WO2013152365A1

WO2013152365A1 - Adjusting device for adjusting a position of a drawer

Info

Publication number: WO2013152365A1
Application number: PCT/AT2013/000036
Authority: WO
Inventors: Marc MEUSBURGER
Original assignee: Julius Blum Gmbh
Priority date: 2012-04-13
Filing date: 2013-02-27
Publication date: 2013-10-17
Also published as: CN204363436U; AT512748A1; DE212013000112U1; AT512748B1

Abstract

The invention relates to an adjusting device (8) for adjusting a position of a drawer (2) relative to a drawer pull-out guide (3), comprising at least one adjusting wheel (17), a stop (18) which can be moved by the adjusting wheel (17) in order to contact the drawer pull-out guide (3), and a transmission mechanism (32) which converts a rotational movement of the adjusting wheel (17) into a linear movement of the stop (18). The adjusting wheel (17) has an actuation region which is designed to be actuated by hand, and the adjusting device (8) has at least one fixing means (19, 20) for fixing to a coupling device (9) without tools. The drawer (2) can be coupled relative to the drawer pullout guide (3) by means of the coupling device, and the movable stop (18) is adjusted in the same direction in which the actuation region is also moved by actuating the adjusting wheel (17).

Description

Adjustment device for adjusting a position of a drawer

The present invention relates to an adjusting device for adjusting a position of a drawer relative to a drawer pull-out guide, comprising at least one adjusting wheel, a stop movable by the Versteilrad for abutment with the drawer pull-out guide and with a translation mechanism, the rotational movement of the Verstellrades in a linear movement of the Implemented stop, wherein the adjusting comprises a trained for manual actuation area.

Furthermore, the invention relates to an arrangement with such a setting device and with a coupling device, through which a drawer with a drawer pull-out guide can be coupled. Furthermore, the invention relates to a drawer pull-out guide with a cabinet rail to be fastened to a furniture carcass, at least one rail which can be pulled out relative to the carcass rail, and with an arrangement of the aforementioned type.

Finally, the invention relates to a drawer with a drawer extension guide, wherein the drawer is connectable via a coupling device with the extendable rail of the drawer extension guide and wherein a position of the drawer is adjustable relative to the drawer extension by the adjusting device.

Drawer extension guides usually have a cabinet rail to be fastened to a cabinet rail and at least extendable rail, which is movably mounted relative to the cabinet rail. For a correct adjustment of the position of a drawer attached to the pull-out rail, an adjustment device is required by means of which the drawer can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction, in the lateral direction and / or in the height direction relative to the drawer extension guide. The attachment of the drawer to the extendable rail often takes place via a coupling device, through which the drawer can be detachably coupled to the extendable rail and, if necessary, also decoupled from this again, so that the drawer is completely disassembled from the drawer extension. In the Applicant's DE 20 2007 006 549 U1, a coupling device for releasably coupling a drawer to a drawer extension guide is shown in Figs. The coupling device has for locking to the pull-out on a locking part, which is movably mounted via a manually operated pivoting lever between a locking position locking the drawer and a releasing position releasing the drawer. Furthermore, the coupling device comprises an adjusting wheel, wherein by an actuation of the adjusting wheel, a plunger, which is supported in the closed end position of the drawer on the carcass rail of the drawer extension, is adjustably mounted. In this way, the drawer can be adjusted in the depth direction relative to the furniture body. This setting is particularly useful for drawers whose front panel does not abut the carcass leading edge (for example, in so-called internal extensions). The closed position of such internal drawer is thus determined by the Endsteliung of the rail system, this end position can vary by occurring manufacturing and installation tolerances. These tolerances can be compensated by the adjusting device, so that a clean aperture image of superimposed drawers can be brought about. In contrast, in other drawers in which the front panel abuts against the body front edge of a furniture body, have by this Korpusanschiag anyway a defined and uniform end position. Thus, it is not absolutely necessary to always provide the coupling device with an adjusting device due to these different types of drawer.

In DE 20 2009 017 319 U1 a detent coupling for connecting a drawer to a drawer rail is described, wherein an Verstelieinheit with an adjusting and adjustable by adjusting the stop member releasably, but firmly fixed is added to the locking coupling. The adjusting unit is provided for determining a stop position of a movable furniture part, wherein the axis of rotation of the adjusting wheel is oriented in the direction of displacement of the stop member. At the adjusting a tooth portion is formed for better manual operation, which represents an operating area. In a rotation of the adjusting so the stop member is moved in the lateral direction to the adjusting, which complicates an intuitive adjustment of the drawer. For a person who adjusts the position of a drawer with the adjusting wheel, it is not immediately it can be seen, in the soft direction, the adjusting wheel is to be rotated in order to move the stop member or the drawer with respect to the drawer extension guide in a desired direction. Object of the present invention is to provide a user with greater flexibility of the adjustment available and the position of a drawer in mounting position is intuitively adjustable relative to the pull-out.

This is achieved by the features of claim 1. Further embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

According to the invention, it is thus provided that the adjusting device has at least one fastening means for tool-free attachment to a coupling device through which the drawer is coupled relative to the drawer extension guide and wherein the movable stop is adjusted in the same direction by an actuation of the adjusting, in which also the Actuator is moved.

In other words, the adjustment device is designed as a separate assembly which can be attached without tools to coupling devices which are provided for connecting drawers to an extendable rail of a drawer extension guide, i. manually and without the compelling use of a tool. On the one hand, the coupling device can already be provided ex works with an adjusting device (for example in a set), and on the other hand, if required, in particular when using internal pull-outs, subsequent and tool-free attachment or retrofitting on site by a fitter is possible without problems.

Another advantage of the proposed adjustment is that the direction of the manual adjustment of the setting wheel corresponds to the direction of movement of the linear adjustment of the stop, so that the position of the drawer is intuitively adjustable relative to Schubladenausziehführung. The user is thus immediately clear how to operate the adjusting wheel to bring about the desired adjustment of the stop or the drawer. According to one embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the at least one fastening means has at least one latching element, by means of which the adjusting device can be latched to the coupling device. The attachment of the adjusting device to the coupling device can be done via a snap connection, wherein, for example, hooks, ribs or nubs engage or engage in corresponding recesses or cutouts of the joining partner. For a releasable connection between the adjusting device and the coupling device, at least one resiliently formed locking element may be provided, wherein this connection is again releasable by pressure on the locking element against its resilient action.

For a non-tilt connection or an improved distribution of forces between the adjusting device and the coupling device, the adjusting device may comprise a first fastening means and a second fastening means, wherein the first fastening means at a first attachment point of the coupling device can be suspended and the second Befestigungsmitte! the adjusting device is connected by pivoting with a second fastening parts of the coupling device. For additional fixation, the adjustment device may have an opening for screwing to the drawer bottom and / or the drawer front panel.

The adjustment device may comprise a translation mechanism which converts a rotational movement of the adjusting wheel into a linear movement of the stop. The transmission mechanism may comprise, for example, a gear transmission, a rack-and-pinion arrangement and / or a sliding wedge movable by the adjusting wheel, wherein the stop is linearly adjustable by the sliding wedge.

The adjusting device may comprise a plastic carrier which can be connected without tools to the coupling device via the at least one fastening means - preferably latchable.

The arrangement according to the invention is characterized by an adjusting device of the type described with a coupling device, through which a drawer with a drawer extension guide - preferably releasably - can be coupled. The drawer pull-out guide according to the invention has a cabinet rail to be fastened to a furniture carcass, at least one rail extendable relative to the carcass rail, and an arrangement of the aforementioned type. The drawer according to the invention is movably supported by such a drawer extension guide relative to a furniture body, wherein the drawer is connected or connectable via the coupling device with the extendable rail and wherein a position of the drawer can be adjusted by the adjusting device relative to the drawer extension guide.

Further details and advantages of the present invention will be explained with reference to the embodiment shown in the figures. It shows or show:

Fig. 1 is a furniture with movable drawers in a perspective

View, with the drawers facing a furniture carcass over

Drawer extension guides are movably mounted,

2 a drawer extension guide in a perspective view,

3 shows the drawer bottom in a perspective view from below, with the coupling device fastened to the drawer and the adjusting device to be connected therewith, FIG.

Fig. 4 is the view of FIG. 3, wherein the adjusting device with the

Coupling device is connected,

Fig. 5 shows the front end portion of the drawer in a perspective

Bottom view, with the abutment of the adjustment device supported on the cabinet rail of the drawer extension guide,

6 shows the setting device in an exploded view,

Fig. 7a, 7b, the adjusting device in a plan view with two different

Positions of the stop,

Fig. 8a, 8b, the adjustment in two different sectional views.

Fig. 1 shows a furniture 1 in a perspective view, wherein drawers 2 are movably mounted on Schubladenausziehführungen 3 relative to a furniture body 4. The drawers 2 each have a front panel 5, which in the Closed position does not abut the front of the furniture body 4, but between the two side walls 6, 7 of the furniture body 4 is located. For this reason, the closed end position of the drawers 2 is determined by the position of Schubladenausziehführungen 3 on the furniture body 4, which may differ from each other due to inaccuracies in the assembly of Schubladenausziehführungen 3 and due to manufacturing tolerances, the individual closing positions of the drawers. For adjusting the drawers 2 relative to the drawer extension guides 3, an adjusting device 8 is provided, by which the position of the drawer 2 (and thus those of the front panel 5) - preferably in the depth direction of the furniture body 4 - is adjustable. The setting device 8 is attached as a retrofitted unit without tools on a known coupling device 9, wherein the coupling device 9 is to be pre-assembled on the drawer 2. For clarity, the top drawer 2 is hidden. The drawer pull-out guide 3 has a cabinet rail 10 to be fastened to the furniture body 4 and at least one rail 11 which can be pulled out relative thereto, the drawer 2 being releasably detachable via the coupling device 9 mounted thereon with the pull-out rail 11. Fig. 2 shows the drawer extension guide 3 in a perspective view, wherein between the carcass rail 10 and the extendable rail 11 an extendable center rail 12 is movably mounted. The drawer 2 can be coupled to the extendable rail 11 via a (not visible here) locking part, said connection being releasable by pressure on a manually operable gripping element 13. The adjusting device 8 for adjusting a position of the drawer 2 in its mounting position can be connected to the coupling device 9 without tools.

Fig. 3 shows the front end portion of the drawer bottom 14, the drawer side wall 15 and the front panel 5 in a perspective view from below, wherein on the underside of the drawer bottom 14 and / or on the front panel 5, the coupling device 9 is to be fastened. The coupling device 9 has in a known manner at least one locking part 16, which relative to the pull-out rail 11 of the drawer extension guide 3 via a pivotally mounted handle member 13 between the drawer 2 locking locking position and the drawer 2 releasing release position movable is stored. Recognizable is the adjusting device 8, which has a for manual operation or a trained tool for adjusting tool 17 for adjusting a stop 18. The adjustable stop 18 is supported in the closed end position of the drawer 2 on the carcass rail 10, preferably on the front end side of the carcass rail 10 from. By a rotational movement of the adjusting wheel 17, the stop 18 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the carcass rail 10, whereby the front panels 5 superimposed drawers 2 along a common vertical plane are aligned (Figure 1). The adjusting device 8 has for tool-free connection to the coupling device 9, a fastening means 19, which in the illustrated embodiment comprises a resiliently formed locking element 21 which can engage in a corresponding attachment point 22 of the coupling device 9. Via a second fastening means 20, the adjusting device 8 with a second attachment point 22 of the coupling device 9 is connectable. For fixing the adjusting device 8, therefore, first the first fastening center! 19 hooked into the first attachment point 22, whereupon the second attachment means 20 is connected by pivoting with the second attachment point 23 of the coupling device 9. The second fastening means 20 may be formed as a plastic rib which can be latched in a corresponding recess of the second attachment point 23 of the coupling device 9.

4 shows the mounting position of the adjusting device 8 on the coupling device 9. The adjusting device 8 is provided with an additional opening 24 for screwing to the drawer bottom 14 and / or the front panel 5, so that the adjusting device 8 can be fixed in a secure position. By adjusting the Verstellrades 17 of the stop 18 is retracted and extended, whereby the depth position of the drawer 2 can be adjusted relative to the furniture body 4 by supporting the stop 18 at a front end of the cabinet rail 10. The coupling device 9 has in the embodiment shown an inherent Seitenverstellelnrichtung 25 with a dial, through which the drawer 2 is additionally adjustable in the mounting position in the lateral direction relative to the carcass rail 10. Fig. 5 shows the underside of the drawer 2 in a perspective view, wherein attached to the side wall 7 of the furniture body 4 carcass rail 10 of the drawer extension guide 3, the center rail 12 and coupled to the drawer 2 extendable rail 11 can be seen from below. The Frontbiende 5 of the drawer 2 is hidden for reasons of clarity. By a manual actuation of the adjusting wheel 17 of the front end of the carcass rail 10 abutting stop 18 can be adjusted so that so that the position of the drawer 2 in the depth direction relative to the carcass rail 10 is adjustable. The adjusting wheel 17 has a trained for manual actuation area, wherein the position of the drawer 2 is adjusted in the same direction, in which also the operating area is moved. In this way, the position of the drawer 2 relative to the drawer extension guide 3 is intuitively adjustable.

Fig. 6 shows the adjusting device 8 in an exploded view, wherein the plastic carrier 26, the first and second fastening means 19 and 20 are arranged in the form of projections for attachment to the coupling device 9. The stop 18 is slidably mounted within a shaft 33 of the plastic carrier 26. The stop 18 is provided with a rubber cap 27 which abuts in the closed end position of the drawer 2 on the carcass rail 10. The stop 18 has a guide which engages around the inclined surface 19 of the sliding wedge 28 in a form-fitting manner. By a translation mechanism 32 can be implemented in a longitudinal movement of the sliding wedge 28, a rotation of the gear wheel formed as adjusting wheel 17, wherein the stop 18 is adjustable by the inclined surface 29 of the sliding wedge 28. The sliding wedge 28 has for this purpose retaining lugs 30 which engage in a helical thread of the Verstelirades 17.

Fig. 7a and Fig. 7b show the adjusting device 8 in a plan view, wherein in Fig. 7a, the stop 18 is in a first extended position X2 and in Fig. 7b in a second Ausfahrsteliung X2, the extended position X2 is greater than the extended position X1 is. The maximum displacement of the stop 18 may be for example about 5 mm. Fig. 8a shows the adjusting device 8 in a sectional view, wherein the arranged in the adjusting wheel 17 thread 31 and the engaging therein retaining lugs 30 of the sliding wedge 28 are recognizable. By a rotational movement of the adjusting wheel 17 thus the Hattenasen 30 are moved along the helical thread turn 31, whereby the sliding wedge 28 is movable in the longitudinal direction. By the inclined surface 29 of the sliding wedge 28 is also the stop 18 linearly adjustable.

8b shows a further sectional view of the adjustment device 8 in a perspective view. That portion of the sliding wedge 28, which carries the inclined surface 29, is formed in cross-section substantially T-shaped. The stop 18 has a corresponding guide for receiving this T-profile. By a manual rotation of the adjusting wheel 17 so the Schiebekeii 28 is linearly displaced, wherein the stop 18 by a linear movement of the sliding wedge 28 relative to the shaft 33 of the plastic carrier 26 is retracted and extended.

It should be noted that the adjusting device 8 may be formed not only for depth adjustment of the drawer 2, but also for lateral and / or height adjustment of the drawer 2 in the mounted position. For a lateral adjustment of the drawer 2, the stop 18 of the adjusting device 8 can be supported on a vertical leg on one of the rails 10, 11, 12 of the drawer extension guide 3, for a height adjustment, however, on a horizontal leg of the rails 10, 11, 12th

Claims

1. adjusting device (8) for adjusting a position of a drawer (2) relative to a drawer pull-out guide (3), with at least one adjusting wheel (17), a by the adjusting (17) movable stop (18) for engaging the drawer extension guide (3) and with a translation mechanism (32), which converts a rotational movement of the adjusting wheel (17) into a linear movement of the stop (18), wherein the adjusting wheel (17) has an actuating region designed for manual actuation, characterized in that the adjusting device (8 ) at least one fastening means (19, 20) for tool-free attachment to a coupling device (9) through which the drawer (2) relative to the drawer extension guide (3) can be coupled and wherein by an actuation of the adjusting wheel (17) of the movable stop (18 ) is moved in the same direction in which the operating area is moved.

2. Adjusting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one fastening means (19, 20) has at least one latching element (21) through which the adjusting device (8) with the coupling device (9) can be latched.

3. Adjusting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjusting device (8) has a first attachment means (19) and a second attachment means (20), wherein the first attachment means (19) at a first attachment point (22) of the coupling device ( 9) can be suspended and the second fastening means (20) by pivoting with a second attachment point (23) of the coupling device (9) is connectable.

4. Adjusting device according to claim 3, characterized in that the adjusting device (8) has an additional opening (24) for screwing to the drawer (2).

5. Adjusting device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the translation mechanism (32) at least one through the Adjusting (17) movable sliding wedge (28), wherein by the sliding wedge (28) of the stop (18) is adjustable.

6. adjusting device according to claim 5, characterized in that the adjusting wheel (17) has a, preferably helical, thread (31), in which the sliding wedge (28) engages with at least one retaining lug (30).

7. Adjusting device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the stop (18) in mounting position on a to a furniture body (4) to be mounted cabinet rail (10) of the drawer extension guide (3) is supported.

8. Adjusting device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the adjusting device (8) comprises a plastic carrier (26) which is detachably connectable to the coupling device (9).

9. Arrangement with an adjusting device (8) according to one of claims 1 to 8 and with a coupling device (9) through which a drawer (2) with a drawer extension guide (3) can be coupled.

10. Arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the coupling device (9) for releasably connecting the drawer (2) relative to a drawer extension guide (3) is formed, wherein the coupling device (9) has at least one locking part (16) which over a handle element (13) is movably mounted between a locking position locking the drawer (2) and a release position releasing the drawer (2).

11. Drawer pull-out guide (3) with a cabinet body (10) to be fastened to a furniture carcass (10) and with at least one rail (11) which can be pulled out relative to the carcass rail (10), and with an arrangement according to claim 9 or 10.

12. drawer (2) with a Drawerausziehführung (3) according to claim 11, wherein the drawer (2) via the coupling device (9) with the extendable rail (11) is connected and wherein by the adjusting device (8) a position of the drawer ( 2) can be adjusted relative to the drawer extension guide (3).

13. Drawer according to claim 12, characterized in that the drawer (2) by the adjusting device (8) at least in a longitudinal direction of the carcass rail (10) extending direction is adjustable.

14. Drawer according to claim 13, characterized in that the stop (18) of the adjusting device (8) at a front end portion of the carcass rail (10) is supported.

15. Drawer according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the drawer (2) has a front panel (5) and a drawer bottom (14), wherein the coupling device (9) at a front end of the extendable rail (11) and at the bottom of the drawer bottom (14) and / or on the front panel (5) is attached.