EP3569108B1 - Shelf system to be fitted in a vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a shelving system for installation in vehicles according to the preamble of claim 1.

The FR 2 145 882 A discloses a shelving system in which the vertical shelf posts are held rigid with strut connections that can be latched into them.

Furthermore, the DE 1 183 215 B a shelf in which the respective front and rear shelf posts are braced with support rails which encompass the relevant post on two outer surfaces.

According to the AT 199 337 B Individual transverse struts of the cabinet frame shown there can be fixed in a torsion-resistant manner by joining complementary mating surfaces.

The EP 1 523 907 B1 shows a shelf system for use in a vehicle, which consists of vertically positioned shelf posts and horizontally arranged attachment parts for mutually bracing the shelf posts.

From the further prior art outside of the vehicle sector, shelves are finally known which have insert parts arranged between two narrow shelf posts, which can either be shelves, drawers or tubs. The insert parts are firmly screwed to the two shelf posts.

A disadvantage of the shelf systems known from the prior art is their complex structure, since a shelf system consisting of posts and cross struts must first be built into which tubs, shelves or other insert parts can only then be inserted. A further disadvantage of the shelf systems known from the prior art is that they cannot be used universally, especially when used in vehicles, and are not specially adapted to the geometry prevailing in a vehicle.

The EP 2 772 155 A1 shows a shelving system for a vehicle with two vertical shelf posts and several insert parts arranged between the shelf posts, wherein There are fastening elements between the shelf posts and the end faces of the insert parts facing them, and the length of the end faces of the insert part is greater than a greatest width of the shelf posts. Each individual part can be fastened to the rack posts in a number of positions in the horizontal direction. The documents show similar devices WO 92/12026 A , AU 551 042 B2 , EP 0738 485 A1 and KR 2017 009 2835 A .

The disadvantage of the known systems is that no quick adjustment between two positions is possible.
There is therefore the task of developing a shelving system for installation in vehicles in such a way that it is simply constructed and universally usable and can be adjusted quickly and safely.

This object is achieved with the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments can be found in the subclaims.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines erfindungsgemäßen Regalsystems;

Fig. 2

eine Querschnittsdarstellung durch einen Regalpfosten aus Fig. 1 mit einem Befestigungselement für ein Einsatzteil;

Fig. 3

zwei Seitenansichten eines in verschiedenen Positionen (a bzw. b) an dem Regalpfosten befestigten Einsatzteilen;

Fig. 4

eine Darstellung gemäß Fig. 3 mit schematisch gezeigtem Regalpfosten;

Fig. 5

eine Seitenansicht des Regalsystems aus Fig. 1 mit zwei Einsatzteilen unterschiedlicher Breite;

Fig. 6

eine Darstellung gem. Fig. 5 mit einer Variation der Breite des oberen Einsatzteils;

Fig. 7

eine Darstellung gem. Fig. 5 mit zwei Einsatzteilen gleicher Breite.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. These show:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of a shelving system according to the invention;

Fig. 2

a cross-sectional view through a shelf post Fig. 1 with a fastening element for an insert part;

Fig. 3

two side views of an insert part fastened to the shelf post in different positions (a and b);

Fig. 4

a representation according to Fig. 3 with shelf posts shown schematically;

Fig. 5

a side view of the shelving system Fig. 1 with two insert parts of different widths;

Fig. 6

a representation according to Fig. 5 with a variation in the width of the upper insert part;

Fig. 7

a representation according to Fig. 5 with two insert parts of the same width.

Figure 1 shows a shelf system according to the invention in a perspective view. This has two shelf posts 1 and 2 standing vertically on a (not shown) base, which are designed as extruded profiles, their cross-section Figure 2 can be found. For optical reasons, the outsides of the two shelf posts 1 and 2 are smooth formed, while the insides are formed profiled and how Figure 2 can be seen to have a number of webs 10 which have different functions. On their inner, mutually facing sides, the two rack posts 1 and 2 each have two parallel vertical rows of bores which are suitable for receiving fastening elements 9, as they are in the Figures 2 - 4 are shown schematically. The arrangement and use of the fastening elements 9 within the shelf posts 1 and 2 can be done in a manner known per se, for example by pressing the fastening elements 9 from the inside or outside into the bores in the shelf posts 1 and 2 and there in a suitable manner, e.g. by action a spring or screwed connection.

Between the shelf posts 1 and 2 are, as in Figure 1 shown, two so-called insert parts 3 and 4, which in the illustrated embodiment are tubs. These insert parts 3 and 4 can also be shelves, drawers, cupboard inserts, lashing rails, lift doors or suitcase trains or be designed in some other way to either accommodate goods or to brace the shelf posts 1 and 2 to increase the stability of the shelf system. The width of the shelf posts is indicated by the letter "B" in Figure 1 and Figure 2 indicated.

In all the figures, the insert parts lying one above the other are identified by the reference numbers 3 and 4. The reference number 3 denotes the respective upper insert part and the reference number 4 denotes the respective lower insert part. Regardless of the specific design of the insert parts 3 or 4, that is to say even if they are longer or shorter, they have the same reference symbols for reasons of better illustration.

As Figure 1 it can be seen that the two insert parts 3 and 4 have the same height and also the same width, the latter being due to the distance between the shelf posts 1 and 2. However, the two insert parts 3 and 4 have different lengths of their end faces 5 and 6 (also referred to as the depth of the insert parts 3 and 4, respectively). In the in Figure 1 illustrated embodiment, the lower insert part 4 is deeper than the upper insert part 3. The length of the end face 6 of the lower insert part 4 is thus greater than the length of the end face 5 of the upper insert part 3. In the case of the in Figure 1 illustrated embodiment are both insert parts 3 and 4 with their end faces 5 and 6 centered between the Shelf posts 1 and 2 are arranged, so protrude to the front and back by approximately the same amount over the width B of the shelf posts 1 and 2.

In an alternative, in Figure 4 illustrated embodiment, the end faces 5 and 6 of the two insert parts 3 have the same length and the upper insert part 3 is attached approximately centrally between the shelf posts 1 and 2 with the width B, while the lower insert part 4 is arranged eccentrically so that its back 8 protrudes further from the shelf posts 1 and 2 than the rear side 7 of the upper, centrally arranged insert part 3.

The way of achieving the various positions of the insert parts 3 and 4 within the shelving system is shown in FIG Figure 3 shown. It can be seen that the two insert parts 3 and 4 have recesses 13 on their undersides in the form of a T-shaped groove, the fastening element 9 engaging in these recesses 13. As Figure 3 can be seen, the insert parts 3 and 4 can be attached to the shelf posts 1 and 2 in two different positions. In a first position shown above, the fastening element 9 comes into abutment with one side of the recess 13, while in a second, in Figure 3 Position shown below the fastening element 9 comes into abutment with the opposite end of the recess 13. In both positions, the insert parts 3 and 4 can also be secured by screws which are screwed into the fastening elements 9 from the inside of the insert parts 3 and 4. The distance between the holes in the insert parts 3 and 4 for the passage of these screws is dimensioned so that the holes are exactly aligned with the corresponding threads within the fastening elements 9 when the insert part 3 or 4 is either in one or the other Position. In the illustrated embodiment, the side walls 5 and 6 of the two insert parts 3 and 4 thus each have three bores for two different positions.

Variants of the invention are in the Figures 5, 6 and 7 shown, the inner wall of the motor vehicle, in the longitudinal direction of which the shelving system is installed, being shown and provided with the reference number 14.

At the in Figure 5 In the variant shown, the end face 5 of the upper insert part 3 has a shorter length than the end face 6 of the lower insert part 4. The lower insert part 4 is arranged centrally between the shelf posts 1 and 2, while the upper insert part 3 is off-center, so that the front sides of the two insert parts 3 and 4 are approximately aligned with one another and the rear side 7 of the upper insert part 3 hardly extends beyond the width B of the shelf posts 1 and 2 protrudes. This variant is of particular advantage if the inner wall 14 of the vehicle is curved upwards and therefore a central positioning of the upper insert part 3 would not be possible due to the collision with the inner wall 14 of the vehicle that then occurs. Furthermore, this embodiment has the advantage that the front of the insert parts 3 and 4 are aligned with one another, which also results in a more attractive overall appearance.

At the in Figure 6 The embodiment shown, the length of the end face 5 of the upper insert part 3 is slightly greater than that in FIG Figure 5 illustrated embodiment, while the dimensions and the installation of the lower insert part 4 are the same. Here, too, the upper insert part 3 is installed off-center, so that its rear side 7 does not strike the inner wall 14 of the vehicle. Due to the greater width of the end face 5 of the upper insert part 3, however, its front side is no longer in alignment with the front side of the lower insert part 4 arranged below it.

At the in Figure 7 The embodiment shown, two insert parts 3 and 4 of the same length of the end faces 5 and 6 are used. Both insert parts 3 and 4 are arranged centrally between the shelf posts 1 and 2. They therefore also protrude from the shelf posts 1 and 2 on their rear sides 7 and 8 by the same amount. As a result, it is necessary that the shelf posts 1 and 2 have a sufficient distance from the inner wall 14 of the vehicle so that no collision occurs between the rear sides 7 and 8, in particular the rear side 7 of the upper insert part 3, with the inner wall 14.

The invention has the advantage over the prior art that a large number of new installation variants are possible and the shelving system can thus be adapted to different vehicle contours.

In an embodiment not shown, the insert parts can also be attached to the shelf posts 1 and 2 in further horizontal positions, so that further and even finer variation possibilities arise. As with other shelving systems the insert parts 3 and 4 can of course be adjusted in height as desired, which is shown in Figure 1 is represented by the relatively close sequence of vertical rows of holes.

In a further embodiment not shown in detail, the insert parts 3 and 4 have plastic covers on their end faces 5 and 6 facing the shelf posts 1 and 2, respectively, while they are otherwise made of sheet metal. On the one hand, these plastic covers have optical reasons and, if necessary, together with other plastic covers, e.g. for the front of the insert parts 3 or 4, ensure an appealing appearance. On the other hand, the plastic covers also serve to connect to the fastening elements 9 and for this purpose have the T-shaped grooves via which the insert parts 3 and 4 can be fastened to the fastening elements 9. The plastic covers are firmly connected to the metal frame of the insert parts 3 or 4, e.g. by screwing or gluing.

Claims (8)

1. Shelving system for installation in a vehicle having at least two vertical shelf posts (1, 2) and at least one insert part (3, 4) arranged horizontally between the shelf posts (1, 2), wherein at least one attachment element (9) is present between the shelf posts (1, 2) and the end-face sides (5, 6) of the insert parts (3, 4) facing them, wherein the length of the end-face sides (5, 6) of the insert part (3, 4) is greater than a greatest width (B) of the shelf posts (1, 2), wherein each insert part (3, 4) is attachable to the shelf posts (1, 2) in at least two positions horizontally, characterised in that the or each insert part (3, 4) has on its underside a recess (13) in the form of a T-shaped groove, the ends of which are stoppable by the attachment element (9) and hence define the two positions of the insert part (3, 4) with respect to the shelf posts (1, 2).
2. Shelving system according to claim 1, characterised in that the shelf posts (1, 2) are formed from extruded profiles and furnished with bars (10) on at least the side provided for contact with the attachment elements (9).
3. Shelving system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one insert part (3, 4) is designed as a compartment base, drawer, locker insert, tank, load-securing rail, lift door or box trailer.
4. Shelving system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the insert parts (3, 4) are arranged on the attachment elements (9) of the shelf posts (1, 2) so that the rear sides (7, 8) of the two insert parts (3, 4) project to a different extent from the shelf posts (1, 2).
5. Shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the insert parts (3, 4) are arranged on the attachment elements (9) of the shelf posts (1, 2) so that the front sides (11, 12) of the two insert parts (3, 4) project to a different extent from the shelf posts (1, 2).
6. Shelving system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that at least one shelf post (1, 2) has an additional element which covers the end-face sides (5, 6) of the insert parts (3, 4) and has an additional mounting or a hook.
7. Shelving system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the or each insert part (3, 4) has plastic covers, via which the connection with the attachment elements (9) is effected, on its two end-face sides (5, 6) facing the shelf posts (1, 2).
8. Shelving system according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the plastic covers have the T-shaped grooves.

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