Front panel for a drawer
AssigneeJulius Blum GmbH
InventorMarkus Kampl
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Abstract
A front panel includes a decorative plate and a frame for receiving the decorative plate. The decorative plate is received at least partially within the frame in a mounted condition, and the frame includes a locking portion for releasably locking the front panel to a drawer sidewall. A holding device is arranged on an end portion of the decorative plate for receiving the end portion of the decorative plate. The holding device is configured so as to be: (i) separate from the decorative plate and the frame; and (ii) releasably connected to the frame.
Claims18
A front panel for a drawer, the front panel comprising:
- at least one decorative plate;
- and
- a frame for receiving the at least one decorative plate,
- wherein:
- the at least one decorative plate is received at least partially within the frame in a mounted condition;
- the frame includes a locking portion for releasably locking the front panel to a drawer sidewall;
- at least one holding device is arranged on at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate, the at least one holding device being:
- (i) configured to receive the at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate;
- (ii) separate from the at least one decorative plate and the frame;
- and (iii) configured to be releasably connected to the frame;
- the at least one holding device includes a first component and a second component configured to be displaceable relative to one another, the first component being configured to receive the at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate and the second component being configured to be fixed to the frame;
- the first component and the second component are pre-stressed relative to one another by at least one force storage member;
- and
- the first component or the second component is movable against a force of the at least one force storage member in a direction extending transverse to a longitudinal direction of the front panel.
A front panel for a drawer, the front panel comprising:
- at least one decorative plate;
- and
- a frame for receiving the at least one decorative plate,
- wherein:
- the at least one decorative plate is received at least partially within the frame in a mounted condition;
- the frame includes a locking portion for releasably locking the front panel to a drawer sidewall;
- at least one holding device is arranged on at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate, the at least one holding device being:
- (i) configured to receive the at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate;
- (ii) separate from the at least one decorative plate and the frame;
- and (iii) configured to be releasably connected to the frame;
- the at least one holding device includes a first component and a second component configured to be displaceable relative to one another, the first component being configured to receive the at least one end portion of the at least one decorative plate and the second component being configured to be fixed to the frame;
- the first component and the second component are pre-stressed relative to one another by at least one force storage member;
- and
- at least one protrusion having an inclined surface portion is arranged on the frame, the second component being configured to be moved along the inclined surface portion of the at least one protrusion against a force of the at least one force storage member when the at least one decorative plate is mounted to the frame, and, subsequently, can be locked with at least one recess formed or arranged on the frame by the force of the at least one force storage member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.