Device for holding or fastening or fixing essentially horizontal supporting surfaces

(42) Date of commencement of the patent: 15. 7.1998 (45) Date of issue: 25.2.1999 (56) Documentation:

OE 2102834A US 2928512A (73)

Patentee:

HOFER GERNOT

A-6850 DORNBIRN, VORARLBERG (AT).

(54) MOUNTING OR MOUNTING DEVICE. FOR FIXING OR FIXING ESSENTIALLY HORIZONTAL STORAGE SURFACES

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AT 404 785 (57) The object of the invention is to provide a device which allows a height adjustment of the storage surfaces almost continuously, whereby a subsequent installation of the device is possible without much effort.

A rail 1 is provided which is mounted vertically on a vertical plane. The rail 1 has a rack 2 and a slide strip 3 as a second bar. The teeth 4 of the rack 2 are arranged parallel to the vertical plane and point in the direction of the center of the rail 1 between the rack 2 and the second bar or slide bar 3, the profile rail bed 5 is provided.

In the profile rail bed 5, a slider 7 is used. The slider 7 is fixedly connected to a carrier rail 8, which serves to receive the shelf. The slider 7 has the shape of a parallelogram. On the one with the second bar or Slide strip 3 corresponding part of the slider 7 is a Gleitnase 9 and a sliding breast 10 is provided. On the corresponding with the rack 2 part of the slider 7 a corresponding with the rack 2 toothing 11 is provided.

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The invention relates to a device for holding or for fixing or fixing of substantially horizontal shelves, such as boards, glass plates od. like. between two spaced apart at right angles to the shelves vertical planes, each vertical plane on the other vertical plane side facing a vertically arranged rail with a rack and an opposite slide bar, and the teeth are arranged parallel to the vertical plane and in the direction of Point middle of the rail, and between the strips a holder with appropriate teeth is used.

Such devices are known in many ways. They are mainly used in shelving, for racks or for the creation of other mobile devices. A disadvantage of most known devices but that a height adjustment of the shelves is complicated. Thus, on the one hand tool must be used or on the other hand, several people perform such an adjustment.

For example, US Pat. No. 2,928,512 A discloses a holder for storage surfaces. However, this bracket has an extremely complicated rail on the extremely complex operations require to manufacture. In addition, the rail is designed such that behind the tooth and slide bar a sliding channel is provided. By this construction of the rail and the holder must have many parts. Thus, the holder consists of a run in the sliding headboard, which has a threaded bolt and guided between a sliding and toothed bar locking member having teeth for engagement with the rack. Furthermore, a cover angle is still applied to the threaded bolt on the securing part, wherein these parts are screwed together by means of a nut. A simple height adjustment, especially without tools, is not possible.

Furthermore, from DE 2 102 834 A a holder for storage surfaces is known in which the holder has a toothing, which is wedged by the weight in the rail. This holder is adjustable without tools by lifting or relieving in height. However, such a construction is only conditionally resilient. In addition, the rail is a complex, expensive component that must be produced in the continuous casting.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the type mentioned above, on the one hand avoids the above disadvantages and on the other hand allows a height adjustment of the shelves almost infinitely, with a subsequent installation of the device is possible without much effort.

The device according to the invention is characterized in that in the formed by tooth and slide bar with the profile rail profile rail bed as a slider with a support rail for the shelf is used, wherein the slider on the one with the sliding strip corresponding edge a Gleitnase and a Gleitbrust and on the opposite, corresponding to the toothed edge edge of the rack has corresponding teeth. ·

With the invention it is possible for the first time, shelves od. Like. As shelves almost infinitely, height adjustable perform that can be operated by a person without tools. Furthermore, a subsequent installation in existing, closed or open furniture elements without much effort in sunken or doubled state is possible.

Another advantage of the invention is the fact that it consists of very few parts. Thus, the rails and the support rails can be easily cut to length, the slider can be pre-assembled on the support rail.

Due to the fixed connection of slider and carrier rail, the slider can be moved in the profile rail bed. Due to the weight of the carrier rail as well as the storage surface, the slider wedges between the slide and rack. Since the two points of contact, sliding nose and the toothing of the slider act diagonally, this results in a clamping action. Due to the transmitting force of the carrier rail, the sliding nose presses on the slide bar, wherein there is no possibility for the Gleitstückrücken from the rack to escape from the preselected position.

In addition, there is the advantage that profile notes on which the slide and rack are provided, extremely thin and still stable can be performed. This construction results because the profile rail bed of tooth and slide bar and the surface of the rail itself is formed. In this profile rail bed then the slider is used. Due to the simple yet extremely safe training, on the one hand Gleitnase and Gleitbrust, and on the other hand toothing, a very high load capacity is possible.

On the one hand, the device according to the invention utilizes the lever law and, on the other hand, the physical laws of gravity.

By lifting the storage surface upwards, the sliding breast on the sliding strip supports and the toothing comes out of engagement Thus, the storage surface can be adjusted up or down.

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According to a further feature of the invention, the slide bar is also formed as a similar toothed rack. On the one hand, this increases the clamping effect of Gleitnase and rack and on the other hand, even the simplest false assembly is excluded.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the slider has the shape of a rectangle or parallelogram, wherein the longer, corresponding to the tooth or slide bar edges are performed cambered. The crowning of the sliding breast provides a safety function. It is impossible to press the shelf too far up so that it can slide out of your hands.

According to a particular embodiment of the invention, which corresponds to the rack toothing of the slider is provided only in the lower half. As a result, a disabling of the teeth is excluded in an adjustment of the shelf and the slider can be easily moved.

According to a further feature of the invention, the attachment of the slider to the carrier rail is provided on the one hand on the upper half of the slider and on the other hand in the last third of the carrier rail. This reinforces the diagonal clamping effect and ensures functionality in terms of safety.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the rail in the middle holes on a simple mounting of the rails on the vertical plane is given.

According to a particular feature of the invention, the support rail on an L-profile, wherein the vertical leg is connected to the slider, and the horizontal leg has holes for the attachment of the Ablagefiäche. Apart from the simple attachment for the shelf is also a very stable construction.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the tooth crowns of the toothed strip are flattened. As a result, a slight sliding of the Gleitnase and the untoothed part of the slider is ensured.

According to a particular feature of the invention, the rail on C-shaped cross-section and at least one inner edge is provided with the toothing or serves as a rack. As a result, the rail is mechanically easy to produce.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments, which are illustrated in the drawing. Fig. 1 shows the principle of the device in shaubildlicher representation, Fig. 2 is a side view of the device with an enlarged detail, Fig. 3, the device in recessed, Fig. 4 in a doubled mounting and Fig. 5 shows a part of a shelf.

According to FIG. 1 a profile rail 1 is provided, which is mounted vertically on a vertical plane. The rail 1 has a toothed bar 2 and a second bar a slide bar 3. The teeth 4 of the rack 2 are arranged parallel to the vertical plane and point in the direction of the center of the rail 1 between the rack 2 and the slide bar 3, the profile rail bed 5 is provided. The profiled rail bed 5 has holes 6, which serve for the fastening means for fastening the rail 1 on the vertical plane.

In the profile rail bed 5, a slider 7 is used. The slider 7 is fixedly connected to a carrier rail 8, which serves to receive the shelf. The slider 7 has the shape of a parallelogram on the corresponding with the sliding strip 3 part of the slider 7 is a Gleitnase 9 and a sliding breast 10 is provided. On the corresponding with the rack 2 part of the slider 7, a toothed bar 2 corresponding toothing 11 is provided.

The slider 7, which is fixedly connected to the support rail 8, can be moved in the profile rail bed 5. Due to the weight of the support rail 8 and the shelf surface, the slider 7 wedged between the rack 2 and the slide bar 3. Since the two points of contact, namely slide nose 9 and teeth 11 act diagonally, there is a clamping action.

An adjustment of the shelf is carried out in that the support rails 8 and the fixed to the support rail 8 storage area is raised to the profile of the machine 1 remote end. The toothing 11 comes with the rack 2 out of engagement and the sliding piece 7 can be moved in the profile rail bed 5.

The support rail 8 has an L-profile, wherein the slider 7 with the vertical leg 12 has a fixed attachment 13. This attachment 13 can od by means of screws, rivets. Like. On the horizontal leg 14 of the profiled bar 1 holes 15 are provided which serve to fasten the shelf.

2, a rail 1 is provided, in which the slide strip 3 is formed as a second similar toothed strip 2. In the provided between the two toothed racks 2 profile rail bed 5, the slider 7 is inserted with the support rail 8. In order to allow easier sliding of the sliding nose 9 and the toothing 11, the tooth crowns 16 of the teeth 4 are flattened.

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According to Figure 3, a furniture wall 17 is provided as a vertical plane. This furniture wall 17 has a

Groove 18, in which the rail 1 is mounted sunk. In contrast, as shown in FIG. 4 as a vertical plane, a post 22, as is customary in the shelf, is provided. The rail 1 is mounted on the uprights 22 doubled. The carrier rail 8 with the slider 7 are inserted again in the rail 1.

According to FIG. 5, a section of a box is shown, wherein the profile rail 1 in the

Furniture wall 17 is arranged sunk. The Profiischiene 1 has two toothed racks 2. In the profiled rail bed 5 formed by the toothed racks 2, the slider 7 is inserted with the support rail 8. The L-profile having carrier rail 8 receives a shelf in the form of a board 19.

The slider 7 has the shape of a parallelogram, wherein the longer edges 20, 21 are cambered. On the upper half of the slider 7, the support rail 8 is attached. Likewise, this attachment 13 is provided in the last third of the support rail 8. In addition, the corresponding with the rack 2 toothing 11 is provided only in the lower half of the slider 7.

By the crowning of the sliding face 10 and the toothing 11 in the lower half of the slider 7, as well as the crowning provided there, a security function is given. With appropriate construction of the slider 7 in the above sense, a malfunction in the form of an unwanted, uncontrolled slipping down the rear part of the shelf, with simultaneous lifting of the front part of the shelf, not take place. A movement of the slider 7 in the profile rail bed 5 can only be done if the shelf has a certain angle. With the bombbell this angle, whether it should be coarser or smaller, can be determined.