EP2388208A2 - Transport container with top cover - Google Patents

Abstract

The transport container (1) is emptied by tilting or by rotation, and has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls for bounding an upper opening. A section of a putting up or removable cover is designed as an openable roof with roof segments. The roof segments are made of flexible tarpaulin with profile imparting slats.

Description

Technical area:

The invention relates to a transport container or container for the transport of bulk materials, which in particular can be emptied by tilting or turning and which has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls and is provided with a make-up or removable cover.

State of the art:

In transport containers or containers wood chips, for example, transported, the transport containers can be transported on both trucks and flat or stakes wagon in rail freight transport. This is from the DE 44 01 295 C1 a container with a folding bottom has become known, which consists of a standing upright walls receiving body and hinged on one side on the underside of the receiving body bottom flap, wherein on the, the pivot axis opposite sides of the bottom flap a lock is arranged. Also in the case of the EP 1 010 645 A1 known cargo containers for the transport of bulk goods on rail vehicles is to empty the container whose bottom swung down. Also known are containers that can be opened on an end wall, so that the container can be unloaded by tilting. Opening doors on end walls or bottom flaps is uncomfortable and time consuming. The opening mechanisms require moving and thus interference-prone parts, so that these containers are only partially suitable for the economic transport of bulk goods. Other known containers can be emptied by turning by means of an emptying device, which has a mandrel for receiving and rotating the container in the bottom area. Certain dimensions of the containers are standardized and can not be exceeded in order to ensure safe transport in rail freight traffic. As a result, the size and the loading volume of the known containers are limited.

By the AU 430417 Furthermore, a transport container for bulk materials for transport on the rail has become known, which can be emptied in particular by tilting or turning. The transport container has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls and is either open at the top or provided with an openable or removable cover. The side walls have at least four adjoining sections, wherein of the four sections, the lowermost section is inclined outwards relative to the vertical. The section adjoining this section extends at least substantially vertically, with the next section extending inwards inclined relative to the vertical. The uppermost section also runs at least essentially vertically, so that this section and the second section have mutually parallel walls from below.

By the EP 1 690 809 A2 a container for transporting bulk materials has become known, which in particular can be emptied by tilting or turning and which has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls with at least four adjoining sections, either open at the top or provided with an open or removable cover in which, of the four sections, the lowermost section is inclined outwards relative to the vertical, which extends at least substantially perpendicularly to this adjoining section, the next section runs inclined inward with respect to the vertical, and the uppermost section likewise runs at least substantially vertically. The cross-sectional contour of the container corresponds to the top and bottom of the cross-section and the dimensions of standardized cuboid container, at least largely. In the mid-intermediate region, the container is at least approximately matched to the cross section and dimensions of railway wagons, the width of the container between the uppermost portions of the side walls corresponding to the width between the lowermost ends of the outwardly inclined sections. This container has the disadvantage that it is expensive to manufacture and therefore expensive. The shape adaptations of the shell of the container, especially in the execution of non-vertical extending, long side sections, require additional work and therefore costs.

By the AT 08610 U1 a container for transporting bulk materials has become known, which in particular can be emptied by tilting or turning and which has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls, either open at the top or provided with an open or removable cover, with its cross-sectional contour in the uppermost and in the lowermost region corresponds to the cross-section and the dimensions of standardized parallelepipedic containers, at least largely, and is adapted, at least approximately, to the cross-section and the dimensions of railway carriages in the central region therebetween.

Technical task:

The object of the invention is to further develop a transport container or container for bulk materials which can be emptied, in particular by road transport or in rail freight traffic, in such a way that it has an optimized loading volume while observing standardized maximum dimensions, in particular with regard to rail transport. However, it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and yet it can be used for many different bulk materials. In particular, he should be able to transport both pellets and woodchips alternately.

Disclosure of the invention and its advantages:

This object is achieved by a transport container or container for transporting bulk materials, which in particular can be emptied by tilting or turning and which has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls, which bounded an upper opening, which is provided with a make or removable cover wherein at least a portion of the openable or removable cover is formed as an openable roof with roof sections slidably formed towards the edge of the opening. In particular, pellets are sensitive to moisture. With closed roof can be moisture-sensitive goods protect and transport in the container, which otherwise transported essentially wood chips.

[A2] In an embodiment of the invention it is provided that the roof sections are formed of flexible tarpaulins with profiling laths and / or that the roof sections are formed as profiled sheet metal segments.

By profiling can be advantageous to use the entire available rail profile and increase the transport capacity of the container with advantage. The flexible tarpaulin requires extra space and is light.

If the roof sections are formed as profiled sheet metal segments, they can be pushed together to form a horizontal stack.

[A3] It is sufficient if all roof sections are designed to be displaceable towards an edge of the upper opening and / or the roof sections are designed to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction.

If the roof sections are designed to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, this leads to advantageously small widths of the roof sections and thereby to a high durability of the roof.

[A4] For the parent pushing the roof sections, it is advantageous if the profiling slats have ends which are designed to be displaceable in guides and / or the roof sections are formed stackable to form a package.

As a result, they only marginally restrict the upper opening. For the loading and unloading is thus a particularly large free opening available.

[A5] The roof can also remain in its collapsed position during loading and unloading without being damaged if at least one deflector plate is provided in the container below the package of roof sections and / or the bottom has deflector plates inclined in the longitudinal direction.

These deflector plates connect to cross members or other transverse structural parts of the container to prevent bulk material residues in frontal discharge.

[A6] If at least one end face of the transport container has a door or a swing flap, the bulk material can also be discharged through this frontal opening and / or the opening has corner struts connecting the edges of the opening of two adjoining walls, thus resulting in a structural reinforcement of the container.

[A7] When the profiling battens are molded from fiber reinforced plastic and / or the profiling battens are conformed to the frame profile.

As a result of this adaptation, it is possible to use almost the entire web profile and thus to further advantageously increase the transport capacity.

[A8] The fact that a mechanical drive, preferably with a hand crank, is provided for moving the roof sections, the roof can be operated manually from the ground manually.

[A9] The transport capacity is further advantageously increased by the fact that the side walls are each formed with three adjoining sections, and of the three sections, the lowermost, first section extends outwardly inclined relative to the vertical, the second section adjoining this substantially perpendicular and the third portion extends inwardly inclined with respect to the vertical, wherein the first portion has a length of one-third to one-seventh of the length of the second portion, and the third portion has a length between the same length to half the length of the second portion in the vertical projection, the uppermost edges of the third section, cover width, adjacent to the lowermost edges of the first section, bottom width, so that the cross-sectional contour of the transport container in the imaginary shortest connection of the two outer points of the bottom width of the lowest , first Section with the two outer points of the cover width of the top third section has the shape of a trapezoid. The transport container according to the invention thus has only three sections in the side wall. The top and bottom sections abut with their edges on the middle section, so that only two horizontal welds are required to connect the three sections or bends to make the side wall. The production cost is thereby advantageously reduced. Due to the harmonious transitions of the sections, the transport container can be emptied quickly and residue-free, which frees the operation of disturbances for the cleaning of transport containers. Because the side walls also have no convex abutment edges directed towards the loading space, which are exposed to increased wear when the bulk material is slid over them, the service life of the transport containers is advantageously increased.

In the embodiment of the invention, it is provided that in the vertical projection the uppermost edges of the third section next to the lowermost edges within the first section adjacent to the lowermost edges lie either within the first section or outside the first section, so that in the first case the floor width (13, 13 ', 30) is longer than the cover width (12, 12', 32) and in the second case the floor width (13, 13 ', 30) is shorter than the cover width (12, 12', 32) ,

That is, the uppermost cross-sectional width or width (B2) of the opposing uppermost portions of the sidewalls is either less than the lowermost cross-sectional width or bottom width (B1) of the opposite lowermost portions of the sidewalls. The difference (B1-B2) between the lowest cross-sectional width (B1) and the uppermost cross-sectional width (B2) may be between 5cm to 100cm, even more. Or the lowest cross-sectional width or bottom width may be smaller than the uppermost cross-sectional width or cover width, with similar differences.

In the imaginary shortest connection, connect the two outer points of the bottom line of the lowest, first section with the two outer points the top line of the top third section, we obtain the shape of a trapezoid according to the invention as a cross-sectional contour. If the bottom line of the lowermost, first section is longer than the top line of the top third section, then the above-defined cross-sectional contour tapers upwards. If the bottom line of the lowermost, first section is shorter than the top line of the top third section, then the above-defined cross-sectional contour tapers downwards.

[A11] In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the lowermost portion has an angle to the vertical near 45 ° or 45 ° and / or that the second portion has an angle to the vertical (8) near 1 or 1 and / or that the third section has an angle to the vertical near 11 ° or 11 °.

The transport containers manufactured according to this dimensional specification have an optimum design which, with the greatest possible capacity, has a lower manufacturing outlay with a long service life of the transport container. Further embodiments of the invention are characterized in further subclaims, to which reference is made.

[A12] The transport container according to the invention can be used on most freight trains when in cross-section the lowest edge of the first sections of the side walls of the transport container has a maximum distance of 2,550 mm, preferably about 2,437 mm or in particular of 2,437 mm.

[A13] For machine emptying of the transport container is provided that in the region of the bottom of the transport container transverse to the longitudinal direction of the same hollow profiles for receiving arms of a hoist are provided and / or that the side walls are formed in the region of corner pillars a recessed surface forming the lower end of which at least one gripping edge is formed, which is preferably arranged at the lower end of the side wall.

This also allows the immediate inclusion of the container according to the invention with the load shoes of a portal lift truck. The hollow profiles also allow gripper tongs advantageously to find their abutment.

[A14] In a preferred embodiment, the end walls are bounded by side corner pillars, the corner pillars being inclined towards each other such that the distance (B2) of the corner pillars at their uppermost ends is less than the distance (B1) of the corner pillars at their ends lowest ends in the region of the bottom of the transport container and / or that the difference between the lowest distance (B1) of the corner pillars and the uppermost distance (B2) of the corner pillars is preferably between 5 cm to 100 cm.

[A15] In a further preferred embodiment, the end walls are limited for their stabilization of lateral corner pillars, which are arranged perpendicular or inclined to the outside or inclined inwardly.

Further advantageous embodiments are described in the subclaims.

Figur 1

eine Ansicht des Transportbehälters von seiner Längsseite,

Figur 2

eine Ansicht des Transportbehälters von seiner Stirnseite und

Figur 3

das Detail A aus Figur 2 in vergrößerter Darstellung

Figur 4

eine Ansicht eines weiteren Transportbehälters von dessen Stirnseite

Figur 5

eine Ansicht eines weiteren Transportbehälters von dessen Stirnseite

Figur 6

eine Längsansicht des Transportbehälters gemäß Figur 5 und

Figur 7

einen Querschnitt durch den Transportbehälter der Figur 5 direkt hinter der Stirnwand entlang der Schnittlinie B-B in Figur 6

Figur 8

einen Vertikalschnitt in Längsrichtung durch den Behälter mit Dach,

Figur 9

einen Vertikalschnitt in Querrichtung durch den Behälter mit Dach,

Figur 10

einen Vertikalschnitt in Längsrichtung durch den Behälter mit geöffnetem Dach,

Figur 11

eine stirnseitige Ansicht des Behälters mit Tür,

Figur 12

einen schematischen Vertikalschnitt in Längsrichtung in gekippter Stellung mit Pendelklappe und

Figur 13

eine perspektivische Ansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Behälters jedoch ohne Dach aber mit Greifkanten.

Brief description of the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1

a view of the transport container from its longitudinal side,

FIG. 2

a view of the transport container from its front and

FIG. 3

the detail A off FIG. 2 in an enlarged view

FIG. 4

a view of another transport container from the end face

FIG. 5

a view of another transport container from the end face

FIG. 6

a longitudinal view of the transport container according to FIG. 5 and

FIG. 7

a cross section through the transport container of FIG. 5 directly behind the front wall along the section line BB in FIG. 6

FIG. 8

a vertical section in the longitudinal direction through the container with roof,

FIG. 9

a vertical section in the transverse direction through the container with roof,

FIG. 10

a vertical section in the longitudinal direction through the container with the roof open,

FIG. 11

an end view of the container with door,

FIG. 12

a schematic vertical section in the longitudinal direction in a tilted position with pendulum flap and

FIG. 13

a perspective view of the container according to the invention, however, without a roof but with gripping edges.

Preferred embodiments of the invention:

In FIG. 1 the transport container according to the invention for the transport of bulk materials is shown as a view from its longitudinal side. The transport container 1 is usually on its floor 2 on the traffic area for loading. For transport 2 attachment points 15 are provided with guides at the corners of the bottom, which secure the position of the transport container on a wagon. Of these attachment points extend vertically all corner posts 16, 17, which have guide elements 18, which also allow stacking of several transport containers. The end walls 3 and the side walls 4 form with the bottom 2 an open space for filling with bulk material.

The side walls 4 are divided into three sections, namely a lower section 5, a middle section 6 and a third upper section 7. At their abutting edges, the sections 5, 6, 7 are connected by welds, the sections having different lengths in the directions as indicated by the double arrows in FIG. 2 are indicated. The first lower section 5 has the length 9, the second middle section has the length 10 and the upper third section has the length 11.

For lifting the transport container by means of a hoist are hollow sections 14, FIG. 1 , Provided in the region of the bottom transversely to the longitudinal direction of the transport container. In these hollow sections 14, for example, the forks of a truck intervene. The stacker raises to empty the transport container to this and rotates with a corresponding turning device of the forks the transport container for emptying upside down.

In FIG. 2 the frontal profile of the transport container is shown. In broken lines are also different profiles 20, for example, railroad cars, indicated that must not be touched by transported loads.

From this FIG. 2 is the profile of the side walls 4 clearly visible, which is composed of sections 5, 6 and 7. The lowermost portion 5 extends from the bottom 2 approximately at 45 ° or 45 ° obliquely upward. At this first section 5, the middle section 6 connects, which connects substantially perpendicularly with its length 10 to a further length 11 of the section 7, this section 7 extends again inwardly extending to the upper edge 12 of the transport container 1, how it looks FIG. 2 is apparent. In this case, the upper portion 7 is inclined at about 11 ° or 11 ° relative to the vertical 8 inwards. In the illustrated embodiment, the central portion 6 has an inwardly directed inclination relative to the vertical 8 of about 1 ° or 1 °. Where the sections abut each other, they are connected by means of welds 19. It can also be seen from this profile that the sections, viewed from the inside, have only concave angles. This means that the inner angle of the transport container 1 remains below 180 °. As a result, there are no convex edges over which the bulk material would have to flow, which could lead to higher wear.

FIG. 3 shows detail A FIG. 2 in an enlarged view. The profile to be kept clear is again shown in broken lines. In this figure, it can be seen that the distance 21 of the upper section 7 of the side wall 4 of the profile corner 22 approximately corresponds to the distance 23 of the upper edge 20 of the section 7 of the profile corner 24 by the dimensioning according to the invention.

The container 1 is designed, for example, in cross-section such that it is the width of a conventional one in the lowermost region between the short sections 5 Transport container, but preferably not more than 2,550 mm, preferably not more than 2,437 mm; then his largest width, namely between the sections 6, slightly less than the cross section of a UIC-505 standard railway wagon with its maximum width of 2,950 mm, namely preferably about 2.897 mm or 2.897 mm. In the transition of section 6 in the section 7, the width of the transport container is approximately 2,830 mm or 2,830 mm, wherein at the end of the uppermost region 7 of the transport container 1 again has approximately the width of a conventional transport container. The upper opening dimensions are preferably between 2,000 mm to 2,185 mm by 5,700 mm.

FIG. 4 shows a further example of a transport container according to the invention. This is characterized in that the end walls for stabilizing lateral corner posts 16 ', 16 "are limited, wherein the corner posts 16', 16" are inclined towards each other such that the distance B2 of the corner columns at their upper ends is less than that of each other Distance B1 of the corner pillars at their lowest ends in the region of the bottom 2 of the transport container 1, as it looks FIG. 4 evident. The difference B1-B2 between the lowest distance B1 of the corner pillars 16 ', 16 "and the uppermost distance B2 of the corner pillars 16', 16" may preferably be between 5 cm to 100 cm.

In this way, a transport container is provided, which can be manufactured with reduced effort and yet almost reaches the maximum possible transport volume. At the same time, care is taken that the dimensions of the transport container remain within the framework of the standardized dimensions of a railroad car and the usual transport container dimensions. Due to the special design, this transport container but has a relation to the prior art increased service life, since due to the lack of convex edges over which the bulk material would flow, the transport container has a reduced wear during operation.

The FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 show a further transport container 33 of the Front side, the longitudinal view of the transport container 33 and a cross section through the transport container 33 of the FIG. 5 directly behind the front wall along the section line BB in FIG. 6 , In contrast to the transport container of FIG. 4 this transport container has the Figures 5-7 perpendicular corner columns 25, 25 ', as can be seen. In this way, the production of the transport container according to the invention is simplified and cheapened.

The recognizability of the cross-sectional contour in the form of a trapezoid of the transport container with respect to the imaginary shortest connection of the two outer points of the bottom line, that is, the bottom width, the lowermost, first section 5 with the two outer points of the cover line, which is the top width of the top third section 7, is in the FIGS. 4 and 7 played.

Regarding the FIG. 4 form the two outer points 26, 26 'of the bottom line 13' and the lowest edge of the bottom 2 'with the two outer points 27, 27' of the cover line 12 'and the uppermost edge 12' together with the shortest dot-dashed connecting lines 28, 28 ' a trapezoid wherein the bottom line 13 'is longer than the cover line 12' and thus the cross-sectional contour tapers in the form of a trapezoid upwards.

Regarding the FIG. 7 form the outer points 29, 29 'of the lowermost edge or the bottom width 30 of the transport container 33 with the two outer points 31, 31' of the uppermost edge or the cover width 32 of the transport container 33 together with the shortest dot-dashed connecting lines 34, 34 'a trapeze the bottom width 30 is shorter than the cover width 32 and thus widens the cross-sectional contour in the form of a trapezoid upwards.

The FIGS. 8 to 12 show the container according to the invention with roof. In FIG. 8 are good to recognize the individual sections 42 of the roof 41. The sections are formed by corresponding sections of a tarpaulin 47 and an associated lath 46, which is inserted into a pocket of the tarpaulin. As an additional backup serve straps 58. The segments or sections are manually moved by means of the hand crank 57 via a mechanical drive.

In FIG. 9 the profile of the lath 46 and the tarpaulin 47 can be seen, which close the opening 44 of the container 1. Laterally, the ends 49 of the slats 46 are slidably mounted in guides 50.

In FIG. 10 one sees the roof sections 42 all shifted to an edge 48 of the opening 44. Underneath the package 51 forming thereby, a deflector plate 52 is arranged for protection.

FIG. 11 shows an intended for emptying frontal door 53. Instead, is in FIG. 12 a pendulum flap 54 for emptying shown in vertical section. For complete emptying, deflector plates 56 are installed on the bottom.

In FIG. 13 showing the roofless container according to the invention in a perspective view, the three sections 5, 6, 7 of the side wall 4 in the immediate vicinity of the corner pillars 16, 25 are formed recessed. This results in a vertical surface 60 at the lower end gripping surfaces 61 are provided with at least one gripping edge 59. Gripping edges are grooves or recesses in the bottom longitudinal members of containers. At them the gripper tongs find their abutments. Such clamps can also be used in gantry cranes, if no spreaders are used. Gripping edges also make it possible to immediately pick up the containers with the load shoes of a straddle carrier.

List of reference numerals:

1, 33

transport container

2

Floor or floor width

3

end walls

4

side walls

5

first lowermost section of the sidewalls

6

middle section of the side walls

7

third uppermost section of the side walls

8th

Vertical or vertical

9

Length first section

10

Length second section

11

Length third section

12, 12 ', 32

top margins or deck width

13, 13 ', 30

lowest margins or bottom width

14

hollow sections

15

attachment points

16, 16 ', 16 ", 17

corner posts

18

guide elements

19, 19 '

welds

20

profiles

21, 23

distances

22, 24

profile corners

25, 25 '

vertical corner columns

26, 26 ', 29, 29'

Outside points of the lowest edges or the bottom width

27, 27 ', 31, 31'

Outside points of the top margins or the cover width

28, 28 '

dot-dashed connecting lines of the outer points of the lowest edges or the bottom width with the outer points of the uppermost edges or the cover width

B1

Distance of the corner pillars at their lowest ends

B2

Distance of the corner pillars at their uppermost ends

40

cover

41

top, roof

42

roof section

43

edge

44

opening

45

Plans

46

bar

47

longitudinal direction

48

edge

49

The End

50

guide

51

package

52

deflector plate

53

door

54

Pendelklappe

55

corner brace

56

deflector plate

57

mechanical drive, winch

58

strap

59

gripping edge

60

area

61

gripping surface

Claims (15)

Transport container or container for transporting bulk materials, which in particular can be emptied by tilting or turning and which has a bottom, two end walls and two side walls, which bounded an upper opening, and provided with an open or removable cover, characterized in that at least a part of the openable or removable cover (40) is designed as an openable roof (41) with roof sections (42) which are designed to be displaceable towards the edge (43) of the opening (44). Transport container according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof sections (42) of flexible tarpaulins (45) with profiling laths (46) are formed and / or that the roof sections are formed as profiled sheet metal segments. Transport container according to claim 1, 2, or 3, characterized in that all roof sections (42) are slidably formed towards an edge (48) of the upper opening (44) and / or the roof sections are designed to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction (47). Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiling laths (46) have ends (49) which are designed to be displaceable in guides and / or the roof sections are stackable to form a package (51). Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the container below the package of roof sections at least one deflector plate (52) is provided and / or that the bottom (2) in the longitudinal direction (47) inclined deflector plates (56). Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one end face (3) of the transport container (1) has a door (53) or a pendulum flap (54) and / or that the opening has corner struts (55), which are arranged connecting the edges of the opening of two adjacent walls. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profiling batten (46) are formed from fiber-reinforced plastic and / or the profiling batten (46) are adapted to the frame profile. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a mechanical drive (57), preferably with a hand crank, is provided for displacing the roof sections. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (4) are each formed with three adjoining sections (5, 6, 7) and of the three sections (5, 6, 7) the lowest, first section (5 ) extends inclinedly outward with respect to the vertical (8), which extends substantially perpendicularly to this adjoining, second section (6) and the third section (7) extends inclined inwardly with respect to the vertical (8), the first section (5 ) has a length (9) from one-third to one-seventh of the length (10) of the second section (6), and the third section has a length (11) between the same length and half the length (10) of the second section (FIG. 6), wherein in the vertical projection the uppermost edges (12, 12 ', 32) of the third section (7), cover width, next to the lowermost edges (13, 13', 30) of the first section (5), bottom width, lie so that the cross-sectional contour the transport container (1) in the imaginary shortest connection of the two outer points of the bottom width (13,13 ', 30) of the lowermost, first portion (5) with the two outer points of the cover width (12,12', 32) of the upper third portion ( 7) has the shape of a trapezoid. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the vertical projection, the uppermost edges (12, 12 ') of the third section (7) adjacent to the lowermost edges (13, 13') either within the first section (5) or outside the first section, so that in the first case the floor width (13, 13 ', 30) is longer than the cover width (12, 12', 32) and in the second case the floor width ( 13, 13 ', 30) is shorter than the cover width (12, 12', 32). Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lowermost portion (5) at an angle to the vertical (8) near 45 ° or 45 ° and / or the second portion at an angle to the vertical (8) near 1 ° or 1 ° and / or that the third portion (7) at an angle to the vertical (8) near 11 ° or 11 °. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in cross section the lowest edge of the first sections (5) of the side walls (4) of the transport container (1) has a distance of at most 2,550 mm, preferably approximately 2,437 mm or in particular 2,437 mm , having. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the region of the bottom (2) of the transport container (1) transverse to the longitudinal direction of the same hollow sections (14) are provided for receiving arms of a lifting tool and / or that the side walls (4) Corner of corner columns (16, 25) forming a recessed surface are formed at the lower end of which at least one gripping edge (59) is formed, which is preferably arranged at the lower end of the side wall (4). Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end walls of lateral corner pillars (16, 16 ', 16 ", 17) are limited, wherein the corner pillars (16', 16") are inclined towards each other such that the distance ( B2) of the corner columns (16 ') at their uppermost ends is smaller than the distance (B1) of the corner columns (16') at their lowest ends in the region of the bottom (2) of the transport container (1) and / or that the difference between the lowest distance (B1) of the corner pillars (16 ', 16 ") and the uppermost Distance (B2) of the corner pillars (16 ', 16 ") is preferably between 5 cm to 100 cm. Transport container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the end walls are limited to their stabilization of lateral corner columns (25, 25 ') which are arranged perpendicular or inclined outward or inclined inwardly extending.

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