Patents Assigned to IKEA Supply AG
  • Publication number: 20220163171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a light source (1) comprising a housing (3), a light source connector (5) at a first end (7) of the housing (3), for connecting the light source to a light fitting, and a light emitting diode, LED, circuit (9), configured to emit light through a second end (11) of the housing (3). The housing may be substantially symmetric about a symmetry axis (13) extending from the first to the second end of the housing (7), (11). The housing (3) has, at the first end (7), a first end portion (15), comprising a thread (19), made in an insulating material, and being configured to be connected to a light fitting. A light fitting comprising such a light source is also considered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventors: Greger SVENSSON, Peter ÅBERG
  • Patent number: 11332685
    Abstract: A furniture lubricant for coating a linear lacquered furniture slide bar to provide a slide layer with lowered friction. The furniture lubricant comprises a C10 to C28 alkane and a tri-glyceride. The viscosity, according to ISO 3104:1994/COR 1:1997, of the furniture lubricant at 40° C. is 20 to 80 mm2/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventor: Benny Andersson
  • Patent number: 11324333
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a spring core (1, la, 12, 13, 17, 18) that may be used in e.g. bed mattresses, chairs or sofas. The spring core (1, 1a, 12, 13, 17, 18) comprises springs placed inside pocket (3). The pockets (3) are placed in a number of rows, which rows of pockets (3) are placed side by side. The spring core (1, 1a, 12, 13, 17, 18) is held in a compressed state by means of at least one cord (5). The at least one cord (5) is formed into braids (6) at opposite outer ends (7) of each row of pockets (3). Further, the at least one cord (4) forms a number of loops (8) on at least one side of each row of pockets (3). By pulling at one free end (10) of the at least one cord (5) the braids (6) and loops (8) are dissolved, allowing the spring core (1) to return to the non-compressed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventors: Anders Bergner, Zhiming Tan
  • Publication number: 20220117391
    Abstract: A drawer sliding system (100) for a drawer (500), comprising a drawer member (200) mountable to the drawer (500) and a rail (300) fixedly mountable to an associated support (600) of a furniture (1000), the drawer member (200) comprises at least one contact surface (212), wherein the drawer member (200) is arranged to be moveable relative to the rail (300), wherein the contact surface (212) and the rail (300) are adapted for together forming a sliding connection between the drawer (500) and the associated support (600) such that the drawer (500) and the drawer member (200) are moveable in relation to the support (600) along the rail (300), wherein at least one drawer sliding system (100) attaches each drawer (500) to the support (600).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventors: Johan NORTHFELL, Stefan BRENDEL
  • Publication number: 20220053934
    Abstract: A furniture module for forming part of a piece of furniture is provided. The furniture module comprises a first panel (102), a second panel (104), and at least one hinge member (120) having at least one connection element (140), whereby the hinge member (120) is arranged to be attached to at least one of the panels (102, 104) by means of said connection element (140). The hinge element (120) is configured to allow the first and second panels (102, 104) to be folded relative each other by approximately 270° between a folded, and flat, shape, and an erected corner shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Tobias ARVIDSSON
  • Publication number: 20220049734
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting a first furniture part (10) to a second furniture part (20), wherein the first furniture part (10) comprises: a dowel (11) and one or more abutment surfaces (13) extending circumferentially (C) around or being distributed circumferentially (C) around the dowel (11), wherein the second furniture part (20) comprises: a through-going opening (22) extending through a wall (21) and one or more abutment surfaces (23) extending circumferentially (C) around or being distributed circumferentially (C) around the through-going opening (22), wherein the connection arrangement further comprises a connection member (30) having a recess (31), the recess (31) having a locking portion (31b) being configured to receive the dowel (11) by a relative motion between the connection member (30) and the first furniture part (10) in a direction transverse (T) to the longitudinal direction (L) and being configured to interact with the neck portion (11b) of the dowel (11) to counteract removal of
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventor: Stefan BRENDEL
  • Publication number: 20220047082
    Abstract: A chair (1) wherein the back rest (10) comprises two elongated connection members (11a, 11b) each provided with a hole (12a) extending along a crossing direction (T). The respective leg (20a, 20b) is provided with a first bore (21a) extending along a longitudinal direction (L) and a second bore (22a) extending along the crossing direction (T), connecting with the first bore (21a). The first bore (21a) is configured to receive a portion of the elongated connection member (11a). The corner pieces (31a, 31a?) are provided with a through-going hole (32a) being configured to be in register with the hole (12a) of the elongated member (11a) and the second bore (22a) of the leg (20a, 20b). The chair (1) further comprises a first and a second fastening arrangement (40) extending through the through-going hole (32a) and through the second bore (22a) into the hole (12a) of the elongated connection member (11a) to interconnect the back rest (10), the legs (20a, 20b) and the corner pieces (31a, 31b, 31a?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventors: Benny ANDERSSON, Peter MANSSON
  • Patent number: 11247438
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hollow board 1 with first and second main surface layers 3, 5. A plurality of distance elements connecting the first and second main surface layers and maintain a predetermined distance there between. The main surface layers include at least a layer of high-density fiber, HDF, board, and a plurality of distance elements are distributed in the space between the main surface layers, and at least some comprise at least one elongate HDF board strip 15 which is oriented such that its longitudinal edges interconnect the first and second main surface layers 3, 5. The HDF boards of the surface layers and of the at least some of the distance elements comprise wood particles bonded by a resin including an isocyanate, such as methylene diphenyl di-isocyanate, MDI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Dan Pettersson
  • Patent number: 11236546
    Abstract: The invention refers to a pull cord arrangement for a roller blind or a venetian blind, comprising a winding element (4) arranged to be connected to a blind (6) such that the blind (6) is released or wound in response to a rotational movement of the winding element (4) about a rotational axis; a connecting element (28) coupled to the winding element (4) to rotate together with the winding element (4); and a pull cord (50) engaging the connecting element (28) so as to control the rotation of the connecting element (28) and thus the winding element (4) as the pull cord (50) is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11229286
    Abstract: A sliding system for a drawer is provided. The sliding system includes at least two parts being moveable relative each other and adapted for together forming a connection between the drawer and an associated cabinet, wherein one of said at least two parts includes at least one sliding surface being coated with a lacquer including a resin, wherein said lacquer in turn is at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with a lowered friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Benny Andersson
  • Publication number: 20220007843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an interlocking means for connecting a first panel, second panel and a leg of a piece of furniture with each other, wherein the interlocking means comprises an elongated element and a brace element. The elongated element comprises a portion configured to be attached to a first surface of the first panel and a first surface of the second panel and either a securing means configured to receive an interconnection element protruding from the leg or an interconnection element configured to match a securing means formed in the leg. The brace element comprises a portion configured to be attached to a second surface of the first panel and a second surface of the second panel and a through opening configured to receive the interconnection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventor: Markus GIVER
  • Publication number: 20210396007
    Abstract: A room divider system comprising at least one panel having a first sheet and a second sheet spaced apart by means of at least one lath, wherein said system further comprises a connector forming a rigid structure for associated equipment, said connector being configured to be at least partially inserted in a cavity formed between said first and second sheets, wherein the connector is arranged to be attached to the at least one lath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventors: Benny ANDERSSON, Mats LUNDQVIST
  • Publication number: 20210386203
    Abstract: The invention provides a seat clip (1) for attaching a seat to a frame of a chair, comprising an upper portion (2) arranged to be attached to the seat (6), a lower portion (3) comprising a latching element (5) arranged to be reversibly attached to the frame (7) by positive locking, and an intermediate portion (4) connecting the upper portion (2) to the lower portion (3) and being flexible, such that the seat clip can be deformed when pressure is applied to the intermediate portion (4) and/or the lower portion (3) in order to attach the latching element (5) to the frame (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventors: Peter MANSSON, Thomas HOLMA
  • Patent number: 11198258
    Abstract: A device for joining material by anchoring an insert comprising a first material in a structure comprising a second material is provided. The first material is solid and comprises thermoplastic properties and the second material is solid and is penetrable by the first material when in a liquefied state. The device comprises a vibration device being configured to transmit vibrations to said insert to cause at least partial liquefaction thereof and being arranged to move, relative to said structure, along an insertion direction (ID) to insert said insert at least partly into said structure, a contact sensor being connected to the vibration device and being adapted to move together with the vibration device along the insertion direction (ID), the contact sensor having a sensor body being adapted to detect contact with said structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: IKEA Supply AG, WoodWelding SA
    Inventors: Håkan Käll, Muthumariappan Sankaran, Mario Lehmann, Laurent Torriani
  • Patent number: 11187020
    Abstract: A sliding screen system for a sliding screen includes a linear slide bar and at least one sliding member. The linear slide bar has a slide surface coated with a lacquer including a resin. The lacquer is in turn at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating. The lipophilic composition coating provides a slide layer on the slide bar with low friction. The sliding system is arranged to support a sliding screen, such as a sliding door or a sliding curtain, connected to the sliding member to allow for linear movement of the sliding screen along the longitudinal axis of the linear slide bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Benny Andersson
  • Patent number: 11160389
    Abstract: A seating furniture support arrangement (6) for a seat or a backrest, suitable, e.g., for a sofa, comprises a first (8) and a second (10; 12) load-carrying longitudinal beam, each being mountable to a seating furniture frame comprising one or more parts; an elastic sheet (16; 14); and a mechanism for stretching the elastic sheet (16; 14) between the first longitudinal beam (8) and the second longitudinal beam (10; 12). The mechanism comprises a first longitudinal beam (8) pivotable on the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: IKEA SUPPLY AG
    Inventor: Sebastian Svensson
  • Publication number: 20210309825
    Abstract: A method for recycling polyester from a polyester textile. The method comprises the steps of: providing said polyester textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said polyester textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said polyester textile and wherein, in said step of providing said polyester textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium hydroxide. A catalyst may be used for depolymerization of polyester in a polyester textile, wherein the catalyst comprises calcium hydroxide. Natural fibers may be recovered from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Zengwei GUO
  • Publication number: 20210261748
    Abstract: A method for recovering natural fibers from a textile comprising polyester and natural fibers. The method comprises the steps of: providing said textile soaked in a mixture comprising a solvent and a catalyst, providing and maintaining a temperature of said mixture comprising said textile within a range of 80-240° C. during depolymerization of polyester in said textile; and recovering natural fibers after said depolymerization, wherein, in said step of providing said textile soaked in said mixture, said catalyst of said mixture comprises calcium oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Zengwei GUO
  • Patent number: 11096479
    Abstract: A furniture system is disclosed comprising a guiding bracket (1), a first furniture part (8) and a second furniture part (13). The first furniture part (8) is movable in view of the second furniture part (13) along a sliding direction (SD). The guiding bracket (1) comprises a through-going passage (3) forming part of a guide and having an extension coinciding with the sliding direction (SD), and an attachment protrusion (11) having an extension in a direction transverse the sliding direction (SD). The second furniture part (13) comprises a recess (12) arranged to lockingly receive the attachment protrusion (11) of the guiding bracket (1). The first furniture part (8) comprises a rail (7) arranged to extend through the through-going passage (3) of the guiding bracket (1) and to be slidable along said through-going passage (3) thereby allowing the first furniture part (8) to be movable in view of the second furniture part (13) along the sliding direction (SD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventors: Peter Mansson, Benny Andersson
  • Patent number: 11089871
    Abstract: The invention refers to a furniture panel assembly (200, 200? 200?, 200??) comprising a furniture panel (300, 300? 300?, 300??) and a wheelhouse cassette (100, 100?, 100?, 100??). The furniture panel (300, 300? 300?, 300??) has a slot (23) extending in a plane in parallel with and at least partly between the major surfaces of the furniture panel (300, 300? 300?, 300??) and the wheelhouse cassette (100, 100?, 100?, 100??) is positioned in the slot (23). The wheelhouse cassette (100, 100?, 100?, 100??) comprises a wheelhouse (1; 1?; 1?; 1??) and a wheel (2) adapted to be inserted into and retainably engage the wheelhouse (1; 1?; 1?; 1??).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: IKEA Supply AG
    Inventor: Matias Pakarinen