Pallet container and method of making it

摘要

The pallet container (1) for liquids has an exchangeable inner container (2) made of sheet metal, an outer casing (6) of latticework and a pallet (9) which is designed as a bottom tray (10) and receives the bottom (16), designed as a drainage bottom, of the inner container in a positive-locking manner. The inner container (2) of sheet metal, preferably of dual-walled design, is welded together from a casing (11), a bottom part (12) and a lid (13). To produce the inner container, a rectangular sheet-metal blank is bent to form a tubular body whose abutting edges are welded longitudinally. The tubular body is stretched to form a casing of rectangular cross-section. A circumferential bead with a V-shaped cross-section is then moulded in each case into the two end regions of the casing with spacing from its edges which are subsequently trimmed. The deep-drawn, tray-shaped bottom part is then fitted precisely with a bent edge onto or attached to the outer flank of the one bead of the casing, and the bottom part is fixed to the casing. The lid is mounted on the casing in the same manner. The bottom part and the lid are welded to the casing. To form a smooth transition between the casing and bottom part on the one hand and the casing and lid on the other hand, the transition regions between the casing and the bottom part and the casing and the lid are widened by applying pressure to the inner container inserted in a supporting mould.