Adjustment device to align a drawer
AssigneePaul Hettich GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsGerhard Schroder, Frank Noske
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Abstract
An adjustment device aligns a drawer that is mounted on rails. A body member is fastened to the rail. An activation part is movably hinged to the body member at a hinge area. The activation part is connected to a wedge piece. The activation part is moveable to achieve alignment between the rail and the drawer. The body member, the activation part, and the wedge piece are integrally made of a plastic material. The hinge is formed by a material constriction in the form of a film hinge. The film hinge has an axis that is approximately parallel to a fastening plane disposed between the body member and the rail. The wedge piece extends approximately at right angles to the hinge axis and to the activation part.
Claims13
An adjustment device to align a drawer that is mounted on rails comprising:
- a body member having means for being fastened to a rail, an activation part that is movably hinged to the body member at a hinge area, the activation part being connected to a wedge piece, the activation part being moveable with respect to the body member to achieve alignment between the rail and the drawer, wherein the body member, the activation part, and the wedge piece are integrally made of a plastic material, and wherein the hinge is formed by a material constriction in the form of a film hinge, and wherein the film hinge has an axis that is approximately parallel to a fastening plane disposed between the body member and the rail, and wherein the wedge piece extends approximately at right angles to the hinge axis and to the activation part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.