How to move at least one door

Abstract

A method (1) for moving a door (2, 3, 26) relative to a stationary furniture cabinet (4), the furniture cabinet (4) having a storage space (5) and a hollow chamber (6), the door (2, 3, 26) being movable between a closed position in which the door (2, 3, 26) is arranged in a closing plane (7) and at least partially shields the storage space (5), and an open position in which the door (2, 3, 26) opens the storage space (5) and is arranged in an end position within the hollow chamber (6), the method comprising the following method steps: in a first method step (8), the door (2, 3, 26) is pivoted (8) from the closed position by a first ejection device (9) about a rotation axis (10) away from the storage space (5); in a second method step (11), the door (2, 3, 26) is pivoted (8) from the closed position by a first ejection device (9) about a rotation axis (10) away from the storage space (5); a third method step (12) of moving the doors (2, 3, 26) from the partially open position to the open position, in which at least one drive (13, 14) and a second ejection device (15) are loaded; a fourth method step (16) of pushing the doors (2, 3, 26) from the open position towards the partially open position by the second ejection device (15); a fifth method step (17) of moving the doors (2, 3, 26) by the at least one drive (13, 14) to the partially open position; and a sixth method step (18) of moving the doors (2, 3, 26) from the partially open position to the closed position, in which the first ejection device (9) is loaded.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The invention relates to a method for moving at least one door relative to a stationary furniture cabinet, the furniture cabinet having at least one storage space and at least one preferably shaft-shaped cavity, the at least one door being movable between a closed position, in which the at least one door is arranged in a closing plane and at least partially shields the at least one storage space, and an open position, in which the at least one door frees the at least one storage space and is arranged in an end position in the at least one cavity.

[0002] Such methods are already known from the prior art, but the disadvantage is that in order to move the door, the user must exert a great deal of effort and must apply force from different directions, which makes the movement process less smooth.

[0003] The object of the present invention is to at least partially overcome this drawback and to provide a method which is improved over the prior art, in particular which is distinguished by a harmonious and intuitive movement sequence and by requiring less effort from the user, thereby significantly increasing the operating comfort.

[0004] This problem is solved by the features of claim 1.

[0005] That is, in a first method step, the at least one door is pivoted away from the at least one storage space around a rotation axis by a first ejection device, preferably actuable by over-pushing the at least one door in the direction of the at least one storage space, starting from the closed position, preferably in this case it is envisaged that the first ejection device is arranged on the furniture cabinet or on the at least one door, whereby the at least one door is moved into an angular position which allows the at least one door to be moved further in the direction of the open position in a manner simple for the user.

[0006] In a second method step, at least one door is moved to a partially open position, in which the door is arranged substantially transversely to the closing plane and outside the at least one cavity. In this partially open position, the storage space can already be accessed from the outside. It is preferably provided that in the course of the second method step, the at least one door is moved to the partially open position manually. Such a movement is carried out with relatively little effort from one defined direction.

[0007] In a third method step, the at least one door is moved from the partially open position to the open position, in which the at least one drive and the second ejection device are loaded, preferably in which the at least one drive has a Bowden cable and / or a spring-loaded pivot lever. In this case, it is conceivable to move the at least one door manually from the partially open position to the open position in the course of the third method step. Such a movement is also a movement in a defined direction that is intuitive for the user.

[0008] With at least one door in the open position, the occupant now has unhindered access to the storage space, which may, for example, house a kitchen, in which case the occupant can now carry out activities that are usually performed in the kitchen.

[0009] If the user then wishes to close the storage space again, in a fourth method step, the at least one door is pushed out starting from the open position towards the partially open position by a second ejection device which can be preferably actuated by over-pushing the at least one door in the direction of the end position.

[0010] In a fifth method step, at least one door is moved to a partially open position by at least one drive. In this case, it is conceivable that in the course of the fifth method step, at least one door is moved to a partially open position in succession and / or simultaneously by at least two drives, these drives being loaded in the course of the third method step. For example, the first drive can be a Bowden cable as disclosed in the applicant's published application No. 51123 / 2019, and the second drive can be a pivot lever retractor as disclosed in the applicant's published application No. 50495 / 2020.

[0011] In a sixth method step, at least one door is moved, preferably by means of a pivoting device and / or manually, from the partially open position to a closed position, in which case the first ejection device is loaded.

[0012] That is, in the fourth, fifth and sixth method steps, the user is required to apply no or very little force to return the at least one door to the closed position.

[0013] According to a preferred embodiment, the first ejection device is also formed as a swivel device, by means of which at least one door is movable from a partially open position in the direction of the closed position, the swivel device being loaded during the second method step, and the at least one door being moved from the partially open position to the closed position by means of the swivel device and manually during the sixth method step.

[0014] For this purpose, a first ejection device may be formed, for example as disclosed in the applicant's published application No. 51116 / 2019.

[0015] It is conceivable that at least one damping device is provided for damping the movement of the at least one door into the partially open position during the fifth method step, so that the at least one door can be braked immediately before moving into the partially open position in order to make the direction change in the partially open position particularly smooth.

[0016] It has proven advantageous if at least one door is at least pivoted during the first, the second and the sixth method step.

[0017] Alternatively or additionally, it has proven advantageous to move at least one door linearly during the third, fourth and fifth method steps.

[0018] In this connection, it is conceivable that at least one door is supported, preferably pivotally, on a support, and that the support is slid along at least one guide arranged in at least one hollow chamber during the third, fourth and fifth method steps.

[0019] According to a preferred embodiment, at least one door is pivotally connected to at least one further door, which doors are arranged in a coplanar position in the closed position and are arranged substantially parallel to one another in the partially open position as well as in the open position, and it is provided that the doors perform a pivoting sliding movement during the first, second and sixth method steps.

[0020] In this connection, it has proven advantageous if at least one running rail is arranged in the furniture cabinet parallel to the closing plane, and one of the doors is connected to the at least one running rail via a running carriage and is moved along the at least one running rail during the first, second and sixth method steps.

[0021] Further details and advantages of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to the drawings on the basis of the description of the drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0022] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic representation of a first piece of furniture comprising a furniture cabinet and a door that is movable relative to the furniture cabinet; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a second piece of furniture comprising a furniture cabinet and a door that is movable relative to the furniture cabinet; [Diagram 3] 1 is a flow chart that generally illustrates an embodiment of a method for moving at least one door relative to a stationary furniture cabinet. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a method for moving a door relative to a stationary furniture cabinet, in the upper part of the figure a schematic plan view of the furniture and in the lower part a force-displacement graph. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. 5. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. 7. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. 8. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a sequence following FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 12. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 13. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 14. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 15. [Figure 17] FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a method for moving a door relative to a stationary furniture cabinet, in the upper part of the figure a schematic plan view of the furniture and in the lower part a force-displacement graph. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 17. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 18. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 19. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 20. [Figure 22] FIG. 22 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 21. [Figure 23] FIG. 23 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 22. [Figure 24] FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 23. [Diagram 25] FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 24. [Figure 26] FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 25. [Figure 27] FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 26. [Figure 28] FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 27. [Figure 29] FIG. 29 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 28. [Diagram 30] FIG. 30 is a diagram showing the sequence following FIG. 29.

[0023] Fig. 1 shows a piece of furniture 39 with a movable furniture part with only one door 26 and a piece of furniture 38 connected to it, the piece of furniture 38 having a movable furniture part with two doors 2, 3 pivotally connected to each other. The movable furniture parts can each screen a storage space 5 in which, for example, kitchen appliances and / or kitchen furniture can be arranged. This makes it possible to realize a concealable kitchen. The furniture pieces 38 and 39 can also be considered as one common piece of furniture.

[0024] Unlike what is shown in FIG. 1, there may be one common interior space which can be screened from a first side by a movable furniture part with door 26 and from a second side by a movable furniture part with doors 2, 3.

[0025] The furniture 38, 39 has a cavity 6 which extends in the depth direction of the furniture and is preferably configured in the shape of a shaft, in which a movable furniture part can be arranged.

[0026] The doors 2, 3, 26 are movable between a closed position in which the doors 2, 3, 26 are arranged in the closing plane 7 and block the storage space 5 at least in a predetermined area, and an open position in which the doors 2, 3, 26 open the storage space 5 and are arranged in an end position within the cavity 6.

[0027] For guiding the movable furniture parts into the cavity 6, a guide assembly is provided which is arranged in each of the furniture walls 28, 30 of the stationary furniture cabinet 4. This guide assembly may have a first guide 22 and a second guide 23 which is vertically spaced apart from the first guide.

[0028] The doors 2 , 3 , 26 may be preferably pivotally supported on a support 21 , in which case the support 21 can slide along guides 22 , 23 arranged in the at least one cavity 6 .

[0029] A compensation device 31 may be provided, which can compensate for the tilting moment of the door 26, 2, 3 or the support 21 about a horizontal axis. The compensation device 31 may comprise at least one Bowden cable 35 and / or a preferably Y-shaped scissor mechanism 36.

[0030] 2 shows a piece of furniture 38 with a movable furniture part including two doors 2, 3 pivotally connected to each other. The doors 2, 3 are pivotally connected to each other via a hinge 32.

[0031] At least one running rail 24 is arranged on the upper surface 33 of the furniture 38 parallel to the closing plane 7 of the doors 2, 3 (see also FIG. 17), where one of the two doors 2, 3 of the movable furniture part is supported slidably along the running rail 24 via a running carriage 25 (see also FIG. 1). The running rail 24 is covered in a defined area by a front panel 37.

[0032] The cavity 6 may be formed by two side walls 28, 29 and 30, 40, respectively, spaced apart from one another and arranged substantially parallel to one another, in which case the side walls 28, 29, 30, 40 may be connected to one another by a connecting member 34.

[0033] Between the side walls 29 and 30 as well as between the side wall 28 and the further side wall 27, an accommodation space 5 can be arranged.

[0034] Besides the furniture 38, 39 shown in figures 1 and 2, furniture having only one movable furniture part with only one door or furniture with more than one movable furniture part and / or more than one movable furniture part are also conceivable. The invention is explained below with reference to figure 4 and with reference to the furniture 38 and 39 as an example.

[0035] 3 shows diagrammatically by way of a flow chart an embodiment of a method 1 for moving at least one door 2, 3, 26 relative to a stationary furniture cabinet 4. The method 1 comprises the following method steps:

[0036] In a first method step 8, the at least one door 2, 3, 26 is pivoted away from the at least one storage space 5 around a rotation axis 10 by a first ejection device 9, which can be actuated from the closed position, preferably by over-pushing the at least one door 2, 3, 26 in the direction of the at least one storage space 5, preferably in this case the first ejection device 9 is arranged in the furniture cabinet 4 or in the at least one door 2, 3, 26.

[0037] In a second method step 11, at least one door 2, 3, 26 is moved into a partially open position in which it is arranged substantially transversely to the closing plane 7 and outside the at least one cavity 6.

[0038] In a third method step 12, at least one door 2, 3, 26 is moved from a partially open position to an open position, in which case at least one drive device 13, 14 and the second ejection device 15 are loaded, preferably in which case at least one drive device 13, 14 has a Bowden cable and / or a spring-loaded swivel lever.

[0039] In a fourth method step 16, at least one door 2, 3, 26 is pushed starting from the open position towards the partially open position by a second ejection device 15 which can be actuated by over-pushing the at least one door 2, 3, 26 in the direction of the end position.

[0040] In a fifth method step 17, at least one door 2,3,26 is moved by at least one drive 13,14 into a partially open position.

[0041] In a sixth method step 18, at least one door 2, 3, 26 is moved, preferably by means of a pivoting device 19 and / or manually, from the partially open position to a closed position, in which case the first ejection device 9 is loaded.

[0042] Figures 4 to 16 show in successive views another embodiment of the method 1 for moving a door 26 relative to a stationary furniture cabinet, in which in the upper part of the figure respectively a piece of furniture 39 is shown diagrammatically in plan view and in the lower part a force-displacement graph is shown.

[0043] The furniture 39 has a storage space 5 arranged between the side walls 29 and 30 and a cavity 6 arranged between the side walls 30 and 40 .

[0044] The door 26 is rotatable about the axis of rotation 10 .

[0045] In the lower part of the figure, two force-displacement graphs are respectively shown, the graph on the left shows the force 41 effective when the door 26 moves between a closed position, in which the door 26 is located in the closing plane 7, and a partially open position, in which the door 26 is located essentially parallel to the cavity 6, in terms of the pivot angle displacement 43. The graph on the right shows the force 42 effective when the door 26 moves between the partially open position and an open position, in which the door 26 is located in an end position within the cavity 6, in terms of the travel distance 44.

[0046] 4 shows the closed position of the door 26. In the figure, the energy accumulator of the first ejection device 9 arranged in the furniture cabinet 4 is loaded, which is indicated diagrammatically by a black filled square.

[0047] In a first method step 8, the door 26 is pivoted away from the storage space 5 around a rotation axis 10 by a first ejection device 9 which can be actuated by over-pushing the door 26 in the direction of the storage space 5, starting from the closed position.

[0048] Figure 5 shows the over-pushed position, and Figure 6 shows the position of the door 26 after ejection. During ejection, the force accumulator of the first ejection device 9 is relieved, which is shown by the fact that the squares in Figure 6 are no longer filled in.

[0049] In a second method step 11, the door 26 is manually moved to a partially open position in which it is arranged substantially transversely to the closing plane 7 and outside the at least one cavity 6. The partially open position is shown in FIG. 7. All provided drives 9, 13, 14 and 15 are unloaded in the partially open position. The user must apply a substantially constant force after the initial lifting in order to move the door 26 from the pushed-out position shown in FIG. 6 to the partially open position.

[0050] In a third method step 12, the door 26 is moved from the partially open position to the open position, in which the two drives 13, 14 and the second ejection device 15 are loaded, preferably in this case the drive 13 having a spring-loaded pivot lever and the drive 14 having a Bowden cable.

[0051] In this case, first the energy accumulator of the drive 13 is loaded (see FIG. 8), then at least partially the energy accumulator of the drive 14 (see FIG. 9) and finally the energy accumulator of the second ejection device 15, so that in the open position shown in FIG. 10, all the provided drives 13, 14 and 15 are loaded, except for the first ejection device 9.

[0052] If the user of the furniture 39 wishes to move the door 26 back from the open position to the closed position again, the door 26 can be pushed out in the direction of the partially open position by means of a second ejection device 15 which can be actuated by over-pushing the door 26 in the direction of the end position in a fourth method step 16. Figure 11 shows the over-pushing position in the cavity 6, while Figure 12 shows an intermediate position in which the door 26 is located in the cavity 6 after pushing out.

[0053] Starting from this intermediate position, the door 26 is moved in a fifth method step 17 to a partially open position by the drives 13 and 14, i.e. by the drive 14, which can already be activated during pushing out (see FIG. 13), and then by the drive 13, which conveys the door 26 to the defined partially open position (see FIG. 14).

[0054] In a sixth method step 18, the door 26 is manually moved from the partially open position to the closed position, with the first ejection device 9 being loaded in the last pivot angle range before reaching the closed position (see Figures 15 and 16).

[0055] This causes the door 26 to return to the starting position and can be opened again.

[0056] 17 to 30 show another embodiment of Method 1. In FIG.

[0057] In this case, the furniture 38 has two doors 2, 3 pivotally connected to one another. The furniture 38 also has a storage space 5 arranged between the side walls 27, 28 and a cavity 6 arranged between the side walls 28, 29.

[0058] In a first method step 8, the doors 2, 3 are pivoted away from the storage space 5 around a rotation axis 10 by a first ejection device 9 which can be operated by over-pushing the doors 2, 3 in the direction of the storage space 5, starting from the closed position shown in FIG. 17 .

[0059] In this case, the first ejection device 9 is arranged on one of the doors 2, 3. The over-pushed-in position is shown in FIG. 18 and the bent position after ejection is shown in FIG.

[0060] In a second method step 11, the doors 2, 3 are moved into a partially open position in which they are arranged substantially transversely to the closing plane 7 and outside the at least one cavity 6. The doors 2, 3 are furthermore substantially parallel to one another and are arranged, so to speak, as a package.

[0061] Figure 20 shows the intermediate position. In the bent position after extrusion as well as in the intermediate position, the energy accumulator of the first ejection device 9 is unloaded. Until the intermediate position is reached, the method proceeds in the same way as in the method according to figures 4 to 16.

[0062] The differences emerge in the subsequent steps. In the case of a double door assembly, the first ejection device 9 is also formed as a pivoting device 19, by means of which the doors 2, 3 can be moved from the partially open position and then again at a later time in the direction of the closed position. The pivoting device 19 is now loaded in the course of the second method step 11 when the movement proceeds from the intermediate position shown in FIG. 20 to the partially open position shown in FIG. 21, which leads to an increase in force.

[0063] In a third method step 12, the door package is manually moved from the partially open position to the open position, in which case one drive device 14 and a second ejection device 15 are loaded, preferably in this case the drive device 14 having a Bowden cable.

[0064] Figure 22 shows the intermediate position of the doors 2, 3 around the cavity 6, in which the energy accumulator of the drive 14 is loaded, and Figure 23 shows the end position, in which the energy accumulator of the second ejection device 15 is also loaded.

[0065] In a fourth method step 16, the door package is pushed out again from the open position towards the partially open position by a second ejection device 15 which can be actuated by over-pushing the door package in the direction of an end position. Figure 24 shows the over-pushing position and Figure 25 shows the pushed-out position after the pushing-out process has been completed.

[0066] In a fifth method step 17 the doors 2, 3 are moved by the drive 14 into a partially open position.

[0067] In this embodiment, at least one damping device 20 is provided, by which the movement of the door package into the partially open position during the fifth method step 17 is damped, i.e. in the distance section located just before the partially open position. This is shown in FIG.

[0068] In the sixth method step 18, the doors 2, 3 are moved, first by the pivoting device 19 and then manually, from the partially open position to the closed position, with the first ejection device 9 being loaded in the last distance section located just before the closed position (see Figures 28, 29 and 30).

[0069] In the closed position shown in Figures 17 and 30, the doors 2, 3 are arranged in a coplanar position, and in the partially open position as well as in the open position they are arranged substantially parallel to one another and perform a pivoting sliding movement during the first method step 8, the second method step 11 and the sixth method step 18.

Claims

1. A method (1) for moving at least one door (2, 3, 26) relative to a stationary furniture cabinet (4), the furniture cabinet (4) having at least one storage space (5) and at least one cavity (6), the at least one door (2, 3, 26) being movable between a closed position, in which the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is arranged in a closing plane (7) and at least partially shields the at least one storage space (5), and an open position, in which the at least one door (2, 3, 26) releases the at least one storage space (5) and is arranged in an end position within the at least one cavity (6), the method comprising the following method steps: - in a first method step (8), pivoting said at least one door (2, 3, 26) from said closed position by a first ejection device (9) about a rotation axis (10) away from said at least one storage space (5), - in a second method step (11), moving said at least one door (2, 3, 26) into a partially open position in which said door is arranged substantially transversely to said closing plane (7) and outside said at least one cavity (6), - in a third method step (12), moving said at least one door (2, 3, 26) from said partially open position to said open position, with at least one drive device (13, 14) and a second ejection device (15) being loaded and said at least one drive device (13, 14) being unloaded in the partially open position (12), - in a fourth method step (16), pushing said at least one door (2, 3, 26) starting from said open position towards said partially open position by said second ejection device (15), - in a fifth method step (17), moving (17) said at least one door (2, 3, 26) by said at least one drive (13, 14) into said partially open position, and - in a sixth method step (18), moving said at least one door (2, 3, 26) from said partially open position to said closed position, said first ejection device (9) being loaded (18), The method (1), comprising:

2. The method (1) described in claim 1, wherein at least one hollow chamber (6) is shaft-shaped.

3. A method (1) as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the first ejection device (9) is operable by excessively pushing the at least one door (2, 3, 26) in the direction of the at least one storage space (5).

4. A method (1) as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first ejection device (9) is arranged in the furniture cabinet (4) or in the at least one door (2, 3, 26).

5. The method (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one of the drive devices (13, 14) has a Bowden cable and / or a spring-loaded pivot lever.

6. A method (1) as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second ejection device (15) is operable by over-pushing the at least one door (2, 3, 26) in the direction of the end position.

7. A method (1) as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved from the partially open position to the closed position by a pivoting device (19) and / or manually.

8. 8. The method (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first ejection device (9) is also formed as a swiveling device (19) by means of which the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is movable from the partially open position in the direction of the closed position, the swiveling device (19) being loaded during the second method step (11), and the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved from the partially open position to the closed position by means of the swiveling device (19) and manually during the sixth method step (18).

9. 9. The method (1) according to claim 1, further comprising providing at least one damping device (20) for damping the movement of the at least one door (2, 3, 26) to the partially open position during the fifth method step (17).

10. 10. The method (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved manually into the partially open position during the second method step.

11. 11. The method (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved manually from said partially open position to said open position during said third method step.

12. 12. The method (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is at least pivoted during the first method step (8), the second method step (11) and the sixth method step (18).

13. 13. The method (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved linearly during the third method step (12), the fourth method step (16) and the fifth method step (17).

14. 14. The method (1) according to claim 13, wherein the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is supported on a support (21), and the support (21) is slid along at least one guide (22, 23) arranged in the at least one cavity (6) during the third method step (12), the fourth method step (16) and the fifth method step (17).

15. The method (1) described in claim 14, wherein at least one door (2, 3, 26) is pivotally supported on a support (21).

16. 16. The method (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the at least one door (2, 3) is pivotally connected to at least one further door (3, 2), the doors (2, 3) being arranged in a coplanar position in the closed position and being arranged substantially parallel to one another in the partially open position as well as in the open position, and the doors (2, 3) perform a pivoting sliding movement during the first method step (8), the second method step (11) and the sixth method step (18).

17. 17. The method (1) according to claim 16, characterized in that at least one running rail (24) is arranged on the furniture cabinet (4) parallel to the closing plane (7), and one of the doors (2, 3) is connected to the at least one running rail (24) via a running carriage (25) and is moved along the at least one running rail (24) during the first method step (8), the second method step (11) and the sixth method step (18).

18. 18. The method (1) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one door (2, 3, 26) is moved in tandem and / or simultaneously to the partially open position during the fifth method step (17) by at least two drives (13, 14), the drives (13, 14) being loaded during the third method step (12).

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