What is this Ikea component called?

I'm trying to work out what component 110630 and 112996 are called from Ikea furniture. I'm quite impressed with the utility of these devices: they allow you to align items at right-angles in a precision way, with only casual alignment to start with. Really cool pieces of hardware and I want to find out more about them. They're not just used in Ikea, I've seen them in Argos flat-pack furniture too.

So what are they called? Let me know.

In searching for an answer, someone pointed me at the Ikea Hacker blog. Very cool!

Ikea 112996 110630

3 responses
Simon, I was just curious, did you ever find a source for these components? I agree, they are very cool. I was trying to find what they were called too this morning and noted your post. Thanks, Chad
dowel connectors
they are called cam lock screws! not an ikea invention! peace out!