EP0322506B1 - Suspended filing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The suspended filing system consists of document bearers having in each case at least one suspension fitting and of at least one suspension bearer for suspending the document bearers. Each suspension fitting, attached to the upper edge of the document bearer, has a recess with a slot-shaped region formed by a tongue. Said slot-shaped region is composed of a partial region of greater width and an adjoining partial region of reduced width. The suspension element has at least two profile portions, a first one of which corresponds in its length and width to the partial region of the suspension fitting of reduced width and a second profile portion corresponds in its length and width to the partial region of the suspension fitting of greater width, with the result that a simplified pushing-on of the respective suspension fitting onto the suspension element is possible, but, at the same time, a form-fit is produced between the suspension fitting and the suspension element. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a suspension file system according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such a suspension file system is known per se (see, for example, DE-A-2 601 633), the documents carriers used here having the most varied training, i.e. the document carriers can be, for example, hanging files or file binders, each with a stapling mechanism for filing perforated documents or hanging pockets for receiving unpunched documents, documents, films, drawings, plans, etc., "documents" in the sense of the invention not only being described or printed is to be stored in the filing system, but the term "documents" also includes other items to be stored, such as the aforementioned films (for example X-ray films), drawings, plans, etc.

In the sense of the invention, “slide-on edge” is to be understood as the free edge of the suspension element of the respective suspension bracket that first engages in the recess of the suspension bracket when a document holder is suspended.

In the known suspension filing systems, by adapting the cross-sectional profile of the suspension element to the shape of the slit-shaped area formed in the suspension fittings in the case of suspended or suspended document holders, a positive locking of this suspension element is ensured by the suspension fittings, so that in particular also in such filing racks or filing cabinets to which the suspension supports are formed by turntables that can be rotated about a horizontal axis, the pendulum of the document supports is effectively prevented and a secure hold of the suspended document supports is ensured. A disadvantage of the known suspension file systems, however, is that it is used to hang up the document carrier it is often difficult to push the suspension fittings onto the existing suspension element of the suspension bracket.

The invention has for its object to show a suspension file system, which ensures sufficient mechanical stability both for the suspension fittings, as well as for the suspension bracket or their suspension elements and at the same time also simplifies hanging the document carrier on the suspension element of the respective suspension bracket.

To solve this problem, a suspension file system is designed according to the characterizing part of claim 1.

Characterized in that in the suspension file system according to the invention the slit-shaped area of the recess of the respective suspension fitting formed by the tongue is composed of a second partial area of greater width and a third partial area of reduced width, is also a simplified taking into account the corresponding profile design of the suspension element of the at least one suspension bracket It is possible to slide the suspension fittings onto the suspension bracket or its suspension element, with the document carrier suspended from a suspension carrier retaining the positive locking action that counteracts the pendulum of the document carrier between the suspension fittings and the suspension element. At the same time, the configuration according to the invention also achieves a substantial improvement in the mechanical stability of the system.

Developments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

Fig. 1

in perspektivischer Darstellung einen als Hänge-Hefter (Dehnrückenhefter) ausgebildeten Schriftgutträger des erfindungsgemäßen Hängeregistratursystems;

Fig. 2

in vergrößerter Einzeldarstellung und in Draufsicht einen der beiden Aufhängebeschläge des Schriftgutträgers nach Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

im Querschnitt einen Aufhängeträger des erfindungsgemäßen Hängeregistratursystems;

Fig. 4

den Aufhängeträger nach Fig. 3 zusammen mit dem Aufhängebeschlag eines an dem Aufhängeträger aufgehängten Schriftgutträgers;

Fig. 5

in ähnlicher Darstellung wie Fig. 3 eine weitere Ausführungsform des Aufhängeträgers des erfindungsgemäßen Hängeregistratursystems.

The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures using exemplary embodiments. Show it:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a document holder of the suspension file system according to the invention, designed as a hanging stapler (flexible file);

Fig. 2

in an enlarged individual representation and in plan view one of the two suspension fittings of the document carrier according to FIG. 1;

Fig. 3

in cross section a suspension bracket of the suspension file system according to the invention;

Fig. 4

3 together with the hanging bracket of a document holder suspended from the hanging bracket;

Fig. 5

in a representation similar to FIG. 3, a further embodiment of the suspension bracket of the suspension file system according to the invention.

The document support 1 shown in the figures and designed as an expansion file consists of a front cover 2 and a back cover 3, which are integrally connected to one another via a back part 4. The front cover 2, the back cover 3 and the back part 4 are made in one piece from cardboard in a manner known per se. In the back part 4, this material is summarized by several clamps 5, so that the back part 4 forms a strip which extends over the entire height H of the expansion file 1 and stands away from the back of this stapler 1. Between the two layers of material held together by the clamps 5 and forming the back part 4, an insert 6, also made of cardboard, is fastened in the interior of the expansion file 1, which also protrudes into the space between the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 and there a stitching mechanism 7 carries, which is used for filing perforated documents and in the embodiment shown consists of a metal tongue and an associated, made of metal or plastic and openings for the ends of the metal tongue having cover tab.

On the perpendicular to the back part 4 upper edge 2 'or 3' of the front cover or the back cover 3, a suspension fitting 8 is provided, which serves to hang the expansion file 1 on a suspension bracket 9 or 9 'or on its suspension element 10. The suspension bracket, which is part of a filing cabinet or a filing rack, is either a suspension rail designed as a profile rail, which extends perpendicular to the drawing plane in the illustration selected for FIGS. 3-5, or a circular disk-shaped plate, arranged essentially in the horizontal direction, which is indicated in Fig. 3 with broken lines at 9 'and the suspension element 10 has on its circumference. While the rail serving as suspension bracket 9 is fixed with its longitudinal extension in the horizontal direction fixed in the relevant filing cabinet or in the relevant registration frame, the serving as suspension bracket 9 'plate is in the middle of a vertical column, not shown, of the filing cabinet or Filing frame rotatably mounted around this vertical file.

Each suspension bracket 8 is made of sheet metal in the illustrated embodiment and consists of two integrally interconnected sheet metal sections which overlap the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 on the upper edge 2 'or 3', the part of the suspension fittings connecting these sheet metal sections together 8 form the continuation of the respective upper edge 2 'or 3' in the area of the suspension fitting 8. Each suspension fitting 8 also has a continuous recess 11 in its central region, with a tongue 12 protruding into this recess, which with its longitudinal extension lies in the direction of the upper edge 2 'or 3' of the front cover 2 or the back cover 3 and their free, in the recess 11 protruding end 13 facing away from the back part 4. Through the formation of the two sheet metal sections of the respective suspension fitting 8 and of course with its upper edge also the continuation of the upper edge 2 ' or 3 'in the area of the suspension fitting 8 forming tongue 12, there are a total of three sections for the recess 11 in each suspension fitting 8, namely a first section 11', which in the embodiment shown in the direction of the respective upper edge 2 'or 3' has the largest extent and is open to this upper edge, then under the tongue 12 or between the bottom 12 'of this tongue and edge line 11˝˝ of the recess 11, a second portion 11˝, which is slit-like, and then this and again under the tongue 12 a third, also slit-shaped section 11 ‴. On the lower edge 2˝ or 3˝ facing underside 12 ', the tongue 12 is stepped at 14 in such a way that the portion 11˝ extending between the free end 13 and the step 14 in the direction perpendicular to the respective upper edge 2' or 3 'has a larger width B, while the portion 11 ‴ extending between the step 14 and the closed end 15 in the direction perpendicular to the respective upper edge 2' or 3 'has a reduced width b. In the embodiment shown, the ratios are chosen such that the width B is approximately twice as large as the width b, the length L being the partial region 11 'in the direction of its longitudinal extension, ie in the direction of the respective upper edge 2' or 3 'Has, is slightly larger than the corresponding length l of the portion 11˝.

The two suspension fittings 8 are fastened in the area of the upper edge 2 'or 3' of the front cover 2 or the rear cover 3 in such a way that the respective partial region 11 ‴ of the recess 11 of each suspension fitting 8 is closer to the back part 4 than the subsequent partial region 11˝, the latter in turn is closer to the back part 4 than the portion 11 '. In addition, the arrangement is such that the tongue 12 with its end 13 is closer to the back part 4 than the parallel to the back part 4 and thus perpendicular to the upper edge 2 'or 3' front edge 2 ‴ or 3 ‴ of the front cover 2 or the rear cover 3. By fastening the suspension fittings 8 to the front cover 2 or on the back cover 3 it is ensured that when the document carrier 1 is empty, but in particular also when the document carrier 1 is full, that is to say provided with perforated document, the suspension fittings 8, in particular with their respective tongues 12 on the side facing the back part 4 of a side leading through the center of mass M, parallel to the back part 4 or to the front edges 2˝ or 3 ‴ and 1 vertical line X when the document holder 1 is suspended from the suspension support 9.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the suspension bracket 9 or 9 'has a web-like profile section 16 which lies with its surface sides essentially in vertical planes. When the suspension bracket 9 is designed as a suspension rail, this section 16 is formed in a straight line or band-like manner and merges at its upper longitudinal edge into a profile section 17 which is bent over to stiffen the rail and also extends over the entire length of the suspension bracket 9.

When designed as a support plate suspension bracket 9 ', the section 16 is a self-contained, the vertical axis of rotation of the support plate 9' concentrically surrounding ring element, which merges on its upper side in the substantially horizontal part 18 of the support plate. Regardless of the respective design of the suspension bracket 9 or 9 ', the suspension element 10 of the embodiment according to FIG. 3 is formed by a in the horizontal direction and thus essentially perpendicular to the section 16 extending, multi-angled strip-shaped element or leg, which in the Suspension bracket 9 (rail) extends in the longitudinal direction of this rail and in the suspension bracket 9 '(support plate) is ring-shaped and also concentrically encloses the vertical axis of rotation of this support plate. The leg forming the suspension element 10 in the cross-sectional view chosen for FIG. 3 is composed of the sections 19-23, of which the horizontal section 19 merges into section 16 at one end and into a vertical section 20 at the other end about the The top of section 19 protrudes and is provided parallel to and at a distance from section 16. Section 20 is followed by section 21, which in turn is horizontal, which merges with section 20 at one end and section 22 at its other end. Due to the section 20 provided between the sections 19 and 21, the section 21 lies at a higher level in the vertical direction than the section 19. The section 22 adjoining the section 21 again runs in the vertical direction and lies parallel to and at a distance from the section 20. At its one end, the section 22 extending downward from the section 22 merges into the section 21 and at its other end into the again horizontal section 23, the latter forming with its free edge the sliding edge 23 'and at of the illustrated embodiment lies in a horizontal plane with the section 19. When the suspension bracket 9 is designed as a rail, the aforementioned sections 19 - 23 naturally run in the longitudinal direction of this rail. When the suspension bracket 9 'is designed as a support plate, the sections 19 - 23 are of course ring sections which concentrically enclose the vertical axis of rotation of the support plate 9', the sections 19, 21 and 23 with their surface sides perpendicular to the vertical axis of rotation and the sections 20 and 22 with their surface sides parallel to the vertical axis of rotation of the support plate 9 'are arranged.

The length l ', which the section 23 has in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the section 16 or radially to the vertical axis of rotation of the suspension bracket 9', is somewhat smaller in the illustrated embodiment than the length l of the section 11 esch of the suspension fittings 8, while the corresponding Length L 'of section 21 is approximately equal to or greater than the length L of section 11' of the suspension fittings 8. The material thickness (thickness of the material in the direction perpendicular to the aforementioned lengths L 'and l') is in all the suspension element 10 forming Sections 19 - 23 are the same and are also the same or slightly smaller than the width b of the section 11 ‴ of the suspension fittings 8. The sections 20 and 22 are chosen in height so that the distance between the horizontal, section 17 and section 18 facing away from the bottom of the sections 19 and 23 and the horizontal, the sections 17 and 18 facing the top of the Section 21 is approximately the same or slightly smaller than the width B of the sections 11˝ of the suspension fittings 8th

For hanging up or hanging off the document carrier 1 on the suspension carrier 9 or 9 ', this document carrier with its suspension fittings 8 is slid onto the suspension element 10 such that the section 23 of the subsections 11 ‴ and the section 21 or of this section formed part of the suspension element 10 are essentially received by the sections 11ab of the suspension fittings 8 or their recesses 11, as shown in FIG. 4. Due to the position of the suspension fittings 8 in relation to the center of gravity M of the document carrier 1, the tongue 12 is then in the region of its free end 13 (in the partial region 11˝) with its bottom edge 2˝ or 3˝ facing the bottom 12 'against the top of the Section 21, while the suspension fittings 8 are supported in the area of the closed end 15 with the area there of the edge line 11 'remote from the tongue 12 and facing the respective lower edge 2˝ or 3˝ on the underside of the section 23. Since the length l 'of the section 23 is slightly smaller than the length l of the sections 11 das, the suspension of the suspension fittings 8 on the suspension element 10 of the suspension bracket 9 or 9' is ended by the stop of the step 14 on the section 22, so that as a result, all on the common suspension bracket 9 or 9 'suspended document holder 1 have an accurate, defined position in the form that they are arranged with their back part 4 aligned side by side. Since the section 19 with its underside also bears against the edge line 11˝˝ of the recesses 11 of the suspension fittings 8 when the document carrier 1 is suspended on the suspension support 9 or 9 ′, there is not only in the respective partial area 11 ‴, but also in the respective partial area 11 ˝ at suspended document holder 1 a positive connection between the suspension fittings 8 and the suspension bracket 9 or 9 'in the form that in particular a lateral oscillation of the document carrier 1 in a direction perpendicular to the planes of the front cover 2 and the back cover 3 is largely excluded. The larger width B in the partial area 11 'also contributes significantly to the fact that the forces exerted on the respective tongue 12 in the region of its free end 13 are as small as possible when the forces acting vertically on the front cover 2 or the back cover 3 in the sense of such an oscillation .

Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the suspension bracket 9 or 9 ', in which the suspension element 10' is formed by a horizontally projecting leg from the section 16, which is composed of the two cross-sectional sections 24 and 25 of different material thickness, the section 24 with Greater thickness adjoins the section 16 on one side and merges on its other side into the section 25 of reduced thickness, which also has the sliding edge 25 '. The section 25 corresponds here in terms of its function to the section 23 of the suspension element 10 and has the length l 'and perpendicular to this length a thickness which is approximately the same or slightly smaller than the width b of the sections 11 ‴. The section 24, which projects with its horizontal top over the likewise horizontal top of the section 25 and is level with its horizontal bottom with the likewise horizontal bottom of the section 25, has the length L ', which is definitely somewhat larger in this embodiment than the length L of the partial areas 11˝, and perpendicular to this length a material thickness that is approximately the same or slightly smaller than the width B of the partial sections 11˝. When the document carrier 1 is suspended, the section 25 is received by the partial areas 11 ‴ and the section 24 by the partial areas 11 ˝ of the hanging fittings 8.

The described design initially results in greater stability of the suspension brackets 9 and 9 'on their suspension elements 10 and 10' without the weakening of the suspension fittings 8 impairing their function, in particular the tongues 12 at their roots, i.e. where they pass into the rest of the material of the respective suspension fitting 8 and where the greatest moment is exerted on these tongues 12 under appropriate stress, the smaller width b of the partial regions 11 ‴ are sufficiently strong. A particular advantage of the suspension file system described, however, is that the larger width B of the partial areas 11 'makes it particularly easy to slide the suspension fittings 8 onto the suspension element 10 or 10' of the respective suspension bracket 9 or 9 '.

Claims (9)

1. A suspended filing system, in which document carriers each provided with at least one suspension mounting (8) are suspensible on at least one suspension carrier (9, 9'), the at least one suspension mounting (8) on each document carrier (1) being provided on a top edge (2', 3') which extends at right angles to the back (4) of the said document carrier and comprising a recess open towards the said top edge in a first partial area (11') as well as a tongue (12) which projects into the said recess with its free end (13) and extends in the direction of the top edge (2', 3') and which forms a slot-shaped area (11'', 11''') for the recess (11) between itself and a boundary line (11'''') of the recess (11) extending substantially in the direction of the top edge (2', 3'), which [area] has a pre-determined width (b, B) in the direction transversely or at right angles to the top edge (2', 3') and passes into the first partial area (11') of the recess (11) open towards the top edge (2', 3') at the free end (13) of the tongue (12), and the suspension carrier (9, 9') having a flange-like or arm-like suspension member (10, 10') which extends substantially in the horizontal direction and which with one free edge forms a displacement edge (23', 25') and the cross-sectional profile of which corresponds in terms of its shape and/or thickness of material to the shape of the slot-shaped area (11'', 11''') of the recess (11) in the suspension mountings (8) in such a way that when the document carrier (1) is suspended on the suspension carrier (9, 9') the slot-shaped area (11'', 11''') surrounds the suspension member (10, 10') completely or almost completely, characterized in that the slot-shaped area of each suspension mounting (8) is formed by a second partial area (11'') of greater width (B) adjacent to the first partial area (11') as well as by a third partial area (11''') of reduced width (b) adjacent to the second partial area (11''), a step-shaped portion (14) being formed in the recess (11) at the transition area between the second partial area (11'') and the third partial area (11'''), and the suspension member comprises at least two profiled portions (19 - 23; 24, 25), of which a first profile portion forming the displacement edge (23', 25') and comprising two substantially flat and horizontal surface sides is substantially equal in its length (1') and width to the length (1) and width (b) of the third partial area (11''') and of which a second profiled portion (21, 24) adjoining the first profiled portion (23, 25) by way of a step projects beyond one of the substantially horizontal surface sides of the first profiled portion (23. 25) by an amount which is equal or approximately equal to the difference between the greater and smaller width (B, b) of the second partial area (11'') and the third partial area (11''') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8), and the length (L') of the said second profiled portion (21, 24) is at least equal to the length (L) of the second partial area (11'') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8).
2. A suspended filing system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the length (1') of the first profiled portion (23, 24) of the suspension member (10, 10') is slightly smaller than the length (1) of the third partial area (11''') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8).
3. A suspended filing system according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the width (B) of the second partial area (11'') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8) is approximately twice as large as the width (b) of the third partial area (11''') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8).
4. A suspended filing system according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the length (L) of the second partial area (11'') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8) is equal to or somewhat greater than the length (1) of the third partial area (11''') of the recess (11) of the suspension mountings (8).
5. A suspended filing system according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that in the suspension mountings (8) the stepped portion (14) is provided on the underside (12') of the tongue (12) remote from the top edge (2', 3').
6. A suspended filing system according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the suspension member (10) has a multiply angled profile in which the first profiled portion (23) is attached to the second profiled portion (21) by way of a first intermediate profiled portion (22) extending substantially at right angles to the first profiled portion (23), and the second profiled portion (21) is attached to a third profiled portion (19) likewise extending substantially horizontally by way of a second intermediate profiled portion (20) extending substantially at right angles to the second profiled portion (21).
7. A suspended filing system according to Claim 6, characterized in that the third profiled portion (19) is situated in a common, substantially horizontal plane with the first profiled portion (23).
8. A suspended filing system according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that in the case of the suspension member (10') the second profiled portion (24) has a greater width or thickness of material than the first profiled portion (25), and the first and the second profiled portion (25, 24) are situated with one surface side in a common, substantially horizontal plane.
9. A suspended filing system according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that each document carrier (1) comprises a front cover (2) and a rear cover (3), which are joined to each other by way of the back (4), [and] one suspension mounting (8) is provided both on the front cover (2) and on the rear cover (3) in each case in such a way that the tongue (12) of the said suspension mounting (8) faces with its free end (13) away from the back (4).

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