CH659178A5 - Shelving composed of individual stackable storage tanks or storage boxes with a viewing aperture - Google Patents

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PATENT CLAIMS

1. Shelf, which can be created from individual, stackable storage trays or storage boxes with a viewing opening, the storage trays or storage boxes being provided with a stacking edge formed by a bead and integrally connected to these bevels, which are essentially horizontal, formed by the upper beading wall Has a stacking surface and an approximately vertical boundary surface consisting of the bend for receiving a further storage trough or a further storage box, characterized in that the storage troughs or storage boxes (2) have loops (18) or eyelets at least on or in their transverse walls (11 and 12) have, and in each case can be suspended by means of hooks (24, 25) or tongues (26) between two storage troughs or storage boxes (2) arranged at the same height next to one another at a distance.

2. Shelf according to claim 1, characterized in that the bridge members (3 and 4) of rods, shelves (3) channels, tubs or boxes (4) are formed.

3. Shelf according to claim 2, characterized in that the channels, tubs or boxes (4) have only two longitudinal walls (19 and 21) besides their bottom (20) to which the hooks (24, 25) or tongues are molded.

4. Shelf according to one of claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the channels, troughs or boxes (4) have a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the storage troughs or storage boxes (2).

5. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hooks (24, 25) or tongues are formed on flaps (22, 23) bent from the longitudinal walls (19 and 21).

6. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that stacked troughs or storage boxes (2) can be coupled to one another by means of plug pins or sliding bolts (29) (Fig. 5).

7. Shelf according to claim 6, characterized in that the plug pins or push bolts (29) in loops (28) sitting on the inside of the storage troughs or storage boxes (2) and through a bottom opening (30) in a bolt opening (31) on the Stacking surface (14) of the stacking edge (13) of the next lower storage trough or the next lower storage box (2) can be engaged (FIG. 5).

8. Shelf according to one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that in the storage troughs or storage boxes (32) and / or the channels, troughs or boxes (4) provided as bridge members, additional side walls (33) can be used, which have a cantilevered Have cross-sectional profiling (34) with support surfaces (35) and guide surfaces (36) for receiving insert trays or boxes (37) (FIGS. 6 to 8).

9. Shelf according to claim 8, characterized in that the side cheeks (33) in the storage tubs or storage boxes (32) and / or the channels, tubs or boxes (4) used as bridge members can be fixed, for. B. can be locked.

The innovation relates to a shelf that can be created from individual, stackable storage trays or storage boxes with a viewing opening, the storage trays or storage boxes being provided with a stacking edge formed by a bead and integrally connected to these folds, which has a substantially horizontal, through the upper beading wall formed stacking surface and an approximately vertical boundary surface consisting of the bend for receiving another storage trough or another storage box.

Storage trays or storage boxes, which can be stacked on top of one another in a column-like manner to build up shelves and can be placed directly next to one another in several columns, are known, for example, from DE-Gm 80 17 518.

In the case of the shelf systems erected from these storage trays or storage boxes, the tub or box pillars next to one another do not have a retaining connection with one another, so that adequate stability of the same can only be ensured with a relatively low stacking height of the storage trays or storage boxes.

In addition, the drawback systems created from the known storage troughs or storage boxes have the disadvantage that the width, height and depth of the shelf compartments are predetermined by the dimensions of the individual storage troughs or storage boxes, so that in many cases the storage of larger piece goods is difficult.

The task of the innovation is to enable the creation of shelves of the generic type with relatively little technical effort, which ensure a high level of stability even with a relatively large stack height of the storage trays or storage boxes, but also enable the storage of piece goods, their dimensions, if necessary are not limited by the specified mass of the storage trays or storage boxes.

According to the invention, this object is achieved in a simple manner in that the storage trays or storage boxes have loops or eyelets at least on or in their transverse walls, and bridge members can be hooked in between two storage trays or storage boxes arranged at the same distance from one another by means of hooks or tongues.

According to the innovation, bars, shelves, troughs, tubs or boxes can be used as bridge members, the dimensions of which only have to be matched to the storage tubs or storage boxes as far as this is necessary for the active connection between their hooks or tongues with the loops or eyelets of the storage tubs or Storage boxes are required.

If channels, troughs or boxes are used as bridge members, then it has proven particularly advantageous in a further development of the innovation if, apart from their base, they only have two longitudinal walls to which the hooks or tongues are molded.

According to the innovation, it can also be advantageous if the troughs, tubs or boxes have a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the storage tubs or storage boxes and if the hooks or tongues are also formed on tabs or tongues bent from the longitudinal walls.

According to another further development feature of the innovation, it is provided that stacked trays or storage boxes can be coupled to one another by means of plug pins or sliding bolts. In this case, it can then be advantageous to guide the plug pins or push bolts in loops or the like located on the inside of the storage troughs or storage boxes and to move them through a bottom opening into a bar opening on the stacking surface of the stacking edge of the next lower storage trough or the next lower storage box.

In some cases, it is also advantageous after the innovation if additional side walls can be used in the storage trays or storage boxes and / or in the channels, trays or boxes provided as bridge members, which have a projecting cross-sectional profile with support and guide surfaces for receiving special ones

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Have slide-in trays or boxes. These side walls are expediently fixed in the storage trays or storage boxes or on the channels, trays or boxes used as bridge members, e.g. locked.

In the drawing, the subject of the innovation is shown in exemplary embodiments. It shows

1 in a schematically simplified view representation, a shelf structure according to the innovation,

2 in spatial representation and on a larger scale a portion of the shelf of FIG. 1 during the construction phase,

3 on a further enlarged scale a coupling area between a storage trough or a storage box and a bridge member of the shelf according to FIG. 2,

4 is a partial spatial view of a further embodiment of a bridge member,

5 shows a vertical section through two stacking trays or storage boxes stacked one above the other in the region of their transverse walls,

6 is a three-dimensional view representation of an advantageous development for the storage trough or storage boxes that can be used in the shelf according to FIG. 1,

Fig. 7 in an enlarged view a section along the line VII-VII in Fig. 6 and

8 shows a section along the line Vili-VIII in FIG. 6. The shelf system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed from a multiplicity of stackable troughs or storage boxes 2 and various bridge members 3 and 4. Several, for example six, storage boxes 2 are stacked one above the other to form columns 5, 6 and 7, which are set up next to one another at a distance. Between the adjacent columns 5 and 6 and 6 and 7, the bridge members 3 and 4 are inserted, the bridge members 3 and 4 each producing holding connections between the storage troughs or storage boxes 2 arranged next to one another in the columns 5, 6 and 6, 7 .

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1, for example, six bridge members 3 and two bridge members 4 are provided between the two columns 5 and 6, namely they are arranged distributed over the entire height of the columns 5 and 6. On the other hand, only one bridge member 4 is provided between the two columns 6 and 7, specifically connecting the upper bearing troughs or storage boxes 2 of the columns 6 and 7 to one another. Below the bridge member 4, a passage is kept clear between the two columns 6 and 7, as can be easily seen in FIG. 1.

From Fig. 2 it can be seen that each storage trough or each storage box 2 have an end wall 8, a bottom 9, a rear wall 10 and two transverse walls 11 and 12. The height of the end wall 8 is dimensioned much smaller than the height of the rear wall 10 and the two transverse walls 11 and 12, as can be easily seen from FIG. 2. Above the end wall 8, the storage trough or the storage box 2 is therefore provided with a viewing and engagement opening between its transverse walls 11 and 12.

A stacking edge 13 is formed on the upper boundary edges of the rear wall 10 and the two transverse walls 11 and 12, which has a horizontal stacking surface 14 and a vertical boundary surface 18, as clearly shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5.

By arranging the stacking edges 13, a larger number of storage trays or storage boxes 2 can be stacked on one another in a simple and stable manner to form the columns 5, 6 and 7 (FIG. 1), as can also be seen in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 .

In FIG. 2 it is indicated that there is the possibility of punching out two pairs of tongues on the end wall 8 and the rear wall 10 of each bearing trough or each bearing box and forming an angular shape inwards, so that there holding guides 16 for separable partitions 17 be formed.

Several, for example four, loops 18 are punched out of each of the two transverse walls 11 and 12 and stamped outwards, as can be seen particularly clearly in FIGS. 3 and 5. Of course, there is also the possibility, instead of the punched-out and pronounced loops 18, to be fastened to the outside of the transverse walls 11 and 12 in a corresponding number of eyelets, which are formed, for example, by brackets bent from sheet metal, which are screwed, welded or welded to the transverse walls 11 and 12 can also be riveted.

The bridge members 4 are also shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It can be seen that these bridge members 4 have a cross-sectional shape that practically corresponds to the cross-sectional shape of the storage troughs or storage boxes 2. The bridge members 4 thus have an end wall 19 of relatively low overall height, a floor 20 and a rear wall

21 of relatively large height. At the upper boundary edge of the rear wall 21 there is a stacking edge

22 integrally formed, the profiling of which is identical to the stack edge 13 of the storage trays or storage boxes 2.

Tongues 22 and 23 are bent at right angles from the ends of the end wall 19 and the rear wall 21, as is made clear by FIGS. 2 and 3. Each of these tongues 22 and 23 is provided with molded hooks 24 and 25, the end wall 19 being assigned a hook 24 at each of its ends, while the rear wall 21 has two hooks 25 at its ends.

With the help of the hooks 24 and 25, the bridging members 4 can then be positively hooked from above into the loops 18 and the transverse walls 11 and 12 of the storage trays or storage boxes 2 of adjacent columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7, as is clear 2 can be seen.

With the help of the bridge members 4, therefore, a stable and secure holding connection is established between two storage troughs or storage boxes 2, which are arranged next to one another at the same height and at a distance, and which enables optimum stability of the shelving system 1 according to FIG. 1.

The bridge members 4 have a simplified and material-saving design compared to the storage troughs or storage boxes 2 in that they have no transverse walls.

While the storage trays or storage boxes 2 are all used in the same length dimension, it is possible to use bridge members 4 with different lengths, so that the distance between the columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 of the shelf system 1 according to FIG can be varied according to different needs.

However, it would also be conceivable to use the storage trays or storage boxes 2 themselves as connecting elements instead of the bridge members 4. In this case, it could then be expedient to use storage trays or storage boxes 2, which each have loops 18 on one of their transverse walls, for example the transverse wall 12, while they have hooks 24 or, respectively, complementary to them on the other transverse wall, for example the transverse wall 11. 25 are provided.

Instead of the bridge members 4 corresponding in cross section in the storage troughs or storage boxes 2, normal shelves 3 can also be used as bridge members for connecting adjacent columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 (FIG. 1). As can be seen from FIG. 4, these normal shelves 3 are provided on their transverse edges with tongues 26 formed by punched-outs, which differ from

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Have a positive fit at the top in the loops 18 on the transverse walls 11 and 12 of the storage trays or storage boxes 2 in order to establish the holding connection between adjacent columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 of the shelf system 1 according to FIG. 1. The bridge members 3 designed as normal shelves can also be kept available in different length dimensions in order to adapt the distance between adjacent columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 of the shelf system 1 to the different requirements.

With reference to FIG. 3, it should also be mentioned that the bridge members 4 can be provided with molded-in beads 27 at least in the region of the ends of the bottom 20 in order to increase the rigidity of their base.

In order to optimize the stability of the shelf system 1 according to FIG. 1, it has proven to be important to also lock the storage trays or storage boxes 2 stacked one above the other in the columns 5, 6 and 7 in a simple manner so that they cannot be displaced relative to one another. For this purpose, according to FIG. 5, each storage trough or storage box 2 has a loop 28 on the inside above its base 9, in which a plug pin or slide bolt 29 can be guided, which can be pushed out through a base opening 30. It cooperates with a bolt opening 31, which is located in the stacking surface 14 of the stacking edge 13 of the next lower storage trough or the next lower storage box 2, as can be seen in FIG. 5. In this way, the stacked trays or storage boxes 2 are fixed against each other in such a way that, despite the interruption of the stack edge 13 above the end wall 8, they cannot be horizontally displaced against one another in an undesirable manner.

6 to 8, a storage trough or a storage box 32 is shown, the basic structure of which corresponds completely to the storage boxes 2 according to FIGS. 2, 3 and 5. It therefore has an end wall 8, a bottom 9, a rear wall 10 and two transverse walls 11 and 12 and is provided with the stacking edge 13 on the upper edge of the rear wall 10 and the transverse walls 11 and 12.

In this storage tub or ' this storage box 32 two side cheeks 33 are used as additional parts, which can be fixed, for example locked, on the transverse walls 11 and 12.

Each of these side walls 33 has a cantilevered cross-sectional profile 34 in its upper region with horizontal support surfaces 35 and vertical guide surfaces 36.

By using these additional side walls 33, special insertion trays or boxes 37 can then be accommodated in the storage trough or the storage box 32, the basic structure of which corresponds to the storage troughs or storage boxes 32, but with regard to their dimensions (length, height and depth). are smaller than these.

Of course, it would also be conceivable to assign the additional side walls 33 to the bridge members 4 in a suitable manner, for example to fix them on the outside on the transverse walls 11 and 12 of the storage trays or storage boxes 2 which are connected to one another by the bridge members, if insertion trays 37 are also to be accommodated within the bridge members 4 .

Finally, it should only be mentioned that bars or profiles can also be used as bridge members between adjacent columns 5 and 6 or 6 and 7 of the shelf system 1 according to FIG. 1, on which objects to be stored can be hung, for example. These rods or profiles are each equipped with hooks or tongues at their ends, which can be positively hooked into the loops 18 on the transverse walls 11 and 12 of the bearing blocks or storage boxes 2.

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