EP3224438A1

EP3224438A1 - Ejecting device and arrangement consisting of a piece of furniture and an ejecting device

Info

Publication number: EP3224438A1
Application number: EP15791237.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Dominik GABL
Original assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
Current assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
Priority date: 2014-11-26
Filing date: 2015-10-09
Publication date: 2017-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 2035-10-09
Also published as: JP2018500482A; US20170247924A1; ES2724985T3; AT516586A1; JP6450844B2; CN107002438B; TR201904672T4; CN107002438A; EP3224438B1; US10316565B2; WO2016081960A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an ejecting device (1) for ejecting a cover element (2) movably mounted on a piece of furniture (13), in particular a folding door or folding/sliding door, from a closed position into an open position. The cover element (2) can be moved at least in one direction (11) perpendicular to the closing plane, on which the cover element (2) is arranged in the closed position, and in one direction (12) parallel to the closing plane. The ejecting device (1) comprises an energy accumulator (7), which is to be charged manually by a user, and an ejecting element (5), on which the energy accumulator (7) acts, and the energy accumulator (7) can be charged by moving the cover element (2) substantially in a direction (12) parallel to the closing plane, preferably during an ongoing cover element (2) opening process following the ejection process, particularly preferably immediately following the ejection process.

Description

Ejection device and arrangement of a furniture and an ejection device

The invention relates to an ejection device for ejecting a movably mounted on a furniture cover member, in particular a folding door or folding sliding door, from a closed position to an open position, wherein the cover at least in a direction perpendicular to the closing plane in which the cover in its closed position is arranged, and is movable in a direction parallel to the closing plane. Finally, the invention relates to an arrangement comprising a piece of furniture, a cover element movably mounted on the furniture, and an ejection device according to the invention.

Such ejection devices are known from DE 91 05 187 U1. The disadvantage here is that it is technically complex and thus prone to failure and expensive solutions that require, for example, the provision of an electric motor.

The present invention has therefore taken on the task of providing an improved ejection device while avoiding the disadvantages known from the prior art, which is in particular technically simple and inexpensive.

This object is achieved by the features of independent claim 1.

It is thus envisaged that the ejection device comprises a force store to be loaded manually by a user and an ejection element that can be acted upon by the force accumulator, and the force accumulator can be recharged by movement of the cover element substantially in the direction parallel to the closing plane, preferably in the course of a belching , particularly preferably immediately subsequent subsequent opening of the cover.

It can be provided that the ejection device has a locking device for releasable locking of the ejection element against the loading of the charged energy storage, and the locking device can be unlocked when mounted ejection device by applying pressure to the cover. Alternatively or additionally, there is a further development in that the cover comprises at least two hinged subsections, the subsections by means of the ejection element from the closed position in which they are arranged in a common closing plane, in an open position in which they are not equal to 180 angle ° to each other, are aufknickbar, and the buckling takes place substantially in the direction perpendicular to the closing plane.

If a locking device is provided and the cover element comprises at least two articulated subsections, it is furthermore appropriate for the locking device to be unlocked by exerting pressure on the cover element in the region in which the at least two subsections are connected to one another in an articulated manner. Advantageous developments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims 5 to 1 1.

As stated above, the invention also seeks protection for an arrangement comprising a piece of furniture, a cover element movably mounted on the furniture, and an ejection device according to the invention.

Advantageously, it is provided that the furniture has a, in particular shaft-shaped, cavity for receiving the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover, and the arrangement preferably one, more preferably mechanical, drive device for moving the folding door or folding slide Door and the cover member between a recessed position in the cavity and a position outside the cavity. It should be noted that the recessed position in the cavity is preferably a fully recessed position in the cavity. By providing the drive device, the movement in and out of the folding door or folding / sliding door or the cover is significantly facilitated.

To be particularly advantageous, it has also been found when the ejection device is adapted to the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover during the Aufknicken or during ejection at least partially in the direction of, in particular shaft-shaped, cavity to convey.

In the event that the folding door or folding-sliding door at least two hingedly interconnected door leaf or the cover comprises at least two articulated interconnected sections and the door leaf or sections can take a folded position and a spread position, the handling the arrangement for a user further be facilitated by the fact that the arrangement comprises a spreading device for spreading the door leaf or the sections from the folded position in the spread position.

And finally, it can be provided that one or more damping devices for damping the movement of the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover are provided immediately before reaching one or more defined positions relative to the furniture. These defined positions relative to the furniture can be:

the closed position in which the at least two door leaves of the folding door or folding / sliding door are arranged in a common closing plane or in which the covering element is arranged in a closing plane,

the open position in which the at least two door leaves of the folding door or folding / sliding door enclose an angle which is not equal to 180.degree. to one another or the open position of the cover element,

- The fully open position of the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover, in which the interior of the furniture is freely accessible, and / or

- In the event that the furniture has a, in particular shaft-shaped, cavity for receiving the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover member, the position outside the cavity and / or the recessed position in the cavity, wherein in these positions of the interior The furniture is also freely accessible.

Further advantages and details of the invention will become apparent from the figures 1 to 13. Here, the sequence of Figures 1 to 12, each serving three sub-figures a, b and c to illustrate the operation of the ejection device according to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention. The subfigures a and b each show a view of the ejection device viewed from the interior of the furniture, wherein in the subfigures b a number of components of the ejection device have been omitted to release the view of the locking device. In the subfigures c a complete furniture with a folding-sliding door is shown in each case. FIG. 13 shows an exploded view of the ejection device. On the basis of this exploded view, the basic structure of the ejection device according to the particularly preferred embodiment of the invention can be understood:

The ejection device (provided in the other figures with the reference numeral 1) comprises a base member 21 which can be fixedly arranged on a furniture body of a piece of furniture.

The base member 21 has a plurality of guideways 53, 54, and 59. In this case, the guide track 53 for guiding a arranged on a driver 16 bolt 47, the guide rail 54 for guiding a arranged on a locking element 9 pin 62 and the guide track 59 for guiding a carriage 23, on which the locking element 9 is pivotally mounted, is provided. It should also be noted that the guideway 54 comprises a heart curve-shaped locking contour 8, on which the locking element 9 and the pin 62 of this locking element can be supported.

The base member 21 may be provided with a cover 50, which cover serves to support the carriage 23 and the driver 16. The guideways 48 and 51 provided in the cover 50 ensure that the driver 16 and the carriage 23 are substantially linearly displaceable relative to the base element 21.

The ejection device further comprises a force accumulator 7, in the form of a tension spring, which has a first end 60 and a second end 61. The first end 60 In this case, it is connected in a stationary manner via an intermediate element 20 to the base element 21. The second end 61 of the spring is connected to a relative to the base member 21 movable spring retainer 22. This movable spring position is formed on an intermediate lever 24, which is pivotally mounted on the carriage 23 on the one hand (for this purpose corresponding attachment points 46 and 58 are provided on the intermediate lever 24 and carriage 23). On the other hand, the intermediate lever 24 is pivotally connected to an ejection element 5 via attachment points 45 and 57, the attachment point 45 being formed on the intermediate lever 24 and the attachment point 57 on the ejection element 5.

The ejection element 5 has a lever 17, with a free end of the lever 18, on which a rotatably mounted rolling element 19 is arranged for contacting the folding-sliding door or an element connected thereto at least during buckling thereof. The lever 17 is pivotally connected to the base member 21 (this attachment points 43 and 52 are provided on the lever 17 and the base member 21).

Furthermore, the ejection device also comprises a charging device for charging the energy accumulator 7. Essential components of this charging device are a control contour 15, which is pivotally connected on the one hand to the ejection element 5 via a force transmission element 25. For this purpose, the lever 17 of the ejection element 5 has an attachment point 42, the control contour 15, an attachment point 41 and the force transmission element 25 attachment points 39 and 40. On the other hand, the control contour 15 is pivotally mounted on the base member 21. For this purpose, an attachment point 44 are provided on the control contour 15 and an attachment point 56 is provided on the base element 21. Fasteners that secure the pivotal mounting can pass through an opening 49 in the cover 50. An essential part of the charging device is furthermore a control element 14, which is designed as a rolling element and is arranged on the driver 16. The control element 14 is displaceably mounted in the guide track 48 of the cover 50.

With respect to the driver 16 it should be noted that this is the movement coupling of the folding-sliding door with the loading device at least when loading the energy storage device 7, and a recess 55 for temporary recording a portion of a carriage 29, which is connected to the folding-sliding door, has (see for example Figure 1 a).

The mode of operation of the ejection device 1 will now be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12:

Figures 1 a to 1 c refer to the closed position of a movably mounted on a furniture cover 13 2 in the form of a folding-sliding door, which comprises two hingedly interconnected door leaves 3 and 4. In this closed position, the two door leaves 3 and 4 are arranged in a common closing plane. Furthermore, the folding-sliding door covers the interior of the furniture 13 in this closed position.

The furniture 13 comprises a furniture body, formed from a cover plate 27, a bottom plate 35, a rear wall 36 and a plurality of side walls 30, 31 and 33, which are arranged substantially parallel to each other and spaced from each other (see also the other subfigures c of Figures 1 to 12). The furniture 13 further comprises a shaft-shaped cavity 26 for receiving the folding-sliding door 2, wherein this cavity is defined by boundary surfaces in the form of two side walls 31 and 33 and in the form of a portion 32 of the rear wall 36 of the furniture thirteenth

1 a shows the ejection device 1 for the folding-sliding door in this closed position of the folding-sliding door and Figure 1 b is a part of this ejection device, namely the locking device for releasably locking the ejection element in the form of the heart curve-shaped locking contour 8 and the locking element. 9 , which is supported on the locking contour 8. More specifically, the locking element 9 is a pivoting lever, at the free end of a pin 62 is arranged, which is arranged in the closed position of the folding-sliding door in the trough of the heart cam 8. The locking element 9 is pivotally mounted on the carriage 23, which in turn is connected via the intermediate lever 24, which comprises the movable spring holder 22, with the movably mounted end 61 of the spring 7 in connection. In the closed position of the folding-sliding door 2 of the energy storage 7 and the spring is loaded. That means the Locking device ensures in this state that stored in the energy storage energy can not be released.

The unlocking of the locking device takes place by applying pressure to the folding-sliding door 2 in the area 10 in which the two door leaves 3 and 4 are hinged together. In this case, the folding-sliding door 2 is moved from the closed position to an overpressure position located behind the closed position. This overpressure position is shown in FIGS. 2a to 2c. Comparing FIGS. 1 b and 2 b, it is evident that the control pin 62 is moved out of the trough of the heart-shaped locking contour 8 during the transition from the closed position to the overpress position, in such a way that when the folding-sliding door 2 is released stored in the energy storage 7 energy can be released. In this case, the tension spring 7 contracts, which means that the movably mounted end 61 of the spring moves towards the stationarily arranged end 60 of the spring. In this case, the movable spring holder 22 and thus the entire intermediate lever 24 is forcibly moved along, wherein the positive guidance via the carriage 23 and the guideways 54, 59 and 51 takes place. The movement of the intermediate lever 24 is converted into a pivotal movement of the ejection element 5, more precisely, of the lever 17, as a comparison of Figures 2a and 3a shows, with Figures 3a to 3c relate to the position of the ejector 1, in which the energy storage 7 is substantially completely discharged.

About a free end of the lever 18 of the lever 17 rotatably mounted rolling elements 19, the pivotal movement of the lever 17 is converted into a Aufknickbewegung the folding-sliding door 2. Here, the rolling element 19 is supported on a arranged on the folding-sliding door drain contour 28.

As a comparison of Figures 2c and 3c shows, the folding-sliding door 2 was by the ejector 1 in the course of Aufknickbewegung from the closed position in which the two door leaves 3 and 4 are arranged in a common closing plane, in an open position the two door leaves 3 and 4 an angle 6 not equal to 180 ° to each other. The Aufknickbewegung thus took place substantially in a direction 1 1 perpendicular to the closing plane.

FIG. 3b shows that the control pin 62 arranged on the locking element 9 has reached the end of the guide track 54 opposite the heart-shaped locking contour 8 when the state of the force accumulator 7 is discharged.

Finally, it should be noted that the ejection device 1 has moved the folding sliding door 2 in buckling in a direction 12 parallel to the closing plane, more precisely in the direction of the shaft-shaped cavity 26. In this case, the carriage 29, on which the door leaf 3 is pivotally mounted, a distance along a arranged on the cover plate 27 of the furniture 13 guiding device 34 moves along. This guide device is designed such that the carriage 29 can be moved as smoothly as possible.

Due to its inertia, the folding-sliding door 2 moves after the caused by the ejection device 1 Aufknickbewegung even further, even if the energy storage 7 is already discharged. In this case, the door leaf 3 of the folding-sliding door 2 lifts off from the rolling element 19. At the same time, the angle 6, which the two door leaves 3 and 4 enclose relative to one another, is further reduced. When the energy is dissipated, the folding-sliding door 2 comes to a standstill. In doing so, it approximately assumes a position which is shown in FIGS. 4a to 4c.

Apart from the fact that the rolling element 19 no longer contacts the drainage contour 28, as shown by a comparison of FIGS. 3a and 4a, the carriage 29 has moved further in the direction 12 parallel to the closing plane or even further in the direction of the shaft-shaped cavity 26 moves.

In the region of the carriage 29, in which the carriage 29 is coupled to the folding-sliding door 2, the carriage 29 is coupled to the driver 16. For the purpose of this temporary coupling, the driver has the recess 55. By the movement coupling of the driver 16 was also forcibly guided in the direction 12 parallel to the closing plane or in the direction of the shaft-shaped cavity 26, wherein the forced operation in this case on the Guideways 53 and 48 (see Figure 13) takes place. In the position shown in Figure 4a, the driver 16 has thereby reached a position in which the arranged on the driver control element 14 in the form of the rolling element, the control contour 15 of the charging device for loading the energy storage 7 contacted for the first time.

For further opening of the folding-sliding door 2 now engages a user, preferably by the free edge of the door leaf 3 engages behind and a force in the direction of the shaft-shaped cavity 26, ie in the direction 12 parallel to the closing plane of the folding-sliding door 2 exercises. Here, the folding-sliding door 2 is transferred via the intermediate positions shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 in a folded position (see Figure 8).

Part of the energy transmitted by the user to the folding-sliding door 2 is used to charge the energy storage device 7, in the course of a continuous opening of the folding-sliding door 2 immediately following the buckling.

In detail, the loading of the energy accumulator 7 takes place in that the driver 16 is moved by the movement coupling with the carriage 29 in the direction 12 parallel to the closing plane or in the direction of the shaft-shaped cavity 26. This movement is implemented via the arranged on the driver 16 rolling elements 14 in a pivoting movement of the control contour 15, which in turn via the force transmission element 25, the lever 17 of the ejection element 5 and thus the intermediate lever 24 moves back to the original closed position shown in FIG. In this case, the spring 7 is pulled apart, that is transmitted energy to the energy storage 7.

The control contour 15 is designed such that the user initially experiences a low resistance and then increases. This is advantageous because the user usually has to accelerate the folding-sliding door 2 only from a standstill out.

FIGS. 5a to 5c show an intermediate position during the charging of the energy accumulator 7. Figures 6a to 6c show the state of the ejection device 1, in which the energy storage 7 is fully charged again. In this state, the locking pin 9 arranged on the control pin 62 is again in the trough of the heart-shaped locking contour 8, that is, that the ejection element 5 is locked against being acted upon by the charged energy storage device 7 by means of the locking device again.

When the charging process is completed, the driver 16 pivots. For this purpose, a bent section is provided in the guide track 53. By pivoting the movement coupling with the folding-sliding door 2 and the carriage 29 is repealed. Now the folding-sliding door 2 can be moved on unhindered over the intermediate position shown in Figures 7a to 7c in the folded position of Figure 8c. In this case, the ejection device 1 remains in the position shown in Figures 6a to 6c.

Starting from this folded position, the user now has the opportunity to stow the folding-sliding door 2 in the shaft-shaped cavity 26. For this he exerts a force on the folding-sliding door 2 in the folded position, that is, on the door package in the direction of the rear wall 36 of the furniture 13. The door leaf 4 of the folding-sliding door 2 is preferably arranged via hinges 38 on a support element 37, which in turn is slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction of the shaft 26 via guide elements 63 which are arranged on the side wall 31. To support the movement of the folding-sliding door 2 from a, preferably completely, recessed position in the cavity 26 in the position outside the cavity, a drive device may be provided, which after initialization by a user, the folding-sliding door 2 automatically the cavity 26 is moved out.

Furthermore, a spreading device can be provided for spreading the door leaves 3 and 4 from the folded position into the spread position, which is effective immediately after reaching the position outside the cavity 26 according to the figure 8c, so that the folding-sliding door 2 not only automatically out of the cavity 26, but then also in a slightly spread position is moved, so that a user has a better attack opportunity to the folding-slide door 2 back to its closed position, in which the two doors 3 and 4 in the common Closing level are arranged to transport.

The transfer to the closed position starting from the complete open position according to FIGS. 8a to 8c is shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, wherein FIG. 12 again shows the closed position, which is also shown in FIG. First, the folding-sliding door 2 and the carriage 29 in the direction 12 parallel to the closing plane, but this time away from the cavity 26 and that until the carriage 29, the driver 16 contacted (see Figure 10). Until then, nothing has changed at the position of the ejector 1. Now, as a comparison of Figures 10 and 1 1 shows the driver 16 is taken from the carriage 29 and that until he has returned to its original position. At the position of the remaining parts of the ejection device 1 changes nothing.

Claims

claims

Ejecting device (1) for ejecting a movably mounted on a furniture (13) cover member (2), in particular a folding door or folding-sliding door, from a closed position to an open position, wherein the cover (2) at least in one direction (1 ) perpendicular to the closing plane, in which the cover element (2) is arranged in its closed position, and in a direction (12) parallel to the closing plane is movable, characterized in that the ejection device (1) to be loaded manually by a user energy storage (7 ) and an ejection element (5) which can be acted upon by the energy accumulator (7), the energy accumulator (7) can be recharged by movement of the cover element (2) substantially in the direction (12) parallel to the closing plane, preferably as part of a regurgitation, particularly preferably immediately subsequent subsequent opening of the cover element (2).

An ejection device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the ejection device (1) comprises a locking device (8, 9) for releasably locking the ejection element (5) against being acted upon by the charged energy accumulator (7), and the locking device (8, 9) mounted ejection device (1) can be unlocked by applying pressure to the cover (2).

The ejection device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover element (2) comprises at least two articulated sections (3, 4), the sections (3, 4) by means of the ejection element (5) from the closed position in which they a common closing plane are arranged, in an open position in which they include an angle (6) not equal to 180 ° to each other, are aufknickbar, and the buckling takes place substantially in the direction (1 1) perpendicular to the closing plane.

Ejecting device (1) according to claim 2 and 3, wherein the locking device (8, 9) by pressure on the cover (2) in the region in which the at least two subsections (3, 4) are hinged together, can be unlocked.

5. ejection device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ejection device (1) has a loading device (14, 15) for loading the energy accumulator (7) and a driver (16) for movement coupling of the cover (2) with the loading device (14, 15) at least when loading the force accumulator (7).

6. ejection device (1) according to claim 5, wherein the driver (16) in the mounting position of the ejection device (1) is displaceable parallel to the closing plane.

7. ejection device (1) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the loading device, a control element (14), which is preferably designed as a rolling element and / or on the driver (16), and a control contour (15) on which the Control (14) at least when loading the force accumulator (7) is supported comprises.

8. ejection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the ejection element (5) has at least one pivotally mounted lever (17) with a free end of the lever (18) for contacting the cover (2) at least when buckling or ejection, wherein the free end of the lever (18) is preferably arranged a rotatably mounted rolling elements (19).

9. ejection device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the energy accumulator (7) comprises at least one spring, which is preferably arranged between a fixedly arranged spring holder (20, 21) and a relative thereto movable spring holder (22).

The ejection device (1) according to claim 9, wherein the ejection device (1) comprises a locking device (8, 9) for releasably locking the ejection element (5) against the loading of the charged energy storage device (7), and the movable spring holder (22),

- Preferably via at least one carriage (23), with the locking device (8, 9), and / or

- Preferably via at least one intermediate lever (24), with the

Ejection element (5), and / or

- Preferably via at least one power transmission element (25), with the charging device (14, 15) is connected. 1 1. Ejecting device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the ejection device (1) has a locking device (8, 9) for releasably locking the ejection element (5) against being acted upon by the charged energy accumulator (7), and the locking device has a heart-shaped locking contour (8). 8), on which a locking element (9) can be supported.

12. Arrangement of a furniture (13), one on the furniture (13) movably mounted cover member (2), and an ejection device (1) according to one of the preceding claims.

13. Arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the furniture (13) has a, in particular shaft-shaped, cavity (26) for receiving the cover element (2), and the arrangement preferably one, more preferably mechanical, drive device for moving the cover (2) between a recessed position in the cavity and a position outside the cavity.

14. Arrangement according to claim 13, wherein the ejection device (1) is designed, the cover member (2) during buckling or when ejecting at least partially in the direction of, in particular shaft-shaped, cavity

(26).

15. Arrangement according to one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the cover comprises at least two articulated interconnected sections, the Door leaf or the sections (3, 4) can take a folded position and an expanded position, and the arrangement comprises a spreading device for spreading the door leaf or the sections (3, 4) from the folded position to the spread position.

16. Arrangement according to one of claims 12 to 15, wherein one or more damping devices for damping the movement of the folding door or folding-sliding door or the cover (2) provided immediately before reaching one or more defined positions relative to the furniture (13) are.