Method for installing a drawer element and construction kit for the displaceable mounting of a drawer element, a piece of furniture, and a domestic appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10959519-B2
Application number	US-201716311755-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 29, 2016
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

A method for installing a drawer and a construction kit for the displaceable mounting of a drawer element having a first and a second pullout guide, which are installable on opposing side walls, and a preinstalled device for synchronizing the movement of the movable rails of the two pullout guides using a cable pull. The side walls are preferably the side walls of furniture bodies or household appliances.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for installing a drawer element, having the following steps:
fixing a first pullout guide ( 1 ) on a first side wall and fixing a second pullout guide ( 1 ) on a second side wall, which is opposite to the first side wall, the pullout guides being equipped with movable rails ( 8 , 9 );
installing a device ( 2 ) for synchronizing movement of the movable rails ( 8 , 9 ) of the first and second pullout guides ( 1 ), wherein a holder ( 3 ) having at least one deflection element is plugged or latched onto each said pullout guide ( 1 );
laying a cable pull ( 4 ) around a deflection roller ( 11 ) provided on each said pullout guide ( 1 );
coupling at least one rail ( 7 , 8 , 9 ) of each said pullout guide ( 1 ) via a connecting device ( 12 ) to the cable pull ( 4 ),
setting tension of the cable pull ( 4 ) via a device for setting the tension of the cable pull,
providing a single slide ( 20 ) on at least one said holder ( 3 ), the slide being formed from a base plate, two connecting arms extending from opposite ends of the base plate, and a sword extending between the connecting arms, wherein each said connecting arm has a first catch recess and a second catch recess,
moving the slide ( 20 ) from an installation position into a fixed position to tension the cable pull ( 4 ), in order to apply a specific tension to the cable pull ( 4 ), wherein in the installation position the at least one said holder is inserted into the first catch recesses and in the fixed position, the at least one said holder is inserted into second catch recesses, and
fixing two tensioning sleeves ( 40 ) in different positions in relation to a housing of the at least one said holder ( 3 ), the tensioning sleeves each being provided with multiple receptacles ( 41 ), by inserting a first of the connecting arms of the single slide into one of the receptacles on one of the tensioning sleeves, inserting a second of the connecting arms of the single slide into a first one of the receptacles in a second one of the tensioning sleeves, and inserting the sword between the tensioning sleeves so that the sword is inserted into one of the receptacles on each said tensioning sleeve, the connecting arms and the sword being inserted into the receptacles when moving the slide from the installation position to the fixed position,
wherein each said connecting device ( 12 ) has a section fixed on a stationary guide rail ( 7 ) or on a movable slide rail ( 9 ), in which a coupling element ( 50 ) connected to two sections of the cable pull ( 4 ) is inserted in each case and wherein the coupling element ( 50 ) is inserted between two receptacle webs and held immovably in an axial direction between the two receptacle webs.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the slide ( 20 ) and/or the receptacles ( 41 ) comprise an insertion bevel ( 45 ) for facilitating the pushing of the slide ( 20 ) into the receptacles ( 41 ).

3. A construction kit for the displaceable mounting of a drawer element, having a first and a second pullout guide ( 1 ), which are installable on opposing side walls, and a preinstalled device ( 2 ) for synchronizing movements of movable rails ( 8 , 9 ) of the first and second pullout guides ( 1 ), having a cable pull ( 4 ), and a holder with a housing, wherein the device ( 2 ) for synchronizing the movements of the movable rails ( 8 , 9 ) is installable without tools on the first and second pullout guides ( 1 ), wherein the device ( 2 ) for synchronizing the movements of the movable rails has a device for setting cable tension and a single slide ( 20 ), the slide ( 20 ) being formed of a base plate, two connecting arms each extending from opposite ends of the base plate, and a sword extending between the connecting arms, wherein each said connecting arm has a first catch recess and a second catch recess, the single slide being configured to move between an installation position and a fixed position, wherein in the installation position the holder is inserted into the first catch recesses, and in the fixed position the holder is inserted into the second catch recesses, and wherein the slide is configured to fix two tensioning sleeves on a the housing simultaneously by pushing a first of the connecting arms of the single slide into a receptacle ( 41 ) on a first of the tensioning sleeves ( 40 ), pushing a second of the connecting arms of the single slide into a receptacle on a second of the tensioning sleeves and pushing the sword between the tensioning sleeves, so that the sword is fixed in a receptacle on each of the tensioning sleeves, and thereby fixes the tensioning sleeves ( 40 ) on the housing in a desired position, the connecting arms and the sword being pushed into the receptacles when the single slide moves from the installation position to the fixed position,
wherein a connecting device ( 12 ) is provided on at least one rail ( 7 , 9 ), on which a coupling element ( 5 ), which connects two ends of the cable pull ( 4 ) to one another, is configured to be plugged or latched, and
wherein the coupling element ( 5 ) is inserted between two receptacle webs and held immovably in an axial direction between the two receptacle webs.

4. The construction kit according to claim 3 , wherein the device ( 2 ) for synchronizing comprises two said holders ( 3 ) having deflection elements, and one said holder ( 3 ) can be latched or plugged on each said rail ( 8 ) in a rear region.

5. The construction kit according to claim 3 , wherein a stop ( 44 ) is formed on each said tensioning sleeve ( 40 ), in order to secure the tensioning sleeve ( 40 ) captively on the holder ( 3 ).

6. A piece of furniture having at least one drawer element, which is synchronized in its movement by means of the construction kit designed according to claim 3 .

7. A household appliance having at least one drawer element, which is synchronized in its movement by means of the construction kit designed according to claim 3 .

Assignees

• Hettich Paul Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Kloth Thorsten
• Ratsch Ulrich
• Lehmkuhl Michael
• Arnst Eduard
• Jaehrling Peter
• Bastkowski Sebastian

Classifications

• A47B88/493 Primary

  with rollers, ball bearings, wheels, or the like · CPC title

• A47B2210/0072

  Coordinating mechanisms for sequential drawer slides, e.g. by cable · CPC title

• A47B2210/0059

  Guide located at the side of the drawer · CPC title

• A47B88/45 Primary

  Synchronisation of cooperating drawer slides, i.e. with a coordination of the rail movement of different drawer slides · CPC title

• A47B2210/0083

  Drawer symmetric movement on opposite telescopic rails · CPC title