Side frame of the drawer

Abstract

The present invention relates to a side frame (1) for a drawer, which comprises a load-bearing rail (2) on which a horizontal support plate piece (7) for a bottom plate (16) and a vertical wall section (8) are constructed. At least one adapter (3, 4) is fastened to the vertical wall section (8), and a cover (5, 6) and / or a wall panel element can be fixed to the adapter. Adjacent to the at least one adapter (3, 4), guide pieces (12, 13, 32) are arranged on the vertical wall section (8), and the guide pieces cover at least a part of the edge of the adapter (3, 4). Thereby, the installation of the bottom plate (16) on the load-bearing rail (2) is simplified.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a side frame for a drawer, which includes a load-bearing rail on which a horizontal support plate for a bottom plate and a vertical wall section are constructed. At least one adapter is fastened to the vertical wall section, and a cover and / or a wall panel element can be fixed to the adapter. Background Art

[0002] EP 2 852 303 B1 discloses a drawer with two side frames that enclose the adapters. Elastic deformable protrusions are provided on each adapter to deform when the rear wall panel is pushed in and then snap-lock the rear wall panel in the assembled position. This snap-lock mechanism is designed to longitudinally position and fix the bottom plate along the drawer slide rails. Additionally, the vertical wall section of the adapter is constructed flat to enable longitudinal insertion of the bottom plate.

[0003] WO 2012 / 065195 A1 discloses a load-bearing rail for a drawer bottom plate, which has a horizontally extending flange plate and a vertical web. A protruding stop is provided on the vertical web, which serves as an assembly aid to enable installation of bottom plates of different thicknesses. When a thick bottom plate is longitudinally inserted along the load-bearing rail, the corner area may be stopped by the stop, increasing the assembly difficulty and potentially causing damage. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a side frame for a drawer that has a stable structure and enables simple installation of the bottom plate.

[0005] This object is achieved by a side frame having the features described in claim 1.

[0006] The side frame of the present invention includes a load-bearing rail, which includes a horizontal support plate with a bottom plate and a vertical wall section. At least one adapter is fastened to the vertical wall section, and adjacent to the at least one adapter, guide pieces are arranged on the vertical wall section, and the guide pieces cover at least a part of the edge of the adapter. Thus, during the assembly of the bottom plate, the bottom plate can move along the vertical wall section with its lateral edge, and the bottom plate will not touch the adapter or be damaged. Then, the bottom plate can move along the guide pieces, such that the edge of the bottom plate is slightly lifted from the vertical wall section on the load-bearing rail and can slide towards the adapter direction.

[0007] Preferably, the guide piece is integrally formed on the vertical wall section and covers at least a part of the edge of the adapter. Alternatively, the guide piece is integrally formed on the adapter and extends into a notch in the vertical wall section. Herein, the so-called "covering at least a part of the edge of the adapter" refers to a bent edge where the guide piece is bent.

[0008] Preferably, the guide piece protrudes obliquely from the plane formed by the vertical wall section. Herein, the shape-stable guide piece can be selected to be straight or curved. Preferably, the guide piece is configured to be straight, for example, protruding at an angle between 2° and 20° with respect to the plane of the vertical wall section.

[0009] Preferably, one end of the guide piece is substantially flush with the surface of the adapter facing the bottom plate aligned. Herein, this end of the guide piece is the edge that has the maximum distance from the plane of the vertical wall section. Thus, the positioning orientation of this end or this edge is set such that it is substantially in the same plane as the surface of the adapter, and this plane is parallel to the vertical wall section, so that there are no steps that may impede the installation process.

[0010] In a design form, a front adapter and a rear adapter are fastened to the carrier rail, and at least one guide piece is arranged at each adapter. It is sufficient to provide only one guide piece on the carrier rail to guide the bottom plate. However, as an alternative, for each adapter, a plurality of guide pieces can also be arranged offset in the vertical direction.

[0011] Each adapter preferably includes a metal plate that abuts against the vertical wall section on the side facing the bottom plate, that is, is arranged on the inner side surface of the vertical wall section. The metal plate of the adapter can have a thickness between 0.5 mm and 2 mm, for example. Thus, a step is formed on the vertical wall section, and this step is bridged by stamping out the guide piece on the vertical wall section, so that the bottom plate can slide along the guide piece during the assembly process.

[0012] The adapters on the carrier rail are preferably arranged at the end sides of the carrier rail. Herein, the front adapter can have a mechanism for fixing to the front panel, and the rear adapter can have a mechanism for fixing to the rear wall panel. As an alternative, more than two adapters can also be fixed on the carrier rail.

[0013] In another embodiment, the guide piece can be directly stamped and formed on one or more of the said adapter pieces. Here, an integrally formed protrusion is bent in the direction of the said vertical wall section. In addition, the vertical wall section has a notch into which the guide piece of the adapter piece can extend and be flush-mounted therein. This also ensures a continuous and smooth (Stufenlos, without steps) guidance of the bottom plate during installation.

[0014] To enable simple installation of the bottom plate, the bottom plate can be placed on a horizontal support plate and slid longitudinally thereon. Preferably here, a groove is formed between the vertical wall section and the horizontal support plate on the said load-bearing track. A bendable fastening element, such as a hook or a pawl, can be provided at this groove, and when the bottom plate is arranged in the desired position, these fastening elements can be driven into the bottom side of the bottom plate.

[0015] The side frame of the present invention is preferably applied to a drawer in which an inlay is fixed between two adapter pieces on the side frame. The inlay can be a plate-like element, such as a plate-like element made of glass, wood, plastic or metal, which is fastened to the two adapter pieces. Description of the Drawings

[0016] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings by way of examples. Shown in the drawings are:

[0017] Figure 1 A perspective view of a side frame according to the present invention, without an inlay;

[0018] Figure 2 For Figure 1 A view of the shown side frame, without the cover of the adapter piece;

[0019] Figure 3 An enlarged view of the front adapter piece on the load-bearing track;

[0020] Figure 4 Another view of the front adapter piece on the load-bearing track;

[0021] Figure 5 A cross-sectional view of the adapter piece in the area of the bottom plate;

[0022] Figure 6 A view of the front end section of the load-bearing track, without the adapter piece;

[0023] Figure 7 For Figure 2 A perspective view of the rear adapter piece of the shown side frame;

[0024] Figure 8 Another view of the rear adapter piece;

[0025] Figure 9 Illustration of the rear adapter during the bottom plate assembly process;

[0026] Figure 10 Cross-sectional view of the adapter in the bottom plate area;

[0027] Figure 11 Detail illustration of the load-bearing track without the adapter;

[0028] Figure 12 Illustration of the front adapter with the guide piece of the second embodiment;

[0029] Figure 13 For Figure 12 Exploded view of the illustration, and

[0030] Figure 14 For with Figure 12 Rear view of the front adapter with the shown guide piece. Detailed implementation

[0031] The side frame 1 includes a load-bearing track 2, and a front adapter 3 and a rear adapter 4 are fastened to the load-bearing track. A cover 5 is assembled on the front adapter 3, and the cover surrounds the adapter 3. Another cover 6 surrounding the rear adapter 4 is provided on the rear adapter 4. The load-bearing track 2 extends over the entire length of the side frame, but the load-bearing track can alternatively be composed of multiple individual track segments.

[0032] The load-bearing track 2 includes a horizontal support plate 7 and a vertical wall section 8. A groove 9 is constructed between the horizontal support plate 7 and the vertical wall section 8, and the bottom of the groove is located below the plane of the horizontal support plate 7. Integrally formed fastening elements 10, particularly bendable hooks, are provided in the wall area of the groove 9, and they can be driven into the bottom side of the bottom plate.

[0033] On the vertical wall section 8, a guide piece 12 is provided adjacent to the adapter 3, and a guide piece 13 is provided adjacent to the rear adapter 4. Here, the guide pieces 12 and 13 are integrally formed with the vertical wall section 8, particularly by stamping, and are inclined relative to the plane of the vertical wall section 8.

[0034] In Figure 2 The side frame 1 without the covers 5 and 6 is shown. It can be seen that a mechanism 14 for fastening the front panel, such as a locking mechanism, is constructed on the front adapter 3.

[0035] On the rear adapter 4, there is provided a mechanism 15 for fastening the rear wall panel of the drawer, such as a latch element or a sleeve into which a screw can be screwed. A plate-shaped insert can be inserted between the adapters 3 and 4, and for this purpose, horizontal frame side strips 11 and vertical frame side strips 31 and 41 are constructed. The frame side strips 31 and 41 both have a U-shaped cross-section.

[0036] In Figure 3 the front adapter is shown in detail. The adapter 3 includes a vertical frame side strip 31 for fixing the front end portion of the plate-shaped insert. In the region of the vertical wall section 8 of the guide rail 2, the adapter 3 includes a foot element 30, which is made of, for example, a metal plate and abuts against the inner side surface of the vertical wall section 8. In order to avoid forming a step on the foot element 30 at the edge, the guide piece 12 extends obliquely with respect to the vertical wall section 8, and an outer end thereof is aligned with the front side of the foot element 30 substantially flush with the surface. Thus, the edge of the drawer bottom plate can move along the vertical wall section 8 and then be guided through the guide piece 12 to avoid hitting the foot element 30.

[0037] In Figure 4 the front adapter 3 as viewed from above during the assembly process of the bottom plate 16 is shown. It can be seen that the guide piece 12 projects inward from the vertical wall section 8. The bottom plate 16 is pushed along the vertical wall section 8 and then abuts against the guide piece 12, so that an edge of the bottom plate 16 moves away from the vertical wall section 8, and the bottom plate 16 can further slide along the vertical surface of the foot element 30. The fastening element 10 extends into the groove 9 on the carrier rail 2.

[0038] In Figure 5 the region of the foot element 30 on the adapter 3 in the position assembled with the bottom plate 16 is shown in a sectional view. The bottom plate 16 can be made of a composite wood material and is mounted on the support plate piece 7 of the carrier rail 2. An edge of the bottom plate 16 is arranged to closely abut against the foot element 30 and is positioned at a distance from the vertical wall section 8.

[0039] In Figure 6 the carrier rail 2 without the adapter is shown. The guide piece 12 is integrally formed on the vertical wall section 8 and projects inward. The adapter 3 can also be positioned and fixed on the guide rail 2 by means of this shape-stable guide piece 12.

[0040] In Figure 7The rear adapter 4 is shown, and a mechanism 15 for fixing the rear wall panel is provided thereon. A foot element 40 is provided in the lower region of the adapter 4, which is made of a metal plate and abuts against the inner side surface of the vertical wall section 8. On the front side of the foot element 40, a guide piece 13 is integrally formed on the vertical wall section 8. The guide piece is configured to be inclined, and its end is substantially flush with the surface of the foot element 40 to avoid forming a step between the vertical wall section 8 and the foot element 40 in the region of the guide piece 13. A support plate 42 is formed on the rear adapter 4, which is substantially flush with the horizontal support plate 7 of the load-bearing track 2 and is used for supporting and fastening on the guide rail.

[0041] In Figure 8 the rear adapter 4 is shown as viewed from the outside, and the notch formed due to stamping the guide piece 13 can be seen.

[0042] In Figure 9 the rear adapter 4 during the assembly process of the bottom plate 16 is shown. The bottom plate 16 can slide along the vertical wall section 8 and then abut against the guide piece 13, so that an edge of the bottom plate 16 moves away from the vertical wall section 8, and the bottom plate 16 can further slide along the vertical surface of the foot element 40.

[0043] Figure 10 The bottom plate 16 in the assembled position is shown in a sectional view, and it can be seen that an edge of the bottom plate 16 abuts against the foot element 40 or against the protrusion formed thereon and is arranged at a distance from the vertical wall section 8.

[0044] In Figure 11 the rear region of the load-bearing track 2 without the adapter is shown. The guide piece 13 protrudes inward from the vertical wall section 8 and can also be used for positioning the rear adapter 4 during the assembly process.

[0045] In Figure 12 a view of another embodiment of the guide piece 32 is shown. The region of the front adapter 3 is shown in the figure, including the foot element 30 closely abutting against the vertical wall section 8. The difference between the two embodiments is that the guide piece 32 is not now stamped out in the vertical wall section 8, but the adapter 3 or the foot element 30 has an integrally formed extension, which forms the guide piece 32. The guide piece bends towards the vertical wall section 8 and extends into the notch 17 in the vertical wall section 8. This design also results in a continuous and smooth sliding during the assembly process of the bottom plate 16, and the edge of the bottom plate 16 will not be hooked on the adapter 3 or the foot element 30.

[0046] In Figure 13 it is shown thatFigure 12 Exploded view of the illustration. Here, the structure of the guide piece 32 and the notch 17 can be seen particularly advantageously. The guide piece projects obliquely from the plane of the foot element 30 in the direction of the vertical wall section and projects obliquely forward in front of the plane formed by the vertical wall section 8 with its free end.

[0047] In Figure 14 the rear view of the front adapter 3 is shown. Here, in particular, it can be seen that the guide piece 32 is embedded within the notch 17 in the vertical wall section 8.

[0048] Similar to the structural design of the guide piece 32 as part of the adapter 3 or the foot element 30, the guide piece can also be constructed as part of the rear adapter 4 or the rear foot element 40.

[0049] List of reference numerals

[0050] 1 Side frame

[0051] 2 Bearing track

[0052] 3 Adapter

[0053] 4 Adapter

[0054] 5 Cover

[0055] 6 Cover

[0056] 7 Support plate

[0057] 8 Wall section

[0058] 9 Groove

[0059] 10 Fastening element

[0060] 11 Frame edge strip

[0061] 12 Guide piece

[0062] 13 Guide piece

[0063] 14 Mechanism for fastening the front panel

[0064] 15 Mechanism for fastening the rear wall panel

[0065] 16 Bottom plate

[0066] 17 Notch

[0067] 30 Foot element

[0068] 31 Frame edge strip

[0069] 32 Guide piece

[0070] 40 Foot element

[0071] 41 Frame side bar

[0072] 42 Pallet

Claims

1. Side frame (1) for a drawer, comprising a load-bearing track (2) on which a horizontal support plate section (7) for a bottom plate (16) and a vertical wall section (8) are constructed, at least one adapter (3, 4) being fastened to the vertical wall section (8), a cover (5, 6) and / or a wall panel element being fixed to the adapter, characterized in that: Adjacent to the at least one adapter (3, 4), guide plates (12, 13, 32) are arranged on the vertical wall section (8), and the guide plates cover at least a part of the edge of the adapter (3, 4); the guide plates (12, 13, 32) are integrally formed on the vertical wall section (8), or are integrally formed on the adapter (3, 4) and extend into a notch (17) in the vertical wall section (8); the guide plates (12, 13, 32) project obliquely from the plane formed by the vertical wall section (8), and the bottom plate (16) can move along the guide plates (12, 13, 32), so that the edge of the bottom plate (16) is lifted from the vertical wall section on the load-bearing track (2) and can slide in the direction of the adapter (3, 4); wherein, one end of the guide plates (12, 13) is aligned flush with the surface of the adapter (3, 4) facing the bottom plate (16).

2. The side frame according to claim 1, wherein: The guide plates (12, 13, 32) project at an angle between 2° and 20° relative to the plane of the vertical wall section (8).

3. The side frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The at least one adapter includes a front adapter (3) fastened on the load-bearing track (2) and a rear adapter (4), and at least one of the guide plates (12, 13, 32) is arranged at each adapter (3, 4).

4. The side frame according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each adapter (3, 4) includes a metal plate (30, 40), and the metal plate abuts against the vertical wall section (8) on the side facing the bottom plate (16).

5. The side frame according to claim 3, characterized in that: On the front adapter (3), a mechanism (14) for fixing the front panel is provided.

6. The side frame according to claim 3, characterized in that: On the rear adapter (4), a mechanism (15) for fixing the rear wall panel is provided.

7. The side frame according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: On the load-bearing track (2), a groove (9) is formed between the horizontal support plate piece (7) and the vertical wall section (8).

8. A drawer, which includes a side frame (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and the bottom plate (16) of the drawer is fastened on the load-bearing track (2).

9. The drawer according to claim 8, characterized in that: An inlay is fixed between two adapters (3, 4) on the load-bearing track (2).

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