Rack Fixture Structure

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved rack fixture structure, and more particularly to a design of a rack having a support rod, a longitudinal groove, an inserting groove, and a plurality of pairs of insert slots on both lateral positions to go with an insert end of a partition bracket, an embedding guide portion, a latching plate and an inserting latch plate, such that the partition bracket can be displaced and adjusted appropriately under the guidance of the longitudinal groove, and simple embedding, latching and positioning effects can be achieved, so as to increase or decrease the quantity of partition brackets and provide a simple and easy way of making interval adjustments.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a partial structure of a traditional rack;

FIG. 2 is schematic view of a partial structure of a traditional rack;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a structure of a partition bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a partition bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a dissembled structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a partially dissembled structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of inserting a partition bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a partial structure being inserted in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a structure of a partition bracket being inserted in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of adjusting upper and lower positions of a partition bracket in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken with the accompanying drawing.

Referring to FIGS. 3, 5, and 10 for schematic views of a structure of the invention, FIGS. 4, 6 and 8 for schematic views of a partial structure of the invention, and FIGS. 7 and 9 for schematic views of a structure of a preferred embodiment of the invention, a structural design of the invention uses a plurality of support rods 30 for inserting a plurality of partition brackets 40 respectively, and the partition brackets 40 are used for retaining a shelf partition (not shown in the figure), so as to constitute the basic functional structure of a rack.

The support rods 30 are rectangular hollow rods, each having a longitudinal groove 32 disposed on an assembling surface 31 at a front end of the support rod 30, and two lateral positions disposed at the longitudinal groove 32 of the support rod 30 having a plurality of pairs of insert slots 33, and the longitudinal groove 32 having a plurality of inserting grooves 34 with larger dimensions and maintaining an appropriate distance from upper and lower positions of the longitudinal groove 32, such that and three or four sets of insert slots are reserved at corresponding upper and lower positions of the inserting groove. Further a leaning surface 35 is disposed at a rear side of the support rack 30 and having a plurality of bolt holes at predetermined position at the rear side of the learning surface 35, such that the support rod 30 can be secured onto a wall or a door by a screw bolt 37, if needed.

The partition brackets 40 are made by shaping a metal sheet and have an appropriate quantity of embedding grooves 41 disposed at the top edge of the partition bracket 40 for retaining and positioning a shelf partition, and an embedding guide portion 42 extended from an insert end of the partition bracket 40, and forming an appropriate drop of level between the embedding guide portion 42 and a lateral surface of the partition bracket 40, such that the dimensions of the embedding guide portion 42 match the width of the longitudinal groove 32 of the support rod 30, and the embedding guide portion 42 has a latching plate 43 extended separately towards both sides, and the width of the latching plate 43 falls between the longitudinal groove 32 and the inserting groove 34, and an insert end of the partition bracket 40 proximate to both sides of the lower section has an inserting latch plate 44 extended outward and inserted backward and the interval of two inserting latch plates 44 match precisely with the width of the insert slot 33;

With the foregoing structural design, the partition bracket 40 is installed and combined with the support rod 30 by building an inserting groove 34 with larger dimensions at upper and lower sections of the support rod 30 for successfully inserting the latching plates 43 on both sides of the embedding guide portion 42 of the partition bracket 40, and moving the partition bracket 40 slightly upward or downward and using the latching plate 43 and both sides of the longitudinal groove 32 of the support rod 30 for embedment and position limitation, such that the position of the embedding guide portion 42 is limited into the longitudinal groove 32, and the partition bracket 40 limit the longitudinal groove 32 and stably adjust the elevation and displacement under the guidance of the longitudinal groove 32. An appropriate position of an insert slot 33 is selected for latching the inserting latch plate 44 on both sides of the partition bracket 40, so as to maintain the positioning relation between the partition bracket 40 and the support rod 30. The secure insertion of the inserting latch plate 44 of the partition bracket 30 into the insert slot 33 can prevent shaking and the internal sides of the latching plate 43 is pressed by both sides of the embedding guide portion 42 at the upper end of the partition bracket 40, and the external side of the inserting latch plate 44 of the lower section is latched, so as to give a double internal and external positioning effect, so that the overall connection can be more secure and the structure will not be deformed or fallen apart by external forces.

If it is necessary to adjust the interval of the partition of the rack, the partition bracket 40 is lifted slightly to separate the inserting latch plate 44 from the insert slot 33 on both sides of the support rod 30, but both side plates 43 of the embedding guide portion 42 of the partition bracket 40 are still limited to both sides of the longitudinal groove 32 of the support rod 30, such that the partition bracket 40 can be secured and limited in the longitudinal groove 32 under the guidance for making an appropriate displacement and adjustment. In the adjusting process, it is not necessary to separate the partition bracket 40 from the longitudinal groove 32 of the support rod 30, but the partition bracket 40 can be slid and adjusted to an appropriate position simply and easily, and after the inserting latch plate 44 at a lower section can be inserted into an expected insert slot 33, the partition bracket 40 and the support rod 30 can be adjusted and positioned quickly, so as to achieve the effect of adjusting the shelf partition interval, and meet the requirements of placing objects on the rack.

In view of the description above, the fixture structure for the support rod and the partition bracket of the rack is designed with a support rod longitudinal groove, an insert slot disposed separately on two lateral positions, an inserting groove disposed separately at upper and lower ends of the rack to go with the design of a latching plate at an embedding guide portion, an insert end of a partition bracket and an inserting latch plate, such that partition bracket can make appropriate displacement and adjustment under the guidance of the longitudinal groove and obtain a simple embedding, latching and positioning effect, such that the quantity of the partition bracket can be increased or decreased and the interval can be adjusted simply and easily. When the partition bracket is adjusted and operated, it is not necessary to remove the partition bracket from the support rod. The adjusting operation can be made in a simple, easy and secured manner, and the double internal and external latching and positioning effect can greatly enhance the secured connection between the partition bracket and the support rod, so as to overcome the existing problems and shortcomings.

In summation of the above description, the improved rack fixture structure of the present invention definitely improves the connection of support rods and partition brackets of the rack and the design of insert slots and inserting grooves on both sides of the longitudinal groove of the support rod not only provides a more secure connection, but also makes the adjustment of the partition bracket easier, and thus the present invention can achieve the expected objective and enhance the performance over the prior art. The invention further complies with the patent application requirements and is duly filed for the patent application.

Claims

1. An improved rack fixture structure, comprising a plurality of premade support rods inserted and connected respectively to a plurality partition brackets, and said partition brackets being provided for retaining a shelf partition to constitute the basic functional structure of a rack, characterized in that: said support rods are rectangular hollow rods, each having a longitudinal groove disposed on an assembling surface at a front end of said support rod, and two lateral positions disposed at the longitudinal groove of the support rod having a plurality of pairs of insert slots, and said longitudinal groove having a plurality of inserting grooves with a larger dimension and disposed at predetermined upper and lower positions, provided for said partition bracket to be inserted from said inserting groove to said longitudinal groove of said support rod, and an appropriate insert slot being selected for inserting and positioning said partition bracket; said partition brackets, having an embedding guide portion extended from an upper section of said insert end, and forming an appropriate drop of level between said embedding guide portion and a lateral surface of said partition bracket, such that the dimensions of said embedding guide portion match the width of said longitudinal groove of said support rod and said embedding guide portion has a latching plate extended separately towards both sides, and the width of said latching plate falls between said embedding groove and said inserting groove, and said insert end of said partition bracket includes an inserting latch plate that can be extended outward and inserted backward and disposed on both sides of a lower section, and the interval between said two inserting latch plates matches precisely with the width of insert slots of said longitudinal groove disposed on the combining surface of said support rod and situated at said two lateral positions;thereby, said inserting grooves disposed at upper and lower sections of said support rod are provided for inserting an embedding guide portion of said partition bracket, limiting the position of said longitudinal groove and stably adjusting the elevation and displacement under the guidance of said longitudinal groove, and an appropriate position of said insert slot is selected for inserting said partition bracket, so as to maintain a positioning relation between said partition bracket and said support rod, and if it is necessary to adjust the position of said partition bracket, said partition bracket is lifted slightly to separate said inserting latch plate from said insert slot, so that appropriate displacement and adjustment of said partition bracket can be made under the guidance of said longitudinal groove, and in an adjusting process, it is not necessary to remove said partition bracket from said support rod to achieve a simple and easy operation.

2. The improved rack fixture structure of claim 1, wherein said inserting groove of said support rod is installed such that an appropriate distance is maintained between said inserting groove and upper and lower limit positions of said longitudinal groove, and three or four sets of insert slots are reserved at corresponding upper and lower positions of said inserting groove.

3. The improved rack fixture structure of claim 1, wherein said support rod includes a leaning surface disposed at a rear side of said support rack and having a plurality of bolt holes at predetermined positions, such that said support rod can be secured onto a wall or a door, if needed.

4. The improved rack fixture structure of claim 1, wherein said partition bracket includes an appropriate number of embedding grooves disposed at the top edge of said partition bracket for retaining and positioning a shelf partition.

5. The improved rack fixture structure of claim 1, wherein said support rod is a metal rectangular hollow rod and said partition brackets are brackets made by stamping and shaping a metal sheet.