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WO2008092494A2
WO2008092494A2 PCT/EP2007/010865 EP2007010865W WO2008092494A2 WO 2008092494 A2 WO2008092494 A2 WO 2008092494A2 EP 2007010865 W EP2007010865 W EP 2007010865W WO 2008092494 A2 WO2008092494 A2 WO 2008092494A2
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gear
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furniture
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Johannes Schneider
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Deon Ag
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    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/453—Actuated drawers
    • A47B88/457—Actuated drawers operated by electrically-powered actuation means
    • 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
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
    • A47B88/453—Actuated drawers
    • A47B88/46—Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs
    • A47B88/463—Actuated drawers operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs self-opening
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/40—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/404—Function thereof
    • E05Y2201/422—Function thereof for opening
    • E05Y2201/426—Function thereof for opening for the initial opening movement
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/71—Toothed gearing
    • E05Y2201/722—Racks

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  • the invention relates to a piece of furniture referred to in the preamble of claim 1 Art.
  • Such furniture is generally known, for example by EP 1 716 781 A2, DE-PS 10 17 351, DE 89 12 722 UI, WO 2004/100718 A1, EP 1 374 732 A1, WO 2005/122832 A1, WO 2006/017865 A1 DE 20 2004 008 622 U1, WO 2004/101919 A1, GB 2 398 732 A, AT 005 058 U1, DE 100 36 259 A1, AT 007 968 U1, AT 413 632 B, DE 20 2004 007 168 U1, WO 2005 / 058092 A1, DE 100 37 228 A1, US Pat. No. 6,533,375 B2, EP 0 952 255 A1, AT 413 633 B and WO 2006/017863 A1.
  • DE 20 2004 007 170 U1 discloses a piece of furniture of the type in question which has an extension which is movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to a body of the furniture.
  • the known furniture further comprises a drive unit for moving the extract between the retracted and the extended position, wherein the drive unit has a linearly movable output element in the form of a rack of a rack and pinion drive, which is in operative connection with the extract for moving the same and wherein a drive motor of Drive unit is connected via a gear assembly with the output element in operative connection.
  • Similar furniture is also known from EP 1 125 525 Bl and DE 101 05 756 Al.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a piece of furniture mentioned in the preamble of claim 1, whose drive unit is compact and thus space-saving in the furniture can be installed. This object is achieved by the teaching defined in claim 1.
  • the teaching of the invention provides that the output shaft of the drive motor is arranged substantially parallel to the linear axis of movement of the output element.
  • a particularly compact structure results in a direction perpendicular to the linear movement axis of low height.
  • the drive unit can be arranged, for example and in particular in a so-called apothecary cabinet, in a region between a pull-out rail on which an extract to be moved by means of the drive unit and a side wall of the apothecary cabinet.
  • the furniture according to the invention may be any, at least one extract exhibiting furniture, such as a kitchen cabinet, in which the extract or the extracts is designed as a drawer or are.
  • the furniture according to the invention may be designed, for example, as a so-called apothecary cabinet, whose extension extends over the entire height of the cabinet.
  • it is sufficient if the furniture according to the invention has only one drive unit.
  • two or more drive units can also be provided.
  • An advantageous development of the teaching according to the invention provides that the output shaft of the drive motor rotatably connected to a worm or is formed as a worm and that the Geretean- orders at least one worm wheel, which is in engagement with the worm.
  • the gear arrangement has at least one worm gear.
  • Such worm gears are available as relatively simple and inexpensive standard components available.
  • the gear arrangement has a worm wheel.
  • An advantageous development of the aforementioned embodiment provides that the gear arrangement has at least two worm wheels, which are in engagement with the worm.
  • the drive torque of the drive motor via two worm gear is transmitted to the output element, so that, for example, a symmetrical with respect to the linear axis of motion force application is achieved in the output element.
  • the linearly movable output element is a threaded spindle, which is rotatably mounted and movable in its axial direction and on which a stationary, rotatably driven spindle nut is arranged, which is in rotary drive connection with the drive motor.
  • the drive unit is designed in the manner of a spindle drive.
  • Corresponding spindle drives are available as simple and cost-effective as well as robust standard components.
  • the linearly movable output element is a rack, which is in engagement with at least one gear of the gear assembly.
  • the drive unit is designed in the manner of a rack and pinion.
  • Corresponding rack gears are also available as relatively simple and inexpensive as well as robust standard components.
  • a development of the aforementioned embodiment provides that with the or each worm gear is a gear in rotary drive connection, which is in engagement with the rack.
  • the drive torque of the electric motor is transmitted from the worm associated with the output shaft of the drive motor to the rack via at least one worm wheel and at least one gearwheel.
  • the transmission ratio with a relatively simple and inexpensive constructed transmission arrangement within wide limits can be selected.
  • a particularly simple and cost-effective construction when the gear rotatably connected to the associated worm wheel, as this provides a further development.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a first Ausry- For example, a side wall of the body of the cabinet is omitted and the extract in the retracted
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of
  • FIG. 4 shows, in a representation similar to FIG. 1, the cabinet according to FIG. 1, wherein one half of an outer housing of the drive unit has been omitted for reasons of illustration,
  • FIG. 4 in the same representation as FIG. 4 the cabinet according to FIG. 4, the extract being in the partially extended position
  • FIG. 6 a drive unit of a second exemplary embodiment of a piece of furniture according to the invention
  • Fig. 7 in the same representation as Fig. 4, the second embodiment and Fig. 8 in the same representation as Fig. 5, the second embodiment.
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of a cabinet 2 according to the invention is shown, which is formed in this embodiment as a so-called pharmacist cabinet.
  • the furniture 2 has a body 4, one side wall of which is omitted in FIG. 1 for reasons of illustration.
  • the furniture 2 further comprises an extension 6 which is movable relative to the body 4 between a retracted position shown in Fig. 1 and an extended position.
  • a drive unit 8 is provided in this embodiment, which will be explained in more detail below with reference to Figures 3 to 5.
  • Fig. 2 shows the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a partially extended position of the extract 6.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the structure of the drive unit
  • the drive unit 8 has an electric motor 10 which can be supplied with voltage by voltage supply means (not shown in the drawing) and can be activated by control means (also not shown).
  • the electric motor 10 has an as
  • Worm 12 trained output shaft with which a first worm gear 14 and a second worm wheel 16 of a gear assembly 17 are engaged.
  • the worm wheels 14, 16 with respect to the axis of rotation of the worm 12 in this
  • Embodiment arranged symmetrically.
  • a first gear 18 is non-rotatably connected to the first worm wheel 16, while a second gear 20 is non-rotatably connected to the second worm wheel 16.
  • the gears 18, 20 are in engagement with a double-toothed rack 22, which forms a linearly movable output element of the drive unit 8 in this embodiment along a linear axis of movement, which is symbolized in Fig. 1 by a dashed line 24.
  • gear assembly 17 is received in a gear housing 28, which consists in this embodiment of two interconnected, designed as injection molded plastic shells, of which in Fig. 3, only a half-shell 30 shown, the other 30 'is omitted for purposes of illustration.
  • gear housing 28 consists in this embodiment of two interconnected, designed as injection molded plastic shells, of which in Fig. 3, only a half-shell 30 shown, the other 30 'is omitted for purposes of illustration.
  • toothed rack 22 is through the toothed rack 22
  • gear housing 28 is formed in cross-section substantially U-shaped with two legs 32, 34, wherein the rack 22 between the legs 32, 34 is guided.
  • a guide element 36 which is formed integrally with the toothed rack 22 in this embodiment, is provided, by means of which the toothed rack 22 is mounted in an assembly position of the drive unit 8 on an inner wall of an inner wall Fig. 3, not shown outer housing is guided.
  • FIG. Game are the gear elements of the gear assembly 17, namely the first worm wheel 14 together with rotationally fixed to the same connected first gear and the second worm wheel 16 together with the same connected second gear 20 loosely inserted in the gear housing 28.
  • Corresponding bearing means are integrally formed in this embodiment in the inner wall of the half-shells 30, 30 'of the gear housing 28, in the form of webs, which are the ends of an axle 40 on which the first worm wheel 14 and the first gear 18 are fixed, and the ends of an axle 42, on which the second worm wheel 16 and the second gear 20 are fixed, form-fitting fix.
  • webs are formed in the inner wall of the half shells 30 of the gear housing 28, of which only two webs are provided with the reference numbers 44, 46 in FIG. 3.
  • the output shaft of the electric motor 10 formed by the worm 12 is arranged substantially parallel to the linear movement axis 24 of the rack 22. In this way, a particularly space-saving and compact construction of the drive unit 8 results.
  • FIG. 4 shows the drive unit according to FIG. 3 in FIG.
  • the components of the drive unit 8 are accommodated in an outer housing 48, which consists of two interconnected half-shells, of which in Fig. 4, only a half-shell 50 is shown, the other half-shell 50 ', however, is omitted for purposes of illustration.
  • an outer housing 48 which consists of two interconnected half-shells, of which in Fig. 4, only a half-shell 50 is shown, the other half-shell 50 ', however, is omitted for purposes of illustration.
  • the guide element 36 and the gear housing 28 are guided with it guided rack 22 and attached thereto electric motor 10 loosely in the half-shell 50 of the outer housing 48 and fixed by placing the half-shell 50 ', not shown in FIG. 4 in the outer housing 48 ,
  • the electric motor 10 For moving the drawer 6 from the retracted position shown in Fig. 4, the electric motor 10 is driven so that the gears 18, 20 are rotated in a rotational direction, which causes the rack 22 moves in Fig. 4 to the right.
  • the plunger 26 of the rack 22 acts on the inner panel 52 of the drawer 6, so that it is moved in the direction of the extended position.
  • Loading by the plunger 26 accelerates so that it moves after reaching the fixed by the length of the rack 22 end of the movement stroke of the drive unit 8 in the direction of a fully extended position.
  • the drive unit 8 of the furniture 2 according to the invention is constructed in a particularly compact and space-saving manner that it can be readily arranged in a remaining between a side wall of the body 4 and the extract 6 gap, as can be seen for example in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 shows components of a drive unit 8 of a second exemplary embodiment of the furniture 2 according to the invention, which differs from the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1 in that the linearly movable output element in this exemplary embodiment is provided by a threaded spindle that is secured against rotation and movably in its axial direction 54 is formed, on which a stationary spindle nut 56 is arranged, which is in rotary drive connection with the electric motor 10.
  • the worm 12 is in engagement with a worm wheel 58, with which a first bevel gear 60 is rotatably connected, which is in engagement with a second bevel gear 62 to which a first gear 64 is rotatably connected, which engages with a second gear 66 is rotatably connected to the spindle nut 56 is connected.
  • Reference numeral 68 in FIG. 6 designates an anti-rotation lock of the threaded spindle 54 which, with its side at the top in FIG. 6, is guided on the inner wall of the outer housing 48 (not illustrated in FIG. 6).
  • the anti-rotation 68 opposite end of the threaded spindle 54 carries the plunger 26, not shown in Fig. 6.
  • Fig. 7 shows the second embodiment in retracted position of the drawer 6
  • Fig. 8 shows the second embodiment in a partially extended position of the drawer 6.

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L'invention concerne un meuble comportant un élément extractible pouvant être déplacé par rapport au corps du meuble entre une position d'insertion et une position d'extraction. Le meuble comporte une unité d'entraînement destinée à déplacer l'élément extractible entre la position d'insertion et la position d'extraction. L'unité d'entraînement présente un élément de sortie pouvant se déplacer le long d'un axe de déplacement linéaire, se trouvant en interaction ou pouvant être amené en interaction avec l'élément extractible pour le déplacement de ce dernier. Un moteur d'entraînement (10) de l'unité d'entraînement est en interaction avec l'élément de sortie au moyen d'un système d'engrenage. L'arbre de sortie (12) du moteur d'entraînement (10) est disposé de façon essentiellement parallèle à l'axe de déplacement linéaire (24) de l'élément de sortie.
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