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Device for Fixing A Table Top
| Content Provider | The Lens |
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| Abstract | A device for fastening a table top to a side wall of a vehicle includes: a structure for fastening to the side wall, and a support structure of the plate. The support structure includes: at least one crosspiece extending along a transverse direction, and at least two beams each extending in a longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the transverse direction, with the crosspiece being connected to each of the beams. The support structure includes bending onset zones configured to deform plastically when a force greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold force is applied on the support structure along the transverse direction. |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2019-03-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Jurisdiction | United States of America |
| Date Applied | 2018-09-18 |
| Applicant | Alstom Transp Tech |
| Application No. | 201816133740 |
| Claim | A device for fastening a table top to a side wall of a vehicle, the fastening device comprising: a structure for fastening to the side wall, a support structure of the table top, defining a support surface extending in a substantially horizontal plane, the support structure comprising: at least one crosspiece extending along a transverse direction, at least two beams each extending between a junction end to said crosspiece and a fastening end to said fastening structure in a longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the transverse direction, said crosspiece being connected to each of said two beams, wherein the support structure comprises bending onset zones configured to deform plastically when a force greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold force is applied on said support structure along the transverse direction, the bending onset zones allowing pivoting of each of said two beams relative to said crosspiece around a pivot axis orthogonal to said transverse and longitudinal directions when a force greater than or equal to said predetermined threshold force is applied on said support structure along the transverse direction. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the bending onset zones include two first bending onset zones, each arranged near the junction end of a respective beam of said two beams between the respective beam and said crosspiece, and two second bending onset zones, said first and second bending onset zones defining a substantially rectangular profile when no force is exerted on said support structure, each second bending onset zone being arranged on a respective beam of said two beams. The fastening device according to claim 2 , wherein each beam comprises a movable portion, extending from the second bending onset zone arranged on said beam to the junction end of said beam, and a stationary portion, extending from the second bending onset zone to the fastening end of said beam, said second bending onset zones allowing pivoting of the movable portion of each of said beams relative to the stationary portion around a pivot axis orthogonal to said transverse and longitudinal directions when a force greater than or equal to said predetermined threshold force is applied on said support structure along the longitudinal direction. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein: the bending onset zones comprise two first bending onset zones, each arranged near the junction end of a respective beam of said two beams between the respective beam and said crosspiece, and two second bending onset zones, said first and second bending onset zones defining a substantially rectangular profile when no force is exerted on said support structure, the fastening structure comprises two uprights each extending from the fastening end of one of said beams, substantially orthogonally to said beam, said uprights being intended to be fastened to the side wall of the vehicle, each second bending onset zone being arranged on a respective upright of said two uprights. The fastening device according to claim 4 , wherein each upright comprises a transverse wall for fastening to the side wall of the vehicle, and a longitudinal wall extending along the longitudinal direction of the transverse wall up to the fastening end of one of said beams, and each second bending onset zone is arranged near a connecting zone between the longitudinal wall and the transverse wall of the respective upright. The fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bending onset zones is formed by a thinner zone of the crosspiece and/or the beam, the thinner zone having a thickness lower than an average thickness of the crosspiece and beams or formed by a zone of the crosspiece and/or beam comprising recesses. The fastening device according to claim 6 , wherein the recesses are circular. The fastening device according to claim 1 , further comprising a side angle iron intended to be fastened to the side wall opposite one end of an edge of the table top. The fastening device according to claim 1 , the device being made in a single piece. A table for a vehicle, said table including the fastening device according to claim 1 and a table top, the table top resting on the support surface, an initial gap being present between the angle iron and the table when no force is exerted on said support structure, said gap being able to decrease substantially to zero after the plastic deformation of at least one bending onset zone, the width of the initial gap advantageously being comprised between 10 and 20 millimeters. The table according to claim 10 , including an element for fastening the crosspiece to the bottom surface of the table top, the fastening element being located substantially at the center of the width of the table top, the fastening element being of the bracket type. |
| CPC Classification | TABLES;DESKS;OFFICE FURNITURE;CABINETS;DRAWERS;GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE Seats Specially Adapted For Vehicles;Vehicle Passenger Accommodation Not Otherwise Provided For BODY DETAILS OR KINDS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES Vehicles; Vehicle Fittings; Or Vehicle Parts; Not Otherwise Provided For |
| Extended Family | 063-719-196-270-830 189-877-630-472-586 132-730-428-609-062 034-735-789-786-312 083-313-818-668-890 013-940-748-337-837 009-577-984-397-403 041-708-249-486-626 073-575-162-839-34X 189-897-394-754-562 177-231-638-530-367 |
| Patent ID | 20190084461 |
| Inventor/Author | Le Corre Dominique |
| IPC | B60N3/00 A47B5/00 B60R21/02 |
| Status | Active |
| Owner | Alstom Transport Technologies |
| Simple Family | 063-719-196-270-830 189-877-630-472-586 132-730-428-609-062 083-313-818-668-890 034-735-789-786-312 013-940-748-337-837 041-708-249-486-626 073-575-162-839-34X 009-577-984-397-403 189-897-394-754-562 177-231-638-530-367 |
| CPC (with Group) | A47B31/06 A47B13/06 A47B13/081 A47B96/00 B60N3/001 A47B5/00 B60N2/4214 B60N2/42709 B61D37/00 B60R21/02 |
| Issuing Authority | United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
| Kind | Patent Application Publication |
