COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A SPECIFIC DAMPING UNIT BETWEEN GUIDE TRACKS OF A GUIDE DEVICE FOR A LOWERABLE DOOR

Abstract

A cooking appliance includes a door for closing a cooking chamber and a guide device to guide a movement of the door into or out of a separate stowing space. The guide device includes a guide unit connected to the door and guided in a slotted guide. The guide unit, when viewed in a height direction, includes a lower guide element and a higher guide element, with the lower guide element moving on a lower guide track without contact with a separate upper guide track, and with the higher guide element moving on the upper guide track without contact with the lower guide track. A damping unit is coupled to the guide unit such that at least a partial closing path is damped as the door is closed between an intermediate position thereof on a closing path of the door and a completely closed end position of the door.

Claims

1.-15. (canceled)

16. A cooking appliance, comprising: a cooking chamber; a door for closing the cooking chamber; a stowing space which is separate from the cooking chamber and into which the door can be lowered, when opening the door; a guide device configured to guide the door as the door moves into the stowing space or out of the stowing space, said guide device including a slotted guide and a guide unit which is connected to the door and guided in the slotted guide, said guide unit including a guide bracket and two separate guide elements arranged on the guide bracket at different height positions, when viewed in a height direction, so as to define a lower guide element and a higher guide element, with the lower guide element moving on a lower guide track and arranged without contact with an upper guide track, which is separate from the lower guide track, and with the higher guide element moving on the upper guide track and arranged without contact with the lower guide track; and a damping unit which, starting from an intermediate position of the door on a closing path of the door, is coupled to the guide unit such that at least a partial closing path is damped as the door is closed between the intermediate position and a completely closed end position of the door.

17. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the damping unit, when viewed in the height direction, is arranged between the upper guide track and the lower guide track.

18. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the stowing space is defined by a vertical side wall, with the upper guide track being configured in the side wall and the damping unit being arranged on the side wall.

19. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the damping unit is arranged below the upper guide track.

20. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the upper guide track, when viewed in a depth direction of the cooking appliance, has a front longitudinal third, said damping unit being arranged below the upper guide track completely in the longitudinal third of the upper track.

21. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the damping unit is configured as a pneumatic or hydraulic damper and/or is configured with a cartridge-like housing.

22. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the damping unit is coupled directly to the guide unit on the partial closing path.

23. The cooking appliance of claim 16, further comprising a transmission element directly coupled to the guide unit on the partial closing path, said damping unit being directly connected to the transmission element.

24. The cooking appliance of claim 23, wherein the transmission element is configured as a bracket.

25. The cooking appliance of claim 24, wherein the bracket is L-shaped.

26. The cooking appliance of claim 23, wherein the transmission element is arranged for displacement in a depth direction of the cooking appliance such that the transmission element is guided forward with the guide unit to activate the damping unit for executing a damping action, when the guide unit is coupled to the transmission element and the guide unit is moved further on the partial closing path in the depth direction.

27. The cooking appliance of claim 26, wherein the transmission element includes a guide web configured to form an anti-rotation device for the transmission element as the transmission element moves in the depth direction about an axis oriented in the depth direction.

28. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the slotted guide is an upper slotted guide which includes the upper guide track, said damping unit, when coupled to the guide unit for damping the movement of the door on the partial closing path, has a distance from a front end of the upper slotted guide of between 20 mm and 30 mm, when measured in a depth direction of the cooking appliance.

29. The cooking appliance of claim 28, wherein the distance is between 20 mm and 25 mm.

30. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the door defines an initial portion of the partial closing path, when the door extends at an angular position of between 20° and 12° relative to a vertical during closing of the door.

31. The cooking appliance of claim 30, wherein the angular position of the door is between 17° and 13° relative to the vertical.

32. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the partial closing path extends shy of the completely closed end position so as to define an end closing path which adjoins the partial closing path as the door is closed and extends as far as the completely closed end position of the door and which is undamped.

33. The cooking appliance of claim 32, wherein the damping unit has a freewheel to deactivate a damping action on the end closing path.

34. The cooking appliance of claim 32, wherein the end closing path is dimensioned over an angular interval of between 8° and 12° relative to a vertical.

Description

[0064] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are described hereinafter with reference to schematic drawings, in which:

[0065] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a cooking appliance according to the invention;

[0066] FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a bottom subassembly of the cooking appliance according to FIG. 1;

[0067] FIG. 3 shows a simplified view of sub-components of a guide device for guiding a door of the cooking appliance into a stowing space or out of a stowing space, with a view of a guide bracket in two different end positions;

[0068] FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of sub-components of the bottom subassembly according to FIG. 2;

[0069] FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a further exemplary embodiment of a bottom subassembly of the cooking appliance according to FIG. 1;

[0070] FIG. 6 shows an exploded view of sub-components of the bottom subassembly according to FIG. 5;

[0071] FIG. 7 shows a sectional view through sub-components of the bottom subassembly according to FIGS. 5 and 6;

[0072] FIG. 8 shows a more detailed view of a sub-region of FIG. 3 in which a damping unit is shown and the door of the cooking appliance is shown in a position on its closing path in which the damping of the damping unit is not yet active;

[0073] FIG. 9 shows the view according to FIG. 8 in which the door is shown in a position in which it is already further closed in comparison with FIG. 8 and the damping of the damping unit is active;

[0074] FIG. 10 shows a view of a side wall which defines the stowing space for the door, wherein the damping unit is arranged on the side wall;

[0075] FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of FIG. 10 with additional components of the cooking appliance;

[0076] FIG. 12 shows an exemplary embodiment of a damping unit with a transmission element; and

[0077] FIG. 13 shows a further exemplary embodiment of a damping unit with a transmission element.

[0078] Elements which are identical or functionally identical are provided in the figures with the same reference characters.

[0079] A cooking appliance 1 which, for example, may be an oven or a microwave cooking appliance or a steam cooking appliance or in this regard a combination appliance, is shown in FIG. 1 in a schematic view.

[0080] The cooking appliance 1 has a housing 2 in which a muffle 3 is arranged. The muffle 3 defines with its walls a cooking chamber 4. The cooking appliance 1 also has a door 5 which is movably arranged on the housing 2. In particular, a muffle of the cooking appliance 1 which defines the cooking chamber 4 with its walls may also be assigned to the housing 2. Thus the door 5 may also be arranged on the muffle. The door 5 is arranged for closing the cooking chamber 4 on the front side.

[0081] Moreover, the cooking appliance 1 has a stowing space 6 which is separate from the cooking chamber 3 and thus from the cooking chamber 3. This stowing space 6 is configured below the cooking chamber 3 in the height direction (y-direction). The stowing space 6 is configured for receiving the door 5 in the open state of the door 5. The door 5 in the open state is lowerable into the stowing space 6.

[0082] An exemplary embodiment of a bottom subassembly 7 of the cooking appliance 1 is shown in FIG. 2 in a perspective view. In this case, the stowing space 6 which is defined by a bottom 8, a ceiling wall 9 and side walls 10 and 11 is shown. The door 5 is not shown in FIG. 2 for the sake of clarity.

[0083] Opposing hinges 12 and 13 which are arranged on the side walls 10 and 11, positioned at the top, are shown in FIG. 2. The hinges 12 and 13 are configured to be structurally the same, such that the further description is made only relative to the hinge 12. This hinge has a hinge housing 14 and a hinge bracket 15 rotatably arranged thereon. In this case, the hinge bracket 15 is configured, in particular, to be U-shaped. The hinge bracket 15 is coupled to the door 5. To this end, the door 5 has on opposing vertical side edges 5a, 5b slotted guides which are open to the side, one slotted guide 16 thereof being shown in FIG. 3. Rollers 17 and 18 which are rotatably arranged on the hinge brackets 15 engage in this slotted guide 16.

[0084] A side view of the side wall 11 is shown in FIG. 3 in a simplified view, with a view out of the stowing space 6. As may be identified here, the door 5 is connected at its lower end 19 to a coupling rod 20 which extends in the width direction (x-direction). A guide unit 21 which is a component of a guide device 22 of the cooking appliance 1 is connected to this coupling rod 20. The door 5 is guided into the stowing space 6 or guided out of this stowing space 6 by means of the guide device 22. The guide unit 21 has a one-piece guide bracket 23 which is configured here, in particular, in a V-shaped and/or boomerang-like manner. To this end, a first V-arm 23a is provided, together with a second V-arm 23b adjoining thereto at a corresponding angle. The guide bracket 23, in particular with a free end 23d, is movably connected directly to the coupling rod 20, in particular rotatably connected thereto. In this case a relative movement between the door 5 and the guide bracket 23 is permitted about the rotational axis defined by the coupling rod 20.

[0085] In the embodiment of the guide bracket 23, the guide unit 21 has a lower separate guide element 24, when viewed in the height direction, which in this case is a roller. The lower guide element 24 is rotatably arranged on the guide bracket 23. In particular, this lower guide element 24 is arranged at a distance from the free ends 23c and 23d of the V-arms 23a, 23b of the guide bracket 23. In particular, this lower guide element 24 is rotatably arranged in a V-tip 25 of the V-shape of the guide bracket 23.

[0086] Moreover, a second separate guide element 26 is arranged on the guide bracket 23. This second guide element 26 is preferably also a roller and is movably, in particular rotatably, arranged relative to the guide bracket 23. In the exemplary embodiment, this second upper guide element 26, when viewed in the height direction, is rotatably arranged on the end 23c of the guide bracket 23. It is thus positioned at the end side on the guide bracket 23.

[0087] As may be identified in FIG. 3 the two separate guide elements 24 and 26 are arranged at different height positions, when viewed in the height direction. The guide bracket 23 is thus positioned such that it predetermines the different height positions of the guide elements 24 and 26. In FIG. 3 the guide bracket 23 is shown in two different end positions—in the depth direction which corresponds to the z-direction. On the one hand, the front end position in which the door 5 is completely closed is shown. This is shown by the position I. On the other hand, the second rear end position of the guide bracket 23 is shown by the position II.

[0088] As may be identified, the two guide elements 24 and 26 have different sizes, in particular different diameters. The lower guide element 24 has in this context a greater diameter than the upper guide element 26.

[0089] As may also be identified, this different height position of the guide elements 24 and 26 is preferably not only provided in the end positions shown but, in particular, over the entire movement path of the guide bracket 23 between the end positions shown.

[0090] The guide device 22 also has a first lower slotted guide 27. This lower slotted guide 27 is configured in the vicinity of the bottom and has a guide track 28 which represents a lower guide track. In this context, this lower guide track 28 is directly configured at least in some regions on the bottom 8. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the lower guide track 28 directly opens at a front end 29 onto the bottom 8. Additionally or alternatively, it may be provided that the lower guide track 28 opens in a rear end 30 directly onto the bottom 8, when viewed in the depth direction.

[0091] In particular, the guide track 28 is not of rectilinear configuration. The guide track is preferably curved upwardly in a convex manner. As may be identified in FIG. 3, the lower guide element 24 is coupled to this lower guide track 28. This means, in particular, that this lower guide element 24 runs directly along this lower guide track 28, positioned thereon. The lower guide track 28 is a lower limit of the lower slotted guide 27, when viewed in the height direction. The slotted guide 27 is also defined by an upper limit 31. The lower slotted guide 27 is thus of groove-like configuration. As may be identified, the diameter of the lower guide element 24 is advantageously dimensioned such that it is substantially arranged relatively without clearance in the slotted guide 27. This means that a clearance in the height direction is minimized but the rolling behavior of the guide element 24 in the slotted guide 27 is not affected.

[0092] It is also preferably provided that the guide device 22 has an upper guide track 32. This upper guide track 32, in particular, is a component of an upper slotted guide 33. The upper slotted guide 33, when viewed in the height direction, is arranged at a distance from and without contact with the lower slotted guide 27. The upper slotted guide 33 is advantageously defined upwardly by the upper guide track 32. In particular, the upper slotted guide 33 is defined downwardly by a lower limit 34. The upper slotted guide 33 thus, in particular, also represents a groove-like and/or channel-like embodiment in the side wall 11. As may be identified, the paths of the two guide tracks 28 and 32 in the depth direction are different. They are thus not parallel to one another. It may preferably be provided that the upper guide track 32 is rectilinear, in particular is oriented completely horizontally.

[0093] As may be identified, the upper guide element 26 is coupled to the upper guide track 32 and thus, in particular, is designed to bear directly against this guide track 32 from below and/or in the embodiment of the guide element as a roller is designed to roll directly thereon. It is also provided in this case that the diameter of the upper guide element 26 is dimensioned such that an insertion into the upper slotted guide 33 is possible with a relatively accurate fit. This also means that effectively a minimum clearance is formed such that this upper guide element 26 is able to roll in the slotted guide 33 without difficulty but the clearance in the height direction is minimized.

[0094] Advantageously it is provided that the door 5 has a width b measured in the width direction (x-direction) (FIG. 1) which, when viewed in this width direction, is greater than a distance provided in this regard between the guide tracks 28 and 32 on the side wall 11 and the corresponding guide tracks on the opposing side wall 10. Thus when viewed in the width direction an overlap of the door 5 with these guide tracks 28 is formed on the opposing side walls 11 and 10 and/or between the upper guide tracks 32 on the opposing side walls 10 and 11. In particular, this is provided for a front pane 35 (FIG. 1) of the door 5. Thus it is possible to install doors 5 which have a relatively large width, wherein the width b may be greater than 85 cm, in particular greater than 89 cm, in particular 90 cm.

[0095] In particular, it is also provided that with such embodiments of doors 5, but not only in these embodiments, the door 5 in the state inserted into the stowing space 6 is arranged completely above at least the lower guide track 28, when viewed in the height direction. This may also be identified by the position of the guide bracket 23 in its inserted end position in FIG. 3. A coupling point 36 of the guide bracket 23 at which the guide bracket 23 is coupled to the coupling rod 20, in this case is located higher than the guide track 28.

[0096] In FIG. 4 the bottom subassembly 7 is shown in sub-components in an exploded view. The side wall 11 may be made, for example, from metal or a plastics material. The side wall may be configured in one piece or multiple pieces. For example, the side wall may be designed in two pieces or even in three pieces. An embodiment made of a fiber-containing semi-finished product may also be provided, such as for example BMC (Bulk Molding Compound).

[0097] A bottom subassembly 7 according to a further exemplary embodiment of a cooking appliance 1 is shown in FIG. 5 in a perspective view. In contrast to the embodiment in FIGS. 2 to 4, here the guide device 22 is configured differently. In this case, the guide unit 21 also has a guide bracket 23. In this case, however, it is positioned in a rectilinear and oblique manner. Two upper guide elements 26 are arranged on this guide bracket 23 in the exemplary embodiment here (FIG. 7). Also in this case, the guide elements 26 may be rollers or plain bearings or ball bearings. The two upper guide elements 26 are arranged, in particular, at the same height position to one another. Moreover, the guide device 21 has lower guide elements 24 (FIG. 7), in this case two. These lower guide elements are also configured here as rigid elements, in particular guide pins. In this case, the lower guide elements 24 are configured in one piece with the guide bracket 23. In contrast to the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 4, in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 5 to 7 the upper guide elements 26 are arranged so as to be positioned from above on the upper guide track 32 and the upper guide elements 26 are arranged at a distance from the lower guide track 28. Moreover, it is provided here that the lower guide elements 24 bear from below against the lower guide track 28 and are arranged at a distance and without contact with the upper guide track 32.

[0098] A web 37 (FIG. 7), the upper face thereof forming the upper guide track 32 and the lower face thereof forming the lower guide track 28, is thus encompassed from below by the lower guide elements 24. An undesired tilting moment of the guide bracket 23 is also avoided thereby.

[0099] As may be identified in FIG. 6, which shows an exploded view of sub-components of the arrangement in FIG. 5, a cavity 38 which forms a slotted guide 39 is formed between the lower guide track 28 and the bottom part 40. The lower guide elements 24 are arranged and guided in this slotted guide 39.

[0100] As may also be identified in FIG. 6 the slotted guide 39 and the bottom part 40 are configured in one piece in a component 41 separate from the bottom 8. The component 41 is thus positioned on the bottom 8 in the mounted state.

[0101] A sectional view of the guide bracket 23, the upper guide elements 26, the lower guide elements 24, the guide tracks 28, 32 and further regions are shown in FIG. 7.

[0102] The components of the guide device 22, described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, are arranged on a side region of the bottom subassembly 7. The same is configured on the opposing side region of the bottom subassembly 7 in the width direction. This also applies to the example according to FIGS. 2 to 4.

[0103] In FIG. 8 a side view is shown in a partial view in which the door 5, in particular and by way of example, is moved from the completely open end position in the direction of the completely closed end position. In particular, an angle a has a specific value between the plane, in which the door 5 with its plate-like and/or flat embodiment extends, and a vertical V. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 it is shown that the door 5 is transferred from the open position into the completely closed position. In the view shown in FIG. 8, in this context, an intermediate position is reached in which the movement of the door 5 is not yet damped.

[0104] The cooking appliance 1 has at least one damping unit 42. This damping unit 42 is a separate component which, when viewed in the height direction (y-direction), is arranged between the upper slotted guide 33 and the lower slotted guide 27. In this case it may be provided that this damping unit 42, when viewed in the height direction, is arranged without overlapping this upper slotted guide 33 and/or the lower slotted guide 27. In particular, this damping unit 42, when viewed in the height direction, is arranged in a free space between the upper guide track 32 and the lower guide track 28, in particular arranged without overlapping the upper guide track 32 and/or the lower guide track 28. The damping unit 42 is arranged, in particular, on the side wall 11. At least in some regions, when viewed in the width direction, the damping unit may be recessed therein and/or arranged embedded therein. The side wall 11 forms, in particular, the carrier part for the damping unit 42.

[0105] The damping unit 42 may preferably be a pneumatic or hydraulic damper.

[0106] Advantageously, the damping unit 42 is positioned such that it is arranged in the depth direction (z-direction) facing the door 5 in a front longitudinal third of the entire length of the upper slotted guide 33, in particular the upper guide track 32.

[0107] The damping unit 42 is configured and arranged such that, from an intermediate position on its closing path, the door 5 is coupled to the guide unit 21, in particular the guide bracket 23, and from this coupled state on the further closing path to the completely closed end position of the door 5, in this regard at least one partial closing path 43 (FIG. 9) is damped as the door 5 is closed between the intermediate position and the completely closed end position. In an advantageous embodiment, on this partial closing path 43 the damping unit 42 is directly coupled to the guide unit 21, in particular the guide bracket 23. It may also be provided that the cooking appliance 1 has a transmission element 44 (FIG. 8) which is directly connected to the damping unit 42. In this context, an integrated embodiment and thus an embodiment configured in one piece therewith may also be provided. In this embodiment, therefore, the transmission element 44 is a component of the damping unit 42 and forms a part thereof. However, it may also be provided that the transmission element 44 is a separate component. This component may be arranged, for example, in a non-destructive and releasable manner on the damping unit 42.

[0108] In particular, the transmission unit 44 is configured in one piece. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 the transmission element 44, when viewed in the height direction, extends upwardly and is preferably arranged so as to overlap with the upper slotted guide 33. In particular, however, in this embodiment no overlap is present in this height direction with the upper guide track 32.

[0109] If the door 5 is now closed further, starting from the exemplary view in FIG. 8, an angular position with the angle al is reached as is shown in FIG. 9. From this angular position of the door 5, the coupled state is present between the guide unit 21, in particular the guide bracket 23, and the damping unit 42. In particular, this may be carried out by a direct coupling between the guide bracket 23 and the transmission element 44. This is shown in FIG. 9. In this state in which the direct mechanical coupling between the guide bracket 23 and the damping unit 42, in particular the transmission element 44 occurs, the damping unit 42, in particular the transmission element 44, is at a distance 45 measured in the depth direction from a front end 46 of the upper slotted guide 33, in particular the upper guide track 32. This distance 45 is preferably between 20 mm and 25 mm, in particular 23 mm.

[0110] The partial closing path also begins with this contact which occurs between the guide bracket 23 and the damping unit 42, in particular the transmission element 44. In this regard, the assigned angular position with the angle al of the door 5 to the vertical V in this case is preferably between 20° and 12°, in particular between 17° and 13°, for example 15°.

[0111] If the door 5 is now closed, starting from the intermediate position shown in FIG. 9 in which the partial closing path 43 to the closed position begins, and moved toward a flange 47 (FIG. 8) of the housing 2 on which a seal 48 is preferably arranged, the guide unit 21, in particular the guide bracket 23, is moved further forward, when viewed in the depth direction, whereby the guide bracket 23 actuates the damper and/or the damping unit 42 in contact therewith. In this regard, the actuation takes place in the exemplary embodiment by the driver element and/or the transmission element 44 which is displaced therewith by the movement of the guide bracket 23 toward the front end 46. At the same time, the damping action of the damping unit 42 occurs, such that the door 5 is damped on its partial closing path to the closed position.

[0112] In an advantageous embodiment it is provided that this damping action takes place on a partial closing path 43 which does not reach as far as the completely closed end position of the door 5. In particular, it may be provided that the movement of the door 5 is not damped on an end closing path 56, which during the closing process adjoins the partial closing path and which extends from the partial closing path end to the completely closed position of the door 5. For example, in this context, it may be provided that the damping unit 42 has a freewheel such that this end closing path 56 is not damped. Preferably, the end closing path 56 is a path length which corresponds to an angular interval of between 8° and 12°, starting from the vertical V. In such an embodiment, the partial closing path extends over an angular interval of preferably between 12° and 4°.

[0113] Preferably a further damping unit 42, which is not shown in the figures, is additionally arranged on the opposing side wall 10.

[0114] In FIG. 10 the side wall 11 is shown in a side view. In this case only the module with the side wall 11 and the damping unit 42 is shown. In particular, the transmission element 44 is also arranged and shown here. The further components are not shown in FIG. 10.

[0115] In FIG. 11 in a perspective view the arrangement of the damping unit 42 and the transmission element 44 is shown. Further components, as also illustrated in FIG. 8, are also shown. In the view in FIG. 11 it may also be identified that in an advantageous embodiment the transmission element 44 is a bracket. In particular, the bracket has an upside-down L-shape. In this regard, the bracket is oriented in the width direction with a bottom arm 49 of the L-shape and protrudes into the movement path of the guide bracket 23 when this moves in the depth direction. A base arm 50 of this L-shape is oriented in the height direction and extends upwardly.

[0116] In this embodiment it is provided that the transmission element 44 is a separate component. The transmission element 44 may be arranged in a non-destructive and releasable manner on the damping unit 42. As may be identified in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the damping unit 42 has a cartridge-like housing 51. This means that it is formed in a tubular and/or cylindrical manner. This housing 51 extends in the depth direction, in particular parallel or substantially parallel to the slotted guides 27 and/or 33.

[0117] In particular, this housing 51 is arranged without overlapping these slotted guides 27 and/or 33, when viewed in the height direction. As may be identified in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 the side wall 11 has a receiver 52 which is a recess and/or a depression. The damping unit 42, in particular the housing 51, is arranged at least in some regions so as to be recessed and/or embedded in this recess 52.

[0118] Moreover, it may be identified in FIG. 11 that the transmission element 44 has an anti-rotation device 53. This anti-rotation device is formed in the exemplary embodiment shown by two upwardly and downwardly protruding webs 54 and 55 which bear against the side wall 11. A rotation of the transmission element 44 about an axis which is oriented in the depth direction may be avoided thereby.

[0119] In contrast, in FIG. 10 an embodiment is shown in which the transmission element 44 is configured in one piece with the damping unit 42, in particular the housing 51. In particular in this embodiment, therefore, such an anti-rotation device 53 is not required and not configured.

[0120] In FIG. 12 the embodiment of the damping unit 42 with the transmission element 44 according to FIG. 11 is shown in an enlarged view.

[0121] In FIG. 13 the embodiment of the damping unit 42 according to FIG. 10 is shown in a perspective view.

LIST OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS

[0122] 1 Cooking appliance [0123] 2 Housing [0124] 3 Muffle [0125] 4 Cooking chamber [0126] 5 Door [0127] 5a, 5b Side edges [0128] 6 Stowing space [0129] 7 Bottom subassembly [0130] 8 Bottom [0131] 9 Ceiling wall [0132] 10 Side wall [0133] 11 Side wall [0134] 12 Hinge [0135] 13 Hinge [0136] 14 Hinge housing [0137] 15 Hinge bracket [0138] 16 Slotted guide [0139] 17 Roller [0140] 18 Roller [0141] 19 Lower end [0142] 20 Coupling rod [0143] 21 Guide unit [0144] 22 Guide device [0145] 23 Guide bracket [0146] 23a First V-arm [0147] 23b Second V-arm [0148] 23c Free end [0149] 23d Free end [0150] 24 Lower guide element [0151] 25 V-tip [0152] 26 Upper guide element [0153] 27 Lower slotted guide [0154] 28 Guide track [0155] 29 Front end [0156] 30 Rear end [0157] 31 Limit [0158] 32 Upper guide track [0159] 33 Upper slotted guide [0160] 34 Lower limit [0161] 35 Front pane [0162] 36 Coupling point [0163] 37 Web [0164] 38 Cavity [0165] 39 Slotted guide [0166] 40 Bottom part [0167] 41 Component [0168] 42 Damping unit [0169] 43 Partial closing path [0170] 44 Transmission element [0171] 45 Distance [0172] 46 Front end [0173] 47 Flange [0174] 48 Seal [0175] 49 Bottom arm [0176] 50 Base arm [0177] 51 Housing [0178] 52 Receiver [0179] 53 Anti-rotation device [0180] 54 Web [0181] 55 Web [0182] 56 End closing path [0183] I First position [0184] II Second position [0185] α Angle [0186] α1 Angle [0187] b Width [0188] x Width direction [0189] y Height direction [0190] z Depth direction [0191] V Vertical