EP1385403B1 - Fixing element for rod-like components - Google Patents

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EP1385403B1
EP1385403B1 EP02740496A EP02740496A EP1385403B1 EP 1385403 B1 EP1385403 B1 EP 1385403B1 EP 02740496 A EP02740496 A EP 02740496A EP 02740496 A EP02740496 A EP 02740496A EP 1385403 B1 EP1385403 B1 EP 1385403B1
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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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  • the present invention relates to a fastener for rod-like components within a piece of furniture with a length compensation device.
  • Bar-like components for furniture for example, for attaching hinges of doors o. ⁇ . used.
  • through-holes are provided in the furniture and the rod-like components are fastened by screws to the furniture wall.
  • fastening screws are visible from the outside of the furniture.
  • smallest tolerance deviations in the length of the rod-like component cause that this can not be accurately installed in the furniture.
  • the US 2,462,321 shows a hanging device for clothes, which is mounted on the left and right in the cabinet each an elongated rail with prefabricated holes.
  • a clothes rail is mounted, which provides a device for length compensation on both end sides.
  • This device consists of a sleeve along its longitudinal axis has a screw.
  • the clothes rod has at its ends a threaded plug in which the screw engages.
  • the screw is covered by the sleeve. If the adjustment range is exceeded, the screw is visible, so that at the same time a guide for the clothes rail is missing, which can lead to a bending of the screw.
  • the fastening element according to the invention for fastening rod-like components comprises a base part and an intermediate part.
  • the base part can be fastened to a furniture wall.
  • the intermediate part has a head and a shaft with a thread.
  • the shaft can be screwed with a bore having an internal thread in the rod-like component.
  • the head of the intermediate part has a stop area, which is in contact with the base part in contact.
  • the inventive design of the fastening element thereby has a length compensation, so that rod-like components can always be securely attached to the walls of a piece of furniture.
  • the length compensation is realized by screwing or unscrewing the intermediate part in or out of the bore in the rod-like component.
  • the fastening element according to the invention can be attached only to the inside of the furniture walls, so that it from an outside of the furniture is not visible.
  • the design of the fastening element according to the invention also makes it possible that rod-like components can be clamped between two opposite furniture walls.
  • the base part has an external thread, which can be brought into engagement with an internal thread of a sleeve, so that the sleeve can be screwed onto the base part.
  • the stopper portion is formed at the intermediate part by a tapered annular portion.
  • a centering of the rod-like component in the fastening element is made possible in particular.
  • a bevelled area is formed on the base part in order to come into contact with the stop area.
  • the abutment region of the intermediate part is formed as a chamfered region, this results in a particularly good clamping action between the base part and the intermediate part.
  • two laterally flattened areas are formed at the top of the intermediate part.
  • a tool can be attached to the head of the intermediate part in a simple manner, so that a simple clamping of the rod-like component is made possible.
  • the base part preferably has a slot for attachment to the furniture wall.
  • the oblong hole is arranged offset to a center of the base part. As a result, the greatest possible deviations can be compensated.
  • the sleeve preferably has an internal groove to receive a sealing ring.
  • the sealing ring may be formed as a simple O-ring and made of plastic or rubber. At the same time the sealing ring causes the sleeve does not slip on the rod in the unscrewed state on the base part.
  • the sleeve has an inner stop area.
  • This inner stop area can be used in particular to indicate when the intermediate part is unscrewed too far out of the rod-like component.
  • two opposing, flattened areas are formed on the sleeve.
  • the fastening element according to the invention allows a length compensation in the range of about ⁇ 4 mm.
  • a fastener which has a length compensation and can be attached to a piece of furniture on the inner sides of the furniture, without having to provide through holes in the furniture walls.
  • FIGS. 1 to 11 a fastener 1 with length compensation according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • the fastening element 1 comprises a base part 4, an intermediate part 8, and a sleeve 14th
  • the base part 4 has an external thread 5 and a slot 6.
  • the slot 6 is arranged offset to a center line XX of the base part 4, so that the greatest possible clearance in the assembly of the fastener is present.
  • the intermediate part 8 consists of a shaft 9 and a head 10 (see. FIGS. 6 and 7 ).
  • the shaft 9 has a thread and the head 10, two opposing flattened portions 12 and 13 are formed in order to attach a tool can.
  • the head 10 comprises an inclined stop area 11 on its upper side.
  • the stop region 11 of the intermediate part 8 is in contact with a stop region 7 of the base part 4.
  • the stop area 7 and 11 are formed with the same inclination.
  • the sleeve 14 has an internal thread 15, an inner stop portion 16 and a groove 17.
  • an inner stop portion 16 On the outside of the sleeve 14, two opposing flattened portions 18 and 19 are formed in order to attach a tool to the sleeve 14 can.
  • the groove 17 serves to receive an O-ring 21 to protect the fastener 1 from dust and dirt.
  • the internal thread 15 of the sleeve 14 is in engagement with the external thread 5 of the base part 4.
  • the fastening element 1 is screwed to an inner side of a furniture wall 3.
  • a bore is provided in the furniture wall, in which a threaded sleeve 23 is arranged, which has an internal thread.
  • the base part 4 is aligned with the furniture wall 3 and fastened by means of a screw 22 in the threaded sleeve 23.
  • the base part 4 is firmly attached to the furniture wall 3, without the furniture wall 3 would have to have a through hole.
  • the attachment from the outside of the furniture is not visible.
  • the intermediate part 8 is screwed into a threaded bore 20 on the end face of the rod 2 (see. FIG. 3 ). Then, the O-ring 21 is inserted into the groove 17 of the sleeve 14 and then the sleeve is slipped over the rod 2. Then, the rod 2 is positioned between the two walls of the furniture and the intermediate part 8 so far unscrewed from the rod 2 until the stop area 11 of the intermediate part 8 is in contact with the stop area 7 of the base part 4. As a result, the rod 2 is clamped between two walls of the furniture.
  • a second inventive fastener can be provided or the rod 2 can be easily screwed into a recessed in the furniture wall 3 screw. Since the Stopping area 11 of the intermediate part 8 and the abutment portion 7 of the base part 4 are each formed obliquely, at the same time still a centering of the rod 2 is made possible by the clamping.
  • the sleeve 14 is pushed over the intermediate part 8 and screwed onto the external thread 5 of the base part 4.
  • the fastener 1 is effectively protected from dust or dirt.
  • the abutment portion 16 of the sleeve 14 comes into contact with the underside of the head 10 of the intermediate part 8 and thus prevents the clamping connection between the intermediate part 8 and the base part 4 from coming off.
  • the sleeve 14 further ensures that the fastener 1 can not solve unintentionally.
  • the sleeve 14 is simply unscrewed again from the base part 4 and the intermediate part 8 is screwed back into the bore 20 in the rod 2 so that the intermediate part 8 is moved away from the base part 4 and the rod 2 together with the intermediate part 8 from the furniture can be removed.
  • the present invention relates to a fastener 1 with a length compensation, which is used for attachment of rod-like components 2 of a piece of furniture.
  • the fastening element 1 comprises a base part 4, which is fixed to a furniture wall 3, and an intermediate part 8 with a shaft 9 and a head 10.
  • the intermediate part 8 connects in the assembled state, the base part 4 with the rod-like component 2.
  • the intermediate part 8 has on Shaft 9 has a thread which can be screwed into a bore 20 with internal thread in the rod-like component 2.
  • the head 10 of the intermediate part 8 has a Stop area 11, which is in the assembled state with the base part 4 in contact.

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The invention relates to a fixing element (1), having a length compensating mechanism, which is used for fixing rod-like components (2) of a furniture. The fixing element (1) has a base part (4), that is fixed to a wall of the furniture (3), and an intermediate part (8) with a shaft (9) and a head (10). When mounted, the intermediate part (8) connects the base part (4) to the rod-like component (2). The intermediate part (8) has a thread on the shaft (9), which can be screwed in a bore (20) having an inner thread, which is located in the rod-like component (2). The head (10) of the intermediate part (8) also has a stop area (11) which is in contact with the base part (40) when it is mounted.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Befestigungselement für stangenartige Bauteile innerhalb eines Möbels mit einer Längenausgleichsvorrichtung.The present invention relates to a fastener for rod-like components within a piece of furniture with a length compensation device.

Stangenartige Bauteile für Möbel werden beispielsweise zum Anbringen von Scharnieren von Türen o. Ä. verwendet. Um derartige stangenartige Bauteile am Möbel zu befestigen, werden Durchgangsbohrungen in dem Möbel vorgesehen und die stangenartigen Bauteile mittels Schrauben an der Möbelwand befestigt. Hierbei ist jedoch nachteilig, dass die Befestigungsschrauben von der Außenseite des Möbels sichtbar sind. Weiterhin führen kleinste Toleranzabweichungen in der Länge des stangenartigen Bauteiles dazu, dass dieses nicht mehr exakt in das Möbel eingebaut werden kann.Bar-like components for furniture, for example, for attaching hinges of doors o. Ä. used. To attach such rod-like components to the furniture, through-holes are provided in the furniture and the rod-like components are fastened by screws to the furniture wall. However, it is disadvantageous that the fastening screws are visible from the outside of the furniture. Furthermore, smallest tolerance deviations in the length of the rod-like component cause that this can not be accurately installed in the furniture.

Darüber hinaus ist aus der DE 41 10 832 A1 eine lösbare Spannverbindung bekannt, um ein stangenförmiges Bauteil längenveränderbar zu gestalten. Eine stationäre Befestigung des Bauteiles wird nicht beschrieben. Aus der US 3,951,269 ist eine zwischen Wänden verspannbare Stange bekannt, deren Tragkraft aufgrund der wandseitigen Befestigungstechnik jedoch äußerst gering ist.In addition, from the DE 41 10 832 A1 a releasable clamping connection known to make a rod-shaped component variable in length. A stationary attachment of the component is not described. From the US 3,951,269 is a bracing between walls rod known, the carrying capacity is extremely low due to the wall-side fastening technique.

Die US 2,462,321 zeigt eine Aufhängevorrichtung für Kleider, bei der links und rechts im Schrank je eine längliche Schiene mit vorgefertigten Bohrungen montiert ist. In die Bohrungen wird eine Kleiderstange eingehängt, die an beiden Endseiten eine Vorrichtung zum Längenausgleich vorsieht. Diese Vorrichtung besteht aus einer Hülse, die entlang ihrer Längsachse eine Schraube aufweist. Die Kleiderstange hat an ihren Enden einen Stopfen mit Gewinde, in das die Schraube eingreift. In einem gewissen Verstellbereich wird die Schraube durch die Hülse verdeckt. Wird der Verstellbereich überschritten, ist die Schraube sichtbar, so dass gleichzeitig eine Führung für die Kleiderstange fehlt, die zu einer Verbiegung der Schraube führen kann.The US 2,462,321 shows a hanging device for clothes, which is mounted on the left and right in the cabinet each an elongated rail with prefabricated holes. In the holes a clothes rail is mounted, which provides a device for length compensation on both end sides. This device consists of a sleeve along its longitudinal axis has a screw. The clothes rod has at its ends a threaded plug in which the screw engages. In a certain adjustment range, the screw is covered by the sleeve. If the adjustment range is exceeded, the screw is visible, so that at the same time a guide for the clothes rail is missing, which can lead to a bending of the screw.

Es ist von daher Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, ein Befestigungselement für stangenartige Bauteile eines Möbels bereitzustellen, welches einen Längenausgleich ermöglicht und insbesondere von der Außenseite des Möbels nicht sichtbar ist.It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a fastener for rod-like components of a piece of furniture, which allows a length compensation and in particular from the outside of the piece of furniture is not visible.

Diese Aufgabe wird durch ein Befestigungselement mit den Merkmalen des Anspruches 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.This object is achieved by a fastener with the features of claim 1. Advantageous developments are the subject of the dependent claims.

Das erfindungsgemäße Befestigungselement zur Befestigung von stangenartigen Bauteilen umfasst dabei ein Basisteil und ein Zwischenteil. Das Basisteil ist an einer Möbelwand befestigbar. Das Zwischenteil weist einen Kopf und einen Schaft mit einem Gewinde auf. Der Schaft ist mit einer ein Innengewinde aufweisenden Bohrung im stangenartigen Bauteil einschraubbar. Der Kopf des Zwischenteiles weist einen Anschlagbereich auf, welcher sich im montierten Zustand mit dem Basisteil in Kontakt befindet. Die erfindungsgemäße Ausbildung des Befestigungselementes weist dadurch einen Längenausgleich auf, so dass stangenartige Bauteile immer sicher an Wänden eines Möbelstückes befestigt werden können. Der Längenausgleich wird dabei durch Einschrauben bzw. Ausschrauben des Zwischenteiles in bzw. aus der Bohrung im stangenartigen Bauteil verwirklicht. Weiterhin kann das erfindungsgemäße Befestigungsgelement nur an der Innenseite der Möbelwände befestigt werden, so dass es von einer Außenseite des Möbels nicht sichtbar ist. Die Ausbildung des erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungselementes ermöglicht es weiter, dass stangenartige Bauteile zwischen zwei einander gegenüberliegenden Möbelwänden eingespannt werden können. Dabei weist das Basisteil ein Außengewinde auf, welches mit einem Innengewinde einer Hülse in Eingriff bringbar ist, so dass die Hülse auf das Basisteil aufgeschraubt werden kann. Durch das Vorsehen der Hülse am erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungselement wird weiterhin insbesondere eine gute optische Abdeckung des Befestigungselementes ermöglicht, so dass ein optisch ansprechender Eindruck des Befestigungselementes erreicht wird.The fastening element according to the invention for fastening rod-like components comprises a base part and an intermediate part. The base part can be fastened to a furniture wall. The intermediate part has a head and a shaft with a thread. The shaft can be screwed with a bore having an internal thread in the rod-like component. The head of the intermediate part has a stop area, which is in contact with the base part in contact. The inventive design of the fastening element thereby has a length compensation, so that rod-like components can always be securely attached to the walls of a piece of furniture. The length compensation is realized by screwing or unscrewing the intermediate part in or out of the bore in the rod-like component. Furthermore, the fastening element according to the invention can be attached only to the inside of the furniture walls, so that it from an outside of the furniture is not visible. The design of the fastening element according to the invention also makes it possible that rod-like components can be clamped between two opposite furniture walls. In this case, the base part has an external thread, which can be brought into engagement with an internal thread of a sleeve, so that the sleeve can be screwed onto the base part. By providing the sleeve on the fastening element according to the invention, a good optical covering of the fastening element is furthermore made possible, in particular, so that a visually appealing impression of the fastening element is achieved.

Vorzugsweise ist der Anschlagbereich am Zwischenteil durch einen abgeschrägten, ringförmigen Bereich gebildet. Dadurch wird insbesondere eine Zentrierung des stangenartigen Bauteiles im Befestigungselement ermöglicht.Preferably, the stopper portion is formed at the intermediate part by a tapered annular portion. As a result, a centering of the rod-like component in the fastening element is made possible in particular.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der vorliegenden Erfindung ist am Basisteil ein abgeschrägter Bereich ausgebildet, um mit dem Anschlagbereich in Kontakt zu kommen. Wenn auch der Anschlagbereich des Zwischenteiles als abgeschrägter Bereich ausgebildet ist, ergibt sich hierbei eine besonders gute Klemmwirkung zwischen dem Basisteil und dem Zwischenteil.According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, a bevelled area is formed on the base part in order to come into contact with the stop area. Although the abutment region of the intermediate part is formed as a chamfered region, this results in a particularly good clamping action between the base part and the intermediate part.

Vorzugsweise sind am Kopf des Zwischenteiles zwei seitlich abgeflachte Bereiche ausgebildet. Dadurch kann auf einfache Weise ein Werkzeug am Kopf des Zwischenteiles angesetzt werden, so dass ein einfaches Einspannen des stangenartigen Bauteiles ermöglicht wird.Preferably, two laterally flattened areas are formed at the top of the intermediate part. As a result, a tool can be attached to the head of the intermediate part in a simple manner, so that a simple clamping of the rod-like component is made possible.

Um eine Ausrichtmöglichkeit bei der Befestigung des Basisteiles an der Möbelwand zu ermöglichen, weist das Basisteil vorzugsweise ein Langloch zur Befestigung an der Möbelwand auf. Dadurch können Maßabweichungen aufgrund von Toleranzen der einzelnen Bauteile ausgeglichen werden. Besonders bevorzugt ist das Langloch dabei versetzt zu einer Mitte des Basisteiles angeordnet. Dadurch können größtmögliche Abweichungen ausgeglichen werden.In order to enable a Ausrichtmöglichkeit in the attachment of the base part to the furniture wall, the base part preferably has a slot for attachment to the furniture wall. As a result, deviations due to tolerances of the individual components can be compensated. Particularly preferably, the oblong hole is arranged offset to a center of the base part. As a result, the greatest possible deviations can be compensated.

Um das Befestigungselement vor Schmutz zu schützen, weist die Hülse vorzugsweise eine Innennut auf, um einen Dichtungsring aufzunehmen. Der Dichtungsring kann dabei als einfacher O-Ring ausgebildet sein und aus Kunststoff oder Kautschuk hergestellt werden. Gleichzeitig bewirkt der Dichtungsring, dass die Hülse im nicht aufgeschraubten Zustand auf das Basisteil nicht auf der Stange verrutscht.To protect the fastener from dirt, the sleeve preferably has an internal groove to receive a sealing ring. The sealing ring may be formed as a simple O-ring and made of plastic or rubber. At the same time the sealing ring causes the sleeve does not slip on the rod in the unscrewed state on the base part.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der vorliegenden Erfindung weist die Hülse einen inneren Anschlagbereich auf. Dieser innere Anschlagbereich kann insbesondere dazu verwendet werden, anzuzeigen, wenn das Zwischenteil zu weit aus dem stangenartigen Bauteil herausgeschraubt ist.According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sleeve has an inner stop area. This inner stop area can be used in particular to indicate when the intermediate part is unscrewed too far out of the rod-like component.

Um an der Hülse ein Werkzeug einfach ansetzen zu können, sind an der Hülse vorzugsweise zwei einander gegenüberliegende, abgeflachte Bereiche ausgebildet.In order to easily attach a tool to the sleeve, preferably two opposing, flattened areas are formed on the sleeve.

Besonders bevorzugt ermöglicht das erfindungsgemäße Befestigungselement einen Längenausgleich im Bereich von ca. ± 4 mm.Particularly preferably, the fastening element according to the invention allows a length compensation in the range of about ± 4 mm.

Somit wird erfindungsgemäß ein Befestigungselement bereitgestellt, welches einen Längenausgleich aufweist und an einem Möbelstück an den Innenseiten des Möbels befestigt werden kann, ohne dass Durchgangsbohrungen in den Möbelwänden vorgesehen werden müssen.Thus, a fastener is provided according to the invention, which has a length compensation and can be attached to a piece of furniture on the inner sides of the furniture, without having to provide through holes in the furniture walls.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand eines schematisch dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles wiedergegeben. Es zeigen:

Figur 1:
Eine perspektivische Explosionsdarstellung eines Befestigungselementes gemäß einem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung,
Figur 2:
eine Seitenansicht eines montierten Befestigungselementes gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel,
Figur 3:
eine Schnittansicht des montierten Befestigungselementes entlang der Linie A-A in Figur 2,
Figur 4:
eine Draufsicht eines Basisteiles für das Befestigungselement gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung,
Figur 5:
eine Schnittansicht entlang der Linie B-B in Figur 5,
Figur 6:
eine Draufsicht auf ein Zwischenteil für das Befestigungselement gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung,
Figur 7:
eine Seitenansicht des in Figur 6 gezeigten Zwischenteiles,
Figur 8:
eine Seitenansicht einer Hülse des Befestigungselementes gemäß dem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung,
Figur 9:
eine Draufsicht der in Figur 8 gezeigten Hülse,
Figur 10:
eine zur Figur 8 um 90° gedrehte Seitenansicht der Hülse,
Figur 11:
eine Schnittansicht entlang der Linie C-C von Figur 11 und
Figur 12:
eine perspektivische Ansicht der Hülse.
The invention will be described below with reference to a schematically illustrated embodiment. Show it:
FIG. 1:
An exploded perspective view of a fastener according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2:
a side view of a mounted fastener according to the embodiment,
FIG. 3:
a sectional view of the mounted fastener along the line AA in FIG. 2 .
FIG. 4:
a plan view of a base part for the fastening element according to the embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 5:
a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5 .
FIG. 6:
a top view of an intermediate part for the fastening element according to the embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 7:
a side view of the in FIG. 6 shown intermediate part,
FIG. 8:
a side view of a sleeve of the fastener according to the embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 9:
a top view of the FIG. 8 shown sleeve,
FIG. 10:
one to FIG. 8 90 ° rotated side view of the sleeve,
FIG. 11:
a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 11 and
FIG. 12:
a perspective view of the sleeve.

In den Figuren 1 bis 11 ist ein Befestigungselement 1 mit Längenausgleich gemäß einem Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfindung dargestellt.In the FIGS. 1 to 11 a fastener 1 with length compensation according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown.

Wie insbesondere in Figur 1 erkennbar ist, umfasst das Befestigungselement 1 ein Basisteil 4, ein Zwischenteil 8, sowie eine Hülse 14.As in particular in FIG. 1 can be seen, the fastening element 1 comprises a base part 4, an intermediate part 8, and a sleeve 14th

Wie in den Figuren 5 und 6 gezeigt, weist das Basisteil 4 ein Außengewinde 5 sowie ein Langloch 6 auf. Das Langloch 6 ist versetzt zu einer Mittellinie X-X des Basisteiles 4 angeordnet, so dass ein größtmöglicher Ausgleichsspielraum bei der Montage des Befestigungselementes vorhanden ist.As in the FIGS. 5 and 6 shown, the base part 4 has an external thread 5 and a slot 6. The slot 6 is arranged offset to a center line XX of the base part 4, so that the greatest possible clearance in the assembly of the fastener is present.

Das Zwischenteil 8 besteht aus einem Schaft 9 sowie einem Kopf 10 (vgl. Figuren 6 und 7). Der Schaft 9 weist ein Gewinde auf und am Kopf 10 sind zwei einander gegenüberliegende, abgeflachte Bereiche 12 und 13 ausgebildet, um ein Werkzeug ansetzen zu können. Weiterhin umfasst der Kopf 10 einen geneigten Anschlagbereich 11 an seiner Oberseite. Im montierten Zustand des Befestigungselementes befindet sich der Anschlagbereich 11 des Zwischenteiles 8 mit einem Anschlagbereich 7 des Basisteiles 4 in Kontakt. Vorzugsweise sind die Anschlagbereich 7 und 11 dabei mit der gleichen Neigung ausgebildet.The intermediate part 8 consists of a shaft 9 and a head 10 (see. FIGS. 6 and 7 ). The shaft 9 has a thread and the head 10, two opposing flattened portions 12 and 13 are formed in order to attach a tool can. Furthermore, the head 10 comprises an inclined stop area 11 on its upper side. In the assembled state of the fastening element, the stop region 11 of the intermediate part 8 is in contact with a stop region 7 of the base part 4. Preferably, the stop area 7 and 11 are formed with the same inclination.

Wie in den Figuren 8 bis 12 gezeigt, weist die Hülse 14 ein Innengewinde 15, einen inneren Anschlagbereich 16 sowie eine Nut 17 auf. Weiterhin sind an der Außenseite der Hülse 14 zwei einander gegenüberliegende abgeflachte Bereiche 18 und 19 ausgebildet, um ein Werkzeug an der Hülse 14 ansetzen zu können. Die Nut 17 dient zur Aufnahme eines O-Rings 21, um das Befestigungselement 1 vor Staub und Schmutz zu schützen. Im montierten Zustand befindet sich das Innengewinde 15 der Hülse 14 mit dem Außengewinde 5 des Basisteiles 4 im Eingriff.As in the FIGS. 8 to 12 shown, the sleeve 14 has an internal thread 15, an inner stop portion 16 and a groove 17. Farther On the outside of the sleeve 14, two opposing flattened portions 18 and 19 are formed in order to attach a tool to the sleeve 14 can. The groove 17 serves to receive an O-ring 21 to protect the fastener 1 from dust and dirt. In the assembled state, the internal thread 15 of the sleeve 14 is in engagement with the external thread 5 of the base part 4.

Nachfolgend wird die Montage des erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungselementes sowie die Längenausgleichsfunktion beschrieben. Wie insbesondere aus den Figuren 1 und 3 ersichtlich ist, wird das Befestigungselement 1 an eine Innenseite einer Möbelwand 3 geschraubt. Hierzu wird in der Möbelwand eine Bohrung vorgesehen, in welcher eine Gewindehülse 23 angeordnet wird, welche ein Innengewinde aufweist. Das Basisteil 4 wird an der Möbelwand 3 ausgerichtet und mittels einer Schraube 22 in der Gewindehülse 23 befestigt. Dadurch ist das Basisteil 4 fest an der Möbelwand 3 befestigt, ohne dass die Möbelwand 3 eine Durchgangsbohrung aufweisen müsste. Somit ist die Befestigung von der Außenseite des Möbels nicht sichtbar. Um nun eine Stange 2 zwischen zwei Wänden des Möbels zu befestigen, wird das Zwischenteil 8 in eine mit Gewinde versehene Bohrung 20 an der Stirnseite der Stange 2 eingeschraubt (vgl. Figur 3). Dann wird der O-Ring 21 in die Nut 17 der Hülse 14 eingelegt und die Hülse anschließend über die Stange 2 gestreift. Dann wird die Stange 2 zwischen den beiden Wänden des Möbels positioniert und das Zwischenteil 8 so weit aus der Stange 2 herausgeschraubt bis der Anschlagbereich 11 des Zwischenteiles 8 sich mit dem Anschlagbereich 7 des Basisteiles 4 in Kontakt befindet. Hierdurch wird die Stange 2 zwischen zwei Wänden des Möbels eingespannt. Es sei angemerkt, dass am anderen Ende der Stange 2 beispielsweise ein zweites erfindungsgemäßes Befestigungselement vorgesehen werden kann oder die Stange 2 einfach in eine in der Möbelwand 3 eingelassene Schraube eingeschraubt werden kann. Da der Anschlagbereich 11 des Zwischenteiles 8 und der Anschlagbereich 7 des Basisteiles 4 jeweils schräg ausgebildet sind, wird gleichzeitig noch eine Zentrierung der Stange 2 durch das Einspannen ermöglicht.The assembly of the fastening element according to the invention and the length compensation function will be described below. As in particular from the FIGS. 1 and 3 it can be seen, the fastening element 1 is screwed to an inner side of a furniture wall 3. For this purpose, a bore is provided in the furniture wall, in which a threaded sleeve 23 is arranged, which has an internal thread. The base part 4 is aligned with the furniture wall 3 and fastened by means of a screw 22 in the threaded sleeve 23. As a result, the base part 4 is firmly attached to the furniture wall 3, without the furniture wall 3 would have to have a through hole. Thus, the attachment from the outside of the furniture is not visible. In order to fix a rod 2 between two walls of the furniture, the intermediate part 8 is screwed into a threaded bore 20 on the end face of the rod 2 (see. FIG. 3 ). Then, the O-ring 21 is inserted into the groove 17 of the sleeve 14 and then the sleeve is slipped over the rod 2. Then, the rod 2 is positioned between the two walls of the furniture and the intermediate part 8 so far unscrewed from the rod 2 until the stop area 11 of the intermediate part 8 is in contact with the stop area 7 of the base part 4. As a result, the rod 2 is clamped between two walls of the furniture. It should be noted that at the other end of the rod 2, for example, a second inventive fastener can be provided or the rod 2 can be easily screwed into a recessed in the furniture wall 3 screw. Since the Stopping area 11 of the intermediate part 8 and the abutment portion 7 of the base part 4 are each formed obliquely, at the same time still a centering of the rod 2 is made possible by the clamping.

Nachdem die Stange 2 zwischen die beiden Wände des Möbels eingespannt worden ist, wird die Hülse 14 über das Zwischenteil 8 geschoben und auf das Außengewinde 5 des Basisteiles 4 geschraubt. Dadurch wird das Befestigungselement 1 wirksam vor Staub bzw. Schmutz geschützt. Weiterhin kommt der Anschlagbereich 16 der Hülse 14 mit der Unterseite des Kopfes 10 des Zwischenteiles 8 in Kontakt und verhindert so, dass sich die Klemmverbindung zwischen dem Zwischenteil 8 und dem Basisteil 4 löst. Somit stellt die Hülse 14 des weiteren sicher, dass sich das Befestigungselement 1 nicht unbeabsichtigt lösen kann.After the rod 2 has been clamped between the two walls of the furniture, the sleeve 14 is pushed over the intermediate part 8 and screwed onto the external thread 5 of the base part 4. As a result, the fastener 1 is effectively protected from dust or dirt. Furthermore, the abutment portion 16 of the sleeve 14 comes into contact with the underside of the head 10 of the intermediate part 8 and thus prevents the clamping connection between the intermediate part 8 and the base part 4 from coming off. Thus, the sleeve 14 further ensures that the fastener 1 can not solve unintentionally.

Zum Herausnehmen der Stange 2 wird einfach die Hülse 14 wieder vom Basisteil 4 abgeschraubt und das Zwischenteil 8 in die Bohrung 20 in der Stange 2 zurückgeschraubt, so dass das Zwischenteil 8 vom Basisteil 4 fortbewegt wird und die Stange 2 gemeinsam mit dem Zwischenteil 8 vom Möbel entfernt werden kann.To remove the rod 2, the sleeve 14 is simply unscrewed again from the base part 4 and the intermediate part 8 is screwed back into the bore 20 in the rod 2 so that the intermediate part 8 is moved away from the base part 4 and the rod 2 together with the intermediate part 8 from the furniture can be removed.

Somit betrifft die vorliegende Erfindung ein Befestigungselement 1 mit einem Längenausgleich, welches zur Befestigung von stangenartigen Bauteilen 2 eines Möbels verwendet wird. Das Befestigungselement 1 umfasst ein Basisteil 4, welches an einer Möbelwand 3 befestigt ist, und ein Zwischenteil 8 mit einem Schaft 9 und einem Kopf 10. Das Zwischenteil 8 verbindet im montierten Zustand das Basisteil 4 mit dem stangenartigen Bauteil 2. Das Zwischenteil 8 weist am Schaft 9 ein Gewinde auf, welches in eine Bohrung 20 mit Innengewinde im stangenartigen Bauteil 2 einschraubbar ist. Weiter weist der Kopf 10 des Zwischenteiles 8 einen Anschlagbereich 11 auf, welcher sich im montierten Zustand mit dem Basis-teil 4 in Kontakt befindet.Thus, the present invention relates to a fastener 1 with a length compensation, which is used for attachment of rod-like components 2 of a piece of furniture. The fastening element 1 comprises a base part 4, which is fixed to a furniture wall 3, and an intermediate part 8 with a shaft 9 and a head 10. The intermediate part 8 connects in the assembled state, the base part 4 with the rod-like component 2. The intermediate part 8 has on Shaft 9 has a thread which can be screwed into a bore 20 with internal thread in the rod-like component 2. Further, the head 10 of the intermediate part 8 has a Stop area 11, which is in the assembled state with the base part 4 in contact.

Die vorhergehende Beschreibung des Ausführungsbeispieles gemäß der vorliegenden Erfindung dient nur zu illustrativen Zwecken und nicht zum Zwecke der Beschränkung der Erfindung. Im Rahmen der Erfindung sind verschiedene Änderungen und Modifikationen möglich, ohne den Umfang der Erfindung sowie ihre Äquivalente zu verlassen.The foregoing description of the embodiment according to the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and not for the purpose of limiting the invention. Various changes and modifications are possible within the scope of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention and its equivalents.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

11
Befestigungselementfastener
22
Stangepole
33
Möbelwandfurniture wall
44
Basisteilbase
55
Außengewindeexternal thread
66
LanglochLong hole
77
Anschlagbereichstop area
88th
Zwischenteilintermediate part
99
Schaftshaft
1010
Kopfhead
1111
Anschlagbereichstop area
1212
abgeflachter Bereichflattened area
1313
abgeflachter Bereichflattened area
1414
Hülseshell
1515
Innengewindeinner thread
1616
äußerer Anschlagbereichouter stop area
1717
Nutgroove
1818
abgeflachter Bereichflattened area
1919
abgeflachter Bereichflattened area
2020
Bohrungdrilling
2121
O-RingO-ring
2222
Schraubescrew
2323
Gewindehülsethreaded sleeve

Claims (10)

  1. A fastening element with a length compensation device for fastening rod-like structural components (2) of a piece of furniture, comprising a base part (4), which can be attached at a furniture wall (3), and an intermediate part (8) with a shaft (9) and a head (10), the intermediate part (8) having a thread at the shaft (9), which thread can be screwed into a bore (20) with a female thread provided in the rod-like structural component (2), and the head (10) of the intermediate part (8) having an abutment area (11), which, in the installed condition, is in contact with the base part (4), characterized by a bushing (14) with a female thread (15) at its wall-side end, the female thread (15) being able to be brought into engagement with a male thread (5) of the base part (4).
  2. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that the abutment area (11) of the intermediate part (8) is formed by a chamfered ring-shaped portion.
  3. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that a chamfered portion (7) is formed at the base part (4) in order to be able to get into contact with the abutment area (11) of the intermediate part (8).
  4. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that the head (10) of the intermediate part (8) has two laterally flattened portions (12, 13).
  5. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that the base part (4) has an oblong hole (6) for fastening at the furniture wall (3).
  6. A fastening element according to claim 5, characterized in that the oblong hole (6) is disposed offset with regard to the centre of the base part (4).
  7. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that the bushing (14) has an inner groove (17) in order to receive a sealing ring (21).
  8. A fastening element according to one of the claims 1 or 7, characterized in that the bushing (14) has an inner abutment area (16).
  9. A fastening element according to claim 1, characterized in that the bushing (14) has two flattened portions (18, 19), which are located opposite each other.
  10. A fastening element according to one of the claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the length compensation is realized within a range of about ± 4 mm.
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