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EP0452751B1
EP0452751B1 EP91105438A EP91105438A EP0452751B1 EP 0452751 B1 EP0452751 B1 EP 0452751B1 EP 91105438 A EP91105438 A EP 91105438A EP 91105438 A EP91105438 A EP 91105438A EP 0452751 B1 EP0452751 B1 EP 0452751B1
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Walter Grafenwald Kunststoffgesellschaft Born
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  • the invention relates to a bottle crate according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a molded packaging part for bottles which corresponds to this preamble is known from DE-U-7247 608.
  • Bottles especially wine bottles, are generally sold lying down and packed in boxes, for example, or sold upright in bottle crates.
  • bottles are packed in boxes, there is a risk that the bottles will be damaged when they are transported, since they are touching one another.
  • the stacking height of such boxes is limited due to the weight of the full boxes and the resulting pressure on the bottles in the lower boxes.
  • Bottle crates are generally designed for one type of bottle, that is to say on bottles of either the same height or the same diameter, so that the compartments located in the compartment have a shape adapted to the bottles.
  • bottle crates with appropriately designed compartments are required.
  • this has the disadvantage that, on the one hand, the manufacturer has to keep the bottle crates that are suitable for the bottles, on the other hand, there are non-negligible storage problems for the middleman, since he has to cope with increased storage costs due to the different bottle crates and incompatible bottle crates.
  • the end user is also faced with costly storage with the bottle crates specially tailored to the different types of bottles.
  • the bottle container described in DE-U-724 76 08 is a molded packaging part for bottles and glass coasters into which bottles of different lengths and with different diameters can be inserted.
  • larger and smaller spaces are created in the base area of the molded packaging part for accommodating larger and smaller bottle shapes by means of stepped shaping, the at least two rooms receiving the bottle bottoms being arranged descending in the direction of the center of the compartment.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of improving the centering of bottles set in a bottle crate of the type corresponding to the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that bottles of different configurations can be kept centrally in the respective compartments of the bottle crate even during transport and long-term storage.
  • This bottle crate designed according to the invention now enables the centered setting of bottles of different designs.
  • 1 liter and 0.75 liter bottles can be placed in the bottle crate, ensuring that each bottle is centered precisely in the setting compartment and held in a vertical position.
  • the bottle with the larger diameter for example a 1 liter bottle
  • the setting compartment in such a way that its bottle bottom is received in the first paragraph of the step-shaped support of the bottom of the setting compartment.
  • a bottle with a smaller diameter, for example a 0.75 l bottle is held securely in an identically designed setting compartment in that the bottle bottom engages in a second paragraph of the support, this second paragraph being provided within the first paragraph.
  • each support can thus be used to transport two types of bottles, that is to say with different diameters, in the same bottle crate.
  • Bottles of different heights e.g. B.
  • Bottles of the 310 or 330 version can be placed in the bottle crate.
  • the support can also be provided with more than two shoulders, which has the advantage that an even greater variety of bottles can be transported with the same bottle crate.
  • the paragraphs are preferably arranged point-symmetrically to the axis of the setting compartment.
  • the supports advantageously engage laterally on the bottles and are held only by the heels. Furthermore, the supports are designed as compartment walls. Finally, the shelf is advantageously closed in the center of each storage compartment. This turns the bottle upside down e.g. protected from contamination or damage.
  • the intersecting webs with the heels can either be placed on a floor, but they can also form the bottom of the adjustment compartment itself.
  • the bottle crate is then largely open at the bottom, making thorough cleaning of the bottle crate much easier.
  • the bars are either arranged diagonally at the lower end of the adjustment compartment, where they intersect in the axis of the compartment, in another embodiment, the webs extend from one compartment wall to the opposite and are each connected to the compartment walls in the middle of the compartment.
  • the supports can be designed as concentric rings, the next inner ring being arranged slightly lower. Instead of rings, ring elements or partial rings are also possible as supports for the bottle base.
  • the sections separating the shoulders from each other have inclined guiding surfaces in the direction of the bottom and the center of the compartment.
  • the side edge of the bottle base lies against the guide surfaces, as a result of which the bottle is held securely on the shoulders of the supports. This prevents the bottle from slipping within the adjustment compartment.
  • the baffles have the advantage that a bottle that is inserted obliquely into the setting compartment is automatically aligned vertically in that the bottle base is directed onto the associated shoulders via the baffles. If a bottle jumps out of the support due to improper handling of the bottle crate, the guide surfaces ensure that the bottle bottom gradually slides back to its original position. In this stable position, several guide surfaces then encompass the side edge of the bottle base.
  • the heels are advantageously designed in the manner of a step and the sections in the manner of a riser.
  • the riser is advantageously arranged slightly inclined to the vertical.
  • the paragraphs are preferably flat or slight formed obliquely in the direction of the shelf and the middle of the compartment, which supports the automatic centering of the bottle within the setting compartment.
  • each support is provided with a central holder for receiving a bottle mouth of a bottle standing on the mouth and set in the respective adjustment compartment.
  • the possibility is created not only of placing the bottles upright, but also overhead, that is to say with the bottle mouth facing downward, into the adjustment compartments of the bottle crate.
  • the bottle body is supported on the inside of the compartment walls and the bottle mouth lies in the central holder of the support.
  • This central support of the support is provided in such a way that it receives the bottle mouth and projects over a certain area. This ensures that the bottle mouth of a bottle placed overhead in the setting compartment does not slip on the bottom of the setting compartment.
  • the bottle is also vertically aligned in this position.
  • These holders are preferably designed as recesses. These recesses now form the lowest point of the shelf.
  • brackets are advantageously connected to the next paragraph via inclined guide surfaces.
  • the inclined guide surfaces ensure that a bottle inserted obliquely into the setting compartment is automatically aligned vertically, the bottle mouth automatically sliding into the central holder.
  • means are advantageously provided which prevent an obliquely inserted one Bottle whose bottle mouth reaches through the bottom of the box.
  • a secure holding of the bottles in the individual compartments is guaranteed if the compartment walls extend at least over part of the total height of the bottle crate, for example over the cylindrical part of each set bottle. This measure ensures that, even due to improper handling of the bottle crate in the setting compartment, bottles cannot tip against each other and can tilt back into their vertical position after being deflected.
  • the height of the compartment walls is at least so high that the center of gravity of a tilted bottle lying against the compartment wall is always between the center of the bottle bottom and the tipping point, both in the filled and in the empty state.
  • the tilting back of the bottle and the always central location within the setting compartment ensure that the bottles can be removed or reinserted into the setting compartments easily by means of automatic packers, the lateral deflection of which is limited.
  • the compartment walls advantageously have an opening extending to the floor in the region of their longitudinal central axis.
  • the breakthrough is advantageously designed such that when the bottle crate is lying on the side, a bottle inserted into the setting compartment at least partially passes through the breakthrough. This ensures that when the bottle crate is lying on the side, the bottles cannot slide out of the adjustment compartment. This is prevented by the bottle is displaced in the setting compartment in such a way that the bottle belly reaches through the opening at least partially, slightly engaging in the adjoining setting compartment below.
  • the bottle assumes an inclined position within the setting compartment, its longitudinal axis being inclined to the axis of the setting compartment in such a way that it rises in the direction of the bottle neck. This prevents the bottle from sliding out when the bottle crate is lying on its side.
  • the invention also relates to an insert for a bottle crate according to the design described above, the insert being attachable to the bottom of the setting compartment and having the means for centrally receiving the bottles.
  • this insert conventionally designed bottle crates can be converted in a simple manner so that bottles of different types of bottles, in particular of different diameters and different heights, can now be adjusted equally well.
  • FIG. 1 In the embodiment of a bottle crate 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 1, 2 denotes a front side wall and 3 a rear side wall.
  • the two side walls 2 and 3 together with side walls 4 and 5 form a compartment 6, which in this embodiment is divided into six compartments 7.
  • the side walls 2 to 5 have openings 8 to 15, the openings 8 and 10 being provided on the front and rear side walls 2 and 3 and the openings 9 and 11 on the side walls 4 and 5 in the upper region thereof.
  • These openings 8 to 11 form engagement openings so that the bottle crate 1 can be gripped and carried on the frame 16 to 19.
  • the label of a bottle placed in the adjustment compartments 7 (as shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b) can be seen through the openings 12 to 15.
  • the openings 12 to 15 thus allow the contents of the box to be recognized without the bottles having to be removed from the insertion compartments 7 for this purpose.
  • knobs 20 are provided on the front side wall in the region of the corners, which protrude slightly above the surface of the side wall 2. Knobs are correspondingly arranged on the rear side wall 3 in the region of the corners.
  • the knobs 20 have the task of preventing two bottle crates lying on top of one another from slipping when they are either on their front side wall 2 or on their rear side wall 3 lie. In this position, the knobs 20 of one side wall of the one bottle crate engage between the knobs 20 of the other side wall of the other bottle crate, as a result of which the two bottle crates get caught. Aurf of this type can be used to construct a shelf from the bottle crates 1 according to the invention.
  • an adjustment compartment 7 which has compartment walls 21 and is provided with a bottom 22.
  • the compartment walls 21 are provided with openings 23 which extend along the center line of the compartment walls 21 and extend to the bottom 22 of the adjustment compartment 7.
  • the openings 23 have a greater width in the region of the base 22 than at the upper end of the adjustment compartment 7.
  • the bottom 22 of the adjustment compartment 7 consists of a support 24 which is arranged in the form of two webs 25 and 26 diagonally at the lower end of the adjustment compartment 7 in such a way that the webs 25 and 26 connect opposite corners.
  • the two webs 25 and 26 intersect in the central longitudinal axis of the adjustment compartment 7.
  • the support 24 is designed in such a way that shoulders 31 and 35 and a recess 39 with guide surfaces 36 and 40 provided therebetween are stepped, the shoulders 31 and 35 and the recess 39 being essentially flat or are slightly inclined towards the center of the compartment and each form a step.
  • the guide surfaces 32, 36 and 40 which also have a slight inclination with respect to the vertical, form risers, so that the lateral edge of the bottle bottom rests on these guide surfaces.
  • Bottle crates 1 with a base 22 designed in this way can accommodate bottles with two different diameters in the embodiment of the support 24 shown in the figures, e.g. 0.75 l bottles and 1 l bottles.
  • supports are also conceivable that have a larger number of paragraphs, so that the variety of bottle types of the adjustable bottles can be increased.
  • the support 24 can instead of intersecting webs 25 and 26, which are either arranged diagonally in the compartment 7, or parallel to the compartment walls on the bottom 22 of the compartment 7, for example by concentric rings, the tops of which shoulders 31 and 35 as well as form the recess 39.
  • the height of the compartment 6 also has the advantage that the label of the bottles in the compartments 7 is not damaged.

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In a bottle crate (1) with partitioning (6) which exhibits at least one compartment (7) for a bottle, whereby each compartment exhibits a base (22) and compartment walls (21), which extend over part of the bottle placed in each compartment, and the base is provided with devices to centrally position the bottles, secure positioning of the bottles in the compartment is achieved in that the devices are designed as a graduated support (24,27,28) on their side facing the inside of the compartment, and exhibit at least two ledges (31,35) to take the bottoms of the bottles. In this way bottles of differing diameters can be stored in the crate. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Flaschenkasten gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. Ein Verpackungsformteil für Flaschen, das diesem Oberbegriff entspricht ist aus der DE-U-7247 608 bekannt.The invention relates to a bottle crate according to the preamble of claim 1. A molded packaging part for bottles which corresponds to this preamble is known from DE-U-7247 608.

Flaschen, insbesondere Weinflaschen, werden im allgemeinen liegend und zum Beispiel in Kartons verpackt oder stehend in Flaschenkästen vertrieben. Bei in Kartons verpackten Flaschen besteht die Gefahr, daß bei deren Transport die Flaschen Schaden nehmen, da sie einander berührend aufeinander liegen. Außerdem ist die Stapelhöhe derartiger Kartons aufgrund des Gewichts der vollen Kartons und des daraus resultierenden Drucks auf die in den unteren Kartons sich befindenden Flaschen begrenzt.Bottles, especially wine bottles, are generally sold lying down and packed in boxes, for example, or sold upright in bottle crates. When bottles are packed in boxes, there is a risk that the bottles will be damaged when they are transported, since they are touching one another. In addition, the stacking height of such boxes is limited due to the weight of the full boxes and the resulting pressure on the bottles in the lower boxes.

Derartige Probleme treten bei in Flaschenkästen eingestellten Flaschen nicht auf, da sie bei in sich abgeschlossenen Einstellfächern im Flaschenkasten einander nicht berühren und beim Aufeinanderstapeln der Flaschenkästen nicht belastet werden. Die Stapelhöhe bei Flaschenkästen bestimmt sich in erster Linie durch die Stabilität der Flaschenkästen.Such problems do not occur with bottles placed in bottle crates, since they do not touch one another in closed storage compartments in the bottle crate and are not stressed when the bottle crates are stacked on top of one another. The stack height for bottle crates is primarily determined by the stability of the bottle crates.

Flaschenkästen sind in der Regel auf einen Flaschentyp ausgelegt, das heißt auf Flaschen entweder mit gleicher Höhe oder mit gleichem Durchmesser, so daB die in dem Gefache sich befindenden Einstellfächer eine den Flaschen angepaßte Form aufweisen. Für die unterschiedlichen Flaschentypen sind daher Flaschenkästen mit entsprechend ausgebildeten Einstellfächern erforderlich. Dies bringt jedoch den Nachteil mit sich, daß einerseits beim Hersteller die jeweils für die Flaschen passenden Flaschenkästen bereitgehalten werden müssen, andererseits beim Zwischenhändler nicht vernachlässigbare Lagerprobleme entstehen, da dieser aufgrund der unterschiedlichen Flaschenkästen und bei nicht kompatiblen Flaschenkästen einen erhöhten Lageraufwand zu bewältigen hat. Auch der Endverbraucher ist mit den speziell auf die verschiedenen Flaschensorten zugeschnittenen Flaschenkästen mit einer aufwendigen Lagerhaltung konfrontiert.Bottle crates are generally designed for one type of bottle, that is to say on bottles of either the same height or the same diameter, so that the compartments located in the compartment have a shape adapted to the bottles. For the different types of bottles, bottle crates with appropriately designed compartments are required. However, this has the disadvantage that, on the one hand, the manufacturer has to keep the bottle crates that are suitable for the bottles, on the other hand, there are non-negligible storage problems for the middleman, since he has to cope with increased storage costs due to the different bottle crates and incompatible bottle crates. The end user is also faced with costly storage with the bottle crates specially tailored to the different types of bottles.

Bei dem Flaschenbehälter der in der DE-U-724 76 08 beschrieben ist, handelt es sich um ein Verpackungsformteil für Flaschen und Glasuntersetzer, in das Flaschen unterschiedlicher Länge und mit verschiedenem Durchmesser einsetzbar sind. Dazu sind im Bodenbereich des Verpackungsformteils zur Aufnahme größerer und kleinerer Flaschenformen durch abgestufte Formgebung größere und kleinere Räume geschaffen, die wenigstens zwei die Flaschenböden aufnehmende in Richtung zur Fachmitte absteigend angeordnete Absätze bilden, da in solchen Verpackungsformteilen die Flaschen mittels eines Deckels sicher in dem der Flasche entsprechenden Bodenabsatz gehalten werden, tritt das Problem der Zentrierung lose eingestellter Flaschen nicht auf, die Flasche kann sich insbesondere beim Transport oder bei der Lagerung bei dem bekannten Verpackungsformteil nicht aus ihrer Stellung innerhalb des entsprechenden Bodenabschnittes herausbewegen.The bottle container described in DE-U-724 76 08 is a molded packaging part for bottles and glass coasters into which bottles of different lengths and with different diameters can be inserted. For this purpose, larger and smaller spaces are created in the base area of the molded packaging part for accommodating larger and smaller bottle shapes by means of stepped shaping, the at least two rooms receiving the bottle bottoms being arranged descending in the direction of the center of the compartment Form paragraphs, since in such molded packaging the bottles are held securely in the bottom step corresponding to the bottle by means of a lid, the problem of centering loosely inserted bottles does not occur, the bottle cannot get out of the known molded packaging, particularly during transport or storage move their position within the corresponding floor section.

Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, die Zentrierung bei in einen Flaschenkasten der dem Oberbegriff des Anspruches 1 entsprechenden Art eingestellten Flaschen so zu verbessern, daß Flaschen unterschiedlicher Ausgestaltung auch bei Transport und Langzeitlagerung zentral in den jeweiligen Einstellfächern des Flaschenkastens gehalten werden können.The invention is therefore based on the object of improving the centering of bottles set in a bottle crate of the type corresponding to the preamble of claim 1 in such a way that bottles of different configurations can be kept centrally in the respective compartments of the bottle crate even during transport and long-term storage.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die in Anspruch 1 gekennzeichneten Merkmale gelöst.This object is achieved according to the invention by the features characterized in claim 1.

Die davon abhängigen Ansprüche kennzeichnen jeweils vorteilhafte Ausbildungen davon.The dependent claims each characterize advantageous developments thereof.

Demgemäß ist ein gattungsgemäßer Flaschenkasten mit einem Einstellfächer aufweisenden Gefache, wobei jedes Einstellfach einen Boden und Fachwände aufweist, und der Boden zum Inneren des Einstellfaches hin stufenförmig abgesetzte Auflager aufweist, die wenigstens zwei die Flaschenböden aufnehmende, in Richtung zur Einstellfachmitte absteigend angeordnete Absätze bilden,
erfindungsgemäß dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Einstellfach Fachwände aufweist, die sich wenigstens über einen Teil der Gesamthöhe des Flaschenkastens erstrecken und daß das Auflager in Form von sich kreuzenden Stegen oder aus konzentrischen Ringen oder Teilringen ausgebildet ist.
Accordingly, a generic bottle crate with a compartment having compartments, each compartment having a bottom and compartment walls, and the bottom toward the interior of the compartment having step-shaped supports which form at least two shoulders which accommodate the bottle bottoms and are arranged descending towards the center of the compartment,
according to the invention, characterized in that each setting compartment has compartment walls which extend at least over part of the total height of the bottle crate and that the support is formed in the form of crossing webs or from concentric rings or partial rings.

Dieser erfindungsgemäß ausgebildete Flaschenkasten ermöglicht nunmehr das zentrierte Einstellen von Flaschen unterschiedlicher Ausgestaltung. Es können zum Beispiel 1 l und 0,75 l Flaschen in den Flaschenkasten eingestellt werden, wobei sichergestellt ist, daß jede Flasche genau im Einstellfach zentriert und in vertikaler Lage gehalten wird. Dies wird dadurch erreicht, daß die Flasche mit dem größeren Durchmesser, zum Beispiel eine 1 l Flasche, derart im Einstellfach angeordnet ist, daß deren Flaschenboden im ersten Absatz des stufenformigen Auflagers des Bodens des Einstellfachs aufgenommen ist. Eine Flasche mit einem geringeren Durchmesser, zum Beispiel eine 0,75 l Flasche, wird in einem gleich ausgebildeten Einstellfach dadurch sicher gehalten, daß deren Flaschenboden in einen zweiten Absatz des Auflagers eingreift, wobei dieser zweite Absatz innerhalb des ersten Absatzes vorgesehen ist. Hierdurch ist sichergestellt, daß auch bei dieser Flasche mit geringerem Durchmesser die Flaschenachse in Richtung der Achse des Einstellfachs verläuft, daS heißt, daß auch diese Flasche vertikal im Einstellfach aufgenommen ist. Durch die beiden Absätze eines jeden Auflagers können somit zwei Flaschensorten, daß heißt, mit unterschiedlichen Durchmessern in demselben Flaschenkasten transportiert werden. Es können auch unterschiedlich hohe Flaschen, z. B. Flaschen der 310er bzw. 330er Version in den Flaschenkasten eingestellt werden. Das Auflager kann auch mit mehr als zwei Absätzen versehen sein, was den Vorteil hat, daß eine noch größere Vielfalt von Flaschen mit demselben Flaschenkasten transportiert werden kann. Bevorzugt sind die Absätze punktsymmetrisch zur Achse des Einstellfaches angeordnet.This bottle crate designed according to the invention now enables the centered setting of bottles of different designs. For example, 1 liter and 0.75 liter bottles can be placed in the bottle crate, ensuring that each bottle is centered precisely in the setting compartment and held in a vertical position. This is achieved in that the bottle with the larger diameter, for example a 1 liter bottle, is arranged in the setting compartment in such a way that its bottle bottom is received in the first paragraph of the step-shaped support of the bottom of the setting compartment. A bottle with a smaller diameter, for example a 0.75 l bottle, is held securely in an identically designed setting compartment in that the bottle bottom engages in a second paragraph of the support, this second paragraph being provided within the first paragraph. This ensures that even with this bottle with a smaller diameter, the bottle axis runs in the direction of the axis of the setting compartment, which means that this bottle is also received vertically in the setting compartment. The two shoulders of each support can thus be used to transport two types of bottles, that is to say with different diameters, in the same bottle crate. Bottles of different heights, e.g. B. Bottles of the 310 or 330 version can be placed in the bottle crate. The support can also be provided with more than two shoulders, which has the advantage that an even greater variety of bottles can be transported with the same bottle crate. The paragraphs are preferably arranged point-symmetrically to the axis of the setting compartment.

Die Abstützungen greifen vorteilhaft seitlich an den Flaschen an und werden ausschließlich von den Absätzen gehalten. Ferner sind die Abstützungen als Fachwände ausgestaltet. Schließlich ist der Fachboden vorteilhaft im Zentrum eines jeden Einstellfaches geschlossen. Dadurch wird die auf dem Kopf stehende Flasche z.B. vor einer Verschmutzung oder Beschädigung geschützt.The supports advantageously engage laterally on the bottles and are held only by the heels. Furthermore, the supports are designed as compartment walls. Finally, the shelf is advantageously closed in the center of each storage compartment. This turns the bottle upside down e.g. protected from contamination or damage.

Die sich kreuzenden Stege mit den Absätzen können entweder auf einen Boden aufgesetzt sein, sie können jedoch auch selbst den Boden des Einstellfachs bilden. Der Flaschenkasten ist dann nach unten weitestgehend offen, wodurch eine gründliche Reinigung des Flaschenkastens wesentlich erleichtert wird. Die Stege sind entweder diagonal am unteren Ende des Einstellfaches angeordnet, wobei sie sich in der Achse des Faches kreuzen, bei einer anderen Ausführungsform erstrecken sich die Stege von der einen Fachwand zur jeweils gegenüberliegenden und sind jeweils in der Fachmitte mit den Fachwänden verbunden. Alternativ können die Auflager als konzentrische Ringe ausgebildet sind, wobei der jeweils nächstinnere Ring geringfügig tiefer angeordnet ist. Anstelle von Ringen sind auch Ringelemente oder Teilringe als Auflager für den Flaschenboden möglich. Bei einer vorteilhaften Ausführungsform ist vorgesehen, daß die die Absätze voneinander trennenden Abschnitte in Richtung des Bodens und der Fachmitte schräg ausgebildete Leitflächen aufweisen. Bei einer in das Einstellfach eingestellten Flasche liegt der seitliche Rand des Flaschenbodens an den Leitflächen an, wodurch die Flasche sicher auf den Absätzen der Auflager gehalten wird. Ein Verrutschen der Flasche innerhalb des Einstellfachs wird somit verhindert. Ferner weisen die Leitflächen den Vorteil auf, daß eine schräg in das Einstellfach eingeführte Flasche dadurch selbsttätig vertikal ausgerichtet wird, daß der Flaschenboden über die Leitflächen auf die zugehörigen Absätze gelenkt wird. Springt eine Flasche durch unsachgemäße Handhabung des Flaschenkastens aus dem Auflager heraus, so wird durch die Leitflächen sichergestellt, daß der Flaschenboden allmählich wieder an den ursprünglichen Platz zurückgleitet. In dieser stabilen Lage umgreifen dann wieder mehrere Leitflächen den seitlichen Rand des Flaschenbodens.The intersecting webs with the heels can either be placed on a floor, but they can also form the bottom of the adjustment compartment itself. The bottle crate is then largely open at the bottom, making thorough cleaning of the bottle crate much easier. The bars are either arranged diagonally at the lower end of the adjustment compartment, where they intersect in the axis of the compartment, in another embodiment, the webs extend from one compartment wall to the opposite and are each connected to the compartment walls in the middle of the compartment. Alternatively, the supports can be designed as concentric rings, the next inner ring being arranged slightly lower. Instead of rings, ring elements or partial rings are also possible as supports for the bottle base. In an advantageous embodiment it is provided that the sections separating the shoulders from each other have inclined guiding surfaces in the direction of the bottom and the center of the compartment. In the case of a bottle placed in the adjustment compartment, the side edge of the bottle base lies against the guide surfaces, as a result of which the bottle is held securely on the shoulders of the supports. This prevents the bottle from slipping within the adjustment compartment. Furthermore, the baffles have the advantage that a bottle that is inserted obliquely into the setting compartment is automatically aligned vertically in that the bottle base is directed onto the associated shoulders via the baffles. If a bottle jumps out of the support due to improper handling of the bottle crate, the guide surfaces ensure that the bottle bottom gradually slides back to its original position. In this stable position, several guide surfaces then encompass the side edge of the bottle base.

Vorteilhaft sind die Absätze nach Art einer Trittstufe und die Abschnitte nach Art einer Setzstufe ausgebildet. Dabei ist die Setzstufe vorteilhaft geringfügig gegenüber der Vertikalen geneigt angeordnet. Bevorzugt sind die Absätze eben oder geringfügig schräg in Richtung des Fachbodens und der Fachmitte ausgebildet, wodurch die selbsttätige Zentrierung der Flasche innerhalb des Einstellfaches unterstützt wird.The heels are advantageously designed in the manner of a step and the sections in the manner of a riser. The riser is advantageously arranged slightly inclined to the vertical. The paragraphs are preferably flat or slight formed obliquely in the direction of the shelf and the middle of the compartment, which supports the automatic centering of the bottle within the setting compartment.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform ist vorgesehen, daß jedes Auflager mit einer zentralen Halterung zur Aufnahme einer Flaschenmündung einer auf der Mündung stehenden, in das jeweilige Einstellfach eingestellten Flasche versehen ist. Mit dieser Ausgestaltung des Auflagers wird die Möglichkeit geschaffen, die Flaschen nicht nur aufrecht stehend, sondern auch über Kopf, das heißt mit der Flaschenmündung nach unten in die Einstellfächer des Flaschenkastens einzustellen. In dieser Lage stützt sich der Flaschenkörper an den Innenseiten der Fachwände ab und liegt die Flaschenmündung in der zentralen Halterung des Auflagers auf. Diese zentrale Halterung des Auflagers ist so vorgesehen, daß sie die Flaschenmündung aufnimmt und sie über einen gewissen Bereich überragt. Hierdurch wird sichergestellt, daß die Flaschenmündung einer über Kopf in das Einstellfach eingestellten Flasche nicht auf dem Boden des Einstellfachs verrutscht. Die Flasche ist auch in dieser Lage vertikal ausgerichtet. Bevorzugt sind diese Halterungen als Ausnehmungen ausgebildet. Diese Ausnehmungen bilden nunmehr den tiefsten Punkt des Fachbodens.In a preferred embodiment it is provided that each support is provided with a central holder for receiving a bottle mouth of a bottle standing on the mouth and set in the respective adjustment compartment. With this configuration of the support, the possibility is created not only of placing the bottles upright, but also overhead, that is to say with the bottle mouth facing downward, into the adjustment compartments of the bottle crate. In this position, the bottle body is supported on the inside of the compartment walls and the bottle mouth lies in the central holder of the support. This central support of the support is provided in such a way that it receives the bottle mouth and projects over a certain area. This ensures that the bottle mouth of a bottle placed overhead in the setting compartment does not slip on the bottom of the setting compartment. The bottle is also vertically aligned in this position. These holders are preferably designed as recesses. These recesses now form the lowest point of the shelf.

Vorteilhaft sind diese Halterungen über schräge Leitflächen mit dem nächstliegenden Absatz verbunden. Über die schrägen Leitflächen ist gewährleistet, daß eine schräg in das Einstellfach eingeführte Flasche selbsttätig vertikal ausgerichtet wird, wobei die Flaschenmündung selbsttätig in die zentrale Halterung gleitet. Im Bereich des Fachbodens sind vorteilhaft Mittel vorgesehen, die verhindern, daß bei einer schräg eingeführten Flasche deren Flaschenmündung den Kastenboden durchgreift.These brackets are advantageously connected to the next paragraph via inclined guide surfaces. The inclined guide surfaces ensure that a bottle inserted obliquely into the setting compartment is automatically aligned vertically, the bottle mouth automatically sliding into the central holder. In the area of the shelf, means are advantageously provided which prevent an obliquely inserted one Bottle whose bottle mouth reaches through the bottom of the box.

Eine sichere Halterung der Flaschen in den einzelnen Einstellfächern ist gewährleistet, wenn sich die Fachwände wenigstens über einen Teil der Gesamthöhe des Flaschenkastens erstrecken, z.B. über den zylindrischen Teil einer jeden eingestellten Flasche. Durch diese Maßnahme wird gewährleistet, daß auch durch unsachgemäßer Handhabung des Flaschenkastens im Einstellfach kippende Flaschen nicht aneinanderschlagen und nach ihrer Auslenkung wieder zurück in ihre vertikale Lage kippen können. Die Höhe der Fachwände ist wenigstens so hoch, daß bei einer gekippten und an der Fachwand anliegenden Flasche deren Schwerpunkt sowohl in gefülltem als auch in leerem Zustand stets zwischen der Flaschenbodenmitte und dem Kippunkt liegt. Durch das Zurückkippen der Flasche und die stets zentrale Lage innerhalb des Einstellfachs ist gewährleistet, daß die Flaschen mittels automatischer Packer, deren seitliche Auslenkung begrenzt ist, problemlos entnommen bzw. wieder in die Einstellfächer eingesetzt werden können. Es ist auch gewährleistet, daß Flaschen mit unterschiedlicher Höhe, wie z. B. bei der 0,75-l-Flasche die 310er und 330er Version mit einer Länge von 310 mm bzw. 330 mm in dem erfindungsgemäßen Flaschenkasten transportiert werden können.
Vorteilhaft weisen die Fachwände im Bereich ihrer Längsmittelachse einen sich bis zum Boden erstreckenden Durchbruch auf. Vorteilhaft ist der Durchbruch derart ausgebildet, daß bei auf der Seite liegendem Flaschenkasten eine in das Einstellfach eingestellte Flasche den Durchbruch zumindest teilweise durchgreift. Hierdurch wird sichergestellt, daß bei auf der Seite liegendem Flaschenkasten die Flaschen nicht aus dem Einstellfach herausgleiten können. Dies wird dadurch verhindert, daß sich die Flasche derart im Einstellfach verlagert, daß der Flaschenbauch den Durchbruch zumindest teilweise durchgreift, wobei er geringfügig in das benachbarte darunter liegende Einstellfach eingreift. Hierdurch nimmt die Flasche eine Schräglage innerhalb des Einstellfachs ein, wobei ihre Längsachse zur Achse des Einstellfachs derart geneigt ist, daß sie in Richtung des Flaschenhalses ansteigt. Ein Herausgleiten der Flasche bei auf der Seite liegendem Flaschenkasten wird somit verhindert.
A secure holding of the bottles in the individual compartments is guaranteed if the compartment walls extend at least over part of the total height of the bottle crate, for example over the cylindrical part of each set bottle. This measure ensures that, even due to improper handling of the bottle crate in the setting compartment, bottles cannot tip against each other and can tilt back into their vertical position after being deflected. The height of the compartment walls is at least so high that the center of gravity of a tilted bottle lying against the compartment wall is always between the center of the bottle bottom and the tipping point, both in the filled and in the empty state. The tilting back of the bottle and the always central location within the setting compartment ensure that the bottles can be removed or reinserted into the setting compartments easily by means of automatic packers, the lateral deflection of which is limited. It is also ensured that bottles with different heights, such as. B. in the 0.75 liter bottle the 310 and 330 version with a length of 310 mm and 330 mm can be transported in the bottle crate according to the invention.
The compartment walls advantageously have an opening extending to the floor in the region of their longitudinal central axis. The breakthrough is advantageously designed such that when the bottle crate is lying on the side, a bottle inserted into the setting compartment at least partially passes through the breakthrough. This ensures that when the bottle crate is lying on the side, the bottles cannot slide out of the adjustment compartment. This is prevented by the bottle is displaced in the setting compartment in such a way that the bottle belly reaches through the opening at least partially, slightly engaging in the adjoining setting compartment below. As a result, the bottle assumes an inclined position within the setting compartment, its longitudinal axis being inclined to the axis of the setting compartment in such a way that it rises in the direction of the bottle neck. This prevents the bottle from sliding out when the bottle crate is lying on its side.

Die Erfindung betrifft auch einen Einsatz für einen Flaschenkasten gemäß der vorstehend beschriebenen Ausbildung, wobei der Einsatz am Boden des Einstellfachs befestigbar ist und die Mittel zur zentrischen Aufnahme der Flaschen aufweist. Mit diesem Einsatz können herkömmlich ausgebildete Flaschenkästen auf einfache Art und Weise so umgerüstet werden, daß nunmehr Flaschen verschiedener Flaschensorten, insbesondere verschiedener Durchmesser und verschiedener Höhen gleichermaßen gut eingestellt werden können.The invention also relates to an insert for a bottle crate according to the design described above, the insert being attachable to the bottom of the setting compartment and having the means for centrally receiving the bottles. With this insert, conventionally designed bottle crates can be converted in a simple manner so that bottles of different types of bottles, in particular of different diameters and different heights, can now be adjusted equally well.

Weitere Vorteile, Merkmale und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung, in der unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung ein besonders bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel im einzelnen beschrieben ist. Dabei zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Flaschenkastens mit sechs Einstellfächern; und
Fig. 2
eine schematische Wiedergabe eines Einstellfaches.
Further advantages, features and details of the invention result from the following description, in which a particularly preferred exemplary embodiment is described in detail with reference to the drawing. Show:
Fig. 1
a perspective view of a bottle crate according to the invention with six compartments; and
Fig. 2
a schematic representation of an adjustment compartment.

Bei der in der Figur 1 wiedergegebenen Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Flaschenkastens 1 ist mit 2 eine vordere Seitenwand und mit 3 eine hintere Seitenwand bezeichnet. Die beiden Seitenwände 2 und 3 bilden mit Seitenwänden 4 und 5 ein Gefache 6, das in diesem Ausführungsbeispiel in sechs Einstellfächer 7 aufgeteilt ist. Die Seitenwände 2 bis 5 weisen Durchbrüche 8 bis 15 auf, wobei die Durchbrüche 8 und 10 an der vorderen bzw. hinteren Seitenwand 2 bzw. 3 und die Durchbrüche 9 und 11 an den Seitenwänden 4 und 5 in deren oberen Bereich vorgesehen sind. Diese Durchbrüche 8 bis 11 bilden Eingriffsöffnungen, so daß der Flaschkasten 1 an den Rahmen 16 bis 19 ergriffen und getragen werden kann. Über die Durchbrüche 12 bis 15 kann das Etikett einer in die Einstellfächer 7 eingestellten Flasche (wie in den Figuren 3a und 3b dargestellt) erblickt werden. Die Durchbrüche 12 bis 15 erlauben somit ein Erkennen des Kasteninhalts, ohne daß die Flaschen hierzu aus den Einstellfächern 7 herausgenommen werden müssen.In the embodiment of a bottle crate 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 1, 2 denotes a front side wall and 3 a rear side wall. The two side walls 2 and 3 together with side walls 4 and 5 form a compartment 6, which in this embodiment is divided into six compartments 7. The side walls 2 to 5 have openings 8 to 15, the openings 8 and 10 being provided on the front and rear side walls 2 and 3 and the openings 9 and 11 on the side walls 4 and 5 in the upper region thereof. These openings 8 to 11 form engagement openings so that the bottle crate 1 can be gripped and carried on the frame 16 to 19. The label of a bottle placed in the adjustment compartments 7 (as shown in FIGS. 3a and 3b) can be seen through the openings 12 to 15. The openings 12 to 15 thus allow the contents of the box to be recognized without the bottles having to be removed from the insertion compartments 7 for this purpose.

Außerdem sind an der vorderen Seitenwand im Bereich der Ecken Noppen 20 vorgesehen, die geringfügig über die Oberfläche der Seitenwand 2 vorstehen. An der hinteren Seitenwand 3 sind entsprechend im Bereich der Ecken Noppen angeordnet. Die Noppen 20 haben die Aufgabe, ein Verrutschen zweier aufeinanderliegender Flaschenkästen zu verhindern, wenn diese entweder auf ihrer vorderen Seitenwand 2 oder auf ihrer hinteren Seitenwand 3 liegen. In dieser Lage greifen die Noppen 20 der einen Seitenwand des einen Flaschenkastens zwischen die Noppen 20 der anderen Seitenwand des anderen Flaschenkastens, wodurch sich die beiden Flaschenkästen verhaken. Aurf diese Art kann aus den erfindungsgemäßen Flaschenkästen 1 ein Regal aufgebaut werden.In addition, knobs 20 are provided on the front side wall in the region of the corners, which protrude slightly above the surface of the side wall 2. Knobs are correspondingly arranged on the rear side wall 3 in the region of the corners. The knobs 20 have the task of preventing two bottle crates lying on top of one another from slipping when they are either on their front side wall 2 or on their rear side wall 3 lie. In this position, the knobs 20 of one side wall of the one bottle crate engage between the knobs 20 of the other side wall of the other bottle crate, as a result of which the two bottle crates get caught. Aurf of this type can be used to construct a shelf from the bottle crates 1 according to the invention.

Bei dem in der Figur 2 wiedergegebenen Ausschnitt des Gefaches 6 ist ein Einstellfach 7 gezeigt, welches Fachwände 21 aufweist und mit einem Boden 22 versehen ist. Die Fachwände 21 sind mit Durchbrüchen 23 versehen, die sich entlang der Mittellinie der Fachwände 21 erstrecken und bis zum Boden 22 des Einstellfaches 7 reichen. Die Durchbrüche 23 weisen im Bereich des Bodens 22 eine größere Breite als am oberen Ende des Einstellfachs 7 auf. Ferner ist erkennbar, daß der Boden 22 des Einstellfachs 7 aus einem Auflager 24 besteht, welches in Form zweier Stege 25 und 26 diagonal am unteren Ende des Einstellfaches 7 derart angeordnet ist, daß die Stege 25 und 26 einander gegenüberliegende Ecken verbinden. Die beiden Stege 25 und 26 kreuzen sich in der Mittellängsachse des Einstellfaches 7. Zudem sind weitere Auflager 27 und 28 benachbarter Einstellfächer bzw. Teilabschnitte dieser Auflager durch die Durchbrüche 23 hindurch erkennbar. Bei einer anderen, nicht dargestellten Ausführungsform sind die Stege 25 und 26, die das Auflager 24 bilden, auf einen Boden aufgesetzt, so daß das Einstellfach 7 in Richtung des Bodens verschlossen ist.In the section of the compartment 6 shown in FIG. 2, an adjustment compartment 7 is shown, which has compartment walls 21 and is provided with a bottom 22. The compartment walls 21 are provided with openings 23 which extend along the center line of the compartment walls 21 and extend to the bottom 22 of the adjustment compartment 7. The openings 23 have a greater width in the region of the base 22 than at the upper end of the adjustment compartment 7. It can also be seen that the bottom 22 of the adjustment compartment 7 consists of a support 24 which is arranged in the form of two webs 25 and 26 diagonally at the lower end of the adjustment compartment 7 in such a way that the webs 25 and 26 connect opposite corners. The two webs 25 and 26 intersect in the central longitudinal axis of the adjustment compartment 7. In addition, further supports 27 and 28 of adjacent adjustment compartments or partial sections of these supports can be seen through the openings 23. In another embodiment, not shown, the webs 25 and 26, which form the support 24, are placed on a floor, so that the adjustment compartment 7 is closed in the direction of the floor.

In der Figur 2 ist erkennbar, daß das Auflager 24 derart ausgebildet ist, daß Absätze 31 und 35 sowie eine Ausnehmung 39 mit dazwischen vorgesehenen Leitflächen 36 und 40 stufenförmig ausgebildet sind, wobei die Absätze 31 und 35 sowie die Ausnehmung 39 im wesentlichen eben bzw. geringfügig in Richtung der Fachmitte geneigt angeordnet sind und jeweils eine Trittstufe bilden. Die Leitflächen 32, 36 und 40, die gegenüber der Vertikalen ebenfalls eine geringe Neigung aufweisen, bilden dabei Setzstufen, so daß der seitliche Rand des Flaschenbodens an diesen Leitflächen anliegt. Flaschenkästen 1 mit einem derart ausgebildeten Boden 22 können bei der in den Figuren wiedergegebenen Ausführungsform des Auflagers 24 Flaschen mit zwei unterschiedlichen Durchmessern aufnehmen, z.B. 0,75 l-Flaschen und 1 l-Flaschen. Es sind jedoch auch Auflager denkbar, die eine größere Anzahl von Absätzen aufweisen, so daß die Vielfalt der Flaschensorten der einstellbaren Flaschen vergrößert werden kann. Außerdem kann das Auflager 24 anstelle von sich überkreuzenden Stegen 25 und 26, die entweder diagonal im Einstellfach 7 angeordnet sind, oder parallel zu den Fachwänden am Boden 22 des Einstellfachs 7 verlaufen sind, zum Beispiel durch konzentrische Ringe, deren Oberseiten die Absätze 31 und 35 sowie die Ausnehmung 39 bilden, ausgestaltet sein.In FIG. 2 it can be seen that the support 24 is designed in such a way that shoulders 31 and 35 and a recess 39 with guide surfaces 36 and 40 provided therebetween are stepped, the shoulders 31 and 35 and the recess 39 being essentially flat or are slightly inclined towards the center of the compartment and each form a step. The guide surfaces 32, 36 and 40, which also have a slight inclination with respect to the vertical, form risers, so that the lateral edge of the bottle bottom rests on these guide surfaces. Bottle crates 1 with a base 22 designed in this way can accommodate bottles with two different diameters in the embodiment of the support 24 shown in the figures, e.g. 0.75 l bottles and 1 l bottles. However, supports are also conceivable that have a larger number of paragraphs, so that the variety of bottle types of the adjustable bottles can be increased. In addition, the support 24 can instead of intersecting webs 25 and 26, which are either arranged diagonally in the compartment 7, or parallel to the compartment walls on the bottom 22 of the compartment 7, for example by concentric rings, the tops of which shoulders 31 and 35 as well as form the recess 39.

Durch die Höhe des Gefaches 6 wird außerdem der Vorteil erzielt, daß das Etikett der in den Einstellfächern 7 sich befindenden Flaschen nicht beschädigt wird.The height of the compartment 6 also has the advantage that the label of the bottles in the compartments 7 is not damaged.

Claims (10)

  1. Bottle case with a subdivided structure (6) exhibiting storage compartments (7) whereby each storage compartment (7) exhibits a bottom (22) and compartment walls (21) and the bottom (22) exhibits stair-like supports (24, 27 and 28) stepping towards the inside of storage compartment (7) to form at least two shoulders (31 and 35) stepping down towards the center of the storage compartment, characterized in that each storage compartment (7) exhibits compartment walls (21) which extend over at least a portion of the entire height of the bottle case (1) and in that the support (24) is configured in the shape of mutually crossing struts (25, 26) or from concentric rings or partial rings.
  2. Bottle case according to claim 1 characterized in that two mutually crossing struts (25, 26), exhibiting shoulders (31, 35), are arranged in each storage compartment (7) in such a fashion that their point of intersection lies at the center of each storage compartment (7).
  3. Bottle case according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the shoulders (31, 35), extending from the compartment walls (21) of the storage compartment (7) are configured to be flat or to slant slightly downwards the bottom and towards the middle of the compartment.
  4. Bottle case according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the steps which are configured in the shape of a stair-riser and which separate the shoulders (31, 35) which are, in turn, configured in the manner of stair steps, exhibit piloting surfaces (32, 36 or 40) which slant in the direction of the bottom (22) and of the middle of the compartment.
  5. Bottle case according to one of the claims (1, 3, 4) characterized in that the support (24) is provided with a central mounting (39) for accepting a bottle mouth (38) of a bottle inserted into the storage compartment (7) standing on this mouth.
  6. Bottle case according to claim 5 characterized in that the mounting is configured as a recess (39).
  7. Bottle case according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the compartment walls (21) exhibit an opening (23) in the vicinity of their longitudinal middle axis which extends to the bottom (22).
  8. Bottle case according to claim 7 characterized in that the opening (23) is configured in such a fashion that, in the event of a bottle case (1) which is lying on its side, a bottle inserted into the storage compartment (7) partially penetrates through the opening (23).
  9. Bottle case according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the compartment bottom (22) is closed in the center of each storage compartment (7).
  10. Insert for a bottle case (1) according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the insert is attachable to the bottom (22) of the storage compartment (7) and exhibits the stair-like stepped support for centered acceptance of the bottles.
EP91105438A 1990-04-20 1991-04-05 Bottle crate Expired - Lifetime EP0452751B1 (en)

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