EP2004009A2

EP2004009A2 - Method for adjusting a closing gap in a piece of furniture, device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part, and piece of furniture

Info

Publication number: EP2004009A2
Application number: EP07723967A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Ronald Liebsch; Holger Wenzel
Original assignee: Grass GmbH; Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
Current assignee: Grass GmbH; Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
Priority date: 2006-04-04
Filing date: 2007-04-04
Publication date: 2008-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2027-04-04
Also published as: CN101420884A; EP2004014A2; US8013558B2; US20090138134A1; WO2007115762A3; CN101420884B; CN101448432A; CN101437422A; US20090079309A1; EP2004014B1; WO2007115763A2; WO2007115762A2; EP2004009B1; US7816880B2; WO2007115763A3; CN101448432B; WO2007115755A3; WO2007115755A2; CN101420883A; EP2001331A2

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for adjusting a closing gap in a piece of furniture (1) comprising a mechanism for moving a movable furniture part (4-14) relative to a stationary furniture part (2) by means of a drive unit. Said drive unit allows the movable furniture part (4-14) to be drivingly moved relative to the stationary furniture part (2) via a control unit that controls the movement of the movable furniture part (4-14), the closing gap being embodied between a front section of the movable furniture part (4-14) and the stationary furniture part (2) in a closed position of the movable furniture part (4-14) relative to the stationary furniture part (2). According to the invention, the closing gap is adjusted in an activated electronically supported adjustment mode.

Description

"Method for adjusting a closing gap in a furniture and device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a fixed furniture part and furniture"

The invention relates to a method according to claim 1, a device according to claim 13 and a furniture according to claim 24.

State of the art

In the furniture sector, devices are known which enable a driven movement of a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part with a control unit and a drive unit. This also applies to arrangements in which in a closed position of the movable furniture part relative to the stationary furniture part, a closing gap between a front end of the movable furniture part and the stationary furniture part may be formed. Often it is desired to be able to adjust a closing gap. The gap width, shape or the course of the closing gap is influenced by the mutually positioned portions of the respective furniture parts in the closed position of the movable furniture part. Therefore, the actual design of the closing gap can depend in particular on manufacturing tolerances of the components used in furniture construction and / or deviations from ideal mounting positions and thus have a range of variation. In addition, it can come during the life of the furniture parts by their use to changes of sections, for example by Material wear, which may also affect the Schließspaltausbildung. At least from time to time, therefore, a closing gap adjustment is required.

In addition, even in the cases in which a closed gap considered even no or possibly only a very small deviation from an originally desired closing gap, an adjustment or correction of the closing gap may be desired, for example, to be able to vote the closing gap on adjacent sections. This is of particular interest in the case of a plurality of movable furniture parts representing a unit, which in the closed state of all movable furniture parts when viewed together should produce a strictly uniform visual impression, in particular in order to create an undisturbed visible surface, which consists of e.g. aesthetic reasons is desired. However, this can only be achieved if all the closed front parts of the plurality of furniture parts are exactly aligned with each other, which can only be achieved with correspondingly arranged closing gaps.

Purpose and advantages of the invention

The object of the invention is to be able to perform the setting of a closing gap between a driven movable furniture part and a stationary furniture part in the closed end position of the movable furniture part comparatively accurately and easily.

This object is solved by the claims 1, 13 and 24. In the dependent claims advantageous developments of the invention are shown.

The invention is initially based on a method for setting a closing gap in a piece of furniture, the one Device comprises for moving a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part with a drive unit by means of which a control unit for controlling movement of the movable furniture part this is movable relative to the stationary furniture part movable, wherein in a closed position of the movable furniture part relative to the stationary furniture part of the closing gap between a front part is formed of the movable furniture part and the fixed furniture part. An essential aspect of the invention is that in an activated electronically assisted adjustment mode, the closing gap is adjusted.

So far, conditions such as e.g. Component or assembly tolerances affecting the respective closing gap, e.g. in whose position variable elements are made, in particular by displacing components acting as mechanical fixed stop faces, e.g. Stops or screws and the like. This approach is relatively complex and leads to a very limited accuracy of

Closing gap setting. Furthermore, often due to the large number of different models in the furniture sector, a separate solution has to be found for different models in order to adjust the closing gap.

In contrast, according to the invention, an exact adjustment of a closing gap can be achieved in a comfortable manner, or without tools and effectively. In particular, no suitably qualified personnel or manual procedure is necessary for this. In addition, with an electronically assisted adjustment mode, different setting parameters can be specified flexibly and precisely. In particular, a closing gap can be significantly increased or reduced in size and, if necessary, also reset. Also can be an electronic way -A-

higher reproducibility of Verstellvorgängen be provided.

According to the invention, it is also possible to easily for adaptation to adjacent installations or as tolerance compensation or for higher, more unstable front structures if necessary, a default setting closing gap or front gap, when the closing gap is formed on a front furniture part, e.g. in drawers, adjusted in parallel. For drawers, for example, a default 2 to 4 millimeters preset closing gap can still be reduced, but preferably without falling below a minimum gap width, or in particular be increased. An at least necessary closing gap size is to be considered in particular if, for example, a touch-latch function is provided in the movable furniture part or if for a triggering command the movable furniture part must have a closing gap in order to trigger a movement of the movable furniture part in the direction of the fixed Furniture part is required, which briefly reduces the closing gap. For in particular for this purpose, a reliable over the life safe release must be ensured by a corresponding value of the closing gap. Frequently, therefore, only an enlargement of a preset closing gap is possible.

Advantageously, in the activated setting mode, an adjustment of the closing gap by a preferably determined by an operator sequence of opening and / or closing movements of the movable furniture part is made. In this way, in particular by non-specialist staff the Schließspalteinstellung be made. In particular, a sequence of opening or closing movements of the movable furniture part is carried out, including a triggering of the opening or closing movement is to be understood or the actual Movement of the considered furniture part does not necessarily have to expire. If an opening or closing movement takes place, this can at least be supported by the drive unit for the movable furniture part, which increases the user-friendliness, in particular when relatively heavily loaded furniture parts are moved.

The term control unit may, for the purposes of the invention, be understood to mean e.g. a control or control unit are understood, in particular a computing or computer unit, which in particular comprises a component for the movement control of a plurality of movable furniture parts and possibly is responsible for all relevant movable furniture parts or controls these respectively. Alternatively or additionally, the control unit may have a plurality of sub-units communicating with each other, which are responsible for the movement control of a plurality of movable furniture parts, wherein a sub-unit controls at least one of the movable furniture parts.

It is particularly advantageous that an additional element is connected to the control unit for working in the setting mode. Thus, with an additional element, a setting mode can be set up or left safe again and on the other hand, an accidental or unwanted change in the closing gap can be avoided with high probability, since working only in the adjustment mode with additional element.

However, it is not excluded that the additional element is integrated in the control unit, in particular, a setting mode or a program or appropriate means may be present in the control unit, which can be activated to work in setting mode and then deactivated. It is also proposed that by acting on a movable furniture part enters the setting mode. This makes it particularly easy to activate the setting mode. Advantageously, no additional or special facilities are necessary for this.

For the setting of the closing gap, an opening and / or closing movement of the movable furniture part caused by the drive unit and carried out manually by the operator and not supported by the drive unit is preferably carried out. Thus, the Schließspalteinstellung can be realized in a straightforward way and in particular without additional devices. The combination of manual and driven movement can also be almost ruled out that there is an accidental adjustment of the closing gap. In addition, the operator has to perform only a few or familiar operations. As a relief for the operator, the manual or the further opening or closing movements of the movable furniture part can be supported by the drive unit or accomplished alone. This overall facilitates the process of Schließspalteinstellens.

In the case of manual movement of the movable furniture part, this moves in particular according to the movement paths in the driven movement, e.g. along guides, along which also the driven movement takes place.

Preferably, in the activated setting mode in the closed position of the movable furniture part, after an input command of the operator, the movable furniture part brought from its closed position by means of the drive unit in a position from which the movable furniture part of the operator manually without support by the drive unit in a closed position under training of desired closing gap is moved. In this way, the effort to be applied by an operator can be minimized to the process, which represents the actual setting of the closing gap. It may be advantageous that the closing gap is adjustable by the person depending on the desired gap size. For exact adjustment or for an adjustment of the movable furniture part with adjacent sections, the person to determine the desired closing gap position simple aids, for example, a ruler or a spirit level to help.

Advantageously, information about a closing position of the movable furniture part reached in the setting mode is supplied to the control unit by means of existing position detection means. Advantageously, existing position detection means can be used for adjusting the closing gap. Because often position detecting means are already present in devices for moving the movable furniture part relative to the fixed furniture part with which an exact position of the movable furniture part with the established closing gap can be determined without additional effort and the corresponding information can be further processed or stored.

Further, it is advantageous that, for setting the closing gap, the information about the closing position of the movable furniture part reached in the setting mode is stored in the control unit when the operator issues a finishing command after the closing position of the movable furniture part is reached. This can also allow a multiple adjustment of a currently formed closing gap in setting mode. Only when a definitely desired closing gap is reached, the corresponding information about a completion command of the control unit is provided. Only then will this Used information such that at all subsequent closing positions of this closing gap is formed. A misadjustment of a closing gap or an excessively complicated work in the electronically assisted setting mode of the closing gap can thus be circumvented.

It is also preferred that in the case of a piece of furniture, the closing command is issued by acting on the movable furniture part by pressing and / or pulling within a predeterminable time interval after reaching the closed position. In this way, the configuration method can be further simplified. Because after reaching the desired closed position and the formation of a corresponding closing gap, the verification of the current Schließspaltausbildung can be done by a simple handle. Thus, e.g. a certain period of time to assess the currently formed closing gap are granted or remain open a possibility for its readjustment. Also, the control unit does not have to wait for an excessively long time in a wait state, if in the predetermined period of time no completion command has been made, whereby the complexity of the setting mode can be limited.

It is also proposed that in a furniture with several driven movable furniture parts of the final command for the relevant furniture part in the achieved closing position by acting on another movable furniture part by pressing and / or pulling is granted. This provides another way to issue the close command. For example, it may be advantageous for the exact determination of the closing gap to be adopted if the relevant furniture part itself remains in the corresponding position during the closing command or the closing gap is not changed at this moment.

Advantageously, in the activated setting mode already established closing gap for the movable furniture part taken over unchanged, in which after an input command of the operator, the movable furniture part is moved from its closed position by means of the drive unit in a position from which the movable furniture part by the operator by manually pressing and / or pulling on the relevant Furniture part is moved without support by the drive unit. This procedure facilitates the closing gap setting. The term "closing gap setting" is to be understood as equivalent to the term "depth setting".

In particular, it can bring a saving of time, if of several movable furniture parts only a few or a few new closing gap is set and should be taken over in the other of the existing closing gap.

A particularly preferred variant of the method according to the invention is characterized in that in the activated setting mode a set closing gap for the movable furniture part is changed by the relevant movable furniture part from its closed position with the drive unit one or more times by one with an input command of the operator the drive unit is minimally zurücklegbare minimum distance in the opening or closing direction is moved and the correspondingly achieved new closing gap in the control unit is stored as soon as the operator issues a completion command. This makes it possible to change the closing gap by a minimum possible driven zurücklegbare route without manual intervention. Advantageously, the fact can be made use of the fact that the drive unit, the movable furniture part usually by defined or relatively minimal distances in one or in the opposite direction can move driven. This minimum distance can be performed manually or by a person almost irreproducible. In addition, this powered step-by-step minimum adjustment can be used in both directions. If a drive effect is realized on a movable furniture part via, for example, two drive transmission elements, eg right and left on a relatively wide furniture drawer, a forward movement may take place via a drive transmission element on one side of the drawer and with the other drive transmission elements on the other side in the opposite direction each realized by the minimum or a small distance, whereby in addition to the Schließspaltbestimmung a parallel adjustment of the drawer relative to a fixed furniture part is possible.

The invention also relates to a device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a fixed furniture part with a drive unit by means of which a control unit for controlling movement of the movable furniture part of this movable relative to the fixed furniture part is movable, wherein in a closed position of the movable furniture part relative to the stationary furniture part adjustable closing gap between a front end of the movable furniture part and the fixed furniture part can be formed. An essential aspect of the invention is that the control unit is designed to set a closing gap in an activated electronically assisted setting mode. In this way, the advantages already discussed above for the method according to the invention can be realized for a corresponding device with which the closing gap can be adjusted electronically in the setting mode.

It is further preferred that in the activated setting mode, an adjustment of the closing gap by a preferably of an operator certain sequence of opening and / or closing movements of the movable furniture part can be made.

In an advantageous embodiment of the

Subject of the invention is the control unit configured for working in setting mode with an additional element to establish a connection. In particular, in order to ensure safe access to the setting mode or a safe exit from the setting mode, it is advantageous if the control unit can establish a connection to the additional element, wherein the additional element can also be integrated in the control unit. The connection can be established permanently or else only for the purpose of the setting mode. As an additional element in addition to a PC or a laptop, in particular a different element from a computer can be used, for example a so-called dongle. This has the particular advantage that a person to work with the dongle has no special knowledge, which, however, when working with a laptop are needed.

It is particularly preferred that the control unit is designed to work in the activated setting mode with a stored program and / or logic to set the closing gap. This makes it possible to set up a program created especially for the setting mode for setting the closing gap, which simplifies the setting mode or, if appropriate, which can be specially tuned for different applications, for example tunable for sliding systems or swivel systems.

Also defined or different setting modes can be stored in the drive unit, which can be selectively accessed or which can be activated or deactivated for the setting mode. Let it be possibly use different setting modes.

Preferably, the control unit is configured to provide information about a setting process when setting the closing gap, in particular via the output means provided in the additional element. This enables effective and fast working in the setting mode. For example, an activated or deactivated configuration mode can be indicated by a corresponding acoustic signal.

Via the additional element, e.g. an activated setting mode is displayed via a first acoustic signal. Now, if the configuration of the front gap is made, so for example, a movable furniture part is opened driven from a closed position, the acoustic signal changes, so that a person knows that is now working in setting mode. After completion of the adjustment of the closing gap with possibly a series of individual steps performed, so for example after a termination command or an "Enter" command, this can be displayed in turn by a further change of the acoustic signal. The signal may include, for example, a beeping tone interrupted at frequent intervals and a beeping tone interrupted at long intervals.

For example, an activated or deactivated configuration mode can be displayed or the working in the configuration mode can be indicated by the beep tone interrupted at short intervals as a result of the interrupted beep sound interrupted at long intervals.

In principle, optical, haptic and / or acoustic signals for the information output to an operator can also be provided. Advantageously, the control unit is designed to move in the activated setting mode after an input command of the operator, the relevant movable furniture part from its closed position with the drive unit to a parking position and information on a subsequently performed manually by the operator without support by the drive unit movement of the movable furniture part the parking position to process into a closed position to form the desired closing gap. This can be done in a simple manner with a few simple steps by a person a desired Schließspalteinstellung, the new closed position can be set by the person himself and thus assessed directly and possibly adjusted.

In addition, it is preferred that the control unit is designed to store information about the closing position of the movable furniture part reached in the setting mode in the control unit for the adjustment of the closing gap when the operator issues a closing command after the closing position has been reached.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the subject invention, the control unit is designed to store the information about the closing position of the movable furniture part reached in the setting mode when the closing command granted by acting on the movable furniture part by pressing and / or pulling within a predetermined time interval after reaching the closed position becomes. This makes it possible to realize the advantages already discussed above for the device according to the invention.

Furthermore, it is preferred that the control unit is formed, in the activated setting mode for a plurality of movable furniture parts successively the setting of Make closing gap. This can be done time-effective for a plurality of movable furniture parts or the above advantages can be achieved.

Further, it is advantageous that the control unit is designed so as to take over a set closing gap for the movable furniture part unchanged in the activated setting mode, if after a done with the drive unit movement of the relevant movable furniture part in a parking position, the movable furniture part by acting on the relevant furniture part is moved by manual pulling and / or pressing without support by the drive unit. This also allows an already set closing gap, if this is not to be changed, take over uncomplicated. In principle, the assumption of a set closing gap can take place such that, after the driven movement, a person acts on the relevant furniture part in such a way that a movement takes place which is opposite to the movement direction driven in front of it and / or whose amplitude is significantly greater than for a closing gap division.

Finally, it is proposed that the control unit is designed to change in the activated setting mode a set closing gap for the movable furniture part and the control unit is designed, after an input command of the operator, the respective movable furniture part with the drive unit one or more times in succession to one with the drive unit to move minimum distance that can be traveled in the opening or closing direction and to save the correspondingly achieved new closing gap in the control unit as soon as the operator issues a closing command.

The invention also relates to a piece of furniture with one of the above said devices. Thus, the advantages achieved with the device or the corresponding method can also be achieved for the corresponding furniture.

figure description

A highly schematically illustrated embodiment of the invention is shown in the single figure and described in more detail with further advantages and details.

Figure 1 shows a schematic furniture in a perspective front view obliquely from above.

FIG. 1 shows a piece of furniture 1 with a stationary furniture part or a furniture body 2 and movably guided furniture drawers 3 with a plurality of drawers 4 to 14. An outer drawer 11 can cover the front part 9a of an inner drawer 9 and the front part 10a of an inner drawer 10 with its front part IIa. In the closed state of the furniture drawers 3, the furniture 1 shows a cuboid shape. The furniture body 2 comprises two outer side walls 2a and 2b, an upper part 2c, a bottom part 2d and also a rear wall not recognizable in FIG. The furniture body 2 also has inside the furniture body parallel to the side walls 2a, 2b extending inner walls 2e and 2f.

In the furniture body 2 are not shown

Pull-out guides the furniture drawers 3 on the side walls 2a, 2b and the inner walls 2e, 2f movably received, for example on known full extension. The furniture drawers 3 can be inserted or extended according to the double arrow P relative to the furniture body 2. The drawers 4 to 9 and 12 to 14 are each in the closed position, whereas the inner drawer 10 in about half or the Outer drawer 11 is completely open relative to the furniture body 2.

The front of the furniture 1 with front parts of the furniture drawers 3 represents an operating page for the operation or the loading and unloading of the drawers by a person.

The arrangement of the drawers facing the front of the furniture 1 according to Figure 1 comprises three columns, each with a plurality of superposed drawers. The left column, seen from the front, comprises between the side wall 2b and the inner wall 2f the similar drawers 4 to 7 and the middle gaps between the inner walls 2e and 2f the drawers 8 to 11 and the right column between the inner wall 2e and the side wall 2a Drawers 12 to 14.

For the driven movement in particular of each furniture push 4 to 14 relative to the furniture body 2 is a device, not shown, e.g. in accordance with one of the devices explained in WO 2006/029 894 A1, for influencing the movement of the furniture drawers 3, wherein the driven movement takes place with a drive unit or a control unit for controlling the movement of the furniture drawers 3. Also not shown are connecting lines or the like for supplying the device for influencing movement.

The drawers 4 to 6 are provided at their drawer fronts each with a handle element 15 to 17 or the drawer 7 with an unrecognizable further handle element to manually grab the drawer in question and in particular to pull on the drawer. Therefore, it is basically possible that the drawers 4 to 7 are not driven by the drive unit but only manually operated are movable. It is also conceivable that the drawers 4 to 7 are driven and manually movable to For example, in their manually performed by a person movement to assist with the drive unit, especially when opening.

The other drawers are movable in particular with the drive unit, and it is conceivable that a driven movable drawer can be moved manually with or without assistance from the drive unit. For example, the drawers 4 to 7 can be manually mounted on the handle elements, wherein the drive unit in particular as a support for the user applies a drive effect. The drive unit can be designed in many ways and can be connected to electrical means, e.g. work with the help of an electric motor or not electrically by mechanical means or work with a combination of these means. The opening and / or closing movement can be wholly or partially driven, e.g. when ejection means are provided for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position to an at least partially open position.

The drawers 8 to 14 are provided at their front parts 8a to 14a without contour or without a handle element or other assistance for pulling on the respective furniture part. The drawers 4 to 14 may be with or without e.g. be provided in particular ejector or touch-latch functionality. The drawers 8 to 14 can be triggered, for example, by tapping on the front of a drawer or open or close.

For the drawers shown, in particular when a touch-latch functionality is present, a closing gap between an inside of the drawer front and sections of the furniture body 2 is formed in the closed state relative to the furniture body 2. The closing or front gap is usually set at the installation site, eg at to place any oblique fronts parallel or to achieve a tolerance compensation.

To set a closing gap or front gap of a drawer, it is possible to proceed as explained below. For this purpose, it is preferable to work with an additional element which, for example, is plugged into the device 1 for the purpose of configuration and / or on the device for influencing the movement (not shown) and connected to the control unit. The closing gap setting is made in an activated setting or configuration mode. After the activation, which can take place, for example, via a switch on the additional element, the activated configuration mode can be displayed, for example, by beeps which, for example, beep in interrupted intervals of, for example, two seconds. If a drawer had to be unhooked from the furniture carcass in order to activate the configuration mode, it must be replaced again for further configuration and brought into the closed position. A drawer in the closed position, which is provided, for example, without a handle element or with a touch latch functionality and whose closing gap has to be changed or reduced or enlarged in relation to a given or standard setting, is then tapped or pressed slightly in the direction of the furniture carcass. As a result, the existing closing gap decreases for a short time or a triggering command is issued to open the relevant drawer. The thus triggered drawer drives powered by a small predetermined path, for example, from about 5 cm forward. An additional element connected to the control unit now beeps in a different rhythm, eg at short intervals of eg 0.5 seconds. In the next step, the slightly open tray is manually inserted without assistance with the drive unit, for example, when the motor is de-energized to a closed position to form the desired Closing gap. This can be done to facilitate the determination of the exact position, for example, with a ruler or the like, for example, an aligned alignment is achieved with serving as a reference surface portion of an adjacent drawer. Thus, the drawer in question, for example, be aligned with an adjacent closed drawer, which protrudes a little further in the closed state than the drawer concerned in the closed state. If the adjacent drawer protrudes less than the drawer in question, resulting in a reduction of the existing closing gap. Now, the newly found closed position or the associated closing gap must be accepted or stored. This can be done in particular by acting on the affected drawer itself, for example by within a time window this is operated from the outside or acted on these, for example by pressing the front, which corresponds to an "Enter" command. The completed setting for the relevant drawer is now acoustically indicated by a beep, in particular by the additional element, for example by slowly beeping again or interrupted at long intervals of, for example, two seconds.

The "Enter" command can be executed within a time window of e.g. 10 seconds, calculated from the time of the currently achieved closing gap position or the newly found closing position, carried out such that the just set front from the current position to the inner stop or at least from the touch-latch factory setting to the inner stop is pressed. If, on the other hand, no "Enter" command is entered within the time window, the additional element automatically returns to the slow beep.

Now further closing or front gaps can be set up in a corresponding manner or by repeating the above-mentioned steps. If, after the triggering command for opening a respective drawer, the drawer thus triggered is driven out by the small presettable path but pulled against a drawer front as described above, this means that the existing closing gap setting for this drawer is not reconfigured and unchanged last programmed. Now, the drawer can be pulled without power to the outer end stop or in the open position and then pushes against the front moves the drawer driven in the closed position with the last programmed closing gap.

This procedure corresponds to a kind of "escape" command and makes it possible, if necessary, to unhook a drawer sitting in front of the additional unit and to switch the auxiliary unit in order to exit the configuration mode. Also, a check of the last set closing gap is possible.

Also closing gaps of inner drawers can be adjusted in this way. By pulling on the outer drawer, the "Escape" command can be realized, whereby after this "Escape" command, the inner drains are successively adjustable.

With the additional unit, for example after completion of a configuration mode for a basic setting or in the kitchen area after a kitchen configuration, a front column setting done such that is switched with a switch or control element on the auxiliary unit in another configuration mode eg "front column setting". On the movable furniture part to be adjusted, is then acted, for example, by tapping. As a result, the movable furniture part moves out a fully closed position pulse by pulse in the opening direction. The movable furniture part can start from a closed position, if necessary, without a front gap being present or from a position at an inner stop, and moves by at least one drive pulse or by a distance driven in the opening direction. When reaching the desired position, the achieved front gap setting is confirmed by repeatedly tapping the movable furniture part or completed the front gap configuration.

To increase the closing gap of a drawer relative to a standard setting, a slightly less elegant solution provides that, after activation of the configuration mode, the drawer is driven, for example by tapping, into a position on an inner end stop and from there one pulse further out, was specified as the last closing gap setting. If the newly achieved by an impulse or corresponding distance enlarged closing gap sufficiently large, can be acted on any other drawer or operated from the outside by pressing, whereby the new closing gap is taken or stored. If the closing gap is not yet sufficient, the relevant drawer is tapped again and this is driven by a further pulse driven forward or in the opening direction. So can be moved until reaching the desired closing gap. The configuration mode is terminated when the desired closing gap has been reached by, for example, expiration of a self-timing or actuation of the switch on the auxiliary unit or another operating element.

As an additional unit, different embodiments are conceivable. The auxiliary unit can be permanently integrated in the device for influencing the movement or even temporarily connected to it. The optional unit can for example be attached to the device with a simple handle and removed again, for example by plugging or unplugging. The auxiliary unit may comprise a separate component, for example a small or mainframe computer, a laptop, a PDA, a network structure, a chip element or the like, or be integrated in the device or the control unit. At the additional element input and / or output means may be present, for example a keypad or at least one switch.

The additional unit can also be designed as an electronic switch or as a so-called dongle, for example in the form of an electronic key. The dongle may e.g. tell a bus master that the configuration is in progress. For each furniture unit or for a delivered group of furniture e.g. for a kitchen with appropriate furniture, an additional element or dongle can be delivered with, in particular to allow the general and in particular the closing gap configuration. The dongle can for example be plugged in at a free outlet of a horizontal wiring. This makes the configuration easy for laymen to perform.

To prepare for the configuration, the dongle can in particular have a "configuration" switch position that can be selected by a person by merely plugging the dongle into a slot in a drawer system, for example.After waiting for a short release beep, the dongle is ready Then the system detection takes place, which can take up to about 1 minute, for example.The configuration process in the setting mode is only started after a constantly repeated signal tone.

A reset to basic settings or a "Reset" - Function can be done by resetting the dongle to emergency operation. Alternatively, a switch on the dongle can be set to emergency mode. For this purpose, the dongle is put on a free outlet on the furniture or the device for influencing the movement and a corresponding signal sounds for confirmation. Now one waits until a continuously repeated signal sounds and then the dongle can be removed. This procedure restores a basic setting.

For the optional front gap setting with the dongle, a front view can be set up, in which all relevant fronts of the movable furniture parts or drawers are flush with each other. For example, a corresponding drawer is tapped when the dongle is plugged in and the system or the control unit adds a pulse to the preset basic setting or a touch-latch position. The drawer moves to a new touch latch position, which has a new front gap dimension.

The embodiment of Figure 1 shows a piece of furniture with several drawers. However, the invention also relates to other furniture with driven movable furniture parts such as doors, flaps, Tablarauszüge, wire baskets, pharmacy cabinets, revolving doors or -gesteile, carousels or the like.

List of reference numbers:

1 furniture

2 furniture carcass

2a side wall

2b sidewall

2c shell

2d bottom part

2e inner wall

2f inner wall

3 furniture drawers

4 drawer

5 drawer

6 drawer

7 drawer

8 drawer

8a front end

9 inner drawer

9a front end

10 inside drawer

10a front end

11 outer drawer

IIa front end

12 drawer

12a front end

13 drawer

13a front end

14 drawer

14a front end

15 handle element

16 grip element

17 handle element

Claims

Änsprüche:

A method for adjusting a closing gap in a furniture (1) comprising a device for moving a movable furniture part (4-14) relative to a stationary furniture part

(2) comprising a drive unit, by means of which a control unit for controlling the movement of the movable furniture part (4-14) this relative to the stationary furniture part

(2) is driven movable, wherein in a closed position of the movable furniture part (4-14) relative to the stationary furniture part (2) of the closing gap between a front part of the movable furniture part (4-14) and the fixed furniture part

(2), characterized in that in an activated electronically assisted adjustment mode, the closing gap is adjusted.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that and that in the activated setting mode, an adjustment of the closing gap by a preferably determined by an operator sequence of opening and / or closing movements of the movable furniture part (4-14) is made.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that for working in the setting mode, an additional element is connected to the control unit.

4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that is reached by acting on a movable furniture part (4-14) in the setting mode.

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for the adjustment of the closing gap made by the drive unit and carried out manually by the operator performed by the drive unit unsupported opening and / or closing movement of the movable furniture part (4-14) becomes.

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the activated setting mode in the closed position of the movable furniture part (4-14), after an input command of the operator, the movable furniture part (4- 14) from its closed position by means of the drive unit in a position is brought from which the movable furniture part (4-14) is moved by the operator manually without support by the drive unit in a closed position to form the desired closing gap.

7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that by means of existing position detection means information about a closed position reached in the adjustment mode of the movable furniture part (4-14) of the control unit is supplied.

8. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that for setting the closing gap, the information about the reached in the setting mode closing position of the movable furniture part (4-14) is stored in the control unit, when the operator, after the closing position of the movable furniture part ( 4-14), issued a closing order.

9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a piece of furniture (1) the Abschlussbebefehl by acting on the movable furniture part

(4-14) is issued by pressing and / or pulling within a predetermined time interval after reaching the closed position.

10. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a furniture (1) with several driven movable furniture parts (4-14) of the final command for the relevant furniture part in the closed position achieved by acting on another movable furniture part by pressing and / or pulling is granted.

11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the activated setting an already established closing gap for the movable furniture part (4-14) is taken over unchanged by after an input command of the operator, the movable furniture part (4-14) from its closed position is moved by means of the drive unit in a position from which the movable furniture part (4-14) by the operator by manual pressing and / or pulling on the relevant furniture part (4-14) is further moved without the assistance of the drive unit.

12. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the activated setting a set closing gap for the movable furniture part (4-14) is changed by the relevant movable furniture part from its closed position with the drive unit by an input command of the operator or several times in succession to a minimum distance traveled by the drive unit in the opening or closing direction is moved and the correspondingly achieved new closing gap is stored in the control unit as soon as the operator issues a completion command.

13. Device for moving a movable furniture part (4- 14) relative to a stationary furniture part (2) with a drive unit by means of which a control unit for controlling movement of the movable furniture part (4-14) this is movable relative to the fixed furniture part (2) , wherein in a closed position of the movable furniture part (4-14) relative to the stationary furniture part (2) an adjustable closing gap between a front part of the movable furniture part (4-14) and the stationary furniture part (2) may be formed, characterized in that the Control unit is designed to set a closing gap in an activated electronically assisted setting mode.

14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that the control unit is designed so that in the activated setting mode, an adjustment of the closing gap by a preferably determined by an operator sequence of opening and / or closing movements of the movable furniture part (4-14) are made can.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 or 14, characterized in that the control unit is configured to establish a connection for working in the setting mode with an additional element.

16. Device according to one of claims 13 to 15, characterized in that the control unit is designed to work in the activated setting mode with a stored program and / or logic to set the closing gap.

17. The device according to one of claims 13 to 16, characterized in that the control unit is designed to provide information about a particular setting in the setting of the closing gap on particular provided in the additional element output means the operator.

18. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 17, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to move in the activated setting mode after an input command of the operator, the relevant movable furniture part from its closed position with the drive unit to a parking position and information about a subsequent to be processed by the operator manually without support by the drive unit executed movement of the movable furniture part from the parking position to a closed position to form the desired closing gap.

19. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 18, characterized in that the control unit is designed to store for the adjustment of the closing gap information about the reached in the setting mode closing position of the movable furniture part in the control unit, when the operator after the closing position is reached , issued a completion order.

20. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 19, characterized in that the control unit is designed to store the information about the reached in the setting mode closing position of the movable furniture part when the Abschlussbebefehl by acting on the movable furniture part by pressing and / or pulling is issued within a predetermined time interval after reaching the closed position.

21. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the control unit is designed to make in the activated setting mode for a plurality of movable furniture parts (4-14) successively adjusting the closing gap.

22. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 20, characterized in that the control unit is designed so as to assume a set closing gap for the movable furniture part (4-14) unchanged in the activated setting mode, if after a done with the drive unit movement of the relevant movable furniture part (4-14) in a parking position, the movable furniture part by acting on the relevant furniture part (4-14) by manual pulling and / or pressing without support by the drive unit is moved further.

23. Device according to one of the preceding claims 13 to 22, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to change in the activated setting mode a set closing gap for the movable furniture part (4-14) and the control unit is designed, after an input command of the operator relevant movable furniture part (4-14) with the drive unit one or more times in succession to move a minimal zurücklegbare with the drive unit minimum distance in the opening or closing direction and store the correspondingly achieved new closing gap in the control unit as soon as the operator issues a completion command.

24. Furniture (1) with a device according to one of claims 13 to 23.