Patents Assigned to Julius Blum GmbH
  • Patent number: 12247426
    Abstract: A furniture drive includes a carrier to be fixed a furniture carcass, an actuating arm for moving the movably-supported furniture part relative to the carrier, the actuating arm being pivotable about a first pivoting axis, and an interface for fixing a synchronization shaft, and configured to synchronize a pivotal movement of the actuating arm with a pivotal movement of an actuating arm of a further actuating drive. The interface includes a component pivotable about a second pivoting axis, the second pivoting axis being arranged laterally offset to the first pivoting axis of the actuating arm. The carrier has an upper side which, in a mounted condition of the furniture drive on the furniture carcass, faces towards a top panel of the furniture carcass, and the first pivoting axis has a larger perpendicular distance to the upper side than the second pivoting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Malte Schmid, Maximilian Keck
  • Patent number: 12135163
    Abstract: To configure existing drawers as evacuable drawers of a vacuum drawer device, a cover for installation in the drawer body can be used. The cover evacuates at the drawer interior with an evacuation system, so that the interior is evacuated when the drawer is closed and ventilated before the drawer is opened. The cover is airtight, is profiled in such that evacuation with a controller, a pump and a valve are fixedly integrated in at least one recess in the cover and the cover has at least one air channel leading into the inside of the cover or, respectively, into the at least one recess, with the air channel operatively connected to the evacuation system such that when the cover is placed onto the drawer, air from the interior can be pumped out of the interior, the inside of the cover interior or, respectively, the at least one recess through the air duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Bertschi
  • Patent number: 12123235
    Abstract: A guide assembly is provided for guiding a sliding door or folding sliding door relative to a stationary furniture part. The guide assembly includes a guide rail to be secured on the stationary furniture part; a guide device having a running mechanism to be moveably mounted on the guide rail and having a fastening device for securing the guide device on the sliding door or folding sliding door; and at least two holding devices, each having an installing section for allowing mounting of the holding devices on a frame and a catch mechanism. The holding devices can be secured on the guide rail by the catch mechanism, and at least one, preferably both, of the at least two holding devices has a sheet metal bent part, preferably formed of the sheet metal bent part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rupp, Kai Hollenstein
  • Patent number: 12084902
    Abstract: An arrangement has at least two door leaves which are connected to one another in an articulated manner, and can be moved between a parallel position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented substantially parallel to one another, and a coplanar position, in which the at least two door leaves are oriented in a substantially coplanar manner. The arrangement includes a guide rail for fastening on a fixed furniture part, and a guide device to be connected to a folding/sliding door and mounted to be moved on the guide rail. The arrangement has a vertical carrier on which the folding/sliding door can be mounted in a pivotable manner. The guide rail and/or the guide device comprises a force store by which the folding/sliding door can be subjected to a force directed counter to the weight-induced force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Hoffmann, Marc Meusburger
  • Patent number: 11992122
    Abstract: A furniture damper includes a damper housing, a fluid chamber therein, a damping fluid therein, and a piston displaceably supported within the fluid chamber. A switch element can be moved, when a damping stroke is below a predetermined pressure threshold value, into a first position in which the channel of the piston is at least partially covered by the switch element and a first flow rate of the damping fluid streams through a channel of the piston. The switch element is also configured to be moved, when the damping stroke is above the predetermined pressure threshold value, from the first position into a second position in which the channel of the piston is at least partially unblocked by the switch element and a second flow rate of the damping fluid streams through the channel of the piston, with the second fluid rate being larger than the first fluid rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Heike Seltmann, Matthias Reissig
  • Patent number: 11982116
    Abstract: A guide system for guiding a movably-supported door wing, in particular a folding-sliding-door, relative to a stationary furniture part, includes a carrier for movably supporting the door wing, a guide rail for guiding the carrier, the guide rail being configured to be fixed to the stationary furniture part, and a guiding device for displaceably supporting the carrier along the guide rail. The running carriage being configured to be coupled to the door wing, a receiving device for receiving the running carriage, the receiving device and the carrier being configured as constructional units separate from one another and being configured to be fixed to one another. The carrier includes an interface for fixing the receiving device, the interface being configured such that the receiving device and the carrier can be fixed to one another by sliding in a sliding direction extending parallel to the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rupp, Lukas Kolhaupt, Kai Hollenstein
  • Patent number: 11970891
    Abstract: An assembly includes a furniture hinge having a first fitting portion configured to be fixed to a first furniture part, a second fitting portion configured to be fixed to a second furniture part, and a hinge axis hingedly connecting the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion to one another. At least one cover is configured to at least partially cover a gap formed between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. A fastening device for fixing the cover to the furniture hinge is provided, and the fastening device includes an arresting device for fixing the fastening device on different positions of the cover in a longitudinal direction of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Folie
  • Patent number: 11970893
    Abstract: A furniture fitting for moving a movable furniture part relative to a furniture carcass includes a housing to be connected to the furniture carcass, and an actuating mechanism arranged or can be arranged at least in part within the housing. The actuating mechanism can be connected to the movable furniture part, and the actuating mechanism can swivel about at least one rotation axis. The actuating mechanism and/or at least one inner side of the housing facing the actuating mechanism has a local elevation, by which, at least in a relative position of the actuating mechanism to the housing, a play between the actuating mechanism and the inner side of the housing facing the actuating mechanism is at least halved in comparison to a region surrounding the local elevation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Holzapfel, Philip Schluge
  • Patent number: 11959323
    Abstract: An arrangement for guiding a movable furniture part includes a guide rail to be fastened to the fixed furniture part, a guide device mounted movably on the guide rail and in particular can be coupled to the movable furniture part, and a first cable having a first end to be secured to the fixed furniture part and a second end to be coupled to the guide device. A securing device can secure the first cable to the fixed furniture part, and the securing device has a mounting device designed such that the first cable is mounted so as to be movable relative to the fixed furniture part to a limited extent at least in the event of overload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Christof Goetz
  • Patent number: 11952816
    Abstract: A guide system is provided for guiding a door wing, in particular a folding-sliding-door, movably supported relative to a furniture carcass. The guide system includes a guide rail having a longitudinal direction, the longitudinal direction of the guide rail extending substantially parallel to a depth direction of the furniture carcass in a mounted condition on the furniture carcass. A carrier is provided for movably supporting the door wing, and the carrier is displaceably supported at least over a region along the guide rail. An abutment is provided for determining an end position of the carrier in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail, and an adjustment device can adjust a position of the abutment. The abutment can be adjusted by the adjustment device in the longitudinal direction relative to the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Benjamin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 11889919
    Abstract: A drawer pull-out guide includes a first guide rail and a second guide rail displaceably supported relative to one another. A supporting element is arranged on the first guide rail, and the supporting element is configured to be supported, at least temporarily, on the second guide rail. A position of the supporting element relative to the second guide rail can be adjusted by an adjustment device, and, after adjustment has been made, can be fixed relative to the first guide rail. The at least one supporting element can be adjusted in a height direction, seen in the mounted position of the drawer pull-out guide, by the adjustment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Pascal Berchtold
  • Patent number: 11879283
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a rail profile and a running carriage movably mounted relative to the rail profile in the longitudinal direction and to which a sliding door can be fastened. The running carriage has a rolling body, and the rail profile has a running surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail profile and supporting the rolling body. The rolling body is displaceable on the running surface transversely to the longitudinal direction of the rail profile. Therefore, the running carriage can be pivoted about a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rail profile. The rail profile has a vertical web extending in the longitudinal direction and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the running surface. The running carriage can be pivoted about the pivot axis such that a distance from the vertical web increases under loading by the sliding door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Duer
  • Patent number: 11866975
    Abstract: A furniture drive for moving a furniture part movably-supported relative to a furniture carcass, includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to the furniture carcass, a second fitting portion to be fixed to the movable furniture part, and a hinge lever hingedly connected to the first fitting portion via a first hinge axis, and hingedly connected to the second fitting portion via a second hinge axis. The hinge lever includes at least two sections mutually spaced from one another by an offset in a direction extending parallel to the hinge axes. The first fitting portion has a first notional middle plane, and the second fitting portion has a second notional middle plane, and the middle planes are mutually spaced from one another in a direction extending parallel to the hinge axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schuler, André Hammerer, Thomas Folie, Irmela Mara Geller
  • Patent number: 11866973
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first guide system and a second guide system at a vertical distance from the first guide system. The two guide systems each has a guide and a guide body mounted to be displaceable on the guide, a carrier on which a door is to be fastened and which can be connected to the two guide bodies of the guide systems, and a compensation device by which a tilt moment of the carrier, or of the door arranged thereon, about a tilt axis is compensated for by a restoring moment. The compensation device includes a cable pull device and a pivot lever mechanism. The pivot lever mechanism comprises at least two pivot levers connected to one another in an articulated manner and pivotable relative to one another during a movement of the carrier by the two guide systems along the furniture wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Meusburger, Markus Irgang
  • Patent number: 11857070
    Abstract: A drive device includes a carrier extending in the closing direction of a moveable furniture part, an ejection device for ejecting the moveable furniture part into an open position, and a locking device for locking the ejection device in a locked position. The locking device has a locking pin connected to the ejection device and a guide track for the locking pin formed in or on the carrier, and a synchronization device for synchronizing the movement of the drive device with a second drive device. The synchronization device has a transmission element moveably mounted on the carrier to be moved by the locking pin, and a synchronization coupling element connected to the transmission element. The guide track has a maximum guide track width measured perpendicular to the closing direction, and the synchronization coupling element and the ejection force store are arranged within this guide track width in the closing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Pascal Janser
  • Patent number: 11834883
    Abstract: An actuating arm drive for driving a movably mounted furniture part of a furniture item, includes at least one arrangement consisting of a compression spring and at least one guiding device for guiding the compression spring. The at least one guiding device has an at least partly variable diameter in order to compensate for a radial clearance between the compression spring and the guiding device, taking into account the change in diameter of the compression spring when the compression spring is loaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Bernhard Krammer
  • Patent number: 11828096
    Abstract: A method for installing a guide assembly for a movable furniture part includes preferably carrying out chronologically in the following order: arranging on the furniture wall a first guide rail for guiding the movable furniture part, and arranging on a first elongated side of the first guide rail a drive device for influencing the movement of the movable furniture part on the furniture wall, the first guide rail and the drive device preferably being connected together. If the movable furniture part includes at least two door leaves connected together in an articulated manner, arranging a second guide rail for guiding the movable furniture part on the furniture wall on a second elongated side of the first guide rail, the first guide rail and the second guide rail preferably being connected together in a form-fitting and/or movable manner in particular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Koenig, Matthias Rupp, Thomas Sperger
  • Patent number: 11819128
    Abstract: A drive device includes a carrier, an ejection device for ejecting a moveable furniture part out of a closed position, and a locking device for locking the ejection device in the locked position. The locking device has a locking pin connected to the ejection device and a guide track for the locking pin in or on the carrier. The locking pin is locked in an engaging recess of the guide track in the locked position, and a synchronization device is movable relative to the carrier for synchronizing the movement of the drive device with a second drive device. The synchronization device has a transmission element to be moved by the locking pin. The transmission element remains still with the overpressure movement, can be moved by the locking pin during opening movement, can be moved by the locking pin during closing movement, and is linearly moveably mounted on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Pascal Janser
  • Patent number: 11805900
    Abstract: A vacuum drawer device includes a drawer movable linearly in a drawer movement direction and having a drawer interior to be closed by an air-tight cover in a controlled manner by an electric lift. The cover thereby runs perpendicularly to the drawer movement direction in a lifting movement along a lifting direction. The cover has an air channel leading into the cover interior, and operatively connected to electric evacuation element such that when the cover is in place, air can be pumped out of the drawer interior through the air channel. A seal lining is arranged on the drawer walls of the drawer on the cover side to run over the entire inner periphery of the drawer such that the cover rests on the seal lining when the vacuum drawer device or the drawer is in a closed position to allow evacuation of the drawer interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel Bertschi
  • Patent number: D1010378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Olaf Isele