EP1159891A1 - Modulares Gerüst für Möbel und Transportgriffe für derartige Möbel - Google Patents

Modulares Gerüst für Möbel und Transportgriffe für derartige Möbel Download PDF

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EP1159891A1
EP1159891A1 EP00201888A EP00201888A EP1159891A1 EP 1159891 A1 EP1159891 A1 EP 1159891A1 EP 00201888 A EP00201888 A EP 00201888A EP 00201888 A EP00201888 A EP 00201888A EP 1159891 A1 EP1159891 A1 EP 1159891A1
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Gianni Nicolet
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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
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/0016—Node corner connectors, e.g. cubic
    • 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
    • A47B95/00—Fittings for furniture
    • A47B95/02—Handles

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  • the present invention relates to a modular framework for furniture, comprising standardized knot elements, provided with tapped holes in different directions, and tubular elements whose ends are fixed each to a knot element using a threaded part parallel to the element tubular and engaged in one of said tapped holes.
  • the invention also relates to a removable handle for transporting furniture having such a frame.
  • Modular frame furniture of this kind is well known and can include modules such as shelves, pedestals, racks, displays, casters or feet, which are attached to the frame to form especially office, storage or exhibition furniture.
  • Such furniture is especially manufactured by USM U. Schrer Söhne AG, Münsingen, Switzerland.
  • frameworks of this kind the reader will refer to patent publications FR 1 433 290, CH 429 317, EP 0 206 327, EP 0 400 345 and EP 0 686 363.
  • this furniture has the disadvantage of being difficult to move. manually when their exterior surfaces are closed by panels, because they hardly offer any manual sockets to lift them to transport them.
  • the present invention aims to remedy this problem in a way simple, practical and inexpensive without altering the aesthetics of the furniture.
  • the invention relates to a modular framework of the kind indicated in preamble, characterized in that it further comprises carrying handles removable each having a threaded rod arranged to engage in one of the holes tapped from any of the knot elements.
  • a basic idea of the invention is to use as means of socket, in particular for manually transporting such a piece of furniture, some of the holes threaded which otherwise remain unused on the elements of, knots present on the external sides of the cabinet. All you need is a set of, for example, two pairs of removable handles that can be attached to the most suitable places for two ends of the cabinet, so that two people can easily lift it and move it.
  • the fixing of each removable handle by means of a screw is not only fast and solid, but above all it requires no elements on the furniture additional likely to affect the aesthetics of the furniture.
  • the holes unused threads are usually sealed with a screw or plug, it is easy to remove this last element to put a carrying handle in its place, then to replace it after transport.
  • Another advantageous aspect of the invention is that, the node elements being standardized and usually similar throughout an assortment of such modular furniture, the same carrying handles can be used with all furniture in the assortment.
  • each handle has an elongated body at one end before which emerges said threaded rod, and a front support face arranged to be pressed against the knot element by screwing said rod into the tapped hole.
  • the threaded rod is stressed mainly in tension and not in bending during transport, as is the case with threaded parts mentioned above of the frame itself.
  • the handles therefore have a large load capacity, even if the diameter of the threaded rod is relatively small.
  • a carrying handle for modular frame furniture according to the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises an elongated body, at a front end from which emerges a threaded rod capable of being screwed into one of the holes threaded, and a front support face intended to be pressed against the element of knot by screwing said rod into said hole.
  • the face front support of the handle may have a flat part / or a concave part, in particular of conical or spherical shape around the threaded rod.
  • the threaded rod is integral with the body of the handle.
  • the body of the handle is hollow and the threaded rod is part of a screw passing inside this body and having a head arranged to bear axially against it in order to press the front face of support against the node element.
  • the modular furniture 11 shown in Figure 1 has a frame modular comprising elements of nodes 1 on which are fixed the ends of tubular elements such as tubes 2. Legs 12 can be fixed to the elements of nodes 1 at the bottom of the cabinet. On this frame are mounted furniture modules such as shelves 13, side wall panels 14, rear panels 15, doors 16 or other modules not shown and known in this kind of furniture, depending on the function that the furniture must fulfill. These modules may have integrated tubular elements which replace the tubes 2.
  • FIG 3 shows in more detail an embodiment of the framework of the furniture of Figure 1, according to the prior art described in the patent CH 429 317.
  • the standard node element 1 in this case has a substantially shaped spherical and it is crossed by three orthogonal threaded bores forming, on the opposite sides of the element, six identical tapped holes 3, suitable for each a threaded part forming part of a device for fixing each tube 2.
  • This device comprises two wedge-shaped sockets 4, crossed by a screw 5.
  • the two sockets bear against each other by their respective biased surfaces 6, while their opposite concave ends 7 are pressed respectively against the head 8 of the screw 5 and against the outer surface of the node element 1.
  • the outside diameter of sockets 4 is slightly smaller than inside dimensions of tube 2, which can be round or square.
  • the fixing device can be replaced by any device equivalent having a threaded part which engages in one of the threaded holes 3 as does screw 5, for example one of the fixing devices described in the cited patents upper.
  • the node element 1 in the shape of a ball, one can use elements having other shapes, for example having flat faces like the substantially cubic node element 1 represented in FIG. 4, or a element having non-orthogonal holes, as provided for in document EP 0 686 363.
  • the handle 20 is made in one piece, of preferably steel and has a substantially cylindrical body 21, the end of which front is secured to a threaded rod 22 of smaller diameter, its thread corresponding to that of the holes 3 of the node elements 1.
  • a threaded rod 22 of smaller diameter, its thread corresponding to that of the holes 3 of the node elements 1.
  • the front face of the body 21 has a flat part 23 intended to bear against the node element.
  • the peripheral surface of the body 21 of the handle may be provided with a suitable structure such as streaks or a rubber coating. If necessary, we can provide at the end rear of the handle 20 a second threaded rod similar to the rod 22, having a different diameter to engage in knot elements of another size.
  • the carrying handle 20 shown in Figure 5 is similar to that of the Figure 2, except that a washer 25 is mounted on a cylindrical rear part 26 of the threaded rod 22 to be interposed between the body 21 of the handle and the element of node 1. It is then the front face 27 of this washer which will be pressed against the node element.
  • the washer 25 is preferably made of hard plastic and has the purpose of avoiding damaging the surface of the knot element, which can be by chrome or nickel plated example.
  • FIG. 6 represents a variant in which the washer 25 has a concave front face 28 of spherical shape, to be applied against a node element 1 of corresponding shape, like that of FIG. 3.
  • the body 21 of the handle 20 is pierced a central bore 30 in which is housed a screw 31 provided with a head 32 to hexagonal recess 33 or similar.
  • the screw has a cylindrical barrel 34 and one end threaded front 35 around which the front face of the body 21 has a part conical concave 36 surrounded by a flat part 37. This face can thus be supported both against a flat surface and against a curved surface of an element of node such as those of FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • the bore 30 is enlarged to contain the head 32 of the screw, which bears against a shoulder 38 of the body and which is retained by a circlip 39. The user can tighten and loosen the screw using a hexagon wrench engaged in the recess 33.
  • the body 21 of the handle transport does not need to turn and therefore does not risk damaging the surface of the node element.
  • the body may be lighter than in the examples previous and made for example of light metal, synthetic resin, wood or in another suitable material. Its front face can be provided with a coating, for example in resin, or a washer similar to the washers 25 described above.
  • the embodiment shown in Figure 8 differs from that in Figure 7 by the fact that the head of the screw 31 rests on the rear end of the body 21 of the handle, in particular by means of a washer 41.
  • This head is formed by a large button 42 serving as a manual grip for turning the screw, the button having preferably a ridged or rough surface or a non-circular shape.
  • the button 42 can advantageously be produced by overmolding a synthetic material onto the rear end of the barrel 34 of the screw, completed by a projecting element such as a transverse bar 43. So that the screw 31 does not escape backwards, it is retained by a circlip 44 located in a recess 45 at the front of the body 21.
  • This handle has the same advantages as that of FIG. 7, and moreover it can be mount on the frame of furniture 11 and remove it without using a tool.
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EP00201888A EP1159891A1 (de) 2000-05-29 2000-05-29 Modulares Gerüst für Möbel und Transportgriffe für derartige Möbel
PCT/EP2001/005862 WO2001091611A1 (fr) 2000-05-29 2001-05-22 Ossature modulaire pour des meubles et poignees de transport pour de tels meubles
AU2001266009A AU2001266009A1 (en) 2000-05-29 2001-05-22 Modular framework for furniture and transport handles for same

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WO2007096695A1 (en) 2006-02-21 2007-08-30 Glem Gas S.P.A. Carrying structure for furniture, especially for kitchen furniture or the like.
US9084484B2 (en) 2011-08-22 2015-07-21 The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. Shelving system
GB2549189B (en) * 2016-03-06 2021-07-14 Dean Edward A modular temporary kitchen
EP3766723A4 (de) * 2018-03-13 2021-12-08 Nio (Anhui) Holding Co., Ltd Ladeeinheit und batteriewechselstation
CN114599481A (zh) * 2019-11-08 2022-06-07 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 带可移除的插入式模块化系统和集成传感器的抛光箱

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FR1433290A (fr) 1964-06-04 1966-03-25 Racole Trading & Mfg Co Ltd éléments de construction
CH429317A (de) 1965-08-16 1967-01-31 Schaerer S Soehne U Rohrverbindung für den Gestellbau
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EP0206327A1 (de) 1985-06-28 1986-12-30 Giacomo Zerilli Vorrichtung zum Verbinden von Rohren
EP0400345A1 (de) 1989-05-30 1990-12-05 Usm U. Schaerer Soehne Ag Verbindungselement
DE9314402U1 (de) * 1993-09-23 1993-12-16 Chung Ming Dar Tragkonstruktion
EP0686363A1 (de) 1994-05-02 1995-12-13 Usm U. Schaerer Soehne Ag Gestellkonstruktion mit mehreren Stabelementen

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FR1433290A (fr) 1964-06-04 1966-03-25 Racole Trading & Mfg Co Ltd éléments de construction
CH429317A (de) 1965-08-16 1967-01-31 Schaerer S Soehne U Rohrverbindung für den Gestellbau
DE2833428A1 (de) * 1978-07-21 1980-02-07 Josef Amstadt Verbindung von hohlprofilen, insbesondere zum aufbau von regalen, geruesten u.dgl.
US4610561A (en) * 1984-12-31 1986-09-09 Italtel Tecnomeccanica S.P.A. Sectional structure for carpentry, particularly to realize cubicles
EP0206327A1 (de) 1985-06-28 1986-12-30 Giacomo Zerilli Vorrichtung zum Verbinden von Rohren
EP0400345A1 (de) 1989-05-30 1990-12-05 Usm U. Schaerer Soehne Ag Verbindungselement
DE9314402U1 (de) * 1993-09-23 1993-12-16 Chung Ming Dar Tragkonstruktion
EP0686363A1 (de) 1994-05-02 1995-12-13 Usm U. Schaerer Soehne Ag Gestellkonstruktion mit mehreren Stabelementen

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WO2007096695A1 (en) 2006-02-21 2007-08-30 Glem Gas S.P.A. Carrying structure for furniture, especially for kitchen furniture or the like.
US9084484B2 (en) 2011-08-22 2015-07-21 The Stanley Works Israel Ltd. Shelving system
GB2549189B (en) * 2016-03-06 2021-07-14 Dean Edward A modular temporary kitchen
EP3766723A4 (de) * 2018-03-13 2021-12-08 Nio (Anhui) Holding Co., Ltd Ladeeinheit und batteriewechselstation
CN114599481A (zh) * 2019-11-08 2022-06-07 斯沃奇集团研究和开发有限公司 带可移除的插入式模块化系统和集成传感器的抛光箱

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