Block stacking arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12497237-B2
Application number	US-202318115347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	Mar 3, 2022
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

A block stacking arrangement that includes a plurality of container receiving slots; a loading space arranged in the direction of gravity below the container receiving slots; a pass-through opening between each of the container receiving slots and the loading space; and a holding device at the pass-through opening, which has at least one holding pawl that is pivotable between a holding position and a release position. The holding pawl has a cutout that, in the holding position, is directed into the pass-through opening.

First claim

What is claimed:

1 . A block stacking arrangement comprising:
a plurality of container receiving slots; a loading space arranged in the direction of gravity below the container receiving slots; a pass-through opening between each of the container receiving slots and the loading space; and a holding device at the pass-through opening, which has at least one holding pawl that is pivotable between a holding position and a release position, wherein the holding pawl has a cutout that, in the holding position, is directed into the pass-through opening.

2 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the holding pawl has a pivot axis that encloses an angle of less than 75° with both a longitudinal direction and with a transverse direction of the pass-through opening.

3 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the cutout is formed to be V-shaped.

4 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the cutout has two side flanks, whose ends directed into the pass-through opening together enclose an angle in the range of 75° to 105°.

5 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one container positionable within the block stacking arrangement and the cutout is adapted to the shape of a corner geometry of the container.

6 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the container has a container bottom, and the corner geometry extends in the direction of the container opening at most as far as the container bottom.

7 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the container bottom is located between the container opening and the corner geometry.

8 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the container has a container opening, which is surrounded by a container wall, and the corner geometry is arranged at an end of the container wall facing away from the container opening.

9 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the container wall has an offset in a region of the corner geometry.

10 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the container wall has a longitudinal side and a transverse side, which are arranged substantially at right angles to one another and are connected to one another by a connecting wall that is arranged between the corner geometry and the container opening and encloses in each case an angle of at most 150° with the longitudinal side and the transverse side.

11 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 10 , further comprising a guide element, wherein the holding pawl in the release position is recessed in a depression of the guide element.

12 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein the guide element has a contour that is adapted to the shape of the connecting wall.

13 . The block stacking arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein the guide element has an insertion chamfer on at least one of an upper side in the direction of gravity and/or a lower side in the direction of gravity.

Assignees

• Jungheinrich Ag

Inventors

• Becker Michael
• Cavelius Jörg
• Morawietz Timm
• Nowack Adrian

Classifications

• B65G2201/025

  Boxes · CPC title

• B65G1/14

  Stack holders or separators · CPC title

• B65D21/0215

  Containers with stacking feet or corner elements (B65D21/0211, B65D21/023 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65G2201/0235

  Containers · CPC title

• B65G57/302

  added articles being lifted to substantially stationary grippers or holders · CPC title