EP0353019A1 - Einstellbares Trägerschienensystem - Google Patents

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EP0353019A1
EP0353019A1 EP89307534A EP89307534A EP0353019A1 EP 0353019 A1 EP0353019 A1 EP 0353019A1 EP 89307534 A EP89307534 A EP 89307534A EP 89307534 A EP89307534 A EP 89307534A EP 0353019 A1 EP0353019 A1 EP 0353019A1
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John Frederick Upton
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Bruynzeel Storage Systems Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B53/00—Cabinets or racks having several sections one behind the other
    • A47B53/02—Cabinet systems, e.g. consisting of cabinets arranged in a row with means to open or close passages between adjacent cabinets

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  • This invention relates to a levelling system for a rail, and more particularly relates to a system for levelling rails of the type used in mobile shelving sytems or other storage systems.
  • Shelving systems can carry very high total loads which may be of the order of several hundred tonnes. These loads must be transferred to the structure in which the shelving system is situated, and the structure will deform to some extent in response to the loads.
  • An object of this invention is to provide a rail-­levelling system which overcomes or mitigates the disadvantages of existing arrangements.
  • a storage system for fitment to a structure comprises movable storage units mounted on guide rails, wherein the guide rails are attached to the structure by means including a plurality of support units which are independently adjustable to vary the distance between the guide rail and a datum point on the structure.
  • a system for levelling a guide rail includes a plurality of adjustable support units wherein the support units act on a carrier rail which supports and reinforces the guide rail.
  • This invention also provides a system for levelling a guide rail, the system comprising a plurality of support units for supporting the rail relative to a structure, each support unit including at least two adjustment/support means whereby the height of the guide rail relative to the structure is adjustable and maintained in an adjusted position before and after loading and at least one of the adjustment/support means is located on either side of the guide rail.
  • a tool for simultaneously turning two or more threaded members includes a main pivoting member operable to turn at least one auxiliary pivoting member connected thereto, and has connecting means, associated with the pivoting members, for engagement with the threaded members, wherein two or more connecting means are provided and at least one connecting means is associated with an auxiliary pivoting member.
  • auxiliary pivoting members are provided.
  • the pivoting members are suitably gear wheels, and the or each auxiliary gear wheel is suitably meshed with the main gear wheel.
  • the connecting means are preferably hexagonal studs for engagement within hexagonal recesses on the threaded members.
  • Figure 1 of the drawings shows a typical existing rail arrangement for a mobile storage system, in which a guide rail 10 is attached to a floor member 12 by means (including) a screw 14 or the like. It will be clear that the floor will deform with the guide rail as the storage system is loaded, and in some structures the floor may deflect by as much as 20mm or more under full load conditions. Correct levelling of the rail depends upon levelling of the floor by means such as the aforementioned jacks.
  • FIG. 2 of the drawings a preferred embodiment of this invention is shown in the form of a guide rail jack support assembly. It is envisaged that a plurality of these assemblies will be used to support and adjust each rail, equally spaced apart with a pitch of about 600mm.
  • the guide rail 10 is supported by a square box-section carrier rail 16 which extends along substantially all of the length of guide rail 10.
  • a length of carrier rail 16 is shown in Figure 3 and includes a plurality of equally-spaced rectangular slots 18 which extend through the side walls of the carrier rail 16. The slots 18 of one side wall correspond with the slots 18 of the other side wall to form pairs of oppositely disposed slots.
  • Each pair of oppositely disposed slots 18 receives a transverse rectangular carrier plate 20 which extends through the carrier rail 16 as shown in Figure 2.
  • the carrier plate 20 is shown in plan view in Figure 4 and includes a pair of circular holes 22 one located towards each end of the plate.
  • the holes 22 each receive a jack screw 24, one of which is shown in detail in Figure 5.
  • the jack screw 24 has a lower portion 26 threaded with a right-hand thread and an upper plain cylindrical portion 28 which is dimensioned for location within a hole 22 of the carrier plate 20.
  • the upper 28 and lower 26 portions are separated by a radially-extending flange 30, which constitutes a bearing surface for the carrier plate 20 as shown in Figure 2.
  • Each jack screw 24 is supported by a cylindrical jack barrel 32 (shown in detail in Figure 6), the threaded lower portion 26 of the jack screw being threadedly engaged within a correspondingly threaded recess 34 in the top end of the jack barrel.
  • the jack barrel 32 may be of any appropriate length to suit a particular application.
  • the bottom end of the jack barrel 32 has a spigot 36 for location in a rectangular base plate 38, the base plate being provided with at least one hole 40 (as shown in Figure 7) for receiving the spigot.
  • the base plate 38 is securely attached in a fixed position relative to a datum level of the floor structure, and the jack barrel 32 is welded to the base plate 38 as shown in Figure 2.
  • the base plate 38 is enlarged relative to the carrier plate 20 and the jack barrels 32 to spread the load it bears over a large area of the floor structure.
  • each jack screw 24 has a hexagonal recess 42 at its top end for receiving an Allen key or the like.
  • the jack screw 24 may be turned by means of the Allen key, and this causes the jack screw to move along its axis by virtue of the threaded engagement with the jack barrel 32.
  • This movement is reflected by the carrier plate 20 and by the carrier rail 16, and therefore also by the guide rail 10. Accordingly, turning the jack screw 24 effects relative movement between the guide rail 10 and the base plate 38 and this can be used to adjust the height of the guide rail relative to the floor datum level.
  • Each jack screw 24 is also provided with an axially-extending internal passage 44 which is threaded with a left-hand thread and which extends from the hexagonal recess 42 to the bottom end of the jack screw.
  • the passage 44 is for receiving a capping screw 46 as shown in Figure 2.
  • the capping screw 46 has a flat head portion 48 for flush location within a floor recess 52 and a threaded stem portion 54 for engagement within the passage 44.
  • the head portion 48 may be provided with a recess such as a slot 56 to facilitate turning of the capping screw 46.
  • the capping screw 46 performs two main functions. Firstly, it prevents dirt from blocking the recess 42, which would otherwise be a problem given the unit's floor location. Secondly, the capping screw acts to lock the jack screw against unwanted rotation by virtue of the conflict between the capping screw's right-hand external thread and left-hand internal thread. As will be clear, the same effect can be obtained if the respective threads are both reversed so long as the threads remain mutually opposed.
  • this invention provides a tool which allows simultaneous and identical adjustment of jack screws on either side of the carrier rail 20.
  • the tool includes a handle 58 which is operable to turn a central gear wheel 60 about an axial pivot.
  • the central gear wheel 60 meshes with a pair of outer gear wheels 62 whose centres are spaced to correspond to the spacing between two jack screws.
  • the outer gear wheels 62 have associated co-axial hexagonal heads 64 shaped to fit into the recessses 42 in the jack screws, whereby both jack screws may be turned simultaneously by operating the handle 58.
  • the respective sizes of the central 60 and outer 62 gear wheels may be selected to give a required mechanical advantage so as it make it easier to turn the jack screws.
  • the handle 58 could of course be replaced with a shaft or the like if it was decided to employ a motor to turn the jack screws.
  • this invention provides a means for levelling guide rails which enjoys substantial advantages over known arrangements.
  • the carrier rail 16 helps to spread the reaction force of the jack/support assemblies so that the guide rail 10 remains substantially flat under load even if the jack/support assemblies are wrongly adjusted in relation to one another.
  • the provision of height adjustment means spaced widely apart on either side of the carrier rail 16 helps to prevent twisting of the guide rail 10 and allows for some compensatory adjustment if twisting should occur.
  • a major advantage of this invention stems from the fact that the height adjustment means are situated between the main floor structure and the carrier rail 16. This means that the main floor structure does not need to be moved to level the carrier rails, which avoids the need for jacking floors.
  • the floor surface panels 66 shown in Figure 2 rest upon the carrier plate 20 and are therefore automatically levelled as the rails are levelled.
  • the adjustment means are readily accessible and easily adjustable, which allows ready levelling of the rails when required. More particularly, this invention makes it feasible to level the guide/carrier rails after the load has been applied for the first time or after there has been any significant variation in the load. Levelling may be performed without removal of floor panels and with little disruption of the shelving installation or the building in which it is situated.
  • this invention greatly simplifies the levelling process, which minimises the skill requirements, and the cost, of levelling. It is envisaged that this invention will allow the fitment of mobile shelving storage systems to many more buildings than had previously been possible.
  • FIG 9 illustrates a manually operable mobile storage units S mounted on a system of parallel guide rails.
  • Each storage unit 5 is movable on a plurality of parallel guide rails 10 manually by means of a chain/­sprocket drive C which in turn drives a shaft X drivingly connected to wheels W in a manner known per se.

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EP89307534A 1988-07-26 1989-07-25 Einstellbares Trägerschienensystem Expired - Lifetime EP0353019B1 (de)

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AT89307534T ATE84763T1 (de) 1988-07-26 1989-07-25 Einstellbares traegerschienensystem.

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GB8817739 1988-07-26
GB888817739A GB8817739D0 (en) 1988-07-26 1988-07-26 Levelling system for rail

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DE29507852U1 (de) * 1995-05-12 1995-08-10 Frantz, Dietrich, 36323 Grebenau Vorrichtung zum Befestigen von Schienen
EP1985203A2 (de) 2007-04-27 2008-10-29 F C Brown (Steel Equipment) Limited Möbelsystem
CN111152148A (zh) * 2020-01-08 2020-05-15 陈金全 一种带齿方形组合轨道

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DE2916936A1 (de) * 1978-10-24 1980-05-08 Supreme Equip & Syst Modulares schrank-system
WO1988009138A1 (en) * 1987-05-26 1988-12-01 Swede Space Design Ab An arrangement for displaceable supporting articles of furniture

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WO1988009138A1 (en) * 1987-05-26 1988-12-01 Swede Space Design Ab An arrangement for displaceable supporting articles of furniture

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DE29507852U1 (de) * 1995-05-12 1995-08-10 Frantz, Dietrich, 36323 Grebenau Vorrichtung zum Befestigen von Schienen
EP1985203A2 (de) 2007-04-27 2008-10-29 F C Brown (Steel Equipment) Limited Möbelsystem
CN111152148A (zh) * 2020-01-08 2020-05-15 陈金全 一种带齿方形组合轨道

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JPH02106505A (ja) 1990-04-18
GB8817739D0 (en) 1988-09-01
DE68904493T2 (de) 1993-05-13
ATE84763T1 (de) 1993-02-15
DE68904493D1 (de) 1993-03-04
GR3006828T3 (de) 1993-06-30
ES2038411T3 (es) 1993-07-16
AU3898389A (en) 1990-02-01
AU629230B2 (en) 1992-10-01

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