FURNITURE OR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE ELEMENT

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture or household appliance element.

[0002] Such furniture or household appliance elements, such as shelves or racks, in which a body part is mounted in a support body that is simultaneously rotatably and translationally movable, are known, for example, from DE 10 2019 132 207 A1 or the subsequently published WO 2023 / 166145 A1.

[0003] To carry out the translational-rotational movement of the body part, a guide bearing is arranged here in particular, with which the translational-rotational movement is guided.

[0004] Particularly when arranging a top support plate that covers both the stationary support body and the translationally rotatable body part, it is desirable to precisely define the vertical distance between the base support plate of the support body and the base plate of the body part in order to precisely define desired distances between components of the furniture or household appliance element or to compensate for manufacturing tolerances.

[0005] From WO 2018 / 151123 A1, a furniture element is known with a support body and a body part contained therein and which can be extended out of it via a guide bearing, wherein the guide bearing is height-adjustable.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a furniture or household appliance element with which a height adjustment of the translationally and rotationally movable body part is made possible in a simple manner.

[0007] This problem is solved by a furniture or household appliance element having the features of claims 1, 6 and 11.

[0008] The furniture or household appliance element according to the invention comprises a support body with a base support plate, a top support plate, and at least one side wall. The furniture or household appliance element further comprises a body part, which is mounted to be simultaneously translationally and rotationally movable relative to the support body and which has a base plate and at least one side wall.

[0009] To enable simultaneous translational and rotational movement of the body part relative to the support body, a guide bearing is arranged between the base support plate and the base plate.

[0010] The guide bearing has at least one guide cam track and a guide element guided in or on the guide cam track, which are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate and the base plate.

[0011] The guide bearing also features a linear guide, with at least one first rail and at least one second rail which can be moved relative to it in a translational direction.

[0012] The at least one first rail and the at least one second rail are arranged via a pivot bearing on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate and the base plate.

[0013] The guide bearing has a height adjustment device that is variably adjustable perpendicular to the plane of the base support plate and includes a rotary mechanism.

[0014] The rotary mechanism features a rotary cylinder with an external thread, which meshes with an internal thread of another component of the height adjustment device.

[0015] The component attached to the rotary bearing via the internal thread is designed or arranged as a housing fixed to the guide cam track.

[0016] By providing a height adjustment device, it is easily possible to increase or decrease the installation height of the guide bearing and thus, for example, to precisely adjust the height of the aperture of the furniture or household appliance element relative to an adjacent support body.

[0017] Height adjustment via such a threaded setting is made possible in a very simple way by turning the rotary cylinder.

[0018] Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, the component having the internal thread is attached to the rotary bearing.

[0020] According to a preferred embodiment, the height adjustment device has a flange attached to the guide bearing, the base support plate or the base plate, in which a planetary gear with an adjusting gear and at least one planet gear is accommodated, which mesh with the rotary cylinder.

[0021] The provision of such a planetary gear for adjusting the rotary cylinder allows, on the one hand, the use of very small adjusting forces, due to the gear reduction of the planetary gear.

[0022] At the same time, the use of such a planetary gear ensures sufficient damping of the height adjustment, so that it does not change accidentally or solely due to weight force.

[0023] According to an initial design variant, this housing is formed in one piece with the guide cam track.

[0024] The one-piece design of the housing with the guide cam track offers the advantage of easier assembly.

[0025] In an alternative design variant, the component having the internal thread is attached as a separate component in the housing.

[0026] In a preferred alternative embodiment, the height adjustment device has a housing with an internal thread in which a rotary cylinder with an external thread, designed as an adjustment wheel, is rotatably mounted. To ensure increased anti-rotation protection, the height adjustment device has a support disc with radially extending web recesses extending to the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder, into which radially extending webs of the housing project.

[0027] This variant also allows for precise height adjustment in a simple manner through the use of such a threaded connection.

[0028] The housing and the rotary cylinder are preferably supported on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate or the base plate on the one hand and the guide bearing on the other.

[0029] Since the support disc and the housing with the internal thread do not rotate relative to each other, but only move in a vertical direction relative to each other, the webs and the web receptacles secure the support disc as well as the housing with the internal thread against rotation.

[0030] The support disc is preferably attached to the surface of the base support plate, the base plate or the guide bearing on which the rotary cylinder is supported.

[0031] The rotary cylinder and the support disc are preferably attached to the rotary bearing.

[0032] In both of the above-mentioned design variants, the internal thread and the external thread are preferably designed as trapezoidal threads, which allows for height adjustment with a smaller adjustment angle than is the case with standard threads.

[0033] According to a further alternative embodiment, the height adjustment device has a plate with several ring-shaped ramps, on which a counter plate with several ring-shaped ramps rests, wherein the plate and the counter plate are supported on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate or the base plate on the one hand and the guide bearing on the other.

[0034] This type of ramp arrangement also allows for easy height adjustment of the body part by rotating one of the plates or the counter plate.

[0035] The plate is preferably located at the pivot bearing and the counter plate at the base support plate or the base plate.

[0036] In order to enable height adjustment of the body part in the installed state of the body part, according to a preferred embodiment, the flange, the rotary cylinder designed as an adjustment wheel or the counter plate is designed with a tool recess that is aligned with an opening in the base plate of the body part.

[0037] According to a further preferred embodiment, the rotary mechanism of the height adjustment devices has end stops for defining minimum and maximum positions of the height setting.

[0038] Preferred embodiments are explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] They show: Fig. 1 a schematic perspective view of a furniture element with a first support body that is not movable translationally or rotationally and a body part that is movable translationally and rotationally in the closed position, Fig. 2 one of the Figure 1 corresponding representation of the furniture element with the body part moved from the closed position to the open end position, Fig. 3 a detail view of a base area of ​​the furniture element with the body part lowered, Fig. 4 one of the Fig. 3corresponding illustration with raised body part, Fig. 5 a schematic isometric view of the base support plate of the support body before assembly of the body part with a first embodiment of a height adjustment device arranged on a guide bearing attached to the base support plate, Fig. 6 an isometric close-up view of the guide bearing with a first embodiment of a height adjustment device arranged on it, with the height adjustment device lowered, Fig. 7 one of the Fig. 6 corresponding representation with raised height adjustment device, Fig. 8 an isometric exploded view of the first embodiment of the height adjustment device according to. Figs. 5 - 7 Fig. 9 is an isometric exploded view of a second embodiment of a height adjustment device, arranged on a guide bearing; Fig. 10 is an isometric close-up view of the in Fig. 9The height adjustment device shown, Fig. 11 an isometric view of a further embodiment of a height adjustment device arranged on a guide bearing, and Fig. 12 a partial exploded view of the height adjustment device according to. Fig. 11 and the command camp.

[0040] In the following figure descriptions, terms such as top, bottom, left, right, front, back, etc., refer exclusively to the exemplary representation and position of the furniture or household appliance element, the support body, the body part, the guide bearing, the height adjustment mechanism, and the like, as chosen in the respective figures. These terms are not to be understood restrictively; that is, these references may change due to different working positions, mirror-symmetrical design, or similar factors.

[0041] In the Figs. 1 to 4Reference numeral 1 denotes a total embodiment of a furniture or household appliance element according to the invention.

[0042] The furniture or household appliance element 1 shown here as a furniture element has a support body 2 and a body part 3 that is mounted to be movable both translationally and rotationally.

[0043] For ease of reading, the furniture or household appliance element 1 will be referred to as furniture element 1 below. A corresponding household appliance element, in particular a refrigerator or freezer element or a wine cooler element, can be constructed analogously to the furniture or household appliance element 1 shown here as furniture element 1.

[0044] The support body 2 has at least one base support plate 21 and one top support plate 22, as well as at least one side wall 23 connected to the base support plate 21 and the top support plate 22. The front of the support body 2 is shown here as being closed by a hinged door 24.

[0045] The body part 3 has at least one base plate 31 and at least one side wall 33 connected to the base plate 31, in the embodiment shown here two side walls 33.

[0046] The interior of the body part 3 is shown here as an example divided into several compartments arranged one above the other by several shelves 34 fixed to the side walls 33 and a support strut 35.

[0047] The base support plate 21 of the support body 2 extends along its length over the entire surface of the furniture element 1. The same applies to the top support plate 22, which covers both the upper end of the support body 2 and the upper end of the body part 3, as shown in the Figure 1 and 2 is shown.

[0048] As in Figure 5 As shown by way of example, a guide bearing 4 is arranged between the base support plate 21 and the base plate 31.

[0049] Command Camp 4 shows, as in the Figures 5 - 9 , 11 and 12 The figure shows a linear guide 6, with a guide rail 61 attached here to the base support plate 21 via a connecting plate 63 and a running rail 62 which is movable relative to this in a translational direction A, to which a rotary bearing 64 is attached.

[0050] The guide bearing 4 further comprises a height adjustment device 7, 8, 9, which is variably adjustable perpendicular to the plane of the base support plate 21 and has a rotary mechanism, with which the body part 3, as shown in the Figures 3 and 4 As shown by way of example, its height z is adjustable.

[0051] In the in the Figures 7 to 11 In the different design variants shown, the height adjustment device 7, 8, 9 is always arranged on the rotary bearing 64.

[0052] It is also conceivable, for example, to arrange the height adjustment device 7, 8, 9 directly below the base plate 31, the rotary bearing 64 or directly above the base support plate 21.

[0053] The guide bearing 4 further comprises a guide cam track 5 and a guide element 11 guided in or on the guide cam track 5, which are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate 21 and the base plate 31.

[0054] In the embodiments shown here, the guide cam track 5 is arranged on the base plate 31, while the guide element 11 is attached to the connecting plate 63 of the linear guide 6.

[0055] A first embodiment of a height adjustment device 7 is described below using the following as an example. Figures 5 - 8 described.

[0056] The height adjustment device 7 according to the first embodiment variant has a flange 71 that can be attached to the base plate 31.

[0057] As in Figure 8 As shown, a planetary gear 72 with an adjusting gear 721 and at least one planet gear 722, in the illustrated embodiment four planet gears 722, is accommodated in the flange 71, which mesh with a rotary cylinder 73.

[0058] For this purpose, an internal toothing 732 is formed in the rotary cylinder 73, with teeth extending in the vertical direction z, so that when the adjusting gear 721 is rotated, the rotary motion is transmitted to the planet gears 722 and from these to the rotary cylinder 73.

[0059] The rotary cylinder 73 is screwed into a component attached to the rotary bearing 64, which is provided with an internal thread 75, so that when the rotary cylinder 73 is rotated, the following changes occur when considering the Figure 6 and 7 The flange 71 can vary in its vertical height z relative to the guide cam track 5.

[0060] It is also conceivable to attach or mold the internal thread 75 into another component of the height adjustment device 7.

[0061] In the preferred embodiment shown here, the component attached to the rotary bearing 64 is a housing 76 fixedly arranged on the guide cam track 5, which is particularly preferably formed integrally with the guide cam track 5.

[0062] This housing 76 further comprises side walls 761, which serve to guide the flange 71 vertically. The flange 71 also features, as shown in particular in Figure 8 As shown, next to a base 712, vertically extending side walls 711 rise from it, which abut the inner sides of the side walls 761 of the housing 76.

[0063] It is also conceivable to attach the internal thread 75 as a separate component in the housing 76.

[0064] What next in the Figs. 5 - 8 As shown, the flange 71 has several bores 714 which serve to guide fastening screws, with which the flange 71 can be fastened to the underside of the base plate 31.

[0065] A tool holder 723 is located centrally in the adjusting gear 721, which is connected to the Figures 3 and 4 The opening 311 shown in the base plate 31 is aligned, thereby providing easy access to the height adjustment device 7 with a rotary tool, for example a multi-sided key.

[0066] Thus, through the opening 311 in the base plate 31 and the opening in the flange 71, a polygonal recess can be achieved in the adjusting gear 721, the rotation of which causes the height adjustment of the body part 3.

[0067] What's next in Fig. 8 As shown, the planet gears 722 are preferably rotatably fixed to a cover 74 which can be fixed to the rotary cylinder 73 about a vertical axis of rotation.

[0068] In an alternative scenario, in the Figure 9 and 10In the illustrated embodiment of a height adjustment device 8, the height adjustment device 8 has a housing 81 with an internal thread 812 in which a rotary cylinder 83 designed as an adjustment wheel with an external thread 832 is rotatably mounted.

[0069] In the embodiment shown, the internal thread 812 is arranged in a ring plate 811, which can be attached to the underside of the base plate 31.

[0070] A rotary cylinder 83 designed as an adjusting wheel with external thread 832 and tool holder 831 is rotatably mounted in this internal thread 812.

[0071] This rotary cylinder 83 is supported on the rotary bearing 64.

[0072] To ensure that the housing 81 is secured against rotation, the height adjustment device 8 further has a support disc 82 with web receptacles 823 extending radially to the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder 83, into which webs 813 of the housing 81 extending radially to the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder project.

[0073] In the illustrated embodiment, the support disc 82 and the rotary cylinder 83 are attached to the rotary bearing 64.

[0074] The webs 813 are preferably formed on the underside of the housing 81 facing the support disc 82.

[0075] Both in the Figures 5-8 as well as in the Figure 9 and 10 In the illustrated version, the external threads 731 and 832 as well as the internal threads 75 and 812 are preferably designed as trapezoidal threads.

[0076] In the Figure 11 and 12 Another alternative design variant for such a height adjustment device 9 is shown.

[0077] The height adjustment device 9 shown in these figures has a plate 92 with several ring-shaped ramps 922, on which a counter plate 91 with several ring-shaped ramps 914 rests, wherein the plate 92 and the counter plate 91 are supported on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate 21 or the base plate 31 on the one hand and of the guide bearing 4 on the other.

[0078] In the illustrated embodiment, the plate 92 is attached to the pivot bearing 64. The ramps 922 are integrally formed on a surface 921 facing the base plate 31. The ramps 922 are provided with inclined planes.

[0079] The counter plate 91, which rests on the plate 92, can be attached here accordingly to the base plate 31.

[0080] The counter plate 91 is also formed with several ring-shaped ramps 914 with inclined planes on a surface facing the plate 92.

[0081] In the preferred embodiment shown here, the counter plate 91 has a central area 912 with a tool receptacle 911, in particular in the form of a polygonal recess.

[0082] Several wings 913 extend radially outwards from this central area 912. Ramps 914 are formed on these wings 913, so that by inserting the tool into the tool holder 911, the counter plate 91 can be rotated, thereby increasing or decreasing the distance between the central area 912 of the counter plate 91 and the plate 92, thus enabling height adjustment of the body part 3.

[0083] All height adjustment devices 7, 8 and 9 have in common that minimum and maximum positions of the height adjustment are each ensured by fixed end stops.

[0084] In these embodiments, the height adjustment device (6, 7, 8) is arranged in the lower area between cabinet part 3 and cabinet 2. It is also possible, of course, to provide an additional height adjustment device in the upper area between cabinet 2 and cabinet part 3. The upper height adjustment device can be designed as described in the embodiments or differently. Reference symbol list

[0085] 1 Furniture or household appliance element 2Support body 21Base support plate 22Top support plate 23Side panel 24Swing door 3 Body part 31 Base plate 311 Opening 33 Side wall 34 Shelf 35 Support bar 4 guide bearings 5 Guide curve track 6 Linear guide 61 Guide rail 62 Running rail 63 Connecting plate 64 Swivel bearing 7 Height adjustment device 71 Flange 711 Side wall 712 Base 714 Bore 72 Planetary gear 721 Adjusting gear 722 Planetary gear 723 Tool holder 73 Rotary cylinder 731 External thread 732 Internal gearing 74 Cover 75 Internal thread 76 Housing 761 Side wall 8 Height adjustment device 81 Housing 811 Ring plate 812 Internal thread 813 Web 82 Support washer 821 Ring plate 823 Web holder 83 Rotary cylinder 831 Tool holder 832 External thread 9 Height adjustment device 91 Counter plate 911 Tool holder 912 Central area 913 Wing 914 Ramp 92 Plate 921 Surface 922 Ramp 11 Guide element A Translation direction x direction y direction z direction

Claims

1. Furniture or household appliance element (1), comprising - a support body (2) with a base support plate (21), a top support plate (22) and at least one side wall (23), - a body part (3) mounted for simultaneous translational and rotational movement relative to the support body (2), with a base plate (31) and at least one side wall (33), - wherein a guide bearing (4) is arranged between the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has at least one guide cam track (5) and a guide element (11) guided in or on the guide cam track (5), which are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) further comprises a linear guide (6) with at least one first rail (61) and at least one second rail (62) displaceable relative thereto in a translation direction (A), - wherein the at least one first rail (61) and the at least one second rail (62) are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31) via a pivot bearing (64), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has a height adjustment device (7, 8, 9) which is variably adjustable perpendicular to the plane of the base support plate (21) and has a rotary mechanism, - wherein the rotary mechanism has a rotary cylinder (73) provided with an external thread (731) which meshes with an internal thread (75) of a further component of the height adjustment device (7) characterized in that - the component provided with the internal thread (75) is designed or arranged as a housing (76) arranged in a stationary manner on the guide cam track (5).

2. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the component having the internal thread (75) is fastened to the pivot bearing (64).

3. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the height adjustment device (7) has a flange (71) which is fastened to the guide bearing (4), the base support plate (21) or the base plate (31) and in which a planetary gear (72) with an adjusting gear (721) and at least one planetary gear wheel (722), which mesh with the rotary cylinder (73), is accommodated.

4. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (76) having the internal thread (75) is formed integrally with the guide cam track (5).

5. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the component having an internal thread (75) is fastened as a separate component in the housing (76).

6. Furniture or household appliance element (1), comprising - a support body (2) with a base support plate (21), a top support plate (22) and at least one side wall (23), - a body part (3) mounted for simultaneous translational and rotational movement relative to the support body (2), with a base plate (31) and at least one side wall (33), - wherein a guide bearing (4) is arranged between the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has at least one guide cam track (5) and a guide element (11) guided in or on the guide cam track (5), which are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) further comprises a linear guide (6) with at least one first rail (61) and at least one second rail (62) displaceable relative thereto in a translation direction (A), - wherein the at least one first rail (61) and the at least one second rail (62) are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31) via a pivot bearing (64), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has a height adjustment device (7, 8, 9) which is variably adjustable perpendicular to the plane of the base support plate (21) and has a rotary mechanism, - wherein the height adjustment device (8) has a housing (81) with an internal thread (812), in which a rotary cylinder (83) in the form of an adjusting wheel with an external thread (832) is rotatably accommodated characterized in that - the height adjustment device (8) has a support disc (82) with web receptacles (823) extending radially to the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder (83), into which webs (813) of the housing (81) extending radially to the axis of rotation of the rotary cylinder (83) project.

7. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the housing (81) and the rotary cylinder (83) are supported on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) or the base plate (31) on the one hand and of the guide bearing (4) on the other hand.

8. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the support disc (82) is fastened to the surface of the base support plate (21), the base plate (31) or the guide bearing (4) on which the rotary cylinder (83) is supported.

9. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the rotary cylinder (83) and the support disc (82) are fastened to the pivot bearing (64).

10. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the internal thread (75, 812) and the external thread (731, 832) are designed as a trapezoidal thread.

11. Furniture or household appliance element (1), comprising - a support body (2) with a base support plate (21), a top support plate (22) and at least one side wall (23), - a body part (3) mounted for simultaneous translational and rotational movement relative to the support body (2), with a base plate (31) and at least one side wall (33), - wherein a guide bearing (4) is arranged between the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has at least one guide cam track (5) and a guide element (11) guided in or on the guide cam track (5), which are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31), - wherein the guide bearing (4) further comprises a linear guide (6) with at least one first rail (61) and at least one second rail (62) displaceable relative thereto in a translation direction (A), - wherein the at least one first rail (61) and the at least one second rail (62) are arranged on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) and the base plate (31) via a pivot bearing (64), - wherein the guide bearing (4) has a height adjustment device (7, 8, 9) which is variably adjustable perpendicular to the plane of the base support plate (21) and has a rotary mechanism, characterized in that - the height adjustment device (9) has a plate (92) with a plurality of annularly arranged ramps (922), on which a counter plate (91) with a plurality of annularly arranged ramps (914) rests, the plate (92) and the counter plate (91) being supported on mutually facing surfaces of the base support plate (21) or the base plate (31) on the one hand and of the guide bearing (4) on the other hand.

12. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that the plate (92) bears against the pivot bearing (64) and the counter plate (91) bears against the base support plate (21) or the base plate (31).

13. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the adjusting toothed wheel (721), the rotary cylinder (83) designed as an adjusting wheel has a tool holder (723, 831, 911) aligned with an opening (311) in the base plate (31).

14. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the counter plate (91) has a tool holder (723, 831, 911) aligned with an opening (311) in the base plate (31).

15. Furniture or household appliance element (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rotary mechanism has end stops for fixing minimum and maximum positions of the height adjustment of the height adjustment device (7, 8, 9).