EP4035567A1

EP4035567A1 - Pull-out for hanging clothes

Info

Publication number: EP4035567A1
Application number: EP21186470.7A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Andrea Giorgi
Original assignee: Homplement SRL
Current assignee: Homplement SRL
Priority date: 2021-01-29
Filing date: 2021-07-19
Publication date: 2022-08-03
Also published as: IT202100001967A1

Abstract

A pull-out unit (10) for hanging items, for use in furniture having housing compartments (100) defined by at least two opposite side walls (110, 120) spaced apart along a width direction (X-X) and extending between a front portion (111, 121) and a rear portion (112, 122), which are spaced apart along a depth direction (Y-Y) perpendicular to the width direction (X-X) and which extends between a bottom wall (140) connecting the rear portions (112, 122) and an access opening (130) defined between the front portions (111, 121) of the side walls (110, 120), said pull-out unit comprising: pivoting means (20) adapted to be attached to the item of furniture (10) inside the housing compartment (100); a support rod (30) configured to hang hangers (11), clothes or garments, and extending between a first end (31) pivotally attached to the pivoting means (20) and defining a pivot point (40) proximate to the access opening (130) of the housing compartment (100) and a second end (32) said support rod (30) being configured to pivot about the pivot point (40) between a rest configuration in which it is arranged entirely inside the housing compartment (100) and a pulled-out configuration in which it is arranged outside the housing compartment (100), the support rod (30) comprising: a first portion (34) extending along a first direction of extension (B-B) from the first end (31) to a first intermediate point (33) between the first end (31) and the second end (32); a second portion (35) connected to the first portion (34) and configured to support one or more hangers (11), said second portion (35) extending along a second direction of extension (C-C) incident on the first direction of extension (B-B) from the intermediate point (34) to the second end (32), said second portion (35) being located in a central portion (150) of the housing compartment (100) along the width direction (X-X).

Description

Technical field

The present invention relates to a pull-out unit for hanging clothes preferably by means of clothes hangers in furniture. Specifically, the pull-out unit allows clothes hung to be moved into and out of a housing compartment of the item of furniture. The object of the present invention is used in the field of furniture and furniture accessories, in particular wardrobes or walk-in cabinets.

Background art

Various types of pull-out devices for hanging clothes are known in the art. A first type of prior art pull-out units uses slide guides perpendicular to the bottom of the wardrobe. Here, the rod from which the clothes hangers are or can be hung is pulled out of the housing compartment by the user by sliding along the slide guides. One more type of known pull-out units uses straight rods arranged one above the other in the direction of height of the housing compartment and capable of rotating about a fixed pin, or perforated plates from which the clothes hangers are or can be hung. This rotation allows the user to be in front of the item of clothing. Finally, the known types of pull-out units also include pull-out units which have one or more articulated arms fixed to the wardrobe from which the clothes are hung. By having multiple degrees of freedom, these articulated arms allow the item of clothing to be removed from the compartment.

Problems of the prior art

The prior art pull-out units have different drawbacks associated not only with the use of the available space inside the compartment, but also with their complexity in construction and use. It should be also further noted that this complexity reduces the durability of the coupling between the components that form the pull-out units.
Specifically, in addition to preventing easy access into the housing compartment for cleaning, the known pull-out units do not make full use of the available clothes' hanging space. This is because the sliding pull-out units are spaced apart from each other, thereby creating unused space and, in addition, the slide guides are exposed to jamming and blockage during sliding, which might cause the pull-out unit and also the doors of the item of furniture to break as they are being closed. On the other hand, the pull-out units using straight rods and plate, which have to utilize the entire height of the housing compartment, muse use a great number of rods and plates inside the housing compartment, thereby adding complexity to the operation of pulling out a given item of clothing or accessory by the user. Furthermore, as the straight rods and the plates are positioned one above the other in the height direction the items of clothing are also positioned one above the other, which exposes them to undesired pleating, thereby eventually damaging the items of clothing. In addition, the presence of clothes hangers hanging from the straight rods and the plates limits the rotation, in addition to possibly causing the hangers to break if a careless user excessively forces the rotation of a rod or plate.
An additional drawback that can be especially found in the latter type of pull-out unit is associated with the articulated joints of the pull-out product, whose jamming might cause the pull-out unit to be blocked and the item of clothing to be not easily recovered.

Object of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a pull-out unit that can obviate the above discussed drawbacks of the prior art.
In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide a simple pull-out device that can improve the utilization of the space of a housing compartment for hanging clothes and/or clothing accessories and further facilitate the cleaning operations of the same compartment.
The aforementioned technical purpose and objects are substantially fulfilled by a pull-out unit that comprises the technical features as disclosed in one or more of the accompanying claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

Further features and advantages of the present invention will result more clearly from the illustrative, non-limiting description of a preferred, non-exclusive embodiment of a pull-out unit for hanging clothes as shown in the annexed drawings:

Figure 1 shows a top view of a pull-out unit mounted in a housing compartment according to one embodiment of the present invention in a first configuration;
Figure 2 shows a top view of the pull-out unit of Figure 1 in a second configuration;
Figure 3 shows a top view of the pull-out unit of Figure 1 in a third configuration;
Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a pull-out unit mounted in a housing compartment according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 5 shows a top view of a detail of the pull-out unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 shows a perspective view of a detail of the pull-out unit according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 7 shows a top view of a detail of the pull-out unit of Figure 6;
Figure 8 shows a top view of the pull-out unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 9 shows a top view of the pull-out unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 10 shows a top view of the pull-out unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 shows a top view of the pull-out unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 12 shows a view of a detail of the pull-out unit of Figure 1;
Figure 13 shows a view of a detail of the pull-out unit of Figure 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Even when not expressly stated, the individual features as described with reference to the particular embodiments shall be intended as auxiliary to and/or interchangeable with other features described with reference to other exemplary embodiments.
The present invention relates to a pull-out unit, generally designated by numeral 1 in the figures, for hanging clothes, preferably for hanging clothes hangers 11. This pull-out unit 1 is adapted to be mounted inside an item of furniture 10. For the purposes of the present invention, an item of furniture 10 may refer to a closet, a wardrobe or a walk-in cabinet. It should be noted that the item of furniture10 in which the pull-out device 1 is to be mounted has a housing compartment 100 in which said clothes can be hung.
Preferably, the housing compartment 100 is defined by two opposite side walls 110, 120 spaced apart along a width direction X-X. Each side wall 110, 120 extends between a front portion 111, 121 and a rear portion 112, 122, which are spaced apart along the depth direction Y-Y perpendicular to the width direction X-X. It should be noted that the side walls 110, 120 define an opening 130 for access to the housing compartment 100 which can typically be closed by means of overlapping or sliding doors or alternatively left clear, for example for walk-in cabinets. The housing compartment 100 can be further defined by a bottom wall 140 which connects the side walls 110, 120 at the rear portion 112, 122 respectively, a lower base and an upper base spaced apart along a height direction Z-Z perpendicular to both the width direction X-X and the depth direction Y-Y. Specifically, the lower base is preferably parallel to the floor and is defined by the floor itself in the case of walk-in cabinets, or by an element of the item of furniture10 that rests on the floor, in the case of closets/wardrobes. On the other hand, the upper base may be defined by the ceiling in the case of walk-in cabinets or by another element of the item of furniture 10 in the case of closets/wardrobes. In addition, support surfaces may be inserted inside the housing compartment parallel to the ground, for example shelves. These support surfaces and the upper base have a front portion facing the outside of the compartment and preferably close to the access opening 130 and an opposite rear portion facing the bottom wall 140.
It should be preferably noted that the housing compartment 100 has:

- a width between the side walls, as measured along the width direction X-X ,ranging from 45 to 200 cm, preferably from 60 cm to 200 cm;
- - a depth between the front and rear portions, as measured along the depth direction Y-Y, ranging from 30 cm to 100 cm, preferably from 50 to 60 cm
- - a height as measured between the upper and the lower bases along the Z-Z height direction ranging from 100 to 350cm.

It should be noted that each front portion 111, 121 of the side walls 110, 120 of the item of furniture has an inner corner and an outer corner, represented in other words by the edge of the front portion. For simplicity, reference is made hereinafter to the inner corner 111a and the outer corner 111b of the front portion 111 of the wall 110 without excluding the presence of an outer corner and an inner corner for the opposite wall. Preferably, the inner corner 111a refers to the corner toward the opposite side wall and the outer corner 111b refers to the corner opposite to the respective inner corner 111a facing away from the housing compartment 100. Preferably, the corners are spaced apart at a distance that ranges from 1 to 20 cm.
The pull-out unit 1 comprises pivoting means 20 adapted to be attached to the item of furniture 10 inside the housing compartment 100 proximate to the access opening 130 of the housing compartment 100. In other words, the pivoting means 20 are adapted to be attached to a side wall 110, 120 of the item of furniture or to the upper base or to a parallel support surface (e.g. a shelf arranged inside the housing compartment 100).
According to a preferred embodiment, the pull-out unit 1 comprises pivoting means 20 adapted to be attached to one of the side walls 110, 120 of the housing compartment, preferably proximate to the respective front portion 111, 121 of the side wall 110, 120 upon which it is attached. More preferably, the pivoting means 20 are placed on one of the side walls 110, 120 and are configured, as further described below, to hold and pivot a support rod 30.
According to a preferred embodiment, as further explained below, the pivoting means 20 define with the support rod 30 a pivot point 40 located proximate to the front portion 111 at a distance ranging from 1 to 10 cm, to facilitate the pivotal movement of the support rod 30. It should be further noted that, as the pivoting means 20 project out of the side wall on which they are placed, they cause the pivoting point to project in a range of 1 to 10 cm. Preferably, the position of the pivot point along the depth direction Y-Y, as a function of the pivoting means 20, is measured from the inner edge 111a along the depth direction toward the inside of the housing compartment 100, whereas the projection distance is measured from the side wall on which the rotation means 20 are placed.
According to an embodiment that is alternative to the above, the pivoting means 20 are adapted to be attached to the upper base or to a support surface. Once again, the pivot point 40 is located proximate to the access opening 130 at a distance that ranges from 0 to 15 cm, more preferably from 0 to 10 cm. Nevertheless, here the pivoting means 20 project out of the upper base or of the supporting surface along the height direction Z-Z and locate the pivot point within a range from 0 to 15 cm, even more preferably from 0 to 10 cm.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting means 20 define with the support rod 30 the pivot point 40, so that the latter will not be located farther than one quarter of the distance between the front portion 111, 121 and the rear portion 112, 122.
The pull-out unit 1 comprises a support rod 30 for hanging clothes hangers 11, clothes or garments. The support rod is30 extends between a first end 31 and an opposite second end 32. The first end 31 is pivotally attached to the pivoting means 20 which are configured to allow the pivotal movement of the support rod 30. It should be noted that the support rod 30 defines a pivot point 40 with the pivoting means 20 about which the support rod 30 can pivot. This pivot point 40 is located proximate to the access opening 130 of the housing compartment 100.
In particular, the support rod 30 is configured to pivot with respect to the pivot point 40 about an axis of rotation R-R preferably parallel to the height direction Z-Z. For simplicity, the angle of rotation of the pull-out unit 1 is defined between an axis parallel to the depth direction Y-Y that passes through the pivot point 40 and a portion of the pull-out unit proximate to the pivoting means 20 and to the pivot point 40.
In detail, the support rod 30 is configured to pivot about the pivot point 40 between a rest configuration and a pulled-out configuration. In the rest configuration, the support rod is arranged entirely inside the housing compartment 100, and in the pulled-out configuration it is at least partly arranged outside the housing compartment 100, allowing users to see and pick up/hang clothes from the pull-out unit 1.
For the purposes of the present invention, it should be noted that the pull-out unit pivots about a plane parallel to the floor/ground.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 30 is at least partially hollow, preferably entirely hollow, having an inner cavity delimited by a lateral surface 30a. Specifically, while the support rod may have different shapes, the lateral surface 30a has at least one portion facing the outside of the housing compartment 100 and an opposite portion facing the inside of the housing compartment 100 as well as one portion facing the lower base and one facing the upper base (at least when inside the housing compartment).
According to a preferred embodiment, the pivoting means 20 comprise a first pivoting element 21 adapted to be fixed to the side wall 110, 120, second pivoting elements 22 formed on the support rod 20 and a third pivoting element 23 configured to pivotally fasten the first pivoting member 21 and the second pivoting member 22 (Figure 13).
Specifically, the first pivoting element 21 is configured to receive the first end 31 of the support rod 30 and hold it. It should be noted that the first pivoting element 21 is also configured to support the weight of the support rod 20 and any hanging clothes. Preferably, the first pivoting element 21 is fixed to the side wall by means of screws and/or plugs.
As for the second pivoting elements 22, they comprise a pair of through holes 22a which are designed to be aligned with through holes 21a formed on the first pivoting element 21. It should be noted that these through holes 22a, 21a are preferably aligned along the axis of rotation R-R.
Finally, the third pivoting element 23 is configured to pivotally couple the respective through holes 22a, 21a. Preferably , the third pivoting element 23 comprises a pin.
According to an alternative embodiment, the pivoting means 20 can be attached to the upper base or the supporting surface, instead of the side wall 110, 120, with the first pivoting element 21 being designed to be fixed to the upper base or to the support surface, substantially reproducing the same features as the previous embodiment, by means of plugs or screws.
According to embodiments that are not shown, the pivoting means 20 comprise a hinge or further forms of pivoting means 20 known to the skilled person, which provide coupling between the support rod 20 and the item of furniture 10 and enable the support rod to pivot proximate to the first end 31 of the support rod 30.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 30 can be extended by modifying the distance between the first end 31 and the second end 32 of the support rod 30 to adjust it to the size of its respective housing compartment 100 (Figures 4 and 5).
Preferably, the support rod 30 comprises a plurality of, preferably two, modular elements 80. Specifically, each modular element 80 is designed to be rigidly attached to another. In detail, the modular elements 80 comprise at least one primary element 81 having the features as described above for coupling with the side wall or the support surface or the upper base via the pivoting means 20 and at least one secondary element 82 adapted to be coupled to the primary element 81. Preferably, the secondary element 82 is designed to be inserted inside the cavity of the primary element 81 or vice versa, to adjust the length of the support rod 30. In this respect, it should be noted that the modular elements 80 of the support rod have the same features as the above discussed support rod
It should be noted that each modular element 80 comprises locking means 70, which are configured to attach the modular elements 80 to each other. Preferably, the locking means 70 comprise first locking elements 71 on each modular element 80 and second locking elements 72, which are configured to attach the first locking elements 71 of the modular elements 80 to each other.
According to the embodiment of the figures, the first locking elements 71 comprise through coupling holes 71a formed on the lateral surface 30a. These coupling holes 71a are configured to mate with the respective coupling holes 71a of the other modular element 80. Specifically, each coupling hole 71a is configured to align, during assembly, with a respective coupling hole 71a formed on another modular element, thus allowing the respective second locking element 72 to attach the modular elements 80 to each other. Preferably, the second locking elements 72 comprise pins or screws and are configured to fit into the aligned coupling holes 71a. In other words, once a modular element 80 has been inserted into another and the distance between the two opposite ends has been adjusted, the coupling holes 71a may be aligned to fix the modular elements to each other by means of the second locking element 72.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 30 comprises at least a first portion 34 and a second portion 35 extending along incident directions of extension. Specifically, the first portion 34 extends along a first direction of extension B-B from the first end 31 to an intermediate point 33 located between the first end 31 and the second end 32.
On the other hand, the second portion 35 extends from the intermediate point 33 to the second end 32 along a second direction of extension C-C incident on the first direction of extension B-B. It should be noted that the first portion 34 and the second portion 35 are connected to each other and preferably arranged consecutively.
In other words, the support rod 30 has a curved shape. As shown in Figures 8 to 11, the first portion 34 may have different shapes such as an "S" shape, a "C" shape or a straight shape.
It should be noted that the first direction of extension B-B and the second direction of extension C-C define a rotation plane Rot parallel to the ground/floor, about which the pullout unit 1 pivots. In other words, the first direction of extension B-B and the second direction of extension C-C lie on the same plane.
Preferably, the second portion 35 is configured to support one or more hangers 11 and has a substantially straight shape extending along the second direction of extension.
It should be noted that the hangers 11 that hang from the support rod 30, preferably from the second portion 34, extend on opposite sides from the support rod 30 between two ends 11a, one facing the inside of the housing compartment 100 and an opposite end 11b facing the outside of the housing compartment 100, when the pull-out unit is in the rest configuration. Specifically, the support rod 30 is configured to afford an unhindered pivotal movement between the rest configuration and the pulled-out configuration. The support rod 30 and the pivoting means 20 cooperate to pivot the support rod 30 so that the hangers 11 that hang therefrom will reach close to the wall, or the door in the pulled-out configuration without bumping thereagainst.
More preferably, the second portion 35 of the support rod 30 has a first segment 35a and a second segment 35b. The first segment 35a extends between the intermediate point 33 and a second intermediate point 36 along the second direction of extension C-C, whereas the second segment 35b extends between the second intermediate point 36 and the second end 32 of the support rod 30 along a third direction of extension D-D incident on the second direction of extension B-B. Preferably, the second segment 35b extends on the same rotation plane Rot defined by the pull-out unit 1.
It should be noted that this second segment 35b may be added or may extend telescopically from the support rod proximate to the second intermediate point 36 which would otherwise be considered as the second end 32.
Thus, the pull-out unit 1 affords optimized utilization of housing compartment 100.
According to a preferred embodiment, the second portion 35 is located in a central portion 150 of the housing compartment 110 along the width direction X-X. For the purposes of the present invention, the central portion 150 refers to a portion of the housing compartment 100 which can be located either around the center line of the housing compartment or proximate to the access opening 130 depending on the type of furniture and its depth. By this arrangement, the pull-out unit 1 may be pivoted while ensuring that the clothes hangers 11 hanging therefrom will not hinder its proper pivotal movement and will not cause it to bump against a door or a wall.
Specifically, the first portion 34 extends along the first direction of extension B-B toward the inside of the compartment 100 and the second portion 35 extends along the second direction of extension C-C toward the side wall 110, 120 proximate to the second end 32 of the support element 30 when in the rest configuration; In detail, the first portion 34 is configured to move the second portion 35 away from the opening 130 of the housing compartment 100 and place it in the central portion 150 of the housing compartment 100.
More in detail, the pull-out unit 1 has a first boundary line Ld1 and a second boundary line Ld2 which define and delimit the central portion of the housing compartment 100. The first boundary line Ld1 is parallel to the width direction X-X and located at a distance from the rear portion 112, 122, along the depth direction Y-Y toward the outside of the housing compartment 100, ranging from 12 to 30 cm, preferably from 18 to 29 cm. The second boundary line Ld2 is parallel to the width direction X-X and located at a distance from the front portion 111, 121 along the depth direction Y-Y toward the inside of the housing compartment 100, ranging from 1 to 30 cm, preferably from 18 to 30 cm. This will afford full utilization of the depth of the housing compartment in the different types of furniture 10.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 30 has a first significant distance Da1 as measured between the pivot point 40 and the second end 32 of the support rod 30. Specifically, the first significant distance Da1 is smaller than or equal to a first limit distance L1 as measured along the width direction X-X between the pivot point 40 and the side wall 120 proximate to the second end 32 of the support element 30 when in the rest configuration. Preferably, the limit distance L1 ranges from 45 to 200 cm. Thus, the support rod 20 can be free to pivot between the rest configuration and the pulled-out configuration, thereby preventing the second end 32 of the support rod from abutting against a side wall 110, 120, and blocking the pivotal movement of the pull-out unit.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 30 has second significant distances Da2 as measured between the pivot point 40 and the projections 35a of the second portion 35 on the depth direction Y-Y. Specifically, it should be noted that the support rod 30 has more second significant distances Da2 if it extends in more directions in addition to the second direction of extension C-C as shown, for example, in Figures 6 and 7 in which the second segment extends along the third direction of extensions D-D. In other cases, such as those as shown in Figure 1, the support rod 30 has a second significant distance Da2 given by the projection 35a of the second portion 35 which extends along the second direction of extension. Specifically, the second significant distance Da2 is measured between the pivot point 40 and the projection of the intermediate point 33 on the depth direction Y-Y.
Preferably, each second significant distance Da2 is equal to or greater than 15 cm. It should be noted that each second significant distance Da2 may also be equal to or greater than 20 cm, 25 cm or 27 cm. Preferably the significant distance Da2 is equal to or greater than 22 cm. This will afford the use of hangers of various sizes ranging from children size (about 30 cm wide) to adult size (about 54 cm wide), based on the significant distance Da2.
More preferably, the second significant distance Da2 is set so that the hangers hanging from the second portion 35 will extend at most up to a first limit line Ll1 parallel to the width direction X-X and passing through the pivot point 40 in the rest configuration. In other words, the second significant distance Da2 is set so that the second end 11b of the hangers will extend at most up to the first limit line Ld1, in the rest configuration. Thus, the pull-out unit 1 can pivot up to at least 90 degrees. Preferably, the first limit line Ll1 is at a distance of 1 to 10 cm, more preferably 1 to 5 cm from both the front portion 111, 121, and the opening 130.
According to a preferred embodiment, the support rod 1 has a third significant distance Da3 as measured between the pivot point 40 and the projection 42 of the pivot point 40 on the width direction toward the outside of the housing compartment 100 at the opening 130. The difference between the second significant distances Da2 and the third significant distance Da3 is equal to or greater than 15 cm, preferably greater than 20. It should be noted that this difference may also be equal to or greater than 20 cm, 25 cm or 27 cm. This will afford the use of hangers of various sizes ranging from children size (about 30 cm wide) to adult size (about 54 cm wide), while ensuring that the pull-out unit can pivot to at least 135 degrees.
Preferably, the first portion 34 and the second portion 35 are located according to the significant distances, so that the hangers 11 may be contained within a first occupation area Ao1 which has the shape of an annulus whose center is the pivot point 40. Specifically, the first occupation area Ao1 is defined by an outside radius Re equal to the first limit distance L1 and an inside radius Ri equal to the distance between the pivot point 40 and the front portion 111 of the side wall 110 on which the pivoting means 20 are located.
More preferably, the pull-out unit 1 has a second limit line L12 parallel to the width direction X-X and located at a distance from the pivot point 40 along the depth direction Y-Y toward the inside of the housing compartment 100 which is equal to a second limit distance L2 as measured between the point 40 and its projection 42 on the width direction X-X toward the outside of the housing compartment 100 proximate to the opening 130 of the housing compartment 100. Specifically, it should be noted that the second limit distance L2 is equal to the third significant distance Da3. In other words, the second limit line L12 is located at twice the second limit distance L2 from the opening 130.
In order to afford at least a pivotal movement of more than 180 degrees, the second ends 11b of the hangers 11 which extend beyond the second limit line L12 are excluded from occupying a second circular occupation area Ao2 whose radius is equal to the inside radius Ri and whose center is at the pivot point 40.
In other words, the pull-out unit 1 has a second circular occupation area Ao2 having a radius equal to the inside radius Ri and a center at the pivot point 40. Specifically, each hanger 11 that extends beyond the second limit line L12 is outside the second circular occupation area Ao2 having a radius R1 equal to the inside radius Ri, to thereby ensure that the pull-out unit can pivot about the pivot point 40 to 180 degrees.
According to a preferred embodiment as shown in the figures, the inner radius R1 is equal to the distance between the pivot point 40 and the outer edge 111b. This will allow the pull-out unit 1 to pivot to 180 degrees included.
A further object of the present invention is an item of furniture 10, namely a wardrobe or a walk-in cabinet in which a pull-out unit 1 as discussed above is mounted. The item of furniture 10 comprises two opposite side walls 110, 120 spaced apart along a width direction X-X and extending between a front portion 111, 121 and a rear portion 112, 122, which are spaced along a depth direction Y-Y perpendicular to the width direction X-X. This item of furniture 10 has the housing compartment 100 defined by at least the side walls 110, 120. Furthermore, the item of furniture 10 comprises, as previously mentioned, a bottom wall 140, an opening 130, an upper base and a lower base which define the housing compartment 100. Optionally, the item of furniture 10 may comprise support surfaces, e.g. shelves, arranged in the housing compartment 100 parallel to the ground.
According to a preferred embodiment, the item of furniture 10 comprises the pull-out unit 1 attached to a side wall 110, 120 as described above, or to the support surface or to the upper base from which one or more clothes can be hung by means of hangers.
According to alternative embodiments, the item of furniture 10 comprises multiple pull-out units one above the other along the height direction Z-Z.

Claims

A hanging pull-out unit (1) for furniture (10) having housing compartments (100) defined at least by two opposite side walls (110, 120) spaced apart along a width direction (X-X) and extending between a front portion (111, 121) and a rear portion (112, 122), which are spaced apart along a depth direction (Y-Y) perpendicular to the width direction (X-X), and extending between a bottom wall (140) connecting the rear portions (112, 122) and an access opening (130) defined between the front portions (111, 121) of the side walls (110, 120), said pull-out unit comprising:
- pivoting means (20) adapted to be attached to an item of furniture (10) inside the housing compartment (100);

- a support rod (30) configured to receive hangers (11), clothes or garments suspended therefrom, and extending between a first end (31) pivotally attached to the pivoting means (20) and defining a pivot point (40) proximate to the access opening (130) of the housing compartment (100) and a second end (32), said support rod (30) being configured to pivot about the pivot point (40) between a rest configuration in which it is entirely accommodated inside the housing compartment (100) and a pull-out configuration in which it is located outside the housing compartment (100),
characterized in that the support rod (30) comprises:
- a first portion (34) extending along a first direction of extension (B-B) from the first end (31) to a first intermediate point (33) located between the first end (31) and the second end (32);

- a second portion (35) connected to the first portion (34) and configured to support one or more hangers (11), said second portion (35) extending along a second direction of extension (C-C) incident on the first direction of extension (B-B) from the intermediate point (34) to the second end (32), said second portion (35) being located in a central portion (150) of the housing compartment (100) along the width direction (X-X).
A pull-out unit (1) as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- the first portion (34) extends along the first direction of extension (B-B) toward the inside of the compartment (100) and the second portion (35) extends along the second direction of extension (C-C) toward the side wall (110, 120) proximate to the second end (32) of the support element (30) when in the rest configuration;

- said first direction of extension (B-B) and said second direction of extension (C-C) defining a rotation plane (Rot) parallel to the ground, about which said pull-out unit (1) pivots.
A pull-out unit (1) as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the pull-out unit has:
- a first boundary line (Ld1) parallel to the width direction (X-X) and located at a distance from the rear portion (112, 122), along the depth direction (Y-Y) toward the outside of the housing compartment (100), ranging from 12 cm to 30 cm, preferably from 18 to 29 cm;

- a second boundary line (Ld2) parallel to the width direction (X-X) and located at a distance from the front portion (111, 121) along the depth direction (Y-Y) toward the inside of the housing compartment (100), ranging from 1 to 30 cm, preferably from 18 to 30 cm;

- said first boundary line (Ld1) and said second boundary line (Ld2) delimiting the central portion (150).
A pull-out unit as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein
- the support rod (30) has a first significant distance (Da1) as measured between the pivot point (40) and the second end (32), said first significant distance (Da1) being smaller than or equal to a first limit distance (LI) as measured along the width direction (X-X) between the pivot point (40) and the side wall (120) proximate to the second end (32) of the support element (30) when in the rest configuration.
A pull-out unit as claimed in any of claims 1 to 4 wherein
the support rod (30) has second significant distances (Da2) as measured between the pivot point (40) and the projections (35a) of the second portion (35) on the depth direction (Y-Y), each second significant distance (Da2) being equal to or greater than 15 cm, preferably equal to or greater than 22cm.
A pull-out unit (1) as claimed in claims 1 to 5, wherein the support rod (1) has a third significant distance (Da3) as measured between the pivot point (40) and the projection (42) of the pivot point (40) on the width direction toward the outside of the housing compartment (100), the difference between the second significant distance (Da2) and the third significant distance (Da3) being equal to or greater than 15 cm, preferably greater than 20cm.
A pull-out unit as claimed in any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the second portion (35) of the support rod (30) has:
- a first segment (35a) extending between the intermediate point (33) and a second intermediate point (36) along the second direction of extension (C-C);

- a second segment (35b) extending between the second intermediate point (36) and the second end (32) of the support rod (30) along a third direction of extension (D-D), incident on to the second direction of extension (B-B).
A pull-out unit (1) as claimed in any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the support rod (30) can be extended by modifying the distance between the first end (31) and the second end (32) of the support rod (30) to adjust it to the size of its respective housing compartment (100).
A pull-out unit (1) as claimed in any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the pivoting means (20) define a pivot point (40) with the support rod (30), which is spaced apart from the access opening (130) not farther than one quarter of the distance between the front portion (111, 121) and the rear portion (112, 122).
An item of furniture consisting of a wardrobe (10) comprising two opposite side walls (110, 120) spaced apart along a width direction (X-X) and extending between a front portion (111, 121) and a rear portion (112, 122), which are spaced apart along a depth direction (Y-Y) perpendicular to the width direction (X-X), said side walls (110, 120) defining a housing compartment (100), said housing compartment (100) extending between a bottom wall (140) connecting the rear portions (112, 122) and an access opening (130) defined between the front portions (111, 121) of the side walls (110, 120),
characterized in that it comprises a pull-out unit (1) as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 rotationally attached to the item of furniture (10) inside the housing compartment (100).