Attachment arrangement and piece of furniture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10716401-B2
Application number	US-201616062544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 16, 2015
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

The disclosure relates to an attachment arrangement adapted to connect a first furniture part to a second furniture part. The attachment arrangement comprises a first attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said first furniture part along a first axis, and a second attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said second furniture part by a relative motion along a second axis. The second attachment part comprises at least one elongated ridge having a length and a height extending in a ridge plane, the ridge plane having a normal forming an angle to the first axis, which angle is smaller than 30°, wherein said at least one elongated ridge is formed on top and/or side surfaces of the second attachment part. The disclosure also relates to a piece of furniture comprising a first furniture part, a second furniture part and an attachment arrangement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Attachment arrangement adapted to connect a first furniture part to a second furniture part, the attachment arrangement comprising:
a first attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said first furniture part by a relative motion between the first attachment part and the first furniture part in a first insertion direction (I 1 ) extending along a first axis (A 1 ), and
a second attachment part adapted to be inserted into a recess in said second furniture part by a relative motion between on one hand the second furniture part and on the other hand the attachment arrangement in a second insertion direction (I 2 ) extending along a second axis (A 2 ), the second axis (A 2 ) having at least a major component orthogonal to the first axis (A 1 ),
wherein the second attachment part comprises at least one elongated ridge having a length (L) and a height (H) and extending in a ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ),
wherein the ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ) has a normal (N) forming an angle (β, β′) to the first axis (A 1 ), which angle is smaller than 30°,
wherein said at least one elongated ridge is formed on a top surface or a side surface, or on both the top and side surfaces of the second attachment part, which top surface is adapted to face the second furniture part and which side surfaces are adapted to extend from the top surface in a direction having a component which is parallel with the second insertion direction (I 2 ),
wherein the first attachment part is configured to be inserted into the recess in said first furniture part allowing the second attachment part to maintain its orientation about the first axis (A 1 ) during the insertion of the first attachment part in the recess: wherein the first attachment part comprises an elongate member extending along the first axis (A 1 ), wherein the elongate member is insertable into said recess in said first furniture part by said relative motion between the first attachment part and the first furniture part in the first insertion direction (I 1 ) in order to interact with an inside surface of the recess, and
wherein the elongate member is oriented relative the second attachment part or provided with protrusions extending across the first axis (A 1 ), or both the elongate member is oriented relative the second attachment part and provided with protrusions extending across the first axis (A 1 ), such that an angle (α) different from orthogonal is formed between the normal (N) and the second axis (A 2 ) when the elongate member is inserted into the recess in the first furniture part and whereby installation of the second furniture part forces the elongate member to deform inside walls of the recess in the first furniture part such that the angle between the normal (N) and the second axis (A 2 ) comes closer to orthogonal when both the first and second furniture parts are installed.

2. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment part is allowed to maintain its orientation about the first axis (A 1 )
by the elongate member being oriented relative the second attachment part and/or provided with protrusions extending across the first axis (A 1 ) such that an angle different from orthogonal is formed between the normal (N) and the second axis (A 2 ) when the elongate member is inserted into the recess in the first furniture part and whereby installation of the second furniture part forces the elongate member to deform inside walls of the recess in the first furniture part such that the angle between the normal (N) and the second axis (A 2 ) comes closer to orthogonal when both the first and second furniture parts are installed, and/or
by the second attachment part being provided with a body having a through-going hole adapted to receive a screw or pin.

3. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the elongate member is fixedly attached to the second attachment part.

4. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment part is provided with a body having a through-going hole adapted to receive a screw, which screw is adapted to interact with an inside surface of the recess and with the body and to thereby force the body into abutment with the first furniture part thereby attaching the attachment arrangement to the first furniture part.

5. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the attachment arrangement is provided with a lower support member adapted to abut the second furniture part, preferably to abut a lower surface of the second furniture part, thereby aiding said at least one elongated ridge to support the second furniture part relative to the first furniture part.

6. Attachment arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the lower support member is formed as a cover plate adapted to cover the recess in the second furniture part when the attachment arrangement is inserted into the recess of the second furniture part.

7. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment part comprises a plurality of consecutive elongate ridges, wherein each elongate ridge has a length (L) and height (H) arranged in an associated ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ), wherein each such ridge plane has a normal (N) forming an angle to the first axis (A 1 ), which angle is smaller than 30°, and wherein the ridge planes are arranged successively one after another along the first axis (A 1 ), whereby along the first axis there is formed a set of consecutive ridges being separated by valleys arranged therebetween.

8. Attachment arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the ridge planes (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ), each being associated with a respective ridge of said plurality of said consecutive elongate ridges, are parallel to each other.

9. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the each ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ) has a normal (N) forming an angle to the first axis (A 1 ), which angle is smaller than 10°.

10. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each ridge has, as seen in a plane perpendicular to the ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ), a wedge shaped cross-section with its width (W) decreasing with increasing height (H).

11. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each ridge has a length (L) such that a projection (L′) of the length (L) onto a plane to which the second axis (A 2 ) forms a normal is larger than, and preferably at least two times larger than, a maximum width (MW) of the ridge as seen along the first axis (A 1 ).

12. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each ridge has a length (L) such that a projection (L′) of the length (L) onto a plane to which the second axis (A 2 ) forms a normal is larger than, and preferably at least two times larger than a maximum height (H) of the ridge.

13. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the side surfaces are adapted to extend from the top surface in a direction having a component being perpendicular to the second axis (A 2 ), the distance (d) between the side surfaces increasing with increased distance from the top surface.

14. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein each ridge has along its length (L), in the ridge plane (PR 1 , PR 2 , PR 3 ), a crest running along a curved or wedge shaped line such that a, along the length (L), a central portion of the crest is located at a greater height than both side portions of the crest located, along the length (L), on either sides of the central portion.

15. Attachment arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second attachment part further comprising a body part having a p

Assignees

• Ikea Supply Ag

Inventors

• Dalstam Robert
• Carlsson Mikael

Classifications

• F16B12/46

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• F16B12/24 Primary

  using separate pins, dowels, or the like · CPC title

• A47B96/068 Primary

  Very short brackets, quickly attachable or detachable to a vertical support surface · CPC title

• A47B96/066

  Supporting means received within an edge of the shelf · CPC title

• A47B2230/07

  Releasable locking means or connectors for fastening together parts of furniture · CPC title