JP3963991B2 - Attachment device for article support - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a shelf board, an article storage box, and the like on which articles are placed to the upper ends of horizontal rails and vertical boards in shelves for product display, partitions, and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to construct an article support such as a shelf board or an article storage box between a pair of left and right columns in a product display shelf or partition, conventionally, a large number of locking holes are vertically arranged in front of both columns. (There is also a case where a locking hole is also provided on the rear surface of the support column.) A hook formed on the rear end of the bracket is locked in an arbitrary locking hole, and an article support such as a shelf board on the left and right brackets. It is common to erection.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the conventional structure as described above, when a plurality of shelves are laid in a multistage shape, a bracket for supporting the upper shelf is placed on the lower shelf There is a problem that the side view of the object is obstructed and the display effect is reduced.
[0004]
In addition, as a conventional technique for attaching an article support to a horizontal horizontal rail, a downward U-shaped fixture fixed to the lower surface of the article support is fitted to the horizontal rail from above, and one hanging piece is attached to the horizontal rail. There is one that tightens the horizontal rail with the screwed fastening screw and the other hanging piece, but according to this, the loosening of the fastening screw, the external force from the lower side or an attempt to rotate around the horizontal rail When a force is applied, there is a problem that the fixture is easily detached from the horizontal rail.
[0005]
In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention does not obstruct the side view below the article support, and also perforates a horizontal beam or the like that connects the columns and columns. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for attaching an article support that can be attached and detached easily and reliably without the need for the above processing.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the above problem is solved as follows.
(1) have a suspended piece of a pair of opposing the front and rear surfaces of the rungs facing lateral direction, the fixture having a been made form in side view downwardly U-shaped article support, on one of the suspended piece In an apparatus for attaching an article support, wherein the article support is attached to the horizontal beam by fixing the horizontal beam to the horizontal beam by sandwiching the horizontal beam from the front and rear direction with a screwed fastening screw and the other hanging piece. And a detachment preventing tool that loosely fits on the fastening screw and contacts the lower surface of the horizontal rail, and a detachment prevention piece provided on the other hanging piece and that contacts the lower surface of the horizontal rail. Means are provided.
[0007]
(2) In the above item (1), the disengagement prevention tool is provided with a guide piece that is interposed between the upper surface of the cross rail and the inner surface of the attachment tool and guides the movement of the disengagement prevention tool in the front-rear direction.
[0008]
(3) It has a pair of hanging pieces facing the front and rear surfaces of the horizontal rail facing in the left-right direction provided at the upper end of the vertical plate arranged to face in the left-right direction, and is formed in a U-shape facing downward in side view. By tightening a fastening screw that is screwed into one of the hanging pieces, the fitting provided with the article support is loosely fitted to the fastening screw and between the one hanging piece and the head of the fastening screw. The upper end of the vertical plate is fixed to the vertical plate with the upper end of the vertical plate sandwiched in the front-rear direction between the pressing piece formed at the lower end of the disengagement prevention tool located on the inner side of the pressing piece provided at the lower end of the other hanging piece To do.
[0009]
(4) In the above item (3), the front-rear width of the horizontal rail is made larger than the front-rear width of the vertical plate.
[0010]
(5) In the above item (3) or (4), a guide for interposing the anti-detachment tool between the upper surface of the cross rail and the inner surface of the fixture and guiding the movement of the anti-detachment tool in the front-rear direction. Provide a piece.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 and 2 show a mounting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention (embodiment of the invention described in claims 1 and 2), and FIG. 3 shows an appearance of a display shelf to which a shelf board is mounted by the mounting device. Indicates.
[0012]
The display shelf (1) connects a pair of left and right columns (3) and (3) standing on a pair of leg stands (2) and (2) facing in the front-rear direction, and both columns (3) and (3). Left and right provided in a space surrounded by a pair of upper and lower horizontal rails (4) and (5) facing both the right and left, both columns (3) and (3), and upper and lower horizontal rails (4) and (5) And a vertical plate (back plate) (6) facing in the direction.
In this embodiment, the vertical plate (6) is a transparent glass plate or an acrylic plate.
[0013]
Although not shown in the drawings, as is well known, a plurality of locking holes are formed in the front and rear surfaces of the left and right support columns (3) and (3) in the vertical direction. A hook provided at the rear end of the pair of brackets (the rear end is the front end) may be locked, and a shelf board may be installed on both brackets.
[0014]
(7) is a shelf plate made of a horizontal glass plate (or acrylic plate), and (8) is a pair of left and right support rods that support the shelf plate (7) in the front-rear direction. An article support (9) is formed by the support rod (8).
[0015]
Each support rod (8) has a U-shaped front shape, and a pair of upright pieces (8a) sandwiching the shelf plate (7) from the front and rear are connected to the front and rear ends. (10) is a set screw for fixing the shelf board (7) to the support rod (8).
[0016]
A rectangular notch (11) that opens downward is formed in the center of each of the left and right hanging pieces (8b) (8b) in each support rod (8). (4) in a state in which is fitted from above, the support rods (8), by a mounting device provided inside (12), is securely fixed to the rungs (4).
The mounting device (12) includes a mounting tool (13), a tightening screw (14), and a detachment preventing tool (15).
[0017]
The fixture (13) is suspended from the upper piece (13a) fixed to the lower surface of the upper piece (8c) of the support rod (8) by welding or the like and the front and rear ends of the upper piece (13a). A pair of front and rear hanging pieces (13b) and (13b) facing the front and rear surfaces of the crosspiece (4) fitted in the notch (11) of (8) and the lower end of the front hanging piece (13b). And an anti-disengagement piece (13c) which can be engaged with the front part of the lower surface of the horizontal rail (4).
[0018]
A screw hole (16) is drilled in the approximate center of the rear hanging piece (13b) of the fixture (13), and a male screw of the clamping screw (14) having a large-diameter head (14a) therein. (14b) is screwed together.
In addition, a slit (17) that is long in the front-rear direction is formed at the center upper portion of the rear hanging piece (13b).
[0019]
The disengagement prevention tool (15) was fitted to the slit (17) from the rear so as to be interposed between the lower surface of the upper piece (13a) of the attachment tool (13) and the upper surface of the cross rail (4). A guide piece (15a) facing in the front-rear direction, a hanging piece (15b) depending from the rear end thereof, and being connected to the lower end of the guide piece (15a) and facing forward, can be engaged with the rear portion of the lower surface of the horizontal beam (4) And an engaging piece (15c).
[0020]
A through hole (18) is formed in the center of the hanging piece (15b), and the hanging piece (15b) is attached to the hanging piece (13b) behind the fixture (13). ) And the head (14a) of the tightening screw (14), the male screw portion (14b) of the tightening screw (14) is loosely fitted.
[0021]
The fixture (13) is fixed to the horizontal beam (4) by pinching the horizontal beam (4) from the front and rear direction with the fastening screw (14) and the front hanging piece (13b), and the article support (9 ) Can be supported on the cross rail (4).
Therefore, the attachment device (12) can provide the article support (9) at a desired horizontal position of the horizontal rail (4). With such an attachment method, it is not necessary to form a hole for attaching the bracket in the support column (3) as in the prior art, and the appearance of the shelf is not impaired. In addition, a heavy article can be placed on the shelf board (7) without weakening the column (3).
[0022]
However, when the article (13) is placed on the front part or the rear part of the shelf board (7), there is a possibility that a rotational moment is generated in the support rod (8) and it is detached from the cross rail (4).
In order to prevent this disengagement, the disengagement prevention tool (15) which is loosely fitted to the tightening screw (14) and engages the lower surface of the horizontal rail (4), and the hanging piece (13b) in front of the attachment tool (13) A detachment prevention means (19) comprising a detachment prevention piece (13c) which is provided and engages the lower surface of the horizontal rail (4) is incorporated in the attachment device (10).
[0023]
That is, when the tightening screw (14) is tightened and the cross rail (4) is sandwiched between the tightening screw (14) and the front hanging piece (13b) from the front-rear direction, the engagement piece (15c) and the disengagement prevention piece ( 13c) engages with the lower surface of the cross rail (4) to prevent the fixture (13) from coming off.
In addition, a disc spring (20) is interposed between the disengagement prevention tool (15) and the attachment tool (13) as necessary so that the disengagement prevention tool (15) does not rattle due to movement in the front-rear direction. It is good.
[0024]
FIG. 4 shows a mounting device (30) of a second embodiment of the present invention (embodiment of the invention described in claims 3 to 5).
The attachment device (30) includes a disengagement prevention piece (13c) provided on the attachment device (13) in the attachment device (12) of the first embodiment, and an engagement piece (15c) of the disengagement prevention device (15). And a pair of front and rear pressing pieces (15d) and (13d) are the same as those of the mounting device (12) of the first embodiment. For this reason, the same structure as that of the first embodiment is illustrated with the same reference numerals as those described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0025]
In the second embodiment, the vertical plate (6) is preferably made of a steel plate or a wooden plate, and a fragile material such as glass should be avoided.
[0026]
The mounting device (30) clamps the upper part of the vertical plate (6) immediately below the horizontal beam (4) from the front and rear direction by the front and rear pressing pieces (15d) and (13d) by tightening the tightening screw (14). It comes to tighten. At this time, the hanging pieces (13b) and (13b) before and after the fixture (13) and the tip of the fastening screw (14) do not come into contact with the horizontal beam (4).
[0027]
If the front and rear width of the horizontal beam (4) is set larger than the front and rear width of the vertical plate (6), that is, the thickness, when the tightening screw (14) is tightened, the front and rear pressing pieces (15d) and (13d) 4) The front and rear portions of the lower surface of 4) are brought into contact with each other, and the detachment of the fixture (13) is reliably prevented.
[0028]
According to the second embodiment, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be achieved.
[0029]
FIG. 5 shows a modification of the article support.
The article support (41) includes a pair of support legs (42) (42) erected on the upper surface of a pair of left and right attachments (13) provided on the cross rail (4), and the support. A support rod (43) provided horizontally on the upper end of the leg (42) in the front-rear direction, and a transparent storage box (44) made of glass, acrylic, etc., provided on the support rod (43). ing.
The support rod (43) uses a belt-like flat plate, and upward protrusions (43a) are provided at the front and rear ends thereof so that the storage box (44) is not displaced in the front-rear direction.
[0030]
As a modified example of the mounting device (30) of the second embodiment, the front and rear pressing pieces (15d) and (13d) are not brought into contact with the lower surface of the horizontal rail (4), and the inner ends of the vertical plates (6 Or the support (9) may be attached by holding the column (3) under pressure.
In this case, when the fixture (13) is inclined, any one of the pressing pieces (15d) (13d) comes into contact with the lower surface of the horizontal rail (4), and the fixture (30) is attached to the fixture (13). Is prevented from falling off.
[0031]
As a modified example of the display shelf ( 1 ), there is a case in which a cross rail (4) is provided in the middle or lower part of the column (3), and an article support (9) is attached thereto by an attachment device (12).
As a modified example of the disengagement prevention tool (15), there is one that does not include the guide piece (15a).
The attachment devices (12) and (30) of the first and second embodiments can also be provided on a horizontal rail at the upper end of a partition such as a low partition.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to invention of Claim 1, there exists the following effect.
The attachment / detachment of the article support is easy.
The article support can be attached to the horizontal beam regardless of the front-rear width of the horizontal beam.
It is not necessary to form holes for attaching article supports to the shelves and partitions, so that the appearance of the shelves and partitions is not impaired, and the support is not weakened. Can be placed on a support.
As in the case of using a conventional bracket, the insertion and removal from the side of the article placed on the lower shelf board and the side view are not hindered by the bracket.
[0033]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the attachment tool is prevented from falling off by the drop-off preventing means comprising the removal prevention tool and the removal prevention piece, so that an external force is applied to the article support from below or the article support. Even if the article is placed on the front part or the rear part of the article, it is possible to prevent the article from falling without removing the fixture from the cross rail.
[0034]
According to the invention of claim 2, when the disengagement prevention tool is provided with a guide piece that is interposed between the upper surface of the cross rail and the inner surface of the attachment tool and guides the movement of the disengagement prevention tool in the front-rear direction, the disengagement prevention is provided. The tool can be smoothly moved in the front-rear direction, and the fixture can be quickly attached to the cross rail, the orientation of the detachment prevention tool is stabilized, and the detachment prevention tool does not tilt.
[0035]
According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to having the same effect as that of the invention of claim 1, there is an advantage that the allowable range of the front and rear width of the horizontal rail that can be attached can be increased.
[0036]
As in the invention of claim 4, when the front and rear width of the horizontal rail is larger than the front and rear width of the vertical plate, even if the fixture is inclined, one of the pressing pieces is in contact with the lower surface of the horizontal rail, It is possible to reliably prevent the dropout.
[0037]
As in the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the guide for guiding the movement of the detachment prevention tool in the front-rear direction is provided on the detachment prevention tool between the upper surface of the horizontal rail and the inner surface of the mounting tool, The preventive tool can move smoothly in the front-rear direction, and the article support can be quickly attached to the vertical plate.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of a main part of a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part, partially broken away.
3 is a perspective view of a display shelf equipped with the attachment device of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view of the same part as FIG. 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a display shelf provided with another article support.
[Explanation of symbols]
(1) Display shelf
(2) Footrest
(3) Prop
(4) (5) Horizontal rail
(6) Vertical plate
(7) Shelf board
(8) Support rod
(8a) Standing piece
(8b) Hanging piece
(8c) Upper piece
(9) Article support
(10) Set screw
(11) Notch
(12) Mounting device
(13a) Upper piece
(13b) Hanging piece
(13c) Release prevention piece
(13d) Pressing piece
(14) Tightening screw
(14a) Head
(14b) Male thread
(15) Prevention tool
(15a) Guide piece
(15b) Hanging piece
(15c) Engagement piece
(15d) Pressing piece
(16) Screw hole
(17) Slit
(18) Through hole
(19) Means for preventing disengagement
(20) Disc spring
(30) Mounting device
(41) Article support
(42) Support legs
(43) Support piece
(43a) Front protrusion
(44) Storage box

Claims (5)

Has a depending member of a pair of opposing the front and rear surfaces of the rungs facing lateral direction, the been made form in side view downwardly U-shaped fitting having an article support, screwed into one of the suspended piece In the article support mounting apparatus for attaching the article support to the horizontal rail by sandwiching the horizontal rail from the front-rear direction with the tightening screw and the other hanging piece, and fixing the article support to the horizontal rail. The tool is provided with a drop-off preventing means having a slip-off preventing tool loosely fitted on the fastening screw and contacting the lower surface of the horizontal rail, and a slip-off preventing piece provided on the other hanging piece and contacting the lower surface of the horizontal rail. An article support mounting apparatus characterized by the above.   2. The article support mounting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detachment preventing tool is provided with a guide piece interposed between the upper surface of the horizontal rail and the inner surface of the mounting tool to guide the movement of the detachment preventing tool in the front-rear direction. .   It has a pair of hanging pieces facing the front and rear surfaces of the horizontal rail facing in the left-right direction provided at the upper end of the vertical plate arranged so as to face in the left-right direction, and is formed in a U-shape facing down in a side view to support the article A fitting provided with a body is loosely fitted to the fastening screw by tightening a fastening screw screwed into one of the hanging pieces, and is positioned between the one hanging piece and the head of the fastening screw. The pressing piece formed at the lower end of the disengagement prevention tool and the inner end of the pressing piece provided at the lower end of the other hanging piece are fixed to the vertical plate with the upper end portion of the vertical plate sandwiched from the front-rear direction. An apparatus for attaching an article support characterized by the above.   4. The article support mounting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the width of the horizontal rail is larger than the width of the vertical plate.   The article support according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a guide piece is provided in the detachment prevention tool so as to guide the movement of the detachment prevention tool in the front-rear direction between the upper surface of the horizontal rail and the inner surface of the fixture. Mounting equipment.

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