FR3054420A1 - FURNITURE COMPRISING A CAISSON AND A MOBILE CASE - Google Patents

Abstract

The cabinet (1) comprises: - a box (2) parallelepiped with an open front face; - A rack (10) movable relative to the box between a closed position, wherein the rack is housed in the box and closes the front face of the box, and an open position in which the rack protrudes from the box by the front face of the caisson. The rack comprises first and second side faces (16, 17) open, and a deformable closure wall (30) is mounted movably on the rack between: - a first configuration, in which the closure wall seals the first lateral face (16) of the rack, the second lateral face (17) being free; - And a second configuration, wherein the closure wall closes the second side face (17) of the rack, the first side face (16) being free.

Description

054 420

57375 ® FRENCH REPUBLIC

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY © Publication number:

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COURBEVOIE © Int Cl ⁸ : A 47 B 57/00 (2017.01)

PATENT INVENTION APPLICATION

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©) Date of filing: 07.29.16. (© Applicant (s): JEC SOLUTIONS Joint-stock company (© Priority: simplified - FR. @ Inventor (s): BECQUET JEAN-MICHEL. ©) Date of public availability of the request: 02.02.18 Bulletin 18/05. ©) List of documents cited in the report preliminary research: Refer to end of present booklet (© References to other national documents ©) Holder (s): JEC SOLUTIONS Joint-stock company related: simplified. ©) Extension request (s): © Agent (s): CABINET GERMAIN & MAUREAU.

FURNITURE COMPRISING A BOX AND A MOBILE LOCKER.

FR 3 054 420 - A1

The cabinet (1) includes:

- a parallelepiped box (2) having an open front face;

- a rack (10) movable relative to the box between a closed position, in which the box is housed in the box and closes the front face of the box, and an open position in which the box projects from the box through the front face of the box.

The rack comprises first and second open side faces (16, 17), and a deformable closure wall (30) is movably mounted on the rack between:

- A first configuration, in which the closure wall closes off the first lateral face (16) of the rack, the second lateral face (17) being free;

- And a second configuration, in which the closure wall closes the second lateral face (17) of the rack, the first lateral face (16) being free.

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The present invention relates to a piece of furniture comprising a box and a movable rack.

More specifically, the invention relates to a piece of furniture comprising a substantially parallelepipedal box having an open front face, as well as a box movable relative to the box between a closed position, in which the box is housed in the box and closes the front face of the box, and an open position in which the rack projects from the box through the front face of the box. The locker includes a first side face and a second side face opposite the first.

Such a piece of furniture is for example used in offices for storing files. During the day, the locker is placed in the open position, thus allowing access to the files, while in the evening, the locker can be placed in the closed position, and possibly locked, so as to prevent access to the files.

In particular, such a piece of furniture can be used in “open space” type offices, that is to say relatively large offices in which several people work. In the open position of the locker, the piece of furniture has relatively large dimensions, and thus forms a partition making it possible to partially isolate smaller work spaces, more conducive to the concentration of people.

In such a case, in particular, one of the side faces is open, to allow access to the files in the open position of the locker, and the other of the side faces is closed. The closed side face makes it possible to avoid the fall of the backrests which would be too pushed from the open side face, but also to obtain the abovementioned isolation function.

According to the arrangements of offices equipped with such furniture, and the arrangement of people in these offices, it is desirable that the open side face is the first, or on the contrary the second, of the side faces. In other words, the opening must be on the left, or on the contrary on the right, when looking at the open front face of the box.

Some of these pieces of furniture have a side panel fixed to the locker in a removable manner, for example by means of screws. Thus, it is possible to fix the panel at the first side face, or at the second side face, as required. It can also be envisaged, according to the evolution of needs in terms of arrangement of the office, to move the panel from one side face of the locker to another.

This known solution is interesting in that it offers a certain modularity. However, the modification of the furniture requires tools and the handling of a panel of relatively large dimensions, which is not easy.

The present invention aims to remedy the drawbacks mentioned above.

To this end, the invention relates to a piece of furniture comprising:

- a substantially parallelepipedic box having an open front face;

- And a box movable relative to the box between a closed position, in which the box is housed in the box and closes the front face of the box, and an open position in which the box projects from the box through the front face of the box.

According to a general definition of the invention, the rack comprises first and second open side faces. In addition, the furniture comprises a deformable closure wall mounted on the rack in a movable manner between:

- A first configuration, in which the closure wall closes the first side face of the locker, the second side face of the locker being free;

- And a second configuration, in which the closure wall closes the second side face of the locker, the first side face of the locker being free.

Thus, it is possible, even for a user who does not have much strength or DIY skills, to move the closure wall between the two configurations, so as to obtain a piece of furniture having an opening on the left, or on the contrary on the right, when looking at the open front face of the box. Indeed, the closure wall remains mounted on the rack during its movement between the two configurations, and does not need to be removed and then reassembled on the other side of the cabinet. Another advantage of the invention lies in the fact that this movement can be carried out without having to use a tool (such as a screwdriver).

In addition, the closure wall being deformable, it can be lighter than a panel of the prior art, which also contributes to the ease of implementation of the invention. By “deformable” is meant that the closure wall does not have a fixed shape as is the case with a substantially rigid panel.

According to one possible embodiment, the closure wall comprises at least one curtain formed by blades hinged together, for example horizontal blades.

Alternatively, one could provide for example a closure wall formed of at least one flexible sheet.

The closure wall may include an edge engaged in a guide path secured to a wall of the crate, and an opposite edge engaged in a guide path secured to an opposite wall of the crate. For example, the closure wall may include a front edge engaged in a guide path secured to a front wall of the crate, and a rear edge engaged in a guide path secured to a rear wall of the crate.

The cabinet can be configured so that the movement of the closure wall takes place in an upward or downward vertical movement printed by the user.

Alternatively, a closure wall could be provided, the displacement of which takes place in a horizontal movement printed by the user. One could also provide a closure wall in two sections displaced in a horizontal movement printed by the user, in opposite directions and which jointly seal one or the other of the open side faces of the rack.

The closure wall may comprise at least one blocking member capable of cooperating with a complementary blocking member formed on the rack, to allow the closure wall to be maintained in the first and / or the second configuration.

Furthermore, the closure wall may include at least one operating member that can be gripped by a user to allow the displacement of the closure wall from one of the first and second configurations to the other.

According to one possible embodiment, the piece of furniture comprises a member arranged on an edge of the obturation wall, this member forming the blocking member in one of the first and second configurations, and forming the operating member in the other. first and second configurations. This member can be fixed on a horizontal edge of the closure wall.

For example, the blocking member and / or the operating member comprises a ring fixed on an edge of the closure wall and the complementary blocking member formed on the rack can comprise a pin, which can be fixed on a bar arranged in the upper part of the locker.

According to another embodiment, the blocking member and / or the operating member comprises a part which is fixed on an edge of the closure wall and which has:

- A portion capable of abutting against a bottom wall of the crate forming the complementary blocking member formed on the crate;

- And a portion adapted to be grasped by a user to allow the displacement of the closure wall from one of the first and second configurations to the other.

Said two portions can be separate or form a single portion.

According to one possible embodiment, the rack has a bottom wall and the closure wall is configured so that, in the first - respectively the second - configuration, the closure wall has a portion which closes the first - respectively the second - side face of the locker and a portion which is located under the bottom wall of the locker.

It can be provided that the distance D between a first horizontal edge and a second horizontal edge of the closure wall is between: h and h + 21, where:

- h is the height of the rack;

- And I is the width of the rack, between the first and second open side faces of the rack.

Said distance is understood along the closure wall, that is to say that it is not the shortest distance between said edges in the considered configuration of the closure wall. In other words, this distance is the distance between said edges when the closure wall is flat.

The minimum distance h ensures that the closure wall completely closes a side face of the rack. Preferably, D> h + I, which makes it possible to ensure that, when the closure wall completely closes a lateral face of the rack, its lowest edge or its highest edge is visible and accessible to a user - by means of a possible operating member - to allow movement to the other configuration.

The maximum distance h + 21 makes it possible to ensure that, when the closure wall completely closes a side face of the rack, it can be arranged so as not to completely close the opposite side face, thus leaving free access to the files contained in the cabinet.

Similar dimensional constraints apply in the case where the closure wall is moved in a horizontal movement printed by the user. In this case, the height h must be replaced by the length L of the rack.

The rack can be slidably mounted relative to the box in a substantially horizontal direction and orthogonal to the open front face of the box.

In one possible embodiment, the crate has at least one wheel configured to roll on the ground when the crate moves relative to the box, and the box has a bottom wall having at least one notch configured to receive part of the wheel when the locker is in the closed position. If the locker has two wheels, the lower wall of the box may include two notches each receiving part of a wheel or a single notch of larger dimensions receiving part of the two wheels.

Several possible embodiments of the invention are now described, by way of nonlimiting examples, with reference to the appended figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a piece of furniture according to the invention, comprising a box, a movable crate and a closure wall, the crate being in the closed position;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the locker and the closure wall in transparency;

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the cabinet of Figures 1 and 2;

Figures 4 and 5 are perspective views of the furniture of Figure 1, the rack being in the open position, and the closure wall being in a first configuration;

Figure 6 shows a detail of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the cabinet of Figure 1, the rack being in the open position, and the closure wall being in a second configuration;

FIG. 8 shows a closure wall according to another embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a piece of furniture fitted with the closure wall of FIG. 8.

FIG. 1 represents a piece of furniture 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. The cabinet 1 is for example intended to be placed in a room, such as an office, and to contain files, supplies, etc.

The cabinet 1 comprises a substantially parallelepiped box 2 comprising an upper wall 3, a lower wall 4, a rear wall 5, and two side walls 6, 7. On the other hand, the cabinet 1 has no front wall, and therefore has a face before 8 open. The box 2 is designed to rest on the ground.

To this end, it may include feet 9. The box is for example made of metal or plastic, this not being limiting.

The longitudinal direction X is defined as the direction orthogonal to the rear wall 5, the transverse direction Y as the direction orthogonal to the side walls 6, 7, X and Y therefore being horizontal. The terms "front" and "rear" are used with reference to the X direction, while the terms "lateral", "left" and "right" are used with reference to the Y direction. When looking towards the inside the box 2 from the front face 8, the side wall 6 is the left side wall, while the side wall 7 is the right side wall.

The vertical direction Z is also defined, with respect to which the terms "lower" and "upper" are used.

The cabinet 1 further comprises a rack 10, which is mounted movably relative to the box 2.

The rack 10 has a substantially parallelepiped shape and has a bottom wall 14, a rear wall 15 and a front wall 18. However, the rack 10 has no side walls, and therefore has open side faces 16, 17, respectively left and right. The rack 10 can also be devoid of an upper wall, and thus have an open upper face 13.

The rack 10 is movable relative to the box 2 between a closed position (Figures 1, 2), in which the box 10 is housed in the box 2, and an open position (Figures 4, 5, 7), in which the box 10 projects from the box 2 through the front face 8 of the box 2.

Advantageously, the dimensions of the rack 10 can be chosen so that the rack 10 is as large as possible, to optimize the storage space, while being able to be accommodated in the box 2.

It can be provided that, in the open position, the rear wall 15 of the rack 10 closes the front face 8 of the box 2 and that, in the closed position, the front wall 18 of the box 10 closes the front face 8 of the box 2.

In the embodiment shown, the rack 10 is slidably mounted relative to the box 2 in the longitudinal direction X. To this end, means are provided for guiding this sliding. For example, longitudinal rails 20 are fixed on the inner face of the side walls 6, 7 of the rack 10, in the upper part of the rack 10, and rollers 21 are fixed on the rack 10, in the vicinity of the rear wall 15, the rollers 21 being configured to move in the rails 20. It is also possible to provide, in the lower part of the side walls 6, 7 and 16, 17, a telescopic rail 22 in the lower part of the cabinet 1 (see Figures 3 and 4 in particular), formed of a first portion 23 sliding in a second portion 24.

The rack 10 can be relatively heavy, typically when it contains files, it can have at least one wheel 25 configured to roll on the ground when the rack 10 moves relative to the box 2. In the embodiment shown, the rack 10 comprises two wheels 25 (see Figure 4).

The wheels 25 are mounted under the lower wall 14, and are arranged in the front part of the rack 10, for example as close as possible to the front wall 18, but without protruding from the latter towards the front. The box 2 can have a notch 26 in its lower wall 4, configured to receive part of the wheel 25 when the rack 10 is in the closed position.

The rack 10 may have a handle 27 on its front wall 18, to allow a user to pull the rack 10 out of the box 2 towards the open position. Furthermore, a lock 28 can be provided on the front wall 18 of the rack 10, in order to lock the rack 10 in the closed position in the box 2.

The rack 10 can be equipped with various interior fittings, such as horizontal shelves 29 forming shelves.

The cabinet 1 also includes a deformable closure wall 30 mounted on the rack 10 in a movable manner, between:

a first configuration (visible in FIGS. 4 and 5), in which the closure wall 30 closes the left lateral face 6 of the rack 10, the right lateral face 7 of the rack 10 being free;

and a second configuration (visible in FIG. 7), in which the closure wall 30 closes the right side face 7 of the rack 10, the left side face 6 of the rack 10 being free.

By "free" means that the side face considered is not closed, or at least very wide open, so as to allow access to the interior of the rack 10 and therefore its contents.

In the embodiment shown by way of example, the closure wall 30 comprises a curtain formed by horizontal blades 31 hinged together, and the displacement of the closure wall 30 takes place in an upward or downward vertical movement printed by the user.

However, other embodiments are possible. Thus, the closure wall could comprise a curtain formed of vertical blades hinged together, the displacement of the closure wall then taking place in a horizontal movement printed by the user. One could also provide two half-curtains of this type coming to meet along a vertical center line of a side face of the rack to jointly close off said side face, leaving the opposite side face free, and vice versa. According to another variant, the closure wall could comprise a flexible sheet.

To allow the displacement of the closure wall 30 between its first and second configurations, the rack 10 comprises a guide path 32 fixed on the rear wall 15 inside the rack 10, in which the rear edge 35 of the closure wall 30, and an identical guide path 32 fixed on the front wall 18 inside the rack 10, in which the front edge 38 of the closure wall 30 is engaged.

Each guide path 32 includes a right vertical portion 32a, located near the open left side face 16 of the box 2, a left vertical portion 32b, located near the right side face 17 open of the box 2, an upper horizontal portion 32c located near the open upper face 13 of the box 2, and a lower horizontal portion located near the lower wall 14 of the box 2. The vertical and horizontal portions of the guide path 32 are advantageously connected by curved portions. It can be provided that the lower horizontal portion of the guide path 32 is not visible because it is located under a bottom wall 11 of the rack 10, mounted parallel to the bottom wall 14 above the latter. Thus, a lower space is formed between the bottom wall 11 and the lower wall 14 of the rack 10.

The closure wall 30 further comprises a first horizontal edge 33 and a second horizontal edge 34.

So that the closure wall 30 can close off one of the side faces 16,17 of the rack 10 while leaving the other of the side faces 17,16 open, the distance D between said horizontal edges 33, 34, along the closing wall 30 is between h and h + 21, where h is the height of the rack 10 and I is the width of the rack 10, between the first and second open side faces 16, 17 of the rack 10 (FIG. 3 ).

With a minimum value of D equal to h, it is ensured that the closure wall 30 can indeed close off the whole of a lateral face 16, 17 of the rack 10.

It is advantageously possible to provide that, in the first configuration, the closure wall 30 has a portion 30a disposed in a vertical plane which closes the left lateral face 6 of the rack 10, and at least one portion disposed in a horizontal plane. More specifically, as seen in Figures 4 and 5, the closure wall 30 may have a horizontal portion 30b located under the bottom wall 11 of the rack 10, that is to say in the space between the bottom wall 11 and the bottom wall 14, and a horizontal portion 30c located in the upper part of the rack 10, at the level of the open upper face 13.

This makes it possible to make the closure wall 30 accessible for its operation and its blocking, as will be detailed below.

Thus, it is desirable to have D> h + I. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the distance D is close to h + 1.4 I.

Similarly, in the second configuration, the closure wall 30 has a portion 30a disposed in a vertical plane which closes the right lateral face 17 of the rack 10, a horizontal portion 30b located under the bottom wall 11 of the rack 10, and a horizontal portion 30c situated in the upper part of the rack 10, at the level of the open upper face 13.

FIGS. 2, 4, 5 and 6 illustrate the piece of furniture 1 in the first configuration, that is to say when the closure wall closes off the left lateral face 16 of the rack 10.

The closure wall 30 is preferably locked in this position. For this purpose, for example, a ring 36 is fixed on the first horizontal edge 33 of the closure wall 30, typically centered. In addition, a pin 40 is formed on the rack 10, for example on a bar 41 arranged in the upper part of the rack, along the longitudinal direction X. This bar 41 connecting the front 18 and rear faces 15 can serve as stiffening means for locker 10. It can be equipped with a box 42 which can contain various office supplies.

By engaging the ring 36 on the pin 40, the closure wall 30 is prevented from falling under its own weight, and this wall is thus maintained in the first configuration.

Of course, other blocking systems could be implemented, in particular including a blocking member formed on the closure wall and a complementary blocking member formed on the rack.

In addition, a ring 37 is fixed to the second horizontal edge 34 of the closure wall 30, typically centered. In this first configuration, the ring 37 is accessible in the lower part of the rack 10, on the side of the right lateral face 17, for example because it projects from the space situated between the bottom wall 11 and the bottom wall 14 of the rack 10 in which the portion 30b of the closure wall 30 is housed.

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When a user wishes to move the piece of furniture 1 from the first to the second configuration, he disengages the ring 36 from the pin 40, so as to unlock the closure wall 30.

The user can then grasp the ring 37 to pull the closure wall upwards on the side of the right lateral face 17, until he can engage the ring 37 on the pin 40, so as to block the wall d shutter 30 in the second configuration where the right side face 17 is closed (Figure 7).

The ring 36 is then located in the lower part of the rack 10, on the side of the left lateral face 16 which is now free.

The ring 37 thus constitutes an operating member which can be grasped by a user to allow the displacement of the closure wall 30 from one of the first and second configurations to the other.

The invention is not limited to this specific embodiment of an operating member.

However, the embodiment described above is advantageous since the ring 36 forms a blocking member in the first configuration and an operating member in the second configuration and, similarly, the ring 37 forms a blocking member in the second configuration and an operating member in the first configuration. This therefore minimizes the number of parts and facilitates the assembly and use of the cabinet 1.

We now refer to Figures 8 and 9 which illustrate another embodiment of the invention.

In this embodiment, the closure wall 30 has, on each of its horizontal edges 33, 34, a piece 45 which is for example in the form of a bar having an L-shaped section. The piece 45 can be 'extend over substantially the entire distance between the front 38 and rear 35 edges of the closure wall 30. The part 45 has:

- A portion 46 fixed substantially in the plane of the closure wall 30, on the inside of the cabinet 1;

- And a portion 47 orthogonal to the portion 46 extending against the corresponding horizontal edge 33, 34 and projecting from the closure wall 30 towards the outside of the cabinet 1.

In FIG. 9, the closure wall 30 is in the second configuration, that is to say that it closes the right lateral face 17 of the rack 10. More specifically, the closure wall 30 has a portion 30a disposed in a vertical plane which closes the right lateral face 17 of the rack 10, the part 45 located in the vicinity of the horizontal edge 34 abuts above and against the bottom wall 11 or the bottom wall 14 of the rack 10 s' there is no back wall. Thus, the closure wall 30 is blocked in this first configuration and cannot descend under the effect of its own weight. In addition, the closure wall 30 may have a horizontal portion 30c situated in the upper part of the rack 10, at the level of the upper face 13 open.

In this embodiment, the closure wall 30 does not have a horizontal portion located in the lower part of the rack 10, which saves storage space compared to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 7.

The distance D defined above is greater than h, to ensure the closure of the entire lateral face 17 of the rack, and preferably less than h + I, so as not to protrude on the opposite lateral face 16. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 7, the distance D is close to h + 1.5 I.

When the closure wall 30 is in the second configuration, the portion 47 of the part 45 located at the horizontal edge 34 can be grasped by a user, who can thus lift the closure wall 30 to place it in the first configuration, where it closes the left lateral face 16 of the compartment 10. As a variant, a fairly large user could grasp the portion 47 of the part 45 located at the horizontal edge 33, in the upper part of the compartment 10, to pull the wall d shutter 30 down to the first configuration.

In the first configuration, it is the part 45 located in the vicinity of the horizontal edge 33 which ensures the blocking of the closure wall 30.

Thus, the invention brings a decisive improvement to the prior art, by providing a piece of furniture whose configuration can easily be changed, as required, without requiring any particular tool, force or know-how.

It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described above by way of examples but that it includes all the technical equivalents and variants of the means described as well as their combinations.

Claims (13)

1. Furniture including: a substantially parallelepiped box (2) having an open front face (8); a box (10) movable relative to the box (2) between a closed position, in which the box (10) is housed in the box (2) and closes the front face (8) of the box (2), and a position open in which the rack (10) projects from the box (2) through the front face (8) of the box (2); characterized in that the rack (10) comprises first and second open side faces (16, 17), and in that the cabinet (1) further comprises a deformable closure wall (30) mounted on the rack ( 10) movably between: a first configuration, in which the closure wall (30) closes the first side face (16) of the rack (10), the second side face (17) of the rack (10) being free; and a second configuration, in which the closure wall (30) closes the second lateral face (17) of the rack (10), the first lateral face (16) of the rack (10) being free. 2. Furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the closure wall (30) comprises a curtain formed of blades (31) hinged together. 3. Furniture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the closure wall (30) comprises an edge (35) engaged in a guide path (32) integral with a wall (15) of the rack (10) , and an opposite edge (38) engaged in a guide path (32) integral with an opposite wall (18) of the rack (10). 4. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the furniture (1) is configured so that the displacement of the closure wall (30) takes place in an upward or downward vertical movement printed by the user. 5. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the closure wall (30) comprises at least one locking member (36, 37, 45) to cooperate with a locking member (40, 11 , 14) complementary formed on the rack (10), to allow the maintenance of the closure wall (30) in the first and / or the second configuration. 6. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the closure wall (30) comprises at least one operating member (36, 37, 45) which can be grasped by a user to allow the movement of the closure wall (30) from one of the first and second configurations to the other. 7. Furniture according to claims 5 and 6, characterized in that it comprises a member (36, 37, 45) arranged on an edge (33, 34) of the closure wall (30), this member (36, 37, 45) forming the locking member in one of the first and second configurations, and forming the operating member in the other of the first and second configurations. 8. Furniture according to claims 5 and 6, or according to claim 7, characterized in that the locking member and / or the operating member comprises a ring (36, 37) fixed on an edge (33, 34) of the closure wall (30) and in that the complementary blocking member formed on the rack (10) comprises a pin (40), for example fixed on a bar (41) arranged in the upper part of the rack (10 ). 9. Furniture according to claims 5 and 6, or according to claim 7, characterized in that the blocking member and / or the operating member comprises a part (45) which is fixed on an edge (33, 34) of the closure wall (30) and which has: a portion (46, 47) capable of abutting against a bottom wall (11) of the crate (10) forming the complementary locking member formed on the crate (10); and a portion (46, 47) capable of being grasped by a user to allow movement of the closure wall (30) from one of the first and second configurations to the other. 10. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the rack (10) has a bottom wall (11) and in that the closure wall (30) is configured so that, in the first - respectively the second configuration, the closure wall (30) has a portion (30a) which closes the first - respectively the second - lateral face (16, 17) of the rack (10) and a portion (30b) which is located under the bottom wall (11) of the rack (10). 11. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the closure wall (30) comprises a first horizontal edge (33) and a second horizontal edge (34), and in that the distance ( D) between said horizontal edges (33, 34), along the closure wall (30) is between: h and h + 21, where h is the height of the rack (10); and I is the width of the rack (10), between the first and second 10 open side faces (16,17) of the rack (10). 12. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the rack (10) is slidably mounted relative to the box (2) in a direction (X) substantially horizontal and orthogonal to the front face (8) open of the box (2). 13. Furniture according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the crate (10) has at least one wheel (25) configured to roll on the ground when the crate (10) moves relative to the box (2 ), and in that the box (2) has a bottom wall (14) having at least one notch (26) configured 20 to receive part of the wheel (25) when the rack (10) is in the closed position. 1/5