EP2294943A1 - Shelf for mostly cylindrical bodies, in particular wine bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

The shelf has base elements (1), side elements (4) and other base elements (2). The side elements are stand in a perpendicular manner. The side elements are connected with a side of one of the former base elements on one hand. The side elements are connected with a side of one of the latter base elements on another hand.

Description

The invention relates to a shelf for substantially cylindrical bodies, in particular wine bottles, with bottom elements which are substantially inclined towards the horizontal, and side elements which are perpendicular and form together with the bottom elements prismatic compartments for supporting the body in an axially horizontal position, according to the Preamble of claim 1.

Shelves for essentially cylindrical bodies, for example bottles and in particular wine bottles, are known in great variety of forms. These range from stackable clay pipes, via wire mesh arrangements, wooden shelves to plastic boxes. There are both finished, modular-like composite and modular combinable designs.

In such shelves is often a three-digit or even four-digit number of wine bottles to store, which usually have different diameters. This results in corresponding requirements on the one hand on the stability of the shelves and on the other hand on the clarity of the stored wine bottles. The overview of the stored bottles is greatly facilitated by storing bottles of the same wine in the same compartment.

Wine should also be stored as vibration-free. This requires a quiet storage position of the wine bottles in a stable position in the tray. Since the removal of wine bottles from a tray frequently in single piece It is particularly important that the bottles remaining in the compartment during and after removal are not subject to shocks and stable rest, which is always a big problem especially for horizontal shelves.

It is known that tilted shelves counteract a rolling and rolling of wine bottles. Shelves with parallelogram-shaped compartments or diagonal floors in rectangular compartments often have a low stability, which in turn requires additional diagonal struts or stabilizing elements, for example in the form of metal or wood rods.

From the DE 199 56 171 A1 is a shelf with a variety of subjects with triangular cross section known, of which two side planes are inclined at an angle of 30 ° to a horizontal plane, which automatically guarantees a relatively high packing density and a stable position position of the wine bottles. Also achieved the shelf similar to a truss high stability. It requires a very large number of each parallel, spaced side by side and successively arranged wooden slats, which extend continuously and integrally from one edge of the shelf to the other, where they are to connect to achieve stability in the intersection points by connecting means. In addition to the large material and Zuschneidaufwand the countless wooden slats connecting in the crossover points brings an enormous installation effort with it. Also, especially large bottles in triangular compartments can not be stored very tight.

The object of the invention is to remedy the deficiencies of the prior art. Thus, a stable, structurally simple constructed shelf for largely vibration-free and economical storage of substantially cylindrical bodies to be proposed.

The object is achieved by a shelf with the features of claim 1.

Thus, a shelf according to the invention for substantially cylindrical bodies, in addition to first and second floor elements, which are substantially inclined towards a horizontal plane, also has first and second side elements, which are perpendicular. The first side element is connected on one side to a side of one of the first floor elements and on the other side to a side of one of the second floor elements. The second side member is connected on one side to the other side of the one of the first bottom members and on the other side to the other side of the one of the second bottom members such that the one of the first bottom members and the one of the second bottom members are spaced from each other and form together with the side elements a plurality of compartments for supporting the body in an axially horizontal position, which have a trapezoidal cross-section.

In shelves according to the invention can be reduced by geometrical conditions, the bending moments occurring in the floor elements and thereby realize material savings. Also, the packing density can be increased compared to triangular compartments and make better use of the available space.

At the same time, the alternately inclined floor elements also assume the function of truss-type bracing elements, in particular if they can absorb and transmit pressure as well as tensile forces. As a result, the shelves achieve great stability.

By means of suitable mechanical active connections, shelves according to the invention can be detachably assembled without any fastening means, such as glue, screws, nails, etc., from a few simple components.

A development of shelves according to the invention provides for the compartments between the top of the lateral surface of the stored body and the overlying floor element additionally a Sichtspalt ago, on which information on the top, for example, with respect to winery, wine, vintage, etc., at least partially read, whereby a finding of the desired body is much easier. This can be achieved by slightly longer first and second side elements. This also eliminates the usual additional labeling of subjects.

Further alternative or advantageous embodiments or developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

Figur 1

eine Gegenüberstellung eines bekannten Regals und eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Regals in zwei schematisch dargestellten Teilansichten,

Figur 2

eine weitere Gegenüberstellung eines bekannten Regals und eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels in zwei schematisch dargestellten Teilansichten,

Figur 3

eine schematische Teilansicht eines dritten Ausführungsbeispiels,

Figur 4

eine Seitenansicht eines vierten Ausführungsbeispiels eines einreihigen Regals mit vier gleichen Fächern,

Figur 5

eine vergrößerte Detailansicht zweier Ausführungsformen von steckbarer Verbindungen von Bodenelementen und Seitenelementen aus Figur 4 in Seitenansicht,

Figur 6

eine Detailansicht alternativer Ausführungsformen von Verbindungen in Seitenansicht,

Figur 7

eine Seitenansicht eines fünften Ausführungsbeispiels mit zwei Regalreihen,

Figur 8

eine perspektivische Schrägansicht eines sechsten Ausführungsbeispiels mit vier Regalreihen mit jeweils fünf unterschiedlich hohen Fächern,

Figur 9

eine Teilansicht eines siebten Ausführungsbeispiels mit eindimensional angeordneten, trapezförmigen Modulen,

Figur 10

eine Teilansicht eines achten Ausführungsbeispiels mit zweidimensional angeordneten, trapezförmigen Modulen und

Figur 11

eine Seitenansicht eines neunten Ausführungsbeispiels mit schenkelförmigen Modulen.

The invention will be explained in more detail by way of example only with reference to the figures. Identical objects in different embodiments, which perform the same functions, are provided below with the same designations and reference numerals. Show it:

FIG. 1

a comparison of a known shelf and a first embodiment of a shelf according to the invention in two partial views shown schematically,

FIG. 2

a further comparison of a known shelf and a first embodiment in two partial views shown schematically,

FIG. 3

a schematic partial view of a third embodiment,

FIG. 4

a side view of a fourth embodiment of a single-row shelf with four identical compartments,

FIG. 5

an enlarged detail view of two embodiments of plug-in connections of floor elements and side elements FIG. 4 in side view,

FIG. 6

a detailed view of alternative embodiments of connections in side view,

FIG. 7

a side view of a fifth embodiment with two rows of shelves,

FIG. 8

3 is an oblique perspective view of a sixth embodiment with four rows of shelves, each with five different levels of subjects,

FIG. 9

a partial view of a seventh embodiment with one-dimensional arranged, trapezoidal modules,

FIG. 10

a partial view of an eighth embodiment with two-dimensionally arranged, trapezoidal modules and

FIG. 11

a side view of a ninth embodiment with leg-shaped modules.

FIG. 1 represents purely schematically on the right side a first embodiment of a shelf according to the invention and on the left side of an already known shelf in each case in a partial view.

The partial view on the right side shows a first floor element 1, which is here inclined 30 ° against a horizontal plane, a second floor element 2, which is inclined in the opposite direction 30 ° to the horizontal plane, a first side element 3 and according to the invention a second Side element 4, both of which are vertical. Here, while the lower side of the first side member 3 is connected to the left side of the first floor member 1, its upper side is connected to the left side of the second floor member 2. According to the invention, here the lower side of the second side element 4 is connected to the right side of the first floor element 1 and the upper side to the right side of the second floor element 2. As a result, the first and the second bottom element 1 and 2 are spaced from each other and form together with the first and the second side member 3 and 4, a prismatic trapezoidal compartment 5. Lot trapezoidal tray 5 is another trapezoidal compartment 5 is arranged the mirrored is executed and its lower bottom element is formed here by the second bottom element 2.

The partial view on the left side shows, corresponding to that on the right side, a first and a second bottom element 1 'and 2' and a first side element 3, which is also connected to the first and the second bottom element 1 'and 2', respectively. In contrast to the invention, the first and second bottom element 1 'and 2' are directly connected to each other in the known shelf. As a result, and together with the first side element 3, they form a prismatic, triangular compartment 6. As is already known from static truss systems, even a single triangular compartment is distinguished by an extraordinary stability. Are - as shown here in the left partial view - several triangular compartments 6 arranged vertically stacked together to form a shelf, so this also has an exceptional stability.

In the right-hand part view, another trapezoidal compartment 5 is arranged vertically above the trapezoidal compartment 5, which is embodied in a mirrored manner and whose lower floor element is formed here by the second floor element 2. The mutually inclined first and second floor elements 1 and 2 additionally assume the function of corresponding diagonal struts, over which advantageously both compressive and tensile forces in the direction of extension of the floor elements 1 and 2 between the side members 3 and 4 are transferable, whereby such shelves also have a very high stability. At one - like here shown - single-row shelf with trapezoidal compartments 5, however, in contrast to a shelf with triangular compartments 6 for this purpose a rigid connection between the side elements 3 and 4 is required. In contrast to rectangular, parallelogram or possibly also diamond-shaped compartments, the otherwise additional attachment of separate stabilizing elements - for example diagonal struts, gusset plates, corner stiffeners, etc. - is no longer necessary in this way.

Other subjects and end elements, such as foot or head elements, the shelves are not shown here for reasons of clarity.

The trapezoidal and triangular compartments 5 and 6 of Figures 1 and 2 are only for receiving a single substantially cylindrical body 7 - here a rather large wine bottle with an outer diameter of about 80 mm - formed and the predetermined diameter are exactly adapted. As a result, the first side elements 3 of both partial figures have the same length.

From the juxtaposition of the two sub-figures can be seen that the bottom element 1 and 2 of the invention compared to the bottom element 1 'and 2' of the known shelf has a reduced length, which significantly exceeds the length of the additionally required second side member 4. Since in the floor elements 1 and 2 according to the invention reduces the overall length and the load is introduced by the body 7 also off-center, resulting in a reduction of their bending moment load, whereby the requirements for their Load capacity is reduced. This allows in a conventional manner a slimmer dimensioning of the components and less expensive construction.

The hatched triangle 8 in the right part of the figure shows the differential area of the cross sections, which is between the triangular and inventive trapezoidal compartment 5 and 6 respectively. For the same storage capacity claimed according to this differential area each compartment of the invention compared to a compartment of a known shelf less space.

The well-known shelf of the left part of the figure has an anchor point, at the same two floor elements 1 'and 2' are to be connected to the first side elements 3, which is always associated with problems in practice. Since in the invention - as shown on the right side - the two bottom elements 1 and 2 are spaced from each other by the second side member 4, the first and the second bottom element 1 and 2 separated from each other with the first and second side members 3 and 4 are connected. This is generally much easier to construct. Also, stronger connections can be realized.

FIG. 2 sets accordingly FIG. 1 purely schematically on the right side, a second embodiment of a shelf according to the invention and on the left side of a known shelf each in a partial view opposite.

In contrast to FIG. 1 Here are the subjects 5 and 6 does not exactly the given diameter of the body 7 adapted, but have larger dimensions, which with Viewing gap 9 between the top of the lateral surface of the body 7 and the overlying floor elements 1, 1 ', 2 or 2' is given. Thanks to the Sichtspalt 9 information, for example, regarding winery, wine, vintage, etc., which are located on the label of the wine bottle, at least partially read, making it much easier to find the desired wine bottle.

From the juxtaposition of the two subfigures of Figures 1 and 2 as well as their hatched triangles 8 it can be seen that in providing a viewing gap 9 according to FIG. 2 all on hand of the FIG. 1 described advantageous effects of shelves according to the invention in terms of dimensioning, cost and space requirements even more extensive.

Of course, these are limited in the FIGS. 1 and 2 described advantageous effects not only on shelves with trapezoidal compartments 5 for only a single substantially cylindrical body 7, but also occur in shelves with trapezoidal compartments for several - for example, three, six or ten bodies - with increasing the number of bodies of the circumference the beneficial effects decreases.

FIG. 3 shows purely schematically a partial view of a third embodiment, in which a further advantageous effect, in particular when receiving wine bottles commercially available six-packs occurs. This special embodiment of a trapezoidal compartment 5 has a first floor element 1 for two and a second side element 4 for three bodies 7 beside or above one another on. Since here, too, the first floor element 1 is inclined to the horizontal plane, the bodies 7 always assume a defined and stable position. Unlike the subfigures FIG. 2 Here, a provision of an additional viewing gap is not required because in six bodies alone is given by the shape of the trapezoidal tray 5 is a very good readability of the two upper bottles.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of a fourth embodiment, which is designed as a single-row shelf with four trapezoidal compartments 5. Each trapezoidal compartment 5 is the same size and for the reception of at least six cylindrical bodies 7 - also here on average large wine bottles - designed. The shelf here has a small and a large foot member 10 and 11 and a small and a large head element 12 and 13, respectively. The small foot member 10, the two first and two second side members 3 and 4 and the large head member 13 are here formed as a rigid part in the form of a left one-piece post 14, which is made of a solid oak board. The large foot element 11, the two first and two second side elements 3 and 4 and the small head element 12 are formed in a corresponding manner in the form of a right one-piece post 15.

The three first and two second floor elements 1 and 2 are here also designed as solid oak boards and the two uprights 14 and 15 via a fastening means - here a wood glue - inextricably linked. As in FIG. 4 not shown are for this purpose in the two Stehern 14 and 15 normal to Extension direction of the bottom elements 1 and 2 between the uprights 14 and 15 five recesses for the bottom elements 1 and 2, so-called grooves provided. In this way, even this single-row shelf has a very high stability. Here, the glued floor elements 1 and 2 can exert both compressive and tensile forces on the uprights 14 and 15 under force loads against the right or left side of the shelf.

Since here too the first and the second bottom elements 1 and 2 are inclined at an angle of 30 ° to the horizontal plane, the six bodies 7 take in a conventional manner automatically the space optimal for cylindrical body, a hexagonal arrangement. They also always assume a defined and stable storage position. The connections between the floor elements 1 and 2 and the side elements 3 and 4 are additionally stiffened by the pack of six hexagonal bodies 7. Similarly, in the three upper trapezoidal compartments 5 more substantially cylindrical body 16 - here rather smaller wine bottles - stored. Even with a removal of other bodies 16 from the upper trapezoidal compartment 5, nothing changes in the stability of the storage position of the remaining other bodies 16. A back and forth roles for a removal of bodies 16 - as usual for horizontal subjects - does not occur here ,

The four trapezoidal compartments 5 have by the ratio of the first and the second side elements 3 and 4 corresponding to the subjects in FIG. 2 a Sichtspalt 9.

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged detail view of the shelf FIG. 4 with two embodiments pluggable connections between a first and second bottom element 1 and 2 and a first and second side member 3 and 4, which are formed as a left one-piece post 14, in side view.

In the left one-piece uprights 14 designed as a wedge-shaped groove 17 recess is provided, which extends normal to the extension direction of the second floor element 2 here between the left post 14 and the right post, not shown. The left side of the second floor element 2 is designed as a wedge-shaped ridge spring and inserted into the ridge 17. As a result, the second floor element 2 with the left-hand one-piece upright 14 not only has a traction-resistant but also a bending-moment-locking, releasable connection with positive locking.

The first bottom element 1 is connected in a corresponding manner via a provided in the left one-piece uprights 14, cylindrical Gratnut 18 with this. About this connection only compressive and tensile forces and no bending moments are transmitted in a conventional manner.

FIG. 6 shows two alternative embodiments of releasable mechanical connections by means of fasteners in side view. A first and two second floor elements 1 and 2, which are formed here as sheet metal plates are connected via releasable fasteners with a left one-piece stand 14 made of wood. The lower second floor element 2 is with a wood screw 19 with round head directly to the left one-piece uprights 14 connected. The first floor element 1 is connected via a machine screw 20 with hexagonal head, which is held in a bore in the left one-piece stand 14, with an upper second floor element 2 of a second row of shelves. In this, a thread is provided, in which the machine screw 20 is fixed.

FIG. 7 shows a side view of a fifth embodiment, the two-row variant of the shelf FIG. 4 embodies. In principle, here are two identical shelves FIG. 4 connected to each other, wherein the small and large foot member 10 and 11, four first and four second side members 3 and 4 and the small and large head element 12 and 13 are formed as a central one-piece uprights 21. This type of arrangement of rows of shelves on the one hand has the advantage that only structurally simple connections, each with a single bottom element 1 or 2 are still provided and the free buckling lengths of the side members 3 is substantially reduced, whereby the stability of the shelf is further increased.

Are all connections using Gratnuten 17 and burrs according to FIG. 5 executed, so this double-row shelf and a shelf with any number of rows of only two parts, a middle one-piece uprights 21 and a second floor element 2, plug together without any fasteners, since a turned second floor element 2 in this case identical to a first Floor element 1 is.

FIG. 8 shows an oblique perspective view of a sixth embodiment, which embodies a shelf with four rows, each with five different height trapezoidal compartments 5.

With increasing difference in the arrangement height of the trapezoidal compartments 5 of the eye level increases in the vertical direction, the length of the one-piece here second side elements 4, 4 ', 4 ", 9"', 4 "" steadily more, which also the clear width and the viewing gap 9 increase accordingly. This facilitates the reading of information in the lower compartments.

Unlike the shelf FIG. 7 Here are the trapezoidal compartments 5 with respect to the first and the second side elements 3 and 4 arranged mirror-symmetrically. This makes it possible for two first and two second floor elements 1 and 2 to be designed as a continuous floor element 22, which here comprises a pair of corrugated metal strips extending parallel to one another. The first side elements 3, 3 ', 3 ", 3"', 3 "" are here as well as the small and large foot member 10 and 11 and the small and large head elements 12 and 13 each formed as a pair of wooden rods. The foot elements are here via the first and the second side elements and the continuous floor elements with the head elements by not visible in the drawing tie rods, such as threaded rods, connected to each other. As a result, this shelf also has a high stability.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show partial views of a seventh and eighth embodiment, which is composed of three or six trapezoidal modules 23, the same one Entire trapezoidal compartment 5 with a first and second bottom element 1 and 2 and a first and second side member 3 and 4 embody.

In the single-row shelf FIG. 9 the trapezoidal modules 23 are in contrast to the three-row shelf FIG. 10 only one-dimensionally arranged one above the other alternately. The trapezoidal modules 23 are connected to one another in known per se via mechanical fastening elements between the first and the second side elements 3 and 4. Also would be conceivable by the first and second side members 3 and 4 extending traction means.

FIG. 11 Figure 11 shows a side view of a ninth embodiment embodying a single row shelf with three leg modules 24, a foot and a head. A first bottom element 1, a first side element 3 and twice a half of a second side element 4 is designed as a leg-shaped module 24. If you turn a leg-shaped module 24 about a horizontal axis 180 °, so you can put together a trapezoidal tray 5 according to the invention.

Claims (12)

Shelf for substantially cylindrical body (7), in particular wine bottles, with - First floor elements (1) and second floor elements (1), which are inclined substantially against a horizontal plane, and - First side elements (3), each standing vertically, which are connected on one side with a side of one of the first floor elements (1) and on the other side with a side of the second floor elements (2) and prismatic with these together Forming compartments (5) for supporting the bodies (7) in an axially horizontal position,
characterized in that - Second side elements (4) are provided, each standing vertically and connected on one side with the other side of one of the first floor elements (1) and on the other side with the other side of the one of the second floor elements (2) in that one of the first floor elements (1) and one of the second floor elements (2) are spaced apart from one another and a multiplicity of the compartments (5) have a trapezoidal cross section. Shelf according to claim 1, characterized in that - on the lateral surface of the body (7) information is attached, and the lengths of the first and second side elements (3, 4) between the first and second floor elements (1, 2) have such a ratio, for example from five to one, that in the stored state of the body (7) at least part of the information is readable. Shelf according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first and the second bottom elements (1, 2) are formed such that two or three cylindrical body (7) having an outer diameter of 80 mm on one of the first and second floor elements (1 , 2) are placeable, and optionally the second side elements (4) between the first and the second floor elements (1, 2) at least the length of half the outer diameter of the cylindrical body (7). Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the first and the second floor elements (1, 2) are inclined at an angle less than or equal to 30 °, in particular between 29 ° and 30 °, against the horizontal plane. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the trapezoidal compartments (5) are mirror-symmetrical with respect to the first side member (1). Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that increases in the vertical direction, the clear width of the trapezoidal compartments (5) with increasing difference in their respective arrangement height of the eye level. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the first and the second Floor elements (1, 2) in the direction of extension between the first and second side elements (3, 4) with these traction-conclusive, possibly also bending moment-conclusive, are connected. Shelving according to claim 7, characterized in that the first and the second bottom elements (1, 2) via, optionally releasable, preferably positive, mechanical active connections (20, 21) with the first and the second side members (3, 4) are connected , Shelf according to claim 8, characterized in that the first and the second side elements (3, 4) for the mechanical operative connection with the first and the second floor elements (1, 2) extending normal to their extension direction recesses, such as a ridge groove (17, 18). Shelving according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that superimposed first and second side elements (3, 4) as one-piece, preferably one-piece uprights (14, 15, 21) are formed. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it is made of modules (23, 24), optionally with a single of the bottom elements (1, 2) and a side member (3), detachably assembled. Shelf according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the two bottom elements (1, 2) and side elements (3, 4) are made of wood.

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