ANCHORING GROUP FOR WALL CUPBOARDS WITH REGULATION FROM ABOVE

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an adjustable anchoring group for the wall assembly of wall cupboards with regulation from above.

[0002] The term "anchoring group" refers herein to the combination of a plaque (support) which can be fixed to the wall by means of screws and/or pegs, and an anchoring device (so-called hanging bracket) comprising a hook which can be fixed to the cupboard.

[0003] These anchoring groups are typically adjustable, in the sense that the hanging bracket can be moved with respect to the supporting plaque to allow a regulation in height (vertical) and a regulation in depth (horizontal), in order to correctly position the cupboard on the wall, also with respect to other adjacent pieces of furniture.

[0004] It should be pointed out that wall cupboards are normally equipped with a rear wall, called "lining", which is typically produced by means of a panel made of plywood or thin wood.

[0005] The lining has a purely aesthetic function for closing the rear of the cupboard and cannot have any structural function: its thickness is in fact too thin to be able to hang the cupboard by fixing the hanging bracket to this alone.

[0006] The hanging bracket of the anchoring group must therefore be mainly fixed to the structural parts of the cupboard, such as for example, the side shoulders, which, on the other hand, have a supporting function, with a thickness and resistance adequate for the purpose.

[0007] Various types of anchoring groups are generally known, all having double regulation, in height and depth.

[0008] These anchoring groups generally have relatively complex structures or a non-intuitive actuation, with the result that regulation in height and depth can be quite inconvenient.

[0009] Furthermore, in these groups, there are commonly holes in the lining, through which a tool is passed, which acts on the screws for effecting the above regulations in horizontal and vertical.

[0010] Perforation of the lining, however, may not be desirable, as the wall cupboard may, for example, have a certain value and visible holes left in the lining would ruin it.

[0011] This can be the case with cupboards without closing doors or having partially transparent doors (for example, made of glass, as in the case of glass cabinets or the like), in which holes in the lining are visible. According to EP 555924 A1, it's disclosed an adjustable anchoring group comprising all the features of the preamble of independent Claim 1 of the present invention.

[0012] The objective of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks discussed above.

[0013] The present invention also proposes an alternative to the known groups and those already on the market.

[0014] These and other objectives are achieved by an anchoring group produced according to claim 1 enclosed.

[0015] Further advantageous characteristics are object of the enclosed dependent claim, which should be considered as being an integrant part of the present description.

[0016] The group, object of the present invention, advantageously comprises a wall cupboard equipped with at least one flange destined for being fixed to the cupboard and a first cursor which can be moved linearly with respect to the flange to regulate the vertical position of the cupboard; said first cursor also comprises regulation means of the position of the hook of the hanging bracket (anchoring device), to allow a regulation in horizontal.

[0017] The movements of the first cursor and horizontal regulation means of the cupboard are advantageously obtained by means of regulation screws with an axis parallel to each other and parallel to the lining of the wall cupboard (in an assembled condition on a wall), so that the position of the latter can be regulated, in both a vertical and horizontal direction, acting from above, without there being any holes in the lining.

[0018] Further characteristics and advantages will be more evident from some embodiments of the invention with reference to the enclosed figures, in which:

• figure 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the hanging bracket of an anchoring group according to the present invention;
• figure 2 is a partial cross-section and sectional perspective view of the hanging bracket of figure 1 assembled;
• figure 3 is a raised front view of the hanging bracket of figure 2;
• figure 4 is a sectional view illustrating the third embodiment of the anchoring group in an operative condition, assembled;
• figure 5 is a perspective view of the group of figure 4 in an operative view assembled on a wall cupboard;

[0019] An embodiment, indicated with the reference number -(100C), of an adjustable anchoring group of the present invention will be discussed in the description hereunder.

[0020] With reference to all the figures enclosed, the examples of the group 100C, each comprise a hanging bracket device 1C, which can be fixed to the wall cupboard P and are suitable for being engaged on a plaque 101C, which can be fixed to a wall M by means of screws and/or pegs.

[0021] The wall cupboard P can comprise, for example, shoulders S, a top C and a rear lining FO.

[0022] Each hanging bracket 1C, in turn comprises an anchoring flange 2C, to the cupboard P and a hooking means 12C, which is engaged with the wall plaque 101C.

[0023] Each hanging bracket 1C, also comprises a slide 5C, which slides linearly with respect to the flange 2C, in a first direction F, whereas the hook 12C, is at least partially associated with the slide 5C and can be moved with respect to the latter in at least a second direction F1 substantially perpendicular with respect to the first direction.

[0024] In this way, a regulation of the wall cupboard P is obtained in two direction F, F1 perpendicular to each other, specifically in vertical (height) and horizontal (depth).

[0025] Generically speaking, each flange 2C of the various examples described in detail hereunder, comprises fixing elements 3C for fixing to the wall cupboard P.

[0026] According to the invention, the fixing elements extend from a side edge of the flange 2C and are substantially parallel to the extension of the latter in plan, so as to be engaged with one of the shoulders S (i.e. the side walls) of the wall cupboard P.

[0027] Preferably, the fixing elements 3C are in the form of fixing pins and there can be one, two or three of them, even if in the examples shown there are three of them.

[0028] Each flange 2C also comprises sliding rails 8C which cooperate with the relative slides 5C which comprise sliding guides 11C destined for cooperating with the respective rails 8C to guide the sliding of the slide 5C in the first direction, preferably in a vertical direction in an assembled condition, this direction being substantially perpendicular to the axis of the fixing pins 3C.

[0029] Again generically speaking, the various examples of the device 1C comprise regulation means for controlling the sliding of the respective slide 5C, with respect to the flange 2C and these means comprise: a threaded seat 9C situated in said slide 5C a counter-flap 6C integral with the flange 2C and which extends perpendicularly to the rails 8C and a regulation screw 10C, accessible from above, cooperating with the counter-flap 6C and with the threaded seat 9C to effect the sliding of said slide 5C in the first direction.

[0030] In all the examples discussed, each hanging bracket device 1C comprises actuation means for controlling the movement of the hooking means 12C, in the second direction; these actuation means generally comprise an actuation screw 13C, accessible from above, at least partly housed in the slide 5C and positioned parallelly to the regulation screw 10C.

[0031] In this way, the horizontal and vertical movement of the wall cupboard P can be advantageously regulated by acting on one side only, and without having to produce additional visible holes in the lining FO of the same wall cupboard, overcoming the drawbacks discussed above.

[0032] The actuation of the hooking means in the second direct F1 is obtained thanks to tilted planes with respect said first direction F sliding and cooperating with each other.

[0033] An example, of a hanging bracket device 1C for a group 100C according to the invention is shown in figures 1 to 5.

[0034] In short, it comprises a flange 2C provided with fixing elements 3C which extend on the same plane as the flange for fixing to the cupboard P, as shown in the assembled configuration of figure 5.

[0035] The flange 2C comprises a counter-flap 6C and a window 7C whose facing side edges 8C form the sliding rails of the slide 5C, which can be moved linearly along said rails 8C thanks to the guides 11C situated at the sides of the slide 5C.

[0036] The slide 5C also comprises a threaded seat 9C for the regulation means of the position of the slide 5C, which in this example comprises the screw 10C.

[0037] The axis of the threaded seat 9C is perpendicular to the counter-flap 6C and parallel to the rails 8C and guides 11C, to allow the linear movement of the slide 5C with respect to the flange 2C by actuating the screw 10C analogously to what is described above.

[0038] The screw 10C, in fact, cooperates with the threaded seat 9C and with the counter-flap 6C to cause the movement of the slide 5C with respect to the flange 2C: when in an assembled position, in fact, the weight of the cupboard P ensures that the head of the screw 10C remains buffered against the counter-flap 6C and consequently by screwing or unscrewing the screw 10C in the seat 9C, the position of the slide 5C is regulated with respect to the flange 2C and consequently the vertical position of the wall cupboard P according to the arrow F.

[0039] The wall hooking on the device again comprises a hook 12C which can be moved with respect to the slide 5C by means of the actuation means of the hook, which are described hereunder.

[0040] The hook 12C, analogously to what is described above, cooperates with a support 101C, which, in this example, is a section fixed to the wall M with pegs, screws or similar items, as shown in figure 4.

[0041] The actuation means, according to the invention, comprise tilted planes 19C whereby the hook 12C is moved with respect to the slide 5C: in this case, the movement of the hook 12C does not develop only in a direction F1 perpendicular to the movement of the slide, but also in a direction parallel to the latter.

[0042] The actuation means in fact comprise tilted planes which cause the movement of the hook 12C in a tilted direction with respect to the movement of the slide 5C.

[0043] These actuation means comprise, according to the invention, an actuation screw 13C situated parallelly to the regulation screw 10C and cooperating with a stop 16C integral with the slide 5C and with a threaded seat 20C situated in a frame 17C housed integrally in the slide 5C, which can be moved vertically with respect to the flange 2C.

[0044] The actuation means also comprise tilted guides 18C positioned on said frame 17C and cooperating with said tilted planes 19C integral with the hook 12C.

[0045] The actuation screw 13C is stationary with respect to the slide 5C due to the stop 16C on which its head is buffered, and its actuation in rotation causes a movement of the hook 12C with respect to the frame 17C.

[0046] This movement causes a sliding of the tilted planes 19C (envisaged on the hook 12C) with respect to the tilted seats 18C (integral with the frame 17C) with a consequent movement of the hook 12C itself in a tilted direction with respect to the axis of the actuation screw 13C.

[0047] The movement of the hook 12C therefore takes place according to two components: one vertical F, parallel to the movement direction of the slide 5C and with no influence on the horizontal regulation of the cupboard P, and one horizontal F1, perpendicular to the movement direction of the slide 5C, which, on the contrary, as described above, causes a movement of the cupboard in a vertical direction, thus allowing regulation according to the two axes, with the same advantages discussed above.

[0048] In the solution presented so far, other optional characteristics are present, such as, for example, holes for the passage of tools destined for actuating the screws 10C, and 13C, or similar items.

[0049] Further variants or equivalent modifications are also possible, all considered included in the scope of the present invention.

[0050] The scope of the invention is therefore defined by the following claims.

Claims

1. An adjustable anchoring group (100C) for the wall assembly (M) of wall cupboards (P) comprising a hanging bracket device (1C) equipped with at least one anchoring flange (2C) to a wall cupboard (P) with shoulders, a top and lining , and a hook (12C), said group also comprising an anchoring support ( 101C) to a wall (M) said hanging bracket device (1C) comprising a slide (5C) which slides linearly with respect to said flange (2C) in a first direction, said hook (12C) being at least partly associated with said slide (5C) and being movable with respect to the latter in at least a second direction substantially perpendicular with respect to said first direction, regulation means and actuation means, both accessible from above, being associated with said slide and said hook, respectively; actuation means (13C, 16C, 17C, 18C, 19C, 20C) accessible from above, suitable for controlling said movement of said hook (12C) in said second direction, said actuation means comprising an actuation screw (13C), at least partly housed in said slide (5C), said actuation screw (13C) being positioned parallel to said regulation screw (10C);
said flange (2C) comprises fixing elements (3C) for fixing to a cupboard (P) and sliding rails (8C), the fixing elements (3C) extends from a side edge of the flange (2C) and are substantially parallel to the extension of the latter in plan, so as to be engaged with one of the shoulders of the wall cupboard (P) and wherein said slide (5C) comprises sliding guides (11C), said rails (8C) and said guides (11C) being suitable for cooperating with each other for guiding the sliding of said slide (5C) in at least said first direction, said first direction being substantially perpendicular to the axis of said fixing elements (3C); said regulation means comprising a threaded seat (9C) situated in said slide (5C), a counter-flap (6C) integral with said flange (2C) which extends perpendicularly to said rails (8C) and a regulation screw (10C) cooperating with said counter-flap (6C) and with said threaded seat (9C) to effect the sliding of said slide (5C) in said first direction,
characterized in that
said actuation means comprise tilted planes (18C, 19C) with respect to said first sliding direction and cooperating with each other to cause the movement of said hook in at least said second direction, said hook is a hook (12C) provided with at least tilted seats (19C) and wherein actuation means comprise an actuation screw (13C) cooperating with a stop (16C) integral with the slide (5C) and with a threaded seat (20C) envisaged in a frame (17C) housed in said slide (5C), said frame (17C) comprising tilted guides (18C) cooperating with said tilted seats (19C).

2. The group (100C) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises regulation means accessible from above ( 6C, 9C, 10C) suitable for controlling the sliding of said slide (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) with respect to said flange (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D).

Ansprüche

1. Verstellbare Verankerungsgruppe (100C) für die Wandmontage (M) von Wandschränken (P), die eine Aufhängeträgereinrichtung (1 C) umfasst, die mit zumindest einem Verankerungsschenkel (2C) an einem Wandschrank (P) mit Schultern, einer Oberseite und einer Verkleidung, sowie einem Haken (12C) ausgestattet ist, wobei die Gruppe auch eine Verankerungsabstützung (101 C) an einer Wand (M) umfasst, wobei die Aufhängeträgereinrichtung (1 C) einen Schlitten (5C), der geradlinig mit Bezug auf den Schenkel (2C) in einer ersten Richtung gleitet, wobei der Haken (12C) dem Schlitten (5C) zumindest teilweise zugeordnet und mit Bezug auf letzteren in zumindest einer zweiten Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht mit Bezug auf die erste Richtung bewegbar ist, Regulierungsmittel und Betätigungsmittel, die beide von oben zugänglich und jeweils dem Schlitten und den Haken zugeordnet sind; und Betätigungsmittel (13C, 16C, 17C, 18C, 19C, 20C) umfasst, die von oben zugänglich und geeignet sind, die Bewegung des Hakens (12C) in der zweiten Richtung zu steuern, wobei die Betätigungsmittel eine Betätigungsschraube (13C) umfassen, die zumindest teilweise in dem Schlitten (5C) untergebracht ist, wobei die Betätigungsschraube (13C) parallel zu der Regulierungsschraube (10C) angeordnet ist;
wobei der Schenkel (2C) Befestigungselemente (3C) zur Befestigung an einem Wandschrank (P) und Gleitschienen (8C) umfasst, wobei die Befestigungselemente (3C) sich von einer Seitenkante des Schenkels (2C) erstrecken und im Wesentlichen parallel zu der Ausdehnung des letzteren in einer Ebene liegen, um mit einer der Schultern des Wandschrankes (P) in Eingriff zu stehen, und
wobei der Schlitten (5C) Gleitführungen (11C) umfasst, wobei die Schienen (8C) und die Führungen (11 C) geeignet sind, zum Führen des Gleitens des Schlittens (5C) in zumindest der ersten Richtung miteinander zusammenzuarbeiten, wobei die erste Richtung im Wesentlichen senkrecht zu der Achse der Befestigungselemente (3C) steht; wobei das Regulierungsmittel einen Gewindesitz (9C), der in dem Schlitten (5C) gelegen ist, eine Gegenlasche (6C), die einstückig mit dem Schenkel (2C) ist, welche sich senkrecht zu den Schienen (8C) erstreckt, und eine Regulierungsschraube (10C) umfasst, die mit der Gegenlasche (6C) und mit dem Gewindesitz (9C) zusammenarbeitet, um das Gleiten des Schlittens (5C) in der ersten Richtung zu bewirken,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
die Betätigungsmittel geneigte Ebenen (18C, 19C) mit Bezug auf die erste Gleitrichtung umfassen und miteinander zusammenwirken, um die Bewegung des Hakens in zumindest der zweiten Richtung zu bewirken, wobei der Haken ein Haken (12C) ist, der mit zumindest geneigten Sitzen (19C) versehen ist, und wobei die Betätigungsmittel eine Betätigungsschraube (13C) umfassen, die mit einem Anschlag (16C), der einstückig mit dem Schlitten (5C) ist, und mit dem Gewindesitz (20C) zusammenarbeitet, der in einem Rahmen (17C) vorgesehen ist, der in dem Schlitten (5C) untergebracht ist, wobei der Rahmen (17C) geneigte Führungen (18C) umfasst, die mit den geneigten Sitzen (19C) zusammenarbeiten.

2. Gruppe (100C) nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
sie Regulierungsmittel umfasst, die von oben (6C, 9C, 10C) zugänglich und geeignet sind, das Gleiten des Schlittens (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) mit Bezug auf den Schenkel (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D) zu steuern.

Revendications

1. Groupe d'accrochage réglable (100C) pour le montage mural (M) de placards muraux (P) comprenant un dispositif de support de suspension (1C) équipé d'au moins une bride d'accrochage (2C) sur un placard mural (P) avec des épaulements, un sommet et une doublure, et un crochet (12C), ledit groupe comprenant aussi un support d'accrochage (101C) à un mur (M), ledit dispositif de support de suspension (1C) comprenant un curseur (5C) qui glisse linéairement par rapport à ladite bride (2C) dans une première direction, ledit crochet (12C) étant au moins en partie associé audit curseur (5C) et étant mobile par rapport à ce dernier au moins dans une deuxième direction substantiellement perpendiculaire à ladite première direction, un moyen de réglage et un moyen d'actionnement, tous deux accessibles par le dessus, et qui sont associés respectivement audit curseur et audit crochet ; un moyen d'actionnement (13C, 16C, 17C, 18C, 19C, 20C) accessible par le dessus, approprié pour commander ledit déplacement dudit crochet (12C) dans ladite deuxième direction, ledit moyen d'actionnement comprenant une vis d'actionnement (13C), au moins partiellement logée dans ledit curseur (5C), ladite vis d'actionnement (13C) étant positionnée parallèlement à ladite vis de réglage (10C) ;
ladite bride (2C) comprend des éléments de fixation (3C) permettant la fixation à un placard (P) et des rails de guidage (8C), les éléments de fixation (3C) s'étendent depuis un bord latéral de la bride (2C) et sont substantiellement parallèles à l'étendue de cette dernière en plan, afin d'être engagés par l'un des épaulements du placard mural (P) et dans lequel ledit curseur (5C) comprend des guides coulissants (11C), lesdits rails (8C) et lesdits guides (11C) étant adaptés pour coopérer les uns avec les autres pour guider le coulissement dudit curseur (5C) au moins dans ladite première direction, ladite première direction étant substantiellement perpendiculaire à l'axe desdits éléments de fixation (3C) ; ledit moyen de réglage comprenant un siège fileté (9C) situé dans ledit curseur (5C), un rebord d'appui (6C) intégré à ladite bride (2C) qui s'étend perpendiculairement auxdits rails (8C) et une vis de réglage (10C) qui coopère avec ledit rebord d'appui (6C) et avec ledit siège fileté (9C) pour réaliser le coulissement dudit curseur (5C) dans ladite première direction,
caractérisé en ce que
ledit moyen d'actionnement comprend des plans inclinés (18C, 19C) par rapport à ladite première direction de coulissement et coopérant l'un avec l'autre pour provoquer le déplacement dudit crochet au moins dans ladite deuxième direction, ledit crochet est un crochet (12C) pourvu d'au moins des sièges inclinés (19C) et dans lequel le moyen d'actionnement comprend une vis d'actionnement (13C) coopérant avec une butée (16C) intégrée au curseur (5C) et avec un siège fileté (20C) prévu dans un cadre (17C) logé dans ledit curseur (5C), ledit cadre (17C) comprenant des guides inclinés (18C) coopérant avec lesdits sièges inclinés (19C).

2. Groupe (100C) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un moyen de réglage accessible par le dessus (6C, 9C, 10C) adapté pour commander le coulissement dudit curseur (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) par rapport à ladite bride (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D).

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