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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to a box-shaped shelf element and constructed therefrom shelf and room divider structures. The shelf elements are designed in such a way that they interlock positively and reversibly in two spatial directions. The shelf construction is characterized by high stability, easy assembly and disassembly and high flexibility in the number and arrangement of the elements. In addition, there is a rectangular, offset-free shape of the interior of the individual shelf elements.
    公开号:CH714539A1
    申请号:CH00008/18
    申请日:2018-01-05
    公开日:2019-07-15
    发明作者:Rager Timo
    申请人:Rager Timo；
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    专利说明:

    Description: The present invention relates to a box-shaped shelf element which has a box bottom, four side walls and an open top opposite the box bottom. The invention equally relates to shelf and room divider constructions, which are obtained by assembling a plurality, but at least two such shelf elements.
    It is common practice to build shelves of commercial fruit crates by tilting them to the side and stacked. This solution is both cheap and fast, on the other hand, the shelf elements can also serve as transport boxes during moves. However, the use of conventional fruit crates also has disadvantages: 1. An essential construction element of fruit crates are located in all four corners, inside, usually beveled connecting timber to which the slats of the side walls are attached. The interior of the box is thus no longer rectangular, which is particularly disturbing when setting books. 2. Between the slats of the side walls of the boxes and thus in the bearing surfaces of the shelf are larger columns. Small parts can fall through and tip over other objects depending on their positioning. 3. The boxes are not fixed in their position within the shelf structure and thus remain mutually displaceable. The stability of the shelf is limited. 4. From an aesthetic point of view and under the aspect of an efficient use of material is to be regarded as disadvantageous that the individual shelf elements remain clearly recognizable as such and the floors and walls of the individual shelves are made double when lining up the boxes.
    The disadvantages 1 and 2 can be remedied by the fact that the side walls of the boxes are configured flat. The side walls can be assembled in this case without additional internal joists. Alternatively, constructions are offered in which the connecting pieces are laid in the edge of the slatted box itself. The disadvantage 1 is thus eliminated, the fruit box optics remains, however, and thus also the disadvantage of the second
    In order to address disadvantage 3, on the one hand it is possible to provide screw connections in the shelving system (see, for example, patents DE 19 739 040 A1 and DE 10 2015 111 176 A1), which however makes the assembly and disassembly of the shelf more complicated. On the other hand, various shelving systems have been developed in which the boxes are selectively provided with latching elements such as pin / hole or notch / wedge, via which they are connected together in the vertical. Examples are the shelving system Wuerfli of the natural furniture manufactory (Spenge, Germany), the shelf system BrickBox by Kazam Design (Barcelona, Spain) or the shelf system Freedom by Riva 1920 (Cantü, Italy). The individual boxes can either be stacked tower-like or similar to a brick wall with an offset from row to row. In the former case, there are no horizontal connections between the individual towers that would stabilize the structure. In the second case additional elements are required for a vertical lateral termination.
    With regard to disadvantage 4, the visual impression of a unit is most likely to occur in the case of an offset stacking of the shelf elements with gaps, which, however, requires the additional elements already mentioned for the lateral closure.
    The symmetry of the basic shape of the aforementioned shelf elements corresponds to the point group Cs. The basic element thus has as a single symmetry element a mirror plane perpendicular to the box bottom. Two variants of this basic form and grid structures constructed therefrom are shown by way of example in FIG. 1.
    The object of the present invention is to provide a shelf element and a shelf constructed therefrom, which has improvements in terms of stability, flexibility, simplicity of construction, appearance and material use compared to the aforementioned shelving systems.
    This object is achieved by a shelf element according to claim 1. Another object of the present invention is defined by shelves and room dividers according to claims 10 and 11. Preferred embodiments of the inventive shelf element are defined in the subclaims to claim 1.
    A special feature of the inventive shelf element is that its design is designed to a comprehensive and at the same time possible positive interlocking with further, preferably up to four immediately adjacent arranged shelf elements. To enable this gearing with the neighboring elements to build a shelf, is the central design feature of the individual shelf element. This design feature is already created in the basic structure of the shelf element and includes all four side surfaces. According to the invention, the possibility of toothing is achieved in that two opposite side surfaces are designed as a counterpart of the other two opposite side surfaces, and beyond the edges connecting the side surfaces are shaped so that the elements with an alternating rotation by 90 ° in two directions in a form-fitting endless string together. The thus provided inventive box-shaped shelf element allows for the user a flexible and gland-free, yet stable assembly of the individual
    Shelf elements to a shelf or a room divider. The structure of the shelf or room divider is reversible and changeable at any time and without any particular difficulties in relation to one or more shelf elements.
    Brief description of the drawings [0010]
    Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the basic elements and the structure of known stacking shelving systems. The viewing direction is perpendicular to the crate ground level.
    2 shows a schematic representation of a basic element according to the invention and the structure of a shelf system according to the invention formed by using a plurality of such basic elements. The viewing direction is perpendicular to the crate ground level.
    Fig. 3 shows a shelf element according to Example 1.
    4 shows a shelf element according to example 2.
    5 shows a shelf element according to example 3.
    Fig. 6 shows a shelf element according to Example 4. The case bottom is here by way of example as a slatted construction with
    Intermediate spaces executed.
    FIG. 7 shows an example of possible shelf constructions based on elements according to example 4, supplemented by suitable base elements.
    8 shows a shelf element according to example 5.
    FIG. 9 shows an example of a shelf construction comprising four shelf elements according to example 5.
    DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS The symmetry of the basic shape of a box-shaped shelf element according to the invention corresponds to the point group C2v, thus comprising as symmetry elements a twofold axis perpendicular to the box bottom and two mirror planes containing the rotation axis which are perpendicular to one another. The basic shape and the grid structure constructed therefrom are shown schematically in FIG. The two-dimensional grid belongs to the two-dimensional space group p4g, which includes not only two-axis axes but also four-fold axes, mirror lines and sliding mirror lines as symmetry elements.
    To illustrate the basic form of the inventive shelf element is shown in its simplest embodiment in Fig. 2. The outer sides of one side wall pair each have an increase and the outer sides of the other side wall pair each have a corresponding recess. In a modification of this basic scheme, however, the construction principle is preferably implemented with a plurality of elevations and an appropriate number of recesses, which may also be oriented differently relative to the case bottom and may include any kind of inclined and curved surfaces in addition to rectangular structures. A depression can also be designed as a gap or empty space. Regardless of the number and shape of the elevations and depressions or gaps, the construction is carried out so that the profile of one side wall pair is complementary to the profile of the other side wall pair, so that adjacent, 90 ° against each other twisted shelf elements can interlock. Preferably, the shelf element engages in the adjacent shelf element, that a rectangular, offset-free interior of the shelf elements is maintained or arises.
    In a preferred embodiment, the base of the boxes is square, the box bottom thus has the same dimensions for length and width. The boxes, which are alternately rotated by 90 °, can be arranged without gaps in two spatial directions without further ado.
    In another particularly preferred embodiment, the base is designed rectangular, the box bottom thus has different dimensions for length and width. Also in this case, the boxes alternately rotated by 90 ° can, under certain conditions, string together without gaps in two spatial directions. In the area of the edges, however, additional space is created, so that lying there connecting elements can optionally be made more massive than in the case of boxes with square base, without having to give up the rectangular, offset-free shape of the interior of the shelf elements. This benefits in particular the stability of the construction.
    In a further particularly preferred embodiment, the side walls are designed as a uniform change of slats and spaces, the slats are parallel to the box bottom as in the traditional fruit crates. This design allows individual boxes or whole (vertical or horizontal) rows of boxes to be moved rearward or forward relative to the shelf level, providing additional design options, such as e.g. allows an oblique or curved course of the shelf wall. Furthermore, this construction in particular makes it possible to install individual shelf elements either with the opening forwards or backwards. This is of particular interest with regard to the use of the shelf as a room divider.
    To form a shelf, a plurality of inventive shelf elements is assembled in two spatial directions. For this purpose, the shelf elements are placed on a side surface and so joined together with the likewise placed on a side surface adjacent, but rotated by 90 ° shelf elements that the elements interlock in the manner described. The interlocking of adjacent shelf elements is preferably carried out so that, after assembly, flat, offset-free side walls in the interior of the shelf elements result.
    When building a shelf, the crate bottoms of the individual shelf elements to the shelf rear wall and the open top boxes to the front of the shelf. When building a room divider, in which the individual elements are selectively accessible from one or the other side, both sides of the room divider are partly formed from box bottoms and partly from box tops.
    The crate bottoms can be configured as a closed surface or structured arbitrarily, such as a change from slats and voids, with perforations, recessed or raised patterns and the like.
    The open top of the box are characterized by one or more openings, the expression "opening" quite generally means any constructive provision that allows access to the interior of the shelf element. In the simplest case, the opening is a void, which extends over the entire top, but there are also reversible open / close elements, door elements, (partial) facing or the like for the design of the top conceivable.
    It belongs to the essence of the element construction of the inventive shelf construction that combinations of the structures and variations described here are readily possible.
    According to the invention, a high stability of the shelf construction is achieved by the described construction, combined with a simple assembly and disassembly and a high flexibility in both the number and in the arrangement and function of the individual elements. The stability benefits, among other things, the usability of the shelf construction as a freestanding room divider.
    The shelf construction is supplemented as needed by a base construction, which is advantageously made either as a piece or consists of screwed together elements. This base construction serves on the one hand, if necessary to compensate for differences in height between adjacent shelf elements. On the other hand, it serves as a clamp, which prevents the sliding apart of adjacent towers of shelf elements within the shelf level.
    As construction materials for the inventive box-shaped shelf element and the entire shelving system formed from corresponding shelf elements come in particular solid wood, plywood boards and high density chipboard in question. A production of aluminum or other metals is conceivable. In addition, components can be produced either individually or as a whole by means of an injection-molding process or by additive manufacturing (3D printing) from plastics or filled plastics. The permanent connection of the items to the individual box-shaped shelf element can be done by gluing, screwing or other joining techniques.
    Examples Example 1 (Figure 3):
    Box with square base 10, in which the side walls are formed as a change of slats 11 and spaces 12 parallel to the base and the change from slats and spaces of a pair of opposite side walls A-A is complementary to that of the second pair of opposite side walls B-B. Connectors 13 along the edges bridge the slats of two adjacent sides. Since they have only half the thickness of the slats, four connecting pieces of adjacent boxes complement each other form-fitting manner.
    Example 2 (Figure 4):
    Box with square base 20, in which the side walls are designed on the inside surface and on the outside of a regular profile with elevations 21 and recesses 22, wherein the profile of the one side pair A-A represents the exact counterpart of the profile of the other side pair B-B. In the area of the edges 23, the wall thickness is constantly half of the slat thickness, so that four boxes can form-fitting abut.
    Example 3 (Figure 5):
    Box with square base 30, in which the side walls are designed as a change from slats 31 and spaces 32, the slats and spaces are aligned perpendicular to the box bottom and the change of slats and spaces of one side wall pair AA represents the exact counterpart of the other side wall pair BB , The individual slats are bridged at the top edge of the box 34 by slats half strength. In the area of the edges 33 between two side walls, the adjacent slats are tapered wedge-shaped, so that four of them complement each other after rotation in steps of 90 ° form-fitting.
    Example 4 (Figures 6 and 7):
    Box with rectangular base 40, in which the side walls are designed as a change of slats 41 and spaces 42, wherein the slats are parallel to the base. The dimension of the base is defined in such a way that one side is longer by two slats than the other. The change from slats and spaces of a side wall pair A-A forms the exact counterpart of the other side wall pair B-B. The connecting elements on the box edges 43 are designed as a change from 90 ° angles 430 with surfaces parallel to the side walls and 90 ° angles 431, which are tilted by 45 °. Four of these fasteners fit together formally in the construction of the shelf to a unit with square cross-section, the side lengths of the square correspond to twice the slat thickness.
    Example 5 (Figures 8 and 9):
    Box with a rectangular base 50, in which the side walls are designed as a change of slats 51 and spaces 52, wherein the slats are parallel to the base. The dimension of the base is defined in such a way that one side is longer by two slats than the other. The change from slats and spaces of a side wall pair A-A forms the exact counterpart of the other side wall pair B-B. The connecting elements on the box edges 53 are L-shaped and have recesses in the region of the empty spaces of the narrower side surfaces A. Four of these fasteners fit together formally in the construction of the shelf to a unit with square cross-section, the side lengths of the square correspond to twice the slat thickness.
    The present invention, if desired, allows a flexible combination of the features, embodiments, and examples described above.
    权利要求:
    Claims (11)
    [1]
    1. A box-shaped shelf element, which has a box bottom (10; 20; 30; 40; 50), four side walls (A, A, B, B) and a box top opposite the box top, characterized in that the outside of the side walls a profile comprising elevations (11; 21; 31; 41; 51) and depressions or gaps (12; 22; 32; 42; 52), the two opposite outer sides (AA) of one side wall pair being counterparts of the outer sides of the other side wall pair (BB) are designed so that a rotated by 90 ° about the axis of the box bottom shelf element can positively engage in a second shelf element with the original orientation, and further characterized in that the side walls of the shelf element connecting edges (13; 43, 53) are designed so that a positive juxtaposition of the shelf element with adjacent shelf elements according to the principle of 90 ° rotation simultaneously in zw ei spatial directions can be done.
    [2]
    2. box-shaped shelf element according to claim 1, characterized in that the of the side walls (A, A, B, B) surrounded interior is rectangular.
    [3]
    3. box-shaped shelf element according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the outside of the one side wall pair (AA) a change from one, two, three, four, five or six elevation (s) (11; 21; 31; 41; 51 and the outer side of the other side wall pair (BB) has an appropriate number of complementary recesses or gaps (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) and protrusions (11; 21; 31; 41; 51), thereby enabling engagement with an adjacent shelf element.
    [4]
    Box-shaped shelf element according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side walls (A, A, B, B) have a plurality of elevations (11; 21; 31; 41; 51) and depressions or gaps (12; 22; 32 ; 42; 52) in regular succession.
    [5]
    5. Box-shaped shelf element according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the elevations and depressions on the outside of the side walls as a change of slats (11; 21; 31; 41; 51) and lying between the slats voids (12; 22; 32 ; 42, 52) are configured, wherein the slats can engage in the complementary spaces of an adjacent shelf member.
    [6]
    6. box-shaped shelf element according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base of the box is square, the box bottom (10; 20; 30) thus has the same dimensions for length and width.
    [7]
    7. box-shaped shelf element according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the base of the box is rectangular, the box bottom (40; 50) thus has different dimensions for length and width.
    [8]
    8. box-shaped shelf element according to one of claims 1 to 5 and 7, characterized in that the box has a rectangular base (40) and the side walls as a change of slats (41) and spaces (42) are configured, the slats parallel to Run base and the dimension of the base is set in such a way that one side is longer by two slats thickness than the other, and characterized in that the change of slats (41) and spaces (42) of a side wall pair (AA) the exact Counterpart of the change from spaces (42) and slats (41) of the other side wall pair (BB) forms and the connecting elements at the edges (43) between adjacent side walls as a change from 90 ° -Win-angles (430) with surfaces parallel to the side walls and 90 ° angles (431), which are tilted by 45 °, out is staltet, so that four of these fasteners form-fitting e to the construction of the shelf in unit of square cross-section, the side lengths of the forming square corresponding to twice the slat thickness.
    [9]
    9. box-shaped shelf element according to one of claims 1 to 5 and 7, characterized in that the box has a rectangular base (50) and the side walls as a change of slats (51) and spaces (52) are configured, wherein the slats parallel to Run base and the dimension of the base is set in such a way that one side is longer by two slats thickness than the other, and characterized in that the change from slats (51) and intermediate spaces (52) of a side wall pair (AA) the exact counterpart of the change from spaces (52) and slats (51) of the other side wall pair (BB) forms and the connecting elements at the edges (53) between adjacent side walls L-shaped and in the region of the voids of the narrower side surfaces (A) respectively Have recesses, so that four of these fasteners form-fitting in the construction of the shelf to a unit with square merge together cross-section, wherein the side lengths of the forming square correspond to twice the slat thickness.
    [10]
    10. shelf, comprising a plurality of shelf elements according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the box top and box bottom each form the front and back of the shelf.
    [11]
    11. Room divider comprising a plurality of shelf elements according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein both sides of the room divider are formed from any change of box bottoms and box top.
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