Nested Furniture Fitting Base Unit With Angled Contact Flange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing furniture movement devices, such as flap or top flap fittings, face challenges in achieving a space-saving and visually appealing arrangement while ensuring stability and comfort in operation, particularly for larger furniture flaps.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a base unit with a base plate and a contact flange oriented at an angle, allowing for a secure and stable connection to the furniture body, using a material recess that is recessed into the wall, and includes a pivot arm system with energy storage and damping mechanisms for smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the base unit is mounted on the inner side of the furniture carcass wall, then the device achieves a space-saving and visually appealing arrangement, but the mounting stability and connection strength are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The base unit is nested into a recess in the furniture carcass wall, with the base plate positioned within the recess depth. This allows the mounting device to be concealed within the wall thickness, achieving a space-saving and visually appealing appearance while maintaining structural integrity through proper nesting within the recess boundaries.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution transitions from surface mounting to three-dimensional recess mounting. By utilizing the depth dimension of the recess, the base unit is positioned within the wall rather than protruding from it, thereby achieving space savings while the recess structure provides the necessary mounting stability.
2Area of stationary object
If the base unit is completely recessed in the recessed area, then the visual appearance is improved and interior space is maximized, but the connection area for fasteners is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The recess structure is segmented into different functional zones: a deeper recess area for receiving the base plate and a shallower area for the mounting flange. This segmentation allows the base unit to be completely recessed for visual appeal while the flange portion remains accessible for fastener connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting flange acts as an intermediary element that bridges the recessed base plate and the external fastening system. The flange extends from the recessed area to provide accessible connection points for fasteners, enabling secure mounting while maintaining the recessed appearance of the main base unit.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the contact flange extends outwards at a distance from the base plate, then the mounting flexibility and connection options are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The contact flange is merged with the base plate as an integrated component, extending outward from the base plate edge. This integration provides multiple connection options and mounting flexibility while avoiding the complexity of separate, independently mounted flange components.
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AI summary
A device for moving a furniture part mounted on a furniture carcass is proposed, wherein guide means (13) of the device are provided with at least one pivot arm (14.1-14.9) for pivoting the furniture part, with which, when the device is mounted, the furniture part can be moved from a closed position to an open position of the furniture part relative to the furniture carcass and back, wherein the device has a base unit (12) with a base plate (19) on which the guide means (13) engage such that a pivot axis, about which the at least one pivot arm (14.1-14.9) can pivot, is transverse to a base plate plane spanned by the base plate (19).According to the invention, a wall section (27, 28) projecting towards the plane of the base plate is provided in the area of a base plate edge (25, 26), wherein a contact flange (29, 30) oriented at an angle to the wall section (27, 28) extends outwards along the wall section (27, 28) at a distance from the plane of the base plate, so that the contact flange (29, 30) is located above an area which lies outside the base plate edge (25, 26).