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Shelf Supporting Beam Configuration for Shelving Apparatus

a technology for supporting beams and shelving units, which is applied in the field of shelf structures, can solve the problems of substantial downward weighting force of objects, unstable overall structure of shelving units, and wobbled objects, and achieve the effect of preventing any deformation of the shelf supporting beam configuration, and without disassembly of posts

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-07-27
TSAI FRANK
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The invention provides a shelf supporting beam configuration for a shelving apparatus that can prevent deformation by distributing the weight of objects on the shelves to the posts through multiple shelf retaining members. It also allows for different orientations to adjust the depth of the supporting frame without disassembling the posts. The shelf platform is reversibly supported by the shelf retaining members, making it easy to adjust the depth of the supporting frame without changing the original design of the shelf structure. Overall, the invention provides a rigid and cost-effective solution for shelving apparatuses.

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However, the major drawback of this shelf configuration is that when the object is supported on the panel body B34, the downward weighting force of the object will substantially exert to the folding flange B33 to create stress along the top edge B31 of the beam B3.
Therefore, the overall structure of the shelving unit become wobble and unstable.

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[0030]The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0031]Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, a shelving apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, wherein the shelving apparatus comprises a supporting frame 10, a plurality of vertically extending posts 20 for detachably coupling with the supporting frame 10.

[0032]According to the preferred embodiment, the supporting frame 10 is incorporated with a shelf supporting beam configuration and is supported by the posts 20 in a horizontally oriented manner for supportin...

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Abstract

A shelf supporting beam configuration for a shelving apparatus, includes a shelf platform, a plurality of shelf retaining members, and shelf supporting arrangement. Each shelf retaining member has two coupling ends for detachably coupling with two vertically extending posts of the shelving apparatus, and first and second longitudinal edges extended between the two coupling ends to form a boundary frame. The shelf supporting arrangement is integrally extended from each of the shelf retaining members between the first and second longitudinal edges to rigidly support the shelf platform within the boundary frame.

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NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT[0001]A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to any reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure, as it appears in the United States Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0002]Field of Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a shelf structure, and more particularly to a shelf supporting beam configuration for a shelving apparatus, which can effectively transfer the downward weighting force of the object to the entire shelving apparatus.[0004]Description of Related Arts[0005]A conventional shelf structure comprises four vertical posts vertically extended from four corners of the shelf structure and a plurality of supporting panels horizontally and spacedly coupled at the vertical posts to form a shelving unit for supporting objects. As shown ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B96/06A47B57/50
CPCA47B96/06A47B96/1441A47B47/021A47B57/50A47B47/0083
Inventor TSAI, FRANK
Owner TSAI FRANK