EP1030576B1 - Einziehbares regalsystem - Google Patents

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EP1030576B1
EP1030576B1 EP98954594A EP98954594A EP1030576B1 EP 1030576 B1 EP1030576 B1 EP 1030576B1 EP 98954594 A EP98954594 A EP 98954594A EP 98954594 A EP98954594 A EP 98954594A EP 1030576 B1 EP1030576 B1 EP 1030576B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/0081—Show stands or display racks with movable parts
    • A47F5/0093—Show stands or display racks with movable parts movable in a substantially horizontal direction
    • 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
    • A47B46/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having one or more surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extending or pivoting
    • 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
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/04—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the inclination of the shelves
    • A47B57/045—Cantilever shelves
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to an extendable shelf assembly.
  • Retail store locations such as drug stores, grocery stores and toy stores, require a large amount of shelving both to store merchandise and to display the merchandise to consumers.
  • the shelving should be inexpensive, easy to install and capable of housing and displaying a large number of items.
  • may retail store locations use gondola shelving systems.
  • Gondola shelving systems typically employ long metal gondola shelves attached to slotted gondola uprights. These systems can be quickly and inexpensively assembled and are widely used in retail store locations.
  • shelf apparatus slides to an extended position.
  • the contents on the shelf may be more easily viewed and accessed.
  • a shelf apparatus that slides to an extended position allows for more efficient stocking.
  • US-A-5 673 801 discloses a shelf frame which can support a shelf and which can be moved along a pair of extender arms.
  • shelf assembly In certain merchandising and stocking situations it may be preferable to lock the shelf assembly in a fully extended or non-extended position. In addition, as the shelf is extended to one of various positions, it is also preferable to lock the shelf assembly in the or each of the extended positions. It additionally desirable to employ a locking apparatus that requires only a single hand to operate.
  • an extendable shelf assembly as claimed in Claim 2 of the appended Claims.
  • a preferred embodiment of a shelf assembly 20 of the present invention includes a back cross rail 22, a side rail 24, a side rail 26 and a front cross rail 70, which together define a shelf frame 25.
  • a gondola bracket 28 connects to a slotted upright or standard 30. Specifically, tabs 32 and 34 are fitted into slots in the upright 30 as indicated by the dashed lines shown at 36.
  • the upright 30 is typically attached to a back wall 31.
  • FIGURE 1 shows the shelf frame 25 in a partially extended position.
  • the shelf frame 25 slides along an internal rack arm or extender arm 40 that includes a series of slots 42, 44, 46.
  • a rotating wheel also referred to as a cog or sprocket 50 is attached to the back cross rail 22 via an axle 52.
  • the axle 52 is preferable square.
  • the sprocket 50 includes teeth, including, for example, a tooth 54.
  • the teeth of the sprocket 50 engage the slots 42, 44, 46 of the extender arm 40 as the shelf frame 25 slides from a partially open position, as shown in FIGURE 1, to a closed position, along the direction shown by the arrow 60.
  • the shelf frame 25 may slide to a fully open or extended position by sliding in the direction opposite the arrow 60.
  • the invention also employs a second sprocket 49, not shown in FIGURE 1, at the opposite end of the axle 52.
  • the second sprocket 49 is identical to the first sprocket 50, and includes multiple teeth for engaging slots 41, 43 of the side rail 26.
  • FIGURE 2 shows the back cross rail 22, the side cross rails 24,26 and a front cross rail 70, which together define the shelf frame 25.
  • the mounting bracket 28 and a mounting bracket 74 affix the shelf assembly 20 to the slotted uprights (not shown).
  • the sprocket 50 is attached to the axle 52, and sprocket washers 76, 78 are situated on either side of the sprocket 50 on the axle 52.
  • the sprocket 50 and sprocket washers 76, 78 are molded into a single piece from nylon or other suitable material.
  • the shelf frame 25 slides along the extender arm 40 and an extender arm 72.
  • first sprocket 50 and second sprocket 49 that engage slots on the cross rails 24, 26 eliminates "racking" and binding when a shelf frame 25 is moved in or out.
  • the teeth of the sprockets engage slots on the cross rails 24, 26 and insure that a pulling or pushing force is evenly applied such that the shelf frame 25 slides in a perpendicular direction to the upright 30 or the back wall 31.
  • FIGURE 3 which shows a side elevational view of the shelf assembly of FIGURE 2
  • a mounting bracket 90 attaches the internal rack arm 40 to the slotted upright (not shown).
  • the sprocket washer 76 helps to couple the sprocket 50 to the axle 52.
  • FIGURE 3 also illustrates details of a position locking mechanism or locking lever 100 that prevents the shelf frame 25 from sliding along the extender arms 40, 72.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 includes a tab 102 and extends from the tab 102 to an extension 104 that fits into one of the slots, for example slot 103, on the arm 40.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 is affixed to the side rail 24 by a bolt 106 and washer (not shown) and is rotatable in the direction indicated by arrows 108, 110 about the bolt 106.
  • the extension 104 is biased, for example by piece of steel (not shown) to extend into the slot 103, preventing the arm 40 from moving forward or backward, thus preventing the shelf frame 25 from sliding along the arm 40.
  • a user depresses the tab 102 by applying force with a finger in the direction indicated by the arrow 114. Accordingly, the position locking mechanism 100 rotates about the axis defined by the bolt 106, and the extension 104 slides out of the slot 103, as is shown in FIGURE 4.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 engages the same slots that the sprocket 50 engages, resulting in multiple locking positions of the shelf frame 25.
  • the shelf frame 25 may be locked at each position that a tooth of the sprocket 49, 50 engage the respective slots in the side rails 26, 24.
  • the invention requires only a single position locking mechanism 100.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 is only required along one of the side rails 24, 26.
  • the single position locking mechanism is only located along the side rail 24, and not along the side rail 26, although the position locking mechanism 100 could also be employed along only the side rail 26 and not along the side rail 24. This implementation reduces the cost of a locking slidable shelf frame.
  • FIGURE 4 depicts the position locking mechanism 100 in the released position such that the side rail 24 can slide along the arm 40.
  • FIGURE 4 also depicts other alternative forms of the invention including a rotatable mounting bracket 120. Additionally, a stopping device, such as a bolt or other removable barrier 122 and nut (not shown) combination is in a different location than the bolt 106 and nut combination of FIGURE 3.
  • FIGURE 4 also depicts an alternative sprocket 126 affixed to the axle 52.
  • FIGURE 5 depicts a back view of the sprocket 50 affixed to the axle 52 with washers 76, 78.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 is shown in dashed lines.
  • FIGURE 5 also shows the back rail 22, the mounting bracket 90, the arm 40 and the side rail 24.
  • the sprocket 50 rotates on the axle 52 between an inner plate 127 and outer plate 129 of the rail 24.
  • a wall 131 of the arm 40 is between the sprocket 50 and the outer plate 129 of the rail 24.
  • a stopping device such as a bolt or nut 99 attached extends from the inside wall 131 of the arm 40.
  • the nut 99 eventually comes into contact with the sprocket 50, preventing the shelf frame 25 from being extended any further from this fully extended position.
  • the sprocket 126 includes a series of teeth, including a tooth 130, a tooth 132, a tooth 134 and a square opening 136 that fits around the square axle 52.
  • the sprocket 126 is preferably molded into a single piece from nylon.
  • FIGURE 9 shows the position locking mechanism 100, including the tab 102 and the extension 104, from the same perspective as in FIGURE 3 and FIGURE 4.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 is affixed to a side rail by a bolt and nut pair through an opening or hole 140.
  • a biasing apparatus for example a piece of metal attached to the rail 24 by a bolt, is used to maintain the position locking mechanism in a locked position, that is, engaging one of the slots on the arm 40.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 is preferably made of 14 gauge steel.
  • the position locking mechanism 100 includes a plate 101 and the extension 104 that extends into a slot, for example slot 111 of the arm 40.
  • the extension 104 is maintained within the slot 111 by a biasing apparatus, as shown in FIGURE 13, preferably a soft metal piece 113 that is affixed by a bolt 115 and nut 117 to an inner wall 119 of the rail 24.
  • the metal piece 113 applies a force in the direction indicated by arrow 125, pushing the extension 104 into the slot 111.
  • FIGURE 13 also illustrates a top wall 121 and outer wall 123 of the rail 24.
  • the extension 104 moves downward in the direction indicated by the arrow 146, disengaging the slot of the arm 40.
  • the extension 104 moves in the direction opposite the arrow 125 so that the extension 104 no longer engages the slot 111 in the arm 40.
  • the rail 24 may freely slide along the arm 40.
  • the surface 144 preferably includes a thin layer of a soft spongy material for improved feel and control when the surface is touched by a finger.
  • the invention preferably includes a single position locking mechanism 100 in the shelf assembly 20 to allow for one-handed release of the lever and one handed sliding of the shelf frame 25 along the arms 40, 72.
  • Two release levers may be employed, for example, to reduce the possibility of accidental unlocking of the position locking mechanism.
  • FIGURE 14 shows the back rail 22
  • FIGURE 16 shows the front rail 70
  • FIGURE 17 shows the side rail 24
  • FIGURE 15 shows the shelf frame 25 including the side rails 24, 26, the front rail 70 and the back rail 22.
  • FIGURES 18, 19 and 20 Various configurations of the shelf apparatus 20 are shown in FIGURES 18, 19 and 20.
  • FIGURE 18 shows the shelf assembly 20 mounted to the upright 30 and tilted upwardly at a 17 degree angle.
  • FIGURE 19 shows the shelf assembly of FIGURE 18 in a level horizontal position, and
  • FIGURE 20 shows the shelf assembly of FIGURE 19 tilted downward at a 17 degree angle.
  • the different mounting angles depend on the arrangement of a mounting bracket 281.
  • FIGURE 23 shows the shelf frame 25 in a retracted or closed position.
  • FIGURE 24 shows the shelf frame 25 in a fully open or extended position.
  • FIGURE 25 shows the shelf frame 25 in a partially open or extended position.
  • the shelf frame may also be extended to multiple other positions and is limited only by the frequency of the teeth and slot engagement between the sprockets and the side rails.
  • the shelf frame 25 is locked by the position locking mechanism 100 in each position.
  • the rails 22, 24, 26, 70, the arm 40 and the axle 52 are made of steel of various gauges, as one skilled in the art would know.

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  1. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit (20), mit
       einer ersten Ausziehstange (40) und einer zweiten Ausziehstange (72), die im Gebrauch an einer ersten geschlitzten Stütze (30) bzw. an einer zweiten geschlitzten Stütze (30) angebracht werden können, gekennzeichnet durch
       eine vordere Schiene (70), eine hintere Schiene (22), eine erste Seitenschiene (24) und eine zweite Seitenschiene (26), die einen Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) definieren, der im Gebrauch so beschaffen ist, daß er darauf ein Regalbrett unterstützt und sich längs der ersten Ausziehstange (40) und der zweiten Ausziehstange (40) bewegt,
       eine erste Reihe von Schlitzen (42, 44, 46) an der ersten Ausziehstange (40), eine zweite Reihe von Schlitzen (41, 43) an der zweiten Ausziehstange (72), ein erstes drehbares Kettenrad (50), das eine erste Mehrzahl Zähne umfaßt, und ein zweites drehbares Kettenrad (49), das eine zweite Mehrzahl Zähne umfaßt, wobei die ersten und zweiten Räder (50, 49) an gegenüberliegenden Enden einer Welle (52) befestigt sind, die sich über den Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) erstreckt und parallel zu der hinteren Schiene (22) verläuft, wobei die Anordnung derart ist, daß im Gebrauch die Bewegung des Regalbrett-Rahmens (25) durch synchrones Drehen des ersten drehbaren Kettenrades (50) und des zweiten drehbaren Kettenrades (49), die durch die erste Reihe von Schlitzen (42, 44, 46) bzw. die zweite Reihe von Schlitzen (41, 43) laufen, erleichtert wird.
  2. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach Anspruch 1, ferner mit einem Positionsverriegelungsmechanismus (100), der im Gebrauch an dem Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) befestigt ist und eine Nase (102) sowie eine Verlängerung (104) umfaßt, wobei im Gebrauch die Verlängerung in einen Schlitz der ersten Reihe von Schlitzen (42, 44, 46) einrückt, um eine Bewegung des Regalbrett-Rahmens (25) zu verhindern.
  3. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach Anspruch 2, ferner mit einer metallischen Vorbelastungsvorrichtung (113), die mit dem Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) verbunden ist, wobei die Vorbelastungsvorrichtung (113) im Gebrauch die Verlängerung (104) in einen Eingriff mit einem Schlitz der Reihe von Schlitzen (42, 44, 46) zwingt.
  4. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach Anspruch 1, 2 oder 3, ferner mit einer abnehmbaren Sperre (122), die sich von der ersten Ausziehstange (40) erstreckt, wobei die abnehmbare Sperre (122) im Gebrauch mit dem ersten drehbaren Kettenrad (50) in Eingriff gelangen kann, um ein Herabgleiten des Regalbrett-Rahmens von der ersten Ausziehstange (40) und der zweiten Ausziehstange (72) zu verhindern.
  5. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach Anspruch 1, 2, 3 oder 4, bei der die Welle (52) einen quadratischen Querschnitt hat.
  6. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) in eine nicht horizontale Stellung drehbar ist.
  7. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach Anspruch 6, bei der der Regalbrett-Rahmen (25) in mehrere nicht horizontale Stellungen drehbar ist.
  8. Ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch, ferner mit einem ersten Befestigungsband (28) und einem zweiten Befestigungsband (74), die im Gebrauch die erste Ausziehstange (40) und die zweite Ausziehstange (72) an der ersten (30) bzw. an der zweiten (30) geschlitzten Stütze befestigen.
  9. Regalbrettsystem, das ein Paar geschlitzter Stützen (30) umfaßt, an denen eine ausziehbare Regalbrett-Baueinheit (20) nach einem vorhergehenden Anspruch angebracht ist.
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