EP3589159B1 - Cupboard or household appliance - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cabinet or household appliance, in particular as a wall cabinet, according to the preamble of claim 1.

the DE 32 155 72 A1 discloses an upper cabinet with a lowerable insert basket which is guided in vertical guide grooves and which can be lowered and raised by means of a gear mechanism. Such an upper cabinet solves the problem that the upper compartments of an upper cabinet are difficult to access and can be accessed more easily after it has been lowered. However, the problem with such an upper cabinet is that the area below the upper cabinet must be free so that it does not collide with the lowerable insert basket. In addition, high weight loads have to be moved with a drive, since heavy objects such as glasses or plates are often stored in the lower compartments of a wall unit, which require frequent access.

the U.S. 7,770,986 discloses a cabinet with a downwardly pivotable flap which is held on a drawer arrangement. The thrust assembly can be lowered in an extended position via a scissor mechanism.

JP H02 116839 discloses a cabinet with pivoting doors, according to the preamble of claim 1, on which cup-shaped holders are attached. JP 2 523 904 Y2 discloses a box with liftable and pivotable shelves.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to create a cabinet or household appliance with which a storage space on a cabinet or household appliance is better used, especially in the upper area.

This object is achieved with a cabinet or household appliance with the features of claim 1.

In the cabinet furniture or household appliance according to the invention, a door can be pivoted relative to the body and can thus be pivoted from a closed position into a first open position. This first opening position is located in an opening area of the door, and in the opening area the door can be lowered downwards along a guide device. As a result, the at least one holder for storing objects can be brought into the access area of a user who can then remove or put back objects from or from the holder. The door can then be lifted up again using the guide device be pivoted from the opening area to a closed position. This enables an effective use of an upper area of a cabinet or household appliance, which is otherwise difficult to access, for example because the upper area is no longer within the reach of a person.

According to the invention, the guide device is designed as a linear guide. The linear guide can include several rails that can be moved relative to one another. Alternatively, only one guide rail can be provided along which a slide can be moved by means of rolling elements or rollers in order to enable the door to be moved linearly in the vertical direction.

According to a preferred embodiment, a first locking device is provided which prevents the door from lowering in a closing area of the door. The door with the holder on an inside must first reach a predetermined opening position in order to prevent the holder from hitting the body or a shelf in the body. The first locking device can prevent the door from being lowered at least in a closing area between the closed position and an opening angle of 60 °, in particular up to an area around 70 °, in order to avoid such a hitting. A second locking device can preferably also be provided which prevents the door from pivoting in a closing area when the door is in a lowered position. Such a locking device can be formed by mechanical means, for example a stop bar, but electronic control means can also be used as a locking device.

According to the invention, the door is biased into a raised position via an energy storage mechanism. Spring elements, in particular gas pressure springs or other springs, or counterweights that are coupled to the door via connecting means, so that the counterweight is raised when the door is lowered, can be used as energy storage devices. Thanks to the energy store, the door can also be automatically moved into the raised position up to a certain load, so that the user only has to apply force when the door is pulled down from the raised position into a lowered position, which simplifies handling, because lowering is easier than lifting. The power assistance can be used not only to lift the door into the raised position, but also to move the door from the raised position into the closed position, for example by acting on the door by a self-closing device.

In a first embodiment according to the invention, the force storage device is used for prestressing the door in a raised position with regard to the force adjustable. In this way, weight forces resulting from the door weight and / or the load can be compensated. Different door dimensions and / or tolerance-related deviating spring forces can also be compensated for in order to ultimately bring the door into equilibrium or keep it in equilibrium. For this purpose, corresponding actuating elements can be provided on the energy storage device, the energy storage device being designed, for example, as a spring assembly or spring, in particular as a compression spring. Alternatively or additionally, in a second embodiment according to the invention, a guide track can be adjusted in position in order to change a guide element, in particular a guide roller, which can be moved along the guide track and is pretensioned towards the guide track by the energy storage device, with regard to the force acting.

For a particularly efficient use of the interior of a cabinet or household appliance, a base and at least one shelf can be arranged in the body in a lower area, while a receptacle for the holder on the door is formed in an upper area. In the lower area, access for the user is usually possible, especially if the cabinet is used as a wall unit in a kitchen. A base and at least one shelf can then be used to store items that are made accessible after opening the door, as is the case with known furniture. Only in an upper area, for example from a height of 1.80 m or more, can a receptacle for one or more holders be provided instead of shelves, which are then moved together with the door. The holder can be designed as a bowl, basket, hook or holding bar, whereby all devices for holding and storing objects can be fixed on the door.

The pivoting device for the door preferably comprises at least two hinges which are spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction. The hinges can be designed as single-joint or multi-joint hinges, in particular four-joint or seven-joint hinges. A combination of linear mechanisms and rotary mechanisms for pivoting the door can also be used. The hinges, which are spaced apart from one another, can optionally be fixedly fixed on the door or the body, and fixed on the other part so as to be movable on a slide which can be moved along a guide rail.

A combined arrangement of the swivel device and linear guide enables the door to be opened and lowered in a constant sequence of movements without the user having to take his operating hand off the operating handle and must reach around. This also enables quick access to items stored in the holder.

In a further embodiment, a locking or latching device is provided, by means of which the door can be latched in a lowered position. Such latching or locking devices can be formed by mechanical latching elements, such as latching hooks, which hold the door in a predetermined position in the lowered position against the force of an energy storage device so that the user can let go of the door and it does not automatically move up again . Instead of mechanical latching means, control means can also be used which, for example, ensure that the door is fixed in the lowered position at the push of a button.

The door can be pivoted from an open position to a closed position completely or at least partially, optionally also via a self-closing mechanism, which has an energy accumulator in order to mechanically preload the door into a closed position and thus automatically perform a closing movement. Instead of a self-closing mechanism, an electric drive can also be provided to close the door.

In one method, a door is first pivoted from a closed position in the horizontal direction into a first open position relative to a body. The door is then lowered from the first opening position into a second opening position, the second opening position being arranged below the first opening position and allowing access to objects which are provided on a holder in the upper region of the door. The door can then be raised again from the second opening position to the first opening position and then from the first opening position to the Be pivoted closed position. The movements of the door can optionally be done manually and are supported by one or more energy stores. An energy store is provided for lifting the door, by means of which the door is automatically moved from the second open position into the first open position. Optionally, a self-closing mechanism can also be provided, by means of which the door is automatically moved from the first open position into the closed position in order to simplify handling. For this purpose, a damping device can also optionally be connected in order to enable the door to be closed in a damped manner shortly before the closed position is reached.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Schrankmöbels mit teilweise weggelassener Tür;

Figur 2

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Schrankmöbels der Figur 1 mit der Tür in der ersten Öffnungsposition;

Figur 3

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Schrankmöbels der Figur 1 mit der Tür in einer zweiten, abgesenkten Öffnungsposition;

Figur 4

eine Draufsicht auf das Möbel der Figur 3;

Figur 5

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Schrankmöbels der Figur 2;

Figur 6

eine Draufsicht auf die Schwenkeinrichtung des Schrankmöbels der Figur 1 in einer Schließposition;

Figur 7

eine Detailansicht der Schwenkeinrichtung gemäß Figur 6 in einer ersten Öffnungsposition;

Figur 8

eine perspektivische Ansicht des Schrankmöbels der Figur 1 von hinten;

Figuren 9 und 10

zwei Detailansichten des Seilzuges für den Kraftspeicher zum Anheben der Tür;

Figuren 11A und 11B

zwei schematische Ansichten zum Funktionsprinzip des ersten Ausführungsbeispiels;

Figuren 12A und 12B

zwei schematische Ansichten zum Funktionsprinzip eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels;

Figuren 13A und 13B

zwei schematische Ansichten zum Funktionsprinzip eines dritten Ausführungsbeispiels;

Figuren 14A und 14B

zwei schematische Ansichten zum Funktionsprinzip eines vierten Ausführungsbeispiels,;

Figuren 15A bis 15C

mehrere schematische Ansichten eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels mit modifiziertem Kraftspeicher, und

Figuren 16A und 16B

zwei Ansichten mit Ausführungsformen zum Einstellen der Kraft zum Anheben der Tür.

The invention is explained in more detail below using an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

Figure 1

a perspective view of a cabinet according to the invention with a partially omitted door;

Figure 2

a perspective view of the cabinet furniture Figure 1 with the door in the first open position;

Figure 3

a perspective view of the cabinet furniture Figure 1 with the door in a second, lowered, open position;

Figure 4

a top view of the furniture of the Figure 3 ;

Figure 5

a perspective view of the cabinet furniture Figure 2 ;

Figure 6

a plan view of the swivel device of the cabinet Figure 1 in a closed position;

Figure 7

a detailed view of the pivoting device according to Figure 6 in a first opening position;

Figure 8

a perspective view of the cabinet furniture Figure 1 from behind;

Figures 9 and 10

two detailed views of the cable for the energy storage device for lifting the door;

Figures 11A and 11B

two schematic views of the functional principle of the first embodiment;

Figures 12A and 12B

two schematic views of the functional principle of a second embodiment;

Figures 13A and 13B

two schematic views of the functional principle of a third embodiment;

Figures 14A and 14B

two schematic views of the functional principle of a fourth exemplary embodiment;

Figures 15A to 15C

several schematic views of a further exemplary embodiment with a modified energy store, and

Figures 16A and 16B

two views with embodiments for adjusting the force for lifting the door.

A cabinet 1 comprises a body 2, which can be mounted, for example, as a top cabinet on a kitchen unit. Alternatively, the body 2 can also be used for a household appliance, for example a refrigerator. A door 3 is pivotably mounted on the body 2, the door 3 being plate-shaped and having a handle element 8 on the outside. A pivoting device with two hinges 4 is fixed on the door 3, between which a bar 5 is provided. On the inside of the door 3, a holder 6 in the form of a basket or a grid is provided, which is used to store items. One or more of these holders 6, which can be moved together with the door 3, can be provided on the door 3 in the upper area, that is to say in the upper half of the door. In a lower area of the body 2, objects can be placed on the body 2 on a floor or a shelf, not shown, since the lower area is accessible by the user while standing.

In Figure 2 the door 3 was pivoted horizontally from the closed position into an open position, that is to say essentially about a vertical axis, the pivoting movement not having to be carried out exactly as a rotary movement, but rather can also be a superposition of a rotary movement with a horizontal sliding movement. In the open position of the door 3, a lower area of the body 2 with the base 22 is accessible. If objects are to be removed from or inserted into the holder 6, the door 3 can be lowered, as shown in FIG Figure 3 is shown. For this purpose, the two hinges 4, which are spaced apart from one another, are displaced vertically along a guide rail 7, so that the door 3 is separated from the in FIG Figure 2 raised position shown in Figure 3 shown lowered position is moved so that the holder 6 is more accessible to the user. The sliding movement in the vertical direction along the guide rail 7 can be between 20 cm and 80 cm, for example. To close the door 3, it can be raised again along the guide rail 7 and then pivoted from the open position into the closed position.

In Figure 4 a top view of the cabinet 1 with an open door 3 is shown. It can be seen that the holder 6 is moved together with the door 3, and the door 3 can only be lowered if the holder 6 is arranged completely outside the body 2 to avoid a collision with the floor 22, objects placed on it or to avoid a shelf (not shown).

In addition to the base 22, the body 2 comprises a top base 23 which is arranged between two side walls 20. The side walls 20 as well as the base 22 and top base 23 are connected to one another at the rear by a rear wall 21, which is mounted at a distance from a rear end edge of the side walls 20 in order to create space for components behind the rear wall 21, for example for an energy storage device.

In Figure 5 the door 3 is shown in an open position, and the two hinges 4 can be seen, which in the illustrated embodiment are fixed to the door 3 with a hinge part 40. A second hinge part 41, which is pivotable relative to the hinge part 40, is fixed to an upper slide 9 and a lower slide 19, which can be moved along a guide rail 7 in the vertical direction. The guide rail 7 is fixed in a front area on a side wall 20 of the body 2. It is also possible to provide only one carriage instead of two carriages 9 and 19. A locking strip 10 is arranged adjacent to the guide rail 7 and prevents the door 3 from being pivoted in the closing direction in a lowered position. As soon as the door 3 moves vertically out of the in Figure 5 shown Position is moved downwards, this can only be pivoted up to a predetermined opening angle in the closing direction in order to avoid a collision of the holder 6 with objects in the body 2, a shelf or the floor 22.

The function of the locking device for the door 3 is with reference to the Figures 6 and 7th explained in more detail. In Figure 6 the door 3 is shown in a closed position, and a lever 11 is located above an end face of the locking strips 10, so that lowering of the door 3 in the closed position and an opening area between the closed position and a first open position is prevented. The end face of the locking strip 10 forms a stop for the lever 11. If the door 3 is now opened from the closed position into a first open position, as shown in FIG Figure 7 is shown, the hinge part 40 pivots relative to the hinge part 41 and pulls the lever 11 parallel to the side wall 20 via a drag lever 42 until an end face of the locking strip 10 is no longer covered by the lever 11. As a result, the locking device is released from the front of the locking strip 10 and the lever 11, which takes place, for example, in an angular range from 70 ° away from the closed position, so that the door 3 can only be lowered when the door 3 has moved from the closed position opened about 70 °. The user can then lower the door 3 by pulling on the handle element 8 by moving the pivoting device with the hinges 4 along the guide rail 7. The locking strip 10 extends downwards over the entire travel path of the door 3, so that a front side of the locking strip forms a second locking device which prevents the door 3 from being pivoted in a lowered position in the closing direction. As the Figure 7 shows, when the lever 11 is lowered, it can be moved along a front side of the locking strip 10, preventing the door 3 from being moved further in the closing direction from the position shown. The door 3 can thus only be moved downwards in a certain opening range, for example starting from 50 ° up to the maximum opening position, which can be for example in a range between 80 ° and 110 °, preferably at 70 °. The door 3 can only be moved in the closing direction again in a raised position in which the lever 11 is moved beyond an upper end face of the locking strip 10. The end face of the locking strip 10 can also be designed to be inclined in order to bring about a slight lifting of the door 3 when it is closed.

The door 3 of the cabinet 1 is biased in a raised position. For this purpose, a counterweight 18, which can be moved via a cable pull 13, is arranged behind the rear wall 21. The counterweight 18 is guided on the rear side of the body 2 along rails 24 which are provided on opposite side walls 20. Furthermore, the counterweight 18 is suspended in the middle of the cable pull 13, the cable pull 13 being guided on the rear side over a first deflecting pulley 16 and a second deflecting pulley 17, which are rotatably mounted on holders ( Figure 9 ).

As the Figure 10 combined with Figure 5 shows, the cable pull 13 is guided through the rear wall 21, deflected via a further deflection roller 15 and fixed to a fastening element 14 which is arranged on the slide 19. As a result, when the door 3 is lowered, the counterweight 18 is raised via the cable pull 13, so that the counterweight 18 forms an energy storage device which pretensions the door 3 in the raised position. The length of the cable pull 13 can be adjusted via an adjusting device. In addition, a stop is provided on the carriage 19, which interacts with a stop element 12, so that the door 3 is only lifted up to the stop so that the door 3 can then be pivoted in the stop position in the closing direction. Here, too, the stop can be designed to be adjustable in order to be able to adjust the stop position.

Instead of forming the energy store by a counterweight 18, other spring elements can of course also be used, in particular gas pressure springs, spiral springs or other spring devices in order to bias the door 3 upwards. The pretensioning of the door 3 can be selected, for example, so that the door 3 can be loaded with a weight of up to 10 kg and the door 3 is still pretensioned upwards. As a result, the door 3 can also be moved automatically from the lowered position into a raised position via the energy store. Before a stop is reached, a damping device can also be provided in order to avoid a loud hitting during a vertical upward movement.

In the Figures 11A and 11B is the principle of operation of the cabinet 1 of the embodiment of Figures 1 to 10 shown schematically. A guide rail 7 is provided on the body 2, along which two hinges 4 are movably held. The hinges 4 allow the door 3 to be pivoted open in the horizontal direction from a closed position into a first open position. From this first opening position, for example in a Opening range is between 70 ° and 110 °, the door 3 can then be lowered, as shown in FIG Figure 11B is shown. In the lowered position, objects can then be removed from or inserted into the holder 6, after which the door 3 is then moved from the lowered second opening position back into the first upper opening position, from which it is brought into the closed position by pivoting the door 3.

As in the Figures 12A and 12B is shown, the guide rail 7 can also be arranged on the door 3 instead of on the body 2. Then the two hinges 4 are fixed on a side wall of the body 2 and not moved in the vertical direction. Rather, the guide rail 7 is moved together with the door 3, as is the case Figures 12A and 12B demonstrate. Otherwise, the method for opening and closing the door 3 takes place as in the previous exemplary embodiment.

In the Figures 13A and 13B Another embodiment of a cabinet is shown in which a first guide rail 7 is provided on a body 2 for at least one hinge 4, and a second guide rail 7 is also provided on the door 3 for at least one further hinge 4. When the door 3 has been pivoted into the first opening position via the hinges 4, the door can then be lowered, as shown in FIG Figure 13B is shown. When lowering the door 3, the at least one upper hinge 4 moves along the guide rail 7 fixed to the body 2, and the lower guide rail 7 moves vertically relative to the stationary lower hinge 4 Figures 13A and 13B The solution shown has the advantage that the greater distance between the hinges 4 in the first open position means that the lever ratios are better, even if the structural complexity is slightly increased due to the arrangement of two guide rails 7.

In the Figures 14A and 14B a further embodiment of a body 2 is shown, on which a door 3 can be pivoted into a first opening position in order to then lower it. In this exemplary embodiment, two hinges 4 are provided, which are fixed to the body 2. If the door 3 is now from the raised position to the lowered position of the Figure 14B lowered, the hinges 4 remain stationary on the body 2, and a stationary rail 70 remains on the upper hinge 4. Relative to the stationary rail 70, the guide rail 7 is moved downwards together with the door 3. The guide rail 7 and the further rail 70 thus form one Pull-out guide, which can comprise two or three rails, which are movably held against one another via rolling elements or rollers. In this embodiment, too, the greater distance between the hinges 4 on the body 2 has a positive effect on the leverage.

In the schematic representations of the exemplary embodiments of Figures 11 to 14 can, as in the first embodiment, an energy store for lifting the door 3, biasing the door 3 in a raised position, a locking device to prevent the lowering of the door 3 in a closing area and a further locking device to prevent the door 3 from moving in the closing direction be provided in a lowered position.

In the Figures 15A to 15C a further embodiment of an energy store is shown to preload the door 3 in a raised position. The energy accumulator shown schematically comprises a guide track 30 which is fixed, for example, on one or both inner sides of the side walls 20 of the body 2. A guide roller 31 rolls off the guide track 30, which is acted upon by force by a spring 32 which is supported at the end in the area of the lower hinge 4, so that when the door 3 moves from a raised position according to FIG Figure 15A in a slightly lowered position according to Figure 15B the guide roller 31 moves along the guide track 30 and the spring 32 is thereby compressed. By lowering it further, the spring 32 is compressed even more, as shown in FIG Figure 15C is shown. When the door 3 is raised, the spring 32 relaxes again, so that spring forces are released. The arrangement of such a spring 32 has the advantage that in the lowered position according to FIG Figure 15C a latching receptacle can be provided on the guide track 30 so that the door 3 can be latched in a lowered position. As a result, the user can lock the door 3 and then remove or insert objects from the holder 6 with both hands. Such a latching device can be used in all of the illustrated exemplary embodiments in order to be able to let go of the door 3 in a lowered position without the door 3 lifting up again. Instead of latching, a locking device can also be used which prevents the door 3 from being lifted. Such latching or locking devices can be designed with mechanical elements such as latching hooks, latching receptacles, locking bolts, etc., and the position of the latching device can be selected variably within the body 2.

In Figure 16A is the embodiment of Figures 15 modified in such a way that the guide track 30 is arranged to be adjustable in order to set the force of the energy accumulator in the form of a spring 32 for lifting the door 3 relative to the body 2. For this purpose, the guide track 30 can be moved along two linear adjusting elements 33 in the horizontal direction, for example in order to be moved from this first position with solid lines to a position in which the guide track 30 'is shown with dashed lines. As a result, the spring 32 is compressed, and higher forces act to lift the door 3. The linear adjusting element is preferably designed as a linear guide. The adjustment can take place continuously in order to compress or relax the spring 32.

In Figure 16B an alternative embodiment is shown in order to be able to adjust the force of the spring 32 for lifting the door. Instead of adjusting the guide track 30, a switching element 35 is provided, for example a pivotable lever or a slide which compresses or relaxes the spring 32. For this purpose, the switchover element 35 can be transferred via a pivot axis 36 into the position of the switchover element 35 ′ shown in dashed lines. Other adjustment mechanisms, such as, for example, screw gears, coupling gears, cam gears or the like, for changing the force of the spring 32 for setting the pretension for lifting the door 3 can also be provided. In addition, the two embodiments of the Figure 16A and 16B can also be combined with each other.

In the illustrated exemplary embodiments, a self-closing mechanism can also be provided, by means of which the door 3 can be pivoted from the first open position, in which it is raised, into a closed position. Such a self-closing mechanism can comprise an energy store, in particular a spring, which automatically moves the door 3 from the first open position into the closed position. In order to avoid impact noises, a damper can be provided before the closed position is reached in order to enable the door 3 to move automatically without loud noises. In addition to the self-closing mechanism, the energy store for lifting the door 3 can be used to enable the door 3 to be automatically moved into the raised first open position in order to then automatically pivot the door 3 into the closed position. The user can then automatically pivot the door 3 from a lowered position, which, however, must be unlocked or unlatched, into the raised position and then in the raised position into the closed position.

In the illustrated embodiments, the door 3 is mechanically preloaded by an energy storage device. It is of course also possible to provide a drive for the corresponding movements, in particular an electric motor drive. A corresponding movement can be generated, for example, via a spindle on which a spindle nut is moved, which is fixed with a structural unit on the body 2 or the door 3. Other drive devices can also be used.

List of reference symbols

1

Cabinet furniture

2

Body

3rd

door

4th

hinge

5

strip

6th

holder

7th

Guide rail

8th

Handle element

9

sleds

10

Locking bar

11

lever

12th

Stop element

13th

Cable

14th

Fastener

15th

Pulley

16

Pulley

17th

Pulley

18th

Counterweight

19th

sleds

20th

Side wall

21

Back wall

22nd

floor

23

Topsoil

24

rail

30.30 '

Guideway

31

Leadership role

32

feather

33

Control element

35.35 '

Switching element

36

Swivel axis

40

Hinge part

41

Hinge part

42

Rocker arm

70

rail

Claims (10)

1. A cupboard (1) or household appliance, in particular as a hanging cabinet, having a body (2) on which a door (3) is pivotable via a pivot device (4) from a closed position into an open position, wherein at least one holder (6) for storing objects is fixed on an inner side of the door (3) facing toward the body (2), wherein the door (3) is lowerable along a guide device (7) into an opening range of the door (3), wherein the guide device (7) is designed as a linear guide comprising a plurality of rails being arranged movably with regard to each other or a guide rail on which a carriage (9, 19) is held so it is movable via roller bodies or rolls, in order to enable linear movement of the door (3) in the vertical direction, and the door (3) is pre-tensioned via a force accumulator (18, 32) in a raised position, characterized in that, in order to set the force of the force accumulator (32), a guide path (30) is adjustable, along which the guide roller (31) or guide element pre-tensioned by the force accumulator (32) is movable, or the force accumulator (32) is designed as a spring and setting means (33, 35) are provided for changing the pre-tension of the spring.
2. The cupboard or household appliance according to Claim 1, characterized in that a first blocking device (10, 11) is provided, which prevents lowering of the door (3) in a closing range of the door (3).
3. The cupboard or household appliance according to Claim 2, characterized in that the first blocking device (10, 11) is active at least in a closing range between the closed position and an opening angle of 60°, in particular 70°.
4. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a second blocking device (10, 11) is provided, which prevents pivoting of the door from an open position into a closing range if the door (3) is arranged in a lowered position.
5. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a bottom panel (22) and optionally at least one shelf are arranged in the body (2) in a lower region and a free space for a receptacle for the holder (6) is formed in an upper region.
6. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the holder (6) comprises a shell, a basket, a hook, and/or a holding bracket.
7. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pivot device (4) comprises at least two hinges arranged spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction.
8. The cupboard or household appliance according to Claim 7, characterized in that the hinges are secured on the door (3) and/or are movable on a carriage along a guide rail.
9. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a locking or latching device is provided, by means of which the door (3) can be latched or locked in a lowered position.
10. The cupboard or household appliance according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a self-retractor is provided, by means of which the door (3) is pivotable from an open position into a closed position.

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