DE2142406A1 - CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING THE COMPONENTS OF FURNITURE, DECORATIONS OR DGL - Google Patents

Description

28 572 Ernest Grunler, Itterswiller / France

Connection device for assembly the components of furniture, decorations or the like.

Addendum to patent ... (= P 20 33 473.0-16)

The main patent has a Verbindungseinrichtüng for assembling the components of furniture, decorative od _or the like. Have a Nutenbahn the object consisting of components ^ the like for selective use on more than one surface at least, whose cross-section narrows from the inside to the outside and the can be held together by insertable profiled spring elements whose cross-section corresponds to the shape of the grooves of the joint surfaces of the elements to be connected " and which is characterized by the fact that the component is composed of two individual half-posts and each half-post has a longitudinal groove on its outer edges for inserting a correspondingly profiled one Spring element of any component _Θ The front half-post preferably has an opening for the lateral insertion of the profiled spring element and the grooves of the abutting surfaces of the two half-posts in the area of the opening are parallel-walled «,

Through the main patent, the problem is solved _t easily and inexpensively any of machined components furniture style and flavor composed without consulting a furniture expert and be able to convert back into a piece of furniture to another style or taste later. Does this give the buyer the advantage? Not having to part with his old things and buying a new facility if he wishes to change his interior in terms of style or taste «

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The present invention has a further development and improvement of the connecting device according to the main patent to the subject, The rear half post, which is already the subject of the main patent, points according to the invention to his Back another grooved track, the cross section of which extends to a short upper and lower section of narrowed inside out, in which sections connecting strips with appropriately profiled spring elements can be used are, which have smooth groove tracks on their facing end faces, so that between these in the smooth groove track of the half post and the side walls provided with corresponding spring elements can be inserted. .

In a further embodiment of the invention is in one of the S-side wall corresponding distance from the two half-posts, a rear post is arranged, which is at least on his the surface facing the side wall has a groove track, the cross section of which extends to a short upper and lower one Section narrowed from the inside to the outside, in which sections the other end of the connecting pieces with appropriately profiled Federelemeßten. can be used * This allows the Side walls of a piece of furniture in a simple manner without destruction and without the use of tools between the two half-posts on the one hand and the rear post, of course on both sides of the piece of furniture, simply inserted and, if required, against other side walls be replaced.

Advantageously, the rear post has on at least one of its side surfaces a further cap track, the cross section of which narrows to a short upper and a lower section from the inside out, into which sections + Connecting strips with appropriately profiled spring elements can be used on their facing end faces have smooth grooved tracks, so that between these in their and the rear post with smooth grooved tracks + Final

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corresponding spring elements provided rear walls can be used are. With the components of the device according to the invention described so far, it is therefore possible to use all of the outer walls of a piece of furniture without destruction in a simple manner and without the use of tools and possibly against such one to exchange a different style or taste.

It is particularly advantageous if the rear post has grooved tracks both on its front and on its rear surface of the type described. This is because either furniture with a depth that is multiple compared to a side wall or two set up opposite each other with a common rear wall Furniture are made.

In a further embodiment of the invention, connecting strips between their spring elements are on at least one Side formed stronger than the insertable walls between their grooves, so that Auflagi laugh are formed. This is how it is possible to provide a piece of furniture with as many compartments or books or similar boards ",

The invention also teaches that in the grooves provided on the outer edges of the half-posts with appropriately profiled Spring elements Swish strips as well as these spaced brackets on each side with guide grooves for a drawer are employable. So it is easily possible to put the "furniture first with book shelves at the top and with drawers at the bottom." equip and later to reverse the arrangement or the like.

In the event that to a laterally adjacent wall or to a laterally adjacent other piece of furniture a gap must be bridged, the invention provides that in the the outer edge of the half post provided groove with a correspondingly profiled spring element, an adjustment strip can be used.

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Finally, it serves to change the taste or style that according to the invention the front half post has on its outside at least one opening for inserting the profiled spring element and the grooves the abutment surfaces of the two half-posts in the area of the opening are parallel-walled and that decorative panels can be inserted into the opening by means of a snapper. It can Ornamental panels of any style or taste can be easily exchanged for one another without the use of tools will.

The invention is in the following description with reference to FIG Drawing explained by way of example. Show it;

Fig. 1 is a horizontal section through two half posts, a side wall and the rear post with rear connecting walls of a piece of furniture;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear post;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the connection of a console for drawers with the two Halbpfostenι as well

Fig. 4 and

5 shows two different embodiments according to the invention Intermediate post.

The front half-post 1 and the rear half-post 2 can be seen from FIG. 1, each having a groove 3, 4 in their abutment surfaces is let in, the cross-section of which narrows from the inside to the outside. The two half posts 1,2 are by means of several spring elements 5 can be held together, which can be inserted through a corresponding opening in the front half-post 1 and their cross-section corresponds to the shape of the groove tracks 3.4 of the abutment surfaces of the two half posts 1.2. Each half post 1,2 points to his Outer edges 6.7 and 8.9 each have a longitudinal groove reaching into the abutment surface, so that the two half posts 1.2 on their Outer edges each form a common groove 10, 11 whose

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Cross section narrows from the inside out. To that extent corresponds the structure of the two half-posts corresponds to the subject of the Main patent "

The rear half-post 2 has on its back side 12 a further Nutenbahn 13, whose cross section is narrowed on a short top section from inside to outside _B as shown in Fig. 1 seen _f in which portion of a connection strip 14 with a correspondingly profiled spring element 15 is insertable .

At the opposite lower end, which cannot be seen in the drawing, the grooved track 13 on the rear side 12 of the rear half-post 2 again has a short section with a cross-section that narrows from the inside to the outside, in which section a further connecting strip corresponding to the connecting strip 14 in Fig. 1 can be used with a correspondingly profiled spring element. The connecting bar 14 has a smooth groove track 16 on its downwardly directed end face, which faces the end face of the corresponding lower connecting bar smooth groove track. In this way 3ind. between an upper connecting strip 14 and a correspondingly designed lower connecting strip in the grooved tracks 16 of the "two connecting strips, for example 14 as well as in the parallel-walled sections of the grooved track 13 of the rear half post 2 side walls 17. It depends on the required thickness of the side walls whether they are in full strength corresponding to the parallel-walled portions of the various groove paths or whether they need to be provided with the required greater strength with only parallel-spring elements, the uni correspondingly designed groove paths to ⁿ can be used *

In cineru cter side wall 17 corresponding distance from the Half post 1,2 is a rear post 18-arranged

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In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it has on each of three side walls a groove track 19, 20, 21, the cross-section of which, as can be seen from FIG. 2, to a short upper section 22 and a correspondingly short lower section, which cannot be seen from the drawing narrowed from the inside out. In these sections, the other end of the connecting strip 14 is correspondingly profiled spring element 23 can be used. The same applies

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the lower connecting bar.

In the short sections 22 of the grooved tracks 20, 21 of the post, there is a further connecting strip 24, 25 on both sides used. The design of these connecting strips corresponds to that of the connecting strip 14. Between the upper connecting strips 24,25 and the corresponding lower connecting strips are each a rear wall 26,27 inserted.

From the previous description of the embodiment it is readily apparent that a piece of furniture is simple can be put together, with two half posts 1,2 and two rear posts 18 and two side walls 17, a rear wall 25 and any design of the front wall, even with doors that are in two facing side grooves 11 of two half posts 1,2 can be used.

It is readily understood that the rear post 18 in a modified embodiment on its groove-free surface 28 can still receive a fourth grooved track, the design of which would correspond to the opposite grooved track 19.

The intermediate strip 29 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds in its design to the final strip 14 shown in FIG. apart from the following two changes. It can, but does not need, grooved tracks to accommodate and To have bracket of a side or rear wall. The one through the grooves of the rear half-post, the rear post as well as the upper and lower connecting strips

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The cohesion of the walls has proven to be sufficient

grasslands. The peculiarity of the intermediate strip 29 is that that the width indicated by the arrow 30 is greater than the thickness of the walls, between the sections of which the intermediate strip 29 is inserted »This will be along

+ the line on which the walls with the intermediate strip 29 butt against each other, bearing surfaces formed =, on these bearing surfaces book shelves or the like can be put on. It is understandable that such intermediate strips 29 can only be arranged in the side walls, but also in the rear wall of a piece of furniture »

From Figure 3 it can be seen how a piece of furniture according to the invention λ can be equipped with drawers. For this purpose, two intermediate strips 29,31 with appropriately profiled spring elements 32,33 are inserted into the inwardly directed grooves, for example 11, on the Outer edges 7.9 of the two half posts 1.2 or the grooved tracks 20 of the rear posts are used. These intermediate strips 29, 31 are held at a distance on each side by means of a console 34

34 again has profiled spring elements 35, the cross section of which, as can be seen from FIG. 3 a, corresponds to the cross section of the Groove 11 on the outer edge 7.9 corresponds to the half post 1.2. In addition, the console 34 is L-shaped, the smaller leg is designed as a spring element or this carries «Finally, the console 34 also has a guide groove ™ 36, which the drawer when pushed in and when pulled out holds, in Fig. 3 only the rear half post 2 is shown. As can be seen from Figure 3 a, the spring element

35 of the console 34 covered at the front by the front half post 1.

In Figure 4, a square intermediate post 37 is shown, which on its four outer surfaces with a spring element 38, 39, 40 and 41 is provided, the cross section of which narrows from the inside to the outside. The profiling of the spring elements corresponds

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again the profiling of the lateral grooved tracks 10, 11 the half post 1,2, It can be seen from the drawing without further ado that with the help of a square intermediate post 37 and correspondingly many half posts 1,2 according to the main patent connecting and connecting walls, up to Have 4 such walls connected.

In Fig. 5, a further intermediate post 42 is shown, but only on two outer surfaces with control elements 43 and 44 is provided. Such an intermediate post can therefore be set up in the angle between two apartment walls.

Of course, the intermediate posts can also have a cross-section other than square, as required.

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Claims (1)

2U2A06 Claims ι 1. yerbindungseinrichtung for assembling flexible ■ "/ devices for furniture, decorative od. like _o which consists of components which have a Nutenbahn for optional use on more than one surface at least, whose cross-section narrows from the inside to the outside and by usable profiled spring elements can be held together, the cross-section of which corresponds to the shape of the grooves of the abutment surfaces of the elements to be connected, in which the components are at least partially composed of two "individual half-posts and each half-post on its outer edges has a longitudinal groove for inserting a correspondingly profiled spring element of any has another component, according to patent ... · (= P 20 33 473.0-16), characterized in that the rear half-post (2) has a further groove track (13) on its rear side (12), the cross-section of which is narrowed to a short upper and lower section from the inside to the outside, in wel surface sections end strips (eg 14) with appropriately profiled spring elements (13, 23) can be used which have smooth groove tracks (eg 16) on their facing end faces point, so that between these in their and the half-post, smooth grooved track, optionally provided with corresponding spring elements, side walls (17) can be inserted. 2, device according to claim 1, characterized in that a rear post (18) is arranged in one of the side wall (17) corresponding distance, which at least on its surface facing the side wall has a grooved track (19), the cross-section of which extends to a short upper one and lower section (e.g. 22 in Fig. 2) from the inside to the bottom - 10 - 309809/0573 -ίο- 2Η2406 narrowed on the outside, into which sections the other end of the trailing edge (e.g. 14} with appropriately profiled peder elements (19) can be used. 3. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the rear post (18) on at least one of its side surfaces has another groove track (20 or 21), the cross section of which extends to a short upper and lower section of narrowed inside out, in which sections end strips (e.g. 24.25) with appropriately profiled spring elements can be used, which have smooth groove tracks on their facing end faces, so that between them in their and the rear post, smooth grooved track, possibly provided with corresponding spring elements rear walls (26, 27) can be used. 4. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rear post (18) on both its front as also has grooved tracks (e.g. 19) on its rear surface (28). 5. Device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that that intermediate strips (29 or 31) are provided, which between their spring elements (e.g. 32, 33) are made stronger on at least one side than those between theirs Grooves insertable walls so that bearing surfaces are formed. 6. Device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that in the said grooved tracks of the rear post (18) and / or the rear half-post (2) swipe strips (29 or 31) along with spring elements and bearing surfaces can be used . ■■ '. » 7. Device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that in the at the outer edges (7.9 and 6.8) of the Half post (1,2) provided grooves (11 or 10) a lower base element with appropriately profiled spring elements + _{-Connection 309809} , ₀₅₇₃ can be used, which has a support on one side for has a base plate. 8. Device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that ,, the at the outer edges (6,8 or 7,9 _o) the half-post (1,2) provided grooves (10 or · 11) with correspondingly profiled spring elements Intermediate strips (29,31) and brackets that keep spacing them apart on each side (34) with guide grooves (36) can be used for a drawer are, 9. Device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that that in the grooves (10 and 11) provided on the outer edges (6, 8 and 7, 9) of the half post (1, 2) with ent- (| speaking profiled spring elements an upper end and / or decorative strip can be used, which optionally has a support for the upper end of the furniture. 10. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that that in the one on the outer edge (6.8 or 7.9) the half post (1, 2) provided grooves (10 or 11) with at least one with a correspondingly profiled spring element equipped adjustment bar can be used. 11. Device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the front half-post (1) on its exterior g page least one opening for inserting the profiled spring element (5) and the grooves (3,4) of the abutting surfaces of the the two half-posts (1, 2) are designed with parallel walls in the area of the opening and that decorative panels (45) can be inserted into the opening of the front half-post (1) by means of a snapper. 12. Device according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that that in the on the outer edge (6,8 or 7,9) of the half post (1,2) provided grooves (10 or 11) with corresponding Spring elements preferably essentially , + -Connection- 309809/0573. -12- 2H2406 square intermediate posts can be used, which are preferably have an identically profiled spring element (38 to 41) on each surface (FIG. 4 and FIG. 5). 309809/0573