FURNITURE COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

Abstract

A furniture unit including two mutually spaced functional walls, on which at least one movable furniture component, such as a flap device, is held and guided. The furniture component is movable between at least between two positions. The furniture component screens off an intermediate space between the functional walls when in a closed position and exposes the intermediate space when in an open position. The two functional walls can be set in their spatial location independently of each other via separately adjustable mounting devices.

Claims

1. A furniture unit comprising: two mutually spaced functional walls on which at least one movable furniture component is held and guided, the furniture component being movable between at least two positions, and the furniture component at least partially screening off an intermediate space between the functional walls when in a closed position and at least partially exposing said intermediate space when in an open position; and the two functional walls can be set in their spatial location independently of each other via separately adjustable mounting devices.

2. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein the movable furniture component is in the form of a flap device.

3. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein the two functional walls can be fastened to a room wall, and wherein their spatial location can be set relative to the room wall, and wherein furniture parts which are separate in the intermediate space and are not connected to the furniture unit can be fastened to the room wall and thus arranged in the intermediate space.

4. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein the two functional walls are connected to each other only via the furniture component of the furniture unit.

5. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein at least one mounting device comprises at least one mounting profile.

6. The furniture unit according to claim 5, wherein the mounting profile comprises at least one mounting flange.

7. The furniture unit according to claim 5, wherein the mounting profile has at least one mounting hole.

8. The furniture unit according to claim 7, wherein the mounting profile is fastened to the room wall and/or the functional wall via a fastening unit extending through the mounting hole.

9. The furniture unit according to claim 8, wherein the mounting hole has at least one larger diameter than a diameter of the fastening unit, so that a lateral and/or a vertical setting is made possible.

10. The furniture unit according to claim 7, wherein at least one mounting hole is in the form of a slot.

11. The furniture unit according to claim 6, wherein at least one fastening unit comprises a screw having a screw shaft and a screw head which is larger than the screw shaft.

12. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein the mounting device comprises at least one transversely protruding carrier unit.

13. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein at least one web, to which the functional wall is fastened, is formed on the mounting device.

14. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein at least one bolt for supporting the functional wall is formed on the mounting device.

15. The furniture unit according to claim 12, wherein the carrier unit comprises a rotatable eccentric.

16. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein a securing unit for fixing the functional wall is arranged on the functional wall.

17. The furniture unit according to claim 5, wherein the mounting profile can be fastened directly to a room wall or can be fastened to a mounting rail.

18. The furniture unit according to claim 17, wherein the mounting rail is in the form of a C-rail or H-rail.

19. The furniture unit according to claim 17, wherein at least one fastening arm having an L-shaped section is included and is fastened by one limb to the functional wall and by the other limb to the mounting rail.

20. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein a flap fitting is held on each of the two functional walls.

21. The furniture unit according to claim 20, wherein at least one part of the flap fitting which moves during operation is received in a receiving space in the carcass of the functional wall.

22. The furniture unit according to claim 1, wherein three or more functional walls are included.

23. A furniture unit comprising: a functional wall on which at least one furniture component is held and guided, the furniture component being movable between at least two positions, and the furniture component at least partially covering a covered space, covered by the furniture component and adjacent to the functional wall, when in a closed position and at least partially exposing the covered space, adjacent to the functional wall when in an open position, wherein the functional wall can be set in its spatial location via at least one adjustable mounting device.

24. A furniture unit, in particular according to claim 1, having a functional wall with marking, depressions, threads, receptacles etc., which allow an exact measurement of the walls relative to one another.

Description

[0058] Further advantages and features of the present invention can be found in the exemplary embodiments, which are explained below with reference to the attached figures.

[0059] In the figures,

[0060] FIG. 1 shows a schematic, perspective view of a furniture unit according to the invention in a closed position;

[0061] FIG. 2 shows the furniture unit of FIG. 1 with an open furniture component;

[0062] FIG. 3 shows a schematic, perspective diagram of a functional wall of the furniture unit of FIG. 1;

[0063] FIG. 4 shows a mounting profile of the functional wall of FIG. 3 in a front view;

[0064] FIG. 5 shows a schematic, perspective diagram of a functional wall with a movable furniture component;

[0065] FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment of a functional wall of a furniture unit according to the invention in a perspective diagram;

[0066] FIG. 7 shows a mounting profile of the functional wall of FIG. 6 in a perspective diagram;

[0067] FIG. 8 shows the mounting profile of FIG. 7 in a view from above;

[0068] FIG. 9 shows a view from above of a further functional wall of a furniture unit according to the invention;

[0069] FIG. 10 shows the enlarged detail “A” from FIG. 9;

[0070] FIG. 11 shows a functional wall of a further furniture unit according to the invention in a perspective diagram;

[0071] FIG. 12 shows the mounting profile of the functional wall of FIG. 11 in a perspective diagram;

[0072] FIG. 13 shows a front view of a further functional wall of a furniture unit according to the invention;

[0073] FIG. 14 shows a perspective view of the functional wall of FIG. 13;

[0074] FIG. 15 shows a mounting profile of the functional wall of FIG. 13;

[0075] FIG. 16 shows a further perspective diagram of a functional wall of a furniture unit according to the invention; [0076] and

[0077] FIG. 17 shows a cut-away diagram of the side view of the functional wall of FIG. 16;

[0078] FIG. 18 shows the enlarged detail “A” from FIG. 17;

[0079] FIG. 19 shows a mounting profile of the functional wall of FIG. 17;

[0080] FIG. 20 shows a fastening profile of the functional wall for mounting on the mounting profile.

[0081] FIGS. 1-4 show a first exemplary embodiment of a furniture unit 1 according to the invention, which in this case is designed in the manner of a wall cupboard 100 and comprises, in the exemplary embodiment shown, two lateral functional walls 2 and 3 and an adjustable, movable furniture component 5, in this case a movable furniture component 5 in the form of a pivotable flap device 5a.

[0082] In all embodiments, it is possible for another movable furniture component 5 to be used instead of a pivotable flap device 5a. For example, a drawer as the furniture component 5 or multiple drawers can be guided on or between two lateral functional walls 2 and 3.

[0083] At least one drawer 5 as the furniture component is then movable between at least two positions 6, 7. Preferably, at least one drawer 5 at least partially covers an intermediate space 8 or receiving space between the functional walls 2, 3 when in a closed position 6 and at least partially exposes the intermediate space (the receiving space of the drawer) when in an open position 7. The two functional walls 2, 3 can then be set in their spatial location independently of each other via separately adjustable mounting devices 9.

[0084] Particularly preferably, the furniture unit 1 according to the invention is designed in the manner of a cabinet 100. The flap device 5a as the furniture component 5 is shown in a closed position 6 in FIG. 1 and in an open position 7 in FIG. 2. In FIG. 1, the intermediate space 8 between the two functional walls 2 and 3 is substantially covered by the furniture component 5, in this case the flap device 5a, in a view directly from the front. Owing to the perspective representation from obliquely above, however, a part of the intermediate space 8 can be seen in FIG. 1. As FIG. 2 also shows, a number of separate furniture parts 40 or storage containers are arranged in the intermediate space 8 between the two functional walls 2 and 3.

[0085] The furniture parts 40 are each fastened to the room wall 50 separately. This means that the individual furniture parts 40 do not have to have any connection to one another. The furniture parts 40 likewise have no connection to the furniture unit 1 or to the functional walls 2 and 3 under or behind the flap device 4.

[0086] In a simple embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1-4, the furniture unit 1 as a whole consists of the lateral functional walls 2 and 3 and the flap device 5 with the in this case pivotable flap and the flap fittings 18, which have been omitted here for the sake of clarity. A flap fitting 18 can be seen in FIG. 5, for example. A wide variety of flap fittings can be used.

[0087] The functional walls 2 and 3 are preferably constructed substantially identically or mirror-symmetrically. The functional walls 2 and 3 form furniture walls of the furniture unit 1 and also have an additional function. In this case, the functional walls 2 and 3 receive the flap fittings 18. The flap fittings can for example be arranged visibly on the inner wall of the functional walls 2, 3, so that the flap fittings are visible after the flap device 5a has been transferred to the open position 7. However, it is possible and preferred for the flap fittings to be at least partially and, in particular in the closed position, virtually completely accommodated inside the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 or 3. To this end, the functional walls 2 and 3 each have a receiving space 19, which is used to accommodate a flap fitting 18.

[0088] To mount the furniture unit 1, the functional walls 2 and 3 are first attached to the room wall 50 separately from each other. The flap device 5a is preferably attached only after the two functional walls 2 and 3 have been fully mounted and adjusted.

[0089] For mounting, a mounting profile 10, which is in this case designed as a mounting board or mounting strip 11, is screw-fastened to the room wall 50 for each functional wall 2, 3 in this exemplary embodiment. An orientation of each functional wall 2, 3 in spatial terms is carried out by corresponding orientation at the mounting holes 14, 15, which are in the form of slots in this case.

[0090] The separate furniture parts 40 can be mounted on the room wall 50 separately before complete mounting of the furniture unit 1 or even after complete mounting of the furniture unit 1. The size, type and properties of the individual furniture parts 40 can then be selected individually. It is also possible for a part of a furniture part 40 to protrude upwards beyond the flap device 5a, if complete covering in the closed state is not desired. Parts can also protrude downwards beyond the lower end of the flap device 5a, even if the flap device 5a is in the closed position 6. Usually, however, the flap device 5a will completely cover the furniture parts 40 attached behind it when in the closed position 6, at least in a view from the front, so that a uniform front view results in the closed position 6.

[0091] The width and height of the furniture unit 1 can be chosen completely freely. If certain widths are exceeded, or if the user wishes, it is also possible to provide a third or fourth functional wall between the two functional walls 2 and 3, for example, to support the flap device on three or more functional walls.

[0092] The mounting profiles 10 on the functional walls 2 and 3 form the mounting device 9, to orient the functional walls 2 and 3 spatially individually and separately from each other.

[0093] FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the functional wall 2, in which the receiving space 19 in the interior of the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 is shown with dashed lines. For example, a cartridge with a flap fitting 18 can be inserted into the receiving space 19, or a flap fitting is mounted therein.

[0094] The carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 is screwed to the mounting profile 10 in the form of a mounting board 11 via carrier units 30, in this case in the form of screws. The screws 30 are screwed into the receptacles 26 in the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 in order to connect the carcass 4 fixedly to the mounting profile 10 of the mounting device 9. A spatial orientation of the functional wall 2 can take place by means of the slots 14 and 15 in the upper and lower ends of the mounting profile 10, which are accessible from the outside. The mounting profile 10 is fastened to the room wall, such as a concrete wall or else a lightweight construction wall, by means of the fastening unit 20. The room wall 50 can be an internal wall of a building. The room wall 50 can also be mobile and movable, for example. It is also possible for the room wall 50 to be provided by a room divider.

[0095] FIG. 4 shows a view from above of the mounting profile 10 of the mounting device 9 for the functional wall 2; the mounting holes 13, which are in the form of slots 14 and 15, can be seen at the upper and lower ends, and the mounting holes 16 for mounting the functional wall 2 can be seen therebetween. The mounting holes 13 for fastening to the room wall 50 preferably have at least one larger diameter 17 than an outer diameter 21 of the screw shaft 23 of the fastening unit 20. The screw head 24 also has a larger diameter than the mounting hole, to allow adjustable mounting on the room wall 50.

[0096] FIG. 5 shows a perspective, schematic diagram of a functional wall 2, which can be used in a wide variety of exemplary embodiments. The functional wall 2 can have in its interior receptacles 26 for carrier units or the like, with which the functional wall 2 can be fastened to a mounting profile 10, for example. The functional wall 2 is shown with an inner receiving space 19 in which a flap fitting 18 is mounted.

[0097] Completely different flap fittings 18 can also be mounted or arranged in the interior of the receiving space 19. As can be seen in the diagram of FIG. 5, the functional wall 2 can consist of two wall halves which each have a recess or cut-out. Assembling the two wall halves results in the carcass 4 with the receiving space 19 shown. The flap fitting 18 can be inserted before or after assembly of the two wall halves. Other methods of production are also possible.

[0098] FIG. 6 shows an exemplary embodiment of a functional wall in which the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 again has a receiving space 19. In this case, the carcass 4 is attached to a room wall 50 via two separate mounting profiles 10 mutually spaced in the vertical direction.

[0099] The mounting profile 10 is shown in a perspective diagram in FIG. 7. Overall, the mounting profile 10 has an approximately T-shaped design, the crosspiece of the “T” forming a mounting flange 12 or two mounting lugs protruding from the stem of the “T”. The mounting flange 12 has a plurality of mounting holes. The mounting holes 14 are used to fasten the mounting profile 10 to the room wall 50. In the diagram of FIG. 7, the mounting holes 14 are in the form of slots and are arranged in the vertical direction. This can allow a vertical shift of the mounting profile 10 during mounting.

[0100] Protruding from the mounting flange 12, perpendicularly from the room wall 50, is a carrier unit 30, which comprises a bolt 32 and, connected fixedly to the outside thereof, a rotatable eccentric 33. The carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 rests on the eccentric 33 in the receptacle 26. A lateral adjustment and a vertical adjustment of the functional wall 2 can thus be achieved by rotating the eccentric 33. Since two vertically offset mounting profiles are used, specifically one in a region at the upper end of the functional wall 2 and one in the lower region of the functional wall 2, the angle of the functional wall 2 can also be set.

[0101] Fastening units 20 are again used for fastening to the room wall 50, as was the case in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1-4.

[0102] FIG. 8 shows a view from above of the mounting profile 10 of the mounting device 9 of FIG. 7, in which the individual slots 14 and the eccentric 33 can be seen in a view from above. Also shown with dashed lines here are two transversely oriented slots 14, which can be present to allow a lateral adjustment on the room wall 50.

[0103] In principle, the mounting profile 10 of FIGS. 7 and 8 can be used in a wide variety of exemplary embodiments.

[0104] FIG. 9 shows a horizontal cross-section through a functional wall 2 of a further furniture unit 1, in which the carcass 4 again has a cavity as a receiving space 19. A mounting profile 10, as is shown for example in FIG. 7 or 8, is also used in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 9. The mounting profile 10 again comprises a bolt 32 and an eccentric 33 for simple mounting of the functional wall 2.

[0105] FIG. 10 shows the enlarged detail “A” from FIG. 9; it can be seen here that a further mounting profile 10, which in this case is designed as a C-rail 36, is used for mounting on the wall. The mounting rail 35 or C-rail 36 is screw-fastened to the room wall 50. Again, the mounting profile 10 of FIG. 7 or 8 is fastened to the mounting rail 35.

[0106] The bolt 32 protruding into the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 can be seen. A securing unit 25, in this case in the form of a securing screw, can be screwed in from the side. The securing unit 25 is shown in this case in the open position. After it has been screwed in, the securing unit 25 fixes the bolt 32 and thus the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2. Unintentional forward pulling out is no longer possible after fixing with the securing unit 25.

[0107] A further exemplary embodiment is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12; in this case the functional wall 2 likewise has a carcass 4 and a receiving space 19 formed therein. A mounting profile 10 of the mounting device 9 is used for fastening to the room wall 50. In this case, the mounting profile 10 has a T-shaped cross-section. An elongate web 31 protrudes transversely from the mounting flange 12, which extends over the length of the mounting profile 10, and protrudes into a corresponding groove in the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2. To fix the carcass 4, securing units 25 in the form of screws are screwed from the outside laterally into the carcass 4 of the functional wall 2 and through corresponding holes in the web 31 of the mounting profile 10.

[0108] Mounting holes 14 and 15, in this case in the form of slots, are formed in the mounting profile 10 to allow lateral and vertical orientation of the functional wall 2.

[0109] FIGS. 13-15 show a further exemplary embodiment, FIG. 13 showing a front view from above of a functional wall 2 of a furniture unit 1. In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, transverse grooves are formed in the room wall 50, which run horizontally but can in principle be oriented in any direction. Mounting rails 35, in this case in the form of C-rails 36, are accommodated in the grooves. The C-rails 36 are screw-fastened to the room wall 50. To this end, holes 13 are provided in the C-rail 36. The functional wall 2 is in turn fastened to the C-rail 36 as the mounting rail 35 via the mounting profile 10, as shown for example in FIGS. 7 and 8.

[0110] The mounting profiles 10 in turn have a carrier unit 30, which protrudes transversely from the mounting flange 12 and can comprise a bolt and an eccentric 33, for example. This allows corresponding orientation possibilities of the functional wall 2.

[0111] FIGS. 16 and 17 show another exemplary embodiment of a functional wall 2 of a furniture unit 1. The functional wall 2 again has a carcass 4 and a receiving space 19 for a flap fitting 18 in the carcass 4.

[0112] A mounting rail 35, in this case in the form of an H-rail 37, is attached to the room wall 50. As can be seen in particular in FIG. 18, a distance of the H-rail 37 from the room wall 50 is set by two nuts 39, one nut 39 of which acts as a locknut. This results in a distance 22b of the H-rail 37 from the room wall 50 and a distance 22a of the H-rail 37 from the carcass 4. It is possible for a (local) slant of the room wall to be compensated by means of different distances of the H-rail at the top/bottom. A spatially optimal adjustment can then be carried out.

[0113] As shown in FIG. 19, the H-rail 37 has slots 15, 14 in vertical and horizontal orientations to allow an orientation of the H-rail 37 on the room wall in the vertical and lateral directions.

[0114] Fastening arms 38 are screw-fastened to the H-rail 37 at the top and bottom; the fastening arm 38 is shown in FIG. 20. The fastening arms 38 have vertical (in this case short) and horizontal (in this case longer) limbs. Mounting holes are formed on both the vertical limbs 6 and the horizontal limbs. The fastening arms 38 are screw-fastened to the H-rail 37 by the mounting holes 16 on the vertical limbs. The fastening arms 38 can be oriented (at the top and bottom) laterally and vertically by means of the slots 14 and 15. This produces a flexible orientation of the functional wall 2 laterally, vertically and in terms of the inclination angle. The furniture unit with the functional walls 2 and 3 can thereby be oriented optimally relative to each other.

[0115] Overall, the invention provides an advantageous furniture unit which allows a flexible design of the interior or the intermediate space between the functional walls 2 and 3 or of the covered space behind a flap device 5a or a movable furniture component 5. A wide variety of storage containers in a wide variety of sizes and spacings can be screw-fastened to the room wall 50. If a uniform surface impression is desired, the flap device 5a or a movable furniture component 5 can be transferred to the closed position 6 so that a uniform surface is produced.

TABLE-US-00001 List of reference symbols:  1 Furniture unit  2 Functional wall  3 Functional wall  4 Carcass  5 Furniture component  5a Flap device  6 Closed position  7 Open position  8 Intermediate space  9 Mounting device 10 Mounting profile 11 Mounting board 12 Mounting flange 13 Mounting hole (room wall) 14 Mounting hole, slot 15 Mounting hole, slot 16 Mounting hole (functional wall) 17 Diameter of 13-15 18 Flap fitting 19 Receiving space in 2, 3 20 Fastening unit 21 Diameter of 20  22a Distance  22b Distance 23 Screw shaft 24 Screw head 25 Securing unit 26 Receptacle in 2, 3 for 30 30 Carrier unit 31 Web 32 Bolt 33 Eccentric 35 Mounting rail 36 C-Rail 37 H-Rail 38 Fastening arm 39 Nut 40 Furniture part 50 Room wall, building wall 100  Wall cupboard