EP0542020B1 - Locking device for a cabinet with drawers - Google Patents

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EP0542020B1
EP0542020B1 EP92118295A EP92118295A EP0542020B1 EP 0542020 B1 EP0542020 B1 EP 0542020B1 EP 92118295 A EP92118295 A EP 92118295A EP 92118295 A EP92118295 A EP 92118295A EP 0542020 B1 EP0542020 B1 EP 0542020B1
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
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    • E05B65/462—Locks or fastenings for special use for drawers for two or more drawers
    • E05B65/463—Drawer interlock or anti-tilt mechanisms, i.e. when one drawer is open, at least one of the remaining drawers is locked

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  • the invention relates to a locking system for drawer cabinets with several drawers according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the center of gravity of the cabinet can be shifted to the outside of the standing surface with several drawers open at the same time, resulting in the cabinet falling over Consequence. It should therefore not be possible to open two drawers one after the other or at the same time.
  • a safety lock In another known locking device, the simultaneous opening of two drawers is already prevented by a safety lock.
  • This includes two locking bars that can be moved vertically in opposite directions. As soon as a locking bar is moved in one direction, all other drawers are locked and can no longer be opened.
  • the curve pieces used in this device have such inclined surfaces that the locking rod is moved either up or down. Each drawer is given a different arrangement of the curve pieces to prevent two drawers from opening at the same time.
  • the known locking has the disadvantage that on the one hand different curve pieces are used, so that this results in both additional costs and a larger position bracket is required.
  • a maximum of four different arrangements can be achieved with only two different curve pieces, so that this safety lock is only suitable for drawer cabinets with a maximum of four drawers.
  • the present invention has for its object to provide a locking system for drawer cabinets, which a simultaneous opening of any number of drawers prevented and with as little effort as possible on identical parts.
  • the curve pieces are now at different distances from the locking rod, the curve pieces being arranged differently on each drawer.
  • At least one curve piece is attached to each drawer.
  • the curve pieces can either be attached directly next to the locking bar or at a certain distance from the locking bar.
  • the locking bars are deflected vertically upwards by the curved pieces and held in this position by holding devices. In this position, the locking bars lock all other drawers, so that opening other drawers is not possible.
  • By arranging the curve pieces differently on the drawers it is possible to obtain different drawer configurations. This has the advantage that after opening one drawer all other drawers are locked and that it is not possible to open two drawers at the same time.
  • Another advantage of this locking system is that its application is not limited to drawer cabinets with only four drawers.
  • the number of different drawer configurations can be increased as desired by arranging the curve pieces at several different distances. This results in an unlimited number of different drawer configurations, so that a locking system designed in this way for drawer cabinets with any number of drawers.
  • a locking system designed according to this technical teaching has the further advantage that the curved pieces attached to the drawers are of a uniform design, and thus the production costs can be reduced.
  • Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in dependent claims 2 to 9.
  • FIG. 1 A locking system for drawer cabinets with four drawers designed according to the technical teaching of this invention is shown in FIG. 1.
  • the locking bars 1, 2 arranged vertically to the right and left of the drawers are provided on their side facing the drawers 3 with cylindrical pins 4 arranged perpendicular to the locking bar.
  • Each locking rod 1, 2 has a pin 4 for each drawer 3.
  • a curve piece 7 is attached to the right and left side walls 5, 6 of the drawers 3. Either a short angle 8 or a long angle 9 is arranged between the curve piece 7 and a side wall 5, 6.
  • FIG. 2 shows the curve section 7 with the short angle 8 and in FIG. 3 the curve section 7 with the long angle 9 is shown enlarged.
  • a stop surface 10 of the short angle 8 is arranged directly in front of the curve piece 7.
  • the stop surface 11 of the long angle 9 is arranged at a certain distance in front of the curve piece 7.
  • the stop surface 10 is a square section of the short angle 8 or the long angle 9, which is arranged at right angles at its front end.
  • the curve piece 7 contains a restoring surface 13 and a guide surface 14 for guiding the pin 4 and thus for deflecting the locking rod 1, 2 when the drawer 3 is pulled out.
  • the restoring surface 13 and the guide surface 14 are connected to one another by a rear wall 15 of the curve piece 7.
  • the guide surface 14 initially extends obliquely in the longitudinal direction and then drops again to the initial level.
  • the restoring surface 13 initially runs parallel to the guide surface 14, but continues horizontally after reaching the highest point to the end of the curve piece 7.
  • the curve piece 7 integrates a stopper 16 on its front side.
  • the stopper 16 is arranged at the same height as the stop surface 10 or 11.
  • the curve pieces 7 are arranged either close to the locking bar 1, 2 or at a certain distance 17 from the locking bar 1, 2.
  • the curve pieces 7 of a single drawer 3 can be arranged at different distances from the locking bar 1, 2.
  • An essential part of the invention is that each drawer 3 of a drawer cabinet has a different arrangement of the curved pieces 7.
  • there are two ways of arranging the curve pieces 7 on the drawer which means that there are four different possible combinations of the curve pieces 7 on a drawer 3.
  • the locking rods 1, 2 and their pins 4 are aligned such that the pins 4 are at the level between the beginning of the guide surface 14 and the restoring surface 13. If a drawer 3 is now pulled out, the stop surface 10 of the short angle 8 or the long angle 9 is guided over the pin 4 and the pin 4 enters the curve piece 7. The obliquely rising guide surface 14 now moves the locking rod 1, 2 vertically upwards until it engages in a holding device, not shown. In this position, the pins 4 of the locking bars 1, 2 are at the same height with the stop surface 10 or the stopper 16 and thus lock the other drawers. When the opened drawer 3 is pushed in, the pin 4 of the locking rod 1, 2 reaches the cam piece 7 in the opposite direction out and moves the locking bar 1, 2 back to the starting position. All drawers 3 are thus unlocked again and any drawer 3 can be pulled out.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Schließanlage für Schubladenschränke mit mehreren Schubladen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1. An großen Schubladenschränken, beispielsweise an Kommoden oder Aktenschränken, kann der Schwerpunkt des Schrankes bei mehreren gleichzeitig geöffneten Schubladen nach außerhalb der Standfläche verlagert werden, was ein Umfallen des Schrankes zur Folge hat. Daher darf ein öffnen zweier Schubladen nacheinander oder gleichzeitig nicht möglich sein.The invention relates to a locking system for drawer cabinets with several drawers according to the preamble of claim 1. On large drawer cabinets, for example on chests of drawers or filing cabinets, the center of gravity of the cabinet can be shifted to the outside of the standing surface with several drawers open at the same time, resulting in the cabinet falling over Consequence. It should therefore not be possible to open two drawers one after the other or at the same time.

Es sind Konstruktionen mit Schließstangen und an den Schubladen befestigten Kurvenstücken bekannt, bei denen die Kurvenstücke eine ansteigende Führungsfläche haben um die Schließstangen mittels von ihnen herausragenden Zapfen vertikal nach oben zu verschieben.Constructions with locking bars and curve pieces fastened to the drawers are known, in which the curve pieces have a rising guide surface in order to move the locking bars vertically upwards by means of pins projecting from them.

Beim Herausziehen einer Schublade werden die Schließstangen durch ihre auf den Kurvenstücken aufliegenden Zapfen in eine angehobene Lage verschoben. Hierbei kommen die Zapfen vor den an jeder Schublade befindlichen Stoppern zu liegen, so daß jede Schublade dadurch blockiert und ein öffnen derselben verhindert wird. Nachteil dieser Konstruktion ist, daß beim gleichzeitigen Herausziehen mehrerer Schubladen die verschiedenen Stopper die entsprechenden Zapfen der Schließstange gleichzeitig passieren, sodaß eine Verriegelung nicht mehr eintreten kann.When a drawer is pulled out, the locking bars are raised into one by the pins resting on the curve pieces Location shifted. In this case, the pins come to rest in front of the stoppers located on each drawer, so that each drawer is blocked and the opening thereof is prevented. The disadvantage of this construction is that when several drawers are pulled out at the same time, the various stoppers pass the corresponding pins of the locking rod simultaneously, so that locking can no longer occur.

Bei einer anderen bekannten Schließvorrichtung wird das gleichzeitige öffnen von zwei Schubladen durch eine Sicherheitsverriegelung bereits verhindert. Diese umfaßt zwei Verriegelungsstangen, welche in entgegengesetzten Richtungen vertikal verschoben werden können. Sobald eine Verriegelungsstange in der einen Richtung verschoben ist, sind alle übrigen Schubladen verriegelt und können nicht mehr geöffnet werden. Die bei dieser Vorrichtung verwendeten Kurvenstücke weisen derartige Schrägflächen auf, daß die Verriegelungsstange entweder nach oben oder nach unten verschoben wird. Dabei erhalt jede Schublade eine andere Anordnung der Kurvenstücke, um das gleichzeitige öffnen zweier Schubladen zu verhindern. Die bekannte Verriegelung hat den Nachteil, daß einerseits verschiedene Kurvenstücke zum Einsatz kommen, so daß hierdurch sowohl zusätzliche Kosten entstehen als auch eine größere Lagehalterung erforderlich ist. Außerdem können mit nur zwei verschiedenen Kurvenstücken höchstens vier verschiedene Anordnungen erzielt werden, so daß diese Sicherheitsverriegelung nur für Schubladenschränke mit maximal vier Schubladen geeignet ist.In another known locking device, the simultaneous opening of two drawers is already prevented by a safety lock. This includes two locking bars that can be moved vertically in opposite directions. As soon as a locking bar is moved in one direction, all other drawers are locked and can no longer be opened. The curve pieces used in this device have such inclined surfaces that the locking rod is moved either up or down. Each drawer is given a different arrangement of the curve pieces to prevent two drawers from opening at the same time. The known locking has the disadvantage that on the one hand different curve pieces are used, so that this results in both additional costs and a larger position bracket is required. In addition, a maximum of four different arrangements can be achieved with only two different curve pieces, so that this safety lock is only suitable for drawer cabinets with a maximum of four drawers.

Demgegenüber liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Schließanlage für Schubladenschränke zu schaffen, welche ein gleichzeitiges öffnen beliebig vieler Schubladen verhindert und zwar mit einem möglicht geringem Aufwand an gleichartigen Einzelteilen. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe befinden sich bei der an erster Stelle beschriebenen bekannten Schließanlage nunmehr die Kurvenstücke in verschiedenen Abständen zur Schließstange, wobei die Kurvenstücke an jeder Schublade unterschiedlich angeordnet sind.In contrast, the present invention has for its object to provide a locking system for drawer cabinets, which a simultaneous opening of any number of drawers prevented and with as little effort as possible on identical parts. In order to achieve this object, in the known locking system described in the first place, the curve pieces are now at different distances from the locking rod, the curve pieces being arranged differently on each drawer.

An jeder Schublade ist mindestens ein Kurvenstück befestigt. Die Kurvenstücke können wahlweise entweder direkt neben der Schließstange oder in einem bestimmten Abstand zur Schließstange angebracht werden. Beim öffnen einer Schublade werden die Schließstangen durch die Kurvenstücke senkrecht nach oben ausgelenkt und von Haltevorrichtungen in dieser Position gehalten. In dieser Stellung verriegeln die Schließstangen sämtliche anderen Schubladen, so daß ein öffnen weiterer Schubladen nicht möglich ist. Durch unterschiedliches Anordnen der Kurvenstücke an den Schubladen ist es möglich, verschiedene Schubladenkonfigurationen zu erhalten. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß nach dem öffnen einer Schublade alle anderen Schubladen verriegelt sind, und daß es nicht möglich ist, zwei Schubladen gleichzeitig zu öffnen.At least one curve piece is attached to each drawer. The curve pieces can either be attached directly next to the locking bar or at a certain distance from the locking bar. When a drawer is opened, the locking bars are deflected vertically upwards by the curved pieces and held in this position by holding devices. In this position, the locking bars lock all other drawers, so that opening other drawers is not possible. By arranging the curve pieces differently on the drawers, it is possible to obtain different drawer configurations. This has the advantage that after opening one drawer all other drawers are locked and that it is not possible to open two drawers at the same time.

Ein weiterer Vorteil dieser Schließanlage ist, daß ihre Anwendung nicht auf Schubladenschränke mit nur vier Schubladen beschränkt ist. Die Anzahl der unterschiedlichen Schubladenkonfigurationen kann beliebig erhöht werden, indem man die Kurvenstücke in mehreren unterschiedlichen Abständen anordnet. Damit ergeben sich unbeschränkt viele verschiedene Schubladenkonfigurationen, so daß eine derart ausgestaltete Schließanlage für Schubladenschränke mit beliebig vielen Schubladen geeignet ist.Another advantage of this locking system is that its application is not limited to drawer cabinets with only four drawers. The number of different drawer configurations can be increased as desired by arranging the curve pieces at several different distances. This results in an unlimited number of different drawer configurations, so that a locking system designed in this way for drawer cabinets with any number of drawers.

Eine nach dieser technischen Lehre ausgebildete Schließanlage hat weiterhin den Vorteil, daß die an den Schubladen befestigten Kurvenstücke von einheitlicher Bauart sind, und somit die Produktionskosten gesenkt werden können. Bevorzugte Ausführungen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen 2 bis 9 angegeben.A locking system designed according to this technical teaching has the further advantage that the curved pieces attached to the drawers are of a uniform design, and thus the production costs can be reduced. Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in dependent claims 2 to 9.

Die Erfindung ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels in der Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine perspektivische Ansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Schließanlage in einer Ausführungsform für einen Schubladenschrank mit vier Schubladen,
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eine vergrößerte perspektivische Ansicht eines Kurvenstückes mit einem ersten Kurzwinkel,
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eine vergrößerte perspektivische Ansicht eines Kurvenstückes mit einem Langwinkel.
The invention is illustrated in the drawing and is explained in more detail using an exemplary embodiment in the drawing. Show it:
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1 shows a perspective view of the locking system according to the invention in one embodiment for a drawer cabinet with four drawers,
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an enlarged perspective view of a curve piece with a long angle.

Eine gemäß der technischen Lehre dieser Erfindung ausgeführte Schließanlage für Schubladenschränke mit vier Schubladen ist in Fig. 1 gezeigt. Die rechts und links neben den Schubladen vertikal angeordneten Schließstangen 1, 2 sind an ihrer den Schubladen 3 zugewandten Seite mit lotrecht zur Schließstange angeordneten zylindrischen Zapfen 4 versehen. Jede Schließstange 1, 2 besitzt je einen Zapfen 4 für jede Schublade 3.A locking system for drawer cabinets with four drawers designed according to the technical teaching of this invention is shown in FIG. 1. The locking bars 1, 2 arranged vertically to the right and left of the drawers are provided on their side facing the drawers 3 with cylindrical pins 4 arranged perpendicular to the locking bar. Each locking rod 1, 2 has a pin 4 for each drawer 3.

An den rechten und linken Seitenwänden 5, 6 der Schubladen 3 ist je ein Kurvenstück 7 angebracht. Zwischen dem Kurvenstück 7 und einer Seitenwand 5, 6 ist entweder ein Kurzwinkel 8 oder ein Langwinkel 9 angeordnet.A curve piece 7 is attached to the right and left side walls 5, 6 of the drawers 3. Either a short angle 8 or a long angle 9 is arranged between the curve piece 7 and a side wall 5, 6.

In Fig. 2 ist das Kurvenstück 7 mit dem Kurzwinkel 8 und in Fig. 3 ist das Kurvenstück 7 mit dem Langwinkel 9 vergrößert dargestellt. Eine Anschlagfläche 10 des Kurzwinkels 8 ist unmittelbar vor dem Kurvenstück 7 angeordnet. Die Anschlagfläche 11 des Langwinkels 9 ist in einem bestimmten Abstand vor dem Kurvenstück 7 angeordnet. Dabei ist die Anschlagfläche 10 ein quadratisches Teilstück des Kurzwinkels 8 bzw. des Langwinkels 9, welches rechtwinklig an deren vorderen Ende angeordnet ist. Das Kurvenstück 7 enthält eine Rückstellfläche 13 und eine Führungsfläche 14 zur Führung des Zapfens 4 und damit zur Auslenkung der Schließstange 1, 2 beim Herausziehen der Schublade 3. Die Rückstellfläche 13 und die Führungsfläche 14 sind durch eine Rückwand 15 des Kurvenstückes 7 miteinander verbunden. Die Führungsfläche 14 verläuft in Längsrichtung zunächst schräg ansteigend und fällt anschließend wieder auf das Ausgangsniveau ab. Die Rückstellfläche 13 verläuft zunächst parallel zur Führungsfläche 14, verläuft jedoch nach Erreichen des höchsten Punktes horizontal bis ans Ende des Kurvenstückes 7 weiter. Das Kurvenstück 7 integriert an seiner Vorderseite einen Stopper 16. Der Stopper 16 ist in der gleichen Höhe angeordnet, wie die Anschlagfläche 10 bzw. 11.2 shows the curve section 7 with the short angle 8 and in FIG. 3 the curve section 7 with the long angle 9 is shown enlarged. A stop surface 10 of the short angle 8 is arranged directly in front of the curve piece 7. The stop surface 11 of the long angle 9 is arranged at a certain distance in front of the curve piece 7. The stop surface 10 is a square section of the short angle 8 or the long angle 9, which is arranged at right angles at its front end. The curve piece 7 contains a restoring surface 13 and a guide surface 14 for guiding the pin 4 and thus for deflecting the locking rod 1, 2 when the drawer 3 is pulled out. The restoring surface 13 and the guide surface 14 are connected to one another by a rear wall 15 of the curve piece 7. The guide surface 14 initially extends obliquely in the longitudinal direction and then drops again to the initial level. The restoring surface 13 initially runs parallel to the guide surface 14, but continues horizontally after reaching the highest point to the end of the curve piece 7. The curve piece 7 integrates a stopper 16 on its front side. The stopper 16 is arranged at the same height as the stop surface 10 or 11.

Die Kurvenstücke 7 sind entweder nahe an der Schließstange 1, 2 oder in einem bestimmten Abstand 17 von der Schließstange 1, 2 entfernt angeordnet. Die Kurvenstücke 7 einer einzelnen Schublade 3 können durchaus mit unterschiedlichem Abstand zur Schließstange 1,2 angeordnet sein. Ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Erfindung ist, daß jede Schublade 3 eines Schubladenschrankes über eine andere Anordnung der Kurvenstücke 7 verfügt. In dieser Ausführungsform gibt es zwei Möglichkeiten, die Kurvenstücke 7 an der Schublade anzuordnen, daraus ergibt sich, daß es vier unterschiedliche Kombinationsmöglichkeiten der Kurvenstücke 7 an einer Schublade 3 gibt.The curve pieces 7 are arranged either close to the locking bar 1, 2 or at a certain distance 17 from the locking bar 1, 2. The curve pieces 7 of a single drawer 3 can be arranged at different distances from the locking bar 1, 2. An essential part of the invention is that each drawer 3 of a drawer cabinet has a different arrangement of the curved pieces 7. In this embodiment, there are two ways of arranging the curve pieces 7 on the drawer, which means that there are four different possible combinations of the curve pieces 7 on a drawer 3.

Im folgenden wird die Funktionsweise der Schließanlage detailliert beschrieben:The functioning of the locking system is described in detail below:

In der Ausgangsstellung, d.h., wenn alle Schubladen geschlossen sind, sind die Schließstangen 1, 2 und ihre Zapfen 4 derart ausgerichtet, daß sich die Zapfen 4 auf der Höhe zwischen dem Anfang der Führungsfläche 14 und der Rückstellfläche 13 befinden. Wird nun eine Schublade 3 herausgezogen, so wird die Anschlagfläche 10 des Kurzwinkels 8 bzw. des Langwinkels 9 über den Zapfen 4 hinweg geführt und der Zapfen 4 tritt in das Kurvenstück 7 hinein. Die schräg ansteigende Führungsfläche 14 bewegt nun die Schließstange 1, 2 vertikal nach oben, bis diese in eine nicht dargestellte Haltevorrichtung einrastet. In dieser Stellung sind die Zapfen 4 der Schließstangen 1, 2 auf gleicher Höhe mit der Anschlagfläche 10 bzw. des Stoppers 16 und verriegeln somit die übrigen Schubladen. Beim Zuschieben der geöffneten Schublade 3 gelangt der Zapfen 4 der Schließstange 1, 2 in umgekehrter Richtung in das Kurvenstück 7. Die parallel zur Führungsfläche 14 verlaufende Rückstellfläche 13 drückt nun die Schließstange 1, 2 mittels des Zapfens 4 aus der nicht dargestellten Haltevorrichtung heraus und bewegt die Schließstange 1, 2 zurück in die Ausgangsstellung. Somit sind sämtliche Schubladen 3 wieder entriegelt und es kann eine beliebige Schublade 3 herausgezogen werden.In the starting position, ie when all drawers are closed, the locking rods 1, 2 and their pins 4 are aligned such that the pins 4 are at the level between the beginning of the guide surface 14 and the restoring surface 13. If a drawer 3 is now pulled out, the stop surface 10 of the short angle 8 or the long angle 9 is guided over the pin 4 and the pin 4 enters the curve piece 7. The obliquely rising guide surface 14 now moves the locking rod 1, 2 vertically upwards until it engages in a holding device, not shown. In this position, the pins 4 of the locking bars 1, 2 are at the same height with the stop surface 10 or the stopper 16 and thus lock the other drawers. When the opened drawer 3 is pushed in, the pin 4 of the locking rod 1, 2 reaches the cam piece 7 in the opposite direction out and moves the locking bar 1, 2 back to the starting position. All drawers 3 are thus unlocked again and any drawer 3 can be pulled out.

Beim gleichzeitigen Herausziehen zweier Schubladen 3 wird durch die unterschiedliche Kombination der Kurvenstücke 7 an jeder Schublade 3, spätestens nachdem die Schubladen um den Abstand 17 geöffnet sind, eine Schublade 3 verriegelt sein. Die individuelle Anordnung der Kurvenstücke 7 an den Schubladen 3 bewirkt, daß die Schließstangen 1, 2 von jeder Schublade 3 in einer anderen Kombination ausgelenkt werden und somit ist es nicht möglich, zwei Schubladen 3 gleichzeitig herauszuziehen.When two drawers 3 are pulled out at the same time, a drawer 3 will be locked by the different combination of the curved pieces 7 on each drawer 3, at the latest after the drawers are opened by the distance 17. The individual arrangement of the curve pieces 7 on the drawers 3 causes the locking bars 1, 2 to be deflected by each drawer 3 in a different combination and thus it is not possible to pull out two drawers 3 at the same time.

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  1. Closing device for chests of drawers with a plurality of drawers (3), each provided with mounted curved pieces (7), having at least one closing rod (1, 2) disposed adjacent the drawers (3) and displaceable in a perpendicular manner and comprising projecting pins (4), stoppers associated with the respective curved piece (7) and cooperating with the pins (4) and with a retaining device for retaining the closing rod (1, 2) in its displaced position, wherein a slantingly inclined guide surface (14) of the curved piece (7) acts first on the respective pin (4) when a drawer is opened, characterised in that the curved pieces (7) are located at different distances from the closing rod (1, 2) when the drawer is closed, in that the curved pieces (7) are arranged differently on each drawer (3).
  2. Closing device according to Claim 1, characterised in that between the curved piece (7) and the closing rod (1, 2) there is provided a striking surface (10) which is formed as a stopper.
  3. Closing device according to Claim 2, characterised in that the striking surface (10) is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the closing rod (1, 2).
  4. Closing device according to Claim 1, characterised in that a stopper (16) is integrated into the curved piece (7), in that the side of the curved piece (7) facing the closing rod (1, 2) is formed as a stopper (16).
  5. Closing device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the guide surface (14) descends in a slanting manner back to the original level after the slanting incline.
  6. Closing device according to Claim 5, characterised in that after a slanting incline a return surface (13) extends further in a horizontal manner parallel to the guide surface (14), wherein the distance of the return surface (13) from the guide surface (14) is somewhat larger than the diameter of the pin (4).
  7. Closing device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that after the slanting incline the guide surface (14) extends further in a horizontal manner to the end of the drawer (3), as a retaining device for the closing rod (1, 2).
  8. Closing device according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the retaining device is an engaging device disposed at the upper end of the closing rod (1, 2).
  9. Closing device according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the closing device is provided with two closing rods (1, 2) that can be displaced in a perpendicular manner and are disposed adjacent the drawers (3), and a curved piece (7) is mounted on both sides of each drawer (3).
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