Furniture composition with height-adjustable partition

Abstract

A furniture composition comprises a first workstation having a first worktop adjustable in a vertical direction, a second workstation having a second worktop adjustable, independently of the first worktop, in the vertical direction, and a height-adjustable partition which extends in the vertical direction between the first and second workstation. A first support element is provided on the first worktop, by means of which the partition can be supported in the vertical direction, and a second support element on a second worktop, by means of which the partition can be supported in the vertical direction.

Claims

1. A furniture composition, comprising: a first workstation having a first worktop adjustable in a vertical direction; a second workstation having a second worktop adjustable in the vertical direction independently of the first worktop; a partition that is height-adjustable and includes at least one grip element, the partition extending in the vertical direction between the first workstation and the second workstation; a first support element provided on the first worktop and configured to engage the at least one grip element to support the partition when the first worktop is located above the second worktop; and a second support element provided on the second worktop and configured to engage the at least one grip element to support the partition when the second worktop is located above the first worktop.

2. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein the first support element is configured to disengage from the at least one grip element of the partition when the first worktop is located below the second worktop, and the second support element is configured to disengage from the at least one grip element of the partition when the second worktop is located below the first worktop.

3. The furniture composition according to claim 2, wherein the first support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the first worktop is adjusted into a position above the second worktop, and the second support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the second worktop is adjusted into a position above the first worktop.

4. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein the first support element of the first worktop and the second support element of the second worktop are each designed to carry the partition.

5. The furniture composition according to claim 4, wherein the first support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the first worktop is adjusted into a position above the second worktop, and the second support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the second worktop is adjusted into a position above the first worktop.

6. The furniture composition according to claim 4, wherein the first support element of the first worktop and the second support element of the second worktop each comprise an upwardly-open shell that is designed to receive the partition.

7. The furniture composition according to claim 6, wherein the first support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the first worktop is adjusted into a position above the second worktop, and the second support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the second worktop is adjusted into a position above the first worktop.

8. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein the first support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition when the first worktop is adjusted into a position above the second worktop, and the second support element of the first worktop is configured to engage the at least one grip element to raise the partition, when the second worktop is adjusted into a position above the first worktop.

9. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein the partition can be pulled out, wherein the partition is at least partially retractable into a stowage space provided under the first worktop and/or the second worktop, the at least one grip element provided on the partition is configured to provide means by which the partition can be pulled out from the stowage space in the vertical direction, and each of the first support element and the second support element are configured to engage with at least one of the at least one grip element, in order to pull out the partition from the stowage space in the vertical direction, in the event of a height adjustment of the associated worktop.

10. The furniture composition according to claim 9, wherein the at least one grip element includes a first grip element and a second grip element, each of the first grip element and the second grip element projecting laterally beyond the partition from opposing sides, the first support element is arranged at a rear region of the first worktop and is configured to engage the first grip element of the partition and the second grip element of the partition to pull out the partition in the vertical direction from the stowage space, when the first worktop is adjusted from below to above the second worktop, and the second support element is arranged at a rear region of the second worktop and is configured to engage the first grip element of the partition and the second grip element of the partition to pull out the partition in the vertical direction from the stowage space, when the second worktop is adjusted from below to above the first worktop.

11. The furniture composition according to claim 9, wherein the partition comprises a roller blind having a part that can be pulled out and/or unrolled.

12. The furniture composition according to claim 11, wherein the roller blind comprises a clamping strip on an outer longitudinal end of the part that can be pulled out and/or unrolled, which projects in the lateral direction beyond a width of the part that can be pulled out and/or unrolled, wherein each of two longitudinal ends of the clamping strip which project beyond the part that can be pulled out and/or unrolled forms a respective grip element.

13. The furniture composition according to claim 9, further comprising a rigid elevation element configured for detachable connection to and vertical extension between either the first support element and the at least one grip element of the partition or the second support element and the at least one grip element of the partition, such that a first end of the rigid elevation element engages with the first support element or the second support element and a second end of the rigid elevation element engages with the at least one grip element of the partition such that the partition ends above the first worktop when the first support element supports the partition by means of the elevation element, and such that the partition ends above the second worktop when the second support element supports the partition by means of the elevation element.

14. The furniture composition according to claim 13, wherein the elevation element extends substantially in the vertical direction, wherein in a region of a lower end of the elevation element an alternative grip element is formed or provided, which can alternately engage with the first support element or the second support element in order to support the partition in the vertical direction.

15. The furniture composition according to claim 9, wherein the at least one grip element of the partition is alternately either connected to the first support element of the first worktop or to the second support element of the second worktop.

16. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein when the first support element engages the at least one grip element to support the partition when the first worktop is located above the second worktop than a vertical location of the partition is determined by the first support element, and when the second support element engages the at least one grip element to support the partition when the second worktop is located above the first worktop than the vertical location of the partition is determined by the second support element.

17. A partition for a furniture composition including a first workstation, which has a first worktop adjustable in a vertical direction, and a second workstation, which has a second worktop adjustable, independently from the first worktop, in the vertical direction, the partition comprising: a roller blind comprising a material web that can be pulled out in order to partition the first workstation from the second workstation, wherein the roller blind comprises a clamping strip which laterally projects beyond a width of the material web; and at least two support elements for attaching to one of the first worktop and the second worktop of the furniture composition, wherein by means of the at least two support elements the material web of the roller blind can be pulled out in the event of a height adjustment of one of the first worktop and the second worktop, wherein a first one of the at least two support elements is configured for attachment to the first worktop to engage the clamping strip and support the partition when the first worktop is located above the second worktop, and a second one of the at least two support elements is configured for attachment to the second worktop to engage the clamping strip and support the partition when the second worktop is located above the first worktop.

18. The furniture composition according to claim 1, wherein the first support element includes a first shell and a second shell arranged at a rear region of the first worktop, the second support element includes a first shell and a second shell arranged at a rear region of the second worktop, the first shell of the first support element and the first shell of the second support element are positioned offset from one another in a horizontal direction, and the second shell of the first support element and the second shell of the second support element are positioned offset from one another in the horizontal direction.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Further advantageous embodiments of the invention result from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with the help of the schematic drawing. In particular, in the following, the furniture composition according to the invention is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings on the basis of exemplary embodiments.

(2) FIG. 1 shows a preferred exemplary embodiment of a furniture composition according to the invention, in a schematic representation;

(3) FIG. 2 shows a side view of the furniture composition from FIG. 1;

(4) FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of the furniture composition according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a modified configuration;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a side view of the furniture composition from FIG. 3;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a detailed view of FIG. 3.

WAYS TO EXECUTE THE INVENTION

(7) Certain expressions are used in the following description for practical reasons and should not be understood to be limiting. The words right, left, top and bottom designate directions in the drawing to which reference is being made. The expressions inwards, outwards, under, above, left, right or similar are used to describe the relative arrangement, of the referenced parts, the relative movement of referenced parts and the directions towards and away from the geometric centre of the invention, and named parts thereof as illustrated in the figures. These relative spatial data also comprise other positions and orientations than those shown in the figures. For example, if a part illustrated in the figure is turned upside down, the elements or features which are described as at the bottom, are then at the top. The terminology includes the words specifically mentioned above, derivatives thereof and words with similar meaning.

(8) In order to avoid repetitions in the figures and the corresponding description of the different aspects and exemplary embodiments, certain features should be understood as common for different aspects and exemplary embodiments. The omission of an aspect in the description or a figure does not imply that this aspect is lacking in the associated exemplary embodiment. Rather, such an omission can be used to improve clarity and avoid repetition. In this context, the following definition applies to the entire remainder of the description: If reference signs are used in a figure for the purposes of drawing clarity, but are not mentioned in the directly associated description text, reference is made to the explanation of said reference signs in the preceding descriptions of the figures. If, in addition, reference signs are mentioned in the description text belonging directly to a figure, which reference signs are not contained in the figure, then reference is made to the preceding or subsequent figures. Similar reference signs in two or more figures represent similar or identical elements.

(9) FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a furniture composition according to the invention in a schematic representation. FIG. 2 shows a side view of the furniture composition from FIG. 1.

(10) The furniture composition comprises a first workstation 1 and a second workstation 2. A partition 3 is provided between these, which runs in a vertical direction 901 and extends in a first horizontal direction 902 orthogonal to the vertical direction 901 over approximately the entire width of the first and second workstations 1, 2. On a common table frame 4, which serves as a common support frame, a first worktop 11 belonging to the first workstation 1, and a second worktop 21 belonging to the second workstation 2, are independently adjustable with respect to a vertical direction 901 or height-adjustable. The table frame 4 comprises telescopic legs, which can be extended and pushed together in the vertical direction.

(11) The partition 3 comprises a roller blind having a fabric web 31 that can be pulled out vertically. The fabric web 31 represents a part of the roller blind that can be pulled out or unrolled. The roller blind further comprises a housing or a roller blind casing 5, in which the fabric web 31 is wound on a shaft. The shaft is connected to a rotation spring, which rotates the shaft in such a way that the fabric web is rolled up if it is not being actively pulled. The roller blind casing 5 is mounted on the table frame 4 underneath the first and second worktops 11, 21 and forms a stowage space of the furniture composition. Thus the stowage space is also provided in a region underneath the two worktops 11, 12. As indicated, the fabric web 31 is rolled up or can be rolled up on the rotatably mounted axle of the roller blind in the roller blind casing 5, wherein the axle runs in the first horizontal direction 902 and is tensioned by a spring, so that the fabric web 31 can be rolled up automatically. The stowage space is sized and arranged so that it has sufficient space if the fabric web is completely rolled up. However, it is limited to a region underneath a lowest settable position of the two worktops 11, 12. A clamping strip 311 is attached at an end of the fabric web 31 that faces away from the roller blind casing. The length of the clamping strip 311 is therefore greater than the width of the fabric web 31, such that the clamping strip 311 projects laterally beyond the fabric web 31 on both sides, i.e. in the first horizontal direction 902.

(12) The ends of the clamping strip 311 projecting laterally in this way beyond the fabric web 31 thus form a first grip element 3111 and a second grip element 3112 of the roller blind or partition 3.

(13) A first support element comprising a first shell 111 and a second shell 112 is provided on the first worktop 11 in the region of a rear edge facing the second worktop 12, which is so positioned with respect to the first horizontal direction 902 that it engages with the first and second grip element 3111, 3112 of the clamping strip 311.

(14) Similarly, a second support element comprising a first shell 211 and a second shell 212 is provided on the second worktop 12 in the region of a rear edge facing the first worktop 11, which is positioned in such a way with respect to the first horizontal direction 902 that it engages with the first and second grip element 3111, 3112 of the clamping strip 311.

(15) The first shell 111 of the first support element and the first shell 211 of the second support element are adjacent and positioned offset from one another with respect to the first horizontal direction 902. Similarly, the second shell 112 of the first support element and the second shell 212 of the second support element are adjacent and positioned offset from one another with respect to the first horizontal direction 902.

(16) If the fabric web 31 is completely rolled up in the roller blind casing 5, it can be pulled out by pulling on the first and second grip element 3111, 3112 of the clamping strip 311 against the spring force and thus at least partially unrolled from the axle. If the first worktop 11 and the second worktop 21 are located in different vertical positions or at different heights, the first grip element 3111 and the second grip element 3112 of the clamping strip can be applied on the shells 111, 112, 211, 212 of the support element of the upper of the two worktops, once the fabric web 31 has been sufficiently unrolled. If, as can be seen as an example in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first worktop 11 is located above the second worktop 21, the first grip element 3111 and the second grip element 3112 can be applied on the first shell 111 or the second shell 112 of the first support element. In this way, the first and second shells 111, 112 of the first support element carry the partition 3 or support same vertically. The fabric web 31 is thus vertically clamped between the clamping strip held by the first support element 311 and the roller blind casing. This partitions the first workstation 1 from the second workstation.

(17) If, starting from the position shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first worktop 11 is now adjusted upwards or counter to the vertical direction 901, then the fabric web 31 is pulled further out of the roller blind casing 5 by the first support element at the clamping strip 311, such that a vertical dimension of the partition matches a new height of the first worktop 11.

(18) If, starting from the position illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first worktop 11 is by contrast adjusted downwards, the fabric web 31 is rolled up on the axle due to the spring-loaded tension thereof, so that the vertical dimension of the partition is again adapted to the new height of the first worktop 11, for as long as the first worktop 11 remains in a vertical position above the second worktop 21.

(19) If the first worktop 11 drops again below the second worktop 21, the first and second shells 211, 212 of the second support element engage with the first grip element 3111 or the second grip element 3112 and prevent further rolling up of the fabric web 31. In this event, the partition 3 formed by the fabric web 31 is no longer supported in the vertical direction by the first support element of the first worktop 11, but rather by the second support element of the second worktop 21.

(20) In a similar manner, the first shell 211 and the second shell 212 of the second support element engage with the first grip element 3111 or the second grip element 3112, ifstarting from the position shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2the second worktop 12 is raised upward into a vertical position above the first worktop 21. Thus the fabric web 31 is pulled further out from the stowage space 5. In this case also, the fabric web 31 or the clamping strip 311 is no longer supported in the vertical direction by the first support element.

(21) FIG. 3 schematically shows the furniture composition from FIG. 1 in a modified configuration. FIG. 4 shows a side view of the furniture composition from FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a detailed view of FIG. 3.

(22) In the altered configuration from FIGS. 3 to 5, the first raising arm 321 is provided as a first elevation element 321 and a second elevation arm 322 is provided as the second elevation element. Both elevation arms 321, 322 are designed to fix an upper edge of the fabric web 31 of the partition 3 in a vertical position above the respective worktop 11, 21, which finds itself in a higher position. In FIG. 3, this is the left-hand side first worktop 11. The two elevation arms 321, 322 are thus designed at least substantially identical and comprise an at least substantially oblong or elongate shape, and extend vertically. A cylindrical drilled hole is provided in the region of a first end of one of each of the elevation arms 321, 322 which is dimensioned such that the elevation arm 321, 322 on which the grip elements 3111 or 3112 are formed by the ends of the clamping strip 311 projecting laterally beyond the fabric web 31, can be inserted.

(23) A second end of the first elevation arm 321 is formed as a first alternative grip element 3211, and a second end of the second elevation arm 322 is formed as a second alternative grip element 3221. As shown in detail in FIG. 5, the alternative grip elements 3211, 3221 are at least substantially V-shaped or have a V-shaped cross section in the vertical direction 901. The shells 111, 112, 211, 212 of the first and second support elements are formed correspondingly V-shaped. Thus the shells 111, 112, 211, 212 engage in a form-fit manner with the elevation elements 321, 322, wherein the elevation elements 321, 322 are fixed in such a way that they extend in the vertical direction and are secured against tilting from the vertical position.

(24) As can be clearly seen from FIG. 5, the first shell 111 of the first support element and the first shell 211 of the second support element are spaced apart adjacent to each other. When the first and second worktops 11, 12 pass each other in the vertical direction, the two shells 111, 211 can thus be easily guided past one another. At the same time, it can be ensured that the upper shell 111, 211 always carries the partition on the first grip element 3111 or if appropriate on the first alternative grip element 3211.

(25) Although the invention is illustrated by means of the figures and the associated description and described in detail, said illustration and said detailed description should be understood as illustrative and exemplary and not as limiting the invention. In order not to mystify the invention, in certain cases well-known structures and techniques are not shown and described in detail. It is understood that person skilled in the art can make changes and modifications, without going beyond the scope of the following claims. In particular, the present invention covers further exemplary embodiments with a composition of the features which may deviate from the explicitly described combination of features.

(26) The present disclosure also includes embodiments having any combination of features that are stated or shown above or below for various embodiments. It likewise includes individual features shown in the figures, even if they are shown in combination with other features and/or are not mentioned before or after. The alternatives of embodiments described in the figures in the description, as well as individual alternatives of the features thereof, may be excluded from the subject matter of the invention or from the disclosed subject matter. The disclosure includes embodiments which exclusively comprise features that are exclusively described in the claims or in the exemplary embodiments, as well as those which comprise other additional features.

(27) In addition, the term comprise and derivatives thereof do not exclude other elements or steps. Likewise, the indefinite article a or an and derivatives thereof do not exclude a plurality. The functions of multiple features listed in the claims can be fulfilled by an entity or by a step. The terms substantially, approximately, about and similar, in connection with a property or a value, also define exactly the property or exactly the value. The terms approximately and about in combination with a given numerical value orrange can relate to a value or range which lies within 20%, within 10%, within 5% or within 2% of the given value or range. Any reference sign in the claims should not be seen as limiting the scope of the claims.