JPH11225861A - Rack device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drop all of plant-cultivating containers between rack rails to hold the containers without requiring much labor therefor and to prepare rack devices of various sizes at low cost. SOLUTION: A rack device is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced rack rails 6, longitudinally extending right and left support members 9 supporting both ends of each rack rail 6, and longitudinally extending right and left pressure members 7 pressing both ends of each rack rail 6 from above. The rack rail 6 is formed by longitudinally spaced vertical walls and a horizontal wall connecting the upper ends of the vertical walls together. A number of grooves 11a in which the vertical walls of the rack rail 6 are fitted are formed in each support member 9, and the support members 9 and the pressure members 7 are fixed together using fixing means 13, 14 so that the rack rails 6 are sandwiched between the support members 9 and the pressure members 7 while the interval between the adjacent rack rails 6 is adjusted so that the flange of a cultivating container dropped between the rack rails 6 can be supported by the rack rails.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelf device for holding a plant cultivation container having a flange, such as a flowerpot or a planter.

In this specification, the front, rear, left and right are based on FIG. 3, the front side of the sheet of FIG. 3 is referred to as front, the back side of the sheet is referred to as rear, and the left side of FIG.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A shelf device for holding a plant cultivation container such as a flower pot or a planter is usually composed of four front, rear, left and right columns which are erected so as to be positioned at four corners of a square when viewed from a plane.
The left and right ends are supported by shelf supports which are respectively passed between the left and right supports and between the right and front supports.

Conventionally, as this kind of shelf apparatus, a plurality of shelf rails long in the left-right direction arranged at an interval in the front-rear direction, and a pair of left and right long shelves in the front-rear direction in which the left and right ends of each shelf rail are fixed, respectively. What consists of a crosspiece holding member is used.

[0005] In this shelf apparatus, a small plant cultivation container is placed on a shelf rail, and a plant cultivation container adapted to the interval between the front and rear adjacent shelf rails has an adjacent shelf rail. The container for plant cultivation is dropped in between, and the flange of the container for plant cultivation is supported by both shelf bars to hold the container for plant cultivation.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned conventional shelf device, depending on the size of the plant cultivation container, the container can be placed on a shelf bar or the plant cultivation container can be dropped and held between adjacent shelf bars. Therefore, it is necessary to mount a plate or the like on the shelf rail and mount the plant cultivation container thereon, and there is a problem that it is troublesome to hold the plant cultivation container.

Further, if the plant cultivation container is not dropped between the shelf bars and the plant cultivation container is placed on the shelf bar or on a plate arranged on the shelf bar, a person accidentally hits the shelf device, or There is also a problem that when a strong wind blows or an earthquake occurs, the shelf device shakes and the plant cultivation container may fall. This is particularly problematic when storing expensive flowers such as orchids.

Furthermore, since the shelf and the shelf holding member are integrally fixed, there is a problem that even if a part of the shelf device is damaged, the entire shelf must be replaced. In addition, since the shelves are integrally fixed, the degree of freedom with respect to the dimensions of the shelves is small. That is, if shelves of various sizes are prepared, shelves of various sizes are individually prepared. Therefore, there is a problem that each shelf device is expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is not troublesome to hold a plant cultivation container, all the plant cultivation containers to be held can be dropped into a shelf bar and held. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shelf device which can be prepared at a low price.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a shelf device according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of shelf bars arranged at an interval in the front and rear, and a longitudinal direction in which both ends of the shelf bars are received. Left and right support members, and left and right pressing members extending in the front-rear direction for pressing both ends of the shelf rail from above, and dropping a plant cultivation container having a flange between adjacent shelf rails and cultivating by both shelf rails A shelf device that holds a cultivation container by supporting a flange of the container, wherein the shelf bar includes a vertical wall spaced apart in front and rear and a horizontal wall connecting the upper ends of both vertical walls. A number of grooves into which the vertical walls of the shelf are fitted are formed, and the interval between adjacent shelf
In a state in which the flange of the cultivation container dropped between the two shelves is adjusted to be supported by the two shelves, the supporting member and the pressing member are fixed to each other by the fixing means, and the shelves are connected to the supporting member and the pressing member. It is made to be held by the above.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A shelf apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a use state of a shelf device according to the present invention. The front, rear, left and right four columns (1) and (2) are arranged so as to be located at four corners of a square when viewed from a plane. And a pair of left and right shelf supports (3) and (4) and a pair of left and right shelf supports (3) arranged between the left and right front supports (1) and the right front and rear support (2), respectively.
(4) shows a shelf device (5) whose left and right ends are respectively supported. The shelf supports (3) and (4) have a cross section L
The left and right ends of the shelf device (5) are placed on the horizontal walls of the shelf supports (3) and (4), respectively, as described in detail later.

Hereinafter, the shelf device (5) of the present invention will be described in detail.

The shelf device (5) includes a plurality of shelves (6) long in the left-right direction arranged at an interval in the front-rear direction, and left and right support members extending in the front-rear direction for receiving both ends of the shelf (6). Member (9),
Left and right pressing members (7) extending in the front-rear direction for pressing both ends of the shelf bar (6) from above are provided.

The support member (9) has the same shape but different directions in the left and right directions. The left support member (9) will be described below.

The support member 9 is made of extruded aluminum material and has a horizontal wall mounted on the left shelf receiver 3. On the right edge of the horizontal wall,
A ridge (9a) extending over the entire length of (9) is formed. Further, upward protruding walls (9b) and (9c) extending over the entire length of the support member (9) are formed at the center of the horizontal wall in the left-right direction, slightly to the right and at the left edge. Hereinafter, the projecting wall (9b) from the center is the first projecting wall, and the projecting wall (9c) on the left edge is the second projecting wall.
Called a protruding wall. In the present embodiment, the height of the second protruding wall (9c) is lower than the height of the first protruding wall (9b).

A natural rubber belt-like member (11) extending over the entire length of the support member (9) is arranged between the ridge (9a) and the first projecting wall (9b). The belt-shaped member (11) has a thickness such that, when the belt-shaped member (11) is placed on the support member (9), the upper end height thereof is higher than the upper end of the ridge (9a). ing. Further, the belt-shaped member (11) has a number of shelf cross-fitting grooves (11) at predetermined intervals in the length direction of the support member (9).
a) is formed, but the bottom surface of the shelf crosspiece insertion groove (11a) is also located above the upper end of the ridge (9a). As will be described in detail later, the shelf rail insertion groove (11a) is to be fitted with the left end of the shelf rail (6), and the number of the shelf rail insertion grooves is more than twice the number of the shelf rails (6). Groove (11a)
It is formed at an interval smaller than the interval between the vertical walls of the shelf (6).

The second projecting wall (9c) is in contact with the vertical wall of the shelf receiver (3). A horizontal wall protruding rightward is formed on the upper edge of the second protruding wall (9c). further,
A horizontal wall protruding leftward is formed at a position corresponding to the upper end height of the second protruding wall (9c) in the first protruding wall (9b), and both horizontal walls and the second protruding wall (9c) are formed. And the first protruding wall (9
The inner enlarged groove (1
2) is formed.

The shelf bar (6) is composed of vertical walls spaced in front and rear and horizontal walls connecting the upper ends of both vertical walls, and is made of extruded aluminum material. Each of the vertical walls is adapted to be fitted into a shelf crosspiece insertion groove (11a). The upper surface of the shelf bar (6) is knurled to prevent the container from slipping when the cultivation container is placed on the shelf bar (6).

The pressing members (7) have the same shape but different directions in the left and right directions, and the left pressing member (7) will be described below.

The pressing member (7) is made of an extruded aluminum member and has a vertical wall (7a) in contact with a vertical wall of a shelf receiver (3) having an L-shaped cross section, and a lower end of the vertical wall (7a). And a right protruding ridge (7b) mounted on the second protruding wall (9c) of the support member (9), and protruding rightward on the upper end of the vertical wall (7a). It has a horizontal wall (7c) and a downwardly protruding ridge (7d) provided at the tip of the horizontal wall (7c) and in contact with the upper surface of the shelf bar (6).

Then, the head has an inner enlarged groove (1) of the support member (9).
A pressing member (7) is formed by a pair of a nut (14) and a bolt (13) fitted into the 2) and penetrating the horizontal wall (7c) of the pressing member (7).
Is fixed to the support member (9), and the shelf bar (6) is held between the members (7) and (9). When the two members (7) and (9) are long, a plurality of pairs of bolts (13) and nuts (14) are prepared, and the members (7) and (9) are fixed to each other at a plurality of locations. It is desirable.

In this way, the supporting member (9), the pressing member
(7) In the shelf device (5) configured by combining the belt-shaped member (11) and the shelf bar (6), the vertical wall of the shelf bar (6) is inserted into an arbitrary shelf-bar insertion groove (11a). The space between the adjacent shelf bars (6) can be freely changed by fitting.
Therefore, by adjusting the distance between the adjacent bars (6) according to the size of the flowerpot or the planter, as shown in FIG. )
It can be dropped and held.

The shelf device (5) may be fixed to the shelf supports (3) and (4) by appropriate fixing means such as bolts and nuts.

Thus, even if a person hits the shelf device (5), the shelf device (5) does not swing up and down, and the cultivation container does not fall.

Further, in the shelf device (5) of the above-described embodiment, the belt-shaped member (11) is formed with a shelf beam insertion groove (11a). In this case, there is no need to process the support member (9), which is an extruded profile. Further, instead of using the belt-shaped member (11), the shelf bar fitting groove may be formed in the protruding ridge (9a) of the support member (9).

Further, the width of the shelf rail insertion groove (11a) is adjusted by the shelf rail (6).
If it is made thicker than the vertical wall, the position of the shelf (6) can be finely adjusted.

When the distance between the front and rear columns is long, the shelf device may be divided into two parts.

Furthermore, if the interval between the shelf bars (6) is made extremely small, a small flowerpot (P2) or the like can be placed on the shelf bar as shown in FIG.

The configuration of the shelf device is not limited to that of the above embodiment, but can be changed as appropriate.

[0031]

According to the shelf apparatus of the present invention, the spacing between adjacent shelf bars can be freely changed, so that even when holding plant cultivation containers of various sizes, each cultivation vessel can be cultivated. By adjusting the distance between the adjacent shelves to match the containers, all the cultivation containers can be dropped and held at the distance between the shelves. Therefore, if the shelf device is fixed to the shelf receiver, the cultivation container will not fall due to a strong wind or an earthquake.

Further, since the shelf device of the present invention is constituted by combining the supporting member, the pressing member and the shelf bar by the fixing means, a longer supporting member, a pressing member and the shelf bar are prepared, and each of them is provided with an appropriate one. By cutting to a length, the width and length of the shelf device can be changed easily and inexpensively. Therefore, it is possible to easily and inexpensively provide a shelf device having a size suitable for the size of the column supporting the shelf device. Further, even when a part such as a shelf bar is damaged, only the damaged part may be replaced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a use state of a shelf device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a main part of the shelf device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the shelf device.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the shelf device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (5) Shelf device (6) Shelf (7) Pressing member (9) Support member (11a) Groove (12) Internal enlarged groove (fixing means) (13) Bolt (fixing means) (14) Nut (fixing means)

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuo Kuno 880 Soi-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of shelf bars arranged at intervals in the front and rear, left and right support members extending in the front and rear direction to receive both ends of the shelf bar, and a front and rear direction for pressing both ends of the shelf bar from above. A shelf device comprising: a left and right pressing member extending between adjacent shelf bars, wherein a plant cultivation container having a flange is dropped, and a flange of the cultivation container is supported by the two shelf bars to hold the cultivation container. The crosspiece is composed of vertical walls spaced apart in front and back and a horizontal wall connecting the upper ends of both vertical walls, and the support member is formed with a number of grooves into which the vertical walls of the shelf crosspieces are fitted, and adjacent shelves. In a state where the interval between the crosspieces is adjusted so that the flange of the cultivation container dropped between the two shelf crosspieces can be supported by the both shelf crosspieces, the support member and the pressing member are fixed to each other by the fixing means, and Is the supporting member and the pressing part A shelf device that is held between materials.