The disclosure relates to a hinge for furniture or domestic appliances, comprising a lateral part on which a hinge part is pivotally mounted via two levers. A damping device is provided having a movable damping element which is mounted in a movable manner between guide elements for damping purposes and which can be moved via a first actuation element during a closing movement of the hinge before reaching the closed position. A second actuation element is provided which pushes the damping element during an opening movement of the hinge before reaching the maximum opening position for damping an opening process. In this manner, the hinge provides an opening as well as a closing damping function.

A hinge is described for the opening and closing of swing doors of furniture, including a fixed part shaped to be housed in a seat obtained in a horizontal plane of the furniture structure, such as a base or a top, and a movable part configured to be completely inserted into a seat obtained in a furniture door, the hinge being provided with a movement mechanism having a pair of levers or connecting rods connecting two pivot points provided on the fixed body of the hinge to two pivot points provided on the movable part to actuate the door in opening and closing, wherein lateral adjustment mechanisms are housed in the movable part of the hinge, the mechanisms being configured to perform, when the hinge is mounted, a translation of the door with respect to the furniture structure along a direction parallel to the front surface of the furniture.

A fitting includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a panel of a carrier, and a second fitting portion to be fixed to a pivoting element and pivotally connected to the first fitting portion. The first fitting portion includes a mounting member having a fastening device for fixing the mounting member to the panel of the carrier, and the first fitting portion includes a coupling member hingedly connected to the second fitting portion. The coupling member is releasably connected to the mounting member, and the mounting member of the first fitting portion includes a housing. The coupling member, in a connected condition with the mounting member, is received within the housing. A locking device can releasably lock the coupling member to the mounting member, and includes an ejection device for ejecting the coupling member out of the housing during unlocking.

A method for assembling sub-assemblies to a receiving component in an assembly plant involves providing at least one assembly station, one or more sub-stations proximal to the assembly station, and at least one assembly device, the receiving component temporarily stopping in the assembly station, picking at least two sub-assemblies from the one or more sub-stations, and keeping the receiving component in a stationary status at least during assembling, by the at least one assembly device, the two sub-assemblies with the receiving component. In the stationary status, the receiving component remains in a same assembly status and/or in a same position and/or does not undergo other operations until the receiving component receives the at least two sub-assemblies. An assembly plant and an assembly line including the assembly plant are provided.

A method for assembling multicomponent items involves providing a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly, respectively picking, by a first manipulator arm and a second manipulator arm, the first and second sub-assemblies and bringing the first and second sub-assemblies to a mutual assembly position, assembling, by the first and second manipulator arms, the first and second sub-assemblies to form a joint assembly, sending a synchronous translation signal to the first and second manipulator arms, actuating a synchronous translation of the first and second manipulator arms and bringing the joint assembly to a receiving seat provided in a receiving component. An assembly station and an assembly line including the assembly station are provided.

A method for assembling two sub-assemblies involves providing a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly, by a first manipulator arm and a second manipulator arm, picking the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, keeping the first and second sub-assemblies suspended, bringing the first and second sub-assemblies to a mutual assembly position and assembling the first and second sub-assemblies in a suspended-in-air position to form a joint assembly, avoiding all contact with any support other than the first and second manipulator arms. A method for assembling multicomponent items including the method for assembling the two sub-assemblies is provided. An assembly station and an assembly line including the assembly station are also provided.