JP5607549B2 - Drawer with fixing device for wall element - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drawer including a drawer side wall and a substantially straight wall. The wall includes a first wall element and at least one second wall element, the first wall element and the second wall element being connectable by a fixing device.

  The invention also relates to furniture having a drawer as described below.

  As a fixing device for connecting two wall elements, one described in Patent Document 1 (WO03 / 024274A1) is known. There is provided a frame mounting member for increasing the receiving volume of the drawer, which can be inserted into a pocket-type holder at the end, and the drawer mounting member is held in the mounting position by an elastic tongue. . The weak point of such a configuration is that there is a risk that the elastic tongue can easily be detached, and there is no guarantee that the wall element will be securely held. In addition, conventional fastening devices always apply an acting force to the wall element. Furthermore, only a limited selection portion of the wall element can be fixed in place, and the size of the fixing portion is determined in advance by the shape and size of the pocket-type holder.

International Publication No. WO03 / 024274A1

  One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a fixing device capable of easily releasing a fixed wall element while securely fixing even a drawer wall element having a very complicated shape.

  According to the invention, the first wall element has a holding part that can be hooked to the releasable hooking device of the drawer side wall so that the two wall elements can be fixed after positioning has been carried out relatively. This object can be achieved by configuring the securing device to have at least one grip element and one restraining element that can be released and restrained by the grip element. The entire wall portion can be fixed in a stable positional relationship with the drawer side wall by a holding portion that can be hung on the drawer frame.

  In this way, in the first attachment step, the relative position of the two wall elements can be established with respect to each other, whereby the pre-placed wall element in the subsequent attachment step is fixed in the relative position, Fixing work can be performed only by hand (ie without using tools).

  In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the grip element and the restraining element form a clamp in a coordinated manner. The restraining element provided for the clamping action has one or more flat contact surfaces that can be pressed against the second wall element. In this way, the clamping force can be distributed over the expanded surface area in the clamping position, thereby preventing concentration of the clamping force. Therefore, even fragile wall elements such as glass panels can be securely fixed.

  For example, the second wall element may be in the form of a decorative insert substantially in the form of a panel made of stone, wood, plastic material or metal. Thanks to the fixing device according to the invention, it is also not necessary to provide fixing holes in the wall element so that there are substantially no holes in the wall element in order to give an attractive appearance.

  In accordance with the present invention, the second wall element includes a drawer rail assembly. In one embodiment of the invention, the drawer rail assembly has one long limb and at least one short limb extending therefrom. In this way, the restraining element can act between the first wall element and the short limb of the drawer rail assembly.

  In one embodiment, the first wall element is provided as a central mounting and retaining element in a co-ordinated manner with the drawer side wall and can be latched (latched) to a releasable latch connection within the drawer side wall. Preferably it can have a holding part extending in the lateral direction. For this purpose, the drawer side wall releasable latch connection includes a catch that automatically latches under the action of a spring when the holding part is inserted into the drawer side wall. The basic mode of operation of such a connector is described in EP 0740917B1 by the applicant, and the drawer front panel can be hung against a double-walled drawer side wall.

  The first wall element can be configured to have at least one additional holding device for the third wall element. In principle, the fixing device of the present invention can fix the drawer side, the front panel, the front wall part of the inner extension type drawer, and the drawer rear wall. It is also possible to fix decorations, for example (transparent) inserts, on the drawer bottom.

  The furniture according to the invention is characterized by a drawer of the type described above.

  The details and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in connection with the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of cabinet-type furniture, wherein the second wall element is in the form of a part of the front wall of the drawer extending inward. FIG. 2 illustrates an inwardly extending drawer type drawer with an unsecured front wall. The perspective view of the back of the wall part assembled partially. Fig. 2 shows a fully assembled wall with a clamped wall element. A first wall element is illustrated. Detailed view of grip and restraint elements. Detailed view of grip and restraint elements. Detailed view of grip and restraint elements. Sectional drawing of the assembled state of a grip element and a restraint element. FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the present invention including a drawer rail assembly to be fixed and its enlarged detail view. Fig. 6a is an enlarged detail view of Fig. 6a. 6a and 6b are exploded views of the fixing device. 6a and 6b and a perspective view of the first wall element of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cabinet-type furniture 1 having a furniture frame 2 provided with a drawer 3 a and a drawer 3 b that can move with respect to the furniture frame 2. In the closed position, the front panels of the two drawers 3 a and 3 b are in contact with the front surface of the furniture frame 2. What is important in this figure is a drawer-type central drawer 7 extending inward. The drawer 7 includes a side wall 6, and the front wall of the drawer 7 is composed of a first wall element 4 and a second wall element 5 between them. The front wall constituted by them is installed in a closed position between the two side walls of the furniture frame 2. The drawer 3b has a front panel that extends upward so as to shield the drawer 7 in the closed position.

  FIG. 2 illustrates the drawer 7 of FIG. As in the conventional configuration, the drawer 7 includes a drawer side wall 6, a drawer rear wall 8a, and a drawer bottom 8b. This figure also shows the unfixed wall 9 in the form of a front wall, which is composed of two first wall elements 4 on both sides and a second wall element 5 between them. The assembled wall 9 extends substantially linearly. That is, the wall surfaces of the first wall element 4 and the second wall element 5 are substantially the same plane. The first wall elements 4 each have a rear holding part 10 which can be hooked to a releasable latching device 20 associated with the drawer side wall 6. This action is provided by the prior art spring-loaded retaining part 20a, whereby the laterally extending holding part 10 can be pulled inside the double-walled drawer side wall 6, whereby the wall part 9 is A stable positional relationship is maintained with respect to both drawer side walls 6. Such connection fixing is described in the applicant's EP0740917B1, etc., and will not be described in detail here.

  FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the wall 9 of FIG. 2, in which the first wall element 4 is detached from the second wall element 5 and another first wall element 4 is pre-arranged. The state is shown but not constrained. The first wall elements 4 each have a holding part 10 for connection to the drawer side wall 6 described in connection with FIG. Further, the first wall element 4 is provided with two lever-type grip elements 11 that are pivotally attached, and upper and lower restraining elements 12. The restraining element 12 has a clamping part 12a and 12b, respectively, which can be expanded, which pushes the grip element 11 into the central space formed between the clamping parts 12a and 12b. It can spread in the horizontal direction by putting. The second wall element 5 to be fixed has guide passages 13 at both vertical edges. The guide passage 13 is formed by a machined edge of the first wall element 5. Accordingly, the tightening portions 12a and 12b are respectively inserted laterally into the guide passage 13, and the tightening portions 12a and 12b can be spread laterally within the guide passage 13 by changing the orientation of the gripping element 11. A clamping connection in the guide channel 12 is provided for the clamping parts 12a and 12b.

  FIG. 4 shows a wall 9 with a second wall element 5 that is clampedly connected to two lateral first wall elements 4. The grip element 11 in the restrained position is arranged in a plane that is substantially in common with the clamping parts 12a and 12b.

  FIG. 5 a is a rear perspective view of the first wall element 4. The restraining device 12 with two clamping parts 12a and 12b can be spread laterally by a gripping element 11 which is pivotally mounted. Figures 5b and 5c illustrate the grip element 11 in the released position. The tightening portions 12 a and 12 b can be spread by the grip element 11 in the direction indicated by the double-headed arrow X. In FIG. 5d, the restraining position of the grip element 11 is shown. The lever-type grip element 11 is somewhat longer than the two clamping parts 12a and 12b and forms a handle for releasing the restraining action. FIG. 5 e shows a longitudinal section of the clamping parts 12 a and 12 b in the mounted state with respect to the second wall element 5, the two clamping parts 12 a and 12 b being brought into the guide channel 13 by the grip element 11. Are separated from each other.

  FIG. 6a shows another embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 6b is an enlarged detail view of the circled region of FIG. 6a. In the illustrated embodiment, the second wall element 5 is in the form of a drawer rail assembly having a long limb 14a and two short limbs 14b extending perpendicularly downward therefrom. In both end regions of the drawer rail assembly, there are arranged first wall elements 4 that can be respectively held on the lateral drawer side walls 6 of the drawer 7 in the manner described above. In this embodiment, the first wall elements 4 on both sides have grip elements 11 and 11b, respectively, by which the restraining elements 12 in the form of flat clamping limbs 12c are restrained. In this case, the short limb part 14 b is tightened between the rear side of the first wall element 4 and the flat restraint element 12. Furthermore, there is a third wall element 15 that is held by a holding device 16 on the first wall element 4. The holding device 16 includes two insertion pins that can be inserted laterally into the guide passage of the third wall element 15 (shown on the right side in FIG. 6a). FIG. 6b shows in detail on a magnified scale a device with two gripping elements 11a and 11b mounted in a pivotal manner, whereby the restraining element 12 in the form of a flat clamping limb 12c is activated. receive. In this way, the short limb portion 14b is tightened between the rear side of the first wall element 4 and the tightening limb portion 12c.

  FIG. 7 is a partially exploded view of the first wall element 4. The restraining element 12 includes a hairpin shape having a flat tightening limb portion 12c that is movably mounted on the fixed mounting portion 17 of the grip elements 11a and 11b, preferably slidably. After the arrangement of the part 12c, it can be pressed against the outer surface of the short limb part 14b (see FIG. 6b). The attachment portion 17 is firmly fixed to the inside of the first wall element 4 at both end regions, and the restraining element 12 is movably attached to the lower side of the bridge portion where the attachment portion 17 is formed. In the first mounting step, the tightening limb 12c is pressed against the short limb 14b of the drawer rail assembly, and in the next mounting step, the cam-like projections 18 of the grip elements 11a and 11b pull the clamping limb 12c out of the rail. The two grip elements 11a and 11b are pivoted so as to press against the short limb 14b of the assembly. Also shown is a holding device 16 with an insertion pin that is pressed against the guide passage of the third wall element 15 (FIG. 6a). The holding element 16 includes an opening hole 16a for passing a screw. The screw is screwed laterally into the third wall element 15 in the direction of the free end of the insertion pin.

  FIG. 8 illustrates the first wall element 4 that can be hung on the drawer side wall 6 (FIG. 2) by the holding part 10. Furthermore, the holding device 16 is provided on the first wall element 4, and its pin can be inserted into the guide passage 19 of the third wall element 15. In addition, the third wall element 15 can be fixed by a screw passing through the opening hole 16a. In order to tighten and fix the second wall element 5 (which is not shown here, but may be the drawer rail assembly shown in FIG. 6, a frame-like or panel-like portion made of plastic, glass, wood, stone, etc.) There is a restraining element 12 having a tightening limb 12c movably mounted in the direction of the double-headed arrow Y in the release position. In this way, the flat fastening limb 12c can slide on the second wall element 5 to be fixed. After the placement has been carried out, the two grip elements 11a and 11b are pivoted around a horizontal axis so that the clamping limb 12c is pressed against the second wall element to be fixed.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes or covers all modifications and technical equivalents within the scope of the claims. The positional expressions (upper, lower, horizontal, etc.) used in the description relate to the general position of installation of the member used, and should be shifted as appropriate according to the change in position. The fixture with the grip elements 11a and 11b and the restraining element 12 may be entirely made of metal, in which case elastically deflecting support means (the brittle glass wall elements are fixed without problems) ( A plastic material, etc.) can be arranged between the restraining element 12 and the second wall element.

Claims (15)

A drawer (7) comprising a drawer side wall (6) and a substantially straight wall (9),
The wall portion (9) includes a first wall element (4) and at least one second wall element (5). The first wall element (4) and the second wall element (5) Can be connected together by a fixing device,
The first wall element (4) has a holding part (10) that can be hooked to a releasable hooking device (20) of the drawer side wall (6),
The fixing device has at least one grip element (11) and a restraining element (12), which restrains the two wall elements (4, 5) relative to each other. Drawer characterized in that it can be released and restrained by said gripping element (11) so that it can be fixed after it has been made.   The drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that the grip element (11) and the restraining element (12) are part of a clamp.   The grip element (11) has at least one pivotally mounted lever by which the second wall element (5) is clamped against the first wall element (4). The drawer according to claim 1, wherein the drawer is fixed to the drawer.   The restraining element (12) includes two clamping parts (12a, 12b), the clamping parts (12a, 12b) having the grip so that the second wall element (5) is fixed. 4. Drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it can be moved to the clamping position by the action of the element (11).   Drawer according to claim 4, characterized in that the grip element (11) in the restrained position lies in substantially the same plane as the clamping parts (12a, 12b).   The second wall element (5) has at least one guide passage (13), the restraining element (12) being introduced into the guide passage (13) and tightened. Item 6. The drawer according to any one of Items 1 to 5.   Drawer according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second wall element (5) is substantially square.   Drawer according to claim 7, characterized in that each guide passage (13) is provided or arranged at the upper and lower long edges of the rectangular part of the second wall element (5).   The said second wall element (5) has a long limb (14a) and at least one short limb (14b) extending therefrom, according to any of the preceding claims. The drawer according to item 1. Drawer according to claim 9, characterized in that the restraining element (12) operates between the first wall element (4) and the short limb (14b). The restraining element (12) has a flat clamping limb (12c) that is movably attached to the attachment part (17) of the grip element (11a, 11b) and is positioned. 11. The device according to claim 1, wherein the clamping limb (12 c) is pressed against the second wall element (5) by the action of the grip elements (11 a, 11 b) later. Drawer.   Drawer according to claim 11, characterized in that the grip elements (11a, 11b) have at least one eccentric lever.   13. A drawer according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the mounting position, the holding part (10) extends laterally from the rear side of the first wall element (4).   The releasable hanging device (20) of the drawer side wall (6) is a retaining portion for automatically holding the holding portion (10) when the holding portion (10) is inserted by the action of a spring. The drawer according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized by comprising (20a).   Furniture comprising a drawer according to any one of the preceding claims.

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