EP0761138B1 - Sommier à lattes pour meubles de couchage - Google Patents

Sommier à lattes pour meubles de couchage Download PDF

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EP0761138B1
EP0761138B1 EP95117458A EP95117458A EP0761138B1 EP 0761138 B1 EP0761138 B1 EP 0761138B1 EP 95117458 A EP95117458 A EP 95117458A EP 95117458 A EP95117458 A EP 95117458A EP 0761138 B1 EP0761138 B1 EP 0761138B1
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slatted base
spring slats
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Kurt Bamert
Walter Schnellmann
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Slumberland Holding AG
Bico AG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type ; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/062—Slat supports
    • A47C23/063—Slat supports by elastic means, e.g. coil springs
    • A47C23/064—Slat supports by elastic means, e.g. coil springs by elastomeric springs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type ; Slatted bed bases

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  • the present invention relates to a slatted frame, which in a bed frame inserted or designed as an independent couch bed with four feet can, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the resilient support bodies and the spring slats are arranged on the inside of the longitudinal frames of the frame.
  • the laying on, up Mattress reaching to the outer edge of the longitudinal frames is in its edge areas not resiliently supported.
  • the spring slats and the support body pushed down more or less.
  • the longitudinal frames of the slatted frame then form more or less protruding hard areas. At the Go to bed and be in the middle of slatted frames these protruding areas are bothersome.
  • the central longitudinal beam of such a slatted frame must therefore be at least two trusses are stored, which are either provided with feet or can be fitted exactly to the support points in the respective bed frame need what after the sale significant assembly work on the spot caused and a use in another bed frame without readjustment largely impossible by a specialist.
  • a slatted frame is proposed in European patent application EPA 0 539 644, in which instead of the usual longitudinal frames of a frame two opposite provided at the ends of the spring slats inward displaced longitudinal members are from which support elements to the ends of the spring slats and with this by means of connecting elements made of inelastic material to form resilient support modules are connected.
  • the mattress on top is therefore up to hers Edge supported resiliently, but this solution had the same disadvantages as those according to the aforementioned European patent.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a slatted frame in which the mattress over its entire length resilient to the edges is supported and which, however, without adjustment and installation effort in Bed frames inserted regardless of the arrangement of the supports or without additional trusses with the usual four feet can be designed as a couch bed can.
  • the invention solves this problem with a slatted frame, which in the characterizing Part of claim 1 features listed.
  • Beneficial Formations of the slatted base according to the invention are in the dependent claims listed.
  • the inclination of the longitudinal frames of the slatted frame makes space created for attaching the support body for the spring slats on the outside the longitudinal frames without the support body up to when at rest or under load reach completely to the vertical of the lower outer edge of the longitudinal frames or even protrude above. On the one hand, this leads to a corresponding extension the spring slats and for resilient support of the mattress lying on it Edge. Thanks to the usual position of the lower edge of the longitudinal frames, such Slatted frames, on the other hand, without adjustment and assembly effort in bed frames inserted or provided with feet without additional trusses to make couch beds be designed. Thanks to the inclination of the longitudinal frames and the arrangement of the support body is without weakening the slatted frame current total height not exceeded. All spring slats, also in Area of the movable headrest and a possible central zone reinforcement, lie on one level and leave the space underneath to arrange one Bedding box or for unobstructed room cleaning.
  • the solution according to the invention also offers significant manufacturing advantages.
  • the mostly wooden frame of the slatted frame can be processed without namely without supports and recesses on the inside of the longitudinal frames, be completed in one operation, after which in a further operation the supporting body, which in turn is made of hard plastic in one step in the lower part and have been injected in the upper part from rubber-elastic material, below extensive automation screwed onto the longitudinal frames from the outside can be.
  • the screws can be hidden behind a clipped cover plate. If it becomes necessary to replace a support body that has become defective in a simple manner from the outside by means of a conventional screwdriver by the user even the cover plate is lifted off and the screws are loosened.
  • the fitting for the movable head part is on the inside of the longitudinal frames attached to the slatted frame and designed so that there are metal tabs can be inserted, which encompass the longitudinal frame of the frame, without to be connected to it.
  • the support body by means of their counterparts on the inside with corresponding embossing and punched metal tabs directly clipped on and can with the same cover as the support body screwed onto the longitudinal frames be provided.
  • the spring slats can also be the same in this area Length are used and it is created over the entire length and width of the slatted frame a uniform appearance.
  • two adjacent ones are formed with one support body Supported spring slats.
  • a third narrower, possibly reinforced, spring slat inserted and possibly connected to the adjacent spring slats.
  • Such third spring slats can be exactly the same when unloaded Level like the other feather slats or slightly upwards or be arranged slightly backwards. In the former case they serve that Lifting the unloaded mattress from the other spring slats for the better Ventilation, in the other case its effect only occurs when the other is heavily loaded Spring slats.
  • the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3 consists of one on the inwardly inclined longitudinal frame 1 attached support body 2, in the recesses 3, 4 in Fig. 3 two spring slats 5 are inserted. Another recess 6 is available for receiving a third spring slat.
  • the support body consists in its lower part 2 a of hard plastic and can through the two holes 7 are screwed onto the longitudinal frame 1.
  • the support body In its upper part 2 b the support body is made of rubber-elastic material.
  • both spring slats which with progressive load in the end area of the spring slats cushioned further and a limited tilting movement of the spring slat pairs under Allows load.
  • On the support body ribs 9 are attached, the one Counteract the moving of the mattress.
  • Fig. 4 shows a support body 2 with those intended for attachment to the longitudinal frames Screws 10 and 12 intended for clipping onto the metal tabs Counterparts 13 on the support body, and also for both types of attachment same cover plate 14.
  • Fig. 5 shows the fitting 15 attached to the inside of the longitudinal frames for the movable Head part, in which metal tabs 12 are inserted, their punchings 16 the clipping of the support bodies 2 by means of their counterparts 13 enable.
  • the holes not used in this case for the screws will be covered with the same plate 14 as for those screwed onto the longitudinal frames Supporting bodies.

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  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)

Claims (13)

  1. Sommier à lattes pour meuble de couchage, comprenant un cadre fait de deux longerons (1) reliés par deux traverses, un certain nombre de lattes élastiques (5) disposées transversalement aux longerons et espacées les unes des autres en formant une surface d'appui pour un matelas, des supports (2) par lesquels les lattes sont fixées aux longerons,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les longerons (1) sont inclinés vers l'intérieur du sommier et les supports (2) recevant les lattes (5) sont fixés sur la face externe des longerons (1).
  2. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'inclinaison des longerons et la forme des supports sont accordées l'une à l'autre de manière que les supports quelque soit leur état de charge, n'atteignent pas la verticale passant par le bord inférieur externe du longeron concerné.
  3. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les supports monoblocs (2) sont constitués, à leur partie inférieure (2a) d'une matière plastique dure et à leur partie supérieure (2b), d'une matière comme du caoutchouc.
  4. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 3,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les supports sont fixés par des vis (10) sur la face externe des longerons (1).
  5. Sommier à lattes selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les supports sont conçus pour recevoir deux lattes élastiques.
  6. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 5,
    caractérisé en ce qu'
    en dessous du milieu de la partie supérieure (2b) de chaque support se trouve un élément de soutien semi-circulaire, élastique comme du caoutchouc, permettant un basculement latéral limité des lattes élastiques tout en apportant un renfort élastique progressif sous forte charge.
  7. Sommier à lattes selon les revendications 1 6,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les supports sont conçus pour accueillir une troisième latte élastique, plus étroite, entre les deux autres lattes
  8. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 7,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les troisièmes lattes sont renforcées.
  9. Sommier selon l'une des revendications 7 et 8,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la troisième latte est reliée aux deux lattes voisines.
  10. Sommier selon l'une des revendication 7 à 9,
    caractérisé en ce que
    caractérisé en ce que
    les troisièmes lattes ne sont montées que dans certaines parties de la surface d'appui du matelas.
  11. Sommier à lattes selon une des revendications 7 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce que
    des troisièmes lattes, à l'état de repos sous le matelas, sont légèrement en saillie au dessus du plan des autre lattes élastiques.
  12. Sommier à lattes selon une des revendications 7 à 10,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les troisièmes lattes, à l'état de repos sous le matelas, sont légèrement en retrait vers le bas, par rapport au plan des autres lattes élastiques.
  13. Sommier à lattes selon la revendication 1 à 12,
    caractérisé en ce que
    les pattes métalliques (12), fixées à l'armature de la pièce de tête mobile, enserrent les longerons du cadre de sommier sans leur être reliés et les supports sont fixés à ces pattes métalliques.
EP95117458A 1995-08-24 1995-11-06 Sommier à lattes pour meubles de couchage Expired - Lifetime EP0761138B1 (fr)

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SI9530142T SI0761138T1 (en) 1995-08-24 1995-11-06 Slatted base for reclining furniture

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CH02414/95A CH688077A5 (de) 1995-08-24 1995-08-24 Lattenrost fuer Liegemoebel.
CH2414/95 1995-08-24

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FR2847785B1 (fr) 2002-12-03 2006-07-28 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Embout de suspension de latte avec cache agrafe
FR2885021B1 (fr) 2005-04-27 2010-09-03 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Embout de lattes tripode a debattement hautement stabilise

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SI0761138T1 (en) 1998-12-31
EP0761138A1 (fr) 1997-03-12
DK0761138T3 (da) 1998-11-30

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