AT508689B1 - DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING LOCKING DEVICES - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for synchronizing closing devices of furniture (1, 2, 3) positioned adjacent to one another comprises at least one furniture part (13, 13, 13) extending from a furniture body of the furniture (1, 2, 3) on each of the furniture (1, 2, 3). 23, 33), wherein at least one locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) for locking the at least one furniture part (13, 23, 33) is arranged on each furniture body, wherein each of the locking strips (14, 17, 24, 34) with a arranged on the respective furniture body locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) is in operative connection, wherein the respective locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) between the respective locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) releasing position and a respective locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) blocking position is displaceable, wherein the arranged on the one furniture body locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) by the displacement of the arranged on the adjacent furniture body interlock elungsleiste (14, 17, 24, 34) of the arranged on the one furniture body locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) releasing position in which the locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) blocking position is displaceable and wherein Locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) as a linearly displaceable bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211, 221, 231) is formed by one or more, two adjacent furniture (1, 2, 3) separating walls, (11, 12, 21, 31) extends through.

Description

description

DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING LOCKING DEVICES

The present invention relates to a device for the synchronization of closing devices of juxtaposed furniture according to the preamble of claim 1 and furniture arrangements according to the preamble of claims 13 and 14 respectively.

When juxtaposed or angularly arranged furniture to which movable furniture parts, such as drawers are arranged, there is always the risk of collision of the movable furniture parts arranged above corner furniture, in freestanding juxtaposed objects, the simultaneous opening of several movable furniture parts for Tilt the entire furniture.

Conventional devices are known inter alia from US 4,355,851 A, DE 24 61 248 A1, US 2010/148648 A1, EP 0 014 191 A1 and DE 333383 C.

From the cited US 4,355,851 A three adjoining furniture elements in a piece of furniture are known, each of the furniture elements has at least one extendable from a furniture body of the furniture element furniture part, and at least one locking bar to lock the at least one furniture part is arranged on each furniture body.

From the cited DE 24 61 248 A1 a construction with two vertical rows of juxtaposed drawers is known, in the case of pulling out a drawer all others are locked.

From the cited US 2010/148648 A1, EP 0 014 191 A1 and DE 333383 C locks are arranged next to a solid drawer loading by means of laterally displaceable pins.

Object of the present invention is therefore to provide a device for the synchronization of closing devices of adjacent positioned furniture, with the damage to the furniture, especially the movable or extendable furniture parts is prevented.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a furniture assembly in which no risk of damage to the individual furniture is to be feared by collision of moving furniture parts of angularly arranged furniture or by tilting a juxtaposed furniture arrangement. This object is achieved by a device for the synchronization of closing devices of furniture positioned adjacent to one another with the features of claim 1 and by furniture arrangements with the features of claims 14 and 15, respectively.

With the device according to the invention a synchronization of closing devices of adjacent furniture positioned is such that the arranged on a furniture body locking strips for locking the furniture parts of a piece of furniture with each arranged on the respective furniture body locking elements are in operative connection, wherein the respective locking element between a the respective locking bar releasing position and the respective locking bar locking position is displaceable and wherein the arranged on the one furniture body locking element by the displacement of the arranged on the adjacent furniture body locking bar of the arranged on the one furniture body locking bar position releasing the locking bar Position is displaced. With such a device, the opening of only one extendable furniture part of a piece of furniture is always possible, wherein a withdrawal of the furniture parts of the adjacent furniture is automatically locked by pulling out the pull-out furniture part.

[0010] Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are characterized in the subclaims.

In a first embodiment, the locking elements are designed as linearly displaceable bolts, which pass through one or more, two adjacent furniture from each other, walls. By the provision of such a pair of bolts, which is formed in a further preferred embodiment as a one-piece bolt, the sliding through the side walls of two adjacent furniture and in its position between a neutral center position, in which the possibility for extracting both extendable furniture parts is possible, and in each case one shifted to one of the adjacent furniture position in which the bolt blocks the movement of the locking bar, a simple mechanical securing of the furniture positioned adjacent to each other is achieved.

According to a further embodiment, at least one of the locking strips for blocking the arranged on an adjacent furniture locking bar on the respective locking element can be pushed. As a result, it is possible to dispense with the installation of further components which serve to displace the bolts.

In another embodiment, in addition to at least one of the locking strips on the wall, on which the locking strip is arranged, pressable rocker switch is arranged, which is actuated by a protruding on the locking bar on the rocker switch bracket, wherein the rocker switch in the on Wall pressed position the locking element positioned so that the locking bar of the adjacent piece of furniture is locked. With such an embodiment, a reliable blocking of the furniture parts is also achieved.

According to a further embodiment designed as a linearly displaceable bolt locking elements of two, by one or more walls adjacent furniture via a coupling member are coupled together. This coupling member is designed in particular as a Bowden cable or shift linkage. As a result, the locking elements of over-the-corner furniture can be reliably coupled to one another, so that the risk of a collision of pull-out furniture parts by simultaneous removal of the furniture parts in both furniture is effectively prevented.

According to a further embodiment variant, the position of the locking elements is detected by electrical position detection means and the device has a control circuit with which, depending on the position of the locking elements, the other locking elements are positioned so that they are in operative connection with the one or more locking elements Release locking bars or not. The driving of the control circuit may e.g. via radio or infrared. With such a device, a simple electromechanical solution for preventing damage by simultaneous extraction of several extendable furniture parts is effectively prevented.

The locking bar may be integral or consist of individual locking elements in a profile. These locking elements are guided in a U-shaped profile and together with the profile form a locking strip. Each blocking element can be assigned to a drawer. The U-profile preferably has a detent for positioning the locking elements.

Embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIGS. 1a-d show diagrammatic sectional views of two walls of furniture arranged adjacent to one another with a variant of a device according to the invention, FIG. 2 shows a schematic sectional view from above of an arrangement of furniture positioned adjacent to one another with an embodiment variant of the invention [0020] FIG. 3a-c show detail enlargements of the areas designated by A-C in FIG. 2, [0021] FIGS. 4 a-d show schematic perspective views of the detail enlargements shown in FIGS. 3a-c, [0022] FIGS. d schematic perspective detailed views of the cutouts shown in FIGS. 4a-d, FIGS. 6-9 representations corresponding to FIGS. 2-5 with the furniture part of the middle furniture extended, FIGS. 10-12 different, corresponding to FIGS. 2-5 Representations of Mö belanordnung with extended pull-out furniture part of the right furniture FIGS. 13-15 representations of the furniture arrangement corresponding to FIGS. 10-12 when the extendable furniture part of the furniture arranged above the corner is extended; FIGS. 16-19 representations of the furniture arrangement corresponding to FIGS. 2-5 in the fully retracted state with one FIGS. 20-23 representations of the furniture arrangement with the pull-out furniture part of the middle furniture extended, FIGS. 24-26 representations of the furniture arrangement with extended pull-out furniture part of the right piece of furniture and FIGS. 27-29, corresponding to FIGS. 24-26, representations of the furniture arrangement with the pull-out furniture part of the piece of furniture arranged above the corner.

In the following description of the figures, terms such as top, bottom, left, right, front, back, etc. refer exclusively to the exemplary representation and position of the device selected in the respective figures, ie. H. in different working positions or the mirror-symmetrical design or the like, these references may change.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1a-d show a purely schematic representation of a first embodiment variant of the device according to the invention for the synchronization of closing devices of furniture 1, 2, 3 positioned adjacent to one another. In this case, the reference numerals 12 and 21 denote two walls, in particular side walls, of adjacent or juxtaposed furniture 1, 2, on each of which locking elements 14, 24 on the furniture interior of the opposite furniture facing sides of the walls 12, 21 are arranged. The locking strips 14, 24 are used to lock all arranged in the respective furniture extendable furniture parts such that either all extendable furniture parts of a piece of furniture via a (not shown) central lock are locked or by pulling out a pull-out furniture part the extract of the other arranged in this furniture extendable Furniture parts locks. The blocking of the pull-out furniture parts is effected in each case by preventing the locking strip 14, 24 from moving in a movement direction X (upwards in FIGS. 1a-d).

The prevention of movement of the locking strips 14, 24 in the direction of movement X is effected in the device for the synchronization of closing devices of furniture positioned adjacent to one another by locking elements 15, 25 which extend in preferably perpendicular to the walls 12, 21 openings. and are pushed to prevent either the locking element 14 of a piece of furniture or the locking element 24 of the other furniture to move in the direction of movement X, and thus to prevent the extract of arranged in this furniture furniture parts. Accordingly, the respective locking element 15, 25 between the respective locking bar 14, 24 freige benden position and the respective locking bar 14, 24 locking position, wherein the arranged on the one furniture body locking element 15 by the displacement of the arranged on the adjacent furniture body locking bar 24, as shown in Figure 1b, of which the arranged on the one furniture body locking bar 14 releasing position in which the locking bar 14 blocking position is displaceable. In Figure 1c, a corresponding displacement of the locking elements 15, 25 is shown in the direction of the other furniture, wherein the displacement is effected here by the locking bar 14 and thereby prevents the locking bar 24 from moving.

In Figure 1d, a variant is shown, in particular for arranged above the corner furniture, but also for spaced furniture whose adjacent side walls are not directly adjacent to each other, is suitable. In this case, the locking elements 35, 18, which are arranged displaceably in openings in the walls 31, 11 of the respective furniture, coupled via a coupling member 4 with each other. This coupling member 4 may be formed, for example, as a Bowden cable 41 or as a shift linkage 42. Other embodiments of the coupling member 4, such as a hydraulic connection of the locking elements 35, 18 are also conceivable.

In Figure 2, a furniture assembly of two juxtaposed furniture 1 and 2 and arranged with the furniture 1 corner furniture 3 is shown, in which all extendable furniture parts 13, 23, 33 in the body of the respective furniture 1.2, 3 are retracted.

The locking elements 15, 18, 25, 35 are formed in the embodiment variant shown in these figures as linearly displaceable bolts 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, which by one or more, in adjacent furniture 1, 2 , 3 separating walls 11, 12, 21, 31 pass through. The bolts 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132 are thereby positioned, as shown in FIGS. 3a-c, 4a-d and 5a-d, in a position which releases the respective locking strips 14, 17, 24, 34 , so that in this position a pull-out furniture part 13, 23, 33 of any furniture 1,2, 3 is extendable. The extendable furniture parts 13, 23, 33 are preferably designed as drawers.

The bolts are in the respective locking bar 14, 17, 24, 34 release the position flush with the respective wall 11, 12, 21, 31 positioned on which the respective locking bar 14, 17, 24, 34 are arranged is and thus does not prevent the locking bar from shifting.

The displacement of the locking elements in this embodiment by a displacement of one of the locking strips 14, 17, 24, 34 in a direction of displacement X, which, for example, in furniture with horizontally over drawer guides 16, 19, 26, 36 arranged drawers movement after above corresponds.

As can be seen, for example, in Figures 4a and 4b or 5a and 5b, in addition to the locking bar 24 is arranged on the wall 21, on which the locking bar 24 is arranged, engageable rocker switch 124, the one of the locking bar 24th via the rocker 124 projecting bracket 123 is actuated, wherein the rocker switch 124 positioned in the pressed against the wall 21 position the locking element 121 so that the locking bar 14 of the adjacent furniture 1 is locked. The thus changed position of the bolt 121 is shown in FIGS. 11A, 12B.

The bolts 111, 112, which are arranged in the side wall 11 of the furniture 1, are connected to the bolt 131, 132, which are arranged in the wall 31 of the arranged above the corner piece of furniture 3, via coupling links 104, 105. For locking the locking strips 17 and 34 are here at the ends of the bolts 111 and 131 locking elements 115, 134 are arranged, which conform to the respective side wall 11,31 and so in the direction of the respective locking bar 17, 34 are slidable that they in their blocking position, the locking bar 17, 34 prevent movement in the direction of movement X. In the illustration shown in FIG. 4 d, the locking element 134 is in its position releasing the locking strip 34, whereas in the illustration shown in FIG. 8 d, the locking strip 34 is blocked by the locking element 134.

To further illustrate this embodiment of the device according to the invention is shown in Figures 6-9 a furniture assembly and detail views of the locking device with extended extendable furniture part 13 of the centrally arranged furniture 1. The position of the locking elements when the movable furniture part 23 of the furniture 2 arranged next to the furniture 1 is shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 and the position of the locking elements when the movable furniture part 33 of the furniture 3 is arranged in an angle are shown in FIGS. 13 to 15 ,

In a further, shown in Figures 16 to 29 embodiment, the bolts 211, 221, 231 are formed so that can be completely dispensed with the rocker switch and the bracket. Here are on the protruding from the walls 11, 12, 21 and 31 bolts 211, 221, 231 ramped heads 212, 213, 222, 232 placed in the release position of the respective locking element 211,221,231 at least partially from the respective wall 11, 12th 21, 21, so that a locking strip 14, 17, 24, 34, unless it is prevented from moving by one of the locking elements 211, 221, 231, can be pushed onto the ramp-shaped head 212, 213, 222, 232 and thereby the ramp-like shaped head 212, 213, 222, 232 together with the bolt 211, 221, 231 in the direction of the adjacent furniture 1, 2, 3 presses and thereby the locking bar 14, 17, 24, 34 of the adjacent furniture 1, 2nd 3 prevents movement.

To further clarify this operation of this embodiment, a state is shown here in Figures 16 to 19, in which all drawers are retracted into the body of the respective furniture. In the figures 20 - 23, the state is shown, in which the middle drawer 13 is extended from the furniture 1, in the figures 24 to 26, the state is shown, in which the drawer 23 of the adjacent to the furniture 1 arranged furniture 2 extended is and in the figures 27 to 29, the state is shown, in which the drawer 33 of the corner arranged to the furniture 1 furniture 3 is pulled out.

In another, not shown, variant embodiment, the position of the locking elements 15, 18, 25, 35 detectable by electrical position detection means, which may be formed in particular as sensors, buttons or switches.

Furthermore, the synchronization device has a control circuit with which, depending on the position of one of the locking elements 15, 18, 25, 35, the other locking elements are positionable so that they are in operative connection with the one or more locking elements locking strips 14, 17th , 24, 34 release or not. To displace the respective locking elements 15, 18, 25, 35, preferably electromagnets are arranged on the respective walls 11, 12, 21, 31 which, controlled by the control circuit, pull the locking elements into a blocking division. The respective electromagnet can be switched de-energized in the release position of this associated locking element and is energized only when stimulated by the position detection means activation. REFERENCE LIST Furniture 1 Furniture 2 Furniture 3

Coupling link 4

Wall 11

Wall 12 furniture part 13

Locking bar 14

Locking element 15

Pull-out guide 16

Locking strips 17

Locking element 18

Pull-out guide 19

Wall 21 furniture part 23

Locking bar 24

Locking element 25

Pullout guide 26

Wall 31 furniture part 33

Locking strips 34

Locking element 35

Pull-out guide 36

Bowden cable 41

Shift linkage 42

Coupling link 104

Coupling link 105

Bolt 111

Bolt 112 bracket 113 bracket 114th

Locking element 115

Rocker switch 116

Rocker switch 117

Bolt 121

Bolt 122 bracket 123

Rocker switch 124

Bolt 131

Bolt 132 bracket 133

Locking element 134

Rocker switch 135

Coupling member 204

Bolt 211

Head 212

Head 213

Bolt 221

Head 222

Bolt 231

Head 232

Movement direction X

Claims (15)

claims 1. Device for the synchronization of closing devices of furniture (1, 2, 3) positioned adjacent to one another, wherein - each of the furniture (1, 2, 3) has at least one furniture part (13) which can be pulled out of a furniture body of the furniture (1, 2, 3) , 23, 33), and - at least one locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) for locking the at least one furniture part (13, 23, 33) is arranged on each furniture carcass, characterized in that - each of the locking strips (14, 17, 24, 34) is in operative connection with a locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) arranged on the respective furniture body, - the respective locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) being connected between a respective locking strip (14, 17 , 24, 34) releasing position and the respective locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) blocking position is displaceable and - wherein the arranged on the one furniture body locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) by the displacement of the at neighboring Furniture carcass arranged locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) of the arranged on the one furniture body locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) releasing position in which the locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) blocking position is displaceable, - wherein the locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) as a linearly displaceable bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211, 221, 231) is formed by one or more, two adjacent furniture (1 , 2, 3) separating from each other, walls (11, 12, 21, 31) passes through. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211, 221, 231) in the locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) releasing position flush with the side of the Wall (11, 12,21,31) is positioned, on which the locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) is arranged. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211,221,231) in the locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) blocking position from the side of the wall (11, 12, 21, 31) projects, on which the locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) is arranged. 4. Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the linearly displaceable bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211.221.231) formed locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35) of two by a or a plurality of walls (11, 12, 21, 31) of adjacent furniture (1, 2, 3) are formed as a one-piece bolt. 5. Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one of the locking strips (14, 17, 24, 34) for blocking the arranged on the adjacent furniture locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) to the respective Locking element (15, 18, 24, 35) can be pushed. 6. The device according to claim 5, characterized in that the locking element (211, 221.231) has a at least in Aufschieberichtung (X) of the locking bar (14, 17, 24, 34) ramp-shaped head (212, 213, 222, 232), which in the release position of the locking element (211, 221, 231) at least partially protrudes from the wall (11, 12, 21, 31), on which the locking strip (14, 17, 24), which is in operative connection with the locking element (211, 221, 231) , 34) is arranged. 7. Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 5, characterized in that in addition to at least one of the locking strips (14, 17, 24, 34) one on the wall (11, 12, 21, 31) on which the locking bar (14 , 17, 24, 34) is arranged on-depressible rocker switch (116, 117, 124, 135) is arranged, the one of the locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) via the rocker switch (116, 117, 124 , 135) protruding bracket (113, 114, 123, 133) is actuated, wherein the switching rocker (116, 117, 124, 135) in the pressed against the wall (11, 12, 21,31) position the locking element (15, 18, 25, 35) are positioned so that the locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) of the adjacent furniture (1, 2, 3) is locked. 8. Device according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the linearly displaceable bolt (111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132, 211.221.231) formed locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35) of two by a or a plurality of walls of adjacent furniture (1, 2, 3) via a coupling member (4, 104, 105, 204) are coupled together. 9. Apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that the coupling member (4, 104, 105, 204) as a Bowden cable (41) or as a shift linkage (42) is formed. 10. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the positions of the locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35) are detectable by electrical position detecting means and the device comprises a control circuit, with the depending on the position of the locking elements (15, 18, 25 , 35) the other locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35) are positionable in such a way that they engage the locking strips (14, 17, 24, 34) which are in operative connection with the one or more locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35). release or not. 11. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the position detection means are designed as sensors, buttons or switches. 12. The device according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the control circuit with electromagnet for the displacement of the locking elements (15, 18, 25, 35) is connected. 13. Furniture arrangement with at least two adjacently arranged furniture (1, 2, 3), wherein - each of the furniture (1, 2, 3) at least one of a furniture body of the furniture (1, 2, 3) extendable furniture part (13, 23 , 33), is arranged on each furniture body at least one locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) for locking the at least one furniture part (13, 23, 33) and - the extendable furniture parts (13, 23, 33) of the adjacent Furniture (1, 2, 3) are extendable to the same side of the furniture assembly, -, characterized in that the furniture assembly comprises a device according to one of the preceding claims. 14. furniture arrangement with at least two angularly arranged to each other furniture (1, 2, 3), wherein - each of the furniture (1, 2, 3) at least one of a furniture body of the furniture (1, 2, 3) extendable furniture part (13, 23 , 33), - at least one locking strip (14, 17, 24, 34) for locking the at least one furniture part (13, 23, 33) is arranged on each furniture body and - the movement areas of at least two movable furniture parts (13, 23 , 33) overlap, - characterized in that the furniture arrangement comprises a device according to one of claims 1 to 12. 15. Furniture arrangement according to one of claims 13 or 14, characterized in that the movable furniture parts (13, 23, 33) are designed as drawers.