GB2123278A - Pull-out device for a cupboard - Google Patents

Abstract

A slide mechanism (58) for a cupboard which comprises a cabinet body (1) and a withdrawable inner goods carrying part (2) connected within the body (1), has the sliding mechanism (58) located in a space (78) at the side of the withdrawable part (2) between the side walls (57, 3) of the withdrawable part (2) and the cabinet body (1), thereby reducing the space required by the sliding mechanism (58) and allowing full utilization of the space within the cupboard. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Pull-out device for a cupboard The invention relates to a pull-out device for a cupboard, such as a larder cupboard, provided with a cabinet body and a pull out part connected thereto by a sliding mechanism.

In known pull-out devices, the sliding mechanism is located behind the pull-out part in the pulling-out direction. Due to this, a relatively large space must be provided between the adjacent rear walls of the pull-out part and the cabinet body, in order that in the pushed-in position, the sliding mechanism can be accommodated. This space reduces the useful storage space of the cupboard, so that only relatively small drawers or trays can be arranged in the cupboard.

It is the object of the invention to construct a pullout device of this type so that the sliding mechanism requires only a small amount of space, so that the space determined by the size of the cabinet body can be used virtually completely as useful storage space.

The invention provides a pull-out device for a cupboard provided with a cabinet body and at least one pull-out part, which is able to move in a sliding direction between a pushed-in position and a pulledout position, and with at least one sliding mechanism, by means of which the pull-out part is connected to the cabinet body, wherein the sliding mechanism is located in at least one mounting space disposed laterally of the pull-out part in the sliding direction.

As a result of this construction, the sliding mechanism is located at the side of the pull-out part, so that the pull-out part may be constructed to be so deep that in the pushed-in position it extends to the rear wall of the cabinet body. Consequently the entire depth of the cabinet body can be utilised and the storage capacity of the cupboard can be increased considerably without increasing its dimensions. The portion of the useful space taken up for the lateral arrangement of the sliding mechanism is negligibly small, since the sliding mechanism normally only has a slight thickness.

The invention is described in detail hereafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows in perspective view and partly in section, a pull-out device of a larder cupboard in a pulled out position Figure 2 shows the pull-out part of Figure 1 in the pushed-in position and in side view, Figure 3 is a second on line Ill-Ill of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a view in the direction of arrow IV of Figure 2, Figure 5 is a perspective view of part of the pull-out device according to Figure 1 with a sliding mechanism, Figure 6 is a view in the direction of arrow VI of Figure 5, Figure 7 is a section on line VII-VII of Figure 6, and Figure 8 shows part of the pull-out part according to Figure 1, which is connected to a cross member and a retaining part, in exploded view, Figure 9 shows a second embodiment of a pull-out device according to the invention in the pulled-out position and in an illustration according to Figure 5, Figure 10 shows a lower end of a swinging arm of the sliding mechanism, which is connected to a rear longitudinal member of the pull-out part, seen in the direction of arrow X of Figure 9, Figure 11 is a section on line Xl-XI of Figure 10 and Figure 12 is a section on line XII-XII of Figure 10.

Figure 1 shows part of a cabinet body 1 of a larder cupboard with a pull-out part constructed as a frame 2, which is mounted to slide on a side wall 3 of the cabinet.

The frame 2 consists of a lower and upper guide bar 4 and 5 and of a front and rear vertical longitudinal member 6 and 7, which connect the two guide bars to each other.

The guide bars 4 and 5 each have a tubular construction and a rectangular cross-section, whereas the front longitudinal member 6 has a U-shaped profile and is open at the front in the pulling-out direction P. The rear longitudinal member7 is constructed as an angular member of approximate Z-shaped cross-section.

The front ends 8 and 9 of the guide bars 4 and 5, seen in the pulling-out direction P, form sockets 10 (Figure 8) for associated plug-in arms 11 of a lower and upper cross member 12 and 13 of identical construction (Figures 1 and 8).

The door supports 12 and 13 are of L-shape. The plug-in arm 11 forms one side and is constructed in the form of a plate and is shorter than the other side 14,15 serving for the attachment of a cupboard door 16 and provided as a fixing arm, which side 14,15 has a U-shaped profile. The fixing arm 14,15 extends substantially over the entire width of the cupboard door, which bears against a cross bar 17,18 of the securing arm over its entire surface. One their inner faces 19 and 20 remote from the side wall 3 of the cabinet and in the region of their front ends 8 and 9, the guide bars 4 and 5 each have a recess 21 with an open edge (Figure 8), into which the fixing arms 14 and 15 of the door supports 12 and 13 project in inter-locking manner by their sides 22 and 23.In this inserted position, the cross bars 17 and 18 of the door supports 12 and 13 form a common support surface for the cupboard doors 16 with the free longitudinal edges 24 and 25 of the front longitudinal member 6, due to which the cupboard door is supported and aligned reliably on the frame, over its entire length.

As Figure 8 also shows, the plug-in arms 11 of the door supports 12 and 13 each have two terminal threaded openings and one threaded opening located approximately half-way along the length of the arm, namely 26 to 28. Screws 29 and 30 serving as adjusting members are preassembled in the terminal threaded openings 26 and 27, so that they are already attached to the plug-in arms 11 before the latter are inserted in associated guide bars 14,15.

The door supports 12,13 are inserted together with the cupboard door 16 attached to them, preferably screwed thereto, in the direction of arrow 31 into the guide bars 4,5. When fitted, the guide bars 4,5 comprise through holes 29a,30a in the inner side 20, located at the height of the screws 29 and 30, through which holes a screwdriver can be inserted for rotating the screws, and the diameter of which is smaller than the diameter of the screwhead. The screws 29 and 30 bear by their free shank ends against an opposite inner wall of the guide bar.

Therefore, if the screws 29,30 are rotated, the plug-in arm 11 of the door supports 12,13 is shifted by way of the threaded openings 26,27 inside the guide bars 4,5. If the screws 29 and 30 are each rotated to the same extent, the cupboard door is moved in a translatory manner at right angles to the plane of the frame 2. If the two screws 29,30 of the plug-in arm 11 are rotated to a different extent, then the cupboard door 16 is tilted about an axis lying parallel to the longitudinal supports 6,7. Thus, the cupboard door 16 can be aligned in two directions with respect to the frame by the screws 29,30.

A further screw 32 is screwed into the central threaded opening 28, with the interposition of a washer 33. The inner sides 19,20 of the two guide bars 4,5 are respectively provided with a throughhole 34forthe screw 32. The through-hole has a larger diameter than a shank 35 of the screw 32. Due to this, the screw 32 and with it also the door support 12,13 with the cupboard door 16 attached thereto, can be adjusted with regard to the through-hole 34 both in the vertical as well as in the horizontal direction parallel to the plane of the frame 2. With the screws 29,30,32, the cupboard door can be adjusted in the manner described in four different directions, simply and quickly, so that it can be aligned exactly with respect to the frame 2 and the cabinet body 1.

In addition to the door supports 12 and 13, further retaining parts 36 each constructed in the same manner are provided for the cupboard doors 16, one of which is shown in Figure 8. The latter are formed by approximately L-shaped angle brackets, which comprise a relatively narrow, longer retaining side 37 and a wider, shorter plug-in side 38. The retaining side 37 comprises two slots 39 and 40 extending horizontally, which are provided on different sides of the plug-in side 38. The cupboard door 16 can be moved in a translatory manner by way of the slots 31 and 40 and aligned with respect to the frame 2.

When assembled, the retaining sides 37 of the retaining parts 36 extend in the vertical direction and bear against an inner side 41 of the door over their entire surface. The plug-in sides 38 project into a U-shaped opening 42 in the front longitudinal member 6. A slot 43 is provided approximately centrally in the plug-in side 38, which slot extends in the vertical direction and serves for the alignment of the retaining parts 36 or of the cupboard doors 16 with respect to the frame 2 in the vertical direction.

Fitted on the plug-in sides 38 of the retaining parts 36 is a U-shaped clamping member 44, which preferably consists of sheet metal, and the sides of which laterally overlap the plug-in sides 38 of the retaining parts 36. One side 45 of the clamping member 44 comprises a through-hole 46 and the other side (not shown) comprises a threaded hole for a securing part constructed as a screw 47. The diameter of the through-hole 46 corresponds to the width of the slot 43 and aligns with the slot when the clamping member 44 is fitted. Associated with the slot 43 and the through-hole 46 is a further slot 48 in a side 49 of the longitudinal member 6 remote from the side wall 3 of the cabinet, which slot 48 extends horizontally. As a result of the vertical slot 43, the retaining part 36 together with the cupboard door 16 can be aligned in the vertical direction with respect to the frame 2.By way of the horizontal slot 48 of the longitudinal member 6, the retaining parts 36 with the fitted clamping members 44 and cupboard doors 16 can also be moved and adjusted vertically with respect to the frame 2.

Provided in a cross-piece 50 (Figure 8) of the longitudinal member 6 are two through-holes 51 and 52 arranged one above the other at a spacing corresponding to the spacing of the slots 39 and 40 in the retaining side 37 of the retaining part 36. A tool, preferably a screwdriver, can be inserted through these openings in order to screw screws or the like through the slots 39 and 40 in the retaining side 37, for fixing the retaining part 36 to the inner side 41 of the door.

The retaining parts 36 may be attached directly adjacent the longitudinal edge 53 of the cupboard door 16 adjacent the side wall 3, since they are located inside the cross-section of U-shaped profile of the front longitudinal member 6. This is particularly advantageous in the case of cupboard doors, which have their normal wall thickness solely in the edge region, but in the remaining part are so thin that no screws can be held in this part.

By means of the door supports 12 and 13 and the retaining parts 36, the cupboard door 16 can be aligned accurately with respect to the frame 2 and the cabinet body 1, so that in the closed position of the larder cupboard, it ensures an exact and tight seal against the front side of the cabinet.

Baskets 54 or trays or the like for provisions may be hung in the frame 2, which baskets form storage surfaces. The baskets 54 comprise hooks (not shown), which are hung in elongated openings 55 and 56 (Figures 1,2 and 8). These openings are arranged in the sides 54 of the front longitudinal members 6 and in a longitudinal web 57 of the rear longitudinal members 7 with an equal spacing from each other and in a row one after the other. The openings 55 and 56 extend in the vertical direction of the longitudinal members 6 and 7, so that the hooks can be removed from the associated openings by lifting the baskets. The hooks project only slightly above the outer side of the longitudinal web 47 facing the side wall of the cabinet, so that they are not located in the path of movement of further screw parts, in particular in a sliding mechanism 58 forthe frame 2 described in detail hereafter.

On the side wall 3 of the cabinet, the frame 2 is guided by its lower and upper guide bars 4 and 5 in a lower and upper guide 59 to 61, which are respectively constructed as roller bearings. However, both guides may also be constructed as a sliding bearing, for example with T-shaped profiled parts engaging one in the other.

The upper guide 61 is attached to the side wall 3 of the cabinet and consists of a mounting 62 with a U-shaped mounting aperture 63, in which at least one roller 64 is located.

The upper guide bar 5 engages in the mounting aperture 63 and bears by an upper edge 65 against the rollers 64, which thus ensures stable guidance and easy movement of the frame with respect to the cabinet.

The lower guide 59,60 is formed by two rollers, which have a slightly larger diameter than the rollers 64 and are arranged one behind the other in the sliding direction with a larger spacing than the rollers 64.

The front roller 59 in the pull-out direction P is located in the front lower corner region of the side wall 3 of the cabinet, whereas the other roller 60 is at a distance behind this roller which corresponds to a quarter of the width of the side wall 3 of the cabinet.

Both rollers 59 and 60 are located at the same height with a small spacing above a base 66 of the cabinet body 1 and are mounted on a strip-like bearing part 67. For securing the position of the frame 2 on the lower guide 59,60, the lower guide bar4 comprises an attached rail 68 of U-shaped cross-section (Figures 1,3 and 4), which is provided on the lower edge 69 of the guide bar 4. The sides of the attached rail 68 extending in the direction of the base 66 surround the rollers 59 and 60 in the upper edge region laterally, thus providing the necessary stability.

The bearing part 67 is constructed as an elongated rectangular plate, whereof the lower longitudinal edge 70 is bevelled in its front region in the pull-out direction P. The bearing part 67 lies with the bevelled edge region 71 and an associated front narrow edge 72 in congruity with respect to the lower front corner of the side wall 3 of the cabinet. The remaining longitudinal edge 70 and an upper longitudinal edge 73 located opposite extend at an acute angle sloping to a lower edge 74 of the side wall 3 of the cabinet, so that in the push-in direction of the frame 2, the bearing part 67 extends obliquely upwards and towards the front. The bearing part 67 extends over the entire width of the side wall 3 of the cabinet, thus ensuring a reliable support over a large surface area.

The rear longitudinal member 7 is constructed as an angle rail of approximately Z-shaped crosssection (Figures 3 and 5), in which case the longitudinal web 57 interconnects a broader and a narrower side web 76 and 77 of the longitudinal member 7.

The longitudinal web 57 extends parallel to the side wall 3 of the cabinet, whereas the side web 77 extends from the longitudinal web 57 at right angles virtually to the side wall 3 of the cabinet. Due to this, a mounting space 78 for the sliding mechanism 58 is formed between the side wall 3 of the cabinet and the longitudinal web 57. The outer side of the longitudinal web 57 remote from the side wall 3 of the cabinet lies in one plane with the associated outer sides of the guide bars 4 and 5 forming the inner side of the frame and of the front longitudinal member 6. In the pull-out direction, the narrower side web 77 of the rear longitudinal member 7 lies in front of the broader side web 76, which is likewise at right angles to the side wall 3, but points in the opposite direction to the narrower side web 77.In the pull-out direction P, the broader side web 76 with its rear outer side 80 forms a stop face, by which the frame bears against a rear wall (not shown) of the cabinet body, in the completely pushed-in position.

The frame 2 is connected to the cabinet by the sliding mechanism 58. The sliding mechanism is constructed as shears, which consist of a long swinging arm 81 and a short swinging arm 82 which is half as long. The long swinging arm 81 is pivoted at its lower end 83 on the bearing part 67 close to the upper longitudinal edge 73 and adjacent a rear narrow edge 75 of the bearing part. The lower end 84 of the shorter swinging arm 82 is pivoted by its lower end on the side of the longitudinal web 57 adjacent the side wall 3 of the cabinet.

An upper end 85 (Figure 3) of the longer swinging arm 81 is mounted to slide by a connecting and securing part 87 (Figure 7) in an upper bearing part 88 attached to the rear longitudinal member 7.

An upper end 89 of the shorter swinging arm 82 is pivoted approximately halfway along the length of the longer swinging arm 81 by way of two cover plates 90,90', which bear against opposite sides of the swinging arm 81 (Figure 4). The cover plates have an approximately rectangular contour and are attached by opposite corner regions rigidly to the upper end 89 of the shorter swinging arm and so that they are able to swing on the longer swinging arm 81. The cover plates are constructed as thin plates, so that they do not project appreciably beyond the likewise relatively narrow swinging arms 81 and 82.

As a result of the narrow construction of the swinging arms and of the cover plates, the mounting space 87, in which these parts are located when the frame 2 is pushed in, may be very narrow, so that due to the latter, the useful inner space of the cabinet body is only smaller by approximately the width of the swinging arms 81 or 82 than the inside width of the cabinet body 1. Due to this, the inner space can be utilized in an optimum manner, especially since the depth of the frame 2 or of the associated basket 54 may be equal to the maximum depth of the cabinet body.

Also located in the narrow mounting space 78 is the upper bearing part 88, which consists of a relatively thin, approximately rectangular plate 91 with rounded narrow sides. The plate 91 has a central longitudinal slot 92 extending in the longitudinal direction, which is bordered by a peripheral edge 93 projecting beyond one side of the plate. The longitudinal slot 92 has a rectangular contour. At the upper and lower ends 94 and 95 of the slot 92, the edge 93 is curved in the shape of part of a circle with a radius of curvature corresponding to the inside width of the slot 92. Between the ends, the edge 93 comprises parallel edge sections, which partly overlap the longitudinal slot 92, so that the edge sections form a passage for the connecting part 86, the inside width of which is smaller than the diameter of the ends 94 and 95 or than the inside width of the longitudinal slot 92. The inside width of the passage 96 corresponds to the diameter of the connecting part 86, which is constructed as a peg and is attached to the upper end of the longer swinging arm 81 (Figure 3).

On the other hand, the diameter of the upper end 95 of the slot 92 corresponds to the diameter of the disc-shaped securing part 87, which is screwed to a free end of the connecting part 86. The opening at the upper end 95 of the upper bearing part 81 serves for connecting the upper end 85 of the longer swinging arm 81 to the upper bearing part 88, in which the latter is inserted with its securing part 87 into the opening at the end 95 and moved downwards in the longitudinal slot 91, in which case its connecting part 86 slides in the passage 96.

The length of the straight edge section is chosen so that as the frame 2 travels in and out, the securing part does not come into the region of the upper end 95 and the swinging arm cannot be detached accidentally from the frame 2.

Together with the associated edge section, the lower end of the slot 94 forms a recess, in which a buffer 97, preferably of soft rubber, is inserted. The buffer has a corresponding rectangular contour and cannot slide accidentally out of the recess on account of the overlap at the edge section. Due to the buffer 97, when the frame 2 moves out, the connecting and securing part is prevented from striking hard against the lower end of the longitudinal slot 92 in the bearing part 88.

The upper bearing part 88 bears by its outer side 98 remote from the edge 93 (Figure 7) over a large surface area on the longitudinal web 57, to which it is screwed by screws 99. The bearing part 88 preferably consists of synthetic material and is therefore relatively light. The bearing part 88 is attached in the upper quarter of the rear longitudinal support 7 at a distance from its free end 100 so that (Figure 5) a longitudinal edge 101 of the bearing part lies directly adjacent the side web 77 (Figure 6). An interval thus remains on the adjacent broader side web 76, which corresponds approximately with the width of the upper bearing part, so that there is sufficient space at this point in order to provide the suspension openings 56 for the baskets 54.

In the pushed-in position according to Figure 2, the rear longitudinal support 7 bears by the side web 76 against the rear wall of the cabinet. Furthermore, the swinging arms 81 and 82 lie close behind one another. In this position, the upper end 89 of the shorter swinging arm 82 lies against the adjacent longitudinal edge of the longer swinging arm 81. The shorter swinging arm 82 extends approximately verically, whereas the longer swinging arm lies with a small angle of inclination with respect to a vertical plane. As a result of the two cover plates 90,90', the swinging arms 81,82 can be located in a common plane, so that the thickness of the sliding mechanism 58 corresponds only approximately to the thickness of each of the swinging arms.Due to this the mounting space 78 can be kept very narrow, so that the inner space of the cabinet body can be utilized in an optimum manner for locating the suspended baskets or the like.

When pulling the frame 2 out, the horizontal guide bars 4 and 5 slide in the associated guides 59 to 61.

At the same time, the lower end of the shorter swinging arm 82 and the upper end 85 of the longer swinging arm 81 move forwards with the rear longitudinal member 7 in the pulling-out direction P.

Thus, the upper end of the swinging arm 85 together with the connecting and securing parts 86 and 87 slides downwards in the upper bearing part 88, in which case the upper end bears in a sliding manner on the edge 93 of the bearing part 88. At the same time the other ends 83 and 89 of the swinging arms 81 and 82 swing about their pivot points on the bearing part 67 respectively on the longer swinging arm 81. The pulled-out end position is limited due to the fact that the securing part 87 of the longer swinging arm 81 strikes against the buffer 97. In a corresponding manner, when the frame 2 is pushed into the cabinet body 1, the swinging arms 81 and 82 are swung in the opposite direction into the collapsed position, in which they are both located in the mounting space 78.

The sliding mechanism 58 can be attached with little work and in a short time to the longitudinal member 7 and to the side wall 3 of the cabinet, since only the upper end 85 of the long swinging arm 81 and the lower end 84 of the short swinging arm 82 must be attached to the longitudinal member 7. The lower end 83 of the long swinging arm 81 is in fact already pre-assembled on the bearing part 87 and the swinging arm 82 is connected by way of the cover plates 90,90' to the swinging arm 81. The two swinging arms 81 and 82 and the bearing part 67 form a complete, pre-assembled built-in unit, which is attached by the bearing part 67 to the side wall 3 of the cabinet. This built-in unit also comprises the lower guide 59,60.In this way, all the parts necessary for the pull-out operation are aligned exactly with respect to each other in their relative positions, before the assembly of the cupboard, due to which the assembly is substantially simplified and installation errors are avoided in a troublefree manner.

The pull-out device according to Figures 9 to 12 differs from the aforedescribed embodiment solely due to the fact that also located in the mounting space 78a is an adjusting part 110 constructed as an angle lever, by which the pull-out part 2a can be tilted forwards or rearwards in the pull-out direction P with respect to the upper and lower guide 59a,60a of the cabinet body.

At the lower end of the longitudinal member 7a, the lever 110 is attached by a bearing bolt 111 so that it is able to swing on the longitudinal web 57a, preferably on a recess 112 pointing in the direction ofthe bearing part 67a (Figures 10 and 12).

In the region of the bend of the lever 110, the shorter swinging arm 82a of the sliding mechanism 58a is attached by a further bearing bolt 113. The latter comprises a bearing pin 114, which projects into an associated opening in the swinging arm 82a.

Located on the bearing pin 114 is a bearing ring 115 (Figure 12), which is located in associated bearing openings in the lever 110.

For guiding the bearing bolt 114 in the longitudinal member 7a, the latter comprises a slot 116 extending in the vertical direction, through which a pin 117 projects and is secured axially by a securing disc 118 (Figures 10 and 12). The securing disc bears by its edge outside the slot 116 against the side of the recess 112 remote from the bearing part 67a.

The lever 110 consists of two angle halves arranged so that they are congruent one with respect to the other, the surfaces of which bear one against the other at the ends of the lever arms, whereas in the region of the bend of the lever they have a spacing corresponding approximately to the axial length of the bearing ring 115.

Provided for tilting the lever 110 is a set screw 119, which is held in an associated tapped hole at the free end 120 of the long lever arm 121. The set screw 119 lies with the inner side of its screw head 122 against the edge of a slot 123 in the narrow side web 77a of the longitudinal member7a (Figure 10).

In order to secure the lever 110 in its swung position, a second screw 124 is preferably provided, which is likewise attached in an associated threaded hole in the long lever arm 121. The screw is located at a slight distance below the set screw 119 and is supported with the outer side of its screwhead 125 on the inner side of the narrow side web 77a or the edge of the slot 123.

Since the sliding mechanism together with the bearing part 67a and the bearing 59a,60a is attached to the cabinet body as a pre-assembled built-in unit, its position with respect to the pull-out part 2a can no longer be altered subsequently if, for example at the time of assembly, it is found that the pull-out part with its attached rails 68a is not located simultaneously on both rollers of the guide.

In order that such installation or manufacturing tolerances can be compensated for simply and quickly, the pull-put part 3a is arranged to swing with respect to the bearing part 67a or the cabinet body.

By rotating the set screw 119, the lever 110 can be swung from the respective position in clockwise or counter-clockwise direction about its pivot axis formed by the bearing bolt 111 until the pull-out part 2a is supported by its attached rail 68a on both rollers 59a and 60a. When swinging the lever 110, the short swinging arm 82a is raised or lowered by way of the bearing bolt 113. The short swinging arm therefore exerts on the long swinging arm 81 a by way of the cover plates 90, a force due to which the latter swings about its pivot point on the bearing part 67a. At the time of swinging of the long swinging arm 81 a, the longitudinal member 7a is also swung in a corresponding manner by way of the upper end of the swinging arm 81a. As soon as the longitudinal member 7a and thus the pull-out part 2a assume the desired position, the lower screw 124 is screwed so far into the associated bore of the long lever arm 121, or respectively out of the latter, until its screwhead 125 bears against the inner side of the narrow side web 77a of the longitudinal member 7a.

Since, at the same time, the set screw 119 is also supported by its screwhead 122 against this side web 77a, the lever 110 is reliably prevented from swinging. Furthermore, the pull-out part 2a is secured in a troublefree manner in its respective position with respect to the sliding mechanism 58a and the cabinet body, so that it can be easily moved on the guides 59a,60a.

Claims (36)

1. A pull-out device for a cupboard provided with a cabinet body and at least one pull-out part, which is able to move in a sliding direction between a pushed-in position and a pulled-out position, and with at least one sliding mechanism, by means of which the pull-out part is connected to the cabinet body, wherein the sliding mechanism is located in at least one mounting space disposed laterally of the pull-put part in the sliding direction.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting space lies between a side wall of the cabinet and at least one fixing part of the pull-out part.

3. A device according to claim 2, wherein the pull-out part has a side wall disposed substantially parallel with the side wall of the cabinet to the mounting space therebetween.

4. A device according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the side wall of the pull-out part is formed buy a longitudinal web of the fixing part.

5. A device according to claim 4, wherein the fixing part is of substantially Z-shaped cross-section has a first side web extending in the direction of the side wall of the cabinet and defining the mounting space towards the front in the sliding direction, and a second side web directed away from the side wall of the cabinet, which second side web forms a stop for the pull-out part in its pushed-in position, and associated with which as a counter-stop is a rear wall of the cabinet body.

6. A device according to claim 5 wherein the width of the first side web is substantially the same as the thickness of the sliding mechanism.

7. A device according to claim 6 wherein the width of the first side web is substantially equal to half the width of the second side web.

8. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the pull-out part comprises a substantially rectangularframe, having an upper and a lower, substantially horizontal guide bar, which are connected to each other by a front and a rear, substantiallyvertical, longitudinal member.

9. A device according to claim 8, wherein the rear longitudinal member forms the fixing part.

10. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the sliding mechanism is formed by two swinging arms arranged in the manner of shears, which are pivoted by one end on the pull-out part and are pivotally connected to each other and whereof one swinging arm is mounted to swing by one end on the side wall of the cabinet and to move relative to the pull-out part by its other end.

11. A device according to claim 10, wherein in the sliding direction, the swinging arms are located one behind the other in one plane and are of differing lengths.

12. A device according to claim 11 wherein the shorter swinging arm is pivoted substantially halfway along the length of the longer swinging arm.

13. A device according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein at its upper end the shorter swinging arm comprises at least one, plate-like cover plate, by means of which it is pivoted on the longer swinging arm.

14. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the pull-out part comprises an upper and a lower guide which is located on a lower bearing part attached to the side wall of the cabinet.

15. A device according to claim 14 when dependent on claim 10, wherein the upper end of one swinging arm is guided in an upper bearing part so that its height is adjustable, and a lower end of one swinging arm and the lower guide are attached to diametrically opposed corner regions of the lower bearing part.

16. A device according to claim 15 wherein the upper plate-like bearing part is attached to the outer side of a longitudinal web of a rear longitudinal member of the pull-out part extending parallel with the side wall of the cabinet, which outer side is adjacent the side wall of the cabinet.

17. A device according to claim 16, wherein the upper bearing part has a longitudinal slot which is defined by a peripheral edge of the upper bearing part, which partly overlaps the longitudinal slot in a central section between a lower and an upper end of the slot so that a passage is formed for a connecting part attached to the upper end of the swinging arm.

18. A device according to claim 17, wherein the inside width of the upper end of the slot corresponds with the diameter of a securing part attached to a free end of the connecting part of larger diameter.

19. A device according to claim 18, wherein the lower end of the slot is formed by a recess which is partially overlapped by the peripheral edge, and that located in an interlocking manner in the lower end of the slot is a buffer.

20. A device according to claim 8 or any claim dependent thereon, wherein the vertical longitudinal members oftheframe-like pull-out part have a plurality of equi-spaced suspension openings arranged one above the other for receiving hooks of storage means.

21. A device according to claim 20, wherein a door support for a cupboard door to be attached to the pull-out part is provided, which comprises at least one plug-in arm operable to be inserted in a frame part.

22. A device according to claim 21, wherein said plug-in arm comprises two threaded openings for screws and a third, central threaded opening for a third screw for which a passage is provided in the guide bars, and the diameter of which is greater than the shaft of the third screw.

23. A device according to claim 22 wherein the frame part is formed by one of the lower and upper guide bars which have a substantially rectangular cross-section.

24. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 23, which comprises at least one retaining part for a cupboard door, attached to the pull-out part, wherein the retaining part comprises a plug-in side, which projects from a fixing side attached to the cupboard door.

25. A device according to claim 24, wherein said plug-in side comprises a slot which in the assembled position extends in the vertical direction.

26. A device according to claim 25 wherein a U-shaped clamping member is attached to the plug-in side in one side of which a through-hole is provided, and in the other side of which a threaded hole for a fixing part is provided.

27. A device according to claim 26 when dependent on claim 21 wherein the front longitudinal member of the frame-like pull-out part has a substantially U-shaped cross-section so that a mounting for the plug-in arm of the retaining part is formed.

28. A device according to claim 27, wherein at least one side remote from the side wall of the cabinet, of the front longitudinal member comprises at least one slot associated with the fixing part for the retaining part, which slot extends at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal member.

29. A device according to claim 28, wherein provided in the cross-piece of the front longitudinal member are at least two spaced through-holes for a tool, arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction thereof.

30. A device according to any one of claims 1 to 29, wherein in the assembled position, the pull-out part can be moved by way of the sliding mechanism with respect to the cabinet body in the sliding direction, and can be tilted about a horizontal axis.

31. A device according to claim 30 when dependent on claim 10, wherein the lower end of the short swinging arm is attached to swing on an adjusting part of the pull-out part, constructed as an angle lever, by a bearing bolt which is located at the corner region of the adjusting part and lies in a slot extending vertically in the longitudinal member.

32. A device according to claim 31, wherein the adjusting part is attached to swing on the pull-out part and can be moved by at least one adjusting member with respect to the pull-out part.

33. A device according to claim 32, characterised in that the adjusting part with a short lever arm is attached to the pull-out part and with a longer lever arm is held by the adjusting member on the narrower side web of the rear longitudinal member.

34. A device according to claim 33, wherein the adjusting member is a set screw, which bears by its screwhead on the outer side of the narrower side web.

35. A device according to any one of claims 31 to 34, wherein associated with the adjusting member is a securing part which bears on the inner side of the narrower side web and that the adjusting member and the securing part are arranged one above the other in the region of the free end of the longer lever arm of the adjusting member.

36. A pull-out device for a cupboard substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in Figures 1 to 8 or Figures 9 to 12 of the accompanying drawings.