SE469869B

SE469869B - Locking device for moving slopes, shelves, drawers and the like

Info

Publication number: SE469869B
Application number: SE8803077A
Authority: SE
Inventors: C-G Alneng
Original assignee: Sintek Int Ab
Priority date: 1988-09-02
Filing date: 1988-09-02
Publication date: 1993-10-04
Also published as: DE68920331D1; CA1312046C; AU4184389A; SE8803077D0; DE68920331T2; PT91593B; EP0451148A1; SE8803077L; ATE116118T1; EP0451148B1; WO1990002500A1; PT91593A

Abstract

An arrangement in shelf, tray, drawer structures (10) or like structures of the kind which can be moved between an inserted position, for the storage of articles, e.g. packages such as drugstore packages, and a position of use in which the packages can be removed from the trays or the like. The trays or the like are mounted on brackets (12) which are fitted to a frame structure (22) in a manner to enable the brackets to be adjusted between mutually different positions, and optionally to be removed from the frame structure. The trays, drawers or the like include catch means (36) which are intended to latch the trays or the like in a fully inserted position in the brackets (12). The brackets (12) can be adjusted on the frame structures (22) such as to extend horizontally or at an inclined angle. The trays or drawers and/or the brackets are configured so that when the brackets (12) are in their horizontal positions the trays or drawers cannot be inserted to their full extent, thereby preventing the catch means (36) from coming into operation. This can be achieved, for instance, by inclining the end wall surface of respective trays, such that the end wall will slope obliquely inwards to the structure (22) from the bottom of respective trays to their upper side. When the brackets (12) are adjusted to their inclined positions, the trays or the like (10) can be fully inserted and thus latched by the catch means (36).

Description

15 20 25 30 35 469 8 CH Vi) Huvudsyftet med föreliggande uppfinning är att åstadkomma en anordning av det inledningsvis beskrivna sla- get som skall göra det möjligt att använda en och samma pro- dukt antingen som en horisontellt utdragbar låda utan spärr, eller en lutande, spärrad kassett eller låda. Vi 20 The main object of the present invention is to provide a device of the kind initially described which is to make it possible to use one and the same product either as a horizontally extendable box without a latch, or a sloping, locked cassette or drawer.

Detta syfte uppnås genom att anordningen enligt uppfinningen erhållit de i de följande patentkraven angivna -kännetecknen.This object is achieved by the device according to the invention obtaining the features stated in the following claims.

Uppfinningen kommer i de följande att beskrivas närmare i samband med ritningarna på vilka visas ett utfö- ringsexempel på anordningen. Figur l visar schematiskt en sidovy av en kassett eller låda använd som horisontell låda utan spärrning. Figur 2 visar en sidovy liknande figur l av anordningen vid användning som lutande kassett med spärr- möjlighet. Figur 3 visar ett snitt efter linjen III-III i figur l. Figur 4 visar i perspektiv i större skala den främ- re delen av kassetten eller lådan i figur l och 2.The invention will be described in more detail in the following in connection with the drawings, in which an exemplary embodiment of the device is shown. Figure 1 schematically shows a side view of a cassette or box used as a horizontal box without locking. Figure 2 shows a side view similar to figure 1 of the device when used as an inclined cassette with the possibility of locking. Figure 3 shows a section along the line III-III in Figure 1. Figure 4 shows in perspective on a larger scale the front part of the cassette or box in Figures 1 and 2.

Den i figur l visade förvaringsanordningen innefat- tar en låda eller back 10 för förvaring av förpackningar, ex.- vis läkemedelsförpackningar, såsom burkar eller flaskor. Lådan 10 är vid två motstående sidor utdragbart lagrad i konsoler 12 via en mellanliggande skena l4, varvid konsolen 12 och lådan 10 är försedda med hjul 16, l8 vilka löper i U-formade profi- ler i skenan 14. Lådan 10 är försedd med en övre fläns 20 som täcker skenan 14 och konsolen l2 vid installationen i det sta- tiv 22 i vilket konsolerna på vanligt sätt är upphängda med tillhjälp av hakar 24, 26 som ingriper i slitsar i stativet 22.The storage device shown in Figure 1 comprises a box or tray 10 for storing packages, for example pharmaceutical packages, such as cans or bottles. The drawer 10 is at two opposite sides extendably mounted in brackets 12 via an intermediate rail 14, the bracket 12 and the drawer 10 being provided with wheels 16, 18 which run in U-shaped profiles in the rail 14. The drawer 10 is provided with a upper flange 20 covering the rail 14 and the bracket 12 during installation in the frame 22 in which the brackets are suspended in the usual manner by means of hooks 24, 26 which engage in slots in the frame 22.

Vid sin från stativet vända, främre ände eller ytterände är lådan försedd med ett grepp 28, vilket är svängbart lagrat runt i lådans 10 motsatta sidokanter anordnade lagringar 30.At its front end or outer end facing away from the stand, the box is provided with a grip 28, which is pivotally mounted around bearings 30 arranged around the opposite side edges of the box 10.

Greppet 28 har en uppstående fläns 32 som brukaren kan gripa tag i för utdragning av lådan 10. Greppet 28 som exempelvis är av ett plastmaterial har även en fjädrande tunga 34, som vid helt inskjuten låda 10 tjänar för att låsa lådans spärr- organ som beskrivs i det följande. Vid greppets 28 undre ände är anordnad en i lådans inskjutningsriktning vid ut- sidan av konsolen l2 förlöpande skänkel 36 som har ett tvärs för nämnda riktning anordnat parti, vilket är avsett att vid helt inskjuten låda l0, som visas i figur 2, gripa in i ett .,--.._..._. .._._-.___,_ __ 10 15 20 25 30 35 00 C3\ gg i konsolen 12 anordnat urtag 38 och därvid hindra att lådan av sin egen tyngd glider ut ur konsolerna 12. Den tidigare beskrivna fjädrande tungan 34 som vid helt inskjuten låda anligger mot en snedskuren kant på konsolen 12 hindrar där- vid att skänkeln 36 svänger ur ingrepp med urtaget 38 utan brukaren måste trycka greppet 28 inåt vid överkanten mot tungans 34 fjäderkraft för att lådan 10 skall kunna öppnas.The handle 28 has a raised flange 32 which the user can grasp to pull out the drawer 10. The handle 28, which is for example of a plastic material, also has a resilient tongue 34, which in the case of a fully inserted drawer 10 serves to lock the locking means of the drawer as described in the following. At the lower end of the grip 28, a leg 36 extending in the direction of insertion of the drawer is arranged at the outside of the bracket 12, which has a portion arranged transversely to said direction, which is intended to engage in fully inserted drawer 10, as shown in Fig. 2, one .,--.._..._. .._._-.___, _ __ 10 15 20 25 30 35 00 C3 \ gg in the bracket 12 arranged recess 38 and thereby prevent the box of its own weight from sliding out of the brackets 12. The previously described resilient tongue 34 as in fully inserted drawer abuts against an obliquely cut edge of the bracket 12 thereby preventing the leg 36 from swinging out of engagement with the recess 38 but the user must press the grip 28 inwards at the upper edge against the spring force of the tongue 34 in order for the drawer 10 to be opened.

Enligt uppfinningen är lådan 10 och konsolerna 12 så utformade att lådan 10 kan användas som horisontell för- varingsplats utan spärr eller som lutande låda eller kassett 10 med spärren i funktion. Detta åstadkommes genom att lådan 10 har stopporgan som hindrar att den helt skjuts in, som visas i figur 1. Dessa stopporgan har i den visade utförings- formen åstadkommits genom att làdans bakkant 40 lutar, så att den övre delen av bakkanten 40 när sitt inre läge mot stativet 22, innan spärren 36 trätt i funktion, då konsolerna 12 är anordnade i sina horisontella lägen. Spärrskänklarna 36 kommer då, som visas i figur 1, ej att kunna nå fram till och gripa in i urtagen 38 i konsolerna 12, utan lådan är lätt utdragbar utan att vara spärrad. Konsolernas 12 hakar 24, 26 och det mellanliggande partiet 42 är så utformade att konso- lerna 12 kan snedställas, som visas i figur 2, varvid lådan 10 kan utnyttjas för lutande förvaring som beskrivits tidiga- re. Den undre haken 26 svänges därvid in i slitsen i stativet 22 så att den mellan hakarna 24, 26 belägna kanten 42 på kon- solerna anligger mot stativets 22 vertikala kant. Därvid blir det möjligt att skjuta in lådan 10 helt i konsolerna 12 och spärrskänklarna 36 snäpper in i urtagen 38 i konsolerna 12 som beskrivits tidigare och låses med hjälp av låstungan 34, så att lådan ej kan glida ut av sin egen tyngd.According to the invention, the box 10 and the brackets 12 are designed so that the box 10 can be used as a horizontal storage place without a catch or as an inclined box or cassette 10 with the catch in operation. This is achieved by the box 10 having stop means which prevent it from being pushed in completely, as shown in Figure 1. These stop means have in the embodiment shown been provided by the rear edge 40 of the box inclined, so that the upper part of the rear edge 40 reaches its inner position against the frame 22, before the latch 36 comes into operation, when the brackets 12 are arranged in their horizontal positions. The locking legs 36 will then, as shown in figure 1, not be able to reach and engage in the recesses 38 in the brackets 12, but the box is easily extendable without being locked. The hooks 24, 26 of the brackets 12 and the intermediate portion 42 are designed so that the brackets 12 can be inclined, as shown in figure 2, whereby the box 10 can be used for inclined storage as described earlier. The lower hook 26 is then pivoted into the slot in the frame 22 so that the edge 42 of the brackets located between the hooks 24, 26 abuts against the vertical edge of the frame 22. Thereby it becomes possible to slide the box 10 completely into the brackets 12 and the locking legs 36 snap into the recesses 38 in the brackets 12 as previously described and are locked by means of the locking tongue 34, so that the box can not slide out of its own weight.

Som framgår av ovanstående beskrivning blir det enligt uppfinningen möjligt att använda samma produkt, back eller låda 10 och konsoler 12, som horisontell låda lutande spärrad kassett. Detta ger två Producenten får större seriestorlek med utan spärr eller som väsentliga fördelar: en produkt i stället för två och användaren får en flexibla- re gräns mellan den högfrekventa och den lågfrekventa delen av lagret av förpackningar, exempelvis ett apotekslager. 10 469 869 Båda fördelarna ger gynnsamma ekonomiska konsekven- ser eftersom uppfinningen löser problemet att spärra eller icke spärra lådan beroende på om användaren väljer lutande eller horisontellt läge vid upphängningen av konsolerna i de väggskenor eller stativ som normalt tjänar som inrednings- bärare i modulindelade förvaringssystem.As appears from the above description, according to the invention it becomes possible to use the same product, tray or drawer 10 and brackets 12, as a horizontal drawer inclined locked cassette. This gives two The manufacturer gets a larger series size with no barrier or as significant advantages: one product instead of two and the user gets a more flexible boundary between the high-frequency and the low-frequency part of the stock of packaging, for example a pharmacy warehouse. Both advantages have favorable economic consequences because the invention solves the problem of locking or not locking the drawer depending on whether the user chooses an inclined or horizontal position when hanging the brackets in the wall rails or racks which normally serve as interior carriers in modular storage systems.

Det är klart att uppfinningen icke är begränsad till den visade och beskrivna utföringsformen, utan att den kan varieras inom ramen för de följande patentkraven. Även om uppfinningen beskrivits i samband med lådor för förvaring av förpackningar kan den naturligtvis tillämpas vid andra lagringssystem där man omväxlande använder hori- sontell och lutande förvaring med olika typer av förvarings- element, såsom hyllor, backar, korgar etc. Naturligtvis kan även andra organ eller utformningar av lådan och konsolerna användas för att vid det horisontella läget stoppa dess in- skjutning innan spärranordningen trätt i funktion. Det visa- de utförandet är dock enkelt och billigt att framställa och inkränktar så lite som möjligt på lådans el.likn. utrymme.It is clear that the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown and described, but that it can be varied within the scope of the following claims. Although the invention has been described in connection with drawers for storing packaging, it can of course be applied to other storage systems where horizontal and inclined storage is used alternately with different types of storage elements, such as shelves, trays, baskets, etc. Of course, other means can also be used. or designs of the box and brackets are used to stop its insertion at the horizontal position before the locking device comes into operation. However, the shown design is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and restricts as little as possible the box's or the like. space.

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Claims

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1. l. Device for jaws, shelves, drawers, etc., which are arranged movable between a retracted storage position and an extended use position on two sides of the jaws (l0) or the like. located brackets (12), which are movably and / or detachably arranged at a stand (22), are characterized in that the jaws or the like. comprises locking means (36) which are arranged to lock the jaws in a fully inserted position in the brackets (12), that the brackets (12) are pivotable between a horizontal and an inclined position, and that the jaws or the like. (10) and / or the brackets (12) are made with a stop means (40) so that the jaws or the like. in the horizontal position of the brackets (12) is stopped before they are fully inserted and the locking means (36) come into operation, while in the inclined position of the brackets (12) it allows the jaws (10) to be pushed in completely and thereby blocked by the locking means (36).

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the stop means (40) is formed by the jaws (10) or the like. are formed with a sloping rear edge (40), which is arranged to stop the insertion of the jaws or the like at a horizontal position of the brackets (12) by abutment against the frame. before the locking means (36) came into operation.

Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the brackets (12) are suspended in slots in the frame (22) by means of two hooks (24, 26), the brackets (12) being pivotable about an upper hook (24), while a lower hook has two recesses for engagement with the slots of the stand in a horizontal resp. an inclined position of the brackets (12).

4. Device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the angle of inclination of the slopes' electricity. likn. the trailing edge (40) is such that at an inclined position of the brackets (12) it lies parallel to and adjacent to the vertical edge of the frame (22).

5. Device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized by a at the slopes or the like. (10) front end about a horizontal axis of rotation (30) at the lower edge of the drawer pivotally mounted grip (28) which is provided with locking means (36) arranged to engage with fully additional jaws with additional locking means (38) on the brackets (12) wherein the engagement between said locking means (36, 38) is effected or lifted by pivoting the grip (28) about the axis of rotation (30).

Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the locking means of the grip (28) consist of one or more projecting legs (36) arranged to engage in recesses (38) in the brackets (12).

7. Device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the grip (28) is loaded against the engaging position of the locking means by means of a resilient tongue (34) which, when the jaw is fully inserted, abuts against an edge of the bracket. in!