JP6931087B2 - Furniture hinge - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a furniture hinge for rotatably connecting a first furniture portion to a second furniture portion.
The first metal fitting member for fixing to the first furniture part,
It is a second metal fitting member for fixing to the second furniture portion, and has a second metal fitting member rotatably connected to the first metal fitting member via at least one joint shaft. ,
The first metal fitting member has a base plate that can be fixed to the first furniture portion and a connecting piece that is rotatably supported around the joint shaft, and this connecting piece is the second metal fitting. It can be detachably connected to the member,
The second metal fitting member has at least one guide device for guiding the connecting piece, and after being pushed or pressed into the guide device, the connecting piece is moved by the second locking device. The present invention relates to a furniture hinge that can be detachably connected to a second metal fitting member.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to an assembly comprising a first furniture portion, a second furniture portion, and a furniture hinge for rotatably connecting the first furniture portion to the second furniture portion.

Further, the present invention relates to furniture having at least one furniture hinge of the above-mentioned form or furniture having the assembly of the above-mentioned form.

German Patent Application Publication No. 102013112877 shows a furniture hinge comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member that can be unlocked from each other by a locking device. The first hinge member has a hinge arm that can rotate around an axis. This hinge arm can be pushed into the accommodating portion of the second hinge member at the time of assembly. The entrainment body 20 is moved by pushing the hinge arm into the accommodating portion. This causes the claw to rotate against the force of the spring. By continuously pushing the hinge arm into the accommodating portion, the entrainment is locked, thereby locking between the first hinge member and the second hinge member.

Similar configurations are also shown in German Patent Application Publication No. 39133319, German Patent Application Publication No. 4018235 and German Patent Application Publication No. 4103923.

The movable furniture portion is typically rotatably supported by a fixed furniture body or another movable furniture portion via two or more furniture hinges. Unstable opening of furniture hinges during assembly, especially when using high furniture parts that can be attached to the furniture body or another movable piece of furniture via multiple furniture hinges spaced apart from each other. The problem of being in position and / or the relative position of the furniture hinges being different often arises. This makes it extremely difficult to assemble the furniture portion to the preset assembly position by the furniture hinge.

An object of the present invention is to improve the furniture hinges of the categories mentioned at the beginning to avoid the above drawbacks.

This is solved by the feature of claim 1 according to the present invention. Another advantageous embodiment of the present invention is set forth in the dependent claims.

That is, according to the present invention.
A first locking device is provided that can unlock the connecting piece at a predetermined turning position with respect to the base plate.
It has been proposed that the first locking device can be unlocked by coupling the connecting piece to the second metal fitting member in order to release the predetermined turning position of the connecting piece with respect to the base plate.

Therefore, the first metal fitting member has a base plate and a movably supported connecting piece. The connecting piece can be unlockably locked by a first locking device relative to the base plate in a pre-defined swivel position, preferably a fully open position. Further, the connecting piece can be detachably connected to the second metal fitting member. The locked connecting piece can be pushed or pressed relative to the guide device of the second fitting member when assembling the movable furniture portion, thus the connecting piece to the second fitting member. Automatic locking is done. This lock of the connecting piece to the second fitting member unlocks the first locking device again, whereby the connecting piece (and thus the furniture hinge) is released again in normal operation for swiveling motion. ..

In this way, the assembly of the second furniture portion becomes remarkably easy. This is because, first, the first metal fitting member provided with the locked connecting piece is pre-assembled to the first furniture portion, and the second metal fitting member is pre-assembled to the second furniture portion. The second piece of furniture is then pressed or fitted onto the locked connecting piece of the first metal fitting, thus the connecting piece of the first metal fitting is seconded by the second locking device. It is locked to the second metal fitting member fixed to the furniture portion of 2, and at that time, the first locking device is unlocked in order to release the movement of the connecting piece.

According to one embodiment, the first locking device has at least one locking member supported so as to be movable, preferably swivel, the locking member being the first in the locking position. It can be proposed to engage in a notch placed or formed in the metal fitting member of the. A preload can be applied to the locking member by the accumulator in the direction of the locking position, which automatically locks between the locking member and the notch. That is, the locking member automatically enters the notch by the force of the accumulator at a position where the locking member is aligned with the notch, thereby locking the connecting piece at a predetermined turning position. ..

The assembly according to the present invention has at least one furniture hinge of the above-described form for rotatably connecting the first furniture portion, the second furniture portion, and the first furniture portion to the second furniture portion. And have.

According to one embodiment, two or more furniture hinges are provided to rotatably connect the first piece of furniture to the second piece of furniture, and the first fitting of these furniture hinges. The member is pre-assembled to the first furniture portion, the second metal fitting member of the furniture hinge is pre-assembled to the second furniture portion, and the connecting piece of the first metal fitting member is the first. It can be proposed that the locking device can be locked to the base plate of the furniture hinge, which is fixed to the first furniture portion, each time at the same predetermined turning position. Thus, all connecting pieces of the two or more furniture hinges can be locked in the same pre-defined swivel position, which allows the second fitting member pre-assembled to the second furniture portion. By pushing or pushing in the same preset joining direction, they can be joined to each other to the connecting piece of the first metal fitting member.

Further details and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the description of the drawings below.

It is a figure which shows the open position of the furniture which includes the 1st furniture part and the 2nd furniture part. It is a figure which shows the closed position of the furniture which includes the 1st furniture part and the 2nd furniture part. It is a perspective view of the furniture hinge which shows the first time point of assembling the 2nd metal fitting member to a connecting piece. It is a perspective view of the furniture hinge which shows the intermediate time point of assembling of the 2nd metal fitting member to a connecting piece. It is a perspective view of the furniture hinge which shows the last time point of assembling the 2nd metal fitting member to a connecting piece. It is a perspective view of a furniture hinge. It is a perspective view which looked at the 1st metal fitting member provided with a connecting piece from the back, and shows the connection between a connecting piece and a 2nd locking device. It is a figure which shows the state which the connecting piece is not locked by the 2nd locking device. It is a figure which shows the state which the connecting piece is locked by the 2nd lock device. It is an exploded view of a furniture hinge.

FIG. 1a shows the furniture 1 provided with the furniture body 2. In the furniture 1, the first furniture portion 3a and the second furniture portion 3b are supported so as to be relatively movable with respect to the furniture main body 2, respectively. The first furniture portion 3a and the second furniture portion 3b are rotatably connected to each other via at least one furniture hinge 6. However, there may be two or more furniture hinges 6 that are spaced apart from each other in the height direction. The furniture hinge 6 formed to rotatably connect two movably supported furniture portions 3a, 3b to each other is often referred to as a central hinge. Further, it is also possible to provide two separate furniture portions 4a and 4b which are also rotatably connected to each other via the furniture hinge 6. A gap 31 extending in the vertical direction is formed between the first furniture portion 3a and the second furniture portion 3b connected to each other by the furniture hinge 6. At least one of the furniture hinges 6, preferably at least one of the furniture hinges 6, by introducing a screwdriver into the gap 31 at at least one relative position of the furniture hinges 6 to adjust the relative positions of both furniture portions 3a, 3b. Two or more adjustment elements 24, 26, 29 (FIG. 3) can be operated.

The furniture portions 3a and 3b and the furniture portions 4a and 4b are supported by the guide system 8 so as to be relatively movable with respect to the furniture main body 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b are oriented by the guide system 8 and the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b are oriented substantially parallel to each other, and the furniture portion 3a , 3b; 4a, 4b are movably supported from a second position (FIG. 1b) oriented so that they are substantially coplanar with each other. In the first position where the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b are oriented parallel to each other, the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b are arranged in pairs on the side of the furniture main body 2, respectively. It can be pushed into the hollow chambers 7a and 7b. The guide system 8 has a first guide rail 9 having a longitudinal direction (L) for guiding the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b. Further, the guide system 8 has at least one second guide rail (not shown). The second guide rail extends in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (L) of the first guide rail 9 in the assembled state. Further, the second guide rail allows the furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b to be taken in and out of the side hollow chambers 7a, 7b, respectively. The furniture portion 3a is coupled to a guide device 10a that is supported so as to travel along the guide rail 9. On the other hand, the furniture portion 4a is coupled to another guide device 10b which is also supported so as to travel along the guide rail 9. FIG. 1b shows furniture portions 3a, 3b; 4a, 4b in closed positions oriented so as to be coplanar with each other.

The furniture hinge 6 is shown in a perspective view in FIGS. 2a to 2c. 2a to 2c show the assembly of the second metal fitting member 12 to the connecting piece 14 of the furniture hinge 6 in chronological order. The furniture hinge 6 has a first metal fitting member 11 provided with a base plate 11a for fixing to the first furniture portion 3a. The base plate 11a can be fixed to the first furniture portion 3a via at least one fixing portion 17. The connecting piece 14, which may be integrally formed or may be formed from a plurality of portions, is rotatably coupled to the base plate 11a via a joint shaft 13 on the one hand and furniture on the other hand. It can be detachably connected to the second metal fitting member 12 of the hinge 6. The connecting piece 14 is unlockably locked by the first locking device 15 relative to the base plate 11a at a pre-defined swivel position, preferably a fully open position. The first locking device 15 has a locking member 15a that is movably supported. In the illustrated embodiment, the locking member 15a is formed as a two-armed lever that is rotatably supported around a rotating shaft 15b. In the locked position, the locking member 15a is engaged in the notch 5 arranged or formed in the first metal fitting member 11, whereby the connecting piece 14 is the first in FIG. 2a. It is in a predetermined turning position relative to the base plate 11a of the metal fitting member 11, and cannot move relative to the base plate 11a of the first metal fitting member 11. The connecting piece 14 has at least one holding arm 14a. The holding arm 14a can be pushed or pressed into the guide device 21a of the second metal fitting member 12 or along the guide device 21a, and can be released to the second lock device 19 of the second metal fitting member 12. It can be locked. In the illustrated embodiment, the connecting pieces 14 are formed substantially in a U shape and have two holding arms 14a, 14b arranged at intervals in the height direction. Both holding arms 14a and 14b guide the second metal fitting member 12 in two guide devices 21a and 21b arranged at intervals in the height direction or along the two guide devices 21a and 21b. It is possible.

On the other hand, the second metal fitting member 12 can be fixed to the second furniture portion 3b via the base plate 12a. The base plate 12a has at least one fixing point 18 for fixing to the second furniture portion 3b. The second metal fitting member 12 has guide devices 21a and 21b for guiding the holding arms 14a and 14b, and a second locking device 19 for locking the holding arms 14a and 14b so that they can be released. .. The second locking device 19 has two locking elements 19a, 19b that are movably supported. Preloads are applied to both lock elements 19a and 19b in the direction of the lock position by spring elements 22a and 22b, respectively. The lock elements 19a and 19b are movably supported in a transverse direction, preferably in a direction extending orthogonally to the pushing direction of the holding arms 14a and 14b. Further, the second metal fitting member 12 has a stopper 20 that unlocks the first locking device 15 when cooperating with the locking member 15a.

Now, when the first metal fitting member 11 is pre-assembled to the first furniture portion 3a and the second metal fitting member 12 is pre-assembled to the second furniture portion 3b, the second furniture portion The metal fitting member 12 fixed to the 3b is moved in the direction of the locked connecting piece 14, whereby the holding arms 14a and 14b of the connecting piece 14 are moved to both guide devices 21b and 21b of the second metal fitting member 12. Pushed in. This is shown in FIG. 2b. Unless the connecting piece 14 is locked to the second locking device 19, the connecting piece 14 is still locked relative to the base plate 11a of the first metal fitting member 11 at a predetermined turning position.

When the holding arms 14a and 14b of the connecting piece 14 are continuously moved in the direction of the second locking device 19, the holding arms 14a and 14b move the holding arms 14a and 14b to both the locking elements 19a and 19b and the spring elements 22a of the second locking device 19. , 22b and automatically locked. This is shown in FIG. 2c. At this time, the locking member 15a of the first locking device 15 comes into contact with the stopper 20 of the second metal fitting member 12. As a result, the locking member 15a is rotated clockwise around the rotation shaft 15b. In this way, the portion of the locking member 15a that has been previously engaged with the notch 5 of the first metal fitting member 11 is moved outward from the notch 5. As a result, the lock of the connecting piece 14 is released, and the connecting piece 14 is released relatively freely with respect to the base plate 11a of the first metal fitting member 11 for the turning motion.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the furniture hinge 6. The furniture hinge 6 includes a first metal fitting member 11 that can be fixed to the first furniture portion 3a, and a second metal fitting member 12 that can be fixed to the second furniture portion 3b. Both metal fitting members 11 and 12 are rotatably connected to each other via at least one joint shaft 13. At this combined position, the locking member 15a of the first locking device 15 is unlocked from the notch 5, whereby both metal fitting members 11 and 12 are placed in the closed position and the open position in normal operation. They are supported so that they can swivel with each other. The base plate 11a of the first metal fitting member 11 can be assembled to the first furniture portion 3a via at least one fixing portion 17. The adjusting plate 23 is movably supported on the base plate 11a of the first metal fitting member 11. The position of the adjustment plate 23 can be adjusted relative to the base plate 11a in the direction (X) along at least one or more linear motion guides 25 by operating the first adjustment element 24. As a result, the lateral spacing between the furniture portions 3a and 3b can be adjusted in the assembled state. A support plate 28 is movably supported on the adjustment plate 23. The position of the support plate 28 can be adjusted in the direction (Y) along at least one second linear motion guide 34 by the operation of the second adjusting element 26, whereby both furniture in the assembled state. The height positions of the portions 3a and 3b can be adjusted. The second adjusting element 26 is rotatably supported by the base plate 11a and thread-engaged with the runnable slider 27. The slider 27 is moved in the direction (X) when the second adjusting element 26 is rotated. The guide element 27a arranged on the slider 27 is movably guided within or along the tilt guide of the support plate 28, thereby causing the support plate 28 to move along the second linear motion guide 34. Move in the direction (Y). The notch 5 for locking the locking member 15a is arranged or formed on the support plate 28 in the illustrated embodiment.

The base plate 12a of the second metal fitting member 12 can be fixed to the second furniture portion 3b via at least one fixing portion 18. Both holding arms 14a and 14b of the connecting piece 14 are pushed into the guide devices 21a and 21b, and are locked to the lock elements 19a and 19b of the second locking device 19, respectively. In this case, the lever arm of the locking member 15a is in contact with the stopper 20 and is unlocked from the notch 5. The movably supported release element 19c allows the lock between the holding arms 14a, 14b and the lock elements 19a, 19b to be released again. The release element 19c has a tool accommodating portion. By applying torque to the tool accommodating portion using a tool, both the locking elements 19a and 19b can move against the forces of the spring elements 22a and 22b, and as a result, the holding arms 14a and 14b and the locking elements 19a and 19b The lock between and can be released. Further, the second metal fitting member 12 is provided with an adjusting plate 30. The adjusting plate 30 can be moved within the third linear motion guide 32 of the second metal fitting member 12 or along the third linear motion guide 32 by the operation of the third adjustment element 29, whereby. The furniture portions 3a and 3b can be adjusted relative to each other in the depth direction (Z) in the assembled state. The third linear motion guide 32 has a guide rod 39 (FIG. 5). The guide rod 39 is supported by the base plate 12a of the second metal fitting member 12, and is movably guided in the obliquely extending guide slit of the adjusting plate 30.

FIG. 4a shows a first metal fitting member 11 provided with a connecting piece 14 that can rotate around the joint shaft 13 as a perspective view seen from behind. A base plate 11a that can be fixed to the first furniture portion 3a, provided with a first adjusting element 24 for adjusting the lateral spacing between the furniture portions 3a, 3b, can be recognized. By operating the third adjusting element 29, the adjusting plate 30 can be adjusted obliquely with respect to the base plate 12a of the second metal fitting member 12, whereby both furniture portions 3a and 3b have a depth in the direction (Z). In order to adjust the position, they can be adjusted relative to each other along the direction (Z). The connecting piece 14 has two holding arms 14a and 14b arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other in the height direction. Both holding arms 14a and 14b can be locked to the second locking device 19 of the second metal fitting member 12, respectively. The holding arms 14a and 14b of the connecting piece 14 each have one free end region. This free end region includes slopes 35a and 35b. The slopes 35a and 35b cooperate with the lock elements 19a and 19b when the connecting piece 14 is pushed in, and the lock elements 19a and 19b are moved against the forces of the spring elements 22a and 22b. The compressed spring elements 22a and 22b are shown in FIGS. 4a and 4b. The holding arms 14a and 14b have one notch 36a and 36b, respectively. Both locking elements 19a and 19b enter the notches 36a and 36b by the force of the relaxed spring elements 22a and 22b, and thus the connecting piece 14 is shaped relative to the second locking device 19. The position is fixed in connection (Fig. 4c).

In FIG. 5, the furniture hinge 6 is shown as an exploded view. The first metal fitting member 11 has a base plate 11a that can be fixed to the first furniture portion 3a by at least one fixing portion 17. A plurality of protrusions 38 are arranged on the base plate 11a. These protrusions 38 are movably guided in the linear motion guide 25 of the adjustment plate 23. By operating the first adjusting element 24, the position of the adjusting plate 23 can be adjusted in the direction (X). By operating the second adjusting element 26, the slider 27 can be moved in the direction (X). The guide element 27a of the slider 27 is engaged in the tilt guide 41 of the support plate 28, and adjusts the support plate 28 in the direction (Y) along the second linear motion guide 34. The locking member 15a of the first locking device 15 that can rotate around the rotating shaft 15b is formed as a biarm-shaped lever having two lever ends. The first lever end of the locking member 15a can be locked in the notch 5, and the second lever end can cooperate with the stopper 20 of the second metal fitting member 12. A preload is applied to the locking member 15a by a power accumulator 37, preferably a coil spring, in the direction of the locking position, whereby the accumulator 37 when the locking member 15a aligns with the notch 5. Automatically enters the notch 5 by the force of. The connecting piece 14 is rotatably supported relative to the base plate 11a via a joint shaft 13 and has holding arms 14a, 14b arranged in parallel at intervals from each other. Both holding arms 14a and 14b can be locked to both locking elements 19a and 19b by the forces of the spring elements 22a and 22b of the second locking device 19, respectively. Further, the second metal fitting member 12 has a holding plate 40 provided with a flange 40a to which the guide rod 39 of the third linear motion guide 32 is fixed.

Preferably, it has been proposed that the base plates 11a, 12a, the adjusting plates 23, 30, and the support plates 28 are actually formed in a plate shape for reasons of compact structural form. However, this does not mean that the aforementioned plate must be formed as a solid plate and / or have a rectangular or square peripheral surface.

Claims (18)

A furniture hinge (6) for rotatably connecting the first furniture portion (3a) to the second furniture portion (3b).
A first metal fitting member (11) for fixing to the first furniture portion (3a), and
A second metal fitting member (12) for fixing to the second furniture portion (3b), which can be swiveled to the first metal fitting member (11) via at least one joint shaft (13). It has a second metal fitting member (12) that is joined, and has a second metal fitting member (12).
The first metal fitting member (11) has a base plate (11a) that can be fixed to the first furniture portion (3a) and a connecting piece (11a) that is rotatably supported around the joint shaft (13). 14), and the connecting piece (14) can be detachably coupled to the second metal fitting member (12).
The second metal fitting member (12) has at least one guide device (21a) for guiding the connecting piece (14), and the connecting piece (14) to the guide device (21a). After the pushing or pressing is performed, the connecting piece (14) can be detachably coupled to the second metal fitting member (12) by the second locking device (19).
In the furniture hinge (6)
A first locking device (15) capable of unlockably locking the connecting piece (14) to the base plate (11a) at a predetermined turning position is provided.
By connecting the connecting piece (14) to the second metal fitting member (12) in order to release the predetermined turning position of the connecting piece (14) with respect to the base plate (11a). A furniture hinge (6), characterized in that the locking device (15) of 1 is unlockable. Said first locking device (15) has at least one locking member is supported on the motion available-(15a), the locking member (15a) is in the locked position, the first The furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein the furniture hinge is engaged in a notch (5) arranged or formed in the metal fitting member (11). The furniture hinge according to claim 2, wherein the locking member (15a) is rotatably supported. The furniture hinge according to claim 3 , wherein a preload is applied to the locking member (15a) in the direction of the locking position by a power accumulator (37). After the connecting piece (14) is pushed or pressed into the guide device (21a), the locking member is provided by a stopper (20) arranged or formed on the second metal fitting member (12). The furniture hinge according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein (15a) is unlockable from the notch (5). The notch (5) is arranged or formed in a support plate (28) movably supported by the base plate (11a), the support plate (28) of the first adjusting element (24). The furniture hinge according to any one of claims 3 to 5 , wherein the furniture hinge can be adjusted relative to the base plate (11a) in a first direction by an operation. The support plate (28) is movably supported by the adjustment plate (23), and the adjustment plate (23) is moved in the second direction by the operation of the second adjustment element (26). ) are relatively adjustable with respect to said first direction and said second direction, characterized in that extending in the direction crossing each other, furniture hinge according to claim 6, wherein. The furniture hinge according to claim 7, wherein the first direction and the second direction extend in directions orthogonal to each other. The connecting piece (14) has at least one holding arm (14a), and the holding arm (14a) can be pushed or pushed relative to the guide device (21a). Any one of claims 1 to 8 , characterized in that the second locking device (19) can be unlockably locked to at least one movably supported locking element (19a). Described furniture hinges. Wherein the at least one locking element in the direction of the locked position to (19a) by a spring element (22a) is preloaded, characterized in that it applied, furniture hinge according to claim 9, wherein. The furniture hinge according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein the at least one locking element (19a) is supported so as to be linearly movable in a direction extending parallel to the joint shaft (13). .. The second locking device (19) has supported release element exercise available-a (19c), by operation of the release element (19c), the connecting piece (14) and the second The furniture hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the lock between the metal fitting member (12) and the metal fitting member (12) can be released. The furniture hinge according to claim 12, wherein the release element (19c) is rotatably supported. The connecting piece (14) has at least two holding arms (14a, 14b) arranged apart from each other in the height direction in the assembled state, and the holding arms (14a, 14b) , Each of which is relatively pushable or pushable with respect to two guide devices (21a, 21b) arranged spaced apart from each other in the height direction, and the holding arm (14a, 14b) is the first. the second locking device (19), characterized in that each can be locked releasably by two locking elements of separate (19a, 19b) to each other, any one of claims 10 to 1 3 Furniture hinges. The furniture hinge (6) has at least one movably supported adjustment element (24,26,29) and is assembled by operation of the at least one adjustment element (24,26,29). The feature is that the positions of the first and second furniture portions (3a, 3b) coupled to the first and second metal fitting members (11, 12) in the attached state can be adjusted relative to each other. to, any one furniture hinge as claimed in claims 1 to 1 4. A claim for rotatably connecting a first furniture portion (3a), a second furniture portion (3b), and the first furniture portion (3a) to the second furniture portion (3b). at least one furniture hinge (6) and assembly with the any one of claims from 1 to 1 5. Two or more furniture hinges (6) for rotatably connecting the first furniture portion (3a) to the second furniture portion (3b) are provided, and the furniture hinge (6) The first metal fitting member (11) of the furniture hinge (6) is preliminarily assembled to the first furniture portion (3a), and the second metal fitting member (12) of the furniture hinge (6) is the second furniture portion. The connecting piece (14) of the first metal fitting member (11), which is pre-assembled to (3b), is set by the first locking device (15) at the same predetermined turning position each time. The assembly according to claim 16 , characterized in that it can be locked to a base plate (11a) fixed to a first furniture portion (3a). The furniture body (2), the furniture portion (3a) movably supported relative to the furniture body (2), and the furniture portion (3a) relative to the furniture body (2). movably to support at least one furniture hinge (6) and furniture with a (1) or claim 1 6 or 1 7 assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 1 5 Furniture with (1).

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