Patents Assigned to Grass GmbH
  • Publication number: 20110131884
    Abstract: An opening device (10) for furniture parts which are movable relative to one another, such as door wings (12), flaps and the like coupled pivotably to a furniture body, with an elongate ejector ram (30) which is mounted in a longitudinally displaceable manner in a housing (28) which can be fastened to one of the furniture parts which are movable relative to one another. The ejector ram is pretensioned at its one end by means of a spring (32) into a position in which it protrudes out of the housing (28) in the direction of the other furniture part in each case and can be pushed back into the interior of the housing counter to the pretensioning. The device has a locking device which locks the ejector ram (30) in the position in which it is retracted in the housing (28), and can be unlocked by manipulation by means of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Boris Krüdener
  • Publication number: 20110099762
    Abstract: A hinge cup for furniture hinges having a cup part which can be mounted in a bore in a furniture part such that it can be inserted in a recessed manner, and having, provided on the cup part in the state mounted in the bore, anchoring parts which can be spread open and have external bearing surfaces which are curved arcuately in a manner substantially corresponding to the radius of the bore and can be pressed via tension elements against the wall of the bore, wherein the tension elements can be moved via an eccentric mechanism in the insertion direction of the hinge cup at right angles to the mounting plane of the latter, and the anchoring parts are spread when the tension elements are moved in the direction from the insertion end of the hinge cup to the mounting surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Grass GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Steffen GALLASCH, Karlheinz SÄTTLER
  • Publication number: 20110083299
    Abstract: A furniture hinge with a door-leaf attachment part (1) for fastening to a door leaf (36) and a carcass attachment part (2) connected to the hinge so that it can pivot for fastening to a furniture carcass (37). At least one functional unit (3) influences a pivoting movement between the door-leaf attachment part (1) and the carcass attachment part (2). The carcass attachment part (2) has a first component (4) and at least one second component (5), and the first component (4) is supported on the second component (5) at least by at least one adjustment device (6), and a relative position of the first component (4) to the second component (5) can be adjusted with the adjustment device (6). The functional unit (3) has a first functional element (8) and at least one second functional element (9), the first functional element (8) is supported so that it can move relative to the second functional element (9), and the first functional element (8) is fastened to or supported on the adjustment device (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Boris Krüdener
  • Patent number: 7883162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit to move the first furniture part in a driven manner relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Küster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Langguth, Thomas Nussbaumer, Martin Bluecher
  • Publication number: 20100270114
    Abstract: A damping device (10) for moveable furniture parts, comprising a piston (14) that is supported in a longitudinally displaceable manner in a housing (12) and on two opposing sides forms two working chambers (24; 26), which are variable in size and filled with a fluid damping medium, allowing a throttled transfer of the damping medium between the two working chambers (24; 26) via at least one overflow connection. A piston rod (28) led out of the housing in a sealed manner is connected to one side of the piston (24). Via the outer end of said rod, the movement of the furniture part to be dampened is transmitted to the piston. On the side of the piston opposite the working chamber (26) on the piston rod side, an elongated adjustment shaft (38) is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Markus Herper, Gabriele Schneider
  • Patent number: 7816880
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a moveable furniture part which can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit can be operated in an operating mode and in a configuration mode, with the monitoring unit being designed to use additional means to enter a configuration mode in which the device can be configured. In addition, the invention relates to a piece of furniture having a device such as this.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler, Jürgen Zipp
  • Patent number: 7812561
    Abstract: A device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, using a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, in which case the monitoring unit is designed such that, after starting up, the monitoring unit operates in accordance with a monitoring program for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, with selection means being provided by means of which an alternative selection program can be activated, instead of the monitoring program, in order to monitor the movement of the first furniture part. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture including the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Hagen, Thomas Nussbaumer, Holger Wenzel, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Jürgen Zipp
  • Publication number: 20100090570
    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: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventor: Klaus SCHNEIDER
  • Publication number: 20100084954
    Abstract: The invention proposes a piece of furniture and a device for pushing out a furniture part which is accommodated in a movable manner on a fixed furniture part, having a pushing-out lever which can be driven via a drive unit, is fitted on one of the two furniture parts and is temporarily in contact with the other furniture part in order to push out the movable furniture part, and the pushing-out lever has an abutment region within which the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part takes place, it being possible for the pushing-out lever to be driven, the intention being for the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part to be eliminated during a pushing-out operation. According to the invention, the abutment region has an inflection, and the pushing-out lever is designed to deform elastically during the pushing-out operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus SCHNEIDER, Harry GEHRER
  • Publication number: 20100084953
    Abstract: The invention proposes a device for pushing out a furniture part which is accommodated in a movable manner on a fixed furniture part, having a pushing-out element which is driven via a drive unit and is present on one of the furniture parts in order to push the movable furniture part out of a closure position, the intention being for contact between the pushing-out element and the other furniture part to be eliminated during a pushing-out operation, and having a control unit for controlling the drive unit, the control unit taking as a basis a definable closure position of the movable furniture part for controlling the drive unit. The invention provides means by which, following a closing operation of the movable furniture part, a standstill position achieved in the process can be defined as a new closure position and replaces the closure position previously taken as a basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus SCHNEIDER, Holger Wenzel, Harry Gehrer
  • Patent number: 7688015
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part using a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in the driven manner, relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for movement monitoring of the first furniture part. In order to adopt a position better between the furniture parts, the monitoring unit is designed to preset a movement of the first furniture part through a predefined movement distance away from a mechanical stop after a movement of the first furniture part to a position which is defined by the mechanical stop, with the first furniture part being locked in the position that is reached, as a final position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Grass GmbH, Kuester Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Jürgen Zipp, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler
  • Publication number: 20100025173
    Abstract: Damping device (10), in particular for damping the motion of movable furniture parts of pieces of furniture, with a piston mounted in a housing (12) in a longitudinally displaceable manner which, in accordance with the displacement position thereof, forms two variable-size working chambers on opposite sides that are filled with a fluidic damping medium. Via at least one overflow-connection, a throttled transfer of the damping medium is possible between the two working chambers, wherein a piston plunger (28), fed in a sealed manner out of the assigned front-facing end of the housing (12), is connected on one side of the piston (14), and wherein via the outer end of said piston plunger (28), facing away from the piston, the motion of the furniture part to be damped is transferred to the piston (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: GRASS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: MARKUS HERPER, GABRIELE SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 7654625
    Abstract: A pull-out slide for drawers, in particular cabinet drawers, with opposing drawer side walls and with or without decoration components has drawer rails that are fastened on the drawer and cabinet rails that are fastened on the cabinet body and a device configured to cooperate with each drawer rail and each cabinet rail to enable a pull-out function of the drawer. A function carrier located at or near the front end of each drawer rail has one or more function elements for taking up, holding and/or connecting parts of the drawer and/or one or more function elements for readying, supporting and/or completing drawer functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Amann, Markus Albrecht, Wolfgang Mueller, Holger Wenzel
  • Publication number: 20090289500
    Abstract: An energy supply device (10) for a plurality of energy consumers (3) connected thereto has a predetermined maximum power output. A monitoring device for the output of power prevents the maximum output of power of the energy supply device (10) from being exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicants: KUSTER AUTOMOTIVE DOOR SYSTEMS GMBH, GRASS GMBH
    Inventors: Jürgen Zipp, Thomas Kammer, Steffen Medebach
  • Publication number: 20090134753
    Abstract: A method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of movable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit and a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture parts. In order to match the movement of the movable furniture parts, at least an inner furniture part is associated with an outer furniture part such that, when a configuration mode is activated, the association of the at least one inner furniture part with the outer furniture part is created by a sequence of opening and/or closing movements of the movable furniture parts that are associated with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Jurgen Zipp, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach
  • Publication number: 20090134752
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, as long as one moveable furniture part is being moved in a driven manner on a predetermined movement section, none of the other furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner are moveable in a driven manner. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture and to a method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of moveable furniture parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH, Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko
  • Publication number: 20090134754
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved relative to a second furniture part, in a driven manner, via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of said first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, after an initiating action by the monitoring unit, the first furniture part is moved to a predetermined position and is stopped there, with the predetermined position differing from a final position of the first furniture part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger WENZEL, Peter KROPF, Helmut WETSCHKO
  • Publication number: 20090138134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a moveable furniture part which can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit can be operated in an operating mode and in a configuration mode, with the monitoring unit being designed to use additional means to enter a configuration mode in which the device can be configured. In addition, the invention relates to a piece of furniture having a device such as this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Helmut Wetschko, Carmelo Gutierrez, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler, Jurgen Zipp
  • Publication number: 20090102340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. With regard to safety standards, it is proposed that the monitoring unit is designed such that, when two moveable furniture parts are moved in a driven manner at the same time, the relative velocity between the two moveable furniture parts can be kept below a predetermined value which is less than the maximum relative velocity which occurs between the two moveable furniture parts as a result of their driven movement. The invention also relates to a corresponding furniture part and to a method for configuration of a device such as this.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Rene Neumann
  • Publication number: 20090102338
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part using a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in the driven manner, relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for movement monitoring of the first furniture part. In order to adopt a position better between the furniture parts, the monitoring unit is designed to preset a movement of the first furniture part through a predefined movement distance away from a mechanical stop after a movement of the first furniture part to a position which is defined by the mechanical stop, with the first furniture part being locked in the position that is reached, as a final position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicants: Grass GmbH, Kuster Automotive Door Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Holger Wenzel, Jurgen Zipp, Steffen Medebach, Frank Oberpichler