An active hinge including a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood, a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body, and a deploy bracket pivotally connected to the hood bracket and the body bracket. A pawl is pivotally connected to one of the hood bracket and the deploy bracket. A bolt is fixed to one of the hood bracket and the deploy bracket. The pawl is moveable between an unlocked position in which the pawl is spaced from the bolt, and a locked position wherein the pawl engages the bolt to fix the hood bracket to the deploy bracket. An actuator is configured to move the locking hook from the first to the second position and to cause the hood bracket to move. At least one locking element limits movement of the hood bracket relative to the body bracket.

Aspects of the present invention relate to hinge apparatus (3-n) for supporting an aperture closure member (4). The hinge apparatus (3-1, 3-2) (3-n) is configurable in at least first and second configurations. The hinge apparatus (3-1, 3-2) (3-n) includes a first hinge bracket (10) (10) and a second hinge bracket (11) (11). A first hinge linkage member (15) is pivotally mounted to each of the first and second hinge brackets (10, 11) (10, 11). A second hinge linkage member (16) (16) is pivotally mounted to each of the first and second hinge brackets (10, 11) (10, 11). A latching mechanism (25) (25) is provided for selectively latching the hinge apparatus (3-1, 3-2) (3-n). The latching mechanism (25) (25) is operable to inhibit movement of the first and second hinge linkage members (15, 16) (15, 16) relative to each other to latch the hinge apparatus (3-1, 3-2) (3-n). The present invention also relates to a carrier assembly for carrying an aperture closure member (4); and a vehicle (1) having a carrier assembly.

A domestic appliance may include a cabinet, a door, and a linear hinge coupling the door to the cabinet. The linear hinge may include a bearing assembly, an elongated shaft, a door linkage, and a cabinet linkage. The bearing assembly may be mounted to the cabinet. The elongated shaft may be received within the bearing assembly and slidable along a translation axis on the bearing assembly. The elongated shaft may define a first shaft pivot axis perpendicular to the translation axis and a second shaft pivot axis parallel to the first shaft pivot axis. The door linkage may couple the door to the elongated shaft. The door linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the first shaft pivot axis. The cabinet linkage may couple the cabinet to the elongated shaft. The cabinet linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the second shaft pivot axis.

A domestic appliance may include a cabinet, a door, and a linear hinge coupling the door to the cabinet. The linear hinge may include a bearing assembly, an elongated shaft, a door linkage, and a cabinet linkage. The bearing assembly may be mounted to the cabinet. The elongated shaft may be received within the bearing assembly and slidable along a translation axis on the bearing assembly. The elongated shaft may define a first shaft pivot axis perpendicular to the translation axis and a second shaft pivot axis parallel to the first shaft pivot axis. The door linkage may couple the door to the elongated shaft. The door linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the first shaft pivot axis. The cabinet linkage may couple the cabinet to the elongated shaft. The cabinet linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the second shaft pivot axis.

A furniture fitting for movably mounting a furniture flap, in particular a two-part furniture flap, on a furniture carcass includes a main part which is or can be connected to the furniture carcass; a mounting device which is or can be connected to the furniture flap; and at least one, in particular exactly one, actuating arm which is mounted or can be mounted on the main part at a first end so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation. The actuating arm is or can be connected to the mounting device at a second end opposite the first end via at least one multi-joint mechanism, and the multi-joint mechanism has at least three, preferably at least four, particularly preferably exactly four, joints each having an axis of rotation.

A furniture fitting for movably mounting a furniture flap, in particular a two-part furniture flap, on a furniture carcass includes a main part which is or can be connected to the furniture carcass; a mounting device which is or can be connected to the furniture flap; and at least one, in particular exactly one, actuating arm which is mounted or can be mounted on the main part at a first end so as to be pivotable about an axis of rotation. The actuating arm is or can be connected to the mounting device at a second end opposite the first end via at least one multi-joint mechanism, and the multi-joint mechanism has at least three, preferably at least four, particularly preferably exactly four, joints each having an axis of rotation.

A domestic appliance may include a cabinet, a door, and a linear hinge coupling the door to the cabinet. The linear hinge may include a bearing assembly, an elongated shaft, a door linkage, and a cabinet linkage. The bearing assembly may be mounted to the cabinet. The elongated shaft may be received within the bearing assembly and slidable along a translation axis on the bearing assembly. The elongated shaft may define a first shaft pivot axis perpendicular to the translation axis and a second shaft pivot axis parallel to the first shaft pivot axis. The door linkage may couple the door to the elongated shaft. The door linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the first shaft pivot axis. The cabinet linkage may couple the cabinet to the elongated shaft. The cabinet linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the second shaft pivot axis.

A domestic appliance may include a cabinet, a door, and a linear hinge coupling the door to the cabinet. The linear hinge may include a bearing assembly, an elongated shaft, a door linkage, and a cabinet linkage. The bearing assembly may be mounted to the cabinet. The elongated shaft may be received within the bearing assembly and slidable along a translation axis on the bearing assembly. The elongated shaft may define a first shaft pivot axis perpendicular to the translation axis and a second shaft pivot axis parallel to the first shaft pivot axis. The door linkage may couple the door to the elongated shaft. The door linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the first shaft pivot axis. The cabinet linkage may couple the cabinet to the elongated shaft. The cabinet linkage may be pivotally connected to the elongated shaft at the second shaft pivot axis.

A furniture drive includes a main part and an actuator arm rotatably mounted on the main part about a first rotational axis. The actuator arm has multiple levers, and a securing interface arranged on an imaginary securing interface plane and via which the furniture front part can be secured to the actuator arm. The actuator arm can be moved continuously with respect to the first rotational axis between a first rotational position, which corresponds to a closed position of the furniture front part that can be secured to the actuator arm and which can be assigned a rotational angle α of 0°, and a second rotational position, which corresponds to a maximum open position of the furniture front part that can be secured to the actuator arm and which can be assigned a rotational angle α greater than 0° .

A furniture drive includes a main part and an actuator arm rotatably mounted on the main part about a first rotational axis. The actuator arm has multiple levers, and a securing interface arranged on an imaginary securing interface plane and via which the furniture front part can be secured to the actuator arm. The actuator arm can be moved continuously with respect to the first rotational axis between a first rotational position, which corresponds to a closed position of the furniture front part that can be secured to the actuator arm and which can be assigned a rotational angle α of 0°, and a second rotational position, which corresponds to a maximum open position of the furniture front part that can be secured to the actuator arm and which can be assigned a rotational angle α greater than 0° .