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Panel adjustment device

US7244006B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 19, 2003
Grant dateJul 17, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47B2210/19
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention concerns a panel adjustment device for a drawer (2) that is equipped with a front panel (3), which is located in a cabinet (1) by means of a rail system (4) with at least one each of a drawer rail (10), a cabinet rail (18) and, optionally a drawer-décor profile (6) that is guided on both sides lengthwise; whereby, the panel adjustment device is suitable for changing the enclosed inclination angle (9) between the vertical level of the front fore side (1a) of the cabinet (1) and the vertical level of the front panel (3) of the drawer (2), and the panel adjustment device works directly or indirectly between the drawer (2) and the drawer rail (10) by a lifting and lowering device (15, 12; 23) that has a lifting and lowering element (11) so that a swiveling of the drawer (2) (and with it, the panel [3]) is possible around a swiveling axis (24); whereby, the swiveling axis (24) runs between the front panel (3) and the lifting and lower element (11), and the distance between the swiveling axis (24) and the front panel (3) is somewhat larger or smaller than the distance between the swiveling axis (24) and the lifting and lower element (11). The advantage is an economical pane…

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