EP1065959B1 - Systeme comprenant des cellules ouvertes dans des directions opposees et son utilisation - Google Patents

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EP1065959B1
EP1065959B1 EP99910397A EP99910397A EP1065959B1 EP 1065959 B1 EP1065959 B1 EP 1065959B1 EP 99910397 A EP99910397 A EP 99910397A EP 99910397 A EP99910397 A EP 99910397A EP 1065959 B1 EP1065959 B1 EP 1065959B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/10—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands
    • A47F5/11—Adjustable or foldable or dismountable display stands made of cardboard, paper or the like
    • 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
    • A47B43/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the cabinet or the like
    • A47B43/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features enabling folding of the cabinet or the like made of cardboard or the like
    • 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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements
    • A47B96/202—Furniture panels or like furniture elements with a continuous layer allowing folding

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  • the present invention relates to a structure which is formed especially out of one or more manufactured sheets of fibrous material or plastic material, which has a grid, or something corresponding to a grid, folded to, or by other means formed to the sheet, and in which a portion of the grid squares have been formed into projecting parts by cutting, and in which the grid squares are folded to form a honeycomb structure.
  • US 2 049 231 discloses a collapsible display device made of a foldable blank and a front panel co-acting therewith.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a structure in which the disadvantages associated with present day structures, in particular furniture structures formed from honeycomb board, will be eliminated.
  • the invention seeks to provide a structure and piece of furniture ready for use.
  • the invention seeks to provide a structure and piece of furniture which is conveniently collapsible for transport or moving, simple in its structure, advantageous to produce, easy to dispose of, and lightweight.
  • adjacent honeycomb cells unfold in opposing directions, and one or more rows of vertical squares form the front vertical wall and back vertical wall, as well as the horizontal walls of the honeycomb structure, and in other vertical rows, projecting parts are attached against the other squares of the structure's blank and these rows form the vertical side walls of the honeycomb structure.
  • This kind of structure can be advantageously produced and is produced as a unit which is immediately ready for use and does not require assembling. Additionally, it is a lightweight structure.
  • a further advantage of the invention is that the folding application of the structure enables it to be set in several different lengths and shapes. Adjacent and overlapping honeycomb cells unfold in opposing directions when the structure is opened to its basic position. Because the cells unfold in opposing directions, the structure can either be made to be rigid on all three coordinates, x,y and z, or it can be hinged in one direction, on one coordinate.
  • honeycomb board material such as coated corrugated cardboard or polypropylene honeycomb cell or other corresponding material, which can be treated/folded in a creasing process, thus it can easily be disposed of, for example, by burning.
  • the squares of the grid on the blank of the structure are cut in such a way that every second square on every second vertical row is cut to form a projecting part, and so that in folding the blank to form the structure, these cut projecting parts are set against an adjacent square or squares and attached to them.
  • the projecting parts make the structure more solid.
  • a grid formed in accordance with the invention is advantageously formed so that it has at least three vertical rows and at least five horizontal rows.
  • the grid can be formed so that it has at least three horizontal rows and at least five vertical rows.
  • the number of rows is not otherwise limited, rather the intended use, size and shape of the structure, as well as other factors determine the number of rows which is desired and suitable for the purpose.
  • An advantageous structure formed in accordance with the invention has a honeycomb structure in order to produce squares which are folded in such a way that every second square on the bottom horizontal row form the first horizontal wall of the furniture structure, the corresponding squares on the next row up form the vertical front wall and vertical back wall of the honeycomb structure.
  • the corresponding squares of the following horizontal row form the following horizontal wall of the honeycomb structure, the squares of the following horizontal row form the following vertical front wall or back wall and the squares of the following horizontal row form a horizontal wall which corresponds to the first horizontal wall.
  • honeycomb structure is formed in which a portion of the honeycomb cells unfold into one direction and the other honeycomb cells unfold in a direction opposite to that of the first portion when the structure is in its basic position.
  • adjacent or overlapping honeycomb cells always unfold in directions opposite to one another, and this direction is alternating.
  • At least a portion of the squares on the grid are of equal size, thus forming a level structure.
  • At least a portion of the squares on the grid vary in size.
  • a structure formed in accordance with the invention can be used as a piece of furniture or for storage.
  • the structure can, for example, be used to store things in or as a piece of furniture in a room, as store shelving or for display purposes.
  • Structures formed in accordance with the figures, and the pieces of furniture they form, are produced from one or more sheets of pre-formed blank.
  • the material used is fibrous or plastic material suited for the purpose.
  • the size and shape of the sheet can vary in the desired way in different embodiments of the invention.
  • a grid or something corresponding to a grid is formed to the blank by folding, or other method.
  • the dotted lines in the figures indicate that both sides have been folded.
  • Projecting parts 101-108, 121-131, have been formed in some squares on the grid by cutting.
  • the squares on the grid are folded to form a honeycomb structure in such a way that the squares in every second vertical row on the grid v, t (in Fig. 1), or s, p (in Fig. 3) form the vertical front walls 14,32, 36, and vertical back walls 12, 16, 34, and horizontal walls 11, 13, 15, 31, 33, 35.
  • the size and number of squares in the grid and the number of vertical and horizontal rows in the grid can be different in different embodiments, and the size of the squares can also vary in the desired way in the same furniture structure.
  • the squares are cut in such a way that every second square in every second vertical row a1, a is cut to form a projecting part 101-108, 121-131, and when folding the blank to the shape the piece of furniture, the cut projecting parts are set against an adjacent square or adjacent squares 2, 4, 6 and 22, 24, 26 and attached to them with, for example, glue.
  • the squares in these rows, a1, a form the vertical side walls of the honeycomb structure. In a rigid structure, some of the projecting parts are glued to squares 11, 13, 15, 31, 33, 35 of the adjacent vertical rows.
  • the cuts are made in the first vertical row a1 and bottom horizontal row b1 and in every second vertical row a and every second horizontal row b of the blank grid. Cuts are also made in the last vertical row and in the top horizontal row. In the grid, the dimensions for a are the same as for a1, and the dimensions for b are the same as for b1.
  • Figure 5 illustrates different shapes of cuts made in the blank to form different projecting parts.
  • the shape of the cuts and projecting parts can vary considerably in different embodiments of the invention.
  • the primary consideration is that there be a projecting part at the point in question which is attached to the adjacent square with glue, or other known means.
  • the squares have been folded by creasing them so that every second square 11, 31, on the bottom horizontal row b1 forms the first horizontal wall of the furniture structure, the corresponding squares 12, 32 in the next row to the bottom m form the vertical front wall 32 or vertical back wall 12 of the honeycomb structure, the corresponding squares 13,33 in the next row form the following horizontal wall of the honeycomb structure, squares 14, 34 of the next row form the following vertical front wall 14 or vertical back wall 34, and the squares 15, 35 of the next row form a horizontal wall which corresponds to the first horizontal wall.
  • the pattern is repeated in the following rows in a corresponding way and a honeycomb structure is made in which a portion of the honeycomb cells unfold in one direction, while the other honeycomb cells unfold in a direction opposite to that of the first portion.
  • Figures 1 and 2 illustrate a rigid honeycomb blank and rigid furniture structure formed from the blank in question.
  • the dimensions for j, q, and r are not dependent on the dimensions of a or a1. They may be greater, smaller or the same as those of a or a1. The same is true of dimensions for t and v.
  • rigidity is attained by gluing a projecting part or parts to an adjacent square in such a way that the vertical seam between them can function as a hinge.
  • the rigid honeycomb can be produced from one whole blank unit.
  • Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the blank with the hinged honeycomb and the furniture structure formed from it, in which the vertical seams function as hinges.
  • the projecting parts are glued in such a way that they facilitate the vertical seams' functioning as hinges.
  • dimensions for h, l, m are not dependent on the dimension for a, in other words, they may be smaller, just as big or bigger than a.
  • dimensions for p-s must be as big as or bigger than a.
  • the honeycombs go inside one another and form a compact structure which is easy to transport.
  • Figure 6 presents a rigid honeycomb furniture structure.
  • the figure shows by illustration that the width and/or height of individual honeycomb cells can vary.
  • Figure 7 illustrates another hinged honeycomb furniture piece made from the structure.
  • An embodiment formed in accordance with Figure 8 concerns a combination of a rigid and hinged honeycomb. As the figure shows, in the same piece of furniture, some of the honeycombs can be hinged to adjacent honeycomb cells, and some can be rigidly attached in other honeycomb cells.

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  1. Structure utilisée comme structure de meuble, aux fins de stockage, de mise sur étagères ou de présentation, laquelle structure est constituée d'une ou plusieurs plaques manufacturées en matière fibreuse ou en matière plastique, qui a une grille pliée ou d'une autre manière formée sur la plaque, et dans laquelle une portion des carreaux de grille a été formée en parties saillantes (101-108, 121-131) en coupant, et dans laquelle les carreaux de grille sont pliés afin de former une construction en nid d'abeilles, caractérisé en ce que la grille est constituée de telle façon qu'elle comprend au moins trois rangs verticaux et cinq rangs horizontaux, et en ce que les cellules de nid d'abeilles adjacentes s'ouvrent dans les directions opposées, en ce qu'un ou plusieurs carreaux dans les rangs verticaux (s, p, v, t) forment une ou plusieurs parois verticales avant (14, 32, 36), une ou plusieurs parois verticales arrière (12, 16, 34) et un ou plusieurs rangs horizontaux (11, 13, 15, 31, 33, 35) de la construction en nid d'abeilles, et en ce qu'un carreau sur deux dans un rang vertical sur deux (a, a1) est coupé afin de former des parties saillantes (101-108, 121-131), qui sont attachées contre les autres carreaux de l'espace vide de la structure, et un carreau sur deux de ces rangs (a, a1) forme les parois latérales verticales de la construction en nid d'abeilles.
  2. Structure suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les carreaux qui forment la construction en nid d'abeilles sont pliés de telle façon qu'un carreau sur deux (11, 31) dans le rang horizontal inférieur (b1) est la première paroi horizontale de la structure, les carreaux correspondants (12, 32) dans le prochain rang horizontal en haut forment la première paroi verticale avant (32) de la construction en nid d'abeilles ou la paroi arrière (12), les carreaux (13, 33) dans le rang horizontal suivant sont la paroi horizontale suivante de la structure en nid d'abeilles, les carreaux (14, 34) du rang horizontal suivant sont la paroi verticale avant suivante (14) ou la paroi arrière (34), et les carreaux (15, 35) du rang horizontal suivant forment un rang horizontal qui correspond à la première paroi horizontale, et la structure continue de la manière souhaitée.
  3. Structure suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une portion des carreaux de la grille sont de taille égale.
  4. Structure suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une portion des carreaux de la grille sont de tailles différentes.
  5. Structure suivant l'une des revendications de 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'il y a des coupures dans le premier rang vertical (al) et le rang horizontal inférieur (b1) et dans le dernier rang vertical et le rang horizontal supérieur de la grille sur l'espace vide.
  6. Structure suivant l'une des revendications de 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une portion des plis verticaux est comme une charnière, dans lequel cas les cellules adjacentes du nid d'abeille sont conçues de telle façon qu'elles plient l'une à l'intérieur de l'autre, au moins partiellement, et la structure peut être pliée.
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