JPH0640529A - Constituting member for rack device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fit a connecting member and an article support sash bar at the site with no welding work. CONSTITUTION:The coupling hook 24 of a connecting member 19 is coupled with the coupling hole 17 of a stanchion 11. An article support sash bar 27 is bridged with the arm section 22 of the connecting member 19 serving as a longitudinal mate with a bolt 28 and a nut 29.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a component of a rack device such as an automatic warehouse.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a structural member of a conventional rack device.
Those shown in are known. That is, it has a pair of front and rear columns 2 which are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and article support shelves 3 which are fixed to these columns 2 by welding at predetermined intervals in the height direction. A pair of front and rear connecting arms 4 with their longitudinal directions facing left and right, and these connecting arms 4
A pair of left and right article support bars 5 secured by welding to the
Those having and are known.

[0003]

[Construction of Rack Device] A method of constructing a rack device using the above-mentioned components of the rack device will be described below. The constituent members are erected on the floor at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction so that the front columns 2 are located on the front side and the rear columns 2 are located on the rear side, and horizontal bars or lattice bars are bolted to required parts. -The rack device was constructed by carrying out work such as handing over using nuts. In the rack apparatus constructed in this manner, the articles are placed so as to straddle the article support rails 5 on the left and right opposite to each other without interposing the columns 2.

[0004]

Disadvantages of the Prior Art The components of the conventional rack device have the following disadvantages. First, in order to eliminate the welding work at the construction site, after a large number of article support shelves 3 are welded and fixed to the pillars 2 at the factory to complete the components, they are carried into the construction site and a rack device is constructed. However, there is a drawback in that the constituent members are bulky and the transport efficiency is extremely poor. Secondly, since welding work is required, a welder having a welding skill, which is a special skill, is required, and there is a drawback that the working environment is deteriorated by gas or the like generated by the welding work.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Disadvantages] The present invention adopts the following means in order to eliminate the above disadvantages. The present invention has a pair of front and rear struts, a connecting member that is a set before and after being attached to these struts at predetermined intervals in the height direction, and an article support bar that is stopped by a connecting tool to these front and rear connecting members. One of the connecting member and the strut is formed with an engagement hook and a rising stop piece, and the rising stop piece is combined with the engagement hook to be fitted into an engagement hole formed in the other member. It is made as a whole.

[0006]

The present invention has the following functions. After a pair of columns is erected so as to be spaced at a predetermined distance in the front-rear direction, a coupling member is engaged with the columns, and then the article support bars are passed to the coupling arms of the coupling members that form the front and rear sets.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on three embodiments shown in the drawings. The same members are designated by the same reference numerals in the three embodiments.

Embodiment 1 (see FIGS. 1 to 4) In this Embodiment 1, the front means the left side of FIG. 3, the rear means the right side of FIG. 3, the left means the upper side of FIG. 3, and the right means Says the same side.

The support column 11 faces the outer facing wall 12, the left and right edges of the outer facing wall 12, and the left and right edges of the left and right walls 13 which are connected to each other at a right angle to the outer edge of the outer facing wall 12. Overhanging wall 14 that is continuously extended in the shape of
And an opposing wall 15 that is continuously provided so as to be parallel to each other at the edges of these overhanging walls 14.

On each of the outward facing walls 12 of the pillar 11,
A pair of two upper and lower engaging holes 17 are formed in the height direction of the support column 11 at a mounting interval of a connecting member 19 (article support bar 27) described later.

A connecting member 1 attached to the column 11.
9 is a main body 20 that comes into contact with the outward facing wall 12 of the column 11.
And a pair of left and right contact pieces 21 for contacting the left and right walls 13 of the columns 11 provided on the left and right edges of the main body 20, and the main body 2
0 has the left and right arm portions 22 provided in a laterally protruding shape. A pair of upper and lower engaging hooks 24 with their free ends facing downward are formed on the main body 20 of the connecting member 19, and the lifting stopper pieces 25 are located slightly above the lower engaging hooks 24. Are formed. The rising stopper piece 25 and the lower engaging hook 24 are paired so as to engage with the lower engaging hole 17. More specifically, in the state where the lower engaging hook 24 is engaged with the lower edge of the lower engaging hole 17, the lifting stopper piece 25 faces the lower engaging hole 17, so that After the state, the rising stopper piece 25 is bent horizontally so as to fit in the lower engagement hole 17. The vertical length of the engaging hook 24 is equal to the engaging hole 17
It is made shorter than the vertical length.

On the arm portion 22 of the connecting member 19 which is paired in the front and rear, the article support sleeve 27, the bolt 28 and the nut 2 are attached.
It is designed to be handed off by using 9.

Method of Using Embodiment 1 Next, an example of constructing a rack device using the components of the rack device of embodiment 1 will be described. First, the front pillar 11
Are erected at predetermined intervals so as to be lined up in the left-right direction, and the rear stanchions 11 are erected behind these front columns 11 with a predetermined space therebetween. The pillars 11 are erected so that the opposing walls 15 of the front and rear pillars 11 face each other. At the same time, work such as passing the horizontal brace 30 and the inclined brace 30 between the front and rear columns 11 is performed. After that, the engagement hooks 24 of the connecting member 19 are engaged with the engagement holes 17 of the column 11. After that, the rising stopper piece 25 is bent and fitted into the engagement hole 17. After that,
The article support shaft 27 is handed over to the arm portion 22 of the connecting member 19 forming the front and rear sets by using bolts 28 and nuts 29. The bolt 28 and the nut 29 are typical connecting tools,
It goes without saying that other known connecting tools can be used.

Embodiment 2 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) As shown in FIG. 6, the burring portion 32 formed on the article support bar 27 is caulked to the through hole 33 formed in the arm portion 22. Reinforcing ribs 3 on the article support bar 27
4 is formed so as to bulge downward.

Embodiment 3 (see FIG. 7) As shown in FIG. 7, the rising stop piece 25 is slightly bent in advance toward the column 11 unlike the embodiment 1. Therefore,
When the engaging hooks 24 are engaged with the engaging holes 17, the ascending stopper pieces 25 automatically engage with the engaging holes 17 due to their elasticity in association with the work. Reinforcing ribs 37 are bulged on the main body 20 and the arm portion 22. A gap (slit) is formed between the opposing walls 15 of the column 11 of the third embodiment.

An engaging hook 24 is formed on the column 11 so that its free end faces upward, and a lifting stopper piece 25 is formed on the column 11, and an engaging hole 17 is formed in the main body 20 of the connecting member 19.
May be formed.

[0017]

The present invention has the following effects due to the above-mentioned configuration. Since the rack component is an assembly type that does not require welding, it can be transported in a disassembled state, that is, in a state where it is not bulky, when transporting from the factory to the construction site. , Transportation efficiency is good,
Rack equipment can be constructed without welding work at the construction site. Unlike the conventional method, it is possible to attach the connecting member to the column and the article support bar to the connecting member without performing welding work. Therefore, not only a welder having a welding skill, which is a special skill, is not required. The working environment is not deteriorated by the gas generated during welding. Since the rising stopper piece is paired with the engaging hook so as to fit in one engaging hole, that is, the engaging hole for the rising stopper piece and the engaging hole for the engaging hook are formed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of engaging holes, reduce the drilling work, and prevent the strength from decreasing due to the holes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a portion A of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an intermediate portion along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an assembled state of an arm unit according to a second embodiment as seen from a side surface.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional rack device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Strut 17 Engagement hole 19 Connecting member 24 Engagement hook 25 Lift stop piece 28 Bolt 29 Nut

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of front and rear struts, a pair of connecting members attached to the struts at predetermined intervals in the height direction thereof, and a pair of front and rear struts, and an article support bar which is stopped by the connecting tool. And having an engaging hook and a lifting stop piece on one of the connecting member or the column,
A component member of a rack device, wherein the ascent stop piece is paired with an engaging hook to be fitted into an engaging hole formed in the other member.