Patents by Inventor Stefan DUER
Stefan DUER 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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Patent number: 11982114Abstract: An item of furniture including a furniture carcass, a door wing movably-supported relative to the furniture carcass, and a furniture hinge for movably supporting the door wing, the furniture hinge being hingedly connected to the door wing. A receiving compartment is arranged in or on the furniture carcass for at least partially receiving the door wing, and the receiving compartment is defined by a sidewall of the furniture carcass. At least one cover is configured to be moved at least between a first operating position, in which the cover at least partially covers the receiving compartment, and a second position, in which the cover unblocks the receiving compartment. The furniture hinge includes a control member for moving the cover between the two operating positions upon an at least partial movement of the a door wing within the receiving compartment.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Stefan Duer
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Patent number: 11879283Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventor: Stefan Duer
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Publication number: 20230332449Abstract: An assembly for guiding a movable furniture part includes a guide system to be fastened to a stationary furniture part, a support on which a movable furniture part can be pivotably mounted, and a compensation device for compensating for a tilting moment of the support, or of the movable furniture part positioned thereon, about a tilting axis by means of a restoring moment, with the compensation device includes a cable pull device having a cable. A cable tensioning device is also provided for tensioning the cable, and the cable tensioning device includes a display device for displaying a cable tension.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20230323719Abstract: An assembly for guiding a movable furniture part relative to a furniture carcass includes a guide system which is to be fastened to the furniture carcass; a support on which the movable furniture part is or can be mounted, in particular in a pivotable and/or articulated manner, and by which the movable furniture part can be moved relative to the guide system; and a drive device by which the support can be moved relative to the guide system and which has a cable, with a coupling device being positioned on the movable furniture part and/or the support. The coupling device can be automatically coupled to the cable of the drive device during a movement of the support relative to the guide system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Patent number: 11739577Abstract: A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture part or a carrier movably-supported relative to a furniture carcass, a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movably-supported furniture part, and a hinge mechanism connecting the fitting portions. The hinge mechanism has a least five hinge axis members, and includes a supporting lever directly connecting the fitting portions. The hinge mechanism includes a control mechanism for controlling a motion sequence between the first and second fitting portions. The control mechanism is separate from (i.e., is not constructed as one piece with) the supporting lever and has at least three control levers hingedly connected together. A first control lever is connected to the first fitting portion via a hinge axis member, a second control lever is connected to the second fitting portion via a hinge axis member, and a third control lever connects the first control lever and the second control lever.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Julius Blum GmbHInventors: Stefan Duer, André Hammerer, Rainer Hollenstein
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Patent number: 11725441Abstract: A guide carriage includes a chassis having a rotatably supported running wheel and a connecting member for connecting the guide carriage to the furniture part. The chassis and the connecting member are configured as constructional units separate from one another and are configured to be connected to one another by a fastening device. The fastening device includes a force storage member and at least one locking element configured to be pressurized by the force storage member. The chassis and the connecting member are configured to be releasably locked to one another by a force of the force storage member. A holding device separate from the fastening device is provided for fastening the connecting member to the chassis. The connecting member is configured to be hung into the chassis via the holding device, can be pivoted about a, preferably horizontally extending, axis in the hung-in condition, and can be locked to the chassis by the locking element.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventors: Stefan Duer, Matthias Rupp
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Patent number: 11708712Abstract: A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion, a second fitting portion, and a hinge axis hingedly connecting the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. The fitting portions are movable between a first position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially coplanar to one another, and a second position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially parallel to one another. A cover can at least partially cover a gap formed between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion, and a movement of the cover can be coupled to a movement of the furniture hinge. The first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes an abutment, and the cover includes a counter-abutment. Upon a relative movement of the fitting portions, the abutment abuts against the counter-abutment. The cover, due to the abutment bearing against the counter-abutment, can be moved about the hinge axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Stefan Duer
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Publication number: 20230090428Abstract: A guide system includes a guide rail and a guiding device, and is movably supported between a retracted end position and an extended end position along the guide rail. A cover can cover a front face of the guide rail, and is movable between a first operating position, in which the cover at least partially covers the front face of the guide rail, and a second operating position, in which the cover at least partially reveals the front face. An actuating device can move the cover from the first operating position into the second operating position, and a coupling device can releasably couple the guiding device to the actuating device in a partial section of the guide rail. When coupled, the actuating device can be entrained by the guiding device so as to move the cover from the first operating position into the second operating position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Patent number: 11499354Abstract: A furniture hinge includes 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, at least one hinge axis by which the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are hingedly connected to one another, and at least one adjustment device for adjusting a position of the first fitting portion relative to the second fitting portion. The adjustment device includes at least one movably-supported adjustment element, and the position of the first fitting portion relative to the second fitting portion can be adjusted by an actuation of the at least one adjustment element. Upon actuation of the at least one adjustment element, the position of the first fitting portion and the position of the second fitting portion can be synchronously and symmetrically adjusted in relation to the at least one hinge axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Stefan Duer
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Patent number: 11486176Abstract: A furniture fitting includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture carcass, and a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movable furniture part, the two fitting portions being pivotally connected by a hinge axis member. The first fitting portion can be inserted into a recess in the furniture carcass, and/or the second fitting portion can be inserted into a recess in the movable furniture part. The first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes a longitudinal housing having two end sections spaced apart. The hinge axis member is arranged on a first end section of the housing, and the first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes a fastening device having a movably-mounted actuating element formed as a rotatable screw. By actuating the actuating element, at least one fitting portion can be fixed within the recess on both end sections of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventor: Stefan Duer
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Publication number: 20220307305Abstract: A guide device, for guiding a furniture part on a guide rail, includes at least one rolling carriage having at least one rotatably mounted rolling body, via which the at least one rolling carriage can be moveably mounted on a track of the guide rail, and at least one connection device, in particular designed as a hinge, for connecting the guide device to the furniture part. The at least one rolling carriage and the at least one connection device are designed as separate components and can be connected to one another, in particular detachably, via at least one securing device. The at least one securing device has at least one locking element which is mounted on the at least one connection device or on the at least one rolling carriage such that it can rotate and move, preferably transverse to a securing direction of the at least one connection device and the at least one rolling carriage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Stefan DUER, André HAMMERER
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Patent number: 11306527Abstract: A furniture fitting includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture panel, and a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movably-mounted furniture part, the second fitting portion being pivotally connected to the first fitting portion. The first fitting portion includes a mounting portion having a fastening device for mounting the mounting portion to the furniture panel, and the first fitting portion includes a coupling portion hingedly connected to the second fitting portion. The coupling portion is releasably connected to the mounting portion, and the mounting portion includes a housing. The coupling portion, when connected with the mounting portion, is received within the housing. The coupling portion is releasably connected to the mounting portion by a locking device, the locking device including a movably-mounted locking element for releasably locking the coupling portion, and the locking element is pressurized by a force storage member.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBHInventors: Thomas Folie, Stefan Duer
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Publication number: 20220074250Abstract: A guide system for guiding at least one door wing, in particular a folding-sliding-door, relative to a furniture carcass includes a first guide configured to guide the at least one door wing along a front face of the furniture carcass, and at least one second guide extending transversely to the first guide. The at least one second guide is configured to guide the at least one door wing along a sidewall of the furniture carcass, and the guide system includes at least one deflection element for supporting the at least one door wing at least in a transition region between the first and second guide. By the at least one deflection element, a collision between the furniture carcass, in particular the sidewall of the furniture carcass, and/or a cover arranged thereon and the at least one door wing can be prevented in the transition region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20220056744Abstract: An item of furniture including a furniture carcass, a door wing movably-supported relative to the furniture carcass, and a furniture hinge for movably supporting the door wing, the furniture hinge being hingedly connected to the door wing. A receiving compartment is arranged in or on the furniture carcass for at least partially receiving the door wing, and the receiving compartment is defined by a sidewall of the furniture carcass. At least one cover is configured to be moved at least between a first operating position, in which the cover at least partially covers the receiving compartment, and a second position, in which the cover unblocks the receiving compartment. The furniture hinge includes a control member for moving the cover between the two operating positions upon an at least partial movement of the a door wing within the receiving compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20210262258Abstract: A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture part or a carrier movably-supported relative to a furniture carcass, a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movably-supported furniture part, and a hinge mechanism connecting the fitting portions. The hinge mechanism has a least five hinge axis members, and includes a supporting lever directly connecting the fitting portions. The hinge mechanism includes a control mechanism for controlling a motion sequence between the first and second fitting portions. The control mechanism is separate from the supporting lever and has at least three control levers hingedly connected together. A first control lever is connected to the first fitting portion via a hinge axis member, a second control lever is connected to the second fitting portion via a hinge axis member, and a third control lever connects the first control lever and the second control lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Stefan DUER, André HAMMERER, Rainer HOLLENSTEIN
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Publication number: 20210262266Abstract: A guide carriage includes a chassis having a rotatably supported running wheel and a connecting member for connecting the guide carriage to the furniture part. The chassis and the connecting member are configured as constructional units separate from one another and are configured to be connected to one another by a fastening device. The fastening device includes a force storage member and at least one locking element configured to be pressurized by the force storage member. The chassis and the connecting member are configured to be releasably locked to one another by a force of the force storage member. A holding device separate from the fastening device is provided for fastening the connecting member to the chassis. The connecting member is configured to be hung into the chassis via the holding device, can be pivoted about a, preferably horizontally extending, axis in the hung-in condition, and can be locked to the chassis by the locking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Stefan DUER, Matthias RUPP
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Publication number: 20210262259Abstract: A furniture hinge includes 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, at least one hinge axis by which the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion are hingedly connected to one another, and at least one adjustment device for adjusting a position of the first fitting portion relative to the second fitting portion. The adjustment device includes at least one movably-supported adjustment element, and the position of the first fitting portion relative to the second fitting portion can be adjusted by an actuation of the at least one adjustment element. Upon actuation of the at least one adjustment element, the position of the first fitting portion and the position of the second fitting portion can be synchronously and symmetrically adjusted in relation to the at least one hinge axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20210262262Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20210262260Abstract: A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion, a second fitting portion, and a hinge axis hingedly connecting the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. The fitting portions are movable between a first position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially coplanar to one another, and a second position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially parallel to one another. A cover can at least partially cover a gap formed between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion, and a movement of the cover can be coupled to a movement of the furniture hinge. The first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes an abutment, and the cover includes a counter-abutment. Upon a relative movement of the fitting portions, the abutment abuts against the counter-abutment. The cover, due to the abutment bearing against the counter-abutment, can be moved about the hinge axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventor: Stefan DUER
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Publication number: 20210115714Abstract: A furniture fitting includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a furniture carcass, and a second fitting portion to be fixed to a movable furniture part, the two fitting portions being pivotally connected by a hinge axis member. The first fitting portion can be inserted into a recess in the furniture carcass, and/or the second fitting portion can be inserted into a recess in the movable furniture part. The first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes a longitudinal housing having two end sections spaced apart. The hinge axis member is arranged on a first end section of the housing, and the first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes a fastening device having a movably-mounted actuating element formed as a rotatable screw. By actuating the actuating element, at least one fitting portion can be fixed within the recess on both end sections of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventor: Stefan DUER