Shelf unit for a shelving system and shelving system

Abstract

A shelf unit for a shelving system has a shelf and a support frame carrying the shelf. The support frame has a front frame part, a rear frame part and two lateral frame parts, which are connected to one another to form a through-opening. The shelf is formed by a plurality of elongated floor elements, each of which rests with its longitudinal ends on the front frame part and the rear frame part. The floor elements have an elongated base body with an upper side having a product support surface and with a lower side that, in the area of each longitudinal end of the base body, has a bar that extends in the longitudinal direction of the base body, and is inserted into an insertion receptacle of the support frame of the shelf unit. A shelving system has at least one such shelf unit.

Claims

1. A shelf unit for a shelving system comprising a shelf, and a support frame carrying the shelf, the support frame having a front frame part having a planar upper surface with a plurality of insertion receptacles formed therein, a rear frame part having a planar upper surface with a plurality of insertion receptacles formed therein, and two lateral frame parts, which are connected to one another to form a through-opening, wherein the shelf comprises at least one elongated floor element extending between the front frame part and the rear frame part; wherein the at least one floor element comprises: an elongated base body; a product support surface formed on an upper side of the elongated base body, wherein the product support surface is free from dividers and is configured to support at least one product thereon; a vertical bar extending downwardly in longitudinal direction from a lower side of the elongated base body at a first longitudinal end thereof along a central axis of the at least one floor element to define a T-shape; the vertical bar being configured to be inserted into respective insertion receptacles of the front frame part and the rear frame part of the support frame.

2. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein, the least one floor element comprises two adjacent floor elements that are arranged at a distance from one another to form an intermediate space.

3. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein the lower side of the elongated base body of each floor element (1.1; 1.2; 1.3) rests on the front frame part and the rear frame part.

4. The shelf unit according to claim 3, wherein a product separator is arranged between the respective two adjacent floor elements, the product separator having a first longitudinal end which is inserted into one of the insertion receptacles of the front frame part and a second longitudinal end which is inserted into one of the insertion receptacles of the rear frame part.

5. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of reinforcing ribs are provided on the lower side (4) of each elongated base body and extend in the longitudinal direction, and wherein, for each floor element, the vertical bar projects beyond the reinforcing ribs.

6. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each product support surface defines a sliding layer.

7. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each floor element is an extruded plastic part.

8. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each floor element is made of metal.

9. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each floor element is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

10. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each floor element is a hybrid component, which is manufactured from plastic and has a metallic reinforcing insert.

11. The shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein each reinforcing insert is T-shaped.

12. A shelving system comprising a front, a rear, at least two shelf supports, and at least one shelf unit according to claim 1, wherein the at least one shelf unit is supported on the at least two shelf supports and is inclined downwards in the direction of the front of the shelving system.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a shelving system with multiple shelf units, in a perspective view.

(2) FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of a shelf unit for the shelving system according to FIG. 1 with product separators and a product stopper along with a shelf formed from a plurality of floor elements, in a perspective view.

(3) FIG. 3 shows the shelf unit according to FIG. 2 without product separators and stoppers

(4) FIG. 4 shows an exemplary embodiment of a floor element, which can be used with the shelf unit of FIGS. 2 and 3, in a perspective view.

(5) FIG. 5 shows the floor element of FIG. 4 in a sectional view.

(6) FIG. 6 shows an additional exemplary embodiment of a floor element, which can be used with the shelf unit of FIGS. 2 and 3, in a sectional view.

(7) FIG. 7 shows an additional exemplary embodiment of a floor element, which can be used with the shelf unit of FIGS. 2 and 3, in a sectional view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(8) FIG. 1 shows an example of a shelving system 200 with multiple shelf units 100, 300 and at least two, preferably four, shelf supports 210, 220, 230, 240 supporting the shelf units 100, 300. For example, shelf supports 210, 220, 230, 240 are formed as vertical supports, each of which is formed by an elongated profile.

(9) For example, the shelf supports 210, 220, 230, 240 can be set up with one end on a floor and extend vertically upwards in their longitudinal direction. Preferably, the shelf supports 210, 220, 230, 240 are equipped with through-openings or other connecting elements, in order to be able to hang the shelf units 100, 300 on them or fasten them in any other manner, in particular to be able to fasten them detachably.

(10) The shelving system 200 is used, for example, for the presentation and/or storage of products. FIG. 1 shows an example of the shelving system 200 arranged behind a wall 400, which has multiple door elements 410 and 420, such as swing doors. By opening the door elements 410, 420, access to the shelving system 200 is achieved. Preferably, the door elements 410, 420 are formed to be translucent and/or transparent, for example as glass doors, such that, even when the door elements 410 and 420 are closed, a customer can see the products on the shelving system 200.

(11) The wall 400 with the door elements 410, 420 can form a partition from a salesroom, for example to separate a refrigerated room from the salesroom. The shelving system 200 can be assigned to the refrigerated room, such that the products stored and/or presented by means of the shelving system 200 are stored in a refrigerated and/or deep-frozen state.

(12) The shelving system 200 can be a so-called sliding shelving system. The shelves and/or shelving units 100, 300 are then brought into an inclined position, such that the front end of the shelf is lower than the rear end. This encourages a sliding movement of products stored on the shelf towards the front end, for example after a buyer has removed a product from the front.

(13) The shelf units 300 relate to an exemplary embodiment with a flat shelf and a support frame supporting the shelf. The shelf is formed to be full-surface and extends to the edges of the support frame and lies at least partially on the support frame.

(14) The shelf units 100 relate to a different embodiment. The structure and design of the shelf units 100 is explained in more detail below on the basis of shelf unit 100.1, which is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and can in principle form the shelf unit 100 of FIG. 1 and/or can be used with the shelving system 200 of FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the shelf unit 100.1 has multiple product separators 70 and one product stopper 80. FIG. 3 shows an example of the shelf unit 100.1 without a product separator and without a product stopper.

(15) The shelf unit 100.1 has a support frame 60 with a front frame part 61, a rear frame part 62 and two side frame parts 63, 64, which are connected to each other to form a through-opening 67 or an interior space; in particular, they are fastened against each other, for example screwed against each other. For example, the product stopper 80 can be arranged on the front frame part 61, in particular fastened to it (FIG. 2).

(16) The shelf unit 100.1 also has a shelf 50, which, in contrast to the shelf of the shelf units 300, is formed by a plurality of elongated floor elements 1, of which at least two adjacent floor elements 110, 120 are arranged at a distance from one another, for example an equal distance from one another, forming an intermediate space 130.

(17) Preferably, the front frame part 61 and the rear frame part 62 have a plurality of through-openings, which serve or can be used as insertion receptacles 65, 66. Preferably, the through-openings or insertion receptacles 65 of the front frame part 61 and the through-openings or insertion receptacles 66 of the rear frame part 62 are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the respective frame part 61 or 62; in particular, they are arranged lying in a row, for example aligned in a row. Preferably, the through-openings or insertion receptacles 65, 66 are formed as slots or similar elongated holes, the longitudinal extension of which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the front frame part 61 or the rear frame part 62.

(18) The insertion receptacles 65, 66 can be used to fasten product separators 70, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. There, for example, one of the product separators 70 is arranged between adjacent floor elements 110 and 120, for example within the intermediate space 130. One product separator 70 is inserted in one of the insertion receptacles 65 or 66 at the front frame part 61 and the rear frame part 62 of the support frame 60.

(19) If the insertion receptacles 65, 66 are formed as slots or similar elongated holes, the longitudinal extension of which extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the front frame part 61 or the rear frame part 62, the product separator 70 can be inserted with its ends 71, 72 into the insertion receptacles 65, 66 by a displacement movement transversely to the longitudinal direction of the frame parts 61, 62, if necessary with an additional movement from above in the direction of the shelf 50. For this purpose, plate-shaped insertion elements can be provided at the ends 71, 72 of the product separator 70, which preferably correspond or essentially correspond with the insertion receptacles 65, 66.

(20) The through-holes or insertion receptacles 65 of the front frame part 61 and/or the through-holes or insertion receptacles 66 of the rear frame part 62 can be used to fasten the floor elements 1. Preferably, the floor elements 1 have a corresponding design, as will be explained in more detail below using different embodiments as examples.

(21) FIGS. 4 and 5 show an exemplary embodiment of a floor element 1.1, which can be used with the shelf unit 100 of FIG. 1 and/or with the shelf unit 100.1 of FIGS. 2 and 3, in different views. The floor element 1.1 has an elongated base body 2 with an upper side 3, which has a product support surface 5.

(22) For example, the upper side 3 has longitudinal ends 6, 7, which limit the upper side 3 in the longitudinal direction of the base body 2. For example, upper side 3 also has transverse ends 16, 17, which border the upper side 3 transverse to longitudinal direction of the base body 2. In particular, the longitudinal ends 6, 7 and/or the transverse ends 16, 17 form an edge of the upper side 3 and/or of the base body 2. For example, the longitudinal ends 6, 7 and/or the transverse ends 16, 17 also form transverse ends or longitudinal ends of the base body 2.

(23) The longitudinal ends 6, 7 are preferably arranged opposite each other. The transverse ends 16, 17 are preferably arranged opposite each other. For example, the upper side 3 forms a quadrilateral surface, in particular a rectangular surface. For example, the upper side 3 is formed to be flat or essentially flat.

(24) Preferably, the upper side 3 is free of projections or similar material sections, which project outwards from the upper side 3 and can serve as a lateral stop for products if necessary. This allows products to be placed on the product support surface 5, which project beyond the longitudinal ends 6, 7 and/or the transverse ends 16, 17 of the upper side 3; for example, they project beyond both sides.

(25) In the case of the floor element 1.1, the base body 2 also has a lower side 4, which in the area of the longitudinal ends 6, 7 has a bar 8, 9, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the base body 2. The bar 8, 9 provided in the area of the respective longitudinal end 6, 7 is preferably provided as a section of a common, continuous bar 10. Preferably, the base body 2 and the at least one bar 8 or 9 or 10 is a T-shaped profile in cross-section, in particular an elongated profile. Preferably, the floor element 1.1 extends in the longitudinal direction with a constant cross-section.

(26) The at least one bar 8 or 9 is used as an insertion element, in order to insert the floor element 1.1 at the end into one of the insertion receptacles 65, 66 of the front frame part 61 and/or the rear frame part 62. In the inserted state, the floor element 1.1 is fixed or held in a positive-locking manner in relation to the level formed by the shelf 50. The floor element 1.1 can then be detached from the support frame 60, for example, by pulling out at least one bar 8 or 9 from the at least one insertion receptacle 65 or 66.

(27) The floor element 1.1 can be a plastic part; in particular, it can be manufactured entirely of plastic. Multiple reinforcing ribs 11 can be provided on the lower side 4 of the body 2 to reinforce the floor element 1.1 against transverse forces acting transversely to the longitudinal extension of the floor element 1.1 which are generated, for example, by the weight force of the product supported on it. Preferably, the reinforcing ribs 11 extend in the longitudinal direction of the base body 2, wherein the at least one bar 8, 9 projects beyond the reinforcing ribs 11.

(28) Preferably, the floor element 1.1 has a sliding layer 12 on the upper side 3 of the base body 2, which facilitates the sliding or gliding of products located on the product support surface 5. The sliding layer 12 can be formed from a plastic or have a plastic. The sliding layer 12 can consist of the same material or of another material as the base body 2 and/or the at least one bar 8 or 9. The sliding layer 12 can be manufactured together with the base body 2 and the at least one bar 8, 9 by extrusion, in particular co-extrusion.

(29) FIG. 6 shows another possible embodiment of a floor element 1.2 in a cross-sectional view. The floor element 1.2 is formed as a metal part there. For example, the floor element 1.2 has or consists of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The floor element 1.2 can also have or consist of stainless steel or a stainless steel alloy. The floor element 1.2, like the floor element 1.1, is preferably formed by a T-shaped profile in cross-section. Preferably, the downwardly projecting leg of the T-shaped profile forms at least one bar 8, 9 and the two transverse legs of the T-shaped profile form the base body 2 of the floor element 1.2.

(30) The floor element 1.2 preferably has a sliding layer 12 on the upper side 3 of the base body 2, which facilitates the sliding or gliding of products on the product support surface 5. The sliding layer 12 is preferably formed by a coating that is, for example, a paint layer 13. The paint layer 13 can surround the entire floor element 1. In principle, the floor element 1.2 can have, partially or completely, an application and/or coating for decorative and/or functional purposes of any kind.

(31) FIG. 7 shows an additional possible embodiment of a floor element 1.3. The floor element 1.3 differs from floor element 1.1 of FIGS. 4 and 5 and the floor element 1.2 of FIG. 6 in that it is a hybrid component. The hybrid component is structured on the basis of a plastic, through which the floor element 1.3 forms a profile, which is T-shaped in cross-section. For this purpose, a plastic with at least one thermoplastic polymer can be used as a plastic. For example, the plastic can be a polyvinyl chloride (PVC), in particular rigid PVC.

(32) For reinforcement, the floor element 1.3 has a reinforcement insert 14, which is provided in the area of the base body 2. Preferably, the reinforcing insert 14 extends into the at least one bar 8 or 9 of the floor element 1.3. For example, the reinforcing insert 14 is formed to be T-shaped and essentially extends over the longitudinal extension of the floor element 1.3, preferably with the same cross-section. Preferably, the reinforcing insert 14 is metallic. For example, the reinforcing insert 14 has or consists of aluminum or an aluminum alloy.

(33) A sliding layer 12 is preferably provided for the floor element 1.3, which facilitates the sliding or gliding of products on the product support surface 5. The sliding layer 12 can be formed from a plastic or can comprise a plastic. For example, the sliding layer 12 can be formed by a PTFE material or can have such a material. For example, the floor element 1.3 is formed by tri-extrusion, through which a plastic sheathing 15 around the reinforcing insert 14 and at the same time the sliding layer 12 on the upper side 3 of the base body 2 are manufactured.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(34) 1 Floor element 1.1 Floor element 1.2 Floor element 1.3 Floor element 2 Base body 3 Upper side 4 Lower side 5 Product support surface 6 End 7 End 8 Bar 9 Bar 10 Bar 11 Reinforcing ribs 12 Sliding layer 12 Sliding layer 12 Sliding layer 13 Paint layer 14 Reinforcing insert 15 Plastic sheathing 16 End 17 End 50 Shelf 60 Support frame 61 Front frame part 62 Rear frame part 63 Lateral frame part 64 Lateral frame part 65 Insertion receptacle 66 Insertion receptacle 67 Through-opening 70 Product separator 71 End 72 End 80 Product stopper 100 Shelf unit 100.1 Shelf unit 110 Floor element 120 Floor element 130 Intermediate space 200 Shelving system 210 Shelf support 220 Shelf support 230 Shelf support 240 Shelf support 300 Shelf unit 400 Wall 410 Door 420 Door