WO2005098159A2 - Systeme de panneaux muraux minces - Google Patents

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WO2005098159A2
WO2005098159A2 PCT/US2005/010437 US2005010437W WO2005098159A2 WO 2005098159 A2 WO2005098159 A2 WO 2005098159A2 US 2005010437 W US2005010437 W US 2005010437W WO 2005098159 A2 WO2005098159 A2 WO 2005098159A2
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Kim Shing Foo
Yuk Yoon Chong
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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  • the invention relates to a space-dividing wall panel system for office spaces and more particularly, to a wall panel system with electrical raceways defined therein.
  • Space-dividing wall panel systems are well known for use in sub-dividing large office spaces into smaller workstations such as in an office or business environment .
  • Numerous wall panel systems have been developed.
  • wall panel systems comprise upright, freestanding wall panels, which join together in end-to-end relation to define various configurations of workspaces.
  • Such wall panels may be joined serially together in a straight line to define a long wall or may be joined at corner connections in two-way, right-angle connections, three-way angular or right-angle connections, and four-way connections.
  • workstations may take the form of generally rectangular, substantially enclosed cubicles outfitted with work surfaces, wall- mounted storage cabinets and wall-mounted office accessories.
  • such wall panels not only are adapted to be connected together but also adapted to support such office furniture components thereon wherein the wall panels bear the load of these components on the floor surface upon which the wall panels are constructed.
  • Many conventional wall panel systems further have wire-management capabilities wherein horizontal and/or vertical raceways extend along and are defined within the open interiors of such wall panels.
  • conventional wall panels include rectangular frames which define open areas therebetween. Portions of these open areas may then be used to define the aforementioned raceways which raceways are adapted to receive power and/or data communication cables within the confines of the wall panel.
  • raceways are in open communication- with the raceways of serially-adjacent wall panels to de ine continuous raceways extending throughout the wall system for routing of power and communication cables to individual workstations .
  • these raceways have removable covers which allow access to the raceway, preferably from both sides of the wall panel .
  • Such covers may be snap connect covers which are completely separable from the wall panel or may be hinged in place so as to remain connected to the wall panel when the raceway cover is opened.
  • many such wall panels use demountable cover- tiles which -are removably mounted on the wall panel frames to enclose the hollow interiors thereof.
  • cover t ⁇ les are provided on the opposite side faces of the wall panels to permit access to the hollow interiors therefrom from either side of the wall panel.
  • solid panels may be mounted to the panel frame to define a single-layer of panel materia.1 which thereby encloses the interior regions of trie wall panel .
  • Wh ⁇ le numerous wall panel systems have been developed and are commercially available, additional wall panel systems are continuously under development to provide improved functional and aesthetic features and provide such features in both cost-effective, low priced systems or higher end systems. It is an object of the invention to provide a wall panel system having an improved cotr ⁇ oination of functional and aesthetic features .
  • the invention relates to a wall panel system comprising individual wall panels having a frame construction which allows for the construction of horizontal and vertical raceways within the wall panels.
  • the frame construction incorporates vertical and horizontal frame rails possessing different cross-sectional profiles which are combinable in various configurations to vary the ultimate configuration of each individual wall panel .
  • Each wall panel preferably is provided with a horizontal raceway defined approximately at beltline height, i.e., a -beltline raceway, which is defined in close proximity to and preferably above conventional work surface height.
  • the horizontal raceway includes hinged covers to provide access to the raceway channels to allow for laying in of individual power and data cables therein and also to allow for mounting of outlets or receptacles to t e hinged covers .
  • the open interiors defined between the horizontal and vertical frame rails are enclosed by relatively thin insert panels which fit within perimeter grooves def ined on the inside faces of the frame rails.
  • An insert panel typically is disposed below the beltline raceway therein a thin horizontal, intermediate frame rail cooperates with the upper edge of the insert panel directly below the bottom edge of the beltline raceway.
  • a gap is defined between the intermediate rail and the lower edge of the hinge cover of the raceway which gap thereby allows for the passage of cabling into and out of the raceway, generally onto the work surface although such cabling may also pass downwardly to a floor area .
  • this system utilizes plastic splines to join frame rails in back-to-back relation, particularly when used as a vertical rail in a single wall panel which separates an insert panel from an adjacent vertical race-way.
  • Such connector splines also are used to join frame rails of one wall panel with adjacent corner connectors or serially-adjacent wall panels .
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first configuration of a wall panel system.
  • Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the wall panel system of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of a second configuration of the wall panel system.
  • Figure 4 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating raceway covers removed.
  • Figure 5 is a partial view of the configuration of Figure 4.
  • Figure 6 is a perspective view of the Figure 4 configuration as viewed in an upward direction.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the Figure 4 configuration as viewed in a downward direction.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view as viewed in the upward direction with a raceway cover removed therefrom.
  • Figure 9 is a perspective view of a third, desking configuration of the wall panel system.
  • Figure 10 is an enlarged partial view of the third configuration.
  • Figure 11 is a plan view of a three-way corner connection.
  • Figure 12 is a side view of a top edge frame rail as taken along l ne 12-12 of Figure 3.
  • Figure 13 is a top view of the edge frame rail.
  • Figure 14 is an end view of: the edge frame rail .
  • Figure 15 is an end view of a frame rail with an insert panel disposed therein.
  • Figure 16 is a side view of a vertical interior frame rail .
  • Figure 17 is a side view of a vertical, side frame rail .
  • Figure 18 is a top view as taken along line 18-18 of Figure 5 illustrating a trim rail mounted to the side frame rail.
  • Figure 19A is a top view of an interior frame rail assembly as taken along line 19A-19A of Figure 5.
  • Figure 19B is an end view of a connector spline .
  • Figure 20A is a front eleva ional view of an " intermediate frame rail .
  • Figure 20B is a top view of the intermediate frame rail .
  • Figure 20C is an end view of the intermediate frame rail .
  • Figure 21 is a side view as taken along line 21-21 of Figure 3 of an intermediate frame rail joined to a raceway support tube .
  • Figure 22 is an end view of a seal strip.
  • Figure 23 is an end view of a beltline raceway assembly.
  • Figure 24 is a perspective view of a raceway end block.
  • Figure 25 is an inside si ⁇ e view of the raceway block.
  • Figure 26 is a side cross— sectional view of the raceway block.
  • Figure 27 is an outside szLde view of the raceway block.
  • Figure 28 is an end view of an intermediate frame rail illustrated in phantom outline with a gasket for a translucent insert panel.
  • Figure 29 is a partial end view of a four-way connector tube .
  • Figure 30 is a plan view of ttie connector tube.
  • Figure 31 is an exploded perspective view of a slidable mounting bracket.
  • FIG. 1-10 various configurations of a wall panel system 1-0 are illustrated which system is used to subdivide an open office area 11 into a plurality of individual workstations 12.
  • the wall panel system 10 comprises a plurality of wall panels generally identified by reference to numeral 14 wherein representative part-Lai height wall panels 15 are illustrated in the configurations of Figures 1 and 9 while full height panels 16 are illustrated in the configuration of Figure 3. It will be understood that the wall panels 15 and 16 utilize common parts and components and as such, common reference numerals are used for such components where possible.
  • the layouts of the wall panels 15 and 16 of the wall panel system 10 are illustrated in several configurations with it being understood that such wall panel systems of this type allow for the wall panels 14 to be configured in any of a variety of configurations depending upon the needs of the end user.
  • the following discussion is directed to the specific configurations illustrated herein, namely, the wall panels 15 and 16.
  • the wall panel system 10 thereby is provided in a larger open office area 11 and subdivides such space 11 into the aforementioned workstations 12; the ultimate number, size and layout of the workstations 12 being dependent upon the final assembly of the individual system components.
  • additional office furniture accessories such as the work sur ace 17 ( Figures 1 and 9) can be mounted to the individual wall panels 15 and 16.
  • Such work surfaces 17 may, for example, be supported by a downwardly depending support leg 19 ( Figure 9) or by a panel mounted support bracket 20 ( Figures 9 and 31), the support bracket 20 being mountable on the wall panels 14 at a variety of support locations . It will further be understood that additional accessories can be mounted on the wall panels 16.
  • these wall panels include interior frames wherein Figure 1 illustrates interior frame 22 for the partial height wall panels 15.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the panel frame 23 for the full height wall panel 16
  • Figure 9 illustrates a further partial height paneL frame 24 having wire management capabilities.
  • the various panel frames 22, 23 and 24 are constructed from similar individual frame rail components which are discussed in further detail hereinafter. These panel frames 22-24 further include similar? beltline raceway assemblies 25. Additionally, the panel frames 23 and 24 also are provided with vertical raceway assemblies 26 which openly communicate with the beltline raceways 25 and also open downwardly towards the floor to permit routing of cabling to the floor area.
  • the panel frame 22 is defined by edge frame rails 28 and 29 which extend horizontally across the top and bottom edges of the wall panel 15. These frame rails 28 and 29 are rigidly joined to a pair of vertical end frame rails 30 and 31 to thereby define a rigid rectangular frame wiich forms the periphery of the wall panel 14.
  • an intermediate horizontal frame rail 32 is provided which is joined at its opposite end to t-he vertical end rails 30 and 31 proximate to but spaced downwardly of the top edge rail 28. As described in further detail herein, the intermediate frame rail 32 has a thinner thickness than the thickness of the edge rails 28 and 29 and the end rails 30 and 31.
  • a rectangular planar insert panel 34 is secured about its peripherry to the grooved inside faces of the horizontal and vert-Leal frame rails 28-31.
  • the insert panel 34 preferably h ⁇ as a single thickness which defines opposite side faces 35 which face outwardly and define exposed exterior faces of the wall panels 14.
  • the insert panel 34 may be formed as a solid material, for example, formed of medium density fiberboard that is covered by an aesthetically pleasing material such as fabric, paint or the like.
  • the insert panel 34 also could be fonrmed of a translucent material such as a plastic or even glass which gives a see-through appearance to the wall panel 15 while also subdividing the various workstations 12 one from the other .
  • the intermediate frame rail 32 i s adapted to rigidly support the work surface support brackets 20 with the work surface 17 disposed in a horizontal orientation spaced upwardly from the floor .
  • the intermediate frame rail 32 defines the interior panel space in which the beltline racewa-y assembly 25 is formed which beltline raceway assembly 25 defines a horizontal raceway or channel 37 through wb-ich cabling may be laid horizontally to feed electrical receptacles or outlets 38 such as for power or data which is to be supplied to the workstation 12.
  • the raceway assembly 25 preferably is disposed vertically above the work surface 17.
  • the raceway assembly 25 generally is defined by raceway end blocks 40 which are disposed at the opposite ends of the raceway 37 and are affixed to the inside face of the respective vertical end rail 30 or 31.
  • raceway end blocks 40 are configured to struetur-ally support cabling thereon while also pivotally supporting a hinged raceway cover or hatch 41 by the upper edge 42 thereof. This allows the raceway cover 41 to be swung upwardly to provide for access to the interior raceway channel 37.
  • the receptacles 38 may be rigidly affixed to the panel frame and project through ports in the cover 41 such that the plug openings 43 on the receptacle 38 are accessible from the workstation 12.
  • the panel configuration of Figures 1 and 2 utilizes top and bottom edge rails 28 and 29 which extend across the entire lateral width of the wall panels 14, opposite end rails 29 and 30 whi-ch extend the entire vertical height of the wall panels 14 and an intermediate frame rail 32 which also extends-, across the panel width.
  • a second panel configuration is illustrated therein which uses similar edge and end rails and intermediate frame rails albeit in a modified configuration so as to not only define the beltline raceway 25, but also the vertical raceway 26 therein.
  • each wall panel 16 has a pair of full-height end rails 46 and 47.
  • the open space between the frame rails is enclosed by a pair of vertically adjacent insert panels 50 and 51 which may either have an aesthetic solid surface or be a translucent material as described previously relative to insert panel 34.
  • the insert panels 50 and 51 have a different vertical dimension relative to each other.
  • the panel frame 16 further includes a pair of intermediate frame rails 53 and 54 which are formed identical to the intermediate frame rail 32.
  • the upper frame rail 53 joins the adjacent horizontal edges of the insert panels 50 and 51 together while the lower frame rail 54 supports the lower edge of the insert panel 51 while also extending along the upper edge of the raceway assembly 25.
  • this wall panel is separated into two different panel sections, namely a closed section 56 and the adjacent vertical raceway assembly 26.
  • the closed section 56 is provided with a further insert panel 57 which has the same vertical dimension and construction as the insert panel 34, but has a shorter lateral width.
  • a short intermediate frame rail 59 is secured to the lower raceway support tube 44 as seen in Figures 4, 5, 6 and 8.
  • a short bottom edge rail 61 is provided which has the same lateral length as the frame rail 59 and joins at one end to the bottom edge of the respective end rail 46 or 47.
  • a pair of raceway cross rails 66 ( Figures 4 and 5) are rigidly joined at their opposite ends to the respective grooved inside faces of the end rail 46 or 47 and the interior frame rail 62 as illustrated in Figure 4.
  • These cross rails 66 essentially comprise an even shorter section of the intermediate frame rail 59 in that both the frame rail 59 and the cross rail 66 have the same cross-sectional profile generally seen in Figure 20C.
  • a vertical raceway channel 67 which opens upwardly into communication with the horizontal raceway channel 37 and also opens downwardly from the bottom of the wall panel 16 towards the floor.
  • the raceway channel 67 is covered by removable cover tiles 68 which snap-fit onto the panel frame as generally seen in the right half of Figures 4 and 6 while also being removable as depicted in Figure 5 to permit the laying in of wiring into the raceway channel 67.
  • the cover tile 68 defines a space which is disposed outwardly of the outer faces 69 of the cross rails 66 and inwardly of the inside face 70 of the respective cover tile 68 such that cabling may be laid over the outside rail faces 69.
  • a third panel configuration is illustrated which is formed from the partial height wall panels 15 as well as a further partial height wall panel 71.
  • This partial height panel 71 is formed in many respects the same as the partial height panels 15 except that the wall panel 71 is formed with a vertical raceway 26 using the same structural arrangement of frame rails as that described above to form the raceway 26 in the full height wall panels 16.
  • the wall panel 71 includes an insert panel 72 formed of a translucent material such as polycarbonate or glass to thereby modify the visual appearance of the wall panel 71.
  • the wall panels 15 have the insert panels 34 thereof also formed of a translucent material to include the same visual effect.
  • FIG. 12-14 illustrate the top edge rail 28, it being understood that this rail 28 is identical to the top edge rails on all of the wall panel configurations illustrated in Figures 1-11.
  • the horizontal edge rail 28 preferably is formed of extruded aluminum and has a length, which corresponds to the desired length of the wall panels 14.
  • the edge rail 28 is generally tubular so as to open from the opposite ends and includes an outer wall 75 having pairs of screw holes 76 spaced along the lateral length thereof .
  • Outer side walls 77 extend vertically, while inclined side walls 78 incline generally inwardly and terminate at a groove 79 formed on the inside face 80 of the rail 28. The groove 79 is adapted to tightly receive a horizontal edge of any of the insert panels 34, 50 or 73.
  • a horizontal channel 81 is provided on each opposite side face 77.
  • the side walls 77 also project upwardly to define an upper channel 82, wherein the interior faces of the side walls 77 include a recess 83 along the length thereof for the mounting of trim as discussed herein.
  • Each of the opposite ends 85 of the edge rail 28 is notched inwardly to define a three-side notch 86 which is adapted to mate with any of the various end rails 30, 31, 46 or 47. Further, the ends 85 include pairs of vertically-spaced screw bores 87 for rigid connection of the rail ends 85 to the end rails 300, 31, 46, 47.
  • the bottom edge rail 29 is formed identical to the above-described edge rail 28 but is oriented with the groove 79 thereof opening upwardly to receive the lower horizontal edge of the panel 34.
  • the shorter bottom edge rail 61 of Figure 3 this also is formed substantially the same as the edge rails 28 and 29 in that they have the same profile but the edge rail 61 is shorter.
  • the edge rail 61 has opposite ends 87 and 88 thereof notched the same as ends 85 to mate with the inside faces of the vertical rail 47 and the inside face of the interior vertical rail 62.
  • the rail groove 79 thereby receives the lower edge of the insert panel 57 therein.
  • a snap fit top cap 90 is provided as seen in Figure 12.
  • the top cap 90 has a top wall 91 from which, a pair of connector flanges 92 depend downwardly so as to be received within the top rail channel 82.
  • the outer sides- of the connector flanges 92 include a rib 93 , which snaps into the corresponding rail recess 83 to removably secure the top cap 90 in position.
  • the end rails 30, 31, 46, 47 all have the same cross-sectional profile as seen in these figures with the primary difference being the length of the rails as used in the different height wall panels 15 and 16.
  • this profile has a central web 100 which supports an interior wall section 101 and an outer wall section 102.
  • the inner wall section 101 includes inclined faces 103 which converge inwardly to a panel groove 104 which is formed on the inside face of the vertical end rail .
  • the inclined faces 103 provide an aesthetically pleasing transition from the thicker profile of the rails to the thin thickness of the insert panels supported thereby .
  • the panel groove 104 tightly receives a respective vertical edge of any of the insert panels 34, 50, 51, 57, 72 or 73.
  • Figures 15 and 18 illustrate solid panel 34 fitted therein with it being understood that the other solid panels fit into the groove 104 in the same way.
  • an additional gasket may be fitted in the groove 104 which gasket is described and illustrated in Figure 28.
  • the groove 104 thereby supports the entire vertical edge of the insert panel supported thereby.
  • the outer rail section 102 includes a pair of spaced apart connector grooves 106 which open sidewardly, for example, toward a sidewardly adjacent wall panel.
  • the connector grooves 106 have a wider, interior space shaped like an oval and then neck down to a narrow slot 107.
  • the rail section 102 also has an arcuate wall section 108 which has an outer wall 109 that defines one half of a mounting channel 110 for mounting accessories or the like through suitable brackets.
  • the upper and lower ends of the edge rail 30 include pairs of screw holes 111 formed through the central web 100.
  • the pairs of screw holes 111 align with the screw bores 87 in the horizontal rail 48 and 61 in the full height panel 16 so that the rails are rigidly joined together at the frame corners.
  • a large cable passage 115 is provided to permit the passage of cables into the raceway assembly 25.
  • Further screw holes 116 are provided above and below the passage 115 for the connection of the raceway end blocks 40.
  • screw holes are provided for the intermediate frame rails. Specifically, adjacent to the end block screw holes 116, rail screw holes 117 are provided, for the connection of the intermediate frame rails 54 and 59, and another screw hole 118 is provided for the intermediate frame rail 53. [0086] Another, lower screw hole 119 is provided for engagement with the upper cross rail 66 of raceway 26, with a further screw hole 120 being provided for the lower raceway cross rail 66. In this manner, all of the various frame rails and raceway components of the full- height panel 16 are assembled together.
  • rails 30 and 31 As to the partial height end rails 30 and 31, the shorter height of these rails is identified by the dashed line in Figure 17, wherein rails 30 and 31 essentially are a shorter form of rails 46 and 47 and terminate at the dashed line.
  • rails 30 and 31 include the passage 115, and screw holes 111, 117, 116, 119 and 120 to either form the panel construction of Figure 1, or the raceway equipped and see-through constructions of Figure 9.
  • end cap 125 Once constructed, it may be desirable to mount an end cap 125 on the outer rail section 102.
  • the end cap 125 is formed of extruded aluminum and not only provides a finished appearance but also serves to structurally support accessories and the like.
  • the end cap 125 has a cross sectional profile which closely mimics the profile of the outer rail section 102.
  • the end cap 125 has an outer wall 126 which has a finished aesthetic appearance.
  • the inside face of the end cap 125 has a pair of vertically elongate connector grooves 127 which are formed the same as the rail connector grooves 108 and have open slots 128 which align with the slots 107.
  • a connector spline 129 is slid downwardly into the aligned connector grooves 106 and 127.
  • the spline 129 has a narrow web 130 which joins together a pair of enlarged ribs 131.
  • the ribs 131 are hollow and the spline 129 is formed of rigid PVC.
  • the spline 129 slides downwardly through the open upper ends of the end cap 125 and the respective end rail to thereby rigidly join the two frame components together.
  • the end cap 125 has an arcuate wall section 132 which has an outer wall 133 that defines the other half of the mounting channel 110.
  • the mounting channel 110 is adapted to structurally connect further panel components thereto with the connector spline 129 being sufficiently strong to carry such loads.
  • the mounting channel 110 has the same profile as the mounting channel 81 described above.
  • the interior frame rail 62 is formed from two rail sections which are joined together in back-to-back relation.
  • each rail section 135 has the same profile as the end rails and join together the same way the end cap 125 and respective end rail are joined together.
  • each rail section 135 has an inner section 136 formed with a central groove 137, and an outer section 138 which is adapted to mate with the opposing outer section 138 of the other rail section 135.
  • Each outer section 138 includes a pair of connector grooves 139 wherein the opposing pairs of connector grooves 139 of the two rail sections 135 are joined together by splines 129 which are slid vertically therein as seen in Figure 19A.
  • the interior frame rail 62 has two grooves 137 facing in opposite directions.
  • the rail sections 135 also have arcuate wall sections 140 which cooperate to define respective halves of a mounting channel 141.
  • the mounting channel 140 is formed the same as the mounting channel 110.
  • the rail sections 135 include a pair of screw holes 142 which align with the screw bores 87 on the lower edge rail 61 for a rigid connection therebetween.
  • each rail section 135 has a square notch 143 which fits over the lower raceway support tube 44, and has a screw hole 144 which permits a rigid screw to be engaged with the opposing end face of the intermediate frame rail 59. Since the frame rail 59 is rigidly attached to the tube 44, which tube extends between the end rails 46 and 47, rails 59, 61 and 62 and the lower section of the end rail 47 define a rectangular frame which supports the perimeter of the insert panel 57. Also, upper and lower screw holes 145 and 146 are provided to permit rigid connection of the raceway cross rails 69 within the groove 137.
  • the various intermediate frame rails 32, 53, 54 and 59 have a thin profile.
  • the intermediate frame rails all have the same profile and end configuration as seen in Figures 20A, 20B and 20C, with the primary differences being the position of the rail in the panel frame and the length of the shorter rail 59.
  • the intermediate frame rail 32 as illustrated in Figures 20A-20C is formed of extruded aluminum so as to include vertically projecting walls 150 which define an upper groove 151 and lower groove 152.
  • the opposite sides of the rail 32 also include a horizontal mounting slot 153 along the length thereof.
  • the slot 153 curves inwardly and upwardly to define a slot wall 154.
  • the opposite ends 155 of the rail 32 include a thinner connector block 156 which is adapted slide into a respective rail groove such as the grooves 104 on the vertical rails 30, 31, 46 or 47.
  • the end face 157 of each end 155 includes a screw bore 158 which receives the screw engaged through the respective vertical rail.
  • the bores 158 of: rail 32 align with lower bores 117; rail 53 align with bores 118; and rail 54 align with upper bores 117.
  • groove 152 of rail 32 supports the upper edge of panel 34
  • groove 152 of rail 59 supports the upper edge of panel 57 or panel 72
  • the groove 152 of rail 54 supports the lower edge of panel 51.
  • rail 53 the grooves 151 and 152 respectively support the lower and upper edges of panels 50 and 51.
  • the raceway cross rails 66 these rails are the same the above intermediate rails except that they have a shorter length which spans the raceway 26.
  • this figure illustrates an intermediate rail such as 32 or 57 engaged below the horizontal raceway 25.
  • the upper channel 151 also receives the lower raceway support tube 44 therein.
  • a PVC seal strip 160 is fitted in one slot 153. This seal strip 160 is provided to block the space adjacent the back edge of the work surfaces 17.
  • the 160 includes a backing flange 161 having resilient fingers 162 and 163 projecting rearwardly therefrom.
  • the finger 163 is serrated to grip the bottom face of the slot 153 while finger 162 projects upwardly to snap behind the slot wall 154.
  • the fingers 162 and 163 are deflectable to fit into the slot 153 and then resiliently grip the slot 153.
  • this raceway primarily includes the end blocks 40 as seen in Figures 23-27.
  • the end blocks 40 attach to the vertical end rails 30/31 or 46/47 and support the cover hatches 41 thereon.
  • the en block includes a main wall 166 through which a vertically elongate cable passage 167 is defined.
  • the passage 167 aligns with the rail passage 115 of the associated end rail .
  • a pair of mounting posts 168 project inwardly from the main wall 166, which posts 168 are hollow and include screw holes 169 there through.
  • the holes 169 align with the rail screw holes 116 and the end blocks 40 are fastened in place.
  • the posts 168 are adapted to fit into the hollow ends of the raceway support tubes 44 as generally seen in Figure 23.
  • the support tube 44 has screw holes 170 thereon to which receptacle brackets 171 are mounted as seen in Figure 5. Appropriate power or data receptacles 38 are then mounted on these brackets 171 with the cables therefore being laid through the horizontal or vertical raceways 25 or 26.
  • the end blocks 40 include a vertical stack of cable pockets 180 on each side thereof.
  • the pockets 180 are partially closed by pocket walls 181 which define openings 182 and are flexible to permit cabling 183 to be pushed through the openings 82 into the pockets 180 and supported within the raceway channel 37.
  • the end block includes upstanding wings 185 which have hinge pins 186 projecting inwardly therefrom.
  • the pins 186 have rigid metal pins molded internally therein within the plastic material of the end block 40.
  • the wings 185 are spaced apart to define a space in which a frame rail may be received such as seen in Figure 23.
  • the raceway 25 thereby has a thickness which is greater than the frame rails such that the cable pockets 180 are disposed outwardly of the frame rails.
  • the hinged cover 41 is mounted on the hinge pins 186.
  • the cover 41 preferably is formed of sheet metal and is folded over along the top edge 42 to define flange 190.
  • the flange 190 has a U-shape and slides downwardly onto the pins 186 so as to be pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis and also be removable.
  • the cover 41 also has a bottom flange 191 which is adapted to snap over a rib 192 on the end block 40 to secure the cover 41 in the closed position of Figures 1 and 23, and to also swing upwardly as indicated in phantom outline in figure 23.
  • the cover 41 does not completely cover the end blocks 40.
  • additional trim covers are provided.
  • a right-angle cover 195 ( Figure 5) is provided which overlies the frame rails and cabling passing over the frame rails.
  • a raceway end cover 196 is provided at an end of run.
  • a two-way, angular cover 197 is provided.
  • the raceway 25 also may be provided adjacent the vertical raceway 26.
  • the covers 41 when closed do not enclose the bottom of the raceway 25. Rather, a gap 200 is defined between the bottom cover flange 192 and the support tube 44 to permit laying of caloling downwardly into the vertical raceway 26 or even out of the raceway 25 to the work surface 17.
  • These gaps 20O or raceway passages extend along the length of the raceway 25. With this arrangement, a flexible cable management system is provided.
  • the panel frame may be outfitted with the translucent panels 72 or 73.
  • the various grooves of the panel rails may include a U-shaped elastomeric gasket 202 which is adapted to snugly receive the edge of a glass insert panel without creating forces which would crack the panel .
  • the gasket 202 includes outer legs 203 which serve as catches to engage the illustrated frame rail 32.
  • inside ribs 204 are provided to provide a snug fit.
  • corner tubes or posts 210 are provided as seen in Figures 2, 29 and 30. These tubes 210 have multiple sides and in the illustrated version, four sides.
  • Each side is provide with a pair of mounting slots 211 which are adapted to be secured to aligned frame rail slots 106 (Figure 2) through the splines 129 in the same manner described above relative to the end cap and inner vertical rail.
  • the corner tube 210 also has a cable passage 212 through each side.
  • Figures 29 and 30 illustrate a four-sided tu.be
  • Figure 11 illustrates a three-sided tube 213 with a triangular top cap 214 that snaps into the open upper end of the tube 213.
  • a mounting bracket 20 is illustrated in further detail in Figure 31.
  • the mounting bracket 20 includes a base end 220 which is formed with an upwardly curving flange 221. This flange 221 is slid into the corresponding groove of the panel frame such as the grooves 153 in the intermediate frame rails when in a tilted position.
  • the outer bracket end 222 is then lowered to a horizontal orientation wherein a work surface 17 is supported thereon and secured in position through fastener holes 223.
  • the base end 220 also includes a rectangular slot 224 in which a bracket cover 225 is fitted.

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à un système de panneaux muraux de cloisonnement conçu pour des espaces de bureaux et comprenant un système de longerons de cadre de châssis horizontaux et verticaux, qui sont assemblés les uns aux autres de manière à définir un cadre de panneau mural. Les longerons verticaux et horizontaux présentent des profils transversaux variables qui sont conçus pour supporter des panneaux rapportés minces et qui s'assemblent également à des structures de cadres de châssis adjacentes du type connecteur d'angle multi-voie, un panneau mural adjacent en série ou un autre longeron de cadre de châssis étant assemblés l'un à l'autre dans une configuration dos-à-dos. En outre, le panneau mural comprend un chemin de roulement de ceinturage associé à des couvercles articulés, qui permet le stockage de composants électriques et de câblage et définit également un passage horizontal pour câbles le long du bord inférieur du chemin de roulement pour l'entrée et la sortie de câbles.
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