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EP0114392A1
EP0114392A1 EP83113056A EP83113056A EP0114392A1 EP 0114392 A1 EP0114392 A1 EP 0114392A1 EP 83113056 A EP83113056 A EP 83113056A EP 83113056 A EP83113056 A EP 83113056A EP 0114392 A1 EP0114392 A1 EP 0114392A1
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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
    • B65D1/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material or by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/22—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents
    • B65D1/24—Boxes or like containers with side walls of substantial depth for enclosing contents with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D1/243—Crates for bottles or like containers
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/24012—Materials
    • B65D2501/24019—Mainly plastics
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/24197—Arrangements for locating the bottles
    • B65D2501/24203—Construction of locating arrangements
    • B65D2501/2421—Partitions
    • B65D2501/24216—Partitions forming square or rectangular cells
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
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    • B65D2501/24292—Means for locking the bottles in place
    • B65D2501/24299—Rigid
    • 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
    • B65D2501/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece
    • B65D2501/24—Boxes or like containers with moulded compartments or partitions
    • B65D2501/24006—Details relating to bottle crates
    • B65D2501/24197—Arrangements for locating the bottles
    • B65D2501/24292—Means for locking the bottles in place
    • B65D2501/24305—Resilient

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  • the invention relates to a bottle crate made of plastic with a plurality of compartments arranged side by side and open at the top for receiving one bottle each.
  • the bottles inserted into the bottle crates have a relatively large lateral play in the compartments.
  • the object of the invention is now to provide a bottle crate of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1 while maintaining the advantage already achieved in the prior art, which consists in the fact that there is sufficient movement between the bottles and the compartment walls for automatic, trouble-free filling the bottle crates with the bottles too make it possible to improve further that simple means and measures while reducing the noise pollution of the bottle crates during transport can achieve a more precise positioning of the bottles in the bottle crates that enables the automatic removal of the bottles from the bottle crates.
  • the solution to this problem is characterized by bottle centering members arranged in the compartments near the compartments, at least with bottle sliding seats and constricting the compartments only near the compartments, with bottle run-up and insertion ramps arranged inclined towards the compartment bottom.
  • the bottle centering members are arranged approx. 1 to 2 cm above the bottom of the bottle crate and below the glued-on bottle labels.
  • the bottle centering elements which are distributed over the circumference, can be molded onto the bottle crate in order to simplify production and to avoid getting lost.
  • the bottle centering members can be arranged bracing against the compartment walls.
  • a variant which is preferred under certain circumstances is characterized by bottle centering elements which strive from the compartment floor and are oriented obliquely towards the compartment side walls and towards the compartment mouth.
  • an advantageous embodiment is characterized in that the bottle centering members are designed as elongated spiral springs, each clamped only at one end.
  • a possibly preferred variant is characterized by bottle-shaped centering members which are shaped like a bow and are formed on the bottle crate with their leg end parts.
  • That design of the bottle centering elements allows the arrangement of only two approximately diametrically arranged bottle centering elements per compartment in order to center the inserted bottle when the end pieces of the stirrup legs are directed towards the compartment floor and are at such a distance from one another that the bottles face each other when inserted into the bottle crate Sides or margin Slide the edges of both legs of each bracket along, inevitably centering the bottles and, after placing the bottles on the bottom of the box, fix the bottles in the radial direction.
  • Another possibly preferred variant is that strive from the compartment walls inward, zigzag-shaped, outwardly resilient compression springs that carry bottle centering members at their free ends, the springs can be arranged in pairs and each pair of springs on carry the free end of a common bottle centering device.
  • the bottle centering member can be curved in accordance with the circumference of the bottles and arranged in the circumferential direction of the bottles.
  • bottle centering members 4 are arranged on all four compartment side walls, each of which is formed from two vertically oriented strips spaced apart from one another and molded onto the compartment side walls 5. These strips extend from the compartment floor from about a quarter of the compartment depth and have inwardly projecting cams at the upper end, which have such distances from the diametrically opposed cams that a bottle 6 set in compartment 1 is centered in compartment 1 and in radial direction is kept almost free of play, the game being dimensioned so large that the bottles 6 between the bottle centering members 4 can just still be moved axially.
  • the upper end face of the strip-like bottle centering members 4 are designed as bottle run-up and insertion ramps 7 which are inclined towards the compartment floor 3 and inwards.
  • the four bottle centering members 4, which are evenly distributed over the circumference of the bottle 6, are designed in a bow-shaped manner, with the bow legs from the compartment side walls 5 directed obliquely inwards and towards the bottom so that they are divergent so that when inserted a bottle that slides along the legs with the bottom edge and thereby aligns the bottle 6 to the compartment 1 and holds it securely in this position against lateral displacement.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 two diametrically opposed cantilever arms 8 are provided for each compartment, which project from the compartment side walls 5 toward the center of the compartment and which carry molded-on bottle centering elements 4 which are arranged coaxially to the compartment center axis and taper conically towards the compartment bottom.
  • the radius of curvature of the bottle centering members 4 can be made slightly smaller than the bottle radius. In this case they are End parts of the curved bottle centering members 4 which are directed in the circumferential direction and are designed to be resilient to the outside, so that the bottles inserted into the bottle crates can be held without play.
  • the bottle centering members 4 are formed by flaps which begin at the compartment floor 3, essentially aim upwards and are resiliently flexible towards the outside, which are initially directed obliquely upwards and inwards over approximately half their length and then each at an angle pass over upward and outward part, the free end part of which can be supported when the bottle 6 is inserted by stretching the flap on the adjacent compartment side wall 5.
  • the bottle centering members 4 are designed as shown and described in FIGS. 5 and 6.

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1. Bottle crate made of plastic with several adjacently arranged, upwardly open compartments (1) for receiving one bottle (6) each, with resilient centring members (4) arranged on the compartment walls (5) to engage the bottles with push fit, the centring members (4) narrowing the compartments (1) and forming abutting and introducing ramps (7) for the bottles (6), inclined inwardly towards the compartment bottom (3), characterized in that the centring members (4) extend from close to the compartment bottoms (3), possibly separate from them, to the lower edge of the label, so that the labels cannot come into contact with the centring members (4) during insertion of the bottles (6), and the centring members (4) for each bottle (6) surrounded by four compartment walls (5) consist of at least two diametrically opposed wind-like webs, moulded on the wall in the centre region, which support a bottle (6) placed in the compartment (1) in the radial direction.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Flaschenkasten aus Kunststoff mit mehreren, nebeneinander angeordneten, oben offenen Gefachen zur Aufnahme je einer Flasche.The invention relates to a bottle crate made of plastic with a plurality of compartments arranged side by side and open at the top for receiving one bottle each.

Bei den bekannten Flaschenkästen dieser Art haben die in die Flaschenkästen eingesetzten Flaschen ein relativ großes seitliches Bewegungsspiel in den Gefachen.In the known bottle crates of this type, the bottles inserted into the bottle crates have a relatively large lateral play in the compartments.

Dieses relativ große Bewegungsspiel ist einerseits notwendig, um ein ungestörtes, automatisches Befüllen der Flaschenkästen mit Flaschen zu ermöglichen. Andererseits führt aber dieses große Bewegungsspiel zu erheblichen Geräuschbelästigungen während des Transportes der gefüllten und der leeren Flaschenkästen infolge der dabei sich seitlich bewegenden und an die Gefachwände anschlagenden Flaschen. Ferner erschwert dieses große Bewegungsspiel der Flaschen mangels unzureichender Zentrierung in den Gefachen eine automatische Entnahme der Flaschen aus den Kästen.This relatively large movement game is necessary on the one hand, to get an undisturbed, auto to enable the bottle crates to be filled with bottles. On the other hand, however, this great play of movement leads to considerable noise pollution during the transport of the filled and empty bottle crates as a result of the bottles moving laterally and hitting the compartment walls. Furthermore, this great play in the movement of the bottles makes it difficult to automatically remove the bottles from the boxes due to the lack of adequate centering in the compartments.

Darüber hinaus würde ein kleinerer Spielraum zwischen den Flaschen und den Gefachwänden beim Einführen der gefüllten Flaschen in die Gefache zur Beschädigung der aufgeklebten und meistens noch mehr oder weniger feuchten Flaschenetiketten führen.In addition, a smaller clearance between the bottles and the compartment walls when inserting the filled bottles into the compartments would lead to damage to the glued-on and usually even more or less moist bottle labels.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es nun, einen Flaschenkasten der im Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 angegebenen Art unter Beibehaltung des beim Stand der Technik bereits erreichten Vorteiles, der darin besteht, daß ein ausreichendes Bewegungsspiel zwischen den Flaschen und den Gefachwänden vorhanden ist, um ein automatisches störungsfreies Befüllen der Flaschenkästen mit den Flaschen zu ermöglichen, darüber hinaus dahingehend zu verbessern, daß mit einfachen Mitteln und Maßnahmen unter Verminderung der Geräuschbelästigung der Flaschenkästen beim Transport eine exaktere und die automatische Entnahme der Flaschen aus den Flaschenkästen ermöglichende Positionierung der Flaschen in den Flaschenkästen erreichbar ist.The object of the invention is now to provide a bottle crate of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1 while maintaining the advantage already achieved in the prior art, which consists in the fact that there is sufficient movement between the bottles and the compartment walls for automatic, trouble-free filling the bottle crates with the bottles too make it possible to improve further that simple means and measures while reducing the noise pollution of the bottle crates during transport can achieve a more precise positioning of the bottles in the bottle crates that enables the automatic removal of the bottles from the bottle crates.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe kennzeichnet sich durch in den Gefachen nahe der Gefachböden angeordnete, mindestens mit Flaschenschiebesitz ausgebildete, die Gefache ausschließlich nahe der Gefachböden verengende Flaschenzentrierorgane mit zum Gefachboden und nach innen geneigt angeordneten Flaschen-Auflauf- und Einführungsrampen.The solution to this problem is characterized by bottle centering members arranged in the compartments near the compartments, at least with bottle sliding seats and constricting the compartments only near the compartments, with bottle run-up and insertion ramps arranged inclined towards the compartment bottom.

Durch diese Maßnahmen bleibt einerseits der relativ große, das automatische Befüllen der Flaschenkästen mit Flaschen begünstigende Bewegungsspielraum in den Gefachen für die Flaschen über mehr als die obere Hälfte der Gefachtiefe erhalten.These measures on the one hand maintain the relatively large freedom of movement in the compartments for the bottles, which favors the automatic filling of the bottle crates with bottles, over more than the upper half of the compartment depth.

Andererseits werden die Flaschen beim Einsetzen in die Kastengefache kurz vor Erreichen des Kastenbodens nunmehr zwangsläufig zentriert und dabei in radialer Richtung nahezu spiellos gegen seitliches Verschieben fixiert.On the other hand, the bottles will now inevitably zen when inserted into the crate just before reaching the crate trated and fixed in the radial direction almost without play against lateral displacement.

Hierbei ist es vorteilhaft, wenn die Flaschenzentrierorgane ca. 1 bis 2 cm oberhalb des Flaschenkastenbodens und unterhalb der aufgeklebten Flaschenetiketten angeordnet sind.It is advantageous here if the bottle centering members are arranged approx. 1 to 2 cm above the bottom of the bottle crate and below the glued-on bottle labels.

Hierzu können die auf den Umfang verteilt angeordneten Flaschenzentrierorgane am Flaschenkasten angeformt sein, um die Fertigung zu vereinfachen und um nicht verloren zu gehen. Zudem können die Flaschenzentrierorgane von den Gefachwänden abstrebend angeordnet sein.For this purpose, the bottle centering elements, which are distributed over the circumference, can be molded onto the bottle crate in order to simplify production and to avoid getting lost. In addition, the bottle centering members can be arranged bracing against the compartment walls.

Eine unter Umständen bevorzugte Variante kennzeichnet sich hierzu durch vom Gefachboden abstrebende, zu den Gefachseitenwänden und zur Gefachmündung schräg gerichtete Flaschenzentrierorgane.A variant which is preferred under certain circumstances is characterized by bottle centering elements which strive from the compartment floor and are oriented obliquely towards the compartment side walls and towards the compartment mouth.

Eine vorteilhafte und unter anderem die Geräuschbildung gänzlich ausschließende Weiterbildung des vorbeschriebenen Gegenstandes kennzeichnet sich durch mit Flaschenhaftsitz und federnd nachgiebig ausgebildete Flaschenzentrierorgane.An advantageous further development of the above-described object, which, among other things, completely excludes the formation of noise, is characterized by a bottle-grip seat and resiliently designed bottle centering members.

Damit können auch Fertigungstoleranzen bei den Flaschenkästen und bei den Flaschen sicher überprüft werden, ohne die Befüllung der Flaschenkästen mit Flaschen zu gefährden.This means that manufacturing tolerances for bottle crates and bottles can also be reliably checked without endangering the filling of the bottle crates with bottles.

Hierzu kennzeichnet sich eine vorteilhafte Ausführungsform dadurch, daß die Flaschenzentrierorgane als längliche, jeweils lediglich an einem Ende eingespannte Biegefedern ausgebildet sind.For this purpose, an advantageous embodiment is characterized in that the bottle centering members are designed as elongated spiral springs, each clamped only at one end.

Eine unter Umständen bevorzugte Variante kennzeichnet sich durch als bügelförmige und mit ihren Schenkelendteilen am Flaschenkasten angeformte Flaschenzentrierorgane.A possibly preferred variant is characterized by bottle-shaped centering members which are shaped like a bow and are formed on the bottle crate with their leg end parts.

Jene Gestaltung der Flaschenzentrierorgane erlaubt die Anordnung von nur zwei etwa diametral angeordneten Flaschenzentrierorganen pro Gefach, um die eingesetzte Flasche zu zentrieren, wenn die Bügelschenkelendteile zum Gefachboden gerichtet sind und einen derartigen Abstand voneinander haben, daß die Flaschen beim Einsetzen in den Flaschenkasten an den einander zugewandten Seiten bzw. Randkanten beider Schenkel eines jeden Bügels entlanggleiten, dabei die Flaschen zwangsläufig zentrieren und nach dem Aufsetzen der Flaschen auf dem Kastenboden die Flaschen in radialer Richtung fixieren.That design of the bottle centering elements allows the arrangement of only two approximately diametrically arranged bottle centering elements per compartment in order to center the inserted bottle when the end pieces of the stirrup legs are directed towards the compartment floor and are at such a distance from one another that the bottles face each other when inserted into the bottle crate Sides or margin Slide the edges of both legs of each bracket along, inevitably centering the bottles and, after placing the bottles on the bottom of the box, fix the bottles in the radial direction.

Eine weitere unter Umständen bevorzugte Variante besteht darin, daß von den Gefachwänden nach innen gerichtete, zick-zack-förmige, nach außen federnd nachgiebige Druckfedern abstreben, die an ihren freien Enden Flaschenzentrierorgane tragen, wobei die Federn jeweils paarweise angeordnet sein können und jedes Federnpaar am freien Ende ein gemeinsames Flaschenzentrierorgan tragen. Dabei kann das Flaschenzentrierorgan entsprechend dem Umfang der Flaschen gekrümmt und in Umfangsrichtung der Flaschen folgend angeordnet sein.Another possibly preferred variant is that strive from the compartment walls inward, zigzag-shaped, outwardly resilient compression springs that carry bottle centering members at their free ends, the springs can be arranged in pairs and each pair of springs on carry the free end of a common bottle centering device. The bottle centering member can be curved in accordance with the circumference of the bottles and arranged in the circumferential direction of the bottles.

Ausführungsbeispiele der Erfindung sind in den Zeichnungen dargestellt und werden im folgenden näher beschrieben.Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings and are described in more detail below.

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  • Fig. 1 einen Teil eines Flaschenkastens mit eingesetzter Flasche im Längsschnitt,
  • Fig. 2 desgleichen von oben gesehen,
  • Fig. 3 bis 12 fünf weitere Ausführungsformen jeweils im Längsschnitt und in der Draufsicht dargestellt.
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  • 1 shows a part of a bottle crate with inserted bottle in longitudinal section,
  • 2 likewise seen from above,
  • 3 to 12 five further embodiments each shown in longitudinal section and in plan view.

Allen Ausführungsformen sind in den Gefachen 1 eines einstückig aus Kunststoff hergestellten Flaschenkastens 2 nahe der Gefachböden 3 angeordnete Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 gemeinsam.All embodiments are common in the compartments 1 of a bottle crate 2 made in one piece from plastic, near the compartment bottoms 3.

Gemäß der Fig. 1 und 2 sind an allen vier Gefachseitenwänden 5 Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 angeordnet, die jeweils aus zwei vertikal gerichteten und mit Abstand voneinander angeordneten, an den Gefachseitenwänden 5 angeformten Leisten gebildet sind. Diese Leisten erstrecken sich vom Gefachboden aus etwa über ein Viertel der Gefachtiefe und haben am oberen Ende nach innen vorspringende Nocken, die solche Abstände von den jeweils diametral gegenüber angeordneten Nocken haben, daß eine in das Gefach 1 eingestellte Flasche 6 im Gefach 1 zentriert und in radialer Richtung nahezu spielfrei gehalten ist, wobei das Spiel so groß bemessen ist, daß die Flaschen 6 zwischen den Flaschenzentrierorganen 4 gerade noch axial verschoben werden können.According to FIGS. 1 and 2, 5 bottle centering members 4 are arranged on all four compartment side walls, each of which is formed from two vertically oriented strips spaced apart from one another and molded onto the compartment side walls 5. These strips extend from the compartment floor from about a quarter of the compartment depth and have inwardly projecting cams at the upper end, which have such distances from the diametrically opposed cams that a bottle 6 set in compartment 1 is centered in compartment 1 and in radial direction is kept almost free of play, the game being dimensioned so large that the bottles 6 between the bottle centering members 4 can just still be moved axially.

Die obere Stirnseite der leistenartigen Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 sind als zum Gefachboden 3 und nach innen geneigte Flaschen-Auflauf- und Einführungsrampen 7 ausgebildet.The upper end face of the strip-like bottle centering members 4 are designed as bottle run-up and insertion ramps 7 which are inclined towards the compartment floor 3 and inwards.

Gemäß der Fig. 3 und 4 sind die vier auf den Umfang der Flasche 6 gleichmäßig verteilt angeordneten Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 bügelförmig gestaltet, wobei die Bügelschenkel von den Gefachseitenwänden 5 aus schräg nach innen und zum -Ge-fachboden gerichtet so divergierend ausgebildet sind, daß beim Einsetzen einer Flasche diese mit dem Bodenrand an den Schenkeln entlanggleitet und dabei die Flasche 6 zum Gefach 1 zentrisch ausrichtet und in dieser Lage gegen seitliches Verschieben sicher festhält.According to FIGS. 3 and 4, the four bottle centering members 4, which are evenly distributed over the circumference of the bottle 6, are designed in a bow-shaped manner, with the bow legs from the compartment side walls 5 directed obliquely inwards and towards the bottom so that they are divergent so that when inserted a bottle that slides along the legs with the bottom edge and thereby aligns the bottle 6 to the compartment 1 and holds it securely in this position against lateral displacement.

In den Figuren 5 und 6 sind pro Gefach jeweils zwei diametral gegenüber angeordnete, von den Gefachseitenwänden 5 zur Gefachmitte hin abstrebende Kragarme 8 vorgesehen, die angeformte, zur Gefachmittenachse koaxial angeordnete und zum Gefachboden hin sich konisch verjüngende Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 tragen.In FIGS. 5 and 6, two diametrically opposed cantilever arms 8 are provided for each compartment, which project from the compartment side walls 5 toward the center of the compartment and which carry molded-on bottle centering elements 4 which are arranged coaxially to the compartment center axis and taper conically towards the compartment bottom.

Dabei kann der Krümmungsradius der Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 gering kleiner als der Flaschenradius ausgebildet sein. In diesem Falle sind die in Umfangsrichtung zielenden Endteile der gekrümmten Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 nach außen federnd nachgiebig ausgebildet, womit eine spiellose Halterung der in die Flaschenkästen eingesetzten Flaschen erreichbar ist.The radius of curvature of the bottle centering members 4 can be made slightly smaller than the bottle radius. In this case they are End parts of the curved bottle centering members 4 which are directed in the circumferential direction and are designed to be resilient to the outside, so that the bottles inserted into the bottle crates can be held without play.

Gemäß der Figuren 7 und 8 sind an den Gefachseitenwänden 5 vier auf den Umfang gleichmäßig verteilt angeordnete, angeschnittene, schräg nach innen und unten zielende, die Flaschenzentierorgane 4 bildende, nach außen federnd nachgiebige Lappen vorgesehen, die sich an die eingestellte Flasche, diese zentrierend unter Federvorspannung anlegen.According to FIGS. 7 and 8, on the compartment side walls 5 there are four, evenly distributed on the circumference, cut, obliquely inward and downward, forming the bottle centering elements 4, resiliently resilient tabs which are attached to the bottle, centering it under Apply spring preload.

In den Figuren 9 und 10 sind die Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 durch am Gefachboden 3 beginnende, im wesentlichen nach oben zielende und nach außen federnd nachgiebige Lappen ausgebildet, die zunächst etwa über die Hälfte ihrer Länge schräg nach oben und innen gerichtet sind und dann jeweils in einem schräg nach oben und außen gerichteten Teil übergehen, dessen freier Endteil sich bei eingesetzter Flasche 6 unter Streckung des Lappens an der benachbarten Gefachseitenwand 5 abstützen kann.In FIGS. 9 and 10, the bottle centering members 4 are formed by flaps which begin at the compartment floor 3, essentially aim upwards and are resiliently flexible towards the outside, which are initially directed obliquely upwards and inwards over approximately half their length and then each at an angle pass over upward and outward part, the free end part of which can be supported when the bottle 6 is inserted by stretching the flap on the adjacent compartment side wall 5.

Gemäß der Figuren 11 und 12 sind wiederum nur zwei diametral einander gegenüber angeordnete Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 vorgesehen, die jeweils an den freien Enden nach innen gerichteter zick-zack-förmiger Druckfedernpaare 9 gehaltert sind.According to FIGS. 11 and 12, in turn only two bottle centering elements 4 arranged diametrically opposite one another are provided, which are each held at the free ends of inwardly directed zigzag-shaped pressure spring pairs 9.

Die Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 sind, wie in den Fig. 5 und 6 dargestellt und beschrieben, ausgebildet.The bottle centering members 4 are designed as shown and described in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Unter Umständen könnte es auch vorteilhaft sein, die Flaschenzentrierorgane 4 vorzufertigen und an den Flaschenkästen zu befestigen, um zum Beispiel bereits auch vorhandene Flaschenkästen erfindungsgemäß auszubilden.Under certain circumstances, it could also be advantageous to prefabricate the bottle centering members 4 and fasten them to the bottle crates, for example in order to also design existing bottle crates according to the invention.

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1. Flaschenkasten aus Kunststoff mit mehreren, nebeneinander angeordneten, oben offenen Gefachen zur Aufnahme je einer Flasche, gekennzeichnet durch in den Gefachen (1) nahe der Gefachböden (3) angeordnete, mindestens mit Flaschenschiebesitz ausgebildete, die Gefache (1) ausschließlich nahe der Gefachböden (3) verengende Flaschenzentrierorgane (4) mit zum Gefachboden (3) und nach innen geneigt angeordneten Flaschen-Auf lauf- und Einführungsrampen (7).1. Plastic bottle crate with several, side by side, open compartments to hold one bottle each, characterized by the compartments (1) arranged in the compartments (1) near the compartment floors (3), at least with bottle sliding seat, the compartments (1) only near the compartment floors (3) constricting bottle centering elements (4) with the shelf (3) and inwardly inclined bottle-on run and insertion ramps (7). 2. Flaschenkasten nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flaschenzentrierorgane (4) am Flaschenkasten (2) ängeformt sind.2. Bottle crate according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle centering members (4) on the bottle crate (2) are length-shaped. 3. Flaschenkasten nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flaschenzentrierorgane (4) von den Gefachwänden (5) abstrebend angeordnet sind.3. Bottle crate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bottle centering members (4) from the compartment walls (5) are arranged striving. 4. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, gekennzeichnet durch vom Gefachboden (3) abstrebende, zu den Gefachseitenwänden (5) und zur Gefachmündung schräg gerichtete Flaschenzentrierorgane (4).4. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by from the compartment floor (3) striving to the compartment side walls (5) and the compartment mouth diagonally directed bottle centering members (4). 5. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, gekennzeichnet durch mit Flaschenhaftsitz und federnd nachgiebig ausgebildete Flaschenzentrierorgane (4).5. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by a bottle centering seat and resiliently designed bottle centering members (4). 6. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Flaschenzentrierorgane (4) als längliche, jeweils lediglich an einem Ende eingespannte Biegefedern ausgebildet sind.6. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the bottle centering members (4) are designed as elongated spiral springs, each clamped only at one end. 7. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, gekennzeichnet durch bügelförmige und mit ihren Schenkelendteilen am Flaschenkasten (2) angeformte Flaschenzentrierorgane (4).7. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by bow-shaped and with their leg end parts on the bottle crate (2) molded bottle centering members (4). 8. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß von den Gefachwänden (5) nach innen gerichtete, zick-zack-förmige, nach außen federnd nachgiebige Druckfedern (9) abstreben, die an ihren freien Enden Flaschenzentrierungsorgane (4) tragen.8. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that from the compartment walls (5) inwardly directed, zigzag-shaped, outwardly resilient compression springs (9) strive, the bottle centering members (4) at their free ends. wear. 9. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, gekennzeichnet durch jeweils paarweise angeordnete Federn (9), die gemeinsam jeweils ein Flaschenzentrierorgan (4) tragen.9. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by springs (9) arranged in pairs, which together each carry a bottle centering member (4). 10. Flaschenkasten nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, gekennzeichnet durch dem Flaschenumfang angepaßte und über einen Teil des Flaschenumfanges folgende Flaschenzentrierorgane (4).10. Bottle crate according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by the bottle size adapted and over part of the bottle size following bottle centering members (4).
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