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    • 专利摘要:
    Method, locking device and set of panels (1), preferably for furniture product, which includes a panel (2) and an adjacent panel (3), in which the panel (2) includes a groove (21) and at least at least one hole (22) connected to the groove (21) through an opening (23), the adjacent panel (3) includes a first edge (31) configured to be arranged in the groove (21) of the panel (2) and the panel ( 2) includes a locking device (4) configured to lock the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21) of the panel (2), where the locking device (4) includes a cylinder (41 ) and a lever (42) connected to the cylinder (41), the cylinder (41) is configured to be arranged in the hole (22) in the panel (2), the cylinder (41) is an eccentric cylinder (41) that includes a upper and lower base (43, 44) and a locking surface (45) that connects the upper and lower base (43, 44), the cylinder (41) is configured to act as a field when the cylinder (41) is rotated about an axis (A) in the hole (22) and the lever (42) is configured to, when rotated, rotate the cylinder (41) about the axis (A) between a mounting position and a locking position , in which in the mounting position the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) is free to be arranged in the groove (21) of the panel (2), and in the locking position a part (45a) of the locking surface ( 45) of the locking device (4) extends into the groove (21) through the opening (23) and locks the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21).
    公开号:BR112020012030A2
    申请号:R112020012030-8
    申请日:2018-12-14
    公开日:2020-11-24
    发明作者:Peter DERELÖV
    申请人:Välinge Innovation AB；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [001] [001] Modalities of the present invention refer to panels that can be arranged perpendicular to each other and locked together with a mechanical locking device. The panels can be assembled and locked together to obtain a furniture product, such as a bookcase, cupboard, wardrobe, box, drawer or furniture component. PRECEDENT TECHNIQUE
    [002] [002] A furniture product with a mechanical locking device is known in the art, as described in WO 14 / 072080. The furniture product comprises a first panel connected perpendicularly to a second panel by means of a mechanical locking device which comprises a flexible tongue in an insertion groove and a pin that is inserted into the mechanical locking device to move the flexible tongue.
    [003] [003] Modalities of the present invention meet a need to provide easier assembly and / or greater resistance to panel locking. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
    [004] [004] It is an objective of at least certain modalities and aspects of the present invention to provide an improvement over the techniques described above and the known technique.
    [005] [005] Another objective of at least certain aspects of the present invention is to facilitate the assembly of panels configured to be assembled without the need to use any tools.
    [006] [006] Another objective of at least certain aspects of the present invention is to facilitate the disassembly of panels configured to be assembled and disassembled without the need for tools.
    [007] [007] Another objective of at least certain aspects of the present invention is to facilitate the assembly of panels configured to be assembled with a locking device that is easy to manufacture and use.
    [008] [008] Another objective of at least certain aspects of the present invention is to facilitate the assembly of panels configured to be assembled with a locking device that is in one piece.
    [009] [009] At least some of these and other objectives and advantages, which may be evident from the description, have been achieved by a set of panels, preferably for a furniture product, which comprises a panel and an adjacent panel. The panel comprises a groove and at least one hole connected to the groove through an opening. The adjacent panel comprises a first edge which is configured to be arranged in the slot of the panel. The panel comprises a locking device configured to lock the first edge of the adjacent panel in the slot of the panel. The locking device comprises a cylinder and a lever connected to the cylinder. The cylinder is configured to be arranged in the hole in the panel. The cylinder is an eccentric cylinder that comprises an upper and lower base and a locking surface that connects the upper and lower base. The cylinder is configured to act as a camo when the cylinder is rotated about an axis in the hole. The lever is configured to, when rotated, rotate the cylinder around the axis, between a mounting position and a locking position, where in the mounting position the first edge of the adjacent panel is free to be arranged in the groove of the panel and , in the locking position, a part of the locking surface of the locking device extends into the groove through the opening and locks the adjacent panel in the groove. Arranged in the groove of the panel can be in the direction of the depth of the groove and / or in a direction along the length of the groove. By means of a set of panels accordingly, the adjacent panel and the panel can be locked together effectively and easily. The eccentric cylinder exerts a force on the adjacent panel which locks the adjacent panel and the panel together in a good way. Locking device modalities do not require any tools to be used. In addition, the locking device can be a single piece that is easy to use. In addition, by having only a single-piece locking device, the locking device could be manufactured in one step and thus reduce the cost of the locking device. Modes of the panel set may involve the advantage that the adjacent panel does not need to be machined in a specific way in order to interact with the locking device.
    [0010] [0010] According to one aspect, the locking surface of the cylinder has a snail, eccentric or egg cross-sectional shape which can easily achieve the required force from the locking device to the adjacent panel in a manner easy.
    [0011] [0011] According to one aspect, the cylinder's locking surface has a shape that is a combination of a snail, eccentric and / or egg shape, which provides the advantage that the mounting and locking positions could be positions stable and that the user could obtain tactile feedback by turning the lever.
    [0012] [0012] According to one aspect, the locking device is arranged to lock the panel adjacent to the panel in the locking position by pressing it against a groove wall.
    [0013] [0013] According to one aspect, the hole is a circular hole, a circular segment of the hole extending inside the groove with the height of the circular segment and the rope of the circular segment defining a width of the opening.
    [0014] [0014] According to one aspect, a larger diameter of the cylinder is substantially equal to the diameter of the hole, which implies that the locking device can be fixed to the hole by friction and at the same time be rotated.
    [0015] [0015] According to one aspect, the part of the locking surface extends, in the locking position through the opening in the groove, with a length that is 5 to 25% of the largest diameter of the cylinder, preferably the length is 10 to 15% of the largest cylinder diameter.
    [0016] [0016] According to one aspect, the length in the radial direction of the cylinder that the part of the locking surface extends into the groove in the locking position, corresponds substantially to the height of the circular segment.
    [0017] [0017] According to one aspect, the cylinder in the mounting position does not extend through the opening for the groove. The slot is thus free to insert the adjacent panel.
    [0018] [0018] According to one aspect, the length of the part of the locking surface that extends into the groove through the opening is configured to gradually increase when the locking device is moved from the mounting position to the locking position, which provides the user with tactile feedback that the adjacent panel is locked.
    [0019] [0019] According to one aspect, the locking surface of the cylinder comprises one or more ridges to increase the force that the locking device exerts on the adjacent panel, concentrating the force on one or more points. The ridges can also cut on the adjacent panel and / or on the orifice wall to increase the resistance of the locking device and the force exerted.
    [0020] [0020] According to one aspect, one or more ridges extend around at least a part of a circumference of the locking surface, which opens so that the force from the locking device can be different in different positions .
    [0021] [0021] According to one aspect, the height of the ridges varies along their length, which opens even more so that the force of the locking device can be different in different positions.
    [0022] [0022] According to one aspect, the one or more ridges have a helical shape configured to press the adjacent panel downwards when moving the locking device from the mounting position to the locking position.
    [0023] [0023] According to one aspect, the adjacent panel comprises a second hole which is configured to be arranged in the opening, and to interact with the cylinder to lock the panel adjacent to the panel. According to one aspect, the locking surface of the cylinder comprises at least one ridge which, in the locking position, is configured to be arranged at least partially in the second orifice. In addition to the pressure force exerted by the locking device, the second orifice interacting with the cylinder obtains an additional mechanical lock. The set of panels also involves the advantage that the adjacent panel does not need to be machined in a complicated way, since a hole can be made easily and economically.
    [0024] [0024] According to one aspect, an edge of the ridge has an inclined surface that is configured to interact with a wall of the second hole to press the adjacent panel down into the groove of the panel. Because it has an inclined surface, the ridge can press the adjacent panel down into the groove.
    [0025] [0025] According to one aspect, the lever is connected to the cylinder at an inner end, and at an outer end it comprises a locking pin which, in the locking position, is configured to be arranged in the groove at a distance from the hole, and to lock the lever for turning from the locking position to the mounting position.
    [0026] [0026] According to one aspect, the locking device is configured so that the outer end of the lever is, in the mounting position, arranged at a distance from the adjacent panel and in the adjacent locking position, preferably in contact with the adjacent panel, which makes it easier for the user to grab the outer edge and rotate the locking device.
    [0027] [0027] According to one aspect, the locking device is configured so that the lever extends, in the mounting position, in an essentially perpendicular direction or within the range of about 70º to about 110º of the adjacent panel.
    [0028] [0028] According to one aspect, the locking device is configured to be moved between the mounting position and the locking position, rotating the lever and the cylinder between 30º -180º, preferably between 90º -180º.
    [0029] [0029] According to one aspect, the panel and the adjacent panel are part of a lower part of a drawer, a structure and a back piece of a furniture product.
    [0030] [0030] At least some of the objectives identified above, and other objectives and advantages that may be evident from the description, have been achieved by a locking device for a furniture product in accordance with the above.
    [0031] [0031] At least some of the above objectives and other objectives and advantages, which may be evident from the description, were achieved by a method for assembling a set of panels according to the above. The method comprising the step of inserting the locking device cylinder into the hole in the panel, turning the locking device lever to position the locking device in the mounting position, inserting the first edge of the adjacent panel into the slot of the panel, and rotating the lever in a first direction to move the locking device from the mounting position to the locking position to lock the first edge of the adjacent panel into the groove.
    [0032] [0032] According to one aspect, the method comprises the additional steps of rotating the lever in a second direction, to move the locking device from the locking position to the mounting position to unlock the first edge of the adjacent panel in the groove, and removing the first edge of the panel adjacent to the panel groove. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    [0033] [0033] These and other aspects, characteristics and advantages of which the modalities of the invention are capable, will be evident and elucidated from the following description of modalities of the present invention, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
    [0034] [0034] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a set of panels according to an aspect of the invention in a disassembled state.
    [0035] [0035] Figures 2A and 2B show a side view of a set of panels in an assembled state and an enlargement of the locking device.
    [0036] [0036] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a panel that discloses a groove and a hole.
    [0037] [0037] Figure 4 is a top view of a part of a panel that discloses the groove and the hole.
    [0038] [0038] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of part of an assembled set of panels that discloses the adjacent panel in the groove and the cylinder in the orifice.
    [0039] [0039] The Figures. 6A - 6D disclose a locking device according to an aspect from four different angles.
    [0040] [0040] Figures 7A - 7D disclose a locking device according to an aspect from four different angles.
    [0041] [0041] Figures 8A - 8D disclose a locking device according to an aspect from four different angles.
    [0042] [0042] Figures 9A - 9C disclose a perspective view of a set of panels according to an aspect in the mounting position, an intermediate position between the mounting and locking position, and in the locking position from four angles many different.
    [0043] [0043] Figures 10A - 10C disclose a set of panels from above, and a cross-sectional view of the set of panels along the line G-G in figure 10A, and an enlargement of the locking device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
    [0044] [0044] Aspects of the present invention will be described in more detail hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The set of panels and their parts described here can, however, be made in many different ways and should not be interpreted as limited to the aspects established here. Similar numbers in the drawings refer to the same elements across all of them.
    [0045] [0045] The terminology used in this document is intended to describe only particular aspects of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention. As used here, the singular forms "o", "one" are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
    [0046] [0046] Exemplary aspects of the invention have been described in the drawings and specifications. However, many variations and modifications can be made in these aspects without departing substantially from the principles of the present invention. Thus, the invention should be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and not as limited to the specific aspects discussed above. Therefore, although specific terms are used, they are used only in a generic and descriptive sense and not for the purpose of limitation, for example, the definition of dimensions such as width or reach or height or length or diameter depends on how exemplary aspects are outlined, therefore, if outlined differently, a width or diameter shown in one representation is a length or thickness in another representation.
    [0047] [0047] It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not necessarily exclude the presence of elements or steps other than those listed, and the words "o" or "one" preceding an element do not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements . It should also be noted that any reference signs do not limit the scope of the claims, that the exemplary aspects can be implemented, at least in part, through hardware and software, and that various "means", "units" or "devices" can be represented by the same piece of hardware.
    [0048] [0048] When the word "approximately" is used in this specification in connection with a numerical value, it is intended that the associated numerical value include a tolerance of +/- 10% around the declared numerical value.
    [0049] [0049] The different aspects of the invention described here can be combined with the other aspects described here. Two or more aspects could be combined.
    [0050] [0050] One embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, which is now referred to, discloses a set of panels 1. The set of panels 1 is preferably for a furniture product. The panel set 1 comprises a panel 2 and an adjacent panel
    [0051] [0051] One embodiment of panel 2 is described in Figures 3,4 and 5. Panel 2 comprises a groove 21 and at least one hole 22. The hole 22 is connected to the groove 21 through an opening 23. To the groove 21 has a depth D21 and a width W. The slot 21 runs, according to one aspect, parallel to an edge of the panel 2. The length of the slot 21 is, according to one aspect, equal to or greater than the length of a first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3, which should be arranged in the groove 21. The circumference of the hole 22, according to one aspect, overlaps the extension of the groove 21. A plane that defines the connection between the hole 22 and the groove 21 is defined as opening 23. Hole 22 has a depth D22. According to one aspect, hole 22 is a hollow hole (not shown). The depth D22 can be the same or substantially the same as the depth D21; alternatively, the depth D22 can be greater than the depth D21.
    [0052] [0052] According to one aspect, the orifice 22 is a circular orifice 22, as described in Figures 3 and 4. A circular segment 25 of orifice 23 overlaps the groove 21. Putting it in another way, the circular segment 25 lies extends into slot 21. Hole 22 extends into slot 21, with height h of circular segment 25. A string c from circular segment 25 that extends into slot 21 is another way of describing opening 23. The length of the string c of the circular segment 25 defines a width w of the opening 23. The hole 22 has a diameter dH.
    [0053] [0053] Slot 21 has walls 24, 29 and a bottom 26. Hole 22 has wall 27 and a bottom 28. Hole 22 defines an A axis.
    [0054] [0054] The adjacent panel 3 comprises a first edge 31, as described in Figures 1, 2A and 2 B. The first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is configured to be arranged in the groove 21 of the panel 2. The thickness of the adjacent panel 3, at least on the first edge 31, it is equal to or less than the width W of the groove 21 of the panel 2. According to one aspect, the adjacent panel 3 comprises a second hole 32. The position of the second hole 32 is such that it is configured to be arranged in the opening 23 of the panel 2. According to one aspect, the second hole 32 is configured to interact with the cylinder 41 to lock the panel adjacent to the panel 2. The second hole 32 has a wall 33. According to in one aspect, the second hole 32 is a hollow hole 32. According to one aspect, the second hole 32 has a bottom (not shown).
    [0055] [0055] The panel 2 comprises a locking device 4. The locking device 4 is configured to lock the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 in the groove 21 of the panel 2. In other words, the locking device 4 is adapted to lock the adjacent panel 3 in the panel 2. By locking it is meant that the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is restricted in terms of moving out of the groove 21 of the panel 2. In other words, the locking device 4 increases the force in at least one direction that must be exerted on the adjacent panel 3 compared to the force that must be exerted on the adjacent panel 3 to remove it from groove 21 without the locking device 4. For example, the increased force can be at least two times bigger, or at least five times bigger.
    [0056] [0056] The locking device 4 is described in more detail in Figures 5 and 6A-8 D. The locking device 4 comprises a cylinder 41 and a lever 42. The lever 42 is connected to the cylinder
    [0057] [0057] The locking device 4 can be made of a material that is one or a mixture of a metal or a polymeric material, such as a thermoplastic material, preferably with a reinforcement, such as fiberglass. The locking device 4 can be produced by injection molding.
    [0058] [0058] Cylinder 41 is configured to act as a cam when cylinder 41 is rotated around axis A in hole 22. Cylinder 41 will interact with adjacent panel 3 and can move when rotated, or at least exert a force on the adjacent panel 3. The eccentricity of the cylinder 41 involves that the distance from the A axis on which the cylinder 41 is rotated around the locking surface 45 in a specific direction, will change when the cylinder 41 is rotated. According to one aspect, the largest diameter dL of the cylinder 41 is substantially equal to the diameter of the orifice dH. Substantially the same can be within 10% of each other, or within 5% of each other, or within 3% of each other. In other words, the largest diameter dL of the cylinder is the longest distance along a line between two points on the locking surface 45. According to one aspect, the largest diameter dL of the cylinder is the longest distance along a line between two points on the locking surface 45a and including a central point of the cylinder
    [0059] [0059] According to one aspect, the locking surface 45 of the cylinder 41 comprises one or more ridges 46, as described in Figures 6A-8D. According to one aspect, as described in Figures 6 AD, the locking device 4 comprises six ridges 46 on the locking surface 45. According to one aspect, as described in Figures 7 AD, the locking device 4 comprises three ridges 46 on the locking surface 45. According to one aspect, as described in Figures 8A-D, the locking device 4 comprises three ridges 46, on one side of the locking surface 45, as described in Fig 8B, and a ridge 46 on the other side of the locking surface 45, as described in Figures 8A-8C. The ridges 46 concentrate the force exerted from the locking device 4 to the adjacent panel 2 to the edges of the ridges 46. The force from the locking device 4 is divided between the number of ridges 46. If there is a low number of crests 46 the force exerted by each crest 46 is greater than if there were more crests 46. According to one aspect, the crests are adapted to cut in the wall 26 of the hole
    [0060] [0060] According to one aspect, one or more ridges 46 extend around at least a part of a circumference of the locking surface 45. According to one aspect, the ridges extend around the entire circumference of the locking surface
    [0061] [0061] According to one aspect, the height of the ridges 46 varies along their length. In other words, the height of the ridges 46 varies along the circumference of the locking surface 45. According to one aspect, the one or more ridges 46 have a helical shape.
    [0062] [0062] According to one aspect, the locking surface 45 of the cylinder 41 comprises at least one ridge 47, as described in Figures 8A-8D. According to one aspect, an edge of the ridge 47 has an inclined surface 48. The locking device 4 can comprise a projecting part 50 below the ridge 47 and the lower base 44. The projecting part can be configured to cooperate with the wall 27 orifice 22, which can reduce or prevent tilting of the locking device 4, see Figure 10C.
    [0063] [0063] Lever 42 has an inner end 42a and an outer end 42b, as described in Figures 6A, 7A and BA. The lever 42 is connected to the cylinder 41. The inner end 42a of the lever 42 is connected to the cylinder 41. The lever 42 comprises, in one aspect, a locking pin 49 at the outer end 42b. According to one aspect, the locking pin 49 can lock against the outer surface 6 of the panel 2. According to one aspect, the outer end 42b comprises a cable configured to be moved by a user.
    [0064] [0064] Lever 42 is configured to, when rotated, rotate cylinder 41 around axis A between a mounting position, as described in Figure 9A, and a locking position, as described in figure 9C. According to one aspect, the locking device 4 is configured to be moved between the mounting position and the locking position, by turning the lever 42 and the cylinder 41 between 30º -180º. According to one aspect, the locking device 4 is configured to be moved between the mounting position and the locking position, by turning the lever 42 and the cylinder 41 between 90º -180º.
    [0065] [0065] In the mounting position, the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is free to be arranged in the groove 21 of the panel 2. The first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is arranged in the groove 21 by moving the adjacent panel 3 towards the panel. 2, as shown by the arrow in Figure 9A, and inserting the first edge 31 into the groove 21. According to one aspect, the cylinder 41 does not extend through the opening 23 into the groove 21 in the mounting position. According to one aspect, the cylinder 41 can extend slightly through the opening 23 to the groove 21 in the mounting position; however, in the locking position, cylinder 41 extends further into groove 21.
    [0066] [0066] According to one aspect, the locking device 4 is configured so that the lever 42 extends, in the mounting position, in an essentially perpendicular direction or within the range of about 70º to about 110º of the adjacent panel 3, as described in Figure 9A.
    [0067] [0067] In the locking position, a portion 45a of the locking surface 45 of the locking device 4 extends into the groove 21 through the opening 23, and locks the adjacent panel 3 into the groove 21, as described in Figure 5. In locking position, adjacent panel 3 is locked against panel 2.
    [0068] [0068] According to one aspect, the locking device 4 is arranged to, in the locking position, lock the adjacent panel 3 on the panel 2 by pressing it against the wall 24 of the groove 21. The part 45a extending to the groove 21, makes contact with adjacent panel 3 and presses it against the wall 24 of groove 21. Part 45a extends through opening 23 with a length hP, as described in Figure 5. According to one aspect, the part 45a of the locking surface 45 extends, in the locking position, through the opening 23 to the groove 21 with a length hP that is 5-25% of the largest diameter dL of the cylinder 41. According to one aspect, the part 45a the locking surface 45 extends, in the locking position, through the opening 23 in the groove 21 with a length hP which is 10-15% of the largest diameter dL of the cylinder 41.
    [0069] [0069] According to one aspect, the radial direction of the cylinder that the part 45a of the locking surface 45 extends to the groove 21 in the locking position, substantially corresponds to the height h of the circular segment 25. In other words, the direction the height h of the circular segment 25 is the same as the direction of the length hP of the part 45a of the locking surface 45.
    [0070] [0070] According to one aspect, the outer end 42b of lever 42 is, in the mounting position, arranged at a distance from the adjacent panel 3. According to one aspect, the outer end 42b of lever 42 is, in the position of locking, disposed adjacent to the adjacent panel 3. According to one aspect, the outer end 42b of the lever 42 is, in the locking position, disposed in contact with the adjacent panel 3. According to one aspect, the locking pin 49 is , in the locking position, configured to be arranged in the groove 21 to lock the lever 42 as to rotate from the locking position to the mounting position. According to one aspect, the locking pin 49 is, in the locking position, arranged in the groove 21 at a distance from the hole 22, as described in Figure 9C.
    [0071] [0071] According to one aspect, the length of the part 45a of the locking surface 45, which extends into the groove 21 through the opening 23, is configured to increase gradually when the locking device 4 is moved from the mounting position to the locking position. When the lever 42 is moved from the mounting position to the locking position, the size of the part 45a of the locking surface 45 that extends through the opening 23 gradually increases, such that the force exerted from the locking device locking 4 on the adjacent panel 3 is also increased gradually. This provides the user of the locking device 4 with tactile feedback, that the adjacent panel 3 is tighter and locked tighter in the groove 21.
    [0072] [0072] According to one aspect, the inclined surface 48 of the edge of the ridge 47 is configured to interact with the wall 33 of the second hole 32 in the locking position. According to one aspect, the inclined surface 48 is configured to, in the locking position, press the adjacent panel 3 down into the groove 21 of the panel 2.
    [0073] [0073] According to one aspect, the helically shaped ridges 46 are configured to press the adjacent panel
    [0074] [0074] According to one aspect, the ridges are adapted to cut in the wall 27 of the hole 22, as described in Figure 10, and / or in the adjacent panel 3 when the locking device is moved from the mounting position to the position locking. As the locking device 4 is rotated, the ridges will exert a force against the adjacent panel 3 and the wall 24 of the hole 22. If the force exceeds a value, depending on the material of the locking device 4, the adjacent panel 3 and the wall 27, the ridges 46 of the locking device 4 will cut into one or both of the wall 27 and the adjacent panel 3.
    [0075] [0075] According to one aspect, the adjacent panel 3 comprises other edges that are configured to be locked against other panels 2.
    [0076] [0076] According to one aspect the panel comprises two or more holes 22 in the groove 21 and a corresponding number of locking devices 4 configured to be arranged in each hole 22. According to one aspect, the panel comprises two or more grooves 21.
    [0077] [0077] According to one aspect, the panel 2 and the adjacent panel 3 is one of a lower part of a drawer, a structure and a back piece of a furniture product.
    [0078] [0078] Next, a method for assembling and disassembling the set of panels 1 according to the above, will be described with reference to Figures 9A - 9C.
    [0079] [0079] When a user must assemble the set of panels 1, the following step is performed. The cylinder 41 of the locking device 4 is inserted into the hole 22 of the panel 2. Thereafter the lever 42 is rotated to position the locking device 4 in the mounting position.
    [0080] [0080] The first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is inserted into the groove 21 of the panel 2.
    [0081] [0081] When the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is positioned in the groove 21, the lever 42 is rotated in a first direction, as described by the arrow in Figure 9B, to move the locking device 4 from the mounting position to the position locking to lock the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 in the groove 21.
    [0082] [0082] According to one aspect, the edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is inserted into the groove 21 of the panel 2 before the locking device 4 is disposed in the hole 22. Thereafter, the locking device 4 is inserted into the hole 22, with the locking device positioned in the mounting position in relation to the adjacent panel 3 and the panel 2. Therefore, the steps described above do not need to be performed in a specific order to lock the panel adjacent to the panel 2.
    [0083] [0083] According to one aspect, the locking device 4 is inserted into the hole 22 in a factory, by another user, or by a machine. Thus, the steps of the method could be divided to be performed by different users or by a machine.
    [0084] [0084] According to one aspect, the panel set 1 is one of a lower part of a drawer, a structure, a back piece of a furniture product and a panel to reinforce an edge.
    [0085] [0085] After the panel set 1 is assembled and the user, or another user, wishes to disassemble the panel set 1, the following steps are performed. Rotate lever 42 in a second direction, as described by the arrow in Figure 9C to move the locking device 4 from the locking position to the mounting position to unlock the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 in the groove 21. When the lever 42 is moved back to the mounting position, cylinder 41 will rotate with it. As the cylinder 41 rotates towards the mounting position, the length of the part 45a of the locking surface 45 extending through the opening 23 decreases, and the force exerted by the locking device 4 on the adjacent panel 3 is also decreased . Thereafter, the first edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 is removed from the groove 21 of the panel 2, and the panel assembly 1 is disassembled.
    [0086] [0086] According to one aspect, the steps above are repeated and the set of panels 1 is reassembled. According to one aspect, the panel 2 and / or the adjacent panel 3 is locked to another adjacent panel 3 and / or panel 2.
    [0087] [0087] According to one aspect, the panel 2 comprises a groove 21 which has a width W equal to or less than the width T of the adjacent panel 3 and the largest diameter dL of the locking device 4 and which is greater than the width T of the adjacent panel 3 and the smallest diameter of the locking device 4. According to one aspect, the edge 31 of the adjacent panel 3 and the locking device 4 are configured to be arranged in the groove 21, and the locking device 4 is rotated in the groove 21 between the mounting position and the locking position.
    [0088] [0088] According to one aspect, the set of panels are resilient panels. The resilient panels may comprise a core comprising thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material can be foamed.
    [0089] [0089] The thermoplastic material may comprise polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyacrylate, methacrylate, polycarbonate, polyvinyl butyral, polybutylene terephthalate or a combination thereof. The core can be formed by several layers.
    [0090] [0090] The aspects described above may comprise a decorative layer, such as a decorative sheet comprising a thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material of the decorative layer can be or comprise polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyacrylate, methacrylate, polycarbonate , polyvinyl butyral, polybutylene terephthalate or a combination thereof. The decorative sheet is preferably printed, for example, by direct printing, gravure printing or digital printing. According to one aspect, the decorative layer comprises melamine, a high pressure laminate (HPL) or veneer.
    [0091] [0091] The aspects described above may comprise a wear layer, such as a film or sheet. The wear layer may comprise thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material can be polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyacrylate, methacrylate, polycarbonate, polyvinyl butyral, polybutylene terephthalate or a combination thereof.
    [0092] [0092] The aspects described above may comprise panels that comprise a wood-based core, such as HDF, MDF, plywood, chipboard, OSB or masonite.
    权利要求:
    Claims (25)
    [1]
    1. Set of panels (1), preferably for a furniture product, comprising a panel (2) and an adjacent panel (3), characterized in that the panel (2) comprises a groove (21) and at least At least one hole (22) connected to the groove (21) through an opening (23), the adjacent panel (3) comprises a first edge (31) which is configured to be arranged in the groove (21) of the panel (2) , and the panel (2) comprises a locking device (4) configured to lock the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21) of the panel (2), where the locking device (4) comprises a cylinder (41) and a lever (42) connected to the cylinder (41), the cylinder (41) is configured to be arranged in the hole (22) in the panel (2), the cylinder (41) is an eccentric cylinder ( 41) comprising an upper and lower base (43, 44) and a locking surface (45) that connects the upper and lower base (43, 44), the cylinder (41) is configured to act as a cam when the cylinder (41) is rotated about an axis (A) in the hole (22), and the lever (42) is configured to, when rotated, rotate the cylinder (41) around the axis (A) between a mounting position and a locking position, where. in the mounting position, the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) is configured to be arranged in the groove (21) of the panel (2), e. in the locking position, a part (45a) of the locking surface (45) of the locking device (4) extends into the groove (21) through the opening (23) and locks the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21) ).
    [2]
    2. Panel set (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking surface (45) of the cylinder (41) has a snail, eccentric, elliptical or egg shape.
    [3]
    Panel assembly (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the locking surface (45) of the cylinder (41) has a shape that is a combination of a snail, eccentric and / or egg shape .
    [4]
    Panel assembly (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (4) is arranged to lock the panel adjacent to the panel (2) in the locking position by pressing it against a wall (24) of the groove (21).
    [5]
    5. Panel assembly (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hole (22) is a circular hole, a circular segment (25) of the hole (23) extends into the groove (21) with the height (h) of the circular segment (25) and the rope (c) of the circular segment (25) defining a width (w) of the opening (23).
    [6]
    6. Panel set according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the largest diameter (dL) of the cylinder (41) is substantially equal to the diameter of the orifice (gives).
    [7]
    7. Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the locking position, the part (45a) of the locking surface (45) extends through the opening (23) towards the groove (21) with a length (hP) that is 5 to 25% of the largest diameter (dL) of the cylinder (41), preferably the length (hP) is 10 to 15% of the largest diameter (dL) of the cylinder (41 ).
    [8]
    Panel assembly (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the length (hP) in the radial direction of the cylinder from which the part (45a) of the locking surface (45) extends into the groove (21 ) in the locking position, substantially correspond to the height (h) of the circular segment (25).
    [9]
    Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cylinder (41) does not extend through the opening (23) into the groove (21) in the mounting position.
    [10]
    Panel assembly (1) according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the length (hP) of the part (45a) of the locking surface (45) extends into the groove (21) through the opening (23) be configured to gradually increase when the locking device (41) is moved from the mounting position to the locking position.
    [11]
    Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking surface (45) of the cylinder (41) comprises one or more ridges (46).
    [12]
    Panel assembly (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the one or more ribs (46) extend around at least a part of a circumference of the locking surface (45).
    [13]
    13. Panel set (1) according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the height of the ridges (46) varies along their length.
    [14]
    14. Panel set (1) according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the one or more ridges (46) have a helical shape configured to press the adjacent panel (3) downwards, when moving the locking device (4) from the mounting position to the locking position.
    [15]
    15. Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjacent panel (3) comprises a second hole (32) that is configured to be arranged in the opening (23) and to interact with the cylinder (41) to lock the panel adjacent (3) to the panel (2).
    [16]
    16. Panel set (1) according to claim 15, characterized in that the locking surface (45) of the cylinder (41) comprises at least one ridge (47) which, in the locking position, is configured to at least partially arranged in the second hole (32).
    [17]
    17. Panel set (1) according to claim 16, characterized in that an edge of the ridge (47) has an inclined surface (48) that is configured to interact with a wall (33) of the second hole (32) ) to press the adjacent panel (3) down into the groove (21) on the panel (2).
    [18]
    18. Panel assembly (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lever (42) is connected to the cylinder (41) at an inner end (42a) and at an outer end (42b) comprising a pin locking (49) which, in the locking position, is configured to be arranged in the groove (21) at a distance from the hole (22), and to lock the lever (42) as to rotate from the locking position to the position of assembly.
    [19]
    19. Panel assembly (1) according to claim 18, characterized in that the locking device (4) is configured in such a way that the outer end of the lever (42b) is, in the mounting position, arranged in a position distance from the adjacent panel (3) and in the adjacent locking position, preferably in contact with the adjacent panel (3).
    [20]
    20. Panel set (1)) according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the locking device (4) is configured so that the lever (42) extends, in the mounting position, in one direction essentially perpendicular or within the range of about 70º to about 110º of the adjacent panel (3).
    [21]
    21. Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking device (4) is configured to be moved between the mounting position and the locking position by turning the lever (42 ) and the cylinder (41) between 30-180º, preferably between 90º -180º.
    [22]
    22. Panel assembly (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the panel (2) and the adjacent panel (3) are one of a lower part of a drawer, a frame and a back piece of a furniture product.
    [23]
    23. Locking device (4), characterized in that it is for a furniture product as defined in any one of claims 1 to 22.
    [24]
    24. Method for assembling a set of panels (1), as defined in any one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that it comprises the step of: a) inserting the cylinder (41) of the locking device (4) in the hole (22) of the panel (2), b) turn the lever (42) of the locking device (4) to position the locking device (4) in the mounting position, c) insert the first edge (31) of the panel adjacent (3) in the groove (21) of the panel (2) and d) rotate the lever (42) in a first direction to move the locking device (4) from the mounting position to the locking position, to lock the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21).
    [25]
    25. Method according to claim 24, characterized in that the method comprises the additional steps of e) rotating the lever (42) in a second direction, to move the locking device (4) from the locking position to the position mounting to unlock the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) in the groove (21), and f) remove the first edge (31) of the adjacent panel (3) from the groove (21) of the panel (2).
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