Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
  • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
  • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
  • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
  • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
  • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
  • G11B33/0461—Disc storage racks
  • G11B33/0483—Disc storage racks for single disc boxes

Definitions

• the invention relates to a device according to claim 1.
• a large number of storage racks are known for storing or stacking CD's, tapes or video cassettes.
• Most known frames have a fixed height and fixed distances between the stacking surfaces arranged one above the other. The fixed height significantly limits the space available in existing furniture. Since the buyers of CD racks, in addition to different space conditions for setting up the rack, also have CD collections of different sizes, a rack with a fixed storage capacity is not adapted to individual needs.
• a modular frame is known from EP 439 285 A1, which consists of stacking elements with side walls which have recesses in the middle area at the bottom and in the edge area at the top such that these side walls can be placed on one another in a form-fitting manner.
• Each element comprises a first partial surface of a lower and a second partial surface of an upper contact surface.
• the addition of a lower and an upper element creates a middle bearing surface which consists of the first partial surface of the upper element and the second partial surface of the lower element.
• the surface that practically forms the base body of the container device is always at a certain distance from a surface of a second container device that is placed on the first one. Slices or objects of different thicknesses can thus only be inserted into the container device as long as their height is less than the distance between the two surfaces.
• EP-Al-552627 describes an extremely complicated object with a large number of different components. This has the following serious disadvantages:
• the structure is very complex to manufacture, especially since a large number of different tools are necessary and the assembly requires some skill and undesirable effort.
• the essence of the object according to the invention is that a very simple one in a manufactured injection molded part as a stackable container device has a removable base, so that the disadvantages according to a) are completely eliminated and the disadvantages according to c) do not even occur.
• the first object according to the invention is therefore to describe a storage rack with variable height or elements for such a rack, the stability of the rack not depending on whether objects are inserted or not.
• the inventive solution provides a storage rack for flat objects, which can be made up of any number of stacks.
• pel elements is composed.
• the stacking elements are connected to one another in a clamped manner via connecting elements.
• the stability of the connection between the elements therefore does not depend on whether objects are inserted or not.
• the stacking elements according to the invention comprise three adjoining side surfaces which delimit a flat receiving area on three sides, namely a rear stop side and two lateral guide sides, and keep them free from an insertion side for inserting an object.
• at least one coupling element adjoining the outside of a side surface is provided, the upper and lower sides of which are designed for a clamping connection between stacked elements placed on top of one another are.
• lateral support parts are attached to the guide sides at least in partial areas along the guide sides.
• the support parts are removably attached to the side surfaces according to the invention, the removal of all support parts in a support plane of a stacking element can create space for depositing objects with thicknesses which are above the standard thickness.
• coupling element is provided per stack element, this is preferably arranged on the outside in the central region of the stop surface.
• the stability of the connection becomes significantly greater if at least two coupling Guide elements are preferably provided in the central region of the guide sides.
• four coupling elements are preferably provided on the lateral end regions of the side surfaces.
• the coupling elements preferably comprise plug extensions protruding above the stacking elements and plug holes projecting into the coupling elements from below.
• braking devices e.g. as described in claim 11 and shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, because this prevents the inadvertent sliding out of inserted cassettes.
• stacking elements can be attached to a base to prevent them from being moved, tilted, etc.
• plastic preferably polyethylene, for example low-pressure polyethylene, but in particular also polyamide, or polyester, or e.g. SECTION. Due to its shape and elasticity, plastic ensures a good fit even when the stacking elements are frequently taken apart and put together.
• Fig.l a storage rack put together from several stacking elements
• FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a stacking element which is laterally connected to another
• FIG. 3 shows a front view of a stacking element which is laterally connected to another.
• FIG. 4 shows a variant of a stacking element according to the invention in section; 5 shows an assembled storage rack in which the top two stacking elements are those according to FIG. 4;
• FIG. 6 shows a top view of various exemplary combinations of stacking racks according to the invention.
• FIG. 7 shows an example of two parallel towers with a separate connecting element in an enlarged view.
• the stacking elements 1 comprise two lateral guide surfaces 2a, 2b, between which, for example, a CD cassette can be inserted up to a stop surface 3.
• the insertion side 4 opposite the stop side is free.
• the surface provided for placing the object is composed of lateral support parts 5a, 5b and a transverse support part 5c, the latter connecting the two lateral support parts 5a, 5b in the area of the insertion side but at a distance from it.
• the support surface 5 is arranged in the lower end region of the stacking element 1 and is preferably attached to the side surfaces 2a, 2b via predetermined breaking points 6. Instead of the predetermined breaking points 6, a snap-in and snap-out connection between the side surfaces 2a, 2b and the support surface 5 could also be provided.
• a receiving area 7 for the flat object is delimited by two side surfaces 2a, 2b, a stop surface 3 and two contact surfaces 5.
• a receiving area 7 ′′ with the height of two stacking elements 1 is created.
• receiving areas with the height of several stacking elements 1 can be provided.
• coupling elements 8 are fastened to the end regions of the side surfaces 2a, 2b or the stop surface 3.
• the coupling elements 8 comprise dome-shaped or partially dome-shaped extensions 9 that rise above the upper edge of the side surfaces 2a, 2b, 3 lower stacking element is pressed into corresponding cavities of an upper stacking element 1 projecting from below into the coupling elements 8.
• the coupling elements 8 are essentially parts (3/4 or 1/2) of rotationally symmetrical bodies, the axes of rotation of which are in particular essentially in the connecting lines between the guide surfaces 2a, 2b and the stop surface 3 and around an outer radius from the open end of the guide surfaces 2a, 2b are arranged in the guide surface.
• connection openings 10 provided in the coupling elements 8 serve to fasten storage racks arranged next to one another.
• connection openings 10 in which there are only openings 10 on the side of the side coupling elements 8a and connection openings on the stop-side coupling elements 8b at 0 °, 45 ° and 90 ° to the stop side.
• a further embodiment optionally provides the coupling elements 8 ′′ shown in dashed lines and arranged in the central region of the guide surfaces.
• the elements 8 ′ are rectangular and have, for example, horizontal connection openings 10 ′.
• Stacking elements 1 lying next to one another can be Introduce clips 11 'into the pairs of openings 10'.
• the stacking element shown in FIG. 4 has a brake system for inserted CD cassettes or the like.
• Such cassettes are generally designed in such a way that they have a slightly projecting edge relative to their planar extent, which to a certain extent represents a slight widening of the narrow side faces of the cassettes.
• Such a known edge or the outlines of an inserted cassette are shown in broken lines.
• the brake system is now formed at least by insbeson particular at least one nap-shaped elevation 18 on the Auf ⁇ management part 5 in the region of the rear side surface 3.
• a slight inclination of the entire stacking tower in the direction of the insertion side 4 does not lead to the sliding out of inserted cassettes.
• this effect is further improved in that the elevations 18 are each juxtaposed with at least one pressure spring 13, which is preferably connected in one piece to the rear side wall 3.
• These springs 13 improve the latching action between the edge of a cassette and the elevation 18.
• the spring 13 is bent slightly upward at its front end 14.
• the spring 13 is provided with a predetermined breaking point 15 at which it can be completely detached from the rear side wall.
• FIG. 5 also shows bores 17 in the upper two support parts 5. These are provided in other variants of the invention, for example to the bottom stacking element 1 or the like in a stacking tower with the floor or a base plate. by means of screws or the like to connect, so that there is an improved hold against tipping or moving.
• the invention also encompasses variants in which, by means of other components, it is possible to connect towers erected next to one another from stacking elements according to the invention, as is indicated by the broken line in FIG.
• Such connections can also be made, for example, by means of elongated strips with protruding hooks that can be locked in or on the side walls of the stacking elements or with a component according to FIG. 7.

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