WO2002026086A1 - A joint arrangement for demountable structure - Google Patents

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WO2002026086A1
WO2002026086A1 PCT/NZ2001/000201 NZ0100201W WO0226086A1 WO 2002026086 A1 WO2002026086 A1 WO 2002026086A1 NZ 0100201 W NZ0100201 W NZ 0100201W WO 0226086 A1 WO0226086 A1 WO 0226086A1
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joint arrangement
joiner
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Manfred Johannes Frank
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Manfred Frank Patent Holdings Limited
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Priority to DE60133570T priority Critical patent/DE60133570T2/en
Priority to NZ524859A priority patent/NZ524859A/en
Priority to JP2002529920A priority patent/JP2004510921A/en
Priority to CA2423143A priority patent/CA2423143C/en
Priority to EP01970388A priority patent/EP1330173B1/en
Priority to AU2001290389A priority patent/AU2001290389B2/en
Priority to US10/381,972 priority patent/US7322770B2/en
Priority to AU9038901A priority patent/AU9038901A/en
Publication of WO2002026086A1 publication Critical patent/WO2002026086A1/en
Priority to HK04104919A priority patent/HK1061788A1/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
    • F16B12/02—Joints between panels and corner posts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/004—Show cases or show cabinets adjustable, foldable or easily dismountable
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
    • E04B1/6108—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together
    • E04B1/612—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces
    • E04B1/6166—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with protrusions on both frontal surfaces
    • E04B1/617—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the frontal surfaces of the slabs connected together by means between frontal surfaces with protrusions on both frontal surfaces with one protrusion on each frontal surface
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/38—Connections for building structures in general
    • E04B1/61—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other
    • E04B2001/6195—Connections for building structures in general of slab-shaped building elements with each other the slabs being connected at an angle, e.g. forming a corner
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
    • F16B2200/20—Connections with hook-like parts gripping behind a blind side of an element to be connected
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
    • F16B2200/30—Dovetail-like connections
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
    • F16B2200/67—Rigid angle couplings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/46—Rod end to transverse side of member
    • Y10T403/4602—Corner joint

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  • This invention relates to improvements in demountable
  • the cabinet which is demountable .
  • the cabinet has
  • the retainers prevent the joiner elements from
  • lockable retainer needs to be unlocked and removed before any
  • One of the attributes of the cabinet is that it can be assembled around
  • the object can be placed on one side of the cabinet and
  • joiner element couples the
  • the joint arrangement including a joiner element
  • joiner element further having a spine means which in an
  • the joint arrangement including an
  • joiner element having a pair of
  • joiner element further including a spine which locates
  • said spine having a distal end with a
  • Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a pair of panel
  • joiner element
  • Figure 2 is a similar view but of an alternative
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a retainer suitable for
  • Figures 4-7 are further views of the retainer as shown in
  • Figure 8 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 but showing
  • Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing how
  • joiner element can be joined together by a joiner element.
  • the cabinet can comprise a plurality
  • Figure 1 shows in cross section a part length of each of
  • This interface is for
  • the interface may be extremely
  • interface 13 may actually be spaced apart so that no
  • joiner element 12 is curved so as to provide a curved transition from the outer surface of panel 10 to the outer
  • surface 16 extends parallel to the outer surface of panel 11.
  • profile edge is a possibility.
  • element 12 is a major spine 22 and a minor spine 23. This
  • the major and secondary spines 22/23 can be connected if the
  • joiner element is extruded by using a tube die.
  • the major spine 22 extends to an enlarged distal end 24 which
  • the major spine 22 is also provided with an indent 29 into
  • panel 10 A like projection 31 of panel 11 fits into a
  • the major spine 22 has a flat
  • joiner element 12 therefore keys onto the profiled edges
  • edges of the panels as required in WO 99/08575 is no longer a
  • the panels 10 and 11 can, with suitable adjustment of the profiling and the configuration of the
  • joiner element be located at angles other than 90° as
  • a shaft 36 is shaped to
  • the shaft 36 includes a
  • panels of unequal thickness can be

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
  • Seal Device For Vehicle (AREA)
  • Joining Of Building Structures In Genera (AREA)
  • Mirrors, Picture Frames, Photograph Stands, And Related Fastening Devices (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Furniture Connections (AREA)
  • Assembled Shelves (AREA)
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Abstract

A joint arrangement joining adjacent edges of two structural elements (10, 11). The joint arrangement includes a joiner element (12) which has projections (17, 18), each of which is slidingly engageable in a groove (19, 20) of the respective structural elements (10, 11). The joiner element (12) has a spine means (22) which in the assembled joint engages between profiled edge portions of the structural elements (10, 11). The distal end (24) of the spine (22) has two oppositely disposed lateral projections (25, 26) each of which engage in a groove (27, 28) formed in the profile edge of the adjacent structural element (10, 11).

Description

A JOINT ARRANGEMENT FOR DEMOUNTABLE STRUCTURE
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improvements in demountable
structures such as cabinets which can be used for display
purposes and to a joint arrangement for use in demountable
structures .
In our international patent specification WO 99/08575 there
is disclosed a cabinet which is demountable . The cabinet has
walls which are joined edge to edge by joiner elements. At
the apex of each intersection of the walls there is a
retainer. The retainers prevent the joiner elements from
being removed. One of the retainers which is the last to be
installed when the cabinet is assembled is lockable . This
lockable retainer needs to be unlocked and removed before any
of the other joiner elements and retainer elements can be
removed so as to disassemble or demount the cabinet.
The cabinet according to WO 99/08575 has been extremely
successful especially in the museum environment . One of the attributes of the cabinet is that it can be assembled around
the object or objects to be displayed. This is particularly
useful where the object is large and would otherwise be
difficult to engage an assembled cabinet over the object(s).
Thus the object can be placed on one side of the cabinet and
then the remainder of the cabinet assembled around the object
by progressively positioning the sides and top panels edge to
edge, insertion of the joiner elements and the retainers.
The cabinet of WO 99/08575 also exhibits good strength
characteristics when assembled. This is despite the fact
that the walls are joined edge to edge by a joiner element of
overall small cross sectional dimensions.
According to the invention of WO 99/08575 the edges of the
walls are profiled and the joiner element has a cross
sectional profile which is slid on to the adjacent profiled
wall edges (the panels being located at right angles to one
another) . As a result the joiner element couples the
profiled edges together to provide a sound and secure manner.
This has worked successfully, however, we have now developed
further the joiner element and the profiles of the edges such
that assembly of the joint between panels is further facilitated by making it easier to slide the joiner element
on to the profiled edges of the adjacent wall panels. Also a
stronger join is achieved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Broadly in one aspect of the invention there is provided a
joint arrangement between adjacent edges of two structural
elements the joint arrangement including a joiner element
which has projections, each engageable in a recess, groove or
the like in a respective of each of the structural elements,
the joiner element further having a spine means which in an
assembled join between the structural elements engages between edge portions of the structural elements.
According to a second broad aspect of the invention provides
a joint arrangement between adjacent profiled edges of two
structural elements, the joint arrangement including an
elongate joiner element slidingly engaged with each of said
profiled edges, the joiner element having a pair of
longitudinally extending projections, each engaged in a
longitudinal groove which extends inwardly from a face
surface of a respective of the structural elements, the joiner element further including a spine which locates
between opposing parts of the profiled edges of the
structural elements, said spine having a distal end with a
pair of lateral projections each engaged in a groove in a
respective of the profiled edges .
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a pair of panel
elements joined together by a joiner element,
Figure 2 is a similar view but of an alternative
embodiment where a more angular joiner element is used,
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a retainer suitable for
use with the arrangement shown in Figure 2 ,
Figures 4-7 are further views of the retainer as shown in
Figure 3,
Figure 8 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 but showing
yet a further form of the invention, and Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing how
panels or elements of different cross-sectional thickness
can be joined together by a joiner element.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The following describes and illustrates particular
embodiments to the present invention. It will be appreciated
by those skilled in the art that other variations and
combinations in shape and configuration may be possible
without departing from the scope of the invention.
The content of WO 99/08575 is hereby incorporated by way of
specific reference.
In its simplest form a demountable structure to which the
joint arrangement of the present invention applies will be
described as a cabinet . The cabinet can comprise a plurality
of side walls, a bottom or base wall and a top wall as is
disclosed in WO 99/08575. The panel members are joined edge
to edge at their peripheral edges by elongate joiner
elements, there being one joiner element for each pair of
adjacent edges as is described in WO 99/08575. The present invention thus relates specifically to the form and
construction of the edges of the panel members and the joiner
element . For this reason the drawings accompanying the
present specification relate to these aspects of
construction.
Figure 1 shows in cross section a part length of each of
panels 10 and 11. The panels are in the illustrated
arrangement located in planes which are right angles to one
another. The panels 10 and 11 in the preferred form are
manufactured from acrylic sheet with the side edges profiled
to have an edge profile of the form illustrated.
In the drawings panels 10 and 11 are shown as physically
contacting each other at interface 13. This interface is for
the purposes of illustration, thus it is shown somewhat
exaggerated in its length. The interface may be extremely
small or may not even exist i.e. the opposing surfaces which
form the interface 13 may actually be spaced apart so that no
physical contact occurs.
In the arrangement shown in Figure 1 the outer surface 14 of
the joiner element 12 is curved so as to provide a curved transition from the outer surface of panel 10 to the outer
surface of panel 11. However, with the arrangement shown in
Figure 2 the joiner element 12 is of a more angular cross
section at its outer surface where a first surface 15 extends
parallel to the outer surface of panel 10 and a second
surface 16 extends parallel to the outer surface of panel 11.
The actual physical external appearance of the joiner element
12 could take on other appearances such as a plurality of
facets or a more complex curved shape.
Projecting inwardly (relative to outer surfaces 14 or 15 and
16 as the case may be) are a pair of ribs 17 and 18 which
engage in corresponding recesses, grooves, channels or the
like 19 and 20 formed in the profiled edge 21 of each panel.
In contrast to the grooves used in the edge profiling of WO
99/08575 these grooves are shallow and therefore do not provide a profiling where damage, breakage etc. to the
profile edge is a possibility.
Projecting inwardly from the inside surface of the joiner
element 12 is a major spine 22 and a minor spine 23. This
arrangement of two separate spines has been adopted so that a
tube die for extrusion of the joiner element 12 is not required. However, as shown in dotted detail in Figure 1
the major and secondary spines 22/23 can be connected if the
joiner element is extruded by using a tube die. With such an
arrangement there will effectively be a single spine.
The major spine 22 extends to an enlarged distal end 24 which
provides a pair of outwardly disposed ribs 25 and 26. These
ribs 25 and 26 engage in correspondingly shaped grooves 27
and 28 formed in the respective profiled edges of panels 10 and 11.
The major spine 22 is also provided with an indent 29 into
which engages a projection 30 formed in the profiled edge of
panel 10. A like projection 31 of panel 11 fits into a
shaped portion of the major spine 22 but would if the major
and minor spines 22 and 23 were coupled, similarly fit into a
recess .
As can be seen in Figure 1 the major spine 22 has a flat
surface 31 which engages against a flat surface 32 of the
edge of the panel 10. Similarly minor spine 23 engages
against flat surface 33 of the edge of panel 10. The joiner element 12 therefore keys onto the profiled edges
of panels 10 and 11 as shown in Figure 1. Thus according to
the present invention there is no requirement for face to
face contact of the respective edges of panels 10 and 11 in
order to obtain a secure a robust joint. Because there is no
requirement for deep grooves to accept projections from the
joiner element the profiled edges of the acrylic panels are
not prone to damage or failure. Furthermore, the high degree
of accuracy required to ensure the interface between the
edges of the panels as required in WO 99/08575 is no longer a
requirement .
Because the panels 10 and 11 of the present invention do not
need to fit face to face as an interface (e.g. such as interface 13) the panels 10 and 11 can, with suitable adjustment of the profiling and the configuration of the
joiner element be located at angles other than 90° as
illustrated. Also as shown in Figure 9 panels of unequal
thickness can also be joined. This illustrates how the front
to back dimension of the panel is not critical to achieving a successful joint. It is also possible with the present invention to key the
joiner element 12 onto one panel and then slide the other
panel onto the joiner element. This results in the
possibility of being able to slide one of the panels relative
to the remainder of the cabinet after a pair of the retainers
are removed from opposed adjacent corners to provide a means
of opening the cabinet . Generally one of the retainers would
be the lockable retainer. Such an arrangement is shown in
Figure 8 where the spines 22 and 32 are * "fatter". As a
result the edges of panels do not overlap thereby permitting
the sliding action referred to above to occur.
In Figures 3-7 there is shown a retainer for use with the
more angular joiner element shown in Figure 2. As with the
joiner elements disclosed in WO 99/08575 this retainer
element has a main body 35 which is configured to fit at the
corner of the cabinet and provide a smooth transition to the
abutting end of a joiner element. A shaft 36 is shaped to
fit into openings formed at each corner and a tongue 37 to
engage into the space 38 of joiner element 12 in the same
manner as disclosed in WO 99/08575. The shaft 36 includes a
chamfered surface 39 to facilitate the insertion of the shaft into the opening as a consequence of the outwardly projecting
radial projection 40 which as disclosed in WO 99/08575.
The joining arrangement according to the present invention
thus provides a strong joint and obviates the need for edge
profiling of the panels in a manner which can either lead to
weakness of the joint or be prone to damage. Also a greater
degree of accuracy is achieved as face to face engagement of
adjacent panels is not required. Furthermore the manner of
keying the joiner element onto the profile edges of the
panels does facilitate easier fitment of the joiner element
to the panels . Also panels of unequal thickness can be
joined together.

Claims

1. A joint arrangement between adjacent edges of two
structural elements (10,11), the joint arrangement
including a joiner element (12) which has projections
(17,18), each engageable in a recess groove or the like
in (19,20) a respective of the structural elements
(10,11), the joiner element (12) further having a spine
means (22) which in an assembled joint between the
structural elements engages between edge portions of the
structural elements .
2. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the
spine means (22) includes a distal end (24) with at least
one lateral projection thereat (25,26).
3. A joint arrangement as claim in claimed 2 wherein the
distal end (24) has two oppositely disposed lateral
projections (25,26).
4. A joint arrangement as claimed in claimed 2 or 3 wherein
said lateral projection (25,26) engages in a groove (27,28) formed in an adjacent surface of a said
structural element (10,11).
5. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 4 wherein said
spine means (22) includes an indented portion (29) in
which a projecting portion (30) of an adjacent edge
portion of a structural element (10) .
6. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 5 wherein said
indented portion (29) is located adjacent a said lateral
projection (25) .
7. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 6 wherein a
surface (31) of the spine means (22) adjacent said
indented portion (29) engages with a surface (32) of the
edge portion of the structural element (10) .
8. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein
the spine means is formed by a major spine (22) and a
minor spine (23) .
9. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 6 or 7 wherein
the joiner element (12) includes a space (38) into which
a tongue (37) of a retainer element (35) is engageable.
10. A joint arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to
9 wherein the joiner element (12) is slidingly engageable
with the profiled edge portions of the structural
elements (10, 11) .
11. A joint arrangement between adjacent edges of two
structural elements (10,11), the joint arrangement
including a joiner element (12) which has projections
(17,18), each engageable in a recess, groove or the like
(19,20) in a respective of each of the structural
elements (10,11), the joiner element (12) further having
a spine means (22) which in an assembled join between the
structural elements engages between edge portions of the
structural elements .
12. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 11 further
including a space (38) for reception of a tongue (37) of
a retainer member (35) when said retainer member is
located at an end of said joiner element (12) .
13. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 12 wherein at
least one of said profiled edges includes a projecting
portion (30) in the profiled edge, said projecting portion
(30) locating in an indented portion (29) of said spine
(22) .
14. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 13 further
including a second spine (23) which engages with a
profiled (33) edge adjacent the longitudinal groove (20)
in the structural element (11) .
15. A joint arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 11 to
14 wherein at least one of the structural elements
(10,11) is in the form of a panel.
16. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 15 wherein the
panel (10,11) is formed from a plastic material and the
joiner element (12) is of extruded construction.
17. A joint arrangement as claimed in any one of the
preceding claims wherein the joiner element (12) includes an outer surface (14 or 15,16) which forms a transition
between surface of the structural elements (10,11).
18. A joint arrangement as claimed in claim 17 wherein the
outer surface is curved (14) or angular (15,16).
19. A display case including panels, the panels being joined
edge to edge by joint arrangements of the type as claimed
in any of claims 1 to 18, the joiner elements (12) being
retained against sliding movement by a retainer element
(35) located in each corner of the display case at which
the ends of at least two joiner elements (12) are
located.
20. A display case as claimed in claim 19 wherein at least
one of the retainer elements (35) is lockable in the
corner in which it is located.
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JP2002529920A JP2004510921A (en) 2000-09-28 2001-09-28 Seaming configuration for dismantleable structures
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