DE29808240U1 - Presentation cabinet - Google Patents

Description

Dipl.-Ing. H. FRITZ 98/055 Dipl.-Chem. E.L. FRITZ 05.05.1998/Sch/Ni

Dr. Dipl.-Phys Rainer Basfeld Patent attorneys Mühlenberg 74 59759 Arnsberg

Mr

Hans-Jürgen Greve

Am Knappenberg 79

4413 9 Dortmund

"Presentation cabinet"

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The present invention relates to a presentation cabinet for exhibiting objects according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such presentation cabinets are preferably used at exhibitions to present smaller devices and equipment, such as espresso machines or the like. Commercially available shelf or table-like presentation stands are only suitable to a limited extent, especially for devices that require a power supply, a water supply, the processing of other consumables and a possibility for the disposal of consumables that have already been processed. Such systems do not offer the possibility of storing consumables or used materials. As a rule, you therefore have to make do with makeshift solutions such as boxes for storing water, filter bags or coffee, for example, and free-standing garbage cans for storing used materials such as used filter bags. In the case of presentation cabinets with drawers or the like, these usually create a functional and visual division into the presentation area and storage area. Overall, this not only affects the overall aesthetic impression of the presentation system but also the functionality and usability of the devices to be presented.

The problem underlying the invention is therefore to create a presentation cabinet which keeps all the consumables and operating resources required for the operation of coffee preparation devices, such as espresso machines, in a concealed or stowable manner and which can be adapted to different presentation purposes by changing the division of the cabinet while maintaining the same external shape.

According to the invention, this problem is solved by a presentation cabinet with the features of the characterizing part of claim 1. It is provided that the presentation cabinet is divided into shelf-like segments, the surface area of which corresponds to an integer multiple of a square base area and at least one segment is designed as a cutout that is not covered towards the front surface. This design offers the advantage that the shelf-like segments each represent a multiple of a segment base area, so that their construction can be easily changed from the outset or subsequently, thus enabling the drawers, pull-outs or doors to be adapted to different circumstances. The cutout formed in the front surface enables a protected and at the same time visually appealing presentation of the device to be exhibited.

A preferred embodiment of the presentation cabinet according to the invention provides that a pull-out panel that can be pulled out to the front is arranged in the lower area of the cutout. With the help of this pull-out panel, the device to be presented can be positioned at a suitable distance from the front surface.

The shelf frame of the presentation cabinet is advantageously surrounded by an outer frame, whereby the inner dimensions of the outer frame are significantly larger than the outer dimensions of the shelf frame, so that it can be arranged in different positions within the outer frame.

In a preferred embodiment, drawers, folding doors and pull-outs are provided with identical decorative panels on the front. These decorative panels give the previously mentioned elements a similar appearance despite their different functions. The decorative panels preferably have identical dimensions.

The presentation cabinet preferably has an outer frame that includes a base plate whose depth is such that it extends forward beyond the front surface formed by the decorative panels. In this way, the presentation cabinet is given a firm footing regardless of the weight of the device to be presented and the position of the pull-out plate.

It is advantageous if a rear wall is attached to the outer frame and this rear wall is flush with the outer edge of the front surface formed by the decorative panels. In this way, the presentation cabinet can be easily integrated into other furniture systems or several presentation cabinets can be placed next to each other.

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In the following, an embodiment of the invention is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 an exploded view of a

presentation cabinet;

Fig. 2 is a front view of a presentation cabinet;

Fig. 3 a spatial representation of a

Presentation cabinet viewed from the side.

First, reference is made to Fig. 1. 15

A rectangular outer frame 1 is provided with a base plate 11 on the bottom side and a rear wall 12 on its back. The rear wall 12 is dimensioned such that it protrudes outwards on both sides and on the top opposite the outer frame 1. The outer frame 1 can surround a shelf frame 13, which is divided into shelf-like box-shaped segments 18 by means of vertical shelves 15 and horizontal shelves 16 and a vertical short board 17. The width and height of the shelf frame 13 are dimensioned such that they are significantly smaller than the internal dimensions of the outer frame 1. The shelves 15, 16, 17 are screwed to one another or to the shelf frame 13, but can also be glued or connected to one another using quick fasteners that are common in furniture construction. The shelf frame 13 is framed on the left, right and on its top by a panel 14. The width of the parts of the panel arranged to the left and right of the shelf frame 13 are designed differently, so that the shelf frame is not arranged centrally in the outer frame 1. In the embodiment shown, the distance between the shelf frame and the outer frame is smaller on the left side when viewed from the front than on the right side. The external dimensions of the panel 14 and the rear wall 12 correspond to one another. In the

Either a drawer 5, a folding door 4, a pull-out 3 or a pull-out panel 2 are inserted into the shelf-like box segments 18 formed by shelves 15, 16, 17. The pull-out 3 comprises horizontal pull-out panels 31, which are connected at the back to a back panel 33 and at the front to a front panel 32. The pull-out 3 can be pulled out towards the front using a commercially available pull-out mechanism.

Fig. 2 illustrates the division and use of the box segments 18 chosen in this embodiment. In the left area, three rectangular drawers 5 are arranged one above the other, above these there is a square cutout 21, in the lower area of which a pull-out panel 2 is inserted. In the right area, two rectangular drawers 5 are arranged one above the other, above these there is a full extension 3 and a door 4. The width and height of the pull-out panel 2, pull-out 3, folding door 4 and drawer 5 are dimensioned such that they result in an integer multiple of a square decorative panel 6, whereby the area of the decorative panel 6 is added to the area resulting from a constant distance between the decorative panels 6. In this case, the drawers 5, consisting of a drawer pull-out 51 and a drawer front 52, are dimensioned so that the drawer front 52 corresponds to the area of 2 decorative panels 6 arranged next to each other. Likewise, the cutout 21 corresponds to four decorative panels 6 arranged in a square, full extension 3 and door 4 each correspond to 3 decorative panels 6 arranged one above the other. The decorative panels 6 0 are attached to the drawer fronts 52 or to the folding door 4 and the pull-out 3 using wood screws that are inserted from the back and are therefore not visible from the front. Alternatively, the decorative panels 6 can also be glued or attached with fastening hooks.

On the left, right and top sides, the shelf frame 13 is also framed with decorative panels 6 in the area of the panel 14, so that, as shown in particular in Fig. 3

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shows, the external dimensions of a square front surface 19 formed by the decorative panels 6 correspond to the dimensions of the rear wall 12. The base plate 11 projects forwards beyond the front surface 19 formed by the decorative panels 6 and thus ensures that the presentation cabinet is held securely even when the pull-out panel 2 is pulled out to the front.

Claims (7)

-1-Protection claims: 1. Presentation cabinet for displaying objects, the front side of which is partially designed as a drawer (5), pull-out (3) or door (4), characterized in that ' . . the presentation cabinet is divided into shelf-like segments (18), the surface area of which corresponds to an integer multiple of a square base area, and that at least one segment (18) is designed as a cutout (21) which is not covered towards the front surface ■(19). 2. Presentation cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that the cutout (21) has a pull-out panel (2) in its lower area. 3. Presentation cabinet according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the presentation cabinet comprises an outer frame (1) and a shelf frame (13) 0 and that the shelf frame (13) is surrounded by the outer frame (1), the outer dimensions of the shelf frame (13) being significantly smaller than the inner dimensions of the outer frame (1). 4. Presentation cabinet according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the drawer/drawers (5), the folding door/doors (4) and the pull-out/pull-outs (3.) are provided on the front with at least one decorative panel (6). 5. Presentation cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that if there are several decorative panels (6), these have uniform dimensions. 6. Presentation cabinet according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the outer frame (1) has a base plate (11) whose depth is dimensioned such that that it projects forward beyond the front surface (19) formed by the decorative panels (6). 7. Presentation cabinet according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a rear wall (12) is attached to the outer frame (1) and that the outer edges of the front surface (19) formed from the decorative panels (6) are aligned with the outer edge of the rear wall (12).