公开(公告)号：US09027767B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-12

申请号：US13662820

申请日：2012-10-29

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Thomas I. Buckley ,  Mario D'Ovidio ,  Michael J. Scherzer

IPC分类号： A47F5/00 ,  A47B47/02 ,  A47B57/40

CPC分类号： A47B57/34 ,  A47B47/0083 ,  A47B47/021 ,  A47B47/028 ,  A47B57/40 ,  A47B57/50 ,  A47B96/021 ,  A47B96/1441 ,  A47F5/00 ,  Y10T29/49947

摘要： A rack shelving unit includes front and rear beams, and one or more tie bars extending between the front and rear beams to form a shelf frame with the front and rear beams which can support a shelf. The tie bar can include flexible sidewalls that can flex laterally away from each other as the shelf is loaded to increase the compressive force of a compression retainer coupling the tie bar to the front and rear beams.

摘要翻译： 机架搁架单元包括前梁和后梁，以及在前梁和后梁之间延伸的一个或多个连杆，以形成具有可支撑货架的前梁和后梁的货架架。 连接杆可以包括柔性侧壁，当搁架被装载时，弹性侧壁可以横向彼此弯曲，以增加将连接杆连接到前梁和后梁的压缩保持器的压缩力。

公开(公告)号：US09993075B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US14684674

申请日：2015-04-13

申请人： Whirlpool Corporation

发明人： Thomas I. Buckley ,  Mario D'Ovidio ,  Michael J. Scherzer

IPC分类号： A47F5/00 ,  A47B57/34 ,  A47B96/02 ,  A47B96/14 ,  A47B47/00 ,  A47B47/02 ,  A47B57/40 ,  A47B57/50

CPC分类号： A47B57/34 ,  A47B47/0083 ,  A47B47/021 ,  A47B47/028 ,  A47B57/40 ,  A47B57/50 ,  A47B96/021 ,  A47B96/1441 ,  A47F5/00 ,  Y10T29/49947

摘要： A method of assembling a rack shelving unit including first and second side frames, at least one beam, and one or more tie bars. The beam can be coupled to the side frames, and the tie bar can be resiliently compressed and retained to secure the tie bar to the beam.

公开(公告)号：US20170280875A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15086680

申请日：2016-03-31

申请人： WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

发明人： Thomas I. Buckley ,  Patrick J. Duffy ,  Zachary A. Lownds ,  Matthew E. Pennington

IPC分类号： A47B96/14 ,  A47B47/02 ,  B21D47/01 ,  A47B57/34

CPC分类号： A47B96/1441 ,  A47B47/021 ,  A47B57/34 ,  A47B57/40 ,  A47B57/482 ,  A47B57/50 ,  B21D47/01

摘要： A shelving support member includes a unitary member of a bent sheet material and defining a support portion extending along an axis to a first end and a retention portion disposed at the first end of the support portion. The retention portion defines a base extending congruently with the support portion at least partially along the axis and to a first fold in the member. A reinforcement portion extends from the first fold along and in contact with the base. A first punched area is defined in an aligned manner through both the base and the reinforcement portion of the retention portion.