EP0572310B1 - Antistatischer Gleitkörper für Möbelfuss oder dergleichen - Google Patents

Antistatischer Gleitkörper für Möbelfuss oder dergleichen Download PDF

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EP0572310B1
EP0572310B1 EP19930401332 EP93401332A EP0572310B1 EP 0572310 B1 EP0572310 B1 EP 0572310B1 EP 19930401332 EP19930401332 EP 19930401332 EP 93401332 A EP93401332 A EP 93401332A EP 0572310 B1 EP0572310 B1 EP 0572310B1
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Jean-René Bruandet
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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
    • A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/06—Gliders or the like

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  • the present invention relates to pads for the feet of furniture, seats or the like making it possible to move this furniture on the floor and also to discharge static electricity, which is very troublesome for the users of this furniture, capable of being stored by this furniture when, by their feet, they rub on the ground, for example on carpet made of synthetic or similar material.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to produce a shoe foot pad, which overcomes the drawbacks of the shoe pads of the prior art mentioned above.
  • the single figure represents a preferred embodiment of a shoe 1 for a furniture leg, the latter being very schematically represented in 2.
  • This shoe 1 comprises a base 3 comprising a surface 4 capable of making contact with a ground 5, this surface being for example flat, as illustrated in the figure.
  • This base is made of a first material which can be an electrically insulating material chosen, for example, from the following materials: plastic, P.V.C., advantageously polypropylene.
  • An orifice 6 is produced by crossing right through the base 3 along an axis 7 substantially perpendicular to the contact surface 4.
  • the section of the end 8 of this orifice 6 opening onto the contact surface 4 comprises a first re-entering shoulder 9.
  • the shoe also includes a pivot 10 disposed in the orifice 6, the length of the part 11 of the pivot 10 plunging into the orifice being less than the length of the orifice, so as to leave a free space 12 between its end 13 and the shoulder 9.
  • the pivot 10 is made of a second electrically conductive material, for example steel.
  • this pivot 10 has a shoulder 30 which allows, for example, to limit its penetration into the orifice 6.
  • This shoulder 30 is arranged to, preferably, cooperate with the edge 31 of the orifice 6 opposite the end 8 opening onto the contact surface 4, but may consist of a collar which has the advantage of defining two shoulders, the shoulder 30 defined above and another shoulder making it possible, in a manner known in itself, to limit the insertion of the pivot in the base of the cabinet 2.
  • a body 14 is slidably mounted so that it is able to come into contact with the first shoulder 9 and that a first 15 of its ends protrudes relative to the contact surface. 4.
  • the body 14 is made of a third material, which is also electrically conductive, such as steel and more advantageously stainless steel.
  • a spring 16 mounted in compression between the second end of the body 14 and the end 13 of the pivot 10 plunging into the orifice 6.
  • the spring is made of a fourth electrically conductive material, for example steel. It is specified that by “spring” is meant any elastic means making it possible to exert a couple of opposite forces between two points while tending to move them away, the spring illustrated, of cylindrical type with distant turns, being only one. possible embodiment.
  • the two ends of the spring 16 can be directly in contact with the body 14 and the pivot 10, but the shoe can advantageously include means for electrically connecting the two ends of the spring 16 respectively with the pivot and the body.
  • These means comprise at least one pad 17 interposed between one end of the spring and the second end of the body 14. In the embodiment illustrated in the figure, they comprise another 18 between the other end of the spring and the end 13 of pivot 10.
  • the tablet is made of a fifth material having a high calibrated electrical resistivity, for example a dissipative or antistatic material.
  • a fifth material having a high calibrated electrical resistivity for example a dissipative or antistatic material.
  • the body 14 can have different shapes. It will for example be constituted by a ball 20, as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the shoulder 9 has the shape of a concave surface in a spherical zone substantially complementary to the ball, the concave surface being turned towards the free space 12.
  • the shape of a ball 20 given to the body 14 can, in certain cases in particular of the nature of the ground, present disadvantages.
  • it facilitates the movement of the piece of furniture in all directions, but can also introduce impurities into the end 8 of the orifice 6.
  • This accumulation of impurities can affect the pivoting of the ball and , above all, make a layer electrically insulating between it and, for example, the spring 16, at the risk of preventing the shoe from ensuring the discharge of static electricity as described below.
  • the body 14 may it be advantageous to produce the body 14, as illustrated in FIG. 2, in the form of a stud 21 with an outgoing shoulder 22 on its end opposite its end 15 in contact with the ground, and capable of translating in the end 8 of the orifice 6 in the manner of a piston, in a translation limited by the cooperation of its outgoing shoulder 22 against the re-entering shoulder 9 of the end 8 of the orifice 6.
  • the shoe 1 described above acts as follows, when it is mounted on a furniture leg 2:
  • the piece of furniture has such a pad, the latter bears on the ground 5 by its contact surface 4 and the end 15 of the body 14, ball 20 or the stud 21, held between the shoulder 9 and the spring 16, this spring ensuring constant contact of the body with the ground, even if the latter has slight differences in level, as well as electrical continuity between the body and the pivot. Therefore, all the static electricity which would have been stored by the piece of furniture, seat, etc., is led to the mass of the ground by way of the foot of the piece of furniture 2, the pivot 10, at least one patch 17, 18, the spring 16 and the body 14 which are all made of electrically conductive material.
  • the pad 17 is advantageously made of a dissipative or antistatic material, with the aim of slowing down the flow of static electricity towards the ground, so as not to create radio waves which can lead to the destruction of sensitive electronic organs.
  • the ball shape 20 given to the body 14, as well as the semispherical shape given to the end 15 of the stud 21 in contact with the ground, has the advantage, compared to other shapes, of reducing the risk of scratches on this floor when moving the furniture, seat, etc., and this advantage is reinforced by the fact that the body 14 is made of stainless steel, which prevents it from oxidizing, in particular following its contact, for example during cleaning the floor with a liquid such as water or the like.
  • the antistatic pad according to the invention has advantages over the pads described in the preamble. Its base can indeed be made of a material not loaded with carbon and will therefore not leave any unsightly streak or streak on the ground. These pads can in particular equip the furniture and seats of so-called "white" rooms or the like. In addition, their structure allows them to compact shape which facilitates their construction and ensures them of good solidity, while allowing them to preserve aesthetic qualities.

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  • Footwear And Its Accessory, Manufacturing Method And Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Elimination Of Static Electricity (AREA)

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  1. Fuß für ein Möbelstück (2) oder dergleichen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er umfaßt:
    - eine Basis (3) aus einem ersten Material, welche Basis eine Oberfläche (4) umfaßt, die in Kontakt mit dem Boden (5) bringbar ist,
    - eine die Basis längs einer Achse (7), die im wesentlichen senkrecht zu der Kontaktoberfläche verläuft, durchsetzende Öffnung (6), wobei der Querschnitt des Endes (8) dieser Öffnung an der Mündung auf der genannten Kontaktoberfläche eine erste einspringende Schulter (9) umfaßt,
    - ein Gelenkzapfen (10), der in der genannten Öffnung angeordnet ist, wobei die Länge der Partie (11) des Gelenkzapfens, der in die Öffnung ragt, kleiner ist, als die Länge dieser Öffnung, welcher Gelenkzapfen aus einem zweiten elektrisch leitenden Material besteht,
    - einen Korpus (14), der gleitbeweglich in der Öffnung auf der Seite der ersten Schulter angeordnet ist, wobei ein erstes Ende (15) des Korpus gegenüber der Kontaktoberfläche (4) vorspringt, welcher Korpus aus einem dritten elektrisch leitenden Material besteht,
    - eine Feder (16), die unter Druck zwischen dem zweiten Ende des Korpus und dem Ende (13) des in die Öffnung (6) ragenden Gelenkzapfens angeordnet ist, welche Feder aus einem vierten elektrisch leitenden Material besteht, und
    - Mittel (17, 18) für das elektrische Verbinden der beiden Enden der Feder mit dem Gelenkzapfen (10) bzw. dem Korpus (14).
  2. Fuß nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Gelenkzapfen (10) eine zweite Schulter (30) aufweist zum Begrenzen seiner Einführung in die Öffnung (6), welche zweite Schulter ausgebildet ist für das Zusammenwirken mit dem Rand (31) des Endes der Öffnung, das jenem (8) abgekehrt ist, das auf der Kontaktoberfläche mündet.
  3. Fuß nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel für die elektrische Verbindung der beiden Enden der Feder mit dem Gelenkzapfen bzw. dem Korpus mindestens eine Scheibe (17) umfassen, die zwischen dem einen der Enden der Feder und einem der beiden Elemente Korpus bzw. Gelenkzapfen eingefügt ist.
  4. Fuß nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Scheibe aus einem fünften Material mit einem erhöhten vorgegebenen elektrischen spezifischen Widerstand besteht.
  5. Fuß nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das fünfte Material eines der folgenden Materialien ist: dissipatives Material, antistatisches Material.
  6. Fuß nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mindestens eines der zweiten, dritten und vierten Materialien Stahl ist.
  7. Fuß nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das dritte Material korrosionsfester Stahl ist.
  8. Fuß nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Korpus (14) von einem der folgenden Elemente gebildet ist: eine Kugel (20), ein Köpfchen (21) mit einer dritten auskragenden Schulter (22).
  9. Fuß nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das erste Material ein elektrisch isolierendes Material ist.
  10. Fuß nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das erste Material unter den nachfolgenden Materialien gewählt ist: Kunststoff, PVC, Polypropylen.
EP19930401332 1992-05-29 1993-05-25 Antistatischer Gleitkörper für Möbelfuss oder dergleichen Expired - Lifetime EP0572310B1 (de)

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FR9206567A FR2691618B1 (fr) 1992-05-29 1992-05-29 Patin antistatique pour pied de meuble.

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