JP2000262338A - Round shelf fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely prevent a round shelf board and shelf board brackets from playing in a horizontal direction and to prevent the rising of the rear part of the round shelf board though a load is concentrated to thee front part of the round shelf board. SOLUTION: Outward pawls 17 are formed at the upper part of the inner end of respective front and back shelf board brackets 13; upward pawls 16 are formed at outer end parts; and an outer part reinforcing member 21 facing a front and back direction forming a pair of front/rear downward projections 24 and an inner part reinforcing member 22 facing the front/back direction forming a pair of pair of front and rear fitting holes 23 to the inner side surface are fixed to the lower surface of the round shelf board 9. Then, the pawls 17 are fitted into the fitting holes 23 of the member 22; the pawls 16 of the brackets 13 are abutted on the outer edge of the member 21; the vertical pieces of the brackets 13 are abutted on the projections 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a round shelf board mounting structure for a round-type merchandise shelf installed at a side of a merchandise display stand used in a store, a supermarket, a department store, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional round shelf board mounting structure of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-19329. In this prior art, the bracket (1)
The claw (3) facing backward provided on the upper surface of the front end of the
Fitting hole (22) provided on the front surface of the reinforcing member (21) provided on the lower surface of
The front part of the shelf plate (11) is prevented from floating by being fitted to the base plate.

[0003]

However, in this mounting structure, if a load is concentrated on the front part of the shelf, the rear part of the shelf may rise, and the shelf may come off and fall off. There is a possibility of rattling in the direction and the left and right direction.

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention reliably prevents the rattling of the round shelf and the shelf bracket in the horizontal direction, and even if a load is concentrated on the front portion of the round shelf, The purpose is to prevent the part from rising.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) In a round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets locked to a round support, outward claws are provided at the upper inner end of each of the front and rear shelf brackets. An outer claw provided at an outer end portion, an outer reinforcement member facing the front and rear direction on a lower surface of the round shelf, and an inner reinforcement member facing the front direction with a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed on an inner surface. Each of the shelf brackets is fixed in a state where the outward claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner portion reinforcing member, and at least the outer ends of the two shelf brackets are inclined in opposite directions to each other. A stopper that abuts the upward nail on the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member and that prevents the upward nail from moving away from the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member. Provide.

(2) In the above item (1), the upward claws are pressed against the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member in a state where the front and rear shelf brackets are elastically bent to the opposite sides.

(3) In the above item (2), an intermediate position of each shelf bracket is bent in advance in a direction opposite to a direction in which it is elastically bent.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), the stopper is provided so as to protrude from the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member and abut one side of the vertical piece of each shelf bracket. Projection.

(5) In the above item (4), the projection is provided on a vertical surface in contact with the vertical piece of the shelf bracket, and is connected to a lower end of the vertical surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical surface. And an inclined surface gently inclined upward.

(6) In any one of the above items (1) to (5), a horizontal support piece is provided on the upper edge of the vertical piece of the shelf bracket.

(7) In any one of the above items (1) to (6), a pair of front and rear round posts are provided at a distance from each other, and each round post is provided with an inner end of a shelf bracket which faces substantially outward. Is locked.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 10 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The diagonally lower right is the front side, the diagonally upper left is the rear side, the diagonally lower left is the outer side, and the diagonally upper right is the inner side in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the lower ends of the left and right columns (1) and (2) are supported by legs (not shown) facing in the front-rear direction.
On the front and rear surfaces of the columns (1) and (2), two vertically long locking holes (3) are arranged in the vertical direction.

The inside of two rows of locking holes (3) on the front and rear surfaces of the columns (1) and (2), that is, the desired locking hole (3) of the one on the close side faces the front-rear direction. Bracket (11)
(FIG. 2) is locked, and a main shelf (4) is erected on this bracket.

On the front and rear surfaces of the lower end portion between the columns (1) and (2), base shelves (5) are respectively disposed by an appropriate mounting structure.

An end panel (6) of the round shelf device (10) is attached to a left side surface, that is, an outer side surface of the left end column (1). At the front and rear ends of the end panel (6),
A round post 7 having a rectangular cross section is provided, and a number of locking holes 12 are vertically arranged on the outer surface of each round post 7. A round base shelf (8) is provided at the lower end of the outer surface of the round support (7) at the same height as the base shelf (5).

The left and right sides of the front and rear two round supports (7)
Shelf brackets (13) for round shelves (9) to be attached to locking holes (12) drilled in two rows (only the outer surface is shown)
In FIG. 2, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a plurality of downward locking pieces (15) are connected to the inner end of the vertical piece (14) whose lower edge is inclined upwardly outward. It is set up.

Upward claws (16) are provided on the upper surface of the outer end of the shelf bracket (13), and horizontal outward claws (17) are provided near the inner edge of the upper edge of the vertical piece (14). Is provided. Between the upward claw (16) and the outward claw (17), a horizontal support piece (18) that faces sideways is formed at the upper edge of the vertical piece (14).

The outer end of the vertical piece (14) is bent at an obtuse angle in a direction away from each other from a bent portion (25) formed in the middle of the vertical piece (14). The support piece (18) is
It is formed from 5) to the outer end.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the lower surface of the round shelf (9), there are provided inner and outer reinforcing members (21) facing in the front-rear direction.
And an inner reinforcing member (22). The outer / inner reinforcing members (21) and (22) are formed by bending a sheet metal into a U-shape having an upward section.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, an outer reinforcing member is provided.
Near the both ends of the lower surface of (21), a pair of front and rear downward projections (24) each having a C-shape in plan view are provided outward. Each projection (24) has a vertical surface (24a) having an inverted trapezoidal shape at the outer end in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 5, and a vertical surface (24a) at the inner end. It has an inclined surface (24b) that is gently inclined upward in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction (see FIG. 6).

The direction of the projection (24) is as shown in FIG.
In the mounted state of the shelf bracket (13), the inclination of the outer end of the bent shelf bracket (13) is oriented so as to match the vertical surface (24a). The projection (24) forms a stopper that prevents the upward claw (16) from moving away from the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member (21).

As shown in FIG. 7, a horizontally rectangular fitting hole (23) is formed at the center of the inner surface of the inner side reinforcing member (22) in the front-rear symmetric position.

In attaching the round shelf board (20), as shown in FIG. 10, the locking pieces (15) at the inner ends of the two shelf board brackets (13) are connected to the two round posts (7). Into the locking holes (12) drilled in the
As shown by the line (a), (13) extends parallel to each other up to the bent portion (27), and then locks so as to expand in a C-shape.

While the round shelf 9 is kept substantially horizontal on the two shelf brackets 13 at the position of the imaginary line (a) locked as described above, the reinforcing member 22 on the inner side thereof is provided. Into the fitting holes (23) (see FIG. 7), the outward claws (17) (see FIGS. 2 and 9) near the inner end of the shelf bracket (13) are inserted.

With the outward claws (17) inserted into the fitting holes (23) in this way, the outer ends of the two shelf brackets (13) are drawn inwardly toward each other to the position (b). When you release your hand after that, the resilient force causes the shelf bracket (1
3) returns, the support piece (18) opens while sliding on the inclined surface (24b) of the projection (24), and reaches the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
The upward claw (16) is stopped by pressing against the outer surface of the outer reinforcing member (21) with elastic force. In this state, when the outer end of the round shelf (9) is pushed down, the side surface of the vertical piece (14) comes into contact with the inclined surface (24b).

In this state, the swinging of the outer end of the shelf bracket (13) in the front-rear direction, that is, the outward movement of the shelf bracket (13) in the front-rear direction is not performed by the upward claw (16) and the outer reinforcing member (21). It is regulated by contact with the outer surface, and inward movement is
It is regulated by the contact between (14) and the downward projection (24).

At this time, the support piece (18) on the upper edge of the shelf bracket (13) comes into contact with the lower surface of the reinforcing member (21) (22) of the round shelf (20), and the round shelf (20) ) Is stably supported.

In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
The outer ends of the two shelf brackets (13) attached to the two round struts (7) at both ends of the end panel (6) are previously bent inward from the bent portion (25). The directions of the front and rear protrusions (24) are C-shaped in a plan view expanding outward, the inner end thereof is a vertical surface (24a), and the outer end is an inclined surface (24b).

Outward claws (17) of these shelf board brackets (13)
Are inserted into the fitting holes (23), the outer ends of the two shelf board brackets (13) are expanded forward and backward outward to the position shown by the broken line in FIG. 11, and then the hands are released. In the same operation, only the direction is different from that of the above-described embodiment, the support piece (18) returns below the inclined surface (24b) of the downward projection (24) and returns inward, and the solid line in FIG. When reaching the position indicated by
(16) abuts on the outer surface of the outer reinforcing member (21) with elastic force, and then pushes down the outer end of the round shelf (9), and the side surface of the vertical piece (14) becomes the protrusion (24). Abuts the vertical surface (24b).

As described above, the present invention is applied to the right and left end columns (1),
The embodiment in which the end panel (6) extending in the front-rear direction is attached, and two shelf brackets (13) are attached in parallel to each other on the two round struts (7) at both front and rear ends has been described. Is not limited to this embodiment, a general round shelf device, for example, without using an end panel,
(1) One round support is superimposed and attached, and one oblique bracket is attached to the front and back of the round support so as to expand outward. be able to.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the shelf bracket and the round shelf do not rattle. Also, even if the load concentrates on the outer part of the round shelf, the outward claws are locked, so that the lifting of the inner part is regulated,
The round shelves do not come off or fall off.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, each upward claw is pressed against the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member by the elastic restoring force of the front and rear shelf brackets. It can be reliably prevented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the shelf brackets may be elastically bent so as to extend the bent portions thereof, the workability at the time of assembling is good, and both the shelf brackets are assembled after the assembly. Since they can be almost parallel, the appearance is good.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the stopper can be easily formed on the outer reinforcing member by a pressing operation or the like, which facilitates manufacture.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the shelf bracket moves smoothly along the inclined surface of the projection,
It becomes easy to fix the shelf bracket to the outer reinforcing member.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the inner and outer reinforcing members of the round shelf, that is, the round shelf itself can be firmly supported.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, the round shelf can be supported more stably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front part of a shelf device provided with a first embodiment of a round shelf board mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the shelf device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is also a bottom view of the round shelf board.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged bottom view of an outer reinforcing member of the round shelf board.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the inside reinforcing member of the round shelf board of FIG.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the shelf bracket.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the shelf bracket of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing the lower surface of the round shelf attached to the round support and the shelf bracket.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view similar to FIG. 10 in a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) (2) Support (3) Lock hole (4) Shelf (5) Base shelf (6) End panel (7) Round support (8) Round base shelf (9) Round shelf (10) Round shelf Device (11) Bracket (12) Lock hole (13) Shelf bracket (14) Vertical piece (15) Lock piece (16) Upward pawl (17) Outward pawl (18) Supporting piece (21) Outside part Reinforcing member (22) Inside reinforcing member (23) Fitting hole (24) Projection (stopper) (24a) Vertical surface (24b) Inclined surface (25) Bent portion

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets locked to a round support, an outward claw is provided on an upper inner end of each of the front and rear shelf brackets. In addition to the above, an upward claw is provided at an outer end portion, an outer reinforcing member facing the front and rear direction is provided on the lower surface of the round shelf, and a pair of front and rear inner holes having a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed on an inner side surface. Each of the shelves is fixed in a state where the outward claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner side reinforcing member, and at least the outer ends of the two shelf plate brackets are inclined in opposite directions to each other. The upward claws of the plate bracket are brought into contact with the outer edge of the outer portion reinforcing member,
A round shelf mounting structure, wherein the outer reinforcing member is provided with a stopper for preventing the upward claws from moving away from the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member. 2. The round shelf mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the upward claws is pressed against the outer edge of the outer reinforcing member in a state where the front and rear shelf brackets are elastically bent to opposite sides. . 3. The round shelf mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein an intermediate position of each shelf bracket is bent in advance in a direction opposite to a direction in which the bracket is elastically bent. 4. The stopper according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is a projection protruding from a lower surface of the outer reinforcing member and abutting on one side surface of the vertical piece of each shelf bracket. Round shelf board mounting structure. 5. A vertical surface in which the projection is in contact with a vertical piece of the shelf bracket, and an inclined surface connected to a lower end of the vertical surface and gently upwardly inclined in a direction substantially perpendicular to the vertical surface. The round shelf board mounting structure according to claim 4, comprising: 6. The round shelf mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a horizontal receiving piece is provided on an upper edge of the vertical piece of the shelf bracket. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein a pair of front and rear round posts are provided at a distance from each other, and the inner ends of the shelf brackets facing substantially outward are locked to the respective round posts. Round shelf board mounting structure.