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: 9211007
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part, with a housing, an ejecting slide which is mounted movably in or on the housing and is intended for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position in the opening direction, a draw-in slide which is movable relative to the housing and is intended for drawing the movable furniture part from an open position into the closed position, and a latching element which is mounted movably on the ejecting slide and via which the ejecting slide is locked to the housing at least in the closed position, wherein the draw-in slide is coupleable to the ejecting slide via the latching element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Harald Brunnmayr, Hermann Haemmerle, Michael Blum, Kurt Haemmerle, Alexander Simon Flogaus
  • Patent number: 9021656
    Abstract: A furniture damper damps a movement of a movably mounted part of a piece of furniture or a movably mounted component of a furniture fitting. The damper includes a piston arranged in a fluid chamber, a damping action being carried out by a relative movement between the fluid chamber and the piston. A sealing device seals the fluid chamber, and the sealing device includes a first abutment element and a second abutment element that is movably mounted in relation to the first abutment element and designed to seal the fluid chamber. A spring is arranged between the first abutment element and the second abutment element, and the spring is compressible by the relative movement of the first abutment element and the second abutment element essentially up to the thickness of the cross-section of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20150108891
    Abstract: A drive device includes an ejection element, a housing, a locking element for the ejection element, which 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: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Publication number: 20150097473
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part, with a latching element which is movable in a slotted guide track in the manner of a cardioid, wherein 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, with a second connecting section, which is formed closer to the latching trough, between opening section and closing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Harald BRUNNMAYR, Florian FISCHER
  • Publication number: 20150098667
    Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part, with a housing, an ejecting slide which is mounted movably in or on the housing and is intended for ejecting the movable furniture part from a closed position in the opening direction, a draw-in slide which is movable relative to the housing and is intended for drawing the movable furniture part from an open position into the closed position, and a latching element which is mounted movably on the ejecting slide and via which the ejecting slide is locked to the housing at least in the closed position, wherein the draw-in slide is coupleable to the ejecting slide via the latching element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Harald BRUNNMAYR, Hermann HAEMMERLE, Michael BLUM, Kurt HAEMMERLE, Alexander Simon FLOGAUS
  • Patent number: 8991010
    Abstract: A damping device for movable furniture part, includes a damper housing, a fluid chamber which is arranged in the damper housing and in which a piston is movably mounted, a tappet which is connected to the piston, at least one seal being arranged between the damper housing and the tappet in order to seal the fluid chamber, wherein the tappet passes through the seal, a compensating chamber which is fluidically connected to the fluid chamber, which runs laterally parallel to the fluid chamber. At least one deformable compensating body is arranged in the compensating chamber in order to compensate for a volume change due to the tappet being immersed into the fluid chamber. The deformable compensating body and the at least one seal are designed together as a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20140319986
    Abstract: The invention relates to drive device for a movable furniture part, comprising a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, wherein 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, wherein a blocking element is provided, which has a first position in which the movable furniture part can be stopped when reaching the closed position, wherein the blocking element prevents a further movement of the movable furniture part in the closing direction, and said locking element has a second position in which the path into the pushed-over position for the movable furniture part is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 8857014
    Abstract: A damping device for damping a motion of a movably mounted furniture part or of a movably mounted furniture fitting component of a furniture fitting includes a piston arranged in a fluid chamber. A damping effect is caused by a relative motion between the fluid chamber and the piston and the piston assumes a pressed-in end position relative to the fluid chamber at the end of the damping stroke. The damping device has a locking device which has a locking element that can be operated manually or by means of a tool in order to deactivate the damping effect. The relative position between the fluid chamber and the piston can be releasably locked in the pressed-in end position by the locking element of the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 8807671
    Abstract: A lockable ejection device for a movable furniture part has a control pin movable in a cardioid-shaped slotted guide track. The slotted guide track includes a closing section, in which the control pin moves as the movable furniture part is closed, a locking section having a latching depression in which the control pin is held in the locked position, and an opening section in which the control pin is movable as the mobile furniture part is opened. An overload mechanism is arranged in the locking section. The overload mechanism includes a blocking element to which force is applied and which temporarily blocks an overload path for the control pin. The blocking element at least partially co-forms the latching depression of the locking section and the overload path that can be blocked by the blocking element leads through a channel defined by a channel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20140210329
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement with two locking devices which are arranged 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 means by means of which the blocking position of the blocking device associated with the other locking device can be cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Publication number: 20140165333
    Abstract: The invention relates to a damping device for movable furniture part, comprising:—a damper housing,—a fluid chamber which is arranged in the damper housing and in which a piston is movably mounted,—a tappet which is connected to the piston, at least one seal being arranged between the damper housing and the tappet in order to seal the fluid chamber, wherein the tappet passes through the seal,—a compensating chamber which is fluidically connected to the fluid chamber, which runs laterally parallel to the fluid chamber, and in which at least one deformable compensating body is arranged in order to compensate for a volume change due to the tappet being immersed into the fluid chamber, said deformable compensating body and the at least one seal being designed together as a single piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 8689402
    Abstract: A furniture hinge includes at least one control cam and at least one spring. The control cam moves along on the spring in order to produce a closing force and/or opening force. A sliding element is attached to the spring and/or to the control cam. The control cam or the spring moves along on the sliding element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 8667647
    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 the hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 8661620
    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 the hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20140021841
    Abstract: A lockable ejection device for a movable furniture part has a control pin movable in a cardioid-shaped slotted guide track. The slotted guide track includes a closing section, in which the control pin moves as the movable furniture part is closed, a locking section having a latching depression in which the control pin is held in the locked position, and an opening section in which the control pin is movable as the mobile furniture part is opened. An overload mechanism is arranged in the locking section. The overload mechanism includes a blocking element to which force is applied and which temporarily blocks an overload path for the control pin. The blocking element at least partially co-forms the latching depression of the locking section and the overload path that can be blocked by the blocking element leads through a channel defined by a channel wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 8572810
    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 the hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 8387213
    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 the hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Patent number: 8376480
    Abstract: An actuating mechanism for moving a highly movable flap of a piece of furniture includes a main body intended for attachment to a furniture body. An actuating arm for moving the flap has one end mounted on a bearing axis of the main body and the other end mounted on a bearing axis of a fitting part intended for attachment to the flap. An additional control arm for moving the flap is also provided. During the movement of the control arm, the effective lever arm length of the control arm can be varied, and the effective lever arm length of the control arm is shortened when opening the actuating arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventor: Harald Brunnmayr
  • Publication number: 20110291538
    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 the hinge cup can be connected to each other in said installed position by the first and second fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Harald BRUNNMAYR
  • Patent number: 7966699
    Abstract: Shutter (or door) fitting for fastening a furniture shutter (or door) in a pivotable manner on a basic cabinet structure, having at least one actuating arm, which is provided for moving the furniture shutter, and having at least one shutter-mounted fitting part, which can be connected to the actuating arm, characterized in that the shutter-mounted fitting part has a rotation-prevention means for temporarily fixing the pivoting position of the at least one actuating arm, preferably in the fully open position thereof, wherein the rotation-prevention means, in a first operating position, arrests the at least one actuating arm in its pivoting position relative to the shutter-mounted fitting part and, in a second operating position, allows the actuating arm to pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Fredi Dubach, Harald Brunnmayr