Furniture element

Abstract

A furniture element, in particular a shelf or shelving unit has at least one storage level, a body, and a bottom plate. Storage surfaces of the body, which face each other, and the bottom plate each have raceways, in which rolling elements are guided. The body is movable relative to the bottom plate from an initial position to an intermediate position and back, wherein, in the intermediate position, the body is rotated relative to the bottom plate in a rotation direction and shifted in a predetermined direction, the raceways of the bottom plate being formed having mirror symmetry to an axis of symmetry extending at an oblique angle relative to a lateral edge of the bottom plate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A table, which is a desk or kitchen work table, the table comprising:
 a first body; and   a furniture element, wherein the furniture element comprises a body and a bottom plate,   wherein mutually facing bearing surfaces of the body and of the bottom plate each have at least one raceway in which rolling elements are guided,   wherein the body is movable relative to the bottom plate from an initial position to an intermediate position, from the intermediate position to an open position, and back to the initial position,   wherein in the intermediate position the body is rotated relative to the bottom plate in a direction of rotation and displaced in a predetermined direction, and   wherein the at least one raceway of the bottom plate is mirror-symmetrically with respect to an axis of symmetry extending at an oblique angle relative to a side edge of the bottom plate.   
     
     
         2 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a bearing plate on a side of the body facing the bottom plate, wherein at least one raceway is integrally formed in a side of the bearing plate facing the bottom plate, and the at least one raceway of the bearing plate is mirror-symmetrically with respect to an axis of symmetry extending at an oblique angle relative to a side edge of the bearing plate. 
     
     
         3 . The table of  claim 2 , wherein the oblique angle relative to the side edge of the bottom plate or the bearing plate is an angle of 45°. 
     
     
         4 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one raceway of the bottom plate is open towards an edge of the bottom plate. 
     
     
         5 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one raceway of the bearing plate is a closed circumferential raceway. 
     
     
         6 . The table of  claim 2 , wherein the bottom plate, the bearing plate, the rolling elements, and a rolling element cage, in which the rolling elements are accommodated in a captive manner, form a translational-rotational bearing. 
     
     
         7 . The table of  claim 6 , wherein the rolling elements comprise a plurality of rolling elements arranged in a circular or rectangular shape in the rolling element cage. 
     
     
         8 . The table of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of rolling elements are arranged on at least two circles, wherein axes of symmetry of the plurality of rolling elements on a first of the at least two circles are inclined by 45° to axes of symmetry of the rolling element arrangement on a second of the at least two circles. 
     
     
         9 . The table of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of rolling elements comprise at least two rolling elements arranged radially with respect to an origin of rotation one behind the other in the rolling element cage. 
     
     
         10 . The table of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one raceway integrally formed in the bearing plate includes at least one outer raceway and one inner raceway. 
     
     
         11 . The table of  claim 10 , wherein a third raceway is integrally formed between the outer raceway and the inner raceway. 
     
     
         12 . The table of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a fixing device configured to vertically fix the bottom plate to the body of the furniture element or to the bearing plate fixed to the body of the furniture element.   
     
     
         13 . The table of  claim 6 , wherein the first body is a body configured to be set down in a stationary manner on a floor in a frictionally engaged manner and comprises a first lifting device arranged on the first body, wherein the translational-rotational bearing of the furniture element is mounted on the first lifting device. 
     
     
         14 . The table of  claim 13 , wherein the furniture element comprises a second lifting device synchronously actuatable with the first lifting device.