ES2255863B1 - SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLING LOW KITCHEN CABINETS. - Google Patents

Abstract

Assembly system of low kitchen cabinets, attached to a wall, comprising the steps of: a) fixing a series of battens (1, 2 and 3) on the wall and floor; b) position and fix between these rails a series of vertical uprights (13 and 14); c) position and fix a worktop (20) on the upper horizontal edge of the uprights; d) mount on the front edges of the uprights (14) doors and closing panels.

Description

Assembly system for base cabinets kitchen.

The present invention relates to a system of  assembly of low kitchen cabinets and more specifically of Low kitchen cabinets that rest on the floor and a wall.

The low kitchen cabinets are constituted and they are mounted as more or less complete units and transported like this mounted to the installation site. These cabinets comprise at least side and rear walls, floor and upper crossbar and a running countertop can be mounted at the installation site, so Like doors and drawers.

This constructive system is relatively expensive, due to the use of material for the back wall or rear of the cabinets and for the floor of the same. In addition, both the space between the wall and the back like the one they will delimit floor, baseboard, wall and floor, they are lost with respect to the total external volume of the cabinets.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the problems exposed by means of a constitutive system or of assembly of low kitchen cabinets that allows to dispense with the back and bottom or floor of this type of furniture, with the consequent savings, both in material and labor, and gain in space, since the interior volume will be limited by the floor and kitchen wall.

A further advantage of the system of the invention is that the assembly of the furniture takes almost entirely at the point or place of installation, being able to store and transport the different disassembled components, which It will allow considerable savings of materials and packaging.

The assembly system of the invention is specially designed for the assembly of low kitchen cabinets They are attached to a wall. The system of the invention includes the stages of:

a) Fix a series of battens on the wall and floor along the support areas of the cabinets on said wall and floor;

b) Position and fix between each other track them a series of vertical panels or structures that delimit intermediate gaps and have superior edges horizontal coplanar and interior edges also coplanarians

c) Position and fix on the upper edge horizontal vertical panels a worktop that runs between the extreme vertical panels, at least; Y

d) Riding on the previous songs of the door panels and closing walls in at least part of the gaps delimited between said panels.

The battens fixed to the wall will run in horizontal position and preferably the horizontal track upper will be fixed to the wall so that its upper edge is in the same horizontal plane as the upper edge of the panels or vertical structures, hereinafter vertical uprights. From this mode has a countertop support surface defined by the upper edge of the upper horizontal track fixed to the wall and by the upper horizontal edge of the panels vertical

One or more battens can be fixed on the floor which will preferably run parallel to the wall on which the horizontal battens have been fixed.

With this arrangement, vertical panels they will run perpendicular to the strips fixed to the wall and floor and will be anchored to these battens by pieces clamping auxiliaries.

Fixing the battens to the wall and floor can be carried out by screws, for which said can be pre-drilled in the sequence and distances to which vertical uprights should be placed. One of the fixing holes of the battens can be in diameter greater than the fixing screw, which will allow adjusting the horizontality of the battens and the situation in the same plane vertical brackets or panel anchoring parts vertical

Once the battens are fixed to the wall and floor and the supports or connecting parts of the vertical panels, are proceeds to the assembly of the two extreme vertical panels. The rest of the intermediate vertical panels line up with respect to these extreme panels, both in height and frontally. To do this, the vertical uprights can be equipped with their lower edge of height adjustable legs, which will allow positioning correct of all panels.

Once all the uprights are positioned vertical is fixed by screws to the brackets or connection parts previously fixed on the rails. During this operation you can also place the crossbars that were necessary.

Finally, the placement of the Countertop with screws and / or adhesive, which can be anchored together when trailing the horizontal top of the wall like the panels vertical Fixing this countertop confers rigidity final structural of the furniture, which is thus constituted as a single body Finally we will proceed to assemble the doors that they close the gaps delimited between panels. Supposing some hole is intended for mounting drawers, guides or corresponding slides will already be mounted on the panels vertical Finally, the furniture can be finished off with panels decorative sides, if desired.

The system of the invention allows, in addition to facilitate the transport and storage of the necessary elements for the formation of furniture, a gain of space in two directions, depth and height. By removing the back of the cabinets you gain in space the distance from the inside of the back to the wall. The same happens with respect to height, at delete the background piece and allow us to use the background and allow us to use the normally unused space mezzanine, plinth and floor or bottom.

Also the system of the invention implies a material saving and assembly process, when using the wall and existing floor as back and bottom of the cabinets.

The reduction in the use of materials, the reduction of the processes and the number of pieces, allow to reduce the necessary energy consumption, as well as the needs of packing material

The reduction of materials can allow use higher quality or bright materials for training  of the top board that will determine the surface seen, formation of the uprights as well as the doors and front of drawers.

In cabinets built in accordance with the In the absence of a wooden bottom, the risk of spillage of water, especially in the sink area, is minimized, since This would go directly to the kitchen floor.

All system features and advantages  of the invention may be better understood with the following description, made with reference to the attached drawings, in the shown in an example of non-limiting embodiment.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows in perspective a portion of floor and wall of a kitchen in which they have set a series of battens, corresponding to the same stage of the system Cabinet assembly.

Figure 2 corresponds to detail A of the Figure 1 on a larger scale.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, in which the battens include the supports or pieces of vertical panels connection.

Figure 4 corresponds to detail B of the Figure 3, on a larger scale.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 1, in which the vertical panels are shown, arranged in according to the second stage of the assembly system of the invention.

Figure 6 corresponds to detail C of the Figure 5, on a larger scale.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 5, including the countertop of the furniture.

Figure 8 is a perspective similar to the Figure 7, with the front of the cabinet closed by drawers and doors.

Figure 9 is a perspective similar to the Figure 7, in which the furniture includes side panels Decorative

Figure 10 is a side elevation of a piece of furniture constructed according to the invention, with a variant of execution in front of it.

As can be seen in Figure 1, for carrying out the assembly system of the invention proceeds to the  fixing a series of strips 1, 2 and 3 on wall 4 and 5th floor, coinciding with the areas on which the cabinets in said wall 4 and floor 5. In the example described on the wall 4 two strips 1 and 2 have been arranged, while in the soil has been arranged a single track 3.

The battens 1 and 2 run in position horizontal and the track 1 will be arranged at a height such that the upper edge 6 of the same define a back support for the furniture countertop.

Fixing the battens to the surfaces of the wall 4 and floor 5 is made by screws. To achieve a correct positioning, at least one of the holes 7, figure 2, fixation of these battens will be larger than the diameter of the screws 8, so that it allows a certain adjustment until the horizontal positioning correct.

The track 3 will preferably be arranged in position parallel to wall 4. All battens shall be equipped with the holes 7 and 9 necessary for fixing to the surface of the wall or floor and also for fixing brackets or parts of connection 10 and 11, by screws 12, or by plastic plugs pressure sausages for anchoring vertical uprights. From consider it convenient, piece 11 can be the same as piece 10.

Figures 3 and 4 are already fixed. supports 10 and 11 to the battens 1, 2 and 3.

The vertical uprights are constituted by extreme vertical panels 13 and intermediate 14 that are fixed to the Track them using brackets or connection pieces 10 and 11. To this these pieces have one or two lugs 15 equipped with one or more holes 16 for the passage of fastening screws 17, figure 6.

Vertical panels 13 and 14 can be also related by crossbars 18.

The arrangement of vertical panels 13 and 14  delimits gaps, part of which at least may be intended for mounting drawers, for which said panels will go equipped with the necessary guides 19.

The uprights 13 and 14 must remain with the edge upper located in the same horizontal plane as the upper edge del rastrel 1. To regulate and achieve this positioning, the vertical uprights can be provided with lower legs 20 ' adjustable, which will be considered the correct positioning of these panels, following which are fixed on the brackets or connection pieces 10 and 11.

Then on the upper edge of the panels 13 and 15 and on the upper strip 1 of the wall and the front crossbar 18 supports countertop 20, which can be fixed also by screws and / or an adhesive. To complete the furniture drawers 21 and 22 are arranged and in certain hollow doors of close 23.

In case you want to hide in the sides of the furniture built the ends of the rakes 1, 2 and 3 and the support legs 20 'of the vertical end panels 13, decorative panels 24 and 25.

In figure 10 a side elevation is shown  execution variant, in which the furniture front is not vertical, but inclined inwards upwards. In this case, all vertical uprights will have a edge previous 26 inclined. The purpose of this embodiment, as well as the one shown in figures 1 to 9 in which the lower portion of the frontal surface is retracted, it is to allow the approach of a person, without the end of the shoe colliding against the front of the furniture.

Claims (8)

1. Assembly system of low kitchen cabinets, attached to a wall, characterized in that it comprises the stages of: a) fix a series of battens on the wall and floor along the support areas of the cabinets on said wall and floor; b) position and fix between each other track them a series of vertical uprights that delimit gaps intermediate and have coplanar horizontal upper edges and earlier songs also coplanar; c) position and fix on the upper edge horizontal uprights a worktop that runs between the extreme vertical panels, at least; d) ride on the previous edges of the door panels and closing panels of at least part of the gaps  delimited between panels. 2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that at least two of the vertical uprights are carriers, for their facing surfaces, of horizontal guides located at the same height, between which removable drawers are mounted. 3. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical uprights are fixed to the rails by means of brackets or connecting pieces that are anchored to the rails. 4. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall-fixing rails run horizontally. 5. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the strip or rails fixed to the floor run in a direction parallel to the wall. 6. System according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper horizontal strip is fixed to the wall so that its upper edge is in the same horizontal plane as the upper edge of the vertical panels. 7. System according to claims 1 and 5, characterized in that at least one track is fixed to the floor, whose outer edge is located close to the vertical plane than the adjacent portion of the outer vertical edge of the vertical uprights. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical panels are carriers in the lower horizontal edge of support legs on the ground, of adjustable height.