Modular shaft trays

Abstract

A shaft tray for receiving rod-shaped products includes a tray body comprising a rear wall, two substantially parallel and spaced-apart side walls and a bottom wall, arranged to define a receiving chamber for the products. Shaft walls running parallel to the side walls divide the receiving chamber into individual shafts. The shaft walls are mountable separately from the tray body and at least a region of the rear wall of the tray body includes receivers or fasteners to, respectively, receive or fasten the shaft walls to the tray body.

1 . A shaft tray for receiving rod-shaped products, including
 a tray body comprising a rear wall, two substantially parallel and spaced-apart side walls and a bottom wall arranged to define a receiving chamber for the products; and   shaft walls running parallel to the side walls dividing the receiving chamber into individual shafts, wherein the shaft walls are mountable separately from the tray body and at least a region of the rear wall of the tray body includes receivers or fasteners to, respectively, receive or fasten the shaft walls to the tray body.   
   
   
       2 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein a region of the bottom wall of the tray body additionally includes at least one of receivers or fasteners to, respectively, receive or fasten the shaft walls to the tray body. 
   
   
       3 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the shaft walls are of completely planar construction at least in an entire region which comes into contact with the products. 
   
   
       4 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the tray body or the shaft walls are comprised of plastic. 
   
   
       5 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the tray body or the shaft walls are made by injection moulding. 
   
   
       6 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the fasteners attach the shaft walls to the tray body by one of screwing, gluing, riveting, welding, or insertion. 
   
   
       7 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the shaft walls include mould-release bevels, the mould-release bevels being formed in regions of the shaft walls not intended for product contact. 
   
   
       8 . The shaft tray according to  claim 2 , wherein the shaft walls include respective receivers or fasteners which correspond to the receivers or fasteners of the rear region of the rear wall of the tray body. 
   
   
       9 . The shaft according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray body is constructed in one piece. 
   
   
       10 . The shaft tray according to  claim 8 , wherein the receivers in the region of the rear wall of the tray body include vertically extending slots for passage of the shaft walls. 
   
   
       11 . The shaft tray according to  claim 10 , wherein the receivers in the region of the bottom wall of the tray body include grooves to receive correspondingly shaped shaft walls in a form-locking relationship. 
   
   
       12 . The shaft tray according to  claim 11 , wherein the shaft walls have, on a side facing towards the bottom wall of the tray body, flanges serving as receivers or fasteners which are constructed in one piece with the shaft walls and correspond to the grooves. 
   
   
       13 . The shaft according to  claim 11 , wherein the shaft walls have, on a side facing towards the rear wall of the tray body, flange-like webs serving as receivers or fasteners as which are constructed in one piece with the shaft walls so that the shaft walls are prevented from completely slipping through the slots. 
   
   
       14 . The shaft according to  claim 13 , wherein holes are provided in the region of the webs to receive corresponding fasteners arranged in a region of the rear wall of the tray body on a side facing away from the receiving chamber. 
   
   
       15 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiver in the region of the rear wall of the tray body includes grooves to receive corresponding projections of the shaft walls, the grooves being formed on a side of the rear wall of the tray body facing towards the receiving chamber. 
   
   
       16 . The shaft tray according to  claim 15 , wherein the shaft walls on a side facing towards the rear wall of the tray body include flange-like webs constructed in one piece with the shaft walls that the flange-like webs lie flush in the grooves. 
   
   
       17 . The shaft tray according to flange-like webs include fasteners that correspond to fasteners in the region of the grooves. 
   
   
       18 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the receivers in the region of the rear wall of the tray body include grooves to receive corresponding projections of the shaft walls, the grooves having undercut portions to receive the projections in form-locking relationship. 
   
   
       19 . The shaft tray according to  claim 18 , wherein the grooves comprise T-slot, dovetail grooves. 
   
   
       20 . The shaft tray according to  claim 18 , wherein the shaft walls have a side facing towards the rear wall of the tray body that includes flange-like webs constructed in one piece with the shaft walls so that the flange-like webs correspond to the grooves. 
   
   
       21 . The shaft according  claim 1 , further comprising a transverse wall running parallel to the rear wall and transverse to the shaft walls joining at least shaft walls to form an insert element. 
   
   
       22 . The shaft tray according to  claim 21 , wherein the insert element is constructed in one piece and is U-shaped, and further comprising flange-like webs arranged in a region of the transverse wall and constructed in one piece with the insert element so that the flange-like webs correspond to matching grooves in the rear wall of the tray body. 
   
   
       23 . The shaft tray according to  claim 22 , wherein the rear wall of the tray body has vertically extending grooves which correspond to the webs of the insert element. 
   
   
       24 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray body is comprises a plurality of pieces. 
   
   
       25 . The shaft according to  claim 24 , wherein the rear wall of the tray body comprises a plurality of pieces. 
   
   
       26 . The shaft according to  claim 25 , wherein the bottom wall of the tray body comprises a plurality of pieces. 
   
   
       27 . The shaft tray according to  claim 26 , wherein individual rear wall pieces are joined with respective individual bottom wall pieces to form L-shaped wall segments. 
   
   
       28 . The shaft tray according to  claim 27 , wherein the shaft walls extend between the wall segments. 
   
   
       29 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , further including narrow grooves arranged in a region of the rear wall and the bottom wall of the tray body for making a plug-in connection with correspondingly shaped shaft walls. 
   
   
       30 . The shaft tray according to  claim 29 , wherein the shaft walls have sides facing towards the grooves that include latch elements. 
   
   
       31 . The shaft tray according to  claim 1 , further including grooves in the region of the rear wall and the bottom wall of the tray body that are sufficiently wide to accommodate a glue connection with correspondingly shaped shaft walls. 
   
   
       32 . The shaft tray according to  claim 31 , wherein the shaft walls include planar webs sides facing towards the grooves. 
   
   
       33 . The shaft tray according to  claim 4 , wherein the plastic comprises one of polystyrene (PS) or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS).