TW202245650A - Modular furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

A modular furniture includes: at least one support leg extending in a height direction and including an engaging groove; at least two support rods adjacent to said at least one support leg; and at least one connection member connecting said at least one support leg and said at least two support rods. The connection member includes a hanging part and two engaging parts obliquely extending from the hanging part, wherein each of the two engaging parts has an opening facing upwards in the height direction. When in use, the hanging part is in parallel with and sleeved on the support leg along the height direction to be obliquely engaged with and pressed against the engaging groove, and the support rods are respectively engaged with the engaging parts through their respective openings so that the support rods extend in a direction perpendicular to the height direction. Thereby, the support leg and the support rods are securely connected together via the connection member, without any screws or other auxiliary tools.

Description

Modular Kit Furniture

The present invention relates to a kind of furniture, especially a kind of modular kit furniture.

In response to the busy life and population structure of modern people, the furniture market focuses on simplicity and modularization as much as possible, and major supermarkets also introduce a variety of simple modular furniture that can be installed and combined by users.

In order to improve the stability of the modularized furniture, for the connecting parts of the modularized furniture parts, for example, the Republic of China Patent Publication No. M606456 proposes a modularized connecting device, which includes a base and a plurality of adapters and a plurality of connectors. The base includes a plurality of different connecting surfaces connected with each other. The adapters are detachably assembled on different connection surfaces. Each connecting piece is detachably connected to different connecting surfaces through each adapter piece. By virtue of the base having multiple connecting surfaces with different angles and directions, the mating adapters and connecting parts with various geometric shapes are assembled and connected repeatedly to form various skeleton structures. Furthermore, each part of the modular connection device has the advantage of easy disassembly and assembly, which is convenient and flexible in use.

However, in the aforementioned patent case, whether it is an adapter or a connecting piece, it needs to be firmly combined with the base by screws, which not only increases the number of small parts, but also requires the use of additional tools such as screwdrivers and hammers. Only then can the screw parts be locked, and it is still inconvenient to assemble.

Therefore, the inventor proposes a modular furniture set, comprising: at least one supporting leg extending along a height direction, the supporting leg has an engaging groove; at least two supporting rods adjacent to the supporting leg; and at least one The connecting piece is used to connect the supporting foot and the supporting rod. There is a hanging ear on the connecting piece, and there are two engaging parts extending obliquely from the hanging ear. Each engaging part has an opening along the height The direction is upward; by making the hanging ear part parallel to the supporting foot along the height direction, and making the hanging ear part obliquely engage the engaging groove, and then engaging the supporting rods respectively from the opening The engaging portion further makes the support rod extend vertically to the height direction.

Further, the engaging part is on the same side of the hanging ear, and the number of the supporting legs, the supporting rods and the connecting parts is at least three; when the supporting legs form the vertex of a closed figure, and When the engaging grooves are far away from each other, the supporting rod forms a side of the closed figure along the engaging portion.

Further, each of the supporting feet has a plurality of engaging grooves adjacent to each other in the height direction; by correspondingly combining the supporting rod and the connecting piece on each engaging groove, the supporting rod and the connecting piece The connecting piece forms a plurality of closed figures in the height direction.

Further, there is a fixing groove on each engaging portion, and a retaining wall adjacent to the fixing groove, and a fixing member protrudes from each supporting rod; , and then the support rod is engaged with the engaging portion.

Wherein, the support rod is integrally formed with the fixing part, or the support rod has a perforation for the fixing part to engage.

Further, the cross-section of the engaging portion is arc-shaped, the fixing groove extends from the center of the engaging portion to the side, the retaining wall is located on the side of the engaging portion, and is located in the height direction Above the fixing groove, the fixing piece is located on an arc surface of the side of the support rod; by making the fixing piece extend into the fixing groove along the height direction and rotating the support rod, the fixing piece Move in the fixing groove and abut against the retaining wall.

Further, the support rod has a support plane adjacent to the arc surface, and the support plane is parallel to the extension direction of the fixing member; when the fixing member is against the retaining wall, the support plane is located at the height direction of the above the support rod.

Wherein, an opening width of the engaging portion is between a maximum width and a minimum width of the support rod.

Further, there is at least one placement part combined with the support rod, and the placement part is one of a plate, a storage box and a cloth strip or a combination thereof; when the placement part is the storage box, The opposite sides of the storage box each have a joint to cover the support rod; The support rod makes the cloth strip form a U-shaped storage space.

Wherein, the connector is made by 3D printing.

According to the above-mentioned technical characteristics, the following effects can be preferably achieved:

1. With the connecting piece, no additional screws are needed, and no tools such as screwdrivers and hammers are needed to securely combine the supporting legs and the supporting rods through the connecting piece.

2. Since the hanging ear is stuck in the engaging groove of the support leg, and the engaging part is combined with a support rod, the connecting piece can maintain a stable balance through the principle of leverage.

3. The supporting feet and supporting rods form a closed figure to ensure that the furniture of the modular kit will not fall over.

4. There are multiple engaging slots on the same support leg, which can be assembled into multi-layer modular furniture to increase the storage space.

5. By rotating the support rod to make the fixing part against the retaining wall, and the opening width of the engaging part is between the maximum width and the minimum width of the support rod, there is no need to worry about the support rod coming out of the engaging part easily, and it is also convenient Remove the support rod for storage.

6. There is a support plane on the support rod, which can fit the board and prevent the board from sliding off the support rod.

7. The storage parts can be boards, storage boxes or cloth strips, which are convenient to meet different storage needs.

Based on the above technical features, the main functions of the modular kit furniture of the present invention can be clearly presented in the following embodiments.

Please refer to the first figure and the second figure, which disclose the modular kit furniture according to the embodiment of the present invention, including: a plurality of support legs 1 , a plurality of support rods 2 and a plurality of connectors 3 . The following will only be described by taking the three-layer shelf as an example of the modular kit furniture, that is, using four support legs 1, twelve support rods 2 and twelve connectors 3, in actual implementation The quantity and type are not limited thereto.

The supporting feet 1 extend along a height direction, and each of the supporting feet 1 has a plurality of engaging grooves 11 adjacent to each other in the height direction, taking the modular kit furniture as a three-layer shelf as an example , the number of the engaging grooves 11 on each support leg 1 may be three.

The support rod 2 is adjacent to the support foot 1 and extends perpendicularly to the height direction. The support rods 2 all have a support plane 21 and an arc surface 22 adjacent to each other, and a fixing piece 23 protrudes from the arc surface 22 on the side, and the support plane 21 is parallel to the extending direction of the fixing piece 23 . In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the support rod 2 has a through hole 24 for engaging the fixing member 23 . In practice, the support rod 2 may also be integrally formed with the fixing member 23 .

Each of the connectors 3 has a hanging ear portion 31 connected to the supporting foot 1, and two engaging portions 32 extend obliquely from the same side of the hanging ear portion 31 to connect the support rod 2, and the engaging portions 32 may, for example, be perpendicular to each other. The cross section of the engaging portion 32 is arc-shaped, forming an upward opening 321 along the height direction, and a fixing groove 322 extends from the center of the engaging portion 32 to the side on the engaging portion 32 , and a retaining wall 323 is located on the side of the engaging portion 32 , and the retaining wall 323 is located above the fixing groove 322 in the height direction. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connector 3 is made by 3D printing.

Preferably, an opening width of the opening 321 of the engaging portion 32 is between a maximum width and a minimum width of the support rod 2, and the maximum width refers to the arc surface from one side 22 to the arc surface 22 on the other side, and the minimum width refers to the minimum distance from the support plane 21 to the arc surface 22 on the opposite side.

Please refer to the third figure to the fifth figure. When assembling the modular furniture, firstly, one of the supporting feet 1 is erected along the height direction, and then the hanging ear portion 31 of the connecting piece 3 Parallelly cover the supporting foot 1 from above the supporting foot 1 along the height direction, and continue to move the connecting piece 3 downward in parallel until the hanging ear portion 31 reaches the position of the engaging groove 11 Then, tilt the connecting piece 3 relative to the supporting foot 1, so that the hanging ear portion 31 obliquely engages the engaging groove 11 at a required height.

Please refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , and then, respectively engage the support rods 2 with the engaging portions 32 , and then make the support rods 2 extend vertically to the height direction.

In more detail, first align the support rod 2 with the opening 321 perpendicular to the height direction, and rotate the support rod 2 so that the fixing member 23 faces downward along the height direction. Then the support rod 2 is moved down along the height direction to enter the engaging portion 32 from the opening 321 , and at the same time, the fixing member 23 also extends into the fixing groove 322 along the height direction.

Rotate the support rod 2 so that the fixing member 23 moves in the fixing groove 322 and abuts against the retaining wall 323, so that the support rod 2 is engaged with the engaging portion 32. At this time, the support plane 21 will be located above the support rod 2 in the height direction, that is, the combination and fixation of the support foot 1 , the support rod 2 and the connecting piece 3 are completed.

Please refer to the fifth figure and the eighth figure, since the hanging ear part 31 is stuck in the engaging groove 11 of the supporting foot 1, and the supporting rod 2 is combined with the engaging part 32, by Based on the principle of leverage, the connecting piece 3 can maintain a stable balance. Then by rotating the support rod 2 to make the fixing member 23 abut against the retaining wall 323, and the opening width of the engaging portion 32 is between the maximum width and the minimum width of the support rod 2, There is no need to worry about the support rod 2 coming out of the engaging portion 32 easily, and it is also convenient to remove the support rod 2 for storage when the modular kit furniture is not in use.

It should be specially added that, in order to make the support plane 21 be located above after the support rod 2 is rotated, according to the extension direction of the fixing groove 322, the position of the fixing member 23 may also need to correspond to the fixing groove 322 rather different. In practice, the perforation 24 can be provided on both sides of the support rod 2 [please match the perforation 24 with the first figure], so that a user can insert the fixing member in one of the perforation 24 according to the assembly situation 23. Alternatively, instructions and descriptions can be added on the support rod 2 or its outer packaging to facilitate the user’s identification, and it is even possible to make the extension direction of the fixing groove 322 consistent when making the connecting piece 3, etc. etc., but the above-mentioned implementation states are not drawn in the drawings.

Please refer to Figures 9 to 11, when the supporting feet 1 form the apex of a closed figure, such as a rectangle, and the engaging grooves 11 on adjacent supporting feet 1 are far away from each other [the Please match the engaging slot 11 with the first figure], the support rod 2 will form the edge of the closed figure along the engaging portion 32, so as to ensure that the modular kit furniture will not fall over. Then by correspondingly combining the support rod 2 and the connecting piece 3 on each of the engaging grooves 11, the supporting rod 2 and the connecting piece 3 form a plurality of closed figures in the height direction, That is, multi-layer furniture of this modular kit.

In addition, in order to place an article (not shown) conveniently, the modular furniture can further include at least one placing part combined with the support rod 2, and the placing part can be a plate 4, One of a storage box 5 and a cloth strip 6 or a combination thereof.

Taking the board 4 as an example, the board 4 can be directly placed on the support rod 2 after the support feet 1 , the support rod 2 and the connecting piece 3 are all assembled. Since the supporting plane 21 is provided on the supporting rod 2 , the board 4 can be attached to prevent the board 4 from slipping off the supporting rod 2 . Preferably, when the support rod 2 is integrally formed with the fixing part 23 , the plate part 4 can be preferentially selected as the placing part.

The storage box 5 and the cloth strip 6 respectively have a joint portion 51, 61 on the opposite side to be placed on the support rod 2, and the cloth strip 6 is also inserted after the joint portion 61 is placed on the support pole 2. A U-shaped storage space 62 will be formed. Preferably, both the storage box 5 and the cloth strip 6 are put on when the support rod 2 is not assembled, so as not to remove the assembled support rod 2 .

Referring again to the first and eleventh figures, the plate 4, the storage box 5 and the cloth strip 6 are combined with the support rod 2, and the support feet 1, the support rod 2 and the After the connectors 3 are connected and fixed to each other, the assembly of the modular kit furniture is completed. It is possible to adjust the number of the supporting feet 1, the supporting rods 2 and the connecting parts 3, and the number of the engaging grooves 11 used on each supporting foot 1, and even the plate 4, the storage The quantity or relative position of the box 5 and the cloth strip 6, etc., are in response to different storage requirements.

With the connecting piece 3, the supporting foot 1 and the supporting rod 2 can be firmly combined by the connecting piece 3 without additional screws, and without using tools such as a screwdriver and a hammer, Moreover, there are multiple engaging grooves 11 on the same supporting foot 1, so that multi-layer modular furniture can be assembled to increase the storage space.

Based on the description of the above-mentioned embodiments, it is possible to fully understand the operation of the present invention, use and the effect that the present invention produces, but the above-mentioned embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the implementation of the present invention. The scope, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the description of the invention, all fall within the scope of the present invention.

1: Supporting feet 11: Engagement slot 2: support rod 21: Support plane 22: arc surface 23:Fixer 24: perforation 3: Connector 31: Ear hanging part 32:Catching part 321: opening 322: fixed slot 323: retaining wall 4: Board 5: storage box 6: cloth strip 51,61: joint 62: storage space

[The first figure] is the three-dimensional exploded view 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, showing the support feet, support rods and connectors.

[The second figure] is the three-dimensional assembly figure 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, showing the supporting feet, supporting rods and connectors.

[The third figure] is the first cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention under the state of implementation, which shows that the connecting parts are combined on the supporting feet.

[Fourth figure] is the second cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the implementation state, showing that the hanging ear part enters the engaging groove.

[FIG. 5] is the third cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the implementation state, showing the inclined connectors relative to the supporting feet.

[Figure 6] is the fourth cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the implementation state, which shows that the support rod is put into the engaging part of the connector.

[Figure 7] is the fifth cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the implementation state, showing that the fixing member enters the fixing groove.

[Eighth Figure] is the sixth cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention in the implementation state, showing that the fixing part is against the retaining wall of the connecting part.

[Figure 9] is the second perspective exploded view of the embodiment of the present invention, showing the support rods and cloth strips.

[Figure 10] is the three-dimensional exploded view of the embodiment of the present invention, showing the support rod and the storage box.

[Eleventh figure] is the second three-dimensional combination figure of the embodiment of the present invention, which shows the modular kit furniture.

1: Supporting feet

2: support rod

21: Support plane

3: Connector

32:Catching part

4: Board

5: storage box

6: cloth strip

51,61: joint

62: storage space

Claims (10)

A modular kit furniture comprising: At least one supporting foot extends along a height direction, and the supporting foot has an engaging groove; at least two support rods adjacent to said support feet; and At least one connecting piece is used to connect the supporting foot and the supporting rod. The connecting piece has a hanging ear portion, and two engaging portions extend obliquely from the hanging ear portion, and each engaging portion has an opening along the The height direction is upward; By making the hanging ear part parallel to the supporting foot along the height direction, and locking the hanging ear part obliquely in the engaging groove, the supporting rods are respectively engaged in the locking part through the opening. joint, so that the support rod extends perpendicularly to the height direction. As for the modular kit furniture as described in claim 1, further, the engaging part is on the same side of the hanging ear, and the number of the supporting legs, the supporting rods and the connecting parts is at least three; when The supporting feet form a vertex of a closed figure, and when the engaging grooves are away from each other, the supporting rod forms a side of the closed figure along the engaging portion. As for the modular kit furniture described in claim 2, further, each of the supporting legs has a plurality of engaging grooves adjacent to each other in the height direction; by correspondingly combining the supporting rods on each engaging groove and the connecting piece, so that the support rod and the connecting piece form a plurality of the closed figures in the height direction. As for the modular kit furniture described in claim 1, further, there is a fixing groove on each engaging part, and a retaining wall adjacent to the fixing groove, and a fixing piece protrudes from each supporting rod; through making the fixing A piece protrudes into the fixing groove and abuts against the retaining wall, so that the support rod is engaged with the engaging portion. The modular kit furniture according to claim 4, wherein the support rod is integrally formed with the fixing part, or the support rod has a through hole for the fixing part to engage. As for the modular kit furniture described in claim 4, further, the section of the engaging part is arc-shaped, the fixing groove extends from the center of the engaging part to the side, and the retaining wall is located at the The side of the part, and above the fixing groove in the height direction, the fixing part is located on an arc surface of the side of the support rod; by making the fixing part extend into the fixing groove along the height direction, and The supporting rod is rotated, so that the fixing part moves in the fixing groove and abuts against the retaining wall. As for the modular kit furniture described in claim 6, further, the support rod has a support plane adjacent to the arc surface, and the support plane is parallel to the extension direction of the fixing member; when the fixing member is against the retaining wall , the support plane is located above the support rod in the height direction. The modular furniture set according to claim 6, wherein an opening width of the engaging portion is between a maximum width and a minimum width of the support rod. The modular kit furniture as described in claim 1, further, there is at least one placement part combined with the support rod, and the placement part is one of a board, a storage box, and a cloth strip or a combination thereof; When the placement part is the storage box, the opposite sides of the storage box each have a joint to cover the support rod; when the placement part is the cloth strip, the opposite sides of the cloth strip are also respectively With the joint portion, the cloth strip forms a U-shaped storage space by covering the joint portion on the support rod. The modular kit furniture as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the connecting piece is made by 3D printing.

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