Fastening device for fastening a front panel on a drawer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9464652-B2
Application number	US-201314077283-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	May 24, 2011
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

A fastening device includes at least one furniture fitting which is pre-assembled on the front panel and has a first connecting element and a second connecting element for fastening the front panel on the drawer and least two intercepting devices, which are assigned to the drawer, wherein the intercepting devices retain the connecting elements automatically when the latter are pushed in. The one intercepting device has at least one movable intercepting element and the second intercepting device has at least one movable retaining Element. At least one locking device for the two intercepting devices prevents the furniture fitting from being released unintentionally from the intercepting devices. At least one unlocking device the two connecting elements of the furniture fitting to be released together from the intercepting devices. The retaining element can be moved independently of the intercepting element of the first intercepting device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fastening device for releasably fastening a front panel to a drawer, in particular to a drawer side wall, comprising:
a furniture fitting pre-mounted to the front panel and having a first connecting element and a second connecting element for fastening the front panel to the drawer,
a first catching device and a second catching device associated with the drawer, wherein the first catching device and the second catching device automatically hold the first connecting element and the second connecting element when being pushed in, wherein the first catching device has a moveable catching element and the second catching device has a moveable holding element,
a locking device for the first catching device and the second catching device to prevent unintentional release of the furniture fitting respectively from the first catching device and the second catching device, and
an unlocking device for the first catching device and the second catching device, wherein the unlocking device permits joint release of the first connecting element and the second connecting element of the furniture fitting from the first catching device and the second catching device,
wherein the moveable holding element is configured to move, lock the second connecting element in the second catching device, and be unlocked from the second connecting element independently of, and uncoupled from, the moveable catching element of the first catching device.

2. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first catching device is provided in a lower region of the fastening device, and the second catching device is provided in an upper region of the fastening device.

3. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the moveable catching element is mounted pivotably about an axis of rotation, and the moveable holding element is mounted pivotably about an axis of rotation.

4. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the moveable catching element and the moveable holding element are respectively acted upon by spring action independently of each other.

5. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a transmission mechanism between the first catching device and the second catching device to permit joint unlocking of the first catching device and the second catching device.

6. The fastening device as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the transmission mechanism has a lever assembly having a thrust element and a transmission lever moveably coupled to the thrust element.

7. The fastening device as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the transmission lever of the lever assembly has a path against which a coupling element of the moveable holding element moveably guidedly bears.

8. The fastening device as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the path is in a form of a guide groove.

9. The fastening device as set forth in claim 7 wherein the path is in a form of an elongate hole.

10. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element of the furniture fitting are in a form of holding bolts, wherein a longitudinal extent of the holding bolts extends transversely to a direction of insertion thereof into the fastening device.

11. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the unlocking device has a tool receiving means for receiving a tool, which tool receiving means is accessible from an exterior, and by way of which the unlocking device is actuatable.

12. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a height adjusting device for the front panel.

13. The fastening device as set forth in claim 12 , further comprising a lateral adjusting device for the front panel.

14. A drawer having at least one fastening device for releasably fastening a front panel to the drawer as set forth in claim 1 .

15. An article of furniture having a drawer as set forth in claim 14 .

16. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a lateral adjusting device for the front panel.

17. The fastening device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element of the furniture fitting are in a form of holding bolts, wherein a longitudinal extent of the holding bolts extends at a right angle to a direction of insertion thereof into the fastening device.

Assignees

• Blum Gmbh Julius

Inventors

• Holzapfel Andreas
• Hoffmann Benjamin

Classifications

• A47B2088/007

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• Y10T403/60

  Biased catch or latch · CPC title

• F16B12/02 Primary

  Joints between panels and corner posts · CPC title

• A47B88/0055

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47B2088/0059

  Human Necessities · mapped topic