Patent ID: 8579390

Claim:
A supporting structure to be mounted to a wall for supporting an article of furniture, said supporting structure comprising: a wall holder to be mounted directly to a wall, said wall holder being a discrete component separate from an outer furniture carcass of the article of furniture; two side elements arranged in a spaced-apart relationship, each of said side elements including: a vertically movable supporting element at an inner side thereof, said supporting element having a horizontal support limb for supporting an inner furniture carcass; and a side portion having a framework with a strut structure; and a transverse member releasably connecting said side elements together; wherein said two side elements are arranged to face each other such that said horizontal support limb of said supporting element of a first one of said two side elements extends horizontally toward said horizontal support limb of said supporting element of a second one of said two side elements; wherein at least one of said side elements and said transverse member has outer fastening locations for allowing mounting of the outer furniture carcass to said supporting structure, and said supporting element of each of said side elements has inner fastening locations for allowing mounting of the inner furniture carcass to said supporting structure; wherein said wall holder, said side elements, and said transverse member are configured to allow said side elements and said transverse member to be mounted directly to the wall via said wall holder; wherein said side portion of each of said side elements comprises a first stationary side portion and a second movable side portion, said second movable side portion being telescopically movable in a horizontal direction relative to said first stationary side portion so as to adjust a width of each of said side elements; and wherein said second side portions have at least one holding device supporting a drive device for moving a furniture flap.