Side wall for a drawer

Abstract

The invention relates to a side wall (2) for a drawer (1), comprising: - at least one connecting device (8) for, preferably releasably, connecting a drawer front panel (3) to the drawer side wall (2), wherein the connecting device (8) has at least one main body (9) inserted into the drawer side wall (2) and at least one fitting part (10) to be fastened to the drawer front panel (3), - wherein the fitting part (10) has at least one holding portion (14) which, in a held state of the fitting part (10), is received at least partially in the main body (9), wherein at least one supporting device (15), which is separate from the holding portion (14), is provided by means of which a position of the fitting part (10) relative to the main body (9) in the held state can be supported at least in a direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall (2).

Description

[0001] Drawer side panel for a drawer

[0002] The present invention relates to a drawer side panel for a drawer, comprising:

[0003] - at least one connecting device for, preferably detachably, connecting a drawer front panel to the drawer side wall, wherein the connecting device has at least one base body inserted into the drawer side wall and at least one fitting part to be attached to the drawer front panel ,

[0004] - wherein the fitting part has at least one holding section which, in a held state of the fitting part, is received at least sectionally in the base body.

[0005] Furthermore, the invention relates to a drawer with at least one drawer side wall of the type to be described.

[0006] In AT 515997 Bl, a drawer side panel in the form of a hollow chamber profile is described, wherein the drawer side panel has a connecting device for detachable connection to a retaining element to be attached to a drawer front panel. In a first step, the retaining element is pre-assembled on the back of the drawer front panel. In a further step, the retaining element pre-assembled on the drawer front panel is inserted into the front end of the drawer side panel, wherein the retaining element can be detachably locked by a spring-loaded latch of the connecting device. To stabilize the relative position of the drawer side panel, the retaining element has at least one support element, which bears against the inner wall and / or the outer wall of the drawer side panel at least partially.In the known prior art, the retaining section of the retaining element, when held in place, has lateral play within the connecting device of the drawer side panel, allowing the retaining element's position relative to the drawer side panel to be adjusted laterally. This makes it possible to adjust the position of the drawer front panel in a fixed position laterally, thus creating a gap between the drawer front panel and an adjacent furniture front. However, due to the lateral play between the retaining section of the retaining element and the connecting device, the position of the retaining element may be delayed when an adjustment wheel is turned to set the lateral position, and the adjustment range of the retaining element may be severely limited.

[0007] The object of the present invention is to provide a drawer side panel of the type mentioned above, avoiding the disadvantages discussed above.

[0008] This is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1. Further advantageous embodiments of the present invention are defined in the dependent claims.

[0009] According to the invention, at least one support device separate from the holding section is provided, by which a position of the fitting part relative to the base body in the held state can be supported at least in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction of the drawer side wall.

[0010] Thus, a separate support device is provided, distinct from the holding section, which allows the fitting to be supported laterally (i.e., in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the drawer side panel) on the base body of the connecting device. This reduces the resulting tolerances and therefore the play between the fitting and the base body, and increases the adjustment range of the fitting relative to the drawer side panel.

[0011] Furthermore, this measure can improve the stability and rigidity of the drawer side panel, especially in the front area of ​​the drawer side panel.

[0012] Further details and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the figures.

[0013] Figures 1a and 1lb show a drawer in two different perspective views.

[0014] Figs. 2a and 2b show a perspective view of a connecting device for the drawer side panel, as well as an enlarged detail view thereof.

[0015] Figs. 3a, 3b show the fitting part to be attached to the drawer front panel in a perspective view and in a side view.

[0016] Figs. 4a, 4b show the base body inserted into the drawer side wall of the

[0017] Connecting device in two different cross-sectional views,

[0018] Figures 5a-5c show an exemplary embodiment of a fitting with dowels which can be expanded by turning or tilting the holding section.

[0019] Figures 6a-6c show three different ways of attaching a fitting to a drawer front panel. Figures 7a and 7b show the fitting in an exploded view and an enlarged detail view.

[0020] Figs. 8a, 8b show the support element of the support device in two different perspective views.

[0021] Fig. 1a shows a drawer 1 with two drawer side walls 2, a drawer front panel 3, a drawer back panel 4 and a drawer bottom 5. The drawer side walls 2 are each designed as hollow chamber profiles, preferably made of a sheet metal.

[0022] The drawer back panel 4 can be made of a metal sheet or of another material, for example wood.

[0023] Fig. 1b shows the drawer 1 according to Fig. 1a, with the outer shell of the drawer side wall 2 and the drawer front panel 3 hidden. The drawer side walls 2 each comprise a rear panel adapter 6 for, preferably detachably, fastening the drawer rear panel 4. The two rear panel adapters 6 consist essentially entirely of plastic and / or are at least partially honeycomb-shaped.

[0024] The drawer side walls 2 have at least one support part 7 to stabilize the drawer bottom 5, which is firmly connected to the drawer side wall 2 and on which an underside of the drawer bottom 5 can be supported.

[0025] The drawer base 5 can be formed in one piece together with the drawer back panel 4 and can have at least two, preferably three, segments hinged together. The individual segments can be connected to each other via a film hinge, which can be produced, for example, by applying an adhesive layer.

[0026] The drawer side walls 2 each have at least one connecting device 8 for connecting the drawer front panel 3 to the drawer side wall 2, preferably detachably. The connecting device 8 comprises at least one base body 9 inserted into the drawer side wall 2 and at least one fitting part 10 to be attached to the drawer front panel 3. The figure shows the connected state between the base body 9 and the fitting part 10.

[0027] The base body 9 of the connecting device 8 can be made essentially entirely of plastic and / or at least partially honeycomb-shaped.

[0028] Fitting part 10 is located on the back of the drawer front panel.

[0029] 3 to be pre-assembled and is equipped with a spring-loaded latch 30

[0030] (Fig. 2a) the connecting device 8 can be detachably locked. The fitting part 10 can have at least one dowel 11, preferably at least two dowels 11, for fastening to the drawer front panel 3.

[0031] Fig. 2a shows the connecting device 8 of the drawer side wall 2, wherein the base body 9 is received in an assembled state in the front end area of ​​the drawer side wall 2.

[0032] The base body 9 has at least one stabilizing element 12 at its upper end, which engages in a corresponding recess in the drawer side wall 2 in a form-fitting manner. The stabilizing element 12 stabilizes the relative position between the base body 9 and the drawer side wall 2 in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0033] At the lower end of the base body 9 a groove 13 is arranged for receiving an edge of the drawer bottom 5, wherein a longitudinal direction of the groove 13 runs parallel to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0034] The fitting part 10, which is to be attached to the drawer front panel 3, has a retaining section 14 which, in a held state of the fitting part 10, is received at least partially, preferably substantially completely, in the base body 9.

[0035] The connecting device 8 of the drawer side wall 2 comprises at least one spring-loaded latch 30, by which the retaining section 14 of the fitting part 10 can be releasably locked.

[0036] The bolt 30 can, for example, be pre-tensioned by at least one spring element, for example a compression spring, wherein the locking between the bolt 30 and the retaining section 14 of the fitting part 10 can be released by manually applying force to the bolt 30 against the force of the spring element.

[0037] According to a preferred embodiment, the spring-loaded bolt 30 is mounted to be linearly displaceable in the base body 9. In the present case, the bolt 30 must be pushed vertically upwards to release the locking mechanism.

[0038] By means of at least one support device 15 separate from the holding section 14, the position of the fitting part 10 relative to the base body 9 in the held state can be supported at least in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0039] According to possible embodiments, it can be provided that at least one base body 9 of the connecting device 8

[0040] - is essentially made entirely of plastic, and / or

[0041] - is inserted into the drawer side panel 2 in a form-fitting manner, and / or

[0042] - is at least partially honeycomb-shaped, and / or

[0043] - has at least one groove 13 for receiving an edge of a drawer base 5 .

[0044] Fig. 2b shows an enlarged detail view of Fig. 2a, in which the holding section 14 of the fitting part 10 is completely enclosed within the base body 9 of the connecting device 8 in the held state.

[0045] The support device 15 has at least one, preferably plate-shaped, support element 15a, which fits into a corresponding recess 20, 20a (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4b) of the

[0046] The base body 9 is preferably mounted without play. In this way, the fitting part 10 can be firmly supported on the base body 9 in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0047] The support element 15a is spaced apart from the base body 9 by at least one deflection contour 32. In the illustrated embodiment, the at least one deflection contour 32 is arranged on the fitting part 10, preferably at the front end of the retaining section 14 of the fitting part 10. The support element 15a is spaced apart from the base body 9 by the at least one deflection contour 32 such that the support element 15a does not collide with the base body 9 when the fitting part 10 is inserted into the connecting device 8 of the drawer side wall 2. In this way, shearing of the support element 15a from the fitting part 10 can be prevented.

[0048] Preferably, the at least one deflection contour 32 is arranged only on one side of the holding section 14 and / or is designed as a ramp projecting laterally from the holding section 14.

[0049] Fig. 3a shows the fitting 10 to be attached to the drawer front panel 3 in a perspective view. The fitting 10 has at least two spaced-apart dowels 11 by means of which the fitting 10 is to be attached to the drawer front panel 3.

[0050] The retaining section 14 of the fitting part 10 has at least two essentially parallel side webs 16a, 16b, between which at least one transverse web 17 is arranged for locking with a spring-loaded bolt 30 of the drawer side wall 2, preferably releasable.

[0051] The support device 15 is designed to adjust a relative position between the fitting part 10 and the base body 9, preferably wherein the adjustment path between the fitting part 10 and the base body 9 is between 2 mm and 4 mm, preferably about 3 mm.

[0052] The support element 15a, preferably plate-shaped, of the

[0053] Support device 15 is in at least one corresponding

[0054] Recess 20, 20a (Fig. 4a, Fig. 4b) of the base body 9 is received and can be firmly supported in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall.

[0055] According to possible embodiments, it can be provided that the at least one support element 15a

[0056] - is mounted on the fitting part 10, preferably rotatable, and / or

[0057] - is essentially plate-shaped, and / or

[0058] - projects beyond the holding section 14 of the fitting part 10 in a vertical direction, and / or

[0059] - is arranged only on one side of the fitting part 10, and / or

[0060] - has at least one, preferably cross-slotted and / or star-shaped, receiving contour 18 for a tool, wherein a relative position between the fitting part 10 and the base body 9 of the connecting device 8 is adjustable by a rotation of the receiving contour 18 by means of the tool, preferably in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0061] Fig. 3b shows the fitting part 10 in a side view. In the illustrated embodiment, the receiving contour 18 has a combination of a cross-slotted and star-shaped contour, so that the support element 15a can be rotated with both a Torx drive and a slotted or cross-slotted tool.

[0062] At least one display device 19 indicates the position, preferably a rotational position, of the support element 15a relative to the base body 9. The display device 19 can have at least one asymmetric contour 19a, which in the illustrated embodiment is part of the receiving contour 18. The contour 19a is asymmetrical with respect to a rotational axis of the support element 15a and has two spaced-apart ends, with a first end of the contour 19a being arc-shaped and a second end of the contour 19a being rectangular. In this way, a person receives an indication of the position of the support element 15a.

[0063] Fig. 4a shows the base body 9 of the connecting device 8 inserted into the drawer side wall 2 in a vertical section. The base body 9 has at least one recess 20 for receiving the support element 15a of the support device 15, wherein the support element 15a is received without play within the recess 20 in the direction extending transversely to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0064] In the illustrated embodiment, the at least one recess 20 is slot-shaped and / or has a longitudinal direction which runs parallel to the longitudinal direction L of the drawer side wall 2.

[0065] The base body 9 of the connecting device 8 can have at least one second recess 20a for receiving the support element 15a of the support device 15. This second recess 20a is used when an installer needs to attach the fitting part 10 rotated by 180° to the back of the drawer front panel 3. In this case, the support element 15a could be positioned in the second recess 20a.

[0066] Preferably, the base body 9 has at least two recesses 20, 20a, preferably running essentially parallel to each other, for receiving the at least one support element 15a, wherein the at least one support element 15a is received in only one of the at least two recesses 20, 20a in the held state.

[0067] The support element 15a has a threaded section 21 which interacts with at least one web 22 of the fitting part 10. The support element 15a is held axially immovable in the recess 20, whereby the fitting part 10 moves laterally relative to the base body 9 when the support element 15a is rotated about the axis of rotation, thus allowing the drawer front panel 3 to be adjusted laterally.

[0068] Fig. 4b shows the base body 9 of the connecting device 8, inserted into the drawer side wall 2, in a horizontal section. The support element 15a is visible, which is received without play in the recess 20 of the base body 9 of the connecting device 8 in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction L. The threaded section 21 of the support element 15a interacts with at least one web 22 of the fitting part 10.

[0069] Figures 5a-5c show an embodiment of a fitting 10 with dowels 11, which can be expanded by turning or tilting the retaining section 14. This allows for tool-free assembly and disassembly of the fitting 10 on the drawer front panel 3.

[0070] The fitting part 10 has an opening 23, preferably circular, for receiving the support element 15a of the support device 15. The support element 15a can be detachably locked relative to the fitting part 10 in several predetermined positions, preferably rotational positions, by means of a locking device 26.

[0071] The locking device 26 can have at least one projection 26a and at least one locking recess 26b, preferably several locking recesses 26b, for the releasable reception of the at least one projection 26a. The projection 26a can be arranged on the support element 15a and the at least one locking recess 26b on the fitting part 10. Conversely, it is also possible to arrange the projection 26a on the fitting part 10 and the at least one locking recess 26b on the support element 15a.

[0072] The fitting part 10 has at least one spreading part 25, preferably with at least one inclined surface 25a, for spreading the dowels 11. The spreading of the dowels 11 is made possible by a slot 24, which divides the dowel 11 into two dowel halves.

[0073] The expanding part 25 can be moved by rotating or tilting the retaining section 14 and thus moved into an expanding position in which the dowels 11 can be expanded within a pre-drilled hole in the drawer front panel 3. By rotating or tilting the retaining section 14 in the opposite direction, the dowels 11 can be moved into a release position in which the dowels 11 can be easily inserted into and removed from the pre-drilled holes in the drawer front panel 3.

[0074] Fig. 5b shows the fitting part 10 with the dowels 11 in the release position. In the release position, the dowels 11 can be inserted into the pre-drilled holes of the drawer front panel 3.

[0075] Fig. 5c shows the fitting 10 with the dowels 11 in the spread position. Starting from the release position shown in Fig. 5b, the retaining section 14 is pivoted, causing the spreader 25 to expand the dowels 11 within the pre-drilled holes. In this way, the fitting 10 can be attached to the drawer front panel 3 without tools. The retaining section 14 has a crossbar 17 which engages with the spring-loaded latch.

[0076] 30 ( Fig. 2a ) the drawer side wall 2 can be detachably locked .

[0077] Figures 6a-6c show three different ways of attaching a fitting 10 to a drawer front panel 3.

[0078] Fig. 6a shows a fitting 10 which has at least one hole 27, preferably at least two holes 27, for receiving a screw 28. The fitting 10 can further have at least one support element 29 for bearing against the drawer front panel 3, wherein the support element 29 is arranged in a central area between the two holes 27.

[0079] Fig. 6b shows a fitting part 10 which has at least one pre-assembled screw 28, preferably at least two screws 28 pre-assembled on the fitting part 10.

[0080] Fig. 6c shows a fitting part 10 which has at least one dowel 11 which can be expanded by a screw 28, preferably at least two dowels 11 which can be expanded by screws 28.

[0081] Fig. 7a shows the fitting part 10 in an exploded view, with two screws 28 provided for spreading the dowels 11.

[0082] The fitting part 10 has an opening 23 for receiving the support element 15a of the support device 15. The support element 15a can be detachably locked relative to the fitting part 10 in several predetermined positions, preferably rotational positions, by means of the locking device 26. At least one projection 26a is arranged at the free end of the threaded section 21, which can engage in several locking recesses 26b of the locking device 26.

[0083] Fig. 7b shows an enlarged detail view of Fig. 7a, in which the opening 23 for receiving the support element 15a is visible. In the illustrated embodiment, two groups of locking recesses 26b are provided, which are spaced apart from each other by the web 22 of the fitting part 10, the web 22 interacting with the threaded section 21 of the support element 15a. This offers the possibility of optionally mounting the support element 15a on either side of the fitting part 10.

[0084] Fig. 8a shows the support element 15a of the support device 15 in a perspective view. Several, preferably four, projections 26a are arranged at the front free end of the threaded section 21, which interact with the locking recesses 26b of the fitting part 10. In this way, the support element 15a can be releasably locked in several predetermined rotational positions and allows for intuitive adjustment of the support element 15a relative to the fitting part 10.

[0085] Fig. 8b shows the support element 15a of the support device 15 in a further perspective view. At least two spacer elements 33 are arranged on the plate-shaped section of the support element 15, which prevent surface pressure of the plate-shaped section on the fitting part 10. The spacer elements 33 ensure that the plate-shaped section of the support element 15a cannot be pressed against the fitting part 10 and become jammed with it during excessive rotation of the support element 15.

[0086] At least two radially projecting play compensation elements 31 are provided on the threaded section 21 of the support element 15a, which are designed to bring about a defined restraint of the threaded section 21 when the support element 15a is rotated by means of a tool, for example by means of a screwdriver.

Claims

Patent claims 1. Drawer side panel (2) for a drawer (1) , comprising: - at least one connecting device (8) for connecting, preferably detachably, a drawer front panel (3) with the drawer side wall (2) , wherein the connecting device (8) has at least one base body (9) inserted into the drawer side wall (2) and at least one fitting part (10) to be attached to the drawer front panel (3), - wherein the fitting part (10) has at least one retaining section (14) which, in a held state of the fitting part (10), is received at least sectionally in the base body (9), characterized in that at least one support device (15) separate from the retaining section (14) is provided, by which a position of the fitting part (10) relative to the base body (9) in the held state can be supported at least in a direction transverse to a longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall (2).

2. Drawer side panel (2) according to claim 1, wherein the The support device (15) is designed to adjust a relative position between the fitting part (10) and the base body (9), preferably wherein the adjustment path between the fitting part (10) and the base body (9) is between 2 mm and 4 mm, preferably about 3 mm.

3. Drawer side panel (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one support device (15) has at least one support element (15a) which, in the held state, is received in at least one recess (20, 20a) of the base body (9), preferably without play in the transverse direction longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall (2) running in the direction .

4. Drawer side panel (2) according to claim 3, wherein the at least one support element (15a) of the support device (15) - is mounted on the fitting part (10), preferably rotatably, and / or - is essentially plate-shaped, and / or - projects beyond the holding section (14) of the fitting part (10) in a vertical direction, and / or - is arranged only on one side of the fitting part (10).

5. Drawer side panel (2) according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the at least one support element (15a) of the support device (15) - has at least one, preferably cross-slotted and / or star-shaped, receiving contour (18) for a tool, wherein a relative position between the fitting part (10) and the base body (9) of the connecting device (8) is adjustable by a rotation of the receiving contour (18) by means of the tool, preferably in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction (L) of the drawer side wall (2), and / or - is partially received in an opening (23), preferably circular, of the fitting part (10), and / or - can be spaced away from the base body (9) by at least one deflection contour (32).

6. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the at least one support element (15a) of the support device (15) has at least one threaded section (21) for adjusting a relative position between the fitting part (10) and the base body (9), preferably wherein at Thread section (21) at least one play compensation element (31) is arranged to restrict movement of the thread section (21) in a defined manner.

7. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the base body (9) of the connecting device (8) has at least two, preferably substantially parallel to each other, recesses (20, 20a) for receiving the at least one support element (15a), wherein the at least one support element (15a) in the held state is only in one of the at least two recesses (20, 20a) of the base body (9) is included.

8. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 3 to 7, wherein at least one locking device (26) is provided, by which the at least one support element (15a) can be detachably locked relative to the fitting part (10) in several predetermined positions, preferably rotational positions, preferably wherein the at least one locking device (26) has at least one projection (26a) and at least one locking recess (26b), preferably several locking recesses (26b), for detachable Recording that has at least one projection (26a).

9. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the fitting part (10) is for attachment to the drawer front panel (3) - has at least one hole (27) for receiving a screw (28), and / or - has at least one screw (28) pre-mounted on the fitting part (10), preferably at least two screws (28) pre-mounted on the fitting part (10), and / or - at least one that can be spread by means of a screw (28) dowels (11) , preferably at least two secured by screws (28) on expandable dowels (11) , has.

10. Drawer side wall (2) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the retaining section (14) of the fitting part (10) has at least two substantially parallel side webs (16a, 16b) between which at least one transverse web (17) is arranged for locking, preferably releasable, with a spring-loaded latch (30) of the drawer side wall (2).

11. Drawer side wall (2) according to one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the drawer side wall (2) is designed as a hollow chamber profile, preferably wherein the retaining section (14) of the fitting part (10) is substantially completely contained within the hollow chamber profile in the held state.

12. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the base body (9) of the connecting device (8) has at least one spring-loaded latch (30) for holding the fitting part (10), preferably wherein the spring-loaded latch (30) is mounted to be linearly displaceable.

13. Drawer side panel (2) according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the at least one base body (9) of the connecting device (8) - is essentially made entirely of plastic, and / or - is inserted into the drawer side panel (2) in a form-fitting manner, and / or - is at least partially honeycomb-shaped, and / or - has at least one groove (13) for receiving an edge of a drawer base (5).

14. Drawer side panel according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein at least one display device (19) is provided by which a position, preferably a rotational position, of the support element (15a) relative to the base body (9) can be indicated, preferably wherein the display device (19) has at least one asymmetric contour (19a).

15. Drawer (1) with at least one drawer side wall (2) according to one of claims 1 to 14.

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