Drawer with a holding device for holding a decorative panel which can be placed onto the side wall of the drawer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drawer holding devices for decorative plates require drilling holes, risking damage to the plate and necessitate precise matching of U-shaped components, leading to potential wobbling and noise issues.
Innovation Solution
A holding device with adjustable clamping legs that can be securely fastened to the drawer side wall without drilling, featuring an adjusting device to variably adjust the clamping force, ensuring a secure fit without damaging the decorative panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If holes are drilled in the decorative panel for attachment, then the panel can be securely fastened to the holding device, but the panel risks cracking or breaking during the drilling process
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of attaching the holding device to the panel by drilling holes in the panel, the invention inverts the approach: the holding device is designed with holding legs that clamp onto the panel from the outside, and the fastening elements are attached to the holding device rather than the panel itself. This eliminates the need to drill holes in the decorative panel, preventing damage while achieving secure attachment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a U-shaped component is used to hold the panel, then the panel can be attached without drilling, but the component must be precisely matched to panel dimensions to prevent wobbling and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The holding legs are designed with adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow them to adapt to different panel dimensions. The legs can be moved along the longitudinal direction to accommodate varying panel widths, and the clamping force can be adjusted to ensure secure attachment without requiring precise pre-matching of component dimensions to specific panel sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding device incorporates adjustable parameters including the distance between holding legs (to match different panel widths) and the clamping force (to prevent wobbling and noise). This allows a single holding device design to work with multiple panel dimensions without requiring precise custom-matching for each panel size.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the holding device is designed to accommodate various panel dimensions, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is segmented into modular components: multiple holding legs that can be independently positioned, adjustable fastening mechanisms, and separable mounting parts. This segmentation allows the device to adapt to different panel dimensions through simple reconfiguration of individual segments rather than requiring a completely complex adjustable mechanism.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a holding device (7a, 7b) for holding a decorative panel (6), in particular a glass pane, which can be placed onto a drawer side wall (2a, 2b), comprising: - a fastening device (8a, 8b) for fastening the holding device (7a, 7b) to a fascia panel (3) or to a drawer rear wall (4), - at least two mutually spaced holding arms (12a, 12b), between which the decorative panel (6) can be received in some portions, - wherein the at least two holding arms (12a, 12b) are part of a clamping device (15) by means of which a clamping force can be exerted on the decorative panel (6), received between the at least two holding arms (12a, 12b), in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extent (L) of the decorative panel (6), wherein the clamping device (15) comprises at least one adjusting device (16) by means of which the clamping force which can be exerted on the decorative panel (6) between the at least two holding arms (12a, 12b) can be adjusted.