Installation structure of the installation body, connection structure of the installation body, and connection device of the installation body

Abstract

To provide an installation structure for an installation body, a connecting structure for an installation body, and a connecting device for an installation body that facilitate the movement of the installation body. [Solution] In the installation structure of the installation body 10, the connecting member 21 is connected between the middle lateral fixing device 311 and the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 by a detachable and reconnectable connecting portion 26. In the installation structure, by detaching the connecting member 21 at the connecting portion 26, the connection between the middle lateral fixing device 311 and the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 can be released while each of them remains attached to the side surface 10c of the installation body 10. Furthermore, in the installation structure, by separating the first fixing body 41 and the second fixing body 45 of the lowermost fixing device 40, the fixing of the lowermost installation body 12 to the side surface 10c can be released while the first fixing body 41 remains attached to the installation surface F.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an installation structure of an installation body, a connection structure of the installation body, and a connection device of the installation body.

Background Art

[0002] For example, installation bodies such as servers are installed in a stacked manner vertically on an installation surface. A plurality of stacked installation bodies are provided with an installation structure for preventing collapse due to an earthquake. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an installation structure using a seismic support.

[0003] The seismic support of Patent Document 1 is formed by fitting a shock-absorbing material inside a frame body. The shock-absorbing material has adhesive force and viscoelasticity. In the installation structure using the seismic support, the shock-absorbing material is arranged between adjacent installation bodies in a shape where the frame body and the shock-absorbing material are bent and flexed. The shock-absorbing material firmly bonds adjacent installation bodies to each other and the wall surface adjacent to the installation body by adhesive force, and absorbs shocks in the vertical and horizontal directions of the installation body by viscoelasticity. Thereby, the collapse of the installation body is prevented.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Among the stacked installation bodies, for any one of the installation bodies, movement of the installation body may occur, such as changing the position in the vertical direction or removing and then restoring it again. In this case, in the installation structure using the seismic support disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the installation body moves, it is necessary to perform an operation of peeling off the shock-absorbing material firmly bonded to the installation body and an operation of sticking the shock-absorbing material to the installation body again, which is very troublesome. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] To solve the above problems, the installation structure of the installation body is configured such that a stacked installation body is arranged on the installation surface in which multiple installation bodies are stacked vertically, and connecting members are arranged extending vertically on each of the two sides facing the outer surfaces of the stacked installation body that are facing opposite directions, and lateral fixing devices are attached to each side of the installation body located in the lowest stage of the multiple installation bodies and at least one installation body stacked above the installation body located in the lowest stage via lateral adhesive members, and the two installation bodies to which the lateral fixing devices are attached are connected by assembling the lateral fixing devices attached to the lateral fixing devices attached to the lateral fixing devices attached to the lateral fixing devices attached to the lateral fixing devices and the connecting members, and the installation body located in the lowest stage is configured such that the lateral fixing device is connected to a first fixing body having a first adhesive member that can be attached to the installation surface and a second fixing body having a second adhesive member that can be attached to the side of the installation body located in the lowest stage, and the first fixing body and the second fixing body are separated and joined by a joint portion The lowermost fixing device is fixed to the installation surface by a joined lowermost fixing device, and the lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly portion, and the connecting member is joined to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached by the assembly portion in such a way that it does not separate, and the connection of the installation body to which the two lateral fixing devices are attached can be released while each of the two lateral fixing devices remains attached to the side surface of the installation body, or the connecting member is connected between the two lateral fixing devices by a separable and reconnectable connection portion, and the connecting member is separated at the connection portion, and the connection of the installation body to which the two lateral fixing devices are attached can be released while each of the two lateral fixing devices remains attached to the side surface of the installation body, and further, by releasing the connection by the joint portion and separating the first fixing body and the second fixing body, the fixing of the lowermost fixing body to the installation surface can be released while the first fixing body remains attached to the installation surface.

[0007] In the installation structure of the installation body, the connecting member has a flexible elongated body, the lateral fixing device has an insertion hole through which the connecting member is inserted, and the lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled to each other by inserting the elongated body into the insertion hole, and the connecting member is preferably connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached in such a manner that there is no separation between the connecting member and the side surface.

[0008] In the installation structure of the installation body, the lower of the two lateral fixing devices may also serve as the second fixing body of the lowest fixing device. In the installation structure of the installation body, the lateral fixing device is assembled with the connecting member in a state in which the position of the connecting member in the extending direction of the connecting member is determined, and the distance between each side of the installation body to which the two lateral fixing devices are attached is different from that of the connecting member, and the distance between the lateral adhesive member attached to each side of the installation body and the connecting member is different in accordance with the distance between them.

[0009] In the installation structure of the installation body, it is preferable that the connecting member, which is located on at least one of the two sides, has another lateral fixing device attached to it at a position offset in a direction perpendicular to both the alignment direction of the sides located on both sides and the vertical direction.

[0010] In the installation structure of the installation body, the connecting member has a connecting portion that connects the upper ends of the portions that extend vertically along the sides on both sides, and the connecting portion is preferably positioned above the stacked installation body.

[0011] In the installation structure of the installation body, the stacked installation body consists of multiple stacked rows of the installation body stacked vertically, arranged along the direction of alignment of the sides located on both sides, with compressible spacers interposed between adjacent stacked rows in the direction of alignment, and the spacers are preferably attached to only one of the sides of the installation body that faces the adjacent stacked rows in the direction of alignment.

[0012] In the installation structure of the installation body, it is preferable that at least two of the connecting members be positioned on the side surfaces facing the same direction, at positions offset in directions perpendicular to both the direction of alignment of the side surfaces located on both sides and the vertical direction.

[0013] In the installation structure of the installation body, the lateral fixing device preferably has a main body portion having the lateral adhesive member and an assembly portion that can be assembled with the connecting member. The connecting structure for the installation to solve the above problems is such that multiple installations are stacked vertically to form a stacked installation, and connecting members are arranged extending vertically on each of the two sides facing opposite directions of the stacked installation, and lateral fasteners are attached to each side of all the stacked installations via lateral adhesive members, and all the lateral fasteners and connecting members located on the same side facing the same direction are assembled with each other so that all the stacked installations are connected to each other, and the lateral fasteners and the connecting members The main point is that the component is assembled by a separable and reassembled assembly portion, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached by the assembly portion in such a way that it does not separate from the side surface, and the connection of each installation body can be released while each of the lateral fixing devices remains attached to the side surface, by releasing the assembly at the assembly portion, or by separating the connecting member at the connection portion, which is connected to all of the lateral fixing devices by a separable and reconnectable connection portion.

[0014] The connection and installation of the installation bodies to solve the above problems is a connection device for installation bodies that is attached to a stacked installation body formed by a plurality of installation bodies stacked vertically and connects the installation bodies in the vertical direction, and comprises a flexible, elongated connecting member that extends in the vertical direction on one of the two sides facing the outer surfaces of the stacked installation body that face opposite directions, and has a length that crosses over the top of the stacked installation body from that one side to the opposite side and extends in the vertical direction on the other side, and a plurality of side fixing devices having side adhesive members that can be attached to the side surfaces of the installation bodies that face the side, and on each of the two sides, the side adhesive is attached to each of the side surfaces of the installation bodies on the side surfaces that face the same direction The gist of this invention is that the lateral fasteners are attached to the member, the connecting member is assembled to the attached lateral fasteners, and the installation bodies are connected in the vertical direction, and the lateral fasteners and the connecting member are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly part, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fasteners are attached by the assembly part in a manner that prevents separation, and the connection between the stacked installation bodies can be released while the lateral fasteners remain attached by releasing the assembly at the assembly part, or by separating the connecting member at a separable and reconnectable connection part between the two lateral fasteners.

[0015] The connecting device for installations to solve the above problems is attached to a stacked installation formed by a plurality of installations stacked vertically, and connects the installations in the vertical direction, comprising: a pair of connecting members arranged extending in the vertical direction on each of the two sides facing the opposite outer surfaces of the stacked installation; and at least four lateral fixing devices having lateral adhesive members that can be attached to the side surfaces facing the side of the installation; the connecting members arranged on the sides facing the same direction and at least two of the lateral fixing devices attached to each side are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly part; the connecting members have rigidity that determines the relative position of the at least two assembled lateral fixing devices; the installations are connected in the vertical direction by assembling each of the connecting members arranged on both sides and at least two of the lateral fixing devices attached to each side; and by releasing the assembly, the connection of each of the vertically stacked installations can be released while the lateral fixing devices remain attached.

[0016] In a connecting device for an installation body, the connecting member may have a plurality of assembly holes spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the lateral fixing device may have a main body portion having the side adhesive member attached to the installation body, a shaft portion protruding from the main body portion and inserted through the assembly holes, and an assembly body attached to the shaft portion.

[0017] In the connecting device for the installation body, the connecting member is plate-shaped and extends in the vertical direction and in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and one surface of the connecting member is positioned facing the side surface of the stacked installation body, and the assembly holes are preferably formed in multiple rows of assembly holes that are spaced apart in the vertical direction and arranged in a straight line, with the rows offset in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

[0018] In a connecting device for an installation body, it is preferable that the lateral fixing device be able to change the distance between the lateral adhesive member and the assembly hole. In the connecting device for the installation body, a first fixing body having a first adhesive member that can be adhered to the installation surface of the installation body, and the installation body located at the lowermost stage among the plurality of stacked installation bodies, that is, the installation body located below the installation body to which the side fixture is adhered, and a second fixing body having a second adhesive member that can be adhered to the installation body are joined at a joint that can be separated and rejoined with each other, and it is preferable to have a lowermost fixing tool.

Advantages of the Invention

[0019] The present invention can facilitate the movement operation of the installation body.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0020] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the installation structure of the installation body of the first embodiment. [[ID=1(...) Figure 2 is a front view showing the installation structure of the installation body of the first embodiment. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the connecting member. [Figure 4] Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the side fixture. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the spacer. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the lowermost fixing tool. [Figure 7] Figure 7 is a front view showing the state where the connecting member is divided by the connecting portion. [Figure 8] Figure 8 is a front view showing the state where the lowermost fixing tool is disassembled and the connection of the lowermost installation body is released. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the installation structure of the installation body of the second embodiment. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the connecting bar and the side fixture. [Figure 11] Figure 11 is a front view showing the installation structure of the installation body of the second embodiment. [Figure 12] Figure 12 is a front view showing the state where the connection by the connecting device is released. [Figure 13]Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the installation structure of a modified installation. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0021] (First Embodiment) The following describes a first embodiment that embodies the installation structure of the installation body, the connection structure of the installation body, and the connection device of the installation body.

[0022] <Installed structures and stacked installations> As shown in Figures 1 and 2, multiple mounting units 10 are installed on the mounting surface F. The mounting surface F can be any horizontal surface, such as a floor or the top surface of a mounting stand. The direction along the mounting surface F is defined as the first direction X, and the direction along the mounting surface F and perpendicular to the first direction X is defined as the second direction Y. The direction perpendicular to the mounting surface F is defined as the vertical direction Z. The mounting units 10 can be any items that can be stacked in the vertical direction Z, such as analytical instruments like liquid chromatographs, computers, bookshelves, electrical appliances, chests of drawers, etc. The top surface 10a and bottom surface 10b of the mounting unit 10 are flat surfaces, but it is preferable that the side surface 10c is also a flat surface.

[0023] Multiple installation bodies 10 are stacked vertically on the installation surface F. The stacked installation bodies 10 form a stacked installation structure 11. Therefore, a stacked installation structure 11, in which multiple installation bodies 10 are stacked vertically, is arranged on the installation surface F. Of the multiple installation bodies 10 that form the stacked installation structure 11, the installation body 10 located at the bottom is the bottom installation body 12. The bottom installation body 12 is positioned with its bottom surface 10b in contact with the installation surface F. Furthermore, of the multiple installation bodies 10 that form the stacked installation structure 11, the installation body 10 stacked on top of the bottom installation body 12 is the middle installation body 13. In addition, of the multiple installation bodies 10 that form the stacked installation structure 11, the installation body 10 stacked on top of the middle installation body 13 is the top installation body 14. The middle installation body 13 and the top installation body 14 are installation bodies 10 that are stacked above the bottom installation body 12. Therefore, the stacked installation 11 is formed by stacking three installation bodies 10. In the following explanation, the bottom installation body 12, the middle installation body 13, and the top installation body 14 may be collectively referred to as the installation body 10.

[0024] The lower surface 10b of the middle-level mounting unit 13 is in contact with the upper surface 10a of the lowest-level mounting unit 12, and the lower surface 10b of the uppermost mounting unit 14 is in contact with the upper surface 10a of the middle-level mounting unit 13. The dimension of the lowest-level unit 12 in the vertical Z direction is greater than the dimensions of the middle-level unit 13 and the uppermost unit 14 in the vertical Z direction. The dimension of the lowest-level unit 12 in the first direction X is the same as that of the middle-level unit 13 and the uppermost unit 14 in the first direction X. The dimension of the lowest-level unit 12 in the second direction Y is greater than that of the middle-level unit 13 and the uppermost unit 14 in the second direction Y.

[0025] The stacked installation 11 is formed by arranging multiple stacked rows 15, each consisting of multiple installation bodies 10 stacked vertically, along a first direction X. In this embodiment, two stacked rows 15 are arranged side by side in the first direction X, so the first direction X is the direction in which the two stacked rows 15 are aligned. One of the two stacked rows 15 is designated as the first stacked row 15A, and the other as the second stacked row 15B. In the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, the bottom installation bodies 12 face each other, the middle installation bodies 13 face each other, and the top installation bodies 14 face each other, respectively, in the first direction X.

[0026] Of the outer surfaces of the first stacking column 15A, the surface opposite to the second stacking column 15B in the first direction X is defined as the first outer surface 11A. Of the outer surfaces of the second stacking column 15B, the surface opposite to the first stacking column 15A in the first direction X is defined as the second outer surface 11B. The first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B are outer surfaces of the stacked structure 11 that face opposite directions to each other. Each of the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B is a flat surface formed by the side surface 10c of the bottommost structure 12, the side surface 10c of the middle structure 13, and the side surface 10c of the topmost structure 14 being located on the same plane. Furthermore, the directions that the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B of the stacked structure 11 face are the two sides that the outer surfaces of the stacked structure 11 that face opposite directions face. In the stacked structure 11, multiple stacking rows 15, namely the first stacking row 15A and the second stacking row 15B, are arranged along the direction of alignment of the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B located on both sides as described above.

[0027] The installation structure and connection structure of the installation body 10 are provided to connect the vertically stacked installation bodies 10 in order to prevent the stacked installation bodies 11 from collapsing due to an earthquake. The installation structure and connection structure of the installation body 10 are formed using the connection device 20 described below.

[0028] <Connecting device for installation units> The connecting device 20 of the installation body 10 is attached to a stacked installation structure 11, which is composed of multiple installation bodies 10 stacked vertically, and connects the upper and lower installation bodies 10. In the following description, the connecting device 20 of the installation body 10 will be simply referred to as the connecting device 20.

[0029] The connecting device 20 includes a long connecting member 21, a plurality of lateral fixing devices 31, and a bottom fixing device 40. In this embodiment, the installation structure of the installation body 10 has two connecting devices 20, and each connecting device 20 includes one connecting member 21, four lateral fixing devices 31, and two bottom fixing devices 40. Since the two connecting devices 20 have the same configuration, only one connecting device 20 will be described.

[0030] <Connecting members> As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the connecting member 21 is positioned extending in the vertical direction Z on each of the two sides facing the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B of the stacked structure 11, which face opposite directions, and is also positioned extending in the first direction X above the stacked structure 11. The connecting member 21 has a long body 22, two adjusting members 23 that allow adjustment of the length of the connecting member 21 in the longitudinal direction, two connecting parts 26 that allow the long body 22 to be separated and reconnected, and one connecting part 27.

[0031] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, the elongated body 22 is a long, flexible strip extending with a uniform width in the longitudinal direction. The adjustment members 23 are provided on both ends of the elongated body 22 in the longitudinal direction. The adjustment members 23 are rectangular frames with a pair of connecting holes 23a. The elongated body 22 is inserted into one of the connecting holes 23a of the adjustment member 23, and then into the other connecting hole 23a. The elongated body 22 is then inserted into the through hole 47c of the lowermost fixing device 40, which will be described later, and then again into the other connecting hole 23a of the adjustment member 23, and then again into the first connecting hole 23a. The elongated body 22 is folded in half and overlapped with the adjustment member 23, and the length of the overlapping fold can be adjusted to control the length of the connecting member 21 in the longitudinal direction.

[0032] The two connecting portions 26 and one connecting portion 27 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the elongated body 22. Each connecting portion 26 has a first engaging portion 261 and a second engaging portion 262. The first engaging portion 261 has a pair of engaging protrusions 26a. The engaging protrusions 26a are elastically deformable. The second engaging portion 262 has an engaging recess 26b into which the pair of engaging protrusions 26a engage. By engaging the engaging protrusions 26a with the engaging recess 26b, the first engaging portion 261 and the second engaging portion 262 are connected, and the connecting member 21 becomes a single unit. Conversely, by releasing the engagement between the engaging protrusions 26a and the engaging recess 26b, the first engaging portion 261 and the second engaging portion 262 are separated, and the connecting member 21 is divided. Therefore, the connecting member 21 is connected by connecting portions 26 that are detachable and reconnectable.

[0033] Each of the first engaging portion 261 and the second engaging portion 262 has a detachable hole 263 that allows the elongated body 22 to be attached to and detached. The elongated body 22 can be attached to the first engaging portion 261 or the second engaging portion 262 by wrapping it around the detachable hole 263, and the first engaging portion 261 or the second engaging portion 262 can be detached from the elongated body 22 by the detachable hole 263. If the connecting member 21 can be made into a single continuous piece, the attachment positions of the first engaging portion 261 and the second engaging portion 262 to the elongated body 22 can be changed as appropriate.

[0034] <Lateral fixation device> Next, we will describe the lateral fixing device 31. Since the four lateral fixing devices 31 have the same configuration, we will only describe one of them.

[0035] As shown in Figure 4, the lateral fixing device 31 has a plate-shaped main body portion 32. The main body portion 32 has a flat adhesive surface 32a on one side in the thickness direction and a flat contact surface 32b on the other side in the thickness direction. A side adhesive member 33 is attached to the adhesive surface 32a of the main body portion 32 of the lateral fixing device 31. The side adhesive member 33 has adhesive surfaces on both sides. The side adhesive member 33 is made of a flexible material that can be compressed and deformed in the thickness direction. One adhesive surface of the side adhesive member 33 is attached to the adhesive surface 32a. The lateral fixing device 31 can be attached to the mounting body 10 via the side adhesive member 33 by attaching the adhesive surface of the side adhesive member 33 opposite to the main body portion 32 to the side surface 10c of the mounting body 10, that is, the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B of the mounting body 10.

[0036] The lateral fixing device 31 has a hole-forming portion 34 that protrudes from the contact surface 32b. The hole-forming portion 34 is elongated and plate-shaped. The hole-forming portion 34 is formed from a pair of legs 34a that protrude from the contact surface 32b and a support portion 34b that connects the pair of legs 34a. An insertion hole 35 is defined between the inner surface of the hole-forming portion 34 and the contact surface 32b. The elongated body 22 can be inserted into or removed from the insertion hole 35. In other words, the lateral fixing device 31 is adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the elongated body 22 when the elongated body 22 is inserted into the insertion hole 35. The lateral fixing device 31 and the connecting member 21 are assembled together by inserting the elongated body 22 into the insertion hole 35 and clamping the elongated body 22 between the hole-forming portion 34 and the contact surface 32b. Furthermore, by detaching the elongated body 22 from the insertion hole 35, the lateral fixing device 31 and the connecting member 21 are separated. Therefore, the hole-forming portion 34 that defines the insertion hole 35 forms an assembly portion that allows the lateral fixing device 31 and the connecting member 21 to be separated and reassembled.

[0037] As shown in Figure 2, the lateral fixing devices 31 are attached to the side surface 10c of the intermediate installation body 13 that forms the first outer surface 11A, and to the side surface 10c of the uppermost installation body 14 that forms the first outer surface 11A. In addition, the lateral fixing devices 31 are attached to the side surface 10c of the intermediate installation body 13 that forms the second outer surface 11B, and to the side surface 10c of the uppermost installation body 14 that forms the first outer surface 11A. Therefore, two lateral fixing devices 31 are attached to the first outer surface 11A, which is the outer surface of the stacked installation body 11 facing the same direction, and two lateral fixing devices 31 are also attached to the second outer surface 11B, which is the outer surface of the stacked installation body 11 facing the same direction.

[0038] <Lowermost fixture> Since the two bottom-level fixing devices 40 have the same configuration, only one bottom-level fixing device 40 will be described.

[0039] As shown in Figures 1 and 6, the lowest fixing device 40 includes a first fixing body 41 having a first adhesive member N1 that can be attached to the installation surface F, a second fixing body 45 having a second adhesive member N2 that can be attached to the installation body 10, and a joint 50 that allows the first fixing body 41 and the second fixing body 45 to be separated and reattached.

[0040] The first fixed body 41 has a first base portion 42, a bulging portion 43 extending from the first base portion 42, and a semi-cylindrical portion 44 extending from the bulging portion 43. The first base portion 42 is rectangular in shape. The first base portion 42 has a flat first surface 42a on one side in the thickness direction and a flat second surface 42b on the other side. A first adhesive member N1 is attached to the first surface 42a. The first adhesive member N1 has adhesive surfaces on both sides. The first adhesive member N1 is made of a flexible material that can be compressed and deformed in the thickness direction. The bulging portion 43 bulges out in a block shape from the second surface 42b. The semi-cylindrical portion 44 bulges out in a semi-cylindrical shape from the bulging portion 43.

[0041] The second fixing body 45 has a rectangular plate-shaped second base portion 46 and a rectangular plate-shaped adhesive plate portion 47 extending from the second base portion 46. The adhesive plate portion 47 is perpendicular to the second base portion 46. The adhesive plate portion 47 has a flat first surface 47a on one side in the thickness direction and a flat second surface 47b on the other side. In a side view of the second fixing body 45 in the short direction of the adhesive plate portion 47, the second fixing body 45 is L-shaped. A second adhesive member N2 is attached to the first surface 47a of the adhesive plate portion 47. The second adhesive member N2 has adhesive surfaces on both sides. The second adhesive member N2 is made of a flexible material that can be compressed and deformed in the thickness direction. In addition, a through hole 47c is formed in the tip of the adhesive plate portion 47 in the direction of projection from the second base portion 46, through which the elongated body 22 can be inserted. The through-hole 47c penetrates the adhesive plate portion 47 in the thickness direction.

[0042] The second base portion 46 has a threaded portion 48 that protrudes from a surface continuous with the second surface 47b of the adhesive plate portion 47. The threaded portion 48 is semi-cylindrical. The second base portion 46 is formed from a first plate-like portion 46a and a second plate-like portion 46b that is thinner than the first plate-like portion 46a. The first plate-like portion 46a and the second plate-like portion 46b are located on the same surface on the surface from which the threaded portion 48 protrudes, but are stepped on the opposite surface from the surface from which the threaded portion 48 protrudes. The lower surface of the second plate-like portion 46b is located closer to the threaded portion 48 than the lower surface of the first plate-like portion 46a.

[0043] The joint 50 has a bottomed cylindrical operating part 51 and a pressing part 52 that extends cylindrically from the bottom wall 51a of the operating part 51. Although not shown in detail, a female screw groove 51b that can be screwed into the threaded part 48 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the peripheral wall of the operating part 51. The pressing part 52 protrudes from the bottom wall 51a of the operating part 51. The height of the pressing part 52 from the bottom wall 51a is greater than the height of the peripheral wall of the operating part 51. The joint 50 has an insertion space P1 surrounded by the inner bottom surface of the bottom wall 51a, the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and the outer circumferential surface of the pressing part 52. The insertion space P1 is annular with respect to the axis of the pressing part 52. The insertion space P1 is a space for inserting the threaded part 48 and the semi-cylindrical part 44.

[0044] The joint 50 is installed by inserting the threaded portion 48 and the semi-cylindrical portion 44 into the insertion space P1, and by inserting the pressing portion 52 into the cylindrical hole formed by the threaded portion 48 and the semi-cylindrical portion 44. The joint 50 is made screwable by screwing the threaded portion 48 into the female screw groove 51b. As the joint 50 is screwed into the threaded portion 48, the peripheral wall of the operating portion 51 comes into contact with the bulging portion 43. When the joint 50 is screwed further, the peripheral wall of the operating portion 51 presses the bulging portion 43 in the direction of screwing the joint 50, causing the first fixed body 41 to move away from the second fixed body 45. As a result, the first adhesive member N1 attached to the first fixed body 41 also moves.

[0045] When the peripheral wall of the operating section 51 is in contact with the second base 46, the screw advance of the joint 50 is restricted. At this time, the first adhesive member N1 of the first fixing body 41 protrudes beyond the second base 46. The lowest fixing device 40 can be attached to the installation surface F by the first adhesive member N1, which is attached to the first fixing body 41 but protrudes beyond the second base 46. In addition, the second adhesive member N2 of the second fixing body 45 can be attached to the lowest fixing body 12, which is located at the bottom of the stacked multiple fixing bodies 10. The lowest fixing device 40 can then be attached to the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B of the lowest fixing body 12 by the second adhesive member N2 of the second fixing body 45.

[0046] <Spacer> As shown in Figure 2, a compressible spacer 60 is interposed between the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, which are adjacent in the first direction X as the direction of arrangement.

[0047] As shown in Figure 5, the spacer 60 has two fixed bodies 61 and a screw mechanism R that connects the two fixed bodies 61 so that they can move relative to each other. Each of the two fixing bodies 61 is disc-shaped. Since the two fixing bodies 61 share a common configuration, only one of the fixing bodies 61 will be described in relation to that common configuration. Also, the same component number will be used for the common configuration of both fixing bodies 61.

[0048] The fixing body 61 has a disc-shaped adhesive portion 62. The adhesive portion 62 is made of a metal plate. A through hole 62c is formed in the center of the adhesive portion 62. The adhesive portion 62 has a mat-adhering surface 62a and a non-adhering surface 62b that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction of the plate. An adhesive mat 63 is attached to the mat-adhering surface 62a of one of the two fixing bodies 61.

[0049] The adhesive mat 63 is made of an adhesive, gel-like, ultra-soft urethane and is compressible in the thickness direction. Therefore, the spacer 60 is compressible by having the adhesive mat 63. The adhesive mat 63 is annular in shape. A circular hole 63a is formed in the center of the adhesive mat 63. The hole 63a penetrates the adhesive mat 63 in the thickness direction.

[0050] The screwing mechanism R has a female threaded portion 71 and a male threaded portion 72. The female threaded portion 71 is formed by a hexagonal nut. The female threaded portion 71 is fixed by welding to the non-adhesive surface 62b of one of the fixed bodies 61 to which the adhesive mat 63 is attached. The female threaded portion 71 is integrated with the fixed body 61 so as to surround the through hole 62c of the adhesive portion 62. The first end of the ends of the male threaded portion 72 can be screwed into the female threaded portion 71. The male threaded portion 72 can be screwed in or out of the female threaded portion 71.

[0051] The second end of the male threaded portion 72 is welded to the adhesive portion 62 with a portion of it inserted through the through hole 62c of the other fixing body 61. In this way, the male threaded portion 72 is integrated with the other fixing body 61. The connection of the female threaded portion 71 and the male threaded portion 72 forms a spacer 60 comprising two fixing bodies 61. The spacer 60 can accommodate the distance between the opposing sides of the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B by adjusting the amount of threading between the female threaded portion 71 and the male threaded portion 72.

[0052] <Installation structure and connection structure of the installation unit> As shown in Figures 1 and 2, in the installation structure of the installation body, each of the bottom installation bodies 12 of the first stack 15A and the second stack 15B is fixed to the installation surface F by two bottom fixing devices 40 on the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, respectively. Specifically, the first fixing body 41 of each bottom fixing device 40 is attached to the installation surface F by a first adhesive member N1, and the second fixing body 45 is attached to the side surface 10c of the bottom installation body 12 by a second adhesive member N2. The first fixing body 41 and the second fixing body 45 are joined by a joint 50, thereby fixing the bottom installation body 12 to the installation surface F by the bottom fixing device 40. The second fixing body 45 of the lowest fixing device 40 functions as a lateral fixing device attached to the side surface 10c of the lowest installation body 12 via a second adhesive member N2 that functions as a side adhesive member 33.

[0053] A lateral fixing device 31 is attached to the side surface 10c of the middle-level installation body 13 via a side adhesive member 33, and a lateral fixing device 31 is also attached to the side surface 10c of the uppermost installation body 14 via a side adhesive member 33. Therefore, in the installation structure of the installation body 10, the lateral fixing device 31 is attached via a side adhesive member 33 to each side surface 10c of the lowest-level installation body 12, which is located at the bottom of the multiple installation bodies 10, and to the middle-level installation body 13 and the uppermost installation body 14, which are stacked above the lowest-level installation body 12.

[0054] Furthermore, the lateral fixing device 31 attached to the middle-level mounting body 13 is designated as the middle-level lateral fixing device 311, and the lateral fixing device 31 attached to the uppermost mounting body 14 is designated as the uppermost lateral fixing device 312. In addition, the lateral fixing device attached to the lowest-level mounting body 12 is also the second fixing device 45 of the lowest-level fixing device 40.

[0055] The connecting member 21 extends vertically in the Z direction on one of the sides of the stacked structure 11 that face the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, which face opposite directions. It also extends from that one side across the top of the stacked structure 11 to the opposite side and then extends vertically in the Z direction on the other side. Therefore, the connecting member 21 has a length that extends to the first outer surface 11A, the top surface of the stacked structure 11, and the second outer surface 11B.

[0056] The connecting member 21 has a first portion 211 positioned to the side of the first outer surface 11A and extending in the vertical direction Z, a second portion 212 positioned to the side of the second outer surface 11B and extending in the vertical direction Z, and a connecting portion 213 that connects the upper ends of the first portion 211 and the second portion 212 and is positioned above the upper surface of the stacked structure 11. Therefore, the connecting member 21 has a connecting portion 213 that connects the upper ends of parts of the connecting member 21 that extend on each of the two sides of the stacked structure 11.

[0057] In the connecting member 21, the first end 22a side in the longitudinal direction of the elongated body 22 is inserted through the through hole 47c of the lowest fixing device 40 on the first outer surface 11A side, and is folded back and secured by the adjustment member 23. Similarly, in the connecting member 21, the second end 22b side in the longitudinal direction of the elongated body 22 is inserted through the through hole 47c of the lowest fixing device 40 on the second outer surface 11B side, and is folded back and secured by the adjustment member 23.

[0058] Furthermore, in the connecting member 21, the elongated body 22 is inserted through the insertion holes 35 of the middle lateral fixing device 311 on both the first outer surface 11A side and the second outer surface 11B side, and also through the insertion holes 35 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 312. When inserting the elongated body 22 into each insertion hole 35, the elongated body 22 is removed from the first engaging portion 261 or the second engaging portion 262 and inserted into the insertion hole 35. After inserting the elongated body 22 into the insertion hole 35, the first engaging portion 261 or the second engaging portion 262 that was removed from the elongated body 22 is reattached to the elongated body 22.

[0059] The connecting member 21, through length adjustment by the adjustment member 23, presses the stacked installation 11 toward the installation surface F without strongly tightening it in the vertical direction Z.

[0060] Furthermore, the lowest mounting body 12 and the connecting member 21 are assembled to each other by inserting the elongated body 22 through the through hole 47c of the second fixing body 45. Also, the middle mounting body 13 and the connecting member 21 are assembled to each other by inserting the elongated body 22 through the insertion hole 35 of the middle lateral fixing device 311. Furthermore, the uppermost mounting body 14 and the connecting member 21 are assembled to each other by inserting the elongated body 22 through the uppermost lateral fixing device 312. As a result, each lateral fixing device 31 and the second fixing body 45 and the connecting member 21 are connected in such a way that the connecting member 21 does not separate from the side surface 10c of the mounting body 10.

[0061] Therefore, in the installation structure, connection structure, and connection device 20 of the installation body 10, the two lateral fixing devices 31 and the second fixing body 45, which are attached to each side surface 10c of the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B facing the same direction, are assembled with the connection member 21, thereby connecting all three installation bodies 10 to which the lateral fixing devices 31 and the second fixing body 45 are attached. As a result, the lowest installation body 12 and the middle installation body 13 are connected by the connection device 20 in a manner that prevents them from separating vertically, and the middle installation body 13 and the uppermost installation body 14 are also connected by the connection device 20 in a manner that prevents them from separating vertically.

[0062] Two connecting members 21 are arranged offset in a second direction Y, which is perpendicular to both the first direction X, which is the direction in which the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B are aligned, and the vertical direction Z. Therefore, the connecting device 20, which includes the connecting members 21, is also provided in two locations offset in the second direction Y.

[0063] Of the two connecting portions 26 provided on the connecting member 21, one connecting portion 26 is located on the first outer surface 11A side, between the middle-level mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14. This connecting portion 26 is separable and reconnectable between the middle-level mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14 on the side of the first outer surface 11A. The other connecting portion 26 is located on the second outer surface 11B side, between the middle-level mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14. This connecting portion 26 is separable and reconnectable between the middle-level mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14 on the side of the second outer surface 11B.

[0064] The connecting portion 27 is located above the stacked structure 11. The connecting portion 27 is positioned at the joint portion 213 of the connecting member 21. The connecting portion 27 is also provided between the lateral fasteners 31 assembled at the uppermost part on both sides of the stacked structure 11. The connecting member 21 is detachable and reconnectable by the connecting portion 27.

[0065] In the stacked structure 11, spacers 60 are interposed between the uppermost installations 14 facing each other in the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, which are adjacent in the first direction X, and between the lowermost installations 12. Each spacer 60 is attached only to the side surface 10c of the uppermost installation 14 of the first stacked row 15A, and also to the side surface 10c of the lowermost installation 12 of the first stacked row 15A.

[0066] The following methods may be used to install the connecting device 20 on the stacked structure 11. Assume that the bottom fixing device 40 is attached to the installation surface F and the bottom installation body 12, the middle lateral fixing device 311 is attached to the middle installation body 13, and the top lateral fixing device 312 is attached to the top installation body 14. Then, the worker inserts the long body 22 of the connecting member 21 through the through hole 47c of the bottom fixing device 40 and the insertion holes 35 of each lateral fixing device 31 to connect the bottom fixing device 40 and each lateral fixing device 31 to the connecting member 21.

[0067] Alternatively, the worker inserts the long body 22 through the through hole 47c of the second fixing body 45, the insertion hole 35 of the middle lateral fixing device 311, and the insertion hole 35 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 312, thereby connecting the second fixing body 45, the middle lateral fixing device 311, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 with the connecting member 21. Then, the worker attaches the second adhesive member N2 of the second fixing body 45 to the lowermost installation body 12 and integrates the second fixing body 45 with the first fixing body 41. Furthermore, the worker attaches the side adhesive member 33 of the middle lateral fixing device 311 to the middle installation body 13 and the side adhesive member 33 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 to the uppermost installation body 14.

[0068] [Operation of the first embodiment] Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be explained using the removal and installation of the mounting body 10 as a specific example.

[0069] This section describes the case where the topmost installation unit 14 of the first stacking row 15A and the topmost installation unit 14 of the second stacking row 15B are removed from the stacked installation 11 for maintenance. As shown in Figure 7, the worker disengages the connecting portion 26 located between the middle unit 13 and the top unit 14 on both sides of the stacked structure 11, thereby severing the connecting member 21 at the connecting portion 26. This releases the connection between the top unit 14 and the middle unit 13 in the vertical Z direction by the connecting device 20. As a result, the connection between the bottom unit 12, the middle unit 13, and the top unit 14 can be released in the installation structure, connecting structure, and connecting device 20 of the installation unit 10, while the middle side fixing device 311, the top side fixing device 312, and the second fixing device 45 remain attached to the side surface 10c of the installation unit 10. The worker can then remove the top unit 14, with the top side fixing device 312 still attached, along with a portion of the connecting member 21, from the stacked structure 11. In this case, since the spacer 60 is attached only to the topmost installation body 14 of the first stack 15A by the adhesive mat 63, the two topmost installation bodies 14 can be easily separated.

[0070] After maintenance of the top-level installation unit 14 is completed, the worker stacks the top-level installation unit 14 on the upper surfaces 10a of each middle-level installation unit 13, and interposes the spacers 60 between the top-level installation units 14. Then, the worker reconnects the connecting members 21 by engaging the connecting parts 26 between the top-level installation unit 14 and the middle-level installation units 13 on both sides of the stacked installation unit 11. As a result, the stacked installation unit 11 is once again connected by the connecting device 20.

[0071] Next, we will explain the case where the bottommost unit 12 is removed from the stacked unit 11 for maintenance. As shown in Figure 8, the worker operates the joint 50 of the bottom fixing device 40 to release the connection made by the joint 50, separating the bottom fixing device 40 into the first fixing body 41 and the second fixing body 45. Next, the worker, in the same manner as above, releases the engagement of the connecting parts 26 located between the middle fixing body 13 and the top fixing body 14 on both sides of the stacked installation 11, thereby separating the connecting member 21 at the connecting parts 26. This releases the connection between the top fixing body 14 and the middle fixing body 13 in the vertical direction Z by the connecting device 20. Furthermore, the worker removes either the first end 22a side or the second end 22b side of the elongated body 22 from the adjustment member 23, and removes the elongated body 22 from the through hole 47c. As a result, the connecting member 21 is removed from the bottom fixing device 40. As a result, in the installation structure, connection structure, and connection device 20 of the installation body 10, the connection between the lowest installation body 12, the middle installation body 13, and the uppermost installation body 14 can be released while the middle lateral fixing device 311, the uppermost lateral fixing device 312, and the second fixing body 45 remain attached to the side surface 10c of the installation body 10.

[0072] The worker can remove the bottommost installation unit 12, to which the second fixing unit 45 is still attached, along with a portion of the connecting member 21, from the stacked installation unit 11, while the first fixing unit 41 remains attached to the installation surface F. In other words, in the installation structure of the installation unit 10, the fixing of the bottommost installation unit 12 to the installation surface F can be released while the first fixing unit 41 remains attached to the installation surface F. At this time, since the spacer 60 is attached only to the bottommost installation unit 12 of the first stacked row 15A by the adhesive mat 63, the two bottommost installation units 12 can be easily separated.

[0073] After maintenance of the bottom unit 12 is completed, the worker places the bottom unit 12, with the second fixing body 45 still attached, below the middle unit 13, and stacks the middle unit 13 on top of the top surface 10a of the bottom unit 12. Then, the worker stacks the top unit 14 on top of the top surface 10a of the middle unit 13. The worker also interposes the spacer 60 between the bottom unit 12. After that, the worker reconnects the connecting members 21 by engaging the connecting parts 26 between the top unit 14 and the middle unit 13 on both sides of the stacked structure 11. Furthermore, the worker reconnects the first fixing body 41 and the second fixing body 45 with the joint 50. Then, the stacked structure 11 is once again connected by the connecting device 20.

[0074] [Effects of the first embodiment] According to the first embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained. (1-1) In the stacked installation 11, the bottom installation 12, the middle installation 13, and the top installation 14, which are stacked vertically, are connected vertically by a connecting device 20. The connecting member 21 is then separated at the connection portion 26. With the installation structure, connecting structure, and connecting device 20 of the installation 10, the connection between the bottom installation 12, the middle installation 13, and the top installation 14 can be released while the lateral fixing device 31 and the second fixing device 45 remain attached. After the connection is released, the bottom installation 12, the middle installation 13, and the top installation 14 can be moved.

[0075] Furthermore, when reconnecting the bottom unit 12, the middle unit 13, and the top unit 14, which have been detached, it is only necessary to reconnect the connection portion 26 of the connecting member 21. Therefore, when moving the unit 10 from the stacked structure 11, it is unnecessary to remove the lateral fixing device 31 attached to the unit 10, and it is also unnecessary to reattach the lateral fixing device 31 to the unit 10. As a result, moving the unit 10 within the stacked structure 11 becomes easier.

[0076] (1-2) The connecting member 21 of the connecting device 20 has a flexible elongated body 22. The elongated body 22 can be inserted into the insertion hole 35 of the lateral fixing device 31 and can be moved in the longitudinal direction, i.e., the extending direction, relative to the insertion hole 35. This allows the lateral fixing device 31 and the connecting member 21 to be easily assembled and the position of the lateral fixing device 31 to be easily adjusted.

[0077] (1-3) The connecting member 21 has a flexible elongated body 22. Therefore, the elongated body 22 can be flexibly adapted to the position of the insertion hole 35 of the lateral fixing device 31 and inserted through it. In other words, even if the position of the side surface 10c of the mounting body 10 changes and the position of the lateral fixing device 31 attached to that side surface 10c changes, the elongated body 22 can still be inserted through the insertion hole 35. As a result, even if the position of the lateral fixing device 31 changes, such as by swapping the mounting bodies 10 which have different dimensions in the vertical Z direction, the connecting member 21 and the lateral fixing device 31 can be assembled together.

[0078] (1-4) The second fixing body 45 attached to the lowest mounting body 12 constitutes the lowest fixing device 40. The lowest fixing device 40 can be assembled with the connecting member 21 by the second fixing body 45 while fixing the lowest mounting body 12 to the mounting surface F with the first fixing body 41. Therefore, compared to the case in which the lowest mounting body 12 is attached to the mounting surface F and assembled with the connecting member 21 using a lateral fixing device 31 separate from the lowest fixing device 40, the number of parts in the mounting structure of the mounting body 10, the connecting structure, and the connecting device 20 can be reduced.

[0079] (1-5) The connecting member 21 has a connecting portion 213 that connects the upper ends of the first portion 211 and the second portion 212 that extend on each side of the stacked structure 11. As a result, the connecting member 21 can suppress the shaking of the stacked structure 11 caused by an earthquake and prevent the stacked structure 11 from collapsing, with the parts of the connecting member 21 on both sides in the first direction X relative to the stacked structure 11 cooperating with each other. In particular, when the stacked structure 11 has multiple rows such as the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, the shaking of each stacked row 15A, 15B can be suppressed.

[0080] (1-6) The stacked installation 11 consists of a first stacked row 15A and a second stacked row 15B, which are arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction X. A spacer 60 is interposed between the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B. The spacer 60 interposes between adjacent installations 10 in the first direction X during an earthquake, preventing collisions between the installations 10 due to shaking. Furthermore, since the spacer 60 is attached to only one of the installations 10 in the first stacked row 15A, it is easy to separate the installations 10 between the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B and to reinsert the spacer 60 when moving the installations 10.

[0081] (1-7) The installation structure of the installation body 10 has two connecting devices 20 offset in the second direction Y. This allows for the stable installation of stacked installations 11. (1-8) The connection structure of the installation body 10 includes a second fixing body 45 that functions as a lateral fixing device attached to the lowest installation body 12, a middle lateral fixing device 311 attached to the middle installation body 13, an uppermost lateral fixing device 312 attached to the uppermost installation body 14, and a connecting member 21 assembled with them. As a result, the connection structure of the installation body 10 can connect all the installation bodies 10 that form the stacked installation 11 in the vertical direction Z, thereby effectively suppressing the tipping of the stacked installation 11.

[0082] Furthermore, the installation structure and connection structure allow the connection between the bottom installation body 12, the middle installation body 13, and the top installation body 14 in the vertical Z direction to be released while the lateral fixing device 31 is attached to the middle installation body 13 and the top installation body 14, and the second fixing device 45 is attached to the bottom installation body 12. This makes it easy to move each installation body 10.

[0083] (1-9) The connecting member 21 can be separated and reconnected by the connecting portion 27 above the stacked installation 11. Therefore, for example, if the dimension of the stacked installation 11 in the first direction X is too long, or if the stacked installation 11 is to be changed to a single stacked row 15, the length of the connecting member 21 in the longitudinal direction can be adjusted by using the connecting portion 27 and the other connecting portion 26.

[0084] (1-10) The connecting member 21 can be assembled with the second fixing member 45 which functions as a lateral fixing device attached to the lowest installation body 12, the middle lateral fixing device 311 attached to the middle installation body 13, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 attached to the uppermost installation body 14. Furthermore, the connecting member 21 can connect two installation bodies 10 through this assembly. Thus, the connecting device 20 can connect even large stacked installations 11 stacked in three layers in the vertical direction Z.

[0085] (Second embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described that embodies the installation structure of the installation body, the connection structure of the installation body, and the connection device of the installation body. Since the second embodiment is configured only by modifying the connection device of the first embodiment, detailed explanations of similar parts will be omitted.

[0086] <Connecting device for installation units> As shown in Figure 9, the connecting device 79 of the installation body 10 is attached to a stacked installation structure 11, which is composed of multiple installation bodies 10 stacked vertically, and connects the upper and lower installation bodies 10. In the following description, the connecting device 79 of the installation body 10 will be simply referred to as the connecting device 79. In the second embodiment, the installation structure of the installation body 10 has two connecting devices 79. Since the two connecting devices 79 have the same configuration, only one connecting device 79 will be described.

[0087] The connecting device 79 includes a connecting bar 81 as a connecting member and six lateral fixing devices 91. <Lateral fixation device> As shown in Figure 10, the lateral fixing device 91 has a plate-shaped main body portion 92. The main body portion 92 has a flat adhesive surface 92a on one side in the thickness direction and a flat contact surface 92b on the other side in the thickness direction. A side adhesive member 33 is attached to the adhesive surface 92a of the main body portion 92. Therefore, the main body portion 92 of the lateral fixing device 91 has a side adhesive member 33 that is attached to the mounting body 10.

[0088] The lateral fixing device 91 has a shaft portion 94 that protrudes from the contact surface 92b of the main body portion 92. A male screw (not shown) is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft portion 94. The lateral fixing device 91 has a nut 95 as an assembly that is attached to the shaft portion 94. The nut 95 is attached to the shaft portion 94 by screwing it onto the shaft portion 94. In each installation body 10, three lateral fixing devices 91 attached by a side adhesive member 33 are arranged in two rows in the second direction Y on each of the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, which face the same direction.

[0089] <Connector> The connecting bar 81 is a long, slender metal plate and is rigid. The connecting bar 81 has wall portions 82 extending from the entire length of each of its long edges. The distance between the wall portions 82 facing each other in the short direction of the connecting bar 81 is slightly shorter than the distance in the short direction of the connecting portion 88, which will be described later. Therefore, a portion of the connecting portion 88 can be accommodated between a pair of wall portions 82.

[0090] The connecting bar 81 has a plurality of elongated holes 83 located in the center of its shorter side. The elongated holes 83 are holes that extend longitudinally along the connecting bar 81 and are formed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the connecting bar 81. The opening width of the elongated holes 83 in the shorter side of the connecting bar 81 is slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 94, so the shaft portion 94 can be inserted through the elongated holes 83. The connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 can be assembled by screwing a nut 95 onto the shaft portion 94 inserted through the elongated holes 83. The connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 can be separated by screwing the nut 95 out of the shaft portion 94. Furthermore, the connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 can be reassembled by inserting the shaft portion 94 through the elongated holes 83 again and screwing a nut 95 onto the shaft portion 94. Therefore, the connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 constitute a detachable and reassembleable assembly.

[0091] <Connecting part> The pair of connecting bars 81 have connecting portions 88. As shown in Figure 9, the connecting portion 88 is formed by bending a long, narrow metal plate into a U-shape. The connecting portion 88 has a long connecting portion body 88a and extension plate portions 88b that extend from both ends of the connecting portion body 88a in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal dimension of the connecting portion body 88a is slightly larger than the dimension in the first direction X between the first outer surface 11A of the first stacking row 15A and the second outer surface 11B of the second stacking row 15B. The longitudinal dimension of the connecting portion body 88a is appropriately changed according to the number of stacking rows 15 arranged in the first direction X and the dimension of the stacked installation 11 in the first direction X. Through holes 88c are formed in each extension plate portion 88b. The shaft portion 94 can be inserted through the through holes 88c.

[0092] <Installation structure and connection structure of the installation unit> As shown in Figures 9 and 11, the first stacked column 15A is the same as in the first embodiment, but in the second stacked column 15B, the uppermost installation body 14 has a smaller dimension in the first direction X compared to the middle installation body 13. Therefore, the second outer surface 11B is formed in a stepped shape at the boundary between the side surface 10c of the uppermost installation body 14 and the side surface 10c of the middle installation body 13. In other words, the second outer surface 11B is an uneven surface.

[0093] The coupling device 79 is provided at two locations, offset in the second direction Y, which is perpendicular to both the first direction X and the vertical direction Z. In the installation structure of the installation body 10, each of the bottom installation bodies 12 of the first stacking row 15A and the second stacking row 15B is fixed to the installation surface F by two bottom fixing devices 40 on the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, respectively, similar to the first embodiment.

[0094] Furthermore, a lateral fixing device 91 is attached to the bottommost mounting body 12 of the first stacking row 15A and the second stacking row 15B, respectively, on the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, respectively, by a lateral adhesive member 33. The lateral fixing device 91 attached to the bottommost mounting body 12 is referred to as the bottommost lateral fixing device 910.

[0095] On the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, a lateral fixing device 91 is attached to the side surface 10c of the middle-level mounting body 13, and a lateral fixing device 91 is attached to the side surface 10c of the uppermost mounting body 14. The lateral fixing device 91 attached to the middle-level mounting body 13 is designated as the middle-level lateral fixing device 911, and the lateral fixing device 91 attached to the uppermost mounting body 14 is designated as the uppermost lateral fixing device 912.

[0096] Therefore, in the installation structure of the installation body 10, the lowermost installation body 12, which is located at the bottom of the multiple installation bodies 10, and the middle installation body 13 and uppermost installation body 14, which are stacked above the lowermost installation body 12, have side fasteners 91 attached to them via side adhesive members 33.

[0097] On the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, the lowest lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 are positioned in a vertical direction Z. On the first outer surface 11A side and the second outer surface 11B side, the shaft portion 94 of the lowest lateral fixing device 910, the shaft portion 94 of the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 are inserted through the elongated holes 83 of the connecting bar 81.

[0098] Furthermore, each extension plate portion 88b of the connecting portion 88 is inserted between the wall portions 82 at the upper end of the connecting bar 81, and the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 is inserted through the through hole 88c of each extension plate portion 88b. In other words, the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 penetrates both the connecting bar 81 and the connecting portion 88. A nut 95 is screwed onto each shaft portion 94, and the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95 constitute the assembly portion.

[0099] On both sides of the stacked installation 11, the bottom lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the top lateral fixing device 912 are connected vertically by three lateral fixing devices 91 and connecting bars 81. As a result, the connecting bars 81 positioned on the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, which face the same direction, and the three lateral fixing devices 91 attached to each side surface 10c are assembled by a detachable and reassembleable assembly part. In other words, the three installation bodies 10 are connected by a connecting device 79, and a connecting structure for the installation bodies 10 is formed.

[0100] As a result, the connecting structure of the installation body 10 connects the three installation bodies 10 in the vertical direction Z by assembling each of the connecting bars 81 positioned on both sides of the stacked installation body 11 with the three lateral fixing devices 91 attached to each side surface 10c. The connecting device 79 has a pair of connecting bars 81 that extend in the vertical direction Z on each of the sides of the stacked installation body 11 facing the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B which face opposite directions, and six lateral fixing devices 91 that have side adhesive members 33 that can be attached to the side surfaces 10c facing the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B.

[0101] Furthermore, since the connecting bar 81 is a rigid body, it determines the relative positions of the three lateral fasteners 91 to which it is assembled. Therefore, the connecting bar 81 has the rigidity to determine the relative positions of the three lateral fasteners 91 to which it is assembled. For this reason, the three lateral fasteners 91 are assembled with the connecting bar 81 in such a state that their positions in the vertical direction Z, which is the extending direction of the connecting bar 81, are determined within the range to which the elongated hole 83 extends.

[0102] Furthermore, the pair of connecting bars 81 have connecting portions 88 that connect the upper ends of the connecting bars 81. Thus, the connecting bars 81 are arranged along the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, and the connecting portions 88 are arranged along the upper surfaces of the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B.

[0103] On the second outer surface 11B side, the side surface 10c of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 and the side surface 10c of the middle lateral fixing device 911 are stepped, so the distance between the connecting bar 81 and the side surface 10c of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 is greater than the distance between the connecting bar 81 and the respective side surfaces 10c of the middle lateral fixing device 911 and the lowermost lateral fixing device 910.

[0104] As shown in Figure 11, the distances of separation in the first direction X from the connecting bar 81 are different for the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B. Also, on the second outer surface 11B, the distances of separation in the first direction X from the side surface 10c of the uppermost mounting body 14 to the side surfaces 10c of the middle mounting body 13 and the lowermost mounting body 12 are different for the connecting bar 81. Corresponding to these separations, the distances of the side adhesive members 33 attached to the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B to the connecting bar 81 are different.

[0105] Furthermore, the connecting bar 81 connects the lowest mounting body 12, the middle mounting body 13, and the uppermost mounting body 14 without tightening them too much in the vertical Z direction, by adjusting the assembly position of the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95 in the elongated hole 83. The lowest mounting body 12 and the middle mounting body 13, and the middle mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14 are joined by assembling each lateral fixing device 91 to the connecting bar 81 with the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95.

[0106] As a result, the lowest installation unit 12 and the middle installation unit 13 are connected by the connecting device 79 in a manner that prevents them from separating vertically, and the middle installation unit 13 and the uppermost installation unit 14 are also connected by the connecting device 79 in a manner that prevents them from separating vertically. As described above, the connecting device 79 is provided in two locations offset in the second direction Y. This also prevents the stacked installation unit 11 from tipping over in the second direction Y.

[0107] In addition, two spacers 60 are interposed between the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, similar to the first embodiment. The following methods may be used to install the connecting device 79 on the stacked structure 11.

[0108] The lowest lateral fixing device 910 is attached to the lowest mounting body 12, the middle lateral fixing device 911 is attached to the middle mounting body 13, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 is attached to the uppermost mounting body 14. Then, the worker inserts the shaft portion 94 of each lateral fixing device 91 through the elongated hole 83 of the connecting bar 81, and inserts the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 through the through hole 88c of the connecting portion 88, and screws nuts 95 onto each shaft portion 94.

[0109] Alternatively, the worker inserts the shaft portion 94 of the lowest lateral fixing device 910, the shaft portion 94 of the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 into the elongated holes 83 of the connecting bar 81, and screws nuts 95 onto each shaft portion 94, thereby integrating the connecting bar 81 with the three lateral fixing devices 91. This positions the three lateral fixing devices 91 relative to the connecting bar 81 within the range of the elongated holes 83.

[0110] Then, the worker attaches the side adhesive member 33 of the lowest lateral fixing device 910 to the lowest installation body 12, the side adhesive member 33 of the middle lateral fixing device 911 to the middle installation body 13, and the side adhesive member 33 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 to the uppermost installation body 14. The worker adjusts the amount the nut 95 is screwed onto the shaft portion 94 according to the unevenness of the side surface 10c. Furthermore, the worker unscrews the nut 95 onto the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912, inserts the shaft portion 94 of the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 through the through hole 88c of the connecting portion 88, and then screws the nut 95 onto the shaft portion 94.

[0111] [Effect of the second embodiment] Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. This section describes the case where the topmost installation unit 14 of the first stack 15A is removed from the stacked installation 11 for maintenance.

[0112] As shown in Figure 12, the worker unscrews the nuts 95 that are screwed onto the shaft portion 94 of each lateral fixing device 91 from the shaft portion 94, thereby releasing the assembly between the connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 at the assembly portion. Next, the worker removes the connecting portion 88 from the upper end of the connecting bar 81 and removes the connecting bar 81 from the shaft portion 94 of each lateral fixing device 91. Then, in the installation structure, connection structure, and connection device 79 of the installation body 10, the connection between the bottom installation body 12, the middle installation body 13, and the top installation body 14, which are stacked vertically, can be released while the lateral fixing devices 91 remain attached. The worker can remove the top installation body 14, with the top lateral fixing device 912 still attached, from the middle installation body 13 while the top lateral fixing device 912 remains attached.

[0113] Furthermore, when removing the bottom unit 12 from the stacked structure 11 for maintenance, the worker operates the joint 50 of the bottom fixing device 40 to release the connection made by the joint 50, separating the bottom fixing device 40 into the first fixing device 41 and the second fixing device 45. In addition, as described above, the assembly of the connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 at the assembly part is released. Then, the worker can remove the bottom unit 12, with the second fixing device 45 still attached, from the stacked structure 11.

[0114] After maintenance of the uppermost or lowermost installation unit 14 is completed, the worker places the lowermost installation unit 12 below the middle installation unit 13 and stacks the middle installation unit 13 on top of the upper surface 10a of the lowermost installation unit 12. The worker then stacks the uppermost installation unit 14 on top of the upper surface 10a of the middle installation unit 13. After that, the worker reinserts the shafts 94 of the lowermost lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 into the elongated holes 83 of the connecting bar 81, and reinserts the extended plate portion 88b of the connecting portion 88 between the wall portions 82 of each connecting bar 81. After that, the worker reinserts the nuts 95 onto each shaft 94 and reassembles the lateral fixing device 91, the connecting bar 81, and the connecting portion 88. Then, the stacked structures 11 are connected again by the connecting device 79.

[0115] [Effects of the second embodiment] According to the second embodiment, in addition to the same effects as (1-1), (1-5) to (1-7) described in the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

[0116] (2-1) The pair of connecting bars 81 have connecting parts 88 that connect the upper ends of the connecting bars 81 together. As a result, the parts of the connecting bars 81 on both sides in the first direction X relative to the stacked structure 11 cooperate with each other to suppress the shaking of the stacked structure 11 caused by an earthquake and prevent the stacked structure 11 from falling over. In particular, when the stacked structure 11 has multiple rows such as the first stacked row 15A and the second stacked row 15B, the shaking of each stacked row 15A, 15B can be suppressed.

[0117] (2-2) The lateral fixing device 91 has a shaft portion 94 integrated with the main body portion 92, and a nut 95 can be screwed onto the shaft portion 94. A side adhesive member 33 is attached to the main body portion 92. The distance between the lateral fixing device 91 and the side surface 10c of the mounting body 10 can be adjusted by the relative screwing of the nut 95 with respect to the shaft portion 94. For this reason, even if the dimensions of the mounting bodies 10 forming the second outer surface 11B are different and the second outer surface 11B is formed in an uneven shape, the mounting bodies 10 can be connected to each other using the lateral fixing device 91 and the connecting bar 81.

[0118] (2-3) The connecting bar 81 has a number of elongated holes 83. Therefore, even if three shaft portions 94 protrude from each of the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, they can be inserted into any of the elongated holes 83. For example, compared to the case where the connecting bar 81 has round holes formed to match the attachment positions of the lateral fasteners 91, it is easier to insert the shaft portions 94 into the elongated holes 83. As a result, the work of assembling the three lateral fasteners 91 to the connecting bar 81 can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the position of the shaft portions 94 can be adjusted in the direction in which the longitudinal side of the elongated hole 83 extends, the work of assembling the lateral fasteners 91 and the connecting bar 81 can be easily performed.

[0119] (2-4) The lateral fixing device 91 is attached to the connecting bar 81 by screwing a nut 95 onto the shaft portion 94 that passes through the connecting bar 81. Since the connecting bar 81 is a rigid metal body, it is difficult to change the spacing of the lateral fixing devices 91 in the vertical direction Z. As a result, the connecting device 79 can connect the installed bodies 10 in a stable state while maintaining the distance between them.

[0120] (2-5) The connecting structure of the installation body 10 includes a bottom lateral fixing device 910 attached to the bottom installation body 12, a middle lateral fixing device 911 attached to the middle installation body 13, a top lateral fixing device 912 attached to the top installation body 14, and a connecting bar 81 assembled with them. As a result, the connecting structure of the installation body 10 can connect all the installation bodies 10 that form the stacked installation 11 in the vertical direction Z, thereby effectively suppressing the tipping of the stacked installation 11.

[0121] Furthermore, by disengaging the connection between the connecting bar 81 and the shaft portion 94 of the lateral fixing device 91, the lateral fixing device 91 can be attached to each installation body 10 while simultaneously disengaging the connection between the three installation bodies 10 in the vertical direction Z. This allows for easy movement of each installation body 10.

[0122] (2-6) The connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 are easily separable and reassembled by a simple configuration such as the screwing of the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95. Therefore, even if the position of the shaft portion 94 is changed by adjusting the attachment position of the lateral fixing device 91 to the installation body 10, the connecting bar 81 and the lateral fixing device 91 can be easily separated and reassembled.

[0123] (2-7) The connecting bar 81 has a number of elongated holes 83. The connecting bar 81 can be assembled with the bottom lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the top lateral fixing device 912, and by this assembly, the three installation bodies 10 can be connected. Thus, the connecting device 79 can connect even large stacked installation bodies 11 stacked in three layers in the vertical direction Z.

[0124] [Differentiation] This embodiment can be implemented with the following modifications. This embodiment and the following modifications can be combined with each other to the extent that they do not contradict each other technically.

[0125] As shown in Figure 13, the connecting member 200 is a rectangular plate shape extending in the vertical direction Z as one direction, and in the second direction Y as a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction Z. The connecting member 200 is positioned so that one surface of the connecting member 200 in the thickness direction faces either the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B of the stacked installation 11, which face opposite directions. Multiple assembly holes 201 are formed in the connecting member 200. Multiple rows of assembly holes 201 are formed, with rows T of assembly holes arranged linearly at intervals in the vertical direction Z, which is also the extension direction, and shifted in the second direction Y. In other words, multiple assembly holes 201 are arranged in a matrix-like arrangement at intervals in the connecting member 200.

[0126] On the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, the lowest lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 are positioned in a line in the vertical direction Z. However, the lowest lateral fixing device 910, the middle lateral fixing device 911, and the uppermost lateral fixing device 912 do not have to be positioned in a line in the vertical direction Z, as long as the shaft portion 94 can be inserted through the assembly hole 201 of the connecting member 200, and their positions may be changed as appropriate.

[0127] On both the first outer surface 11A and the second outer surface 11B, the shaft portion 94 of each lateral fixing device 91 is inserted through the assembly hole 201 of the connecting member 200. A nut 95 is screwed onto each shaft portion 94. Therefore, the connecting member 200 can be assembled with the lateral fixing device 91. Furthermore, the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95 form an assembly portion that allows the lateral fixing device 91 and the connecting member 200 to be separated and reassembled.

[0128] In this configuration, the connecting member 200 can connect multiple lateral fasteners 91 arranged in the second direction Y. In other words, the connecting member 200 has attached separate lateral fasteners 91 that are offset in the second direction Y, which is orthogonal to both the first direction X and the vertical direction Z. Furthermore, the connecting member 200 connects the lateral fasteners 91 arranged in the vertical direction Z, forming a connecting device consisting of the lateral fasteners 91 and the connecting member 200. Therefore, since the connecting member 200 connects two connecting devices that are offset in the second direction Y, one connecting member 200 can serve as the connecting member for two connecting devices. As a result, the number of parts in the installation structure and connecting structure of the installation body 10 can be reduced.

[0129] Furthermore, the lateral fixing device 91 can change the distance between the side adhesive member 33 and the assembly hole 201 by the relative screwing of the nut 95 with respect to the shaft portion 94. For this reason, as in the second embodiment, if the side surface of the stacked installation 11 is formed in an uneven shape, the installation bodies 10 can be connected to each other using the lateral fixing device 91 and the connecting bar 81.

[0130] Furthermore, if the stacked structure 11 has multiple stacked rows 15, such as a first stacked row 15A and a second stacked row 15B, a pair of connecting members 200 may be connected by a connecting portion 88, using the connecting members 200 shown in Figure 13.

[0131] Furthermore, when using the connecting member 200 shown in Figure 13, the connecting device including the lateral fixing device 91 may be provided at only one location in the second direction Y. ○In the second embodiment, on either the first outer surface 11A side or the second outer surface 11B side of the stacked structure 11, a plurality of lateral fasteners 91 are connected in both the vertical Z direction and the second Y direction using the connecting member 200 shown in Figure 13. On the other side of either the first outer surface 11A side or the second outer surface 11B side of the stacked structure 11, rows of lateral fasteners 91 aligned in the second Y direction may be connected row by row by connecting bars 81.

[0132] ○When a stacked installation 11 is formed by arranging multiple stacked rows 15 in the second direction Y, and a lateral fixing device 31 is attached to the side surface 10c of an adjacent installation body 10 in the second direction Y, the lateral fixing devices 31 adjacent to each other in the second direction Y may be connected using the connecting member 200 shown in Figure 13.

[0133] ○In the second embodiment, the connecting portion 88 may be connected to the uppermost mounting body 14 by an upper surface adhesive member that is adhesively fixed to the upper surface 10a of the uppermost mounting body 14, with a connecting portion that is separable and reattachable.

[0134] ○In the first embodiment, the connecting portion 213 of the connecting member 21 positioned above the stacking structure 11 may be inserted through an upper fixing device provided on the upper surface of the stacking structure 11. This upper fixing device has the same configuration as the lateral fixing device 31. The connecting portion 213 may then be inserted through an insertion hole 35 provided in the upper fixing device, thereby connecting the connecting member 21 to the uppermost structure 14 at the connecting portion 213 in a manner that minimizes separation.

[0135] ○In the first embodiment, the connecting member 21 may be a single strip without connecting portions 26 that are separable and reconnectable. Also, in the first embodiment, the number and position of connecting portions 26 in the connecting member 21 may be changed.

[0136] ○In the first embodiment, the size of the hole forming portion 34 in the lateral fixing device 31 may be set to a size that allows the connecting portion 26 to pass through the insertion hole 35. In this case, the work of connecting the lateral fixing device 31 and the connecting member 21 and separating them can be performed while the connecting portion 26 and the elongated body 22 are connected, making these operations easier.

[0137] ○In the first embodiment, the two connecting devices 20 may have two lateral fixing devices 31 on the outer surfaces 11A and 11B forming one of the connecting devices 20 attached to the lowest mounting body 12 and the middle mounting body 13, while the two lateral fixing devices 31 forming the other connecting device 20 may be attached to the middle mounting body 13 and the uppermost mounting body 14. In other words, the lateral fixing devices 31 do not have to be arranged side by side in the second direction Y on the side surface 10c of one mounting body 10.

[0138] ○In the second embodiment, one of the three lateral fasteners 91 that form one of the two connecting devices 79 may be removed. ○In the first embodiment, the lateral fixing device 31 may be attached to the lowest mounting body 12, and the lateral fixing device 31 attached to the lowest mounting body 12, the middle lateral fixing device 311 of the middle mounting body 13, and the 312 of the uppermost mounting body 14 may be connected by a connecting member 21. In other words, the lowest fixing device 40 does not have to be used as the lateral fixing device 31 attached to the lowest mounting body 12.

[0139] ○In the connecting member 21 of the first embodiment, the elongated body 22 is not limited to being in the shape of a long strip, but may also be in the shape of a thin wire. ○In the first embodiment, the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B may be formed in an uneven manner. Even in such a case, the elongated body 22 of the connecting member 21 will bend and deform in accordance with the unevenness, allowing the connecting member 21 to be connected to the side surface 10c of the installation body 10 without being separated.

[0140] ○The connecting device 79 having the connecting bar 81 can be applied even if the side surface 10c forming the first outer surface 11A or the second outer surface 11B is not uneven but is located on the same plane. ○In the first embodiment, only one coupling device 20 may be provided, or three or more may be provided offset in the second direction Y. Also, in the second embodiment, only one coupling device 79 may be provided, or three or more may be provided offset in the second direction Y.

[0141] ○When the stacked installation 11 is formed by arranging multiple stacked rows 15 in the direction of alignment, it is not necessary to interpose spacers 60 between adjacent stacked rows in the direction of alignment. ○ The spacer 60 may be provided in only one of the following locations: between the lowest installation units 12, between the middle installation units 13, or between the uppermost installation units 14, or it may be provided in all three locations.

[0142] ○The spacer 60 may have an adhesive mat 63 attached to each of the adhesive portions 62 of the two fixed bodies 61. ○ The spacer 60 may be made of an elastic body that is compressible and deformable. The spacer made of an elastic body may be, for example, made of a rectangular parallelepiped and porous with air bubbles, so to speak, sponge-like. Alternatively, the spacer made of an elastic body may be formed by attaching double-sided tape to one side of a rectangular parallelepiped. When the spacer is configured in this way, the spacer interposed between the first stack row 15A and the second stack row 15B, which are adjacent in the direction of arrangement, is attached by double-sided tape to only one side 10c of the installation body 10 that faces the first stack row 15A and the second stack row 15B.

[0143] ○Regarding the connecting device 20 of the first embodiment, instead of the connection portion 26 of the connecting member 21, a plurality of assembly holes may be formed in the elongated body 22, and the lateral fixing device may be the lateral fixing device 91 of the second embodiment. In this case, the shaft portion 94 of the lateral fixing device 91 may be inserted through the assembly hole of the connecting member 21, and a nut 95 may be screwed onto the shaft portion 94 to assemble the lateral fixing device 91 and the connecting member 21. When configured in this way, the lateral fixing device 91 and the connecting member 21 are assembled by the shaft portion 94 and the nut 95 in a manner that allows for separation and reassembly, and the connecting member 21 is connected to the side surface 10c of the installation body 10 to which the lateral fixing device 91 is attached in a manner that prevents separation.

[0144] ○In the first embodiment, the installation body 10 may consist of two layers: a bottom installation body 12 and one installation body 10 stacked on top of the bottom installation body 12. In this case, a lateral fixing device 31 may be attached to one installation body 10 and the bottom installation body 12, and the connecting device 20 may be formed by the two lateral fixing devices 31 and the connecting member 21. Alternatively, the connecting device 20 may be formed by a lateral fixing device 31 attached to one installation body 10, the second fixing body 45 of the bottom fixing device 40 attached to the bottom installation body 12, and the connecting member 21.

[0145] ○In the second embodiment, the installation body 10 may consist of two layers: a bottom installation body 12 and another installation body 10 stacked on top of the bottom installation body 12. In this case, a lateral fixing device 91 is attached to the one installation body 10 and the bottom installation body 12, and a connecting device 79 is formed by the two lateral fixing devices 91 and the connecting bar 81.

[0146] ○In the first embodiment, the lowermost fixing device 40 and the uppermost lateral fixing device 312 may be connected by the connecting member 21 without attaching the lateral fixing device 31 to the middle fixing device 13. ○In the second embodiment, the shaft portion 94 may be made to protrude from the second fixing body 45 of the lowest fixing device 40, the shaft portion 94 may be inserted through the elongated hole 83 of the connecting bar 81, and a nut 95 may be screwed onto the shaft portion 94 to connect the connecting bar 81 to the lowest fixing device 40. In this case, the second fixing body 45 of the lowest fixing device 40 also serves as a lateral fixing device for the lowest installation body 12.

[0147] ○In each embodiment, the second fixing body 45 of the lowest fixing device 40 does not have to be attached to the side surface 10c of the lowest installation body 12. For example, the second fixing body 45 may be attached to the lower surface 10b of the lowest installation body 12.

[0148] ○The stacked structure 11 may be formed by arranging multiple stacked rows 15 side by side in the second direction Y. In this case, one or more connecting devices 20,79 are used to connect each of the multiple stacked rows 15. Spacers 60 may also be interposed between adjacent stacked rows 15 in the second direction Y.

[0149] ○In the first and second embodiments, the stacked installation 11 may be formed as a single stacked row 15. Furthermore, one or more connecting devices 20,79 may be provided to the stacked installation 11 to provide the installation structure and connecting structure of the installation body 10.

[0150] ○In each embodiment, there may be four or more mounting bodies 10. In this case, lateral fixing devices 31, 91 are attached to each mounting body 10, and they are connected to each other by connecting members 21 or connecting bars 81.

[0151] ○In each embodiment, there may be two installation bodies 10 for the stacking row 15. In this case, the stacking installation 11 is provided with two lateral fasteners 31, 91 on each side, so that a total of four lateral fasteners 31, 91 are attached to the side surface 10c.

[0152] [Note] Next, the technical concepts that can be understood from the above embodiments and alternative examples are described below. <Note 1> The aforementioned stacked structures are stacked in three or more layers. The lateral fixing device is attached to at least three of the installation bodies on each of the two sides, and each connecting member arranged on both sides is assembleable with the lateral fixing device attached to the lowest installation body located at the bottom of the stacked installation, the lateral fixing device attached to the uppermost installation body located at the top, and the lateral fixing device attached to the middle installation body located between the lowest and uppermost installation bodies, thereby enabling the connection of each installation body to which each lateral fixing device is attached, as described in claim 12. [Explanation of symbols]

[0153] F...Installation surface, N1...First adhesive member, N2...Second adhesive member, T...Assembly hole row, 10...Installation body, 10c...Side, 11...Stacked installation, 11A...First outer surface, 11B...Second outer surface, 12...Bottom installation body, 13...Middle installation body, 14...Top installation body, 15...Stacking row, 15A...First stacking row, 15B...Second stacking row, 20,79...Connecting device, 21...Connecting member, 22...Long body, 26...Connecting part, 31,91...Side fixing device, 32,92...Main body part, 33...Side adhesive part Material, 34...Hole forming part constituting the assembly part, 35...Through hole, 41...First fixing body, 45...Second fixing body, 50...Joint part, 60...Spacer, 81...Connecting bar as connecting member, 88, 213...Connecting part, 94...Shaft part constituting the assembly part, 95...Nut constituting the assembly part, 200...Connecting member, 201...Assembly hole, 311...Middle lateral fixing device, 312...Uppermost lateral fixing device, 910...Lowest lateral fixing device, 911...Middle lateral fixing device, 912...Uppermost lateral fixing device.

Claims

1. Multiple installations are stacked vertically, forming a stacked installation structure, which is placed on the installation surface. On each of the two sides facing opposite directions of the aforementioned stacked structures, connecting members are arranged extending in the vertical direction. A lateral fixing device is attached to each side of the lowermost of the multiple installation bodies, and to each side of at least one of the installation bodies stacked above the lowermost installation body, via a lateral adhesive member. The two side fasteners and the connecting member, which are attached to the same side surface facing the same direction, are assembled together to connect the two installation bodies to which the side fasteners are attached. The lowermost mounting body is The lowermost fixing device is fixed to the installation surface by a lowermost fixing device which is formed by joining a first fixing body having a first adhesive member that can be attached to the installation surface and a second fixing body having a second adhesive member that can be attached to the side surface of the lowermost fixing body, with the first fixing body and the second fixing body being separated and joined together by a joint. The lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly portion, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached by the assembly portion in such a manner that it does not separate from the side surface. By releasing the assembly in the aforementioned assembly part, Alternatively, the connecting member is connected between the two lateral fasteners by a detachable and reconnectable connection, and by detaching the connecting member at the connection, With each of the two aforementioned lateral fasteners attached to the side surface of the installation body, the connection between the installation body to which the two aforementioned lateral fasteners are attached can be released. Furthermore, the installation structure for the installation body is characterized in that by releasing the joint at the connecting portion and separating the first and second fixing bodies, the fixing of the lowest installation body to the installation surface can be released while the first fixing body remains attached to the installation surface.

2. The connecting member has a flexible, elongated body. The aforementioned lateral fixing device has an insertion hole through which the connecting member is inserted, The installation structure for an installation body according to claim 1, wherein the lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled to each other by inserting the elongated body through the insertion hole, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached in such a manner that there is no separation between them.

3. The installation structure of the installation body according to claim 2, wherein the lower of the two lateral fixing devices also serves as the second fixing body of the lowest fixing device.

4. The installation structure for an installation body according to claim 1, wherein the lateral fixing device is assembled with the connecting member in a state in which the position of the connecting member in the extending direction of the connecting member is determined, and each side of the installation body to which the two lateral fixing devices are attached has a different distance from the connecting member, and the distance of the lateral adhesive member attached to each side is different from the connecting member corresponding to the distance.

5. The installation structure for an installation body according to claim 4, wherein another lateral fixing device is attached to the connecting member located on at least one of the two sides, at a position offset in a direction perpendicular to both the alignment direction of the sides located on both sides and the vertical direction.

6. The installation structure for an installation body according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the connecting member has a connecting portion that connects the upper ends of the portions that extend vertically along the sides on both sides, and the connecting portion is positioned above the stacked installation body.

7. The installation structure for an installation body according to claim 6, wherein the stacked installation body comprises a plurality of stacked rows of the installation bodies stacked vertically, arranged along the direction of alignment of the sides located on both sides, and a compressible spacer is interposed between adjacent stacked rows in the direction of alignment, and the spacer is attached only to one of the sides of the installation bodies that face each other in the direction of alignment of adjacent stacked rows.

8. Installation structure for an installation body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least two of the connecting members are arranged at positions on the side surfaces facing the same direction, in directions that are offset from both the direction of alignment of the side surfaces located on both sides and the vertical direction.

9. The installation structure for an installation body according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lateral fixing device comprises a main body having the lateral adhesive member and an assembly part that can be assembled with the connecting member.

10. Multiple installation units are stacked vertically to form a stacked installation, On each of the two sides facing opposite directions of the aforementioned stacked structures, connecting members are arranged extending in the vertical direction. A lateral fixing device is attached to each side of all of the stacked installation units via a lateral adhesive member. All of the lateral fasteners and connecting members located on the same side facing the same direction are assembled to each other, thereby connecting all of the stacked installation bodies vertically to each other. The lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly portion, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached by the assembly portion in such a manner that it does not separate from the side surface. By releasing the assembly in the aforementioned assembly part, Alternatively, the connecting member is connected to all of the lateral fasteners by a detachable and reconnectable connection, and by detaching the connecting member at the connection, A connection structure for mounting bodies in which the connection between each mounting body can be released while each of the aforementioned lateral fixing devices remains attached to the side surface.

11. A connecting device for installations, which is attached to a stacked installation structure formed by multiple installations stacked vertically, and connects the installations in the vertical direction, On one of the two sides facing opposite directions of the stacked structure, a flexible, elongated connecting member is provided, which extends in the vertical direction and reaches the opposite side from that side, crossing the top of the stacked structure, and extending in the vertical direction to the other side. It comprises a plurality of lateral fixing devices having lateral adhesive members that can be attached to the side surface of the installation body facing the side, On each of the aforementioned sides, the side fixing device is attached by the side adhesive member to each of the sides of the installation body that face the same direction, and the connecting member is assembled to the attached side fixing device so that the installation body is connected in the vertical direction. The lateral fixing device and the connecting member are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly portion, and the connecting member is connected to the side surface of the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached by the assembly portion in such a manner that it does not separate from the side surface. By releasing the assembly in the said assembly part, Alternatively, the connecting member is connected between the two lateral fasteners by a detachable and reconnectable connection, and by detaching the connecting member at the connection, A coupling device for mounting units, characterized in that the connection between each mounting unit, which is stacked vertically, can be released while the aforementioned lateral fixing device remains attached.

12. A connecting device for installations, which is attached to a stacked installation structure formed by multiple installations stacked vertically, and connects the installations in the vertical direction, On each of the two sides facing opposite directions of the stacked structure, a pair of connecting members extending in the vertical direction are provided, It comprises at least four lateral fixing devices, each having a lateral adhesive member that can be attached to the side surface facing the side of the installation body, The connecting members arranged on the sides facing the same direction, and the at least two lateral fasteners attached to each side, are assembled by a separable and reassembleable assembly portion, The connecting member has rigidity that determines the relative position of at least two of the assembled lateral fasteners. The installation body is connected in the vertical direction by assembling each of the connecting members arranged on both sides with at least two of the lateral fixing devices attached to each side. A mounting device characterized in that, by releasing the assembly, the connection between each mounting unit, which is stacked vertically, can be released while the lateral fixing device remains attached.

13. The connecting member has a plurality of assembly holes provided at intervals in the vertical direction, The lateral fixing device is a connecting device for an installation body according to claim 12, comprising: a main body having the side adhesive member that is attached to the installation body; a shaft that protrudes from the main body and is inserted through the assembly hole; and an assembly that is assembled to the shaft.

14. The connecting member is plate-shaped and extends in the vertical direction and in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, and is positioned with one surface of the connecting member facing the side surface of the stacked structure. The assembly holes are arranged in a straight line with spacing in the vertical direction, and multiple rows of assembly holes are formed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction.

15. The connecting device for an installation body according to claim 13, wherein the lateral fixing device is capable of changing the distance between the lateral adhesive members relative to the assembly hole.

16. A connecting device for an installation body according to any one of claims 11 to 15, comprising: a first fixing body having a first adhesive member that can be attached to the installation surface of the installation body; and a bottom fixing body having a second adhesive member that can be attached to the installation body located below the installation body to which the lateral fixing device is attached, which are joined together by a joint that can be separated and rejoined.

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