EP2783997A1 - Disposable transport pallet - Google Patents

Abstract

The one-way transport pallet (1) comprises a support element (2) having an upper side for supporting a load, which is formed opposite to the underside (6), and several feet (8) arranged on the underside of the support element. The support element is partially made of wood material, and the feet are made of plastic and are detachably mounted on the underside of the support element. The support element is coated with synthetic resin, in particular melamine resin.

Description

The invention relates to a disposable transport pallet with a support element having an upper side for placing a load and a bottom side opposite the upper side, and a plurality of feet, which are arranged on the underside of the support element. Such transport pallets have long been known from the prior art.

One-way transport pallets are used in particular when transport takes place in one direction only between the sender and the recipient of the corresponding goods. This is the case, for example, with the delivery of goods from the respective manufacturer of the goods to the respective dealer. In contrast, for cases in which a transport takes place in both directions, reusable pallets are used, which are present for example in the form of the so-called Europalette with standardized dimensions. This is interesting, for example in the event that drinks supplied by the manufacturer to a dealer and vice versa, the empties must be transported back to the manufacturer.

Disposable transport pallets are known from the prior art, which are made entirely of cardboard. The support element consists of a relatively strong cardboard layer, which may be, for example, 14 mm thick corrugated board. At the bottom of this support element, for example, 12 feet are arranged, which also consist of corrugated cardboard. This has the advantage that the range is easy and inexpensive to produce and fully recyclable is. In addition, it has a low weight. The disadvantage, however, is that a derargige one-way transport pallet is not resistant to moisture and thus, for example, should not be used outdoors for temporary storage of goods transported on her. Moisture causes the paperboard that makes up the disposable transport pallet to soften so that the estimated payload can not be ensured. Therefore, for example, the stacking of loaded one-way paperboard pallets on top of each other is often problematic because the maximum load of the paperboard pallets is limited. In modern high-bay warehouses, for example in furniture and furniture stores, however, there is a great need for stackable pallets.

The invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a disposable pallet that is inexpensive and easy to manufacture and fully recyclable and yet is not susceptible to moisture and can be stacked in the loaded state.

The invention solves this problem by a generic disposable transport pallet according to the preamble of claim 1, which is characterized in that the support element consists at least partially of a wood material, that the feet are made of a plastic and that the feet arranged releasably on the underside of the support element are. The use of a wood material ensures in particular the required stability and load-bearing capacity of the disposable pallets. In addition, wood materials are relatively insensitive to moisture and other weather conditions, so that storage of disposable transport pallets outdoors is possible without any problems.

Wood materials are materials that are produced by crushing wood and then joining the shredded products. The individual shredded products can, for example, be glued or provided with a resin and then added to the corresponding Be pressed wood material. Wood-based materials have the great advantage that they can be simply comminuted and then returned to the production process, so that wood-based materials can be reused and recycled without much effort.

According to the invention, the feet are made of a plastic. Preferably, the plastic is light and easy to recycle. It has proved to be advantageous if the plastic is insensitive to moisture, in particular waterproof.

In the embodiment of the disposable transport pallet according to the invention, the feet are detachably arranged on the underside of the support element. In particular, the feet are made of a plastic, and can be separated from the support element by the releasable attachment in the event that the disposable transport pallet is to be recycled. The feet of the plastic are preferably also recyclable, so that the plastic itself can be reused. The detachable attachment of the feet on the underside of the support element a particularly easy separability of the different, but each good recyclable materials is achieved.

It has proven to be advantageous if the support element is a wood-based panel, in particular an MDF, HDF or OSB board. These can be produced in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner in large quantities. Of course, other wood-based material elements are conceivable. The fact that the support element is designed as a large wood-based panel, the production of disposable transport pallets is particularly simple and possible with a few steps. Essentially, a wood-based panel produced in one piece must be sawn to the desired dimensions for the support element.

Advantageously, the support element is coated with a synthetic resin, in particular melamine resin. This will make you even better Moisture resistance of the support element of the disposable transport pallet reached.

The feet of the disposable transport pallet are the parts that come in contact with the floor. The fact that these feet are advantageously made of a plastic, even an intermediate storage in a puddle or a liquid pool is easily possible without the disposable transport pallet loses stability.

Preferably, the feet are arranged by at least one, preferably two, fastening clips on the support element. This can be done for example by means of so-called "fir tree" attachment clips. To allow a particularly simple attachment, it is advantageous if the support element is provided in the areas in which feet are to be arranged on the underside, with a corresponding bore, so that the individual fastening clips from the top of the support element in this Holes can be inserted so that it protrudes on the underside of the support element. In this way, the feet can be easily arranged on the underside of the support element. The positions of the feet preferably correspond to the positions of the feet of a Euro pallet. As a result, a particularly simple handling, for example by means of a forklift, is achieved and ensured.

Advantageously, more than four, in particular nine or twelve feet are arranged on the underside of the support element. The feet form the support surface on the floor, so that a larger number of feet means a more stable support surface. In addition, as the number of feet increases, the average distance between two adjacent feet decreases, increasing the possible payload of the disposable transport pallets. As already stated, the feet can be arranged as in the prior art is known, so that despite the increased number of feet, the handling of a forklift remains given. In a preferred embodiment, at least one securing element made of a slip-resistant material is arranged on the upper side of the support element. This can be done for example in the form of an anti-slip mat. Often a full-surface arrangement of such anti-slip mat over the entire surface of the support element is not necessary to prevent slipping of the respective charge safely. In this case, it may be advantageous to arrange several smaller security elements of the anti-slip material. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the securing element is designed in the form of two strip-shaped mats running parallel to one another.

Preferably, the slip-resistant material has a coefficient of friction μ of at least 0.5. The larger the coefficient of friction, the less surface must have the securing element of the anti-slip material to safely prevent slippage of the charge on the support element.

Preferably, the support element has a thickness of 6 mm to 12 mm. The actually selected thickness of the support element is in particular dependent on what loads to be transported and / or stored with the disposable transport pallet.

Figur 1

die schematische dreidimesionale Ansicht einer Einwegpalette gemäß dem Stand der Technik,

Figur 2

die schematische Ansicht einer Einwegtransportpalette gemäß einem ersten Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung von unten,

Figur 3

die Einwegtransportpalette aus Figur 2 in einer Seitenansicht,

Figur 4

einen vergrößerten Ausschnitt aus Figur 3,

Figur 5

eine baladene Einwegtransportpalette gemäß einem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung in einer Stirnansicht und

Figur 6

die beladene Einwegtransportpalette aus Figur 5 in einer Seitenansicht.

With the aid of a drawing, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained in more detail below. It shows:

FIG. 1

the schematic three-dimensional view of a disposable pallet according to the prior art,

FIG. 2

the schematic view of a one-way transport pallet according to a first embodiment of the present invention from below,

FIG. 3

the one-way transport pallet FIG. 2 in a side view,

FIG. 4

an enlarged section FIG. 3 .

FIG. 5

a baladene disposable transport pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention in a front view and

FIG. 6

the loaded one-way transport pallet FIG. 5 in a side view.

FIG. 1 shows a disposable transport pallet 1 according to an embodiment of the prior art. It has a support element 2 with an upper side 4 and an upper side 4 opposite bottom 6. On the bottom 6 there are nine feet 8, wherein the three middle feet are composed of two elements, so that at the bottom of 6 twelve foot elements are located. All components shown are in the embodiment according to the prior art of cardboard or corrugated cardboard, so that they are sensitive to moisture and lose significantly in particular in the wet state of carrying capacity.

FIG. 2 shows a disposable transport pallet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Also, it has the support element 2 whose underside 6 in FIG. 2 is shown. On her are nine feet 8, which are made as separate components of a different material. This other material is for example a plastic and is preferably chosen so that it is also easy to reuse. The support element 2 consists of a wood-based panel, which has no recesses or holes between the individual feet 8 in the example shown. Of course, it is also possible to provide recesses, in particular to save weight of the disposable transport pallet 1. However, this is only useful in the event that nonetheless the disposable transport pallet 1 has the necessary load capacity for the cargo to be picked up and transported.

Each of the 8 feet is in FIG. 2 shown embodiment via two fastening clips 10 attached to the bottom 6 of the support element 2. For a detachable connection of the feet 8 is ensured with the support element 2.

At the top 4 of the support element 2, in FIG. 2 not shown, there are two fuse elements 12 which are not actually visible in the perspective shown and are therefore represented by dashed lines. These are anti-slip mats made of an anti-slip material.

FIG. 3 shows the disposable transport pallet 1 from FIG. 2 in a side view. It can be seen the support element 2 with the top 4 and the bottom 6, wherein on the bottom three feet 8 are shown, which are arranged on fastening elements 10 on the support element 2. By the spacing of the feet 8 from each other, it is possible both in the longitudinal and in the transverse direction to receive the disposable transport pallet 1, for example, with a forklift, implement and transport.

FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of a fastening clip 10, which is guided by a provided for this purpose in the support element 2 bore. The mounting clip 10 has hook elements 14 which are inserted into a designated opening in the foot 8. The hook elements 14 thereby deform and thus ensure a secure attachment of the foot 8 to the support element 2. The fixing clip 10 is for this purpose introduced from the top 4 of the support element 2 into the bore. A head 16 serves as a stop.

With this embodiment, it is particularly easy to disassemble the disposable transport pallet 1 after its use in the individual materials. For this purpose, only the connection between the foot 8 and the support element 2 must be solved, so that the materials used are sorted. For this purpose, in addition to the wood material of the support element 2, a recyclable plastic is used from which the foot 8 is made. In this way, the vorteihaften properties of these materials are combined with each other, while ensuring the recyclability and reusability of the material used.

The FIGS. 5 and 6 each show the one-way transport pallet 1 in the loaded state. FIG. 5 shows an end view, in which it can be seen that four load stacks 18 are arranged on the disposable transport pallet 1. The dimension of the one-way transport pallet 1 and in particular of the support element 2 is selected so that the load pallets 18 rest over the entire surface on the support element 2. The load stacks 18 are secured by two straps 20 against tilting and slipping.

FIG. 6 shows the presentation FIG. 5 in a side view. It can be seen the load pile 18, which is secured in the transverse direction by two other strapping 20. Also in this direction, the dimension of the support element 2 is chosen so that the load of stacks 18 over the entire surface on the Support element 2 can rest. In order to protect the often sensitive corners of the load of the load pile 18, here separate angle elements can be arranged, which are then wrapped, for example, with the entire load in a film, so as to avoid damage in transit.

Of course, the dimensions of the support element, which may for example be about 1390 mm x 830 mm or about 1390 mm x 780 mmm, adaptable to the cargo to be transported. In the exemplary embodiments shown, nine feet 8 each are arranged on the underside 6 of the support element 2. Other numbers, for example, twelve feet 8, may be advantageous for different applications.

The fastening clips 10 advantageously have a diameter of about 8 mm, a length of about 16.8 mm and consist for example of white nylon 6.6. In order to save the anti-slip material of the securing element 12 and yet to ensure the most secure possible Verrutschsicherung the Ladegutstapel 8 on the support element 2 are, as for example in FIG. 2 is shown, two fuse elements 12 used, which may for example be 800 mm x 200 mm in size.

Such disposable transport pallets are particularly suitable for the transport of cardboard boxes in which, for example, floor panels are located. The size of the support element 2 is adapted to the size of the individual boxes, so as to avoid damage to the charge, for example, by supernatants. The one-way transport pallet 1 can be designed, for example, for up to 700 kg transport weight, so that, for example, 44 boxes in 11 layers 4 boxes on the pallet can be arranged. The so loaded patette is easily transportable with a forklift and stackable due to the high load capacity of the disposable transport pallet 1 even in the loaded state. This does not apply only for warehouses and high-bay warehouses, but also for other means of transport, such as trucks, railway cars, containers or other containers.

In experiments, a surface load with a compressive force of 20,000 N was exerted on the top 4 of the support element 2, wherein the one-way transport pallet 1 has withstood this load. To separate the feet 8 from the bottom 6 of the support element 2 is often sufficient a pulse-like power exercise, which can be achieved for example by hitting with a hammer. Due to the inventive design of the disposable transport pallet 1, a pallet is presented, which holds much higher mechanical loads and also has a significantly lower temperature and in particular moisture dependence of the maximum load. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS 1 One way Pallet 2 support element 4 top 6 bottom 8th foot 10 mounting clip 12 fuse element 14 hook element 16 head 18 load stack 20 strapping

Claims (8)

One way transport pallet (1) with
a support element (2), the
a top (4) for placing a charge and
a lower side (6) opposite the upper side (4), and a plurality of feet (8),
which are arranged on the underside (6) of the support element (2),
characterized in that
the support element (2) consists at least partially of a wood material, that the feet (8) consist of a plastic and that the feet (8) are detachably arranged on the underside (6) of the support element (2). Disposable transport pallet (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the support element (2) is a wood material board, in particular an MDF, HDF or OSB board. Disposable transport pallet (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support element (2) is coated with a synthetic resin, in particular melamine resin. Disposable transport pallet (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the feet (8) are arranged on the support element (2) by at least one, advantageously two, fastening clips (10). Disposable transport pallet (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that more than four, in particular nine or twelve feet (8) are arranged on the support element (2). Disposable transport pallet (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the upper side (4) of the support element (2) at least one securing element (12) made of a slip-resistant material is arranged. Disposable transport pallet (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the slip-resistant material has a coefficient of friction p of at least 0.5. Disposable transport pallet (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support element (2) has a thickness of 6 mm to 12 mm.

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