FURNITURE HINGE

• US 20140331451A1
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Julius BLUM GmbH (BLUM Verwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Julius BLUM GmbH (BLUM Verwaltung GmbH)
• Inventors: HOLZAPFEL, Andreas
• Application Number:
  US14/340,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20140331451A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/286
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/00 Hinges or pivots of special construction used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 5/006 for hinges having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or furniture
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/21 Brakes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/22 Locks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/256 with pistons or vanes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/264 linear
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/624 Arms
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

The invention relates to a furniture hinge comprising a hinge arm having a longitudinal axis, a hinge cup that is connected to the hinge arm and is mounted such as to be pivotable relative to the hinge arm between a closed position and an open position, and further comprising a linear damper having a linear damping stroke for damping a movement of the furniture hinge, wherein the linear damper is arranged at the hinge cup and, jointly therewith, can be arranged within a bore of a furniture item in the installed position, wherein in the open position of the furniture hinge in a plan view, the direction of the linear damping stroke of the linear damper runs at an acute angle (alpha) relative to the longitudinal axis of the hinge arm, the acute angle (alpha) being between 3° and 20°.

Claims

1. A furniture hinge comprising a hinge arm having a longitudinal axis, a hinge cup which is connected to the hinge arm and which is pivotally mounted relative to the hinge arm between a closed position and an open position, and a linear damper having a linear damping stroke for damping a movement of the furniture hinge, wherein the linear damper is arranged at the hinge cup and can be arranged jointly therewith in the installed position within a bore in a furniture part, wherein in the open position of the furniture hinge, in a plan view, the direction of the linear damping stroke of the linear damper extends at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the hinge arm, the acute angle being between 3°

and 20°

.

2. The furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein the acute angle is between 5°

and 10°

.

3. The furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein the hinge cup has a fixing flange for bearing against a furniture part, wherein the linear damper is arranged at least partially externally on the hinge cup and, in the installed position, beneath the fixing flange.

4. The furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein the hinge cup is connected to the hinge arm by way of at least one hinged lever, wherein the hinged lever immerses into the hinge cup in the closing movement of the furniture hinge.

5. The furniture hinge according to claim 4, wherein arranged in or on the hinge cup is a moveably, preferably pivotally, mounted actuating element for driving the linear damper, wherein the hinged lever acts on the actuating element in the closing movement of the furniture hinge.

6. The furniture hinge according to claim 5, wherein the actuating element is pivotally mounted about an axis member within the hinge cup, wherein in a plan view, that region of the hinge cup into which the hinged lever immerses in the closing movement, is widened in relation to that region of the hinge cup, at which the axis member of the actuating element is arranged.

7. The furniture fitting according to claim 5, wherein the actuating element is motionally coupled to the linear damper by way of a transmission mechanism.

8. The furniture hinge according to claim 7, wherein the transmission mechanism has at least one pivotally mounted lever motionally coupled to the actuating element, wherein a displaceably mounted ram of the linear damper can be acted upon by the pivotally mounted lever.

9. The furniture hinge according to claim 8, wherein the pivotally mounted lever cooperates with the ram of the linear damper by way of an angle compensating device, wherein the ram of the linear damper can be acted upon substantially in a straight line by the angle compensating device.

10. The furniture hinge according to claim 9, wherein the angle compensating device has an inclined surface operative between the pivotally mounted lever and the ram.

11. The furniture hinge according to claim 9, wherein the angle compensating device has an opening arranged on the pivotable lever and having an inclined internal contour, into which engages a positively locking contour of the pivot axis member, said contour differing from that of a cylindrical peripheral surface.

12. The furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein the linear damper has a housing with a fluid chamber formed therein, wherein at least one ram is displaceably mounted in the fluid chamber, wherein a relative movement between the fluid chamber and the ram occurs in the damping stroke of the linear damper.

13. The furniture hinge according to claim 12, wherein the linear damper has a return spring which is preferably mounted in the fluid chamber, and by which the ram after a damping stroke has taken place can be returned again to a ready position for the next damping stroke.

14. An article of furniture comprising a furniture carcass and a moveable furniture part which is mounted pivotably relative to the furniture carcass by way of at least one furniture hinge according to claim 1.