Patent ID: 7651179

Claim:
A device for automatic extraction of a drawer from a seat, in which the drawer is normally housed in a withdrawn position, said device comprising: a releasable locking device for locking the drawer in the withdrawn position; a support and an elastic element housed therein for pushing the drawer into an extracted position, in which the drawer projects at least partially from said seat; a braking element seated in said support for opposing movement of the drawer; and a toothed pinion rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation and fitted idly to the support so that at least one predetermined circumferential portion of teeth of the pinion is exposed for meshing with a corresponding toothed rack of the drawer; wherein said pinion is disposed coaxially with both the elastic element and the braking element, and directly connected with both said elastic element and said braking element to be driven and braked by said elastic element and said braking element, respectively; and said releasable locking device is configured to directly engage a corresponding locking member of the drawer to maintain the drawer in the withdrawn position.