Stowable folding door device

A stowable folding door device configured to guide opening and closing movements of a foldable door having first and second doors capable of folding and to cause the folded door to move in a depth direction of an article of furniture or a partition member, the stowable folding door device comprising:

• a slider with a hinge, the slider being configured to rotatably support the first door on the hinge and configured to move the folded door in the depth direction of the article of furniture or the partition member;
• a hook rotatably supported by the slider such that the hook can rotate about a first rotation shaft and engage with an engaging element provided at the article of furniture or the partition member;
• and
• a lever rotatably supported by the hook such that the lever can rotate about a second rotation shaft,
• the lever being configured to rotate about the first rotation shaft in a first direction together with the hook, the lever being configured to directly contact a rear face of the second door of the foldable door upon folding the foldable door, thereby disengaging the hook and the engaging element from each other, and allowing the slider to move in the depth direction of the article of furniture or the partition member, and
• the lever being further configured to rotate relative to the hook about the second rotation shaft in a direction opposite the first direction, the lever being configured to directly contact a rear face of the first door of the foldable door upon closing an opening of the article of furniture or the partition member with the foldable door.