LOCKING DEVICE FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING TWO FURNITURE PARTS THAT CAN MOVE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER

Abstract

A locking device for releasably locking two furniture parts that can move relative to one another against the force of a force accumulator, includes a heart-shaped locking contour with a heart-shaped depression and a locking element, and can move relative to the heart-shaped locking contour and, in a locking position, can be arranged in the heart-shaped depression of the heart-shaped locking contour. The locking element can be moved, by a motion out of the locking position into a further pushed position, out of the heart-shaped depression into a release position, and the locking device has a push-through depression separate from the heart-shaped depression, in which the at least one locking element can be arranged and at least one blocking contour which blocks movement of the at least one locking element out of the push-through depression into the heart-shaped depression.

Claims

1. A locking device for releasably locking two furniture parts that can move relative to one another against the force of an energy storage mechanism, comprising a heart-shaped locking contour with a heart-shaped depression and at least one, in particular bolt-shaped, locking element that can move relative to the heart-shaped locking contour and, in a locking position, can be arranged in the heart-shaped depression of the heart-shaped locking contour, wherein the at least one locking element can move, through a movement out of the locking position into an overpushed position, out of the heart-shaped depression into a release position, wherein the locking device has a push-through depression that is separate from the heart-shaped depression and in which the at least one locking element can be arranged, and at least one blocking contour, which blocks a movement of the at least one locking element out of the push-through depression into the heart-shaped depression.

2. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one blocking contour has at least one blocking chamfer with which the at least one locking element can be forced in the direction of the release position, starting from an arrangement in the push-through depression.

3. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the locking device has at least one bypass channel, through which the at least one locking element can move past the heart-shaped depression into the push-through depression.

4. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the locking device has at least one inlet opening for the at least one locking element and the heart-shaped locking contour and the at least one blocking contour are arranged between the at least one inlet opening and the push-through depression.

5. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein at least the heart-shaped locking contour, the push-through depression and the at least one blocking contour are arranged on a common base.

6. The locking device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one locking element is arranged on a pivotable lever, preferably of at least two levers that can pivot relative to one another.

7. An ejection device for a movable furniture part, comprising at least two component parts that can move relative to one another and at least one energy storage mechanism, which is active between the at least two component parts, wherein the ejection device has the locking device according to claim 1, wherein the heart-shaped locking contour is arranged on one of the at least two component parts that can move relative to one another and the at least one locking element is arranged on the other.

8. An ejection device for a movable furniture part, comprising at least two levers that can pivot relative to one another, at least one energy storage mechanism, which, in a loaded state, applies a force to the at least two levers in the direction of an open pivoting position, and at least one locking device for releasably locking the at least two levers in a closed position against the force of the loaded energy storage mechanism, wherein the at least one locking device is formed such that the at least two levers can move unlocked and freely relative to one another in a pushed-through position, in which the levers form an angle which is smaller than the angle of the levers in the closed position.

9. The ejection device according to claim 8, wherein the heart-shaped locking contour is arranged on one of the at least two levers that can pivot relative to one another and the at least one locking element is arranged on the other.

10. The ejection device according to claim 8, wherein one of the at least two levers has fastening means for fastening the ejection device on the movable furniture part, and/or one of the at least two levers has a free end, on which at least one rotatably mounted rolling body for supporting the lever against a stop surface has, and/or one of the at least two levers has a free end, on which at least one spacer is arranged, preferably wherein the at least one spacer can be arranged in different positions relative to the free end.

11. The ejection device according to claim 8, wherein the ejection device has a first part of a guard locking device which can be brought into operative connection with a second part of the guard locking device which can be arranged on a piece of furniture, preferably wherein one of the two parts of the guard locking device has a permanent magnet and the other of the two parts is formed metallic at least in regions, and/or the first part of the guard locking device is arranged on an exterior of the ejection device.

12. The ejection device according to claim 8, wherein at least one spreading element is arranged between the at least two levers and at least one further energy storage mechanism is provided, wherein force can be applied to the at least two levers by the at least one further energy storage mechanism via the at least one spreading element.

13. The ejection device according to claim 12, wherein the at least one energy storage mechanism and/or the at least one further energy storage mechanism is formed in the form of at least one spring.

14. The ejection device according to claim 12, wherein the at least one further energy storage mechanism is arranged between an energy storage mechanism bracket arranged stationary and an energy storage mechanism bracket that can move relative thereto and/or the at least one further energy storage mechanism is arranged on at least one cross member connected to the at least one spreading element, preferably wherein the at least one cross member comprises at least one rolling element for movement along one of the at least two levers.

15. The ejection device according to claim 12, wherein the at least one spreading element is connected to the at least one cross member and/or one of the at least two levers in an articulated manner.

16. The ejection device according to claim 12, wherein the at least one energy storage mechanism and/or the at least one further energy storage mechanism can be loaded by a movement of at least one of the at least two levers.

17. A piece of furniture with a furniture carcass and at least one furniture part that can move relative to the furniture carcass, wherein the piece of furniture has at least one ejection device according to claim 7.

18. The piece of furniture according to claim 17, wherein the at least one movable furniture part has at least two panels connected to one another in an articulated manner, which can move between a coplanar position, in which the at least two panels are arranged substantially in the same plane, and a parallel position, in which the at least two panels are arranged substantially parallel to one another, the at least one ejection device is arranged on one of the at least two panels, and the at least two levers are arranged in the locked closed position when the at least two panels are located in the coplanar position and are arranged in the unlocked pushed-through position when the at least two panels are located in the parallel position.

19. The piece of furniture according to claim 17, wherein at least one receiving shaft, preferably arranged laterally on the furniture carcass, is provided for receiving the at least one movable furniture part arranged in the parallel position of the at least two panels.

20. The piece of furniture according to claim 17, wherein the at least one ejection device can be transferred out of the locked closed position into the open pivoting position through the exertion of pressure on the at least two panels, wherein it is preferably provided that the exertion of pressure can be performed in a region in which the at least two panels are connected to one another in an articulated manner.

21. The piece of furniture according to claim 17, wherein at least one carriage, which can preferably travel along at least one horizontally arranged rail, and which can be coupled to one of the at least two panels, preferably by means of at least one hinge, is provided, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one carriage can be lowered into the at least one receiving shaft together with the movable furniture part, and/or during a movement along the at least one rail the carriage is supported on a guide via at least one guide roller and/or a movement of the at least one spreading element can be blocked by means of the at least one carriage.

22. The piece of furniture according to claim 17, wherein at least one ejection mechanism is provided for ejecting the at least two panels from the at least one receiving shaft.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0073] Further details and advantages of the present invention are explained in more detail below by means of the description of the figures with reference to the embodiments represented in the drawings. There are shown in:

[0074] FIGS. 1a-1b show an ejection device according to a first preferred embodiment in an open state in a perspective view and a view from the side,

[0075] FIGS. 2a-2b show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1a in an unlocked state with a cutout indicated in the representation for revealing a locking device according to a preferred embodiment in a perspective view and a view from the side,

[0076] FIGS. 3a-3h show the locking device according to a first preferred embodiment in various chronologically represented positions from a release position into a locking position as well as from the locking position via an overpushed position into a release position in views from the side of the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2a,

[0077] FIG. 4 shows a piece of furniture according to a preferred embodiment with a lateral receiving shaft, an ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1a and two panels in a coplanar position in a view from above with two detailed views of a limiting element in the coplanar position and an overpushed position,

[0078] FIGS. 5a-5b show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1a in contact with a furniture carcass in two different positions of a spacer,

[0079] FIGS. 6a-6b show the piece of furniture according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with the two panels in a parallel position in a laterally arranged receiving shaft,

[0080] FIG. 7 is an exploded representation of the ejection device, showing its individual components, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 a in a perspective view,

[0081] FIGS. 8a-8d show an ejection device according to a second preferred embodiment between a moving furniture part and the furniture carcass of a piece of furniture with a locking device according to a second preferred embodiment, in different positions between the coplanar position and an open position of the moving furniture part and a lateral receiving shaft in a view from above,

[0082] FIGS. 9a-9c show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a between two panels of the moving furniture part of the piece of furniture according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a in different positions between the parallel position and a spread-open position of the moving furniture part in a view from above,

[0083] FIGS. 10a-10b show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a in an enlarged representation from the side in a pushed-through position and an open pivoting position,

[0084] FIGS. 11a-11b show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a in an enlarged perspective representation,

[0085] FIGS. 12a-12c show a piece of furniture according to a further preferred embodiment with a lateral receiving shaft, an ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a and various positions of the moving furniture part, guided via a carriage, in a perspective representation,

[0086] FIG. 13 is an exploded representation of the ejection device, showing its individual components, according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a,

[0087] FIGS. 14a-14b show the ejection device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a in a closed position with a representation of the component part contours and a detailed view of a locking mechanism according to a further preferred embodiment in the locking state and the release position,

[0088] FIG. 15 is a moment diagram for an ejection device according to a further preferred embodiment with two energy storage mechanisms and two further energy storage mechanisms.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0089] FIG. 1 a shows an ejection device 20 for a movable furniture part 2 (not visible for the sake of clarity), comprising two component parts 21 that can move relative to one another and two energy storage mechanisms 3 in the form of a spring 35 (leg spring). The two energy storage mechanisms 3 are active between the two component parts 21, wherein the two component parts 21 are formed in the form of two levers 22.

[0090] The ejection device 20 has a locking device 1, wherein a heart-shaped locking contour 4 is arranged on one of the two component parts 21 that can move relative to one another and a locking element 6 is arranged on the other.

[0091] FIG. 1b shows the ejection device 20 with two levers 22 that can pivot relative to one another and two energy storage mechanisms 3, which, in a loaded state, apply a force to the two levers 22 in the direction of an open pivoting position G, and a locking device 1 for releasably locking the two levers 22 in a closed position S against the force of the loaded energy storage mechanisms 3.

[0092] The locking device 1 is formed such that the two levers 22, unlocked, can move freely relative to one another in a pushed-through position D, in which the levers 22 form an angle 23 which is smaller than the angle 23 of the levers 22 in the closed position S.

[0093] FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b, respectively, differ from FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b, respectively, in that the two levers 22 are pivoted out of the open pivoting position G in the direction of the closed position S and, in the representation, have a cutout in the two levers 22, in order to make the locking device 1, which is in the release position F, visible.

[0094] FIG. 3a shows the locking device 1 for releasably locking two furniture parts 2 that can move relative to one another against the force of an energy storage mechanism 3 (not visible in the detailed section) in an enlarged view.

[0095] The locking device 1 comprises the heart-shaped locking contour 4 with a heart-shaped depression 5 and the locking element 6 that can move relative to the heart-shaped locking contour 4.

[0096] The locking element 6 can be arranged on one of the two levers 22 via a guide, wherein the locking element 6 can travel in the direction of a longitudinal extent of the lever, for example. The locking element 6 can also be pivotably mounted, as can be seen in FIG. 2a, in order in this way to be able to follow the contours of the locking device 1.

[0097] The locking device 1 is in the release position F as the locking element 6 is not arranged in the heart-shaped depression 5 and is also not arranged beyond it (upwards in this view) in a bypass channel 10 or a push-through depression 7, for example. In this position, the locking element 6 enters an inlet opening 11 of the locking device 1.

[0098] The heart-shaped locking contour 4 and a blocking contour 8 are arranged between the inlet opening 11 and the push-through depression 7.

[0099] The locking element 6 is arranged on one of two levers 22 that can pivot relative to one another. The heart-shaped locking contour 4 is arranged on one of the two levers 22 that can pivot relative to one another and the locking element 6 is arranged on the other.

[0100] FIG. 3b shows the locking device 1 still in the release position F, wherein the two levers 22 are pivoted relative to one another further than in FIG. 3a.

[0101] FIG. 3c shows the locking device 1 in an overpushed position U, wherein the two levers 22 are arranged in a pushed-through position D. Here, the locking element 6 is arranged above the heart-shaped depression 5, since within the meaning of the invention the end of the locking element 6 that has entered the inlet opening 11 of the locking device 1 is considered.

[0102] FIG. 3d shows the locking device 1 in a locking position V, in which the locking element 6 is arranged in the heart-shaped depression 5 of the heart-shaped locking contour 4.

[0103] FIG. 3e shows the locking device 1 in the overpushed position U, wherein the locking element 6 is arranged in the bypass channel 8. The levers 22 are in the pushed-through position D.

[0104] FIG. 3f shows the locking device 1 in the overpushed position U, wherein the locking element 6 is arranged in the push-through depression 7. In this position, the levers 22 are fully pivoted relative to one another and substantially lie in a parallel position relative to one another.

[0105] FIG. 3g shows the locking device 1 on the path between the overpushed position U and the release position F, wherein, out of the push-through depression 7, the locking element 6 strikes a blocking chamfer 9 of the blocking contour 8 and the locking element 6 is forced to the left, in this view, of the bypass channel 10.

[0106] After the locking element 6 has passed the blocking chamfer 9, the locking element 6 can exit, past the heart-shaped locking contour 4, via the inlet opening 11. In general, this can be generated automatically once the contact with the blocking contour 8 has ended or via a pre-loading of the locking element 6 (in a direction towards the left in this view).

[0107] FIG. 3h shows the locking device 1 in the position in which the locking device 1 is passed into the release position F again. The described cycle can be carried out again. The locking element 6 can also be pushed directly into the push-through depression 7 without stopping in the heart-shaped depression 5, in order to transition into the release position F again without establishing the locking state V.

[0108] In a locking position V, the locking element 6 is arranged in the heart-shaped depression 5 of the heart-shaped locking contour 4 and, through a movement out of the locking position V into an overpushed position U, the locking element 6 can move out of the heart-shaped depression 5 into a release position F.

[0109] The locking device 1 has the push-through depression 7, which is separate from the heart-shaped depression 5 and in which the locking element 6 can move in the overpushed position U. The locking device 1 has the blocking contour 8, which blocks a movement of the locking element 6 out of the push-through depression 7 into the heart-shaped depression 5.

[0110] The blocking contour 8 has the blocking chamfer 9, with which the locking element 6 is forced in the direction of the release position F, starting from an arrangement in the push-through depression 7.

[0111] The locking element 6 is moved past the heart-shaped depression 5 into the push-through depression 7 through the bypass channel 10.

[0112] FIG. 4 shows a piece of furniture 40 with a furniture carcass 41 and a furniture part 2 that can move relative to the furniture carcass 41, wherein the piece of furniture 40 has an ejection device 20.

[0113] The movable furniture part 2 has two panels 42 connected to one another in an articulated manner, which can move between a coplanar position K, in which the at least two panels 42 are arranged in the same plane, and a parallel position P (in the case of an arrangement of the two panels 42 in a receiving shaft 43), in which the at least two panels 42 are arranged parallel to one another.

[0114] The ejection device 20 is arranged on one of the two panels 42. The two levers 22 are arranged in the locked closed position S, as the two panels 42 are located in the coplanar position K.

[0115] The ejection device 20 can be transferred out of the locked closed position S into the open pivoting position G by exertion of pressure on the two panels 42, wherein the exertion of pressure can be performed in a region in which the two panels 42 are connected to one another in an articulated manner. Once the exertion of pressure has ended, the two panels 42 transition into the open position.

[0116] A first detailed view shows a hinge 46 in an enlarged view, wherein the two panels 42 are arranged in the coplanar position K. A limiting element 50, which protrudes in the direction of the furniture carcass 41 in an installed state, is arranged centrally on a joint axle. An angular movement of the two panels 42 in the direction of a depth of the furniture carcass 41 can be limited by the limiting element 50 when they are located in the coplanar position K relative to one another.

[0117] In the coplanar position K of the two panels 42, the limiting element 50 is spaced apart from the furniture carcass 50 slightly, for example approximately 3 mm.

[0118] On the one hand, the limiting element 50 prevents the two panels 42 from being overpushed too strongly and on the other hand it provides a defined activation path for the ejection device 20.

[0119] A second detailed view shows the hinge 46 in an enlarged view, wherein the two panels 42 are moved in an overpushed position out of a coplanar position K in the direction of the furniture carcass 41.

[0120] If, starting from the coplanar position K relative to one other, the two panels 42 are now pushed in towards the depth of the furniture carcass 41 in the region of the axis connecting the two panels 42 to one another, then the limiting element 50 strikes against the furniture carcass 50 and thus prevents a further angular movement of the two panels 42 in the direction of the depth of the furniture carcass 41.

[0121] In this way, a variably settable, defined activation path for the ejection device 20 can also be provided with a touch latch function, wherein, starting from the coplanar position K, the two panels 42 can be ejected by the ejection device 20 over a length in the direction of the parallel position P.

[0122] FIG. 5a shows the ejection device 20, wherein one of the two levers 22 has fastening means 24 for fastening the ejection device 20 on the movable furniture part 2.

[0123] The second lever 22 has a free end 25, on which two rotatably mounted rolling bodies 26 are arranged for supporting the lever 22 against a stop surface 27 (the second rolling body 26 is concealed by the first rolling body 26 due to the side view). A spacer 28 is arranged on this lever 22, wherein the one spacer 28 can be arranged in different positions relative to the free end 25.

[0124] FIG. 5b shows the ejection device 20, wherein the ejection device 20 has a first part 29a of a guard locking device 30 which is in operative connection with a second part 29b of the guard locking device 30 arranged on the furniture carcass 41. The part 29a of the guard locking device 30 has a permanent magnet 31 and the other part 29b is formed metallic in regions. The first part 29a of the guard locking device 30 is arranged on an exterior 32 of the ejection device 20.

[0125] FIG. 6a shows the piece of furniture 40, wherein the ejection device 20 is in the unlocked pushed-through position D as the two panels 42 are located in the parallel position P.

[0126] The receiving shaft 43 arranged laterally on the furniture carcass 41 is provided for receiving the furniture part 2 that can move in the parallel position P.

[0127] If the two panels 42 are pulled out of the receiving shaft 43, then the ejection device 20, with the locking device 1 in the overpushed position U, ends the parallel position P and the two panels 43 transition into the spread-open position.

[0128] An ejection mechanism 49 is provided for ejecting the two panels 42 from the receiving shaft 43.

[0129] FIG. 6b shows an enlarged section from FIG. 6a, wherein the ejection device 20 is in the pushed-through position D and the locking device 1 arranged on the ejection device 20 is in the overpushed position U.

[0130] FIG. 7 shows the individual components of the ejection device 20. The locking element 6 is present as a bent pin, but a bolt-shaped locking element 6 is likewise possible.

[0131] The energy storage mechanisms 3 in the form of springs 35 are arranged on axles, wherein the axis of symmetry of one of the two axles defines the axis of rotation of the levers 22 of the ejection device 20.

[0132] The heart-shaped locking contour 4, the push-through depression 7 and the blocking contour 8 are arranged on a common base 12.

[0133] FIG. 8a shows an ejection device 20 according to a further embodiment, wherein the ejection device 20 is arranged between the furniture carcass 41 and the movable furniture part 2 — consisting of two panels 42. A detailed section of the ejection device 20 with internal contours is indicated on the right.

[0134] The ejection device 20 is in the closed position S, wherein the locking device 1 arranged on the ejection device 20 is in the locking position V. The two panels 42 are therefore in the coplanar position K.

[0135] FIG. 8b shows the ejection device 20 in the pushed-through position D, wherein the locking device 1 is in the overpushed position U.

[0136] FIG. 8c shows a position of the two panels 42 between the coplanar position K and the open position, wherein the rolling bodies 26 are supported on the furniture carcass and one of the two levers 22 is connected to the movable furniture part 2 via fastening means 24.

[0137] FIG. 8d shows the open position of the movable furniture part 2, wherein the ejection device 20 arranged on the movable furniture part 2 is in the open pivoting position G.

[0138] FIG. 9a shows the movable furniture part 2 in the lateral receiving shaft 43, wherein the two panels are in the parallel position P, the ejection device 20 is in the pushed-through position D and the locking device 1 is in the overpushed position U.

[0139] FIG. 9b shows the position of the movable furniture part 2 in which the two panels 42 have been pulled out of the receiving shaft 43 and the ejection device 20 spreads open the two panels 42 in the direction of the spread-open position, as the locking device 1 in the receiving shaft 43 is not in the locking position V.

[0140] FIG. 9c shows the position of the movable furniture part 2 in which the ejection device 20 is in the open pivoting position G and is only just in contact with both panels 42.

[0141] FIG. 10a shows the ejection device 20 in an enlarged representation, wherein the locking device 1 and the internal components can be seen in the representation.

[0142] FIG. 10b shows the ejection device 20, wherein a spreading element 33 is arranged between the two levers 22 and a further energy storage mechanism 34 is provided. Force is applied to the two levers 22 by the further energy storage mechanism 34 via the spreading element 33.

[0143] The energy storage mechanism 3 and the further energy storage mechanism 34 are formed in the form of springs 35, wherein the energy storage mechanism 3 is present as a leg spring and the further energy storage mechanism 34 is present as a coil spring.

[0144] The further energy storage mechanism 34 is arranged between an energy storage mechanism bracket 36 arranged stationary and an energy storage mechanism bracket 37 that can move relative thereto. The further energy storage mechanism 34 is arranged on a cross member 38 connected to the spreading element 33, wherein the cross member 38 simultaneously assumes the function of the movable energy storage mechanism bracket 37. The cross member 38 comprises two rolling elements 39 for movement along a lever 22. The spreading element 33 is connected to the cross member 38 and one of the levers 22 in an articulated manner.

[0145] The energy storage mechanism 3 and the further energy storage mechanism 34 can be loaded by a movement of one of the two levers 22.

[0146] FIG. 11a shows the ejection device 20 in the open pivoting position G and FIG. 11b shows the ejection device 20 in the pushed-through position D.

[0147] FIG. 12a shows a piece of furniture with the movable furniture part 2 in the coplanar position K.

[0148] FIG. 12b shows the piece of furniture with a carriage 45, wherein the carriage 45 can travel along a horizontally arranged rail 44. The carriage 45 is coupled to one of the two panels 42. A hinge 46 is provided in order to connect the two panels 42 to one another in an articulated manner.

[0149] The carriage 45 can be lowered into the receiving shaft 43 together with the movable furniture part 2. In the case of a movement along the rail 44, the carriage 45 is supported on a guide 48 via a guide roller 47. The movement of the spreading element 33 can be blocked by means of the carriage 45.

[0150] FIG. 12c differs from FIG. 12b in that a side wall of the receiving shaft 43 and one of the two panels 42 have been removed for the sake of clarity, in order to reveal the ejection device 20 and the structural design.

[0151] FIG. 13 shows the ejection device 20 according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8a, disassembled into its individual components. In this embodiment, the locking element 6 is formed bolt shaped.

[0152] The locking device 1 according to this embodiment is formed mirror-symmetrical, wherein there are two heart-shaped locking contours 4, two blocking contours 8, two inlet openings 11, two push-through depressions 7 and two bypass channels 10.

[0153] FIG. 14a shows the ejection device 20 in the closed position S with internal component part contours and an enlarged detailed section of the locking device 1. The locking device 1 is in the locking position V.

[0154] FIG. 14b shows the ejection device 20 with the locking device 1 in the release position F.

[0155] FIG. 15 shows a moment diagram for an ejection device 20 with two further energy storage mechanisms 34 in the form of two springs 35 (coil springs), which are coupled to the two spreading elements 33 (see FIG. 11a, for example), and two energy storage mechanisms 3 in the form of two springs 35 (leg springs), which are arranged on a joint axle.

[0156] As the ejection device 20 has a symmetrical structure, forces acting on one spreading element 33, produced by one coil spring and one leg spring, are represented in graph form in the moment diagram. Consideration is not limited to a further energy storage mechanism 34 in the form of a coil spring and energy storage mechanism 3 in the form of a leg spring.

[0157] The x-axis indicates an angle 11 in degrees between the two levers 22, which is produced by a movement of the spreading element 33. The y-axis indicates an acting moment in Nm, which acts on the lever 22 via the spreading element 7.

[0158] A characteristic curve with rectangular data points describes the acting moment which is produced by the coil spring and a characteristic curve with light, circular data points describes the acting moment which is produced by the leg spring. A characteristic curve with dark, circular data points describes the sum of the two characteristic curves lying underneath and indicates the moment on the lever 22 varying over the angle β.

[0159] No moment produced by the coil spring acts on the lever 22 in the coplanar position K and substantially in the parallel position P. Between the coplanar position K and the open position as well as between the parallel position P and the spread-open position, an increasingly small acting moment of the leg spring partially compensates for an increasingly large acting moment of the coil spring, as a result of which a harmonic moment progression is generated on the lever 22.

[0160] Furthermore, substantially no moment of the spring 35 acts on the spreading element 33 and the lever 22 in the closed position S of the ejection device 20 due to the small angle 11 between the coil spring and the lever 22. This guarantees a smooth opening of the movable furniture part 2 out of the coplanar position K by the ejection device 20 and a smooth spreading open out of the parallel position P, since force is not applied jerkily to the lever 22 by the spring 35.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0161] Locking device (1)

[0162] Furniture part (2)

[0163] Energy storage mechanism (3)

[0164] Locking contour (4)

[0165] Heart-shaped depression (5)

[0166] Locking element (6)

[0167] Push-through depression (7)

[0168] Blocking contour (8)

[0169] Blocking chamfer (9)

[0170] Bypass channel (10)

[0171] Inlet opening (11)

[0172] Base (12)

[0173] Ejection device (20)

[0174] Component part (21)

[0175] Lever (22)

[0176] Angle (23)

[0177] Fastening means (24)

[0178] End (25)

[0179] Rolling body (26)

[0180] Stop surface (27)

[0181] Spacer (28)

[0182] First part (29a)

[0183] Second part (29b)

[0184] Guard locking device (30)

[0185] Permanent magnet (31)

[0186] Exterior (32)

[0187] Spreading element (33)

[0188] Further energy storage mechanism (34)

[0189] Spring (35)

[0190] Stationary energy storage mechanism bracket (36)

[0191] Movable energy storage mechanism bracket (37)

[0192] Cross member (38)

[0193] Rolling element (39)

[0194] Piece of furniture (40)

[0195] Furniture carcass (41)

[0196] Panels (42)

[0197] Receiving shaft (43)

[0198] Rail (44)

[0199] Carriage (45)

[0200] Hinge (46)

[0201] Guide roller (47)

[0202] Guide (48)

[0203] Ejection mechanism (49)

[0204] Limiting element (50)

[0205] Locking position (V)

[0206] Overpushed position (U)

[0207] Release position (F)

[0208] Open pivoting position (G)

[0209] Closed position (S)

[0210] Pushed-through position (D)

[0211] Coplanar position (K)

[0212] Parallel position (P)