EP0012030A1 - Dispositif d'assemblage pour relier deux parties à angle droit - Google Patents

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EP0012030A1
EP0012030A1 EP79302748A EP79302748A EP0012030A1 EP 0012030 A1 EP0012030 A1 EP 0012030A1 EP 79302748 A EP79302748 A EP 79302748A EP 79302748 A EP79302748 A EP 79302748A EP 0012030 A1 EP0012030 A1 EP 0012030A1
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Leon George Litchfield
Terence Hardy
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    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B88/941—Drawers being constructed from two or more parts
    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/90—Constructional details of drawers
    • A47B2088/902—Corner connectors for drawers

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  • the invention relates to connecting devices for intercnnnecting components at right angles to one another and is especially, but not exclusively applicable to components for use in the construction of articles of furniture including drawers.
  • Mony articles of furniture are supplied to customers in a "knock-down" form, that is to say in the form of separote components which are assembled by the customer to form the article of furniture concerned.
  • the drawers are commonly also supplied in "knock-down” form and comprise wall panels which are interconnected at right angles by corner connectors and are assembled in conjunction with a base and facio board to form a complete drower gssembly.
  • Drowers constructed in this manner can be pocked in relatively flat form since the wall panels, base and focio all consist basically of flat boards.
  • the connecting members which are used to interconnect the wall panels ot right ongles to one another have spigots or similar projections extending from them in two directions at right angles ond cannot therefore be packed flat.
  • the connecting device may be supplied to the customer in separable parts which can be packed flat, the parts being interengaged during gssembly of the article such that the projections and the components engaged therewith extend at right angles to one another.
  • one of said ports includes a corner piece on which the associated projection is carried, the corner piece being hollow and being adapted to receive a portion of said other part, means being provided for engaging the said portion in the corner piece such that the respective projections extend from the assembled connecting device in two directions at right angles tc one another.
  • the connecting device may be provided with a sinple projection for engagement with each of the components to be interconnected or with a plurality of projections for each component. Said portion of the part which engages with the hollow corner piece may extend into the corner piece from the side from which the projection or projections will extend after assembly or the part which engages with the corner piece may be arranged to pass through the corner piece from the opposite side.
  • the parts which form the connecting device arc interengaged by means of internal projections in the hollow corner piece which co-operate with apertures or recesses in the portion of the other part which engages with the corner piece.
  • the projections may he engaged with the components to be interconnected in any suitable manner, for example by means of adhesive.
  • the projections are preferably provided with releosable locking means for engegement with the wall panels.
  • the wall panels are of hollow extruded plastics form the projections may he adapted to engage within the open ends of the panels, the locking means comprising projecting detents on the projections which engage with apertures adjacent the end of the panel.
  • a corner connector for interconnecting two drawer wall panels at right angles to one another.
  • the connector is intended for use with wall panels of extruded plastic form and is provided with a first projection 5 and a second projection 6, extending at right angles to one another from a body member or corner post 7.
  • Each of the projections 5, 6 is of generally U-shcped form in cross-section and carries a projecting detent 2 which engages with a complementary hole in the side wall of the associated panel. In this way the panel may be disengaged from the corner post subsequent to assembly if desired.
  • the corner connector is constructed from two separable ports which are shown in their separated condition in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • the body member 7 is hollow and carries the spigot 6.
  • the other spigot 5 is provided with an extension 10 which is adapted to be inserted within the hollow interior of the corner post 7 to an extent limited by abutment of projections 11 with the upper and lower ends of the corner post.
  • the extension 10 is provided with apertures 12 which engage with detents 13(Fig. 1) formed within the hollow body portion of the post 7. In this way the two parts con be locked together to form the assembled corner piece as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the extensions 10 When it is desired to assemble the drawer the extensions 10 are pushed into the body portions 7 of the associated female components as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 5 and engage with the detents 13 thereby locking the two parts of the connecting device together with the spigots 5, 6 and hence the panels with which they ore engaged, extending at right angles to one another. If it is desired to disassemble the drawer the walls can be disengaged from the corner connector by releasing the detents 9 from the complementary holes in the panels.
  • the drawer is completed by a drawer bottom which engages with grooves (not visible in Fig. 5) formed in the inner faces of the side and back wall panels, and a drawer front attached to the forward ends of the side wall panels.
  • the projections 11 form extensions of the upper and lower faces of the corner posts 7 such that they are of rectangular shape in plan. This results in the side and back wall panels overlopaing one another at the inside of the corner which avoids the appearance of unsightly gaps due to variations in manufacturing tolerances.
  • a corner connector for interconnecting two drawer wall panels at right angles to one another.
  • the connector is intended for use with wall panels of extruded plastic form and is provided with a first series of three projections 15 and a second series of three projections 16, the respective series extending at right angles to one another from a body member or corner post 17.
  • the corner post 17 is in upper and lower sections separated by a recess 18 which, when the corner post and panels are assembled, is aligned with a rebate or groove in the side wall panel by means of which the drawer is mounted on a runner, a similar runner being provided at the opposite side.
  • Each of the spigots is of generally U-shaped form in cross-section and carries a projecting detent 19 which engages with a complenentary hole in the side wall of the associated panel. In this way the panel may be disengaged from the corner post subsequent to assembly if desired.
  • the corner connector is constructed from two separable parts which are shown in their separated condition in Figs. 7 and b.
  • the body member 17 is hollow and carries the series of spigots 16.
  • the other series of spigots 15 are carried by a face plate 20 which is also provided on its opposite side with projecting lugs 21 adapted to engage within the hollow interior of the corner post 17.
  • the lugs 21 are provided with apertures 22 which engage with detents 23 (Fig. 8) formed within the hollow body portion of the post 17. In this way the two parts can be locked together to form the assembled corner piece as shown in Fig. 6.
  • the face plate 20 is provided with a cutout 24 for alignment with the opening 18 in the corner post 17 to accommodate the drawer runner.
  • a similar cutout is provided adjacent the other end of the plate 20 and serves a similar purpose when the component is reversed as is necessary when forming the other corner of the drawer.
  • Left and right hand versions of the female component incorporating the body member 17 are required.
  • one of the mole components incorporating the lugs 21 is inserted in each end of the drawer bock and retained in position by engagement of the detents 19 with the holes in the panel.
  • the lugs 21 therefore project from each end of the rear wall panel but are disposed in the same general plane as the panel.
  • One of the female components incorporating the body portion 17 is inserted in the rear end of each of the drawer side wall pancls and is retained in position by engagement of the detents 19 with the holes in the associated panels.
  • the body portion 17 projects beyond the end of the associated side wall panel but is again disposed in the same generol plane.
  • the components may therefore be packed flat without any parts projecting at right angles to the general plane of the wall panels to which they are fitted.
  • lugs 21 When it is desired to assemble the drawer the lugs 21 are pushed into the body portions 17 of the associated female components and engage with the detents 23 thereby locking the two parts of the connecting member together with the series of spigots 15, 16 and hence the panels with which they are engaged, extending at right angles to one another. If it is desired to disassamble the drawer the walls can be disengaged from the corner connector by releasing the de tents 19 from the complementary holes in the panels. It will be noted that a slot 25 is farmed adjacent the lower end of the body member 17 and a complementary slot 26 adjacent the lower end of the face plate 20. These slots serve to accommodate the corner of the drawer bottom which engages with grooves formed in the inner faces of the side and back wall panels.
  • Fig. 9 shows an assembled corner connector and is generally similar to that shown in Fig. 6. In this case however the manner of interconnecting the two parts differs from that of the arrangement shown in Figs. 6 to 8.
  • the femcle component incorporates a body member or post 37 which is in the form of a collar or sleeve which is open at opposite ends so that the mole component may be inserted completely through the female component from one end.
  • the female component inconporotes one set of spigots 36 carrying detents 39 in the manner of the equivalent component in the embodiment shewn in Figs. 6 to 8.
  • the other set of spigots 35 are carried on back plates 40A and 40B and are of such a length that the spigots may be inserted completely through the body member 37 to project at the opposite side hy the desired final distance.
  • the two upper spigots are carried by the plate 40A and the lower spigot by a separate plate 40B. In this case no separate means of locking the two parts together is provided, the male components being retained in place by engagement of the detents 38 with the holes in the associated wall panel of the drawer.
  • the portions of the spigots 35 adjacent to the back plates 40A and 40B could however be provided with apertures for engagement with dctents formed within the hollow portion of the body member 37.
  • the female components are engaqed in the roar ends of the side panels of the drawer and the male components are supplied in loose form.
  • the mole components are inserted through the hollow body portions 37 of the female components and into the open ends of the drawer bock until the detents 39 engage with the complementary apertures in the hack panel.
  • the series of spigots 35, 33 ond the panels with which they engage therefore extend at right angles to one another. If it is desired to dismantle the drawer the ponels can be released from the corner connectors by disengaging the detents 38 from the associated apertures in the wall panels.
  • the embadiments described enable a drawer construction consisting of wall panels interconnected at right angles to be pucked in a substontiolly flat form without parts of the ccrner connectors projecting out of the general plane of the assccioted components. This enobles savings in space to he effected and reduces the likelihood of damage due to breokage of projecting parts. After unpacking the components can be quickly and easily crected to form a drower construction while still preserving the facility for dismantling the drawer if required.
  • any desired number, size and grrange- ment of spigots may be provided for engagement with the respective wall panels.
  • Other means of releasably interconnecting the spigots and the associated wall panels may also be utilised and if dismantlin is not required a more permanent form of connection, such as by use of adhesive, mey he adopted.
  • the components described ore particularly suitable for use in constructing drowers having hollow extruded wall panels but the invention may also be apolied to drawers having walls formed from moulded or solid ponels and to connectors for interconnecting a wide variety of components other than drawer panels.

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US4700994A (en) * 1985-04-26 1987-10-20 Julius Blum Gesellschaft M.B.H. Drawer including side walls having front ends covered by cover members
FR2656203A1 (fr) * 1989-12-23 1991-06-28 Grass Ag Tiroir demontable.
EP0654234A1 (fr) * 1993-11-08 1995-05-24 CAIMI EXPORT S.p.A. Elément modulaire, ajustable de montage de tiroir pour créer des assemblages rapides de tiroirs
EP0661016A1 (fr) * 1993-12-22 1995-07-05 Ming Lin Hsieh Structure pour l'assemblage de panneaux
EP0664982A2 (fr) * 1994-01-17 1995-08-02 Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H. Ferrure
WO2010036215A2 (fr) * 2008-09-26 2010-04-01 Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Support jointif d’angle de tiroir d’un montage et d’un démontage faciles
US7857404B2 (en) * 2006-12-15 2010-12-28 Harn Marketing Sdn. Bhd. Corner fitting
CN103781382A (zh) * 2011-08-30 2014-05-07 尤利乌斯·布卢姆有限公司 抽屉
US10376056B2 (en) * 2016-04-25 2019-08-13 Grass Gmbh Device for mounting a rear wall on a movable furniture component

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US3752553A (en) * 1971-07-29 1973-08-14 Amerock Corp Drawer with snap-on front panel
GB1410377A (en) * 1972-12-08 1975-10-15 Lb Plastics Ltd Drawers
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DE2715830A1 (de) * 1976-04-09 1977-10-20 Formica Ltd Moebelartikel
FR2358129A1 (fr) * 1976-07-14 1978-02-10 Lb Plastics Ltd Perfectionnements aux tiroirs de meubles et aux pieces les composant
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US3752553A (en) * 1971-07-29 1973-08-14 Amerock Corp Drawer with snap-on front panel
GB1410377A (en) * 1972-12-08 1975-10-15 Lb Plastics Ltd Drawers
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US4700994A (en) * 1985-04-26 1987-10-20 Julius Blum Gesellschaft M.B.H. Drawer including side walls having front ends covered by cover members
FR2656203A1 (fr) * 1989-12-23 1991-06-28 Grass Ag Tiroir demontable.
EP0654234A1 (fr) * 1993-11-08 1995-05-24 CAIMI EXPORT S.p.A. Elément modulaire, ajustable de montage de tiroir pour créer des assemblages rapides de tiroirs
EP0661016A1 (fr) * 1993-12-22 1995-07-05 Ming Lin Hsieh Structure pour l'assemblage de panneaux
EP0664982A3 (fr) * 1994-01-17 2000-09-06 Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H. Ferrure
US5588730A (en) * 1994-01-17 1996-12-31 Julius Blum Gesellschaft M.B.H. Fitting
EP0664982A2 (fr) * 1994-01-17 1995-08-02 Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H. Ferrure
US7857404B2 (en) * 2006-12-15 2010-12-28 Harn Marketing Sdn. Bhd. Corner fitting
WO2010036215A2 (fr) * 2008-09-26 2010-04-01 Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Support jointif d’angle de tiroir d’un montage et d’un démontage faciles
WO2010036215A3 (fr) * 2008-09-26 2010-08-12 Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi Support jointif d’angle de tiroir d’un montage et d’un démontage faciles
CN103781382A (zh) * 2011-08-30 2014-05-07 尤利乌斯·布卢姆有限公司 抽屉
CN103781382B (zh) * 2011-08-30 2016-10-12 尤利乌斯·布卢姆有限公司 抽屉
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