EP3821759A1 - Furniture panel with tool-holder - Google Patents

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EP3821759A1
EP3821759A1 EP20207068.6A EP20207068A EP3821759A1 EP 3821759 A1 EP3821759 A1 EP 3821759A1 EP 20207068 A EP20207068 A EP 20207068A EP 3821759 A1 EP3821759 A1 EP 3821759A1
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Carlo Cattaneo
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Leonardo SRL
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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
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/20—Furniture panels or like furniture elements
    • A47B96/201—Edge features
    • 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
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A47B13/08—Table tops; Rims therefor
    • A47B13/16—Holders for glasses, ashtrays, lamps, candles or the like forming part of tables

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  • the present invention relates to a panel for furniture incorporating at least one seat suitable for containing at least one tool for maneuvering the furniture hardware.
  • the panel can indifferently be a horizontal panel, such as a base or intermediate shelf or a top, or a vertical panel, such as a shoulder.
  • the panel according to the present invention responds to the need felt in the field for always having at hand, although hidden so as not to spoil the aesthetics of the furniture, one or more tools for adjusting the hardware of the furniture itself.
  • Most high-quality furniture comprises hardware components such as hinges, joints, shelf brackets, hanging brackets, levelling feet and so forth.
  • This hardware must be manoeuvred both during the assembly of the furniture, and for subsequent adjustments, and during the disassembly of the furniture itself.
  • the objective of the present invention is to allow the user to always have at hand the special tool necessary for maneuvering the furniture hardware.
  • the objective of the present invention to provide a housing seat for a maneuvering tool on a component of a piece of furniture, which has a modest impact on the aesthetics of the furniture while remaining easily accessible for the user.
  • a panel 1 for furniture which is characterized in that it incorporates at least one housing seat 2 configured for extractably housing a maneuvering tool 20 for maneuvering the hardware of the piece of furniture on which said panel 1 is assembled.
  • Said housing seat 2 is preferably incorporated in said panel 1 and facing outwardly, so as to be accessible, from one of the edges 1a of the panel 1.
  • the panel 1 can indifferently be a panel which will be mounted horizontally when assembling the furniture, such as for example a base as in figure 1A , or an intermediate shelf as in figure 1C , or a top, or a vertical panel, such as for example a shoulder, as in figure 1B .
  • the tool 20 when the tool 20 is inserted into the seat 2 it does not protrude from said panel or protrudes just enough to be grasped by the user.
  • the furniture panel 1 comprises a seat 2 configured so as to house a tool 20 which can be manually extracted from said seat 2.
  • said panel 1 further comprises, housed inside said seat 2, a device 10 suitable for moving the maneuvering tool 20 with respect to the seat 2.
  • said device 10 can be actuated between a first non-operating position in which said tool 20 is completely inserted within said seat 2, and a second operating position in which said tool 20 at least partially protrudes from said seat 2 so as to be able to be more easily grasped by the user.
  • said device 10 advantageously comprises a known "push-pull" mechanism 15 for moving the tool 20 with respect to the seat 2 between said first non-operating position and said second operating position.
  • this device 10 of the "push-pull" type is shown by way of non-limiting example in figure 2 , but for a skilled person in the field this device can evidently also be produced differently, according to what is within the reach of said skilled person in the field.
  • said device 10 advantageously comprises at least one tool-holder element 11 suitable for being fixed, by fixing or interlocking means, inside said housing seat 2.
  • Said housing seat 2 can advantageously have a cylindrical shape so as to house a tool-holder element 11 also having a cylindrical shape complementary to the seat.
  • the tool-holder element 11 can have different shapes and, consequently, said housing seat 2 can have shapes suitable for receiving said tool-holder element.
  • Said tool-holder element 11 in turn houses a containment element 12 which contains the "push-pull" type mechanism 15.
  • Said "push-pull” type mechanism 15 advantageously moves the tool 20 with respect to said tool-holder 11, and therefore with respect to the seat 2 with which, as already mentioned, said tool-holder 11 is produced integrally.
  • Said "push-pull" type mechanism 15 is preferably housed within said containment element 12, also preferably cylindrical in shape, and comprises a pusher element 13 which is axially moved by the elastic element 14 of said push-pull mechanism 15.
  • Said pusher 13 in turn axially pushes said tool 20, according to what can be seen in figures 3A to 3D .
  • Said pusher element 13 can therefore be moved with respect to said tool-holder 11 between said first non-operating position in which said tool 20 is completely inserted within said tool-holder 11, preferably "flush" with respect to the edge 1a onto which said seat 2 protrudes - the situation is that of figure 3A - and said second operating position in which said tool 20 at least partially protrudes from said seat 2 - as shown in figure 3C .
  • said "push-pull" type mechanism 15 for moving said tool 20 preferably comprises at least one elastic element 14, preferably but not necessarily consisting of a helical spring, for moving said pusher element 13 with respect to said tool-holder 11, and therefore with respect to said seat 2.
  • said tool 20 is a modular tool comprising a first portion 20a which acts as a handle and a second rod-shaped portion 20b having a tool head at least one of its two ends 21, 22.
  • Said seat 2 is advantageously cylindrical in shape and said first portion 20a of said tool 20 which acts as a handle is also cylindrical in shape so as to be able to be inserted into said seat 2, whereas said second rod-shaped portion 20b is suitable for being inserted into said tool-holder 11 so as to be abutted against said pusher 13 of said push-pull mechanism 15, according to what can be seen for example in figures 3A to 3D , and has at least one of its ends shaped like a tool.
  • the tool 20 can advantageously comprise a second rod-shaped portion 20b removably associated with said first portion 20a which acts as a handle, said second rod-shaped portion 20b being provided at both of its ends 21, 22 with a tool head, so that it can be used, for example, both as a screwdriver and as a hex key.
  • the seat 2 can be closed by a cap.
  • the tool-holder element 11 and the tool 20 must be housed inside the housing seat in a slightly withdrawn position, in order to allow the insertion of said cap.
  • the furniture panel according to the present invention can advantageously also comprise various seats for housing various tools.

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IT102019000021150A IT201900021150A1 (it) 2019-11-14 2019-11-14 Pannello per mobili con portautensile

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20030192843A1 (en) * 2002-01-23 2003-10-16 Alan Winig System and apparatus for holding an item in storage
EP1785117A1 (de) * 2005-11-14 2007-05-16 Wella Aktiengesellschaft Konsole mit einem Stauraum
EP2783600A1 (de) * 2013-03-29 2014-10-01 Martin G. Hilley Halterungsvorrichtung für Geräte in einer Möbelplatte

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20030192843A1 (en) * 2002-01-23 2003-10-16 Alan Winig System and apparatus for holding an item in storage
EP1785117A1 (de) * 2005-11-14 2007-05-16 Wella Aktiengesellschaft Konsole mit einem Stauraum
EP2783600A1 (de) * 2013-03-29 2014-10-01 Martin G. Hilley Halterungsvorrichtung für Geräte in einer Möbelplatte

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