JP6035068B2 - Shelf guard connector and shelf guard - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a shelf guard connector and a shelf guard.

In the shelf guard, a guard body such as a guard belt is connected between the right and left columns of the shelf to prevent the objects placed on the shelf from falling or falling from the shelf in the event of an earthquake. There are some (for example, cited references 1 and 2).
In this type of conventional shelf guard, hook-shaped locking devices are connected to both ends of the guard belt, and the locking devices are respectively engaged with the outer surfaces of the outer side walls of the left and right columns of the shelf in the lateral direction. Thus, there is one in which both ends of the guard belt are connected to the left and right columns (for example, cited document 1).

  In another conventional shelf guard, as a connecting means for connecting the end of the guard belt to the support column, a retaining plate is placed on the end of the guard belt, and a screw is passed through the belt through a hole drilled in the retaining plate. There are some which are fixed to the column by fastening (for example, cited document 2).

Utility Model Registration No. 3135901 Utility Model Registration No. 3170539

  However, in the former conventional case, in order to connect the guard belt to the left and right columns, it is only necessary to engage the locking tools with the left and right columns of the shelf, and the guard belt can be easily connected between the left and right columns. There is a risk that it will not be possible to effectively prevent the object placed on the shelf from falling off the shelf or falling over when the earthquake occurs, etc. was there.

In the latter case, in order to connect the guard belt to the left and right columns, it is necessary to pass the screw through the belt through the hole drilled in the retaining plate and fasten and fix it to the column. It was necessary to form a screw hole for screwing the screw, and it was very troublesome to connect the guard body such as a guard belt to the left and right columns.
In view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to provide a shelf guard connector and a shelf guard that can firmly and easily connect a guard body such as a guard belt to the left and right support columns without accidental disconnection. Yes.

Specific means for solving the problems in the present invention are as follows.
The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is that the placed object 3 placed on the shelf 1 by connecting the guard body between the left and right support columns 9 of the shelf 1 falls from the shelf 1 or falls down. This is a shelf guard coupling device that prevents both of the guard guards from being connected to the left and right support columns 9 using the mounting holes 15 provided in the left and right support columns 9, respectively. Coupling tool,
The connecting plate 23 to which the end of the guard body is connected, the engaging piece 24 bent at a right angle from the end of the connecting plate 23, and the holding piece 25 fixed to the connecting plate 23, The fixing plate 33 has a fixing portion 33 fixed to the connecting plate 23 and a holding portion 34 protruding from the fixing portion 33 so as to face the engaging piece 24. The engaging piece 24 extends from the mounting hole 15 of the column 9 to the column 9. It is inserted in the inner surface side, and it is in the point comprised so that the opening edge part of the attachment hole 15 of the support | pillar 9 may be clamped in the thickness direction between the engagement piece 24 and the clamping part 34. FIG.

Further, according to another technical means of the present invention , an engagement groove 31 that engages with a lower opening edge of the attachment hole 15 of the support column 9 is provided on the lower side between the connecting plate 23 and the engagement piece 24 . It lies in being kicked set so as to open downward.
Another technical means of the present invention is that the connecting plate 23 and the engaging piece 24 are integrally formed of a metal plate, and the engaging piece 24 is bent at a right angle from the connecting plate 23. is there.
Further, according to another technical means of the present invention, the fixing portion 33 and the holding portion 34 of the holding piece 25 are integrally formed by a metal leaf spring, and the fixing portion 33 is disposed along the connecting plate 23. The clamping plate 34 is welded to the connecting plate 23 and bent at a right angle from the fixing portion 33.

  Moreover, the other technical means of this invention is provided with the guard belt 6 which is a guard body, The connector for shelf guards in any one of Claims 1-4 is a connection plate in the both ends of the guard belt 6 The belt length adjuster 20 is provided in the middle of the guard belt 6 and adjusts the length of the guard belt 6.

According to the present invention, when engaged in by inserting the engagement pieces of the connecting device for shelf guard mounting hole of the strut standoff, between the engaging piece and the clamping portion, the strut mounting hole openings The edge portion can be sandwiched in the thickness direction, and the guard body such as a guard belt can be firmly and easily connected to the left and right support columns by the shelf guard connecting tool without fear of unexpectedly coming off.

It is a plane sectional view of the shelf guard which shows a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the support | pillar and connector of the left side from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the support | pillar and connector of the left side from the rear side. It is a front view of the shelf guard of the state attached to the left-right support | pillar. The left connector is shown, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a left side view thereof, (c) is a right side view thereof, and (d) is a bottom view thereof. The connection tool for right side is shown, (a) is the front view, (b) is the left view, (c) is the right view, (d) is the bottom view. It is a plane sectional view of a shelf guard showing a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is a top sectional view showing the middle of attaching a connector to the support. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the support | pillar and connector of the left side from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the support | pillar and connector of the left side from the rear side. It is a perspective view which shows the state in the middle of attaching a coupling tool to the support | pillar. The left connector is shown, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a right side view thereof, (c) is a bottom view thereof, and (d) is a left side view thereof. The connection tool for right side is shown, (a) is the front view, (b) is the left view, (c) is the bottom view, (d) is the right view.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, a shelf guard 5 that prevents the object 3 placed on the shelf 1 from falling from the shelf 1 or falling down includes a guard belt 6 that is a guard body, and a guard belt 6. A pair of left and right shelf guard connectors 7 (left connector 7L, right connector 7R) connected to both ends of the rack 1 and both ends of the guard belt 6 between the left and right columns 9 of the shelf 1 are respectively left and right. The connection tool 7 is detachably connected.

The shelf 1 includes a pair of left and right support columns 9. The left and right support columns 9 have a front wall portion 11, an inner wall portion 12 on the inner side in the left-right direction, and an outer wall portion 13 on the outer side in the left-right direction. Prepare for the shape.
Shelf plate mounting holes 15 are arranged in a row in the vertical direction on the inner wall portion 12 and the outer wall portion 13 of the column 9 at regular intervals. The shelf mounting holes 15 are for horizontally holding and holding the shelf between the front, rear, left and right support columns 9. In the front left and right support columns 9, the rear side of the inner wall portion 12 or the outer wall portion 13 in the front-rear direction. A shelf mounting hole 15 is formed penetrating in a square shape.

A connecting loop 18 is formed at both ends of the guard belt 6 by folding back and sewing the end side, and the right and left connecting tools 7 are connected to both ends of the guard belt 6 via the connecting loop 18. Has been.
As shown in FIG. 4, the middle part of the guard belt 6 is divided into left and right parts, and one divided end side of the guard belt 6 is connected to the middle part of the guard belt 6 so as to be adjustable in length and the other divided part. A belt length adjuster 20 connected to the end side is provided, and the length of the guard belt 6 can be adjusted by the belt length adjuster 20.

  The belt length adjuster 20 may be of a metal ratchet buckle type, and is configured by a resin buckle that is inserted so as to be concavo-convexly connected so that the divided end portions of the guard belt 6 are connected to each other. Alternatively, a cam buckle type or a center buckle type in which a buckle is hung on a hook may be used. In short, the belt length adjuster 20 adjusts the length of the guard belt 6 to adjust the left and right sides. It is only necessary to be able to keep tension between the columns 9.

  As shown also in FIGS. 5 and 6, the shelf guard connector 7 (7 </ b> L, 7 </ b> R) uses a shelf mounting hole 15 provided in the inner wall portion 12 on the left and right inner sides of the left and right columns 9. The both ends of the guard belt 6 are connected to the left and right struts 9 respectively, the left connecting tool 7L for connecting one end (left end) of the guard belt 6 to the left strut 9, and the other end of the guard belt 6. There is a right connector 7R for connecting the portion (right end) to the right column 9, and both are formed symmetrically with each other.

Each connector 7 includes a connecting plate 23 that is connected to the end portion of the guard belt 6 and protrudes from the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 toward the other support column 9, and from the end portion of the connecting plate 23 on the support column 9 side to the front side. A bent engagement piece 24 and a clamping piece 25 fixed to the connecting plate 23 are provided.
The connecting plate 23 is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and a connecting hole 27 for connecting the guard belt 6 to the one end of the connecting plate 23 in the left-right direction is provided in the vertical direction. By inserting the connecting loop 18, the right and left connecting tools 7 are connected to both ends of the guard belt 6 via the connecting plates 23.

An engagement piece 24 projects from the other end of the connecting plate 23. The engaging piece 24 has a vertical width shorter than that of the connecting plate 23 and is about one third, and protrudes forward from a central portion of the connecting plate 23 in the vertical direction.
The connecting plate 23 and the engaging piece 24 are integrally formed of a metal plate having a thickness of about 2.3 mm, and one protruding from the connecting plate 23 to the engaging piece 24 rearward or laterally outward. Alternatively, a plurality of (upper and lower ones in the figure) bead processing 29 is applied, and the engagement piece 24 is bent at a right angle from the end of the connecting plate 23 on the support 9 side to the front side.

  On the lower side between the connecting plate 23 and the engaging piece 24, an engaging groove 31 that engages with the lower opening edge of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the column 9 (inner wall portion 12) faces downward. It is provided to open. The clamping piece 25 protrudes forward from the fixing portion 33 fixed to the connecting plate 23 and from the fixing portion 33 so as to be separated from the engagement piece 24 inward in the left-right direction and parallel to the engagement piece 24. And a sandwiching portion 34.

  The fixing portion 33 and the holding portion 34 of the holding piece 25 are integrally formed by a metal leaf spring having a thickness of about 0.5 mm, and forward or inward in the left-right direction from the fixing portion 33 to the holding portion 34. One or a plurality of bulging bead processings 36 (upper and lower two in the illustrated example) are applied, and the fixing portion 33 is disposed along the front surface of the connecting plate 23 and fixed to the connecting plate 23 by spot welding 37 or the like. The sandwiching portion 34 is bent at a right angle from the end portion on the support 9 side of the fixing portion 33 to the front side.

Further, the sandwiching portion 34 is bent in a waveform so as to be uneven in the left-right direction from the rear end (base end) to the front end (tip end), and with respect to the engagement piece 24 as it goes to the tip end. An inclined widened portion 38 that is inclined so as to be gradually separated inward in the left-right direction is formed.
Thus, the engaging piece 24 is inserted into the shelf mounting hole 15 from the inner side in the left-right direction of the column 9 and engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15. The holding portion 34 is abutted against the outer surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the support column 9, and the shelf plate is attached to the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 between the engagement piece 24 and the holding portion 34. The front side of the hole 15 is configured to be sandwiched in the thickness direction.

According to the first embodiment, in order to connect the guard belt 6 between the left and right struts 9 of the shelf 1, the left connecting tool 7L connected to one end of the guard belt 6 is attached to the left strut 9, and the guard belt 6 The right connector 7 </ b> R connected to the other end of 6 may be attached to the right column 9 and the guard belt 6 may be connected between the left and right columns 9.
And in order to attach each coupling tool 7 to the support | pillar 9, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, the engagement piece 24 of the connection tool 7 is the shelf board mounting hole of the inner wall part 12 from the left-right direction inner side of the support pillar 9. 15 is engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15, and at this time, the clamping portion 34 of the clamping piece 25 is simultaneously inserted into the inner wall portion 12 of the column 9 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15. The front side of the shelf mounting hole 15 in the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 is clamped in the thickness direction between the engagement piece 24 and the clamping portion 34 in contact with the outer surface.

After that, if the left and right coupling members 7 are pressed downward against the support column 9, the engagement groove 31 is engaged with the lower opening edge of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the support column 9 (inner wall portion 12). Good.
Then, the length of the guard belt 6 may be adjusted by the belt length adjuster 20 to tension the guard belt 6 between the left and right support columns 9.
As a result, the engagement pieces 24 of the left and right coupling members 7 are respectively engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting holes 15 of the left and right support columns 9, and the support columns 24 and the sandwiching portions 34 are engaged with each other. 9 inner wall portion 12
The front side of the shelf mounting hole 15 is sandwiched in the thickness direction, and the engagement groove 31 is engaged with the lower opening edge of the shelf mounting hole 15 in the inner wall portion 12, so It is firmly attached to the left and right support columns 9 without fear of rattling in the vertical and forward / backward and left / right directions.

Therefore, the guard belt 6 can be easily and firmly connected to the left and right support columns 9 by the left and right connecting members 7 without fear of unexpectedly coming off.
7 to 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention. As in the case of the first embodiment, the right and left connecting tools 7 are connected to the connecting plate 23 that is connected to the end portion of the guard belt 6 and protrudes from the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 toward the other support column 9. An engagement piece 24 bent to the front side from the support 9 side end of the plate 23 and a holding piece 25 fixed to the connecting plate 23, the holding piece 25 being fixed to the connecting plate 23, It has a clamping portion 34 protruding forward from the fixing portion 33.

And compared with the coupling tool 7 in the case of 1st Embodiment, the vertical width of the connection plate 23, the engagement piece 24, and the clamping piece 25 is formed long, and with respect to the right-and-left support | pillar 9 of the large sized shelf 1 more. It can be fitted and fitted. The other points are the same as those in the first embodiment.
As in the case of the first embodiment, the left and right support columns 9 of the shelf 1 in the second embodiment include a front wall portion 11, an inner wall portion 12 on the inner side in the left-right direction, and an outer wall portion on the outer side in the left-right direction. 13 are formed in a U-shaped cross section, and L-shaped shelf mounting holes 15 are arranged in rows on the inner wall portion 12 and the outer wall portion 13 of the support column 9 at regular intervals in the vertical direction. The shelf mounting hole 15 is formed to penetrate to the rear side in the front-rear direction of the inner wall 12 or the outer wall 13, and the front opening edge of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the column 9 is the inner wall 12 or the outer wall. It is arranged in the up-and-down direction at the center portion in the front-rear direction of the portion 13.

  In the case of this second embodiment, in order to attach each connecting tool 7 to the column 9, as shown in FIGS. 7, 10 and 11, the engaging piece of the connecting tool 7 is the same as in the first embodiment. 24 is engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15, and at the same time, the clamping portion 34 of the clamping piece 25 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the column 9. The front side of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 may be sandwiched in the thickness direction between the engagement piece 24 and the clamping portion 34, but the front-rear width on the upper side of the shelf mounting hole 15 1, the engagement piece 24 is inserted into the shelf mounting hole 15 from the rear side in the left-right direction of the column 9 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Since it is difficult to engage the inner surface of the portion 12, first, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 12, it is inserted into the shelf mounting hole 15 from the side and engages with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 below the shelf mounting hole 15, and the clamping part 34 of the clamping piece 25 is Abutting the outer surface of the inner wall portion 12 below the shelf mounting hole 15 of the support column 9, and once between the engagement piece 24 and the clamping portion 34, the shelf mounting hole 15 of the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9. The lower side is clamped in the thickness direction.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the connector 7 is rotated 90 degrees in the direction of the arrow a with respect to the support column 9, and as shown in FIGS. 7, 10, and 11, the engagement piece 24 is moved to the shelf mounting hole. 15 is engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 at the front, and the holding portion 34 of the holding piece 25 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the inner wall portion 12 at the front of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the column 9 so that the engaging piece 24 and the holding portion are 34, the front side of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the inner wall portion 12 of the support column 9 is sandwiched in the thickness direction, and then the left and right couplers 7 are pressed downward against the support column 9 to be engaged. What is necessary is just to engage the groove | channel 31 with the lower opening edge part of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the support | pillar 9 (inner wall part 12).

  As a result, the engagement pieces 24 of the left and right coupling members 7 are respectively engaged with the inner surface of the inner wall portion 12 in front of the shelf mounting holes 15 of the left and right support columns 9, and the support columns 24 and the sandwiching portions 34 are engaged with each other. 9, the front side of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the inner wall portion 12 is sandwiched in the thickness direction, and the engagement groove 31 engages with the lower opening edge of the shelf mounting hole 15 of the inner wall portion 12, The left and right coupling members 7 are firmly attached to the left and right support columns 9 without the possibility of rattling in the vertical and forward / backward and left / right directions.

Therefore, the guard belt 6 can be easily and firmly connected to the left and right support columns 9 by the left and right connecting members 7 without fear of unexpectedly coming off.
In addition, in the said embodiment, although the connector 7 for shelf guards is comprised with the metal, it may replace with this and you may make it integrally form the connector 7 with a hard synthetic resin.
Further, the shelf mounting holes 15 of the left and right columns 9 into which the engagement pieces 24 of the connector 7 are inserted are not limited to a rectangular shape or an L shape, and the shelf mounting holes 15 of the left and right columns 9 are, for example, reverse L It may be a letter shape, a triangular shape, or other shapes. Then, the size and shape of the connecting plate 23, the engaging piece 24, and the holding piece 25 of the connecting tool 7 are appropriately changed in design so as to match the size and shape of the column 9 and the shelf mounting hole 15.

Moreover, the support | pillar 9 of the shelf 1 is not limited to a U-shaped cross section, and may have a H-shaped cross section or an L-shaped cross section.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the both ends of the guard belt 6 are connected to the left-right support | pillar 9 via the connector 7 using the shelf mounting hole 15 provided in the left-right support | pillar 9, respectively, Instead of course, both ends of the guard belt 6 may be connected to the left and right columns 9 by using mounting holes other than the shelf mounting holes 15 provided in the left and right columns 9.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the guard belt 6 is used as a guard body connected between the right and left support | pillars 9, the guard body connected between the left and right support | pillars 9 is not limited to the guard belt 6, and wire A rope, a string member, a chain | strand, rod material, etc. may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shelf 5 Shelf guard 6 Guard belt 7 Connecting tool 9 Post 15 Shelf plate mounting hole 20 Belt length adjuster 23 Connecting plate 24 Engaging piece 25 Holding piece 29 Bead processing 31 Engaging groove 33 Adhering portion 34 Holding portion 36 Bead processing

Claims (5)

A guard body is connected between the left and right support columns (9) of the shelf (1) to prevent the object (3) placed on the shelf (1) from falling or falling over from the shelf (1). A shelf guard coupling device that is configured to connect both ends of the guard body to the left and right support columns (9) using attachment holes (15) provided in the left and right support columns (9), respectively. Connecting tool for
A connecting plate (23) to which the end of the guard body is connected, an engagement piece (24) bent at a right angle from the end of the connecting plate (23), and a clamping piece ( 25), and the sandwiching piece (25) includes a securing part (33) secured to the connecting plate (23) and a sandwiching part protruding from the securing part (33) so as to face the engaging piece (24). (34), and the engagement piece (24) is inserted from the attachment hole (15) of the support post (9) to the inner surface side of the support post (9), and the engagement piece (24) and the clamping part (34) A shelf guard coupling device characterized in that the opening edge portion of the mounting hole (15) of the support column (9) is sandwiched in the thickness direction. On the lower side between the connecting plate (23) and the engagement piece (24), there is an engagement groove (31) that engages with the lower opening edge of the attachment hole (15) of the column (9). connecting device for shelf guard according to claim 1, characterized in that it kicked set so as to be open toward.   The connecting plate (23) and the engaging piece (24) are integrally formed of a metal plate, and the engaging piece (24) is bent at a right angle from the connecting plate (23). Item 3. A shelf guard connector according to item 1 or 2. The securing portion (33) and the sandwiching portion (34) of the sandwiching piece (25) are integrally formed by a metal leaf spring, and the securing portion (33) is disposed along the connecting plate (23). The shelf guard connector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is welded to the connecting plate (23), and the clamping portion (34) is bent at a right angle from the fixing portion (33). .   A guard belt (6), which is a guard body, is provided, and the shelf guard coupling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is coupled to both ends of the guard belt (6) via a coupling plate (23). A shelf guard characterized in that a belt length adjuster (20) for adjusting the length of the guard belt (6) is provided in the middle of the guard belt (6).

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