A47B2210/0043

ARRANGEMENT FOR GUIDING AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE FURNITURE PART
20210244183 · 2021-08-12 ·

An arrangement for guiding at least one movable furniture part includes a guide rail to be mounted on the fixed furniture part, and a guide device to be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a preferably substantially cylindrical, load-transmitting rolling body. The guide rail has a guide track, on which the load-transmitting rolling body is mounted in a movable manner. The guide track has a parking position for the load-transmitting rolling body, and the parking position corresponds to an end position of the movable furniture part relative to the fixed furniture part. The load-transmitting rolling body and the guide track are designed such that the guide track can be deformed in this region, a depression being formed in the process, and the load-transmitting rolling body is substantially dimensionally stable.

Refrigerator and drawer assembly thereof

A drawer assembly includes: drawers, arranged in a storage compartment of the refrigerator in a way of being capable of being pushed and pulled forward and rearward between a front extreme position and a rear extreme position; and two support assemblies in left-right parallel arrangement. Each of the support assemblies includes a support frame. The support frame is fixed to an inner wall of the storage compartment, is provided on an inner side with a first slideway extending forward and rearward, and is provided on a rear portion of the inner side with an elastic tongue. A left sidewall and a right sidewall of the drawer are respectively mounted on the first sideway of the support frame of one of the support assemblies in a forward and rearward slidable way.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for load bearing slides
11122894 · 2021-09-21 · ·

Slides provided herein may be configured to support substantial loads while experiencing vibration and shock in the retracted position without degradation of the slide mechanism. An example slide may include: a fixed rail member; a second rail member, a third rail member, where the second rail member is disposed between the fixed rail member and the third rail member, where the second and third rail members translate between an extended position relative to the fixed rail member and a retracted position relative to the fixed rail member; and at least one bearing attached to one of the second rail member or the third rail member, where the at least one bearing is engaged when the second rail member is in the extended position, and disengaged in response to the third rail member being in the retracted position.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR LOAD BEARING SLIDES
20210267370 · 2021-09-02 ·

Slides provided herein may be configured to support substantial loads while experiencing vibration and shock in the retracted position without degradation of the slide mechanism. An example slide may include: a fixed rail member; a second rail member, a third rail member, where the second rail member is disposed between the fixed rail member and the third rail member, where the second and third rail members translate between an extended position relative to the fixed rail member and a retracted position relative to the fixed rail member; and at least one bearing attached to one of the second rail member or the third rail member, where the at least one bearing is engaged when the second rail member is in the extended position, and disengaged in response to the third rail member being in the retracted position.

DOMESTIC DISHWASHER
20210038052 · 2021-02-11 ·

A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity, and first and second rollers which are rotatably mounted in a roller holder that is fastened to the dishwasher cavity. A support element supporting a receptacle for items to be washed is movably mounted relative to the roller holder with the aid of the first roller and the second roller in such a way that the receptacle is movable between a position in which the receptacle is inserted into the dishwasher cavity and a position in which the receptacle is extracted from the dishwasher cavity. The support element has an upper running area and a lower running area, with the first roller being spaced apart downward from the upper running area and running along the lower running area, and with the second roller being spaced apart upward from the lower running area and running along the upper running area.

Hanging Stack and Rolling Rack
20210212457 · 2021-07-15 ·

A method for installing a set of drawers under the counter-top in the blind corner of kitchen cabinets. The stack of drawers is attached to a rack and hung from little wheel-cars in tracks. To access any of the drawers the door of the adjacent cabinet is opened and the stack is rolled sideways into borrowed space temporarily made available there. The drawers can then be pulled open. When finished the drawers are closed and the stack rolled back. Unlike existing products, this design's mechanisms permanently occupy very little of the adjacent space, only the top 3. The rest is only borrowed. The flooring of this space is regular kitchen floor. It can be occupied by anything that can be easily moved out temporarily when corner access is needed.

REFRIGERATOR AND DRAWER ASSEMBLY THEREOF

A drawer assembly includes: drawers, arranged in a storage compartment of the refrigerator in a way of being capable of being pushed and pulled forward and rearward between a front extreme position and a rear extreme position; and two support assemblies in left-right parallel arrangement. Each of the support assemblies includes a support frame. The support frame is fixed to an inner wall of the storage compartment, is provided on an inner side with a first slideway extending forward and rearward, and is provided on a rear portion of the inner side with an elastic tongue. A left sidewall and a right sidewall of the drawer are respectively mounted on the first sideway of the support frame of one of the support assemblies in a forward and rearward slidable way.

Low-friction roller assembly

A low-friction roller assembly is provided. The low-friction roller assembly is especially suitable for use in a refrigerator for reducing noise and reducing wobble and vibration. The low-friction roller assembly has a rotating element encased within a fluid and secured within a housing. An axle attached to the rotating element extends outside of the housing and is connected to a wheel via a keyed interlocking component. The wheel is attached to mount assembly in, for example, a refrigerator, which is attached to a movable drawer.

DRAWER SLIDE ASSEMBLY
20200214445 · 2020-07-09 ·

A slide assembly 30 is provided for slidably mounting a drawer 200 within a carcass 101. The slide assembly includes a runner bar 16 and a slide limiter. The runner bar 30 has a first slidable connection 36,48 for slidably mounting the drawer 200 for sliding movement relative to the runner bar 30 between retracted and extended configurations. The runner bar 30 also has a second slidable connection 42, 50 for slidably mounting the runner bar 30 for sliding movement relative to the carcass 101 between retracted and extended configurations. The slide limiter includes stops 72, 80, 82, 372, 380, 382 for limiting the relative extension of the drawer 200 and the runner bar 46, and the runner bar 46 and the carcass 101. The stops 72, 80, 82, 372, 380, 382 are discrete from the first and second slidable connections 36, 48, 42, 50.

Adjustable Desk
20200178684 · 2020-06-11 ·

The present invention is related to an adjustable desk, which includes a long desktop, a slide rail mounted on the bottom surface of the desktop along the length direction thereof, and a sliding member slidably arranged in the slide rail, which comprises a connector connected with the sliding member, and a replaceable and detachable office furniture unit, such as keyboard holder, drawer cabinet, and etc., connected with the connector of the sliding member. In this way, when the user changes his/her seating position or use of the desk, the sliding members allow the office furniture units, such as the keyboard holder, the drawer cabinet, and etc., to be moved along the slide rails along the length direction of the desktop or replaced, so as for flexibly adjusting the keyboard holder and drawer cabinet to the user's new seating position in order to allow the user to operate the keyboard or to reach the drawer cabinet without being limited in a certain location at the desk for work. Accordingly, it may facilitate office work and increase the utilization of the desktop space.