Cupboard or household appliance and method for opening and closing a cupboard or household appliance

1. A cupboard or household appliance having a body on which a door is pivotable about a vertical axis via a pivot device from a closed position into an open position,

wherein at least one holder for storing objects is fixed on an inner side of the door facing toward the body,

wherein the door is lowerable in a vertical direction along a guide device into an opening range of the door,

wherein the guide device is a linear guide comprising a plurality of rails movable with respect to each other,

wherein the door is pre-tensioned via a force accumulator in a raised position, and

wherein the force accumulator is a spring and setting means are provided for changing the pre-tension of the spring.

2. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a first blocking device is provided, which prevents lowering of the door in a closing range of the door.

3. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 2 , wherein the first blocking device is active at least in a closing range between the closed position and an opening angle of 60°.

4. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a second blocking device is provided, which prevents pivoting of the door from an open position into a closing range if the door is arranged in a lowered position.

5. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the force of the force accumulator provided for raising the door is settable.

6. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a guide path, along which the guide roller or guide element pre-tensioned by the force accumulator is movable, is adjustable to set the force of the force accumulator.

7. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom panel and optionally at least one shelf are arranged in the body in a lower region and a free space for a receptacle for the holder is formed in an upper region.

8. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a shell, a basket, a hook, and/or a holding bracket.

9. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the guide device comprises a guide rail, on which a carriage is movably held.

10. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot device comprises at least two hinges arranged spaced apart from one another in the vertical direction.

11. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the hinges are secured on the door and/or are movable on a carriage along a guide rail.

12. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a locking or latching device is provided, by means of which the door can be latched or locked in a lowered position.

13. The cupboard or household appliance according to claim 1 , wherein a self-retractor is provided, by means of which the door is pivotable from an open position into a closed position.

14. A cupboard or household appliance having a body on which a door is pivotable about a vertical axis via a pivot device from a closed position into an open position,

wherein at least one holder for storing objects is fixed on an inner side of the door facing toward the body,

wherein the door is lowerable in a vertical direction along a guide device into an opening range of the door,

wherein the guide device is a linear guide comprising a plurality of rails movable with respect to each other, and

wherein the body comprises a bottom shelf and wherein the door is lowerable so that at least a portion of the door extends below the bottom shelf.