ES2672643T3 - Arrangement device - Google Patents

Abstract

Arrangement device (100) comprising at least one element (1) and at least one complementary element (13) suitable for being assembled with each other and at least one stringer (12), said element (1) comprising at least one support wall (2) intended to receive at least the support of said complementary element (13), said support wall (2) being provided with at least one of said lateral coupling hook (4) , side coupling hole (14), suitable to be coupled, according to a coupling direction D related to said element (1), respectively with at least one of said side coupling hole (14), side coupling hook (4 ), provided in said complementary element (13) to support said element (1) and said complementary element (13), said element (1) being provided with at least one lateral hook hole (7) suitable for receiving by at least one side finger hitch (15) provided in said complementary element (13) to support said element (1) and said complementary element (13), characterized in that said lateral hook hole (7) has a general V shape whose enlarged part is oriented in the same direction as said coupling direction D and the tip, opposite to said coupling direction D to allow at least a "loosened" position in which the lateral engagement finger (15) is in the enlarged part of said V-shaped and a "tight" position in which said lateral engagement finger (15) is in the pointed part of said V-shape; and in that said element (1) is coupled to said stringer (12) arranged in the extension of said element (1), facing said support wall (2), on the other side of the thickness of said element (1) with with respect to said support wall (2).

Description

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DESCRIPTION

Disposal device

Technical field

The present invention relates to an arrangement device comprising an element, a complementary element and a crossbar, the arrangement device being for example an exhibitor, a partition, a vertical support or any other vertical or horizontal element.

Prior art

In a very usual way, the arrangement devices are used to organize presentation and / or sales spaces such as in particular for large surfaces.

These arrangement devices are composed of several elements assembled with each other. This kit construction makes it easy to transport as loose parts the arrangement devices, their storage and their modularity. To fulfill these functions, the arrangement devices must in particular be easy to assemble and be able to be installed stably on any type of support, for example on a floor that is not strictly flat. For this, it is common to use disposition devices comprising uprights provided with adjustable legs. For this purpose, each leg comprises, for example, a base provided with a heel that can be supported on the ground, this heel being coupled to the base by a filleting that allows to regulate the distance between the heel and the base and therefore adapt the support of the arrangement device depending on the floor on which it is installed. Typically, the base of the leg comprises a support wall intended to receive the lateral support of the upright. One end of the support wall is laterally extended by a pair of hook wings, arranged opposite each other, on either side of the support wall and suitable for being coupled in lateral holes provided in the upright. The amount is thus supported on the leg. The other end of the support wall is laterally extended by a pair of coupling wings arranged facing each other, on either side of the support wall and each provided with a circular and circular coupling hole. When the upright is assembled to the base of the leg, supported on the leg by means of the engaging wings, the transverse coupling holes of the coupling wings are arranged in front of a transverse locking hole that crosses the upright. The latter can then be joined to the leg by means of a bolt coupled to the transverse coupling holes and the transverse locking hole, thus preventing the pivoting of the upright with respect to the coupling wings of the leg and ensuring solidity, rigidity and stability of the assembly and arrangement device.

It is known that to perform this type of assembly, the elements are manufactured in large series, and that it is difficult to guarantee manufacturing tolerances. On the other hand, it is known that these elements may be subject to shocks and / or storage and / or use conditions that lead to their deformation. In this way, it happens that at the time of assembly, when the upright is hooked to the leg by the hooking wings, the transverse coupling holes do not coincide with the transverse locking hole. It is impossible then to reliably support the upright and its leg.

US Patent No. 3,592,345 describes a shelf provided with vertical uprights each formed by a sheet folded on itself so as to form a hollow upright, which has a rear wall, side walls, front walls and flanges. fixing that extend respectively from the front walls and being slightly separated from each other. The shelf is also provided with reinforcement walls mounted between the uprights and attached to the flanges by means of interlocking pins. The flanges are provided with several pairs of V-shaped or keyhole holes and arranged facing each other, the reinforcing walls are provided with holes and the pins have a cylindrical central section and, located on either side of it, cylindrical end portions smaller than the central section. The end of the reinforcement wall is inserted between the flanges, with each hole facing a pair of holes. The pins are inserted into the flanges so that the cylindrical central section of each pin is placed in a respective hole, and then the pins together with the reinforcement wall descend so that the cylindrical end portions of each pin come fully into the the narrowest part respectively of the holes.

Exhibition of the invention

The present invention relates to an arrangement device according to claim 1. Advantageously, said support wall of said element is extended at least by a bead provided with at least one support surface substantially perpendicular to said support wall and suitable to be placed on a base to support said element, said heel being arranged to be adjustable in order to allow adjustment of the position of said support surface with respect to said support wall.

The element for arrangement device is preferably provided with at least one wing of

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coupling and a hitch wing, substantially perpendicular to said support wall and substantially parallel to said mating direction, said mating wing being provided respectively with said side hook, side coupling hole, said hitch wing being pierced by said hole side hitch.

The element for arrangement device is advantageously formed by a folded plate.

According to a particular embodiment, the arrangement device element is provided with said lateral coupling hook and the opening thereof is oriented according to said coupling direction.

Advantageously, said lateral engagement finger and said complementary element are formed by two different pieces.

Said first end is preferably provided with said lateral coupling hole, said complementary element is preferably provided with said lateral coupling hook and the opening thereof is oriented opposite to said coupling direction.

The arrangement device advantageously comprises at least two elements arranged on either side of the ends of said stringer.

The complementary element may be an amount substantially perpendicular to the crossbar.

Brief description of the drawings

The invention is described below, by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

• Figures 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D are respectively perspective, above, side and elevation views of an arrangement device according to the invention;

• Figures 2A and 2B are views respectively in elevation and above a subset comprising an element according to Figures 1A-1D, this element being assembled to a horizontal stringer;

• Figures 3A, 3B and 3B are views respectively in elevation, in perspective and above an arrangement device according to the invention, this arrangement device comprising a subset according to Figures 2A and 2B, said subset being assembled to an upright vertical.

Best way to realize the invention

Referring to Figures 1A-1D, the element 1 for arrangement device according to the invention is formed by a folded plate, for example a sheet of a thickness of approximately 3 to 5 mm. The element 1 comprises a support wall 2, substantially flat, provided in this example with three holes 3 whose function is explained below. The support wall 2 is intended to be supported by a complementary element described below. The element 1 is also provided with a first and second forms of engagement 10, 11 whose functions are also described below.

A first end of the support wall 2 is provided with a coupling wing 4 substantially perpendicular to the support wall 2. This coupling wing 4 defines a single coupling side hook 5, the opening of which is oriented upwards. In a variant embodiment not shown, the first end of the element is provided with two lateral coupling hooks arranged on either side of the support wall. As will be described later, the lateral coupling hook 5 is suitable for cooperating with a lateral coupling hole (not shown in these figures) provided in a complementary element suitable for assembly with the element. To allow this assembly, the opening of the coupling side hook 5 is oriented upwards, namely according to the coupling direction D (represented by arrow D in Figures 1A, 1C and 1D) of the element 1 with respect to the complementary element. The coupling wing 4 is therefore substantially parallel to the coupling direction D.

A second end of the support wall 2, opposite the first end, is extended by a base 8, which extends substantially perpendicularly towards the back of the support wall 2. The base 8 comprises a hole 9 (visible in Figures 1A and 1B), suitable for receiving an adjustable heel (shown in Figures 2A and 3A) that allows height adjustment of the support wall 2 with respect to the heel.

The second end of the support wall 2 is also provided with two hook wings 6 substantially perpendicular to the support wall 2. In a variant embodiment not shown, the second end of the support wall is provided with a single wing of hitch. These hook wings 6 are pierced by

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side hook holes 7 (visible in figures 1A and 1D), arranged opposite each other. Each hitching side hole 7 has a general V-shaped shape whose tip is oriented opposite to the coupling direction D, downwards in this case, and the widened part is facing upwards. Each lateral hook hole 7 is suitable for receiving a lateral hook finger (not shown in these figures), coupled to the complementary element. In this way, the lateral engagement finger can be in a "loosened" position when it is located in the widened part of the V-shape and in a "tight" position when it is located in the pointed part of said V-shaped. The lateral engagement finger passes, at the end of the coupling of the element with respect to the complementary element, from its "loosened" position to its "tight" position. This thus allows the pressing of element 1 against the complementary element and the automatic compensation of the game that may exist between them. It is not useful then that the element and / or the complementary element have (n) dimensional and / or strict tolerances, the differences being able to be compensated by this tightening which also makes it possible to stiffen and solidify the assembly obtained and described below.

Figures 2A and 2B represent a subset comprising an element 1, as described above with reference to Figures 1A-1D, assembled to a crossbar 12 which may be formed by one or more pieces. In the illustrated example, the beam 12 is intended to be installed horizontally. In a known manner, the beam 12 comprises, at least one end, some recessed forms (not detailed), suitable for cooperating with the first and second engagement forms 10, 11 of the element 1 in order to embed the beam 12 in the element 1. In addition, the beam 12 may comprise holes (not shown) provided in front of the holes 3 to support the element to the beam 12. The element 1 is thus connected to the end of the beam 12 so that the beam 12 extends at the rear of the support wall 2. The base 8 is thus arranged under the stringer 12. In this example, an adjustable heel 13 is housed in the hole 9 of the base 8. The adjustable heel 13 comprises a surface of support substantially perpendicular to the support wall 2 and suitable for being placed on a base to support the arrangement device 100 comprising the element 1. On the other hand, the adjustable heel 13 is provided, for example, with a thread that cooperates with a thread provided in the hole 9 of the base 8 or in an additional nut-type part (not shown) arranged on the other side of the base 8 with respect to the support surface of the adjustable heel 13. The Adjustable heel 13 can thus be threaded or unscrewed to regulate the height of the element 1 with respect to the bearing surface. In Figure 2A, the adjustable heel 13 is shown fully threaded, which corresponds to the low position of the element 1.

Figures 3A, 3B and 3C represent an arrangement device 100 comprising an element 1 and a stringer 12 such as those described above with reference to Figures 1A, 1D, 2A, 2B, and a complementary element 13 formed by one or by several pieces that form an upright. In the illustrated example, the complementary element 13 is intended to be installed vertically, substantially perpendicular to the beam 12. The complementary element 13 comprises a lateral coupling hole 14 suitable for receiving the lateral coupling hook 5 carried by the coupling wing 4 of the element 1. In this example, the complementary element 13 is formed by a rectangular section profile whose flank comprises a multitude of lateral coupling holes 14, aligned with respect to each other, which makes it possible to manufacture the profile that forms the element Complementary 13 in continuous and cut it in sections according to optimal lengths. At its lower end, the walls of the complementary element 13 are traversed by holes (not shown) arranged opposite each other and that receive a lateral coupling finger 15 that passes from side to side the complementary element 13. The lateral engagement finger 15, on the other hand, crosses the lateral hook holes 7 of the hook wings 6 of the element 1. The lateral hook finger 15 is provided, for example, at one of its ends with a fixed head of dimensions larger than those of the lateral holes of hook 7 and hole of the stringer 13 and at the other end of a nut that allows tightening and locking of the element 1 with respect to the complementary element 13.

In another embodiment not shown, the complementary element may be a stringer provided to be arranged horizontally, for example perpendicularly and in the same plane as the element.

The assembly of the arrangement device 100 according to the invention is explained below.

At first, the element 1 is assembled to the stringer 12 causing the first and second forms of engagement 10, 11 of the element 1 to be fitted with the embedded forms of the stringer 12. They are joined together by means of a fixing screw (no shown) that passes through the holes 3 of the element 1 and that is threaded into holes (not shown) provided in the beam 12 or that cross the beam 12 to be threaded into nuts (not shown) provided on the other side of the wall of the stringer 12.

In a second moment, the coupling wing 4 of the element 1 is inserted in the lateral coupling hole 14 of the complementary element 13 to couple, according to the direction D, the coupling side hook 5 in the lateral coupling hole 14. It is placed then the lateral hitch finger 15 in the lateral hitch holes 7 and the holes of the complementary element 13. The lateral hitch finger 15 thus passes from side to side the element 1 and the complementary element 13. In this state, the lateral finger of hitch 15 is in a "loosened" position in which it is in the enlarged part. The V-shape of the lateral hook holes 7 whose tip is oriented opposite to said coupling direction D allows the element 1 to be pressed against the complementary element 13 when the lateral hook finger 15 moves

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from its "loosened" position towards a "tight" position where it is in the pointed part of the V-shape. In this way, any eventual play is compensated, regardless of whether this game is related to the tolerance defects of manufacture of element 1 and / or complementary element 13 and / or with the deformation of these same parts.

Description of other embodiments

In a first variant of embodiment not shown, the element comprises, as in the previous example, at least one lateral coupling hook and at least one lateral hook hole but arranged differently. Thus, according to this first variant embodiment, the opening of the lateral coupling hook is oriented downwards, the widened part of the V-shape of the lateral hook hole is oriented downwards (tip upwards) and the coupling direction is oriented down.

In another embodiment not shown, the element comprises at least one lateral hook hole, as in the previous example but, instead of being provided with a lateral coupling hook, it is provided with at least one lateral coupling hole. suitable for receiving a lateral coupling hook provided in the complementary element. The first end of the support wall is thus provided with a lateral coupling hole and the second end of the lateral coupling hole.

In a second variant embodiment not shown related to this other embodiment, the opening of the lateral coupling hook provided in the complementary element is oriented downwards, the widened part of the V-shape of the lateral hook hole is oriented upwards (tip down) and the coupling direction is facing up.

In a third variant embodiment not also related to this other embodiment, the opening of the lateral coupling hook provided in the complementary element is oriented upwards, the widened part of the V-shape of the lateral hook hole is oriented towards down (tip up) and the coupling direction is facing down.

The principle of assembly of the arrangement device according to the invention of these three variants of embodiment is similar to the example described above. It differs only, as the case may be, by the coupling direction.

According to a variant embodiment not shown, the element for arrangement device can be formed by a profile, a machined block or any equivalent element.

In a variant embodiment not shown, the lateral hook finger and the complementary element are formed by a single piece. In this case, the lateral hitch hole having a general V-shape has its enlarged portion extended to the edge of the hitch wing to form an opening groove into which the lateral hitch finger can be inserted from above or below ( depending on the direction of orientation of the V shape) and not on the right or on the left.

The arrangement device may also comprise two elements arranged on either side of the ends of the crossbar.

Possibilities of industrial application

The arrangement device according to the invention can be used advantageously in any type of place to make elements of arrangements such as for example an display stand, a partition, a vertical support or any other vertical or horizontal element that can be installed reliably, rigid and solid on any type of support, for example on an irregular or not perfectly flat floor. It is clear from the description that the element for arrangement device and arrangement device according to the invention allow precise adjustment and effective game compensation regardless of the dimensional and shape tolerances of the different parts. The assembly obtained is thus reliable, rigid and solid while being simple to obtain.

It is clear that the examples described are only particular illustrations and in no case limiting the fields of application of the invention.

Claims (9)

5 10 fifteen twenty 25 30 35 40 Four. Five fifty 55 1. Arrangement device (100) comprising at least one element (1) and at least one complementary element (13) suitable to be assembled with each other and at least one stringer (12), said element comprising ( 1) at least one support wall (2) intended to receive at least the support of said complementary element (13), said support wall (2) being provided with at least one of said lateral coupling hook ( 4), side coupling hole (14), suitable to be coupled, according to a coupling direction D related to said element (1), respectively with at least one of said side coupling hole (14), side coupling hook (4), provided in said complementary element (13) to support said element (1) and said complementary element (13), said element (1) being provided with at least one lateral hook hole (7) suitable for receive at least one lateral hook finger I (15) provided in said complementary element (13) to support said element (1) and said complementary element (13), characterized in that said lateral hook hole (7) has a general V shape whose enlarged part is oriented in the same direction as said coupling direction D and the tip, opposite to said coupling direction D to allow at least a "loosened" position in which the lateral engagement finger (15) is in the enlarged part of said shape in V and a "tight" position in which said lateral hitch finger (15) is in the pointed part of said V-shape; and in that said element (1) is coupled to said stringer (12) arranged in the extension of said element (1), in front of said support wall (2), on the other side of the thickness of said element (1) with with respect to said support wall (2). 2. Arrangement device (100) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said support wall (2) of said element (1) is extended by at least one heel (8) provided with at least one substantially supporting surface perpendicular to said support wall (2) and suitable to be placed on a base to support said element (1), said heel (8) being arranged to be adjustable in order to allow adjustment of the position of said support surface with respect to said support wall (2). 3. An arrangement device (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said element (1) is provided with at least one coupling wing (4) and with a coupling wing (6), substantially perpendicular to said support wall (2) and substantially parallel to said coupling direction D, said coupling wing (4) being provided respectively with said lateral hook (5), lateral coupling hole (14), said engagement wing (6) being crossed by said lateral hook hole (7). 4. Arrangement device (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said element (1) is formed by a folded plate. 5. Arrangement device (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said element (1) is provided with said lateral coupling hook (5), and that its opening is oriented according to said coupling direction D . 6. Arrangement device (100) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said lateral engagement finger (15) and said complementary element (13) are formed by two different parts. 7. Arrangement device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said complementary element is provided with said lateral coupling hook, and that its opening is oriented opposite to said coupling direction. 8. Arrangement device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least two elements arranged on either side of the ends of said stringer. 9. Arrangement device (100) according to any of claims 1 and 8, characterized in that said complementary element (13) is an amount substantially perpendicular to said stringer (12).