Classifications

• • 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
  • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
  • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
  • A47B96/07—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves adjustable in themselves
• • 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
  • A47B47/0083—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements with four vertical uprights
• • 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
  • A47B57/04—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or partitions with means for adjusting the inclination of the shelves
• • 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
  • A47B57/44—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 screwbolts as connecting members
• • 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
  • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
  • A47B96/02—Shelves
  • A47B96/024—Shelves characterised by support bracket location means, e.g. fixing means between support bracket and shelf

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a support bracket for a shelf of a shelving unit.
• the present invention also relates to a support kit for a shelf and a shelving unit comprising the aforesaid kit, i.e. a plurality of the aforesaid brackets.
• Articles can be understood as objects of various types, loose or contained in special containers such as, for example, boxes.
• the present invention finds particular application in the area of the shelving units of the kanban type.
• a specific type of shelving units for "gravity” storage envisages using a plurality of storage tracks equipped with freely rotating rollers that allow products arranged at a point at a higher elevation of the track to slide without interruption towards a point at a lower elevation of the same track.
• This type of shelving unit also allows that when a product is withdrawn, the next product tends to assume the position of the removed product, thus allowing to maximise the space occupied by the products and facilitate the withdrawal of the next product according to a First In First Out type of logic:
• An alternative consists in shelving units of the push-back type, in which the products are inserted at a lower elevation and the products slide in depth by thrust in opposition to the force of gravity to allow a Last In First Out type of logic.
• the known racks are arranged in such a way as to define semi-horizontal or inclined planes.
• a support bracket for a shelf in particular a shelf of the kanban type, of a shelving unit.
• the bracket extends along a main axis.
• the bracket comprises an interconnection portion, connected, during use, to an upright of the shelving unit, and a support portion, adjacent to the interconnection portion along the main axis, comprising a housing seat configured to receive through insertion an end portion of the shelf of the shelving unit.
• the housing seat defines a curved path inside which, during use, the end portion of the shelf is slidable and rotatable.
• the specified technical task and the specified objects are also achieved by a support kit for a shelf, in particular a shelf of the kanban type, of a shelving unit.
• the kit comprises a plurality of brackets subject-matter of the present invention and a respective plurality of fastening means configured, during use, to fasten the interconnection portion to an upright of a shelving unit, and a respective plurality of constraining means configured, during use, to constrain the support portion to the end portion of the shelf.
• Each shelf has four end portions, each connected or connectable to a respective upright.
• bracket 1 indicates in its entirety a support bracket for a shelf "P" of a shelving unit “S” which, for simplicity of description, will be referred to below as the bracket 1.
• the bracket 1 can be connected to an upright "M" of the shelving unit "S".
• the upright "M” is perforated and the holes are distributed along the entire height (i.e., length) of the upright "M” defining the levels on which to mount the bracket 1.That is, holes arranged at the same height of two or more uprights "M” define a level.
• the bracket 1 comprises an interconnection portion 2, connected, during use, to an upright "M" of the shelving unit "S".
• the interconnection portion 2 has at least two connection holes 2a configured to achieve, in an assembled configuration of the bracket 1, a connection with the upright "M” by means of specific fastening means "F".
• the two connection holes 2a are arranged in opposing portions of the interconnection portion 2 relative to a median portion of the interconnection portion 2 itself.
• the interconnection portion 2 has a planar conformation. In other words, the interconnection portion 2 is defined by the shape of a plate or other plate-like element.
• the bracket 1 further comprises a support portion 3 adjacent to the interconnection portion 2 along the main axis "X".
• the support portion 3 comprises a housing seat 3a configured to receive by insertion an end portion "E" of the shelf “P” of said shelving unit “S".
• the housing seat 3a defines a curved path inside which, during use, the end portion "E” of the shelf “P” is slidable and rotatable.
• the housing seat 3a defines a curved path, preferably shaped like a "U” or a circumferential arc, inside which the end portion "E" can translate following the path itself or rotate on itself.
• the end portion "E” is constrained during the movement by means of special constraining means "V" to the housing seat 3a.
• the support portion 3 also comprises a housing hole 3b defining a rotation axis for the end portion "E" of the shelf.
• the housing hole 3b defines a centre of rotation of the curved path (i.e. the end portion "E") and the curved path is created in the form of a circumferential arc hence having the housing hole 3b as its centre.
• the housing hole 3b (together with a respective constraining means "V") constrains the end portion "E” through rotation by imparting to it a rotation about an axis defined by the housing hole 3b itself while sliding along the housing seat 3a.
• the housing hole 3b and the housing seat 3a are defined in opposing portions of the support portion 3 relative to a median portion of the support portion 3.
• connection wall 4 has an inclined position relative to the planes in which the interconnection portion 2 and the support portion 3 lie and extend. In other words, the connection wall 4 extends transversely to the planes in which the interconnection portion 2 and the support portion 3 lie.
• the present invention further relates to a support kit for a shelf "P" of a shelving unit “S”, comprising a plurality of brackets 1 as described above.
• the kit further comprises a respective plurality of fastening means.
• the fastening means “F” is configured, during use, to fasten the interconnection portion 2 of a bracket 1 to an upright "M" of a shelving unit “S".
• Fastening means “F” can be understood as screws, bolts and other similar means that can be inserted inside the respective connection holes 2a and the respective holes of the upright "M” to achieve a stable connection between the bracket 1 and the upright.
• the present invention further relates to a shelving unit "S" for supporting articles, for example boxes or containers, comprising a main structure comprising uprights "M” arranged in a double row and transverse elements “T” arranged to connect uprights "M” of one row with respective uprights "M” of an adjacent row.
• the shelving unit “S” also comprises a plurality of shelves “P” set at different heights relative to the uprights “M” of the main structure. It should be noted that the crossbars "T” are mounted parallel relative to one side of the shelves “P” where the end portions "E" are present.
• each shelf “P” is therefore set at different levels relative to the respective rows of uprights “M” and have a generally square or rectangular shape.
• each shelf “P” has four end portions “E”, each connected or connectable to a respective upright "M”.
• Each end portion "E” is connected by means of fastening means "F” to respective brackets 1 which in turn are connected by means of fastening means "V” to respective uprights "M”.
• each shelf “P” can be inclined by an inclination of up to 30° relative to the horizontal configuration. That is, the sliding of the shelf “P” inside the housing seat 3a allows the end portions "E” free from the brackets 1, to be reconnected to the uprights "M” of the first row as long as the inclination of the end portions "E” themselves is comprised within 30° relative to the horizontal configuration.
• brackets 1 are inexpensive and easy to install, thus allowing to obtain an inexpensive shelving unit “S” and easily customisable as regards the inclinations of the shelves "P".

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