EP2459028B1 - Shelf carrier and shelf arrangement - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a tray carrier with a built-in pot, which has a T-shaped suspension opening on a side wall, which is formed by a longitudinal slot extending parallel to the top axis and a transverse slot extending at right angles, wherein the longitudinal slot is open at its end remote from the transverse slot, and a Tablaranordnung with a tray, which has on both sides Tablarenden both sides a tray support.

Such tray carriers are used to mount trays, such as trays. Shelves or shelves, inserted between two shelf side walls. For this purpose, four tray carriers are inserted into corresponding receptacles on the underside of the trays, and then the tray is hung with its tray carriers on pins or bolts of the shelf side walls.

From the prior art, simple tray carriers with one-sided open hook slots are first known, which are respectively inserted on both sides into the underside of the tray at the front and rear tray ends. However this simple tray carrier has the disadvantage that, with a correspondingly high load on the front tray end, the rear tray carrier and thus the rear tray end can lift off the associated rear mounting bolt and consequently tilt the tray.

• Beim Einsetzen der Tablarträger ist stets darauf zu achten, dass die hinteren Tablarträger am hinteren Tablarende und die vorderen Tablarträger am vorderen Tablarende in die Ausnehmungen des Tablars eingesetzt werden. Andernfalls kann das Tablar entweder nicht eingehängt werden oder im eingehängten Zustand vor- und zurückgeschoben werden. Das Herauslösen falsch eingesetzter Tablarträger verbunden mit einem erneuten Einsetzen ist aufwändig, zeitraubend und unkomfortabel.
• Die Fertigung bzw. Herstellung zweier unterschiedlicher Tablarträger sowie das Kontrollieren, dass pro ausgelieferter Einheit immer die richtigen Paare von vorderen und hinteren Tablarträgern mitgeliefert werden, sind ebenfalls zeit- und kostenaufwändig.

In order to prevent tilting of the hinged tray, it is known from the prior art to use different shelf supports at the front and at the rear shelf end. While the two front tray carriers (ie the tray carriers, which are closest to a shelf rear wall) for receiving the bolt heads continue to have only one side open Einhängeschlitz, have the two rear tray carriers (ie the tray carrier, which are the visible Tablarvorderkante closest) a T shaped suspension opening, which is formed by the one-sided open Einhängeschlitz (longitudinal slot) and a transverse slot extending on both sides. The tray is first hung with its rear shelf supports, more precisely with its longitudinal slots in the rear mounting bolts and then moved backwards, whereby the rear mounting bolt is now in the transverse slot and the rear shelf support is secured to the rear mounting bolt against the Einhängerichtung. The rear mounting bolt forms the axis of rotation about which the tray is then lowered with its front shelf end down until the front shelf support is hung with its longitudinal slot in the front mounting bolts. The hinged tray is secured by the tilted against the Einhängichtung secured rear tray support. However, the different front and rear tray carriers have the following disadvantages:

• When inserting the tray support always make sure that the rear tray support on the rear tray end and the front shelf support on the front tray end are inserted into the recesses of the tray. Otherwise, the tray can either not be hung or pushed forward and backward in the suspended state. The release of incorrectly inserted tray carrier associated with a re-insertion is complex, time-consuming and uncomfortable.
• The production or production of two different tray carriers and the control that per delivered unit always the right pairs of Both front and rear tray carriers are also time consuming and costly.

From US 4,353,663 A a connector in the form of a built-in pot is further known, which is inserted into a lower-side bore of a shelf. The mounting pot has on a side wall on a suspension opening, which is formed by a longitudinal slot extending parallel to the Topfachse.

In contrast, it is the object of the present invention to further develop a shelf support of the type mentioned in that it can be used both as a front and as a rear shelf support and yet reliably prevents tilting or moving a hinged tray.

This object is achieved in that a slider is mounted transversely to the longitudinal slot in the mounting pot, wherein on the slide a longitudinal slot is formed which is parallel to the longitudinal slot of the Einbautopfes and facing away from the transverse slot of the Einbautopfes end is open and in a center position of the Slider together with the longitudinal slot of the mounting pot forms a common insertion slot, and that the slide in the center position and / or in this mutually laterally displaced end positions with the built-in pot can be latched.

The tray carrier according to the invention has, when its slider is in its center position, only the common insertion longitudinal slot and thus corresponds in function to the above-described front tray carrier of the prior art. The tray carrier according to the invention has, when its slider is in its querverschobene end position, a T-shaped suspension opening and thus corresponds in function to the above-described rear tray carrier of the prior art. The tray support according to the invention can thus - depending on its slide position - be used either as a front or rear shelf support.

To mount a tray with Tablarträgern invention four Tablarträger invention are in the space provided on the recordings Inserted underside of the tray, with the slide of all Tablarträger are in their center position. Then first the two rear tray carriers are hung with their common insertion longitudinal slot in the protruding rear bolt. Then, the tray is pushed back until the rear bolts are respectively at the front end of the transverse slot and thereby the two rear tray supports are locked to the rear bolt against the Einhängichtung. By a pivoting movement of the tray to the rear bolts, the two front tray carrier are mounted with their common insertion longitudinal slot in the front bolts, so that the tray is now in its horizontal end position. In this final position, the slides of the front tray carrier in the center position and the slide of the rear tray carrier in the querverschobenen or locked end position. The locked on the rear bolt by means of its slide rear tray carrier thus prevent the tray from the rear bolt can lift and thus tilt.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the longitudinal slot of the slider ends at the level of the transverse slot of the mounting pot in a circular opening, which serves for particular clearance-free recording of a mounting bolt. Preferably, the longitudinal slot of the slider at the transition to the circular opening on both sides in each case a latching nose in order to lock the received mounting bolts in the circular opening.

Preferably, the longitudinal slot of the slider tapers from its open end toward its other end so as to form an insertion cone for the mounting bolt.

In a further preferred embodiment, the mounting pot and the slider latching lugs and Rastaufnähmen for mutual locking in the middle position and / or in the transverse displaced end positions. The locking lugs and locking receptacles can also serve as guides when inserting the slider in the Einbautopf.

Preferably, the Einbautopf shell side circumferential ribs, which - in the case of shelves made of wood - like retaining barbs press into the bore wall of the trays and secure the Einbautopf safely in the tray. Alternatively or additionally, the built-in pot, for example, in the region of its pot base, radially outwardly projecting detent springs have, for example. in the case of shelves made of sheet metal engage in corresponding slots or openings of the tray and so also fix the built-in pot in the tray.

Advantageously, the slider is held captive in the mounting cup, whereby the tray carrier can be delivered as a finished unit, in which individual parts can not be lost by clumsy handling. When inserting the slider into the mounting pot, the slider can lock, for example, on the mounting pot.

In a very particularly preferred embodiment, the built-in pot and the slide over one or more predetermined breaking points in a single operation are made contiguous. As a result, it is possible, for example, first to manufacture the slide and the installation pot as an injection-molded part (via the predetermined breaking points). This embodiment enables a cost-effective production of the tray carrier according to the invention. By pushing the slider into the pot opening of the mounting pot, the one or more predetermined breaking points are then destroyed, so that the slider can be used without problems in the Einbautopf.

Preferably, the built-in pot and the slide are made by injection molding of plastic, either as two separate parts or as an over predetermined breaking points still contiguous injection molded part.

The invention also relates to a Tablaranordnung with a tray, which has on both sides Tablarenden both sides as one tray carrier described above, and four mounting bolts in which the tray is mounted with its four shelf supports, wherein the slide provided at the one tray end Tray carrier are in the center position and the Slider of the provided at the other Tablarende tray carrier in their direction towards the other tray carriers transversely displaced end position, in which the tray support is locked against its mounting bolt against the Einhängerichtung.

Further advantages of the invention will become apparent from the description and the drawings. Likewise, according to the invention, the above-mentioned features and those which are still further developed can each be used individually for themselves or for a plurality of combinations of any kind. The embodiments shown and described are not to be understood as exhaustive enumeration, but rather have exemplary character for the description of the invention.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Tablarträgers mit einem Einbautopf und einem in einer Mittenstellung positionierten Schieber;

Fig. 2

die Unteransicht des Tablarträgers aus Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

die Draufsicht auf den Tablarträger aus Fig. 1, wobei ein Montagebolzen in den Tablarträger eingesetzt ist;

Fig. 4

einen Längsschnitt durch den Tablarträger und den Montagebolzen in einer Schnittansicht gemäß IV-IV in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5

einen Längsschnitt durch den Tablarträger und den Montagebolzen in einer Schnittansicht gemäß V-V in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6

den Tablarträger mit dem in eine Endstellung querverschobenen Schieber in einer perspektivischen Ansicht analog zu Fig. 1;

Fig. 7

die Unteransicht des Tablarträgers aus Fig. 6;

Fig. 8

die Draufsicht auf den Tablarträger aus Fig. 6, wobei ein Montagebolzen in den Tablarträger eingesetzt ist;

Fig. 9

einen Längsschnitt durch den Tablarträger und den Montagebolzen in einer Schnittansicht gemäß IX-IX in Fig. 8;

Fig. 10

den erfindungsgemäßen Tablarträger, bei dem der Einbautopf und der Schieber mittels Sollbruchstellen einteilig gefertigt sind, in einer perspektivischen Ansicht analog zu Fig. 1;

Fig. 11

den Tablarträger aus Fig. 10 in einer weiteren perspektivischen Ansicht; und

Fig. 12

ein mit den erfindungsgemäßen Tablarträgern bestücktes Tablar im nicht eingehängten Zustand (Fig. 12a) und im eingehängten Zustand (Fig. 12b), jeweils in einer schematischen Seitenansicht.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings and will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments. It shows:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of the tray carrier according to the invention with a built-in pot and a positioned in a central position slider;

Fig. 2

the bottom view of the tray carrier Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

the top view of the tray carrier Fig. 1 wherein a mounting bolt is inserted into the tray carrier;

Fig. 4

a longitudinal section through the tray carrier and the mounting bolt in a sectional view according to IV-IV in Fig. 3 ;

Fig. 5

a longitudinal section through the tray carrier and the mounting bolt in a sectional view according to VV in Fig. 3 ;

Fig. 6

the tray carrier with the transversely displaced in an end position slide in a perspective view analogous to Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 7

the bottom view of the tray carrier Fig. 6 ;

Fig. 8

the top view of the tray carrier Fig. 6 wherein a mounting bolt is inserted into the tray carrier;

Fig. 9

a longitudinal section through the tray carrier and the mounting bolt in a sectional view according to IX-IX in Fig. 8 ;

Fig. 10

the tray support according to the invention, in which the built-in pot and the slider are manufactured by means of predetermined breaking points in one piece, in a perspective view analogous to Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 11

the tray carrier Fig. 10 in a further perspective view; and

Fig. 12

a tray equipped with the tray carriers according to the invention in the unhooked state ( Fig. 12a ) and in the suspended state ( Fig. 12b ), each in a schematic side view.

The in Fig.1 Shelf support 1 shown is inserted into a hole in the bottom of a tray and is used to hook the tray to a mounting bolt a shelf side wall.

The shelf support 1 comprises a built-in pot 2 with a pot opening 3 and a slide 4, which is inserted into the pot opening 3 and therein transversely displaceable (double arrow 5) is mounted. On a flat side wall 6 of its otherwise cylindrical lateral surface, the built-in pot 2 has a - in Fig. 1 upside down shown T-shaped suspension opening, which is composed of a parallel to the Topfachse M extending longitudinal slot 7 and a perpendicular thereto, extending on both sides transverse slot 8 . The longitudinal slot 7 is at its end facing away from the transverse slot 8, ie in Fig. 1 upwards, open. The transverse slot 8 is aligned parallel to the bottom side of the mounting pot 2. The widths of the two longitudinal slots 7, 10 are equal or at least approximately equal. The top of the mounting pot 2 has - except on the flat side wall 6 - a circumferential collar 9 , with which the inserted into the bore of the tray mounting cup 2 rests on the tray underside. As in Fig. 1 shown, the slider 4 is also hollow or cup-shaped and formed with an approximately rectangular cross-section. Alternatively, the slider 4 may also be formed as a plate.

In Fig. 1 the slider 4 is shown in its center position, in which an upwardly open longitudinal slot 10 of the slider 4 together with the longitudinal slot 7 of the mounting pot 2 forms a common insertion slot. Starting from his the upper open end of the longitudinal slot 10 of the slider 4 tapers down until it widened at the level of the transverse slot 8 in a circular opening 11. Due to the transition from the taper to the circular opening 11, the slider 4 has on both sides of the longitudinal slot 10 each have a locking lug 12 . Starting from the center position shown, the slider 4 can be transversely displaced to both sides in an end position.

As in Fig. 2 shown, the slider 4 has two spaced apart in the transverse direction 5 locking lugs 13 , which are locked in the middle position in two corresponding locking receptacles or -mulden 14 of the mounting pot 2. Alternatively or additionally, the slide 4 may be locked in its two end positions with the mounting pot 2, for example by the latching lugs 13 latch with there provided latching recesses of the mounting pot 2.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show the tray carrier 1 with the located in its center position slider 4 and with an inserted mounting bolt 15 which has a thread 16, a head 17 and therebetween a reduced diameter shaft 18 . When located in its middle position slide 4 of the mounting bolt 15 is with its shaft 18 in the common insertion slot of mounting pot 2 and slide 4 on and pushed further into the circular opening 11 and latched therein by the locking lugs 12, while the head 17 of the mounting bolt 15 is received in the receiving or pot opening 19 of the slider 4.

As in FIGS. 1 and 4 further shown, the slider 4 both on its upper side two upper guide projections 20 and on its underside a lower guide projection 21, which are guided transversely to the upper edge 22 and at a lower edge 23 of the side wall 6, whereby the spool 4 captively is held in the mounting cup 2. As in Fig. 5 shown, the lower guide projection 21 is formed by a catch which engages behind the insertion of the slider 4 in the Einbautopf 2 formed by a paragraph lower edge 23 of the side wall 6 in the insertion direction of the slider 4.

In Fig. 6 is inserted into the mounting cup 2 slider 4 from its center position to the left transversely displaced in its left end position, in which the circular opening 11 is located at the left end of the transverse slot 8 and of the existing transition at the transition between longitudinal and transverse slot 7, 8 edge 24th the Einbautopfs 2 is overlapped. Unlike the in Fig. 1 shown center position of the longitudinal slot 7 of the built-in pot 2 and the longitudinal slot 10 of the slider 4 formed common insertion slot is now significantly narrower in the transverse direction 5. As in Fig. 7 shown, the locking between the locking lugs 13 and the locking recesses 14 has been solved by the transverse displacement of the slider 4.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show the tray support 1 with inserted mounting bolt 15, wherein the slider 4 and thus also the mounting bolt 15 are transversely displaced in the left end position. By the edge 24 of the mounting pot 2, the mounting bolt 15 is secured against its insertion in the circular opening 11. As in Fig. 9 further shown, the end position of the slider 4 is defined by the lateral abutment of the upper guide projection 20 on the mounting cup 2.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show the shelf support 1 in the manufacturing state, in which the built-in pot 2 and the slider 4 are first made by means of predetermined breaking points 30 in one piece. The slide 4 is in this state outside the Einbautopfes 2 and just above the pot opening 3 of the Einbautopfes 2. The predetermined breaking points 30 are formed as connecting webs between the bottom side of the slider 4 and the peripheral edge 9 of the mounting pot 2. To insert the slider 4 in the mounting cup 2, the slider 4 in the direction of the central axis M in the mounting cup 2 while destroying the predetermined breaking points 30 to in Fig. 1 pressed position shown.

In order to ensure a better grip of the tray carrier 1 in a recess of the tray (not shown), as in FIGS. 1 . 6 . 10 and 11 Shrouded ribs 31 are shown on the installation pot 2, which, in the case of wooden shelves, press into the bore wall of the shelves like retaining barbs. Alternatively or additionally, the installation pot 2, for example in Region of its pot bottom, radially outwardly projecting locking springs (not shown), which engage in the case of shelves made of sheet metal at one edge of the tray.

In Fig. 12a is a stocked with four shelf supports 1 tray 40 in einhängebereiten state for hanging on four mounting bolts 15 and in Fig. 12b shown in the suspended state, wherein in the side view of FIGS. 12a and 12b only two tray carrier 1 and two mounting bolts 15 can be seen. The mounting bolts 15 are screwed at a predetermined distance in a shelf side wall (not shown) and are each with their shaft 18 and head 17 before. When ready to hang ( Fig. 12a ) are the slide 4 of the tray carrier 1 each in their middle position.

As in Fig. 12a shown, the tray 1 is lowered with its downwardly inclined rear, here left end on the rear, here left mounting bolt 15 and hooked with his rear, here left tray support 1 In the left mounting bolt 15 until this in the circular opening 11 of the slider 4 is locked ( FIGS. 3 to 5 ). Then the still inclined tray 40 to the rear, that is shifted to the left, and thereby on the stationary left mounting bolt 15 of the slider 4 of the left tray carrier 1 in his in Fig. 12b transversely shown shown right end position. In this in FIGS. 8 and 9 shown right end position of the slider 4, the left tray support 1 is locked on the left mounting bolt 15 against the Einhängerichtung. The left mounting bolt 15 forms the axis of rotation about which then the tray 40 is lowered with its right end until the right shelf support 1 is mounted in the right mounting bolt 15 and this is locked in the circular opening 11 of the slider 4 ( FIGS. 3 to 5 ).

Acts in this suspended state of the tray 40, as in Fig. 12b indicated a load 41 on the free right or front end of the tray 40, so prevents the left mounting bolt 15 by means of the slider 4 locked left tray support 1 that the tray 40 can lift off the left and rear mounting bolts 15 and thus tilt.

Claims (13)

1. Shelf carrier (1) comprising an insertion pot (2), having a T-shaped suspension opening on a side wall (6), the T-shaped suspension opening being formed by a longitudinal slit (7) extending parallel to the pot axis (M) and by a transverse slit (8) extending perpendicularly thereto, the longitudinal slit (7) being open at the end thereof facing away from the transverse slit (8),
   characterized in that
   a slider (4) is supported in the insertion pot (2) in such a fashion that it can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal slit (7), wherein a longitudinal slit (10) is formed on the slider (4), which extends parallel to the longitudinal slit (7) of the insertion pot (2) and is open at its end facing away from the transverse slit (8) of the insertion pot (2), and forms in a center position of the slider (4) a common insertion slit together with the longitudinal slit (7) of the insertion pot (2), and that the slider (4) can be locked with the insertion pot (2) in the center position and/or in end positions transversely shifted to both sides of the center position.
2. Shelf carrier according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal slit (10) of the slider (4) terminates in a circular opening (11) at the level of the transverse slit (8) of the insertion pot (2).
3. Shelf carrier according to claim 2, characterized in that the longitudinal slit (10) of the slider (4) has one detent (12) on each side at the transition to the circular opening (11).
4. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the longitudinal slit (10) of the slider (4) tapers from its open end towards its other end.
5. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion pot (2) and the slider (4) have detents (13) and locking seats (14) for mutual locking in the center position and/or in the transversely shifted end positions.
6. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the widths of the longitudinal slits (7, 10) are identical or at least approximately identical.
7. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slider (4) has an aperture (19) at the open end of its longitudinal slit (10).
8. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion pot (2) has circumferential ribs (31) on the circumferential surface.
9. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion pot (2) has detent springs that project in a radial outward direction.
10. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the slider (4) is undetachably retained in the insertion pot (2).
11. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion pot (2) and the slider (4) are produced in one work step such that they are connected via one or more predetermined breaking points (30).
12. Shelf carrier according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion pot (2) and the slider (4) are produced from plastic material in an injection-molding process.
13. Shelf arrangement with a shelf (40) having one shelf carrier (1) on each side of the two shelf ends according to any one of the preceding claims, and comprising four mounting bolts (15), in which the shelf (1) is suspended with its four shelf carriers (1), wherein the sliders (4) of the shelf carriers (1) provided at one shelf end are located in the center position, and the sliders (4) of the shelf carriers (1) provided at the other shelf end are in their end positions transversely shifted towards the other shelf carriers (1), in which end position the shelf carrier (1) is locked on its mounting bolt (15) in a direction opposite to the insertion direction.

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