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(54) A system for the mounting of shelves and the reduction of noise
System zur Montage von Regalen und Geräuschverminderung
Système de montage d’étagères et réduction du bruit
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ity; that the resilient element is arranged inside the cavity Figure 2 shows the shelf hook from figure 1 from
of the profile; that the resilient element fills a part of the direction AA’.
notch of the holder; and that the resilient element, in the
loaded state of the shelf, is compressed in such a way Figure 3 is a schematic view showing a load carrier
that the carrier face is caused to come into contact with 5 seen from the side with vertical pillars on which
the pillar; and that, consequently, the holder has a bear- shelves are mounted.
ing on the carrier face. An advantage of this is that the
wear on the resilient material is reduced. Figure 4 shows a shelf profile, seen from the side.
[0012] According to a further embodiment of the hold-
er, the resilient element is a resilient material which is 10 Figure 5 is a schematic view showing an embodi-
deformed when the shelf is loaded with goods. Hereby ment of the invention wherein the resilient material
a simple construction ensues. is arranged in connection with the pillar.
[0013] According to yet an embodiment of the holder,
the resilient material is a material that resumes its shape Detailed description
by itself and is not subject to substantial, permanent de- 15
formations following compression. Hereby a simple and [0019] With starting point in the shown figures, in par-
durable construction is accomplished. ticular figure 1, a shelf hook 20 is shown which is in ac-
[0014] According to a further embodiment of the hold- cordance with an embodiment of the invention for mount-
er, the resilient material is arranged in a cavity of the ing of shelves on eg a load carrier as shown in figure 3.
profile secured by means of recesses in the sides of the 20 The shelf hook comprises a profile 21 in which a notch
profile. Hereby a construction is provided where the re- 22 is arranged at a suitable distance from the end 27 of
silient material is retained in a simple and efficient man- the profile. In the shown embodiment, the flanges 26 of
ner. the profile are closed, and the profile 21 is configured
[0015] The present invention further relates to a load such that it has a hollow interior. Within the profile 21, a
carrier with shelves mounted on pillars, which pillar com- 25 resilient material 30 is arranged such that it is retained
prises one or more slots in which the individual shelves in place while simultaneously it is deformable. The resil-
can be mounted by means of a holder with a carrier face ient material 30 could be retained eg by means of recess-
for the reduction of noise from shelves. This is accom- es 25 in the front and the rear side of the profile by the
plished by means of a pillar as set forth above which is resilient material having a larger dimension than the in-
characterized in that the pillar further comprises resilient 30 terior of the profile or by some kind of adhesive, but it is
elements arranged in connection with the slots to the not limited thereto.
effect that the carrier face of the holder has bearing on [0020] The resilient material is configured with a notch
the resilient element when the shelf is not loaded with having essentially the same width as the notch 22 in the
goods; and that the resilient element is compressed in profile. When the resilient material 30 is arranged within
such a way that the carrier face of the holder comes into 35 the profile as shown in figures 1 and 2, the notch in the
contact with the pillar when goods are loaded onto the resilient material 30 and the notch 22 in the profile overlap
shelf. Hereby a construction is accomplished for the re- in such a manner that the resilient material 30 fills a part
duction of noise from shelves, wherein those already in of the notch 22. The notch in the resilient material 30 is
existence can be used. smaller than the notch 22 in the profile 21, which causes
[0016] According to a further embodiment, the carrier 40 the resilient material 30 to block/fill a part of the notch
face does not come into contact with the pillar until a load 22. The resilient material is hard-wearing, does not sus-
of goods is loaded onto the shelf corresponding to half tain substantial, permanent deformations, and it has
the shelf’s own weight or more. good resistance to UV-light. For instance, it could be
[0017] Those and other properties and advantages some kind of rubber or cellular rubber, but it is not limited
that characterize embodiments of the invention are set 45 thereto.
forth in particular in the figures, the specification and the [0021] In case a shelf hook 20 is used for mounting
claims 5 - 7, 9, 11, 11, and 13. shelves on a load carrier 1, a shelf hook is usually used
at each of the four corners of the shelf. That can be done
Brief description of the drawing eg by integrating the shelf hook 20 in a corner profile 40
50 as shown in figure 4. A shelf constructed in accordance
[0018] Now follows a description of embodiments of with that principle is made by using two shelf profiles 40,
the invention with reference to the accompanying figures. between which a shelf element of eg plastics or veneer
It is emphasized that the shown embodiments are exam- is arranged. However, the invention is not in any way
ples, and that the invention is not limited thereto. restricted to this; and many ways of constructing a shelf
55 will be available to the person skilled in the art, which is
Figure 1 is a section of a shelf profile showing a shelf why it is not described in detail herein.
hook capable of entering into engagement with a [0022] To mount a shelf by means of shelf hooks 20 in
notch in a pillar. accordance with an embodiment of the invention, each
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of the shelf hooks is arranged in each its slot in the pillars shelf (10) mounted on the pillars of the load carrier
of the load carrier. When a shelf hook 20 is arranged in by means of holders, which holder is introduced into
a slot, the notch 22 of the shelf hook engages with the complementary slots in the pillars and is configured
edge of the pillar. The configuration of the shelf hook with a notch having a carrier face by which the holder
ensures that the shelf hook 20 does not slide out of the 5 is able to engage with the slot in such a manner that
slot of the pillar and that the shelf is kept in place. When the holder has bearing on the pillar, characterized
an unloaded shelf 10 is mounted to the pillars of a load in that the holder comprises a resilient element (30)
carrier 1, the shelf 10 rests on the resilient material 30 of arranged in the notch to the effect that:
the shelf hook.
[0023] When a shelf 10 is not loaded with goods, it is 10 - the resilient element (30) causes the carrier
exclusively the own weight of the shelf that imposes a face (23) to not enter into contact with the pillar
load on the resilient material 30. When that is the case, (50) when the shelf is not loaded with goods;
only limited deformation will take place, and thus the shelf and that
rests in its unloaded state on the resilient material 30. - the resilient element (30) is compressed when
When the shelf 10 is not loaded with goods, there is con- 15 a load of goods is loaded onto the shelf (10) and
sequently no connection between the pillar and the car- hereby a direct contact is created between the
rier face 23 of the shelf hook, which may contribute to carrier face (23) of the notch and the pillar.
reducing the transmission of vibrations and hence the
formation of noise. 2. A load carrier according to claim 1, wherein the re-
[0024] If the shelf is subsequently loaded with goods, 20 silient element is a resilient element which is de-
the weight will increase considerably, and a further load formed when a load of goods is loaded onto the shelf.
will be imposed on the resilient material 30. This means
that the resilient material 30 will become further com- 3. A load carrier according to claim 2, wherein the re-
pressed and that it no longer fills or blocks a part of the silient material is a material that resumes its shape
notch 22 of the profile. Hereby a direct contact is created 25 by itself and is not subject to substantial, permanent
between the carrier face 23 of the notch and the pillar. deformations following compression.
When the shelf is loaded with goods, it will thus rest di-
rectly on the profile since the resilient material 30 is com- 4. A load carrier according to one of claims 2 - 3, where-
pressed. Embodiments of the invention may optionally in the resilient material which is arranged in the cavity
be constructed such that a load of goods of 5, 10, 15 or 30 of the profile is retained by means of recesses in the
20 kilos is required to create a direct contact between sides of the profiles.
the carrier face 25 of the notch and the pillar. When the
load of goods is removed from the shelf again, the load 5. A load carrier according to one of claims 2 - 4, where-
imposed on the resilient material 30 is reduced, which in the resilient material is welded to the holder.
means that the resilient material 30 will once again 35
resume its original shape. Hereby the direct connection 6. A load carrier according to one of claims 2 - 5, where-
between the carrier face 23 and the pillar is broken, and in the resilient material is some kind of rubber.
thus the shelf rests again on the resilient material 30.
Vibrations from the load carrier will thus be absorbed by 7. A load carrier according to one of claims 2 - 6, where-
the resilient material 30, which may contribute to the re- 40 in the resilient material has good resistance to UV-
duction of noise. light.
[0025] Embodiments of the invention may be config-
ured in many other ways than the ones described above. 8. A load carrier according to any one of the preceding
The resilient material could be arranged eg as a layer on claims, wherein the carrier face does not come into
the outside of a shelf hook which is compressed when 45 contact with the pillar until a load of goods is loaded
the shelf is loaded. Another way could be to position the onto the shelf corresponding to half the own weight
resilient material 30 in connection with the slots in a pillar of the shelf or more.
50 as shown in figure 5. In that context, the resilient ma-
terial could be arranged such that the shelf hooks rest 9. A load carrier according to one of the preceding
on the resilient material only when the shelf is not loaded 50 claims, wherein the load carrier is a trolley.
with goods. In this way a noise reducing effect is accom-
plished with existing shelves. 10. A load carrier (1) with shelves (10) mounted on pillars
(50), which pillar comprises one or more slots in
which the individual shelves can be mounted by
Claims 55 means of a holder with a carrier face (23), charac-
terized in that the pillar further comprises resilient
1. A load carrier (1) with shelves (10) mounted on pillars elements (30) arranged in connection with the slots
(50) and a holder for the reduction of noise from a to the effect that:
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- the holder has bearing on the resilient element 4. Ladungsträger nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 3,
when the shelf is not loaded with goods; and that wobei das elastische Material, das in der Kavität des
- the resilient element is compressed in such a Profils angeordnet ist, mithilfe von Aussparungen an
manner that the carrier face of the holder comes den Profilseiten gehalten wird.
into contact with the pillar when a load of goods 5
is loaded onto the shelf. 5. Ladungsträger nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4,
wobei das elastische Material mit der Halterung ver-
11. A load carrier according to claim 10 wherein the re- schweißt ist.
silient material is a material that resumes its shape
by itself and is not subject to substantial, permanent 10 6. Ladungsträger nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 5,
deformations following compression wobei das elastische Material eine Art Gummi ist.
12. A load carrier according to one of the claims 10-11, 7. Ladungsträger nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 6,
wherein the carrier face does not come into contact wobei das elastische Material eine gute UV-Lichtbe-
with the pillar until a load of goods is loaded onto the 15 ständigkeit aufweist.
shelf corresponding to half the own weight of the
shelf or more. 8. Ladungsträger nacheinem der vorstehenden An-
sprüche, wobei die Trägerfläche erst mit dem Pfeiler
13. A load carrier according to one of the preceding in Berührung kommt, wenn eine Ladung Waren, de-
claims, wherein the load carrier is a trolley. 20 ren Gewicht der Hälfte des Eigengewichts des Re-
gals oder mehr entspricht, auf das Regal geladen ist.
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einen Einkaufswagen handelt. place sur l’étagère une charge de marchandises d’un
poids égal ou supérieur à la moitié du poids propre
de l’étagère.
Revendications
5 9. Porte-charge selon l’une quelconque des revendi-
1. Porte-charge (1) muni d’étagères (10) montées sur cations précédentes, dans lequel le porte-charge est
des montants (50) et d’un support destiné à la ré- un chariot.
duction du bruit provenant d’une étagère (10) mon-
tée sur les montants du porte-charge au moyen de 10. Porte-charge (1) muni d’étagères (10) montées sur
supports, lequel support est introduit dans des en- 10 des montants (50), lequel montant comprend une ou
coches complémentaires dans les montants et est plusieurs encoches dans lesquelles les étagères in-
conçu avec une encoche comportant une face por- dividuelles peuvent être montées au moyen d’un
tante au moyen de laquelle le support peut s’engager support comportant une face portante (23), carac-
dans l’encoche de façon à ce que le support s’appuie térisé en ce que le montant comprend en outre des
sur le montant, caractérisé en ce que le support 15 éléments élastiques (30) disposés en liaison avec
comprend un élément élastique (30) disposé dans les encoches afin que :
l’encoche afin que :
- le support repose sur l’élément élastique lors-
- l’élément élastique (30) empêche la face por- que l’étagère n’est pas chargée de
tante (23) d’entrer en contact avec le montant 20 marchandises ; et afin que
(50) lorsque l’étagère n’est pas chargée de - l’élément élastique se comprime de telle sorte
marchandises ; et afin que que la face portante du support entre en contact
- l’élément élastique (30) se comprime lors- avec le montant lorsqu’une charge de marchan-
qu’une charge de marchandises est placée sur dises est placée sur l’étagère.
l’étagère (10) et de ce fait, un contact direct se 25
crée entre la face portante (23) de l’encoche et 11. Porte-charge selon la revendication 10, dans lequel
le montant. le matériau élastique est un matériau qui reprend sa
forme de lui-même et ne présente pas de déforma-
2. Porte-charge selon la revendication 1, dans lequel tions permanentes importantes après compression.
l’élément élastique est un élément élastique qui est 30
déformé lorsqu’une charge de marchandises est pla- 12. Porte-charge selon l’une quelconque des revendi-
cée sur l’étagère. cations 10 à 11, dans lequel la face portante ne vient
en contact avec le montant que lorsque l’on place
3. Porte-charge selon la revendication 2, dans lequel sur l’étagère une charge de marchandises d’un poids
le matériau élastique est un matériau qui reprend sa 35 égal ou supérieur à la moitié du poids propre de l’éta-
forme de lui-même et ne présente pas de déforma- gère.
tions permanentes importantes après compression.
13. Porte-charge selon l’une quelconque des revendi-
4. Porte-charge selon l’une quelconque des revendi- cations précédentes, dans lequel le porte-charge est
cations 2 à 3, dans lequel le matériau élastique qui 40 un chariot.
est disposé dans la cavité du profilé est retenu au
moyen d’évidements dans les côtés des profilés.
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