Furniture products with door bodies

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a furniture product (MC), which, in actual use, comprises door bodies (30, 32), a downwardly inclined linear guide (230), and a body (200) slidably attached to the guide (230) and connected to the door bodies (30, 32) so as to pull the door bodies (30, 32) out to their end positions, and the body (200) moves on the guide (230) and pulls out the door bodies only by gravity.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture product, in particular a furniture product with a sliding / swinging, folding door, more particularly a furniture product with a compartment that can be opened and closed by the door, the invention also relates to a method applied to such furniture. [Background technology]

[0002] Many furniture products are equipped with a door that can be slid and folded, which allows the door itself to be compact when open (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1, like many other models, is provided with an elastic element that moves the sliding part 210 (same technical document) to move the door to an end position. However, the elastic element makes the structure complicated and expensive, but does not provide much linear force. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2019 / 012435 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The main object of the present invention is to improve upon this state of the art.The invention is defined in the appended claims and in the dependent claims define advantageous modifications thereof.

[0005] A further object is to achieve a piece of furniture with a compartment that can be opened and closed by means of a sliding and accordion-folding door that does not require any action by the user and can be easily operated without hassle during use. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A method for making a furniture product is provided, which, in actual use, comprises a door body, a downwardly inclined linear guide, and a body slidably mounted on the guide and connected to the door body so as to pull the door body to an end position, and the body moves on the guide and pulls the door body out only by gravity.

[0007] Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a furniture product, which includes a door body that slides and swings (vertical or horizontal) to approach a compartment in actual use, a linear guide that slopes downward, and a body that is slidably attached to the guide and connected to the door body to pull the door body to an end position, and the body is configured to be movable on the guide and pulls the door body to an end position only by gravity.

[0008] In a preferred variant, for added stability, the body is slidably mounted on two parallel, downwardly sloping guides.

[0009] In a preferred variant, the body is slidably mounted on the guide or on the guides by means of a runner, whereby the body moves obliquely when the runner slides on the guide or on the guides.

[0010] In a preferred variant, the body is heavy enough to slide on the guide and to pull out the door only by gravity, which however not only acts on the body so that it can slide on the slide, but also on other elements integrated with the body, for example at least one slide supporting the body slidably on the guide or guides.

[0011] In a preferred application, the method is practiced in a furniture product. The furniture product further comprises a body defining a compartment with a front opening, a slidable / swingable (vertical or horizontal) door for opening and closing the front opening, an L-shaped guide with two connected linear parts, the first part being parallel to the opening edge and the second part intersecting the first part and arranged along the outside of the body in the depth direction of the compartment, and an adjustment element that is horizontally movable in parallel along the outside. One side end of the door body is slidably connected to the L-shaped guide, and the other side end of the door body is swingably connected to the adjustment element. The linear reciprocating movement of the adjustment element moves the door body to a first position where the opening is closed, or to a second position where the door body is located to the outside and leaves the compartment of the opening. The adjustment element is integral with the slidably mounted body or is connected to the slidably mounted body such that the adjustment element moves to shift the door body to the first position or the second position.

[0012] In a modified embodiment, the furniture product comprises a first door body as described above and a second door body pivotally connected to the first door body (for example, the two door bodies are hinged to each other). On the side of the second door body, the first door body is slidably connected to the guide. One side of the first door body is hinged to a translationally movable adjustment element about a first axis. The other side of the first door body is slidably connected to the guide about a second axis. In particular, the other side of the first door body is hinged to the second door body about the second axis. If the first door body is not directly connected to the guide, it is connected via the second door body. This allows The translatable adjustment element can operate the connected door body by transmitting kinetic energy to the connected door body through the horizontal reciprocating movement of the adjustment element itself, i.e., a movement that extends parallel to the depth direction of the compartment.

[0013] Thus, the doors fold in an accordion-like manner about at least one axis and slide between a compartment closed position in which the doors are flush with each other in front of the compartment, and a compartment open position in which the doors fold over each other and lie along one side of the compartment.

[0014] The reciprocating movement of the translatable adjustment element allows the door to move freely.

[0015] In other words, the adjustment element can be moved between two positions: in the first waiting position, the adjustment element is located at the front of the outer side (side) and does not protrude substantially forward therefrom, and in the second position, the adjustment element is horizontally offset relative to the outer side (and relative to the compartment) such that it protrudes forward from the outer side and the compartment (the translatable adjustment element moves closer to the direction of the front opening of the compartment and moves away from the rear side of the compartment).

[0016] The reciprocating movement of the translatable adjustment element allows the door to move freely.

[0017] The exterior of the compartment may be a side, a ceiling, or a bottom.

[0018] Thus, one or more door elements can be hidden to the side, above or below the compartment. In the first case, the L-shaped guides have parts arranged horizontally relative to one another, while in the second case the first part is horizontal and the second door element is located vertically. Thus, the aforementioned variants with one or two door elements can likewise be realized with door elements assembled for horizontal or vertical movement.

[0019] In the first case, the said axis is vertical, in the second case it is horizontal. In the following, for the sake of clarity, reference will be made to the case of a horizontally hinged door. It is to be understood that the second case is obtained mutatis mutandis from the first case.

[0020] The first hinge axis is supported by the translatable adjustment element, which ensures a horizontal movement. The first axis can thus be moved horizontally between two extremes: a waiting end and an advancing end (further away from the compartment). For a reciprocating movement of the translatable adjustment element, both the movement of the first axis and the displacement of the second axis along the guide correspond. The movement of the first axis always starts from the first extreme, reaches the second extreme and returns to the first extreme. In two successive reciprocating movements of the translatable adjustment element, the movement of the second axis along the guide is performed along one direction and then along the opposite direction. At the first extreme, the first axis is arranged approximately coplanar or close to the plane of the front opening. This configuration corresponds to the open and closed positions of the door. At the second extreme, the axis is orthogonally spaced away from the plane of the front opening. This configuration corresponds to an intermediate position of the door.

[0021] Preferably, the article of furniture comprises means for rotating the second door member relative to the first door member about the second hinge axis as the door member is displaced towards the second position. In particular, the means are configured such that the pre-rotation is step-wise and synchronized with the translational movement of one or each of the door members. For example, the article of furniture comprises means for rotating the second door member away from or towards the first door member about the second hinge axis while the door member is displaced towards the second / first position.

[0022] Preferably, the translatable adjustment element comprises a vertical wall translatably mounted on and relative to the compartment, such that the adjustment element slides substantially parallel to a direction defining the depth of the compartment. More preferably, the translatable adjustment element comprises two vertical walls arranged perpendicular to each other and movably mounted on and relative to the compartment. In a first variant, the two vertical walls are arranged in an L-shape and movably mounted on and relative to the compartment to define a second compartment or closet that houses the door. In a second variant, the two vertical walls are arranged in a T-shape and movably mounted on and relative to the compartment to close the second compartment or closet that houses the door. This allows the door to be covered when not in use, protecting it from dust and the like and protecting the mechanism from unintentional impacts.

[0023] It should be noted that in some preferred variants, the movably mounted body provides a return means for applying a force to the translatable adjustment element. The weight of the movably mounted body acts on the translatable adjustment element, for example, to the waiting position, i.e. the first extreme. Thus, the user only has to pull the translatable adjustment element towards himself, which alone moves the adjustment element from the first extreme to the second extreme. Then, when released, the translatable adjustment element automatically returns to its original position, since the adjustment element is pulled by the weight of the movably mounted body while sliding on the inclined guide or guides.

[0024] Preferably, the two parallel guides are integrated into the furniture frame and are arranged along the depth direction of the furniture item.

[0025] Preferably, the translatable adjustment element is an aluminum frame.

[0026] The advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of preferred embodiments of a furniture product with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a furniture product according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a furniture product according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a perspective view of a furniture product according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Brief description of the drawings]

[0027] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 shows a front three-dimensional view of a furniture product. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 shows a front perspective view of a furniture product. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 shows a rear perspective view of the furniture item of FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 shows a rear perspective view of the furniture item of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] The furniture product MC according to the invention comprises a module consisting of a compartment 20, which defines a space open to the outside and is bounded by a floor 22, a ceiling 24, two vertical side walls 26 spaced apart in the width direction of the compartment 20, and a rear wall 28. The compartment 20 forms a front area which can be covered by two doors 30, 32 which can slide at the front of the compartment 20. The doors 30, 32 move like bellows at the front of the compartment 20 to block or open the compartment 20 to the outside. During such movement, the doors 30, 32 always remain vertical and vary in their relative position relative to each other and to the compartment 20. When the compartment 20 is closed, the doors 30, 32 are next to each other and are located on the same plane. At the same time, the doors 30, 32 fold over each other at one side of the compartment 20 so as to cover the compartment 20.

[0029] The structure of the displacement mechanism for the door bodies 30, 32 is not essential, and for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 can be used.

[0030] The furniture item MC preferably comprises a movable frame, side or element 60 that is linearly translatable along a direction parallel to the wall 26 (i.e., parallel to the portion 54 or perpendicular to the wall 28). The movable frame, side or element 60 is linearly translatable, for example, via a linear guide or known slide attached to the side of the compartment.

[0031] Then, by actuating the element 60, which prevents the door bodies 30, 32 from being moved manually or by other means, the door bodies 30, 32 can be moved to the front of the compartment 20. The connection between the door body 32 and the element 60 is advantageous in that the user only has to move the element 60 back and forth (e.g. by means of a handle) to move the door bodies 30, 32 together from a flush position to a stowed position or vice versa.

[0032] The element 60 can be moved back and forth parallel to the vertical wall 26 so that when the compartment 20 is closed by the doors, the front wall 64 rests on the front edge of the wall 26 and is flush with the doors 30, 32.

[0033] To initiate movement of door members 30, 32, the pulling force of element 60 must be sufficient to pull the door members away from the item of furniture MC (movement toward the user, i.e., away from rear wall 28). The displacement of element 60 is transferred through door member 32 to door member 30, resulting in movement.

[0034] The furniture item MC is provided with return means for the element 60, which return the element 60 towards the wall 28. This allows the user to simply pull the element 60 towards himself, whereupon the element 60 is released and stops moving together with the door bodies 30, 32 due to the return means.

[0035] The adjustment element 60 is integrated with the vertical guide 200 and slides linearly on two slides 210. Each slide 210 is fixed securely to the other slide, for example via a bar 240, and is slidably fixed to a respective inclined straight bar 230 integrated into the furniture frame, for example attached to the outside of the side surface 26. The two bars 230 are parallel to each other, spaced apart from each other and inclined with respect to the horizontal.

[0036] The rod portion 240 can slide horizontally along the rod portion 230 without coming off, and at the same time, the slide portion 210 allows it to slide vertically on the guide 200 .

[0037] When the element 60 moves back and forth to move the door bodies 30, 32, the slider 210 slides along the rod 230, and as a result moves up and down together with the guide 200. In this way, the movement of the element 60 can be stabilized, and jamming and vibration can be suppressed.

[0038] The weight of the rod 240 (and / or the weight of all or part of the components integrated into the rod 240) is set so that the force of gravity acting on the rod alone is sufficient to pull the rod 240 and the slide 210 downwards, i.e. together with the element 60, towards the lower end of the rod 230. This extreme corresponds to a standby position for one or each of the end positions of the element 60, i.e. when inserted into the frame of the furniture or when fully pulled out from the frame.

[0039] In this manner, element 60 is subjected to a constant return force due to gravity, which pulls rod portion 240 (and / or all or a portion of the components integrated into rod portion 240) downward along guide 230.

[0040] It is clear that a restoring force of nearly constant strength can be easily generated, requiring few components and consuming no energy.

Claims

1. Furniture products (MC) that, in actual use, A door body (30, 32) that slides and swings to access the compartment; Two parallel linear guides (230) that are inclined downward; a main body (200) slidably attached to the guide and connected to the door body so as to pull the door body out to a terminal position; Equipped with The main body (200) is configured to be movable on the guide, The rod portion (240) is slidable horizontally along the guide (230) without coming off, and is slidable vertically on the main body (200); A piece of furniture, characterized in that the weight of the rod (240) is sufficient to pull the rod (240) downwards only by the force of gravity acting on the rod (240), The article of furniture, wherein the body slides on a guide and is heavy or has sufficient weight to allow the door to be pulled out by gravity alone.

2. 2. An article of furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the body is slidably mounted on the guide or on the two parallel guides by means of runners.

3. an L-shaped guide having two connected straight portions, the first portion being parallel to an opening edge of a compartment of the furniture, and the second portion being disposed outside the compartment along a depth of the compartment and intersecting the first portion; An adjustment element (60) that is horizontally movable in parallel along said outer side; Further equipped with One side end of the door body is slidably connected to the L-shaped guide, The other side end of the door body is pivotally connected to the adjustment element (60), and the door body moves to a first position where the compartment is closed or to a second position where the door body clears the compartment and is located next to the outer side by a linear reciprocating movement of the adjustment element (60); 3. The article of furniture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjustment element (60) is integral with or connected to the slidably mounted body (200) such that the adjustment element (60) moves to shift the door body to the first position or to the second position.

4. A first door body; A second door body pivotably connected to the first door body; Further equipped with On the second door side, the first door is slidably connected to the L-shaped guide, One side of the first door is hinged to the movable adjustment element (60) about a first axis; 4. The article of furniture according to claim 3, wherein the other side of the first door is slidably connected to the L-shaped guide about a second axis.

5. the first axis being supported by a translatable adjustment element to ensure horizontal movement; It is movable horizontally between the waiting end and the forward end.

5. The article of furniture according to claim 4, characterized in that the reciprocating movement of the translatable adjustment element corresponds both to a movement in the first axis which always starts from the waiting end, reaches the travelling end and then returns to the waiting end, and to a displacement in the second axis along the guide.

6. 6. An article of furniture as claimed in claim 4 or 5, further comprising means for rotating the second door member relative to the first door member about a second hinge axis as the door member is displaced towards the second position.

7. 7. An article of furniture according to claim 6, characterized in that the means are arranged so that the forward rotation is stepwise and synchronized with the translational movement of the or each of the door members.

8. 8. The article of furniture according to claim 7, further comprising means for rotating the second door section away from or towards the first door section about a second hinge axis during the displacement of the door section towards the second / first position.

9. 6. An article of furniture according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the adjustment element comprises a vertical wall translatably mounted on and relative to the compartment so as to slide generally parallel to a direction defining the depth of the compartment.

10. 10. An article of furniture according to claim 9, characterized in that the translatable adjustment element comprises two vertical walls arranged perpendicular to one another and movably mounted on and relative to the compartment.

11. 11. The article of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the two vertical walls are arranged in an L-shape to define a second compartment or closet that houses the door body and are movably mounted on and relative to the compartment.

12. 11. The article of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the two vertical walls are arranged in a T-shape to close a second compartment or closet that houses the door body and are movably mounted on and relative to the compartment.

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