Drawer comprising a base panel, a screen, a rear wall and two lateral walls which are rigidly interconnected

A drawer having a bottom panel, a facing, a back wall, and two side walls that are firmly connected to one another. The side walls extend below a top edge of the facing and the back wall. The facing and the back wall are connected to one another in the vicinity of their upper edges by side wall profile segments that on their ends receive connection elements with housings that are attachable to the facing and the back wall. The connection element associated with the back wall is extractable to a limited extent in a sheath in the vicinity of the housing and can be screwed, adjacent to the sheath, into a threaded bore. The end of the connection element being embodied as a threaded bolt, so that the side wall profile segment is thus adjustable toward the facing or toward the back wall. The facing that is connected to the side wall profile segment through the connection element is also adjustable.

A drawer having a bottom panel, a facing, a back wall, and two side walls that are firmly connected to one another.

There are also drawers in which the side walls do not extend as far as the upper edge of the facing and of the back wall. Often, the facings are connected to the face end of the side walls of the drawer via special fittings, which make it possible to orient the facing of the drawer with the aid of special fittings.

It is the object of the invention, in a drawer in which the side walls do not extend as far as the upper edge of the facing and of the back wall, to achieve a position of the facing by substantially simpler means.

The stated object is attained by the features of claim1.

This is attained in that a drawer of the usual type, which has a bottom panel, a facing, a back wall, and two side walls that are firmly connected to one another, whereby the side walls extend below a top edge of the facing and the back wall, whereby the facing and the back wall are connected to one another in the vicinity of their upper edges by side wall profile segments that on their ends receive connection elements with housings that are insertable into side wall profile segments and that are connectable to the facing and the back wall. The connection element associated with the back wall is extractable to a limited extent in a sheath in the vicinity of the housing and can be screwed, adjacent to the sheath, into a threaded bore, whereby the end of the connection element being embodied as a threaded bolt, so that the side wall profile segment is thus adjustable toward the facing or toward the back wall, whereby the facing that is connected to the side wall profile segment through the connection element is also adjustable. In this way, via the connection elements of the side wall profile segments, the facing and the back wall of the drawer are connected to one another in such a way that the facing of the drawer can be oriented substantially more simply. Thus the expensive and complicated fittings between the facing and the face ends of the two side walls can be dispensed with.

Advantageous refinements of the drawer can be learned from the dependent claims.

The connection element associated with the facing is embodied as a rotatable connection peg with a detent shoulder that can be unscrewed from the side wall profile segment, that connection peg being insertable into a bore in the facing side of the facing and being latchable with the unscrewed detent shoulder into a detent receptacle on the back side of the facing.

The connection element associated with the facing protrudes on a face end of the side wall profile segment by an amount which is less than the thickness of the facing of the drawer and that the connection element closes the face end opening of the side wall profile segment.

The side wall profile segment has a recess for the unscrewable detent shoulder.

The recess has an edge which defines the unscrewed final position of the detent shoulder and thus determines the maximum angle of the oblique position of the side wall profile segment relative to the facing.

In the housing of the connecting element associated with the facing additionally a fold-out cover is provided, which covers the recess in the side wall profile segment.

The housing of the connection element associated with the back wall is flush with the face end of the side wall profile segment and is provided with firmly protruding detent shoulders, which are latched in detent receptacles on the side facing them of the back wall.

The detent shoulders are integrally formed with the housing.

FIG. 1shows the basic construction of a drawer of the invention in a perspective view, seen from the back side of the drawer. The drawer comprises a bottom panel10, a facing11, a back wall14on the free rear end of the bottom panel10, and two side walls12, which, however, do not extend as far as the upper edges of the facing11and of the back wall14. Thus there is enough room to connect the facing11and the back wall14firmly to one another via two side wall profile segments13. That purpose is served by a connection element16, on the side of the facing11, and a connection element15, on the side of the back wall14, which are located at the ends of the side wall profile segment13, asFIG. 3shows.

FIG. 2shows the basic construction of the drawer ofFIG. 1in perspective, seen from the facing11.

AsFIG. 3shows, the connection element16protrudes in the form of a bolt from the face end18of the side wall profile segment13by an amount which is less than the thickness of the facing11. If a bore of appropriate depth is made in the back side of the facing11, then the connection element16can be inserted and thus connected to the facing11. The connection element16is rotatably supported in a housing26that has a recess oriented toward the back side of the facing11. By rotating the connection element16, a detent shoulder24in the housing26is rotated and unscrewed via a recess in the side wall profile segment13and screwed into a detent receptacle on the back side, oriented toward it, of the facing11and latched. Thus the side wall profile segment13with the closed face end18of the housing of the connection element16can be firmly connected flush with the back side of the facing11and adjusted into various angular positions of the facing11. The recess in the side wall profile segment13has a stop edge, which limits the rotary motion of the detent shoulder24and thus limits the adjustment of the detent shoulder into the detent receptacle on the back side of the facing11. The connection element16is rotatably supported in the housing.

InFIGS. 4 through 6, the connection element16with a housing26is shown, which can be inserted into the side wall profile segment13. The housing26can be provided with detent cams, which latch in bores of the side wall profile segment13and fix the connection element16therein. The bolt-like connecting element16protrudes on the closed face end18of the housing26by an amount that fits into a space around which the side wall profile section13is set back relative to the plane of the side wall12of the drawer. The connection element16is provided with a threaded bolt19at the end and is screwed into a threaded bore in the housing26. Furthermore, after this screw connection is loosened, the connection element16can be pulled to a limited extent out of the sheath in the housing26. With a panel, the housing26closes the face end opening of the side wall profile segment13. Detent shoulders are firmly formed onto the housing26; they protrude from the housing26and latch into detent receptacles, on the side oriented toward them, of the back wall14of the drawer. In the vicinity of the detent shoulders, the side wall profile segment13therefore has a corresponding recess, out of which the detent shoulders are guided out of the side wall profile segment13. Furthermore, a cover22can be folded out in the housing26that is supported on the side wall profile segment13and covers the recess in the side wall profile segment13.

With this connection element16, the side wall profile segment13can be adjusted into a position which is transferred via the connecting element16to the facing11of the drawer. In this way, by a substantially simpler means, the drawer facing position can be evened out. Furthermore, the connection element16always remains accessible, so that a change in the facing position is possible at any time.

FIGS. 7 through 9show the various positions of the connection between the side wall profile segment13and the back side of the facing11; above, the detent shoulder24that can be unscrewed and the fold out cover22that covers this detent shoulder24are shown.

FIG. 10shows the installed position of the side wall profile segment13relative to the back wall14. The connection screw15, as can be seen fromFIG. 17, is also introduced into a housing20. The face end of the housing20has offset detent shoulders13.1and13.2; the detent shoulder13.2can be introduced into the detent receptacle14.1of the back wall14. Then, the side wall profile segment13is rotated, asFIG. 11shows, and the detent shoulder13.1is introduced into the detent receptacle14.2of the back wall14and latched. InFIG. 12, the connection of the side wall profile segment13to the back wall14is shown.

From the flush basic setting ofFIG. 13, the connection element15can be adjusted to a pull-out position A, in which the side wall profile segment13is adjusted in the direction toward the back wall14, asFIG. 14shows. By rotating the connection element15in the direction B, the adjustment toward the back wall14can be increased still further, which the arrow D inFIG. 15indicates.

If the direction of rotation at the connection element15is reversed, asFIG. 16shows, then the side wall profile segment13is adjusted in the direction E toward the facing. Since the facing11is firmly connected to the side wall profile segment13, the adjustment is transferred in the same way to the facing11.

AsFIG. 17shows, the connection element15is supported on an adjusting bolt17and introduced into a housing20and can be screwed into a threaded receptacle [in the housing20. The detent elements13.1and13.2are integrally formed onto the housing20. The housing20is inserted into the side wall profile segment13and retained there. By means of the rotary motion at the connection element15, the adjustment can be made toward the facing11, or toward the back wall14. The detent shoulders13.1and13.2are fixed in the detent receptacles14.1and14.2of the back wall14, as can already be seen fromFIGS. 14 through 16.