Furniture rotary system having reduced friction, and a piece of furniture comprising such system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11933358-B2
Application number	US-201816490803-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2018
Priority date	Mar 3, 2017
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A furniture rotary system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) for a piece of furniture (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) is provided. The furniture rotary system is forming a sliding rotary connection between a rotational member (120, 210, 320, 410, 520) and a stationary member (110, 220, 310, 420, 510), wherein said furniture rotary system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) comprises at least one sliding surface (114, 214, 314, 414, 514) being coated with a lacquer comprising a resin, wherein said lacquer in turn is at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with a lowered friction.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A furniture rotary system for a piece of furniture, said furniture rotary system comprising: a rotational member and a stationary member, and a sliding rotary connection formed between the rotational member and the stationary member, wherein said sliding rotary connection comprises at least one sliding surface being coated with a lacquer comprising a resin, wherein said lacquer in turn is at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with a lowered friction, wherein the sliding surface provided on one of the stationary member and the rotational member, and the other one of said stationary member and said rotational member is in sliding contact with the sliding surface, and wherein that member being in sliding contact with the sliding surface is made of a plastic.

2. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is arranged in the horizontal plane, and wherein the rotational member is arranged to rotate around a vertical axis.

3. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is arranged as a cylinder surface extending around a horizontal axis of the stationary member, and wherein the rotational member is arranged to rotate around the horizontal axis.

4. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein that member being in sliding contact with the sliding surface comprises at least one blade extending in the rotational direction.

5. The rotary system according to claim 4 , wherein each blade forms one individual contact point in contact with the sliding surface, the contact area of each individual contact point being less than 3 mm 2 .

6. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic member being in sliding contact with the sliding surface is made of a plastic comprising a polymer with polar groups.

7. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the plastic member being in sliding contact with the sliding surface is in its entirety made from a plastic.

8. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is made from a material having a Vickers hardness of at least 50 MPa.

9. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is made of aluminum and/or steel.

10. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the resin of the lacquer comprises polar groups being hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, amide groups, cyano groups (nitrile groups), halide groups, sulfide groups, carbamate groups, aldehyde groups, and/or ketone groups.

11. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is formed by an aluminum member having a surface layer onto which the lacquer is applied.

12. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises compounds comprising C6 to C40, non-aromatic hydrocarbyl groups, being alkenyl groups and/or alkyl groups, being alkyl groups.

13. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating present on the lacquer comprises triglycerides and/or fatty acids.

14. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the rotational member and the stationary member comprises both a horizontal and a vertical sliding surface to provide support for the other member in both vertical and horizontal directions.

15. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the rotational member and the stationary member being a threaded rod, and the other member being a nut co-operating with the threaded rod to provide a furniture extension system.

16. The rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational member is arranged on a wheel member of a wheel arrangement, and wherein the stationary member is arranged on a furniture mounting part adapted for mounting the wheel member to a piece of furniture.

17. A cabinet having at least one swinging door attached to it, wherein the at least one door is rotatably connected to the cabinet by means of a rotary system according to claim 1 , and wherein the sliding surface is provided on a circular member securely attached to the cabinet, or on a circular member securely attached to the at least one door.

18. A sit to stand table having at least one leg being adjustable in height direction by means of a rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the sit to stand table further comprises an electrical motor being in drive connection with a threaded rod as the rotational member, wherein the sliding surface is provided on the threaded rod, and said threaded rod is in threaded connection with a nut as the stationary member.

19. A wheel arrangement comprising a shaft forming a stationary member and a hub forming a rotational member, together forming a rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the shaft, forming the stationary member, is provided with the sliding surface.

20. A wheel arrangement comprising a fixed support forming a stationary member, and a rotatable rim forming a rotational member, together forming a rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the rim, forming the rotational member, is provided with the sliding surface.

21. A furniture turning plate, wherein the furniture turning plate comprises a rotary system according to claim 1 , wherein the furniture turning plate comprises an upper part and a lower part being connected to each other by means of the rotary system.

Assignees

• Ikea Supply Ag

Inventors

• Andersson Benny

Classifications

• F16C29/045 Primary

  having rolling elements journaled in one of the moving parts · CPC title

• A47B9/04

  with vertical spindle · CPC title

• A47B49/00

  Revolving cabinets or racks; Cabinets or racks with revolving parts {(for show or display A47F3/06, A47F3/10, A47F5/0081, A47F5/02)} · CPC title

• A47B88/41

  Drawers with castors, rollers or wheels, supported directly on a surface below, e.g. on a floor, shelf or desktop · CPC title

• B60B19/12

  Roller-type wheels (B60B19/06 takes precedence) · CPC title