EP3666122B1 - Drawer adjustment device for adjusting a front connector - Google Patents

Description

State of the art

In the furniture sector, furniture is known which has a drawer which can be moved relative to a body, with a drawer front component being attached to drawer side parts via a drawer connecting device. The drawer front can preferably be attached detachably or interchangeably to the two drawer side parts, also called frame or side frame.

Fastening the drawer front to the drawer side parts in the area of the front end faces of the two drawer side parts, particularly when it comes to heavy or large fronts, requires skill and is often difficult. In addition, high forces must be absorbed by the connecting device in the connected state. Because of these forces, adjustment options for the connecting device in order to set a position of the drawer front relative to the drawer side part are constructed in a comparatively complicated and robust manner, or a secure function of the adjustment options is not always reliably guaranteed. Known adjustment options are implemented, for example, by means of an adjustment device on the drawer side part and/or on the connecting device.

Previous drawer front connecting devices are also complicated to manufacture and/or have a multi-part design and require a comparatively large amount of free space on the two drawer side parts, so that satisfactory solutions are not available for all drawer designs. Drawer front connection devices are, for example, from EP 2868 229 AI or the WO 2010/136228 A1 known.

Object and advantages of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved drawer adjustment device for adjusting, in particular for adjusting the height, of a drawer front relative to a drawer side part or a side frame of the type described in the introduction, in particular with regard to an economically advantageous production, a simplified assembly situation during assembly a drawer front on an arbitrarily designed drawer side part and/or improved adjustment options in order to adjust a position of the drawer front relative to the drawer side part.

This object is solved by the independent claims.

Expedient and advantageous developments of the invention are shown in the dependent claims.

The invention is based on a drawer adjustment device for adjusting a front connector, the front connector being designed for arranging a drawer front on a drawer side wall, the drawer adjustment device comprising the front connector.

A drawer comprises, for example, a drawer front, a drawer bottom, a drawer rear wall and two drawer side walls or two drawer side parts or two drawer side frames, with one drawer side wall each containing the drawer front when the drawer is in the assembled state the drawer back wall connects. The drawer front includes an exterior surface and an interior surface. In the arranged state on the drawer, the inner surface of the drawer front delimits a drawer interior space and is present opposite a narrow side of the drawer side wall and/or protruding and/or adjoining the narrow side wall of the drawer. In the arranged state, the drawer base delimits the interior space of the drawer with a top side of the drawer base.

A lateral adjustment of the drawer front relative to the side frame of the drawer takes place, for example, parallel to the plane of extension of the upper side of the drawer base and parallel to the narrow side of the side frame. A height adjustment of the drawer front relative to the side frame of the drawer takes place transversely, in particular perpendicular to the plane of extension of the top side of the drawer base and parallel to the side frame narrow side.

The drawer side wall extends in a longitudinal extension between the drawer front and the drawer rear wall. The drawer side wall has a drawer side wall inside which delimits the drawer interior space. A lateral adjustment of the drawer front relative to the drawer side wall of the drawer takes place, for example, transversely, in particular perpendicularly to the longitudinal extension of the drawer side wall and transversely, in particular perpendicularly to an extension plane of the drawer side wall inside. A height adjustment of the drawer front relative to the drawer side wall of the drawer takes place transversely, in particular perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the drawer side wall and in particular parallel to the plane of extension of the drawer side wall inside.

The drawer side wall is advantageously designed as a hollow chamber frame. In the arranged state, the drawer adjusting device is, for example, in particular completely arranged in an interior space of the drawer side wall, e.g. a hollow chamber of the drawer side wall.

The drawer adjustment device is preferably provided between a drawer side wall in its front face area and the inner surface of the drawer front, so that the drawer front is connected to the two drawer side walls or to the remaining part of the drawer via two corresponding drawer adjustment devices.

The core of the invention is now to be seen in the fact that the drawer adjustment device has a housing, a spring element, an adjustment element and a locking arrangement, with the housing being designed for arrangement on a drawer side wall, with the adjustment of the front connector by the adjustment element relative to the housing of the drawer adjustment device, the locking arrangement having a locking element and a locking element, the locking element being movable relative to the housing, in particular by the adjusting element, the adjusting element being rotatably mounted on the housing, the locking element being formed on the housing, the Spring element is present on the drawer adjusting device in such a way that the locking element can be displaced from a first position on the housing into a second position on the housing against a spring force of the spring element, the locking element being in the first position with the locking org is coupled to and the adjusting element in such a way that a rotational movement of the adjusting element is blocked, the Locking element in the second position is decoupled from the locking member present, so that a rotary movement of the adjustment element can be realized. As a result, a comparatively simple safeguarding of a height adjustment is realized.

For example, the front connector is movable and/or adjustable relative to the housing of the drawer adjustment device.

The locking element and the adjusting element are preferably present in such a way that the elements are present in the same direction, in particular movable together. It is also conceivable that a displacement movement of the locking element can be implemented independently of the adjustment element. For example, the locking element can be moved from the first to the second position independently of the adjustment element. Advantageously, the locking element is movable along and/or parallel to an axis of rotation of the adjustment element relative to the adjustment element.

It is also advantageous that the adjusting element and the locking element are coupled in such a way that, in the first position of the locking element, a pivoting movement of the adjusting element and the locking element, in particular a rotary movement of the adjusting element and the locking element, for example due to the coupling of the locking element to the locking member, prevented, e.g. locked or blocked. It is also advantageous that the adjusting element and the locking element are coupled in such a way that in the second position of the locking element a particular joint pivoting movement and/or a particular joint rotary movement of the adjusting element and the locking element can be implemented.

Advantageously, the locking element rotates about an axis of rotation, in particular about an axis of rotation of the locking element, which is parallel to a displacement direction of the locking element.

Moreover, it is advantageous that the locking element is locked in the first position with the locking member, in particular is locked. As a result, a rotary movement of the locking element, in particular about the axis of rotation of the locking element, is prevented, for example blocked or impossible.

Advantageously, the locking element forms a form fit with the locking element in the first position. For example, the locking element and the locking member are interlocked in the first position.

The locking element advantageously comprises a cylindrical body, for example the locking element is designed as a cylindrical body. For example, ratchet teeth are formed protruding circumferentially on the cylindrical body. It is also conceivable that recessed locking receptacles are present on the cylindrical body. The ratchet teeth and/or the ratchet receptacles are advantageously evenly and/or regularly spaced apart from one another. For example, the locking element is present in the manner of a gear rim, for example in the form of a gear rim. It is also conceivable that the locking element has a polygon on its circumference or is designed in the form of a polygon, for example as a pentagon or as a hexagon. The locking member is advantageously designed to be complementary to the locking element. For example, the locking member is star-shaped or honeycomb-like. As a result, there are several, in particular different, detent positions of the locking element can be realized relative to the locking member and/or to the housing.

It also proves to be advantageous that the adjusting element is designed as an eccentric element, in particular as an eccentric. This makes it relatively easy to position the front connector relative to the housing, e.g. by simply turning the adjustment element. It is also conceivable that the adjusting element is designed as a shaft, in particular as a hollow shaft. For example, the adjusting element, in particular in the form of a shaft or in the form of a hollow shaft, has a thread on its peripheral lateral surface. For example, the adjusting element is designed as a worm shaft.

It is also conceivable that the adjusting element is designed as a shaft, a worm and/or a screw.

In addition, it is proposed that the spring element is present on the drawer adjustment device in such a way that the locking element is moved automatically from the second position into the first position due to a spring force of the spring element. As a result, a comparatively simple and reliable self-locking, self-locking and/or self-locking of the locking element and thus of the adjustment element can be implemented.

The spring element is advantageously arranged on the drawer adjustment device in such a way that at least one main force component of the spring force of the spring element acts on the locking element parallel to the axis of rotation of the locking element and/or to an axis of rotation of the adjusting element.

Furthermore, it is advantageous that operating means are present in order to move the adjustment element, with the operating means being formed on the adjustment element. As a result, the adjustment element can be operated comparatively easily by a user, e.g. using a tool. It also proves to be advantageous that operating means are present in order to move the locking element, with the operating means being formed on the locking element. As a result, the locking element and in particular the adjustment element can be operated comparatively easily by a user, e.g. using a tool.

The operating means advantageously include a screw head in a known manner, e.g. in the form of a Phillips head, an internal and/or an external hexagon. It is also conceivable for the operating means to include a rotary knob and/or a rotary switch for manual operation of the adjustment element and/or the locking element, for example, in particular without tools.

Furthermore, it has proven to be advantageous that the adjusting element is present in one piece with the operating means and/or the locking element. As a result, the adjusting element, the operating means and the locking element can be produced comparatively inexpensively.

The operating means are advantageously present at a first end of the adjustment element and the locking element at a second end of the adjustment element, the first and second ends being spaced apart from one another and being formed opposite one another on the adjustment element. However, it is also conceivable that the operating means and the locking element are present adjacent to one another. For example, the operating means and the locking element are designed in one piece. It is also conceivable that the adjusting element, the operating means and the locking element are present in one piece. As a result, the drawer adjustment device is of comparatively simple and/or cost-effective design.

It also proves advantageous that the spring element is designed as a U-shaped sheet metal spring.

The spring element is designed as a spring, for example. For example, the spring element is present as a helical spring, a spiral spring, a torsion spring, a torsion spring, a disk spring and/or a leaf spring. A spring force of the spring element acts, for example, between a stop of the locking element and the housing. For example, the spring element rests with one end against the stop of the locking element and/or with another end against the housing. It is also conceivable that the spring force of the spring element acts between a stop of the locking element and a stop of the adjustment element. For example, the spring element is formed between the stop of the locking element and the stop of the adjusting element, in particular in contact with the stops.

In an advantageous embodiment of the drawer adjustment device, the housing is U-shaped, with the housing comprising a central element and a first and a second side element, with the central element connecting the two side elements with one another, with the locking element being formed on the first side element, with the Adjusting element is movably, in particular rotatably, mounted on the second side element. It is also conceivable that the adjusting element is movably, in particular rotatably, mounted on both side elements of the housing. For example this is Locking member formed on the same side member on which the adjustment is rotatably mounted. It is also conceivable that the adjusting element is rotatably mounted exclusively via the locking element. In this case in particular, the locking element is movably, in particular rotatably, mounted on at least one, in particular on both, side elements of the housing.

Advantageously, the two side members are opposite and spaced apart. The first and the second side element are advantageously arranged protruding, in particular protruding in the same direction on the central element. For example, the housing is designed in one piece. For example, the housing is present as a bent part.

In addition, it is proposed that the locking member be present in one piece with the housing. For example, the locking member is present as a punched opening and/or as a bending element on a side element of the housing.

For example, the drawer adjustment device includes a hanging component to connect the drawer front to the front connector. The suspension component is designed such that it can be connected to the drawer front. Advantageously, the suspension component can be connected to the front connector, eg can be suspended, in particular latched to the front connector. The front connector and the suspension component are preferably each made of a metal material or are preferably each formed as a sheet metal component. The front connector advantageously comprises two connector plates which are spaced apart from one another and which are preferably firmly connected to one another. For example, the connector plates are mirror-symmetrical present to each other. In particular, each connector plate has parallel surface sides and narrow sides present therebetween according to the thickness of the plates, comprising the upper and the lower narrow side.

There is another advantage if a first and/or a second connector plate of the front connector is designed as a continuous plate component. This is advantageous in terms of manufacturing technology. The connector plates of the front connector are advantageously connected to one another using a joining method. As a result, the front connector can advantageously be made into a rigid and mechanically stable component. The connector plates are e.g. individually prefabricated, e.g. punched or cut out by laser.

The front connector preferably has an upper ramp and a lower ramp, which are spaced apart from one another in a height direction of the front connector, the upper ramp comprising the upper narrow side of a first connector plate and the upper narrow side of a second connector plate, the two upper narrow sides in a common upper level, and wherein the lower ramp comprises the lower narrow side of the first connector plate and the lower narrow side of the second connector plate, the two lower narrow sides lying in a common lower level, so that the two upper narrow sides of the upper ramp provide a two-lane support surface for an upper support section on the hanging component and the two lower narrow sides of the lower ramp provide a two-lane supporting surface for a lower support section on the hanging component when the hanging component is positioned correctly on the front connector, so that when connecting the Drawer front with the drawer side part takes place a displacement of the upper support portion and the lower support portion along the respective ramp. When there are exactly two connector plates, respective outer surface sides of the two connector plates form the outer sides of the front connector in the width direction. Exactly one upper support section and exactly one lower support section are preferably present. Accordingly, there are preferably exactly two ramps or the upper ramp and the lower ramp. The upper level and the lower level are advantageously aligned in parallel. For example, the lower ramp forms an underside of a slotted cutout in the connector plates.

It is also advantageous that the front connector has an upper ramp and a lower ramp, the ramps being spaced apart from one another in a height direction of the front connector, the upper ramp comprising an upper elongate support surface and the lower ramp comprising a lower elongate support surface, so that in a final assembly state of the suspension component on the front connector, the upper support surface serves to support an upper support section on the suspension component and the lower support surface serves to support a lower support section on the suspension component, with the upper support section moving downwards along the upper ramp when the drawer front is connected to the drawer side part slips and the lower support section slides down along the lower ramp until the final assembly state of the hanging component on the front connector is reached, with a hanging contour on the front connector in the area of the lower ramp and with a raised section on the hanging e component in the region of the lower support section, so that in a pre-assembly position the suspension component is hooked onto the front connector in a self-locking manner such that the lower support section and/or the Raised section is supported on the hanging contour, with the hanging component having the upper supporting section being at a distance from the front connector in the region of the upper ramp, and with the hanging contour being coordinated in such a way that in the pre-assembly position at least the raised section is in contact with the hanging contour in such a way that the lower supporting section counteracts a slide down along the lower ramp is secured.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the front connector has a hanging contour in the area of the lower ramp for self-locking hanging of the hanging component on the front connector. The attachment contour is, for example, coordinated in such a way that in the self-locking state the attachment component and thus the drawer front, aligned obliquely to the vertical, is held freely supported on the drawer frames or the other parts of the drawer present thereon, which is particularly helpful for assembly when the drawer is attached to a furniture body via rail guides.

It also proves to be advantageous that the hanging contour has a first contour section and a second contour section, with the first contour section serving to support the lower support section in the pre-assembly position and the second contour section serving to support the raised section in the pre-assembly position, the first and second Contour portion are spaced from each other in a height direction of the front connector.

It is also advantageous that in the pre-assembly position the suspension component is supported on the front connector via contact with the lower support section and via a contact takes place with the elevation section and via contact with a further component section of the suspension component.

In addition, it has proven to be advantageous that the front connector, in particular the connector plates, include a receptacle into which the adjusting element can be arranged in an engaging manner. For example, the adjusting element reaches through the front connector on the receptacle. The receptacle is present, for example, as an elongated or slit-like opening, e.g. through-opening.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is a drawer side wall with a drawer adjustment device according to one of the embodiments described above, the housing of the drawer adjustment device being arranged on the drawer side wall.

A further advantageous modification of the invention is a piece of furniture, in particular a drawer, with a drawer adjusting device according to one of the previously described embodiments and/or a drawer side wall as mentioned above.

Description of an embodiment

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht von schräg oben auf ein Möbel mit einer daran aufgenommenen und geöffnet dargestellten Schublade, wobei das Möbel ohne eine oberseitige Abdeckplatte gezeigt ist,

Fig. 2

die Schublade gemäß Fig. 1 ohne eine Schubladenfront der Schublade in perspektivischer Ansicht,

Fig. 3

ein vorderes Ende eines Schubladenseitenteils der Schublade gemäß Fig. 2 mit einer Schubladen-Verstellvorrichtung in Explosionsdarstellung,

Fig. 4

ein Frontverbinder der Schubladen-Verstellvorrichtung gemäß Fig. 3 in Explosionsdarstellung,

Fig. 5

eine Explosionsdarstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Schubladen-Verstellvorrichtung,

Fig. 6

ein Innengehäuse, ein Federorgan und ein Verstellelement der Schubladen-Verstellvorrichtung gemäß Fig. 5 in einer Explosionsdarstellung und

Fig. 7, 8

die Schubladen-Verstellvorrichtung gemäß Fig. 5 im zusammengesetztem Zustand jeweils in einer perspektivischen seitlichen Ansicht, wobei in Figur 7 ein Seitenelement eines Außengehäuses teilweise transparent gehalten ist, sodass eine Montageposition eines Federorgans sichtbar ist.

Further features and advantages of the invention are explained in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments of the invention shown schematically in the figures. In detail shows:

1

a perspective view obliquely from above of a piece of furniture with a drawer received on it and shown open, the piece of furniture being shown without a top cover plate,

2

the drawer according to 1 without a drawer front of the drawer in a perspective view,

3

a front end of a drawer side according to the drawer 2 with a drawer adjustment device in an exploded view,

4

a front connector according to the drawer adjustment device 3 in exploded view,

figure 5

an exploded view of a drawer adjustment device according to the invention,

6

an inner housing, a spring member and an adjustment element according to the drawer adjustment device figure 5 in an exploded view and

Figures 7, 8

the drawer adjustment device according to figure 5 in the assembled state, each in a perspective side view, with in figure 7 a side element of an outer housing is kept partially transparent, so that a mounting position of a spring organ is visible.

1 shows a piece of furniture 1 with a drawer 2 according to the invention that protrudes at the front of the piece of furniture 1 or is moved out as far as possible. The piece of furniture 1 is, for example, in the form of a box piece of furniture, with opposite side walls 5, 6, a floor 7, a rear wall 8 and two transverse boards 10, 11 on the upper side. The transverse board 10 is horizontal at the top between the two side walls 5, 6 in the front area of the piece of furniture 1 and the transverse board 11 is horizontally above between the two side walls 5, 6 in the rear area of the piece of furniture 1. The two side walls 5, 6 are connected to the bottom 7, the rear wall 8 in a stable manner. A covering plate to be provided above the two transverse boards 10, 11 on the piece of furniture 1 is not shown.

The guide means 4 comprise a left-hand rail guide 13 and a right-hand rail guide 14, the rail guides 13, 14 acting between the furniture body 3 and the drawer 2 and being designed, for example, as a full extension 12, with rails that are in particular telescopically displaceable in relation to one another. The right-hand rail guide 14 mirrored to the rail guide 12 on the item of furniture 1 is in 1 completely hidden.

Drawer 2 is in 2 shown alone without a drawer front 15. Further elements of the drawer 2 are a drawer bottom 16, a left drawer side part 17, a right drawer side part 18 and a drawer back 19.

The two similar drawer side parts 17 and 18 are formed here as drawer frames or as hollow chamber frames, e.g. formed from folded sheet metal material. The drawer side parts 17 and 18 are open at their front end 17a or 18a and are designed for connection to the drawer front 15 by means of a drawer adjustment device according to the invention. A first drawer adjusting device is provided for connecting the drawer front 15 to the drawer side part 17 and a second drawer adjusting device is provided for connecting the drawer front 15 to the drawer side part 18 . Since the connection of the drawer front 15 to the respective drawer side part 17 or 18 is set up identically or takes place with an identical drawer adjustment device in each case, the connection is described below by way of example for a drawer side part.

In 3 the drawer front 15 is shown transparently and is therefore not shown, but merely indicated in outline or schematically as a detail in dashed lines.

The drawer adjusting device 9, which is designed as a multi-part structural unit, comprises elements such as an outer housing 20, an inner housing 21, a front connector 22, adjusting elements 23, 24 and/or a suspension component 25.

The elements 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are combined in a recessed receiving area at the front end 18a of the drawer side part 18 but can be accommodated in a detachable manner. The suspension component 25 is designed to be fixed, for example screwed, to an inner side 15a of the drawer front 15 . The drawer front 15 is connected to the drawer side parts 17 and 18 via the respective Interaction of a suspension component 25 with an associated front connector 22. For this purpose, the component from the combined elements 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 is accommodated on the front of each drawer side part 17, 18. For the connection state, these components interact with a respective associated suspension component 25 . For this purpose, on the inside 15a of the drawer front 15, exactly two suspension components 25 are fixed at a point that is coordinated for this.

The connection is then made by hanging the drawer front 15 on the respective front connectors 22 on the two drawer side parts 17 and 18 via the two hanging components 25 on it.

The elements 20, 21, 23, 24 and 25 and a sliding element 31 on the front connector 22 are used to adjust the height and side of the drawer front 15 on the rest of the drawer or on the drawer side parts 17 and 18.

The front connector 22 has, for example, two narrow, preferably essentially plate-shaped connector plates 26 and 27, a spring 28, a locking element 29 and/or a bearing element 30 for the avoidable storage of the locking element 29 on the connector plates 26, 27. The spring 28 is on the two connector plates 26, 27 and causes the latching member 29 to be slightly yieldable or pivotable about the longitudinal axis of the bearing element 30 and is biased in a first pivoting direction. The latching element 29 can be deflected in the second pivoting direction R2, which is opposite to the first pivoting direction. The ability to avoid being used serves to cancel a latching, which can be set up automatically by the latching element 29 , with which the suspension component 25 can be latched on the front connector 22 . The locking is released by manually pressing against one from the outside Operating section 29a on locking element 29 against the force or spring action of spring 28.

Between the first connector plate 26 and the second connector plate 27, the displacement element 31 belonging to the lateral adjustment is accommodated. Provided for this purpose is the adjusting element 24 which can be rotated about its longitudinal axis from the outside. For this purpose, the actuating element 24 reaches across through openings in the outer housing 20, the inner housing 21, the two connector plates 26, 27 and the sliding element 31.

The two connector plates 26, 27 are aligned parallel to one another and are spaced apart from one another in a width direction B of the front connector 22 by a distance over the predominant extent and are firmly connected to one another by elements that are not specifically shown, such as transverse bolts 44 to 46. The longitudinal axes 32 of the elements or the cross bolts 44 to 46 are in 4 partially indicated by dashed lines, each element being firmly connected with its two ends to the associated connector plate 26 and 27, respectively. The transverse bolts 44 to 46 are preferably aligned parallel in the width direction B or in particular parallel to the bearing element 30 .

An upper ramp 33 and a lower ramp 34 are present on the front connector 22 at a distance from one another in a vertical direction H of the front connector 22 . The planar ramps 33 , 34 are oriented obliquely in a depth direction T of the front connector 22 and slope backwards away from a front side 35 of the front connector 22 or towards a rear side 36 of the front connector 22 .

The upper ramp 33 has an upper narrow side 33a of the first connector plate 26 and an upper narrow side 33b of the connector plate 27 . The narrow sides 33a and 33b lie in a common spatial plane. Correspondingly, the lower ramp 34 has a lower narrow side 34a of the first connector plate 26 and a lower narrow side 34b of the connector plate 27 . The narrow sides 34a and 34b lie in a common imaginary spatial plane which is parallel to the spatial plane of the upper narrow sides 33a, 33b.

Support sections 37 and 38 of the suspension component 25 are preferably of the same type or identical. The support sections 37, 38 are preferably formed as pin-like or elongated components, here for example as a pin or bolt with a concave or cylindrical outer shape. Other shapes such as a polygonal outer shape of the support sections 37, 38 are also possible.

To fasten the suspension component 25 to the drawer front 15, openings 41, 42 and 43 are formed on the suspension component 25 on a component rear side 39 of a base body 40 of the suspension component 25 for the fastening elements to reach through (see Fig. 3 ). A mounting member 84 is formed on the outer housing 20, by means of which the outer housing 20 can be arranged on one of the drawer side parts 17 and 18.

The in the Figures 5 to 8 shown drawer adjustment device 47 according to the invention is advantageously in accordance with the Figures 1 to 4 shown embodiment of the furniture 1 to the drawer side parts 17, 18 can be arranged interchangeably.

In figure 5 is a housing according to the invention in the form of an outer housing 48, a spring member 49, an adjustment element 50 and a latch assembly 51 is shown. The locking arrangement 51 comprises a locking element 52 and a locking member 53.

The outer housing 48 advantageously corresponds at least approximately to the outer housing 20 according to FIGS Figures 1 to 4 , The outer housing 48 differing in particular from the outer housing 20 in that the outer housing 48 is designed to arrange a drawer adjustment device 47 according to the invention.

The outer housing 48 advantageously comprises a central element 54, a first side element 55 and a second side element 56. For the displaceable mounting of an inner housing 57, there are advantageously protruding lugs 58 to 60 on the side elements 55, 56, in particular bent over by the side elements 55, 56. Advantageously, the central element 54, the side elements 55, 56 and the tabs 58 to 60 form a cuboid frame in a cross section of the outer housing 48, by means of which the inner housing 57 is guided, in particular linearly movable, in an inner volume 61 of the outer housing 48 in the assembled state.

An alternative front connector 62 is mounted on the inner housing 57, in particular in a displaceable manner.

The front connector 62 preferably corresponds at least approximately to the front connector 22 in terms of functions and design Figures 1 to 4 . The front connector 62 includes two connector plates 63, 64. The connector plates 63, 64 each have a slot-like opening 65, 66. The openings 65, 66 passes through the adjustment element 50 in mounted condition. Adjusting element 50 is advantageously embodied as an eccentric element, with a positioning element 67 that is eccentric to an axis of rotation D of adjusting element 50. When installed, positioning element 67 rests against an opening edge 68, 69 of the Openings 65, 66 are present, so that when the device is in the assembled state, rotating the adjusting element 50 causes the front connector 62 and, for example, the inner housing 57 to be displaced relative to the outer housing 48 and thus the height to be adjusted.

In addition to the positioning element 67, the adjusting element 50 advantageously includes an operating means in the form of a screw head 70 and the locking element 52. The screw head 70 and the locking element 52 are advantageously present on opposite and spaced ends 71, 72 of the adjusting element 50.

The locking element 52 is formed at a second end 72 in the manner of a toothed ring on the adjustment element 50 . The locking element 52 is present, for example, as a ring gear.

The locking member 53 is advantageously formed on a second side element 56 of the outer casing 48. The locking element 53 is designed, for example, as an internal toothed ring at a first opening 73 of the second side element 56 . In the installed state, the adjustment element 50 reaches through the first opening 73 with its second end 72, for example.

The second end 72 of the adjusting element 50 is advantageously connected to the locking element 52 in such a way the first opening 73 is coordinated with the internal toothed rim so that in a first position of the adjustment element 50 relative to the outer housing 48 in the assembled state, the locking element 52 engages in the internal toothed rim of the locking member 53 in such a way that the two elements 52, 53 latch with one another and rotate of the adjustment element 50 is thus blocked about its axis of rotation D (see also figure 8 ).

A rotary bearing surface 75 is advantageously formed at the second end 72 of the adjustment element 50 . In a second position of the adjustment element 50 relative to the outer housing 48, in which the adjustment element 50 is displaced in the direction of the axis of rotation D of the adjustment element 50 in the direction of the side element 56 relative to the outer housing 48, the adjustment element 50 is rotatably mounted with its pivot bearing surface 75 on the internal ring gear present, so that the adjustment element 50 can be rotated about its axis of rotation D and the front connector 62 can thus be adjusted relative to the outer housing 48 .

A portion of the first end 72 of the adjustment element 50 extends through a second opening 74 of the first side element 55. In the area of the first end 72, the adjustment element 50 advantageously has a further pivot bearing surface 76, by means of which the adjustment element 50 can be moved in both the first and the second position is rotatably mounted at the second opening 74 relative to the outer housing 48 .

In figure 7 parts of the first side element 55 are kept transparent in order to visualize the assembly situation of the spring element 49 .

A T-shaped nose 77 is formed on the second side element 56 on the outer housing 48 and protrudes in the depth T of the second side element 56 .

The spring element 49 is advantageously designed as a U-shaped sheet metal spring. The spring element 49 is advantageously supported with a first end 78 on the T-shaped nose 77 and with a second end 79 on a stop 81 of the adjustment element 50 and possibly, in particular in the first position of the adjustment element 50 relative to the outer housing 48 an inner surface 80 of the first side member 55 (see also Figures 7, 8 ). As a result, the spring element 49 is present in the assembled state in such a way that it forces the adjusting element 50 into the first position, in particular out of the second position, relative to the outer housing 48 .

In the arranged state, the spring element 49 advantageously encompasses the adjustment element 50 with its second end 79, so that the spring element 49 forms a stop 83 for the positioning element 67 in the assembled state and thus secures the adjustment element 50 against falling out on the outer housing 48.

The opening 74 of the outer housing 48 includes a bulge 82 so that the eccentric-like adjusting element 50 can be mounted on the outer housing. For example, the adjusting element 50 can be pushed onto the outer housing 48 in the direction of an axis of rotation D along an extension plane of the central element 54 . <u>Reference List</u> 1 Furniture 33, 34 ramp 2 drawer 33a, 33b narrow side 3 furniture body 34a, 34b narrow side 4 means of guidance 35 front 5 - 6 Side wall 36 back 7 floor 37 - 38 support section 8th back panel 39 component rear 9 Drawer adjustment device 40 body 41 - 43 opening 10 - 11 cross board 44 - 46 cross bolt 12 full extension 47 drawer 13 - 14 rail guide adjusting device 15 drawer front 48 outer casing 15a inside 49 spring organ 16 drawer bottom 50 adjustment element 17 drawer side panel 51 locking 17a, 18a end arrangement 18 drawer side panel 52 locking element 19 drawer back 53 locking device 20 outer case 54 center element 21 inner case 55, 56 page element 22 front connector 57 inner case 23 - 24 actuator 58 - 60 tabs 25 suspension component 61 internal volume 26 - 27 connector plate 62 front connector 28 feather 63, 64 connector plate 29 latching organ 65, 66 opening 29a operating section 67 positioning organ 30 bearing element 68, 69 opening edge 31 sliding element 70 screw head 32 longitudinal axis 71, 72 end 73, 74 opening 81 attack 75, 76 pivot bearing surface 82 bulge 77 nose 83 attack 78, 79 end 84 assembly organ 80 Inner surface

Claims (11)

1. Drawer-adjusting device (47) for adjusting a drawer front relative to a drawer side part, wherein the drawer-adjusting device (47) has a housing (48), a spring member (49), an adjusting element (50), a front connector (62) and a locking arrangement (51), wherein the front connector (62) is designed for arrangement of the drawer front on the drawer side wall,
   wherein the housing (48) is designed for arrangement on the drawer side wall, wherein the front connector (62) is adjusted relative to the housing (48) of the drawer-adjusting device (47) by the adjusting element (50), wherein the locking arrangement (51) has a catch element (52) and a locking member (53), wherein the catch element (52) can be moved relative to the housing (48), wherein the adjusting element (50) is mounted rotatably on the housing (48), wherein the locking member (53) is formed on the housing (48), wherein the spring member (49) is present on the drawer-adjusting device (47) such that the catch element (52) can be displaced, counter to a spring force of the spring member (49), from a first position on the housing (48) into a second position on the housing (48), wherein, in the first position, the catch element (52) is coupled to the locking member (53) and the adjusting element (50) in such a manner that rotary movement of the adjusting element (50) is blocked, wherein, in the second position, the catch element (52) is present in a state in which it has been decoupled from the locking member (53), and therefore the adjusting element (50) can be rotated.
2. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, in the first position, the catch element (52) is latched, in particular locked, to the locking member (53).
3. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to either of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjusting element (50) is designed in the form of an eccentric element, in particular in the form of an eccentric.
4. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring member (49) is present on the drawer-adjusting device (47) in such a manner that the catch element (52) is moved automatically from the second position into the first position on account of a spring force of the spring member (49) .
5. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that operating means (70) are present in order to move the adjusting element (50), wherein the operating means (70) are formed on the adjusting element (50).
6. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the adjusting element (50) is provided in one piece with the operating means (70) and/or the catch element (52).
7. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the spring member (49) is designed in the form of a U-shaped sheet-metal spring.
8. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (48) is of U-shaped design, wherein the housing (48) comprises a central element (54), a first side element (56) and a second side element (55), wherein the central element (54) connects the two side elements (55, 56) to one another, wherein the locking member (53) is formed on the first side element (56), and wherein the adjusting element (50) is mounted movably, in particular rotatably, on the second side element (55).
9. Drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the locking member (53) is provided in one piece with the housing (48) .
10. Drawer side wall having a drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing (48) of the drawer-adjusting device (47) is arranged on the drawer side wall.
11. Piece of furniture having a drawer-adjusting device (47) according to one of preceding Claims 1 to 9 or a drawer side wall according to preceding Claim 10.

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