GB2131286A

GB2131286A - Drawer constructions

Info

Publication number: GB2131286A
Application number: GB08330603A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Erich Rock
Original assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
Current assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
Priority date: 1982-11-16
Filing date: 1983-11-16
Publication date: 1984-06-20
Also published as: GB8330603D0; GB2131286B; AT388492B; DE8330541U1; ATA416282A

Abstract

A drawer comprises a slidably mounted withdrawable base tray, and a plastic body frame (2) which is detachably mounted on the base tray (1) via a pivot bearing (5) at the rear of the tray. The body frame (2) may also has provision (13; 14) at the front ends of the side walls for mounting a front fascia plate. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Drawer The invention relates to a drawer comprising a pull-out plate, which is on both sides fastened to and resting on one pull-out rail, each, of a pull-out guide assembly, and further comprising front-. rear- and side walls.

In furniture construction, particularly in the construction of kitchen furniture, drawers with four side walls as well as pull-out plates which may be provided with a front plate only but with no side- and rear walls are used.

Moreover, drawers of extruded or injection moulded plastics profiles are known which may be provided with a separate front plate.

It is the object of the invention to provide a drawer which is characterized by its adaptability and, hence, offers a wider range of use.

Furthermore, assembly of the piece of furniture at the customer should be facilitated.

According to the invention this is solved in that at least the rear wall and the side walls of the drawer are formed by a frame member of plastics material which can be fitted onto the pull-out plate and is held by a pivot bearing at the rear end of each pull-out rail.

With a drawer designed according to the invention it can be decided according to the circumstances if the drawer is used as a drawer or as a pull-out plate, and plastics frames may be changed within the piece of furniture or within a unit, e.g. a kitchen, to adapt it to altered individual conditions.

It is preferably provided that each pivot bearing is formed by a bolt arranged at a supporting leaf member of the pullout rail, which bolt projects into a rearwardly open slot in the side wall of the plastics frame.

To facilitate fitting of the plastics frame onto the pull-out plate it is advantageously provided that the plastics frame is rounded at the corners located next to the pivot bearings.

One embodiment of the invention provides that the plastics frame is at the front of the side walls provided with casings for covering supporting- and adjusting means for a separate adjustable front plate.

A further embodiment provides that these cover casings are pivotally mounted at the plastics frame and fastened to the front plate by means of a screw.

In this way the cover casing can be rigidly connected with the front plate and adapted to any desired, pre-adjusted inclination of the front plate.

One embodiment of the invention provides that the plastics frame is at the side walls provided with cover members laterally covering the rails of the pull-out guide assembly. This embodiment first enhances the aesthetical appearance of the drawer and, second, protects the pull-out guide assembly against dust, which again improves the operational safety of the pull-out guide assembly.

It is advantageously provides that the plastics frame is formed by hollow chamber profiles.

A further embodiment provides a strut member on each side of the drawer which is at the front held at the cover casing and at the rear at a support of the plastics frame.

In the following two embodiments of the invention will be described in detail, in which: Figure 1 shows a schematic diagrammatic view of a drawer according to the invention, Figure 2 shows the same view of a drawer with a separate front plate, the front plate not being illustrated in Figure 2, Figure 3 shows a side view of the drawer according to Figure 2, and Figure 4 shows a front view of a side wall of the drawer according to Figures 2 and 3.

The drawer according to the invention comprises in both cases the pull-out plate 1 and the plastics frame 2. On each side of the pull-out plate 1 a pull-out rail 3 of a pull-out guide assembly is arranged which is formed by two pull-out rails 3 and two supporting rails 4 at the sides of the body.

In the embodiments the pull-out rails 3 have Z-profiles. The pull-out plate 1 rests on a horizontal flange 3' of the pull-out rail 3.

In the embodiment according to Figure 1 the plastics frame 2 is a frame which is closed at the four sides and connected at the rear with the pull-out plate 1 and the pull-out rail 3 by a pivot bearing, and which has a cover member 6 at the front which rests against the front of the pull-out plate 1 and is connected with the latter-mentioned by means of screws 7 at rivets or the like.

In the embodiments according to Figures 2 to 4 the plastics frame 2 is closed at three sides, and at the front of the drawer a separate front member 8 is provided.

The rear pivot bearing 5 is described by means of Figures 3. It substantially comprises a bolt 9 which is either fastened to a leaf member 10, which forms part of the pull-out rail 3, and projects into a slot 11 in the plastics frame 2, the slot 11 being open at the rear, or which is moulded to the plastics frame 2 and projects into a rearwardly open slot 11 in the leaf member 10 of the pull-out rail 3.

In both cases the plastics frame 2 is engageable into the pivot bearings 5, even when the pull-out plate 1 with the pull-out rails 3 has already been mounted in the piece of furniture. Equally, the front member 8 can already be mounted at the drawer before the plastics frame 2 is fitted onto the pull-out plate 1.

To facilitate mounting of the plastics frame, the latter-mentioned is in the region of the pivot bearing 5 provided with a rounded portion 12.

It will be appreciated that the pivot bearing 5 is equally designed in both embodiments.

In the embodiment according to Figures 2 to 4the front member 8 is held at the pull-out rail 3 and, hence, at the pull-out plate 1 by means of conventional holding means 13 for front plates. The holding means 13 permit adjustment of the front member 8, when the drawer has already been fitted into the body of the piece of furniture, so that equal adjust ment of the joints is obtained.

The plastics frame 2 has cover casings 14 at both front ends of the side walls, said cover casings fully covering the holding means 13, when the plastics frame 2 has been fitted onto the pull-out plate 1.

The cover casings 14 are advantageously held at the plastics frame 2 by means of pivot bearings 15 so that they may be adapted to the angular position of the front plate 8.

At the upper side the cover casings are provided with flanges 16, and at said flanges 16 said cover casings are connected with the front plate 8 by means of screws 16.

In this manner a compact drawer structure is obtained, when the rear of the plastics frame 2 engages or fits into the pivot bearings 5 and its front is screwed to the front plate 8.

The parts of each holding means 13 for the front plate are adjustable to one another by means of screws 18. Such adjustment will not be described in more detail in connection with this invention since said holding means are made according to the state of the art and do not form part of this invention.

In the embodiment according to Figures 2 to 4the side walls of the drawer are provided with strut members 19 which are at the rear hingedly connected with one support member 20, each, of the plastics frame 2 and have a slot 21 at the front into which a bolt 22 of the respective cover casing 14 projects. The slots 21 at the strut members 19 are open towards the front.

As already mentioned, the individual parts of the plastics frame 2 and the strut members, too, are formed by hollow chamber profiles which preferably have closed cross-sections.

As can be seen from Figure 4, the side walls of the plastics frame 2 may be provided with cover members 23 which laterally cover the pull-out guide assembly and, hence, prevent dust from entering into the pull-out guide assembly and improve the look ofthe drawer.

The front member 8 and the pull-out plate 1 may, for example, be chipboards but there is substantially no restriction, when choosing the material to be used.

The plastics frame 2 is mounted when the piece of furniture is assembled, preferably after the adjustment of the front of the piece of furniture.

Claims

1. A drawer comprising a pull-out plate fastened to and resting at both sides on one pull-out rail, each, of a pull-out guide assembly and further comprising front-, rear- and side walls, characterized in that at least the rear wall and the side walls are formed by a plastics frame fittable onto said pull-out plate and held buy a pivot bearing at the rear end of each of said pull-out rails.

2. A drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that each of said pivot bearings is formed by a bolt arranged at a supporting leaf member of said pull-out rail, said bolt projecting into a rearwardly open slot in the side wall of said plastics frame.

3. A drawer according to claim 2, characterized in that said plastics frame is rounded at the corners located next to said pivot bearings.

4. A drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that said plastics frame is at the front of the side walls provided with cover casings for supportingand adjusting means for a separate adjustable front plate.

5. A drawer according to claim 4, characterized in that said cover casings are pivotally mounted at said plastics frame and fastened to said front plate by means of a screw.

6. A drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that said plastics frame is at the side walls provided with cover members laterally covering said rails of said pull-out guide assembly.

7. A drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that said plastics frame is formed by hollow chamer profiles.

8. A drawer according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that a strut member is provided at each side of the drawer, said strut members at the front being held at said cover casings and at the rear at a support of said plastics frame.

9. A drawer substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.