WO2005059374A1 - Dispositif d'assemblage - Google Patents

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WO2005059374A1
WO2005059374A1 PCT/AU2004/001777 AU2004001777W WO2005059374A1 WO 2005059374 A1 WO2005059374 A1 WO 2005059374A1 AU 2004001777 W AU2004001777 W AU 2004001777W WO 2005059374 A1 WO2005059374 A1 WO 2005059374A1
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shaft
cavity
joiner
housing
worm gear
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Ross Manton Hutchens
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Ross Manton Hutchens
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Priority to AU2004299518A priority Critical patent/AU2004299518A1/en
Priority to US10/583,108 priority patent/US20070169430A1/en
Publication of WO2005059374A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005059374A1/fr

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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
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/0004—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship
    • F16B5/0084—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship characterised by particular locking means
    • F16B5/0092—Joining sheets, plates or panels in abutting relationship characterised by particular locking means with locking means rotating about an axis parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the abutting edge, e.g. screw, bayonet
    • 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
    • F16B12/10—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
    • F16B12/12—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics
    • F16B12/20—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like
    • F16B12/2009—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like for non-metal furniture parts, e.g. made of wood, of plastics using clamps, clips, wedges, sliding bolts, or the like actuated by rotary motion
    • 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
    • F16B12/10—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior using pegs, bolts, tenons, clamps, clips, or the like
    • F16B2012/106—Connection bolts for connection fittings

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  • the present invention relates to a device for joining furniture components together.
  • the present invention relates to a device for joining together bench tops.
  • Standard joiners for releasably securing together bench tops and other portions of furniture together are well known. They allow for items such as kitchen cabinets or office furniture to be pre-fabricated and then assembled on-site without requiring the use of nails, screws or adhesives.
  • two bench top sections can be joined together to form a single bench by first forming respective opposed circular cavities at a short distance from the edge on the underside of the bench top sections. These cavities are typically formed using a router or specialised drill. Channels are then cut from the respective cavities to meet at the joining edge of each of the bench top sections.
  • joiner which includes a threaded bolt with two semicircular cavity engaging members are positioned so that the engaging members are recessed into the circular cavities with the bolt located in the channel.
  • a nut is then screwed onto the bolt and further tightened thereby drawing the cavities together and hence joining the bench tops in abutting relationship.
  • the tightening arrangement also requires a specialised tool that has been adapted to be inserted into the pivot locator and to engage with the first gear member. Clearly, this would be an inconvenience to tradespeople and the home handy-person as this would require an extra piece of specialised equipment be carried in addition to their standard tools. In addition the nut is still free to spin on the shaft before the joint is tightened also resulting in difficulties when initially placing and tightening the joiner.
  • the present invention provides a joiner for joining a first and second member together in an end to end relationship, said first and second members including a first cavity and a second cavity respectively, said joiner including: a joiner for joining first and second panel members together in end to end relationship, said first and second panel member including a first cavity and a second cavity respectively, said joiner including; a first joining element, having a housing which has surfaces defining a first cavity engaging portion to engage with said first cavity of said first member a second joining element having an elongate shaft slidably supported in a passageway extending through said housing, said shaft terminating at one end thereof in a second cavity engaging portion to engage with said second cavity of said second member, said shaft having a plurality of teeth spaced along the length thereof so as to form a rack portion; and drive means operable to effect linear sliding movement of said second joining element so as to retract the shaft into said housing, the retraction of the shaft drawing together said cavity engaging portions to thereby shorten the joiner, said drive means including a
  • said driven worm gear has a helical thread arranged to have an axis of rotation inclined to said elongate shaft and to engage with said teeth of said shaft.
  • the axis is at an angle of approximately 10° to the longitudinal axis of the shaft.
  • said drive means further includes a gear wheel or cog attached to one end of a shaft "which also carries said driven worm gear, said gear wheel meshing with said worm gear actuator.
  • This provides a convenient and compact arrangement which does not add substantially to the size of the housing of the first joining element.
  • said worm drive actuator further includes a drive head, said drive head including a recess to receive a drill bit.
  • the present invention provides a joiner for joining a first and second member together in an end to end relationship, said first and second members including a first cavity and a second cavity respectively, said joiner including: co-acting first and second joining elements, said first joining element having a housing which has surfaces defining a first cavity engaging portion to engage with said first cavity of said first member; said second joining element having a second cavity engaging portion to engage with said second cavity of said second member and an elongate shaft extending from said second cavity engaging portion, said shaft slidably locating through an opening in said housing; and drive means operable to effect linear sliding movement of said shaft for retracting same into said housing so as to draw said first and second cavity engaging portions towards each other to thereby join together said first and second members.
  • said housing includes a through passageway to receive said shaft and wherein a cross-section of said elongate shaft and the shape of said passageway are complementary and arranged to prevent rotation of said first joining element with respect to said second joining element.
  • said elongate shaft has a substantially rectangular cross section and said passageway has a complementary rectangular shape.
  • FIGURE 1 is a top front perspective view of a joiner according to an embodiment of the invention for joining together a pair of panels in edge to edge relationship;
  • FIGURE 2 is a top perspective view of the joiner only illustrated in Figure 1;
  • FIGURE 3 is an exploded perspective view of the joiner illustrated in Figure 2;
  • FIGURE 4 is another exploded perspective view of the joiner illustrated in Figure 2;
  • FIGURE 5 is a top view of the shaft actuating arrangement of the joiner; while FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary side view (partly sectioned) of the shaft actuating arrangement.
  • joiner 100 comprising relatively movable joining elements 110, 120 for joining bench top sections 200, 300 according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.
  • Joining element 120 has an elongate shaft 130 of rectangular cross-section which at one end joins to a semi-circular head 121 which mates with corresponding circular cavity 210 located on the underside of bench top section 200.
  • the exact shape of the respective cavities and cavity engaging portions of the joiner are not important as long as they facilitate a clamping force which joins edges 240, 340 of bench top sections 200, 300 together.
  • the first joining element 120 is integrally moulded of reinforced plastics, e.g. glass reinforced nylon, with the shaft 130 and head 121 forming an overall "Y" shape.
  • the shaft is provided with a plurality of transverse teeth 131 in its planar top face 132 so as to form a rack component extending along the shaft 130.
  • Joining element 110 includes a housing 112 which is also integrally moulded of a suitable reinforced plastics material, and has a rectangular through passage 111 "which is shaped complementary to the rectangular cross section of elongate shaft 130 allowing shaft 130 to slide linearly through opening 111 but additionally preventing rotation of shaft 130 with respect to joining element 110.
  • Housing 112 has a part-circular portion which engages with corresponding cavity 310 of second bench top section 300 in a similar manner to that of semi-circular head 121 with cavity 210.
  • the shaft actuating mechanism mounted within housing 112 includes tapered worm drive barrel 150 which is inclined to the rack portion of shaft 130.
  • Worm drive barrel 150 includes a helical thread 151 which meshes with teeth 131 located on elongate shaft 130.
  • Shaft 130 is able to travel through housing 112 and exit outwardly through aperture 113 formed in the distal wall of housing 112.
  • Worm drive barrel 150 is mounted on a shaft 153 which has a co-axial gear wheel or cog 152 adjacent one end thereof.
  • the parts 150, 152, 153 can be integrally moulded as a single component of reinforced plastics material.
  • a worm drive actuator 140 meshes with gear wheel 152 whereby rotation of the actuator 140 will rotate the worm drive barrel 150 by means of the gear wheel 152 to thereby retract or extend the shaft 130 and inturn shorten or lengthen the joiner.
  • the worm drive 140 has a helical thread 141 which has an axis of rotation generally perpendicular to the plane of the rack.
  • the axis of shaft 153 which carries the worm drive barrel 150 and worm gear wheel 152 is inclined at an angle of approximately 10° to the horizontal.
  • Worm drive actuator 140 is a moulded plastics component and locates in a bore in the housing 112 and engages with a snap-fit therein.
  • the actuator 140 has a drive head 142 which is hollowed out to receive a standard hexagonal drive bit which would typically be fitted to the chuck of a power drill.
  • the hex bit is received approximately 7 mm into drive head 142 so that joiner 100 can be positioned on the bit and raised to the joining cavities 210, 310 in bench top sections 200, 300.
  • the drive head 142 utilises a twelve point hexagonal shape recess instead of the standard six point shape and furthermore incorporates an internal chamfered edge thereby providing easier entry of the hexagonal drive bit into the hexagonal recess.
  • Drive head 142 is constructed from a material which allows suitable flexing of the recess thus allowing the hex bit to rotate within the recess thereby providing a clutch arrangement that prevents overload of the drive means if drill torque is excessive.
  • Other forms of the drive head recess so that it can receive the hex end of a standard bit or even an Allen key are also considered to be within the scope of the invention.
  • joiner 100 is placed on a drill by mounting drive head 142 onto the hex bit. As joiner 100 maintains a perpendicular arrangement to the drill bit the joiner can be reliably placed on the end of the drill and joiner 100 oriented so that semicircular head 121 of joining element 120 is guided into circular cavity 210. Joining element 110 can be slotted into corresponding circular cavity 310 with this entire operation only requiring the use of one hand.
  • the drill is then activated to retract the shaft 130 of the joiner element 120 so as to shorten the joiner and thereby close the joint whilst the other free hand can be used to ensure that the joint and bench top surface are level.
  • joiner 100 is recessed in a level orientation within the bench top, joiner 100 advantageously provides a clamping force closer to the bench top surface then that of prior art joiners.
  • the above-described mechanism functions in reverse and shaft 130 will protract from housing 112 to thereby lengthen the joiner 100 which can then be easily removed from cavities 210, 310 if desired.

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L'invention porte sur un dispositif d'assemblage permettant d'assembler des éléments de panneaux bord à bord, ce dispositif d'assemblage possédant un élément d'assemblage (110) qui forme un corps (112) adapté pour s'engager dans une cavité de l'un des éléments du panneau, et un autre élément d'assemblage (120) qui, à une extrémité, possède une partie (121) adaptée pour s'engager dans une cavité de l'autre élément du panneau, et une tige allongée (130) qui s'étend depuis la partie (121) et qui est pourvue d'une pluralité de dents (131) espacées sur sa longueur de façon à former une partie de support, les deux éléments d'assemblage (110,120) pouvant coulisser l'un par rapport à l'autre par un dispositif d'entraînement qui comprend une vis sans fin entraînée (150) en prise avec la partie de support, et un actionneur (140) de vis fin disposé, lors de la rotation de la vis, afin d'entraîner la vis sans fin (150), le mouvement rotatif de l'actionneur (140) se traduisant par un mouvement linéaire de la tige (130) uniquement.
PCT/AU2004/001777 2003-12-17 2004-12-17 Dispositif d'assemblage WO2005059374A1 (fr)

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