IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0061161
(2009-06-29)
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등록번호 |
US-8875888
(2014-11-04)
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국제출원번호 |
PCT/EP2009/004668
(2009-06-29)
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§371/§102 date |
20110228
(20110228)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2011/000385
(2011-01-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Koenig, Andreas
- Schäffer, Raimund
- Kuhls, Timo
- Wolle, Lutz
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출원인 / 주소 |
- TTS Tooltechnic Systems AG & Co. KG
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
9 |
초록
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It is a matter of a container assembly with at least one stackable container (1) which has a bottom part (7) and a lid (8) mounted on top thereof Several containers (1) may be so stacked that the lid (8) of the lower container (1) is located between two bottom parts (7). The container (1) is equippe
It is a matter of a container assembly with at least one stackable container (1) which has a bottom part (7) and a lid (8) mounted on top thereof Several containers (1) may be so stacked that the lid (8) of the lower container (1) is located between two bottom parts (7). The container (1) is equipped with at least one connecting device (3) which has coupling means (26) mounted movably on the lid (8) of the container (1). The coupling means (26) are movable, for the connection of two containers (1) mounted one above the other, into a connected position relative to the lid (8), in which they are simultaneously in connecting engagement with the bottom parts (7) of both stacked containers (1).
대표청구항
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1. A container assembly, with at least one stackable container which has a bottom part with an opening, and a lid assigned to the opening of the bottom part and movable relative to the bottom part for either opening or closing the opening, and designed for the vertical stacking of several containers
1. A container assembly, with at least one stackable container which has a bottom part with an opening, and a lid assigned to the opening of the bottom part and movable relative to the bottom part for either opening or closing the opening, and designed for the vertical stacking of several containers in such a way that the lid of a lower container comes to lie between the bottom part of the lower container and an upper container positioned immediately above, wherein the at least one stackable container is provided with at least one connecting device which has a movable connecting means, by which the bottom parts of containers resting directly on top of one another may be connected releasably together to obtain a container unit comprised of several containers, and wherein the movable connecting means comprises: a rotating locking bolt mounted on the lid, the locking bolt being rotatable with respect to the lid between a connected position and an open position;first and second anchoring means provided on the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt, the first and second anchoring means being spaced apart in the stacking direction of the container, whereby the first anchoring means are disposed closer to the lid than the second anchoring means in such a way that, when the rotating locking bolt is in the connected position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container and with the second anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the upper container, and, when the rotating locking bolt is in the open position, the rotating locking bolt is entirely out of connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container for releasing the locking between the lid and the bottom part, while the rotating locking bolt is still in engagement with the lid; anda pivot pin extending outwardly from a front face of the lid, the pivot pin defining a rotation axis for the rotating locking bolt and the rotating locking bolt being rotatably mounted on the pivot pin, wherein the rotating locking bolt comprises a plurality of locking slots adapted for engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom part, the locking slots being spaced apart from one another on a common circular arc, the center of the circular arc being the rotation axis defined by the pivot pin. 2. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device is movable into a closed position deviating from the connected position, in which it is disconnected from an upper container mounted over the assigned lid and is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the bottom part located below the lid in such a way that the lid is locked in a covering position relative to this bottom part which closes the opening of the bottom part. 3. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device is movable into a semi-connected position deviating from the connected position, in which it is in connecting engagement with the bottom part of an upper container mounted above the assigned lid, and is simultaneously disconnected from the bottom part located below the lid, so that it is possible to lift the lid together with the container mounted above the lid from the bottom part located below the lid. 4. The container assembly according to claim 3, wherein the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device is in the form of a rotating locking bolt mounted rotatably on the lid, and anchoring means provided on the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt are arranged in such a way that the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers, on assuming the connected position, is in simultaneous connecting engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom parts of both containers, and wherein the rotating locking bolt in the semi-connected position altogether assumes a rotated position deviating from the connected position relative to the lid. 5. The container assembly according to claim 4, wherein the rotated positions in the connected position and in the semi-connected position are rotated through 90° relative to each other. 6. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein several connecting devices are provided, distributed at several points along the periphery of the container, and operable independently of one another. 7. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the rotating locking bolt, on assuming the connected position, has locking structures, which are in connecting engagement with the anchoring means of two stacked containers. 8. The container assembly according to claim 7, wherein the anchoring means are in the form of projections. 9. The container assembly according to claim 8, wherein the locking structures are portions of slot-like recesses, or vice-versa. 10. The container assembly according to claim 7, wherein both the anchoring means and also the locking structures are curved, with bow centers lying on the rotation axis of the rotating locking bolt. 11. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the connecting device or devices is or are located on an end face of the container oriented at right-angles to the stacking direction of the container, whereby the rotating locking bolt is rotatable relative to a rotation axis at right-angles to this end face. 12. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device is movable into a closed position deviating from the connected position, in which it is disconnected from an upper container mounted over the assigned lid and is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the bottom part located below the lid in such a way that the lid is locked in a covering position relative to this bottom part which closes the opening of the bottom part, and wherein, in the closed position, the rotating locking bolt assumes a rotated position relative to the lid, which deviates from the connected position. 13. The container assembly according to claim 12, wherein the rotating locking bolt has, offset in its direction of rotation, locking structures which in the connected position and in the closed position are alternately in connecting engagement with the same anchoring means located on the bottom part. 14. The container assembly according to claim 13, wherein the locking structures are so offset relative to one another in the direction of rotation of the rotating locking bolt that the rotating locking bolt may be rotated into an open position in which the anchoring means fitted to the bottom part and cooperating with the rotating locking bolt in the connected position and in the closed position lie between the locking structures, thereby cancelling out the connecting engagement, to allow raising of the lid from the bottom part to open the opening of the bottom part. 15. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the movable connecting means is in the form of a rotating locking bolt mounted rotatably on the lid, which may be rotated into several different rotated positions, including at least a connected position, a closed position connecting the lid only with the bottom part lying below it, and an open position disconnecting the lid from the bottom part lying below it. 16. The container assembly according to claim 15, wherein the rotating locking bolt is also rotatable to a semi-connected position disconnecting the lid from the bottom part lying below it and simultaneously connecting it to the bottom part lying above it. 17. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lid is mounted pivotably on the bottom part with clearance from the front end face of the container in such a way that, with the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device moved into an open position, it may be swiveled upwards in the front section relative to the bottom part. 18. The container assembly according to claim 17, wherein it has only a single connecting device, which is located in the center of the width of a front end face of the container. 19. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein a first engaging structure is provided on the top side of the lid, and a second engaging structure on the underside of the bottom part, whereby the two engaging structures are so matched to one another that, when two containers are resting on top of one another, the first engaging structure lying on top of the lower container, and the second engaging structure lying below of the upper container, engage in one another in such a way that the two containers are on the one hand secured against shifting relative to one another at right-angles to the stacking direction and on the other hand, due to rear-engaging elements of the engaging structures engaging from behind at right-angles to the stacking direction, there exists between the containers a locking which prevents lifting of the upper container from the lower container only in certain areas, so that the upper container may be swiveled up around the locking area defined by the rear-engaging elements, whereby the connecting device or devices is or are arranged with clearance from the locking area and, in the connected position of its coupling means, prevent the upper container from being swiveled up from the lid of the lower container. 20. The container assembly according to claim 19, wherein the engaging structures are so designed that the fitting of an upper container on to a lower container to obtain the locking effected in the stacking direction by the engaging structures may be carried out by placing the upper container in an inclined position relative to the lower container until there is mutual engagement of the engaging structures, and then swiveling the upper container on to the lower container around a swivel axis defined by the engaging structures which engage themselves behind. 21. The container assembly according to claim 19, wherein the first engaging structure consists of engaging recesses located on the top side of the container, and the second engaging structure of engaging projections located on the underside of the container, while the container has distributed on its underside several downwards projecting feet which belong to the second engaging structure and form at least partly its elements. 22. The container assembly according to claim 21, wherein at least one foot is designed as a locking foot forming a rear-engaging element of the second engaging structure, and at least one other foot is located with clearance from the locking foot in the area of the container capable of swiveling upwards, and forms a pure support foot not used for vertical locking. 23. The container assembly according to claim 22, wherein the second engaging structure has two locking feet spaced apart and each forming a rear-engaging element. 24. The container assembly according to claim 22, wherein the locking foot or feet has or have a wedge-shaped profiled rear-engaging section for engaging behind the first engaging structure. 25. The container assembly according to claim 24, wherein the wedge-shaped profiled rear-engaging section engages behind the first engaging structure and faces away from the support foot or feet. 26. The container assembly according to claim 22, wherein the first engaging structure has for interaction with the locking feet at least one locking engaging recess with a relief-cut cross-section, on the edge of which is provided a rear-engaging projection which may be engaged from the rear by a locking foot dipping into the locking engaging recess. 27. The container assembly according to claim 22, wherein the side wall of at least one engaging recess serving to accommodate a support foot is designed at least partly as an inclined sliding surface to assist the dipping-in of the support foot. 28. The container assembly according to claim 19, wherein at least one engaging recess of the first engaging structure is designed to accommodate simultaneously two of the spaced apart locking feet acting as rear-engaging elements. 29. The container assembly according to claim 19, wherein there is provided on the top side of the container a carrying handle which may be swiveled relative to the body of the container and which, in an out-of-use position, may be swiveled into a locating recess on the top side of the container, whereby this locating recess is formed directly by an engaging recess of the first engaging structure. 30. The container assembly according to claim 29, wherein the locating recess is formed by a locking engaging recess forming the rear-engaging elements of the first engaging structure. 31. The container assembly according to claim 19, wherein at least one engaging recess simultaneously forms a handgrip recess which may be used for carrying the container. 32. The container assembly according to claim 1, wherein it has at least two containers which may be stacked one on top of the other and connected releasably together to form a container unit. 33. A container assembly, with at least one stackable container which has a bottom part with an opening, and a lid assigned to the opening of the bottom part and movable relative to the bottom part for either opening or closing the opening, and designed for the vertical stacking of several containers in such a way that the lid of a lower container comes to lie between the bottom part of the lower container and an upper container positioned immediately above, wherein the at least one stackable container is provided with at least one connecting device which has a movable connecting means, by which the bottom parts of containers resting directly on top of one another may be connected releasably together to obtain a container unit comprised of several containers, and wherein the movable connecting means is mounted on the lid of the container and, to connect the container to a container placed on top of it, may be moved relative to the lid into a connected position in which it is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the bottom parts of both stacked containers, and wherein a first engaging structure is provided on the top side of the lid, and a second engaging structure is provided on the underside of the bottom part, whereby the two engaging structures are so matched to one another that, when two containers are resting on top of one another, the first engaging structure lying on top of the lower container, and the second engaging structure lying below of the upper container, engage in one another in such a way that the two containers are on the one hand secured against shifting relative to one another at right-angles to the stacking direction and on the other hand, due to rear-engaging elements of the engaging structures engaging from behind at right-angles to the stacking direction, there exists between the containers a locking which prevents lifting of the upper container from the lower container only in certain areas, so that the upper container may be swiveled up around the locking area defined by the rear-engaging elements, whereby the connecting device or devices is or are arranged with clearance from the locking area and, in the connected position of its coupling means, prevent the upper container from being swiveled up from the lid of the lower container, andwherein the first engaging structure comprises engaging recesses located on the top side of the container, and the second engaging structure comprises engaging projections located on the underside of the container, while the container has distributed on its underside several downwards projecting feet which belong to the second engaging structure and form at least partly its elements, andwherein at least one foot is designed as a locking foot forming a rear-engaging element of the second engaging structure, and at least one other foot is located with clearance from the locking foot in the area of the container capable of swiveling upwards, and forms a pure support foot not used for vertical locking, andwherein the second engaging structure has two locking feet spaced apart and each forming a rear-engaging element, andwherein, between the two locking feet, there extends a locking strip which, in the stacked condition of two containers is also in locking engagement with the rear-engaging elements of the first engaging structure. 34. The container assembly according to claim 33, wherein the movable connecting means of at least one connecting device is in the form of a rotating locking bolt mounted rotatably on the lid, and anchoring means provided on the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt are arranged in such a way that the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers, on assuming the connected position, is in simultaneous connecting engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom parts of both containers. 35. The container assembly according to claim 34, wherein at least one connecting device has, located on the bottom part and spaced apart in the stacking direction of the container, first and second anchoring means, of which the first anchoring means are placed closer to the lid than the second anchoring means in such a way that the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers, on assuming the connected position, is in connecting engagement on the one hand with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container, and on the other hand with the second anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the upper container. 36. A container assembly, with at least one stackable container which has a bottom part with an opening, and a lid assigned to the opening of the bottom part and movable relative to the bottom part for either opening or closing the opening, and designed for the vertical stacking of several containers in such a way that the lid of a lower container comes to lie between the bottom part of the lower container and an upper container positioned immediately above, wherein the at least one stackable container is provided with at least one connecting device which has a movable connecting means, by which the bottom parts of containers resting directly on top of one another may be connected releasably together to obtain a container unit comprised of several containers, and wherein the movable connecting means comprises: a rotating locking bolt mounted on the lid, the locking bolt being rotatable with respect to the lid between a connected position and an open position;first and second anchoring means provided on the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt, the first and second anchoring means being spaced apart in the stacking direction of the container, whereby the first anchoring means are disposed closer to the lid than the second anchoring means in such a way that, when the rotating locking bolt is in the connected position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container and with the second anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the upper container, and, when the rotating locking bolt is in the open position, the rotating locking bolt is entirely out of connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container for releasing the locking between the lid and the bottom part, while the rotating locking bolt is still in engagement with the lid; anda pivot pin extending outwardly from a front face of the lid, the pivot pin defining a rotation axis for the rotating locking bolt and the rotating locking bolt being rotatably mounted on the pivot pin,wherein the rotating locking bolt comprises a plurality of locking slots adapted for engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom part, the locking slots being spaced apart from one another on a common circular arc, the center of the circular arc being the rotation axis defined by the pivot pin, andwherein the rotating locking bolt has three locking bolt arms defining a T-shape, each arm having one of the plurality of locking slots. 37. A container assembly with at least one stackable container designed for the vertical stacking of several containers, the at least one stackable container comprising: a bottom part defining an opening;a lid attached to the bottom part adjacent the opening, the lid being movable relative to the bottom part for either opening or closing the opening in such a way that the lid of a lower container comes to lie between the bottom part of the lower container and an upper container positioned immediately above upon vertical stacking of several containers;a rotating locking bolt mounted on the lid, the locking bolt being rotatable with respect to the lid between a connected position, a semi-connected position and a closed position; andanchoring means provided on the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt,wherein, when the rotating locking bolt is in the connected position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower container of two stacked containers is in simultaneous connecting engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom parts of both containers, whereby the upper container and the lower container are connected releasably together to obtain a container unit, andwherein, when the rotating locking bolt is in the semi-connected position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower container of two stacked containers is in connecting engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom part of an upper container mounted over the assigned lid, and is simultaneously disconnected from the anchoring means of the bottom part of the lower container, so that it is possible to lift the lid of the lower container together with the upper container mounted above the lid from the bottom part of the lower container, andwherein, when the rotating locking bolt is in the closed position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower container of two stacked containers is disconnected from the anchoring means of the bottom part of an upper container mounted over the assigned lid, and is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom part of the lower container in such a way that the lid of the lower container is locked in a covering position relative to the bottom part which closes the opening of the bottom part, andwherein the rotating locking bolt is further rotatable to an open position, wherein, when the rotating locking bolt is in the open position, the rotating locking bolt is entirely out of connecting engagement with the anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container for releasing the locking between the lid and the bottom part, while the rotating locking bolt is still in engagement with the lid. 38. The container assembly according to claim 37, further comprising a pivot pin extending outwardly from a front face of the lid, the pivot pin defining a rotation axis for the rotating locking bolt and the rotating locking bolt being rotatably mounted on the pivot pin. 39. The container assembly according to claim 38, wherein the rotating locking bolt comprises a plurality of locking slots adapted for engagement with the anchoring means of the bottom part, the locking slots being spaced apart from one another on a common circular arc, the center of the circular arc being the rotation axis defined by the pivot pin. 40. A container assembly with at least one stackable container designed for the vertical stacking of several containers, the at least one stackable container comprising: a bottom part defining an opening and having a front face;a lid attached to the bottom part adjacent the opening, the lid having a front face and being pivotably movable relative to the bottom part about a pivot axis for either opening or closing the opening in such a way that the lid of a lower container comes to lie between the bottom part of the lower container and an upper container positioned immediately above upon vertical stacking of several containers, the pivot axis of the lid being spaced from and parallel with the front face of the bottom part and the front face of the lid;a rotating locking bolt mounted on the front face of the lid, the locking bolt being rotatable with respect to the lid about a rotation axis between a connected position and an open position, the rotation axis of the rotating locking bolt being perpendicular to the pivot axis of the lid; andfirst and second anchoring means provided on the front face of the bottom part to interact with the rotating locking bolt, the first and second anchoring means being spaced apart in the stacking direction of the container, whereby the first anchoring means is disposed closer to the lid than the second anchoring means in such a way that, when the rotating locking bolt is in the connected position, the rotating locking bolt of the lower of two stacked containers is simultaneously in connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container and with the second anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the upper container, and, when the rotating locking bolt is in the open position, the rotating locking bolt is entirely out of connecting engagement with the first anchoring means provided on the bottom part of the lower container for releasing the locking between the lid and the bottom part, while the rotating locking bolt is still in engagement with the lid. 41. The container assembly according to claim 40, comprising only a single rotating locking bolt, the single rotating locking bolt being disposed in the center of the width of the front face of the lid and the first and second anchoring means being disposed in the center of the width of the front face of the bottom.
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