Transport Container

Abstract

The present invention relates to a transport container for the acceptance of any desired articles or products comprising a plurality of wall elements surrounding a hollow space, wherein at least one of the wall elements has a wall sheet, wherein the wall sheet has an inwardly disposed layer and an outwardly disposed layer which are connected to one another by means of one or more walls spaced apart from one another and wherein the inwardly disposed and/or the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet is connected to a cover layer.

1 . A transport container accepting persons, any desired articles or products, comprising:
 a plurality of wall elements surrounding a hollow space, wherein at least one of the wall elements has a wall sheet, wherein the wall sheet has an inwardly disposed layer and an outwardly disposed layer which are connected to one another by one or more walls spaced apart from one another, and wherein the inwardly disposed and/or the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet is connected to a cover layer.   
     
     
         2 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein both the inwardly disposed layer and the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet are connected to the cover layer. 
     
     
         3 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein in that the cover layer and the inwardly disposed layer and/or outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet are of equal area and lie flush on one another. 
     
     
         4 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the cover layer is larger in area than the inwardly disposed layer and/or outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet and projects partially or wholly beyond it. 
     
     
         5 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein if the wall element has a shorter side and a longer side, and wherein the walls of the wall sheet extend parallel to the shorter side and/or to the longer side. 
     
     
         6 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the wall sheet comprises a non-metallic material. 
     
     
         7 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 6 , wherein the wall sheet comprises a plastic, a thermoplastic or a thermosetting plastic which can be thermoplastically processed or a thermosetting plastic. 
     
     
         8 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the plastic is a polypropylene, a polyamide, a styrol copolymer, a polyester or a biotechnologically manufactured polymer or a multicomponent polymer blend having one of the aforesaid polymers as one of the blend components. 
     
     
         9 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 8 , wherein the plastic contains a filler. 
     
     
         10 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the walls as well as the layers of the wall sheet are manufactured continuously by means of extrusion in one production step and are made in one piece. 
     
     
         11 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of walls are provided; and wherein hollow spaces located between the walls are filled with a heat-insulating material. 
     
     
         12 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the inwardly disposed layer and/or the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet is/are adhesively bonded to the cover layer. 
     
     
         13 . The transport container in accordance with one of the  claim 1 , wherein the inwardly deposed layer and/or the outwardly disposed layer of the wall sheet is/are coextruded with the cover layer. 
     
     
         14 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the wall element comprises individual segments of wall sheet elements, which are connected to one another. 
     
     
         15 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein the connection between the segments of the wall elements is releasable from the wall sheet elements. 
     
     
         16 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of walls are provided in a wall sheet element or in a wall sheet strip; and wherein there is a vacuum in hollow spaces between the walls. 
     
     
         17 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 16 , wherein filler bodies are located in the evacuated hollow spaces. 
     
     
         18 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of walls are provided in a wall sheet element or in a wall sheet strip; and wherein prefabricated vacuum panels are located in hollow spaces between the walls. 
     
     
         19 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the transport container has a self-supporting design. 
     
     
         20 . The transport container in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the transport container has a support frame design with an end frame and side members.