Furniture drive

US2016242542A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016242542-A1
Application numberUS-201615145129-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMay 3, 2016
Priority dateNov 14, 2013
Publication dateAug 25, 2016
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The invention relates to a furniture drive ( 4 ) for ejecting a moveable furniture part ( 3 ) from a closed end position relative to the body of the item of furniture ( 2 ), comprising; a housing ( 9 ), an electric drive unit ( 10 ) which is arranged in or on the housing ( 9 ), an ejection lever ( 12 ) which can be driven by the electric drive unit ( 10 ) for transferring a movement to the moveable furniture part ( 3 ). The ejection lever ( 12 ) is mounted so that it can rotate about a rotational axis ( 11 ) on one side and comprises a free lever end ( 13 ) on the other side. Said ejection lever ( 12 ) comprises an ejection surface ( 14 ) between the rotational axis ( 11 ) and the free lever end ( 13 ). Said ejection surface ( 14 ) of the ejection lever ( 12 ) comprises, at least in sections, a toothing ( 15 ).

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1 . A furniture drive for ejecting a moveable furniture part from a closed end position relative to a furniture carcass, including: a housing, an electric drive unit arranged in or on the housing, an ejection lever which can be driven by the electric drive unit for transmitting a movement to the moveable furniture part, wherein the ejection lever on the one hand is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation and on the other hand has a free lever end, wherein between the axis of rotation…

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What does patent US2016242542A1 cover?
The invention relates to a furniture drive ( 4 ) for ejecting a moveable furniture part ( 3 ) from a closed end position relative to the body of the item of furniture ( 2 ), comprising; a housing ( 9 ), an electric drive unit ( 10 ) which is arranged in or on the housing ( 9 ), an ejection lever ( 12 ) which can be driven by the electric drive unit ( 10 ) for transferring a movement to the move…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Blum Gmbh Julius
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47B88/0414. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 25 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).