JP2015134050A - Multiple-type bookshelf - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multiple-type bookshelf that can always light up shelves of a bookshelf with a predetermined illuminance.SOLUTION: A multiple-type bookshelf 1 is configured such that bookshelves 2, 2, ... provided with top and bottom multi-stage shelves 7 in any of at least front and rear surfaces are spaced apart by a predetermined interval and are plurally disposed in the longitudinal direction, and head joining members 4, 4, ... extending longitudinally are fixed with respect to upper ends of upper extensions 3, 3 ... extending upward from the shelves 7 arranged on the top of the bookshelf 2, and thereby adjacent bookshelves 2, 2, ... are connected with each other. Arms 15 are provided in the upper extensions 3. In the arms 15, lighting members 18 are attached on the portion extended to the near side from near side ends 11a of the shelves 7.

Description

  The present invention relates to a multiple-type bookshelf in which a plurality of bookshelves arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval are connected together by a head connecting material.

  Conventionally, bookshelves used in libraries and the like are generally designed to make it easier to take out books by reducing the depth of the front and back according to the size of the book, and increasing the width to accommodate a large amount of books. Such bookshelves were arranged in multiple rows. Since the bookshelf has the structure as described above, it is easy to fall forward and backward due to strong shaking such as an earthquake, and when one bookshelf falls, the other bookshelf arranged in the front and back may fall in a chain. It was. Therefore, it has been desired to prevent a plurality of bookshelves from falling.

  Therefore, as one of the modes for preventing a plurality of bookshelves from falling, for example, a multiple-type bookshelf shown in Patent Document 1 has been developed. In this multiple-type bookcase, a shelf post of a single-column bookcase that accommodates books extends above the top plate of the single-column bookcase, and its upper end is adjacent to the U-shaped channel material that extends horizontally. Single-column book shelves are connected, and adjacent U-shaped channel members are connected and reinforced by U-shaped intermediate channel materials. Thereby, the intensity | strength with respect to big shaking, such as an earthquake, is raised, and the fall of a bookshelf is prevented. In addition, a fluorescent lamp mounting panel is installed between adjacent U-shaped junction channel members, and a fluorescent lamp is mounted on the fluorescent lamp mounting panel. You can illuminate the passage.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-11470 (page 3, FIG. 7)

  However, in the multiple-type bookshelf of Patent Document 1, the fluorescent lamp mounting panel is installed between adjacent U-shaped relay channel members, and the fluorescent lamp of the fluorescent lamp mounting panel arranged at a high position is used. The passage between adjacent single-post bookshelves is illuminated as a whole. Therefore, the front side of the shelf of single-column bookshelves when the setting of the interval between adjacent single-column bookshelves is wide and changed due to the size of the room to which this multiple-type bookshelf is applied and the convenience of use. The light that illuminates was weakened, making it difficult to see the back cover of books housed in single-column bookshelves.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multiple-type shelf that can always illuminate the shelf of the shelf with a predetermined illuminance.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the multiple bookcase of the present invention is
A plurality of bookshelves provided with a plurality of upper and lower shelf sections on at least one of the front and rear surfaces are arranged in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval,
It is a multiple-type bookshelf in which adjacent bookshelves are connected to each other by fixing a head connecting member extending in the front-rear direction to an upper end portion of an upper extension portion extending upward from a shelf portion arranged at the top of the bookshelf. And
The upper extension is provided with an arm, and a lighting member is attached to a portion of the arm that extends to the near side of the near end of the shelf.
According to this feature, the arm is provided in the upper extension, and the illumination member is attached to a portion of the arm that extends to the near side from the near side end of the shelf. Arranged on individual bookshelves to illuminate the shelf from the front side. In addition, the lighting member can be freely installed at a position lower than the head linking member, and the shelf of the bookshelf can be set to always illuminate with the optimum illuminance regardless of the separation width of the adjacent bookshelf. It is possible to make it easier to see the back cover of the stored book.

The upper extension portion is an extension column connected to the column column that is erected from the floor surface.
According to this feature, since the extension support is connected to the support of the bookshelf, the structure of the upper extension is simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Further, by connecting the extension column to the existing bookshelf, it becomes possible to apply the connection with other bookshelf by the head connecting member, and the versatility is high.

The upper extension portion is characterized in that an upper divided body on which the head connecting member can be installed is connected to an upper end surface of the lower divided body in which the arm extends in the horizontal direction from the upper end.
According to this feature, the aspect of the upper extension can be changed by appropriately setting the combination, size, quantity, etc. of the divided structures, and the height position of the arm or the head connecting member can be adjusted. it can.

The arms are provided in parallel to the head connecting member with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, and a plurality of arms are provided with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction with respect to one shelf. The illumination member is constructed between the distal ends of the arms adjacent to the left and right.
According to this feature, since the arms are provided parallel to the head connecting member at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, the left and right arms are arranged at the same height position, and are adjacent to the left and right. A bar-shaped illumination member constructed between the arms can be arranged in parallel.

It is a perspective view which shows the multiple-type book shelf in an Example. It is a perspective view which shows the upper end part of a bookshelf. It is a figure which shows the state which illuminated the shelf part of the bookshelf with the illumination member.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the multiple bookshelf concerning this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The multiple-type bookshelf according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the lower left side of the screen in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described as the front side (front side) of the multiple-type bookshelf, and the left and right sides in front view of the bookshelf will be described as the left-right side of the multiple-type bookshelf.

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a multiple bookcase to which the present invention is applied. The multiple bookshelf 1 includes a plurality of bookshelves 2, 2,... Arranged apart from each other in the front-rear direction, extension struts 3, 3,... (Upward extensions) extending upward from the bookshelves 2, 2,. Are mainly composed of head connecting members 4, 4,... Horizontally extending over the upper ends of the extension columns 3, 3,. The space between adjacent bookshelves 2 and 2 is used as a user passage.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bookshelf 2 is composed of a plurality of support columns 5, 5... Standing in the left-right direction and recumbent members 6, 6 that connect the upper and lower ends of the support columns 5, 5. ... (only the recumbent member at the upper end is shown) and shelves 7, 7,... The shelves 7, 7,... Can accommodate a plurality of books 8, 8,.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support column 5 is a metal rigid member formed in a rectangular shape in cross-section by extrusion molding, and a plurality of engagement holes 5 a and 5 a are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the support column 5. Are provided at the upper end of the column 5 and mounting holes 5b, 5b,... For attaching the extension column 3 are provided. Further, the shelf portion 7 is composed of brackets 10, 10 having hooks 9, 9,... That can be engaged with the engagement holes 5 a of the support column 5, and a shelf plate 11 disposed between the brackets 10, 10. The rack portion 7 can be formed at an arbitrary height by engaging the hooks 9, 9,... Of the bracket 10 with the engagement holes 5a, 5a,.

  Since the bookshelf 2 formed as described above is a single-post-type bookshelf in which one support column 5 is arranged in the front-rear direction, it is easy to fall back and forth due to strong shaking such as an earthquake. As shown in FIG. 1, the above-described head connecting members 4, 4,... Prevent other bookshelves 2, 2,.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the extension column 3 includes a lower divided body 12 and an upper divided body 13 as divided structures. Projecting pieces 14 and 14 that can be inserted into the lower split body 12 from above are provided at the lower end portion of the lower split body 12, and arms 15 and 15 are provided in the front and rear direction at the upper end portion of the lower split body 12. Are provided so as to extend in parallel with the head connecting members 4, 4. This projecting piece 14 is provided with mounting holes 14a, 14a, ..., and nuts 16, 16, ... are fixed to the back side of the mounting holes 14a, 14a, .... By inserting the protruding pieces 14 and 14 into the column 5 from above, the mounting holes 5b, 5b,... Of the column 5 and the mounting holes 14a, 14a,. The lower divided body 12 is fixed to the column 5 by tightening bolts 17, 17,... To the mounting holes 5b, 5b,.

  Further, the arm 15 protrudes further toward the front side (passage side) than the front end surface 11a of the shelf plate 11 of the shelf portion 7 when viewed from the passage between the adjacent bookshelves 2 and 2 described above. Overhang portions 15a and 15a are provided at the distal ends of the arms 15 and 15 of the lower divided bodies 12 and 12 fixed to the upper portions of the support columns 5 and 5 that are separated from each other on the left and right. The LED illumination 18 (illumination member) extending right and left is installed.

  Specifically, as shown in the enlarged portion of FIG. 2, the LED illumination 18 is formed with a groove 18a extending in the left-right direction, and the mounting brackets 19, 19 are inserted into the groove 18a from the openings at the left and right ends. Is done. The mounting brackets 19, 19 are fixed by tightening screws 23, 23 in the screw holes 19 a, 19 a and pressing the tips of the screws 23, 23 against the LED illumination 18. Thereafter, the mounting holes 19b and 19b of the mounting brackets 19 and 19 and the projecting portions 15a and 15a are connected by screws 24 and 24, whereby the LED illumination 18 is installed between the arms 15 and 15. The LED illumination 18 is not limited to a mode of being attached to the distal ends of the arms 15 and 15, and may be attached anywhere as long as it is a portion extending to the near side (passage side) from the near side end surface 11 a of the shelf plate 11. Good.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the wirings 22, 22,... For the LED lighting 18 are introduced from the floor surface to the LED lighting 18 through the columns 5 and the arms 15. In this way, the wires 22, 22,... For the LED lighting 18 can be introduced through the support column 5 and the arm 15, so that the wires 22, 22,.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, projecting pieces 20, 20 that can be inserted into the extension column 3 from above are provided at the lower end of the upper divided body 13, and the upper end of the upper divided body 13. Are formed with head connecting member fixing portions 21, 21,. The upper divided body 13 is attached to the mounting holes 20a, 20a,... Of the projecting piece 20 and the cylindrical body 12b of the lower divided body 12 in the same manner as the connection between the support column 5 and the lower divided body 12. The holes 12a, 12a,... Are overlapped and fastened with bolts 17, 17,.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the head connecting members 4, 4,... Are metal rigid members having a substantially U shape in cross section, and the head connecting member fixing portions 21, 21 of the upper divided body 13. ,... Are fitted so as to cover from above, and then fixed with bolts and nuts (not shown).

  As described above, the arms 15, 15 are provided on the lower divided body 12 of the extension column 3, and the LED illumination 18 is attached to the overhang portions 15 a, 15 a of the arms 15, 15. 18 is arranged at a lower position than the head connecting members 4, 4,..., And the shelf 7 that protrudes further to the near side (passage side) than the near side end surface 11 a of the shelf 11 of the shelf 7. It will be arranged near the near side. This LED illumination 18, 18, ... is arrange | positioned at each bookshelf 2,2, ... so that each shelf 7,7, ... may be illuminated from the near side.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, by directing the LED illuminations 18, 18,... Toward the front side of the shelves 7, 7,. ... Are appropriately irradiated from the front side toward... And the spine of the books 8, 8,.

  Further, when the interval between the adjacent bookshelves 2, 2,... Is adjusted due to the size of the room or the convenience of use, the head connecting member 4, without changing the mode of the arms 15, 15 and the extension column 3. 4 can be adjusted, the shelf 7 of the bookshelf 2 is always illuminated with a predetermined illuminance, and the spine of the books 8, 8,.

  Further, since the extension column 3 is connected to the column 5 of the bookshelf 2, no special member for connecting the head connecting members 4, 4,... Can be suppressed.

  Further, by connecting the extension column 3 to an existing book shelf in which the head connecting members 4, 4,... Are not erected, it is possible to apply the connection with other book shelves by the head connecting members 4, 4. And versatility is high.

  Moreover, since the extension support | pillar 3 is a division structure which consists of the lower division body 12 and the upper division body 13, if several types of lower division bodies and upper division bodies from which a magnitude | size differs are prepared, the height of the arm 15 will be provided. Since the position and the height position of the head connecting members 4, 4,... Can be appropriately adjusted and set, the versatility is high and the usability is also good.

  Further, the arms 15 and 15 are provided at upper ends of the left and right lower divided bodies 12 and 12, and are positioned lower than the horizontally extending head connecting members 4, 4. Therefore, the left and right arms 15, 15 are arranged at the same height position. Therefore, the bar-shaped LED illuminations 18 constructed between the arms 15 adjacent to the left and right can be arranged in parallel.

  In the present embodiment, the extension strut 3 has been described as having a two-part structure composed of the lower divided body 12 and the upper divided body 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the extension column 3 is composed of three or more divided structures. It may be. Moreover, the extension support | pillar 3 consists of one member, and does not necessarily need to be a division structure.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the illumination member is described as a bar-shaped LED illumination 18 having high directivity and extending left and right. However, for example, it may be a spotlight or a fluorescent lamp with low directivity. There may be.

  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. It is.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the arm 15 extends in parallel with the head connecting members 4, 4,... That extend horizontally, but does not necessarily extend horizontally, and is inclined to the head connecting members 4, 4,. Also good. Further, the LED illumination 18 is not limited to be installed between the arms 15 and 15, the LED illumination may be attached to one arm, or the LED illumination may be supported by three or more arms. Absent.

1 Multiple bookshelf 2 Bookshelf 3 Extension support (upper extension)
4 Head connecting member 5 Post 7 Shelf 8 Book 10 Bracket 11 Shelf plate 11a Front side end face 12 Lower divided body (divided structure)
13 Upper division (division structure)
15 Arm 18 LED lighting (lighting member)
22 Wiring

Claims (4)

A plurality of bookshelves provided with a plurality of upper and lower shelf sections on at least one of the front and rear surfaces are arranged in the front-rear direction at a predetermined interval,
It is a multiple-type bookshelf in which adjacent bookshelves are connected to each other by fixing a head connecting member extending in the front-rear direction to an upper end portion of an upper extension portion extending upward from a shelf portion arranged at the top of the bookshelf. And
The upper extension portion is provided with an arm, and an illumination member is attached to a portion of the arm that extends to the front side of the front end portion of the shelf. .   2. The multiple bookshelf according to claim 1, wherein the upper extension is an extension post connected to a post of the book stand erected from a floor surface.   The upper extension part is formed by connecting an upper divided body on which the head connecting member can be constructed to an upper end surface to an upper end of a lower divided body in which the arm extends in a horizontal direction from an upper end. Item 3. The multiple bookcase according to item 1 or 2. The arms are provided in parallel to the head connecting member with a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, and a plurality of arms are provided with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction with respect to one shelf. The multiple-type book shelf according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the illuminating member is constructed between the tip portions of the arms adjacent to the left and right.

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