WO2007118917A1 - Patin en carton pour palette - Google Patents

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WO2007118917A1
WO2007118917A1 PCT/ES2007/000229 ES2007000229W WO2007118917A1 WO 2007118917 A1 WO2007118917 A1 WO 2007118917A1 ES 2007000229 W ES2007000229 W ES 2007000229W WO 2007118917 A1 WO2007118917 A1 WO 2007118917A1
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Greger Norrby
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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
    • B65D19/00—Pallets or like platforms, with or without side walls, for supporting loads to be lifted or lowered
    • B65D19/0004—Rigid pallets without side walls
    • B65D19/0006—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element
    • B65D19/0008—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element forming a continuous plane contact surface
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    • B65D19/0024—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element forming a continuous plane contact surface the base surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces
    • B65D19/0026—Rigid pallets without side walls the load supporting surface being made of a single element forming a continuous plane contact surface the base surface being made of more than one element forming discontinuous or non-planar contact surfaces and each contact surface having a stringer-like shape
    • 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
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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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
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • 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
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    • B65D2519/00432—Non-integral, e.g. inserts
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  • the present invention relates to a cardboard skate for pallets of those participating in pallets as a means of supporting the platform thereof with respect to the ground, specifically pallets in which independent of the material used in said platform the skates are made of fiber of paper or cardboard, recycled or not recycled.
  • the object of the invention is to achieve skates capable of withstanding significant efforts, especially in terms of resistance to bending, without the deterioration of the skates themselves or the decoupling thereof with respect to the loading platform.
  • the new cardboard skate for pallets that the invention proposes solves in a fully satisfactory manner the above-mentioned problem, that is, it stiffens very considerably the cardboard pallet skates, while also considerably increasing the fixing surface of the block to the perimeter structure or skate and from this to the platform itself.
  • the cardboard pallet skate that is recommended contains the following components: (i) A "C” or preferably “U” profile, that is, a profile whose wings are less than or equal to the length of its base or middle branch, commonly referred to as a "U” profile, made on the basis of laminated cardboard, preferably single piece and perimeter that may incorporate angular cuts in its wings, preferably at 90 a , and in correspondence with these, two transverse grooves as folding lines that affect its middle branch, said profile being able to preferably define four or five sectors.
  • a "C” or preferably “U” profile that is, a profile whose wings are less than or equal to the length of its base or middle branch, commonly referred to as a "U” profile, made on the basis of laminated cardboard, preferably single piece and perimeter that may incorporate angular cuts in its wings, preferably at 90 a , and in correspondence with these, two transverse grooves as folding lines that affect its middle branch, said profile being able to preferably define four or five sectors.
  • LJn preferably lined with corrugated cardboard, honeycomb sheets or similar, of similar dimensions to the base or middle branch of the perimeter profile and adhered thereto by suitable fixing means, preferably by gluing or adhesive, sandwiched between the blocks in polypropylene arrangement or in single-piece arrangement with die-cut to fit the blocks.
  • a lining that can cover the internal base of the profile can be incorporated.
  • This lining will preferably be cardboard corrugated, honeycomb plates or the like, adhered to the perimeter profile preferably by adhesive glue.
  • angular cuts will be arranged to facilitate its folding and subsequent assembly and in correspondence with the grooves and cuts of the perimeter profile and may be stamped to accommodate the blocks.
  • the lining is not single piece, it will be sandwiched between the blocks.
  • This lining it is intended to prevent the wheels of a pallet truck from breaking the vertical walls or wings of the profile and that they are not damaged by lifting the pallet with the pallet truck or trucks. Both the formation of slits or fold line and the angular cuts may be performed once the perimeter profile and lining assembly is assembled or separately.
  • one or more support blocks corresponding to the structure on one of the sectors will be placed and glued, in particular the lower support blocks are fixed in profile.
  • U preferably by adhesive glue in the angular cut of the U profile and in its lining.
  • the final structure will be closed and shaped.
  • the remaining sector will preferably be located on one of the blocks, either a side block or a central block, so as to give greater consistency to the joint.
  • Figure 1 Shows a schematic representation on the lower floor of a skate with a single support block and the reinforcement corresponding to the utility model ES 10520138U, in which a hit with the fork of the truck for heavy and sudden movements may separate the skate from the pallet of the platform.
  • Figure 2. Shows a schematic representation in plan bottom of a conventional pallet provided with three longitudinal alignments of support blocks, with three blocks in each alignment. The contact surface for gluing between the support block and the platform is reduced to the surface of the block itself and, therefore, the fixing of the skate to the platform could fail due to heavy and abrupt movements.
  • Figure 3. It shows a "U” profile in which the folding lines or slits and the cuts are arranged at the points where it will be folded to form the perimeter envelope structure. Thanks to the lines and folding or crevices, any click of the area to be folded will be avoided.
  • Figure 4.- Shows, again, the "U” profile, according to figure 3, with the lining incorporated within the middle branch of the profile. With this lining it is intended to avoid that the wheels of a pallet truck break the vertical walls or wings of the profile and that they are not damaged by lifting the pallet with the pallet truck or trucks.
  • Figure 5. Shows, according to a perspective view, a skate provided for large pallets, such as 800 x 1200 mm. or 10Ox 1200 mm. , carried out in accordance with the object of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 - Shows, again, the skate before closing and forming the perimeter structure and the end point of the "U" profile on one of the blocks is appreciated.
  • Figure 7. Shows a skate with the perimeter structure pallets of smaller size, such as 800 x 600 mm. On the sides there are no support blocks due to lack of space, but thanks to the resistance of the U profile in a vertical position, it assumes the function of the side blocks.
  • Figure 8. Shows a schematic representation on the lower floor of the arrangement of the new skates and how the contact surface for gluing between the skate and the platform increases with the perimeter structure of the skate. This increase in contact surface of gluing guarantees a much higher fixation of the skate to the platform.
  • Figure 2 has presented a Conventional cardboard pallet in which a loading platform (1) participates on whose underside are fixed a plurality of support blocks (2), binoculars that can form two, three or more preferably parallel alignments, of one, two, three or more units each and that constitute the distance means of said loading platform
  • the cardboard skate for pallets that is recommended is constituted by a combination of one or several support blocks (2) and a perimeter profile (3) of laminated cardboard, which adopts a configuration in "C” or preferably "U”, in whose middle branch (4) crevices or folding lines (5) are established, the lateral branches (6) of said corrugated perimeter profile (3) being provided, corresponding to the ends of each folding line (5), of recesses or angular cuts, preferably at 90 ° (7), which allow the corrugated and rectilinear perimeter profile of Figure 2 to be transformed into a perimeter perimeter structure.
  • a profile in "C” or "U” (3) preferably single piece, similar to the previous one, is sized to simultaneously embrace one, two three or more support blocks (2) that form the skate that is recommended, of in such a way that in the event that the skate is constituted by a single block it will be located in the center of the formed skate itself, in the event that the skate constituted by two blocks, these will be located at the ends of the skate itself, in the assumption that the skate consists of three blocks, these will be located two at the ends and one in the center and in the cases of having more than three blocks these will preferably be located with two blocks at the ends of the skate and the rest distributed at equal distances from each other.
  • the perimeter profile "C" or "U” (3) may be constituted preferably by one piece, being able to configure two or more pieces that will join either in any of the vertices (10) of the set, or on the extreme blocks (12) and (12 ') or in the middle zone side of these blocks.
  • a liner (13) may be incorporated, which may cover the internal base of the profile (4) in "C" or "U".
  • This lining will preferably be of corrugated cardboard, honeycomb sheets or the like, adhered to the perimeter profile preferably by adhesive glue.
  • angular cuts will also be arranged to facilitate folding and subsequent assembly and in correspondence with the grooves and cuts of the perimeter profile and die-cut areas where the corresponding blocks will fit.
  • this will be placed in the sections between blocks, just in the area where it is provided that between the wheels and / or skates of the pallet truck or truck and the surface covering the lifting fork .
  • the perimeter perimeter profile (3) is preferably closed over the upper middle area of no of the blocks (2), as shown in Figures 3 and 4, so that in said profile corrugated (3) instead of having four transverse folding lines (5) that determine four layered sectors, there are four folding lines that determine five sectors, as can also be seen in the cited figures 6 and 7.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un patin en carton pour palette formé selon un profil périmétrique (3) comprenant une pluralité de blocs (2) de support auxquels ledit patin est fixé par collage, présentant de préférence une section en 'C' ou en 'U' et, dans sa partie centrale (4), diverses fentes ou lignes de pliage transversales (5) se terminant par des évidements ou coupes angulaires (7) dans les ailes (6) du profil périmétrique (3). Celui-ci peut, de plus, présenter une garniture (13) de renfort. Les extrémités (11) (11´) du profil périmétrique (3) viennent en contact sur la zone centrale d'un des blocs (2) de support. Les patins ainsi conçus, disposés de manière parallèle les uns par rapport aux autres, sont collés à une plate-forme (1) de chargement pour former une palette. On augmente ainsi considérablement la surface de collage des patins à la plate-forme (1) de chargement, tout en améliorant la rigidité de l'ensemble.
PCT/ES2007/000229 2006-04-17 2007-04-16 Patin en carton pour palette Ceased WO2007118917A1 (fr)

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ES200600875U ES1062739Y (es) 2006-04-17 2006-04-17 Patin de carton para palet
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