DE102021001607A1 - Folding table with sun sail or fabric awning as a lifting aid - Google Patents

Abstract

Due to the corona pandemic, outdoor catering is preferred. Standing room is only available for standard catering trolleys, free-standing tables require the appropriate deployment of personnel. The new mobile kitchen was equipped with folding dining tables and sun sails integrated into the wall to protect against the weather. Since the known folding tables are mostly lightweight, they are moved manually. Due to the integrated serving carriage, however, these are solid wooden constructions which are difficult to handle manually. Therefore, the awning was attached to an electric roller blind and designed with a crossbar so that it can be attached to the table to pull it into the upper end position. An area of approx. 35 cm sun sail is located below the pole and can be used as an advertising space when set up and also while driving. When lowering the awning and folding table, you stop halfway up to screw the support feet to the table. After the table has been lowered, the awning is removed from the attachment to the table and raised accordingly with support feet and tensioning ropes. When dismantling, the procedure is reversed, a remote control is preferably used to operate the blind drive, so that the straight rolling up of the blind can be checked at the same time. In the upper end position, the crossbar is then additionally fixed laterally.

Description

The invention relates to a lifting aid for a folding table z. B. on a mobile kitchen, which z. B. by the integration of a serving carriage or similar (see patent application according to AZ 10 2020 006 736.0 from November 3rd, 2020) has a relatively solid construction.

A folding mechanism for legs and table top is z. B. in the patent specification CH 711 506 A2 Described on September 9th, 2015, but here all parts have to be moved by hand, it is a folding table in lightweight construction.

In the utility model specification DE 21 2015 000 014U1 31.03.2016 a holding and folding mechanism is described, also here the elements are operated manually.

The specified in claim invention is based on the problem that a folding table equipped with serving carriage z. B. in the wall of a mobile kitchen must be constructed relatively massive and is therefore difficult to handle. So e.g. B. the table legs are only screwed in when the table is partly lowered from the upper end position.

This problem is solved by the features listed in claim 1, in which an awning or fabric awning attached above the table (hereinafter only the term awning is used as a representative) is wound up by an electric motor and takes the table into the upper end position.

The advantages achieved with the invention are, in particular, that instead of an additional technique, the electrically operated winding device of the awning is used.

The support bar integrated into the awning is attached approx. 35 cm in front of the end of the awning, so that this area can be used for advertising purposes when it is set up and while driving.

The area of the awning that is not rolled up and can be used for advertising purposes also protects the joint of the folding table in the wall in the upper area from splashing water.

An embodiment is shown in the drawing Appendix 6 and will be described in more detail below;

In 1 (Partial side view of an embodiment in the assembled state) is in the front part of the entrance and the kitchen equipment (not shown), on the left and right (not shown) and on the back are a folding table (1) with sun sails (2.1 + 2.2) attached .

The awning (2.1+2.2) is attached to the wall above the folding table with an electrically operated winding device (3).

Annex 4 to the application for a patent from March 23, 2021 - 2 pages - page 2-2

2 (rear view) shows the in a cloth bag (s. 6 "Detail" No. 8) at the end of the awning (2.1) - above any advertising written on the awning (2.2) - on 2 supports (5) lying crossbar in the assembled state. The end of the awning (6) - under the possibly attached advertising (2.2) - is equipped with preferably 4 eyelets, in which appropriate tension cables with ground anchors (7) are attached.

3 shows the awning (2.1), partially already wound up, after removing the supports (5) and the tensioning cables (7). The crossbar (4) is fastened below the folding table (1) on preferably 2 hooks (9), s. 6 "Detail". For this purpose, there are 2 openings in the fabric pocket of the crossbar, preferably 5-10 cm wide.

3 and 4 The winding device (3) is preferably started by remote control and the folding table (1) and the winding up of the awning (2.1) are controlled until the table legs (10) are easily accessible.

In 4 the table legs (10) are dismantled and the winding process continued.

5 shows the awning (2.1) wound up to the upper end position of the crossbar (4), the end of the awning (6) is fastened to the wall with short tension cables (11).

The assembly of the awning (2.1+2.2) with lowering the folding table (1), mounting the feet (10), raising the supports (5) under the crossbar (4) and fastening the tensioning cables with ground anchors (7) is then carried out in reverse order.

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Patent Literature Cited

• CH 711506 A2 [0002]
• DE 212015000014 U1 [0003]

Claims (1)

Folding table with awning or fabric awning for a plurality of people, in particular for gastronomy, characterized in that a) the folding table is integrated into the wall, b) an awning or fabric awning is installed on the wall above, c) the awning or The fabric awning is wound up by an electric motor, d) a fastening element is integrated into the awning or fabric awning e) the fastening element is fastened to the folding table and f) the folding table is raised when the sun sail or fabric awning is wound up.

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