FI110662B - kitchen furniture - Google Patents

Description

Kitchen furniture Kksmöbel s 110662

The invention relates to kitchen furniture according to the preamble of claim 1.

With respect to the prior art relating to the invention, reference is made to FI Patent Application No. 950558, which discloses a height-adjustable kitchen furniture which is a so-called living-10 arc kitchen and is suitable for young well-off users as well as for the elderly or disabled. This prior art solution has a novel arrangement for height adjustability. It is also disclosed in this known solution that the kitchen bottom drawers are wheeled so that they can be moved under the kitchen counter if necessary. This achieves that, for example, a wheelchair user is able to sit in a wheelchair 15 standing next to a kitchen countertop to do kitchen work. The problem with this solution, however, is that when the lower cabinets are movable on the wheels, they are somewhat problematic and, moreover, they are often skewed or otherwise cluttered under the cabinets and thus forget to reposition and thus take up more space than if they were stationary.

20:. ·. The object of the invention is to provide a solution to the problem described above so that persons, such as wheelchair users or elderly people who are not able to stand while working in the kitchen, can sit in a wheelchair / chair in a normal position next to a worktop. kitchen work.

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Another problem with known kitchen furniture has been that, for example, Εν, "· shaped kitchen furniture has often left empty space completely because of the fact that there has been quite an adjustment of easy-to-use cabinets / drawers; It is not a necessary additional object of the invention to provide a solution in which this often unused area is at least partially utilized.

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In order to achieve the foregoing and further objects, the kitchen furniture according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of claim 1.

According to the invention, one or more sub-cabinet cabinets are mounted on the worktop of the kitchen furniture so that they are movable laterally, i.e. under the worktop, parallel to the worktop, thereby freeing space under the worktop e.g. Of course, there is then a space provided in connection with the lower drawers which can be moved and this space can be, for example, a corner space of the L-shaped kitchen 10 or formed with one or more lower drawers disposed beneath the kitchen counter. the lower cabinets move sideways into this empty space. In particular, the arrangement according to the invention provides the advantage that in its normal operating position, the lower drawers are easily accessible, while during kitchen operations they are easily moved so that the seated person in a wheelchair or chair can carry out desired kitchen hangers while working.

Although this description refers to sub-cabinets, this is not intended to limit the invention in any way to the sub-cabinet, but to the under-counter::: 20 side-mounted kitchen unit may of course also be a lower cabinet / cabinet or cabinet for kitchen appliances.

Bottom cabinets are mounted underneath the kitchen countertop, either on the countertop or ·, · in the kitchen cabinet frame through sliding rails or similar arrangement 25, so that the lower cabinet cabinets are easily movable sideways.

| The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are not, however, to be construed as limiting.

»··· *: 30:": Figure 1 schematically illustrates an embodiment of the invention.

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Fig. 2 schematically shows another exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 schematically illustrates an arrangement for laterally mounting a laterally movable lower cabinet / drawer unit according to the invention to a kitchen furniture.

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Fig. 4 schematically illustrates another arrangement of a laterally movable lower cabinet / drawer unit according to the invention for attaching to a kitchen furniture.

According to Figures 1 and 2, kitchen furniture 10, as is known per se, comprises a worktop 11 on which top cabinets / top shelves 12 are located. Worktop 10 is provided with sinks 13 for washing dishes and a cooking hob 14 for cooking. In addition, the figures show a microwave oven 15 placed on the worktop 10 and a handrail 16 rotating around the edge of the worktop 10, which can be used as a support. Below the counter 10 there are mounted lower cabinets 20. The kitchen furniture 10 shown in Figures 1 and 2 is L-shaped.

In the exemplary embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1, the lower tray 20A located beneath the worktop 11 at the sinks 13 is laterally displaceable so that it is: In this case, the dishwasher can be used for washing dishes. the lower tray 20A moves out of the way, allowing wheelchair users, for example, to wash dishes in their wheelchair next to the worktop 11. The lateral displaceability of the lower box assembly 20D to the corner space 21 is indicated by: arrow S4.

25 • · V .; Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the invention in which one of the lower boxes 20B is v * made known per se with wheels 22 so that it can be displaced »·: **: under counter 11, indicated by arrow S2 and thus under sink 13: · * '. The lower tray 20A below 11 can be moved to this residual space for washing: v. 30, indicated by arrow S3. The displaced lower bin 20B with wheels 22 is represented by a dashed line.

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The above figures show only the lower tray 20A below the sinks 13 for moving, but of course other lower tray units can also be arranged so that they are laterally movable under the worktop 11, for example the lower tray 20C located under the hob 14 as indicated by arrow S5 in FIG. Below the countertop 11, either on the underside of the countertop 11 or on the frame structures 16 of the kitchen furniture 10, there is provided a displaceable mounting arrangement e.g. sliding rails 25A, 25B (FIG. or there may be provided an empty space to which the lower bin 20A, 20C can be moved.

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Fig. 3 illustrates an embodiment of an attachment arrangement for a lower tray 20A, 25A, 25B for a laterally movable lower tray 20A, with the first slider rail 15A and the lower slider rail 15A arranged beneath the sinks 13 25B on which the bottom drawer assembly 20A is movable. If necessary, the slide rail (s) 25A, 25B may be provided with a locking mechanism (not shown) for securing the bottom drawer assembly 20A when no transfer capability is required.

• · · • · · :. ·. Figure 4 shows another example of an application for transferring a subbox • · ».:. ton 20C as a mounting arrangement and the figure shows sliding rails 25A, 25B in the lateral direction * * i · for a movable lower box assembly 20C. On the underside of the worktop 11 at its leading edge is: Y: first slides 25A arranged on the kitchen counter 11 and a second slider 25B at the rear of the kitchen fixture 11 on which the bottom drawer 20C is laterally movable below the cooktop 14.

Instead of the sliding rails 25A, 25B, the lateral displacement of the lower tray 20A, 20C is possible by other arrangements known per se to the person skilled in the art.

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The application examples shown in the figures are height-adjustable kitchen furniture, but of course the inventive idea can also be realized with non-height-adjustable kitchen furniture.

In addition to the L-kitchens described above, the invention can also be applied to I- or other-shaped kitchen furniture.

The invention has been described above with reference only to some preferred embodiments thereof, the details of which, however, are not to be construed in any way narrowly limited. Many modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the inventive idea defined in the following claims.

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Claims (5)

Kitchen furniture for a straight or corner wall comprising Frame structures (16), countertop (11) and underfloor cabinets (20) thereof, characterized in that at least one of the underfloor cabinets (20) under the countertop (11) the lower drawer assembly (20A, 20C, 20D) is mounted below the work platform (11) on the work platform (11) and / or frame structures (16) by sliding rails (25A, 25B) or similar arrangement, wherein the lower drawer assembly (20A, 20C, 20D) (11) to allow space to sit in a normal position adjacent to the worktop (11) in a corner 10 of the kitchen corner or by moving another lower cabinet (20B). Kitchen furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the laterally movable lower drawer unit (20A) is located below the sink (s) arranged in connection with the worktop (11). 15 Kitchen furniture according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable lower cabinet (20C) is located below the cooktop (14) arranged in connection with the worktop (11). .: I 20 Kitchen furniture according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the kitchen furniture (10) is formed in an L-shaped manner, that the corner space (21) below the L-shaped worktop (11) is left empty and that ·;]; * The revenge (20A, 20C, 20D) can be moved to this corner space (21). • * ... 25 Kitchen furniture according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that one or more of the lower cabinet cabinets (20B) of the kitchen furniture (10) are provided with wheels so that they can be displaced beneath the worktop (11) to provide lateral space. underneath the worktop (11) for a movable lower tray (20A). Patent krav 110662