DE20018507U1 - Device for connecting an object to a holding member - Google Patents

Description

HlEBSCH PEEGE BEH

PATENT ATTORNEYS EUROPEAN PATENT AND TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS

Application for registration of a utility model Our reference: A233DE7 H/ke

(31) Priority Application Number: 20006982.9

(32) Priority Date:

17.04.00

(33) Priority Country I Priority Country:

Germany

(54) Title:

Device for connecting an object to a holding member

(71) Applicant:

Ancra Jungfalk GmbH & Co. KG Richard-Stocker-Str. 19

78234 Engen Germany

(74) Representative / Agent:

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard F. Hiebsch

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. oec. Niels Behrmann MBA (NY)

Heinrich-Weber-Platz 1

78224 Singen

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Device for connecting an object to a Holding organ

The invention relates to a device for connecting an object to a holding member having an undercut longitudinal groove with at least one additional element which is provided with a plate element or the like which can be inserted into the longitudinal groove and pushed into the undercut region of the holding rail; in flank ribs which extend over the undercut regions of the longitudinal groove, bores are made at intervals from one another, the diameter of which is larger than the distance between the flank ribs.

The applicant's document DE 297 06 258 Ul contains various designs of wheelchair-accessible box bodies for vehicles in which a wheelchair is secured with lashing straps to point anchorages or in holding rails of the type described above.

EP-A-709 247 also discloses such retaining rails for receiving anchoring strips as counterparts, from the base of which protrude foot blocks with plate-like formations, which can be inserted into the undercut longitudinal grooves and then fixed by hand using a vertical pivot pin. This is an element that is difficult to handle.

Knowing this state of the art, the inventor set himself the goal of creating an inexpensive and universally applicable device for connecting additional elements to such holding rails - so-called airline rails - and thereby eliminating the recognized disadvantages of the devices described above. In addition, the system of the so-called airline rail should be able to be better adapted to the respective conditions.

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The teaching of the independent claim leads to the solution of this problem; the subclaims indicate advantageous further developments. All combinations of at least two of the features disclosed in the description, the drawing and/or the claims also fall within the scope of the invention.

According to the invention, the longitudinal groove of the holding member ends in a bore which, in its region remote from the longitudinal groove, has an edge surface or sweeping slope which is curved in a part-circular manner in plan view and which is inclined outwards at an angle - preferably of 40 to 50° - to the surface of the holding member in the manner of a desk surface and considerably simplifies the introduction of fittings or similar counter-members.

On the one hand, the holding element designed in this way can be a lashing rail with several holes and end bow sections, the latter being formed by a partial circular line in plan view; it is a short lashing rail which can be attached to various surfaces - even those of small dimensions.

On the other hand, the scope of the invention includes disc-like lashing bodies as holding elements, in the surface of which a recess made up of two holes connected by an undercut groove space is made; these lashing bodies are clearly designed to be used in the smallest of spaces, preferably in a recess in a wall panel or a floor, against the inner surface of which an annular edge of the lashing body then strikes; the latter consists of a connecting body surrounded by the annular edge and integral with it, containing the recess, which for reasons of stability can preferably contain a cavity open to the lower surface on both sides of the recess and is made of metal, in particular is designed as a cast piece.

According to another feature of the invention, the connecting body has on both sides of its recess a respective opening slot parallel to the longitudinal axis of the recess -- possibly accompanied by a web formed onto the connecting body -- of a belt strap tunnel crossing the undercut space of the groove space of the recess; an additional belt strap can be pushed through the latter in a simple manner and fixed as desired.

It has proven to be advantageous to equip the lashing body with a ring-like outer body and a base part that can be fixed in this; the ring-like outer body of the lashing body should contain a head plate and the base part should be made of plastic; the outer body offers the molding, which is supplemented by edge surfaces or sweeping slopes of the plastic base.

In another two-part design, the ring-like outer body of the lashing body is to be a clip ring made of plastic, which can be fixed in a form-fitting manner to a connecting body of the base part; the base part is here shaped in the manner of the one-piece lashing body described above, which contains the molding.

According to another feature of the invention, a web formed on the connecting body or the outer body extends on both sides of the recess; both webs can be used as deflection edges for the belt strap.

To secure the lashing body with the clip ring, the latter has a pair of inner strips with facing inner lips that engage in side grooves in the base part. In addition, a ring edge of the clip ring forms a clamping pair with a ring edge of the base part, thanks to which the lashing body can be clamped in an opening in a wall or floor panel.

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The lashing strip mentioned above -- which preferably offers five to seven holes -- advantageously consists of a metal base strip onto which a clip strip is pressed -- which creates the edge contour of the lashing strip. This clip strip should cover the base strip at the edge and form the end bow sections, on which the edge surfaces or sweeping slopes of the lashing strip are also arranged. Overall, the cross-section of the lashing strip should correspond almost completely to the cross-section of the two-part lashing body discussed above, also insofar as the clip strip contains facing inner lips on a pair of inner strips, which engage in side grooves of the base strip.

This creates one- or two-part lashing elements that can be screwed or glued to a surface. The two-part lashing elements are simply joined together by clipping them together.

The invention also includes special designs of fittings having the plate element, for which special protection is sought. In these cases, it has proven advantageous to arrange a force accumulator between a retaining bolt containing the plate element and a clamping foot through which the latter passes. The latter is made of a plastic on the bellows side, for example, and surrounds the retaining bolt, the axis of which is the axis of symmetry for the bellows-like force accumulator, which also forms a gripping saddle on the bolt face.

In another form of fitting, the plate element is assigned to a channel profile through which the retaining bolt passes, the channel base of which is supported in a rectangular or hollow profile with an energy storage device interposed; this energy storage device is assigned to a leaf spring and a slider that can be moved in the hollow profile -- transversely to the retaining bolt.

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Within the scope of this invention lies another form of fitting for which separate protection is sought; on a base element - which can be inserted into the support rail and clamped in a preselectable position - at least one connecting pin provided with the plate element at the end is attached in a length-adjustable manner and on the other hand a bracket piece for a shelf, a vertical partition wall or similar plate element is rotatable. A horizontal arrangement of the support rails for receiving fittings for supporting floors or a vertical fixing for constructing room dividers or partition walls is also according to the invention.

For this purpose, it has proven to be advantageous for the foot or base element of the modular fittings to have a base plate that can be placed on the surface of the support rail, a nose or a corresponding cantilever edge that protrudes from one of the surfaces at a right angle and can be inserted into the hole in the support rail, and a supporting wall on another side edge that runs parallel to the other surface of the base plate and at a height offset from the nose or cantilever edge for connecting the console piece. Thanks to this nose that can be lowered into the base of the rail, the device can be secured against displacement in the longitudinal direction of the rail. It has proven to be advantageous to have the supporting wall run parallel to the cantilever edge. However, both parts can also be at right angles to each other.

According to another feature of the invention, the base plate between the cantilever edge and the supporting wall is penetrated by the connecting pin approximately parallel to the latter, whereby the plate head forming the plate element is to be assigned to the cantilever edge, i.e. can work together with it to create a clamping position. Advantageously, the base plate should taper on both sides of a straight line of symmetry from the supporting wall to the cantilever edge in plan view in order to improve handling. For this purpose, the base plate narrows at

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both of its transverse edges in steps up to the end edge provided with the cantilever edge.

In order to provide an easily accessible joint, the supporting wall should extend beyond the base plate on one side and form a supporting arm outside of it; the supporting arm runs outside the base plate at an angle to its surface and forms part of the joint at the end.

According to a further feature of the invention, the base element is penetrated by a connecting screw in the area of its supporting wall/supporting arm and can be connected to the console piece in a rotatable manner by means of this. The latter can accommodate the shelf or similar plate element by having at least two stop surfaces for this that are at an angle to one another and are connected approximately at right angles to a front plate through which the connecting screw penetrates; these stop surfaces are preferably formed by a base plate and at least one of these molded-on side strips.

The invention provides for an approximately "H"-shaped cross-section of the console piece, which is composed of a channel profile containing the base plate and the side strip aligned with a channel wall; the two channel walls of the console piece should taper away from the front plate towards the end edge of the base plate, forming inclined edges.

In order to expand the application possibilities, the foot or base element can overlap the front plate with its base plate; this is possible both when the foot or base element is attached to the inner surface and the outer surface of the aforementioned front plate of the console piece. If it is attached to the outer surface of that front plate, the base plate of the base element can also be designed to point away from the console piece.

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The devices according to the invention allow the length of the shelves to be chosen as desired in the grid of the airline rail. In addition, the shelves can be folded up and down by up to 90°.

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Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments and from the drawing, which shows in

Fig. 1: an oblique view of part of a loading area of a vehicle with a box body and parts arranged therein on rails of a load securing system;

Fig. 2, 3: enlarged compared to Fig. 1

Oblique views of examples of the design of lashing rails for load securing;

Fig. 4: the top view of a two-

retaining rail with additional elements; .

Fig. 5: a side view of the additional elements;

Fig. 6: the cross section through Fig. 3 according to

their line VI - VI;

Fig. 7 an enlarged section of

Fig.4;

Fig. 8: a side view of an additional element in a modified mounting form compared to Fig. 4 to 6;

Fig. 9: a representation of another embodiment of the additional element corresponding to Fig. 7;

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Fig. 10,14,

18, 21, 25: Top views of individual

lashing points;

Fig. 11, 12: Cross sections through Fig. 10 along lines D and XII - XII;

Fig. 13, 17: an enlarged section of

Fig. 12 or Fig. 16;

Fig. 15, 16: Cross sections through Fig. 14 along lines D and XVI-XVI;

Fig. 19, 20: Cross sections through Fig. 18 along lines D and XX-XX;

Fig. 22, 23: Cross sections through Fig. 21 along lines D and XXIII-XXIII;

Fig. 24: an enlarged section of

Fig. 23;

Fig. 26, 27: Cross sections through Fig. 25 along lines D and XXVII-XXVII;

Fig. 28: a sketchy oblique view of

a lashing point with fitting and webbing;

Fig. 29: the top view of a two-part

lashing rail;

Fig. 30: the longitudinal section through the lashing rail of Fig. 29 along line B;

Fig. 31: the cross section through Fig. 29 according to

their line XXXI-XXXI;

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Fig. 32:

the top view of one of the lashing rail parts indicated in Fig. 29;

Fig. 33 to 35: Front views of various fittings with attached lashing strap;

Fig. 36 to 39: Sketches of different positions of the fitting of Fig. 35;

Fig. 40:

the partially sectioned front view of another fitting;

Fig. 41, 42: Bottom view and side view of the

Fittings of Fig. 40;

Figs. 43, 44

Fig. 40, 41 show representations of another fitting;

Fig. 45:

the fitting according to Fig. 43 - not cut here - in another operating position;

Fig. 46:

an enlarged detail from Fig. 45.

Behind the driver's cab of a vehicle 10, which is only partially shown, there is a loading area 12 with a box body 14. On the loading area 12 and the inner surfaces 15 of the side walls 16 - and possibly also the inner roof surface 17 - of the box body 14, horizontal and vertical rails or rail profiles are attached as lashing rails 20 or individual so-called lashing points 21 for securing loads 23, for example boxes, cabinets or trolleys held with lashing straps 18. For the sake of load securing, vertical stands 24 can also be used as individual parts or as a component of one of the following types: scaffolding

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24 _a , but also iw horizontal cantilever arms 25 are connected to the lashing rails 20.

Fig. 2 shows an example of a retaining rail 20 - also referred to as an airline rail - made of metal, in particular of an aluminum alloy, which has an undercut longitudinal groove 28 in the surface 26 of a shaped strip 27. This is provided with round recesses or holes 30 in its central axis M, which extend on both sides of this central axis M of the longitudinal groove 28 into flank ribs 31 - overlapping the undercut area 29. The bore diameter e of about 20 mm is shorter than the distance ei between the flank ribs 31; it corresponds approximately to the cross-sectional width of the undercut area 29 of the longitudinal groove 28. The center hole distance f measures about 26 mm.

A low floor groove 34 runs in the deepest part of the undercut area 29 - determined by a ridge wall 32 of the holding rail 20 provided with said shaped strip 27 or by its rail body 33 consisting of a hollow profile with a square cross-section. Such floor grooves 34 are also formed on the inside in the ridge wall 32, the side walls 35 and the base wall 36 of the rail body 33 with an external width b of 40 mm here. The ridge wall 32 protrudes from the rail body 33 on both sides - as wing-like side strips which flank said shaped strip 27 to form a step _27a .

The airline profile 20 _a of Fig. 3, for example, with a width bi of 140 mm and a height c' of 25 mm, is also provided with the undercut longitudinal groove 28 in the longitudinal center of its surface 26 _a , which offers the holes or round recesses 30. The diameter e of the holes 30 of 20 mm, which is shorter than the center distance f, also corresponds approximately to the width b2 of the protruding holes or round recesses 30 on both long sides of this airline profile 20 _a in the plane of the base wall 36.

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Base strips 37 each with a gallery of holes 38.

These 2iurr or holding rails 20, _20a can -- as mentioned -- be fixed both horizontally and vertically in the truck body 14, for example; in the former case, they accommodate shelves -- with the interposition of appropriate additional elements -- and in the vertical arrangement they enable space to be divided by means of partition walls.

In Fig. 4, additional elements or fittings 40 are connected to the holding rail 20 for securing a shelf - only indicated at 39 in Fig. 5, 6 - which each contain a foot or base 42 made from a profile plate with an approximately S-shaped cross-section. This comprises a base plate 44 with, on the one hand, a cantilever edge 45 formed from its surface in the manner of a nose and, on the other hand, a supporting wall 46 running in the opposite direction and arranged on the parallel edge of the plate. Parallel side edges 43 of the base plate 44 extend from this, which merge into transverse edges _43a inclined inwards thereto, to which inner side edges 43i adjoin the cantilever edge 45; these run parallel to the outer side edges 43. Thanks to this shape, the base plate 44 tapers in plan view towards its cantilever edge 45 or an end edge formed by it on both sides of an axis of symmetry Q; on it the support wall 46 forms an inclined support arm which projects laterally with a cantilever dimension t. The base plate 44 carries a connecting pin 48 with a plate head 50 which can be inserted into the holes 30 of the holding rail 20, _20a ; the latter can be pushed into the undercut area 29.

The length s of the nose or the cantilever edge 45 corresponds approximately to the diameter d of the holes 30, so that when the plate head 50 of the connecting pin 48 is pushed in, it is lowered towards the deepest part of the groove and is then clamped in the hole 30 to secure it in position. The connecting pin 48 passes through the base plate 44 and...carries ...a για of this

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protruding threaded section 4 9 nuts 52 for clamping the connecting pin 48.

A bracket piece 56 is connected to the plate-like supporting wall or the supporting arm 46, which projects laterally beyond the base plate 44 in Fig. 4 and is inclined outwards from the base plate 44 at an angle of approximately 30°, by a cap screw 54 which can also be secured by means of nuts 52.

In the embodiment of Fig. 9, the supporting wall 4 6 - with a larger cantilever dimension t - is provided parallel to the axis of symmetry Q of the base plate 44, thus protruding on one of the two side edges 43 beyond the back edge 51 of the base plate 44.

In Fig. 6, the cross-sectional shape of an "h" for the bracket piece 56 can be seen, which consists of a channel section assigned to the head screw 54, a base plate 58 with parallel channel walls as side plates 60, _60a and a side strip 62 -- aligned with one of the side plates 60. This and the base plate 58 -- which is at right angles to it according to angle w -- are equipped with holes 64 for connecting the shelf 38.

The side plates 60, _60a of the console piece 56 taper away from a front plate 66 connecting them towards the end edge 59 of the base plate 58, forming inclined linear edges 61. The front plate 66 penetrated by the cap screw 54 is overlapped by the base 42. The console piece 56 can be pivoted about the longitudinal axis A of the cap screw 54 according to arrow x in Fig. 6. Both end positions of the console piece 56 are sketched in this Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 shows that the base 42 can also be mounted completely outside the console piece 56.

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The fitting 40 can be used in different positions, which is why the holding or airline rail 20, 20 _a - either above or below the shelf 38 - can be used to insert further fittings 40, also for securing loads in transport vehicles.

The additional element or fitting 40 described can be used modularly and is designed for left and right opening with identical parts.

The lashing body or lashing point indicated at 21 in Fig. 1 is, in the embodiment according to Figs. 10 to 12, a one-piece plate-like cast element with a base plate 70 of an outer diameter d of 80 mm here, from which - forming an annular edge 71 with a thickness ζ of 2 mm -- a connecting body 72 with an outer diameter di of slightly less than 60 mm is formed at a free height h of 8 mm.

A diameter line D of the lashing body 21 determines the position of a recess 74 which, in plan view, consists of two round holes 77 of diameter d2 of 20 mm which are connected by a -- downwardly closed and undercut -- groove space 75 of height hi of 8 mm and mouth width g of 10 mm and which are arranged at a center distance i of 26 mm.

As shown in Fig. 10, 11, the outer semicircular contour of the round hole 77 is the curved base line of an outer edge surface or sweeping slope 78 inclined like a desk at an angle of slope W ₁ of about 50°. The distance length y of this -- parallel to the diameter line D -- measures 46 mm. The width m of the undercut part 76 of that groove space 75 corresponds to the round hole diameter d2, and the bottom of the groove space 75 formed by the continuous bottom disk 70 can -- indicated at 7 9 -- be provided with openings below the undercut space 76 of nose strips 75 _a overlapping (Fig. X2.1 . · · ;

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On each side of the described indentation 74, a downwardly open, partially circular cavity 81 is arranged in the plate-like cast element -- below its continuous surface 80.

This lashing point or lashing body 21 is preferably inserted with its connecting body 72 into a wall or floor hole with a diameter of 60 mm so that the ring edge 71 abuts the outer wall surface or the underside of the floor. This is sketched in Fig. 22. The lashing point 21 can also be placed on a mounting surface and secured from below by screwing or gluing. The lashing body 21 accommodates appropriately designed fittings, which are described in more detail below.

The dimensions of the lashing body 21a _of Fig. 14 to 17 - which is also a one-piece cast element - correspond to those of the embodiment described in Fig. 10 to 12. However, according to Fig. 16, 17, the groove space 75 of the mouth width g of 11 mm is delimited by two webs 82, below which there is a continuous webbing tunnel 84; this opens upwards on the outside of those webs 82 at mouth slots 86 of length a of 25 mm - parallel to the diameter line D; a webbing indicated at 88 in Fig. 14 and 16 can be pushed through the webbing tunnel 84.

The height hi of the groove space 75 is here - due to a central base section 70 _a that is offset in height from the plane of the base plate 70 - shorter than the groove space height hi in Fig. 11 to 13 corresponding to the height h of the connecting body 72; below the central base section ₇₀ a an air space 89 can be seen in Fig. 16, 17.

The ring edge 71 of both this lashing body or lashing point 21 _a and the lashing body 22 of Fig. 18 to 20 is provided with edge recesses 69 for receiving fastening elements not shown; width and depth _# fe cj „de.r edge recess-

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Recesses 69 correspond to the width qi of 6 mm of the slots 86 for the belt strap 88.

The main difference between the lashing bodies 21, _21a on the one hand and the lashing body 22 on the other hand is that the latter is a two-part cast/plastic element. A plastic base 92 is fitted into an outer body 90 with an outer ring contour and an angular cross-section with a head plate 91 molded into the top - offering the surface 80 - to which an edge bead 93, 94 is molded on both sides; the lower edge bead 93 surrounds the air space 89, the desk surface or sweeping slope 78 is molded into the inside of the upper edge bead 94, as well as inclined surfaces 95 for the belt tunnel 84 or the belt 88. The upper edge bead 94 rests in lateral internal formations which form a corner space 96 in longitudinal section.

The head plate 91 offers both the indentation 74 - with the round holes 77 connected by the groove space 75 -- as well as the two flanking slots 86. However, at lashing point 22, the cross-sectional width of the upper edge 78b ^at the sweeping slopes 78 corresponds to that material thickness z, whereas the upper edges 78a _of the previously described designs 21, _21a are kept narrow like a cutting edge (1 mm).

The two-part cast/plastic element 22 _a of Fig. 21 to 24 has a base plate 70 of diameter d of 80 mm with -- containing the described recess 74 -- a molded-on connecting body 72 of height h of 100 mm; the latter is provided on both sides of the recess 74 with side grooves 97, into each of which an inner lip 98 of a cross-sectionally hook-like inner strip 99 of a clip ring 100 made of plastic engages. In the installed position of Fig. 23, this clip ring engages over _an opening 11 - notched at the edge at ll a - of a floor or wall plate 13 of thickness zi of 13 mm with a ring edge 102 ::.. * :: '·'· I··. ^: ··.: : .· : : :

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the breakthrough edge. On the inside, the clip ring 100 forms the sweep slope 78 in the area of the diameter line D. This lashing body 22 _a adapts to the respective load direction thanks to the properties of the clip ring 100 -- like the lashing body 22 _b according to Fig. 25 to 27. The latter, in contrast to the lashing body 22 _a of Fig. 21 to 24, is equipped with a belt tunnel 88 below the webs 82 already described.

The oblique view according to Fig. 28 of the lashing body 22 _b shows both the webbing 88 pulled through the webbing tunnel 84 and a fitting 120 inserted into the recess 74 with a retaining strap 124 placed through a ring eyelet 122.

A lashing strip 104 constructed similarly to the two-part disc-like lashing bodies 22, _22a , 22b essentially comprises, on the one hand, a base strip 106 -- with longitudinal axis B and stepped shaped strips 108 -- and, on the other hand, a clip strip 111 made of plastic which largely exposes the surface 110 of the base strip 106 and whose body width gi is 40 mm here. This clip strip 111 engages in side grooves 107 of the base strip 106 by means of hook-like linear inner strips 112, which are introduced into side surfaces 109 of the shaped strip 108 which each create a step.

The design of the floor strip 106 is modeled on an airline rail, which is why the reference numbers from Fig. 2, 3 are used here for its details.

The base strip 106 offers five round recesses or holes 30 in an undercut longitudinal groove 28 falling into the longitudinal axis B; one end hole _30a assigned to each of the narrow sides 105 of the base strip 106 is - from a diameter line Di - by axially parallel tangents T to the adjacent narrow side

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105 widened. The distance rii between the diameter lines Di measures approximately 152 mm.

The clip strip 110, which is provided with an edge lip 114 and lateral clamping beads 116, projects beyond the narrow sides 105 of the base strip 106 with bow sections 118 which are semicircular in plan view and which, through sweeping bevels 78 formed on the inside towards the head, close the holes _30a -- extended by those tangents T.

The fitting 120 described in Fig. 28 is shown again in Fig. 33. Its circular swivel or ring eyelet 122 is pivotally mounted in the shaft 128 -- surrounded by a helical spring 126 -- of a holding bolt 130 provided with a plate base 129. The helical spring 126 is clamped between this ring eyelet 122 and a clamping base 132 -- penetrated by the shaft 128 -- which is almost H-shaped in longitudinal section and has flank strips 134 projecting laterally from a base plate 133 and inclined outwards, which merge from the underside of the base plate 133 into foot strips 135.

The fitting 120 of Fig. 34, 35 has a trapezoidal swivel eyelet _122a with side parts inclined in the direction of the base plate 133 towards the bolt axis F, as well as a graphic instruction manual 125 on its retaining strap 124 describing the function of the fitting 120 and thus facilitating its handling.

The retaining bolt 130, which is equipped with flank strips 134 which are curved in cross-section and grooved for better handling during access, is surrounded in Fig. 35 by a casing body 136 made of elastic material. This is designed in the manner of a bellows with two bellows folds 137 and is provided with a grip saddle 138 at the top and serves as a force accumulator - replacing the helical spring 126.

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The two bellows folds 137 can be clearly seen in Fig. 36, 37 when the fitting 120 is in the rest position and the coil spring 126 is neglected, as can the compressed bellows folds 137 in the position of use according to Fig. 38, in which the plate foot 129 sits in the undercut space 29 of an airline rail 20 and is pulled by the coil spring 126 on its flank ribs 31. In the rest position, the coil spring 135 holds on to the base plate 133.

The shaft 128 of the fitting 120a -- in Fig. 40, 42 equipped with a circular ring eyelet 122, in Fig. 43, 45 with a preferred swivel eyelet _-- passes above the plate base 129 through a rectangular profile 140 with a longitudinal section tapering to a short channel profile 142 -- forming a retainer; the side walls 141 of the rectangular profile 140 have a trapezoidal outline and the channel bottom 143 of the channel profile 142 is assigned to the short profile bottom 139. A plastic slide 146 with an internal leaf spring 148 protrudes from both ends of the slanted mouths 144 of the rectangular profile 140. This runs between the profile bottom 139 and the channel bottom 143.

The protruding plastic slider 146 is automatically picked up - even by unqualified users. The noticeable spring effect leads to pressing it in. This causes the leaf spring 148 to snap up and pull the retainer 142 with it. The now exposed plate foot 129 associates the insertion into the airline rail 20; (the round plate foot 129 must go into the round rail hole 30). The graphic print 125 on the side wall 141 of the channel profile 142 - which forms a retainer housing - forms an obvious instruction manual.

Claims (38)

1. Device for connecting an object to a holding member having an undercut longitudinal groove with at least one additional element which is provided with a plate element or the like which can be inserted into the longitudinal groove and is designed to be insertable into the undercut region of the holding rail, wherein in the undercut regions of the longitudinal groove flank ribs overlapping each other bores are made at intervals, the diameter of which is larger than the distance between the flank ribs, characterized in that the longitudinal groove ( 28 ) of the holding member ( 21 , 21a ; 22 , 22a , _{22b ;} 104 ) ends in a bore ( 30 , 30a ) and in its region remote from the longitudinal groove this has an edge surface or sweeping slope ( 78 ) _which is curved in a part -circular manner in plan view and which _is at an angle (w ₁ ) to the surface ( 26 , 80 , 110 ) of the holding member is inclined outwards. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding member is a lashing bar ( 104 ) with a plurality of bores ( 30 , 30a ) and end bow _sections ( 118 ), the latter being formed by a partial circular line in plan view. 3. Device according to _claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the holding member is a disk-like lashing body ( 21 , 21a ; 22 , 22a , 22b ₎ , in the surface ( 80 ) _of which a recess ( 74 ) consisting of two bores ( 30 ) connected by an undercut groove space ( 75 ) is introduced. 4. Device according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the lashing body ( 21 , 21a ₎ has a connecting body ( 72 ) which is surrounded by an annular edge ( 71 ) and is integral with the latter and contains the recess ( 74 ). 5. Device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the lashing body ( 21 _, 21a ) consists of metal, in particular is a cast piece. 6. Device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the connecting body ( 72 ) contains a cavity ( 81 ) open to the lower surface on both sides of the recess ( 74 ). 7. Device according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the connecting body ( 72 ) contains on both sides of the recess ( 74 ) a respective mouth slot ( 86 ) parallel to its longitudinal axis (D) of a belt tunnel ( 84 ) crossing the undercut space ( 76 ) of the groove space ( 75 ) of the recess. 8. Device according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the lashing body ( 22 , 22a _{, 22b} ) has an annular outer body ( 90 , 100 ) and a base part ( 92 , 70 ) which can be fixed therein. 9. Device according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the ring-like outer body ( 90 ) of the lashing body ( 22 , 22a ) contains a head plate ( 91 ) and the base part is a plastic base ( 92 ), wherein the outer body contains the indentation ( 74 ) which is supplemented by edge surfaces or sweeping bevels ( 78 ) on the plastic base. 10. Device according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the ring-like outer body of the lashing body ( 22 _b ) is a clip ring ( 100 ) made of plastic, which can be fixed in a form-fitting manner to a connecting body ( 72 ) of the base part ( 70 ), wherein the base part contains the recess ( 74 ). 11. Device according to one of claims 6 to 10, characterized in that a web ( 82 ) formed on the connecting body ( 72 ) or the outer body ( 90 ) extends on both sides of the recess ( 74 ). 12. Device according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the clip ring ( 100 ) has inner lips ( 98 ) facing one another on a pair of inner strips ( 99 ), which engage in side grooves ( 96 ) of the base part ( 70 ). 13. Device according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that an annular edge ( 102 ) of the clip ring ( 100 ) forms a clamping pair with an annular edge ( 71 ) of the base part ( 70 ). 14. Device according to one of claims 7 to 13, characterized in that the outer body ( 90 ) or _the base part ( 70 ) of the multi-part lashing body ( 22 , 22a , 22b ₎ consists of metal, in particular is a cast piece. 15. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the longitudinal groove ( 28 ) and the bores ( 30 , 30a ₎ of the lashing strip ( 104 ) are provided in a metallic base strip ( 106 ) to which a clip strip ( 111 ) producing said edge contour is assigned. 16. Device according to claim 2 or 15, characterized in that the clip strip ( 111 ) covers the bottom strip ( 106 ) towards the edge and forms the end bow sections ( 118 ) on which the edge surfaces or sweeping slopes ( 78 ) of the lashing strip ( 104 ) are arranged. 17. Device according to claim 10 or 16, characterized in that _its cross section approximately corresponds to the cross section of the two-part lashing body ( 22b ). 18. Device according to one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that the clip strip ( 111 ) has inner lips ( 113) facing one another on a pair of inner strips (112 ) , which engage in side grooves ( 107 ) of the base strip ( 106 ). 19. Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 18, characterized by a fitting ( 120 ) having the plate element ( 129 ), in which a force accumulator ( 136 ) is arranged between a retaining bolt ( 130 ) containing the plate element and a clamping foot ( 132 ) penetrated by the latter. 20. Device according to claim 19, characterized in that the axis (F) of the retaining bolt ( 130 ) is the axis of symmetry for the bellows-like force accumulator ( 136 ) and the latter forms a gripping saddle ( 138 ) on the bolt face. 21. Device according to claim 19, characterized in that the plate element ( 129 ) is associated with a channel profile ( 142) penetrated by retaining bolts (139 ) , the channel bottom ( 143 ) of which is mounted in a rectangular or hollow profile ( 140 ) with the interposition of a force accumulator ( 148 ). 22. Device according to claim 21, characterized in that the energy accumulator is associated with a leaf spring ( 148 ) and a slider ( 146 ) movable in the hollow profile ( 140 ). 23. Device according to at least one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that on a base element ( 42 ) of the device ( 40 ) on the one hand at least one connecting pin ( 48 ) provided at the end with the plate element ( 50 ) is variable in length and on the other hand a console piece ( 56 ) for a plate element ( 39 ) is rotatably attached. 24. Device according to claim 1 with an approximately horizontally mounted holding rail as a holding member ( 20 ) for at least one shelf as a plate element with approximately vertically mounted plate elements ( 38 ) as an intermediate wall or room divider. 25. Device according to claim 24 or 25, characterized in that the foot or base element ( 42 ) has a base plate ( 44 ) which can be placed on the surface ( 26 ) of the holding rail ( 20 ), a nose or cantilever edge ( 45 ) which projects approximately at a right angle from one edge of one surface and can be inserted into the bore ( 30 ) of the holding rail ( 20 ), and a supporting wall ( 46 ) on another edge for connecting the console piece ( 56 ). 26. Device according to claim 25, characterized in that the supporting wall ( 46 ) rises from the other surface ( 47 ) of the base plate ( 44 ) parallel to and at a height offset from the nose or cantilever edge ( 45 ) ( Fig. 7), or that the supporting wall ( 46 ) rises from the base plate ( 44 ) approximately at right angles to the nose or cantilever wall ( 45 ) ( Fig. 9). 27. Device according to one of claims 23 to 26, characterized in that the base plate ( 44 ) between the nose or cantilever edge ( 45 ) and the supporting wall ( 46 ) is penetrated approximately parallel to the latter by the connecting pin ( 48 ), the plate head ( 50 ) of which forming the plate element is assigned to the cantilever edge ( 45 ). 28. Device according to one of claims 23 to 27, characterized in that the base plate ( 44 ) tapers in plan view on both sides of a straight line of symmetry (Q) from the supporting wall ( 46 ) to the nose or the cantilever edge ( 45 ). 29. Device according to claim 28, characterized in that the base plate ( 44 ) tapers in _steps on both side edges ( 43 ) by means of transverse edges ( 43a ) _which are inclined in plan view up to the end edge provided with a nose or cantilever edge ( 45 ), wherein the transverse edges optionally merge into mutually parallel inner side edges ( 43i ). 30. Device according to one of claims 23 to 29, characterized in that the nose or the cantilever edge ( 45 ) is lowered into the longitudinal groove ( 16 ) in a closed position. 31. Device according to one of claims 23 to 30, characterized in that the support wall ( 46 ) projects beyond the base plate ( 44 ) on one side by a cantilever dimension (t) and forms a support arm outside the base plate (44), the support arm extending outside the base plate ( 44 ) at an angle to its surface ( 47 ) and forming part of an articulation point at the end. 32. Device according to one of claims 23 to 31, characterized in that the foot or base element ( 42 ) is penetrated by a connecting screw ( 54 ) in the region of its supporting wall/supporting arm ( 46 ) and is rotatably connected to the console piece ( 56 ) by means of this, the angle of rotation for the console piece ( 56 ) optionally measuring approximately 90° ( Fig. 6). 33. Device according to one of claims 23 to 32, characterized in that the console piece ( 56 ) has at least two stop surfaces for the plate element ( 38 ) which are at an angle (w) to one another and which are connected approximately at right angles to a front plate ( 66 ) through which the connecting screw ( 54 ) passes. 34. Device according to one of claims 23 to 33, characterized in that the stop surfaces are formed by a base plate ( 58 ) and at least one of the side strips ( 62 ) formed thereon. 35. Device according to claim 33 or 34, characterized by an approximately "H"-shaped cross section of the console piece ( 56 ) consisting of a channel profile containing the base plate ( 58 ) and the side strip ( 62 ) aligned with a channel wall ( 60 ). 36. Device according to claim 35, characterized in that the two channel walls ( 60 , 60a ) of the _console piece ( 56 ) taper away from the front plate ( 66 ) towards the end edge of the base plate ( 58 ) to form inclined edges ( 61 ). 37. Device according to one of claims 33 to 36, characterized in that the foot or base element ( 42 ) with its base plate ( 44 ) overlaps the front plate ( 66 ) ( Fig. 5), and/or that the foot or base element ( 42 ) is attached to the outer surface of the front plate ( 66 ) of the console piece ( 56 ) and its base plate ( 44 ) is directed away from the front plate ( 66 ) ( Fig. 8). 38. Device according to one of claims 23 to 37, characterized in that the foot or base elements ( 42 ) on the holding rail ( 10 ) are assigned to one another in pairs ( Fig. 4).