EP0613638A1 - Table, en particulier pour mobilier modulaire de bureau et élément d'un assemblage de meuble pour un tel système - Google Patents

Table, en particulier pour mobilier modulaire de bureau et élément d'un assemblage de meuble pour un tel système Download PDF

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EP0613638A1
EP0613638A1 EP94103035A EP94103035A EP0613638A1 EP 0613638 A1 EP0613638 A1 EP 0613638A1 EP 94103035 A EP94103035 A EP 94103035A EP 94103035 A EP94103035 A EP 94103035A EP 0613638 A1 EP0613638 A1 EP 0613638A1
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Michele Aruanno
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GRUPPO THEMA PROGETTI Srl
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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
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A47B13/003—Connecting table tops to underframes

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  • the present invention relates to a table, particularly for sectional office furniture systems.
  • connection system In such sectional furniture systems it is essential to ensure the maximum possible flexibility in the connection of the legs and accessories to the worktop to avoid restricting the final purchaser excessively since he should be free to choose the arrangement of the support elements for the worktop and the accessories according to his preferences and so as to utilise the space available in the most rational manner; moreover, the connection system must be simple to enable the user himself to modify the arrangements at will.
  • the present invention provides a table, comprising a structure including a worktop and at least one element associated with the worktop by anchoring means, characterised in that the anchoring means comprise a rapid connection system of the microconnector type including a first component attached to the structure and a second component fixed to the element associated with the work surface.
  • connection system of the microconnector type is intended to mean a rapid press-fit connection system which employ mechanical anchoring between a plurality of mutually cooperating microconnectors provided on two facing surfaces of the components of the connection system.
  • microconnector devices are the so-called VELCRO (registered Trade Mark) closures or "hook and loop" closures.
  • the first component of the microconnector system extends over substantially the entire under surface of the worktop.
  • This preferred characteristic enables, inter alia, ducting for cables and electrical conductors beneath the worktop to be provided simply and quickly, and even without the need to provide ducting elements for this purpose; the electrical conductors may therefore be attached directly to the under surface of the worktop by strips of the second component of the microconnector connection system.
  • the invention also enables apparatus or devices in common use in an office, such as for example the base of a lamp or the central unit of a personal computer, to be fixed beneath the worktop so as to avoid unnecessary bulk on the upper surface of the worktop.
  • anchoring means comprise a microconnector connection system including first and second components adapted to engage each other reciprocally, in which the first component is attached to the said element and the second component is fixed to the said other element so that the said element can be anchored to the said other element.
  • the table 1 includes a worktop 3 to the under surface of which is attached a sheet 5 constituted by a first component of a microconnector rapid connection system.
  • the sheet 5 preferably extends over the entire under surface of the worktop 3 and is attached thereto by any known fixing system such as, for example, a layer of glue interposed between the worktop 3 and the sheet 5 or by microwelding.
  • legs 7 each of which has an upper base 8 to the top of which is fixed a piece 10 of the second component of the rapid-connection microconnector system.
  • a leg 7 to the worktop 3 it suffices to place the respective base 8 in correspondence with that region of the underside of the table to which it is to be attached and to press the base 8 so that the piece 10 adheres face to face with the sheet 5.
  • a drawer housing 12 for holding a plurality of drawers 13 is attached beneath the worktop 3 by another piece 10 so that the housing 12 may be press fitted to a region of the sheet 5; similarly a housing 12a for a single draw 13 or a shelf structure (not illustrated in the drawings) may be attached to the top 3.
  • a lamp 15 with a base 16 having a piece 10 of the second component of the microconnector system on its upper face, facing the sheet 5, is fixed to the worktop 3.
  • the space which the base 16 would occupy were it located on top of the worktop 3 remains free, thus making more working space available.
  • the lamp 15 may be disconnected simply and quickly from a region of the sheet 5 to which it is attached for connection to another region of the sheet 5 according to the requirements of the user.
  • one or more supplementary worktops 3a quickly to the worktop 3 with the use of one or more connecting elements 18 each constituted by a flat element 19 carrying another piece 10 on one face.
  • the element 19 is located so that the respective layer 10 is anchored partly to the sheet 5 fixed to the underside of the worktop 3 and partly fixed to the sheet 5 fixed to the underside of the supplementary worktop 3a.
  • a partition 20 may also be attached to the worktop 3, the partition comprising a flat wall 22 adapted to be arranged perpendicular to the worktop 3 at one edge thereof and a flange 21 extending perpendicular to the wall 22 and having a piece 10 of the second component of the microconnector connection system on one of its surfaces the piece 10 being intended to be press-fitted to a region of the sheet 5.
  • cabling 27 of various types to the underside of the worktop 3 by interposing them between the sheet 5 and an elongate piece 10 of the second component or by using ducting elements 29 constituted by half-shells of rigid material having longitudinal edges 30 to which pieces 10 of the second component are fixed to support one or more cables 27 beneath the worktop 3.
  • a central unit 23 of a personal computer may also be located beneath the worktop 3 by means of support bands 25 provided at least at their ends with respective pieces 10 of the second component and intended to be press-fitted to the sheet 5 so as to free that part of the upper surface of the worktop 3 which would conventionally accommodate such a unit.
  • Figures 4 to 7 illustrate various types of accessories with different functions and flat elongate shapes which can be attached to the worktop 3.
  • a partitioning element 20a is disposed perpendicular to the worktop 3 and above it.
  • the element 20a which carries a piece 5 of the first component on its side face is attached to the worktop 3 by means of an auxiliary L-section support 31a having pieces 10 of the second component on two adjacent faces of its two limbs.
  • One of these limbs is intended to be disposed perpendicular to the worktop 3 so that the respective piece 10 is face to face with the piece 5 fixed to the element 20a while the other limb is located parallel to and beneath the worktop 3 so that it can be anchored to the piece 5 thereof.
  • the partitioning element 20a has two pieces 5 of the first component fixed to its respective opposite faces 21a.
  • a pair of auxiliary L-section supports 31b is used whose walls are in the shape of quadrants and each of which carries a piece 10 of the second component.
  • the anchoring of the element 20a to the worktop 3 is thus effected by disposing the piece 10 of one of the walls of each support 31b face to face with the sheet 5 of the worktop 3 and the piece 10 fixed to the other wall of each element 20a face to face with the piece 5 fixed to one of the faces 21a.
  • the element 20a may in this case take up different angular positions relative to the worktop 3.
  • Figure 6 shows a further variant in which the partition element 20a is located beneath the worktop 3 and perpendicular thereto and is provided with a piece 10 of the second component on its longitudinal edge and with pieces 5 of the first component attached to its opposite faces 21a.
  • the piece 10 fixed to the element 20a is fixed directly to the sheet 5 of the worktop 3 while the pieces 5 fixed to the faces 21a are anchored to respective pieces 10 each of which is attached to one of the walls of the supports 31b, the other wall of the supports 31b resting on the top of the worktop 3.
  • a pair of partition elements 20b is attached, one below and one above the worktop 3, both elements having a central elongate part 21c and respective quadrant-shape end flanges 21b perpendicular to the part 21c.
  • the flanges 21b carry respective pieces 5 of the first component on their outer faces.
  • Support members 31c of substantially flat semi-circular shape carrying a piece 10 of the second component on one face are then located face to face with the flanges 21b so as to couple therewith.
  • the element 20b to be located beneath the worktop 3 will also be provided with a piece 10 for anchoring to the sheet 5 of the worktop 3.
  • microconnector rapid connection systems which are particularly useful for forming high-strength connections, are illustrated in greater detail. These systems are, for example, those sold commercially under the marks DUAL LOCK and SCOTCHMATE registered by 3M.
  • Figure 3 illustrates such a system in which the first component 5 and the second component 10 both have respective microconnectors 5a and 10a of mushroom shape.
  • Figures 8 and 9 illustrate respective rapid connection system in which the sheet 5 of the first component is, in both cases, a combination of nylon filaments 5b finely woven and arranged to form a plurality of loops while the second component is formed by a piece 10 having mushroom-shaped microconnectors 10a or hooked microconnectors 10b.
  • the worktop 3 could be a worktop forming part of a suspended furniture element intended to be cantilevered in known manner from a vertical wall.

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EP94103035A 1993-03-01 1994-03-01 Table, en particulier pour mobilier modulaire de bureau et élément d'un assemblage de meuble pour un tel système Withdrawn EP0613638A1 (fr)

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ITTO930143 1993-03-01
IT93TO000143A ITTO930143A1 (it) 1993-03-01 1993-03-01 Tavolo, in particolare per sistemi di arredo componibili per ufficio, ed elemento di una struttura di arredo per tali sistemi.

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Cited By (2)

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JP2009160301A (ja) * 2008-01-09 2009-07-23 Du Pont-Mrc Co Ltd 人工大理石カウンター
WO2019204868A1 (fr) * 2018-04-23 2019-10-31 NorvaNivel IP Pty Ltd Meuble modulaire et accessoires

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DE1259528B (de) * 1961-10-03 1968-01-25 Cie Du Roneo Metallschreibtisch
US3971608A (en) * 1975-04-17 1976-07-27 Gans Charles C Knock-down drawer unit
WO1981002248A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-20 R Ehrlich Mobilier demontable
GB2178651A (en) * 1985-08-05 1987-02-18 Toolroom Services Knock-down desk
DE3911017A1 (de) * 1989-04-05 1990-10-11 Ensslin Gmbh & Co Labor- oder werkstattmoebel
US4966421A (en) * 1987-07-24 1990-10-30 Craig Mengel Method of and structure for the joining of substantially rigid parts together
EP0531794A1 (fr) * 1991-09-12 1993-03-17 Helmut Steinhilber Dispositif pour la fixation à un plateau de table d'au moins une colonne verticale, chargeable

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DE1259528B (de) * 1961-10-03 1968-01-25 Cie Du Roneo Metallschreibtisch
US3971608A (en) * 1975-04-17 1976-07-27 Gans Charles C Knock-down drawer unit
WO1981002248A1 (fr) * 1980-02-07 1981-08-20 R Ehrlich Mobilier demontable
GB2178651A (en) * 1985-08-05 1987-02-18 Toolroom Services Knock-down desk
US4966421A (en) * 1987-07-24 1990-10-30 Craig Mengel Method of and structure for the joining of substantially rigid parts together
US4966421B1 (fr) * 1987-07-24 1993-04-06 Mengel Craig
DE3911017A1 (de) * 1989-04-05 1990-10-11 Ensslin Gmbh & Co Labor- oder werkstattmoebel
EP0531794A1 (fr) * 1991-09-12 1993-03-17 Helmut Steinhilber Dispositif pour la fixation à un plateau de table d'au moins une colonne verticale, chargeable

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2009160301A (ja) * 2008-01-09 2009-07-23 Du Pont-Mrc Co Ltd 人工大理石カウンター
WO2019204868A1 (fr) * 2018-04-23 2019-10-31 NorvaNivel IP Pty Ltd Meuble modulaire et accessoires

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