Furniture and furniture part assembly thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12022944-B2
Application number	US-202218059518-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2022
Priority date	Jul 4, 2022
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

Provided is a furniture part assembly that includes a fitting and a panel. The panel is provided with a first engaging structure, and the fitting is provided with a second engaging structure configured to engage with the first engaging structure and thereby connect the fitting and the panel in a detachable manner. A piece of furniture having the furniture part assembly is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A furniture part assembly, comprising:
a fitting having a front portion and a rear portion, said fitting being displaceable from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position in a first predetermined direction; and
a rear panel, wherein the rear panel is provided with a first engaging structure, and wherein a second engaging structure is provided adjacent to the rear portion of the fitting and is configured to engage with the first engaging structure and thereby connect the fitting and the rear panel in a detachable manner, wherein one of said first and second engaging structures is configured as a projection member defining a mounting space, wherein another of said first and second engaging structures is configured as an extension member contoured for positioning in said mounting space;
wherein one of the rear panel and the fitting is further provided with an engaging portion, and the other of the rear panel and the fitting is further provided with a release portion configured to connect with the engaging portion in a releasable manner, said release potion including an elastic section, and
wherein, when said fitting is being displaced from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position in the first predetermined direction relative to said rear panel, the extension member and the projection member abut against each other, and said release portion contacts a wall surface of the rear panel via said elastic section and stores an elastic energy, and, wherein, once said fitting reaches said second predetermined position, the release portion releases the stored elastic energy and connects to said engaging portion in the releasable manner.

2. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a bottom portion and a top portion, the top portion has a first predetermined height with respect to the bottom portion, and the top portion is provided with a mounting feature; wherein a covering member is detachably mounted on the mounting feature; and
wherein the fitting includes a bottom portion and a top portion, and the bottom portion of the fitting is configured to be mounted to the mounting feature of the sidewall after the covering member is detached from the mounting feature, in order for the fitting to be stacked on the sidewall, and for the top portion of the fitting to have a second predetermined height with respect to the bottom portion of the sidewall, the second predetermined height being greater than the first predetermined height.

3. The furniture part assembly of claim 2 , wherein the mounting feature is an aperture, the bottom portion of the fitting is provided with a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are configured to be mounted on a first inner wall and a second inner wall of the aperture respectively.

4. The furniture part assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first mounting portion has an engaging hook, and the engaging hook is configured to be hooked to the first inner wall.

5. The furniture part assembly of claim 4 , wherein there is a gap between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion.

6. The furniture part assembly of claim 3 , wherein the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are located adjacent to the front portion of the fitting.

7. The furniture part assembly of claim 6 , wherein a first supporting feature is provided adjacent to the rear portion of the fitting, and the sidewall is provided with a second supporting feature configured to support, and be supported by, the first supporting feature.

8. The furniture part assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a front panel, wherein one of the front panel and the front portion of the fitting is provided with a first connecting feature, and the other of the front panel and the front portion of the fitting is provided with a second connecting feature for connecting with the first connecting feature.

9. The furniture part assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first connecting feature includes a head portion and an extension portion connected to the head portion, the second connecting feature includes an entrance opening and a receiving room in communication with the entrance opening, and the head portion is configured to enter the receiving room through the entrance opening, engage with a predetermined wall in the receiving room, and thereby connect the fitting and the front panel in a detachable manner.

10. A furniture part assembly, comprising:
a fitting, said fitting being displaceable from a first predetermined position to a second predetermined position in a first predetermined direction;
a front panel provided with a first connecting feature, wherein the fitting is provided with a second connecting feature for connecting with the first connecting feature; and
a rear panel provided with a first engaging structure, wherein the fitting is provided with a second engaging structure configured to engage with the first engaging structure and thereby connect the fitting and the rear panel, wherein one of said first and second engaging structures is configured as a projection member defining a mounting space, wherein another of said first and second engaging structures is configured as an extension member contoured for positioning in said mounting space;
wherein the rear panel is further provided with an engaging portion, and the fitting is further provided with a release portion configured to connect with the engaging portion in a releasable manner, said release potion including an elastic section, and
wherein, when said fitting is being displaced from the first predetermined position to the second predetermined position in the first predetermined direction relative to said rear panel, the extension member and the projection member abut against each other, and said release portion contacts a wall surface of the rear panel via said elastic section and stores an elastic energy, and, wherein, once said fitting reaches said second predetermined position, the release portion releases the stored elastic energy and connects to said engaging portion in the releasable manner.

11. The furniture part assembly of claim 10 , further comprising a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a bottom portion and a top portion, the top portion has a first predetermined height with respect to the bottom portion, and the top portion is provided with a mounting feature; and wherein the fitting includes a bottom portion and a top portion, and the bottom portion of the fitting is configured to be mounted to the mounting feature in order for the fitting to be stacked on the sidewall, and for the top portion of the fitting to have a second predetermined height with respect to the bottom portion of the sidewall, the second predetermined height being greater than the first predetermined height.

12. The furniture part assembly of claim 11 , wherein the mounting feature is an aperture, the bottom portion of the fitting is provided with a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are configured to be mounted on a first inner wall and a second inner wall of the aperture respectively.

13. The furniture part assembly of claim 12 , wherein the first mounting portion has an engaging hook, and the engaging hook is configured to be hooked to the first inner wall.

14. The furniture part assembly of claim 13 , wherein there is a gap between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion.

15. The furni

Assignees

• King Slide Works Co Ltd
• King Slide Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Ken-Ching
• Su Fang-Cheng
• Tang Yue-Hua
• Wang Chun-Chiang

Classifications

• A47B2088/902

  Corner connectors for drawers · CPC title

• A47B88/925 Primary

  Additional side walls mountable on existing side walls · CPC title

• F16B5/0056

  by moving the sheets, plates or panels or the interlocking key perpendicular to the main plane · CPC title

• A47B47/0075

  Flat or flat-like panels connected without frames (for panels mainly made of wood or plastic A47B47/042) · CPC title

• A47B88/956

  for enabling adjustment of the front panel · CPC title