WO2008083988A1

WO2008083988A1 - Shelf system

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Publication number: WO2008083988A1
Application number: PCT/EP2008/000191
Authority: WO
Inventors: Burkhard Hess; Gerhard Bernhold; Carsten D. Bergmann; Dirk Wefer
Original assignee: Raumplus Gmbh & Co. Kg
Priority date: 2007-01-12
Filing date: 2008-01-11
Publication date: 2008-07-17
Also published as: PL2124677T3; SI2124677T1; KR101238685B1; CN101605481B; RU2009130535A; RU2442519C2; KR20090104861A; HK1137309A1; DE102007002637A1; CA2675317A1; US20100071601A1; EP2124677B1; UA96786C2; EP2124677A1; CN101605481A; ES2477876T3

Abstract

Disclosed is a shelf system comprising lateral load-bearing frames (10, 11) with supports (14, 15) and transversal bars (43, 44), each of which is made from (metallic) hollow profiled elements that are combined in a flush or congruent manner into a frame by means of special connecting members. A profiled support (26) is mounted within a groove (16). Said profiled support (26) encompasses supporting members for mounting transversally extending elements of the shelf system.

Description

shelving

description

The invention relates to a support frame, in particular shelf, with upright, profiled support means or supports and attached to these via connectors, transversely oriented elements, in particular with horizontal shelves, support bars and the like.

The invention is broadly concerned with a three-dimensional support system of upright supports and horizontal elements connected to the upright supports. The latter are in particular shelves, clothes rails or other horizontal organs of a shelving system.

The invention has the object of providing such a shelving system in such a way that the items can be assembled or mounted in particular on site in a simple manner, but nevertheless a heavy-duty, three-dimensional structure is created.

To solve this problem, the invention is characterized by the following features:

a) ^• The upright support means, in particular the supports, have a preferably continuous over the full height, edge-side groove, b) in the groove a holding profile is fixed with spaced apart holding elements, c) the transverse organs, in particular shelves, rods or the like have Veφindungselemente which are inserted into the groove of the supports and connected to the support profile arranged on the holding elements.

The peculiarity is that the connection between the uprights and the horizontal transverse organs takes place by means of connecting elements which are completely housed inside the supports and / or crossmembers. The connection is therefore not visible from the outside. Another special feature is that the upright supports are designed as hollow profiles, in particular as drawn extruded profiles of metal or aluminum alloy with the molded-edge groove. In particular, the supports or the hollow profiles are dimensioned relatively wide with a relatively small depth.

Another special feature is that the uprights are connected to cross members, preferably also made of hollow profiles in the same design and dimension as the supports, the cross member are connected via fittings with the uprights, with a portion within the cross member formed as a hollow profile and lie with another portion within the mutually facing grooves of the supports to be connected, such that the cross member directly abut the upright supports, preferably flush with the supports.

Other connecting means are used for attachment of support profiles, which also see between the upright supports arranged and are connected via special connectors with the support members of the support profile within the grooves.

Another special feature is the formation of a clothes rail, which is used in conjunction with the shelving system or independently of this.

Details of the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. It shows:

1 shows an embodiment of the support system in side view, Fig. 2 shows the shelf system in a simplified front view,

3 shows the support or shelving system as an exploded view,

4 shows an element of the shelving system, namely a profile in cross-section, on an enlarged scale,

5 shows the profile according to FIG. 4 with an inserted carrier profile, FIG. 6 shows the carrier profile in a schematic side view,

7 shows a connector for the connection of profiles with each other,

8 is a similarly formed connector,

9 shows a holding element for supporting horizontal parts on upright supports, 10 shows a representation similar to FIG. 2 with detail enlargements, FIG. 11 shows a first detail X 1 of FIG. 10, FIG. 12 shows a second detail according to XII of FIG. 10, FIG.

Fig. 13 shows a further detail of Fig. 10 according to XIII ₁ on an enlarged scale, Fig. 14 shows a detail of Fig. 2 according to XIV, on an enlarged scale, Fig. 15 a (clothes) rod in cross section, Fig. 16 the clothes rail as shown in FIG. 15 on a smaller scale with special

Installation elements,

17 shows another embodiment of a trained as a hollow profile clothes rail,

Fig. 18 is a fitting for connecting in particular shelves with upright

Columns as a detail, Fig. 19 shows a connection between a board and an upright support, partially in vertical section.

FIGS. 1-14 show a supporting structure in its entirety as well as in detail, which is preferably used as a shelf or shelving system. The structure consists of (two) lateral support frames 10, 11 and of transverse elements, which are connected to the lateral supporting frames 10, 11. The transverse elements are, for example, transverse, horizontal plates, namely ribs 12. These may also be other device parts, for example a clothes rail 13.

The support frames 10, 11 are formed in a special way and shown in Fig. 1 in view. These are on the one hand upright support members, namely supports 14, 15. These are designed in a special way, namely as hollow profiles made of plastic or in particular of extruded aluminum profiles or of aluminum alloys. The cross-sectional shape of the supports 14, 15 results in an advantageous embodiment of Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. The supports 14, 15 are therefore very deep in relation to the profile width.

The supports 14, 15 and the hollow profiles according to FIG. 4, FIG. 5 are designed in a special way to the connection with other support elements and for the attachment of transverse components. An important design feature is a groove 16 formed on at least one edge of the hollow profile or of the supports 14, 15, which in particular has a U-shape. has a shaped cross section and extends over the full length of the profile or over the full height of the support 14, 15. The groove 16 is bounded by large side walls 17, 18 of the hollow profile, which are formed on the edge as a projecting, free profile legs. A (first) transverse wall forms a bottom 19 of the groove 16. This or the transverse wall is here provided with a central slot 20.

Within the hollow profile more (two) transverse walls 21, 22 are formed. These serve to stabilize the wide hollow profile and / or for attachment of cross-sectionally annular profile lugs 23, 24. These also extend over the entire height or length of the hollow profile and are formed so that connecting screws in the longitudinal direction in the round profile lugs 23, 24 can be introduced for attachment of other elements. On the opposite side to the groove 16 edge side of the hollow profile, a transverse end wall 25 is formed, which is connected to edges of the side walls 17 and 18.

The groove 16 formed on at least one side of the profiles or supports 14, 15 serves to receive connecting means for the connection of transverse components, such as rims, support elements, etc., such that the connecting means or fittings after installation of the relevant parts completely lie within the groove 16.

A particular type of connection of elements of the support system, in particular a shelving system, is the use of separate profiles with connecting members, which are positioned as a separate part or on the support profile. In the present embodiment, a support profile 26 is used, which has an extending in the region of the groove 16, exposed support web 27. At this suitable connection means are arranged. In the present exemplary embodiment, these are transverse bearing bolts 28, which are arranged in corresponding recesses of the support web 27. Preferably, the support profile 26 made of plastic as a strand part. The support bolts 28 are expediently made of metal and are fixed non-positively in corresponding bores of the support web 27. The length of the support pin 28 is slightly less than the free inner distance between the side walls 17, 18 of the hollow profile or the groove 16. The support profile 26 is fastened with a widened base part on the hollow profile or on the support 14, 15. In the present embodiment (FIG. 5), a positive fastening is provided. The support profile 26 has a transverse web 29, is therefore formed in cross-section continuous T-shaped. The transverse web 29 is fastened to the hollow profile, specifically in a channel 30 which extends over the full length of the hollow profile and is delimited by the bottom 19 of the groove 16 on the one hand and by the transverse wall 21 on the other hand. The channel 30 corresponds in dimensions to the transverse web 29. The appropriately sized support web 27 passes through the slot 20 in the bottom 19 into the region of the groove 19 and is located centrally within the same. The support profile 26 is provided with a plurality of preferably equally spaced support members, so with the transverse support pin 28. According to the number of these support means organs can be stored by means of suitable Sturzteile on the support pin 28 in a corresponding height or relative position.

The system parts to be connected to the support frame 10, 11 or the supports 14, 15 can be provided with different fittings for connection to the respective support profile 26. The fitting parts should be designed such that they completely disappear in the groove 16. An embodiment of the connecting parts is advantageous such that an obliquely directed, slot-shaped recess 31 is formed in a coupling part. The recess 31 fits to the support pin 28, so that the relevant connection part passes under its own weight in a stable anchoring position on the support pin 28, with the effect that the connector is pulled into the groove 16 in consequence of the inclined recess 31.

FIG. 9 shows a first embodiment of a connecting piece 32. This is particularly suitable for supporting plate-shaped system parts, for example for supporting a board 12. The connecting piece 32 is connected to the part to be supported, for example to the board 12. in each case in the region of the (four) corners of the plate-shaped structure. A coupling part 33 of the connecting piece 32 is provided with the obliquely directed recess 31 which is formed to match the supporting bolt 28. Furthermore, the coupling piece 33 is fork-shaped, namely with two spaced apart legs, each with a recess 31. The coupling part 33 therefore has a central gap. This allows the two legs of the coupling part 33 in connection with the support profile 26 to both sides. th of the support web 27 with the exposed areas of the support bolt 28 come into engagement.

The connecting piece 32 is connected to the board 12 via profile pieces 34, 35, namely with opposite side edges of the board 12. The two profile pieces 34, 35 are connected to the board 12 in a central region of a side face of the board (FIG. 3). , The two composite profile pieces 34, 35 together form a downwardly open cavity into which the connecting piece 32 enters (FIG. 14). The profiled pieces 34, 35 are accordingly in the form of a unit on the profiled upper side of the connecting piece 32, namely outside of the coupling part 33. The profiled pieces 34, 35 are dimensioned so that they fit between the mutually associated supports 14, 15; so that in this area the profile pieces 34, 35 forms the outside of the board 12 between the supports 14, 15. Furthermore, the profile pieces 34, 35 are dimensioned such that, when the board is inserted (FIG. 3, rear side), they are flush with outer surfaces of the supports 14, 15.

Another type of connector 36 is angular (Figures 8, 11). This piece is also suitable for the storage of Borden 12 replacement. In the present embodiment (FIG. 3), the connecting piece 36 serves for fastening a respective cross member 37 to the supports 14, 15 or between them. The opposite cross member 37 of the two support frames 10, 11 are used for attachment of any support members, in the present case for attachment of the clothes rail 13th

The cross member 37 is also formed as a hollow profile with a (downwardly or upwardly directed) groove 16. In the arrangement according to Fig. 3, Fig. 11, the groove 16 is directed at the cross member 37 downwards. A leg 38 of the connecting piece 36 enters into the groove 16 of the cross member 37 and is anchored in this, for example by a screw 39. An upright supporting leg 40 of the connecting piece 36 is provided at the upper end with a coupling part 41, analogous to the coupling part 33 of the Connecting piece 32. In particular, the coupling part 41 has an obliquely directed recess 31. This can be fixed in the manner described on or on a support pin 28. The coupling part 41 is further provided with a thickening, in the region of which connecting means for fastening the connecting piece 36 or the upright supporting leg 40 to the cross member 37 in the region of an end face of the same are produced. follows, in particular by means of screws which are guided through the thickening of the coupling part 41 therethrough. The upright support leg 40 is completely disposed within the groove 16 of the support 14, 15 and the horizontal leg 38 within the groove 16 of the cross member 37. The cross member 37, such as the board 12, due to the described embodiment of the connecting piece 36 with the coupling part 41 releasably connected to the upright supports 14, 15 and therefore removed from these again or be mounted in different height positions.

The supports 14, 15 are connected as upright support elements of the support frame 10, 1 1 by transverse profiles together, here by an upper cross member 43 and a lower cross member 44. These form together with the supports 14, 15, a closed framework.

The transverse bars 43, 44 have at least one edge of a groove 16 of the described embodiment. In particular, the transverse bars 43, 44 are formed as hollow profiles, preferably in the same design as the supports 14, 15 and with the same dimensions. The arrangement of the transverse bars 43, 44 is selected so that in the upper cross member 43, the groove 16 upwards and at the lower cross member 44, the corresponding groove is directed downward. The transverse bars 43, 44 are flush with the supports 14, 15 at the top and bottom.

The transverse bars 43, 44 are connected to the supports 14, 15 by means of special connecting pieces 45, which are formed in a similar manner as the connecting pieces 36 for the cross members 37. A horizontal leg 38 of the connecting piece 45 is respectively fitting within the up and down facing horizontal grooves 16 of the transverse bars 43, 44 and connected to the profiles by at least one screw 39. The upright carrying leg 40 of the connecting piece 45 is fixedly connected to the respective support 14, 15. For this purpose, a head piece 46 is arranged at the free end of the support leg 40, which lies with the support leg 40 in the upright groove 46 of the support 14, 15. In the region of the head piece 46, the connecting piece 45 is fixed permanently to the support 14, 15 by means of transverse screws 42. The screws 42 pass through the slot 20 and are anchored in particular in the transverse wall 21. Also, this connecting part, ie the connecting piece 45, lies completely within the contour of the hollow profiles, that is, the supports 14, 15 on the one hand and the transverse bars 43, 44 on the other hand. The support profile 26 is preferably dimensioned such that it ends at the connecting pieces 45 above and below.

Another special feature is the formation of the supports 14, 15 in the lower area. It is about the attachment of adjustable support feet 47 at the lower ends of the supports 14, 15. The support leg 47 is adjustable by an upright threaded bolt 48. This passes through a support plate 49 and is adjustable by turning in the height position. The support plate 49 is fastened by means of screws on the underside of the hollow profile of the support 14, 15, wherein the screws in the profile approaches 23, 24 occur.

Thus, regardless of the adjusted height position of the supports 14, 15 these (optically) reach down to the ground, at the lower end of each support 14, 15 a collar 50 is placed, which consists of a U-shaped profile and the lower end of the support 14, 15 is pushed, such that the cuff 50 rests on its own weight on the ground. The lower end of the supports 14, 15 is thereby covered.

Furthermore, it is provided in accordance with FIG. 3 that the support frame 10, 11, namely the frame having the supports 14, 15, is fixed to a building wall or to another support part with an adjustable support 51. The holder 51 is provided with a claw 52, which partially surrounds the wall-side support 14, namely below the upper transverse bar 43.

Another special feature is the clothes rail 13. This is designed as a round hollow profile, in particular as a circular hollow profile. Within this tubular structure channels 53, 54 are formed, which are delimited by profiled partitions 55 against each other. Thus, for example, an upper channel 53 and a lower channel 54 are formed. Within the channels, functional organs can be accommodated which enable novel or additional functions of the clothes rail 13. For this purpose, over the length of the clothes rail 13 extending open area are provided, namely at the top of a longitudinal slot 56 and at the bottom of a longitudinal recess 57. The clothes rod thus formed is made as extruded profile, in particular of metal (aluminum alloy). In the present example, a preferably made of plastic support profile 58 is disposed in the region of the upper channel 53. This sits positively within the channel 53. An upright web 59 protrudes through the longitudinal slot 56 and over the contour of the clothes rail 13 away. This results in a projection of elastic material, which acts as a support means for hangers, etc.

The lower channel 54 is provided in the embodiment of FIG. 15 with a cover 60 to close the longitudinal recess 57. In the embodiment according to FIG. 16, another functional element is arranged in the lower channel 54, namely a light system 61 consisting of light cables extending in the longitudinal direction of the clothes rail 13 and in particular a plurality of downwardly directed illumination elements 62, in particular in the embodiment as diodes. The light system 61 is connected to a power source, in particular in the embodiment according to FIG. 3 via the cross members 37 and the supports 14, 15.

The clothes rail 13 can be integrated into the described support system, namely, for example, connected to the correspondingly arranged cross members 37. At these special support members 63 are mounted, which enter the downwardly facing recess, ie in the longitudinal recess 57, the clothes rail 13.

A simpler embodiment of a trained as a hollow profile clothes rail 13 is shown in Fig. 17. Again, a round profile (circular) is predominantly provided with a slightly curved flattening 64 at the bottom. The lower channel 54 is formed as a closed hollow body with circular sub-channels 65 at about half the height of the profile. These circular cross-sectional sub-channels 65 are used to introduce connecting means, in particular screws or bolts at the ends of the clothes rail for connection with cross member 37. Also, the upper channel 53 is simpler compared to the previous embodiment, namely by a transverse partition wall 55 from the lower channel 54 demarcated, wherein in the region of the partition a cross-sectionally C-shaped longitudinal groove 66 is formed, in which a simple, T-shaped profile 58 is retracted. The profile 58 also protrudes with a web 59 from the profile of the clothes rail 13. The embodiment according to FIG. 17 is accordingly characterized by a simple cross-sectional shape having two chambers or channels. As an alternative to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 9, the connecting piece 32 in the embodiment according to FIG. 18 may be formed and consist of metal or plastic. On the one side of the connecting piece 32, a coupling part 33 is formed with the slanted, slot-like recess 31. The recess 31 is here provided with an upwardly directed short leg 67, in the region of the support pin 28 rests. Furthermore, the coupling part 33 may be formed of two thin-walled, spaced-apart webs.

Opposite to the coupling part 33 is a central connecting web 68. This works together with profiles or profile pieces which are arranged on transverse elements, namely rims, cross members, clothes rails or the like. Fig. 19 shows an example in which a connection profile 69 is formed as a closed hollow profile. This connection profile is - as an alternative to the profile pieces 34, 35 of FIG. 3 - attached to the free edge of a cross member, here at the free edge of a board 12. The connecting piece 32 according to FIG. 18 serves to establish the connection with the upright carrying members, namely the supports 14, 15 or the carrying profile 26. The connecting bar 68 enters a free end of the connecting profile 69 and is guided in the guide 69 within the profile 69 held here between lower and upper, inner guide webs 70th

To additionally secure the position of the connecting piece 32 on the board 12, a projection 71 is attached to the connecting piece 32 on one or both sides. This is formed with a converging, wedge-shaped shape and enters into a recess (not shown) on the edge of the board 12, preferably with a fitting part which is attached to the board 12 in the region of a recess. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 support frame 41 coupling part

11 support frame 42 screw

12 board 43 crossbar

13 clothes rail 44 cross member

14 support 45 connector

15 support 46 head piece

16 groove 47 support foot

17 side wall 48 threaded bolts

18 side wall 49 support plate

19 Bottom 50 Cuff 0 Slot 51 Bracket 1 Transverse wall 52 Claw 2 Transverse wall 53 Channel 3 Profile extension 54 Channel 4 Profile extension 55 Partition 5 End wall 56 Longitudinal slot 6 Support profile 57 Longitudinal recess 7 Support leg 58 Profile 8 Support pin 59 Stay 9 Crossbar 60 Cover profile 0 Channel 61 Light system 1 Recess 62 lighting elements 2 connecting piece 63 support member ^* 3 coupling part 64 flattening 4 profile piece 65 partial channel 5 profile piece 66 longitudinal groove 6 connector 67 leg 7 cross member

68 connecting bar 8 legs

69 Connection profile 9 Screw

70 Guide bar 0 Support leg

Claims

claims

1. supporting system, in particular shelf, with upright, profiled support means or supports (14, 15) and with these on connecting pieces (32, 36, 45) supported, transverse elements, such as cross members, shelves, clothes rails, etc., characterized by the following Features: a) the support means, in particular the supports (14, 15), have a preferably over the full length or height continuous profiled groove (16), b) in the groove (16) is a support profile (26) with in Distances arranged holding elements, in particular with support bolts (28), c) on the transverse elements, in particular on the rims, cross members, etc. are connecting pieces (32, 36) arranged with the holding elements on

Support profile (26), in particular with the support bolts (28) correspond, such that a releasable connection between the transverse elements and the upright supports (14, 15) can be produced.

2. Support system, in particular according to claim 1, characterized in that the formed as a separate element supporting profile (26) is designed as extruded profile, in particular made of plastic with a supporting members, in particular supporting bolt (28) facing the mounting elements facing support web (27).

3. Support system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the support member on the support profile (26) as transversely to the support web (27) directed support bolts (28) are formed, with partial areas on both sides of the center in the groove (16) extending support web (27), wherein the support profile (26) preferably has a plurality of spaced apart support bolts (28).

4 supporting system according to claim 2 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the support profile (26) with a base part for anchoring in the hollow profile of the support (14, 15) is formed, in particular with a transverse web (29), such that the support profile (26) is T-shaped in cross section.

5. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the upright supports (14, 15) are designed as hollow profiles, in particular as an extruded profile made of plastic or metal, preferably of an aluminum alloy, wherein at least one edge of the preferably in cross-section rectangular hollow profiles, the open groove (16) is formed for the arrangement of the connecting members, such that coupling members, in particular the connecting pieces (32, 36, 45) for transverse elements predominantly or completely within the groove (16) recording.

6. supporting system, in particular according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting pieces (32, 36) for connecting transversely to the supports (14, 15) directed elements having a coupling part (33) with a particular obliquely directed recess 31, in such in that the coupling part (33) of the connecting piece (32, 36) can be brought into hook-like engagement with the carrying bolt (28) of the carrying profile (26).

7. Support system according to claim 6 or one of the further claims, characterized in that for supporting Borden (12) connecting pieces (32) with corner regions of the board (12) are connected, in particular by means of at the edges of the shelves (12) mounted profile pieces ( 34, 35) which are supported on the respective connecting piece (32).

8. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the supports (14, 15) by cross members (37) and / or by transverse bars (43, 44) are interconnected, preferably in the embodiment as hollow profiles with the same or similar cross-sectional shape as the hollow profiles of the supports (14, 15), wherein the cross members (37) and / or transverse bars (43, 44) by connecting pieces (36, 45) with the support profile (26) or the support pin (28) or directly to the supports (14, 15) are connected, which completely in the grooves (16) of the supports (14, 15) on the one hand and the cross member (37) or transverse bars (43, 44) on the other recording find.

9. supporting system, in particular according to claim 8 or one of the claims further, characterized in that an upper cross member (43) and a lower cross member (44) between the adjacent supports (14, 15) is arranged and connected thereto, wherein connecting pieces (45) are formed angularly with a head piece (46) which enters into the groove (16) of the upright supports (14, 15) and in this is anchored, in particular by means of screws (42) and with a horizontal leg (38) which in the upwards (at the upper cross member (43)) and downwards (at the lower cross member (44) directed groove (16) enters and anchored in this.

10. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that cross member (37) for receiving transverse EIe- elements, such as clothes rail (13), between the adjacent supports (14, 15) and arranged by connecting pieces ( 36) is connected to the support profile (26) of the supports (14, 15) or one of the support bolts (28), wherein the particular angular connection piece 36 with an upright leg (38) in the groove (16) of the supports (14, 15) and suspended with a angled recess (31) having coupling part (41) on a support bolt (28) and a horizontal support leg (42) in the downwardly facing groove (16) of the cross member (37) by means of screw (39 ) is anchored.

11. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that the two lateral supporting frames (10, 11) with the supports (14, 15) via an anchoring member, namely via a holder (51), with a wall of the building or the like are connected, wherein the holder (51) has a U-shaped holding part, namely a claw (52) which comprises the wall-side support (14).

12. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that upright supports (14, 15) by support feet (47) are supported on the ground, wherein the adjustable support feet (47) by means of threaded bolts (48) in an the underside of the support (14, 15) mounted support plate (49) are rotatably mounted.

13. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized in that in the lower region of the upright supports (14, 15), in particular in the region of an adjustable support foot (47), a respective support (14, 15) in the lower region comprehensive cuff (50) is arranged, which rests regardless of the position of the support (14, 15) on the ground.

14. Support system, in particular according to claim 1 or one of the further claims, characterized by a trained as a round hollow profile clothes rail (13), in particular with a circular cross-section and with several within the clothes rail (13) in the longitudinal direction thereof extending channels (53, 54) for receiving functional organs.

15. Support system according to claim 14 or one of the further claims, characterized in that in an upper channel (53) of the clothes rail (13) a preferably elastic profile (58) is arranged, which with an upright web (59) through an upper longitudinal slot (56) of the clothes rod (13) protrudes through and serves as a support for hangers or the like.

16. A support system according to claim 14 or one of the further claims, characterized in that preferably in a lower channel (54) a light system (61) is arranged with light pipes and light elements, in particular diodes, in the region of a downwardly facing longitudinal recess (57). in the wall of the clothes rail (13) are directed downwards.