Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B77/00—Kitchen cabinets
  • A47B77/04—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts
  • A47B77/08—Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts ; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts for incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power; for incorporating apparatus for cooking, cooling, or laundry purposes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B97/00—Furniture or accessories for furniture, not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
  • A47B2200/008—Tables or desks having means for applying electronic or electric devices
  • A47B2200/0083—Cable or current inlet for drawer or shelf
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
  • A47B2220/00—General furniture construction, e.g. fittings
  • A47B2220/0075—Lighting
  • A47B2220/0077—Lighting for furniture, e.g. cupboards and racks
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F21—LIGHTING
  • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
  • F21V33/0004—Personal or domestic articles
  • F21V33/0012—Furniture
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
  • H01R13/02—Contact members
  • H01R13/22—Contacts for co-operating by abutting
  • H01R13/24—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted
  • H01R13/2407—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means
  • H01R13/2421—Contacts for co-operating by abutting resilient; resiliently-mounted characterized by the resilient means using coil springs
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
  • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
  • H01R25/142—Their counterparts
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
  • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
  • H01R25/147—Low voltage devices, i.e. safe to touch live conductors
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
  • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
  • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
  • H01R25/16—Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for counterparts
  • H01R25/161—Details
  • H01R25/162—Electrical connections between or with rails or bus-bars

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a piece of furniture, especially for kitchens, with a
• Furniture carcass and at least one electrical consumer which is provided on or in the furniture, and a fixed to the furniture body bar.
• the furniture comprises a strip with at least one electrical line, which can be connected to a bar of an adjacent piece of furniture in order to form an electrical network.
• individual pieces of furniture such as wall cabinets can be assembled so that a contactable power grid is already on the bar after installation.
• This power grid can then serve to supply lights, drives or other electrical consumers. It is not necessary to make the mechanical fixing of the furniture and then separated from laying cables.
• the bar is connected via connectors with a bar of an adjacent piece of furniture. This can be done tool-free installation of the furniture, which via connectors fertilize the electrical contact of the strips done.
• the strip can be arranged between two side walls of the furniture body, so just in the kitchen area adjacent wall cabinets, base cabinets or other furniture immediately after installation have a power grid.
• the bar can be connected to at least one contact strip.
• the contact strip may for example be arranged perpendicular to the strip, so that at different points of the furniture e- lectric contact is possible.
• the contact strip may have at least one conductor track for power distribution, which can be contacted from the outside. This allows the current to be tapped at the desired location.
• the strip may have a plug on one side and a socket fitting on the opposite side on the opposite side. It is also possible to connect two strips electrically connected to each other via a connecting element.
• the strip can have two lines for conducting current to produce an electric circuit.
• a line for data transmission is preferably also provided, so that electrical consumers can also be controlled, for example by means of a time circuit or a centrally arranged control, for example using a fieldbus system customary in automatic security technology.
• the contact strip may have several adjacent ones
• Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of a piece of furniture according to the invention.
• Figure 2 shows two furniture parts to be joined together;
• FIG. 3 shows a detailed view of the connection region of the two furniture parts according to a modified embodiment
• Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified embodiment of the connection area
• Figure 5 is a perspective view in the region of the contact strip
• Figures 6A and 6B are views of a modified connection on the contact strip
• Figures 7A-7E different perspective views of a modified embodiment of a piece of furniture according to the invention.
• a furniture body 1 comprises on a rear wall a strip 2, for example made of plastic or wood, on which electrical lines 4 are arranged in order to form a power network.
• the bar 2 can also be arranged freely, that is, without the back wall.
• the strip 2 has a plug 3 at one end and a socket 5 at the opposite side.
• the strip 2 is arranged horizontally and connected in a preferably central region with a contact strip 6 arranged perpendicular thereto.
• the contact strip 6 is provided with conductor tracks 13, which can be contacted from the outside to supply a consumer with electricity.
• three lines are provided, two lines are used for power supply and a voltage is applied to them and a line is formed as a data line for a controller.
• FIG 2 a possible installation situation is shown, wherein two adjacent furniture 1, for example, wall cabinets, are provided with a bar 2, which extend between two side walls 7 and 8.
• a plug 3 protrudes on the side wall 8.
• the furniture 1 can then be connected to other furniture parts.
• FIG 3 a modified connection design is shown, wherein two strips 2 are each provided with a socket 5.
• a connecting element is provided which can be inserted with a connecting section 11 into a first socket 5 and can be inserted with a second connecting section 12 into a second socket 5, so that the two strips 2 are electrically connected to one another.
• the plug 3 no longer has to project laterally on the side wall 8.
• FIG. 4 shows a further design for contacting a strip 2 ', in which a plug 3' is provided at the end.
• the plug 3 ' is via a lever
• FIG. 5 shows a section of the contact strip 6 which is connected to the surface
• Conductors 13 is provided, which can be contacted from the outside to make an electrical connection.
• a contact element 14 is provided, projecting on the contact elements 15, the end having a spring portion 16 which is pressed in each case on a conductor track 13.
• the contact element 14 can then be connected to an electrical consumer.
• the conductor tracks 13 can also be arranged in a groove in order to be better protected against contamination or damage. This groove may have undercuts, so that contact elements or consumers can be clipped directly.
• FIGS. 6A and 6B show a modified contacting of the contact strip 6 with the conductor tracks 13, which are connected via a contact element 14 'to form a power network.
• resilient Kon- Tact pins 15 'are provided which are biased by a spring 16 to the outside, wherein the spring 16 is supported on a shoulder 17 and a stop 18 in the contact element 14'.
• the contact pins 15 'in each case press on a conductor track 13 in order to permanently provide a connection between the conductor track and the contact pin 15'.
• FIGS. 7A-7G A further embodiment of a piece of furniture with a power distribution system according to the invention is shown in FIGS. 7A-7G, wherein a drawer 20 is provided which can be ejected or retracted, for example, via an electric drive, the drive being supplied by a power supply network consisting of a power supply Strip 22 and a contact strip 26 is formed.
• the strip 22 as well as the contact strip 26 can be fixed to the rear wall of a furniture body, the strip 22 extending between two side walls of the furniture body, or connected directly to the upper and lower walls of the body, if no rear wall is available.
• FIG. 7B shows a lateral detail of the strip 22, which on opposite sides respectively has a receptacle for mechanical connecting elements, such as nozzles, screws, etc., while in the middle a channel 28 is formed, on which electrical lines, printed circuit boards or other electrical connection elements are received.
• the electrical connection elements are, as in the previous embodiment, contacted in a central region by a contact strip 26, which then assumes the function of vertical power distribution within the furniture body.
• On the bar 12 is an undercut to
• the function of the contact strip 26 is the integration of the electrical conductors and the mechanical connection with electrical consumers that can be connected.
• the contact strip 26 also has a stabilizing function on the rear wall, if present.
• the contact strip 26 also takes on the rear-mounted consumer (eg a drive for a drawer).
• the contact strip 26 can be provided with lateral receptacle 23 for mechanical connecting elements, while in a central region individual electrical conductors 24 are arranged in isolation from one another, which serve either for power supply or for data transmission.
• Strip 22 and the contact strip 26 may also be of identical construction.
• the electrical contact between the bar 22 and the contact strip 26 can be made via connectors or individual plugs, the assembly of the strips 22 and the contact strip 26 on the furniture body 1 before the installation of the
• Furniture can be done at the customer.
• an electrical network is automatically provided which can then be contacted to connect electrical loads such as lights, drives, etc.
• electrical loads such as lights, drives, etc.
• further strips or contact strips within the furniture a power distribution, e.g. to achieve the front.
• FIGS. 7F and 7G the region of the connection of a strip 22 to a contact strip 26 is shown in detail.
• On the strip 22 printed conductors 30, 31 and 32 are provided. These are arranged offset relative to conductor tracks on the contact strip 26, so that it must be ensured that the conductor tracks 30, 31 and
• connecting element 33 connects the conductor track 30 with a conductor track 35
• the conductor track 31 is coupled to the connecting element 36
• the conductor track 32 is coupled to the connecting element 37.
• FIGS. 8A and 8B A further connection between a contact strip 26 and a strip 22 is shown schematically in FIGS. 8A and 8B, wherein, instead of the connecting elements 33, 36 and 37, an adapter 40 is provided which ensures that the individual conductor tracks 30, 31 and 32 is connected to a corresponding conductor track on the contact strip 26.
• the adapter has divergent strip conductors 41, 42 and 43 which are each connected to a conductor track 30, 31 and 32.
• the adapter 40 can be coupled to the contact strip 26 via a plug connection be. As a result, the assembly of the contact strip 26 on the bar 22 is easy to accomplish.

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