RU2118603C1 - Container and box storage, shipment and exhibition of cylindrical articles - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: materials handling facilities; storage, shipment and exhibition of cylindrical articles, such as bottles. SUBSTANCE: container and box has frame-work and box made of sheet material blanks by bending the flaps relative to marked lines. Container has posts, bridges and shelves forming cells for boxes made with corrugated side walls. To facilitate handling, projecting parts of corrugations of one side wall of box are located either opposite to projecting portion of corrugation of other wall or opposite to concave portion of corrugation. Distance between shelves of container cells exceeds height of box height of framework bridge. Face walls of box are made with double bending line whose thickness is equal to thickness of framework bridge. Material of blank on flaps forming face walls of box has weakening line connecting ends of double bending line with edges of box cover. EFFECT: enhanced quality of storage and shipment. 9 cl, 19 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to equipment for storage, transportation and demonstration of cylindrical products, mainly bottles.

 A known container for storing and transporting products of a cylindrical shape, mainly bottles, containing a pallet with a base made in the form of a frame with a flanging and support strips on its inner side. The container also has a set of boxes that are mounted on the container frame and secured against arbitrary movement (see Copyright Certificate SU N 1671532, CL B 65 D 5/00, published. 1991).

 A disadvantage of the known construction lies in the fact that the construction of the container does not provide a demonstration of products if necessary and, in addition, the container, having large dimensions, provides storage and transportation of a small number of bottles, i.e. has a small area utilization rate.

 The closest technical solution to the invention is a container for storing, transporting and displaying bottles, including at least one frame, containing racks connected by rails and shelves, forming cells located under each other for placing boxes with products in them, means for fixing boxes relative to the frame and means for connecting to transport and loading mechanisms (see US Patent N 4582195, CL B 65 D 5/52, published. 1986).

 A disadvantage of the known container is that it can accommodate a small number of bottles with its large dimensions.

 The objective of the present invention is to provide a container design that provides an increase in the utilization of cargo capacity and carrying capacity of transport containers, that is, with the minimum dimensions of the container, to ensure the placement of the maximum number of cylindrical products while maintaining the possibility of transportation, storage, as well as the demonstration of products on all tiers of the container without dismantling it.

 This problem is solved in a container for storing, transporting and demonstrating products of a predominantly cylindrical shape, including at least one frame, containing racks interconnected by crossbars and shelves, forming cells located under each other for placing boxes with products in them, means for fixing boxes relative to the frame and means for connecting with transport and loading mechanisms due to the fact that the frame is made of sheet material with vertical bend lines for the formation of racks, with horizontal bend lines at the same level on the side and front sides of the frame with cutouts and valves located in them above and below the horizontal bend lines, respectively, on the side and front sides of the frame for the formation of shelves, the width of the cutouts on at least one side of the frame less than the width of the box, and the remaining dimensions of the cutouts of the frame more than the corresponding overall dimensions of the box, and the distance between the shelves exceeds the height of the box by the height of the crossbar.

 The specified objective of the invention is also solved due to the fact that the frame is equipped with additional racks having a shape corresponding to the shape of the sides of the frame, rigidly connected with them and made of solid sheet material, while the sheet material of the frame blank is made with double vertical bending lines with a distance between them equal to the thickness of the material of the additional racks; the container is made with two frames rigidly connected on the sides using a detachable connection; the container is made with two frames, pivotally connected along the edge of the sides, and has a means of fixing the frames on the other edge of the same sides; the means for fixing the boxes relative to the frame are made in the form of a sash pivotally connected to one edge of the side of the frame, having cuts for the overall dimensions of the box, the sash overlapping these cutouts of the frame and has fixing means with another edge of the same side of the frame.

 Known box for transportation and storage of products formed from a workpiece with kink lines, side and corner valves for forming the bottom, side walls, internal partitions and cover (see, for example, USSR author's certificate N 581011, class B 65 D 5/00 , 1977).

 The drawback of the design of the box is the impossibility of effectively using its area for cylindrical products, as well as the difficulty of demonstrating the products contained in it.

 The closest technical solution to the proposed invention is a box formed from a blank with kink lines containing the bottom of the box with valves for forming side walls, front walls and associated covers with additional valves and placed under the liner cover (see USSR Patent N 335818 , CL B 65 D 5/36, 1972).

 The disadvantage of the design of this technical solution, as well as the above, is the impossibility of effectively using the box area for products of cylindrical shape and the difficulty of demonstrating the products in it without removing it.

 The objective of the present invention is to provide a box for storing, transporting and demonstrating products of a cylindrical shape, ensuring at its minimum dimensions that the maximum number of pieces of products of a cylindrical shape, such as bottles, can be displayed, as well as ensuring their demonstration without being removed from the box.

 This problem is solved in a box for placing products of a cylindrical shape formed from a workpiece with kink lines containing the bottom of the box with valves for forming side walls, front walls and associated covers with additional valves and placed under the liner cover due to the fact that the valve of each side wall is made of several parts having bend lines and curly cuts made with the possibility of fixing the assembled parts of the side wall and the formation of a corrugated surface ice, and the shape of the corrugation ensures that inside it is half the diameter of the product of a cylindrical shape, and the protrusions of the corrugations on one side wall are opposite either the protrusions or troughs of the corrugations on the other side wall of the box.

 The objective of the invention is also solved due to the fact that the valves of the front walls of the workpiece are made with double kink lines located at a distance from the bottom of the box, greater than the height of the crossbar of the container frame, and between the kink lines the distance is greater than the thickness of the crossbar of the container frame, and the ends of the double kink lines are connected to the edges of the lids with lines weakening the workpiece material; the liner has valves with kink lines with the possibility of placing the valves on the corrugated surface of the side walls of the box; the liner on the outside is made with distinctive markings.

 The above-described implementation of the container and the box allows you to get a design that has a non-standard original design, ensuring the use of the container and box for storage, transportation and demonstration of cylindrical products with a maximum quantity in the minimum size of the box and container.

 This is due to the fact that the proposed implementation of the box changes the layout of the bottles in the box from “square” to “triangular”, which, with the same parameters of cylindrical-shaped products, saves the occupied area of 7-9%.

 The design of the container, interconnected with the design of the boxes, provides storage, transportation and demonstration of products of a cylindrical shape without dismantling the container with maximum ease of use and a minimum footprint for a given amount of stored or transported cylindrical products.

 In FIG. 1 schematically shows a container (general view); in FIG. 2 - the frame of the container, consisting of two parts, detachably interconnected on the sides; in FIG. 3 - a container with two frames pivotally connected along an edge of the side; in FIG. 4 - sheet blank frame of the container; in FIG. 5 and 6 - additional frame racks for different sides; in FIG. 7 - box blank; in FIG. 8 - box insert; in FIG. 9-11 - stages of assembly of the box; in FIG. 12 - box in the position of the demonstration or unloading of products; in FIG. 13-16 - embodiments of the box (cross section) and the placement of products of a cylindrical shape in it; in FIG. 17 - the implementation of the container with one frame and means for fixing the crates; in FIG. 18-19 - container with a double frame with drawers in transport and display positions.

 The container consists of at least one frame 1 having racks 2, interconnected by crossbars 3 and 4, as well as shelves 5 with the formation of cells 6 to accommodate boxes 7 (Fig. 1 and 3).

 The container may also contain several interconnected frames, for example, two frames can be rigidly detachably connected to each other on the sides (Fig. 2) or pivotally connected along the edge of the side to fix in a known manner on the other edge of the same side (Fig. 3 ) To work with loading and transport mechanisms, the container has appropriate known devices for this, not shown in the drawing.

 The frame of the container is made of a preform 8 of sheet material (Fig. 4) with vertical lines 9 along which the bend of the preform is carried out to form racks 2 of the frame (Fig. 5). The workpiece has horizontal lines 10 and 11, respectively, on the side and front sides of the frame, made at the same level. On the sides above the lines 10, cut-outs 12 are made with valves 13 placed therein, and on the front sides of the container, cut-outs 14 with valves 15 placed in them are made under horizontal lines 11. The width of the cut-outs 12, at least on one of the sides of the frame, has a value smaller than the width of the box 7. The width of the cutouts 14 on the front sides of the frame can also have a value less than the length of the box. With this embodiment, the rigidity of the frame will be greatest.

 One of the sides of the frame must have a width and a height of the cutouts, ensuring the fit of the dimensions of the box for installation in the cell frame. This oversize can have a value of 2-3 mm. The distance between the horizontal lines 10 or 11 determines the distance between the shelves and has a value greater than the height of the box to the height of the crossbar 4.

 The frame is assembled as follows.

 The workpiece is bent along lines 9 with the formation of racks 2 and fixing one of the known methods of the open ends of one of the racks. Then the valves 13 and 15 are bent into the frame with the formation of shelves 5.

 To increase the rigidity of the frame, it can be equipped with additional racks 16 and 17, having a shape that is in response to the shape of the sides of the frame.

 In this case, the workpiece must be made with a double line 9, the distance between the lines is equal to the thickness of the material of the racks 16 and 17.

 These additional racks are fixed on the workpiece by one of the known methods. The box is made of a workpiece with lines 18 for bending the valves 19 and 20, forming the front sides of the box 7 relative to the bottom 21. The workpiece also has lines 22 and 23, as well as curly cutouts 24 for forming the side walls of the box using valves 25-29. Valves 30 and 31 are connected to valves 19 and 20 to form a box lid by bending the workpiece along lines 32 and 33 (Fig. 7).

 On the valves 19 and 20, at a distance from the bend line 18, greater than the height of the crossbar 4 of the frame, a double line 34 is made with a distance between the lines greater than the thickness of the crossbar 4. The ends of the line 34 are connected to the edges of the valves 30, 31 forming the box cover by lines 35, 36 weakening the workpiece material.

 The box is collected as follows.

 The workpiece is bent along lines 22 in steps on valves 25 and 29 (Fig. 9). Then, the valves 19 and 20 are bent along the lines 18 to form the front walls of the box and the valves 25 and 29 are placed along the figured cutouts of the valves 26, 27, 28 with the formation of the corrugated surface of the side walls of the box 7 (Fig. 10). The valves 26, 27 and 28 are bent along the lines 23 of the workpiece and placed in the protrusions and depressions of the corrugations of the side walls, fixing the valves 25 and 29 in assembled form. An insert 37 with valves 38 is placed on the top of the box, which is unbent on the side walls of the box, and the lid is bent along lines 32 and 33, placing it on top of the insert, and the valve 38 on the side walls of the box (Fig. 11). In this form, carry out storage and transportation of products.

 Since the parts of the cover 30, 31 do not completely overlap the liner 37, distinctive markings are applied in the open area of the latter.

 To demonstrate the products, it is possible not only to open the box and remove the liner, but also to bend the lids 30, 31 along lines 34, destroying the workpiece material along the weakened lines 36 (Fig. 12).

 The shape of the corrugation of the side wall of the box ensures that half of the diameter of the product is cylindrical in shape, and the corrugated surfaces forming the walls of the box are located so that the protrusions of the corrugations on one side wall are opposite or the protrusions or troughs of the corrugations on the other wall of the box (Fig. 13-16) . The number of rows of cylindrical products may be from two or more, for example 3-5 rows. In this case, the cutouts of the side walls of the frame perform the corresponding width.

 As a result of this embodiment of the box, the step of arranging the products of cylindrical shape in width becomes smaller than the step of arranging along the length and is equal to the height of an equilateral triangle, i.e. the step of arranging the products is equal to 0.866 of the diameter of the product cylinder, for example, the diameter of the bottle. Due to this, the size of the box is reduced by 7-9% compared with the prototype box, in which the products of a cylindrical shape can only be located "square".

 In addition, the design of the box according to this invention saves occupied space due to the fact that the protruding corrugations of one box fit into the recesses of the corrugations of another box, which saves the area of the container (Fig. 18). Due to the execution of one side of the container with a cutout less than the width of the box, but ensuring the placement of protruding corrugations of the wall in it, the box is fixed in the frame of the container, and the material of the container blank is also saved, since it has a width that is less than the length of the box in case the drawer of FIG. 13 and 15 (see figure 3). In the case of a container with one frame, the drawers are fixed in the container on the other side by a sash 39 (Fig. 17), pivotally connected to an edge of the side of the frame, having cutouts for the dimensions of the box and having fixing means (not shown) with the frame on the opposite hinge edge of the side (Fig. 17).

 If the frame is double, the fixation of the boxes is carried out due to the rigid connection of the sides with large cutouts under the boxes with each other. When performing the hinge connection of two frames along the edge of their sides with cutouts for the dimensions of the boxes, after their installation, additional fixation is carried out by any known method (lock, latch, bolt connection) along the edge on the other side (Fig. 2 and 3).

 If it is necessary to demonstrate the products in the box, without removing them from the container, open the box cover, tear along the weakened lines a part of the front side of the box to a double bend line and place this part of the box on the crossbar of the container. Due to the fact that the material of the box is bent along a line having a width greater than the thickness of the crossbar of the container frame, the box is additionally fixed relative to the frame, and the bent part is adjacent to it, creating the container's appearance as a stand.

 The container of the proposed design is multi-turn equipment and can be used for storage, transportation and display of any goods.

Claims (9)

 1. A container for storing, transporting and demonstrating products of a cylindrical shape, comprising at least one frame, comprising racks interconnected by crossbars and shelves, forming cells located under each other for placing product boxes in them, means for fixing the boxes relative to the frame and means for connecting with transport and loading mechanisms, characterized in that the frame is made of sheet material with vertical lines of inflection for the formation of racks, with horizontal by lines of kinks at one level along the side and front sides of the frame, with cutouts and flaps located in them above and below the horizontal lines of kinks, respectively, on the side and front sides of the frame to form shelves, the width of the cutouts on at least one side of the frame being less than the width of the box and the remaining dimensions of the frame cutouts are larger than the corresponding overall dimensions of the box, and the distance between the shelves exceeds the height of the box by the height of the crossbar.  2. The container according to claim 1, characterized in that it is equipped with additional racks having a shape corresponding to the shape of the sides of the frame, rigidly connected with them and made of solid sheet material, while the sheet material of the frame blank is made with double vertical bend lines with the distance between them, equal to the thickness of the material of the additional racks.  3. The container according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it is made with two frames rigidly connected on the sides using a detachable connection.  4. The container according to one of paragraphs.1 and 2, characterized in that it is made with two frames, pivotally connected along the edge of the sides, and has a means of fixing the frames on the other edge of the same sides.  5. The container according to one of paragraphs. 1 and 2, characterized in that the means of fixation of the boxes relative to the frame is made in the form of a sash pivotally connected to one edge of the side of the frame, having cutouts for the overall dimensions of the box, and the sash overlaps these cutouts of the frame and has a means of fixing with another edge of the same side side of the frame.  6. A box for storing, transporting and demonstrating products of a cylindrical shape formed from a blank with kink lines containing the bottom of the box with valves for forming side walls, front walls and associated covers with additional valves and an insert located under the cover, characterized in that the valve of each side wall is made of several parts having bend lines and curly cuts made with the possibility of fixing the assembled parts of the side wall and the formation of a corrugated surface the latter, moreover, the shape of the corrugation ensures that inside it half the diameter of the product is cylindrical, and the protrusions of the corrugations on one side wall are opposite either the protrusions or troughs of the corrugations on the other side wall of the box.  7. The box according to claim 6, characterized in that the valves of the front walls of the workpiece are made with double kink lines located at a distance from the bottom of the box greater than the height of the crossbar of the container frame, and between the kink lines the distance is greater than the thickness of the crossbar of the container frame, and the ends of the double lines kinks are connected with the edges of the lids with lines weakening the workpiece material.  8. Box according to one of paragraphs. 6 and 7, characterized in that the liner has valves with kink lines with the possibility of placing the valves on the corrugated surface of the side walls of the box.  9. The box according to one of paragraphs.6 to 8, characterized in that the liner on the outside is made with distinctive markings.

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