Device for attaching an object

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mounting device (14; 82; 500; 600; 700; 800; 1000) for suspending an object (10; 12; 1102 to 1110) such as a hanging cabinet or a shelf board on a base body (16) such as a wall, including a first holding member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 802; 902; 1002) that can be attached to the object (10; 12; 1102 to 1110) and extends in the longitudinal direction, and a second holding member (22, 86; 504; 604; 704; 804; 904; 1004) that can be attached to the base body (16) and extends in the longitudinal direction. When the object (10; 12; 1102 to 1110) is in use, it is suspended from the second holding member (22, 86; 510; 604; 704; 804; 904; 1004) via the first holding member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 802; 902; 1002), and includes a supply passage (32) for accommodating at least one supply pipe (1120), particularly an electrical pipe. In order to ensure that the object is safely and reliably held on the wall under simple assembly of the mounting device and to provide the possibility of electrifying the object, the supply passage (32) is intended to be a hollow space delimited by a section of the first holding member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 802; 902; 1002) and a section of the second holding member (22, 86; 510; 604; 704; 804; 904; 1004) when in use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching objects such as hanging shelves and shelf boards as described in the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a wall-mounted kitchen system as described in the preamble of claim 8 or claim 11.

Background Art

[0003] An apparatus of the type described at the beginning and a wall-mounted kitchen system are described in Patent Document 1. This wall-mounted kitchen system includes function modules arranged side by side and a wall rail on which the function modules are suspended. A supply passage is formed in the wall rail, and at least one supply pipe for the function module, that is, at least one water pipe, gas pipe, and / or electric pipe, is laid therein.

[0004] Patent Document 2 relates to an apparatus for attaching planar objects such as a shelf bottom and a seat surface to a structure such as a wall or a floor. This apparatus includes a first holding member and a second holding member that can be joined to the first holding member in a form-fitting manner.

[0005] In that case, the first holding member has an inner profile in the shape of a C or a U, and the second holding member is intended to have an outer profile in the shape of a C or a U that can be clamped and fixed to the inner profile by at least one clamping member that can be received in the inner profile of the first holding member in a form-fitting manner.

[0006] Patent Document 3 relates to a multi-part mounting bracket for unit furniture for attaching a furniture plate to a furniture part by means of a mounting bracket part that can be positioned in the furniture part and a support rail inserted into the furniture plate. The mounting bracket part and the support rail have at least partially corresponding cross-sections, and these cross-sections can be at least partially engaged with each other in a form-fitting manner and are slidable relative to each other under the form-fitting engagement. In this embodiment, the mounting bracket is additionally intended to have a clamping member that can be attached to the furniture plate and / or the support rail. When the clamping member is in the clamping position, it engages with a partial surface that extends in a direction oblique to the movement direction of the clamping member and is formed in the mounting bracket part.

[0007] Patent Document 4 relates to a mounting device between a plate arranged substantially horizontally and a plate arranged substantially vertically, particularly between a mounting plate for furniture parts and a side wall, having at least two mounting members that can be locked to each other. Among these, the first mounting member is arranged on the mounting plate, and the second mounting member is arranged on the side wall. The mounting plate has a horizontally extending rail having at least one engagement region as the first mounting member on the end face facing the side wall. On the side wall, at least one locking portion that engages rearwardly with the engagement region is arranged as the second mounting member.

[0008] Patent Document 5 relates to a profile rail designed for a suspension device having a support that can be inserted into the profile rail. The support is intended for use in suspending or storing an object. The profile rail is horizontally attached to a support structure and has a passage extending from an inlet on the front side, into which the support can be inserted. Inside the profile rail, a power rail that is supplied through a supply section and has an electrical conductor accessible from the passage for a power pickup for supplying a consumer that can be connected via a retractable line is arranged.

[0009] Patent Document 6 relates to a shelf member in which a current supply unit for lighting means is integrated. This shelf member is composed of a plate having a plurality of metal strip regions with longitudinal notches that are installed and attached to a flat wall and mesh with each other. An insulating plastic laminate having longitudinal slits into which electrical conductors for current supply extend is attached into these notches.

[0010] Patent Document 7 relates to a laminated wall module suitable for the display of appliances that must be connected to a supply line. This laminated wall module includes a plate on the front surface of the plate having a passage with a cross-section that bites inward. A supply line for connecting to an appliance is passed along the passage and into a groove on the side of the passage, thereby making it invisible.

[0011] Patent Document 8 relates to a mechanism consisting of a hanging profile and a hanging member that can be hung therein. The hanging profile includes a first holding rail and a second holding rail, on which the hanging member is placed at the contact position and contacts the placement surface of at least one electrical conductor. This electrical conductor is electrically insulated from the first and second holding rails and from the mounting area for attaching the hanging profile to the base via an insulator.

[0012] Patent Document 9 relates to a kitchen suspension system having at least one rail arranged on a wall and at least one suspension module attached to or belonging to this rail. The rail has at least one guide passage, and a planar light-emitting module for illuminating the space located in front of the wall is attached thereto, and / or a holding module for accommodating kitchen appliances and / or foodstuffs is slidably arranged. The holding module is attached to the rail without moment when arranged alone on the rail at least.

[0013] Patent Document 10 relates to an equipment system, particularly a kitchen equipment system, having at least one structural member and at least one member that can be arranged on the structural member. The structural member has a corrugated geometry, and the member can be arranged at various positions thereon.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Patent Document 4

Patent Document 5

Patent Document 6

Patent Document 7

Patent Document 8

Patent Document 9

Patent Document 10

Summary of the Invention

[0015] The object of the present invention is to further improve the mounting device of the type described at the beginning so that the object is held on the wall safely and reliably under simple assembly of the mounting device, and in addition, to provide the possibility of electrifying the object.

[0016] Furthermore, there is provided a wall-mounted kitchen system in which a mounting device is integrated and / or a supply passage is integrated, and / or an object in the form of a hanging cabinet or a shelf board, in particular in the form of a kitchen cabinet.

[0017] According to the present invention, this problem is solved in particular by a mounting device for suspending an object such as a hanging cabinet or a shelf board on a substrate such as a wall, comprising a first holding member extending in the longitudinal direction and attachable to the object, and a second holding member extending in the longitudinal direction and attachable to the substrate, the object being suspended via the first holding member to the second holding member when in use, and comprising a supply passage for accommodating at least one supply pipe, in particular an electrical pipe.

[0018] The present invention is characterized in that the supply passage is a hollow space delimited by a section of the first holding member and a section of the second holding member when in use.

[0019] Since the supply passage is a hollow space delimited by a section of the first holding member and a section of the second holding member, the individual holding members do not have to be configured as closed hollow profiles, thereby obtaining the advantage of material savings as a whole.

[0020] When in use, an insertion portion in the form of a gap or a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is formed between the lower edge of the lower region or the base region of the second holding member and the upper edge of the second leg. The longitudinal slit enables the supply pipe led out from the wall, for example, to be introduced into the supply passage over the entire extent of the supply passage, thereby enabling simple installation. Conversely, the supply pipe can be drawn out from any location along the supply passage, for example, for connection to an electrical outlet on the wall.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof, and the second holding member is a profile rail including a section attachable to the base body and a support member extending from the section and interacting with the first holding member at least in a frictionally engaging manner when in use, or a section thereof, and it is intended that the hollow space is delimited by a section of the second leg and the web of the first holding member and a section of the lower side area of the second holding member and the support member.

[0022] In this way, in a particularly simple manner, the hollow space forming the supply passage is delimited by a section of the second leg and the web of the first holding member and a section of the lower side area of the second holding member and the support member.

[0023] In order to connect the internal space of an object such as a kitchen wall cabinet to the supply pipe in a simple manner, it is intended that an insertion part into the internal space is formed in the lower side area of the second leg or the web of the first holding member.

[0024] The profile rail of the first holding member has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape. Based on the rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape, the first holding member can be arranged in a simple manner in the accommodation passage of an object such as a hanging wall cabinet or a shelf board, and can be attached therein, for example, through attachment members such as screws or adhesives.

[0025] As an alternative, the profile rail of the first holding member may be surrounded on the outside by a plastic frame edge such as fiber-reinforced polyethylene, for example, may be extrusion-coated, and the plastic frame edge preferably has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape. With the plastic frame edge, wood screws can be used for attaching the first holding member, thereby further simplifying the assembly. Of course, as an alternative, there is also the option that the profile rail extrusion-coated with the plastic frame edge is attached to the accommodation passage of the hanging wall cabinet or the shelf board.

[0026] To improve stability, the support members emanating from the area of the second holding member or the base area are intended to be configured in the form of webs that engage with a notch formed in the web of the first holding member or interact in a frictionally engaging and / or form-fitting manner with a projection emanating from the web when in the use state.

[0027] Furthermore, the second leg of the first holding member has a length such that it abuts against a base body such as a wall when in the use state. Thereby, improved stability compared to the prior art is achieved.

[0028] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the supply passages are each intended to end at the end side with a connector connected to a supply pipe in the form of an electrical conduit. Thereby, objects suspended side by side can be electrically coupled to each other via the connectors.

[0029] One independent invention relates to a wall-mounted kitchen system comprising function modules arranged side by side having a first holding member, a second holding member such as a wall rail by which the function modules are suspended by the first holding member, and supply passages for accommodating at least one supply pipe, in particular an electrical conduit.

[0030] The wall-mounted kitchen system is characterized in that the supply passages are hollow spaces delimited by an area of the first holding member and an area of the second holding member when in the use state. There is no need for separate supply passages or a holding member specifically configured as a supply passage.

[0031] The holding member is configured such that a hollow space that can be used as a cable passage is formed when the second holding member (male part) is inserted into the first holding member (female part). Electrical wiring may be laid in the cable passage, and through this, energy can be sent to electrical appliances inside the cabinet body and / or data can be sent via a data network such as the Internet. The appliances may be, for example, lighting fixtures, sensors, actuators, etc. As sensors, motion sensors and cameras can be considered, and the inside of the cabinet can be detected by these. The actuator may be a motor for opening and closing the door or drawer. As the lighting fixture, LED lighting or a plate material of the cabinet door that can be made lightable or dimable (from transparent to opaque) can be applied. For example, in order to be able to determine the consumption of the product or to be able to determine the number of specific items, sensors for measuring the weight of the cabinet or the shelf board can also be used. Combining the cabinet and its contents, and appliances such as a microwave oven, a refrigerator, a sink, and / or a stove into one "smart home" environment is greatly simplified by the cable passage of the present invention.

[0032] A particularly preferred embodiment is that the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof, and the second holding member is a profile rail including a region attachable to the base and a support member that extends from the region and at least frictionally engages with the first holding member in the use state, or a section thereof, and the hollow space is delimited by a section of the second leg and the web of the first holding member and a lower section of the base region and a section of the support member of the second holding member.

[0033] Furthermore, the wall-mounted kitchen system is characterized in that the supply passages each end at the end side with connectors connected to supply pipes in the form of electrical conduits, and the functionally modular units suspended side by side are connected to each other via the connectors. The supply passages for electrification are configured to be usable together with a plug-in system in order to easily connect various functionally modular units, such as kitchen wall cabinets, to each other.

[0034] For example, in order to supply electrical energy to the internal space of the functionally modular unit, an insertion part is formed in the lower area of the second leg or web of the first holding member, and it is intended that the supply pipe be guided through this to the internal space of the functionally modular unit. In order to supply electricity to electrical appliances such as lighting fixtures, blowers, sensors, electric refrigerators, microwave ovens, range hoods, steam cookers, ovens, stoves, etc., for example, an electrical conduit can be guided through the insertion part to the internal space of the functionally modular unit.

[0035] Along the entire length of the supply pipe, in order to be able to flexibly determine at any time where the electrical conduit should be laid on the wall, an insertion part in the form of a longitudinal slit or gap for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is intended to be formed between the lower edge of the base area of the second holding member and the upper edge of the second leg of the first holding member in the use state. The insertion part in the form of a longitudinal slit or gap further realizes the advantage that a plurality of wall connection parts can be integrated into this over the length of the supply pipe or can be led out from the passage.

[0036] Furthermore, another independent invention relates to a wall-mounted kitchen system including at least one functionally modular unit having a first holding member and a second holding member, such as a wall rail, attached to the wall and by which at least one functionally modular unit is suspended by the first holding member.

[0037] Such a type of wall-mounted kitchen system, when compared with the prior art, is characterized in that the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a web connecting these leg portions, or a section thereof, the second holding member is a profile rail including a section attachable to the wall and a support member extending from said section, or a section thereof, an upper portion of said section of the second holding member has a notch or an inclined surface facing away from the base to which a protrusion of an L-shaped end portion of the first leg portion engages in a form-fitting and friction-fitting manner when in use, and the support member extending from said section interacts with the first holding member at least in a friction-fitting manner when in use.

[0038] This embodiment is particularly suitable for wall-mounting a functional module in the form of a kitchen cabinet for accommodating a refrigerator, a dishwasher, a stove, etc., especially a wall-mounted kitchen cabinet. Due to the special embodiments of the first and second holding members, a very heavy functional module can be safely and easily suspended. Furthermore, due to the special embodiments of the profile rail, the functional module for accommodating the above-mentioned appliances has a depth in the range of 60 to 80 cm, usually at least 65 cm, and thus high torque applied to the holding members is considered.

[0039] The first holding member is preferably arranged in a receiving passage formed on the wall side at the upper edge of the functional module.

[0040] At this time, the profile rail of the first holding member is intended to have a rectangular, especially square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0041] For easy assembly of the profile rail, the profile rail of the first holding member is intended to be surrounded on the outside by a plastic edge frame such as fiber-reinforced polyethylene, for example, extrusion-coated, and the plastic edge frame preferably has a rectangular, especially square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0042] The plastic frame edge provides the advantage that the profile rail can be attached to the body of the functional module by means of ordinary wood screws. No separate metal screws are required.

[0043] For further stabilization of the mounting member, the support member originating from the area of the second holding member engages with notches such as grooves or longitudinal slits formed in the web of the first holding member when it is in the use state, or interacts with the protrusion originating from the web in a frictionally engaging and / or form-fitting manner, and is intended to be configured in the form of a web.

[0044] In other words, an "L-shaped slot" is formed, that is, an L-shaped protrusion (male part) of the second holding member that forms an additional mounting part, i.e., a support part, is formed. As a whole, three contact points or surfaces are provided between the second holding member and the first holding member (male part and female part), that is, on the one hand, an area extending obliquely in the upper region, and an area extending substantially vertically, and an L-shaped slot is provided in the central region.

[0045] A further design improvement is achieved by the fact that the second leg of the first holding member has a length such that it abuts against a substrate such as a wall when it is in the use state.

[0046] The embodiments according to the present invention are configured more stably and can withstand large loads protruding far, which is different from known embodiments. For example, the first holding member can have a dimension of, for example, 85 mm with respect to the depth and a dimension of, for example, 155 mm with respect to the height. Such a "heavy" embodiment is particularly suitable for assembling loads protruding far, such as kitchen wall cabinets or floor cabinets.

[0047] When compared with known embodiments, the advantage is realized that distortion or bending cannot occur, thereby ensuring faster and more reliable assembly.

[0048] The first holding member (female part) preferably has a first leg portion configured as a support portion for the wall at the lower wall side portion.

[0049] There is also an option that the first and second holding members are adhered to each other. This means that the clamping member is not necessarily required for stress fixing on the bottom side or for clamping fixing on the head side.

[0050] However, in order to enable the removal of the kitchen wall cabinet without causing damage to the wall, clamping fixation by a clamping member is a preferred embodiment.

[0051] The second holding member can be injection molded with a fiber-reinforced polyurethane material, or may be extrusion-coated with such a material in a partial region. This material is fixedly adhered to the surface of the aluminum profile. The advantage of this embodiment is that these profiles can be more easily combined with the wooden plate members of furniture such as kitchen wall cabinets.

[0052] Yet another preferred embodiment is characterized in that a small metal plate configured as a spacer member is disposed on the lower leg of the first holding member. The small metal plate is operatively connected to a screw, and by turning the screw, the horizontal slide of the small plate is performed. Thereby, when the small plate is turned clockwise, for example, it moves out from the leg, and when the screw is turned counterclockwise, for example, it moves into the first holding member. Thereby, when the wall has irregularities, the alignment of the mounting device "kitchen bracket" can be performed.

[0053] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for suspending a functional module of a wall-mounted kitchen system, wherein the functional module is preferably suspended side by side by a first holding member on a second holding member such as a wall rail.

[0054] According to the present invention, as the first holding member, a profile rail including a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a web connecting these leg portions, or a section thereof, is used, and as the second holding member, a profile rail including a region attachable to the base body and a support member extending from the region, or a section thereof, is intended to be used. The upper portion of the region of the second holding member has a notch or an inclined surface facing away from the base body, into which the projection of the L-shaped end portion of the first leg portion is snap-fitted and frictionally engaged in the use state, and the support member extending from the region interacts with the first holding member at least in a frictionally engaging manner in the use state.

[0055] Other individual matters, advantages, and components will become apparent not only from the claims and the components derivable therefrom - individually and / or in combination - but also from the embodiments derivable from the following description of the drawings.

[0056] The drawings show the following:

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0058] FIG. 1 shows in side view the arrangement of objects 10, 12 attached to wall 16 by mounting device 14. These objects may be, for example, shelves such as kitchen lower cabinets and kitchen upper cabinets that are hung, particularly suspended in a ceiling-suspended manner. For example, kitchen lower cabinet 10 is suspended in a ceiling-suspended manner from wall 16 at a distance from floor surface 18 in the example shown. Such objects may be various objects such as a shelf bottom, a painting, a lamp, etc.

[0059] Mounting device 14 includes a first holding member 20 disposed in and attached to, for example, attached to, objects 10, 12, and a second holding member 22 disposed in and attached to, for example, attached to, the wall.

[0060] The first holding member 20 is disposed in and attached to a receiving passage 24 preferably formed at the upper edge of objects 10, 12. This attachment can be done through an attachment member 26 such as a screw, or alternatively by clamping or adhesion.

[0061] The first holding member 20 and the second holding member 22 are configured as longitudinally extending profile rails and have regions 28, 30 with at least partially corresponding cross-sections that can be at least partially engaged with each other in a form-fitting manner.

[0062] In one aspect of the present invention, a longitudinally extending hollow space is intended to be configured as a cable passage 32 within the first holding member 20, within the second holding member 22, and / or between the first and second holding members 20, 22. At least one insertion portion 34 extends from the cable passage 32 into the internal space 36 of the cabinet shelves 10, 12, and an electrical circuit housed within the cable passage 32 can be inserted into this insertion portion for the operation of an electrical appliance 38 such as a lighting fixture, sensor, camera, or other electrical appliance. Further, it is intended that at least one insertion portion 40 extends from the cable passage 32 in the direction of the wall 16, and through this insertion portion, an electrical circuit extending out from the wall 16 can be inserted into the cable passage 32.

[0063] In the illustrated embodiment, the kitchen cabinet shelves 10, 12 include a main body 42 having an upper surface 44, and a receiving passage 24 is arranged at the wall-side end of this upper surface. In the illustrated embodiment, the upper surface 44 of the main body 42 is covered by a work plate 46 that ends at the wall side with a pedestal 48.

[0064] Figure 2 shows a prefabricated main body 42 for the kitchen cabinet shelves 10, 12 having a receiving passage 24 for the mounting device 14 in a side view.

[0065] Figure 3 shows a side view of a first embodiment of the mounting device 14. The first holding member 20 is preferably composed of a metal profile rail 50 in the illustrated embodiment, and this profile rail is surrounded on the outside by a plastic frame edge 52, for example, by fiber-reinforced polyethylene, based on one aspect of the present invention. The plastic frame edge 52 can be mounted by a coextrusion method. Here, the plastic frame edge 52 has a rectangular cross-section that is preferably adapted to the inner cross-section of the receiving passage 24 on the outside. The plastic frame edge 52 enables simple attachment of the first holding member 20 to the receiving passage 24, for example, by wood screws. To attach the first holding member 20, a mounting member 26 such as a wood screw is screwed to the plastic frame edge 52 through the wooden wall member of the main body 44 that divides the receiving passage 24.

[0066] The profile rail 50 is substantially C-shaped and has a first lower leg 54, a second upper leg 56, and a web 58 connecting both legs 54, 56.

[0067] In another aspect of the present invention, in order to fix the first holding member 20, a mounting member 56 such as a socket head screw may be contemplated that passes through the upper wood plate member 44 of the main body 42, the plastic frame edge 52, and the first leg 59 to couple these members to each other. After the first holding member 20 is fixed, the cover or work plate 46 can be assembled.

[0068] The C-shaped first holding member 20 has an opening 60 extending in the longitudinal direction on the wall side, and by this opening, the first holding member 20 can be hooked onto the second holding member 22. Thereby, the first and second holding members 20, 22 can be at least partially engaged with each other in a form-fitting manner.

[0069] In another aspect of the present invention, a protrusion 64, which is surrounded by a plastic frame edge 64, for example, extrusion-coated, extends from the surface 62 of the profile rail 50 facing away from the opening 60. Thereby, a good bond between the profile rail and the plastic frame edge, as well as high stability, are achieved.

[0070] The second holding member 22 configured as a profile rail abuts against the wall 16 with a first section 66 and is attached to the wall 16 by a mounting member 67 such as a screw. A notch 68 on the wall side is engraved in the upper part of the section 66, and a protrusion 70 of the L-shaped end 72 of the second leg 56 engages therein. The notch 68 and the protrusion 70 form corresponding cross-sections through which the holding members 20, 22 can be joined in a form-fitting manner.

[0071] In another aspect of the present invention, a web 76 extends from a surface 74 of the region 66 facing the first holding member 20, which extends substantially parallel to the surface of the region 66 in contact with the wall, and is supported below with respect to a protrusion 80 extending from the inner wall 78 and in contact with the inner wall 78 of the profile rail 50. Thus, the cable passage 32 is formed between the web 76, the inner wall 80, and the first leg 54 of the profile rail 50.

[0072] The cable passage or supply passage 32 is a hollow space delimited, in the use state, by a region such as the inner wall 80 of the first holding member 50 and a region of the second holding member 22.

[0073] FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the mounting device 82 according to the invention, arranged in the receiving passage 24 of the body 42 of the wall cabinets 10, 14. The mounting device 82 includes a first holding member 84 and a second holding member 86, each preferably configured in the form of a metal profile rail. Here, the first holding member 84 has a substantially rectangular outer cross-sectional shape, which is directly received in the receiving passage 24 and fixed therein through a mounting member 88 such as a screw. At this time, the screw 88 may be configured as a wood screw or a metric screw that engages with a thread or a threaded sleeve 90 arranged on the profile rail. The first holding member 84 is configured in a C shape and includes a first lower leg 92 and a second upper leg 94 configured in an L shape.

[0074] The second holding member 86 is attached to the wall 16 through a mounting member 96 such as a screw. A wall-side notch 100 for forming a cross-section is formed in the upper region 98 of the second holding member 86. Correspondingly, the second leg 94 of the first holding member 86 has an L-shaped protrusion 102 that engages with the notch 100 under a form-fit connection. Thereby, a friction-fit and form-fit connection is established.

[0075] As a supplement, a screw connection 103 may be contemplated. The screw 103 penetrates through the wood plate member 44 of the main body 42 and the second leg 94 of the first holding member 84 and engages in the area 100 of the second holding member, thereby additionally fixing it. The screw 103 engages with a thread or a threaded sleeve 104 arranged on one or both of the shaped members 84, 86.

[0076] Furthermore, in one aspect according to the present invention, a notch 108 such as a longitudinally extending longitudinal groove is formed in the inner wall 106 of the first holding member 84, and it is intended that a web 110 extending from the second holding member 86 engages therein. The web 110 can be additionally fixed by an attachment member 112 such as a screw extending from the wood plate member 44 of the accommodation passage 24. The attachment members 103 and 112 are not essential.

[0077] In this embodiment, the cable passage 32 is configured as a hollow space between the first holding member 84 and the second holding member 86. The cable passage is delimited by the first lower leg 92 and the inner surface 106 of the first holding member 84 and the web 110 and the area 114 of the second holding member 86.

[0078] Figure 5 shows a first aspect 500 of the mounting device 82 of Figure 4. The first holding member 502 includes a first leg 504 and a second leg 506 that are joined to each other through a web 508. The outer surfaces of the first leg 504, the second leg 506, and the web 508 form a rectangular contour. Inside the first holding member 502, the second holding member 510 is accommodated in a form-fitting manner.

[0079] The surface 512 of the second leg 506 facing the second holding member 510 has a cross-section that at least partially corresponds to the cross-section of the surface 514 of the second holding member 510. These corresponding surfaces 512, 514 include a straight region 516 that extends parallel or substantially parallel to the first leg 504 and a surface 518 that preferably rises at an angle of 45° in the direction of the connecting web 508 and transitions to a surface 520 that extends parallel to the first leg 504.

[0080] The inner surface 522 of the connecting web 508 extends at a right angle to the surface 520. In another aspect of the present invention, a longitudinally extending groove 524 is formed in this surface. The surface 520 and the groove 524 constitute an L-shaped receiving portion (L-shaped slot) based on the present invention with the connecting web 508, and a support member 528 extending from the surface 526 of the second holding member 510 facing the first holding member 502 engages therein.

[0081] The first leg 504 has an inner surface 530 spaced from the outer surface 532 of the web 528, whereby a cable passage 32 is formed between the support member 528 and the leg 504. Further, the cable passage 32 is delimited by a wall portion 534 of the web 508 adjacent to the groove 524 and by an inner surface 536 of a region 538 of the second holding member 510 extending at a right angle to the support member 528.

[0082] FIG. 6 shows a side view of a second aspect 600 of the mounting device of FIG. 4. The mounting device 600 includes a holding member 602 in the form of a profile rail and a second holding member 604 in the form of a profile rail. The first holding member 602 includes a first leg 605, a second leg 606, and a web 608 connecting the respective legs. The second holding member is configured in an L-shape, and the inner surface 610 of the first leg 606 has a corresponding cross-section to the outer surface 612 of the second holding member 604, whereby it is possible to engage these holding members at least partially in a form-fitting manner with each other.

[0083] Furthermore, a longitudinal groove 614 is formed in the web 608, and a support member 616 extending from the second holding member 604 engages therein. The groove 614 forms an L-shaped receiving portion (L-shaped slot) together with the inner wall of the web 608, and the support member 616 can engage therein.

[0084] The wall-side region 618 of the second holding member 604 extends at a right angle to the support member 616 and parallel to the wall region 620 of the web 608. The cable passage 32 is formed between the first leg 605, the inner wall 620, the support member 616, and the region 618 of the second holding member 604. The second holding member 604 is additionally fixed through an attachment member 622 such as a screw, and the screw 622 extends through the second leg 606 of the first holding member 602 and into the second holding member 604.

[0085] FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment 700 of the mounting device 82 of FIG. 4 in a side view. The mounting member 700 includes a first holding member 702 and a second holding member 704 that is form-fittingly received within the first holding member 702. A support member 706 extends from the second holding member 704 into a groove 708 formed in the inner wall 710 of the first holding member 702. For further fixation, a fixing member such as a screw 712 is provided that passes through the first leg 714 of the first holding member 702 and biases the support member 706 towards the sectional plane 716 of the groove 708 with force.

[0086] FIG. 8 shows in a side view yet another embodiment according to the invention of a mounting device 800 accommodated in the accommodation passage 24 of the body 42 of the shelf members 10, 12.

[0087] The mounting device 800 includes a first holding member 802 arranged in the accommodation passage 24 and a second holding member 804 fixed to the wall 16. The first holding member 802 is configured in a C-shape and includes a first leg 806, a second leg 808, and a web 810 connecting these legs 806, 808. The first and second holding members have at least regionally corresponding cross-sections 812, 814 that can be at least partially form-fittingly engaged with each other. The corresponding cross-sections 812, 814 are not limited to a specific cross-section. In this example, the second leg 808 is substantially configured in an L-shape, and the second holding member 804 has a notch formed in the wall side with a cross-section 814 that form-fittingly engages with this L-shaped region 816.

[0088] The second holding member 804 has an inner surface 822 that extends parallel to or abuts against the inner surface 824 of the web 810, parallel to the surface 820 that abuts against the wall 16. A surface 826 extends at a right angle to the inner surface 822. A cable passage 32 is formed by an intermediate space formed between the surface 826 and the first leg 806.

[0089] In the illustrated embodiment, purely by way of example, a mounting member 828 such as a screw is disposed on the first leg 806, whereby the second holding member 804 can be urged with a force toward the cross section 812. As a supplement or alternative thereto, another mounting member 830 is provided that engages the second holding member 804 through the second leg 808 starting from the wood plate member 44. The mounting member 830 such as a screw may be received in a thread or a threaded sleeve 832.

[0090] FIG. 9 shows another embodiment according to the invention of the mounting member 900, including a first holding member 902 and a second holding member 904 that is received in a form-fitting manner within the C-shaped first holding member 902.

[0091] The first holding member and the second holding member have at least partially corresponding cross sections 906, 908, whereby they can be at least partially engaged with each other in a form-fitting manner. The first holding member 902 substantially includes a first leg 905 and a second leg 906, and these legs are coupled to each other via a web 908. The second leg 906 is substantially configured in an L-shape, and the L-shaped end 910 engages a notch 912 formed in the second holding member 904. The L-shaped leg 906 and the notch 912 each have corresponding cross sections 914, 916 that can be at least partially engaged with each other in a form-fitting manner.

[0092] To form the cable passage 32, the surface 918 of the second holding member 904 facing the first leg 905 is preferably configured to extend obliquely at an angle of 45°, i.e., substantially parallel to the cross-section 912, thereby forming a hollow space for constituting the cable passage 32 between the first leg 905 and the surface 918.

[0093] FIG. 10 shows in side view yet another embodiment according to the present invention of the mounting device 1000, including a first holding member 1002 received and fixed in the receiving passage 24 of the shelf member 12. Further, the mounting device 1000 includes a second holding member 1004 coupled to the wall 16.

[0094] The first holding member 1002 includes a first leg 1006, a second leg 1008, and a web 1010 connecting both legs 1006, 1008. The first holding member is configured in an E-shape based on the present invention in the illustrated embodiment. At this time, support members 1012 extending parallel to each leg extend from the web 1010.

[0095] The second holding member 1004 includes an upper region 1014 and a lower region 1016, from which a support member 1018 extends at a right angle. A notch 1020 is formed in the upper region 1014 on the wall side, and the L-shaped region 1022 of the first leg 1008 engages therein. The first holding member 1002 and the second holding member 1004 have at least regionally corresponding cross-sections 1024, 1026 that can be at least partially engaged with each other.

[0096] In this embodiment, under a form-fitting connection, the support member 1012 originating from the first holding member 1002 is intended to interact with the support member 1018 originating from the second holding member 1004, thereby realizing additional support. A cable passage 32 is formed between the support member 1018 and the first leg 1006.

[0097] FIG. 11 schematically shows purely a wall-mounted kitchen system 1100 including functional modules 1102, 1104, 1106, 1108, 1110 arranged side by side, having first holding members 1112, 1114, second holding members 1116, 1118 such as wall rails by which the functional modules are suspended by the first holding members, and supply passages 1120, 1122 for accommodating at least one supply pipe, in particular an electrical pipe.

[0098] According to the present invention, it is intended that the supply passages 1120, 1122 are hollow spaces delimited by a section of the first holding member and a section of the second holding member when in use. As the first to second holding members, those as described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 10 can be used. At this time, the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof, and the second holding member is a profile rail including a section attachable to the base and a support member that extends from the section and interacts with the first holding member in at least a frictionally engaging manner when in use, or a section thereof, and the hollow space is delimited by a section of the second leg and the web of the first holding member and a section of the lower region of the second holding member and a section of the support member.

[0099] The supply passages 1120, 1122 can each end at the end side with a connector connected to a supply pipe in the form of an electrical pipe, and the functionally modules suspended side by side are connected to each other via the connector.

[0100] At this time, it is intended that insertion portions 1124, 1126, 1128 are formed in the lower regions of the second leg or the web of the first holding member, through which the supply pipe is guided into the internal space of the functional module.

[0101] Furthermore, when in use, an insertion part in the form of a gap or a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is intended to be formed between the lower edge of the base area of the second holding member and the upper edge of the second leg part.

[0102] All functional modules can be connected to each other and can be connected to the power supply by only one area c.

[0103] There is also an option to obtain electrical access to the wall connection parts led out from the wall, for example, at locations a and / or b, throughout the length of the kitchen system. Different voltage systems such as 220V, 12V, 24V or 26V can also be used. Overall, a very flexible arrangement of the functional modules and their electrification becomes possible. It is not always necessary to lay dedicated sockets for laying the desired pipes.

[0104] The object of the present invention includes a first holding member extending in the longitudinal direction of the object, which can be attached to the object, and a second holding member extending in the longitudinal direction of the object, which can be attached to the base body. When the object is in the use state, it is suspended from the second holding member via the first holding member. Further, it is an attachment device for suspending an object such as a hanging door shelf or a shelf board on a base body such as a wall, including a supply passage for accommodating at least one supply pipe, particularly an electric pipe. The supply passage is a hollow space delimited by a section of the first holding member and a section of the second holding member when in the use state. The first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof. The second holding member is a profile rail including a section attachable to the base body and a web such as a support member that protrudes from the section and interacts with the first holding member in at least a frictionally engaging manner when in the use state, or a section thereof. The hollow space is delimited by a section of the second leg and the web of the first holding member and a lower section of the base section of the second holding member and a section of the support member. When in the use state, an insertion part in the form of a gap or a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is formed between the lower edge of the base section of the second holding member and the upper edge of the second leg.

[0105] It is also within the scope of the present invention that an insertion part is formed in the lower section of the second leg or the web of the first holding member, and the supply pipe is guided into the internal space of the object through this insertion part.

[0106] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the profile rail of the first holding member has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0107] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the profile rail of the first holding member is surrounded on the outside by a plastic frame edge such as fiber-reinforced polyethylene, for example, extrusion-coated, and the plastic frame edge preferably has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0108] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the support member originating from the area of the second holding member or the base area engages with a notch such as a groove or a longitudinal slit formed in the web of the first holding member when in use, or interacts with a protrusion originating from the web in a friction-bonding and / or form-fitting manner, and is configured in the form of a web.

[0109] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the first leg of the first holding member has a length that abuts against a substrate such as a wall when in use.

[0110] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the supply passages each end on the end side with a connector connected to a supply pipe in the form of an electrical conduit.

[0111] A wall-mounted kitchen system including juxtaposed functional modules having a first holding member, a second holding member such as a wall rail by which the functional modules are suspended by the first holding member, and a supply passage for accommodating at least one supply pipe, particularly an electrical conduit, wherein the supply passage is a hollow space delimited by an area of the first holding member and an area of the second holding member when in use, the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or an area thereof, the second holding member is a profile rail including a base area attachable to a substrate and a support member originating from the base area that interacts with the first holding member at least in a friction-bonding manner when in use, or an area thereof, the hollow space is delimited by a first area of the first leg and the web of the first holding member and a lower area of the base area and a first area of the support member of the second holding member, and when in use, an insertion portion in the form of a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is formed between the lower edge of the base area of the second holding member and the upper edge of the first leg.

[0112] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the supply passages each end with a connector connected to a supply pipe in the form of an electrical conduit, and the functional modules suspended side by side are connected to each other via the connectors.

[0113] It is also within the scope of the present invention that an insertion portion is formed in the lower region of the first leg or web of the first holding member, and through which the supply pipe is guided into the internal space of the object.

[0114] A wall-mounted kitchen system including at least one functional module having a first holding member and a second holding member such as a wall rail that can be attached to a wall and at least one functional module is suspended by the first holding member is also an object of the present invention. The first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof. The second holding member is a profile rail including a base region attachable to the wall and a support member extending from the region, or a section thereof. The upper portion of the region of the second holding member has a notch or an inclined surface facing away from the base where the protrusion of the L-shaped end of the first leg engages in a form-fitting and friction-fitting manner when in use, and the support member extending from the region interacts with the first holding member at least in a friction-fitting manner when in use.

[0115] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the first holding member is preferably arranged in a receiving passage formed on the wall side at the upper edge of the functional module.

[0116] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the profile rail of the first holding member has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0117] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the profile rail of the first holding member is surrounded on the outside by a plastic frame edge such as fiber-reinforced polyethylene, for example extrusion-coated, and the plastic frame edge preferably has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

[0118] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the support member originating from the area of the second holding member or the base area engages with a notch such as a groove or a longitudinal slit formed in the web of the first holding member when in the use state, or interacts with a protrusion originating from the web in a frictionally engaging and / or form-fitting manner, and is configured in the form of a web.

[0119] It is also within the scope of the present invention that the first leg of the first holding member has a length that abuts against a base body such as a wall when it is in the use state.

[0120] The present invention also relates to a mounting device for suspending an object such as a hanging cabinet shelf or a shelf board on a base body such as a wall, including a first holding member extending in the longitudinal direction that can be attached to the object and a second holding member extending in the longitudinal direction that can be attached to the base body. The object is suspended from the second holding member via the first holding member when in the use state, and includes a supply passage for accommodating at least one supply pipe, particularly an electrical pipe, and the supply passage is a hollow space delimited by an area of the first holding member and an area of the second holding member when in the use state.

[0121] The first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or an area thereof. The second holding member is a profile rail including a base area attachable to the base body and a web such as a support member that extends from the base area and interacts with the first holding member at least in a frictionally engaging manner when in the use state, or an area thereof. It is also within the scope of the present invention that the hollow space is delimited by a second leg and an area of the web of the first holding member and a lower area of the base area and an area of the web of the second holding member.

[0122] It is also within the scope of the present invention that an insertion part in the form of a gap or a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is formed between the lower edge of the base area of the second holding member and the upper edge of the second leg when in the use state.

[0123] The present invention also relates to a wall-mounted kitchen system including function modules arranged side by side having a first holding member, a second holding member such as a wall rail by which the function modules are suspended by the first holding member, and a supply passage for accommodating at least one supply pipe, in particular an electrical pipe, wherein the supply passage is a hollow space delimited by a section of the first holding member and a section of the second holding member when in use, which is characterized.

[0124] The second holding member is a profile rail including a base section attachable to a base and a support member extending from the base section and interacting with the first holding member at least in a frictionally engaging manner when in use, or a section thereof, and the hollow space is also delimited by a section of a first leg and a web of the first holding member and a lower section of the base section of the second holding member and a section of the support member, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

[0125] When in use, an insertion section in the form of a longitudinal slit for inserting the supply pipe on the wall side is also formed between a lower edge of the base section of the second holding member and an upper edge of the first leg of the first holding member, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

[0126] A wall-mounted kitchen system including at least one function module having a first holding member and a second holding member such as a wall rail attachable to a wall and by which at least one function module is suspended by the first holding member is also an object of the present invention, wherein the first holding member is a profile rail including a first leg, a second leg, and a web connecting these legs, or a section thereof, and the second holding member is a profile rail including a base section attachable to the wall and a support member extending from the section, or a section thereof, and an upper part of the section of the second holding member has a notch in which a protrusion at an L-shaped end of the first leg is engaged in a form-fitting and frictionally engaging manner, or an inclined surface facing away from the base when in use, and the support member extending from the section interacts with the first holding member at least in a frictionally engaging manner when in use, which is characterized.

Claims

1. A hanging cabinet mounting device (14; 82; 500; 600; 700; 1000) for suspending hanging cabinets (10; 12; 1102-1110) from a wall (16), A first retaining member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 1002) extending in the longitudinal direction of the overhead cabinet, which can be attached to the overhead cabinet (10; 12; 1102-1110), It includes a second retaining member (22, 86; 504; 604; 704; 1004) that extends in the longitudinal direction of the overhead cabinet and is attachable to the wall (16), When in use, the overhead cabinets (10; 12; 1102-1110) are suspended from the second holding members (22, 86; 510; 604; 704; 1004) via the first holding members (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 1002), In addition, the overhead cabinet mounting device includes a supply passage (32) for accommodating at least one supply pipe (1120), particularly an electrical pipe, wherein the supply passage (32) is formed in operation by a section of the first retaining member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 1002) and a section of the second retaining member (22, 86; 510; 604; 704; 1004), The first retaining member (20; 84; 502; 602; 702; 1002) is a profiled rail (50) including a first leg (54; 92; 504; 605; 714; 1006), a second leg (56; 94; 506; 606; 1008), and a web (58; 96; 508; 608; 708; 1010) connecting the legs. The second retaining member (22, 86; 510; 604; 704; 1004) is a profile rail comprising a base section attachable to the wall (16) and a web-shaped support member (76; 110; 528; 616; 706; 1018) that, when in use, interacts with the first retaining member at least by friction joint and engages with notches (108; 524; 614; 716) formed in the web (96; 504; 604; 708) of the first retaining member (86; 504; 604; 704), or interacts with projections (80; 1012) extending from the web (50; 1010) via friction joint and / or shape joint, The supply passage (32) is demarcated by the first leg portions (54; 92; 504; 605; 714; 1006), the section of the web (96; 508; 608; 708) of the first retaining member (86; 504; 604; 704), the lower section of the base section, and a section of the web-shaped support member (76; 110; 528; 616; 706; 1018) of the second retaining member, A hanging cabinet mounting device wherein, when in use, a longitudinal slit-shaped insertion portion (40) is formed between the lower edge of the base area of ​​the second holding member (22; 86; 504; 604; 704; 804; 904; 1004) and the upper edge of the first leg portion (54; 92; 504; 605; 714; 1006) that separates the supply passage (32), for inserting the supply pipe into the wall.

2. The hanging cabinet mounting method according to claim 1, characterized in that the shaped rail (50) of the first holding member has a rectangular, or more particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

3. The hanging cabinet mounting according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the profiled rail (50) of the first retaining member is surrounded on the outside by being extruded and covered with a plastic casing (52) such as fiber-reinforced polyethylene, and the plastic casing (52) preferably has a rectangular, particularly square, outer cross-sectional shape.

4. The hanging cabinet mounting method according to claim 1, characterized in that the notches (108; 524; 614; 716) are formed as grooves or longitudinal slits.

5. The hanging cabinet mounting according to claim 1, characterized in that the first legs (54; 92; 504; 605; 714; 1006) of the first retaining member have a length that abuts against the wall (16) when in use.

6. The overhead cabinet mounting method according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the supply passages (32) ends with a plug connector connected to a supply pipe in the form of an electrical conduit at its end.

7. A wall-mounted kitchen system (1100), A wall-mounted kitchen system comprising, in the shape of the overhead cabinet, functional modules (1102, 1104, 1106, 1108, 1110) and overhead cabinet mounting (14; 82; 500; 600; 700; 1000) as described in claim 1 or 2.

8. The wall-mounted kitchen system according to claim 7, characterized in that the supply passage (32) ends at each end with plug connectors connected to supply pipes (1120, 1124, 1126, 1128) in the form of electrical conduits, and the horizontally suspended functional modules are connected to each other via the plug connectors.

9. The wall-mounted kitchen system according to claim 7, characterized in that a through-hole (38) is formed in the first leg portion (54; 92) of the first retaining member or in the lower section of the web, through which the supply piping is routed to the internal space of the functional module.

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