Kit for a sliding door fitting, furniture and method for converting a sliding door fitting

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a kit for a sliding door fitting with a guide rail that can be mounted on a furniture body and a mounting plate that can be mounted on a sliding door and on which a support is slidably held, wherein a holding device is provided on the support, to which a guide element that can be brought into engagement with the guide rail is fixed in order to guide the sliding door along the guide rail, and to a method for converting a sliding door fitting.

[0002] DE 10 2017 107 910 A1 discloses a piece of furniture with a sliding door fitting in which movable, suspended sliding elements are guided along a guide profile on a base of the furniture. A mounting element is attached to the sliding elements, on which a guide part is held so as to be vertically displaceable in order to compensate for height differences when the sliding element moves, for example because the guide profile is slightly inclined relative to an upper track or because assembly tolerances exist. Such a guide has proven itself to be effective, but the guide part is adapted to the contour of the guide profile. If the guide part is designed as a sliding element, the sliding door fitting cannot be converted. Furthermore, it cannot be adapted to different guide profiles or sliding elements of different thicknesses. This requires a large number of fitting variants, which must be kept in stock.

[0003] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a kit for a sliding door fitting and a method for converting a sliding door fitting which can be flexibly adapted to different guide variants.

[0004] This object is achieved with a kit having the features of claim 1 and methods as specified in claims 11 and 12.

[0005] The kit can be used with either a rotating roller or a sliding element as a guide element, which can be removably mounted on the holding device. This allows the mounting plate and the movable support to be retrofitted with the holding device, with only the guide element being replaced. In particular, the rotating roller and the sliding element can be mounted optionally on the holding device. This allows for flexible adaptation both in terms of guide quality and with regard to different guide rail geometries. By replacing the guide element, the remaining components of the sliding door fitting can continue to be used unchanged, thus creating a modular system.

[0006] The holding device preferably has a receptacle into which a sliding element can be locked. For assembly, the sliding element can be locked, for example, via locking bars or locking receptacles. For stable fixation, the receptacle preferably comprises a frame into which the sliding element can be inserted. Horizontal forces can be transmitted between the sliding door and the guide rail via the frame, particularly perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail.

[0007] The sliding element preferably has one or more strip-shaped guide sections that can be placed on the guide rail. The guide sections can preferably encompass the guide rail to ensure secure guidance along the guide rail.

[0008] Preferably, a bearing receptacle is provided on the holding device for inserting a pin for rotatably supporting the roller. The pin can be clamped to the bearing receptacle so that the pin can be removed from the bearing receptacle by overcoming the clamping forces. A mandrel can be used for this purpose to drive the pin out of the bearing receptacle. Alternatively or additionally, the pin can protrude axially above the holding device on at least one side so that it can be removed manually from the bearing receptacle without the aid of an additional tool, for example by pushing it out or pulling it out. In one variant, it is conceivable to connect the pin firmly to the roller and to mount it rotatably in the bearing receptacle. The pin can be cylindrical or stepped to enable easy disassembly, in particular tool-free disassembly.

[0009] According to a further embodiment, the kit comprises two supports that, in the assembled position, have a different distance between the mounting plate and the holding device. This allows for easy adaptation to sliding doors of different thicknesses by exchanging the supports. This allows for the distance between the mounting plate and the holding device to be varied in the assembled position. Furthermore, the supports can also have different vertical extensions, for example, to allow for adjustment if the bases of different pieces of furniture are of different heights and the guide rail is therefore also mounted at different heights.

[0010] The sliding door fitting is preferably mounted on a piece of furniture, in particular a cabinet with at least one sliding door, in which the sliding door is guided via the fitting. The sliding door can be suspended from an upper runner, and the sliding door fitting according to the invention for guiding the sliding door is mounted in a lower area, preferably on an inner side of the sliding door on a side facing the base of the cabinet.

[0011] A method for converting a sliding door fitting for guiding a sliding door along a guide rail, in which a mounting plate is fixed to the sliding door, wherein a carrier is slidably held on the mounting plate by a holding device and a guide element engaging with the guide rail is fixed to the holding device, comprises removing the guide part, which is optionally designed as a rotatable roller or as a sliding element, in order to then fix a sliding element or a rotatable roller to the holding device so that the guide part is replaced by the user. During this conversion, both the mounting plate and the carrier can remain in the installed position, so that by combining different mounting plates and carriers, many different variants for designing the sliding door fitting can be realized with only a few components.

[0012] The invention will be explained in more detail below using several exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. They show: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a piece of furniture according to the invention; Figure 2A shows a detailed view of the sliding doors with rollers on the guide rail; Figure 2A shows a detailed view of the sliding doors with sliding elements on the guide rail; Figures 3A and 3B show two views of the supports with the holding device without the guide part; Figures 4A to 4C show several views of the sliding element for mounting on the holding device; Figures 5A to 5C show exploded views of the rotatable roller for mounting on the holding device; Figure 6 shows a diagram illustrating different mounting variants for the sliding door fitting; Figures 7A to 7D show several views during the disassembly of a sliding element; Figures 8A to 8D show several views during the disassembly of a rotatable roller; Figures 9A and 9B show two views of the sliding door fitting with different supports, and Figure 10 shows a view of sliding doors with different supports.

[0013] A piece of furniture 1 is designed as a cabinet and comprises a furniture body 2 on which two sliding doors 3 and 4 are mounted for movement. For this purpose, a guide rail can be fixed to a top panel so that the sliding doors 3 and 4 are suspended via runners.

[0014] In Figure 2Aa design of the guide for the sliding doors 3 and 4 is shown in the lower area. A guide rail 6 is mounted on a base 5, said guide rail having two spaced-apart running profiles 7 which are diamond-shaped in cross-section, but may also have a different cross-sectional contour. A roller 11 is movably mounted on each running profile 7, said roller having a V-shaped mount and thus being able to transmit forces from the sliding door 3 or 4 to the floor 5 as well as away from the floor 5. The roller 11 is rotatably mounted on a holding device 10 which is integrally formed with a support 8 or 9. The support 8 is held on the rear sliding door 3 and the support 9 is held on the front sliding door 4.

[0015] In Figure 2BA variant of the guide on the floor 5 of the furniture 1 is shown. Instead of the rollers 11, sliding elements 20 are provided on the running profiles 7 of the guide rail 6, which engage around the running profile 7 and can transfer forces from the sliding doors 3 and 4 to the floor 5 and away from the floor 5.

[0016] In the Figures 3A and 3BThe supports 8 and 9 are shown without the guide parts formed by the rotatable roller 11 or the sliding element 20. On each support 8 or 9, a holding device 10 is provided, which has a receptacle 13 surrounded by a frame. A sliding element 20 can be inserted into the receptacle 13, or a rotatable roller can be mounted. For mounting the rotatable roller, openings 12 are formed on two sides of the receptacle 13 as bearing receptacles. Furthermore, a protruding web 14 is formed on each support 8 and 9 below the holding device 10, which, on the one hand, prevents the sliding door 3 or 4 from being lifted vertically in the mounted position and, on the other hand, prevents the sliding door 3 or 4 from being accidentally removed from the furniture body 2 in a horizontal direction. The holding device 10 is preferably formed integrally on the support 8 or 9, but can alternatively also be designed as a separate component.

[0017] The support 8 and the support 9 are slidably held on the sliding door 3 or 4 via a mounting plate 30, wherein the connection between the mounting plate 30 and the support 8 or 9 can be designed as disclosed in DE 10 2021 105 984, to which reference is hereby made.

[0018] In the Figures 4A to 4Cthe sliding element 20 is shown in detail. The sliding element 20 comprises a strip-shaped guide section 21, which at least partially engages beneath the running profile 7. Furthermore, an upper strip-shaped guide section 22 is provided, which engages over an upper part of the running profile 7 with a downwardly projecting section. The running profile 7 can engage in a receptacle 23 between the guide sections 21 and 22. A block 24 is provided above the receptacle 23 and can be inserted into the receptacle 13 of the holding device 10. Locking webs 26 and stops 25 are arranged laterally on the block 24, so that the sliding element 20 can be locked to the receptacle 13 in a captive but releasable manner.

[0019] In Figure 5AThe roller 11 is shown, which comprises a cylindrical receptacle 15 for a pin 16, so that the roller 11 is rotatably mounted about the pin 16. To assemble the rotatable roller 11, the pin 16 is inserted into the openings 12 on the receptacle 13 and preferably fixed by clamping. Disassembly is only possible with the use of a tool. In contrast, the Figures 5B and 5C Design variants of a pin 16' and 16", by means of which a tool-free disassembly of the rotatable roller 11 can be carried out. By means of a groove formed circumferentially on one end of the pin 16' or a section 17 formed as a pin on the end of the pin 16", which is equipped with a smaller diameter than the actual diameter of the pin, the pin 16' or 16" can be pushed or pulled out of the opening 12 without the need for tools using finger force.

[0020] In Figure 6the mounting options of a kit according to the invention are shown, in which a carrier 9 with the holding device 10 is mounted on the mounting plate 30, whereby this also applies to the carrier 8, on which an identical holding device 10 is provided.

[0021] On the holding device 10, the sliding element 20 can be inserted from above into the receptacle 13 until the locking webs 26 engage the receptacle 13, so that the carrier 9 can be guided via the guide sections 21 and 22 on the guide rail 6. Alternatively, a rotatable roller 11 can also be mounted on the holding device 10, whereby the pin 16 is inserted into the openings 12 on the holding device 10 and through the roller 11 in order to rotatably mount the roller 11 on the holding device 10.

[0022] In the Figures 7A to 7D The disassembly of the sliding element 20 on the carrier 9 is shown. Figures 7A and 7BIn the assembled position shown, the installer can press laterally against the locking webs 26 to release the locking mechanism and lift the sliding element 20 to remove it upwards from the receptacle 13. The installer can then mount another sliding element or a rotatable roller 11 on the holding device 10.

[0023] In the Figures 8A to 8D The disassembly of the rotating roller 11, which is fixed to the holding device 10, is shown. For this purpose, the pin 16 can be pulled out, either manually without tools or with a mandrel or other aid. After pulling out the pin 16, the roller 11 can be removed upwards from the holder 13 of the holding device. Figure 8D is a variant according to the Figure 5Cshown, in which the pin 16" with the section 17 protrudes beyond the holding device 10. This section 17 can be moved axially by hand in order to remove the pin 16" from the openings 12. The pin 16" can be designed with a step at the end so that after the pin 16" has been moved in the axial direction, a smoother removal of the pin 16" is possible.

[0024] In the Figures 9A and 9B Two assembly examples are shown in which not the guide part in the form of the rotating roller 11 or the sliding element 20 is replaced, but the carrier 9. In Figure 9AThe front sliding door 4 has a distance b from the rear sliding door 3. By mounting a modified support 9', the distance between the sliding door 4 and the rear sliding door 3 can be changed according to the width B. Due to the modular design of the sliding door fitting, a predeterminable adjustment can also be made with regard to the thickness or the distance between the sliding doors 3 or 4.

[0025] In Figure 10 various supports 8 and 8' for the rear sliding door 3 and supports 9 and 9" for the front sliding door 4 are shown. The supports 8 and 9 can be moved vertically relative to the mounting plate 30. In addition, the vertical extent can be changed, for example, a support 8' or 9" can be shorter than a support 8 or 9. In addition, the position of the holding device 10 on the support 8 or 9 can be changed in order to be able to adapt to the installation situation.

[0026] In the modular system according to the invention, the sliding door fitting can be constructed in a modular manner, whereby conversion is also possible, for example if a rotatable roller 11 is replaced by a sliding element 20 or vice versa. List of reference symbols

[0027] 1Furniture 2Furniture body 3Sliding door 4Sliding door 5Floor 6Guide rail 7Running profile 8, 8'Support 9, 9', 9"Support 10Holding device 11Roller 12Opening 13Receiver 14Bar 15Receiver 16, 16', 16"Pin 17Section 20Sliding element 21Guide section 22Guide section 23Receiver 24Block 25Stop 26Locking bar 30Mounting plate bDistance BWidth

Claims

1. Kit for a sliding door fitting having a guide rail (6) that can be mounted on a furniture body (2) and a mounting plate (30) that can be mounted on a sliding door (3, 4), on which a carrier (8, 8', 9, 9', 9") is held in a displaceable manner, wherein a holding device (10) is provided on the carrier (8, 8', 9, 9', 9") to which a guide element that can be brought into engagement with the guide rail (6) is fixed in order to guide the sliding door (3, 4) along the guide rail (6), characterized in that the kit comprises, as a guide element, a rotatable roller (11) and a sliding element (20) which can be mounted selectively and detachably on the holding device (10).

2. Kit according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding device (10) has a receptacle (13) in which the sliding element (20) can be locked.

3. Kit according to claim 2, characterized in that the receptacle (13) comprises a frame into which the sliding element (20) can be inserted.

4. Kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sliding element (20) has a strip-shaped guide section (21, 22) which can be placed against the guide rail (6).

5. Kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a bearing receptacle (12) is provided on the holding device (10) for inserting a pin (16, 16', 16") for rotatably mounting the roller (11).

6. Kit according to claim 5, characterized in that the pin (16) can be fixed in a clamping manner to the bearing receptacle (12).

7. Kit according to claim 5, characterized in that the pin (16) is rotatably mounted on the bearing receptacle (12).

8. Kit according to claim 5, 6 or 7, characterized in that the pin (16', 16") can be displaced in the axial direction on the bearing receptacle (12) without the use of tools.

9. Kit according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the kit comprises two carriers (8, 8', 9, 9', 9") in which, in the assembled position, the distance between the mounting plate (30) and the holding device (10) is variable.

10. Furniture item, in particular cabinet furniture, having at least one sliding door (3, 4) on which a kit according to one of the preceding claims is mounted for guiding the sliding door (3, 4) on a guide rail (6).

11. Method for converting a sliding door fitting for guiding a sliding door (3, 4) along a guide rail (6), wherein a mounting plate (30) is fixed to the sliding door (3, 4) and a carrier (8, 8', 9, 9', 9") with a holding device (10) is held displaceably on the mounting plate (30), wherein a guide element engaging with the guide rail (6) is fixed to the holding device (10), which guide element is designed as a rotatable roller (11), comprising the following steps of: - removing the rotatable roller (11) from the holding device (10), and - fixing a sliding element (20) to a receptacle (13) of the holding device (10).

12. Method for converting a sliding door fitting for guiding a sliding door (3, 4) along a guide rail (6), wherein a mounting plate (30) is fixed to the sliding door (3, 4) and a carrier (8, 8', 9, 9', 9") with a holding device (10) is held displaceably on the mounting plate (30), wherein a guide element in engagement with the guide rail (6) is fixed to the holding device (10) and is designed as a sliding element (20), comprising the following steps of: - removing the sliding element (20) from the holding device (10), and - fixing a rotatable roller (11) to the holding device (10).