Shelf (piece of furniture)
A shelf (from the Latin riga "row") is a piece of furniture or an item of equipment, which is used to store all kinds of objects. The storage area is created by horizontal floors (shelves, shelves ) that are hung in a vertical rod or attached to the wall. In contrast to the cabinet , it is open at the front.
Special shelf types
A wall shelf is a shelf that is usually attached to the wall with dowels , screws or hooks . The piece of furniture serves as a functional and useful storage space for books (bookshelf), office utensils, kitchen items (kitchen shelf) or spices (spice shelf), as well as decorative accessories . Its use ensures better utilization of the space available in a room.
The Lipman shelf was specially developed for the needs of libraries.
In corporate logistics, warehouse technology deals with the production of suitable types of shelves for storing goods.
Statics
The beam theory describes the bending of loaded shelves. It is best to use the Bessel points for support .
See also
literature
- Henry Petroski: The Book on the Bookshelf . Knopf, New York 1999, ISBN 0-375-40649-2 (cultural history of the bookshelf and the book display; short excerpt )
- Stefan Winkelmeyr: Build your own shelves, cupboards and room dividers . Compact, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8174-2279-2
