Sectional table for special use

• US 5,522,324 A
• Filed: 04/21/1994
• Issued: 06/04/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Van Gelder-Pennings Metaal BV
• Original Assignee: Van Gelder-Pennings Metaal BV
• Inventors: van Gelder, Martinus C., Pennings, Petrus J. M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US08/231,473
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• Field of Search: 108/50, 108/64, 108/108, 108/23, 108/59, 108/60
• US Class Current: 108/50.02
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/066 with power or communication connection interface
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2037/005 Tables specially adapted for laboratories
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/06 characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 37/00 Tables adapted for other particular purposes glass cutting tables C03B33/03
• CPC Class Codes: B01L 9/02 Laboratory benches or tables; Fittings therefor

Abstract

A sectional table for special use as a work table in clean rooms has for each table section two identical vertical stands and each stand has two vertical legs interconnected at their tops to define an inverted U, each of the legs has several horizontal threaded bushes running lengthwise and in an airtight manner therein for detachably fixing leaf supports between them, for supporting one or more table leaves and for detachably fixing a partition between corresponding legs of each stand. Each stand is shut off in an airtight manner at the bottoms of the legs to form an air buffer. Each of the legs has two connection points for connecting to a supply system for purified compressed air and connecting to a through air line on the partition. Each partition also has a power supply strip for the electrical main supply.

Claims

1. A sectional table for special use as a work table in clean rooms comprising at least one table section and each table section comprises two identical vertical stands (1) and each stand having two vertical legs and a horizontal connecting top member to define an inverted U, said stands each comprising stainless steel tubular material of rectangular cross-section, the two legs having at their respective lower ends a plate (32) sealing each of said lower ends so that each stand defines an airtight inner space, each of the vertical legs having a plurality of horizontal internal threaded bushes (38), said bushes extending in the lengthwise direction of said table through the respective legs at various heights and being sealingly fixed therein to define an airtight connection in two opposite sides of the legs, leaf support (2) being detachably fixed to said bushes to the size of the two stands, one or more table leaves (7) being supported on said leaf supports, at least one partition (3) being detachably fixed between two corresponding legs of the two stands (1), under said table leaves, each stand having in at least one of the legs below table height a connection point (15) at each side for connecting the internal space of said stand to a supply system for purified compressed air or for connecting to an internal space of a next table section, the partition (3) fixed detachably between two corresponding legs of two successive stands (1) has a through air line which is connected at each end between the two connection points (15) to the stands, said air line has substantially in the center thereof at least one connection point (17) for pneumatic hand tools.

2. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein at least one suspension point (22) for pneumatic hand tools is provided under each table.

3. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein each table leaf (7) is made up of layered plywood material without further impregnation, and is provided with a wear-resistant top layer, beneath which there is a conducting layer which in operation is earthed.

4. Sectional table according to claim 3, wherein each table leaf (7) is provided on the underside thereof with inlaid plastic channels in which a number of conducting red copper strips which are earthed are fitted, at least the strip near the table edge has means for connecting wristband connection facilities.

5. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein below the plate (32) which shuts off a leg of a stand (1) in an airtight manner there is a second plate (33) having a tapped hole (34), into which a draw bolt fits, said bolt fixes the two bottom ends of the U-shaped stand (1) on a horizontal supporting bar (35) resting on two adjusting feet (12).

6. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein the leaf supports (2) are detachably fixed in the threaded bushes (38) by means of bolts, and are provided with a plurality of fixing holes disposed vertically below one another at equal intervals.

7. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein mutually parallel horizontal top sides of two successive stands (1) can serve as supports for an interposed lighting frame (10) for lamps (11) which serve to illuminate the worktop (7).

8. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein the partition (3) is equipped with a horizontally disposed power supply strip, which is inserted into a profiled groove, and has a number of earthed sockets for electrical mains supply, and also one or more switches for operation of the lighting (11).

9. Sectional table according to claim 8, wherein the power connection cable for the lighting (11) from the switch on the power supply strip (4) is guided through a special bushing tube (14) in one of the legs of a stand (1).

10. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein all threaded bushes (38) not being used are sealed off with dustproof cover caps (16) on either side of the stands (1).

11. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein each table leaf (7) is provided on the top with one or more cable bushings (13) which are adapted to be sealed off.

12. Sectional table according to claim 1 wherein the threaded bushes (38) fixed in the stands (1) detachably fix one or more extension leaves (9) between the stands (1) above the table leaves (7).