How to install furniture drive mechanisms

Abstract

A method for assembling a furniture drive (1), in particular a flap drive, comprising a drive unit (2) and a cover cap (3) for covering at least a predefined area of ​​a lateral visible area (4) of the furniture drive (1), in a furniture cabinet (5) with a furniture cabinet side wall (6) and a furniture cabinet top surface (7), comprising the following method steps to be performed in a particularly chronological order: - moving the drive unit (2) into a position where it comes into contact with the cover cap (3), which is preferably arranged on the furniture cabinet top surface (7), thereby placing the drive unit (2) in the furniture cabinet (5) in a defined assembly position (9) at a defined height distance from the furniture cabinet top surface (7).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a furniture drive device, particularly a flap drive device, comprising a drive unit and a cover cap for covering at least a predetermined area of the visible area on the side of the furniture drive device, and to a method of assembling the furniture drive device into a furniture cabinet having a furniture cabinet side wall and a furniture cabinet upper surface. Further, the present invention relates to the use of the cover cap of the furniture drive device. Further, the present invention relates to an assembly comprising at least one furniture drive device, particularly a flap drive device, including a drive unit and a cover cap for moving a movably supported furniture part relative to a furniture cabinet, and a furniture cabinet having a furniture cabinet side wall and a furniture cabinet upper surface. Further, the present invention relates to another assembly stopper for assembling a cover cap and a furniture drive device, particularly a flap drive device, onto or into a furniture cabinet, the other assembly stopper having at least one first contact point for adjusting the depth of the drive unit relative to the furniture cabinet side wall.

[0002] A method of positioning a furniture drive device relative to a furniture cabinet is already known from the document of International Publication No. 2018 / 140991. In this case, an assembly stopper firmly coupled to the furniture drive device is provided, and the assembly stopper is pivotable relative to the furniture drive device during the assembly operation, whereby a defined spacing - depth adjustment - of the furniture drive device from the end face of the furniture cabinet side wall can be achieved. The furniture drive device has two separate stoppers spaced apart from each other in space so as to be able to achieve a defined spacing - height adjustment - of the furniture drive device from the furniture cabinet upper surface. A cover cap can be provided for at least partially covering the visible area on the side of the assembly stopper or the furniture drive device.

[0003] The drawbacks of the conventional technology are that two separate stoppers, spaced apart from each other, can cause the furniture drive to be misaligned relative to the top surface of the furniture cabinet due to, for example, manufacturing errors in the components and / or improper installation in the furniture drive mechanism, which leads to a decrease in the functionality of the furniture drive mechanism, especially when the furniture drive mechanisms are located on both sides of the furniture cabinet. Furthermore, height adjustment requires numerous additional component elements (especially when combined with depth adjustment). Moreover, height adjustment is limited in terms of the geometric configuration of the stopper as an integrated component of the furniture drive mechanism. Furthermore, this stopper is only slightly suitable for the distance from the top surface of the furniture cabinet, thus limiting its use to a wide range of applications. Additionally, depth adjustment is limited to the structural size of the assembled stopper as an integrated component of the furniture drive mechanism, and the assembled stopper must be brought to the correct pivot position only by the installer. Furthermore, since the assembly stopper detracts from the aesthetic appearance of the front side of the furniture drive mechanism, the assembly stopper may need to be covered with a cover cap in some cases.

[0004] The furniture drive assembly is known from the document in International Publication No. 2022 / 082240, the specification of European Patent Application Publication No. 2331783, and the specification of Chinese Utility Model No. 216130737.

[0005] Therefore, the technical problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an improved method, assembly, cover cap, and alternative assembly stopper that at least partially overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and are particularly superior in the simplified assembly of furniture drive devices in furniture cabinets.

[0006] This problem is solved by the features of claim 1.

[0007] Therefore, according to the present invention, the following method steps are envisioned to be carried out in a chronological order, namely, - The step of moving the cover cap to a position where the cover cap contacts the top surface of the furniture cabinet and, if applicable, the side wall of the furniture cabinet, thereby the cover cap forms an assembly stopper for the furniture drive mechanism for height adjustment. - Move the drive unit to a position where it contacts a cover cap preferably located on the top surface of the furniture cabinet. This involves the step of positioning the drive unit in the furniture cabinet at a predetermined assembly position with a predetermined height distance from the top surface of the furniture cabinet, It is anticipated that this will be implemented.

[0008] This allows the cover cap to serve two functions: on the one hand, it improves the aesthetic appearance of the furniture drive unit and protects it from contaminants; and on the other hand, it serves as an assembly stopper or a gauge in the assembly of the furniture drive unit into the furniture cabinet.

[0009] Generally, it is optional whether the cover cap is positioned on the furniture cabinet first and then the drive unit is placed on the cover cap, or whether the cover cap is first brought into contact with the drive unit and then the drive unit is placed on the furniture cabinet together with the cover cap.

[0010] The use of cover caps eliminates the need for additional components for height adjustment, and in this case, even relatively large distances from the top surface of the furniture cabinet are guaranteed with a specified alignment. The risk of tilting the furniture cabinet is greatly reduced, and in this case, proper positioning of the furniture drive units for optimal functionality can be guaranteed, especially when multiple furniture drive units are installed.

[0011] A further advantageous feature is that there is no need to create holes in the furniture cabinet—especially for various assembly positioning—before assembling the furniture drive unit. The holes for mounting the furniture drive unit in the furniture cabinet can be flexibly and individually created during the assembly process of the furniture drive unit to the furniture cabinet, according to the desired requirements of the furniture drive unit, and these holes allow the furniture drive unit to be fixedly positioned in the furniture cabinet. Furthermore, there is no need for any particularly predetermined and / or pre-assembled plug-in connectors or similar parts in the furniture drive unit to achieve the fixed position of the furniture drive unit inside the holes during the assembly process.

[0012] The term "top surface of a furniture cabinet" can be interpreted broadly, and an intermediate wall that divides a furniture cabinet into two furniture sections located vertically above and below each other can also be considered the top surface of a furniture cabinet.

[0013] The predetermined assembly position (which generally exists only virtually in the furniture cabinet before assembly) for height adjustment can be defined by the height of the cover cap.

[0014] The cover cap may generally be formed from multiple parts, in which case, for example, a first part of the cover cap may be pre-attached to the furniture drive mechanism, and a second part may be preferably detachably attached to the furniture drive mechanism or drive unit after the furniture drive mechanism has been assembled to the furniture cabinet. The heights of the multiple cover cap parts may be adapted, for example, to the desired height adjustment of the furniture drive mechanism. The height of one of the cover caps may relate to the entire cover cap or to a part of the cover cap.

[0015] As mentioned at the beginning, patent protection can also be sought for the use of a furniture drive mechanism, particularly a flap drive mechanism, as an assembly stopper for attaching the furniture drive mechanism to a furniture cabinet.

[0016] The assembly stopper may also be referred to as a gauge, as a synonym.

[0017] The cover cap may also be suitable for covering the front, bottom, and / or top surfaces of the end face side of the drive unit, for example, by covering the side edges.

[0018] As stated at the beginning, patent protection is also sought for an assembly comprising at least one furniture drive device, particularly a flap drive device, including a drive unit and a cover cap, for moving a movable supported furniture portion relative to a furniture cabinet, and a furniture cabinet having furniture cabinet side walls and a furniture cabinet top surface, wherein the cover cap is positioned along the top surface of the furniture cabinet and the drive unit is positioned along the cover cap in order to adjust the height when assembling the drive unit to the furniture cabinet at a predetermined assembly position with a predetermined height distance from the top surface of the furniture cabinet.

[0019] As stated at the beginning, patent protection is also sought for a cover cap for assembling a furniture drive device, particularly a flap drive device, to a furniture cabinet, wherein the cover cap comprises at least one mounting device for positioning the cover cap to an operating position where the cover cap is located to the side of the drive unit, preferably parallel to it, in the use position, and an adjusting means for positioning the cover cap to another operating position where the cover cap is located above the drive unit in an adjusting device of the drive unit in the use position.

[0020] A combination of at least one mounting device and an adjustment means allows for precise positioning of the furniture drive unit for assembly purposes via a cover cap, and then at least a predetermined area of ​​the visible side of the furniture drive unit can be covered. The at least one mounting device may be provided for coupling to the drive unit, for example in the form of a clip coupling, in which case other types of mounting devices such as screw couplings can also be considered.

[0021] Particularly preferably, the adjustment means is formed in accordance with an adjustment device for the drive unit, for example in the form of a web, which can engage with a recess in the drive unit. The adjustment means may generally, or alternatively or supplementarily, preferably be formed as a longitudinal edge opening into the slanted surface of the cover cap, thereby allowing the cover cap to be linearly positioned on the top surface of the furniture cabinet during the assembly process.

[0022] As stated at the beginning, patent protection is also sought for another mounting stopper for mounting a furniture drive device, in particular a flap drive device, onto or inside a furniture cabinet, having at least one first contact point for adjusting the depth of the drive unit relative to the side wall of the furniture cabinet, wherein the other mounting stopper is removablely attachable to the drive unit of the furniture drive device and elastically deformable in at least a predetermined area for removal from the drive unit without damage.

[0023] For the assembly of the furniture drive unit, a separate assembly stopper can function as a gauge to position the furniture drive unit relative to the furniture cabinet during depth adjustment and, if applicable, height adjustment, thereby ensuring the precise positioning of the furniture drive unit at a given assembly position.

[0024] By being removablely mounted to the drive unit, at least one other assembly stopper can be reused, thereby reducing material costs, resulting in a furniture drive system that is environmentally friendly, has fewer component elements, and further provides additional configuration space inside and / or outside the furniture drive system.

[0025] In this context, elastic can be described as a reversible and flexible deformation from a first geometric state to a second geometric state without plastic deformation. This allows another mounting stopper to be removed from the furniture drive device without requiring at least partial removal of the furniture drive device and / or the drive unit. The Young's modulus of solids in the range of plastics (such as PET, PU, PVC, PS or the like, which have a lower Young's modulus than metallic materials) is particularly suitable, and in this case, an elasticity similar to rubber can also be considered.

[0026] Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

[0027] According to an advantageous configuration of the invention, at least one further mounting stopper is removably attached to the drive unit in the furniture drive device, preferably via at least one spring tongue arranged on at least one further mounting stopper, and the drive unit is moved to a position where at least one further mounting stopper contacts the furniture cabinet side wall via at least one first contact point for depth adjustment, thereby assuming that the drive unit is positioned in the furniture cabinet at a predetermined mounting position with respect to the depth.

[0028] At least one spring tongue enables at least one further mounting stopper to be comfortably pre - assembled removably to the furniture drive device and / or, after assembly, to be easily removed from the furniture drive device by the user. At least one further furniture stopper enables accurate positioning of the furniture drive device in the furniture cabinet in two orthogonal spatial directions.

[0029] Advantageously, it is envisaged that the drive unit is attached to the furniture cabinet at a predetermined mounting position, preferably by means of at least one mounting means such as a screw or a dowel. Preferably in this case, at least one mounting means is inserted into the opening of the drive unit during the assembly of the furniture drive, thereby coupling the furniture drive to the side wall of the furniture cabinet.

[0030] After fixing the furniture drive to the furniture cabinet via at least one mounting means, the cover cap can be moved to a second functional position and / or at least one further furniture stopper can be removed from the furniture drive, thereby enabling the operation of the furniture drive to be started.

[0031] For example, at least one mounting means may be provided in the form of a Spax screw. It is not necessarily required to pre-assemble at least one mounting means on the drive unit and / or to pre-drill the furniture cabinet.

[0032] After attaching the furniture drive to the furniture cabinet, it has been found to be advantageous if at least one further assembly stopper is removed from the drive unit, preferably in this case by elastically deforming at least one further assembly stopper via at least one notch for removal.

[0033] Due to the flexibility provided by at least one notch of at least one further assembly stopper, a time-efficient removal of at least one further assembly stopper can be carried out in one working step and this at least one further assembly stopper can be used in another furniture drive.

[0034] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, after the furniture drive unit is attached to the furniture cabinet, the cover cap is positioned in a visible area to the side of the furniture drive unit, preferably on the drive unit, in at least a predetermined area, preferably in this case, the cover cap is pivoted onto the furniture drive unit by substantially 180° relative to the longitudinal extension of the cover cap from the side wall of the furniture cabinet, and / or the cover cap is positioned from an assembly position in which the cover cap is positioned parallel to the drive unit above the drive unit to an operating position in which the cover cap is positioned parallel to the side of the drive unit.

[0035] The fitting of the cover cap to accommodate the two functions is generally unnecessary, and there is no need to use additional stoppers or gauges for assembly. The operating position can be obtained, for example, via mounting means such as a clip coupling. The assembled position can be obtained, for example, by an adjustment device.

[0036] It was found to be advantageous for the cover cap to have a height at the point of use of the furniture drive device in the furniture cabinet that precisely corresponds to the distance of the drive unit from the top surface of the furniture cabinet, in order to position the drive unit in a predetermined assembly position.

[0037] Generally, the height of the cover cap can be made adjustable, thereby allowing for adjustment of the variable distance of the furniture drive unit from the top surface of the furniture cabinet, while also enabling mounting to furniture drive units with defined or variable geometry.

[0038] In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the cover cap has two longitudinal edges oriented parallel to each other, and the drive unit is arranged parallel to the top surface of the furniture cabinet along the longitudinal edges, preferably in this case at least one of the two longitudinal edges is directly adjacent to the bevel of the cover cap and / or located on the top surface of the furniture cabinet for removal of the cover cap after the furniture drive unit has been mounted on the furniture cabinet.

[0039] Particularly preferable, the cover cap has a lower surface that is aligned parallel to the drive unit during assembly of the web and / or furniture drive mechanism, and it is envisioned that the web and / or lower surface be positioned in at least a predetermined area within the adjustment device of the drive unit, preferably within a recess.

[0040] The lower surface, which is oriented parallel to the inside of the adjustment device, prevents undesirable tilting of the cover cap relative to the drive unit and / or provides a defined contact surface for positioning the furniture drive device. The web may project from the lower surface, for example laterally, and / or be positioned perpendicular to the lower surface.

[0041] Furthermore, preferably, the cover cap is assumed to be in line contact and / or surface contact with the top surface and / or side wall of the furniture cabinet via at least two spatially spaced contact points, and / or the drive unit is assumed to be in line contact and / or surface contact with the cover cap via at least two spatially spaced contact points.

[0042] In embodiments of the present invention, the furniture drive device is assumed to have an operating part for moving a movable furniture part by applying force via a drive unit, and / or the cover cap is preferably arranged planarly on the side wall of the furniture cabinet.

[0043] The operating part can be subjected to force via a drive unit for moving the movable furniture part. The operating part may be provided, for example, in the form of an operating arm—and possibly connected to a lever mechanism.

[0044] The operating part may generally have a structure consisting of multiple parts and / or may be directly connected to a furniture part that is movably supported in the furniture cabinet, or indirectly connected via a connector, for example, another lever and / or fitting.

[0045] By arranging the cover caps planarly on the side walls of the furniture cabinet, the specified distance from the top surface of the furniture cabinet can be optimized, and in this case, tilting of the cover caps is prevented.

[0046] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cover cap has a lower surface arranged parallel to the web and / or drive unit, the web and / or lower surface being positioned in at least a predetermined area within an adjustment device of the drive unit, preferably a recess, and preferably in this case the cover cap is positioned from an assembly position in which the cover cap is positioned parallel to the drive unit above to an operating position in which the cover cap is positioned parallel to the side of the drive unit.

[0047] Furthermore, preferably, at least one drive unit is provided with at least one additional assembly stopper that can contact the furniture cabinet, in which case the at least one additional assembly stopper is assumed to be pre-assembled to the drive unit in a removable manner.

[0048] This allows for simultaneous height and depth adjustment of the furniture drive mechanism. Generally, at least one additional assembly stopper can also be used for both depth and height adjustment.

[0049] According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cover cap has two longitudinal edges oriented parallel to each other, and it is assumed that at least one of the two longitudinal edges is positioned directly adjacent to the slope of the cover cap to contact the top surface of the furniture cabinet.

[0050] Two longitudinal edges oriented parallel to each other ensure that the furniture drive unit is aligned parallel to the top surface of the furniture cabinet. The bevel of the cover cap prevents tilting of the cover cap between the furniture cabinet and the drive unit, reducing the risk of scratches when the drive unit is removed after it has been assembled to the furniture cabinet. The bevel ensures that the cover cap makes line contact (or at least contact via two spatially distinct contact points) with the furniture cabinet rather than surface contact.

[0051] Particularly preferably, the other assembly stopper has at least one notch, preferably in the region of the axis of symmetry, and the notch is intended to allow the other assembly stopper to be elastically deformable in at least a predetermined region between the starting state and a state in which it is compressed horizontally or vertically, particularly in the position of use.

[0052] Elastic deformability or flexibility in at least a predetermined area can be provided by at least one notch, in which case sufficient strength or stability is ensured, in particular, for fixed positioning in the drive unit.

[0053] According to an advantageous configuration of the present invention, it is assumed that at least one notch is provided for placement in a drive unit and / or for removal from a drive unit and / or is formed in a delta, triangular, rectangular, or parallelogram shape and / or at least three notches are provided.

[0054] At least one notch is provided to form flexibility for at least one other assembly stopper, and at the same time, can also ensure sufficient stability for at least one other assembly stopper to prevent unwanted detachment from the drive unit. At least one notch also functions as a compressible accumulator that provides fixed positioning in the furniture drive unit and is removable.

[0055] Advantageously, in one embodiment, it is assumed that at least one, preferably at least two or just two, and / or another spring tongue materially coupled to the drive unit of the furniture drive is provided for clipping the other assembly stopper to the drive unit of the furniture drive.

[0056] At least one spring tongue allows the user to easily and quickly pre-assemble at least one additional furniture stopper, in which case the at least one additional furniture stopper can be comfortably fitted onto the drive unit.

[0057] It was found to be advantageous to provide at least one mounting device, spatially spaced apart from at least one spring tongue, for coupling with the drive unit.

[0058] This allows another furniture stopper, firmly positioned on the furniture drive mechanism, to be formed with a specified alignment.

[0059] According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the other assembly stopper is formed from plastic, and preferably in this case, it is assumed that the other assembly stopper is formed substantially mirror-symmetrically.

[0060] Plastics are suitable for elastically deformable components that can be manufactured, for example, as injection-molded parts, based on their inherent material properties.

[0061] Another assembly stopper has at least one, preferably just two, operating regions arranged symmetrically with respect to each other, and it has been found to be advantageous that the operating regions allow the other assembly stopper to be deformed by at least one notch and / or optionally by at least one spring tongue to manually elastically remove the other assembly stopper from the drive unit.

[0062] Preferably, at least one operating area includes a gripping means in the form of a molded portion or projection for improved manual operation. Preferably, two operating areas are provided, located outward along the side of at least one other assembly stopper. Preferably, at least one operating area is formed as a contour recess located outward of at least one other assembly stopper.

[0063] Particularly preferable is the provision of at least one second contact point for adjusting the height of the drive unit relative to the top surface of the furniture cabinet.

[0064] This allows for both height and depth adjustment through the component elements.

[0065] The features of the apparatus claims are applicable to the method claims and the use claims, and vice versa. Further details and advantages of the present invention will be described below in detail with respect to the embodiments shown in the drawings, with reference to the description of the drawings. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0066] [Figure 1a] This perspective view shows a furniture drive unit being assembled to a furniture cabinet, illustrating a preferred assembly method via a cover cap. [Figure 1b] This is a magnified view showing the details of the furniture drive mechanism before it is assembled. [Figure 2a] This is a perspective view showing a furniture drive unit with a cover cap, at one position of the cover cap during assembly. [Figure 2b] This is a perspective view showing a furniture drive unit with a cover cap, with the cover cap positioned at a different location during assembly. [Figure 3a] This is an enlarged detail diagram showing the furniture drive mechanism and cover cap in the assembly method, regarding their function as assembly stoppers. [Figure 3b] This is an enlarged detail view showing the furniture drive unit and cover cap in the assembly method, relating to the function of the cover cap as a cover for the visible area on the side of the furniture drive unit. [Figure 3c] This is an enlarged detail view showing the furniture drive unit and cover cap in the assembly method, relating to the function of the furniture drive unit as a cover for the visible area on the side. [Figure 4a] This is a perspective view showing a furniture cabinet equipped with a furniture drive mechanism having a separate furniture stopper located on the side wall of the furniture cabinet. [Figure 4b] This is a perspective view showing a furniture cabinet equipped with a furniture drive mechanism having two additional furniture stoppers located on the side wall of the furniture cabinet. [Figure 5a] This is a perspective view showing a furniture drive device according to a preferred embodiment, having two separate furniture stoppers arranged in the drive unit. [Figure 5b] These are four orthogonal views illustrating another furniture stopper according to a preferred embodiment. [Figure 6a] These are perspective views and four orthogonal views, each illustrating a different furniture stopper according to another preferred embodiment. [Figure 6b] Further, one perspective view and four orthogonal view diagrams each illustrate another furniture stopper according to another preferred embodiment. [Figure 7] A perspective view and two orthogonal views illustrating a furniture drive device according to yet another preferred embodiment, having two additional furniture stoppers arranged in the drive unit.

[0067] Based on Figures 1a to 3c, a method for assembling the furniture drive unit 1, which includes a drive unit 2 and a cover cap 3 for covering the visible area 4 on the side of the furniture drive unit 1, to a furniture cabinet 5 having a furniture cabinet side wall 6 and a furniture cabinet top surface 7 can be described as follows. The cover cap 3 is moved to a position where it makes line contact with the furniture cabinet top surface 7 and the furniture cabinet side wall 6, thereby forming an assembly stopper 8 for the furniture drive unit 1 for height adjustment. The drive unit 2 is then moved to a position where it makes surface contact with the cover cap 3 positioned on the furniture cabinet top surface 7, thereby positioning the drive unit 2 in the furniture cabinet 5 at a predetermined assembly position 9 with respect to height.

[0068] As can be seen in Figure 1a, the furniture drive unit 1 has a separate assembly stopper 10 that is detachably attached to the drive unit 2 via two spring tongues 11 (see Figures 4b to 5b) located on the separate assembly stopper 10. The separate assembly stopper 10 moves the drive unit 2 to a position where it contacts the furniture cabinet side wall 6 via a first contact point 12 for depth adjustment, thereby positioning the drive unit 2 in the furniture cabinet 5 at a predetermined assembly position 9 with respect to depth. Figure 1b shows a magnified view of the relative arrangement between the cover cap 3 and the drive unit 2 after depth adjustment and before height adjustment.

[0069] The predetermined assembly position 9 is not indicated or predetermined on the furniture cabinet, and the predetermined assembly position 9 is uniquely achieved and uniquely defined by height adjustment via the cover cap 3 and depth adjustment via another assembly stopper 10.

[0070] Figure 2a shows that as soon as the furniture drive unit 1 reaches a predetermined assembly position 9, the drive unit 2 is attached to the furniture cabinet 5 at the predetermined assembly position 9 by mounting means in the form of screw coupling (the area enclosed by the rectangle serves as a reference diagram for Figures 3a to 3c). Height adjustment is also performed for the furniture drive unit 1 via the cover cap 3, thereby fixing the furniture drive unit to the furniture cabinet 5, utilizing the second function of the cover cap 3, and allowing the removal of another assembly stopper 10.

[0071] Figure 2b shows that after the furniture drive unit 1 is attached to the furniture cabinet 5, another assembly stopper 10 is removed from the drive unit 2, in which case the other assembly stopper 10 is elastically deformed through at least one notch 14 in order to be removed (see Figures 4b to 5b). The other assembly stopper 10 is elastically deformable to be removed from the drive unit 2 without damage, in which case removal of the furniture drive unit 1 is not necessary.

[0072] The cover cap 3 may be positioned in the visible area 4 on the side of the furniture drive unit 1 within the area of ​​the drive unit 2 after the furniture drive unit 1 has been attached to the furniture cabinet 5. In this case, the cover cap 3 is rotated 180° relative to the longitudinal extension 15 of the cover cap 3 onto the furniture drive unit 1 from the side wall 6 of the furniture cabinet.

[0073] Figure 3a shows the cover cap 3 attached to the furniture drive unit 1 in its use position (during assembly and subsequent operation), and the furniture drive unit 1 attached to the furniture cabinet 5. The cover cap 3 has a height 16 that precisely corresponds to the vertical distance of the drive unit 2 from the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet in order to position the drive unit 2 in a predetermined assembly position 9.

[0074] The cover cap 3 has two longitudinal edges 17 oriented parallel to each other, and the drive unit 2 is aligned parallel to the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet along these longitudinal edges during assembly.

[0075] One of the two longitudinal edges 17 is directly adjacent to the bevel 18 of the cover cap 3 (for line contact with the furniture cabinet top surface 7 at the end face side) and is in contact with the furniture cabinet top surface 7, thereby facilitating the removal of the cover cap 3 after the furniture drive unit 1 is installed on the furniture cabinet 5 and preventing damage to the furniture cabinet 5.

[0076] To bring the furniture drive unit 1 into contact with the cover cap 3, the drive unit includes an adjustment device 21 configured as a recess 22 (as shown in the schematicly enlarged detailed section drawing, which may be configured, for example, with a single lateral stopper for the cover cap 3). The cover cap 3 has a web 19 that protrudes from a lower surface 20 arranged parallel to the drive unit 2 during assembly and in use of the furniture drive unit 1. During assembly, the web 19 is positioned inside the recess 22.

[0077] As shown in Figure 3b, regardless of the structural form of the cover cap 3, the cover cap 3 can be positioned from an assembly position in which it is positioned parallel to the top of the drive unit 2 to an operating position in which it is positioned parallel to the side of the drive unit 2.

[0078] Therefore, in addition to its function as a cover for the visible area 4 on the side of the drive unit, the cover cap 3 is also used as an assembly stopper 8 or as a gauge for assembling the furniture drive unit 1 into the furniture cabinet 5.

[0079] Figure 3c shows an assembly according to a preferred embodiment, comprising a furniture drive device 1, which includes a drive unit 2 and a cover cap 3 for moving a movable supported furniture portion relative to the furniture cabinet 5, and a furniture cabinet 5 having furniture cabinet side walls 6 and a furniture cabinet top surface 7.

[0080] To adjust the height during assembly of the drive unit 2 to the furniture cabinet 5, the cover cap 3 is positioned linearly along the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet, and the drive unit 2 is positioned planarly along the cover cap 3.

[0081] The drive unit 2 is equipped with another assembly stopper 10 that can contact the furniture cabinet 5. In this case, the other assembly stopper 10 is pre-assembled to the drive unit 2 in a removable manner and can be removed from the furniture drive device 1 via a clip coupling after assembly.

[0082] The cover cap 3 has a height 16 that precisely corresponds to the desired distance of the drive unit 2 from the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet in order to position the drive unit 2 at a predetermined assembly position 9.

[0083] The cover cap 3 is positioned planarly on the side wall 6 of the furniture cabinet.

[0084] Figures 4a and 4b show a furniture cabinet 5, which is equipped with a furniture drive unit 1 that is assembled into the furniture cabinet. Generally, two furniture drive units 1 may be provided in each of the furniture cabinets 5 to move furniture parts that are pivotally positioned within the furniture cabinet 5 (not visible in the drawings).

[0085] Figure 4a shows the furniture drive unit 1 being assembled to the furniture cabinet side wall 6. A cover cap 3 (not visible in the drawing) can be placed between the furniture drive unit 1 and the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet to adjust the height and position the furniture drive unit 1 at a specified parallel distance from the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet.

[0086] Before or after height adjustment, another assembly stopper 10 can be used, and depth adjustment is performed via contact between this other assembly stopper 10 and the furniture cabinet side wall 6.

[0087] Figure 4b shows a furniture drive unit 1 with two separate assembly stoppers 10, in which case height adjustment is performed via the upper assembly stopper 10. Depth adjustment is performed via the lower assembly stopper 10, in which case the parallel alignment of the furniture drive unit 1 is ensured by the upper assembly stopper 10. However, generally, two separate assembly stoppers 10 are not necessarily required, especially for depth adjustment.

[0088] Figure 5a shows a furniture drive unit 1 equipped with a drive unit 2, and the visible area 4 on the side of the furniture drive unit 1 is at least partially covered by the cover cap 3 after the cover cap 3 is assembled to the furniture cabinet 5.

[0089] The drive unit 2 has two additional mounting stoppers 10 positioned on the end face side. The lower mounting stopper 10 in the working position is used for depth adjustment. The upper mounting stopper 10 in the working position can be used for height adjustment, and in this case, this upper mounting stopper can also be removed before assembling the furniture drive unit 1 to the furniture cabinet 5 in order to perform height adjustment via the cover cap 3 - in particular with a modified height setting for this additional furniture stopper 10.

[0090] The force for moving the movable furniture parts is provided by the drive unit 2, which may include, for example, a power accumulator. The furniture drive device 1 has two operating parts 23 for moving the movable furniture parts by applying force via the drive unit 2. For example, the kinematics of movement can be influenced by a lever mechanism connected to at least one of the operating parts 23.

[0091] Figure 5b shows a first preferred embodiment of another assembly stopper 10 for depth and / or height adjustment, in which case the other assembly stopper 10 may be provided for assembling the furniture drive unit 1 on or inside the furniture cabinet 5.

[0092] Another assembly stopper 10 has at least one first contact point 12 in the form of a contact surface for adjusting the depth of the drive unit 2 relative to the furniture cabinet side wall 6. Another assembly stopper 10 is removablely attachable to the drive unit 2 of the furniture drive device 1 (see Figure 4a) and has a tool receiving portion for a screwdriver on its front surface in the use position on the drive unit 2, thereby allowing the other assembly stopper 10 to be rotated while attached to the drive unit 2.

[0093] Figures 6a and 6b show two other preferred embodiments of a different assembly stopper 10 for depth adjustment and / or height adjustment.

[0094] Figure 6a shows that another assembly stopper 10 has multiple notches 14 in the region of the axis of symmetry 24, and these notches allow the other assembly stopper 10 to be elastically deformable between the illustrated starting state and a state in which it is horizontally compressed in the use position.

[0095] The notches 14 for placement in the drive unit 2 are provided for removal from the drive unit 2. In the figure, the upper notches 14 are parallelogram-shaped, the two lower notches 14 are triangular, and the multiple middle notches 14 are delta-shaped.

[0096] The three notches 14 are formed as openings for another assembly stopper 10, in which case the number and geometry are generally arbitrary.

[0097] Figure 6b shows that two spring tongues 11, materially coupled to another assembly stopper 10, are provided to clip the other assembly stopper 10 to the drive unit 2 of the furniture drive device 1.

[0098] Another assembly stopper 10 has two materially coupled mounting devices 25 for coupling with the drive unit 2, which are spatially spaced apart from the two spring tongues 11.

[0099] Another assembly stopper 10 is formed from plastic in a mirror-image symmetrical manner.

[0100] Another assembly stopper 10 has two operating areas 26 arranged symmetrically with respect to each other, which allow the other assembly stopper 10 to be deformed by a notch 14 to manually and elastically remove it from the drive unit 2 via a spring tongue 11. The operating areas 26 are located in the other assembly stopper 10 in the form of recesses with corrugated grooves on their outer contours.

[0101] Another assembly stopper 10 has two second contacts 27 for adjusting the height of the drive unit 2 relative to the top surface 7 of the furniture cabinet, although generally only one second contact 27 may be provided.

[0102] Figure 7 shows the arrangement of two additional assembly stoppers 10 located on the end face of the furniture drive unit 1 in a perspective view and two views from mutually orthogonal directions. One additional assembly stopper 10 is located in the lower region of the end face in the usage position, while the other additional assembly stopper 10 protrudes beyond the upper surface of the furniture drive unit 1 in the usage position. Before removing the additional assembly stopper 10, both additional assembly stoppers 10 always protrude from the end face.

Claims

1. A method for assembling a furniture drive device (1), which includes a drive unit (2) and a cover cap (3) for covering at least a predetermined area of ​​the visible area (4) on the side of the furniture drive device (1), to a furniture cabinet (5) having a furniture cabinet side wall (6) and a furniture cabinet top surface (7), comprising the following method steps, namely, - The step of moving the cover cap (3) to a position where the cover cap (3) contacts the upper surface (7) of the furniture cabinet, thereby forming an assembly stopper (8) for the furniture drive device (1) for height adjustment, - Move the drive unit (2) to a position where it contacts the cover cap (3) on which the drive unit (2) is located. This involves the step of positioning the drive unit (2) on the furniture cabinet (5) at a predetermined assembly position (9) with a predetermined height distance from the top surface (7) of the furniture cabinet, It has, The furniture drive unit (1) has at least one additional assembly stopper (10) removably attached to the drive unit (2), which moves the drive unit (2) to a position where the at least one additional assembly stopper (10) contacts the furniture cabinet side wall (6) via at least one first contact point (12) for depth adjustment, thereby positioning the drive unit (2) in the furniture cabinet (5) at a predetermined assembly position (9) with respect to depth. A method characterized by the following features.

2. A method for assembling a furniture drive device (1), comprising a drive unit (2) and a cover cap (3) for covering at least a predetermined area of ​​a visible area (4) on the side of the furniture drive device (1), to a furniture cabinet (5) having a furniture cabinet side wall (6) and a furniture cabinet top surface (7), wherein the method steps are to be carried out in the following chronological order, namely, - The step of moving the cover cap (3) to a position where the cover cap (3) contacts the top surface (7) and the side wall (6) of the furniture cabinet, thereby forming an assembly stopper (8) for the furniture drive device (1) for height adjustment, - Move the drive unit (2) to a position where it contacts the cover cap (3) which is positioned on the upper surface (7) of the furniture cabinet. This involves the step of positioning the drive unit (2) on the furniture cabinet (5) at a predetermined assembly position (9) with a predetermined height distance from the top surface (7) of the furniture cabinet, It has, The furniture drive unit (1) has at least one additional assembly stopper (10) removably attached to the drive unit (2), which moves the drive unit (2) to a position where the at least one additional assembly stopper (10) contacts the furniture cabinet side wall (6) via at least one first contact point (12) for depth adjustment, thereby positioning the drive unit (2) in the furniture cabinet (5) at a predetermined assembly position (9) with respect to depth. A method characterized by the following features.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the furniture drive device (1) is a flap drive device.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the furniture drive device (1) is removably attached to the drive unit (2) via at least one additional assembly stopper (10) provided on the at least one additional assembly stopper (10)

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive unit (2) is attached to the furniture cabinet (5) at the predetermined assembly position (9).

6. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive unit (2) is attached to the furniture cabinet (5) at the predetermined assembly position (9) by at least one mounting means.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one mounting means is a screw or a dowel.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein at least one mounting means is inserted into the opening of the drive unit (2) during the assembly process of the furniture drive device (1), thereby connecting the furniture drive device (1) to the furniture cabinet side wall (6).

9. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after attaching the furniture drive device (1) to the furniture cabinet (5), the at least one other assembly stopper (10) is removed from the drive unit (2).

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the at least one additional assembly stopper (10) is elastically deformed through at least one notch (14) in order to remove the at least one additional assembly stopper (10) from the drive unit (2).

11. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after attaching the furniture drive device (1) to the furniture cabinet (5), the cover cap (3) is positioned in at least a predetermined area in the visible area (4) on the side of the furniture drive device (1).

12. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after attaching the furniture drive device (1) to the furniture cabinet (5), the cover cap (3) is placed on the drive unit (2) in at least a predetermined area.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cover cap (3) is rotated substantially 180° relative to the longitudinal extension (15) of the cover cap (3) onto the furniture drive device (1) from the furniture cabinet side wall (6), and / or the cover cap (3) is moved from an assembly position in which the cover cap (3) is positioned parallel to the drive unit (2) above to an operating position in which the cover cap (3) is positioned to the side of the drive unit (2).

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the cover cap (3) is rotated substantially 180° relative to the longitudinal extension (15) of the cover cap (3) onto the furniture drive device (1) from the furniture cabinet side wall (6), and / or the cover cap (3) is moved from an assembly position in which the cover cap (3) is positioned parallel to the drive unit (2) above to an operating position in which the cover cap (3) is positioned parallel to the side of the drive unit (2).

15. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover cap (3) is fitted such that the cover cap (3) has a height (16) at the usage position of the furniture drive device (1) in the furniture cabinet (5) that precisely corresponds to the distance of the drive unit (2) from the upper surface (7) of the furniture cabinet in order to position the drive unit (2) at the predetermined assembly position (9).

16. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover cap (3) has two longitudinal edges (17) oriented parallel to each other, and the drive unit (2) is arranged parallel to the upper surface (7) of the furniture cabinet along the longitudinal edges.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein at least one of the two longitudinal edges (17) is directly adjacent to the slope (18) of the cover cap (3) and / or located on the top surface (7) of the furniture cabinet in order to remove the cover cap (3) after the furniture drive device (1) has been attached to the furniture cabinet (5).

18. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover cap (3) has a lower surface (20) that is arranged parallel to the drive unit (2) during assembly of the web (19) and / or the furniture drive device (1), and the web and / or the lower surface is positioned in at least a predetermined area within the adjustment device (21) of the drive unit (2).

19. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover cap (3) has a lower surface (20) that is arranged parallel to the drive unit (2) during assembly of the web (19) and / or the furniture drive device (1), and the web and / or the lower surface is positioned in at least a predetermined area within the recess (22) of the drive unit (2).

20. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover cap (3) is in line contact and / or surface contact with the upper surface (7) and / or the side wall (6) of the furniture cabinet via at least two spatially spaced contact points, and / or the drive unit (2) is in line contact and / or surface contact with the cover cap (3) via at least two spatially spaced contact points.

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