Damping device for furniture door leaves

• US 8,468,651 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2010
• Issued: 06/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Horst Lautenschlager
• Original Assignee: Horst Lautenschlager
• Inventors: Lautenschlger, Horst
• Primary Examiner(s): O BRIEN, JEFFREY D
• Application Number:
  US12/699,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20100192327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,237 Days
• Field of Search: 16 82- 86 C, 312/328, 312/323, 312/319.2
• US Class Current: 16/82
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 5/02 specially for preventing the slamming of swinging wings during final closing movement, e.g. jamb stops
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/21 Brakes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/256 with pistons or vanes
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/264 linear
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/12 by manual operation
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/312 Horizontal motion
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/626 Plates or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/00 Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A damping device furniture door leaves includes a damper housing with a base plate whose base area rests against and is fastened to an effective bearing area of the door opening of the furniture door leaf. The base plate includes a screw bore through which a fastening screw can be screwed into the effective bearing area. A spring projection extending from the base area of the base plate can be pushed behind the base area against spring resistance.

Claims

1. A damping device for a furniture door leaf, comprising;

a damper accommodating damper housing having a base plate, the base plate having a first side facing towards the damper housing and a second side opposite to the first side;

the second side of the base plate is adapted to be fastened to an effective bearing area of a door opening of the furniture door leaf;

the base plate further comprises a front retaining projection which projects from the second side of the base plate, the front retaining projection is adapted to overlap a face edge of the effective bearing area of the furniture door leaf;

the base plate further comprises a screw bore;

a fastening screw is threaded through the screw bore and adapted to fasten the base plate to the effective bearing area of the furniture door leaf;

the base plate further comprises a spring projection extending from the second side of the base plate;

wherein the damping device is adapted to be mourned on both a door leaf where the effective bearing area is a face frame and a door leaf where the effective bearing area is an inside area of a body of a piece of furniture;

wherein when the damping device is configured for mounting to the face frame, the spring projection extends from the second side of the base plate; and

wherein when the damping device is configured for mounting to the inside area of a body of a piece of furniture, the spring projection is pressed against spring resistance to be located on the first side of the base plate.

2. Damping device according to claim 1, wherein the spring projection is angled off at a free end of a spring tongue that is connected with the base plate.

3. Damping device according to claim 2, wherein the spring tongue is integrally formed with the base plate.

4. Damping device according to claim 3, wherein the spring tongue is comprised of a substantially U-shaped incision in the base plate.

5. Damping device according to claim 1, wherein the spring projection is arranged on a plastic insert attached to the base plate.

6. Damping, device according to claim 5, wherein the plastic insert comprises a screw sleeve that provides the screw bore with the screw sleeve being connected to the spring projection via a spring arm.

7. Damping device according to claim 6, wherein the screw bore is adapted to the screw diameter of the fastening screw.

8. Damping device according to claim 6, wherein the spring projection has two spring arms on sides of the spring projection, the two spring arms extending toward the front retaining projection when not deformed.

9. Damping device according to claim 6, wherein the screw sleeve extends into a bore of the base plate.

10. Damping device according to claim 6, wherein the plastic insert is retained between a first support area resting on the screw sleeve and a second support area resting on the spring projection.

11. Damping device according to claim 6, wherein the screw sleeve comprises an upper collar that supports itself on a support edge of the base plate.