Assembly between a side member and a rear member of a piece of furniture

Abstract

An assembly ( 1 ) between a side member ( 2 ) and a rear panel ( 3 ) for instance in a piece of furniture, a wardrobe or a kitchen element. The assembly consists of a flange part ( 3 a ) of the rear panel ( 3 ) inserted sidewards into a locking slot ( 6 a ) in the side member ( 2 ), the insertion of the flange part ( 3 a ) being effected via a longitudinal slot ( 8 ) at the access to the locking slot ( 6 ). The rear panel ( 3 ) is secured to the side member ( 2 ) by at least one part ( 10 ) of the side member ( 2 ) extending into at least one withdrawal slot ( 20 ) in the rear panel ( 3 ), or by at least a part ( 21 ) of the rear panel extending into at least one withdrawal slot ( 23 ) in the side member ( 2 ). Hereby an assembly is obtained which is not only light of weight, but which is also solid and robust and easy to set up.

1 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . An assembly between a side member and a rear panel of a piece of furniture wherein the assembly comprises a flange part of the rear panel slidably releasably inserted sidewards into a locking slot in the side member, the insertion being effected by a longitudinal groove at an access to the locking slot, and the rear panel being secured to the side member by at least one part of the side member extending into at least one withdrawal slot in the rear panel, wherein the side member is made of a laminate comprising a central interlayer and a panel plate at each side of the interlayer, wherein the locking slot in the side member, into which the flange part of the rear panel is inserted, at least is placed off said interlayer, and at least one edge part of one panel plate of the side member is inserted in a longitudinal groove in the flange part of the rear panel, and wherein the rear panel has a longitudinal projection along at least one part of its width, said longitudinal projection being adapted to interact with a longitudinal withdrawal slot at the edge area of a panel plate. 
     
     
         5 - 8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the interlayer of the side member is of a lightweight material comprising a cellular material with a thickness of 15-50 mm, the panel plates are of massive bond plate chipboard and each has a thickness of 15-22 mm. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein a lightweight material in the interlayer of the side member is at least one of thin high density fiberboard and medium density fiberboard, hardboard and approximately 2.5 mm thick, massive bond plate. 
     
     
         11 - 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . A piece of furniture, including at least one of a set of shelves, a wardrobe and a kitchen cabinet, and which comprises two side members and a rear panel as well as one or more shelves placed on top of each other, wherein at least one of an assembly between the side members and the rear panel is shaped as the assembly according to  claim 4 . 
     
     
         19 - 21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . An assembly between a side member and a rear panel of a piece of furniture wherein the assembly comprises a flange part of the rear panel releasably inserted sidewards into a locking slot in the side member, the insertion being effected via a longitudinal opening at an access to the locking slot, and the rear panel being secured to the side member by at least one projection and/or longitudinal groove provided on the side member extending into at least one corresponding longitudinal groove and/or projection provided on the rear panel. 
     
     
         23 . An assembly according to  claim 22 , wherein the locking slot of the side member as seen from a horizontal sectional view substantially has the shape of a trapeze and the flange part of the rear panel has at least one tilted edge face with a same inclination as a tilted wall in said trapeze, said one tilted edge face abutting said tilted wall. 
     
     
         24 . An assembly between a side member and a rear panel of a piece of furniture wherein the assembly comprises a flange part of the rear panel slidably releasably inserted sidewards into a locking slot in the side member, the insertion being effected by a longitudinal groove at an access to the locking slot, and the rear panel being secured to the side member by at least one part of the side member extending into at least one withdrawal slot in the rear panel, wherein the side member is made of a laminate comprising a central interlayer and a panel plate at each side of the interlayer, wherein the locking slot in the side member, into which the flange part of the rear panel is inserted, at least is placed off said interlayer, and at least one edge part of one panel plate of the side member is inserted in a longitudinal groove in the flange part of the rear panel; wherein said interlayer comprises a cellular material with a thickness of 15-50 mm, while the panel plates are of at least one of chipboard and massive bond plate and each have a thickness of 15-22 mm; and wherein the locking slot of the side member substantially has the shape of a trapeze, and the flange part of the rear panel has a least one tilted edge face with a same inclination as a tilted wall in said trapeze, and the tilted edge face of the rear panel abuts said tilted wall. 
     
     
         25 . A piece of furniture, including at least one of a set of shelves, a wardrobe and a kitchen cabinet, and which comprises two side members and a rear panel as well as one or more shelves placed on top of each other, wherein at least one of an assembly between the side members and the rear panel is shaped as the assembly according to  claim 24 . 
     
     
         26 . An assembly according to  claim 22 , wherein the side member is made of a laminate comprising a central interlayer and a panel plate at each side of the interlayer, and wherein the locking slot in the side member, into which the flange part of the rear panel is inserted, at least is placed off said interlayer, and at least one edge part of one panel plate of the side member is inserted in a longitudinal groove in the flange part of the rear panel. 
     
     
         27 . An assembly according to  claim 26 , wherein the rear panel has a longitudinal projection at least at one part of its width, said longitudinal projection being adapted to interact with a longitudinal withdrawal slot at the edge area of a panel plate. 
     
     
         28 . An assembly according to  claim 26 , wherein the interlayer is of light weight material and having a thickness of 15-50 mm, while the panel plates of the side member are of chipboard or massive bond plate and each has a thickness of 15-22 mm. 
     
     
         29 . An assembly according to  claim 28 , wherein the lightweight material in the interlayer is built up from thin high density fiberboard, medium density fiberboard, hardboard or a thin massive bond plate. 
     
     
         30 . An assembly according to  claim 26 , wherein a list of chipboard or massive wood is placed at outer areas of the interlayer and a honeycomb cell-like construction from celluloid fiber is placed at the center of the interlayer. 
     
     
         31 . A piece of furniture, including at least one of a set of shelves, a wardrobe and a kitchen cabinet, and which comprises two side members and a rear panel as well as one or more shelves placed on top of each other, wherein at least one of an assembly between the side members and the rear panel is shaped as the assembly according to  claim 22 .