Item of furniture having an attachable plate-shaped composite element with integrated fitting

Abstract

An item of furniture includes at least one furniture element and at least one fitting for guiding a movable furniture part. The fitting is integrated into a plate-shaped composite element that is mounted parallel to a wall of the at least one furniture element and is mounted inside the furniture element.

Claims

1. An item of furniture, comprising: at least one furniture body; a movable furniture part, which is a flap or flap arrangement; at least one fitting configured to guide the movable furniture part; and two continuous cover layers, wherein the at least one fitting is a flap fitting, which guides the movable furniture part, and is integrated into at least one plate-shaped composite element that is aligned parallel to a wall of the at least one furniture body and is arranged inside the at least one furniture body, wherein the at least one fitting comprises a lever mechanism, wherein the lever mechanism, except for installation elements on which the moveable furniture part is fastened, is completely retractable into an opening in an end face of the at least one plate-shaped composite element, wherein the at least one composite element comprises at least one core, wherein the two continuous cover layers are connected in a planar manner to the at least one core and/or the at least one fitting, and wherein the two continuous cover layers are laminated in a planar manner onto the at least one core and/or the at least one fitting, and wherein the at least one core and the at least one fitting are arranged between the two continuous cover layers.

2. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the at least one plate-shaped composite element has lateral dimensions substantially corresponding to dimensions of the wall inside the at least one furniture body.

3. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the wall is a side wall of the furniture body.

4. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the at least one plate-shaped composite element is arranged spaced apart from the wall and forms an intermediate wall for at least one the furniture body.

5. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the at least one plate-shaped element abuts the wall.

6. The item of furniture of claim 5, wherein the at least one plate-shaped composite element is connected to the wall.

7. The item of furniture of claim 6, wherein the at least one plate-shaped composite element is connected to the wall via interacting bolts and grooves or recesses.

8. The item of furniture of claim 6, wherein the plate-shaped composite element is adhesively bonded to the wall of the at least one furniture body.

9. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the at least one core is arranged in a plane with the at least one fitting.

10. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein at least one further composite element having an integrated fitting is arranged externally on at least one wall of the at least one furniture body.

11. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein at least one further composite element having an integrated fitting is arranged on the at least one plate-shaped composite element.

12. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the composite element is arranged on the inside on at least one wall of the at least furniture body and at least one further composite element having an integrated fitting forms an intermediate wall of the at least one furniture body.

13. The item of furniture of claim 11, wherein the fitting integrated into the at least one further composite element is positioned on a different side of the at least one furniture body than the fitting integrated into the at least one composite element.

14. The item of furniture of claim 13, wherein the at least one furniture body has two opposing open sides, wherein the fitting integrated into the at least one further composite element is positioned on one open side of the furniture body, and the fitting integrated into the at least one composite element is positioned on the opposing other side.

15. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein an installation element configured to fasten on a building wall is integrated into the at least one plate-shaped composite element.

16. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the at least one furniture body is glass, stone, or concrete.

17. The item of furniture of claim 1, wherein the lever mechanism is configured to guide the movable furniture part.

18. The item of furniture of claim 17, wherein the lever mechanism is located completely between the two continuous cover layers in a closed state of the movable furniture part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES

(1) The invention will be explained in greater detail hereafter on the basis of exemplary embodiments with the aid of figures. In the figures:

(2) FIGS. 1a-1c show various illustrations of a first exemplary embodiment of an item of furniture having a composite element according to a first exemplary embodiment;

(3) FIG. 2 shows an isometric exploded illustration of the composite element according to FIG. 1;

(4) FIGS. 3a-3c show various illustrations of an item of furniture having a composite element in a second exemplary embodiment;

(5) FIG. 4 shows an isometric illustration of an item of furniture having composite elements in a third exemplary embodiment; and

(6) FIG. 5 shows a schematic top view of a front end face of a composite element in the region of an inserted fitting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(7) FIGS. 1a-1c show various isometric illustrations of a first exemplary embodiment of an item of furniture according to the application having a furniture body 10 and two composite elements 20 here. By way of example, a hanging cabinet of a kitchen is shown as an item of furniture according to the invention.

(8) FIG. 1a shows the composite elements 20 separately from the furniture body 10, for example, before the insertion. In FIG. 1b, the composite elements 20 are inserted into the furniture body 10. In FIG. 1c, finally, one of the composite elements 20 is shown twice, once before the insertion into the furniture body and once inserted into the furniture body, wherein the furniture body 10 is shown partially transparent to illustrate the arrangement of the composite element 20 inside the furniture body 10.

(9) The furniture body 10 of the item of furniture is constructed from a bottom panel 11, a top panel 12, and two side walls 13 and an optional rear wall 14. The elements mentioned form a cuboid open to the front. The furniture body 10 can be produced from known furniture plates, for example, solid wood plates, coated fiberboard or chipboard plates, or also light construction plates. Furthermore, materials more difficult to process, such as glass, stone, or metal, can also be used, in particular since the furniture body 10 does not have complex receptacles for fittings. Furthermore, the furniture body 10 can be cast from a castable material, for example, concrete.

(10) In the illustrated item of furniture, a flap (not shown in FIGS. 1a-1c) is provided to be able to close the front opening of the furniture body 10. The flap is guided by two fittings 30, which are each integrated into one composite element 20 according to the application. The two composite elements 20 each abut one of the side walls 13 of the furniture body 10 on the inside.

(11) The furniture body 10 is supplemented with the fittings 30 by the composite elements 20 without the fittings 30 being screwed directly onto a wall of the furniture body, for example, the side wall 13. The composite element 20 is dimensioned in this case so that it covers the entire inner side of the side wall 13 of the furniture body 10. A uniform, continuously homogeneous impression of the interior of the furniture body 10 results, since it only has continuous smooth surfaces.

(12) To fasten the composite elements 20 on the respective side wall 13, interlocking connecting means are arranged on the side wall 13 and/or a side of the composite element 20 facing outward. In the present example, these are two disk-like bolts 131 and 132 on the side wall 13 and a groove 231 and a recess 232 on the composite element 20. Further optional connecting elements are indicated in the form of boreholes 233 on the composite element 20.

(13) As the composite element 20 is inserted along the inner wall 13, the bolts 131, 132 engage in the groove 231 or the catch recess 232, respectively. The groove 231 and the recess 232 can be formed undercut so that the composite element 20 is held on the side wall 13. As the composite element 20 is inserted, the bolt 131 is positioned in the rear part of the groove 231 and the bolt 132 locks in the recess 232. The locking is achieved by the natural elasticity of the material, for example, plastic, of the bolt 232 and/or by the elasticity of the transition region between the groove 231 and the recess 232.

(14) Wall fastening means, using which the furniture can be hung on a building wall, are preferably provided on a rear end face of the composite element 20. The force conditions then existing prevent the composite elements 20 from being able to be drawn forward out of the furniture body 10.

(15) It is to be noted that an adhesive bond between the composite elements 20 and the side parts 13 can be used alternatively or additionally to the types of connection shown.

(16) FIG. 2 shows an isometric exploded view of a possible construction of such a composite element 20 and also illustrates its production.

(17) The composite element 20 comprises a core 21, for example, manufactured from a chipboard plate or a medium-density fiberboard (MDF) or high-density fiberboard (HDF). The fitting 30 is preferably arranged in the same plane as the core 21 and preferably having equal thickness, in such a manner that the core 21 and the fitting 30 supplement one another in shape and size so that they together substantially have the dimensions of the composite element 20. In the illustrated example, the core 21 is in one piece and only abuts below the fitting 30. It can alternatively be provided that a further core element is also arranged on other sides of the fitting 30, in particular on its top side. The core 21 can also be formed C-shaped and can adjoin the fitting 30 on three sides, i.e., all sides except the front side.

(18) The core 21 and the fitting 30 can be connected to one another via connecting elements (not shown here), for example, screws, clamps, pins, crimps, or the like. An adhesive bond can also be provided in addition to the mentioned connecting elements or as the only connection.

(19) Cover layers 22, 23 are applied from each side, in particular adhesively bonded (glued) or laminated, onto the arrangement made of the core 21 and the fitting 30 possibly connected thereto. The fitting 30 is selected in this case with respect to its material and the material thickness, for example, of the side plates of the fitting 30 so that it is also not pressed in during a lamination process, which could result in an irregularity of the surface of the cover layers 22, 23. Smaller irregularities in the side plates of the fitting 30 are equalized by the cover layers 22, 23. Such smaller irregularities can originate, for example, due to the bearing points of bolts used for the pivotable mounting of the lever mechanism 31 in the fitting 30.

(20) The production method of the composite element 20 symbolized in FIG. 2, in which the core 21 and the fitting 30 are first aligned matching with one another and possibly connected to one another and then assembled with the cover layers 22, 23 to form the composite element 20, enables the use of a fitting 30 which as shown, for example, extends over the entire width of the composite element 20. In this manner, larger and more complex fittings 30 can be used in the composite element 20 than would be possible in a pocket milled out on the end face of a side wall.

(21) Alternative production methods can be used for producing a suitable composite element 20. For example, it is conceivable to use a centrally divided core 21 for the composite element 20, which is divided in a center plane of the composite element 20 parallel to the cover layers 22, 23. A recess is introduced, for example, milled out, into each half of the core 21 before the assembly. The recesses of the two core halves then enclose an inserted fitting 30 from both sides.

(22) A composite element 20 thus produced can be cut to length in the region of the core, so that the composite element 20 is adaptable to the internal dimensions of the furniture body 10.

(23) In the composite element 20 of FIGS. 1a-1c and FIG. 2, the cover layer 22 is continuous, so that a uniform and smooth surface is formed toward the interior of the furniture body 10. The connecting means to the furniture body are arranged on the opposing cover layer 23, which abuts the side walls 13 in the item of furniture of FIGS. 1a-1c. In the present case, the cover layer 23 is cut out to form the groove 231 and the recess 232, into which the groove 231 merges. It can additionally be provided that the groove 231 and/or the recess 232 are restricted in the depth thereof not only to the cover layer 23 but rather also extend deeper up into the core 21. Moreover, the boreholes 233 are introduced, which can optionally also extend up into the core 21. Only boreholes 233 can also be provided for the fastening.

(24) A further exemplary embodiment of an item of furniture having a furniture body 10 and composite elements 20 is illustrated in FIGS. 3a-3c. FIG. 3a again shows the item of furniture before the insertion of the composite elements 20, FIG. 3b shows the item of furniture having furniture body 10 and inserted composite elements 20, and FIG. 3c shows the composite elements 20, partially in incomplete form, before the insertion into the furniture body 10 and in the double already inserted into the furniture body 10. Moreover, one of the side walls 13 is shown partially transparent of the furniture body 10 in FIG. 3c, to be able to better see the arrangement of the composite element 20 inside the furniture body 10. Identical reference signs in these figures identify identical or identically-acting elements as in the above-described figures.

(25) In contrast to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1a-1c, in the present case, the item of furniture is a cabinet element which is accessible from two sides.

(26) In FIGS. 3a-3c, the item of furniture is shown from a rear side. In contrast to the example of FIGS. 1a-1c, the item of furniture does not have a rear wall 14 but rather is open from the rear side toward the interior. This rear side is closable by a flap 40′, which is guided on the fitting 30′ by a lever mechanism 31′, which fittings are integrated in the present case into composite elements 20′. These composite elements 20′ are externally placed on the side walls 13 of the furniture body 10 and fastened on the side wall 13. In the illustrated example, this is achieved via screws, which are screwed through boreholes 133 in the side walls 13 into the externally placed composite element 20′. Alternatively, other connecting means can be used, for example, tongue-and-groove or bolts, for example, as shown in conjunction with the composite element 20 used on the inside.

(27) After this has been carried out—as in the example of FIGS. 1a-1c—the composite elements 20 are inserted into the furniture body 10 and fastened therein by the interaction of the bolts 131, 132 and the groove 231 or the recess 232, respectively. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 1a-1c, the two bolts 131, 132 only have one equal diameter here and not different diameters, as in the first exemplary embodiment.

(28) An installation element 24 can be seen well in FIG. 3c in the composite element 20, which is shown incompletely without core 21 and without cover layer 22. This installation element 24 can be used for the wall installation in the case of a furniture body 10, the interior of which is only accessible on one side (for example, the furniture body 10 according to FIGS. 1a to 1c). The installation element 24 is preferably (also) fastened on the fitting 30, so that forces which act on the fitting 30 can be dissipated effectively directly via the installation element 24 onto the building wall.

(29) In the exemplary embodiment of FIGS. 3a-3c, composite elements 20′ are arranged externally and composite elements 20 are arranged internally on the furniture body 10. The composite elements 20, 20′ can also both be arranged on the inside of the furniture body 10. In this case, for example, composite elements 20 are arranged on the side walls 13 and composite elements 20′ are arranged on the composite elements 20.

(30) FIG. 4 shows a further exemplary embodiment of an item of furniture having a cuboid furniture body 10, in which two composite elements 20 having integrated fitting 30 are also provided. The fittings 30 support a flap 40, which is explicitly shown here, via the lever mechanism 31 thereof.

(31) In both above-described exemplary embodiments, the composite elements 20 according to the application are fastened on side walls 13 of the furniture body 10. In contrast thereto, in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4, the composite elements 20 are also arranged parallel to the side walls 13 but spaced apart therefrom. They thus form vertical intermediate walls for the furniture body 10. By way of the two composite elements 20 having the integrated fitting 30, on the one hand, the fittings required for guiding the flap 40 are provided for the furniture body 10 and at the same time its interior is structured, divided into three compartments by way of example here.

(32) The composite elements 20 can be fastened, for example, by screws 25, which are screwed into the composite elements 20 on the end faces through the bottom panel 11 and the top panel 12. The side wall may also be fastened in the body using typical furniture connecting methods, for example, lenticular springs or dowels. Fastening elements which are fixed beforehand in the furniture body (T-shape) and on to which the side wall can subsequently be pushed, would also be conceivable.

(33) FIG. 4 shows a furniture body to be open on one side. If the furniture body 10 is to be open from both sides similarly as in FIGS. 3a-3c, the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4 can be expanded with further composite elements 20, which are arranged in the other opening direction on the side wall 13. By way of the arrangement of the composite elements 20 as intermediate walls and on a side wall, an opening can be implemented in both directions, which appears particularly narrow in appearance, since a composite made of multiple composite elements 20 is not required.

(34) FIG. 5 shows a top view of a front end face 211 of a composite element 20 in the region of the fitting 30. In this exemplary embodiment, an edge band 26 is applied as a narrow side coating on the front end face 211 of the core 21 and thus the front end face of the composite element 20.

(35) The edge band 26 is omitted in the region of the opening of the fitting 30, out of which the lever mechanism 31 (not visible in this illustration) extends, for example. The edge band 26 is applied to the front end face 211 after integration of the fitting 30 into the composite element 20 or also after insertion of the fitting 30 into the composite element 20.

(36) The edge band 26 is cut out so that it rests in portions on the fitting and covers, for example, the edges of the side plates 301 of the fitting 30 or other elements visible outside the opening of the fitting 30. The outlines of the fitting 30 are indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 5. Due to the arrangement of the edge band 26 also on portions of the fitting 30, the fitting 30—except for the extendable lever mechanism 31—is integrated completely into the composite element 20 and is no longer visible on its front side 211.

(37) Although the invention has been illustrated and described in detail by way of preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited by the examples disclosed, and other variations can be derived from these by the person skilled in the art without leaving the scope of the invention. It is therefore clear that there is a plurality of possible variations. It is also clear that embodiments stated by way of example are only really examples that are not to be seen as limiting the scope, application possibilities or configuration of the invention in any way. In fact, the preceding description and the description of the figures enable the person skilled in the art to implement the exemplary embodiments in concrete manner, wherein, with the knowledge of the disclosed inventive concept, the person skilled in the art is able to undertake various changes, for example, with regard to the functioning or arrangement of individual elements stated in an exemplary embodiment without leaving the scope of the invention, which is defined by the claims and their legal equivalents, such as further explanations in the description.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(38) 10 furniture body 11 bottom panel 12 top panel 13 side wall 131, 132 bolt 14 rear wall 20, 20′ composite element 21 core 211 front end face 22, 23 cover layer 231 groove 232 recess 233 borehole 24 installation element 25 screw 26 edge band 30, 30′ fitting 301 side plate 31, 31′ lever mechanism 40, 40′ flap