JPS62409Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention uses glass panels that can be used to display goods, decorate, etc. by combining panels of a predetermined size without using special tools. The present invention relates to a connecting device for constructing a suitable prefabricated rack.

Conventionally, racks made by combining and bonding glass panels of a certain size have been used for displaying goods, window displays, or displaying decorative items in offices and homes. In order to do this, some kind of framework is required, and various frameworks and their connection structures are known.

Generally, they were fixed together by using screws or by drilling holes or providing notches in the corners of the glass itself.

Therefore, tools are required for assembly, and
This involves work such as tightening screws, which is extremely troublesome, and also has the disadvantage that the appearance after assembly is not neat and is not desirable in terms of decoration.On the other hand, glass panels have holes, cutouts, etc. There were drawbacks such as additional machining, which was difficult to process and resulted in high costs.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention does not require any additional work on the glass panel, and the glass panel itself constitutes a part of the frame, so that each joint and fixing part can be connected to each other without using any screws. It is an object of the present invention to provide a coupling device for a prefabricated rack that can reliably form a stable coupling structure simply by fitting and coupling. , FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rack in which rectangular panels are combined and connected by a connecting device as an example of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part of the connection device using the L-shaped corner connection member of the embodiment shown in relation to the panel; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cross-shaped corner connection member of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the T-shaped corner connecting member, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the connecting member. Reference numeral 1 denotes an L-shaped rack in which 4 stages and 3 rows are combined and connected, and the shelves for each stage, the walls are made of glass, and the wall panels 2A and 2B are connected to an L-shaped corner connecting member 3 made of plastic, aluminum, etc. , a cross-shaped corner connecting member 4, a T-shaped corner connecting member 5, etc. to fit and connect each panel 2.
The corner portions of A and 2B are fitted and connected to each other, and a connecting member 6 made of the same material is disposed between each connecting member, and the shelf panel 2A is received and fixed by the connecting member 6. ing. 7 is panel 2A, 2B
A frame made of the same material fitted to each edge of the frame, 8
is an illumination body such as a fluorescent lamp arranged inside the outer hanging wall 6a of the coupling member 6. As shown in detail in FIG.
It has a symmetrical shape vertically (up and down in the figure) and has a symmetrical structure bent at a 90 degree angle to one end. A panel fitting recess 31 having a bottom portion 31a is formed at a certain distance from the vertical center line A, and a wall 31b forming the recess 31,
31c, an auxiliary wall 32 parallel to the bent side wall 31b at a certain distance is formed integrally with the bent side wall 31b via a groove 32a having a groove bottom.
In the deep part of 2a, a part of the bottom of the groove is cut out to form a hole 32b.
is formed, and this hole 32b forms a locking portion 32c as a hook portion for the groove bottom. Moreover, the top of the auxiliary wall 32 is connected to the walls 31b and 31c.
The receiving portion 32d is formed to be slightly lower than the top of the connecting member 6, preferably by the thickness of the connecting member 6, which will be described later. In this case, the fitting recess 31, the locking part 32c, etc. formed by the walls 31b, 31c, the auxiliary wall 32, etc. are integrally formed symmetrically in the vertical direction with respect to the vertical center line A. At the same time, they are bent at a 90 degree angle and symmetrically joined at the ends, thus forming fitting recesses 31, 31 in two directions up and down, and at the same time forming an L-shape in two directions laterally. and is formed entirely as a monolithic structure. As shown in detail in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cruciform corner connecting member 4 and the T-shaped corner connecting member 5 have the same reference numerals as those of the connecting member 3 in FIG. 2, respectively. The second digit of the number as 4,
5, in the cross shape, the fitting recess 41 is formed symmetrically in two directions up and down, as in the case of the L-shaped corner connecting member 3, and at the same time is formed in a cross shape in four horizontal directions. An auxiliary wall 42 is formed through a groove 42a on the outside of one wall 41b forming one fitting recess 41, and a locking part 42c by a locking hole 42b is formed in the deep part of the groove 42a. Similarly, an auxiliary wall 4 is provided on the outside of the body 41c.
2. The groove 42a, the locking part 42c, etc. are connected to the fitting recess 41.
The locking portions 42c, 42c on both sides are formed symmetrically around the fitting recess 41 as an integral structure.
It is formed as a composite structure in which one fitting recess 41 shares the two. In addition, in the T-shape, the T-shape is formed symmetrically in two directions up and down, and at the same time in three directions horizontally, as in the case of the L-shaped corner connecting member 3.
It is formed in a letter shape, and includes a locking part 52c etc. that is integrally configured with the L-shaped fitting recess 51 of the L-shaped corner connecting member 3, and the other fitting recess 51. The integral component is formed symmetrically, and one of the fitting recesses 51 has a composite structure with locking portions 52 on both sides thereof.

On the other hand, as shown in detail in FIG. 5, the connecting member 6 has a generally U-shaped cross section and is composed of an elongated body that is approximately equal in length to the side of the panel 2A. It is longer than the wall 6b, and preferably has a dimension that matches the lower end of the connecting member 3 when connected to the connecting member 3. The hanging wall 6b is hung down by the thickness of the shelf panel 2A, and then bent at right angles in the direction away from one of the hanging walls 6a to form a mounting part 6c, and the upper surface is formed by the connecting member 3. Receiving portion 32d of auxiliary wall 32
, and both end portions thereof are connected to the receiving portion 32d.
The engaging portion 6d is supported by the engaging portion 6d. Further, at both ends of the hanging wall 6a, there are receiving portions 32 for the connecting member 3.
When the connecting member 3 is supported by the engaging portion 6d,
A notch is formed that fits into the locking portion 32c to prevent lateral movement, thereby forming the hook portion 6e. In this case, the ends of the coupling member 6 on the side of the hanging wall 6b are cut at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the other coupling members 6 disposed adjacent to each other in the 90-degree direction. The frame 7 is an elongated body having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is fitted into the edge portion between the connecting portions of the respective connecting members 3 of the panel 2B.

In order to assemble and construct a rack using a connecting device constructed in this way, for example, in the case of a rack 1 as shown in FIG. 1, first the frame at the bottom is formed into a hook shape. That is, in Fig. 1, L-shaped, T-shaped, and L-shaped connecting members 3, 5, and 3 are connected to each panel corner from the left side of the front side, and L-shaped and cross-shaped connecting members 3, 5, and 3 are connected from the left side of the rear side (second row). , each T-shaped connecting member 3, 4, 5,
Furthermore, on the rearmost surface (third row), L-shaped connecting members 3, 3 are provided at both corners, and fitting recesses 31, 4 are provided, respectively.
1 and 51 are arranged in the vertical direction, and they are connected and fixed with a connecting member 6, in which case each engaging part 6d is connected to the receiving part 32d, 42.
d, 52d, while fitting the hook portion 6e to the locking portions 32c, 42c, 52.
c, respectively, and lock them.

In addition, each connecting member 3, 4, which constitutes these bottom parts
Although not shown in the drawings, it is preferable to attach a cap made of rubber, for example, to the bottom surface of the cap 5 so that the ground surface has an anti-slip effect.

With respect to the thus formed frame body, the shelf panel 2A
are fitted and disposed such that each side edge thereof rests on the mounting portion 6c of each coupling member 6. At this time, the mounting section 6c
The depth position on the hanging wall 6b is the shelf panel 2A.
It is preferable to form them in advance so that they match according to the thickness of the plate. Next, each connecting member 3, 4,
The vertical wall panel 2B is fitted into the fitting recesses 31, 41, and 51 of No. 5, but in this case, the two box portions of the front row are placed on each side and back side except for the front side, and the two box portions of the rear row are One box section is provided on each of the side and back sides except for the right side. still,
The fitting recesses 31, 41, and 51 are formed so as to fit rather tightly depending on the thickness of the wall panel 2B. Next, in the same manner as above, attach each connecting member 3, 4, to each upper corner of each wall panel 2B that has just been installed.
5 and the connecting member 6 are respectively fitted and disposed, and the panels 2A and 2B of the next stage are attached, and the panels are assembled in sequence up to a predetermined stage. The ceiling portion is formed by arranging only the shelf panel 2A for each of the connecting members 3, 4, 5 and the connecting member 6 at the top. Incidentally, a frame 7 is fitted to each side edge of each wall panel 2B at appropriate times during assembly. Further, it is preferable to attach a cap similar to the bottom part to the upper surface of each of the uppermost connecting members 3, 4, and 5. Furthermore, an illumination body 8 is appropriately arranged on the back side of the hanging wall 6a of the coupling member 6, which is easily the front side.

In the rack assembled in this way, each wall panel is supported at the corner by a connecting member, and the connecting member fixes the connecting members together, and the shelf panel is fitted and fixed, so that the panel itself Coupled with the shape restrictions, this makes it easy to construct a solid and reliable structure even though it is simply an assembly by fitting and joining.If each frame is finished in a uniform color in advance, the panels can be easily assembled. It has a clear design with a glass body, making it extremely desirable as a decorative rack. The rack in this case is suitable for placement on two sides of the column. In addition, it is preferable to place the illumination body on the back side of the wide hanging wall of the connecting member that is the front side of the rack, since it is possible to illuminate the exhibits, etc. without directly irradiating the viewer with light. .

In addition, the combination form of the racks is not limited to the one shown in the drawings, but can be combined in any combination such as a single row, a rectangular shape, a zigzag shape, etc. when viewed from above, or a partially stepped part in the vertical direction. be.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway schematic plan view of a rack in which regular hexagonal shelf panels are combined and connected using a different connecting device according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the trigonal protrusion-shaped corner connection member of the embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the same folded corner connection member. Each corner of 12B is connected to a trigonal protrusion-shaped corner connecting member 13 and a bent corner connecting member 14.
It is assembled by fitting together. Connecting member 1
3 and 14, as shown in more detail in FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively, are modified versions of the integral structure of the connecting member 3 shown in FIG. 2 or the combined form of the basic components of the composite structure shown in FIG. 3. In the plane shown as a whole, in the case of Fig. 7, three basic constituent parts are joined and integrated at an angle of 120 degrees to each other, and in the case of Fig. 8, a bent narrow structure is formed. The corner
It consists of two basic components joined together at a 120 degree angle.
The basic components of these connecting members 13 and 14 are as follows:
Since it is the same as the basic component part in Figure 2, the numbers in the second digit as the code for the same part are 13 and 14, respectively.
It is expressed as a three-digit number, and the explanation of each part is omitted. Furthermore, the racks 11 having these structures can be assembled by combining them in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.

According to the rack 11 shown in FIG. 6, the structure is varied and the rack has a more excellent design, so that the display effect can be further increased.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway schematic plan view showing a rack in a state in which equilateral triangular shelf panels are combined and connected by yet another connecting device according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of the hexagonal protrusion-shaped corner connecting member and an enlarged plan view of the arrowhead-shaped corner connecting member of the embodiment in FIG.
A, six square wall panels 22B are butted together, and the center part is a hexagonally protruding corner connecting member 23, and the peripheral part is an arrow-shaped corner connecting member 2.
4 and are assembled by fitting together. Connecting member 2
3 and 24, as shown in more detail in FIGS. 11 and 12, respectively, represent the connection form of the basic constituent parts of the integral structure of the connecting member 3 of FIG. 2 or the composite structure of FIG. 3, as described above. In the plan view shown as a whole, in the case of Fig. 11, six basic constituent parts are joined and integrated at an angle of 60 degrees to each other, and in the case of Fig. 12, they are modified. It consists of three basic components joined together at an angle of 60 degrees to each other. Each basic component of these connecting members 23 and 24 is
Since they are the same as the basic constituent parts of the figure, they will be represented by three-digit numbers, with the second digit of the code section being 23 and 24, respectively, and explanations of these parts will be omitted. Furthermore, the racks 21 having these configurations can be assembled by combining them in the same manner as in the previous embodiment.

Therefore, according to the rack 21 as shown in Fig. 10,
Since there is an open surface around the entire circumference, the space can be used effectively for displaying articles, etc., and the display effect can be further enhanced.

In addition to the embodiments described above, the present invention can be combined in various ways depending on the shape of the shelf panel, etc., and the configuration of each member is not limited to a board, but may be an integral part, or the shelf panel The mounting portion may be formed intermittently, the locking structure between the connecting member and the coupling member may be a relationship between protrusions and holes, and the panel may be opaque. In addition, each connecting member on the lowest surface of the rack may be configured in half in the vertical direction, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

As described above, if the coupling device of the present invention is used, a prefabricated rack can be assembled without the need for any tools.
In addition to being able to be disassembled and assembled firmly and reliably, if the panel is made of a transparent material such as glass, it can be used as a rack for display or decoration, making it extremely attractive in terms of design. In addition to being able to make glass large, glass has the characteristics of not requiring any special processing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rack in which square panels are combined and connected by a connecting device as an example of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cross-shaped corner connecting member of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the T-shaped corner connecting member. , FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the same connecting member, and FIG. 6 is a partially broken state in which a regular hexagonal shelf panel and a square wall panel are combined and connected using a different connecting device according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of the trigonal protrusion-shaped corner connecting member of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is an enlarged plan view of the bent corner connecting member, and FIG. A partially cutaway schematic plan view showing a rack in a state where an equilateral triangular shelf panel and a square wall panel are combined and connected by another connecting device according to the invention, and FIG. 10 is the same as that shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of the hexagonal protrusion-shaped corner connecting member of the example, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged plan view of the arrowhead-shaped corner connecting member of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, 11, 21...Rack, 2A, 12A, 22
A... Shelf panel, 2B, 12B, 22B... Wall panel, 3, 4, 13, 14, 23, 24... Connection member, 31, 41, 51, 131, 141, 23
1,241...Fitting recess, 32c, 42c, 52
c, 132c, 142c, 232c, 242c...
Locking part, 6... Connecting member, 6c... Placement part, 6e... Hooking part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A connecting device for a prefabricated rack in which panels of a predetermined size are combined and connected to form a rack, wherein the connecting device is configured to fit corner portions of wall panels. A fitting recess that is open in two directions vertically and horizontally so that the fitting recess can be opened vertically and horizontally, and an auxiliary wall that is arranged in parallel adjacent to the fitting recess, and a lateral movement is prevented between the fitting recess and the auxiliary wall. The integral structure in which the locking part is integrally provided, and/or the composite structure in which the fitting recess is common and the auxiliary wall and the locking part are respectively formed on both sides in the same manner as described above, are arranged at a predetermined angle with respect to each other. A corner connecting member integrally formed with a corner connecting member, and a long body having a hook portion at both ends thereof to be locked by the above-mentioned locking portion, and a horizontal panel on the long body. 1. A connecting device for a prefabricated rack, characterized in that a mounting portion for receiving a side edge of the rack without protruding upward is constituted by a connecting member formed to project laterally. (2) The corner connecting member has an integral structure and/or a composite structure including the fitting recess and the locking portion,
2. A connecting device for a prefabricated rack according to claim 1, wherein the racks are connected and integrally formed at a predetermined angle to each other and are integrally formed symmetrically in the vertical direction. (3) The corner connecting member has an integral structure and/or a composite structure including the fitting recess and the locking portion,
3. A connecting device for a prefabricated rack according to claim 1 or 2, which is integrally formed with each other at an angle of 60 degrees or 120 degrees. (4) The corner connecting member has an integral structure and/or a composite structure including the fitting recess and the locking portion,
The first part is formed by being connected to each other in the shape of a cross, a T-shape, or an L-shape.
A connecting device for a prefabricated rack according to item 1 or 2. (5) The coupling member has a generally U-shaped cross section, one of the outer hanging walls is formed wider than the inner hanging wall, and the inner hanging wall has the mounting portion protrudingly formed thereon. 2. A connecting device for a prefabricated rack according to claim 1 or 2, wherein