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EP1171351A1 - Synthetic-material container - Google Patents

Synthetic-material container

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EP1171351A1
EP1171351A1 EP00927020A EP00927020A EP1171351A1 EP 1171351 A1 EP1171351 A1 EP 1171351A1 EP 00927020 A EP00927020 A EP 00927020A EP 00927020 A EP00927020 A EP 00927020A EP 1171351 A1 EP1171351 A1 EP 1171351A1
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Dietmar Przytulla
Wilhelm Peter Meuleman
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Mauser Werke GmbH
Wiva Verpakkingen BV
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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
    • B65D1/40—Details of walls
    • B65D1/42—Reinforcing or strengthening parts or members
    • 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
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • 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
    • B65D1/12—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums
    • B65D1/14—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape
    • B65D1/18—Cans, casks, barrels, or drums characterised by shape of polygonal cross-section

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  • the invention relates to a large-volume container made of thermoplastic, with side walls, a flat top and bottom, the top having at least one filling and emptying opening and is equipped on its outer circumference with a circumferential carrying and transport ring.
  • Large-volume containers of the type mentioned have a capacity (filling volume) of approximately 60 to 300 liters in a conventional design with a cylindrical container body and are used for the storage and transport of liquid contents.
  • a commonly used container design as a bung has a filling volume of approx. 220 liters.
  • the barrel body has a cross-sectional area approximating the square shape with slightly outwardly bulging side faces and slightly rounded corner areas. This measure results in a significantly better utilization of the pallet footprint.
  • the free intermediate volume between stacked barrels according to the invention is considerably reduced in comparison to conventional round barrels and the utilization of previously unused cargo volume (e.g. in ISO containers) is increased.
  • the barrel body is equipped in its side walls with vertically and / or horizontally extending stiffening elements. This significantly reduces the tendency of the flattened side walls to bulge. The tendency to bulge increases with the internal pressure that occurs. B. by hydrostatic pressure of the liquid filling material, by stack loading or the like.
  • the stiffening elements can be designed as inwardly and / or outwardly open U-shaped or V-shaped rib-like indentations or formations.
  • the horizontally encircling stiffening elements are formed as a formed and thickened jacket rings from the barrel wall for stable barrel body formation.
  • the jacket rings during
  • CONFIRMATION COPY the blow molding of the barrel body formed by an upsetting process from the wall of the barrel body.
  • the upset jacket rings have approximately the same outer diameter as the rest of the water wall, they are arranged in a completely circumferential, outwardly open, approximately flat V-shaped indentation.
  • deep corner indentations are formed in the corner regions of the container body such that the container body has an almost circular cross section in this horizontal plane. This also brings about a significant reduction in the tendency to bulge, in particular in the lower half of the container, with a high stacking capacity.
  • the plastic container according to the invention is further characterized by the following important features and advantages: in a version as a bung barrel, two lateral bung nozzles are arranged in correspondingly recessed bung housings in the top of the barrel, in another embodiment there is a central bung or screw cap, possibly in one recessed sheet piling protected, arranged in the center of the barrel top, on the upper circumference of the barrel body a circumferential L-ring is designed as a handling ring for conventional barrel gripper tools, the stiffening elements are inwardly and / or externally open U-shaped or V-shaped rib-like indentations or Formations formed, the horizontal circumferential stiffening elements are formed in one embodiment as formed and thickened jacket rings from the barrel wall, the jacket rings are during the blow molding of the barrel body by a compression process from the wall of the barrel body eformt, the upset jacket rings can be arranged in a circumferential, outwardly open, approximately flat V-shaped indentation, other preferred stiffening elements are formed in the
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a container (square drum) according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows a side view of another container according to the invention with a partial cross-sectional representation in the upper and lower area
  • Figure 3 shows a cross section through the barrel body of an inventive
  • FIG. 4 shows a modified side view of a container according to the invention with a partial cross-sectional representation in the upper and lower area
  • FIG. 5 shows a top view of a preferred exemplary embodiment
  • Figure 7 is a diagonal cross-sectional view of the container acc. Fig. 6
  • FIG. 8 shows a handling representation of a lying container
  • Figure 9 is a handling representation of a tilted container
  • Figure 10 is a plan view of four palletized containers according to the invention.
  • the reference number 10 in FIG. 1 denotes a large-volume blow-molded container in the form of a bung barrel made of thermoplastic material with a capacity of approx. 250 liters, which is equipped on the upper container wall with a circumferential L-ring 12 as a handling ring.
  • two lateral baffles 14 are arranged protected in recessed sheet pits 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment with a central bung 14 arranged in a bung 16.
  • a larger filling and emptying opening (diameter, for example 150 mm or 250 mm) which can be closed by means of a screw cap can also be provided.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross section through the wall of a square container body according to the invention; in comparison, a circle of the same circumferential length is drawn over it.
  • the barrel body - as shown in FIG. 4 - is equipped with a special horizontal circumferential reinforcing element.
  • the stiffening element is designed as a circumferential casing ring 22, which is made of the material of the barrel wall.
  • the stiffening element is realized by corner indentations 24 directed into the barrel body.
  • the stiffening element (casing ring 22, corner indentation 24) is arranged at a height of preferably approximately 44% - measured from the lower barrel bottom; this is where the square container's maximum tendency to bulge occurs.
  • the casing ring 22 is arranged in a flat V-shaped circumferential recess 20 in such a way that the diameter of the casing ring 22 and the other barrel body are approximately the same size.
  • the top view of the barrel top in FIG. 5 clearly shows the formation of the four corner indentations 24, which are shown as dashed circles. These indentations 24 are formed most strongly in the corner regions and tapering flat towards the flat wall regions lying between them.
  • the container has almost a circular cross section in the horizontal plane of the largest circumferential indentation.
  • the ratio of the short radius (to the center of the flat side wall) to the long radius (in the corner area) in the square-shaped container area is between 1.05 and 1.34, preferably approximately 1.22.
  • FIG. 6 shows the axial indentations 26 (axial ribs) arranged in the middle of the side walls of the square-shaped container for stiffening and stabilizing against bulging of the filled container when stacked.
  • axial indentations 26 axial ribs
  • FIG. 6 shows the axial indentations 26 (axial ribs) arranged in the middle of the side walls of the square-shaped container for stiffening and stabilizing against bulging of the filled container when stacked.
  • B. a thin-walled canister - the flat side walls the axial stacking load, while the corner areas with the corner indentations 24 prevent excessive radial bulge.
  • a diagonal section representation is shown in FIG.
  • the container has the greatest cutting width over its opposite corner areas with the corner indentations 24.
  • This illustration also shows the significantly improved volume yield (more than 10%) compared to a cylindrical barrel body.
  • FIG. 8 shows a drum according to the invention in a stable lateral position 30.
  • the drum no longer rolls away in an uncontrolled manner without external influence, but can nevertheless be rolled and moved easily in the lateral position over the corner regions.
  • FIG. 9 shows the unrolling of a barrel tilted in the inclined position 32. Manual handling and rolling of the barrel over the floor rolling ring in this inclined position is also possible without great effort.
  • FIG. 10 shows four square-shaped barrels set up on a standard pallet 34 (1140 x 1140 mm), in which the greatest possible utilization of the free space is achieved.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a container (10), consisting of a thermoplastic synthetic material which comprises side walls and a flat upper and lower base, whereby the upper base has at least one fill and evacuation opening (14). The outer periphery of said upper base is equipped with a continuous handling and transport ring (12). In order to more efficiently utilise hitherto unusable pallet storage areas, lying between the conventional round, plugged barrels in prior art, the container body has an approximately square cross-sectional surface with slightly convex side surfaces and slightly rounded corner areas. To counteract the tendency of the flat container walls to bulge as a result of this construction, the container body is equipped with reinforcing elements (22, 24) which run vertically and/or horizontally.

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Kunststoff-Behälter Plastic container
Die Erfindung betrifft einen großvolumigen Behälter aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff, mit Seitenwänden, flachem Oberboden und Unterboden, wobei der Oberboden wenigstens eine Einfüll- und Entleerungsöffnung aufweist und an seinem Außenumfang mit einem umlaufenden Trage- und Transportring ausgerüstet ist. Großvolumige Behälter der angesprochenen Art weisen in üblicher Ausführung mit zylinderförmigem Behälterkörper ein Fassungsvermögen (Füllvolumen) von etwa 60 bis 300 Litern auf und dienen zur Lagerung und zum Transport von flüssigen Füllgütern. Eine allgemein übliche Behälterausführung als Spundfass weist ein Füllvolumen von ca. 220 Litern auf. Bei der Lagerung von üblichen Spundfässern und beim Transport in ISO-Containern verbleibt ein unnutzbarer Zwischenraum zwischen den benachbarten runden Behälterwandungen.The invention relates to a large-volume container made of thermoplastic, with side walls, a flat top and bottom, the top having at least one filling and emptying opening and is equipped on its outer circumference with a circumferential carrying and transport ring. Large-volume containers of the type mentioned have a capacity (filling volume) of approximately 60 to 300 liters in a conventional design with a cylindrical container body and are used for the storage and transport of liquid contents. A commonly used container design as a bung has a filling volume of approx. 220 liters. When storing standard sheet drums and when transporting them in ISO containers, there is no usable space between the adjacent round container walls.
Es ist Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, einen gattungsmäßigen Behälter anzugeben, bei dem im Vordergrund steht, durch geänderte Formgestaltung eine bessere Ausnutzung von Palettenstellfläche zu erzielen, und wobei durch konstruktive Maßnahmen eine Verminderung der in Kauf zu nehmenden Ausbeulneigung erreicht wird.It is an object of the present invention to provide a generic container, in the foreground of which is to achieve better utilization of the pallet footprint by changing the shape, and with constructive measures to reduce the tendency to bulge to be accepted.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der Faßkörper eine der Quadratform angenäherte Querschnittsfläche mit leicht nach außen ausgebauchten Seitenflächen und leicht gerundeten Eckbereichen aufweist. Durch diese Maßnahme wird eine wesentlich bessere Ausnutzung von Palettenstellfläche erzielt. Das freie Zwischenvolumen zwischen eingestapelten erfindungsgemäßen Fässern wird im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen runden Fässer erheblich vermindert und die Ausnutzung von bisher ungenutztem Frachtvolumen (z. B. bei ISO-Containern) gesteigert. In Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, daß der Faßkörper in seinen Seitenwandungen mit vertikal oder/und horizontal verlaufenden Versteifungselementen ausgestattet ist. Dadurch wird die Ausbeulneigung der abgeflachten Seitenwandungen erheblich vermindert. Das Bestreben sich Auszubeulen erhöht sich mit auftretendem Innendruck, bedingt z. B. durch hydrostatischen Druck des flüssigen Füllgutes, durch Stapelbelastung o. ä. Die Versteifungselemente können dabei als nach innen oder/und außen offene U-förmige oder V-förmige rippenartige Einformungen bzw. Ausformungen ausgebildet sein.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the barrel body has a cross-sectional area approximating the square shape with slightly outwardly bulging side faces and slightly rounded corner areas. This measure results in a significantly better utilization of the pallet footprint. The free intermediate volume between stacked barrels according to the invention is considerably reduced in comparison to conventional round barrels and the utilization of previously unused cargo volume (e.g. in ISO containers) is increased. In an embodiment of the invention it is provided that the barrel body is equipped in its side walls with vertically and / or horizontally extending stiffening elements. This significantly reduces the tendency of the flattened side walls to bulge. The tendency to bulge increases with the internal pressure that occurs. B. by hydrostatic pressure of the liquid filling material, by stack loading or the like. The stiffening elements can be designed as inwardly and / or outwardly open U-shaped or V-shaped rib-like indentations or formations.
In einer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sind für eine stabile Faßkörperausbildung die horizontal umlaufenden Versteifungselemente als aus der Faßwandung ausgeformte und verdickte Mantelringe ausgebildet. Vorzugsweise werden die Mantelringe währendIn one embodiment of the invention, the horizontally encircling stiffening elements are formed as a formed and thickened jacket rings from the barrel wall for stable barrel body formation. Preferably, the jacket rings during
BESTATIGUNGSKOPIE der Blasformgebung des Faßkörpers durch einen Stauchvorgang aus der Wandung des Faßkörpers ausgeformt. Damit die angestauchten Mantelringe in etwa den gleichen Außendurchmesser wie die übrige Waßwandung aufweisen, sind sie in einer voll umlaufenden, nach außen offenen, etwa flach V-förmigen Einformung angeordnet. In einer anderen bevorzugten Ausführungsform sind in den Eckbereichen des Behälterkörpers tiefe Eck-Einformungen derart ausgebildet, daß der Behälterkörper in dieser Horizontalebene einen nahezu kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweist. Auch hierdurch wird eine erhebliche Verminderung des Ausbeulbestrebens insbesonder in der unteren Hälfte des Behälters bei hoher Stapelbelastbarkeit bewirkt.CONFIRMATION COPY the blow molding of the barrel body formed by an upsetting process from the wall of the barrel body. So that the upset jacket rings have approximately the same outer diameter as the rest of the water wall, they are arranged in a completely circumferential, outwardly open, approximately flat V-shaped indentation. In another preferred embodiment, deep corner indentations are formed in the corner regions of the container body such that the container body has an almost circular cross section in this horizontal plane. This also brings about a significant reduction in the tendency to bulge, in particular in the lower half of the container, with a high stacking capacity.
Der erfindungsgemäße Kunststoff-Behälter zeichnet sich weiterhin durch die folgenden wichtigen Merkmale und Vorteile aus : bei einer Ausführung als Spundfaß sind zwei seitliche Spundstutzen in entsprechend eingesenkten Spundgehäusen im Faßoberboden angeordnet, bei einer anderen Ausführung ist ein zentraler Spundstutzen bzw. Schraubdeckel, ggf. in einer eingesenkten Spundmulde geschützt, mittig im Faßoberboden angeordnet, am oberen Umfang des Faßkörpers ist ein umlaufender L-Ring als Handlingsring für übliche Faßgreifer-Werkzeuge ausgebildet, die Versteifungselemente sind als nach innen oder/und außen offene U-förmige oder V-förmige rippenartige Einformungen bzw. Ausformungen ausgebildet, die horizontal umlaufenden Versteifungselemente sind in einer Ausführungsform als aus der Faßwandung ausgeformte und verdickte Mantelringe ausgebildet, die Mantelringe werden während der Blasformgebung des Faßkörpers durch einen Stauchvorgang aus der Wandung des Faßkörpers ausgeformt, die angestauchten Mantelringe können in einer umlaufenden, nach außen offenen, etwa flach V-förmigen Einformung angeordnet sein, andere bevorzugte Versteifungselemente sind in den Eckbereichen des Behälterkörpers tiefe Eck-Einformungen derart ausgebildet, daß der Behälterkörper in dieser Horizontalebene einen nahezu kreisförmigen Querschnitt aufweist, in der Mitte der flachen Seitenwandungen sind zur Erhöhung der Drucksteifigkeit axial verlaufende rippenartige Einformungen angeordnet, wenn nur ein umlaufendes Versteifungselement vorgesehen ist, dann ist dieses in einem Bereich des Faßkörpers von der Mitte bis zum unteren Drittel des Faßkörpers, vorzugsweise in einer Höhe von ca. 44 % vom Faßboden gemessen, ausgebildet. Dadurch wird auf vorteilhafte Weise eine weitere Erhöhung der Ausbeulsteifigkeit der abgeflachten Behälterwandungsbereiche und eine Verbesserung der Stapelbelastbarkeit der Behälter insgesamt erzielt. Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von in den Zeichnungen schematisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieien näher erläutert und beschrieben. Es zeigen :The plastic container according to the invention is further characterized by the following important features and advantages: in a version as a bung barrel, two lateral bung nozzles are arranged in correspondingly recessed bung housings in the top of the barrel, in another embodiment there is a central bung or screw cap, possibly in one recessed sheet piling protected, arranged in the center of the barrel top, on the upper circumference of the barrel body a circumferential L-ring is designed as a handling ring for conventional barrel gripper tools, the stiffening elements are inwardly and / or externally open U-shaped or V-shaped rib-like indentations or Formations formed, the horizontal circumferential stiffening elements are formed in one embodiment as formed and thickened jacket rings from the barrel wall, the jacket rings are during the blow molding of the barrel body by a compression process from the wall of the barrel body eformt, the upset jacket rings can be arranged in a circumferential, outwardly open, approximately flat V-shaped indentation, other preferred stiffening elements are formed in the corner regions of the container body deep corner indentations such that the container body has an almost circular cross-section in this horizontal plane , in the middle of the flat side walls, axially extending rib - like indentations are arranged to increase the pressure rigidity, if only one circumferential stiffening element is provided, then this is in a region of the barrel body from the middle to the lower third of the barrel body, preferably at a height of approx 44% measured from the barrel bottom, trained. This advantageously achieves a further increase in the buckling stiffness of the flattened container wall areas and an improvement in the stacking capacity of the containers as a whole. The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments schematically illustrated in the drawings. Show it :
Figur 1 eine Draufsicht auf einen erfindungsgemäßer Behälter (Square Drum),FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a container (square drum) according to the invention,
Figur 2 eine Seitenansicht eines anderen erfindungsgemäßen Behälters mit Teilquerschnittdarstellung im oberen und unteren Bereich,FIG. 2 shows a side view of another container according to the invention with a partial cross-sectional representation in the upper and lower area,
Figur 3 einen Querschnitt durch den Faßkörper eines erfindungsgemäßenFigure 3 shows a cross section through the barrel body of an inventive
Behälters mit Kreisumfangsvergleich,Container with circular circumference comparison,
Figur 4 in Seitenansicht ein abgewandelter erfindungsgemäßer Behälter mit Teilquerschnittdarstellung im oberen und unteren Bereich,FIG. 4 shows a modified side view of a container according to the invention with a partial cross-sectional representation in the upper and lower area,
Figur 5 eine Draufsichtsicht auf ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel,FIG. 5 shows a top view of a preferred exemplary embodiment,
Figur 6 der Behälter gem. Fig. 5 in Seitenansicht,Figure 6 of the container acc. 5 in side view,
Figur 7 eine diagonale Querschnittansicht des Behälters gem. Fig. 6,Figure 7 is a diagonal cross-sectional view of the container acc. Fig. 6
Figur 8 eine Handlingsdarstellung eines liegenden Behälters,FIG. 8 shows a handling representation of a lying container,
Figur 9 eine Handlingsdarstellung eines gekippten Behälters undFigure 9 is a handling representation of a tilted container and
Figur 10 eine Draufsicht auf vier palettierte erfindungsgemäße Behälter.Figure 10 is a plan view of four palletized containers according to the invention.
Mit der Bezugsziffer 10 ist in Figur 1 ein großvolumiger blasgeformter Behälter in Gestalt eines Spundfasses aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff mit einem Fassungsvermögen von ca. 250 Litern bezeichnet, der an der oberen Behälterwandung mit einem umlaufenden L-Ring 12 als Handlingsring ausgestattet ist. Im Faßoberboden sind zwei seitliche Spunde 14 in eingesenkten Spundmulden 16 geschützt angeordnet. In dieser Draufsicht wird die erfindungsgemäße Ausgestaltung deutlich, nämlich daß der Faßkörper eine der Quaratform angenäherte Querschnittsfläche mit leicht nach außen ausgebauchten Seitenflächen und gerundeten Eckbereichen aufweist. In Figur 2 ist eine Ausführungsform mit einem zentralen, in einer Spundmulde 16 angeordneten Spundstutzen 14 dargestellt. Anstelle eines seitlichen oder zentralen Spundstutzens kann auch eine mittels Schraubdeckel verschließbare größere Einfüll- und Entleerungsöffnung (Durchmesser z. B. 150 mm oder 250 mm) vorgesehen sein. Ein solches Schraubdeckelfaß eignet sich als idealer Mehrweg-Behälter besonders für den Einsatz von zähfließenden, pastösen oder granulatförmigen Füllgütern (= Square Drum HOT). In der linken Bildhälfte ist das Spundfaß 10 unten mit einem umlaufenden Fußring 18 (= Boden-Rollring) ausgestattet, während in der rechten Bildhälfte eine andere Ausführurngsform ohne Fußring dargestellt ist. Figur 3 zeigt einen Querschnitt durch die Wandung eines erfindungsgemäßen quadratförmigen Behälterkörpers; im Vergleich dazu ist ein Kreis gleicher Umfangs- länge darübergezeichnet. Dieser Kreis soll das Ausbeulbestreben eines mit flüssigem Füllgut befüllten Fasses verdeutlichen. Das Faß ist bei innerem Druckaufbau bestrebt, sich in den flachen Wandungsbereichen nach außen auszubeulen und in den Eckbereichen nach innen einzuziehen, also als spannungsärmste Form die Kreisform anzunehmen. Um diesem für den erfindungsgemäßen Behälter nachteiligen Bestreben entgegenzuwirken, ist der Faßkörper - wie in Figur 4 dargestellt ist - mit einem besonderen horizontal umlaufenden Versteifungselement ausgestattet. In der linken Bildhälfte ist das Versteifungselement als umlaufender, aus dem Material der Faßwandung angestauchter Mantelring 22 ausgebildet. In der rechten Bildhälfte ist das Versteifungselement durch nach innen in den Faßkörper gerichtete Eckeinformungen 24 realisiert. Dabei ist das Versteifungselement (Mantelring 22, Eckeinformung 24) in einer Höhe von vorzugsweise ca. 44 % - vom unteren Faßboden gemessen - angeordnet; dort tritt das maximale Ausbeulbestreben des quadratischen Behälters auf. Der Mantelring 22 ist dabei derart in einer flach V-förmigen umlaufenden Einformung 20 angeordnet, daß der Durchmesser von Mantelring 22 und übrigem Faßkörper ungefähr gleich groß sind.The reference number 10 in FIG. 1 denotes a large-volume blow-molded container in the form of a bung barrel made of thermoplastic material with a capacity of approx. 250 liters, which is equipped on the upper container wall with a circumferential L-ring 12 as a handling ring. In the top of the barrel, two lateral baffles 14 are arranged protected in recessed sheet pits 16. In this top view, the configuration according to the invention is clear, namely that the barrel body has a cross-sectional area approximating the quaternary shape with side faces bulging slightly outwards and rounded corner areas. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment with a central bung 14 arranged in a bung 16. Instead of a lateral or central bung, a larger filling and emptying opening (diameter, for example 150 mm or 250 mm) which can be closed by means of a screw cap can also be provided. Such a screw cap barrel is ideal as a reusable container, particularly for the use of viscous, pasty or granular filling goods (= Square Drum HOT). In the left half of the picture, the bung 10 is equipped at the bottom with a circumferential foot ring 18 (= floor rolling ring), while in the right half of the picture another embodiment is shown without a foot ring. Figure 3 shows a cross section through the wall of a square container body according to the invention; in comparison, a circle of the same circumferential length is drawn over it. This circle is intended to illustrate the tendency to bulge of a barrel filled with liquid contents. With internal pressure build-up, the barrel strives to bulge outwards in the flat wall areas and in the To pull in corner areas inwards, i.e. to adopt the circular shape as the least stressed shape. In order to counteract this disadvantageous endeavor for the container according to the invention, the barrel body - as shown in FIG. 4 - is equipped with a special horizontal circumferential reinforcing element. In the left half of the figure, the stiffening element is designed as a circumferential casing ring 22, which is made of the material of the barrel wall. In the right half of the picture, the stiffening element is realized by corner indentations 24 directed into the barrel body. The stiffening element (casing ring 22, corner indentation 24) is arranged at a height of preferably approximately 44% - measured from the lower barrel bottom; this is where the square container's maximum tendency to bulge occurs. The casing ring 22 is arranged in a flat V-shaped circumferential recess 20 in such a way that the diameter of the casing ring 22 and the other barrel body are approximately the same size.
Die Draufsicht auf den Faßoberboden in Figur 5 macht die Ausbildung der vier Eck- Einformungen 24 deutlich, die als gestrichelte Teilkreise dargestellt sind. Diese Einformungen 24 sind in den Eckbereichen am stärksten und zu den dazwischen liegenden flachen Wandungsbereichen hin flach auslaufend ausgebildet. In bevorzugter Ausführungsform weist der Behälter in der Horizontalebene der größten umlaufenden Einformung nahezu einen Kreisquerschnitt auf. Das Verhältnis von kurzem Radius (zur Mitte der flachen Seitenwandung) zu langem Radius (im Eckbereich) beträgt im quadratförmigen Behälterbereich zwischen 1 ,05 und 1 ,34 , vorzugsweise ca. 1 ,22.The top view of the barrel top in FIG. 5 clearly shows the formation of the four corner indentations 24, which are shown as dashed circles. These indentations 24 are formed most strongly in the corner regions and tapering flat towards the flat wall regions lying between them. In a preferred embodiment, the container has almost a circular cross section in the horizontal plane of the largest circumferential indentation. The ratio of the short radius (to the center of the flat side wall) to the long radius (in the corner area) in the square-shaped container area is between 1.05 and 1.34, preferably approximately 1.22.
Figur 6 zeigt die in der Mitte der Seitenwandungen des quadratförmigen Behälters angeordneten axialen Einformungen 26 (Axial-Rippen) zur Aussteifung und Stabilisierung gegen Ausbeulen des gefüllten Behälters bei Stapelbelastung. Bei dieser besonderen Behälterausgestaltung tragen - im Gegensatz zu einem üblichen quadratförmigen Behälter wie z. B. einem dünnwandigen Kanister - die flachen Seitenwandungen die axiale Stapelbelastung, während die Eckbereiche mit den Eck- Einformungen 24 eine übermäßige radiale Ausbeulung verhindern. In Figur 7 ist eine Diagonalschnitt-Darstellung gezeigt. Hierbei weist der Behälter über seine gegenüberliegenden Eckbereiche mit den Eck-Einformungen 24 die größte Schnittbreite auf. Aus dieser Darstellung wird auch die erheblich verbesserte Volumenausbeute (mehr als 10 %) gegenüber einem zylindrischen Faßkörper deutlich.FIG. 6 shows the axial indentations 26 (axial ribs) arranged in the middle of the side walls of the square-shaped container for stiffening and stabilizing against bulging of the filled container when stacked. With this special container design - in contrast to a conventional square container such. B. a thin-walled canister - the flat side walls the axial stacking load, while the corner areas with the corner indentations 24 prevent excessive radial bulge. A diagonal section representation is shown in FIG. Here, the container has the greatest cutting width over its opposite corner areas with the corner indentations 24. This illustration also shows the significantly improved volume yield (more than 10%) compared to a cylindrical barrel body.
Figur 8 zeigt ein erfindungsgemäßes Faß in stabiler Seitenlage 30. Das Faß rollt ohne Fremdeinwirkung nicht mehr unkontrolliert weg, kann aber dennoch ohne weiteres in der Seitenlage über die Eckbereiche gerollt und bewegt werden. In Figur 9 ist das Abrollen eines in Schrägposition 32 gekippten Fasses dargestellt. Auch ein manuelles Handhaben und Abrollen des Fasses über den Boden-Rollring in dieser Schrägposition ist ohne größere Anstrengung möglich. Figur 10 zeigt vier auf einer Norm-Palette 34 (1140 x 1140 mm) aufgestellte quadrat- förmige Fässer, bei denen eine größtmögliche Ausnutzung des freien Zwischenraumes erzielt wird. Bei der Einstapelung erfindungsgemäßer Fässer in einen ISO-Container z. B. für einen LKW-Transport kann somit auf vorteilhafte Weise bei gleichen Transportkosten etwa 10 % mehr Füllgut transportiert werden. FIG. 8 shows a drum according to the invention in a stable lateral position 30. The drum no longer rolls away in an uncontrolled manner without external influence, but can nevertheless be rolled and moved easily in the lateral position over the corner regions. FIG. 9 shows the unrolling of a barrel tilted in the inclined position 32. Manual handling and rolling of the barrel over the floor rolling ring in this inclined position is also possible without great effort. FIG. 10 shows four square-shaped barrels set up on a standard pallet 34 (1140 x 1140 mm), in which the greatest possible utilization of the free space is achieved. When stacking barrels according to the invention in an ISO container z. B. for a truck transport can be transported in an advantageous manner at the same transport costs about 10% more product.
BezugsziffernlisteReference number list
Behältercontainer
L-RingL-ring
SpundstutzenBung
SpundmuldeSheet skip
Fußringanklet
EinformungIndentation
MantelringJacket ring
Eck-Einformung axiale EinformungCorner molding axial molding
Einformung Oberboden stabile SeitenlageFormation top floor stable side position
SchrägpositionOblique position
Boden-Palette Floor pallet

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Patentansprüche claims
1.) Behälter (10) aus thermoplastischem Kunststoff, mit Seitenwänden, flachem1.) Container (10) made of thermoplastic, with side walls, flat
Oberboden und Unterboden, wobei der Oberboden wenigstens eine Einfüll- undUpper floor and underbody, the upper floor at least one filling and
Entleerungsöffnung (14) aufweist und an seinem Außenumfang mit einem umlaufendenHas drainage opening (14) and on its outer circumference with a circumferential
Trage- und Transportring (12) ausgerüstet ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälterkörper eine der Quaratform angenäherte Querschnittsfläche mit leicht nach außen ausgebauchten Seitenflächen und leicht gerundeten Eckbereichen aufweist.The carrying and transport ring (12) is equipped, characterized in that the container body has a cross-sectional area approximating the quaternary shape with side faces bulging slightly outwards and slightly rounded corner areas.
2.) Behälter nach Anspruch 1 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälterkörper mit vertikal oder/und horizontal verlaufenden Versteifungselementen ausgestattet ist.2.) Container according to claim 1, characterized in that the container body is equipped with vertically and / or horizontally extending stiffening elements.
3.) Behälter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Versteifungselemente als rippenartige Einformungen bzw. Ausformungen ausgebildet sind.3.) Container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the stiffening elements are designed as rib-like indentations or formations.
4.) Behälter nach Anspruch 1 , 2 oder 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die horizontal umlaufenden Versteifungselemente als aus der Behälterwandung ausgeformte und verdickte Mantelringe (22) ausgebildet sind.4.) Container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the horizontally circumferential stiffening elements are formed as formed from the container wall and thickened casing rings (22).
5.) Behälter nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mantelringe (22) während der Blasformgebung des Behälterkörpers durch einen Stauchvorgang aus dem Material der Behälterwandung ausgeformt sind.5.) Container according to claim 4, characterized in that the casing rings (22) are formed during the blow molding of the container body by an upsetting process from the material of the container wall.
6.) Behälter nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die angestauchten Mantelringe (22) in einer umlaufenden, nach außen offenen, etwa flach V-förmigen Einformung angeordnet sind. 6.) Container according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the upset jacket rings (22) are arranged in a circumferential, outwardly open, approximately flat V-shaped indentation.
7.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß nur ein umlaufendes Versteifungselement vorgesehen ist, das im Bereich der unteren Hälfte des Behälterkörpers angeordnet ist.7.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, characterized in that only one circumferential stiffening element is provided, which is arranged in the region of the lower half of the container body.
8.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Versteifungselement in einer horizontalen Höhenebene des Behälterkörpers durch eine in den Eckbereichen nach innen in den Behälter eingeformte, etwa V-förmige Eck- Einformung (24) ausgebildet ist.8.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the stiffening element is formed in a horizontal height plane of the container body by an approximately V-shaped corner indentation (24) formed in the corner regions in the container.
9.) Behälter nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einformung an ihrer tiefsten Stelle - in Horizontalebene betrachtet - einen sichelförmigen oder teilkreisförmigen Verlauf aufweist.9.) Container according to claim 8, characterized in that the indentation at its deepest point - viewed in the horizontal plane - has a crescent-shaped or part-circular course.
10.) Behälter nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälterkörper im Bereich der Eck-Einformungen (24) einen nahezu kreisförmigen Querschnittsverlauf aufweist.10.) Container according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the container body has an almost circular cross-sectional shape in the region of the corner indentations (24).
11.) Behälter nach Anspruch 8, 9 oder 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Behälterkörper - in Axialrichtung betrachtet - von der vertikalen Wandung bis zur tiefsten Stelle der Eck-Einformung (24) und wieder zur vertikalen Wandung hin eine konische oder gewölbte einlaufende bzw. auslaufende Form aufweist.11.) Container according to claim 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the container body - viewed in the axial direction - from the vertical wall to the deepest point of the corner recess (24) and again to the vertical wall towards a conical or curved incoming or has an expiring shape.
12.) Behälter nach Anspruch 8, 9, 10 oder 11 , dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Eck-Einformungen (24) von ihrer tiefsten Stelle im Eckbereich zur Seitenmitte der flachen Behälterwandung hin einen immer flacher werdenden Verlauf aufweisen.12.) Container according to claim 8, 9, 10 or 11, characterized in that the corner indentations (24) from their lowest point in the corner area to the side center of the flat container wall have an increasingly flatter course.
13.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 8 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Eck-Einformungen (24) in der Seitenmitte der flachen Behälterwandung um ein Stück voneinander beabstandet sind und nicht ineinander übergehen. 13.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the corner recesses (24) in the side center of the flat container wall are spaced apart from each other and do not merge.
14.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 8 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in der Seitenmitte der flachen Behälterwandung eine axial verlaufende Versteifungseinformung (26) vorgesehen ist.14.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 8 to 13, characterized in that an axially extending stiffening recess (26) is provided in the side center of the flat container wall.
15.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das horizontal umlaufende Versteifungselement in einer Höhenebene zwischen 30 % und 50 %, vorzugsweise bei ca. 44 %, des Behälterkörpers, gemessen vom Behälterunterboden aus, angeordnet ist.15.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the horizontally circumferential stiffening element is arranged in a height plane between 30% and 50%, preferably at about 44%, of the container body, measured from the container bottom.
16.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 15, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Verhältnis des kurzen Behälterradius zum langen Behälterradius im quadratischen16.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the ratio of the short container radius to the long container radius in the square
Behälterbereich etwa zwischen 1 ,05 und 1 ,35 , vorzugsweise ca. 1 ,22 , beträgt.The container area is approximately between 1.05 and 1.35, preferably approximately 1.22.
17.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 8 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Behälteroberboden wenigstens zwei parallel zueinander verlaufende Versteifungseinformungen (28) ausgebildet sind.17.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 8 to 12, characterized in that at least two stiffening recesses (28) running parallel to one another are formed in the container top.
18.) Behälter nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im Oberboden zentralmittig eine Einfüll- und Entleerungsöffnung vorgesehen ist, die vorzugsweise in eine Spundmulde geschützt eingesenkt und mittels einer Schraubkappe (vorzugsweise 150 mm oder 250 mm Durchmesser) verschließbar ist.18.) Container according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 17, characterized in that a filling and emptying opening is provided centrally in the top floor, which is preferably sunk protected in a bung and can be closed by means of a screw cap (preferably 150 mm or 250 mm diameter) .
19.) Blasform mit zwei horizontal verfahrbaren Blasformhälften zur Herstellung eines Behälters im Blasformverfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche 1 bis 17 dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Blasform eine Kavität mit einer besonderen Formgestaltung aufweist, die im wesentlichen, d. h. unter Berücksichtigung der Schrumpfmaße, den äußeren Abmessungen des Behälters mit quadratförmiger Querschnittsfläche - nach wenigstens einem der o. g. Patentansprüche - entspricht. 19.) Blow mold with two horizontally displaceable blow mold halves for producing a container in the blow molding process according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the blow mold has a cavity with a special shape, which essentially, ie. H. taking into account the shrink dimensions, the outer dimensions of the container with a square cross-sectional area - according to at least one of the above. Claims - corresponds.
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