JPH09215528A - Article storage shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To combine supports of sectional article storage shelf with combination members, and also to lock the shelves for article storage with the combination members. SOLUTION: Supports 4b are provided between a shelf 1a situated at lower stage and a shelf 1b at middle stage. And, combination members 3a are attached to hole parts 2a of the shelf 1a, and combination parts 3b to hole parts 2b of the shelf 1b. Lower end parts of each support 4b are fitted into the combination members 3a from upper openings of each hole part 2a of the shelf 1a situated at lower stage. Further, the same hole parts 2b as above-mentioned ones are also prepared at each of corners of the shelf 1b, and upper end parts of each support 4b are inserted into lower openings of each hole part 2b of the shelf 1b through the combination members 3b.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article storage shelf in which a plurality of article storage units are attached to a column.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a side view showing the structure of a conventional assembly type article storage shelf. Holes 20a are provided at the corners of the shelves 20 for storing articles, and a column 21 is provided in each hole 20a.
Is inserted. Grooves 21a are provided on the support column 21 at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction. When the shelf 20 is supported by the pillar 21, a bracket 22 having a convex portion 22a fitted into the groove 21a is attached to a portion of the pillar 21 where the groove 21a is provided. And the outer circumference 2 of the bracket 22
Since the hole portion 20a of the shelf 20 comes into contact with 2b, the support column 21
With respect to the shelf 20, the shelf 20 comes to be supported. The outer periphery 22b of the bracket 22 and the hole 20a of the shelf 20 are both tapered, so that the position of the shelf 20 does not shift with respect to the support column 21.

[0003]

However, in the conventional article storage shelves, since a plurality of shelves 20 are attached to the same support column 21, at the time of assembling work of the article storage shelves, first, a predetermined number of the support columns 21 are mounted. All shelves 20 need to be installed. Therefore, when the article storage rack becomes large, there is a problem that the assembly work itself of the article storage rack becomes complicated. or,
Since the pillar 21 is provided with the groove portion 21a, the manufacturing cost of the pillar 21 becomes high, and there is also a problem that it hinders the reduction of the manufacturing cost of the article storage shelf itself.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of claim 1 is an assembling type article storage shelf comprising a plurality of article storage units mounted on a column. The pillar is divided into a predetermined length, and the ends of the divided pillars are connected by a connecting member,
The article storage unit is characterized by being locked by the connecting member. According to the invention of claim 1, the columns can be sequentially connected by the connecting member, and the article storage unit is locked to the columns by the connecting member. Can be assembled in a state of being divided into a plurality of units.
Then, the above-mentioned article storage shelves can be assembled by combining the above units.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the connecting member is
When the connecting member is inserted into the hole provided in the article storing unit and the connecting portion that connects the end portions of the supporting pillar by fitting the end portions of the supporting pillar and the connecting portion. And a holding portion that holds the hole portion and presses and holds the outer periphery of the end portion of the pillar. According to the invention of claim 2, the column of the article storage shelf is
Since the end portions are connected to each other by the connecting portion and the holding portion presses and holds the outer periphery of the end portion, the strength at the connecting portion of the columns does not decrease.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a plurality of the connecting members are attached in parallel to the base member. According to the invention of claim 3, the independent article storage shelves are connected to each other by the connecting member, so that stability can be secured against shaking and the like even when the article storage shelves themselves become large. .

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of an article storage shelf of the present invention. The columns used in the article storage rack of this embodiment are hollow cylindrical pipes. A hole 2 having a taper is provided at each corner of the shelf 1 which is a unit for storing articles. A support 4a is provided at a lower opening of each hole 2a of the shelf 1a located at the lower stage via a connecting member 3a.
Are inserted respectively. Then, an adjustment bolt 5 for adjusting rattling when the article storage rack is installed on the floor is attached to each of the columns 4a. Note that casters may be attached to the columns 4a instead of the adjustment bolts 5.

A pillar 4b is provided between the lower shelf 1a and the middle shelf 1b. Each post 4b
The lower end of the is fitted into the connecting member 3a from the upper opening of each hole 2a of the shelf 1a located in the lower stage. On the other hand, shelf 1b
Holes 2b similar to the above are also provided in each corner of the. Then, the upper ends of the columns 4b are inserted into the lower openings of the holes 2b of the shelf 1b via the connecting member 3b.

Similarly, a column 4c is similarly provided between the shelf 1b located at the middle stage and the shelf 1c located at the upper stage.
At this time, the connecting member 3c is inserted into the hole 2c of the shelf 1c. Then, the cap member 6 is fitted into the connecting member 3c from the upper opening of the hole 2c. Also, the connecting members 3a to
3c is made of a resin material or metal.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the portion where the shelf is attached to the column in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. The connecting member 3b is made of a resin material, and is in contact with the connecting portion 7 that connects the end of the support column 4b and the end of the support column 4c with the hole 2b of the shelf 1b, and the support member 4b and the support column 4c. It is configured by a holding portion 8 that presses the outer circumference. The first outer cylindrical portion 7b of the connecting portion 7 is provided in the opening of the end 4e of each of the columns 4b and 4c.
And the collar portion 7a are fitted until they come into contact with each other.

The second outer cylindrical portion 8a of the holding portion 8 that abuts the hole 2b of the shelf 1b is tapered. On the other hand, the inner cylindrical portion 8b of the holding portion 8 is in contact with the outer walls of the columns 4b and 4c. At this time, the flange portion 7 a is fitted into the concave groove 8 c provided in the circumferential direction of the inner cylindrical portion 8 b, and the connecting portion 7 is fixed to the holding portion 8. The groove 9 is formed in the holding portion 8 along the fitting direction of the support columns 4b and 4c.

As described above, with the connecting portion 7 fitted in the openings 4e of the columns 4b and 4c, the holding portion 8 is formed.
Is inserted into the hole 2b and the second outer cylindrical portion 8a comes into contact with the wall surface of the hole 2b, the shelf 1b is locked to the support columns 4b and 4c. Then, in this state, the shelf 1b is attached to the support column 4
When pushed downward in FIG. 2 with respect to b and the column 4c, an urging force acts in a direction in which the inner cylindrical portion 8b clamps and presses the column 4b and the column 4c. When the above-mentioned urging force acts, the column 4b
And the column 4c are fixed to each other without swinging. 2 and 3, the connecting portion 7 and the holding portion 8 of the connecting member 3b are separate bodies, but the connecting portion 7 and the holding portion 8 may be integrally formed.

The article storage shelves shown in FIG. 1 are three shelves 1a-.
1c, but instead of the cap member 6 fitted in the hole 2c, a pillar having the same structure as the pillars 4a to 4c is attached, and a shelf is inserted and attached to the pillar in the same manner as described above. Thus, it is possible to increase the number of article storage shelves. Further, the height of the article storage rack itself can be freely adjusted by cutting the columns 4a to 4c into appropriate lengths.

When carrying out maintenance such as cleaning of the article storage shelves, the columns 4a-4c are connected to the connecting members 3a-at appropriate locations.
3c is taken out and the above-mentioned article storage rack is divided into a plurality of units, and maintenance is performed for each of the divided units. As a result, even if the article storage rack is large, maintenance such as cleaning of the article storage rack can be performed efficiently.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the article storage shelf of the present invention. FIG. 6 middle shelves 15a to 15c
Are arranged in an "L" shape, and each of the shelves 15a to 15c is
Are connected by inserting a triple connecting member 17 into each of the holes 2a to 2c located in the corner portion 16 inside the "L" shape. The shelves 15a and 15b are connected by a double connecting member 18a, and the shelves 15b and 15c are connected by a double connecting member 18b. The triple linking member 17 and the double linking members 18a and 18b include a plurality of linking members having the same structure as the linking members 3a to 3c by the base member 19 (in the double linking members 18a and 18b, 2
The number of the three connecting members 17 is three, and the three connecting members 17 are provided in parallel.

By connecting the shelves 15a to 15c by the double connecting members 18a and 18b and the triple connecting member 17 and then attaching the columns in the same manner as described above, the article storage shelves as shown in FIG. It is laid out in an "L" shape in a connected state. The layout of the goods storage shelf is
The present invention is not limited to the “L” shape as shown in FIG.
It is possible to assemble article storage shelves having various layouts by combining the above. Further, as a form of the connecting member, a four-link connecting member in which four connecting members having the same structure as the above are provided in parallel on the base member 19 can be considered.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the construction of the shelf insertion portion for the support column in the third embodiment of the article storage shelf of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the columns and shelves have the same structure as in the case of the first embodiment. The support 9a and the support 9b are connected by a connecting member 10.
The connecting member 10 includes a first hollow cylindrical body 11 fitted into the columns 9a and 9b, a second hollow cylindrical body 12 fitted into the hole 14a of the shelf 14, a first hollow cylindrical body 11 and a second hollow cylindrical body. It is constituted by a support 13 that supports 12.

The first hollow cylinder 11 has a collar 11a at one end.
The inner cylindrical portion 11b has a taper inclined toward the flange portion 11a. On the other hand, the second hollow cylindrical body 12
Are divided in the axial direction so that they can be attached to and detached from the support, and the outer cylindrical portion 12a thereof has a tapered shape. A positioning convex portion 12c is provided in the circumferential direction of the inner cylindrical portion 12b.

The support 13 has a cylindrical portion 13a and protrusions 13b provided at both ends of the cylindrical portion 13a, and a positioning groove 13c is formed in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 13a. There is. The protrusion 13b has a taper that is inclined toward the tip of the protrusion 13b. The support 13 and the second hollow cylindrical body 12 are positioned by engaging the convex portion 12c and the positioning groove 13c.

When assembling the article storage rack of FIG. 4, first, the first hollow cylindrical body 11 is placed in the hollow portion of the pillar 9b until the tip of the pillar 9b and the flange portion 11a of the first hollow cylindrical body 11 come into contact with each other. Is inserted, and then the inner cylindrical portion 11b of the first hollow cylindrical body 11 is inserted.
The protrusion 13b of the support 13 is fitted into the. In this state, the second hollow cylindrical body 12 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 13a of the support body 13, and then the second hollow cylindrical body 12 is attached to the hole portion 14a of the shelf 14. Following the same procedure, the pillar 9a
Is attached.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the columns can be sequentially connected by the connecting member, and the article storage unit is locked to the column by the connecting member. The article storage shelf can be assembled in a state in which it is divided into a plurality of units. Then, the above-mentioned article storage shelves can be assembled by combining the above units. This facilitates maintenance such as assembling work and cleaning of the article storage shelves.

Since the ends of the columns of the article storage rack are connected by the connecting portions of the connecting members, and the outer periphery of the ends is pressed and held by the holding portions of the connecting members, the connecting portions of the columns are connected. Strength does not decrease,
The stability of the article storage shelf itself is not impaired. Further, since it is not necessary to perform processing such as providing a groove on the support column itself, it is possible to reduce the cost of the support column.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of an article storage shelf of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a shelf attaching portion to a support column in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an insertion portion of a shelf for a pillar in a third embodiment of an article storage shelf of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a configuration of a column of a conventional assembly type article storage shelf and a connecting portion of the shelf.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the article storage shelf of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a to 1c, 15a to 15c Shelf (unit for storing articles) 2a, 2b, 2c Holes 3a, 3b, 3c Connecting member 4a, 4b, 4c Strut 7 Connecting part 8 Holding part 19 Base member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An assembling type article storage shelf comprising a plurality of article storage units attached to a column, wherein the column is divided into a predetermined length, and the end portions of the divided columns are connected to each other. An article storage shelf characterized in that the article storage unit is connected by a connection member and the article storage unit is locked by the connection member. 2. The connecting member is provided on the article storing unit, which is located outside the connecting portion and a connecting portion that connects the end portions of the supporting pillar by fitting the end portions of the supporting pillar. The article storage rack according to claim 1, further comprising: a holding portion that locks and holds the hole portion and presses and holds an outer periphery of an end portion of the support when the connecting member is inserted into the hole portion. 3. The article storage rack according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the connecting members are attached in parallel to the base member.