JP2000262337A - Round shelf fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent shelf board brackets from being removed through force from a lower side is acted on a round shelf boards by engaging both of the front and back parts of the shelf board bracket with the round shelf board to be hardly removed. SOLUTION: An outward pawl 17 is formed at the upper part of the inner end of each of a pair of front and back shelf board brackets 13, and a horizontal pawl 16 respectively facing front/rear outer sides is formed at an outer end part. Then, an outer part reinforcing member facing a front and back direction projectingly provided with a pair of front and back horizontal holes each opened inward nearly in the front/rear direction and an inner part reinforcing member 22 facing the front/back direction forming a pair of front and rear fitting holes 23 to the inner side surface are fixed to the lower surface of the round shelf board 20. Then, in a state of elastically and flexibly curving both of the brackets 13 to mutually face inside, the pawl 17 is fitted into the fitting hole 23 of the member 22 to engage the pawl 16 with the horizontal hole.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a round shelf board mounting structure for a round-type merchandise shelf installed at a side of a merchandise display stand used in a store, a supermarket, a department store, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional round shelf board mounting structure of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-19329. In this prior art, the bracket (1)
The claw (3) facing backward provided on the upper surface of the front end of the
Fitting hole (22) provided on the front surface of the reinforcing member (21) provided on the lower surface of
The front part of the shelf plate (11) is prevented from floating by being fitted to the base plate.

[0003]

However, in this mounting structure, when a load is concentrated on the front portion of the shelf, the rear of the shelf rises, the shelf may come off and fall, and the shelf may rattle. is there.

In view of the above problems, the present invention locks the front and rear portions of a shelf bracket on a round shelf so as to prevent them from coming off together, so that the round shelf can be disengaged even if a force acts from below. The purpose is not to be.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is solved as follows. (1) In a round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets locked to a round support, outward claws are provided on the upper inner ends of the front and rear shelf brackets. Also, at the outer end, the front shelf bracket is provided with a forward-facing claw facing forward, and the rear shelf bracket is provided with a lateral claw facing backward, and a pair of front and rear sides which are respectively opened substantially inward and forward on the lower surface of the round shelf. An outer reinforcing member facing forward and rearward with an engaging concave portion and an inner reinforcing member facing forward and rearward having a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed in an inner surface are fixed to each other, and the front and rear shelf plate brackets are attached to each other. In the state of being elastically bent inward, the outward claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner-side reinforcing member, and the lateral claws are engaged with the corresponding engaging recesses.

(2) In a round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets locked to a round support, an inward direction is provided above the inner ends of the front and rear shelf brackets. In addition to providing claws, at the outer end,
The front shelf bracket is provided with a lateral claw facing forward, the rear shelf bracket is provided with a forward facing claw, and a pair of front and rear engagement recesses are provided on the lower surface of the round shelf, each of which is opened substantially forward and backward outward. The outer reinforcing member facing in the direction and the inner reinforcing member facing in the front-rear direction having a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed in the inner surface are fixed, and the shelf brackets are elastically bent outwardly. In this state, the inward claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner-side reinforcing member, and the lateral claws are locked in the corresponding engaging recesses.

(3) In the above item (1) or (2), the engaging recess is a lateral hole formed at one of front and rear ends of a downward bulging portion formed on the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member, Further, the other end of the downward bulging portion is an inclined surface that is gently downwardly inclined from the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member.

(4) In any one of the above items (1) to (3), a horizontal support piece is provided on an upper edge of the vertical piece of the shelf bracket, and an outer end free side edge of the support piece is provided. By providing two cuts at a short distance from each other, a lateral claw is formed between both cuts.

(5) In any one of the above items (1) to (4), the intermediate portion of the shelf bracket is bent in a direction opposite to a direction in which it is elastically bent.

(6) In any one of the above items (1) to (5), the front and rear edges of the outer surface of the round pillar are slopes, and the shelf brackets facing obliquely outward on the slopes are moved outward. It is locked so that it expands in a C-shape toward it.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The diagonally lower right is the front side, the diagonally upper left is the rear side, the diagonally lower left is the outer side, and the diagonally upper right is the inner side in FIG. In FIG. 1, the lower ends of the left and right columns (1) and (2) are supported by legs (not shown) pointing in the front-rear direction. The front and rear surfaces of the columns (1) and (2) are vertically elongated in two rows respectively. Are arranged in the vertical direction.

The inner one of the left and right two rows of locking holes (3) on the front and rear surfaces of the columns (1) and (2), that is, the desired locking hole (3) on the adjacent side, has a front-rear direction. Facing bracket
(Not shown) is locked, and the main shelf (4)
Has been erected.

On the front and rear surfaces of the lower end portion between the columns (1) and (2), base shelves (5) are arranged by an appropriate mounting structure.

A round support (6) of the round shelf device (10) is fixed to the left side of the support (1) at the left end, that is, an outer surface thereof, by overlapping. At the lower end of the outer surface of the round support (6), a round base shelf (7) is the same as the base shelf (5) by the two oblique legs (8) and the peripheral members (9) shown in FIG. It is provided as a height.

The round support (6) has a pentagonal cross section in which the front and rear corners of the outer surface are obliquely cut at an angle of 45 degrees.
A row of vertically long locking holes (12) are arranged in each slope (11).

A round shelf board to be locked in the locking hole (12)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the oblique shelf bracket (13) for (20) is provided on the inside of the vertical piece (14) which is inclined upward as the lower edge goes outward. A plurality of downward locking pieces (15) are continuously provided at the end.

The front shelf bracket (13) has front and rear shelf brackets on the outer end upper surface of the shelf bracket (13).
(13) is provided with a horizontal claw (16) facing rearward, and a horizontal outward claw (17) is provided near the inner end of the upper edge of the vertical piece (14). Between the outward claw (17) and the outer end of the shelf bracket (13), the upper edge of the vertical piece (14) has a horizontal support piece facing sideways.
(18) is formed, and as shown in FIG.
(16) is formed as a portion projecting therebetween by making two cuts (16a) (16a) near the outer end of the receiving piece (18) at a short interval.

As shown in FIG. 2, front and rear direction brackets (19) are locked in outer locking holes (3) on both front and rear surfaces of the column (1). It supports the inner end.

As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of inner and outer reinforcing members facing the front-rear direction are provided on the lower surface of the round shelf plate (20), the outermost one of which is the outer reinforcing member (2).
1), and the innermost one is the inner reinforcing member (22). These outer / inner-side reinforcing members (21) and (22) are formed by bending a sheet metal in an upwardly-U-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal rectangular fitting hole (23) is formed in the center part of the inner side surface of the inner part reinforcing member (22) in the front-rear symmetric position.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of front and rear downward bulging portions (24) are provided near both ends of the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member (21). As shown in FIG. 8, the direction of the downward swelling part (24) is the slope part (1
The direction of the shelf bracket (13) when the shelf bracket (13) is attached to (1) is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the shelf claw (13), and the inner ends thereof are aligned with the lateral claws (16).

As shown in FIG. 7, a horizontal hole (24a) is formed at each inward end of each downward bulging portion (24). An inclined surface (24b) is also formed at the outward end portion so as to be gently inclined downward from the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member (21).

In mounting the round shelf (20), first, as shown in FIG. 2, the front-rear direction bracket (19) is mounted on the outer locking holes (3) on both front and rear surfaces of the column (1).

Next, the locking pieces (15) at the inner ends of the two shelf brackets (13) are inserted into locking holes (12) formed in the slope (11) of the round support (6). , Shelf brackets (13)
As shown by the imaginary line (a) in FIG. 8, the projections are perpendicularly intersected with the inclined surface (11). .

Two shelf brackets locked in this way
The outer end of (13) is elastically bent to the position shown by the broken line (b) at which the included angle is approximately 65 degrees, and is attracted to each other. In this state, the inner end of the round shelf (20) is Shelf bracket (1
9), and while the round shelf plate (20) is in a horizontal state, the fitting holes (23) (FIG.
), Insert the outward claws (17) (see FIG. 4) near the inner end of the inclined shelf bracket (13).

As described above, when the outward claws (17) are inserted into the fitting holes (23), the lateral claws (16) at the outer end of the shelf bracket (13) are connected to the outer reinforcing members (21). The outer side surface is dodged, but slightly outward, but when the force that has bent both shelf brackets (13) is released, the shelf brackets (13) move to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. Returning, the horizontal claw (16) is elastically inserted into the horizontal hole (24a) of the downward bulging portion (24), and connects the front end of the shelf bracket (13) to the outer reinforcing member (21).
Leads to locking.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the support piece (18) on the upper edge of the shelf bracket (13) is connected to the outer and inner reinforcing members (21) (22) of the round shelf (20). Abuts on the underside, the round shelf (2
0) is stably supported.

The elastic force of the above-mentioned inclined shelf plate bracket (13) is caused by the overall bending of itself and the bending at the locking portion between the locking piece (15) and the locking hole (12). However, in order to further ensure this elastic force, the proximity end of the fitting hole (23) is required.
(23a) (FIG. 5) is preferably located at the intersection of the solid line position of the shelf bracket (13) of FIG. 8 and the inner surface of the inner reinforcing member (22) or slightly outside thereof.

In this way, when the two oblique shelf brackets (13) are drawn toward each other, the outward claws (17) are quickly brought into contact with the proximal end (23a) of the fitting hole (23). Abutment, the degree of bending of the shelf bracket (13) becomes large, and the shelf bracket (13)
The outer claw (17) and the outer claw (17) of the
(21) The force sandwiching (22) increases.

FIGS. 9 to 12 show a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, first and second shelf plate brackets (13) are provided with first end portions. Instead of the outward claw (17) in the embodiment, an inward claw (17a) is provided, and the receiving piece (18) is provided not forward and backward outward, but forward and backward inward, and its outer end portion is provided. A lateral claw (16) is formed on the play side edge. In the middle bent portion (25) between the inward claws (17a) and the locking pieces (15) at the inner end, the vertical pieces (14) are in a direction opposite to the direction of elastic bending described later, that is, mutually inward. It is bent at an obtuse angle.

As shown in FIG. 11, the outer reinforcing member (21)
The downwardly bulging portion (24) on the lower surface near both ends of the is formed so that the lateral hole (24a) serving as the engagement concave portion is located outside.

Therefore, when mounting the round shelf board (20), the inward claws (17a) of the shelf board bracket (13) attached to the position (a) in FIG.
Of the shelf board bracket (13)
Are elastically bent in the directions in which they open each other, and the lateral claws (16) are engaged with the lateral holes (24) of the outer reinforcing member (21) of the round shelf (20).

As described above, one round support (6) is superimposed on the support (1), and two shelf brackets (13) are attached to the round support (6) at an angle of approximately 45 degrees. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, an end panel facing in the front-rear direction on another round shelf device, for example, the column (1). The present invention can also be applied to a round shelf device in which a pair of round supports are provided on both front and rear ends thereof, and two shelf brackets are mounted on these two round supports substantially in parallel with each other.

[0033]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention,
The outer edge of the round shelf is locked by the lateral claws of the shelf bracket, so that the vertical and outward movements are suppressed,
In addition, since the inner end is hooked by the outward claws, the shelf bracket and the round shelf do not rattle, and do not come off even when a force is applied to the round shelf from below.

The main effects of the invention of claim 1 and the invention of claim 2 are substantially the same except that the direction in which the shelf bracket is elastically bent and the directions of the respective members are different. Either one can be selected according to the situation to be implemented.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the engaging recess can be formed easily by pressing work integrally with the outer reinforcing member, and the shelf bracket for mounting the round shelf on the shelf bracket. During the elastic bending of
The downward bulging portion that forms the horizontal hole on the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member does not catch on the shelf bracket due to the inclined surface, so that the shelf bracket can be smoothly elastically bent, and the horizontal claw can be easily inserted into the horizontal hole. Can be locked.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the outer reinforcing member of the round shelf can be firmly supported. In addition, the notches forming both sides of the lateral claw have a structure that locks and clamps the lateral hole, so that it is difficult to come off.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the load-bearing capacity of the shelf bracket is increased, and the elastically bent portion is provided with one part.
Since it is possible to concentrate on the places, the handling is convenient, and the shelf brackets can be kept substantially parallel so that the stability is good.

According to the invention of claim 6, the round shelf can be stably supported by one round support.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a front part of a shelf device provided with a first embodiment of a round shelf board mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the shelf device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a shelf bracket according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is also an enlarged front view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the inside reinforcing member fixed to the lower surface of the round shelf, as viewed from the inside.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the outer reinforcing member fixed to the lower surface of the round shelf, as viewed from below.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a downward bulging portion formed on the outer reinforcing member shown in FIG. 6 as viewed from below.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a round shelf attached to a round support and a shelf bracket as viewed from below.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a shelf bracket used in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is also an enlarged front view.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the outer reinforcing member as viewed from below.

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the round shelf and the round shelf attached to the shelf bracket according to the second embodiment, viewed from below.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) (2) Support (3) Locking hole (4) Shelf (5) Base shelf (6) Round support (7) Round base shelf (8) Oblique leg (9) Peripheral member (10) Round Shelf device (11) Slope (12) Lock hole (13) Shelf bracket (14) Vertical piece (15) Lock piece (16) Lateral claw (engaging recess) (17) Outward claw (17a) Inward claw (18) Supporting piece (19) Front and rear direction bracket (20) Round shelf board (21) Outside reinforcing member (22) Inside reinforcing member (23) Fitting hole (23a) Proximal end (24) Downward bulging part (24a) Sideways hole (24b) Inclined surface (25) Bend

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets locked to a round support, wherein outward claws are provided on the upper inner ends of the front and rear shelf brackets. At the outer end, the front shelf bracket is provided with a forward-facing claw facing forward, and the rear shelf bracket is provided with a transverse claw facing backward, and the front and rear sides of the round shelf are open substantially inward and forward, respectively. A front-rear shelf bracket with a pair of front and rear outer reinforcement members provided with a pair of engagement recesses and a front-rear inner reinforcement member having a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed in an inner surface thereof. The outwardly extending claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner portion reinforcing member, and the laterally extending claws are engaged with the corresponding engaging recesses in a state where the outwardly bent claws are elastically bent inward. And round shelf board mounting structure. 2. A round shelf mounting structure in which a round shelf is mounted on a pair of front and rear shelf brackets engaged with a round support, wherein an inward nail is provided on an upper inner end of the front and rear shelf brackets. At the outer end, a front shelf bracket is provided with a horizontal claw facing rearward, and a rear shelf bracket is provided with a lateral claw facing forward, and the front and rear sides of the round shelf are open substantially frontward and rearward, respectively. An outer reinforcing member facing the front and rear direction provided with a pair of engagement recesses and an inner reinforcing member facing the front and rear direction having a pair of front and rear fitting holes formed in the inner surface are fixed to each other. In a state where the elastic members are elastically bent outward, the inward claws are fitted into the fitting holes of the inner reinforcing member, and the lateral claws are engaged with the corresponding engaging recesses. Round shelf board mounting structure. 3. The engaging recess is a lateral hole formed at one of front and rear ends of a downward bulging portion formed on the lower surface of the outer reinforcing member, and the other end of the downward bulging portion is formed. ,
The round shelf board mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclined surface is gently inclined downward from a lower surface of the outer reinforcing member. 4. A horizontal support piece is provided on the upper edge of the vertical piece of the shelf bracket, and two notches are provided at a short interval at the outer end free side edge of the support piece. The round shelf board mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a lateral claw is formed between both cuts. 5. The round shelf mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an intermediate portion of the shelf bracket is bent in a direction opposite to a direction in which the bracket is elastically bent. 6. A front and rear edge of an outer side surface of a round pillar is a slope portion, and a shelf bracket facing diagonally outward is locked on the slope portion so as to expand outward in a C-shape. The round shelf board mounting structure according to claim 1.