JP6593994B2 - Article support device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article support device that is attached to a crosspiece member that constitutes a fixture such as a work table or a commodity display shelf.

  In factories, distribution centers, sales outlets, etc., fixtures such as work tables and product display shelves are used depending on the application, and as such fixtures, the left and right columns that are erected from the floor, Some include a cross beam member having a rectangular shape in cross-sectional view that connects and reinforces upper and lower end portions in the left-right direction, and a shelf board that is attached to the front surfaces of the left and right support columns by brackets. In addition, such a fixture can add a space where an article can be placed by additionally attaching a bracket member to the left and right columns and fixing and supporting an article placement member such as a placement plate on the bracket member. It has become.

  However, when adding a space where an article can be placed in the manner as described above, since the bracket member is fixed to the left and right columns, the mounting position of the article placement member with respect to the fixture is limited. There has been a desire to be able to freely change the mounting position of the article placement member.

  Therefore, an article support device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 has been developed as an attachment position of the article placement member with respect to the fixture is not limited. This article support device includes a horizontal receiving piece (supporting part) that fixes and supports a shelf board (article placing member), and a downwardly-facing cross-sectional view that is provided at the upper rear end of the horizontal receiving piece and that is loosely fitted from above. And a shelf support bracket (bracket member) having a downwardly-shaped engagement piece (engagement portion), and the shelf support bracket is cantilevered with respect to the horizontal beam member with the downward engagement piece Therefore, the shelf board can be installed at an arbitrary mounting position in the left-right direction of the crosspiece member via the shelf receiving bracket.

Japanese Patent No. 4616508 (page 4, FIG. 2)

  However, in the article support device of Patent Document 1, the shelf board extends to the front side of the crosspiece member via the shelf support bracket and is supported in a cantilever state, and the weight of the article on the shelf board is the shelf weight. Since the structure acts downward with respect to the plate, there is a possibility that the shelf receiving bracket may be bent and the article cannot be stably supported.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article support device capable of stably supporting an article.

In order to solve the above-described problem, an article support device of the present invention includes:
An article support device comprising: a bracket member fixed to a horizontal beam member having a cross-sectional view angle shape extending in the left-right direction constituting a fixture that is self-supporting on the floor surface; and an article placement member supported by the bracket member. There,
The bracket member extends in the front-rear direction of the crosspiece member at an upper position of the engaging portion straddled from the upper side of the horizontal crosspiece member and the engaging portion straddled over the horizontal crosspiece member. A support portion on which the article placement member is supported, and the article placement member is directly fixed to the support portion of the bracket member before and after the engagement portion of the bracket member as a reference. ,
The bracket member has a pair of left and right extending pieces each provided with a cutout portion extending from the left and right edges of the support portion and extending from the upper side of the horizontal rail member. ,
Between the bracket member and the crosspiece member, a spacer member having a shape along the pair of cutout portions is interposed,
The bracket member is characterized in that an attachment member shaped so as to straddle and abut from the lower side of the horizontal beam member is directly fixed to the support portion of the bracket member .
According to this feature, the article placing member is placed on the upper surface of the support portion extending in the front-rear direction at the upper position of the horizontal beam member, and the load of the article is directly received by the horizontal beam member via the support portion. In addition, even when the article is placed biased forward or rearward from the horizontal beam member, the engaging portion formed to straddle from the upper side of the horizontal beam member contacts the front and rear surfaces of the horizontal beam member. Since the rotation of the bracket member around the horizontal crosspiece member can be prevented, the article can be stably supported.

The spacer member has a protruding portion that extends in the left-right direction and is disposed between the pair of extending pieces.
According to this feature, the spacer member can be held in the pair of notches by attaching the protruding portion of the spacer member so as to be disposed between the pair of left and right extending pieces.

Front and rear pieces of the spacer member in the shape along the cutout portion is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction, as characterized by being adapted to gradually widened toward the Oite lower side in front of the natural state of assembly Yes.
According to this feature, when the spacer member is fitted in the pair of notches of the bracket member, the front and rear pieces of the spacer member are pressed against the front and rear edges of the pair of notches by the elastic restoring force. The spacer member is difficult to detach from the pair of notch portions of the member.

It is a perspective view which shows the fixture with which the article | item support apparatus was attached. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an article | item support apparatus. (A) is a front view of a spacer member, (b) is an AA front sectional view of (a). (A) is a front view which shows the structure where the upper side of the article | item support apparatus was attached to the connection member, (b) is BB front sectional drawing of (a). It is a downward perspective view which shows the state which attached the attachment metal fitting from the state of FIG.

  EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The form for implementing the article | item support apparatus which concerns on this invention is demonstrated below based on an Example.

  The article support apparatus according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the screen front side in FIG. 4A will be described as the front side (front side) of the article support device, and the left and right sides of the article support device viewed from the front side will be described as the left and right sides of the article support device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a fixture 2 as a work table for performing packing work of articles and the like is arranged in a factory, a distribution center, a store, and the like, and the article support device 1 includes a connecting member 9 of the fixture 2. By attaching to (horizontal beam member), a space for placing an article on the fixture 2 is added.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the fixture 2 includes support columns 3, 3 ′ that are separated from each other left and right, and top plates 4, 4 that are horizontally supported by brackets 5, 5,. And a rectangular tubular connecting member 9 extending in the left-right direction so as to connect the upper ends of the columns 3, 3 ′, and a rectangular frame 7 in a front view connecting the lower ends of the columns 3, 3 ′, It has. This fixture 2 can carry out packing work of articles on the top plates 4 and 4.

  The support columns 3 and 3 ′ are provided with leg members 8 and 8 projecting forward and backward at the respective lower end portions, so that the support columns 3 and 3 ′ are stably independent. Further, the wobbling of the support columns 3 and 3 ′ is reinforced by the connecting member 9 and the frame body 7 in the support columns 3 and 3 ′.

  Further, the front and rear surfaces of the support pillars 3 and 3 'are provided with a plurality of left and right rows of locking holes 3a and 3a in the vertical direction, and the hooks of the brackets 5, 5,. It can be locked. The front top plate 4 includes a bracket 5 locked in the left locking hole 3a in the right column 3 and a bracket 5 locked in the right locking hole 3a in the left column 3 ′. Attached across (shown on one side). Similarly, the rear top plate 4 is also engaged with the bracket 5 locked in the left-side locking hole 3a in the right column 3 and the right-side locking hole 3a in the left column 3 ′. It is attached to the bracket 5 that has been stopped. Therefore, another bracket is attached using the locking holes 3a, 3a,... On the unused side of the support columns 3 and 3 ′, and a new support column is disposed outside the fixture 2, and another bracket is attached to the support column. By attaching, another top plate can be added in the left-right direction at the same height as the top plate 4 (not shown). In addition, a closing member 6 that closes the gap between the top plates 4, 4 is attached between the front and back top plates 4, 4, and articles are prevented from falling from the gap between the top plates 4, 4. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the article support device 1 is formed in a flat plate shape that is fixed to and supported by support mechanisms 10 and 10 that are attached to a connecting member 9 that extends in the left-right direction, and the upper portions of the support mechanisms 10 and 10. The mounting plate 11 (article mounting member) is mainly configured. The article placement member is not limited to the flat placement plate 11 and may be a box-shaped rack having a surface on which an article can be placed.

  The support mechanisms 10, 10 are a pair of left and right bracket members 12, 12 that support the mounting plate 11, mounting brackets 13, 13 (mounting members) that straddle the connecting member 9 from below, and bracket members 12, 12. Are mainly composed of spacer members 14, 14 interposed between the connecting member 9 and the bolts 15, 15,... For fixing the bracket members 12, 12 and the mounting brackets 13, 13. . Since the support mechanisms 10 and 10 have the same configuration and the same shape, only the configuration of the support mechanism 10 on one side will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bracket member 12 constituting the support mechanism 10 is formed by bending a thin plate such as a steel plate, and a support portion 12a for supporting the mounting plate 11 extending in the front-rear direction. And bent portions 12b and 12b bent so as to extend upward from both front and rear end portions of the support portion 12a, and a pair of left and right extending pieces bent so as to extend downward from both left and right edges of the support portion 12a. 12c, 12c. Thus, since the bracket member 12 is formed by bending a thin metal plate, the bracket member 12 can be reduced in weight and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  U-shaped notches 16, 16 are formed in the center of the extending pieces 12c, 12c in the front and rear, and are cut out in a size that allows the connecting member 9 to be straddled. The pair of left and right notches 16 and 16 form an engaging portion 17 for straddling the connecting member 9 from above. Since the cutout portions 16 and 16 are cut out leaving the upper end sides of the extended piece portions 12c and 12c, the extended piece portions 12c and 12c function as ribs of the support portion 12a to bend the bracket member 12. Strength is maintained.

  Further, the support portion 12a of the bracket member 12 has holes 18 and 18 for joining the bracket member 12 and the mounting bracket 13, and through holes 19 and 19 for attaching the bracket member 12 to the mounting plate 11. Are provided in the mounting plate 11 at positions corresponding to the holes 18, 18,... And the through holes 19, 19,.

  The mounting bracket 13 is formed of a thin plate such as a steel plate, and includes a bottom piece portion 13a disposed on the lower surface of the connecting member 9, and a vertical piece portion 13b formed by bending so as to rise from both front and rear ends of the bottom piece portion 13a. 13b and horizontal piece portions 13c and 13c which are bent horizontally with their respective end portions directed in the front-rear direction. The horizontal pieces 13c and 13c are provided with communication holes 21 and 21 communicating with holes 18 and 18 formed in the support portion 12a of the bracket member 12, respectively.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the spacer member 14 is formed by bending a thin plate such as a steel plate so as to have a U-shape that opens downward, and an upper piece disposed on the upper surface of the connecting member 9. Part 14a, and front and rear piece parts 14b, 14b extending downward from both front and rear edges of upper piece part 14a. Further, the front and rear piece portions 14b and 14b can be elastically deformed in the front-rear direction at the respective lower end sides. The spacer member 14 is fitted over the left and right cutout portions 16 and 16 of the bracket member 12 as will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the front and rear piece portions 14b and 14b in the natural state before the spacer member 14 is assembled to the bracket member 12 have a lower end side front and rear width W2 that is higher than an upper end front and rear width W1. In other words, the front and rear piece portions 14b and 14b are gradually expanded downward in the natural state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the spacer member 14 has a left-right width X1 that is larger than a left-right width Y1 of the support portion 12a of the bracket member 12, so that the notch portions 16, 16 are separated from each other in the left-right direction. Thus, the spacer member 14 can be fitted.

  In addition, the spacer member 14 includes folded-back piece portions 14c and 14c (protruding portions) that are folded back and extended outward from the lower ends of the front and rear piece portions 14b and 14b. Since the left and right width X2 of the folded piece portions 14c and 14c is formed slightly smaller than the separation width Y2 of the extended piece portions 12c and 12c of the bracket member 12, it is disposed between the extended piece portions 12c and 12c. It is possible. The protruding portion is not limited to the folded piece portions 14c and 14c, and may be, for example, a convex portion that protrudes outward by pressing the front and rear piece portions 14b and 14b.

  Next, the aspect which attaches the article | item support apparatus 1 to the fixture 2 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2, first, the bracket members 12, 12 are provided with locking surfaces 11 a, 11 a (bending portions 12 b, 12 b,...) Provided on the lower surface of the mounting plate 11 in the left-right direction. 5), the mounting plate 11 and the bracket members 12, 12 are positioned in the front-rear direction. .. And the through holes 19, 19,... Of the bracket members 12, 12 are overlapped and tightened with fixing bolts 22, 22,. The bracket members 12 and 12 are fixed to the plate 11. Thereby, the holes 18, 18,... Of the bracket members 12, 12 and the screw holes 20, 20,.

  Next, the spacer members 14, 14 are fitted into the notches 16, 16,... So that the folded pieces 14c, 14c are disposed between the extended pieces 12c, 12c of the bracket member 12. Include. When the spacer members 14, 14 are inserted into the notches 16, 16,... Of the bracket member 12 from the upper end side, the lower ends of the front and rear pieces 14b, 14b are in sliding contact with the inner surfaces of the notches 16, 16,. When the spacer member 14 is fitted in the notches 16 and 16, the lower end sides of the front and rear pieces 14b and 14b are elastically restored by the elastic restoring force of the notches 16 and 16. The spacer member 14 is prevented from dropping from the notches 16 and 16 because it is in pressure contact with the inner side surface (see FIG. 4B).

  Further, the spacer member 14 is fitted in the notches 16 and 16 by attaching the spacer member 14 so that the folded pieces 14c and 14c are arranged between the extended pieces 12c and 12c of the bracket members 12. Can hold state.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, the unitized mounting plate 11, bracket members 12, 12, and spacer members 14, 14 are moved upward to an arbitrary position in the left-right direction of the connecting member 9 of the fixture 2. Install from. At this time, since the mounting plate 11 is supported on the support portions 12 a and 12 a extending in the front-rear direction at a position above the connecting member 9, the article on the mounting plate 11 is disposed on one side of the connecting member 9 in the front-rear direction. It is possible to secure a wide mounting space while keeping a good balance on the upper surface side of the connecting member 9 without biasing the weight of the connecting member 9. Further, even if an article is placed on the placement plate 11 with a bias toward the front or rear of the connecting member 9, the notches 16, 16,... And the spacer members 14, 14 are from above the connecting member 9. Since the front and rear edges of the notches 16, 16,... Are in contact with the front and rear surfaces of the connecting member 9 via the front and rear pieces 14b, 14b, ... of the spacer members 14, 14, the bracket members 12, It is possible to prevent 12 from rotating around the connecting member 9. Therefore, the article can be stably supported.

  Further, when the mounting plate 11, the bracket members 12, 12 and the spacer members 14, 14 which are unitized are attached to the connecting member 9, the notches 16, 16,. Since the bracket members 12 and 12 are fitted over the connecting member 9 via the spacer members 14 and 14 at positions spaced apart from each other on the left and right, the bracket members 12 and 12 can be reliably prevented from rotating around the connecting member 9.

  Further, since the spacer members 14 and 14 are interposed between the notches 16, 16,... Of the bracket members 12, 12 and the connecting member 9, the force from the notches 16 and 16 is applied to the connecting member 9. Without acting directly, this force is distributed by the spacer members 14, 14, and the cutout portions 16, 16 can be prevented from biting into the outer peripheral surface of the connecting member 9 and being damaged.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting brackets 13 are attached so as to straddle the connecting member 9 from the lower side. At this time, the mounting brackets 13, 13 are arranged such that the horizontal pieces 13 c, 13 c,... Are arranged between the extended pieces 12 c, 12 c,.

  .. Of the horizontal pieces 13c, 13c, the corresponding holes 18, 18,... Of the bracket members 12, 12, and the screw holes 20, 20,. Then, the bolts 15, 15,... Are inserted and tightened to complete the attachment of the article support device 1 to the fixture 2. According to this, the bracket members 12, 12 are connected to the connecting member 9 in a state where the notches 16, 16,... And the spacer members 14, 14 and the mounting brackets 13, 13 are fitted over the entire periphery of the connecting member 9 from above and below. Therefore, the bracket members 12 and 12 can be reliably prevented from rotating around the connecting member 9 and there is no need for special processing for attaching the bracket members 12 and 12 to the connecting member 9. . Further, since the bracket members 12 and 12 and the mounting brackets 13 and 13 are fixedly connected, even if the bracket members 12 and 12 move upward due to an external force such as an earthquake, the bottom piece 13a of the mounting bracket 13 and the connecting member 9 It is possible to prevent the lower end from coming into contact with the connecting member 9.

  In the above embodiment, the mounting plate 11 is fixed to the support portions 12a, 12a of the bracket members 12, 12 by the fixing bolts 22, 22,. The mounting plate 11 may be fixed by welding or the like. Further, the mounting plate 11 and the support portions 12a and 12a are not limited to being fixed. For example, a locking groove is formed in the mounting plate 11, and the bent portion 12b of the bracket members 12 and 12 is formed in the locking groove. , 12b,... May be supported by insertion.

  Further, instead of the mounting brackets 13 and 13, a screw hole or the like may be provided in the horizontal beam member, and the bracket members 12 and 12 may be fixed to the horizontal beam member by fixing means such as bolts. The aspect fixed using the attachment brackets 13 and 13 like the said Example is more preferable.

  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 embodiment, the mounting plate 11 is supported by the two bracket members 12 and 12, but the number of bracket members 12 used may be changed depending on the size and weight of the article mounting member. Moreover, although the connection member 9 demonstrated the aspect which comprises cross-sectional view rectangular shape, it is not restricted to this, The cross-sectional view may be a polygon more than a rectangle (for example, pentagon etc.), or even a solid pillar, The lower part may be a U-shaped cross-sectional view, and it is only necessary to have a flat part in the front-rear direction. For example, a flat plane part may be formed by pressing the front and rear direction of the circular tube. The connecting members 9 are not limited to the upper ends of the support columns 3 and 3 ′, and a plurality of connecting members 9 may be provided apart from each other in the vertical direction. The plurality of connecting members are selected and the article support device 1 is attached. Also good.

  In addition, the spacer member 14 is fitted over the pair of left and right cutouts 16 and 16, but is not limited thereto, and is formed along the shape of the cutouts 16 and 16, and its upper edge And the spacer member which has the surface extended in the left-right rather than the front-and-rear edge may be internally fitted in the notch parts 16 and 16 on either side.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article support apparatus 2 Fixtures 3, 3 'Prop 9 Connecting member (horizontal beam member)
10 Support Mechanism 11 Placement Plate (Article Placement Member)
12 Bracket member 12a Support portion 12c Extension piece 13 Mounting bracket (Mounting member)
14 Spacer member 14b Front and rear piece 14c Folding piece (projection)
15, 15, Bolt 16 Notch 17 Engagement portion W1 Front / rear width W2 of spacer member upper end side Front / rear width X1 of spacer member lower end side Left / right width X2 of spacer member Left / right width Y1 of folded piece portion Extension left / right width Y2 Spacing width between one part

Claims (3)

An article support device comprising: a bracket member fixed to a horizontal beam member having a cross-sectional view angle shape extending in the left-right direction constituting a fixture that is self-supporting on the floor surface; and an article placement member supported by the bracket member. There,
The bracket member extends in the front-rear direction of the crosspiece member at an upper position of the engaging portion straddled from the upper side of the horizontal crosspiece member and the engaging portion straddled over the horizontal crosspiece member. A support portion on which the article placement member is supported, and the article placement member is directly fixed to the support portion of the bracket member before and after the engagement portion of the bracket member as a reference. ,
The bracket member has a pair of left and right extending pieces each provided with a cutout portion extending from the left and right edges of the support portion and extending from the upper side of the horizontal rail member. ,
Between the bracket member and the crosspiece member, a spacer member having a shape along the pair of cutout portions is interposed,
The bracket member is characterized in that an attachment member shaped so as to straddle and abut from the lower side of the horizontal beam member is directly fixed to the support portion of the bracket member . The article support device according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer member has a protruding portion that extends in the left-right direction and is disposed between the pair of extending piece portions. The front and rear pieces of the spacer member having a shape along the notch are elastically deformable in the front-rear direction, and gradually expand toward the lower side in a natural state before assembly. Item 3. The article support apparatus according to Item 1 or 2 .

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