US-20260123748-A1 - SUPPORTING DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING A DRAWER BASE

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Abstract

A support device is provided for supporting a drawer base against a drawer wall to be arranged transversely to the drawer base, in particular a front panel. The support device includes a support body having a first contact surface for contacting the drawer base and a second contact surface for allowing contact between the support body with the drawer wall. The support body has a through-opening for inserting a fastener, preferably a screw, or a fastener for fastening the support body to the drawer wall. The support body has an interface for preferably detachably fastening a support rail, and the drawer base can come into contact with the support rail.

Inventors

Gerald SPERGER
Benjamin VON DER WELLEN

Assignees

JULIUS BLUM GMBH

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20260105
Priority Date: 20230706

Claims (17)

1 . A support device for supporting a drawer base against at least one drawer wall to be arranged transversely to the drawer base, in particular a front panel, comprising: at least one support body having a first contact surface for contacting the drawer base and at least one second contact surface for the contact of the at least one support body with the drawer wall, wherein the at least one support body has at least one through-opening for inserting a fastener, preferably a screw, or a fastener for fastening the at least one support body to the drawer wall, and wherein the support body has at least one interface for the preferably detachable fastening of a support rail, wherein the drawer base can come into contact with the support rail.
2 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one interface has a first projection and at least one second projection, wherein the first projection can be inserted into an opening in the support rail and the at least one second projection can be inserted into a recess on the support rail.
3 . The support device according to claim 2 , wherein the first projection and/or the at least one second projection has a locking element or is designed as a locking element, preferably as a snap hook.
4 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one support body has at least one cutting lever for fixing the drawer base relative to the at least one support body.
5 . The support device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one cutting lever is pivotably mounted on the at least one support body, preferably wherein the cutting lever has at least one cutting section which is designed to penetrate at least partially into the drawer base when the cutting lever is pivoted.
6 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the support device comprises at least one support rail, wherein the support rail is connected at a first end via the at least one interface to the support body and, at a second end, to a further drawer wall, a further support body or a fastening element, preferably in a detachable manner, wherein the drawer base can come into contact with the support rail, preferably over the entire length of the support rail.
7 . The support device according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening element has at least one interface for connecting the fastening element to the support rail, preferably wherein the at least one interface of the fastening element is designed in the same way as the at least one interface of the at least one support body.
8 . The support device according to claim 6 , wherein the support rail is symmetrical to a plane of symmetry, which is orthogonal to a longitudinal extension of the support rail, and/or to a plane of symmetry, which is parallel to a longitudinal extension of the support rail.
9 . The support device according to claim 6 , wherein the fastening element has a fastening section for fastening the fastening element to another drawer wall, preferably a drawer back wall, preferably wherein the fastening section is designed in the form of a hook which can be hooked onto an upper edge of a further drawer wall.
10 . The support device according to claim 1 , wherein the fastening element and/or the support rail has at least one rib for stabilizing the fastening element and/or the support rail.
11 . A drawer comprising: four drawer walls, preferably two drawer side walls, a front panel and a drawer back wall, a drawer base; and the support device according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer base rests against the first contact surface of the at least one support body and at least one of the four drawer walls, preferably the front panel, rests against the second contact surface, and wherein the support body is connected, preferably detachably, via the fastener to the drawer wall which rests against the second contact surface.
12 . The drawer according to claim 11 , wherein the drawer has a support rail, wherein the support rail is preferably detachably connected at the first end to the at least one support body and at the second end to one of the four drawer walls, a further support body or a fastening element, wherein the drawer base rests against the support rail, preferably over the entire length of the support rail.
13 . The drawer according to claim 11 , wherein at least one inner surface of at least one of the four drawer walls, preferably an entire outer shell of at least one of the four drawer walls, is formed from a single sheet metal piece, preferably wherein at least one of the four drawer walls has an outer surface which is oriented substantially parallel to the inner surface.
14 . The drawer according to claim 11 , wherein at least one of the four drawer walls is essentially cuboidal in shape and/or is essentially rectangular in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the drawer side wall and/or an outer shell of at least one of the four drawer walls is formed by a hollow profile, preferably with a substantially U-shaped cross-section.
15 . The drawer according to claim 11 , wherein the drawer base and at least one of the four drawer walls, preferably the drawer back wall, are integrally formed with each other, preferably wherein the drawer back wall is connected to the drawer base via a film hinge.
16 . A method for mounting the support device according to claim 1 on a drawer, comprising: the at least one support body is brought with the first contact surface to rest against a drawer base and with the second contact surface to rest against a drawer wall, the fastener is inserted into the at least one through-opening of the support body, and the fastening element is inserted into the drawer wall, preferably by screwing it in, so that the support body is connected to the drawer wall, preferably detachably.
17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising: pivoting the cutting lever, so that the drawer base is fixed relative to the at least one support body, and/or connecting the support rail to the support body and to another drawer wall, another support body or a fastening element which is connected to the other drawer wall, preferably in a prior step.

Description

The present application is a continuation of International Application PCT/AT2024/060233 filed on Jun. 19, 2024. Thus, all of the subject matter of International Application PCT/AT2024/060233 is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a support device for supporting a drawer base against at least one drawer wall, in particular a front panel, arranged transversely to the drawer base. The support device includes at least one support body having a first contact surface for the drawer base to rest against and at least one second contact surface for the at least one support body to rest against the drawer wall. The at least one support body has at least one through-opening for inserting a fastening means, preferably a screw, for fastening the at least one support body to the drawer wall, a drawer with at least one such support device, and a method for mounting such a support device on a drawer. Support devices for supporting a drawer base are already known from the prior art. These support devices are designed in the form of an angle bracket and are screwed to a drawer wall. The disadvantage is that support is generally only provided directly in the region of a drawer wall. This can lead to sagging of the drawer base in the middle of the drawer base. As a solution to this problem, rails are known from the prior art which are screwed to the front panel on one side and to the drawer back wall on the other, thus supporting the drawer base. However, these solutions are not easily and flexibly adaptable to different drawer loads. Assembling and in particular retrofitting such a rail is also complex. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to at least partially eliminate the disadvantages known from the prior art and to provide a support device that is improved compared to the prior art, which is characterized in particular by the fact that the support device can be easily and flexibly adapted to a load on the drawer and is easy to assemble, in particular also easy to retrofit. Furthermore, a drawer with at least one such improved support device and a method for assembling such a support device on a drawer are specified. In the support device according to the invention for supporting a drawer base for a drawer, the support body has at least one interface for the, preferably detachable, fastening of a support rail, wherein the drawer base can come into contact with the support rail. The at least one interface makes it easy for a user to arrange and remove a support rail on and from a support body. The drawer base can therefore, in principle, be supported by one or more support bodies. If this support is insufficient or the drawer base is subjected to a higher load, a user can easily mount or retrofit a support rail for additional support of the drawer base via the at least one interface. In particular, the support rail can be connected to the support body without tools via the at least one interface. Protection is also sought for a drawer with four drawer walls, preferably two drawer side walls, a front panel and a drawer back wall, a drawer base and at least one support device according to the invention. The drawer base rests on the first contact surface of the at least one support body and at least one of the four drawer walls, preferably the front panel, rests on the second contact surface. The support body is preferably detachably connected to the drawer wall, which rests on the second contact surface, via the fastening means (fastener). Furthermore, protection is sought for a method for mounting a support device according to the invention on a drawer, wherein: the at least one support body is brought with the first contact surface to rest against the drawer base and with the second contact surface to rest against the drawer wall,the fastener is inserted into the at least one through-opening of the support body, anda fastening element is inserted into the drawer wall, preferably by screwing it in, so that the support body is connected to the drawer wall, preferably detachably. The at least one interface can have a first projection and at least one second projection, wherein the first projection can be inserted into an opening of the support rail and the at least one second projection can be inserted into a recess on the support rail. These projections allow the support rail to be connected to the support body at least in a form-fitting manner. It is also conceivable that the respective projections are larger than the opening or recess, thereby achieving a form-fitting and force-fitting connection. This type of interface design also allows the support rail to be connected to the support body without the use of tools. Preferably, the first projection and/or the at least one second projection have a locking element or are designed as a locking element, preferably as a snap hook. This allows for a more secure connection between the support rail and