Corner Cabinet Shelf Fitting With Full-Height Column Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fittings for kitchen corner cabinets restrict the placement of shelves to the lower part of the support column, limiting the optimal utilization of the cabinet's interior space due to the inability to adjust the vertical position of objects supported on the column.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable connector system, utilizing a separate height adjuster that can be easily decoupled from the support column without tools, allowing shelves to be securely positioned across a greater vertical range on the support column, thus optimizing the use of cabinet space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the support column is configured as a two-part telescopic structure, then the support column can be adjusted to various cabinet heights, but objects can be supported only on one part of the support column, limiting the vertical placement options
Solution Approach 1:
The support column is divided into a first support column part and a second support column part that can telescope relative to each other. The connector is separable into a first connector part attached to the first support column part and a second connector part attached to the second support column part, allowing independent positioning of objects on different sections of the support column.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector is designed to be height-adjustably supportable on the support column through a height adjuster mechanism, allowing the connector to be dynamically repositioned to different heights along the support column to optimize space utilization.
2Volume of stationary object
If shelves are supported only on the lower part of the support column, then the connector design is simplified, but the utilization of the cabinet interior space is suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is segmented into two separate parts that can be independently positioned on different sections of the support column, enabling shelf placement at multiple heights including upper areas that were previously inaccessible.
Solution Approach 2:
A height adjuster mechanism serves as an intermediary between the connector and the support column, enabling the connector to be positioned at various heights along the support column while maintaining a relatively simple connector design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the connector is made height-adjustable using a separate height adjuster, then objects can be positioned across a greater vertical range, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The height adjuster functionality is merged with the connector design, where the height adjuster and connector work together as an integrated system. The fastening means between the connector parts and support column parts are combined into a unified telescopic and locking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector system is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables height adjustment, and facilitates easy assembly and disassembly. The same connector mechanism can be used at different heights and with different shelf configurations.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fitting for furniture, in particular for kitchen corner cabinets (1) with an interior (2) which is accessible via a corner cabinet door (3), having a substantially vertical load-bearing column (5), which can be supported at a fixed location, for example, in the interior (2) of the furniture, and having a connector (8), which can be arranged on the load-bearing column (5) and is intended for retaining articles, such as a shelf (6) or the like, which are to be supported on the load-bearing column (5), wherein the connector (8) can be supported on the load-bearing column (5) such that it can be altered in height via a height adjuster (9).