Retaining and adjusting device for displaceable parts of furniture

The present invention relates to a holding and adjusting device for a moving furniture member, particularly a furniture jump door (eg, a partial flap of an overhead cabinet) connected horizontally to a furniture body.<u style="single">To hold or adjust the position of the folding door with respect to the furniture body</u>Regarding the holding adjustment device. The device includes at least one actuating arm with a length adjustment feature that can be coupled to the furniture member.

The present invention further relates to furniture having a furniture body and a folding door. This jump door is A second mounted rotatably around a first rotating shaft provided horizontally to the cupboard cover of the furniture body. 1st jump door part and 1st jump door part that rotates around the 2nd rotation shaft provided horizontally to the 1st jump door part Including the second jump door part connected to the minute.

Further, the present invention also relates to a method of adjusting a length-adjustable operating arm, which is attached to a moving furniture member. It also relates to the method of setting the support point position of the kicked actuating arm.

To move moving furniture members, especially furniture jump doors as described above, so-called cover positioning The device is used. The cover positioning device includes the actuating arm and opens the furniture jump door from the closed state. It is rotated to a state. Normally, the cover positioning device is fixed to the side wall of the furniture body. Has a mounted body.

On the other hand, the operating arm extending from the mounting body is movable on the furniture jump door or a part thereof. It is connected by. Since the size of the furniture body and / or the furniture jump door varies depending on the furniture, Adjustable lever arm required to move the moving furniture member from its fully closed position to its fully open position The length of is also required to have an accommodation function. Attached doors of various sizes to various furniture body sizes Adjustable length actuating arms for kicking are well known.

<p> However, in the prior art, the adjustment is very difficult and takes a long time. Because the chief The adjustable actuating arm roughly adjusts the length at the time of installation, and opens and closes the furniture door many times to obtain the required length. This is because it is necessary to adjust to. This takes a lot of time and the best adjustment is Only possible by trained professionals.</p><p> Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide the best length adjustment of the actuating arm with high accuracy. It is the provision of the above-mentioned type of holding and adjusting device that can be simplified.</p>

<p> An object of the present invention is the length and / or operation of the actuating arm when the furniture member is in the closed state. This is achieved by allowing the position of the support point of the moving arm to be adjusted.</p><p> Adjustment of the actuating arm according to the present invention can be performed without the use of tools. Because preferably Is automatically adjusted by the movement of furniture members provided by the user during the closing operation of the furniture jump door. Is done. This saves the trouble of repeated adjustment and repeated opening and closing of furniture jump doors. furniture When the door is closed, the actuating arm is in the adjusted "default setting" state. To.</p><p> Advantageously, the actuating arm has at least two actuating arms, one of which is slid into the other. Has a member. These at least two actuating arm members actuate in an adjusted length. Friction engage with each other to pre-adjust the arms. Actuated arm by this frictional engagement Can vary in length, but when it reaches the default position it becomes the adjusted position.</p><p> Friction engagement is preferably provided by a spring element that pressurizes the inner wall of the actuating arm. To. The spring element can be provided, for example, in a plastic material with a high coefficient of friction. It is possible to use the loose friction engagement principle.</p><p> If the length of the actuating arm reaches the final closed position of the jump door and is set, the actuating arm is Access can be recovered by opening the jump door. In this case, the length of the actuating arm is final at the stop device It is desirable to be adjusted in a positive manner. Stop device pulls tension lever to provide quick fixation It is desirable to have.</p><p> In addition to the aforementioned modification or addition of the actuating arm, an improvement of the present invention is that the support point of the actuating arm can be adjusted by a fixing device installed on the moving furniture component. The actuating member of this fixing device can be actuated from the outside when the furniture part is closed. That is, the support position of the actuating arm attached to the furniture door can be changed and adjusted in advance.</p><p> The furniture of the present invention has a furniture body and a foldable jump door.</p><p> The foldable jump door is rotatable around the horizontal first rotating shaft provided on the cupboard cover of the furniture body. Rotates around the 1st jump door portion provided to and the horizontal 2nd rotation shaft provided to the 1st jump door portion. Including the second jump door part connected in the formula.</p><p> The furniture of the present invention further comprises the types of holding and adjusting devices described herein.</p><p> The method of adjusting the length adjusting actuating arm of the present invention includes the following steps.</p><p> The actuating arm is rotatably attached around the first rotating shaft of the furniture body, and the second moving furniture member The step of rotating around the moving shaft and the moving furniture member in the closed position, the operating arm Steps to change the length and The step of reopening the moving furniture member and the length-adjustable actuating arm with the furniture member closed. This is the step to finally adjust to the set length.</p><p> The method of the present invention for setting the support point position of the operating arm used for the moving furniture member is as follows. Includes steps.</p><p> The actuating arm is rotatably attached around the first rotating shaft of the furniture body, and the second moving furniture member The step of rotating around the moving shaft and the moving furniture member are closed and the moving furniture member is closed. The step of changing the support point position of the actuating arm and the step of reopening the moving furniture member, A step that finally adjusts the position of the support point of the operating arm set with the moving furniture member closed. It's up.</p>

Further details and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. ..

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional perspective view of furniture 1.

Furniture 1<u style="single">As an example of furniture itself</u>It has a side wall 2, a cupboard cover 3, and a drawer bottom 4. The moving furniture member 5 has a foldable jump door having two jump door portions 6 and 6', and the first jump door portion 6 is attached around the horizontal first rotation shaft 7. ing. The second jump door portion 6'is rotatably connected to the first jump door portion 6 around a horizontal second rotation shaft 7'. A hinge fitting 8 that provides two-dimensional or three-dimensional adjustment is provided for connecting the two hinged door portions 6 and 6'. The cover installation device 9 is fixed to the vertical side wall 2.

The cover installation device 9 is mounted on the mounting body 12 and the mounting body 12 in a rotary manner. Includes 10 and. Further description of the mounting body 12 is omitted because it is not essential to the present invention. Abbreviate. Such a mounting body 12 may be any device that can be used for the purposes of the present invention. Mounting body 12<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>The structure is such that a force can be applied to the operating arm 10 by a rotational moment so that 5 is held at each rotational position with respect to the furniture body. The actuating arm 10 can rotate around the first rotating shaft of the mounting body 12 and is via the fixture 11.<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>It is installed so that it can rotate around the second rotation axis of 5 (in this case, the lower jump door portion 6').

FIG. 2 illustrates the inner side surface of the side wall 2 of furniture 1.

The upper jump door part 6 of the moving furniture member 5<u style="single">,butterfly</u>It is attached to the underside of the cupboard cover 3 by the means of No. 13. The cover installation device 9 includes a mounting body 12 fixed to the side wall 2. A length-adjustable operating arm 10 is rotatably attached to the attachment body 12. When the size of the furniture body and / or the furniture jump door portion 6, 6'changes, the moving furniture member 5 is moved to the completely closed position together with the jump door portion 6, 6', and the jump door portion 6, 6'is the furniture. The length of the actuating arm 10 must also be varied so that it is flush with the front of the body. The actuating arm 10 has at least one actuating arm portion 10'. The operating arm portion 10'is rotatably connected to the jump door portion 6'by a rotating shaft 11'of the fixture 11, and can move with respect to the operating arm 10. Preferably, the actuating arm portion 10'is telescopically slid into the actuating arm 10. The actuating arm 10 and the portion 10'are connected so that the length can be preset and adjusted by frictional engagement, and can be finally fixed to each other by the tension lever 14 of the stop device 15 (not shown).

Figure 3 shows the two jump doors 6, 6'and the telescopic actuation arm at another stage of the adjustment process. Indicates the position of the actuating arm 10 with the 10'.

The length of the actuating arm 10 and the actuating arm part 10'is too short, so the two jump door parts 6, 6'does not close as intended and is not flush with the front of the furniture body. Jump door Parts 6 and 6'can be closed by hand pressure with respect to the area of hinge fitting 8. Therefore, the operation a The length of the operating arm part 10'is changed. This means that the actuating arm 10 This is possible by friction engagement connection with the actuating arm portion 10'. Preferably, the actuating arm 10 , The actuating arm portion 10'is substantially in the retracted position at the beginning of the adjustment process.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of furniture 1 at the next stage of the adjustment process.

<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>Both jump door portions 6 and 6'of 5 are in the closed position, and the actuating arm 10 and the actuating arm portion 10'are in different relative positions and are in a drawer state. Both jump doors 6 and 6'are almost flush with each other on the front of the furniture body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional side view of a piece of furniture having an actuating arm 10 that is too long and an actuating arm portion 10'. is there.

If the actuating arm 10 and actuating arm part 10'are initially too short or too long, two pieces The jump doors 6 and 6'are not exactly parallel to the furniture body. 2 jump doors 6 The unadjusted position of, 6'may be due to deformation of the entire system. Actuating arm 10, actuating a In order to shorten the part 10', the lower door part 6'in the area of the lower edge 16 is hinged. The area of the central rotation point in front of 8 is pulled outward by the other hand so that it is slightly separated from the furniture body. When moving, it is moved toward the furniture body in the opposite direction of the arrow. This is the operating arm part The length of the actuating arm 10 with 10'has been reduced, and the two parallel doors 6, 6'are furniture books. Can be aligned exactly with the body. The actuating arm 10 has been adjusted to the required length for the intended purpose of movement of the moving furniture member 5.<u style="single">In FIGS. 8a and 8b described later.</u>Friction connection provided<u style="single">Part 17</u>The length is adjusted and fixed in advance by the action of.

If the actuating arms 10, 10'are too short in the initial position<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>5 will be somewhat arched with respect to the furniture body. In this case, arched<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>By pressing 5 against the furniture body from the outside of the hinge bracket 8 area, the operating arms 10 and 10'become longer. Both jump door portions 6 and 6'can be provided in parallel to the furniture body in this way.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing furniture 1 in the next stage of the conditioning process.

<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>5 is in the open state again as shown in the figure, and the tension lever 14 which was always in the loose state before becomes accessible. The tension lever is part of the stop device 15 (not shown), and the length-adjustable actuating arms 10 and 10'by the tension lever are<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>It is finally fixed in a pre-fixed position during the closure of 5. The tension lever 14 is substantially flush with the outer regions of the actuating arms 10, 10'and effectively prevents the tension lever 14 from opening unexpectedly.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a furniture 1 having two jump door portions 6, 6'in a closed position. As described in 6, the actuating arm 10 is finally fixed by the tension lever 14. ing. The adjustment process up to final fixation consists of only one closing operation and one opening operation.

FIG. 8a shows one embodiment of the length-adjustable actuating arms 10, 10'. Figures 8b and 8 c shows the details of D1 and D2 in Fig. 8a, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 8b, FIG. 8a is integrally formed by the friction connecting portion 17 that opposes the movement of each other. The actuating arm 10 provided and its adjustable actuating arm portion 10'are shown.

The friction connecting portion 17 inside the operating arm 10 has a holding portion 18 and is a pressure spring. The spring element 19 in the form of the above is housed in the tubular hole portion. To spring element 19 Therefore, the applied pressure portion 20 is continuously pressurized against the inner side 21 of the operating arm 10. .. If a force exceeding the frictional force is applied, the operating arms 10 and 10'move, but the force is two. It is enough to pre-fix the actuating arms 10 and 10'of. Wedge ends for final fixation A stop device 15 is provided that includes an adjusting rod 22 formed on the shape tension element 23.

The adjustment rod 22 also shown in FIG. 8b moves to the left by the action of the tension lever 14. And pressure is provided through the wedge-shaped region of the tension portion 23 over the corresponding region of the clamp element 24. The clamp element 24 is pressed against the inner wall 21 of the actuating arm 10 to allow two movements. Stablely fix the lever 10.10'.

FIG. 8c shows D2 of FIG. 8a in detail, and the side of the actuating arm portion 10'is a furniture book. It is connected to a mounting body 12 that can be fixed to the body. Actuating the tension lever 14 Arm part 1 The eccentric portion 37 supporting the head 38 of the adjustment rod 22 is moved by acting on 0'. Eccentricity By moving the part 37, the adjustment rod 22 is also moved via the head 38, which is related to FIG. 8b. As explained above, the wedge-shaped tension portion 23 moves.

FIG. 9 shows an improved example of the present invention, in which the actuating arm 10, when the furniture member 5 is closed, 10'support point<u style="single">Of the connecting piece (28, Figure 16)</u>position<u style="single">(Hereinafter, the "support point position of the operating arms 10, 10'" specifically refers to the position of the connecting piece (28).)</u>Is adjustable. FIG. 9 shows a cross section of the side wall 2 of furniture 1 having the cupboard cover 3 and the cabinet base 4.

The moving furniture member 5 in the form of two furniture jump doors 6, 6'is fixed to the underside of the cupboard cover 3. It is attached to the hinge 13 that has been attached. The two furniture jump doors 6,6'are adjusted via the horizontal axis. They are connected to each other with hinge fittings 8 that provide a nodal flat or three-dimensional adjustment. Written The mounting body 12 of the cover installation device 9 to which the moving arms 10 and 10'are tightly connected is fixed to the side wall 2. Has been done. The operating arms 10, 10'are connected to the lower door portion 6', and the operating arm is operated. The support point positions of the units 10 and 10'are determined by the fixing device 26 attached to the lower door portion 6'. Since it can be fixed, the operating member 25 of the fixing device 26 can be fixed from the outside when the furniture member 5 is closed. Can be activated. The fixing device 26 provided at the support point position is preferably an actuating device. Provided if the length 10,10'is not adjustable, but depending on the size of the hinged door, furniture Already provided at the time of delivery. By adjusting the position of the support point, it can be used for various furniture. Can be done.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of furniture 1 shown in FIG. 9, and shows the support point positions of the operating arms 10, 10'. It shows another step in the pre-fixed adjustment process.

As shown in the figure, the support point position of the actuating arms 10, 10'is lower than that of the lower door portion 6'. Since it is in a tight state, both jump doors 6 and 6'cannot be flush with each other on the furniture body. Unless the actuating member 25 is clamped to the fixing device 26<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 can be adjusted perpendicularly to the jump door portion 6'in the fixing device 26. Because the actuating member 25 projects beyond the lower edge of the cabinet base 4,<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>It can be operated even when 5 is closed. If the actuating arms 10, 10'are too short, as shown in Figure 3, the double doors 6, 6'are in the hinge bracket 8 area.<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>If the pressure on 5 moves towards the closed position and the length of the actuating arms 10,10'cannot be adjusted,<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 slides upward with respect to the fixing device 26 and the jump door portion 6'.

FIG. 11 shows the positions of the double door portions 6 and 6', and the operating arms 10 and 10'are downward. It is too high for the jump door part 6'. As shown in Figure 5, actuating arms 10,10' If is too long, the lower jump door portion 6'(acting member 25 in this example) of the lower edge region will be an arrow. It is moved toward the furniture body in the opposite direction of the mark, and at the same time, the length of the jump doors 6 and 6'changes. Not with working arm 10,10'<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 is slightly pulled outward by the other hand to the area of the hinge fitting 8 so that the support portion 27 slides slightly downward with respect to the lower door portion 6'.

Figure 12 shows another step of adjustment process in which the support point positions of the actuating arms 10, 10'are pre-fixed. The two jump doors 6, 6'are flush with each other on the front of the furniture body. Vertically up By being pushed towards<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>The actuating member 25 can be actuated with 5 closed.

FIG. 13 shows the continuation of the process of adjusting the support point positions of the actuating arms 10, 10'. By pushing the actuating member 25 of the fixing device 26<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 is fixed in advance and is in the default setting state. The actuating member 25 is substantially in contact with the lower edge of the cabinet base 4.

Figure 14 shows the continuation of the adjustment process after the two jump doors 6, 6'are reopened. doing. By providing the actuating member 25 completely to the final position<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 is finally fixed. The length of the actuating arms 10, 10'obtained by adjusting the support points as described above allows the jump door portions 6, 6'to be provided at the intended opening and closing positions.

In FIG. 15, the actuating arms 10, 10'are rotatably connected.<u style="single">Move</u>The closed positions of the two jump door portions 6 and 6'having the fixed positions of the support portion 27 are shown. In the final fixed state, the operating member 25 of the fixing device 26 is pushed into the fixing device 26 and is not visible from the outside. The method of adjusting the support point position of the actuating arm 10,10'is when the length of the actuating arm 10,10' cannot be adjusted, or if necessary, when the length-adjustable actuating arm 10,10'is used. Available in either.

Figure 16 shows the adjustment and fixation of the support point positions of the actuating arms 10, 10'partially. It is a perspective view of the furniture 1 of FIGS. 9 to 15 including the solved detailed view D3. Cover installation device 9 Although not described in detail, it includes an attachment 9 fixed to the side wall 2 of the furniture 1. In addition, cover installation Device 9 is a connecting piece<u style="single">28</u>Of the fixing device 26 through<u style="single">Move</u>Includes actuating arms 10, 10'rotatably connected to the support 27. The fixing device 26 is attached to the back surface of the lower jump door portion 6', includes an actuating member 25 in the form of a movable lever, and when actuated.<u style="single">Move</u>Acts as a clamp for the support 27.

17a to 17e show the support of the actuating arms 10, 10'connected to the moving furniture member 5. It is a various detailed view of the fixing device 26 which adjusts and fixes a point position. Figure 17a shows the fixing device 2 6 is a perspective view, and FIG. 17b is a fixing with the cover frame 29 in a non-stressed state removed. Device 26 is shown, FIG. 17c shows a partially disassembled cover frame 2 under stress. A fixing device 26 including 9 is shown, and FIG. 17d shows the fixing device in the non-stressed state of FIG. 17b. FIG. 17e is a cross-sectional view of 26 CC axes, where FIG. 17e is the stressed fixing device of FIG. 17c. It is sectional drawing on the BB axis of 26.

Figure 17a shows<u style="single">Move</u>It is a perspective view of the fixing device 26 supported so that the support part 27 is vertically adjustable. Since only a small difference is adjusted, the adjustment path here is limited to a narrow area.

FIG. 17b is a front sectional view of the fixing device 26.<u style="single">Move</u>The support 27 has a vertical bar 34 (not shown) arranged between two clamps 32, 32'parallel to each other in the clamp mechanism.<u style="single">Move</u>The position of the support portion 27 can be fixed by a clamping mechanism in which the operating member 25 abuts on the two clamping tools 32 and 32'. Since the force of the spring element 31 acts on the two tooth profile clamps 32 and 32'toward the outside,<u style="single">Move</u>The vertical bar 34 of the support 27 is not clamped.<u style="single">Move</u>In this way, the support portion 27 is movably held at the position shown in FIG. 17 within a partial region of the tooth profile clamps 32, 32'. The tooth profile clamps 32, 32'have inclined regions 33, 33'in the lower region thereof. As the actuating member 25 moves upward, pressure is applied against the force of the spring element 31 through the tilted regions 33, 33', so that the two tooth profile clamps 32, 32'are pushed together and between them. Clamp the vertical bar 34 at.

FIG. 17c shows this stress position.

FIG. 17d is a cross-sectional view taken along the CC axis of FIG. 17b, with tooth profile clamps 32, 32'. Is a little far from the vertical bar 34.

FIG. 17e is a cross-sectional view taken along the BB axis of FIG. 17c, with tooth profile clamps 32, 32'. Clamps this by touching the vertical bar 34.

FIG. 18a is fixed by the actuating member 25<u style="single">Move</u>It is a perspective view which shows the fixing device 26 which has the support part 27.

FIG. 18b is an exploded view of the fixing device 26 having the cover frame 29, showing the cover flare. The mu has a vertical hole 36. In the assembled state<u style="single">Move</u>The support portion 27 protrudes through the hole 36.<u style="single">Move</u>A vertical bar 34 is provided on the back of the support 27 and is clamped by the tooth profile clamps 32, 32'. In the upper area<u style="single">Mobile furniture parts</u>Activating member 25 that is activated when 5 is closed<u style="single">Move</u>The clamps 32 and 32'are integrally held by the connecting portion 35 and screwed to the fixing frame 30 so that the supporting portion 27 can be fixed in a predetermined position.

The present invention is not limited to the examples described above, but includes all equivalents within the scope of the claims. To. The details of the positions such as upper, lower, and horizontal are the normal installation positions or the positions shown in the drawings. , If there is a change in position, it will naturally be moved to the new position. The holding and adjusting device of the present invention is foldable. Not limited to use with jump door 5, any furniture jump moved by actuating arms 10, 10' Includes door 5. In the adjustment process of length adjustable actuating arms 10, 10', the original The position is preferably in the retracted state. However, the adjustment lever arms 10 and 10'are extended. It may be returned from the position to the retracted position.

<figref num="1">It is sectional drawing of the furniture which has the holding adjustment device by this invention.</figref><figref num="2">It is sectional drawing of the furniture shown in FIG. 1 at the start of the adjustment process of the actuating arm.</figref><figref num="3">FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of furniture in a separate stage adjustment process of the actuating arm.</figref><figref num="4">It is sectional drawing of the furniture which had the jump door part in the parallel (parallel) state.</figref><figref num="5">It is a cross section showing furniture in a short state of the operating arm.</figref><figref num="6">It is sectional drawing which shows the furniture in the state which the tension lever is locked.</figref><figref num="7">FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing furniture in a closed position where the actuating arm is finally adjusted.</figref><figref num="8">8a-8c are cross-sectional views showing length-adjustable actuating arms at various stages according to an embodiment of the present invention.</figref><figref num="9">FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention provided with a fixing device for adjusting the support point position of the operating arm at the initial position.</figref><figref num="10">It is sectional drawing of the furniture which shows the support point position of the actuating arm in a low state.</figref><figref num="11">It is sectional drawing of the arrangement of FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 which shows the support point position of the operating arm in a high state.</figref><figref num="12">It is sectional drawing which shows the arrangement of FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 in which the jump door portion is in a parallel (parallel) state.</figref><figref num="13">FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another stage of the adjustment process after the state of FIG. 12 with the adjusted actuating member.</figref><figref num="14">FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another stage of the adjustment process showing the position of the support point of the finally adjusted actuating arm.</figref><figref num="15">It is sectional drawing of the furniture which shows the final adjusted support point position which the jump door part is closed.</figref><figref num="16">9 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the furniture of FIGS. 9 to 15 showing the details of the fixing device.</figref><figref num="17">17a-17e are various detailed views of the fixing device for adjusting the support point position.</figref><figref num="18">18a and 18b are perspective views and exploded views of the fixing device.</figref>