CZ12664U1 - Assembly of horizontally sliding shelf units - Google Patents

Abstract

A plurality of shelf units 10-13 are suspended from above via wheels 15 which run along a pair of horizontal guides 16. The units are movable horizontally (indicated by arrow X) such that access can be gained to any part of the shelves. The guides may be attached to longitudinal beams 17 which are themselves supported on transverse beams 18 and uprights 19. Alternatively the frame made up by beams 17 and 18 may be suspended by tie rods (21, fig 4) from a concrete slab (22, fig 4). The suspended arrangements do away with the need to have any floor mounting construction to enable better access to the floor space.

Description

Technical field

The technical solution concerns shelf units, more specifically horizontally displaceable shelf units.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The term refers to a shelf unit structure (made of wood, metal or other material such as plastic) provided with several superimposed mounted, horizontal shelves carried by the middle means of vertical supports ¹¹ and used for various purposes. In order to save space, shelf unit assemblies have been used for some time in which the shelf units can be moved horizontally to allow them to be placed side by side. Thus, to gain access to a particular shelf unit, the preceding or subsequent shelf units must first be moved.

In order to allow such shelf units to slide, the shelf units are typically formed to slide on rails or guides fixed to the floor.

However, these guides create obstacles and / or make it difficult to clean the floor area occupied by the shelf units.

The aim of the proposed technical solution is to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages associated with known movable shelf units.

The essence of the technical solution

This object is achieved by means of an assembly of movable shelf units according to the present invention, the principle being that the shelf units are suspended from guides fixed to the support structure.

In this way, the floor in the buildings in which the shelving units are located has no obstacles.

The support structure may be a structure designed for this specific purpose, for example, formed from horizontal beams to which said guides are supported, the beams being supported by vertical uprights located on the periphery or outside the area within which the shelf units can be moved. Or, if possible, the guides may be directly or indirectly attached to the actual structure of the building containing the shelf units (for example, suspended directly or indirectly under the top panel ceiling or ceiling ceiling system of the building).

The technical solution will be better understood from the following description of two exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view illustrating an assembly of four movable shelf units supported by a suitable metal structure;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view similar to Fig. 1 but in which the shelf units are suspended, by means of suitable metal beams, from the reinforced concrete slab ceiling structure of the building;

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

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Examples of technical solution

Giant. 1 and 2 show an assembly of four shelf units 10, 11, 12 and 13, each of which is formed with four horizontal shelves (perforated in this specific embodiment).

The shelf units 10, 11, 12, 13 (shown all shifted to the left) are movable horizontally in the direction of the double arrow X, each suspended by wheels 15 from a pair of parallel horizontal guides 16 along which the shelf units can slide in the horizontal direction. Each of the guides 16 is fixed to a coffered ceiling from a longitudinal metal beam 17 carried at each of its two ends by a transverse metal beam 18 supported by a corresponding pair of metal uprights 19.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, the floor 20 (which may be a hangar floor, for example) is completely free within the area occupied by the shelf units.

In Figures 3 and 4 (in which elements identical or corresponding to those illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 are indicated by the same reference numerals), the two guides 16 are fastened to the ceiling from longitudinal horizontal metal beams 17, the ends of the joints 15 are joined together by means of corresponding transverse metal beams 18 to form a horizontal frame which is suspended by means of six connecting rods 21 from a reinforced concrete slab 22 forming part of the building structure in which the shelf units 10, 11, 12, 13 are contained ( the slab ceiling 22 was obviously calculated and dimensioned to support a certain load).

As a variant of the embodiment of Figs. 3 and 4, the two longitudinal beams may be of greater length and may rest at their ends directly on the corresponding masonry (not shown).

In certain cases, it may be advantageous to motorize the displacement of the shelf units.

Then, a control unit can be used to control the displacement of the shelf units.

Claims (7)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS 25 1. An assembly of horizontally displaceable shelf units, characterized in that the shelf units are suspended from guides fixed to the support structure. Shelf unit assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the guides are suspended from a supporting structure designed for this purpose. Shelf unit assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the purpose-built supporting structure is formed of beams supported by uprights located on the periphery or outside the area within which the shelf units can be moved. The shelf unit assembly of claim 1, wherein the guides are directly or indirectly attached to the building structure comprising the shelf units. Shelf unit assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the structural part of the building to which the guides are attached is a slab ceiling or a joist ceiling. Shelf unit assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the shelf units are suspended from the guides by means of wheels. A shelf unit assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that a motorized drive machine is provided for shifting the shelf units. A shelf unit assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that a control unit is provided for controlling the displacement of the shelf units.