EP2591702B1 - Holder part for being fixed to furniture - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a support member for attachment to furniture, in particular furniture feet, according to the preamble of claim 1.

Support parts are known for attachment to pieces of furniture, in particular furniture feet, in which an insert, which has a first ground contact layer on a first side, can be fastened. The support members are either attached directly to the furniture or inserted into a arranged on the piece of furniture receiving part. The ground contact layer of the insert may be adapted to the corresponding floor covering and in particular releasably fastened in the support member to allow easy replacement. It is known to attach the inserts in the support member via a snap-in connection to allow easy replacement.

Holder parts which can be fastened to pieces of furniture, for example, from US Pat. No. 1,580,781 , of the US 2006/0231702 A1 as well as the FR 2 947 440 known.

The object of the invention is to further improve a mounting part for attachment to furniture, in particular such that increased comfort is offered and / or the handling of the support parts is simplified.

The object is achieved by a support member having the features of claim 1.

Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The mounting part according to the invention for attachment to pieces of furniture, in particular furniture feet, in which an insert which has a first ground contact layer on a first side, can be fastened, characterized in that the support member has a top surface in which at least one resilient element is arranged , When used in the support member insert the at least one spring element acts on the insert, wherein a movement of the insert against the spring force of the resilient element is possible. As a result, the insert can move in the holding part relative to the holding part, whereby the insert in its relative position to the holding part can adapt to unevenness of the floor surface.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a plurality of resilient elements, in particular two to six resilient elements, preferably four resilient elements are arranged on the one hand to allow a tilting movement of the insert in the support member to any horizontal axes and on the other hand sufficient stability of the position of the To be able to ensure use in the mounting part.

According to the invention, the resilient elements are arranged integrally on the cover surface in order to enable a simple and cost-effective production method, for example by injection molding.

Preferably, the resilient elements are designed as leaf spring-like elements, which can be produced in a particularly simple manner and, in particular, inexpensively and simply by injection molding.

Preferably, the spring-like elements are arranged in the radial direction on the top surface to allow sufficient stability of the position of the insert in the support member.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the leaf spring-like elements on a free end, which protrudes from the top surface in the direction of the insert to be fastened. This results in a particularly space-saving arrangement of the resilient elements.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the insert is releasably securable, in particular by means of a latching connection, to allow easy replacement of the insert, for example when the insert is worn or when using inserts with different ground contact layers for use on different floor coverings.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, a cylindrical wall is arranged on the top surface, on which preferably a arranged on the inside of the wall, preferably circumferentially formed locking edge is arranged. Such a configured support member can be particularly easily produced by injection molding. The locking edge provides a simple and cost-effective way to produce a locking connection between the support member and the insert.

Preferably, the latching connection between the support member and the insert permits rotation of the insert about an axis relative to the support member and / or movement of the insert in the axial direction against the spring force of the resilient member Element along the axis relative to the support member. Thereby, a flexible adjustment of the position of the insert to unevenness of the soil is made possible relative to the position of the support member.

An inventive coaster for attachment to furniture, especially furniture feet, has a support member according to one of the preceding claims, in which an insert, which has a first ground contact layer on a first side, is attached.

Figur 1:

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Ausführungsbeispiels eines Halterungsteils gemäß der Erfindung,

Figur 2:

eine weitere perspektivische Ansicht des Halterungsteils gemäß Figur 1 und

Figur 3:

einen Längsschnitt durch das Halterungsteil gemäß Figur 1 mit einem eingesetzten Einsatz und dem Halterungsteil in in ein Stuhlbein eingesetztem Zustand.

The invention will be explained in detail with reference to the following figures. Show it:

FIG. 1:

a perspective view of an embodiment of a support member according to the invention,

FIG. 2:

a further perspective view of the support member according to FIG. 1 and

FIG. 3:

a longitudinal section through the support member according to FIG. 1 with an inserted insert and the holding part in a chair leg inserted state.

The FIGS. 1 and 2 show a support member 10, which has a substantially planar top surface 12 and a top surface 12 substantially perpendicularly arranged cylindrical wall 14. The top surface 12 is formed in particular round. On the side facing away from the top surface 12 of the edge wall 14, a locking edge 15 is arranged on the inside of the wall 14, which is in particular formed circumferentially.

In the top surface 12, a passage opening 18 is arranged centrally.

In the top surface 12 a plurality, in the present case four resilient elements 16 are arranged. The resilient elements 16 are arranged in particular at the same angular distance from each other.

The resilient elements 16 are formed as leaf spring-like elements with a first end 16a and a second end 16b. In this case, the spring-like resilient elements 16 are arranged with their second end 16 b on the top surface 12 and in particular arranged integrally on the top surface 12. The first end 16a of the resilient elements 16 is thus a free end of the resilient elements 16. As in particular in FIG. 2 recognizable, the leaf spring-like resilient elements 16 are arranged at an angle to the plane of the top surface 12 and protrude with its free first end 16a in the interior of the support member 10. The leaf spring-like resilient elements 16 are in particular rectangular and arranged such that the longitudinal axis of the rectangular resilient elements 16 are aligned in the radial direction on the circular top surface 12.

The resilient elements 16 are arranged in particular in a respective recess 20 in the top surface 12. The recesses 20 are approximately rectangular and arranged with their longitudinal axis in the radial direction in the top surface 12.

The mounting part 10 can be produced by injection molding, wherein in particular the resilient elements 16 are integrally arranged on the top surface 12.

FIG. 3 shows a longitudinal section through the support member 10 according to the FIGS. 1 and 2 im in a chair leg 40 inserted state. The support member 10 can be pressed into the cavity in the chair leg 40, inserted, glued, screwed or clamped, as in FIG. 3 shown. Alternatively or additionally, the support member 10 can be secured in a recess of the chair leg 40 or under the chair leg 40 with a screw or the like, which is guided through the passage opening 18 and screwed into the chair leg 40. In a further alternative embodiment, the support member 10 may be inserted into a non-illustrated receiving part on the chair leg 40, which may be formed for example as a vibration damping element.

In the support member 10, an insert 30 can be used, which is formed substantially cylindrical with a first end face 30a and an opposite second end face 30b. The first end face 30a is formed as a first ground contact layer 32, while the second end face 30b may have a second ground contact layer 34. The first ground contact layer 32 may be made of various materials such as felt, plastic, rubber, metal, porcelain, elastic materials or lubricious materials to accommodate various floor coverings. If two bottom contact layers 32, 34 are arranged on the insert 30, these are preferably made of different materials in order to be used as a turning insert when using the corresponding furniture part on different floor coverings.

The insert 30 has on its cylindrical outer wall on a locking edge 36, which is preferably formed circumferentially. The insert 30 is inserted into the mounting part 10, wherein the locking edge 36 of the insert 30 is pushed over the locking edge 15 of the wall 14 of the support member 10 and locked in the insertion direction behind it. The insert 30 is rotatable in the holding part 10, in particular about an axis A which corresponds to the longitudinal axis, in particular the axis of rotation, of the cylindrical wall 14 of the holding part 10, relative to the holding part 10. This is promoted in particular by the fact that both the locking edge 36 and the locking edge 15 are formed circumferentially.

The insert 30 has a height h. The latching edge 36 of the insert 30 is arranged at a distance d from the second end face 30b of the insert 30. If both a first ground contact layer 32 and a second ground contact layer 34 are formed on the insert 30, the locking edge 36 is arranged approximately at half the height h.

The distance d of the latching edge 36 to the second end face 30b is matched to the height of the wall 14 and the distance between the free first ends 16a of the resilient elements 16 to the top surface 12, which is used in inserted into the support member 10 insert 30, the free first ends 16a abut the resilient elements 16 on the second end face 30 b of the insert 30, if appropriate, rest under low bias. If the chair is placed with the chair leg 40 on a floor which is uneven, the insert 30 can be pressed against the force of the resilient elements 16 in the support member 10 in the axial direction along the axis A relative to the support member 10 in the support member 10, but also diametrically through the use 30 extending axes, in particular horizontal axes in which support member 10 are tilted to accommodate unevenness in the ground.

The support member 10 may have in the wall 14 a recess 13 which in particular adjacent to the top surface 18, and through which a release tool, such as a screwdriver, can be inserted from the outside into the support member 10 to the arranged in the support member 10 insert 30th lever out or push out.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

supporting member

12

cover surface

13

recess

14

wall

15

catch edge

16

resilient element

16a

first end

16b

second end

18

Through opening

20

recess

30

commitment

30a

first end face

30b

second end face

32

first ground contact layer

34

second ground contact layer

36

catch edge

40

chair leg

A

axis

H

height

d

distance

Claims (9)

1. A holding part (10) for fastening to pieces of furniture, in particular to furniture feet, in which an insert (30), which has a first floor-contact layer (32) on a first front side (30a), is capable of being fastened, characterized in that the holding part (10) has a covering face (12) on which at least one resilient element (16) is arranged, so that when the insert is inserted in the holding part the at least one spring element will strike the insert, wherein a movement of the insert contrary to the spring force of the resilient element is possible, as a result of which the insert can move in the holding part relative to the holding part and, as a result, the insert can adapt in its position relative to the holding part to irregularities of the floor surface, and the resilient elements (16) are arranged in one piece on the covering face (12).
2. A holding part according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of resilient elements (16), in particular from two to six resilient elements (16), preferably four resilient elements (16), are arranged on the covering face (12).
3. A holding part according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the resilient elements (16) are designed in the form of elements like leaf springs.
4. A holding part according to claim 3, characterized in that the elements like leaf springs are arranged on the covering face (12) in the radial direction.
5. A holding part according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the elements like leaf springs have a free first end (16a) which [projects] out of the covering face in the direction of the insert (30) to be fastened.
6. A holding part according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insert (30) is capable of being fastened in a detachable manner, in particular by means of a catch connection (36, 15).
7. A holding part according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a cylindrical wall (14), on which is preferably arranged a catch edge (15) arranged on the inside of the wall and preferably designed in a continuous manner, is arranged on the covering face (12).
8. A holding part according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the catch connection (36, 15) between the holding part (10) and the insert (30) allows a rotation of the insert (30) about an axis (A) relative to the holding part (10) and/or a movement of the insert (30) in the axial direction along the axis (A) relative to the holding part (10) against the spring force of the resilient element (16).
9. A floor slider for fastening to pieces of furniture, in particular to furniture feet, with a holding part (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, in which is fastened an insert (30) which has a first floor-contact layer (32) on a first front side (30a).

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