Synchronized locking system for a movable furniture part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9820573-B2
Application number	US-201414242072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	Oct 24, 2011
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

An arrangement includes two locking devices which are arranged on either side of a movable furniture part for locking the movable furniture part with respect to a furniture body in a locking position. Each locking device has a blocking device which prevents the locking position from being reached in a blocking position. Each locking device has a releasing device by means of which the blocking position of the blocking device associated with the other locking device can be cancelled.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An arrangement comprising:
a synchronization bar having a pair of connecting elements each located on a respective end of said synchronization bar; and
two locking devices configured to be arranged on opposing sides of a moveable furniture part for locking the moveable furniture part in a locking position with respect to a furniture carcass, each of said two locking devices including:
a blocking device configured to be movable into a blocking position to prevent the moveable furniture part from being placed into the locking position, and said blocking device configured to be in the blocking position during a closing movement of the moveable furniture part, said blocking device including a guide path for guiding travel of a respective one of said connecting elements of said synchronization bar, said guide path being configured to block further travel of said respective one of said connecting elements through said guide path in a closing direction to prevent the moveable furniture part from moving past a blocked position in the closing direction and being placed into the locking position if said synchronization bar is oriented at an angle during the closing movement of the moveable furniture part; and
a release device configured to cancel the blocking position of said blocking device associated with one of said two locking devices located at the opposing side of the moveable furniture part from said respective release device to thereby allow the moveable furniture part to move past the blocked position in the closing direction and into the locking position.

2. The arrangement as set forth in claim 1 , wherein each release device is configured to cancel only the blocking position of said blocking device associated with said one of said two locking devices located at the opposing side of the moveable furniture part from said respective release device.

3. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein each of said connecting elements includes a radially-projecting extension, and said guide path has an end abutment arranged to contact said radially-projecting extension if said synchronization bar is oriented at an angle during the closing movement of the moveable furniture part so as to prevent the moveable furniture part from moving past the blocked position in the closing direction.

4. The arrangement as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said synchronization bar connects said release device of a first one of said two locking devices with said release device of a second one of said two locking devices, and said respective release devices of said two locking devices are configured to simultaneously cancel the blocking position of said blocking device of said first one of said two locking devices and the blocking position of said blocking device of said second one of said two locking devices.

5. The arrangement as set forth in claim 4 , wherein said blocking device of each of said two locking devices is configured to prevent rotation of said synchronization bar when in the blocking position.

6. The arrangement as set forth in claim 4 , further comprising a housing,
wherein each of said two locking devices has a respective slider displaceable with respect to said housing between a locking position and an open position;
wherein each of said two sliders has said guide path in which said respective one of said connecting elements is displaceable to an end abutment, said respective one of said connecting elements having radially-projecting extensions bearing against an inner surface wall of said respective guide path, and said respective one of said connecting elements is configured to be rotatably guided based on a position of said radially-projecting extensions, said connecting elements are coupled in a synchronized movement relationship by said synchronization bar;
wherein said respective blocking device of each of said two locking devices is formed of:
an end abutment of said guide path of at least one of said two sliders;
a narrow portion of said guide path of at least one of said two sliders; and
at least one radially-projecting extension of at least one of said connecting elements;

wherein said respective release device of each of said two locking devices is formed of:
a wide portion of said guide path of both of said two sliders;
said synchronization bar having said connecting elements associated with said two sliders;

wherein said blocking device is configured such that, in the blocking position, said at least one radially-projecting extension of said of at least one of said connecting elements bears against said narrow portion to prevent rotary movement of said synchronization bar; and
wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position, radially-projecting extensions of said respective one of said connecting elements associated with said two sliders are arranged in the wide portion of said respective guide path so that said connecting elements are rotatable together with said synchronization bar.

7. The arrangement as set forth in claim 6 , wherein each of said two locking devices further includes a control lever, a sliding guide path, and a control pin, said respective slider is lockable in the locking position in said respective sliding guide path provided in said housing by said respective control pin arranged on said respective control lever.

8. The arrangement as set forth in claim 6 ,
wherein said blocking device is configured such that, in the blocking position, said at least one radially-projecting extension of said of at least one of said connecting elements limits displacement travel of the slider by bearing against said end abutment of said respective guide path to prevent locking of said respective one of said two sliders in the locking position; and
wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position, said at least one radially-projecting extension of said of at least one of said connecting elements is moveable away from said end abutment of said respective guide path to allow displacement travel of said respective one of said two sliders and allow locking of said respective one of said two sliders is in the locking position.

9. The arrangement as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position, said at least one radially-projecting extension of said of at least one of said connecting elements is rotatable away from said end abutment of said respective guide path.

10. The arrangement as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position and with a first one of said two sliders locked in the locking position, a second one of said two sliders associated with the other of said two locking devices is moveable into the locking position.

11. The arrangement as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position, radially-projecting extensions of both connecting elements are moveable away from said end abutment of said respective guide path to allow displacement travel of both of said two sliders and allow synchronous locking of said two sliders is in the locking position.

12. The arrangement as set forth in claim 11 , wherein said release device is configured such that, in the cancelled blocking position, radially-projecting extensions of both connecting elements are rotatable away from said end abutment of said respective guide path.

13. An article of furniture comprising:
a furniture carcass;
a moveable furniture part moveable relative to said furniture carcass; and
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Assignees

• Blum Gmbh Julius

Inventors

• Brunnmayr Harald

Classifications

• A47B2210/0083

  Drawer symmetric movement on opposite telescopic rails · CPC title

• A47B88/463

  self-opening · CPC title

• A47B88/57

  preventing complete withdrawal of the drawer · CPC title

• A47B88/46

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

• A47B88/467

  self-closing · CPC title