JP2020065844A - Bookend - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bookend that can be used as a cover exhibiting stand for exhibiting a surface so that a cover side of a book can be seen in addition to a bookend normally.SOLUTION: A bookend includes: a first support part 3 and a second support part 4 capable of supporting a front face or back face of a book 2 or the like and substantially perpendicular to each other; and a third support part 5 installed continuously with a lower edge in a width direction of the first support part 3 or second support part 4 and having a bottom piece 5a and an upward piece 5b capable of supporting a lower end part of the book 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a book end, and more particularly to a book end that can be used as a cover show stand that displays a book or the like so that the cover side can be seen.

  When displaying books, etc. at a bookstore, library, etc., make sure that you can see the back cover side of books and the front cover side of books etc. In the case of a back-side display, a book end is used to prevent a book or the like from falling down. Ordinary bookends do not have the function of displaying the surface, and the bookend cannot be used as a cover show stand.Therefore, when displaying the surface, a display shelf dedicated to the surface display may be used. Many.

  As a means for solving this problem, for example, in Patent Document 1, a tilted display tool capable of displaying an exhibit on the bookend by inserting a flat cut of the tilted display member into the bottom plate of the bookend. It is disclosed that it can also be used as a (cover showing stand).

JP-A-2018-68991 (page 8, FIG. 6)

  However, in the device described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to mold the inclined display member, which is separate from the bookend, from synthetic resin or the like, which results in high cost. Also, when using it as a cover show stand, it is necessary to insert an inclined display member into the bottom plate of the book end each time, so not only is the work troublesome, but when using it as a book end, The tilted display member must be removed and stored, which may cause it to be lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and in addition to a normal book end, a book end that can be used also as a cover show stand for displaying the front side of a book etc. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the book end of the present invention is
A first support portion and a second support portion which can support the front surface or the back surface of a book or the like and which intersect substantially vertically, and a first widthwise lower edge of the first support portion or the second support portion, which are continuously provided, It is characterized by comprising a bottom piece capable of supporting the lower end portion and a third support portion having an upward piece.
According to this feature, the bottom piece of the third support portion is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board so as to face the lateral direction of the shelf board, and the third support portion is provided with the first support portion and the second support portion. A support surface capable of supporting the back surface of a book or the like in either one of the support portions is directed toward the front side of the shelf board, and either the first support section or the second support section is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board. The book end can be used as a cover show stand that is displayed so that the cover side of a book or the like can be seen by standing up and placing the plate so as to face the front-back direction.
Further, the orientation is changed from the use state as the cover show stand, and one of the first support section and the second support section, in which the third support section is continuously provided, is horizontally placed on the upper surface of the shelf board. At the same time, the other one of the first support portion and the second support portion is erected so as to be oriented in the vertical direction, and the third support portion is externally fitted to the front end portion of the shelf board, so that books and the like are displayed on the back. It can be used as a normal bookend. At this time, since the third support portion is externally fitted to the front end portion of the shelf board, it is possible to prevent the bookend from being lifted up or laterally displaced.

The first support portion and the second support portion are L-shaped in a plan view, and the bottom piece and the upward piece of the third support portion are L-shaped in a side view.
According to this feature, the first support portion and the second support portion are L-shaped in a plan view, and the bottom piece and the upward piece of the third support portion are L-shaped in a side view. By bending one sheet metal having a flattened shape by a press or the like, a book end in which the first supporting portion, the second supporting portion and the third supporting portion are integrally formed can be easily and lowered. It can be manufactured at a cost.

An extension portion is formed in the third support portion by projecting the bottom piece and the upward piece from the side edge in the width direction of the first support portion or the second support portion.
According to this feature, when the book end is used as a cover show stand, the lateral dimension of the third support portion is large, so that the lower end portion of a book or the like having a large width can be stably supported.

The lower end of the first support part or the second support part, which is not connected to the third support part, is located above the lower surface of the third support part.
According to this feature, when the book end is used as a cover-showing stand, the supporting surface of the first supporting portion or the second supporting portion that supports the back surface of the book or the like is inclined rearward, so that the book or the like falls forward. Can be prevented.

An upward direction in which the lower end of the first support part or the second support part located above the lower surface of the third support part is inclined upward toward the free end side so as to contact the upper surface of the shelf plate. The feature is that it is an inclined surface.
According to this feature, the upwardly inclined surface of the lower end of the first support portion or the second support portion makes wide contact with the upper surface of the shelf board, so that the stability is improved when the book end is used as a cover show stand. .

It is a perspective view when the book end according to the first embodiment of the present invention is used as a cover show stand. Similarly, it is a perspective view when used as a normal book end. It is a development top view of the sheet metal for bookend manufacture. It is a perspective view of a state where it is placed on a shelf of a display shelf as a cover show stand and a normal book end. It is a perspective view at the time of stacking and storing a book end when not in use. It is a perspective view when the book end which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is used as a cover show stand. Similarly, it is a perspective view when used as a normal book end.

  A mode for carrying out a book end according to the present invention will be described below based on embodiments.

  The book end according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

  FIG. 1 shows a book end according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The book end 1 is a first support part which is capable of supporting a front surface or a back surface of a book 2 or the like and which is substantially vertically intersecting with an L-shaped plan view. 3 and the second support portion 4, and a third support that is continuously provided at the lower edge of the first support portion 3 in the width direction so as to be spaced apart from the support surface 3a and that can support the lower end portion of the book 2 or the like. And part 5. The third support portion 5 is composed of a substantially horizontal bottom piece 5a and an upward piece 5b standing upright from the outer edge thereof so as to face the first support portion 3, and has an L-shape when viewed from the right side. There is.

  The lower end of the second support portion 4 is located above the lower surface of the bottom piece 5a of the third support portion 5. The lower end on the free end side of the second support portion 4 is an upward inclined surface 6 that inclines upward toward the free end direction of the second support portion 4. As will be described later, when the bookend 1 is used as a cover showing stand, the upward slanted surface 6 makes long contact with the upper surface of the shelf board 7 in the depth direction of the shelf board 7.

  The bottom piece 5a and the upward piece 5b of the third support portion 5 are extended from the side edge of the first support portion 3 in the width direction to a predetermined length in the width direction (obliquely upward right direction in FIG. 2) beyond the second support portion 4. By being projected, the third support portion 5 is formed with an extension portion 5c having an L shape in a side view. At the edge of the bottom piece 5a of the extension portion 5c on the second support portion 4 side, an upward short ridge piece 5d continuous with the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 faces the upward piece 5b. Are continuously provided along the length direction.

  In the bookend 1, the first support portion 3 and the second support portion 4 are L-shaped in a plan view, and the third support portion 5 is L-shaped in a side view. Therefore, as shown in FIG. By bending a sheet metal 8 made of steel or the like punched into a flat plate shape along a bending line 9 by a press or the like, the first support portion 3, the second support portion 4, and The book end 1 integrally formed with the third support portion 5 can be easily manufactured at low cost.

  Next, a method of using the book end 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the bottom piece 5a of the third support portion 5 including the extension portion 5c is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board 7 of the display shelf so as to face the shelf board 7 in the lateral direction, and 1 If the support surface 3a of the support portion 3 is directed toward the front of the shelf board 7, and the second support portion 4 is erected on the upper surface of the shelf board 7 so as to face in the front-rear direction, the book end 1 is It can be used as a cover show stand that displays the cover side of the book 2 or the like so that it can be seen from the front of the shelf board 7.

  At this time, since the lower end of the second support portion 4 is located above the lower surface of the third support portion 5, the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 can be tilted rearward, and the first support portion The books 2 and the like supported by the support surface 3 a of the sheet 3 are prevented from falling forward. Further, since the upper end of the second support portion 4 on the free end side is formed with the upward inclined surface 6 that comes into contact with the upper surface of the shelf board 7, the cover showing stand can be stably placed on the shelf board 7. You can

  Furthermore, since the third support portion 5 has the extension portion 5c that protrudes beyond the second support portion 4 from the side edge of the first support portion 3 in the width direction, the lateral direction of the third support portion 5 ( Since the dimension in the longitudinal direction is large, the lower end portion of the book 2 having a large width can be stably supported. Moreover, since the protruding piece 5d that is continuous with the supporting surface 3a of the first supporting portion 3 is continuously provided at the end edge of the bottom piece 5a of the extension portion 5c on the side of the second supporting portion 4, the protruding piece is formed. The lower end of the book 2 or the like is restricted from moving backward by 5d, and the book 2 or the like having a large width can be supported more stably. Further, since the bookend 1 is made of steel, the magnet plate 10 or the like on which the title of the book 2 or the like is printed can be attached to the front surface of the upward piece 5b of the third support portion 5. When the bookend 1 is not used, a plurality of bookends 1 can be stacked and stored as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the direction is changed from the use state as the cover show stand, and the upper surface of the shelf plate 7 is such that the first support portion 3 in which the third support portions 5 are continuously arranged serves as the bottom plate. By horizontally mounting the second support portion 4 so that the second support portion 4 is erected so as to face the front and rear direction of the shelf board 7, and the third support portion 5 is externally fitted to the front end portion of the shelf board 7. It can be used as a normal bookend 1 which is arranged side by side in the lateral direction of the shelf plate 7 so that the spine cover side can be seen from the front side (backstrap display). At this time, the front end of the shelf 7 is sandwiched by the first support 3 and the upward piece 5b of the third support 5 from above and below, so that the bookend 1 can be prevented from being lifted or laterally displaced. Even when it is used as the book end 1, the magnet plate 10 or the like on which the title of the book 2 or the like is printed can be attached to the front surface of the bottom piece 5a of the third support portion 5.

  Next, the book end according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. It should be noted that the description of the same configuration as that of the above-mentioned embodiment and the overlapping configuration will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the book end 11 joins the first support portion 3 and the second support portion 4 by welding or the like so as to form a T-shape in plan view, and at the same time, attaches the bottom piece 5 a of the third support portion 5 to each other. The width is wide, and the lower end of the upward piece 5b is joined to the upper surface near the free end portion by welding or the like. A slit for positioning may be formed in the first support portion 3 and the bottom piece 5a, and one end portion of the second support portion 4 and the upward piece 5b may be fitted into the slits and joined by welding or the like. .

  The book end 11 according to the second embodiment can also be used as the cover show stand shown in FIG. 6 and the normal book end shown in FIG. Since the first support portion 3 and the second support portion 4 are T-shaped in a plan view, when used as a book end shown in FIG. Can be supported. Further, since the bottom piece 5a is wide, the display area of the title and the like can be increased.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configurations are not limited to these embodiments, and any modifications or additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. Be done.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the third support portion 5 is provided at the lower edge of the first support portion 3 in the width direction, but the third support portion 5 may be provided at the lower edge of the second support portion 4 side. . In this case, the lower end of the first support portion 3 may be located above the lower surface of the third support portion 5.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the lower end of the second support portion 4 is the upward inclined surface 6 which inclines upward toward the free end side so as to come into wide contact with the upper surface of the shelf plate 7. The inclined surface 6 may be omitted, and the lower end of the second support portion 4 may simply be located above the lower surface of the third support portion 5. Also in this case, since the lower end of the rear end portion of the second support portion 4 contacts the upper surface of the shelf plate 7 when used as a cover show stand, the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 is inclined rearward. Can be made.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the extension portion 5c is provided on the third support portion 5 so that the lower end portion of the book 2 having a large width can be stably supported, but such an extension portion 5c is omitted. Sometimes implemented.

  The book end 1 of the present invention can be used for displaying a case in which various files, CDs, DVDs, etc. are stored in addition to the book 2 and the like.

1 Bookend 2 Book 3 1st support part 3a Support surface 4 2nd support part 5 3rd support part 5a Bottom piece 5b Upward piece 5c Extension part 5d Ridge piece 6 Upward inclined surface 7 Shelf plate 8 Sheet metal 9 Bending line 10 Magnet plate 11 Bookend

Claims (5)

  A first support portion and a second support portion which can support the front surface or the back surface of a book or the like and which intersect substantially vertically, and a first widthwise lower edge of the first support portion or the second support portion, which are continuously provided, A book end, comprising: a bottom piece capable of supporting a lower end portion; and a third support portion having an upward piece.   The first support portion and the second support portion are L-shaped in a plan view, and the bottom piece and the upward piece of the third support portion are L-shaped in a side view. Bookend described.   An extension portion is formed in the third support portion by projecting the bottom piece and the upward piece from a side edge in the width direction of the first support portion or the second support portion. The bookend according to item 1 or 2.   The lower end of the first support part or the second support part, which is not connected to the third support part, is located above a lower surface of the third support part. Bookend described in either.   An upward direction in which the lower end of the first support part or the second support part located above the lower surface of the third support part is inclined upward toward the free end side so as to contact the upper surface of the shelf plate. The book end according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the book end is an inclined surface.

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