Cabinetry system having removable cabinet faces
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47B-049/00
A47B-077/02
A47B-047/05
A47B-088/00
A47B-095/04
A47B-096/00
A47B-077/04
A47B-095/00
A47B-096/20
출원번호
US-0939302
(2015-11-12)
등록번호
US-9433286
(2016-09-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Kane, Gary R.
Schneider, Adam J.
Gudex, Jason T.
Voigt, James A.
Dassow, Steven M.
출원인 / 주소
Richardson Industries, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, SC
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초록▼
A door assembly is disclosed herein that is usable in a cabinetry system having removable cabinet faces. The door assembly includes a door plate coupleable to at least one hinge assembly, the door plate having a first portion and a second portion extending outward from the first portion. The door as
A door assembly is disclosed herein that is usable in a cabinetry system having removable cabinet faces. The door assembly includes a door plate coupleable to at least one hinge assembly, the door plate having a first portion and a second portion extending outward from the first portion. The door assembly also includes a door panel having a recess formed in an inward-facing surface thereof, the recess sized to receive the door plate. A plurality of magnets are inset within the inward-facing surface of the door panel adjacent the recess and are magnetically coupled to the door plate. According to various embodiments, the door plate may have a substantially L-shaped or C-shaped configuration.
대표청구항▼
1. A cabinet assembly comprising: a cabinet box comprising: a bottom panel comprising a first end surface and a second end surface opposite the first end surface;a top panel comprising a first end surface substantially aligned with the first end surface of the bottom panel and a second end surface s
1. A cabinet assembly comprising: a cabinet box comprising: a bottom panel comprising a first end surface and a second end surface opposite the first end surface;a top panel comprising a first end surface substantially aligned with the first end surface of the bottom panel and a second end surface substantially aligned with the second end surface of the bottom panel;a first side panel extending between the bottom panel and the top panel adjacent to the first end surfaces of the bottom panel and the top panel; anda second side panel extending between the bottom panel and the top panel adjacent to the second end surfaces of the bottom panel and the top panel; anda first plurality of magnets positioned within recesses formed within at least one of the first end surface of the bottom panel, the first end surface of the top panel, an outer surface of the first side panel, and an outer surface of the second side panel;an end panel having a second plurality of magnets recessed therein, the second plurality of magnets positioned to engage the first plurality of magnets;a protrusion sized to fit within and aligned with an opening formed in one of the end panel and a surface of the cabinet box, the protrusion extending outward from the other of the end panel and the surface of the cabinet box, wherein the surface of the cabinet box comprises one of the first end surface of the bottom panel, the first end surface of the top panel, the outer surface of the first side panel, and the outer surface of the second side panel; anda door assembly coupled to at least one of the first side panel and the second side panel. 2. The cabinet assembly of claim 1 wherein the width of the end panel is at least equal to the width of one of the first side panel and the second side panel. 3. The cabinet assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second pluralities of magnets comprise rare earth magnets. 4. The cabinet assembly of claim 1 further comprising: a rear panel coupled to the bottom and top panels, the rear panel comprising a first end surface substantially aligned with the first end surfaces of the bottom and top panels; anda dividing panel substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the rear panel, the dividing panel extending from the first side panel toward the second side panel and coupled between the bottom and top panels;wherein the first side panel extends from a front of the cabinet box to a rear surface of the dividing panel; andwherein a storage compartment is formed between the rear panel and the dividing panel. 5. The cabinet assembly of claim 4 wherein the storage compartment is further defined between an outward facing surface of the dividing panel, an inward facing surface of the rear panel, and an inward-facing surface of the second side panel. 6. The cabinet assembly of claim 4 further comprising a central panel substantially parallel to and positioned between the first and second side panels, the central panel extending between the rear panel and the front of the cabinet box; wherein the dividing panel extends between the first side panel and the central panel; andwherein the storage compartment is further defined by the central panel. 7. A cabinet assembly comprising: a cabinet box comprising: a bottom panel;a top panel substantially parallel to and aligned with the bottom panel; anda pair of side panels coupling the bottom panel and the top panel;an end panel comprising an inward-facing surface having a first plurality of magnets recessed therein and magnetically coupled to a second plurality of magnets recessed within at least one of a first end surface of the bottom panel, a first end surface of the top panel, and an outer surface of a side panel of the pair of side panels;at least one self-centering locating pin assembly comprising: a pin body comprising: a base portion recessed within the outer surface of the side panel; anda stem portion extending outwardly from the base portion; anda receiving body positioned within the inward-facing surface of the end panel and sized to receive the stem portion; anda door assembly coupled to the cabinet box. 8. The cabinet assembly of claim 7 further comprising a toe kick assembly comprising: a toe kick storage frame positioned beneath the cabinet box, the toe kick storage frame comprising: a front panel having at least one magnet recessed therein;a rear panel;a pair of side panels coupling the front panel to the rear panel; anda bottom panel extending between the pair of side panels and between the front panel and the rear panel; anda facie panel comprising at least one magnet positioned to magnetically couple with the at least one magnet of the front panel;wherein a toe kick storage compartment is formed between the pair of side panels, the toe kick storage compartment accessible through an opening formed in the front panel when the facie panel is decoupled therefrom. 9. The cabinet assembly of claim 7 further comprising a drawer assembly comprising: a drawer box sized to fit within a drawer opening in the cabinet box;a magnetic drawer plate coupled to a front panel of the drawer box; anda drawer panel comprising a cavity sized to receive the magnetic drawer plate and having a plurality of magnets recessed therein that magnetically couple the drawer panel to the magnetic drawer plate. 10. The cabinet assembly of claim 9 wherein the door assembly and the drawer panel have a full overlay construction. 11. The cabinet assembly of claim 7 wherein the door assembly comprises: a hinge assembly coupled to one the pair of side panels;a door plate coupled to the hinge assembly, the door plate comprising a magnetic material;a door panel comprising a rear surface having a cavity formed therein, the cavity sized to receive the door plate; anda plurality of magnets recessed within the cavity of the door panel and magnetically coupling the door plate to the door panel. 12. The cabinet assembly of claim 7 further comprising a crown molding assembly comprising: a molding trim panel;a mounting bracket coupled to an inside surface of the molding trim panel, the mounting bracket comprising: a first vertical portion coupled to the molding trim panel;a horizontal portion positioned on a top surface of a mounting frame of the cabinet box; anda second vertical portion positioned against an inside surface of the mounting frame;wherein the mounting bracket couples the molding trim panel to the mounting frame. 13. The cabinet assembly of claim 12 wherein the mounting bracket comprises a magnetic material; and wherein at least one magnet is recessed in a top surface of the mounting frame and magnetically couples the mounting bracket to the mounting frame. 14. A cabinetry system comprising: a plurality of cabinet boxes comprising at least a first cabinet box and a last cabinet box, each cabinet box of the plurality of cabinet boxes comprising: a bottom panel comprising a first end surface and a second end surface;a top panel comprising a first end surface and a second end surface;a first side panel coupling the bottom panel and the top panel at the first end surfaces of the bottom and top panels; anda second side panel coupling the bottom panel and the top panel at the second end surfaces of the bottom and top panels, wherein, with the exception of the first side panel of the first cabinet box and the second side panel of the last cabinet box, the first side panel of each cabinet box is adjacent to the second side panel of another cabinet box and the second side panel of each cabinet box is adjacent to the first side panel of another cabinet box; andat least one magnet recessed within at least one of the bottom panel, the top panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel;a first interchangeable end panel comprising a plurality of magnets recessed therein and magnetically coupled to the at least one magnet of the first cabinet box; anda first self-centering locating pin assembly for retaining the first interchangeable end panel on the first cabinet box. 15. The cabinetry system of claim 14 further comprising: a second interchangeable end panel comprising a plurality of magnets recessed therein and magnetically coupled to the at least one magnet of the last cabinet box; anda second self-centering locating pin assembly for retaining the second interchangeable end panel on the last cabinet box. 16. The cabinetry system of claim 14 wherein the first locating pin assembly comprises: a first pin body comprising: a first base portion recessed within the first side panel of the first cabinet box; anda first stem portion extending outwardly from the base portion; anda first receiving body formed in the first interchangeable end panel and sized to receive the first stem portion. 17. The cabinetry system of claim 14 wherein the plurality of cabinet boxes are arranged in one of an L-shaped, U-shaped, galley, or single wall configuration. 18. The cabinetry system of claim 14 further comprising a toe kick assembly comprising: a toe kick storage frame positioned underneath the plurality of cabinet boxes, the toe kick storage frame comprising: a front panel comprising an opening for each cabinet box thereabove and at least one magnet recessed therein;a rear panel;a pair of side panels coupling the front panel and the rear panel;a bottom panel coupled to the front panel, the rear panel, and the pair of side panels; andat least one support panel positioned between the pair of side panels, each support panel coupling the front panel to the rear panel;wherein a toe kick storage compartment is formed underneath each cabinet box between the front panel, the rear panel, a support panel of the at least one support panel, and one of a side panel of the pair of side panels and another support panel of the at least one support panel; anda facie panel magnetically coupled to the front panel. 19. The cabinetry system of claim 14 further comprising a molding assembly comprising: a molding trim panel;a mounting bracket coupled to an inside surface of the molding trim panel, the mounting bracket comprising: a first portion coupled to the molding trim panel;a second portion oreiented parallel to the first portion; anda third portion oriented perpendicular to the first and second portions and positioned therebetween;wherein the third portion of the mounting bracket rests on a top surface of at least one cabinet box of the plurality of cabinet boxes; andwherein the third portion of the mounting bracket is magnetically coupled to at least one cabinet box of the plurality of cabinet boxes. 20. The cabinetry system of claim 14 wherein the first cabinet box further comprises a storage compartment defined by: a top surface of the bottom panel;a bottom surface of the top panel;an inward-facing surface of a rear panel of the first cabinet box, the rear panel coupled to rear surfaces of the bottom panel, the top panel, and the second side panel;an inward-facing surface of the second side panel; anda rear surface of a dividing panel of the first cabinet box, the dividing panel coupled to the inward-facing surface of the second side panel and an inward-facing surface of the first side panel at a rear surface of the first side panel;wherein the storage compartment is positioned behind the first end panel.
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