Actuation and blocking system of a joint between a shoulder and a shelf of furniture or other furnishing items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12012983-B2
Application number	US-201917253882-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2019
Priority date	Jul 12, 2018
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

An actuation and blocking system of a joint for use in a piece of furniture or other furnishing item for perpendicularly interconnecting a shoulder with a shelf, base or top includes a pin with a fixing element to the shoulder and the shelf, base or top and adapted to be at least partially inserted in a hole of the shoulder and of the shelf, base or top. The pin has a side hole for receiving a shaped stem, which extends from an actuation and blocking group of the joint positioned on the shelf, base or top parallel to the floor or the ceiling, which are close to the furniture or other furnishing item when assembled, the actuation and blocking group providing for a 90° transmission between a maneuvering point, accessible from the front or side of the furniture, and the shaped stem, inserted in the side hole of the pin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An actuation and blocking system of a joint of a piece of furniture or other furnishing item having a shoulder and a shelf, base, or top to be positioned for stably interconnecting, with a joint, said shoulder and said shelf, base, or top arranged perpendicular to each other, said joint comprising:
a pin equipped with fixing elements to said shoulder and said shelf, base, or top and at least partially inserted in a hole of the shoulder and of the shelf, base, or top,
wherein said pin has a side hole configured to receive a grub screw, which extends from an actuation and blocking group of the joint positioned on said shelf, base, or top parallel to a floor or a ceiling, said actuation and blocking group of the joint providing a 90° transmission between an actuation point, which is accessible from a front or a side of the piece of furniture or other furnishing item, and said grub screw, which is inserted in said side hole of said pin,
wherein said pin engages said shoulder and has a protruding portion that provides a housing for a tip of said grub screw, which is screwed into an internal threaded hole of a barrel positioned in a first hole of the shelf, base, or top,
wherein said first hole crosses and intersects a second hole formed in a direction perpendicular to the first hole of the shelf, base, or top, said second hole receiving the pin,
wherein said grub screw includes a polygonal hole, which receives a polygonal stem that extends from said actuation and blocking group of the joint, and
wherein said actuation and blocking group of the joint comprises a shaped body, which contains a pinion-toothed crown bevel gear for controlling a rotation of said polygonal stem, said shaped body having a lower base having a first diameter, the lower base having an upper face that abuts against the shelf, base, or top, and further having an upright portion, having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, extending from the upper face into the first hole.

2. The actuation and blocking system of a joint according to claim 1 , wherein said pinion-toothed crown bevel gear of said shaped body comprises a pinion, which is rotatingly positioned inside said shaped body and comprises a seat arranged in the actuation point facing the front or side of the piece of furniture or other furnishing item, a toothed crown also being provided, which engages said pinion and which is formed as a head of the polygonal stem, which extends towards an outside of the actuation and blocking group.

3. The actuation and blocking system of a joint according to claim 1 , wherein said shaped body that houses said pinion-toothed crown bevel gear is composed of two half shells.

4. The actuation and blocking system of a joint according to claim 3 , wherein said two half shells comprise two extensions and are fixed to each other.

Assignees

• Leonardo Srl

Inventors

• Cattaneo Carlo

Classifications

• F16B12/2009 Primary

  actuated by rotary motion · CPC title

• F16B12/2063 Primary

  with engaging screw threads as tightening means · CPC title