CN1213954A

CN1213954A - Storage system

Info

Publication number: CN1213954A
Application number: CN97193118.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 艾格尼·马特森
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1996-01-26
Filing date: 1997-01-15
Publication date: 1999-04-14
Also published as: EP0959723A1; CA2243990A1; AU1678397A; AU709818B2; JP2000503864A; PL328133A1; DE69718055D1; WO1997026808A1; PL182885B1; ATE229763T1; NO305343B1; SE9600283L; SE507082C2; SE9600283D0; NO983174L; EP0959723B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage system(1)comprising shelves and cabinets constructed from pieces of sheet material. Pairs of mounting rails(7, 8), which are arranged to be supported horizontally at a mutual distance from one another, exhibit means for setting up the rails on a wall(10), upright or other support intended for that purpose at the location where the storage system is installed. At least the upper and the lower shelves(4, 5)are so arranged by means of connecting devices as to be detachably attached to the aforementioned matching mounting rails(7, 8). Pieces in the form of sheets are so arranged by means of securing devices as to be capable of vertical installation between the aforementioned upper and lower shelves(4, 5)so as to be supported by said mounting rails(7, 8)to form the sides of installed formed cabinet carcasses. Components included in the system(1)exhibit a finished length at the time of delivery to the location where they are to be set up or have their dimensions adapted in conjunction with the setting-up of the components.

Description

Storage facility

The present invention relates to a storage facility, it comprises shelf and the cabinet of being made by the multi-sheets that forms shelf and side plate.

Previously disclosed above-mentioned storage facility comprises by large-scale valuable machinery by the unit of a large amount of workmans in plant produced, so that produce different size, the loose cabinet and the shelf unit of color and timber kind etc.Store and transport the mounted loose unit that comprises a large amount of air, exist some problems and expense higher, because must be pre-formed and on highway, store and the transportation dead volume, owing to not making full use of the transport capacity of vehicle thereby environment being had a negative impact.The economy of fuel is also very poor, and road safety is had negative effect.

Need to produce than more rational storage facility in the past, thereby avoid expending the huge of mint of money, loose storage, and needing to avoid long distance mounted cabinet etc. to be transported to client ground from factory, so that installing on the wall He on other supporting structure.

In order to be installed on the wall etc., the cabinet framework of included senior and rudimentary cabinet needs right angle and plane surface in the storage facility, and this senior and rudimentary cabinet also is adapted to fit in the kitchen, warehouse, shop, office and other house.This just makes fitting operation expend time in, because also will make flange of rail leveling except that installment work, accessory must be repaired shaping etc., in order to obtain the outward appearance of aesthetic pleasant, and when the cabinet that installation is made, do not stay slit and level error, damage cabinet intensity simultaneously in installation under the worst situation.It is very heavy to carry these loose cabinet frame work, and this is normal relevant with bad ergonomic design.When the change of storage demand, when the space rearranged in the storage facility, traditional cabinet framework also lacked adaptability.Under the best circumstances, can satisfy a kind of new demand.Like this, that installs successively comprises in advance that traditional cabinet framework of installation unit has two division boards, and this has just used excess stock.

GB, A, 2237729 disclosed shelf board structures comprise shelf and a side plate, and this shelf board structure is arranged to by the mounting rail supporting, and this mounting rail has the rigidity lateral edges that holds the opening stretching, extension along a flute profile.Above-mentioned shelf connects without any need for help, but directly is contained in aforementioned holding in the opening.Have only elastic device to be arranged between the edge.Owing in construction opening, have the bigger play that elastic device etc. causes, therefore be difficult to realize any stable and accurate fixing, need not use vertically opposite supporting member to come the outer end of support shelf like this.This means an available shelf board structure, form cabinet and shelf,, or be installed in some other supportings that are used for this purpose so that be installed on the wall in simple mode with paired perpendicular side plate and interjacent horizontal shelf.

EP, A20146932 disclose in forming a device of cabinet, use Connection Element that perpendicular side plate is interconnected, and are arranged through aforementioned Connection Element and vertical back plate is connected with side plate with header board forms cabinet.Yet, the Connection Element that horizontal shelf is connected with the wall rail not, and for reference without any the hint that relates to this shelf Connection Element.

Main purpose of the present invention is, at first will develop a kind of storage facility, and it has the device of simple and efficient function, so that effectively address the above problem.

Can realize described purpose according to the present invention, its feature is basically, on the mounted in pairs rail that the horizontal supporting that keeps a relative distance is each other arranged, be provided with this rail is installed in the device that maybe this rail is installed on the wall in upright or other supporting, described supporting is used in the position that storage facility is installed this rail being installed, at least up and down shelf is arranged through jockey and aforementioned dismountable connection of coupling mounting rail, be arranged between aforementioned mounting rail and the shelf is interactional connector, this interactional connector is provided with along long side wherein and is connected to jockey on the mounting rail, also be provided with along relative long side and be arranged to and be connected to jockey on this shelf along described shelf leading edge, panel-like member is arranged to be vertically mounted between the aforementioned upper and lower shelf by fixture, thereby so that by the side of the mounted moulding cabinet framework of described mounting rail supporting formation, in addition, the included assembly of this system has the length after the processing when being transported to component mounting position, perhaps at installation component simultaneously with its size adjusting.

Storage facility is included as base plate, side plate, the precast frame element of division board and the design of top board basically identical.They are whole or fixing edge section bars, and the edge section bar cooperatively interacts by Connection Element during installation frame at the scene.Mounted framework is self-stabilization and hangs from the section bar rail that is installed on the wall of level, cooperatively interacts with the top and bottom edge of cabinet framework, and this top and bottom edge also is connected reliably with the edge section bar.This edge section bar is finished and accessory, for example drawer or storage tank slip rail, and shelf support, hinge is connected with decoration element etc.

The advantage of cabinet framework of the present invention can be summarized as the raising transport economic specific property, reduces storage space, simplifies and cheap installation, reduces material consumption, uses more flexibly, and maximum is utilized the useful space in the house, in other words, i.e. and good whole economy.

Below with reference to schematic figures the present invention is described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the cabinet plane that is installed on the wall of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the perspective of storage facility and decomposes partial view;

Fig. 3 is mounted in the partial view of the cabinet on the wall, for clarity sake the mutual slight separation of its assembly;

Fig. 4 is the outward flange partial view of cabinet shown in Figure 3, similarly is in the position of the mutual slight separation of its assembly;

Fig. 5 is the signal scheme of a storage facility, and its assembly cabinet and shelf are installed on the wall and a support is given prominence to from it.

A storage facility 1 of the present invention comprises some shelves 2 and the cabinet of being made by multi-sheets 4-6 3, and according to the present invention, this storage facility 1 is installed in the precalculated position, and is directly installed on the place that is fixed this storage facility by paired mounting rail 7,8.Described

mounting rail

7,8 be arranged to be supported on the horizontal direction and between them relative distance be A.For this purpose, described

mounting rail

7,8 is provided with device 9, for example supply the hole of screw 9A insertion, so that in firm mode this rail is assemblied on the wall 10, or be assemblied in some upright or other supportings 11, this supporting 11 is used at physical location 12 installation storage facilities 1.One packaged decorations liner plate 10A can be contained between the

rail

7,8 and firm grip in place.

Like this, shelf has constituted the top board 13 and the base plate 14 of mounted cabinet 3 or mounted shelf 2 respectively at least up and down, and shelf is arranged through jockey 15 and described

coupling mounting rail

7,8 dismountable connections at least up and down.

coupling mounting rail

7,8 dismountable connections at least up and down.Multi-sheets also is arranged to vertically connect by

fixture

16,17 between the shelf up and down described, so they are also by described mounting

rail

7,8 supportings, thereby forms the

side plate

18,19 and the division board 20 of mounted moulding cabinet 3 frameworks.Like this, a novelty of the present invention and unique feature also are, building block when system 1, be multi-sheets 4-6, mounting rail 7-8 and fixture 17 are when factory etc. is transported to rigging position 12, perhaps when with assembly 4-8,15 are assemblied in the precalculated position when simultaneously the building block of described system 1 being adjusted to the size of regulation, the building block of this system 1, i.e. multi-sheets 4-6, mounting rail 7-8 and fixture 17 all present a length of having processed.

Described assembly transports from factory or shop with the form of flat pack, and from the angle of transportation technology and storage, the assembly of this flat pack is easy to carrying, and assembly can prevent that by the protection that simple packing provided it from damaging before use.Between

aforementioned mounting rail

7,8 and shelf 4,5, be furnished with interactional connector 21.This interactional connector 21 shows as the connector 21 that connects with

mounting rail

7,8 along a long side 21A, and is provided with jockey 23 along relative long side 21B, and this jockey 23 is arranged to can be along

shelf

4,5,6 leading

edge

4A, 5A, 6A and this

shelf

4,5,6 connect.Described connector 21 is preferably made by a kind of section bar, when transportation connector 21 at least along a longitudinal edge 4A of shelf, 5A, 6A, but preferably along its two

longitudinal edge

4A, 5A, 6A; 4B, 5B, 6B is connected with this shelf.The leading edge 4A-6A of shelf 4-6 and back edge 4B-6B under installment state, for example with the gradually edge edge part 24 of point of a milling shelf formation and the form of a U-shaped section bar 25, are provided with the section bar that connects on this edge like this.

The shape of the jockey 22 of connector preferably is fit to the shape of a fixture 26 on the

mounting rail

7,8, for example constitutes convex-concave and connects.

Described mounting rail 7, the 8 U-shaped section bar rails that preferably have an edge of a wing 26 by each free end at rail body 27 are made, and described jockey 22 is tube assemblies, rectangular shape preferably, after jockey 22 is crossed the edge of a wing 26 snap-ins, this jockey is arranged to include in the mounting rail at holding portion 28 places of mounting rail, and is arranged to be sealed by rail body 27 by this way, and the edge of a wing 26 prevents that it breaks away from interlock under external force.

Side plate

18,19 can be fixed on the top board 13 and base plate 14 that is connected with mounting rail, but this be because the side plate 6 of vertical support along two longitudinal edge 6A of this

plate

6,6B is provided with and connects

rail

29,30, and at short end 61,62 places have utilized jockey, for example adopted the hole 31 of inserting or other can hold the form of slotting fixture 17 as hasp for screw 16, this hasp has a transverse projections parts 17A that can insert in the long and narrow hole 32, so that described side plate 6 connects with described shelf 4,5.

For example, because described shelf 4,5 and side plate 6 are provided with

connector

21 and 29,30, therefore connect and to realize.In order to be connected with shelf with other side plate 20, this

connector

21 and 29,30 is provided with at

back edge

4B, 5B, 6B and leading

edge

4A, 5A, the equally distributed point-blank transversal openings 33 of its length direction of 6A upper edge.The

connection rail

29,30 of side plate is provided with aforementioned apertures 31 at short end 61,62 places, this hole 31 be arranged to just consistent with described hole 33 also point-blank.

Shelf 4,5 and

side plate

18,19 and division board 20 shapes are identical, and are at they positions, as broad as long during promptly as shelf or side plate.

For a neat and durable front surface is provided, preceding side slat 34 can be by firm snap-in, along the front side of shelf 4,5 and side plate 6 respectively with the connector 21 of this shelf 4,5 and side plate 6 be connected rail 30 and engage.This also can insert in other line of rabbet joint so that obtain surface level and smooth, easy to clean.

Assembly that is used for connecting and front side strip material comprise plastics and/or metal material, aluminium preferably, and in addition, shelf and side plate material comprise fibrous material, timber, plastics, the combination of metal or described material.

The adaptability of cabinet framework of the present invention is fit to satisfy different storage needs, and is equipped with required accessory, shelf for example, drawer, end drawer, hanger rail, wire basket and cupboard door etc.

Also describe the present invention in detail below in conjunction with the various constituent components of this system of installation.

In installation frame, level towards section bar or wall rail be connected with wall and perpendicular alignmnet and leveling.If desired, a side panels can be used as a demarcation strip during the assembly wall rail.On a base plate, adorn a back edge section bar fixing or that form integral body then, this back edge section bar is connected reliably with the lower wall rail, side plate is contained between the wall rail then, the lower limb of side plate is put on the upper surface that leans against base plate, and be fixed on the back of base plate and the leading edge section bar by Connection Element.On a top board, adorn one and form whole back edge section bar, this back edge section bar is connected reliably with the upper wall rail, utilize Connection Element that side plate is fixed on the back of top board and the leading edge section bar then, so that form box-shaped cabinet framework, at last division board is installed in the ideal position between base plate and the top board, and is fixed on base plate and the top board in the mode identical with sidewall by Connection Element.The cabinet framework is ready to install accessory and decoration now.

Frame element, i.e. base plate, side plate, top board is consistent with division board structure in a basic embodiment, and frame element is cut into according to the size of explanation defined by continuous length in order or at the scene and makes.

Fig. 2 represents a prefabricated cabinet framework, in addition, at a plate, for example on the limit, top side and bottom side of vertical two edges of a base plate, has plane milling system depression to hold an edge section bar.The material of plate is unimportant for realizing advantage of the present invention, but if can be very favourable by gluing together that wood-fibred makes.

Section bar inside, edge has the cannelure that is essentially U-shaped cross-section, so that the longitudinal edge of installing plate, and by means of adhesive, for example a kind ofly solidifies two component adhesive soon or a kind of cyanoacrylate adhesive is mounted thereto.Perhaps, the edge section bar can combine with plate and with single piece of its formation.As shown in Figure 2, have a vertical cavity in the centre of edge section bar, this cavity has annular cross section, but in another embodiment, it also can have rectangle or be likely foursquare cross section.In the outside relative with described groove, the edge section bar has a kind of shape of cross section that wall rail to that indicated in the drawings connects reliably that is fit to.For the ease of with the snap-in of wall rail, the outside of edge section bar has gradually the edge of point, and has retainer, so that by being connected with the tongue piece hook of correspondingly-shaped on the wall rail, realize in the snap-in position locking.

In the whole cavity scope, run through cavity with fixed intervals and be provided with installing hole, in addition, the axis in hole and the axis of cavity intersect vertically.This hole has best and the corresponding shape of cross section of shape of cross section cavity, and is used to allow a Connection Element to pass this hole.This hole can be through punching press in secondary process technology, and system of milling or boring are shaped, and in addition, preferably make the edge section bar by the aluminum or aluminum alloy direct casting.The good length direction along the edge section bar of this Kongzui distributes, relative distance between the hole makes that per at least 10 centimetres comprise a hole on the edge section bar, therefore the division board that appears in the storage facility can be according to making installation component, drawer for example, the maintain the standard mode of distance of shelf and cupboard door is arranged, the width that promptly for example has 40,60 or 80 centimetres.

Connection Element preferably includes a kind of self-tapping screw, and the diameter of this self-tapping screw is fit to be threaded with cavity.In another embodiment, Connection Element can be an opening, the rectangular cross section of this opening is fit to the hole and the cavity of rectangular cross section, at link position, Connection Element can be fixed on the cavity by an assembling liner, in cavity, move axially to prevent it, this assembling liner comprise with cotter pilotage in the reliable projection that is connected of a groove, in addition, introducing liner with the axial vertical direction of cotter pilotage.Must be noted that about this demand, when design cotter pilotage head, consider when the edge section bar in the wall rail during snap-in, the space that the tongue piece of aforesaid wall rail is shared will be described in detail this below.Although in this not special expression, it is possible using other device that Connection Element is axially fixed in the cavity.This device can comprise horizontal cotter pilotage, lock screw or analog.

Can cave in the section bar centre, edge that comprises cavity and hole, and be positioned at the transverse plane of edge section bar, so that make head of screw, cotter pilotage head and assembling pad head are held in the transverse plane of edge section bar into, and therefore can not occupy any additional equipment and decorative components occupation space.Should be appreciated that in order to hold head of screw, can select the hole is placed the replacement scheme of recess, the centre of edge section bar does not need whole depression in this case.

The outermost part of edge section bar is connected with the wall rail reliably in its installation site, so that form a unit, this element thickness is corresponding to the thickness of sheet material with wall rail selected size cited below for this outermost part.Because therefore the outermost of plate and wall rail are positioned at a common plane, when side plate and division board are arranged on the base plate, formed the horizontal supporting face of this side plate and division board.

The wall rail has the cross section with the U-shaped basically of a cavity, and this cavity is fit to the outermost part with reliable ways of connecting receiving edges section bar.The thickness of the connection web of wall rail can clamp a back side panel, in addition, this rail is installed at wall with between an edge of a wing on the wall rail.This web has some shrinkage pools, and hold-down screw can pass this hole, and this head of screw is arranged under web plane or the plane in the precession position, so that allow the edge section bar to insert, when in the insertion position, the edge section bar contacts with the web of wall rail.What stretch out from web is a pair of rail body, and each outermost end of rail body has a locking root, and this locking root laterally passes through rail body scope and points to an imaginary central plane.By the snap-in campaign with after the transverse plane of edge section bar contacts, when the rail body rebounds,, be positioned at complete snap-in position at retainer back edge section bar by locking interlock process, therefore lock root the edge section bar be fixed on the wall rail.

Except installing, arrange that storage space also has stronger flexibility, this also is applicable to storage demand rearranging after changing.A people just can install easily, and the assembling of storage facility is only limited to the level and the vertical correction of wall rail.Side plate and division board can be locked onto on the edge section bar of base plate and top board by introducing Connection Element, this Connection Element passes the hole in the aforementioned edge section bar, and Connection Element is fixed in the cavity by the edge section bar of side plate and division board respectively then.Between Connection Element and cavity, fix, or by means of the locking liner, lock screw or some other devices fix, so that the Connection Element axial lock is fixed in the cavity by being threaded.

Mounted cabinet framework can replenish different load module is set, drawer slide rail for example, and storage tank and wire basket, shelf support and end drawer of under base plate, hanging etc., in addition, these assemblies and edge section bar cooperatively interact to form a storage facility.

Although not special expression, in order to cover visible edge section bar, the mode of understanding with those of ordinary skill in the art with colour and structural ornament bar firm grip to the edge section bar.And the side covering can be attached on the visible end plate.Hole on the edge section bar can be used for the fixed shelf supporting, and slip rail and guide rail also are used for installing various types of hinges of commercial use, when cupboard door is opened, hinge is outwards carried door so that door is being opened from the cabinet framework, and in the closed position, door hides the leading edge of cabinet framework and division board.Edge section bar on the base plate of senior cabinet can be used as for example jockey of micro-wave oven and illumination apparatus etc. of cooking apparatus.The end drawer that is pulled outwardly that hangs from track also can combine together with the outward appearance of storage facility, and in addition, the storage facility of no bottom structure can highly utilize the space between base plate and the ground.

A normal cover plate or the working face installed on the cabinet framework, in this case, in order to save material, top board can be made the framework of edge section bar, or makes the trapezium structure that edge section bar and its long side form integral body.

Describe and embodiment shown in the drawings above the present invention is not limited only to, do not exceeding inventive concept and it can change in claims are asked for protection scope.

Claims

1. storage facility (1), it comprises by forming shelf (5,6) and side plate (18,19) shelf (2) that polylith (4-6) sheet material is made and cabinet (3), it is characterized in that mounted in pairs rail (7 in the horizontal supporting layout that keeps a relative distance (A) each other, 8) on, be provided with this rail (7,8) be installed in a wall (10) and go up or be installed in device (9) in upright or other supporting (11), this supporting (11) is used in the position (12) that storage facility (1) is installed this rail being installed, at least upward shelf (4) and following shelf (5) are arranged through jockey (15) and aforementioned coupling mounting rail (7,8) dismountable connection, be arranged in aforementioned mounting rail (7,8) and shelf (4,5) between is interactional connector (21), this interactional connector (21) has along a long side (21A) wherein and is connected to mounting rail (7,8) jockey on (22), also has jockey (23) along relative long side (21B), this jockey (23) is arranged to and can be connected on the described shelf (4-6) along shelf leading edge (4A-6A), panel-like member is by fixture (16,17) be arranged to be vertically mounted on aforementioned upper and lower shelf (4,5) between, so that by described mounting rail (7,8) supporting, thereby form the side (18 of mounted moulding cabinet framework (3), 19), in addition, the length included assembly (4-8) of this system has processing when being transported to component mounting position (12) after, or at installation component (4-8) simultaneously with its size adjusting.

2. storage facility as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described connector (21) made by a kind of section bar, and connector (21) is at least along the longitudinal edge (4A-6A) of shelf, but preferably along its two longitudinal edge (4A-6A when transportation; 4B-6B) be connected with this shelf.

3. as arbitrary described storage facility among the claim 1-2, it is characterized in that the shape of the jockey (22) of connector is fit to the shape of mounting rail (7,8), for example constitutes convex-concave and connects.

4. storage facility as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that described mounting rail (7,8) make by a U-shaped section bar rail, this U-shaped section bar rail has an edge of a wing (26) on each free end of rail body (27), and described jockey (22) is the assembly that is tubular, after jockey (22) was crossed the edge of a wing (26) snap-in, this jockey (22) was arranged to include in the mounting rail and by this rail body and seals.

5. as arbitrary described storage facility among the claim 1-4, but it is characterized in that two the longitudinal edge (6As of the side plate (6) of vertical support along this plate, 6B) be provided with connection rail (29,30), and utilized jockey at short end place, for example adopted the hole (30,31) of inserting or other can hold slotting fixture (17) for screw (16), so that described side plate (6) connects with described shelf (4,5).

6. storage facility as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that shelf (4,5) and side plate (6) have connector (21,29,30), in order to be connected this connector (21 with shelf with other side plate, 29,30) be provided with at back edge (4B-6B) and leading edge (4A-6A) the upper edge equally distributed point-blank transversal openings of its length direction (33).

7. storage facility as claimed in claim 6, the connection rail (29,30) that it is characterized in that side plate is at short end (6 ¹, 6 ²) locate to be provided with hole (31), this hole (31) are fit to screw or other jockey.

8. as arbitrary described storage facility among the claim 4-7, it is characterized in that a preceding side slat (34) can along the leading edge of shelf (4,5) respectively with the connector (21) of this shelf (4,5) and side plate (6) be connected rail (30) and engage.

9. as arbitrary described storage facility among the claim 1-8, it is characterized in that the assembly and the front side strip material that are used for connecting comprise plastics and/or metal material, preferably aluminium, in addition, shelf and side plate material comprise fibrous material, timber, plastics, the combination of metal or described material.

10. storage facility as claimed in claim 1 (1), it is characterized in that described connector (21) preferably made by a kind of section bar, at when transportation connector (21) at least along the longitudinal edge (4A-6A) of shelf, but preferably along its two longitudinal edge (4A-6A; 4B-6B) be connected with this shelf, the shape of the jockey of connector (22) is fit to mounting rail (7,8) shape, for example constituting convex-concave connects, described mounting rail (7,8) preferably make by the U-shaped section bar rail that on each free end of rail body (27), has an edge of a wing (26), and described jockey (22) is a tube assembly, after jockey (22) is crossed the edge of a wing (26) snap-in, this jockey is arranged to include in the mounting rail and by this rail body sealing, and (6A 6B) is provided with and connects rail (29 but the side plate of vertical support (6) is along two longitudinal edges of this plate, 30), and utilized jockey at short end place, for example adopted the hole (30,31) of inserting or other can hold the form of slotting fixture (17) for screw (16), so that described side plate (6) connects with described shelf (4,5).