U.S. patent number RE38,836 [Application Number 10/286,569] was granted by the patent office on 2005-10-18 for cabinet system.
This patent grant is currently assigned to M3 Gesellschaft fur modulare Einrichtungsysteme mbH. Invention is credited to Helge Krause, Hans-Peter Welke.
United States Patent |
RE38,836 |
Krause , et al. |
October 18, 2005 |
Cabinet system
Abstract
A modular cabinet system is disclosed whereby a number of
modules can be combined to form a unique cabinet configuration.
Each module may be an accessory, such as a lamp or cable duct, or a
storage compartment. The storage compartment may be configured as a
square or rectangular box with one open side and side walls made of
a multiplex. Each side wall has at least one system hole and at
least one system thread positioned so that the holes and threads of
one module line up with the holes and threads of another module for
assembly. The pre-existing system holes and threads allow the
modules to be separated and combined repeatedly without damage.
Inventors: |
Krause; Helge (Prieros,
DE), Welke; Hans-Peter (Berlin, DE) |
Assignee: |
M3 Gesellschaft fur modulare
Einrichtungsysteme mbH (Waldstadt, DE)
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Family
ID: |
26061372 |
Appl.
No.: |
10/286,569 |
Filed: |
November 1, 2002 |
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274466 |
Mar 22, 1999 |
06267462 |
Jul 31, 2001 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Mar 20, 1998 [DE] |
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298 05 662 |
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Current U.S.
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312/111;
312/108 |
Current CPC
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A47B
87/007 (20130101); A47B 87/0276 (20130101) |
Current International
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A47B
87/00 (20060101); F16B 012/14 (); A47B
087/02 () |
Field of
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;312/107,108,109,107.5,111,257.1,351.1,351.3,138.1,326,329
;16/DIG.33 |
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Primary Examiner: Hansen; James O.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Norris McLaughlin & Marcus
PA
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A modular cabinet system comprising: a plurality of modules,
each module having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall,
and a second side wall, said walls of each module being permanently
fixed to each other and made of a multiplex material; each module
having dimensions chosen from one of the following: <a first
size having dimensions height (H), width (W) and depth (D), wherein
H, W and D are equal, a second size having dimensions H, 2*W and D,
a third size having dimensions 2*H, W and D; and a fourth size
having dimensions 2*H, 2*W and D each of said walls with a
dimension H or W having one system hole and each of said walls with
a dimension 2*H or 2*W having two spaced-apart system holes; and
said bottom wall further having four spaced-apart threaded
through-holes; said side and top walls being free of threaded
through-holes, said modules being positioned adjacent to one
another in a side-to-side or top-to-bottom orientation so that at
least one system hole of each module is axially aligned with at
least one system hole of an adjacent module; each of said modules
being secured to each adjacent module by fastening means through
said at least one axially aligned system hole.
2. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 wherein the modules can be
attached to another module at any of said walls of said module.
3. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 further comprising at
least one or a combination of attachable components comprising
cable ducts, lamps, bases, adjusting feet, rolling coasters,
acoustic rear walls, wardrobe bars, slanting compartment bottom
plates, screens, high desk tops, or cover panels wherein each of
said components have system holes positioned so that said system
holes of said components are axially aligned with the system holes
of said modules for securing said components to said modules.
4. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 wherein the threaded
through-holes further comprise riveted bushings.
5. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 wherein the walls are
mitred at their edges and joined together by angular dowels.
6. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 further comprising a table
board having a sandwich board with an upper plate and a lower plate
bonded by an adhesive, whereby said lower plate has holes and
matching head millings arranged and constructed so that standard
push-in bushings may be driven into said holes of said lower plate,
said table board being positioned on the top wall of one of said
modules so that at least one system hole of said top wall is
axially aligned with at least one bushing of said lower plate, said
table board secured to said top wall of said module by fastening
means through said at least one axially aligned system hole and
bushing.
7. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 wherein the module further
comprises a plurality of horizontal rows of small holes drilled
partly into at least two opposing walls and at least one door stop
fixed to one of said opposing walls, whereby said plurality of
horizontal rows correspond to variable positioning of said door
stops to accommodate doors of different thicknesses.
8. The modular cabinet system of claim 7 wherein said door stops
further comprise a rubber piece having a plurality of passage
holes.
9. The modular cabinet system of claim 1 further comprising a
footpiece having a base plate, a number of system holes for fixing
said footpiece onto said threaded through-holes, and two
independently adjustable feet positioned axially offset from said
system holes whereby said footpiece is adjustable to achieve
varying heights.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein D is approximately 350 mm.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein each system hole is located at a
distance 1/2D from a front edge of a module, and 1/2D from at least
one side edge of a module.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein said modules are of at least two
different sizes.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein each system hole is a distance
1/2 H or 1/2 W from a nearest longitudinal edge of a wall on which
said hole resides.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cabinet system comprising
combinable components for forming variants for universal usage,
more particularly for various office room forms such as cell,
group, or combined offices.
The known cabinet systems consisting of combinable components
comprise a multiplicity of components which have several width and
height dimensions within a defined modular pattern to be assembled
to form the cabinet systems desired. In these systems, upper and
lower cabinets, sideboards, highboards and the like are defined as
such and can only be used and/or assembled in accordance with this
distinct function. Very often, the single parts can only be
combined after drilling additional holes directly into the
furniture board. Disassembling or reassembling of the combined
parts is possible only in a limited way and often damages the
surface visibly and permanently. It is an objective of the present
invention to provide a cabinet system which avoids the
disadvantages of the known prior art and which ensures that a
multiplicity of variants may be formed using only a small number of
different components not being restricted to one function only,
wherein these variants may be adapted as often as desired to match
changing office room forms or office requirements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The particular advantages of the arrangement of system holes and
system threads in the carcass surfaces of components differing only
in their width and height, according to the present invention, lie
in the fact that it is possible to arrange the components to form
variants as often as desired without further drilling, doweling,
screwing into the carcass surfaces, covering of holes and the like,
it is possible to expand a basic arrangement in upward, downward,
left or right directions as desired and even to use the components
in a position rotated around their own axes, a precisely matching
and unrestricted joining of the system components is ensured.
The system holes according to the present invention used to join
the components by joining screws and sleeve nuts are unambiguously
determined as regards their position and number on the carcass
sides. Also, the number and position of the system threads in one
of the carcass sides are precisely determined.
The components are manufactured of a compact board consisting of
multiplex, having a thickness of 12.0 mm for example, as support
material being coated on both surface sides with HPL at a thickness
of, for example, 0.8 mm. The seven-fold lengthwise and transverse
bonding of the single veneer sheets of the multiplex ensures
excellent stability of the carcasses. Moreover, this counteracts to
the inclination of the wood to deform due to humidity changes.
All carcass parts are produced using a CNC machine. In this manner,
tolerances of .+-.0.2 mm are achieved for the system holes, system
threads, hole rows, the three-hole configuration for the door stops
as well as all millings, etc. The carcass parts are designed to
divert the tolerances of the support material and the coating to
the inside. As regards the outer dimensions, only negative
tolerances up to a maximum of 0.4 mm are permitted.
Surprisingly, it has been found that the use of multiplex material
and the limitation to certain outer dimensions of the components
assembled in the aforementioned way makes possible the observation
of tolerance chains which otherwise are only possible in steel
construction work and had never been achieved hitherto in wood
furniture production and which provide a precondition for the
modular system according to the present invention.
The carcass parts are appropriately cut mitred (45.degree.) and
pressed to form a carcass using angle dowels commercially
available. Due to the relatively thin compact board and the
tolerances to be observed, this work requires utmost precision.
The system hole having a diameter of 10.0 mm, for example, is of
decisive importance. All joints occurring during the assembly as
well as the inclusion of additional parts such as cover panels,
screens, wardrobe bars, lamps, bases, cable ducts, CPU stands,
drawing roll stands, support angles, steel handles for component
joining, sliding aids, inter-component connectors and
component-screen connectors are made possible by means of the
system holes.
The system threads are produced using riveted bushings which are
generally inserted into the bottom of the carcasses to accommodate
footpieces or bases. The height of the bases as well as the
footpieces may be adjusted by pushing an Allan key through the
system threads.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be explained in more detail with
reference to a drawing of an example embodiment of a cabinet
system.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective front view of the first system
components,
FIG. 2 shows a perspective front view of the second system
components,
FIG. 3 shows a perspective front view of the third system
components,
FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of a cabinet system comprising
additional elements,
FIG. 5 illustrates the forming of variants in the component
according to FIG. 1,
FIG. 6 illustrates the forming of variants in the component
according to FIG. 2 in horizontal position,
FIG. 7 illustrates the forming of variants in the component
according to FIG. 2 in vertical position,
FIG. 8 illustrates the forming of variants in the component
according to FIG. 3,
FIG. 9 shows the hole rows in a perspective view of the component
according to FIG. 1,
FIG. 10 shows the hole rows in a perspective view of the component
according to FIG. 2,
FIG. 11 shows the hole rows in a perspective view of the component
according to FIG. 3,
FIG. 12 shows a footpiece for the cabinet system,
FIG. 13 shows cover panels for the components,
FIG. 14 shows a screen to be joined to the components,
FIG. 15 shows a front view of an additional means for wardrobe
support,
FIG. 16 shows a side view of an additional means for wardrobe
support,
FIG. 17 shows a roller coaster footpiece,
FIG. 18 shows an acoustic rear panel,
FIG. 19 shows a high desk placeable on the components,
FIG. 20 shows a door stop,
FIG. 21 shows a base for the cabinet system,
FIG. 22 shows a sectional view of a table plate joinable with the
components,
FIG. 23 shows a CPU stand,
FIG. 24 shows a drawing roll stand,
FIG. 25 shows a support angle,
FIG. 26 shows a shelf angle,
FIG. 27 shows a handle for component joining,
FIG. 28 shows a steel rear wall,
FIG. 29 shows a screen connector,
FIG. 30 shows a sliding aid for components mounted on coasters,
and
FIG. 31 through 36 show basic modules of desk plates.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The cabinet system is formed of three different components 1, 2,
and 3. In accordance with the illustrations shown in FIGS. 1
through 3, the cabinet system has three different carcass width W
and height H dimensions having an equal depth D of, for example,
350 mm.
The dimensions of component 1 according to FIG. 1 are
W1.times.H1.times.D=350 mm .times.350 mm.times.350 mm, of component
2 according to FIG. 2 W2.times.H2.times.D=700 mm.times.350
mm.times.350 mm, and of component 3 according to FIG. 3
W3.times.H3.times.D=700 mm.times.700 mm.times.350 mm.
Due to these basic dimensions and appropriate additional elements
and due to the system holes 4 very precisely defined as to their
position and number and the system threads 5 also very precisely
defined as to their position and number, it is possible for the
first time to furnish frequently changing office room forms or to
meet changing office requirements as desired without further
drilling, doweling, or screwing into the carcass walls.
The rear walls 6, 7, and 8 are formed as rear walls fixed in
grooves.
In accordance with the illustration shown in FIG. 1, each carcass
side of component 1 is provided with one system hole 4, i.e. a
total of four system holes, while the carcass side forming the
bottom side of the carcass is provided with four system threads 5.
The system thread 5 is a metallic internal thread fitted in a
hole.
In accordance with the illustration shown in FIG. 2, each carcass
side of component 2 is provided with two system holes 4, i.e. a
total of eight system holes, while the carcass side forming the
bottom side of the carcass is provided with four system threads
5.
The unified depth T of 350 mm of the components 1, 2, and 3 uses
the available space very economically due to the standardized
dimensions of office means such as ring binders if used in cell
offices complying with DIN 4543. An extremely large accommodation
space and an economic utilization of the available area is
achieved. Optimum accessibility is ensured by the optimized height.
Six ring binder heights require a cabinet height of only 2.10 m,
eight ring binder heights a cabinet height of only 2.80 m. Using
basic accessories, this arrangement can be further joined to other
components in 30 upward, downward, left and right directions as
desired using the system holes 4.
When used in a group office, four ring binder heights are achieved
at a cabinet height of 1.40 m so that each building authority will
approve this arrangement as a group solution. The arrangement of
the components 1, 2, and 3 divides the room an can be rotated
relative to the working desks as desired.
When used in a combined office, the advantages of the
aforementioned office types are combined in an ideal manner.
The support material of the carcass walls is multiplex provided
with a coating 10 made of HPL as coating material. The rear walls
6, 7, 8 may for instance be coated with melamine resin.
FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of an example arrangement of a
cabinet system comprising two components 2 according to FIG. 2 and
one component 3 according to FIG. 3 in connection with additional
elements such as a lamp 19, cable ducts 21, 22, 24, 25, footpieces
20 for lamp 19, and steel compartment bottom plates 15 and 16. The
additional elements and the components 2 and 3 are joined together
via the system holes 4 using short connecting screws 13 with sleeve
nuts 11. Unused system holes 4 may be covered by cover screws 12
and sleeve nuts 11. The cable ducts 21, 22, 24, 25 are joined with
the components 2, 3 via the system holes 4 using the long
connecting screws 23. Footpieces 20 are used in a known manner to
ensure the distances required. The same applies to compartment
bottom supports 17 for supporting the steel compartment bottom
plates 15 and 16.
If required, height adjustment screws 15 are screwed into the
system threads 5 of the carcass wall forming the bottom plate, or
coasters 57 are inserted into the system threads 5 to provide a
movable unit.
The FIGS. 5 through 8 show different variants of arranging the
components 1, 2, 3 according to FIGS. 1 through 3, said variants
being characterized in that within the carcass dimensions W1/H1/D
or W2/H2/D or W3/H3/D drawer modules 28, 29, steel compartment
bottom plates 15 (as mail distribution system or shelf
arrangement), a paired revolving door 30 or a blind 32, 35, 38 are
arranged.
The blind cabinets are provided with milled guidance rails made of
plastic material having narrow radiuses for optimum utilization of
the inner spaces of the carcass and with an additional separating
wall as sight blind and for accommodating hole rows 41 for
inserting the shorter blind steel compartment bottom plates 40. The
system holes 4 located behind the separating wall are equipped with
threaded bushings for joining purposes. All blind cabinets are
lockable.
The door handles 61 for all revolving doors 26, 33 and/or paired
revolving doors 30, 36 and revolving glass doors 37 and/or paired
revolving glass doors 31, 37 as well as the drawer modules 28, 29
are specifically designed to match the cabinet system. As regards
the keys for the blind cabinet locks, the heads are cut off, the
keys are bonded into the handles and used as key handles 62.
At the end of a carcass chain, the system holes 4 facing outward
are covered by cover screws 12. As the compact plate of which the
carcasses are made has a thickness of, for example, 13.6 mm and
such thin material has hardly been used in furniture production up
to now, a cover screw is not a standard part but must be
specifically manufactured.
The lamp 19 must also be specifically manufactured to match the
cabinet system and may be provided with HQI or fluorescent tubes.
The footpieces of the lamp 19 are arranged at a distance of 350 mm
in order to be exactly screwed into two system holes 4. The
footpieces 20 maintain the distance of the cable ducts 21, 24 so
that the lamp 19 is supported by the components 1, 2, 3 and not a
cable duct 21, 24. The power supply is provided via the respective
cable channel 21, 22, 24, 25.
FIGS. 9 through 11 show the hole rows 41 and the three-hole
arrangement 70 for the door stops. The hole rows 41 having a hole
diameter of approx. 3.0 mm serve to support steel compartment
bottom plates 15, 16, 40 or slanting compartment bottom plates 39
and hinge plates. Their dimensions and distances are adapted to
match inner doors and the measure chains of the carcasses of the
components 1, 2, 3. Thus, a component 1 may hold up to four steel
compartment bottom plates 15, a component 2 up to four steel
compartment bottom plates 16 horizontally and up to nine steel
compartment bottom plates 15 vertically, a component 3 up to nine
steel compartment bottom plates 16 or up to four slanting
compartment bottom plates 39 using a compartment bottom plate
support 17. The holes in the hole rows 41 are arranged so that
hinge plates for wooden as well as glass doors may be fixed onto
the carcasses. The components 1 and 2, vertical, allow without any
problems to have the revolving doors 26, 33 or the revolving glass
door 27 stop at the left or the right side. Even a later exchange
of the stop direction is possible without damaging the carcass. As
regards carcasses without rear walls (open), a revolving door 26,
33 or paired revolving doors 30, 36 made of wood and revolving
glass doors 27 or paired revolving glass doors 31, 37 may be fixed
without limitations opposite the front doors.
Drawer modules 28, 29 are also fixed using the hole rows 41.
The three-hole arrangement 70 for the door stops is designed so
that one door stop may be used with the inner revolving doors 26,
33 or paired revolving doors 30, 36 as well as revolving glass
doors 27 or paired revolving glass doors 31, 37 irrespective of the
different door thicknesses. In such cases, the two front holes are
used for glass door stops and the two rear holes for wooden door
stops. The door stop 60 consists of solid rubber and is designed
for use in the three-hole arrangement 70. It is dimensioned so that
it hardly becomes an obstacle when, for example, ring binders are
put into the carcass.
FIG. 12 shows a footpiece for the components 1, 2, 3 which is
formed as a so-called reversible footpiece 42. The reversible
footpiece 42 serves to provide a distance between the floor and the
furniture system. It has the same system height as a base 69 or a
coaster roller 57. It comprises a steel base plate 43, two passage
holes 44 having a diameter of approx. 10.0 mm for mounting the
reversible footpiece 42 on the system threads 5, and two adjusting
feet 45 the height of which can be adjusted by means of stationary
thread bolts. As the feet 45 are not arranged on the same axis as
the passage holes 44, the reversible footpiece 42 can be mounted in
one of two different positions. Either the adjusting feet 45 are
positioned at the outer carcass edge (if a carcass stands
separately or as the last piece in a chain), or they are turned to
the inside. Thus, it is prevented within a chain that two adjusting
feet 45 are positioned directly side by side.
The adjusting feet 45 may also be screwed directly into the system
threads 5. They serve to adjust the height if no roller coasters
57, bases 69 or reversible feet 42 are mounted beneath the
carcasses. They are provided with a hexagon plastic foot and a
hexagon socket at their ends. As in case of the adjusting feet 45
being completely screwed in, the bolt must not be screwed through
the system thread 5, only a height compensation of approx. 10 mm
maximum is possible. This also applies to the screw-in bolt of the
inserted roller coasters 57 made of plastic material.
The components 1, 2, 3 may be covered by cover panels 48 or glass
cover plates 46 as shown in FIG. 13. The cover panels 48 may
consist of a wide variety of materials (lacquered, veneered,
melamine resin coated cover panels as well as mineral and glass
cover plates 46). Cover panels made of any material except glass
are provided with bond-in bushings 49 at the appropriate positions.
As the holes for the bushings do not penetrate the panels, the
surfaces of the cover panels 48 are not damaged. As regards the
glass cover plates 46, screws 47 are bonded to the bottom side so
that the fit exactly into the system holes 4 to be screwed tight
from the inside using the sleeve nuts 11.
FIG. 14 shows as an additional element a screen 50 which is joined
with the system holes 4 via a connecting thread 51 and which may be
provided with adjusting feet 45 by means of foot threads 52.
In the remaining figures, further additional elements are shown
which may be joined with the components 1, 2, 3 via the system
holes 4 and/or system threads 5.
FIGS. 15 and 16 show an arrangement for suspending wardrobe pieces,
comprising a steel base plate 54 having two passing holes 55 having
a diameter of, for example, 10 mm and being spaced from each other
at a distance of 350 mm to be fixed in two system holes 4 or in two
bond-in bushings 49 of a cover panel 48 or a glass cover plate 46
and a curved round steel bar 56 across the carcass front for
suspending coat hangers.
FIG. 17 shows the coaster rollers 57 mentioned earlier while FIG.
18 shows an acoustic rear wall 58.
FIG. 19 shows a detachable high desk top 59 to be screwed into the
system holes 4.
The door stop 60 mentioned earlier is shown in FIG. 20 while FIG.
21 shows a front view of the base 69 mentioned earlier.
FIG. 22 shows a sandwich board 80 which may be used as a table
board. It comprises an upper plate 63 without holes and a lower
plate 64 provided with holes 66 and matching head millings 67. The
holes 66 and the head millings 67 are formed so that standard
push-in bushings 68 may be driven in. After bonding the upper plate
63 with the lower plate 64 by an adhesive layer 65 the push-in
bushings 68 gain such stability that all necessary functions below
the table may be performed, such as fixing legs in a wide variety
of positions, joining with system carcasses, fixing a notch
structure, plate connectors, cable ducts 21, 22, 24, 25, CPU stands
71, waste-paper baskets, keyboard drawer plates, a third level,
etc. Beside the standard positioning of a multiplicity of push-in
bushings 68 on the lower plate 64 allowing joining with the system
carcasses via the system holes 4 at the matrix distances as well as
with footpieces or usual additional elements, this system of course
always allows a fast response to changes or individual customer's
wishes. In such cases, the lower plate 64 may be provided from the
beginning with the required holes using the CNC processing machine
and with the push-in bushings 68 which are necessary to position
the additional elements desired by the customer at their proper
places. Any commercially available material may be used as plate
material.
A CPU stand 71 as shown in FIG. 23 is an angled piece of sheet
metal having, for example, a width of 250 mm and being provided
with 2.times.2 passage holes spaced at a distance of 350 mm for
being fixed in two system holes 4 on the one leg and with two long
holes having a width of 7.0 mm on the other. Thus, the CPU stand 71
may also be turned and used as plate support.
FIG. 24 shows a drawing roll support 72. The drawing roll support
72 is also made of sheet metal and fixed in two system holes 4
using appropriate holes. It may hold, for example, six drawing
rolls.
The supporting angle 73 according to FIG. 25 is provided on one leg
with a passage hole having a diameter of approx. 10.0 mm spaced
from the angle point at a distance of, for example, 350 mm and an
adjacent long hole. The other leg is provided with two countersunk
holes for 5.0 mm countersunk screws. The supporting angle 73 has
several functions such as acting as tilt prevention in high
configurations (2.10 m or higher), in connection with a shelf angle
74 for securing carcasses mounted to a wall as shelf, for fixing
bag stacker plates on screens 50, or as plate support.
The shelf angle 74 is shown in FIG. 26. It consists of a standard
angle profile with countersunk holes for wall mounting. The
components 1, 2, 3 are simply placed onto the angle and then
secured against tilting by a supporting angle 73.
The steel handle 75 shown in FIG. 27 may be used to join two
components 1, 2, 3 in a front-to-front manner and to move them
safely and space-saving using the roller coasters 57. The steel
handle 75 is a standard handle with the distance between the two
threads being modified to the system measure of 350 mm.
A steel rear wall 76 for the components 1, 2, 3 as shown in FIG. 28
is made of a square perforated sheet metal plate which is edged at
a projection of, for example, 150 mm. Such wall may be provided
with a passage for a cable duct. These rear walls may be variably
used in open carcasses and be fixed with screws in the hole row 41.
This makes it possible to accommodate even deeper devices such as
monitors, printers or CPVs in the carcasses.
The component-screen connectors 77 according to FIG. 29 consist of
U-shaped angled sheet metal provided with holes for fixing them
onto the system holes 4 plus two steel cylinders having interior
threads onto which a screen 50 may be centrically screwed.
The sliding aid 78 according to FIG. 30 is a sheet metal having two
holes for fixing it onto the system holes 4 and an extension at a
45.degree. angle being provided with an end hole for being joined
with a round wooden handle. Two sliding aids 78 and a handle are
needed for constructing an office caddy.
The component connector 79 according to FIG. 31 consists of a sheet
metal having two holes at the system distance of 350 mm. It serves
to join two components 1, 2, 3 via the system holes 4 being
arranged at one level and as anti-torsion element.
The table system as part of the furniture system comprises five
basic modules shown in FIGS. 32 through 36: the two desk boards 81,
82 having different widths, for example 2.10 m and 1.70 m, and the
three side desk boards 83, 84 and 85 dimensioned at, for example,
0.7 m.times.0.7 m, having a face 84 or an arc 85. The structure of
the boards is basically the same. The desk boards consist of a
sandwich board 80 as has been explained earlier.
The system allows later and frequent changes between the office
room forms and also adapts to combined room systems, business
clubs, team or project bureaus and the 30 like. The cabinet system
is also suitable for designing reception areas, technical equipment
housings, archives, pyramids, suspended systems, towers, counters,
passages, room dividers, media facilities and many more.
The system holes 4 and the system threads 5 allow a precisely
fitting and unrestricted combination of the components 1, 2, 3 with
each other and with additional elements. A high precision level of
all dimensions is required and achieved.
In the cabinet system, it is possible among other things
to fix cable ducts 21, 22, 24, 25 vertically or horizontally for
interior or exterior angles,
to place the components as desired on height adjustment screws 14
with the adjustment elements positioned inside the cabinet, on
bases or footpieces,
to place lamps 19,
to fix acoustic rear walls 58, pinboards and magnetic walls,
to fix wardrobe bars and hooks,
to join it with high desk tops 59,
to join it with screens 50 (even or curved),
to fix separating or cover panels 46, 48 as desired,
to insert slanting compartment bottom plates 39,
to fix separating and end blinds and duplications of different
sizes to lead or cover cables of any kind and/or to respond to the
building conditions.
In particular, easy disassembly and any modifications of all
properties as desired are possible without damaging or altering the
system.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described
herein. It is of course possible to implement further example
embodiments by combining the features without exceeding the scope
of this invention.
Reference List 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 4 System hole 5
System thread 6 Rear wall 7 Rear wall 8 Rear wall 9 Support
material 10 Coating 11 Sleeve nuts 12 Cover screw 13 Short
connecting screw 14 Height adjustment screw 15 Steel compartment
bottom plate 16 Steel compartment bottom plate 17 Compartment
bottom plate support 18 Miter cut 19 Lamp 20 Footpiece 21 Cable
duct 22 Cable duct 23 Long connecting screw 24 Cable duct 25 Cable
duct 26 Revolving door 27 Revolving glass door 28 Drawer module 29
Drawer module 30 Paired revolving door 31 Paired revolving glass
door 32 Blind 33 Revolving door 34 Hinged door 35 Blind 36 Paired
revolving door 37 Paired revolving glass door 38 Blind 39 Slanting
compartment bottom plate 40 Blind steel compartment bottom plate 41
Hole row 42 Reversible footpiece 43 Steel base plate 44 Passage
hole 45 Adjusting foot 46 Glass cover plate 47 Screw 48 Cover panel
49 Bond-in bushing 50 Screen 51 Connecting thread 52 Footpiece
thread 53 System coat hanger 54 Steel bottom plate 55 Passage hole
56 Round steel bar 57 Roller coaster 58 Acoustic rear wall 59 High
desk top 60 Door stop 61 Handle 62 Key handle 63 Upper plate 64
Lower plate 65 Adhesive layer 66 Hole 67 Head milling 68 Push-in
bushing 69 Base 70 Three-hole arrangement 71 CPU stand 72 Drawing
roll support 73 Supporting angle 74 Shelf angle 75 Steel handle 76
Steel rear walls 77 Component-screen connector 78 Sliding aid 79
Component connector 80 Sandwich board 81 Desk board 82 Desk board
83 Side desk board 84 Side desk board 85 Side desk board D Depth
H1, H2, H3 Height B1, B2, B3 Width
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