FR3104013A3 - combinatorial shelving unit - Google Patents

Abstract

A combinational shelving unit (10) includes two sets of support (1) and a loading tray (2). The two support assemblies (1) are arranged parallel to each other. Each support assembly (1) comprises a pair of posts (11) and a transverse link (12) connected between the pair of posts (11). Each transverse link (12) has a first assembly part (14) and a second assembly part (15). One side of the load bed (2) has a first link part (201) and another side thereof has a second link part (202). The first link part (201) and the second link part (202) are offset in position. The first connecting part (201) comes into engagement with the first assembly part (14) of one of the transverse links (12), and the second connecting part (202) engages the second part of the connection. assembly (15) of another of the transverse links (12). Figure for the abstract: figure 5

Description

combinatorial shelving unit

The invention relates to a shelving unit with economical modular expansion and easy assembly, in particular a combinational shelving unit.

Related prior art

Shelf storage units are commonly used in homes, shops and warehouses to store items. With the trend of modern home decor design tending towards personalization and tailoring, it becomes more and more necessary for shelves to have design expandability and variability.

However, current self-assembled shelves on the market generally require bolts and / or screws for fasteners. This makes both the assembly and the disassembly of the shelves long and laborious. As a result, users still feel that the experience is impractical and inefficient. In addition, when the number of conventional shelving units needs to be changed, the shelves can only be changed vertically, and any horizontal extension or reduction is not available. This results in low variability in personalization.

It is an object of the invention to provide a combinatorial shelving unit, which has characteristics of modular extension without tools and economical and of easy assembly.

To achieve the above objective, the combinatorial shelving unit according to the invention comprises two support assemblies and a loading tray. The two support assemblies are arranged parallel to each other. Each support assembly includes a pair of posts and a transverse link connected between the pair of posts. Each transverse link has a first assembly part and a second assembly part. One side of the load bed has a first link part and another side thereof has a second link part. The first link part and the second link part are shifted in position. The first connection part comes into engagement with the first assembly part of one of the transverse links, and the second connection part comes into engagement with the second assembly part of another of the transverse links.

As a result, four bracket assemblies can be assembled vertically to adjust the total height of the combinatorial shelving unit. This can improve the scalability and variability of a combinatorial shelving unit.

As a result, three sets of brackets can be assembled horizontally to adjust the total width of the combinatorial shelving unit. This can improve the extensibility and variability of a combinatorial shelving unit and its structural strength and save the number of components required.

According to another aspect of the invention, the first assembly part is one in number, the second assembly parts are two in number, the two second assembly parts are arranged at two opposite ends of the first part assembly, the first assembly part is a first inverted U-shaped portion which is bent upward from the cross link, and the second two assembly parts are two inverted U-shaped portions which are folded upward from the cross link.

According to another aspect of the invention, the first connection part is one in number, the second connection parts are two in number, the first connection part is a first projection portion which is bent outwardly from load bed, the two second connecting portions are two second protrusion portions which are bent outwardly from the load bed, the first protrusion portion engaging with the first inverted U-shaped portion of one transverse links, and the two second protruding portions coming separately into engagement with the two second inverted U-shaped portions of another of the transverse links.

According to another aspect of the invention, each of the two opposite sides of the first projection portion of the load bed is formed with a first recess portion for receiving one of the second projection portions, and a second recess portion for. receiving the first protruding portion is formed between the two second protruding portions of the load bed.

According to another aspect of the invention, each support assembly includes a U-shaped rod, and each pair of posts is formed separately at two ends of the U-shaped rod.

According to another aspect of the invention, the combinatorial shelving unit further comprises a basket, which is fixed to the loading plate by welding or screwing.

According to another aspect of the invention, the basket has an annular frame disposed on the loading plate, a height difference (s) is formed between the annular frame and the loading plate, and the annular frame bears against the two pairs of uprights.

According to another aspect of the invention, the annular frame is folded to form four indentations, which bear separately against the two pairs of uprights.

According to another aspect of the invention, the combinatorial shelving unit further comprises a box, and the loading tray is secured under the box.

According to another aspect of the invention, the support assemblies are three in number, the three support assemblies are arranged to be left and right, the loading trays are two or more in number, the first portion forming a protrusion of one of the loading platforms is embedded in the first inverted U-shaped portion of the cross link which is located in an intermediate position, and the two second protruding portions are separately recessed in the two second inverted U-shaped portions on an outer side , the two second protruding portions of another loading platform are received separately with embedding in the two second inverted U-shaped portions of the transverse link which is located in an intermediate position, and the first protruding portion is embedded in the first inverted U-shaped portion which is located on another side.

According to another aspect of the invention, the support assemblies are four in number, the four support assemblies are arranged to be upper, lower, left and right, and the upper pair of uprights are detachably connected to the lower pair of uprights.

According to another aspect of the invention, each of the lower ends of the four upper uprights of the uprights is provided with a sleeve tube, each of the upper ends of the four lower uprights is provided with an insertion tube, and each sleeve tube is detachably connected to one of the insertion tubes.

According to another aspect of the invention, the loading platforms are multiple in number, and the loading platforms are arranged so as to be upper and lower.

Brief description of the drawings

Figure 1 is a partially exploded view of the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a partially sectional and exploded view of the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 3 is a partially assembled perspective view of the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 4 is an assembled sectional view of the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 5 is an assembled perspective view of the first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 7 is an assembled perspective view of the third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 8 is an assembled sectional view of the third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 9 is a partially exploded view of the fourth embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is an assembled perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the invention; and

Figure 11 is a partially enlarged view of the fourth embodiment of the invention.

Detailed description of the invention

Please refer to Figures 1 to 5. The invention provides a first embodiment of a combinational shelving unit. The combinatorial shelving unit 10 comprises at least two sets of support 1 and one or more loading trays 2.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the number of the support assemblies 1 is two. The two support assemblies 1 are arranged to be parallel to each other. Each support assembly 1 comprises a pair of uprights 11 and one or more transverse links 12 connected between the pair of uprights 11. Each transverse link 12 comprises one or more first assembly parts 14 and one or more second assembly parts 15 .

In detail, in this embodiment, the number of the first assembly part 14 is one and the number of the second assembly part 15 is two. The two assembly parts 15 are disposed at two opposite ends of the first assembly part 14. The first assembly part 14 is a first inverted U-shaped portion 121 which is bent upwards from the transverse link 12. The two second assembly parts 15 are two inverted U-shaped portions 122 which are folded upward from the cross link 12.

In addition, each support assembly 1 comprises a U-shaped rod 13, and each pair of uprights 11 is formed separately at two ends of the U-shaped rod 13. In this embodiment, two ends of each cross link 12 are fixed to two ends of one of the pairs of uprights 11 by welding, but this is not limiting. Two ends of each transverse link 12 are fixed to two ends of one of the pairs of uprights 11 by welding, telescopically connecting them or connecting them in some other way.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, one side of the load bed 2 has one or more first link parts 201 and another side thereof has one or more second link parts 202. The first link part 201 and the second link portion 202 are offset in position. The first connecting part 201 comes into engagement with the first assembly part 14 of one of the transverse links 12. The second connecting part 202 engages the second assembly part 15 of another of the transverse links. 202.

In detail, in this embodiment, the number of the first link part 201 is one and the number of the second link part 202 is two. The first connection part 201 is a first projection portion 21 bent outwardly from the loading plate 2. The two second connection parts 202 are two second projection portions 22 curved outwardly from the loading plate 2 The first protrusion portion 21 engages the first inverted U-shaped portion 121 of one of the cross links 12. The two second protrusion portions 22 separately engage with the two second inverted U-shaped portions 122 of one. other cross links 12.

In addition, each of the two opposite sides of the first protrusion portion 21 of the load bed 2 is formed with a first recess portion 23 for receiving one of the second projection portions 22, and a second recess portion 24 for receiving. the first projection portion 21 is formed between the two second projection portions 22 of the loading platform 2.

In this embodiment, the loading plate 2 is multiple in number. Several loading platforms 2 are arranged vertically, and the number of the plurality of loading platforms 2 can be changed.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3 and 5, the combinatorial shelving unit 10 according to the invention further comprises one or more baskets 3, which are the same number as the loading trays 2. Each basket 3 is fixed on the rack. loading plate 2 by welding or screwing.

In detail, the basket 3 has an annular frame 31 disposed on the loading plate 2. A height difference (s) is formed between the annular frame and the loading plate 2. The annular frame 31 is bent to form four indentations 311 , which bear separately against the two pairs of uprights 11 so as to ensure that the annular frame is disposed in a snug manner between the two pairs of uprights 11. The height difference s exists between the annular frame 31 and the plate load 2 and the annular frame 31 bears against the two pairs of uprights 11, so that the basket 3 is fixed between the two pairs of uprights 11 in a three-dimensional manner, and the structural strength of the basket 3 can be stiffened so to prevent the basket 3 from tilting. In addition, the annular frame 31 is bent to form four indentations 311 and the four indentations 311 bear separately against the two pairs of uprights 11 to further improve the structural strength of the basket 3.

As shown in Figures 3 to 5, when using the combinatorial shelving unit 10 according to the invention, it is first necessary to arrange in parallel two sets of support 1, then to engage a first projection portion 21 on one side of the load bed 2 with the first inverted U-shaped portion 121 of one of the cross links 12 and engage two second protruding portions 22 on another side with two second inverted U-shaped portions 122 of another of the cross links 12 to complete the assembly of the combinatorial shelf unit 10. Therefore, the combinatorial shelf unit 10 according to the invention does not require screwing for assembly, and saves time and labor in order to obtain the advantages of modular and economical expansion and easy assembly.

Please refer to Fig. 6, which shows the second embodiment of the combinatorial shelving unit 10 according to the invention. The second embodiment is substantially identical to the first embodiment. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment by the number of the support assemblies 1, this number being four.

In detail, the support assemblies 1 are four in number. The four support assemblies 1 are arranged to be upper, lower, left and right. Each of the lower ends of the four upper posts 11 is provided with a sleeve tube 111. Each of the upper ends of the four lower posts 11 is provided with an insertion tube 112. Each sleeve tube 111 is detachably connected to one of the insertion tubes 112 in order to cause the upper pair of uprights 11 to be detachably connected to the lower pair of uprights 11. Thus, the four support assemblies 1 can be connected vertically to adjust the height. of the Combinator Shelf Unit 10 and increase the scalability and variability of the Combinator Shelf Unit 10.

Please refer to Figures 7 to 8, which show the third embodiment of the combinatorial shelving unit 10 according to the invention. The third embodiment is substantially identical to the first embodiment. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the number of the support assemblies 1 is three.

In detail, the three support assemblies 1 are arranged to be left and right. The number of load trays 2 is equal to or greater than two. The first projection portion 21 of one of the loading plates 2 is embedded in the first inverted U-shaped portion 121 of the transverse link 12 which is located at an intermediate position and the two second projection portions 22 are embedded separately in the two second portions 122 in an inverted U on an outer side. The two second protruding portions 22 of another load plate 2 are separately embedded in the two second inverted U-shaped portions 122 of the transverse link 12 which is located at an intermediate position, and the first protrusion portion 21 is embedded in the first portion 121 in an inverted U which is located on the other side. Thus, the three support assemblies 1 can be connected horizontally to adjust the total width of the combinational shelving unit 10 and increase the extensibility and variability of the combinational shelving unit 10.

In addition, conventional shelves are extended horizontally only by placing several shelf units in parallel. In comparison with conventional shelves, multiple support assemblies 1 according to the invention can be connected horizontally to each other by means of the loading tray 2 to enable the combinatorial shelving unit 10 with an enlarged width to acquire a larger width. reinforced structural strength and having fewer components.

Further, the first protrusion portion 21 and the two second protrusion portions 22 are offset in position. Each loading plate 2 is provided with two first recessed portions 23 on two sides of the first projection portion 21 to be received with recessing by the two second protruding portions 22. Each loading plate 2 is provided with a second portion in recess 24 between the two second portions forming protrusions 22 to be received with recessing by the first portion forming protrusion 21. Thus, when two adjacent loading platforms 2 are arranged to the left and to the right, two second portions forming protrusions 22 of the one of the loading platforms 2 can be embedded in two first recessed portions 23 of another loading platform. 2, and the first protrusion portion 21 of one of the load plates 2 can be fitted into the second recessed portion 24 of another load plate 2. This prevents the assembly of each of the load plates 2. causes the trays to interfere with each other and affect their appearance.

Please refer to Figures 9 to 11, which shows the fourth embodiment of the combinatorial shelving unit 10 according to the invention. The fourth embodiment is substantially identical to the first embodiment. The fourth embodiment differs from the first embodiment by additionally including one or more boxes 4. The sum of the numbers of baskets 3 and boxes 4 is the same as the number of loading trays 2. Each tray load 2 is fixed under basket 3 or box 4 by welding or screwing. Thus, a user can adjust the number or arrangement of baskets 3 and boxes 4 to increase the convenience of the combinatorial shelving unit 10.

The basket 3 is a container without a lid, which is made of interwoven metal threads. Box 4 is a container with a lid, which is formed by plates.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments have been described by way of example only and not in a limiting sense, and that various alterations and modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention such as as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (13)

Combinatorial shelving unit, characterized in that it comprises:
- two support assemblies (1), arranged parallel to one another, each comprising a pair of uprights (11) and a transverse link (12) connected between the pair of uprights (11), and each transverse link ( 12) having a first assembly part (14) and a second assembly part (15); and
- a loading platform (2); one side thereof has a first link portion (201) and another side thereof has a second link portion (202), the first link portion (201) and the second link portion (202) being offset in position, the first connection part (201) coming into engagement with the first assembly part (14) of one of the transverse links (12), and the second connection part (202) coming into engagement with the second assembly part (15) of another of the transverse links (12). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the first assembly part (14) is one in number, the second assembly part (15) is two in number, the two second assembly parts (15) are arranged at two opposite ends of the first assembly part (121), the first assembly part (121) is a first inverted U-shaped portion (121) which is bent upward from the link transverse (12), and the two second assembly parts (15) are two inverted U-shaped portions (122) which are bent upwards from the transverse link (12). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 2, characterized in that the first connecting part (201) is one in number, the second connecting parts (202) are two in number, the first connecting part (201) is a first protrusion portion (21) which is bent outwardly from the load bed (2), the two second link portions (202) are two second protrusion portions (22) which are bent outwardly from the loading platform (2), the first projection portion (21) engaging with the first inverted U-shaped portion (121) of one of the transverse links (12), and the two second projection portions (22) ) coming separately into engagement with the two second portions (122) in an inverted U of another of the transverse links (12). A combinational shelving unit according to claim 3, characterized in that each of the two opposite sides of the first protrusion portion (21) of the loading tray (2) is formed with a first recess portion (23) for receiving one second protruding portions (22), and a second indentation portion (24) for receiving the first protrusion portion (21) is formed between the two second protruding portions (22) of the load bed (2). Combination shelving unit according to claim 4, characterized in that each support assembly (1) comprises a U-shaped rod (13), and each pair of uprights (11) is formed separately at two ends of the U-shaped rod. of U (13). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a basket (3), which is fixed on the loading plate (2) by welding or screwing. Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 6, characterized in that the basket (3) has an annular frame (31) arranged on the loading plate (2), a height difference (s) is formed between the annular frame (31). ) and the loading plate (2), and the annular frame (31) bears against the two pairs of uprights (11). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 7, characterized in that the annular frame (31) is bent to form four indentations (311), which bear separately against the two pairs of uprights (11). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a box (4), and the loading tray (2) is fixed under the box (4). Combination shelving unit according to claim 3, characterized in that the support assemblies (1) are three in number, the three support assemblies (1) are arranged to be left and right, the loading trays (2) are two or more in number, the first projection portion (21) of one of the loading platforms (2) is embedded in the first inverted U-shaped portion (121) of the transverse link (12) which is located at a intermediate position, and the two second protruding portions (22) are separately recessed in the two second inverted U-shaped portions (122) on an outer side, the two second protruding portions (22) of another loading deck are received separately with embedding in the two second portions (122) in inverted U of the transverse link (12) which is located in an intermediate position, and the first portion (21) forming a projection is embedded in the first portion (121) in inverted U who is located on another side. Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the support assemblies (1) are four in number, the four support assemblies (1) are arranged to be upper, lower, left and right, and the upper pair of uprights (11) is detachably connected to the lower pair of uprights (11). Combination shelving unit according to claim 11, characterized in that each of the lower ends of the four upper uprights of the uprights (11) is provided with a sleeving tube (111), each of the upper ends of the four lower uprights (11) is provided with an insertion tube (112), and each sleeve tube (111) is detachably connected to one of the insertion tubes (112). Combinatorial shelving unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the loading trays (2) are multiple in number, and the loading trays (2) are arranged to be upper and lower.