EP0132559A2 - Bausatz zum Herstellen metallischer Möbel, insbesondere Regale - Google Patents

Bausatz zum Herstellen metallischer Möbel, insbesondere Regale Download PDF

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EP0132559A2
EP0132559A2 EP84106481A EP84106481A EP0132559A2 EP 0132559 A2 EP0132559 A2 EP 0132559A2 EP 84106481 A EP84106481 A EP 84106481A EP 84106481 A EP84106481 A EP 84106481A EP 0132559 A2 EP0132559 A2 EP 0132559A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
    • A47B47/021—Racks or shelf units
    • A47B47/025—Racks or shelf units with panels connected together without three dimensional frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B57/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions
    • A47B57/30—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports
    • A47B57/54—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges
    • A47B57/56—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges the shelf supports being cantilever brackets
    • A47B57/565—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the height of detachable shelf supports consisting of clamping means, e.g. with sliding bolts or sliding wedges the shelf supports being cantilever brackets using screw means

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  • This invention refers to a method for the formation of metallic structures, in particular shelving and to metallic structures so formed.
  • shelving is made up of a series of overlying parallel surfaces fixed to up-rights, or to side members.
  • the shelves and the up-rights are generally made using sheet metal of various thicknesses.
  • the purpose of this invention is to overcome the drawbacks described above.
  • the purpose of this invention is to provide a method for the formation of metallic structures where the up-rights and the shelves may be made using the same sheet metal and the up-rights not requiring holes to fix the shelves.
  • the essential feature of the invention is the working of the starting material, generally sheet metal of a relatively small thickness, to obtain obviously in different positions, both the shelves and the up-rights of the shelving in its complete three dimensional structure using the same components.
  • the shelving consists of elements properly definable as " modular " since it is made using portions of worked metallic material, having the pre-selected dimensions to form both the shelves and the up-rights, naturally depending on the fact that the worked elements are arranged essentially in a horizontal, or vertical position respectively.
  • the shelves may be made with the longitudinal dimensions compatible with the capacity of the room in which the shelving must be fitted; similarly the up-rights will be limited in their height to similar requirements of the vertical space.
  • the angular fixing elements arranged where the connections between the shelves and up-rights are made preferably have tension rods, which pass through these elements, suitably drilled for the purpose, to tighten the angular elements themselves about the projections formed by the working of the starting sheet metal , or material.
  • projections are preferably in a dove-tail arrangement, but may have a different geometry, for example "T" shape, or however in the most convenient geometric form to satisfy the primary requirement of shelving, i.e. capable of withstanding even considerable weights and loads.
  • This requirement is mainly of interest in the case of shelving principally for industrial use, for example in the formation of shelving for the orderly arrangement of mechanical spare parts, or tools and other articles.
  • angular fixing elements include geometrically coherent cavities in their sections perpendicular to the shelves and/ or to the up-rights with the said dove-tail type projections so that tightening of the said angular elements leads to clamping of the latter in the desired position, or positions along the shelf and/or associated up-right.
  • worked modular elements with dove-tail type projections where they serve as a shelf and/or up-right respectively, have folds, the edges of which are rounded off in a " curl " to make the different elements easier to manipulate during the assembly and the positioning of the shelving.
  • the angular fixing elements may be made of plastic and their cross-section has a geometry that permits their elastic deformation under the effect of tightening of the above mentioned tension rods, suitably completed with threads and nuts.
  • the angular elements may have lightening.
  • the holes pre-arranged in the angular elements for the passage of the tension rods are positioned and arranged so as not to intercept the projections of the shelves and/or up-rights, inserted in the cavities of the said angular elements respectively. It is obvious that the method subject of this invention eliminates the present need to use up-rights, generally drilled in a supporting side-member arrangement for the shelves and other well known limitations in the sectorial art.
  • the modular elements destined to form the up-rights may have plastic terminal edgings on their lower and upper ends to form supporting bases on the floor, in particular on flooring requiring some attention and a terminal edging respectively which may, without damage, for example contrast the ceiling of the room in which the shelving has to be installed.
  • the shelving may be used both in the industrial field and in furnishing, furniture and similar sectors, for example, with shelving produced according to the method of this invention, it will be possible to make three-dimensional structures for libraries and furniture in general complete with any desired number of shelves, arranged as required in the various cases.
  • the surface of the metallic structure may be that of the starting material ( zinc, or galvanised sheet metal)
  • the surfaces of the metallic structure may be coloured, covered with various materials, wall papered and other arrangements, everything in accordance with architectonic requirements and/or convenienc- ed and environmental furnishing schemes.
  • Fig.l illustrates a modular metallic element M, having a relatively small thickness with projections, undercuts and marginal features, that may be indifferently used to form both the shelves and the up-rights of shelving.
  • Fig.2 illustrates shelving as an example, but not specifically for industrial applications, that may be used to store spare parts and other products, or articles that in general are metallic and have considerable weight.
  • a primary requirement of shelving for the uses indicated, or equivalent is that of having considerable mechanical resistance and load-bearing capacity, despite the fact that the shelving is made using several elements M of sheet metal with a relatively small thickness, for example in the region of one millimetre, or even less, irrespective of the nature of the material used which may be sheet metal, iron steel, zinc or other material, as is, or protected by painting, galvanising, etc.
  • the shelving illustrated in fig.2, indicated overall by 16 is made up of several modular elements M and includes for example, but not necessarily, three shelves 10,12 and 14.
  • the shelving 16, to support the said shelves 10,12 and 14, includes at least two 11 up-rights" individually indicated by 18 and 20, which support the ends of the shelves using the characteristic angular elements each one of which is indicated by 22.
  • These angular elements 22 are preferably produced from polymeric material, although the relative component material is not critical, provided it has sufficient mechanical resistance and a certain elastic deformability (for the reasons detailed hereunder ).
  • the said angular elements 22 are arranged and occupy the three-dimensional space defined between the up-rights and the shelves. More precisely, the angular elements 22 include two " wings " 24 and 26 ( figs.5 and 6 ) the first of these wings virtually identifying themselves with shelf 10 that rests on them while the second wings oppose the adjacent up-right 20;
  • the angular elements 22 have lightenings 28 and cavities 30 made in correspondence with the wings 24 and 26.
  • the cavities 30 form a female portion capable of receiving coherent male portions, or projections 32 with a " dove-tail” cross-section, or other structure capable . of forming " undercut " which the up-rights 18, 20 and the shelves 10, 12 and 14 have.
  • angular elements 22 have louvres34 in correspondence with each cavity 30 which gives a certain elastic deformability on compression, in a longitudinal direction with respect to the edge of the angular element itself.
  • the elastic deformation is exploited to clamp both the projections 32 of the shelves 10, 12 and 14 and of the up-rights 18 and 20 and to block the said projections inside the cavities 30 of the said angular elements.
  • the angular elements 22 are compression stressed by tightening the tension rods 36 that have a widened head 38 on their ends and at least one nut 40 respectively.
  • the tension rods 36 are arranged inside holes 42 made longitudinally along the longer dimension of the angular elements 22.
  • the said tension rods 36 are pre-arranged so as not to intersect the projections 32 of the shelves 10, 12 and 14 and of the up-rights that are positioned inside the cavities 30 of the angular elements.
  • modular elements M may be produced by working a flat metallic material, or reduced to conditions of substantial flatness with the described critical characteristics (projections ), for example by straightening sheet metal supplied in rolls.
  • edges of the worked sheet metal products have preferably " curl " type corner radii 50 ( figures 3 and 4 ) to eliminate " sharpness " from the said edges and permit easier handling of the materials; the said curled parts 50 are in turn inserted inside seats 52 foreseen in the " wings " 24, 26 of the angular elements 22.
  • the modular elements 18 and 20 which have structural up-right functions are completed at their lower and/or upper ends with terminal edging 51 and 54 respectively to form resting bases on the floor and where necessary and compatible to oppose the ceiling of the room in which the shelving is installed.
  • the modular elements M are cut to the desired size and arranged in a horizontal and vertical position to form the shelves and the up-rights.
  • the angular fixing elements 22 are arranged at the crossing points between the shelves and the up-rights and beneath the surface of the shelves, so that the projections both of the shelves and of the up-rights are inserted in the corresponding cavities 3 0 of the angular element 22.
  • the angular fixing element is tightened 22 so that the projections 32 both of the shelves and of the up-rights remain tightened and clamped inside the respective cavities 30.

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EP84106481A 1983-06-23 1984-06-06 Bausatz zum Herstellen metallischer Möbel, insbesondere Regale Expired EP0132559B1 (de)

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IT21772/83A IT1163590B (it) 1983-06-23 1983-06-23 Metodo per l'attuazione di strutture metalliche, in particolare scaffalature, e strutture realizzate in applicazione industriale di detto metodo
IT2177283 1983-06-23

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1991018537A1 (de) * 1990-05-31 1991-12-12 Gustav Nicolas Thomkins Bausatz für ein regal-modulsystem
EP0736344A1 (de) * 1995-03-23 1996-10-09 SAPIM AMADA S.p.A. Verfahren und Gerät zum Herstellen von Verstärkungsprofilen an Blechteilen

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GB191503770A (en) * 1915-03-09 1915-11-04 Hoskins & Son Ltd Improvements relating to Metal Lockers, Shelves, Pigeon Holes and the like.
GB458129A (en) * 1935-06-17 1936-12-14 William James Spicer Improvements relating to strip metal fittings for supporting shelves or for similar constructive purposes

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1991018537A1 (de) * 1990-05-31 1991-12-12 Gustav Nicolas Thomkins Bausatz für ein regal-modulsystem
EP0736344A1 (de) * 1995-03-23 1996-10-09 SAPIM AMADA S.p.A. Verfahren und Gerät zum Herstellen von Verstärkungsprofilen an Blechteilen

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IT8321772A0 (it) 1983-06-23
IT1163590B (it) 1987-04-08

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