EP3531872B1 - Furniture - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a piece of furniture with a furniture body which has an outer side wall and at least one inner partition, between which a first drawer is arranged in a closed position and which can be moved via a first pull-out guide on the outer side wall and a second pull-out guide on the inner partition is held, on the first drawer on a front side a front panel is fixed, which projects beyond the first drawer laterally, and on the projecting part of the front panel at least one second drawer is fixed, which can be moved via two pull-out guides, one of which has a pull-out guide the partition is fixed.

The DE 10 2010 036 853 A1 discloses a device for synchronizing locking devices of furniture positioned adjacent to one another, by means of which movable furniture parts are prevented from colliding with one another. In this case, opening of the movable furniture parts is only permitted via locking elements if no other movable furniture part is arranged in the opening area.

The EP 1 901 633 B1 discloses a piece of furniture which has a plurality of drawers which can be moved relative to a piece of furniture. The drawers are nested one inside the other and can be ejected from a closed position into an open position via an ejection device. The nesting of drawers, however, has the disadvantage that access to an inner drawer usually requires several movements, which is comparatively complex.

Furthermore, the DE 10 2016 107 918 an ejection device for a movable furniture part, by means of which a drawer can be ejected after unlocking. When storing the drawer on two side walls via pull-out guides, there is the problem that the maximum width is limited.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a piece of furniture which has a push element with a particularly large width and is easy to handle.

This object is achieved with a piece of furniture with the features of claim 1.

The piece of furniture according to the invention has a first drawer and a second drawer which are connected to one another via a common front panel. Both drawers are fixed to the front panel, so that the drawer has a particularly large width and is stably guided, since each drawer is held so that it can be moved using two pull-out guides. The drawer element with the two drawers can be actuated via at least one ejection device on each drawer, the ejection devices being synchronized via synchronization means. When one of the ejection devices is unlocked, the other ejection devices are also unlocked via the synchronization means, so that the ejection devices jointly eject the push element with the two or more drawers from the closed position. This coupling of the at least two ejection devices via synchronization means leads to simple handling, since the user only has to unlock one of the ejection devices in order to thereby also unlock the other ejection devices. Unlocking can take place, for example, by pressing the front panel out of the closed position into an overpressing position.

The ejection devices can preferably be locked in a closed position. The locking can take place immediately in the closed position or even before the closed position is reached, depending on the travel range of the drawers in which the ejection devices are tensioned during a closing operation. Each ejection device can have an energy accumulator, in particular a spring, in order to pretension a movable driver which can then be coupled to the drawer or a running rail. Such ejection devices are known and can be designed, for example, as shown in FIG DE 10 2016 113 044 is described.

According to one embodiment, an opening is provided on or in the partition wall, which is penetrated by the synchronization means. The synchronization means can be rotatable, pivotable or displaceable relative to a housing of the ejection device in order to pass on a corresponding signal for unlocking from one ejection device to another ejection device. The mechanical coupling of the ejection devices ensures high reliability.

In the closed position, the partition is preferably arranged between the first and the second drawer, so that, despite the large width, a high stability of the guidance of the drawer is ensured. Instead of arranging two drawers behind a common front panel, it is of course also possible to arrange more than two drawers, for example three or four drawers, behind a common front panel. Each drawer can be held movably on two pull-out guides in order to ensure a stable linear guide.

The synchronization means preferably comprise a rod which is guided through the partition. The rod can be rotatably or pivotally mounted in order to pass on a signal of unlocking from one ejection device to another ejection device. In another embodiment, the synchronization means can also be a Bowden cable or the like.

Each ejection device preferably has a movable driver which can be coupled to an activator on a movable running rail or the drawer. The ejection device can be fixed directly or indirectly to the furniture body. In an alternative embodiment, each ejection device is fixed to a bottom and / or frame of a drawer or a rail of a pull-out guide.

Each ejection device preferably has two receptacles, each of which is suitable for receiving a synchronization means. This ensures a simple direct mechanical transmission of the switching signal for triggering the pull-out guide. In an alternative embodiment, the ejection device has only one receptacle for a synchronization means, wherein the synchronization means can then be designed in such a way that more than two ejection devices can be connected to one another. The synchronization means can e.g. be designed as a rod with several levers, wherein the lever arms can be connected to the receptacles of the ejection device.

In a further embodiment, a self-closing mechanism is provided on at least one pull-out guide in order to pretension the drawers with the front panel in a closed area in a closed position. A self-retraction can be provided on each pull-out guide for a reliable holding of the push element in the closed position, so that the forces for tensioning the push element in the closed position are higher and on each pull-out guide are effective. The energy storage devices of the ejection devices can then be tensioned, for example, in front of the closing area, so that during a closing operation the energy storage devices of the ejection devices are first tensioned and locked before the at least one self-closing takes over the control of the closing movement, possibly also using a damper.

Figur 1

eine Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Möbels mit einem Schubelement in der Schließposition;

Figur 2

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Schubelementes des Möbels der Figur 1;

Figur 3

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Möbels der Figur 1 mit dem Schubelement in einer Öffnungsposition;

Figur 4

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Möbels der Figur 3 ohne Schubelement;

Figuren 5A und 5B

zwei Ansichten des Möbels der Figur 4 in Draufsicht;

Figuren 6A und 6B

zwei Ansichten des Möbels der Figur 4 mit einer Auszugsführung in einer Öffnungsstellung;

Figur 7

eine Detailansicht der Synchronisationsmittel des Möbels der Figur 4;

Figur 8

eine Vorderansicht der Synchronisationsmittel des Möbels der Figur 4;

Figur 9

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eines erfindungsgemäßen Möbels;

Figuren 10A und 10B

zwei Ansichten des Möbels der Figur 9 mit den Synchronisationsmitteln in einer Explosionsdarstellung;

Figuren 11A und 11B

zwei perspektivische Ansichten des Möbels der Figur 9 mit montierten Synchronisationsmitteln;

Figur 12

eine Unteransicht auf das Möbel der Figur 9 mit dem Schubelement in einer Schließstellung, und

Figur 13

eine Unteransicht des Möbels der Figur 9 mit dem Schubelement in einer Öffnungsposition.

The invention is explained in more detail below using two exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Figure 1

a view of a piece of furniture according to the invention with a thrust element in the closed position;

Figure 2

a perspective view of the thrust element of the furniture of the Figure 1 ;

Figure 3

a perspective view of the furniture of the Figure 1 with the thrust element in an open position;

Figure 4

a perspective view of the furniture of the Figure 3 without thrust element;

Figures 5A and 5B

two views of the furniture of the Figure 4 in top view;

Figures 6A and 6B

two views of the furniture of the Figure 4 with a pull-out guide in an open position;

Figure 7

a detailed view of the synchronization means of the furniture Figure 4 ;

Figure 8

a front view of the synchronization means of the furniture of the Figure 4 ;

Figure 9

a perspective view of a second embodiment of a piece of furniture according to the invention;

Figures 10A and 10B

two views of the furniture of the Figure 9 with the synchronization means in an exploded view;

Figures 11A and 11B

two perspective views of the furniture of the Figure 9 with mounted synchronization means;

Figure 12

a bottom view of the furniture of the Figure 9 with the thrust element in a closed position, and

Figure 13

a bottom view of the furniture of the Figure 9 with the thrust element in an open position.

A piece of furniture 1 comprises a piece of furniture body 2 which has two side walls 3 on opposite outer sides and a middle partition 4. A drawer element which has a first drawer 5 and a second drawer 6 is movably held on the furniture body 2. A front of the two drawers 5 and 6 is covered by a common front panel 7, which extends over the entire width of the furniture body 2.

In Figure 2 the thrust element is shown in detail. The drawer element comprises a first drawer 5, which comprises a base 50, two side frames 51 and a rear wall 52. The second drawer 6 can be constructed identically and also comprises a base 60, two side frames 61 and a rear wall 62. The side frames 51 and 61 can be hollow in order to mount a pull-out guide in the side frames 51 and 61.

In Figure 3 the thrust element is shown in an open position. The drawers 5 and 6 are essentially arranged in front of the furniture body 2, so that the usable space is accessible.

In Figure 4 the drawer element with the drawers 5 and 6 has been omitted, so that it can be seen that each drawer 5 and 6 is held so that it can be moved via two pull-out guides 10. Each pull-out guide 10 comprises a stationary guide rail 11 fixed to the furniture body 2, a central rail 12 and a movable running rail 13 on which the drawer 5 rests, preferably in the region of a side frame 51 or 61. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the partition 4 is on opposite sides A pull-out guide 10 is mounted on each side, and also on the inside of the two side walls 3. If the furniture body 2 is wider, a pull-out guide 10 can also be mounted on a further partition 4 instead of on an outer side wall 3. In addition, every drawer slide 10 instead of three rails also have only two or more than three rails movable relative to one another.

An ejection device 14 is provided on each pull-out guide 10, which can be locked and ejects the drawer 5 or 6 in the opening direction after unlocking via an energy store. The ejection device 14 can be designed as in the DE 10 2016 107 918 is described. A driver 17 can be moved on a housing of each ejection device 14 and can be brought into engagement with an activator 18 on the running rail 13 in order to move the running rail 13 and thus the drawer 5 or 6 in the opening direction. If the drawer 5 or 6 is moved in the closing direction, the driver 17 can be moved in the closing direction via the activator 18 in order to tension the energy store and lock the driver 17 in an end position. Unlocking can take place, for example, by pressing the front panel 7 out of the closed position into an overpressure position. In such an unlocking process, it can happen that only one ejection device 14 is unlocked when the front panel 7 is pressed in, while the other ejection devices 14 are still locked. In order to avoid that the push element then remains in the closed position, the two ejection devices 14 of a drawer 5 or 6 are each coupled via a connecting rod 15, which ensures that when one of the ejection devices 14 is unlocked, the other ejection device 14 also unlocks becomes. In addition, synchronization means are provided which comprise a rod 16 which synchronizes the ejection device 14 of the two drawers 5 and 6, so that when an ejection device 14 of one drawer 5 or 6 is unlocked, an ejection device 14 of the other drawer 5 or 6 is unlocked.

The area of the synchronization means is in the detailed views of the Figures 5B and 6B shown. The ejection devices 14 are fixed to the pull-out guide 10 with a housing and have a receptacle 20 in which an actuating rod 21 is rotatably mounted. The actuating rod 21 has a first end section 22 which is coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to the connecting rod 15. On the opposite side, the actuating rod has a connecting section 23 which is coupled in a rotationally fixed manner to a lever 24. On the lever 24, a receptacle 25 is formed, into which the connecting section 23 is inserted. On the lever 24 there is also a projection 26 which is inserted into a receptacle 27 of the rod 16. The rod 16 passes through an opening 28 in the partition 4 and thus connects the two levers 24 to one another, which are rotatably coupled to the two actuating rods 21 on the ejection devices 14. The ejection devices 14 thus have two receptacles 20 and 27 or interfaces, each receptacle 20 and 27 being suitable for receiving a synchronization means. If the front panel 7 is now moved from the closed position into an overpressure position, the activators press on the movable drivers 17, which are also pressed in in the closing direction and thus unlock a latching mechanism in the ejection devices 14. As a result, the actuating rod 21 is rotated, which leads to a pivoting of the levers 24, so that all four ejection devices 14 are unlocked at the same time, even if the front panel 7 is pressed in only on one side and the pushing-in movement on the opposite side would not be sufficient to unlock the ejector 14. Unlocking can thus also be effected if the front panel 7 is brought into an inclined position when pressed in. By unlocking the ejection devices 14, the driver 17 can now be moved in the opening direction by the energy store on each ejection device 14, so that the two drawers 5 and 6 are also ejected in the opening direction via the activators 18. For tensioning the energy accumulators, the drivers 17 are brought into the starting position via the activators and locked there.

In Figure 7 the area of the synchronization means is shown, wherein it can be seen that the opening 28 is made larger than the rod 16, so that it can pivot within the opening 28 by a pivoting movement of the lever 24.

In Figure 8 the area of the synchronization means is shown in a front view. The drawers 5 and 6 are each held by pull-out guides 10 on the partition 4, which is penetrated only by the rod 16.

In the Figures 9 to 13 A second exemplary embodiment of a piece of furniture 1 according to the invention is shown, in which the furniture body 2 and the push element with the drawers 5 and 6 are designed as in the first exemplary embodiment. However, an ejection device 14 'is provided which, unlike in the first exemplary embodiment, is not arranged stationary on the furniture body 2, but can be moved on an underside of a base 50 or 60 of the drawers 5 or 6. There are two ejection devices 14 per drawer 5 or 6 'are provided, which are coupled to one another via a connecting rod 15'. As in Figure 10B the two are shown Ejection devices 14 'adjacent to the partition 4 coupled to each other via synchronization means. For this purpose, a rod 16 'is provided, which is guided through an opening 32 in the partition 4. A sleeve 31 is inserted into the opening 32 and serves as a bearing for the rod 16. The rod 16 'has coupling means 30 at opposite ends. The coupling means 30 are designed here as hooks which can be coupled to the ejection devices 14 'in the closed position.

In Figure 12 the thrust element is shown in a closed position in which the coupling means 30 are each coupled to an actuating element of an ejection device 14 '. If the pushing element is now moved from the closed position into an overpressure position, the rod 16 'is rotated via the coupling means 30, so that all the ejection devices 14' are unlocked via the rod 16 'and the connecting rods 15'. Each ejection device 14 'can now provide an ejection movement of the drawer 5 or 6, a driver 17' of the ejection device 14 'abutting a support element 41 which is arranged on a holder 40. The holders 40 are fixed directly or indirectly on the inner sides of the side walls 3 or on opposite sides of the partition 4. In this respect, the holder 40 is arranged stationary, while the ejection devices 14 'can be moved with the drawers 5 or 6. During the ejection movement, the coupling means 30 are decoupled from the actuating elements of the ejection devices 14 '. If the push element with the drawers 5 and 6 is moved again in the closing direction, the support elements 41 come into engagement with the drivers 17 ', which are then tensioned and locked against the force of the energy accumulator.

If the driver 17 or 17 'is tensioned before the closed position, self-retraction can also be provided on one or more of the pull-out guides 10, which ensures that the push element is held in the closed position and shortly before reaching the closed position also in the closed position is pulled. Such a self-closing mechanism can also have a damper in order to brake a closing movement. This further increases the comfort when opening and closing the push element.

In the illustrated exemplary embodiments, two drawers 5 and 6 are connected to one another to form a push element. It is also possible to connect more than two drawers 5 and 6 to form a push element.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Furniture

2

furniture body

3

Side wall

4

partition wall

5

drawer

6

drawer

7

front panel

10

pull-out guide

11

guide rail

12

middle rail

13

runner

14, 14 '

ejector

15, 15 '

connecting rod

16, 16 '

pole

17, 17 '

takeaway

18

activator

20

admission

21

actuating rod

22

end

23

connecting portion

24

lever

25

admission

26

head Start

27

admission

28

opening

30

coupling means

31

shell

32

opening

40

holder

41

support element

50

ground

51

Drawer side

52

rear wall

60

ground

61

Drawer side

62

rear wall

Claims (13)

1. Item of furniture (1), having a furniture body (2) comprising an outer side wall (3) and at least one internal partition wall (4), between which a first drawer (5) is arranged in a closing position, which is movably held by a first pull-out guide (10) on the outer side wall (3) and by a second pull-out guide (10) on the inner partition wall (4), wherein a front panel (7), which projects laterally beyond the first drawer (5), is fixed to a front side of the first drawer (5), and at least one second drawer (6) is fixed to the projecting part of the front panel (7) and is displaceably held via two pull-out guides (10), of which one pull-out guide (10) is fixed to the partition wall (4), characterized in that at least one ejection device (14, 14') for ejecting the drawers (5, 6) from the closing position is provided on each of the first and second drawers (5, 6), and the ejection devices (14, 14') are synchronized via synchronization means (16, 16').
2. Item of furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the ejection devices (14, 14') can be latched in a closing position.
3. Item of furniture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that an opening (28, 32) is provided in or on the partition wall (4), which opening is penetrated by the synchronization means (16, 16').
4. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the synchronization means (16, 16') are rotatable, pivotable or displaceable relative to the ejection device (14, 14').
5. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the closing position, the partition wall (4) is arranged between the first and second drawers (5, 6).
6. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the synchronization means (16, 16') comprise a rod which is guided through the partition wall (4).
7. Item of furniture according to claim 6, characterized in that the rod is mounted rotatably or pivotably on the housings of two spaced-apart ejection devices (14, 14').
8. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each ejection device (14, 14') has a movable driver (17, 17') which can be coupled to an activator (18) on a movable runner rail (13) or the drawer (5, 6).
9. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ejection device (14) is fixed to the furniture body (2).
10. Item of furniture according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that each ejection device (14') is fixed to a base (50, 60) and/or a frame of a drawer (5, 6) or a rail of a pull-out guide (10).
11. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a self-closing mechanism is provided on at least one pull-out guide (10) in order to pretension the drawers (5, 6) with the front panel (7) in a closing region into the closing position.
12. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each drawer (5, 6) can be ejected via two ejection devices (14, 14') after unlocking the ejection devices (14, 14').
13. Item of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each ejection device (14, 14') comprises two receptacles (20, 27) which are each adapted to receive a synchronization means (16, 16').

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