EP2255693A1 - Mécanisme de verrouillage - Google Patents

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EP2255693A1
EP2255693A1 EP09007081A EP09007081A EP2255693A1 EP 2255693 A1 EP2255693 A1 EP 2255693A1 EP 09007081 A EP09007081 A EP 09007081A EP 09007081 A EP09007081 A EP 09007081A EP 2255693 A1 EP2255693 A1 EP 2255693A1
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Josef Rutz
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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
    • A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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  • the invention relates to a locking mechanism according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a folding table which comprises frontally arranged T-shaped feet, via which a work or table top is held. This table top is usually aligned horizontally in a working and use position.
  • This work or table top can be pivoted between its usual, more horizontal working and use position in a more vertical storage position.
  • a locking mechanism which fixes the worktop in their usual, more horizontal position of use.
  • the locking mechanism is actuated, so that the plate can be pivoted about a horizontal pivot axis into its rather horizontal stowed position.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a comparison with the known solution improved locking mechanism.
  • a locking mechanism which comprises, for example, an actuating device with a locking and releasing device, which cooperates with a relative thereto pivotable locking device, generally a locking and holding device.
  • the locking and releasing device can be pivoted with, for example, the table top or a support carrying the table top, if, for example, the locking device on the stand device of the table, so the feet with the table top is not co-rotating.
  • the locking and holding device partially referred to as locking device at least indirectly attached to the table and is pivotable with this, whereas the locking and releasing device is held on the base device relative to the table top non-rotatable.
  • the solution according to the invention is that the locking and releasing device reaches an intermediate position during its operation during the solution process from the locking position, in which a limited game is effective, which is correspondingly structurally preselected and the pivoting of the table only by a few degrees allowed.
  • FIG. 1a is z. B. the right front side 1a of a folding table 1 shown.
  • FIG. 1b the right part of one longitudinal side 1b of the table 1 is reproduced with the carrying device 3 lying on the right in this illustration.
  • the folding table 1 comprises an overhead table top 5 extending in the FIGS. 1a and 1b is located in their usually horizontally oriented working position.
  • the support means 3 is provided on the two opposite end faces 1a, which in the embodiment shown in each case comprises a support column 7, which merges into a support foot 9 at the bottom, which comprises support leg sections 9a and 9b projecting on both sides of the support column 7.
  • a roller assembly 11 is provided, which is usually provided with a locking or release mechanism.
  • the folding table can be pushed easily for any purpose or storage positions. In the respective desired working position can then be ensured by operating the integrated locking elements in the rollers that the table is not moved unintentionally.
  • FIG. 2 is the in FIG. 1 shown shown right end face 1a of the table, in which the table top is brought to the right, vertically extending stowed position.
  • FIG. 3a is different from FIG. 2 the table top 5 has been brought into the opposite pivoting position, wherein in FIG. 3b in extracts, a rear view of the bottom 5b of folded in stowage position table top 5 according to the arrow III in FIG. 3a you can see.
  • a triggering and / or actuating mechanism 15 is provided on both opposite longitudinal sides 1a of the folding table on the underside 5b of the table top 5 ( FIG. 3b ). If this release or actuating mechanism 15, for example, according to the arrow 15 'to the adjacent longitudinal edge 5d of the tabletop 5 is tightened (namely, by gripping an associated handle portion of the actuator 15), a subsequently explained in more detail below locking mechanism is solved so that a in working position located table top then in its pivoted by 90 ° stowed position or vice versa can be folded.
  • FIG. 1 To the worktop of each longitudinal side 1 b of the folding table 1 from a horizontal pivot axis 90 (FIG. FIG. 3b ) in stowed position, a triggering and / or actuating mechanism 15 is provided on both opposite longitudinal sides 1a of the folding table on the underside 5b of the table top 5 ( FIG. 3b ).
  • actuators 15a and 15b are provided, wherein the one actuator adjacent to a longitudinal edge 5d and the other actuator adjacent to the opposite longitudinal edge 5d on the underside of the table top is arranged to have from each side of the possibility a to take appropriate actuator 15 and thereby perform the desired adjustment.
  • a 5-sided, in the embodiment shown parallel to the end face 5c of the table top 5 extending, plate support 17 is provided on the bottom 5b of the table top 5 respectively in the front side area of the end face 5c of the table top 5 inwardly offset, the For example, by means of screws on the bottom 5b of the table top 5 is screwed.
  • the double-arm plate carrier 17 is - as in particular from the detailed spatial representation according to FIG. 4 results in - in a hollow shaft 17a, which at a predetermined distance 18 below the upper mounting plane 17d ( FIG. 1a ) of the double-arm plate carrier 17 is located, on which the underside of the table top 5 is placed and secured to the plate carrier.
  • the above mentioned distance 18 between the underside of the table top 5 and the centrally through the hollow shaft 17a extending horizontal pivoting or tilting axis 121 is sufficiently dimensioned so that when pivoting the table top 5 in one of the two opposite stowed positions (in which the table top more or less vertically is aligned) is in each case on the support column-shaped stand device, so the support columns 7, passes.
  • this hollow shaft 17a engages an axis 21 ( FIG. 5 ), which is firmly anchored in an anchoring head 23, which in turn is indirectly supported on the upper end of the support column 7 at this.
  • the table top is at least in its one working position, usually in horizontal position, to be locked by means of an already mentioned locking mechanism so that a pivoting is reliably prevented.
  • the locking mechanism comprises for this purpose a furniture adjusting device 141, in the embodiment shown in the form of a locking and releasing device 143, on the one hand a pivotable locking and / or holding device 151 with a latching pin 147 and on the other hand, a latching device 153 comprises, which is formed in the illustrated embodiment in the form of a locking disk 153 '.
  • the locking disc 153 'circumferentially offset lying at least three locking recesses 155, 156 and 157, wherein the first recess 155 in vertically upwardly located position and the recesses 156, 157 are arranged in a horizontal position diametrically opposite to the horizontally oriented axis 21 ,
  • the locking disk 153 ' is preferably bolted to the anchoring and holding head 23 and thus held axially immobile and above all.
  • the mentioned circumferentially offset recesses 155, 156, 157 may, depending on the detent position of an axial latching pin 147 (FIG. FIG. 4 ), which is part of the actuator 141 or sits on it, are penetrated.
  • the lock and release device 153 shown in more detail, in a locking position ( FIG. 6a ), an intermediate position between the complete locking position and the full release position ( FIG. 6b ) and in a complete release position ( FIG. 6c ), in which the locking mechanism is completely unlocked and the table top in the one or in the opposite other direction can be rotated by about 90 ° in their vertical stowed position.
  • this actuating mechanism can be tightened to pivot the table top, what about a Bautenzug or a wire rope or other transmission means 131 in the FIGS. 6a to 6c shown locking and release lever 145 (the part of the locking and releasing device 143 is) about a vertical pivot axis 144 against the force of a supported spring means 146 from its locking position in FIG. 6a in its complete release position according to FIG. 6c can be pivoted counterclockwise.
  • the locking and releasing device 143 preferably in the form of a locking and release pin 147 in the axial direction of insertion to the free end 147a of the locking and release pin 147 tapered portion 147b extending from the leading end 147a over a partial length extends through the pin 147 and then passes via a stepped shoulder 147 c in a locking portion 147 d with a larger diameter.
  • the structure is such that in the absolute locking position according to FIG. 6a the locking portion 147d completely free of play with the boundary 155 'of the first recess 155 cooperates, so it rests against this.
  • the table top is held firmly locked without play and can not be pivoted.
  • FIGS. 6a to 6c The structure and operation is parallel to the FIGS. 6a to 6c in a schematic function and mode of action also on the basis of FIGS. 7a to 7c shown.
  • the actuator must be triggered by the aforementioned operating handle 15, d. H. be tightened here, so that via the transmission mechanism 131 of the mentioned locking and release lever 145 is pivoted accordingly.
  • the locking and release pin 147 is slowly moved axially out of the recess 155.
  • the locking and releasing lever 145 can be pivoted with the play 159 preset thereby by a few degrees in the one or opposite direction, i. be tilted limited stop.
  • the mentioned game 159 is created by the distance between the tapered portion 147b of the locking and release pin 147 and the diameter opening between the opposite boundaries 155 'of the recess 155. Should be at this time still objects on the table, this is the actuator possibly through a short skid, etc. immediately recognizable, so that he can still hold the table top or release the actuator for unlocking again.
  • the actuating device can be further actuated, so that the locking and release lever 145 and thus the latching pin 147 is further pulled out of the first latching recess 155 in the axial direction. Leaves the leading end 147a of the locking and release lever 145 the Detent recess 155, from then on, the table top 5 unrestrained, ie, can be fully pivoted to their more vertical storage position.
  • a force transmission is provided, to which the locking and adjusting lever 145 cooperates with a power transmission lever 171 which is connected via a vertical tilting axis 173 with the locking and release lever 145.
  • the transmission device 131 engages offset to the tilting axis 173 directly to this power transmission lever 171.
  • the transfer device 131 could preferably attach directly or indirectly at the free end to the locking and release lever 145.
  • the locking and release engagement member 147 in the direction of engagement that is tapered tapered towards the leading end 147a out (conical or wedge-shaped, generally tapered portion 147b).
  • the locking position is a corresponding portion 147a of the outer periphery of this pin 147 at the boundary 155 'of the recess 155 at.
  • a variant is selected in which the locking pin 147 initially passes over a stepped shoulder 147c in a tapered portion 147b, but then does not have a constant diameter to the leading end 147a, but increasingly tapers to its end 147a.
  • a combined variant is selected similar to the above-mentioned embodiments, in which the locking pin 147, however, initially tapered in the insertion direction over a certain length of its plug-in (Section 147b) and then merges into a section with constant diameter (Section 147b ').
  • the clearance 159 is increased until that portion on the peg is reached at which the conically tapered peg portion merges into the constant diameter pintle portion 147e.
  • the game 159 is initially not changed until the pin has completely left the recess. Any modifications are possible in this area.
  • the locking pin 147 in the axial direction ie lying offset in the insertion direction can also have multiple gradation 147c, so that the locking pin 147 may include a plurality of sections with different outer diameter.
  • the sections between the gradations can each have a same outer diameter over their part length. But it is also possible that the sections continuously decrease between the gradations in the direction of the pin end, so that the game changes in this area. Any modifications are possible in this area.
  • the lock mechanism also acts in the vertical storage position of the table top 5 accordingly. There, however, the importance of the possible game during the unlocking process is of lesser importance.
  • the locking and releasing device 143 is preferably biased in the closed and thus detent position in the form of the locking and release lever 147 via the mentioned spring device 146. If, in other words, the actuating device 15 is released, the actuating device 15 and thus the locking device 143 is pivoted back into its locking position via the corresponding spring device 146 or another alternatively or additionally provided spring device, provided that the locking pin 147 in one of the recesses 155, 156 or 157 can intervene.

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AT09007081T ATE515210T1 (de) 2009-05-27 2009-05-27 Verriegelungsmechanismus
EP09007081A EP2255693B1 (fr) 2009-05-27 2009-05-27 Mécanisme de verrouillage
ES09007081T ES2369327T3 (es) 2009-05-27 2009-05-27 Mecanismo de enclavamiento.
AU2010201418A AU2010201418B2 (en) 2009-05-27 2010-04-09 Locking mechanism
US12/777,530 US8272336B2 (en) 2009-05-27 2010-05-11 Locking mechanism

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