Drawer and cabinet

Abstract

The invention relates to a drawer (5) provided with at least one sliding guide. This guide has a rail that can be moved relative to a rail on the frame. This rail can be mounted on the frame of a piece of furniture or device, and the drawer (5) rests on at least one sliding rail (12). The drawer (5) consists of a base (10), a front panel (6), a back panel (7), and two side panels (8) that connect the back panel (7) to the front panel (6). The side panel (8) is made, at least partially, of metal. Each side panel (8) has a fastening device for securing the front panel (6), and an adjustment mechanism (15, 21, 30) is provided on the back of the rail (12) or the drawer for adjusting the tilt of the drawer (5) relative to at least one of the rails (12).On the end face (11) facing the front panel (6), the side panels (8) are oriented at an angle (α) of less than 90° with respect to the longitudinal direction of the side panels (8), and the front panel (6) rests on both end faces (11) in a virtually gapless manner at each adjustment position of the adjustment device (15, 21, 30).

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a drawer with at least one drawer slide arranged thereon, wherein the drawer slide has a drawer slide movable relative to a cabinet rail, wherein the cabinet rail can be fixed to a furniture or appliance cabinet and the drawer is supported on at least one movable drawer slide, wherein the drawer has a bottom, a front panel, a back panel and two side rails connecting the back panel to the front panel, wherein the side rail is at least partially made of metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel is provided within each of the side rails and an adjustment device for adjusting the inclination of the drawer relative to at least one of the drawer slides is provided in the rear area of ​​the drawer slide or the drawer, and to a piece of furniture.

[0002] German patent DE 203 12 304 U1 discloses a drawer in which a front panel is tiltable relative to the two drawer sides. This allows the angle of the front panel to be changed relative to the side sides, in order to achieve a flush fit between adjacent front panels in a piece of furniture. A disadvantage of adjusting the angle of the front panel is that gaps can form between the end face of the side side and the front panel, which are visually unappealing when the drawer is opened and can become dirty.

[0003] In drawers, devices for height adjustment can also be provided in the rear area of ​​a drawer slide, as known, for example, from DE 10 2015 106 789 A1. These allow the drawer to be raised at the rear, so that, with a rigid connection of a front panel to a side frame, the inclination of the front panel can also be adjusted to a small extent. However, this is only possible by raising the drawer to pivot the front panel further outwards in the upper area when it is closed. Lowering the drawer at the rear is not possible with this adjustment device, so the adjustment options are limited.

[0004] US 2004 / 0119387 A1 discloses a drawer in which a front panel is fixed to two side frames. The side frame can be adjusted vertically relative to a drawer slide rail by means of an adjustment device, so that the unit consisting of the side frame and front panel pivots.

[0005] DE 203 12 304 U1 discloses a drawer with a front panel whose inclination relative to the drawer sides is adjustable, whereby a gap can form between the drawer side and the front panel.

[0006] It is therefore an object of the present invention to create a drawer that allows for improved adjustment of the alignment of the front panel and also avoids the formation of a gap between the front panel and the side frame.

[0007] This problem is solved by means of a drawer with the features of claim 1.

[0008] In the drawer according to the invention, the side rails are aligned at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side rail on the end face facing the front panel, and the front panel abuts the end face essentially flush and without gaps. This butt joint of the front panel to the end face prevents gaps between the side rails and the front panel. The angle of less than 90° of the front panel to the longitudinal direction of the side rail ensures that, when the side rail is aligned with its longitudinal direction exactly horizontally, for example on a horizontally oriented drawer runner, the upper portion of the front panel projects slightly towards an inner side of the furniture carcass.By raising the drawer using the height adjustment mechanism at the rear, the front panel can be precisely aligned vertically. Alternatively, if required, the top of the front panel can be positioned to protrude slightly outwards from the cabinet body. The adjustment range for the front panel thus extends in both directions from a central vertical position.

[0009] The longitudinal direction of a side frame can be defined by its top and bottom surfaces when aligned parallel to each other. Ideally, the longitudinal direction of the side frame should be horizontal in the installed position.

[0010] Preferably, the angle of the end faces of the side panels to their longitudinal direction is in a range between 88° and 89.9°, particularly 89.4° to 89.9°. According to the invention, the slightly angled orientation of the end face to the normal, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, results in a change of the "zero position" at which the front panel is exactly vertically aligned. This shifts the zero position to a different point within the adjustment range. When adjusting the inclination of the front panel, the user does not perceive minor angular deviations at the bottom of the drawer.

[0011] The adjustment device for changing the drawer height can preferably be fixed to the drawer slide. For example, a height-adjustable hook can be provided that engages in a receptacle or opening on the back of the drawer. Alternatively, a slider or other adjustment element can be provided on which the bottom or back panel of the drawer rests.

[0012] Alternatively, the adjustment device for changing the drawer height can be fixed to the drawer itself. For example, a height-adjustable leveling foot can be provided. The leveling foot can engage with a hook or opening on the drawer slide of the drawer runner. Alternatively, the tilt of the drawer front can be adjusted by an adjustment device integrated into the drawer or by other devices known in the prior art.

[0013] In a further embodiment, the side frames have at least one cover made of a metal sheet. The adjustment device for fixing the front panel can be arranged within the cover. Preferably, the end faces of the metal sheet cover also form the end faces of the side frame, oriented at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side frame. The metal sheets required for manufacturing the side frames are difficult to cut during further processing, so a corresponding angle is incorporated into the end faces during production. Unlike side frames made of wood-based material, the metal sheets are difficult to modify after assembly of the furniture.

[0014] The drawer slide is preferably designed as an under-mount slide. The drawer slide can be at least partially integrated into the side panel.

[0015] Preferably, the side panel is arranged parallel to the drawer slide in a first end position, the height adjustment device, and can then be pivoted into a second end position via the height adjustment device by aligning the side panel at an angle to the drawer slide, for example at an angle between 0.1° and 3°. This allows for a corresponding adjustment of the front panel through the fixed coupling of the side panel to the front panel.

[0016] A piece of furniture according to the invention comprises a furniture carcass on which at least one drawer is movably mounted via at least one drawer slide, wherein an alignment plane for the front panel is formed on the furniture carcass, for example by a front end face of the side walls of the furniture carcass, which forms a stop for the back of the front panel. This alignment plane is vertically oriented in most pieces of furniture, but can also be arranged at an angle to the vertical, for example if the furniture has a slanted front. In any case, the side rails of the drawer on the end face facing the front panel are aligned at an angle to the alignment plane in a lower position of the adjustment device, i.e., at an angle to the vertical in the case of a vertical alignment plane.This allows the front panel to be tilted in opposite directions from a position parallel to the alignment plane using the adjustment device. This compensates for assembly tolerances that could lead to an angular alignment of the front panel in both directions. When the end faces of the side panels are aligned parallel to the alignment plane, tolerance deviations can occur due to the mounting of the drawer slides to the cabinet body. Previously, these deviations could only be compensated for in one direction by lifting the rear of the side panel with the adjustment device. By aligning the side panel at an angle relative to the alignment plane when the adjustment device is in its lowered position, tolerances can now be compensated for in both directions of the front panel's tilt.

[0017] Preferably, the angle between the alignment plane on the furniture carcass and the end face of the side panels is in a lower position of the adjustment device within a range of 0.1° to 2°. Alternatively or additionally, the alignment plane of the furniture carcass can define or specify a normal angle for the front panel relative to its position on the side panel. The front panel is then preferably positioned at a deviation of 0.1° to 2°, particularly between 0.1° and 0.4°, from the normal angle of the front panel on the side panel.

[0018] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to several exemplary embodiments and the accompanying drawings. These show: Figure 1 shows a piece of furniture according to the invention with several drawers; Figure 2 shows a perspective view of one drawer of the furniture. Figure 1 Figure 3: a perspective view of the drawer of the Figure 2without front panel; Figures 4A to 4C several views of the drawer of the Figure 2 in different mounting positions; Figures 5A to 5C several views of a drawer with a schematically represented height adjustment device; Figures 6A to 6C several views of a drawer with a schematically represented height adjustment device; Figures 7A and 7B two detail views of a side panel in the area adjacent to the back panel; Figure 8 a perspective detail view of a drawer with a height adjustment device, and Figure 9 a perspective exploded view of the height adjustment device. Figure 8 .

[0019] A piece of furniture 1 comprises a cabinet 2 with side walls 3, between which an upper drawer 4 and further drawers 5 are arranged. Stationary rails for drawer slides can be fixed to the side walls 3. The cabinet 2 forms an alignment plane for a drawer front 6, which is defined, for example, by the end faces of the side walls 3. The drawer front 6 rests against these faces in the closed position of the drawer 5 or is held at a predetermined distance in the closed position, for example, when a push-to-open mechanism is used to eject the drawer.

[0020] In Figure 2 Figure 5 shows a drawer which has a front panel 6 and a back panel 7, which are connected to each other by two side frames 8. Figure 3The drawer 5 is shown without the front panel 6, and it is evident that a plate-shaped base 10 is provided between the side frames 8. The side frames 8 are hollow and, adjacent to the front panel 6, include a fastening device 9 for securing the front panel 6, for example, with corresponding pins or dowels that engage in openings in the front panel. A cover of the side frames 8 forms an end face 11, which, in the mounted position, rests essentially flush against a surface of the front panel 6. However, the end face 11 is not oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the side frame 8, i.e., at an angle of 90°, but at a smaller angle, for example, between 88° and 89.9°.

[0021] In the Figures 4A to 4CThe drawer 5 is shown in a side view. The angle α between a longitudinal direction of the side frame 8, which runs parallel to the underside of the side frame 8, and the end face 11 lies in the angle range less than 90°, so that in a first position according to Figure 4A The front panel 6 projects slightly inwards into the upper area of ​​the furniture body 2. Figure 4B The position shown is in which the front panel 6 and the end panel 11 are vertically aligned, with the side frame 8 of the drawer 5 slightly raised at the rear. This is a medium adjustment position. Figure 4C The figure shows a position in which the front panel 6 is slightly tilted outwards in the upper area and is no longer vertically aligned. Figures 4A to 4CThe illustrations schematically show the adjustment range for the front panel, which can be achieved by means of a device arranged at the rear of the drawer 5 for adjusting the height of the drawer 5 relative to a drawer rail 12.

[0022] In the Figures 5A to 5C The drawer 5 is shown on a schematically represented drawer slide 12, with the front panel 6 arranged in different positions. In the Figure 5A In the position shown, the longitudinal direction of the side frame 8 is aligned parallel to the drawer slide 12. A hook 13 is provided on the drawer slide 12 at the rear of the drawer 5, which secures a holder 14 to the drawer 5 on the drawer slide 12. An adjustment element 15 is provided on the holder 14, which can, for example, comprise a threaded bolt and is adjustable in height relative to the holder 14. Figure 5AIn Figure 5B, the front panel 6 is slightly angled inwards at the top, whereas in Figure 5B, adjusting the height of the drawer 5 at the rear raises the adjusting element 15, so that the side panel 8 is inclined towards the drawer runner 12. By raising the drawer 5 at the rear, the front panel 6 is now vertically aligned. If the adjusting element 15 is adjusted further in height, as shown in Figure 5B, the front panel 6 is also vertically aligned. Figure 5C As shown, the front panel 6 can be slightly tilted outwards in the upper area. All angles are exaggerated for illustrative purposes to explain the function of the adjustment mechanism.

[0023] An alternative adjustment device for height adjustment is included in the Figures 6A to 6CThe drawer 5 is provided in the rear area with a holder 20, which includes, for example, an opening or receptacle that can optionally also be integrally formed with the back panel 7. A hook 23, which is mounted on the drawer slide 12, engages in the holder 20. Figure 6A The drawer slide 12 is again aligned parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side panels 8, and the front panel 6 projects slightly inwards towards the furniture carcass. If the hook 23 is lifted via an adjustment device 21, as is the case in Figure 6B As shown schematically, the front panel 6 can be aligned vertically, and the side frame 8 is aligned at an angle to the drawer slide 12. The pivoting movement of the drawer 5 can be continued by further raising the hook 23 by the adjusting device 21, as shown in Figure 6Cshown, although here too the angles are exaggerated to illustrate the functionality.

[0024] In Figure 7A A side panel 8 of the drawer 5 is shown. At its rear, the side panel 8 includes a fastening device for securing the back panel 7, which has a fastening projection 31 that can be connected to a bracket mounted on the back panel 7. Covers 80 and 82 made of sheet metal are also fixed to the fastening device. The fastening device further includes an adjustment mechanism 30 with an adjustment element 36, by means of which the height position of the side panel 8 relative to a drawer runner 12 can be adjusted. By rotating the adjustment element 36, the side panel 8 can be raised or lowered at the rear of the drawer 5 to adjust the inclination of the front panel 6.

[0025] The cover 80 of the side frame 8 comprises a bent edge 81 in which an opening 84 is provided, into which a projection 35 of a fixing element 34 can be inserted. The cover 82 comprises, in its upper region, a bent edge 83, which is penetrated by projections 32 of the fastening device 30. Other fastening mechanisms for fixing the covers 80 and 82 may also be provided. The bent edges of the covers 80 and 82 extend parallel to the longitudinal direction of the side frame 8. Figure 7B A detailed view through the rear area of ​​the side frame 8 in a mounted position is shown, and it can be seen that the fastening device with the adjusting device 30 is received in a hollow chamber between the covers 80 and 82.

[0026] A front end face of the covers 80 and 82 is arranged in a lower position of the adjustment device at an angle to the normal to the longitudinal direction, preferably in an angular range between 0.1° and 2°. This allows a front panel 6 abutting the end face to be tilted by the adjustment device from a position parallel to the normal to the longitudinal direction of the side frame 8 in opposite directions.

[0027] In Figure 8 The drawer 5 is shown in an area adjacent to the rear wall 7, in which the Figures 6A to 6C A schematically depicted adjustment device 21 is provided for adjusting the height of the drawer 5 in the rear area. The adjustment device 21 differs from that in Figure 7The sliding element 62 is not located in the side frame 8, but outside of it, and comprises a guide 60 fixed to the drawer slide 12, on which a slide 62 is held under preload by a spring 61. The slide 62 has an expandable hook 63 that engages in an opening on the rear wall 7 of the drawer or an adjustment device on the rear wall 7. An expanding element 64, which is arranged on a holder 65, serves to expand the hook 63. The holder 65 comprises a threaded bolt 66 with a knurled nut 67, which is adjustably mounted on a holder 40. The holder 40 comprises two webs 41 between which the knurled nut 67 is arranged so as to be axially fixed but rotatable in order to adjust the holder 65 laterally. This allows the expanding element 64 to move the expandable hook 63 laterally.

[0028] Furthermore, the adjustment device includes a height adjustment mechanism with a vertical threaded rod 50, which is rotatable via a knurled nut 51. The knurled nut 51 is located in a receptacle 52 of a base element 53 supported on the drawer slide 12. A slide 54 is guided vertically on the base element 53 and is coupled to the adjustment element 40 via connecting elements 55. The slide 54 can be adjusted vertically by turning the knurled nut 51 with the adjustment element 40, as the threaded rod 50 engages in a threaded bore 56 of the slide 54. This allows stepless adjustment of the drawer 5 in the rear area. When the slider 54 is lifted, the adjusting element 40 is also lifted, which engages a bottom of the drawer 5 with two arms 43, which is then no longer supported on the drawer rail 12 when lifted, but on the arms 43.The adjustment device can be designed as disclosed in DE 10 2015 106 789 A1. Other height adjustment mechanisms can also be used on the drawer slide 12 to align the front panel 6 accordingly. Reference symbol list

[0029] 1 Furniture 2 Furniture carcass 3 Side panel 4 Drawer 5 Drawer 6 Front panel 7 Back panel 8 Side frame 9 Fastening device 10 Bottom 11 End panel 12 Drawer runner 13 Hook 14 Bracket 15 Adjustment element 20 Bracket 21 Adjustment device 23 Hook 30 Adjustment device 31 Fastening projection 32 Projection 33 Hook 34 Fixing element 35 Projection 36 Adjustment element 40 Bracket 41 Web 43 Arm 50 Threaded rod 51 Knurled nut 52 Mount 53 Base element 54 Slider 55 Connecting element 56 Threaded hole 60 Guide 61 Spring 62 Slider 63 Hook 64 Spreader element 65 Bracket 66 Threaded bolt 67 Knurled nut 80 Cover 81 Edge 82 Cover 83 Edge 84 Opening α angle

Claims

1. Drawer (5) having at least one pull-out guide arranged thereon, wherein the pull-out guide has a drawer rail which can be displaced relative to a cabinet rail, wherein the cabinet rail can be fixed to a furniture cabinet or appliance cabinet and the drawer (5) is supported on at least one displaceable drawer rail (12), wherein the drawer (5) comprises a base (10), a front panel (6), a rear wall (7) and two side panels (8) connecting the rear wall (7) to the front panel (6), wherein the side panel (8) is made at least partially of metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel (6) is provided within each of the side panels (8) and an adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) relative to at least one of the drawer rails (12) is provided in the rear region of the drawer rail (12) or of the drawer, characterized in that the side panels (8) are aligned on the end face (11) facing the front panel (6) at an angle (α) of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side panels (8), and the front panel (6) rests on both end faces (11) essentially flush with the surface and without a gap in any adjustment position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30), wherein the angled alignment of the end face (11) to a normal that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction leads to a change in a zero position at which the front panel (6) is aligned exactly vertically and the zero position is shifted to another point in the adjustment range.

2. Drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle between the end faces (11) of the side panels (8) to the longitudinal direction is between 88° and 89.9°, in particular 89.4° to 89.9°.

3. Drawer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) is fixed to at least one of the displaceable drawer rails (12).

4. Drawer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) is fixed to the drawer (4).

5. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side panels (8) have a cover (80, 82) made of a metal sheet.

6. Drawer according to claim 5, characterized in that the end face of the cover (80, 82) facing the front panel (6) is oriented at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side panels (8).

7. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pull-out guide is designed as an underfloor pull-out guide.

8. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one drawer rail (12) is oriented substantially horizontally and the side panels (8) are arranged parallel to the drawer rail (12) in a first end position of the adjusting device (15, 21) and are arranged inclined to the at least one drawer rail (12) in a second end position of the adjusting device (15, 21).

9. Item of furniture having a drawer (5) according to one of the preceding claims.

10. Item of furniture, having a furniture cabinet (2) on which at least one drawer (4, 5) according to one of the preceding claims is displaceably mounted via at least one pull-out guide, wherein the at least one pull-out guide comprises at least two rails which can be moved relative to one another and the drawer (5) is supported on a displaceable drawer rail (12), wherein the drawer (5) comprises a base (10), a front panel (6), a rear wall (7) and two side panels (8) connecting the rear wall (7) to the front panel (6), wherein the side panel is formed at least partially from metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel (6) is provided in each case inside the side panels (8), and an adjusting device (15, 21, 30) is provided in the rear region of the drawer rail (12) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) relative to the drawer rail (12), and an alignment plane for the front panel (6) is formed on the furniture cabinet, characterized in that the side panels (8) on the end face (11) facing the front panel (6) are aligned at an angle to the alignment plane in a lower position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30), and the front panel can be adjusted in inclination by the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) from a position parallel to the alignment plane in opposite directions.

11. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the angle between the alignment plane on the furniture cabinet (2) and the end face of the side panels (8) in a lower position of the adjusting device (15, 21) is in a range between 0.1° to 2°.

12. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the alignment plane of the furniture cabinet (2) predetermines a normal angle of the front panel (6) for arrangement on the side panel (8).

13. Item of furniture according to claim 12, characterized in that the front panel (6) is arranged in a range of 0.1° to 2° deviating from the normal angle of the front panel on the side panel (8).

14. Item of furniture according to claim 13, characterized in that the angle is 0.1° to 0.4°.

15. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the front panel (6) rests substantially in an obtuse and gap-free manner against the two end faces (11) in each adjustment position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30).

16. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (4, 5) is fixed to the drawer rail (12) or to the drawer (4, 5).

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