APPARATUS FOR DRIVING AN ACTUATING MECHANISM, OPENING APPARATUS, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE

• US 20110241509A1
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Grass GmbH (Thyssenkrupp AG)
• Original Assignee: Grass GmbH (Thyssenkrupp AG)
• Inventors: AHLFELD, Jürgen, Janzen, Jörg
• Application Number:
  US13/159,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20110241509A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/294
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/457 operated by electrically-powered actuation means
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/463 self-opening
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/19 Gearing

Abstract

An apparatus for driving an actuating mechanism, of an apparatus for opening and/or closing a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture part, including a drive unit for driving the actuating mechanism via a transmission arrangement with a plurality of transmission members. The actuating mechanism is arranged on one of the furniture parts and can be brought temporarily into contact with the other furniture part during opening and/or closing. The contact between the actuating mechanism and the other furniture part is broken during an opening operation. The transmission arrangement includes a traction-mechanism device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for driving an actuating mechanism of an apparatus for at least one of opening and closing a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture part, comprising a drive unit for driving the actuating mechanism via a transmission arrangement with a plurality of transmission members, at least one of which is a traction-mechanism device, the actuating mechanism being arranged on one of the furniture parts and temporarily contacting the other furniture part during at least one of opening and closing, wherein contact between the actuating mechanism and the other furniture part is broken during an opening operation.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the traction-mechanism device comprises at least one of a belt-drive device with a drive belt and a chain-drive device with a chain drive for transmitting rotary movement between two rotatable transmission members.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drive belt of the belt-drive device transmits driving action between one transmission member, which is accommodated on a rotary shaft of the drive unit, and a further transmission member.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the belt-drive device comprises a plurality of drive belts.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the drive belt acts between any two of the plurality of transmission members.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the belt-drive device comprises two drive belts, wherein a first drive belt acts between a first transmission member and a second transmission member and a second drive belt acts between the second transmission member or a further transmission member and a third transmission member.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a tensioning mechanism for setting the tensioning of the drive belt of the belt-drive device.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the tensioning mechanism comprises an adjusting arrangement for adjusting a position of the drive unit, wherein the drive unit is mounted in a movable manner.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the adjusting arrangement comprises a resilient mount for mounting the drive unit in a resilient manner.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the resilient mount comprises a resilient plate which is supported on fixed portions and on the movably mounted drive unit.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the resilient mount comprises a pin element with a resiliently disengageable pin portion in order to push the drive unit into a tensioning position, wherein the pin element can be set in its position relative to the movably mounted drive unit.

12. An opening apparatus comprising an apparatus as claimed in claim 1.

13. A piece of furniture comprising an opening apparatus as claimed in claim 12.