EP3623112B1 - Storage device and method for its use - Google Patents

Description

• wobei die Kartenaufnahme an ihrer der oberen Randfläche in einer Höhenrichtung mit Abstand gegenüberliegenden Unterseite durch eine sich zwischen den beiden Halterippen erstreckende untere Randfläche begrenzt ist, wobei sämtliche Randflächen der Kartenaufnahme von einem die Kartenaufnahme peripher umrahmenden Begrenzungsrahmen gebildet sind, der einstückig mit einem einstückigen Wandabschnitt der Gehäusewand ausgebildet ist und der einen der oberen Randfläche der Umfangswand zugeordneten, sich in der Querrichtung erstreckenden oberen Rahmenschenkel, einen sich ebenfalls in der Querrichtung erstreckenden unteren Rahmenschenkel und zwei den oberen Rahmenschenkel mit dem unteren Rahmenschenkel verbindende, in der Querrichtung zueinander beabstandete und sich jeweils in der Höhenrichtung erstreckende seitliche Rahmenschenkel aufweist,
• wobei jede Halterippe kürzer ist als die ihr zugeordnete seitliche Randfläche der Kartenaufnahme und jede Halterippe mit einer oberen Stirnfläche in einem Abstand vor der oberen Randfläche der Kartenaufnahme endet, wobei der dadurch gebildete Zwischenraum jeweils einen Karten-Einführspalt definiert, durch den hindurch die über biegeelastische Eigenschaften verfügende Informationsträgerkarte in Verbindung mit einem reversiblen Biegevorgang unter gleichzeitigem, von oben her erfolgendem Einstecken der seitlichen Karten-Randabschnitte in die Halteschlitze aus der Bereitschaftsposition in die Gebrauchsposition bringbar ist,
• und wobei der Begrenzungsrahmen im Bereich der unteren Randfläche der Kartenaufnahme lokal durch eine von den beiden seitlichen Randflächen beabstandete Eingriffsaussparung unterbrochen ist, deren Länge geringer ist als der lichte Abstand zwischen den beiden Halterippen und durch die hindurch die in der Gebrauchsposition befindliche Informationsträgerkarte mit einem Finger hintergreifbar und unter elastischem Verbiegen und Auswölben durch die Sichtöffnung hindurch in die Bereitschaftsposition herausziehbar ist.

The invention relates to a storage device, with at least one storage container, which has a container housing with a housing wall delimiting a storage space, at least one card receptacle having a substantially rectangular outline being formed in the outer surface of the housing wall, the edge of which is at least two in a transverse direction Distance between opposite side edge surfaces and an upper edge surface extending between the two side edge surfaces is limited, with a holding rib extending along the side edge surface being arranged in the area of the two side edge surfaces, which is located at a distance in front of a base surface of the card holder and together with it The base area defines a holding slot, and with at least one rectangular information carrier card that is separate from the storage container and can be arranged either in a standby position outside the card holder or in a use position inserted into the card holder, in the use position with opposite side card edge sections in each case one of the two holding slots is immersed so that it is prevented from falling out of the card holder and can be seen through a viewing opening limited to the side of the two holding ribs,

• with the card holder on its upper edge surface a height direction at a distance opposite underside is limited by a lower edge surface extending between the two holding ribs, all edge surfaces of the card receptacle being formed by a boundary frame peripherally framing the card receptacle, which is formed in one piece with a one-piece wall section of the housing wall and one of the upper edge surface the upper frame leg assigned to the peripheral wall and extending in the transverse direction, a lower frame leg which also extends in the transverse direction and two side frame legs which connect the upper frame leg to the lower frame leg, are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction and each extend in the height direction,
• wherein each holding rib is shorter than the associated lateral edge surface of the card holder and each holding rib ends with an upper end face at a distance in front of the upper edge surface of the card holder, the gap formed thereby defining a card insertion gap through which the flexible properties information carrier card can be brought from the ready position into the use position in conjunction with a reversible bending process while simultaneously inserting the side card edge sections into the holding slots from above,
• and wherein the boundary frame in the area of the lower edge surface of the card holder is locally interrupted by an engagement recess spaced from the two side edge surfaces, the length of which is less than the clear distance between the two holding ribs and through which the information carrier card in the position of use can be grasped behind with a finger and can be pulled out through the viewing opening into the ready position with elastic bending and bulging.

The invention further relates to a method for inserting and removing an information carrier card into a card holder and from a card holder in a storage device of the aforementioned type.

One from the DE 91 11 986 U1 Known storage device of this type has a container housing made of a metal sheet, in the walls of which shallow recesses are pressed, in which U-shaped profiled holding rails sit, which are used to hold labels.

One from the EP 2 485 874 B1 Known storage device comprises a storage container, the container housing of which has a rectangular contoured box-shaped housing base and a housing cover pivotably mounted on the housing base. On the outside, in a front wall of the lower housing part, card receptacles designed in a shaft-like manner are designed for the detachable insertion of an information carrier card designed in credit card format. To prevent the inserted information carrier card from falling out, the card holder is delimited on its top side by an upper edge surface which is formed by a projection of the housing cover. When the housing cover is swiveled up, this upper edge surface is removed from the card holder, so that an upward-pointing insertion opening in the card holder is exposed, through which the information carrier card can be inserted as required to assume a use position or pulled out to assume a standby position. In the inserted position of use, the information carrier card is inserted with its two side card edge sections into a holding slot, which is in the area of the side edge surfaces of the card holder by a holding rib between the base area of the card holder and a holding rib positioned at a distance in front of it is defined. A certain problem is associated with the card holders in that they impair the stability of the housing wall of the container housing.

The invention is based on the object of taking measures which, in conjunction with good handling of the information carrier card, ensure improved stability of a container housing equipped with at least one card holder.

To solve this problem, in a storage device in conjunction with the features mentioned at the outset, it is provided according to the invention that the container housing is made of plastic, with each holding rib being formed in one piece with one of the two side frame legs and being formed on the long side facing the card holder and with only the Lower edge surface of the card holder defining lower frame legs of the boundary frame has an engagement recess, the boundary frame otherwise being uninterrupted.

• dass die Informationsträgerkarte zum Einsetzen in eine Kartenaufnahme in Verbindung mit einem reversiblen Biegevorgang von oben her durch die Karten-Einführspalte hindurch mit ihren beiden seitlichen Karten-Randabschnitte in die Halteschlitze eingesteckt wird, und dass die Informationsträgerkarte zum Entnehmen aus einer Kartenaufnahme durch die Eingriffsaussparung hindurch mit einem Finger hintergriffen und unter elastischem Verbiegen und Auswölben durch die Sichtöffnung hindurch aus der Kartenaufnahme herausgezogen wird.

The task is also solved in a method of the type mentioned at the beginning,

• that the information carrier card is inserted into the holding slots with its two side card edge sections for insertion into a card holder in conjunction with a reversible bending process from above through the card insertion column, and that the information carrier card is inserted through the engagement recess for removal from a card holder with a finger and pulled out of the card holder through the viewing opening while bending and bulging elastically.

In this way, the card holder, apart from the engagement recess, is framed by a self-contained boundary frame, which is formed in its entirety on a one-piece wall section of the housing wall and is therefore not composed of components of several separate container components. The boundary frame stiffens the housing wall, which ensures high stability for the housing wall despite the provision of a card holder. Since the engagement recess only has to allow the engagement of a fingertip, its width can be limited to a finger's width, so that the boundary frame has only a slight interruption that does not have a detrimental effect on the stabilization function. Regardless of the peripheral frame-shaped limitation of the card holder, the information carrier card can be easily inserted into its position of use and, if necessary, pulled out again into the ready position that is separate from the container housing. For this purpose, an information carrier card is used that has bending-elastic properties so that it has a high level of flexibility. It consists in particular of an elastic plastic material, for example PVC. The two side retaining ribs are shorter than the side edge surfaces of the card holder, so that they end at a distance in front of the upper edge surface of the card holder, the gap thus formed defining a card insertion gap which allows the information carrier card to be inserted through the card holder in conjunction with a bending process Insert the card insertion gap from above into the two holding slots. As soon as the information carrier card is seated in the card holder, it is supported in the height direction on the upper and lower edge surfaces and is therefore held captive. The free space between the two holding ribs acts as a viewing opening through which the information carrier card can be recognized and which makes it possible to read information applied to the information carrier card. Removing the inserted information carrier card is again associated with an elastic bending process, but is not carried out by pushing it out through the card insertion gap, but rather towards the front directly through the viewing opening. The engagement recess formed in the boundary frame allows a user to insert the fingertip of a finger into the card holder and there into the area behind the inserted information carrier card and simultaneously or subsequently act on the back of the information carrier card. This can then be pulled forward through the viewing opening. This is made possible by the fact that the distance between the two card edge sections is reduced due to a bulging of the information carrier card, which is supported on the edge of the holding ribs, so that the information carrier card can emerge from the holding slots on the long sides facing the viewing opening.

The engagement recess is located exclusively in a lower frame leg of the boundary frame that defines the lower edge surface of the card holder. Otherwise, the bounding box is uninterrupted. In this way, the two card insertion columns are arranged adjacent to the upper edge surface of the card holder, while the engagement recess is located in the area of the opposite lower edge surface of the card holder. This makes it easier to pull out the information carrier card because its side edges are supported in the holding slots in the height range in which manual pressure is exerted from the back when pulling it out, and an optimal curvature process can therefore be formed. Between each retaining rib and The engagement recess extends one of two length sections of the lower frame leg, referred to as frame leg sections.

The information carrier card is preferably the size of a so-called credit card, as is often used as a bank card or credit card. In particular, it has the ID-1 format in accordance with the ISO/IEC 7810 standard. The outline of the card holder is adapted to this format, so that the information carrier card is reliably fixed in place so that it cannot be lost.

The card holder is preferably designed in the housing wall of the container housing in such a way that the upper edge surface lies vertically at the top in a usual position of use of the storage container. In principle, however, the card holder can be designed with any orientation in the housing wall, for example in such a way that its upper edge surface is arranged laterally or at the bottom in a usual position of use of the storage container.

Advantageous developments of the invention emerge from the subclaims.

The length of the engagement recess is preferably limited to the functionally required minimum. On both sides of the engagement recess there is a length section of the upper or lower frame leg of the boundary frame that has the engagement recess. These two Length sections of the frame leg extend along the viewing opening. Preferably, the engagement recess is arranged centrally between the two side edge surfaces of the card holder, so that length sections of the associated frame leg of the boundary frame of equal length adjoin on both sides of the engagement recess.

It is advantageous if the holding ribs extend on their underside opposite the upper end face to the lower edge surface of the card holder, where they expediently merge into the lower edge surface in one piece.

The length of each card insertion gap is preferably 25% to 35%, preferably 30%, of the length of a lateral edge surface. It is considered expedient if the length of the card insertion gap is in the range of 25% to 35% of the length of the associated lateral edge surface.

At least the upper edge surface and the lower edge surface of the card holder are expediently formed on a frame leg of the boundary frame, which protrudes from the housing wall as a rib-like projection.

The information carrier card can carry any information that is necessary or appropriate for the use of the associated storage container. For example, it may carry content information regarding one or more objects stored in the storage room. Such information can, for example, be printed on the card surface so that it can be read visually through the viewing window when the information carrier card is in the position of use. Such information can be implemented alphanumeric or using an electronically readable code. At least one piece of information can alternatively or additionally also be contained in a wirelessly readable electronic component of the information carrier card, for example in a transponder suitable for so-called RFID technology.

The container housing preferably has an at least essentially rectangular floor plan. This promotes space-saving storage, especially in cases where the storage device has several storage containers.

Particularly in connection with a rectangular floor plan of the container housing, it is advantageous if the container housing has a lower housing part which has a bottom wall and a peripheral peripheral wall of the housing wall which projects up from the edge of the bottom wall in a height direction of the container housing. The peripheral wall creates an access opening on the top side opposite the bottom wall for the storage room, through which objects can be stored in the storage room and also taken out again. The peripheral wall is composed of a front wall, a rear wall opposite the front wall transversely to the height direction, and two side walls that are opposite one another and each connect the front wall to the rear wall. The lower housing part, like in particular the entire container housing, preferably consists of a plastic material.

At least one card receptacle, including all of its edge surfaces, is preferably formed on the outside of the peripheral wall of the lower housing part of the container housing. It is preferably located on the front wall. The entire boundary frame is therefore formed in one piece with the peripheral wall.

If the card receptacle is located on the peripheral wall of the housing part, it is advantageous if the upper edge surface of the card receptacle is formed on a rib-shaped upper frame leg of the boundary frame, which is arranged in the area of the upper side of the peripheral wall oriented in the height direction and functions as a stiffening rib of the peripheral wall . The one-piece design between this upper frame leg and the peripheral wall causes the peripheral wall to be stiffened at the upper edge of the card holder, particularly even when the access opening is uncovered.

The container housing can be the only housing part that has the lower housing part. In this case, the access opening remains open at all times.

Alternatively, the container housing contains, in addition to the lower housing part, a housing cover which is attached to the Lower housing part is pivotally mounted about a pivot axis perpendicular to the height direction, so that it can be pivoted either into a closed position covering the access opening and into at least one open position releasing the access opening. Since the boundary frame of the card holder is formed integrally with a one-piece wall section of the housing wall of the lower housing part, i.e. is located in its entirety on the peripheral wall, the peripheral wall maintains a high level of rigidity regardless of whether the housing cover occupies the closed position or an open position.

The housing cover has no limitation function with regard to the card holder. The information carrier card placed in the card holder is therefore always fixed with the same reliability, regardless of the position of the housing cover.

Preferably, the container housing is designed such that the housing cover can be releasably locked to the lower housing part in the closed position. Corresponding locking means are expediently located on the outside of the front of the container housing. They include, for example, a rotating latch.

For the manual handling of the at least one storage container, it is advantageous if its container housing has an upper handle on the outside on a top side pointing in a height direction, which can be grasped with one hand. This upper handle can in principle be designed to be rigid, but is expediently pivotally mounted on the container housing in such a way that it can optionally be pivoted into a non-use position pivoted towards the container housing or can be pivoted into a position of use that is pivoted away from the container housing and projects upwards.

If the storage container has a housing lid, it is expedient if the upper handle is arranged on the outside of the housing lid. If the housing cover is pivoted into an open position, the upper handle follows the pivoting movement.

Additionally or alternatively, the container housing can have a front handle on the outside on a front side oriented at right angles to the height direction of the container housing. The front handle can be immovably attached to the container housing, but is preferably pivotally mounted so that it can be positioned either in a non-use position pivoted towards the container housing or in a use position pivoted away from the container housing. If the container housing has a lower housing part, the front handle is expediently located exclusively on the lower housing part, regardless of whether a housing cover is arranged thereon or not.

Optimum variability in handling a storage container is achieved if both an upper handle and a front handle are arranged on the container housing.

In an advantageous embodiment, the storage device comprises a shelf structure in which the at least one storage container can be accommodated in a pull-out manner when not in use. In this context, it is advantageous if the storage container has a guide device on the outside of the container housing, which fits together with a counter-guide device arranged on the shelf structure and also belonging to the storage device. Preferably, both the guide device and the counter-guide device are structured like a rail and engage in one another in a linearly displaceable manner, which facilitates the storage container being easily pulled out or pushed in from the shelf structure or into the shelf structure.

The storage facility can only contain a single storage container. However, it is advantageous if it includes several storage containers that can be stacked on top of one another in a height direction. This means they can be stored to save space.

It is advantageous if each of the several stackable storage containers has a lower coupling device on its container housing in the area of the underside and an upper coupling device in the area of the top, these two coupling devices being adapted to one another in such a way that storage containers stacked directly on top of one another in a height direction can be stored by the interaction of the upper ones Coupling device of the respective lower storage container and the lower coupling device of the respective upper storage container can be releasably coupled to one another in a manner that cannot be detached from one another.

If the storage containers have a lower housing part and a housing cover that can be pivoted in this regard, these two components being releasably lockable by locking means in a closed position of the housing cover, it is advantageous if the locking means fulfill a multiple function and are also designed as components of at least one of the coupling devices.

Figur 1

eine bevorzugte erste Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Aufbewahrungseinrichtung mit einem perspektivisch abgebildeten Aufbewahrungsbehälter und zwei Informationsträgerkarten, wobei eine der Informationsträgerkarten in der am Aufbewahrungsbehälter fixierten Gebrauchsposition und eine weitere Informationsträgerkarte in einer vom Aufbewahrungsbehälter entfernten Bereitschaftsposition gezeigt ist,

Figur 2

den in Figur 1 strichpunktierten Ausschnitt II in einer vergrößerten Darstellung, wobei strichpunktiert eine die Gebrauchsposition einnehmende Informationsträgerkarte angedeutet ist,

Figur 3

eine Vorderansicht des Aufbewahrungsbehälters aus Figur 1 mit Blickrichtung gemäß Pfeil III aus Figur 1,

Figur 4

eine partielle Schnittdarstellung des Aufbewahrungsbehälters gemäß Schnittlinie IV-IV in Figur 3 im Bereich einer der Kartenaufnahmen, wobei eine in die Gebrauchsposition in der Kartenaufnahme befindliche Informationsträgerkarte strichpunktiert angedeutet ist,

Figuren 5 und 6

den in Figur 1 strichpunktiert umrahmten Ausschnitt II im Zusammenhang mit zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Phasen des Vorgangs des Einsteckens der Informationsträgerkarte in die Gebrauchsposition,

Figur 7

in einer den Figuren 5 und 6 entsprechenden Darstellungsweise den Zustand einer ihre Gebrauchsposition in der Kartenaufnahme einnehmenden Informationsträgerkarte im Moment des Ansetzens eines schematisch angedeuteten Fingers im Bereich der Eingriffsaussparung zum Zwecke des Entnehmens der Informationsträgerkarte,

Figur 8

in einer der Figur 7 entsprechenden Darstellungsweise den Vorgang des Entnehmens einer Informationsträgerkarte durch Herausziehen aus der Kartenaufnahme mittels eines durch die Eingriffseinsparung hindurch hinter die Informationsträgerkarte greifenden Fingers,

Figur 9

eine isometrische Darstellung eines Aufbewahrungsbehälters der Aufbewahrungseinrichtung im in eine Offenstellung verschwenktem Zustand des Gehäusedeckels,

Figur 10

eine perspektivische Unteransicht des Aufbewahrungsbehälters, und

Figur 11

einen aus zwei aufeinandergestapelten und vertikal unabhebbar miteinander gekoppelten Aufbewahrungsbehältern der Aufbewahrungseinrichtung bestehenden Behälterstapel, wobei wie in den Figuren 9 und 10 die vorhandenen Kartenaufnahmen unbestückt sind und wobei die beiden Aufbewahrungsbehälter abgesehen von einer unterschiedlichen Bauhöhe identisch ausgebildet sind.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this show:

Figure 1

a preferred first embodiment of the storage device according to the invention with a storage container shown in perspective and two information carrier cards, one of the information carrier cards being shown in the use position fixed to the storage container and another information carrier card being shown in a standby position remote from the storage container,

Figure 2

the in Figure 1 dash-dotted detail II in an enlarged view, with an information carrier card occupying the position of use being indicated by dash-dotted lines,

Figure 3

a front view of the storage container Figure 1 with the viewing direction according to arrow III from Figure 1,

Figure 4

a partial sectional view of the storage container according to section line IV-IV in Figure 3 in the area of one of the card receptacles, an information carrier card located in the use position in the card receptacle being indicated by dash-dotted lines,

Figures 5 and 6

the in Figure 1 Section II framed by dash-dotted lines in connection with two successive phases of the process of inserting the information carrier card into the position of use,

Figure 7

in one of them Figures 5 and 6 corresponding representation of the state of an information carrier card in its position of use in the card holder at the moment a schematically indicated finger is placed in the area of the engagement recess for the purpose of removing the information carrier card,

Figure 8

in one of the Figure 7 corresponding representation shows the process of removing an information carrier card by pulling it out of the card holder using a finger reaching behind the information carrier card through the intervention savings,

Figure 9

an isometric representation of a storage container of the storage device in the state of the housing cover pivoted into an open position,

Figure 10

a perspective bottom view of the storage container, and

Figure 11

a stack of containers consisting of two storage containers of the storage device which are stacked on top of each other and coupled to one another so that they cannot be removed vertically, as in the Figures 9 and 10 the existing card holders are unequipped and the two storage containers are identical apart from a different height.

The storage device, designated overall by reference number 1, comprises at least one storage container 2 and at least one information carrier card 3 that can be detachably attached to the storage container 2. The basic structure of the storage container 2 is from the Figures 1 to 10 visible. The Figure 11 shows two storage containers 2 of the storage device 1 in a state stacked on top of one another to form a container stack 98.

The storage device 1 can in principle contain either only a single storage container 2 or several storage containers 2. Several storage containers 2 are preferably designed identically or differ as shown in Figure 11 in their height.

The information carrier card 3 preferably has a rectangular outline and is in particular the size of a credit card. Their dimensions correspond in particular to the ID-1 format according to the ISO/IEC 7810 standard. However, other dimensions are also possible.

The information carrier card 3 consists of a flexible material, in particular a plastic material and preferably PVC. It has two opposing main card surfaces 4, which are also referred to below as the front main card surface 4a and the rear main card surface 4b for special distinction. Preferably, the card surface 5 of at least one of the main card surfaces 4a, 4b, in particular that of the front main card surface 4a, is provided with information 6, which is only indicated schematically in the drawing, which is preferably printed, but in principle can also be attached in another way. The information 6 is, for example, related to the use of the storage container 2 Information, for example information about the contents of the storage container 2.

The information carrier card 3 can additionally or alternatively have at least one in Figure 3 indicated electronic component 7 contained in which information is stored which can be read out wirelessly using a suitable receiver system. This electronic component 7 is, for example, the transponder of an RFID system.

The information carrier card 3 has two mutually perpendicular first and second card main axes 8, 9 lying in the card plane. On the two opposite sides, oriented in the axial direction of the first card main axis 8, the information carrier card 3 each has one in the axial direction The information carrier card 3 also has, on a side pointing in the axial direction of the second card main axis 9, an upper card edge section 13 which extends between the side card edge sections 12 and an upper card edge section 13 which extends between the side card edge sections 12 and an upper card edge section 12 which extends on the second main card axis 9 Lower card edge section 14 assigned to the edge area of the information carrier card 3 and also extending between the two side card edge sections 12.

In its undeformed basic state, the information carrier card 3 has a flat dimension. It then extends in a map plane spanned by the two main map axes 8, 9. Even with slight manual force, the information carrier card 3 can be elastically bent so that it has a curved shape in which the first card main axis 8 is curved in an arc and the mutual distance between the two sides Card edge sections 12 are smaller than in the undeformed basic state. This state of the information carrier card 3, also referred to below as the bulged state, is in Figure 8 visible.

When the manual deforming force is removed, the information carrier card 3 returns to the flat, undeformed basic state due to its elasticity.

The storage container 2 has a container housing 15 with a vertical axis 16, a longitudinal axis 17 perpendicular thereto and a transverse axis 18 which is perpendicular to both the vertical axis 16 and the longitudinal axis 17. The axial direction of the vertical axis 16 defines a height direction designated by the same reference number 16, while the Axial direction of the longitudinal axis 17 defines a longitudinal direction 17 and the axial direction of the transverse axis 18 defines a transverse direction 18 of the container housing 15. By way of example, the dimensions in the height direction 16 determine a height, the dimensions in the longitudinal direction 17 determine a depth and the dimensions in the transverse direction 18 determine a width of the container housing 15.

The container housing 15 preferably has a rectangular outline in the plane perpendicular to the vertical axis 16.

The container housing 15 has a housing wall 22 which is formed inside the housing Figures 4 and 9 visible storage space 23 limited. Any objects to be stored can be accommodated in the storage space 23, for example tools and in particular power tools.

The container housing 15 expediently has a lower housing part 24 and a pivotable part on it Housing cover 25 mounted on the lower housing part 24. In the case of the preferably box-shaped lower housing part 24, the housing wall 22 consists of a bottom wall 26 closing off the storage space 23 on the underside and of a peripheral wall 27 projecting upwards from the outer edge of this bottom wall 26 in the height direction 16. The peripheral wall 27 encloses the storage space 23 around the vertical axis 16, framing an access opening 28 for the storage space 23 on its upper side opposite the bottom wall 26. Objects can be inserted into the storage space 23 and removed from the storage space 23 through the access opening 28.

The peripheral wall 27, which is integral with the bottom wall 26, is composed of a front wall 32, a rear wall 33 opposite the front wall 32 in the longitudinal direction 17, and two side walls 34. The side walls 34 lie opposite each other in the transverse direction 18 and each connect the front wall 32 to the rear wall 33.

The housing cover 25 is assigned to the access opening 28 and is mounted on the lower housing part 24 so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis 35 which is perpendicular to the height direction 16, preferably in the area of the rear wall 33. The pivot axis 35 preferably runs in the transverse direction 18.

As part of an in Figure 9 By pivoting movement 36 indicated by a double arrow, the housing cover 25 can be pivoted either in a closed position resting on the upper edge surface 37 of the peripheral wall 27 and thereby covering the access opening 28 or in at least one open position releasing the access opening 28 and thus also the storage space 23. The Figure 9 shows one Open position, in the other figures the housing cover 25 assumes its closed position.

The closed position of the housing cover 25 can expediently be releasably locked. For this purpose, suitable locking means 38, which can be operated manually, can be found, for example, in the area of the front of the container housing 15 assigned to the front wall 25. By way of example, the locking means 38 include a rotary latch 42 rotatably mounted on the housing cover 25 and a locking projection 43 arranged on the outside of the front wall 32. The rotary latch 42 can be rotated about an axis of rotation 44 that is parallel to the longitudinal axis 17 in the closed position of the housing cover 25 and can be rotated in this way be brought into and out of locking engagement with the associated locking projection 43.

According to a non-illustrated exemplary embodiment, the storage container 2 can also be designed without a housing cover 25. The container housing 15 then preferably consists only of the box-shaped lower housing part 24. In this case, the storage space 23 is accessible at any time through the constantly open access opening 28.

On the outside, on the top side oriented in the height direction 16, the container housing 15 expediently has an upper handle 45. By way of example, this upper handle 45 is arranged on the housing cover 25. The upper handle 45 is preferably pivotable relative to the container housing 15, so that it can be positioned either in a non-use position 46 pivoted towards the container housing 15 or in at least one use position 47 pivoted away from the container housing 15 and projecting upwards. The pivoting movement 49 is in Figure 1 indicated by a curved double arrow. The drawing shows the position of use 47 of the upper handle 45 only in Figure 1 shown and indicated there with dash-dotted lines.

The upper handle 45 is preferably a bow handle with two handle legs and a connecting web, wherein it is pivotably mounted on the container housing 15, in particular on the housing cover 25, via the two handle legs. The connecting web can be grasped with one hand to carry the storage container 2.

In the non-use position 46, the upper handle 45 expediently assumes a position recessed in the housing cover 25 in such a way that it does not protrude beyond an upper cover end surface 48 pointing upwards in the height direction 16.

In an exemplary embodiment, not shown, the storage device 1 contains at least one storage container 2, which has a storage space 23 which is delimited by a drawer which can be pulled out of the container housing 15 transversely to the height direction 16. The storage container 2 can be designed overall as a drawer container, which has a fixed upper end wall instead of a pivotable housing cover and has one or more drawers that can be pulled out or pushed in as required. The storage container 2 can also combine both a storage space 23 closed by a housing cover 25 and at least one drawer.

It is advantageous if the container housing 15 has a front handle 52 on the outside on a front side oriented at right angles to the height direction 16. This is the case in the exemplary embodiment, with the front handle 52 here is arranged on the outside of the front wall 32. The front handle 52 is in addition to the upper handle 45, but can also be present as an alternative to the upper handle 45.

Like the upper handle 45, the front handle 52 can in principle also be attached to the container housing 15 in a non-pivoting manner. However, it is more advantageous if the front handle 52, which is implemented in the exemplary embodiment, can be pivoted relative to the container housing 15 according to the double arrow 53. It can then either be in a non-use position pivoted towards the outside of the front wall 32 and in an in Figure 9 The use position can be positioned in the use position indicated by dash-dotted lines and pivoted forward away from the front wall 32.

For information about, for example, the contents and / or the intended use, each storage container 2 is equipped on the outer surface of the housing wall 22 of its container housing 15 with at least one card holder 54, which makes it possible to hold one of the information carrier cards 3 already mentioned while assuming a position of use. The storage container 2 forms a transport unit together with the at least one information carrier card 3 located in the use position. The card holder 54 is designed in particular as a wall recess into which the information carrier card 3 can be detachably inserted.

By way of example, two card receptacles 54 are located independently of one another on the lower housing part 24 of the container housing 15. Additionally or alternatively, at least one card receptacle 54 could also be formed on the optional housing cover 25.

By way of example, there are two card receptacles 54 in the outer surface 55 of the front wall 32 of the lower housing part 24 facing away from the storage space 23. The two card receptacles 54 are each assigned to one of the two end regions of the front wall 32 oriented in the transverse direction 18, to which one of the side walls 34 each adjoins . The two card holders 54 are in particular arranged mirror-symmetrically to a reference plane which is spanned by the vertical axis 16 and the longitudinal axis 17. The optional locking means 38 and the optional front handle 52 are preferably located centrally between the two card receptacles 54 which are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction 18.

At least one card holder 54 can also be formed, for example, on at least one of the two side walls 34 or on the rear wall 33. It is also entirely possible to equip the lower housing part 25 with only a single card holder 54. This is then located, for example, on the outside of the front wall 32 or on the outside of one of the two side walls 34.

All card receptacles 54 of the storage container 2 are preferably designed to be identical to one another. This applies to the illustrated embodiment.

In the Figures 1 to 3 is the one in the in Figure 1 The card receptacle 54 shown in the dash-dotted framed area II is unequipped, while the further card receptacle 54 on the right in the front view is equipped with an information carrier card 3.

If an information carrier card 3 is located outside a card holder 54, it can be handled independently of the storage container 2, for example for storage or to equip it with the information to be provided 6. This state of the information carrier card 3, which is separate from the storage container 2, is referred to as the ready position of the information carrier card 3 for better differentiation. In contrast, a position of use is spoken of when the information carrier card 3 is captively inserted into a card holder 54 according to its intended purpose.

Each card holder 54 has an at least substantially rectangular outline, which is adapted to that of the information carrier card 3 to be held. An information carrier card 3 located in the position of use is supported on all sides in the card plane spanned by the two main card axes 8, 9 by the card holder's peripheral limiting means, which are formed in one piece with the housing wall 22, so that with respect to the housing wall 22 there is little or no Movement play remains.

The aforementioned delimitation means consist of an at least essentially rectangular contoured delimitation frame 56, which peripherally frames the card receptacle 54 while specifying its outer contour. The card holder 54 has a vertical axis 57, also referred to as the vertical direction, and a transverse axis 58, also referred to as the transverse direction, whereby it is integrated in particular into the housing wall 22 in such a way that its vertical axis 57 is aligned with the vertical axis 16 of the container housing 15 and its transverse axis 58 is aligned with the transverse axis 18 of the container housing 16 is rectified.

The boundary frame 56 has an upper frame leg 62 assigned to and in particular adjacent to the upper edge surface 37 of the peripheral wall 27, which also extends in the transverse direction 58 as well as one closer to it in the height direction 57 Bottom wall 26 lying lower frame leg 63 of the boundary frame 56. The upper frame leg 62 is connected to the lower frame leg 63 by two side frame legs 64, 65 which are spaced apart from one another in the transverse direction 58 and each extend in the height direction 57. The entire boundary frame 56 is formed in one piece with a one-piece wall section 66 of the housing wall 22, which in the exemplary embodiment is formed by a portion of the front wall 32 of the lower housing part 24.

The two side frame legs 64, 65 each define a lateral edge surface 67 with their longitudinal sides facing the card receptacle 54. In a corresponding manner, the upper frame leg 62 defines an upper edge surface 68 and the lower one which extends between the two side edge surfaces 67 and also faces the card receptacle 54 Frame leg 63 has a lower edge surface 69 pointing upwards towards the card holder 54. The card holder 54 is peripherally bordered by these edge surfaces 67, 68, 69.

The boundary frame 56 frames a base area 72 of the card holder 54 formed by a section of the outer surface 55 of the front wall 32. This base area 72 is projected beyond by the boundary frame 56 in a depth direction 59, which, for example, coincides with the longitudinal direction 17 of the container housing 15.

A holding rib 74 extends along each of the two lateral edge surfaces 67 and is positioned at a distance in front of the base surface 72 of the card holder 54 in the depth direction 59. Each holding rib 74 is preferably formed in one piece with one of the two side frame legs 64, 64 and on its long side facing the card holder 54 molded. The space between the base surface 72 and a respective holding rib 74 forms a holding slot 73 for the information carrier card 3 in the position of use. The holding slot 73 is open along the side to the card holder 54, so that the information carrier card in the position of use with its two side card edge sections 12 can dip into one of the holding slots 73 in the transverse direction 58. In this way, the information carrier card 3 cannot fall forward out of the card holder 54.

The area between the two holding ribs 74 is open. It forms a viewing opening 75 through which the information carrier card 3 positioned in the card holder 54 can be seen. In particular, the viewing opening 75 allows information 6 located on the information carrier card 3 to be read.

The viewing opening 75 is limited at the top and bottom by the upper frame leg 62 and the lower frame leg 63.

Each holding rib 74 is shorter than the associated lateral edge surface 67 of the card holder 54. Each holding rib 74 is therefore also shorter than each of the two side frame legs 64, 65 of the boundary frame 56.

Each holding rib 74 extends starting from the lower frame leg 63 in the height direction 57 towards the upper frame leg 62, but ends before reaching the upper frame leg 62. As a result, a gap remains between the upper end face 76 of a respective holding rib 74 and the section of the upper edge surface 68 opposite in the height direction 57, which will be referred to below as a card insertion gap 77 due to its function.

In the area of the card insertion gap 77, the base area 72 of the card holder 54 is not covered. The base area 72 is covered exclusively by the two holding ribs 74.

The two holding ribs 74 expediently merge in one piece into the lower edge surface 69 or into the lower frame leg 63. In a non-illustrated exemplary embodiment, each retaining rib 74 ends on the underside at a distance in front of the lower frame leg 63, although this is preferably only a relatively small distance.

The length of the card insertion gap 77 measured in the height direction 57 is expediently only 25% to 35% of the total length of the adjacent lateral edge surface 67 measured in the same direction. A gap length of 30% of the length of the lateral edge surface 67 is considered particularly advantageous .

The boundary frame 56, which is formed in one piece with the peripheral wall 27 of the lower housing part 24, is interrupted at one point in the area of the lower edge surface 69 of the card holder 54 by an engagement recess 78 which is spaced from each of the two side edge surfaces 67. The engagement recess 78 divides the lower frame leg 63 into two lower frame leg sections 63a, 63b, each of which extends towards one another in the transverse direction 58 starting from one of the two side frame legs 64, 65, but with end faces 82 facing each other to form the engagement recess 78 end at a distance from each other. The length of the engagement recess 78 measured between these two end faces 82 is smaller than the clear distance between the two holding ribs 74. Appropriately the boundary frame 56 is interrupted exclusively by the engagement recess 78 and is otherwise uninterrupted and self-contained all around.

Preferably, the base surface 72 of the card holder 54 passes flush through the engagement recess 78 into the section of the outer surface 55 of the front wall 72 which adjoins the lower frame leg 63.

The mutually facing end faces 82 are preferably rounded or beveled, such that the length of the engagement recess 78 measured in the transverse direction 58 increases as the distance from the base surface 72 increases.

The length of the engagement recess 78 is dimensioned sufficiently large to be able to push a fingertip through from below, with the aim of pulling an information carrier card 3 occupying the position of use out of the card holder 54. The preferred length of the engagement recess 78, measured in the transverse direction 58, is in the range of the width of a human finger. The length is preferably between two and three centimeters.

In the Figures 5 to 8 a preferred procedure for using the information carrier card 3 in connection with a card holder 54 is illustrated.

The starting point is the in Figure 1 State shown on the left, in which the information carrier card 3 is in its ready position outside the card holder 54.

In order to now insert the information carrier card 3 into the position of use in the card holder 54, the information carrier card 3 is adjusted accordingly Figure 5 with its lower map edge section 14 is inserted into the card holder 54 from above at the height of the two card insertion columns 77. Since the base area 72 is recessed with respect to the boundary frame 56, this occurs in connection with an elastic bending of the information carrier card 3 about an area parallel to the first card main axis 8. The information carrier card 3 is concavely curved on the side facing the viewer.

When inserted through the card insertion column 77, the information carrier card 3 with its two side card edge sections 12 is inserted from above into the holding slots 73, which are open at the top. It continues to be shifted downwards in the height direction 57 according to arrow 83, so that it ultimately corresponds to Figure 6 comes to rest in the card holder 54 over its entire height measured in the height direction 57. At the end of the insertion process according to arrow 83, the upper card edge section 13, which had been bent forward until then, snaps according to arrow 84 towards the base surface 72 and thereby into the card holder 54. So it is in Figure 7 shown state in which the inserted information carrier card 3 has automatically bent back into the undeformed basic state and assumes the inserted position of use.

In this position of use, the information carrier card 3 is supported all around by the boundary frame 56, with the exception of the slight interruption in the area of the engagement recess 78, and is kept essentially immovable. The holding ribs 74 ensure that the information carrier card 3 cannot fall out to the front.

The Figures 7 and 8 show method steps for consciously removing the information carrier card 3 from the card holder 54. This occurs, for example, if the information carrier card 3 is to be replaced due to a change in the container contents.

The engagement recess 78 comes into play during the removal process. According to the arrow, 85 in. can be passed through it Figure 7 the fingertip of a human finger 86 can be inserted into the card holder 54 from below in such a way that the fingertip 87 according to Figure 8 in the area of the lower card edge section 14 comes to rest behind the information carrier card 3, i.e. between the information carrier card 3 and the base surface 72. Due to the thickness of the finger, this process is associated with an elastic bulging of the information carrier card 3 through the viewing opening 75. The information carrier card 3 is convexly curved outwards about the vertical axis 57 on the side facing the viewer.

In the next step, the finger 86 is pulled away from the container housing 15 in the longitudinal direction 17 according to arrow 88, the information carrier card 3, which is still gripped behind by the fingertip 87, being pulled out of the card holder 54 completely according to arrow 91, with elastic bending through the viewing opening 75.

During the pulling-out process according to arrow 91, the information carrier card 3 is initially held back in the area of its two side card edge sections 12 by the retaining ribs 74. However, as the curvature increases, the two side card edge sections 12 approach each other to such an extent that the length of the information carrier card 3 measured in the transverse direction 58 is less than the clear width of the viewing opening 75 between the two holding ribs 74. The information carrier card 3 can then be placed between the Snap out of the card holder 54 through both retaining ribs 74.

For the handling described, it is not mandatory, but advantageous if the engagement recess 78 is arranged centrally between the two side edge surfaces 67. In this case, the two lower frame leg sections 63a, 63b are of the same length.

The formation of the engagement recess 78 in the lower frame leg 63 has the advantage that the housing wall 22 is relatively stiff there due to the relatively large distance from the upper edge surface 37 of the peripheral wall 27 and does not experience any disadvantageous weakening in the structural rigidity due to the interruption of the boundary frame 56.

In principle, the engagement recess 78 could also be provided in the upper frame leg 62.

The upper frame leg 62 is expediently formed in the area of the access opening 28, so that in the area of the upper edge surface 37 it forms a stiffening rib that stiffens the peripheral wall 27. It is advantageous if the upper edge surface 37 is at least partially formed on the upper frame leg 62.

Since the upper frame leg 62 is uninterrupted and is located on the same one-piece wall section 66 of the container housing 15 on which the other components of the boundary frame 56 are also formed - in this case on the lower housing part 24 - the design of the card holder 54 increases the rigidity of the housing wall 22 not affected.

Since the upper frame leg 62, which has the upper edge surface 68, is formed in one piece with the lower housing part 24 and does not belong to the separate housing cover 25, The peripheral wall 27 has a high level of stability even in the area of the card holders 54, even when the storage container 2 is open.

The upper frame leg 62 can be referred to as a rib-like projection of the housing wall 22. The same applies in the exemplary embodiment to the lower frame leg 63, which is locally interrupted by the engagement recess 78 and is therefore divided into two.

The card receptacle 54 is preferably formed inside a channel-like wall recess 92 which is open towards the front of the container housing 15 and which extends outside in the front wall 32 in the height direction 16 over preferably the entire height of the lower housing part 24. The base area 72 of the card holder 54 is formed by a surface section of the preferably flat channel base area 93 of the channel-like wall recess 92.

The channel-like wall recess 92 is laterally delimited by two boundary wall sections 94, which are formed by, for example, bead-like partial areas of the peripheral wall 27. The two side frame legs 64, 65 are, for example, each formed directly by a length section of one of the two boundary wall sections 94, with the holding ribs 74 being formed on one of these boundary wall sections 94. The upper frame leg 62 and the lower frame leg 63, which is locally interrupted by the engagement recess 76, run as rib-like projections of the housing wall 22 between the two boundary wall sections 94, protruding forward from the channel base surface 93 in the longitudinal direction 17. Both the upper and lower frame legs 62, 63 as well as the holding ribs 74 expediently do not protrude outwards beyond the channel-like wall recess 92.

An advantageous embodiment of the storage device 1 contains an in Figure 3 Shelf structure 95, indicated only schematically by dash-dotted lines, which is designed to store at least one storage container 2 when not in use. The shelf structure 95 offers the possibility of holding the at least one storage container 2 in a drawer-like manner. Such a shelf structure 95 can be installed, for example, in a workshop or in a service vehicle.

In this context, the storage container 2 has a guide device 96 on the outside of the container housing 15, via which it can be brought into engagement in a detachable, linearly displaceable manner by means of an adapted counter-guide device 97 of the storage device 1 arranged on the shelf structure 95. By way of example, the guide device 96 includes a guide rail 96a, 96b on the outside of each side wall 34 in the area of the underside of the container. The counter-guide device 97 has two counter-guide rails 97a, 97b, which are arranged at a distance from one another on the shelf structure 95 in such a way that the storage container 2 can be brought into engagement with them from one end face by means of its guide rails 96a, 96b. The guide rails 96a, 96b and the counter-guide rails 97a, 97b are coordinated with one another in such a way that the storage container 2 can be inserted into the shelf structure 95 in its longitudinal direction 17 and can be pulled out of the shelf structure 95. The front handle 52 can be used for this handling.

The container housing 15 is made of a plastic material. The guide device 96 is expediently formed in one piece in the lower housing part 24.

The storage device 1 preferably contains several of the storage containers 2 described. These storage containers 2 preferably have the same outline in the plane perpendicular to the vertical axis 16. The multiple storage containers 2 can differ from one another in height.

Preferably, several storage containers 2 can be stacked on top of one another in the height direction 16, so that a container stack 98 consisting of at least two storage containers 2 stacked on top of one another results, as shown in FIG Figure 11 is shown as an example. In the stacked state, an upper container 2, 2a sits with its container underside 99 on the container top 100 of another container 2, 2b arranged underneath.

Each storage container 2 expediently has a lower coupling device 102 on its container housing 15 in the area of the container underside 99, which is, for example, in the Figure 10 is designed in an obvious manner. In addition, each storage container 2 has an upper coupling device 103 on the container top 100, the preferred embodiment of which Figure 1 is visible. The two coupling devices 102, 103 are adapted to one another in such a way that, through their interaction, the storage containers 2 stacked directly on top of one another can be releasably coupled to one another in a manner that is independent of one another. Such a coupled state is in Figure 10 shown. The container stack 98 can then be moved using the upper handle 45 of the top one Carry and transport the storage container 2 uniformly.

The locking means 38 explained above preferably belong at least partially to the two coupling devices 102, 103. For example, the rotary lock 44 can be in one Figure 11 The coupling position shown at 104 can be rotated, in which it irremovably couples the two storage containers 2 stacked on top of one another in the area of the front of the container.

Further components of the coupling devices 102, 103 are formed in the illustrated embodiment by projections formed on the container bottom 99 and by depressions formed on the container top 100. When two storage containers 2 are stacked on top of one another, the projections and depressions engage at least partially in one another in such a way that they overlap or engage behind one another transversely to the height direction 16 and also effect a coupling of two storage containers 2 stacked on top of one another that cannot be removed from one another, in particular in the area of the back of the container. The projections are expediently feet used to place the storage container 2 on a surface.

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1. Storage device having at least one storage container (2) having a container housing (15) with a housing wall (22) bounding a storage space (23), wherein, in the outer surface of the housing wall (22), there is formed a card receptacle (54) having a substantially rectangular outline, which is bounded at the edges at least by two lateral edge surfaces (67) lying opposite each other at a distance in a transverse direction (58) and by an upper edge surface (68) extending between the two lateral edge surfaces (67), wherein, in the region of each of the two lateral edge surfaces (67), a holding rib (74) each is located, which extends along the lateral edge surfaces (67), is located at a distance in front of a base surface (72) of the card receptacle (54) and defines, together with said base surface (72), a holding slot (73), and having at least one rectangular information carrier card (3), which is separate from the storage container (2) and can optionally be placed in a standby position outside the card receptacle (54) or in a position of use inserted into the card receptacle (54), wherein it dips in the position of use with each of opposite lateral card edge portions (12) into one of the two holding slots (73), so that its dropping out of the card receptacle (54) is prevented and it can be seen through an inspection opening (75) laterally bounded by the two holding ribs (74),

   - wherein the card receptacle (54) is bounded, on its underside located opposite the upper edge surface (68) at a distance in a vertical direction (57), by a lower edge surface (69) extending between the two holding ribs (74), wherein all edge surfaces (66, 67, 68, 69) are formed by a boundary frame (56), which frames the card receptacle (54) peripherally, is designed integrally with a one-piece wall portion (66) of the housing wall (22) and which has an upper frame leg (62) assigned to the upper edge surface (37) of the circumferential wall (27) and extending in the transverse direction (58), a lower frame leg (63) likewise extending in the transverse direction (58) and two lateral frame legs (64, 65) connecting the upper frame leg (62) to the lower frame leg (63), mutually spaced in the transverse direction (58) and extending in the vertical direction (57),

   - wherein each holding rib (74) is shorter than the lateral edge surface (67) of the card receptacle (54) assigned thereto and each holding rib (74) terminates with an upper end face (76) at a distance from the upper edge surface (68) of the card receptacle (54), wherein the gap formed thereby in each case defines a card insertion gap (77), through which the information carrier card (3), having resiliently flexible properties, can be moved from the standby position into the position of use in connexion with a reversible bending process while the lateral card edge portions (12) are simultaneously inserted into the holding slots (73) from above,

   - and wherein the boundary frame (56) is in the region of the lower edge surface (69) of the card receptacle (54) locally interrupted by a reach-in slot (78), the length of which is less than the clear distance between the two holding ribs (74) and through which the information carrier card (3), being in the position of use, can be gripped from behind with a finger and pulled into the standby position through the inspection opening (75) while being bent and buckled elastically,

   characterised in that
   the container housing (15) consists of plastic, wherein each holding rib (74) is designed integrally with one of the two lateral frame legs (64, 65) and moulded to that longitudinal side thereof which faces the card receptacle (54), and wherein only that lower frame leg (63) of the boundary frame (56) which defines the lower edge surface (69) of the card receptacle (54) has a reach-in slot (78), the boundary frame (56) being otherwise continuous.
2. Storage device according to claim 1, characterised in that the reach-in slot (78) is located centrally between the two lateral edge surfaces (67) of the card receptacle (54), wherein frame leg portions (63a, 63b) of the same length of a lower or upper frame leg (63, 62) of the boundary frame (56) adjoin on both side of the reach-in slot (78).
3. Storage device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the holding ribs (74) extend on their underside opposite the upper end face (76) to the lower edge surface (69) of the card receptacle and there expediently merge integrally into the lower edge surface (69).
4. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that at least the upper edge surface (68) and the lower edge surface (69) of the card receptacle (54) are formed at an upper and lower frame leg (62, 63) of the boundary frame (56) designed as a rib-like projection of the housing wall.
5. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the information carrier card (3) contains a card surface (5) printed with information (6) and/or at least one electronic component (7) readable in a wireless fashion.
6. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the container housing (15) has an at least substantially rectangular outline.
7. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the container housing (15) has a housing lower part (24), which has a base wall (26) and a peripheral circumferential wall (27) of the housing wall (22), which projects upwards from the edge of the base wall (26) in a vertical direction (16) of the container housing (15), wherein the circumferential wall (27) frames on its top side opposite the base wall (26) an access opening (28) for the storage space (23) and is composed of a front wall (32), a rear wall (33) situated opposite the front wall (32) transversely to the vertical direction (16) and two side walls (34) arranged opposite each other and each connecting the front wall (32) to the rear wall (33).
8. Storage device according to claim 7, characterised in that at least one card receptacle (54) including all of its edge surfaces (67, 68, 69) is formed on the outside of the circumferential wall (27) of the housing lower part (24) of the container housing (15), in particular at the front wall (32), wherein the upper edge surface (68) of the card receptacle (54) is expediently formed at a rib-shaped upper frame leg (62) of the boundary frame (56), which frame leg (62) is located in the region of the top side - oriented in the vertical direction (16) - of the circumferential wall (27) and there forms a reinforcement rib of the circumferential wall (27).
9. Storage device according to claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the container housing (15) has a housing cover (25), which is mounted on the housing lower part (24) so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis (35) extending at right angles to the vertical direction (16) of the container housing (15) and which is pivotable into a closed position covering the access opening (28) and into at least one opening position uncovering the access opening (28), wherein it is expediently lockable to the housing lower part (24) in a releasable manner in the closed position by locking means (38) of the storage container (2) .
10. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the container housing (15) has on the outside, on a top side pointing in the vertical direction (16) of the container housing (15), an upper handle (45), which is expediently mounted pivotably on the container housing (15) in such a way that it can be pivoted optionally into an inoperative position (46) pivoted towards the container housing (15) or into at least one operative position (47) pivoted away from the container housing (15) and extending upwards.
11. Storage device according to claim 10 in combination with claim 9, characterised in that the upper handle is located on the outside of the housing cover (25).
12. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the container housing (15) has on the outside, on a front side oriented at right angles to the vertical direction (16) of the container housing (15), a front handle (52), which is expediently mounted pivotably, and/or in that the storage container (2) has on the outside of the container housing (15) a guide device (96), by means of which it can be accommodated in a rack structure (95) in a retractable manner.
13. Storage device according to any of claims 1 to 12, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of stackable storage containers (2, 2a, 2b), each of which has at its container housing (15) in the region of the container underside (99) a lower coupling device (102) and in the region of the container top side (100) an upper coupling device (103), wherein said two coupling devices (102, 103) are matched in such a way that storage containers (2, 2a, 2b) stacked directly on top of one another in a vertical direction (16) can be releasably coupled to one another, while not being capable of being lifted off one another, by the interaction of the upper coupling device (103) of the respectively lower storage container (2, 2b) and the lower coupling device (102) of the respectively upper storage container (2, 2a).
14. Method for introducing and for removing an information carrier card (3) into a card receptacle (54) and from a card receptacle (54) in a storage device (1) according to any of claims 1 to 13,
    characterised in that the information carrier card (3) is, for introduction into a card receptacle (54), inserted in connexion with a reversible bending process from above through the card insertion gap (77) with its two lateral card edge portions (12) into the holding slots (73), and in that the information carrier card (3) is, for removal from a card receptacle (54), gripped from behind with a finger through the reach-in slot (78) and pulled out of the card receptacle (54) through the inspection opening (75) while being bent and buckled elastically.

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