Device for holding, braking or accelerating a movable furniture part, closing system, and piece of furniture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12478180-B2
Application number	US-202218294205-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	Aug 11, 2021
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

A device for holding, braking or accelerating a movable furniture part includes a driver which is movable along a guide path between at least two end positions, and an activator which can be brought into engagement with the driver at a receptacle in order to hold, brake or accelerate a movable furniture part, and can be decoupled from the driver at one of the two end positions. The activator is movable through a guide in the longitudinal direction and is resiliently mounted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction via a spring element and is movable along a run-up slope on the driver in order to latch on the receptacle behind the run-up slope, wherein the activator can be pretensioned in an engagement position on the driver in the event of a force in the longitudinal direction towards the driver.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A piece of furniture ( 1 ) comprising a furniture body ( 2 ) and a plurality of movable furniture parts ( 3 ), which are guided or held on the furniture body ( 2 ) by a device ( 5 ) that is configured for holding, braking or accelerating the movable furniture parts, the device ( 5 ) comprising:
a strip ( 6 ) with several housings ( 7 ), each housing having a guide track and being fixed to the furniture body; a driver ( 16 ) disposed in each housing, and being configured to be moved along a guide path in the guide track between at least two end positions, and an activator ( 12 ) disposed on each one of the movable furniture parts or on a running rail ( 8 ) of a pull-out guide ( 4 ) connected to each one of the movable furniture parts, each activator being configured to be brought into engagement with a corresponding one of the drivers ( 16 ) at a receptacle ( 17 ) in order to hold, brake or accelerate one of the movable furniture parts ( 3 ), and is configured to be decoupled from the corresponding driver ( 16 ) at one of the two end positions, wherein each activator ( 12 ) is movable through a guide in a longitudinal direction and is resiliently mounted in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction via a spring element ( 13 ) and is movable along a run-up slope ( 18 ) on the corresponding driver ( 16 ) in order to latch on the receptacle ( 17 ) behind the run-up slope ( 18 ), wherein each activator ( 12 ) is configured to be pretensioned in an engagement position on the corresponding driver ( 16 ) in the event of a force in the longitudinal direction towards the corresponding driver ( 16 ).

2 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein with an increasing force in the longitudinal direction on one of the activators ( 12 ), the spring element ( 13 ) biases the one activator ( 12 ) more strongly towards the corresponding driver ( 16 ).

3 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the activators ( 12 ) is configured to be moved from an initial position with a relaxed spring element ( 13 ) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction in opposite directions.

4 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring elements ( 13 ) is designed as a leaf spring and at least one leg ( 14 , 15 ) of the leaf spring extends from at least one of the activators ( 12 ) essentially in the longitudinal direction counter to the direction of action of the force in the longitudinal direction.

5 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one leg ( 14 , 15 ) has at least one section which is aligned at an angle to the longitudinal direction.

6 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the spring elements ( 13 ) is web-shaped and/or U-shaped.

7 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein at least one stop ( 20 , 30 ) is arranged on the at least one spring element ( 13 ), which stop limits the deflection of the leg ( 14 ) carrying the activator ( 12 ) on the spring element ( 13 ).

8 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one stop ( 20 , 30 ) is formed integrally with the at least one spring element ( 13 ).

9 . The piece of furniture ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the activators ( 12 ) is manufactured in one piece with a corresponding one of the spring elements.

Assignees

• Hettich Paul Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Klaus Stefan
• Pohlmann Volker

Classifications

• A47B88/46

  operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs · CPC title

• A47B88/467

  self-closing · CPC title

• E05B65/462

  for two or more drawers · CPC title

• A47B88/473 Primary

  Braking devices, e.g. linear or rotational dampers or friction brakes; Buffers; End stops · CPC title

• A47B88/463 Primary

  self-opening · CPC title