Sliding element guide system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11452374-B2
Application number	US-202117363178-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2021
Priority date	Dec 4, 2017
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A sliding element guide system for furniture is provided, including a cabinet unit rail, central rail, sliding element rail, and at least one carriage. The cabinet unit rail, central rail, and sliding element rail are mounted to be movable in relation to one another. The system also includes two identical synchronization wheels that synchronize movements of elements of the system. The two identical synchronization wheels are rotatably mounted on a vertically oriented central rail side wall and extend horizontally therefrom via a pin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sliding element linear guide system for a furniture item or a domestic appliance, the sliding element linear guide system comprising:
a cabinet unit rail;
a central rail;
a sliding element rail;
at least one carriage including bearing elements; and
two identical synchronization wheels, each being spaced apart from one another on opposite sides of the central rail, and each being rotatably mounted on a vertically oriented central rail side wall via a respective pin extending horizontally from the vertically oriented central rail side wall, so that the two identical synchronization wheels are present and mutually spaced apart on parallel side wall portions of the central rail,
wherein the carriage comprises a first carriage associated with the cabinet unit rail and the central rail, and a second carriage associated with the sliding element rail, and wherein the cabinet unit rail, the central rail and the sliding element rail are movably mounted such that the cabinet unit rail, the central rail and the sliding element rail are moveable in relation to one another,
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels synchronize a movement of the cabinet unit rail with a movement of the sliding element rail,
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are spaced apart on mutually opposite end sides of the central rail or on mutually opposite external sides of the central rail,
wherein an internal angle α between a plane of extent of a central rail horizontal wall portion and a plane of extent of a central rail side wall portion is in a range of 30° to 70°,
wherein a plane of extent of a raceway of a first sliding element rail side wall portion in relation to a plane of extent of a raceway of a second sliding element rail side wall portion encloses a sliding element rail angle δ, wherein the sliding element rail angle δ is in an angular range between 0° and 180°, and/or
wherein a plane of extent of a raceway of a first cabinet unit rail side wall portion in relation to a plane of extent of a raceway of a second cabinet unit rail side wall portion encloses a cabinet unit rail angle β, wherein the cabinet unit rail angle β is in an angular range between 0° and 180°.

2. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are gear wheels or friction wheels.

3. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels mounted on the central rail contact a raceway surface of a sliding element rail side wall portion and/or a raceway surface of a cabinet unit rail side wall portion.

4. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels have a curved shell face.

5. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are pretensioned in a direction transverse to a direction of movement of the rails of the sliding element guide system.

6. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are assembled to be movable on a rocker element disposed on a central rail side wall portion, whereby an equalization of tolerance is implemented.

7. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding element rail side wall portion includes a raceway surface and/or the cabinet unit rail side wall portion includes a raceway surface.

8. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 7 , wherein gear means comprising a rack is configured on the raceway surface of the sliding element rail side wall portion and/or on the raceway surface of the cabinet unit rail side wall portion.

9. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one carriage comprises two carriages, and
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels synchronize movement of the two carriages.

10. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein the two identical synchronization wheels synchronize a movement of the central rail with a movement of the cabinet unit rail and/or a movement of the sliding element rail.

11. An item of furniture or domestic appliance having a sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 .

12. The sliding element linear guide system according to claim 1 , wherein a first one of the respective pins extends from the central rail side wall in a first direction, and a second one of the respective pins extends from the central rail side wall portion in a second direction that is opposite with respect to the first direction and which is parallel therewith.

13. A sliding element linear guide system for a furniture item or a domestic appliance, the sliding element linear guide system comprising:
a cabinet unit rail;
a central rail;
a sliding element rail;
at least one carriage including bearing elements; and
two identical synchronization wheels, each being spaced apart from one another on opposite sides of the central rail, and each being rotatably mounted on a vertically oriented central rail side wall via a respective pin extending horizontally from the vertically oriented central rail side wall, so that the two identical synchronization wheels are present and mutually spaced apart on parallel side wall portions of the central rail,
wherein the carriage comprises a first carriage associated with the cabinet unit rail and the central rail, and a second carriage associated with the sliding element rail, and wherein the cabinet unit rail, the central rail and the sliding element rail are movably mounted such that the cabinet unit rail, the central rail and the sliding element rail are moveable in relation to one another,
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels synchronize a movement of the cabinet unit rail with a movement of the sliding element rail,
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are spaced apart on mutually opposite end sides of the central rail or on mutually opposite external sides of the central rail,
wherein an internal angle α between a plane of extent of a central rail horizontal wall portion and a plane of extent of a central rail side wall portion is in a range of 30° to 70°,
wherein a plane of extent of a raceway of a first sliding element rail side wall portion in relation to a plane of extent of a raceway of a second sliding element rail side wall portion encloses a sliding element rail angle δ, wherein the sliding element rail angle δ is in an angular range between 0° and 180°, and/or
wherein a plane of extent of a raceway of a first cabinet unit rail side wall portion in relation to a plane of extent of a raceway of a second cabinet unit rail side wall portion encloses a cabinet unit rail angle β, wherein the cabinet unit rail angle β is in an angular range between 0° and 180°, and
wherein the two identical synchronization wheels are gear wheels.

Assignees

• Grass Gmbh

Inventors

• Albrecht Markus
• Rihtarec Filip
• Reischl Franz

Classifications

• A47B2210/0072

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

• A47B2210/007

  Three slide synchronisation · CPC title

• A47B2210/001

  having a roller on the intermediate drawer rail, between the upper and lower rail · CPC title

• A47B2210/0013

  having a pinion on the intermediate drawer rail, between the upper and lower rail · 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