TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a joining mechanism, in order to provide connection of plates onto exhibition/service equipments having a frame upper profile and a frame lower profile.

PRIOR ART

In catering facilities, fixed or mobile benches, which have shelves and which are wheeled and which have cabinets and drawers and where the spare service tools are kept in a ready manner and which facilitate the preparations of waiters prior to service, are called exhibition/service equipment.

Exhibition/service equipments are devices which keep and exhibit food products and used in various fields including small and big enterprises. Exhibition/service equipments, which are used in these fields and which have great importance commercially, have an important place in the sector.

The beautifulness of the image of foods and beverages has direct correlation with the visual beautifulness of the equipment whereon said foods and beverages are carried. The beautifulness of the equipment affects the quality during the service of the food and it directly affects the preference capacity of the food. Exhibition/service equipments can have heater/cooler and neutral service units, preservation elements or movement items in order to provide keeping of the foods and beverages in a ready manner for service. In order to prevent bad appearance of such equipments during food service, the periphery of these equipments can be covered by covering elements.

Covering elements may become dirty and may be needed to be changed as a result of repetitive and long-duration usage of exhibition/service equipments. Moreover, in some cases, said heater/cooler and neutral service units, preservation elements or movement items may be needed to be interfered and maintenance may have to be realized. Because of reasons like maintenance of exhibition/service equipment and cleaning covering elements, etc., the covering equipments may be needed to be removed and fixed again. In the present art, the connection of the plates by means of screwed tightening through the equipment makes removal process difficult in said conditions. Moreover, known different removable connection types may lead to difficulties in the intervention to exhibition/service equipments.

As a result, because of the abovementioned problems, an improvement is required in the related technical field.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a joining mechanism, for eliminating the abovementioned disadvantages and for bringing new advantages to the related technical field.

An object of the present invention is to provide a joining mechanism for facilitating assembly of a plate in exhibition/service equipment.

In order to realize the abovementioned objects and the objects which are to be deducted from the detailed description below, the present invention relates to a joining mechanism, in order to provide connection of plates onto exhibition/service equipments having a frame upper profile and a frame lower profile. Accordingly, the subject matter joining mechanism comprises at least one fixed lower profile having at least one hanger housing in order to be connected to the frame lower profile, at least one plate lower profile having at least one hanger end formed so as to place to said hanger housing and connected to the plate, at least one fixed upper profile for connecting to the frame upper profile, at least two housing walls provided in a manner defining at least one lock housing in between on said fixed upper profile, and at least one each tabs provided on the faces of said housing walls facing each other, at least one plate upper profile connected to the plate, at least two lock arms having at least one each lock tabs which extend towards the lock housing on said plate upper profile and associated with the tabs. Thus, by interconnecting the lock tab and tab to each other, a practical connection and an easily removable structure are obtained, and cleaning of the plate and maintenance and repair of the equipments become easy.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, the joining mechanism is associated with at least one illumination connection part. Thus, the illumination item is assembled through at least one side of the plate, and visual improvement is provided. In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said illumination connection part is provided on the fixed upper profile. Thus, the fixed upper profile side of the plate is illuminated and visual improvement is provided.

In a possible embodiment of the present invention, the illumination connection part is provided on the fixed lower profile. Thus, the fixed lower profile side of the plate is illuminated and visual improvement is provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

In Figure 1 , a representative perspective view of the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

In Figure 2, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

In Figure 3, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the frame lower profile which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

In Figure 4, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the frame upper profile which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

In Figure 5, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the fixed upper profile which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

In Figure 6, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the plate upper profile which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism is given.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In this detailed description, the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is explained with references to examples without forming any restrictive effect only in order to make the subject more understandable.

In Figure 1 , a representative perspective view of the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, said joining mechanism (10) is used for connecting at least one plate (40) in exhibition/service equipment particularly having at least one frame upper profile (20) and at least one frame lower profile (30). In possible embodiments of the present invention, the joining mechanism (10) can also be used in industrial kitchen equipments besides exhibition/service equipments and in different items which have said frame upper profile (20) and said frame lower profile (30) and which need plate (40) connection.

In Figure 2, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, the plate (40) is connected in a manner extending between the frame upper profile (20) and the frame lower profile (30). In order to realize this, at least one fixed upper profile (21) is positioned on the frame upper profile (20), and at least one fixed lower profile (31) is positioned on the frame lower profile (30).

In Figure 3, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the frame lower profile (30) which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, said fixed lower profile (31) is associated with at least one plate lower profile (44) provided on the plate (40). In order to provide this, at least one hanger housing (32) is positioned on the fixed lower profile (31). In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said hanger housing (32) is positioned on the side of the fixed lower profile (31) facing the plate (40) and is essentially in groove form. At least one hanger end (45), provided on said plate lower profile (44), can be placed on the plate (40) into the hanger housing (32). Said hanger end (45) has a form so as to be conjugate of the hanger housing (32) and can at least partially move in the hanger housing (32). By means of this movement, the plate (40) can be positioned in exhibition/service equipment. Moreover, at least one illumination connection part (50) is positioned on the fixed lower profile (31). In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said illumination connection part (50) can be connected onto the light source. By means of this, the exhibition/service equipment can have a predetermined visual, and the plate (40) can be illuminated by the plate lower profile (44).

In Figure 4, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the frame upper profile (20) which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, the frame upper profile (20) and the plate (40) are associated with each other in a connectable and removable manner.

In Figure 5, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the fixed upper profile (21) which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, at least one lock housing (22) is positioned on the fixed upper profile (21). Two housing walls (23) are positioned mutually at said lock housing (22). At least one each tabs (24) are positioned on said housing walls (23). In a possible embodiment of the present invention, said tabs (24) are positioned on the side of the housing walls (23) facing each other. Moreover, the illumination connection part (50) is positioned on the fixed upper profile (21). By means of this, the plate (40) provides illumination at the plate upper profile (41) side.

In Figure 6, a representative lateral cross-sectional view of the plate upper profile (41) which exists in the subject matter joining mechanism (10) is given. Accordingly, at least one plate upper profile (41) is positioned on the side of the plate (40) facing the lock housing (22). There is at least one lock arm (42) in a manner corresponding to the same direction as the lock housing (22) at the plate upper profile (41). In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least two lock arms (42) are provided mutually at the plate upper profile (41). At least one each lock tabs (43) are positioned at the sides of the lock arms (42) facing outwardly. Said lock tabs (43) are engaged to the tabs (24) provided in the lock housing (22) and provide fixation of the plate (40) at the frame upper profile (20).

In an exemplary usage of the present invention, the plate (40) is placed to the hanger housing (32) by means the hanger end (45) provided on the plate lower profile (44). The plate (40), placed to the hanger housing (32), is at least partially rotated and provides the lock tabs (43), provided on the plate upper profile (41), to be engaged to the tabs (24) provided at the lock housing (22). As the lock tab (43) and the tab (24) engage to each other, they at least partially flex and they connect to each other. By means of this, the plate (40) is connected to the exhibition/service equipment. In the opposite case, when the plate (40) is desired to be removed from the exhibition/service equipment, the plate (40) is forced to provide diverging of the lock tab (43) and the tab (24) from each other. As a result of this forcing, the lock tab (43) and the tab (24) flex with respect to each other and separate.

By means of all these embodiments, an embodiment is obtained where the plate (40) can be easily removed and fixed in exhibition/service equipments. Moreover, as the lock tab (43) and the tab (24) are connected to each other, a practical connection and an easily removable structure is obtained. Thanks to this, cleaning of the plate (40) and the maintenance and repair of the equipments become easy.

The protection scope of the present invention is set forth in the annexed claims and cannot be restricted to the illustrative disclosures given above, under the detailed description. It is because a person skilled in the relevant art can obviously produce similar embodiments under the light of the foregoing disclosures, without departing from the main principles of the present invention. REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 Joining mechanism

20 Frame upper profile

21 Fixed upper profile

22 Lock housing

23 Flousing wall

24 Tab

30 Frame lower profile

31 Fixed lower profile

32 Flanger housing

40 Plate

41 Plate upper profile

42 Lock arm

43 Lock tab

44 Plate lower profile

45 Flanger end

50 Illumination connection part