JP2000225044A - Shelf device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf installed on brackets and a shelf device capable of reliably preventing falling of an article on the shelf. SOLUTION: In a shelf device, a shelf 32 is installed on a pair of brackets 31 installed on a column. Then, the shelf device is provided with a cross-sectional L-shaped engaging piece 49 projected on an under surface of the shelf 32, a kerf 54 being formed by bending in the horizontal direction after descending from the upper edge of the brackets 31 and inserting the engaging piece 49 and a cutout 55 which is formed on the bottom side 49A of the engaging piece 49 and into which a front wall 54A of the kerf 54 enters by being cut into from the tip.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shelf installed in a storage room such as a showcase.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of shelf apparatus is disclosed in, for example,
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 257786 (A47B96 / 00), a shelf is provided on a pair of brackets supported by columns. Hereinafter, such a conventional shelf device 100 will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 is a perspective plan view of the conventional shelf device 100, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the conventional shelf device 100. The bracket 101 is provided with a plurality of engaging claws 102 at a rear end thereof. By engaging the engaging claws 102 with a plurality of engaging holes (not shown) of the column 103, the bracket 101 is attached to the column 103. Supported.

At the upper edge of the bracket 101, substantially L-shaped cut grooves 105, 105 and cut grooves 106, 106 each having a substantially L-shaped bottom surface having a stepped shape are formed at the front and rear. Two substantially L-shaped engagement pieces 108 are also formed on the lower surface of a shelf 107 laid on the 101. When the shelf 107 is installed, these engaging pieces 1
08 and 108 are inserted into the cut grooves 105 and 106 from above, respectively, and then the entire shelf 107 is slid forward (toward the front side) so that the engagement pieces 108 and 108 are
5 and 106 to prevent the shelf 107 from lifting up.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional shelf device 100, a substantially L formed on the lower surface of the shelf 107 is used.
Since the engagement pieces 108, 108 having a U-shape are merely inserted into and engaged with the cut grooves 105, 106 of the bracket 101, if a customer or the like accidentally pushes the shelf 107 to the side, the engagement pieces There has been a problem that the engagement between the grooves 108 and 108 and the cut grooves 105 and 106 is released, and the shelves 107 and the products placed on the shelves 107 fall.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and has a shelf mounted on a bracket and a shelf capable of reliably preventing articles on the shelf from falling. It is intended to provide a device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A shelf device according to the present invention has a shelf mounted on a pair of brackets attached to a support, and has a substantially L-shaped section projecting from the lower surface of the shelf. After falling from the upper edge of the bracket and the upper edge of the bracket, it is formed to bend in the horizontal direction, the incision into which the engagement piece is inserted, and the incision formed in the bottom of the engagement piece and cut from the tip to cut the incision And a notch into which the front wall enters.

According to the present invention, in a shelf device having a shelf mounted on a pair of brackets attached to a support, an engagement piece projecting from the lower surface of the shelf and having an approximately L-shaped cross section, and an upper edge of the bracket are provided. After descending more, it bends horizontally and forms,
A kerf into which the engagement piece is inserted, formed on the bottom side of the engagement piece,
Notch into which the front wall of the notch is cut from the front end, so that the front wall of the notch is engaged with the notch formed at the bottom of the engagement piece, and Movement can be prevented.

Accordingly, even if a customer or the like accidentally applies a force from the side of the shelf, it is possible to prevent the engagement piece from being disengaged from the cutting groove, and It is possible to reliably prevent the inconvenience of the shelves and the products placed on the shelves from falling.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the notch has a shape in which the notch gradually expands from the deep portion where the front wall of the notch engages toward the tip of the bottom of the engaging piece. It is.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the notch is formed so as to gradually expand from the deep portion where the front wall of the notch engages toward the bottom end of the engagement piece. Therefore, when the shelf is erected on the bracket, the front wall of the notch of the bracket easily enters the notch of the engaging piece of the shelf. By moving the shelf toward the front, the front wall engages with the inside of the notch along the shape of the notch, so that the work of attaching the shelf to the bracket can be significantly improved.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low-temperature showcase 1 as an embodiment employing the shelf device S of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the low-temperature showcase 1. The low temperature showcase 1 of the embodiment has a heat insulating wall 2 having a substantially U-shaped cross section.
And side plates 3, 3 attached to both sides of the heat insulating wall 2. A partition plate 4 and a partition plate (not shown) are attached to the inside of the heat insulating wall 2 at intervals, and an inner layer duct is provided between the partition plate 4 and the partition plate (not shown). An outer layer duct is formed.

The back partition plate 10 constituting the inner partition plate 4
A bottom plate 9 is attached to the bottom of the heat insulating wall 2 at a distance in front of the lower end of the heat insulating wall 2 with a space for a duct therebetween. The inside of the partition plate 4 and the bottom plate 9 is a storage room 11. At the upper edge of the front opening 12 of the heat insulating wall 2, the inner-layer discharge port 16 and the outer-layer discharge port 1 to which the honeycomb materials 13 and 14 are attached, respectively.
The inner layer outlet 16 and the outer layer outlet 17 communicate with the inner layer duct and the outer layer duct, respectively. At the lower edge of the opening 12, an inner layer suction port 18 and an outer layer suction port 19 are provided side by side.

On the other hand, a plurality of blowers (not shown) corresponding to each of the inner layer duct and the outer layer duct are mounted on the bottom wall 2A of the heat insulating wall 2 at the lower rear portion of the bottom plate 9.

A cooler (not shown) of a cooling device is vertically provided in the inner duct behind the back partition plate 10. When a blower corresponding to the inner duct is operated, the cool air that has exchanged heat with the cooler is discharged to the inner duct. The inner layer discharge port 16
The liquid is further discharged toward the inner layer suction port 18. Then, the cool air sucked from the inner layer suction port 18 is again accelerated by the blower. On the other hand, when the blower corresponding to the outer layer duct is operated, the air in the outer layer duct rises in the outer layer duct and is discharged from the outer layer outlet 17 toward the outer layer inlet 19. Then, the air sucked from the outer layer suction port 19 is again accelerated by the blower. Thereby, a double air curtain is formed in the opening 12 in front and rear, and a part of the inner cold air curtain is
The storage chamber 11 is circulated inside and the storage room 11 is cooled.

On the other hand, a panel 33 is attached to the front end of the top wall 2B of the heat insulating wall 2, and a thermometer 38 is provided on the front surface of the panel 33.

Next, the shelf device S of the low-temperature showcase 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective plan view of the shelf device S in the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is a side view of the shelf device S in the same embodiment, and FIG.
6 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the upper portion of the bracket 31 when the shelf 32 is attached. The shelf device S of the present invention includes a column 28, a bracket 31 and a shelf 32. The column 28 is located on both sides of the back of the storage room 11 (not shown in FIG. 1). A plurality of not-shown engagement holes are formed at predetermined intervals.

The bracket 31 has a plurality of engaging claws 51 at the rear end thereof. By engaging the engaging claws 51 with a plurality of engaging holes of the column 28, the bracket 31 is formed. It is supported by a support 28. Then, a shelf 32 constituting the shelf device S is installed on the bracket 31.

On both lower surfaces of the shelf 32, a shelf reinforcing plate 34 is provided.
34 are attached. The shelf reinforcing plate 34 has a substantially L-shaped cross section.
And the other surface constitutes a side end surface of the shelf 32.

On the surface of the shelf reinforcing plate 34 which is in contact with the lower surface of the shelf 32, engagement pieces 48 and 49 having a substantially L-shaped cross section are cut and raised at two predetermined positions in front and rear. As shown in FIG. 7, the bottom 49A of the engagement piece 49 located on the rear side
Is a cutout 5 formed by cutting from the tip to insert a front wall 54A of a notch 54 of a bracket 31 described later.
5 are formed. The notch 55 is cut out at a predetermined interval from the innermost portion of the bottom 49A so that the front wall 54A of the notch 54 can be engaged with the notch 55. It is formed so as to gradually expand toward it.

On the other hand, the upper edge of the bracket 31
3, 54 are formed at the front and rear at the same distance as the distance between the engaging pieces 48, 49. The rear notch 54 has a width that allows the bottom 49A of the engagement piece 49 of the shelf reinforcing plate 34 of the shelf 32 to be inserted, and has a substantially L-shape. On the other hand, the front incision 53 has a width capable of inserting the bottom side 48A of the engaging piece 48, and is formed to be bent forward after descending from the upper edge of the bracket 31. Further, the bottom surface of the cut groove 53 has a stepped shape.

When the shelf 32 is installed, the engaging pieces 48 and 49 of the shelf 32 are inserted into the front and rear cut grooves 53 and 54 from above. At this time, after the bottom 49A of the rear engaging piece 49 is lowered to the bottom surface of the cut groove 54, when the entire shelf 32 is moved toward the front, the front wall of the cut groove 54 is moved from the front end of the notch 55 of the engaging piece 49. 54A is engaged by being inserted. The bottom side 48 </ b> A of the front engagement piece 48 engages the cut groove 53.

Here, a plurality of products are placed and displayed on the shelf 32. If a customer or the like accidentally contacts the shelf 32 from the side, a lateral force is applied to the shelf 32. . However, in the structure of the present invention, even if the shelf 32 is to move to the side, the notch 55 formed in the bottom 49A of the rear engaging piece 49 is provided with the front wall 54 of the rear cutting groove 54 of the bracket 31.
Since A is engaged and the bottom side 49A abuts on the side surface and cannot move, the engagement relationship between the engagement piece 49 and the cutting groove 54 is maintained. Therefore, the engagement between the engagement piece 49 and the notch 54 cannot be released only by careless lateral movement by the customer or the like,
The shelf 32 can be stably fixed to the brackets 31, 31, and the shelves 32 and articles on the shelf 32 are reliably prevented from falling.

When the shelf 32 is to be removed from the bracket 31, the engagement between the engagement piece 48 and the notch 53 is released, and the notch 55 of the engagement piece 49 is The engagement of the 54 with the front wall 54A is released. Thereafter, the shelf 32 can be removed from the bracket 31 by lifting the shelf 32.

Next, FIGS. 8 and 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. In each of the figures, the engagement piece 50 formed on the front side of the shelf reinforcing plate 34 of the shelf 32 has the same shape as the engagement piece 49 formed on the rear side of the above-described embodiment. That is, a notch formed by cutting from the tip to insert the front wall of the cut groove 53 is formed in the bottom side 50A of the engagement piece 50. The notch is cut at a predetermined interval from the innermost part of the bottom 50A to engage with the front wall of the notch 54, and the notch is formed from the innermost part of the notch to the bottom 5A.
It is formed so as to gradually expand toward the tip of 0A.

Thus, the engagement between the shelf 32 and the bracket 31 can be further ensured in addition to the above embodiment.

As described above, according to the shelf apparatus S of the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent the shelves 32 and the products on the shelves 32 from dropping with a simple configuration without impairing the operability of attaching and detaching the shelves 32 to and from the bracket 31. It becomes possible.

[0027]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, in a shelf apparatus having a shelf mounted on a pair of brackets attached to a column, a substantially L-shaped engagement projecting from the lower surface of the shelf. Piece, after being lowered from the upper edge of the bracket, is formed to bend in the horizontal direction, and a cutting groove into which the engaging piece is inserted; Since the front wall has a notch into which the front wall enters, the front wall of the notch can be engaged with the notch formed on the bottom side of the engagement piece, so that movement of the shelf in the left-right direction can be prevented. .

Thus, even if a customer or the like accidentally applies a force from the side of the shelf, it is possible to prevent the engagement piece from being disengaged from the cutting groove, and It is possible to reliably prevent the inconvenience of the shelves and the products placed on the shelves from falling.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the notch is formed so as to gradually expand from the deep portion where the front wall of the notch engages toward the bottom end of the engagement piece. Therefore, when the shelf is erected on the bracket, the front wall of the notch of the bracket easily enters the notch of the engaging piece of the shelf. By moving the shelf toward the front, the front wall engages with the inside of the notch along the shape of the notch, so that the work of attaching the shelf to the bracket can be significantly improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a low-temperature showcase to which a shelf device of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the low-temperature showcase.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective plan view of the shelf device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective side view of the shelf device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a transparent perspective view of a shelf and a bracket.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged plan sectional view when a shelf is attached to a bracket.

FIG. 8 is a partially transparent plan view of a shelf device according to another embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective side view of the shelf device of another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a partial perspective plan view of a conventional shelf device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective side view of a conventional shelf device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Low-temperature showcase 11 Storage room 28 Column 31 Bracket 32 Shelf 34 Shelf reinforcing plate 48, 49, 50 Engagement piece 48A, 49A, 50A Bottom 51 Engagement claw 53, 54 Groove 54A Front wall 55 Notch S Shelf device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuichi Ogushi 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F-term (reference) in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. 3B118 BB15

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shelving device having a shelf mounted on a pair of brackets attached to a column, wherein an engagement piece projecting from a lower surface of the shelf and having a substantially L-shaped cross section is lowered from an upper edge of the bracket. After that, a notch formed to be bent in the horizontal direction and into which the engaging piece is inserted, and a notch formed at the bottom of the engaging piece and cut into the front end of the notch by cutting from the tip. A shelf device comprising: 2. The shelf device according to claim 1, wherein the notch has a shape that gradually expands from a deep portion with which the front wall of the notch engages toward a bottom end of the engagement piece. .