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Granted Patent B2
US 11,800,934 · App. 17/627,140 · Granted Oct 31, 2023

Piece of furniture and method for assembling a piece of furniture

Inventor: Steffen Grathwol (Balingen, DE)
Assignee: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
A47C7/5066A47C1/027A47C1/03A47C1/0308A47C7/38A47C7/48A47C7/541
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Patent No.
US 11,800,934
App. No.
17/627,140
Granted
Oct 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A piece of furniture, in particular a piece of seating furniture, has a base part on which a movable furniture part is pivotably mounted via at least one pivot fitting, wherein the at least one pivot fitting is fixed to the base part by means of a first lever and is fixed to the movable furniture part by means of a second lever which is arranged pivotably with respect to the first lever, and a method for assembling a piece of furniture.

Claims (17)

1. A piece of furniture ( 100 ) comprising a base part ( 104 ) on which a movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) is pivotably mounted via at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ), wherein the at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ) is fixed to the base part ( 104 ) by means of a first lever ( 2 ) and is fixed to the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) by means of a second lever ( 3 ) which is arranged pivotably with respect to the first lever ( 2 ),

wherein the second lever ( 3 ) is fixed to a molded body ( 4 ) which is provided with a plurality of hollow chambers ( 7 ) and which forms a core of the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ),

wherein a pocket ( 20 ) for accommodating at least part of the second lever ( 3 ) is formed in the molded body ( 4 ), and wherein the second lever ( 3 ) is fixed in the pocket ( 20 ) in a clamping and/or latching manner.

2. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein a stiffening structure formed by webs ( 8 ) is formed in the molded body ( 4 ) and the hollow chambers ( 7 ) are arranged between the webs ( 8 ).

3. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the molded body ( 4 ) is designed substantially plate-shaped and is composed of a plurality of individual parts ( 40 , 41 , 42 ).

4. A piece of furniture ( 100 ) comprising a base part ( 104 ) on which a movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) is pivotably mounted via at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ), wherein the at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ) is fixed to the base part ( 104 ) by means of a first lever ( 2 ) and is fixed to the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) by means of a second lever ( 3 ) which is arranged pivotably with respect to the first lever ( 2 ),

wherein the second lever ( 3 ) is fixed to a molded body ( 4 ) which is provided with a plurality of hollow chambers ( 7 ) and which forms a core of the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ),

wherein a slot ( 43 ) is formed on the molded body ( 4 ) through which the first lever ( 2 ) is passed.

5. A piece of furniture ( 100 ) comprising a base part ( 104 ) on which a movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) is pivotably mounted via at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ), wherein the at least one pivot fitting ( 1 ) is fixed to the base part ( 104 ) by means of a first lever ( 2 ) and is fixed to the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) by means of a second lever ( 3 ) which is arranged pivotably with respect to the first lever ( 2 ),

wherein the second lever ( 3 ) is fixed to a molded body ( 4 ) which is provided with a plurality of hollow chambers ( 7 ) and which forms a core of the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ),

wherein the molded body ( 4 ) has a substantially smooth or lattice-shaped surface ( 5 , 6 , 5 ′, 6 ′) on two opposite sides and wherein the two surfaces ( 5 , 6 , 5 ′, 6 ′) have a different elasticity due to the shaping of the molded body ( 4 ).

6. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the molded body ( 4 ) or the individual parts ( 40 , 41 , 42 ) of the molded body ( 4 ) are produced by injection molding, extrusion or 3D printing.

7. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the proportion of hollow chambers ( 7 ) in the molded body ( 4 ) in relation to the total volume is over 50%.

8. The piece e of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the molded body ( 4 ) is surrounded on its outside by a flexible cover.

9. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) is pivotably mounted on the base part ( 104 ) via two or more pivot fittings ( 1 ).

10. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the movable furniture part ( 101 , 102 , 103 ) is designed as an armrest, footrest or headrest.

11. The piece of furniture according to claim 1 , wherein the base part ( 104 ) is formed as a seat or back part of an upholstered piece of furniture or a vehicle seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2022
From: GRATHWOL, STEFFEN
To: HETTICH FRANKE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 058754/0747 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 119 307.9 · Jul 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220248857A1 · Aug 11, 2022