EP1159891A1 - Modular framework for furniture and handles for transport of such furniture - Google Patents

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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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    • 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
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    • 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
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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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The modular framework for a shelf system is made up of connectors (1) in the shape of a cube with threaded bores in each face and connecting bars (2) with threaded rods at their ends which fit into the bores. Removable carrying handles (20) can be fitted into connectors at each end.

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La présente invention concerne une ossature modulaire pour des meubles, comportant des éléments de noeuds standardisés, pourvus de trous taraudés dans différentes directions, et des éléments tubulaires dont les extrémités sont fixées chacune à un élément de noeud à l'aide d'une pièce filetée parallèle à l'élément tubulaire et engagée dans l'un desdits trous taraudés. L'invention concerne aussi une poignée amovible pour le transport de meubles ayant une telle ossature.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.

Des meubles à ossature modulaire de ce genre sont bien connus et peuvent comporter des modules tels que des étagères, des caissons, des râteliers, des présentoirs, des roulettes ou des pieds, qui sont fixés à l'ossature pour constituer notamment du mobilier de bureau, de stockage ou d'exposition. De tels meubles sont fabriqués en particulier par USM U. Schärer Söhne AG, Münsingen, Suisse. Pour des exemples d'ossatures de ce genre, le lecteur se référera aux publications de brevets FR 1 433 290, CH 429 317, EP 0 206 327, EP 0 400 345 et EP 0 686 363.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. Schärer Söhne AG, Münsingen, Switzerland. For some examples of 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.

Ces meubles ont toutefois l'inconvénient d'être difficiles à déplacer manuellement lorsque leurs surfaces extérieures sont fermées par des panneaux, parce qu'ils n'offrent alors guère de prises manuelles permettant de les soulever pour les transporter. La présente invention vise à remédier à ce problème d'une manière simple, pratique et peu coûteuse sans altérer l'esthétique des meubles.However, 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.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne une ossature modulaire du genre indiqué en préambule, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte en outre des poignées de transport amovibles ayant chacune une tige filetée agencée pour s'engager dans un des trous taraudés de l'un quelconque des éléments de noeuds.To this end, 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.

Ainsi, une idée de base de l'invention consiste à utiliser comme moyens de prise, en particulier pour transporter manuellement un tel meuble, certains des trous taraudés qui restent autrement inutilisés sur les éléments de, noeuds présents sur les faces extérieures du meuble. Il suffit de disposer d'un jeu de, par exemple, deux paires de poignées amovibles qu'on pourra fixer aux endroits les plus appropriés à deux extrémités du meuble, pour que deux personnes puissent aisément le soulever et le déplacer. La fixation de chaque poignée amovible au moyen d'une vis est non seulement rapide et solide, mais surtout elle n'exige sur le meuble aucun élément additionnel susceptible d'affecter l'esthétique du meuble. Dans les cas où les trous taraudés inutilisés sont obturés habituellement par une vis ou un bouchon, il est facile de retirer ce dernier élément pour mettre une poignée de transport à sa place, puis de le remettre en place après le transport. Un autre aspect avantageux de l'invention est que, les éléments de noeud étant standardisés et habituellement semblables dans tout un assortiment de tels meubles modulaires, les mêmes poignées de transport peuvent être utilisées avec tous les meubles de l'assortiment.So 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. In cases where 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.

De préférence, chaque poignée comporte un corps allongé, à une extrémité avant duquel émerge ladite tige filetée, et une face frontale d'appui agencée pour être pressée contre l'élément de noeud par vissage de ladite tige dans le trou taraudé. Cela signifie que la tige filetée est sollicitée essentiellement en traction et non en flexion pendant le transport, comme c'est le cas par ailleurs des pièces filetées susmentionnées de l'ossature elle-même. Les poignées présentent de ce fait une grande capacité de charge, même si le diamètre de la tige filetée est relativement petit.Preferably, 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. This means that 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.

Une poignée de transport pour meubles à ossature modulaire selon l'invention se caractérise essentiellement en ce qu'elle comporte un corps allongé, à une extrémité avant duquel émerge une tige filetée apte à être vissée dans un des trous taraudés, et une face frontale d'appui destinée à être pressée contre l'élément de noeud par vissage de ladite tige dans ledit trou.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.

Selon la forme des éléments de noeuds de l'ossature modulaire, la face frontale d'appui de la poignée peut présenter une partie plane/ou une partie concave, notamment de forme conique ou sphérique autour de la tige filetée.Depending on the shape of the node elements of the modular framework, 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.

Dans une forme d'exécution particulière, on peut prévoir que la tige filetée est solidaire du corps de la poignée. Dans une autre forme d'exécution, le corps de la poignée est creux et la tige filetée fait partie d'une vis passant à l'intérieur de ce corps et ayant une tête agencée pour s'appuyer axialement contre celui-ci afin de presser la face frontale d'appui contre l'élément de noeud.In a particular embodiment, it can be provided that the threaded rod is integral with the body of the handle. In another embodiment, 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.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaítront dans la description suivante de différentes formes d'exécution, présentées à titre d'exemples non limitatifs en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un meuble ayant une ossature modulaire selon l'invention, équipée de poignées de transport amovibles,
  • la figure 2 représente en perspective une première forme d'exécution d'une telle poignée de transport,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe partielle d'une partie de l'ossature du meuble de la figure 1, comportant plusieurs éléments tubulaires fixés à un élément de noeud,
  • la figure 4 représente une autre forme d'exécution de l'élément de noeud représenté à la figure 3,
  • la figure 5 est une vue latérale partiellement coupée d'une poignée de transport équipée d'une rondelle,
  • la figure 6 représente une autre forme de rondelle utilisable avec la poignée de la figure 5,
  • la figure 7 représente en coupe longitudinale une autre forme d'exécution d'une poignée de transport, et
  • la figure 8 représente en coupe longitudinale partielle encore une autre forme d'exécution d'une poignée de transport.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear in the following description of different embodiments, presented by way of nonlimiting examples with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a piece of furniture having a modular frame according to the invention, equipped with removable transport handles,
  • FIG. 2 shows in perspective a first embodiment of such a carrying handle,
  • FIG. 3 is a partial section view of part of the frame of the cabinet of FIG. 1, comprising several tubular elements fixed to a node element,
  • FIG. 4 represents another embodiment of the node element shown in FIG. 3,
  • FIG. 5 is a partially cut side view of a carrying handle fitted with a washer,
  • FIG. 6 represents another form of washer usable with the handle of FIG. 5,
  • FIG. 7 shows in longitudinal section another embodiment of a carrying handle, and
  • Figure 8 shows in partial longitudinal section yet another embodiment of a carrying handle.

Le meuble modulaire 11 représenté à la figure 1 comporte une ossature modulaire comprenant des éléments de noeuds 1 sur lesquels sont fixées les extrémités d'éléments tubulaires tels que des tubes 2. Des pieds 12 peuvent être fixés aux éléments de noeuds 1 au bas du meuble. Sur cette ossature sont montés des modules de mobilier tels que des rayons 13, des panneaux de parois latérales 14, des panneaux arrière 15, des portes 16 ou d'autres modules non représentés et connus dans ce genre de meubles, selon la fonction que le meuble doit remplir. Ces modules peuvent comporter des éléments tubulaires intégrés qui remplacent les tubes 2.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.

La figure 3 montre plus en détail un exemple de réalisation de l'ossature du meuble de la figure 1, conformément à l'art antérieur décrit dans le brevet CH 429 317. L'élément de noeud standard 1 a dans ce cas une forme sensiblement sphérique et il est traversé par trois alésages taraudés orthogonaux formant, sur les côtés opposés de l'élément, six trous taraudés identiques 3, aptes à recevoir chacun une pièce filetée faisant partie d'un dispositif de fixation de chaque tube 2. Ce dispositif comporte deux douilles 4 en forme de coin, traversées par une vis 5. Les deux douilles s'appuient l'une contre l'autre par leurs surfaces biaises respectives 6, tandis que leurs extrémités opposées concaves 7 sont pressées respectivement contre la tête 8 de la vis 5 et contre la surface extérieure de l'élément de noeud 1. Le diamètre extérieur des douilles 4 est légèrement inférieur aux dimensions intérieures du tube 2, qui peut être rond ou carré. Ceci permet de les positionner aisément dans le tube, puis de les fixer par serrage en vissant la vis 5 dans le trou taraudé voulu 3, au moyen d'un tournevis engagé dans la fente 9 de la tête de vis 8, ou au moyen d'une clé mâle hexagonale insérée à travers l'élément de noeud 1 dans un évidement à six pans 10 prévu à l'avant de la vis 5.Figure 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. This allows them to be easily positioned in the tube, then fix them by tightening by screwing the screw 5 into the desired tapped hole 3, by means of a screwdriver engaged in the slot 9 of the screw head 8, or by means a hexagonal male key inserted through the node element 1 in a recess hexagon 10 provided at the front of screw 5.

Le dispositif de fixation peut être remplacé par n'importe quel dispositif équivalent ayant une pièce filetée qui s'engage dans l'un des trous taraudés 3 comme le fait la vis 5, par exemple l'un des dispositifs de fixation décrit dans les brevets cités plus haut. De même, à la place de l'élément de noeud 1 en forme de boule, on peut employer des éléments ayant d'autres formes, par exemple ayant des faces planes comme l'élément de noeud 1 sensiblement cubique représenté à la figure 4, ou un élément ayant des trous non orthogonaux, comme le prévoit le document EP 0 686 363.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. Similarly, instead of 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.

L'ossature modulaire décrite jusqu'ici est bien connue et elle pourrait être remplacée par toute autre ossature équivalente à condition que celle-ci comporte des éléments de noeuds dont au moins certains ont un trou taraudé librement accessible sur une face extérieure du meuble.The modular framework described so far is well known and could be replaced by any other equivalent framework, provided that it has knot elements at least some of which have a freely accessible tapped hole on an outside face of the cabinet.

Pour permettre de porter commodément un tel meuble, il est prévu des poignées de transport 20 destinées à être fixées de manière amovible dans certains des trous taraudés 3 demeurant librement accessibles, notamment sur des faces extérieures du meuble 11. Dans la figure 1, on peut voir trois de ces poignées 20 fixées à deux extrémités opposées du meuble 11, et les figures 2 et 5 à 8 représentent différentes formes d'exécution de telles poignées amovibles.To allow such a piece of furniture to be carried comfortably, carrying handles 20 intended to be detachably fixed in certain tapped holes 3 remaining freely accessible, in particular on faces outside of the cabinet 11. In FIG. 1, we can see three of these handles 20 fixed at two opposite ends of the cabinet 11, and Figures 2 and 5 to 8 represent different embodiments of such removable handles.

Dans l'exemple de la figure 2, la poignée 20 est faite d'une seule pièce, de préférence en acier et comporte un corps sensiblement cylindrique 21 dont l'extrémité avant est solidaire d'une tige filetée 22 de plus petit diamètre, son filetage correspondant à celui des trous 3 des éléments de noeud 1. Autour de la tige 22, la face frontale du corps 21 présente une partie plane 23 destinée à s'appuyer contre l'élément de noeud. Pour éviter de glisser dans la main, la surface périphérique du corps 21 de la poignée peut être pourvue d'une structure appropriée telle que des stries ou un revêtement caoutchouteux. Le cas échéant, on peut prévoir à l'extrémité arrière de la poignée 20 une seconde tige filetée analogue à la tige 22, ayant un diamètre différent pour s'engager dans des éléments de noeuds d'une autre taille.In the example of Figure 2, 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. Around the rod 22, the front face of the body 21 has a flat part 23 intended to bear against the node element. To avoid slipping in your hand, 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.

On conçoit que le personnel chargé de déplacer le meuble modulaire 11 peut aisément visser deux paires de poignées amovibles 20 dans les éléments de noeud 1 les plus appropriés, à chaque extrémité du meuble, pour le soulever et le transporter aisément. Il suffit ensuite de dévisser les poignées pour que le meuble retrouve son aspect initial.It is understood that the personnel responsible for moving the modular piece of furniture 11 can easily screw two pairs of removable handles 20 into the knot elements 1 the most suitable, at each end of the furniture, for lifting and transporting easily. Then simply unscrew the handles so that the furniture regains its initial appearance.

La poignée de transport 20 représentée à la figure 5 est analogue à celle de la figure 2, sauf qu'une rondelle 25 est montée sur une partie arrière cylindrique 26 de la tige filetée 22 pour être interposée entre le corps 21 de la poignée et l'élément de noeud 1. C'est alors la face frontale 27 de cette rondelle qui sera pressée contre l'élément de noeud. La rondelle 25 est de préférence en plastique dur et elle a pour but d'éviter d'endommager la surface de l'élément de noeud, qui peut être par exemple chromée ou nickelée. La figure 6 représente une variante dans laquelle la rondelle 25 a une face frontale concave 28 de forme sphérique, pour s'appliquer contre un élément de noeud 1 de forme correspondante, comme celui de la figure 3. 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.

Dans l'exemple représenté à la figure 7, le corps 21 de la poignée 20 est percé d'un alésage central 30 dans lequel est logée une vis 31 pourvue d'une tête 32 à évidement hexagonal 33 ou similaire. La vis a un fût cylindrique 34 et une extrémité avant filetée 35 autour de laquelle la face frontale du corps 21 présente une partie concave conique 36 entourée d'une partie plane 37. Cette face peut ainsi s'appuyer aussi bien contre une surface plane que contre une surface bombée d'un élément de noeud tel que ceux des figures 3 et 4. A l'extrémité arrière du corps 21, l'alésage 30 est élargi pour contenir la tête 32 de la vis, qui s'appuie contre un épaulement 38 du corps et qui est retenue par un circlip 39. L'utilisateur peut serrer et desserrer la vis à l'aide d'une clé à six pans engagée dans l'évidement 33.In the example shown in Figure 7, 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. At the rear end of the body 21, 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.

Un avantage de cette forme d'exécution est que le corps 21 de la poignée de transport n'a pas besoin de tourner et ne risque donc pas d'endommager la surface de l'élément de noeud. Le corps peut être plus léger que dans les exemples précédents et réalisé par exemple en métal léger, en résine synthétique, en bois ou en un autre matériau approprié. Sa face frontale peut être munie d'un revêtement, par exemple en résine, ou d'une rondelle analogue aux rondelles 25 décrites plus haut.An advantage of this embodiment is that 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.

La forme d'exécution représentée à la figure 8 diffère de celle de la figure 7 par le fait que la tête de la vis 31 s'appuie sur l'extrémité arrière du corps 21 de la poignée, notamment par l'entremise d'une rondelle 41. Cette tête est formée par un gros bouton 42 servant de prise manuelle pour faire tourner la vis, le bouton ayant de préférence une surface striée ou rugueuse ou une forme non circulaire. Le bouton 42 peut avantageusement être réalisé par surmoulage d'une matière synthétique sur l'extrémité arrière du fût 34 de la vis, complété par un élément saillant tel qu'un barreau transversal 43. Pour que la vis 31 ne s'échappe pas vers l'arrière, elle est retenue par un circlip 44 situé dans un évidement 45 à l'avant du corps 21. Cette poignée présente les mêmes avantages que celle de la figure 7, et de plus on peut la monter sur l'ossature du meuble 11 et l'enlever sans utiliser d'outil.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.

La présente invention n'est pas limitée aux différentes formes d'exécution décrites ci-dessus, mais s'étend à toute modification évidente pour un homme du métier, y compris des combinaisons des diverses formes d'exécution prévues ici, sans sortir du cadre défini par les revendications indépendantes qui suivent.The present invention is not limited to the various embodiments described above, but extends to any modification obvious to a man of the trade, including combinations of the various embodiments provided for here, without depart from the scope defined by the following independent claims.

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Ossature modulaire pour des meubles, comportant des éléments de noeuds standardisés (1), pourvus de trous taraudés (3) dans différentes directions, et des éléments tubulaires (2) dont les extrémités sont fixées chacune à un élément de noeud à l'aide d'une pièce filetée (5) parallèle à l'élément tubulaire et engagée dans l'un desdits trous taraudés, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte en outre des poignées de transport amovibles (20) ayant chacune une tige filetée (22, 35) agencée pour s'engager dans un des trous taraudés (3) de l'un quelconque des éléments de noeuds (1).Modular framework for furniture, comprising standardized knot elements (1), provided with tapped holes (3) in different directions, and tubular elements (2) whose ends are each fixed to a knot element using 'a threaded part (5) parallel to the tubular element and engaged in one of said tapped holes, characterized in that it further comprises removable carrying handles (20) each having a threaded rod (22, 35) arranged to engage in one of the threaded holes (3) of any one of the node elements (1). Ossature modulaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que chaque poignée (20) comporte un corps allongé (21), à une extrémité avant duquel émerge ladite tige filetée, et une face frontale d'appui (23, 27, 28) agencée pour être pressée contre l'élément de noeud par vissage de ladite tige dans ledit trou.Modular frame according to claim 1, characterized in that each handle (20) comprises an elongated body (21), at a front end from which emerges said threaded rod, and a front bearing face (23, 27, 28) arranged for being pressed against the knot element by screwing said rod into said hole. Ossature modulaire selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les éléments de noeuds (1) ont une forme sensiblement cubique et en ce que ladite face frontale de chaque poignée présente une partie plane (23, 27, 37) autour de la tige filetée.Modular frame according to claim 2, characterized in that the node elements (1) have a substantially cubic shape and in that said front face of each handle has a flat part (23, 27, 37) around the threaded rod. Ossature modulaire selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que les éléments de noeuds (1) ont une forme sensiblement sphérique et en ce que ladite face frontale de chaque poignée présente une partie concave (28, 36), notamment de forme conique ou sphérique, autour de la tige filetée.Modular framework according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the node elements (1) have a substantially spherical shape and in that said front face of each handle has a concave part (28, 36), in particular of conical shape or spherical, around the threaded rod. Ossature modulaire selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les poignées de transport (20) sont conformes à l'une quelconque des revendications 6 à 10.Modular frame according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrying handles (20) conform to any one of claims 6 to 10. Poignée de transport (20) pour meubles à ossature modulaire comportant des éléments de noeuds standardisés (1) pourvus de trous taraudés (3) dans différentes directions, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un corps allongé (21), à une extrémité avant duquel émerge une tige filetée (22, 35) apte à être vissée dans un des trous taraudés, et une face frontale d'appui (23, 27, 28) destinée à être pressée contre l'élément de noeud par vissage de ladite tige dans ledit trou.Transport handle (20) for modular frame furniture comprising standardized knot elements (1) provided with tapped holes (3) in different directions, characterized in that it comprises an elongated body (21), at one front end of which emerges a threaded rod (22, 35) capable of being screwed into one of the tapped holes, and a front bearing face (23, 27, 28) intended to be pressed against the knot element by screwing said rod into said hole. Poignée selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que ladite face frontale présente une partie plane (23, 27, 37) autour de la tige filetée.Handle according to claim 6, characterized in that said front face has a flat part (23, 27, 37) around the threaded rod. Poignée selon la revendication 6 ou 7, caractérisée en ce que ladite face frontale présente une partie concave (28, 36), notamment de forme conique ou sphérique, autour de la tige filetée. Handle according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that said front face has a concave part (28, 36), in particular of conical or spherical shape, around the threaded rod. Poignée selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la tige filetée (22) est solidaire du corps (21) de la poignée.Handle according to claim 6, characterized in that the threaded rod (22) is integral with the body (21) of the handle. Poignée selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que son corps (21) est creux et en ce que la tige filetée (35) fait partie d'une vis (31) passant à l'intérieur du corps et ayant une tête (32, 42) agencée pour s'appuyer axialement contre celui-ci.Handle according to claim 6, characterized in that its body (21) is hollow and in that the threaded rod (35) is part of a screw (31) passing inside the body and having a head (32, 42) arranged to bear axially against it.
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