CN1275057A

CN1275057A - Furniture piece made up of constructible elements

Info

Publication number: CN1275057A
Application number: CN 98810007
Authority: CN
Inventors: 克里斯汀·贝克
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1997-10-08
Filing date: 1998-10-08
Publication date: 2000-11-29
Also published as: EP1035789A1; WO1999017638A1; JP2001518338A; AU9277598A

Abstract

The invention concerns a piece of furniture (1) is made up of constructible elements (110, 120, 130, 140) fitting into one another, the last element to be fitted in securing the assembly of close fitting elements. Moreover, the last element is fitted in such a way as to ensure a final locking of the assembly of fitting elements such that the piece of furniture is mounted with complete stability.

Description

The furniture that constitutes by assembling parts

But the present invention relates to a kind of furniture of being made up of the assembling parts that is fitted to each other, the parts of wherein loading onto at last are fixed the fit engagement portion between the parts.

The furniture of this class is known in prior art.For example, United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 225, but having shown a kind of chair that constitutes by the assembling parts that is fitted to each other for No. 180, this chair has a seat, a backrest and two upright parts.The shortcoming of this chair is, in it uses-or in other words when a people is sitting on the seat, it tends to scatter, because seat will upwards push away backrest and tilt to be supported on upright propping up on the part simultaneously.In fact, in order to be assembled into a upright part on the backrest, between the tenon of inner surface that founds a part and seat, a gap must be arranged.Thereby when it wore and tore, chair can produce the space even can scatter.

The chair that the parts that German patent DE provides for 44 21 No. 338 another kind of usefulness to be assembled together constitute, the parts of last fit on are the fixing of a junction surface that has guaranteed assembling in this chair.Yet the fit engagement portion between the seat just is fixed by friction, and this fit engagement portion will fluff when being worn, particularly owing to sit on the chair motion (though this motion is very slight) of backrest when getting up the people.

United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 547 provides another example of the chair that has build-up member No. 491.The junction surface of assembling is that the installation by backrest is fixed, and this backrest is assembled from top to bottom.In the case, backrest also can be owing to the driving of the distortion of back when the people sits down and get up of seat when being worn and is longitudinally moved up, thereby fit engagement portion is little by little scattered.

Purpose of the present invention is to improve this furniture well known in the prior art.

The feature of this furniture is that last parts assembles by this way, has promptly guaranteed the last locking mutually of the fit engagement portion of parts, thereby has made this furniture remain on the state of assembling with stable manner.

Other aspects of the present invention have constituted other specific embodiments of the present invention.

An advantage of the invention is that not only all fit engagement portions are all fixed to one another, and because the mutual locking that last parts that is assembled cause, this furniture is difficult to even may not scatter.In addition, in case install, this furniture all keeps stable structure between its operating period.

This mutual locking can be by gravity or in other words is that weight by furniture self produces, perhaps under the situation of chair by sitting people thereon or producing by other devices.

From the description of several embodiments of the present invention being done below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, better understanding will be arranged to the present invention.

Fig. 1 a to 1f is the stereogram according to first kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 2 a to 2e is the stereogram according to second kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 3 a to 3f is the stereogram according to the third furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram according to the 4th kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the stereogram according to the 5th kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 6 a to 6d is the stereogram according to the 6th kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 7 a to 7e is the stereogram according to the 7th kind of furniture of the present invention.

Fig. 8 a is the schematic representation of apparatus that is used for fixing fit engagement portion.

Fig. 8 b and 8c are the cutaway views of concrete fit engagement portion.

Fig. 9 a to 9d is the stereogram according to the 8th kind of furniture of the present invention.

Now in conjunction with the furniture of Fig. 1 a to 1f description according to first embodiment.This furniture is by seat 110, two upright 120,130 and chairs that backrest 140 is formed 1 of part.Each of these parts of chair all has such otch and/or opening, promptly makes them to be assembled in together respectively.Seat 110 two otch 111,112 and an opening 113 parallel that have on its leading edge with its trailing edge.First upright part 120 have one substantially level, the otch 121 that begins from its trailing edge and an otch 122 that begins from its lower edge.As shown in Figure 1a, the otch 111 of seat 110 and the otch 121 of Li Zhi spare 120 are designed to a form that is assembled in another.Fig. 1 b has shown seat 110 and the Li Zhi spare 120 after being mounted to together.In the mode identical with first upright part 120, second upright part 130 has the otch 131 of the cardinal principle level that begins from its trailing edge and an otch 132 that begins from its lower edge, and wherein otch 131 is designed to be mounted in the otch 112 of seat 110.Fig. 1 c has shown the direction of this assembling process, and Fig. 1 d has shown the chair 1 after two upright parts 120,130 have been assembled together with seat 110.In Fig. 1 e, except upright the part 120,130 that is assembled together with seat 110, also shown backrest 140.This backrest 140 has two

otch

141 and 142 parallel substantially with the longitudinal edge of backrest 140.These two

otch

141 and 142 are suitably designed with in the

otch

122 and 132 that is assembled to a

upright part

120 and 130 respectively, and are represented as Fig. 1 e.The top of backrest 140 also by this way by the opening 113 of seat 110, promptly makes fit engagement portion be fixed by the installation of backrest 140.

As from Fig. 1 e as seen, backrest 140 is assembled in a upright part 120,130 and the seat 110-has promptly also been guaranteed their mutual locking from top to bottom by this way except having fixed these fit engagement portions.Particularly, seat 110 motion or distortion will not influence fit engagement portion, and these fit engagement portions even also will be strengthened.

Fig. 1 f has shown the chair 1 that assembling is finished.Angle between upright part or in other words otch 111,112 is with respect to the angle of the leading edge of seat 110, it is changeable that yes, and the otch 122,132 of a upright part 120,130 also can change with respect to the angle of their lower edge.

Below in conjunction with second embodiment of Fig. 2 a to 2e description according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is by a seat 210, two

upright part

220 and 230 and chairs 2 that backrest 240 constitutes.Fig. 2 a has shown how seat 210 is assembled together with first upright part 220.Seat 210 has two the horizontal contact pin 211,212 and an opening 213 parallel with trailing edge in its front portion.First upright part 220 has and suitably designed with the opening 221 of the contact pin 211 of containing seat and the otch 222 that begins from its lower edge.Second upright part 230 is identical with first upright part, and also has the opening 231 of the contact pin 212 that is used for containing seat 210 and the otch 232 that begins from its lower edge.Fig. 2 a and 2b have shown the principle that 210 and two

upright parts

220 and 230 of seat are assembled together.Describe backrest 240 among Fig. 2 c in detail.It has two

otch

241 and 242 particularly, and these two otch are near the transverse edge of backrest 240 and suitably designed with in the

otch

222 and 232 that is mounted to upright part 220,230.Backrest 240 also has the opening 243 of rectangle, and the lower edge of this opening has formed a tenon 244.As shown in Fig. 2 c, this backrest is mounted to below chair 2 the upright part 220,230, thereby has guaranteed the fixing of different fit engagement portions.The mutual locking of the fit engagement portion that is represented by Fig. 2 d is by seat is pivoted around its contact pin 211,212, thereby the opening 213 that makes seat is mounted on the tenon 244 of backrest 240 in the mode of mortise, is achieved.This assembling is joined the junction surface thereby is locked mutually, and chair scatters being used Shi Buhui.

Fig. 2 e has shown a chair that assembles fully.

Another kind of form according to second embodiment of this furniture, the seat quilt flatly is mounted on the upright part from the front portion of seat substantially, and be fixed on the backrest in the mode identical with second embodiment, perhaps in other words by a kind of mortise and tenon type, nonrotational assembling, and be fixed on the backrest by horizontal displacement.

The 3rd embodiment according to furniture of the present invention obtains describing in conjunction with Fig. 3 a to 3f.This furniture is by seat 310, two upright 320,330 and chairs that backrest 340 constitutes 3 of part.A upright part 320,330 has the shape of dish, and its two halves be offset-have promptly formed two shoulders 321,322 and 331,332 respectively by this way each other along the diameter that coils.Seat 310 have two with parallel substantially two longitudinal openings 311,312 of seat 310 transverse edge with openings 313 of the trailing edge of 311,312 vertical and close of two openings.Shown in Fig. 3 b, a upright part 320,330 is mounted on the diameter relative with the diameter of shoulder 321,322,331 and 332 in the longitudinal opening 311,312 of seat 310.Seat 310 is pivoted-promptly makes it subsequently by this way and is supported on shoulder 321,322,331 and 332, thereby is fixed along the longitudinal with respect to a upright part 320,330.Also can add shoulder 322,332 is extended to the upright breach 324,334 that props up in the part 320,330, thereby when assembling stand 310, prevent its rotation.Arrow among Fig. 3 c has schematically shown this assembling process to the breach 324,334.

Below in conjunction with Fig. 3 e backrest 340 is described.It specifically has two otch 341,342 near its transverse edge, and these otch are suitably designed with in the otch 323,333 that is mounted to a upright part 320,330.The top of backrest 340 is mounted in the opening 313 between the installation period of backrest 340.This installation process be carry out by this way towards the top from the bottom of chair-promptly chair 3 installed fully (Fig. 3 f) afterwards fit engagement portion be fixed and locking mutually.

Below in conjunction with four embodiment of Fig. 4 description according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is by seat 410, two chairs 4 that upright 420,430 and backrests 440 of part constitute.Seat 410 have parallel with its leading edge and near its groove 411 and tenon 412-this tenon 412 by suitable design to be mounted in first upright part 420 of backrest 440 neutralizations.This first upright part 420 has three parallel open 421,422,423, wherein first opening 421 is suitably designed to be assembled together with second upright part 430, second opening 422 is suitably designed being assembled together with backrest 440, and the tenon 412 that the 3rd opening 423 has formed a mortise-seat 410 is mounted to after having passed through backrest 440 in this opening 423.Second upright part 430 has an opening 431 and tenon 432 that is suitably designed to be assembled together with backrest 440, and wherein this tenon 432 is mounted in the groove 411 of first opening 421 of first upright part 420 and seat 410.Backrest 440 has an opening 441 and a tenon 442.Opening 441 is passed by the tenon 412 of seat, and tenon 442 is mounted in the opening 431 of second opening 422 of first upright part 420 and second upright part 430.In case be mounted, the fit engagement portion of chair 4 not only is fixed, and lock-is made promptly that chair can not scatter mutually between its operating period by this way.

If desired, groove 411 can be replaced by an opening of the thickness by seat 410 fully.

Below in conjunction with five embodiment of Fig. 5 description according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is the desk that comprises a top 510, two

520 and 530 and crosspieces.Top 510 has two openings near its transverse edge, each opening all have parallel with transverse edge and near its first opening 511,513 with vertical with first opening 511 and open into wherein second opening 512,514 respectively with 513.Each all has a longitudinal opening 521,531 pin 520,530, these openings from the top edge of pin begin and they length cardinal principle half extend.The top of pin 520,530 also has tenon 522,532-this tenon and is suitably designed with in the opening 511,513 that is mounted to top 510.Crosspiece 540 has two pin 541,542, they each all have an otch 543,544 that begins from the bottom of described pin to tilt towards the outside of pin.A upright part 520,530 is mounted in these otch 543,544 as illustrated in fig. 5.The top of crosspiece 540 also has two

tenons

545 and 546, and these tenons are mounted in the opening 512,514 at top 510.

Installation realizes as follows: at first, top 510 is mounted in the crosspiece 540, is mounted in this crosspiece with the rear foot 520,530 to be assembled in the opening 511,513 at top 510 up to tenon 522,532.In this way, this assembly not only is fixed but also is locked mutually.Fig. 5 has shown the pin 520,530 that assembles towards the outside from the inboard of desk 5, but the pin that assembles towards the inboard from the outside of desk can certainly be provided in a similar fashion, and whole mutual locking is provided equally.

According to a kind of replacement form of present embodiment, opening 511,512,513 and 514 can be replaced by the incomplete corresponding groove of the thickness by top 510.

Fig. 6 a to 6d has shown the 6th embodiment according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is by seat 610, two upright 620,630 and chairs that backrest 640 constitutes 6 of part.The seat 610 have near its trailing edge and with its trailing edge open parallel 611.First upright part 620 has near the opening 621 of its trailing edge and otch 622 vertical with its leading edge and that begin from this leading edge.Second upright part 630 has an opening 631 of close its trailing edge, and this opening 631 reaches in the otch 632 vertical with the trailing edge of a upright part 630.Two

otch

622 and 632 are suitably designed, thereby are assembled together each other between the installation period of chair 6.Backrest 640 has two

shoulders

641 and 642, and its underpart is cut into swallow-tail form, thereby forms two angles 643,644.These two angles are suitably designed with in the

opening

621 and 631 that is mounted to a

upright part

620 and 630 respectively.

The installation of chair 6 realizes as follows: two upright parts 620,630 at first by they otch 622,632 and be mounted to together, the angle 643,644 of backrest 640 is mounted in the opening 621,631 of upright part 620,630 subsequently, and the otch 611 of back seat 610 is mounted on the backrest 640 position up to shoulder 641,642.Assembling between a seat and the upright part realizes by the device of contact pin shown in Fig. 6 c or another kind of equivalence.By the shoulder 641,642 of backrest 640, backrest does not have moving of making progress when the people sits on the chair 6.The assembly of these parts thereby be fixed and mutually locking.Can also add further means, such as glue, to help the fit engagement portion between a holder 610 and the upright part 620,630, particularly in the occasion of using contact pin.

Fig. 7 a to 7e has represented the 7th embodiment according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is a chair 7, and it is made of parts 710 and a upright part 720.A upright part 720 has the shape of tubular, and its part is removed, to form two longitudinal edges parallel with the axle of tube.On each of these longitudinal edges, big about the height place of half, this upright part has the otch 721,722 of downward-sloping keyhole.

Parts 710 are made of two parts, promptly form the first of seat 711 and the second portion of formation backrest 712.Seat 711 also has two tenons 713,714 that prolong its leading edge.These tenons 713,714 are suitably designed, in the keyhole 721,722 that is mounted to a upright part.This assembling process has obtained signal and has shown in Fig. 7 b.In case tenon 713,714 is mounted in the otch 721,722 of keyhole, parts 710 are pivoted towards the rear portion of chair 7, and because otch 721,722 is downward-sloping, tenon 713,714 is maintained in the circular portion of keyhole otch, and fit engagement portion is locked mutually.Particularly, if a people sits on the chair 7, the distortion between seat 711 and the backrest 712 will make the front portion of tenon 713,714 upwards be pivoted, thereby strengthen its fit engagement portion.

Fig. 7 e signal has shown this concrete assembling.A has been represented by dotted lines seat 711 and the inclination of tenon 714 during it is mounted in the keyhole otch 722 that founds a part 720.B has schematically illustrated the position of when chair 7 is assembled tenon 714 and seat 711.Arrow has been represented when chair is used or in other words rotation of tenon when a people sits on it.

Shown difform otch among Fig. 8 a.First kind of otch its length the first half on constant width is arranged, and its length the second half on the width that reduces is gradually arranged.Second kind of otch is taper, and its width all reduces on its whole length gradually, and the third latter end has ripple.These otch make it possible to construct particularly the fit engagement portion that is under the stress.The employing of ripple also makes can reduce the gap, because the friction zone at contact point place is less.In addition, if the distance between the top respect to one another of ripple less than the gap of minimum, flattening of these tops increased whole stability in the process that is assembled together.

Fig. 8 b and 8c have represented to strengthen the dual mode of fit engagement portion.In Fig. 8 b, parts 13 and 14 are assembled together each other, and these parts 13,14 are corresponding to a

upright part

620 and 630 of for example chair shown in Fig. 6 a to 6d.The otch of parts 13, with the otch 632 of upright part 630 similarly, prolonged by a groove by this way, promptly be added to distorting stress being reduced on the build-up member by the parts in the groove of parts 13 14.

Another the special form that has shown fit engagement portion among Fig. 8 c.This build-up member is corresponding to a

upright part

620 and 630 of for example chair shown in Fig. 6 a to 6d 6.In the case, otch in the parts 15 and 16 (being similar to the

otch

622 and 632 of upright part 620 and 630) be taper and no longer be straight, thereby the contact between these two parts 15 and 16 occurs on the less surface, and this moment, distorting stress in assembly obtained better compensation.

Fig. 9 a to 9d has shown the 8th embodiment according to furniture of the present invention.This furniture is a desk 8 that has 820,830, tops 810 of two pin and two triangle wedges 840 and 850.Top 810 has two grooves 811,812 parallel with its longitudinal edge, and these grooves are suitably designed so that receive the top of two pin 820,830 in the mode of assembling.Pin 820,830 each all be provided with by this way respectively one in a longitudinal direction otch 821 and 831-promptly make it can be assembled in therebetween and form an X-shaped structure.Under otch 821,831, each pin also has two grooves 822,823 and 832,833 respectively, even and

wedge

840 and 850 can be mounted to wherein by this way-the fit engagement portion and the top 810 of pin 820,830 locks mutually.

The installation of this embodiment realizes as follows: at first be assembled together each other between two pin 820,830, shown in Fig. 9 a.The top 810 subsequently, and the certain flexibility by utilizing pin for example to be being inserted into the upper limb of pin 820,830 in the groove 811,812, and are mounted on these pin.At last, wedge 840,850 is mounted in groove 822,823,832 and 833 (sees Fig. 9 c), so that these fit engagement portions lock mutually.Wedge 840,850 can firmly be inserted in these grooves, and subsequently by glue or other means of equal value and be fixed.

The material that is used for according to furniture of the present invention can be timber, metal, synthetic material, glass or carbon fiber or any other material.

Certainly, the invention is not restricted to described embodiment, and can carry out various distortion within the scope of the appended claims.

For example, the tenon 545 of the desk 5 of Fig. 5 and 546 can cut out in a longitudinal direction obliquely, thereby top 510 transversely is mounted on the crosspiece 540 from the top down.The installation of this mode makes fit engagement portion group obtain reinforcement.

Embodiment also can be combined.For example, the fit engagement portion of the upright part of first embodiment (seeing Fig. 1 c) and seat can be by replacing based on the fixing of contact pin and glue according to the 6th embodiment (seeing Fig. 6 c).

The upright part that the upright part 620,630 of the 6th embodiment and their fit engagement portion can be configured a circular portion replaces, and locking realizes in an identical manner mutually.

Claims

1. but furniture that constitutes by assembling parts assembled with each other, it is fixing that the parts of last fit on have obtained the fit engagement portion between these parts, it is characterized in that described last parts are the last lockings mutually that are assembled-promptly guaranteed the fit engagement portion of these parts by this way, thereby make this furniture remain on installment state with stable manner.

2. according to the furniture of claim 1, it is characterized in that: described build-up member comprises two upright part, a seat and backrests, and described backrest is last parts that will assemble, and it is to assemble towards the top from the bottom of this furniture.

3. according to the furniture of claim 2, it is characterized in that fit engagement between seat and the backrest be by on present, realized by the otch that backrest passed through.

4. according to the furniture of claim 2, it is characterized in that fit engagement between seat and the backrest is to fix by a tenon in otch on backrest, that seat the is passed through otch that realize and that be formed on backrest and a corresponding mortise on the seat.

5. according to the furniture of claim 1, it is characterized in that described build-up member comprises two upright parts, a seat and obtains backrest, described backrest be from the top of this furniture towards the bottom assembling, and backrest by its with seat fit engagement and obtain mutual lock in place.

6. according to the furniture of claim 2, it is characterized in that seat and fit engagement between upright the part realize by two tenons, and the fit engagement between seat and the backrest be realize by the otch on the backrest by seat passed through and this fit engagement by tenon in the otch that is formed on the backrest and on a corresponding mortise be fixed.

7. according to the furniture of claim 1, it is characterized in that described build-up member comprises two pin, at least one crosspiece and a top, one of described pin is last parts that are assembled, and it tilts to assemble from the bottom towards the top.

8. according to the furniture of claim 7, it is characterized in that pin and crosspiece be assembled together each other by the otch of half groove and the top be the system that constitutes by tenon and mortise and being assembled together mutually with pin and crosspiece.

9. according to the furniture of aforementioned any one claim, it is characterized in that fit engagement portion when in a single day they form just by fixed to one another.