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EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION |
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06.05.2020 Bulletin 2020/19 |
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Date of filing: 24.11.2017 |
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AN ARRANGEMENT FOR MOVING A STORAGE SPACE IN A CABINET
EINE ANORDNUNG ZUM BEWEGEN EINES LAGERRAUMS IN EINEM MÖBEL
AGENCEMENT PERMETTANT DE DÉPLACER UN ESPACE DE STOCKAGE DANS UN MEUBLE
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
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25.11.2016 FI 20160187
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Proprietor: Kuusi, Toni |
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31300 Tammela (FI) |
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- Kuusi, Toni
31300 Tammela (FI)
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EP-A1- 1 617 160 WO-A1-2016/103689 US-A- 5 215 363
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[0001] The invention relates to an arrangement for moving a storage space, a bracket or
a waste-bag rack located in a cabinet, whereby, when opening a door or a drawer of
the cabinet, it is possible by means of a mechanism related to the opening to implement
the transfer of said storage space, bracket or rack fitted inside the cabinet and
arranged to move in there out of the cabinet to reveal them.
[0002] Previously are known in connection with kitchen fittings e.g. mechanisms connected
to a cabinet door in which, when opening the door, a shelf of the cabinet transfers
outwards from the cabinet to facilitate the use of the shelf. Furthermore are known
cabinet doors on the inner side of which are fastened shelves as large as possible
but still so that they do not prevent the door from opening. Also in this case, goods
from the cabinet can be taken out only by opening the door.
[0003] From the publication
DE 3001707 A1 is known an extension plate, which in the rest position, is concealed beneath the
work top covering of a cupboard. It runs on lateral extension rails set in the base
cupboard to run on inclined rails the leading edge of the extension plate lies in
the extended position level with the work top. To ensure a level extension plate in
the use position a lift is provided on the extension rails to raise the trailing edge
of the extension plate to the level of the worktop. The extension plate is telescopic
whilst the lift can be a lever which is connected beneath the extension plate where
it is under the effect of a tensile spring.
[0004] From the publication
EP 1881282 A2 is known a refrigerator which includes a cabinet within which is arranged an upper
fresh food compartment and a lower freezer compartment. A freezer basket is slidably
supported in the freezer compartment, preferably for concurrent movement with a freezer
door. The freezer basket is coupled to a lifting mechanism that selectively shifts
the freezer basket from a first or lowered position to a second or raised position
in order to facilitate removal of items from the freezer basket. The lifting mechanism
can be formed by a mechanical, electrical or pneumatic system.
[0005] From the publication
US 5215363 A is known an apparatus includes a container member slidably mounted between spaced
parallel container support side walls, wherein the container support side walls are
mounted within a cabinet housing. The container support includes a gear rack mounted
from the container support to a rear wall of the container member, and further includes
a lid control cable extending from the container member to the lid directed through
cooperative pulleys to effect simultaneous opening of the lid upon projection of the
container member exteriorly of the cabinet housing relative to the spaced container
support side wall.
[0006] From patent
US7794027 is known a storage-bin bracket with its base sliding on rails horizontally out of
the cabinet. The sliding occurs by opening the door. The bracket and the base being
out of the cabinet, the storage bin and its bracket are liftable to the top position,
a pivot mechanism allowing the lifting. The lift is relieved by a spring. The gas
spring also assists in relieving and dampening motion speed.
[0007] A disadvantage of the arrangement described in
US patent 7794027 is arranging, first, the motion of the base and the storage-bin bracket outwards
and then, separately, the motion of the storage-bin bracket upwards. When the storage
bin is transferred back to the cabinet, it must be first pressed down to its base
and the storage bin and its base must be then pushed into the cabinet.
[0008] A disadvantage of other known arrangements described above is that the shelf comes
out on the same level as it is in the cabinet. Thus in these, only the topmost outcoming
shelf is well on view. The other shelves are left below the topmost shelf and in the
dark.
[0009] Almost invariably, kitchen fittings include a sink which takes a space below at its
point in the cabinet. The sink prevents the use of the top part of the cabinet. Often
at this point of the cabinet is located a waste bin set or a waste-bag rack for sorting,
whereby it is naturally located in the bottom part of the cabinet. A waste-bag rack
being on a lower level than normal is awkward to use, it being either behind a door
to be opened or inside a drawer to be pulled out.
[0010] To eliminate these disadvantages and particularly making the waste-bag rack or the
waste-bin set in question more accessible of its position, the present invention provides
a substantial improvement to prior art. This improvement is achieved when e.g. a storage
space, a bracket or a bag rack intended to be a waste station or some other storage
space in a cabinet is arranged movable. It is characteristic of the invention what
is claimed in the independent claims 1 and 2.
[0011] An advantage of the invention is that, in addition to conventional shelf spaces,
a shelf or drawer space or equivalent at the point of the sink can be made more accessible
when it also transfers e.g. by pulling the front edge of the drawer outwards and,
more importantly, upwards. The size of the kitchen waste station is precisely such
that it fits below the sink. In this invention, it has been realised that it is easily
transferrable by means of mechanisms outwards and upwards from there by supplying
a motion for it from the front edge of the drawer. Also, storage spaces in other parts
of the cabinet can be pulled out and better revealed in the way of the invention.
[0012] Next, the invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying
drawing in which
- Fig. 1
- shows a side view of a mechanism transferring a waste station located in a cabinet
the waste-station being in the cabinet.
- Fig. 2
- shows the case of Fig. 1 the waste station having been moved outwards and upwards
from the cabinet.
- Fig. 3
- shows a frame arrangement of a waste-bin rack to be located in a cabinet according
to the invention the waste-bin rack being in the cabinet.
- Fig. 4
- shows the frame arrangement of Fig. 3 the waste-bag rack with its frame moved outwards
and upwards from the cabinet.
- Figs. 5-7
- show a mechanism combination by means of which the horizontal motion of the base is
transferred to be the vertical motion of a bracket.
[0013] Fig. 1 schematically shows an arrangement according to the present invention in a
kitchen cabinet 1 at the point of a sink 2. To the frame of the cabinet 1 is fixedly
fastened a telescopic slide rail 3. The out-coming end of the slide rail 3 is again
fastened to a waste rack 4. The waste rack 4 is further fastened slidably to an out-pullable
front wall 5, 6. When the wall 5, 6 is pulled outwards, the waste rack 4 is able to
lift upwards supported by slide rails 7 fastened inside the front wall 5, 6. The slide
rail 3 guides the waste rack 4 to lift, as shown in Fig. 2, at the same time as the
waste rack 4 transfers outwards. The telescopic slide rail 3 is fixedly fast in the
cabinet wall and keeps its direction.
[0014] Fig. 2 shows that the drawer front wall 5, 6 keeps its height position when pulled
outwards, but the waste rack 4 lifts and becomes well revealed and accessible. To
operate well, this arrangement requires e.g. in connection with the out-pulling a
relieving spring, such as a gas spring 16, which is shown in Fig. 2 beside the slide
rail 3. The relieving spring can also be installed as fastened on the wall 5, 6 beside
the slide rail 7 in the vertical direction, whereby its relieving force is conveyed
from downwards to the waste rack 4 or the utmost end of the slide rail 3.
[0015] Fig. 3 shows another version which shows as an example the transfer of a waste-bag
rack 9 outwards and upwards as the front wall (not in the figure) is being pulled
upwards. Fig. 3 shows the waste-bag rack 9 moving according to the invention and its
also moving bracket part comprising side parts 15 and slide rails 10 directed upwards
from it supported by which rails the waste-bag rack 9 moves up and down. The bracket
part only moves horizontally out of the cabinet 1 and into the cabinet. It makes this
motion supported by rotated profiles 17 of the top edges of the side parts 15. These
profiles have supportive counter shapes on the interior walls (not shown in the figure)
of the cabinet. This arrangement is also intended to be located at the point of the
sink and the waste-bag rack 9 is positioned below the sink when it is totally inside
the cabinet.
[0016] When the bracket part starts to move from the position shown in Fig. 3 out of the
cabinet in the direction of the arrow, follower rolls 8 being at the top edge behind
the waste-bag rack start to roll along bent-to-shape plate rails 11. The plate rails
11 have obliquely upwards directed sections 12 and 13 based on which the waste-bag
rack 9 lifts at the same time as it moves out of the cabinet. Instead of the follower
rolls 8, it is also possible to use slipper pads. In this case, a gas spring 14 is
in the middle of the rack and it ensures that the waste-bag rack 9 lifts along with
it when the follower rolls 8 allow it to move upwards. The plate rails 11 with their
sections 12 and 13 are fixedly connected to the cabinet and they are the only non-moving
parts in Fig. 3.
[0017] Fig. 4 shows how the waste-bag rack 9 has moved with its bracket parts outwards from
the cabinet and, at the same time, the waste-bag rack 9 has lifted upwards supported
by the slide rails 10 and lifted by the gas spring 14.
[0018] Figs. 5-7 show the lifting of a storage-bin bracket 25 implemented by means of a
mechanism combination to the top position at the same time as a moving bottom part
24 of the storage-bin bracket 25 transfers out along with a cabinet front wall 26.
A first toothed bar 18 is fastened on the inner surface of the cabinet wall. A second
toothed bar 19 is connected to the storage-bin bracket 25. There are slide rails 28
for the storage-bin bracket 25 for a vertical motion in said moving bottom part 24.
Between the toothed bars 18 and 19 on a common axis 22 are arranged cog wheels 20
and 21 which, when being in contact with their corresponding toothed bars 18, 19,
convey from the horizontal motion of the bottom part 24 of the storage-bin bracket
25 the vertical motion to the storage-bin bracket 25. Here is also shown a gas spring
27 which relieves the opening of the cabinet door and, at the same time, the lifting
of all of the mass being lifted upwards.
[0019] The transfer of the interior part of the cabinet outwards and upwards according to
the invention can also be used in other parts of the cabinet than at the point of
the sink. The moving interior part of the cabinet can be a part of a drawer or a space
behind the cabinet door. The invention will not be limited to the described embodiments
but it can be varied within the scope of the inventive idea presented in the claims.
1. An arrangement for moving a storage space, the storage space comprising a bracket
(10, 15, 17) supporting a rack (9) located in a cabinet (1), whereby, when opening
a door of the cabinet (1) connected to the bracket, by means of a mechanism the bracket
(10, 15, 17) with the rack (9) is arranged to move out of the cabinet (1) to reveal
the storage space, wherein a path is arranged for moving said rack (4, 9) by means
of guiding surfaces (12, 13) for connecting to the cabinet (1) on which guiding surfaces
(12, 13) said rack (9) is guided outwards and upwards by the opening of the door of
the cabinet (1), the bracket (10, 15, 17) comprising side parts (15) and upwardly
directed slide rails (10) connected to said side parts (15) to move the rack (9) supported
by said slide rails (10) up and down while the bracket (10, 15, 17) moves horizontally
out of and into the cabinet (1) supported by profiles (17) of the top edges of the
side parts (15), said profiles (17) to be slidably supported by counter shapes on
the interior walls of the cabinet.
2. An arrangement for moving a storage space, the storage space comprising a bracket
(25) located in a cabinet, whereby, when opening a front wall (26) of the cabinet
connected to the bracket, by means of a combination of mechanisms said bracket (25)
is arranged to move out of the cabinet to reveal the storage space, wherein a path
is arranged for moving said bracket by means of said combination of mechanisms on
which path said bracket (25) is guided outwards and upwards by the opening of the
front wall (26) of the cabinet, characterized in that the upwards motion of the bracket (25) by said mechanism combination to a top position
is performed at the same time as opening the cabinet front wall (26) wherein a first
toothed bar (18) is fastened on the inner surface of a cabinet side wall and a second
toothed bar (19) is connected to the bracket (25) trough slide rails (28) supported
by a bottom part (24) connected to the front wall (26) for the vertical upward motion
of said bracket, wherein between the toothed bars (18, 19) on a common axis (22) are
arranged cog wheels (20, 21) in contact with their corresponding toothed bars (18,
19), which convey the opening of the front wall (26) and the horizontal outward motion
of the bottom part (24) to the vertical upward motion of the bracket (25).
3. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the path includes rolls (8) or slipper pads moving in contact along the guiding surfaces
(12, 13) and which are fastened to said rack (9).
4. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that a gas spring (14), a spring or a counter-weight arrangement is arranged to relieve
the moving of said device outwards and/or upwards.
5. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterised in that a gas spring (27) is arranged to relieve the moving of said device outwards and/or
upwards.
6. An arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the path is linear or comprises different levels of linear or curved ascending sections.
1. Anordnung zum Bewegen eines im Schrank (1) liegenden Güterraums, der ein von einem
Träger (10, 15, 17) abgestütztes Gerüst (9) aufweist, wobei beim Öffnen der Tür des
mit dem Träger im Eingriff gesetzten Schrankes (1) sind der Träger (10, 15, 17) und
das Gerüst (9) zum Bewegen aus dem Schrank (1) heraus angeordnet sind, um den Güterraum
(1) herauszubringen, wobei mit Hilfe der mit dem Schrank (1) verbundenen Steuerflächen
(12, 13) eine Bewegungsbahn zum Bewegen des vorgenannten Gerüstes (4,9) angeordnet
ist und durch Öffnen der Tür des Schrankes (1) die Bewegung des vorgenannten Gerüstes
(9) mittels dieser Steuerflächen (12, 13) nach außen und nach oben geführt wird, wobei
der Träger (10, 15, 17) Flankenteile (15) und nach oben gerichtete Gleitschienen (10)
verbunden mit den vorgenannten Flankenteilen (15) zum Bewegen des Gerüstes (9) abgestützt
von den vorgenannten Gleitschienen (10) nach oben und nach unten aufweist, wenn sich
der Träger (10, 15, 17) abgestützt von den Randteilen der Profile (17) der Flankenteile
(16) nach außen oder nach innen bewegt, wobei die vorgenannten Profile (17) von den
an den Innenwänden des Schrankes befindlichen Gegenformen abgestützt sind.
2. Anordnung zum Bewegen eines im Schrank (1) liegenden Güterraums, wobei der Güterraum
den im Schrank liegenden Träger (25) aufweist, wobei beim Öffnen der mit dem Träger
verbundenen Vorderwand 26 des Schrankes (1) der vorgenannte Träger (25) angeordnet
ist mittels einer mechanischen Kombination sich aus dem Schrank bewegen, um den Güterraum
herauszubringen, wobei an dem vorgenannten Träger eine mittels einer mechanischen
Kombination eine Bewegungsbahn zum Bewegen des vorgenannten Trägers angeordnet ist,
die beim Öffnen der Vorderwand (26) des Schrankes (1) den vorgenannten Träger (25)
nach außen und nach oben führt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mittels der vorgenannten mechanischen Kombination die Bewegung des Trägers (25) nach
oben in die obere Position gleichzeitig mit dem Öffnen der Vorderwand (26) des Schrankes
durchgeführt ist, wobei die erste Zahnstange (18) an der Innenfläche des Schrankes
und die zweite Zahnstange (19) am Träger (25) mittels der sich auf den Bodenteil (24)
stützenden Gleitschienen (28) befestigt ist, wobei der Bodenteil (24) mit der Vorderwand
(26) verbunden ist, um für den vorgenannten Träger die Bewegung nach oben in senkrechter
Richtung durchzuführen, wobei an der gemeinsamen Achse (22) zwischen den Zahnstangen
(18, 19) im Eingriff mit jener entsprechenden Zahnstange (18, 19) Zahnräder (20, 21)
angeordnet sind, was das Öffnen der Vorderwand (26) und die horizontale Bewegung des
Bodenteils (24) nach außen für den Träger (25) zur seiner senkrechten Bewegung verwirklicht.
3. Anordnung nach dem Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bewegungsbahn rollen (8) oder Gleitstücke aufweist, die sich im Kontakt mit den
steuernden Flächen (12, 13) bewegen und an dem vorgenannten Gerüst (9) befestigt sind.
4. Anordnung nach dem Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Gasdruckfeder (14) oder eine Ausgleichsgewichtsregelung angeordnet ist, um die
Bewegung der vorgenannten Vorrichtung nach außen und/oder nach oben zu entlasten.
5. Anordnung nach dem Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Gasdruckfeder (27) zum Entlasten der Bewegung vorgenannten Vorrichtung nach
außen und/oder nach oben angeordnet ist.
6. Anordnung nach dem Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Bewegungsbahn linear ist oder lineare oder gebogene Steigabschnitte unterschiedlichen
Grades aufweist.
1. Agencement pour déplacer un espace de stockage, l'espace de stockage comprenant un
support (10, 15, 17) soutenant une étagère (9) située dans une armoire (1), moyennant
quoi, lors de l'ouverture d'une porte de l'armoire (1) reliée au support, au moyen
d'un mécanisme, le support (10, 15, 17) avec l'étagère (9) est agencé de manière à
sortir de l'armoire (1) pour révéler l'espace de stockage, dans lequel un chemin est
agencé pour déplacer ladite étagère (4, 9) au moyen de surfaces de guidage (12, 13)
pour la relier à l'armoire (1), surfaces de guidage (12, 13) sur lesquelles ladite
étagère (9) est guidée vers l'extérieur et vers le haut par l'ouverture de la porte
de l'armoire (1), le support (10, 15, 17) comprenant des parties latérales (15) et
des rails de glissement (10) dirigés vers le haut et reliés auxdites parties latérales
(15) pour déplacer l'étagère (9) soutenue par lesdits rails de glissement (10) vers
le haut et vers le bas tandis que le support (10, 15, 17) sort et entre horizontalement
dans l'armoire (1) soutenu par des profils (17) des bords supérieurs des parties latérales
(15), lesdits profils (17) étant soutenus de manière coulissante par des contreformes
sur les parois intérieures de l'armoire.
2. Agencement pour déplacer un espace de stockage, l'espace de stockage comprenant un
support (25) situé dans une armoire, moyennant quoi, lors de l'ouverture d'une paroi
avant (26) de l'armoire reliée au support, au moyen d'une combinaison de mécanismes,
ledit support (25) est agencé de manière à sortir de l'armoire afin de révéler l'espace
de stockage, dans le quel un chemin est agencé pour déplacer ledit support au moyen
de ladite combinaison de mécanismes, chemin sur lequel ledit support (25) est guidé
vers l'extérieur et vers le haut par l'ouverture de la paroi avant (26) de l'armoire,
caractérisé en ce que le mouvement vers le haut du support (25) par ladite combinaison de mécanismes vers
une position supérieure est effectué en même temps que l'ouverture de la paroi avant
(26) de l'armoire, dans laquelle une première barre dentée (18) est fixée sur la surface
intérieure d'une paroi latérale de l'armoire et une seconde barre dentée (19) est
reliée au support (25) par des rails de glissement (28) soutenus par une partie inférieure
(24) reliée à la paroi avant (26) pour le mouvement vertical vers le haut dudit support,
dans lequel entre les barres dentées (18, 19) sur un axe commun (22) sont disposées
des roues dentées (20, 21) en contact avec leurs barres dentées correspondantes (18,
19), qui transmettent l'ouverture de la paroi avant (26) et le mouvement horizontal
vers l'extérieur de la partie inférieure (24) au mouvement vertical vers le haut du
support (25).
3. Agencement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le chemin comprend des rouleaux (8) ou des patins de glissement se déplaçant en contact
avec les surfaces de guidage (12, 13) et qui sont fixés à ladite étagère (9).
4. Agencement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un ressort à gaz (14), un ressort ou un agencement de contrepoids est agencé de manière
à soulager le déplacement dudit dispositif vers l'extérieur et/ou vers le haut.
5. Agencement selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce qu'un ressort à gaz (27) est agencé de manière à soulager le déplacement dudit dispositif
vers l'extérieur et/ou vers le haut.
6. Agencement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le chemin est linéaire ou comprend différents niveaux de sections ascendantes linéaires
ou courbes.
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