This application relates to a partition system, which includes a plurality of wall elements merging one into another, and to a partition system, which includes at least one wall element.
NL 1 033 119 discloses a room divider which consists of pillars which are each composed of two components.
The embodiments in this application provide a simple partition system which can be adapted individually in terms of its profile to the requirements and has an additional value beyond just providing a partition.
The partition system includes a plurality of wall elements merging one into another, wherein at least one wall element is designed as a stepped element, and wherein at least one wall element is designed as a corner element, wherein the stepped element has two contact surfaces oriented parallel to each other, wherein the stepped element has two visible surfaces oriented parallel to each other, wherein the first visible surface runs continuously from a lower edge to an upper edge of the stepped element, wherein the second visible surface is designed as an offset visible surface which has at least two visible subsurfaces which merge one into the other via at least one step which forms a supporting surface, wherein the corner element has two contact surfaces which are oriented at an angle of 20° to 160° to each other, wherein the corner element has two visible surfaces, wherein the first visible surface runs continuously from a lower edge to an upper edge of the corner element, wherein the second visible surface has at least one step which forms a supporting surface, and at least one visible subsurface, wherein the contact surfaces of adjacent wall elements are congruent, and wherein adjacent wall elements face each other by means of the contact surfaces thereof and are connected to each in particular other by at least one connecting means. A partition system of this type is suitable for delimiting individual work places in a large-capacity office continuously and without interruption on a plurality of sides and at the same time for providing supporting surfaces and depositing surfaces which are usable every day. In particular, work places can be delimited in an L-shaped manner and U-shaped manner, seen in top view, by the partition system. A large-capacity office can be subdivided individually and without a large outlay on construction, wherein the planning is facilitated by the simple geometry of the individual wall elements.
The partition system may be supplemented by at least one wall element which is designed as a junction element, wherein the junction element has three perpendicular contact surfaces. By means of a T component of this type or connecting point of this type, junctions permitting in particular the connection of the partitions of adjacent work islands can be realized in the partition profile.
The partition system may be supplemented by at least one wall element which is designed as an intersection element, wherein the intersection element has four perpendicular contact surfaces which are aligned in particular in pairs parallel to one another. With an intersection component of this type, partition guides which are even more individual can be realized, and it is possible in particular to avoid the partitions running parallel to one another, and therefore the space taken up by the partition system is reduced to a minimum.
To further optimize the space taken up and to further individualize the partition system, provision is made for the latter to be supplemented by at least one wall element which is designed as a change-over element, wherein the change-over element has two perpendicular contact surfaces, wherein the change-over element has two visible surfaces which each comprise at least one step with a supporting surface, and wherein the two contact surfaces are oriented in a mirror-rotated manner or mirror-symmetrical manner to each other with respect to a vertical mirror axis. It is possible, with the interconnection of a change-over element of this type, to change over from a stepped element in a first orientation to a stepped element in a second orientation, wherein the stepped element in the second orientation is rotated through 180° about a vertical axis in relation to the stepped element in the first orientation.
The partition system may include at least one wall element, wherein the wall element has at least two contact surfaces, wherein the wall element has at least two visible surfaces, wherein at least one of the visible surfaces is designed as an offset visible surface which has four visible subsurfaces which merge one into another via three steps. A partition system of this type is suitable for delimiting individual work places in a large-capacity office continuously and without interruption on a plurality of sides and at the same time of providing, by means of the steps, surfaces which are usable every day. In particular, work places can be delimited in an L-shaped manner and U-shaped manner, as seen in top view, by the partition system. A large-capacity office can be subdivided individually and without a large outlay on construction, wherein the planning is facilitated by the simple geometry of the individual wall elements.
Provision is made for at least one of the visible surfaces to have a continuous profile from a lower edge to an upper edge of the wall element, and, furthermore, provision is made for the steps in particular to each form a supporting surface, and, finally, provision is made in particular for the partition system to be equipped in particular with at least one connecting means, wherein adjacent wall elements are connected to each other in particular by at least one connecting means. Continuous and step-free visible surfaces are suitable in particular for the space-saving delimitation of work islands from aisles. The formation of each step with a supporting surface gives rise to a multiplicity of useful surfaces which, by means of the terrace-shaped graduation thereof, are usable for a very wide variety of requirements. By adjacent wall elements being connected, the arrangement of the wall elements can be stabilized with the minimal outlay.
Furthermore, the lower three steps may be formed at a bench height of approximately 45 cm to 55 cm, at a work surface height of approximately 65 cm to 72 cm and at a “kitchen” counter height of approximately 84 cm to 90 cm and to form a fourth step, at which the uppermost visible subsurface merges into a top surface, at a counter height of approximately 104 cm to 110 cm. Provision is made here to dimension the wall element in the first, lowermost section in particular with a width of approximately 34 cm to 38 cm, in the second section with a width of approximately 23 cm to 28 cm, in the third section with a width of approximately 13 cm to 19 cm, and in the fourth, uppermost section with a width of approximately 3 cm to 8 cm, wherein the individual widths are each measured horizontally in one of the contact planes or contact surfaces of the wall element. Such a dimensioning results in a stable and at the same time space-saving wall element, since the basic surface thereof is fully available to the user via the individual steps, and the structure thereof provides improved options for use in relation to a flat surface.
The partition system additionally includes at least one furniture element which is designed in particular as a seat and/or in particular as a table and/or in particular as a work table and/or in particular as a counter, wherein the furniture element is supported in particular on at least one wall element, and wherein the furniture element is connected to the wall element in particular in a form-fitting manner. By means of a combination of wall elements and furniture elements matched to the wall elements, many of the items of furniture required in an office room can be integrated into the partition system. Construction space can be saved owing to the fact that, for example in the case of a table top, a wall element is used at least on one side as a table support. Furthermore, the partition system is additionally stabilized by the direct connection of office furniture, and the furniture elements of the partition system can be produced cost-effectively, since parts of the furniture elements are formed by the wall elements which are already present.
A top surface is provided on the wall element, said top surface connecting the contact surfaces of the wall element and being aligned in particular parallel to a bottom surface of the wall element, wherein, in a stepped element, in particular the first visible surface of the stepped element and the upper visible subsurface of the stepped element are connected by the top surface, and wherein, in a corner element, provision is made in particular to connect the first visible surface of the corner element and the upper visible subsurface of the corner element by means of the top surfaces. By means of the top surface, the stepped element or the corner element has a storage option, for example for files, which is accessible from both sides of the partition.
The geometrical shape of each wall element may be defined by a core composed of a solid material. By means of such a formation of the individual wall elements to be in one piece in the core, the wall elements do not have to be assembled from individual components in a laborious and time-consuming manner. Furthermore, such a construction of a wall element permits a retrospective, individual configuration of the wall element by the application of a coating. A finished wall element of this type then consists of a core defining the geometrical shape and of a shell by means of which the wall element can be matched in the composition of the surface thereof and/or the appearance thereof to the individual requirements.
Plastic and in particular foam and in particular rigid foam may be used as the solid material of which the core is composed, wherein the solid material is formed in particular from expandable polystyrene (EPS) which has in particular a volume weight of approximately 20 kg/m3 to 70 kg/m3 and in particular approximately 40 kg/m3, or wherein the solid material is formed in particular from expanded polypropylene (EPP) which has in particular a volume weight of approximately 20 kg/m3 to 70 kg/m3 and in particular approximately 40 kg/m3. By this means, in comparison to wall elements produced, for example, from wooden panels, the individual wall elements have a low weight which simplifies in particular transportation in the building. Furthermore, by means of the use of materials of this type, the wall elements have heat-insulating and sound-absorbing properties and therefore permit effective protection of the delimited work place from drafts and sound. In the case of expanded materials, the wall elements can simply be adapted to various requirements, such as, for example, stability and loadbearing capacity, by changing the volume weight.
Furthermore, at least one of the steps, which are arranged between the visible subsurfaces, of one of the wall elements may be provided with a groove which is open vertically upward with respect to the supporting surface of the step and is additionally in particular open laterally with respect to at least one of the contact surfaces. This makes it possible for documents or electronic devices, for example mobile telephones, to be securely deposited on the work place such that they are secured against dropping off. If adjacent wall elements have laterally open grooves, it is possible for the wall elements also to be correspondingly used in a transition region from wall element to wall element. Furthermore, the grooves are suitable for the stable insertion of flat screens and/or raised parts of the partition and/or mirrors and/or for the clipping on of illuminating means or holders.
The wall element may be equipped with a first cable duct which is formed by an offset in the bottom surface of the wall element, wherein the offset is also open with respect to the contact surfaces of the wall element. Furthermore, the wall element may be equipped in particular with at least one second cable duct which is formed by a bore, wherein the second cable duct extends from the top surface of the wall element or one of the supporting surfaces of the wall element or one of the grooves of the wall element into the first cable duct or to the bottom surface. By means of the first cable duct, a wall element formed in such a manner permits simple laying of supply lines wherever wall elements are used. By means of the second cable duct, it is possible, for example, for current to be supplied in a targeted manner to individual work places.
The partition system may be supplemented by a floor rail system on which the wall elements are guided, wherein the floor rail system comprises a plurality of guide elements fastened on the floor, wherein the guide element has in particular at least one web which is perpendicular in the room and which bears in particular against the wall element or which penetrates in particular into the wall element. By this means, and in particular by adhesively bonding and/or screwing the guide elements to the floor of a room which is to be furnished, the positioning of the wall elements can be precisely predetermined and kept permanently. The individual wall elements can then simply be inserted into the fitted floor rail system without further installation steps.
The connecting means may be designed as a clamp, wherein the clamp comprises two pins running parallel to each other, wherein the wall element has, in particular in the bottom surface and/or in particular in the grooves, at least one bore which runs vertically in the wall element and into which one end of the clamp can be inserted, wherein the bores of adjacent wall elements and the clamp are coordinated with one another in such a manner that the clamp holds the adjacent wall elements together such that the contact surfaces thereof are in contact. It is thereby possible using simple means to connect adjacent wall elements by means of a plug-in system.
Furthermore, the clamp may be provided with a support and an adjustable foot, wherein the two pins are fastened to the support and point in a first direction, and wherein the adjustable foot is arranged centrally between the pins on the support and points in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposed to the first direction. A clamp of this type can be used as a furniture foot which supports two adjacent wall elements in the region of the contact surfaces thereof bearing against each other in the floor. In particular, provision is made for the adjustable foot to be of height-adjustable design. It is thereby possible to compensate for unevennesses of the floor on which the wall elements are standing.
Finally, the step of each wall element or for the lowermost step of each wall element may be arranged at a height of at least 40 cm and in particular 60 cm and for an overall height of each wall element to be in particular at least 100 cm. By this means, the lowermost step can be used at a height of 40 cm to approximately 50 cm as a seat option. If the step is at a higher position, the step may be a support for a tabletop.
Further details of the invention are described in the drawing with reference to exemplary embodiments which are illustrated schematically.
In the drawing here:
The wall element 1, which is shown in
The wall element 1, which is shown in
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The wall elements 1, which are shown in
The inner corner element 251 and the outer corner element 252 have contact surfaces 253 and 254 oriented perpendicularly. Said contact surfaces are each at an angle α of 90° to each other. The inner corner element 251 and the outer corner element 252 furthermore have two visible surfaces 255 and 256. The first visible surface 255 is designed here as a convex visible surface 255 which runs from an arcuate lower edge 257 to an arcuate upper edge 258 of the inner corner element 251 or the outer corner element 252. In both corner element variants 250, the second visible surface 256 comprises four visible subsurfaces 259, 260, 261 and 262 and three steps 263, 264 and 265 with supporting surfaces 266, 267 and 268. The first visible surface 255 of the particular corner element 251 or 252 and the upper visible subsurface 262 of the particular corner element 251 or 252 are each connected by a top surface 269. The latter runs parallel to a bottom surface 270 of the particular corner element 251 and 252. The corner elements 251 and 252 each have an overall height GH250, a base height SH250, a base depth ST250 and a head depth KT250. The supporting surfaces 263, 264 and 265 each have arcuate grooves 271, 272 and 273 which are open upward in the direction of a vertical V and are open toward the contact surfaces 253 and 254.
For what has been mentioned of the second partition system 10, the base height, as measured at the height 35 of the first step, is more than twice as large as the head depth, as measured at the height of the third step, wherein the head depth is in particular at least ¼ of the base depth.
The supporting surfaces 561 to 566, which are shown in
The seat element 602 comprises a seat panel 606, a first side member 607 reaching to a floor 36 and a second side member 608 which enters the groove 169 of the first stepped element 150, 150a. The seat element 602 rests by means of the seat panel 606 on the supporting surface 164 of the stepped element 150, 150a. The seat panel 606 runs parallel to the floor at a height of approximately 45 cm to 55 cm.
The table element 604 comprises a table top 609, a first side member 610 reaching onto the floor 36 and a second side member 611 entering the groove 170 of the second stepped element 150, 150b. The table element 604 rests by means of the table top 609 on the supporting surface 165 of the stepped element 150, 150b. The table top 609 runs parallel to the floor 36 at a height of approximately 65 cm to 72 cm.
For the first partition system 2, GH100=GH200 and SH100=SH200 and ST100=ST200 and KT100=KT200, wherein in particular GH100>100 cm, and furthermore in particular 50 cm>ST100>20 cm, and furthermore in 35 particular SH100>40 cm or SH100>60 cm.
For the second partition system 10, GH150=GH250=GH550 and SH150=SH250=SH550 and ST150=ST250=ST550 and KT150=KT250=KT550, where in particular GH150>100 cm, wherein furthermore in particular 50 cm>ST150>20 cm, and furthermore in particular SH150>40 cm or SH150>60 cm.
The wall elements 1 of the first partition 5 system 2 and of the second partition system 10 have a core K which determines the geometrical shape of the particular wall element 1—see
Finally,
In principle, it should be noted with reference to
In the top view, which is shown in
The invention is not restricted to exemplary embodiments illustrated or described. On the contrary, it comprises developments of the invention within the scope of the patent claims. The adjacent wall elements may be fully in contact by means of the contact surfaces thereof. This substantially increases the stability of the partition, since adjacent wall elements are supported against one another and stabilized via the friction between the contact surfaces.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 14/579,770, filed Dec. 22, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 13/394,423, filed Mar. 6, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,010,034, issued Apr. 21, 2015, which was a 371 National Stage application of PCT Application Serial No. PCT/DE2010/001059, filed Sep. 9, 2010, which claims priority to German Serial No. 102009040699.9 filed Sep. 9, 2009 and German Serial No. 102010035173.3 filed Aug. 23, 2010, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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