DE2808236A1 - Furniture unit for hi=fi components - uses rectangular frame elements whose size varies in multiples of set min. to provide both electrical and mechanical connections - Google Patents

Abstract

A Hi-Fi component installation is used where the individual components are both mechanically as well as electrically connected by one or more frame elements as well as by rigidly fitted plug devices. The frame elements consists of square or rectangular construction elements with open fronts and backs and with their base surfaces having the same height. The elements vary only in whole multiples of the element of a minimum height and the construction kit elements fit above each other and/or next to each other so that a combination item of furniture is produced which is both serviceable from a functional angle as well as visually attractive.

Description

KÖRTING RADIO WERKE GMBH Grassau, February 15, 1978

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DESCRIPTION

HiFi component system

The invention relates to a furniture system for accommodating hi-fi components, their individual modules for partial or complete completion to a radio and television reception and playback system can be combined with each other in this furniture. Such hi-fi components, which are preferably set up for front operation are, have so far been brought onto the market as completely self-contained assemblies with their own housing and power supply unit.

The advantages of such hi-fi components compared to so-called compact systems lie on the one hand in the usually significantly higher electronic complexity of the respective individual components - which is already evident from a greater number of operating and display elements to be recognized and an optimal selection and exchange option on the part of the Buyer.

In terms of installation, individual components are independent of each other and in In a certain way variable. They can be placed side by side or on top of each other at the discretion of the owner, provided that the necessary, limited in length for transmission reasons Allow connection cable.

Visually, such a combination is often disturbed by the fact that the devices do not always have exactly the same dimensions and housing shapes and colors and neither do the fronts individually can still be covered together, which is particularly desirable for the less-used components.

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In order to create a complete, jointly interconnected from individual components To set up a hi-fi system, at least 4 individual modules are required. Tuner, cassette recorder, amplifier and record player. Was there a reel tape recorder, or were control amplifiers and Separate power output stage, 2 further assemblies had to be set up in the immediate vicinity of the others. This created a Considerable space requirements, and stable storage areas are also required. For this purpose, mainly generally usable furniture, preferably flat or built-in cabinets, have been used so far Due to the excess volume in the floor area, they were also used to store records and tapes.

Since furniture of this type could not always be obtained in a suitable form to match the home furnishings, so-called music towers were constructed by the industry in which the various components are placed in compartments arranged one above the other, firmly wired and screwed together. A disadvantage is that in these tower-like, often also mobile constructions, mostly only the appropriate hi-fi products could be used, since there is no globally uniform standard for the component dimensions. This applies in particular to the turntable, which , for operational reasons, always forms the upper end with its chassis board. In principle, such hi-fi towers are special pieces of furniture designed for specified device combinations, which, for economic reasons, are often made entirely or partially from sheet metal and do not allow individual variations in the equipment with different makes of components, or only make it possible with great effort. The visual image of such a component frame then only seldom adapts to the style of the home furnishings and is viewed as a foreign body due to the extremely technical image of uncovered or incompletely covered fronts in the living room.

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This disadvantageous visual effect of the not very living space-friendly The design of a hi-fi system constructed in this way is also made possible by the additional placement of at least 2 loudspeaker boxes disturbed in uniformity.

The object of the invention was therefore to provide a living space-friendly and a modular system that can largely be set up for mounting all hi-fi components, including television receivers, speakers and storage space for records, tapes and others To create accessories. On the one hand, all brands with roughly the same size front surfaces should be installed and these should be as light as possible can be exchanged and on the other hand the technical character of the entire system in the case of non-use not or only to a small extent Dimensions can be recognized.

The solution to this problem is to make box-shaped housing made of a suitable material or a material combination with a uniform To be able to combine width and base in such a way that the character of a combination piece of furniture created in this way cannot be seen optically. This is achieved in that the shape and profile of the individual housings merge largely seamlessly into one another and the open front and rear surfaces can be covered by any hinged doors or slide-in panels.

Fig. 1 shows a basic form of the HiFi component kit. the Width B and depth T are the same for all boxes, only the height H can be varied as required »In the box becomes the hi-fi component that can only be operated from the front inserted in such a way that its front panel fills the front box cutout as completely as possible. If the front panel is not sufficient, additional panel parts can be inserted. The two rear cutouts A in the base and cover plates are used to lay Connection cables between the individual, stacked components. The box, which is a stacking combination at the top completes, does not have the upper cutout in the cover plate. On the back there are vertical, through grooves, in after the cabling of the components, for complete return

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wärtigen conclusion, a correspondingly shaped, if necessary. Rear panel with ventilation slots pushed in from above and without tools can also be pulled out again.

A useful connection between the television receiver and the HiFi components are given by the fact that the different picture tube formats adapted housing for receiving the television be available. Furthermore, the necessary loudspeakers could be installed mount in a housing whose dimensions correspond to the proportions of the system.

Basically it is not necessary, as indicated in Fig. 2, that the individual housings of the modular system must extend from the floor to the reasonable operating height of the hi-fi components. According to FIG. 3, they can also be combined as desired from a base frame on this. This frame can be used as a cabinet be designed, which is composed of basic elements, housed in the little-used hi-fi components, accessories, etc. can be.

In one embodiment of the inventive concept, it is in use suitable stop parts possible, the open fronts of individual or certain, optionally also all combined to form a cabinet To cover construction kits with doors that can be used by laypeople. These doors can be in the color of the modular housing, crystal clear or be designed in smoke glass color.

A key feature of this modular system, however, is that it is not related to a horizontal (in Figs. 2, 3 and 4) specified reference edge A-A, but in the Combinations, for example, can form an L, T or U-shaped plan. It is entirely possible to use connecting system elements to create a distance in the structure so that the most convenient placement of individual hi-fi components is achieved, the connecting elements should be made so stable that they can be used as a bookcase or as a seat can be used.

In this way, an audio vision center could be built into which - apart from the usual hi-fi radio and phono components - that too

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TV receiver, image recording devices, video record players, Loudspeakers, etc. could be integrated according to the invention. In Fig. 5, such an AV center is sketched, which is in L-shaped structure with the backs to the room delimiting edges A-B-C. However, it could - because of the possibility of according to the invention retractable rear wall cladding - also on one side protrude into the free space or be set up completely free-standing on all sides.

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Claims (1)

EXPECTATIONS 1. hi-component system in which the individual components by means of _■% _ of one or more frame devices are both mechanically at the same time electrically connected and by means of permanently installed plug-in devices or flexible cables, characterized in that the means consist of cuboid or rectangular modular elements, whose front and rear sides are open and whose base areas are the same size, and that the height of the elements only varies in integer multiples of the element with the lowest height and that the modular elements are assembled one above the other and / or next to one another that both technically and functionally as well as the design proportions result in combination furniture that is inexpensive to use and at the same time visually appealing. 2. HiFi component system according to claim 1, characterized in that that the front edges of the control elements of the hi-fi components inserted into the system elements extend so far into the depth of the System elements reach back and are prepared so that on the front sides of the elements by lay hands either one or Doors on both sides can be hinged, the height of which corresponds to that of a single element or several stacked one on top of the other Cover system elements at the same time. 3. HiFi component system according to claim l or 2, characterized in that that the hinged doors are made of smoke-glass-colored plastic. 4. HiFi component system according to claim l or 2, characterized in that that the hinged doors are veneered with fine wood or veneer-colored, printed or glued ο HiFi component system according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that that the hinged doors are designed with a stylish furniture structure are »109838/0011 ORiGIiVAL 'NSPECTED 2806236 6. HiFi component system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the rear side parts of the elements inwardly directed grooves for receiving one from above retractable rear wall extending over one or more elements are provided. 7. HiFi component system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system also contains a television receiving part as a separate unit or as a component for exclusive image reproduction, and that the sound transmission during FS operation on the hi-fi system and the connected
HiFi loudspeaker takes place. 8. HiFi component system according to claim 7, characterized in that that also the hi-fi speakers as components in the combination furniture are included and that the mutual spacing of the loudspeaker components is approximately 3 times the value of the screen diagonal of the television receiving part does not significantly exceed. 9. HiFi component system according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that that the two otherwise stereophonically operated hi-fi loudspeakers in television operation using one of the well-known pseudo-stereo processes be controlled. 909838/0088