Drawer with a holding device for holding a decorative panel which can be placed onto the side wall of the drawer

Abstract

Holding device (7a, 7b) for holding a decorative panel (6), in particular a glass panel, which can be placed on a drawer side wall (2a, 2b), comprising: - a fastening device (8a, 8b) for fastening the holding device (7a, 7b) to a front panel (3) or to a drawer back wall (4), - at least two spaced-apart retaining legs (12a, 12b) between which the decorative panel (6) can be received section by section, - wherein the at least two retaining legs (12a, 12b) are part of a clamping device (15) by which a clamping force can be exerted in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension (L) of the decorative panel (6) on the decorative panel (6) received between the at least two retaining legs (12a, 12b), wherein the clamping device (15) comprises at least one adjusting device (16) by which the clamping force between the at least two retaining legs (12a, 12b) can be applied to the decorative panel (6) received between the at least two retaining legs (12a, 12b). The clamping force that can be exerted on the decorative plate (6) is adjustable.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a holding device for holding a decorative panel, in particular a glass panel, which can be placed on a drawer side wall, comprising: a fastening device for fastening the holding device to a front panel or to a drawer rear wall, at least two spaced-apart holding legs, between which the decorative panel can be received in sections, wherein the at least two holding legs are part of a clamping device by means of which a clamping force can be exerted on the decorative panel received between the at least two holding legs in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the decorative panel.

[0002] Furthermore, the invention relates to an attachment device for a drawer side wall, wherein by means of the attachment device a surface of the drawer side wall can be enlarged in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the drawer side wall and wherein the attachment device has at least one, preferably two, holding device(s) of the type to be described.

[0003] Finally, the invention relates to a method for mounting a decorative panel on at least one holding device of the type to be described.

[0004] A generic holding device for holding a decorative panel for drawers is shown, for example, in WO 2015 / 192154 A1. The decorative panel serves to enlarge the storage volume of a drawer and can be formed as a decorative insert made of glass, wood, stone, plastic, or ceramic. A bore is arranged in the front and rear end region of the decorative panel, with a pin of a metal reinforcement on a first side of the decorative panel and a sleeve of an additional holder engaging into the bore of the decorative panel on an opposite second side of the decorative panel. The disadvantage of this is that producing a bore in the decorative panel entails considerable additional effort. Furthermore, producing the bore in the decorative panel also carries the risk that the decorative panel will crack during the drilling process and thus be unusable.

[0005] Drawers with a holding device for fastening a plate-shaped wall element are shown in EP 2 637 524 A1, WO 2016 / 131579 A1, EP 2 398 350 A1 and EP 3 009 040 A1. These holding devices each comprise a substantially U-shaped component with two side legs, between which the plate-shaped wall element can be arranged. The disadvantage is that the U-shaped component must be precisely matched to the dimensions of the wall element in order to ensure play-free fastening of the plate-shaped wall element. Otherwise, there is a risk that the wall element will wobble in an assembled state and become noticeable with annoying noises when the drawer is moved (particularly when it reaches the two end positions). Another type of holding device is known from FR 2 603 672 A1.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a holding device of the type mentioned at the outset while avoiding the disadvantages discussed above.

[0007] This is achieved according to the invention by the features of patent claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments of the present invention are specified in the dependent claims.

[0008] According to the invention, it is provided that the clamping device comprises at least one adjusting device by means of which the clamping force exerted on the decorative panel between the at least two holding legs can be adjusted.

[0009] In other words, the decorative panel, when mounted on the holding device, is clamped in position by the at least two retaining legs. This has the particular advantage that the decorative panel does not require extensive reworking for attachment to the holding device, meaning that drilling holes in the decorative panel can be avoided. The decorative panel can thus be designed to be completely free of openings or recesses.

[0010] The provision of such an adjustment device has the advantage that the clamping force exerted on the decorative panel by the retaining legs can be variably adjusted by the user and optimally adapted (i.e., without play) to the respective dimensions of the decorative panel. The adjustment device also offers the possibility, for example, of increasing the clamping force of the retaining legs accordingly if a decorative panel has become loose, thereby clamping the decorative panel again.

[0011] The adjustment device can, for example, comprise at least one clamping screw that is connected or connectable to the at least two retaining legs. Of course, the adjustment device can also have a rotatably mounted adjustment wheel or a movably mounted clamping element for force-fitting the decorative panel.

[0012] The at least two holding legs of the holding device can be made of a metallic material, for example. The surface of the holding legs intended for contact with the decorative panel can be provided with a surface coating, which increases the static friction and enables the holding legs to engage smoothly with the decorative panel.

[0013] Further details and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the figures. Fig. 1a, 1b show a drawer in an exploded view and in an assembled state, Fig. 2a, 2b show an attachment device with a decorative panel with two holding devices in an exploded view and in an assembled state, Fig. 3a-3c show the decorative panel with the adjustable holding legs resting on the decorative panel in a perspective view and in an enlarged detailed view, and Fig. 4a-4c show a non-inventive embodiment of the holding legs without adjustment of the clamping force, show the attachment device in three different cross sections, Fig. 5a-5c show the mounting of the holding devices on the decorative panel, Fig. 6a-6e show the mounting of the attachment device on the drawer.

[0014] Fig. 1a shows a drawer 1 in an exploded view. The drawer 1 has two drawer side walls 2a, 2b, a front panel 3, a drawer rear wall 4, and a drawer bottom 5. To increase the storage capacity of the drawer 1, decorative panels 6 are provided, which can be placed on the side walls 2a, 2b and can be made, for example, of glass, stone, wood, ceramic, plastic, or a composite material (in particular, laminated glass).

[0015] The cuboid-shaped decorative panels 6 can be releasably connected to the front panel 3 on the one hand and to the drawer rear wall 4 on the other hand via holding devices 7a, 7b. The holding devices 7a, 7b each have a fastening device 8a, 8b, wherein the front fastening device 8a is designed for fastening to the front panel 3 and the rear fastening device 8b is designed for fastening to the drawer rear wall 4.

[0016] For example, it can be provided that the front fastening device 8a is detachably connectable, preferably lockable, to a preferably pin-shaped fitting element 9 to be fastened to the front panel 3. The rear fastening device 8b, on the other hand, can be detachably connectable, preferably lockable, to openings 10 arranged on the drawer rear wall 4. Fig. 1b shows the Fig. 1a Drawer 1 shown in an assembled state.

[0017] Fig. 2a shows an exploded view of an attachment device 22 for the drawer side wall 2a, 2b, wherein the attachment device 22 enables an area of the drawer side wall 2a, 2b to be enlarged in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall 2a, 2b.

[0018] The holding devices 7a, 7b each have a base body 11, which has a receiving chamber 20 for receiving an end portion of the decorative panel 6. A bearing device 18 for supporting two holding legs 12a, 12b is also arranged on the base body 11.

[0019] The decorative panel 6 can be received in sections between the two holding legs 12a, 12b, wherein the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b are part of a clamping device 15, by means of which a clamping force can be exerted on the decorative panel 6 received between the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L). In this way, the decorative panel 12a, 12b is held in a clamped manner in its assembled state by the two holding legs 12a, 12b. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b are connected or connectable to one another via at least one transverse leg 12c.

[0020] According to one embodiment, it can be provided that at least one, preferably both, of the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b has a clamping surface 17 for clamping contact with the decorative plate 6, preferably wherein the clamping surface 17 at least one, preferably two, elastic compensating element(s) 13, and / or is substantially planar, ie free of projections that can be sunk into the decorative plate 6.

[0021] According to the invention, the clamping device 15 comprises at least one adjustment device 16, by which a clamping force exerted on the decorative panel 6 between the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b can be adjusted. For example, the adjustment device 16 can comprise at least one clamping screw 16a connected or connectable to the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b.

[0022] Furthermore, at least one covering device 14 can be provided, by which at least the two retaining legs 12a, 12b of the retaining device 7a, 7b can be covered. According to one exemplary embodiment, it can be provided that the at least two retaining legs 12a, 12b can be clamped to the decorative panel 6 by placing the at least one covering device 14 over the at least two retaining legs 12a, 12b.

[0023] The fastening device 8a, 8b for fastening the holding device 7a, 7b to the front panel 3 or to the drawer rear wall 4 can, for example, have a hole 21, preferably a keyhole, for inserting the fitting element 9 to be fastened to the front panel 3 and / or at least one locking projection 19 for fastening the drawer rear wall 4. The at least one locking projection 19 is designed such that it fits into a corresponding opening 10 ( Fig. 1a ) of the drawer back wall 4 can be snapped into place.

[0024] According to the invention, the base body 11 has at least one spring element (not shown here), by which any play occurring in the longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative panel 6 can be at least partially compensated. The spring element can be formed, for example, by an elastically flexible piece of material or by a shaped spring.

[0025] Fig. 3a shows the decorative panel 6, with the two retaining legs 12a, 12b of the holding device 7a, 7b clamping around the decorative panel 6. The clamping force exerted on the decorative panel 6 between the retaining legs 12a, 12b can be adjusted by the adjusting device 16. The clamping force can be variably adjusted by turning the two clamping screws 16a using a tool. Fig. 3b shows the Fig. 3a circled area in an enlarged view.

[0026] Fig. 3c shows an embodiment not according to the invention, wherein the two holding legs 12a, 12b clampingly engage the decorative plate 6. Unlike the embodiment shown in the Fig. 3a, 3b In the embodiment shown, the adjustment device 16 is omitted here. The two retaining legs 12a, 12b thus rest against the decorative plate 6 with a preload. This can be achieved, for example, by allowing the two retaining legs 12a, 12b to be spread apart relative to one another by receiving the decorative plate 6.

[0027] According to one exemplary embodiment, it can be provided that the holding device 7a, 7b comprises at least one base body 11 and the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b each comprise a first end, at which the holding legs 12a, 12b can be connected to the base body 11, and a second end which can be placed on the decorative panel 6. It can preferably be provided that a distance between the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b decreases in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative panel 6, starting from the first ends in the direction of the second ends, and wherein the second ends of the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b can be spread apart relative to one another by receiving the decorative panel 6.

[0028] Fig. 4a-4c show the attachment device 22 in three different cross-sectional views, wherein the height of the drawer side wall 2a, 2b and thus the storage volume of the drawer 1 can be increased by the attachment device 22.

[0029] Fig. 4a shows a perspective section of the attachment device 22, wherein the two end regions of the decorative panel 6 are each clamped by the two holding legs 12a, 12b. The two holding legs 12a, 12b are connected to one another via at least one transverse leg 12c, so that the holding legs 12a, 12b, together with the at least one transverse leg 12c, form a U-shaped clamp. The clamping force exerted by the holding legs 12a, 12b on the two outer sides of the decorative panel 6 can be adjusted by the adjusting device 16, which, for example, has at least one clamping screw 16a.

[0030] Fig. 4b shows the Fig. 4a Enlarged view of the circled area. The compensating elements 13 secure the decorative panel 6 in its assembled state within the two retaining legs 12a, 12b in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative panel 6 without play.

[0031] According to one embodiment, at least one limiting element 23 can be arranged between the at least two retaining legs 12a, 12b, by which the clamping force exerted on the decorative panel 6 can be limited. In other words, the limiting element 23 forms a stop for the two retaining legs 12a, 12b, thus preventing excessive actuation of the adjustment device 16. In this way, the decorative panel 6 can also be protected from damage. Fig. 4c shows the Fig. 4b shown section of the attachment device 22 in a horizontal section.

[0032] Fig. 5a-5c show the mounting of the holding devices 7a, 7b on the decorative plate 6.First, holding devices 7a, 7b are pushed onto the two end sections of the decorative panel 6. For this purpose, the base bodies 11 of the holding devices 7a, 7b each have a receiving chamber 20, which can be substantially rectangular in cross-section.

[0033] Fig. 5b show the holding devices 7a, 7b pushed onto the end sections of the decorative plate 6. The adjusting device 16 for adjusting the clamping force acting on the decorative plate 6 has not yet been actuated.

[0034] Fig. 5c shows the decorative plate 6 with the holding devices 7a, 7b, which is fixed in a force-locking manner within the receiving chamber 20 by actuating the adjusting device 16, preferably the clamping screws 16a. Fig. 5c The construction shown corresponds to the attachment device 22, by means of which the area of the drawer side wall 2a, 2b can be enlarged in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall 2a, 2b, wherein the attachment device 22 has at least one, preferably two, holding device(s) 7a, 7b.

[0035] The method for mounting a decorative panel 6 on at least one holding device 7a, 7b is characterized by the following method steps: the at least one holding device 7a, 7b is provided, the decorative plate 6 is provided, the decorative plate 6 is arranged in sections between the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b of the holding device 7a, 7b, and a clamping force is exerted in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative plate 6 on the decorative plate 6 received between the at least two holding legs 12a, 12b.

[0036] Fig. 6a-6e show the installation of the attachment device 22 on the drawer 1. In a first step, the front holding device 7a is pushed onto the fitting element 9 pre-mounted on the rear side of the front panel 3 ( Fig. 1b ). In a next step, the rear end section of the decorative panel 6 is pivoted in the direction of the drawer side wall 2b until the rear holding device 7b can be locked to the drawer rear wall 4 ( Fig. 6c ). In a next step, the two covering devices 14 are provided ( Fig. 6d ). In a further step, the two cover devices 14 are pushed from above onto the holding devices 7a, 7b ( Fig. 6e ).

[0037] In one possible embodiment of the invention, it can be provided that the at least two retaining legs 12a, 12b can be clamped to the decorative panel 6 by placing the at least one cover device 14 over the at least two retaining legs 12a, 12b. This has the advantage that the decorative panel 6 can initially be pre-positioned force-free within the two retaining legs 12a, 12b and can only be fixed in a force-locking manner by mounting the cover device 14.

Claims

1. A holding device (7a, 7b) for holding a decorative plate (6), in particular a glass panel, configured to be set onto a drawer sidewall (2a, 2b), the holding device (7a, 7b) comprising: - a fastening device (8a, 8b) for fixing the holding device (7a, 7b) to a front panel (3) or to a drawer rear wall (4), - at least two mutually spaced holding limbs (12a, 12b) between which the decorative plate (6) can be partially received, - wherein the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) are part of a clamping device (15) for applying a clamping force to the decorative plate (6) received between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) in a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative plate (6), - wherein the clamping device (15) includes at least one adjustment device (16) for adjusting the clamping force that can be applied to the decorative plate (6) between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b), characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) includes at least one base body (11), wherein the base body (11) includes at least one spring element configured to at least partially compensate for a clearance occurring in a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative plate (6).

2. The holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one, preferably both, of the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) includes a clamping surface (17) configured to clampingly rest against the decorative plate (6), preferably wherein the clamping surface (17) - includes at least one, preferably two, elastic compensating element(s) (13), and / or - is configured substantially flat, that is to say free from protrusions to be countersunk within the decorative plate (6).

3. The holding device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) are connected to one another or are configured to be connected to one another by at least one transverse limb (12c).

4. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the at least one adjustment device (16) includes at least one clamping screw (16a), the clamping screw (16a) being connected or being configured to be connected to the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b).

5. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the holding device (7a, 7b) includes at least one base body (11), and each of the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) includes a first end on which the holding limbs (12a, 12b) can be connected to the base body (11) and a second end configured to rest against the decorative plate (6), preferably wherein a distance between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b), in a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative plate (6), from the first ends in a direction of the second ends decreases, and wherein the second ends of the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) can be spread apart relative to one another upon receiving the decorative plate (6).

6. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one cover device (14) is provided, the at least one cover device (14) being configured to cover at least the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) of the holding device (7a, 7b), wherein the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) can be clamped onto the decorative plate (6) by placing the at least one cover device (14) over the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b).

7. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that at least one limiting element (23) is arranged between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b), the at least one limiting element (23) being configured to limit a clamping force that can be applied to the decorative plate (6).

8. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the base body (11), - includes a bearing device (18) for the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b), and / or - includes a receiving chamber (20) configured to receive an end portion of the decorative plate (6).

9. The holding device according to one of the claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the fastening device (8a, 8b) for fixing the holding device (7a, 7b) to a front panel (3) or to a drawer rear wall (4) includes a hole (21), preferably a keyhole, for introducing a fitting element (9) configured to be fixed to the front panel (3) or to the rear wall (4), and / or includes at least one locking protrusion (19).

10. An attachment device (22) for a drawer sidewall (2a, 2b), wherein by the attachment device (22), a surface of the drawer sidewall (2a, 2b) in a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer sidewall (2a, 2b) can be enlarged, wherein the attachment device (22) includes at least one holding device (7a, 7b), preferably two holding devices (7a, 7b), according to one of the claims 1 to 9.

11. The attachment device (22) according to claim 10, wherein the attachment device (22) includes a decorative plate (6), in particular a glass panel, configured to be set onto the drawer sidewall (2a, 2b), preferably wherein the decorative plate (6) is configured entirely free from openings or recesses.

12. A drawer (1) comprising at least one holding device (7a, 7b) according to one of the claims 1 to 9 or comprising at least one attachment device (22) according to claim 10 or 11.

13. A method for mounting a decorative plate (6) to at least one holding device (7a, 7b) according to one of the claims 1 to 9, characterized by the following method steps: - the at least one holding device (7a, 7b) is provided, - the decorative plate (6) is provided, - the decorative plate (6) is partially arranged between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) of the holding device (7a, 7b), and - a clamping force is applied to the decorative plate (6) received between the at least two holding limbs (12a, 12b) in a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction (L) of the decorative plate (6).

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