EP1029470A1 - Stucture modulaire avec des composants modulaires pour la fabrication d'étagères et d'armoires - Google Patents

Stucture modulaire avec des composants modulaires pour la fabrication d'étagères et d'armoires Download PDF

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EP1029470A1
EP1029470A1 EP99111491A EP99111491A EP1029470A1 EP 1029470 A1 EP1029470 A1 EP 1029470A1 EP 99111491 A EP99111491 A EP 99111491A EP 99111491 A EP99111491 A EP 99111491A EP 1029470 A1 EP1029470 A1 EP 1029470A1
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Ottavio Di Blasi
Massimo Guizzardi
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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
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/02—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units stackable ; stackable and linkable
    • A47B87/0207—Stackable racks, trays or shelf units
    • A47B87/0246—Shelves stackable by means of separate vertical distance-holders therebetween
    • 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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/0075—Flat or flat-like panels connected without frames
    • 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
    • A47B87/00—Sectional furniture, i.e. combinations of complete furniture units, e.g. assemblies of furniture units of the same kind such as linkable cabinets, tables, racks or shelf units
    • A47B87/007—Linkable independent elements with the same or similar cross-section
    • A47B87/008—Rectangular cabinets or racks in a side-by-side arrangement

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  • the present invention relates to a novel modular shelving and cabinet structure which is particularly easy to install and use.
  • the present shelving and cabinet modular structures which are applied to walls, have the drawback of being dimensionally rigid and therefore difficult to be subsequently expanded.
  • the conventional structures also have the drawback of being composed by a considerable number of component parts which make these structures difficult to assemble and more expensive.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a novel modular structure with modular component parts, for making shelvings and cabinets, which, contrary to the conventional structures, is dimensionally flexible and allows to subsequently add further shelving and cabinets to the former ones.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a novel modular structure with modular component parts for making shelves and cabinets, which is extremely simple to assemble both vertically and horizontally, as well as stable and with a great capacity.
  • the structure according to the present invention offers the advantage of allowing to lay the cabinet members and/or the shelf members one upon the other and/or to lay them side by side, also at different times thus maintaining the initial investment.
  • the structure according to the invention also allows to expand the system both horizontally and vertically by means of rapid and simple operations, requiring a minimum number of component parts thus optimizing the storing capability and providing a high stability and capacity for this type of structures.
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the links that by being inserted in adapted seats in the doors of the cabinet, allow to provide a member which is twice the high of the base member.
  • the modular structure according to the invention has been used to provide a piece of furniture 1 formed by a composition of cabinets and shelvings composed by the base member 2 defining a shelf 20, a base 21 and a cover 22, supported by uprights 3.
  • all the component parts of the illustrated structure are made of plastics even though the use of other materials is not precluded.
  • the intermediate shelves 22, the bottoms 20 and the covers 21 are constituted by the same modular member 2 having a substantially rectangular shape and provided with twin holes, respectively 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, at its corners.
  • the lower ends 13 and 14 of uprights 3 are inserted inside the twin holes and are constituted by pillars 15 and 16 which are joined by rigid cross links 17 in order to be parallel and spaced apart by a distance equal to the distance between each twin hole.
  • the same pillars are provided with upper ends 18, 19 inserted in corresponding holes in the upper shelf.
  • the uprights are assembled by inserting the ends inside the shelf twin holes 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12.
  • the pillars 15, 16 and twin holes 5-12 on the modular members 2 allow to rapidly and stably superimpose and/ore lay side by side different shelf members 20, 21, 22 as shown in FIGs. 2 and 3.
  • the modular members 2 may be coupled, on the horizontal plane, by inserting the uprights 3 across the connecting lines between the same members 2.
  • the pillar 15 of an upright is inserted in the outermost hole of the twin holes of a first modular member 2, while the pillar 16 of the same upright is inserted in the outermost hole of the corresponding twin holes of the adjacent modular member.
  • the lower ends 13, 14 of an upright 3 are inserted in holes 11, 5 respectively, of two adjacent modular members 20
  • the upper ends 18, 19 of the same upright 3 are inserted in the corresponding holes 11, 5 of the upper shelves 22 (FIG. 3).
  • a mutual connecting bridge is thus provided, on the horizontal plane, between adjacent modular members 2, by using to this end the same uprights 3 that serve for expanding the piece of furniture 1 vertically.
  • each modular member 2 is anchored at eight points and is therefore extremely stable and adapted to carry a considerable weight.
  • the two shorter sides of the modular members 2 are laterally closed by a stiffening profile 23 which is slidingly inserted inside the members 2 and is provided with holes in the same position of the holes 5-12 described above.
  • Caps 24 are provided for closing the holes that are not used for the connections between the modular members 2.
  • the ends of the uprights 3 are provided with a circular shoulder 25 which, once the structure is assembled, rests on the surface of the members 2 which is arranged around the holes 5-12.
  • the modular members 2, together with the side members 23 used for providing the above described shelving, may be used for constructing cabinets 4 of FIGs. 1 and 4.
  • the mutual connection, on the horizontal plane, between adjacent modular members 2 is provided by means of twin pins 26 having a construction similar to the above described construction of the uprights 3 with the difference that the pins are considerably shorter.
  • twin pins 26 allow to expand the structure horizontally, according to a system similar to the system described above for the uprights 3. These pins 26 are in fact arranged with their ends across adjacent modular members 2 and inserted in respective holes at the corners.
  • the vertical expansion of the cabinet 4 which is based on said pins 26 is instead achieved by means of wings 27, 28 and 33 of the cabinet. More particularly, adjacent rear wings 28 are joined together and fastened to respective bottom modular member 20 and cover modular member 21, at their junction line, by means of a twin pin 26 inserted on one hand into holes 29, 30 provided on the corresponding longitudinal side of the same modular member 20 and 21, and, on the other hand, in respective holes (not illustrated) provided at the ends of the same wings.
  • the "L" shaped mutual connection between the rear fixed wings 28 and the respective side fixed wing 27 is provided by engaging a peg 31 of the twin pin 26 into the rear wing and the remaining peg 32 into the side wing.
  • the other end of these pegs is instead arranged into holes 5, 6 and 11, 12 of the modular members 2, in the manner already described with reference to FIGs. 1 and 3.
  • the side wing 27 is fastened to the member 2 also by a single pin 37 arranged, on one hand, in the hole provided on the remaining end of wing 27 and, on the other hand, into the innermost hole 7, 10 of the respective modular member 2.
  • the twin pins 26 and the single pin 37 are also provided with peripheral annular shoulder 38 having the same height of ridges 39 that function for centering the position of the fixed wings on the modular member 2.
  • the mobile wings 33 are provided with closure end caps 34 that are in turn provided, on the inner side, with pegs 35 insertable in the wing.
  • a pin 36 is provided on the outer side of caps 34, i.e. on the side opposite to that of pegs 35. Pin 36 is arranged in the respective outer hole 8, 9 of modular member 20 or 21 of the cabinet thus defining a hinge for the wing acting as a door.
  • the pegs 35 are further locked in this wing by an elastic tang 40 projecting from their side surface and snapping inside a slot 41 formed in the wing.
  • the wing caps 34 are also provided with hollow cylinders 42 adapted to lock on the body of the wing at corresponding cylindrical seats 43.
  • a projecting tang 44 is provided on the ends of caps 34 opposite to the ends provided with the outer pegs 34.
  • the projecting tang 44 is adapted to snap on the closure of wing 33 in corresponding seats 45 provided on the sides of the modular members 20 and 21 where the wing closes.
  • Racks 46 are also provided for supporting shelves 47 of the cabinet 4.
  • pins 26 and 37 are made integral with a connecting strip 48 provided with cylinders 49 and functioning in a manner similar to that of cap 34 described above.
  • the shelves of FIG. 3 and the cabinets of FIG. 4 may be combined together to form a composition wherein the modular members 2 form the intermediate shelves 22 as well as the bottom 20 and the cover 21 of both the cabinets and of the shelving.
  • the combined engagement of the uprights 3 and of the single and twin pins 26, 37 inside holes 5-12 of the modular elements 2 allow to superimpose and/or to lay side by side several cabinets 4 and shelving 22 thus obtaining a composite structure as the one shown in FIG. 1.
  • the above described composite structure allows to expand the shelving both horizontally and vertically, also at different times, and by using modular components that make the assembling easy and reduce the overall production costs.
  • the modular structure according to the invention may be modified within the scope of the following claims.
  • the materials may be different from plastics.
  • the shape of modular members may be different from the shape illustrated and the structure mutual connecting means may be substituted with functionally equivalent connecting means.

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IT1999MI000094U IT246533Y1 (it) 1999-02-19 1999-02-19 Struttura modulare componibile ad elementi modulari per la realizzazione di scaffali ed armadietti con ripiani

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CN104382511A (zh) * 2014-12-10 2015-03-04 任大伏 一种浴室置物架
US9084484B2 (en) 2011-08-22 2015-07-21 The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. Shelving system
WO2015106837A1 (fr) * 2014-01-14 2015-07-23 Terry Store-Age S.P.A. Kit pour l'assemblage d'une unité d'étagère
US10779643B2 (en) 2016-08-31 2020-09-22 Spg International Llc Cabinet system and method for assembling a cabinet system

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GB1435738A (en) * 1972-09-06 1976-05-12 Olofsson N T Arrangement for assembling rady-made carpentry and cabinet pieces
US4843975A (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-07-04 Intermetro Industries Corporation Storage shelf
EP0365080A1 (fr) * 1988-10-18 1990-04-25 Feralkon B.V. Chariot à empiler et table pour un tel chariot
US5722544A (en) * 1995-04-20 1998-03-03 Williams; Martha Modular shelving system

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DE1259532B (de) * 1960-10-25 1968-01-25 Otto Ostertag Lagerkasten
GB1435738A (en) * 1972-09-06 1976-05-12 Olofsson N T Arrangement for assembling rady-made carpentry and cabinet pieces
US4843975A (en) * 1987-07-22 1989-07-04 Intermetro Industries Corporation Storage shelf
EP0365080A1 (fr) * 1988-10-18 1990-04-25 Feralkon B.V. Chariot à empiler et table pour un tel chariot
US5722544A (en) * 1995-04-20 1998-03-03 Williams; Martha Modular shelving system

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US9084484B2 (en) 2011-08-22 2015-07-21 The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. Shelving system
WO2015106837A1 (fr) * 2014-01-14 2015-07-23 Terry Store-Age S.P.A. Kit pour l'assemblage d'une unité d'étagère
US9370242B2 (en) 2014-01-14 2016-06-21 Terry Store-Age S.P.A. Kit for assembling a shelf unit
CN104382511A (zh) * 2014-12-10 2015-03-04 任大伏 一种浴室置物架
US10779643B2 (en) 2016-08-31 2020-09-22 Spg International Llc Cabinet system and method for assembling a cabinet system

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