EP0210431B1 - Door-type closure device for wall-mounted furniture units - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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- 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
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- This invention relates to a door-type closure device for wall-mounted furniture units.
- Known wall-mounted furniture units particularly kitchen units, generally consist of a parallelepiped container which is fitted to the room wall at a height generally less than 1.5 m and is closed by one or more doors hinged to the vertical edges of said container.
- a further drawback is that the space occupied by the open doors is considerable and if lateral light sources are used these open doors create shadow zones which prevent complete illumination of the furniture unit interior
- Wall-mounted furniture units are also known which are closed at their front by a single door hinged to the upper horizontal edge.
- One drawback of this closure system is that the single door can, as in the preceding case, hinder effective illumination of the furniture unit interior.
- a further drawback is that the door can be kept in its raised (open) position only by the provision of "compasses”, springs or other retention members, which on the one hand represent bulky-aesthetic elements, and on the other hand do not enable the door to remain in intermediate positions.
- a still further drawback is the practical impossibility of completely opening the door, because it would then lie at too high level and could not be easily gripped by the user, especially if of a short stature, in order to close the furniture unit.
- a door-type closure device for furniture units in the form of a container closable at its front by a pair of doors, comprising a first door hinged at its upper edge to the front edge of the roof of the container, and a second door of height substantially equal to the first and hinged at its upper edge to the lower edge of this latter and having the ends of its lower edge retained by and slidable along two guide rails provided on the side walls of the container.
- a drawback of this known device consists in that it is cumbersome and is difficult to drive,
- doors cannot cover the front edge of the side walls, and this is disadvantageous due to aesthetical reasons, to lack of proof to dust, vapours, and grease if the furniture is used in kitchen, and to manufacturing reasons due to the necessity to store walls with the front edge variously customized, according to the finishing of the folding doors.
- a door-type closure device for furniture units in the form of a container closable at its front by a pair of doors, comprising a first door hinged at its upper edge to the front edge of the roof of the container, and a second door of height substantially equal to the first and hinged at its upper edge to the lower edge of this latter and having the ends of its lower edge retained by and slidable along two guide rails provided on the side walls of the container, and further comprising a balancing member characterised in that the furniture unit is wall mounted, the two guide rails are provided on the front vertical edge of the side walls, the balancing member comprising at least one cable connected to said lower edge of said second door, and at least one counterweight which is operable from the outside and which when the two doors are completely folded back to open the furniture unit is positioned in correspondence with the base of said container, whereas when the two doors are coplanar to close the furniture unit it is positioned in correspondence with the roof of said container, a section
- the closure device according to the invention is fitted to a wall-mounted furniture unit in the form of a container, indicated overall by 1, and comprising a base 2, two side walls 3, a roof 4 and a rear wall 5.
- the container is closed by a pair of doors 6, 6', of which the upper door 6 is hinged to the container 1 at the front edge of the roof 4, whereas the lower door 6' is hinged to the upper door 6 along their contacting edges, at which a hinge section element 7 is provided allowing mutual 180° rotation to pass from the coplanar configuration in which the furniture unit is closed (Figure 2) to the superposed configuration in which the furniture unit is open ( Figure 4).
- a section bar 8 preferably of plastics or metal construction is applied to the front vertical edge of each side wall 3 and comprises a rear rib 9 for fixing to the side wall 3, a front channel 10 in which a trolley 11 slides and is guided, and a side channel 12 in which the pivot 13 of a counterweight 14 extending horizontally from one side wall 3 to the other sides and is guided.
- the channels 10 and 12 are provided with longitudinal deformable approached lips (not shown in the drawings) ensuring the closure of the same channels when they are not engaged by the trolley 11 and the pivot 13 respectively.
- each channel 10 there slides a trolley 11 provided with an appendix 15 to which the lower 5 door 6' is hinged in proximity to the corresponding lateral edge.
- a block 16 To the upper end of each section bar 8 there is fitted a block 16 in which there is idly mounted a deviation pulley 17 for a cable 18 connected at one end to the corresponding trolley 11 and at its other end to the pivot 13 of the counterweight 14.
- An element 19 rigid with the upper door 6 is hinged to each block 16.
- the counterweight 14 consists of a horizontal cylindrical bar provided at its ends with the pivots 13 which slide in the lateral channel 12 of the section bars 8. In its central region the counterweight 14 is provided with a gripping lever 20 retained by a diametrical screw 21 of ferromagnetic material.
- the angular position of the screw 21 relative to the lever 20 is such that when the lever is in its most downwardly inclined position, ie resting against the front edge of the base 2 of the container 1, the screw 21 is perfectly vertical with its head facing downwards towards a magnet 22 fitted to the base 2 ( Figure 7).
- a handgrip 23 fitted to the door 6' is pulled slightly forwards sufficiently to displace the two doors 6, 6' from their coplanar state. It is then possible to raise the lower door 6' so that it folds on to the door 6 because of their mutual connection and the connection between said door 6 and the container 1.
- the user grips the lever 20 and lift it. This initially rotates the counterweight 14 with consequent disengagement of the screw 21 from the magnet 22, followed by raising of the counterweight itself. As the counterweight rises, the two trolleys 11 connected thereto by the cables 18 descend and drag the lower door 6' which, being connected to the upper door 5, thus closes the furniture unit.
- the counterweight has risen to a height beyond the maximum reach of the user, the user continues the closure action by directly pulling the lower edge of the lower door 6' or handgrip 23.
- the completely closed configuration is stabilised by the actual weight of the two doors 6, 6' and preferably by magnets 24 fitted to the section bars 8 and corresponding metal plastes 25 fitted to the lower door 6'.
- a pair of counterweights are provided, each applied to the cable of the corresponding section bar 8 and also operable from the outside.
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- Hinges (AREA)
- Combinations Of Kitchen Furniture (AREA)
- Wing Frames And Configurations (AREA)
- Support Devices For Sliding Doors (AREA)
- Extensible Doors And Revolving Doors (AREA)
- Cabinets, Racks, Or The Like Of Rigid Construction (AREA)
- Securing Of Glass Panes Or The Like (AREA)
- Devices For Use In Laboratory Experiments (AREA)
Priority Applications (1)
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AT86108528T ATE43673T1 (de) | 1985-07-01 | 1986-06-23 | Tuer fuer an der wand montierte moebel. |
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IT8412885 | 1985-07-01 | ||
IT84128/85A IT1187447B (it) | 1985-07-01 | 1985-07-01 | Dispositivo di chiusura ad ante per mobili pensili |
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EP0210431A1 EP0210431A1 (en) | 1987-02-04 |
EP0210431B1 true EP0210431B1 (en) | 1989-05-31 |
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EP86108528A Expired EP0210431B1 (en) | 1985-07-01 | 1986-06-23 | Door-type closure device for wall-mounted furniture units |
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EP (1) | EP0210431B1 (ja) |
JP (1) | JPS6210388A (ja) |
AT (1) | ATE43673T1 (ja) |
DE (1) | DE3663710D1 (ja) |
IT (1) | IT1187447B (ja) |
Families Citing this family (8)
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GB2240574A (en) * | 1990-02-02 | 1991-08-07 | Nicholas Walter George Cole | Bifold door |
DE29719623U1 (de) * | 1997-11-05 | 1997-12-18 | Kaufmann GmbH, 41515 Grevenbroich | Toranordnung für klimatisierte Bereiche |
DE29808185U1 (de) | 1998-05-06 | 1998-08-27 | Arturo Salice S.P.A., Novedrate, Como | Möbel mit einem durch eine zweiflügelige Faltschiebetür verschließbaren Korpusteil |
CN100396579C (zh) * | 2004-10-10 | 2008-06-25 | 中国国际海运集装箱(集团)股份有限公司 | 一种集装箱的门结构、其制作方法及采用该结构的集装箱 |
FR2922226B1 (fr) * | 2007-10-12 | 2009-11-20 | Seb Sa | Fer a repasser comportant un dispositif guide cordon perfectionne. |
DE202012005606U1 (de) * | 2012-06-11 | 2013-09-19 | Grass Gmbh | Möbel und Vorrichtung zum Bewegen einer Möbelklappe eines Möbels |
CN103742041A (zh) * | 2013-12-06 | 2014-04-23 | 谢雨珂 | 一种壁柜 |
IT201600075104A1 (it) * | 2016-07-18 | 2018-01-18 | Convivio S R L | Sistema di movimentazione di ante di mobili a forza variabile |
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FR840510A (ja) * | 1938-04-27 | |||
US1716394A (en) * | 1927-12-02 | 1929-06-11 | El Paso Sash & Door Co | Door for kitchen cabinets |
US2523929A (en) * | 1946-01-30 | 1950-09-26 | Donald G Taylor | Counter-balanced closure |
CH256800A (de) * | 1947-08-27 | 1948-09-15 | F Biesser | Vorrichtung zum Heben und Senken von Schiebefenstern. |
FR1148606A (fr) * | 1956-03-02 | 1957-12-12 | Volet store pliant de bas en haut, métallique, à manoeuvre compensée | |
US3317259A (en) * | 1965-06-03 | 1967-05-02 | Samuel S Otis | Cabinet construction |
US3349829A (en) * | 1966-01-25 | 1967-10-31 | Panelfold Doors Inc | Track seal for folding doors |
US3684341A (en) * | 1970-09-08 | 1972-08-15 | Weber Dental Mfg Co | Fold-away cover for dental drinking cup support |
CH572149A5 (en) * | 1974-07-09 | 1976-01-30 | Frigerio Giuseppe | Wardrobe with balanced tilting door - has flat chamber for accommodating counterweight on end of a rope |
JPS5352639U (ja) * | 1976-10-08 | 1978-05-06 |
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- 1986-01-28 JP JP61016658A patent/JPS6210388A/ja active Granted
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JPH0458550B2 (ja) | 1992-09-17 |
JPS6210388A (ja) | 1987-01-19 |
DE3663710D1 (en) | 1989-07-06 |
IT8584128A0 (it) | 1985-07-01 |
EP0210431A1 (en) | 1987-02-04 |
IT1187447B (it) | 1987-12-23 |
ATE43673T1 (de) | 1989-06-15 |
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