JPH07151117A - Fixture mounting leg to plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a flexibly usable fixture for mounting a leg on a plate, in which first and second storage devices have distances each of which is at least twice the distance of the first storage device to the edge of a plate. CONSTITUTION: A desk leg 4 is generally hollow and has a step on its inner periphery in its hollow range, and an end plate 60 inserted in an opening in the leg 4 makes contact with the step. The end plate 60 is closed within the same plane as the end of the leg 4. The end plate 60 has two openings and one threaded pin 62 having a threaded portion is passed through each opening. A stopper nut 64 is screwed to the threaded pin 62 inside the leg and has a disc 66 to prevent the threaded pin 62 from being pulled upward from the opening in the end plate 60. The distance between opposite pieces 10 and two sleeves 12 is just twice as large as the distance between each of the opposite pieces 10 and a disk plate edge 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixture for mounting legs on a plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Prior Art Attachments for attaching legs to plates, especially table plates, are well known. In the simplest case, this is for example an angle profile, one side of which is screwed to the underside of the plate and the other side is
Screwed to the side of the leg.

Although the desk legs are usually fixedly attached to the plate once and do not need to be removed again sometime, there are also applications where the desk legs must be frequently screwed and removed again. . Wherever a desk is needed, for example in a renting conference or a dance hall, and thus at other times and often at a time, a desk and leg can be stored individually and easily and in a space-saving manner. Often, there is this aforementioned requirement. Furthermore, in these cases there is generally the purpose of using as few legs as possible for the largest possible desk area.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore a basic object of the invention to provide a fixture for attaching legs to a plate, which is flexible and can be used.

[0005]

This object is to provide at least one mounting device on the end face of the leg, which is arranged upright from the leg, and which is arranged on a plate for mounting and housing the mounting device. At least one first receiving device is provided, and at least one second receiving device is provided which is arranged on the plate for receiving with or without another mounting device, in which case ,
A solution is provided by a fixture for attaching legs to a plate, characterized in that the first and the second receiving device have a distance of at least twice the distance of the first receiving device to the edge of the respective plate. It

The fitting according to the invention has the following advantages due to the special arrangement of the first and second receiving devices. That is, a leg having two attachment devices with a distance corresponding to the distance between the first and second containment devices,
It can be used as one desk leg and as two desk legs.

In the first case, the mounting device for the leg is mounted in the first housing and the second mounting device for the leg is housed in the second housing, with or without it. To be done.

That is, the second accommodating device may be one that accommodates the mounting device in a mounted manner or one that does not mount the mounting device.

In the second case, one attachment device for the legs is
The first mounting device of one plate is mounted and the second mounting device of the leg is mounted in the first housing device of another plate. The fitting according to the invention is thereby highly variable.

The manner of attachment is basically independent of the method according to the invention. For example, the plate may be provided with a mounting device projecting from the plate to the end face and the leg may be provided with at least one first and at least one second receiving device.

The system according to the invention generally works if the distance between the first and the second receiving device is at least twice the distance of the first receiving device to the edge of the respective plate. Note that the distance represents the shortest distance in each case.

In any case, it is particularly advantageous if the distance between the first and the second receiving device is at least twice the distance of the first receiving device to the edge of the respective plate. In this case, when the two desk boards are supported on the legs, the edges of the two boards are in contact with each other. If the distance between the receiving devices is greater than the distance from the edge of each plate to the first receiving device, the plate edges of the two plates supported on one leg are separated from each other, which is In some cases, unwanted parallelogram movement between the plates may occur.

Generally, only one attachment device can be provided on a leg. This one mounting device is always mounted in the first housing device at this time. But 1
A leg with only one attachment device is, of course, unsuitable for supporting two desks at the same time.

It is therefore advantageous to provide two mounting devices on one leg, the distance of which corresponds to the distance of the first and the second receiving device. Therefore, the mounting device is always mounted in the first storage device. The second attachment device on one leg is contained within the second containment device when it is used to support one plate (and in an attached or unattached manner, in which case the unattached is attached Advantageously, as it represents a lesser number of steps), and when the legs are used to support two desk boards, they are mounted in the receiving device of the other board.

According to an advantageous configuration, the first receiving device is
Arranged in the range of right-angled corners in every definition of the plate, so that another plate can be attached to one edge forming the corner and the other edge. This increases the flexibility of the fixture as long as the plates can be connected to each other on any side.

According to a particularly advantageous design, the fitting according to the invention is formed as follows. That is, the plate is provided with two second receiving devices, which are arranged such that they have the same distance to the edge of the respective plate as the first receiving device, and thus the first receiving device. The combination of the first and the second receiving device forms an angle which corresponds to the angle of the angle of the plate provided with the fixture.

This has the advantage that legs with two attachment devices can be attached along one side edge and along the other side edge. Thereby,
Legs with two attachment devices, often having an elliptical cross section, can be mounted in alignment with the longitudinal and transverse sides of the plate in the elliptical longitudinal axis, thus adding considerable flexibility, especially from an aesthetic point of view. .

Advantageously, the mounting device according to the invention has an end plate with a single opening, through which the mounting element extends. The mounting element is fixed axially inside the end plate and has a mounting part on the outside facing the plate, the mounting part being received by the first receiving device and the mounting element. However, it has an operating part.

In that case, the mounting portion has a male screw,
Moreover, it is advantageous if the operating part has a square cross section. An inner rectangular nut is covered on the rectangular cross section, and the outer diameter of the inner rectangular nut is larger than the inner diameter of the first accommodating device. Thus, when the mounting device is mounted in the first receiving device, the inner square nut is between the desk plate and the end plate of the mounting device.

This formation of the mounting device is particularly suitable for the mounting according to the invention. However, in general, this attachment device can also be used for other attachments that attempt to attach the plate to the legs. Advantageously, the mounting device has a very good appearance, since when the mounting device is mounted in the receiving device, the mounting means are not visible, except for the inner square nut, which should optionally be constructed attractively.

Advantageously, the first and second receiving devices have a common receiving plate. This accommodation plate has a through hole at a predetermined location of the accommodation device. As the first receiving device, it is possible to provide a counterpiece which is preferably provided with a female thread, which counterpiece is mounted after the receiving plate. A sleeve can advantageously be provided as the second receiving device, the inner diameter of the sleeve being larger than the outer diameter of the mounting part.

It is advantageous if the common receiving plate is embedded flush with the lower face of the plate, in which case it is necessary to provide another notch in the plate for the counter piece and the sleeve. There are things.

According to an advantageous configuration, the second receiving device is
Like the first receiving device, they are arranged in the range of the right-angled corners of the plates so that they have the same distance to the edges of both plates forming the corner. The second receiving device is then preferably farther away from the corner than the first receiving device. This configuration has the advantage that the legs having an oval cross section can be arranged in diagonal alignment with respect to the corners of the plate, which makes it possible, in particular, to mount the mounting according to the invention on a single desk or furniture. When used, it may be aesthetically advantageous. Considering the advantageous configuration with two second receiving devices, three second receiving devices are provided, one of which is
One receiving device has the same distance to both edges forming the corner, and in that case two other receiving devices have the same distance to each edge as the first receiving device. It is particularly advantageous to have.

The storage plate with the mounting device and the storage device and the desk with the mounting according to the invention can generally be handled separately.

Although the fitting is preferably suitable for mounting legs on a desk, it can also be used on furniture.

Next, an advantageous configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a plate provided with legs by means of a fitting according to the invention. FIG. 2 is a view from below of a desk board embedded in an accommodation plate having one first accommodation device and two second accommodation devices. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a leg having two attachment devices. FIG. 4 is a view from below of two mounting plates, each with one receiving plate supported by one leg with two mounting devices. FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing a receiving plate having one first receiving device and three second receiving devices.

[0028]

1 shows a mount according to the invention, which mounts a desk plate 2 to a desk leg 4.

The desk board side portion of the fixture according to the present invention is
It is configured as follows.

A cutout is provided on the lower side of the desk plate 2, and a housing plate 8 is embedded in the cutout (see FIG. 2 showing a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. 1). . The accommodating plate has the shape of a substantially right triangle and is fitted to the right angle of the desk 2. Housing plate 8 in the range of right angle
The opposite piece 10 having a through hole and having an internal thread is attached to the back side of the accommodation plate 8 by, for example, welding or gluing. In the area of the two other corners of the triangle, a separate opening is provided in each case, in which a sleeve 12, preferably plastic, is fitted. As such, the other two openings are formed with steps, so that the sleeve 12 with radial projections can be axially fixed in such openings.

A receiving plate 8 having a sleeve 12 fitted or clamped with a counter piece 19 attached here.
Is fixed to the desk board 2 with screws 14 from below, and the accommodating plate 8 is closed so that it is in the same plane as the lower side of the desk board 2 as a whole. Therefore, if a large number of desk boards 2 are arbitrarily attached without legs, they can be stacked on top of each other to save space.

The desk leg side portion of the attachment according to the present invention having the two attachment devices 6 is constructed as follows.

The desk leg 4 is generally hollow and opens toward the desk board. In this range, the leg 4 has a step on the inner circumference, and the end plate 60 inserted into the opening of the leg 4 is in contact with this step. The end plate 60 is closed so that it is flush with the ends of the legs 4. The end plate has two openings in this configuration, through which one screw pin 62 with a threaded portion is threaded.

A stopper nut 64 is screwed onto the screw pin 62 inside the leg and is fixed there, in which case the stopper nut 64 and the end plate 6 are joined together.
There is still one disc 66 inserted between the zeros. The stopper nut 64 thereby prevents the screw pin 62 from being able to be pulled upwards from the respective openings of the end plate 60.

The screw pin 62 projects upward with respect to the end plate 60. The protruding portion of the screw pin 62 is divided into an operating portion 622 and a mounting portion 620. The operation portion 622 is a square portion, and the diagonal line of the square portion corresponds to the diameter of the screw portion 624. The mounting portion 620 has external threads and has a larger diameter than the threaded portion 624.

The operating portion 622 is covered with a knurled nut 68 having an inner square shape, and its outer diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the mounting portion 620.

The screw pin 62 can thus freely rotate within the passage, but it has only a slight axial play and cannot be withdrawn from either end of the end plate 60 in one direction or the other. .

The end plate 60 has a hole having a female thread in the center on the side facing away from the desk plate, and in this hole,
An end plate pin 61 having a male screw is screwed. The end plate pin 61 has a nut fixedly attached to the other side, and this nut is in contact with the contracting portion 41 inside the leg 4. The end plate 60 is thus held axially in one direction by the step and in the other direction by the end plate pin 61.

The bottom part of the leg 4 has a device 16 for adjusting the height, a detailed description of which is omitted here. The leg 4 with the two knurled nuts 68 on the operating portion 622 of the screw pin 62 is shown in FIG. 3 as a section along the line III-III in FIG.

The construction of the fixture according to the present invention has been described herein with respect to a square desk angle and legs. This configuration
It is advantageous to use it on a rectangular or square desk, in which case each corner has said receiving plate 8.

In this case, the accommodating plates 8 at the four corners of such a desk, together with the respective facing pieces 10, have openings at the same distance with respect to both side edges of the desk plate 2 forming the corners. It is arranged as in. In that case, the distance is
It is the shortest distance. In that case, the through holes in the housing plate 8 having the sleeve 12 are arranged so as to have the same distance as the facing piece 10 with respect to the adjacent side edges 20 of the desk plate 2. Further, the distance between the facing piece 10 and the two sleeves 12 is exactly twice the distance between the facing piece 10 and the board edge 20 (measured from the center of the sleeve or the facing piece, respectively). Have. 2 in leg 4
The distance between the two attachment devices 6 is equal to the distance between the facing piece 10 and the sleeve 12.

In the above-mentioned relationship of the distance between the mounting device 6, the facing piece 10 and the sleeve 12 with respect to the desk edge 20, the mounting according to the invention allows various possibilities for mounting the legs 4 on the desk board 2. Exists. A leg 4 with two mounting devices 6 can be used to support one corner of one desk board 2 or two corners of two desk boards 2.

In the first case, the leg 4 is attached to the desk board by means of the attachment according to the invention, the one attachment device 6 with the attachment portion 620 being the knurled nut 68.
As a result, it is screwed into the facing piece 10. The mounting part 620 of the other mounting device 6 is in one of both sleeves 12 and here prevents the legs from rotating around the axis of the screw pin 62 mounted in the counterpiece 10. It does not perform the fixed function except.

Therefore, a leg having a generally elliptical cross section on the basis of the two mounting devices 6 can be mounted with its elliptical major axis parallel to one or the other side edge 20 forming the desk angle. it can. It is thus possible to create different aesthetic impressions depending on whether the desk legs are aligned longitudinally or transversely of the desk, for example in a rectangular desk.

In the second case, when the leg 4 with the two mounting devices 6 is used to support the two corners of the two desks 2 as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting of one mounting device 6 The part 620 is screwed into the facing piece 10 of one desk board 2, and the other mounting part 620 of the other mounting device 6 is screwed into the facing piece 10 of the other desk board 2.

On the basis of the dimensions and the distances between the attachment elements and in relation to the plate and the legs, the two desk plates 2 are in direct contact with each other. Therefore, in this structure, the desk boards 2 cannot be moved relative to each other. In general, according to the invention, it is possible to choose the distance between the two attachment devices 6 to be greater than twice the distance between the desk edge 20 and the counterpiece 10, but in this case the desk 2 is They do not come into contact with each other and become easy to move with each other.

Thus, with the fixture according to the invention of the above construction, for example two rectangular or generally square desk plates can be supported by six legs 4. In a rectangular plate, the plates can be mounted against each other on the lateral and longitudinal sides. Depending on the choice, in the corner where only one leg is provided, the direction of one leg can be oriented towards the leg that respectively supports two desk boards. Therefore, an excellent aesthetic impression can be obtained in each possible maximum flexibility.

The knurled nuts 68 allow the legs 4 to be easily screwed into the plate 2 and to be removed again, allowing the various desk combinations to be quickly assembled and disassembled. In that case, since the desk-side attachment is embedded in the desk board 2, the desk board can be directly placed on or brought into contact with and stacked.

FIG. 5 shows a view similar to FIG. The difference is that in FIG. 5 another second containment device 12 ′ is shown relative to FIG. 2 and this containment device is arranged exactly in the middle of both of the other containment devices 12 so that
The leg with the two attachment devices is that it can be attached diagonally to the corners of the plate.

Although only one leg with two attachment devices 6 is shown in the above configuration, a combination of the above configurations is provided with a leg with only one attachment device 6 and this leg is then attached. It is also possible for the part 620 to be screwed generally into the counterpiece 10.
This leg with only one attachment device can be used in place of the leg 4 with two attachment devices 6 where it generally has a round cross section and generally does not support two desks simultaneously. .

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional view of a plate with legs according to the attachment according to the invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of a desk board embedded in an accommodation plate having one first accommodation device and two second accommodation devices.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a leg having two attachment devices.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of two mounting plates, each with one receiving plate supported by one leg with two mounting devices.

5 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing a receiving plate with one first receiving device and three second receiving devices.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 plates, 4 legs, 6 mounting devices, 8 housing devices, 1
0 accommodation device, 12 accommodation device, 16 height adjustment device,
20 plate edges, 60 end plates, 62 mounting elements, 68
Inner square nut, 620 mounting part, 622
Operation part

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An end surface of the leg (4) is provided with at least one mounting device (6) arranged upright from the leg (4), the plate for mounting and housing the mounting device (6). At least one first accommodation device (8, 10) arranged in (2) is provided, and at least one arranged in the plate for accommodation with or without another attachment device (6). One second storage device (8, 12) is provided, in which case the first and second storage device (8, 10 or 8,
Attaching the legs (4) to the plate (2), characterized in that 12) has a distance of at least twice the distance of the first receiving device (8, 10) to the edge of each plate. Attachment. 2. The leg is provided with two attachment devices (62), the distance between these attachment devices corresponding to the distance between the first and second accommodation devices (8, 10 or 8, 12). The fixture according to claim 1, characterized in that 3. Within the range of the right-angled corners of the plate (2), so that the first receiving device (8, 10) has the same distance to the edges (20) of both plates forming the corner. The fixture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is arranged. 4. Two second containing devices (8, 12) are provided, which contain a first containing device (8, 10) for each plate edge (20). Characterized in that they are arranged to have the same distance,
The attachment according to claim 3. 5. The mounting device (6) has an end plate (60) with at least one passage, and the mounting element (62) extends through the end plate (60) towards the plate. Faced with a mounting portion (620), which mounting portion is received by a first receiving device (8, 10), the mounting element having an operating portion (622) in contact with the mounting portion (620). And is fixed axially on the other side of the end plate (60), mounting according to one of the claims 1 to 4. 6. The mounting part (620) has a male thread, the operating part (622) has a square cross section, and the operating part (622) is covered with an inner rectangular nut (68). The fitting according to claim 5, characterized in that the outer diameter of the inner square nut is larger than the inner diameter of the first housing device (8, 10). 7. The first and second receiving devices have a common receiving plate (8) connected to the plate (2), which receiving plate comprises:
A through hole is provided at a predetermined position of the accommodation device, and the first accommodation device has an opposing piece (10) provided with an internal thread, and the opposing piece is attached after the accommodation plate (8). And the second receiving device comprises a sleeve (12), the inner diameter of which is larger than the outer diameter of the mounting portion (620). 8. Fitting according to claim 7, characterized in that the receiving plate (8) is embedded flush with the lower surface of the plate (2). 9. A leg according to claim 1, characterized in that the leg (4) has a height adjusting device (16) on the bottom surface.
Fitting described in one. 10. A second containment device (12 ') is provided, such that the containment device has the same distance to the edges (20) of both plates forming the corner. ) The fitting according to one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that it is arranged in the range of the right-angled corners. 11. Attachment device (6) for an attachment according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that one leg (4) is attached to the plate (2). 12. Storage plate with a storage device for a fitting according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that one leg (4) is attached to the plate (2). 13. A desk having the fitting according to claim 1. Description: 14. Furniture comprising a fitting according to one of claims 1-10.