Furniture system and its furniture assembly

Abstract

To provide a furniture system and a furniture assembly thereof that have at least one auxiliary device to be installed according to a user's requirements.SOLUTION: A furniture assembly includes a panel, a connecting member, and an auxiliary device. The panel has a first side and a second side. The connecting member is arranged adjacently to one of the first side and the second side of the panel. The connecting member includes a first part and a second part. The first part is configured to be connected to the panel. The auxiliary device is configured to be attached to the second part of the connecting member. The auxiliary device is configured to increase a height of the furniture assembly above the panel. The present invention also provides a furniture system.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture system, and more particularly to a furniture system having at least one auxiliary device installed according to user requirements and a furniture assembly thereof.

Background Art

[0002] In Patent No. WO2009 / 111807, a drawer is disclosed. A drawer bar including a longitudinal arm and two short arms extending downward at right angles is provided on the front panel of the drawer. A first wall element is provided at each of the two ends of the drawer bar. Two claw elements are provided on each of the first wall elements. The claw elements are configured to lock a lock element in the form of a flat clamp arm. Thereby, the shorter arm can be clamped between the rear surface of the first wall element and the lock element.

[0003] However, in order to meet the diverse requirements of the market, it is important to develop various products.

Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention relates to a furniture system having at least one auxiliary device installed according to user requirements and a furniture assembly thereof.

[0005] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a furniture assembly includes a first panel, a connecting member, and an auxiliary device. The first panel has a first side and a second side. The connecting member is disposed adjacent to one of the first side and the second side of the first panel. The connecting member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be connected to the first panel. The auxiliary device is configured to be attached to the second portion of the connecting member to increase the height of the furniture assembly above the first panel.

[0006] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the furniture system includes a bottom plate, a first side wall, a second side wall, a first panel, a second panel, a connecting member, and an auxiliary device. The first side wall and the second side wall are respectively disposed on the left side and the right side of the bottom plate. The first panel and the second panel are respectively disposed on the front side and the rear side of the bottom plate. The first panel has a first side and a second side. The connecting member is disposed adjacent to one of the first side and the second side of the first panel. The connecting member includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to be connected to the first panel. The auxiliary device is configured to be detachably attached to the second portion of the connecting member.

[0007] These and other objects of the present invention will become clearly apparent to those skilled in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments shown in the various figures and drawings.

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Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the furniture system 20 includes a first side wall 22, a second side wall 24, a bottom plate 26, a first panel 28, and a second panel 30. In this embodiment, the furniture system 20 is a drawer, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0010] The first side wall 22 and the second side wall 24 are respectively disposed on the left side and the right side of the bottom plate 26. The left side and the right side are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the relative positions, that is, the left side and the right side are interchangeable and are not intended to limit a specific position. On the other hand, the first panel 28 and the second panel 30 are respectively disposed on the front side and the rear side of the bottom plate 26. For example, the first panel 28 is a front panel and the second panel 30 is a rear panel (or a back panel), but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0011] The first side wall 22, the second side wall 24, the bottom plate 26, the first panel 28, and the second panel 30 together define an accommodation space for accommodating an object.

[0012] In this embodiment, the X-axis is the length direction of the furniture system 20, the Y-axis is the width direction of the furniture system 20, and the Z-axis is the height direction of the furniture system 20. The length direction, the width direction, and the height direction are perpendicular to each other. In addition, the left side and the right side of the furniture system 20 have substantially the same structural arrangement. According to the user's requirements, a first elevated member 32 and a second elevated member 34 are respectively provided on the left side and the right side of the furniture system 20 to increase the height of the left side and the right side of the furniture system 20 and match the height of the first panel 28 and the second panel 30.

[0013] Preferably, the first panel 28 can be attached to the first corresponding portion 38 of the first side wall 22 via the first attachment member 36 and / or the first panel 28 can be attached to the second corresponding portion 42 of the second side wall 24 via the second attachment member 40. Such a configuration is well known to those skilled in the art and, for the sake of simplicity, no further explanation is provided.

[0014] See FIGS. 4 and 5. In FIG. 4, the first elevated member 32 and the second elevated member 34 are omitted.

[0015] Furthermore, the first panel 28 has a first side S1 and a second side S2 opposite the first side S1. The furniture system 20 further comprises a first connecting member 44 disposed adjacent to the first side S1 of the first panel 28. The first connecting member 44 includes a first portion 46 and a second portion 48. The first portion 46 of the first connecting member 44 is configured to be connected to the first side S1 of the first panel 28. For example, the first portion 46 of the first connecting member 44 is connected (e.g., fixed) to the first side S1 of the first panel 28 via at least one fastening member 50 (as shown in FIG. 4). Similarly, the furniture system 20 further comprises a second connecting member 52 disposed adjacent to the second side S2 of the first panel 28. The second connecting member 52 includes a first portion (not shown in FIG. 4 due to the viewing angle) and a second portion 56. The first portion of the second connecting member 52 is configured to be connected to the second side S2 of the first panel 28.

[0016] The furniture system 20 further comprises an auxiliary device 58 configured to be attached to the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 and / or the second portion 56 of the second connecting member 52. In this embodiment, the auxiliary device 58 is configured to be attached to the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 and the second portion 56 of the second connecting member 52.

[0017] The first panel 28, the first connecting member 44, and the auxiliary device 58 together form a furniture assembly. The auxiliary device 58 is configured to increase the height of the furniture assembly above the first panel 28.

[0018] Preferably, the auxiliary device 58 is removably attached to the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 and / or the second portion 56 of the second connecting member 52.

[0019] Preferably, the first panel 28 includes a bottom 60 and a top 62, and the first predetermined height H1 is defined between the top 62 and the bottom 60 of the first panel 28. When the auxiliary device 58 is attached to the second portion 56 of the first connecting member 44, a second predetermined height H2 is defined between the top 64 of the auxiliary device 58 and the bottom 60 of the first panel 28 (as shown in FIG. 5), and the second predetermined height H2 is higher than the first predetermined height H1.

[0020] Preferably, the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 extends from the first portion 46. In this embodiment, the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 is connected to the first portion 46 substantially perpendicularly, and the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 extends beyond the top 62 of the first panel 28 by a predetermined distance K (as shown in FIG. 4). Since the second connecting member 52 has substantially the same structural configuration as the first connecting member 44, no further description is provided for simplicity.

[0021] The auxiliary device 58 includes a first attachment member 66, a second attachment member 68, and an extension member 70 disposed between the first attachment member 66 and the second attachment member 68. For example, the extension member 70 is connected between the first attachment member 66 and the second attachment member 68.

[0022] Preferably, the auxiliary device 58 is configured to be attached to the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 via the first attachment member 66. In the present embodiment, the first attachment member 66 is configured to sleeve the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 (as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). For example, an attachment space 72 (such as a groove) is formed in one of the first attachment member 66 and the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44, and the other of the first attachment member 66 and the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 is configured to be inserted into the attachment space 72 (as shown in FIG. 5), whereby the first attachment member 66 and the second portion 48 of the first connecting member 44 can be connected to each other. Similarly, the second attachment member 68 is configured to sleeve the second portion 56 of the second connecting member 52, whereby the second attachment member 68 and the second portion 56 of the second connecting member 52 can be connected to each other. For the sake of simplicity, no further description is provided.

[0023] As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the furniture system 20 further includes a first fixing member 71 configured to fixedly connect the first attachment member 66 and the first connecting member 44 to each other. Similarly, the furniture system 20 further includes a second fixing member 73 configured to fixedly connect the second attachment member 68 and the second connecting member 52 to each other.

[0024] Preferably, the first fixing member 71 is configured to be attached to the first corresponding mechanism 75 of the first elevated member 32, and the second fixing member 73 is configured to be attached to the second corresponding mechanism 77 of the second elevated member 34 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

[0025] Preferably, the first panel 28 includes a predetermined portion 76. At least one of the first attachment member 66 and the second attachment member 68 is provided with a hook that engages with the predetermined portion 76 of the first panel 28. In the present embodiment, the first attachment member 66 is provided with a first hook 78, and the second attachment member 68 is provided with a second hook 80.

[0026] Preferably, the first hook 78 and the second hook 80 are elastic. For example, the first hook 78 and the second hook 80 are made of plastic, and in other alternative embodiments, the first hook 78 and the second hook 80 are made of metal, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0027] Preferably, the extension member 70 is a rod, and (as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6) the extension member 70, the first attachment member 66, the second attachment member 68, and the upper portion 62 of the first panel 28 together define a predetermined space M.

[0028] Preferably, the furniture system 20 further includes a first side cover 82, and the first attachment member 66 includes a first side portion 84. The first side cover 82 is configured to cover the first side portion 84 of the first attachment member 66 and the first side S1 of the first panel 28. Similarly, the furniture system 20 further includes a second side cover 86, and the second attachment member 68 includes a second side portion 88. The second side cover 86 is configured to cover the second side portion 88 of the second attachment member 68 and the second side S2 of the first panel 28.

[0029] Preferably, one of the first side cover 82 and the first side portion 84 of the first attachment member 66 has at least one first connection mechanism 90, such as a protrusion or an auxiliary hook, configured to connect the other of the first side cover 82 and the first side portion 84 of the first attachment member 66, whereby the first side cover 82 and the first side portion 84 of the first attachment member 66 are pressed against each other or fastened together. Similarly, one of the second side cover 86 and the second side portion 88 of the second attachment member 68 has at least one second connection mechanism 92, such as a protrusion or an auxiliary hook, configured to connect the other of the second side cover 86 and the second side portion 88 of the second attachment member 68, whereby the second side cover 86 and the second side portion 88 of the second attachment member 68 are pressed against each other or fastened together.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 7, the user puts a hand into a predetermined space M, holds the auxiliary device 58 (extension member 70 of the auxiliary device 58), applies a force F, and can open the furniture system 20 along a predetermined direction (for example, the opening direction) with respect to a cabinet (not shown). By engaging the first hook 78 of the first attachment member 66 (and / or the second hook 80 of the second attachment member 68) with the first panel 28 (predetermined position 76 of the first panel 28), it is possible to prevent the auxiliary device 58 (the second portion 48 of the first connection member 44 and / or the second portion 56 of the second connection member 52) from tilting or deforming with respect to the first panel 28 due to an unexpected movement of the auxiliary device 58, and it is possible to improve the structural strength and reliability of the auxiliary device 58.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 8, the extension member 70 of the auxiliary device 58 has a first side end portion 94 and a second side end portion 96 facing the first side end portion 94. The first attachment member 66 is configured to be detachably attached to the first side end portion 94. The second attachment member 68 is configured to be detachably attached to the second side end portion 96. For example, a first accommodation space configured to attach the first extension portion 98 of the first attachment member 66 is formed at the first side end portion 94 of the extension member 70, and a second accommodation space configured to attach the second extension portion 100 of the second attachment member 68 is formed at the second side end portion 96 of the extension member 70. With the above-described detachable attachment configuration, the auxiliary device 58 can meet various attachment requirements in the market. However, the extension member 70, the first attachment member 66, and the second attachment member 68 of the auxiliary device 58 may be integrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0032] Therefore, the furniture system and furniture assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention have the following technical features: 1. Since the auxiliary device 58 is configured to be (detachably) attached to the second portion 48 of the first connection member 44, by adding the auxiliary device 58 according to the requirements of the user, the height of the furniture assembly above the first panel 28 can be increased. 2. By engaging the first hook 78 of the first attachment member 66 (and / or the second hook 80 of the second attachment member 68) with the first panel 28, it is possible to prevent the auxiliary device 58 from tilting or deforming with respect to the first panel 28 due to an unexpected movement of the auxiliary device 58, and the structural strength and reliability of the auxiliary device 58 can be improved. 3. In contrast to the prior art, the furniture system and furniture assembly provided by the embodiments of the present invention do not have a locking element in the form of a clamp arm disclosed in the prior art. Additionally, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the first side cover 82 is configured to cover the first side portion 84 of the first attachment member 66 and the first side S1 of the first panel 28, and the second side cover 86 is configured to cover the second side portion 88 of the second attachment member 68 and the second side S2 of the first panel 28. Therefore, after the assembly of the furniture system 20 is completed, the two opposing sides of the first panel 28 and the auxiliary device 58 can be covered and decorated, and a dust-proof effect with a good appearance can be obtained.

[0033] One skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and changes can be made to the apparatus and methods while retaining the teachings of the present invention. Accordingly, the foregoing disclosure should be construed as being limited only by the boundaries of the appended claims.

Claims

**Claim 1** A furniture assembly comprising a first panel having a first side and a second side, a connecting member disposed adjacent to one of the first side and the second side of the first panel, the connecting member including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being configured to be connected to the first panel, an auxiliary device configured to be attached to the second portion of the connecting member to increase the height of the furniture assembly above the first panel and the first panel including a predetermined portion, the furniture assembly further comprising a hook provided on the auxiliary device and configured to engage the predetermined portion of the first panel. **Claim 2** The first panel includes a bottom and a top, a first predetermined height being defined between the top and the bottom of the first panel, and when the auxiliary device is attached to the second portion of the connecting member, a second predetermined height being defined between the top of the auxiliary device and the bottom of the first panel, the second predetermined height being greater than the first predetermined height, the second portion of the connecting member extending from the first portion and the second portion of the connecting member extending beyond the top of the first panel by a predetermined distance. The furniture assembly according to claim 1. **Claim 3** The auxiliary device includes a first attachment member, a second attachment member, and an extension member disposed between the first attachment member and the second attachment member, the auxiliary device being attached to the second portion of the connecting member via the first attachment member. The furniture assembly according to claim 2. **Claim 4** The first attachment member is configured to sleeve the second portion of the connecting member, a hook being provided on one of the first attachment member and the second attachment member, the hook being elastic. The furniture assembly according to claim 3. **Claim 5** The extension member has a first side end and a second side end, the first attachment member being configured to be removably attached to the first side end, and the second attachment member being configured to be removably attached to the second side end. The furniture assembly according to claim 3. **Claim 6** The extension member is a rod, and a predetermined space is defined by the extension member, the first attachment member, the second attachment member, and the upper portion of the first panel. The furniture assembly according to claim 3.

7. The furniture assembly according to claim 3, further comprising a side cover, wherein the first attachment member includes a side portion, and the side cover is configured to cover the side portion of the first attachment member and the first side of the first panel.

8. A furniture system, a bottom plate, a first side wall and a second side wall respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the bottom plate, a first panel and a second panel respectively disposed on the front and rear sides of the bottom plate, wherein the first panel has a first side and a second side, the first panel and the second panel, a connecting member disposed adjacent to one of the first side and the second side of the first panel, the connecting member including a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion being configured to be connected to the first panel, the connecting member, and an auxiliary device configured to be detachably attached to the second portion of the connecting member are provided. The first panel includes a predetermined portion, and further includes a hook provided on the auxiliary device and configured to engage with the predetermined portion of the first panel. The furniture assembly.

9. The first panel includes a bottom portion and an upper portion, a first predetermined height is defined between the upper portion and the bottom portion of the first panel, when the auxiliary device is attached to the second portion of the connecting member, a second predetermined height is defined between the upper portion of the auxiliary device and the bottom portion of the first panel, and the second predetermined height is higher than the first predetermined height. The furniture system according to claim 8.

10. The auxiliary device includes a first attachment member and an extension member connected to the first attachment member, the auxiliary device is attached to the second portion of the connecting member via the first attachment member, and the hook is provided on the first attachment member. The furniture system according to claim 9.

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