JP2006102114A - Shelf apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf apparatus where the strength of the whole shelf is secured even in a shelf structure which does not have a top plate and a vertex frame but has an open top. <P>SOLUTION: The shelf apparatus 1 is obtained by providing a pair of right and left side members 2 and 2, providing engaging parts 4 for constructing a plurality of shelf boards 9 on the front and rear sides of the opposing inner surfaces of both of the side members 2 and 2, and connecting the upper parts and lower parts of both of the side members 2 and 2. The upper parts of both of the side members 2 and 2 are connected with each other by an upper frame material 10 provided with: a pair of right and left side frames 10a respectively fitted to the upper ends of both of the side members by an opening formed on the side of an inner lower end; and a rear part frame 10b connecting the rear part of both of the side frames 10a and 10a with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is provided with a pair of left and right side members, and provided with locking portions for laying a plurality of shelf boards at arbitrary height positions between the both side members before and after the opposed inner side surfaces of the both side members, The present invention relates to a shelf apparatus in which upper and lower parts of both side members are connected to each other.

  A conventional shelf device has a pair of left and right side members erected, each lower part is connected to a quadrilateral bottom frame with bolts, and the upper part of the side member is connected to a tetragonal top frame with bolts to form a frame shape. After being formed, a plurality of shelves are installed in the vertical direction between the both side members, so that a plurality of products can be displayed. The upper and lower parts of the left and right side members are connected and fixed by the top frame and the bottom frame to ensure the strength of the entire shelf (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

A microfilm of the actual application No. 57-37186 (No. 58-139939) (pages 2 and 3, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  However, in Patent Document 1, for example, when it is desired to place a product having a height that protrudes above the top plate on the shelf board, the top board is removed and the top shelf board is opened. However, in this case, the top frame provided at the upper part of the shelf device hinders the placement and movement of the product or the replacement of the product. Therefore, a structure in which the top frame is removed from the both side members and the upper part is opened is conceivable, but there is a possibility that a problem may arise in the strength of the entire shelf device.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and provides a shelf apparatus in which the strength of the entire shelf is ensured even in a shelf structure without a top plate and a top frame and opened upward. Objective.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the shelf device according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a pair of left and right side members, and an arbitrary height between the side members on the front and back of the opposed inner side surfaces of the side members. A shelf device for connecting a plurality of shelf boards at positions and connecting the upper and lower parts of both side members, wherein the upper parts of the side members are openings formed on the inner lower side. The upper frame member includes a pair of left and right side frames that are respectively fitted to the upper end portions of the both side members and a rear frame that connects the rear portions of the both side frames.
According to this feature, since the upper parts of both side members are connected by the upper frame material, the strength of the entire shelf is secured even in the shelf structure where the upper part without the top plate is opened, and the uppermost shelf board is It is possible to place a protruding product having a high length and to easily identify the product from the outside of the shelf.

A shelf device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the shelf device according to the first aspect, wherein an upper connecting member projects downward from the rear frame, and both ends of the upper connecting member are connected to the both sides. It is characterized by being screwed into the member.
According to this feature, since both ends of the upper connecting member provided on the rear frame member are screwed to the both side members, the connection strength of the both side members is increased, and the strength of the entire shelf is further improved.

The shelf device according to claim 3 of the present invention is the shelf device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support member is locked to an upper portion of the locking portion, and the upper surface of the support member is the upper frame. A top plate that is substantially flush with the top surface of the material is placed.
According to this feature, the top plate can be provided on the support member provided at the top of the shelf as needed. When the top plate is placed on the support member, the top surface of the upper frame member and the top plate Since the upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface, the appearance is good, and it can be used as a shelf device in which a normal upper part is closed with a top plate.

A shelf device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the shelf device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the upper frame member has a U-shape in a top view that contacts the upper end surfaces of the both side members. A core material and a decorative edge material that covers the outer surface of the core material and protrudes outward are provided, and the opening is formed by the core material and the decorative edge material.
According to this feature, an opening is formed by the core material and the decorative edge material, and the side portion of the upper frame material can be securely fitted to the upper end of the side member, and the left and right surfaces and the rear surface of the upper frame material By providing a decorative rim material, it is possible to provide a high-quality shelf with excellent design.

The shelf device according to claim 5 of the present invention is the shelf device according to claim 4, wherein the top plate is fitted into a space formed inside the core member; It is characterized by comprising a decorative rim material covering the front end of the substrate.
According to this feature, even when a top plate is attached to the top of the shelf, a decorative edge material is provided at the front end of the top plate in the same manner as the upper frame material, so that the appearance of the outer periphery of the top of the shelf is unified and looks good. It is possible to provide a shelf apparatus that is improved and has a high-class design.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall view of a product display shelf which is a shelf device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the product display shelf, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a connecting structure of both side members, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a process of attaching the top board and the shelf board, and FIG. 5 is a completed installation of the top board and the shelf board shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an upper part of a merchandise display shelf to which a top board is attached. The shelf apparatus according to this embodiment is installed in a merchandise store such as a supermarket, for example, and a merchandise display shelf on which a plurality of products are placed so that consumers can directly take out the products. 1 is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a commodity display shelf 1 has side members 2 erected in a vertical direction from the floor surface to the left and right, and a pair of left and right sides are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. A lower connecting member 18 provided with a plate 17 is connected, and an upper frame member 10 having a U-shape in a top view provided with left and right side frames 10a and a rear frame 10b at the rear is connected to the upper end portion of the side member 2. A plurality of (two in this embodiment) shelf boards 9 are provided in the vertical direction between the side members 2 and 2, and a plurality of products 25 are displayed on the shelf boards 17 and each shelf board 9.

  The shelf plate 17 and each shelf plate 9 are provided with metal rod-like frames 24 on four sides to prevent the product 25 from falling on the floor. Due to the shape of the upper frame member 10, a space is formed in the commodity display shelf 1 so as to hang upward from the front of the upper part, and even a long commodity 25 is placed on the uppermost shelf 9. It is possible.

  Hereinafter, in the description of the present embodiment, the front side of the product display shelf 1 is the front, the back side of the product display shelf 1 is the rear, and both directions of the product display shelf 1 are the left and right directions.

  The structure of the merchandise display shelf 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the side member 2 has an upper end 3 a of a column 3 that is erected at a predetermined distance in the front and rear direction and is connected and fixed by a horizontal member 7. Is made up of. A metal locking rail 4 serving as a locking portion for laying a plurality of shelf boards is fitted on the inner surface side of each of the struts 3 facing the left and right side members 2, 2. A plurality of locking holes 4a are formed in the upper and lower directions, four dowel-like support members 5 are attached to the uppermost locking holes 4a, and four dowels 6 are vertically mounted on the other locking holes 4a. A total of eight are attached in one set.

  A screw hole 3c is formed at the upper end of each column 3, and a connecting hole 3b penetrating in the left-right direction is formed. Similarly, two connecting holes 3b are formed at the lower end 3d in the vertical direction. Screw holes 19a are formed in the left and right ends of the front and rear lower connecting members 18 placed on the floor, and screw holes 17a are also formed in the front and rear of the left and right ends of the shelf board 17, similarly.

  The upper frame member 10 is composed of a side frame 10a and a rear frame 10b, and the side frame 10a covers a core member 11 formed in a U-shape when viewed from the top and the outer surface of the core member 11 being covered. Of the decorative edge member 12 that is formed and fixed, it is a portion that extends on the front and rear columns 3 and 3 and the horizontal member 7, and the rear frame 10b is a portion that connects the rear portions of the side frame 10a. Since the decorative edge member 12 extends downward from the core member 11, an opening H is formed on the inner lower end side by joining the both, and this opening H is formed between the support columns 3 and 3 and the horizontal member 7. It is comprised so that an upper end part may be fitted. An upper connecting member 13 is fixed to the lower surface of the rear frame RF of the core member 11 so as to project downward, thereby increasing the connection strength of the upper frame member 10.

  On the entire outer peripheral surface of the decorative edge member 12, a multi-step groove 12a having excellent design is formed in a reverse staircase from the top to the bottom. A connecting hole 11 a penetrating in the vertical direction is formed in the rear corner and the front of the core member 11, and screwing holes 13 a are formed in the left and right end portions of the upper connecting member 13.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, two bolts 23 are screwed into the screw holes 3c of the upper end portions 3a of the rear columns 3 and 3 through the left and right connecting holes 11a on the rear side of the core member 11. The upper frame member 10 is connected and fixed to the side member 2, and similarly, the core member 11 is connected and fixed to the two columns 3 and 3 in front of the both side members 2 and 2 with bolts 23.

  Further, the bolts 23 are screwed into the screw holes 13a of the upper connecting member 13 from the outer side surfaces of the two side members 2 and 2 through the connecting holes 3b formed at the uppermost portions of the left and right support columns 3 and 3 at the rear. By doing so, the upper connecting member 13 is fixed between the left and right support columns 3 at the rear, and the connection strength of the upper end portions of the side members 2 and 2 is increased.

  The bolts 23 are screwed into the screw holes 13a formed at both ends of the lower connecting member 18 through the connecting holes 3b formed at the lowermost portions of the left and right columns 3, thereby lowering the lower ends of the left and right columns 3, 3. A pair of front and rear lower connecting members 18 are provided between the portions 3d.

  As a result, the side members 2, 2 are connected and fixed by the upper frame member 10, the upper connecting member 13, and the front and rear lower connecting members 18, thereby forming a frame body, and the connection strength of the upper and lower parts of the commodity display shelf 1. Solidity is enhanced. Further, the shelf plate 17 provided in the front and rear lower connecting members 18 is also connected to the end of the shelf plate 17 from the outside of the side members 2 and 2 through the connection holes 3b formed in the left and right support columns 3 and 3. It is screwed into a screw hole 17a formed in the part.

  In this way, the opening 11 is formed by the core material 11 and the decorative edge material 12, and the both side frames 10a of the upper frame material 10 can be securely fitted to the upper ends of the side members 2 and 2, and the upper frame. By providing the decorative edge material 12 in which the multistage grooves 12a are formed on the left and right surfaces and the back surface of the material 10, the product display shelf 1 having a high-class design and excellent design is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the top plate 20 and the shelf plate 9 can be attached to the frame of the product display shelf 1 configured as described above. First, the top plate 20 will be described in detail. The top plate 20 includes a substrate 21 corresponding to the shelf plate 9 having a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and a decorative edge member 22 provided so as to cover the front end surface 21 a of the substrate 21.

  On the front end surface of the decorative edge material 22, a multi-stage groove 22 a having the same design as the multi-stage groove 12 a of the decorative edge material 12 of the upper frame member 10 is formed. A frame 24 is provided at the front edge of the upper surface of the substrate 21 for preventing the product from dropping, and the frames 24 are also spaced at predetermined intervals on the left and right side frames 10a and the rear frame 10b of the core member 11 of the upper frame member 10. Is provided.

  In order to attach the top plate 20 to the commodity display shelf 1, the top plate 20 is moved in the direction of the space formed inside the core member 11 of the upper frame member 10 as shown by the one-dot chain line arrow in FIG. The lower surface of the substrate 21 is slidably brought into sliding contact with both side surfaces and rear surfaces of the 20 substrates 21 and both end surfaces of the decorative frame material 22 with the inner surface of the core material 11 of the upper frame material 10 and both end surfaces of the decorative frame material 12. It moves downward until it comes into contact with the support member 5 provided on the locking rail 4 of the column 3.

  On the other hand, the shelf plate 9 is attached at the upper position of the dowel 6 provided on the locking rail 4 of each support column 3 from the front to the rear of the product display shelf 1, and the lower surface of the shelf plate 9 is the dowel. 6 until it is in contact with 6. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the top plate 20 is stably supported by the support members 5 provided on the left and right front and back in a state of being fitted to the inner side surface of the core material 11, and the shelf 9 is also supported on the left and right front and rear. The mounting is completed by being stably supported by the dowels 6 provided in. Although not specifically illustrated, other shelf boards 9 (see FIG. 1) are similarly attached, and a plurality of products 25 can be placed on each shelf board 9.

  Thus, when the top plate 20 is fitted and attached to the upper frame member 10, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the core member 11 and the decorative edge member 12 of the upper frame member 10, and the substrate of the top plate 20. 21 and the top surface of the decorative edge member 22 are flush with each other and have a good appearance, and can be used as a shelf device in which a normal upper side is closed by the top plate 20.

  The product 25 can be placed on the top surface of the top plate 20 in the same manner as the shelf plate 9, and the product 24 is provided by the frame 24 provided on the core 11 and the frame 24 provided on the top surface of the front edge of the top plate 21. 25 is prevented from falling.

  In addition, since the multistage groove 22a is formed in the front surface of the top plate 20, each groove pattern is connected to the multistage groove 12a formed in the front surface of the upper frame member 10 in a horizontal row, and the appearance of the outer peripheral surface is unified. Therefore, the product display shelf 1 is improved in appearance and has a high-class design and excellent design.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the upper parts of the side members 2 and 2 are connected by the upper frame member 10, the entire shelf is also provided in the shelf structure of the commodity display shelf 1 in which the upper part without the top plate 20 is opened. The product 25 can be placed on the top shelf 9 so that the product 25 can be placed on the uppermost shelf 9 (see FIG. 1). Become.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, it is preferable because the design edge is formed on the upper part of the merchandise display shelf 1 by providing the decorative edge member 12 in which the multistage groove 12a is formed on the outer periphery of the upper frame member 10. The invention is not limited to this, and the upper frame material 10 may have an upper frame material structure in which the decorative edge material 12 is not provided. In this structure, both the side members 2 and 2 are formed by the core material 11 and the upper connecting member 13. Needless to say, the connection strength of the upper part of 2 is kept unchanged, and a decorative edge material having another structure may be provided on the outer periphery of the core material 11.

  In the above embodiment, the upper connecting member 13 is provided on the lower surface of the rear frame of the core member 11, so that the connecting strength of the upper portions of the side members 2 and 2 can be further increased. However, the upper frame member 10 may be formed only of the core member 11 without the upper connecting member 13, or the upper portion of the commodity display shelf 1 may be connected by the connection of the core member 11 and the two side members 2 and 2 alone. The strength is maintained, and there is no problem even under normal use conditions.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole image of the goods display shelf which is a shelf apparatus in the Example of this invention. It is an exploded assembly perspective view of a goods display shelf. It is sectional drawing which shows the connection structure of the both-sides member of a goods display shelf. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the attachment process of a top plate and a shelf board. It is sectional drawing which shows the completion state of attachment of the top plate and shelf shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the goods display shelf with which the top plate was attached.

Explanation of symbols

1 Product display shelf (shelf device)
2 Side member 3 Column 3a Upper end 3b Connecting hole 3c Screw hole 3d Lower end 4 Locking rail (Locking part)
4a Locking hole 5 Support member 6 Dowel 7 Horizontal member 9 Shelf plate 10 Upper frame member 10a Side frame 10b Rear frame 11 Core member 11a Connecting hole 12 Decorative edge member 12a Multi-stage groove 13 Upper connecting member 13a Screwing hole 16 Mounting base 17 Shelf plate 17a Screwing hole 18 Lower connecting member 19a Screwing hole 20 Top plate 21 Substrate 21a Front end surface 22 Decoration edge material 22a Multi-step groove 23 Bolt 24 Drop prevention frame 25 Product H Opening

Claims (5)

  A pair of left and right side members are provided, and locking portions for laying a plurality of shelf boards at arbitrary height positions between the both side members are provided before and after the opposing inner side surfaces of the both side members. A shelf apparatus in which an upper part and a lower part are connected to each other, wherein the upper parts of the two side members are paired with a pair of left and right side frames respectively fitted to the upper end parts of the both side members by an opening formed on the inner lower side, A shelf apparatus characterized by being connected by an upper frame member comprising a rear frame for connecting the rear portions of the frames.   The shelf apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an upper connecting member is protruded downward from the rear frame, and both ends of the upper connecting member are screwed to the both side members.   The shelf device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support member is locked to an upper portion of the locking portion, and a top plate having an upper surface substantially flush with an upper surface of the upper frame member is placed on the support member.   The upper frame member includes a U-shaped core material in a top view that contacts the upper end surfaces of the both side members, and a decorative edge material that covers the outer surface of the core material and protrudes outward. The shelf device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening is formed with an edge material.   The shelf apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the top plate includes a substrate that is fitted in a space formed inside the core member, and a decorative edge member that covers a front end of the substrate.

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