Patents Assigned to Grass GmbH
  • Publication number: 20170051813
    Abstract: A device for moving a movable furniture, the device including a force accumulator received on a mounting part such that by way of a fitted device the movable furniture part under action of the force accumulator is capable of being put in the opening direction of the movable furniture part, and wherein adjustment means for readjusting the force accumulator are present. The adjustment means comprise two mutually separate guide regions which are adapted for guiding an engagement portion on the mounting part, wherein the guide regions are capable of being mutually offset so as to predefine a region in which the engagement portion is received and positioned, wherein the position of the engagement portion is determined by the interaction between the two guide regions such that the position of the engagement portion on the device depends on the mutual relative position of the two guide regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Felix KARU
  • Publication number: 20170037668
    Abstract: A device for damping movement, in particular, of a movable furniture part, having a bearing housing, is proposed. According to the invention, a movement absorber is mounted so as to be movable on the bearing housing and a rotary element is mounted so as to be rotatable, comprising gearbox means by way of which a movement of the movement absorber is convertible to a rotary movement of the rotary element, wherein the bearing housing has a chamber into which at least a plunger portion of the rotary element reaches, wherein a damping fluid is present in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Boris KRUEDENER, Gabriele SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20170037669
    Abstract: A device for influencing the movement of a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part of a piece of furniture, having a damper for damping the relative movement between the first and the second furniture parts. The damper is made up of a single damping component that includes a container with a housing in which is accommodated a damping fluid which is enclosed by the housing, wherein a portion of the housing is formed from an elastically deformable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Boris KRUEDENER
  • Patent number: 9554647
    Abstract: The invention proposes a device for connecting wall elements of a drawer, wherein the wall elements, in the connected state, form at least part of a wall of the drawer, and wherein the drawer wall comprises a front wall, a rear wall and/or at least one side wall. According to the invention, a plate-like connecting adapter with engagement means is provided for connecting the wall elements which are to be connected, the engagement means interacting, for connecting purposes, both with an end side of a first wall element which is to be connected and with a main side of a second wall element which is to be connected, wherein the connecting adapter, in its main direction of extent, butts against the end side and the main side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz-Josef Henscheid, Artur Hirtsiefer, Bernd Rodder, Jurgen Schnell, Klaus-Dieter Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170023042
    Abstract: A device for connecting two furniture parts, wherein the device comprises a housing arrangeable on a first furniture part and an eccentric element rotatably mounted in the housing. The housing is on one wall side flattened, and the flattened wall side of the housing has a continuous opening. The eccentric element is configured to cooperate with a connecting element, wherein the connecting element is arrangeable on a second furniture part, and wherein the connecting element can be coupled with the housing and the eccentric element such that the first and the second furniture part are fixedly connected to each other. The device is characterized in that the continuous opening in the housing on the flattened wall side is fully enclosed at the margin by wall portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter GRABHER, Zeljko KOVACIC
  • Patent number: 9545152
    Abstract: A device for influencing the movement of a furniture part movably accommodated on a basic furniture structure via a guide unit, the device including a basic component which is assigned to the guide unit and on which a pushing-out device and a retraction device are present so that, in a mounted state of the device, the furniture part can be pushed out from a closure position on the basic furniture structure in a first direction of movement under an action of the pushing-out device, and the furniture part can be retracted from an open position on the basic furniture structure in a second direction of movement under an action of the retraction device, and a charging mechanism for charging the force accumulator, the pushing-out force accumulator is charged by a movement of the housing component of the pushing-out device relative to the basic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Remo Egger
  • Patent number: 9528307
    Abstract: A hinge for a movable furniture part which is accommodatable on a furniture body of an item of furniture, wherein the hinge displays a first attachment part which, via an articulation mechanism, is pivotably connected to a second attachment part, wherein the articulation mechanism comprises articulation levers, and wherein a further lever which acts on a damper assembly of the hinge and which is pivotably accommodated by way of a separate axle, and, in the case of a pivoting movement according to the intended use of the hinge, is temporarily engaged on a guide portion on the hinge, wherein the further lever, prior to an engaging operation, assumes a predetermined ready position from which the further lever engages on the guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Grass GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Mathias Rohner, Boris Kruedener
  • Publication number: 20160360884
    Abstract: A drawer wall element for a drawer. A marginal section of a drawer base is insertable to form a drawer side wall that adjoins the drawer base. The drawer wall element comprises a wall profile part and a base-receiving profile part. The drawer wall element comprises a support surface, present on the base-receiving profile part, for providing underside support to the drawer base. The wall profile part comprises a chamber section having an inner wall sheet section and an outer wall sheet section. A filler element is inserted into the chamber section. The filler element comprises a spring element, which in an inserted state has a defined pretension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Felix KARU, Matthias KOENIG, Joseph KRUIJEN
  • Patent number: 9518418
    Abstract: An assembly for opening/closing doors including at least a first wing, a second wing and a mechanism adapted to move the wings from a closing position wherein they lie in a vertical plane, to an opening position wherein they are arranged facing each other and lying onto parallel and substantially horizontal planes, and vice versa. The passage from the closing position to the opening position and vice versa occurs through a synchronized and simultaneous rotary-translating motion of the wings. The mechanism includes first and second kinematic arrangements respectively adapted to move the first and second wings, the kinematic arrangements being separate and distinct, kinematically connected through a mechanism for synchronizing and changing the transmission ratio to impart a differential trajectory to the synchronized motion of the first wing with respect to the second wing during closing and opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Grass GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Leandro Cappellotto
  • Publication number: 20160345733
    Abstract: A device for influencing the movement of a furniture part movably accommodated on a basic furniture structure via a guide unit, the device including a basic component which is assigned to the guide unit and on which a pushing-out device and a retraction device are present so that, in a mounted state of the device, the furniture part can be pushed out from a closure position on the basic furniture structure in a first direction of movement under an action of the pushing-out device, and the furniture part can be retracted from an open position on the basic furniture structure in a second direction of movement under an action of the retraction device, and a charging mechanism for charging the force accumulator, the pushing-out force accumulator is charged by a movement of the housing component of the pushing-out device relative to the basic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH
    Inventor: Remo EGGER
  • Publication number: 20160316909
    Abstract: A drawer wall element for a drawer. An edge portion of a drawer base can be installed thereon, forming a drawer side wall. The drawer wall element comprises a profiled wall part and a profiled base-receiving part. A support surface is present on the profiled base-receiving part. The profiled wall part comprises a chamber portion having inner and outer wall sheet metal portions, spaced from one another in an opposing manner across a width of the drawer wall element and connected by a bent section. A bearing portion is angled upwards towards the support surface. A web portion is provided on the profiled base-receiving part above and spaced from the support surface. At least one freely resilient tab protrudes past the support surface or the side of the web portion facing the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Grass GMBH
    Inventors: Felix KARU, Juergen NACHBAUR
  • Publication number: 20160316910
    Abstract: A drawer front connection unit for a drawer wall element of a drawer. The drawer wall element and a marginal portion of a drawer bottom are insertable to form a drawer side wall adjoining the drawer bottom. The drawer wall element comprises a wall profile part and a bottom-receiving profile part. A support surface is provided on the bottom-receiving profile part, for providing underside support to the drawer bottom. The wall profile part comprises a chamber portion having inner and outer wall sheet portions, which, lying opposite each other, are spaced apart by a width of the drawer wall element and connected by a bent section. The drawer front connection unit fits into the chamber portion of the drawer wall element and extends over a height of the chamber portion. The drawer front connection unit has front-fastening elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Grass GMBH
    Inventors: Felix KARU, Juergen NACHBAUR, Patrick PIRKER
  • Patent number: 9474372
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the movement of a furniture part received movably on a furniture body, including a guide mechanism which acts between the body and the part and with which the part is brought out of a closing state relative to the body, wherein the part is in a position as close as possible to a front side of the body, into an opening state of the part relative to the body, and is moved back into the closing state. In an opening process, the guide mechanism moves the part out of the closing state such that, in a first motion phase, a horizontal distance between the part and the front side of the body increases and, in a subsequent motion phase following the first motion phase, the furniture part is moved linearly onward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Grass GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Markus Herper
  • Patent number: 9284766
    Abstract: In a device for moving a furniture part, in particular a shutter, door or drawer, which is accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture structure, having an actuating drive, which, in a drive mode, is connected to the movable furniture part and drives the movable furniture part, and having a sensor means, which is connected to the actuating drive and is intended for activating the actuating drive, the sensor means has a database and is designed such that, with the device installed in the use state, physical state variables to which the movable furniture part is subjected via the user, and which serve for monitoring the movement of said furniture part, can be sensed and read into the database, wherein the database has, or can have, stored in it movement profiles which are each assigned to a certain movement situation of the movable furniture part which is initiated by external action on the movable furniture part and can be described by physical state variables, and wherein, with the aid of at least o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: GRASS GMBH
    Inventor: Holger Wenzel
  • Patent number: 9149118
    Abstract: A mounting fixture for attaching at least one device for controlling the movement of a furniture part which is received on a stationary furniture part so as to be movable in a driven manner. According to the invention, a fastening mechanism is provided, with elongate profiles which extend separately from each other with a clearance in between them and to which the device for controlling the movement can be attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus Schneider
  • Patent number: 9095211
    Abstract: In a device for releasably connecting a furniture pullout part movably guided in a furniture carcass by a guide unit to the guide unit, the device including a device housing on which a control element is integrally formed and pivotably mounted via at least one solid body joint in such a way that the connection between the furniture pullout part and the guide unit can be released on actuation of the control element, at a distance from the solid body joint, supporting surfaces are provided for supporting the control element while preventing a relative movement between this and the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Jurgen Amann, Gunter Grabher
  • Publication number: 20150002008
    Abstract: A carcass rail for a guiding device, by way of which a movable furniture part during opening and/or closing is guidable on a furniture carcass of an item of furniture. The carcass rail has a cross sectional profile including several even profile portions extending along a longitudinal axis of the carcass rail, wherein at least two of the profile portions are connected by means of a bending edge which extends along the longitudinal axis. A side profile portion of the cross sectional profile is mounted on a side wall portion in the furniture carcass. At least one free-standing mounting strap for connecting to the side wall portion of the furniture carcass is connected integrally and continuously to the side profile portion and extends over a portion of the longitudinal axis of the carcass rail. In addition, a method for producing the carcass rail is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Georg DOMENIG, Manfred PEER, Cheng JIANG
  • Publication number: 20140210330
    Abstract: In a device for releasably connecting a furniture pullout part movably guided in a furniture carcass by means of a guide unit to the guide unit, the device including a device housing on which a control element is integrally formed and pivotably mounted via at least one solid body joint in such a way that the connection between the furniture pullout part and the guide unit can be released on actuation of the control element, at a distance from the solid body joint, supporting means are provided for supporting the control element while preventing a relative movement between this and the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Amann, Gunter Grabher
  • Patent number: D746090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: GRASS GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher
  • Patent number: D757474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: GRASS GmbH
    Inventor: Günter Grabher