Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Industrial platform – Knockdown or setup
Patent
1996-07-01
1998-11-03
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Industrial platform
Knockdown or setup
108 511, B65D 1912
Patent
active
058293647
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention pertains to a transport and storage system in accordance with the general terms mentioned in claim 1.
With the coming into force of the Packaging Law and international efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle packing and associated materials, the requirements made of transport and storage systems, for example pallets and containers or boxes, have changed drastically.
Industry and business now increasingly demand pallets and containers with a long life-span that can be reused for the user's purposes; moreover, the optimization of space, weight and material is being demanded. In addition, it should be possible to manufacture the pallets and containers in varying shapes and sizes to exact specifications of dimensions, weight and form, they should be easy to repair and clean, and be collapsible or foldable for return transport purposes.
A transport and storage system according to the general terms of claim 1 in the form of a flat pallet is known from DE-C-31 38 349. Transport and storage systems of this type are composed of extruded longitudinal and lateral supports, particularly of aluminum for applications in areas with high hygienic requirements. The longitudinal supports consist of three individual components that can be connected to each other. The upper component, which forms the supporting section, is equipped with a connecting device in the form of two shoulders which border an opening into which the lateral supports can be inserted.
A disadvantage of this type of transport and storage system lies in the fact that the packaged goods are not protected at the bottom, because the number of spaced lateral supports make it impossible to form a single loading surface. Because of these conditions, cavities are created in the longitudinal supports, since the lateral supports are inserted into the longitudinal supports at spaced distances.
In addition, it is necessary, in the case of transport and storage systems of this type, to provide openings for forklift trucks in the sidewalls of the longitudinal supports. These openings also create hollow areas which collect dust and dirt and are difficult or impossible to clean.
Similar problems occur in another system known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,954,067.
The object of this invention is, therefore, to create a transport and storage system of the type described in the general terms of claim 1, which can be manufactured economically and which specifically enables the requirements relating to hygiene, variability and stability to be met.
The means for attaining the object of the invention is provided by the characteristics of claim 1.
The transport and storage system in accordance with the invention, which advantageously allows for a modular constructed unitary design making use of light metal alloy profile sections, meets the requirements of industry and businesses as detailed above and even exceeds these in part. Height, length, width, configuration and carrying capacity of the transport and storage system can be adapted to individual requirements as desired.
Cleaning and repair can be done easily and economically, owing to the smooth and closed surfaces and to the problem-free collapsibility which can be carried out anytime.
The system in accordance with the invention is particularly suitable for air cargo and clean rooms, has a long lifespan and is easy to keep clean and repair when it is in use.
Moreover, there is an option of integrating additional expansions and modifications, such as hand holds, rollers, container or lattice box structures, eyebolts and similar items.
In the transport and storage system according to the invention, a pallet deck can be used initially as the goods holding device, consisting of two panels connected by a connecting profile section and which is open at its outer edges. In this embodiment, the clamping and sealing channel of the connecting device takes over the clamping and sealing function, because the open outer edges are covered all around. Simultaneously, this of course results in the creation of a protective edge.
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Chen José V.
Oeco-Team Unternehemens- und Umweltberatung GmbH
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