EP2941148B1 - Body positioning in a furniture module - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a furniture module according to the preamble of claim 1.

From the prior art, for example from the DE 10 2012 009 994 telescopic furniture modules are known in their height, which offer their users the ability to work standing or sitting with the same furniture and according to the comfort requirements in their working height, for example, are adjustable for small and large people in a household. From the WO 00/54628 A1 kitchen furniture are known, which are infinitely height or depth adjustable. From the EP 2 526 818 A1 is a closet known for physically disabled people.

On the revelation of DE 10 2012 009 993 The same applicant is expressly referred to and the definitions given there are also applicable here.

Due to their mobility, the furniture modules described in the state of the art are extremely difficult to install and can be adjusted to a visually appealing and circumferentially precisely aligned gap dimension to the nearest furniture module. The problem is that even after a short period of use of the furniture module, for example after a few weeks in use in a kitchen or bathroom, a certain misalignment occurs, which occurs due to loads on the furniture modules with recorded objects, through everyday burdens or material-related settlements. Uneven gaps or even against each other jamming or rubbing furniture modules, however, are a considerable nuisance and must be complicated and thus expensive repaired in the art by the fitter by the fitting is readjusted.

The object of the invention is therefore, the positioning of the To simplify movable furniture modules, so that a visually appealing appearance of a furniture assembly is provided sustainably. It is advantageous if a simple adjustment is made possible even with assembled furniture modules in the aftermath.

This object is achieved starting from the preamble of claim 1 by the characterizing features of claim 1. Advantageous developments and expedient embodiments are specified in the dependent claims.

For the purposes of the invention, a cuboid component of a furniture module, which has an interior, is understood to mean a body.

For the purposes of the invention, a height-adjustable or height-adjustable furniture module is understood to mean a telescopic furniture module whose height can be changed by means of an electromechanical or electropneumatic lifting device. By telescoping the entire lifting mechanism is moved into the interior of the furniture and does not visually disturbing impression, for example by visible lifting columns.

For the purposes of the invention, the base body and / or the lifting device can form a firm connection with a wall or a floor in order to absorb the forces occurring when the boom body / body is loaded. Whether the lifting device is attached directly to the wall, directly to the base body or the lifting device to the base body and the base body to the wall or a floor, is irrelevant to the essential teaching of the invention. The interposition of a total Justierbeschlags between lifting device and / or base body and wall is conceivable.

The invention relates to a furniture module for a kitchen and / or a bathroom. The furniture module comprises a base body, a telescopic box, a boom body and a lifting device, wherein the lifting device is arranged between the base body and the boom body and lifting device at least partially passes through the telescopic box. The lifting device moves the boom body up and down relative to the base body. The furniture module comprises a fitting device, wherein the fitting device is arranged between the lifting device and the boom body. The boom body is displaceable by the fitting device relative to the lifting device in a horizontal plane and / or pivotable by the fitting device relative to the lifting device by at least one, preferably two and in particular three mutually orthogonal spatial axes. The invention is characterized in that the fitting device has adjustment means, wherein the adjustment means are accessible via at least one service opening individually or in total in such a way that a displacement and / or pivoting of the boom body is feasible in the case of a mounted or erected furniture module without complete or partial disassembly, wherein the boom body / carcass has a drawer to the front, is blinded to the sides and to the rear, and that at least one service opening is accessible through the drawer. It is irrelevant in the most general inventive version of how many components, in particular adjusting means the fitting device as a whole.

By the at least one or more service openings through which the fitting is adjustable in the assembled, erected furniture module can be made by the craftsman or the user of the furniture modules according to the invention itself easily and without much effort, for example setting the gap or the orientation of the boom body without having to disassemble a part of the furniture module or the entire furniture module to get to the fitting device.
The removal of a cap or of a masking element does not constitute dismantling in the sense of the invention. Rather, it is claimed according to the invention that lightweight Accessibility of the adjustment is given even after completed construction and Erstjustage the furniture modules.

In a preferred embodiment, it is provided that at least one adjusting means and / or a tool for operating the adjusting means comprises at least one mechanical transmission in order to be able to carry out manual adjustment, even under greater load. By arranging a transmission or other type of transmission means (eg hydraulically or as a lever joint) it is possible, despite the often considerable load of a body part, for example the boom body, to precisely and manually, ie by hand, adjust it to a desired position. As far as appropriate translation means are to be accommodated in a tool, they can be formed, for example, as a ratchet with lever or rotary tool with planetary gear.

Further details of the invention, which in particular explain the features and advantages of the dependent claims, are described in the drawings with reference to schematically illustrated embodiments.

Figur 1:

eine Ansicht von links auf ein erstes erfindungsgemäßes, höhenveränderbares Möbelmodul;

Figur 2:

einen Frontansicht auf das in der Figur 1 gezeigte Möbelmodul;

Figur 3:

eine Ansicht von oben auf ein in den Figuren 1 & 2 gezeigtes Möbelmodul mit einem nebenstehenden Möbelmodul;

Figur 4:

eine Ansicht auf das aus den Figuren 1-3 bekannte Möbelmodul in einer unteren Position an einer Wand, einem Schrank oder dergleichen ;

Figur 5:

eine zweite erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung, welche das aus den Figuren 1 bis 4 bekannte, erste höhenverstellbare Möbelmodul und ein als Unterschrank ausgebildetes höhenunverstellbares Möbelmodul umfasst;

Hereby shows:

FIG. 1:

a view from the left on a first inventive, height-adjustable furniture module;

FIG. 2:

a front view of that in the FIG. 1 shown furniture module;

FIG. 3:

a top view of one in the Figures 1 & 2 shown furniture module with an adjoining furniture module;

FIG. 4:

a view on that from the Figures 1-3 known furniture module in a lower position on a wall, a cabinet or the like;

FIG. 5:

a second device according to the invention, which from the FIGS. 1 to 4 known, first height-adjustable furniture module and designed as a cabinet height-adjustable furniture module comprises;

FIG. 1 shows a furniture module 1 in side view with a base body 2, a telescopic box 3, which from two arranged lifting devices 4a, 4b from the base body 2 out and in this is moved into, and a boom body 5, which is connected to the telescopic box 3 at the upper end of Lifting devices 4a, 4b is attached via a fitting 9. FIG. 2 shows a corresponding frontal view.

In the present case, the fitting device comprises for each lifting device 4a, 4b, which are designed as motor-operated lifting columns, fittings with adjusting means 10, 11, 12, 13 for a plurality of linearly independent spatial axes.

If, for example, the adjusting means 13, which determines a distance to the piston rod 14 of the lifting means 4 a, adjusted, so the cantilever body 5 tilts about the support axis D _x . On the other hand, if the adjustment means 10 are adjusted, then the boom body 5 can be displaced parallel to the horizontal in the z direction, for example from a position z 'to a position z. "Analogously, the adjustment means 11 permits an adjustment in the x direction, for example of x 'to x' as in Fig. 2 shown.

The adjusting means 12 in turn is adapted to adjust the relative vertical position of the boom body 5 with respect to the piston rod 14. In this case, the boom body 5 can be transferred in the y-direction from a first position y 'into a position y. If the adjusting means 12 on the lifting device 4a and on the lifting device 4b are actuated differently, tilting of the boom body 5 about the axis is obtained D _z .

The adjusting means are formed in an expedient configuration as continuous adjustment means, for example as a thread with adjusting screw and linear slide or as a screw stop, so that the most accurate adjustment is achieved.

In order to operate the adjusting means 5 service openings 20 are provided just below the bottom of the boom body through which, for example by means of a screwdriver set screws can be operated easily and without costly disassembly example of the telescopic box 3. For visual complacency, the service openings 20 can be provided with cover caps, for example plastic caps. The service openings 20 are in Fig.2 shown as black dots.

In principle, by appropriate embodiments of the adjusting means 10, 11, 12, 13, all adjusting means can be manipulated by the service openings 20 below the boom body. However, these mechanical embodiments, in particular deflections are not the subject of the invention. The service openings can be accessed via a drawer 8 integrated in the jib body 5. These service openings 21 can then also be easily reached when the drawer is pulled out or possibly removed, and the adjusting means can be manipulated, for example, with a screwdriver.

The position or positions of the service openings can also be chosen elsewhere in the context of the claims, as long as the visually appealing overall impression of the furniture module is not affected by the service openings.
FIG. 3 serves to clarify the gap dimensions to be set. The furniture module 1 is arranged next to a further furniture module 30 in front of a wall 31. Between the furniture modules 1.30 is a gap S2, between furniture module 1 and the wall 31 a gap S1, which is to be set exactly. To compensate for inaccuracies about the shift in the xz plane addition, it is possible to effect by unequal adjustment of the adjustment means 10 on the lifting devices 4a, 4b, a rotation about the axis D _y . At this time, the boom body 5 can be moved from a position wy to a position wy '.

FIG. 4 shows a view corresponding to the FIG. 1 in which the boom body 5 is positioned in front of an object 40, for example a wall or a cabinet. The gap S1 is already set here. By providing two adjustment means 10, 13 for the same spatial axis z, the boom body 5 can be tilted, so that a position wx can be transferred to a position wx '.

FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of a plurality of furniture modules 50, 51, 52 wherein the furniture module 50 is telescopic and rotated by 90 ° to the furniture module 51 is constructed. The furniture module 51 is static, whereas the furniture module 52, which contains a sink, is in turn telescopic. This results in adjusted column 53,54,55, which must be changed and readjusted in the course of use of the furniture assembly.

The furniture module 50 is shown in a raised position (full line) and a lowered position (dashed line). Below the boom body 56, which has a drawer 57 and is integrally formed in the present case with the telescopic box 58, there are three service openings 60 which make the fitting device (not shown) accessible for adjustment purposes. The arrangement of the service openings 60 just below the boom body 56 is expedient because a user of the furniture assembly does not look under the boom body in everyday life and thus the overall visual appearance of the furniture assembly is not affected by the service openings 60, as for example on the furniture module 52 becomes clear. The base body 59 is present in the telescopic box 58th taken, which represents a nearly completely blinded furniture body visually striking.

Basically, an arrangement below the plane of the work surface of a furniture module is to be selected as a preferred position for service openings, as they are not readily visible in everyday use.

The invention is not limited to illustrated or described embodiments. Rather, it includes developments of the invention within the scope of the patent claims.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

furniture module

2

base cabinet

3

telescopic box

4a, b

lifting device

5

boom body

8th

drawer

9

attachment hardware

10

adjustment

11

adjustment

12

adjustment

13

adjustment

14

piston rod

20

service opening

21

service opening

30

furniture module

31

wall

40

object

50

furniture module

51

furniture module

52

furniture module

53

gap

54

gap

55

gap

56

boom body

57

drawer

58

telescopic box

59

base cabinet

60

service opening

Dx, Dy, Dz

spatial axes

wx, wx '

Swivel direction around Dx

wy, wy '

Swivel direction around Dy

wz, wz '

Swivel direction around Dz

x, x '

direction

y, y '

direction

z, z '

direction

Claims (7)

1. Furniture module (1, 50, 52) for a kitchen and/or a bathroom, said furniture module including

   - a base body (2, 59),

   - a extendable cabinet (3, 58),

   - a cantilever body (5, 56) and

   - a lifting device (4a, 4b),

   - wherein the lifting device (4a, 4b) is arranged between the base body (2, 59) and the cantilever body (5, 56),

   - wherein the lifting device (4a, 4b) runs through the extendable cabinet (3, 58) at least in part,

   - wherein the lifting device (4a, 4b) moves the cantilever body (5, 56) upward and downward relative to the base body (2, 59),

   - wherein the furniture module (1, 50, 52) includes a fitting device (9),

   - wherein the fitting device (9) is arranged between the lifting device (4a, 4b) and the cantilever body (5, 56),

   - wherein the cantilever body (5, 56) is displaceable in a horizontal plane (z-x) relative to the lifting device (4a, 4b) by means of the fitting device (9) and/or

   - wherein the cantilever body (5, 56) is pivotable about at least one, preferably two and in particular three spatial axes (Dx, Dy, Dz), which are orthogonal to one another, relative to the lifting device (4a, 4b) by means of the fitting device (9),
   wherein

   - the fitting device (9) comprises adjusting means (10, 11, 12, 13), wherein the adjusting means (10, 11, 12, 13) are accessible individually or overall by means of at least one service opening (20, 21, 60) in such a manner that when a furniture module (1, 50, 52) is assembled or erected, the cantilever body (5, 56) is able to be displaced and/or pivoted without total or partial disassembly,

   - wherein the cantilever body (5, 56) comprises a drawer (8, 57) at the front, is faced at the sides and at the back and wherein at least one service opening (20, 21, 60) is accessible by means of the drawer (8, 57).
2. Furniture module (1, 50, 52) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the extendable cabinet (3, 58) and/or the base body (2, 59) is/are faced at the front, at the sides and at the back and at least one service opening (20, 21, 60) is provided in said facing, preferably directly underneath the cantilever body (5, 56).
3. Furniture module, (1, 50, 52) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least two lifting devices (4a, 4b) are arranged and the fitting device (9) includes as adjusting means (10, 11, 12, 13) at least one adjusting fitting per lifting device (4a, 4b) between the lifting device (4a, 4b)and the cantilever body (5, 56)/body.
4. Furniture module, (1, 50, 52) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the adjusting fitting provides one linear adjustment axis each into all the spatial directions.
5. Furniture module, (1, 50, 52) according to Claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the adjusting fitting provides two line adjustment axes in at least one spatial direction.
6. Furniture module, (1, 50, 52) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fitting device (9) transmits the weight force of the cantilever body (5, 56)/body onto the lifting device (4a, 4b) avoiding the introduction of torsion forces in the longitudinal axis of the lifting device (4a, 4b) .
7. Furniture module, (1, 50, 52) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one adjusting means (10, 11, 12, 13) and/or one tool for operating the adjusting means (10, 11, 12, 13) includes/include at least one mechanical transmission in order to be able to perform a manual adjustment in a simple manner, even under a heavy load.

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