EP1183960B1 - Système de support pour un meuble - Google Patents

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EP1183960B1
EP1183960B1 EP01307382A EP01307382A EP1183960B1 EP 1183960 B1 EP1183960 B1 EP 1183960B1 EP 01307382 A EP01307382 A EP 01307382A EP 01307382 A EP01307382 A EP 01307382A EP 1183960 B1 EP1183960 B1 EP 1183960B1
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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
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/12—Stowable tables with detachable top leaves
    • 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
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • 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
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • A47B3/0818—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with manually actuated locking means
    • 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
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/0011—Underframes
    • A47B2200/0013—Desks with central bearing beams

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  • the present invention concerns improvements in and relating to furniture, particularly, but not exclusively, support frames for furniture and in particular for tables.
  • Modern furniture particularly when aimed at the office and business market, needs to be versatile and capable of satisfying a variety of needs and uses. It must also be aesthetically pleasing.
  • DE 299 22 626 U1 discloses an arrangement for supporting a table surface in which a number of arms can be rotated or translated relative to a pair of hinges. This document forms the basis for the preambles of the in dependent claims .
  • the present invention aims to provide a versatile furniture system.
  • a furniture support system including a first elongate element and at least one further elongate element and at least one of the further elongate elements pivotally mounted on the first elongate element by a mounting, the support system further including at least two upright elements attached to the first elongate element and / or to the at least one further elongate element, at least one of the further elongate elements including a first element portion and characterised in that at least one of the further elongate element also includes a second element portion, the first and second element portions defining an angle between themselves of other than 180°, the support system having a first state in which the second element portion is received within the mounting, and a second state in which the second element portion is removed from the mounting.
  • the first elongate element may be linear.
  • the first elongate element may include a first element portion and second element portion which are parallel to one another but not on a common axis, the first and second element portions being linked by a third element portion, the third element portion defining an angle between itself and the first element portion and / or the second element portion other than 180°.
  • the first elongate element may be provided with one or more upright elements.
  • the upright elements are provided towards the end or ends of the first elongate element, ideally at the end or ends of the first elongate element.
  • the upright elements may be tubular, for instance circular cross section.
  • the first elongate element may be tubular, for instance of square or rectilinear cross section. Preferably a substantially horizontal upper surface for the first elongate element is provided in the first state.
  • the first elongate element may be of variable length.
  • the one or more further elongate elements may be linear. In one particular alternative embodiment, one or more of the further elongate elements may be provided with a portion which is substantially parallel to the first element portion of the first elongate element in the second state and / or a second element portion which is substantially parallel to the second element portion of the first elongate element in the first state.
  • the support system includes at least two further elongate elements.
  • one or more of the further elongate elements is provided on one side of the first elongate element and one or more of the second further elongate element is provided on the other side of the first elongate element.
  • Two or more pairs of further elongate elements may be provided, one of the pair being provided on one side of the first elongate element, the other being provided on the other side of the first elongate element.
  • the further elongate elements may be of equivalent configuration to one another.
  • the further elongate elements may be mirror images of one another.
  • the further elongate elements may be different from one another.
  • One or more of the further elongate elements is preferably provided with an upright element.
  • the upright element is provided towards the end of the further elongate element away from the mounting in the first state, ideally at the end of the further elongate element.
  • the upright element may be tubular, for instance of circular cross section.
  • One or more of the further elongate elements may be tubular, for instance of square or rectilinear cross section.
  • a substantially horizontal upper surface for the one or more further elongate elements is provided in the first state.
  • the first element portion of the one or more further elongate elements are of equivalent lengths to one another, and ideally of equivalent shape.
  • the first element portion of the one or more further elongate elements may be of a different length to one another.
  • the length of the first element portion may be adjustable.
  • the cross sectional area of the first element portion is greater than the cross sectional area of the second element portion.
  • An equivalent shape but reduced dimension cross section for the second element portion relative to the first element portion is preferred.
  • the second element portion of the one or more further elongate elements are of equivalent lengths to one another and ideally of equivalent shape.
  • the second element portions of the one or more further elongate elements may be of a different length to one another.
  • the length of the second element portions may be adjustable.
  • the length of the first elongate element may be adjustable.
  • a minimum angle of between 90 and 160 ° is provided between the first element portion and second element portions of one or more of the further elongate elements.
  • the angle defined may more preferably be between 100 and 150° and still more preferably be between 120 and 140°.
  • the angle is measured in the plane of pivotal mounting and / or a plane parallel to the work surface being supported.
  • the angles defined between the first element portion and the second element portion of the further elongate elements may be the same or different between different further elongate elements.
  • the mounting is provided by a bracket.
  • the bracket may be of U-shaped cross section.
  • the mounting may be provided by a first component, preferably planar, a second component preferably planar and ideally parallel to the first component, and a third component, preferably planar, preferably linking the first and second components and ideally perpendicular to the first and second components.
  • the surface of the first component of the mounting opposing the second component of the mounting may be planar and / or the surface of the second component opposing the first component may be planar.
  • both opposing surfaces are planar and / or parallel to one another.
  • the separation of the first and second components is greater than the profile of the second element portion presented to it.
  • the difference is air clearance tolerance, for instance less than 1mm.
  • the second element portion is received between the first and second components of the mounting in the first state.
  • the second element portion is not between the first and second components of the mounting in the second state.
  • the received and removed references may refer to an intermediate portion of the second element portion, between the pivotal mounting and end of the second element portion, for instance the mid 20% of the second element portion.
  • the pivotal mounting is provided by a pin.
  • the pivotal mounting passes through the mounting and further elongate element.
  • the pivotal mounting for the further elongate element may be provided at the junction between the first element portion and second element portion.
  • a separate mounting may be provided for each further elongate element.
  • the mounting for one or more elongate elements may be attached to the mounting for one or more other further elongate elements, for instance the further elongate element on the other side of the first elongate element. Attachments may be provided by means of an element linking the first and second mountings under the first elongate element.
  • a sliding engagement between the pair of mountings and first elongate element may be provided.
  • the position of the mounting or mountings on the first elongate element may be variable. It is particularly preferred that the mounting can be slid along the first elongate element.
  • the mounting may be positioned on the first elongate element by means of a releaseable fastener, such as a bolt.
  • the second element portion may be retained within the mounting in the first state by means of a releaseable fastener, such as a bolt.
  • the releaseable fastener may engage one or more second element portions, preferably a pair of second element portions on opposing sides of the first elongate element.
  • an item of furniture comprising a furniture support system provided according to the first aspect of the invention and one or more work surfaces.
  • one or more of the work surfaces is a table surface.
  • the work surfaces are releasably fastened to the furniture support system.
  • the one or more work surfaces are reversible.
  • the lower surface of the work surface engages with the upper surface of the first elongate element and / or further elongate element or elements.
  • a non-slip material may be provided between the work surface and the first elongate element / further elongate elements.
  • the invention provides a new manner for achieving a work surface support system.
  • the support system consists of an upright 2 provided at each end of an elongate element 4.
  • the uprights are of tubular form.
  • a further upright 6 is provided at each end of the pivotally mounted elements 8. Again, the upright 6 is of tubular form.
  • the elements 8 include a first elongate portion 10 which links the uprights 6 to a pivot location 12 and a second elongate portion 14 extending from the pivot location 12 to the end 16 of the elongate element 8 which is distal to the uprights 6.
  • the whole of the element 14 is received within pivotal brackets 18 on each side of the elongate element 4, as described in more detail below.
  • first state illustrated in Figure 1
  • the support system provides good support for the work surface 20 by contact between the lower surface 22 of the work surface 20 and the upper surface of the elongate elements 4 and 8.
  • the work surface 20 is readily de-mountable and the support system can be folded to a storage state, second state, as illustrated in Figure 2.
  • releaseable fastenings attaching the elements 14 to the bracket 18 and / or element 4 are released. This allows the elements 10 to be swung towards the elements 4, whilst the elements 14 swing outward away from element 4, in both cases about the pivot locations 12.
  • the pivotal bracket 18 is formed of a U-shaped cross section with planar and parallel upper and lower parts 30, 32 and perpendicular joining part 34.
  • the element 14 of elongate element 8 is configured to be a very snug fit within the U-shaped channel, as illustrated by the dotted profile 36 in Figure 3a.
  • a releaseable fastening such as a bolt is passed through the element 14 and engages aperture 38 in the bracket 18 and / or a location in the elongate element 4.
  • a common bolt or other releaseable fastening system could be used to fix both of two opposing elements 14 on the different elongate elements 8.
  • the pivotal mounting for the elongate element 8 on the bracket is provided by apertures 40 in the upper surface 30 and lower surface 32 of the bracket. These apertures cooperate with a pin or other suitable pivot which passes through and engages with the element 8.
  • the style of bracket illustrated in Figures 3a and 3b with one such bracket being provided on each side of the elongate element 4
  • other bracket configurations are possible.
  • bracket 50 on each side of the elongate element 4 with those two brackets 50 being joined by a linking plate 52 which passes underneath the element 4.
  • Apertures 40 define the hinges in the same way as described above, and aperture 38 provides a location to receive the fastener or the elongate element 8 and / or to fix the position of the pair of brackets 50 on the elongate element 4.
  • a variety of different extents for the elongate element 8 can be provided by varying the length of element 10 (10a is longer than 10b, for instance) and / or by varying the angle ⁇ separating the element 10 from element 14 of elongate element 8.
  • an angle ⁇ of 120° may apply to elongate element 8b whereas an angle ⁇ of approximately 150 ° applies to elongate element 8c.
  • the brackets may provide hinge locations 12, as described above, together with locations 60 which receive the releaseable fasteners for fastening the elongate elements 8 to the brackets 18.
  • This embodiment of the invention also illustrates that the elongate element 4 need not be provided with uprights itself, all of the uprights potentially being provided on pivotally mounted elongate elements 8.
  • the position of the pairs of brackets 18 on the elongate element 4 can potentially be varied by sliding the bracket assembly along the length of elongate element 4.
  • moving the pair of arms 8a and 8d towards the left hand side of Figure 5 would enable significantly longer work surface 20 to be supported.
  • the furniture system and support system described above provides a very versatile and very easily stored transported system. Additionally, the system provides for the use of reversible work surfaces.

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  1. Système de support de meubles, le système de support comprenant un premier élément allongé (4) et au moins un élément allongé supplémentaire (8) et un au moins parmi les éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) montés de manière pivotable sur le premier élément allongé (4) par un assemblage (18), le système de support comprenant en outre au moins deux éléments droits (2, 6) fixés au premier élément allongé (4) et/ou à l'un parmi au moins un élément allongé supplémentaire (8), au moins l'un des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) comprenant une première partie d'élément (10) et caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des éléments allongés supplémentaires comprend également une seconde partie d'élément (14), les premières et secondes parties d'éléments (10, 14) décrivant un angle entre elles autre que 180°, le système de support ayant un premier état dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (14) est introduit dans l'assemblage (18), et un second état dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (14) est retirée de l'assemblage (18).
  2. Système de support de meuble selon la revendication 1 dans lequel un ou plusieurs des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) sont pourvus d'une seconde partie d'élément (14) laquelle est essentiellement parallèle au premier élément allongé (8) dans le premier état et une première partie d'élément (10) laquelle est essentiellement parallèle au premier élément allongé (8) dans le second état.
  3. Système de support de meuble selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2 dans lequel le système de support comprend au moins deux éléments allongés supplémentaires (8), un ou plusieurs des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8a, 8b) étant prévus sur un côté du premier élément allongé (4) et un ou plusieurs des seconds éléments allongés supplémentaires (8c, 8d) étant prévus sur l'autre côté du premier élément allongé (4).
  4. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la première partie d'élément (10a, 10b) de l'un ou plusieurs des éléments allongés supptémentaires (8a, 8b) présente une longueur différente l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  5. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel un angle minimum compris entre 90 et 160° est prévu entre la première partie d'élément (10) et la seconde partie d'élément (14) d'un ou plusieurs parmi les éléments allongés supplémentaires (8).
  6. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'assemblage (18) est constitué d'un premier composant planaire (30) et d'un second composant planaire (32) lequel est parallèle au premier composant (30), un troisième composant planaire (34) reliant les premier et second composants (30, 32).
  7. Système de support de meuble selon la revendication 6 dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (14) est introduite entre les premier et second composants (30, 32) de l'assemblage (18) dans le premier état, avec la seconde partie d'élément (14) non comprise entre les premier et second composants (30, 32) de l'assemblage dans le second état.
  8. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'assemblage (50) pour un ou plusieurs éléments allongés (8) est fixé à l'assemblage (50) pour un ou plusieurs autres éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) sur l'autre côté du premier élément allongé (4).
  9. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la position de l'assemblage ou des assemblages (18, 50) sur le premier élément allongé (4) est variable.
  10. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'assemblage (18, 50) peut coulisser le long du premier élément allongé (4).
  11. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'assemblage (18. 50) est positionné sur le premier élément allongé (4) à l'aide d'une attache démontable, tel qu'un boulon.
  12. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (4) est retenue dans l'assemblage (18, 50) dans le premier état à l'aide d'une attache démontable, tel qu'un boulon.
  13. Système de support de meuble selon la revendication 12 dans lequel l'attache démontable met en prise une ou plusieurs secondes parties d'élément (14), de préférence une paire de seconde partie d'élément sur les côtés opposés du premier élément allongé (4).
  14. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le premier élément allongé (4) est linéaire.
  15. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le premier élément allongé (4) comprend une première partie d'élément et une seconde partie d'élément lesquelles sont parallèles l'une par rapport à l'autre mais non sur un axe commun, les première et seconde parties d'élément étant reliées par une troisième partie d'élément, la troisième partie d'élément décrivant un angle entre elle-même et la première partie d'élément et/ou la seconde partie d'élément autre que de 180°.
  16. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le premier élément allongé (4) est pourvu d'un ou plusieurs éléments droits (2).
  17. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel les éléments droits (2) sont prévus dans l'extrémité ou les extrémités du premier élément allongé (4).
  18. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel une surface supérieure essentiellement horizontale pour le premier élément allongé (4) est prévue dans le premier état.
  19. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel le premier élément allongé (4) est d'une longueur variable.
  20. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel deux ou plusieurs paires d'éléments allongés supplémentaires (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) sont prévus, une des paires (8a, 8b) étant prévue sur un côté du premier élément allongé (4), l'autre (8c, 8d) étant prévue sur l'autre côté du premier élément allongé (4).
  21. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel des éléments allongés supplémentaires (4) sont prévus et sont différents l'un par rapport à l'autre.
  22. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel un ou plusieurs des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) est pourvu d'un élément droit (6).
  23. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la longueur de la première partie d'élément (10) est ajustable.
  24. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la zone de section transversale de la première partie d'élément (10) est supérieure à la zone de section transversale de la seconde partie d'élément (14).
  25. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel la longueur des secondes parties d'élément (14) et ajustable.
  26. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel les angles définis entre la première partie d'élément (10) et la seconde partie d'élément (14) des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) sont différents entre les différents éléments allongés supplémentaires (8).
  27. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel l'assemblage (18) est une équerre de section transversale en forme de U.
  28. Système de support de meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel un assemblage sur pivot est prévu et l'assemblage sur pivot est réalisé grâce à une cheville.
  29. Système de support de meuble selon la revendication 8 ou l'une quelconque des revendications qui en dépend dans lequel la fixation est réalisée au moyen d'un élément (52) reliant les premier (50) et second (50) assemblages sous le premier élément allongé (4).
  30. Meuble, le meuble comprenant un système de support de meubles et une ou plusieurs surfaces de travail (20), le système de support de meuble comprenant un premier élément allongé (4) et au moins un premier élément allongé supplémentaire (8) et au moins l'un des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) assemblé de manière pivotable sur le premier élément allongé (4) par un assemblage (18), le système de support comprenant en outre au moins deux éléments droits (2, 6) fixés au premier élément allongé (4) et/ou à l'un parmi au moins un élément allongé supplémentaire (8), au moins l'un des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) comprenant une première partie d'élément (10) et caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un des éléments allongés supplémentaires (8) comprend également une seconde partie d'élément (14), les premières et secondes parties d'éléments (10, 14) décrivant un angle entre elles autre que 180°, le système de support ayant un premier état dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (14) est introduit dans l'assemblage (18), et un second état dans lequel la seconde partie d'élément (14) est retirée de l'assemblage (18).
  31. Meuble selon la revendication 30 dans lequel une ou plusieurs surfaces de travail est une surface de table.
  32. Meuble selon la revendication 30 ou la revendication 31 dans lequel les surfaces de travail sont attachées de manière démontable au système de support de meuble.
  33. Meuble selon l'une quelconque des revendications 30 à 32 dans lequel la surface inférieure de la surface de travail est mise en prise avec la surface supérieure du premier élément allongé et/ou un élément ou des éléments allongés supplémentaires.
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