Abstract
A wall-mounted bathroom furniture, including a supporting structure with a support component to be fastened to a vertical wall and multiple support elements arranged offset horizontally to one another on the support component, projecting horizontally from the support component in cantilever fashion. Linear guides for receiving at least one extendable drawer are provided on the support elements or on at least some of the support elements. At least one drawer with a base, two side walls and a front wall is placed, or can be placed, on the linear guides arranged below the base. The support elements, or at least some of the support elements, are designed either to receive a countertop to be arranged horizontally, for receiving a washbasin, or for directly receiving a washbasin.
Claims
1. A wall-mounted bathroom furniture, comprising a supporting structure with a support component to be fastened to a vertical wall and multiple support elements arranged offset horizontally to one another on the support component, projecting horizontally from said support component in cantilever fashion, wherein linear guides for receiving at least one extendable drawer are provided on the support elements or on at least some of the support elements, at least one drawer with a base, two side walls and a front wall that is placed, or can be placed, on the linear guides arranged below the base, wherein the support elements, or at least some of the support elements, are designed either to receive a countertop to be arranged horizontally, for receiving a washbasin, or for directly receiving a washbasin.
2. The bathroom furniture according to claim 1, wherein at least two openings for receiving lag screws to be fastened on the wall side are provided on the support component.
3. The bathroom furniture according to claim 1, wherein the support component is a support panel.
4. The bathroom furniture according to claim 3, wherein on the support plate an elongate opening or depression extending horizontally in relation to the assembly position, for receiving a guide rail to be fastened on the wall side, is provided, on which the support panel sits in the assembly position.
5. The bathroom furniture according to claim 1, wherein each support element has a panel-shaped fastening section for connection to the support component and a support arm extending perpendicularly from the fastening section to receive a linear guide or the countertop or the washbasin.
6. The bathroom furniture according to claim 5, wherein the support arm is L-shaped in cross section.
7. The bathroom furniture according to claim 6, wherein two support elements are arranged on both sides of the support component in the upper region thereof, wherein a linear guide is arranged on the lower support element and the upper support element is used to receive the countertop or washbasin.
8. The bathroom furniture according to claim 1, wherein the support elements are all identical, wherein two support elements arranged above one another are arranged rotated about 90 in respect of one another.
9. The bathroom furniture according to claim 7, wherein the two support elements arranged above one another are connected to one another via a reinforcing element.
10. The bathroom furniture according to claim 9, wherein the reinforcing element is a reinforcing panel fastened, or fastenable, to both support elements by means of fastening elements or fastened thereto in a substance-bonded fashion.
11. The bathroom furniture according to claim 10, wherein the detachably fastened, or fastenable, reinforcing panel has grooves associated with the two support elements, with which springs projecting from the support elements engage.
12. The bathroom furniture according to claim 1, wherein at least two pairs of support elements, which are provided with linear guides, are arranged on the support component in different horizontal planes, wherein each pair of support elements receives a drawer.
13. The bathroom furniture according to claim 12, wherein at least one intermediate panel to be provided on the support component, extending horizontally therefrom, which intermediate panel is arranged between the at least two drawers.
14. The bathroom arrangement comprising bathroom furniture according to claim 1, as well as a washbasin to be arranged, or arranged, directly on two support elements or a countertop to be arranged, or arranged, on two support elements, and also a washbasin to be arranged, or arranged, on the countertop.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0028] FIG. 1 shows a perspective schematic representation of a support structure of wall-mounted bathroom furniture according to the invention,
[0029] FIG. 2 shows a view of the wall before the arrangement of the support structure with lag screws arranged thereon and guide rail,
[0030] FIG. 3 shows a rear side view of the support panel of the support structure from FIG. 1,
[0031] FIG. 4 shows an enlarged partial view of the support structure from FIG. 1 depicting two support elements,
[0032] FIG. 5 shows the arrangement from FIG. 4 in a perspective view from the other side,
[0033] FIG. 6 shows an enlarged partial view of two support elements with this connecting reinforcing panel,
[0034] FIG. 7 shows the support structure from FIG. 1 with the lower drawer inserted,
[0035] FIG. 8 shows the arrangement from FIG. 7 with the upper drawer inserted,
[0036] FIG. 9 shows the arrangement from FIG. 8 with the countertop placed on the upper support elements, and
[0037] FIG. 10 shows a bathroom arrangement according to the invention comprising the inventive bathroom furniture and a mounted washbasin.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0038] FIG. 1 shows a support structure 1 as part of bathroom furniture according to the invention to be wall-mounted. The support structure 1 comprises a support component 2 already mounted on the wall in the form of a support panel 3 with a larger area, and in the exemplary embodiment shown, a total of six separate support elements 4, which are fastened to the support panel 3, are screwed here. All support elements 4 are identical; they are angle elements which, depending on their application, are fastened to the support panel 3 only in different rotational positions. As will be explained in greater detail below, the two upper support elements 4a are used to receive a countertop or, alternatively, a washbasin directly, while the other support elements 4b, which are arranged directly below the support elements 4a, and the support elements 4c, each receive a linear guide 5, on which corresponding drawers are arranged in each case, as will be explained in greater detail below.
[0039] Furthermore, the support panel 3 is provided with a correspondingly sized opening 6, through which corresponding water supply and drainage pipes are conducted to the fitted washbasin. Finally, an intermediate panel 7 is arranged on the support panel 3, which, as will also be explained in greater detail below, serves to cover the lower drawer arranged on the support elements 4c.
[0040] FIG. 1 shows the support structure 1 in its fixed position on the wall. For this purpose, as seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, two lag screws 8 are firstly provided on the wall side, and a guide rail 9 is also arranged on the wall side, which guide rail is aligned exactly horizontally and serves firstly to facilitate installation, but secondly also for ease of alignment of the support structure 1.
[0041] The support panel 3, as shown in the rear side view from FIG. 3, is firstly provided with two openings 10, through which the two lag screws 8 pass and which are correspondingly oversized, so that there is scope for some alignment. Furthermore, a depression 11 is provided on the rear side, which is designed as an elongate depression and is introduced by simply milling into the rear side of the support panel 3 which is made of wood in this case. As described in greater detail below, this depression 11 engages with the guide rail 9 which is shorter by comparison.
[0042] For installation, the support structure 1 shown in FIG. 1 is slid onto the lag screws 8, which is very easily achievable due to the oversizing of the openings 10. The support panel 3 is pushed against the wall and initially positioned so that the guide rail 9 can engage with the depression 11. The support structure 1 can easily be lowered subsequently, allowing the upper edge 12 of the depression 11 to sit on the upper edge 13 of the guide rail 9. Since both edges 12 and 13 are rectilinear, the support structure 1 is therefore aligned exactly horizontally. A slight horizontal displacement is still possible for alignment purposes, within the limits allowed by the oversized openings 10. For final installation on each lag screw 8, a nut 14 along with a washer 15 is then screwed onto each lag screw 8, finally fastening the support structure 1.
[0043] FIG. 4 provides an enlarged view of the upper left region of the support structure 1 from FIG. 1, with the two support elements 4 and 4a, 4b, respectively, shown as an enlarged representation. Each support element 4 has a panel-shaped fastening section 16 with corresponding openings, through which corresponding fastening screws 17 engage for fastening to the support panel 3. Extending from each fastening section 16 is a support arm 18, comprising a first leg 19 and a second leg 20 in each case, which run perpendicularly to one another and which (optionally) are attached to the respective fastening section 17 via correspondingly widened leg sections 21, 22. Each leg 19, 20 and leg section 21, 22, respectively, is provided with openings 23 through which fastening screws pass for assembly of the corresponding attachments.
[0044] As shown in FIG. 4, but also in FIG. 5, the two support elements 4a, 4b (the same applies to the support elements 4c) are identical in design. The support elements 4a and 4b are simply rotated about 90 in respect of one another. This means that the leg 19 of the support element 4a is horizontally on the top side, while the leg 20 of the support element 4a projects vertically downwards. Since the support element 4b is rotated about 90 thereto, the leg 19 runs vertically upwards, while the leg 20 runs horizontally on the underside and visibly supports the linear guide 5. As described earlier, the two upper support elements 4a serve to receive a console-like countertop or, alternatively, directly the washbasin itself, in other words, these attachments rest on the legs 19 and, insofar as they are provided, the leg sections 21, and are fastened or screwed thereto. The drawer is arranged below this and guided via the linear guides of the two support elements 4b.
[0045] FIG. 5 shows a detail of the arrangement from FIG. 4 from the other side. A reinforcing panel 24 is shown, which connects the two support elements 4a, 4b to one another. Corresponding fastening screws 25, as shown in FIG. 6, are used for this purpose, by means of which the respective leg 20 of the support element 4a and 19, respectively, of the support element 4b are screwed thereto. In addition, but optionally, in the example shown, grooves 26 are provided on the reinforcing panel 24, with which corresponding springs 27, which are arranged on the respective leg section 22 of the support element 4a and 21, respectively, of the support element 4b engage. This provides further support and reinforcement. As described, the grooves 26 and the springs 27 are optional. If they are not provided, the support elements 4 and 4a, 4b, 4c, respectively, are identical components which are all executed in the same way. However, if springs are to be provided thereon, they are to be designed at the appropriate position, implying the need for two different sets of support elements.
[0046] The support elements 4 or 4a, 4b, 4c are preferably metal components produced from a suitable sheet metal through forming processes. This allows them to have correspondingly narrow dimensions, in other words, the respective support arms 18 and their legs 19, 20 can be executed in a correspondingly narrow and delicate manner, while still maintaining sufficient mechanical stability to support the corresponding attachments. The wide panel-shaped fastening sections 16 and the multiple fastenings already provide a sufficiently stable fixing to the countertop 3 which, as indicated in FIG. 3, has corresponding openings to receive the fastening screws for this purpose. Additional reinforcement is provided by arranging the reinforcing panel 24, for example a wooden or plastic panel which, moreover, can also be additionally screwed from the countertop side on the rear side.
[0047] FIG. 7 shows the support structure 1, wherein a drawer 8 is placed on the two lower support elements 4c and the linear guides 5 thereof, respectively, and fastened thereto. The front side of the drawer front can be seen to form the visible surface there and the two side walls of the drawer form the lateral visible surfaces. The intermediate panel 7 closes the drawer 28 in the closed position flush with the upper side. To conceal the water supply and drainage lines and pipes, respectively, a covering element 29 is shown here, which sits on the intermediate panel 7.
[0048] Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8, an upper drawer 30 is placed on the linear guides 5 of the two support elements 4b and screwed to the linear guides 5. The drawer 30, as well as the drawer 28, has a base 31, a front wall 32 and two side walls 33, wherein the drawer 30 (the same applies to the drawer 28) sits with the base 31 on the linear guides 5 and is attached, particularly screwed or clipped, thereto. The linear guides 5 are therefore underfloor runners.
[0049] The height of the drawer 30 is of such dimensions that its upper edge ends slightly below the two legs 19, 20 of the two support elements 4a. A flush closure is also possible.
[0050] As shown in FIG. 9, a countertop 34 is then placed on the two support elements 4a and the two upper legs 19, 20 thereof, respectively, the underside whereof is spaced slightly away from the upper edge of the drawer 30. If the drawer 30 ends slightly below the legs 19, 20, there is sufficient clearance. If it ends flush with the legs 19, 20, a corresponding assembly height increase should be provided on the underside of the countertop 34, which sits on the legs 19, 20. The bathroom furniture is fully assembled with the placement of the countertop 34, at the latest.
[0051] All that is then required, as shown in FIG. 10, is for the washbasin 35 to be placed on the console-like countertop 34 and attached thereto in an appropriate manner, meaning that installation of the bathroom arrangement is complete.
[0052] In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the guide rails 4 are not identical parts, as shown in the example according to FIGS. 1 to 5. As shown in FIG. 7, in particular, the legs 19, 20 have different lengths, thereby finally providing larger support surfaces for the linear guides 5 and the countertop 34, respectively, or, when directly mounted, the washbasin 35.
[0053] Instead of the configuration shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, it is also conceivable to place the washbasin 35 directly on the support elements 4a and fasten it thereto, eliminating the need for the countertop 34. This, of course, assumes that the washbasin 35 has corresponding side sections which completely cover the drawer 30 located below them.
[0054] Finally, it should be noted that the intermediate panel 7 need not necessarily be provided. In the example shown, it creates a corresponding space between the two drawers 28 and 30, wherein the intermediate panel 7 also acts as a shelf. If a gap of this kind is not desired, it is easily possible to position the two lower support elements 4c higher, so that the lower drawer 28 is arranged directly adjacent to the upper drawer 30.
[0055] While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the inventive principles, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
