EP 3117742 A1 20170118 - FURNITURE MODULE
Title (en)
FURNITURE MODULE
Title (de)
MÖBELMODUL
Title (fr)
MODULE D'AMEUBLEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 15176621 A 20150714
Abstract (en)
Furniture module (10) for resting on a support surface (12) in a first position of the furniture module (10), the module comprising: - a first transverse panel (14), - a counterbalance element (16), - a pair of support structures (18) spaced apart by the transverse panel (14), wherein the support structures (18) are configured for supporting the transverse panel (14) in a position a distance D above the support surface (12), wherein the furniture module (10) has a centre of mass, wherein the counterbalance element (16) is configured for, when a predetermined weight is applied to the transverse panel (14) and when the furniture module (10) is pivoted a predetermined angle about a pivot line (20), maintaining the combined centre of masses of the furniture module (10) and the predetermined weight, respectively, behind a vertical plane (22) that contains the pivot line (20), such that the furniture module (10), with the predetermined weight applied and when pivoted a predetermined angle about the pivot line (20), will not overturn, wherein the contribution of the counterbalance element (16) to maintaining the combined centre of masses on said side of the vertical plane (22) is equal to or exceeds the contribution by the furniture module (10) less the counterbalance element (16) by a factor of 1.5 or by a factor of 2 or by a factor of 2.2 or by a factor of 3 or more.
IPC 8 full level
A47B 85/00 (2006.01); A47B 83/00 (2006.01); A47C 12/02 (2006.01); A47D 1/04 (2006.01); A47D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47B 83/00 (2013.01); A47B 85/00 (2013.01); A47C 12/02 (2013.01); A47C 13/005 (2013.01); A47D 1/04 (2013.01); A47D 11/00 (2013.01); A47D 11/002 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] US 2011191955 A1 20110811 - WU XIANG-QUN [CN]
- [X] US 2002195845 A1 20021226 - SOUTHWICK LINDA S [US]
- [A] US 6155641 A 20001205 - FROST BEVERLY J [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 15176621 A 20150714; EP 2016066437 W 20160711