ARRANGEMENT CONSISTING OF BODY RAIL, LOADING RAIL AND SIDE PANEL

Abstract

An arrangement includes a body rail with a lateral web for connecting the body rail to a furniture body, a drawer rail with a further lateral web substantially parallel to the lateral web, and a side panel mounted displaceably relative to the body rail via the drawer rail. The side panel fastened to the drawer rail is arranged at least partially directly between the lateral web and the further lateral web. A sheet profile of the side panel comprises a groove-shaped profiling on a side surface of the sheet profile, which is designed to receive a container base, and/or a side surface of a bent sheet profile of the side panel, which side surface faces the drawer rail is arranged at least partially directly between the lateral web and the further lateral web when the side panel is fastened to the drawer rail.

Claims

1. An arrangement comprising: at least one body rail with a lateral web for connecting the at least one body rail to a furniture body, at least one, in particular cuboid-shaped, drawer rail with a further lateral web oriented substantially parallel to the lateral web in the use state of the arrangement, and at least one side panel in the form of a container side wall, in particular a drawer side wall, wherein the at least one side panel is mounted displaceably relative to the at least one body rail via the at least one drawer rail, wherein the at least one side panel is arranged at least in regions directly between the lateral web and the further lateral web in a state in which it is fastened to the at least one drawer rail, wherein a sheet profile of the side panel comprises a groove-shaped profiling on a side surface of the sheet profile, which profiling is designed to receive a container base, and/or wherein a side surface of a bent sheet profile of the at least one side panel, which side surface faces the at least one drawer rail in a state of use of the arrangement, is arranged at least in regions directly between the lateral web and the further lateral web in a state in which the at least one side panel is fastened to the at least one drawer rail.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the at least one side panel comprises at least one front wall holder for connecting a container front, at least one rear wall holder for connecting a container rear wall and/or a, preferably one-piece, bent sheet metal profile in the form of a panel hat for receiving at least one rear wall holder and/or at least one front wall holder, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one front wall holder and/or the at least one rear wall holder are arranged at least in regions within the sheet profile.

3. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the at least one drawer rail comprises a support surface, which is aligned substantially orthogonally to the further lateral web and preferably adjoins the further lateral web, for directly supporting a container base in the state of use of the arrangement, wherein it is preferably provided that the support surface is freely accessible in the vertical direction from above, particularly preferably at least in regions and/or in the region of a contacting area for the container base, in the state of use of the arrangement.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein exactly one sheet profile is provided for direct connection to the drawer rail and/or a container base.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sheet profile comprises on the side surface of the sheet profile a groove-shaped profiling with a substantially rectangular cross-section, which is designed to receive a container base.

6. The arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the profiling comprises at least one fastening means, preferably in the form of at least one barb, particularly preferably with two prongs, for connecting the container base to the sheet profile and/or for securing the container base to the sheet profile, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one fastening means is materially connected to the sheet profile and/or is punched out of the profiling and/or protrudes transversely into the profiling.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein at least one stabilizing element is provided, which is arranged, preferably in the longitudinal extension of the side panel centrally and/or completely, at least in regions within the sheet profile for increasing a rigidity and/or strength of the side panel, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one stabilizing element can be inserted into the sheet profile via a recess of the at least one stabilizing element corresponding to an optional profiling of the sheet profile.

8. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a width of the sheet profile is between 3 mm and 10 mm, preferably between 4 mm and 6 mm.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the at least one front wall holder and/or the at least one rear wall holder is formed substantially from plastic and/or metal and/or in the form of a bracket for insertion into the sheet profile, preferably via a recess of the at least one front wall holder and/or the at least one rear wall holder corresponding to an optional profiling of the sheet profile.

10. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sheet profile is collared to the at least one front wall holder and/or to the at least one rear wall holder at at least one connection point, preferably a plurality of connection points, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one collar is arranged on the side surface of the sheet profile and/or on an underside of the sheet profile positioned in a state of use of the side panel.

11. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the at least one front wall holder and/or the sheet profile comprise at least one coupling device for direct coupling, preferably without a container rail, to a drawer rail and the at least one side panel is coupled by the at least one coupling device directly by contacting, preferably without a container rail, to the at least one drawer rail.

12. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement comprises at least one container base which contacts the sheet profile directly, preferably without container rail and/or via a groove-shaped profiling of the side surface of the sheet profile for receiving the at least one container base, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one container base is secured to the sheet profile via at least one fastening means.

13. The arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the at least one container base is arranged substantially flush with the at least one drawer rail, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one container base rests flat on the at least one drawer rail.

14. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the arrangement comprises at least one container rear wall which is arranged on the at least one rear wall holder.

15. The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a force transmission in the case of preferably vertical and/or lateral loading of the arrangement in a state of use of the arrangement can be provided directly, preferably without container rails, between the at least one side panel, preferably the sheet profile and/or the at least one front wall holder and/or the at least one rear wall holder, and the at least one drawer rail.

16. A piece of furniture, in particular a drawer, with at least one furniture body and the arrangement according to claim 1.

17. A method for at least partially assembling a container, in particular a drawer, comprising the following steps, which are to be carried out in particular in chronological order: at least one side panel is provided, wherein at least one front wall holder and/or at least one rear wall holder and optionally at least one stabilizing element is inserted into a, preferably one-piece, bent sheet profile of the at least one side panel, and the at least one side panel is arranged on at least one drawer rail, so that the at least one side panel is arranged at least in regions directly between a lateral web of at least one body rail and a further lateral web of at least one drawer rail oriented substantially parallel to the lateral web, wherein a side surface of the sheet profile facing the at least one drawer rail in the state of use of the arrangement is arranged directly between the lateral web and the further lateral web and/or the sheet profile comprises a groove-shaped profiling on a side surface of the sheet profile for receiving a container base.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein at least one drawer rail is arranged directly on the at least one side panel via at least one coupling device of the at least one front wall holder and/or the sheet profile.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein at least one container base is arranged directly on the sheet profile, preferably via at least one groove-shaped profiling of the sheet profile, wherein it is preferably provided that the at least one container base is arranged substantially flush relative to the at least one drawer rail and/or is brought to rest flat on the at least one drawer rail.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein: the at least one drawer rail is arranged to be movable on at least one body rail, and/or the at least one body rail is arranged on at least one furniture body, and/or at least one container rear wall is arranged on the at least one side panel, and/or at least one container front is arranged on the at least one side panel.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0052] Further details and advantages of the present invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings, in which:

[0053] FIGS. 1a, 1b show a side panel according to a particularly preferred embodiment for an arrangement in a perspective exploded view,

[0054] FIGS. 2a, 2b show the side panel according to the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1b with the front wall holder already mounted both before and after inserting a rear wall holder into a sheet profile of the side panel in a perspective view,

[0055] FIGS. 3a, 3b show the side panel according to the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1a in the assembled state in a perspective view at varying viewing angles with detailed sections in the region of a fastening means and a collar on a side surface and an underside,

[0056] FIGS. 4a, 4b show a container in the form of a drawer according to a preferred embodiment with a side panel according to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1b in a perspective view from different viewing directions as well as a detailed section in the region of the rear wall holder, and

[0057] FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of a side panel according to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 1a, a drawer rail and a body rail in perspective view with an enlarged detailed view in the region of a coupling device between front wall holder and drawer rail.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0058] FIGS. 1a, 1b show side panels 1 in the form of a container side wall designed as a drawer side wall in a disassembled state for direct connection to a container base 7 and a drawer rail 6 (see FIG. 5). In FIG. 1a, the side panel comprises a panel hatformed from a one-piece bent sheet profile 2for receiving a rear wall holder 3 and a front wall holder 4, wherein the front wall holder 4 is adapted to be connected to a container front 24, and the rear wall holder 3 is adapted to be connected to a container rear wall 25.

[0059] The front wall holder 4 of the side panel 1 comprises a coupling device 5 for direct coupling with the drawer rail 6 without the need for a container rail. In general, it is possible that the coupling device 5 is arranged alternatively or in addition to the sheet profile 2, wherein it is provided that no indirect coupling takes place between the drawer rail 6 and the side panel 1 via a container rail arranged between the side panel and the drawer rail 6.

[0060] The side panel 1 comprises a stabilizing element 14 which can be arranged in the longitudinal extension 15 of the side panel 1 in the middle in regions within the sheet profile 2 in order to increase the rigidity and strength of the side panel 1. In general, the stabilizing element 14 can also be dispensed withespecially in the case of short longitudinal extensions 15 of the side panel 1.

[0061] The sheet profile 2 has on a side surface 8 of the sheet profile 2 a groove-shaped profiling 9 with a substantially rectangular cross-section 10, which is designed to receive a container base 7 (see FIG. 4a).

[0062] The stabilizing element 14 can be inserted into the sheet profile 2 via a recess 18 of the stabilizing element 14 corresponding to the profiling 9 of the sheet profile 2.

[0063] FIG. 1b shows a side panel 1 without a stabilizing element 14, which can be used, for example, for low loads or small longitudinal extensions 15.

[0064] A plurality of fastening means (fasteners) 11 are arranged in the profiling 9, wherein the number of fastening means 11 is generally arbitrary. The fastening means 11 are in the form of barbs 12, wherein the barbs 12 each have two prongs 13 and the fastening means 11 are suitable for connecting the container base 7 to the sheet profile 2 and for securing the container base 7 to the sheet profile 2. The fastening means 11 are materially connected to the sheet profile 2, punched out of the profiling 9 and protrude transversely into the profiling 9. The front wall holder 4 and the rear wall holder 3 are made of plastic, wherein fastening means for a container rear wall 25 or a container front 24 are made of metal.

[0065] The front wall holder 4 and the rear wall holder 3 are designed in the form of a bracket 17 for insertion into the sheet profile 2 via a recess 18 of the front wall holder 4 and the rear wall holder 3 corresponding to the profiling 9 of the sheet profile 2.

[0066] FIG. 2a shows the side panel 1 during the assembly process, wherein the front wall holder 4 has already been inserted into the sheet profile 2. FIG. 2b differs from FIG. 2a only in that the rear wall holder 3 was also inserted into the sheet profile 2 of the side panel 1 during an assembly process step. A width 16 of the sheet profile 2 is between 4 mm and 6 mm.

[0067] FIG. 3a shows the side panel 1 in the fully assembled state, wherein the side panel 1 is ready to be directly connected to the drawer rail 6. The sheet profile 2 is collared to the front wall holder 4 and to the rear wall holder 3 at a plurality of connection points 19, whereby the number of connection points 19 is generally arbitrary. Collars 20 are arranged on a side surface 8 of the sheet profile 2.

[0068] FIG. 3b differs from FIG. 3a only in that the side panel 1 is shown in a different viewing direction. Collars 20 are arranged on an underside 22 of the sheet profile 2 positioned in a state of use 21 of the side panel 1. In general, it is possible to provide a collar only on the side surface 8 or the underside 22.

[0069] FIG. 4a shows a container 29 in the form of a drawer 31 for a piece of furniture with a furniture body (not shown in the illustration for reasons of clarity) and at least one arrangement of side panel 1, drawer rail 6 and body rail 23, wherein the drawer rail 6 is covered by the container base 7.

[0070] The container base 7 contacts the sheet profile 2 directly and without a container rail via the groove-shaped profiling 9 of the side surface 8 of the sheet profile 2 for receiving the container base 7. The container base 7 is secured to the sheet profile 2 via the fastening means 11, wherein exactly one sheet profile 2 is provided for the direct connection to the drawer rail 6 and the container base 7. A container front 24 is indicated schematically in dashed lines. The container base 7 is arranged flush with the drawer rail 6, whereby the container base 7 rests flat on the drawer rail 6. FIG. 4b differs from FIG. 4a only in that it is viewed from a different angle. In the enlarged detail it can be seen that the container rear wall 25 is arranged on the rear wall holder 3.

[0071] FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of the body rail 23 with a lateral web 28 for connecting the body rail 23 to a furniture body, a cuboid-shaped drawer rail 6 with a further lateral web 30 oriented parallel to the lateral web 28 in the use state 21 of the arrangement and at least one side panel 1 in the form of the container side wall designed as a drawer side wall.

[0072] The drawer rail 6 comprises a support surface 34 aligned orthogonally to the further lateral web 30 and adjacent to the further lateral web 30 for directly supporting the container base 7 in the use state 21 of the arrangement. In the use state 21 of the arrangement, the support surface 34 is freely accessible in the vertical direction 35 from above and in particular in the region of a contact area for the container base 7. By means of the coupling device 5, the side panel 1 is coupled directly to the drawer rail 6 by contact and without a container rail. The side panel 1 is mounted via the drawer rail 6 so as to be displaceable relative to the at least one body rail 23, wherein a middle rail 32 is provided to ensure full extension of the drawer 31. However, the middle rail 32 is generally not mandatory.

[0073] The side panel comprises the front wall holder 4 for connecting the container front 24, the rear wall holder 3 for connecting the container rear wall 25 and the one-piece, bent sheet profile 2 in the form of a panel hat for receiving the rear wall holder 3 and the front wall holder 4, wherein the front wall holder 4 is completely arranged and the rear wall holder 3 is partially arranged within the sheet profile 2.

[0074] The side surface 8 of the sheet profile 2 of the side panel 1 facing the drawer rail 6 in the use state 21 of the arrangement is arranged in the state fastened to the drawer rail 6 in some regions directly between the lateral web 28 and the further lateral web 30in an orthogonal direction to the lateral web 28 or the further lateral web 30.

[0075] In the detailed section, the coupling between the side panel 1 and the drawer rail 6 is shown enlarged, wherein the coupling device 5 of the front wall holder 4 (or optionally of the sheet profile 2) engages in a coupling device 33 corresponding to the coupling device 5 in the form of a recess or groove in the drawer rail 6. The coupling device 5 comprises a stepped contour which facilitates a coupling process or a decoupling process between the side panel 1 and the drawer rail 6. The side panel 1 is arranged directly between the lateral web 28 of the body rail 23 for connecting the body rail 23 to the container 29 and the further lateral web 30 of the drawer rail 6 arranged parallel thereto.

[0076] A force transmission in the event of vertical or lateral loading of the arrangement in the use state 21 of the arrangement can be provided directly and without container rails between the side panel 1 and the drawer rail 6.

[0077] A method for at least partially assembling a container 29such as the drawer 31can be illustrated as follows by way of example (without any mandatory chronological connection): [0078] the side panel 1 is provided, wherein the front wall holder 4 and the rear wall holder 3 and the stabilizing element 14 are inserted into the one-piece, bent sheet profile 2 of the side panel 1, [0079] the side panel 1 or a side surface 8 of the sheet profile 2 facing the drawer rail 6 in the state of use 21 of the arrangement is arranged on the drawer rail 6 so that the side panel 1 is arranged in some regions directly between the lateral web 28 of the body rail 23 and the further lateral web 30 of the drawer rail 6 oriented parallel to the lateral web 28, [0080] the drawer rail 6 is arranged movably on the body rail 23, [0081] the body rail 23 is arranged on the furniture body, [0082] the container base 7 is arranged directly on the sheet profile 2 via the groove-shaped profiling 9 of the sheet profile 2, wherein the container base 7 is arranged flush relative to the drawer rail 6 and is brought to rest flatly on the drawer rail 6, [0083] the container rear wall 25 is arranged on the side panel 1, and [0084] the container front 24 is arranged on the side panel 1.