DE102020125883A1 - Stowable table - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a table (10) comprising: - a multi-part table top (20) and - a table frame (30) which is or can be connected to the table top (20) and which has at least one stand (31, 32) with a base frame (34) - wherein the table (10) can be converted into a spatially compressed stowage configuration (1), in which the multi-part table top (20) has a side wall structure ( 11) forms. In particular, in its compressed stowed configuration, the table has a cavity for receiving items, particularly computer monitors.

Description

technical field

The present invention relates to a stowable table which is particularly convertible into a spatially compressed stowage configuration. If required, the table can be converted into a spatially extended usage configuration.

background

A wide variety of tables, in particular folding tables or similar tables that can be converted into a stowage configuration, are known in the prior art. In a stowed configuration, for example in a folded configuration, such tables have a comparatively small space requirement. When the table is not in use, it can be stored in this way in a particularly space-saving manner.

Common folding tables are mostly unsuitable for home office applications. They often do not offer the required degree of stability. In addition, they are only suitable to a limited extent for working with a computer or with a computer monitor. The unbroken trend towards working from home presents employees with new challenges in terms of accommodating an office environment and office equipment in their own living environment. There is often a lack of suitable means of accommodating an office desk and/or one or more computer monitors in one's own household to save as much space as possible. This is a problem especially in metropolitan areas. There, employees working from home often only have limited space to set up and install a functional office workplace.

In this respect, the present invention is based on the object of providing an improved table which can be converted into a particularly elegant and aesthetically appealing storage configuration and which can also be integrated particularly easily and elegantly into a living environment. At the same time, the table should have a high degree of stability and functionality. It should be particularly suitable for the space-saving accommodation of computer hardware components, such as computer monitors.

This object is solved with a table according to independent patent claim 1 . Advantageous refinements of the invention are the subject matter of dependent patent claims.

According to the invention, a table is provided. This can be designed, for example, as a desk. The table comprises a multi-part tabletop and a table frame which is connected or can be connected to the tabletop. The table frame has at least one stand with a base frame. The table can assume at least two different configurations, namely a more or less “normal” use configuration and, in contrast, a spatially compressed stowage configuration. In particular, the table can be transferred from the usage configuration to the stowage configuration and vice versa.

In the stowed configuration, the compressed table has a significantly reduced volume and correspondingly smaller footprint. In the stowed configuration, the multi-section table top forms a side wall structure. This encloses the table frame and the at least one stand in a circumferential direction. The circumferential direction here means a direction that extends around the table frame or around the column or columns of the table frame. The stand may have an elongate geometry that is substantially vertically oriented, at least in the in-use configuration of the table. To this extent, the longitudinal extent of the stand can form an axial or vertical direction or coincide therewith. The circumferential direction extends more or less tangentially or in the circumferential direction.

In the stowed configuration, the multi-part table top in the form of the side wall structure can completely enclose the table frame. In this case, the table frame can essentially retain its original orientation. This means that the stand or stands of the table frame can point essentially vertically upwards or be aligned accordingly both in the stowage configuration and in the use configuration.

The base frame of the table frame can support the mechanical load of the table in both the stowed configuration and the use configuration of the table and can function as a support frame for the table in both configurations. The weight of the entire table typically rests on the pedestal in both the stowed configuration and the use configuration. Because the pedestal carries the total weight of the table both in the stowed and in the use configuration, it is not necessary to turn, turn or lift the table together with the table frame to transfer the table from the use configuration to the stowed configuration or vice versa . Before and during the transfer between the stowage configuration and the use configuration, the table frame can remain with its base on the floor. This allows a particularly easy handling of the table.

According to a further embodiment, the pedestal of the table, and therefore individual feet of the table, can be mounted on rollers or be provided with floor or sliding rollers. The entire table can be moved or moved on a base on roller bearings both in the use configuration and in the stowage configuration.

By configuring the multi-part table top to form a side wall structure, the table top can fulfill a dual function. On the one hand, it can originally function as a tabletop, on the other hand, it can form a housing for the table that has been converted into the stowage configuration. In the stowed configuration, the upper side of the table top can form an outer side of the side wall structure. A particularly high-quality finish on the upper side of the table top can also be seen from the outside in the storage configuration of the table. This gives the table a high-quality look even when it is stowed away. It can be integrated particularly well and easily, for example, into a domestic living environment by the housing formed by the table top or by the table top that contributes to the side wall structure or completely forms the side wall structure. If the table is not required, it can be transferred from the usage configuration to the storage configuration and integrated particularly elegantly into the living environment.

According to a further embodiment, the table has a cubature V in the stowed configuration. In the usage configuration, the table has a larger cubature N. In preferred configurations, the N/V ratio is more than 5, preferably more than 6, more than 7, more than 8, particularly preferably more than 9 or even more than 9.5, up to 12. Under the cubature in the Storage configuration means the volume that the table occupies in the storage configuration. The cubature in the configuration of use means the volume that the table occupies in the configuration of use. Here, the outer ends or outer edges of the table in the usage configuration are considered to be the outer edges of an imaginary cube. Its volume is defined here as cubature N.

According to a further embodiment, the table in the stowage configuration has a cubic structure, in particular the shape of a cube. In the stowed configuration, the table is typically no longer recognizable as a table. It can have a cube that is closed all around. Optionally, the table converted into the stowed configuration can be provided with a cover which is adjacent to an upper edge of the side wall structure formed by the multi-part table top or is detachably fastened thereto at its outer edges.

Only the floor or an underside of the table converted into a cubic storage configuration can be free of an enclosure. The bottom or underside of the cube formed in this way can be provided with the pedestal or essentially formed by the pedestal.

According to a further embodiment, the tabletop has at least three tabletop segments which are connected to one another in an articulated manner. A first tabletop segment can be connected in an articulated or pivotable manner to a second tabletop segment. The second table top segment can be connected in an articulated or pivotable manner to a third table top segment. The second tabletop segment can be located between the first and the second tabletop segment. It is conceivable that the first and the third tabletop segment are separated from one another by the second tabletop segment and do not experience any direct mechanical interaction. By means of three table top segments, for example, a side wall structure that is triangular in cross section can be formed.

According to a further embodiment, each of the tabletop segments has an essentially rectangular plane geometry. It can have a flat top and a flat bottom that merge into one another via a peripheral side edge. The side edge protrudes neither from the top nor from the bottom.

According to a further embodiment, the tabletop has a total of five tabletop segments. These are arranged side by side. They are each pivotally connected to one another by means of a hinge or by means of a plurality of hinges, forming a total of four pivot axes running parallel to one another. A first tabletop segment is exclusively connected to the second tabletop segment. The second tabletop segment is exclusively connected to the first and to the third tabletop segment. The third table top segment is only connected to the second and the fourth table top segment and the fourth table top segment is only connected to the third table top segment and the fifth table top segment.

A first pivot axis extends between the first and the second table top segment. One extends between the second and the third tabletop segment second pivot axis. A third pivot axis extends between the third table top segment. A fourth pivot axis extends between the fourth and the fifth table top segment.

A table top segmented in this way is outstandingly suitable for forming a side wall structure enclosing the table frame or enclosing the table frame in the circumferential direction. In the stowage configuration, the individual table top segments can be arranged essentially without overlapping one another. The third table top segment can form a front side of the side wall structure, for example. The second and fourth table top segments can form a side wall and the first and fifth table top segments can form a rear wall of the side wall structure.

Provision is advantageously made for the first and the fifth table top segment to be designed to be somewhat shorter perpendicular to the pivot axes than the other table top segments. The second, the third and the fourth table top segment can essentially have identical contours or geometries. It is also conceivable that the second and the fourth table top segment are configured essentially identically. Furthermore, it can be provided that the first and the fifth tabletop segment along their extension perpendicular to the pivot axes (hereinafter transverse extension) have a total extension that corresponds approximately to the transverse extension of the third tabletop segment.

By means of such a multi-part division of the table top into several, typically rectangular table top segments, a multi-part housing or envelope for the table frame can be formed in a particularly simple manner.

According to a further embodiment, the table top is pivotably connected to the at least one stand of the table frame by means of at least one joint, or the table top can be connected to the stand by means of the joint. The articulated connection of the tabletop to the at least one stand makes it possible to pivot the tabletop by about 90°, for example starting from its horizontal orientation in the usage configuration, so that the pivot axes of the tabletop segments point essentially in the vertical direction.

The pivot axis with respect to which the table top can be pivoted relative to the table frame typically extends perpendicular to the alignment of the pivot axes of the individual table top segments. In this way, when the tabletop is pivoted relative to the table frame, it can be avoided that the individual tabletop segments pivot among one another.

This pivoting in relation to the table frame enables the table frame to be encased in a particularly simple manner by means of the multi-part table top. Based on the usage configuration, the table top can be brought into a lateral position in the stretched out or unfolded configuration, in which one long side of the typically rectangular table top comes to lie close to the ground. Then the individual table top segments can be folded over with respect to their respective pivot axes to form the enclosing side wall structure and thus enclose the table frame. It is not necessary to detach or remove the table top from the table frame.

According to a further embodiment, it can be provided in particular that the table top is and remains firmly connected to the table frame. It is therefore not necessary to detach the table top and table frame from one another in order to transfer from the use configuration to the stowage configuration or vice versa. This simplifies the handling of the table and enables a particularly simple and intuitive operation of the table to transfer from one configuration to another.

According to a further embodiment, the at least one stand has an elongate support connected to the base frame and a support connected or connectable to an underside of the tabletop. The carrier is arranged pivotably on the elongate support. The carrier is used for a defined, pivotable connection of the tabletop to the elongated support of the stand. The support and the pedestal of the stand can be designed in one piece or in several pieces. The support and at least portions of the pedestal may be immovable and rigidly connected to each other. In this way, a particularly stable design of the stand can be realized. The elongate support can in particular extend vertically. The pedestal can in particular have a horizontal shaft with at least one or more feet, as a result of which the pedestal and the stand have a high degree of stability.

The connection of the carrier to the underside of the table top is particularly advantageous for an elegant integration of the table that has been transferred to the stowage configuration. Neither in the use configuration nor in the stowed configuration of the table is the mechanical interaction and connection The connection between the carrier and the table top is immediately apparent to the end user.

According to a further embodiment, the carrier has a T-shaped geometry with a connection section pivotably mounted on the support and a cross member connected or connectable to the tabletop. The cross member can typically extend approximately parallel to the pivot axes of the individual table top segments. The longitudinal extension of the cross member is typically more than half the longitudinal extension of the individual table top segments. For example, it can be more than 60%, more than 70% or even more than 80% of the longitudinal extent of the individual table top segments. The longitudinal extension of the table top segments means that extension which extends parallel to the pivot axes of the table top.

A particularly good and stable connection between the table top and the support can be formed by a comparatively long cross member. In this way, a particularly torsion-resistant arrangement or mounting of the tabletop on the carrier and thus also on the stand, and consequently on the table frame, can be achieved. In the configuration of use, the table can thus have the required degree of stability and rigidity.

The connection section can have one or more elongate legs, which are mounted pivotably on the support of the stand with their end facing away from the cross member. In the configuration of use, the connection section essentially extends parallel to or overlaps with the support. In the stowed configuration, the connection section can protrude laterally from the support. For example, it can assume an angle of approximately 90° relative to the support.

According to a further embodiment, the table frame has a first stand and a second stand. The first and the second stand can be configured essentially identically. Each of the two stands typically has its own pedestal, its own elongate support and its own support which is pivotably mounted on the elongate support and which is connected to the underside of the table top or can be connected thereto. Providing two stands increases the stability of the table. The first and the second stand are configured essentially identically and can be arranged parallel to one another. They can typically be arranged at a distance from one another in the transverse direction of the individual table top segments.

According to a further embodiment, it is provided that the first stand and the second stand are arranged or can be arranged on the tabletop at varying distances from one another. In the usage configuration, the distance between the first stand and the second stand is typically greater than in the stowed configuration. The distance between the two stands can be reduced in order to transfer the table from the use configuration to the stowed configuration. In the stowed configuration, the uprights may even abut one another or come to rest directly against one another. However, it is also conceivable that the stands form a defined space between them in the stowed configuration in order to accommodate any add-on parts or any accessories for the table.

In particular and according to a further embodiment, it is provided that the first stand and the second stand form a cavity or space between them in the stowed configuration of the table, which is dimensioned so large that at least one computer monitor, possibly also several computer monitors, can be placed in the cavity or space can be stowed away.

According to a further embodiment, an elongate sliding guide for the first stand and for the second stand is provided on the underside of the table top. In this respect, the first and the second stand can be mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner along the sliding guide on the underside of the tabletop and can accordingly be moved along the sliding guide on the underside of the tabletop.

According to a further embodiment, the first and second uprights are displaced relative to each other and/or relative to the tabletop in an unfolded configuration of the tabletop, in which the tabletop is folded to the side. In this respect, it is provided in particular that each of the two uprights has a pivotably mounted carrier on the two supports, which is arranged on the underside of the table top.

The sliding guidance of the first and second uprights on the underside of the table top is typically carried out via the supports connected on the one hand to the table top and on the other hand to the supports.

According to a further embodiment, the sliding guide has at least one multi-part guide rail extending over several table top segments. At least some of the table top segments, typically the middle tables Top segments, such as the second, the third and the fourth table top segment of a five-part table top each have a rail piece. Rail pieces of adjacently arranged tabletop segments come to lie flush with one another and/or directly adjacent to one another.

In this way, when a multi-part table is folded up to form a plane, it can be achieved that, for example, a sliding piece arranged on a cross member can slide along the individual parts of the guide rail on the underside of the table top. In this way, a guided displacement of the carrier and the supports or stands of the table frame connected thereto can be achieved.

A sliding section of a crossbeam can, for example, be guided or displaced starting from a position in the area of a third table top segment via the corresponding rail piece in the direction of the fourth table top segment and then inserted into the corresponding rail piece of a multi-part guide rail in the area of the fourth segment and further there, up to if necessary to the adjacent fifth rail section of the fifth tabletop segment. Likewise, a sliding section of the cross member of the other stand can be moved in the opposite direction, starting from a position in the area of the third table top segment into a guide rail of the second table top segment and further into a guide rail of the first table top segment.

According to a further embodiment, the hinges, by means of which the individual table top segments are pivotably connected to one another, have limit stops which prevent the hinges from being able to be moved beyond a 180° configuration. Typically, the hinges are designed in such a way that they can pivot between 90° and 180°. In this way, immediately adjacent segments of the table top can be pivoted in a 90° orientation in the stowage configuration and a 180° orientation in the use configuration.

According to a further embodiment, the table top segments themselves have end stops which come into contact with one another with their mutually facing side edges. The tabletop segments typically reach an end stop configuration when they are pivoted from a 90° position into a 180° position. The reciprocal abutment of directly adjacent side edges of adjacent table top segments ensures the formation of a flat table top formed from a plurality of table top segments.

Because the uprights in the configuration of use are in engagement with the outer tabletop segments, typically with the first and/or second and with the fourth and/or fifth tabletop segment, the tabletop segments can be locked to one another almost as a result of gravity when the configuration of use is reached. The force of gravity of the third table top segment located between the uprights counteracts a pivoting out of the 180° configuration of table top segments that are arranged adjacent to one another and directly abut one another via a hinge.

According to a further embodiment of the table, the first stand and the second stand with their respective first and second crossbeams are arranged in the stowage configuration of the table in the area of at least one guide rail of a third table top segment. In the case of a five-part table top, the first stand can be shifted from the area of the third segment via the second segment into the area of the first segment in the course of transferring the table from the stowed configuration to the usage configuration. The second stand can be moved in the opposite direction, namely starting from the third table top segment via the fourth table top segment into the area of the fifth table top segment.

The sliding guidance of at least two uprights on the underside of the table is typically carried out with the table top tilted to the side, in which the short side of the essentially rectangular table top points vertically upwards or in which the pivot axes between the individual table top segments are aligned vertically are. In this embodiment, the stands can be displaced relatively easily relative to one another and also relative to the table top, since the end user can directly inspect the side-facing underside of the table top without having to bend down.

According to a further embodiment, the sliding guide on the underside of the table top has two multi-part guide rails which run parallel to one another and each extend over a number of table top segments. A first guide rail can run, for example, along or parallel to a first longitudinal edge of the table top. The second guide rail can be at or parallel to an opposite second along the edge of the table top. In this way, the table top can be mounted on the table frame, in particular close to its outer edges, which increases the overall stability and torsional rigidity of the table.

The cross member of the respective stand is typically slidably mounted on the underside of the table top. The crossbeam can in particular have a sliding section which is slidably mounted in the guide rails of the sliding guide. The sliding section of the cross member(s) can in particular be transferred in a longitudinally displaceable manner from a rail section of the guide rail, for example in the region of a third table top segment, into the rail section of an adjacent table top segment.

If the table top has a plurality of, typically two, multi-part guide rails running parallel to one another on the underside, each of the two crossbeams can have two sliding sections which are each mounted displaceably in one of the guide rails. The crossbeam of the first stand can have two slide sections, with a first slide section being mounted in a first guide rail of the table top. The second sliding section of the carrier can accordingly be arranged at a distance from the first carrier on the cross member, so that it is mounted in the second guide rail on the underside of the tabletop so that it can be displaced longitudinally. Equally, this can also apply to the second stand or to the crossbeam of the second stand. In this way, the table top can be connected to the table frame at or via a total of at least four points.

The crossbeams, in particular their sliding sections, can be mounted in a non-detachable manner in the multi-part guide rail or in the multi-part guide rails on the underside of the tabletop. In particular, the ends of the guide rails can be closed after inserting the corresponding sliding portions of the cross members. In this way, an unintentional detachment of the table top and stand would be largely prevented. In this respect, there would be no risk of injury from an unintentional detachment of a stand from the tabletop.

In other embodiments, however, it is also conceivable that in particular the cross member of at least one stand is releasably connected to the underside of the tabletop, for example releasably connected to the guide rails provided there or is releasably guided in such guide rails. This can equally apply to both crossbeams of both stands. In this respect, according to a further embodiment, the multi-part table top can also be detached from the table frame.

According to a further embodiment, the supports of the first stand and of the second stand are in displaceable engagement with the two guide rails on the underside of the table top by means of their transverse supports. The carriers can each be mounted in the multi-part guide rail so as to be displaceable in a longitudinally displaceable manner with associated sliding sections. In configurations of the table top with at least two guide rails running parallel to one another, the carriers can also be in engagement with both guide rails simultaneously or permanently.

According to a further embodiment, the connection section of the carrier has two legs running parallel to one another. At least in the region of a pivotable connection to the support of the respective stand, the legs have a clear distance from one another which is greater than or equal to the cross section of the support. Both in the configuration folded or pivoted to the side and in the upright configuration in the respective stowage or use configuration, it can be achieved in this way that the support lies between the legs of the connection section of the carrier pivotably mounted on the support.

This enables collision-free pivoting of the legs or the carrier on the support. Furthermore, the support can be built comparatively high and the leg can be offset downwards from the upper end of the support and pivotably articulated or pivotably mounted on the support. This enables a particularly space-saving arrangement of the support and the carrier pivotably mounted thereon. At the same time, the support, which typically projects vertically upwards, can be built comparatively high, which can be advantageous in particular for the height adjustability of the table. Furthermore, this arrangement allows the center of gravity of the table to be shifted down as far as possible, which has a positive effect on the stability of the table.

According to a further embodiment, the table has a mechanical force accumulator. This is coupled on the one hand to the carrier and on the other hand to the support or to the pedestal. The mechanical force accumulator is arranged at a radial distance from that joint by means of which the tabletop is pivotably connected to the at least one stand. The mechanical energy store can be implemented, for example, as a gas pressure spring or as a spring mechanism. One end of the mechanical force accumulator is typically connected to the carrier bound or coupled. Another end of the mechanical accumulator is typically coupled to the post or pedestal.

By means of the mechanical force accumulator, the entire table top can be pivoted with force support via the carrier or carriers pivotably mounted on the support or supports, or the movement can also be correspondingly damped. In this way it can be avoided, on the one hand, that the table top from the usage configuration unintentionally hits the floor or the substructure when it is pivoted into the vertical lateral orientation and is thus damaged. On the other hand, the force to be applied by the end user to swing up the table top from the stowage configuration to the horizontal use position can be supported by means of the mechanical force accumulator, so that the end user ultimately has to exert less force.

According to a further embodiment, the support of the at least one stand has a multi-part design. It has at least a first support section with a first shaft and a second support section with a second shaft. The first shank and the second shank are guided or mounted so that they can be longitudinally displaced relative to one another and/or into one another. The first and the second support section can in particular be guided telescopically into one another. The first and second support sections allow a height adjustment of the respective stand and thus a height adjustment of the table as a whole. The first and the second shaft can be fixed and locked in any position relative to one another. This enables a largely stepless height adjustment of the table. A displacement or adjustment of the first and second shaft can be provided by the end user and/or by a separate electric drive.

According to a further embodiment, the pedestal of the at least one stand has at least one elongate shaft with a first foot and a second elongate shaft with a second foot. The first and the second shaft are guided or supported in a longitudinally displaceable manner relative to one another and/or into one another. The first and the second shaft can in particular be mounted or guided telescopically relative to one another. In this respect, the longitudinal extent of the foot frame formed by the first and second shaft can be increased if necessary. This can take place in particular when or during the transfer of the table from the stowage configuration into the use configuration.

By extending the pedestal, the contact area of the table can be increased as required. This increases the stability and reduces the tendency of the table to tip over. When placed in the stowed configuration, the first and second elongate shafts can be telescoped to reduce the overall extent of the table in the stowed configuration to a required level.

According to a further embodiment, a monitor mount is arranged or can be arranged on the underside of the table top. The monitor holder has a base and at least one arm pivotably mounted on the base via a joint. The arrangement of the monitor mount with the base and the arm pivoted thereon allows at least one or more monitors to be fixed to the table top and to be accommodated in the stowed configuration of the table, typically in a gap or cavity between the two uprights. In the course of or after transferring the table into the usage configuration, the arm on which the one or more monitors are arranged can be transferred from a basic position into a folded-up usage position, so that the monitor or monitors on the top of the table appear comes or come.

According to a development of the monitor mount, the base of the same is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the underside of the tabletop. In one usage configuration of the monitor mount, the hinge between the base and the arm is outside the side edge of the tabletop. The hinge protrudes, so to speak, from a side edge of the table top. This at least partially protruding joint from the side edge of the tabletop makes it possible to transfer the arm upwards from a stowed configuration into a usage configuration, so that the arm protrudes upwards from the upper side of the tabletop at a distance or adjacent to the side edge of the tabletop. The at least one monitor is typically attached to the arm.

According to a further embodiment, at least a first boom, which can be connected to a first monitor, is mounted on the arm so that it can pivot and/or be longitudinally displaceable. The arm can in particular have an elongate profile element, on which the boom is in turn pivotably or longitudinally displaceably mounted. The boom itself, which is also designed as an elongate profile element, for example, can be pivoted in particular with respect to a pivot axis which extends essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the arm. Any required alignment of the monitor relative to the monitor mount or relative to the table can be achieved in this way.

According to a further embodiment of the monitor holder, it has on the arm a second arm which can be connected to a second monitor and which is also pivotably and/or longitudinally displaceably mounted on the arm. In this way, two monitors can be arranged on the monitor mount on one and the same arm by means of the first and second arm.

In the stowage configuration, these can be stowed parallel to one another and bordering one another quasi-overlappingly in the intermediate space between the first and the second stand, without having to remove them from the monitor mount. In the stowed configuration, the monitors can remain firmly attached to the monitor mount. The monitor holder can be fixed to one of the tabletop segments, so that the at least one monitor or both monitors can be captively arranged on the tabletop. When transferring the table into the stowage configuration, the monitors can remain firmly connected to at least one table top segment via the monitor holder and can thus be stowed in a particularly space-saving manner inside the side wall structure formed by the table top. This increases the usability of the table equipped with computer monitors. In addition, the problem is solved for the user of storing any and comparatively large monitors outside of the table or independently of the table when not in use.

character list

• 1 eine Seitenansicht des in eine kubische Verstaukonfiguration überführten Tischs,
• 2 eine perspektivische Darstellung des Tischs gemäß 1,
• 3 eine Seitenansicht des Tischs gemäß der 1 und 2, wobei die mehrgliedrige Tischplatte zu einer ebenen Tischplatte aufgeklappt wurde,
• 4 eine perspektivische Darstellung des Tischs in der Konfiguration gemäß 3,
• 5 eine Seitenansicht des Tischs gemäß 4, wobei jedoch die beiden Ständer auseinandergezogen sind,
• 6 eine perspektivische Darstellung der Konfiguration gemäß 5,
• 7 eine weitere Darstellung des Tischs während des Überführens in die Nutzungskonfiguration, wobei die Tischplatte nach oben in eine horizontale Nutzungskonfiguration überführt wurde,
• 8 eine perspektivische Darstellung der Konfiguration gemäß 7,
• 9 eine Seitenansicht des Tischs gemäß 8, wobei jedoch die Monitorhalterung, insbesondere deren Basis in eine Nutzungskonfiguration überführt wurde,
• 10 eine perspektivische Darstellung der Konfiguration gemäß 9,
• 11 eine Seitenansicht des Tischs, bei welcher, ausgehend von der Konfiguration gemäß 10 zwei Computermonitore mittels ihren Auslegern in eine Nutzungskonfiguration verschwenkt wurden,
• 12 eine perspektivische Darstellung gemäß 11,
• 13 eine weitere Darstellung der Monitorhalterung in Seitenansicht,
• 14 eine perspektivische Darstellung der Konfiguration gemäß 13,
• 15 eine weitere Konfiguration der Monitorhalterung in Seitenansicht,
• 16 die Konfiguration gemäß 15 in perspektivischer Darstellung,
• 17 einen nach oben verlagerten höhenverstellbaren Tisch in einer Seitenansicht und
• 18 eine perspektivische Darstellung des Tischs gemäß 17.

Other goals, features and advantageous uses of the table are explained in the following description of an embodiment with reference to the drawings. Here show:

• 1 a side view of the table converted to a cubic stowage configuration,
• 2 according to a perspective view of the table 1 ,
• 3 a side view of the table according to FIG 1 and 2 , whereby the multi-part tabletop was folded out to form a flat tabletop,
• 4 a perspective view of the table in the configuration according to FIG 3 ,
• 5 a side view of the table according to FIG 4 , but with the two stands pulled apart,
• 6 a perspective view of the configuration according to FIG 5 ,
• 7 a further representation of the table during the conversion into the usage configuration, with the tabletop being converted upwards into a horizontal usage configuration,
• 8th a perspective view of the configuration according to FIG 7 ,
• 9 a side view of the table according to FIG 8th , but the monitor mount, in particular its base, has been converted into a usage configuration,
• 10 a perspective view of the configuration according to FIG 9 ,
• 11 a side view of the table, in which, starting from the configuration according to FIG 10 two computer monitors were swiveled into a usage configuration by means of their cantilevers,
• 12 a perspective view according to 11 ,
• 13 another representation of the monitor mount in side view,
• 14 a perspective view of the configuration according to FIG 13 ,
• 15 another configuration of the monitor mount in side view,
• 16 the configuration according to 15 in perspective view,
• 17 a height-adjustable table shifted upwards in a side view and
• 18 according to a perspective view of the table 17 .

Detailed description

The in the 1 until 18 The table 10 according to the invention shown has a multi-part table top 20 and a table frame 30 which is connected to the table top 20 or can be connected thereto. The table frame and the table top are particularly in the 4 and 6 shown. The table 10 is in a in the 1 and 2 shown stowage configuration 1 convertible. Optionally, the table 10 can be converted into a, such as in 8th or 18 usage configuration 2 shown are transferred. In the stowage configuration 1, the table top 20 forms a housing or housing 8 enveloping the table frame 30.

In particular, the table top 20 can be converted into a side wall structure 11 which gives the table 10 a type of cubic outer housing 8 in its stowed configuration 1 . The housing 8, and consequently the side wall structure 11 formed by the table top 20, can optionally be provided with a cover 12. The lid can be arranged removably on the table frame 30 and/or on the side wall structure 11 or on the table top 20.

In the in the 1 and 2 In the stowage configuration 1 shown, the table 10 has a cubic geometry. A top 15 in 8th The table top 20 shown here forms the side wall structure 11 that is visible from the outside.

The structure of the table top 20 and the table frame 30 is based on the 4 and 6 explained in detail. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the table top 20 has a plurality of table top segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. The table top segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 are each configured rectangular. The segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 are arranged directly adjacent to one another and next to one another along their long sides. Adjacent segments, such as segments 21 and 22, are pivotally connected to one another by means of one or more hinges 26. The same applies to segments 22 and 23, to segments 23 and 24 and to segments 24 and 25.

In the longitudinal direction, ie along the short side of the table top 20, all the segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 have the same length. In particular, they are arranged flush with one another, so that the flush arrangement of the individual segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 has a continuous longitudinal side edge 16 of the in 8th shown table top 20 forms. The table top 20 is thus segmented in the longitudinal direction. The first segment 20 and the fifth segment 25 form a short side edge 17 of the tabletop 20 with their outer edges facing away from the other segments.

The pivotable and multi-part design of the table top 20 with a total of five segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 inevitably leads to the formation of a total of four pivot axes 3, 4, 5, 6, as in 6 shown. Each of the pivot axes ultimately coincides with an outside corner of the cubic sidewall structure 11 in the stowed configuration 1 . Starting from in the 1 and 2 The storage configuration 1 shown can be folded out into a flat table top 20 after the cover 12 has been removed to form the side wall structure 11 . This is done by pivoting the individual tabletop segments in the example in the 4 and 6 shown rectilinear or planar configuration. In this, the individual tabletop segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 directly adjoin each other.

At the in the 4 and 6 On the underside 14 of the table top 20 shown, each of the individual segments 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 has an elongate rail piece 42, 43 of a multi-part guide rail 40, 41 extending over several table top segments. These guide rails 40, 41 are part of a sliding guide 38, by means of which the table frame 30 is slidably mounted on the underside 14 of the tabletop 20. In the present case, the sliding guide 38 has a first multi-part guide rail 40 and a second multi-part guide rail 41 . The first guide rail 40 is shown in FIG 4 and 6 above and the second guide rail 41 is near the floor.

Both guide rails 40, 41 have a total of five rail sections 42, 43. Each of the rail sections 42, 43 adjoins an adjacent rail section of a table top segment adjoining this in the longitudinal direction of the guide rails 40, 41. In the unfolded or unfolded configuration of the table top 20, the individual rail sections 42, 43 of the guide rails 40, 41 are arranged directly in alignment or directly adjacent to one another and in respective mutual extensions to one another.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the table frame 30 has a first stand 31 and a second stand 32 . Each of the two stands 31, 32 has a substantially vertically extending support 33 and a pedestal 34 connected thereto. The pedestal 34 and the support 33 form an inverted T-structure. On the support 33, a carrier 36 is also pivotally mounted. The carrier 36 has a connection section 46 pivotably mounted on the support 33 and a cross member 49 . The cross member 49 and the connection section 46 also form an essentially T-shaped geometry. The crossbeam 49 , which expands in a T-shape in the direction of the table top 20 , is pivotably mounted at certain points via a joint 45 on the support 33 via the connection section 46 . The connection section 46 has two opposite legs 47 , 48 running parallel to one another, the clear spacing of which corresponds approximately to the cross section or the width of the support 33 along the pivot axis 7 of the joint 45 .

In this way, the support 33 can be arranged between the opposite legs 47, 48 of the connection section 46 of the carrier 36. This enables a particularly space-saving pivoting mounting of the carrier 36 on the support 33 projecting vertically upwards. The design of the connection section 46 with two legs 47, 48 arranged at a distance from one another also makes it possible to move the pivot point or the joint 45 to an area below the upper To move the end of the support 33. In this way and Way, the focus of the table top 20 or the focus of the storage of the table top 20 can be shifted down as possible, which allows a particularly simple and ergonomic, but also space-saving pivoting movement of the table top relative to the table frame 30.

The cross beam 49 of the beam 36 has an elongate structure with a first longitudinal end 50 and a second longitudinal end 51 . In the area of the longitudinal ends 50, 51, sliding sections 52, 53 are provided, with which the cross member 49 is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner in the guide rails 40, 41 on the underside 14 of the tabletop 20. in the in 4 In the intermediate position shown between the stowage configuration 1 and the usage configuration 2, both crossbeams 49 of the two uprights 31, 32 are located in the area of the third table top segment 23.

As from a comparison of 4 and 6 shows, for transferring the table 10 from the stowage configuration 1 to the usage configuration 2, starting from the in 4 configuration shown, the first stand 31, starting from the central position to the left, that is to shift over the table top segment 22 in the region of the table top segment 21 adjoining it. The further stand 32 is moved in the opposite direction along the slide guide 38 . Starting from a position in the area of the third table top segment 23, it can be moved via the fourth table top segment 24 to the area of the fifth table top segment 25, as can be seen in the illustration 6 emerges.

As soon as the stands 31, 32 have their in 6 have taken end position shown on the edge table top segments 21, 25, the table top 20 as a whole relative to the table frame 30 in the horizontal position according to the 7 and 8th be pivoted. That pivoting movement can be assisted by a mechanical force accumulator 60 . The energy accumulator 60 is designed as a gas pressure spring 61 in the present exemplary embodiment.

A first end of the force accumulator 60 is arranged or articulated at a connection point 63 of a leg 48 of the connection section 46 of the carrier 36 . An opposite end of the mechanical force accumulator 60 is arranged at a connection point 62 of the support 33 . In the exemplary embodiment shown here, the connection point 62 is located on a bracket 64 protruding horizontally from the support of an extension 65 extending downwards from the joint 45.

The mechanical force accumulator 60 is located at a predetermined radial distance from the pivot axis 7 in order to support and/or mechanically dampen the pivoting movement of the tabletop 20 relative to the two stands 31, 32.

On the underside of the table top 20 is also, as in particular in 16 shown, a monitor mount 100 arranged. The monitor holder 100 has a base 102 which is arranged on the underside 14 of the table top 20 so that it can be displaced longitudinally. The base 102 can, for example, be guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the underside 14 of the table top 20 by means of a sliding guide 101 . The base 102 can have a guide rail, for example, which can be locked or fixed in different settings or positions on the table top 20 . An arm 104 is pivotally mounted on the base 102 via a joint 103 . The hinge may include a detent to lock the arm 104 in any required position or orientation relative to the base 102 . Two monitors 112, 114 are arranged on the arm 104 in turn. The monitors 112, 114 are arranged via an adapter 110, which is fixedly arranged on the back of the respective monitor. The respective adapters 110 are arranged on a boom 106, 108.

The cantilevers 106, 108 are each mounted on the arm 104 such that they can pivot with respect to a pivot axis 105, 107. They can also be mounted on the arm 104 such that they can be displaced along the longitudinal direction of the elongated arm 104 and can be locked in any displacement position. The pivot axes 105, 107 of the arms 106, 108 typically extend parallel to the longitudinal direction or longitudinal extent of the arm 104. As can be seen in particular from a comparison of the 7 and 9 shows, the base 102 can first be converted into a usage configuration in which the hinge 103 protrudes from the side edge 16 of the table top 20 .

Then, as in particular in the 11 and 12 shown, the two monitors 112, 114 are pivoted with their booms 106, 108 from their substantially overlapping and parallel arrangement in a side-by-side arrangement. The two booms 106, 108 are pivoted about the pivot axes 105, 107. In this configuration, the two monitors 112, 114 are still below the level of the table top 20.

From this configuration, the cantilevers 106, 108 can be displaced along the longitudinal direction of the arm 104, in this way the radial spacing of the monitors 112, 114 to the joint 103 can be increased. Then the two monitors 112, 114 by pivoting the arm 104, starting from the in the 13 and 14 configuration shown, are pivoted upwards so that the monitors 112, 114 come to rest at a predetermined distance above the top 15 of the tabletop 20.

Finally in the 17 and 18 shown that the supports 33 of the two stands 31, 32 are designed in several parts. The support 33 has, as in 17 shown, a total of three support sections 81, 82, 83, each having a hollow shaft 82, 84, 86. The lower support section 81 with the shaft 82 is firmly connected to a shaft 70 of the pedestal 34 . A second shaft 84 of the further support section 83 is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on an end of the shaft 82 facing away from the pedestal 34 . A further support section 85 with a shaft 86 is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on this in turn and on an end remote from the shaft 82 or the support section 81 .

The shafts 82, 84, 86 can be nested in one another in the manner of a telescopic guide. The shafts 82, 84, 86, and therefore the support sections 81, 83, 85 formed by them, can be adjusted in height and also locked by means of an electric drive. The provision of an electric drive for the support sections 81, 83, 85 of both stands 31, 32 has the advantage that the height adjustment on the part of both stands 31, 32 can take place synchronously. Consequently, the drives for the respective supports 33 can be synchronously coupled to one another.

The ability to extend or change the length of the supports 33 of the two stands 31, 32 enables particularly ergonomic work. In particular, the table can also be used as a standing desk.

As further from the representation according to the 6 and 17 As shown, the pedestal 34 may include a first shaft 70 and a second shaft 71 slidable therein. At the ends of the longitudinally extended shafts 70, 71 pointing away from one another, a foot 72, 73 projecting downwards is formed in each case. The displaceability of the shaft 71 and the foot 73 in relation to the other shaft 70 and the further foot 72 makes it possible to reduce the extension of the foot frame 34 as required, in particular when the table is transferred to the stowage configuration 1 . During or before a transfer to the usage configuration 2, for example after the table top 20 has been unfolded, the shaft 71 can be pulled out of the shaft 70 in order to increase the distance between the two feet 72, 73 to a required level. This gives the table a high degree of stability.

As also in 17 shown, it has proven to be particularly favorable for the height adjustability of the supports 33 and the stands 31, 32 if the mechanical energy store 60 is arranged with one end on the connection section 46 of the carrier 36, but with the other end on a downwardly protruding extension 65 of the top support portion 85 and the top shaft 86, respectively. In this way, even when the height of the table and the table top is adjusted, there is no change in position between the opposite connection points 62, 63 for the mechanical energy store 60.

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Claims (18)

Table (10) comprising: - A multi-part tabletop (20) and - a table frame (30) which is or can be connected to the table top (20) and has at least one stand (31, 32) with a base frame (34), - wherein the table (10) can be converted into a spatially compressed storage configuration (1), in which the multi-part table top (20) has a side wall structure (11) enclosing the table frame (30) and the at least one stand (31, 32) in a circumferential direction forms. table (10) after claim 1 , wherein the table top (20) has at least three table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) which are connected to one another in an articulated manner. Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the table top (20) has five table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) which are arranged next to one another and are each connected by means of a hinge (26) or by means of a plurality of hinges (26). Formation of a total of four parallel pivot axes (3, 4, 5, 6) are pivotally connected to each other. Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the table top (20) is pivotally connected or can be connected to the at least one stand (31, 32) by means of at least one joint (45). Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one stand (31, 32) has an elongate support (33) connected to the base frame (34) and a support which is connected or can be connected to an underside (14) of the table top (20). carrier (36), the carrier (36) being pivotally mounted on the elongate support (33). table (10) after claim 5 , wherein the support (36) has a T-shaped geometry with a connecting section (46) pivotably mounted on the support (33) and a crossbeam (49) connected or connectable to the table top (20). Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the table frame (30) has a first stand (31) and a second stand (32). points, which are slidably mounted on the table top (20) along a sliding guide (38) running on the underside (14) of the table top (20). table (10) after claim 7 , wherein the sliding guide (38) has at least one multi-part guide rail (40, 41) extending over several table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), wherein at least some of the table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) each have at least one rail piece (42, 43), with rail pieces (42, 43) of adjacently arranged table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) coming to lie flush with one another and/or directly adjacent to one another. table (10) after claim 8 , wherein the sliding guide (38) has two multi-part guide rails (40, 41) running parallel to one another and extending over several table top segments (21, 22, 23, 24, 25) on the underside (14) of the table top (20). Table (10) according to any one of the preceding Claims 6 until 9 , wherein the cross member (49) is slidably mounted on the underside (14) of the table top (20). Table (10) according to any one of the preceding Claims 6 until 10 , wherein the connection section (46) has two legs (47, 48) running parallel to one another, which at least in the region of a pivotable connection to the support (33) have a clear distance from one another which is greater than or equal to the cross section of the support (33). . Table (10) according to any one of the preceding Claims 5 until 11 , wherein the carrier (36) is at a radial distance from that joint (45) by means of which the table top (20) is pivotably connected to the at least one stand (31, 32), via a mechanical force accumulator (60) to the support ( 33) or coupled to the pedestal (34). Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the support (33) of the at least one stand (31, 32) is of multi-part design and has at least a first support section (81) with a first shaft (82) and a second support section (82). a second shank (84), wherein the first shank (82) and the second shank (84) are guided or mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable relative to one another and/or into one another. Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pedestal (34) of the at least one stand (31, 32) has at least a first elongate shaft (70) with a first foot (72) and a second elongate shaft (71) with a second foot (73), wherein the first and the second shaft (70, 71) are guided or mounted to be longitudinally displaceable relative to one another and/or into one another. Table (10) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a monitor mount (100) is or can be arranged on the underside (14) of the table top (20), the monitor mount (100) having a base (102) and at least one via a joint ( 103) has an arm (104) pivotally mounted on the base (102). table (10) after claim 15 , wherein the base (102) is guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner on the underside (14) of the table top (20) and can be converted into a usage configuration in which the joint (103) protrudes from a side edge (16) of the table top (20). Table (10) according to any one of the preceding Claims 15 or 16 , wherein at least a first boom (106) that can be connected to a first monitor (112) is pivotably and/or longitudinally displaceably mounted on the arm (104). Table (10) according to any one of the preceding Claims 15 until 17 , A second boom (108) which can be connected to a second monitor (114) being mounted on the arm (104) in a pivotable and/or longitudinally displaceable manner.

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