Patents by Inventor JULIUS BLUM GMBH
JULIUS BLUM GMBH 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).
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Publication number: 20130221821Abstract: Positioning device for positioning a pushing-out device for pushing a movably mounted furniture part out of a closed end position relative to a basic furniture structure, having a guide element, which is to be fastened on a substantially horizontally running base of the basic furniture structure, wherein a carrier element of the pushing-out device can be positioned by the guide element, and wherein the guide element has at least one guide which, in the installed position, runs, at least in part, along the depthwise direction of the base and is intended for bearing the carrier element in a displaceable manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130214219Abstract: The invention relates to a positioning device for positioning an ejection device for ejecting a movably mounted part of a piece of furniture from a closed end position in relation to a body of a piece of furniture. The ejection device can be fixed in relation to the body of the piece of furniture by means of an adapter plate, said adapter plate comprising at least two guides, one of said guides being respectively connectable to a bearing part fixed to the body. The at least two guides can be used to position the ejection device in at least two different depth positions on or in the body of the piece of furniture.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
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Publication number: 20130167323Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture hinge (100), comprising at least one control cam (3, 13) and at least one spring (2, 12), wherein the control cam (3, 13) moves along on the spring (2, 12) in order to produce a closing force and/or opening force, wherein a sliding element (1, 11, 21, 31) is attached to the spring (2, 12) and/or to the control cam (3, 13). The control cam (3, 13) or the spring (2, 12) moves along on the sliding element.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
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Publication number: 20130160242Abstract: The invention relates to a furniture damper for damping a movement of a movably mounted part of a piece of furniture or a movably mounted component of a furniture fitting, comprising a piston arranged in a fluid chamber, a damping action being carried out by a relative movement between the fluid chamber and the piston, in addition to a sealing device for sealing the fluid chamber, said sealing device comprising 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, said spring being 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
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Publication number: 20130154461Abstract: An ejecting device for a movable furniture part includes an ejector, which can be moved between a first and a second position, for ejecting the movable furniture part, a drive train having an electrical drive unit that drives the ejector and a gear mechanism arranged between the drive unit and the ejector and which has an output that acts on the ejector, and an open-loop or closed-loop control device for controlling the drive unit in an open-loop or closed-loop manner. A force accumulator is integrated in the gear mechanism between the drive unit and the output, and a monitoring device connected to the drive train can detect an unloading of the force accumulator and report the unloading to the open-loop or closed-loop control device. The open-loop or closed-loop control device activates the electrical drive unit to move the ejector back to the first position after detection of the unloading.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130145580Abstract: A damping device for damping 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 having a locking element that can be operated manually or by 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: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130139353Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130139352Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130140970Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for moving a movable furniture part, in particular a drawer, said drive device acting as a latching and unlatching spring-loaded ejection device for ejecting the furniture part from a closed position in the opening direction and as a spring-loaded refraction device for retracting the furniture part into the closed position. The same spring spring-loads the drive device both when the latter acts as an ejection device and when the drive device acts as a refraction device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130139354Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2013Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130125681Abstract: An ejection device for a furniture component moveably housed in or against a furniture body. The ejection device includes a swivellably housed lever. A first castor is attached to a free end of the lever, and a second castor is attached to the lever at a distance from the free end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130125680Abstract: An ejection device for a furniture component moveably housed in or against a furniture body. The ejection device includes a swivellably housed lever. A first castor is attached to a free end of the lever, and a second castor is attached to the lever at a distance from the free end.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130127320Abstract: A pull-out guide for drawers includes a body rail to be fastened to a furniture body, a drawer rail to be fastened to the drawer, and a center rail movably mounted between the body rail and the drawer rail. The relative motion sequence of the rails is determined by a forced control unit, and the forced control unit has a synchronization wheel designed as a gear wheel, the synchronization wheel interacting with a running surface arranged or formed on the rails and/or with a running surface of a carriage, which is slidably mounted between the rails. An overload protection mechanism is provided for reversibly lifting the forced control unit of the rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130088132Abstract: The invention relates to retracting device for retracting a movably supported furniture part to the closed end position relative to a furniture body, comprising a carrier, which can be detachably coupled to the movable furniture part and which is movably supported along a movement path that is linear at least in some sections, and comprising at least one spring device for applying force to the carrier, wherein the spring device can be tensioned by a spring retainer that is separate from the carrier, wherein the spring retainer is movably supported against or on the carrier and wherein a coupling device is provided in order to couple motion between the carrier and the spring retainer, wherein by means of the coupling device the articulated attachment point of the spring device on the spring retainer falls back relative to the position of the moving carrier when the carrier is pulled out, wherein the motion of the articulated attachment point of the spring device on the spring retainer is slower than the motionType: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130076221Abstract: Rolling body of a moving carriage cage for drawer guides, wherein the rolling body has an internal core part and a separate casing part surrounding the core part, wherein the core part is preferably composed of a first plastic, and the casing part is preferably composed of a second plastic, wherein the plastics of the core part and of the casing part have different indentation hardnesses.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
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Publication number: 20130063053Abstract: Securing apparatus for at least one electrical furniture drive of a movable furniture part, wherein the securing apparatus prevents the simultaneous opening of moveable furniture parts which are at risk of colliding, wherein the securing apparatus has at least two—preferably three—control connections to which signal lines of sensors of movable furniture parts and/or signal lines of the at least one electrical furniture drive can be detachably fastened, wherein the actuation of the at least one electrical furniture drive of the moveable furniture part can be prevented when there is a risk of it colliding with a further moveable furniture part—which has been moved out of its closed position—by the configuration of the control connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Julius Blum GmbH
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Publication number: 20130038189Abstract: The invention relates to an ejector (100) for ejecting a movable furniture part (102) from a closed end position in or on a furniture body (101), comprising an ejection lever (1) that can be driven by an electrical drive unit, in particular an electric motor, wherein the ejection lever (1) has a first ejection lever part (11) and a second ejection lever part (12) that can be moved relative to the first ejection lever part, wherein an adjusting device (2) is provided, which causes the length of the ejection lever (1) to change during the ejection process as a result of the two ejection lever parts (11, 12) sliding relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: JULIUS BLUM GMBH