US-20260123749-A1 - ARRANGEMENT FOR FITTING TOGETHER A BASIC STRUCTURE, BASIC STRUCTURE COMPRISING SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT AND ALSO METHOD FOR FITTING TOGETHER A BASIC STRUCTURE

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Abstract

An arrangement is provided for assembling a body construction, in particular a base cabinet. At least four vertical supports each include a first fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one first surface element parallel to the vertical support, and at least one second fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one second surface element transverse to the vertical support.

Inventors

Olaf Isele
Emanuel Netzer

Assignees

JULIUS BLUM GMBH

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20260106
Priority Date: 20230713

Claims (20)

1 . An arrangement for assembling a body construction, in particular a base cabinet, the arrangement comprising: at least four vertical supports, each comprising a first fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one first surface element parallel to the vertical support, and at least one second fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one second surface element transverse to the vertical support.
2 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical supports each have at least one interface for, preferably tool-free, fastening of at least one furniture fitting, preferably a pullout guide for a drawer, preferably transversely to the vertical support.
3 . The arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein two of the at least four vertical supports each have at least one first interface for fastening at least one furniture fitting, and the other two of the at least four vertical supports each have at least one second interface for fastening at least one furniture fitting, wherein the first interface and the second interface are designed differently, preferably wherein the first interface and the second interface are arranged essentially rotated by 90° in relation to one another.
4 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one furniture fitting, preferably a pullout guide for a drawer, the at least one furniture fitting: is connected to at least one of the vertical supports by at least one fastening means, preferably which cooperates with a fastening opening of the furniture fitting, and/or is connected to at least one of the vertical supports by at least one connecting element, preferably wherein the at least one connecting element engages in an interface of at least one of the vertical supports.
5 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening device and/or the second fastening device is or are releasably connectable to one of the vertical supports, preferably wherein the first fastening device and/or the second fastening device is or are connected to the vertical support by means of a formfitting and/or friction-locked connection, particularly preferably a screw and/or plug connection.
6 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening device comprises a groove along a longitudinal extension on at least one of the vertical supports, wherein the first surface element is positionable in the groove parallel to the vertical support.
7 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first fastening device furthermore has a retaining element arranged in the groove, which retaining element is preferably formed by a formfitting connection, particularly preferably by a barbed geometry, to secure the first surface element positioned in the groove in the groove.
8 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastening device has a positioning element for positioning the second surface element in relation to at least one of the vertical supports, preferably wherein the positioning element includes at least one spring element.
9 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second fastening device has at least one engagement element, which engagement element is designed to engage in the second surface element for securing the position, preferably to implement a formfitting connection to the second surface element.
10 . The arrangement according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one engagement element has a tensioning element, preferably a spring element, which pre-tensions the engagement element in relation to the second surface element.
11 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least two of the vertical supports each have a further second fastening device for fastening a cross member connecting the two vertical supports.
12 . The arrangement according to claim 11 , wherein the further second fastening device for tool-free fastening of the cross member has a clamping device, which clamping device is preferably designed to exert a clamping force on the cross member via an eccentrically mounted lever.
13 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a second fastening device is arranged or arrangeable in each case at a first end and an opposite second end of at least one vertical support, preferably wherein the two second fastening devices have a distinguishable design.
14 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one first fastening device is arranged or arrangeable on at least one longitudinal side of at least one vertical support.
15 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one, preferably all, of the vertical supports is or can be composed of at least two parts, preferably wherein the at least two parts are connectable to one another without tools.
16 . The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least one, preferably all, of the vertical supports has at least one connection interface for connecting the vertical support to an outer cover element and/or for directly connecting the vertical support to a vertical support of a further body construction.
17 . A body construction, in particular a base cabinet, which body construction is formed from the arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the at least four vertical supports are arranged essentially parallel to one another and on the vertical edges of a cuboid and are connected to one another via surface elements which are arranged parallel or transverse to the vertical supports.
18 . The body construction according to claim 17 , wherein each two adjacent vertical supports are connected to one another via at least one furniture fitting.
19 . The body construction according to claim 17 , wherein at least one, preferably all, of the provided surface elements is or are formed: by essentially flat surface elements, by a metal, plastic, and/or wooden material, preferably a chipboard, and/or to have a wall thickness of 1 to 15 mm, preferably 5 to 13 mm, particularly preferably 7 to 10 mm.
20 . A method for assembling a body construction, in particular of a base cabinet, by means of at least one arrangement according to claim 1 , the method comprising: connecting two of the at least four vertical supports to one another via at least one first surface element parallel to the vertical supports or via at least one second surface element transverse to the vertical supports, wherein in each case the at least one first surface element is installed on the vertical support without tools by means of the first fastening device or the at least one second surface element is installed on the vertical support without tools by means of the second fastening device, and connecting the other two of the at least four vertical supports to the two previously connected vertical supports via further surface elements parallel or transverse to the vertical supports, so that the at least four vertical supports are arranged essentially parallel to one another and on the vertical edges of a cuboid.

Description

The present application is a continuation of International Application PCT/AT2024/060251 filed on Jun. 26, 2024. Thus, all of the subject matter of International Application PCT/AT2024/060251 is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an arrangement for assembling a body construction, in particular for a base cabinet, a body construction comprising such an arrangement, and a method for assembling a body construction. The prior art will be explained hereinafter on the basis of a base cabinet. This generally applies analogously for body constructions. Forming base cabinets from multiple surface elements is known from the prior art, wherein the surface elements form the side walls, the bottom, the rear wall, the cover panel, and possibly intermediate elements. In known embodiments of the prior art, these surface elements are connected to one another via fastening elements. Such fastening elements are usually angles which are screwed into the surface elements to connect them to one another. Other designs of connecting elements which are manufactured in the surface elements are well known. However, in corresponding embodiments, the fastening elements for connecting the individual surface elements are always screwed, incorporated, and/or inserted into the surface elements themselves, due to which the surface elements have to have sufficient rigidity not only to withstand the environmental stresses, but also be able to accommodate the fastening elements. Furthermore, these accommodated fastening elements, which are usually screwed into the surface elements, form weak points, so that under heavy load the cross section of the surface elements is weakened at the point of screwing in or incorporating the fastening elements and usually results in breakage or damage at this point (in the case of an inadequate, solid design of the surface element). Another disadvantage is that quite a large amount of energy and time has to be expended in the manufacturing and assembly to incorporate corresponding receptacle holes and receptacle openings in the surface elements and/or to measure and/or provide positions for accommodating the fastening elements. Furthermore, each individual surface element has to be specifically prepared for its later use and also has to be assigned to the later area of use, which in turn results in increased logistical effort. In summary, it can be stated that for a base cabinet, individual surface elements have to be prepared quite specifically for later assembly, have to be individually processed logistically for transport to the area of use, and at the area of use, they have to be positioned by specialists in a targeted and individual manner relative to the respective other surface elements and connected to one another via the fastening elements. The desire results therefrom with respect to a simpler option for producing a base cabinet, which not only can reduce the manufacturing after, but can also minimize the logistical challenge and possibly even facilitate the assembly work. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is therefore to implement an arrangement for assembling a body construction, a body construction, and a method for assembling a body construction, with the aid of which the manufacturing effort can be reduced and/or the assembly work can be facilitated or reduced and/or the logistics work for transport can be reduced and/or the environmental aspect can be improved by reducing transport masses or reducing the materials required. According to the invention, an arrangement for assembling a body construction, in particular a base cabinet, has at least four vertical supports, each comprising a first fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one first surface element parallel to the vertical support and at least one second fastening device for tool-free assembly of at least one second surface element transverse to the vertical support. By providing appropriate vertical supports which enable the tool-free assembly of the surface elements, the option is provided of connecting surface elements to one another without separate holes or receptacle openings via the vertical supports and their fastening devices. Accordingly, the surface elements can be designed in such a way that they have smaller cross-sectional areas, since these cross-sectional areas are no longer weakened by holes and/or openings for fastening. Reducing the size of the surface elements has the advantage that less material expenditure is required for the surface elements, which also results in a transport advantage, since less mass has to be transported, resulting in a significant overall improvement in the environmental and ecological aspects. On the other hand, it is no longer necessary to design the surface elements having openings and/or holes or other elements for fastening, which reduces the manufacturing effort for the prefabrication of the