EP3654803B1 - Furniture with a coffe machine or a toaster and method for opening a door - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a piece of furniture with a body on which at least one door is movably mounted on an opening, and at least one push element is movably mounted on the body, the at least one door from a closed position covering the opening to a pivoting device first opening position is pivotable, and a method for opening at least one door on a body.

the DE 20 2015 003 223 U1 discloses a piece of furniture with a furniture body on which a pivotable door and a movable pull-out frame are provided. The pull-out frame can be moved by pivoting the door, whereby the door protrudes into the room and thus disturbs the user. The user therefore endeavors to push the pull-out rack back in immediately after use and to close the door.

the EP 2 055 653 A1 discloses a mechanism for moving a carrier for a trash can, in which a lever mechanism is coupled to a pivotable door by means of which a trash can can be pulled out from a retracted position to an extended position. Here, too, it is disadvantageous that the door disturbs the user in the open position and that it is therefore necessary to close it immediately after use. This mechanism is therefore not suitable for moving pusher elements on or in which utensils such as household appliances, for example coffee machines, toasters or other objects, are stored.

There is also furniture from the FR 60 685 , FR 1 008 995 and FR 1 224 059 known, in which a pivotable flap can be inserted into a pocket in a furniture body.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to create a piece of furniture which enables an improved use of space and wherein the body can be used in both a closed and an open position.

This object is achieved with a piece of furniture with the features of claim 1 and a method with the features of claim 14.

In the case of the furniture according to the invention, at least one door is provided which can be pivoted from a closed position into a first open position and can be displaced from this first open position into a second open position, the pushing element being movable out in an opening direction by a transmission device by moving the door. This makes it possible that the door is optionally pivoted only into the first opening position in order to operate, remove or put down objects in the body, while alternatively the door can also be moved from a first opening position to a second opening position in order to then move the pusher element to slide out in the opening direction. As a result, the door can be moved into an at least partially stowed position, and the household appliance can be operated with at least partially, preferably completely extended, pushing element. This enables more flexible use of the furniture, with a coffee machine or a toaster being provided on the push element, which can then be easily operated when the push element is pushed out. In the case of particularly wide furniture, the door can also be designed with multiple leaves and the respective individual door leaves can be stored on opposite sides of the opening and stowed in the sections adjacent to them. For this purpose, a transmission device is installed on both sides, which in turn can have synchronization means to control the sequence of the multi-leaf door uniformly. In the case of the single-leaf door, too, it is conceivable to use one transmission device on each side of the sliding element for a uniform sequence.

The transmission device preferably comprises at least one pulling means, for example a cable pull, which is connected to the door and the at least one pushing element. The cable pull can be designed circumferentially in order to be able to exert tensile forces in opposite directions of movement. It is also possible to form a cable pull from several individual cable pull sections, which then ensures a corresponding coupling of the at least one pushing element to the door. In an alternative embodiment, the transmission element can also comprise another flexible traction means, for example a belt or chain drive for non-positive and / or positive transmission.

In a further embodiment, the door can be moved from a first opening position into the second opening position essentially in the horizontal direction. As a result, the door can be moved comparatively easily, with the door preferably being pushed into the body, for example into a recording on the body. A part of the door, for example a section with a handle element, can still protrude from the body in the second open position. As a result, however, the door is mostly stowed in the body.

The push element is preferably held displaceably on at least one, for example on two pull-out guides. The push element can be designed as a drawer or shelf on which household appliances or other objects are placed or received.

The pivoting device is preferably mounted displaceably on the body. The pivoting device can comprise one or more hinges which pivot the door about a vertical pivot axis, or alternatively the door can be pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis. The pivot axis does not have to be stationary, but can be guided along a movement path, so that four-joint or seven-joint hinges or flap fittings can also be used. In a simple embodiment, the pivoting device only comprises pins which are mounted displaceably in a linear guide so that the door can both be rotated and shifted around the pins protruding on opposite sides. In this case, two spaced-apart pins can be provided on each side of the door, which can be moved along two angled guide tracks, so that the door is pivoted in a first step, and if both pins are arranged in the same guide track, the door can be linear be moved. Alternatively, the door is held on hinges or flap fittings that are slidably guided on a slide.

The at least one pushing element can preferably be pushed out at least over a first distance by means of the transmission device when the door is pivoted. As a result, the movement of the door is already used to push the pusher element out at least over a smaller part of the distance in the opening direction, with the pusher element then being pushed out over a larger part of the distance in the opening direction when the door is moved from the first opening position to the second opening position. The push element can be moved horizontally so that it can remain in the extended position, with latching or locking devices optionally being provided in order to secure the push element against being shifted out of the extended open position.

In a further embodiment, at least one spring is provided in order to pretension the cable pull of the transmission device. This increases the comfort when operating the door and / or the push element. In addition, a damping device can optionally be provided in order to brake the door during the closing movement from the first opening position into the closing position, which avoids hard impact noises.

A single or double-leaf door is preferably movably mounted on the opening of the body. Optionally, the door can also be designed as a folding door with at least two door elements held together in an articulated manner, so that the depth of the body can be designed to be smaller than the width of the door formed from two door elements.

In the method according to the invention, a door is first pivoted from a closed position to an open position, in order then to move the door from the open position to a second open position, preferably in the horizontal direction, in order to thereby at least partially push out a pushing element in the opening direction via a transmission device. The push element can also be moved completely from the closed position into an open position via the transmission device. Only when the door is moved from the second opening position back into the first opening position can the pushing element be moved again in the closing direction via the transmission device. This simplifies handling. Alternatively, the door can also be moved from the second opening position back to the first opening position by pushing in the pusher element, whereby it remains there for safety reasons and cannot move directly into the closed position or can fall into a closed position with horizontal pivot axes.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Möbels, wobei die Kaffeemaschine oder der Toaster nicht dargestellt sind,

Figur 2

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 in der Schließposition;

Figuren 3A bis 3C

mehrere Detailansichten der Figur 2 in der Schließposition;

Figur 4

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 mit hochgeschwenkter Tür;

Figuren 5A und 5B

zwei Detailansichten der Figur 4;

Figur 6

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 beim Einschieben der Tür von der ersten Öffnungsposition in die zweite Öffnungsposition;

Figur 7

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 mit der Tür in der zweiten Öffnungsposition;

Figur 8

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 mit der Tür in der zweiten Öffnungsposition und dem Schubelement in der maximalen Öffnungsposition;

Figur 9

eine Detailansicht der Figur 8;

Figur 10

eine geschnittene Seitenansicht der Figur 1 beim Einschieben des Schubelementes;

Figur 11

eine perspektivische Ansicht der Übertragungseinrichtung in der montierten Position;

Figur 12

eine perspektivische Explosionsdarstellung der Übertragungseinrichtung des Möbels der Figur 1;

Figur 13A und 13B

perspektivische Ansichten eines modifizierten erfindungsgemäßen Möbels mit mehrflügliger Bauweise, wobei die Kaffeemaschine oder der Toaster nicht dargestellt sind,

Figur 14A bis 14D

perspektivische Ansichten eines modifizierten erfindungsgemäßen Möbels in unterschiedlichen Positionen, wobei die Kaffeemaschine oder der Toaster nicht dargestellt sind, und

Figur 15A bis 15D

perspektivische Ansichten eines modifizierten erfindungsgemäßen Möbels in unterschiedlichen Positionen, wobei die Kaffeemaschine oder der Toaster nicht dargestellt sind.

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

Figure 1

a perspective view of a piece of furniture according to the invention, the coffee machine or the toaster not being shown,

Figure 2

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 in the closed position;

Figures 3A to 3C

several detailed views of the Figure 2 in the closed position;

Figure 4

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 with the door swung up;

Figures 5A and 5B

two detailed views of the Figure 4 ;

Figure 6

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 when sliding the door from the first opening position into the second opening position;

Figure 7

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 with the door in the second open position;

Figure 8

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 with the door in the second opening position and the pushing element in the maximum opening position;

Figure 9

a detailed view of the Figure 8 ;

Figure 10

a sectional side view of the Figure 1 when inserting the pusher element;

Figure 11

a perspective view of the transmission device in the assembled position;

Figure 12

a perspective exploded view of the transmission device of the furniture of Figure 1 ;

Figures 13A and 13B

perspective views of a modified piece of furniture according to the invention with a multi-leaf construction, the coffee machine or the toaster not being shown,

Figures 14A through 14D

perspective views of a modified piece of furniture according to the invention in different positions, the coffee machine or the toaster not being shown, and

Figures 15A to 15D

perspective views of a modified piece of furniture according to the invention in different positions, the coffee machine or the toaster not being shown.

A piece of furniture 1 comprises a body 2, which has a base 4, two side walls 3, a top base 5 and a rear wall 6. The body 2 can also have partition walls instead of side walls 3 and as a base cabinet or Upper cabinet can be used for a kitchen. On the body 2, a door 7 is provided as a closure element which essentially covers an opening on the body 2 in the closed position. The door 7 has a handle 8 on the front and can be pivoted upwards about a substantially horizontal axis. Alternatively, it is possible to pivot the door 7 laterally about a vertical axis, the corresponding pivot axes not having to be designed to be stationary, but rather can also be moved along a path when opening or closing.

In Figure 2 the furniture 1 is shown in a sectional side view in a closed position in which the door 7 covers an opening on the body 2. The furniture 1 with the mechanism is designed as a mirror image on opposite side walls 3, so that only the mechanism on one side of the furniture 1 is explained. Optionally, only a single mechanism can be provided.

A holder 13 is provided on the door 7, on which a guide element 33 is formed with outwardly protruding sliders which can be moved in a vertical guide track 32 or in a horizontal guide track 14. The guide track 14, 32 is designed in the form of a groove in a side wall 3. A cable 15, which can be moved together with the door 7, is fixed to the holder 13.

The cable 15 connects the door 7 to a push element 9, which is arranged within the body 2 in the closed position. The thrust element 9 is mounted so as to be movable via a pull-out guide 10, which can have two or more rails that can be moved relative to one another. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the pull-out guide 10 has a guide rail 40 fixed to the body 2, a central rail 41 and a movable running rail 42 on which the push element 9 is held.

A self-closing mechanism 11 is also provided on the pull-out guide 10 and comprises a stationary housing on which a driver is displaceably guided. The driver can be biased into a retracted position by a spring and optionally also be braked in the closing direction by a damping device. The driver can be coupled over a certain distance to an activator 12 which is fixed on the running rail 42 and has a projection which can be brought into engagement with the driver. As a result, the thrust element 9 is biased into a closed position, and it becomes a Avoid hitting the door 7, even if the pull-out guide 10 should be mounted at a slight incline.

In the Figures 3A and 3B the pivoting device for the door 7 is shown. At an upper corner of the door 7, a guide element 33 is fixed that is guided with a pin or another slide element in the horizontal guide track 14 and with another slide element in a vertical guide track 32, the lower slider of the guide element 33 initially along the guide track 32 is moved vertically and can then be inserted into the horizontal guide track 14 in order to move the door 7 horizontally. The door 7 is thereby pivotable and displaceable along the guide tracks 32 and 14 by means of two sliding elements which are spaced apart from one another. However, it is also possible, instead of two sliding elements, to provide a slide on which hinges or flap fittings are fixed in order to pivot the door 7.

In Figure 3C the thrust element 9 is shown on the pull-out guide 10, which is also connected to the cable 15. For this purpose, a connecting element 16 is provided on the running rail 42, to which the cable 15 or a section of the cable 15 is fixed.

In Figure 4 the door 7 is shown in a pivoted up position, in which the door has essentially been pivoted from a vertical closed position into a horizontal first open position. The slider on the guide element 33 has been moved along the vertical guide track 32 up to the level of the guide track 14, so that now both sliders are arranged in the guide track 14 and the door 7 can be moved. By pivoting the door, the cable was moved slightly, as is the comparison of the Figures 3A and 5A indicates. As a result, the thrust element 9 can optionally be pushed out over a first distance. Alternatively, the pusher element 9 initially remains in the retracted closed position during the pivoting movement of the door 7, and the pusher element 9 is only pushed out when the door 7 is pushed into the body 2.

In Figure 6 the door 7 is pushed into the body 2, the two sliding elements being moved along the horizontal guide track 14. As a result, the cable 15 moves and pulls the thrust element 9 via the connecting element 16 into an open position. As in Figure 5B is shown, the cable 15 is connected to the connecting element 16 on opposite sides, and by moving the pull-out guide 10, the activator leaves the self-closing 11.

The cable 15 is guided essentially in a U-shape on a side wall of the body 2 and initially runs essentially horizontally from a pulley 23, which is rotatably mounted on a web 25, to a plate 17, which is adjacent to the in the rear area of the body The rear wall 6 is fixed to the side wall 3. A plurality of pulleys 22 for deflecting the cable 15 are provided on the plate 17, as well as two tensioning elements. A first tensioning element comprises a slide 18 which is slidably mounted on the plate 17 and is pretensioned via a spring 27. A second tensioning element comprises a displaceable slide 20 which is pretensioned via a spring 28, a deflection roller 21 being rotatably mounted on the slide 20. The pulleys 19 and 21 rotatably mounted on the slides 18 and 20 ensure that the cable 15 is tensioned Tensioning element with slide 20 or the tensioning device with slide 18. A damping device 29, which is designed as a linear damper and can brake slide 18, is also provided on plate 17.

In Figure 7 the door 7 has been moved into the second open position in which the door 7 is predominantly arranged on an upper receptacle in the body 2 and only one end section with the handle 8 protrudes from the body 2. The pushing element 9 is currently in the ejection phase and is still moved into the maximum opening position, which is shown in FIG. 8, via the pull-out guide 10. The slide 20 is used for this purpose, which is pretensioned in the lower position via the spring 28, which is designed as a tension spring, so that the cable 15 continues to move after reaching the end position on the door 7 until the thrust element 9 is also in the maximum opening position is arranged, at which the connecting element 16 is located below a pulley 24. The deflection roller 24 is rotatably mounted on a web 26 which, together with the web 25 and the plate 17, forms an assembly unit for the cable 15. Optionally, the deflection rollers 23 and 24 can also be mounted directly on the side wall 3.

In the in Figure 8 illustrated opening position of the pusher element 9, the user can put a device on the pusher element 9, for example a

Coffee machine or a toaster or other devices, without the door 7 being a hindrance, since it is mostly stowed in the body 2. In this respect, the piece of furniture 1 can also be used with the door 7 open, without the door 7 hindering the user.

As soon as the use has ended, the sliding element 9 can be drawn back into the body 2 by moving the door 7 from the second opening position back into the first opening position, and the door 7 can be brought into a closed position in order to close the device or the objects on the To arrange thrust element 9 protected. Alternatively, the door can also be moved from the second opening position back into the first opening position by pushing in the pushing element.
In Figure 9 the connecting element 16 is shown in the maximum opening position, the deflection roller 24 being covered by a cover 31.

In Figure 10 the pusher element 9 was moved in the closing direction, the connecting element 16 having moved away from the deflection roller 24 over a greater distance than the door 7 from the second open position. This is due to the fact that part of the cable pull 15 was stored in the area of the plate 17 by moving the slide 18, since the deflection roller 19 has moved away from the damping device 29. The user can now move the door 7 on the handle 8 and move it into the first opening position shown in FIG Figure 4 is shown. From this position, the door 7 can be pivoted back into the closed position, with the pushing element 9 being automatically moved into the closed position by moving the door 7.

In Figure 11 the transmission mechanism is shown in the rear area on the side wall 3. The cable 15 is guided on the plate 17 over a plurality of pulleys 22, which are arranged in a stationary manner and are only rotatably supported. Furthermore, the upper slide 18 can be seen, which is tensioned by a spring 27, in particular a tension spring. When the pushing element 9 is pulled, the slide 18 is moved against the force of the spring 27, and the damping device 29 prevents the slide 18 from striking a stop without braking, for example if the door 7 is not yet far enough into the body 2 is inserted. A slide 20 is also provided on the other strand of the cable 15, which is pretensioned by the spring 28 as a tension spring and prevents a movement of the door 7 from being transmitted directly to the pushing element 9, but only via the accumulator with the movable deflection roller 21 .

For the transport, an assembly aid 43, 44 is inserted into each of the slides 18, 20 pretensioned by the springs 27, 28 as a transport lock. In this way, the at least one traction device can be laid with almost no tension. Alternatively, the assembly aid 43, 44 can also secure the springs 27, 28 directly.

In Figure 12 the transmission mechanism between the door 7 and the thrust element 9 is shown in detail. On an upper web 25 there is a stationary pulley 23 for the cable, and on a lower web 26 there is another stationary pulley 24. In the rear area, the plate 17 is provided with numerous pulleys 22, on which the two slides 18 and 20 are each provided with a displaceable deflection roller 19 and 21, the slides being pretensioned via springs 27 and 28. As a result, the cable 15 is kept under constant tension. The transmission mechanism to the interior of the body 2 is covered by strip-shaped covers 31 and the plate 17 is covered by a cover 30. The cable 15 is guided essentially in a U-shape in order to connect the door 7 to the thrust element 9.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the door 7 is only connected to one push element 9. It is also possible to connect the door 7 with two or more sliding elements which can move over a different distance in the opening direction.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the door 7 is designed as a pivotable flap which can be stowed below a top panel 5 on the body 2. It is also possible to mount the door 7 so as to be rotatable about an essentially vertical axis and to be able to insert the door 7 into a receptacle on the side of the body 2. Furthermore, in the case of an unfavorable width-to-depth ratio of the furniture, it is also possible to close the opening with a double-leaf door and to push the individual door leaves into opposite sections of the body 2.

In Figures 13A and 13B shows an alternative construction of a piece of furniture 1 'according to the invention, in which an opening of a body can be closed by two doors 7', that is to say by a multi-leaf door. For this purpose, each door 7 'is mounted on a slide 13' via one or more hinges so that it can pivot about an essentially vertical axis. After a

Opening movement in the in Figure 13B In the position shown, each door 7 'on the carriage 13' can then be pushed into the body 2 'in order to stow the door 7' at least partially in the body 2 '. By pushing the door 7 'from the first opening position into a second pushed-in opening position, a pushing element 9', in particular a drawer, is moved out of the body 2 'in an opening direction by a transmission device. The carriage 13 'can be guided along two spaced guide tracks. The transmission device can correspond to the previous exemplary embodiment, with optional synchronization of the movement sequences of the two doors 7 'being able to be provided so that they are opened or closed together.

In Figures 14A through 14D Another embodiment of a piece of furniture 1 'according to the invention is shown in which an opening of a body 2' can be closed by a door 7 ', the two being designed as a folding door with at least two hinged door elements 7a and 7b. The door element 7b facing the center of the body can be displaced along a guide on a front side of the body 2 'in order to move from a closed position ( Figure 14A ) to be unfolded ( Figure 14B ) to a first opening position ( Figure 14C ). From the first open position, the folded door 7 'can then be pushed into the body 2' with a slide 13 'in order to arrange the door 7' at least partially in the body 2 '. As in the previous exemplary embodiments, when the door 7 'is pushed in from the first opening position into a second pushed-in opening position, a pushing element 9' held on pull-out guides 10 is moved out of the body 2 'in an opening direction, as already described in detail above would.

In the Figures 15A to 15D An embodiment of a piece of furniture 1 'according to the invention is shown in which, in accordance with the embodiment of FIGS. 14A to 14D, a door 7' is provided as a folding door with two door elements 7a and 7b at the opening of the body 2 '. A push element 90 arranged in the body 2 ′ is designed as an inner body and has a base 91, side walls 92 and a top base 93. Optionally, a partition 94 can be provided in the inner body for further subdivision. The push element 90 fills an interior space of the body 2 ′ in a retracted position, with the push element 90 optionally being able to be adapted to the respective purpose of use.

List of reference symbols

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Furniture

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Body

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floor

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Topsoil

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door

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Handle

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Thrust element

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Drawer slide

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Self-collection

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Activator

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holder

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sleds

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Guideway

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Traction device / cable

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Connecting element

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plate

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Slider

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Pulley

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Slider

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Pulley

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web

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feather

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feather

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Damping device

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cover

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cover

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Guideway

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Guide element

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Guide rail

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Middle rail

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Running rail

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Assembly aid

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Assembly aid

Claims (16)

1. Piece of furniture (1, 1') having a body (2, 2') on which at least one door (7, 7') is movably mounted at an opening, and at least one pushing element (9) is displaceably mounted on the body (2, 2'), wherein the at least one door (7, 7') can be pivoted from a closed position at least partially covering the opening via a pivoting device into a first opening position, wherein the at least one door (7, 7') is displaceable from the first opening position into a second opening position and by means of at least one transmission device (15) the pushing element (9, 9', 90) is movable out in an opening direction by the displacement of the door (7, 7'), characterized in that a coffee machine or a toaster is provided on the pushing element (9, 9', 90).
2. Piece of furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission device (15) comprises at least one pulling means, in particular a cable pull, a belt drive or chain drive, which is connected to the at least one door (7, 7') and the at least one pushing element (9, 9', 90).
3. Piece of furniture according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least one door (7, 7') is displaceable from the first opening position into the second opening position substantially in horizontal direction, and the at least one door (7, 7') in the second opening position is predominantly inserted in a receptacle in the body (2, 2').
4. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one pushing element (9, 9', 90) is displaceably held on at least one, preferably two pull-out guides (10).
5. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pivoting device is displaceably mounted on the body (2, 2').
6. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pivoting device comprises at least one hinge and the door (7') is pivotable about a vertical pivot axis or comprises at least one flap fitting and is pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis.
7. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, by means of the transmission device (15), when the at least one door (7, 7') is displaced into the second opening position, the at least one pushing element (9, 9') can be moved out over at least part of the travel distance.
8. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one spring (27, 28) is provided to keep the pulling means, in particular the cable pull, belt drive or chain drive of the transmission device (15), tensioned.
9. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a damping device (29) is provided to brake the door (7, 7') during the closing movement from the first opening position into the closing position.
10. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a double-leaf door (7') is movably mounted at the opening of the body (2').
11. Piece of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that synchronizing means couple the transmission devices of the double-leaf door (7') to each other.
12. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a door (7') is provided at the opening of the body (2') as a folding door having at least two door elements (7a, 7b) held in a hinged manner against one another.
13. Piece of furniture according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pushing element (9, 9') is designed as a drawer, tray or inner body (90).
14. Method for opening at least one door (7, 7') on a body (2, 2') of a piece of furniture (1, 1'), having the following steps: pivoting at least one door (7, 7') from a closed position into a first opening position, characterized by displacing the at least one door from the first opening position into a second opening position, wherein at least one pushing element (9) is therefore pushed out at least partially in the opening direction via at least one transmission device, wherein a coffee machine or a toaster is provided on the pushing element (9, 9', 90).
15. Method according to claim 14, characterized in that when the at least one door (7, 7') is displaced from the second opening position into the first opening position, the at least one pushing element (9, 9', 90) is displaced in the closing direction.
16. Method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that when the at least one pushing element (9) is displaced in the closing direction, the at least one door (7, 7') is displaced from the second opening position into the first opening position.

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