Patent ID: 6533375
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: A47B,E05Y,H03K

Abstract:
A motorized pull-out device for a tall cupboard having a pull-out section, the pull-out device comprising:a pull-out rail connected with the pull-out section of the tall cupboard; a motor for pulling the pull-out rail out and for driving the pull-out rail in; a control unit for controlling operation of the motor; a switch for actuating the motor for effecting pulling the pull-out section of the tall cupboard out and driving the pull-out section in; and means for actuating the switch and including a light source and a light receiver both associated with a tall cupboard housing, a light reflector for reflecting the light emitted by the light source onto the light receiver and associated with the pull-out section of the tall cupboard, and an actuation member for displacing the light reflector between a first position, in which the light emitted by the light source is reflected by the light reflector onto the light receiver, and a second position in which the light emitted by the light source is not reflected by the light reflector onto the light receiver.