JP2003264384A - Rack for accommodating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack for accommodating an apparatus which can simply attach and detach a lateral frame for retaining a door without needing a tool. <P>SOLUTION: Fixing member 9 each of which is constituted of a cylindrical accommodation cylinder 10, a columnar pin 11 accommodated in the cylinder 10 so as to be able to freely appear and disappear, and a compression spring for energizing the pin 11 in a direction protruding from the cylinder 10 are installed in right and left ends of the lateral frame 8. The pin 11 of the fixing member 9 is provided with a spiral trench fitting in a slot 4a bored in the vertical direction of a post 4 and an engaging segment which is engaged with the cylinder 10. A first engaging hole with which the engaging segment is engaged when the pin 11 protrudes, and a second engaging hole with which the engaging segment 11b is engaged when the pin 11 is accommodated are formed in the cylinder 10. The pin 11 of the fixing member 9 is inserted in a large diameter part 4b formed on the lower end of the slot 4a, thereby attaching the lateral frame 8 to the post 4. When the lateral frame 8 is moved in the upper direction, the spiral trench of the pin 11 moves along the edge of the slot 4a, and the pin 11 is accommodated in the cylinder 10 against the force of the compression spring, so that the lateral frame 8 can be removed from the post 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an equipment storage rack for storing communication equipment and the like, and more particularly, to an equipment storage rack having a plurality of internal sections divided by a partition plate. The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a horizontal frame for supporting a door covering a front surface of a rack. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, an equipment storage rack 21 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped by a top plate 22, a bottom plate 23 and four posts 24, and the left and right sides and the back side are respectively left and right sides. It is covered by a face plate 25 and a back plate (not shown). A plurality of partition plates 26 are fixed inside and divided into a plurality of stages, and front left and right posts 2 having substantially the same height as the partition plates 26 for supporting a door (not shown) covering the front surface of each stage.
A horizontal frame 28 is provided between 4 and 24. This horizontal frame 28
Is screwed and fixed to the post 24 from the rear side by a mounting screw 29. [0003] Therefore, the conventional equipment storage rack has a drawback that the mounting screws must be removed when changing the internal dividing position, which is troublesome. Further, there is a disadvantage that the horizontal frame hinders the storage of the device inside or the wiring to the device. [0004] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an equipment storage rack in which a horizontal frame for supporting a door can be easily attached and detached without requiring tools. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, the interior is divided into a plurality of steps by a partition plate, and the partition plate is supported at a substantially same height as the partition plate to support a door covering the front surface of each step. In a device storage rack in which a horizontal frame is fixed between the left and right posts, a long hole having a large diameter portion is drilled at the lower end in the vertical direction of the post, and cylindrical storage tubes are provided at both left and right ends of the horizontal frame, There is provided a fixing member including a columnar pin that is retractably retractable in the storage cylinder and a compression spring that urges the pin in a direction protruding from the storage cylinder, and the pin of the fixing member fits into the elongated hole of the post. A locking piece is provided for locking the spiral groove and the storage cylinder. The storage cylinder of the fixing member locks the first locking hole where the locking piece locks when the pin projects and the locking piece when storing the pin. A second locking hole is formed,
Insert the pin of the fixing member into the large-diameter part of the long hole, attach the horizontal frame to the post, and move the horizontal frame upward, and the spiral groove of the pin moves along the edge of the long hole, and the force of the compression spring The horizontal frame is removed from the post by storing the pin in the storage tube against the above. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Cylindrical storage cylinders at both left and right end portions of a horizontal frame, cylindrical pins which are stored in the storage cylinder so as to be able to protrude and retract, and bias the pins in a direction protruding from the storage cylinder. And a fixing member including a compression spring. The pin of the fixing member is provided with a spiral groove that fits into a long hole formed in the vertical direction of the post and a locking piece that locks the storage cylinder. The storage piece of the fixing member engages with the locking piece when the pin projects. A first locking hole for locking and a second locking hole for locking the locking piece when the pin is stored are formed, and the pin of the fixing member is inserted into the large diameter portion formed at the lower end of the long hole to form the horizontal frame. Attaching to the post and moving the horizontal frame upward, the spiral groove of the pin moves along the edge of the long hole, the pin is stored in the storage cylinder against the force of the compression spring, and the horizontal frame is removed from the post be able to. An embodiment of a rack for accommodating equipment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in FIGS. [0008] As shown in FIG.
A rectangular parallelepiped is formed by a top plate 2, a bottom plate 3, and four posts 4, and the left, right, and back surfaces are covered by left and right side plates 5 and a back plate (not shown), respectively. Inside is a plurality of partition plates 6
Are horizontally fixed and divided into a plurality of stages, and a horizontal frame 8 is provided between front left and right posts 4 and 4 having substantially the same height as the partition plate 6 to support a door 7 covering the front surface of each stage. The horizontal frame 8 is formed to have a size slightly smaller than the size between the left and right posts 4 and 4, and fixed to the right and left ends.
Is attached. As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing member 9 has a cylindrical storage tube 10, a columnar pin 11 that is stored in the storage tube 10 so as to be able to protrude and retract, and biases the pin 11 in a direction that protrudes from the storage tube 10. And a compression spring 12 housed in a housing cylinder 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the pin 11 of the fixing member 9 has a long hole 4a formed in the vertical direction of the front left and right posts 4, 4.
And a locking piece 11b that locks to the storage tube 10. A spring storage hole 11c penetrating in a direction perpendicular to the central axis is formed at a position where the locking piece 11b of the pin 11 is provided.
A concave portion 11d into which the locking piece 11b is fitted is formed on both sides of the concave portion. The projections 11 formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the locking piece 11b when the locking piece 11b is mounted are formed on both upper and lower walls in the recess 11d.
e, a groove 11f is formed for engaging the spring 11c into the spring accommodating hole 11c.
The locking piece 11b is fitted into 1d and is attached so as to be able to come and go. Normally, the locking piece 11b is urged outward by the spring 11c and protrudes from the outer periphery of the pin 11. The pin 11 is inserted after the compression spring 12 is inserted into the storage tube 10. Since the locking piece 11b of the pin 11 has an inclined surface 11g, when the locking piece 11b is inserted into the storage tube 10, the locking piece 11b can be pushed into the recess 11d and inserted. Then, when the pin is slightly inserted against the spring force of the compression spring 12, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking piece 11b of the pin projects from the first locking hole 10a formed in the storage tube 10 and is locked. As a result, the pin 11
Is kept from coming off. The first locking hole 10a is formed in a long hole shape so that the pin 11 can be moved in the insertion / removal direction. The storage tube 10 has a pin 11
The locking piece 11 is located at the position where the
A second locking hole 10b is formed for locking the second hole b. Further, a male screw portion 10c is formed on the outer periphery of the end opposite to the insertion opening of the pin 11. As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal frame 8 is provided with through holes 8a at both end faces, and a fixing piece 8b parallel to both end faces is provided inside the both end faces. A female screw hole 8c is formed in the fixing piece 8b, the storage tube 10 of the fixing member 9 is made to pass through the through hole 8a, and the male screw portion 10c of the storage tube 10 is screwed into the female screw hole 8c of the fixing piece 8b. Thereby, the fixing member 9 is attached to the horizontal frame 8. In order to mount the horizontal frame 8 between the posts 4 and 4, as shown in FIG. 6, a large diameter portion slightly larger than the diameter of the pin 11 of the fixing member 9 formed at the lower end of the elongated hole 4a of the post 4 is used. 4b. At this time, the fixing member 9 is such that the locking piece 11b is in the first locking hole 10a of the storage tube 10.
So that the pin 11 of the fixing member 9 on one side is first inserted into the large-diameter portion 4b of the long hole 4a, and then the pin 11 of the fixing member 9 on the other side is pushed in. Then, the horizontal frame 8 is fitted between the posts 4 and 4. Then, the other side of the horizontal frame 8 is shifted to fit the pin 11 of the fixing member 9 into the large diameter portion 4b of the long hole 4a, so that the pin 11 projects by the spring force of the compression spring 12 and is locked to the large diameter portion 4b. be able to. When the horizontal frame 8 is attached to the post 4, the tongue pieces 8 d extending up and down of the horizontal frame 8 abut against the bent pieces 4 c of the post 4, and the horizontal frame 8 is pivoted about the pin 11 of the fixing member 9. It does not rotate. When the mounting of the horizontal frame 8 is completed, the door 7 is mounted on the horizontal frame 8 so as to be freely opened and closed as shown in FIG. To remove the horizontal frame 8 from the post 4, first, the door 7 is removed. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, by lifting the horizontal frame 8 upward, the spiral groove 11a of the pin 11 moves along the edge of the long hole 4a, and the pin 11 rotates to resist the force of the compression spring 12 while rotating. Then, when the pin 11 is completely stored in the storage tube 10, the locking piece 11 b is locked in the second locking hole 10 b of the storage tube 10 and is held in the stored state, so it is removed. be able to. When re-attaching, the engagement piece 11b of the pin 11 is pushed into the interior of the second engagement hole 10b to release the engagement. As described above, the inside is divided into a plurality of steps by the partition plate, and the partition between the left and right posts having substantially the same height as the partition plate to support the door covering the front surface of each step. In the equipment storage rack with the frame fixed, a long hole with a large diameter portion is drilled at the lower end in the vertical direction of the post, and a cylindrical storage cylinder is provided at both left and right ends of the horizontal frame, and it can freely enter and exit the storage cylinder. A fixing member comprising a cylindrical pin to be stored and a compression spring for urging the pin in a direction protruding from the storage cylinder is provided, and the pin of the fixing member is engaged with the spiral groove fitted into the elongated hole of the post and the storage cylinder. A locking piece for locking is provided, and the storage cylinder of the fixing member has a first locking hole for locking the locking piece when the pin projects and a second locking hole for locking the locking piece when the pin is stored. Then, insert the pin of the fixing member into the large diameter part of the long hole, attach the horizontal frame to the post, and turn the horizontal frame upward. When it is moved, the spiral groove of the pin moves along the edge of the long hole, the pin is stored in the storage cylinder against the force of the compression spring, and the horizontal frame is removed from the post, changing the division position in the rack In the case where the horizontal frame is obstructed by storage of the equipment or wiring to the equipment, there is an effect that the horizontal frame can be easily attached and detached without requiring a tool.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a device storage rack according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a fixing member attached to a horizontal frame. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a pin that is a part of a fixing member. FIGS. 4A and 4B are perspective views of a fixing member, wherein FIG. 4A shows a state where a pin protrudes from a storage cylinder, and FIG. 4B shows a state where the pin is stored in the storage cylinder. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a fixing member is attached to a horizontal frame of the equipment storage rack. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where a horizontal frame is attached to the post. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the device storage rack with a door attached. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a horizontal frame is removed from a post. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a conventional equipment storage rack. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 9; DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Equipment storage rack 4 Post 4a Long hole 4b Large diameter portion 8 Horizontal frame 9 Fixing member 10 Storage cylinder 10a First locking hole 10b Second locking hole 11 Pin 11a Spiral groove 11b Locking piece 12 Compression spring

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. The interior is divided into a plurality of stages by a partition plate,
In a device storage rack in which a horizontal frame is fixed between left and right posts having substantially the same height as the partition plate to support a door covering the front surface of each step, the post has a large-diameter portion at the lower end in the vertical direction of the post. A long hole is formed, and a cylindrical storage cylinder is provided at both left and right ends of the horizontal frame, a columnar pin which is stored in the storage cylinder so as to be able to protrude and retract, and a pin is provided in a direction in which the pin projects from the storage cylinder. A fixing member comprising a biasing compression spring, wherein a pin of the fixing member is provided with a spiral groove fitted into the elongated hole of the post and a locking piece for locking the storage tube; Is formed with a first locking hole for locking the locking piece when the pin projects and a second locking hole for locking the locking piece when the pin is stored. Insert the horizontal frame into the post by inserting it into the large diameter part of the hole, and move the horizontal frame upward A helical groove of the pin moves along an edge of the slot, the pin is stored in the storage tube against the force of the compression spring, and the horizontal frame is removed from the post. Rack for storage.