WO2005100804A1 - Basic element for providing modular configurations - Google Patents

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WO2005100804A1
WO2005100804A1 PCT/EP2005/003739 EP2005003739W WO2005100804A1 WO 2005100804 A1 WO2005100804 A1 WO 2005100804A1 EP 2005003739 W EP2005003739 W EP 2005003739W WO 2005100804 A1 WO2005100804 A1 WO 2005100804A1
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Clino Trini Castelli
Paolo Lorini
Paolo Spotti
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Paolo Lorini
Paolo Spotti
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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
    • F16B12/40—Joints for furniture tubing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B47/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features related to dismountability or building-up from elements
    • A47B47/0058—Horizontal connecting members without panels
    • 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
    • F16B12/44—Leg joints; Corner joints
    • F16B12/50—Metal corner connections
    • F16B2012/505—Metal corner connections having a corner insert which is inserted in mitered profiled members

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  • the present invention relates to a basic element for providing modular configurations, particularly for providing displays and the like.
  • Background Art As is known, there is a wide variety of displays used particularly in points of sale, exhibitions, public events and the like, which are differently configured depending on the design that characterizes them.
  • known types of displays have substantially fixed structures, i.e., their configuration is preset during manufacture and cannot be modified at will by the user. This entails inflexibility in the application of these displays, which do not always meet the commercial and aesthetic requirements of their users. Practically, known types of displays are not versatile and their erection requires considerable technical skill, accordingly requiring specialized personnel.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a basic element for providing modular configurations that allows to constitute the basic building block of a plurality of elements or modular configurations that can be provided by connecting a plurality of said building blocks.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a basic element that allows to determine a spatial arrangement with a specific orientation of the modular configuration provided by connecting to each other a plurality of basic elements.
  • a basic element for providing modular configurations characterized in that it comprises a tubular body, which has a square cross-section with two lateral parallel faces and two upper and lower parallel faces, and two faces arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to said lower face and said lateral face respectively.
  • Figure la is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the basic element according to the present invention
  • Figure lb is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the basic element according to the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the linear connection between two basic elements according to the present invention
  • Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the corner connection of two basic elements according to the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of an example of a modular structure provided by connecting a plurality of basic elements according to the present invention.
  • the basic element according to the present invention comprises, in its mirror-symmetrical left and right versions, as shown in Figures la and lb respectively, a tubular body 2, which has a square cross- section and has a first face 3 a and a second face 3 b, which are parallel to each other, and a third face 4a and a fourth face 4b, which are also parallel to each other and are respectively perpendicular to the faces 3a and 3b.
  • the fifth and sixth faces of the tubular body 2 are appropriately arranged at an angle with respect to the remaining faces.
  • the basic element according to the invention comprises a fifth face 5, which is arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to the face 4b, and a sixth face 6, which is arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to the face 3 a.
  • the peculiarity of the invention therefore consists in that it has two mutually opposite faces inclined at 45° along different planes and in particular two planes which, for the faces 5 and 6 respectively, are arranged at 45° with respect to the face 4b and the face 3a. Connection between two basic elements 1 can occur according to a linear configuration,, as shown in Figure 2, by using connecting means provided inside each basic element.
  • each basic element 1, both in the left version and in the right version, is provided internally, on each of its faces, with connecting means, which are appropriately constituted by guides 10, in which connecting elements 11 , shown in Figure 2, mate as regards linear connection for two basic elements 1.
  • Said connecting elements 11 are constituted by plate-like elements 11a, l ib that are connected together according to orthogonal planes.
  • Angular connection between two basic elements 1 occurs instead as shown in Figure 3, by using corner brackets 12 and 13, which indeed allow to provide the angular connection of the two basic elements by engaging in the guides 10 formed inside the side walls of the basic element.
  • the left or right orientation of the basic element allows to provide structures that are extended both to the right and to the left.
  • the basic element is provided by means of an extruded component, which is preferably covered by covering elements 15 adapted to give said element an appealing aesthetic appearance, vary its image and hide any fixing elements.
  • Figure 4 is a view of an example of the possibility of connecting a plurality of basic elements 1 in order to obtain highly complex configurations, such as the one shown in Figure 4.
  • the resulting system always has a linear extension and it is therefore not possible to provide connections of three elements in a single point.
  • each basic element is internally hollow allows to have space available for wiring and piping, which are therefore concealed from sight; this allows to compose true furniture components, complete with integrated lighting and wiring.
  • the configurations provided by connecting a plurality of basic elements to each other can of course be enhanced at will by lights, filler panels, lighting arcs and the like.
  • the basic element according to the invention allows to achieve the intended aim and objects, since it allows to provide highly complex modular configurations by connecting a plurality of basic elements that are internally hollow in order to allow the optional passage of wiring, piping and the like.
  • the invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements.
  • the materials and the contingent dimensions and shapes may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
  • the disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MI2004A000731 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.

Abstract

A basic element (1) for providing modular configurations, comprising a tubular body (2), which has a square cross-section with two lateral parallel faces (3a, 3b) and two upper (4a) and lower (4b) parallel faces, and two faces (5, 6) arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to the lower face (4b) and the lateral face (3a) respectively.

Description

BASIC ELEMENT FOR PROVIDING MODULAR CONFIGURATIONS
Technical Field The present invention relates to a basic element for providing modular configurations, particularly for providing displays and the like. Background Art As is known, there is a wide variety of displays used particularly in points of sale, exhibitions, public events and the like, which are differently configured depending on the design that characterizes them. However, known types of displays have substantially fixed structures, i.e., their configuration is preset during manufacture and cannot be modified at will by the user. This entails inflexibility in the application of these displays, which do not always meet the commercial and aesthetic requirements of their users. Practically, known types of displays are not versatile and their erection requires considerable technical skill, accordingly requiring specialized personnel. Moreover, the aesthetic impact of these displays cannot be modified in the field by the user, who must therefore use in each instance displays of a different type depending on the type of furniture that he intends to use, being therefore unable to reuse the same displays in different settings. Disclosure of the Invention The aim of the present invention is to provide a basic element for providing modular configurations that allows to constitute the basic building block of a plurality of elements or modular configurations that can be provided by connecting a plurality of said building blocks. Within this aim, an object of the present invention is to provide a basic element that allows to determine a spatial arrangement with a specific orientation of the modular configuration provided by connecting to each other a plurality of basic elements. Another object of the present invention is to provide a basic element that allows to provide linear configurations, i.e., having no connections of three elements in a single point. Another object of the present invention is to provide a basic element that allows to accommodate wiring and/or piping inside it, in order to be able to provide utilities in the display configuration provided thereby. Another object of the present invention is to provide a basic element that is highly reliable, relatively simple to provide and at competitive costs. This aim and these and other objects that will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a basic element for providing modular configurations, characterized in that it comprises a tubular body, which has a square cross-section with two lateral parallel faces and two upper and lower parallel faces, and two faces arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to said lower face and said lateral face respectively. Brief Description of the Drawings Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of preferred but not exclusive embodiments of the basic element according to the present invention, illustrated by way of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure la is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the basic element according to the present invention; Figure lb is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the basic element according to the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the linear connection between two basic elements according to the present invention; Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the corner connection of two basic elements according to the present invention; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of an example of a modular structure provided by connecting a plurality of basic elements according to the present invention. Ways of carrying out the Invention With reference to the figures, the basic element according to the present invention, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises, in its mirror-symmetrical left and right versions, as shown in Figures la and lb respectively, a tubular body 2, which has a square cross- section and has a first face 3 a and a second face 3 b, which are parallel to each other, and a third face 4a and a fourth face 4b, which are also parallel to each other and are respectively perpendicular to the faces 3a and 3b. The fifth and sixth faces of the tubular body 2 are appropriately arranged at an angle with respect to the remaining faces. Substantially, the basic element according to the invention comprises a fifth face 5, which is arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to the face 4b, and a sixth face 6, which is arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to the face 3 a. The peculiarity of the invention therefore consists in that it has two mutually opposite faces inclined at 45° along different planes and in particular two planes which, for the faces 5 and 6 respectively, are arranged at 45° with respect to the face 4b and the face 3a. Connection between two basic elements 1 can occur according to a linear configuration,, as shown in Figure 2, by using connecting means provided inside each basic element. As shown in detail in Figures la and lb, each basic element 1, both in the left version and in the right version, is provided internally, on each of its faces,, with connecting means, which are appropriately constituted by guides 10, in which connecting elements 11 , shown in Figure 2, mate as regards linear connection for two basic elements 1. Said connecting elements 11 are constituted by plate-like elements 11a, l ib that are connected together according to orthogonal planes. Angular connection between two basic elements 1 occurs instead as shown in Figure 3, by using corner brackets 12 and 13, which indeed allow to provide the angular connection of the two basic elements by engaging in the guides 10 formed inside the side walls of the basic element. The left or right orientation of the basic element allows to provide structures that are extended both to the right and to the left. Conveniently, the basic element is provided by means of an extruded component, which is preferably covered by covering elements 15 adapted to give said element an appealing aesthetic appearance, vary its image and hide any fixing elements. Figure 4 is a view of an example of the possibility of connecting a plurality of basic elements 1 in order to obtain highly complex configurations, such as the one shown in Figure 4. As can be seen in Figure 4, the resulting system always has a linear extension and it is therefore not possible to provide connections of three elements in a single point. This gives a winding shape to the resulting structures and allows to provide both simple and complex supports, continuous walls, passages, entrances and portals of varying width, up to the provision of entire gazebos, which can be crossed through a plurality of sides and can be equipped at will. The fact that each basic element is internally hollow allows to have space available for wiring and piping, which are therefore concealed from sight; this allows to compose true furniture components, complete with integrated lighting and wiring. The configurations provided by connecting a plurality of basic elements to each other can of course be enhanced at will by lights, filler panels, lighting arcs and the like. In practice it has been observed that the basic element according to the invention allows to achieve the intended aim and objects, since it allows to provide highly complex modular configurations by connecting a plurality of basic elements that are internally hollow in order to allow the optional passage of wiring, piping and the like. The invention thus conceived is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims; all the details may further be replaced with other technically equivalent elements. In practice, the materials and the contingent dimensions and shapes may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art. The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. MI2004A000731 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.

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CLAIMS 1. A basic element (1) for providing modular configurations, characterized in that it comprises a tubular body (2), which has a square cross-section with two lateral parallel faces (3a, 3b) and two upper (4a) and lower (4b) parallel faces, and two faces (5, 6) arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to said lower face (4b) and said lateral face (3a) respectively. 2. The basic element according to claim 1, characterized in that each one of said faces is provided internally with connecting means (10). 3. The basic element according to claim 2, characterized in that said connecting means (10) comprise guides adapted to allow the engagement of connecting elements (11, 12, 13) for the mutual coupling of a plurality of basic elements (1). 4. The basic element according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises plate-like elements (11a, l ib) for the rectilinear coupling of two or more basic elements (1). 5. The basic element according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises angle brackets (12, 13) for 90° connection between two basic elements (1).
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