EP1326509A1 - Folding table - Google Patents
Folding tableInfo
- Publication number
- EP1326509A1 EP1326509A1 EP02781193A EP02781193A EP1326509A1 EP 1326509 A1 EP1326509 A1 EP 1326509A1 EP 02781193 A EP02781193 A EP 02781193A EP 02781193 A EP02781193 A EP 02781193A EP 1326509 A1 EP1326509 A1 EP 1326509A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- table top
- top half
- stop
- adjustable
- folding
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
- A47B3/08—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe
- A47B3/083—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with foldable top leaves
- A47B3/087—Folding or stowable tables with legs pivoted to top or underframe with foldable top leaves with struts supporting the legs
Definitions
- the invention relates to a folding table according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Foldable tables have already become known, which are adjustable between a horizontal opened working position and a stowed position.
- the two table top halves are moved from their horizontal working position into a vertical position, so that the entire table only needs a comparatively small stowed position.
- foldable tables are known for example from US 3,861,325 or EP 0 064 365 A2.
- a generic folding table can be found in DE 43 34 276 AI.
- a folding table similar to the prior art mentioned at the beginning can also be found in the Werndl office furniture brochure. Starting from this prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved and even more secure folding table.
- At least one tabletop half is adjusted so that when pivoting from the stowed position into the position between the two tabletop halves there is a sufficiently large spacing gap so that fingers can never be squeezed here. If the table is unfolded into a horizontal position of use, then in a second step the at least one adjustable worktop half must be moved to the other worktop half until both table top halves lie against each other on the front side and the gap that was still present is closed.
- a stop is provided for this purpose, which limits the adjustment movement of the at least one tabletop half away from the other tabletop half.
- the stop is preferably implemented in such a way that when the table is set up, one tabletop half is automatically held in this stop-limited end position due to its own weight, while maintaining the distance gap to the adjacent second table half.
- the desired safety gap between the two halves of the table top is always automatically realized when the table is raised.
- the corresponding stop is realized on the table base construction, preferably on a horizontal pivot axis about which the table top halves are rotatably arranged.
- At least one adjustable tabletop half is higher in the folded position of the table and during the table's raising movement, during the Swiveling in the horizontal position, now comes to lie increasingly further from the vertical central transverse plane, specifically because of the formation of the desired safety gap.
- This can preferably be achieved by a fixed, non-rotatable stop.
- FIG. 1 a folding table set up in perspective with the tabletop halves pushed together;
- Figure 2 a corresponding perspective view of the folded table in the stowed position
- Figure 3 the folding table according to the invention in the final opened position
- Figure 4 an intermediate position during the opening
- Figure 5 is a schematic side view of the folded table
- FIG. 6 a corresponding representation of the opened table for FIG. 3, but before the two table top halves are pushed together;
- Figure 7 a schematic bottom view of the
- Figure 8 is a schematic end view of a table according to the invention.
- Figure 9 is a schematic enlarged perspective detailed view of the limit stop according to the invention.
- Figure 10 an enlarged detail view of a
- FIG. 11 when the adjustable tabletop half is moved toward the other tabletop half in accordance with FIG. 3 while overcoming the spacing gap.
- the table described in the drawing has a base device 1, which is offset in the longitudinal direction of the table and which, in relation to the center of the table, is rather assigned to the outer end region.
- the stand device 1 in each case comprises a pair of stands 1 ', which are implemented in a curved construction in a slightly diverging manner with respect to their rollers 5 which can be moved on the floor.
- the shape and type of the base frame can also be implemented in a wide range deviating from the exemplary embodiment shown.
- the tabletop 3 consists of two tabletop halves 3 ', a pair of mounting rails 7 being provided on the underside of the tabletop each tabletop half 3', which are arranged in the parallel longitudinal direction of the table and are offset transversely to the longitudinal direction and are mounted on the underside of the respective tabletop half 3 ' ,
- a support device 11 is assigned to each tabletop half, which in each case consists of a double tube arrangement 11 'running in the longitudinal direction of the tabletop.
- the construction includes several swivel-tilt axes, all of which are arranged parallel and transversely to the longitudinal direction of the table top. These axes are also aligned horizontally.
- an upper pedestal tilt axis 15 which is at least indirectly articulated to the underside of the table top.
- This pedestal tilt axis 15 is thereby held on the mounting rail 7, that is to say indirectly connected to the respective tabletop half 3 '.
- a lower pedestal tilt axis 17 is formed on the pedestal devices 1 and is connected thereto, on which on the one hand the respective support device 11 and on the other hand a double pipe device 11 'is articulated.
- the two support devices 11 over the middle, extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the table Vertical plane of symmetry 19 extended.
- the two support devices 11 which run towards one another intersect in the region of the central vertical plane of symmetry 19, specifically on an axis line 21 running transversely and horizontally, along which a connecting axis 23 is formed, which connects the double pipe devices 11 'of the two Supports 11 articulated together.
- a hinge axis 27 is formed, via which the support device 11 is connected in an articulated manner to a spacer 29, which is held and supported firmly on the underside of the table 3 ′ and / or on the mounting rails 7.
- the upper and lower pedestal axes 15 and 17 come to lie at a horizontal distance X and a vertical distance Y from one another in the set-up position of the table.
- spring devices are also provided which absorb part of the weight and thereby facilitate the adjustment movement.
- This is a helical spring device 37 which is wound around the central connecting axis 23, via which pretensioning forces are exerted on the support device 11 in the form of the double pipe device 11 '. ken.
- This spring device 37 is supported at least indirectly on both sides in the vicinity of the parting plane 19 on the table top halves, ie in the exemplary embodiment shown on the support devices.
- external spring devices 39 are provided which sit on the upper pedestal tilt axis 15 (FIG. 7).
- the table top half 3 ′ located on the right in FIG. 3 can be displaced horizontally by a gap 41.
- This gap is so large that fingers cannot be pinched or crushed.
- the dimension should therefore, if possible, be more than 1 cm or 1.5 cm, preferably around 2.5 cm or more.
- an adjustment limitation 42 is provided on the corresponding tabletop half on the underside of the tabletop.
- This adjustment limitation 42 includes a stop 43 which is designed in the form of a stop cam 43 '.
- This stop cam is fastened, for example in the middle, to the upper swivel or tilt axis 15 and protrudes outwards in a slightly increasing direction.
- the cam 43 ' forms an outer and upwardly directed stop section 43 "which cooperates with a counter-stop 45.
- the counter-stop 45 consists of a recess 45' which is incorporated in the underside of the table top in the sliding plate 3 'and through a crosswise recess limitation 45 "running to the tabletop level is limited.
- the adjustment limitation 42 ie in particular the stop 43 in the form of the stop cam 43 ', is shown in a schematic perspective illustration in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 10 shows the effect of the adjustment limitation 42 at the point in time at which the table according to FIG.
- the spacing gap 41 shown in FIG. 6 is first formed between the table top half 3 '. Since the stop cam 43 'is immovable, the table tops are pivoted from their vertical position into their horizontal position when the table is swiveled and set up, starting from FIG. 5, into the opened representation according to FIG. 6, the counter-stop 45 in the form of its recess limitation 45 "on the convex stop portion 43 "of the cam 43 runs round and when the table is set up is transferred from the position shown in FIG. 10 to the end position in FIG. 11 in which the table according to FIG. 6 is set up horizontally. The spacing gap 41 according to FIG. 6 is then formed in this position.
- the right half of the table top 3 ' can be moved to the left towards the other half of the table top 3' until the safety gap 41 is closed.
- the counter-stop 45 is about that The dimension of the gap 41 is adjusted to the left relative to the stop section 43 ', as shown in FIG.
- this right-hand tabletop half is now supported with its recess limitation 45 "on the stop limitation 43 'and is thus even slightly raised relative to the non-displaceable opposite tabletop half 3'.
- This can be seen in the folded position according to FIG. 5, in which the the inside front edge of the right half of the table top comes to be a certain amount Z higher than the left half of the table top that cannot be adjusted.
- the right-hand table top half 3 ' is provided with a guide device 51 which is formed in the region of the rails 7 which support the side table top half 3'.
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- Tables And Desks Characterized By Structural Shape (AREA)
- Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
- Table Devices Or Equipment (AREA)
- Polishing Bodies And Polishing Tools (AREA)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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DE10152025A DE10152025C1 (en) | 2001-10-23 | 2001-10-23 | Folding table has relatively pivoted table surface elements moved into folded vertical position from horizontal working position after initial movement apart |
DE10152025 | 2001-10-23 | ||
PCT/EP2002/010884 WO2003034865A1 (en) | 2001-10-23 | 2002-09-27 | Folding table |
Publications (2)
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EP1326509A1 true EP1326509A1 (en) | 2003-07-16 |
EP1326509B1 EP1326509B1 (en) | 2004-08-25 |
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EP02781193A Expired - Lifetime EP1326509B1 (en) | 2001-10-23 | 2002-09-27 | Folding table |
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EP (1) | EP1326509B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE274315T1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE10152025C1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2003034865A1 (en) |
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US9629451B2 (en) * | 2015-05-01 | 2017-04-25 | Knoll, Inc. | Article of furniture having a folding mechanism |
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US3351029A (en) * | 1965-11-22 | 1967-11-07 | Sico Inc | Folding stage construction |
US3861325A (en) * | 1973-06-28 | 1975-01-21 | Sico Inc | Convertible folding table-carrel unit |
US4489661A (en) * | 1981-04-12 | 1984-12-25 | Fitzgerald Patrick W | Foldable tables and the like |
DE3240772A1 (en) * | 1981-11-04 | 1983-08-04 | Eduard 8591 Pullenreuth Haider | Device for pivoting the panel halves of table-tennis tables |
DE3439915C2 (en) * | 1984-10-29 | 1986-11-13 | Eduard 8591 Pullenreuth Haider | Device for swiveling the halves of table tennis tables |
DE4334276A1 (en) * | 1993-10-08 | 1995-04-13 | Wilkhahn Wilkening & Hahne | Folding table |
DE29713827U1 (en) * | 1997-08-02 | 1997-10-23 | Drautz, Siegfried, 74321 Bietigheim-Bissingen | Worktable |
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- 2002-09-27 AT AT02781193T patent/ATE274315T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-09-27 DE DE50200893T patent/DE50200893D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-09-27 EP EP02781193A patent/EP1326509B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-09-27 WO PCT/EP2002/010884 patent/WO2003034865A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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