DRAWER SIDE WALL

Abstract

A drawer sidewall includes a carrier body, a sidewall profile, and a holding device for fastening a drawer rear wall. Each of the sidewall profile and the holding device is fixed to the carrier body, wherein the holding device, at least in an unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall, is aligned inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a drawer sidewall comprising a carrier body, a sidewall profile, and a holding device for fastening a drawer rear wall, wherein each of the sidewall profile and the holding device is fixed to the carrier body. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising at least such a drawer sidewall and a drawer rear wall which is fixed to the holding device.

Such drawer sidewalls, also in combination with a drawer rear wall, are well-known according to the prior art.

A problem which arises especially with large constructional heights is that a gap is formed in the region of the connection between a drawer sidewall and a drawer rear wall. By the end user, that gap is considered to be disturbing for aesthetic reasons, and namely the more the gap is arranged higher in relation to the carrier body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to at least partially avoid the aforesaid problem and to propose, compared to the prior art, an improved drawer sidewall and arrangement, respectively, having such an improved drawer sidewall.

With the drawer sidewall, it is provided according to the invention that the holding device, at least in an unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall, is aligned inclined relative to a longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

By this measure, it is possible that a drawer rear wall, which is fixed to the holding device, can be acted upon by a pre-tension in relation to the drawer sidewall. Thus, it can be ensured that the drawer rear wall, at least in the upper connecting region spaced from the carrier body, bears against the drawer sidewall in a gap-free manner.

It has thereby proven to be advantageous that the holding device, at least in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall, has an angle smaller than 90°, preferably an angle larger than 85° and smaller than 90°, particularly preferred an angle of approximately 89.5°, relative to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

It has further proven to be advantageous that the sidewall profile includes at least one abutment portion on which the drawer sidewall can be supported. Thereby, the at least one abutment portion can be aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body, and/or can include a first region and a second region, wherein the first region has a smaller distance to the carrier body than the second region. The drawer rear wall, in a condition fixed to the holding device, bears at least against the second region of the abutment portion, and it is preferably provided that the drawer rear wall is spaced from the first region by a gap. In the best case, the drawer rear wall, in fact, bears against the drawer sidewall over its entire length in a gap-free manner. However, in particular with larger constructional heights, it cannot always be prevented that there is a minor gap present in the first region. However, this minor gap, in comparison with a gap in the second region, can be tolerated.

With the arrangement comprising at least one drawer sidewall according to the invention and a drawer rear wall which is fixed to the holding device, a particularly advantageous embodiment provides that the holding device, in the fixed condition of the drawer rear wall, has a larger angle to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body than in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further details and advantages of the invention will be explained in the following with the aid of the description of figures and with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a detail of an arrangement including a drawer sidewall and a drawer rear wall in a perspective view,

FIG. 2a is a schematically depicted side view of an arrangement including a drawer rear wall, a carrier body and a holding device in an unconnected condition,

FIG. 2b shows the arrangement according to FIG. 2a, in which the holding device is fixed to the carrier body,

FIG. 2c shows the arrangement according to FIG. 2b, in which the drawer rear wall is additionally fixed to the holding device,

FIG. 2d shows the arrangement according to FIG. 2c, in which a sidewall profile is additionally arranged on the carrier body,

FIG. 3a is a side view of an arrangement including a carrier body and a fastening device for fastening a drawer front panel,

FIG. 3b shows the arrangement according to FIG. 3a, in which a holding device is additionally fixed to the carrier body,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the holding device and the fastening device in an unconnected condition,

FIG. 5 shows a detail of the arrangement according to FIG. 3b in the region of the drawer rear wall, in which a sidewall profile is additionally arranged on the carrier body, and

FIG. 6 shows the detail according to FIG. 5, in which a rear wall fitting of the drawer rear wall is additionally fixed to the holding device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows a detail of an arrangement 19 including a drawer sidewall 1 and a drawer rear wall 5, seen from the interior of a drawer which is assembled with the aid of the arrangement 19.

The drawer sidewall 1 includes a carrier body 2, a sidewall profile 3 and a holding device 4 for fastening a drawer rear wall 5, and each of the sidewall profile 3 and the holding device 4 are fixed to the carrier body 2 (see also the following figures).

In the depicted case, the drawer rear wall 5 is fixed to the holding device 4.

The sidewall profile 3 includes an abutment portion 8 on which the drawer rear wall 5 is supported. The abutment portion 8 is aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2. The abutment portion 8 is arranged on a front face of the drawer sidewall 1 on the sidewall profile 3, the front face facing towards the drawer rear wall 5.

The abutment portion 8 has a first region 9 and a second region 10, and the first region 9 has a smaller distance to the carrier body 2 than the second region 10. The drawer rear wall 5, in a condition fixed to the holding device 4, at least bears against the second region 10 of the abutment portion 8. At the same time, the drawer rear wall 5, depending on the configuration, can be spaced from the first region 9 by a gap 11 (see also FIG. 6), and the drawer rear wall 5, in the ideal case, also bears against the abutment portion 8 of the sidewall profile 3 in a gap-free manner.

The sidewall profile 3 includes a recess 24 in which the drawer sidewall 5, in a condition fixed to the holding device 4, is partially arranged.

The sidewall profile 3 includes an opening for an actuating element 21, and the actuating element 21 is coupled to a device for adjusting the inclination of the drawer in relation to pull-out guides which are fixed or which are configured to be fixed on both sides of the drawer.

Each of the drawer sidewall 1 and the drawer rear wall 5 includes a supporting limb 22, 23 for a drawer bottom.

The carrier body 2 may be configured as a rail-shaped profile which is partially configured as a “U” in a cross-section.

FIG. 2a shows an arrangement comprising a drawer rear wall 5, a carrier body 2 and a holding device 4 in an unconnected condition.

The holding device 4 includes first portions 13 of a locking device for second portions 14 of the locking device, the second portions 14 being arranged on the drawer rear wall 5 and being configured to co-operate with the first portions 13. The first portions 13 and the second portions 14 jointly form fastening locations 12 for releasably fastening the drawer rear wall 5 to the holding device 4.

The holding device 4 includes a holding device interface 15 for fastening to the carrier body 2.

The holding device 4 is substantially made of a plastic material.

A fastening device 16 is provided by which the holding device 4 can be fixed to the carrier body 2. The fastening device 16 is welded to the carrier body 2. The fastening device 16 is substantially made of a metallic material.

The fastening device 16 includes a fastening device interface 17 for connecting the holding device 4 to the fastening device 16. At least the at least one fastening device interface 17 has an angle 18 of 90° to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2. Preferably, the entire fastening device 16 has an angle of 90° to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2.

Instead of an indirect fastening via the fastening device 16, the holding device 4 can also be directly fixed to the carrier body 2. In such a case, the fastening device 16 can be omitted.

FIG. 2b shows the arrangement described in connection with FIG. 2a, in which the holding device 4 is fixed to the carrier body 2 via the fastening device 16.

The holding device 4, at least in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall 5, is inclinedly aligned to a longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2. Thereby, the holding device 4 has an angle 7 of approximately 89.5° to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2. This means that the holding device 4 is slightly inclinedly positioned relative to the perpendicular in a direction of the carrier body 2.

This inclined position of the holding device 4 can also be obtained when the holding device 4 is directly fixed to the carrier body 2.

FIG. 2c shows the arrangement described in connection with FIGS. 2a and 2b, in which the drawer rear wall 5 is additionally fixed to the holding device 4 via the fastening locations 12. The drawer rear wall 5 is aligned in a parallel relationship to the holding device 4.

The position 35 of the abutment portion 8 of the sidewall profile 3 of the drawer sidewall 1 is depicted in a dashed line. As visible, the drawer rear wall 5, in the upper region 10, would protrude into the sidewall profile 3. However, this is only a theoretical installation situation which does not arise in reality because of the existence of the sidewall profile 3.

Instead, the drawer rear wall 5—as emerges from a comparison with FIG. 2d—must yield because of the drawer rear wall 5 bearing against the sidewall profile 3. Thereby, the drawer rear wall 5 is aligned substantially parallel to the abutment portion 8 of the sidewall profile 3, or at least significantly reduces the theoretical inclined position of the drawer rear wall 5. The clearance required for the change in position is provided by the holding device 4, the fastening device 16 and the carrier body 6. The holding device 4, in a fixed condition of the drawer rear wall 5, has a larger angle 20 to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2 than in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall 5.

As a result, the drawer rear wall 5, in a condition fixed to the holding device 4, bears against the second region 10 in a gap-free manner, and—in the ideal case also on the first region 9—of the abutment portion 8. In this way, an aesthetically pleasing appearance of the drawer can be ensured in a region of the connection between the drawer rear wall 5 and the drawer sidewall 1.

FIG. 3a shows a carrier body 2 on which a fastening device 16 is arranged, and by which the holding device 4 can be fixed to the carrier body 2. The fastening device 16 has an angle 18 of 90° to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2.

The fastening device 16 is arranged in the rear region of the carrier body 2, the rear region facing towards the drawer rear wall 5. In the front region, facing towards a drawer front panel of the carrier body 2, of the carrier body 2, a fastening device 25 for fixing a drawer front panel is arranged on the carrier body 2.

In FIG. 3b, the arrangement previously described in connection with FIG. 3 is depicted, and a holding device 4 is additionally fixed to the carrier body 2, namely via the fastening device 16. The holding device 4, at least in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall 5, is inclinedly aligned to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2. More precisely, the holding device 4 has an angle of approximately 89.5° to the longitudinal direction 6 of the carrier body 2.

In FIG. 4, the holding device 4 and the fastening device 16 are depicted in an unconnected condition.

The fastening device 16 includes a fastening device interface 17 for connecting the holding device 4 to the fastening device 16, and the fastening device interface 17 includes six protrusions 27. The protrusions 27 can be configured, as in the depicted case, as embossments or as drawn neck portions.

The holding device 4 includes a holding device interface 15 for fastening to the carrier body 2, and the holding device interface 15 includes six openings 26. The openings 26 correspond in their shape to the form of the protrusions 27.

For fixing the holding device 4 to the carrier body 2 or to the fastening device 16, respectively, the protrusions 27 are introduced into the openings 26. Subsequently, a fixing can further be implemented, for example by tumbling or bonding.

It is to be noted that the kinematic reversal is also possible, namely that the protrusions are arranged on the holding device 4 and the openings are arranged on the fastening device 16.

The fastening device 16 includes a vertical limb 36 and a horizontal limb 37, and the fastening device interface 17 is arranged on the vertical limb 36. The fastening device 16 is fixed to the carrier body 2 via the horizontal limb 37.

On the holding device 4, two first portions 13 of a locking device for two second portions 14 of the locking device are arranged, the second portions 14 of the locking device being arranged on the drawer rear wall 5 and co-operating with the first portions 13. The first portions 13 include a latching pin. The second portions 14 may be in the form of corresponding recesses (see FIG. 6).

The holding device 4 further includes centering devices 28 which can be configured, for example, as pins and which help to align the drawer rear wall 5 relative to the holding device 4 in the course of fixing the drawer rear wall 5 to the holding device 4. The centering devices 28 can engage into corresponding openings 31 which can be arranged, for example, on a rear wall fitting 34 arranged on the drawer rear wall 5 (see FIG. 6).

The holding device 4 further includes a spring element 29 and guide elements 30 on which the sidewall profile 3 can be supported.

FIG. 5 shows a detail of the arrangement according to FIG. 3b in the region of the drawer rear wall 5, and a sidewall profile 3 is additionally arranged on the carrier body 2.

The holding device 4 is partially arranged within the sidewall profile 3.

It is further visible that the holding device 4 is not only inclinedly aligned to the carrier body 2, but also inclinedly aligned to the sidewall profile 3. This leads to the fact that the first portion 13 of the upper fastening location 12 has a smaller distance to the abutment portion 8 of the sidewall profile 3 than the first portion 13 of the lower fastening location 12.

FIG. 6 shows the detail according to FIG. 5, in which a rear wall fitting 34 of the drawer rear wall 5 is additionally fixed to the holding device 4. The rear wall fitting 34 is firmly connected to the drawer rear wall 5 and is representatively depicted in FIG. 6 for the drawer rear wall 5.

The centering devices 28 engage into the openings 31. As can be seen in the enlarged detail views A and B, the first portions 13 engage into the second portions 14. Each of the two portions 13 and 14 jointly form a fastening location 12 for fixing the drawer rear wall 5 to the holding device 4.

As can be also seen in the enlarged detail views A and B, the drawer rear wall 5 or the rear wall fitting 34, respectively, is aligned parallel to the holding device 4. The distance 33 of the two portions 13 and 14 of the fastening locations 12 is namely identical.

The drawer rear wall 5 or the rear wall fitting 34, respectively, encloses an angle 32 to the upper edge of the sidewall profile 3, the angle 32 being larger than 90°, for example 90.5°.

As can be seen in the enlarged detail view A showing the upper region 10, the drawer rear wall 5 bears against the abutment portion 8 in this region. On the contrary, the drawer rear wall 5, in the lower region 9 illustrated in the enlarged detail view B, is spaced from the abutment portion 8 by a gap 11. In the ideal case, this gap 11 is not present.

Claims

1. A drawer sidewall comprising: a carrier body, a sidewall profile, and a holding device for fastening a drawer rear wall, wherein each of the sidewall profile and the holding device is fixed to the carrier body, wherein the holding device, at least in an unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall, is inclinedly aligned to a longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

2. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, wherein the holding device, at least in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall, has an angle smaller than 90°, preferably an angle larger than 85° and smaller than 90°, in particularly preferred an angle of approximately 89.5°, to a longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

3. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, wherein the sidewall profile includes at least one abutment portion for supporting the drawer rear wall.

4. The drawer sidewall according to claim 3, wherein the at least one abutment portion is aligned perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body, and/or includes a first region and a second region, wherein the first region has a smaller distance to the carrier body than the second region, wherein the drawer rear wall, in a condition fixed to the holding device, at least bears against the second region of the abutment portion, wherein it is preferably provided that the drawer rear wall is spaced from the first region by a gap.

5. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, wherein the holding device is substantially formed by a plastic material, and/or includes at least one holding device interface for fixing to the carrier body.

6. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, further comprising at least one fastening location for, preferably releasably, fastening the drawer rear wall to the holding device, wherein preferably the at least one fastening location includes a first portion of a locking device, the first portion of the locking device being arranged on the holding device and being configured to co-operate with a second portion of the locking device, the second portion of the locking device being arranged on the drawer rear wall.

7. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening device by which the holding device is fixed to the carrier body.

8. The drawer sidewall according to claim 7, wherein the fastening device is welded to the carrier body, and/or is substantially made of at least one metallic material, and/or includes at least one fastening device interface for connecting the holding device to the fastening device, wherein the at least one fastening device interface has an angle of 90° to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body.

9. The drawer sidewall according to claim 1, wherein the holding device is at least partially arranged within the sidewall profile.

10. An arrangement comprising at least one drawer sidewall according to claim 1 and a drawer rear wall which is fixed to the holding device.

11. The arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the holding device, in the fixed condition of the drawer rear wall, has a larger angle to the longitudinal direction of the carrier body than in the unfixed condition of the drawer rear wall.