Kitchen unit assembly device, kitchen unit and kitchen unit assembly method

Abstract

Kitchen unit mounting device (100) for mounting under a worktop (1) of a kitchen unit (200), with at least two fastening devices (2, 2') for fastening the mounting device (100) between at least two kitchen elements (E, E'), and with a support area (6) extending between the fastening devices (2, 2') with which the worktop (1) can be supported.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a kitchen unit assembly device according to patent claim 1, a kitchen unit according to patent claim 10 and a kitchen unit assembly method according to patent claim 11.

[0002] Kitchen unit mounting devices are already known.

[0003] A built-in appliance, such as a dishwasher or a built-in refrigerator, usually does not have its own kitchen unit, but simply a door that matches the rest of the kitchen unit. The built-in appliance is usually installed in a kitchen unit by being pushed between two pieces of kitchen furniture, such as kitchen cabinets, and secured to them. If it is to be placed at the end of the kitchen unit, it is often pushed between a piece of kitchen furniture and a panel, such as a sideboard. Furthermore, instead of or in addition to a built-in appliance, empty spaces with defined dimensions may also be desired between kitchen units in a kitchen unit.

[0004] In this publication, the term "kitchen unit" refers primarily to a unit consisting of adjacent kitchen units and a base unit and / or empty space, covered by a shared, continuous worktop. The worktop covers more than one piece of kitchen unit or more than one base unit. The fronts can have the same design. The kitchen unit can be a fitted kitchen.

[0005] One challenge in kitchen unit installation is to construct it in such a way that precisely the space required for the undercounter appliance and / or the desired empty space is kept free. Another challenge is that the worktop above the undercounter appliance usually does not rest on it, which can create a risk of bending and / or breakage of the worktop in this area and / or the empty space. A disadvantage of conventional kitchen unit installation devices is that they usually do not adequately consider these aspects of kitchen unit installation.

[0006] It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a further developed kitchen unit assembly device, a kitchen unit with such a further developed kitchen unit assembly device and a further developed kitchen unit assembly method.

[0007] This object is achieved by a kitchen unit assembly device having the features of patent claim 1, a kitchen unit having the features of patent claim 10 and a kitchen unit assembly method having the features of patent claim 11.

[0008] A kitchen unit mounting device according to the invention is designed for installation under a worktop of a kitchen unit, preferably to prepare for the installation of a built-in appliance. It can therefore also be referred to as a space-saving kitchen unit mounting device. The kitchen unit mounting device is also referred to as a mounting device for short in this document. The mounting device has at least two fastening devices for fastening the mounting device between at least two kitchen elements.

[0009] In addition, the mounting device has a support area extending between the fastening devices, with which the worktop can be supported. The support area can have a support surface on which the worktop can rest. The size of the support surface can, for example, be at least 10 cm. 2 or 20 cm 2 Preferably, it should not exceed 100 cm 2 or 500 cm 2 .

[0010] The kitchen elements preferably comprise at least one piece of kitchen furniture and / or at least one paneling and / or at least one kitchen wall. The kitchen elements are preferably formed separately from the worktop. The kitchen wall can be a kitchen side wall and / or a kitchen back wall. The kitchen back wall is preferably perpendicular to the kitchen side wall. The kitchen back wall can be arranged behind the undercounter appliance or the empty space.

[0011] Preferably, the fastening devices for fastening the mounting device are arranged on the one hand to the kitchen furniture or the paneling and on the other hand to the kitchen furniture or the paneling or the kitchen wall.

[0012] The at least two fastening devices can, for example, be used to fasten the mounting device to a piece of kitchen furniture or paneling, on the one hand, and to a piece of kitchen furniture or other kitchen furniture and / or paneling or other paneling, on the other hand. Instead of or in addition to fastening to a piece of kitchen furniture or paneling, the at least two fastening devices can also be used to fasten the mounting device to a kitchen wall.

[0013] The support area can be adjacent to one, two, or all of the mounting devices. For mounting devices installed in the kitchen unit, the support area is preferably located above the installation space intended for the undercounter appliance or an empty space.

[0014] The mounting device is preferably designed separately from the substructure device and more preferably is not connected or connectable to it.

[0015] The undercounter appliance can be, for example, a dishwasher, preferably a built-in dishwasher, or a refrigerator, preferably a built-in refrigerator. The undercounter appliance can also be, for example, a built-in washing machine or a built-in dryer. In this document, "built-in" preferably refers to the appliance for installation under a continuous worktop of a kitchen unit.

[0016] The kitchen furniture can have a carcass. The kitchen furniture can be, for example, a kitchen cabinet. The kitchen furniture can also be, for example, a kitchen shelf. The paneling can be a side panel. The paneling can be a stringer. The paneling can be board-shaped. The paneling can be designed to support the worktop. The paneling can be part of a piece of kitchen furniture. Alternatively, it can be designed separately from the kitchen furniture.

[0017] The assembly device is preferably configured to facilitate assembly of the kitchen unit during the installation of the undercounter appliance and / or before attaching the worktop. The assembly device can advantageously be configured to facilitate the positioning or alignment of kitchen elements arranged adjacent to the undercounter appliance or an empty space, such as two kitchen cabinets, relative to one another. The assembly device is preferably configured to connect the kitchen elements adjacent to the undercounter appliance or an empty space to one another below the worktop, preferably without protruding into the installation space required for the undercounter appliance or the empty space.

[0018] The mounting device preferably bridges the installation space required for the undercounter appliance or the empty space and can therefore also be referred to as a bridge. The mounting device preferably spaced the kitchen units adjacent to the undercounter appliance or the empty space by the width of the undercounter appliance or the desired empty space.

[0019] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the mounting device is designed to remain permanently in the kitchen unit and, after installation of the kitchen unit, to support the worktop in the area above the base unit or empty space using the support area of ​​the mounting device. The support area can have reinforcing beads, or at least one reinforcing bead. At least one reinforcing bead can also be arranged in the transition area between the support area and a fastening device.

[0020] The mounting device can comprise, for example, two, four, or six fastening devices. The fastening devices preferably comprise, or are formed by, spacer fastening devices, e.g., two or four. The spacer fastening devices preferably contribute to spacing kitchen elements adjacent to the base unit or the empty space from one another by the width of the base unit or empty space. The spacer fastening devices can be designed to be mirror-symmetrical to one another. The mirror plane can run through the support area and be perpendicular to its longitudinal extent.

[0021] In an advantageous embodiment, the fastening devices comprise two spacer fastening devices, the distance between which is between 600 mm and 608 mm or between 450 mm and 458 mm. These distances represent common widths for substructure devices.

[0022] Preferably, two spacer fastening devices are spaced apart from each other by the width of the substructure device or the desired empty space. They are preferably arranged on different sides of the support area. Preferably, the support area extends between two fastening devices or spacer fastening devices and more preferably connects them to each other. The upper side of the support area can provide the upper side of the mounting device.

[0023] In one embodiment, the kitchen unit mounting device comprises a distance adjustment device with which the distance between two distance fastening devices can be changed and adjusted. The distance can be adjustable within a range between 450 mm and 608 mm, or between 400 mm and 700 mm, or between 200 mm and 700 mm. The distance can be continuously adjustable, for example, or a ratchet can be provided for step-by-step adjustment. The distance adjustment device can comprise a linear guide and a releasable locking mechanism for the linear guide. The distance adjustment device can comprise a dimension display that shows the currently set distance in mm.

[0024] The mounting device preferably defines a plane, preferably with its upper side, which runs parallel to the plane of the worktop when the kitchen unit is installed. The upper side of the mounting device is preferably configured to cooperate with the underside of the worktop in a supporting manner, e.g., by contacting it. The upper side can provide the support surface.

[0025] If the fastening devices each comprise a fastening plate in which holes for fastening screws can be arranged, then they can be easy to manufacture, space-saving, and yet resilient. Two fastening plates can be arranged parallel to one another at a distance. In particular, with four fastening devices or spaced fastening devices, two fastening plates can be arranged in a common plane. To further facilitate the attachment of the mounting device, fastening screws can be pre-mounted in the holes of the fastening plates. The fastening plates are preferably connected to the support area, e.g., in one piece.

[0026] The fastening devices can enable three-wall mounting of the mounting device. The three walls can be a wall of a kitchen unit and / or a panel and / or a kitchen wall. Two of the three walls can run parallel to each other, and the third perpendicular to them. All three walls are preferably vertical.

[0027] In an advantageous embodiment, the fastening devices comprise a fixing device in addition to the spacer fastening devices. Preferably, the mounting device can be fastened to a kitchen wall, e.g., to a kitchen back wall, by means of the fixing device. Further preferably, the fixing device serves to fix the entire kitchen unit to the kitchen wall. The fixing device can also comprise a fastening plate in which holes for fastening screws can be arranged. The fastening plate of the fixing device can be perpendicular to the fastening plates of the spacer fastening devices.

[0028] The mounting device can comprise a sheet metal or be formed by exactly one sheet metal or at least one sheet metal. If the sheet metal has reinforcing beads, or at least one reinforcing bead, then the bending load capacity of the mounting device, preferably of the support area, can be increased. The sheet metal can be a stamped part. The sheet metal preferably comprises steel. The steel can be galvanized. The steel can be stainless steel. Instead of or in addition to steel, aluminum is also conceivable. In principle, it is conceivable for the mounting device to comprise a sheet-shaped plastic element instead of a sheet metal.

[0029] In an advantageous embodiment, the mounting device comprises a bevel. The fastening devices or the fastening plates can each be formed by a bevel of the mounting device. The bevel can have a length between 80 and 30 mm and be approximately 50 mm long. Advantageously, the mounting device can comprise several bevels, e.g., two, three, four, or five. The fastening plates of the spacer fastening devices and / or the fixing device can be formed by the bevels. The bevel angle of the bevel can be at least approximately 90 degrees.

[0030] If the mounting device is thin-walled, preferably in the supporting area, it does not significantly restrict the available installation space or the empty space for the substructure device. The mounting device, preferably in the supporting area, has an installation height that, including any reinforcing beads, can be between 0.5 mm and 20 mm or between 0.7 mm and 5 mm.

[0031] Good load-bearing capacity with low manufacturing and material costs can be achieved if the mounting device comprises a support. The support has a longitudinal extension that can run between two standoff fastening devices and can correspond to the distance between two standoff fastening devices. The support can have a standoff fastening device at each of its ends. The longitudinal extension of the support can correspond to the width of the substructure device. The longitudinal extension of the support can be between 600 mm and 608 mm or between 450 mm and 458 mm. The support can have a width perpendicular to the longitudinal extension and to its overall height that is less than ½ or ¼ of 1 / 10 of the longitudinal extension.

[0032] The mounting device preferably comprises two supports. The supports can run parallel to one another and / or be connected to one another by means of at least one cross member. Alternatively, the supports can cross one another and be connected to one another at the intersection point. The supports and the cross member can be formed as one piece or firmly connected to one another, e.g., by force or material connection. If the mounting device comprises two supports and exactly one cross member, the mounting device can be H-shaped. The mounting device can comprise two cross members, which can be parallel to one another. The supports, together with the cross members, can then form a rectangle, wherein the supports can extend beyond the outline of the rectangle on one or both sides. One support can have the spacer fastening devices and / or the fixing device. The cross member preferably runs exclusively between the supports.Alternatively, it is conceivable for a cross member to extend beyond a support. In this embodiment, in particular, the fixing device can be arranged at least partially on a cross member.

[0033] In one embodiment, the mounting device can comprise or be formed thereby, a support plate. The support plate can be polygonal, e.g., square, and have a corresponding number of edges. The support plate can be arranged instead of the at least one support. It can have a first extent that can correspond at least approximately to the width of the substructure device, or in particular can be between 600 mm and 608 mm or between 450 mm and 458 mm. The support plate can have a second extent running perpendicular to the first extent, which can be greater than ½ of the first extent and / or less than twice the first extent. The second extent can, for example, be between 400 mm and 700 mm, e.g., approximately 500 mm.

[0034] The support plate can have folds on two edges. In particular, to enable three-wall fastening, the support plate can have folds on three edges. Particularly good stability of the support plate can result if the folds form contact areas with one another and are connected to one another at their contact areas, e.g., welded. At least one edge of the support plate can be free of a fold, e.g., to enable the substructure device to be inserted. The support plate can have a fold that extends parallel to the first extension. This fold can run along the entire associated edge of the support plate. The support plate can have two folds that extend parallel to the second extension. These folds can each run along the entire associated edge of the support plate or form a recess towards one end of the edge.The recess can be between 10 mm and 100 mm, e.g., approximately 20 mm. The support plate can be in the form of a three-walled tray. The walls of this tray can be the fastening plates or folded edges. The folded edge forming the fixing device can run perpendicular to the folded edges forming the spacer fastening devices. The support plate can have at least one grip opening. The support plate can have four grip openings. These can be quarter-circular. They can be arranged in such a way that they form a gripping cross between them. The support plate can have at least one screw opening through which a fastening screw, which is arranged in a hole in the folded edge, can be reached from above.

[0035] In one embodiment, the mounting device comprises a leveling device to facilitate the positioning of the mounting device such that the upper side of the mounting device is at the same height as the upper side of an adjacent piece of kitchen furniture and / or an adjacent paneling. The leveling device can comprise at least one leveling gauge, e.g., a leveling aid board or a leveling aid strip. The mounting device can comprise a leveling fastening device with the aid of which the leveling gauge can be temporarily fastened to the mounting device or the support area. The leveling gauge is preferably used to position the mounting device in the kitchen unit and is preferably designed to be removed before attaching the worktop, once the fastening devices have been secured. The leveling gauge preferably projects into the installation space required for the worktop.When attached, the underside of the leveling gauge is preferably aligned with the top side of the mounting device, preferably the support area. The leveling fastening device can comprise holes in the mounting device, e.g., in the carrier or support plate, through which the leveling fastening screws of the mounting device can be passed, which can be screwed to the leveling gauge. The holes can be circular or keyhole-shaped. The leveling fastening device can comprise a magnet and / or a hook-and-loop fastener instead of or in addition to the holes.

[0036] A kitchen unit according to the invention comprises at least one kitchen element, which comprises a piece of kitchen furniture and / or a panel. Preferably, the kitchen unit comprises at least two such kitchen elements. The kitchen unit further comprises a worktop. Preferably, the kitchen unit further comprises a built-in appliance. A kitchen unit mounting device according to one of claims 1 to 9 is arranged below the worktop.

[0037] The mounting device can be designed to prepare the installation of the substructure appliance under the worktop.

[0038] The mounting device can be arranged between, on the one hand, the kitchen furniture or paneling and, on the other hand, the kitchen furniture or paneling or a kitchen wall. The mounting device can, for example, be arranged between, on the one hand, the kitchen furniture or paneling and, on the other hand, the kitchen furniture or another piece of kitchen furniture and / or paneling or another paneling. Instead of or in addition to being arranged on the kitchen furniture or paneling, the mounting device can also be arranged on a kitchen wall. The paneling can be aligned vertically with its greatest or second greatest extent.

[0039] Preferably, the mounting device is not connected to the undercounter appliance. The undercounter appliance can be attached laterally, for example, to an adjacent piece of kitchen furniture, paneling, and / or kitchen wall.

[0040] Preferably, the mounting device is arranged between the kitchen furniture and another piece of kitchen furniture or a panel or a wall below the worktop such that its upper side is at the same height as a top side of an adjacent piece of kitchen furniture and / or an adjacent panel.

[0041] In the embodiment in which the built-in appliance comprises a dishwasher, the mounting device can be arranged and configured to perform the function of a steam protection plate, thus protecting the worktop from steam escaping from the dishwasher.

[0042] Preferably, the upper side of the mounting device is in contact with the underside of the worktop, more precisely, preferably with the area of ​​the underside of the worktop that is located above the undercounter appliance or empty space. Preferably, the mounting device supports the worktop, e.g., in such a way that forces that tend to cause the worktop to sag, e.g., in the area of ​​the undercounter appliance or empty space, are absorbed by the mounting device and transmitted to one or two pieces of kitchen furniture, one or two paneling, or one or two kitchen walls.

[0043] If the worktop comprises stone, such as granite or quartz stone or ceramic, then the advantages of the invention can be particularly evident, since such a worktop can particularly benefit from support by the mounting device.

[0044] The mounting device is preferably arranged in the kitchen unit with the bevels facing downwards.

[0045] The mounting device can be glued and / or screwed to the worktop.

[0046] In a kitchen unit assembly method according to the invention, two kitchen elements, in particular on the one hand a piece of kitchen furniture or a panel and on the other hand a piece of kitchen furniture or a panel or a kitchen wall, are fastened to one another with a kitchen unit assembly device according to one of claims 1 to 9.

[0047] For example, a piece of kitchen furniture or paneling can be attached to one another using the kitchen unit mounting device, and a piece of kitchen furniture or another piece of kitchen furniture and / or paneling or another paneling can be attached to one another using the kitchen unit mounting device. Instead of or in addition to a piece of kitchen furniture or paneling, the mounting device can also be used to attach the unit to a kitchen wall.

[0048] Preferably, a worktop is supported by the supporting area. Preferably, the kitchen unit mounting device is arranged under the worktop in such a way that forces that tend to cause the worktop to sag, e.g., in the area of ​​the undercounter appliance or empty space, are absorbed and transferred to one or two pieces of kitchen furniture, one or two paneling, or one or two kitchen walls.

[0049] All features described in this document can be combined with the claimed assembly device, the claimed kitchen unit and the claimed method.

[0050] The present invention will be explained in detail below using exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures. They show: Fig. 1 a perspective view of an embodiment of a mounting device, Fig. 2 a perspective view of another embodiment of a mounting device, Fig. 3 a top view of the embodiment from Fig. 2 before completion, Fig. 4 a perspective view of another embodiment of a mounting device, Fig. 5 a perspective view of the Fig. 5 shown embodiment with a view from a different direction, Fig. 6 a front view of an embodiment of a kitchen unit with a mounting device.

[0051] Such as Fig. 1 in conjunction with Fig. 6 shows, the illustrated embodiment of a kitchen unit mounting device 100 is used for mounting under a worktop 1 of a kitchen unit 200 in order to prepare the installation of a substructure appliance U. The mounting device 100 has in the Fig. 1, two fastening devices 2, 2' for fastening the mounting device 100 between two kitchen elements E, E' - in particular on the one hand to a piece of kitchen furniture 4 or a panel 5 and on the other hand to a piece of kitchen furniture 4' and / or a panel 5' and / or a kitchen wall. Fig. 6 shows the fastening between two kitchen units E, E' comprising kitchen furniture 4, 4'. In addition, the mounting device 100 has a support area 6 extending between the fastening devices 2, 2', with which the worktop 1 can be secured in the Fig. 6 shown kitchen unit 200 is supported.

[0052] The supporting area 6 borders on the two fastening devices 2, 2' and has reinforcing beads 8.

[0053] The assembly device 100 comprising a sheet metal 7 is designed to facilitate the assembly of the kitchen unit 200 prior to the installation of the base unit U and prior to the attachment of the worktop 1. The assembly device is designed to facilitate the positioning or alignment of kitchen elements arranged next to the base unit U, in Fig. 6 two kitchen cabinets 4, 4', to facilitate each other.

[0054] The support area 6 connects the fastening devices 2, 2' with each other.

[0055] The fastening devices 2, 2' each comprise a fastening plate 23 formed by a bevel 11, 12 in which holes for fastening screws are arranged. The fastening plates 23 are spaced parallel to one another. The length L of the bevel can be approximately 50 mm.

[0056] The fastening devices 2, 2' are in the Fig. 1, the support area 6 is formed by spacer fastening devices 20, 21. These are mirror-symmetrical to one another, with a mirror plane S running through the support area 6, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the support area and in Fig. 1 is shown in dashed lines.

[0057] The distance A between the spacer fastening devices 20, 21 arranged on different sides of the support area is between 600 mm and 608 mm and corresponds to the width B of the substructure device.

[0058] In the Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the mounting device 100 comprises two fastening devices 2, 2', both of which are designed as spacer fastening devices 20, 21.

[0059] The mounting device 100 also comprises a support 13. The support 13 has a longitudinal extension that runs between two spacer fastening devices 20, 21 and corresponds to the distance A between the spacer fastening devices 20, 21 arranged on different sides of the support area. The support 13 has a spacer fastening device 20, 21 at each of its ends. The longitudinal extension of the support 13 corresponds to the width B of the substructure device U. The width C of the support is less than 1 / 10 of the longitudinal extension. Its overall height perpendicular to the longitudinal extension A and the width C can be approximately 10 mm.

[0060] The mounting device 100 comprises a leveling device 17 to facilitate the positioning of the mounting device 100 such that the upper side 18 of the mounting device 100 is at a level with a upper side 19 of an adjacent kitchen furniture 4, 4' and / or an adjacent panel 5, 5'.

[0061] The leveling device 17 comprises two leveling gauges 3 designed as auxiliary leveling boards and a leveling fastening device, with the aid of which the leveling gauges 3 can be temporarily fastened to the mounting device 100, in particular the support area. The leveling gauges 3 serve to position the mounting device 100 and, unlike in Fig. 6 is shown after the fastening devices 2, 2' are attached and before the worktop 1 is attached.

[0062] The leveling fastening device of the leveling device 17 comprises holes in the mounting device 100 through which the leveling fastening screws of the mounting device 100 can be passed, which are screwed to the leveling gauges 3. The holes are circular.

[0063] In the Fig. Figures 2 to 5 show further embodiments of the mounting device 100. The same reference numerals denote the same components or components with the same function. Reference is made to the above description in this regard. Only the differences from the first embodiment are described below.

[0064] The Fig. The exemplary embodiment of the mounting device 100 shown in Figure 2 has four fastening devices 2, 2' designed as spacer fastening devices 20, 21, two of which are arranged in a common plane. The fastening devices 2, 2' furthermore comprise fixing devices 22, by means of which the mounting device 100 can be fastened to a kitchen back wall (not shown in the figures) arranged behind the undercounter appliance U. The fixing devices 2, 2' here enable a three-wall fastening of the mounting device 100. The fixing plates 23 of the fixing device 22 are also formed by bevels 27 and are perpendicular to the fixing plates 23 of the spacer fastening devices 20, 21.

[0065] The Fig. The mounting device 100 shown in Figure 2 comprises two supports 13, 13', which run parallel to each other and are connected to each other by means of at least one, more precisely two cross members 14, 14'. The supports 13, 13' together with the cross members 14, 14' form a rectangle, wherein the supports 13, 13' are located on both sides, in Fig. 3 right and left, each extending beyond the outline of the rectangle.

[0066] A carrier 13, in Fig. 2 the rear one, has both spacer fastening devices 20, 21, and fixing devices 22.

[0067] The supports 13, 13' and the cross members 14, 14' of the mounting device 100 are formed in one piece, more precisely punched from a sheet 7, as Fig. 3 can be seen. Fig. 3 shows the state after punching, before bending the bends 11, 12, 27.

[0068] In the Fig. 4 and Fig. In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, the mounting device 100 comprises, or is formed by, a support plate 15 instead of a carrier 13, 13. The support plate 15 is square and has four edges 9, 10, 16. The support plate 15 has a first extension 24, which corresponds at least approximately to the width B of the substructure device U, and a second extension 25 running perpendicular thereto. The support plate 15 has two bevels 11, 12 on two edges, which extend parallel to the second extension 25. These bevels can run along the entire associated edge of the support plate, as shown in Fig. 4 or form a recess 26 to one end of the associated edge, as Fig. 5 shows.

[0069] To enable a three-wall fastening, the support plate 15 has bevels 11, 12, 27 on not just two, but three edges 9, 10, 16. The bevels form contact areas 28 with each other, where they are welded.

[0070] An edge of the support plate 15, in Fig. 4, the lower left, is free of a bevel to allow the insertion of the substructure device U. In this embodiment, the mounting device 100 comprising the support plate 15 has the shape of a three-walled tray, the walls of this tray comprising the fastening plates or bevels.

[0071] The holes for the fastening screws in the bevels 11, 12, 27 of the fastening devices 2, 2' forming the fastening plates 23 may include elongated holes. The hole spacing and / or the length of an elongated hole may be approximately 32 mm.

[0072] The support plate 15 has a grip opening 29, more precisely four grip openings 29, which are arranged in a quarter circle to one another so that they form a gripping cross 30 between them.

[0073] As it is in Fig. 4 is shown by a dashed quarter circle, the support plate 15 can have at least one screw opening through which a fastening screw arranged in a hole in the fold can be reached from above.

[0074] The Fig. The exemplary embodiment of a kitchen unit 200 according to the invention shown in Figure 6 comprises at least one kitchen element E, E', more precisely two kitchen furniture items 4, 4' and two paneling 5, 5'. The kitchen unit 200 also comprises a base unit U and a worktop 1. A kitchen unit mounting device 100 is arranged below the worktop 1.

[0075] The mounting device 100 is arranged by means of its spacer fastening devices 20, 21 between, on the one hand, a kitchen furniture 4 (in Fig. 6 on the left side of the assembly device) and on the other hand another kitchen unit 4' (in Fig. 6 on the right side of the mounting device). At the rear, it can be fixed to a kitchen wall, in particular a kitchen back wall (not shown), if necessary, using its fixing device. The kitchen elements E, E' do not have to comprise a kitchen unit or two kitchen units 4, 4'. One or both of the kitchen units 4, 4' could be replaced, for example, by a panel 5, 5' or a kitchen wall, e.g., a kitchen side wall.

[0076] The mounting device 100, which is designed separately from the substructure appliance U, is arranged between the two kitchen furniture items 4, 4' such that its upper side 18 is at the same height as the upper side 19 of the two kitchen furniture items 4, 4'. The substructure appliance U is a dishwasher in the illustrated embodiment and Fig. 6 shown only in dashed lines.

[0077] The upper side 18 of the mounting device 100 mounted in the kitchen unit is in contact with the underside of the worktop 1, more precisely the area of ​​the underside of the worktop 1 that is arranged above the undercounter appliance U. The mounting device 100 bridges the installation space required for the undercounter appliance U. The mounting device 100 is designed to remain permanently in the kitchen unit 200 and, after the installation of the kitchen unit 200, to support the worktop 1 in the area above the undercounter appliance U with the aid of the support area 6 of the mounting device 100. Forces F that tend to cause the worktop 1 to sag in the area of ​​the undercounter appliance U are absorbed by the mounting device 100 and transferred into two pieces of kitchen furniture 4, 4' and, if necessary, into a kitchen wall. The mounting device 100 arranged in the kitchen unit 200 can be designed according to the Fig. 1, Fig. 2 or Fig. 4 shown embodiment. List of reference symbols 100 kitchen unit mounting device 200 kitchenette 1 worktop 2, 2' fastening devices 3 Leveling gauge 4.4' kitchen furniture 5.5' fairing 6 Load-bearing area 7 sheet metal 8 reinforcement beads 9 edge 10 edge 11 Bending 12 Bending 13, 13' carrier 14, 14' traverse 15 Support plate 16 edge 17 Leveling device 18 Top of the mounting device 19 Top of a kitchen unit 20 Distance fixing device 21 Distance fixing device 22 Fixing device 23 Mounting plate 24 first extension 25 second extension 26 Return 27 Bending 28 contact areas 29 Handle opening 30 Grab cross A distance B Width of the substructure unit C Width of the carrier E, E' kitchen element F forces L Length of the bend S mirror plane U Undercounter unit

Claims

[1] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) for mounting under a worktop (1) of a kitchen unit (200), with at least two fastening devices (2, 2') for fastening the mounting device (100) between at least two kitchen elements (E, E'), and with a support area (6) extending between the fastening devices (2, 2') and with which the worktop (1) can be supported. [2] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to claim 1, characterized by that the kitchen elements (E, E') comprise at least one piece of kitchen furniture (4, 4') and / or at least one paneling (5, 5') and / or at least one kitchen wall and the fastening devices (2, 2') are designed to fasten the mounting device (100) on the one hand to the kitchen furniture (4) or the paneling (5) and on the other hand to the kitchen furniture (4') or the paneling (5') or the kitchen wall. [3] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized bythat the fastening devices (2, 2') comprise spacer fastening devices (20, 21) whose distance (A) from one another is between 600 mm and 608 mm or between 450 mm and 458 mm. [4] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by that the kitchen elements (E, E') comprise at least one kitchen wall and the fastening devices (2, 2') comprise a fixing device (22) which is designed to fasten the mounting device (100) to the kitchen wall. [5] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by that the mounting device (100) comprises a sheet (7) and the sheet (7) has reinforcing beads (8). [6] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by that the mounting device (100) comprises a bevel (11, 12, 27). [7] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by that the mounting device (100) comprises a support plate (15) or at least one carrier (13, 13'). [8] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by that the mounting device comprises two supports (13, 13'), wherein the supports (13, 13') run parallel to one another and are connected to one another by means of at least one cross member (14, 14'). [9] Kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by in that the mounting device (100) comprises a leveling device (17) for facilitating the positioning of the mounting device (100) such that the upper side (18) of the mounting device (100) is at a level with a upper side (19) of an adjacent piece of kitchen furniture (4, 4') and / or an adjacent panel (5, 5'). [10] Kitchen unit (200), with at least one kitchen element (E, E') comprising a kitchen furniture (4, 4') and / or a panel (5, 5'), and with a worktop (1), characterized by that a kitchen unit mounting device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9 is arranged below the worktop (1). [11] Kitchen unit assembly method, in which two kitchen elements (E, E'), in particular on the one hand a piece of kitchen furniture (4) or a panel (5) and on the other hand a piece of kitchen furniture (4') or a panel (5') or a kitchen wall, are fastened to one another with a kitchen unit assembly device (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9.

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