Classifications

• • 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
  • A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
  • A47B81/002—Corner cabinets; Cabinets designed for being placed in a corner or a niche

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a pull-out device for a cabinet, in particular a corner cabinet.
• Pull-out devices for cabinets, in particular corner cabinets are used to make the storage space of a cabinet, especially the storage space located in the corner of a corner cabinet, more accessible.
• Pull-out devices for cabinets or corner cabinets with corresponding pull-outs are known from the state of the art.
• EP 1 616 503 A2 shows a corner cabinet with an off-center opening and a one-piece shelf supported by two guide rods, which can be moved almost completely out of the interior of the corner cabinet.
• the movement controlled by the two guide rods determines the outer contour of the one-piece shelf to maximize the shelf area. In the process, parts of the interior of the corner cabinet remain unused.
• the second guide device has a pivot arm that can be pivoted about a pivot arm pivot axis and fixed to a cabinet.
• a pivot arm as a second guide device, the circular arc-shaped trajectory can be implemented particularly easily.
• Such a pivot arm can be secured, in particular, to one of the side walls of a cabinet.
• the pull-out device can thus also be installed above other built-in components in a cabinet.
• the pivot arm can alternatively or additionally be secured to the base of a cabinet.
• the pivot arm pivot axis can be realized by a support column of a cabinet, particularly a corner cabinet.
• the pivot axis, the coupling pivot axis, and the pivot arm pivot axis are aligned parallel to one another and vertically.
• the pull-out device has a simple design.
• the pivot arm is angled.
• An angled pivot arm enables a simple movement of the second shelf section along a circular arc-shaped trajectory, in which the pivot arm is arranged, in particular, so as to encompass a corner cabinet post. This allows the radius of movement or the length of the circular arc-shaped trajectory to be extended.
• the pivot arm is arranged above the first guide device.
• the plane in which the pivot arm is arranged lies above the plane in which the first guide device is arranged.
• the arrangement of the first and/or The position of the second guide device can be freely selected in the respective plane.
• the two guide devices can be arranged so that, viewed from above, they intersect when the pull-out device is moved from the storage position to the extended position. Due to the arrangement on different planes, a collision between the guide devices does not occur despite such an intersection.
• the coupling pivot axis is arranged in the middle quadrant of a 3x3 matrix that is optimally adapted to the shape of the first tray section.
• the 3x3 matrix covers the surface of the first shelf section in a top view with nine equally sized and shaped rectangles, preferably squares. The dimensions of the rectangles are adjusted to optimally cover the surface of the first shelf section.
• the coupling pivot axis is thus located in a central area of the first shelf section.
• the distance between the coupling pivot axis and one of the lateral contour lines of the first shelf section is 40% to 60%, preferably 45% to 55%, and particularly preferably 50% of the width of the first shelf section.
• the width is the shortest distance between the opposing lateral contour lines of the first shelf section through the coupling pivot axis.
• the first shelf section is mirror-symmetrical.
• a symmetrical design of the first shelf section results in an attractive appearance of the pull-out device in the extended position.
• the distance of the coupling pivot axis from a rear contour line of the first shelf section is preferably 90% to 120%, preferably 100% to 110%, of the distance of the coupling pivot axis from the lateral contour line of the first shelf section which is adjacent to the second shelf section in the storage position.
• the orientation of the coupling pivot axis with respect to the depth of the first shelf section determines the possible width of the second shelf section, wherein the width designates the distance between the lateral contour lines of a shelf section in the pull-out position and the depth designates the distance between the front and rear contour lines of a shelf section in the pull-out position.
• the space available in the interior of the corner cabinet can be particularly well utilized and the total shelf area can be maximized.
• this arrangement allows the distance between the first shelf section and the second shelf section in the extended position to be made particularly small, which gives the pull-out device a high-quality appearance in the extended position.
• the coupling device is arranged on the underside of the first and second shelf sections. This prevents the space available on the shelf sections for arranging objects from being compromised by the coupling device.
• the second shelf section is rigidly connected to the coupling device.
• the movements of the first and second shelf sections of a multi-part, in particular two-part, shelf during relocation are determined thereby.
• the pull-out device installed in a cabinet has precisely the degrees of freedom required for relocation between the storage position and the extended position.
• the pull-out device is easy to operate.
• the rigid connection between the coupling device and the second shelf section allows for a simple and robustly constructed pull-out device.
• the coupling device acts like a drawbar, with which the second shelf section is connected to the first shelf section.
• the second shelf section follows the first shelf section like a trailer.
• the circular arc-shaped trajectory of the second guide device has an angle of 100° to 140°, preferably 110° to 130°, particularly preferably 125°.
• the circular arc-shaped trajectory of the second guide device has an angle of 100° to 150°, preferably 120° to 140°, particularly preferably 133°.
• a circular arc-shaped trajectory with the specified angles enables not only the displacement of the second shelf section but also a partial displacement of the second shelf section out of the interior of the cabinet. In the extended position, the second shelf section can be positioned so that it partially protrudes beyond the level of an opening, such as a cabinet door opening. This improves accessibility to the second shelf section.
• the pivot axis is arranged in the middle quadrant of a 3x3 matrix optimized for the shape of the second shelf section.
• the 3x3 matrix covers the surface of the second shelf section in a top view with 9 equally sized and equally shaped rectangles, preferably squares. The dimensions of the rectangles are adjusted to optimally cover the surface of the second shelf section.
• the pivot axis is thus arranged in a central region of the second shelf section.
• the pivot axis is arranged in a region around the center of gravity of the second shelf section.
• the arrangement in a region around the center of gravity of the second shelf section means that the distance of the pivot axis from the center of gravity of the second shelf section is at most half, preferably at most one third, particularly preferably at most one fifth of the distance of the center of gravity measured by the pivot axis. to the outer contour of the second shelf section.
• the second guide device centrally absorbs the forces acting on the second shelf section. This can reduce the load on the second shelf section caused by tilting moments.
• this arrangement enables the design of the second and first shelf sections in such a way that the largest possible total shelf area is achieved, thus ensuring particularly good utilization of the space available in the interior of a cabinet.
• the pivot axis is arranged outside the outer contour of the second shelf section when viewed from above. This is particularly advantageous when using a second guide device with an angled pivot arm that partially encompasses the second shelf section when the pull-out device is in its storage position and when viewed from above.
• the pivot arm can be easily arranged in the same plane as the second shelf section.
• the first guide device is designed to guide the first shelf section in a purely linear movement.
• the pull-out device can be used in a drawer-like installation situation.
• the first shelf section can be provided with a corresponding panel on its front side and form a drawer.
• the pull-out device can also be arranged behind a cabinet door that is typically independent of the pull-out device.
• the first guide device is designed as a pull-out guide.
• a pull-out guide enables a purely linear, translational displacement of the first shelf section from the interior of a cabinet into an area in front of the cabinet.
• the pull-out guide comprises at least one multi-part telescopic rail. This makes it easy to move the first shelf section completely out of the interior of a cabinet.
• the pull-out guide can also comprise more than one telescopic rail, in particular two telescopic rails arranged parallel to and spaced from one another. This makes it easy to create a pull-out guide with increased stability and load-bearing capacity.
• the pull-out guide is designed as an over-extension.
• the first shelf section can be moved far out of the interior of a cabinet that parts of the second shelf section, in the extended position, are also arranged so that they partially protrude beyond the plane of the opening from the interior of the cabinet.
• the accessibility of the multi-part shelf in the extended position is thereby further improved.
• the first guide device is arranged asymmetrically in the direction of the side of the first shelf section facing away from the second shelf section in the storage position.
• it is arranged on the side of the coupling pivot axis on the first.
• the asymmetrical arrangement of the first guide device on the first shelf section enables the coupling device with the coupling pivot axis to be easily arranged on the first shelf section.
• This arrangement enables the coupling device to be pivoted about the coupling pivot axis without any risk of collision with the first guide device.
• the pull-out device can be implemented in a particularly simple manner.
• the first guide device comprises an outrigger, via which the first shelf section is secured to the first guide device.
• the outrigger enables the first shelf section to be connected more centrally to the asymmetrically offset guide device. This enables central accommodation of the first shelf section, in particular accommodation closer to the center of gravity of the first shelf section. The tilting moments acting on the first shelf section due to objects standing on the first shelf section are reduced in this arrangement.
• the first shelf section is designed to be more stable in a simple manner.
• the extension device has a simpler construction.
• the first guide device comprises two pull-out guides arranged parallel to and spaced from each other, with the coupling pivot axes located between the two pull-out guides. This provides a simple way to create a first guide device with increased stability and load-bearing capacity.
• the coupling device is particularly preferably designed such that it is arranged between the first guide device and the first shelf section in the storage position of the pull-out device.
• the coupling device comprises a flat connecting rod.
• a flat connecting rod can be arranged particularly easily in the storage position between the first guide device and the first shelf section.
• the pull-out device can be obtained in a simple manner.
• the coupling device further preferably comprises a guide element for the connecting rod.
• the guide element is preferably arranged on the underside of the first shelf section, in particular adjacent to the outer contour of the first shelf section.
• the guide element has a sliding surface and forms a collision barrier between the connecting rod and the first guide device.
• the reliability of the extension device is increased.
• the sliding surface is designed to support an underside of the connecting rod. This improves the supporting effect of the coupling device for the second shelf section.
• the connecting rod can be designed to be particularly flat and yet a sufficient supporting effect of the coupling device for the second shelf section can be achieved.
• the first tray section is rigidly arranged on the first guide device. While the second tray section can be pivoted about a pivot axis is hinged to the second guide device, the first shelf section can be firmly connected to the first guide device.
• the pull-out device has a simpler design. The stability of the pull-out device and the load-bearing capacity of the first shelf section are easily increased.
• the first shelf section has a convex portion of the outer contour on its rear side facing the second shelf section in the extended position.
• Such an outer contour of the first shelf section with a convex portion on the rear side enables the pivoting movement of the second shelf section about the coupling pivot axis from the position arranged next to the first shelf section in the storage position to the position arranged behind the first shelf section in the extended position, while maximizing the total shelf area.
• the first shelf section has a rectangular contour in the front area in the extension direction, which is followed by a semicircular contour in the rear area in the extension direction. This easily achieves a visually appealing, particularly symmetrical design of the first shelf section, with the outer contour allowing the second shelf section to pivot about the coupling pivot axis relative to the first shelf section and a design of the second shelf section that enables a correspondingly large combined area of the first and second shelf sections.
• both the first shelf section on the rear side have an outer contour with a convex section
• the second shelf section on its front side facing the first shelf section in the extended position has an outer contour with a concave section.
• the pull-out device comprises at least one railing guide fixedly arranged on the second shelf section, wherein the shelf railing is movable relative to the railing guide in the longitudinal direction of the shelf railing.
• the railing guide guides the shelf railing at a constant height in the direction of gravity, at least when the pull-out device is installed.
• the movable guidance is achieved by a suitable selection of the materials for the railing guide and the shelf railing in the form of a sliding bearing. This allows the pull-out guide to be implemented more cost-effectively.
• the object of the invention is further achieved by a corner cabinet with the above-described pull-out device according to the invention.
• the corner cabinet has a rectangular interior, approximately half of which is accessible via an opening at the front.
• the half of the interior located behind the opening forms a storage area, and the adjacent area of the interior forms a corner area, in which the second and first shelf sections of the pull-out device are arranged in the storage position.
• the center point of the circular arc-shaped path is located adjacent to an opening in the corner cabinet.
• Such a corner cabinet with the pull-out mechanism is particularly simple in construction.
• Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a corner cupboard 2 with the pull-out device 4 arranged therein.
• the corner cupboard 2 has an interior space 6 that is rectangular in plan. Approximately half of the interior space 6 is accessible via an opening 8 for a corner cupboard door (not shown).
• the pull-out device can be arranged in the corner cupboard in the manner of a drawer.
• the first shelf section 16 forms a drawer.
• the first shelf section 16 can be provided with a corresponding panel that covers the opening 8 in the storage position.
• the half of the interior space 6 arranged behind the opening 8 forms a storage area 10, to which a corner area 12 is connected.
• the pull-out device 4 comprises a multi-part shelf 14, in this case constructed in two parts, with a first shelf section 16 and a second shelf section 18.
• the first shelf section 16 is connected to the corner cabinet 2 via a first guide device 20 constructed as a pull-out guide 22.
• the first shelf section 16 is supported on its underside by the first guide device 20.
• the second shelf section 18 is supported on its underside by a second guide device 24 constructed as a pivot arm 26.
• the pivot arm 26 is attached to the corner cabinet 2 so as to be pivotable about a pivot arm pivot axis 28.
• the pivot arm pivot axis 28 is arranged adjacent to the opening 8.
• the second guide device 24 is designed to guide the second shelf section 18, during a displacement between the storage position and the pull-out position, along a trajectory in the shape of a segment of a circle, the center of which is the pivot arm pivot axis 28.
• the second shelf section 18 is pivotally connected to the second guide device 24 about a pivot axis 30.
• the pull-out device 4 further comprises a coupling device 32, via which the first shelf section 16 and the second shelf section 18 of the two-part shelf 14 are connected.
• the coupling device 32 is fixed to the first shelf section 16 so as to be pivotable about a coupling pivot axis 34.
• the pull-out guide 22 is arranged asymmetrically offset outwards under the first shelf section 16.
• the pull-out guide 22 is arranged under that half of the first shelf section 16 which, in the storage position, faces away from the second shelf section 18.
• the pull-out guide 22 has an extension arm 36, by means of which the first shelf section 16 is fixed to the pull-out guide 22.
• the first shelf section 16 is nevertheless gripped approximately centrally by the asymmetrically arranged pull-out guide 22 through the cantilever 36. This increases the load-bearing capacity of the first shelf section 16.
• the pull-out guide 22 is designed as a multi-part telescopic rail and, in particular, as an over-extension rail.
• the first shelf section 16 is rigidly connected to the first guide device 20.
• the coupling device 32 is rigidly connected to the second shelf section 18.
• the first shelf section 16 is moved in a purely linear movement through the opening 8 of the corner cabinet 2 out of the interior 6 of the corner cabinet 2 via the first guide device 20, designed as a pull-out guide 22.
• the first guide device 20 can also be designed to guide other movements of the first shelf section 16.
• the coupling device 32 connects the second tray section 18 to the first tray section 16 like a drawbar.
• the second tray section 18 is pivoted along a circular arc-shaped trajectory by the second guide device 24, designed as a pivot arm 26.
• the center point of the circular arc-shaped trajectory is defined by the pivot arm pivot axis 28 of the pivot arm 26. formed.
• the second tray section 18 is thereby transferred from a position arranged next to the first tray section 16 in the storage position to a position arranged behind the first tray section 16 in the extended position.
• the second tray section 18 is pivoted about the pivot axis 30 relative to the second guide device 24.
• the second guide device 24, designed as a pivot arm 26, describes a circular arc-shaped trajectory with an angle of approximately 125 degrees. This ensures that the second shelf section 18 is not only transferred within the interior 6 from the corner area 12 into the storage area 10, but is also partially moved out of the interior 6 through the door opening 8.
• the present two-part shelf 14, in particular the second shelf section 18, is in the Fig. 3
• the extension position shown is particularly easy to access.
• the extension guide 22 forming the first guide device 20 is designed as an over-extension. In the exemplary embodiment, this is achieved by the extension guide 22 being a four-part telescopic extension.
• the second tray section 18 When transferring the two-part tray 14 from the storage position to the extended position, the second tray section 18 is rotated by 90 degrees relative to the first tray section 16. At the beginning of the movement, the second tray section 18 undergoes a clockwise pivoting movement in a first movement phase, controlled by the movement of the first tray section 16 and the coupling device 32. In a second phase, the direction of rotation is reversed and the second tray section 18 undergoes a pivoting movement in the opposite direction, counterclockwise, relative to the pivot arm 26 forming the second guide device 24 about the pivot axis 30.
• the pivot arm pivot axis 28 is arranged adjacent to the opening 8. This makes it possible to transfer the second shelf section 18 with the largest possible shelf surface from the storage position in the corner area 12 of the corner cabinet into the storage area 10 of the corner cabinet and then into the pull-out position.
• the pivot arm 26 is curved. This allows it to engage around a corner post of the corner cabinet 2 arranged next to the door opening 8 when the pull-out device is in the pull-out position.
• the pivot arm 26 with the pivot arm pivot axis 28 can be arranged on a side wall of the corner cabinet 2. Alternatively, the pivot arm 26 with the pivot arm pivot axis 28 can be arranged on a support column that is fixed to the floor and/or to a head element of the corner cabinet 2 and/or also to a side wall of the corner cabinet 2.
• the rear corner which is adjacent to the second shelf section 18 in the storage position, has a convex section. As shown in Fig. 2 As shown, when the pull-out device is moved from the storage position to the extended position, the second shelf section 18 is pivoted relative to the first shelf section 16 via this corner.
• the opposite rear corner is also convex in the illustrated embodiment, so that the first shelf section 16 is mirror-symmetrical. This design contributes to the high-quality and pleasing appearance of the pull-out device in the extended position.
• FIGS. 7 to 11 show a further alternative embodiment of a pull-out device 4 installed in a corner cabinet 2.
• Fig. 7 shows the pull-out device 4 in the storage position.
• Fig. 11 shows the pull-out device 11 in the pull-out position.
• Fig. 8 to Fig. 10 show various intermediate positions during the movement of the pull-out device 4 from the storage position to the extended position or during the return movement from the extended position to the storage position.
• the first shelf section 16 has a rectangular contour in the front area, which is followed by a semicircular contour in the rear area. This results in a visually appealing design of the first shelf section 16, which nevertheless allows for good pivotability of the second shelf section 18 about the coupling pivot axis 34 of the coupling device 32.
• the first guide device 20 has two parallel pull-out guides 22.
• the pull-out guides 22 are arranged on the underside of the first shelf section 16. This makes it easy to realize a pull-out device 4 that is particularly stable and resilient.
• the coupling pivot axis 34 is arranged between the two pull-out guides 22, so that the coupling device 32 in the Fig. 7 illustrated storage position between the first shelf section 16 and the pull-out guide 22 arranged between the coupling pivot axis 34 and the second shelf section 18.
• the coupling device 32 has a particularly flat connecting rod 33.
• Another embodiment of the first guide device 20, for example with only one pull-out guide 22 as in the embodiments according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 is also possible as an alternative.
• the coupling device 32 of this exemplary embodiment comprises a guide element 35.
• This forms a sliding surface for the connecting rod 33 of the coupling device 32, which supports the connecting rod 33 on its underside.
• the guide element 35 forms a collision barrier that prevents the connecting rod 33 from coming into contact with the pull-out guide 22 when the pull-out device 2 is moved from the storage position to the extended position and back. The reliability of the pull-out device 2 is improved.
• the guide element 35 is arranged on the underside of the first shelf section 16.
• the second guide device 24 is further formed with a pivot arm 26, which is arranged in the same plane as the second shelf section 18. This ensures that the pivot arm 26 can cross the first pull-out guide 20 when the pull-out device 4 is moved into the pull-out position and does not collide with it. in the Figures 10 and 11 shown.
• the pivot arm 26 is very strongly angled and its shape takes up the shape of the second shelf section 18.
• the second shelf section 18 is encompassed by the pivot arm 26 in the storage position.
• the pivot axis 30 is arranged on the second shelf section 18 outside the outer contour of the latter.
• the second guide device 24 has for this purpose a support element which is arranged on the underside of the second shelf section 18 and, together with the pivot arm 26, forms the pivot axis 30.
• the pivot axis 30 or the support element are arranged in the position of the pull-out device 2 at the rear end of the second shelf section 18 facing away from the opening 8. This arrangement of the pivot axis 30 also ensures that the pull-out device 4 in the Fig. 11 shown extended position compared to the embodiments according to Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 can be moved even further beyond the level of the opening 8 out of the corner cabinet 2. Accessibility, particularly of the second shelf section 18 in the extended position, is thereby further improved.
• the drawer guides 22 are designed as five-part telescopic slides.
• Five-part telescopic slides can be easily created by combining two three-part telescopic slides.
• the use of five-part telescopic slides allows for a particularly large extension. This is also referred to as over-extension.
• the second shelf section 18 is supported on the corner cabinet 2 by the second guide device 24. Furthermore, the second shelf section 18 is supported on the first shelf section 16 via the coupling device 32 and, in turn, on the corner cabinet 2 via the first guide device 20.
• the support of the second shelf section 18 via the connecting rod 33 of the coupling device 32 is assisted by the guide element 35, which forms a sliding surface for the connecting rod 33. This allows the loads in the area of the coupling pivot axis 34 to be reduced compared to a solution without such a guide element 35. The load-bearing capacity of the second shelf section 18 is thereby increased.
• shelf railing 38 can also be fixed to the second shelf section 18. However, this requires that the shelf railing 38 is highly variable in length in the area between the two shelf sections 16 and 18.
• the shelf railing 38 is arranged on the second shelf section 18 so that it can be displaced relative to the latter in its longitudinal direction.
• railing guides can be arranged at fixed intervals on the outer contour of the second shelf section 18 at specific intervals. These railing guides preferably guide the shelf railing along the contour of the second shelf section 18 as sliding bearings.
• railing guide arms can be arranged, in particular on the underside of the second shelf section 18, which are arranged at one end in a fixed position on the shelf railing and at the other end pivotably about a guide arm pivot axis on the second shelf section 18.
• Such railing guide arms are variable in length and designed to apply a force to the shelf railing, in particular by means of a spring, that moves it in the direction of the guide arm pivot axis, i.e., in the direction of the second shelf section.
• Such railing guide arms can also be used to guide the shelf railing 38 along the outer contour of the second shelf section 18 when the pull-out device 4 is moved between the extended position and the storage position.

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