Collapsible Transport and Storage Container

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport and storage container for the transport and provision of objects, in particular, of vehicle accessory pieces, characterized in that the front side wall are divided to form a first and second door leaf, that the first door leaf is retained to pivot with the vertical lateral edge of the first front side wall ( 2 ) such that the first door leaf ( 5 ) rests on the inner side of the first front side wall ( 2 ), the first front side wall ( 2 ) is retained on the corresponding front face of the base plate ( 1 ) to pivot such that said first front side wall ( 2 ) pivots with the inner first door leaf ( 5 ) with relation to the base plate ( 1 ) such that the first door leaf five comes to rest on the base sheet, the second door leaf ( 6 ) is retained to pivot with the vertical lateral edge of the second front side wall ( 3 ), such that said second door leaf ( 6 ) rests on the inner side of the second front side wall ( 3 ) and the second front wall ( 3 ) pivots on the corresponding front face of the base plate ( 1 ) such that the second front side wall ( 3 ), with the second door leaf ( 6 ) resting on the inside thereof, may be pivoted to the base plate ( 1 ).

1 . A transport and storage container for transporting and providing objects, particularly vehicle accessory pieces, in the field of assembly lines, which comprises a bottom plate, a first front side wall and an opposite second front side wall, a rear side wall, a front side wall opposite the rear side wall, and a pivotably fastened lid opposite the bottom plate, the container in the empty state being reducible in size in its outer dimensions by the walls being pivoted at least in part relative to one another, to which end bottom plate and walls and walls with walls are connected by hinges, the improvement wherein the front side wall is subdivided to form a first and second door leaf,
 wherein the first door leaf is retained to be pivotable with the vertically extending lateral edge of the first front side wall such that the first door leaf rests on the inner side of the first front side wall,   wherein the first front side wall is retained on the associated front face of the bottom plate to be pivotable such that said first front side wall is pivotable with the first door leaf resting on the inside in relation to the bottom plate such that the first door leaf comes to rest on the bottom plate,   wherein the second door leaf is retained to pivotable with the vertically extending lateral edge of the second front side wall such that said second door leaf rests on the inner side of the second front side wall,   wherein the second front side wall is retained on the associated front face of the bottom plate to be pivotable, lying with the pivot axis accordingly above the plane of the bottom plate ( 1 ), such that said second front side wall, with the second door leaf resting on the inside, is pivotable in relation to the bottom plate such that the second door leaf comes to rest on the outer side of the first front side wall,   wherein the lid is retained to be pivotable on the upper longitudinal edge of the rear side wall such that the lid with its outer side can be brought into contact with the outer side of the rear side wall, and   wherein the rear side wall is retained on the associated longitudinal side of the bottom plate to be pivotable, lying with the pivot axis accordingly above the plane of the bottom plate, such that said rear side wall is pivotable with the lid lying on the outside in relation to the bottom plate such that the inner side of the rear side wall comes to rest on the outer side of the second front side wall.   
   
   
       2 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein a pivot axis is positioned between the bottom plate and the first front side wall at such a distance above the plane of the bottom plate that the first door leaf rests flat on the bottom plate. 
   
   
       3 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1  wherein a pivot axis is positioned between the bottom plate and the second front side wall at a distance above the plane of the bottom plate which corresponds approximately to the sum of the thickness of the first front side wall and the first door leaf. 
   
   
       4 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein a pivot axis is positioned between the bottom plate and the rear side wall at a distance above the plane of the bottom plate which corresponds approximately to the sum of the thickness of the first front side wall and the first door leaf and the thickness of the second front side wall and the second door leaf. 
   
   
       5 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 2 , wherein the pivot axis of the first front side wall is formed on the upper edge of a stationary section which is connected to the bottom plate and pertains to the first front side wall. 
   
   
       6 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 3 , wherein the pivot axis of the second front side wall is formed on the upper edge of a stationary section which is connected to the bottom plate and pertains to the second front side wall. 
   
   
       7 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 3 , wherein the pivot axis of the rear side wall is formed on the upper edge of a stationary section which is connected to the bottom plate and pertains to the rear side wall. 
   
   
       8 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein each door leaf in the erected state of the container is respectively lockable with the bottom plate on the one hand and with the lid on the other hand by at least one lock. 
   
   
       9 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 8 , wherein the bottom plate is clamped against the lid. 
   
   
       10 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 8 , wherein the lock is formed by a pivot arm which is pivotably held on the door leaf. 
   
   
       11 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 10 , wherein the pivot arm engages with its ends into a respective locking nose on the bottom plate and on the lid. 
   
   
       12 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 10 , wherein the pivot point of the pivot arm is arranged approximately at half the height of the door leaf. 
   
   
       13 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the pivot axis between the rear side wall and the lid is formed by at least one corresponding hinge assigned to the lid, and said hinge is held with the lid in a guide arrangement on the rear side wall such that the hinge is spaced apart from the assigned longitudinal edge of the rear side wall. 
   
   
       14 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 13 , wherein the distance of the hinge from the assigned edge of the rear side wall can be chosen such that the lid in projection above the bottom plate can be positioned to be congruent. 
   
   
       15 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 13 , wherein the guide arrangement is formed by two rods, each being guided in a sleeve assigned to the rear side wall. 
   
   
       16 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 15 , wherein the two rods are formed by the free ends of a U-shaped stirrup, with the transverse member of the U-shaped stirrup connecting the two ends being assigned to the lid. 
   
   
       17 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the respective pivotable connection between the first front side wall and the first door leaf and between the second front side wall and the second door leaf is formed by a tubular arrangement, with a thicker tube section assigned to the door leaf, and a thinner tube section assigned to the front side wall. 
   
   
       18 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein reinforcement plates are arranged in the corner portions of the bottom plate and the front side walls the rear side wall and the door leaves. 
   
   
       19 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 17 , wherein the thicker tube section has a length corresponding to the height of the side edge of the door leaf and the front side wall, respectively, minus the height of the reinforcement plate. 
   
   
       20 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 19 , wherein the door leaf is liftable in the tubular arrangement for pivoting the door leaf towards the inner side of the front side wall, so that the bottom edge of the door leaf moves above the reinforcement plate. 
   
   
       21 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 20 , wherein with the lifting of the door leaf the door leaf is disengaged from a lock. 
   
   
       22 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 21 , wherein the door leaf is disengaged from a lock with the reinforcement plate. 
   
   
       23 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 21 , wherein the door leaf is disengaged from a lock with the bottom plate. 
   
   
       24 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 23 , wherein the lock is formed by a pin which engages into a corresponding bore. 
   
   
       25 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid is subdivided into two lid members in longitudinal direction, the two lid members being retained with a hinge to be pivotable relative to one another such that the one lid member is pivotable towards the other lid member. 
   
   
       26 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein base members are formed on the bottom side of the bottom plate, said base members coming to rest on the inner side of an edge formed on the outer side of the lid when containers are stacked one on top of the other. 
   
   
       27 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein at least the bottom plate, the front side walls, the rear side wall and the lid are made from metal plates. 
   
   
       28 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 1 , wherein the lid in the erected state of the container comprises locks which are lockable onto the front side walls. 
   
   
       29 . The transport and storage container according to  claim 28 , wherein the door leaves are locked with the lid.