A spring winding device, a counterbalancing force adjustment device for a counterbalancing mechanism, and a method of adjusting an amount of force stored in a spring of a counterbalancing mechanism are provided. The spring winding device includes a support bracket, a worm gear, and a drive gear. The worm gear is rotatably coupled to the support bracket and includes a mount portion for coupling a first end cone thereto. The drive gear is rotatably disposed adjacent the support bracket and is drivingly engaged with the worm gear. A rotation of the drive gear causes the worm gear to rotate within the support bracket. The spring winding device does not require pretensioning using winding rods, maintains rigidity and alignment when a counterbalancing force is applied, and decreases a cost and a complexity of the counterbalancing mechanism.

A drive device, preferably an ejection device, for a furniture fitting or a construction fitting includes a housing, an actuating device movable relative to the housing, and a spring for applying a force to the actuating device, with the spring having a first end connected to the actuating device. A bearing device supports a second end of the spring to the housing, and the bearing device is configured to be adjusted over a limited path relative to the housing.

A furniture drive can move a furniture part movably supported relative to a furniture carcass. The furniture drive includes a housing configured to be at least partially received within a recess of a furniture panel of the furniture carcass in a mounted condition, and an actuating arm arrangement for moving the movable furniture part. A cover is provided on the housing of the furniture drive, and the cover has at least one laterally protruding, substantially hoop-shaped flange.

A drive unit for a sliding arrangement, in particular a sliding door, includes a carriage, which is formed for linearly mobile mounting in relation to a sub-structure of the sliding arrangement, a deflection roller rotatable around a roller axis at the carriage for deflecting a drive belt of the sliding arrangement, and a tensioning device, comprising having a shaft with male thread rotatable around a shaft axis, a first shaft reception with female thread for receiving the male thread of the shaft, a second shaft reception for linear mobile reception of the shaft, and a compression spring between the second shaft reception and a spring abutment at the shaft. The shaft is disposed for tensioning the drive belt by increasing the distance between the first shaft reception and the second shaft reception.

A hinge including: a first leaf assembly accommodating a portion of a first panel having a first cut-out section, the first leaf assembly including a first insert component which is tight fittingly receivable within the first cut-out section; a second leaf assembly, hingedly coupled to the first leaf assembly, for accommodating a portion of a second panel having a second cut-out section; a spring operatively coupled to the first and second leaf assemblies to bias the hinge to move from an open position to a closed position; and a dampener to dampen movement of the hinge from the open position to the closed position, wherein said longitudinal dampener axis is disposed between and substantially parallel with planes defined by respective opposing faces of the first panel.

A door operator including an output shaft, a ball screw, a powered driver, and a yoke. The output shaft is configured to be coupled to a door. The powered driver is operatively coupled to the ball screw and configured to rotate the ball screw in a first rotational direction. The yoke is coupled to the ball screw and configured to translate in response to rotation of the ball screw. The yoke is configured to rotate the output shaft.

The displacement device (10), which is provided for the installation in a door compartment (18) of a functional entity (1), comprises a drive device (2) preferably comprising a housing (210), a spring mechanism (211), a pull cord pulley (212) coupled to the spring mechanism (211), and a pull cord (22), which is wound onto the pull cord pulley (212) and is guided preferably via at least one deflection pulley (231, 232, 233) up to a holding element (33, 339; 72), a mounting profile (14), which is connected or connectable by mounting hinges (131) to a single-part or multi-part door (11), which is held vertically aligned and displaceable by a holding device (4); which is connected on an upper end piece to an upper guide carriage (5) that is supported displaceably on an upper guide rail (15) and/or which is connected on a lower end piece to a lower guide carriage (6) that is supported displaceably on a lower guide rail (16); and which, connected to the drive device (2), is automatically displaceable between a rear-sided end position (S2) at the rear-side of the displacement device (10) and a front-sided end position (S1) at the front-side of the displacement device (10); and

an adjustment device (3, X3), with which a pre-tension on the spring mechanism (211) of the drive device (2) can be set. According to the invention the adjustment device (3, 3X) is arranged separated from the drive device (2) and comprises an adjustment element (33, X33) which is rotatable and lockable or displaceable and lockable and which adjustment element (33, X33) cooperates with the pull cord (22) led out of the drive device (2) in such a way that the pull cord (22) is pullable out of the drive device (2) by rotation or displacement of the adjustment element (33, X33) to set a corresponding pre-tension of the spring mechanism (211).

A luggage compartment hinge having a first hinge leaf with one bearing bush arranged between two second hinge leaf bushes. In an axle tube, non-rotatably connected to the first hinge leaf bush and rotatable in the second hinge leaf bearing bushes, there is a torsion spring, fastened at its first end to the axle tube and at its second end to a pretensioning adjusting element. A pivoting-movement damping element is arranged between the first and second hinge leaves. The adjusting element includes: a latching element in the second hinge leaf second bush with a ratchet wheel having an outer gear rim; a locking pawl mounted on the second bush for engagement in the outer gear rim; and a stop element which limits the rotation angle of the adjusting element. This arrangement allows the locking effect of the locking pawl to be ensured even without axial pretensioning of the torsion spring.

A furniture fitting is pivotable relative to a furniture carcass, and includes a housing to be arranged on or in a furniture panel of a furniture carcass, and a positioning arm mounted to be movable relative to the housing. The positioning arm is movable between a first maximum position, corresponding to a closed position of the movably mounted furniture part, and a second maximum position, corresponding to a maximum open position of the movably mounted furniture part. The housing has a front side and a fastening interface via which the movable furniture part is fastenable on the positioning arm. The fastening interface has a contact surface for contacting the movably mounted furniture part. The contact surface is arranged, in the first maximum position, in a plane of the front side of the housing and, in the second maximum position, in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the front side.

A refrigerator includes: a cabinet having a storage space; a hinge bracket coupled to the cabinet; a door which is rotatably coupled to a shaft provided at the hinge bracket, and which open/close the storage space; and an automatic closing device which is provided at the door at a position spaced from the rotational center line of the door, and which operates together with the hinge bracket during closing of the door, so that the door automatically closes, where the automatic closing device includes: a lever that rotates around a rotational center line spaced from the rotational center line of the door; an elastic member connected to the lever; and a body which is provided at the door and which rotatably supports the lever.