ES1235815U - EASY TRANSPORTATION AND ASSEMBLY FURNITURE (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Furniture (1) for easy transport and assembly, of the type comprising vertical uprights (2) on which horizontal elements (3) are supported, characterized in that the horizontal elements (3) between each two vertical uprights (2) they are, all of them, connected by a same first end (30) to the corresponding vertical upright (2) through first horizontal axis articulations (4) that can be folded superiorly, and by the second end (31) opposite to the other vertical upright (2) through second articulations (5) of horizontal axis fold down. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

FURNITURE AND ASSEMBLY FURNITURE

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a piece of furniture that is easy to transport and assemble, while maintaining the low cost of a piece of furniture that is sold disassembled and occupying an essentially flat package, is easy and quick to assemble.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Currently, the sale of disassembled furniture is being imposed, which will then be assembled at the final location by means of hardware and instructions provided in the package containing the disassembled furniture, especially shelving-type furniture and the like, comprising vertical uprights (sides and intermediate ) on which horizontal elements (such as shelves) are supported. This has obvious economic advantages for the buyer, since it avoids paying for a specialized assembly of the furniture and has a lower acquisition cost, derived from the reduced transport and storage space of the furniture packaged in flat packaging - and of not involving assembly labor - which also allows to increase the stochage and in general improves the handling of the package.

The problem of the previous thing is in which it is necessary to realize the assembly of the piece of furniture, being able to be missing hardware, or to be lost, or that the client has little expertise assembling the same one, which can even get to deteriorate it.

That is, in the current market, ready-made / assembled furniture is available for sale, which takes up a lot of space, thus making its transportation, handling and installation more complex and expensive, with special means being necessary. On the other hand there is the furniture in kit, where its main advantage is its reduced presentation, thus facilitating transport costs, more agile handling, reducing the costs obtaining from this It forms a better price for it, but with the great disadvantage of always having to assemble and assemble the product. They usually include the necessary hardware, but tools and materials for screwing and gluing are necessary, and the services of a professional to be hired may be necessary.

These drawbacks are solved with the use of the furniture of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The furniture of the invention has a configuration that facilitates its transport and folded storage, with the same advantages of the disassembled furniture that is currently sold, but with a much easier and faster assembly.

The furniture, in question, is of the type comprising vertical uprights (sides and intermediate) on which horizontal elements (such as shelves) are supported, where according to the invention, the horizontal elements between each two vertical uprights are , all of them, joined by the same first end to the corresponding vertical upright, through first horizontally hinged upper articulations (that is, joints whose axis allows upward rotation, for example hinges whose axis is located in the upper plane of the horizontal element, or hidden hinges embedded in the edge of the horizontal element) and at the second opposite end to the other vertical upright through second horizontal axis joints that can be folded downwards (which are similar to those that can be folded superiorly but allow the downward rotation).

In this way the horizontal elements can be fixed to the vertical uprights of the factory, allowing a folding of the furniture where the uprights remain parallel at all times and the horizontal elements, when folded, are also arranged parallel to the previous ones, adopting a flat folded shape similar to that of disassembled furniture and therefore having the same advantages, and when assembling it simply have to be deployed by turning the joints until they adopt the form where the horizontal elements are arranged precisely horizontally between the corresponding uprights, ideally ensuring the deployed position , either with additional means, such as brackets, braces or backs, or by fixing it to the wall.

Then, the presentation of the product for sale is always with reduced flat packaging, with the folded furniture, with the elements that form it arranged in the direction that allows the rotation of the fittings (joints), being the direction of plating more agile according to The furniture model.

The assembly by means of unfolding must be done by the user pulling one of its sides until the framing of the parts that form them is achieved (uprights and horizontal elements to be fixed and secured by means of a fixing element, in order to avoid movements and dislodges of the furniture. These fasteners can be brackets, bumpers or any type of metal, plastic or wooden joint that is necessary to use according to the furniture model, as they are different bends, sizes and weights to ensure.

The main objective of the invention is to serve a basic furniture or shelf mounted with its different assembled panels but presented in a reduced flat packaging. fusing the advantages of traditional furniture presentations (kit and assembled).

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figure 1 shows an elevation view of the furniture of the invention in shelf configuration of a module, in deployed position, intermediate during folding, and folded.

Figure 2 shows an elevational view of the furniture of the invention in a two-module shelf configuration, in an unfolded position, intermediate during folding, and folded.

Figure 3 shows details of the first joints and second joints of the furniture of the invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The furniture (1) of easy transport and assembly of the invention is of the type comprising vertical uprights (2) (sides and intermediate), on which they are supported horizontal elements (3) (such as shelves), where according to the invention, the horizontal elements (3) between each two vertical uprights (2), are all connected by the same first end (30) to the vertical upright (2) corresponding through first articulations (4) (see fig 3) of the horizontal axis that can be folded superiorly, and on the second end (31) opposite to the other vertical upright (2) through second articulations (5) of horizontal axis lower folding.

Preferably the furniture (1) comprises elements for blocking the mounted (unfolded) position. Said blocking elements may be for example cross braces, rear panels that will square the furniture, brackets (6), etc.

Finally, indicate that very preferably, the width of the horizontal elements (3) (which will translate into the width of the configured shelves) is equal to or less than the vertical distance between them, so that in the folded position they are completely down and parallel to the vertical uprights (2).

Describing sufficiently the nature of the invention, it is indicated that the description thereof and its preferred embodiment should be construed in a non-limiting manner, and that it encompasses all of the possible embodiments that are deduced from the content of the present specification. and of the claims.

Claims (4)

1. -Furniture (1) for easy transport and assembly, of the type comprising vertical uprights (2) on which horizontal elements (3) are supported, characterized in that the horizontal elements (3) between each two vertical uprights (2 ) are, all of them, joined by a same first end (30) to the corresponding vertical upright (2) through first horizontally articulated first articulations (4), and by the second end (31) opposite to the other vertical upright (2) through second joints (5) of horizontal axis that can be folded down. 2. -Mueble (1) easy transport and assembly according to claim 1 comprising locking elements in the mounted position of the furniture. Furniture (1) of easy transport and assembly according to claim 2, wherein the blocking elements are selected from: - crossed braces, -back panels, -Squares (6). 4.-Furniture (1) of easy transport and assembly according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the width of the horizontal elements (3) is equal to or less than the vertical distance between them.