EP0543067B1 - Electric connecting block mounted into a supporting column of an office furniture piece - Google Patents

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EP0543067B1
EP0543067B1 EP91440098A EP91440098A EP0543067B1 EP 0543067 B1 EP0543067 B1 EP 0543067B1 EP 91440098 A EP91440098 A EP 91440098A EP 91440098 A EP91440098 A EP 91440098A EP 0543067 B1 EP0543067 B1 EP 0543067B1
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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
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/06—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
    • 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
    • A47B37/00—Tables adapted for other particular purposes
    • A47B2037/005—Tables specially adapted for laboratories
    • 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
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/0066—Workstations
    • A47B2200/0076—Vertical technical column supporting office equipment

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  • the present invention relates to a new modular construction system for office furniture such as, in particular, that described in European Patent EP-A-504533, this arrangement targeting the means for guiding and connecting all of the supply conductors various electrical devices distributed over a work surface, such as lighting fixtures, telephones, computer equipment and the like.
  • the solution proposed according to the present invention consists in taking advantage of one of the elements of a modular construction system as recalled above to create, at the level of the work surface, a removable and interchangeable common connector, of convenient access without affecting the aesthetics of said element.
  • the element referred to in the present invention is the column originally intended to form, on a lower fraction of its height, a support for the angle of a tray fulfilling the function of the worktop, and above this level of support, access to the material supply conductors arranged on this plate.
  • the connection sockets of said equipment to said conductors are simply provided on the front face of the column, that is to say fixed and not concealed.
  • the front face preferably associated with the horizontal cover at the top of the vertical column, is purely decorative, and mounted sliding on the rear walls of the column along vertical slides formed on the edges front of these walls, while all of the aforementioned conductors are joined to a single connection block constituting a drawer mounted to slide vertically in the rear corner of the column, so that it can be removed and possibly replaced depending on the number and of the nature of said conductors.
  • the invention relates to a column designated by the general reference C and having the following geometry: On the lower portion of its height, it consists of a vertical prism with a square base (1), then on the upper portion, it consists of a prism with a triangular base (2), leaving a triangular section (3) serving as support at an angle of a plate (4), in a known manner.
  • the prism (2) consists of a pair of fixed rear walls (5, 5 ') and a sliding part ( Figure 2a) comprising a front face (6) and a cover (7).
  • the part (6 - 7) slides vertically in slides (8, 8 ') formed in vertical edges before the faces (5, 5'), so as to completely seal the volume of said triangular prism.
  • the front (6) and / or the cover (7) may include decorative patterns.
  • the interior of the triangular prism (2) is arranged so as to serve as a housing for a block of electrical connections which is mounted therein sliding vertically so that it can be removed for modifications or repairs.
  • connection block consists of two vertical plane wings 10, 10 'covering the fixed walls 5, 5' of the prism, and coming to be embedded in this prism by sliding its front edges 11, 11 'in vertical slides 12, 12' made in the vertical edges of the faces 5, 5 ', behind the slides 8, 8' used for the establishment of the facade 6 , 7.
  • the connection block consists of two vertical plane wings 10, 10 'covering the fixed walls 5, 5' of the prism, and coming to be embedded in this prism by sliding its front edges 11, 11 'in vertical slides 12, 12' made in the vertical edges of the faces 5, 5 ', behind the slides 8, 8' used for the establishment of the facade 6 , 7.
  • outlets 14, 14', 14 '' ... adapted to the materials distributed on the plate 4, and supplied by the corresponding conductors 15, coming from sockets located at the base of the prism 1.
  • connection block can easily be removed by lifting it by horizontal flanges 16, 16 ', accessible when the front panel 6,7 is removed.
  • connection block 20 shown extracted from the prism 2 in FIG. 7, has the form of a simple ordinary multiple socket, also connected to the supply conductors 26. It is also slidably mounted in vertical slides 22, 22 'made towards the rear of the angle formed by the faces 5, 5' of the prism and it is equipped with an extraction handle 23.
  • the block of Figures 6 - 7 can take the entire height of the column C, as illustrated in 21 to FIG. 8, to receive a whole series of conductors 22 supplying for example telephones (represented at 23, 23 ′), a computer (at 24), an HV socket (at 25), ordinary sockets (at 25 ’, 25 '') and the like.

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Adaptation of modular construction systems for office furniture and, more especially, within these systems, of the columns designed to form, for a length less than their height, a support (3) for the corner of a flat surface (4) fulfilling the function of work surface and, above the level of this support, access to electrical conductors feeding equipment set out on this flat surface, characterised in that the front vertical face (6), preferably associated with the horizontal lid (7) at the top of the column, is assembled to slide on the rear faces of the column along vertical grooves (8) (8') formed in the front edges of these faces (5) (5'), and at the same time all of the conductors are concentrated on a single connecting block (20) forming a drawer sliding vertically in the rear corner of the column in such a way that it can be removed for modification or repair as a function of the number and the type of the conductors. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un nouveau système de construction modulaire de meubles de bureaux tels que, notamment, celui décrit dans le Brevet Européen EP-A-504533, cet aménagement visant les moyens de guidage et de connexion de l'ensemble des conducteurs d'alimentation des différents appareils électriques répartis sur un plan de travail, tels que appareils d'éclairage, téléphones, matériels informatiques et analogues.The present invention relates to a new modular construction system for office furniture such as, in particular, that described in European Patent EP-A-504533, this arrangement targeting the means for guiding and connecting all of the supply conductors various electrical devices distributed over a work surface, such as lighting fixtures, telephones, computer equipment and the like.

Le problème qui se pose avec ces systèmes découle de la multiplicité de ces appareils, réunis sur un même plan de travail relativement exigü, et dont les alimentations sont par nature indépendantes, ce qui créé un risque d'enchevêtrement des divers types de conducteurs cheminant entre des points séparés sur ledit plan de travail.The problem that arises with these systems stems from the multiplicity of these devices, brought together on the same relatively small work plan, and whose power supplies are by nature independent, which creates a risk of entanglement of the various types of conductors traveling between separate points on said work plan.

Une solution à ce problème a été proposée par le USP 4535703, selon lequel les différents conducteurs sont guidés horizontalement dans des profilés en matière plastique montés entre la périphérie du plan de travail et les murs contre lesquels est monté ledit plan de travail.A solution to this problem has been proposed by USP 4535703, according to which the different conductors are guided horizontally in plastic profiles mounted between the periphery of the work surface and the walls against which said work surface is mounted.

Une autre solution est proposée dans le FR-A-2655251 de la Déposante, selon lequel lesdits conducteurs sont guidés depuis le sol jusqu'au point le plus proche de chaque appareil par un ensemble de profilés métalliques constituant ensemble le châssis supportant ledit plateau sur le sol.Another solution is proposed in FR-A-2655251 of the Applicant, according to which said conductors are guided from the ground to the point closest to each device by a set of metal profiles together constituting the frame supporting said tray on the ground.

Une autre solution est également proposée dans le DE-U-9002294 ainsi que dans le DE-A 3603465, ces deux documents divulguant des systèmes de construction modulaire de meubles de bureaux comportant les éléments du système tel que défini dans le préambule de la Revendication 1.Another solution is also proposed in DE-U-9002294 as well as in DE-A 3603465, these two documents disclosing modular construction systems of office furniture comprising the elements of the system as defined in the preamble of Claim 1 .

La solution proposée selon la présente invention consiste à tirer parti de l'un des éléments d'un système de construction modulaire tel que rappelé ci-dessus pour créer, au niveau même du plan de travail, un connecteur commun amovible et interchangeable, d'accès commode sans pour autant affecter l'esthétique dudit élément.The solution proposed according to the present invention consists in taking advantage of one of the elements of a modular construction system as recalled above to create, at the level of the work surface, a removable and interchangeable common connector, of convenient access without affecting the aesthetics of said element.

L'élément visé dans la présente invention est la colonne destinée à l'origine à former, sur une fraction inférieure de sa hauteur, un appui pour l'angle d'un plateau remplissant la fonction du plan de travail, et au-dessus de ce niveau d'appui, un accès aux conducteurs d'alimentation des matériels disposés sur ce plateau. Toutefois, dans ce double rôle connu, les prises de connection desdits matériels auxdits conducteurs sont simplement prévues sur la face avant de la colonne, c'est à dire fixes et non dissimulées.The element referred to in the present invention is the column originally intended to form, on a lower fraction of its height, a support for the angle of a tray fulfilling the function of the worktop, and above this level of support, access to the material supply conductors arranged on this plate. However, in this double known role, the connection sockets of said equipment to said conductors are simply provided on the front face of the column, that is to say fixed and not concealed.

Selon l'invention, dans une telle colonne, la face avant, de préférence associée au couvercle horizontal du haut de la colonne verticale, est purement décorative, et montée coulissante sur les parois arrière de la colonne le long de glissières verticales pratiquées sur les arêtes avant de ces parois, tandis que l'ensemble des conducteurs précités est réuni à un bloc de connexion unique constituant un tiroir monté coulissant verticalement dans l'angle arrière de la colonne, de manière à pouvoir être extrait et éventuellement remplacé en fonction du nombre et de la nature desdits conducteurs.According to the invention, in such a column, the front face, preferably associated with the horizontal cover at the top of the vertical column, is purely decorative, and mounted sliding on the rear walls of the column along vertical slides formed on the edges front of these walls, while all of the aforementioned conductors are joined to a single connection block constituting a drawer mounted to slide vertically in the rear corner of the column, so that it can be removed and possibly replaced depending on the number and of the nature of said conductors.

On va décrire l'invention plus en détail en se référant au dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • La figure 1 montre l'angle d'un bureau construit conformément au système précité, et comportant une colonne selon l'invention.
  • La figure 2 montre la colonne seule, vue de face, la pièce de fermeture étant extraite et représentée à la figure 2a.
  • La figure 3 montre la portion supérieure d'un premier mode de réalisation de la colonne selon l'invention, la façade avant étant retirée.
  • La figure 4 illustre l'extraction du tiroir formant bloc de connexion dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 3, vu par l'avant.
  • La figure 5 est une vue semblable à la figure 4, vue par l'arrière.
  • La figure 6 est une vue semblable à la figure 3, d'un second mode de réalisation.
  • La figure 7 montre le bloc de connexion de la figure 6, complètement extrait et,
  • La figure 8 montre une variante du bloc de connexion de la figure 7.
The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
  • Figure 1 shows the corner of an office built in accordance with the above system, and comprising a column according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the column alone, seen from the front, the closure part being extracted and shown in FIG. 2a.
  • Figure 3 shows the upper portion of a first embodiment of the column according to the invention, the front panel being removed.
  • Figure 4 illustrates the extraction of the drawer forming the connection block in the embodiment of Figure 3, seen from the front.
  • Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, viewed from the rear.
  • Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 3 of a second embodiment.
  • Figure 7 shows the connection block of Figure 6, completely extracted and,
  • FIG. 8 shows a variant of the connection block of FIG. 7.

Comme on le voit aux figures 1 et 2, l'invention vise une colonne désignée par la référence générale C et présentant la géométrie suivante :
   Sur la portion inférieure de sa hauteur, elle consiste en un prisme vertical à base carrée (1), puis sur la portion supérieure, elle consiste en un prisme à base triangulaire (2), laissant subsister une section triangulaire (3) servant d'appui à un angle d'un plateau (4), de façon connue.As can be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the invention relates to a column designated by the general reference C and having the following geometry:
On the lower portion of its height, it consists of a vertical prism with a square base (1), then on the upper portion, it consists of a prism with a triangular base (2), leaving a triangular section (3) serving as support at an angle of a plate (4), in a known manner.

Selon l'invention, le prisme (2) se compose d'un couple de parois arrière fixes (5, 5') et d'une pièce coulissante (figure 2a) comportant une façade avant (6) et un couvercle (7). La pièce (6 - 7) coulisse verticalement dans des glissières (8, 8') pratiquées dans des rebords verticaux avant des faces (5, 5'), de manière à obturer complètement le volume dudit prisme triangulaire. La façade (6) et/ou le couvercle (7) peuvent comporter des motifs décoratifs.According to the invention, the prism (2) consists of a pair of fixed rear walls (5, 5 ') and a sliding part (Figure 2a) comprising a front face (6) and a cover (7). The part (6 - 7) slides vertically in slides (8, 8 ') formed in vertical edges before the faces (5, 5'), so as to completely seal the volume of said triangular prism. The front (6) and / or the cover (7) may include decorative patterns.

Selon l'invention, l'intérieur du prisme triangulaire (2) est aménagé de manière à servir de logement à un bloc de connexions électriques qui y est monté coulissant verticalement de manière à pouvoir en être extrait pour modifications ou réparations.According to the invention, the interior of the triangular prism (2) is arranged so as to serve as a housing for a block of electrical connections which is mounted therein sliding vertically so that it can be removed for modifications or repairs.

Cet aménagement peut prendre différentes formes dont deux sont décrites ci-après à titre d'exemples :
   En premier lieu, on a représenté aux figures 3, 4 et 5 une variante selon laquelle le bloc de connexion est constitué de deux ailes planes verticales 10, 10' recouvrant les parois fixes 5, 5' du prisme, et venant s'encastrer dans ce prisme par coulissement de ses rebords avant 11, 11' dans des glissières verticales 12, 12' pratiquées dans les rebords verticaux des faces 5, 5', en arrière des glissières 8, 8' servant à la mise en place de la façade 6, 7. Dans l'angle 13 formé par les ailes 10, 10' sont aménagées des prises 14, 14', 14''... adaptées aux matériels répartis sur le plateau 4, et alimentées par les conducteurs correspondants 15, provenant des prises situées à la base du prisme 1.This arrangement can take different forms, two of which are described below as examples:
First, there is shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 a variant in which the connection block consists of two vertical plane wings 10, 10 'covering the fixed walls 5, 5' of the prism, and coming to be embedded in this prism by sliding its front edges 11, 11 'in vertical slides 12, 12' made in the vertical edges of the faces 5, 5 ', behind the slides 8, 8' used for the establishment of the facade 6 , 7. In the angle 13 formed by the wings 10, 10 'are fitted outlets 14, 14', 14 '' ... adapted to the materials distributed on the plate 4, and supplied by the corresponding conductors 15, coming from sockets located at the base of the prism 1.

Dans ce cas, le bloc de connexion peut aisément être extrait en le soulevant par des rebords horizontaux 16, 16', accessibles quand la façade 6,7 est retirée.In this case, the connection block can easily be removed by lifting it by horizontal flanges 16, 16 ', accessible when the front panel 6,7 is removed.

En second lieu, dans la variante illustrée aux figures 6 et 7, le bloc de connexion 20, représenté extrait du prisme 2 sur la figure 7, a la forme d'une simple prise multiple ordinaire, également raccordée aux conducteurs d'alimentation 26. Il est monté également coulissant dans des glissières verticales 22, 22' pratiquées vers l'arrière de l'angle formé par les faces 5, 5' du prisme et il est équipé d'une poignée d'extraction 23.Secondly, in the variant illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the connection block 20, shown extracted from the prism 2 in FIG. 7, has the form of a simple ordinary multiple socket, also connected to the supply conductors 26. It is also slidably mounted in vertical slides 22, 22 'made towards the rear of the angle formed by the faces 5, 5' of the prism and it is equipped with an extraction handle 23.

A la différence de la variante des figures 3 - 5, où la longueur du bloc de connexion est limitée à la hauteur des prismes 2, le bloc des figures 6 - 7 peut prendre toute la hauteur de la colonne C, comme illustré en 21 à la figure 8, pour recevoir toute une série de conducteurs 22 alimentant par exemple des téléphones (représenté en 23, 23'), un ordinateur (en 24), une prise HT (en 25), des prises ordinaires (en 25', 25'') et analogues.Unlike the variant of Figures 3 - 5, where the length of the connection block is limited to the height of the prisms 2, the block of Figures 6 - 7 can take the entire height of the column C, as illustrated in 21 to FIG. 8, to receive a whole series of conductors 22 supplying for example telephones (represented at 23, 23 ′), a computer (at 24), an HV socket (at 25), ordinary sockets (at 25 ’, 25 '') and the like.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée à ces deux modes de réalisation, mais couvre au contraire toutes les variantes rentrant dans le cadre des revendications ci-après.Of course, the invention is not limited to these two embodiments, but on the contrary covers all the variants coming within the scope of the claims below.

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  1. Systems for the modular manufacture of office furniture, and more specially, in such systems, columns (C) intended to form, on a lower part of their height, a support for the corner of a panel (4) fulfilling the function of working surface, and, above this support level, access to electrical conductors supplying equipment disposed on this panel (4), characterised in that the vertical front face (6), preferably in association with the horizontal cover of the top of the column (C), is mounted so as to slide on the rear walls (5, 5') of the column (C) along vertical runners (8, 8') formed on the front edges of these walls (5, 5,), whilst all the said conductors are concentrated on a single connection block constituting a drawer sliding vertically in the rear corner of the column (C) so as to be able to be extracted for the purpose of modifying or repairing it, in accordance with the number and nature of the said conductors.
  2. Systems according to Claim 1, characterised in that the said lower portion of the column consisting of a prism with a square base (1) and the remainder of its height consisting of a prism with a triangular base (2), in a manner known per se, the said connection block slides vertically in runners formed in the two rear faces of the said triangular prism (2).
  3. Systems according to Claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the said connection block consists of two vertical plane wings (10, 10') overlapping the said faces, sliding in runners formed in the front vertical edges of the said faces behind the runners intended for the front face.
  4. Systems according to Claim 1, characterised in that the said connection block is in the form of a multiple electrical socket and slides in vertical runners (22, 22') formed towards the rear corner formed by the said faces (5, 5').
  5. Systems according to Claims 1 and 4, characterised in that the connection block has a length which may be as much as the total height of the column in order to receive a large number of varied connectors.
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DE69111452T DE69111452T2 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Electrical connection block built into a support column for office furniture.
ES91440098T ES2075397T3 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT COLUMN OF AN OFFICE FURNITURE.
EP91440098A EP0543067B1 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 Electric connecting block mounted into a supporting column of an office furniture piece
AT91440098T ATE125122T1 (en) 1991-11-21 1991-11-21 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK BUILT INTO AN OFFICE FURNITURE SUPPORT COLUMN.
US07/918,059 US5318259A (en) 1991-11-21 1992-07-24 Column adapted to be used in a modular construction system
CA002074705A CA2074705A1 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-07-27 Column adapted to be used in a modular construction system
PT8567U PT8567U (en) 1991-11-21 1992-07-27 COLUMN ADAPTED TO BE USED IN A MODULAR CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
JP4312648A JPH0763419B2 (en) 1991-11-21 1992-10-29 Support used for modular structure system

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