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EP1013197A1
EP1013197A1 EP99403187A EP99403187A EP1013197A1 EP 1013197 A1 EP1013197 A1 EP 1013197A1 EP 99403187 A EP99403187 A EP 99403187A EP 99403187 A EP99403187 A EP 99403187A EP 1013197 A1 EP1013197 A1 EP 1013197A1
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Charly Grandclément
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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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/02—Shelves
    • A47B96/027—Cantilever shelves

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  • the present invention relates to a shelving unit comprising uprights and shelves that can be connected to said uprights to form shelves.
  • the present invention aims to provide a shelving unit using another system for mounting the shelves in relation to the uprights, which be extremely simple.
  • the uprights are formed by two sides having a plurality of windows in which the side ends of shelves can be inserted in such a way so that, at each end of a shelf, there is a play between a horizontal face of the shelf, called blocking face and the edge of the window located opposite this face, called the blocking edge and the fact that the furniture has, for each shelf, at least two locking elements, one for each lateral end of the shelf, each locking element comprising a clamping member can be inserted between the blocking face of the tablet and the edge blocking the window and being moved so as to come into contact with said blocking face for blocking the tablet.
  • the uprights are sort of ladder-like the horizontal "bars" are used to hold the shelves of the shelves.
  • the ends of the shelves are introduced into the windows made between two successive bars and are wedged in this position by the locking elements.
  • the bars between the windows form successive levels of positioning of the shelves. So depending on the vertical spacing between two windows successive, we can have a tablet in each of these windows or, on the contrary, arrange the shelves in only some of these windows to choose the spacings between these shelves.
  • each window has a lower edge horizontal forming a lower bearing surface for the end of a tablet, the blocking edge being the upper edge of the window.
  • each shelf rests on the edge bottom of a window, which also forms the top edge of a bar.
  • it is easy to size the lower edges of the windows so that they form bearing surfaces sufficient to support the shelves with a given load.
  • the piece of furniture comprises means to fix the locking elements to the sides forming the uprights while by allowing the displacement of the locking elements relative to the window blocking edges.
  • the clamping members have the form of clamping corners.
  • clamping corners can be inserted between the shelves and the blocking edges facing them and blocking is achieved by a simple displacement of the clamping corners taking into account the direction of their tilt.
  • Figure 1 shows the two uprights 10 and 12 of a piece of furniture shelves, the shelves 14 of which are simply suggested by lines interrupted.
  • the uprights 10 and 12 are formed by two sides identical. They thus each have a plurality of windows 16 which are arranged one above the other and have all the same dimensions.
  • the length L of a window measured in the direction of the depth of the cabinet, is at least equal to the width I of shelves (it may be slightly higher). In the sense of height, the windows are slightly higher than the thickness E of a tablet. So, as seen for the lower window and the upper window of the uprights, 15A ends of the shelves can be inserted in these windows, over the entire width of these ends.
  • the amounts 10 and 12 are thus similar to scales, the wall elements 18 which are located between two consecutive windows 16 forming the bars of these scales, these windows being delimited by each side by uprights similar to the vertical uprights of a ladder.
  • the lateral end of a shelf 14 is inserted in the window 16.
  • the blocking face of the tablet is its upper face 14B and it can be seen that a clearance is formed between this face upper 14B and the edge 16B of the window 16 which faces it. This edge of blocking 16B is the upper edge of window 16.
  • the clearance between the face 14B and the edge 16B has a variable height, between a maximum height j 1 , in a central region of the window and a minimum height j 2 , at the front and rear ends of the window .
  • the edge 16B thus has the shape of a V whose tip is turned upwards and the two branches of which form two ramps 17A and 17B which are inclined to the horizontal.
  • the cabinet has two locking elements, respectively 20 and 22, arranged at each of the two lateral ends of the shelf, or four blocking elements in total per shelf.
  • each blocking element 20 or 22 comprises a part which is inserted between the blocking face 14B of the tablet and the blocking edge 16B of the window.
  • the arrows F indicate that the locking elements can be moved by sliding along the ramps 17A and 17B to effectively block the tablet.
  • the locking elements are constituted by slides for which the locking edges 16B form rails.
  • the wall elements 18 generally have the shape an I in vertical section. They thus have a central core 18A which forms the vertical bar of the I, as well as two transverse bars, 18B and 18C, which form the high and low bars of I.
  • the upper transverse bar 18B delimits, by its face upper, the lower edge of a first window, while the bar lower 18C delimits the upper edge of another window located under the first of which it forms the blocking edge.
  • the locking elements 20 and 22 have lateral wings 24 and 25 whose free ends, 24A and 25A, form returns which overhang the upper faces of the corners 21.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 it can be seen that the middle parts, according to the cabinet depth, lower bars 18C have 18D notches.
  • the shapes of the returns 24A and 25A are adapted to those of these notches so that, to place the locking element 20, it just place it under the bar 18C by placing the returns 24A and 25A in correspondence with the 18D notches, then push it back towards the up before moving it in the direction of the arrows F.
  • the 18D notches therefore facilitate the installation of the elements blocking, which is particularly advantageous if the furniture is delivered with only the number of blocking elements corresponding to shelf numbers, and if the user, for the assembly of this piece of furniture, must arrange these blocking elements on the blocking edges of the windows into which he wishes to insert the shelves.
  • the different constituent parts of the shelving unit can be made of plastic. To limit manufacturing costs and the mass of this piece of furniture, the thicknesses of these pieces are also reduced as possible and we can see in Figure 3 that the posts 11A and 11B which form the lateral ends of the sides are hollow.
  • the sides can be molded in one piece.
  • the posts 11A and 11B are hollow from end to end, which facilitates the manufacture of furniture uprights.
  • Figure 9 shows a tip 50 which can be arranged at the end top of the posts.
  • This tip is in the form of a substantially tubular element, one end 52 of which is closed.
  • the tip can be adapted to the upper end of a post 11A or 11B.
  • the tip can be engaged in this upper end by being held in place by a stop thanks to a bead 53 which has its axial wall 51.
  • the end piece 50 can be used to finish a post thanks to its wall closed end 52. It can also be used to assemble two posts arranged one above the other. The lower end of the upper upright covering the end piece and being retained by the bead 53.
  • the furniture can thus be used as a modular element assembled next to, above or below elements of the same type.
  • the shelves are also advantageously made of plastic; they can be molded or blown. They are however advantageously produced in great lengths, by extrusion, then cut to the desired length. In this case, end caps can be placed on the edge of the shelves.
  • the edge of blocking 16B of each window has at least one ramp inclined by compared to the horizontal so that the clearance between this edge of blocking and the blocking face 14B of a shelf 14 inserted in the window decreases between a first and a second end of this ramp.
  • the locking edge 16B actually comprises two ramps, respectively 17A, 17B, which form an inverted V whose angle at the top is very open (for example of the order of 178 °), the first ends of these ramps being located in a middle portion of the blocking edge 16B, generally the place where the clearance j 1 is indicated, while their second ends are respectively located in the vicinity of the front and rear ends of the blocking edge, according to the cabinet depth.
  • Figures 6 and 7 show a second embodiment. On the Figure 6, we recognize the side end 15A of a shelf 14, which is inserted in a window 116. Overall, the conformation of amounts is similar to that of the amounts of Figures 1 to 5, and one recognizes the same I-structure of the wall elements 118 located between two windows 116 consecutive.
  • the lower edge 116A of the windows is horizontal and forms a support surface for a shelf.
  • the differences between the mode of embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 5 and that of FIG. 6 relate to the arrangement of the locking elements and the conformation of the edges of blocking.
  • the blocking edges 116B are generally horizontal.
  • the blocking elements 120 are also advantageously in number two for each end of a shelf.
  • Figure 6 is interrupted in the middle region of the cabinet in the depth direction. She could be completed by symmetry with respect to the vertical line C.
  • the locking elements 120 also include clamping 121 in the form of a wedge, their upper faces being inclined.
  • This wedge is integral with a journal 130 capable of being mounted in the vicinity from the blocking edge 116B of the window, so that the corner 121 can be introduced into the clearance j formed between the locking edge 116B and the blocking face 14B of the tablet which is inserted into this window by pivoting about the substantially vertical axis "A" of this pin.
  • the latter has a housing forming a sleeve 132 open downwards.
  • a journal can be forcibly engaged in the sleeve and optionally includes an annular retaining bead.
  • the corner 121 is connected to the pin 130 by a connecting arm 134, so that the locking element is formed in one piece. This arm has a relatively small thickness to provide flexibility to this piece.
  • the blocking elements are equipped with surfaces manipulation.
  • the blocking element 120 of FIGS. 6 and 7 can have a substantially vertical tongue 136 on that of its faces which are at the back with respect to the direction in which we rotate the locking element to block the tablet using the corner.
  • the wings 24 and 25 of the locking element 20 of FIG. 5 are arranged lateral projection and facilitate the gripping of this element by the user when it slides.
  • FIG 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing another embodiment.
  • Windows 216 are similar to windows 116, the clearance j being formed between the upper face 14B of the tablet 14 and the blocking edge 216B.
  • Clamping member 220 has a knurled wheel 221 which is carried by a threaded rod 224. This rod cooperates with a nut 226 which is integral with the locking edge 216B.
  • this nut is produced in the form of a threaded sleeve formed in a single part with wall element 218 of the upright.
  • the knurl 221 is likely to be distant or close to the edge of 216B locking by a screwing or unscrewing movement of the rod threaded into this nut.
  • the wheel can thus cooperate with the face upper 14B of the tablet 14 to block the latter relative to the amount.

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FR9816311A FR2787688B1 (fr) 1998-12-23 1998-12-23 Meuble d'etageres

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US3565020A (en) * 1968-07-15 1971-02-23 Krueger Metal Products Coat rack
US4076203A (en) * 1977-06-15 1978-02-28 Mcdonnell Thomas M Wall shelf arrangement
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