[0001] This invention relates to a disassemblable cupboard, made up of a number of modules
which can be assembled easily and quickly.
[0002] It is currently very common for disassembled cupboards to be sold so that users can
assemble them in their definitive place of utilisation. This practice has the advantage
of low cost, since users do not have to pay assembly costs. Moreover, the modules
of these cupboards are easy to transport due to the fact that they occupy little space.
[0003] This type of cupboard is composed of a number of modules that form the top and bottom
parts of the cupboard, and also its sides and doors. These modules are usually joined
to each other by means of nails or screws, a considerable number of which are needed
to achieve sufficient rigidity of the cupboard. Although the manufacturers of this
type of cupboards try to make the assembly thereof as easy and fast as possible, this
assembly system has the disadvantage of being awkward and calling for the devotion
of considerable time.
[0004] This type of cupboard also has the disadvantage that fitting the various modules
together is sometimes complicated, since wrong placement can make the assembly unsuitable.
[0005] The cupboard of the invention manages to resolve the aforesaid disadvantages, while
presenting other advantages which will be described below.
[0006] The disassemblable cupboard of the invention is characterised in that the rear part
of the cupboard is made up of a number of modules which are attached to each other
by means of a plurality of fixing pins which are housed in complementary orifices
made in adjacent modules.
[0007] Thanks to this characteristic, assembly of the cupboard is very convenient and fast,
since the pins can be inserted easily in the orifices provided for the purpose.
[0008] Advantageously, said modules that form the rear part of the cupboard define longitudinal
ribs which are housed in complementary channels provided in adjacent modules, said
orifices being provided where the fixing pins are housed in said longitudinal ribs
and in the complementary channels.
[0009] Thanks to the presence of said longitudinal ribs and channels it is very easy to
fit the modules together correctly, which also means that assembly time for the cupboard
of the invention is reduced.
[0010] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, said fixing pins have a pair
of elastic lugs which separate from each other when they are placed in their fixing
position.
[0011] Preferably, the modules which form the sides comprise a first U-shaped guide, whose
interior incorporates a number of substantially Ω-shaped profiles provided in their
top part with an orifice, with the modules which form the top and bottom parts of
the cupboard having a second U-shaped guide that can be attached to said first guide,
and said second guide being provided with a number of orifices complementary to the
orifices of the substantially Ω-shaped profiles, with insertion into said complementary
orifices of fixing elements to fix the position of the top and bottom parts of the
cupboard with respect to the sides.
[0012] The presence of these guides also facilitates correct positioning of the modules
in relation to each other, thereby speeding up still further assembly of the cupboard
of the invention.
[0013] For a better understanding of all that has been described in this specification some
drawings are attached which, solely by way of example, show a practical case of embodiment
of the cupboard of the invention.
[0014] In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the interior of the cupboard,
in which for the purposes of clarity the top part and the doors have not been shown.
[0015] Figure 2 is a cross-section view of the rear part of the cupboard of the invention
already assembled, with the fixing pins separated; and
[0016] Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the zone of union of the bottom part
of the cupboard with one of the sides.
[0017] As Figure 1 shows, the disassemblable cupboard of the invention is made up of a plurality
of modules which are attached to each other, defining the rear part 1, the sides 2
and the bottom part 3, in addition to the top part and the doors, which for reasons
of clarity have not been shown, as stated above.
[0018] The rear part of the cupboard of the invention is made up of a pair of modules 4,
5 which are attached to each other, as can be seen in greater detail in Figure 2.
[0019] The first module 4 which forms the back of the cupboard of the invention defines
a longitudinal rib 6 in one of its sides and a channel 7 in the opposite side. The
second module 5, which also forms the back of the cupboard of the invention defines
in its sides channels 8 which are identical to each other and also identical to the
channel 7 of the first module 4. In their turn, the sides of the cupboard 2 also have
longitudinal ribs 9 identical to the longitudinal rib of the first module 4 stated
above. These channels and longitudinal ribs are complementary in such a way that the
longitudinal ribs are inserted into the channels, forming the back of the cupboard
of the invention.
[0020] In order to attach to each other the modules 4, 5 which form the back of the cupboard
and also to fix them with respect to the sides of the cupboard 2, the longitudinal
ribs and the channels have a plurality of complementary orifices 10 for the insertion
of fixing pins 11.
[0021] The fixing pins 11, which are shown in Figure 2, have a pair of elastic lugs 12 which
are separated from each other when the pins 11 are in their fixing position.
[0022] Figure 3 shows the system of fixing the bottom part 3 of the cupboard to the sides
2 of same. It should be noted that this fixing system is identical to the system which
also used for fixing the top part of the cupboard (not shown) to the sides of same.
[0023] As this figure shows, the modules 2 which form the sides comprise a first U-shaped
guide 13, which incorporates in its interior a number of substantially Ω-shaped profiles
14 provided in their top part with an orifice 15.
[0024] The module which forms the bottom part of the cupboard 3 comprises a second U-shaped
guide 16 that can be attached to said first guide 13, said second guide 16 being provided
with a number of orifices 17 complementary to the orifices 15 of the substantially
Ω-shaped profiles 14. In said orifices 15 of the substantially Ω-shaped profiles and
in the complementary orifices 17 of the second guide 16 bolts 18 are inserted with
the interposition of washers 19 in order to fix the position of the top and bottom
parts of the cupboard with respect to the sides.
[0025] Despite the fact that reference has been made to a specific embodiment of the invention,
it will be obvious to experts in the subject that the cupboard described lends itself
to numerous variations and modifications, and that all the details mentioned can be
replaced by others that are technically equivalent without departing from the sphere
of protection defined in the attached claims.
1. Disassemblable cupboard, which comprises a plurality of means which are attached to
each other, said modules forming the top, bottom and rear parts of the cupboard, and
also the sides and the doors, characterised in that the rear part (1) of the cupboard is made up of a number of modules (4, 5) which
are attached to each other and to the modules (2) which form the sides of the cupboard
by means of a plurality of fixing pins (11) which are housed in complementary orifices
(10) made in adjacent modules.
2. Disassemblable cupboard according to claim 1, characterised in that said modules (4, 5) that form the rear part (1) of the cupboard define longitudinal
ribs (9) which are housed in complementary channels (8) provided in adjacent modules,
said orifices (10) being provided where the fixing pins (11) are housed in said longitudinal
ribs (9) and in the complementary channels (8).
3. Disassemblable cupboard according to claim 1, characterised in that said fixing pins (11) have a pair of elastic lugs (12) which separate from each other
when the fixing pins (11) are placed in their fixing position.
4. Disassemblable cupboard as claimed in any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the modules (2) which form the sides comprise a first U-shaped guide (13), whose
interior incorporates a number of substantially Ω-shaped profiles (14) provided in
their top part with an orifice (15), the modules which form the top and bottom parts
of the cupboard comprising a second U-shaped guide (16) that can be attached to said
first guide (13), said second guide (16) being provided with a number of orifices
(17) complementary to the orifices (15) of the substantially Ω-shaped profiles, corresponding
into said complementary orifices of fixing elements to fix the position of the top
and bottom parts of the cupboard with regard to the sides.