EP2110047A1 - Modular office structure - Google Patents

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EP2110047A1
EP2110047A1 EP09005393A EP09005393A EP2110047A1 EP 2110047 A1 EP2110047 A1 EP 2110047A1 EP 09005393 A EP09005393 A EP 09005393A EP 09005393 A EP09005393 A EP 09005393A EP 2110047 A1 EP2110047 A1 EP 2110047A1
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desk
shelving unit
supporting surface
structure according
work surface
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Alberto Stella
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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
    • A47B83/00—Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds
    • A47B83/04—Tables combined with other pieces of furniture
    • A47B83/045—Tables combined with cabinets
    • 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
    • A47B46/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having one or more surfaces adapted to be brought into position for use by extending or pivoting
    • 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
    • A47B67/00—Chests; Dressing-tables; Medicine cabinets or the like; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers
    • A47B67/04—Chests of drawers; Cabinets characterised by the arrangement of drawers
    • 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
    • A47B83/00—Combinations comprising two or more pieces of furniture of different kinds
    • A47B83/001—Office desks or work-stations combined with other pieces of furniture, e.g. work space management systems
    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/41—Drawers with castors, rollers or wheels, supported directly on a surface below, e.g. on a floor, shelf or desktop

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  • the present utility model concerns a modular office structure substantially consisting of a desk and a multifunctional shelving unit that when combined make up a modular structure that can be advantageously arranged in a repeatable number of units in common spaces like the so-called open offices.
  • the pieces of furniture that are complementary to the desk are long and exceed the depth of the desk itself. This makes a further supporting surface available, suitable for example for placing a computer or a telephone thereon. In this case the excess length of these pieces of furniture with respect to the desk is within the space of movement necessary for the person sitting at the desk.
  • the object of the present utility model is to further optmise the functionality of a modular structure and in particular of the shelving unit that is combined with the desk, in such a way that space and functionality are exploited in the best possible manner.
  • the modular structure indicated as a whole by 1 comprises a desk 2 and a shelving unit 3 in the shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the desk 2 is provided with a work surface 21 and on the left side with legs indicated by 22.
  • the right side of the desk is not provided with legs and rests on the first supporting surface 31 of the shelving unit 3 through spacers 23 that, in the example shown herein, are two small cylinders belonging to the lower side of the work surface 21 and that in fact rest on the first supporting surface 31 of the shelving unit 3, as shown in Figure 2 .
  • the desk 2 and the shelving unit 3 are arranged so that the longitudinal vertical plane of symmetry of the shelving unit 3 is substantially perpendicular to the vertical plane passing through the median line of the work surface of the desk 2.
  • the shelving unit 3 which is a complementary structure for the operator working at the desk 2, is provided with a second supporting surface, indicated by 32, which is arranged in a higher position than the first supporting surface, in such a way as to allow said second supporting surface to be used for the various needs of the operator who is working at the desk 2.
  • the shelving which as can be noticed is substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped, also has a further third supporting surface 33 that is above the surface 32 and can in any case be used for further needs.
  • the shelving unit 3 is also provided with a bottom surface 34 that together with the first supporting surface 31 and with two vertical side panels 35 and 36 delimits a compartment for the passage of wires, indicated as a whole by 40, and a further space suited to house one or more drawers 37 that can be pulled out in a direction parallel to the longitudinal vertical plane of the shelving unit and substantially according to the depth of the shelving unit itself.
  • the upper part of the only drawer 38 is provided, in proximity to the top and at the level of the two tie elements 39 belonging to the structure of the drawer, with a substantially rectangular supporting surface covered on its top with a material suited to create a seating indicated by 50.
  • this second seating that can be pulled out of the multifunctional shelving unit 3 is extremely useful, since the operator working at the desk 2, besides having access to the contents of the pull-out drawer 38, can also receive a person to talk or examine some documents together, and this person can seat on the seating 50.
  • the seating 50 since it can be pulled out of the shelving unit 3, is reintroduced in the shelving unit, being a part of the sliding drawer, so that it does not occupy any space at all.
  • This peculiar characteristic of the shelving unit associated with the modular structure that is the subject of the invention is particularly important, since this solution makes it possible to avoid using a separate chair for receiving visits.
  • a further characteristic of the parallelepiped shelving unit associated with the modular structure of the invention is represented by the presence of the compartment 40 for the passage of wires.
  • the bottom 34 of the shelving unit 3 is provided with a hole 41, which in the example is a round hole, through which it is possible to insert electric wires, computer or printer or telephone cables needed at the desk 2.
  • These wires can comfortably pass through the substantially vertical slot indicated by 60 which advantageously, in the example of the invention, belongs to a door 61 hinged to the shelving unit 3 that can be opened in case of need.
  • the modular structure comprising the desk 2 and the shelving unit 3, as described, being modular can be arranged in a repeatable manner by placing several modular structures carried out in the same way near one another, both in longitudinal direction with respect to the surface of the desk and in longitudinal direction with respect to the plane of symmetry of the shelving unit, thus obtaining an optimal layout for the exploitment of the office's operational space.
  • the pull-out drawer 38 is provided, in the case illustrated in the example, with wheels 51, so that the drawer itself, when pulled out, is not suspended from the shelving unit 3, but is supported by the wheels in any condition of use.
EP09005393A 2008-04-16 2009-04-15 Modular office structure Withdrawn EP2110047A1 (en)

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IT000013U ITVI20080013U1 (it) 2008-04-16 2008-04-16 Struttura componibile per ufficio

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5738422A (en) * 1996-10-10 1998-04-14 Hooker Furniture Corporation Computer work station
US6052958A (en) * 1996-06-07 2000-04-25 Haworth, Inc. Wall panel system
US20050046315A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2005-03-03 Doane Thomas A. Work surface with extendable and retractable storage compartments
US20070215765A1 (en) * 2006-03-06 2007-09-20 Nagel Duane F Height adjustable support assembly for supporting a furniture component above a work surface

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6052958A (en) * 1996-06-07 2000-04-25 Haworth, Inc. Wall panel system
US5738422A (en) * 1996-10-10 1998-04-14 Hooker Furniture Corporation Computer work station
US20050046315A1 (en) * 2002-02-12 2005-03-03 Doane Thomas A. Work surface with extendable and retractable storage compartments
US20070215765A1 (en) * 2006-03-06 2007-09-20 Nagel Duane F Height adjustable support assembly for supporting a furniture component above a work surface

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