41 have been pressed. Thus, in the following discussion a reference to a corrugation may be considered interchangeably to refer to a valley.
  • Fig. 8 is a top view of pallet 120 and illustrates the lay of the lengthwise axes 53 of the corrugations.
  • all the corrugations of deck 120 run parallel to L, the line running between the intersects of the edges at two diagonally opposed corners.
  • L will also be the diagonal of the frame and pallet as a whole.
  • Line L of the deck will not be coincident with the corresponding diagonal of the frame or pallet when the rectangle of the deck is not congruent with the rectangle of the pallet.
  • the line L lies at an angle B of about 40 degrees to the longer edge of the frame 124.
  • Angle A is about 10 degrees, preferably 3 degrees. If a deck is deviant from a perfect rectangle shape, L will be the diagonal of a best fit rectangle.
  • the invention will be useful with patents, which are square. When it is said corrugations are parallel, that means they are substantially parallel, and there may be small deviations from exact parallelism between adjacent corrugations.
  • Fig. 11 graphically illustrates the surprising advantage in performance for certain deck corrugation patterns, as revealed by finite element analysis (FEA) of decks, which were subject to the same uniform loads.
  • FEA finite element analysis
  • decks were assumed to be made of 0.050 inch Type 5052 aluminum alloy sheet. All corrugations had the same width, depth and the cross section shape, which is shown in Fig. 9. Thus, only the orientations of the corrugations were changed, from one type deck to another, in the analysis.
  • the icons in Fig. 11 are simplified top view sketches of pallet decks, to show the different deck corrugation patterns of the analysis.
  • the decks in the FEA were analyzed when supported in two different ways. First, the pallet was supported at the opposing 48-inch length sides, or in the so-called “long direction” (the data for which is represented by circle symbols). Second, the pallet was supported at the opposing 40-inch length sides, or in the so-called “short direction” (the data for which is represented by circle symbols). In Figure 11, those two different support modes are indicated by stating the span between the supports, e.g., a span of 40 inches means the deck was supported along the 49-inch sides.
  • the comparative FEA deformations of different configurations of decks were determined. Those data are represented in the graph by the open symbols. Maximum elastic stress in the deck was calculated according to Von Mises theory and criteria.
  • the Von Mises analysis data are represented by solid symbols. A deck having better strength will have lower deflection and lower Von Mises values, when performance in both directions of support is considered. The comparative deflection performance of some of the patterns was confirmed in testing of prototype decks and pallets.
  • Decks of type INV and type I have surprising advantage over the other patterns, and they are preferred embodiments of the present invention.
  • type INV all the corrugations run parallel to L, the diagonal.
  • the associated data set is marked by the box 80.
  • Deck of type I, with which is associated data set 90, is only somewhat inferior to the most preferred embodiment type INV.
  • a deck of type B provides inferior performance, compared to what artisan intuition about its symmetry might suggest. In fact, such pattern was used on early prototypes.
  • the long direction corrugations, which characterize type III deck give the deck excellent results in one span-support direction and quite inferior results in the other span- support direction.
  • the type II deck has similar but somewhat lesser inadequacy.
  • Type I and type INV decks are characterized by at least three corrugations running continuously and parallel to the diagonal line of the deck.
  • Type I deck has a second set of three corrugations, namely those running along the other diagonal of the pallet.
  • the corrugations of the second set are discontinuous where their path crosses the first set of corrugations.
  • Type I has in addition 4 to 6 valleys which run parallel to the each of the rectangular edges of the deck.
  • type IA not shown, the configuration is like type I: A first set of at least 3 corrugations is parallel to a first diagonal line of the deck; and, all the other corrugations on the deck are parallel to the second diagonal.
  • a type I deck is less preferred than a type INV deck, but both are substantially superior to other types of texturing.
  • one corrugation valley is centered on line L, and there are two or more parallel valleys on either side of the primary valley.
  • the two adjacent the primary valley have only a little shorter than the primary valley length.
  • the term "corner" as applied to this aspect of the invention is to be interpreted as embracing a region of the deck, rather than a point.
  • the three corrugations nearest line L run to the corners, even though the outer portion of the corner near the edge intersect is an un-textured flange. While the analysis simulated a metal deck, the invention will be useful with decks, which are made of non-metals. Logic suggests that two, or even one, continuous diagonal corrugations would suffice, although providing less strength but that has not yet been proved.
  • each corrugation provides strength to the edge of the deck, and helps inhibits bending of the deck about the length axis of the corrugation at the deck edge.
  • the combination of features of the invention provides another unexpected advantage, namely, a heretofore unattainable low profile, or total height, for a pallet, which meets the many requirements, which have been mentioned above for a GMA pallet.
  • a heretofore unattainable low profile, or total height for a pallet, which meets the many requirements, which have been mentioned above for a GMA pallet.
  • Fig. 12 is used to illustrate dimensions associated with pallets.
  • Fig. 12 is analogous to Fig. 2 and shows a vertical cross section of a simplified prior art pallet 220 having metal beams 275, 274, respectively in the top and base.
  • the fork opening 234 (also sometimes called the window) must have a height FO of at least 3.1 inches and a width WO of at least 12.5 inches wide.
  • the hollow square AISI 1018 steel beams 275, 274 have a vertical height of about 0.875 inches. That produces a base rail height DB of about 1.1 inches.
  • the top frame has a similar beams and similar height DT. The resultant total height of the pallet is near the maximum 5.56-inch height allowed.
  • the present invention which comprises a corrugated metal deck, in particular an aluminum deck, having the corrugations of Type INV or Type I, enables both omitting metal beams in the top and reducing the height of the beams in the base, while meeting the dimensional, load bearing and weight requirements attending a GMA pallet. Leaving the beam out of the top means the top can be made thinner than heretofore has been possible.
  • a top frame height DT of about 0.7 inches is achieved.
  • the effective height of the deck is 0.5 inches, and that fits easily within the frame profile.
  • the corrugated deck is sufficiently stiff and supported at the center column. Thus, when it deflects under a load of goods, it does not deflect below the elevation of the bottom of the frame.
  • the strong metal deck and thermoplastic elements of the top cooperate with the base to provide good racldng strength.
  • the pallet construction enables a reduction in the size of the beams used in the base.
  • the vertical height (also called "depth") of the steel beams in the base of a preferred embodiment pallet is about 0.5 inches, which is about 60% of the previously required beam height of 0.875 inches.
  • the thicknesses of both the top and both parts of the pallet are thinner than was heretofore possible.
  • the use of the corrugated metal deck enables a surprising and significant reduction in height and associated stacking density, compared to what could be done in the past.
  • Exemplary pallets of the invention have heights of less than 5.4 inches, hi a preferred embodiment a pallet is 4.7 to 4.9 inches high. As a fraction of the height of the pallet, the required minimum 3.1-inch fork opening height is more than about 60 percent; the 0.7-inch top height is less than about 15 percent; and the 0.9-inch base height is less than about 20 percent. Those percentages are a measure of the efficiency and uniqueness of the design.
  • FIG. 13 A quadrant of an exemplary pallet 320, which has features of the present invention, is shown in Fig. 13.
  • the exploded view of Fig. 14 shows how it is constructed.
  • pallet 320 has most elements like those previously described.
  • the corrugated deck is of the type INV and all the corrugations are parallel to the deck diagonal.
  • Pallet 320 is different from other embodiments described up to this point in the following way:
  • the deck 322 is attached to a subframe 66 which is supported within the frame by attachment to cantilever brackets 68, 78.
  • the deck is also fastened to center column 329, which preferably has vertical fins on top rather than a mirror-fit corrugation contour pattern.
  • the subframe 66 and attached deck are spaced apart from the inner edge 72 of the frame.
  • each bridge 325 has impact absorber construction across its whole width. Since the edge of the deck is spaced apart from the inner edge of the bridge, the bridge can deform compliantly and inwardly under horizontal impact loads without damaging the deck.
  • the construction of the pallet of Fig. 13 is further described in a patent application entitled “Plastic pallet having impact resisting top”, bearing Atty. No. EPC-2437, and an application entitled “Plastic pallet having deck suspension system”, bearing Atty. No. EPC-2439, both filed on even date herewith by R. Moore et al., the disclosures of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • a pallet of the present invention like that shown in Fig. 13, when made of polypropylene or comparable density plastic, and when having corrugated aluminum alloy deck and steel beams only in the base, is by weight about 30-45 percent metal, balance thermoplastic.
  • the metal is about 32-40 weight percent.
  • the preferred embodiment pallet is approximately 90 percent plastic. Therefore, on both bases, the invention pallet is characterized as predominately plastic.
  • the total weight is about less than 55 pounds, preferably about 51 pounds, according to the particular height.
  • the aluminum deck weighs about 6 Ib and the steel reinforcing beams weigh about 12.5 Ib, which are respectively about 11-12% and 23-25% of the total pallet weight.
  • Such pallet is 34-37% percent metal by weight.
  • Some or all of the metal parts may be replaced by non-metal parts, such as with engineered plastics or ceramics, which provide comparable section module and strengths to the metal parts.
  • the new technology makes possible the construction of GMA-load rated pallets, which are predominately plastic, but at the same time they have a total height, which is 10-15% less than GMA-rated pallets in the prior art.
  • a pallet which has a 4.7 inch height has about 15% less height than a 5.56 inch high prior art pallet. That means that about 20% more pallets can be carried within the volume of a typical large truck or other vehicle, which is explained now.
  • a typical stack of pallets for carrying within a familiar U.S. over-the-road enclosed semi- trailer cannot exceed about 109 inch. Obviously, if the remaining space above an uppermost pallet is less than the height of a full pallet, that space must remain empty.
  • a stack of 23 most preferred embodiment 4.7-inch high pallets will be about 108 inches high.
  • a stack of 19 prior art 5.56-inch pallets will be about 106 inches high. Normalizing those numbers, a stack of 5.56-inch pallets has a vertical density of 2.15 pallets per foot.
  • the most preferred embodiment 4.7-inch high pallet has a stack density of 2.55 pallets per foot. Table 1 shows data for different models, or embodiments of the invention.
  • Pallet Embodiment Pallet height Maximum Stack Stacking Density inches quantity height(inches) units/foot
  • Prototype GMA pallets which had the features of most preferred embodiments of the invention passed the test of UL 2335.
  • the pallets were made of polypropylene containing fire retardants and had a corrugated aluminum deck with drain holes over the base rails, collapsible steel beams in the base rails, and thermoset foam within the hollows of the columns.
  • the 5052 aluminum alloy has an elastic modulus in tension of 10.3 X 10 6 psi (7.1 X 10 4 MPa) and a specific stiffness of about 105 X 10 6 inch (26 X lO 5 m).
  • AISI 300 series stainless steel may be used.
  • Such steel alloy has about three times the density of the aluminum alloy, but it also has an elastic modulus, which is about three times that of the aluminum alloy.
  • the two classes of metals have about the same specific stiffness.
  • the steel deck could be about one-third of the thickness of an aluminum deck.
  • a deck may alternately be made of any of a number of steels, which have mechanical properties comparable to the 300 series stainless steels.
  • a deck may be made of alloys of magnesium or titanium, although they have poor fire test characteristics.
  • Sheet of fiber reinforced thermoset plastic may be used.
  • Pallets may be alternately constructed using beams which are not metal, such as those made of graphite or glass or metal fibers.
  • the rails of bases may be constructed wholly of engineered plastics.
  • thermoplastic or "thermoplastic,” unless qualified, the term does not exclude the presence of other materials such as metal reinforcing members, fillers, fibers, fire retardants, and the like; and it means that the pallet is mostly or predominately plastic or thermoplastic, as applies.
  • a thermoplastic pallet or member may also be comprised of lesser fraction thermoset and or elastomer materials. Such terminology compares to a reference to a wholly or purely plastic or thermoplastic pallet or article.
  • commercially available fire retardants are ordinarily included with thermoplastics, to help meet the UL 2335 requirements, as is known in the art.
  • the fraction of fire retardant may be varied according to the section size and surface area of a particular portion of a pallet.
  • the base of a pallet may have cross rails, which run in a different pattern from that described.
  • the cross rails may run between diagonally opposed corners.
  • the cross rails may be wholly metal.
  • the columns might be wholly or part metal.
  • a corrugated deck of the invention can be used with pallets which have no reinforcing beams in the base, or with pallets which have no base rails, but which are supported by resting the lower ends of the columns on a flat surface, in which case the columns might more accurately be called feet.
  • the inventions will be useful as improvements for pallets, which are not GMA dimensioned or structurally rated.
  • the deck corrugation patterns can be used in other pallets having sheet material decks, including where the deck material is any kind of plastic, including engineered plastics, such as those reinforced with graphite fibers and fiberglass.
  • the invention may be applied to wholly plastic pallets and pallets having wood bases.

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L'invention concerne une palette en plastique moulé (320) comprenant une base (330) constituée de rails thermoplastiques (331) renforcés par des barres en acier (374), des colonnes verticales (328), un cadre (324) disposé sur les colonnes, et une plate-forme métallique texturée (322). Cette plate-forme métallique comprend de préférence une bride fixée sur le cadre ou sur un sous-cadre (66), placée dans l'ouverture du cadre. Le bord de la plate-forme est espacé vers l'intérieur du bord extérieur du cadre, et le périmètre de la partie supérieure du cadre est exposé. Le cadre comprend de préférence au moins une zone d'amortissement de chocs au niveau des parties pont (325) du cadre, dans laquelle sont situées les ouvertures pour fourche (334) entre des colonnes adjacentes.
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