RU212386U1 - ARCHIVE PALLET - Google Patents

Abstract

This utility model as a whole relates to rigid containers made of high-strength polymeric material, in particular to pallets intended for the transportation and storage of archival documents in cardboard boxes in an automated storage system. The present utility model proposes an archival pallet comprising, in one piece: a substantially flat deck (1) for accommodating boxes; boards (2) located along the perimeter of the deck (1), protruding upwards from it and made with the ability to keep the boxes from falling from the deck (1); longitudinal dividers (3) and transverse dividers (4) protruding upwards from the deck (1) and located on it with the formation of space for placing boxes on the deck (1) of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers (3, 4) are made with the possibility of limiting displacement of boxes when they are placed on the deck; supporting elements (5). The utility model provides a technical result, which consists in reducing the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along a conveyor in cardboard boxes to a place of storage on archival racks using the proposed archival pallet.

Description

Field of technology to which the utility model belongs

The utility model as a whole relates to a rigid container made of a high-strength polymeric material, in particular, to pallets intended for the transportation and storage of archival documents in cardboard boxes in an automated storage system.

State of the art

In the prior art, various variants of rigid containers made of polymeric material are known for the transportation and temporary storage of industrial, technical and household products. See, for example, utility model patents of the Russian Federation No. 143391 (published on July 20, 2014, IPC B65D 19/00), No. 178631 (published on April 13, 2018, IPC B65D 19/00). Preferably, pallets as mentioned above are made with a flat deck for easy loading/unloading of products to and from the pallet and storage on it.

However, there are a number of specific products that require a more complex pallet design. These include pallets designed for storing and transporting bottles and other containers with a round base.

For example, in the patent of the Russian Federation for utility model No. 36820 (published on March 27, 2004, IPC B65D 81/127, B65D 81/133), a carrier pallet for group packaging of glass containers is described, containing a body and nests for placing glass containers, characterized in that the pallet is made one-piece, nests for placing glass containers are made directly in the body so that the side walls of adjacent nests form dividing partitions, the geometric dimensions of which are selected from the condition of ensuring the rigidity of the pallet, while each nest has a shape corresponding to the shape of the lower part of the glass container, and is provided in the central part with an element for damping vertical loads, a board is made along the perimeter of the pallet.

In addition, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2009/223854 (published Sep. 10, 2009, IPC B65D1/36; B65D21/02; B65D25/10; B65D25/30) describes a shallow depth stackable bottle tray that includes a first a pair of opposite walls, a second pair of opposite walls attached to the first pair of opposite walls to form a wall structure, and a base attached to the wall structure. At least one inner column protrudes upwards within the wall structure, wherein the height of the inner column is less than the height of the bottles loaded into the tray. A plurality of internal baffles of the double wall structure project upward from the base and extend between one or more internal columns and the wall structure. Together, the baffles, inner columns, base, and outer wall structure define a plurality of bottle holding pockets, each pocket including at least one dividing wall and sized to accommodate one bottle.

Known technical solutions solve the problem of accommodating specific products such as bottles. At the same time, they do not allow placing rather large objects, for example, such as cardboard boxes for transporting and storing archival documents.

Finally, a pallet with protruding elements is known in the prior art (US patent No. 5080023, publ. 14.01.1992, IPC B65D19/44), selected as the closest analogue of the present utility model. A known component supply tray has a flat bottom plate serving as a recess for accommodating a plurality of parts, and a plurality of barrier elements protruding upwards from the bottom plate to separate the parts placed in the recess in an independent manner.

Known pallet is designed to store small-sized assembly parts, the vertical size of which does not exceed the height of the partition elements. At the same time, the absence of sides along the perimeter of the deck and longitudinal and transverse dividers made in one piece with the deck of the pallet does not allow the use of such a pallet for transporting and storing large and heavy boxes with archival documents.

The organization of archival storage of documents requires ensuring their safety in a given location, as well as quick access to the necessary documents. For this, automated conveyor lines are used to transport pallets with boxes from the place of initial loading / subsequent extraction to a storage location (for example, on a rack), as well as automated manipulators for extracting / transporting boxes from a pallet / to a pallet. At the same time, it should be taken into account that pallets with boxes located on them are transported along a conveyor line at a speed of up to several meters per second. The conveyor lines themselves may contain turning sections, respectively, boxes with documents should not fall from pallets and pile on top of each other when passing through such sections. Moreover, to ensure fast operation of the box removal/transport manipulators, they must be accurately positioned on the pallet and not be subject to displacement relative to each other and relative to the perimeter of the pallet when transported along the conveyor line.

Utility Model Disclosure

To eliminate the shortcomings of the prior art in this utility model, an archival pallet is proposed, containing made in one piece:

a substantially flat deck for placing boxes;

boards located along the perimeter of the deck, protruding upwards from it and made with the possibility of keeping the boxes from falling from the deck;

longitudinal and transverse dividers protruding upward from the deck and located on it to form a space for placing boxes on the deck of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers are configured to limit the movement of the boxes when they are placed on the deck;

supporting elements.

The technical problem solved by the creation of this utility model is to create a pallet, made with the possibility of placing cardboard boxes with archival documents on it, while having a design that ensures its reliable and safe operation during transportation, installation and storage on archive racks in an automated system storage.

The present utility model provides a technical result, which consists in reducing the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along a conveyor in cardboard boxes to a place of storage on archival racks using the proposed archival pallet.

The specified technical result is ensured due to the fact that the archival pallet according to the present utility model contains boards made in one piece with the pallet, located along the perimeter of the deck, protruding upwards from it and made with the ability to keep the boxes from falling from the deck, as well as longitudinal dividers and transverse dividers , protruding upward from the deck and located on it to form a space for placing boxes on the deck of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers are made with the possibility of limiting the displacement of the boxes when they are placed on the deck.

The achieved technical result and other advantages of the proposed utility model are described in more detail in the following description. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings and description are, by nature, to be considered illustrative and not restrictive.

Brief description of the drawings

The proposed utility model is illustrated in the figures of the drawings, in which:

figure 1 shows a General view of the archival pallet according to the present utility model;

figure 2 shows a General view from the bottom of the archival pallet according to the present utility model;

figure 3 shows a General view from below in the analysis of the archival pallet according to the present utility model;

figure 4 shows a General view of the archival pallet according to this utility model with boxes placed on it;

figure 5 shows the pallets of the present invention, stacked on top of each other;

figure 6 shows the pallets of the present utility model, located on the rack;

Fig. 7 shows a tray according to the present utility model in front view;

Fig. 8 shows the tray of the present utility model in side view;

Fig. 9 shows a pallet according to the present utility model in top view;

figure 10 shows the pallet according to the present utility model in the bottom view.

Description of Preferred Embodiments of the Utility Model

This utility model as a whole relates to rigid containers made of high-strength polymeric material, in particular, to pallets intended for the transportation and storage of archival documents in cardboard boxes in an automated storage system.

Elements mentioned in the description in the singular do not exclude the plurality of elements, unless otherwise specifically indicated.

Further, continuing as a whole with reference to figures 1-10, which schematically represents the proposed archival pallet, containing made in one piece essentially flat deck 1 to accommodate the boxes; boards 2 located along the perimeter of deck 1, protruding upwards from it and made with the possibility of keeping the boxes from falling from deck 1; longitudinal dividers 3 and transverse dividers 4 protruding upwards from deck 1 and located on it to form a space for placing boxes on deck 1 of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 are designed to limit the displacement of the boxes when they are placed on the deck; and supporting elements 5.

Thanks to the present utility model, the problem of creating a pallet made with the possibility of placing cardboard boxes on it, while having a design that ensures its reliable and safe operation during transportation and installation on archive racks in an automated storage system, is solved.

As already noted, the organization of archival storage of documents requires ensuring their safety in a given location, as well as quick access to the necessary documents. For this, automated conveyor lines are used to transport pallets with boxes from the place of initial loading / subsequent extraction to the storage place on the rack, as well as automated manipulators for extracting / transporting boxes from a pallet / to a pallet. At the same time, it should be taken into account that pallets with boxes located on them are transported along a conveyor line at a speed of up to several meters per second. For example, the speed of pallets along a conveyor line in a straight section can be about 2-3 m/s.

The conveyor lines themselves may contain turning sections. The speed of the pallets in such sections may be less than the speed of the pallets in straight sections, however, the boxes in such sections are subject to additional influences, for example, the effect of centrifugal forces when passing turning sections. Accordingly, boxes with documents should not fall from pallets and pile on top of each other when passing through such areas. Moreover, to ensure fast and accurate operation of the box retrieval/transport manipulators, they must be accurately positioned on the pallet and not be subject to displacement relative to each other and relative to the perimeter of the pallet when transported along the conveyor line.

The present utility model provides a technical result, which consists in reducing the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along a conveyor in cardboard boxes to a place of storage on archival racks using the proposed archival pallet.

The specified technical result is ensured due to the fact that the archival pallet according to the present utility model contains boards 2 located along the perimeter of deck 1, protruding upwards from it and made with the ability to keep the boxes from falling from deck 1, as well as longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4, protruding upwards from deck 1 and located on it with the formation of space for placing boxes on deck 1 of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 are made with the possibility of limiting the displacement of the boxes when they are placed on the deck.

In general, the height of the sides 2 and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 is less than the height of the boxes installed on the pallet. At the same time, it is chosen such as to prevent tipping, falling, displacement, and collapse of the boxes. For example, the height of the sides 2 and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 can be from 1/4 to 4/5 of the height of the boxes. As a non-limiting example, to accommodate boxes 350 mm high, the height of the dividers can be from 100 mm to 170 mm. Preferably 100 mm as in this case, the pallet has less weight, respectively, there is less load on the conveyor line, there is less wear, and the risk of damage to documents when transporting boxes on a pallet as a result of conveyor line wear is reduced.

In other examples, the height of the sides 2 and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 may be equal to or higher than the height of the boxes mounted on the pallet. The height of the sides 2 and the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 may be the same when measured from the upper surface of the deck 1 or may be different. For example, the height of the sides 2 may be higher than the height of the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 to more reliably prevent the boxes from falling off the pallet deck. In other embodiments, the height of the sides 2 may be lower than the height of the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 to more reliably prevent the boxes from moving relative to each other along the pallet deck. Finally, the height of the longitudinal and transverse dividers 3, 4 can be either the same or different, in any case ensuring a reliable prevention of displacement of the boxes relative to each other.

Thus, when placing the boxes on the pallet of the proposed design, they are protected from tipping during transportation / lifting / lowering the pallet, falling from the pallet deck and displacement relative to each other, i.e. the displacement of the boxes and the heaping of the boxes on top of each other within the perimeter of the pallet is prevented.

Longitudinal and transverse separators 3, 4 are essentially flat and arranged perpendicular to each other. In this case, the transverse dividers 4 contain flat protruding parts located perpendicular to the transverse dividers 4 at an equal or variable distance from each other along the width of the pallet. The flat protruding parts are made expanding towards their base, which ensures faster placement of the boxes and their additional fixation on the pallet. In general, the dimensions of the space bounded by the sides 2 of the pallet and the separators 3, 4 correspond to the size of the box placed in this space, which corresponds to industry standard dimensions.

Longitudinal and transverse separators 3, 4 continue between opposite sides 2 of the pallet, which provides additional rigidity of the pallet structure and contributes to a more reliable retention of archival boxes during transportation and storage of the pallet with boxes placed on it.

Efforts to more securely hold archival boxes on the pallet further reduce the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along the conveyor in cardboard boxes to storage on archive racks using the proposed archival pallet. In addition, while holding the boxes securely on the pallet, their precise positioning is ensured, which contributes to the fast and accurate operation of the manipulator to remove / place the box on the pallet.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, 5, 9, in the proposed pallet, the deck has a cellular structure. This execution of the pallet contributes to both reducing the weight of the pallet and maintaining the rigidity of the entire structure, because in essence, the walls of the honeycomb structure are a plurality of stiffeners, which allows you to place heavier archival boxes without the risk of them falling or falling through. This means that this design further reduces the risk of damage and loss of documents stored in archival cardboard boxes.

As illustrated in the figures, in the proposed pallet, the bottom surface of deck 1 and sides 2 are perforated. This execution of the pallet contributes to an additional reduction in the weight of the pallet, while maintaining the rigidity of the entire structure necessary for reliable retention of the boxes. Moreover, the perforated bottom surface of the deck and sides contributes to additional air access to the boxes, which is especially important for storing older archival documents that require special storage conditions, for example, maintaining the storage temperature and humidity. Accordingly, in this design, the risk of damage and loss of documents stored in archival cardboard boxes is further reduced.

In one of the embodiments of the pallet on the lower surface of the supporting elements 5, anti-skid elements 7 are fixed (see Fig. 2, 3 for clarity). The support elements 5, depending on the type and construction of the pallet, may represent elements protruding downward from the pallet deck, as will be described below. They may also be flush with the bottom surface of the pallet, for example, fully molded without voids, honeycombs, or perforations, or molded with voids, honeycombs, or perforations that are different in size than the pallet deck, to provide a secure support for the pallet being transported on board. conveyor line or stored, for example, on a rack.

Said anti-skid elements 7 serve to prevent the pallet from slipping off the automatic conveyor line of the robotic archive complex. They can be located on each support element, only on the corner support elements (ie, located closer to the corners of the pallet) or on the support elements located on the side edge of the pallet, as shown in FIG. 2. It is preferable to attach two anti-skid elements to each selected support element. In such an embodiment, in the event of damage or destruction of one of the anti-skid elements, the other will continue to fulfill its purpose without significant negative consequences for the risk of damage or loss of documents. In any case, the presence of the anti-skid elements 7 reduces the risk of damage and loss of documents transported or stored in boxes arranged on a pallet.

In the preferred embodiment of the pallet, the support elements 5 extend downward from the deck, as illustrated in the figures, with the support elements 5 located on the same longitudinal line relative to the length of the pallet, interconnected by skis 6 (see, for example, Fig. 1), sometimes referred to as skids and representing base plates. This creates an opening for picking up the pallet, for example with a forklift. The grip opening is limited from above by the bottom surface of the deck 1, from below by the upper surface of the ski 6, and by supporting elements 5 on the sides. The ski 6 in the area between the support elements 5 may have a honeycomb structure to lighten the weight, while maintaining the necessary rigidity, which still provides a secure hold of the pallet on the loader or archive conveyor. Accordingly, the risk of damage and loss of documents stored in archival boxes using the proposed pallet is further reduced.

The number and configuration of the support elements is selected depending on the expected load on the pallet. Four supporting elements (located at the corners of the pallet), five supporting elements (four at the corners and one additional in the center of the pallet), six supporting elements (three along the long edges of the pallet) can be made. In the embodiment illustrated in figures 1-10, nine supporting elements 5 are made in the pallet, interconnected by three skis 6, and a steel pipe 8 is installed along the middle ski 6 (see Figs. 2-3). The middle ski is a ski located between two skis located closer to the edges of the pallet. The use of steel pipe 8 allows you to increase the strength of the pallet, which is necessary for long-term storage of the pallet on the rack. Preferably, the steel pipe is selected with a square or rectangular cross section to provide it with greater strength, and as a result, not only saving material for the manufacture of the pallet, but also the durability of the pallet as a whole. This means that, to a greater extent, the reliability of storing documents in boxes on a pallet transported on a conveyor and / or located on a rack is ensured, and the risk of damage and loss of such documents is reduced.

Preferably, in the holes of the outer support elements 5, through which the steel pipe 8 is inserted, plugs 9 are installed from the outer ends to prevent the steel pipe 8 from falling out (see Fig. 2-3). In general, the pipe can be inserted and fixed in an interference fit or rigidly connected to the pallet structure as a result of thermal action. Due to the presence of plugs 9, the steel pipe is removable and securely held in the pallet, which ensures its more reliable operation, and hence the reduction of the risk of damage and loss of documents stored in boxes on such a pallet.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 of the archival pallet according to the present utility model, nine boxes are located on it, respectively, the pallet contains two longitudinal and two transverse dividers. In the case of choosing boxes of a different size, the design of the pallet can be changed. For example, to accommodate four larger boxes in a pallet, one longitudinal and one transverse divider can be made. So, for example, to accommodate sixteen smaller boxes in a pallet, three longitudinal and three transverse dividers can be made. At the same time, the design of the pallet allows not completely filling the pallet with boxes, i.e. in the embodiment of the pallet illustrated in the figures, from one to nine boxes can be placed on it without any deterioration in the performance of the pallet and without negative consequences for the risk of damage and loss of documents.

The design of the pallet and the dimensions of its protruding elements allow it to be stacked and compactly placed in a standard truck upon delivery to the client, for example, as shown in Fig. 5 where the trays of the present utility model are stacked on top of each other. Figure 6 shows the pallets according to the present utility model, located on the rack.

For the production of the proposed pallet, injection molding of thermoplastics is used. This technological process allows the pallet and all its elements to be made in one piece, which contributes to greater structural rigidity of the entire pallet and its durability. Moreover, the use of this technological process allows the pallet to be made with minimal dimensional tolerances, which ensures the stability of these dimensions and the accuracy of positioning the boxes on the pallet.

Therefore, over a longer period of operation, the technical result is provided, which consists in reducing the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along the conveyor in cardboard boxes to the place of storage on archival racks using the proposed archival pallet. The tray and plugs can be made from any suitable material such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ABS. Preferably polypropylene. Anti-skid elements are made of thermoplastic elastomer (TEP).

As a non-limiting example, if the pallet has a length of 1200 mm, a width of 820 mm, a height of 240 mm, its weight is about 13.5 kg, with a pipe installed - 15 kg. This ensures a maximum pallet load of 180 kg.

As a non-limiting example, a pallet with the indicated dimensions is shown in Fig. 7 in front view, in Fig. 8 in side view, in Fig. 9 in top view, in Fig. 10 in bottom view.

As described in detail above, the present utility model provides a technical result, which consists in reducing the risk of damage and loss of documents transported along the conveyor in cardboard boxes to the place of storage on archive racks using the proposed archive pallet in an automated storage system.

List of reference positions

1 - deck

2 - sides

3 - longitudinal separators

4 - cross dividers

5 - supporting elements

6 - skis

7 - anti-skid elements

8 - steel pipe

9 - plugs

Claims (9)

1. Archival pallet containing made in one piece, essentially flat deck to accommodate boxes; boards located along the perimeter of the deck, protruding upwards from it and made with the possibility of keeping the boxes from falling from the deck; longitudinal and transverse dividers protruding upward from the deck and located on it to form a space for placing boxes on the deck of the pallet, and the longitudinal and transverse dividers are configured to limit the movement of the boxes when they are placed on the deck; supporting elements. 2. The pallet according to claim 1, wherein the deck has a honeycomb structure. 3. The pallet according to claim 1, in which the lower surface of the deck and sides are perforated. 4. The pallet according to claim 1, in which anti-skid elements are fixed on the lower surface of the supporting elements. 5. The pallet according to claim 1, in which the support elements extend downward from the deck of the pallet, and the support elements, located on the same longitudinal line relative to the length of the pallet, are interconnected by a ski. 6. The pallet according to claim 5, in which nine support elements are made, interconnected by three skis, and a steel pipe is installed along the middle ski. 7. The pallet according to claim 6, wherein the steel pipe has a square or rectangular cross section. 8. The pallet according to claim 6, in which plugs are installed in the holes of the outer support elements from the outer ends to prevent the steel pipe from falling out. 9. Pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, made by injection molding of thermoplastics.

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