JP7201392B2 - bookends - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bookend, and more particularly to a bookend that can be used as a cover display stand for displaying books and the like so that the cover side can be seen.

When displaying books, etc. in bookstores, libraries, etc., there are two types of display, one is the back display, in which the spine side of the books can be seen, and the other is the back display, in which the books are displayed side by side on the shelves of the bookshelves. In the case of displaying the books on the back, bookends are used to prevent the books from falling over. Ordinary bookends do not have the function of displaying their faces, and cannot be used as a cover display stand. many.

As a solution to this problem, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a slanted display device capable of surface-displaying a bookend by inserting a planar notch of a slanted display member into the bottom plate of the bookend. It is disclosed that it can also be used as a (cover display stand).

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

However, in the device described in Patent Document 1, the inclined display member, which is separate from the bookend, needs to be molded from a synthetic resin or the like, resulting in high cost. Also, when using it as a cover display stand, it is necessary to insert the inclined display member into the bottom plate of the bookend each time. The inclined display member must be removed and stored, and there is a risk of losing it.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems, and provides a bookend that can be used as a cover display stand for displaying books and the like so that the cover side can be seen, in addition to the usual bookend. intended to provide

In order to solve the above problems, the bookend of the present invention is
A first supporting portion and a second supporting portion in the shape of substantially rectangular flat plates intersecting substantially perpendicularly, and a third supporting portion continuously provided on one side of the first supporting portion and having an L-shaped angle piece when viewed from the side. ,
A first aspect in which one side of the angle piece connected to one side of the first support portion and one side of the second support portion are placed on a shelf;
A second mode is characterized in that the front end portion of the shelf board is sandwiched between the angle piece and the first support part, and the surface of the first support part is placed on the shelf board.
An extended portion is formed in the third support portion by projecting the angle piece from one side of the first support portion.
In the first aspect, one side of the second support portion is positioned above a surface of one piece of the angle piece that is continuous with one side of the first support portion.
In the first aspect, one side of the second support portion located above the surface of one piece of the angle piece connected to one side of the first support portion is provided as a free end so as to contact the upper surface of the shelf board. It is characterized in that it is an upward inclined surface that is inclined upward in the lateral direction.
A first supporting portion and a second supporting portion that are capable of supporting the front surface or the back surface of a book or the like and are connected to the lower edge of the width direction of the first supporting portion or the second supporting portion. It is characterized by comprising a bottom piece capable of supporting a lower end portion and a third support portion having an upward piece.
According to this feature, the bottom piece of the third support part 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 part is connected to the first support part and the second support part. The support surface capable of supporting the back surface of books or the like on either one of the support parts is directed toward the front of the shelf board, and the other of the first support part and the second support part is placed on the upper surface of the shelf board. The bookend can be used as a cover display stand for surface display of a book or the like so that the cover side can be seen by placing the bookend upright so that the front and back direction of the board is oriented.
Also, the orientation is changed from the state of use as a cover display stand, and either one of the first support part and the second support part to which the third support part is connected is placed horizontally on the upper surface of the shelf board. At the same time, the other of the first support part and the second support part is erected so as to face the vertical direction, and the third support part is fitted to the front end of the shelf board to display the books, etc. on the back. Can be used as regular bookends. At this time, since the third supporting portion is fitted onto the front end portion of the shelf board, it is possible to prevent the bookends from lifting up or slipping sideways.

The first support portion and the second support portion are L-shaped in plan view, and the bottom piece and the upward piece of the third support portion are L-shaped in side view.
According to this feature, the first support section and the second support section are L-shaped in plan view, and the bottom piece and the upward piece of the third support section are L-shaped in side view. A bookend in which a first support portion, a second support portion and a third support portion are integrally formed can be easily and inexpensively formed by bending a single sheet metal having a shape developed into a flat plate by pressing or the like. Can be manufactured at a cost.

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

A lower end of the first support portion or the second support portion, to which the third support portion is not connected, is positioned above the lower surface of the third support portion.
According to this feature, when the bookend is used as a cover display 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 inclines backward, so that the book or the like falls forward. can be prevented.

The lower end of the first support portion or the second support portion located above the lower surface of the third support portion is inclined upward toward the free end side so as to contact the upper surface of the shelf plate. It is characterized by having an inclined surface.
According to this feature, the upwardly inclined surface of the lower end of the first support or the second support contacts the upper surface of the shelf board over a wide range, so that the bookend is stabilized when used as a cover display stand. .

1 is a perspective view of the bookend according to Example 1 of the present invention when used as a cover showing stand; FIG. Similarly, it is a perspective view when used as a normal bookend. FIG. 2 is a developed plan view of a sheet metal for manufacturing bookends; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cover display stand and normal bookends placed on a shelf board of a display shelf; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the case where the bookends are stacked and stored when not in use. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the bookend according to Example 2 of the present invention when used as a cover showing stand; Similarly, it is a perspective view when used as a normal bookend.

A form for carrying out the bookend concerning the present invention is explained below based on an example.

A bookend according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows a bookend according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This bookend 1 is an L-shaped first support portion in a plan view that intersects substantially perpendicularly and can support the front or back surface of a book 2 or the like. 3 and a second support portion 4, and a third support that is continuously provided outwardly from the lower edge of the first support portion 3 in the width direction so as to be spaced apart from the support surface 3a thereof, and is capable of supporting the lower end portion of the book 2 or the like. and a part 5. The third support portion 5 is composed of a substantially horizontal bottom piece 5a and an upward piece 5b rising from the outer edge of the bottom piece 5a so as to face the first support portion 3, and is L-shaped 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 5 a of the third support portion 5 . The lower end of the second support portion 4 on the free end side forms an upward inclined surface 6 that slopes 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 display stand, the upward inclined surface 6 contacts the upper surface of the shelf board 7 for a long time 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 widthwise side edge of the first support portion 3 beyond the second support portion 4 to a predetermined length in the width direction (upper right direction in FIG. 2). By projecting, the third support portion 5 is formed with an L-shaped extension portion 5c in a side view. At the edge of the bottom piece 5a of the extension portion 5c on the side of the second support portion 4, an upward short projection piece 5d continuous with the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 is arranged so as to face the upward piece 5b. along the length direction.

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

Next, how to use the bookend 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 plate 7 of the display shelf so as to face the horizontal direction of the shelf plate 7, and the If the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 faces the front direction of the shelf plate 7 and the second support portion 4 is erected on the upper surface of the shelf plate 7 so as to face the front-rear direction, the bookend 1 can be It can be used as a cover display stand for surface-displaying the cover side of the book 2 or the like so that it can be seen from the front of the shelf board 7.例文帳に追加

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 4 can be tilted backward. The book 2 or the like supported by the supporting surface 3a of 3 is prevented from falling forward. In addition, since an upward inclined surface 6 that contacts the upper surface of the shelf plate 7 is formed at the lower end of the free end side of the second support portion 4, the cover display stand can be placed on the shelf plate 7 stably. can be done.

Furthermore, since the third support portion 5 has extension portions 5c projecting beyond the second support portion 4 from the widthwise side edges of the first support portion 3, the lateral direction of the third support portion 5 ( The dimension in the longitudinal direction) is large, and the lower end of the book 2 or the like having a large width can be stably supported. Moreover, since the upward projection piece 5d continuous with the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 is continuously provided at the edge of the bottom piece 5a of the extension portion 5c on the side of the second support portion 4, the projection piece The rearward movement of the lower end of the book 2 or the like is restricted by 5d, and the book 2 or the like having a large width can be supported more stably. In addition, since the bookend 1 is made of steel, the magnet plate 10 or the like printed with the title of the book 2 or the like can be attached to the front surface of the upward piece 5b of the third support portion 5 . When the bookends 1 are not in use, they can be stacked and stored as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the upper surface of the shelf plate 7 is changed from the state of use as a cover showing stand so that the first support portion 3 connected to the third support portion 5 becomes the bottom plate. The book 2 is placed horizontally on the shelf board 7, the second support part 4 is erected to face the front-rear direction of the shelf board 7, and the third support part 5 is fitted to the front end of the shelf board 7. It can be used as a normal bookend 1 which is displayed side by side on the shelf plate 7 so that the back cover side can be seen from the front side (displayed on the back). At this time, the front end portion of the shelf board 7 is vertically sandwiched between the first support portion 3 and the upward piece 5b of the third support portion 5, so that the bookends 1 can be prevented from lifting or slipping laterally. When used as the bookend 1 , a magnet plate 10 or the like printed with the title of the book 2 or the like can be attached to the front surface of the bottom piece 5 a of the third support portion 5 .

Next, a bookend according to Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. It should be noted that the description of the configuration that is the same as that of the above-described embodiment and overlaps will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the bookend 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 the bottom piece 5a of the third support portion 5 is attached to the bottom piece 5a. It is wide, and the lower end of the upward piece 5b is connected to the upper surface near the free end by welding or the like. Alternatively, positioning slits may be formed in the first support portion 3 and the bottom piece 5a, and one ends 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 bookend 11 according to the second embodiment can also be used as a cover display stand shown in FIG. 6 and as a normal bookend shown in FIG. In addition, since the first support portion 3 and the second support portion 4 are T-shaped in plan view, when used as a bookend shown in FIG. can support. In addition, since the bottom piece 5a is wide, the display area for titles and the like can be increased.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and any changes or additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. be

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

In the above-described embodiment, the lower end of the second support portion 4 is formed as an upward inclined surface 6 that is inclined upward toward the free end side so as to come into contact with the upper surface of the shelf board 7 in a wide range. The inclined surface 6 may be omitted and the lower end of the second support portion 4 may simply be positioned above the lower surface of the third support portion 5 . Even with this configuration, 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 display stand, so that the support surface 3a of the first support portion 3 is tilted rearward. can be made

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the third support portion 5 is provided with the extension portion 5c so as to stably support the lower end portion of the book 2 having a large width, but the extension portion 5c is omitted. may also be implemented.

The bookend 1 of the present invention can be used to display not only books 2 and the like, but also various files, cases containing CDs and DVDs, and the like.

1 Bookend 2 Book 3 First Supporting Part 3a Supporting Surface 4 Second Supporting Part 5 Third Supporting Part 5a Bottom Piece 5b Upward Piece 5c Extension 5d Projected Strip 6 Upward Inclined Surface 7 Shelf Board 8 Sheet Metal 9 Bending Line 10 magnet plate 11 bookend

Claims (4)

A first supporting portion and a second supporting portion in the shape of substantially rectangular flat plates that intersect substantially perpendicularly, and a third supporting portion continuously provided on one side of the first supporting portion and having an L-shaped angle piece when viewed from the side . prepared ,
A first aspect in which one side of the angle piece connected to one side of the first support portion and one side of the second support portion are placed on a shelf;
A bookend comprising: a second aspect in which the front end of a shelf board is sandwiched between the angle piece and the first support part, and the surface of the first support part is placed on the shelf board . 2. The bookend according to claim 1 , wherein the angle piece protrudes from one side of the first support to form an extension on the third support. 3. In the first aspect, one side of the second support portion is positioned above a surface of one piece of the angle piece that is continuous with one side of the first support portion. Bookends as described. In the first aspect, one side of the second support portion located above a surface of one piece of the angle piece connected to one side of the first support portion is brought into contact with the upper surface of the shelf board. 4. A bookend according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized in that the bookend has an upwardly inclined surface inclined upward toward the free end side.

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