Domestic appliance comprising a telescopic pull-out
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1. A cupboard-type domestic appliance comprising:
- a.) a housing having a top wall and side walls delimiting an interior;
b.) at least one support; and
c.) a telescopic pull-out positioned within a space defined by one of the side walls of the housing and the at least one support, the telescopic pull-out being operatively connected to the at least one support for guiding displacing movement of the at least one support into and out of the interior, the telescopic pull-out being movable between a retracted position and a pulled-out stop position and the telescopic pull-out having a first runner secured to the housing, a second runner that is movable with respect to the first runner, and a self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing and separate from the runners, the second runner being secured to the at least one support by an adapter including a projection located between the at least one support and the side wall of the housing, the projection being engageable with the self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing,wherein the adapter comprises a first portion located between the second runner and a side wall of the at least one support, the first portion being secured to the second runner and spaced apart from the side wall of the at least one support, the side wall of the at least one support opposing the side wall of the housing.
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Abstract
A cupboard-type domestic appliance is provided having a housing delimiting an interior in which a support can be displaced between a retracted and a pull-out stop position by a telescopic pull-out mechanism. The telescopic pull-out mechanism includes a first runner fastened on the housing and at least one second runner that can be displaced in a direction contrary to that of the first runner. A projection of the second runner is coupled to a self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing at a distance to the runners.
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1. A cupboard-type domestic appliance comprising:
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a.) a housing having a top wall and side walls delimiting an interior; b.) at least one support; and c.) a telescopic pull-out positioned within a space defined by one of the side walls of the housing and the at least one support, the telescopic pull-out being operatively connected to the at least one support for guiding displacing movement of the at least one support into and out of the interior, the telescopic pull-out being movable between a retracted position and a pulled-out stop position and the telescopic pull-out having a first runner secured to the housing, a second runner that is movable with respect to the first runner, and a self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing and separate from the runners, the second runner being secured to the at least one support by an adapter including a projection located between the at least one support and the side wall of the housing, the projection being engageable with the self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing, wherein the adapter comprises a first portion located between the second runner and a side wall of the at least one support, the first portion being secured to the second runner and spaced apart from the side wall of the at least one support, the side wall of the at least one support opposing the side wall of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of assembling a telescopic pull-out system for a support in a domestic appliance, the method comprising:
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selecting at least one set of runners; selecting an adapter from a plurality of interchangeable adapters configured to accommodate different numbers of runner sets; securing the selected adapter to the support; securing the at least one set of runners to the selected adapter; and securing a self-retracting mechanism to the domestic appliance, wherein the selected adapter includes a projection configured to engage the self-retracting mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cupboard-type domestic appliance comprising:
a housing having a top wall and side walls delimiting an interior; at least one support movable inwardly toward the interior of the housing and outwardly away from the interior of the housing; a self retracting mechanism mounted on the housing; and a telescopic pull-out assembly mounted within a space defined by one of the side walls of the housing and the at least one support, the telescopic pull-out assembly comprising; a plurality of runners with an inner runner being closest to the at least one support and an outer runner being closest to the housing; and an adapter mounted on the inner runner, the adapter including a securing mechanism and a projection engageable with the self-retracting mechanism mounted on the housing, wherein the adapter comprises a first portion located between the inner and side wall of the at least one support, the first portion being secured to the inner runner and spaced apart from the side wall of the at least one support, the side wall of the at least one support opposing the side wall of the housing the securing mechanism is configured to secure the adapter, to the at least one support, the securing mechanism being positioned between the outer runner and a side wall of the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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