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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Paul Hettich Gmbh & Co. KG, Kirchlengern, DE;
Oscar Garcia, San Sebastian, ES;
Iker Lopetegi, Zarautz, ES;
PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG, Kirchlengern, DE;
Abstract
A runner for drawer elements, in particular drawers or trays, that are movable relative to a carcass of a piece of furniture or a household appliance is provided. The runner includes a carcass rail that can be secured directly or via a carcass bracket to a carcass of the piece of furniture or the household appliance, a running rail that can be secured to the movable drawer element, and electric conductors for transmitting electrical energy to a power consumer positioned on the movable drawer element. Positioned on the carcass rail or the carcass bracket is a printed circuit board extending over the length of the carcass rail, and positioned on the running rail is a contact apparatus that has at least one electrically conductive contact element which, when mounted, makes permanent electrical contact with the printed circuit board, and has a connecting element that is electrically connected to the contact element for connecting to the movable drawer element.