EP0611535B1 - Side wall of a storing/depositing surface and mounted and adjustable separator for this surface - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a divider element for the longitudinally displaceable arrangement of an upstanding lateral boundary wall of a storage area, a storage area, in particular a storage compartment with a divider sheet, which with a divider base part, aligned substantially at right angles to this, rigidly connected, the Divider base part as a clamp with legs for clamping the divider element formed on the boundary wall, such a width perpendicular to the divider sheet and has in relation to its length that the divider element with a divider sheet also when this force acts laterally in its on the boundary wall predetermined position remains unchanged.

From DE-OS 24 37 550 is a longitudinally displaceable on a towering boundary wall Known divider element, which has a divider sheet and a divider base part, which is designed as a U-shaped clamp and with terminal strips and one Guide bar is equipped, the latter at the free end of the divider opposite leg of the clamp is arranged. By arranging the Guide element at the end of the bracket leg is for the purpose of a flawless Guide the divider element onto the guide element via the bracket leg exercised managerial staff significantly reduced, so that there are no sufficient managerial qualities result for the guide element.

The invention has for its object a divider for longitudinally displaceable Arrangement on an upstanding boundary wall of a shelf with simple to improve constructive measures with regard to the state of the art. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention, a separate holder and in particular a stable holding of objects, especially those with preferably smaller floor space as a standing surface, on a storage / storage surface achieve, which area can also be part of a movable part. With the In particular, the invention is intended to cause it to slide sideways and collide with one another and / or objects falling over laterally can be prevented. Of the Dividers according to the invention are said to be displaceably movable on said wall his; preferably the divider is intended to be used for placing / depositing on the surface Objects, especially if the total area is only one Share of the same is covered with objects. The divider to be specified according to the task is intended in particular for a storage compartment of a refrigerator / freezer, preferably in the door of such a device, usable for separation in the compartment Objects. Especially for the application area "kitchen" one should be easy feasible cleaning may be possible.

This task is solved with the features of claim 1. Further Refinements indicate the subclaims.

Due to the ability to cooperate in the manner of a tongue and groove connection, between the mounting elements arranged on the legs of the clamping elements is a releasable form fit between the divider element and which produces this supporting wall, so that the divider element is reliable and independent a force acting on the divider sheet against unintentional loosening and tilted in its mounting state secured to the wall. At the same time it can Divider element from this wall of a storage compartment by slightly bending the leg of its divider base part facing away from the divider sheet. Furthermore, it is the idea of the present invention to design the divider element in such a way that that this is positively held on this wall laterally along the wall is conductively displaceable without any lateral displacement thereby hindering it. The divider itself consists of a substantially perpendicular to said Wall into the storage / storage area protruding divider sheet and a divider base part, with which the divider sheet is rigidly connected at right angles. The base part itself is made of clamps with legs for clamping the same on the Wall trained. For the width of the base part seen in the direction of the wall is one selected such dimensioning that it would otherwise be slidable on the wall Base part with force acting laterally on the divider sheet of this divider sheet not only in its direction perpendicular to the wall, but that Base part on the wall also experiences some inhibition against sliding. By this inhibition prevents the divider element from being positioned once forces acting laterally on the divider sheet are brought out of its position. This does not prevent the base part of the divider element and thus the whole Divider element then freely back and forth on the wall for positioning to be able to move if such a force does not act, since the base part itself does not exert such an inhibition on the wall. The divider sheet is preferably arranged symmetrically on the base part.

Figur 1 zeigt eine Übersichtsdarstellung.

Figur 2 zeigt eine Seitenansicht eines Teilers.

Figur 3 zeigt einen Schnitt III des Teilers.

Figur 4 zeigt einen Schnitt IV des Teilers.

Further explanations of the invention emerge from the following description of a preferred embodiment of such a divider element.

Figure 1 shows an overview.

Figure 2 shows a side view of a divider.

Figure 3 shows a section III of the divider.

Figure 4 shows a section IV of the divider.

1 shows a shelf 21 with said wall 5, which is perpendicular to this area. A divider 11 is placed with its base part 12 on this wall 5 and the divider sheet 13 protrudes into the shelf 21. In addition to wall 5 can also add other side wall parts e.g. for a complete storage compartment be. The length and height of the divider sheet 13 depends on the dimensions the area and the intended application. In particular is a such divider 11 suitable for relatively narrow or elongated subjects, the wall 5, on which the divider is slidably mounted, a long side of the compartment is. Such an elongated compartment is preferably a storage compartment in a refrigerator door and the same. Such dividers then serve in the subject when they open (quickly) and closing the door substantial slipping or even tipping over sideways to prevent objects placed in the compartment. The easy adjustability the divider in the subject makes them particularly useful because their handling is from The user of the refrigerator must be executable in the simplest way.

FIG. 2 shows a partially sectioned side view of one intended for the invention Divider 11 and FIG. 3, a top view of the divider as it hits the wall 5 put on, but can be seen from below. Figure 2 shows the course of the offset Section of Figure 3. As can be seen from Figures 2, 3 and 4, are the base part 12 and the divider sheet 13 of the divider 11 are preferably connected to one another in one piece and aligned at right angles to each other. Preferably, the divider sheet 13 (as Figure 1 shows) with the base part 12 in the middle, i.e. arranged symmetrically, connected. The divider sheet 13 has a thickness that this sheet has sufficient stability gives. The base part 12 of the divider 11 has, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, a bow-like Shape that is similar to a hairpin in section. At 15 and 16 the two leg parts of the base part 12 are designated. The leg 15 is with connected to the divider sheet 13. The head part 14 is the actual bracket, which is dependent of the material used is so strong that the bracket with the legs sits on the wall 5 even after long use with sufficient tension. As shown, two cam strips 17 are provided in the head region 14 of the divider 11, which extend in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing in FIG. These cam strips 17 are used for the divider 11 as a defined stop for the Sitting on the top edge of the wall 5 to act. With the e.g. ledge-like, The curvature step 18 running perpendicular to the plane of illustration of FIG Leg 15 laterally on the inner upper edge of the wall. A cam ledge 118 serves to place the lower part of the leg 15 on one side of the wall 5. 19 denotes a groove in the inside of the (other) leg 16 of the base part 12, which also runs perpendicular to the plane of illustration of FIG. 2. On the opposite side of the wall is the strip-like as shown in Figure 2 Spring 119 is provided which, when the divider 12 is attached, into the groove 19 of the leg 16 engages. With this (releasable) form fit, the divider 12 is reliable and regardless of the force acting on the divider 13 against unintentional Loosen and tilt on secured by the wall 5. By slightly bending the Leg 16, the divider 11 can also be removed from the wall 5 of the storage compartment 2 become. The groove 19 in the leg 16 and, in addition, a strip 119 acting as a tongue on the wall 5 can be interchanged. With e.g. a refrigerator or the like, however, it is advantageous to place the female connector 119 on the outer Provide side of the wall 5 as this is the optimal choice with regard to necessary Cleaning the inside of the refrigerator.

The tongue and groove holder 19, 119 is preferably, for example, on the relevant pub comparatively to the cam strip 118, positioned relatively close to the head part 14.

For relatively little resistance to desired lateral shifting for adjustment of the divider 11 on the wall 5 while still holding and inhibiting the To ensure divider 11 on the wall 5 is advantageously provided to provide inner walls of the inns 15 and 16 with a recess 112 each, such as it can be seen from Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 is based on the illustration of Figure 2, a view of the divider 11 from below and Figure 4 is a section IV in the plane of the divider sheet 13, which makes the arrangement of the cutout even better can be seen. In the area of the recesses 112, the divider 11 is not on the Wall 5. Touching the legs 15 and 16, i.e. the curvature level 18 and the Cam bar 118 with the wall 5 and the groove 19 on the female bar 119 of the wall 5 lies only in the area of the lateral edges of the base part 12 from FIG. 3 cam-like portions of the entire width of the base part 12 before. By this measure will include achieved that a defined stable concern of the legs the divider 11 on the wall 5 is guaranteed. It cannot be ruled out that the legs 15, 16 of the divider 11, which is usually made of a plastic material is produced, may have warped easily. So there is no tilting when moving the divider 11 on the wall 5 by hand.

According to the invention, the width B of the divider 11, i.e. of the base part 12 and the clamping force of the same when selectively adjusting in relation to the length L and coordinated with the intended application of the divider sheet 13 so large that that lateral forces acting on the divider sheet (e.g. in the refrigerator door compartment bottles, cans, milk cartons and the like) to one so great inhibition of lateral displacement of the divider 11 or the base part 12 the wall 5 leads that the divider with such force on the wall 5 is not crazy remains positioned. This width B also contributes to that because of the corresponding wide mounting of the groove 19 on the spring 119 (or vice versa) of the dividers 11 is reliably held on the wall 5, and the tension of the clamping bracket with legs 15 and 16 need not be excessively large (which on the other hand intended removal of the divider 11 from the wall 5 would be more difficult). The right one For the specialist, finding dimensioning for B: L for the individual case is with the Knowledge of the teaching of the invention is no longer difficult and can also be tried out in practice become.

The one or more cutouts 112 provided in particular bring about that the bead / cam strips 18, 118 and the groove 19 (or the spring strip 119, if these parts of the leg 16 and the emergency part of the wall 5), only relatively in the area small cam-like surfaces and only in the respective lateral edge area R. advantageously to exert such forces on the wall based on lateral forces, which then lead to the optimal desired inhibition. In particular, it needs here no known (and again difficult to clean) snap-in device.

Claims (7)

1. Divider element (11) for longitudinally displaceable arrangement at an upwardly projecting lateral boundary wall (5) of a deposit surface, a storage surface especially a shelf (21), with a divider leaf (13) which is rigidly connected with a divider base part (12) and oriented substantially at right angles thereto, wherein the divider base part (12) is constructed as a clamping yoke with limbs (15, 15) for clamping of the divider element (11) onto the boundary wall (5) and has such a width (B) at right angles to the divider leaf (13) and in ratio to the length (I) thereof that the divider element (11) together with its divider leaf (13) remains undisplaced in its predetermined position on the boundary wall (5) even in the case of force acting laterally on the divider leaf, wherein the limbs (15, 16) of the clamping yoke and the boundary wall (5) have retaining elements (19, 119) which are capable of co-operating in the manner of a groove-and-tongue connection and which are arranged between the clamping elements (18, 118) provided at the limbs (15, 16).
2. Divider element according to claim 1, characterised in that the retaining elements (19, 119) which are capable of co-operating in the manner of a groove-and-tongue connection are provided on the outer side, which is remote from the divider leaf (13), of the boundary wall (5).
3. Divider element according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the retaining elements (19, 119) which are capable of cooperating in the manner of a groove-and-tongue connection are provided approximately in the middle of the limb (16), which faces the outer side of the boundary wall (5), of the divider base part (12).
4. Divider element according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that for formation of the retaining elements (19, 119) which are capable of cooperating in the manner of a groove-and-tongue connection a groove (19) is provided on the inner side of the limb (16) associated with the outer side of the boundary wall (5) and a tongue constructed as a continuous spring strip (119) is provided at the outer side of the boundary wall (5).
5. Divider element according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that dog strips (17), which serve as abutments for the seating of the divider base part (12) on the upper edge of the boundary wall (5), are arranged at the inner sides of the two limbs (15, 16) and above the retaining elements (19, 119) which are capable of cooperating in the manner of a groove-and-tongue connection.
6. Divider element according to claim 1, characterised in that the clamping elements (18, 118) are interrupted by one or more free recesses (112).
7. Divider element according to one of claims 1 and 6, characterised in that the clamping elements (18, 118) are arranged at the lateral edge regions (R) of the limbs (15, 16) of the divider base part.

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