WO2016059440A1 - Sheet joining using a clamping piece for the assembly of crates - Google Patents
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- 238000005304 joining Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 23
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 12
- 238000012856 packing Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 6
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 235000012055 fruits and vegetables Nutrition 0.000 claims abstract 2
- 239000011111 cardboard Substances 0.000 claims description 8
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Iron Chemical compound [Fe] XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 6
- 229920002994 synthetic fiber Polymers 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000006835 compression Effects 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000007906 compression Methods 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000004411 aluminium Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052782 aluminium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N aluminium Chemical compound [Al] XAGFODPZIPBFFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052742 iron Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000011120 plywood Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000002787 reinforcement Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ethene Chemical compound C=C VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000004698 Polyethylene Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920002522 Wood fibre Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920000122 acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920001903 high density polyethylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000004700 high-density polyethylene Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920001684 low density polyethylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000004702 low-density polyethylene Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920003023 plastic Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000004033 plastic Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920000747 poly(lactic acid) Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920000642 polymer Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000003860 storage Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 238000003466 welding Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 235000013305 food Nutrition 0.000 claims 1
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims 1
- 238000004806 packaging method and process Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 238000003825 pressing Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 235000013399 edible fruits Nutrition 0.000 description 3
- 239000003292 glue Substances 0.000 description 2
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
- B65D5/001—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper stackable
- B65D5/005—Separate or attached stacking elements
- B65D5/006—Separate corner posts and like elements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D9/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
- B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
- B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
- B65D21/0215—Containers with stacking feet or corner elements
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
- B65D7/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls
- B65D7/24—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by wall construction or by connections between walls collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable
- B65D7/30—Fastening devices for holding collapsible containers in erected state, e.g. integral with container walls
- B65D7/32—Fastening devices for holding collapsible containers in erected state, e.g. integral with container walls separate from container walls
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D9/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor
- B65D9/12—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of wood or substitutes therefor collapsible, e.g. with all parts detachable
- B65D9/22—Fastening devices for holding collapsible containers in erected state, e.g. integral with container walls
- B65D9/24—Fastening devices for holding collapsible containers in erected state, e.g. integral with container walls separate from container walls
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- the invention concerns the connection of sheets and consists of a clamping piece that includes slits with protrusions, which bind sheets of wood or other material with grooving along their edges. In this way, it is ensured that the piece is securely joined to the sheets. These pieces can be used for the production of crates used for packing fruit or other products.
- Crates used for packing fruit are made of either wood, cardboard or plastic.
- Wooden fruit crates consist of wooden corners joined to sheets of wood, plywood, MDF and hardboard. Wooden corners make the crates very resilient, because when they contain packaged products and are stacked, the corners bear the vertical gravitational loads safely. However, wooden corners are joined to the rest of the sheets with wire stitches.
- cardboard crates single sheets of compact or corrugated cardboard are used. The sheets of cardboard are shaped into crates and then their edges are glued together in a suitable way. The use of glue does not always ensure that the edges of the crates will remain joined.
- the resistance of cardboard crates during packing and stacking is significantly limited, due to the absence of robust elements such as corners at the edges that can bear vertical gravitational loads.
- the clamping piece (1) in figure 1a consists of slits (2) that contain protrusions (3).
- the sheets (4) joined to piece (1) have grooving (5) along their edges.
- the protrusions (3) of piece (1) fit into the grooves (5) of the sheets (4).
- the protrusions (3) of piece (1) are of various shapes such as (7), (8), (9), (10), shown in figure 2, or any other shape. The type of protrusion is determined by the material used to make the sheets (4).
- the grooving (5) of the sheets (4) is of a corresponding shape. Moreover, there can be 1 , 2, 3 or more protrusions (3) in each slit. Equally, there can be 1 , 2, 3 or more grooves (5) along the edges of the sheets (4).
- the clearance (18) of the slits (2) depends on the thickness of sheets (4).
- the shape of piece (1) depends on the number of sheets that it joins together and also the required mechanical resistance.
- the piece (1) can have 1 , 2, 3 or more slits with protrusions, connecting 1 , 2, 3 or more sheets.
- Piece (1) can have shape (11), figure 3, so that it can be joined to one sheet, shapes (12) and (35) to be joined to two sheets, shape (13) to be joined to three, and shape (14) to be joined to 4 sheets, as well as any other shape with the slits (2) and protrusions (3) of figure 1a, for even more than 4 sheets.
- the reinforcement section (6) of figure 1a significantly improves the resistance of piece (1).
- Piece (1) can be made of any synthetic material such as HDPE, LDPE, ABS, PLA, PP, PE, PVC, WPC (synthetic material consisting of wood fibre and polymers), aluminium and also any other material that can be suitably shaped so as to have slits (2) and protrusions (3), as shown in figure 1a.
- Sheets (4) can be made of wood, plywood, hardboard, MDF, cardboard, synthetic material, iron and also any other material on which the grooves (5) of figure 1a can be created. Grooves (5) are created either by pressure or by removal of material.
- Sheets (4) are mounted on piece (1) by moving sheets (4) along the grooves (5) and protrusions (3), as shown in figure 4a. Moreover, sheets (4) can be mounted on piece (1) by moving them vertically to the direction of the grooves (5) and protrusions (3), figure 4b, provided pressure is applied on piece (1) by parts (15) and (16), resulting in the widening of opening (18) to the extent that the clearance is larger than the thickness of sheet (4), as shown in figure 4c.
- the loads applied by pieces (15) and (16) are removed; as a result, opening (18) returns to its initial position and clamps sheet (4).
- slipping between sheets (4) and piece (1) is avoided by deforming piece (1) at positions (19), (20), (21) and (22) of figure 5a, which are right next to the edges of the sheets.
- Deformation is achieved by cold or hot compression using a punch. Due to compression, slits (2) of figure 1a become narrower in the areas adjacent to sheets (4) and do not allow slipping in relation to piece (1).
- part (23) of the corner of sheet (4) in figure 5b is cut off so that the points of deformation (21) and (22) approach points (19) and (20), thus reducing the necessary length of piece (1).
- the shape of part (23), which is cut off can be rectangular, round or anything else and it can be located at other points as well, such as position (24). When a part is cut off, like at position (24), which is outside the corners of sheet (4), then deformation of piece (1) is only required at positions (19) and (20) to secure the sheet, and not at the edges of the sheet.
- sheets (4) are secured to piece (1) using the auxiliary piece (25) of figure 5d.
- Piece (25) has protrusions (38) and (37), as well as grooves (27) and (28).
- the grooves (5) of sheets (4) extend to area (26) of figure 5c.
- areas (26) protrude.
- Protrusion (38) of piece (25) is introduced by clamping in recess (39) of piece (1).
- the grooves (27) are larger than area (26) of sheet (4), which protrudes from piece (1).
- piece (25) is fitted to piece (1), figure 5e, and does not allow slipping between sheets (4) and piece (1).
- Recess (28) allows disassembly of piece (25) from piece (1) using an ordinary screwdriver.
- FIG. 6a and 6b A crate consisting of a folded sheet (29) and four clamping pieces (1) in its corners is shown in figures 6a and 6b.
- corners (1) include slits (2) and protrusions (3), as in figure 1a.
- Sheet (29) originates from the flat sheet (29) of figure 6c, whose contour has been cut, engraved along lines (30), and grooves (5) have been created, as defined by this invention.
- Sheet (29) is folded along the engraving (30) forming a box with parts (34) as its sides, as shown in figure 6b.
- the clamping pieces (1) fit into the grooves (5) and connect the edges of parts (34).
- points (19), (20), (21) and (22) of each piece (1) are compressed, as shown in figure 6a, so as to secure the positions of pieces (1) with the edges of sides (34) of sheet (29).
- the material of sheet (29) can be similar to that defined by patent FR 2 810 962 - A1.
- the formation (40) on sheet (29) of figure 6c allow safe stacking and transportation of crates because when the crates are placed one on top of the other and surfaces (41) and (36) of figure 6d touch, surfaces (40) prevent pieces (1) from moving.
- the openings (31) of figure 6c help to ventilate the products, and openings (32) assist the handling of the crate by consumers.
- recesses (28) and (33) of figure 7a can be created on the clamping piece (1).
- Recesses (28) and (33) secure the crates and prevent them moving around during stacking and transportation, as shown in figure 7c.
- auxiliary component (25) of figure 5d improves the stability of the crates during stacking, because protrusion (37) is freely introduced into slit (39) of piece (1), and does not allow a crate to move in relation to another one.
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GR20140100522A GR20140100522A (en) | 2014-10-15 | 2014-10-15 | Connection of sheets via a restraint piece for the assembly of containers |
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EP3309086A1 (en) * | 2016-10-17 | 2018-04-18 | Fruit Packaging Innovations, S.L. | Dismountable and stackable crate |
WO2019239205A1 (en) * | 2018-06-12 | 2019-12-19 | Gambina Vito | Multifunctional stackable container for fruit and vegetable products |
JP2020040704A (en) * | 2018-09-10 | 2020-03-19 | 岐阜プラスチック工業株式会社 | box |
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DE2653562A1 (en) * | 1976-11-25 | 1978-06-01 | Gmoehling Leichtmetall | Box with bottom corner pieces - made of plastics and secured by snap couplings for easy replacement |
US4210274A (en) * | 1978-01-06 | 1980-07-01 | Lionel Leonard | Boxes |
EP0432053A1 (en) * | 1989-12-07 | 1991-06-12 | Berthier, René | Transport box having a rigid frame assembled by interengaging corner sections |
US6319184B1 (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2001-11-20 | Bob Dematteis Co. | Apparatus and process for producing cold seal in plastic bags |
FR2810962A1 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2002-01-04 | Roland Noilhan | PRE-CUT PLATE, ALLOWING FOR A FOLDED POSITION OF A VOLUME, IN PARTICULAR A PACKAGING, AND PACKAGING THUS OBTAINED |
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US4078716A (en) * | 1976-07-10 | 1978-03-14 | Itw Limited | Vegetable trays |
DE2653562A1 (en) * | 1976-11-25 | 1978-06-01 | Gmoehling Leichtmetall | Box with bottom corner pieces - made of plastics and secured by snap couplings for easy replacement |
US4210274A (en) * | 1978-01-06 | 1980-07-01 | Lionel Leonard | Boxes |
EP0432053A1 (en) * | 1989-12-07 | 1991-06-12 | Berthier, René | Transport box having a rigid frame assembled by interengaging corner sections |
US6319184B1 (en) * | 1998-06-09 | 2001-11-20 | Bob Dematteis Co. | Apparatus and process for producing cold seal in plastic bags |
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EP3309086A1 (en) * | 2016-10-17 | 2018-04-18 | Fruit Packaging Innovations, S.L. | Dismountable and stackable crate |
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