CN111188818A

CN111188818A - Connecting piece and furniture structure composed of same

Info

Publication number: CN111188818A
Application number: CN201911203997.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶风; 胡浩; 张伟; 宋佳; 曹晓晓; 胡晓阳
Original assignee: Zhejiang Zhongda Shelf Technology Co ltd; Zhejiang University of Media and Communications
Current assignee: Zhejiang Zhongda Shelf Technology Co ltd; Zhejiang University of Media and Communications
Priority date: 2019-11-29
Filing date: 2019-11-29
Publication date: 2020-05-22

Abstract

The invention discloses a connector and a furniture structure composed thereof. The connector includes a connector body, a positioning structure and a fixing structure are arranged on the connector body, and the positioning structure protrudes from the connector body. , the fixing structure includes a fixing hole and a snapping structure, the fixing hole penetrates the connector body, the snapping structure includes a fixing slot and a snap joint located in the fixing slot, the fixing slot is opened in the connecting piece On the piece body, the snap joint and the positioning structure are located on two sides of the connecting piece body respectively; the furniture structure includes the connecting piece, through which other components constituting the furniture are connected. The connecting piece involved in the invention has an ingenious structure and high strength, and can stably connect the relevant components of the furniture together, thereby realizing the free assembly of the furniture.

Description

Connecting piece and furniture structure composed of same

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a furniture member.

Background

The furniture is mainly used for storing articles, and is an important component of home environment, office places and the like for storing articles. At present, furniture which can be freely assembled according to the needs of users is widely loved by people due to the characteristics of convenience and strong designability. Furniture components are important and decisive for the assembly of inexpensive furniture, in particular of furniture with a design. The connecting piece is one of the components forming the furniture product, and mainly plays a role of connecting related components together, so that the design of the connecting piece with reasonable and ingenious structure and firm connection has important significance, and the market competitiveness of the formed furniture is determined.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a connecting piece and a furniture structure composed of the connecting piece, wherein a user can flexibly connect related components together through the connecting piece to realize personalized customization of furniture; the special design of the connecting rod structure is more convenient for storage and transportation of furniture, and the cost is saved.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is that the connecting piece comprises a connecting piece body, wherein a positioning structure and a fixing structure are arranged on the connecting piece body, the positioning structure protrudes out of the connecting piece body, the fixing structure comprises a fixing hole and a clamping structure, the fixing hole penetrates through the connecting piece body, the clamping structure comprises a fixing groove and a clamping joint positioned in the fixing groove, and the fixing groove is formed in the connecting piece body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing holes include a cross bar fixing hole and an upright fixing hole, the cross bar fixing hole and the upright fixing hole are through holes, and the cross bar fixing hole is formed in the connecting member body at the fixing groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pillar fixing hole penetrates through the positioning structure.

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning structure and the clamping connector are respectively located at two sides of the connector body, and the positioning structure and the connector are an integral structure. The positioning structure is continuous on the mounting surface of the connecting piece and penetrates through the mounting surface.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cross section of the positioning structure is triangular.

In an embodiment of the invention, the clamping connector includes a plurality of positioning pillars, the positioning pillars are all located in the fixing groove, and a gap exists between the positioning pillars and a groove wall of the fixing groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the positioning columns are provided with circular arc grooves.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the positioning column is a hollow structure.

In an embodiment of the invention, the clamping connector further includes a clamping groove, and the clamping groove is formed on a side wall of the fixing groove.

A furniture structure comprising the connecting piece.

The technical scheme has the following beneficial effects:

the cross rod can be connected to the connecting piece through the fixing structure, and the positioning structure protruding out of the connecting piece body is arranged on the connecting piece body, so that the cross rod can be well limited at a specific position on the stand column, and the cross rod and the stand column are connected in a matched mode. The groove and the clamping joint of the clamping structure can accommodate a cross rod plug to be inserted, and the connecting piece is further fixed to a specific position of the upright post through the fixing hole by adopting a fastener, so that the combined member for forming furniture is obtained. The connecting piece has ingenious and reasonable structural design and can play a role in firm connection and fixation.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of FIG. 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG. 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of example 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a front view of the invention of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a top view of embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of example 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 11 from another angle in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the present invention from a still further angle as shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of example 4 of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a front view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a left side view of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view of example 5 of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a front view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a left side view of FIG. 17;

FIG. 20 is a schematic structural view of embodiment 6 of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is another schematic structural view of embodiment 6 of the present invention;

fig. 22 is a top view of fig. 21.

Description of reference numerals: connecting piece body 1, horizontal pole 2, stand 3, location structure 4, fixed orifices 5, stand fixed orifices 51, horizontal pole fixed orifices 52, fixed slot 7, joint 8, first reference column 81, second reference column 82, third reference column 83, circular arc recess 9, draw-in groove 10, cell wall 11, connecting piece installation face 12, flange 13, first horizontal pole 201, second horizontal pole 202, third horizontal pole 203.

Detailed Description

The invention will now be further described with reference to the following examples and figures 1 to 22.

Example 1

A connector 1a, as shown in fig. 1-6, comprises a connector body 1, wherein the connector body 1 is provided with a positioning structure 4 and a fixing structure, and the connector is used for connecting a cross bar 2 and a vertical post 3 in a furniture member. The positioning structure 4 protrudes out of the connecting piece body 1, and the positioning structure and the connecting piece body are of an integral structure. The positioning structure 4 is used for matching with other members, such as grooves on the upright post 3, so as to limit the connecting piece. The fixing structure comprises a fixing hole 5 and a clamping structure, and the fixing hole 5 is used for installing a fastener so as to firmly connect the connecting piece to the upright post 3. The shape and structure of the clamping structure are matched with the cross section of the cross rod 2, so that the cross rod 2 is inserted into the clamping structure and connected with the connecting piece.

The connecting piece body 1 is of a trapezoidal structure in cross section as shown in fig. 1 and 5, and the clamping structure is arranged on a protruding part of the trapezoidal structure, and the clamping structure is thickest at the protruding part and can provide an enough connecting and supporting foundation for the cross bar. The snap fit structure includes a fixing groove 7 and a snap joint 8 located in the fixing groove 7, as shown in fig. 1 and 3. The fixing groove 7 is formed in the protruding area of the connecting piece body 1, the fixing groove 7 is recessed into the hole of the connecting piece body 1, the clamping connector 8 is located in the hole, and a gap exists between the positioning column and the groove wall 11 of the fixing groove 7, so that the cross rod can be conveniently inserted. The positioning column is of a hollow structure, so that the overall weight is reduced. The clamping connector 8 comprises a plurality of positioning columns, and the shape of the fixing groove 7 is matched with the profile of a distribution diagram formed by the positioning columns.

In this embodiment, the clamping head 8 is designed to have three positioning columns, namely a first positioning column 81, a second positioning column 82 and a third positioning column 83, the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83 are arranged in parallel and symmetrically, and the first positioning column 81 is located above the third positioning column 83. In other embodiments, the first positioning column 81 can also be located above the second positioning column 82, or the three columns are distributed in other manners. And a gap with a certain width is formed between the first positioning column 81, the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83 and the groove wall 11, and the gap is matched with the wall thickness of the side wall of the cross rod 2. In particular, the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83 are provided with circular arc grooves 9, so that the circular arc grooves can be matched with the circular arc structures on the cross rod 2, and the cross rod 2 can be well installed into the clamping head 8.

The fixing holes 5 include pillar fixing holes 51, and in this embodiment, pillar fixing holes 51 are provided in upper and lower gentle slope regions of a protruding portion of the connector body 1, as shown in fig. 1. The pillar fixing hole 51 is a through hole, i.e., penetrates through the connector body 1. After the cross bar 2 is fitted to the connector, it is necessary to further fix the connector to the upright 3 through the upright fixing hole 51 with a screw. In order to enable the connecting piece to be more conveniently and reliably limited on the upright post 3 without position deviation, a positioning structure 4 is arranged on the connecting piece body 1, and the positioning structure 4 and the clamping connector 8 are respectively positioned at two sides of the connecting piece body 1.

The positioning structure 4 is located on the connecting piece mounting surface 12, the connecting piece mounting surface 12 is a bottom surface of a trapezoidal structure, and the bottom surface is attached to a mounting surface of the stand column during assembly. In this embodiment, the positioning structure 4 is a protrusion with a triangular cross section, so that the positioning structure can be matched with a V-shaped groove on the upright post, and the connection between the positioning structure and the upright post is more stable through the matching mode of embedding the tip. The protrusions are positioned in the middle of the connector mounting surface 12 and longitudinally and continuously distributed on the connector mounting surface 12. Particularly, the upright post fixing hole is correspondingly arranged at a position opposite to the protrusion, and the upright post fixing hole penetrates through the positioning structure 4, namely, the central line of the upright post fixing hole is perpendicular to the central line.

Further, the fixing holes in this embodiment further include a cross bar fixing hole 52, and the cross bar fixing hole 52 is formed in the connecting member body 1 at the fixing groove 7, so that the cross bar 2 is more firmly connected to the column. The cross bar fixing holes 52 are through holes, and the cross bar 2 and the connecting member are fixed together by a fastening member such as a screw. The central line of the cross rod fixing hole 52 is consistent with the central line of the circle where the circular arc of the circular arc groove 9 on the positioning column is located, so that the cross rod 2 can be accurately fixed on the connecting piece through the fastening piece. In this embodiment, a multi-hole fixing manner is adopted, and two cross bar fixing holes 52 are correspondingly distributed above the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83, as shown in fig. 2-3. The rail attachment holes 52 are countersunk to mate with the countersunk screws so as not to interfere with the attachment of the attachment mounting surface 12 to the surface of the upright.

Example 2

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, a connector 1b is different from embodiment 1 in that the number of positioning columns included in the card connector 8 in this embodiment is only two, that is, a second positioning column 82 and a third positioning column 83, and two positioning columns do not include a first positioning column 81, the two positioning columns are arranged in parallel, and further, the card fastening structure further includes a card slot 10, and the card slot 10 is a narrow slit, is opened on a side wall of the fixing slot 7, and is used for installing a blocking piece on a specific cross bar.

Example 3

A connector 1c, as shown in fig. 9-13, is different from embodiment 1 in that the shape of the connector body 1 is different, and in this embodiment, the thickness of the convex region of the connector body 1 is gradually increased from one side to the other side, so as to leave enough space for the engaging structure. Meanwhile, a flange 13 is arranged on one thicker side of the connecting piece body 1, and the flange forms a groove wall 11 on one side of the fixing groove 7, so that a certain blocking effect can be achieved on a cross rod installed in the fixing groove 7, and the cross rod is placed to fall off. In this embodiment, the rib 13 is an arc-shaped structure, so that the contour lines of the structure are smoother and natural.

Example 4

As shown with reference to fig. 14-16. Different from the embodiment 1, the connecting piece and the cross bar are fixed in a single hole mode, so that the assembly is simpler and more convenient. The cross bar fixing hole 52 is only one and penetrates through the positioning structure 4. Correspondingly, the arc grooves 9 on the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83 are arranged closely to form a large arc-shaped accommodating groove, and the large arc-shaped accommodating groove is used for accommodating a fixing structure, such as a fixing column, with an arc-shaped outer surface on the cross rod 2, and the center line of the fixing column is coaxial with the center line of the cross rod fixing hole 52. Meanwhile, in order to ensure that the cross rod and the clamping connector 8 are firmly inserted, the length of the clamping connector 8 is lengthened to be longer than that of the fixing groove 7, so that the contact surface between the cross rod and a clamping structure on the connecting piece is increased, and the connection firmness is improved.

Example 5

As shown with reference to fig. 17-19. Different from embodiment 3, in this embodiment, a single-hole fixing manner is adopted between the connecting member and the cross bar, that is, only one cross bar fixing hole 52 is provided, so that the assembly is simpler and more convenient. The arc grooves 9 on the second positioning column 82 and the third positioning column 83 form an arc accommodating groove for accommodating the cross rod 2. The cross rod fixing hole 52 is positioned at the center of a circle where the section of the arc-shaped accommodating groove is located, namely, is just arranged at the positioning structure 4, so that the structural reasonability of the positioning structure is improved.

Example 6

A furniture construction, as shown in figures 20-22, consisting of said connecting elements and other elements that make up the home. As shown in fig. 20, which is a schematic view illustrating the connection and assembly between the connecting member and the cross bar, the shape of the cross bar 2 may be designed into various shapes according to needs, and the cross bar in this embodiment includes three cross bars 2 with different cross-sectional structures, namely a first cross bar 201, a second cross bar 202, and a third cross bar 203. The first cross bar 201 is fixedly connected with the connecting piece 1a in the embodiment 1, the second cross bar 202 is fixedly connected with the connecting piece 1b in the embodiment 2, and the third cross bar 203 is fixedly connected with the connecting piece 1c in the embodiment 3, so that a part of a frame of furniture is formed.

The connecting members are connected to the vertical columns 3 in cooperation as shown in fig. 21 and 22, and connecting members of various types are connected to the vertical columns 3 having a triangular prism structure, and one connecting member is connected to each of three side surfaces of the vertical columns, so that the cross bar 2 having a corresponding shape can be mounted on the vertical columns. Wherein the connecting pieces on the two symmetrical side surfaces of the upright post 3 are mirror images in structure and are respectively a connecting piece 1c and a connecting piece 1 c', so that the cross bars 2 are respectively connected from the left and the right horizontal directions of the upright post.

The connecting piece has the advantages of reasonable and simple structure, small volume and high structural strength, and can stably connect related components of furniture together to realize flexible and free assembly of the furniture.

The above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate rather than to limit the invention, and any changes and alterations made without inventive step within the spirit and scope of the claims are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a connecting piece, includes the connecting piece body, its characterized in that, be equipped with location structure and fixed knot construct on the connecting piece body, location structure protrusion in the connecting piece body, fixed knot constructs including fixed orifices and block structure, the fixed orifices runs through the connecting piece body, the block structure includes the fixed slot and is located the joint of fixed slot, the fixed slot is seted up on the connecting piece body.

2. The connecting piece of claim 1, wherein the fixing holes comprise a cross bar fixing hole and a stand column fixing hole, the cross bar fixing hole and the stand column fixing hole are through holes, and the cross bar fixing hole is formed in the connecting piece body at the fixing groove.

3. The connector of claim 2, wherein the post securing hole passes through the locating structure.

4. The connector of claim 1, wherein the positioning structure and the snap connector are located on two sides of the connector body, respectively, and the positioning structure and the connector are of an integral structure.

5. A connection piece according to claim 4, wherein said locating formations are triangular in cross-section.

6. The connector of claim 1, wherein the engaging head includes a plurality of positioning posts, the positioning posts are all located in the fixing groove, and a gap exists between the positioning posts and a groove wall of the fixing groove.

7. The connecting piece of claim 6, wherein a plurality of the positioning posts are provided with circular arc grooves.

8. The connector of claim 6, wherein the positioning post is a hollow structure.

9. The connector according to claim 6, wherein the snap connector further comprises a snap groove formed on a side wall of the fixing groove.

10. A furniture construction comprising a connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.