Classifications

• • 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
  • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
  • A47B47/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only
  • A47B47/03—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements made of metal only with panels separate from the frame
• • 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
  • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
  • A47B96/14—Bars, uprights, struts, or like supports, for cabinets, brackets, or the like
  • A47B96/1466—Bars, uprights, struts, or like supports, for cabinets, brackets, or the like with longitudinal grooves
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
  • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
  • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
  • E05D5/0215—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like
  • E05D5/0223—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like with parts, e.g. screws, extending through the profile wall or engaging profile grooves
  • E05D5/023—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like with parts, e.g. screws, extending through the profile wall or engaging profile grooves with parts extending through the profile wall
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
  • E06B3/04—Wing frames not characterised by the manner of movement
  • E06B3/06—Single frames
  • E06B3/08—Constructions depending on the use of specified materials
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
  • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
  • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
  • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Definitions

• This patent application for an industrial invention refers to a supporting modular structure for prefabricated unit panel furniture, having as a base element, a supporting metal section of a particular shape, which can take all the furniture's functional and connecting elements, which are also of a suitable shape, especially devised to fit smoothly and perfectly together.
• the chief advantage in being able to attach or fix any element to the above metal structure, is in having panels free of holes or permanent marks, thus easily interchange ⁇ able, in that each panel, measurements permitting, can be used as a side, door, or back, as far as the vertical pa ⁇ nels are concerned, or as a base, top, or intermediate shelf,- where horizontal panels are concerned.
• the structure consists of a supporting metal element with a "C" shaped cross-section, sides of equal length, with ribs running through, broken at regular intervals, thus forming protruding segments equal in length to the spaces, which house and support the elements necessary for the assembly of the furniture.
• the invention also provides a metal structure with an "L" shaped cross-section, sides of equal width, and structural characteristics perfectly identical to the "C” shaped base section already mentioned. It differs only slightly from the latter by the absence of one of the two sides, being this section L-shaped, in so far as it has been devised. for application onto the vertical si ⁇ des of the doors or onto the external sides of the fur ⁇ niture.
• FIG. 1 is an axonometric drawing of a part of the "C" shaped structure, according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is an axonometric drawing of a part of the "L" shaped structure according to the invention.
• FIG. 3 is an axonometric drawing of the shelf bracket to be applied to the supporting structure according to the invention.
• - Fig. shows, with an axonometric drawing, the shelf bracket installed onto the supporting structure according to the invention
• - Fig. 5 shows, with an exploded and axonometric drawing, the hinge to be applied on the supporting structure accord ⁇ ing to the invention
• - Fi shows, with an axonometric drawing, the hinge applied to the supporting structure according to the invention
• Fig.s 7 and 8 show, with an axonometric drawing, two executive versions of the base for support and balance of the furniture, to be applied to the supporting structure according to the invention;
• - Fig. 9 shows, with an axonometric drawing, the base for the support and balance of the furniture applied to the structure according to the invention
• - Fig.s 10 and 11 show, with an axonometric drawing, the " supporting bracket for the back panels, applied to the sup ⁇ porting structure according to the invention, in the case of hidden back panels or visible ones respectively;
• - Fig. 12 shows, with an axonometric drawing, a part of the handle to be applied to the supporting structure ac ⁇ cording to the invention
• - Fig. 13 shows, with an axonometric drawing, the handle applied to the supporting structure according to the invention
• - Fig. 14 shows, with an axonometric drawing, the support ⁇ ing bracket for the magnetic door stop applied to the sup ⁇ porting structure according to the invention.
• the structure (1) shows a "C" shaped cross-section with three equal sides; the two opposite sides have two small longi ⁇ tudinal grooves (la) on the outside, facing each other and having a "T" shaped cross-section.
• la longi ⁇ tudinal groove
• la small longi ⁇ tudinal groove
• lb large groove
• both opposite sides have a longitudinal rib at the back of the rear edge, broken at regular intervals, thus form- ing protruding segments (lc) and spaces of equal length (id).
• Said spaces act as inserting points by simply fitting all the functional elements of the furniture, which all have a suitable shape, especially devised for a smooth and perfect fit into the spaces (id) and with the segments (lc), provided for inside the opposite sides of the sup ⁇ porting structure ( 1 ) .
• the shelf bracket (2) devised especially to be applied onto the supporting structure (1), consists of a horizontal small arm at right angles (2a), which terminates at one end with two rectan ⁇ gular and vertical pieces (2b and 2c) symmetrical in re- spect to a horizontal median axis of the small arm (2a) connected together by a horizontal segment (2d) placed at a distance equal to the width of the rib (lc) of the structure (l), as a height equal to space (id) between two segments (lc) has been provided for piece (2b); like-
• the shelf brackets (2) are equip- ped with a peg (2e) which is inserted from the top into an appropriate hole (2f) provided at the end of the small arm (2a); for a shelf in crystal, peg (2e) can be replaced by a suction cup.
• this kind of fitting for the shelf bracket (2) makes it removable as it can be taken out by a simple backward movement, horizontally and ver ⁇ tically, from the structure (1) where it can be replaced in another space (id) just as easily and quickly by an inverse procedure.
• the lower side (3b) is perfectly housed in the horizontal recess (3b') at the centre of piece (3c), whose cross- section on a horizontal plane has a 'U' shape with pa ⁇ rallel sides (3c) and (3d) different in length,and di ⁇ vided by a distance equal to the thickness of the support ⁇ ing structure's (1) side walls.
• Side (3d) shorter with respect to side (3c) ends with a forked edge, of such a shape and size that it can be com ⁇ pletely inserted into two consecutive spaces (Id) mounted over a protruding segment (lc) of structure (1), as shown in Fig. 6, as side (3c) and (3b) must be hinged together, in respect to a vertical axis (A) at their external edge.
• Side (3a) ends with a projection in the centre (3a'), where an 'L' shaped piece is hinged in respect to a ver ⁇ tical axis (B) .
• Side (3e) of this piece has the same shape and dimensions as side (3d), whilst side (3f) is broken in the centre by a horizontal passing through hole, into which the protrusion (3a 1 ) mentioned earlier is fitted and hinged perfectly; the space between side (3e) and side (3a). should they be lying parallel, must be exactly equal to the thickness of the side of the struc- ture (1), so that the hinge can be easily fixed to the structures (1) and (l 1 ) as shown in Fig. 6.
• Such a hinge (3) can be secured firmly onto the structures (1) and (1') by screws fastened into holes (3g) found on sides (3a) and (3c) of hinge (3), and which screw into a suitable threaded nut, which slides and is confined with ⁇ in the groove (la) of structures (1) and (1'); also pro ⁇ vided is a further hole (3g') at the centre of side (3b) of hinge (3), which takes a screw to be screwed into a threaded nut that slides and is confined within the groove (lb) of structure (!').
• the bracket (5) also securable inside the supporting structure ( 1 ) , and intended to support the horizontal panels which close the top and bottom of the furniture, consists of a parallelepiped small base (5a), from the centre of which a square plat ⁇ form juts out to the front (5b); its sides are equal to those of the supporting structure (1).
• base (5) there are two threaded holes (5d) at both ends, where the stem of a screw (6) is tightened , whose head consists of a small circular plate (6a) intended to act as a supporting base for the furniture if the bracket (5) is utilized for securing the base panel (7) of the furniture as shown in
• the base panel (7) can be inserted onto screw (6), where it is then tightened by means of a small cap threaded internally (8), to be tighter ed onto screw (6) until the base jutting out (8a) joins the surface of the base panel (7) already mentioned, as shown in Fig. 9.
• base (8a) has a hole passing through the centre (8b), which permits adjustment of screw (6) without unscrewing cap (8).
• the supporting bracket for the back panels of the furniture devised especially for as ⁇ sembly on structure (1), utilizes as a point of attachment to structure (1) two vertical rectangular pieces (9b) and (9c), parallel but different in height, identical in shape and size to pieces (2b) and (2c) of the shelf supporting bracket (2) previously described.
• Fig. 11 it is assumed that the back panel (10') of the furniture is in view, thus it turns out to be a finished panel mounted between two structures (l 1 ); in this case, the securing screw for the panel (10') is screwed within a suitable inserted nut, which slides and is confined with ⁇ in groove (la) of structure (l 1 ), instead of being inserted directly into the panel.
• the handle (11), especially devised for application onto the structure (l), consists of a thin strip made of plastic, which has a longitudinal edge that can be perfectly inserted into groove (lb) of structure (l 1 ), thanks to two ribs (lla), found on the internal wall of strip (11); their shape and size allow for a perfect union with the protruding edges of groove
• the supporting bracket for the magnetic door stop consists of a small plate (12), at the end of which are complanate 'T' shaped sections (12a), spaced out and of such a size to be perfectly inserted within two consecutive spaces (Id), over the intermediate protruding segment (lc), so that, following a simple sliding of the plate (12) along the interior of the side of the structure (1), said sections (12a) slide beyond segment (lc) between the same segment (lc) and the internal wall (le) of the structure (l) as shown in Fig.
• the 'C' shaped structure is solely applied to the edges of the upright intermediate panels of the furniture, which fit perfectly into the op- posite sides of the same structure (1) whilst the external upright panels, as already mentioned, are fixed to the 'L' shaped structures ( 1 ' ) .
• Fig.s 15, 16 and 17 show a multi-functional element, especially devised for application on the supporting structures, as it is structured and fitted out in such a way as to be used, according to requirements, as a supporting shelf bracket, or support for back panels, or finally support for the magnetic door stop, thus replacing the three corresponding elements, capable of fulfilling a sole specific function described above.
• It consists primarily of a small supporting base from which a vertical plate juts out at the side, like the one provided on the supporting shelf bracket or on the support for the magnetic door stop and shaped in such a way as to be easily applied or released from the afore-mentioned supporting structures.
• the polivalent supporting bracket in question has a hole passing through the centre at a vertical axis, where an appropriate peg can be completely inserted, should the base be utilized as a supporting bracket for internal shelves in furniture having four corner holes at the bottom; in the case of shelves where holes are not provided, the peg can be replaced by a normal suction cup.
• the polivalent base in question also has a hole passing through horizontally, in a transversal direction, perpendi- cular to the 'T" shaped rails already mentioned.
• - Fig. 16 shows, with an axonometric drawing, the small polivalent supporting base in isolation
• Fig. 17 is an exploded drawing of the base, which shows, axonometrically, all the accessories for the supporting bracket.
• the model in question consists of a small supporting base (13), of symmetrical shape with respect to a horizontal plane,fitted out with a rail (13a) at the top and bottom, and having a 'T' shaped cross-section, along which a prismatic slider (14) runs, when required, as a support for the magnetic door stop (15) •
• the supporting bracket (13) also presents a centre passing hole, at a vertical axis (13b), where, if necessary, a peg (l6) can be completely inserted for the furniture's internal horizontal shelves.
• screw (17) is inserted in the threaded hole (l8a) of a thin strip (l8) which is inserted and confined, considering its shape, within the 'T' shaped grooves on the outside of the 'L' shaped structure (l'), instead of being screwed directly into the back panel.
• a small packing element is shown, having a 'C' shaped cross-section, to be placed between structure (l 1 ) and base (1) as a spacer, when the latter is utilized as a securing and supporting bracket for the furniture's back panel.

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