JP2003024146A - Shelf device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf device that allows optionally selecting a mode of use as a shelf and a mode of use as a bulletin board and can be moved sideways. SOLUTION: A shelf board support 11 is composed of a pair of right and left vertical frames 15 and a horizontal frame 16 extended across the vertical frames 15. A shelf board 12 is supported on the horizontal frame 16 through a shelf board supporter 13 in a nearly horizontal posture. The shelf board 12 is rotatably supported on the horizontal frame 16, and when the shelf board supporter 13 is removed, the plane portion 30 of the shelf board 12 can be displaced nearly vertically, and the shelf board 12 can be used as a bulletin board in that state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelving device, and more particularly, to a shelving device in which the form of use of shelf plates can be arbitrarily changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a known shelving device, a side portion including a pair of left and right frames or side plates, a rear portion including a panel disposed on the rear end side of the side portion, and a side portion and a rear portion surrounded by the rear portion And a shelf arranged inside. This shelf plate can be arranged at positions with different heights by providing appropriate hooks, dowels or the like on the inner surface side of the side parts so that the mounting position can be adjusted.

[0003]

However, in the known shelving device, only the height position of the shelves can be adjusted, and a structure for changing the direction of the shelves is not adopted. . That is, the surface of the shelf plate cannot be used as a surface for displaying various memos, pamphlets, etc. in a vertical direction. Further, since the position of the shelf board in the left-right direction is fixed, it is impossible to dispose the shelf board by shifting it in the left-right direction, and it is not possible to freely change the layout of the shelf board.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such inconvenience, and its object is to arbitrarily select, for example, a usage form as a shelf board and a usage form as a display surface. (EN) Provided is a shelf device that can be moved and can be displaced in the left-right direction.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shelf device including a shelf support and a shelf supported by the shelf support, wherein the shelf is The configuration is such that the direction of the surface of the shelf board is adjustable. Specifically, the shelf support includes a pair of left and right vertical frames and a horizontal frame hung between the vertical frames, and the shelf is such that the surface of the shelf is substantially horizontal. And a substantially vertical posture can be adjusted. According to such a configuration, when the shelf plate is in a substantially horizontal posture, it can be used as an original shelf plate, while when the shelf plate is in a substantially vertical posture, the surface of the shelf plate is It can be used as a bulletin board. Therefore, when the shelf device according to the present invention is arranged along the outer edge of the tabletop of the desk, a storage area for books, files, etc. and a display area are selectively or integrally formed around the desk. You can

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, a rear portion of the shelf board is rotatably supported by the lateral frame, and a predetermined shelf board support is interposed between the shelf board and the shelf board support. By doing so, it is advisable to adopt a configuration in which the orientation of the surface of the shelf plate is maintained in a substantially horizontal posture. With such a configuration, the shelf can be rotated only by removing the shelf support, and the work for changing the attitude of the shelf becomes extremely simple.

Further, when the rear portion of the shelf board is rotatably supported by the lateral frame, and the direction of the surface of the shelf board is substantially vertical, the free end side of the shelf board is more than the lateral frame. The configuration is such that it fits into the lower horizontal frame located below. This can prevent the shelf plate from hanging around when the shelf plate is in a substantially vertical posture.

Further, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the shelf plate is provided so that the position thereof can be adjusted to the left and right along the horizontal frame, whereby the selection range of the layout can be expanded by changing the left and right position of the shelf plate. it can.

Further, it is preferable that the shelf board is provided so that it can be attached to any of the front and rear sides of the shelf board support. In such a configuration, for example, by disposing the shelving device of the present invention between facing desks or between side-by-side desks, the shelving device can have a partition function. Moreover, users of each desk can share the shelf device.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of the shelf device according to this embodiment as seen from one side, and FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the shelf device as seen from the opposite side. . For convenience of explanation, the front side (the surface side that appears) in FIG. 1 is the front surface side, and the opposite side is the back surface side. 1 and 2, the shelf device 10 includes a shelf support 11 that stands upright on the floor,
A shelf plate 12 is arranged on the front and back sides or both front and rear sides of the shelf plate support 11, and a pair of left and right shelf plate supports 13 for keeping the shelf plate 12 in a substantially horizontal posture. The shelf support 11 includes a pair of left and right bases 14 extending in the front-rear direction,
14 and a pair of left and right vertical frames 15 and 15 composed of round pipes and the like connected to the upper surfaces of the bases 14 and 14,
A horizontal frame 16 is provided between the vertical frames 15 and 15. A sheet 17 is stretched in a region surrounded by the frames 15 and 15 and the uppermost and lowermost horizontal frames 16A and 16G. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, each of the horizontal frames 16 is formed of a round pipe or the like, and in this embodiment, the horizontal frames 16A to 16G in the upper and lower seven stages are in substantially parallel postures. In addition, they are arranged in a substantially horizontal direction with a substantially equal interval. These horizontal frames 16A-16
The length of G is preferably such that a plurality of shelf plates 12, two in this embodiment, can be arranged side by side. Further, when the uppermost horizontal frame 16A is the first stage, the horizontal frames 16A and 16D of the first stage and the fourth to sixth stages are
16F is detachably provided on the vertical frames 15 and 15 via screws 19 and other horizontal frames 16B and 16C.
And the lowermost horizontal frame 16G is the vertical frame 15,1.
It is being fixed to 5 through means, such as welding. Therefore, if necessary, the horizontal frame 16D,
16E, 16F and the like can be adopted even when they are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sheet 17 is made of cloth, resin sheet or the like. The upper portion of the seat 17 is sewn so as to form a passage 20 through which the horizontal frame 16A can be passed in the left-right direction. On the other hand, in the lower part of the seat 17,
The first and second surface fasteners 22 and 23 (see FIG. 5B) dispersed in the upper and lower regions are provided on the same surface side of the seat 17, and the second surface fastener 23 side is folded back upward. By adhering to the first surface fastener 22,
The lowest horizontal frame 16G can be held in the folded space, and the seat 17 can be stretched without slack. Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, in the sheet 17, in the present embodiment, the horizontal frames 16B, 16C, 16D at the second to fourth stages from the top are exposed on the front surface side of the shelf device 10. On the other hand, the horizontal frame 16 of the fifth and sixth steps
E and 16F are exposed on the back surface side, and are laid around so that their exposing directions are different. Therefore, by using the lateral frame that exposes the seat 17 on the back, the seat 17
It is possible to dispose the shelf plates 12 on both sides of each.

In this embodiment, the shelf plate 12 is formed by processing a metal plate, preferably a metal plate capable of magnetic bonding, into a metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the shelf plate 12 is formed downward by curving the front end side of the flat surface portion 30 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view which is a mounting surface or a posting surface. Front surface portion 31, a rear surface portion 32 formed by curving the rear end side downward, and a flat surface portion 30.
And side surfaces 33 that hang down from the left and right sides of the. The front-back width of the shelf plate 12, that is, the front surface portion 31
The width between the rear surface portion 32 and the rear surface portion 32 is set to be larger than the spacing between the horizontal frames 16A to 16F.

A plurality of slots 35 extending in the front-rear direction (vertical direction in FIG. 7) are formed in the plane of the plane portion 30 by punching. These slots 35
Are provided at positions at equal intervals along the left-right direction, and in this embodiment, although not particularly limited, seven rows are formed, and these slots 35 are used to operate in the same manner as the book end. The end member 36 is attached detachably. The end member 36 is provided wider than the width in the short dimension of the slot 35, and has a plate-shaped base 37 having a length substantially equal to or shorter than the length of the slot 35 in the longitudinal direction, and the base 37. A standing surface 38 that is connected to one end side of the short width direction of the base 37 and that is oriented in a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the base 37 and has an upper end edge formed in an arc shape, and a downward step on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the base 37. It is composed of claw pieces 40, 40 as engaging portions projecting outward in a substantially horizontal direction via the portion 39. Claw pieces 40, 4
The distance L (see FIG. 6) connecting the tips of the
Is formed to be slightly longer than the distance L1 between both ends in the longitudinal direction.

On the shelf plate 12, a side surface portion 33 thereof is provided.
Is provided so that a cutout portion 33A is formed on the rear end side and the curved inner space of the rear surface portion 32 is opened left and right. Due to the presence of the cutout portion 33A, the horizontal frame 16 can be positioned in the inner space of the rear surface portion 32, whereby the shelf plate 13 is rotatably supported with the front end as a free end. A front notch 33B having a dome shape in a side view is formed at a position near the front of the side surface 33. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, the cutout portion 33B receives the horizontal frame 16 (16D in the illustrated example) when the surface of the shelf board 12, that is, the plane portion 30 is substantially vertical. It can be fitted to the horizontal frame 16.

The pair of left and right shelf support members 13, 13 are provided in a substantially symmetrical shape. Therefore, here, the description will be given using the common code. As shown in FIGS. 6, 9 and 10, the shelf support 13 has a vertical isosceles triangle shape in a side view, and is located above the plane portion 30 of the shelf 12. The surface 41, the support portion 42 connected to the lower portion on the long side of the vertical surface 41, and the horizontal frame 16 forming the shelf support 11 connected to the rear portion on the short side of the vertical surface 41 are detachable. And a hook portion 44 provided.

As shown in FIG. 10, the supporting portion 42 extends in a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the vertical surface 41 and is located below the side surface portion 33 of the shelf 12, and a supporting surface portion 45. The standing portion 46 is directed upward from the inner end of the surface portion 45 in FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 9, the upright surface portion 46 includes a rear upright surface portion 46A located on the rear side (left side in FIG. 9) of the front notch portion 33B provided in the side surface portion 33 of the shelf plate 12, and a front notch portion. 33B front side (Fig. 9
It is configured by the front standing surface portion 46B located on the middle right side).

The hook portion 44 is an elongated piece-like body portion 4 extending in the vertical direction substantially orthogonal to the surface of the vertical surface 41.
8 and a semi-circular portion 49 connected to the upper part of the main body 48
And a rear folded portion 50 provided downwardly in a continuous manner with the semi-circular portion 49, and the rear folded portion 5 is provided.
The horizontal frame 16 is adapted to be received in an inner region surrounded by 0, the semi-circular arc portion 49, and the upper portion of the main body portion 48.

Next, a method of assembling the shelf device 10 in this embodiment and a usage form of the shelf device 10 will be described.

When assembling the shelving device 10, the horizontal frame 16A to be located at the uppermost position is inserted into the passage 20 formed in the upper portion of the sheet 17. Then, the horizontal frame 16A is positioned between the pair of left and right vertical frames 15 and 15 and fixed with screws 19. Around this, the horizontal frames 16D to 16F are fixed between the vertical frames 15 and 15 with screws 19. At this time, the horizontal frame 16 that rotatably supports the shelf plate 12 is inserted into the rear portion of the shelf plate 12 before being fixed to the vertical frame 15. Then sheet 1
7 from the top to the third horizontal frame 16B, 16C and 1
6D appears on the front surface side, and the first and second surface fasteners 22 and 23 are adhered to each other so that the lowermost horizontal frame 16G is held under the sheet 17. Note that the horizontal frames 16B to 16F may be exposed on either side of the front and back of the seat 17, and the user can arbitrarily determine the position around which the seat 17 is wound, that is, the layout.

In this state, the hook portions 44, 4 of the shelf support tools 13, 13 are provided at two positions on the left and right of the uppermost horizontal frame 16A.
4 is hooked to support the shelf board 12 on these shelf board support tools 13, 13. This makes it possible to lean books, files, etc. on the flat surface portion 30 of the shelf board 12. At this time, the shelf 12 comes to have the vertical plane 41 of the shelf support 13 positioned above the plane portion 30, and the shelf support 13 acts as a kind of book end. Further, if necessary, the end member 36 is attached using the slot 35 of the flat surface portion 30, so that the left and right direction of the shelf plate can be divided into a plurality of parts. In addition, since the shelf support 13 can shift the hooking position by the hook portion 44 in the left-right direction, the shelf 12 is
The left-right position can be changed arbitrarily.

In the mode in which the shelf board 12 is used as the display surface, the shelf board support 13 need not be used. That is, since the rear portion of the shelf 12 is rotatably supported by the horizontal frame 16, the flat portion 30 is displaced to a substantially vertical posture by its own weight when the shelf support 13 is not used. Become. In this vertical posture, the shelf board 1
11, the lower horizontal frame 16D is fitted in the front cutout portion 33B of the side surface portion 33, as shown in FIG. 11, whereby the posture of the shelf board 12 is stabilized. By using the flat surface portion 30 of the shelf board 12 that is vertically oriented, it is possible to post memo paper or the like with a magnet or the like (not shown). Further, the end member 36 can be attached to the flat surface portion 30 which is in the vertical posture.
Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the shelf plate 12 is in the vertical posture.
By arranging a desk or the like on which the top plate is located under, the documents and the like can be leaned against the top plate of the desk, and the end member 36 can prevent the documents from falling.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the shelf support 11 may be configured such that the horizontal frame 16 is entirely removable. Further, the sheet 17 may be a two-sheet sheet divided into a left side area and a right side area, and the left side sheet and the right side sheet may have different colors. Also, sheet 1
The 7 may be provided with first and second hook-and-loop fasteners on the upper part and fixed so as to hold the uppermost horizontal frame 16A. With this configuration, the seat 17 can be easily attached and detached, and a shelf device that does not use the seat 17 can be provided.

Further, the shelf board 12 can be adjusted so that the flat surface portion 30 is substantially horizontal and vertical.
It is also possible to adopt an inclined posture in which the front side of 2 is located above the rear side. In this case, it suffices to use a separate shelf support that can be tilted. Further, in the shelf plate 12, the cutout portion 33A provided at the rear portion of the side surface portion 33 can be formed to have a larger cutout region toward the front region than in the state shown in the drawing. If the notch area of the notch portion 33A is formed large, the shelf plate 12 can be attached and detached even after the shelf plate support 12 is formed.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since it is provided so that the orientation of the surface of the shelf board is substantially horizontal and the orientation thereof is substantially vertical, the shelf board can be used as a bookshelf in a substantially horizontal attitude while the shelf board is used. In the state in which is substantially vertical, the effect that the surface of the shelf plate can be used as a display surface is obtained. At this time, if the shelves are made of a metal that can be magnetically adhered, it is possible to post using a magnet. Further, when the shelving device is arranged along the outer edge of the top plate of the desk, the bookshelf accommodating area and the posting area can be selectively or integrally formed around the desk.

Further, in the structure in which the rear portion of the shelf board is rotatably supported by the horizontal frame and a predetermined shelf board support tool is interposed between the shelf board and the shelf board support body, the shelf board support tool is removed. Only then, the shelf plate can be rotated, and the work for changing the attitude of the shelf plate can be performed extremely easily.

Further, in the structure in which the free end side of the shelf plate is fitted to the lower horizontal frame located below the horizontal frame when the direction of the surface of the shelf plate is substantially vertical, It is possible to effectively prevent wobbling.

Further, since the shelf board has a structure in which the lateral position of the horizontal frame is adjustable, the layout can be freely selected by changing the lateral position of the shelf board.

Further, since the shelf board is provided so as to be attachable to either the front or rear side of the shelf board support, by disposing the shelf device between desks facing each other or between side-by-side desks,
The shelving device can be made to have a partitioning function, and the users of respective desks can share the shelving device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a shelf device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the shelf device as seen from the opposite side.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a shelf support.

4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

5A is a schematic perspective view of a sheet material, and FIG.
The expanded sectional view which follows the BB line of (A).

FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a shelf board region.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the shelf board in a substantially vertical posture.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the shelf board.

9 is an enlarged top sectional view of FIG.

10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view when the shelf plate is in a substantially vertical posture.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 shelving equipment 11 Shelf support 12 shelves 13 Shelf support 15 vertical frames 16 horizontal frames 30 Plane

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) A47F 5/00 A47F 5/00 B C G (72) Inventor Noriaki Furukawa 6 Minami Oimazato, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 1st-1st KOKUYO Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B054 AA02 BA03 BA09 BA13 BB03 BB08 BB13 FA01 3B118 AA12 AA14 BA22 BB04 CA14 DA12 DA13 FA32 FA36

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A shelf device provided with a shelf support and a shelf supported by the shelf support, wherein the shelf is provided such that a surface direction of the shelf is adjustable. A shelf device characterized by the above. 2. The shelf support includes a pair of left and right vertical frames, and a horizontal frame spanning between the vertical frames, and the shelf is such that the surface of the shelf is substantially horizontal. The shelving device according to claim 1, wherein the shelving device is provided so as to be adjustable between a vertical posture and a substantially vertical posture. 3. A rear portion of the shelf board is rotatably supported by the horizontal frame, and a predetermined shelf board support member is interposed between the shelf board and the shelf board support body to allow the shelf board to move. The shelf device according to claim 2, wherein the orientation of the surface is maintained in a substantially horizontal posture. 4. A rear end of the shelf plate is rotatably supported by the horizontal frame, and when the direction of the surface of the shelf plate is substantially vertical, the free end side of the shelf plate is more than the horizontal frame. The shelving device according to claim 2, wherein the shelving device is fitted to a lower horizontal frame located below. 5. The shelving device according to claim 2, wherein the shelves are provided so that the positions thereof can be adjusted to the left and right along the horizontal frame. 6. The shelving device according to claim 1, wherein the shelf plate is provided so as to be attachable to any of the front and rear sides of the shelf plate support. .