WO2008148981A2

WO2008148981A2 - Inclinable slat end-stop

Info

Publication number: WO2008148981A2
Application number: PCT/FR2008/050776
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jacques Lobry
Original assignee: Tournadre Sa Standard Gum
Priority date: 2007-05-04
Filing date: 2008-04-30
Publication date: 2008-12-11
Also published as: FR2915662B1; FR2915662A1; WO2008148981A3

Abstract

The invention relates to a slat end-piece (40) for a bed base comprising at least one recess (14, 16, 26) intended to receive the end of a slat in a direction of insertion (D) of said slat. The invention is characterized in that the recess (14) also comprises an end-stop unit (44) which is able to tilt, on the insertion of said slat, between a rest position and a tilted position in which an end-stop wall (46) of the end-stop unit extends in a plane roughly orthogonal to the direction of insertion (D) so as to form a stop for the slat.

Description

Reclining batten stop

The present invention relates to the field of slatted ends, such as those used in particular to attach one or more slats to a slatted bed frame.

The invention relates more precisely to a slatted end for a bed base comprising at least one housing for receiving the end of a slat in a direction of insertion of said slat.

Traditionally, to mount a slatted base, first attaches a plurality of slats ends along each of the two long sides of a frame of the bed base so that the end caps fixed on one of the long sections are arranged vis-à-vis the end pieces fixed on the other long pan, then each batten is inserted into the housing of a first end piece fixed on one of the long sides on the one hand, and in the housing of a second end piece fixed on the other long side vis-à-vis the first end.

Also, in known tips, such as that described in FR 2 734 460, the housing has a single opening by which the batten is inserted into said housing, the insertion direction of the slats being substantially transverse to the long sides.

In known tips, the bottom of the housing is closed by a partition against which the end of the batten abuts so that the batten is locked transversely to the long pan.

It is therefore understood that in the traditional end caps, it is necessary that the bottom of the housing is blocked by a partition forming a bumper batten.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved lath tip whose batten stopper is not constituted by a partition of the housing. The invention achieves its object by the fact that the housing further comprises an abutment member which is able to tilt, during the insertion of said batten, between a rest position and at least one tilted position in which a wall of stop of the stop member extends in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction of insertion so as to form a bumper for the batten. Thus, when a lath is inserted into the housing, the end of the lath first comes into contact with the abutment member which is then in its rest position, and then the continuation of the insertion switches the stop member in its tilted position. As is the abutment wall is orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the batten, when the abutment member is in its tilted position, it is understood that said abutment wall advantageously allows to stop the advancement of the batten in the housing .

In other words, the end of the slat is positioned against the abutment wall when the stop member is in its tilted position.

The direction of insertion is preferably transverse to the end of slats.

Preferably, the stop member is pivotable about an axis orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the batten. Advantageously, the abutment member further comprises a connecting wall connecting the abutment wall to a surface of the housing.

Preferably, said surface is that on which the end of the slat is intended to bear when inserted into the housing.

Moreover, when the abutment member is in its rest position, the connecting wall is preferably substantially orthogonal to the surface.

Thus, in the housing, the abutment member in the rest position extends substantially orthogonal to the surface, so that during its insertion, the end of the slat is able to come into contact with the abutment member. to tilt it to its tilted position. Advantageously, the connecting wall is substantially orthogonal to the abutment wall.

Thus, when the abutment member is in its tilted position, the connecting wall extends in a plane substantially parallel to said surface. Preferably, the end of the slat is positioned on the connecting wall when the stop member is in its tilted position.

Advantageously, the connecting wall is able to pivot about said axis by deforming elastically during the insertion of the lath.

To do this, the wall is preferably made of a deformable flexible material. As such, the tip is preferably made in whole or part in a flexible polymer material having the required elasticity. Advantageously, the surface comprises a recess for housing the connecting wall when the stop member is in the tilted position.

Preferably, the depth of the recess is substantially equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the connecting wall, whereby the connecting wall extends substantially in the same plane as that of the surface.

According to an advantageous embodiment, the tip of slats according to the invention is reversible. A reversible tip is a tip that can be fixed to the long pan in two ways: either by its front face or by its rear face, for example to adapt to the thickness of the long pan. To do this, rotate the tip a half turn around a vertical axis.

The slat housing includes first and second opposite slat insertion openings, the stop member being advantageously adapted to tilt towards one or the other of the insertion openings.

It is understood that if the tip is fixed to the long pan by its front face then the batten is inserted by the first opening, whereas if the end piece is fixed to the long pan by its rear face, then the batten is inserted by the second opening. Advantageously, the abutment member is adapted to tilt towards the insertion opening which is opposite to that by which the slat is inserted into the housing.

Preferably, the abutment wall has first and second abutment portions extending orthogonally on either side of the plane defined by said connecting wall.

In other words, the stop member has the general shape of a "T".

Advantageously, the surface further comprises a first passage in which the first stop portion is intended to penetrate when the batten is inserted into the housing by the second opening, while the second abutment portion forms a stopper for said batten.

Preferably, the surface further comprises a second passage in which the second stop portion is intended to penetrate when the batten is inserted into the housing through the first opening, while the first abutment portion forms a stopper for said batten. The invention will be better understood and its advantages will appear better on reading the detailed description which follows, of an embodiment indicated by way of non-limiting example. The description refers to the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reversible slab end according to the invention comprising three slats housing;

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the slat end of FIG. 1, showing a slat inserted into a first opening of a housing of the end piece, the end of said slat abutting against stop member; and

FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of the slat end of FIG. 1, showing a slat inserted in a second opening of the housing of the end piece, the end of said slat abutting against the member; stop.

FIG. 1 shows a slat end 10 according to the invention for a slatted frame (not shown here) which comprises an upper part 12 which comprises first and second housings 14, 16, each of the housings being intended to receive the end 17 of a slat 18.

The first and second housings 14, 16 are interconnected by means of a flexible membrane 13.

The tip of slats 10 further comprises a lower portion 20 having anchoring means 22, constituted by sleeves 24, for fixing the end of slats 10 to a long side of the slatted base.

Preferably, the nozzle 10 according to the invention is fixed to the long pan so that the slat 18 that it receives, extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the long pan.

The slat endpiece 10 further has a longitudinal direction which is orthogonal to the insertion direction D of the slats, and a transverse direction which is parallel to the insertion direction D slats.

The upper 12 and lower 20 parts are interconnected by an intermediate portion 28 forming a suspension. More specifically, the intermediate portion 28 forming a suspension comprises a pair of bent elastic walls 30, 32 fixed between the housings 14, 16 and the sleeves 24.

Furthermore, the end of slats 10 has a front face 34 and a rear face 36, better visible in Figures 2 and 3. The front faces

34 and rear 36 are parallel to each other and both extend orthogonally to the transverse direction of the nozzle 10, in a plane.

In the example shown, the first and second housings 14,

16 are identical, so that we will limit ourselves to describing only the first housing 14.

The first housing is intended to receive the end of a slat 18 in an insertion direction D of the slat 18, which direction is preferably substantially orthogonal to the front and rear faces of the nozzle. As can be seen from FIGS. 1 to 3, the first housing 14 has a first opening 38 disposed on the side of the front face 34 of the nozzle 10, and a second opening 40 disposed on the side of the rear face 36. The second opening 40 is thus opposed to the first opening 38. Thus, the tip of slats 10 according to the invention is preferably of the reversible type, that is to say that it is suitable to be fixed to the long pan so that its front face 34 is arranged vis-à-vis the long pan or, conversely, so that its rear face 36 is arranged vis-à-vis the long pan. Thus the slat 18 can be inserted in the first housing 14, either by its first opening 38 or by its second opening 40.

Furthermore, the first housing 14 comprises a surface 42, preferably containing a straight line parallel to the insertion direction D of the lath 18 and a straight line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the endpiece 10, surface 42 on which the lath 18 bears when inserted into the first housing 14.

The first housing 14 further comprises two partitions 45, 47 bordering the surface 42 extending in the transverse direction of the nozzle 10. Each of the partitions 45,47, has an edge wall 45a, 47a orthogonal to the surface 42 , and a tab 45b, 47b which is orthogonal to the edge wall 45a, 47a while advancing towards the opposite partition.

The first housing 14 is made such that the distance between the partitions 45 and 47 is substantially equal to or slightly greater than the width of the slat 18, while the height of the edge walls 45a, 47a is substantially equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the slat 18.

It is understood that the edge walls 45a, 47a prevent the lath

18 to move in the longitudinal direction of the nozzle 10, while the tabs 45b, 47b, partially covering the slat 18, prevent the latter is lifted out of the first housing 14.

According to the present invention, the first housing 14 of the slat endpiece 10 further comprises a stop member 44 extending from the surface 42 of the first housing 14. In this example, the abutment member preferably comprises a stop wall 46 and a connecting wall 48 connecting the abutment wall 46 to the surface 42 of the first housing 14.

More specifically, the abutment wall 46 comprises first and second abutment portions 50, 52 extending orthogonally on either side of the plane defined by the connecting wall 48.

In other words, the section of the abutment member 44, taken in a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tip 10, has the shape of a "T".

As can be seen from FIG. 1, the surface 42 has a recess 53 defined under the plane of the surface 42.

This recess 53 has a length L, a width I and a depth p, which are respectively considered in the longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions of the endpiece 10.

In the sense of the invention, the vertical direction of the tip is that which is orthogonal to the plane defined by the longitudinal and transverse directions of the tip 10.

In this case, the length L of the recess 53 is substantially equal to the length of the connecting wall 48, its width I is substantially equal to twice the width a of the connecting wall 48, and its depth p is substantially equal at the thickness e of the connecting wall 48. According to the present invention, the abutment member 44 is advantageously able to tilt, between a rest position shown in Figure 1, and at least one tilted position, in this case two tilted positions shown in Figures 2 and 3 More specifically, the abutment member 44 is pivotable about an axis A orthogonal to the insertion direction D of the slat 18.

This axis A is, in this case, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the tip 10.

More specifically, it is the connecting wall 48 which is able to pivot about the axis 44. To do this, the connecting wall 48 has sufficient elasticity to be able to pivot about 90 ° to the first opening 38 or towards the second opening 40. In other words, the connecting wall 48 has an angular displacement of about 180 ° about the axis A, as can be understood from FIGS. 2 and 3. Referring to FIG. and 3, we find that the recess

53 is dimensioned such that it allows to house the connecting wall

48 when the stop member 44 is in one of its tilted positions.

With the help of Figures 2 and 3, we will now explain in more detail the operation of the slat end 10 according to the invention, being recalled that when no batten is inserted into the first housing 14, the stop member 44 is preferably in its rest position as shown in FIG.

The second housing 16 being identical to the first housing 14, it will be limited to describe the operation of the nozzle 10 with reference to the first housing 14.

As already mentioned above, the tip 10 is reversible, that is to say that one can insert the batten 18 in the first housing 14 is by the first opening 38 of said first housing 14 ( as shown in Fig. 2), or by the second opening 40 of said first housing 14 (as shown in Fig. 3).

In both cases, during the insertion of the slat 18 in the first housing 14, the slat 18 first comes into contact with the stop member 44 because the latter extends across the insertion path of lath 18. Then, when the insertion of the slat 18 into the first housing 14 is continued, the end 17 of the slat 18 tilts the abutment member 44 towards the opening opposite to that through which the slat 18 is inserted. .

Thus, when continuing the insertion of the slat 18 in the first housing 14 by the first opening 38, as shown in Figure 2, the stop member pivots 90 ° to the second opening 40.

In this first tilted position, it can be seen that the abutment wall 46 extends in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction of insertion D, whereby said abutment wall 46 forms a stop for the end 17 of the slat 18 .

More specifically, it is the first abutment portion 50 of the abutment wall 46 which forms a stop for the end 17 of the slat 18.

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the connecting wall 48 is housed in the recess 53 when the abutment member 44 has tilted, so that the slat 18 advantageously bears on both the surface 42 and the first portion. stop 50 tilted.

With the help of Figure 2, it is therefore understood that the first insertion length of the slat 18 in the first housing 14 here corresponds to the distance between the first opening 38 and the first abutment portion 50 when orthogonal on the surface 42.

Alternatively, when the insertion of the slat 18 into the first housing 14 by the second opening 40, as shown in FIG. 3, the stop member pivots 44 by 90 ° towards the first opening 38. In this second tilted position, it can be seen that the abutment wall 46 extends in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction of insertion D, whereby said abutment wall 46 also forms a stop for the end 17 of the slat 18.

More specifically, it is the second abutment portion 52 of the abutment wall 46 which forms a stop for the end 17 of the slat 18.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, the connecting wall 48 is housed in the recess 53 when the abutment member 44 has tilted, so that the slat 18 advantageously bears on both the surface 42 and the second portion stop 52 tilted. With the help of FIG. 3, it is understood that a second insertion length of the slat 18 in the first housing 14 corresponds here to the distance between the second opening 40 and the second abutment portion 52 when orthogonal to the surface 42.

It is understood that the first and second insertion lengths depend on the position of the abutment member 44 in the housing 14. By varying the distance between the abutment member 44 and the openings 38, 40, it is possible to obtain different insertion lengths.

Thus, by virtue of the present invention, the same abutment member 44 is able to form a stopper according to whether the batten 18 is inserted through one or other of the openings 38, 40 of the first housing 14. Furthermore, finds in Figures 2 and 3 that the first stop portion 50 extends through a first passage 60 formed in the surface 42 when the batten 18 is inserted through the second opening 40, while the second abutment portion 52 extends through a second passage 62, formed in this case by an edge of the surface 42, when the slat 18 is inserted through the first opening 38. This embodiment of the passages 60,62 is an example non-limiting, and instead of the passages 60,62, one can for example provide passages formed by longitudinal slots in the surface 42 in which the stop portions are able to penetrate. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the lower portion 20 further comprises a third housing 26 for a third slat (not shown here), which is preferably but not necessarily similar to the first and second recesses 14, 16. Preferably, the third housing 26 also comprises a stop member 70 similar to the abutment member 44 described above.

Claims

1. End of slats (10) for a bed base having at least one housing (14, 16, 26) for receiving the end (17) of a slat (18) in a direction of insertion (D) of said batten, characterized in that the housing (14, 16, 26) further comprises an abutment member (44) which is adapted to tilt, upon insertion of said batten (18), between a rest position and the at least one tilted position in which an abutment wall (46) of the abutment member extends in a plane substantially orthogonal to the insertion direction (D) so as to form a bumper for the slat.

2. Lath tip according to claim 1, characterized in that the stop member (44) is pivotable about an axis (A) orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the lath.

3. slat end according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the abutment member (44) further comprises a connecting wall (48) connecting the abutment wall (46) to a surface (42) of the housing (14).

4. batten tip according to claim 3, characterized in that, when the stop member (44) is in the rest position, the connecting wall is substantially orthogonal to the surface (42).

5. Lath tip according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the connecting wall (48) is substantially orthogonal to the abutment wall (46).

6. tip slats according to claim 2 and any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the connecting wall (48) is pivotable about said axis (A) elastically deforming during insertion latte (18).

7. slat end according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the surface (42) comprises a recess (53) for housing the connecting wall (48) when the stop member (44) is in the tilted position.

Reversible slab end according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the recess (14) has first and second opposing latch insertion openings (38, 40), and that stop member (44) is adapted to tilt towards one or the other of the insertion openings.

9. reversible slab end according to claim 8, characterized in that the stop member (44) is adapted to tilt towards the insertion opening (40) which is opposite to that by which the slat (18) is inserted in the housing.

10. reversible slab end according to claim 3 and claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the abutment wall (44) has first and second abutment portions (50, 52) extending orthogonally on both sides. other of the plane defined by said connecting wall (48).

11. reversible slab end according to claim 10, characterized in that the surface (42) further comprises a first passage (60) in which the first abutment portion (50) is intended to penetrate when the slat (18). is inserted into the housing (14) through the second opening (40), while the second abutment portion

(52) Bumper form for said batten.

12. reversible slab end according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the surface (42) further comprises a second passage (62) in which the second abutment portion (52) is intended to penetrate when the slat is inserted in the housing (14) through the first opening (38), while the first abutment portion (50) forms a stopper for said slat.