US 7,244,006 B2Granted

Panel adjustment device

AssigneeGrass GmbH

InventorsErich Schwaerzler, Markus Albrecht, Wolfgang Mueller

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Abstract

The invention concerns a panel adjustment device for a drawer (2) that is equipped with a front panel (3), which is located in a cabinet (1) by means of a rail system (4) with at least one each of a drawer rail (10), a cabinet rail (18) and, optionally a drawer-décor profile (6) that is guided on both sides lengthwise; whereby, the panel adjustment device is suitable for changing the enclosed inclination angle (9) between the vertical level of the front fore side (1a) of the cabinet (1) and the vertical level of the front panel (3) of the drawer (2), and the panel adjustment device works directly or indirectly between the drawer (2) and the drawer rail (10) by a lifting and lowering device (15, 12; 23) that has a lifting and lowering element (11) so that a swiveling of the drawer (2) (and with it, the panel [3]) is possible around a swiveling axis (24); whereby, the swiveling axis (24) runs between the front panel (3) and the lifting and lower element (11), and the distance between the swiveling axis (24) and the front panel (3) is somewhat larger or smaller than the distance between the swiveling axis (24) and the lifting and lower element (11). The advantage is an economical panel adjustment device, which makes a simple, easy and quick adjustment of the inclination angle (9) between the vertical level of the front panel (3) of the drawer (2) and the vertical level of the front fore side (1a) of the cabinet (1), without a panel correction in the inclination (9) of the height (27) being necessary. Likewise, the simple operation of the panel adjustment device at the front of the drawer component, makes it possible to make adjustments without the necessity of removing the drawer (2).

Panel adjustment device for a drawer having a front panel attached to the drawer, the drawer being mountable in a drawer opening of a cabinet by means of a rail system with at least one drawer rail supporting the drawer and at least one cabinet rail mountable in the drawer opening for supporting the drawer rail in the drawer opening, which panel adjustment device is operable for changing an enclosed inclination angle defined between a front side of the drawer opening of the cabinet and the front panel of the drawer, the panel adjustment device comprising:

a lifting and lowering device located between the drawer and the drawer rail, the lifting and lowering device having a lifting and lowering element and a swiveling axis, the swiveling axis being disposed between the front panel of the drawer and the lifting and lowering element, and the swiveling axis being spaced from the front panel of the drawer by a distance that is no greater than a distance between the swiveling axis and the lifting and lowering element;
the lifting and lowering element being operable to urge the drawer with the front panel attached to the drawer to swivel relative to the drawer rail about the swiveling axis, resulting in a corresponding change in the enclosed inclination angle defined between the front panel of the drawer and the front side of the drawer opening of the cabinet;
wherein the swiveling axis is closer to the front panel of the drawer than to the lifting and lowering element of the lifting and lowering device;
wherein the swiveling axis lies on the drawer rail, and the lifting and lowering element of the lifting and lowering device is disposed in a rear area of the drawer on a side wall lower component of the drawer;
wherein the lifting and lowering device further comprises a slider, an operating element for the lifting and lowering element, and a connection element connecting the lifting and lowering element in the rear area of the drawer with the operating element;
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wherein the operating element for the lifting and lowering element is disposed on the drawer or a décor component of the drawer, and the lifting and lowering element is disposed on the drawer rail, and wherein the slider extends through an opening the drawer or the décor component and into the rear area of the drawer.

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