US 2004/0104649 A1Published application

Drawer system

OwnerWolfgang Muller, Markus Albrecht +1inventors

InventorsWolfgang Muller, Markus Albrecht, Erwin Rummel

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Abstract

The invention concerns a drawer system with an automatic self-closing mechanism, with which the kinetic energy is stored when the drawer is opened along the entire opening length in the form of potential energy in energy storage, which potential energy is, after the drawer is released, delivered by a speed regulator in a controlled slow and uniform manner again along the entire closing length to the drawer in the form of kinetic energy. The invention-related closing system has the advantage that the disengagement and release of the drawer, a certain closing movement is guaranteed, without the drawer reaching too high a speed while closing. Thus, the drawer closes softly and very quietly, without fearing damage to the drawer or its contents.

Claims23

Dependent claims

Drawer system, especially for cabinets/furniture, with a self-closing mechanism for the drawer that is guided lengthwise on rails (6-8), with energy storage, which stores kinetic energy in the form of potential energy when the drawer is pulled out and which potential energy is transferred again to the drawer in the form of kinetic energy when the drawer is closed is characterized by the kinetic energy that is stored with the opening cycle of the drawer (1, 16, 30, 34, 41) along the total extension length in the form of potential energy into energy storage (11, 19, 31, 52, 53), which potential energy, after releasing the drawer (1, 16, 30, 34, 41) that is controlled slowly and uniformly by a speed regulator (12, 20, 35, 42, 59) again along the entire closing length on the drawer (1, 16, 30, 34, 41) is outgoing in the form of kinetic energy, so that this automatically pulls it into it closed end position.

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