WO2019154750A1

WO2019154750A1 - Bracket for a shelf of a rack, and system having such a bracket

Info

Publication number: WO2019154750A1
Application number: PCT/EP2019/052604
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jörg Goldstein; Karsten Daniel; Raphael THANHOFFER
Original assignee: Rehau Ag + Co
Priority date: 2018-02-09
Filing date: 2019-02-04
Publication date: 2019-08-15
Also published as: EP3749144A1; DE202018100713U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a bracket (10) for a shelf, wherein the bracket (10) has a basic body (14), which can be mounted on a rack post (12) of the rack, and a contacting element (16), wherein the basic body (14) can be mounted on the rack post (12) in at least two oblique positions, wherein the contacting element (16) has at least one contact (22), wherein the contacting element (16) can be arranged, in each of the oblique positions, in a contacting position (24) on the rack post (12), in which position the contact (22) has an electrically conducting connection with the electric conductor (20) of the rack post (12), wherein, to mount the basic body (14) on the rack post (12), the basic body (14) and the contacting element (16) can be pivoted relative to one another in one of the oblique positions. The invention further relates to a system (32) having such a bracket (10).

Description

Console for a shelf of a shelf and system with such a console

Background of the invention

The present invention relates to a console for a shelf of a shelf and a system with such a console.

In a console for a shelf of a shelf is known to be a device for supporting or supporting floors or floor elements of the shelf, which is usually mounted in respective shelf rails or shelf posts of the shelf.

From EP 2 886 021 A1 a shelving system with electrical supply is known, which in particular has a console, which is provided with a current collector or a contacting element, which / arranged for the production of electrically conductive connections one in a shelf rail of the shelving system

Power supply busbar with a connection cable of an electrical appliance is used. About the pantograph or the contact element can be done in a practical manner, a power supply of the respective device by hooking the console in the shelf rail, wherein when hanging the conductor of the power supply busbar for the production of electrically conductive connections with the

Electric pantograph be contacted electrically conductive. However, the solution known from EP 2 886 021 A1 is not suitable for shelves or shelving systems in which the console can be attached in different inclinations to the respective shelf post or to the respective shelf rail, since in this known solution only for a predetermined position or only for a predetermined inclination of the console on the shelf rail stable contacting the current collector to the

Conductors of the power supply busbar of the shelf rail can be ensured.

Underlying task

The present invention is therefore based on the object at least one electrically conductive connection between at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post and the. In a tilted position in a console with a contacting element which is attachable to a shelf post in several oblique positions

To enable contacting element. Inventive solution

This object is achieved with a console with the features of claim 1.

Preferred embodiments of the console are described in the dependent claims.

The console according to the invention for a shelf of a shelf comprises a mountable to a shelf posts of the shelf body and a contacting element or a current collector device or a contacting device, wherein the

Contacting element or the current collector device or the

Contacting device for producing at least one electrically conductive connection of at least one arranged in the vicinity of the shelf post electrical conductor is provided to at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post. In the console according to the invention, the base body in at least two inclinations on the shelf post can be attached and the contacting element has at least one contact. The contact is provided for the production of the electrically conductive connection or the at least one electrically conductive connection or serves to produce the at least one electrically conductive connection. The contacting element can be arranged in each of the inclined positions in a contacting position on the shelf post, in which the contact has an electrically conductive connection or a contact to the electrical conductor of the shelf post or the contacting element can be arranged in each of the inclined positions in a contacting position on the shelf post in that the at least one contact has at least one electrically conductive connection or at least one contact with the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post. If the contacting element has a plurality of contacts and if the shelf post has a plurality of electrical conductors, in particular one contact of each contact of the contacting element in the contacting position can form an electrically conductive connection or a contact with one of the conductors of the contactor

Shelf posts have.

The base body and the contacting element are pivotable relative to each other for attaching the body to the shelf post in one of the inclinations. In the console according to the invention, the contacting element in each of

Inclinations in a contacting position on the shelf post can be arranged, in which the contact or the at least one contact (at least) has an electrically conductive connection to the electrical conductor of the shelf post or to the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post, wherein the console according to the invention thereby characterized in that the base body and the contacting element for attaching the base body to the shelf post in one of the inclined positions are mutually pivotable. Quite in contrast to the solution known from EP 2 886 021 A1, in which a stable contacting of the pantograph device to the conductors of the power supply busbar of the respective shelf rail is ensured only for a predetermined position or only for a predetermined inclination of the bracket on the shelf rail can be, the main body of the console and the contacting of the console for attaching the body to the shelf posts in one of the inclinations against each other are pivotable, wherein the contacting element in each of the inclinations in the contacting position on the shelf post can be arranged. Or in other words: the fact that the main body and the contacting element are mutually pivotable, the main body in one of the inclinations or in each of the inclinations on the shelf post by possibly required pivoting of the body relative to the contacting or by possibly required pivoting of the contacting element are mounted relative to the base body and in this case also the contacting element are arranged in the respective inclined position in the contacting position on the shelf post. Due to the intended pivotability is advantageously provided according to the invention at least one degree of freedom of movement, the ingestion of

Contacting position in each of the intended inclinations allows.

It will be appreciated that in a preferred embodiment of the console of the present invention, by attaching to at least one first hooking aperture of a row of hooking apertures of the shelf post, the shelf post can be mounted in at least two inclinations, in this preferred embodiment the contacting member being inserted in each of the inclined positions an elongated end portion of the contacting element, on which the at least one contact is provided, can be arranged in a second of the suspension openings in the contacting position on the shelf post. To mount in one of the inclinations, the console with the elongated end portion of the contacting is first moved forward on the shelf post and the end portion of the contacting element in the second Einhängöffnung introduced to take the contacting position or to the contacting element in the contacting position on the shelf post

to arrange, in which the elongated end portion of the contacting element is located in the interior. Thereafter, or even before or during this takes place - if necessary - a pivoting of the body relative to the contacting or vice versa to the main body in the at least one first Einhängöffnung to

Attaching the body to the shelf post in one of the inclinations mount.

In the above preferred embodiment, the Einhängöffnungen extend to one / the interior of the shelf post, in which there is at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post. Furthermore, this preferred embodiment, the base body and the contacting element for attaching the body to the shelf posts in one of the inclinations by pivoting in the at least one first Einhängöffnung against each other are pivotable. ,

Overall, with the console according to the invention advantageous in each

Inclined at least one electrically conductive connection between the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post and the contacting element realized or made possible.

In the console according to the invention for a shelf of a shelf is known to be a device or device for supporting or supporting floors or floor elements of the shelf, which are preferably suspended in respective shelf rails or shelf posts of the shelf or can be suspended, wherein in the console according to the invention, the base body is provided for supporting or supporting the respective floor or the respective floor element or the respective floor or the respective floor elements.

The contacting element is a contacting element which is provided for producing at least one electrically conductive connection of at least one electrical conductor arranged in the vicinity of the shelf post to at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post. About the contacting element is thus an electrically conductive connection between the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post and the at least one electrical conductor in the environment of

Shelf post produced. The contacting of the electrical conductor of the shelf post with the contacting element via the at least one contact of the Contacting element. It is understood that the contacting element may have a conventional training known to those skilled in the realization of the electrical conductive connection (s). In particular, the contacting element can consist at least partially or wholly of an electrically conductive material or, in particular, the contacting element can consist at least partially or wholly of a metallic material. In particular, the contacting element may further comprise, for each contact, in each case a connection element spaced from the latter, wherein the respective contact and the respective connection element are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner. The connection element is in this case

Connection element for connecting the one or the at least one in the

Environment of the shelf post arranged electrical conductor. This

Connection element may have a conventional training known to the expert.

It is understood that the at least one electrical conductor of the

Regal post can act around a ladder, which can have a variety of technical functions. For example, it may be e.g. to act an electrical conductor of a power rail of the shelf post, via the electrical conductor, a power supply of a consumer in the vicinity of the shelf post, which can be supplied via the contacting element by the power rail with power. It is conceivable, e.g. Also, that the at least one electrical conductor is an electrical supply conductor of a circuit board, which is arranged in an elongated interior of the shelf post and the contacting element and a to the

Contacting element connected power source by energizing the

Supply conductor is powered.

In the case of the at least one contact of the contacting element or at least one contact element of the contacting element that has an electrically conductive connection to the electrical conductor of the shelf post in the contacting position, it may be a contact known to the person skilled in the art or a person skilled in the art act known contact element, the / the particular example in form one

spring-loaded metallic element may be formed.

In the at least two inclinations, in which the base body on the

Can be attached shelf post, it may be any skew, which can be quantified or characterized in particular by possibly formed by axis-intersection angle between the longitudinal axis of the shelf post and the longitudinal axis or a body edge of the console or the body. One of the possible inclinations here is in particular also such, in which a

Longitudinal axis or body edge of the body forms an angle of about 90 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the shelf post.

The main body can be attached to the shelf post in at least two inclinations. It will be understood that this is particularly true e.g. can be realized that the basic body for each inclination at least one for taking this

Can have inclination furnished Einhakelement. In particular, the different inclinations can also be realized in that at least one hooking element is formed on mutually inclined end faces of the base body.

According to the invention, the basic body and the contacting element for attaching the basic body to the shelf post can be pivoted relative to one another in one of the inclined positions. This pivotability can be realized in any manner known to those skilled in the art. Thus, the contacting element for this purpose, e.g. at one on the

Main body attached rotation axis be mounted rotatably.

In a preferred embodiment of the console according to the invention, the base body has a recess, preferably a circular cylindrical recess, in which a projection of the contacting element is rotatably received, whereby the base body and the contacting element are mutually pivotable.

By receiving the projection in the recess, the pivotability can advantageously be implemented very flat and space-saving technically.

The main body may in particular at least partially or wholly of a metallic material or at least partially or wholly of a

Plastic material exist.

In a practical embodiment of the console according to the invention, the contacting element has at least one connection element for connecting the at least one arranged in the vicinity of the shelf post electrical conductor or in this practical embodiment, the contacting element has at least one connection element for connecting at least one in the environment of Shelf post arranged electrical conductor is provided. In this practical embodiment, there is at least one electrically conductive connection of the at least one connection element to the at least one contact of the contacting element, which has at least one electrically conductive connection to the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post in the contacting position. If a plurality of contacts and a plurality of connection elements are provided, there is preferably an electrically conductive connection between in each case one of the connection elements and one of the contacts of the contacting element, so that in a practical manner a multiplicity of separate electrically conductive line paths can be formed, which are advantageous for a plurality of technical applications can be used. In this practical embodiment, the at least one connection element is spaced from the at least one contact of the contacting element.

The invention also relates to a system or a shelving system comprising at least one shelf post and at least one console according to the invention, wherein the shelf post has at least one row of hanging openings extending to an interior of the shelf post, the shelf post at least one in the interior of the shelf post having provided electrical conductor, wherein the

Contacting element of the console has an elongated end portion, on which the at least one contact is provided, wherein the main body can be attached by hanging in at least a first Einhängöffnung the row on the shelf post in at least two inclinations, wherein the contacting element in each of

Inclinations by insertion of the elongated end portion in a second of the

Einhängöffnungen in the contacting position on the shelf post can be arranged, in which the elongated end portion is located in the interior of the shelf post.

With the use of the system according to the invention or the invention

Shelf system is realized from the above already in connection with the console according to the invention reasons in each of the inclinations at least one electrically conductive connection between at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post and the contacting element.

In a practical embodiment of the system according to the invention or

Shelf system is arranged in the interior of the shelf post at least one spring element, which by arranging the contacting element in the

Contacting position in a state or in an elastically deformed state can be transferred, in which it forms a contact force for pressing the at least one electrical conductor to the at least one contact of the contacting element. By means of the provided spring element, a stable electrically conductive connection of the at least one contact to the at least one electrical conductor of the shelf post can be realized only by inserting the elongated end portion of the contacting element into the respective second Einhängöffnung by the formed contact pressure.

The spring element is by arranging the contacting element in the

Contacting position in an elastically deformed state can be transferred, in which it forms a contact pressure for pressing the at least one electrical conductor to the at least one contact of the contacting element. This can be technically realized in particular in that the spring element is arranged in a position or in a stationary position in the interior of the shelf post, in which the end portion of the contacting element during insertion or after

Introduced into the second Einhängöffnung a spring element elastically deforming force exerts on the spring element, which is associated with a counter force in the form of the contact force.

Brief description of the drawing

Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying

Drawing explained in more detail. In the drawing shows

A three-dimensional representation of an embodiment of a

console according to the invention together with a shelf post,

2A, the console of FIG. 1 together with cable channel,

2B is an enlarged view of a detail of FIG. 2A with a cable,

3 shows a three-dimensional representation of the contacting element of the console according to FIG. 1, FIGS. 2A and 2B, FIG.

Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional representation of two consoles according to Fig. 1 and one

Shelf post of Fig. 1, 5 shows a sectional view of a section through the arrangement of Figure 1, and

6 shows a detail of FIG. 5th

The console 10 of Fig. 1 for a shelf (not shown) of a shelf has a attachable to a shelf post 12 of the shelf body 14 and a

Contacting element 16 on.

The main body 14 is provided for supporting or supporting the respective floor or the respective floor element or the respective floors or the respective floor elements of the respective shelf.

The shelf post 12 has a series of hooking openings 34 that extend to an interior 36 of the shelf post 12. In the interior 36 a patina 46 is arranged (see Fig. 5 and 6), wherein the circuit board 46 has four electrical conductors 20 (see Fig. 6) in the form of conductor tracks 20, so that in the interior 36 four electrical Ladder 20 are provided or arranged in the form of conductor tracks 20. The circuit board 46 is a circuit board designed to carry power and / or data. In the context of the invention, the printed conductors 20 can always conduct current and / or data, wherein printed conductors 20 for data generally have a smaller cross-section than printed conductors 20 for current.

The main body 14 is in two inclinations on the shelf post 12 by

Mounting in each case a plurality of the hooking openings 34 of the shelf post 12 attachable (see Fig. 4), wherein the base body 14 for this purpose corresponding trained Einhakelemente 42, 44 (see Fig .. 2A and 2B). The first group of Einhakelemente 42 is provided here to form a substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shelf post 12 aligned inclined position. The second group of Einhakelemente 44 is in this case provided for forming a second inclined position, which of the im

deviates substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shelf post 12 aligned skew.

The contacting element 16 has four contacts 22 (see also Fig. 3). Furthermore, the contacting element 16 can be arranged in each of the inclined positions in a contacting position 24 on the shelf post 12, in which in each case one of the contacts 22 an electrically conductive connection to one of the electrical conductors 20 of the board 46th or the shelf post 12, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, which each show a sectional view through the arrangement according to Fig.1, with a

Section plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis or longitudinal direction of the shelf post.

The contacting element 16 is for producing four electrically conductive

Connections provided by four in the vicinity of the shelf post 12 arranged electrical conductors 18 to the four electrical conductors 20 of the board 46 and the shelf post 12, as shown in Fig. 2B in conjunction with Fig. 3, Fig. 5 and 6. The four arranged in the vicinity of the shelf post 12 electrical conductors 18 are the four conductors 18 of a cable 48 (only very schematically shown in Fig. 2B), which is guided in a cable channel 50 which is attached to the base body 14 , Each one end portion of each conductor 18 is connected to each one of four connection elements 30 of the contacting element 16, wherein each of the connection elements 30, each with one of the contacts 22 of the contacting element 16 by four separate

Leading paths (illustrated by dashed lines) is electrically conductively connected (see in particular also Fig. 3).

The main body 14 and the contacting element 16 are for attaching the

Base body 14 on the shelf post 12 in one of the inclinations against each other pivotally or the base body 14 and the contacting element 16 are for attaching the body 14 to the shelf post 12 in one of the inclinations - by hanging in at least one of the Einhängöffnungen 34 - against each other.

The contacting element 16 of the bracket 10 has an elongated end portion 38 (see also Fig. 3) on which the four contacts 22 are provided, wherein the elongated end portion 38 in the contacting position 24 in the

Interior 36 of the shelf post 12 is located.

The main body 14 of the contacting element 16 has a recess 26 (see.

1), in which a projection 28 (see Fig. 3) of the contacting element 16 is rotatably received, whereby the base body 14 and the contacting element 16 are pivotable relative to each other.

Fig. 1 also illustrates a system 32 and a shelving system 32 comprising the shelf post 12 and the console 10, wherein the shelf post 12 is the row of

Einhängöffnungen 34, which extends up to the interior 36 of the shelf post 12th extend, wherein the shelf post 12, the four provided in the interior 36 of the shelf post 12 electrical conductor 20 in the form of the tracks 20 of the board 46 has. In the system 32, the contacting element 16 of the console 10 has the elongated end portion 38 with the four contacts 22. Further, in the system 32, the main body 14 can be attached to the shelf post 12 in two inclinations by hanging in a plurality of first hooking apertures 34 of the row and the contacting element 16 is in each of the inclinations by inserting the elongate end portion 38 into a second of the hooking apertures 34 in the contacting position 24 can be arranged on the shelf post 12, in which the elongated end portion 38 in the interior 36 of the shelf post 12 is located (see also Fig. 5 and 6, in which the

Contacting element 16 is already arranged in the contacting position 24).

In the system 32 or in the shelving system 32 (see Fig. 5 and 6), a spring element 40 in the form of a plastic profile body 40 is arranged in the interior 36 of the shelf post 12, which by arranging the contacting element 16 in the

Contacting position 24 can be converted into an elastically deformed state in which it forms a contact pressure for pressing each of the four conductors 20 of the shelf post 12 to each one of the contacts 22 of the contacting element 16. The contacts 22 are in the form of so-called "pogo pins". The spring element 40 is connected to the circuit board 46 by a double-sided adhesive tape 52. The shelf post 12 comprises a profile body 54 and a post element 56 in the form of an elongated hollow body 56, wherein the profile body is arranged in the post element 56.

Claims

List of Symbols console

uprights

body

contacting

Head environment

Ladder shelf posts

Contact

contacting position

recess

head Start

connecting element

system

Einhängöffnung

inner space

elongated end portion

spring element

hooking

circuit board

electric wire

Cabel Canal

double-sided adhesive tape

profile body

post member

Claims

claims

1 . Console (10) for a shelf of a shelf, wherein the console (10) has an attachable to a shelf post (12) of the shelf base body (14) and a contacting element (16), wherein the

Contacting element (16) for producing at least one electrically conductive connection of at least one in the vicinity of the shelf post (12) arranged electrical conductor (18) to at least one electrical conductor (20) of the

Regal post (12) is provided, wherein the base body (14) in at least two inclinations on the

Shelf (12) is attachable, wherein the contacting element (16) has at least one contact (22) which is provided for the preparation of the electrically conductive connection, wherein the contacting element (16) in each of the inclinations in a contacting position (24) on the Regal post (12) can be arranged, in which the contact (22) has an electrically conductive connection to the electrical conductor (20) of the shelf post (12), wherein the base body (14) and the contacting element (16) for attaching the base body (14 ) are pivotable against each other on the shelf post (12) in one of the inclinations.

2. console (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the base body (14) has a recess (26) in which a projection (28) of the contacting element (16) is rotatably received, whereby the base body (14) and the

Contacting element (16) are mutually pivotable.

3. console (10) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the

Contacting element (16) has at least one connection element (30) for connecting the at least one in the vicinity of the shelf post (12) arranged electrical conductor (18).

A system (32) comprising at least one shelf post (12) and at least one console (10) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shelf post (12) has at least one row of hanger openings (34) extending to an interior space (36) of the shelf post (12), wherein the shelf post (12) at least one in the interior (36) of the

Regal post (12) provided electrical conductor (20), wherein the contacting element (16) of the console (10) has an elongated

End portion (38), on which the at least one contact (22) is provided, wherein the base body (14) by hanging in at least a first

In that the contacting element (16) in each of the inclinations by inserting the elongated end portion (38) in a second of the Einhängöffnungen (34) in the contacting position (24 ) can be arranged on the shelf post (12), in which the elongated end portion (38) in the interior (36) of the

Shelf post (12) is located.

5. System (32) according to claim 4, characterized in that in the interior (36) of the shelf post (12) at least one spring element (40) arranged by arranging the contacting element (16) in the contacting position (24) in an elastic deformed state is feasible, in which it forms a contact pressure for pressing the at least one electrical conductor (20) to the at least one contact (22) of the contacting element (16).