JPH06277123A - Shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To strongly attach a shelf holder to a support, and to make easy the work of attaching and detaching the shelf holder. CONSTITUTION:A support 2 has a pair of upper engaged holes 14, 15, left and right, formed at a fixed interval and lower engaged holes 16 formed under the upper engaged holes 14, 15. A shelf holder 3 has a holding part 19 for a shelf 4, a pair of elastic engaging catches 22, left and right, which are opposed to each other and are protrusively formed, a pair of knobs 23, 24, left and right, each of which is extended at the base part of the elastic engaging catch 22, in the opposite direction thereof, and an engaging projection 27 protruding under the elastic engaging catches 22. The engaging projection 27 is inserted into the lower engaged hole 16 and is engaged therewith, the elastic engaging catches 22 each are inserted into the upper engaged holes 14, 15 and are allowed to engage with edge parts 14A, 15A, which are neighboring with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelving device in which shelves are held by shelves mounted on columns.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a shelf device used in a storehouse such as a showcase or a commercial refrigerator is, for example, an actual Kaihei 2-
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 280282 (F25D25 / 02), it is composed of a vertical support, a shelf support detachably attached to the support, and a shelf (hot plate) held by the support. There is. A plurality of engagement holes are formed at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction in the column, and engagement claws are formed in the shelf receiver, and the engagement claws can be engaged with and disengaged from the engagement holes. The shelf supports are attached to the posts by insert-engaging.

At this time, two engaging claws of the shelf receiver are vertically formed at the same intervals as the engaging holes of the support columns, and each engaging claw is bent downward. Then, the two engaging claws are respectively inserted into the upper and lower two engaging holes of the column, and then pulled down, so that the bases of the respective engaging claws are engaged with the lower edges of the respective engaging holes. Although the shelf receiver is attached to the column by such an operation, the engaging claw can be easily disengaged from the engaging hole when the shelf receiver is pulled up, so that the vertical position of the shelf receiver can be arbitrarily changed. The shelf (hot plate) was then placed and held on the mounting portion of the shelf receiver.

[0004]

As described above, the shelf receiver in the conventional shelving device is in an attached state in which the engaging claws are inserted into the engaging holes of the support columns and pulled down, so that the shelf receiver is lifted by the vibration. The engaging claw easily disengages from the engaging hole, causing the shelf receiver (and shelf) to drop from the column. Therefore, in the conventional shelving device, the shelf receiver (and the shelf) cannot be preliminarily attached to the support post at the time of factory shipment of the showcase or the like, and the user himself / herself supports the shelf support after installing the showcase etc. It was necessary to attach it to the rack and hold the shelf, which made the work extremely complicated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and provides a shelf device in which a shelf receiver can be firmly attached to a column and the attachment / detachment work thereof is easy. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

A shelf device 1 of the present invention comprises a support 2, a shelf support 3 attached to the support 2, and a shelf 4 held by the support 3. , A pair of left and right upper engaging holes 14 formed at predetermined intervals
5 and a lower engaging hole 16 formed below these upper engaging holes 14 and 15, and the shelf receiver 3 and the holding portion 19 for holding the shelf 4 are formed on the left and right sides so as to face each other. A pair of elastic engaging claws 21, 22 and each elastic engaging claw 21, 22
Has a pair of left and right knobs 23 and 24 respectively extending in the opposite direction from the base of each of the above, and an engaging projection 27 projecting below the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22. Inserted into the hole 16 and engaged therewith, the elastic engaging claw 21,
Numeral 22 is inserted into the upper engaging holes 14 and 15 to engage with the adjacent edge portions 14A and 15A.

[0007]

According to the shelf device of the present invention, when the shelf receiver is attached to the column, first, the engaging projection of the shelf receiver is inserted into the lower engagement hole of the column and engaged. Next, when the pair of left and right knobs are picked to bring them close to each other, the elastic engaging claw on the opposite side expands due to its elasticity. In that state, insert both elastic engaging claws into the upper engaging holes respectively, and then release the knobs, the both elastic engaging claws return to their original state, and engage with the adjacent edges of the upper engaging holes. . The shelf is held by the holding portion of the shelf receiver.

In this mounted state, since the shelf receiver is engaged with the support by the lower engaging protrusion and the upper elastic engaging claw, it is possible to sufficiently cope with the load of the articles placed on the shelf. it can. In particular, since the pair of left and right elastic engaging claws are engaged with the adjacent edge portions of the pair of left and right upper engaging holes, the shelf receiver can be removed from the support post even if horizontal vibration or vertical vibration is applied. It does not fall out. Therefore, it is possible to attach the shelf receiver (and the shelf) to the column in advance at the time of factory shipment.

When the shelf receiver is removed from the column, the elastic engaging claws are expanded by their elasticity if the knobs are picked up and brought close to each other, so that the elastic engaging claws can be pulled out as they are to cause the elastic engaging claws to move upward. The engaging protrusion is also disengaged from the lower engaging hole. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily remove the shelf receiver from the column by such a simple operation, and as a whole, the shelf receiver can be easily attached to and detached from the column.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a shelf device 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a commercial refrigerator 6 as an embodiment to which the shelf device 1 of the present invention is applied, FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the refrigerator 6, and FIG. Is a plan view of the shelf receiver 3 that constitutes the shelf device 1 of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the shelf receiver 3, FIG. 6 is a side view of the shelf receiver 3, and FIG. 7 is a pillar that constitutes the shelf device 1 of the present invention. It is a perspective view of 2 and the shelf holder 3.

In each figure, the refrigerator 6 is composed of a heat-insulating box body 7 that opens to the front and four heat-insulating doors 8 that open and close the opening of the heat-insulating box body 7. A storage chamber 9 is formed inside the box body 7. A machine room 11 in which a compressor and a condenser (not shown) of a cooling device are installed is configured on the top surface of the heat insulating box 7, and a ceiling part in the storage chamber 9 includes a cooler (not shown) included in the cooling device. Is provided. Then, the cool air from the cooler is forcedly circulated in the storage chamber 9 as shown by an arrow in FIG. 2 to cool the inside of the storage chamber 9 to a predetermined temperature.

Four metal columns 2 are mounted on the inner surface of the back wall of the storage chamber 9 in the vertical direction, and the same columns 2 are mounted on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls, respectively. Furthermore,
Two columns 2 are also arranged side by side on the inner surface of the partition member 12 that partitions the opening of the heat insulating box 7 into the left and right. Then, the shelf supports 3 are attached to the columns 2 at the same height, and the shelves 3 having the same height hold two net-shaped shelves 4 side by side. ing.
In this embodiment, the shelf receivers 3 ... And the shelves 4 are vertically arranged in four stages, and food items to be refrigerated are placed on the shelves 4.

The strut 2, the shelf receiver 3, and the shelf 4 constitute the shelf device 1 of the present invention. Next, the structure of the shelf device 1 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the front surface of the support column 2 has a pair of left and right upper engagement holes 1 that are long in the vertical direction.
4 and 15 are formed at a predetermined interval from each other, and a slit-shaped lower engagement hole 16 that is long in the lateral direction is formed below the intermediate position. The upper engaging hole 1
4, 15 and the lower engagement hole 16 form one set, and a plurality of sets are formed on the support column 2 with a certain interval in the vertical direction.

On the other hand, the shelf support 3 is formed by injection molding of a hard synthetic resin, and has a rectangular base body 18 and a clamp-shaped holding formed on the upper surface of the base body 18 and opened in the upper and left and right directions. The pair of left and right elastic engaging claws 2 projecting rearward from both sides of the portion 19 and the base body 18 to face each other.
1, 22 and a pair of left and right knobs 23, 2 extending in opposite directions to the elastic engaging claws 21, 22 from both sides of the base body 18 located at the bases of the elastic engaging claws 21, 22, respectively.
4, a descending portion 26 that projects downward and rearward from the lower surface of the base body 18, and an engaging protrusion that is formed to hang downward at the tip of the descending portion 26 and that is located below each of the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22. 27 and 27.

The base member 18 located at the base of the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 is provided with a groove 28 which is opened in the vertical direction and the rear direction, whereby the knob portions 23 and 24 are simply brought close to each other. The elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 on the opposite side are easily separated from each other by their elasticity and can be expanded. The surfaces of the tips of the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 that face each other are wedge-shaped, and their dimensions are such that they can be inserted into the upper engaging holes 14 and 15 of the column 2, respectively. The distance between the elastic engagement claws 21 and 22 is
Adjacent edges 14 of the upper engagement holes 14, 15 in the normal state
It is equal to or smaller than the interval of A and 15A. Further, the size of the engaging projection 27 is the same as the lower engaging hole 16 of the pillar 2.
The holder 19 is sized so that the peripheral frame 4A of the shelf 4 can be fitted therein.

When the shelf support 3 is attached to the support column 2 with the above-described structure, first, the engaging protrusion 27 of the shelf support 3 is attached to the support column 2.
Is inserted into the lower engaging hole 16 and is moved to the back side of the front surface of the column 2 to be engaged with the lower engaging hole 16. Next, if the left and right knobs 23 and 24 are pinched by fingers to bring them close to each other, the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 on the opposite side easily expand as described above due to their elasticity. In that state, both elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 are inserted into the upper engaging holes 14 and 15, respectively, and then the knob 2
When the fingers are released from 3, 24, both elastic engagement claws 21, 22 return to their original normal state, and engage the adjacent edge portions 14A, 15A of the upper engagement holes 14, 15 so as to sandwich them. Therefore, the shelf support 3 is attached to the column 2 as described above. After that, by fitting the peripheral frame 4A of the shelf 4 into the holding portion 19 from above, the shelf 4 is held by the shelf receiver 3, and thus the installation of the shelf 4 is completed.

In the above mounted state, the shelf receiver 3 is engaged with the lower engaging hole 16 and the upper engaging holes 14 and 15 of the column 2 by the lower engaging protrusion 27 and the upper elastic engaging claws 21 and 22, respectively. Therefore, the shelf receiver 3 can sufficiently cope with the load of the articles placed on the shelf 4. In particular, when the refrigerator 6 is transported, since the pair of left and right elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 are engaged with the pair of left and right upper engaging holes 14 and 15 so as to sandwich the adjacent edges 14A and 15A. Even if a horizontal vibration or a vertical vibration is applied to the above, the shelf receiver 3 does not drop from the support column 2. Therefore, it becomes possible to pre-install the shelf receiver 3 and the shelf 4 on the pillar 2 when the refrigerator 6 is shipped from the factory, and at the installation site of the refrigerator 6, the user himself / herself attaches the shelf receiver 3 and constructs the shelf 4. It is possible to eliminate unnecessary work.

On the other hand, when the shelf receiver 3 is removed from the column 2 for changing the height of the shelf 4, the knobs 23, 24 are used.
The elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 expand due to their elasticity when they are brought close to each other, so that the elastic engaging claws 21 and 22 can be disengaged from the upper engaging holes 14 and 15 by pulling out as they are. . Then, since the engaging projection 27 can be disengaged from the lower engaging hole 16 by pulling it upward as it is, the shelf receiver 3 can be easily supported by the strut 2 by such a simple operation.
Can be removed from. As described above, according to the present invention, since the shelf receiver 3 can be easily attached to and detached from the support column 2, the workability of changing the height of the shelf 4 or changing the number of steps is significantly improved.

[0019]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since the shelf support is attached to the column, the lower engaging protrusion and the upper elastic engaging claw engage with the column. In addition to being able to sufficiently cope with the load of the article placed on, the pair of left and right elastic engaging claws engages with the adjacent edge portions of the pair of left and right upper engaging holes. Even if the vibration in the vertical direction or the vibration in the vertical direction is applied, it is possible to prevent the shelf receiver from dropping from the support. Therefore, from the time of factory shipment, it is possible to preliminarily attach the shelf receiver or both the shelf receiver and the shelf to the support column, and it is possible to significantly simplify the work conventionally required by the user. is there.

If the pair of left and right knobs are picked to bring them close to each other, the elastic engaging claws on the opposite side can be easily expanded due to the elasticity thereof, so that the workability of attaching and detaching the shelf receiver to the column is improved. It can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shelf device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a refrigerator as an embodiment to which the shelf device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the refrigerator of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a shelf receiver that constitutes the shelf device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the shelf receiver.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the shelf receiver.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a column and a shelf receiver that constitute the shelf device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shelving device 2 Support 3 Shelf receiving 4 Shelf 14 Upper engaging hole 14A Edge 15 Upper engaging hole 15A Edge 16 Lower engaging hole 19 Holding part 21 Elastic engaging claw 22 Elastic engaging claw 23 Knob 24 Knob 27 Engagement protrusion

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shelf device comprising a support, a shelf support attached to the support, and a shelf supported by the support, wherein the support is a pair of left and right upper portions formed at a predetermined interval. The shelf holder includes an engaging hole and a lower engaging hole formed below the upper engaging hole, and the shelf receiver includes a holding portion that holds the shelf and a pair of left and right protrusions formed to face each other. The elastic projection includes an elastic engagement claw, a pair of left and right knobs extending in opposite directions from the base of each elastic engagement claw, and an engagement projection protruding below the elastic engagement claw. Is inserted into and engaged with the lower engaging hole, and the elastic engaging claws are inserted into the upper engaging hole and engage with their adjacent edges.