Device for setting a closing position of a drawer, carcass rail, drawer guide, and drawer

Abstract

A device is provided for adjusting a closing position of a drawer. The device is configured to be attached to a carcass rail such that the closing position of the drawer can be set with respect to a direction of movement of the drawer provided with the rail guide. The device includes a rotatable adjusting element and a stop. When the device is mounted on the furniture, the stop can be brought into different adjustment positions on the device by turning the adjusting element, and the stop predefines the closing position of the drawer. The adjusting element and a sliding element of the device, coupled to the adjusting element, are configured that the sliding element is linearly adjustable by a turning movement of the adjusting element, and the stop is provided on the sliding element.

Claims

1. A device for adjusting a closing position of a drawer, which is accommodated movably on a furniture carcass of an item of furniture via a rail guide, wherein the rail guide comprises a carcass rail, which can be affixed to the furniture carcass, and a drawer rail, which is displaceable relative to the carcass rail and which can be connected to the drawer, wherein the device is configured for an attachment to the carcass rail in such a manner that the closing position of the drawer can be set with respect to a direction of movement of the drawer provided with the rail guide, wherein the device comprises an adjusting element provided rotatably on the device, wherein when the device is mounted on the furniture, a stop of the device can be brought into different adjustment positions on the device by turning the adjusting element, wherein the stop predefines the closing position of the drawer in such a manner that the displacement movement of the drawer rail is limited in the closing direction of the drawer, whereby a counterstop of the drawer rail is present on the stop, wherein the adjusting element of the device and a sliding element of the device coupled to the adjusting element are configured in such a manner that the sliding element is linearly adjustable by a turning movement of the adjusting element, wherein the stop is provided on the sliding element.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjusting element can be adjusted linearly together with the sliding element by turning the adjusting element.

3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stop is aligned at an angle to a flat outer side of the sliding element.

4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device comprises a base plate, which can be plugged on the carcass rail.

5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjusting element has a vertical axis of rotation in the usage state.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjusting element has at least one pivot bearing portion.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device is constructed from precisely three individual components, comprising a base plate, the adjusting element, and the sliding element.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device has a resilient plug-in portion for plugging the device on the carcass rail.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device has a height dimension between 3 mm and 7 mm.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device has a length dimension between 20 mm and 50 mm.

11. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the adjusting element and the base plate comprise transmission portions, which come into mutual abutment, which are configured for conversion of the turning movement of the adjusting element into the linear movement of the sliding element.

12. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the transmission portions comprise a protruding engaging member and a recessed guide portion, wherein the engaging member projects into the guide portion.

13. A carcass rail of a rail guide, wherein the carcass rail comprises a device as claimed in claim 1.

14. A rail guide with a carcass rail as claimed in claim 13 and a drawer rail, which is displaceable relative to the carcass rail and which can be connected to a drawer.

15. A drawer with a rail guide as claimed in claim 14.

16. The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the height dimension of the device is around 5 mm.

17. The device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the length dimension of the device is around 35 mm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Further features and advantages of the present invention are explained in detail hereinafter with reference to schematically depicted exemplary embodiments according to the present invention.

(2) FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a device according to the present invention in perspective view obliquely from above;

(3) FIG. 2 shows the device according to FIG. 1 in a further perspective view obliquely from above;

(4) FIG. 3 shows the device according to FIGS. 1 and 2 from above;

(5) FIG. 4 shows the device according to FIGS. 1-3 in a front view;

(6) FIG. 5 shows the device according to FIGS. 1-4 from below;

(7) FIG. 6 shows the device according to FIGS. 1-5 in a side view;

(8) FIG. 7 shows the device according to FIGS. 1-6 in the attached state on a partially depicted rail guide in a perspective view obliquely from above;

(9) FIG. 8 shows a section of the arrangement according to FIG. 7 in a further perspective view obliquely from above;

(10) FIG. 9 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 7 in a further perspective view obliquely from below;

(11) FIG. 10 shows a section of an item of furniture with the rail guide according to the present invention attached thereon in perspective view; and

(12) FIG. 11 shows a view from above of an item of furniture with two drawer guides according to the present invention for a drawer which can be attached thereto, which is not shown or of which component edges are indicated by dotted lines.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(13) FIGS. 1 to 6 show in various views a device 1 according to the present invention for setting a closing position of a drawer 38 (see FIG. 11), when this is accommodated movably via a guide rail 2 (see FIGS. 7-11) on a furniture carcass of an item of furniture 32.

(14) The device 1 is configured as a drawer depth adjusting device 3 and comprises an adjusting element 4 provided rotatably on the device 1, which is configured as an adjusting wheel 5. By manual rotation of the adjusting wheel 5 in the direction D1 or in the direction D2 about a vertical axis of rotation D in the usage state, a linearly adjustable stop 6 of the device 1 is brought into different fixed adjusting positions on the device 1 and therefore on the rail guide 2.

(15) The stop 6 predefines the closing position of the drawer, wherein a displacement movement of a drawer rail 22 of the rail guide 2 in a closing direction R2 of the drawer 38 is limited. In this case, a counterstop 7 of the drawer rail 22 is present at the stop 6 which is set predefinably via the adjusting wheel 5. The maximum possible displacement path of the stop 6 is, for example, up to 5 or 10 or 15 millimeters.

(16) In an opening direction R1 of the drawer rail 22, the stop 6 does not form an obstacle, wherein portions of the drawer rail 22 pass above or possibly to the side of the stop 6 over the longitudinal extension thereof.

(17) The adjusting wheel 5 and a sliding element 8 of the device coupled to the adjusting wheel 5 are configured in such a manner that as a result of a turning movement of the adjusting wheel 5 in one of the directions of rotation D1 or D2, the sliding element 8 and therefore the stop 6 are adjustable linearly in the direction R3 or in the direction R4. The directions R3 and R4 are aligned parallel to the direction of displacement provided with the rail guide 2 or opening direction R1 and closing direction R2 of the drawer 38. The stop 6 is provided on the sliding element 8 in one piece or as a separate part thereon.

(18) The device 1 additionally comprises a base plate 9. The base plate 9 is configured in such a manner that the base plate 9 and therefore the device 1 can be plugged onto a carcass rail 21, which can be attached in a fixed position on the furniture 32 or on a side wall 34 of the furniture 32. Thus, in the usage state of the device 1 the base plate 9 is immovable relative to the furniture 32.

(19) The adjusting wheel 5 has a disk portion 10 (see FIG. 2) and an upper-side outer-cylindrical pivot bearing section 11 relative to the installed state. The pivot bearing section 11 projects or protrudes on an appurtenant upper side of the disk portion 10 centrally and transversely thereto. An operating portion 12 for a manual twisting of the adjusting wheel 5, which is provided on the outer circumference on the disk portion 10 and is configured, for example, as a toothed contour 12a, enables a secure manual and continuous twisting of the adjusting wheel 5.

(20) Furthermore, the device 1 has a resilient plug-in portion 13, which is used for the correct-position plugging-in and/or detachable securing of the device 1 on the carcass rail 21.

(21) The adjusting wheel 5 is additionally co-moved during twisting linearly relative to the base plate 9 jointly with the sliding element 8. For this purpose, the adjusting wheel 5 and the base plate 9 have transmission portions 14, 15, which come into mutual abutment. The transmission portions 14, 15 force a linear movement of the sliding element 8 simultaneously or in a superposed manner with the turning movement of the adjusting wheel 5. The transmission portions 14 pertain to the adjusting wheel 5 and the transmission portions 15 pertain to the base plate 9.

(22) The transmission portion 14 is provided on the adjusting wheel 5 on the underside of the disk portion 10 relative to the installed state. The transmission portion 14 comprises a bent elongate engaging member 16 which projects toward the relevant underside of the disk portion 10, which engaging member is configured as a screw-like spiral web 17. Thus, a different spacing of the respective position with respect to the axis of rotation D is predefined over the course of the web 17 at each point of the web 17.

(23) The transmission portion 15 on the base plate 9 comprises a recessed guide portion 18, which is formed between two adjacent and spaced-apart, elevated guide sockets 19 and 20.

(24) The engaging member 16 or a portion of the web 17 projects between the guide sockets 19 and 20, so that a comparatively short longitudinal portion of the web 17 is positioned on or in the guide portion 18 between the two guide sockets 19 and 20, wherein depending on the rotational position of the adjusting wheel 5, respectively one different longitudinal portion of the web 17 comes to abut with respectively one side in between, on respectively one side of the two guide sockets 19 and 20 directed toward the guide portion 18.

(25) Thus, the position of the adjusting wheel 5 and therefore of the stop 6 in adjusting direction R3 or R4 will be predefined depending on the rotational position of the adjusting wheel 5.

(26) For linear guidance of the sliding element 8 on the base plate 9, a straight web 26 is provided on the underside of the base plate 9, which engages suitably in a slot 27 in the sliding element 8 (see FIG. 5). The sliding element 8 is U-shaped with an upper leg, which partially covers the base plate 9 at the top and with a lower leg having the slot 27, wherein the lower leg partially covers the base plate 9 at the bottom.

(27) A resilient engaging member 29 of the plug-in portion 13 is formed on the base plate 9 for plugging the device 1 on the carcass rail 21. With the plug-in portion 13 or the engaging member 29, an independently snap-in and re-detachable attachment of the device 1 to the carcass rail 21 or to an attached portion on the horizontal leg 25 of the carcass rail 21 is possible. A hook portion 30 of the engaging member 29 thereby engages in a suitable recess 31 on the carcass rail 21 or on the portion which can be connected to the horizontal leg 25.

(28) A slot-shaped grip portion 28 on the base plate 9, which embraces a web on the carcass rail 21 in the plugged-in state of the device 1, additionally serves for correct positioning of the device 1 on the rail guide 2.

(29) The rail guide 2 comprises the carcass rail 21, which can be fastened to the furniture 32, and the drawer rail 22, which is displaceable relative to the carcass rail 21 and which can be connected to the drawer 38, a central rail acting therebetween when fully extended. The counterstop 7 is formed on the front-side, front end of the drawer rail 22 in the opening direction R1, e.g. a sheet-metal plate which is open at the bottom, which comes to abut with its inner side against a front side of the stop 6 when the drawer 38 is closed.

(30) An attachment angle 23 of the carcass rail 21 has a vertical leg 24 and the horizontal leg 25 projecting at right angles thereto. The vertical leg 24 is penetrated by screw-in openings 41, which are used for screwing the carcass rail 21 on respectively one inner side of the side walls 34 using screw means.

(31) FIG. 10 shows a section of the furniture 32 with the rail guide 2 according to the present invention attached thereon with the drawer depth adjusting device 3 according to FIGS. 7 to 9 in perspective view. Of the furniture 32, a base 33, the side wall 34, and a rear wall 35 can each be seen in sections. Screw means, by means of which the attachment angle 23 and two further attachment angles 36 and 37 of the carcass rail 21 of the rail guide 2 are screwed to the side wall 34 on the inner side are not shown. The rail guide 2 with the drawer depth adjustment device 3 is installed with its front end flush with respect to a front-side face 34a of the side wall 34 and with respect to a front-side face 33a of the base 33.

(32) FIG. 11 shows the furniture 32 according to FIG. 10 from above without an upper base comprising two opposite side walls 34 with two rail guides 2 suitably constructed according to the present invention each having a drawer depth adjustment device 3. Of the drawer 38, which can be accommodated thereon or which can be placed from above obliquely thereon with a drawer front 39 and a drawer rear wall 40, only component edges are indicated by dotted lines.

REFERENCE LIST

(33) 1 Device 2 Rail guide 3 Drawer depth adjusting device 4 Adjusting element 5 Adjusting wheel 6 Stop 7 Counterstop 8 Sliding element 9 Base plate 10 Disk portion 11 Pivot bearing portion 12 Operating portion 12a Toothed contour 13 Plug-in portion 14 Transmission portions 15 Transmission portion 16 Engaging member 17 Web 18 Guide portion 19 Guide socket 20 Guide socket 21 Carcass rail 22 Drawer rail 23 Attachment angle 24 Vertical leg 25 Horizontal leg 26 Web 27 Slot 28 Engaging portion 29 Snap-in element 30 Hook portion 31 Recess 32 Furniture 33 Base 33a Face 34 Side wall 34a Face 35 Rear wall 36 Attachment angle 37 Attachment angle 38 Drawer 39 Drawer front 40 Drawer rear wall 41 Screw-in opening