Patents by Inventor Harald Brunnmayr

Harald Brunnmayr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10428568
    Abstract: An actuating drive for driving a movably mounted furniture part includes an actuating arm connected to the furniture part. The actuating arm is configured to be movable between a first end position and a second end position, and a damper is provided for damping a movement of the actuating arm into the first end position and a movement of the actuating arm into the second end position. The damper performs a damping stroke during the damping, and a coupling mechanism is provided for coupling the actuating arm or an actuating part connectable thereto to the damper when the actuating arm is moved into the two end positions. The coupling mechanism has an actuator for performing the damping stroke of the damper, and the actuator acts on the damper when the actuating arm is moved into the first end position and when the actuating arm is moved into the second end position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 10246915
    Abstract: A supporting device for a furniture flap can be connected to a furniture body and a furniture flap in an articulated manner. The supporting device has a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm, and the first and the second supporting arms overlap without a gap laterally with respect to the direction of motion of the supporting device in each position of the supporting device. The first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are profiled in the cross-section and are nested in each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 10240375
    Abstract: An article of furniture, comprising a furniture carcass, includes a two-part furniture flap having a first flap part, and a second flap part, and at least one support device for the two-part furniture flap. The at least one support device is connected to the furniture carcass and the two-part furniture flap in an articulated manner. The at least one support device has a transmission portion, which is on an inside of the first flap part and defines a setting angle of the second flap part to the first flap part according to a setting angle of the first flap part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20190071911
    Abstract: An actuating drive includes an actuating arm to be connected to the furniture part and a force accumulator for applying force to the actuating arm. The force accumulator has a spring and at least two base parts which can be moved relative to each other and between which the at least one spring is arranged. A guiding device is arranged within the spring, and the guiding device is designed in such a way that the guiding device supports the spring against buckling of the spring over the entire length of the spring and in every position of the spring resulting from motion of the at least two base parts relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Publication number: 20190003229
    Abstract: An actuating drive for driving a movably mounted furniture part comprises an actuating arm connecting to the furniture part. The actuating arm is designed to be movable between a first and a second end position, and a damper is provided for damping a movement of the actuating arm into the first end position and a movement of the actuating arm into the second end position. The damper performs a damping stroke during the damping, and a coupling mechanism is provided for coupling the actuating arm or an actuating part connectable thereto to the damper if the movements of the actuating arm into the two end positions. The coupling mechanism has an actuator for performing the damping stroke of the damper, and the actuator acts on the damper when the actuating arm is moved into the first end position and when the actuating arm is moved into the second end position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 10070721
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first drive mechanism for moving a movable furniture part. The first drive mechanism has a lockable first push-out mechanism for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, and a first locking mechanism for locking the first push-out mechanism in a locked position. The first push-out mechanism can be unlocked from the locked position by an overpressure movement of the movable furniture part into an overpressure position beyond the closed position. A synchronizing device synchronizes the first drive mechanism with a second drive mechanism, and can be moved by the first drive mechanism. The overpressure movement begins free of a movement transfer between the first drive mechanism and the synchronizing device. When the movable furniture part moves in the opening direction, the synchronizing device can be moved by the first drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Brunnmayr, Alexander Simon Flogaus, Hermann Haemmerle, Michael Blum, Bernd Koenig, Christof Goetz
  • Publication number: 20170335611
    Abstract: The invention relates to a piece of furniture, comprising a furniture body, a two-part furniture flap having a first flap part, preferably arranged at the top in the assembled position, and a second flap part, preferably arranged at the bottom in the assembled position, and at least one supporting device for the furniture flap, wherein the supporting device is connected to the furniture body and the furniture flap in an articulated manner, wherein the supporting device has a transmission part, which is arranged on the inside of the first flap part and defines the setting angle of the second flap part to the first flap part according to the setting angle of the first flap part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 9820573
    Abstract: An arrangement includes two locking devices which are arranged on either side of a movable furniture part for locking the movable furniture part with respect to a furniture body in a locking position. Each locking device has a blocking device which prevents the locking position from being reached in a blocking position. Each locking device has a releasing device by means of which the blocking position of the blocking device associated with the other locking device can be cancelled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20170328103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a supporting device for a furniture flap, wherein the supporting device can be connected to a furniture body and a furniture flap in an articulated manner, wherein the supporting device has a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm and the first and the second supporting arms overlap without a gap laterally to the direction of motion of the supporting device in each position of the supporting device, wherein the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm are profiled in the cross-section and are nested in each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 9797175
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a lockable push-out device for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The push-out device can be unlocked by virtue of the movable furniture part being pushed into an excess-pressure position located behind the closed position, as seen in the closing direction. An excess-pressure region is located between the closed position and an excess-pressure position. The drive device also has a damping device for damping the closing movement of the movable furniture part. The damping device has displacement-dependent damping, in which the damping force in a main damping region, located in front of the closed position—as seen in the opening direction, is higher than in the excess-pressure region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 9655447
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part has a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position into an open position. The ejection device can be unlocked by pressing the movable furniture part into an over-pressed position situated behind the closed position in the closing direction. A blocking element is provided which has a blocking position in which the blocking element prevents the unlocking of the ejection device upon reaching the pressed-over position, and which has a release position in which the ejection device can be unlocked upon reaching the pressed-over position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Brunnmayr, Michael Blum
  • Publication number: 20160206093
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a first drive mechanism for moving a movable furniture part. The first drive mechanism has a lockable first push-out mechanism for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, and a first locking mechanism for locking the first push-out mechanism in a locked position. The first push-out mechanism can be unlocked from the locked position by an overpressure movement of the movable furniture part into an overpressure position beyond the closed position. A synchronizing device synchronizes the first drive mechanism with a second drive mechanism, and can be moved by the first drive mechanism. The overpressure movement begins free of a movement transfer between the first drive mechanism and the synchronizing device. When the movable furniture part moves in the opening direction, the synchronizing device can be moved by the first drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Harald BRUNNMAYR, Alexander Simon FLOGAUS, Hermann HAEMMERLE, Michael BLUM, Bernd KOENIG, Christof GOETZ
  • Patent number: 9295329
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a latching element which is movable in a slotted guide track shaped as a cardioid. The slotted guide track has a closing section in which the latching element moves during the closing of the movable furniture part, a locking section with a latching trough, in which the latching element is held in the locking position, an opening section in which the latching element is movable during the opening of the movable furniture part, and a first connecting section via which the latching element is movable from the opening section into the closing section when the furniture part is open. A second connecting section, which is formed closer to the latching trough, is located between opening section and closing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Brunnmayr, Florian Fischer
  • Patent number: 9295328
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The ejection device can be unlocked by pushing the movable furniture part over into an pushed-over position located behind the closed position in the closing direction. A blocking element is provided, and the blocking element has a first position in which the movable furniture part can be stopped when reaching the closed position, so that the blocking element prevents a further movement of the movable furniture part in the closing direction. The locking element also has a second position in which the path into the pushed-over position for the movable furniture part is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 9277815
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a lockable ejection device. The ejection device has a force-actuated ejection lever for ejecting the movable furniture part along an ejection section from a closed position into an open position. In the closed position, the ejection lever bears against a locking element in a locking position. By moving the movable furniture part into a pressed-over position situated behind the closed position in the closing direction, the ejection device can be unlocked in that the locking element opens up a first path in the ejection section for the ejection lever. By pulling on the movable furniture part, the ejection device can be brought from the closed position into a pull-unlocking position in front of the closed position in the opening direction so that the ejection lever passes into the ejection section over a second path space apart from the first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20160007749
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a lockable ejection device. The ejection device has a force-actuated ejection lever for ejecting the movable furniture part along an ejection section from a closed position into an open position. In the closed position, the ejection lever bears against a locking element in a locking position. By moving the movable furniture part into a pressed-over position situated behind the closed position in the closing direction, the ejection device can be unlocked in that the locking element opens up a first path in the ejection section for the ejection lever. By pulling on the movable furniture part, the ejection device can be brought from the closed position into a pull-unlocking position in front of the closed position in the opening direction so that the ejection lever passes into the ejection section over a second path space apart from the first path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Publication number: 20150374124
    Abstract: Drive device for a movable furniture part, having a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position into an open position, wherein the ejection device can be unlocked by pressing over the movable furniture part into a pressed-over position situated behind the closed position in the closing direction, wherein a blocking element is provided which has a blocking position in which the blocking element prevents the unlocking of the ejection device on reaching the pressed-over position, and which has a release position in which the ejection device can be unlocked on reaching the pressed-over position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Harald BRUNNMAYR, Michael BLUM
  • Publication number: 20150376927
    Abstract: Drive device for a movable furniture part, having a lockable push-out device for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, wherein the push-out device can be unlocked by virtue of the movable furniture part being pushed into an excess-pressure position located behind the closed position, as seen in the closing direction, wherein an excess-pressure region is located between the closed position and an excess-pressure position, and having a damping device for damping the closing movement of the movable furniture part, wherein the damping device has displacement-dependent damping, wherein the damping force in a main damping region, located in front of the closed position-as seen in the opening direction, is higher than in the excess-pressure region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 9215929
    Abstract: A drive device includes an ejection element, a housing, and a locking element for the ejection element. The locking element is disposed in or on the housing and is movable relative thereto, and a detent element, which is connected to the ejection element and, in the closed position, abuts the locking element. In the locking position, the locking element can block the path of the detent element in the opening direction. The ejection element can be released both when a movable piece of furniture is subjected to increased pressure from a closed position in the closure direction and when the movable piece of furniture is pulled from the closure position in the opening direction. A detection system detects the position of the movable piece of furniture, and a transmission device transmits the position of the movable piece of furniture detected by the detection system to the locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: RE46089
    Abstract: A furniture hinge, comprising a fitting part, a hinge cup that is articulated thereto for fastening to furniture parts, and a cushioning apparatus for cushioning a relative movement between the fitting part and the hinge cup, wherein the cushioning apparatus is disposed in or on the hinge cup, wherein the cushioning apparatus comprises a housing having first fastening means, and second fastening means are disposed on the hinge cup, wherein the housing of the cushioning apparatus can be inserted from above into the hinge cup and in the installed position is disposed substantially completely inside the hinge cup, wherein the housing of the cushioning apparatus and hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr