ES1214779U - STRUCTURAL FURNITURE COMPONENT (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Structural component of furniture, especially toilet furniture, characterized in that it comprises: - a central core (1), and - at least one aluminum composite panel (2) with a digital printing stamp (6), attached to at least one of the faces of the core (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

STRUCTURAL FURNITURE COMPONENT

DESCRIPTION

5 OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention falls within the technical field of furniture for the toilet, as well as that of furniture panels, and refers in particular to a structural component of furniture consisting of a sandwich panel specially designed to be used in the manufacture of furniture intended to be installed in toilets and bathrooms.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The toilets and bathrooms, both those located in private homes and those located in collective spaces, are rooms in which conditions of humidity and temperature are created that are special and superior to the usual ones, and in which discharges of water on the furniture surfaces located inside. Therefore, said surfaces must have some type of protective treatment or coating to prevent deterioration.

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Likewise, in recent years a tendency can be observed to improve and take care of the aesthetics of the furniture and the elements located in the bathroom, which had usually been valued solely for their functionality. Thus, the furniture intended to be installed in a bathroom has its own peculiarities and problems, derived from the need for robust surfaces and materials and prepared to prevent deterioration due to humidity and temperature that are aesthetically attractive. .

On the other hand, it is well known that the material most commonly used in the manufacture of furniture in general is wood and all its derivatives, with particle boards 30 (MDP) and medium density fiber boards (MDF) being the most used . However, humidity and high temperatures that, as indicated above, usually occur in bathrooms, deteriorate wood very easily, causing swelling, cracking and even rot.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The object of the invention consists of a structural component of furniture, more specifically in a composite sandwich panel, specially designed to be used in the manufacture of furniture intended to be installed in toilets and bathrooms. The structural component comprises a central core, preferably made of wood or wood derivatives, and at least one upper face joined to one of the faces of the central core, said upper face being formed by a panel composed of aluminum.

The aluminum composite panel in turn comprises an inner layer, preferably of polyethylene, an outer sheet of aluminum and an inner sheet of rear aluminum. The outer sheet is intended to be oriented towards the outside, while the rear sheet is intended to face and in direct contact with the central core of the structural component.

In the preferred embodiment of the structural component, the outer sheet of the aluminum composite panel incorporates on its surface a digital print with a decorative stamping, for example imitating the appearance of natural wood, and a protective film or layer, such as a varnish or similar.

Also, in this preferred embodiment, the structural component incorporates a lower face linked to the central core and formed by another aluminum composite panel. In an alternative embodiment, this lower face of the panel is formed by a high pressure laminated panel, also referred to by its acronym in English as HPL, of reduced thickness.

The process for preparing the structural components of toilet furniture thus described comprises the following sequence of steps:

- sanding and priming of the front sheet of the aluminum composite panel designed to form the upper face of the panel;

- digital printing of decorative printing on the surface of the outer sheet of the aluminum composite panel;

- application of a layer of finishing varnish on decorative stamping, preferably colorless and with sunscreens of at least 15 g / m2;

- gluing and pressing of the aluminum composite panel on one face of the central core, preferably formed by a board of MDF or MDP and HPL wood particles;

- gluing and pressing of the lower face on the opposite face of the central core;

5 - adjustment of the geometry and dimensions of the structural component by

cuts made with hard metal or diamond discs;

- coating the edges of the structural component, preferably by gluing flat PVC profiles; Y

- milling of the structural component for forming connection channels 10 between components; preferably with 91 ° tools.

In this way, a sandwich-type structural component is obtained with the thickness and strength necessary for the required, stable and easily machinable application. The furniture obtained by means of these structural components will have the superficial characteristics that the aluminum confers as support, with more stability against moisture than traditional products and with the exclusive and versatile designs that can be made by digital printing.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a top perspective view of a structural component.

Figure 2.- Shows a front view of a cross-section made in the structural component 30 of Figure 1.

Figure 3.- Shows a front view of a cross section made in a structural component according to a second preferred embodiment.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Next, a detailed explanation of a preferred embodiment of the object of the present invention is provided with the aid of the aforementioned figures.

The described structural component of furniture, shown schematically in Figure 1, is formed by a central core (1), with at least one of its faces covered by an aluminum composite panel (2).

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The core (1) is in turn formed by a wooden chipboard board, and the aluminum composite panel (2) in turn comprises, interconnected, an inner layer (3) of polyethylene, an outer sheet of aluminum (4), printed and adhered to a face of the inner layer (3), and an inner sheet of aluminum (5) adhered to the opposite face of the inner layer 15 (3) and the central core (1), such and as seen in figure 2.

The outer aluminum sheet (4) is intended to be oriented towards the outside of the structural component, and incorporates on its surface a decorative stamping (6) and a varnish film for coating and protection.

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In a lower face of the core (1) there is arranged, in the preferred embodiment described herein, another panel composed of aluminum (2), in this case without any printing. In a second preferred embodiment, shown in Figure 3, a high pressure laminated panel (7) is arranged on the underside of the core (1).

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The structural component also incorporates a edging (8) for partial coating of at least one of its edges.

Claims (7)

1. Structural component of furniture, especially toilet furniture, characterized in that it comprises: 5 - a central core (1), and - at least one panel composed of aluminum (2) with a digital printing (6), attached to at least one of the faces of the core (1). 2. Structural component according to claim 1 characterized in that the aluminum composite panel 10 (2) in turn comprises: - an inner layer (3), - an outer sheet of aluminum (4), with the printed stamping (6), adhered to one side of the inner layer (3), and - an inner sheet of aluminum (5) adhered to the opposite side of the inner layer (3) 15 and the central core (1). 3. Structural component according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that it incorporates two aluminum composite panels (2), one attached to an upper face of the core (1) and another attached to the lower face of the core (1). twenty 4. Structural component according to claim 2 characterized in that the outer aluminum sheet (4) incorporates a varnish film. 5. Structural component according to claim 1 characterized in that the core 25 (1) is made of wood. 6. Structural component according to claim 1 characterized in that the core (1) is composed of wood derivatives. 7. Structural component according to claim 1 characterized in that incorporates a high pressure laminated panel (7) attached to the bottom face of the core (1). 8. Structural component according to claim 1 characterized in that it incorporates a edging (8) for covering at least one of its edges. 6