EP0761138A1 - Sommier à lattes pour meubles de couchage - Google Patents

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EP0761138A1
EP0761138A1 EP95117458A EP95117458A EP0761138A1 EP 0761138 A1 EP0761138 A1 EP 0761138A1 EP 95117458 A EP95117458 A EP 95117458A EP 95117458 A EP95117458 A EP 95117458A EP 0761138 A1 EP0761138 A1 EP 0761138A1
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Kurt Bamert
Walter Schnellmann
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Bico AG
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type ; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/062Slat supports
    • A47C23/063Slat supports by elastic means, e.g. coil springs
    • A47C23/064Slat supports by elastic means, e.g. coil springs by elastomeric springs
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47CCHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/06Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using wooden springs, e.g. of slat type ; Slatted bed bases

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  • the present invention relates to a slatted frame which can be placed in a bed frame or designed as an independent couch bed with four feet, according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the resilient support body and the spring slats are arranged on the inside of the longitudinal frames of the frame.
  • the mattress lying on it, which extends to the outer edge of the longitudinal frames, is not resiliently supported in its edge regions.
  • the spring slats and the supporting bodies are pushed down more or less.
  • the longitudinal frames of the slatted frame then form more or less protruding hard areas. When going to bed and with slatted frames arranged side by side in the middle, these protruding areas are perceived as disturbing.
  • the central longitudinal beam of such a slatted frame must therefore be supported on at least two crossbeams, which are either provided with feet or fitted exactly to the support points in the respective bed frame must, which causes considerable assembly effort on site after the sale and largely impossible to use in another bed frame without a new adjustment by a specialist.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a slatted frame in which the mattress overlying is resiliently supported over its entire length up to the edges and which is nevertheless inserted into bed frames without adaptation and assembly effort without regard to the arrangement of the supports or with no additional trusses the usual four feet can be designed as a couch bed.
  • the invention solves this problem with a slatted frame which has the features listed in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • Advantageous designs of the slatted base according to the invention are listed in the dependent claims.
  • the inclination of the longitudinal frames of the slatted frame inwards creates space for attaching the support bodies for the spring slats to the outside of the longitudinal frames, without the support bodies reaching fully to the vertical of the lower outer edge of the longitudinal frames in the idle state or under load or even protrude above. On the one hand, this leads to a corresponding extension of the spring slats and to the resilient support of the mattress lying on it up to its edge. Thanks to the usual position of the lower edge of the longitudinal frames, such slatted frames can on the other hand be inserted into bed frames without adjustment and assembly work or can be designed with feet without additional trusses to form couch beds.
  • the current total height is not exceeded without weakening the slatted frame.
  • All spring slats also in the area of the movable headrest and a possible central zone reinforcement, lie on one level and leave the space underneath for arranging a bedding box or for unobstructed room cleaning.
  • the solution according to the invention also offers significant manufacturing advantages.
  • the frame of the slatted frame usually made of wood, can be finished in one operation without machining, in particular without supports and recesses on the inside of the longitudinal frames, after which in a further operation the supporting bodies, which in turn are made of hard plastic in the lower part and in the upper part Parts have been injection molded from rubber-elastic material, can be screwed onto the longitudinal frames from the outside with extensive automation.
  • the screws can be hidden behind a clipped cover plate. If it becomes necessary to replace a support body that has become defective, the user himself can lift off the cover plate and the screws can be loosened from the outside in a simple manner using a conventional screwdriver.
  • the fitting for the movable head part is attached to the inside of the longitudinal frames of the slatted frame and designed so that metal tabs can be inserted there, which encompass the longitudinal frame of the frame, without to be connected to it.
  • the supporting bodies are clipped directly onto the metal tabs provided with corresponding embossing and punching by means of the counterparts on their inner sides and can be provided with the same cover as the supporting bodies screwed onto the longitudinal frames.
  • the spring slats of the same length can also be used in this area and a uniform appearance is created over the entire length and width of the slatted frame.
  • two adjacent spring slats are supported with a support body.
  • a third narrower, possibly reinforced spring slat can be inserted into the support body and possibly connected to the adjacent spring slats.
  • Such third spring slats can be arranged in the unloaded state in the exact same plane as the other spring slats or slightly upwards or slightly downwards. In the former case they serve to lift the unloaded mattress from the other spring slats for better ventilation, in the other case they only take effect when the other spring slats are subjected to greater stress.
  • the embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3 consists of a support body 2 attached to the inwardly inclined longitudinal frame 1, in whose recesses 3, 4 in Fig. 3 two spring slats 5 are inserted. Another recess 6 is provided for receiving a third spring slat.
  • the support body consists in its lower part 2a of hard plastic and can be screwed through the two holes 7 onto the longitudinal frame 1.
  • the support body In its upper part 2 b, the support body is made of rubber-elastic material.
  • Ribs 9 are attached to the support body and counteract a displacement of the mattress lying thereon.
  • FIG. 4 shows a support body 2 with the screws 10 intended for attachment to the longitudinal frames and the counterparts 13 intended for clipping onto the metal tabs 12 on the support body, as well as the cover plate 14 which is the same for both types of attachment.
  • FIG. 5 shows the fitting 15 for the movable head part, which is attached to the inside of the longitudinal frames and in which metal tabs 12 are inserted, the punchings 16 of which enable the supporting bodies 2 to be clipped on by means of their counterparts 13.
  • the holes for the screws which are not used in this case are covered with the same plate 14 as in the case of the supporting bodies screwed onto the longitudinal frames.

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  • Mattresses And Other Support Structures For Chairs And Beds (AREA)
  • Chairs For Special Purposes, Such As Reclining Chairs (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)
EP95117458A 1995-08-24 1995-11-06 Sommier à lattes pour meubles de couchage Expired - Lifetime EP0761138B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (1)

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SI9530142T SI0761138T1 (en) 1995-08-24 1995-11-06 Slatted base for reclining furniture

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CH02414/95A CH688077A5 (de) 1995-08-24 1995-08-24 Lattenrost fuer Liegemoebel.
CH2414/95 1995-08-24

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EP0761138A1 true EP0761138A1 (fr) 1997-03-12
EP0761138B1 EP0761138B1 (fr) 1998-07-01

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DE (1) DE59502697D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK0761138T3 (fr)
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WO2001074199A1 (fr) 2000-04-03 2001-10-11 D.Li Florin Baeriswyl Sommier a lattes pour meubles de couchage
FR2847785A1 (fr) * 2002-12-03 2004-06-04 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Embout de suspension de latte avec cache agrafe
FR2885021A1 (fr) * 2005-04-27 2006-11-03 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Sa Embout de lattes tripode a debattement hautement stabilise

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DE29909705U1 (de) * 1999-06-04 2000-10-19 Recticel Internationale Bettsysteme GmbH, 59439 Holzwickede Bauelement für Bettrahmen, Unterbetten o.dgl.
USD458767S1 (en) 2000-10-13 2002-06-18 D. Li Florin Baeriswyl Slatted frame for beds

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EP0539644A1 (fr) 1991-10-28 1993-05-05 Matra AG Sommier à lattes
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EP0463916A1 (fr) 1990-06-27 1992-01-02 de Gelis, Alain Sommier de literie
EP0488968A1 (fr) * 1990-11-27 1992-06-03 STEMA S.a.s. di ZORZETTO Renato & C. Elément de fixation d'un plan de soutien, formé de ressorts ou une pluralité de lattes, à un cadre d'un siège de repos ou un lit-divan
EP0539644A1 (fr) 1991-10-28 1993-05-05 Matra AG Sommier à lattes
DE9413226U1 (de) * 1994-08-16 1994-12-22 Froli Kunststoffe Heinrich Fromme, 33758 Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock Kopfstück zum Halten von Latten

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WO2001074199A1 (fr) 2000-04-03 2001-10-11 D.Li Florin Baeriswyl Sommier a lattes pour meubles de couchage
FR2847785A1 (fr) * 2002-12-03 2004-06-04 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Embout de suspension de latte avec cache agrafe
EP1425997A2 (fr) 2002-12-03 2004-06-09 Tournadre SA Standard Gum Embout de suspension de latte avec cache agrafe
EP1425997A3 (fr) * 2002-12-03 2005-11-09 Tournadre SA Standard Gum Embout de suspension de latte avec cache agrafe
FR2885021A1 (fr) * 2005-04-27 2006-11-03 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Sa Embout de lattes tripode a debattement hautement stabilise
WO2006114553A3 (fr) * 2005-04-27 2006-12-14 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Embout de lattes tripode a debattement hautement stabilise
US7621004B2 (en) 2005-04-27 2009-11-24 Tournadre Sa Standard Gum Tripod slat end piece with a highly stabilised range of movement

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EP0761138B1 (fr) 1998-07-01
SI0761138T1 (en) 1998-12-31
DE59502697D1 (de) 1998-08-06
CH688077A5 (de) 1997-05-15
ATE167788T1 (de) 1998-07-15
DK0761138T3 (da) 1998-11-30

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