IP Library Granted Patent US 7,883,162
Granted Patent B2
US 7,883,162 · App. 12/233,876 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

Device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, and piece of furniture

Assignees: Grass GmbH; Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,883,162
App. No.
12/233,876
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit to move the first furniture part in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.

Claims (16)

1. A device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which move with respect to one another, comprising a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, a drive unit to move the first furniture part in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part, the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part, wherein adjusting means is provided for adjustment of the position of a position member on the moving rail, and a pulling-pushing element acts on the position member to move the first furniture part relative to the second furniture part in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pulling-pushing element applies a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, and is guided on the fixed rail by a guide rail profile.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the guide means for guidance of the pulling-pushing element comprises a part that is detachably fitted to the fixed rail.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the part that is detachably fitted to the fixed rail has holding areas for line means.

5. The device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the guide means comprises a slotted guide profile.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means is positioned so that the guide unit is adjustable when the guide unit is mounted on the furniture parts.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means provides continuously variable adjustment of the position member.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means is formed on an end section, viewed in the longitudinal direction, of the moving rail.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the position member comprises an adjusting slide that is movably held on a guide part.

10. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the guide part is fitted to the moving rail via detachable securing means.

11. The device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adjusting slide has a threaded section with which a matching opposing thread on a control part interacts to adjust the position of the adjusting slide.

12. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting means is fitted as a separate unit to the moving rail.

13. A piece of furniture comprising the device as claimed in claim 1 .

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the position member is fixedly attached to the pulling-pushing element.

15. A device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which moves with respect to one another, comprising a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, the guide unit enabling the first furniture part to move relative to the second furniture part, the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part, wherein the device further comprises a part which can be detachably fitted to the fixed rail to accommodate line means and a pushing-pulling element acts on the position member to move the first furniture part relative to the second furniture part in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the position member is fixedly attached to the pulling-pushing element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: GRASS GMBH; KUSTER AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SYSTEMS GMBH
To: GRASS GMBH
Reel/Frame 034357/0550 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2008
From: LANGGUTH, PETER; NUSSBAUMER, THOMAS; BLUECHER, MARTIN
To: GRASS GMBH; KUSTER AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 022027/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2006 004 718 U · Mar 22, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2007002509 · Mar 21, 2007
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