TWI407928B - Furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of furniture, in particular kitchen furniture, comprising a furniture body (1), at least one electric consumer provided on or in the item of furniture and a strip (2, 22) that is fixed to the furniture body (1). Said strip (2, 22) has at least one electric conductor (4) for forming an electric network and can be connected to a strip (2, 22) of a neighbouring item of furniture. As a result, a networked supply of power can be provided in the items of furniture by the connection of several strips (2, 22).

Description

Furniture (3)

The invention relates to a furniture (1), in particular a kitchen appliance, having a specific and at least one electrical consumer, the electrical appliance being arranged on or in the furniture and having a fixed edge on the home. article.

A holder is mentioned in German Patent No. DE 295 09 6 96, in which a device wire is mounted on a rear wall, which passes through the through hole and is arranged at the seam. The wiring of the device wires for power supply is complicated because the individual cables (wires) are fixed to the furniture. In addition, the wiring of such wires is within the professional scope of electric workers and cannot be directly made by furniture workers.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a piece of furniture having a means of power supply which can be used for power distribution in furniture in a simple manner.

This object is achieved by a family member having the features of claim 1 of the patent application.

According to the invention, the piece of furniture comprises a rib having at least one electrical lead which is connectable to an rib of an adjacent piece of furniture to form a grid path. In this way, individual pieces of furniture, such as hanging cupboards (hanging closets) can be combined, so that on the ribs, there is already a contactable current network after installation. This current network can then be used to power the lamp, drive or other consumer, without the need to mechanically fix the home and then wire the cable separately.

According to a preferred design of the present invention, the rib is borrowed and joined to an adjacent furniture An rib connection, so that the furniture can be installed without tools, wherein the ribs are electrically connected by the plug, wherein the ribs can be arranged between the two side walls of the furniture, so in the kitchen area, adjacent The hanging cabinet, floor cabinet or other furniture has a current network immediately after installation, and the rib can be connected to at least one "contact rib" for simple current distribution in the furniture. For example, the contact ribs can be placed perpendicular to the ribs so that electrical contact can be made at different locations of the furniture. The contact ribs can have at least one conductive circuit to distribute the circuit, the conductive circuit can be externally contacted, such that current can be supplied at a desired location.

In order to simply connect the adjacent furniture, the rib has a plug on one side and a socket on the opposite side that mates with the plug. It is also possible to connect the two ribs to each other via a connecting member to be electrically conductive to each other.

The rib may have two wires to conduct a current to cause a current loop, and a line may also be provided to transmit the data, so that the power consumption can also be controlled, for example, by using a certain time switch or a centrally located control device, for example, Automatic safety technology general field bus.

To make electrical contact "contact ribs" there are several adjacent conductive circuit standard components that provide a current network in the furniture.

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A rib (2) is formed on the rear wall of a piece of furniture (1), for example made of plastic or wood, on which an electrical conductor (4) is provided, which forms a current network. However, the rib (2) can also be vacant, in other words, there is no rear wall. The rib (2) has a plug (3) at one end and a socket (5) on the opposite side. The rib (2) is horizontally disposed, and a "contact rib" (6) is provided in a region (preferably a central region) perpendicular to it. contact The ribs (6) are provided with guiding circuits (13) which can be externally contacted to supply a consumer. In the illustrated embodiment, three wires are provided, where the two wires are used for the circuit, and a voltage is applied thereto, and one wire is designed in the form of a data line for control. Of course, only two or more wires can be provided on the rib (2) and the contact rib (6).

A possible built-in condition is shown in Figure 2, in which two adjacent furniture (1), such as a hanging cabinet, are provided with a rib (2) extending between the two side walls (7) (8). A socket (5) of ribs (2) is provided in the area between the side walls (7), and a plug (3) protrudes on the side wall (8) on the adjacent furniture (1). To make a connection, simply plug the plug (3) into the socket (5) so that the two furniture (1) constitutes a current network, so that the furniture (1) can be connected to other furniture parts.

Figure 3 shows a modified connection design in which two ribs (2) are each provided with a socket (3). For electrical contact, a connecting element is provided, which can be inserted into a first socket (5) by a connecting portion (11) and inserted into a second socket (15) by a second connecting portion (12), such that The ribs (2) are connected to each other in a conductive manner. In this way, the plug (3) no longer protrudes from the side walls at the side walls (8).

Another design for contacting a rib (2') is shown in Fig. 4, in which the middle plug (3') is provided on the end side, and the plug (3') is designed to be movable via a lever (9), thus It can be selectively closed in a plane with a side wall (7) or removed by a lever (9) when needed, and in contact with the socket of an adjacent rib (2).

A section of the contact rib (6) is shown in Fig. 5, the surface of which is provided with a conducting circuit (13) which can be electrically contacted by external contacts. For this purpose, a contact element (14) is provided, on which the contact element (14) protrudes, the contact element The end face of (5) has a spring section (16) which is each pressed onto a conducting circuit (13) such that an electrical connection is made between the individual conducting circuit (13) and the contact element (14). As such, the contact element (14) can be coupled to a consumer. In this case, the guiding circuit (13) is also arranged in a slot, which can be preferably protected against contamination or damage. The slot can have an undercut, so that the contact element or the consumer can be directly carded. In.

The manner in which the contact ribs (6) are in contact with the conductive circuit (13) is shown in Figures 6A and 6B. The conductive circuits are connected via a contact element (14') to form a current network. Elastic contact pins (15') are provided on the contact element (14') which are externally prestressed by a spring (16) which supports a shoulder (17) and a contact element ( A stop portion (18) of 14') is pressed onto a conductive circuit (3) for a long time to provide a connection between the conductive circuit and the contact pin (15').

Figures 7A-7G show another design of a furniture having a current distribution system of the invention in which a drawer (20) is provided, for example, which can be ejected or pulled in via an electric drive, wherein the drive has a power supply network The road is formed by a rib (22) and a "contact rib" (26). Here, the rib (22) and the contact rib (26) can be fixed to a rear wall of the furniture, wherein the rib (22) extends between the specific two side walls of the furniture, or, if there is no rear wall, directly The lower wall of the furniture is connected.

Figure 7B shows a side elevational view of the rib (22) with a receptacle on each of the opposite sides to accommodate mechanical attachment elements, such as pegs, screws, etc., to form a channel (28) in the center, Storing electrical leads, circuit boards, or other electrical connection elements on the channel, as in the previous embodiment, the electrical connection elements are contacted in a central region by a contact rib (26), which The vertical distribution of current in the furniture body, the rib (12) is provided with a lower cut to fix the electrical consumer, so if no contact ribs (26) are provided, these consumers can also be placed on the rib Article (22).

Here, the function of the contact ribs (26) is to integrate the electrical conductors and mechanically with the connectable consumers, where the contact ribs (26) can also be stabilized on the rear wall (if present). Functionality. In addition, the contact ribs (26) also accommodate the consumer (eg a driver for the drawer) provided on the rear side.

As shown in Figures 7D and 7E, the contact ribs (26) may be provided with side accommodating portions (23) for accommodating mechanical connecting members, and individual electrical leads (24) are provided in a central region, and are arranged to each other. Insulated, they are used to power or transmit data. The ribs (22) and the contact ribs (26) can also be designed to be identical in construction.

The electrical contact between the rib (22) and the contact rib (26) can be achieved via a connection or plug, wherein the operation of the rib (22) and the contact rib (26) on the home specific (1) is The furniture is presented to the customer before reaching. By installing the furniture, a grid path is automatically created, and it can be contacted to connect electrical appliances such as bolts, drives, and the like. In addition, current distribution can be achieved by means of other ribs or contact ribs in the furniture, for example to the front side.

A detailed view of the area in which a rib (22) is joined by a contact rib (26) is shown in Figures 7C and 7G. Conductor circuits (30) (31) (32) are provided on the ribs (22). They are arranged to deviate from the conducting circuits on the contact ribs (26), so that it is necessary to ensure that the conducting circuits (30) (31) (32) are connected to the respective conducting circuits on the contact ribs (26). For this purpose, there are individual metal connecting elements (33) (36) (37), wherein the connecting element (33) connects the conducting circuit (30) to a conducting circuit (35), the conducting circuit (31) and a connecting element (36) Coupling, and the conducting circuit (32) is coupled to the connecting element (37).

Figures 8A and 8B show a contact rib (26) and a rib in a schematic manner Another connection between (22), in which no connecting element (33) (36) (37) is provided, but a receiver (40) is provided for the individual conducting circuit (30) (31) ( 32) is connected to a related conductive circuit on the contact rib (26). To this end, the receptacles have guiding circuits (41) (42) (43) extending away from each other, each of which is connected to a conducting circuit (30) (31) (32). The adapter (40) can be coupled to the contact rib (26) via a plug such that the contact rib (26) can be easily mounted on the rib (22).

(1) ‧ ‧ specific

(2) (2') ‧ ‧ ribs

(3)‧‧‧ Plug

(5)‧‧‧ socket

(6) ‧‧‧Contact ribs

(7) (8) ‧‧‧ sidewall

(9) ‧‧‧Leverage

(11)(12)‧‧‧ Connection section

(13) ‧‧ ‧ circuit

(14) (14') ‧ ‧ contact elements

(15) (15’) ‧ ‧ contact pins

(16) ‧ ‧ spring

(18) ‧‧‧stops

(20)‧‧‧Drawers

(22) ‧ ‧ ribs

(24)‧‧‧Electrical wires

(26)‧‧‧Contact ribs

(28) ‧‧‧ channels

(30) (31) (32) ‧ ‧ circuit

(33)(36)(37)‧‧‧Connecting components

(40)‧‧‧ Sockets

1 is a perspective view of a section of a piece of furniture of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view of two pieces of furniture to be interconnected, and FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a connection area of two pieces of furniture according to a modified embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of a modified design of the connection region, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the contact rib region, FIGS. 6A and 6B are views of a modified connection manner of the contact rib, and FIGS. 7A to 7E are drawings of the furniture of the present invention. Figures 7F and 7G show the manner in which a rib is connected to a contact rib. Figures 8A and 8B show another connection of a rib and a contact rib.

(1)‧‧‧ furniture

(2) (2') ‧ ‧ ribs

(3)‧‧‧ Plug

(5)‧‧‧ socket

(6) ‧‧‧Contact ribs

Claims (9)

A family member, especially a kitchen user, having a specific (1) and at least one electrical consumer, the electrical appliance being disposed on or in the furniture and having an edge fixed to the home specific (1) a strip (2) (22), wherein the rib (2) (22) has at least one electrical lead (4) to form a grid path and is connectable to a rib (2) (22) of an adjacent piece of furniture, The rib (2) (22) is coupled to at least one contact rib (6) (26) for distributing current, the contact rib having at least a conductive circuit (13) accessible by external contact, the rib (22) and The contact ribs (26) are connected to each other via a socket (40) which interconnects the wires. The furniture of claim 1, wherein the rib (2) (22) is connectable to a rib (2) (22) of an adjacent piece of furniture via the plug. The furniture of claim 1 or 2, wherein the rib (2) (22) is disposed between two side walls (7) (8) of the home. For example, the furniture of the first or second aspect of the patent application, wherein: each rib (2) (22) has a plug (3) on one side, and a socket (5) mated with the plug (3) on the opposite side of the opposite side. . The furniture of claim 1 or 2, wherein the two ribs (2) (22) are interconnected via a connecting element (10). For example, the furniture of claim 1 or 2, wherein each rib (2) (22) is provided with two wires (4) for conducting electricity. For example, the furniture of claim 1 or 2, wherein: each rib (2) (22) has at least one wire for transmitting data. For example, the furniture of the first or second patent scope is applied for: The contact ribs (6) (26) have a plurality of adjacent conductive circuits. A piece of furniture according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the contact ribs (6) (26) are contacted by one or more resilient contact pins (15) (15').