JP3179753U - Rack connector - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rack connector that improves the stability of racks when racks are stacked.
SOLUTION: A plate-like member is formed by being bent into a substantially U-shape, and a sandwiching member 30 that is disposed by sandwiching a plurality of adjacent columns, and an opening of the sandwiching member 30 that is disposed by sandwiching the columns. Connecting members 40 attached to both ends so as to connect both end portions on the side, and cut portions 33 into which the connecting members are inserted when the connecting member 40 is attached to both ends of the sandwiching member 30, respectively. At the same time, at least one of the excision portions 33 is formed in communication with the outer periphery near the end of the sandwiching member 30 in which the excision portion 33 is formed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a rack connector, and more particularly to a rack connector that connects a plurality of racks.

  When an article is accommodated in a warehouse, a rack that can be placed and accommodated and that can be conveyed by a forklift or the like is used so that the article can be easily conveyed. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, there is a substantially cubic shape whose periphery is surrounded by columns. For example, as shown in FIG. 9 of Patent Document 1, the racks can be used in a stacked manner, whereby a useful space can be used efficiently.

JP 2001-3126 A

  However, when racks are stacked and used as described above, there is a problem that the state of the rack becomes unstable. Then, racks stacked due to an earthquake or the like may collapse, which may be disadvantageous.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the stability of the rack, which is the problem described above.

The rack connector which is one form of this invention,
A rack connector that connects racks that are configured by a plurality of support columns and that includes an accommodating portion that accommodates articles,
A sandwiching member formed by bending a plate-like member into a substantially U shape and sandwiching a plurality of the struts located adjacent to each other;
A connecting member mounted on both ends so as to connect both ends on the opening side of the sandwiching member disposed with the struts sandwiched therebetween,
At the both ends of the sandwiching member, a cut-out portion into which the connecting member is inserted when the connecting member is mounted is formed, and at least one of the cut-out portions of the sandwiching member in which the cut-out portion is formed Formed in communication with the outer periphery near the end,
The configuration is as follows.

  According to the above configuration, when the racks are connected to each other, first, the plurality of support columns positioned adjacent to each other are sandwiched together by the substantially U-shaped sandwiching member. And the circumference | surroundings of the adjacent some support | pillar are enclosed by mounting | wearing the connection member which connects the both ends of the said sandwiching member to the opening side of the clamping member in the state which pinched | interposed the support | pillar. Thereby, each rack can be connected between the columns positioned adjacent to each other, and the stability of the rack is improved. When the connecting member is mounted, the connecting member is inserted into the cut portion formed in the vicinity of both ends of the sandwiching member, but at least one of the cut portions communicates with the outer periphery of the end portion of the sandwiching member and the cut member is cut. Since the portion is exposed to the outside, it is easy to mount the connecting member.

And in the said rack coupling tool,
The connecting member is formed in a rod shape that is longer than the length between the both end portions of the sandwiching member, and has a shape variable portion that changes the size of the outer shape of the one end side on one end side, and the other end side The other end side has a locking portion of a shape that cannot be inserted through the cut portion,
The cut portion of one of the sandwiching members is formed in a shape that can be inserted in a state where the outer shape of the one end side of the connecting member is changed slightly by the shape variable portion and cannot be inserted in a state where the outer shape is greatly changed. ,
The other cut portion of the sandwiching member is formed in a shape that can be inserted in a state in which the outer shape of one end side of the connecting member is greatly changed by the shape variable portion, and the change greatly on one end side of the connecting member. The place where the part that can be inserted is communicated with the outer periphery of the sandwiching member,
The configuration is as follows.

In the rack connector,
The shape variable portion includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member, and the protruding portion protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member and a second shape that does not protrude from the outer surface. And is variable.
The one cut portion of the sandwiching member can be inserted at one end of the connecting member when the shape variable portion is the second shape, and when the shape variable portion is the first shape. One end side of the connecting member is formed in a shape that cannot be inserted,
The other cut-out portion of the sandwiching member has a portion through which the projection portion is inserted on the outer periphery of the sandwiching member so that one end side of the connecting member can be inserted when the shape variable portion has the first shape. Formed in communication,
The configuration is as follows.

Furthermore, in the rack connector,
The shape variable portion has a structure in which the protruding portion is accommodated inside the connecting member in the second state, and the protruding portion protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member in the second state. Configured to urge the projection to be in the first state.
The configuration is as follows.

In the rack connector,
The cut portions of both of the sandwiching members communicate with the outer periphery in the vicinity of both ends of the sandwiching member,
The connecting member is configured to be inserted and attached to each excision part from a communication location of both the excision parts.
The configuration is as follows.

Furthermore, in the rack connector,
The cut portions of both of the sandwiching members are formed in a slit shape communicating with the outer periphery near both ends of the sandwiching member,
The connecting member is formed in a plate shape that closes between the both end portions of the sandwiching member, and is a fitting portion that is fitted into both the cut-out portions that are slit-shaped at positions located at the both end portions of the sandwiching member. Having
The configuration is as follows.

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, it can connect between racks easily and can aim at the improvement of stability.

It is a figure which shows a mode when a rack is connected using the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that a rack is connected using the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that a rack is connected using the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the components which comprise the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that a rack is connected using the rack coupling tool in Embodiment 3. FIG.

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of racks to be connected and a state when they are connected by a rack connector. 2 to 3 are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the rack coupler, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation at the time of coupling by the rack coupler.

  First, the rack 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the rack 1 is configured by forming a housing portion for housing an article therein by connecting a plurality of support columns. Specifically, the rack 1 has a substantially cubic shape, and is configured by connecting columns arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by welding or the like.

  The racks 1 can be stacked one above the other. In the example of FIG. 1, another rack 2 is stacked on the rack 1, and at this time, a horizontal column 11 that constitutes the lower rack 1 and a horizontal column that constitutes the upper rack 2. 21 are adjacent to each other. The rack connector 3 according to the present invention connects the plurality of support columns 11 and 21 in the adjacent state as described above, thereby improving the stability of the rack.

  When the racks are arranged adjacent to each other, the vertical columns of the racks are adjacent to each other. Thus, in order to connect the adjacent columns along the vertical direction, A rack connector 3 may be used.

  The rack connector 3 according to the present embodiment includes a sandwiching member 30 shown in FIG. 2 and a connecting member 40 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, a side view of the sandwiching member 30 is shown in FIG. 2 (b), a view of FIG. 2 (b) seen from above is shown in FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 2 (b) is seen from below. The figure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2A, for convenience of explanation, the lower structure of FIG. 2B is not shown. Further, in FIG. 3, a side view of the connecting member 40 is shown in FIG. 3 (b), a view of FIG. 3 (b) seen from above is shown in FIG. 3 (a), and FIG. 3 (b) is seen from below. The figure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3C, the structure on the upper side of FIG. 3B is not shown for convenience of explanation.

  The sandwiching member 30 is formed by bending a plate-like member having a predetermined thickness into a substantially U shape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the sandwiching member 30 is formed in a U-shape by bending both ends 31 and 32 of a rectangular member having a predetermined plate thickness substantially at right angles. The inner plate surface near 32 faces a predetermined distance away. As a result, the sandwiching member 30 forms a recess having an opening between both ends 31 and 32, and is configured to accommodate the columns 11 and 21 of the racks 1 and 2 in the recess as will be described later.

  Further, at both ends 31 and 32 of the sandwiching member 30, cut portions 33 and 34 penetrating the sandwiching member 30 themselves are formed. Of these, the cut portion 34 formed on the side of the end portion 32 shown in FIG. 2C located on the lower side in FIG. 2B is formed in a circular shape, and a main body portion of the connecting member 40 described later. Is formed in a size that can be inserted. However, the cut portion 34 has such a size that the connecting member 40 cannot be inserted in a state in which the protruding portion 43 protrudes from the outer surface of the main body portion of the connecting member 40 described later. In addition, the excision 34 has such a size that a head 41 of a connecting member 40 to be described later cannot be inserted.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 2B, the cut portion 33 formed on the side of the end portion 31 shown in FIG. 2A located on the upper side is part of the circular shape in addition to the circular cut portion. Is formed in a shape having a communication portion 33a that communicates to the outside on the end side of the sandwiching member 30. Specifically, the circular cut portion of the cut portion 33 has such a size that a main body portion of the connecting member 40 described later can be inserted in the same manner as described above. Further, the communication portion 33a cut out from the circular cut portion of the cut portion 33 so as to communicate with the outside is formed wider than the thickness of the protrusion portion 43 of the connecting member 40, which will be described later. The portion 43 is formed so that it can be inserted. Therefore, as will be described later, the cut portion 33 has a shape into which the connecting member 40 with the protruding portion 43 protruding can be inserted. However, the excision portion 33 has such a size that a head 41 of a connecting member 40 described later cannot be inserted.

  The communication portion 33a is not limited to communication from the side forming the end portion 31 of the sandwiching member 30 to the outside. For example, the communication portion 33a is connected to the outside from the adjacent side forming a right angle with the side forming the end portion 31. It may communicate with the outside from any location on the outer periphery in the vicinity of the end 31, such as communicating with.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the connecting member 40 is a substantially cylindrical rod-like member, and the main body portion is uniformly formed with substantially the same diameter (thickness). 3B, a circular head 41 (locking portion) having a diameter larger than that of the main body portion is provided at the upper end portion of FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, a protrusion 43 (shape variable portion) that protrudes from the outer surface of the main body portion is formed on the outer surface near the tip 42 that is the lower end of FIG. Is provided.

  Specifically, the protrusion 43 is a substantially triangular member having a predetermined thickness, and is inclined so that the height protruding from the outer surface of the main body portion of the connecting member 40 gradually decreases toward the tip 42 side. Is formed. And the protrusion part 43 can be accommodated in the inside of a main-body part as shown by the arrow of FIG.3 (b) by being pushed to the main-body part side of the connection member 40 (refer the dotted line of FIG.3 (b)). ). However, the protrusion 43 has a structure in which a force protruding from the inside of the main body portion is always urged so as to protrude from the main body portion of the connecting member 40.

  As described above, the outer shape in the vicinity of the tip 42 of the connecting member 40 includes the first shape in which the protruding portion 43 protrudes from the outer surface of the main body portion, and the protruding portion 43 does not protrude from the outer surface of the main body portion. It is formed so as to be variable to the second shape in a state of being accommodated inside the portion. It can be said that the outer shape in the vicinity of the tip 42 of the connecting member 40 is larger in the first shape than in the second shape.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the rack connection by the rack coupling tool 3 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the supports 11 and 21 of the racks 1 and 2 are accommodated in the recessed portions from the opening side between both ends 31 and 32 of the sandwiching member 30. It arrange | positions so that 21 may be inserted | pinched.

  Thereafter, as shown by the arrows in FIG. 4B, the connecting member 40 is inserted from the tip 42 side into both the cut portions 33 and 34 formed at both ends 31 and 32 of the sandwiching member 30, and both ends of the sandwiching member 30. The connection member 40 connects between 31 and 32. Specifically, first, the distal end 42 side of the connecting member 40 having the first shape from which the protruding portion 43 protrudes is inserted into the cutout portion 33 in which the communication portion 33a is formed. At this time, by arranging the connecting member 40 in the direction in which the protruding portion 43 is positioned at the communication portion 33a, the connecting member 40 can be inserted into the cutting portion 33 with the protruding portion 43 protruding. For this reason, a connection operation becomes easy.

  Subsequently, the distal end 42 side of the connecting member 40 is inserted into the circular cut portion 34. At this time, since the protrusion 43 is formed to be inclined so that the protrusion height decreases toward the tip 42 side, the protrusion 43 is inserted into the circular cut portion 34 with the protrusion 43 in a protruding state. Even if it exists, the projection part 43 will be automatically pushed by the inner wall of the cutting part 3 to the main body part side of the connection member 40, and will be in the state accommodated in the said main body part. That is, when the distal end 42 side of the connecting member 40 is inserted into the cut portion 34, the distal end 42 side automatically becomes the second shape, so that the portion where the projection 43 of the connecting member 40 is provided is used as it is. Can be penetrated. Thereafter, when the portion of the connecting member 40 where the protrusion 43 is provided penetrates the cut portion 34, the protrusion 43 protrudes from the outer surface of the main body portion of the connecting member 40. Therefore, the operation at the time of connection can be easily performed. In addition, after performing the operation which pushes the projection part 43 to the main body part side of the connection member 40 and accommodates in the inside of the main body part, the tip 42 side of the connection member 40 may be inserted into the circular cut part 34.

  Thereby, the connection member 40 will be in the state which plugged up the opening side of the pinching member 30, and was connected. Specifically, on the cut portion 33 side having the communication portion 33a located on the upper side of FIG. 4B, the downward movement is locked by the head 41 of the connecting member 40, and the lower portion of FIG. On the side of the circular cut portion 34 located on the side, the upward movement is locked by the protrusion 43 of the connecting member 40. As a result, the sandwiching member 30 and the connecting member 40 can surround and hold the periphery of the adjacent columns 11 and 21 of the racks 1 and 2, and the connection between the columns 11 and 21 is strengthened to stabilize the rack. Improves.

  When removing the connecting member 40 from the sandwiching member 30, first, the protrusion 43 is pushed toward the main body portion side of the connecting member 40 to be accommodated inside the main body portion, and the tip 42 side of the connecting member 40 is circular. Is removed from the excision 34. Subsequently, the position of the protrusion 43 is positioned at the communication portion 33a, and the distal end 42 side of the connecting member is pulled out from the cutout portion 33 where the communication portion 33a is formed.

<Embodiment 2>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 6 are diagrams showing the configuration of the rack coupler in the present embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation at the time of coupling by the rack coupler.

  The rack columns connected by the rack connector in the present embodiment are, for example, columns 11a and 21a in which the plate-like member is bent into a cross-sectional mountain shape ("" "shape) as shown by the oblique lines in FIG. A certain case is assumed. That is, assuming that the prismatic pillars 11 and 21 described in FIG. 1 are the pillars 11a and 21a each having a plate-like member formed in a cross-sectional mountain shape, they are connected in a state where they are stacked one above the other. A rack connector that can be used in this case will be described in this embodiment. However, the plurality of columns connected by the rack connector in the present embodiment are not limited to the shape described above, and may have any shape. Further, the rack connector in the present embodiment is not limited to a state in which a plurality of support columns are stacked one above the other, and may be used to connect support columns in any state, for example, when adjacent to each other along the vertical direction. Good.

  The rack connector in the present embodiment includes a sandwiching member 50 shown in FIG. 5 and a connecting member 60 shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, a side view of the sandwiching member 50 is shown in FIG. 5 (b), a view of FIG. 5 (b) seen from above is shown in FIG. 5 (a), and FIG. 5 (b) is seen from below. The figure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5 (a), the structure on the lower side of FIG. 5 (b) is not shown for convenience of explanation. In FIG. 6, a side view of the connecting member 60 is shown in FIG. 6 (b), a view of FIG. 6 (b) viewed from above is shown in FIG. 6 (a), and FIG. 6 (b) is seen from below. The figure is shown in FIG. In FIG. 6C, the structure on the upper side of FIG. 6B is not shown for convenience of explanation.

  Similar to the sandwiching member 30 described in the first embodiment, the sandwiching member 50 is formed by bending a plate-like member having a predetermined thickness into a substantially U shape. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the sandwiching member 50 in the present embodiment has a rectangular member having a predetermined plate thickness approximately at a right angle near the center, in other words, in a mountain shape (a square shape). Further, the both ends 51 and 52 are bent at a predetermined angle. The vicinity of both ends 51 and 52 of the sandwiching member 50 is substantially parallel to each other, and the inner plate surfaces are located facing each other with a predetermined distance. As a result, the sandwiching member 50 forms a recess having an opening between both ends 51 and 52, and is configured to accommodate the rack columns 11a and 21a in the recess as will be described later.

  Further, at both ends 51 and 52 of the sandwiching member 50, cut portions 53 and 54 penetrating the sandwiching member 50 themselves are formed. The shapes of these cut portions 53 and 54 are the same as those shown in the first embodiment. That is, the cut portion 54 formed on the side of the end portion 52 shown in FIG. 5C located on the lower side in FIG. 5B is formed in a circular shape, and a main body portion of the connecting member 60 described later is formed. It is formed in a size that can be inserted. However, the cut portion 54 has such a size that the connecting member 60 cannot be inserted in a state in which the protruding portion 63 protrudes from the outer surface of the main body portion of the connecting member 60 described later. The excision portion 54 has such a size that a head 61 of a connecting member 60 to be described later cannot be inserted.

  Further, the cut portion 53 formed on the side of the end portion 51 shown in FIG. 5A located on the upper side in FIG. 5B has a circular cut portion and a part of the circular shape is a sandwiching member. 50 is formed in a shape having a communication portion 53a that communicates to the outside of the end portion side. Specifically, the circular cut portion of the cut portion 53 has such a size that a main body portion of a connecting member 60 described later can be inserted in the same manner as described above. Further, the communication portion 53a cut out from the circular cut portion of the cut portion 53 so as to communicate with the outside is formed wider than the thickness of the protruding portion 63 of the connecting member 60 described later. The part 63 is formed so that it can be inserted. Accordingly, the cut-out portion 53 has a shape into which the connecting member 60 with the protruding portion 63 protruding can be inserted as will be described later. However, the cut-out portion 53 has such a size that a head 61 of a connecting member 60 described later cannot be inserted.

  In addition, the communication location 53a is not limited to communicating from the side forming the end portion 51 of the sandwiching member 50 to the outside, for example, from the adjacent side forming a right angle to the side forming the end portion 51 to the outside. It may communicate with the outside from any location on the outer periphery in the vicinity of the end 51, such as communicating with.

  The connecting member 60 is the same as that described in the first embodiment. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, it is a substantially cylindrical rod-like member, and the main body portion is uniformly formed with substantially the same diameter (thickness). 6B, a circular head 61 (locking portion) having a diameter larger than that of the main body portion is provided at the upper end portion of FIG. 6B. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), a protrusion 63 (shape variable portion) protruding from the outer surface of the main body portion is formed on the outer surface near the tip 62, which is the lower end of FIG. 6 (b). Is provided.

  And the said protrusion part 63 is comprised similarly to what was demonstrated in Embodiment 1, and can be accommodated in the inside of a main-body part by pushing to the main-body part side of the connection member 60. FIG. Further, the protruding portion 63 has a structure in which a force protruding from the inside of the main body portion is always urged so as to protrude from the main body portion of the connecting member 60.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the rack connection by the rack coupling tool in this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the stacked support pillars 11 a and 21 a are accommodated in the recessed portion from the opening side between both ends 51 and 52 of the sandwiching member 50, and the support pillars 11 a and 21 a are held by the sandwiching member 50. Arrange them so as to sandwich them.

  After that, as shown in FIG. 7B, the connecting member 60 is inserted from both ends 51 and 52 of the sandwiching member 50 into both the cutouts 53 and 54 from the distal end 62 side. 52 are connected by a connecting member 60. At this time, the method of inserting the connecting member 60 into the both cutout portions 53 and 54 is the same as in the first embodiment. That is, the connecting member 60 can first be inserted into the excision part 53 with the projection 63 still protruding, and then the projection part 63 is inserted by the inner wall of the excision part 54 when inserted into the excision part 54. Is pushed, and the projection 63 is automatically accommodated inside the main body portion of the connecting member 60 and can be inserted into the excision 54. For this reason, the operation | work which connects a support | pillar in order to improve the stability of a rack becomes easy.

<Embodiment 3>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 9 are diagrams illustrating the configuration of the rack coupler, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation at the time of coupling by the rack coupler.

  The rack columns connected by the rack connector in the present embodiment are prismatic in the same manner as described in the first embodiment. However, the rack connector in the present embodiment is mainly used for connecting adjacent struts extending in the vertical direction. However, the rack connector in the present embodiment may be used to connect columns having any shape or state.

  The rack connector in the present embodiment is configured by a sandwiching member 70 shown in FIG. 8 and a connecting member 80 shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, a side view of the sandwiching member 70 is shown in FIG. 8 (a), and a view of FIG. 8 (a) viewed from below is shown in FIG. 8 (b). 9B is a front view of the connecting member 80, FIG. 9B is a view of FIG. 9B viewed from above, and FIG. 9B is a view of FIG. 9B viewed from the left side. It is shown in 9 (c).

  The sandwiching member 70 is formed by bending a plate-like member having a predetermined thickness into a substantially U shape. Specifically, as in the first embodiment, the sandwiching member 70 is formed in a U shape by bending both ends 71 and 72 of a rectangular member having a predetermined plate thickness substantially at right angles as shown in FIG. The inner plate surfaces in the vicinity of both ends 71 and 72 face each other with a predetermined distance. As a result, the sandwiching member 70 forms a recess having an opening between both ends 71 and 72, and is configured to accommodate the rack columns 11b and 21b in the recess as will be described later.

  In addition, cut portions 73 and 74 penetrating the pinch member 70 are formed at both ends 71 and 72 of the pinch member 70, respectively. The shapes of the cut portions 73 and 74 are those described in the first embodiment. Is different. In addition, since both the cut parts 73 and 74 are the same shape, the shape of the cut part of the code | symbol 74 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.8 (b).

  The cut portion 74 is formed in a slit shape in the vicinity of the end portion 72 of the sandwiching member 74 from the vicinity of the center in the width direction of the sandwiching member 74 toward the adjacent side that forms a right angle with the side that constitutes the end portion 72. Has been. That is, the cut-out portion 74 having a slit shape extends in parallel with the side of the end 72 from the vicinity of the center in the width direction of the sandwiching member 74 and communicates from the side of the sandwiching member 70 to the outside. In addition, the excision part 73 is also formed to extend in the same direction as the excision part 74.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the connecting member 80 is a substantially rectangular plate-like member having a predetermined thickness, and an opening formed between both end portions 71 and 72 of the sandwiching member 70. They are formed in almost the same shape. The connecting member 80 is formed with fitting portions 81 and 82 to be fitted into slit-like cutout portions 73 and 74 formed in the sandwiching member 70 on both ends in the longitudinal direction. That is, the fitting portions 81 and 82 are formed so as to protrude uniformly from the vicinity of the center of one side of the connecting member 80 in the longitudinal direction to one end. And the thickness of the fitting parts 81 and 82 is formed thinner than the groove width of the slit-shaped cut parts 73 and 74 formed in the said pinching member 70, and it can be inserted in the said cut parts 73 and 74. ing. In the present embodiment, the thickness of the connecting member 80 itself is formed to be thinner than the groove width of the cut portions 73 and 74. However, the thickness is arbitrary, and the thickness of at least the fitting portions 81 and 82 is at least. What is necessary is just to be formed thinner than the groove width of the cut parts 73 and 74.

  Further, the connecting member 80 constitutes a locking portion 83 by bending the long side where one end side of each of the fitting portions 81 and 82 is positioned substantially at a right angle. As shown in FIG. 10C, which will be described later, the locking portion 83 functions to contact the side surface of the sandwiching member 70 when the connecting member 80 is attached to the sandwiching member 70.

  Next, the operation | movement at the time of the rack connection by the rack connection tool comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), rack posts 11 b and 21 b are accommodated in recessed portions from the opening side between both ends 71 and 72 of the sandwiching member 70, and the posts 11 b and 21 b are sandwiched by the sandwiching member 70. Arrange so that.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 10B and 10C, the connecting member 80 is connected to both ends 71 and 72 of the sandwiching member 70. At this time, the connecting member 80 is inserted along the both cutout portions 73 and 74 from the side opposite to the locking portion 83 forming side, and the fitting portions 81 and 82 of the connecting member 80 are inserted into the slit-like cutout portions 73 and 74. Push further to fit. Thus, the connecting member 80 is in a state of being connected by closing the opening side of the sandwiching member 70, and can be held by the sandwiching member 70 and the connecting member 80 so as to surround the periphery of the columns 11 b and 21 b. As a result, the connection between the columns 11b and 21b is strengthened, and the stability of the rack is improved.

  And according to the rack coupling tool of the said structure, since operation which mounts the connection member 80 to the pinching member 70 is easy, the connection operation | work of a rack becomes easy.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiment and the like, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

1, 2 Racks 11, 21, 11 a, 21 a, 11 b, 21 b Post 3 Rack connector 30, 50, 70 Clamping members 31, 32, 51, 52, 71, 72 Ends 33, 34, 53, 54, 73, 74 Excision part 33a, 53a Communication location 40, 60, 80 Connecting member 41, 61 Head part 42, 62 Tip 43, 63 Projection part 81, 82 Fitting part 83 Locking part

Claims (6)

A rack connector that connects racks that are configured by a plurality of support columns and that includes an accommodating portion that accommodates articles,
A sandwiching member formed by bending a plate-like member into a substantially U shape and sandwiching a plurality of the struts located adjacent to each other;
A connecting member mounted on both ends so as to connect both ends on the opening side of the sandwiching member disposed with the struts sandwiched therebetween,
At the both ends of the sandwiching member, a cut-out portion into which the connecting member is inserted when the connecting member is mounted is formed, and at least one of the cut-out portions of the sandwiching member in which the cut-out portion is formed Formed in communication with the outer periphery near the end,
Rack connector. The rack connector according to claim 1,
The connecting member is formed in a rod shape that is longer than the length between the both end portions of the sandwiching member, and has a shape variable portion that changes the size of the outer shape of the one end side on one end side, and the other end side The other end side has a locking portion of a shape that cannot be inserted through the cut portion,
The cut portion of one of the sandwiching members is formed in a shape that can be inserted in a state where the outer shape of the one end side of the connecting member is changed slightly by the shape variable portion and cannot be inserted in a state where the outer shape is greatly changed. ,
The other cut portion of the sandwiching member is formed in a shape that can be inserted in a state in which the outer shape of one end side of the connecting member is greatly changed by the shape variable portion, and the change greatly on one end side of the connecting member. The place where the part that can be inserted is communicated with the outer periphery of the sandwiching member,
Rack connector. The rack connector according to claim 2, wherein
The shape variable portion includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member, and the protruding portion protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member and a second shape that does not protrude from the outer surface. And is variable.
The one cut portion of the sandwiching member can be inserted at one end of the connecting member when the shape variable portion is the second shape, and when the shape variable portion is the first shape. One end side of the connecting member is formed in a shape that cannot be inserted,
The other cut-out portion of the sandwiching member has a portion through which the projection portion is inserted on the outer periphery of the sandwiching member so that one end side of the connecting member can be inserted when the shape variable portion has the first shape. Formed in communication,
Rack connector. The rack connector according to claim 3, wherein
The shape variable portion has a structure in which the protruding portion is accommodated inside the connecting member in the second state, and the protruding portion protrudes from the outer surface of the connecting member in the second state. Configured to urge the projection to be in the first state.
Rack connector. The rack connector according to claim 1,
The cut portions of both of the sandwiching members communicate with the outer periphery in the vicinity of both ends of the sandwiching member,
The connecting member is configured to be inserted and attached to each excision part from a communication location of both the excision parts.
Rack connector. The rack connector according to claim 5, wherein
The cut portions of both of the sandwiching members are formed in a slit shape communicating with the outer periphery near both ends of the sandwiching member,
The connecting member is formed in a plate shape that closes between the both end portions of the sandwiching member, and is a fitting portion that is fitted into both the cut-out portions that are slit-shaped at positions located at the both end portions of the sandwiching member. Having
Rack connector.

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