EP1656049A1 - Dispositif de suspension - Google Patents

Dispositif de suspension

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Publication number
EP1656049A1
EP1656049A1 EP04775283A EP04775283A EP1656049A1 EP 1656049 A1 EP1656049 A1 EP 1656049A1 EP 04775283 A EP04775283 A EP 04775283A EP 04775283 A EP04775283 A EP 04775283A EP 1656049 A1 EP1656049 A1 EP 1656049A1
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Prior art keywords
shelf
fastener
fasteners
shelves
supporting element
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EP1656049B1 (fr
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Reine Magnusson
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Elfa International AB
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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
    • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
    • A47F5/101—Display racks with slotted uprights
    • 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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/0083—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements with four vertical uprights
    • 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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
    • 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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
    • A47B47/021—Racks or shelf units
    • A47B47/024—Racks or shelf units with shelves between uprights without separate horizontal shelf supports
    • 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
    • A47B57/40—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 hooks coacting with openings
    • A47B57/406—Hooks attached to uprights
    • 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
    • A47B96/024—Shelves characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf
    • 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
    • A47F5/0043—Show shelves

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a system for detachable suspension of shelves from a wall or as a freestanding arrangement, comprising at least two essentially vertically positioned carrier elements and elon- gate, U-shaped supporting elements, which are adapted to support said shelves and which are fixed in a protruding manner to the carrier elements, and fasteners, which are adapted to be arranged on the underside of the shelf, adjacent two opposite side edges of the shelf, and which are adapted to engage the uppermost portion of the respective supporting elements, each fastener comprising a first portion, which is adapted to be attached at right angles to the underside of the shelf, and a second portion, which is perpendicular to the first portion and intended to abut against the underside of the shelf.
  • Brackets Systems for suspension of shelves from vertical carrier elements by means of two brackets, which can be releasably attached at any desired level to the carrier elements, are previously known, for example, from the Elfa International AB catalogue "Planerings- och..
  • the shelves are made of a wood material and are intended to be screwed to the brackets.
  • specially designed brackets thus have to be used for the shelves.
  • a bracket which usually is a sheet-metal panel that has been bent to a U-shape, can support only one shelf end and not the end of an adjacent shelf.
  • a specially designed bracket that can support two adjacent shelf ends is previously known from US-A- 6,202,966.
  • the shelf ends are intended to be screwed to the bracket.
  • a bracket can support only one shelf end, the side edge of which will then protrude from the bracket.
  • the side edges of the shelf ends do not protrude from the bracket.
  • Swedish patent application No. 142 302 discloses a way of positioning a shelf joint on a U-shaped bracket. An extension bar is arranged by means of screws on the ends of the two shelves.
  • the extension bar whose length essentially corresponds to the width of the shelves, has a longitudinal boss or bulge, which is intended to be inserted in a U-shaped bracket that is open at the top.
  • the boss prevents the horizontal displacement of the shelf by engaging the inside of the bracket legs.
  • This construction too, requires screws and only allows two shelves to be joined together but not one shelf to make up the end with its side edge protruding from the bracket.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a suspension system that allows easy mounting of a shelf on a supporting element and easy dismounting from said element .
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a suspension system that allows the user to decide whether to join two shelves together adjacent a supporting element or to let a shelf end adjacent the supporting element with a protruding side edge.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a suspension system which comprises slightly modified standard brackets or crossbars.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide a suspension system which comprises simple and inexpensive fasteners. According to the invention, these objects are achieved by a suspension system as described by way of introduction, which is characterised in that the fastener also comprises a third portion, which is essentially parallel to said first portion and intended to be inserted into the interior of the U-shaped supporting device, and that the fastener is adapted to be arranged in two opposite positions on the underside of the shelf, i e a first position in which the second portion of the fastener is oriented towards said side edge of the shelf, thus allowing two shelves to be arranged with their side edges next to one another and to be supported by the same supporting element, and a second position in which the second portion of the fastener is oriented away from the side edge of the shelf, the side edge of the shelf protruding from the supporting element when the shelf is arranged thereon.
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view from above of the elements included in the inventive suspension system for suspending a shelf from a carrier element
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view corresponding to that in Fig. 1, and to a reduced scale, of a shelf mounted on a bracket and adapted to be joined together with an additional shelf (not shown)
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view from below, and in the same scale as in Fig. 2, of a shelf mounted on a bracket to make up the end with its side edge protruding from the bracket;
  • Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view from above of the elements included in the inventive suspension system for suspending a shelf from a carrier element
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view corresponding to that in Fig. 1, and to a reduced scale, of a shelf mounted on a bracket and adapted to be joined together with an additional shelf (not shown)
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view from below, and in the same scale as in Fig. 2, of a shelf mounted on a bracket to
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view through and perpendicularly to the bracket illustrating the suspension system when used to join two shelves according to Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 of the suspension system when used to mount a single shelf making up the end as shown in Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 6 is a side view of a separate fastener;
  • Fig. 7 is a side view of an alternative embodiment of a separate fastener;
  • Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an embodiment with integrated fasteners;
  • Fig. 9 illustrates schematically a fastener provided with joints;
  • Fig. 10 is a longitudinal section through the bracket and illustrates a shelf mounted on a bracket and adapted to be joined together with an additional shelf according to Fig. 2; and
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a variant of the inventive suspension system.
  • the system comprises per se known, essentially vertically positioned carrier elements 1.
  • the carrier element may be freestanding and supported by a pair of feet resting on a substructure, such as a floor (not shown) . It is prefer- red, however, for the carrier element to be a bar or a section that is attached to or integrated in a wall.
  • the carrier element 1 has the form of a U-shaped bar that is screwed to the wall or a hang bar suspended from a carrier rail attached to the wall, as shown in the Elfa catalogue "Planerings- och .guide” .
  • the carrier element or rail 1 is provided with two parallel rows of slots or grooves 2 of the same dimension and evenly spaced-apart in the longitudinal direction.
  • the suspension system illustrated also includes a number of brackets 3, which are adapted to be used in pairs to detachably support a shelf 4. Only one of the brackets 3 is shown in Fig. 1, but it will be readily appreciated that each one bracket is suspended from the associated carrier element 1 for each shelf.
  • the bracket 3 is made from a sheet-metal panel that has been bent to a U-shape.
  • the bend 5 is located in the lower part of the bracket (as seen when mounted) and the free ends are located in the upper part as shown in Figs 4 and 5.
  • the bracket 3 has a pair of hook-shaped, projecting portions 6 at one end, which are intended to be inserted in a pair of selected slots 2 in the carrier element or the rail 1 and to engage an area inside the carrier element 1 adjacent to the slot 2 for suspending the bracket from the carrier element, as depicted in Fig. 10.
  • the inventive suspension system further comprises fasteners 7, see in particular Fig. 6.
  • the fasteners 7 are adapted to be attached to the underside 8 of the shelf 4 and adjacent two opposite side edges 9 of the shelf.
  • One or more holes 11 have been drilled in the shelf, which extend from the underside 8 of the shelf to the side edge 9 and towards, but not up to, the upper side 12 of the shelf.
  • each fastener 7 comprises a first portion 13, which is adapted to be fixed in the associated hole 11, perpendicularly to the underside 8 of the shelf, by inserting or screwing it into said hole 11.
  • the fastener further comprises a second portion 14, which is perpendicular to the first portion 13 and intended to abut, when mounted, against the underside 8 of the shelf.
  • each fastener comprises a third portion 15, which is essentially parallel to the first portion 13 and which, during mounting, is intended to be inserted into the U-shaped bracket 3, as will be described in more detail below.
  • each fastener is advantageously made in one piece from a bent wire or metal rod of any optional cross- section.
  • the fastener can be made of injection-moulded plastic.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a modified embodiment of the fastener. This fastener differs from the fastener shown in Fig. 6 in that the first portion 13 of the fastener is not made in one piece with the second portion 14 of the fastener, but consists of a screw 16 that is received in a through hole 17 in the second portion.
  • the second portion 14 preferably has a rectangular cross-section, while the third portion 15 of the fastener can be essentially cylindrical.
  • the screw 16 is adapted to be screwed into said (pre- drilled) hole 11 in the lower portion of the shelf.
  • FIG. 9 A conceivable variant of the fastener is illustrated schematically in Fig. 9. According to this variant, the first 13, second 14 and third 15 portions of the fastener are connected to each other in a pivoting manner or by means of joints 18, 19, as indicated by the two-way arrows in Fig. 9. In the embodiments of the inventive fastener illustrated in Figs 6, 7 and 9, the fasteners 7 are depicted as separate or individual units.
  • Fig. 1 shows two fasteners 7 according to Fig. 6 which are connected to each other by means of an intermediate element 21.
  • said fasteners 7 and the intermediate element 21 are made in one piece and, in this case, from a single bent wire or rod, or alterna- tively an injection-moulded piece, as described in connection with Fig. 6.
  • An alternative embodiment of the fasteners 7 and the intermediate element 21 connecting them to one another is shown in Fig. 8.
  • the second 14 and third 15 portion of each fastener are plate-shaped (cf. Fig.
  • first portion 13, 13' are preferably essentially cylin- drical and can comprise external, annular bosses or projections (not shown) for secure engagement with said hole 11.
  • the design allows the fasteners 7 to be arranged in two opposite positions on the underside 8 of the shelf 4, i e a first position in which the second portion 14 of the fastener is oriented from its first portion 13 towards the closest the side edge 9 of the shelf, as shown in Figs 1, 2, 4 and 10.
  • the second portion 14 of the fastener is thus oriented from its first portion 13 away from and substantially perpendicularly to said side edge 9, as shown in Figs 3 and 5.
  • each fastener 7 is designed as a separate unit, i e as illustrated in Figs 6, 7 and 9, the are pivoted about the first portion 13 or 16, alternatively, with said portion inserted in the hole 11.
  • the fasteners are connected to one another, as illustrated in Figs 1 and 8, they naturally have to be removed from the holes 11 and reinserted in the opposite position.
  • fasteners designed as a separate unit if their first portion has a cross-sectional shape other than circular, for example oval or polygon, for the purpose of facilitating the positioning of their second portion at right angles to the side edge 9 and maintaining it in that position.
  • first portion 13 of the fasteners 7 are inserted in the associated holes 11 in the shelf, as described above.
  • the second portion 14 of the fasteners are then positioned in recesses 22 provided in the uppermost portion of the bracket, i e at the end of its legs 24 that is located opposite said bend 5.
  • the shape and dimensions of the recesses 22 correspond to the cross-sectional shape and dimensions of said second portions 14, so that the underside 8 of the shelf will rest on the uppermost portion 23 of the bracket (cf . Figs 4 and 5) .
  • the third portion 15 of the fasteners have then been positioned inside the bracket and abut against the inside of one of its legs 24, 24'.
  • the shelf 4 is thereby fixed with respect to horizontal displacements.
  • the angle ⁇ between the second 14 and third 15 portions is slightly smaller than 90°, which allows the third portions to be caused to engage said legs 24, 24' in a clamping manner (see
  • the angle ⁇ is in the range 84°-89°, and most preferred 87°.
  • the fasteners 7 can be arranged in two opposite positions on the underside of the shelf.
  • the length of the second portion 14 of the fasteners relative to the distance of the holes 11 from the side edge 9 of the shelf is such that, when mounting the shelf 4 on the bracket 3, the side edge will be located essentially in the centre of the bracket, i e at the symmetry plane of the bracket, when the fasteners 7 have been arranged in said first position (with the second portion of the fastener oriented towards the side edge 9) . This is best shown in Fig.
  • FIG. 4 which also shows that a second shelf 4' on which the fasteners are positioned correspondingly can be arranged on the same bracket, one side edge next to the other side edge and pressing against one another, the third portion 14 of the fasteners being thereby caused to engage the respective legs 24, 24' in a clamping manner.
  • the shelf 4 In the second, opposite position, i e with the second portion 14 of the fastener oriented away from the side edge 9, the shelf 4 will rest on both legs 24, 24' of the bracket, its side edge 9 protruding from the bracket, as is best shown in Fig. 5.
  • the suspension system comprises U-shaped carrier elements 1 having slots 2 for detachable suspension of brackets 3 at any chosen height.
  • Fig. 11 shows one example of such a variant.
  • Fig. 11 illustrates an end part forming part of a freestanding storage rack, which end part comprises a pair of posts or uprights 26, which serve as said carrier elements.
  • the posts 26 are connected to one another by means of two or more horizontal crossbars or transverse girders 25.
  • the crossbars 25 are fixedly attached to the post 26, but can also be releasably attached to said posts by the posts being provided with slots corresponding to the slots 2 in the carrier element 1 (not shown) , in which case the crossbars have corresponding, protruding portions similar to the protruding portions 6 of the brackets 3 (cf . Fig. 10) .
  • the crossbars 25 are made from a sheet-metal plate bent to a U-shape, the bend 5 being located in the lower part of the crossbar shown in Fig. 11 and its free ends (corresponding to the free ends of the legs 24, 24') being located in the upper part of the crossbar.

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  • Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
  • Load-Engaging Elements For Cranes (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système permettant de suspendre détachable des étagères (4) à des éléments supports (1, 26) placés de façon essentiellement verticale et pourvus de fentes ou de rainures (2). Des éléments (3, 25) supports allongés en forme de U, conçus pour soutenir les étagères (4), sont fixés aux éléments supports (1) de manière à dépasser de ceux-ci. Le système comprend en outre des éléments de fixation (7) se plaçant sur la face inférieure (8) de l'étagère (4), de façon adjacente aux deux côtés (9) opposés de l'étagère (4). L'élément de fixation (7) se place dans deux positions opposées, sur la face inférieure (8) de l'étagère (4), à savoir une première position dans laquelle deux étagères (4) peuvent être placées bord contre bord (9) et reposer sur le même élément support (3, 25); et une seconde position dans laquelle la seconde partie (4) de l'élément de fixation (7) est placée loin du côté (9) de l'étagère, ce dernier (9) dépassant de l'élément support (3, 25).
EP04775283A 2003-08-18 2004-08-02 Dispositif de suspension Expired - Lifetime EP1656049B1 (fr)

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SE0302229A SE0302229L (sv) 2003-08-18 2003-08-18 System för frigörbar upphängning av hyllplan
PCT/SE2004/001157 WO2005020753A1 (fr) 2003-08-18 2004-08-02 Dispositif de suspension

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EP1656049A1 true EP1656049A1 (fr) 2006-05-17
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ATE415114T1 (de) 2008-12-15
DK1656049T3 (da) 2009-03-23
NO20060517L (no) 2006-05-16
NO324204B1 (no) 2007-09-10
WO2005020753A1 (fr) 2005-03-10
DE602004018000D1 (de) 2009-01-08

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