EP1424027B2 - Coupling device for a drawer slide fitting including a damping element - Google Patents

Coupling device for a drawer slide fitting including a damping element Download PDF

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EP1424027B2
EP1424027B2 EP03026024A EP03026024A EP1424027B2 EP 1424027 B2 EP1424027 B2 EP 1424027B2 EP 03026024 A EP03026024 A EP 03026024A EP 03026024 A EP03026024 A EP 03026024A EP 1424027 B2 EP1424027 B2 EP 1424027B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B88/00—Drawers for tables, cabinets or like furniture; Guides for drawers
    • A47B88/40—Sliding drawers; Slides or guides therefor
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  • the invention relates to a coupling device for an integrated in a Auszieh enclosuresgarnitur damping element according to the preamble of independent claim 1.
  • the originating from the same applicant DE 198 35 466 A1 shows a brake and damping device for movable furniture parts, such.
  • This device is already arranged here between a movable furniture part (drawer rail) and a fixed furniture part (carcass rail).
  • a retraction device as previously known from the prior art, is also present there.
  • the damper causes on the one hand a braking / damping of the closing movement, caused by manual insertion, and on the other hand, a braking / damping of the closing movement caused by the retractor.
  • the braking / damping takes place via brake elements, which function as a friction brake in the form of brake shoes.
  • a control is disengaged when closing the drawer by a driver pin, so that a spring can pull the drawer braked in the closed position. But even a drawer, which enters at high speed, is braked by the corresponding greater spreading effect on the brake shoes.
  • FIGS. 8 , 21 and 22 is a Auszieh arrangementsgarnitur with rail system known, including at least one fixed carcass rail 25 and a directly or indirectly via a center rail (see. FIG. 8 ) thereon longitudinally displaceably mounted drawer rail 24, wherein both a damping device (see Figures 21 and 22 in conjunction with the overview in FIG.
  • the damping device comprises at least one cylinder 35 with at least one therein attenuated linearly movable piston rod 34 includes and the damping device is connected via one of its damping members 34 or 35 with one of the rails 24 or 25 and temporarily via their respective other damping member 34 or 35 by means of the coupling device 12 with the respective other rail 24 or 25 during closing and opening of the drawer can be coupled (see Figures 21 and 22 in conjunction with claims 1, 4, 5 and 6 and page 4, lines 19 to 23 compared with page 4, lines 30 and 31).
  • Object of the present invention is to develop a braking device for moving furniture parts (eg drawer) starting from the prior art as described above such that a smaller hand force for extending the movable furniture part is needed, as well as easier adjustability and longer life is.
  • both a damping device, as well as a coupling device between the fixed body rail and the linearly movable drawer rail are provided, wherein the damping device includes at least one cylinder and at least one damped linearly movable piston rod therein, and the damping device via one of its damping parts is connected to one of the rails and temporarily via their respective other damping part by means of the coupling device with the respective other rail during the closing and opening of the drawer is coupled.
  • the advantage here is that a smaller hand force for extending the movable furniture part is needed, as well as easier adjustability and a longer life is given.
  • the cylinder part are fixed to the movable drawer rail and the piston rod on the carcass rail and the piston rod is connected to a part of a coupling device which cooperates positively and releasably together with a stop member on the carcass rail.
  • a cylinder damper On the drawer rail, a cylinder damper, preferably an air damper attached, which is there on or plugged.
  • the piston rod of the cylinder damper has on the rod end face a hook body, which impinges in a predefined area in front of the drawer closed position on a damper stop and thereby initiates the damping process.
  • the remindholhaken are doing behind the U-shaped legs of the damper stop.
  • the Drawer rail with the drawer now moves muted and pushes the attached to the drawer rail control part between the spring-loaded return hook so that they are spread apart and engage behind the damper stop.
  • the long control key pushes further through the return hook and the piston rod deeper into the cylinder until the closed position of the drawer is reached.
  • FIG. 1 is a rail system 1 of the invention Auszieh enclosuresgarnitur for movable furniture parts, especially for drawers, shown in a furniture body.
  • two such rail systems 1 are generally required left and right of the drawer, with which the drawer can be moved out of the corpus linearly and back into it.
  • a full-extension rail system is shown, to which, however, the invention is not limited, so that the damping and coupling device according to the invention can also be applied to partial extension rail systems.
  • the full extension rail system 1 shown here consists of a center rail 4, which via respective bearings on one side with a drawer rail 5 and on the other side with a Carcass rail 2 linearly movable connected to it.
  • the carcass rail 2 is hereby connected via two attachment angles 3 to the respective left or right carcass wall (not shown), e.g. connected via a screw connection.
  • the damping device 7 includes a cylinder 8, which is fixed approximately at the front free end of the drawer rail 5 via corresponding brackets, in which cylinder 8 a longitudinally slidably displaceable piston rod 9 with piston 23 (see FIG. 18 ) is recorded.
  • the damping device 7 is designed as a gas (eg air) or liquid damper (eg hydraulic oil) and is known per se from the prior art.
  • the coupling device 6 includes a hook body 11 with return hooks 12 located thereon (see FIG FIG. 2 ), which hook body 11 is fixed to the front free end of the piston rod 9 of the damping device 7.
  • the hook body 11 with hooks 12 acts at times depending on the relative position of the rails 2, 5 together with a damper stop 10, which damper stop 10 is fixed to the carcass rail 2.
  • FIG. 1 are the parts 12 and 10 of the coupling device 6 is not yet engaged with each other, since the drawer is not sufficiently retracted into the body.
  • FIG. 2 an enlarged view of the area of the coupling device 6 and the damping device 7 is shown in the front area of the drawer, wherein like reference numerals and like components FIG. 1 denote, as in all others FIGS. 3 to 18 ,
  • the drawer rail 5 is already a little further retracted in the closing direction 15, so that the hook body 11 with hook 12 and the stop 10 of the coupling device 6 are just before contact with each other.
  • the elastically resilient hooks 12 are approximately parallel to each other in the basic position and have a smaller or a slightly larger overall width than the clear distance of the two vertical side lobes 22 of the stop 10, through which the hooks 12 must be performed.
  • a control wedge 13 can be seen, which is firmly connected via pins 14 with the drawer rail 5 and thus with the cylinder 8 and will be described in more detail below.
  • FIG. 3 is already the hook body 11 come into positive engagement with the stop 10, by further insertion of the drawer and thus the drawer rail 5 on the fixed body rail 2 away into the body.
  • the hooks 12 are between FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 has been pushed through the tabs 22 in the longitudinal direction to the rear until the end face 32 of the hook body 11 comes to rest on the outer end faces 31 of the tabs 22 of the stop 10. From the moment a damped closing movement of the drawer, damped by the damping device 7.
  • the hook 12 in FIG. 3 but are not yet in positive engagement with the stop 10th
  • FIG. 4 shows this position after the further retraction of the drawer or the drawer rail 5 in the closing direction 15 in the body.
  • the fixed to the drawer rail 5 control wedge 13 has been pushed between the two hooks 12 and the lobes 22 therethrough securing the spread of the hook 12 and thus the clamping on the stop 10, which also up to and in the closed position of the drawer upright preserved.
  • This clamping is canceled only after rearward extension of the control wedge 13 from the intermediate space of the hook 12 again.
  • FIG. 5 shows the situation of the drawer in or near the closed position, in a moment of the opening movement of the drawer rail 5 in the opening direction 17, opposite to the closing direction 15 of FIGS. 2 to 4 ,
  • FIG. 6 shows a temporal later situation, after the drawer has already been partially pulled out of the carcass.
  • the control wedge 13 keeps the hooks 12 spread outwardly as long as it is pulled through them so that the piston rod 9 connected to the hooks 12 via the hook body 11 is firmly held on the carcass rail 2.
  • cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 are moved apart, thus preparing a later renewed damped closing operation of the drawer.
  • the manual force for the user of the drawer in this pulling in the opening direction 17 of the cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 is relatively low, in contrast to the damping force that must be expended when closing in the closing direction 15, which is ensured by appropriate channel management within the cylinder 8.
  • FIG. 7 shows that the drawer has been further extended out of the body and thus the drawer rail 5 relative to the carcass rail 2 further in Opening direction 17 has been moved, wherein the control wedge 13, the hooks 12 still spreads keeps outward, so that piston rod 9 is still held firmly on the carcass rail 2.
  • the end position of the maximum relative travel between cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 is reached.
  • FIG. 8 shows that the control wedge 13 has moved out of the space between the hooks 12, so that they can be resiliently pivoted to their starting position in the pivoting directions 18 to each other. A further extension of the drawer causes the hooks 12 are pulled through the two side tabs 22 of the stopper 10 and thus the coupling between the rails 2, 5 is released.
  • FIG. 9 shows the same condition of the rail system as in FIG. 2 , with decoupled rails 2, 5.
  • the damping device 7 is thus effective only with coupled coupling device 6 between the rails 2, 5 during retraction of the drawer in the closing direction 15, but not or only slightly effective during extension of the drawer in the opening direction 17th ,
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 show a bottom view of the coupling device 6 in the decoupled state ( FIG. 10 ) and in the coupled state ( FIG. 11 ).
  • the coupled state after FIG. 11 is the control rib 19 of the control wedge 13 retracted into the space between the hooks 12 and spreads the hooks securing the stop 10 apart.
  • a loosening of the hooks 12 out of engagement with the stopper 10 is now only possible when the control rib 19 of the control wedge 13 is pulled out again in the opening direction 17, which ensures that cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 again pulled apart completely in the operating state for a renewed damped retraction in the closing direction 15.
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 put the control wedge 13 in a lower view ( FIG. 12 ) and a side view ( FIG. 13
  • the wedge-shaped longitudinally symmetrical control rib 19 with the two wedge surfaces 20 can be seen, as well as the fastening pins 14.
  • FIGS. 14 and 15 represent the hook body 11 with the attached elastically resilient two return hooks 12.
  • the return hooks 12 are shown in their normal position in which no spring force acts.
  • a deflection in the spreading directions 16 of the hook 12 away from the longitudinal center axis 27 by inserting the control rib 19 in the gap of the hook 12 causes an elastic rotation of the hooks 12 about the pivot points 26 and after removal of the control rib 19 an elastic spring back in the direction of return 18 the pivot points 26 in the direction of the longitudinal center axis 27 back to basic position.
  • FIGS. 16 and 17 represent the damper stop 10, which has a horizontal base plate 21 which rests on the carcass rail 2. At the free drawer-outer end of the base plate 21 left and right thereof is ever a vertical side flap 22 is formed, wherein the base plate 21 and side tabs 22 are preferably formed from a workpiece, in particular by a punching-bending operation.
  • the piston rod 9 is shown having a piston 23 with an enlarged diameter on one end face and on the other end a mounting portion 25 for the hook body 11, wherein between the two end faces an approximately central guide groove 24 extends, in which the control rib 19th of the control wedge 13 can engage longitudinally displaceable.
  • the guide groove 24 thereby breaks the end face of the piston rod 9 with the fastening area 25 for the hook body 11, but not the end face piston rod 9 with the piston 23rd

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The drawer mounting comprises a rail (2) attached to the carcass, an intermediate rail (3) and a rail (5) attached to the drawer. The mounting is fitted with a damping unit (7) whose piston rod (9) is attached to either the carcass rail or drawer rail, while the cylinder (8) is attached to the other rail.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Kupplungsvorrichtung für ein in einer Ausziehführungsgarnitur integriertes Dämpfelement nach dem Oberbegriff des unabhängigen Anspruches 1.The invention relates to a coupling device for an integrated in a Ausziehführungsgarnitur damping element according to the preamble of independent claim 1.

Die auf die gleiche Anmelderin zurückgehende DE 198 35 466 A1 zeigt eine Brems- und Dämpfvorrichtung für bewegliche Möbelteile, wie z. B. Ausziehführungen an Schubladen. Diese Vorrichtung ist hier schon zwischen einem beweglichen Möbelteil (Schubladenschiene) und einem festen Möbelteil (Korpusschiene) angeordnet. Eine Einziehvorrichtung, wie aus dem Stand der Technik vorbekannt, ist dort ebenfalls vorhanden. Der Dämpfer bewirkt zum einen eine Bremsung/Dämpfung der Schließbewegung, verursacht durch manuelles Einschieben, sowie zum andern eine Bremsung/Dämpfung der Schließbewegung, verursacht durch die Einziehvorrichtung. Die Bremsung/Dämpfung geschieht über Bremselemente, welche als Reibungsbremse in Form von Bremsbacken funktionieren. Ein Steuerelement wird beim Schließen der Schublade durch einen Mitnehmerstift entkuppelt, so dass eine Feder die Schublade gebremst in die Schließstellung ziehen kann. Aber auch eine Schublade, welche mit hoher Geschwindigkeit einfährt, wird durch die entsprechende größere Spreizwirkung auf die Bremsbacken abgebremst.The originating from the same applicant DE 198 35 466 A1 shows a brake and damping device for movable furniture parts, such. B. Pull-out guides on drawers. This device is already arranged here between a movable furniture part (drawer rail) and a fixed furniture part (carcass rail). A retraction device, as previously known from the prior art, is also present there. The damper causes on the one hand a braking / damping of the closing movement, caused by manual insertion, and on the other hand, a braking / damping of the closing movement caused by the retractor. The braking / damping takes place via brake elements, which function as a friction brake in the form of brake shoes. A control is disengaged when closing the drawer by a driver pin, so that a spring can pull the drawer braked in the closed position. But even a drawer, which enters at high speed, is braked by the corresponding greater spreading effect on the brake shoes.

Nachteil dabei ist, dass beim Öffnungsvorgang die Einzugsfederkraft plus die Kraft der Backenspreizfeder überwunden werden muss. Die Brems- bzw. Dämpfcharakteristik ist in Friktionssystemen schwierig einzustellen. Vor allem ist die gleichförmige Funktion auf Dauer nicht gegeben.Disadvantage is that during the opening process, the catch spring force plus the force of the back spreader spring must be overcome. The braking or damping characteristics are difficult to set in friction systems. Above all, the uniform function is not given in the long run.

Durch die EP 1 120 066 A2 , insbesondere Figuren 8, 21 und 22 ist eine Ausziehführungsgarnitur mit Schienensystem bekannt, beinhaltend mindestens eine feststehende Korpusschiene 25 und eine unmittelbar oder mittelbar über eine Mittelschiene (vgl. Figur 8) darauf längsverschieblich gelagerte Schubladenschiene 24, wobei sowohl eine Dämpfungsvorrichtung (vgl. Figuren 21 und 22 in Verbindung mit der Übersicht in Figur 7) als auch eine Kupplungsvorrichtung (Mitnehmer 12 vgl. Ansprüche 1 und 6) zwischen der feststehenden Korpusschiene 25 und der dazu linear beweglichen Schubladenschiene 24 vorgesehen sind, wobei die Dämpfungsvorrichtung mindestens einen Zylinder 35 mit mindestens eine darin gedämpft linear bewegbare Kolbenstange 34 beinhaltet und die Dämpfungsvorrichtung über eines ihrer Dämpfungsteile 34 oder 35 mit einer der Schienen 24 oder 25 verbunden ist und über ihr jeweiliges anderes Dämpfungsteil 34 oder 35 mittels der Kupplungsvorrichtung 12 mit der jeweiligen anderen Schiene 24 oder 25 zeitweilig während des Schließens und Öffnens der Schublade koppelbar ist (vgl. Figuren 21 und 22 in Verbindung mit den Ansprüchen 1, 4, 5 und 6 sowie Seite 4, Zeilen 19 bis 23 im Vergleich mit Seite 4, Zeilen 30 und 31).By the EP 1 120 066 A2 , especially FIGS. 8 , 21 and 22 is a Ausziehführungsgarnitur with rail system known, including at least one fixed carcass rail 25 and a directly or indirectly via a center rail (see. FIG. 8 ) thereon longitudinally displaceably mounted drawer rail 24, wherein both a damping device (see Figures 21 and 22 in conjunction with the overview in FIG. 7 ) as well as a coupling device (driver 12 see claims 1 and 6) between the fixed carcass rail 25 and the linearly movable drawer rail 24 are provided, wherein the damping device comprises at least one cylinder 35 with at least one therein attenuated linearly movable piston rod 34 includes and the damping device is connected via one of its damping members 34 or 35 with one of the rails 24 or 25 and temporarily via their respective other damping member 34 or 35 by means of the coupling device 12 with the respective other rail 24 or 25 during closing and opening of the drawer can be coupled (see Figures 21 and 22 in conjunction with claims 1, 4, 5 and 6 and page 4, lines 19 to 23 compared with page 4, lines 30 and 31).

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, eine Bremsvorrichtung für bewegliche Möbelteile (z.B. Schublade) ausgehend vom Stand der Technik wie oben beschrieben derart weiter zu entwickeln, dass eine geringere Handkraft zum Ausfahren des beweglichen Möbelteiles benötigt wird, sowie eine leichtere Einstellbarkeit und eine längere Lebensdauer gegeben ist.Object of the present invention is to develop a braking device for moving furniture parts (eg drawer) starting from the prior art as described above such that a smaller hand force for extending the movable furniture part is needed, as well as easier adjustability and longer life is.

Zur Lösung der gestellten Aufgabe dienen die Merkmale des unabhängigen Anspruches 1.To achieve the object, the features of independent claim 1 are used.

Wesentlich dabei ist, dass sowohl eine Dämpfungsvorrichtung, als auch eine Kupplungsvorrichtung zwischen der fest stehenden Korpusschiene und der dazu linear beweglichen Schubladenschiene vorgesehen sind, wobei die Dämpfungsvorrichtung mindestens einen Zylinder und mindestens eine darin gedämpft linear bewegbare Kolbenstange beinhaltet, und die Dämpfungsvorrichtung über eines ihrer Dämpfungsteile mit einer der Schienen verbunden ist und über ihr jeweiliges anderes Dämpfungsteil mittels der Kupplungsvorrichtung mit der jeweiligen anderen Schiene zeitweilig während des Schließens und Öffnens der Schublade koppelbar ist.It is essential that both a damping device, as well as a coupling device between the fixed body rail and the linearly movable drawer rail are provided, wherein the damping device includes at least one cylinder and at least one damped linearly movable piston rod therein, and the damping device via one of its damping parts is connected to one of the rails and temporarily via their respective other damping part by means of the coupling device with the respective other rail during the closing and opening of the drawer is coupled.

Vorteil dabei ist, dass eine geringere Handkraft zum Ausfahren des beweglichen Möbelteiles benötigt wird, sowie eine leichtere Einstellbarkeit und eine längere Lebensdauer gegeben ist.The advantage here is that a smaller hand force for extending the movable furniture part is needed, as well as easier adjustability and a longer life is given.

Bevorzugte Weiterbildungen der Erfindungen sind Gegenstand der Unteransprüche.Preferred developments of the inventions are the subject of the dependent claims.

Insbesondere ist bevorzugt vorgesehen, dass das Zylinderteil an der beweglichen Schubladenschiene und die Kolbenstange auf der Korpusschiene befestigt sind und die Kolbenstange mit einem Teil einer Kupplungsvorrichtung verbunden ist, welches mit einem Anschlagteil auf der Korpusschiene formschlüssig und lösbar zusammen wirkt.In particular, it is preferably provided that the cylinder part are fixed to the movable drawer rail and the piston rod on the carcass rail and the piston rod is connected to a part of a coupling device which cooperates positively and releasably together with a stop member on the carcass rail.

An der Schubladenschiene ist ein Zylinderdämpfer, vorzugsweise ein Luftdämpfer befestigt, der dort ein- bzw. aufgesteckt ist. Die Kolbenstange des Zylinderdämpfers weist an der Stangenstirnseite einen Hakenkörper auf, welcher in einem vordefinierten Bereich vor der Schubladen-Schließstellung auf einen Dämpferanschlag auftrifft und dadurch den Dämpfvorgang einleitet. Dabei ist die Ausführung des Zylinders und die Dämpfmedien an die Dämpfcharakteristik angepasst, was jedoch nicht Inhalt der Erfindung sein soll. Die Rückholhaken befinden sich dabei hinter den U-förmigen Schenkeln des Dämpferanschlages. Die Schubladenschiene mit der Schublade fährt nun gedämpft weiter und schiebt den an der Schubladenschiene befestigten Steuerteil zwischen die zusammen gefederten Rückholhaken, so dass diese auseinander gespreizt werden und den Dämpferanschlag hintergreifen. Der lange Steuerkeil schiebt sich weiter durch die Rückholhaken und die Kolbenstange tiefer in den Zylinder, bis die Schließstellung der Schublade erreicht ist.On the drawer rail, a cylinder damper, preferably an air damper attached, which is there on or plugged. The piston rod of the cylinder damper has on the rod end face a hook body, which impinges in a predefined area in front of the drawer closed position on a damper stop and thereby initiates the damping process. The design of the cylinder and the Dämpfmedien adapted to the Dämpfcharakteristik, which should not be content of the invention. The Rückholhaken are doing behind the U-shaped legs of the damper stop. The Drawer rail with the drawer now moves muted and pushes the attached to the drawer rail control part between the spring-loaded return hook so that they are spread apart and engage behind the damper stop. The long control key pushes further through the return hook and the piston rod deeper into the cylinder until the closed position of the drawer is reached.

Mit einem längeren Steuerteil und einer längeren Kolbenstange kann ein größerer gedämpfter Schließbereich bewirkt werden.With a longer control part and a longer piston rod, a larger damped closing area can be effected.

Wird die Schublade mit der Schubladenschiene wieder ausgezogen, halten die gespreizten Rückholhaken die Kolbenstange fest, während der Zylinder die Auszugsbewegung mitfährt. Gleichzeitig fährt auch der Steuerkeil die Auszugsbewegung mit, bis die Kolben ganz ausgezogen sind und der Steuerkeil die Rückholhaken freigibt. Diese federn zurück und fahren beim weiteren Öffnen der Schublade durch den U-förmigen Dämpferanschlag bis zur endgültigen Offenstellung der Schublade.When the drawer is pulled out again with the drawer rail, the splayed return hooks hold the piston rod tight while the cylinder moves along with the pull-out movement. At the same time, the control wedge also moves the extension movement until the pistons are fully extended and the control wedge releases the return hooks. These springs back and continue to open the drawer through the U-shaped damper stop to the final open position of the drawer.

Bei der Herausziehbewegung der Kolbenstange muss kein merklicher Widerstand überwunden werden. Die Luft oder ein anderes Medium strömt dabei ohne Widerstand ins Freie oder in die andere Zylinderkammer.When dragging out the piston rod, no appreciable resistance has to be overcome. The air or another medium flows without resistance into the open air or into the other cylinder chamber.

Zur Erläuterung der Erfindung wird nachfolgend ein Beispiel beschrieben, das jedoch nicht einschränkend aufzufassen ist, sondern lediglich zum besseren Verständnis der Erfindung beitragen soll. Selbstverständlich sollen durch die Erfindung auch äquivalente Konstruktionen erfasst sein, die die gleiche Wirkung haben.To explain the invention, an example will be described below, which is not to be construed as limiting, but merely to contribute to a better understanding of the invention. Of course, should be covered by the invention, equivalent constructions that have the same effect.

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Eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Schienensystems der erfindungsgemäßen Ausziehführungsgarnitur nach der Erfindung im zeitlichen Endbereich des Einziehens der Schublade;
Figuren 2 bis 9:
Eine zeitliche Abfolge des Schließ- und Öffnungsvorgangs des Schienensystems nach Figur 1, wobei die Figuren 2 bis 4 das Schließen und die Figuren 5 bis 9 das Öffnen der Schublade zeigen;
Figur 2:
Eine vergrößerte Darstellung des teilweise aufgeschnitten gezeichneten Schienensystems nach Figur 1 im Bereich der Kupplungsvorrichtung des integrierten Dämpfelements, im entkuppelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und kurz vor deren Kopplung;
Figur 3:
Das Schienensystem nach Figur 2 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im eingekuppelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung;
Figur 4:
Das Schienensystem nach Figur 3 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im eingekuppelten und durch den Steuerkeil verriegelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und zu Beginn der gedämpften Schließbewegung;
Figur 5:
Das Schienensystem nach Figur 4 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im eingekuppelten und durch den Steuerkeil verriegelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und zu Beginn der gedämpften Öffnungsbewegung;
Figur 6:
Das Schienensystem nach Figur 5 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im eingekuppelten und durch den Steuerkeil verriegelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und während der gedämpften Öffnungsbewegung;
Figur 7:
Das Schienensystem nach Figur 6 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im eingekuppelten und durch den Steuerkeil verriegelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und während der gedämpften Öffnungsbewegung;
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Das Schienensystem nach Figur 7 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, während des Auskuppelns der Kupplungsvorrichtung und im durch den Steuerkeil nicht mehr verriegelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung und nach Abschluss der gedämpften Öffnungsbewegung;
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Das Schienensystem nach Figur 8 zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, im ausgekuppelten Zustand der Kupplungsvorrichtung;
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Eine Unteransicht auf die Kupplungseinrichtung des erfindungsgemäßen Schienensystems nach den Figuren 1 bis 9, im ungekoppelten Zustand mit nicht gespreizten Rückholhaken;
Figur 11:
Eine Unteransicht auf die Kupplungseinrichtung des erfindungsgemäßen Schienensystems nach den Figuren 1 bis 9, im gekoppelten Zustand mit durch den Steuerkeil gespreizten Rückholhaken;
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Eine Unteransicht auf den Steuerkeil nach den Figuren 1 bis 9;
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Eine Seitenansicht auf den Steuerkeil nach Figur 12;
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Eine Unteransicht auf den Hakenkörper der Kupplungseinrichtung nach den Figuren 1 bis 11;
Figur 15:
Eine Seitenansicht auf den Hakenkörper der Kupplungseinrichtung, nach Figur 14;
Figur 16:
Eine Unteransicht auf den Dämpferanschlag nach den Figuren 1 bis 11;
Figur 17:
Eine Seitenansicht auf den Dämpferanschlag nach Figur 16;
Figur 18:
Eine perspektivische Darstellung des Kolbens mit Kolbenstange nach den Figuren 1 bis 11;
Show it:
FIG. 1:
A perspective view of a rail system of Ausziehführungsgarnitur invention according to the invention in the temporal end region of the retraction of the drawer;
FIGS. 2 to 9:
A chronological sequence of the closing and opening operation of the rail system after FIG. 1 , where the FIGS. 2 to 4 the closing and the FIGS. 5 to 9 show the opening of the drawer;
FIG. 2:
An enlarged view of the partially cut lines drawn rail system FIG. 1 in the region of the coupling device of the integrated damping element, in the uncoupled state of the coupling device and shortly before the coupling thereof;
FIG. 3:
The rail system after FIG. 2 at a later time, in the engaged state of the coupling device;
FIG. 4:
The rail system after FIG. 3 at a later time, in the engaged and locked by the control wedge state of the coupling device and at the beginning of the damped closing movement;
FIG. 5:
The rail system after FIG. 4 at a later time, in the engaged and locked by the control wedge state of the coupling device and at the beginning of the damped opening movement;
FIG. 6:
The rail system after FIG. 5 at a later time, in the engaged and locked by the control wedge state of the coupling device and during the damped opening movement;
FIG. 7:
The rail system after FIG. 6 at a later time, in the engaged and locked by the control wedge state of the coupling device and during the damped opening movement;
FIG. 8:
The rail system after FIG. 7 at a later time, during disengagement of the coupling device and in the state of the coupling device that is no longer locked by the control wedge, and after completion of the damped opening movement;
FIG. 9:
The rail system after FIG. 8 at a later time, in the disengaged state of the coupling device;
FIG. 10:
A bottom view of the coupling device of the rail system according to the invention according to the FIGS. 1 to 9 , in the uncoupled state with non-splayed return hooks;
FIG. 11:
A bottom view of the coupling device of the rail system according to the invention according to the FIGS. 1 to 9 , in the coupled state with retracted by the control wedge return hooks;
FIG. 12:
A bottom view on the control wedge after the FIGS. 1 to 9 ;
FIG. 13:
A side view on the control wedge behind FIG. 12 ;
FIG. 14:
A bottom view of the hook body of the coupling device after the FIGS. 1 to 11 ;
FIG. 15:
A side view of the hook body of the coupling device, after FIG. 14 ;
FIG. 16:
A bottom view of the damper stop after the FIGS. 1 to 11 ;
FIG. 17:
A side view of the damper stop after FIG. 16 ;
FIG. 18:
A perspective view of the piston with piston rod after the FIGS. 1 to 11 ;

In Figur 1 ist ein Schienensystem 1 der erfindungsgemäßen Ausziehführungsgarnitur für bewegliche Möbelteile, insbesondere für Schubladen, in einem Möbelkorpus dargestellt. Für eine Schublade werden im Allgemeinen zwei derartige Schienensysteme 1 links und rechts der Schublade benötigt, mit der die Schublade aus dem Korpus linear heraus und wieder hinein gefahren werden kann. In Figur 1 ist ein Vollauszugs-Schienensystem gezeigt, auf das die Erfindung jedoch nicht begrenzt ist, so dass die erfindungsgemäße Dämpf- und Kupplungsvorrichtung auch bei Teilauszugs-Schienensystemen angewendet werden kann.In FIG. 1 is a rail system 1 of the invention Ausziehführungsgarnitur for movable furniture parts, especially for drawers, shown in a furniture body. For a drawer, two such rail systems 1 are generally required left and right of the drawer, with which the drawer can be moved out of the corpus linearly and back into it. In FIG. 1 a full-extension rail system is shown, to which, however, the invention is not limited, so that the damping and coupling device according to the invention can also be applied to partial extension rail systems.

Das hier dargestellte Vollauszugs-Schienensystem 1 besteht aus einer Mittelschiene 4, welche über jeweilige Wälzlager auf der einen Seite mit einer Schubladenschiene 5 und auf der anderen Seite mit einer Korpusschiene 2 linear beweglich dazu verbunden ist.The full extension rail system 1 shown here consists of a center rail 4, which via respective bearings on one side with a drawer rail 5 and on the other side with a Carcass rail 2 linearly movable connected to it.

Die Korpusschiene 2 wird hierbei über zwei Befestigungswinkel 3 mit der jeweiligen linken oder rechten Korpuswand (nicht gezeigt) z.B. über eine Schraubverbindung verbunden.The carcass rail 2 is hereby connected via two attachment angles 3 to the respective left or right carcass wall (not shown), e.g. connected via a screw connection.

Im vorderen Bereich des Schienensystems 1 (in Figur 1 rechts) ist zwischen der korpusfesten Korpusschiene 2 und der relativ dazu beweglichen Schubladenschiene 5 eine Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7, sowie eine teilweise daran angebrachte und damit zusammen wirkende Kupplungsvorrichtung 6 angeordnet.In the front area of the rail system 1 (in FIG. 1 right) is between the body-fixed body rail 2 and the relatively movable drawer rail 5, a damping device 7, and a partially attached thereto and thus cooperating coupling device 6 is arranged.

Hierbei beinhaltet die Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 einen Zylinder 8, der etwa am vorderen freien Ende der Schubladenschiene 5 über entsprechende Halterungen festliegt, in welchem Zylinder 8 eine in Längsrichtung gedämpft verschiebliche Kolbenstange 9 mit Kolben 23 (siehe Figur 18) aufgenommen ist. Die Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 ist als Gas (z.B. Luft) oder Flüssigkeitsdämpfer (z.B. Hydrauliköl) ausgeführt und an sich aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt.Here, the damping device 7 includes a cylinder 8, which is fixed approximately at the front free end of the drawer rail 5 via corresponding brackets, in which cylinder 8 a longitudinally slidably displaceable piston rod 9 with piston 23 (see FIG. 18 ) is recorded. The damping device 7 is designed as a gas (eg air) or liquid damper (eg hydraulic oil) and is known per se from the prior art.

Die Kupplungsvorrichtung 6 beinhaltet einen Hakenkörper 11 mit daran befindlichen Rückholhaken 12 (siehe Figur 2), welcher Hakenkörper 11 am vorderen freien Ende der Kolbenstange 9 der Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 befestigt ist. Der Hakenkörper 11 mit Haken 12 wirkt zeitweise je nach Relativstellung der Schienen 2, 5 mit einem Dämpferanschlag 10 zusammen, welcher Dämpferanschlag 10 auf der Korpusschiene 2 befestigt ist.The coupling device 6 includes a hook body 11 with return hooks 12 located thereon (see FIG FIG. 2 ), which hook body 11 is fixed to the front free end of the piston rod 9 of the damping device 7. The hook body 11 with hooks 12 acts at times depending on the relative position of the rails 2, 5 together with a damper stop 10, which damper stop 10 is fixed to the carcass rail 2.

In Figur 1 sind die Teile 12 und 10 der Kupplungsvorrichtung 6 noch nicht in Eingriff miteinander, da die Schublade noch nicht genügend in den Korpus eingefahren ist.In FIG. 1 are the parts 12 and 10 of the coupling device 6 is not yet engaged with each other, since the drawer is not sufficiently retracted into the body.

In Figur 2 ist nun eine vergrößerte Darstellung des Bereichs der Kupplungsvorrichtung 6 und der Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 im vorderen Bereich der Schublade gezeigt, wobei gleiche Bezugszeichen auch gleiche Bauteile wie in Figur 1 bezeichnen, ebenso wie in allen anderen Figuren 3 bis 18.In FIG. 2 an enlarged view of the area of the coupling device 6 and the damping device 7 is shown in the front area of the drawer, wherein like reference numerals and like components FIG. 1 denote, as in all others FIGS. 3 to 18 ,

Im Vergleich zu Figur 1 ist die Schubladenschiene 5 bereits ein Stück weiter in Schließrichtung 15 eingefahren, so dass der Hakenkörper 11 mit Haken 12 und der Anschlag 10 der Kupplungsvorrichtung 6 kurz vor dem Kontakt miteinander stehen. Die elastisch federnden Haken 12 stehen in Grundstellung zueinander etwa parallel und haben eine kleinere oder aber eine etwas größere Gesamtbreite als der lichte Abstand der beiden vertikalen Seitenlappen 22 des Anschlags 10, durch die die Haken 12 durchgeführt werden müssen. Zusätzlich ist ein Steuerkeil 13 zu sehen, der über Stifte 14 mit der Schubladenschiene 5 und damit mit dem Zylinder 8 fest in Verbindung steht und nachfolgend noch näher beschrieben wird.Compared to FIG. 1 the drawer rail 5 is already a little further retracted in the closing direction 15, so that the hook body 11 with hook 12 and the stop 10 of the coupling device 6 are just before contact with each other. The elastically resilient hooks 12 are approximately parallel to each other in the basic position and have a smaller or a slightly larger overall width than the clear distance of the two vertical side lobes 22 of the stop 10, through which the hooks 12 must be performed. In addition, a control wedge 13 can be seen, which is firmly connected via pins 14 with the drawer rail 5 and thus with the cylinder 8 and will be described in more detail below.

In Figur 3 ist bereits der Hakenkörper 11 in formschlüssiger Anlage mit dem Anschlag 10 gekommen, durch weiteres Einschieben der Schublade und damit der Schubladenschiene 5 über die fest stehende Korpusschiene 2 hinweg in den Korpus hinein. Die Haken 12 sind zwischen Figur 2 und Figur 3 durch die Lappen 22 in Längsrichtung nach hinten hindurch geschoben worden, bis die Stirnseite 32 des Hakenkörpers 11 an den äußeren Stirnseiten 31 der Lappen 22 des Anschlages 10 zur Anlage kommt. Ab dem Zeitpunkt erfolgt eine gedämpfte Schließbewegung der Schublade, gedämpft durch die Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7. Die Haken 12 in Figur 3 stehen aber noch nicht in formschlüssigem Eingriff mit dem Anschlag 10.In FIG. 3 is already the hook body 11 come into positive engagement with the stop 10, by further insertion of the drawer and thus the drawer rail 5 on the fixed body rail 2 away into the body. The hooks 12 are between FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 has been pushed through the tabs 22 in the longitudinal direction to the rear until the end face 32 of the hook body 11 comes to rest on the outer end faces 31 of the tabs 22 of the stop 10. From the moment a damped closing movement of the drawer, damped by the damping device 7. The hook 12 in FIG. 3 but are not yet in positive engagement with the stop 10th

Beim weiteren Einschieben der Schublade werden dann die beiden elastisch federnden Haken 12 durch Spreizwirkung des in den Zwischenraum der Haken 12 einfahrenden Steuerkeils 13 in Verschwenkrichtung 16 nach außen hin verschwenkt, so dass die Auszugsrampen 29 mit den inneren Stirnseiten 30 formschlüssig in Eingriff kommen und dadurch die Kolbenstange 9 fest gehalten wird. Diese Klemmung bewirkt also eine formschlüssige Kopplung der an der Schubladenschiene 5 befestigten Kolbenstange 9 der Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 mit der fest stehenden Korpusschiene 2.Upon further insertion of the drawer then the two elastically resilient hooks 12 are pivoted by spreading of the retracting into the gap of the hook 12 control wedge 13 in the pivoting 16 to the outside, so that the extraction ramps 29 engage positively with the inner end faces 30 and thereby the Piston rod 9 is held firmly. This clamping thus causes a positive coupling of the attached to the drawer rail 5 piston rod 9 of the damping device 7 with the stationary carcass. 2

Figur 4 zeigt diese Stellung nach dem weiterem Einfahren der Schublade bzw. der Schubladenschiene 5 in Schließrichtung 15 in den Korpus. Der an der Schubladenschiene 5 festliegende Steuerkeil 13 hat sich zwischen den beiden Haken 12 und den Lappen 22 hindurch geschoben, wodurch die Sicherung der Spreizung der Haken 12 und damit der Klemmung am Anschlag 10 erfolgt, was auch bis zur und in der Schließstellung der Schublade aufrecht erhalten bleibt. Diese Klemmung wird erst nach rückwärtigem Ausfahren des Steuerkeils 13 aus dem Zwischenraum der Haken 12 wieder aufgehoben. FIG. 4 shows this position after the further retraction of the drawer or the drawer rail 5 in the closing direction 15 in the body. The fixed to the drawer rail 5 control wedge 13 has been pushed between the two hooks 12 and the lobes 22 therethrough securing the spread of the hook 12 and thus the clamping on the stop 10, which also up to and in the closed position of the drawer upright preserved. This clamping is canceled only after rearward extension of the control wedge 13 from the intermediate space of the hook 12 again.

Figur 5 zeigt die Situation der Schublade in oder nahe der Schließstellung, in einem Moment der Öffnungsbewegung der Schubladenschiene 5 in Öffnungsrichtung 17, entgegen der Schließrichtung 15 der Figuren 2 bis 4. FIG. 5 shows the situation of the drawer in or near the closed position, in a moment of the opening movement of the drawer rail 5 in the opening direction 17, opposite to the closing direction 15 of FIGS. 2 to 4 ,

Figur 6 zeigt eine zeitlich spätere Situation, nach dem die Schublade bereits teilweise aus dem Korpus gezogen wurde. Der Steuerkeil 13 hält die Haken 12 gespreizt nach außen, so lange er durch sie hindurch gezogen wird, so dass die mit den Haken 12 über den Hakenkörper 11 verbundene Kolbenstange 9 an der Korpusschiene 2 fest gehalten wird. Durch das Verschieben des Zylinders 8 an der Schubladenschiene 5 in Öffnungsrichtung 17 werden Zylinder 8 und Kolbenstange 9 auseinander gefahren und damit ein späterer erneuter gedämpfter Schließvorgang der Schublade vorbereitet. Die Handkraft für den Benutzer der Schublade bei diesem Auseinanderziehen in Öffnungsrichtung 17 von Zylinder 8 und Kolbenstange 9 ist dabei relativ gering, im Gegensatz zur Dämpfungskraft, die beim Einfahren in Schließrichtung 15 aufgewendet werden muss, was durch entsprechende Kanalführung innerhalb des Zylinders 8 gewährleistet wird. FIG. 6 shows a temporal later situation, after the drawer has already been partially pulled out of the carcass. The control wedge 13 keeps the hooks 12 spread outwardly as long as it is pulled through them so that the piston rod 9 connected to the hooks 12 via the hook body 11 is firmly held on the carcass rail 2. By moving the cylinder 8 on the drawer rail 5 in the opening direction 17 cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 are moved apart, thus preparing a later renewed damped closing operation of the drawer. The manual force for the user of the drawer in this pulling in the opening direction 17 of the cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 is relatively low, in contrast to the damping force that must be expended when closing in the closing direction 15, which is ensured by appropriate channel management within the cylinder 8.

Figur 7 zeigt, dass die Schublade weiter aus dem Korpus ausgefahren wurde und damit die Schubladenschiene 5 relativ zur Korpusschiene 2 weiter in Öffnungsrichtung 17 verfahren wurde, wobei der Steuerkeil 13 die Haken 12 immer noch gespreizt nach außen hält, so dass Kolbenstange 9 immer noch an der Korpusschiene 2 fest gehalten wird. Hier ist nahezu die Endstellung des maximalen relativen Verfahrweges zwischen Zylinder 8 und Kolbenstange 9 erreicht. FIG. 7 shows that the drawer has been further extended out of the body and thus the drawer rail 5 relative to the carcass rail 2 further in Opening direction 17 has been moved, wherein the control wedge 13, the hooks 12 still spreads keeps outward, so that piston rod 9 is still held firmly on the carcass rail 2. Here almost the end position of the maximum relative travel between cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 is reached.

Figur 8 zeigt, dass der Steuerkeil 13 aus dem Zwischenraum zwischen den Haken 12 heraus gefahren ist, so dass diese elastisch federnd in ihre Ausgangslage in den Verschwenkrichtungen 18 aufeinander zu verschwenken können. Ein weiteres Ausziehen der Schublade bewirkt, dass die Haken 12 durch die beiden Seitenlappen 22 des Anschlags 10 hindurch gezogen werden und damit die Kopplung zwischen den Schienen 2, 5 gelöst wird. FIG. 8 shows that the control wedge 13 has moved out of the space between the hooks 12, so that they can be resiliently pivoted to their starting position in the pivoting directions 18 to each other. A further extension of the drawer causes the hooks 12 are pulled through the two side tabs 22 of the stopper 10 and thus the coupling between the rails 2, 5 is released.

Figur 9 zeigt den gleichen Zustand des Schienensystems wie in Figur 2, mit entkoppelten Schienen 2, 5. Die Dämpfungsvorrichtung 7 ist also nur bei eingekuppelter Kopplungsvorrichtung 6 zwischen den Schienen 2, 5 wirksam und wirksam während des Einfahrens der Schublade in Schließrichtung 15, aber nicht oder nur unwesentlich wirksam während des Ausfahrens der Schublade in Öffnungsrichtung 17. FIG. 9 shows the same condition of the rail system as in FIG. 2 , with decoupled rails 2, 5. The damping device 7 is thus effective only with coupled coupling device 6 between the rails 2, 5 during retraction of the drawer in the closing direction 15, but not or only slightly effective during extension of the drawer in the opening direction 17th ,

Figuren 10 und 11 zeigen eine Unteransicht der Kopplungsvorrichtung 6 im entkoppelten Zustand (Figur 10) und im gekoppelten Zustand (Figur 11). Im gekoppelten Zustand nach Figur 11 ist die Steuerrippe 19 des Steuerkeils 13 in den Zwischenraum zwischen die Haken 12 eingefahren und spreizt die Haken sichernd am Anschlag 10 auseinander. Ein Lösen der Haken 12 aus dem Eingriff mit dem Anschlag 10 ist jetzt nur möglich, wenn die Steuerrippe 19 des Steuerkeils 13 wieder in Öffnungsrichtung 17 heraus gezogen wird, wodurch sicher gestellt wird, dass Zylinder 8 und Kolbenstange 9 wieder vollständig auseinander gezogen sich im Betriebszustand für ein erneutes gedämpftes Einfahren in Schließrichtung 15 befinden. FIGS. 10 and 11 show a bottom view of the coupling device 6 in the decoupled state ( FIG. 10 ) and in the coupled state ( FIG. 11 ). In the coupled state after FIG. 11 is the control rib 19 of the control wedge 13 retracted into the space between the hooks 12 and spreads the hooks securing the stop 10 apart. A loosening of the hooks 12 out of engagement with the stopper 10 is now only possible when the control rib 19 of the control wedge 13 is pulled out again in the opening direction 17, which ensures that cylinder 8 and piston rod 9 again pulled apart completely in the operating state for a renewed damped retraction in the closing direction 15.

Figuren 12 und 13 stellen den Steuerkeil 13 in einer Unteransicht (Figur 12) und einer Seitenansicht (Figur 13) dar. Hier ist die keilförmige längs-symmetrische Steuerrippe 19 mit den beiden Keilflächen 20 erkennbar, sowie die Befestigungsstifte 14. FIGS. 12 and 13 put the control wedge 13 in a lower view ( FIG. 12 ) and a side view ( FIG. 13 Here, the wedge-shaped longitudinally symmetrical control rib 19 with the two wedge surfaces 20 can be seen, as well as the fastening pins 14.

Figuren 14 und 15 stellen den Hakenkörper 11 mit den daran befestigten elastisch federnden beiden Rückholhaken 12 dar. Die Rückholhaken 12 sind dabei in ihrer Grundstellung dargestellt, in der keine Federkraft wirkt. Eine Auslenkung in den Spreizrichtungen 16 der Haken 12 weg von der Längsmittenachse 27 durch Einschieben der Steuerrippe 19 in den Zwischenraum der Haken 12 bewirkt eine elastische Drehung der Haken 12 um die Drehpunkte 26 und nach Abziehen der Steuerrippe 19 ein elastisches Rückfedern in den Rückfederrichtungen 18 um die Drehpunkte 26 in Richtung der Längsmittenachse 27 zurück in Grundstellung. FIGS. 14 and 15 represent the hook body 11 with the attached elastically resilient two return hooks 12. The return hooks 12 are shown in their normal position in which no spring force acts. A deflection in the spreading directions 16 of the hook 12 away from the longitudinal center axis 27 by inserting the control rib 19 in the gap of the hook 12 causes an elastic rotation of the hooks 12 about the pivot points 26 and after removal of the control rib 19 an elastic spring back in the direction of return 18 the pivot points 26 in the direction of the longitudinal center axis 27 back to basic position.

Figuren 16 und 17 stellen den Dämpferanschlag 10 dar, der eine horizontale Grundplatte 21 aufweist, die auf der Korpusschiene 2 aufliegt. An dem freien schubladen-äußeren Ende der Grundplatte 21 links und rechts davon ist je ein vertikaler Seitenlappen 22 angeformt, wobei Grundplatte 21 und Seitenlappen 22 bevorzugt aus einem Werkstück gebildet sind, insbesondere durch einen Stanz-Biegevorgang. FIGS. 16 and 17 represent the damper stop 10, which has a horizontal base plate 21 which rests on the carcass rail 2. At the free drawer-outer end of the base plate 21 left and right thereof is ever a vertical side flap 22 is formed, wherein the base plate 21 and side tabs 22 are preferably formed from a workpiece, in particular by a punching-bending operation.

In Figur 18 ist noch vergrößert die Kolbenstange 9 dargestellt, die an einer Stirnseite einen Kolben 23 mit vergrößertem Durchmesser aufweist und auf der anderen Stirnseite einen Befestigungsbereich 25 für den Hakenkörper 11, wobei sich zwischen den beiden Stirnseiten eine etwa zentrale Führungsnut 24 erstreckt, in die die Steuerrippe 19 des Steuerkeils 13 längsverschieblich eingreifen kann. Die Führungsnut 24 durchbricht dabei die Stirnseite Kolbenstange 9 der mit dem Befestigungsbereich 25 für den Hakenkörper 11, nicht aber die Stirnseite Kolbenstange 9 mit dem Kolben 23.In FIG. 18 is still enlarged, the piston rod 9 is shown having a piston 23 with an enlarged diameter on one end face and on the other end a mounting portion 25 for the hook body 11, wherein between the two end faces an approximately central guide groove 24 extends, in which the control rib 19th of the control wedge 13 can engage longitudinally displaceable. The guide groove 24 thereby breaks the end face of the piston rod 9 with the fastening area 25 for the hook body 11, but not the end face piston rod 9 with the piston 23rd

Zeichnungslegendedrawing Legend

1.1.
Schienensystemrail system
2.Second
Korpusschienecabinet member
3.Third
Befestigungswinkelmounting brackets
4.4th
Mittelschienemiddle rail
5.5th
Schubladenschienedrawer rail
6.6th
Kupplungsvorrichtungcoupling device
7.7th
Dämpfungsvorrichtungdamping device
8.8th.
Zylinder der DämpfungsvorrichtungCylinder of the damping device
9.9th
Kolbenstange der DämpfungsvorrichtungPiston rod of the damping device
10.10th
Dämpferanschlag der KupplungsvorrichtungDamper stop of the coupling device
11.11th
Hakenkörper der KupplungsvorrichtungHook body of the coupling device
12.12th
Rückholhaken der KupplungsvorrichtungReturn hook of the coupling device
13.13th
Steuerkeil der KupplungsvorrichtungControl wedge of the coupling device
14.14th
Befestigungsstifte des SteuerkeilsFixing pins of the control wedge
15.15th
Richtung der SchließbewegungDirection of the closing movement
16.16th
Schwenkrichtungen der Verriegelungsbewegung der RückholhakenPivoting directions of the locking movement of the return hooks
17.17th
Richtung der ÖffnungsbewegungDirection of opening movement
18.18th
Schwenkrichtungen der Entriegelungsbewegung der RückholhakenPivoting directions of unlocking the Rückholhaken
19.19th
Steuerrippe des SteuerkeilsControl rib of the control wedge
20.20th
Keilflächen der SteuerrippeWedge surfaces of the control rib
21.21st
Grundplatte des DämpferanschlagsBase plate of the damper stop
22.22nd
Vertikale Seitenlappen des DämpferanschlagsVertical side lobes of the damper stopper
23.23rd
Kolben der DämpfungsvorrichtungPiston of the damping device
24.24th
Führungsnut der Kolbenstange für Steuerrippe des SteuerkeilsGuide groove of the piston rod for control rib of the control wedge
25.25th
Befestigungsbereich der Kolbenstange für HakenkörperMounting area of the piston rod for hook body
26.26th
Drehpunktpivot point
27.27th
LängsmittenachseLongitudinal central axis
28.28th
innere Einschubrampeinner slide-in ramp
29.29th
äußere Auszugsrampeouter pull-out ramp
30.30th
innere Stirnseiten der Lappen 22inner end faces of the tabs 22
31.31st
äußere Stirnseiten der Lappen 22outer end faces of the tabs 22
32.32nd
innere Stirnseite des Hakenkörpers 11inner end face of the hook body 11

Claims (10)

  1. Pull-out guide fittings with a rail system (1), containing at least one fixed cabinet rail (2) and a drawer rail (5) directly or indirectly mounted thereon so as to be longitudinally displaceable via a centre rail (4), wherein both a damping device (7) and a coupling device (6) are provided between the fixed cabinet rail (2) and the drawer rail (5) which can be moved in a linearly displaceable manner with respect thereto wherein the damping device (7) contains at least one cylinder (8) and at least one piston rod (9) which can be linearly moved therein in a damped manner, and the damping device (7) is connected to one of the rails (2 or 5) via one of its damping parts (8 or 9) and can be coupled temporarily via its respective other damping part (8 or 9) by means of the coupling device (6) to the respective other rail (5 or 2) during closing and opening of the drawer, characterised in that the first part (11, 12) of the coupling device (6) contains a hook element (11), which is arranged on the piston rod (9) and at least one return motion hook (12) is arranged on the hook element (11) and can be moved in an elastically resilient manner by the action of force of a guidance wedge (13) and in that one second part (10) of the coupling device (6) in the form of one damper stop (10) contains at least one tab (22), which can at times be brought into engagement with the at least one return motion hook (12).
  2. Pull-out guide fittings according to claim 1, characterised in that the damping device (7) is arranged in the front region of the drawer rail (5) and, at the end of the insertion phase, acts close to the region of the closing end position of the drawer.
  3. Pull-out guide fitting according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the coupling device (6) is arranged in the front region of the cabinet rail and the drawer rail (5) and, at the end of the insertion phase, acts close to the region of the closing end position of the drawer.
  4. Pull-out guide fittings according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cylinder part (8) is connected to the moveable drawer rail (5) and the piston rod (9) is connected to the first part (11, 12) of the coupling device (6), which at times cooperates with the second part (10) of the coupling device (6) on the cabinet rail (2) with positive fit and in a repeatedly releasable manner.
  5. Pull-out guide fittings according to claim 4, characterised in that the hook element (11) is arranged on the free end of the piston rod (9) on a fastening region (25) and the at least one return motion hook (12) is arranged on the free end of the hook element (11).
  6. Pull-out guide fittings according to claim 5, characterised in that an inner end face (32) of the hook element (11) rests with positive fit on an outer end face (31) of the damper stop (10), at least during insertion of the drawer in the closing direction (15) between a predefined inserted position and the closed position.
  7. Pull-out guide fittings according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that an outer pull-out ramp (29) of the at least one return motion hook (12) is in positive engagement with an inner end face (30) of the at least one tab (22), at least during the drawing out of the drawer in the opening direction (17) between the closed position and a predefined open position.
  8. Pull-out guide fittings according to claim 7, characterised in that the guidance wedge (13) is rigidly connected to the drawer rail (5), and ensures that the at least one return motion hook (12) engages with the at least one tab (22) during the drawing out movement in the opening direction (17) between the closed position and a predefined drawn-out position of the drawer.
  9. Pull-out guide fittings according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the damping device (7) acts substantially only in the closing direction (15) of the drawer and not, or hardly, in the opening direction (17) of the drawer.
  10. Pull-out guide fittings according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the damping device (7) is configured as a gas damper and/or liquid damper.
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