Ejection device for a movable furniture component
An ejection device for a furniture component moveably housed in or against a furniture body. The ejection device includes a swivellably housed lever. A first castor is attached to a free end of the lever, and a second castor is attached to the lever at a distance from the free end.
1. An ejection device for a furniture component moveably housed in or against a furniture body, said ejection device comprising:
a swivelable lever including at least a first lever part for contacting the movable furniture component, and a second lever part;
an electric drive unit for driving said lever;
an energy accumulator arranged between said first and second lever parts such that said first lever part is pre-loaded relative to said second lever part; and
a drive wheel for use with a potentiometer, said drive wheel being disposed on said first lever part;
wherein said second lever part is operatively coupled to said electric drive unit, and said first lever part is coupled to said second lever part so as to be moveable to a limited extent.
2. The ejection device according to claim 1 , wherein said energy accumulator is a spring.
3. The ejection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control or regulation apparatus and a potentiometer having an actuator coupled to said first lever part, wherein said potentiometer is operable to feed signals at least to said control or regulation apparatus.
4. The ejection device according to claim 1 , wherein said energy accumulator has a first end resting against the second lever part and a second end resting against the first lever part.
5. The ejection device according to claim 4 , wherein said energy accumulator is a spring having a coil portion and a longitudinal axis extending through a center of said coil portion, and said first and second ends extend from said coil portion and are arranged so as to resist rotation about the longitudinal axis.
6. The ejection device according to claim 4 , wherein said energy accumulator is a spring having a coil portion and a longitudinal axis extending through a center of said coil portion, said spring being configured and arranged such that at least one of said first and second ends rotates around the longitudinal axis when said first lever part moves relative to said second lever part.
7. The ejection device according to claim 1 , wherein said electric drive unit is configured to move said second lever part to eject the movable furniture component.