EP4358794B1 - Supporting device for furniture - Google Patents
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- EP4358794B1 EP4358794B1 EP22744299.3A EP22744299A EP4358794B1 EP 4358794 B1 EP4358794 B1 EP 4358794B1 EP 22744299 A EP22744299 A EP 22744299A EP 4358794 B1 EP4358794 B1 EP 4358794B1
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- 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
- A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
- A47B91/02—Adjustable feet
- A47B91/022—Adjustable feet using screw means
- A47B91/024—Foot attached to a rotating bolt supported in an internal thread
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- the present invention relates to a supporting device for furniture, such as in particular a support foot adapted to be associated with a panel forming the side of the piece of furniture to adjust the vertical position thereof with respect to an essentially horizontal support surface, such as the floor.
- Support feet adapted to adjust the vertical position of a piece of furniture arranged on a support surface with the aim of compensating possible unevenness of the latter are well known on the market.
- they generally comprise two members, inserted one into the other, which - due to an adjustment mechanism - which can be actuated using an appropriate operating tool, can slide axially with respect to each other; the mutual movement between these two members allows to adjust the piece of furniture height-wise.
- one of said members is integrally joined to the support surface, while the other is adapted to be engaged with a part of the piece of furniture, generally a side and/or a bottom panel, to which it is constrained through appropriate fixing means.
- Constraining a supporting device of the type described above to the side of a piece of furniture usually requires approaching the device to the internal surface of the side, in proximity of the lower edge, then reaching the desired mounting position possibly by using reference means.
- the reference means are formed by pins protruding from the supporting device and adapted to be inserted into appropriate housing seats provided on the side of the piece of furniture.
- such solution envisages previously providing said housing seats on the panel, an operation which further requires particular precision.
- references means are formed by reference teeth, protruding from one or more support flanges adapted to be inserted beneath the side to improve the capacity thereof, are known.
- the known reference teeth lie on a plane essentially vertical and parallel to the internal surface of the side and they are configured to be pressure-fitted into the thickness of the panel, by introducing them at the lower head edge thereof.
- An example of a supporting device of this type is disclosed in KR870001861 Y1 .
- the main task of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the prior art, providing a supporting device for furniture which can be pre-mounted on the panel forming the side of the piece of furniture before possibly stably fixing, but without damaging it and without requiring additional operations on the panel.
- an object of the present invention is to obtain a supporting device for furniture that is robust and functional, further allowing to adjust the vertical position of the furniture in a simple and immediate manner.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an adjustable supporting device for pieces of furniture that is simple and cost-effective to produce, using the usual known machines and processes.
- said supporting device 1 is of the adjustable type, that is it allows to adjust the position of the side F, and therefore of the piece of furniture, along an adjusting axis Y-Y substantially perpendicular with respect to said support surface.
- said device 1 comprises a mounting element 2 which can be constrained to an internal surface F1 of the side F of the piece of furniture, preferably in proximity of a lower edge thereof in use adjacent to the floor, using fixing means 13.
- Said mounting element 2 is provided with a central body 20 defining a through seat that is internally threaded and extending along said adjusting axis Y-Y, essentially vertical in use, adapted to be engaged by an adjusting means 3 provided with a threaded rod 31 which rests with an end on said support surface and it is adapted to be axially rotatably operated to adjust the position of said side F with respect to the support surface.
- said adjusting means 3 has, at the first end of said threaded rod 31, substantially facing - in use - toward the support surface, a support base 4 configured so as to expand the surface area of the supporting device 1 on the support surface as much as possible and therefore optimally discharge the weight of the piece of furniture.
- said supporting device 1 further comprises reference means 8 having the purpose of allowing pre-mounting to the side F of the mounting element 2, holding it in position with the correct orientation before possibly stably fixing it by using said fixing screws 13.
- said reference means 8 comprise at least one pair of reference teeth 23 adapted to be pressure-fitted into the thickness of said side F, introducing them from a lower head edge F2 thereof, said reference teeth 23 lying each on an essentially vertical respective plane P3, inclined with respect to said first plane P1 and therefore, in use, with respect to the internal surface F1 of said side F.
- said reference means 8 further comprise a support flange 22, essentially formed by at least one flat plate protruding from the lower edge of said central body 20, and preferably from the lower edge of said coupling portion 21, so as to lie on a second plane P2, essentially horizontal in use, as shown in figure 2 .
- said support flange 22 may be formed by a pair of flat plates, each preferably protruding from the lower edge of a respective coupling portion 21.
- Said support flange 22 is adapted to be inserted beneath the panel forming the side F of the piece of furniture, and cooperate abutting against the lower head edge F2 thereof to create a reference for mounting the mounting element 2 and advantageously improve the capacity of the device 1.
- said reference teeth 23 protrude vertically from the upper surface of said support flange 22, lying on a plane essentially orthogonal to the second plane P2, and they are arranged preferably at a free end edge thereof.
- Said support flange 22 preferably has an extension smaller than the thickness of the side F and it is configured so that said reference teeth 23 fit into an essentially central area of the thickness of the side F, that is at an intermediate distance between the inner surface F1 and the outer surface F2 of the latter.
- said reference teeth 23 are preferably arranged in an essentially mirror-like fashion with respect to a symmetry plane X substantially orthogonal to said first plane P1, vertical in use, and oriented in a manner such to converge towards the outer surface F3 of the side F.
- said reference teeth 23 are pressure-fitted into the thickness of the side F, penetrating from the lower head edge F2 thereof, they are oriented along inclined planes with respect to the internal F1 and external F3 surfaces thereof, therefore preventing them from diverging, in particular when the piece of furniture is loaded and therefore limiting the risk of breaking the panel.
- such solution advantageously moves the main line of the force generated by the reference teeth 23 when they enter into the side F: advantageously, the main line is oriented in a direction orthogonal to said teeth 23, thus affecting not only the thickness of the side F but also partly the depth thereof.
- said reference teeth 23 preferably have a shape essentially tapered towards the free end 23A so as to facilitate the insertion thereof into the thickness of the side F and they have a protruding portion 23B, also advantageously tapered towards the free end 23A, preferably obtained on the surface of each tooth 23 facing towards the respective coupling portion 21, adapted to prevent it from coming out once introduced into the side F, therefore ensuring that the device 1 is held in the correct position by interference and preventing said support flange 22 from being inadvertently detached from the lower edge F2 of the side F, for example during the subsequent step of fixing the device 1 using said fixing screws 13.
- said coupling portions 21 are initially approached to the internal surface F1, at the lower edge thereof, positioning said support flange 22 in proximity of the lower head edge F2.
- said reference teeth 23 are pressure-fitted into the thickness of the side F, introducing them from the lower head edge F2, until said support flange 22 essentially abuts thereagainst.
- said reference teeth 23 are essentially fully received in the thickness of the panel forming the side F, inclined with respect to the internal F1 and external F3 surfaces of the latter, and the protruding portions 23B prevent the removal thereof by interference.
- the device 1 is therefore advantageously pre-mounted in the correct position to the side F of the piece of furniture and it may be stably constrained to the side F by inserting the fixing screws 13 into the corresponding fixing holes 21A provided for on said coupling portions 21, until they are fully screwed into the panel.
- a horizontal panel B forming the bottom of the piece of furniture, preferably provided with a through hole suitably obtained in the thickness of the latter to allow access - using a tool - to the adjusting means 3 of the supporting device 1 so as to be able to carry out the desired adjustments, may be arranged above it.
- a supporting device for furniture according to the invention is also robust and functional, and it allows to be able to adjust the vertical position of the piece of furniture in a simple and immediate manner.
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- Supports Or Holders For Household Use (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT202021000003344U IT202100003344U1 (it) | 2021-06-25 | 2021-06-25 | “dispositivo di supporto perfezionato per mobili” |
| PCT/IB2022/055370 WO2022269400A1 (en) | 2021-06-25 | 2022-06-09 | Improved supporting device for furniture |
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| EP4358794A1 EP4358794A1 (en) | 2024-05-01 |
| EP4358794B1 true EP4358794B1 (en) | 2025-04-30 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP22744299.3A Active EP4358794B1 (en) | 2021-06-25 | 2022-06-09 | Supporting device for furniture |
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| EP (1) | EP4358794B1 (pl) |
| CN (1) | CN117241703A (pl) |
| ES (1) | ES3030921T3 (pl) |
| IT (1) | IT202100003344U1 (pl) |
| PL (1) | PL4358794T3 (pl) |
| WO (1) | WO2022269400A1 (pl) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB2643919A (en) * | 2024-09-06 | 2026-03-11 | Devol Kitchens Ltd | Cabinet Foot |
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| US3722565A (en) * | 1971-08-02 | 1973-03-27 | Miller R & Co Inc | Barbed t-nut |
| KR870001861Y1 (ko) * | 1983-03-19 | 1987-05-21 | 박운하 | 가구의 높이 조절구 |
| CN108244845B (zh) * | 2018-01-20 | 2021-04-02 | 厦门顾信家居有限公司 | 一种平衡衣柜及其制作工艺 |
| CN210976442U (zh) * | 2019-09-10 | 2020-07-10 | 匡世实业有限公司 | 扣件 |
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- 2022-06-09 ES ES22744299T patent/ES3030921T3/es active Active
- 2022-06-09 EP EP22744299.3A patent/EP4358794B1/en active Active
- 2022-06-09 WO PCT/IB2022/055370 patent/WO2022269400A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2022-06-09 PL PL22744299.3T patent/PL4358794T3/pl unknown
- 2022-06-09 CN CN202280032690.1A patent/CN117241703A/zh active Pending
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| ES3030921T3 (en) | 2025-07-02 |
| CN117241703A (zh) | 2023-12-15 |
| WO2022269400A1 (en) | 2022-12-29 |
| IT202100003344U1 (it) | 2022-12-25 |
| PL4358794T3 (pl) | 2025-08-11 |
| EP4358794A1 (en) | 2024-05-01 |
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