Arrangement for guiding at least one folding/sliding door

An arrangement for guiding a folding-sliding door having at least two door leaves pivotably connected together by a door hinge and moveable between a parallel position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially mutually parallel relationship, and a coplanar position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in substantially coplanar relationship, the arrangement comprising:

• a guide rail to be fixed to a stationary furniture part;
• a guide device mounted moveably on the guide rail and to be connected to the folding-sliding door;
• and
• a vertical carrier to which the folding-sliding door is to be pivotably mounted,
• wherein the guide rail and/or the guide device includes a force storage member configured to subject the folding-sliding door to a force in opposition to the force due to weight during use, and
• wherein the vertical carrier is configured to carry a greater load of the folding-sliding door than the guide rail and the guide device mounted moveably thereto.

An article of furniture comprising:

• a folding-sliding door having at least two door leaves pivotably connected together by a door hinge, the at least two door leaves being moveable between a parallel position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially mutually parallel relationship, and a coplanar position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially coplanar relationship;
• a stationary furniture part;
• and
• an arrangement for guiding the folding-sliding door relative to the stationary furniture part, the arrangement comprising:
• a guide rail to be fixed to a stationary furniture part;
• a guide device mounted moveably on the guide rail and to be connected to the folding-sliding door;
• and
• a vertical carrier to which the folding-sliding door is to be pivotably mounted,
• wherein the guide rail and/or the guide device includes a force storage member configured to subject the folding-sliding door to a force in opposition to the force due to weight during use, and
• wherein a first one of the at least two door leaves is connected to the guide device, and a second one of the at least two door leaves is pivotably connected to the vertical carrier.