FR2620010A3 - SEPARATION WALL FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF STORAGE AND / OR STACKING SURFACES - Google Patents

Abstract

There is described a partition wall intended for the subdivision of storage surfaces 4 provided with at least two parallel rows of slots 5 in which can engage interlocking tabs 19. Said interlocking tabs 19 are formed by fixing elements 8 which are connected to the body 7 of the partition wall by tenons or dowels 13 which can engage in sockets 12 formed on the longitudinal edges of said body 7.

Description

Partition wall for the subdivision of storage areas and / or

  The invention relates to a partition wall in one

  flat material, in particular metallic foil ,.

  intended for the subdivision of storage areas and /

  or stacking shelving and storage compartments

  moires as well as transport and / or storage containers, drawers or the like, the storage and / or stacking surfaces of which are provided with at least two rows of slots or other openings, arranged in parallel and at a distance from each other compared to each other

  and in which can fit legs

  wheat, as anchoring and retaining elements, projecting over a longitudinal edge of the body

  of the partition wall serving as a support edge.

  In the case of metal sheet partition walls

  that, known of this type, the nestable legs are in one piece with the body of the partition wall

well said.

  This is obtained by the fact that the metal foil is cut over the length necessary for the intended application, along the longitudinal edge comprising the flip-up legs and serving as a support edge,

  resulting in a corresponding loss of material.

  A disadvantage of the known partition walls also lies in the fact that they consist of thin metal sheets and that, therefore, in order to obtain sufficient shape stability of the nestable tabs, they must be folded twice in the area including them. Aside from the fact that complementary folding requires complicated manufacturing which increases manufacturing costs, it is obvious that doubling

  of the necessary material in the area of the legs engaged

  tables further increases the material

necessary.

  Separation walls of the aforementioned type are also known which are provided, at their transverse edges

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  as nesting legs, retaining means made separately from metal foil and in the form of flat profiles having a U-shaped section. In order to ensure the positioning of the U-shaped uprights enveloping the transverse edges of the body of the partition wall , it is however necessary to fix them in position on the body of the partition wall by spot welding

  or by pressing, in particular by pressing between jaws.

  Insofar as it is planned to manufacture the partition walls in metal sheets already treated on the surface, for example galvanized or varnished, a posterior treatment should be carried out, namely a deposit of posterior varnish, at the fixing points profiles constituting the nestable legs, in

  to avoid corrosion damage.

  The invention aims to provide a partition wall of the aforementioned type which is simple to manufacture and essentially prevents material falling and which, moreover

  has high form stability.

  The object of the present invention is achieved by the fact that the interlocking tabs are formed with fixing elements made of synthetic material, which are connected to the transverse edges of the partition wall by a contact edge and that the fixing elements are made of material. synthetic materials include studs, dowels or the like extending transversely with respect to the contact edge, by means of which said fastening elements are nestable and / or can be joined together by tightening or pressing in curvatures in the form of a loop in the body of the wall of seperation. Thanks to these characteristics, it is possible to constitute the body of the partition wall proper from a simple cut piece, namely rectangular and then to apply to the two transverse edges each time a fixing element made of synthetic material, using

  their studs, dowels or the like.

  According to a particularly advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the curvatures of the body of the partition wall consist of sockets curved in the manner of a loop in one piece with said

  body, along the longitudinal edge.

  Advantageously, these sockets can have a circular shape and be arranged symmetrically by

  relative to the plane of the body of the partition wall.

  In addition to the fact that such sockets can be easily produced along the longitudinal edge of the body of the partition wall, using a winding tool, they also have the advantage that lies in the fact that they participate in stabilization

  of significant shape of the partition wall, transversa-

  relative to the longitudinal direction.

  According to another advantageous embodiment of the invention

  tion, the studs, dowels or the like of the fasteners made of synthetic material have a cross section

  globally affecting the shape of a cross which is local-

  ment surrounded by ribs extending around the periphery and thus forming a circular section, the free end of at least tenons and dowels or the like going

shrinking.

  Thanks to this measure, the production of the interlocking connection between the plastic fastening elements and the body of the partition wall is facilitated.

  while ensuring a secure assembly of the parts.

  With a view to increasing the resistance of the partition wall, the invention provides that the fixing element of synthetic material is provided, at its longitudinal edge opposite the contact edge as well as at the two transverse edges, a reinforcing boss, the cross section of which is adapted in shape and size to the cross section of the sockets of the body of the partition wall. , dowels or the like, along the contact edge, plastic fasteners, tabs

  protrude from said edge, connecting alternately

  tively to the opposite lateral faces of the fastening element made of synthetic material, said tabs each bearing on the opposite lateral faces of the body of the partition wall. Thanks to the combined action of these tabs with the body of the partition wall, the studs, dowels or the like are relieved of the transverse forces which

  act on the fasteners made of synthetic material.

  1 According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that ribs extend over the fixing element of synthetic material parallel to the studs,

  dowels or the like, in the area of the transverse edges

  dirty tongues, ribs whose height and / or width is reduced, starting from the reinforcement boss

towards the support ridge.

  These ribs increase the stability of the fasteners made of synthetic material and of the assembly between them and the body of the partition wall; they also ensure a continuous transition of the guide surfaces between the body of the partition wall and the reinforcement boss of the fixing element made of synthetic material having a thickness greater than that of the body of the partition wall. In particular the removal of pieces stored on the storage and / or stacking surface laterally limited by the wall

  separation is significantly facilitated.

  The invention also provides that the length of the nestable tabs is greater than their width and that they have a contour reinforced on both sides by a rib. According to the invention, the fastening elements in synthetic material can comprise a nestable tab at each end, when it is desirable or even necessary for the fastening wall to be fixed simultaneously in

  the area of its lower and upper longitudinal edges

  smaller, compared to a storage surface and / or

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  In any case, it is also provided, in accordance with the invention, that the fastening elements made of synthetic material consist of a synthetic material resistant to breakage. The invention is described in more detail below, in support of the drawings in which: FIG. 1 represents, in perspective, a partial view of a shelving unit, a ray of which supported by four uprights is provided with two partition walls ; FIG. 2 represents, on an enlarged scale, zone II of FIG. 1 relating to a partition wall and to the storage shelf; Figure 3 is a view in direction III of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a view in direction IV of

Figure 2.

  FIG. 1 represents a partial view of a shelving unit 1 which comprises four vertical uprights 2 as well as shelves 3 supported by them, a single shelf

  3 being shown in FIG. 1.

  The shelf 3 in Figure 1 does not necessarily have to be part of a rack. It can also be found in a cabinet or container

lockable analog.

  It is nevertheless in any case essential that the shelf constitutes a storage and / or stacking surface 4

  which can serve as a support for any objects.

  The storage surface 4 can be the bottom of a transport and / or storage container as well as drawers or the like. In any case, is it important that the storage and / or stacking surface 4 comprises at least two rows of slots 5 or other openings, arranged parallel and at a distance from each other, as can be seen in Figure 1. The various slots 5 of each row can be spaced from each other by a predetermined distance, for example a regular nesting distance. Removable partition walls can be combined

  or movable 6 to the storage and / or stacking surface

  beam 4 of radius 3 for example; and this so that each partition wall 6 takes a normal position relative to the storage and / or stacking surface 4,

  O10 as shown clearly in Figure 1.

  Each partition wall 6 consists of a partition wall body 7 and two plastic fastening elements 8, as can also be

see it in figure 1.

  Each plastic fixing element 8 is associated with a transverse edge 9 of the body 7 of the partition wall, and this so that it comes to abut by a contact edge 10 against the edge

transverse 9.

  The two longitudinal edges of the body of the partition wall 7 are provided with curvatures in the form of a loop, namely in particular sockets 12 formed in one piece with said body over the entire length thereof. These insert sockets 12 have

  advantageously a circular section and are advantageously

  mentally arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane of the body of the partition wall 7, as can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 4. The sockets 12 thus form longitudinal reinforcing profiles of the body of the partition wall 7, which can guarantee shape stability even for thicknesses

  relatively small of the cut metal sheet.

  The fastening elements made of synthetic material 8 advantageously consist of injection-molded parts made of a resistant hard synthetic material.

at break and wear.

  It is particularly advantageous for the two fixing elements made of synthetic material 8 belonging to a partition wall 6 to have corresponding shapes,

  The embodiment of these fasteners made of ma-

  synthetic material 8 is more particularly represented in FIGS. 2 and 3. Each plastic fixing element 8 is

  provided with two pins bu ankles 13 extending transversely

  dirty with respect to the contact edge 10, which can be introduced into the open ends of the sockets 12 of the body of the partition wall 7 and which can

  then be fixed by clamping, pressing or even

click snap.

  Each tenon or dowel 13 advantageously has a section essentially in the form of a crolx (FIG. 3) which is supplemented locally by ribs 14 extending around the periphery by forming a circular section which can be anchored by means of a tight or pressed housing and or. by snap-fastening in the sockets 12 of the body of the partition wall 7, when the contact edge 10 of the fixing element e of synthetic material is supported

  against the transverse edge 9 of the body of the partition wall

paration 7.

  The plastic fastening element 8 has, on the longitudinal edge opposite the contact edge 10 thus

  that on two essentially perpendicular transverse edges

  cular to the first, a reinforcement boss 15a, 15b, c whose section is adapted in shape and dimension-to

  that of the sockets 12 of the body of the partition wall 7.

  After assembly of the plastic fastening elements 8 with the body of the partition wall 7,

  the reinforcement bosses 1-5lb and 15c are connected pra-

  tically without transition to the sockets 12 of the body of the partition wall 7, so that, taking into account the reinforcement bosses 15a, the complete periphery of a

  partition wall 6 has a corresponding profile.

  So that the two tenons 13 of each fixing element in

  synthetic material 8 can be introduced without difficulty

  grown in the two sockets 12 of a separation body 7, it is advantageous to provide a narrowing 16 of

  their free end, as can be seen more particularly

especially in Figure 2.

  In the interval between the two studs or pins 13, the fixing element made of synthetic material 8 comprises several, for example three, tabs 17a, 17b, 17c, protruding from the contact edge 10 and formed d in one piece with said fixing element by alternately connecting to the opposite lateral faces of said fixing element 8. The two tongues 17a and 17b bear, beyond the transverse edge 9, on a lateral face of the body of the wall 7, while the central tab 17c rests on the

  opposite side face of the body of the partition wall 7.

  The assembly of the fixing element in synthetic material

  tick 8 with the body of the partition wall 7 is sensitive

  significantly strengthened in the direction perpendicular to the

  body plane of the partition wall, thanks to the tabs

  tes 17a to 17c, so that the load acting on the studs or pins 13 is reached in this direction.

  Each fixing element made of synthetic material 8

  further carries ribs 18a and 18b parallel to the studs or dowels 13. These are located each time in the region of the transverse edges of the tongues 17a, 17b, 17c, on the opposite lateral faces. The ribs 18a extend from the area of the reinforcement boss 15a to the contact edge 10, while the ribs 18b

  extend from the reinforcement boss 15a to the ends

  free mites of the tongues 17a, 17b and 17c. It has proven to be advantageous when the height and / or width of the

  ribs 18a and 18b are reduced, starting from the reinforcement boss

  forcing 15a towards the contact edge 10 or the free end of the tongues 17a to 17c. The wall of the fixing element 8 made of synthetic material comprising the contact edge 10 has a thickness which is adapted to the thickness of the cut metal sheet which is

  formed the body of the partition wall 7.

  A nestable tab 19 is formed in one piece from the fixing element 8 made of synthetic material, and is for example

  connected to the reinforcement boss 15c, extending es-

  substantially perpendicularly to the latter and to the tenon or to the dowel 13. The nestable tab has a section which corresponds to that of the slots 5 made in the

  storage shelf 4, so that the legs

  19 can be inserted into the slots 5 of

  the storage and / or stacking shelf 4 for the posi-

  operation of a partition wall 6.

  Advantageously, the length of the nesting tabs 19 is greater than the width. The length / width ratio is

  advantageously of the order of 1.5: 1.

  A good stability of nestable legs 19 is obtained, if these are provided on both sides with a ribbed outline

  , as can be seen in Figures 2 and 3.

  In the transition zone between the nestable tab 19 and

  the reinforcement boss 15c, shoulders are before-

  suitably provided, which bear, as a stop 21, next to the slots 5, on the storage and / or stacking surface. As a variant of the embodiment of FIGS. 2 and 3,

  it is also possible to provide each fixing element 8 with ma-

  synthetic face of a nestable tab 19, at the upper end. Such an embodiment is taken into account, when it is necessary to fix a partition wall

  6 simultaneously with two storage and / or stacking surfaces

  lage 4 arranged at a distance one above the other,

  E.g. shelf surfaces or cabinet shelves 3.

Claims (10)

  1. Partition wall made of a flat material, in particular metallic foil, intended for subdivision   storage and / or stacking areas   shelving and cupboard compartments as well as transport and / or storage containers, drawers or the like, the storage and / or stacking surfaces of which are provided with at least two rows of   slots or other openings, arranged parallel-   ment and at a distance from one another and into which can fit nestable legs, as anchors and   restrained, protruding over a longitu-   dinal of the body of the partition wall serving as a support edge in that the   legs: nestable (19) are formed to elements   fixing elements (8) made of synthetic material, which are connected to the transverse edges (9) of the body (7) of the partition wall by a contact edge (10) and in that the fixing elements made of synthetic material include studs, dowels or the like (13) extending transversely with respect to the contact stop (10), by means of which said fastening elements can be interlocked and / or joined together by tightening or pressing, in shaped bends (12)   loop of the body of the partition wall (7).   2. Partition wall according to claim 1 ca-   characterized in that the curvatures of the body of the partition wall (7) consist of sockets (12) curved in one piece with said body   (7) along the longitudinal edge (11).   3. Separation wall according to any one of   claims 1 or 2 characterized in that these   sockets (12) have a circular shape and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the plane   of the body (7) of the partition wall (Figure 4). he   4. Separation wall according to any one of the re-   vendications 1 to 3 characterized in that the studs, dowels (13) or the like of the fastening elements made of synthetic material (8) have a section generally affecting the shape of a cross which is locally surrounded by ribs (14) extending around the periphery and thus forming a circular section, the free end at least of the   studs and ankles or the like going to shrink cissant (16).   5. Partition wall according to one of claims   1 to 4 characterized in that the fixing elements   tion in synthetic material are provided, at their longitudinal edge opposite to the contact edge (10) as well as to the two transverse edges, with a reinforcement boss (15a, 15b, 15c) whose cross section is adapted in shape and in dimension to the section of the sockets (12) of the body (7) of the wall of seperation.   6. Partition wall according to one of claims   1 to 5 characterized in that, in the area   between the studs, dowels (13) or ana-   log, along the contact edge (10), synthetic fastening elements (8), tongues (17a, 17b, 17c) protrude on said edge, alternately connecting to the opposite lateral faces of the fixing element made of synthetic material (8), said tabs (17a, 17b, or 17c) each bearing on the opposite lateral faces of the body (7) of the partition wall.   7. Separation wall according to any one of   Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that   ribs (18a and 18b) extend over the element   plastic fastening (8), parallel-   tenons, dowels (13) or the like, in the region of the transverse edges of the tongues (17a, 17b, i7c), ribs the height and / or the   width is reduced, starting from the reinforcement boss   cement (15a) towards the support edge (10).   8. Partition wall according to one of claims   1 to 7 characterized in that the length of the nestable tabs (19) is greater than their width and that they have a reinforced contour of the two sides by a rib (20).   9. Partition wall according to one of claims   1 to 8 characterized in that the fixing elements   tion in synthetic material (8) are provided at each   end of a nestable tab (19).   10. Partition wall according to one of claims   1 to 9 characterized in that the fixing elements   tion in synthetic material (8) consist of   injection molded parts of synthetic material   hard tick resistant to breakage and wear.