EP1166679B1 - Connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures - Google Patents
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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
- A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
- A47B57/30—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports
- A47B57/54—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges
- A47B57/545—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges clamped in discrete positions, e.g. on tubes with grooves or holes
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- the invention concerns a connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures, particularly suitable for use when it is necessary to suspend objects from tubular bearing structures.
- Sectional bearing structures are known that comprise tubular elements, which may also be removably connected to one another and to which it is possible to apply shelves or support elements by means of appropriate connection units.
- connection units are interposed between the tubular bearing element and the shelves, ensuring the correct anchorage and the stability of the latter.
- Connection units are known, each one of which comprises two tubular sleeves suitable for being removably and coaxially coupled to the outside of the tubular bearing structure.
- a first sleeve is generally made of plastic and envelops the tubular element partially or completely. Its external surface has the shape of a truncated cone tapering upwards and matching a corresponding tapering part of the inner surface of a second sleeve that is axially and externally coupled to it.
- connection unit The assembly of the connection unit is carried out at the same time as the assembly of the tubular bearing structure.
- the operation is started by coaxially coupling the second tubular sleeve to the outside of the tubular bearing element during the assembly and fixing of the bearing structure.
- the first sleeve is then applied to the tubular element and finally the second sleeve is made slide axially, fitting it to the first sleeve, until the conical surfaces of each of them are coupled to each other.
- connection unit cannot be completely removed without disassembling the bearing structure at least partially.
- the described solution includes the possibility to remove the first sleeve without necessarily removing the second sleeve.
- the bearing element has its ends fixed, for example, to an anchorage structure or to a wall or to any surface, the second sleeve cannot be withdrawn from the bearing element.
- connection unit For the same reasons, also the addition of another connection unit requires the partial or complete disassembly of the structure.
- connection unit do not ensure the interchangeability of the shelves, which reduces the functionality of the connection unit.
- Document DE-U-299 19 093 discloses a connection unit according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the document US-A-6,068,143 disclosed a rack with a plurality of shelves supported by many rods in which locating sleeves are located on the support rods and fastening sleeves are fixed with shelves.
- the locating sleeves are formed by two arcuate bodies provided by male-female coupling means, not having undercut profiles.
- the present invention aims at eliminating the drawbacks of the known technique.
- one aim of the invention is the implementation of a connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures that can be applied or removed, even if the bearing structure has both ends connected to anchorage structures, with no need to partially or completely remove the structure.
- connection unit that ensures the interchangeability of the shelves or of the support elements applied to it; said shelves should be interchanged quickly and without using tools.
- connection unit that ensures easy application to the bearing structure of any type of object.
- connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures the main features of which are according to the main claim.
- connection unit which is the subject of the invention enables the installation and removal of shelves, support elements or other similar objects with no need to alter the bearing structure.
- connection unit which is the subject of the invention, indicated as a whole by 1, is shown in Figure 1, wherein, as it can be observed, it is used to obtain a column C comprising a tubular bearing element S that by means of the connection unit 1 supports shelves R on which objects are positioned, which for example are constituted by floral compositions O.
- connection unit 1 as shown in Figure 2, comprises a first sleeve 2, which can be externally coupled to the bearing element S, and a second sleeve 3 suitable for being externally coupled to the first sleeve 2.
- the first sleeve 2 is constituted by two shells 22, 23 joined by a longitudinal rib 21 that ensures their reciprocal rotation, so that an opening 20 can be obtained, which makes it possible to apply them outside the bearing element S.
- the surfaces 28 and 33 of the sleeves 2 and 3, which are visible in Figure 3, are in contact with each other, have truncated cone-shaped longitudinal profile, can be matched and are diverging in the downward direction.
- the second sleeve 3 comprises two sectors 31 and 32, each one of which is provided with male-female coupling means 30 obtained on its longitudinal edge, said coupling means being inserted one into the other by shifting them orthogonally to the surfaces of the sectors 31 and 32 to which they belong, in order to form the second sleeve 3 before it is externally coupled to the first sleeve 2 through axial sliding.
- the male-female coupling means 30 provided in each sector 31 and 32 visible in detail in Figure 4 respectively comprises protrusions 34 and recesses 35 that are practically trapezoidal, have rounded corners and can be matched.
- the protrusions and recesses can have broken mixed or curved profile.
- each sector 31, 32 is provided with fastening means 38 constituted by through holes visible in Figure 3 and suitable for housing the screws V that fasten the shelves R.
- the inner surface 24 of the first sleeve 2 is provided with an annular edge 25 suitable for being fitted into a corresponding annular recess A present on the bearing element S, when the sleeve 2 is externally coupled to the latter.
- the first sleeve 2 can be constituted by a plurality of independent shells or form a single unit together with the bearing structure S.
- connection unit 1 to the bearing structure S requires first of all the positioning of the first sleeve 2 on the bearing element S.
- the operator reciprocally separates the shelves 22 and 23 by rotating them around the rib 21 and connects them to the outside of the bearing element S, making the annular edge 25 fit into the annular recess A. At this point he releases the two shells 22 and 23, which owing to their own elasticity return to their original position and form the sleeve 2 again, as shown in Figure 5.
- the operator then arranges the two sectors 31 and 32 outside the bearing element S, as shown in Figure 6, at first by radially bringing them near each other until the protrusions 34 and the recesses 35 are superimposed, then shifting them orthogonally to the surfaces of the sectors themselves in diametral direction, in such a way as to insert each protrusion 34 into the corresponding recess 35 and to form the second sleeve 3.
- connection unit 1 can withstand any reasonable force G that may be applied to the second sleeve 3 in axial direction.
- the tapering of the touching surfaces 28 and 33 of the two sleeves 2 and 3 is such as to resolve the force G into a component radial to the bearing element S, making the inner surface 24 of the first sleeve 2 match the outer surface of the bearing element S and generating a friction force that balances the force G.
- the transversal section of the bearing element S is preferably circular but can have any shape, and the annular protrusion 25 must not necessarily be present on the sleeve 2, since it is not indispensable for the functionality of the connection unit 1.
- Figures from 8 to 15 show as many variant applications of the connection units suitable for the installation of the different shelves R used. More precisely, Figure 8 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 310, is provided with two protrusions 41 on the top of which a through hole 42 has been made to ensure the installation - by means of a screw not represented in the figure - of the bearing element 43 if this comprises a curved tubular element 44 defining a slit 45 suitable for housing the board T, as shown in Figure 13.
- Figure 9 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 320, is provided with two protrusions 47 positioned transversally with respect to the sector 31 in which as many through holes 46 have been made in order to install the bearing element 48, always by means of a screw not represented in the figure.
- the bearing element 48 in this case, is constituted by a tubular element bent in such a way as to form a practically circular element suitable for housing a flowerpot or a container Q, as shown in Figure 14.
- Figure 10 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 330, is provided with four protrusions 49, on each one of which a through hole 50 has been made to ensure the coupling to two bearing elements 44 of the type shown in Figure 8.
- Figure 11 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 340, is provided with protrusions 51 suitable for being housed into a corresponding recess obtained on the bearing element 54.
- Figure 12 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 350, is provided with two elements 51 suitable for coupling to as many bearing elements 54.
- FIG. 15 shows a further variant application of the invention, in which a different bearing element 52 suitable for supporting practically cylindrical containers is represented.
- Figures 16 and 17 show two structures in which the connection unit 1 is used to obtain a multifunctional unit and a clothes-stand, respectively.
- connection unit S has circular section
- coupling of the connection unit to the bearing structure allows the connection unit to rotate axially by exploiting the friction created in this situation by the first sleeve 2.
- Variant applications of the invention may comprise more than two sectors to constitute the second sleeve 3 and include the first sleeve 2 as integral part of the bearing element S.
- first sleeve 2 may be provided with any number of ribs 21 and may be constituted by independent half-shells that, during the assembly, must be coupled one by one to the outside of the bearing element S, in such a way as to envelop it at least partially.
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- The invention concerns a connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures, particularly suitable for use when it is necessary to suspend objects from tubular bearing structures.
- Sectional bearing structures are known that comprise tubular elements, which may also be removably connected to one another and to which it is possible to apply shelves or support elements by means of appropriate connection units.
- In particular, the connection units are interposed between the tubular bearing element and the shelves, ensuring the correct anchorage and the stability of the latter.
- Connection units are known, each one of which comprises two tubular sleeves suitable for being removably and coaxially coupled to the outside of the tubular bearing structure.
- A first sleeve is generally made of plastic and envelops the tubular element partially or completely. Its external surface has the shape of a truncated cone tapering upwards and matching a corresponding tapering part of the inner surface of a second sleeve that is axially and externally coupled to it.
- The assembly of the connection unit is carried out at the same time as the assembly of the tubular bearing structure.
- More precisely, the operation is started by coaxially coupling the second tubular sleeve to the outside of the tubular bearing element during the assembly and fixing of the bearing structure. The first sleeve is then applied to the tubular element and finally the second sleeve is made slide axially, fitting it to the first sleeve, until the conical surfaces of each of them are coupled to each other.
- The main drawback of the known connection units described above is represented by the fact that the whole connection unit cannot be completely removed without disassembling the bearing structure at least partially.
- The described solution includes the possibility to remove the first sleeve without necessarily removing the second sleeve. In fact, if the bearing element has its ends fixed, for example, to an anchorage structure or to a wall or to any surface, the second sleeve cannot be withdrawn from the bearing element.
- For the same reasons, also the addition of another connection unit requires the partial or complete disassembly of the structure.
- A further drawback is due to the fact that the known connection unit do not ensure the interchangeability of the shelves, which reduces the functionality of the connection unit.
- Document DE-U-299 19 093 discloses a connection unit according to the preamble of
claim 1. - The document US-A-6,068,143 disclosed a rack with a plurality of shelves supported by many rods in which locating sleeves are located on the support rods and fastening sleeves are fixed with shelves. The locating sleeves are formed by two arcuate bodies provided by male-female coupling means, not having undercut profiles.
- The present invention aims at eliminating the drawbacks of the known technique.
- More precisely, one aim of the invention is the implementation of a connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures that can be applied or removed, even if the bearing structure has both ends connected to anchorage structures, with no need to partially or completely remove the structure.
- Another aim is the implementation of a connection unit that ensures the interchangeability of the shelves or of the support elements applied to it; said shelves should be interchanged quickly and without using tools.
- Another important aim is the implementation of a connection unit that ensures easy application to the bearing structure of any type of object.
- The aims mentioned above have been achieved through the implementation of a connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures the main features of which are according to the main claim.
- To advantage, the connection unit which is the subject of the invention enables the installation and removal of shelves, support elements or other similar objects with no need to alter the bearing structure.
- The goals and advantages described above will be highlighted in greater detail in the description of some among many possible applications of the invention in question, illustrated in the attached drawings, wherein:
- Figure 1 shows the connection unit subject of the invention applied to a bearing structure;
- Figure 2 is an axonometric exploded view of the connection unit shown in Figure 1;
- Figure 3 shows a longitudinal section of the connection unit of Figure 2;
- Figure 4 shows a component of the connection unit of Figure 2;
- Figures from 5 to 7 show the assembly of the connection unit of Figure 2;
- Figures from 8 to 15 show some variant applications of the connection unit of Figure 3;
- Figures 16 and 17 show different structures that can be obtained by using the connection unit of Figure 1.
- The connection unit which is the subject of the invention, indicated as a whole by 1, is shown in Figure 1, wherein, as it can be observed, it is used to obtain a column C comprising a tubular bearing element S that by means of the
connection unit 1 supports shelves R on which objects are positioned, which for example are constituted by floral compositions O. - The
connection unit 1, as shown in Figure 2, comprises afirst sleeve 2, which can be externally coupled to the bearing element S, and asecond sleeve 3 suitable for being externally coupled to thefirst sleeve 2. - In particular, the
first sleeve 2 is constituted by twoshells longitudinal rib 21 that ensures their reciprocal rotation, so that anopening 20 can be obtained, which makes it possible to apply them outside the bearing element S. - The
surfaces sleeves - According to the invention, the
second sleeve 3 comprises twosectors sectors second sleeve 3 before it is externally coupled to thefirst sleeve 2 through axial sliding. - More precisely, the male-female coupling means 30 provided in each
sector protrusions 34 andrecesses 35 that are practically trapezoidal, have rounded corners and can be matched. - According to other applications of the invention, the protrusions and recesses can have broken mixed or curved profile.
- The external surface of each
sector - In the application described herein the
inner surface 24 of thefirst sleeve 2 is provided with anannular edge 25 suitable for being fitted into a corresponding annular recess A present on the bearing element S, when thesleeve 2 is externally coupled to the latter. - According to a further application of the invention, the
first sleeve 2 can be constituted by a plurality of independent shells or form a single unit together with the bearing structure S. - Practically, the anchorage of the
connection unit 1 to the bearing structure S requires first of all the positioning of thefirst sleeve 2 on the bearing element S. - More precisely, the operator reciprocally separates the
shelves rib 21 and connects them to the outside of the bearing element S, making theannular edge 25 fit into the annular recess A. At this point he releases the twoshells sleeve 2 again, as shown in Figure 5. - The operator then arranges the two
sectors protrusions 34 and therecesses 35 are superimposed, then shifting them orthogonally to the surfaces of the sectors themselves in diametral direction, in such a way as to insert eachprotrusion 34 into thecorresponding recess 35 and to form thesecond sleeve 3. - Finally the operator, as shown in Figure 7, shifts the
second sleeve 3 axially along direction B, until coupling itsinner surface 33 to theouter surface 28 of thefirst sleeve 2, thus closing thesectors first coupling 2. - Once the coupling has taken place, the
connection unit 1 can withstand any reasonable force G that may be applied to thesecond sleeve 3 in axial direction. In this situation, in fact, the tapering of thetouching surfaces sleeves inner surface 24 of thefirst sleeve 2 match the outer surface of the bearing element S and generating a friction force that balances the force G. - Obviously, the transversal section of the bearing element S is preferably circular but can have any shape, and the
annular protrusion 25 must not necessarily be present on thesleeve 2, since it is not indispensable for the functionality of theconnection unit 1. - The Figures from 8 to 15 show as many variant applications of the connection units suitable for the installation of the different shelves R used. More precisely, Figure 8 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 310, is provided with two
protrusions 41 on the top of which athrough hole 42 has been made to ensure the installation - by means of a screw not represented in the figure - of thebearing element 43 if this comprises a curvedtubular element 44 defining aslit 45 suitable for housing the board T, as shown in Figure 13. - Figure 9 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 320, is provided with two
protrusions 47 positioned transversally with respect to thesector 31 in which as many throughholes 46 have been made in order to install thebearing element 48, always by means of a screw not represented in the figure. Thebearing element 48, in this case, is constituted by a tubular element bent in such a way as to form a practically circular element suitable for housing a flowerpot or a container Q, as shown in Figure 14. - Figure 10 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 330, is provided with four
protrusions 49, on each one of which a throughhole 50 has been made to ensure the coupling to two bearingelements 44 of the type shown in Figure 8. - Figure 11 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 340, is provided with
protrusions 51 suitable for being housed into a corresponding recess obtained on thebearing element 54. - Figure 12 shows a variant application of the connection unit subject of the invention that differs from the application described above due to the fact that one of the half-shells, indicated as a whole by 350, is provided with two
elements 51 suitable for coupling to as many bearingelements 54. - Figure 15 shows a further variant application of the invention, in which a
different bearing element 52 suitable for supporting practically cylindrical containers is represented. - Finally, Figures 16 and 17 show two structures in which the
connection unit 1 is used to obtain a multifunctional unit and a clothes-stand, respectively. - It is also important to observe how, if the bearing element S has circular section, the coupling of the connection unit to the bearing structure allows the connection unit to rotate axially by exploiting the friction created in this situation by the
first sleeve 2. - Variant applications of the invention may comprise more than two sectors to constitute the
second sleeve 3 and include thefirst sleeve 2 as integral part of the bearing element S. - Furthermore, it is important to observe that the
first sleeve 2 may be provided with any number ofribs 21 and may be constituted by independent half-shells that, during the assembly, must be coupled one by one to the outside of the bearing element S, in such a way as to envelop it at least partially.
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- Connection unit (1) for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures (S), comprising a first sleeve (2) arranged externally to said bearing elements (S) and a second sleeve (3) suitable for being externally coupled to said first sleeve (2) through axial sliding, the surfaces (28, 33) of said sleeves (2, 3) that are in contact with each other having truncated cone-shaped longitudinal profile,
characterized in that said second sleeve (3) comprises two independent sectors (31; 32, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350) provided with male-female coupling means (30) obtained on the longitudinal edges of the sectors, said male-female coupling means (30) being shaped so that, in order to form the second sleeve (3), the two independent sectors first need to be brought near each other until the male coupling means (34) and the female coupling means (35) on the longitudinal edges of the two sectors are superimposed, then shifting the sectors orthogonally to the surfaces of the sectors in diametral direction, in such a way as to insert each male coupling means (34) into the corresponding female coupling means (35), to form said second sleeve (3) before this is externally coupled to said first sleeve (2) through axial sliding. - Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said male-female coupling means (30) are respectively constituted by protrusions (34) and recesses (35) with broken mixed or curved profile and these profiles can be matched.
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said first sleeve (2) is provided with a longitudinal opening (20) for the coupling to said bearing elements (S).
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said first sleeve (2) comprises two or more shells (22, 23) connected to one another by means of longitudinal ribs (21) suitable for ensuring that they can be reciprocally moved away from one another.
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 4, characterized in that said two or more shells (22, 23) are independent of one another.
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearing element (S) is externally provided with one or more annular recesses (A) that are spaced and parallel to one another, each one of which is suitable for housing a corresponding annular edge (25) provided on the inner surface (24) of said first sleeve (2).
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said bearing element (S), said first sleeve (2) and said second sleeve (3) have practically circular transversal sections.
- Connection unit (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said sectors (31, 32, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350) are provided with'fastening means (38, 41, 47, 49, 51) for the shelves (R, 44, 48, 54).
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AT00113137T ATE247914T1 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2000-06-29 | CONNECTION FOR MOUNTING SHELVES OR SUPPORT ELEMENTS ON FRAME |
DE60004802T DE60004802T2 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2000-06-29 | Connection for mounting shelves or support elements on racks |
ES00113137T ES2206109T3 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2000-06-29 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SHELVES OR CARRYING ELEMENTS ON SUPPORT STRUCTURES. |
EP00113137A EP1166679B1 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2000-06-29 | Connection unit for the installation of shelves or support elements on bearing structures |
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