Furniture part functional element

{
  "publication_number": "US9984598B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Furniture part functional element",
  "abstract": "A furniture part functional element for decoration or information display, such as for logos or the like, includes: a planar information section and a fastening section equipped with a fastener configured to fasten to the furniture part. The fastener of the fastening section comprises a sliding guide element, via which sliding on a guide section of the furniture part is enabled, and a clamping element, via which the slid-on functional element is held clamped to the guide section.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A furniture part, comprising: a front plate having a rear surface; a side panel extending perpendicularly from the rear surface of the front plate, the side panel comprising an inner side wall and an outer side wall, a lower end of the outer side wall being bent inwards toward the inner side wall to form a guide section; and a furniture part functional element for decoration or information display, comprising: a planar information section; and a fastening section equipped with a fastener configured to fasten to the guide section of the side panel, wherein the fastener of the fastening section comprises: a sliding guide element to enable sliding of the furniture part functional element onto the guide section of the side panel; and a clamping element via which the slid-on furniture part functional element is held clamped to the guide section.",
    "2. The furniture part according to claim 1, wherein the sliding guide element comprises a guide groove open to at least one front side of the furniture part, via which the furniture part is slidable from the front side onto the sliding guide element.",
    "3. The furniture part according to claim 2, wherein the guide groove comprises two opposing groove walls, of which one is formed by a rear side of the information section and the other by the fastening section, and a groove base, which is formed by a base section connecting the information section and the fastening section to each other.",
    "4. The furniture part according to claim 3, wherein the clamping element comprises at least one elastically flexible clamping finger that are elastically retractable for the sliding on of the furniture part functional element and subsequently lie in a clamping position in clamping engagement with the guide section of the furniture part.",
    "5. The furniture part according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of clamping fingers are disposed in the longitudinal direction of the furniture part, arranged in series one behind the other.",
    "6. The furniture part according to claim 4, wherein the at least one clamping finger comprises a pivot bearing section that is integrally attached to the base section of the guide groove.",
    "7. The furniture part according to claim 4, wherein the at least one clamping finger comprises a central section arranged substantially parallel to the rear side of the information section in the clamping position.",
    "8. The furniture part according to claim 4, wherein the clamping finger comprises a clamping section that lies in engagement with the guide section of the furniture part in the clamping position.",
    "9. The furniture part according to claim 8, further comprising at least one clamping lug protruding inwards towards the information section and being arranged on the clamping section.",
    "10. The furniture part according to claim 4, further comprising a position fixing element configured to fix the position of the furniture part functional element in the slid-on state and counter to a sliding direction.",
    "11. The furniture part according to claim 10, wherein the position fixing element comprises at least one clamping lug disposed on the at least one clamping finger, which penetrates into a fixing seat on the guide section of the furniture part in the slid-on state in a desired position of the furniture part functional element.",
    "12. The furniture part according to claim 1, wherein the information section comprises a planar, deepened or raised front side that is provided with a print reproducing information.",
    "13. The furniture part according to claim 1, wherein the furniture part comprises at least one of: a plastic injection molded part, a stamped part, a sheet metal part, or a metal buckle.",
    "14. The furniture part according to claim 1, wherein the furniture part comprises a door, a drawer, a pull-out, or a cover."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The invention relates to a furniture part functional element for decoration or information display, in particular in the form of logos or company labels or the like, with a planar information section and a fastening section of the furniture part functional element equipped with a fastener configured to fasten to the furniture part.\n\nFurniture part functional elements are generally known in the furniture industry. Using these functional elements, furniture parts, e.g., the frame of a drawer or a drawer guide are provided with information, a logo of the manufacturer or of the installer or generally as a design element. Since there are, e.g., different types of frame variants on the market, the functional elements are sometimes fastened as simple adhesive elements or as an imprint on a visible area of the outer surface. It is also known that a depression is milled into the outer surface, in which a badge can be fastened, e.g., glued in, locked in or inserted. Dismantling the badge or removing an adhesive element or imprint is virtually impossible. Often the surface is damaged in this regard or it is no longer closed or covered, e.g., in the case of milling. Furthermore, a tool is required both for assembly and also for dismantling, which is sometimes only available to the manufacturer. Lastly, the dismantling is often associated with the destruction of the badge. Missing badges can often no longer be obtained or can only be obtained with great difficulty.",
  "cpc": [
    "G09F 3/16",
    "A47B 2220/008",
    "A47B 95/04",
    "A47B 97/00",
    "F16B 2/06"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "A47B 95/04",
    "A47B 97/00",
    "F16B 2/06",
    "G09F 3/16"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "GRASS GMBH"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "HÄMMERLE JOHANNES"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2016-01-21",
  "publication_date": "2018-05-29",
  "grant_date": "2018-05-29",
  "priority_date": "2015-01-28",
  "application_number": "US-201615003167-A",
  "family_id": "55129666",
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  ]
}