WO1994015339A1

WO1994015339A1 - Storage and shelving system

Info

Publication number: WO1994015339A1
Application number: PCT/DE1993/001231
Authority: WO
Inventors: Olaf Marcinkowski
Original assignee: Weber, Bettina; Weber, Annette; Schneider, Markus; Ortner, Frank; Weber, Thomas
Priority date: 1992-12-22
Filing date: 1993-12-18
Publication date: 1994-07-07
Also published as: DE4243540C2; DE4243540A1; AU5692794A

Abstract

In order, in a storage and shelving system for storing and filing items of various sizes, especially audio, image or data substrates, cassettes, compact discs or the like, to be able to fit additional supports (1) for the items at any point, it is proposed that the supports (1) be releasably secured to one or more guide sections (3) by means of one or more securing components (2) so that they can be moved longitudinally and/or pivoted. It is thus possible to raise any number of superimposed supports (1) and insert an additional one of a suitable size for the items to be stored in the place freed.

Description

Storage and shelving system

The invention relates to a storage and shelving system for storing and archiving stored goods of different dimensions, in particular sound, image or data carriers, cassettes, compact disks and the like.

Storage and shelving systems for the storage goods mentioned are known in different designs, and the parts can be stored horizontally or vertically.

Carousel-like disk storage systems are known, for example, from DE-OS 35 14 171 or from US Pat. No. 5,020,043. With these carousel-like shelves, the stored goods are stored vertically.

In the known shelving systems, the distance between the parts to be stored is usually predetermined by fixed horizontal or vertical supports or stops.

On the other hand, rack systems are known in which the supports or stops can be removed from the rack system and a defined cavity is created.

Furthermore, shelves are known in which the receptacles matched to the size of the parts to be stored can be stacked on top of one another or combined side by side, e.g. B. in the form of drawers.

In the known storage and shelving systems, however, it is not readily possible to supplement a certain group of CDs with a CD belonging to this group at a certain point if there are no more free spaces between this group and an adjacent group of CDs are. Then all neighboring CDs have to be removed from their storage spaces and rearranged by one. The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a storage and shelving system in which storage goods with their storage containers can be inserted and removed at any point without the remaining shelf components having to be reorganized or reassembled.

In these shelving systems, the distance between the parts to be stored is usually specified by fixed horizontal or vertical supports or stops. On the other hand, shelving systems are known in which the supports or stops can be removed from the shelving system and a defined cavity is created.

Furthermore, shelves are known in which the receptacles matched to the size of the parts to be stored can be stacked on top of one another or combined side by side, e.g. in the form of drawers.

In the known storage and shelving systems, however, it is not possible to insert new parts to be stored at any point at any time without individually adapting the other compartments or containers to the new storage situation.

The invention is therefore based on the object of providing a storage and shelving system in which storage goods with their storage containers can be inserted and removed at any point without the remaining shelf components having to be reorganized or reassembled.

This object is achieved in that the

Shelf system has support elements with a receptacle for the stored goods, the support elements being detachably attached to one or more by means of one or more fastening elements Guide profiles are displaceable and / or pivotally fastened in the longitudinal direction.

In the shelving system according to the invention, the support elements with the receptacle for the stored goods are detachably fastened to guide profi les and can be displaced in their longitudinal direction.

In this way, for example in the case of a vertically running guide profile, an additional support element for the stored goods can be added at any point by pushing the support elements upwards above the space provided for the new support element and the new support element with its fastening element is connected to the guide profile at the appropriate point. Then the support elements located above the newly inserted support element are lowered again so that only two handles are required for the insertion of an additional support element.

Since the preferably used storage goods, namely cassettes, compact disks and the like, have a relatively low weight, the insertion of additional support elements is possible without any problems. The individual support elements are adapted to the size of the different goods in terms of their internal dimensions. For example, thin support elements can be used for storing individual compact discs, while support elements with a correspondingly greater thickness or length can be used for storing or archiving multiple discs or video cassettes.

By using adapted support elements, it is thus possible with the shelving system according to the invention to archive the most varied of data carriers in a clear form. The receptacle for the stored goods, which can be inserted into the support elements or is formed in one piece with it, can be designed, for example, as a partially circumferential, open frame, the height of which corresponds approximately to the height of the corresponding data carrier. The cassettes or the like are placed on the lower frame flanks.

In addition, e.g. Flat elements or floors with struts running parallel or at an angle to each other can be used. With regard to their height, the receptacles are designed so that the stored goods can be removed from them directly to the front; on the other hand, the upper receptacle can also lie directly on the lower one, since lifting the lower one can create sufficient space for removing the lower stored goods.

Spacers can also be inserted between the support elements or receptacles. On the one hand, these spacers can produce the distance between two supporting elements or receptacles in the desired shape, on the other hand, they can also be used as stops for the stored goods.

In a preferred embodiment of the storage and shelving system according to the invention, a guide profile is provided which has a circular or part-circular cross section. This guide profile is vertically fastened in a room, for example, and is used for releasably fastening the support elements. These are fastened to the guide profile, for example with the aid of open elastic clips or clips, which in this way grip the guide profile in a positive and / or non-positive manner. The contact pressure of the clamps with respect to the guide profile is selected such that the individual support elements can be pushed upwards without problems and, for example, a support element can be removed from the guide profile or a new one can be attached. In addition to a guide profile, it is of course also possible to arrange a plurality of guide profiles next to one another or in front of and behind one another and to equip the supporting elements with corresponding clips or clips that fit exactly on the guide profiles with regard to their spacing. Appropriate receptacles for the stored goods can then be inserted into these support elements.

For the immovable fastening of the guide profiles to the subsurface, for example on a base or top plate, the guide profiles preferably have an inner screw channel. Such profiles can be produced according to the prior art as extruded profiles or pressed profiles. The opening in the inner screw channel serves for screwing in, for example, a wood, sheet metal or self-tapping screw.

In the case of circular or part-circular guide profiles, the support elements can not only be moved in the longitudinal direction of the guide profiles, it is also possible to pivot them sideways in a circular arc around the guide profiles. The fastening elements in the form of clips or clips then preferably have a height which corresponds to the distance between two supporting elements, so that the vertical height of the individual elements is retained when they are pivoted out.

In certain shelving systems, however, the support elements can also be secured against lateral pivoting away in that the guide profiles have a groove or recess which extends in their longitudinal direction and into which the support elements engage with their fastening elements in a rotationally secure manner. With such shelving systems, unhindered movement in the longitudinal direction is still possible. According to the invention, it is also possible to use, in addition to individual free-standing guide profiles, an approximately U-shaped, elongated frame in which the guide profiles for the fastening elements of the support elements are integrated into the transverse or side walls. For example, the guide profiles can be formed by hooks running in the longitudinal direction of the U-shaped frame, in the undercuts of which the support elements with projections can be inserted.

With such a design of the shelving system, displacement of the support elements in the longitudinal direction is also possible. With a correspondingly large distance between a lower support element and the raised, overlying support element, a new additional support element can be connected to the guide profiles or inserted into the U-shaped frame by inserting the support element canted and then tipping it in the horizontal direction.

For reasons of stability, the hook-shaped undercuts for receiving corresponding projections of the supporting element are preferably arranged on the opposite sides of the rear transverse wall of the frame, but they can also be arranged relatively close to one another, in particular if lighter storage goods are to be archived, the Undercuts face each other. In this way, a forwardly open guide channel is formed, in which a fastening element of the support element can be inserted. In this configuration of the guide channel, the fastening element is expediently designed as a T or a double-T, wherein the transverse leg of the T can be inserted into the guide channel by twisting in an approximately vertical direction and locked in the guide channel by further twisting in an approximately horizontal direction. This twisting can in turn take place by correspondingly tilting the support element, but it is also possible to arrange the corresponding T-shaped fastening element on the support element such that it can be rotated, possibly under spring tension. The cross leg can then be rotated, for example, with the aid of a screwdriver.

In the case of a correspondingly stable U-shaped frame, it is also possible with the T- or double-T-shaped fastening elements to use the support element in slot-like recesses in the transverse or side walls which run in the vertical direction. In this case, separate guide channels or undercuts are no longer necessary. Here too, insertion can take place by tilting the entire support element or by turning the T-shaped leg in the vertical or horizontal direction with the aid of a screwdriver. In this case the walls of the frame can e.g. be held together by screwing the frame to a floor and head lath.

In a further embodiment of the invention, a transverse leg of the T-shaped or double-T-shaped projection can be spring-loaded so that it rests against the corresponding wall after insertion into the guide channel or the slot-like recess. In this way, an automatic sliding of a support element can be prevented.

For the same reason, the guide profiles and / or the fastening profiles or the T-shaped projections can have coatings with anti-slip properties. These coatings are known as so-called anti-slip coatings, for example for inclined roof surfaces, and have particles with a high coefficient of friction in their coating.

In addition, the geometric dimensions of the fastening elements or of the guide profiles can be chosen such that the fastening elements under the effect of gravity, which acts on the supporting elements or bearing goods connected to them, tilt on the guide profiles and are thus secured against automatic slipping. This effect is enhanced with an appropriate anti-slip coating.

If "a sliding effect is desired, the guide profiles and / or the fastening elements can have a coating with a low coefficient of friction.

If the storage and shelving system is designed as a U-shaped, elongated frame, reinforcing elements can be provided on the outside or inside of the frame profile, which reinforcement elements are again designed, for example, as profiles with an inner screw channel.

In this way, it is not only possible to achieve special aesthetic effects of the shelving system, it also makes it easier to attach the shelving system to the floor or ceiling.

The guide profiles or the U-shaped frame expediently have a base or top plate, so that they have a corresponding stability and can be easily transported.

In addition, the corresponding shelving systems can then be expanded by simply placing them side by side in the transverse direction. To enlarge the shelf system, it is of course also possible to mount the guide profiles or frames approximately circularly on a larger base plate, so that the goods can be accessed from all sides. The base plate or plates and / or upper head plates can also be rotatably mounted on the base, so that the storage system, for example, in a corner of the room and can be brought in and still have access to all support elements.

The materials used for the production of the corresponding shelf systems are preferably light metals or also firmer plastic parts, which can be inexpensively manufactured in the desired dimensions and shape. On the other hand, it is also possible to manufacture shelving systems from wood, for example, or to combine several materials with one another.

In order to extend the shelf systems according to the invention in the vertical direction, the corresponding guide profiles can be designed such that they can be inserted into one another or screwed together.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing, for example, and is explained in detail below with reference to the drawing. Show it:

1 shows a section through a support element which is detachably attached to a circular guide profile with the aid of an open clamp,

2 shows a side view according to FIG. 1 with three different support elements,

3 shows a front view of a shelf system with four guide profiles mounted on a base or top plate and different supporting elements,

4 shows a section in the direction A-B from FIG. 3,

5 shows a section through a storage system with a triangularly shaped receptacle and spacers for the stored goods, the receptacle being arranged non-rotatably in the guide profiles, 6 shows a side view according to FIG. 5 with a receptacle to be newly inserted,

7 shows a section through a shelving system in which the support elements are arranged in a U-shaped frame,

Fig. 8 shows a section through a shelving system with a U-shaped

Frame in which the supporting elements are fastened to part-circular guide profiles with the aid of clips,

9 shows a section through a shelving system with a U-shaped, slotted frame with an unlocked fastening element,

FIG. 10 shows a section according to FIG. 9 with the fastening element locked and

Fig. 11 is a section through a shelving system with a U-shaped

Frame and a guide channel for engaging a T-shaped fastener.

1 is a shelving system in which a plurality of support elements 1 are releasably attached to a vertically running guide profile 3 with a circular cross section by means of elastic clips 2.

The elastic clip 2 is connected to the actual support element 1 by means of a connecting piece 4, the dimensions of the elastic clip 2 and their contact pressure acting on the guide profile 3 being chosen such that the support elements 1 or the elastic ones Brackets 2 are manually displaceable in the vertical direction or in the longitudinal direction of the guide profile 3. On the other hand, the elastic clamp 2 is designed such that the supporting element 1 under the effect of gravity it slopes slightly downward and thus leads to the elastic clamp 2 tilting on the guide profile 3, so that the supporting element 1 does not slide off automatically.

The support element 1 consists of an open frame 5 with inwardly projecting support legs 6, on which, for example, video cassettes 7 or compact disks 8 can be placed.

The guide profile 3 is hollow and has an inner screw channel 9 into which a screw can be screwed so that the shelving system as a whole can be attached to the substrate.

In the embodiment of the shelving system shown in FIG. 1, due to the design of the elastic clamp 2 or the circular guide profile 3, a lateral pivoting of the individual support elements 1 is also possible, so that the storage goods 7, 8 lying in the support elements 1 can be removed without problems can be.

FIG. 2 shows the shelving system according to FIG. 1 in a side view. The dimensions of the support legs 6 and the height of the elastic brackets 2 are designed differently and adapted to the outer dimensions of the normally standardized goods.

If, for example, in the arrangement shown in FIG. 2, a new support element 1 is to be inserted between the upper and the middle support element 1, the upper support element 1 is raised and the new support element 1 is inserted into the resulting space, the elastic Clip 2 is positively and non-positively connected to the guide profile 3 by light pressure. FIGS. 3 and 4 show a shelf system in a front view or a section, in which four guide profiles 3 are used, which are arranged at the corners of a rectangle. The support elements 1 are divided into two in this embodiment, each side part 10 having two elastic clamps 2, with which it is fastened to guide profiles 3 which are located one behind the other.

In contrast to the illustration in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support elements 1 have a longitudinal groove 11 into which the stored goods 7, 8 can be inserted. The vertical height of the groove 11 or the inner distance between the side parts 10 is selected so that the stored goods 7, 8 are positively gripped and held on their side edges.

To fix the guide profiles 3, they are connected with the aid of the screw channel 9 to a base plate 12 or a head plate 13 by screw elements (not shown).

In the sectional view acc. 5 shows a further embodiment of a shelf system. Here, three guide profiles 3 are provided, which form the corner points of an isosceles triangle. The guide profiles 3 have circular segment-like recesses 14, in which the support elements 1 are inserted with their tips 15 so that they cannot rotate. The support elements 1 are formed by struts 16 running at an angle to one another, which serve as receptacles 17 for the bearing elements 7, 8.

As can be seen particularly from FIG. 6, in this embodiment of the shelving system, spacers 18 serve to ensure the required vertical distance between two support elements 1 or receptacles 17. At the same time, the spacers 18 with their inner sides 19 serve as stops for the respective stored goods 7, 8. The insertion of new support elements 1 according to the training. 5 or 6 is achieved by tilting the receptacle 17 and inserting it into the circular segment-like recesses 17 by subsequent rotation in the horizontal direction. If necessary. To do this, an upper holder, not shown, must be raised.

A base plate 12 serves to fix the guide profiles 3, which in turn can be hollow and can have a screw channel.

A further exemplary embodiment is shown in a sectional illustration in FIG. 7. Here, the support elements 1 are arranged in a U-shaped, elongated frame 20, on the rear transverse wall 21 of which hooks 22 are formed with mutually facing undercuts 23. The hooks 22 with the undercuts 23 run as profiles in the longitudinal direction of the frame 20. To insert the support elements 1, they have rear hook-shaped projections 24 which fit into the undercuts 23 in a form-fitting manner.

The insertion or removal of the support elements 1 from the U-shaped frame 20 is again done by tilting the support elements 1. The hooks 22 or the hook-shaped projections 24 are preferably made of metal, so that the through the support elements 1 or the goods 7, 8 caused moments can be recorded.

Another possibility for fastening the support elements 1 in the frame 20 is shown in FIG. 8 in a sectional drawing. Here again elastic clips 2 are provided on the support elements 1, which can be pressed onto circular guide profiles 3.

To reinforce the U-shaped frame 20 26 profiles 27 are provided on the inner sides 25 of the side legs, which in turn via an inner screw channel, not shown for example, can be connected to a base plate 12 or a head plate 13.

Another type of fastening of the support elements 1 in a U-shaped frame 20 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 in sectional drawings.

Here, the rear transverse wall 21 of the frame 20 has a slot-like recess 28, which is penetrated by a rotatable, T-shaped fastening element 29. In the locked position according to FIG. 10, the transverse leg 30 of the T-shaped fastening element 29 is in a horizontal position, so that the support element 1 cannot be removed. The unlocked position, in which the transverse leg 30 extends vertically, is shown in FIG. 9. The fastening element 29 is in the rear transverse wall

31 of the support element 1 rotatably mounted and has a head

32, with the aid of which a corresponding twisting is possible.

11, the U-shaped frame 20 has a longitudinal guide channel 33 which is arranged in the middle of the transverse wall 21 and in turn a corresponding T-shaped fastening element 29 which is connected to the support elements 1 , can be used by twisting.

Reference list

1 support element 23 undercut

2 elastic clips 24 hook-shaped

3 Leading edge profile

4 connecting piece 25 inside

5 open frames 26 side legs

6 support legs 27 profile

7 video cassette 28 slit-like

8 Compact Disk recess

9 screw channel 29 T-shaped loading

10 side part fastening element

11 Groove 30 cross legs

12 bottom plate 31 rear Querwan¬

13 head plate manure

14 circular segment-like recess 32 head

15 tip 33 guide channel

16 strut

17 recording

18 spacer

19 inner side

20 U-shaped frame

21 transverse wall

22 hooks

Claims

1. Storage and shelving system for the storage and archiving of storage goods of different dimensions, in particular sound, image or data carriers, cassettes,

Compact disks and the like, characterized by support elements (1) with a receptacle (17) for the stored goods (7, 8), the support elements (1) being detachably attached to one or more by means of one or more fastening elements (2, 24, 29) Guide profiles (3, 22, 33) are displaceable and / or pivotally fastened in the longitudinal direction.

2. Storage and shelving system according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle (17) for the stored goods (7, 8) as adapted to their dimensions, at least partially circumferential, open frame (5), as a flat element or as parallel and / or struts (16) extending at an angle to one another, the receptacle (17) can be placed in or on the support element (1) or is formed in one piece with the support element (1).

3. Storage and shelving system according to claim 1 or 2, d a - d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that spacers (18) can be inserted between the support elements (1).

4. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 3, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the

Guide profiles (3) have a circular or part-circular cross-section and the fastening elements are designed as open, elastic clamps (2) or clips partially surrounding the guide profiles (3) in a positive and / or non-positive manner.

5. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 4, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the guide profiles (3) have an inner screw channel (9) for attachment to the substrate.

6. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the guide profiles (3) have a longitudinally extending groove (11) or recess in which the support elements (1) or receptacles (17) engage in a rotationally secure manner .

7. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the supporting elements (1) or receptacles (17) are arranged in a U-shaped, elongated frame (20), the guide profiles (3) are designed as hook-shaped undercuts (22, 23) running in the longitudinal direction on the rear transverse wall (21) or the side walls, into which the support elements (1) with projections (24) acting as fastening elements can be inserted.

8. Storage and shelving system according to claim 7, characterized in that the projections for inserting the support elements (1) in the Hinterschneidun¬ gene (23) are T or double T-shaped, that the hook-shaped undercuts (22, 23) to form a guide channel (33) lying opposite one another, the cross leg (s) (30) of the T-shaped projection (29) being insertable into the guide channel (33) by twisting in an approximately vertical direction and by approximately twisting in an approximately horizontal direction ¬ device in the guide channel (33) can be locked.

9. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the supporting elements (1) or receptacles (17) in a U-shaped the elongated frame (20) are arranged, the transverse wall (21) and / or side walls of which have slot-like recesses (28) running in the vertical direction, into which the supporting elements (1) with projections (29) can be inserted, the projections (29) are T-shaped or double T-shaped and can be inserted into the recess (28) by twisting in an approximately vertical direction and can be locked in the recess (28) by further twisting in an approximately horizontal direction.

10. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 8 or

9, so that at least one cross leg (30) of the double-T-shaped projection is spring-loaded.

11. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to

10, so that the guide profiles (3) and / or the fastening elements (2) or protrusions (24) have coatings with anti-slip properties.

12. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to

11, characterized in that the geometric dimensions and the coefficients of friction of the fastening elements (2, 24, 29) and / or of the guide profiles (3) are selected such that the fastening elements (2, 24, 29) by the action of the Tilt gravity on the guide profiles (3) and secure them against automatic slipping.

13. Storage and shelving system according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the fastening elements (2, 24, 29) and / or the guide profiles (3) have a coating with a low coefficient of friction to improve the sliding properties .