CN108937168B - Rack and manufacturing method and assembling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a shelf and a manufacturing method and an assembling method of the shelf, wherein the shelf comprises a bottom frame component, a top frame component and two side frame components, wherein the lower ends of the two side frame components are respectively installed at the end part of the bottom frame component, the high ends of the two side frame components are respectively installed at the end part of the top frame component so as to form the shelf in an assembled mode, and the bottom frame component, the top frame component and each side frame component are mutually restrained so as to avoid the phenomenon that the shelf shakes, and therefore the stability of the shelf when the shelf is used is guaranteed.

Description

Rack and manufacturing method and assembling method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to a commodity shelf, a manufacturing method and an assembling method of the commodity shelf, wherein the commodity shelf is easy to assemble.

Background

The commodity shelf is widely applied to places such as markets, supermarkets, storehouses, warehouses, offices, families and the like. In recent years, with the continuous development of standardized production processes and the continuous increase of transportation costs, the assembly type shelf becomes increasingly popular. The assembled shelf is in an unassembled state after being produced and in the transportation process, at the moment, the occupied space of the assembled shelf is smaller, the appearance of the unassembled assembled shelf after being packaged is more regular and generally in a standard three-dimensional direction, and the assembled shelf is particularly useful for greatly reducing the transportation cost of the assembled shelf. However, the conventional sectional shelf still has many disadvantages. Specifically, when assembling the assembly shelf, the connecting members such as screws are required to connect two adjacent frame structures, and tools such as wrenches and screwdrivers are inevitably used in the process, which not only results in low assembly efficiency of the assembly shelf, but also results in that people who do not have the experience of assembling the assembly shelf cannot assemble the assembly shelf. Even if a person who has no assembly experience is reluctant to assemble the assembly type shelf, a gap between two adjacent frame structures of the assembly type shelf may be relatively large, which may affect the firmness and stability of the assembly type shelf and the aesthetic property of the assembly type shelf. Especially for small supermarkets, offices and families, because the number of the assembled commodity shelf purchased is small, the manufacturer selling the assembled commodity shelf cannot provide installation service, and the purchaser cannot bear the installation cost of professional installers, which brings much trouble to the use of the assembled commodity shelf.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a commodity shelf, a manufacturing method and an assembling method of the commodity shelf, wherein the commodity shelf is easy to assemble so as to improve the assembling efficiency of the commodity shelf.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, wherein the shelf allows a person who has no experience in assembling the shelf to conveniently assemble the shelf, for example, the shelf allows a user to conveniently assemble the shelf.

The invention aims to provide a commodity shelf, a manufacturing method and an assembling method of the commodity shelf, wherein in the process of assembling the commodity shelf, any tools such as a screwdriver and a wrench are not needed, so that the commodity shelf can be assembled by hands.

The present invention provides a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, wherein the shelf can be assembled into different shapes according to the needs to meet the personalized needs of users.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, wherein the shelf allows the shelf to be assembled quickly, which is beneficial to improve the assembly efficiency of the shelf.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, wherein the shelf includes a plurality of frame members, adjacent frame members can be assembled with each other, and the shelf can be assembled by bare hands and quickly without any auxiliary tool when assembling the adjacent frame members.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, in which adjacent frame members are assembled with each other in a manner of being engaged with each other, so that any auxiliary tool is not required when assembling the adjacent frame members.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a manufacturing method and an assembling method of the shelf, wherein the shelf allows to be disassembled, and after the frame member of the shelf is disassembled, the structure of the frame member is not damaged, so as to facilitate the recycling of the frame member, thereby reducing the use cost of the shelf.

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf, a method for manufacturing the shelf and a method for assembling the shelf, in which adjacent frame members of the shelf are assembled with each other in a manner of being engaged with each other, and after each frame member of the shelf is assembled, a plurality of frame members are restrained from each other to prevent a problem of shaking between the shelf, thereby ensuring stability and reliability of the shelf.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rack, comprising:

a bottom frame member, wherein said bottom frame member comprises a bottom frame body and two bottom frame side walls, each of said bottom frame side walls extending integrally upward from both ends of said bottom frame body, respectively, and each of said bottom frame side walls having at least one bottom side wall mounting hole, respectively;

a top frame member, wherein said top frame member comprises a top frame body and two top frame side walls, each of said top frame side walls extending integrally downward from both ends of said top frame body, respectively, and each of said top frame side walls having at least one top side wall mounting hole, respectively; and

two side frame members, wherein each side frame member comprises a side frame main body and at least two side frame mounting hooks, wherein the lower end of the side frame main body is formed with at least one side frame mounting hook, and the upper end of the side frame main body is formed with at least one side frame mounting hook; wherein the side frame mounting hooks formed at the lower end of the side frame body are capable of hooking portions of the bottom frame sidewalls of the bottom frame member for forming the bottom sidewall mounting holes after passing through the bottom sidewall mounting holes of the bottom frame member to mount the side frame member to the bottom frame member, wherein the side frame mounting hooks formed at the upper end of the side frame body are capable of hooking portions of the top frame sidewalls of the top frame member for forming the top sidewall mounting holes after passing through the top sidewall mounting holes of the top frame member to mount the side frame member to the top frame member.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the supporter further comprises at least one rear frame member, wherein the rear frame member comprises a rear frame body and at least two rear frame mounting hooks, at least one of the rear frame mounting hooks being formed at each side of the rear frame body, respectively, wherein each of the side frame members further comprises a side frame rear wall integrally extended from the rear frame body, and the side frame rear wall has at least one side frame mounting hole; wherein the rear frame mounting hooks of the rear frame member are capable of hooking portions of the side frame rear walls of the side frame members for forming the side frame mounting holes after passing through the side frame mounting holes of the side frame members to mount the rear frame member to each of the side frame members.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rear frame member further includes at least one rear frame mounting element, each of the rear frame mounting elements is formed at a high end of the rear frame body, and at least one mounting space is formed between each of the rear frame mounting elements and the rear frame body, wherein the top frame body further includes a top frame rear wall integrally extending downward from a rear side of the top frame body, wherein the top frame rear wall of the top frame member can be mounted to each of the mounting spaces of the rear frame member.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the shelf further comprises a middle frame member, wherein the middle frame member comprises a middle frame body and at least two middle frame mounting elements, wherein each end of the middle frame body is formed with at least one of the middle frame mounting members, wherein each of the side frame members includes at least one side frame mounting buckle, each of the side frame mounting buckles being formed on the side frame main body, and a fastening space is formed between each of the side frame installation buttons and the side frame main body, wherein each of said middle frame mounting elements of said middle frame member is mountable to said snap-fit space of each of said side frame members, respectively, to mount said middle frame member to each of said side frame members.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the middle frame member further includes two middle frame sidewalls, each of the middle frame sidewalls integrally extending downward from both ends of the middle frame body, respectively, and each of the middle frame sidewalls has at least one sidewall notch, respectively, at which the middle frame mounting element is located, wherein each of the middle frame sidewalls of the middle frame member is attached to the side frame body of each of the side frame members, respectively, after the middle frame member is mounted to each of the side frame members.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the middle frame member further includes a side frame rear wall integrally extending downward from a rear side of the middle frame body, wherein the middle frame rear wall of the middle frame member is attached to the rear frame body of the rear frame member after the middle frame member is mounted to each of the side frame members.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the shelf further comprises at least one door, wherein the lower end and the upper end of the door are respectively connected to the bottom frame member and the top frame member by a shaft.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides an assembling method of a shelf, wherein the assembling method comprises the following steps:

(a) passing at least one side frame mounting hook formed at a lower end of a side frame body through at least one bottom side wall mounting hole of a bottom frame side wall of a bottom frame member and hooking the side frame mounting hook to a portion of the bottom frame side wall of the bottom frame member where the bottom side wall mounting hole is formed, to mount a side frame member to the bottom frame member; and

(b) and passing at least one side frame mounting hook formed at the high end of the side frame body through at least one top sidewall mounting hole of a top frame sidewall of a top frame member, and hooking the side frame mounting hook to a portion of the top frame sidewall of the top frame member, where the top sidewall mounting hole is formed, to mount the side frame member to the top frame member, thereby completing the shelf.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a frame member of a shelf according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the frame member is a bottom frame member.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of another frame member of the article carrier according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the frame member is a side frame member.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of another frame member of the article carrier according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the frame member is a rear frame member.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another frame member of the article carrier according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the frame member is a top frame member.

Fig. 5A and 5B are perspective views of another frame structure of the article carrier according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the frame structure is a middle frame structure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view illustrating an assembly process of the shelf according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7A to 7C are schematic views illustrating a second assembly process of the rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8A to 8C are schematic views illustrating a third assembly process of the rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 9A to 9C are four views illustrating the assembly process of the shelf according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, which shows a second embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 10 is a schematic view illustrating an assembly process of the shelf according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11A to 11C are schematic views illustrating a sixth assembly process of the rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12A to 12C are schematic views illustrating a sixth assembly process of the shelf according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13A is a perspective view of a state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13B is a perspective view of another perspective view of the above state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13C is a perspective view of another state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 14A is a perspective view of a state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic view taken along line a-a.

Fig. 14B is a perspective view of a state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic view taken along line B-B.

Fig. 14C is a perspective view of a state of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic view taken along line C-C.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of a modified assembly manner of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 16 is a schematic view illustrating another modified assembly manner of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 17 is a schematic view of another modified assembly manner of the article rack according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention. The preferred embodiments provided in the following description are only intended as examples and modifications obvious to a person skilled in the art, and do not constitute a limitation to the scope of the invention. The general principles defined in the following description may be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalent implementations, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus the above-described terms should not be construed as limiting the invention.

Referring to fig. 13A to 14C of the drawings accompanying the present specification, a shelf according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is disclosed and illustrated in the following description, wherein the shelf includes a bottom frame member 10, two side frame members 20, at least one rear frame member 30, a top frame member 40 and at least one middle frame member 50, wherein each of the side frame members 20 is respectively mounted to the bottom frame member 10, the rear frame member 30 is respectively mounted to the bottom frame member 10 and each of the side frame members 20, the top frame member 40 is respectively mounted to the rear frame member 30 and each of the side frame members 20, so as to form a receiving space 100 between the bottom frame member 10, each of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30 and the top frame member 40, wherein the middle frame member 50 is provided to each of the side frame members 20 to form at least two storage spaces 200 by dividing the receiving space 100 by the middle frame member 50, wherein stored objects can be stored in the storage spaces 200.

Specifically, in this specific example of the rack shown in fig. 13A to 14C, the lower end of each of the side frame members 20 is mounted to both ends of the bottom frame member 10, respectively, wherein the lower end of the rear frame member 30 is mounted to the rear side of the bottom frame member 10, and both sides of the rear frame member 30 are disposed to the rear side of each of the side frame members 20, respectively, wherein the rear side of the top frame member 40 is mounted to the high end of the rear frame member 30, and both ends of the top frame member 40 are mounted to the high end of each of the side frame members 20, respectively, wherein both ends of the middle frame member 50 are mounted to the middle of each of the side frame members 20, respectively.

Preferably, the two side frame members 20 are parallel to each other, and the bottom frame member 10, the middle frame member 50 and the top frame member 40 are parallel to each other.

It should be noted that in the specific example of the article carrier shown in fig. 13A to 14C, the contents and features of the article carrier of the present invention, such as sheet metal parts, are illustrated by way of example in which the bottom frame member 10, each of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 are each implemented as sheet metal. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that in other examples of the shelf of the present invention, at least one of the bottom frame member 10, each of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 may also be implemented as a frame structure, for example, the bottom frame member 10, each of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30 and the top frame member 40 may each be implemented as a frame structure and the middle frame member 50 may be implemented as a plate structure. Accordingly, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the implementation of the bottom frame member 10, each of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 of the article carrier shown in fig. 13A-14C as sheet material should not be construed as limiting the content and scope of the article carrier of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the bottom frame member 10 includes a bottom frame body 11, two bottom frame side walls 12, a bottom frame rear wall 13, and a bottom frame front wall 14, wherein each of the bottom frame side walls 12 integrally extends upward from an end of the bottom frame body 11, respectively, and the bottom frame rear wall 13 and the bottom frame front wall 14 integrally extend upward from rear and front sides of the bottom frame body 11, respectively. It will be appreciated that the bottom frame body 11, each of the bottom frame side walls 12, the bottom frame rear wall 13 and the bottom frame front wall 14 are of unitary construction. Preferably, each of the bottom-frame side walls 12, the bottom-frame rear wall 13 and the bottom-frame front wall 14 extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the bottom-frame body 11.

Further, the bottom frame member 10 has two bottom-receiving slots 15, wherein each bottom-receiving slot 15 is formed in each of the bottom-frame side walls 12, the bottom-frame front wall 14, and the bottom-frame main body 11, respectively.

Still further, the bottom frame member 10 further includes a bottom seal structure 16, wherein the bottom seal structure 16 includes a bottom horizontal seal element 161 and a bottom vertical seal element 162, wherein the bottom horizontal seal element 161 integrally extends rearward from the bottom frame front wall 14, and the bottom vertical seal element 162 integrally extends upward from a rear side of the bottom horizontal seal element 161.

The bottom frame body 11 of the bottom frame member 10 has a plurality of bottom mounting holes 111. In the following description, the contents and features of the shelf of the present invention will be explained by taking as an example that the bottom mounting holes 111 of the bottom frame body 11 are implemented as four, wherein each of the bottom mounting holes 111 is formed at each corner of the bottom frame body 11, respectively. In other words, one bottom mounting hole 111 is provided at each of the four corners of the bottom frame body 11.

In addition, each of the bottom frame sidewalls 12 of the bottom frame member 10 has at least one bottom sidewall mounting hole 121, respectively. Preferably, two end portions of the bottom frame side wall 12 are respectively provided with one bottom side wall mounting hole 121, and the other bottom side wall mounting holes 121 are arranged at the middle portion of the bottom frame side wall 12 at intervals. Preferably, the bottom side wall mounting hole 121 of the bottom frame side wall 12 is a square hole.

The base frame member 10 is preferably embodied as a sheet metal part, wherein the manufacturing process of the base frame member 10 is:

step (a.1) provides a plate, wherein the plate is a metal plate or an alloy plate. Of course, in other possible examples of the rack of the present invention, the sheet material may also be, but is not limited to, a high molecular sheet material.

The step (a.2) forms a row of through holes and two mounting holes at both ends of the plate material along a predetermined position, wherein the through holes and the mounting holes are formed at both ends of the plate material by, but not limited to, punching, that is, the through holes and the mounting holes may be formed at both ends of the plate material by a punching process.

The step (a.3) forms a notch at the position near the front side of the two ends of the plate material, wherein the notch formed at the position near the front side of the two ends of the plate material may be, but not limited to, stamping, that is, the notch may be formed at the two ends of the plate material by a stamping process.

The step (a.4) of bending both ends, the front side and the rear side of the plate material along a predetermined position, respectively, to form the bottom frame body 11 at the middle of the plate material, and having both ends, the front side and the rear side of the sheet material formed into each of the bottom-frame side walls 12, the bottom-frame front wall 14 and the bottom-frame rear wall 13, wherein the through hole is formed in each of the bottom frame side walls 12 to form the bottom side wall mounting hole 121 of the bottom frame side wall 12 by the through hole, wherein the mounting holes are formed at corners of the bottom frame body 11 to form the bottom mounting holes 111 of the bottom frame body 11 by the mounting holes, wherein the gap is formed between the bottom-frame side walls 12 and the bottom-frame front wall 14, so as to form the bottom accommodating groove 15 of the bottom frame body 11 by the notch.

It is worth mentioning that in the step (a.4), the bottom horizontal sealing member 161 and the bottom vertical sealing member 162 of the bottom sealing structure 16 may also be formed at the same time.

It is also worth mentioning that, in a specific example of the rack of the present invention, the step (a.3) and the step (a.2) may also be performed simultaneously, that is, the through hole, the mounting hole and the notch may be formed on the plate material simultaneously through a stamping process. In another specific example of the article shelf of the present invention, the step (a.3) may be performed before the step (a.2), that is, the notch is formed on the plate material by a stamping process, and then the through hole and the mounting hole are formed on the plate material by a stamping process.

Referring to fig. 2, the side frame member 20 includes a side frame body 21, a side frame rear wall 22, and a side frame front wall 23, wherein the side frame rear wall 22 and the side frame front wall 23 integrally extend from the rear side and the front side of the side frame body 21 toward the same side of the side frame body 21, respectively. The side frame member 20 further includes two columns of side frame mounting hooks 24, wherein one column of the side frame mounting hooks 24 is formed at a lower end of the side frame main body 21, the other column of the side frame mounting hooks 24 is formed at a higher end of the side frame main body 21, and both columns of the side frame mounting hooks 24 extend from a rear side to a front side of the side frame main body 21. Preferably, the side frame mounting hooks 24 are square mounting hooks.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the side frame member 20 further includes at least one side frame mounting buckle 25, wherein the side frame mounting buckle 25 is disposed on the side frame body 21, or the side frame mounting buckle 25 is formed on the side frame body 21, and a buckle space 251 is formed between the side frame mounting buckle 25 and the side frame body 21. Preferably, the side frame member 20 includes two rows of the side frame mounting buckles 25, wherein the two rows of the side frame mounting buckles 25 are spaced apart from each other and symmetrical to each other, and the two rows of the side frame mounting buckles 25 extend along the height direction of the side frame main body 21. Preferably, the side frame mounting buckles 25 and the side frame body 21 are of a unitary construction. It is worth mentioning that the side frame main body 21 is formed with the side frame mounting buckle 25 at the middle portion thereof to enhance the strength of the side frame main body 21, so as to facilitate the leveling of the side frame main body 21.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the side frame member 20 further includes a side seal 26, wherein the side seal 26 includes a side first seal element 261 and a side second seal element 262, wherein the side first seal element 261 extends integrally from the side frame front wall 23 in the direction of the side frame rear wall 22, and the side second seal element 262 extends integrally from the side first seal element 261 to the side.

In addition, the side frame rear wall 22 of the side frame member 20 has a row of side frame mounting holes 221. Preferably, the lower end and the upper end of the side frame rear wall 22 are respectively provided with one side frame mounting hole 221, and the other side frame mounting holes 221 are respectively provided at the middle of the side frame rear wall 22 at intervals. Preferably, the side frame mounting hole 221 of the side frame rear wall 22 is a square hole.

The side frame member 20 is preferably implemented as a sheet metal part, wherein the manufacturing process of the side frame member 10 is:

step (b.1) providing a plate, wherein the plate is a metal plate or an alloy plate. Of course, in other possible examples of the rack of the present invention, the sheet material may also be, but is not limited to, a high molecular sheet material.

The step (b.2) of forming at least one button in the middle of the plate material along a predetermined position, wherein the button may be formed in the middle of the plate material by stamping, that is, the button may be formed in the middle of the plate material by a stamping process. Preferably, in step (b.2), two rows of the buttons may be formed in the middle of the sheet material along a predetermined position.

Step (b.3) forms a row of perforations along the rear side of the sheet material, for example the perforations may be formed in the rear side of the sheet material by a stamping process.

The step (b.4) of bending the rear side and the front side of the plate material along a predetermined position, respectively, such that the middle of the plate material forms the side frame main body 21, and the rear side and the front side of the plate material form the side frame rear wall 22 and the side frame front wall 23, respectively, wherein each of the buckles forms each of the side frame mounting buckles 25, respectively, wherein each of the through holes forms the side frame mounting hole 221 of the side frame rear wall 22, respectively.

It is worth mentioning that, in the step (b.4), the side first sealing element 261 and the side second sealing element 262 of the side sealing structure 26 may be also formed at the same time.

It is also worth mentioning that in a specific example of the rack of the present invention, the step (b.3) and the step (b.2) can also be performed simultaneously, i.e. the perforation and the button can be formed simultaneously on the sheet material by a stamping process. In another specific example of the rack of the present invention, the step (b.3) may be performed before the step (b.2), that is, the perforation is first formed on the plate material by a stamping process, and then the button is formed on the plate material by a stamping process.

Referring to fig. 3, the rear frame member 30 includes a rear frame body 31, a rear frame engaging element 32, at least one rear frame mounting element 33, and at least two rear frame mounting hooks 34, wherein the rear frame engaging element 32 integrally extends downward from a lower end of the rear frame body 31, wherein each rear frame mounting element 33 is provided at a higher end of the rear frame body 31, or each rear frame mounting element 33 is formed at a higher end of the rear frame body 31, and a mounting space 331 is formed between each rear frame mounting element 33 and the rear frame body 31, wherein each side of the rear frame body 31 is provided with at least one rear frame mounting hook 34, respectively, or each side of the rear frame body 31 is formed with at least one rear frame mounting hook 34, respectively, and each of the rear frame mounting hooks 34 extends from a lower end to an upper end of the rear frame body 31.

Preferably, two rear frame mounting hooks 34 are formed at each side of the rear frame main body 31, wherein one rear frame mounting hook 34 is formed at a lower end of the side of the rear frame main body 31, and the other rear frame mounting hook 34 is formed at a higher end of the side of the rear frame main body 31.

Preferably, the rear frame engaging element 32 may protrude from the rear frame main body 31, i.e. the rear frame engaging element 32 and the rear frame main body 31 are not in the same plane. Preferably, the rear frame mounting hooks 34 are square mounting hooks.

Further, the rear frame member 30 is preferably implemented as a sheet metal part, and the manufacturing process of the rear frame member 30 may be the same as or consistent with the manufacturing process of the bottom frame member 10 and the side frame members 20.

Referring to fig. 4, the top frame member 40 includes a top frame body 41, two top frame side walls 42, a top frame rear wall 43, and a top frame front wall 44, wherein each of the top frame side walls 42 integrally extends downward from an end of the top frame body 41, respectively, and the top frame rear wall 43 and the top frame front wall 44 integrally extend downward from rear and front sides of the top frame body 41, respectively. It will be appreciated that the top frame body 41, each of the top frame side walls 42, the top frame rear wall 43 and the top frame front wall 44 are of unitary construction. Preferably, each of the top frame side walls 42, the top frame rear wall 43 and the top frame front wall 44 extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the top frame body 41.

Further, the top frame member 40 has two top receiving slots 45, wherein each top receiving slot 45 is formed between each top frame side wall 42, the top frame front wall 44, and the top frame body 41, respectively.

Still further, the top frame member 40 further includes a top seal structure 46, wherein the top seal structure 46 includes a top horizontal seal element 461 and a top vertical seal element 462, wherein the top horizontal seal element 461 integrally extends rearward from the top frame front wall 44, and the top vertical seal element 462 integrally extends downward from a rear side of the top horizontal seal element 461.

Each of the top frame sidewalls 42 of the top frame member 40 has at least one top sidewall mounting hole 421. Preferably, two ends of the top frame side wall 42 are respectively provided with one top side wall mounting hole 421, and the other top side wall mounting holes 421 are arranged at the middle of the top frame side wall 42 at intervals. Preferably, the top sidewall mounting holes 421 of the top frame sidewalls 42 are square holes.

Accordingly, the top frame member 40 is preferably implemented as a sheet metal part, and the manufacturing process of the top frame member 40 may be the same as or consistent with the manufacturing process of the bottom frame member 10, the side frame members 20, and the rear frame member 30.

Fig. 5A and 5B show two types of the middle frame member 50, in which the middle frame member 50 shown in fig. 5A is defined as a first middle frame member 50a, and the middle frame member 50 shown in fig. 5B is defined as a second middle frame member 50B.

Referring to fig. 5A, the first middle frame member 50a includes a first middle frame body 51a and at least two first middle frame mounting elements 52a, wherein both end portions of the first middle frame body 51a are provided or formed with at least one first middle frame mounting element 52a, respectively. Preferably, both end portions of the first middle frame body 51a are provided with two first middle frame mounting members 52a, respectively. In addition, the first middle frame member 50a further includes two first middle frame side walls 53a, a first middle frame rear wall 54a and a first middle frame front wall 55b, wherein each of the first middle frame side walls 53a integrally extends downward from both sides of the first middle frame main body 51a, respectively, the first middle frame rear wall 54a and the first middle frame front wall 55b integrally extend downward from rear and front sides of the first middle frame main body 51a, respectively, wherein each of the first middle frame side walls 53a has at least one side wall notch 531a, respectively, and the first middle frame mounting element 52a is located in the side wall notch 531a of the first middle frame side wall 53 a.

Accordingly, the first middle frame member 50a is preferably implemented as a sheet metal part, and the manufacturing process of the first middle frame member 50a may be the same as or consistent with the manufacturing process of the bottom frame member 10, the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, and the top frame member 40.

Referring to fig. 5B, the second middle frame member 50B includes a second middle frame main body 51B, at least two second middle frame side walls 52B, a second middle frame rear wall 53B, and a second middle frame front wall 54B, wherein each of the second middle frame side walls 52B integrally extends downward from both ends of the second middle frame main body 51B, respectively, and the second middle frame rear wall 53B and the second middle frame front wall 54B integrally extend downward from rear and front sides of the second middle frame main body 51B, respectively.

Further, each of the second middle frame side walls 52b of the second middle frame member 50b is provided with at least two middle side wall mounting holes 521b, respectively. Preferably, each of the second middle frame side walls 52b is provided with two rows of middle side wall mounting holes 521b, wherein one row of the middle side wall mounting holes 521b is defined as a high end middle side wall mounting hole 5211b, and the other row of the middle side wall mounting holes 521b is defined as a low end middle side wall mounting hole 5212 b. Preferably, the middle sidewall mounting hole 521b is a square hole. In addition, the second middle frame rear wall 53b is provided with at least one rear wall notch 531 b.

Accordingly, the second middle frame member 50b is preferably implemented as a sheet metal part, and the manufacturing process of the second middle frame member 50b may be the same as or identical to that of the bottom frame member 10, the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40, and the first middle frame member 50 a.

Further, referring to fig. 13A to 14C, the article rack further includes at least one supporting leg 60, wherein each supporting leg 60 is respectively provided to the bottom frame member 10, so that each supporting leg 60 can be used to prevent the bottom frame member 10 from directly contacting the ground, in such a way that the bottom frame member 10 can be prevented from being oxidized, to ensure the reliability of the article rack and to extend the life of the article rack.

Specifically, in this specific example of the shelf shown in fig. 13A to 14C, the shelf includes four of the support legs 60, wherein each of the support legs 60 is mounted to each of the bottom mounting holes 111 of the bottom frame body 11 of the bottom frame member 10, respectively, so that one of the support legs 60 is provided at each corner of the bottom frame body 11, respectively. It should be noted that the material of the supporting legs 60 is not limited in the rack of the present invention, for example, the supporting legs 60 may be, but not limited to, a metal material, an alloy material, a rubber material, etc.

It is worth mentioning that in other possible examples of the shelf of the present invention, each of the support legs 60 and the bottom frame member 10 may also be integrally formed, or each of the support legs 60 may be welded to the bottom frame member 10.

With continued reference to fig. 13A to 14C, the shelf further includes at least one door 70, wherein the door 70 is used to close the opening of the accommodating space 100. Specifically, in this particular example of the shelf shown in fig. 13A to 14C, the shelf includes two of the cabinet doors 70, wherein the lower end and the upper end of each of the cabinet doors 70 are respectively connected to the ends of the bottom frame member 10 and the top frame member 40 by shafts, so that each of the cabinet doors 70 can be operated in a rotating manner to open the opening of the receiving space 100 or close the opening of the receiving space 100. In other possible examples of the shelf of the present invention, each of the cabinet doors 70 may be further pivotally connected to a front side of each of the side frame members 20, respectively, so that each of the cabinet doors 70 can be operated in a rotational manner to open the opening of the accommodating space 100 or close the opening of the accommodating space 100.

However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the number of doors 70 of the shelf may be greater or lesser in other possible examples of the shelf of the present invention.

Fig. 6 to 11B show the assembly process of the shelf.

At the stage shown in fig. 6, each of the support legs 60 is mounted to the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11 of the bottom frame member 10, respectively. After each of the support legs 60 is mounted to the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11, each of the support legs 60 is located at four corners of the bottom frame body 11, and each of the support legs 60 and the bottom frame side wall 12, the bottom frame rear wall 13 and the bottom frame side wall 12 are located at different sides of the bottom frame body 11.

It is worth mentioning that the manner of mounting each of the support legs 60 to the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11 of the bottom frame member 10 is not limited in the shelf of the present invention, for example, in a specific example of the shelf, the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11 has a screw structure, the supporting leg 60 also has a screw structure, wherein the screw thread structure of the support leg 60 and the screw thread structure of the bottom mounting hole 111 are engaged with each other to enable the support leg 60 and the bottom frame body 11 to be mounted to each other in a screw-coupled manner, in this process, it is not required for an installer to have any shelf assembling experience, and even for the installer to install the support legs 60 to the bottom installation holes 111 of the bottom frame body 11 only by hand without any auxiliary tool. Of course, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that, in other possible examples of the shelf, after one end of the support leg 60 passes through the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11, the one end of the support leg 60 may be screwed to the one end of the support leg 60 by a nut to mount the support leg 60 to the bottom mounting hole 111 of the bottom frame body 11.

Fig. 7A to 7C show a process of assembling each of the side frame members 20 to the bottom frame member 10.

Specifically, at the stage shown in fig. 7A, the lower end of the side frame member 20 is made to correspond to the end of the bottom frame member 10, the front side of the side frame member 20 is made to correspond to the front side of the bottom frame member 10, and each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame member 20 is made to correspond to each of the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 of the bottom frame side wall 12 of the bottom frame member 10.

At the stage shown in fig. 7B, the side frame members 20 are moved in a direction to approach the bottom frame side walls 12 of the bottom frame member 10 such that each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 respectively pass through each of the bottom side wall mounting apertures 121 of the bottom frame side walls 12 of the bottom frame member 10 and a portion of the side seal structure 26 of the side frame members 20 passes through the bottom receiving slot 15 of the bottom frame member 10.

At the stage shown in fig. 7C, the side frame members 20 are moved toward the front side of the bottom frame member 10 so that each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 respectively hooks the portion of the bottom frame side wall 12 of the bottom frame member 10 for forming each of the bottom side wall mounting holes 121, at which time each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 is respectively held at each of the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 of the bottom frame side wall 12 of the bottom frame member 10, and the side sealing structure 26 of the side frame member 20 is held at the receiving groove 25 of the bottom frame member 10, to mount one of the side frame members 20 to one end portion of the bottom frame member 10. In the same manner, another side frame member 20 may be mounted to the other end of the bottom frame member 10.

It will be appreciated that upon installation of side frame member 20 to bottom frame member 10, first side sealing element 261 of side seal 26 of side frame member 20 abuts against horizontal bottom sealing element 161 of bottom seal 16 of bottom frame member 10 and second side sealing element 262 of side seal 26 abuts against vertical bottom sealing element 162 of bottom seal 16. Preferably, the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 are square mounting hooks, the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 of the bottom frame member 10 are square holes, and the size of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 is identical to the size of the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 of the bottom frame member 10, so that the side frame members 20 can be reliably mounted to the ends of the bottom frame member 10 after each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 hooks the portion of the bottom frame side wall 12 of the bottom frame member 10 for forming the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 in such a manner as to pass through the bottom side wall mounting holes 121 of the bottom frame member 10, respectively. More importantly, the side frame members 20 can be securely mounted to the bottom frame member 10 by hand and quickly without any additional tools required to mount the side frame members 20 to the bottom frame member 10, even by a person without the experience of shelf assembly, which is particularly useful for improving the efficiency of the shelf assembly, ensuring the stability of the shelf, and reducing the cost of the shelf assembly.

Fig. 8A to 8C show a process of mounting the rear frame member 30 to each of the side frame members 20.

Specifically, at the stage shown in fig. 8A, two rear frame members 30 are mounted together in an up-and-down configuration to increase the area of the rear frame members 30, wherein the rear frame engaging elements 32 of the upper rear frame member 30 are mounted to each of the mounting spaces 331 of the lower rear frame member 30, so that the rear frame main bodies 31 and each of the rear frame mounting elements 33 of the lower rear frame member 30 respectively clamp the rear frame engaging elements 32 at both sides of the rear frame engaging elements 32 of the upper rear frame member 30, thereby securing stability of the mounting relationship of the two rear frame members 30. Preferably, the rear frame engaging elements 32 of the rear frame member 30 may protrude from the rear frame body 31, that is, the rear frame catching elements 32 and the rear frame main body 31 are not in the same plane, so that when the rear frame member 30 positioned at the upper portion is mounted to the rear frame member 30 positioned at the lower portion in such a manner that the rear frame catching elements 32 of the rear frame member 30 positioned at the upper portion are mounted to each of the mounting spaces 331 of the rear frame member 30 positioned at the lower portion, the rear frame main body 31 of the upper rear frame member 30 and the rear frame main body 31 of the lower rear frame member 30 are in the same plane, that is, the rear frame main body 31 of the rear frame member 30 positioned at the upper portion is flush with the rear frame main body 31 of the rear frame member 30 positioned at the lower portion. It is worth mentioning that in other possible examples of the shelf of the present invention, if the size of the rear frame member 30 is large enough, it is not necessary to splice the two rear frame members 30; if the rear frame member 30 is relatively small in size, three or more rear frame members 30 may be spliced in the above-described manner. Then, the lower end of the rear frame member 30 is made to correspond to the rear side of the bottom frame member 10, and each of the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the rear frame member 30 is made to correspond to each of the side frame mounting holes 221 of the side frame rear wall 22 of the side frame member 20.

At the stage shown in fig. 8B, the rear frame member 30 is moved in a direction to approach the bottom frame rear wall 13 of the bottom frame member 10 so that each of the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the rear frame member 30 passes through the side frame mounting holes 221 of the side frame rear walls 22 of the side frame mounting members 20, respectively.

At the stage shown in fig. 8C, the rear frame members 30 are moved away from the bottom frame member 10 such that each rear frame mounting hook 34 of the rear frame member 30 hooks the portion of the side frame rear wall 22 of the side frame member 20 for forming each side frame mounting hole 221, respectively, and at this time, each rear frame mounting hook 34 of the rear frame member 30 is held at each side frame mounting hole 221 of the side frame rear wall 22 of the side frame member 20, respectively. Preferably, subsequently, the rear frame snap elements 32 of the rear frame member 30 may also be mounted to the bottom frame rear wall 13 of the bottom frame member 10 to mount the rear frame member 30 and the bottom frame member 10 to each other. For example, in this particular example of the invention, the shelf further comprises at least one connector 80, wherein the connector 80 is used to connect the rear frame snap element 32 of the rear frame member 30 and the bottom frame back wall 13 of the bottom frame member 10. It is worth mentioning that the type of the connecting element 80 is not limited in the shelf of the present invention, for example, the connecting element 80 may be, but not limited to, a screw, glue, etc. that are fitted to each other.

It will be appreciated that, after the rear frame member 30 is mounted to each of the side frame members 20 and the bottom frame member 10, the sides of the frame body 31 of the rear frame member 30 are respectively fitted to the side frame rear walls 22 of each of the side frame members 20. In addition, the rear frame member 30, each side frame member 20 and the bottom frame member 10 can be restrained from moving relative to each other to avoid the problem of the rack shaking, so as to ensure the stability of the rack in the using process. Preferably, the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the rear frame member 30 are square mounting hooks, the side frame mounting holes 221 of the side frame members 20 are square holes, and the size of the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the rear frame member 30 and the size of the side frame mounting holes 221 of the side frame members 20 are suppressed, so that after the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the rear frame member 30 catch the portions of the side frame rear walls 22 of the side frame members 20 for forming the side frame mounting holes 221 in such a manner as to pass through the side frame mounting holes 221 of the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30 can be securely mounted to the side frame members 20, and ensures that the end of the rear frame body 31 of the rear frame member 30 is fitted to the side frame rear wall 22 of the side frame member 20.

More importantly, the rear frame member 30 can be securely mounted to the side frame members 20 manually and quickly by a person without experience of shelf assembly without any auxiliary tools during the mounting of the rear frame member 30 to the side frame members 20, which is particularly useful for improving the efficiency of the shelf assembly, ensuring the stability of the shelf and reducing the cost of the shelf assembly.

Fig. 9A to 9C show a process of mounting the second middle frame member 50b to each of the side frame members 20.

Specifically, at the stage shown in fig. 9A, each of the second middle frame side walls 52b of the second middle frame member 50b is assigned to the high end of each of the side frame members 20, and the second middle frame front wall 54b of the second middle frame member 50b is assigned to the front side of the bottom frame member 10.

At the stage shown in fig. 9B, the second middle frame member 50B is moved in a direction approaching the bottom frame member 10 such that each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 passes through each of the lower middle side wall mounting holes 5212B of the second middle frame side walls 52B of the second middle frame member 50B. At this time, each of the rear wall notches 531b of the second middle frame member 50b corresponds to each of the rear frame mounting elements 33 of the rear frame member 30, respectively.

At the stage shown in fig. 9C, the second middle frame member 50b is moved closer to the rear frame member 30 such that each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 respectively catches on the portion of the second middle frame side wall 52b of the second middle frame member 50b for forming each of the lower middle side wall mounting holes 5212b, at which time each of the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 is respectively retained at each of the lower middle side wall mounting holes 5212b of the second middle frame side wall 52b of the second middle frame member 50 b. Preferably, subsequently, the second middle frame rear wall 53b of the second middle frame member 50b may also be mounted to the rear frame main body 31 of the rear frame member 30 to mount the second middle frame member 50b and the rear frame member 30 to each other.

It will be appreciated that after the second middle frame member 50b is mounted to each of the side frame members 20 and the rear frame member 30, each of the second middle frame side walls 52b of the second middle frame member 50b respectively fits to the high end of the side frame body 21 of each of the side frame members 20, and the second middle frame rear wall 53b of the second middle frame member 50b fits to the rear frame body 31 of the rear frame member 30, in such a way that the second middle frame member 50b, each of the side frame members 20 and the rear frame member 30 can be restrained from one another to avoid the undesirable phenomenon of the shelf being shaken, thereby ensuring the reliability of the shelf. Preferably, the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 are square mounting hooks, the lower middle side wall mounting hole 5212b of the second middle frame member 50b is a square hole, so that after the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 hook over the portion of the second middle frame side wall 52b of the second middle frame member 50b forming the lower middle side wall mounting hole 5212b in such a manner as to pass through the lower middle side wall mounting hole 5212b of the second middle frame member 50b, the second middle frame member 50b can be securely mounted to each of the side frame members 20 and the rear frame member 30, and each of the second middle frame side walls 52b of the second middle frame member 50b is secured to the side frame body 21 of each of the side frame members 20, respectively.

More importantly, any auxiliary tool is required to be used in the middle of the process of mounting the second middle frame member 50b to each side frame member 20, and even a person without experience of shelf assembly can reliably mount the second middle frame member 50b to each side frame member 20 by hand and quickly, which is particularly useful for improving the efficiency of the shelf assembly, ensuring the stability of the shelf, and reducing the cost of the shelf assembly.

In addition, the second middle frame rear wall 53b of the second middle frame member 50b and the rear frame main body 31 of the rear frame member 30 may be connected together by the connector 80 to further secure stability and reliability of the shelf.

Referring to fig. 10, in the same manner, the lower ends of the other side frame members 20 may be respectively mounted to both end portions of the second middle frame member 50b, both ends of the rear frame member 30 may be mounted to the rear side of each side frame member 20, and the lower end of the rear frame member 30 may be mounted to the rear side of the second middle frame member 50 b.

Fig. 11A to 11C show a process of mounting the top frame member 40 to each of the side frame members 20 and the rear frame member 30.

Specifically, at the stage shown in fig. 11A, each end of the top frame member 40 is respectively corresponded to each end of each of the side frame members 20, and the front side of the top frame member 40 is corresponded to the front side of the bottom frame member 10.

At the stage shown in fig. 11B, the top frame member 40 is moved closer to the bottom frame member 10 such that each of the rear frame mounting hooks 34 of the side frame members 20 passes through the top side wall mounting holes 421 of the top frame side walls 42 of the top frame member 40 and such that the top frame rear wall 43 of the top frame member 40 is mounted to each of the mounting spaces 331 of the rear frame member 30 such that each of the rear frame mounting elements 33 and the rear frame main body 31 of the rear frame member 30 grips the top frame rear wall 43 of the top frame member 40.

At the stage shown in fig. 11C, the top frame member 40 is moved closer to the rear frame members 30 such that each rear frame mounting hook 34 of the side frame member 20 hooks a portion of the top frame side wall 42 of the top frame member 40, respectively, for forming the top side wall mounting hole 421, and at this time, each side frame mounting hook 24 of the side frame member 20 is held at each top side wall mounting hole 421 of the top frame side wall 42 of the top frame member 40, respectively.

At this time, the bottom sealing structure 16 of the bottom frame member 10, the side sealing structure 26 of each side frame member 20, and the top sealing structure 46 of the top frame member 40 correspond to each other to form a cabinet door accommodating chamber 90 for accommodating the cabinet door 70, wherein the cabinet door accommodating chamber 90 communicates with the accommodating space 100.

It will be appreciated that after top frame member 40 is installed on each of side frame members 20 and rear frame member 30, each of top frame side walls 42 of top frame member 40 respectively abuts against side frame body 21 of each of side frame members 20, top frame rear wall 43 of top frame member 40 abuts against rear frame body 31 of rear frame member 30, top horizontal sealing element 461 of top seal 46 of top frame member 40 abuts against side first sealing element 261 of side seal 26 of side frame member 20, and top vertical sealing element 462 of top seal 46 abuts against side second sealing element 262 of side seal 26. And the top frame member 40, each side frame member 20 and the rear frame member 30 can be mutually restrained, so as to avoid the bad phenomenon that the shelf shakes, thereby ensuring the reliability of the shelf when in use. Preferably, the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 are square mounting hooks, and the top sidewall mounting holes 421 of the top frame member 40 are square holes, so that the top frame member 40 can be stably mounted to the side frame members 20 after the side frame mounting hooks 24 of the side frame members 20 hook portions of the top frame sidewalls 42 of the top frame member 40 for forming the top sidewall mounting holes 421 in such a manner as to pass through the top sidewall mounting holes 421 of the top frame member 40.

More importantly, any auxiliary tools are required to be used during the process of mounting the top frame member 40 to each side frame member 20, and even a person without experience of shelf assembly can reliably mount the top frame member 40 to each side frame member 20 by hand and quickly, which is particularly useful for improving the efficiency of the shelf assembly, ensuring the stability of the shelf, and reducing the cost of the shelf assembly.

Fig. 12A and 12B show a process of mounting the first middle frame member 50a to each of the side frame members 20. Specifically, at the stage shown in fig. 12A, the first middle frame side wall 53 of the first middle frame member 50a is attached to the side frame body 21 of each of the side frame members 20, respectively. At the stage shown in fig. 12B, the first middle frame member 50a is moved toward the bottom frame member 10 so that the catching spaces 251 of the side frame members 20 of the first middle frame member 50a are held in the accommodating spaces 100, and each of the storage spaces 200 is formed by dividing the accommodating spaces 100 by the first middle frame member 50.

It is worth mentioning that the location where the first middle frame member 50a is installed is not limited in the shelf of the present invention, which allows the user to select as desired.

It will be appreciated that after the first middle frame member 50a is installed on each of the side frame members 20, each of the first middle frame side walls 53a of the first middle frame member 50a respectively abuts the side frame body 21 of each of the side frame members 20, the first middle frame rear wall 54a of the first middle frame member 50a abuts the rear frame body 31 of the rear frame member 30, and the first middle frame front wall 54a of the first middle frame member 50a abuts the side second sealing element 262 of the side sealing structure 26 of each of the side frame members 20, in such a manner that the first middle frame member 50a, each of the side frame members 20 and the rear frame member 30 can be interlocked, so as to avoid the bad phenomenon of shaking of the commodity shelf and ensure the stability of the commodity shelf.

More importantly, any auxiliary tool is required to be used in the middle of the process of mounting the first middle frame member 50a to each side frame member 20, and even a person without experience of shelf assembly can reliably mount the first middle frame member 50a to each side frame member 20 by hand and quickly, which is particularly useful for improving the efficiency of the shelf assembly, ensuring the stability of the shelf, and reducing the cost of the shelf assembly.

Subsequently, the cabinet door 70 is mounted to the bottom frame member 10 and the top frame member 40, and the cabinet door 70 is allowed to rotate relative to the bottom frame member 10 and the top frame member 20, so as to complete the shelf.

Fig. 15 shows a modified assembly of the article carrier, which is different from the article carrier shown in fig. 13A to 13C in that in the specific example of the article carrier shown in fig. 15, the lower ends of two side frame members 20 are respectively mounted to both ends of the bottom frame member 10, and the upper ends of two frame members 20 are respectively mounted to both ends of the top frame member 40, and the receiving space 100 is formed between the bottom frame member 10, each side frame member 20 and the top frame member 40.

Figure 16 shows another variant of the shelf, which is different from the shelf shown in figure 15, in this particular example of the shelf shown in figure 16, the rear frame member 30 is mounted to the bottom frame member 10, each side frame member 20 and the top frame member 40, so that the rear frame member 30, the bottom frame member 10, each side frame member 20 and the top frame member 40 are constrained with respect to each other, thereby avoiding the problem of the shelf shaking and ensuring the reliability of the shelf when in use.

However, in other specific examples of the supporter of the present invention, the rear frame member 30 may be installed only to the bottom frame member 10 and the top frame member 20. In other specific examples of the shelf of the present invention, the rear frame member 30 may be installed on only two side frame members 10.

Fig. 17 shows another modified assembly manner of the shelf, which is different from the shelf shown in fig. 15, in this specific example of the shelf shown in fig. 17, the first middle frame member 50a is mounted to the two side frame members 20 such that the first middle frame member 50a is held in the receiving space 100 and the first middle frame member 50a partitions the receiving space 100 to form at least two storage spaces 200. Preferably, the first middle frame member 50a and each side frame member 20 can be restrained from each other, so as to avoid the problem of shaking of the storage rack, thereby ensuring the reliability of the storage rack when in use.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the specific assembly of the article carrier shown in fig. 13A, 15, 16 and 17 is only an example to disclose and illustrate the contents and features of the article carrier of the present invention, but should not be construed as limiting the contents and scope of the article carrier of the present invention.

In addition, the shelf of the present invention can be assembled into a stable and reliable shelf without using auxiliary tools and auxiliary installation structures during the assembly process by only combining the bottom frame member 10, the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 with each other, which not only allows the shelf to be assembled more efficiently and assembled more inexpensively, but also allows the shelf to be disassembled easily, and after the shelf is disassembled, the structures of the bottom frame member 10, the side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 are not damaged, so that the bottom frame member 10, the side frame member 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 can be disassembled again easily, The side frame members 20, the rear frame member 30, the top frame member 40 and the middle frame member 50 are assembled as required for use, which is advantageous to greatly reduce the use cost of the shelf.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the above embodiments are only examples, wherein features of different embodiments may be combined with each other to obtain embodiments which are easily conceivable in accordance with the disclosure of the invention, but which are not explicitly indicated in the drawings.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the embodiments, and the embodiments of the present invention may be modified or adapted without departing from the principles.

Claims (10)

1. A shelf, comprising:

a bottom frame member, wherein said bottom frame member comprises a bottom frame body and two bottom frame side walls, each of said bottom frame side walls integrally extending upward from both ends of said bottom frame body, respectively, and each of said bottom frame side walls having at least one bottom side wall mounting hole, respectively;

a top frame member, wherein said top frame member comprises a top frame body and two top frame side walls, each of said top frame side walls integrally extending downward from both ends of said top frame body, respectively, and each of said top frame side walls having at least one top side wall mounting hole, respectively;

at least one rear frame member, wherein the rear frame member includes a rear frame body and at least two square rear frame mounting hooks, at least one of the rear frame mounting hooks being formed on each side of the rear frame body; and

two side frame members, wherein each of the side frame members includes a side frame main body and at least two side frame mounting hooks, respectively, wherein the side frame main body is formed at a lower end thereof with at least one of the side frame mounting hooks, and a high end thereof with at least one of the side frame mounting hooks, wherein each of the side frame members further includes a side frame rear wall integrally extended at a rear side thereof and having at least one side frame mounting hole;

wherein said side frame members are mounted to said bottom frame member by moving said side frame members forwardly of said bottom frame member after each of said side frame mounting hooks of said side frame members have been passed through each of said bottom side wall mounting holes of said bottom frame member so that each of said side frame mounting hooks of said side frame members respectively engage a portion of said bottom frame side wall of said bottom frame member which is intended to form each of said bottom side wall mounting holes; wherein after each of said rear frame mounting hooks of said rear frame member is inserted through each of said side frame mounting holes of said side frame members, respectively, said rear frame member is moved away from said bottom frame member so that each of said rear frame mounting hooks of said rear frame member hooks a portion of said side frame rear wall of said side frame member for forming each of said side frame mounting holes, respectively, thereby mounting said rear frame member to said side frame member; wherein after each of the side frame mounting hooks of the side frame members passes through each of the top sidewall mounting holes of the top frame member, the top frame member is moved in a direction to approach the rear frame member so that each of the side frame mounting hooks of the side frame members respectively hooks a portion of the top frame sidewall of the top frame member for forming a top sidewall mounting hole, thereby mounting the top frame member to the side frame member.

2. The carrier of claim 1, wherein the side frame mounting hooks of the side frame members are square hooks, the rear frame mounting hooks of the rear frame members are square hooks, wherein the bottom side wall mounting holes of the bottom frame members are square holes, the side frame mounting holes of the side frame members are square holes, the top side wall mounting holes of the top frame members are square holes, and the dimensions of these square holes and square hooks match.

3. The shelf of claim 1, wherein the rear frame member further comprises at least one rear frame mounting element, each rear frame mounting element being formed at a high end of the rear frame body, respectively, and at least one mounting space being formed between each rear frame mounting element and the rear frame body, wherein the top frame body further comprises a top frame rear wall integrally extending downward from a rear side of the top frame body, wherein the top frame rear wall of the top frame member can be mounted to each mounting space of the rear frame member.

4. The shelf of claim 1 further comprising a middle frame member, wherein said middle frame member comprises a middle frame body and at least two middle frame mounting elements, wherein each end of said middle frame body is formed with at least one of said middle frame mounting elements, wherein each of said side frame members comprises at least one side frame mounting clip, each of said side frame mounting clips is formed on said side frame body, and a clip space is formed between each of said side frame mounting clips and said side frame body, wherein each of said middle frame mounting elements of said middle frame member can be mounted to said clip space of each of said side frame members, respectively, to mount said middle frame member to each of said side frame members.

5. The shelf of claim 3 further comprising a middle frame member, wherein the middle frame member comprises a middle frame body and at least two middle frame mounting elements, wherein each end of the middle frame body is formed with at least one of the middle frame mounting elements, wherein each of the side frame members comprises at least one side frame mounting clip, each of the side frame mounting clips is formed on the side frame body, and a clip space is formed between each of the side frame mounting clips and the side frame body, wherein each of the middle frame mounting elements of the middle frame member can be mounted to the clip space of each of the side frame members, respectively, to mount the middle frame member to each of the side frame members.

6. The shelf of claim 5 wherein the middle frame member further comprises two middle frame side walls, each of the middle frame side walls extending integrally downward from both ends of the middle frame body, and each of the middle frame side walls having at least one side wall notch therein, the middle frame mounting element being located at the side wall notch, wherein each of the middle frame side walls of the middle frame member is attached to the side frame body of each of the side frame members after the middle frame member is mounted to each of the side frame members.

7. The shelf of claim 5, wherein the middle frame member further comprises a middle frame rear wall integrally extending downwardly from a rear side of the middle frame body, wherein the middle frame rear wall of the middle frame member conforms to the rear frame body of the rear frame member after the middle frame member is mounted to each of the side frame members.

8. The shelf of claim 6, wherein the middle frame member further comprises a middle frame rear wall integrally extending downwardly from a rear side of the middle frame body, wherein the middle frame rear wall of the middle frame member conforms to the rear frame body of the rear frame member after the middle frame member is mounted to each of the side frame members.

9. Shelf according to any of claims 1 to 8, further comprising at least one door, wherein the lower end and the upper end of the door are connected by a shaft to the bottom frame member and the top frame member, respectively.

10. The shelf according to any of claims 1 to 8 wherein said bottom frame member comprises a bottom frame rear wall, a bottom frame front wall and a bottom seal structure and has two bottom receiving slots, said bottom frame rear wall and said bottom frame front wall extending integrally upwardly from the rear side and the front side of said bottom frame body respectively, each said bottom receiving slot being formed in said bottom frame body, said bottom frame side walls and said bottom frame front wall respectively, said bottom seal structure comprising a bottom horizontal seal element extending integrally rearwardly from said bottom frame front wall and a bottom vertical seal element extending integrally upwardly from the rear side of said bottom horizontal seal element; wherein said top frame member includes a top frame rear wall, a top frame front wall and a top seal structure and has two top receiving slots, said top frame rear wall and said top frame front wall extending integrally downwardly from said top frame body rear side and front side, respectively, each said top receiving slot being formed between said top frame body, said top frame side walls and said top frame front wall, respectively, said top seal structure including a top horizontal seal element extending integrally rearwardly from said top frame front wall and a top vertical seal element extending integrally downwardly from said top horizontal seal element rear side; wherein the side frame member includes a side frame front wall, a side frame rear wall, and a side seal structure, the side frame front wall and the side frame rear wall integrally extending from the front side and the rear side of the side frame body, respectively, to the same side of the side frame body, the side seal structure including a side first seal element and a side second seal element, the side first seal element integrally extending from the side frame front wall in a direction of the side frame rear wall, the side second seal element integrally extending from the side first seal element to the side; wherein a lower end of said side seal structure of said side frame member is retained in said bottom receiving slot of said bottom frame member and said side first seal element of said side seal structure of said side frame member abuts said bottom horizontal seal element of said bottom seal structure of said bottom frame member and said side second seal element abuts said bottom vertical seal element; wherein the high end of the side seal structure of the side frame member is retained in the top receiving slot of the top frame member and the side first seal element of the side seal structure of the side frame member abuts the top horizontal seal element of the top seal structure of the top frame member and the side second seal element abuts the top vertical seal element.

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