Patents Assigned to Arturo Salice S.p.A.
  • Publication number: 20150061480
    Abstract: The piece of furniture (10) having at least one drawer (13) or the like comprises a first and a second wall (11, 12) laterally arranged to the drawer (13) and provided with respective pull-out guides (14, 15) for the drawer, and ejecting means (16; 42) conformed and arranged for generating a thrust in an opening direction on the drawer (13), the ejecting means (16; 42) being lockable in a closing position of the drawer by means of releasable locking means (21, 22; 44, 46); the ejecting means (16; 42) with the relevant locking means (21, 22; 44, 46) are provided at only one (11) of the walls (11, 12) of the piece of furniture (10) laterally arranged to the drawer (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8931140
    Abstract: The hinge, particularly for a furniture, comprises a hinge arm (5) which can be associated to a fixed part (1, 2) of the furniture, a hinge box (6) which can be associated to a movable part (3) of the furniture and connected to the hinge arm (5) in rotation between an opening position and a closing position of the hinge (4), at least one plate (28) having at least one seat (29) for at least one shock absorbing device (30) of the closing of the hinge (4) and/or for at least an assist device for the opening of the hinge (4), and at least one fixing element (21) in common with the hinge arm (5) and with the plate (28) for being fixed to the fixed part (1, 2) of the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8925151
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; the hinge further comprises a linear-type decelerating device (22) arranged inside the box (13), having a fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) and return spring means (24), operatively connected with each other, which extend parallel to and spaced apart from each other. The fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) is arranged in proximity to a side wall (18?) of the box (13) and the return spring means (24) are arranged in proximity to the opposite aide wall (18?) of the box (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Arturo Salice, S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140345081
    Abstract: A hinge (10) for mounting a door (14) on a piece of furniture, comprising a hinge arm (12) fixable to a fixed part (11) of the piece of furniture and a box (13) fixable to a door (14) of the piece of furniture, swingably connected to each other; the hinge further comprises a linear-type decelerating device (22) arranged inside the box (13), having a fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) and return spring means (24), operatively connected with each other, which extend parallel to and spaced apart from each other. The fluid-type decelerating cylinder (23) is arranged in proximity to a side wall (18?) of the box (13) and the return spring means (24) are arranged in proximity to the opposite side wall (18?) of the box (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8764134
    Abstract: The device for opening and closing a movable part of a furniture unit comprises a body (108), associated with a fixed part of the furniture unit (116), for supporting a slider (3) reversibly sliding along a sliding axis (100) in contrast and due to the action of a first spring (5), the slider being engageable with a drawing device provided on a drawing element (105) slidable in the direction of the sliding axis with an integral or reversibly couplable connection to the movable part (103) of the furniture unit, the supporting body comprising a first displacement device suitable for moving the drawing device so as to release the drawing device and the slider from their mutual engagement, an elastically yielding stop element against which the drawing element abuts directly or indirectly before engaging with the drawing device in the first displacement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140175965
    Abstract: The device (10) for laterally centring a drawer (13) or the like on a pull-out guide (11) comprises a first and a second coupling part (26, 27) respectively connectable to a hooking device (12) for fastening the drawer (13) and to the pull-out guide (11); at least one of the coupling parts (26, 27) is conformed with elastically yieldable means in a lateral direction for causing a forced engagement and/or a shape engagement between the coupling parts (26, 27) such as to compensate for any lateral play between the hooking device (12) and the pull-out guide (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8721011
    Abstract: The assembly of an automatic opening and closing device and a retaining device for a displaceable part of an article of furniture. The automatic opening and closing device includes a first cursor (8) mobile such as to be selectively engageable with drawing pins (39, 40, 43) operatively connected to the displaceable part of the article of furniture; a first elastic elements (9), and a second elastic element. The retaining device includes a second cursor (21), mobile along a first sliding guide (20) on a base body (19) such as to be selectively engageable with the drawing pins; a hooking element (23) connected movably to the second cursor (21) and selectively slidable along a second sliding guide (22) or along a third sliding guide (24) provided in the base body (19), and blocking elements in the base body (19), associated to the third sliding guide (24) for releasably blocking the hooking element (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8707520
    Abstract: A deceleration device comprises a cylindrical container (14) housing at least one friction disc (16) against at least an internal wall of the cylindrical container (14), and a movable cursor (18), actuated by an external element, for the actuation of the friction disc (16), the friction disc (16) being bound to the cylindrical container (14) through constraint means which permit a roto-translational motion in order to acquire a further sliding contact surface in addition to the internal wall of the cylindrical container (14) at the end of the initial translation phase of the cursor (18) in which the friction disc (16) is subjected to a mainly or completely translational motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140015392
    Abstract: The hooking device (10) for fixing a drawer (20) or the like to a pull-out longitudinal guide (11) premountable on a body of an article of furniture comprises a body (12) applicable to the pull-out part (11A) of the guide and a hooking member (17) which in the mounting condition extends upwards and is insertable in a hole (18) provided on the drawer (20); the hooking member (17) is separate and connected in a movable and adjustable way to the body (12) of the device, and adjusting means (23, 31) are provided for adjusting the position of the hooking member (17) with respect to the body (12) of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20140009054
    Abstract: A pull-out guide assembly for a drawer, comprising a first guide part (2) and at least a second guide part (3) relatively and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, at least one carriage (4) interposed between the first and second guide part (2, 3) and reversibly slidable in the pull-out direction of the drawer, the carriage (4) having a plurality of housing seats (8) for load-transmitting rolling elements (9) and at its ends elastically yielding stops (23, 23?) suitable for interacting with arrest elements (30, 31) provided on the first and second guide parts (2, 3) in order to the limit the relative sliding thereof, characterized in that each of said stops (23, 23?) is a component separate from the carriage (4) and has means of anchorage to the carriage (4), each stop (23, 23?) being a component separate from the carriage (4) and having means of anchorage to the carriage (4) comprising an anchorage element (28, 28?) insertable by means of mating shapes or by force or snap fitting into
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8584316
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises at least one deceleration device attached to the outside of the hinge box (4), an actuating lever (12) for the deceleration device, supported in oscillating fashion in the hinge box (4), and elastic return means to bring the actuating lever (12) back to an initial position, the deceleration device comprising a housing body (15) which extends peripherally along a side wall (9) of the box (4) and has means for fixing it to the side wall (9), the elastic return means being located on the housing body (15) outside the box (4) and providing at least one elastic arm (16) which protrudes into the inside of the box (4) through an aperture (17) in the side wall (9) of the box (4) to connect operatively with the actuating lever (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20130257244
    Abstract: The hooking device (1) for connecting drawer (3) to a longitudinal guide (3) comprises a support body (4) fixable to a front (5) and/or a bottom (6) of the drawer (2) and provided with an oscillating command lever (12) for a hooking member (13) of the support body (4) to the guide (3), the hooking member (13) being moveable between a hooking position and an unhooking position, the lever (12) exhibiting a first surface zone (16) and respectively a second surface zone (17) for manual gripping configured in such a way as to be selectively subjectable to a first manual activating force (F1) or respectively to a second manual activating force (F2) in reciprocally transversal directions and destined to generate an oscillation torque of the said command lever (12) in a same direction in order to bring the hooking member (13) into the unhooking position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8511763
    Abstract: Disclosed is a self-closing device for a drawer or for a moveable part of a piece of furniture that includes a support body for a slider moveable within a guide between a rear and a front position and vice versa by the action of a first elastic element. The slider is actuated by a drawing element integral with an extractable part affixed to the drawer or the like, the guide, at the area corresponding to the rear position of the slider, includes an element for moving the slider, suitable for engaging with an element for guiding the slider during its engagement with a drawing part present on the drawing element. There is further provided a stop element against which the slider lies directly or indirectly before engaging with a first guide element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8468652
    Abstract: A decelerating device (1) comprises a cylinder (2) filled with a fluid, a bushing (3) for the closure of the cylinder (2) traversed by a rod (4) sliding in the cylinder (2), and a piston (5) guided to slide inside the cylinder (2) and fitted with means (7) for the calibrated through passage of the fluid, the piston (5) is separate from the rod (4) and there are also first elastic means (8) for the movement of the piston (5) in the direction of extraction from the cylinder (2) and second elastic means (9) independent of the first elastic means (8} for the movement of the rod (4) in the direction of extraction from the cylinder (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Patent number: 8464394
    Abstract: A device for decelerating the rotation of a hinge in particular for furniture, comprises a container accommodating at least one rotating friction element adapted to slide on a friction surface, a slider moveable along a translational direction during the rotation of the hinge, and kinematic means for transforming the translation of the slider into a rotation of the at least one friction element, the slider having first means for receiving its movement during the opening of the hinge, distinct and separated from second means for receiving its movement during the closure of the hinge, the kinematic means comprise a drawing element integrally joined to the slider and permanently confined inside the profile of a cam provided for on the friction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20130134852
    Abstract: The assembly of an automatic opening and closing device and a retaining device for a displaceable part of an article of furniture, the automatic opening and closing device comprising: a first cursor (8) mobile such as to be selectively engageable with drawing pins (39, 40, 43) operatively connected to the displaceable part of the article of furniture; and first elastic elements (9), operatively connected to said first cursor (8), said first elastic elements (9) soliciting the first cursor (8) in a closing direction of the displaceable part of the article of furniture, said retaining device comprising: a second cursor (21), mobile along a first sliding guide (20) on a base body (19) such as to be selectively engageable with said drawing pins (39, 40, 43); a hooking element (23) connected movably to the second cursor (21) and selectively slidable along a second sliding guide (22) or along a third sliding guide (24) provided in said base body (19), and blocking means (25) in said base body (19), associated to
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20130111701
    Abstract: A hinge for furniture has an arm fixable to a fixed part of a piece of furniture and a box fixable to a door of the piece of furniture, the box connected in swinging fashion to the fixing arm. The hinge includes at least one rotation-type deceleration device located on an outer side of a respective side wall of the box, the device having an actuating member located on an inner side of the side wall and a drive element on the fixing arm, the drive element being engageable with the actuating member. The actuating member has a contact cam for contacting the drive element, the contact cam having a profile conformed for causing a rotation of the actuating member of the decelerating device at least in the final part of the closing movement of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
  • Publication number: 20130081230
    Abstract: A deceleration device comprises a cylindrical container (14) housing at least one friction disc (16) against at least an internal wall of the cylindrical container (14), and a movable cursor (18), actuated by an external element, for the actuation of the friction disc (16), the friction disc (16) being bound to the cylindrical container (14) through constraint means which permit a roto-translational motion in order to acquire a further sliding contact surface in addition to the internal wall of the cylindrical container (14) at the end of the initial translation phase of the cursor (18) in which the friction disc (16) is subjected to a mainly or completely translational motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20130042431
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises at least one deceleration device attached to the outside of the hinge box (4), an actuating lever (12) for the deceleration device, supported in oscillating fashion in the hinge box (4), and elastic return means to bring the actuating lever (12) back to an initial position, the deceleration device comprising a housing body (15) which extends peripherally along a side wall (9) of the box (4) and has means for fixing it to the side wall (9), the elastic return means being located on the housing body (15) outside the box (4) and providing at least one elastic arm (16) which protrudes into the inside of the box (4) through an aperture (17) in the side wall (9) of the box (4) to connect operatively with the actuating lever (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice
  • Publication number: 20120186042
    Abstract: The hinge (1) for furniture comprises a first and a second swinging arm (2, 3) hinged at their ends by means of pins (12, 13, 14, 15) to a box-shaped body (4) designed to be attached to a swinging portion (5) of the furniture and to a hinge arm (6) suitable for being attached to a fixed portion (7) of the furniture, a bending spring (8) also being provided, that has a first spring arm (9) presenting a profile (17a, 17b) for sliding against a cam (10) provided at one end of the first swinging arm (2), and a second spring arm (11) engaging with the hinge arm (6) or with the box-shaped body (4), the spring (8) being designed to exert a thrusting force on the cam (10) by means of its profile (17a, 17b) so as to enable the rotation of the first swinging arm (2) in the closing direction of the swinging portion (5), the sliding profile (17a, 17b) comprising a first stretch (17a) that engages with the cam (10) during the final part of the angular closing stroke of the swinging portion (5) and a second stretch (17b) t
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: ARTURO SALICE S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luciano Salice