Patent ID: 7926630

Claim:
A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer, comprising: a drawer rail to be fitted to the drawer; a mounting rail to be fitted to a body of furniture; and a damping device including: a linear fluid damper including a cylinder, a piston, and a piston rod; and a mounting plate having a trough-shaped section for receiving said linear fluid damper therein, and a front plate at an end of said trough-shaped section, said trough-shaped section having a length greater than a length of said cylinder, said trough-shaped section of said mounting plate comprising holding jaws for holding said cylinder of said linear fluid damper therebetween such that said piston rod of said linear fluid damper abuts against said front plate, said holding jaws being arranged to define a bearing for supporting said cylinder so that said cylinder moves axially within said trough-shaped section and through said holding jaws during each damping stroke of a damping operation of said linear fluid damper; wherein said linear fluid damper is mounted on one of said drawer rail and said mounting rail via said mounting plate so that said linear fluid damper dampens movement of said drawer rail; and wherein said trough-shaped section is configured to extend substantially an entire length of said mounting plate.