Patents Assigned to EKU AG
  • Patent number: 10145166
    Abstract: The connecting device includes a mounting plate, which are connectable to a sliding door by means of mounting screws and which is connectable to a carriage device. A connecting plate is provided that is arranged between the mounting plate and a coupling plate, which is connectable to the carriage device. The connecting plate is connected, shiftable in a first direction, to the mounting plate by first connecting elements and is held shiftable to a selected first shift position by a first adjustment screw that is connected to the mounting plate. The coupling plate is connected, shiftable in a second direction, to the connecting plate by second connecting elements, and is held shiftable to a selected second shift position by a second adjustment screw that is connected to the connecting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventors: Patrick Berger, Heinz Schmidhauser
  • Patent number: 10000962
    Abstract: The guiding device serves for holding and guiding a sliding door, with which a furniture opening of a piece of furniture can be closed. The guiding device comprises a guide fitting that is connectable to the sliding door and that is connected via a first articulated joint to a first end piece of a guide lever, whose second end piece is connected via a second articulated joint to a guide carriage, which comprises a carriage body that holds at least one guide roller, which is guided in a guide channel that extends at least on one side in a terminal channel section along a curve into the furniture opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventors: Patrick Berger, Beat Goldinger
  • Publication number: 20160312520
    Abstract: The connecting device includes a mounting plate, which are connectable to a sliding door by means of mounting screws and which is connectable to a carriage device. A connecting plate is provided that is arranged between the mounting plate and a coupling plate, which is connectable to the carriage device. The connecting plate is connected, shiftable in a first direction, to the mounting plate by first connecting elements and is held shiftable to a selected first shift position by a first adjustment screw that is connected to the mounting plate. The coupling plate is connected, shiftable in a second direction, to the connecting plate by second connecting elements, and is held shiftable to a selected second shift position by a second adjustment screw that is connected to the connecting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: EKU AG
    Inventors: Patrick BERGER, Heinz SCHMIDHAUSER
  • Publication number: 20160312521
    Abstract: The guiding device serves for holding and guiding a sliding door, with which a furniture opening of a piece of furniture can be closed. The guiding device comprises a guide fitting that is connectable to the sliding door and that is connected via a first articulated joint to a first end piece of a guide lever, whose second end piece is connected via a second articulated joint to a guide carriage, which comprises a carriage body that holds at least one guide roller, which is guided in a guide channel that extends at least on one side in a terminal channel section along a curve into the furniture opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: EKU AG
    Inventors: Patrick BERGER, Beat GOLDINGER
  • Patent number: 8763205
    Abstract: A sliding device (13), guided on the ceiling (3) or under the floor (7) of a cabinet (1) with a rail element (19), which allows a sliding door (15) to be synchronously pulled away from the closet (1) in a parallel manner and then slid. In order to also guide the lower edge of the sliding door (15), the motion of the sliding door can be transmitted from the upper edge of the sliding door to the lower edge by a transmission shaft. No cavities or guide grooves have to be formed on the cabinet (1) or the floor (7), ceiling (9), side walls (3), or partition wall (5) thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventors: Heinz Schmidhauser, Christian Schwendener, Walter Gämperle
  • Publication number: 20120260460
    Abstract: A sliding device (13), guided on the ceiling (3) or under the floor (7) of a cabinet (1) with a rail element (19), which allows a sliding door (15) to be synchronously pulled away from the closet (1) in a parallel manner and then slid. In order to also guide the lower edge of the sliding door (15), the motion of the sliding door can be transmitted from the upper edge of the sliding door to the lower edge by a transmission shaft. No cavities or guide grooves have to be formed on the cabinet (1) or the floor (7), ceiling (9), side walls (3), or partition wall (5) thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: EKU AG
    Inventors: Heinz Schmidhauser, Christian Schwendener, Walter Gämperie
  • Patent number: 6687954
    Abstract: A pulley cradle arrangement for a screen doors, in particular, having a pulley cradle receptacle (23) that is inserted from above into a hollow frame section (1) and is clamped there. The pulley cradle receptacle (23) holds the pulley cradle support (25), inside of which the pulley cradle (27) and its running rollers (28) can be shifted vertically by a knurled screw (89). All parts can be pushed together without the use of tools and snap together by means of elastic holders. The pulley cradle (27) can be removed from the pulley cradle support (25) by pushing on its front surface and thus the sliding door can be removed from the guide rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Zingg
  • Patent number: 6460218
    Abstract: A running carriage arrangement (1) includes a housing receptacle (5) and a housing (9) embedded in it. The running carriage (7) can be vertically shifted within the housing (9). The shifting of the running carriage (7) is accomplished by an adjusting wheel (39), which can be rotated by hand and by which the running carriage (7) can be adjusted relative to the housing (9) and the sliding door (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Zingg
  • Publication number: 20020138943
    Abstract: A pulley cradle arrangement for a screen doors, in particular, having a pulley cradle receptacle (23) that is inserted from above into a hollow frame section (1) and is clamped there. The pulley cradle receptacle (23) holds the pulley cradle support (25), inside of which the pulley cradle (27) and its running rollers (28) can be shifted vertically by means of a knurled screw (89). All parts can be pushed together without the use of tools and snap together by means of elastic holders. The pulley cradle (27) can be removed from the pulley cradle support (25) by pushing on its front surface and thus the sliding door can be removed from the guide rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Zingg
  • Patent number: 6321413
    Abstract: A running carriage (1) includes a support piece (27) connected to the roller carrier (25) in an articulated manner. The support piece (27) is preferably injection molded as a single piece. Using an adjusting and displacing bolt (41) screwed into the support piece (27), the mutual angular position of the support piece (27) and the roller carrier (25) can be adjusted and displaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Zingg
  • Patent number: 6253418
    Abstract: A running mechanism assembly includes a profile element (5) whose hollow space (10) with the guide groove (9) is laid bare by a recess (15), which makes possible the perpendicular insertion of the running mechanism (19). The running mechanism (19) is locked within the guide grove (9) by displacement within the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventors: Heinz Schmidhauser, Heinz Zingg
  • Publication number: 20010003855
    Abstract: A running carriage arrangement (1) includes a housing receptacle (5) and a housing (9) embedded in it. The running carriage (7) can be vertically shifted within the housing (9). The shifting of the running carriage (7) is accomplished by an adjusting wheel (39), which can be rotated by hand and by which the running carriage (7) can be adjusted relative to the housing (9) and the sliding door (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: June 21, 2001
    Applicant: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Zingg
  • Patent number: 6185784
    Abstract: A running mechanism assembly for a sliding door (9) includes a roller carrier (13) which is vertically (height) adjustable by an eccentric disk (15) relative to the sliding door (9). The adjustment takes place with a tool, for example a socket head cap screw wrench, by rotating the eccentric disk (15). After adjustment, the adjusted position can be fixed with a locking screw (19) mounted in a thread (20) on the eccentric disk (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventor: Walter Gämperle
  • Patent number: 5404675
    Abstract: The upper portion of a panel can be slidably suspended in an elongated guide rail at the underside of an elongated support by connecting the upper portion of the panel with two spaced-apart carriers each of which is provided with an upwardly extending follower including one or more pairs of rollers extending into the interior of the rail from below. The carriers can be separably attached to and are then turnable in bearings which are recessed into the upper portion of the panel, or each carrier can be provided with an anchoring device having one or more knives which penetrate into the material of the panel when a main portion of a carrier is received in a recess of the panel and the anchoring device is thereupon turned relative to its carrier. The overhead support can be provided with clips which releasably hold the panel in either of two end positions and/or with stops which can arrest the panel in a preselected end position relative to the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Eku AG
    Inventor: Heinz Schmidhauser
  • Patent number: D524453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Eku AG
    Inventor: Michael Koch
  • Patent number: D541634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: EKU AG
    Inventor: Heinz Schmidhauser