CN1409610A

CN1409610A - Table

Info

Publication number: CN1409610A
Application number: CN00817217A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 海因里茨·伊格塞德; D·特鲁特维格; P·安格宁德特
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-12-14
Filing date: 2000-12-06
Publication date: 2003-04-09
Also published as: AU773422B2; JP2003516784A; ATE245369T1; EP1237441A1; WO2001043588A1; EP1237441B1; DE50003039D1; DK1237441T3; AU2509601A; DE19960303A1; US20030000434A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a table comprising a table-top (1) and at least one folding table leg (2) which is mounted onto the table top using a jointed fitting (3). Said jointed fitting has a first joint section (3.1) fixed to the table-top and a second joint section fixed to one end of the table leg. The two joint sections are interconnected in an articulated manner to execute the folding movement. In addition, a locking device is provided for locking the table leg in the folded-out position. The locking device is designed as a locking sleeve (2.1) which is mounted so that it can be displaced between a release and a locking position in relation to the jointed fitting. The locking sleeve is formed by an end section of the table leg.

Description

Desk

But the present invention relates to as claim 1 desk that has a table and at least one folding or openable table leg as described in the preamble.

Known many kinds of table structures, wherein at least one foldable table leg links to each other with the desk bottom surface.

Well-known from practice is so to be discussion, convention, important dinner party and similar movable use and splicing desk and table system, variable the desk size and the shape that can obtain to cater to various requirement.If do not need desk, then can fold desk with saving the space and stack by suitable mode.For this reason, but when the table leg folding when being arranged on the table bottom surface, as everyone knows table leg is removed from the table fully or desk is designed to be foldable.

For example, but from DE-OS2309576, known a kind of folding table that is arranged at the table leg under the table with having table and folding.In the bonding pad between table bottom surface and each table leg top, be provided with roughly the hinge of amounting to that becomes to have articulated linkage form that vertical hole-hinge pin connects respectively.In this case, on the narrow side of square table, respectively there are two table legs to interconnect in couples and rotation together.

Equally, in the project organization (according to DE29803651) of another desk, have respectively two table legs by be arranged on rotationally on the table bottom surface as becoming tubular connector firmly to connect, thereby they can be used as rotation integrally or folding and be locked in place by a pin that is installed on the table bottom surface.

From US-A-2532902 and US-A-1809564, known as claim 1 desk as described in the preamble.

The object of the present invention is to provide as the described desk of claim 1 preorder, wherein table leg can the plain mode folding or is opened and be locked under the open mode.

According to the present invention, can realize this purpose by the technical characterictic of claim 1 characteristic.

But desk is made up of folding or openable table leg that table and at least one is fixed on the table by articulated joint, wherein articulated joint has first articulated section and second articulated section that is installed on table leg one end that is installed on the table, these two articulated sections are hinged and amount to action so that finish, in addition, being provided with one is used for table leg is locked in locking device under the open mode.In this case, locking device becomes the lock tube form, it relatively articulated joint between released position and latched position, be fixed movably.

In this case, lock tube is formed by an end of table leg.

In the prior art, for the folding table leg at first will unclamp lock tube and with hand operated ground table leg folded up for the second time, and under the situation of design of the present invention, only need a hand operated, this is that petiolarea because of table leg constitutes lock tube simultaneously.

Other embodiments of the invention are themes of dependent claims.

In addition, in another embodiment, provide lock tube is locked in locking mechanism on the latched position.In this case, locking mechanism for example becomes the bayonet catch form.

In a modified embodiment, it is stackable that the desk that the table leg folding is got up is designed to, and here, the end face back to table of first articulated section forms the Support.In this case, this end face advantageously has the sliding part of a protection placed side.

If many desks are lined up row's table structure of combining closely, then not only individual desk is adjacent, and a so-called link plate is set between two desks, and this is favourable.For this reason, desk must have the jockey that desk is linked to each other with link plate.

In a preferred embodiment, this jockey is arranged in the district of first articulated section and by one and can constitutes perpendicular to the supporting member of table axis rotation.

Explain other embodiments of the invention and advantage in detail in conjunction with description and accompanying drawing to embodiment, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the side view of desk;

Fig. 2 is the sectional view that table leg is fixed on the installing zone on the table on the locking device released position;

Fig. 3 is the sectional view along the III-III line among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the sectional view along the IV-IV line among Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is the sectional view that table leg is fixed on the installing zone on the table on the latched position that locking is put;

Fig. 6 is the sectional view along the VI-VI line among Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is the sectional view along the VII-VII line among Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is the side view that table leg is fixed on the installing zone on the table on the released position of locking device;

Fig. 9 is the view at the table leg on the end, articulated section;

Figure 10 is the sectional view along X-X line among Fig. 9;

Figure 11 is the upward view of the desk of table leg folding;

Figure 12 is the side view of the desk of many overlapping stackings;

Figure 13 is the upward view of row's table structure.

But desk as shown in the figure mainly comprises table 1 and articulated joint 3 of at least one dependence and is fixed on folding or the openable table leg 2 on the table 1.

Especially as Fig. 2-shown in Figure 8, articulated joint 3 has and relies on installed part 7 to be fixed on first articulated section 3.1 on the table 1 and be fixed on second articulated section 3.2 on table leg 2 one ends.For realizing amounting to action, two articulated sections are hinged by being parallel to table ground pin 3.3 that extend and that form rotating shaft.

In addition, be provided with one table leg is locked in locking device under the open mode.This locking device becomes lock tube 2.1 forms, it relatively articulated joint 3 between released position (see figure 2) and latched position (see figure 5), be fixed movably.

In the embodiment shown, lock tube is that a petiolarea by the tubulose table leg forms.

Especially as shown in Figure 5, the outer peripheral face of first, second articulated section 3.1,3.2 under the table leg open mode forms the sliding surface of lock tube 2.1.

On according to Fig. 2,8 released position, table leg 2 can be on arrow 4 directions be got up by folding around pin 3.3.

Lock tube 2.1 has 2.2, one circles of being made by spring steel 5 of an internal circle groove and is snapped in this internal circle groove, and this circle has three projectioies 5.1 of charging into lock tube.

In order to guarantee that lock tube 2.1 can be relative to the articulated section 3.1,3.2 moves, on the articulated section, be provided with corresponding grooves, described groove allows lock tube 2.1 to move axially on the one hand, has prevented the rotation between released position and latched position but then.

In the embodiment shown, lock tube 2.1 can be locked on the latched position, thereby lock tube can by mistake not move into the released position when lifting desk on the one hand, on the other hand, for avoiding upright desk to rock, lock tube 2.1 is fixed on the table 1 as far as possible very close to each otherly.

For this reason, proposed to become the locking mechanism of bayonet catch formula.

Locking mechanism is made up of with the projection that cooperates with annular groove 5.1 that is contained in the circle 5 on the lock tube 2.1 annular groove or three the annular groove sections in the embodiment shown 3.4 that are arranged on first articulated section 3.1.For locking lock tube 2.1, lock tube is rotated on latched position by the bayonet catch mode.Therefore, projection 5.1 changes annular groove section 3.4 over to.Annular groove section 3.4 has and the projection 5.1 oblique sliding surfaces 3.5 that contacts, thus lock tube 2.1 with so table leg 2 be tightened on first articulated section 3.1.The phenomenon of the table leg of opening has appearred as far as possible seamlessly connecting thus.

In order to allow the folding table leg shown in Figure 11,12, enough be fixed in this position securely, on the table bottom surface, on the table leg end of articulated joint for each table leg is provided with the snap fastener 8 that cooperates with table, in Fig. 9,10, illustrate in greater detail these snap fasteners.For this reason, chuck 8.1 is arranged in this table 1 zone, these chucks so be arranged on the table leg end on and the mechanism 8.2 of shape complementarity cooperate, promptly the one side table leg is firmly fixed, and table leg can be unclamped easily on the other hand.

Every table leg suitably is equipped with the table pin of the table leg adjustment that realizes moderate length.In the embodiment shown, the mechanism 8.2 of shape complementarity is formed by the blocking of table leg 2, and this blocking has one section internal thread, and pin 2.3 can be screwed in this internal thread by external screw thread 2.4.

On collapsed position, table leg can be parallel to the table purliew and be fixed on the table 1, or example is like that slight shown in Figure 11 inwardly is fixed on the table rotationally.It is oversize so that can not be parallel to the occasion of table purliew folding that flexible program shown in Figure 11 is particularly useful for table leg 2.

As shown in figure 12, the desk of table leg folding is stackable.In this case, the end face 3.1.1 back to table 1 of first articulated joint 3.1 has formed a Support that is equipped with the sliding part 9 of protection placed side.Except that nethermost desk, placed side is formed by the table 1 of the desk that puts down earlier respectively.Sliding part is become by for example felt, thereby can avoid reliably scratching or damaging placed side.

But embodiment as shown in the figure not only provides above-mentioned table leg folding or openable possibility, and they also have the jockey that desk is linked to each other with the table part such as the liner plate of a vicinity.

First articulated section 3.1, jockey and installing plate 7 have formed the assembly that is arranged on table 1 bottom surface.This jockey has a supporting member 10 that can wind perpendicular to axis 11 rotations of table 1.According to Figure 13, supporting member 10 provides two to intersect at an angle and supporting leg 10.1,10.2 that firmly link to each other, and one of them or two supporting legs selectively produce on the table 1.Angle between these two supporting legs 10.1,10.2 that firmly link to each other for example is 90 ° or 135 °.In a preferred embodiment, can lock supporting member 10 on the position one or more producing.

Supporting leg has hole 10.1.1 or 10.2.1, and pin can insert respectively wherein so that connect, and described pin is arranged on corresponding link plate 1.1 or 1.2.

By simply producing of supporting member 10, also can be fast and build up large-scale row's table structure reliably.

Especially shown in Fig. 2,5, first articulated section 3.1 firmly is connected with installing plate 7 by a bolt 12, and supporting member 10 is rotatably supported on the installing plate 7.Installing plate 7 is fixed on table 1 bottom surface again firmly.

Installing plate 7, articulated joint 3 and supporting member 10 form the coupling assembling of a compact conformation, and it allows table leg to fold up and allow on the other hand to connect other desk on the one hand.Certainly, also can imagine the structure that does not have the supporting member that can produce within the scope of the invention.First articulated section 1 can directly link to each other with table 1 bottom surface or logical installing plate is attached thereto.

Claims

1, a kind of have a table (1) and at least one rely on an articulated joint (3) but be fixed on folding on this table or the desk of openable table leg (2), wherein this articulated joint has first articulated section (3.1) and second articulated section (3.2) that is installed on table leg one end that is installed on this table, these two articulated sections are hinged so that finish folding movement, in addition, being provided with one is used for table leg is locked in locking device under the open mode, this locking device becomes lock tube (2.1) form, its articulated joint relatively (3) is fixed between a released position and a latched position movably, it is characterized in that lock tube (2.1) is formed by a petiolarea of table leg (2).

2, desk as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, two articulated sections (3.1,3.2) are parallel to the pin (3.3) that extends on this table ground by one and link to each other.

3, the described desk of one of claim as described above is characterized in that the outer peripheral face of first, second articulated section (3.1,3.2) under table leg (2) open mode is configured for the sliding surface of lock tube (2.1).

4, the described desk of one of claim as described above is characterized in that the desk of table leg (2) folding is stackable, and wherein the end face back to table (1) of first articulated section (3.1) (3.1.1) forms a Support.

5, desk as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, end face (3.1.1) has the sliding part (9) of a protection placed side.

6, desk as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, lock tube (2.1) can be locked on this latched position by rotating by bayonet catch mode ground.

7, desk as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, is provided with one lock tube (2.1) is locked in locking mechanism on this latched position.

8, desk as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this locking mechanism is formed by a bayonet catch.

9, desk as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, this locking mechanism has a projection (5.1) that is arranged on annular groove on first articulated section (3.1) and at least one lock tube (2.1) that cooperates with this annular groove.

10, the described desk of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, this lock tube of anti-rotation ground guiding between this released position and this latched position.

11, the described desk of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, every table leg (2) that end back to articulated joint (3) have match with this table and be used for temporarily table leg (2) being fixed on snap fastener (8) on the collapsed position.

12, the described desk of one of claim as described above is characterized in that, in the zone of first articulated section (3.1), is provided with one and is used for releasably desk is connected to jockey on the contiguous table part (1.1,1.2).

13, desk as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, first articulated section (3.1), this jockey and installing plate (7) form the assembly that is installed on table (1) bottom surface.

As claim 12 or 13 described desks, it is characterized in that 14, this jockey has a supporting member (10) that winds axis (11) rotation perpendicular to this table.

15, desk as claimed in claim 14, it is characterized in that supporting member (10) has two and intersects at an angle and supporting leg that firmly link to each other, one of them or two supporting legs can produce on the table (1) selectively, so that connect one or two part (1.1,1.2).

16, desk as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, supporting member (10) can be locked in one or more producing on the position.

17, desk as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, first articulated section (3.1) firmly are fixed on the installing plate (7), and supporting member (10) rotatably is fixed on the installing plate (7).