Galley unit and galley monument

Abstract

The invention relates to a galley unit for containing items of food or other items. The galley unit comprises a cabinet, a first and a second front door arranged to close the cabinet, a first guiding rail and a second guiding rail extending both in a lateral direction for guiding the first and second front doors. The first and second front doors are arranged to be slideable in the first and second guiding rails, wherein the first guiding rail is mounted in a top wall of the cabinet and the first front door is provided with the second guiding rail for a sliding engagement of the second front door.

1 . Galley unit for containing items of food or other items comprising a cabinet, at first and a second front door arranged to close the cabinet, a first guiding rail and a second guiding rail extending in a lateral direction for guiding the first and second front doors, the first and second front doors being further arranged to be slideable in the first and second guiding rails, wherein the first guiding rail is mounted at the galley unit to guide an upper side of the first door and the first front door is provided with the second guiding rail for a sliding engagement of the second front door. 
     
     
         2 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second guiding rail comprises a first profile arranged for sliding engagement with a second profile provided on the second front door, the second profile being similar to the first profile. 
     
     
         3 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first profile is protruding from the back of the first front door and the second profile is extending inwards in the front of the second front door. 
     
     
         4 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first profile is protruding from the front of the first front door and the second profile is extending inwards at the back of the second front door. 
     
     
         5 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first and second profiles comprises respectively a first dovetail profile and a second dove tail profile. 
     
     
         6 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second guiding rail is positioned at substantially half of the height of the first or second front doors. 
     
     
         7 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second guiding rail is provided at the second front door. 
     
     
         8 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second guiding rail is integrated in one or both of the first and second front doors. 
     
     
         9 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the first and/or the second profiles are provided with a dust repellent coating. 
     
     
         10 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second front doors are moveable between a locked position and a sliding position. 
     
     
         11 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the galley unit comprises latches arranged to hold the first and second doors in the locked position and to guide the first door from the locked position to the sliding position. 
     
     
         12 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the galley unit comprises an aligning device arranged to align one of the first or second front door with respect to the other front door in the sliding position. 
     
     
         13 . Galley unit as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the aligning device comprises a first magnet positioned at the galley unit and a second magnet positioned at the backside of the first and/or second front door, wherein in the locked position the first magnet and second magnet are positioned such that first and second magnet mutually repel each other. 
     
     
         14 . Galley monument provided with a galley unit as claimed in  claim 1 .