Abstract: A furnishing element hinge movably connecting a door to a fixed structure of a furnishing element is provided. The fixed structure rests on a support surface and delimits a compartment. The furnishing element hinge has a fixed hinge part connected to the fixed structure and a movable hinge part connected to the door. The movable hinge part is movable at least rotatably with respect to the fixed hinge part at least between a first position, adapted to open the compartment, and a second position, adapted to close the compartment. The furnishing element hinge has a support foot connected to the fixed hinge part and resting on the support surface to unload at least the weight of the door directly onto the support surface.

Abstract: A guiding device for sliding doors is disclosed and includes a guide bar and door supporting elements that travel along the guide bar. The guide bar and each door supporting element form a recirculating ball bearing sliding pair. The guide bar and the door supporting element have cylindrical mating surfaces The sliding pair comprises ball sleeve bearings placed inside a cylindrical tube which is integral with the respective door supporting elements.

Abstract: An accordion door includes two half-wings hinged along innermost vertically extending sides thereof, and pivotally supported at upper and lower ends of the outermost vertically extending sides of the door by arms which project from respective trucks slidably engaged with respective upper and lower guide members. The trucks also include three pairs of wheels disposed on three axes orthogonal to each other. The wheels of each pair are fairly spaced apart and engage parallel and opposite surface of longitudinal elements making up the guide members. The trucks are thus confined to slide freely along only a horizontal axis defined by the guide members and cannot deviate from such an axis or from horizontal and vertical axes orthogonal thereto.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to guide structure in a piece of furniture having a group of sliding doors including first and second doors alternately disposed in a coplanar relation when in respective closed positions thereof. Each first door is slidably guided in a lateral direction by 2 first group of guide members via rigid connecting elements connected thereto and sliding elements in sliding engagement with the first group of guide members. Each of the second doors is not only slidably guided in the lateral direction by a second group of guide members but is forwardly shiftable in the piece of furniture via articulating parallelogram linkages connected thereto and sliding elements in sliding engagement with the second group of guide members. A third group of longitudinal guide members are disposed adjacent and extend parallel to the first and second groups of guide members.