Functional entity with a door compartment for a door held movably

Abstract

Functional entity 1, the functional entity 1 comprising a door compartment 18 and a door 111 including at least a first door element 111, the first door element 111 including rear and front edges 1115, 1116, being connected to a moving device 10 disposed within the door compartment 18, being movable into the door compartment 18, being pivotable outside the door compartment 18 to cover an opening 100 of the functional entity 1, the moving device 10 including a mounting profile 14, the mounting profile 14 being connected to the rear edge 1115 of the first door element 111 by a mounting hinge 131, the mounting profile 14 being held by a holding device 4 that is vertically aligned and movable along a travel axis x between an inlet opening 180 and a rear side 181 of the door compartment 18, a first spacer device 78 being provided with a device body 71;81, the first spacer device 78 being disposed at the inlet opening 180 of the door compartment 18, the first door element 111 including first spacer rollers 79;89 on which it can roll during movement without contacting the device bodies 71;81 of the spacer devices 7, 8. According to the invention, the first door element 111 is connected on a side 1111 facing the spacer devices 7;8 to first door magnet members 751;851, and the spacer devices 7;8 are connected on a side facing the first door magnet members 751;851;871 to first device magnet members 771;871, the first device magnet members 771;871 magnetically interacting with the first door magnet members 751;851 such that the first door element 111 is pulled towards the spacer devices 7;8 as soon as at least one of the first door magnet members 751;851 and the first device magnet members 771;871, which are permanent magnets, face each other.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a functional entity having at least one door compartment for a movably held door, comprising at least a first door element movably held by a moving device arranged at least within a door compartment.

Background Art

[0002] To close an opening of a functional entity such as a piece of furniture, a room unit, a kitchen, or a bedroom, a single-part or multi-part door that is moved into the door compartment of the functional entity after the opening is opened so as not to interfere with its appearance, and in some cases, a folding sliding door is often used.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a piece of furniture having a moving device including a mounting profile that is movable within a door compartment and connected to a door including a door element. The moving device further includes a holding device in an embodiment of a scissor cross that movably holds the mounting profile in a vertically aligned state. The moving device further includes a guide rail along which the mounting profile is movably supported by a carriage. Thus, the door element connected to the mounting profile can be stored within the door compartment, moved out of the door compartment, and rotated relative to the opening of the piece of furniture.

[0004] Patent Document 2 discloses a holding device including a structure having a parallelogram.

[0005] Patent Document 3 discloses a piece of furniture comprising a moving device including a mounting profile, which is connected to a door that is movable within a door compartment and includes door elements that are hingedly interconnected in two parts and foldable with respect to each other. The first door element is connected to the mounting profile by a mounting hinge at the rear side and is connected to the rear side of the second door element by a door hinge at the front side. The second door element is connected to a carriage at the front side, and this carriage is movable along a rail including two rail sections that are aligned perpendicular to each other and interconnected by a curved section, wherein the first rail section extends into the door compartment and the second rail section extends along the front side of the piece of furniture. In this piece of furniture, the door attached to the mounting profile exits the door compartment, is moved forward of the furniture opening, and is then unfolded.

[0006] In both pieces of furniture, the rotation of the door element connected to the mounting profile occurs immediately after exiting the door compartment. Therefore, the mobility and rotatability of this door element must be ensured. When the first door element is connected to the second door element, the second door element should also be able to move freely after exiting the door compartment so that the folding sliding door can be unfolded and folded again. Therefore, in order to achieve the required mobility of one or more door elements, the door elements are guided within the door compartment rather than being rigid. Therefore, lateral displacement of the door element is possible when moving within the door compartment. A rigid guide for one or more door elements also results in a considerable effort in terms of design and structure.

[0007] In order to prevent the door or door element from colliding with the front device part during horizontal movement, the device part is preferably provided with spacer rollers, by means of which the door or door element is held at a predetermined distance from the device part during movement within the door compartment and preferably during the pivoting process. One or more door elements can be positioned relative to the associated spacer rollers during movement within the door compartment and can roll on the associated spacer rollers without contacting the front device part. Thereby, the spacer rollers prevent one or more door elements from colliding with the device part of the moving device, but the accurate guiding or stable holding of one or more door elements is not achieved by the spacer rollers. Therefore, undesired movements, disturbances during movement, and noises that may occur by colliding with the spacer rollers can still occur in some cases.

[0008] Furthermore, a relatively large cross-sectional area of the door compartment must be provided for these functional entities so that the door element cannot collide with the side wall or partition wall when entering or exiting the door compartment.

[0009] A piece of furniture in which the door is guided by spacer rollers is also known from Patent Document 4.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0010]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Patent Document 4

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0011] Therefore, the present invention is based on the object of providing an improved functional entity, in particular a piece of furniture, comprising at least one door compartment and at least one door with one or more door elements movable into the door compartment by means of a moving device.

[0012] In particular, a functional entity is provided in which the door elements are accurately guided within the door compartment, preferably also at least at the beginning of the pivoting process. Thus, it is possible to move the door into a door compartment having dimensions that are as small as possible, thereby optimizing the available space of the functional entity or the piece of furniture.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0013] The desired improvements are achieved by simple and cost-effective means. It is possible to upgrade an already operating functional entity in a simple form and provide the solution means of the present invention to the functional entity.

[0014] By means of a moving device, one or more door elements movable into the door compartment are guided in an advantageous manner so that no interference, in particular unwanted movement and noise, occurs during the use of the functional entity. The one or more door elements are reliably guided and held so as to enhance the ease of use and comfort of use of the functional entity.

[0015] It is possible to use the moving device of the present invention provided with any holding device such as a scissor cross, a parallelogram or a cable guide, by which the mounting profile connected to the door is held in a vertically aligned state and is movable within the door compartment.

[0016] The mobile device according to the invention is advantageously applicable for manual operation of a door and for operation by a drive device which executes an automatic movement of the door within a door compartment.

[0017] The functional entity can be designed as a piece of furniture or a room unit as required.

[0018] This problem is solved by the functional entity according to claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in further claims.

[0019] A functional entity, the functional entity having a door compartment and a door comprising at least a first door element, the first door element having rear and front edges and being connected to a mobile device arranged within the door compartment and being movable within the door compartment and pivotable outside the door compartment to cover an opening of the functional entity.

[0020] The mobile device includes a mounting profile which is connected to the rear edge of the first door element by a mounting hinge and held by a holding device, the holding device being vertically aligned and movable along a running axis between an inlet opening and the rear side of the door compartment.

[0021] Furthermore, a first spacer device comprising a device body is provided, the first spacer device being arranged at the inlet opening of the door compartment and including a first spacer roller, on which the first door element can roll during movement without contacting the device body of the spacer device.

[0022] According to the present invention, the first door element is connected to the first door magnet member on the side facing the spacer device, the spacer device is connected to the first device magnet member on the side facing the first door magnet member, and the first device magnet member magnetically interacts with the first door magnet member such that the first door element is pulled against the spacer device as soon as the first door magnet member and the first device magnet member, at least one of which is a permanent magnet, face each other and are positioned opposite each other.

[0023] Thus, the one or more door magnet members and the one or more corresponding device magnet members are ferromagnetic or permanent magnetic so as to magnetically attract each other. The one or more device magnet members are preferably permanent magnets, while the one or more door magnet members are ferromagnetic. However, the one or more door magnet members may be permanent magnets, while the one or more device magnet members are ferromagnetic. Furthermore, both the one or more device magnet members and the one or more door magnet members may be permanent magnets.

[0024] The one or more door magnet members and the one or more corresponding device magnet members are preferably arranged at least substantially at the same height. The door magnet member is preferably a ferromagnetic plate and is preferably guided over the one or more device magnet members at the same height during the movement of the one or more door elements. Thus, the one or more door magnet members and the one or more corresponding device magnet members are preferably arranged so as to provide an optimal magnetic coupling.

[0025] One or more spacer rollers are preferably arranged at the height of one or more door magnet members, so that the one or more spacer rollers can roll on the associated door magnet member or on a cover or coating located thereon. This has the advantage that an ideal running surface for the spacer rollers can be formed by the door magnet member or the door magnet members or their covers or coatings. Thus, the inside of the door element can have any surface structure. In addition, the magnets are protected from external chemical or mechanical influences by the cover or coating.

[0026] In all embodiments, the device magnet member is set back relative to the associated spacer roller, so that only the spacer roller and not the device magnet member can contact the facing inside of the door element. Preferably, spacer rollers formed from plastic are used.

[0027] The spacer roller is preferably held by an adjustable roller holder as required. Preferably, the adjustable roller holder is connected to a buffer element, so that, for example, adjustment of the buffer element forming a stop for a mounting profile or a guide carriage connected to the buffer element is carried out simultaneously with the required adjustment of the associated spacer roller.

[0028] The device magnet member is preferably plate-shaped, tablet-shaped, tabular, or cylindrical, is connected to the device body of the associated spacer device, and is preferably recessed into a recess of the device body. The first device magnet member or the first and second device magnet members may preferably include a plurality of magnetic elements in the form of plates, tablets, tablets, or cylinders.

[0029] The door magnet member can also be in the form of a tablet, a tablet, or a cylinder, or can include a magnet element in the form of a tablet, a tablet, or a cylinder. However, preferably, the door magnet member is in the form of a plate whose longitudinal axis extends parallel to the moving direction of the mounting profile. Preferably, the door magnet member is a ferromagnetic plate, for example, a steel plate. The door magnet member can also be a plastic element or a plastic strip in which a ferromagnetic or permanent magnetic material, for example, steel chips, is surrounded therein.

[0030] Accordingly, the first door element is attracted to the spacer device, and thus to the first spacer roller, by the interaction between the first door magnet member and the first device magnet member at least in the area movable within the door compartment. Accordingly, the first door element is pressed by the spacer roller away from the body of the spacer device and at the same time attracted to the spacer roller by the force of the device magnet member. Thereby, the first door element always remains in a predetermined position when stationary and is positioned relative to the spacer roller. Accordingly, the automatic movement of the first door element and the corresponding interference such as impact noise are eliminated.

[0031] In particular, after the first door element is completely stored in the door compartment, the front edge of the door element that is far from the mounting profile and not directly connected to the mounting profile contacts the spacer roller and cannot perform any unwanted pivoting movement. When moving the first door element within the door compartment, the first door element follows the path determined by the spacer roller and is thus accurately moved into and out of the door compartment. Accordingly, contact of the side wall or the partition wall by one or more door elements is avoided.

[0032] By means of an exact guide for one or more door elements of the door, a door compartment or first and second door compartments having a minimum dimension can be provided for a functional entity or a piece of furniture.

[0033] The guide according to the invention of the door element by magnetic coupling is also particularly advantageous, since the coupling of the door element to the spacer device, in particular the separation of the door element from the spacer device, is always carried out optimally and safely without any need for mechanical guides.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment of the functional entity, the first door element is connected by a door hinge at the front edge to the facing rear edge of the second door element, and the second door element can be inserted into the door compartment in alignment parallel to the first door element such that at least one spacer device comprising a second spacer roller facing the second door element is surrounded between the first and second door elements. Thereby, the second door element is connected to a second door magnet member on the side facing the spacer device, the spacer device is connected to a second device magnet member on the side facing the second door magnet member, and the second device magnet member interacts magnetically with the second door magnet member and attracts the second door magnet member towards the spacer device.

[0035] When using a folding sliding door, the first and second door elements are preferably provided with door magnet members that interact magnetically with the device magnet members of the spacer device. This ensures that both door elements are held precisely and guided precisely. The mobility of the two door elements connected to each other by a door hinge at their facing ends is thereby eliminated. Undesirable and uncontrolled movement paths of the door elements are avoided.

[0036] In a further preferred embodiment, the upper spacer device is arranged above the door compartment, the first door element on the side facing the upper spacer device is connected to the upper first door magnet member, and the upper spacer device on the side facing the upper first door magnet member is connected to at least one upper first device magnet member that magnetically interacts with the upper first door magnet member. The lower spacer device is arranged below the door compartment, the first door element on the side facing the lower spacer device is connected to the lower first door magnet member, and the lower spacer device on the side facing the lower first door magnet member is connected to at least one lower first device magnet member that magnetically interacts with the lower first door magnet member.

[0037] Accordingly, the first door element is accurately held and guided both above and below. If the first door element is connected to a second door element, the second door element is also preferably accurately held above and below by the means according to the invention.

[0038] Preferably, the second door element on the side facing the upper spacer device is connected to the upper second door magnet member, the upper spacer device on the side facing the upper second door magnet member is connected to at least one upper second device magnet member that magnetically interacts with the upper second door magnet member, the second door element on the side facing the lower spacer device is connected to the lower second door magnet member, and the lower spacer device on the side facing the lower first door magnet member is connected to at least one lower second device magnet member that magnetically interacts with the lower second door magnet member.

[0039] As already explained, at least one of the door magnet members and the corresponding device magnet members is a permanent magnet.

[0040] In a particularly preferred embodiment, the mounting profile is connected to the upper guide carriage at the upper end piece, the upper guide carriage is movably supported on the upper guide rail, the upper spacer device is held at the front side by the upper guide rail, and / or the mounting profile is connected to the lower guide carriage at the lower end piece, the lower guide carriage is movably supported on the lower guide rail, and the lower spacer device is held at the front side by the lower guide rail.

[0041] By means of the guide carriage and the guide rail, the mounting profile is stably held. The load of the door connected to the mounting profile is absorbed. Only the torque generated needs to be absorbed by a holding device, for example, a shear cross, a parallelogram or a cable tensioning device. At the same time, the spacer device can be easily attached to the end side of the guide rail facing the exit of the door compartment. Thereby, it is ensured that the door element held in a predetermined position cannot collide with the device body of the spacer device and also cannot collide with the guide rail.

[0042] The first door magnet member or the first and second door magnet members preferably extend in a plate shape parallel to the running axis of the mounting profile, whereby the magnetic coupling between the door magnet member and the corresponding device magnet member is preferably maintained unchanged during the movement of one or more door elements over the entire movement range or an important range within the door compartment.

[0043] The first door magnet member or the first and second door magnet members are preferably arranged and fixed, preferably screwed, clamped, adhered or cast, in the door recess of the first door element or the first and second door elements.

[0044] Furthermore, the door magnet member is preferably covered by a cover so as not to be visually noticeable. The door magnet member and the cover are preferably completely recessed within the door element, whereby the door element has a flat surface over its entire area.

[0045] Preferably, the door magnet member or their covers form a running surface for the spacer roller. This ensures that the spacer roller can roll on an ideal running surface without wear or noise.

[0046] The first door magnet member connected to the first door element preferably extends completely or partially across the width of the first door element at a small distance from the front edge of the first door element, which is far from the mounting profile, either directly or.

[0047] The second door magnet member connected to the second door element preferably extends over the entire or part of the width of the second door element at a short distance from the rear edge of the second door element, which is connected to the first door element, either directly or.

[0048] The device body of the spacer device is preferably formed from metal or plastic and is connected to the associated first device magnet member or the first and second device magnet members, in some cases by magnetic force, in a fitting or press - fit manner. Preferably, the device body includes fitting elements by which the device magnet members are held in a fitting manner. If the device body is formed from a ferromagnetic material and includes a receiving opening for the device magnet member, the device magnet member is automatically held in the receiving opening. The device magnet member can also be screwed to the device body. For example, the device magnet member has a bore through which a connecting screw is passed and is screwed into a screw hole in the device body.

[0049] The device magnet member is preferably plate-shaped, for example, rectangular or circular, or cylindrical, or tablet-shaped, and is aligned parallel to the door magnet member so as to achieve an optimal magnetic interaction.

[0050] The door magnet member or the device magnet member designed as a permanent magnet is preferably basically a rare earth magnet made of, for example, ferrous metals (iron and / or cobalt and / or nickel), rare earth metals (especially neodymium, samarium, praseodymium, dysprosium, terbium, or gadolinium).

[0051] The spacer device preferably includes different functions and elements. Preferably, the spacer device includes an adjustable or non-adjustable coupling element for coupling a holding device and / or a stop element or a damper element that can interact with the guide carriage. Preferably, the adjustable buffer device is mechanically coupled to the spacer roller.

[0052] The spacer devices used can be the same or partially the same, thereby increasing the cost-effectiveness of manufacturing.

[0053] The functional entity can also be a piece of furniture, such as a wardrobe, or a room unit such as a kitchen, chamber, or bedroom, which can be stored in the door compartment and is closed by at least one single-part or multi-part door.

[0054] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0056] FIG. 1 shows a functional entity or a piece of furniture 1 according to the present invention in an embodiment of a wardrobe in which door compartments 18 are integrated on respective sides. The piece of furniture 1 includes side walls 1A, an upper plate 1B, a lower plate 1C, and partition walls 1D, and each of the partition walls 1D delimits a door compartment 18 together with the associated side wall 1A. In each door compartment 18, a moving device 10 according to the present invention having a mounting profile 14 is arranged, and the mounting profile 14 is movable automatically within the door compartment 18 by manual operation or by a drive device (see drive device 2 in FIG. 3). The door 11 is held by the mounting profile 14 of the sliding device 10 that is stored in or moved from the associated door compartment 18 when the mounting profile 14 is moved. When the doors 11 exit from the respective door compartments 18, the mounting profiles 14 are moved from the rear side 181 of the door compartment 18 to the entrance opening 180 of the door compartment 18 along the running axis x.

[0057] In the first door compartment 18, a folding sliding door 11 is held, and the folding sliding door 11 includes first and second door elements 111, 112 that are hinged to each other and can be folded towards each other. The door 11 held in the second door compartment 18 by the mounting profile 14 within the second door compartment 10 includes only one door element. The first door element 111 includes an inner side 1111 and an outer side 1112. The second door element 112 includes an inner side 1121 and an outer side 1122 (see FIG. 4b).

[0058] In FIG. 1, the folding sliding door 11 is fully extended from the first door compartment 10 and fully opened, whereby the door elements 111, 112 are aligned in one plane and only their outer sides 1112, 1122 are visible. The door elements 111, 112 of the folding sliding door 11 and the door element 111 of the one-piece door 11 are of equal size. Thus, the folding sliding door 11 shown in the closed position covers two-thirds of the wardrobe opening 100.

[0059] The rear edge 1115 of the first door element 111 of the folding sliding door 11, which follows when the sliding door 11 is pulled out, is connected by a mounting hinge 131 to the mounting profile 14 symbolically shown by a dashed line.

[0060] The leading front edge 1116 of the first door element 111 is connected by a door hinge 132 to the trailing rear edge 1125 of the second door element 112, and the leading front edge of the second door element 112 is connected at the top to the front carriage 5F. The front carriage 5F is guided in a support rail 17, which includes a curved section and support rail sections 171 on both sides, and the support rail sections 171 extend into the door compartment 18. When entering the door compartment 18 and when moving along the support rail 17, the front carriage 5F moves forward within the associated path, thereby causing a change in direction within the curved section.

[0061] The functional entity 1 according to the invention includes at least one spacer device 7, 8. FIG. 1 schematically shows that in this preferred embodiment of the functional entity 1, each of the moving devices 10 includes an upper spacer device 7 and a lower spacer device 8, which enable the door 11 and the door elements 111, 112 to be accurately guided and held, respectively.

[0062] FIG. 2 shows a moving device 10 arranged in the first door compartment 18 of the functional entity 1 with a folding sliding door 11, and the door elements 111, 112 of the folding sliding door 11 are shown cut away to show the spacer devices 7 and 8. The door elements 111, 112, which are connected to each other by a schematically shown door hinge 132, are aligned parallel to each other and can be pushed into the door compartment 18 in this aligned state.

[0063] The mounting profile 14 is connected to the first door element 111 by a mounting hinge 131 and is held in a vertical position by a holding device 4 (symbolically shown by a dotted line). The holding device 4 can be a device with any embodiment, for example, a scissor cross, a parallelogram, or preferably a holding cord as shown in FIG. 3.

[0064] The mounting profile 14 is connected at its upper end to an upper guide carriage 5 guided in an upper guide rail 15 and at its lower end to a lower guide carriage 6 guided in a lower guide rail 16. The upper guide carriage 5 includes support rollers 591 and guide rollers 592 and includes a support function in addition to a guide function. The lower guide carriage 6 includes guide rollers 692 guided in the lower guide rail 16 (see FIG. 3).

[0065] The upper guide carriage 5 and the lower guide carriage 6 are arranged directly in front of the entrance opening 180 of the door compartment 18. The carriage body 51 of the upper guide carriage 5 is positioned relative to a buffer device or a damper device 3 attached to the upper guide rail 15.

[0066] The upper guide rail 15 holds an upper spacer device 7 at the front side, and the lower guide rail 16 holds a lower spacer device 8 at the front side. Each spacer device includes a device body 71, 81. FIG. 2 shows that the spacer devices 7, 8 are surrounded between two parallel door elements 111, 112.

[0067] On the side facing the first door element 111, the upper and lower spacer devices 7, 8 each include at least one first spacer roller 791, 891 and at least one first device magnet member 771, 871. On the side facing the second door element 112, the upper and lower spacer devices 7, 8 each include at least one second spacer roller 792, 892 and at least one second device magnet member 772, 872.

[0068] The first spacer rollers 791, 891 hold the first door element 111 at a predetermined distance and can roll along its inner side 1111. The second spacer rollers 792, 892 hold the second door element 112 at a predetermined distance and can roll along its inner side 1121. Thus, the two door elements 111, 112 cannot collide with the device bodies 71, 81 of the spacer devices 7, 8 or the guide rails 15, 16.

[0069] The first device magnet members 771, 871 interact with the first door magnet members 751, 851 connected to the first door element 111 (see FIG. 5). The second device magnet members 772, 872 interact with the second door magnet members 752, 852 connected to the second door element 112. The first and second device magnet members 771, 871; 772, 872 and the first and second door magnet members 751, 851; 752, 852 interact magnetically and apply forces to each other, and this force pulls the two door elements 111, 112 towards the spacer devices 7, 8. Accordingly, the first and / or second spacer rollers 791, 891; 792, 892 always contact the inner sides 1111, 1121 of the first and / or second door elements 111, 112, and preferably travel thereon, preferably on the door magnet members 751, 851; 752, 852 or on the covers 76, 86 provided on the door magnet members 751, 851; 752, which are preferably designed as running surfaces. As mentioned, at least one of the corresponding device magnet members 771, 871; 772, 872 and door magnet members 751, 851; 752, 852 is formed as a permanent magnet, whereby the permanent magnet part cooperates with the ferromagnetic part. In a preferred embodiment, the device magnet members 771, 871; 772, 872 and the door magnet members 751, 851; 752, 852 may be permanent magnets.

[0070] Accordingly, when moving into or out of the door compartment 18, the two door elements 111, 112 are guided and held by the two spacer devices 7, 8 without play or substantially without play. In particular, even after the two door elements 111, 112 have entered the door compartment 18, their end faces 1116, 1125 connected to each other by the door hinge 132 are stably held by the spacer devices 7, 8. Accordingly, the door elements 111, 112 are stably held both during travel and when stationary, and cannot collide with the inner guide rails 15, 16 or the outer side wall 1A or the partition wall 1D (see FIG. 1).

[0071] The moving device 10 can be used to hold a single-part or multi-part door 11. Referring to FIG. 2, the use of the moving device 10 in combination with a door having two door elements 111, 112 was described. On the other hand, the spacer devices 7, 8 of the present invention can also be used to guide only one door element 111 of the single-part door 11 or the first door element 111 of the multi-part door 11. FIG. 5 shows a part of the moving device 10 provided for guiding only one door element 111.

[0072] FIG. 3 shows the moving device 10 of FIG. 2 with the preferred holding device 4 and the optionally provided drive device 2 from the other side.

[0073] The holding device 4 includes a first front cable connection device 84, a first lower reel assembly 431 disposed at the lower end of the mounting profile 14, a first upper reel assembly 411 disposed at the upper end of the mounting profile 14, a first rear cable connection device 44 disposed at the rear end of the upper guide rail 15, and a first holding cable 421 that is connected to the first front cable connection device 84 at a first end, passed counterclockwise around the first lower reel assembly 431, passed clockwise around the first upper reel assembly 411, and connected to the first rear cable connection device 44 at a second end.

[0074] Furthermore, the holding device 4 includes a second front cable connection device 74, a second upper reel assembly 412 disposed at the upper end of the mounting profile 14, a second lower reel assembly 432 disposed at the lower end of the mounting profile 14, a second rear cable connection device 45 disposed at the rear end of the lower guide rail 16, and a second holding cable 422 that is connected to the second front cable connection device 74 at a first end, passed clockwise around the second upper reel assembly 412, passed clockwise around the second lower reel assembly 432, and connected to the second rear cable connection device 45 at a second end.

[0075] Preferably, an adjustable first front cable connection device 84 is integrated with the lower spacer device 8, and the first tension cord 421 can be tensioned by the first front cable connection device 84 to vertically align the mounting profile 14. The second front cable connection device 74 is integrated with the upper spacer device 7. The two rear cable connection devices 44, 45 preferably each include an entry pulley through which the respective holding cables 421, 422 can be inserted into the housing. Preferably, a tension spring is provided on the second rear cable connection device 45, and a constant tension can be transmitted to the second holding cable 422 by this tension spring.

[0076] Thus, in the holding device 4 of the present invention, preferably, one of the holding cables 421, 422, in this embodiment the second holding cable 422, is always elastically held. On the other hand, the first holding cable 421 is inelastically or firmly held by the first front cable connection device 84 and the first rear cable connection device 44 after installation. The first front cable connection device 84 is adjustable to clamp the first holding cable 421 and vertically align the mounting profile 14.

[0077] Furthermore, the moving device 10 optionally includes a drive device 2 by which the door 11 can be automatically driven from the door compartment 18. The drive device 2 shown illustratively and preferably used includes a drive unit 21 having a drive element and a pulley connected to the drive element around which a tension cord 22 is wound. The drive element is, for example, a spiral spring or a helical spring that is tensioned or relaxed when the pulley rotates. Thus, the tension cord 22 can be pulled out from the pulley by a force and automatically wound back onto the pulley when the pulley rotates in the reverse direction.

[0078] The tension cord 22 is guided through a first deflection roller 23 rotatably attached to the deflection unit 230 and a second deflection roller 24 to the tension cord connection part 72 arranged in the upper spacer device 7. The deflection unit 230 can be moved along the attachment profile 14 and can be selectively fixed. By moving the deflection unit 230, a desired tension can be applied to the tension cord 22.

[0079] In FIG. 3, the attachment profile 14 has been almost moved to the rear side 181 of the door compartment 18, and thus the tension cord 22 has been further extended and the drive element is tensioned. As soon as the tension cord 22 is released again, the pulley is rotated in the reverse direction by the tensioned drive element.

[0080] By connecting the drive device 2 to the attachment profile 14 or the guide carriage 5, it is no longer necessary to attach the drive device 2 to the rear wall, the partition wall 1D, or the side wall 1A of the functional entity 1. It is particularly advantageous that the moving device 10 comprising the holding device 4 and the drive device 2 can be installed in door compartments 18 of different dimensions without modification. Only the lengths of the holding cables 421, 422 and the tension cord 22 need to be adjusted accordingly.

[0081] It is shown that the spacer devices 7, 8 are provided with rotatable locking levers 73, 83, and in order to perform maintenance work or adjustments, the attachment profile 14 that can be moved towards the opening 180 of the door compartment 18 can be locked by these locking levers 73, 83.

[0082] Figure 4a shows the upper spacer device 7 of FIG. 2 including the device magnet members 771, 772 removed from the device main body 71, and a cross-sectional view of the two door elements 111, 112. This cross-sectional view shows the door magnet members 751, 752 recessed into the door elements 111, 112, and the cover 76 shown in cross-sectional view located on the door magnet members 751, 752. The device main body 71 of the spacer device 7 includes a mounting beam 711 on the upper side. The mounting beam 711 is inserted into the mounting channel of the upper guide rail 15 and is locked by a locking screw 712. The upper guide rail 15 is symbolically shown by a dashed line.

[0083] When the upper and lower guide rails 15, 16 include the same or at least functionally identical holding channels, the upper spacer device 7 can be rotated 180°. For example, when using a shear cross as the holding device 4, it can be used as the lower spacer device 8. The spacer device 7 can also be connected to the device magnet member 771 only on one side when only one door element 111 is moved into the door compartment 118.

[0084] On both sides, in this preferred embodiment, the device main body 71 has screw holes. Connecting screws 78 can be screwed into these screw holes to attach the first device magnet member 771 on one side of the device main body 71 and the second device magnet member 772 on the other side. Preferably, an elastic element 781 is provided between the connecting screws 78 and the device magnet members 771, 772. This elastic element 781 elastically transmits the compressive force of the connecting screws 78 to the device magnet members 771, 772. However, the device magnet members 771, 772 can also be connected to the device main body 71 in other forms such as press-fitting or fitting. For example, the device magnet members 771, 772 can be inserted into recesses in the device main body 71, for example, adhered and / or encapsulated or simply held magnetically. When the device main body 71 is formed of a ferromagnetic material, the device magnet members 771, 772 are automatically held in the recesses of the device main body 71.

[0085] The first plate-shaped door magnet member 751 is disposed within the door recess 1110 on the inner side 1111 of the first door element 111 and is fixed by the mounting screw 7511. The cover or cap 76 is inserted into the door recess 1110, and its outer side is located in the same plane as the inner side 1111 of the first door element 111. The second plate-shaped door magnet member 752 is disposed within the door recess 1120 on the inner side 1121 of the second door element 112 and is fixed by the mounting screw 7521. The cover or cap 76 is inserted into the door recess 1120, and its outer side is located in the same plane as the inner side 1121 of the second door element 112.

[0086] The cover 76 can be formed, for example, from metal, plastic, or wood. Alternatively, the cover 76, for example, a foil or a plate, can cover the entire inner sides 1111, 1121 of the door elements 111, 112. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the cover 76 forms a coating on the door elements 111, 112.

[0087] Figure 4b shows the upper spacer device 7 of Figure 4a after the device magnet members 771, 772 are attached. Instead of the upper guide rail 15, an upper guide carriage 5 provided with support rollers 591 and guide rollers 592 is shown in this figure. It can be seen that the door elements 111, 112 shown in cross-section are held at a predetermined distance from the device body 71 by the spacer rollers 791, 792 and at the same time are attracted to the spacer rollers 791, 792 by the device magnet members 771, 772. Thereby, the door 11 is accurately held both when being moved and when stationary.

[0088] FIG. 5 shows the upper and lower spacer devices 7, 8 in a preferred embodiment for guiding a door 11 with only one door element 111 from which the center piece has been cut out. The spacer devices 7, 8 are thus provided with spacer rollers 791, 891 and device magnet members 771, 871 only on one side. The upper guide rail 15 and the lower guide rail 16, which hold the upper and lower spacer devices 7, 8 at the front side, are shown in a shortened form. A door recess 1110 is provided inside the door element 1111 of the door element 111, and this door recess 1110 extends over substantially the entire width of the door element 111. A part of the plate-like upper door magnet member 751 is cut out to show the door recess 1110. The plate-like door magnet members 751, 752 have holes 7510, 8510 into which mounting screws 7511 are inserted. The covers 76, 86 extend over the entire length of the door recess.

[0089] FIG. 6a shows the upper spacer device 7 of FIG. 5 held by the upper guide rail 15. The upper guide rail 15 has a mounting channel 150 on the lower side, into which a mounting beam 711 connected to the device body 71 of the upper spacer device 7 is inserted. The inserted mounting beam 711 is locked or tensioned by a locking screw 712. Above the mounting channel 150, the upper guide rail 15 has a cross-section in which the upper guide carriage 5 can be moved upward to the buffer device or the damper device 3.

[0090] In this embodiment, the device magnet member 771 displaced from the spacer roller 791 is plate-shaped and is preferably held in the recess 710 of the device body 71 and fixed by the connecting screw 78. On the other hand, the device magnet members 771, 772; 871, 872 can have any shape, for example, can be cylindrical, tablet-shaped, tabloid-shaped, or plate-shaped, and can have a circular, rectangular, square, or polygonal cross-section. The non-contact cooperation between the door magnet members 751, 752; 851, 852 and the device magnet members 771, 772; 871, 872 enables the device magnet members 771, 772; 871, 872 to be connected to the device bodies 71, 81 at positions where the further functions of the spacer devices 7, 8 are not impaired.

[0091] The spacer roller 791 is rotatably attached to the roller holder 715 by a bearing shaft 790. The roller holder 715 is preferably held in a fitting manner in the bearing chamber 716 of the device body 71 and fixed by a mounting screw or an adjusting screw 713. Preferably, the roller holder 715 is slidably attached and can be positioned as desired by the adjusting screw 713.

[0092] In this preferred embodiment, the spacer roller 791 protrudes beyond the device body 71 not only on the side of the associated device magnet member 78 but also on the front side. Therefore, the door element 111 is guided not only during the axial movement within the door compartment 18 but also during the pivotal movement at the exit of the door compartment 18 and is held at a predetermined distance from the device body 71.

[0093] Figure 6b shows the lower spacer device 8 of FIG. 5 held by the lower guide rail 16. The lower guide rail 16 also has a mounting channel 160, and a mounting beam 811 connected to the device body 81 of the lower spacer device 8 is held in this mounting channel 160. The lower roller holder 815 is also slidably mounted and has a buffer body 8153, and the buffer body 8153 holds a buffer element 8154 and is guided through an opening in the device body 81.

[0094] Therefore, the lower and upper spacer devices 7, 8 are basically replaceable. Further, the spacer devices 7, 8 can advantageously preferably include additional functional elements such as adjustable buffer devices, damping devices, stop devices, locking levers 83, rope connection devices 84, etc.

[0095] FIG. 7 shows a part of the moving device 10 of FIG. 2 provided with the upper spacer device 7 including two spacer rollers 791, 792 in this preferred embodiment. The first spacer roller 791 is held by a roller holder 715, and this roller holder 715 is slidably mounted in a bearing chamber 716 of the device body 71 and is selectively slidable by an adjustment screw 713. The guide carriage 5 guided in the upper guide rail 15 is advanced together with the carriage body 51 to the damping device 3.

[0096] FIG. 8 shows an exploded view of the upper spacer device 7 in FIG. 7. The roller holder 715 includes guide ribs 7151 on the lower and upper sides, and the guide ribs 7151 are guided in the corresponding guide tracks 718 of the bearing chamber 716. The roller holder 715 is also preferably integrally connected to the buffer piston 7153, and a buffer element 7154 is held on the front side of the buffer piston 7153. Therefore, the spacer roller 791 and the buffer element 7154 are preferably firmly coupled to each other, so that when adjusting the end stop of the upper guide carriage 5, the first spacer roller 791 is optimally positioned simultaneously and does not need to be positioned separately. In addition, the roller holder 715 includes a retaining flange 7152, and by this retaining flange 7152, the head of the adjusting screw 713 is held rotatable but axially immovable within the screw chamber. Further, the roller holder 715 includes a tool opening 7150, and a screwdriver can be inserted into the screw chamber through this tool opening 7150 to rotate the adjusting screw 713.

[0097] The device body 71 has a bearing chamber 716, and the roller holder 715 can be inserted into this bearing chamber 716. A movement opening 717 is provided in the rear wall of the bearing chamber 716, and through this movement opening 717, the buffer piston 7153 provided with the buffer element 7154 is guided. A screw hole 719 is also provided in the rear wall of the bearing chamber 716, and the adjusting screw 713 is screwed into this screw hole 719. Therefore, by rotating the adjusting screw 713, the roller holder 715 provided with the first spacer roller 791 and the buffer element 7154 can be moved relative to the device body 71.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0098] 1 Functional entity, piece of furniture or room unit 1A Side wall 1B Upper plate 1C Lower plate 1D Partition wall 10 Moving device 100 Furniture opening 11 Door with one or two door elements 111 First door element 1110 Door recess 1111 Inside of the first door element 111 1112 Outside of the first door element 111 1115 Rear edge of the first door element 111 1116 Front edge of the first door element 111 112 Second door element 1120 Door recess 1121 Inside of the second door element 112 1122 Outside of the second door element 112 1125 Rear edge of the second door element 112 1126 Front edge of the second door element 112 131 Mounting hinge 132 Door hinge 14 Mounting profile 141 Guide channel 15 Upper guide rail 150 Mounting channel 16 Lower guide rail 160 Mounting channel 17 Support rail 171 Support rail member 18 Door compartment 180 Entrance opening of the door compartment 181 Rear side of the door compartment 18 2 Holding device 21 Drive unit 22 Tension cord 23 First deflection roller 230 Deflection unit 24 Second deflection roller 3 Buffer device or damper device 4 Holding device 41 Upper roller pair 421 First holding cable 422 Second holding cable 43 Lower roller pair 44 First rear cable connection device 45 Second rear cable connection device 5 Upper guide carriage 5F Front carriage 51 Upper carriage body 591 Support roller 592 Guide roller 6 Lower guide carriage 61 Lower carriage body 692 Guide roller 7 Upper spacer device 71 Device body 710 Recess in device body 71 711 Mounting beam 712 Locking screw 713 Adjusting screw 715 Roller holder 716 Bearing chamber 7150 Tool opening 7151 Guide element, guide rib 7152 Holding element, holding flange 7153 Buffer piston 7154 Buffer element 716 Bearing chamber 717 Movement opening 718 Guide track 719 Screw hole 72 Tension cord connection 73 Upper locking lever 74 Front second cable connection device 751 Upper first door magnet member 7510 Bore 7511 Mounting screw 752 Upper second door magnet member 7521 Mounting screw 76 Cover 771 First upper device magnet member 772 Second upper device magnet member 78 Connecting screw 781 Elastic element 790 Bearing shaft 791 First upper spacer roller 792 Second upper spacer roller 8 Lower spacer device 81 Device body 810 Receiving part 811 Mounting beam 815 Roller holder 8153 Buffer piston 8154 Buffer element 83 Lower locking lever 84 Front first cable connection device (adjustable) 851 Lower first door magnet member 8510 Bore 852 Lower second door magnet member 86 Cover 871 First lower device magnet member 872 Second upper device magnet member 88 Connecting screw 890 Bearing shaft 891 First lower spacer roller 892 Second lower spacer roller x Traveling axis of mounting profile 14

Claims

1. A functional entity (1), comprising a door compartment (18) and a door (111) including at least a first door element (111), wherein the first door element (111) includes rear and front edges (1115, 1116), is connected to a moving device (10) disposed within the door compartment (18), is movable into the door compartment (18), is pivotable outside the door compartment (18) to cover an opening (100) of the functional entity (1), the moving device (10) includes a mounting profile (14), the mounting profile (14) is connected to the rear edge (1115) of the first door element (111) by a mounting hinge (131), the mounting profile (14) is vertically aligned and is held by a holding device (4) movable along a travel axis (x) between an inlet opening (180) and a rear side (181) of the door compartment (18), a spacer device (7; 8) including a device body (71; 81) is provided, the spacer device (7; 8) is disposed at the inlet opening (180) of the door compartment (18), and the first door element (111) includes a first spacer roller (79; 89) on which it can roll during movement without contacting the device body (71; 81) of the spacer device (7; 8). In the functional entity (1), the first door element (111) is connected to a first door magnet member (751; 851) on a side (1111) facing the spacer device (7; 8), the spacer device (7; 8) on a side facing the first door magnet member (751; 851); 871) is connected to a first device magnet member (771; 871), and the first device magnet member (771; 871) magnetically interacts with the first door magnet member (751; 851) such that as soon as the first door magnet member (751; 851) and the first device magnet member (771; 871), at least one of which is a permanent magnet, face each other and are positioned, the first door element (111) is pulled towards the spacer device (7; 8).

2. The first door element (111) is connected at the front edge (1116) by a door hinge (132) to a corresponding rear edge (1125) of a second door element (112), and the second door element (112) can be inserted into the door compartment (18) in an aligned state parallel to the first door element (111) such that a spacer device (7; 8) including a second spacer roller (792; 892) facing the second door element (112) is enclosed between the first and second door elements (111, 112), The second door element (112) is connected at a side (1121) facing the spacer device (7; 8) to a second door magnet member (752; 852), and the spacer device (7; 8) on the side facing the second door magnet member (752; 852); 872) is connected to a second device magnet member (772; 872), and the second device magnet member (772; 872) magnetically interacts with the second door magnet member (752; 852) such that the second door element (112) is pulled towards the spacer device (7; 8) as soon as the second door magnet member (752; 852) and the second device magnet member (772; 872), at least one of which is a permanent magnet, face each other. The functional entity (1) according to claim 1.

3. An upper spacer device (7) is arranged above the door compartment (18), and the first door element (111) on the side (1111) facing the upper spacer device (7) is connected to an upper first door magnet member (751), and the upper spacer device (7) on the side facing the upper first door magnet member (751) is connected to an upper first device magnet member (771) that magnetically interacts with the upper first door magnet member (751), A lower spacer device (8) is arranged below the door compartment (18), and the first door element (111) on the side (1111) facing the lower spacer device (8) is connected to a lower first door magnet member (851). The lower spacer device (8) on the side facing the lower first door magnet member (851) is connected to a lower first device magnet member (871) that cooperates with the lower first door magnet member (851). The functional entity (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

4. The second door element (111) on the side (1121) facing the upper spacer device (7) is connected to an upper second door magnet member (752). The upper spacer device (7) on the side facing the upper second door magnet member (752) is connected to an upper second device magnet member (772) that magnetically interacts with the upper second door magnet member (752). The second door element (111) on the side (1121) facing the lower spacer device (8) is connected to a lower second door magnet member (852). The lower spacer device (8) on the side facing the lower first door magnet member (85) is connected to a lower second device magnet member (872) that magnetically interacts with the lower second door magnet member (852). The functional entity (1) according to claims 2 and 3, characterized in that.

5. The mounting profile (14) is connected, at its upper end piece, to an upper guide carriage (5) that is slidably supported on an upper guide rail (15) by which the upper spacer device (7) is held. The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that.

6. The mounting profile (14) is connected, at the lower end piece, to a lower guide carriage (6) slidably supported on a lower guide rail (16) by which the lower spacer device (8) is held, the functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. Each of the first door magnet members (751, 851), or each of the first and second door magnet members (751, 752; 851, 852), is arranged and fixed in a door recess (1110, 1120) of the first door element (111), or of the first and second door elements (111, 112), the functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. Each of the first door magnet members (751, 851), or each of the first and second door magnet members (751, 752; 851, 852), is plate-shaped and extends parallel to the running axis (x) of the mounting profile (14), the functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. At least one of the first door magnet members (751, 851) or at least one of the first and second door magnet members (751, 752; 851, 852) is covered by a cover or coating (76, 86), or All of the first door magnet members (751, 851) or all of the first and second door magnet members (751, 752; 851, 852) are each covered by a cover or coating (76, 86), Each of the covers or coatings (76, 86) covers the entire inner side (1111, 1121) of the associated door magnet member (751, 752; 851, 852) or of the door element (111, 1112), the functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. At least one of said first spacer rollers (791, 891) or at least one of said first and second spacer rollers (791, 891; 792, 892) is arranged at the level of said facing first or second door magnet member (751, 851; 752, 852) or said cover or coating (76, 86) located thereon, and can roll thereon during the movement of said first or second door element (111, 112). The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. Each of said plate-shaped first door magnet members (751, 851) extends, in whole or in part, across the width of said first door element (111) from said front edge (1116) of said first door element (111), and / or Each of said plate-shaped second door magnet members (752, 852) extends, in whole or in part, across the width of said second door element (112) from said rear edge (1125) of said second door element (112). The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. Said first device magnet member (771; 871) or said first and second device magnet members (771, 772; 871, 872) are plate-shaped, tablet-shaped, tablet-shaped or cylindrical, and are aligned parallel to said associated first or second door magnet member (751, 752; 851, 852), and / or Said first device magnet member (771; 871) or said first and second device magnet members (771, 772; 871, 872) preferably comprise a plurality of magnetic elements in the form of plates, tablets, tablets or cylinders. The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. At least one of the first or second spacer rollers (791, 792; 891, 892) is held by a roller holder (715, 815) that is movable in the bearing chamber (716) and is adjustably held by an adjustment screw (713), or At least one of the first or second spacer rollers (791, 792; 891, 892) is slidable in the bearing chamber (716) and is adjustably held by an adjustment screw (713), and is held by a roller holder (715, 815) that is connected to a buffer piston (7153) which holds a buffer element (7154) forming a stop for the mounting profile (14) or for one of the guide carriages (5, 6). The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that

14. Each of the spacer devices (7; 8) includes an adjustable or non-adjustable coupling element (74, 84) for coupling the holding device (4) and / or each of the spacer devices (7; 8) includes at least one stop element or damper element that can cooperate with one of the carriages (5, 6) and / or each of the spacer devices (7; 8) includes at least one stop element or damper element that can cooperate with one of the carriages (5, 6). The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that

15. The functional entity (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, in an embodiment of a furniture piece or a room unit of a building

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