EP3821758B1 - Table - Google Patents

Description

The present patent application takes priority over the German patent application DE 10 2019 217 457.4 claimed.

The invention relates to a table. The invention further relates to a set with at least one table and a set of at least two tables.

Such a table is known from EP 0 888 735 B1 . The DE 296 15 610 U1 reveals a table system. The DE 2020 14 398 U1 reveals a leg support for furniture. The US 2011/0316313 A1 reveals a basic support body for furniture. The DE 20 2008 013 558 U1 reveals a table. The DE 20 2012 102 539 U1 discloses a fastening device for a table top on a base frame.

The DE 20 2005 018 476 U1 reveals a table that can be put together. The DE 10 2006 017 314 A1 reveals a table that can be assembled and dismantled. The US 2018/0 344 027 A1 reveals a magnetically attached, removable tabletop.

Tables are usually limited to local use. Transporting a table is usually only possible with great effort and not by a single person. In addition, the table components often cannot be changed. After purchasing and placing a table, its function and design remain in place. Transportable and modular tables are usually limited to functional use in terms of their design. The materials, feel and design are primarily aimed at practical use.

It is an object of the present invention to develop a table in such a way that it can be designed and used flexibly.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a table with the features specified in claim 1.

In the table according to the invention, a connecting function is primarily carried out by a connecting body that is separate from the table top and the table legs. This greatly increases the design freedom when designing the table top on the one hand and the table legs on the other, as less consideration needs to be given to a direct connection function between the table top and the table legs. The connecting body has a disk-shaped basic shape. A table like this enables demand-oriented, location-independent and design-variable use. Table components can be designed to be interchangeable due to the detachable connection of the connecting body on the one hand to the table top and on the other hand to the table legs and can be prepared, renewed, supplemented and personalized. In particular, the table can be assembled without tools.

Heat- and erosion-resistant special designs are possible by painting the surfaces and guarantee long-term use without signs of wear outdoors, for example in yachts and boats in salty air. Sustainable and resource-saving use of the table is possible because the individual components can be processed, replaced and renewed. With different table leg heights, the function of the table can be adjusted and used variably as an office and living room table as well as a club and side table. With fabric coverings on the surface, it can also be used as a place to sit or lie down (two connected tables create a larger seating or lying area).

The table top is magnetically connected to the connecting body. Such a magnetic connection enables further degrees of design freedom. The table legs can be magnetically connected to the connecting body, which can be used in particular to secure the table legs to the connecting body. In particular, tool-free assembly of the table legs on the connecting body is possible.

The connecting body of the table has plug-in guides, with a table leg end section being inserted into each plug-in guide. Such plug-in guides enable a connection technology that is easy to manufacture and yet stable and detachable. A table like this can cover a variety of functions and possible uses. A guiding direction of the plug-in guides can run parallel to a plate plane of the table top. This makes it possible to create the table with a large clear height under the table top, which makes legroom under the table advantageously large.

The table legs can have a leg section that runs essentially horizontally and a leg section that runs essentially vertically. The respective table leg can transition between these two leg sections via an edgeless bend.

A table leg and guide profile can be designed as a V, U, T or even X profile.

A holder, especially the table legs, can be magnetically fixed via the plug-in guide. Alternatively or additionally, the table legs can be magnetically fixed to the table top. The table top can be used for this purpose Areas where the table legs touch the table top must be equipped with at least one magnet. The magnetic fixation of the Table legs on the table top can be so strong that the table top cannot easily be detached from the table legs if the fixation takes place via all table legs. The fixation can be such that it is easily possible to detach an individual table leg from the connecting body and/or from the table top, for example by pulling out the respective table leg end section from the associated plug-in guide of the connecting body.

A connecting plate section according to claim 4 enables a modular design of the table. The connecting plate section can be visible from a table visible side as part of the table top. This can be used as a design element. The table top is connected to the connecting body via the connecting plate section magnetically and, if necessary, can also be done by screwing.

A collar/step configuration according to claim 5 enables a good absorption of a counterforce when holding the table top on the connecting body. The connecting plate section can be inserted flush into the table top holder, so that in particular it does not protrude beyond the rest of the table top. The table top can also be designed to be flat and practically joint-free in the area of the connecting plate section.

Guide grooves according to claim 6 lead to an advantageous fixation of the table top. In the area of the connecting body, a plug-in guide in particular can be designed in such a way that the fixing edge areas of the table legs also remain free and act in the area of the connecting body.

A carrying bag as part of a set according to claim 7 can be used to transport and store table components and can protect the table from damage. The carrying bag can be used as a shipping bag, as a travel bag or as a multifunctional bag that can be used for other purposes. The carrying bag can have an internal division for storing the individual components. Such an interior division can be designed to be removable and can be designed to be interchangeable with another interior division variant. The carrying bag can also hold other table components.

The advantages of a set according to claim 8 correspond to those that have already been explained above and with reference to the table and the set with the carrying bag. The set according to claim 8 can be designed to be combinable with the one according to claim 7.

Combining several tables according to the invention into table formations results in further possible uses for the set, for example in restaurants or seminars.

Foot connecting body according to claim 9 allows neighboring tables to be fixed. The foot connecting bodies can be formed in the manner of a foot plug-in system.

Fig. 1

perspektivisch einen Tisch mit einer runden Tischplatte, vier Tischbeinen sowie einen diese lösbar miteinander verbindenden, separaten Verbindungskörper;

Fig. 2

eine Aufsicht auf den Tisch nach Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

eine Seitenansicht aus Richtung III in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4

aus einer der Fig. 3 entsprechenden Richtung den Tisch mit nur einem Tischbein, das mit dem Verbindungskörper verbunden ist;

Fig. 5

in einer zu Fig. 4 ähnlichen Ansicht einen Längsschnitt durch den Verbindungskörper und einen zur sonstigen Tischplatte separaten Verbindungs-Plattenabschnitt, über den die Tischplatte mit dem Verbindungskörper verbunden ist;

Fig. 6

eine Unteransicht des Verbindungskörpers und des Verbindungs-Plattenabschnitts aus Richtung VI in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7

in einer zur Fig. 5 ähnlichen Darstellung eine weitere Ausführung einer Verbindung der Tischplatte mit dem Verbindungskörper über einen Verbindungs-Plattenabschnitt, der als Schraube ausgeführt ist;

Fig. 8

eine Unteransicht des Verbindungskörpers und des Verbindungs-Plattenabschnitts aus Richtung VIII in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9

in einer zur Fig. 1 ähnlichen Perspektivdarstellung den Verbindungskörper mit den hiermit verbundenen vier Tischbeinen;

Fig. 10

in einer zur Fig. 1 ähnlichen Darstellung eine weitere Ausführung eines Tisches mit einer quadratischen Tischplatte;

Fig. 11

in einer zu Fig. 2 ähnlichen Darstellung den Tisch nach Fig. 10;

Fig. 12

eine Unteransicht der Tischplatte der Ausführung aus den Figuren 1 und 2;

Fig. 13

eine Unteransicht der Tischplatte der Ausführung aus den Figuren 10 und 11;

Fig. 14

ein Steckelement für einen bodenseitigen Tischbein-Endabschnitt, welches auch als Fußerhöhung nutzbar ist;

Fig. 15

einen Fußverbindungskörper, in den Tischbeine verschiedener, benachbarter Tische nach Art der Ausführungen nach den Fig. 1 bis 13 eingesteckt werden können;

Fig. 16

in einer zu Figur 9 ähnlichen Perspektivdarstellung eine weitere Ausführung des Verbindungskörpers mit den hiermit verbundenen vier Tischbeinen;

Fig. 17

in einer zu Figur 12 ähnlichen Unteransicht eine Tischplatte, passend zur Baugruppe nach Figur 16; und

Fig. 18

in einer zu Figur 13 ähnlichen Ansicht eine weitere Ausführung einer Tischplatte, passend zur Baugruppe nach Figur 16.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. In this show:

Fig. 1

in perspective a table with a round table top, four table legs and a separate connecting body that detachably connects them to one another;

Fig. 2

a supervision on the table Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

a side view from direction III in Fig. 2 ;

Fig. 4

from one of the Fig. 3 corresponding direction the table with only one table leg connected to the connecting body;

Fig. 5

in one too Fig. 4 Similar view shows a longitudinal section through the connecting body and a connecting plate section that is separate from the rest of the table top and via which the table top is connected to the connecting body;

Fig. 6

a bottom view of the connecting body and the connecting plate section from direction VI in Fig. 5 ;

Fig. 7

in one to Fig. 5 Similar illustration shows a further embodiment of a connection of the table top to the connecting body via a connecting plate section which is designed as a screw;

Fig. 8

a bottom view of the connecting body and the connecting plate section from direction VIII in Fig. 7 ;

Fig. 9

in one to Fig. 1 Similar perspective view of the connecting body with the four table legs connected to it;

Fig. 10

in one to Fig. 1 Similar representation of another version of a table with a square table top;

Fig. 11

in one too Fig. 2 Similar representation of the table Fig. 10 ;

Fig. 12

a bottom view of the table top of the version from the Figures 1 and 2 ;

Fig. 13

a bottom view of the table top of the version from the Figures 10 and 11 ;

Fig. 14

a plug-in element for a bottom-side table leg end section, which can also be used as a foot raiser;

Fig. 15

a foot connecting body, in the table legs of various, neighboring tables in the manner of the versions according to Fig. 1 to 13 can be plugged in;

Fig. 16

in one too Figure 9 Similar perspective view of a further version of the connecting body with the four table legs connected to it;

Fig. 17

in one too Figure 12 Similar bottom view of a table top, matching the assembly Figure 16 ; and

Fig. 18

in one too Figure 13 Similar view of another version of a table top, matching the assembly Figure 16 .

Fig. 1 shows a table 1 with a round table top 2 and a total of four table legs 3 to 6 (cf. Fig. 2 ), of which in the Fig. 1 only three table legs 3 to 5 are visible. The table 1 also has a separate connecting body 7 (cf. Fig. 3 ), with which the table top 2 and the table legs 3 to 6 are detachably connected.

The table top 2 can be made of wood, plastic or another suitable material. A variant of the table top 2 or 22 can be made from recycled PET bottles.

The table legs 3 to 6 can be made of carbon, wood, plastic or another suitable material.

The table legs 3 to 6 are designed as curved V-profiles, with a vertical section of the respective table leg 3 to 6 merging into a horizontal section without kinks. Alternatively, the table legs 3 to 6 can also be made in several parts.

A length, in particular of the vertical sections of the table legs 3 to 6, can be of different sizes depending on the design of the table 1. For example, a version as a coffee or club table with table legs with a shorter vertical section is also possible.

Details of the connection of the table top 2 with the table legs 3 to 6 via the connecting body 7 can be found in the 4 to 9 . The connecting body 7 has a disk-shaped basic shape. A disk thickness SD is approximately as large as a clear width LW of end sections 8 of the table legs 3 to 6, which are inserted into the connecting body 7. Upper edge areas of the inserted table legs 3 to 6 protrude upwards towards the table top 2 over the connecting body 7, which will be explained below.

An outer diameter AD of the connecting body 7 is in the range between a quarter and an eighth of a diameter PD of the table top (cf. for example Fig. 3 ).

The connecting body 7 can be made of metal, for example aluminum.

The connecting body 7 has plug-in guides 9 (cf. Fig.4 ), one of the table leg end sections 8 being inserted into one of the plug-in guides 9. The end sections 8 and/or the plug-in guides 9 can also be designed magnetically to fix the table legs 3 to 6 on the connecting body 7.

The table legs 3 to 6 and in particular their end sections 8 are designed with a table leg profiling. The exemplary embodiment shown is a V-profiling.

A guide profiling of the plug-in guides 9 of the connecting body 7 is also designed as a V-profiling in addition to this V-profiling of the table legs 3 to 6, as in particular Fig. 4 shows. Legs 10, 11 of this V-profiling 9 have an angle to one another that can be 90° or can be slightly larger than 90°, so that an obtuse V-profiling results from this. The angle between the legs 10, 11 of the V-profiling can, for example, be in the range between 90° and 110°, for example 95° or 100°.

The table 1 has a connecting plate section 12 that is separate from the rest of the table top 2 (see in particular Fig. 5 ). The latter is housed in a table top receptacle 13 for connecting the table top 2 to the connecting body 7. The connecting plate section 12 has a radially projecting collar 14, which is inserted into a complementary radial step 15 of the table top holder 13. The collar 14 and, complementary to this, the step 15 can have a conically tapering jacket wall.

With the connection variant according to the 5 and 6 the connecting plate section 12 is magnetically connected to a counter-magnetic section 16 of the connecting body 7. Alternatively or additionally, according to the embodiment variant 7 and 8 , the connecting plate section 12 can be designed as a screw which is screwed into a complementary internal thread 17 in the connecting body 7. An attack web 18 formed on an underside of the screw variant of the connecting plate section 12 can be used to attack a screwing tool for screwing in this variant of the connecting plate section 12. It is also possible to screw in or loosen the connecting plate section without tools. For this purpose, the connecting plate section can be designed as a manually operated screw.

Both with the magnetic holder and with the screw connection, the collar 14 transmits a holding force from the connecting body 7 to the table top 2 via the step 15.

The bottom view of the table top 2 after Fig. 12 shows that this has guide grooves 19 on its side facing the table legs 3 to 6, into which edge regions 20 of the table legs 3 to 6 facing the table top 2 engage to fix the table top 2. The V-profiling of the plug-in guide 9 is designed so that it opens into a cover 21 of the connecting body 7 facing the table top 2. This means that the edge regions 20, including the end sections 8 of the table legs 3 to 6, protrude beyond the cover 21 where they are inserted into the connecting body and thus remain free, so that the edge regions 20 are continuously fixed with the guide grooves 19 the table top 2 is also present in the area of the connecting body 7.

10 and 11 show a further version of a corresponding table, in which, in contrast to the version according to Fig. 1 and 2 a table top 22 is designed to be square. A typical diameter of such a table top 22 corresponding to the diameter PD according to the embodiment Fig. 3 can be understood as the mean value between a diagonal and a square side of the table top 22. A connection structure or substructure of the table 1 according to the 10 and 11 corresponds to what was said above in connection with Fig. 1 to 9 has already been explained.

According to the supervision Fig. 2 and 11 It can be seen that the table legs 3 to 6 protrude laterally over the silhouette of the table top 2 or 22. This makes it possible by using foot connecting bodies 23 (see. Fig. 15 ), into which the bottom end sections 24 of the table legs 3 to 6 can be inserted to assemble and fix adjacent tables 1 into table set configurations. Tables with square table tops 22 or tables with rectangular table tops (not shown), which otherwise correspond to the versions according to, are particularly suitable for such set configurations Fig. 1 to 13 are equivalent to.

Alternatively, the bottom end sections 24 of the table legs 3 to 6 can be provided with plug-in elements 25. The foot connecting body 23 after Fig. 15 and the plug-in element 25 Fig. 14 each have a V-profiling similar to that of the plug-in guide 9 of the connecting body 7.

A set that includes at least one table according to the type of design Fig. 1 to 15 belongs, a carrying bag can also be included to accommodate the table top 2 or 22, the table legs 3 to 6 and the connecting body 7 as well as the connecting plate section 12. Also other components, for example foot connecting body in the manner of the foot connecting body 23 Fig. 15 as well as plug-in elements in the manner of plug-in element 25 Fig. 14 , can belong to such a set. The bag may be made of woven plastic material.

The foot connecting body 23 and/or the plug-in element 25 can be made of non-slip, for example rubberized, material at least on the bottom side.

An interior division of such a carrying bag can have several foam inserts, which can be designed to be removable. The Components of the set can be embedded in corresponding recesses. The foam inserts can be designed so that they can be removed or inserted through a pocket opening for removing and inserting the table components.

Based on Figures 16 and 17 Another version of a table is described below. Components and functions equivalent to those described above with reference to Figures 1 to 15 have already been explained, have the same reference numbers and will not be discussed again in detail.

A connecting body 26, the function of which is basically the same as that of the connecting body 7 of the embodiments Figures 1 to 15 corresponds, has a cover 21 that is continuous apart from the table top receptacle 13. In comparison to the connecting body 7, the connecting body 26 lacks grooves, which result in the connecting body 7 due to the opening V-profiling of the plug-in guide 9. In comparison to a clear height of the edge regions 20, the cover 21 of the connecting body 26 is raised and therefore protrudes, which is in the Figure 16 is merely hinted at. The edge regions 20 are completely inserted into the connecting body 26 in the area of the free ends of the table legs 3 to 6 facing the connecting body 26.

Figure 17 shows an embodiment of a round table top 27, which instead of the table top 2 with the connecting body 26 and the table legs 3 to 6 Figure 16 Can be assembled into a round table. Centrally around the table top receptacle 13, the table top 17 has a round connecting body receptacle 28 as a recess for receiving a height that protrudes above the edge regions 20 of the table legs 3 to 6 Section of the connecting body 26. This projection can be, for example, 0.5 cm (5 mm) and, depending on the version, can be between 1 mm and 20 mm. In the area of the connecting body receptacle 28, the table top 27 has a smaller thickness than in the rest of the area radially around the connecting body receptacle 28. A depth of the connecting body receptacle 28 corresponds to the height projection of the connecting body 26 over the edge regions 20. The guide grooves 19 are not present in the area of the connecting body receptacle 28.

Figure 18 shows a square table top 29 instead of the round table top 27, which is also together with the connecting body 26 and the table legs 3 to 6 Figure 16 can then be put together to form a square table. The table top 29 in turn has a connecting body receptacle 28 in accordance with what was described above in connection with Figures 16 and 17 was explained.

The table legs 3 to 6 can be connected to the table top, for example the table top 27 according to the design Figure 17 , also be magnetically fixed. For this purpose, a magnet 30 is embedded in the guide grooves 19, aligned with them in the radial end region. The table legs 3 to 6 in this version are made of magnetic material. As soon as the table legs 3 to 6 are inserted into the connecting body 26 via the respective plug-in guide 9 and come to rest in the guide grooves 19 of the table top 27, the edge regions 20 of the table legs 3 to 6 are magnetically connected where they rest on the magnet 30 the table top 27 is fixed.

This magnetic force via the magnets 30 on the table legs 3 to 6 gives the table additional stability.

A magnetic holding force between the magnets 30 and the edge regions 20 of the table legs 3 to 6 as well as a magnetic force for connecting the connecting plate section 12 to the counter-magnetic section 16 of the connecting body 26 can be so great that the table top 27 cannot be separated from the table when the base frame is installed Table legs 3 to 6 can be lifted off. To dismantle the table, the table legs 3 to 6 must then be pulled individually out of the plug-in guides 9 of the connecting body 26.

Claims (9)

1. Table (1)

   - with a table top (2; 22),

   - with several table legs (3 - 6), and

   - with exactly one separate connecting body (7) to which the table top (2; 22) and the table legs (3 - 6) are detachably connected,

   - wherein the table top (2; 22) is magnetically connected to the connecting body (7),

   - wherein the connecting body (7) has plug-in guides (9), wherein in each case a table leg end portion (8) is inserted into a plug-in guide (9),

   - wherein the table leg end portion (8) is designed with a table leg profiling, wherein the plug-in guide (9) is designed with a guide profiling which is complementary to the table leg profiling,

   characterized in that
   the connecting body (7) has a basic disc-shaped form.
2. Table according to claim 1, characterized in that a guiding direction of the plug-in guides (9) runs parallel to a top plane of the table top (2; 22).
3. Table according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a holder of the respective table leg end portion (8) is magnetically fixed via the associated plug-in guide (9) of the connecting body (7).
4. Table according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by a connecting table top portion (12) separate from the remaining table top (2; 22) and housed in a table top receptacle (13) for connecting the table top (2; 22) to the connecting body.
5. Table according to claim 4, characterized in that the connecting table top portion (12) has a radially projecting collar (14) which is inserted into a complementary radial step (15) of the table top receptacle (13).
6. Table according to any one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the table top (2; 22) has guide grooves (19) on its side facing the table legs (3 - 6), in which guide grooves edge regions (20) of the table legs (3 - 6) engage for fixing.
7. Set comprising at least one table according to any of claims 1 to 6 and comprising a carrying bag for accommodating the table top, the table legs and the connecting body.
8. Set of at least two tables according to any of claims 1 to 6.
9. Set according to claim 8, characterized by at least one foot connecting body (23) into which table legs (3 - 6) of different, adjacent tables of the set can be inserted.

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