IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,723,452
Granted Patent B2
US 12,723,452 · App. 18/134,836 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Method for moving at least one door leaf

Inventor: Andre Hammerer (Alberschwende, AT)
Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
E05D15/58E05D15/264E05D2015/586E05Y2900/212
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Patent No.
US 12,723,452
App. No.
18/134,836
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of moving a door leaf relative to a stationary furniture carcass includes pivoting the door leaf away from a receiving space starting from the closed position using a first ejection device. The door leaf is then moved into a partly open position, and then out of the partly open position into the open position, wherein at least one drive device and a second ejection device are loaded. Then, the door leaf is ejected in the direction of the partly open position starting from the open position by a second ejection device, after which the door leaf is moved into the partly open position by the drive device. The door leaf is then moved from the partly open position to the closed position, wherein the first ejection device is loaded.

Claims (23)

1 . A method of moving a door leaf relative to a stationary furniture carcass having a receiving space and a cavity, the door leaf being movable between a closed position, in which the door leaf is arranged in a closing plane and at least partially covers the receiving space, and an open position, in which the door leaf releases the receiving space and is arranged in an end position in the cavity, the method comprising:

pivoting the door leaf away from the receiving space about an axis of rotation starting from the closed position by a first ejection device,

after the pivoting of the door leaf, moving the door leaf into a partly open position in which a drive device is completely unloaded, the door leaf being arranged substantially transverse to the closing plane and outside of the cavity in the partly open position,

after moving the door leaf into the partly open position, moving the door leaf out of the partly open position and into the open position during which the drive device and a second ejection device are loaded,

after moving the door leaf into the open position, ejecting the door leaf in a direction toward the partly open position starting from the open position using the second ejection device,

after ejecting the door leaf, moving the door leaf back into the partly open position using the drive device, and

after moving the door leaf back into the partly open position, moving the door leaf from the partly open position to the closed position during which the first ejection device is loaded.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first ejection device is configured as a pivot device to move the door leaf from the partly open position toward the closed position, the pivot device being loaded during the moving of the door leaf into the partly open position, and the door leaf being moved from the partly open position to the closed position using the pivot device and manually.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising damping a movement of the door leaf back into the partly open position by a damping device.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the door leaf is moved manually into the partly open position after the pivoting of the door leaf.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the door leaf is moved manually from the partly open position into the open position after moving the door leaf into the partly open position.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pivoting of the door leaf away from the receiving space about the axis of rotation, the moving of the door leaf into the partly open position after the pivoting of the door leaf, and the moving of the door leaf from the partly open position to the closed position all comprise pivoting the door leaf.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the moving of the door leaf out of the partly open position and into the open position, the ejecting of the door leaf in the direction toward the partly open position, and the moving the door leaf back into the partly open position all comprise linearly moving the door leaf.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the door leaf is mounted on a support, and the support is displaced along a guide arranged in the cavity during the moving of the door leaf out of the partly open position and into the open position, the ejecting of the door leaf in the direction toward the partly open position, and the moving the door leaf back into the partly open position.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the door leaf is a first door leaf connected in an articulated manner to a second door leaf, the first and second door leaves being arranged in a coplanar position in the closed position and being arranged substantially parallel to each other in both the partly open position and the open position, and the first and second door leaves performing a pivot-slide movement during the pivoting of the door leaf away from the receiving space about the axis of rotation, the moving of the door leaf into the partly open position after the pivoting of the door leaf, and the moving of the door leaf from the partly open position to the closed position.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein a running rail is arranged on the furniture carcass to be parallel to the closing plane, and one of the first and second door leaves is connected via a carriage to the running rail and is moved along the running rail during the pivoting of the door leaf away from the receiving space about the axis of rotation, the moving of the door leaf into the partly open position after the pivoting of the door leaf, and the moving of the door leaf from the partly open position to the closed position.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device is one of at least two drive devices moving the door leaf successively and/or simultaneously into the partly open position during the moving of the door leaf back into the partly open position after ejecting the door leaf, and both of the drive devices are loaded during the moving of the door leaf out of the partly open position and into the open position.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first ejection device is configured to be activated by an overpressing of the door leaf toward the receiving space.

13 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first ejection device is arranged on the furniture carcass or on the door leaf.

14 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device comprises a cable pull and/or a spring-loaded pivot lever.

15 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second ejection device is configured to be activated by an overpressing of the door leaf toward an end position beyond the open position.

16 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the door leaf is moved from the partly open position to the closed position by a pivot device and/or manually.

17 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein the door leaf is pivotably mounted on the support.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2023
From: HAMMERER, ANDRE
To: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
Reel/Frame 063328/0701 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50914/2020 · Oct 22, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTAT2021060374 · Oct 13, 2021
Related Publication 20230258034A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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