Ejector assembly for a movable furniture part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9968191-B2
Application number	US-201615375501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 14, 2015
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

An ejector assembly for a movable furniture part, for example a drawer, composed of two ejector units that are interconnected by a synchronizing bar. The ejector units are provided for ejecting the movable furniture part in an opening direction of an item of furniture in relation to a furniture base unit of the item of furniture. The synchronizing bar synchronizes a switching function of the ejector units. At least one ejector unit is designed in such a manner that the synchronizing bar on a receptacle of the first ejector unit is slidable so far inward that said synchronizing bar may be introduced into a receptacle of an opposite second ejector unit. A positioning member for positioning the synchronizing bar in a functional position between the ejector units is provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An ejector assembly for a movable furniture part, the ejector assembly comprising:
first and second ejector units that are interconnected by a synchronizing bar and which are adapted to eject the movable furniture part in an opening direction of a furniture item in relation to a furniture base unit of the furniture item; and
a positioning member for positioning the synchronizing bar in a functional position between the first and second ejector units, wherein the positioning member comprises at least one spring element;
wherein the synchronizing bar synchronizes a switching function of the first and second ejector units, and
wherein the synchronizing bar on a receptacle of one of the first and second ejector units is inwardly slidable so that the synchronizing bar may be introduced into a receptacle of the opposed other one of the first and second ejector units.

2. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle has a transmission member, and wherein the synchronizing bar couples to the transmission member in a substantially form-fitting manner such that a movement of the receptacle is transmitted to the synchronizing bar.

3. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises a repositionable guide element that, in a fitted state of the synchronizing bar on the receptacle, acts between the positioning member and the synchronizing bar.

4. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 3 , wherein the guide element has a coupling member that couples to the synchronizing bar in a form-fitting manner.

5. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 3 , wherein the guide element is pin-shaped.

6. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 3 , wherein the guide element has a detent.

7. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 6 , wherein the receptacle comprises a retaining element, and the detent of the guide element abuts the retaining element such that the guide element in the fitted state on the receptacle, cannot be released from the receptacle.

8. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 3 , wherein the guide element guides the positioning member.

9. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 8 , wherein the positioning member is a coil spring.

10. The ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle has a guide member for the positioning member.

11. An item of furniture having an ejector assembly for a movable furniture part according to claim 1 .

12. An ejector assembly for a movable furniture part, the ejector assembly comprising:
first and second ejector units that are interconnected by a synchronizing bar and which are adapted to eject the movable furniture part in an opening direction of a furniture item in relation to a furniture base unit of the furniture item; and
a positioning member for positioning the synchronizing bar in a functional position between the first and second ejector units, wherein the positioning member comprises at least one spring element;
wherein the synchronizing bar synchronizes a switching function of the first and second ejector units,
wherein at least one of the first and second ejector units and the synchronizing bar is configured such that the synchronizing bar, in a fitted position of the first and second ejector units on the furniture item, can be inserted between the first and second ejector units.

Assignees

• Grass Gmbh

Inventors

• Albrecht Markus
• Baur Stefan

Classifications

• E05D15/40

  supported on arms movable in vertical planes · CPC title

• A47B88/44

  Sequencing or synchronisation of drawer slides or functional units · CPC title

• A47B88/45 Primary

  Synchronisation of cooperating drawer slides, i.e. with a coordination of the rail movement of different drawer slides · CPC title

• F16H25/186

  with reciprocation along the axis of oscillation · CPC title

• A47B88/463 Primary

  self-opening · CPC title