Drawer (furniture)

A drawer (regional and drawer ) is an open-top container that can be drawn horizontally from a cupboard and is usually mounted on side-mounted rail guides.

Almost all drawers have front a handle. Alternatively, the drawer can be opened by pressure on the front plate by means of a spring mechanism. Drawers can be easily secured by a lock. Often there are lockable drawers on desks.

In addition to the classic square shape inside drawers can also be trough- shaped, to store bulk material ( for example, sugar, flour or salt) (see also: Schütte ).

In addition to cabinets, there are also drawers with storage space under beds. This special form is mostly on rolling on the floor of the room.

Colloquially called drawers and drawer. A special type is the English train.

Telescopic slides and drawer drive

In modern kitchens, the drawers are now equipped with so-called telescopic rails, which make opening and closing the drawers due to the reduced friction of these systems easier.

Electronic devices such as CD player, DVD player, CD and DVD drives as well as other technical and electronic devices are now often provided with a drawer drive. The opening and closing of the drawer is effected usually by means of a remote control, the signal to start the driving motor of a toothed rack drive, and thus causes the forward or return stroke of the drawer. If the target position of the drawer is reached, eg switches a limit switch the drive motor off again.

Drawers with self-closing

Some drawers feature a self-closing, also called soft-close. The self-closing causes the drawer incurs the last piece of its own. It is a mechanism which, roughly pulled himself together, composed of a spring and a damper. When you open the drawer, the spring is stretched and extended the damping. Once you open the drawer to about a quarter, locked the self-closing mechanism to prevent another without opening the tray. If you push them, the self-closing mechanism releases the lock again and pulls the drawer of a alone. The damping ensures that the drawer despite strained spring does not jump back, but is gently closed.

Drawers in the art

Paul Cézanne painted still life shown here with an open drawer. Even better known the painting should be Burning Giraffe by Salvador Dalí, which is often colloquially referred to as " drawer woman."

"Drawer" in a figurative sense

" Pigeonholing " derisively called a state of mind too rigid assignments, as well as the verb " pigeonhole ". In the French-speaking (ie the French-speaking Switzerland ) is " file away " the verb "to feed ladiser " within the meaning of, or used with a negative connotation, " push on the back burner ." Written " for the drawer" texts of an author, which were intended for publication, but which then took place not apply.