Furniture system

Abstract

A furniture system comprising at least one dimensionally stable, plate-shaped element with one or more duct-shaped sections which each have a through-groove. The system further comprises a number of rigid and elongate connecting elements with a threaded fastening element at each of their ends. The connecting elements are releasably secured in the plate-shaped element by means of associated separate, threaded fastening means, which are movably but not turnably arranged in the duct-shaped sections. Since the fastening element at one end of the connecting element is right-hand threaded and the fastening element at the opposite end is left-hand threaded, the connecting element can be mounted at the same time on a pair of opposite plate-shaped elements.

1 . A furniture system, comprising at least one dimensionally stable, plate-shaped element ( 1 ) with one or more groove-shaped openings ( 7 ), a number of rigid and elongate connecting elements ( 8 ) with a fastening element ( 9 ) at each of their ends and a separate, threaded fastening means ( 11 ) for releasably securing, in cooperation with said fastening element ( 9 ), each connecting element ( 8 ) in an associated groove-shaped opening ( 7 ) of the plate-shaped element ( 1 ), wherein the fastening element ( 9 ) has a cylindrical, threaded engagement surface, the centre axis of which extends along the longitudinal axis of the connecting element ( 8 ), that at least one substantially duct-shaped section ( 2 ) is integrated in the plate-shaped element ( 1 ), which section ( 2 ) has a bottom wall ( 3 ), a pair of oppositely arranged and parallel side walls ( 4 ,  5 ) and a top wall ( 6 ) opposite the bottom wall ( 3 ) with a groove-shaped opening ( 7 ) which is parallel to the side walls ( 4 ,  5 ), and that the fastening means ( 11 ) has a cylindrical, threaded engagement surface for threaded engagement with the engagement surface of the fastening element ( 9 ) and at least two parallel side edges ( 12 ,  13 ), the distance between the side edges ( 12 ,  13 ) being somewhat shorter than the distance between the side walls ( 4 ,  5 ) of the section ( 2 ), which fastening means ( 11 ) is arranged to be placed inside the section ( 2 ) and brought into clamping engagement with the fastening element ( 9 ) against the top wall ( 6 ), thereby securing the connecting element ( 8 ) to the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) with the projecting engagement surface of the fastening element ( 9 ) or the fastening means ( 11 ) positioned in the groove-shaped opening ( 7 ).  
   
   
       2 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each connecting element ( 8 ) has a left-hand threaded fastening element ( 9 ) at one of its ends and a right-hand threaded fastening element ( 9 ) at its other, opposite end.  
   
   
       3 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) comprises two or more parallel, duct-shaped sections ( 2 ) integrated therein.  
   
   
       4 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ), when used as a sidepiece of a cupboard or a drawer for example, has a mounting ( 15 ) at one of its ends for fastening a board or the like ( 16 ), eg working as a rear element, which mounting ( 15 ) extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ) and is oriented at an angle to the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and integrated therewith.  
   
   
       5 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ) has a securing device ( 18 ) for securing one or more hinges ( 26 ) to suspend a door leaf ( 19 ), which securing device is integrated with the plate-shaped element's ( 1 ) end opposite the end with the mounting ( 15 ) and extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ).  
   
   
       6 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) has a hook lip ( 21 ) at each of its two opposite ends with oppositely directed channels or recesses ( 22 ), which hook lips ( 21 ) are integrated with the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and which project from the plate-shaped element's ( 1 ) side opposite said groove-shaped openings ( 7 ) and extend along the entire length of the element ( 1 ), into which lips ( 21 ) a panel ( 23 ) is intended to be hooked.  
   
   
       7 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the mountings ( 15 ), the securing devices ( 18 ) and the lips ( 21 ) extend along the entire length of the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and are parallel to said groove-shaped openings ( 7 ).  
   
   
       8 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) is an extruded product of plastic or aluminium material.  
   
   
       9 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the elongate connecting elements ( 8 ) are aluminium tubes with a threaded pin element ( 9 ) projecting from the respective ends, said pin element having a symmetry axis coinciding with that of the tube.  
   
   
       10 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) comprises two or more parallel, duct-shaped sections ( 2 ) integrated therein.  
   
   
       11 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ), when used as a sidepiece of a cupboard or a drawer for example, has a mounting ( 15 ) at one of its ends for fastening a board or the like ( 16 ), eg working as a rear element, which mounting ( 15 ) extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ) and is oriented at an angle to the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and integrated therewith.  
   
   
       12 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ), when used as a sidepiece of a cupboard or a drawer for example, has a mounting ( 15 ) at one of its ends for fastening a board or the like ( 16 ), eg working as a rear element, which mounting ( 15 ) extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ) and is oriented at an angle to the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and integrated therewith.  
   
   
       13 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ), when used as a sidepiece of a cupboard or a drawer for example, has a mounting ( 15 ) at one of its ends for fastening a board or the like ( 16 ), eg working as a rear element, which mounting ( 15 ) extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ) and is oriented at an angle to the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and integrated therewith.  
   
   
       14 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ) has a securing device ( 18 ) for securing one or more hinges ( 26 ) to suspend a door leaf ( 19 ), which securing device is integrated with the plate-shaped element's ( 1 ) end opposite the end with the mounting ( 15 ) and extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ).  
   
   
       15 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein each plate-shaped element ( 1 ) has a securing device ( 18 ) for securing one or more hinges ( 26 ) to suspend a door leaf ( 19 ), which securing device is integrated with the plate-shaped element's ( 1 ) end opposite the end with the mounting ( 15 ) and extends along the entire length of the element ( 1 ).  
   
   
       16 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) has a hook lip ( 21 ) at each of its two opposite ends with oppositely directed channels or recesses ( 22 ), which hook lips ( 21 ) are integrated with the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and which project from the plate-shaped element's ( 1 ) side opposite said groove-shaped openings ( 7 ) and extend along the entire length of the element ( 1 ), into which lips ( 21 ) a panel ( 23 ) is intended to be hooked.  
   
   
       17 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the mountings ( 15 ), the securing devices ( 18 ) and the lips ( 21 ) extend along the entire length of the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and are parallel to said groove-shaped openings ( 7 ).  
   
   
       18 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the mountings ( 15 ), the securing devices ( 18 ) and the lips ( 21 ) extend along the entire length of the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) and are parallel to said groove-shaped openings ( 7 ).  
   
   
       19 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the plate-shaped element ( 1 ) is an extruded product of plastic or aluminium material.  
   
   
       20 . A furniture system as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the elongate connecting elements ( 8 ) are aluminium tubes with a threaded pin element ( 9 ) projecting from the respective ends, said pin element having a symmetry axis coinciding with that of the tube.