DE29620862U1 - Fan construction with variable fan structure as furniture or other container - Google Patents

Description

Horst Rosier
12305 Berlin

Utility model application

Fan construction with variable fan structure
as furniture or other container

The invention relates to a compartment construction with a variable compartment structure made up of multiple compartments of different sizes, which is either composed of several compartment components to form an independent piece of furniture or other container that can be changed and expanded at least partially in the compartment structure, or is monolithic and which serves for storing, displaying and transporting a large number of differently sized, individually arranged objects.

In practice, compartment designs with usually single-walled compartment structures, with relatively uniformly sized compartments, which consist of several compartment components, usually firmly connected to one another or are monolithic, and which are usually not changeable, are known to date.

In most cases, such compartment structures are formed from several compartment components, not independently on or above additional external support elements, such as on or above furniture and container walls, supported and connected.

Independent compartment constructions with relatively uniform single-wall compartment structures are formed, supported and connected from several compartment components, with corresponding additional externally or internally applied fastening parts, such as plug-in connectors, or with corresponding additional support parts, such as frames and rear walls, or with additional supports and fastenings on the compartment components, such as cross connections or groove plug connections.

These previously known, single-walled, relatively uniform fan structures have some significant disadvantages.

In the case of slightly formatted compartment structures, when storing and displaying a correspondingly large number of objects of different formats and arranged individually, the available storage space and exhibition areas cannot be used optimally because the compartment format must correspond to the largest format of the objects to be stored.

Due to the smaller number of support and fastening points per compartment, the independent stability is limited compared to variable compartment structures.

Since removable support or fastening parts for the compartment components that penetrate the compartment wall can only be used when the compartment structure is open, assembly and modifications of such compartment structures of the same format, if provided at all, are correspondingly more complex.

In monolithic production, relatively small, uniformly sized fan structures have been produced so far, because the use of large-area, variably structured injection molds or casting or pressing molds for thin-walled, large-area fan structures requires complex manufacturing processes. Changes to such single-walled fan structures generally require new tools or molds that are complex to manufacture.

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In the case of single-walled fan structures consisting of several fan components, the edges of the fan components must be placed, supported and connected on or to the surfaces of correspondingly arranged fan components. This requires the design of appropriately fitting supports and fastenings or the use of additional fastening parts, which leads to corresponding manufacturing and assembly costs and to a restriction of the ability to change while maintaining continuous edge and surface structures, as well as to a reduction in stability, particularly in the case of independent fan structures.

The production of suitable supports requires appropriate types of material and material thicknesses that can be processed. Thin-walled fan structures and the use of materials such as glass or porcelain require complex manufacturing and assembly processes.

After changes to such compartment structures, removed compartment components leave behind unfilled supports or fastenings that impair the continuous edge or surface structure of the compartments.

Additional support and fastening parts restrict access to the objects to be accommodated and their display as well as the optimal use of existing rooms and areas, at least in part.

Due to the previous supports and fastenings and the previous additional support or fastening parts of the fan components, which do not form full-surface material supports, the independent stability of uniform, single-walled fan structures is limited compared to variable fan structures.

Therefore, in practice, non-independent compartment structures are primarily manufactured to compensate for the static restrictions.

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With such compartment structures, which are formed on or via additional external support elements, no independent storage areas can be created in otherwise free spaces and the expandability is limited by the furniture and container dimensions or by the expandability of other additional external support elements.

In addition, unhindered access to the objects to be collected and their display from the front and back of the compartment construction is at least partially restricted.

In the case of independent single-walled compartment constructions, additional support parts such as back walls or frames have been used in practice. This also at least partially restricts unhindered access to the objects to be stored and their display from the front and back of the compartment construction.

Finally, in practice, the previously known external and internal additional supports and fastenings or carrier parts or support or fastening parts in single-walled compartment constructions are also used in combination, especially when at least partially variable compartment structures are realized.

DE - OS 38 13 332 (A 47 B 47/00) describes a wall shelf element system in which individual shelf elements with identical dimensions can be arranged in any order depending on the purpose.

To connect several shelving elements to form a group, special tension retaining brackets with slightly asymmetrical rod bolts are inserted into the respective opposite right-angled holes in the shelving elements. The resulting tension ensures that the individual elements are held together.

A redesign of the shelf arrangement can be made at any time by removing the tension brackets, rearranging the individual elements, adding

or omits it and inserts the tension retaining brackets into the newly created holes.

Due to the static requirements, this fan construction requires several holes to be drilled deep into the fan components, which require appropriately workable material types and material thicknesses.

The static load-bearing capacity of the implemented fan construction is limited by the holes and the rod bolts, which simultaneously serve to fasten and support the components and do not form full-surface material supports.

Due to the relative instability of the overall construction, the wall-shelf element system must be supported by wall fastenings via the additional eyelets, with the wall serving as an additional support element.

When constructing structurally closed compartment structures with this wall shelf element system, the compartment sizes are in principle tied to the length of the identical shelf elements or a multiple thereof, either in width or height, due to the identical compartment components used.

The object of the invention is to develop a compartment construction with a variable compartment structure, with multiple compartments of different sizes as an independent, at least partially changeable or expandable piece of furniture or other container, which is at least partially adaptable to the number and formats of the objects to be accommodated and ensures easily accessible storage, storage, display and transport of a large number of differently sized, individually arranged objects with the greatest possible utilization of the spaces and areas required for this purpose.

The solution to this problem is achieved with the main claim
mentioned characteristics.

The main advantage of the compartment constructions according to the invention with variable compartment structure is that they can be used to create independent, expandable furniture or other containers made of variable, at least partially changeable compartments, with which, in rooms that were previously unusable or only partially usable, adapted to the number and formats of the objects to be accommodated and at least partially changeable and expandable storage areas for storing, storing, exhibiting and transporting a large number of individually arranged objects of different formats can be created.

This means that existing, previously unused storage, storage, exhibition and transport areas for individually arranged objects can be used more intensively or additional space can be created.

In the case of compartment designs with variable compartment structures, individual compartment components, provided they are not firmly connected to one another, can be subsequently changed and replaced by the user in terms of their arrangement in relation to one another, even with a closed compartment structure, at least in part, without affecting the consistent surface and edge structure of the compartments.

This means that the furniture or other containers can be subsequently adapted or expanded by the user independently, at least partially, to accommodate a changed number and format of objects with little assembly effort and at low cost.

A further advantage is that these inventive compartment constructions facilitate loading, unhindered access

and enable the clearly visible display of individually arranged objects from the front and back.

This allows storage and exhibition rooms and areas to be used more intensively.

In addition, such fan constructions with variable fan structures can be manufactured cost-effectively because no additional carrier elements or support parts are required, because no additional external or internal fastening parts subject to static loads are required and because in fan structures made of double or multiple opposing fan walls, thin-walled and brittle materials, such as glass in particular, can be used and in fan structures made of prefabricated compartments, simple traditional manufacturing processes or simply structured injection molds and casting or pressing molds can be used for the monolithic production of prefabricated individual compartments.

The arrangement, support and connection of compartment components and their exchange and changed arrangement is also less complex for compartments of different sizes than for compartment structures of the same size, since in single-walled compartment structures the compartment wall parts are only arranged, supported and fastened using detachable cross connections or groove plug connections and for individual wall parts, fastening devices that penetrate the compartment wall or other detachable fastening devices can easily be used even with a closed compartment structure. In double- or multi-walled structures, the individual wall parts or prefabricated compartments are arranged, supported and connected using the full-surface material supports and the opposing overlapping outer surfaces using fastening devices that are easy to position and detach on compartment surfaces.

The fastening elements used can therefore, because they do not have a statically loaded support function and can be installed in large numbers over the entire compartment surface,

In contrast to previous compartment designs, they can be designed with less material. The processing and assembly processes are less complex, particularly when it comes to changes and extensions that can be carried out with a closed compartment structure.

In the case of fan designs with variable fan structures, prefabricated individual fans of different sizes can be manufactured monolithically using simply structured tools. These fans are then simply assembled into a closed fan structure using appropriate fastening devices that can be attached to the fan surfaces, across their opposing outer surfaces.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an embodiment.

Compartment constructions with variable compartment structure are independent compartment constructions, basically have multiple compartments of different formats, i.e. varied, and can be at least partially independently changed and expanded, i.e. varied, by inserting additional or replacing existing compartment components.

The compartment structures follow a pre-calculated grid dimension and are either monolithic with a single wall or composed of several compartment components arranged at right angles to one another or opposite one another, with a single or multiple wall.

In single-walled compartment structures, compartment components consist of compartment wall parts 2 and individual wall parts 3 or, in double-walled or multi-walled compartment structures, of opposing individual wall parts 3 or of prefabricated individual compartments 4, which are connected to one another via appropriate supports and fastenings with fixed or removable fastening means. For

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In principle, no additional internal or external support or fastening parts are used for the supports and fastenings. The stabilization of the fan construction is also carried out independently without additional carrier elements or support parts.

In the drawing show:

Fig. 1: the compartment construction with variable compartment structure as an independent piece of furniture or container in overall view,

Fig. 2: the fan construction with variable fan structure as a single-walled fan structure made up of several fan components,

Fig. 3: Modification and extension of the fan construction with single-walled fan structure made of several fan components,

Fig. 4: Fan constructions with variable fan structure with double or multi-walled fan structure made up of several individual wall parts placed against each other,

Fig. 5: Modification and extension of the fan construction with double or multi-walled fan structure made of several opposing individual wall parts,

Fig. 6: Compartment constructions with variable compartment structure with double-walled compartment structure made of prefabricated individual compartments lying against each other,

Fig.7: Modification and extension of the compartment construction with double-walled compartment structure made of prefabricated individual compartments lying against each other.

In order to illustrate the variability of variable fan constructions, the changes were always shown in comparison to the fan structure shown in the previous figure.

As shown in Figure 1, compartment constructions with variable compartment structure form structurally self-contained, statically independent furniture or other containers, the compartment structure of which has a large number of compartments 1 of different formats, arranged in multiple offsets and overlapping arrangements, which can be either monolithic or made up of several components in one or more layers.

In this case, a single-walled, monolithic compartment construction with seven compartments of different sizes 1 was shown in a perspective overall view.

As shown in Figure 2, compartment constructions with a variable compartment structure can consist of a single-walled compartment structure made up of several compartment wall parts 2, which are manufactured according to a pre-calculated grid for their length and supports or fastenings, arranged at right angles to one another, supported and connected. The grid is expediently aligned to the smallest format of the objects to be accommodated. The compartment formats can be varied according to the grid.
In this case, the basic structure of a single-walled compartment construction, in which the fastenings and supports of the compartment wall parts 2 are in the form of cross connections or groove-plug connections, is shown in perspective.

As shown in Figure 3, compartment constructions with variable single-wall compartment structures can be changed and expanded by inserting additional or replacing existing individual wall parts 3 and replacing compartment wall parts 2 that are manufactured according to the respective grid. To do this, these compartment wall parts 2 and individual wall parts 3 are arranged, connected and supported at right angles to one another or within the existing compartment structure using appropriate fastenings and supports.

In this case, the compartment construction according to Fig. 2 is extended and shown with two changes in the compartment structure. The fastenings of the additional individual wall parts 3 are designed with removable fastening means that reach through the compartment walls.

in order to enable multiple changes. In order to facilitate the arrangement and fastening of the individual wall parts 3 in the event of changes or extensions, a continuously repeated two-row drilling pattern 5, which corresponds exactly to the grid in this fan structure, is expediently applied to the fan surfaces and to the depth edges of all components. If the components are positioned correctly, the drill holes are congruent and accommodate the fastening elements that pass through. In Fig. 3, the left side of the fan construction has already been varied for better understanding, while the right side is still shown in the state before the extension and change. In comparison to the fan construction shown in Fig. 2, five fan wall parts 2 are exchanged to extend the fan construction and six additional individual wall parts 3 are inserted to change the fan structure. In the case of the inserted individual wall parts 3, the fastenings that pass through the compartment wall also perform support and bearing functions, but are only loaded by the individual wall part 3's own weight and, in the case of individual wall parts 3 used as storage areas, additionally by the compartment contents.

The same procedure for inserting or changing the positioning of additional single-wall parts 3 can also be used to modify monolithic single-wall fan constructions.

As shown in Figure 4, fan constructions with a variable fan structure can consist of several individual wall parts 3 of different lengths, dimensioned according to a corresponding grid, arranged offset several times, double or multiple opposing individual wall parts 3, which are basically arranged, supported and connected to one another via full-surface material supports and multiple overlapping outer surfaces of the individual wall parts 3 at right angles or overlapping and lying against one another. Fasteners are used to fasten the individual wall parts 3, which connect their opposing surfaces to one another and are attached to the surfaces of the individual wall parts 3.

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In this case, a fan construction was shown, the individual wall parts 3 of which are firmly connected in an overlapping manner with an adhesive applied to the opposing surfaces of the individual wall parts 3.

As shown in Figure 5, fan constructions with variable fan structures made of double or multiple, detachably connected individual wall parts 3 can be changed and expanded by replacing or inserting additional individual wall parts 3 that correspond to the respective grid. As can be seen in Figure 5, the individual wall parts 3 only need to be processed to the length that corresponds to the respective grid. This means that even thin-walled, brittle materials such as glass or porcelain can be used to produce fan constructions with variable fan structures.

In this case, the extension and modification of the same compartment structure is shown as in Fig. 4. In Fig. 5, however, the individual wall parts 3 are connected with removable fastening mats. Two individual wall parts 3 have been replaced with longer individual wall parts 3 on the sides of the compartment structure, two individual wall parts 3 have been reused in the modification and extension, and 16 new individual wall parts 3 have been added. The original grid of the compartment structure was not further reduced. The opposing individual wall parts 3 are connected with through-bolts that are inserted into the prefabricated drilling pattern 5. The drilling pattern 5 can be designed as desired, distributed over the compartment surfaces, according to the static requirements. In Fig. 5, a single-row drilling pattern 5 that is reduced twice within the grid was used and is repeated precisely on all individual wall parts 3. For better understanding, the newly inserted individual wall parts 3 have not yet been shown fully connected to the fan structure.

As shown in Figure 6, compartment constructions with variable compartment structure can be made from prefabricated individual compartments 4, whose formats follow a corresponding grid and which can be

arranged on opposing outer surfaces, supported and connected with appropriate fastening means. The variable compartment sizes create additional overlapping compartment wall connections, which further improves the static stability of the compartment construction. _&psgr;
In this case, the compartment construction is shown made of monolithically prefabricated individual compartments 4, with four different compartment formats, which are manufactured with spray materials and firmly connected with a plastic adhesive applied to the outer surfaces.

As shown in Figure 7, compartment constructions with a variable compartment structure, which consist of detachably connected, prefabricated individual compartments 4 following a pre-calculated grid, can be modified and expanded by exchanging and inserting further prefabricated individual compartments 4.
In this case, in the compartment construction, with the same compartment structure as in Fig. 6, seven existing prefabricated individual compartments 4 are repositioned and eight additional prefabricated individual compartments 4 are inserted. In this case, the grid used is again reduced by half and the opposing compartment surfaces are connected in the entire compartment structure with detachable screw connections attached to the compartment surfaces, which are inserted into a corresponding drilling pattern 5. For better understanding, the left newly inserted compartment block is not yet shown fully connected to the compartment structure.

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2 Compartment wall section 3 Single wall section 4 Single compartment 5 Drilling diagram

Claims (5)

•-1- · Protection claims: 1. Compartment construction with variable compartment structure as furniture or other container that serves for storing, displaying and transporting a large number of objects of different formats, individually arranged, characterized in that that in a corresponding variable grid, several differently sized, offset and overlapping compartments (1) are connected to form an independent compartment construction, which is either monolithic or is made from several components arranged at right angles or opposite one another, which are arranged, supported and connected with appropriate fastening means without additional support, fastening, carrier or support parts, and that the compartment construction in the case of a single-walled compartment structure consists of several compartment wall parts (2) which are arranged, supported and connected via offset cross connections or groove plug connections and of individual wall parts (3) which are arranged, supported and connected via fastening means which pass through the compartment wall, and
that the compartment construction in the case of a double or multiple-walled compartment structure consists of several individual wall parts (3) or prefabricated individual compartments (4) which are arranged and supported relative to one another via full-surface material supports and overlapping outer compartment surfaces and are connected via the opposing compartment surfaces with appropriate connecting means. 2. Fan construction with variable fan structure according to claim 1, characterized in that that when using removable fastening means and compliance with the respective grid, in the case of single-walled fan structures with exchangeable fan wall parts (2) and with further additional individual wall parts (3), and in the case of multiple-walled fan structures by exchanging and adding further individual wall parts (3) or prefabricated individual compartments (4) can be used to create an at least partially independently changeable and expandable piece of furniture or other container. 3. Fan construction with variable fan structure according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that when using removable fastening means, a drilling pattern (5) corresponding to the respective grid or further reduced is applied to the compartment surfaces, in the case of single-walled compartment structures, also to the deep edges of the components, which accommodates the removable fastening means in the case of variable compartment structures and ensures the correct positioning and fastening of the components within the compartment structure. 4. Fan construction with variable fan structure according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that that the storage and display areas are accessible from the front and back without obstruction by support elements, supporting parts, bearing and fastening parts. 5. Fan construction with variable fan structure according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that that individual compartments (1) are, if necessary, formed in different shapes by a single back or partition wall in the compartment depth, that several compartments (1) are closed off by a common rear wall, which can also be assembled from several individual rear walls of different thicknesses,
that parts of the compartment construction or the entire compartment construction are closed off at the front or rear with additional doors or walls or at both sides with additional doors, that individual compartments (1) or compartment components can be changed in depth compared to the basic structure,
. that parts or the entire independent fan construction are to be incorporated into a vessel system, that several compartment structures are to be connected rigidly or movably to one another via appropriate components.