FI85640C - FOERFARANDE FOER ATT BILDA TRANSPORT- ELLER LAGRINGSFOERPACKNING FOER EN MOEBEL. - Google Patents

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Method of forming a transport or storage package for furniture Förfarande för att bilda transport- ellei lagringsförpackning för en Möbel

The invention relates to a method for forming a transport and / or storage package arrangement.

Nk. in the durable goods sector, it is common for commodities to be exchanged according to fashion variations. The goods themselves are manufactured where manufacture is inexpensive and transported through a longer or shorter chain of intermediaries to the final consumer. This results in the commodity being able to travel long distances, often with interim storage at one or more locations.

In the case of furniture in particular, the problem is that the commodity is both large in size and irregular in shape, which requires cumbersome arrangements for transport and storage. It is quite common for transport and storage capacity to be underutilized because the shape of a piece causes a lot of empty space between different pieces.

The mentioned shortcomings have been solved for some furniture, such as shelves or the like, in that the furniture consists of several subassemblies which are connected together by different screw arrangements. Assembling then usually requires the availability of tools and sometimes even special skills. In this type of furniture, it is generally accepted that the seam point between the different subassemblies is more or less visible.

However, in many other pieces of furniture, the fashion has been such that the end consumer has demanded that the furniture has already been manufactured in the factory as a fixed whole. This is especially true for more valuable and heavier sitting room furniture such as lounge chairs and especially sofas. In the case of leather sofas in particular, it is required that there are no 2 85640 signs that the sofa has been assembled from parts, as it is generally assumed that a sofa assembled from sub-assemblies would be less durable, for example when cleaning requires moving it in an apartment. Thus, especially in the case of leather sofas worldwide, there is a problem that the sofas are always made into complete pieces, which are then transported at a rather poor efficiency to the final consumer. This has contributed to the fact that it has not been sensible to invest in the manufacture of sofas in factories behind long distances.

The object of the invention is to show the means by which the transport of such durable goods is arranged in an efficient manner, without the prejudiced attitude of the end consumer and / or persons visiting him influencing the use of the item. It is a further object of the invention to provide means for transporting large furniture in particular, such as sofas or the like, one object being to provide furniture which during transport can be arranged in an easily and efficiently transportable form in which the proportion of unnecessary empty space is minimized. Thus, one or more transport packages of a piece itself, for example furniture or the like, may comprise parts belonging to the same piece. Alternatively or in addition to the above •. the actual transport and storage package may comprise identical or different parts belonging to several pieces.

The features of the invention appear from the appended claims. Thus, the invention is characterized in that the body to be packed is formed of loose interconnected subassemblies of an assembly, whereby interlocking pieces are formed on the adjacent surfaces of the subassemblies, through which the subassemblies can be detached for transport and , in which the lining of the body would otherwise have a visible seam, and in such a way that the lining suitably forms a friction surface which prevents the mutual movement of the subassemblies.

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The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying figures, in which an embodiment is a sofa or the like, Fig. 1 schematically shows an embodiment of the invention in side section, Fig. 2 shows a rear view of the embodiment of Fig. 1 at the stage when the furniture package is opened and assembly begins. seen from the front of the same embodiment, Fig. 4 shows the furniture almost pre-assembled, Fig. 5 shows an enlarged sectional view of a lock according to an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 6 shows an alternative lock.

In Figures 1.. . The body shown in Fig. 4 is, as can be seen in particular in Fig. 4, a rather rather cumbersome unit to transport, whereby there is a great deal of useless space in a load consisting of several pieces as shown. The idea according to the invention starts from the fact that the piece before the packaging, suitably already at the manufacturing stage, is formed from loose interconnected subassemblies which are transported. ; and / or after storage are interconnected. Fig. 1 thus shows by way of example a side view of a sofa-type piece of furniture, in which the back part 1, the seat part 2, the armrests 3, 3a and the front panel 4 are all separated in the packing stage and as such form subassemblies from which the assembled part is formed.

The furniture described above is thus formed of subassemblies which are suitably detached from each other during transport or storage. In this case, the subassemblies can be used to form the efficiently transportable and 85640 storable units which are the object of the invention in a manner known per se. After transport or storage, these subassemblies are connected to each other by utilizing interlocking locking pieces 5 in each subassembly, which, according to Figure 2, preferably consist of a second female body 6 and a male body 7. These locking bodies 5 preferably function so that the male body of each first subassembly 7 is inserted into the corresponding female body 6 in the associated second subassembly. The subassemblies 1, 2, 3, 4 are then moved laterally, suitably vertically, so that the protruding, preferably L-shaped locking tab in the male body 7 engages behind the groove defining the groove of the female body 6. takes place.

The method according to the invention is particularly suitable for use in connection with the transport and storage of pieces in which the assembled piece, and thus also at least part of its subassemblies, has a softer lining or padding 8. In this case, the seams between the subassemblies are placed. to points where otherwise in the compiled copy:. would be the seam of the liner or padding. In a seating furniture, such as an armchair or sofa, these seams are usually located between the backrest 1 and the armrests 3, 3a. Furthermore, the cushion of the seat part 2 itself usually forms its own entity, whereby this at the same time forms a natural seam between this subassembly 2 and the other subassemblies 1, 3, 3a, 4. Furthermore, for practical reasons, for example, leather sofas have a seam point for leather upholstery between the front panel 4 and the armrests 3, 3a, this seam being used at the same time as a dividing seam between subassemblies 3, 3a, 2 and 4 according to the invention.

In the case that the upholstery consists of a cushion, i.e. a so-called padding 8, this cushion is advantageously also advantageous in that it in itself forms a friction surface between the subassemblies, which counteracts the mutual displacement of the subassemblies and thus acts to prevent unintentional opening of the locking pieces.

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It can be seen in Figure 3 that the seat part 2 forms its own entity in a rather natural way, whereby in one embodiment the seat part 2 has its own support legs 9, which can preferably be pivoted on the one hand in the direction of the seat and on the other downwards to the floor to provide a tight transport package. It can be seen from Figure 4 again that the front plate 4 suitably forms the last detachable part to be assembled and the first detachable piece to be disassembled, respectively.

In most cases, the initial locking described above is sufficient, but especially in the case of heavy furniture, it is sometimes advantageous to prevent accidental opening movement in the opposite direction. Thus, the joints locked in the initial locking of the furniture do not open even when the furniture is lifted, e.g. from the front panel 4. For this purpose, the subassemblies 1 and / or 2 and / or 3 and / or 4 have a locking mechanism arranged separately or in connection with the locking pieces 5,:. . which permanently prevents accidental opening. so that opening requires a separate operation. In the case of furniture, such as furniture or the like, it is particularly important that the front panel 4 is connected to the rest of the assembly in a locked manner, because this is often the point when cleaning and moving the furniture.

Fig. 5 shows a locking arrangement in which the final locking of the subassemblies to each other is effected by a detachable member or a sliding member slidably arranged in the second subassembly 4, suitably a pin 10 or the like in a second subassembly 3, 3a or a hole in the locking body 5, 6. the mutual movement of the subassemblies and thus the accidental opening of the locking pieces 5 is prevented. If there is later a need for 6 85640 water to redistribute the furniture into subassemblies, the locking arrangement in question can be easily opened again.

A particularly preferred alternative embodiment is the spring-loaded locking latch 11 shown in Fig. 6, along which the second subassembly (front plate 4 in the figure) or a part thereof slides in the initial locking step, the final locking automatically following when the locking pieces 5 have moved far enough to each other to form the initial locking The automatic locking arrangement in this way is advantageous in that the final locking does not require any special measures and is therefore not accidentally omitted. Such a spring latch can be suitably arranged structurally in connection with the locking pieces 5.

The entire packaging assembly presented above thus consists of separate subassemblies of the piece to be packaged, and the assembly can correspondingly be easily assembled without tools into a rigid structure, for example a sofa. On the other hand, the same packaging arrangement comprises, at the packaging stage: only those subassemblies which are very tightly packable in shape. Thus, the packaging assembly formed in accordance with the invention can advantageously be transported over long distances, whereby the manufacture itself can be located taking into account non-transport aspects. Likewise, the storage of these subassemblies is considerably less expensive than the storage of pre-assembled pieces, often of complex shape. The arrangement according to the invention easily achieves twice the storage efficiency compared to the previously known storage of this type of pieces.

The advantages according to the invention are particularly advantageous in cases where the assembled furniture becomes considerably large. Thus, for example, in the event of a move, the furniture can be distributed to parts which are easily portable and which can easily fit through narrow doors, stairwells and the like.

Claims (8)

A method of forming a transport and / or storage packaging arrangement in which the piece to be packed in its entirety is formed by at least partially lined loose subunits (1, 2, 3, 4) which are interconnectable to one another, at least some of the surfaces (1, 2, 3, 4) adjacent to each other form read-pieces (5), through which the lined sub-parts (1, 2, 3, 4) can be connected at opposite sides to one another. adjacent to each other in connection with the opening of the package, may be characterized by locating the joint division between the sub-assemblies into places where there would otherwise otherwise be a naturally visible joint, and that the lining and / or padding (8) conveniently form a joint. friction surface which prevents the movement of the subunits (1, 2, 3, 4). 2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the latching pieces (5) are formed of interconnecting connecting hands (7) and female pieces (6), which are attached to respective sub-assemblies (1, 2, 3). 4). 3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the subunits (1, 2, 3, 4) combine and are detached from each other by connecting the subunits (1,: 2, 3, 4) to each other. - respective female reading sections (6, 7) against each other or each other, whereby an initial reading is performed by moving the parts (1, 2, 3, 4) with each other substantially in vertical direction while the reading means are aligned and facing each other. ! A method according to any of claims 1. . 3, characterized in that, by means of special solvents, the mutual movement of the reading pieces (5, 6, 7) to the open position is prevented. · * · 85640 5. A method according to claim 4, characterized in that only reading means (10) are connected to a reading pin (10) which is inserted into a shark arranged for the same, which essentially follows the reading pin (10) so that at least an opening movement in the vertical direction of the sub-assembly (4) which, since the piece to be packaged is in the assembled condition, is primarily located, is prevented. 6. A method according to claim 4, characterized in that a spring arrangement (11) and advantageously a counterpart arrangement (12) which cooperates with it (12) are used for reading the reading pieces (5), the spring arrangement (11) automatically laser reading the pieces (5) after that a suitable first reading netted. 7. A method according to claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the sub-assemblies (1, 2, 3, 4) are interconnected in such a way that the piece formed is a piece of furniture of a substantially rigid construction. 8. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the furniture unit of rigid construction is a cushioned sofa or a similar piece of furniture.