Recessed handle element for arrangement in a, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of a furniture front and kitchen module

Abstract

Recessed handle element (1) for arrangement in a, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of a furniture front, comprising at least one profile strip (2) and at least one lighting element (3) for illuminating the handle recess, wherein the profile strip (2) has a base plate (4) with one or more, preferably two, wings (5), wherein the base plate (4) has a front side (6) designed as a visible side and a back side (7) opposite the front side (6), wherein at least one recess (8) is provided in the profile strip (2), wherein the lighting element (3) is arranged on the front (6) of the base plate (4) and / or on the or one of the wings (5) on the profile strip (2), wherein the lighting element (3) has a power cable (9), wherein the power cable (9) of the lighting element (3) is guided through the recess (8) of the profile strip (2) to the back (7) of the base plate (4).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a recessed handle element for arrangement in a, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of a furniture front and a kitchen module.

[0002] Furniture fronts can be, for example, cabinet doors or drawer fronts, but also purely decorative fronts without any further function or movement. Typical applications for furniture fronts are kitchen modules, especially kitchen furniture, where the furniture fronts are known as kitchen fronts. However, furniture fronts are also used more generally in cabinets and shelves, as well as in cabinet and shelving systems. The decorative character of furniture fronts is usually paramount; generally, the front intended as a visible surface is designed as a decorative side. In many cases, in addition to the decorative and covering function, further functions can be added, such as the use of the furniture front as a door or drawer front, in which case a recessed handle is often integrated into the kitchen module, or a handle strip or handle is attached to the furniture front.

[0003] A kitchen module refers to a single piece of kitchen furniture, an arrangement, or a combination of several kitchen units. It can also refer to a kitchen appliance, particularly a dishwasher. Generally, kitchens are modular in design, meaning there are numerous options for selecting and combining kitchen modules.

[0004] In recent years, the trend in kitchen design and furnishing has been towards handleless kitchens. This means that cabinets, drawers, and other kitchen modules no longer have visible, protruding handles, but are instead opened using recessed grips. A recessed grip, also known as a handle strip or handle profile, is a depression or indentation integrated into the cabinet body or front of a kitchen module, into which one can grasp to open the respective module.

[0005] Furthermore, when designing handleless kitchens, it is often desirable to equip the recessed handles with lighting to indirectly illuminate the kitchen. Soft, diffused lighting is often particularly desirable for work surfaces or work areas, or for illuminating drawers or pull-outs. Lighting can also be used to accentuate or highlight specific elements or modules.

[0006] One problem in implementing these requirements across the entire kitchen is that recessed handles on the cabinet fronts of specific kitchen modules, such as dishwashers, currently remain unlit because there is no way to conceal or hide the lighting cables. This results in unsightly designs where, within the kitchen layout, illuminating the recessed handles of individual modules is technically impossible.

[0007] The invention is based on the objective of providing a new recessed handle element and a new kitchen module. In particular, a recessed handle element and a kitchen module are to be proposed with which the disadvantages of the prior art can be avoided, at least to a large extent.

[0008] This problem is solved by a recessed handle element with the features of claim 1 and a kitchen module with the features of claim 17. Advantageous embodiments and further developments are specified in the respective dependent claims.

[0009] The recessed handle element according to the invention comprises at least one profile strip and at least one lighting element for illuminating the recessed handle. The profile strip has a base plate with one or more, preferably two, wings, the base plate having a front surface designed as a visible surface and a back surface opposite the front surface. At least one recess is provided in the profile strip. The lighting element is arranged on the front surface of the base plate and / or on one or more of the wings on the profile strip, the lighting element having a power cable, the power cable of the lighting element being guided through the recess in the profile strip to the back surface of the base plate.

[0010] The advantages of the invention lie particularly in the continuous illumination of the recessed handles, even in special kitchen modules such as dishwashers. Furthermore, it is also possible to illuminate the recessed handles when the dishwasher is open.

[0011] Preferably, the profile strip has a receptacle, wherein the lighting element is arranged in the receptacle, in particular inserted or plugged into the receptacle from the side.

[0012] The receiver can be designed as a partially open guide channel, whereby light emitted or emittable by the lighting element can be guided or directed through the opening of the guide channel.

[0013] According to a further development, the recording has a bottom and at least one side wall, wherein the bottom is formed by the or one of the wings of the profile strip and the side wall is formed by the base plate of the profile strip.

[0014] In particular, the base is formed by the upper wing of the recessed handle element when it is installed. This allows the light emitted by the lighting element to shine into the recessed handle from above.

[0015] It may be provided that a pin, in particular vertically, protrudes from the base plate, whereby the pin prevents or makes it possible to prevent the lighting element from falling out of the receptacle.

[0016] Furthermore, it may be provided that a hook element, in particular with a hook-shaped form in cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, protrudes from the wing of the profile strip forming the base of the receptacle, whereby the hook element prevents or makes it possible to prevent the lighting element from falling out of the receptacle.

[0017] In particular, the wing(s) are arranged at an angle to the base plate, preferably perpendicular to the base plate. The wing(s) extend, in particular, from the front of the base plate, which is designed as the visible side.

[0018] Preferably, the lighting element comprises or includes an LED strip. The LED strip may have an adhesive surface on its underside, allowing it to be attached to the base of the recess. The LED strip may be a flat strip. The power cable may branch off from the center of the LED strip or within a central section of the strip. The power cable of the LED strip thus has a Y-shaped distribution. Alternatively, the power cable may branch off at one of the two ends of the LED strip. Preferably, the profile strip and the lighting element are the same length, so that the LED strip extends over the entire profile strip.

[0019] According to one embodiment, the profile strip has a U-shaped cross-section, in particular essentially U-shaped.

[0020] The recess may be arranged in the base plate of the profile strip, extending from the front to the back of the base plate. Alternatively, the recess may be arranged centrally or in a central area of ​​the profile strip.

[0021] According to one embodiment, the recessed handle element comprises one or more connecting elements, in particular one or more pins, dowels, or tenon profiles, for connection to the furniture front. The connecting element(s) can be arranged on the wing(s), with the connecting element(s) projecting, in particular, perpendicularly from the outside of the wing(s).

[0022] Preferably, the profile strip is made of aluminum. The recess can be milled, punched, and / or drilled into the profile strip.

[0023] The kitchen module according to the invention comprises at least one furniture front with at least one, in particular horizontal, recessed handle, and at least one recessed handle element, wherein the recessed handle element is arranged in the, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of the furniture front, wherein the recessed handle element is a recessed handle element according to the invention.

[0024] According to a preferred embodiment, the furniture front is designed as a doubled furniture front, wherein the furniture front has two front panels, the front panels being spaced apart from each other, so that a handle recess is formed between the two front panels, wherein the handle recess element is arranged in the handle recess.

[0025] The kitchen module can also have several recessed handles, each with a recessed handle element.

[0026] The invention is further explained below with regard to its features and advantages by means of a description of exemplary embodiments and with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings. These show Fig. 1 an embodiment of a grip recess element according to the invention in a three-dimensional representation, Fig. 2 An embodiment of a grip recess element according to the invention in a sectional view from the side.

[0027] Corresponding parts and components are marked with the same reference symbols in the figures.

[0028] Fig. 1 and Fig. Figure 2 shows a recessed handle element 1 for arrangement in a recessed handle, particularly a horizontal one, on a furniture front. The recessed handle element 1 comprises a profile strip 2 and a lighting element 3 for illuminating the recessed handle.

[0029] The profile strip 2 has a base plate 4 with two wings 5, the base plate 4 having a front side 6 designed as the visible side and a back side 7 opposite the front side 6. The wings 5 ​​are perpendicular to the base plate 4. Thus, the profile strip 2 has a cross-section that is essentially U-shaped perpendicular to its longitudinal axis.

[0030] A recess 8 is provided in the profile strip 2. The recess 8 is arranged in the base plate 4 of the profile strip 2, extending from the front 6 of the base plate 4 to the rear 7 of the base plate 4. The recess 8 is located centrally in the profile strip 2 or the base plate 4.

[0031] The lighting element 3 is designed as an LED strip. The lighting element 3 is arranged on the profile strip 2, with the lighting element being positioned on the front 6 of the base plate 4 and on the upper wing 5 when the recessed handle element 1 is installed.

[0032] The lighting element 3 has a power cable 9, wherein the power cable 9 of the lighting element 3 is guided through the recess 8 of the profile strip 2 to the back 7 of the base plate 4.

[0033] Fig. Figure 2 shows that the profile strip 2 has a receptacle 10, where the (in Fig. 2 lighting element 3 (not shown) is arranged in the recording 10.

[0034] The receptacle 10 is designed as a partially open guide channel, whereby light emitted by the lighting element 3 can be directed through the opening 11 of the guide channel in order to illuminate the grip recess when the lighting element 3 is activated.

[0035] The mounting 10 has a base 12 and a side wall 13. The base 12 is formed by the upper wing 5 of the profile strip 2 when the recessed handle element 1 is installed. The side wall 13, in turn, is formed by the base plate 4 of the profile strip 2.

[0036] A pin 14 protrudes vertically from the base plate 4. A hook element 15 with a hook-shaped cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis protrudes from the wing 5 of the profile strip 2, which forms the base 12 of the receptacle 10.

[0037] The receptacle 10, designed as a partially open guide channel, is formed by the base 12, the side wall 10, the pin 14, and the hook element 15. The pin 14 and the hook element 15 prevent the lighting element 3 from falling out of the receptacle 10.

[0038] The LED strip has an adhesive surface on its underside, allowing it to be attached to the base 12 of the receptacle 10. The LED strip can be a flat strip.

[0039] The power cable 9 branches off from the center of the LED strip. The power supply of the LED strip thus has a Y-shaped distribution. The profile strip 2 and the lighting element 3, which is designed as an LED strip, are the same length.

[0040] Fig. Figure 2 shows that the recessed handle element 1 comprises two connecting elements 16 for connection to the furniture front. The connecting elements 16 are, in particular, tenons or dowels. The connecting elements 16 are arranged on the wings 5 ​​of the profile strip 2, with the connecting elements 16 projecting perpendicularly from the outside of the wings 5.

[0041] The recessed handle element 1 is designed for arrangement in a horizontal recessed handle of a furniture front. A kitchen module according to the invention (not shown in the figures), for example a dishwasher, comprises a furniture front with a horizontal recessed handle. The furniture front is designed as a double-layered furniture front, wherein the furniture front has two front panels that are spaced apart from each other, so that the recessed handle is formed between the two front panels. The recessed handle element 1 according to the invention is arranged in this recessed handle. Reference symbol list 1 recessed handle element 2 Profile strip 3 lighting elements 4 Base plate 5 wings 6 Front 7 Back 8 Exclusion 9 power cables 10 recording 11 Opening 12 Floor 13 Side wall 14 cones 15 hook elements 16 Fasteners

Claims

A recessed handle element (1) for arrangement in a, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of a furniture front, comprising at least one profile strip (2) and at least one lighting element (3) for illuminating the recessed handle, wherein the profile strip (2) has a base plate (4) with one or more, preferably two, wings (5), wherein the base plate (4) has a front (6) designed as a visible side and a back (7) opposite the front (6), wherein at least one recess (8) is provided in the profile strip (2), wherein the lighting element (3) is arranged on the front (6) of the base plate (4) and / or on the or one of the wings (5) on the profile strip (2), wherein the lighting element (3) has a power cable (9), wherein the power cable (9) of the lighting element (3) is guided through the recess (8) of the profile strip (2) to the back (7) of the base plate (4). Recessed handle element (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the profile strip (2) has a receptacle (10) wherein the lighting element (3) is arranged in the receptacle (10). Grip recess element (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the receptacle (10) is designed as a partially open guide channel, wherein light emitted or emittable from the lighting element (3) is or can be directed through the opening (11) of the guide channel. Handle recess element (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the receptacle (10) has a base (12) and at least one side wall (13), wherein the base (12) is formed by the or one of the wings (5) of the profile strip (2) and the side wall (13) is formed by the base plate (4) of the profile strip (2). Grip recess element (1) according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that a pin (14), in particular vertically, protrudes from the base plate (4), wherein the pin (14) prevents or makes it possible to prevent the lighting element (3) from falling out of the receptacle (10). Grip recess element (1) according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that a hook element (15), in particular with a hook-shaped form in cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, protrudes from the wing (5) of the profile strip (2) forming the base (12) of the receptacle (10), wherein the hook element (15) prevents or makes it possible to prevent the lighting element (3) from falling out of the receptacle (10). Handle recess element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wing(s) (5) are arranged at an angle to the base plate (4), in particular perpendicular to the base plate (4). Recessed handle element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting element (3) is or comprises an LED strip. Grip recess element (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the power cable (9) branches off centrally from or in a central area of ​​the LED strip or at one of the two ends of the LED strip. Recessed handle element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profile strip (2) and the lighting element (3) have the same length. Recessed handle element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profile strip (2) has a U-shaped cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis. Grip recess element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recess (8) is arranged in the base plate (4), wherein the recess (8) extends from the front (6) of the base plate (4) to the rear (7) of the base plate (4). Grip recess element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the recess (8) is arranged centrally or in a central area of ​​the profile strip (2). Handle recess element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle recess element (1) comprises one or more connecting means (16), in particular one or more pins or one or more dowels or one or more pin profiles, for connection with the furniture front. Handle recess element (1) according to claim 14, characterized in that the connecting means (16) are arranged on the wing(s), wherein the connecting means (16) in particular project perpendicularly from the outside of the wing(s) (5). Recessed handle element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the profile strip (2) is made of aluminium. Kitchen module comprising at least one furniture front with at least one, in particular horizontal, recessed handle, and at least one recessed handle element (1), wherein the recessed handle element (1) is arranged in the, in particular horizontal, recessed handle of the furniture front, characterized in that the recessed handle element (1) is a recessed handle element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 16. Kitchen module according to claim 17, characterized in that the furniture front is designed as a doubled furniture front, wherein the furniture front has two front panels, wherein the front panels are spaced apart from each other, so that a handle recess is formed between the two front panels, wherein the handle recess element (1) is arranged in the handle recess.

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