Multi component transport pallet

Abstract

A transport pallet made from plastic material, comprising a cover plate ( 1 ) forming a support surface ( 2 ) for goods to be received, and a base element ( 3 ) and support elements ( 5 ) between the cover plate ( 1 ) and the base element ( 3 ), wherein the support elements ( 5 ) are formed separately or as a part of the cover plate ( 1 ) and/or the base element ( 3 ) and connect the cover plate and the base element with one another at a distance from one another or form openings between one another for an engagement of lifting devices, in particular for an engagement of fork prongs of a forklift, characterized in that the cover plate ( 1 ) and the base element ( 3 ) are connected with one another by closure elements ( 11 ) which are respectively formed with a rated breaking point ( 25 ).

1 . A transport pallet made from plastic material, comprising a cover plate ( 1 ) forming a support surface ( 2 ) for goods to be received, and a base element ( 3 ) and support elements ( 5 ) between the cover plate ( 1 ) and the base element ( 3 ), wherein the support elements ( 5 ) are formed separately or as a part of the cover plate ( 1 ) and/or the base element ( 3 ) and connect the cover plate and the base element with one another at a distance from one another or form openings between one another for an engagement of lifting devices, in particular for an engagement of fork prongs of a forklift,
 characterized in that   the cover plate ( 1 ) and the base element ( 3 ) are connected with one another by closure bolts ( 11 ) which are respectively formed with a rated breaking point ( 25 ), at least one respective closure bolt ( 12 ) is arranged in a respective support element ( 5 ), and that the closure bolt ( 11 ) is configured as a tension element which connects the cover plate ( 1 ) and the base element ( 3 ) with one another through preloading.   
     
     
         2 . The pallet according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that   the closure bolt ( 11 ) is advantageously configured hollow as a bayonet bolt ( 12 ) with bayonet shaped engagement members ( 14 ) or configured as a screw bolt.   
     
     
         3 . The pallet according to  claim 1 ,
 characterized in that the rated breakpoint ( 25 ) is advantageously configured at the closure bolt ( 12 ) proximal to or in a portion of the cover plate ( 1 ).   
     
     
         4 . The pallet according to one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that   the rated breakpoint ( 25 ) is formed by a groove, in particular a V-shaped groove or a notch which is advantageously provided at an outer circumference of the bolt ( 12 ).   
     
     
         5 . The pallet according to  claim 4 ,
 characterized in that   the groove or the notch extends over an entire circumference of the closure element ( 11 ).   
     
     
         6 . The pallet according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the closure element ( 11 ) is configured hollow. 
     
     
         7 . The pallet according to one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that   the closure element ( 11 ) is made from plastic material.   
     
     
         8 . The pallet according to one of the preceding claims
 characterized in that   the closure bolt ( 11 ) is configured at one end with a bayonet closure element ( 14 ), this means it includes at least one screw thread shaped section ( 15 ), advantageously two or more such screw thread sections ( 15 ) distributed over the circumference of the bolt, and wherein the bolt is expanded at its other end ( 13 ), wherein the bayonet closure element ( 14 ) interacts with at least one complementary opposites surface ( 21 ) at the cover plate ( 1 ) or the base element ( 3 ) for forming a bayonet closure and the opposite expanded end ( 13 ) of the bolt contacts a contact shoulder ( 23 ) of the base element ( 3 ) or of the cover plate ( 1 ), so that closing the bayonet closure by rotating the bolt firmly clamps the cover plate ( 1 ) to the base element ( 3 ).   
     
     
         9 . The pallet according to one of the  claims 1  through  7 ,
 characterized in that 
 the closure bolt ( 12 ) has a screw thread at one end and its other end ( 13 ) is expanded, and a complementary screw opening for the screw thread at the bolt ( 12 ) is provided at the cover plate ( 1 ) or at the base element ( 3 ) and the opposite expanded end ( 13 ) of the bolt contacts a contact shoulder ( 23 ) of the base element ( 3 ) or of the cover plate ( 1 ) so that screwing in the threaded bolt ( 12 ) firmly clamps the cover plate ( 1 ) at the base element ( 3 ). 
 
     
     
         10 . The pallet according to  claim 8  or  9 ,
 characterized in that 
 the closure bolts ( 12 ) are provided with a rated breakpoint ( 25 ) between the expansion ( 13 ) and the bayonet closure element ( 14 ) or the screw thread. 
 
     
     
         11 . The pallet according to one of the  claims 8  through  10 ,
 characterized in that 
 the closure bolt ( 12 ) includes an expansion ( 13 ) configured as a bolt section with an enlarged diameter which expansion is configured as an engagement element for a rotating tool. 
 
     
     
         12 . The pallet according to  claim 11  characterized in that the engagement element is configured with one of plural radial ribs for an engagement of a rotating tool. 
     
     
         13 . The pallet according to one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that   the closure bolt ( 12 ) is provided with a fixation lock ( 30 ) that is advantageously self acting and operates against a locking or closure movement of the closure bolt ( 12 ).   
     
     
         14 . The pallet according to  claim 13 , characterized in that
 the fixation lock includes at least one locking bar ( 33 ) provided at the bayonet bolt, wherein the locking bar cooperates with a teething ( 34 ) provided at the pallet.   
     
     
         15 . The pallet according to  claim 14 ,
 characterized in that   at least one advantageously plural, in particular advantageously four locking bars ( 33 ) are provided that are distributed over the circumference of the bayonet bolt, wherein the locking bars are advantageously provided at an annular face shoulder ( 31 ) of the head element ( 32 ) of the closure element ( 11 ) and each locking bar ( 33 ) has a slanted ramp surface ( 36 ) and the teething is provided with a plurality of looking shoulders ( 37 ) and slanted flanks ( 38 ), so that the at least one locking bar ( 33 ) engages the at least one locking shoulder ( 32 ) during a rotation of the closure element ( 11 ) in the sense of unlocking the bayonet closure so that a disengagement of the closure bolt ( 12 ) is blocked.