CN1213954A - storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage device (1) comprising shelves and cabinets made of a plurality of panels. On pairs of mounting rails (7,8) arranged in horizontal supports, which are kept at a mutual distance, there are means for mounting the rails on a wall (10) or on an upright or other support for mounting the rails at the location of the mounting of the storage device. At least the upper and lower shelves (4,5) are arranged to be detachably connected with the aforesaid mating mounting rails (7,8) by connecting means. The plate-shaped element is arranged by fixing means to be able to be vertically mounted 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 the assembled profiled cabinet frame. The system (1) includes components having a finished length when transported to a component mounting location or having their dimensions adjusted while the components are mounted.

Description

storage device

The present invention relates to a storage unit comprising shelves and cabinets made from a plurality of panels forming shelves and side panels.

The previously disclosed storage devices described above consist of units manufactured in factories by large numbers of workers with the aid of large and expensive machinery to produce loose cabinet and shelving units of different sizes, colors and types of wood, etc. Storage and transport of installed loose units containing large amounts of air is problematic and expensive, since dead volumes must be pre-formed and stored and transported on roads, negatively affecting the environment by not fully utilizing the transport capacity of vehicles. Fuel economy is also poor and has a negative impact on road safety.

There is a need to produce storage that is more rational than before, thereby avoiding bulky, loose storage that costs a lot of money, and avoiding the need to transport installed cabinets, etc. over long distances from the factory to the customer's site for installation on walls and other support structures .

The cabinet frames of the upper and lower cabinets included in the storage unit require right angles and flat surfaces for installation on walls and the like, and such upper and lower cabinets are also suitable for fitting into kitchens, warehouses, shops, offices and other premises. This makes the installation operation time-consuming, since in addition to the installation work the rail bottoms have to be leveled, the fittings have to be trimmed, etc., in order to obtain an aesthetically pleasing appearance and to install the finished cabinets without leaving gaps and Poor level, worst case damages cabinet strength while installing. Handling these loose cabinet frames is tedious work, often associated with poor ergonomics. Traditional cabinet frames are not adaptable when storage requirements change and spaces are rearranged in storage installations. In the best case, a new need can be met. In this way, traditional cabinet frames containing pre-installed units installed in sequence have double insulation panels, which uses excess material.

The shelf structure disclosed in GB, A, 2237729 comprises a shelf and a side panel, the shelf structure being arranged to be supported by a mounting rail having rigid side edges extending along a channel-shaped receiving opening. The above-mentioned shelf does not need any assistance to be connected, but is directly accommodated in the aforementioned receiving opening. Only elastic means are arranged between the edges. Due to the large play caused by elastic means etc. in the mounting opening, it is difficult to achieve any stable and precise fixing without using vertically opposite supporting elements to support the outer ends of the shelves. This means that cabinets and shelves can be formed in a simple manner with one shelf structure having pairs of vertical side panels and a horizontal shelf in between, to be mounted on a wall or on a on some other support.

EP, A20146932 discloses that in an arrangement for forming a cabinet vertical side panels are connected to each other using connecting elements and arranged to form a cabinet by connecting vertical rear and front panels with the side panels via the aforementioned connecting elements. However, there is no connection element connecting the horizontal shelf to the wall rails, and there is no reference to any suggestion of such a shelf connection element.

The main object of the present invention is, first of all, to develop a storage device with simple and effective functional means so as to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems.

This object is achieved according to the invention, which is basically characterized in that, on pairs of mounting rails arranged horizontally at a relative distance from each other, it is provided that the rails are mounted on a wall or that the rails are mounted on An upright or other device on a support for mounting the rail at the position where the storage device is mounted, at least the upper and lower shelves are arranged to be detachably connected to the aforementioned matching mounting rail by connecting means, arranged between the aforementioned mounting rail and the shelf Between the plates are interacting connectors provided with connecting means along one of the long sides to the mounting rail and along the opposite long side arranged to be able to The front edge of the panel is connected to the connection means on this shelf, and the panel is arranged by means of fixing means to be vertically mounted between the aforementioned upper and lower shelves, so as to be supported by said mounting rails to form the sides of the fitted profiled cabinet frame. Edges, among other things, the system includes components that have machined lengths when transported to the component installation location, or that are sized while installing the components.

The storage unit comprises prefabricated frame elements of substantially identical design for the floor, side panels, insulation panels and roof panels. They are integral or fixed edge profiles which cooperate with each other via connecting elements when the frame is installed on site. The mounted frame is self-stabilizing and suspended from horizontal wall-mounted profile rails, cooperating with the top and bottom edges of the cabinet frame, which are also positively connected to the edge profiles. The edge profile completes the connection with accessories such as drawer or storage box runners, shelf supports, hinges and decorative elements.

The advantages of the cabinet frame of the invention can be summarized as improved transport economy, reduced storage space, simplified and cheap installation, reduced material consumption, more flexible application, maximum utilization of available space in the house, in other words good overall economy sex.

The invention is described below with reference to the schematic drawings in which:

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

Figure 2 is a perspective and exploded partial view of the storage device;

Figure 3 is a partial view of a wall-mounted cabinet with its components slightly separated from each other for clarity;

Figure 4 is a partial view of the outer edge of the cabinet shown in Figure 3, again with its components slightly separated from each other;

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a storage unit with its components cabinet and shelf mounted on a wall and a support protruding therefrom.

A storage device 1 of the present invention includes several shelves 2 and cabinets 3 made of a plurality of plates 4-6. According to the present invention, the storage device 1 is installed at a predetermined position and is directly installed on a pair of mounting rails 7. , 8 to fix the place of the storage device. The mounting rails 7, 8 are arranged to be supported in the horizontal direction with a relative distance A between them. For this purpose, said mounting rails 7, 8 are provided with means 9, such as holes for the insertion of screws 9A, in order to fit the rail in a stable manner on a wall 10, or on some upright or other support 11 , the support 11 is used to mount the storage device 1 at the actual location 12 . A decorative backing 10A is received between the rails 7, 8 and clamped securely in place.

In this way, at least the upper and lower shelves respectively constitute the top plate 13 and the bottom plate 14 of the installed cabinet 3 or the installed shelf 2, at least the upper and lower shelves are arranged to be detachable with said matching mounting rails 7,8 by connecting means 15 Connection.

In this way, at least the upper and lower shelves respectively constitute the top plate 13 and the bottom plate 14 of the installed cabinet 3 or the installed shelf 2, at least the upper and lower shelves are arranged to be detachable with said matching mounting rails 7,8 by connecting means 15 Connection. The panels are also arranged vertically connected between said upper and lower shelves by means of fixing means 16, 17, so they are also supported by said mounting rails 7, 8 forming side panels 18 of the frame of the fitted profiled cabinet 3, 19 and isolation plate 20. Like this, a new and unique feature of the present invention is also that, when the component parts of system 1, i.e. the plurality of plates 4-6, the mounting rails 7-8 and the fixture 17 are delivered to the assembly location 12 from a factory or the like, or When the components 4-8, 15 are assembled in the predetermined positions and the components of the system 1 are adjusted to the specified dimensions, the components of the system 1, namely the plurality of plates 4-6, the mounting rails 7-8 and the fixed The means 17 each present a machined length.

Said components are shipped from the factory or store in flat packs, which are easy to handle from a transport technology and storage point of view, and which are protected by simple packaging to prevent them from being damage. Interacting connecting elements 21 are arranged between the aforementioned mounting rails 7 , 8 and the shelves 4 , 5 . Along one long side 21A, the interacting link 21 is represented as a link 21 to the mounting rails 7, 8, while along the opposite long side 21B there is provided a link 23 arranged so as to be able to The front edges 4A, 5A, 6A of the plates 4, 5, 6 are connected to the shelves 4, 5, 6 . Said connecting element 21 is preferably made of a profile which, during transport, is along at least one longitudinal edge 4A, 5A, 6A of the shelf, but preferably along both of its longitudinal edges 4A, 5A, 6A; 4B , 5B, 6B are connected to the shelf. The front edge 4A-6A and the rear edge 4B-6B of shelf 4-6 like this, see under the installation state, for example with the form of the tapered edge edge portion 24 that a milling shelf forms and a U-shaped profile 25, There are profiles connected on this edge.

The shape of the connection means 22 of the connector is preferably adapted to the shape of a fastening means 26 on the mounting rails 7, 8, for example forming a male-female connection.

Said mounting rails 7, 8 are preferably made of U-shaped profile rails having a flange 26 at each free end of the rail body 27, and said connecting means 22 are tubular components, preferably rectangular in shape, at After the connecting device 22 has snapped over the flange 26, the connecting device is arranged to be received in the mounting rail at the receiving part 28 of the mounting rail, and is arranged to be closed by the rail body 27 in this way, and the flange 26 prevents it from being subjected to external forces. Lower disengagement bite.

The side panels 18, 19 can be fixed to the top panel 13 and the bottom panel 14 connected to the mounting rails, because the vertically supportable side panel 6 is provided with connecting rails 29, 30 along the two longitudinal edges 6A, 6B of the panel 6 , and at the short ends 61, 62, a connection device is used, such as a hole 31 for screw 16 insertion or other fixing device 17 that can be inserted, such as a hasp. A lateral protruding part 17A of the side panel 6 is connected to the shelf 4,5.

For example, a connection is possible due to the fact that said shelves 4,5 and side panels 6 are provided with connecting pieces 21 and 29,30. In order to connect with other side panels 20 and shelves, the connectors 21 and 29, 30 are provided on the rear edges 4B, 5B, 6B and the front edges 4A, 5A, 6A evenly distributed in a straight line along their length. across the hole 33 . The connecting rails 29 , 30 of the side plates are provided at the short ends 61 , 62 with the aforementioned holes 31 arranged exactly in line with said holes 33 and in line.

The shelves 4 , 5 and the side panels 18 , 19 as well as the separating panel 20 are of the same shape and do not differ in their arrangement, ie as shelves or side panels.

In order to provide a neat and durable front surface, a front side strip 34 can be firmly snapped along the front sides of the shelves 4, 5 and side panels 6 to connect with the shelves 4, 5 and side panels 6 respectively. 21 and connecting rail 30 to engage. The strip can also be inserted into other slots for a smooth, easy-to-clean surface.

Component and front side rail materials for attachment include plastic and/or metal material, preferably aluminium, in addition, shelf and side panel materials include fiber material, wood, plastic, metal or a combination of said materials .

The cabinet frame of the present invention is adaptable to meet different storage needs and is equipped with required accessories such as shelves, drawers, bottom drawers, overhead rails, wire baskets, and cabinet doors.

The present invention will also be described in detail below in conjunction with installing various constituent components of the system.

At the same time as the frame is installed, the horizontally oriented profiles or wall rails are connected to the wall and vertically aligned and leveled. If required, a side panel element can be used as a divider during installation of the wall rail. A base plate is then fitted with a fixed or integral rear edge profile which is securely connected to the lower wall rails, and the side plates are fitted between the wall rails so that the lower edge of the side plate rests against the bottom of the base plate on the upper surface and is fixed to the rear and front edge profiles of the base plate by means of connecting elements. Install an integrated rear edge profile on a top panel, which is reliably connected to the upper wall rail, and then use connecting elements to fix the side panels on the rear and front edge profiles of the top panel to form a box-shaped cabinet frame, and finally The insulating panels are mounted in the desired position between the bottom and top panels and fixed to the bottom and top panels in the same way as the side walls by means of connecting elements. Now the cabinet frame is ready for fittings and trim.

The frame elements, ie the bottom, side, top and insulation panels are in one basic embodiment structurally identical and the frame elements are manufactured sequentially or on site from continuous lengths cut to dimensions as specified in the specification.

Figure 2 shows a prefabricated cabinet frame which, in addition, has flat-milled recesses on the top and bottom sides of the longitudinal edges of a panel, for example a bottom panel, to accommodate an edge profile. The material of the boards is not critical for achieving the advantages of the invention, but it is very advantageous if made of laminated wood fibres.

The edge profile internally has longitudinal grooves of substantially U-shaped cross-section for mounting the longitudinal edges of the panels, and with the aid of an adhesive, for example a fast-setting two-component adhesive or a cyanoacrylate adhesive installed on it. Alternatively, the edge profile can be integrated with the plate and form a single piece therewith. As shown in Figure 2, in the center of the edge profile there is a longitudinal cavity with a circular cross-section, but in another embodiment it could also have a rectangular or possibly a square cross-section. On the outside opposite the groove, the edge profile has a cross-sectional shape suitable for a secure connection to the wall rail shown in the figure. To facilitate snap-in with the wall rail, the edge profile has tapered edges on the outside and has stops for locking in the snap-in position by hook connection with correspondingly shaped tongues on the wall rail.

In the whole range of the cavity, mounting holes are provided through the cavity at fixed intervals, and besides, the central axis of the hole intersects the central axis of the cavity perpendicularly. The hole has a cross-sectional shape that preferably corresponds to that of the cavity and is adapted to allow a connecting element to pass through the hole. The hole can be punched, milled or drilled in a secondary machining process. Otherwise, the edge profile is preferably produced by continuous casting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The holes are preferably distributed along the length of the edge profile at such a relative distance that the edge profile contains at least one hole every 10 centimeters, so that the partitions present in the storage device can be installed in such a way that components such as drawers, shelves, etc. The panels and cabinet doors are arranged at a standard distance, ie for example with a width of 40, 60 or 80 centimeters.

The connecting element preferably comprises a self-tapping screw having a diameter suitable for threading the cavity. In another embodiment, the connecting element can be an opening whose rectangular cross-section fits into holes and cavities of rectangular cross-section, and in the connected position, the connecting element can be fixed to the cavity by means of a mounting pad to Preventing it from moving axially in the cavity, the fitting gasket includes a protrusion that engages securely with a groove in the flat pin, and besides that, inserts the gasket in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the flat pin. With regard to this requirement it must be noted that when designing the flat pin head, the space occupied by the tongues of the aforementioned wall rail when the edge profiles snap into the wall rail is taken into account, as will be described in more detail below. Although not specifically shown here, it is possible to use other means to axially fix the connecting element in the cavity. Such means may comprise transverse flat pins, locking screws or the like.

The central portion of the edge profile, including the cavity and hole, may be recessed and located in the transverse plane of the edge profile so that the heads of screws, flat pins and fitting gaskets are accommodated in the transverse plane of the edge profile and thus do not encroach on any Space taken up by additional gear and trim components. It will be appreciated that an alternative to recessing the holes may be chosen in order to accommodate the screw heads, in which case the central portion of the edge profile need not be recessed as a whole.

The outermost part of the edge profile, which is securely connected in its installed position to the wall rail, is dimensioned together with the below-mentioned wall rail so as to form a unit whose thickness corresponds to the thickness of the sheet. Since the outermost sides of the panels and the wall rails thus lie in a common plane, a horizontal support surface for the side panels and insulation panels is formed when they are placed on the base plate.

The wall rail has a substantially U-shaped cross-section with a cavity suitable for receiving the outermost part of the edge profile in a securely connected manner. The thickness of the connecting web of the wall rail is such that a rear side panel is clamped, otherwise the rail is mounted between the wall and a flange on the wall rail. The web has recessed holes through which fixing screws can pass, the heads of which are in or below the plane of the web in the screwed-in position, so as to allow the insertion of the edge profile, when in the inserted position, the edge profile and the wall rail web contact. Extending from the web are a pair of rails, each outermost end of which has a locking root transversely across the extent of the rails and directed toward an imaginary central plane. After contact with the transverse plane of the edge profile by a snapping movement, when the rail springs back, the edge profile is in the fully snapped position behind the stop by a locking snapping process, so that the locking root secures the edge profile to the wall rail .

In addition to installation, the arrangement of storage space also has strong flexibility, which is also suitable for rearrangement after changes in storage requirements. It can be easily installed by one person, and the assembly of the storage device is limited to the horizontal and vertical alignment of the wall rails. Side panels and partition panels can be locked to the edge profiles of the bottom and top panels by introducing connecting elements which pass through holes in the aforementioned edge profiles, and the connection elements are then fixed to the cavity via the edge profiles of the side panels and the partition panels respectively Inside. The fixation is by screwing between the connecting element and the cavity, or by means of a locking washer, locking screw or some other means in order to axially lock the connecting element in the cavity.

The fitted cabinet frame can be supplemented with different assembly components such as drawer runners, storage boxes and wire baskets, shelf supports and bottom drawers suspended under the bottom panel, among others, which interact with the edge profiles to form a storage device.

Although not specifically shown, to cover the visible edge profile, the colored and structural moldings are securely clamped to the edge profile in a manner apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Also the side covers may be attached to the visible end panels. Holes in the edge profiles can be used to secure shelf supports, slide rails and guides, and to mount commercially available hinges of various types that lift the door outwards from the cabinet frame to hold the door open when the cabinet door is opened. Open, in the closed position, the door covers the cabinet frame and the front edge of the divider. Edge profiles on the base plate of high-end cabinets can be used as connection devices for kitchen equipment such as microwave ovens and lighting equipment. In addition to the outward-drawing bottom drawers suspended from rails, which can also be integrated with the appearance of the storage unit, storage units with a bottomless structure can make high use of the space between the bottom plate and the floor.

A cover plate or work surface is often installed on the cabinet frame. In this case, in order to save material, the top plate can be made into the frame of the edge profile, or made into a trapezoidal structure formed by the edge profile and its long sides.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, which may vary without departing from the inventive idea and within the scope of protection claimed by the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A storage device (1) comprising a shelf (2) and a cabinet (3) made of a plurality (4-6) of panels forming shelves (5,6) and side panels (18,19), characterized in On a pair of mounting rails (7,8) arranged horizontally with a relative distance (A) between them, it is provided that the rails (7,8) are mounted on a wall (10) or on a vertical The device (9) on the or other support (11), this support (11) is used to install this rail in the position (12) that storage device (1) is installed, at least this upper shelf (4) and lower shelf ( 5) Arranged to be detachably connected with the aforementioned matching mounting rails (7,8) through the connecting device (15), and the arrangement between the aforementioned mounting rails (7,8) and the shelves (4,5) is interactive A connector (21), the interacting connector (21) has a connector (22) along one of its long sides (21A) to the mounting rail (7,8) and also has a connector along the opposite long side (21B) connecting means (23) arranged to be able to be connected to said shelf (4-6) along the front edge (4A-6A) of the shelf, the plate-shaped part passing through the fixing means (16, 17) Arranged to be vertically mounted between the aforementioned upper and lower shelves (4,5) so as to be supported by said mounting rails (7,8) forming the sides ( 18,19), in addition, the system consists of components (4-8) that have a processed length when transported to the component installation location (12), or that their dimensions are Adjustment. 2. Storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said connecting element (21) is made of a profile, and the connecting element (21) is along at least one longitudinal edge (4A-6A) of the shelf during transport, but It is preferably attached to the shelf along its two longitudinal edges (4A-6A; 4B-6B). 3. Storage device according to any one of claims 1-2, characterized in that the connecting means (22) of the connectors are shaped to the shape of the mounting rails (7, 8), for example constituting a male-female connection. 4. Storage device according to claim 3, characterized in that said mounting rail (7,8) is made of a U-shaped profile rail having a flange (26), and said connecting means (22) is a tubular component, after the connecting means (22) is snapped over the flange (26), the connecting means (22) is arranged to be received in the mounting rail and closed by the rail body. 5. Storage device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the vertically supportable side panels (6) are provided with connecting rails (29, 30) along the two longitudinal edges (6A, 6B) of the panels , and at the short end, a connecting device is used, such as holes (30, 31) for screw (16) insertion or other fixing devices (17) that can be inserted, so that the side plate (6) is connected to the The above shelves (4,5) are connected. 6. Storage device according to claim 5, characterized in that the shelves (4, 5) and the side panels (6) have connectors (21, 29, 30) for connection with other side panels and shelves, the connection The pieces (21, 29, 30) are provided with transverse holes (33) uniformly distributed in a straight line along their length on the rear edge (4B-6B) and front edge (4A-6A). 7. The storage device according to claim 6, characterized in that the connecting rails (29, 30) of the side plates are provided with holes (31) at the short ends (6 ¹ , 6 ² ), which are suitable for screws or other Connect the device. 8. Storage device according to any one of claims 4-7, characterized in that a front side strip (34) can be connected to the shelf (4,5) and the side panel respectively along the front edge of the shelf (4,5) The connecting piece (21) of (6) is engaged with the connecting rail (30). 9. Storage device according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that the components used for connection and the front side strip material comprise plastic and/or metal material, preferably aluminum, in addition, the shelf and side Board materials include fibrous materials, wood, plastic, metal or combinations of said materials. 10. Storage device (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said connecting element (21) is preferably made of a profile, the connecting element (21) along at least one longitudinal edge (4A) of the shelf during transport -6A), but preferably along its two longitudinal edges (4A-6A; 4B-6B) connected to the shelf, the shape of the connecting means (22) of the connecting piece is suitable for the shape of the mounting rail (7,8), for example To form a male-female connection, said mounting rails (7,8) are preferably made of U-shaped profile rails with a flange (26) on each free end of the rail body (27), and said connecting means (22 ) is a tubular assembly, after the connecting device (22) has snapped over the flange (26), the connecting device is arranged to be received in the mounting rail and closed by the rail body, and the vertically supportable side plate (6) along the plate The two longitudinal edges (6A, 6B) of the piece are provided with connecting rails (29, 30), and at the short ends, connecting means are used, such as holes (30, 31) for the insertion of screws (16) or other capable The form of the fixing device (17) that accepts inserting, makes described side panel (6) and described shelf (4,5) connect.

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