EP0011546B1 - Meubles pliants et gerbables - Google Patents

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EP0011546B1
EP0011546B1 EP79400827A EP79400827A EP0011546B1 EP 0011546 B1 EP0011546 B1 EP 0011546B1 EP 79400827 A EP79400827 A EP 79400827A EP 79400827 A EP79400827 A EP 79400827A EP 0011546 B1 EP0011546 B1 EP 0011546B1
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Jacques Lescure
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Ami Francaise SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/025—Dismountable chairs having integral back-rest and front leg
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/027—Dismountable chairs having integral seat and rear leg
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/02—Dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/03—Non-upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C4/00—Foldable, collapsible or dismountable chairs
    • A47C4/04—Folding chairs with inflexible seats

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  • the present invention relates to folding and stackable furniture of improved structure.
  • This invention relates more particularly but not limited to relatively light furniture and simple structure of the kind used for the equipment of gardens, beaches, coffee terraces and other outdoor places.
  • This furniture can also be used as an adjunct to the interior.
  • foldable furniture and stackable furniture are known, that is to say capable of being nested one inside the other.
  • folding as it is currently practiced makes the seats lose their rigidity and also poses numerous problems of production and maintenance. Indeed, folding generally requires that the article comprises at least three parts articulated with respect to each other, if one does not want to use a flexible material such as canvas, or plastic veil to constitute the surface of support. In addition, it would be advantageous for folding furniture that folding can be carried out even if the furniture is equipped with cushions useful for comfort. However, this is generally not the case.
  • GB-A-595 440 proposes to connect the frame and the frame at the rear by a permanent articulation of the axis type, only the front of the frame and the seat being in separable support for the storage. But then we find the classic drawback of articulated seats, namely that the joint is subjected to strong constraints and takes more and more quickly the game at the expense of the rigidity of the seat.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a folding piece of furniture which is coherent in the folded position without having the propensity to take up play with use.
  • the invention thus relates to a folding piece of furniture comprising a bearing surface - or seat - and four feet and consisting of two sub-assemblies - or frames - each carrying two feet, at least one of the frames carrying at least a portion of the seat to which are attached two feet oriented transversely, and the second frame comprising a frame provided with the other two feet, each of the frames having in the vicinity of its edge opposite to its two feet means for bearing on the other frame when the piece of furniture is in its service position in which there is interlocking of the frames relative to the frame with correlative positioning of the seat, the two frames being articulated to one another along an axis situated between the two lines d substantially parallel support defined in the service position by the aforementioned support means.
  • the folding piece of furniture is characterized in that the articulation axis is materialized by elements of the axis type arranged on each of the lateral edges of the frame-seat couple and positively connecting the frame to the seat, said axis being arranged substantially in the middle between the two aforementioned support lines.
  • the joint permanently defines the relative position of the two frames and therefore ensures the cohesion of the furniture, even when it is folded.
  • the articulation axis is not subject to rapid wear because when the piece of furniture supports a load, this is transferred to the two support lines but not to the axis.
  • the axis is kinematically overabundant in the service position of the seat.
  • one of the frames comprises only the seat and two feet, the other frame comprising only the frame and the other two feet, so as to constitute a stool.
  • the two sub-assemblies - or frames - constituting the fundamental part of the piece of furniture can be identical whatever the version adopted, this to ensure a significant saving in tooling and a standardization of manufacturing.
  • the frames could obviously be different from one type of furniture to another.
  • the frame 1 comprises a seat 5 preferably rigid and constituted for example by a succession of slats 7 with skylight mounted between two longitudinal members 9 which border these slats laterally.
  • the side members 9 follow the feet 3 which extend transversely with respect to them, preferably forming an obtuse angle.
  • the right feet have a dihedral shape.
  • the latter are d 'other hand joined by a rear cross member 11 placed below a recess 13 formed in the side members 9 beyond the seat 5. Additionally this seat has in its front part a transverse slat 15 placed in field relative to the seat plan.
  • the frame 2 comprises a frame constituted by two longitudinal members 6 joined towards the rear by a cross member 8 formed in the upper part of the frame and forwards by a second cross member 10 formed at the top of the legs 4 and in the lower part of the frame 12 formed by the side members 6 and the cross members 8 and 10.
  • the cross member 10 is in fact placed below a recess 14 of the side members 6.
  • the feet 4 also have a dihedral shape and in profile view all of the feet 4 and the side members 6 form a V obtuse angle.
  • the axis AA of articulation common to the two frames 1 and 2 is preferably placed in the middle of the seat 5 and of the frame 12. This axis is materialized by two bolts or the like 16 intended to broach the side members 6 and when the frame 1 is fitted into the frame 2, the seat 5 then coming inside the frame 12 in the seat operating position.
  • Controlled friction means tend to oppose the folding of the cabinet when it is in the service position.
  • These means include, in the example considered, a tenon 17 projecting from each longitudinal member 9 and which is housed in the service position between two lips 18, for example made of elastomer (FIG. 6) placed opposite on the internal face of the longitudinal members 6. In the service position, the tenon 17 is forcibly engaged between the lips 18 and can only be removed from it by a friction force.
  • any other known means such as hard seal by tightening at the end of movement could be provided to immobilize the frames 1 and 2 relative to each other in the service position.
  • the seat 5 and the frame 12 are arranged to allow mutual annoyed supports of the two frames one on the other in the service position of the furniture. More specifically, the front cross member 15 of the seat 5 bears on the lower cross member 10 of the frame 12 while the recesses 13 of the side members 9 bear on the cross member 8 of the same frame 12, this cross member being, moreover, following the seat 5.
  • the stools thus formed 21A, 21B can be stacked by nesting on each other thanks to the inclination and the shape of the legs 3 and 4.
  • the frame 12 is extended beyond the cross member 8 by two uprights 24 joined by a backrest 25, formed for example of cross members.
  • the uprights 24 are thus arranged on the side opposite the feet 4 and extend in the opposite direction of the latter.
  • the other frame 1 has a structure identical to that of the previous version. It can be seen in FIGS. 9 and 10 that the chair thus formed has, in the service position, a very similar appearance to an ordinary non-folding chair. This chair can nevertheless be stacked as shown in Figure 11 (stacked chairs 26A, 26B), while in the folded position ( Figure 12), the size of the chair despite the amounts 24 differs little from that of a folding chair with a greater number of components.
  • each armrest 28 has a hook-shaped tab 32 which abuts against the upright 24 when the armrest 28 is disposed substantially parallel to the seat 5.
  • the armrests 28 can be folded down along the uprights 24 (FIG. 15).
  • Figures 16 to 22 relate to a chair derived from the previous one, but having the particularity of having fixed armrests in orientation and a movable backrest in inclination.
  • the structure of the frame 2 carrying the frame is the same as before, except that the uprights 24 are here limited to a low height above the upper cross member 8 of the frame and are extended at right angles by the rigid armrests 36 extending substantially parallel to the side members 6 of the frame 12.
  • an adjustable backrest 38 which comprises two uprights 40 secured by crosspieces 42.
  • the base of the uprights 40 is connected to the uprights 24 by hinge pins 44 (FIG. 20) such as bolts, which pass through buttonhole holes 46 in the uprights 24.
  • the uprights 40 are provided with pins 48 which penetrate into staggered notches 50 of an arcuate rack 52, hollowed out in the thickness of the upright 24.
  • the two horizontal longitudinal members 146 of the frame 12 of the frame 2 surround two other movable frames 1a, 1b, arranged symmetrically at each end of the frame and each comprising, in addition to the legs 3a, 3b, seat elements 5a, 5b, constituted by parallel slats as for the frame 1 of FIG. 1.
  • the frame 12 of the frame 2 carries at each end an upper cross member 8 and a lower cross member 10 against which come, according to thwarted supports, shoulders 31, 32 formed by recesses at the two ends of the side members 9.
  • the frames 1a, 1b are thus wedged in the service position.
  • the frame 12 has a complementary bearing surface 56 constituted by transverse slats which are located in the extension of the seats 5a, 5b.
  • the folding table thus constituted, presents itself as an ordinary table when it is in the service position, and when it takes up a very small volume when folded, as shown in FIG. 25.

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EP79400827A 1978-11-10 1979-11-06 Meubles pliants et gerbables Expired EP0011546B1 (fr)

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AT79400827T ATE6023T1 (de) 1978-11-10 1979-11-06 Stapelbare klappmoebel.

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FR7831832 1978-11-10
FR7831832A FR2440707A1 (fr) 1978-11-10 1978-11-10 Meubles pliants et gerbables

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AT (1) ATE6023T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2966626D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (2) ES253525Y (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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