Domestic appliance comprising a storage container
AssigneePaul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsDaniel Rehage, Steffen Tenhumberg, Gerrit Staufenberg, Johannes Tiwisina
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Abstract
A domestic appliance includes a carcass and a sliding element extendible using a drive assembly situated in or on the carcass. A liftable storage container can be moved out of the carcass by the sliding element. The domestic appliance also includes a push-chain assembly having at least one push chain that is driven by the drive assembly. The at least one push chain is fixed to the storage container by a free end and extends between the drive assembly and the storage container through a return guide situated on the sliding element.
Claims20
A domestic appliance, comprising:
- a carcass;
- a drive assembly arranged in or on the carcass;
- a sliding element extendible from the carcass the drive assembly;
- a deflection guide arranged on the sliding element;
- a liftable storage container configured to move out of the carcass by the sliding element;
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- a push-chain assembly comprising a push chain drivable by the drive assembly, wherein a free end of the push chain is fixed to the liftable storage container and the push chain extends between the drive assembly and the storage container through the deflection guide,
- wherein the push chain is configured to convert a horizontal movement of the push chain into a vertical movement,
- wherein, starting at the free end of the push chain, the push chain enters the deflection guide in a horizontal direction, passes through the deflection guide, exits the deflection guide in a vertical direction, and continues to the drive assembly, and
- wherein the drive assembly drives the push chain and the liftable storage container in the horizontal direction until the sliding element and the liftable storage container are fully extended and then the drive assembly continues to drive the push chain through the deflection guide to create vertical movement of the push chain and liftable storage container.
A domestic appliance, comprising:
- a carcass;
- a drive assembly arranged in or on the carcass;
- a sliding element extendible from the carcass the drive assembly;
- a deflection guide arranged on the sliding element;
- a liftable storage container configured to move out of the carcass by the sliding element;
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- a push-chain assembly comprising a push chain drivable by the drive assembly, wherein a free end of the push chain is fixed to the liftable storage container and the push chain extends between the drive assembly and the storage container through the deflection guide,
- wherein the push chain is configured to convert a horizontal movement of the push chain into a vertical movement,
- wherein, starting at the free end of the push chain, the push chain enters the deflection guide in a horizontal direction, passes through the deflection guide, exits the deflection guide in a vertical direction, and continues to the drive assembly, and
- wherein the push chain assembly further comprises a second push chain and a third push chain, wherein the push chain, the second push chain, and the third push chain extends parallel to and spaced apart from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.