TWI863176B - Drive device for moving a piece of furniture, fixing element for fixing a drive device to a piece of furniture, drive unit, movement unit of a piece of furniture, and furniture - Google Patents

Abstract

A drive device for moving a furniture component, wherein the furniture component is movably hinged to a furniture body via a hinge, wherein the drive device can be connected to the hinge at a first end section of the drive device, wherein the drive device can be fixed to the furniture component by means of a second end section of the drive device, wherein the first and second end sections are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other, wherein in a state where the drive device is arranged on the furniture and the hinge is arranged on the furniture, the drive device The drive device is movably coupled to the hinge arm of the hinge by means of the drive element of the drive device, so that the hinge arm and thus the furniture part can be moved by the movement of the drive element, wherein the drive element is pivotally connected to the linearly movable push element of the drive device via the first end of the drive element, wherein when the drive device is arranged on the hinge, the drive element is pivotally connected to the hinge arm of the hinge via the second end of the drive element.

Description

A drive device for moving a furniture component, a fixing element for fixing the drive device to a furniture component, a drive unit, a furniture component movement unit, and furniture

The present invention relates to a drive device for moving furniture parts.

For furniture and household appliances and furniture parts (e.g. doors or flaps) that can be movably accommodated on furniture and household appliances, different arrangements are known for movably mounting the furniture parts on the main body of the furniture or household appliance. When the furniture or household appliance is in use, the furniture part can be moved relative to the main body about a horizontally or vertically oriented pivot axis, for example by means of a hinge, so as to be able to enter the interior space of the main body and to leave the interior space when the furniture part is in the closed state on the main body. The furniture part can usually be moved manually and/or driven.

For household appliances and furniture such as cabinets or refrigerators or freezers, compactly designed and mechanically stable hinges are coordinated with the specific use on the furniture or household appliance. Hinge arrangements which are thus constructed as standard parts and have been repeatedly tested can be used for a variety of applications. Hinge arrangements are usually connected to the body and furniture parts. In the case of mass-produced products such as refrigerators and freezers, it is desirable that the furniture or household appliance on the one hand and the hinge arrangement on the other hand are constructed in a correspondingly coordinated or prefabricated manner, whereby standardization can be achieved. As a result, the tried and tested hinge arrangement can be used universally without modification in its design for a large number of different furniture and household appliances, which is advantageous economically or when assembling such furniture and household appliances.

The disadvantage is that, especially when used on refrigerators or freezers, the hinge assembly must be adapted to the fixing points provided on the refrigerator or freezer or on its movable furniture parts.

The task of the present invention is to improve the hinge device mentioned at the beginning and/or the associated furniture or household appliance from an economic and technical point of view. In particular, the task of the present invention is to further improve the hinge device and/or the associated furniture or household appliance with respect to the conventional routine when installing the hinge device and/or to increase the user's operating comfort of the furniture or household appliance.

This task is solved by the independent claim. The dependent claims concern suitable and advantageous extensions of the invention.

The invention is based on a drive device for moving a furniture component, wherein the furniture component is movably hinged to a furniture body via a hinge, wherein the drive device can be connected to the hinge at a first end section of the drive device, wherein the drive device can be fixed to the furniture component by means of a second end section of the drive device, wherein the first and second end sections are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other, wherein in a state where the drive device is arranged on the furniture and the hinge is arranged on the furniture, The drive device is movably coupled to the hinge arm of the hinge by means of the drive element of the drive device, so that the hinge arm and thus the furniture component can move by the movement of the drive element, wherein the drive element is pivotally connected to the linearly movable push element of the drive device through the first end of the drive element, wherein when the drive device is arranged on the hinge, the drive element is pivotally connected to the hinge arm of the hinge through the second end of the drive element. Thus, a drive device that can be used more flexibly is provided.

For example, the furniture includes a furniture body and a furniture component, wherein the furniture component is configured to be arranged on the furniture body so as to be movable relative to the furniture body. For example, the furniture exists in the form of a refrigerator, a freezer and/or a refrigerator-freezer combination. For example, the furniture component is configured as a refrigerator door, a freezer door and/or a door of a refrigerator-freezer combination.

For example, the hinge is configured as a refrigerator hinge, a freezer hinge and/or a refrigerator-freezer combination hinge. For example, there are fixing mechanisms on the furniture body and/or on the furniture part, on which the hinge can be arranged. It is conceivable that there are fixing mechanisms on the furniture part and/or on the furniture body, so that the furniture part can be fixed to the furniture body in the form of a door, both as a left stop and as a right stop. For example, the furniture part has fixing mechanisms for fixing the hinge on the first side and the second side, wherein the fixing mechanism on the first side and the fixing mechanism on the second side are opposite to each other and spaced apart.

For example, the hinge includes a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm, wherein the first hinge arm and the second hinge arm are connected to each other in an articulated manner through a third hinge arm and a fourth hinge arm. For example, the hinge includes a fifth hinge arm hingedly connected to the second hinge arm. For example, the first hinge arm is configured to be arranged on a furniture component. For example, the fifth hinge arm is configured to be arranged on a furniture body.

For example, the drive device has a base body. For example, the base body is designed as a cuboid with four outer sides and two end faces, wherein the end faces are opposite to each other and spaced apart. For example, the outer sides extend along the longitudinal axis of the base body. For example, the end faces are spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis of the base body within the longitudinal extension of the base body. It is conceivable that the base body is present as a hollow body and one end face of the base body is designed to be open.

It is conceivable that the base body is in the form of a housing. For example, the housing of the drive device is configured as a cuboid. For example, the housing is configured as a hollow body. It is conceivable that the housing, in particular the hollow body, is configured to be open on one side. For example, the drive element or the thrust element passes through the open side of the housing.

For example, the push element is movably supported in the housing. It is conceivable that a linear drive is formed in or on the housing of the drive device, the linear drive is coupled to the push element and drives the linear movement of the push element. It is also conceivable that the push element is part of the linear drive.

For example, the drive element is configured in the form of an angle element. It is conceivable that the drive element is arched and/or curved. It is conceivable that the drive element exists as a metal component. It is also conceivable that the drive element exists as a stamping component and is stamped from a metal plate. For example, the first end and the second end of the drive element are opposite to each other and are spaced apart.

For example, the drive element is connected to the thrust element via a pivot bearing so that it can pivot, for example, can rotate.

It is also proposed that the drive device has two drive elements, wherein the drive elements are spaced apart from one another in the width direction of the drive device. This improves the transmission of force from the drive device to the hinge.

For example, the drive device comprises two drive elements, for example exactly two drive elements. For example, a plurality of drive elements are constructed identically. For example, each drive element is connected to the thrust element via a first end of the corresponding drive element. For example, two or more drive elements are spaced apart from each other. For example, the drive element extends along its longitudinal axis from its first end to its second end. For example, two or more drive elements are spaced apart from each other in a direction transverse to their longitudinal axes, for example in a direction perpendicular to their longitudinal axes.

It is also proposed that the drive device has a positioning mechanism on the first end section, wherein the positioning mechanism is configured to interact with the positioning element of the hinge, so that when the push element moves linearly, the drive device is supported on the positioning element of the hinge in the movement direction of the push element through the positioning mechanism. As a result, the drive device can be positioned on the furniture component in the region of the first end section.

For example, the positioning mechanism is arranged between two drive elements. For example, the positioning mechanism is spaced apart from one drive element. For example, the positioning mechanism is spaced apart from all drive elements. It is conceivable that the positioning mechanism exists between two drive elements in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extension of the drive elements. For example, one drive element can move relative to the positioning mechanism. For example, all drive elements can move relative to the positioning mechanism. For example, the positioning mechanism exists in a fixed position relative to the housing of the drive device.

For example, when the drive device is arranged on the furniture, the positioning mechanism is prominently located on the positioning element of the hinge. For example, the positioning mechanism has a connecting mechanism. For example, the positioning element has a connecting element. For example, the connecting mechanism and the connecting element are constructed in the form of a tongue-and-groove connection, so that the positioning mechanism and the positioning element are fixed to each other in a direction transverse to the movement direction of the pushing element by means of the tongue-and-groove connection when the drive device is arranged on the furniture. For example, the connecting mechanism exists in the form of a recess on the positioning mechanism. For example, the connecting element exists in the form of a ridge or protrusion on the positioning element.

It is also proposed that the positioning mechanism of the drive device has a fixing mechanism, by means of which the positioning mechanism can be connected to the positioning element of the hinge in the deployed state. As a result, the drive component can be fixed on the hinge in a fixed position.

For example, the fixing mechanism is in the form of a screw, a rivet, a bolt or a connecting pin. For example, when arranged on a hinge, the positioning mechanism can be connected to the positioning element through the fixing mechanism. For example, a through hole and/or a through thread is provided on the positioning mechanism, so that the fixing mechanism can be engaged in the recess of the connecting mechanism through the through hole and/or the through thread and can interact with the connecting element of the hinge.

In one embodiment of the drive device, the drive device has a connecting rod guide on the outer side of the base of the drive device. As a result, the drive device can be fixed on the furniture component more flexibly.

For example, the connecting rod guide is formed on the outer side of the housing of the drive device. For example, the connecting rod guide includes a guide groove or a guide ridge. It is conceivable that the connecting rod guide has a T-shaped guide groove. For example, the connecting rod guide includes two or more guide grooves or guide ridges. For example, the connecting rod guide is formed on two or three outer sides of the base. For example, the connecting rod guide is formed on exactly two or exactly three outer sides of the base. For example, the guide groove of the connecting rod guide has an undercut.

For example, the connecting rod guides are formed on the first outer side and the second outer side of the base, respectively, wherein the first outer side and the second outer side of the base are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other. For example, in this case, the connecting rod guides are mirror-symmetrical to each other.

It is further proposed that the connecting rod guide is formed on the outer side of the base body in the region of the second end of the drive device. As a result, the drive device can be fixed to the furniture part in the region of the second end.

For example, the outer dimensions of the base or housing of the drive device in the second end region are smaller than the rest of the base or the rest of the housing. Thus, the fixing element can be arranged on the drive device so that when the fixing element is arranged on the drive device, the outer side of the fixing element is flush with the outer side of the base in the rest of the base region except the second end section region.

A fixing element for fixing a drive device according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments to a furniture component is also proposed, wherein the fixing element has an enclosing section, wherein in the state in which the fixing element is arranged on the drive device, the fixing element encloses the base of the drive device on three sides of the base via the enclosing section, and wherein the fixing element has a fixing section by means of which the fixing element can be fixed to the furniture component. For example, in the arranged state, the drive device can be fixed to the furniture component via the fixing element in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the push element. It is also conceivable that in the arranged state, the drive device can be fixed to the furniture component via the fixing element in the direction of movement of the push element. As a result, the drive device can be fixed on the furniture component more flexibly, whether the furniture component is stopped on the left side of the furniture body or the furniture component is stopped on the right side of the furniture body.

For example, the surrounding section is configured in a U-shape so that the surrounding section of the fixing element can be slid or plugged onto the base of the drive device in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the drive device, whereby the surrounding section is placed on the outer side of the base of the drive device via the inner side of the surrounding section in the deployed state. For example, the surrounding section exists as a U-shaped profile, a U-shaped corner and/or a corner element.

For example, the fixing element is formed from plastic and/or metal. For example, the enclosing section extends along the longitudinal axis of the fixing element and the fixing section is formed protruding on the enclosing section transversely to the longitudinal axis. For example, the enclosing section comprises a first side element, a second side element and a third side element, wherein the second side element connects the first side element and the third side element to each other, thereby forming a U-shaped profile. For example, the first side element is connected to the second side element via a first end and the fixing section is arranged on the second end of the first side element. For example, the fixing section has an assembly mechanism coordinated with the fixing element of the furniture, so that the fixing element can be fixed to the furniture, for example to a furniture part, by means of the fixing section. For example, the fixing section extends in one plane and the second side element extends in another plane, wherein the extension planes of the fixing section and the second side element are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other.

It is also proposed that a connecting rod element is formed on the surrounding section, which in the arranged state engages in a connecting rod guide of the base body of the drive device, wherein the connecting rod element and the connecting rod guide are coordinated with each other so that the surrounding section of the fixing element can be pushed onto the base body of the drive device. The fixing element can thereby be fixed to the drive device more flexibly. For example, the drive device can be assembled by means of the fixing element for both the left-side stop and the right-side stop.

For example, the connecting rod element is formed on one, two or three inner sides of the enclosing section. It is conceivable that the connecting rod element is present on the first side element and the third side element of the enclosing section, respectively.

For example, the connecting rod element and the connecting rod guide are in the form of a tongue-and-groove connection. It is conceivable that the connecting element is constructed in the form of a ridge protruding from the inner side of one of the three side elements of the surrounding section. For example, the connecting rod element is present as a T-shaped ridge protruding on the surrounding section. As a result, the drive device and the fixing element are in a state of side-by-side arrangement and are fixed to each other in a direction transverse to the extension direction of the connecting rod element or the ridge. For example, the connecting rod element is constructed so that it can be pushed into the connecting rod guide in the extension direction.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a hinge, in particular a furniture hinge, wherein in a state where the hinge is arranged on the furniture, the hinge connects a furniture part of the furniture to a furniture body of the furniture in an articulated manner, wherein an adapter element is present on the second hinge arm of the hinge, wherein the adapter element is configured such that a drive element of the drive device can be pivotally connected to the adapter element. As a result, the hinge can be connected to the drive device in a relatively simple manner. For example, as a result, the drive device can be connected to the hinge in a relatively mechanically efficient manner. For example, as a result, the adapter element can be subsequently mounted on the hinge.

For example, the adapter element is arranged on the second hinge arm in a fixed position (e.g., non-detachable). For example, the drive element can be connected to the adapter element of the hinge. For example, the drive element is fixed to the adapter element in a pivotable (e.g., rotatable) manner. For example, a rotation axis is formed on the adapter element, and the rotation axis can be connected to the drive element.

It is also proposed that a support element is present on the hinge, wherein the support element is fixed to a first hinge arm of the hinge, wherein the hinge can be fixed to a furniture component via the first hinge arm, wherein the support element is present as an angled corner element, wherein the support element has a first support element section, wherein the first support element section is connected to the hinge, wherein the support element has a second support element section, wherein the first and second support element sections are at an angle to each other, wherein a positioning element is present on the second support element section, wherein when the drive device according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments is arranged on the hinge, the second support element section abuts against the first end section of the drive device, so that the positioning element supports and positions the drive device. This allows the drive device to be positioned on the hinge more easily.

For example, the support element is non-detachably connected to the first hinge arm. For example, the support element is fused, riveted and/or bent with the first hinge arm. For example, the support element is configured as an angle plate. It is conceivable that the positioning element is present on the support element protruding from the second support element section. It is also conceivable that the positioning element is configured as a recess or depression on the second support element section. For example, the positioning element is present on the second support element section at an angle to the second support element section or bent from the second support element section. As a result, the support element is configured in a more cost-effective and/or stable manner.

Furthermore, a drive unit is proposed, wherein the drive unit has a drive device according to one of the above-described embodiments and a fixing element according to one of the above-described embodiments.

A furniture component moving unit is also proposed, wherein the furniture component moving unit comprises a drive unit according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments and two hinges according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments, wherein the two hinges are configured to movably connect the furniture component to the furniture body.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a piece of furniture having a drive device according to one of the preceding embodiments, having a hinge according to one of the preceding embodiments and/or having a fixing element according to one of the preceding embodiments.

Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a piece of furniture having a furniture component movement unit according to one of the aforementioned embodiments.

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8: Matrix

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Further features and advantages are explained in more detail based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. Specifically: [FIG. 1] shows a drive unit in a three-dimensional view from above and obliquely, which is arranged on a hinge, wherein the upper half of the base of the drive device of the drive unit is constructed to be transparent, [FIG. 2] shows an enlarged view of a first end section of the drive device of the drive unit according to FIG. 1, [FIG. 3] shows an enlarged view of a first end section of the drive device of the drive unit according to FIG. 1 in another three-dimensional view from above and obliquely, wherein the arm on the hinge for connecting the hinge to the main body of the furniture remains invisible, [FIG. 4] shows a top view from above and obliquely of an embodiment of the hinge, [FIG. 5] shows a three-dimensional view of the furniture from above and obliquely inside, in which The furniture is provided with a drive unit and a hinge, [Figure 6] shows an enlarged view of the furniture component in the region of the first end section of the drive device according to Figure 5, [Figure 7] shows a view according to Figure 6, wherein the cover in the region of the first end section remains invisible, [Figure 8] shows a partial perspective view from the oblique side below of the hinge arranged on the furniture component and the drive device leading to the hinge, [Figure 9] shows a partial perspective view from the oblique inside upper side of the second end section of the drive device according to Figure 5, and [Figure 10] shows an exploded perspective view of the elements according to Figure 9 at an angle rotated outward from the perspective of Figure 9.

FIG. 1 shows a drive device 1 having a fixing element 2 and a hinge 3. On the hinge 3, a support element 5 is arranged on a first hinge arm 4 and an adapter element 7 is formed on a second hinge arm 6.

For example, the drive device 1 has a base body 8 in which the first and second drive elements 10, 11 are movably supported on a first end section 9. For example, the first and second drive elements 10, 11 are movably connected to the thrust element 27. For example, the first and second drive elements 10, 11 are rotatably connected to the adapter element 7 by means of a swivel bearing 12 with a pivot axis 16 (FIG. 2). At the first end section 9, the drive device 1 has a positioning mechanism 13, which is connected to the positioning element 15 of the support element 5 by means of a fixing mechanism 14. For example, the fixing mechanism 14 is designed as a pin or a bolt. The fixing element 2 is arranged on the second end section 28 of the drive device 1, wherein the fixing element 2 remains partially transparent in FIG. 1.

The second hinge 17 is shown in FIG. 4. For example, the hinge 17 includes a first hinge arm 18 and a second hinge arm 19, wherein the first and second hinge arms 18, 19 are connected to each other in an articulated manner through third and fourth hinge arms 20, 21. For example, the hinge 17 includes a fifth hinge arm 22 that is hingedly connected to the second hinge arm 19. For example, the first hinge arm 18 is configured to be arranged on a furniture component (not shown in FIG. 4). For example, the fifth hinge arm 22 is configured to be arranged on a furniture body (not shown in FIG. 4).

On the first hinge arm 18 of the hinge 17, a support element 23 is non-detachably connected to the first hinge arm 18. For example, the support element 23 is configured as an angle element, wherein the angle element has a first support element section 24 and a second support element section 25, wherein the first support element section 24 and the second support element section 25 are at an angle to each other. For example, a positioning element 26 is formed on the second support element section 25. For example, the positioning element 26 is bent from the second support element section 25. It is conceivable that the support element 23 is non-detachably connected to the first hinge arm 18 via the first support element section 24.

FIG. 5 shows a furniture part 30. On the inside 31 of the furniture part 30, a drive device 32 is arranged at a second end section 34 by means of a fixing element 33. At a first end section 35, the drive device 32 is arranged on a hinge 36. The hinge 36 can be connected to the furniture part 30, for example, on the inside 31 of the furniture part 30 by means of a first hinge arm 37 of the hinge 36. For example, the hinge 36 and the second hinge 17 are constructed identically.

The support element 38 is fixed to the first hinge arm 37 of the hinge 36. For example, the support element 38 is connected to the first hinge arm 37 by a bolt 39 and is non-detachably connected to the first hinge arm 37. For example, the hinge 36 is connected to the furniture body 61 through the fifth hinge arm 60.

For example, in the connection area on the first end section 35 there is a covering element 40 which covers the connection between the drive device 32 and the hinge 36 in an aesthetically pleasing manner, for example.

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged section of the first end section 35, wherein the covering element 40 is not shown. Thus, FIG. 7 shows the positioning mechanism 41 that is present protruding on the support element 38.

FIG. 8 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 7 in another perspective view, wherein the drive device 32 is moved away from the hinge. Furthermore, only one drive element 42 is shown on the drive device 32. The other drive element 45 of the drive device 32 remains invisible in FIGS. 7 and 8.

FIG. 8 shows an adapter element 43 arranged on a second hinge arm 44 of a hinge 36. For example, the support element 38 is constructed identically to the support element 23.

For example, fixing elements 46, 47 are formed on the furniture component 30 to arrange the fixing element 33 and/or the hinge 36. For example, the fixing elements 46, 47 are configured as threaded holes or internal threads.

The fixing element 33 has an enclosing section 48 and a fixing section 49. For example, the enclosing section 48 is configured in a U-shape. It is conceivable that the enclosing section 48 has a first side element 50, a second side element 51 and a third side element 52. For example, two connecting rod elements 53 are formed on the inner sides 54 of the first and third side elements 50, 52, respectively. For example, the connecting rod elements 53 are ridges protruding from the inner sides 54 of the corresponding side elements 50, 52.

For example, two connecting rod guides 58 are formed on the first outer side 55 and the second outer side 56 of the base 57 of the drive device 32, respectively. For example, the connecting rod guide 58 is configured as a recess, such as a groove, into which the connecting rod element 53 can be inserted. For example, the connecting rod guide 58 has an undercut 59.

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Claims (12)

A drive device (1, 32) for moving a furniture component (30), wherein the furniture component (30) is movably hinged to a furniture body (61) via a hinge (3, 17, 36), wherein the drive device (1, 32) can be connected to the hinge (3, 17, 36) at a first end section (9, 35) of the drive device (1, 32), and wherein the drive device (1, 32) can be moved by means of a second end section (28, 34) of the drive device (1, 32). ) is fixed to the furniture component (30), wherein the first end section (9, 35) and the second end section (28, 34) are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other, wherein when the drive device (1, 32) is arranged on the furniture and the hinge (3, 17, 36) is arranged on the furniture, the drive device (1, 32) can be movably connected to the hinge (3, 17, 36) by means of the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45) of the drive device (1, 32). ) is coupled to a second hinge arm (6, 19, 44) of the drive device (1, 32), so that the second hinge arm (6, 19, 44) and thus the furniture component (30) can be moved by the movement of the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45), wherein the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45) is pivotally connected to the linearly movable pushing element (27) of the drive device (1, 32) via the first end of the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45), wherein the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45) is pivotally connected to the linearly movable pushing element (27) of the drive device (1, 32) When the drive device (1, 32) is arranged on the hinge (3, 17, 36), the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45) can be pivotally connected to the second hinge arm (6, 19, 44) of the hinge (3, 17, 36) through the second end of the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45), wherein the drive device (1, 32) has a connecting rod guide (58) on the outer side (55, 56) of the base (57) of the drive device (1, 32). The driving device (1, 32) as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting rod guide is formed on the first outer side and the second outer side of the substrate respectively, and the first outer side and the second outer side of the substrate are opposite to each other and spaced from each other. A driving device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the connecting rod guide comprises a guide groove or a guide ridge. A driving device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the driving device (1, 32) has two driving elements (10, 11, 42, 45), wherein the driving elements (10, 11, 42, 45) are spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the driving device (1, 32). A driving device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the driving device (1, 32) has a positioning mechanism (13, 41) on the first end section (9, 35), wherein the positioning mechanism (13, 41) is constructed to interact with the positioning element (15, 26) of the hinge (3, 17, 36), so that when the pushing element (27) moves linearly, the driving device (1, 32) is supported on the positioning element (15, 26) of the hinge (3, 17, 36) in the movement direction of the pushing element (27) through the positioning mechanism (13, 41). The drive device (1, 32) as described in claim 5, wherein the positioning mechanism (13, 41) has a fixing mechanism (14), and the positioning mechanism (13, 41) can be connected to the positioning element (15, 26) of the hinge (3, 17, 36) in a deployed state by means of the fixing mechanism. A drive device (1, 32) as described in claim 5, wherein the connecting rod guide (58) is formed on the outer side (55, 56) of the base (57) in the region of the second end section (28, 34) of the drive device (1, 32). A fixing element (2, 33) for fixing a drive device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 on a furniture component (30), wherein the fixing element (2, 33) has an enclosing section (48), wherein in a deployed state, the fixing element (2, 33) encloses a base (57) of the drive device (1, 32) on three sides of the base (57) of the drive device (1, 32) via the enclosing section (48), and wherein the fixing element (2, 33) includes a fixing section (49), and the fixing element (2, 33) can be fixed to the furniture component (30) by means of the fixing section, so that in In the deployed state, the drive device (1, 32) can be fixed to the furniture component (30) via the fixing element (2, 33) in a direction transverse to the movement direction of the pushing element (27), wherein a connecting rod element (53) is constructed on the surrounding section (48), and the connecting rod element (53) is engaged in the deployed state in a connecting rod guide (58) of the base (57) of the drive device (1, 32), wherein the connecting rod element (53) and the connecting rod guide (58) are coordinated with each other so that the surrounding section (48) of the fixing element (2, 33) can be pushed onto the base (57) of the drive device (1, 32). A driving unit, comprising a driving device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 and a fixing element (2, 33) as described in claim 8. A furniture component moving unit comprises a driving device as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 and two hinges (3, 17, 36), wherein the hinges (3, 17, 36) are configured to movably connect a furniture component (30) to a furniture body (61), wherein when the hinges (3, 17, 36) are arranged on the furniture, the hinges (3, 17, 36) connect the furniture component (30) to the furniture body (61) in a hinged manner. The furniture component (30) is connected to the furniture body (61) of the furniture, wherein an adapter element (7, 43) is present on the second hinge arm (6, 19, 44) of the hinge (3, 17, 36), wherein the adapter element (7, 43) is constructed so that the drive element (10, 11, 42, 45) of the drive device (1, 32) can be pivotally connected to the adapter element (7, 43). A piece of furniture, in particular a refrigerator, having a drive device (1, 32) as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 and/or a fixing element (2, 33) as described in claim 8. A kind of furniture having a furniture component moving unit as described in claim 10.

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