JPH077792Y2 - Bracket retaining structure - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bracket retaining structure that can be suitably implemented, for example, for supporting a shelf plate of a display shelf.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional display shelves, for example, have a plurality of articles placed on a shelf board, and the shelf board is supported by a support using brackets. When an external force acts, the bracket may come off from the support, and the article on the shelf board falls. In order to solve such a problem, for example, in the prior art shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-199248, a hook of a bracket is fitted and locked in a void formed in a column as a support,
The fixture is elastically pushed onto the upper part of the hook to prevent the bracket from being displaced upward.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a prior art, the structure of the fixing tool is relatively complicated, and therefore, it takes a lot of time to manufacture and the productivity is poor. Moreover, it cannot be used if the size of the space into which this fixture is fitted is different.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bracket retaining structure which has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and can be used for a plurality of locking holes of different sizes, and has improved convenience. is there.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, a plurality of locking holes 16 and 7 are formed on a support body 5, 5a, 5b and 5c with a vertical pitch of 1 and are arranged. Of the 16,7, the locking pieces 9 of the brackets 8,8b, 8c, 31 fit into the second locking holes 7 below the uppermost locking hole 16, and the locking pieces The support body 5 is fitted into the downwardly opened locking groove 32 formed by 9, and the brackets 8, 8b, 8c are detachably locked to the support body 5 to be in a locked state. In this state, the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 is spaced apart from the upper end surface 23 of the lower engaging hole 7 by a distance l3, l3a, and the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 Plate-shaped retaining member 1,1b
The disengagement prevention members 1 and 1b are connected to the fitting portions 3 and 3b that fit into the gaps l3 and l3a and the fitting portions 3 and 3b, and the support members 5, 5a, 5b and 5c are The rising portion 2 extends outwardly upward, and the upper portion 33 of the rising portion 2 faces the locking hole 16 above the lower locking hole 7 and the fitting portions 3 and 3b. On the lower part, an arc surface 19 is attached to the bracket 8,8b, 8
The support surface 21 formed facing the upper surface 11 of the c, 31 and formed on the lower portion of the rising portion 2 and mounted on the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 is formed continuously with the arc surface 19. This is a structure for preventing the bracket from coming off.

Operation According to the present invention, the lower locking hole 7 of the locking holes 16 and 7 having the pitch 1 formed at the upper and lower sides of the supports 5, 5a, 5b and 5c, respectively, is arranged. The engaging pieces 9 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 having the engaging pieces 9 are fitted in and are opened downwards formed by the engaging pieces 9 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31. The support body 5 is fitted in the stop groove 32, and the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 are detachably locked to the support body 5 to be in a locked state, and the fitting portion 3 of the disconnection prevention member 1, 1b. , 3b
Is fitted in the gap l3, l3a between the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 and the upper end surface 23 of the lower locking hole 7, whereby the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 are moved upward. Displacement is prevented, and the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, do not come off the support body 5,
It is installed.

According to the present invention, when the brackets 8, 8b, 8c are detached from the support body 5, by pushing the vicinity of the upper portion 33 of the rising portion 2 of the disengagement prevention members 1, 1b into the upper locking hole 16 side, the disengagement is prevented. The stopper members 1 and 1b are angularly displaced in the clockwise direction B as shown in FIG. 5 to be described about the corner P1 of the lower end surface 18 of the upper locking hole 16 near the rising portion 2 as a center. Fitting portion
It is possible to easily separate 3,3b from the intervals l3, l3a.

The support surface 21 formed in the lower portion of the rising portion 2 is continuous with the arcuate surface 19 and extends, for example, perpendicularly in the arrangement direction of the locking holes 16 and 7 (in the embodiments described later, the vertical direction of each drawing), and is thus fitted. The fitting portions 3 and 3b are kept securely fitted in the gaps l3 and l3a, and the fitting portions 3 and 3b are prevented from being separated from the gaps l3 and l3a due to rocking or the like.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a retaining member 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the retaining member 1, fitting portions 3 and 4 having different sizes are integrally formed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the rising portion 2. The fitting portions 3 and 4 are formed so as to project on both sides with respect to a virtual plane including the axis of the rising portion 2.
Such a retaining member 1 may be made of metal such as aluminum, or may be made of synthetic resin.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the bracket 8 and the retaining member 1 are mounted in the locking holes 6 and 7 of the support 5, and FIG. 3 is seen from the section line III-III in FIG. FIG. For example, a plurality of locking holes 6 and 7 are formed in the support body 5 made of aluminum in the shape of a rectangular column at intervals 1 vertically. Each locking hole 6, 7 has a length 12 in the longitudinal direction of the support 5. The interval 1 is, for example, 12 mm, and the length is
l3 is 13 mm.

The locking pieces 9 and 10 of the bracket 8 are fitted and locked in the locking holes 6 and 7, respectively. In this way, the support 5
A shelf plate 12 is placed on the upper surface 11 of the bracket 8 which is locked to the shelf 8, and articles and the like are placed on the shelf plate 12. The locking member 1 is mounted on the locking piece 9 formed above the pair of locking pieces 9 and 10.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing the vicinity of the retaining member 1 fitted in the locking hole 6. The vertical length l3 of the fitting portion 3 fitted in the locking hole 6 in the vertical direction of FIG. 4 is the vertical length of FIG. 4 at the base end 13 of the locking piece 9 fitted in the locking hole 6. The length l4 in the direction is approximately equal to or slightly smaller than the value (l2-l4) obtained by subtracting the length l2 of the locking hole 6 from the length l2. The contact surface 15 of the retaining member 1 is in contact with the surface 14 of the support 5 facing the outside, and the vicinity of the fitting portion 4 of the contact surface 15 faces the upper locking hole 16.

An abutting portion 17 between the locking holes 16 and 7 of the support 5 with which the abutting surface 15 abuts
When the point where the lower end surface 18 facing the locking hole 16 and the contact surface 15 intersect is P1, an arc surface 19 centered on the point P1 is formed in the fitting portion 3. From the point P2 where the arc surface 19 and the extension line of the straight contact surface 15 intersect, to the area sandwiched by the point P3 which intersects the upper surface 11 of the contact surface 20 parallel to the contact surface 15. Is formed with a support surface 21 perpendicular to the contact surfaces 15 and 20. Further, the upper surface 22 of the fitting portion 3 is parallel to the support surface 21 and is therefore perpendicular to the contact surfaces 15 and 20, and the upper surface 22 is such that the fitting portion 3 fits into the locking hole 6. In this state, the contact portion 17 is in contact with the upper end surface 23 of the contact portion 17 which faces the locking hole 7.
Therefore, there is no possibility that the disengagement prevention member 1 will rattle up and down, so that the brackets 8 will not rattle, and the locking pieces 9 and 10 can be securely fitted into the locking holes 6 and 7. It can be kept in a locked state and prevented from being pulled out.

When the retaining member 1 is detached from the locking hole 6, as shown in FIG. 5, the fitting portion 4 protruding outward is directed in the arrow A direction, that is, the right side in FIG. By pressing in one direction, the retaining member 1 can be angularly displaced in the direction of arrow B around the point P1 as a rotation center, and the fitting portion 3 can be disengaged from the locking hole 6. In this way, after the removal preventing member 1 is pulled out from the locking hole 6, the bracket 8
The bracket 8 can be detached from the support body 5 by lifting up the above and disengaging the locking pieces 9 and 10 from the locking holes 6 and 7, respectively.

FIG. 6 is a front view for explaining a locked state using the fitting portion 4 of the retaining member 1, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the section line VII-VII of FIG. . The length of the support 5a is
A contact portion 17a having 1a and locking holes 6a, 7a, 16a extending vertically with the contact piece 17a interposed therebetween are formed. The contact portion 17a
The length 1 is selected to be 9 mm, for example, and each locking hole 6a, 7
The length l2a of a and 16a is selected to be 16 mm, for example. Therefore, the length l2a of the locking holes 6a, 7a, 16a is longer than the length l2 of the locking holes 6, 7, 16 of the support body 5 (l2> l2a).
Has been selected for.

The engaging pieces 9 and 1 of the bracket 8 described above are provided in the engaging holes 6a and 7a, respectively.
0 is fitted and locked. The fitting portion 4 of the retaining member 1 is fitted on the locking piece 9 arranged above. Similarly to the fitting portion 3, the fitting portion 4 also has an arcuate surface 19a centered on the point P1 and a supporting surface 21a perpendicular to the contact surfaces 15 and 20 connected to the arcuate surface 19a. An upper surface 22a parallel to the surface 21a is formed. Further, the length l3a in the longitudinal direction of the fitting portion 4 is substantially equal to the value (l2-l4a) obtained by subtracting the length l4 of the base end portion 13a of the locking piece 9 from the length l2a of the locking hole 6a, or
It is chosen to be a little small.

Even when the fitting portion 4 is fitted in the locking hole 6a, the fitting portion 3 is pressed in the arrow A1 direction so that the vicinity of the fitting portion 4 is rotated around the point P1a as the rotation center. It is angularly displaced in the direction of the mark B1, and thus the retaining member 1 is locked in the locking hole 6a.
Can be removed from. Further, the fitting portion 4 is the locking hole.
In the state of being fitted to the 6a, the end surface 22a is in contact with the upper surface 18a of the locking hole 6a, so that there is no fear that the slip-off preventing member 1 will be easily pulled out by the action of the external force, and the bracket 8 can be securely pulled out. It can be stopped.

As described above, one fitting member 3 has two fitting portions 3, 4
To form locking holes 6,7,16; 6 of different lengths.
The bracket 8 can be securely retained by being fitted exactly to the a, 7a, 16a. In addition, each locking hole 6,7,16; 6a, 7
The lengths of a and 16a are uniformly set as commercially available products, and by setting the lengths l3; l3a of the fitting portions 3 and 4 in correspondence with such lengths, It is not necessary to form the slip-off preventing member 1 having the fitting portions 3 and 4 having many different lengths, and the number of parts can be reduced. The configuration of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 will be further described. In the support body 5, vertically extending locking holes 16 and 7 are formed and arranged at intervals of a pitch 1 in the vertical direction. The locking groove 32 formed by the locking piece 9 of the bracket 8 is open downward and fits into the locking groove 32 of the support body 5 so that the bracket 8 is removably locked to the support body 5. It is made into a locked state. In this locked state, the upper surface 11 of the bracket 8 is perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the locking holes 16 and 7 (vertical direction in FIGS. 1 to 7) and is located between the upper end surface 23 of the locking hole 7. The intervals l3 and l3a are provided at.

The retaining member 1 has a plate shape, and the fitting portion 3 has a gap l3.
To fit. The rising portion 2 is continuous with the fitting portion 3 and extends upward outside the support 5 (leftward in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 7). The upper portion 33 of the rising portion 2 has a locking hole.
The upper surface 33 is located at a midway position above and below the locking hole 16. The arcuate surface 19 formed in the lower portion of the fitting portion 3 is an arcuate surface centered on a point P1 which is a corner of the lower end surface 18 of the locking hole 16 near the rising portion 2, and is the upper surface 11 of the bracket 8. Is formed to face.

The support surface 21 formed at the lower part of the rising portion is the bracket 8
It is mounted on the upper surface 11 of the above, is continuous with the arcuate surface 19, and is formed to extend perpendicularly to the arrangement direction of the locking holes 16 and 7 (the vertical direction in FIGS. 1 to 7).

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a retaining member 1b according to another embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the subscript b is attached to a portion corresponding to the embodiment shown in FIGS. This retaining member
The rising portion 2b has a rising portion 2b and two fitting portions 3b and 4b that are integrally bent and connected to both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the rising portion 2b.
The length L in the longitudinal direction of the rising portion 2b is, for example, 45 mm, the length l3b of the fitting portion 3b is, for example, 5 mm, and the length l5b of the other fitting portion 4b is, for example, 8 mm.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the fitting portion 3b is fitted in the locking hole 6b. The length l2b of the locking hole 6b is, for example, 16 mm,
The length 1b of the contact portion 17b is, for example, 12 mm. Therefore, the arcuate surface 19b of the other fitting portion 4b arranged above is arranged.
The supporting surface 21b is located immediately before the locking hole 26, which is further above the locking hole 16b. The upper surface 22b of the fitting portion 3b fitted in the locking hole 6b is separated from the end surface 23b with a slight gap δ.

When removing such a retaining member 1b, the retaining member 1b is angularly displaced about the point P1b as a rotation center by pulling out the lower fitting portion 3b in the direction of the arrow B2, and the fitting portion 3b becomes Locking hole
By lifting upward as shown by the arrow C in the state of being separated from 6b, the retaining member can be easily separated from the support 5b.
1b can be removed.

Further, when the locking holes have different lengths, the fitting portion 4b is used as shown in FIG. Parts corresponding to those in the above-described embodiment are designated by a subscript c. The length l2c of the locking holes 6c and 16c formed in this support is, for example, 16 mm, and the contact portion 17c
The length 1c is 9mm. Even in such a locking hole 6c, the upper surface 22c of the fitting portion 4c and the end surface 23c have a slight gap δ.
Also, the fitting portion 3c arranged above is arranged immediately before the locking hole 26. In this way, the support body 27 in which the locking holes 6b, 16b: 6c, 16c having different lengths are formed on the front and back sides, respectively.
Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the disengagement by using one retaining member 1b.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, a bracket 31 having an engaging portion 30 for hanging a hat or the like may be used instead of the bracket 8.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the upper surfaces of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 are, for example, perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the locking holes 16 and 7, and the lower locking holes 7 are provided.
There is a gap l3, l3a between the upper end face 23 of the
The fitting portions 3 and 3b of the slip-off preventing members 1 and 1b are fitted to 3, l3a, and the support surface 21 formed below the rising portion 2 of the slip-off preventing members 1 and 1b is continuous with the arc surface 19. Are formed so as to extend, for example, perpendicularly to the arrangement direction of the locking holes 16 and 7, the fittings 3 and 3b of the retaining members 1 and 1b due to vibration or the like cause the gaps l3 and l3a to be different.
It does not come off undesirably, and thus the locked state in which the support 5 is fitted in the locking groove 32 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 is reliably maintained.

Moreover, according to the present invention, the rising portion 2 of the retaining member 1, 1b is
Since the upper part 33 of the above faces the upper locking hole 16, the upper part 33
By pushing the vicinity into the upper locking hole 16 side, the retaining members 1 and 1b are centered around the corner portion P1 of the lower end surface 18 of the upper locking hole 16 near the rising portion 2 shown in FIG. It is possible to make an angular displacement in the clockwise direction B as shown in Fig. 3, whereby the fitting portions 3 and 3b are easily separated from the gaps l3 and l3a, and thereby the brackets 8, 8b, 8c and 31 are moved upward. It is possible to disengage the locking state between the locking groove 32 and the support body 5 by displacing the bracket 8 and the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 can be easily removed from the support body 5.

Moreover, in the present invention, the retaining members 1, 1b are plate-shaped, and the structure thereof is simple, easy to handle and excellent in productivity, which means that the retaining members 1, 1b are small articles. However, this is an important effect of the present invention in that it is easily lost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a retaining member 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a bracket 8 and a retaining member 1 are attached to locking holes 6 and 7 of a support 5. Figure, third
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the section line III-III of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing the vicinity of the retaining member 1 fitted in the locking hole 6, and FIG. 5 is a retaining member. 6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the detaching operation of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a fitting portion 4 of the retaining member 1.
FIG. 7 is a front view for explaining a locked state using FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the section line VII-VII of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a retaining member 1b of another embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the fitting portion 3b of the retaining member 1b is fitted in the fitting hole 6b, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating fitting of the fitting portion 4b of the retaining member 1b. FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a state in which the bracket 31 is fitted in the hole 6c, and FIG. 11 is a simplified perspective view showing a retaining state of the bracket 31 of still another embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... retaining member, 2 ... rising part, 3,4, ... fitting part, 5 ... support, 6,7,16 ... locking hole, 8,31 ... bracket, 9,10 ...... Locking piece

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. The support 5,5a, 5b, 5c has a vertical pitch of 1
A plurality of locking holes 16 and 7 are formed and arranged, and among the locking holes 16 and 7, in the second locking hole 7 below the locking hole 16 at the top, The locking pieces 9 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 are fitted into the brackets 8, and the support body 5 is fitted in the downwardly opened locking groove 32 formed by the locking pieces 9 so that the brackets 8, 8b. , 8c are detachably locked to the support body 5 to be in a locked state, and in this locked state, the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 is the upper end surface of the locking hole 7 located below. Spaces l3 and l3a are provided between the brackets 23 and 23, and plate-shaped retaining members 1 and 1b are provided above the brackets 8, 8b, 8c and 31.
The disengagement prevention members 1 and 1b are connected to the fitting portions 3 and 3b that fit into the gaps l3 and l3a and the fitting portions 3 and 3b, and the support members 5, 5a, 5b and 5c are The rising portion 2 extends outwardly upward, and the upper portion 33 of the rising portion 2 faces the locking hole 16 above the lower locking hole 7 and the fitting portions 3 and 3b. On the lower part, an arc surface 19 is attached to the bracket 8,8b, 8
The support surface 21 formed facing the upper surface 11 of the c, 31 and formed on the lower portion of the rising portion 2 and mounted on the upper surface 11 of the brackets 8, 8b, 8c, 31 is formed continuously with the arc surface 19. The structure that prevents the bracket from coming off.