Drawer assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11202505-B2
Application number	US-202016885731-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2020
Priority date	Dec 21, 2017
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

A drawer arrangement includes a drawer sidewall having a locking device including a locking lever pre-stressed by a spring, and a wall element to be transversely connected to the drawer sidewall. The wall element, in a connected condition with the drawer sidewall, includes a fastening surface facing towards the drawer sidewall, and a bearing surface facing away from the fastening surface. A furniture fitting separate from the wall element connects the wall element to the drawer sidewall, and the furniture fitting is to be releasably locked to the locking lever of the locking device of the drawer sidewall. The furniture fitting, when the wall element is connected with the drawer sidewall, bears at least partially against the bearing surface of the wall element so that the wall element is held on the drawer sidewall by the locking of the furniture fitting with the locking device of the drawer sidewall.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drawer arrangement, comprising: a drawer sidewall having a locking device, the locking device of the drawer sidewall including a locking lever pre-stressed by at least one spring; a wall element to be transversely connected to the drawer sidewall, wherein the wall element, in a connected condition with the drawer sidewall, includes a fastening surface facing towards the drawer sidewall, and a bearing surface facing away from the fastening surface; and at least one furniture fitting separate from the wall element for connecting the wall element to the drawer sidewall, wherein the at least one furniture fitting is configured to be releasably locked to the locking lever of the locking device of the drawer sidewall, wherein the at least one furniture fitting, in a connected condition of the wall element with the drawer sidewall, bears at least partially against the bearing surface of the wall element, so that the wall element is held on the drawer sidewall by the locking of the furniture fitting with the locking device of the drawer sidewall, wherein the wall element includes at least one recess configured to receive the furniture fitting, the at least one recess having a peripheral region, and wherein the peripheral region of the at least one recess is set back relative to the bearing surface an embossment extending from the fastening surface in a direction toward the drawer sidewall.

2. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surface of the wall element, in the connected condition with the drawer sidewall, is spaced from the fastening surface of the wall element in a direction of a longitudinal extension of the drawer sidewall.

3. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer sidewall has a front face, the fastening surface of the wall element bearing at least partially against the front face of the drawer sidewall in the connected condition of the wall element with the drawer sidewall.

4. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the furniture fitting, in the connected condition of the wall element with the drawer sidewall, loosely bears against the bearing surface of the wall element.

5. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the furniture fitting includes at least one laterally projecting wing which, in the connected condition of the wall element with the drawer sidewall, bears against the bearing surface of the wall element.

6. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the furniture fitting, in the connected condition with the wall element, at least partially bears against the peripheral region of the at least one recess and projects through the at least one recess of the wall element.

7. The drawer arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one furniture fitting, starting from the bearing surface of the wall element, can be at least partially guided through the at least one recess of the wall element.

8. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer arrangement includes at least one cover element for covering the wall element, wherein the at least one cover element is configured to be releasably connected to the wall element.

9. The drawer arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one cover element is configured to be fixed to the wall element by at least one snap-connection device.

10. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer sidewall includes a receiving chamber for receiving a drawer pull-out guide.

11. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the wall element is a front panel of the drawer or a portion of a front panel of the drawer.

12. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing surface, which faces away from the fastening surface, is arranged opposite the fastening surface.

13. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the drawer sidewall is a first drawer sidewall,
and wherein the drawer arrangement further comprises a drawer wall which includes the wall element as a first wall element.

14. The drawer arrangement according to claim 13 , wherein the drawer wall includes at least one second wall element,
wherein the at least one furniture fitting includes a first furniture fitting and a second furniture fitting,
and wherein the first wall element is to be connected to the first drawer sidewall by the first furniture fitting, and the at least one second wall element is to be connected to a second drawer sidewall by the second furniture fitting.

15. The drawer arrangement according to claim 14 , wherein the first wall element and the at least one second wall element are connected to one another by at least one wall profile, wherein the first wall element and the at least one second wall element, together with the at least one wall profile, jointly form a frame for receiving a decorative plate, and the decorative plate, in a mounted condition, is at least partially received within the frame.

16. The drawer arrangement according to claim 15 , wherein each of the first wall element and the at least one second wall element projects above the at least one wall profile and includes at least one holder for receiving a respective end portion of the decorative plate.

17. The drawer arrangement according to claim 16 , wherein the decorative plate is formed of glass, wood, plastic, metal, ceramic or stone, or that the decorative plate has a textile layer at least over a region.

18. A drawer comprising at least one drawer arrangement according to claim 13 .

19. A method for connecting a wall element to a drawer sidewall of a drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , comprising:
providing the at least one furniture fitting separate from the wall element;
connecting the at least one furniture fitting to the wall element, wherein the at least one furniture fitting, in the connected condition with the wall element, is supported at least partially on the bearing surface of the wall element; and
connecting the at least one furniture fitting to the locking device of the drawer sidewall, the fastening surface of the wall element, in the connected condition with the drawer sidewall, facing towards the drawer sidewall.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one furniture fitting, in the course of connecting the at least one furniture fitting to the wall element, is pushed, starting from the bearing surface of the wall element, through at least one recess of the wall element.

21. The drawer arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one wing, in the connected condition of the furniture fitting with the wall element, extends substantially parallel to the bearing surface of the wall element.

22. The drawer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the wall element includes a connecting pin configured to be fixed to a railing strut of a drawer.

23. A drawer arrangement, comprising: a drawer sidewall having a locking device, the locking device of the drawer sidewall including a locking lever pre-stressed by at least one spring; a wall element to be transversely connected to the drawer sidewall, wherein the wall element, in a connected condition with the drawer sidewall, includes a fastening surface facing towards the drawer sidewall, and a bearing surface facing away from the fastening surface; and at least one furniture fitting separate from the wall element for connecting the wall element to the drawer sidewall, wherein the

Assignees

• Blum Gmbh Julius

Inventors

• Kampl Markus

Classifications

• A47B2230/07

  Releasable locking means or connectors for fastening together parts of furniture · CPC title

• A47B2088/954

  fastening the front panel by a sprung bolt, latch or lock-bolt · CPC title

• A47B2088/951

  having male and female interlocking parts · CPC title

• A47B88/941 Primary

  Drawers being constructed from two or more parts · CPC title

• A47B88/956 Primary

  for enabling adjustment of the front panel · CPC title