DE8430768U1 - Kit for individually designed furniture frames, such as display cabinets, sales counters, trade fair furniture, etc. - Google Patents

Description

PATENT ATTORNEYS O

professional representatives before the European Patent Office ^. ^.^ i. ₍

DiPL-PHYS. BUSE · DIPL.-PHYS. MENTZELL^LiNGvLubEWIG Unterdömen 114 · PO Box 200210 5600 Wuppertal 2 Telephone (0202) 55 70 22/23/24 . Telex 8 5&Idigr;&Pgr; 6Ölffwpat

5600 Wuppertal 2, the ** *8th ÖBZ. 1986

Password: "Corner column showcase

Company Gebrüder Vieler GmbH, Gennaer Straße 66, 5860 Iserlohn

Kit for individually designed furniture frames, such as display cabinets, sales counters, trade fair furniture, etc.

The invention relates to a kit of components of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1 that can be detachably connected to one another, from which individual pieces of furniture of different sizes and shapes can be built according to requirements.

In the known kit (DE-GM 72 26 288), the cover rail is made of transparent material, e.g. acrylic glass, because it is intended to cover a lighting fixture attached to the inner surface of the support rail facing it. The inner surface of the support rail is also used to anchor brackets for floor panels with which the interior of the furniture frame can be divided. The combination rod arranged in an edge area of the furniture frame is made from equally long sections of the support and cover rail. Corner connectors are attached to the front ends of such a combination rod, which are provided with pins that are inserted into corresponding coupling receptacles in the support rail. Such corner connectors are located in the corners of the furniture frame and couple the ends of three converging combination rods. The dimension of the furniture frame

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The furniture frame is therefore made up of the partial lengths of two such corner connectors and a combination rod inserted between them. On each surface side of the furniture frame, a frame is created from combination rods inserted together using four corner connectors, with the frame enclosing a wall panel, preferably made of glass, on all sides.

The disadvantage is that the known kit requires not only the panels, support and cover rails but also corner connectors and brackets for the base panels. Therefore, numerous parts have to be manufactured, kept ready and handled to assemble and dismantle the frame. This leads to expensive production, space-consuming storage and time-consuming and cumbersome handling of the known components.

The invention is based on the task of developing a kit of simple, inexpensive components of the type mentioned in the preamble of claim 1, which enable the quick and convenient construction of a piece of furniture with an individual shape and different desired dimensions. This is achieved according to the invention by the measures mentioned in the characterizing part of claim 1, which have the following meaning:

While the support rail runs through and determines the desired dimension of the furniture frame with its length, the cover rail is made up of sections that have a section length determined by the desired furniture shape and are shorter in their total length than the support rail because they leave defined gaps between them when they are attached to the support rail. The base plates are now inserted into these gaps, the section lengths corresponding to the desired height.

of the floor panels and the gaps are dimensioned so that the bottom surfaces of the panels rest on the front ends of the sections. This means that in the invention the cover rail can take on the new function of simultaneously being a holding element for the floor panels in the frame. The cover rails, which grip the corresponding floor panel with their front ends, act like supports. Separate holders for base plates and associated coupling means on the support rail are superfluous. The invention requires very few and easy-to-handle components, namely plates and combination rods. An individual construction of the furniture is nevertheless possible because a base plate can be positioned at any desired height by appropriately dimensioning the section length of the cover rail or by stacking suitably dimensioned sections on the continuous support rail. If glass is used as the plate material, the invention can be used to produce display cabinets that allow an optimal view from all sides; metal elements are only arranged in the edge areas of the furniture frame and consist of the narrow combination rod. Other elements that obstruct the view, such as frames or brackets for holding the base plates, have been eliminated in the kit according to the invention.

A further simplification of the components is achieved if the clamping means highlighted in claim 2 are used in the longitudinal grooves of the support rail to tighten the panels. This already ensures that the components in the furniture frame are held together, which is why end connectors are no longer required to create frame-shaped structures on the side surfaces of the furniture, which hold the wall panels between them. The invention thus makes it possible to only use the vertical edge

areas of the furniture, and to generally dispense with cross-running rods in the upper and lower edge areas of a wall panel. The combination rods according to the invention then only form vertical columns in which only the long edges of the wall panels are clamped, thus already creating optimal transverse stability of the furniture frame. If glass is used as the panel material, an ideal, clear view into the display case built with the invention is achieved. For the strength of the connection and to simplify handling, it is recommended to use the pressure bar according to claim 3 as a clamping means. If the wedge shape according to claim 4 is used, this results in particularly smooth handling and particularly reliable clamping of the panels. The measures in claim 5 prevent the pressure bars from falling out when no panel is inserted and also prevent the pressure bars from jamming when the panels are inserted. Such a support rail is always ready to function. When designed according to claim .6, the cover rails also fulfil the additional function of making the actuating ends of the pressure screws for the pressure strips invisible.

The free space created in the combination bar between the support rail and the sections of the cover rail can be used for various accessories. These also include the arrangement of additionally usable compartment holders according to claim 7. Alternatively or additionally, continuously variable compartment holders can also be used with the measures of claim 8. The clamping means in the longitudinal grooves of the support rail can also be used for connecting accessories, which according to claim 9 consist of U-profile rails and according to claims 12 and 13 are used for attaching doors to the furniture frame.

If self-contained frames hold pivoting or sliding doors, the clamping means can, according to claims 14 and 15, hold opposite frame parts instead of the wall panels. A simplification in the structure results if the frame parts have a matching cross-sectional profile according to claim 16. By means of the measures of claim 17, a sliding guide for sliding doors can easily be converted into a rolling guide, and vice versa, without having to use other frame webs.

The longitudinal holes in the main profile according to claim 10 enable the use of height-adjustable feet by means of screw engagement and the fastening of particularly simple end parts, which are specified in claim 11, namely upper and lower caps. Such caps are also useful as end stops for the front end of an outermost section of the cover rail. If cover rails are used with a supplementary profile, which also covers the grooves in this section of the support rail, this can be used to create a supporting leg or a panel-free column in the piece of furniture.

The combination rod according to the invention equipped with clamping means can also be used according to claim 18 to position the top and bottom floor panels in the piece of furniture. This only appears to create a frame made of combination rods, because the individual frame parts are not connected to each other at their point of contact, but rather abut against each other loosely. They are held together by the plate, because one of these four combination rods is clamped to each edge of the plate. The plate is clamped in place in the longitudinal grooves by

the pressure bars used there .

By using different groove positions in the profile in terms of contour and angular position according to claim S 19, a particularly large variety of differently designed furniture is obtained with relatively few components according to the invention.

The invention is illustrated in several embodiments in the drawings. They show:

Fig. 1 to 4 perspective views and plan views of furniture, from which the variety of variations that can be achieved with the kit according to the invention can be seen,

Fig. 5 shows an enlarged cross-sectional view through a combination rod according to the invention arranged in the edge area of the furniture with one clamped and one released wall

plate,

Fig. 6 shows an enlarged cross-section of a

in the groove of the support rail of Fig. 5 used pressure bar,

Fig. 7 and 8 in almost natural size cross-sections through two alternatively usable cover rails for the construction of the combination rod of Fig. 5, 30

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of a combination bar according to the invention using the two cover rails shown in Fig. 7 and 8,

Fig. 10 an alternative form for an upper end of the combination rod of Fig. 9,

Fig. 11, in exploded view, an alternative shape for the lower end of the rod of

I Fig. 12 and 13 the view and a cross section

;jl along the section line XIII-XIII through a

I 10 Corner area of the combination shown in Fig. 9

I rod when using the method shown in Fig. 7

I deck rail,

Fig. 14 and 15 the corresponding top view and cross-section view of the combination rod of

,i>; Fig. 9 when using additional shelf holders for auxiliary floors, whereby the cutting guide

I of Fig. 15 in Fig. 14 by the cutting line

1 XV-XV is clarified,

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I Fig. 16 and 17 the corresponding top view and

^: y, cross-sectional view through the structure shown in Fig. 9

_; Combination rod when using the combination shown in Fig. u

explained in more detail cover rail, whereby the cutting guide of Fig. 17 in Fig. 16 through the cutting

r line XVII-XVII is illustrated,

Fig. 18 and 19 show in perspective exploded view and in cross-sectional view a corner area of a piece of furniture corresponding to Fig.

is to be fitted with a hinged door and explains the shape and installation of a door hinge ,

Fig. 20 and 21 in perspective view and in section the corner area of a piece of furniture with cover rails which allow the arrangement of electrical accessories,
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Fig. 22 to 24 of Fig. 5 corresponding cross-sectional views through corner areas of furniture with different combination rods,
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Fig. 25 to 27 the cross-sectional view according to section

, line XXV.XXV, the view and perspective representation of an edge of a piece of furniture, where instead of a plate a specially profiled perforated rail is used ^l and the deck used

rail allows the arrangement of shelf holders,

Fig. 28 to 30 in perspective view, in exploded view and in cross section a frame enclosing pivoting doors and its fastening

in the combination rods according to the invention,

Fig. 31 to 36 in a representation corresponding to the previous figures a perspective view of a frame comprising sliding doors

in Fig. 22 and in the installed state according to Fig. 35, whereby the cross-sectional shape from Fig. and the alternative application of the sliding doors can be seen from Fig. 34 and 35,

Fig. 37 and 38 show two further pieces of furniture that can be manufactured using sections of the combination rod according to the invention.

The kit according to the invention for producing a piece of furniture according to the invention, e.g. a display cabinet 5o of Fig. 1 comprising only combination rods lo arranged in the edge areas of the furniture, which is why these are referred to below as -.,.-,;.

should be referred to as "column lo" for short. For this purpose, the invention only requires plates, which in the case of Fig. 1 are glass plates and are used as vertical wall plates 11, 11' or floor plates 14,14'/14"'. Because of the basically identical structure, it is sufficient to consider an edge area, which is done using Fig. 5 to 9.

The combination rod, which functions here as a column 10, is split lengthwise and consists of two rails 2o, 3o that complement each other in terms of profile, namely a support rail 2o with a main profile 21 shown in Fig. 5 and a cover rail 3o with the supplementary profile 31 shown in Fig. 7. The support rail 2o serves to connect the two wall panels 11, 11" shown in Fig. 5 at the corners and is therefore equipped with two longitudinal grooves 12, 12', which have the same design and are therefore identified by the same reference numerals below. The longitudinal groove 12, 12' serves to accommodate a panel edge 13 at a defined depth, with one side of the panel coming to rest on a fixed profile wall 22 of the main profile 21. Opposite this is an extension 15 of the groove, in which a pressure strip 16 with the profile shown in Fig. 6 visible wedge-shaped cross-section is stored.

The wedge-shaped cross section 17 is outlined in dash-dotted lines in Fig. 6 and has the shape of an isosceles right-angled triangle, from which an angled profile nose 18 protrudes. The relevant wedge tip 19 of Fig. 6, determined by the dash-dotted triangular lines, faces the groove base 23 in the assembly case according to Fig. 5, whereby the profile nose 18 is accommodated in a gap 24 at the groove base 23.

The pressure bar 16 is pushed into the support rail 2o from the front end into the groove extension 15, whereby the profile nose 18 is guided lengthwise in the gap 24. One wedge surface 4o determined by the cathetus of the wedge-shaped cross section 17 clamps to a flat, inclined guide surface 44 in the main profile 21 of the support rail 2o, which limits the groove extension 16 to the groove base 23. The other wedge surface 41 created by the hypotenuse in the wedge-shaped cross section 17 forms a clamping surface that presses against the surface of the inserted plate 11. The end surface 42 of Fig. 6 created by the other leg in the dot-dash triangle of the wedge-shaped cross section 17 of the pressure bar 16 faces a profile tab 25 in the main profile 21 of the support rail 20, which delimits the mentioned groove extension 15 towards the groove opening 26 visible in Fig. 5.

As can be seen from Fig. 9, threaded holes 27 are provided at intervals in these profile tabs 25 for screwing in pressure screws 28, which point with their actuating ends 29 into the angle area between the two plates 11, 11' to be mounted according to Fig. 5 and are accessible on the outside of the profile tabs 25. When screwed in, the pressure screws 28 penetrate into the groove extension 15 in the direction of arrow 43 in Fig. 5, hit the end surface 42 of the pressure bar 16 and press it further in this direction. The pressure bar 16 slides with its one wedge surface 4o, which then serves as a sliding surface, along the aforementioned guide surface 44 in the main support rail profile 21, this surface being arranged parallel to the direction of action of the impact force determined by arrow 43. The guide surface 44 diverges towards the groove opening 26 with respect to the plate plane 45 indicated by dash-dotted lines in Fig. 5. The impact force 43 consequently shifts the pressure bar

against the groove base 23 and takes the wall panel 11, 46, which is accommodated in a U-shaped edging strip on the edge 13, with it in the sense of a deeper engagement in the groove 12 or 12'. This results in the tendency to pull the wall panels 11, 11' as deeply as possible into the associated grooves 12, 12' and thereby reliably clamp them in place at their full depth by the pressure strips 16. This displacement along the guide surfaces 44 also results in a corresponding guiding effect between the profile lugs 18 and the flat surfaces of the gap 24 which accommodates them. This engagement of the profile lugs 18 ensures that the pressure strips 16 do not fall out of the groove openings 26 or become jammed inside the groove when the panels 11, ¹¹ are removed. Due to the parallel arrangement of the lugs 18 . and sliding surfaces 14 on the pressure bar 16, an undisturbed displacement of the pressure bar 16 in the direction of the impact arrows 43 is still possible by actuating the pressure screws 28. When clamped, the soft edging strip 46 of the panel 11 is deformed accordingly. This design results in an extraordinarily high clamping strength with which the wall panels 11, 11' are held in the support rail 20.

The support rail 2o extends, as can be seen from Fig. 1 and 9, over the entire height 47 of the furniture. A plate-shaped lower cap 49 is attached to the lower front end 48 of the support rail 2o, the appearance of which can be seen from Fig. 11. To prevent rotation, the cap 49 has corner pins 51, which engage in recesses 52 in the profile wall 22 during assembly. A connecting screw 53 is passed through an external hole in the lower cap 49 and screwed into a corresponding recess 54 in the main profile 21 of the support rail 2o.

A threaded shaft 56 is passed through the central hole 55 of the cap 49 and is screwed into a longitudinal bore 57 with an adjustable engagement depth located in the middle of the main profile 21. A roller or a base plate 58 with a round outline as shown in Fig. 9 or a square outline 58' as shown in Fig. 11 is located on the threaded shaft 56. This results in a foot 59 that is height-adjustable with respect to the column 10.

In the application of Fig. 1, a horizontally running base plate is placed on the free corner area 6o of the bottom cap 49 visible in Fig. 9, which here forms the underfloor 14 of the display case 5o. At a defined height 61, another base plate forming an intermediate floor 14' is to be inserted. The cover rail 3o according to Figs. 7 and 9 is used for this purpose, which has a special function. The cover rail 3o has multiple tasks to fulfill.

A section of defined length 62 of the cover rail 3o is used, which is equal to the desired height distance 61 of the floor panels 14, 14'. The cover rail 3o, like the support rail 2o, is made of metallic material, in particular aluminum, which has a certain elasticity. This can be used to combine the section of the cover rail 3o with the main profile 21 of the support rail 2o via snap connections. The interlocking profile parts shown in Fig. 7 are used for this purpose, namely profile lugs 32 on the cover rail 3o formed here by L-shaped simple bends, according to Fig. 7, which, when installed, engage in complementary shoulders 34 of the support rail main profile 21 in the area of the profile tabs 25 there, as is illustrated by the dot-dash position of the cover strip 3o in Fig. 5. The openings 26 of the two grooves 12, 12' remain open.

This results in the first function of the cover rail 3o with its supplementary profile 31, which is to cover the longitudinal zones 64 of the main support rail profile 21 facing the inside of the furniture frame, as can be seen in Fig. 7 and 9, and thus to make the annoyingly visible actuating ends 29 of the pressure screw 28 invisible. However, the pressure screws 28 can be easily made accessible again for actuation by removing the sections of the cover rails 3o from the support rails 2o, which is particularly easy to do thanks to the snap connections. If the material of the cover rails 3o is too rigid to provide sufficient elasticity for such snap connections, the cover rails 3o can in any case be pushed down from the front end of the support rail 2o into the desired height range of the support rail 2o.

During assembly, the lower end face 63 of section 62 of the cover rail according to Fig. 1 and 9 lies on the top of the subfloor 14 inserted in the manner described. According to Fig. 12 and 13, the underside of the next floor panel is now placed on the upper end face 65 of the cover rail section 62, which in the case of Fig. 1 forms an intermediate floor 14' in the display case 5o. The cover rail section 62 therefore serves as a support for the sole holding of this floor panel, which is placed on the upper end face 65 with its corner area 66 shown in Fig. 13. The panel corner is cut away because of the support rail 2o*; the cut edge 67 reaches up to the profile tabs 25 of the support rail main profile 21. The cover rail 3o thus fulfills the additional function of also being a floor support.

This applies analogously to the mounting of the other, as cover

floor 14'' in the showcase 5o of Fig. 1, where, according to the height distance 61* between adjacent floor panels, a section 62' of the corresponding length is used. Now, as can best be seen from Fig. 12, the lower end face 63' of the cover rail section 62' rests on the upper surface 68' of the intermediate floor 14', while the upper end face 65' shown in Fig. 1 positions the lower surface 69 of the following floor panel, namely the cover panel 14'' of the showcase 5o of Fig. 1. This is done in the same way as Fig. 13.

As can be seen from Fig. 5 and 7, the main profile 21 of the support rail and the supplementary profile 31 of the cover rail 3o enclose a longitudinal channel 7γ between them, which gives rise to the further function of the rails 2o, 3o to accommodate accessory elements in this space. In the case of Fig. 2o, 21, the longitudinal channel 7o is used to lead through electrical cables 71 and to accommodate lights 72. The electrical cables 71 can be led out through another hole in the bottom cap 49 belonging to the base, which can also be seen in the illustration in Fig. 11. The light 72 is integrated into a corresponding cutout 74 of a cover rail 3o or attached to the rail 3o with fastening elements.

As further accessories, as shown in Fig. 9 and 14 and 15, fastening ends 75 of conventional shelf holders can be inserted into holes 77 of the cover rail 3o and serve to support auxiliary shelves 78 in the furniture frame according to the invention.

Finally, as shown in Fig. 25 and 26, the cover rail 3o can be provided with a longitudinal undercut

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Groove 79, which can be used for clamping various elements, for example the compartment holders 8o shown there. These compartment holders comprise a hammerhead-like fastening part 81, which is fixed by the ■■*<**&

5 slot of the groove 79 in a longitudinally oriented position and then rotated inside the groove in order to engage behind the groove wall 82 which delimits the groove opening. A threaded shaft 83 protrudes from the groove opening and a threaded bushing 84 belonging to the compartment holder 8o can be screwed onto it. When tightened, the groove wall 82 is clamped between the hammer head 81 and the threaded bushing 84. This can be done at any height of the cover rail 3o. An auxiliary shelf 78' can in turn be placed on the compartment holder 8o.

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I Furthermore, in Fig. 12 to 24 compared to the preceding embodiments of Fig. 5 to 9, slightly different

I profiled columns Io· are used, in which the support rails i 2&ogr; ¹ have pressure bars 16 ¹ of the same wedge-shaped cross-I 2o section as the pressure bars 16 described above, I however without securing their position in the groove extensions-I the profile noses 18. The one shown in Fig. 15 also has

: lye deck rail 3o' insofar as a modified supplement/s-

profile 31', as the profile noses 32' provided on the longitudinal edges of the cover rail 30 ¹ ? 25 are fork-shaped here and engage around the profile tabs 25 of the support rail 20'.

The mentioned top cover 14" visible from the display case 50 of Fig. 1 is held in place by a top cap 85, as shown in Fig. 9 in an exploded view, or, according to Fig. 10, by a top cap of plate-shaped form 85'. In the case of Fig. 9, the top cap 85 is provided with a downwardly drawn edge 86, which is adjusted according to the thickness of the material applied to the upper end 87 of the support rail 20.

The top cap 85 covers the corner area of the top cap 14'', which leaves the central longitudinal hole 57 free at the front end 87 of the support rail 2o. The threaded shaft of a fastening screw 88 passes through a central hole 89 of the top cap 85 and can be screwed into the corresponding threads of the longitudinal hole 57. The head of the fastening screw 88 can be covered with a decorative cover 9o. With this top cap 85, the top cap 14" ' comes to lie above the upper edge of the wall panels 11 or 11', as can be seen from the display case f

f' 5o can be seen from Fig. 1. t-

When using the top cap 85' of Fig. Io, the corner |

area of the deck floor 14'' cut away so that the fi

Deck floor 14' does not rest on the front end 87 of the support rail 2o, but exclusively on the front end 65' of the deck rail section 62' located there

In this case the top of the deck floor jj

14* ' conveniently flush with the front end 87 of the j

Support rail 2o and thus also flush with the upper edges of the f

both wall panels 11, 11' clamped in the column 2o. &iacgr;

The corner area of the deck floor 14'· is designed similarly, |

like that of the intermediate floor 14' shown in Fig. 13. |

The section length 62' of the deck rail 3o is in comparison \

'■j for fastening by means of the cap 85 of Fig. 9 accordingly _: :

air thickness of the cover plate 14'' is smaller. Due to the aligned position, the upper cap 85' can be designed in the form of a plate in the case of Fig. 1o. The upper cap 85 * has a central hole 89' which is penetrated by the fastening screw 88 shown in Fig. 9 when the fastening screw 88 is screwed into the support rail 2o. ,

In Fig. 8 an alternative form 33 of a cover rail

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shown, which is suitable for producing a support leg 92 from the combination rod 10, as can be seen in the table furniture 91 of Fig. 4. This cover rail 33 has a supplementary profile 36, as can be seen in Fig. 8, which differs from that of the profile rail of Fig. 3o in that projections 37 are now provided in the rail edge areas, which, when installed, interact with the grooves 12, 12' of the support rail 2o like plugs and therefore close the groove openings 26. These projections 37 comprise two webs, namely an outer web 39 with an outward-facing end-side thickening 38, which engages in the aforementioned recess 52 of the profile wall during assembly, and an inner web 35 with an L-shaped profile, which is supported on the aforementioned shoulder surface 34 of the profile tabs 25 of the support rail 2o, but then continues into the area of the groove extension 16. In the length areas of such support legs 92, no pressure strip 16 needs to be provided, because there are no panels or the like to be clamped. Furthermore, the supplementary profile 36 of the cover rail 33 is angled, similar to that 31 in Fig. 7, whereby a longitudinal channel 7o is also enclosed with the support rail 2o. In the apex area of the supplementary profile 36, a partially circular recess is provided into which connecting screws can be inserted if required. This application is illustrated in Fig. 16 and 17.

Fig. 16 and 17 show views and sections for the use of the cover rail 33 in an analogous manner, as Fig. 12 and 13 do with the alternative form of the cover rail 30. Fig. 16 and 17 show the short legs 92' visible in the display cabinet 93 of Fig. 2 , which are formed here by the lowest length of the combination rod 10. For this purpose, at the lower end of the

A section 94 of the cover rail 33 is fastened to the support rail 2o by pushing it from the lower end 48 of the support rail 2o with its lugs 37 into the grooves 12, 12* of the support rail 2o' there until the lower end face 95 of the cover rail section 94 is flush with the aforementioned lower end 48 of the support rail 2o ^1. A plate-shaped foot cap 96 can therefore be used which covers the support rail end 48 and the cover rail end face 95. The foot cap 96 can be fastened in a manner analogous to that of the upper cap 85' shown in Fig. 1o by means of a fastening screw 88 which can be used analogously to Fig. 9 and which can again be screwed into an internal thread of the central longitudinal bore 57 of the support rail 2o'.

When forming the support leg 92' of Fig. 16, 17, the upper end face 97 of the cover rail section 94 also serves as a support for a base plate used here as the subfloor 14, which has a cut-off corner area, as shown in Fig. 17, with which it again comes into contact with the profile tab 25 of the support rail 2o ^f . To additionally secure the position of the subfloor 14, a fastening screw 98 is screwed through the floor and engages in the recess 182 in the profile 36 of this cover rail 33, already mentioned in connection with Fig. 8. In the display cabinet 93, the wall panels 11, II ¹ are then clamped in place again in the following section of the column, as can be seen from Fig. 2 and 16. For this, pressure strips are again required in the grooves of the support rail 2o'. In order to secure their longitudinal position in the corresponding section of the support rail 2o*, the L-shaped profiled inner webs 35 in the edge-side projections 37 of the cover rail 33 are useful because they protrude into the groove extensions 16 as an obstacle. The lower end

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the introduced pressure strip 16 therefore comes to rest in the area of the groove extension 16 on the upper end face 97 of the cover rail section 94. The cover rail 33 is thus on the one hand a support for the base 14 and on the other hand a support for the pressure strip 16 lying in the section of the support rail 2o above it. After the end piece forming the support legs 92', the following section 99 of the column 10· in the display cabinet 93 of Fig. 2 creates a corner connector for the wall panels 11, ^111. In the subsequent lengths of the column 10' there can now be any alternation between the formation of support legs and the formation of corner connectors.

In the display cabinet 93 of Fig. 2, this is followed by lengths loo, loo ¹ , loo ¹¹ which serve as a support leg and therefore cover rails 33 of the profile shape shown in Fig. 8 are used in this area. Between these lengths, the cover rails again hold two floor panels lol, lol ¹ through their supporting function, as has already been described for the subfloor with reference to Figs. 1 and 17. Finally, in the display cabinet 93 there is again a length 99' as the upper end, where the column Io' again takes on the function of a corner connector in order to clamp boards Io2 which serve as the upper end of the cabinet via corresponding short pressure strips.

In Fig. 3, a chest of drawers Io3 is shown, constructed with the kit according to the invention, the column ⁵ » Io of which serves as a corner connector in the lower area and forms a cupboard part Io5 that can be closed by a pivoting door Io4. Above the cupboard part Io5, a section of the column Io is connected again, which serves to form a supporting leg loo, which forms an open compartment in the chest of drawers Io3 of

Fig. 3. These sections Io5, loo are delimited at the top and between them by base plates lol, lol ^1. In the height area of the cabinet part Io5 a section of the cover rail 3&ogr; from Fig. 7 is used, while in the section loo a section of the

other cover rail 3 3 of Fig. 8 is used. The door Io4 is attached to the cabinet part Io5 of the chest of drawers Io3 using hinges Io6, the appearance and installation of which can be seen from Figs. 18 and 19.

According to Fig. 18 and 19 the hinges are connected

106 by a mounting strip Io7, which expediently has the same profile as a stop strip Io8, which serves as a stop for the closing movement of the free end of a door leaf Io4 and is shown in cross section in Fig. 19. The stop strip Io8 and the mounting strip

107 have edge zones Ho, 111 offset from one another, one of which Ho is thickened and forms an insert that can be inserted into the groove of the support rail 2&ogr; ¹ , which e.g.

can be provided with a longitudinal rib profile in order to be able to be clamped better by a pressure strip 16', while the other edge tooth is thin and forms a tongue which protrudes from the profile of the support rail 2o' after assembly. The strips Io7, Io8 are thus clamped to the support rail 2o1 like the wall panels ^11. The mounting strip Io7 differs from the stop strip Io8 only in that a recess 112 is cut into the thickened edge zone Ho of the strip, which is designed according to the dimension of one wing 113 of the hinge Io6. The hinge wing 113 can already be firmly connected to the mounting strip Io7 in advance by screws which engage in holes 114 in the strip Io7 and in the hinge wing 113. The other hinge wing 115 is of course attached to the door

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leaf Io4, which, as in the case of the display case 5o in Fig. 1, consists of a glass plate here. Therefore, the glass fastening means 116 shown in Fig. 19 are used, namely a screw that passes through the door leaf Io5, engages in a clamping piece 117 in the hinge leaf 115 that can be moved in a guide, and on the opposite side presses the door leaf Io5 against the hinge leaf 115 with a fastening cap. The door Io4 can be provided on its free edge, as the display case 5o in Fig. 1 shows, with a key-operated lock Io9, the locking element of which can interact with the aforementioned tongue 111 of the stop bar Io8.

Fig. 28 to 31 show an alternative way of arranging pivoting doors Io4'. Here, the doors Io4' are used in pairs, but it is understood that a single door according to Fig. 3o could also be used in an analogous manner. The doors Io4* are enclosed in a ring-shaped frame 118, which consists of frame webs 119 with the same profile, the appearance and profile of which can best be seen in Fig. 29 and 3o. The frame webs 119 have a thickened edge zone 12o with a longitudinal cavity 121 and a thin edge zone that forms an angled tongue 122 that serves as a stop. To form the frame Ho, the frame webs 119 are mitred, as shown by the cutting lines 123 in Fig. 29, and connected by means of an insert angle, the angle legs of which each engage in the hollow space 121 of the two frame webs 119 to be connected. The engagement position of the angle legs is secured by screws 125, which are screwed through the profile wall of the hollow edge zone 12o and with their screw ends in associated assembly holes.

notches 126 engage in the two legs of the insertion angle 124.

The two front hinges Io4* are then installed in such a frame 118 , so that a complete, pre-assembled structural unit according to Fig. 28 is created, which can be installed quickly and easily as an element of the kit according to the invention when planes are being built. Here, hinges Io6* of a different design to the embodiment in Fig. 18 and 3o are used, the appearance of which can best be seen in Figs. 29 and 3o. The hinge Io6* comprises a shoe-shaped hinge wing 115', in which the lower or upper edge area is received in the corner of the door leaf Io4', as can best be seen in Figs. 3o, 31. The door leaf is attached by clamping or gluing. The other hinge wing 113" is mounted on the inside of the frame webs 119 by fastening screws 127 which penetrate into the profile cavity 121 through corresponding holes 128. The hinge wing 113* also carries the housing of a door closer 129 which interacts with the associated door leaf Io4* during its pivoting movement and thereby secures the fully closed position and/or open position of the door. In order to accommodate the housing of the door closer 129, one of the frame webs 119 is provided with a cutout 13o in the fastening area of the hinge Io6'.

To assemble the frame 118, only the vertical frame webs 119 supporting the hinges Io6', which are opposite each other, need to be inserted into a groove 12 of the support rail 2o of a column Io used for furniture construction and clamped in place by the pressure bar 16 there in the manner already described several times. The result can be seen from the perspective view in Fig. 31. In the case of Fig. 3o, the possible

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An alternative design of a frame 118' is shown, where a single door Io4* is used and therefore the frame web 119 there only produces stop effects for the free front end. For a soft stop, the stop tongue 122 of the frame web 119 is covered with a soft/ elastic stop band 131.

;· ^; In Figs. 32 to 36, a similar embodiment of

pt Fig. 28 to 3o corresponding pre-assembled unit of

rf Io doors shown, which are shown here as ¹ sliding doors 132

'i are formed. Although in Fig. 32 a pair of doors is shown,

i'|. ^: it is understood that any number of

¹ Sliding doors 132 can be enclosed in such a frame 133 in the manner described below.

15 The structure of the frame 133 kaniyin analogous to Fig.

4 from frame webs 134, which have a mutually equal

* Profile structure which can best be seen from Fig. 33

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I 2o The frame web 134 here also comprises an edge zone to be inserted as a plug ^- in part 135 in the associated support rail 2o, which, as Fig. 33 illustrates, can be clamped to the vertically running web parts of the frame 133 by means of the pressure bar 16 in the manner already described in connection with Fig. 3o. This plug-in part 135 also has the cavity already described for the frame web 119 for receiving the respective leg of an plug-in angle 124 used to mount the frame 133. The profile of the frame web 134 also has a guide part 136 which points inwards into the frame opening 137 and there creates one or more guide tracks 138 for the sliding doors 132. In Fig. 34 to 36 two alternatives for a frame 133, 133' are shown, which can be produced with the same frame webs 134.

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In the case of Fig. 34, 35, the sliding doors 132 are as j

Gliders. To improve the sliding of the doors ,

on the bottom of the guideways 138 of the lower frame jj

sliding bands 139 are inserted on which the sliding \

doors 132 with their lower narrow sides. j

In the embodiment of Fig. 36, however, sliding \

doors 132· are moved by rolling friction. For this purpose, j a

Driving bar 14o pulled, in which rollers 141 rotate \

are stored. Now the guideways 138 of the &iacgr;

frame web 134 I located at the bottom of the frame 133'

a combined guide rail 142 is inserted, on which j.

the rollers 141 roll off. As can be seen,

The same profiles of the frame webs 134 can be used

for a rolling movement of sliding doors 132' or a |

sliding movement of such doors 132. I

In Fig. 1 to 2o, rods lo, lo' have been used, in which the corresponding support rails 2o, 2o* are two in right
Wall panels 11, 11· running at an angle to each other.
It is of course possible to develop rods that can hold a larger number of plates or
where the plates are arranged at a different angle to each other
* This is shown in more detail in Fig. 22 to 24.
explained.

fig. 22 shows a combination rod 143, whose support rail 144 for
Connection of three wall panels 145, 145', 145'' via

because its own pressure screws 28 and pressure bars 16* in grooves
12, 12', 12'* are clamped. Here the support rail
144 an approximately T-shaped main profile 146, where the longitudinal grooves
form a 9o° angle with each other. The operating direction for screwdrivers or similar, for turning the

Pressure screws 28 are therefore located in the middle of the angle

between two pairs of wall panels 145, 145' or 145', 145' ^f and therefore allows convenient handling when clamping and unclamping the wall panels. The main profile 146 has the profile tabs 25 already described for the previous support rail 2o, each arranged in pairs between two adjacent wall panels, so that the profile of the rod 143 can be supplemented by the cover rail 3o' or 33 already explained in Fig. 15 or 8. In addition to a central longitudinal bore 57, the main profile 146 also has an off-center cavity 147, which can also be used for fastening purposes or for guiding cables in the rod 143. The rod 143 serves as an intermediate column in order to create a cupboard part of a piece of furniture on each side.

The rod 143' shown in Fig. 23 differs from the rod 10 mentioned at the beginning in two respects. Firstly, the two grooves 12, 12' serving to accommodate the wall panels 11, 11' are arranged at an angle 148 of 12o° to one another in the associated support rail 144'. A further difference is a different profile outline of the support rail 144, which has a circular arc-shaped curve 151 instead of the groove 149 of Fig. 22 and the edge 15o visible in Fig. 21 on the support rail 2o'. Towards the interior of the angle 148, the profile 146' of the support rail 144' again has a pair of profile tabs 25', in which threaded holes for pressure screws 28 are cut, each of which is connected to its own pressure strips.

16' to clamp the wall panels 11,11*. The actuating ends of the pressure screws 28 are also covered here by a cover rail 152, which interacts with the free ends of the profile tabs 25* like a snap and which is used to support unspecified floor panels.

In the embodiment of Fig. 24, a rod 143'· is shown which also differs from the original rod 10 in two respects, already mentioned in Fig. 23. Here, a support rail 144 is used which has two longitudinal grooves 12, 12' in its profile 146'' arranged at a 60° angle, as indicated by the angle designation 148* in Fig. 24. In a piece of furniture equipped with this rod, the wall panels 11, 11' therefore run at an acute angle to one another. In the area of the angle apex, the profile 146 · ' of this support rail 144*' is provided with a groove 153. In addition to the central longitudinal bore 57, the support rail profile 146'' also has further longitudinal cavities 154, which are provided partly to save material and partly for assembly purposes. Such bores and cavities can also be used to connect individual pieces of the support rods 144'' at the front in order to extend them. This is of course possible with all of the rods described above.

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in one groove 12 in the manner described a wall panel 11 is clamped, but in the other groove 12' there is a specially profiled U-rail 155, which has a group of elongated holes 157 in its apex area 156, which is why this rail will be referred to below as the "perforated rail" 155. As can be seen from the cross-sectional view of Fig. 25 i-t one U-leg 158

is designed to be elongated and, when installed, lies flat against the profile wall 122 of the support rail 20. The other U-leg 159, on the other hand, is profiled, namely in accordance with the wedge-shaped outline of the pressure bar 16. When tightening the pressure screw 28, the screw end hits a impact-effectively arranged in front of the associated profile tab 25.

Leg zone 161. A leg zone 160 further towards the end of the leg 159 is arranged in a sliding manner on the guide surface 44 already described in connection with Fig. 5 and is guided there when the pressure screw 28 is tightened. As a result, a bent leg tip 162 in the groove base hits an edge 163 in the support rail profile 21, which is created at the transition point of the groove 12' to the gap 24. This results in the U-leg 159 being clamped in the groove 12".

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The perforated rail 155 can be used in the usual way for fastening accessories. In the case of Fig. 27, the perforated rail 155 serves to fasten a support arm 164, which engages with a hook end 165 in a selected slot 157 and engages behind the apex wall 156 located underneath, but is supported on the front of this apex wall 156. The support arm 164 can, as Fig. 27 shows, hold a shelf 166 at the desired height.

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Such a perforated rail 155 brings a further variation option to the kit according to the invention. The rod 10 can thus be quickly converted into a shelf holder if one clamps such a perforated rail 155 into the groove 12' instead of a wall plate. This allows height areas of a piece of furniture to be provided with free shelves 186, the height of which can be changed from one another by appropriately moving the support arms 164.

In Fig. 37, a variant 167 of the showcase 5o shown in Fig. 1 is shown, which is equipped with a pivoting door 1o4 and has four base plates 1ZB to 17o'', above the lowest plate serving as the base 168 there are three intermediate floors 17&ogr;, 17&ogr;', 17&ogr; ¹¹ , which are

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correspondingly long sections 171, 171*, 171'' and 171'·' of the cover rail 3o according to Fig. 9 to 13, which complements the profile of the continuous support rail 2o into the interior of the showcase. The special feature of the showcase 167 according to Fig. 37 is that the upper and lower edge area of the vertically running wall panels 173, 173* clamped in the corner columns 1o are also clamped by such combination rods 174 to 174' ··. For the sake of better appearance, the abutting ends of the vertical columns 10 and the horizontal rod sections 174 to 174*" are mitered, so that the two wall panels 173, 173' located on opposite sides of the display case 167 are framed by a false frame, the individual frame members of which are not connected to form a stable frame, as is the case, for example, with the door frames according to Fig. 28, 29. The horizontal rod sections . 174 to 174 ¹¹¹ are rather arranged without any connection at the ends of the vertical columns 10 and yet contribute to a noticeable increase in the stability of the display case 167 for the following reason:

The horizontal rod sections 174 to 174*'' have the main profile 21 explained in connection with Fig. 5, which also occurs in the support rails 2o of the columns 10 ^; .and has two longitudinal grooves 12, 12' with pressure strips 16. Therefore, in the rod section 174, the upper plate edge 172 of the vertical wall plate 173 engages in one groove, while the edge area 175 of the cover floor 169 engages in the other groove of the rod section 174 and is clamped there by the associated pressure strip 16 in analogy to Fig. 5. The corresponding connection is created on the opposite side by the horizontal rod section 174' between the vertical wall plate 173' there and the other edge area 175' of the cover floor.

169. As a result, the distance between the opposite wall panels 173, 173' is additionally determined via the rod sections 174, 174' by means of the cover floor 169.

In a corresponding manner, the base 168 is clamped on both sides by means of the horizontal rod sections 174'' and 174'', which also increases the distance and stability of the display case 167. This takes place, as already mentioned, without any special connection of the horizontal rod sections 174 to 174'' to the vertical columns 1o. The position of these rod parts up to 174', which form the aforementioned false frame, is rather created by the joint clamping to the plate 173 on the one hand and 173' on the other.

The fastening principle explained in Fig. 37 is modified in Fig. 1, where an alternative form of a display case 167' is shown, where the same reference numerals as in Fig. 37 have been used to designate corresponding components, so the corresponding description applies in this respect. The difference is that instead of the vertical columns . of Fig. 37, in the display case 167' of Fig. 38, further horizontal rod sections 177 to 177''· are used both as the upper and lower limits of the front door 104 and in the rear vertical wall panel 176. This again creates false frames in the area of the top floor 169 and the bottom floor 168 in the display case 167', although here too the rod sections are not necessarily firmly connected to one another.

In addition to the engagement effects of the rod sections 174 to 174'·' already described in connection with Fig. 37, the rod section 177 grips the upper edge of the rear wall 176 with one groove in a clamping manner, while the other groove of the rod section 177 grips the rear edge.

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area 178 of the top floor 169. The front rod section 177' of the display case 167' of Fig. 38 is only used with regard to its one groove 12 in order to hold the front edge area 178' of the top floor 169, while the other groove remains empty because the upper edge of the pivoting door Io4 moves in front of it. This groove only holds the cabinet-side wings of the door hinge 179, which are designed in a special way here.

In an analogous manner, the base 168 of the display case 167' is clamped down by the other corresponding rod sections 177" and 177'" according to Fig. 38. The display case 167* thus receives its stability from the top and bottom floor plates, namely the base 168 on the one hand and the top floor 169 on the other. This is achieved by the mediating effect of the rod sections 174 to 174'" on the one hand and 177 to 177'" on the other hand, without these having to be firmly connected to one another. The display case 167' can be assembled and disassembled extremely quickly with a minimum expenditure of metallic material. The metallic material is concentrated in the false frames of the said rod sections 174 to 177 '" located in the head and foot of the display case 167' , which are completely outside the viewer's field of vision.

The glass panels for the walls 173, 173', 176, the door 104 and the floors 17o to 17o" provide an optimal, completely unobstructed view into the display case 167', because even the long edges of this display case 167' are kept free of vertical columns. This is a particularly advantageous implementation of the invention.

Any intermediate shelves 17o to 17o'' are positioned in the showcase 167 of Fig. 38 by rods 18o, which are attached to the rod sections in the area of the lower and upper floors.

168, 169 and carry floor supports 181, which are preferably height-adjustable. The rods 18o can be guided along the edges of the intermediate floors 17o to 17&ogr; ¹ ', from which the floor supports 181 reach under the floor surfaces, but alternatively can also be guided through cuts or holes in the edge areas of the intermediate floors 17o to 17&ogr; ^11. A further variant consists in leading retaining pins through lateral holes in the wall plates 173, 173', on which the intermediate floors 17o to 17&ogr; ¹¹ are supported.

In Fig. 37 and 38 it is not necessary to arrange the rod sections 174, 174' running in the depth direction of the display case horizontally. Using the principles explained, it is easily possible to allow the top floor 169 in the display cases 167, 167' to run at an angle like a "pent roof". This is achieved by making the one pair of columns lo, which holds the rear wall panel, longer than the pair of columns arranged on either side of the door Io4. The two rod sections 174, 174' then rise diagonally towards the rear and form an obtuse angle with the front column Io and an acute angle with the longer rear column Io.

Claims (1)

&bull; · AH» t · ft nclaims; 1.) Kit for individually designed furniture frames (5o, 91,94,103,167), such as display cabinets, sales counters, Hesse furniture or the like, consisting of the following detachably connectable components, namely from a combination rod (&Igr;&ogr;,&idiagr;&ogr; ¹ ) which determines the edge areas of the furniture frame and is split lengthwise and can be assembled from two rails with complementary profiles which has both a support rail (2o) equipped with longitudinal grooves (12,12') for the main profile (21) facing the outside of the furniture frame (5o) as well as a cover rail (3o;33) for the supplementary profile (31;36) of the combination rod (lo, lo') facing the inside of the furniture frame (5o;83), made of wall panels (11,11*), in particular made of glass, which can be inserted with their edge zones (13) into the longitudinal grooves (12, 12') of the support rail (2o), and from floor panels (14,14',14 ^lf ) creating a compartment division in the furniture frame (5o;93), characterized, that only the support rail (2o) extends over the full dimension (47) of the furniture frame (5o), whereas the cover rail (3o;33) consists of sections (62,62'; 94) with a height (92*) or mutual ■ t * · IJ ■ t > 1 \ Spacing position (61,6I ¹ ) of the floor panels (14,14*,14'') ■j. corresponding length, &bull; the sections (62,62*;94) on the continuous Support rail (2o) with gaps in between for the insertion of the individual base plates (14,14*,14'') are attached, the base plates (14,14',14 ¹¹ J with their base surfaces (68,68*) at the front ends (63,65;63*,65*;95,97) adjacent sections (6 2,6 2 *,9 4) of the deck rail (3o;33) come to the facility ] and the sections (62;62*;94) form supports for <] 15 Mounting of the base plates (14,14',14 ¹ M in the furniture frame (5o;93). 2.) Kit according to claim 1, characterized in that in the longitudinal grooves (12,12*) of the support rail (2o) Clamping means (16) are provided for tightening (43) the edge zones (13) of the inserted wall panels (11,11*). 3.) Kit according to claim 2, characterized in that the clamping means consist of a pressure bar (16), which is arranged in a lateral extension (15) of the longitudinal groove (12,12*) and can be pressed against the inserted plate (11,11*;168,169) by pressure screws (28) accommodated in a wall of the support rail (2o). » · · · ait · · I &bull; · » I 4.) Kit according to claim 3, characterized in that the pressure bar (16) has a wedge-shaped cross-section (17),
5 wherein one wedge surface (sliding surface 4o) is guided longitudinally displaceably on an inclined guide surface (44) which delimits the groove extension (15) towards the groove base (23),
10 the other wedge surface (clamping surface 41) forms a groove wall that is movable parallel to the plate plane (45) and the front ends of the pressure screws (28) abut an end surface (42) of the pressure bar (16) delimiting the wedge cross-section (17). 5.) Kit according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that 20 that to secure its position in the groove extension (15), the pressure strip (16) has dimensionally stable profile noses (18) and/or flexible profile tabs protruding from its wedge cross-section (17), 25 wherein the profile noses (18) are guided in a conformal gap (24) in the groove extension (15), while the profile tabs rest in the groove base (13).
30 6.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the sections (62, 62') of the cover rail (3o) form the longitudinal zone (64) of the Cover the support rail (2o) which has the actuating ends (29) of the pressure screws (28). 7.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the sections of the cover rail (3o) are provided with holes (77) through which fastening elements (75) of shelf holders (76) can be introduced into a longitudinal channel (7o) which is created in the combination rod (lo) between the two rails (2o; 3o), the accessories serving to support additional auxiliary floors (78) (Fig. 9, 14, 15). 8.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the cover rail (3o) is provided with an undercut groove (79) in which fastening elements (81) of compartment holders (8o) can be clamped (Fig. 25 to 27). 9.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that one U-leg (159) of a U-profile rail (155) is profiled according to the outline of the pressure bar (16) and the U-profile rail, which is preferably designed as a perforated rail (155) provided with holes (157) in the U-unit, is received in the groove instead of the pressure bar and plate, (Fig. 25 to 27). 10.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the main profile (21; 21 ^f ; 146, 146', 146'') of the support rail (2o, 2o') is provided with at least one longitudinally continuous bore (57, 147, 154) preferably arranged in the center of the profile (Fig. 5, 22 to 24). 11.) Attachment according to one or more of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that an upper or lower cap (49,85) is fastened to the upper or lower end (48,87) of the support rail (20), in particular by utilizing the longitudinal bore (57) , which serves to hold base plates (14'',14) and/or foot parts (59), (Fig. 1, 9). 12.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that in the longitudinal groove (12, 12') of the support rail (2o) of rods arranged opposite one another in the furniture frame - on the one hand a stop bar (Io8) and on the other hand a mounting bar (Io7) for a door hinge (Io6) are fastened by the clamping means (16, 28) of the plate fastening (11, ¹¹¹ ), namely in particular the pressure bars (16) and pressure screws (28), (Fig. 18, 19). 13.) Kit according to claim 12, characterized in that the mounting strip (Io7) is formed from a stop strip (108) in which a recess (112) for receiving the one hinge wing (113) of a two-wing door hinge (Io6) is located, while the other wing (115) of the door hinge (Io6) is fastened to a door leaf (Io9), (Fig. 18, 19). 14.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that that a frame (118,118') encloses a pivotable door or doors (104 ¹ ) to be mounted in the furniture frame, opposing webs (119) of the frame (118; 118·) by the clamping means (14,28), in particular by a pressure bar (16) in the longitudinal grooves (12,12*) of opposite rods (lo) of the furniture frame £ (Fig. 28 to 3o). &bull; 5 15.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that a frame (133,133') is provided with longitudinal guides (138) for one or more sliding doors (132,132') and these (132,132') encloses,
10 wherein opposing webs (134) of the frame (133,133') are fastened by the clamping means (16,28), in particular by a pressure bar (16), in the longitudinal grooves (12,12') of opposing stars (lo) in the furniture frame (Fig. 32 to 36). 16.) Kit according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that the webs (119,134) of the frame (118, 20 118';133,133') have a matching cross-sectional profile £ (Fig. 28 to 36). ;': 17.) Kit according to one or more of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that in the profile (138) 25 of the webs (134) of the frame (133,133') insert parts (139;142) can be inserted (Fig. 34,36). 18.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that a wall plate (173, 173';176) at the upper and/or lower plate edge (172,172') is enclosed by a section (174-174 ¹¹¹ ; 177,177') of a combination rod and clamped in the groove (12,12') of the associated support rail, (Fig. 37, 38). 19.) Kit according to one or more of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that in combination rods (lo, 143,143',143") of different types, the grooves (12,12') are arranged at a different angle (148,148·) to one another and have a different profile, but the associated pressure strips (16) always have the same cross-sectional profile (17), (Fig. 21 to 24).