EP0784950B1 - Assembly of drawer elements, carrying and running rails and a casing - Google Patents

Assembly of drawer elements, carrying and running rails and a casing Download PDF

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EP0784950B1
EP0784950B1 EP97200135A EP97200135A EP0784950B1 EP 0784950 B1 EP0784950 B1 EP 0784950B1 EP 97200135 A EP97200135 A EP 97200135A EP 97200135 A EP97200135 A EP 97200135A EP 0784950 B1 EP0784950 B1 EP 0784950B1
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Hendricus Tadeusz Wojcik
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/423—Fastening devices for slides or guides
    • A47B88/427—Fastening devices for slides or guides at drawer side
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2210/00—General construction of drawers, guides and guide devices
    • A47B2210/0002—Guide construction for drawers
    • A47B2210/0064—Guide sequencing or synchronisation
    • A47B2210/0081—Telescopic drawer rails with stop blocks, e.g. synchronization buffers

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  • the invention relates to an assembly according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such an assembly is known from DE-A-2745281.
  • each outer section to be referred to as casing section
  • Each inner section to be referred to as drawer section
  • An intermediate section can be interposed between the casing section and the drawer section to increase the slide-out length of the carrying and running rail.
  • the side walls of the drawer element are provided with openings, and the drawer sections comprise lips to be inserted into the openings.
  • the lips are bent to a U shape and define an upwardly open insert space.
  • the drawer elements are kept for placing between the drawer sections, with the lips below the openings, following which the drawer element is pushed downwards over the lips.
  • Each lip is squeezed so as to be clampingly fixed around the portion of the relevant side wall above the relevant opening, thereby positioning and somewhat securing the drawer element.
  • the drawer element can now be pushed in, together with the carrying drawer section.
  • DE-A-2745281 discloses an assembly of a casing, carrying and running rails and at least one drawer, in which the drawer is carried on the top side of the drawer section of the carrying and running rail.
  • the drawer section is in this assembly a substantially C-shaped section having the largest vertical dimension.
  • the drawer is, previous to coupling, positioned on top of said drawer section and slid along until a retaining element snap-fits in an opening in said drawer section for coupling the drawer to said drawer section.
  • the drawer can very easily be connected to the carrying and running rails.
  • the section with the largest cross section has to be the drawer section, which is disadvantageous for the loading capacity of said drawing.
  • the object of the invention is to provide an assembly of the type described in the preamble of the main claim, while avoiding the above drawbacks and retaining the advantages thereof.
  • an assembly according to the invention is characterized by the features of independent claim 1.
  • a drawer element can be coupled to the carrying and running rails by means of a movement approximately parallel to the slide-in direction of the carrying and running rails, it is ensured that substantially no vertical movement of the drawer element is needed for coupling.
  • different drawer elements can be placed close together with the carrying and running rails in the slid-in position, also when the drawer elements are already provided with a front end.
  • at least part of the drawer element can then be carried by the carrying and running rails. This has the advantage that placing requires less energy and force and can be carried out in a self-aligning manner and, in addition, more rapidly.
  • the drawer sections need no longer be pressed towards each other.
  • a drawer element can be carried during placing by the casing section, while, during use, that is to say in coupled condition, it is clear of the casing section and is only carried by the drawer sections, which, anyway, are of course supported on or within the casing sections.
  • the casing section may have the largest cross-section and may at least partly enclose the other, smaller sections (intermediate sections, drawer sections) at the top side and the underside.
  • intermediate sections drawer sections
  • Other carrying and running rail structures may also be used for that matter, e.g. a structure in which the casing section and the drawer section are carried on respectively the top side and the underside of an intermediate section.
  • an assembly according to the invention is characterized by the features of claim 4.
  • the first and second lips are placed against respectively the first and second run-on surfaces. Subsequently, the drawer element is pushed through in the slide-in direction of the carrying and running rails. The first lip thereby moves up rearwards along the first run-on surface and the second run-on surface moves up along the second lip. This means that during the horizontal movement the drawer element carries out a slight vertical movement. When pushing through, the first lip falls from the first run-on surface into the cutout behind it and is thereby secured against withdrawal. As a result of the slight vertical movement, it is ensured that the drawer element comes loose from the sections everywhere, other than the surface of the drawer section facing it. Besides, the run-on surfaces may also extend approximately parallel to the direction of movement of the carrying and running rails, thereby nearly completely avoiding the vertical movement of the drawer element.
  • such an assembly is further characterized by the features of claim 5.
  • the same carrying and running rail can be used on both sides of the drawer element, which is advantageous both from a viewpoint of manufacturing technique and from a viewpoint of assembling and is also favourable from an economic viewpoint.
  • the invention further relates to an assembly of at least one drawer element and at least one carrying and running rail, characterized by the features of claim 10.
  • the invention also relates to a method of mounting a number of drawer elements within an assembly according to the invention, which method is characterized by the features of claim 11.
  • This method has the advantage that a number of drawer elements can be placed within a casing in at least substantially mounted condition, without the necessity of pulling out the carrying and running rails and using an undesirable amount of force and precision. This means that this method is economically and ergonomically advantageous.
  • Fig. 1 is a cut-through side view of an assembly according to the invention comprising a casing 1, a carrying and running rail 2 and a drawer element 3 in the form of a suspension frame for suspended files.
  • Each carrying and running rail 2 comprises an outer section, to be referred to as casing section 4, a middle section, to be referred to as intermediate section 5, and an inner section, to be referred to as drawer section 6.
  • Outer is to be understood as situated near the casing 1.
  • the casing section 4 and the intermediate section 5 are shown in Fig. 1 partly in broken lines, for clarity's sake.
  • the drawer section 6 has a relatively small height and is slidably received within the intermediate section 5 by means of a number of balls 7.
  • the intermediate section 5 is slidably received within the casing section 4 by means of a number of balls 7.
  • the casing section therefore has the greatest height and covers, at least at the top and the underside, the two other sections 5, 6.
  • This structure of a carrying and running section is commonly known and is only described by way of example. Many variations are possible within the scope of the invention, e.g. other commercially sold carrying and running rails.
  • Each drawer section 6 comprises fastening means 11 (Fig. 2, 2B), which will be explained below in more detail.
  • the drawer element 3 comprises a circumferential wall 8, which, during use, extends approximately in a vertical plane, and, at the upper longitudinal edge on two opposite sides 9, comprises an outwardly bent carrying edge 10.
  • the sides 9 comprise counter-fastening means 12 (Fig. 3, 2A), which will be explained below in more detail.
  • the drawer element 3 has a width which approximately corresponds to the distance between the carrying and running rails 2 arranged within the casing 1 on opposite sides.
  • the drawer element can be suspended loosely on the carrying and running rails 2 by means of the carrying edge 10, so that, during coupling with the drawer sections, the drawer element need not be carried by the mechanic. This makes placing simple and easily feasible, in an ergonomically advantageous manner.
  • the fastening means 11 and counter-fastening means 12 are of such design that they can be coupled by moving them with respect to each other. This is to be understood as follows.
  • the fastening means 11 comprise a forwardly open first recess 13 arranged near the front end of each drawer section 6 and a first lip 14 arranged near the rear end of the drawer section and, during use, extending in the direction of the drawer element.
  • the first lip 14 has a body 15 extending in a vertical plane, which body 15 comprises at the end away from the drawer section 6 a forwardly bent end part 16 extending approximately parallel to the plane of the drawer section 6.
  • the distance between the side of the end part 16 facing the drawer section 6 or the side of the drawer section 6 facing the end part 16 is only slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the side wall 8 of the drawer element 3, so that it can be clampingly received between them.
  • the shape and dimensions of the first recess 13 and the first lip 14 will be explained below in more detail.
  • each side wall 8 of the drawer element 3 the counter-fastening means 12 comprise an outwardly extending second lip 24, that is to say extending, during use, in the direction of the adjacent casing section 4, and near the rear end of each side wall 8 the counter-fastening means 12 comprise a rearwardly open second recess 25.
  • the second lip 24 substantially corresponds to the first lip 14, the bent-over part 16' extending in the rearward direction.
  • the lower longitudinal edge 17 of the first recess 13 forms a first run-on surface 18 and a cutout 19 with a bottom 20 situated behind it.
  • the front end 21 of the first run-on surface 18 lies lower than the bottom 20 of the cutout 19
  • the rear end 22 of the first run-on surface 18 situated near the cutout 19 lies higher than the bottom 20.
  • the upper longitudinal edge 23 of the first recess 13 is approximately horizontal and lies at a distance A above the rear end 22 of the first run-on surface 18, which distance A approximately corresponds to, but is not smaller than the height B of the second lip 24.
  • the second lip 24 can therefore pass between the rear end 22 and the upper longitudinal edge 23 upright in the horizontal direction.
  • the dimensions of the cutout 19 are such that the second lip 24 can rest on the bottom 20 and is then retained between the front upright edge 26 of the cutout 19 and the rear longitudinal edge 27 of the first recess 13.
  • the second lip 24 can no longer be moved in a horizontal direction without first bringing it to above the second end 22 of the first run-on surface 18.
  • the second lip 24 will otherwise strike the front upright edge 26 or the rear longitudinal edge 27.
  • the part 28 of the casing section 6 extending behind the rear longitudinal edge 27 is then clampingly retained between the bent-over part 16' of the second lip 24 and the outside of the side wall 8 of the drawer element 3.
  • the upper longitudinal edge 29 of the second recess 25 comprises a second run-on surface 30 and a horizontal part 31 adjoining it at the front side.
  • the lower longitudinal edge 32 of the second recess 25 is approximately horizontal and lies at a distance C from the horizontal part 31 of the upper longitudinal edge 29, which distance C approximately corresponds to, but is not smaller than the height D of the body 15 of the first lip 14.
  • the slant of the second run-on surface 30 is so directed that the second recess 25 tapers over the length of the second run-on surface 30 in the forward direction.
  • the first lip 14 is fittingly received between the horizontal part 31 of the upper longitudinal edge 29, the lower longitudinal edge 32 and the front longitudinal edge 33 of the second recess 25.
  • the part 34 of the side wall 8 extending before the front longitudinal edge 33 is then clampingly received between the forwardly bent part 16 of the first lip 14 and the drawer section 6. In this position the drawer element 3 can be moved between a completely slid-in position and a completely slid-out position, supported by the carrying and running rails 2 extending on both sides thereof.
  • the distance between the underside of at least the body 15' of the second lip 24 and the underside of the carrying edge 10 is greater than the distance between the bottom 20 of the cutout 19 and the top side of the casing section 4, but is smaller than the distance between the front end 21 of the first run-on surface 18 and the top side of the casing section 4, when the carrying and running rails 2 are mounted.
  • the distance between the top side of at least the body 15 of the first lip 14 and the top side of the casing section 4 is smaller than the distance between the horizontal part 31 of the upper longitudinal edge 29 of the second recess 25 and the underside of the carrying edge 10, while the distance between the rear end 35 of the second run-on surface 30 and the underside of the carrying edge 10 is smaller than the distance between the top side of at least the body 15 of the first lip 14 and the top side of the casing section 4.
  • the distance between the front longitudinal edge 33 of the second recess 25 and the side of the body 15' of the second lip 24 facing the second recess 25 approximately corresponds to the distance between the rear longitudinal edge 27 of the first recess 13, at least at the level of the bottom 20, and the side of the body 15 of the first lip 14 facing the first recess 13.
  • a casing 1 is provided on the inner side in opposite positions with carrying and running rails 2, which are fastened to the casing 1 in the conventional manner, e.g. with clamps.
  • the carrying and running rails 2 can then be brought to or kept in the slid-in position, although they may also be brought to a partly or completely slid-out position.
  • Fig. 3A shows the drawer element 3, with the carrying edge 10 being laid on the top sides 40 of the casing sections 4.
  • the carrying and running rails 2 are completely pushed in and carry the weight of the drawer element 3, at least substantially.
  • the first lip 14 lies with the top side of the body 15 against the second run-on surface 30, the second lip 24 lies with the underside of the body 15' against the first run-on surface 18.
  • the drawer element 3 is forced in the rearward direction, to the position shown in Fig. 3B.
  • the second run-on surface 30 is then pushed up along the first lip 14 in the rearward direction, while the second lip is pushed up along the first run-on surface 18 in the rearward direction.
  • the second lip 24 is situated above the second end 22 of the first run-on surface 18 and substantially lies against the upper longitudinal edge 23 of the first recess 13.
  • the drawer element 3 of course has also moved up, in a manner such that the carrying edge 10 has come loose from the top side of the casing section 4.
  • the drawer element 3 When the drawer element 3 is moved further rearwardly from the position shown in Fig. 3B to the position shown in Fig. 3C, the second lip 24 falls on the bottom 20 of the cutout 19, while the first lip 14 is fittingly received in the earlier described position against the front longitudinal edge 33 of the second recess 25. In this position the drawer element extends approximately horizontally and is brought to the coupled position.
  • the drawer section 6 moves simultaneously over the same distance, while the intermediate section 5 moves simultaneously, e.g., over half the distance and the casing section 4 remains stationary, at least viewed with respect to the drawer element.
  • the intermediate section may also remain stationary, at least in the first instance.
  • a locking means 36 which can be fittingly received in the first recess 13 between the top side of the second lip 24 and the upper longitudinal edge 23 of the first recess 13. Only after removal of this or each locking means 36 the drawer element 3 can be detached again from the carrying and running rails 2 in a manner opposite to the manner described above, that is to say in the sequence of Figs. 3C, 3B, 3A.
  • the locking means 36 can simply be inserted from a side. Therefore, also when pulling out the drawer element 3, it will continuously be carried by the carrying and running rails 2, which is of course ergonomically advantageous.
  • the vertical movement of the drawer element 3 between the position in Fig. 3B and the position in Fig. 3C is very small.
  • a front 37 can be fastened thereto, also when other drawer elements 3 are already placed in the casing 1.
  • the fronts will not prevent placing, while the carrying and running rails 2 need not be pushed out prior to placing. This means that the drawer elements can be completely finished before placing.
  • Fig. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the first recess 113.
  • the recess 113 is mirror symmetric with respect to the longitudinal axis L of the drawer section 106.
  • the drawer section 6, 106 comprises the second lip and the second recess, while the side walls 8 of the drawer element 3, each comprise a first lip and a first recess.
  • carrying and running rails of another type may of course be used, with which comparable fastening means 11 and counter-fastening means 12 can be used.
  • the counter-fastening means 12 may be mounted as separate plate members or combined on a strip or the like against a side wall of a drawer element, e.g. when the drawer element is a wooden or plastic casing.
  • the fastening means may be mounted as separate plate members or combined on a strip or the like.
  • the carrying edge is obtained by bending over a plate member and extends along the full length of the side wall.
  • it may also be interrupted or extend along only a portion of the side wall, while separately arranged carrying means may be used, such as clamps or blocks, and in particular with thick-walled side walls of, e.g., wood or plastic, the carrying edge may be provided as a profiled portion in the side wall.
  • the fastening means 11 and the counter-fastening means 12 may be arranged in positions other than those shown in the drawings.
  • the second recess may be provided at some distance from the back of the side wall of the drawer element, with a slotted recessed portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the side wall between the second recess and the back of the side wall, the arrangement being such that the first lip can move through the slot when placing the drawer element and can then be included in the second recess.
  • This enables a number of drawer elements 3, of different lengths to be mounted with one length of running and carrying rails 2.
  • the run-on surfaces 18, 30 may have another and different angle of inclination.
  • the angle of inclination may be approximately 0°, that is to say the run-on surfaces extend approximately parallel to the slide-in and the slide-out direction of the carrying and running rails.
  • the running and carrying rails may additionally comprise only one casing section and one drawer section or several intermediate sections.
  • all types of drawer elements other than drawer elements for suspended files may be used, e.g. drawer elements with a bottom.

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NL1002123A NL1002123C2 (nl) 1996-01-18 1996-01-18 Samenstel van lade-elementen, draag- en looprails en een kastombouw.
NL1002123 1996-01-18

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