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EP-3886648-B1 - DRAWER AND ITEM OF FURNITURE

EP3886648B1EP 3886648 B1EP3886648 B1EP 3886648B1EP-3886648-B1

Inventors

  • HARTMANN, FLORIAN

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20191107

Claims (16)

  1. Drawer (5) having at least one pull-out guide arranged thereon, wherein the pull-out guide has a drawer rail which can be displaced relative to a cabinet rail, wherein the cabinet rail can be fixed to a furniture cabinet or appliance cabinet and the drawer (5) is supported on at least one displaceable drawer rail (12), wherein the drawer (5) comprises a base (10), a front panel (6), a rear wall (7) and two side panels (8) connecting the rear wall (7) to the front panel (6), wherein the side panel (8) is made at least partially of metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel (6) is provided within each of the side panels (8) and an adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) relative to at least one of the drawer rails (12) is provided in the rear region of the drawer rail (12) or of the drawer, characterized in that the side panels (8) are aligned on the end face (11) facing the front panel (6) at an angle (α) of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side panels (8), and the front panel (6) rests on both end faces (11) essentially flush with the surface and without a gap in any adjustment position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30), wherein the angled alignment of the end face (11) to a normal that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction leads to a change in a zero position at which the front panel (6) is aligned exactly vertically and the zero position is shifted to another point in the adjustment range.
  2. Drawer according to claim 1, characterized in that the angle between the end faces (11) of the side panels (8) to the longitudinal direction is between 88° and 89.9°, in particular 89.4° to 89.9°.
  3. Drawer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) is fixed to at least one of the displaceable drawer rails (12).
  4. Drawer according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) is fixed to the drawer (4).
  5. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the side panels (8) have a cover (80, 82) made of a metal sheet.
  6. Drawer according to claim 5, characterized in that the end face of the cover (80, 82) facing the front panel (6) is oriented at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side panels (8).
  7. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pull-out guide is designed as an underfloor pull-out guide.
  8. Drawer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one drawer rail (12) is oriented substantially horizontally and the side panels (8) are arranged parallel to the drawer rail (12) in a first end position of the adjusting device (15, 21) and are arranged inclined to the at least one drawer rail (12) in a second end position of the adjusting device (15, 21).
  9. Item of furniture having a drawer (5) according to one of the preceding claims.
  10. Item of furniture, having a furniture cabinet (2) on which at least one drawer (4, 5) according to one of the preceding claims is displaceably mounted via at least one pull-out guide, wherein the at least one pull-out guide comprises at least two rails which can be moved relative to one another and the drawer (5) is supported on a displaceable drawer rail (12), wherein the drawer (5) comprises a base (10), a front panel (6), a rear wall (7) and two side panels (8) connecting the rear wall (7) to the front panel (6), wherein the side panel is formed at least partially from metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel (6) is provided in each case inside the side panels (8), and an adjusting device (15, 21, 30) is provided in the rear region of the drawer rail (12) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (5) relative to the drawer rail (12), and an alignment plane for the front panel (6) is formed on the furniture cabinet, characterized in that the side panels (8) on the end face (11) facing the front panel (6) are aligned at an angle to the alignment plane in a lower position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30), and the front panel can be adjusted in inclination by the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) from a position parallel to the alignment plane in opposite directions.
  11. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the angle between the alignment plane on the furniture cabinet (2) and the end face of the side panels (8) in a lower position of the adjusting device (15, 21) is in a range between 0.1° to 2°.
  12. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the alignment plane of the furniture cabinet (2) predetermines a normal angle of the front panel (6) for arrangement on the side panel (8).
  13. Item of furniture according to claim 12, characterized in that the front panel (6) is arranged in a range of 0.1° to 2° deviating from the normal angle of the front panel on the side panel (8).
  14. Item of furniture according to claim 13, characterized in that the angle is 0.1° to 0.4°.
  15. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the front panel (6) rests substantially in an obtuse and gap-free manner against the two end faces (11) in each adjustment position of the adjusting device (15, 21, 30).
  16. Item of furniture according to claim 10, characterized in that the adjusting device (15, 21, 30) for adjusting the inclination of the drawer (4, 5) is fixed to the drawer rail (12) or to the drawer (4, 5).

Description

The present invention relates to a drawer with at least one drawer slide arranged thereon, wherein the drawer slide has a drawer slide movable relative to a cabinet rail, wherein the cabinet rail can be fixed to a furniture or appliance cabinet and the drawer is supported on at least one movable drawer slide, wherein the drawer has a bottom, a front panel, a back panel and two side panels connecting the back panel to the front panel, wherein the side panel is at least partially made of metal and a fastening device for fixing the front panel is provided within each of the side panels and an adjustment device for adjusting the inclination of the drawer relative to at least one of the drawer slides is provided in the rear area of the drawer slide or the drawer, and to a piece of furniture. The DE 203 12 304 U1 The drawer features a front panel that can be tilted relative to the two drawer sides. This allows the angle of the front panel to be adjusted relative to the side sides, enabling a flush fit between adjacent front panels on a piece of furniture. A disadvantage of adjusting the angle of the front panel is that gaps can form between the end of the side side and the front panel, which are visually unappealing when the drawer is opened and can become dirty. In drawers, devices for height adjustment may also be provided in the rear area of a drawer slide, as are, for example, those found in the DE 10 2015 106 789 A1 These mechanisms are known. They allow the drawer to be raised at the rear, so that with a rigid connection of a front panel to a side frame, the tilt of the front panel can also be adjusted to a small extent, but only by lifting the drawer to pivot the front panel further outwards at the top when closed. Lowering the drawer at the rear is not possible with this adjustment mechanism, so the adjustment options are limited. US 2004/0119387 A1 The drawing reveals a drawer in which a front panel is fixed to two side frames. The side frame can be adjusted vertically relative to a drawer slide rail via an adjustment mechanism, allowing the unit consisting of the side frame and front panel to pivot. DE 203 12 304 U1 reveals a drawer with a front panel whose inclination relative to the drawer sides is adjustable, whereby a gap may form between the drawer side and the front panel. It is therefore an object of the present invention to create a drawer that allows for improved adjustment of the alignment of the front panel and also avoids the formation of a gap between the front panel and the side frame. This problem is solved by means of a drawer with the features of claim 1. In the drawer according to the invention, the side rails are aligned at an angle of less than 90° to the longitudinal direction of the side rail on the end face facing the front panel, and the front panel abuts the end face essentially flush and without gaps. This butt joint of the front panel to the end face prevents gaps between the side rails and the front panel. The angle of less than 90° of the front panel to the longitudinal direction of the side rail ensures that, when the side rail is aligned with its longitudinal direction exactly horizontally, for example, on a horizontally oriented drawer slide, the upper portion of the front panel projects slightly towards an inner side of the furniture carcass. By raising the drawer using the adjustment device for adjusting the drawer height at the rear, the front panel can then be aligned exactly vertically, or, if necessary, the upper surface of the front panel can also be positioned to project slightly outwards from the furniture carcass. The adjustment range for the front panel thus extends in both directions from a central vertical position. The longitudinal direction of a side frame can be defined by its top and bottom surfaces when aligned parallel to each other. Ideally, the longitudinal direction of the side frame should be horizontal in the installed position. Preferably, the angle of the end faces of the side panels to their longitudinal direction is in a range between 88° and 89.9°, particularly 89.4° to 89.9°. According to the invention, the slightly angled orientation of the end face to the normal, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, results in a change of the "zero position" at which the front panel is exactly vertically aligned. This shifts the zero position to a different point within the adjustment range. When adjusting the inclination of the front panel, the user does not perceive minor angular deviations at the bottom of the drawer. The adjustment device for changing the drawer height can preferably be fixed to the drawer slide. For example, a height-adjustable hook can be provided that engages in a receptacle or opening on the back of the drawer. Alternatively, a slider or other adjustment element can be provided on which the bottom or back panel of the drawer rests. Alternatively, the adjustment device for changing the drawer height can be fixed to t