A hinge or an item of furniture or a domestic appliance has a first hinge part and a second hinge part, which are interconnected via a lever mechanism having seven articulation pins and levers articulated thereon. The first hinge part has a first connecting piece and the second hinge part has a second connecting piece which are arranged parallel and spaced apart in a closed position of the hinge; and a cover element at least partially covers the lever mechanism on at least three sides in order to make it impossible to reach between the levers of the lever mechanism. A plurality of cover plates are formed integrally with the cover element, and the cover plates arranged on one side of the lever mechanism can be partially overlappingly pivoted relative to one another when the hinge is pivoted. The possibility of reaching into the lever mechanism is thereby prevented.

A slide member having a slide surface coated with a lacquer including a resin. The lacquer is in turn at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating. The lipophilic composition coating provides a slide layer on the slide member with low friction.

A furniture drive including a housing to be arranged on a furniture panel, and an actuating arm assembly for moving the movable furniture part, and the actuating arm assembly includes an actuating arm movably-supported relative to the housing to be fixed to the movable furniture part. The actuating arm assembly is movable between a first relative position and a second relative position, and includes actuating arms pivotable relative to one another. A pivotal movement of the actuating arm assembly from the second relative position toward the first relative position can be blocked by a releasable blocking device including a movably supported blocking element movable between a blocking position and an unblocking position. A blocking element of the blocking device is supported on one of the actuating arms and includes an abutment bearing against a counter-abutment of the other of the actuating arms in the blocking position.

A furniture drive for moving a furniture part includes a housing to be located on or in a furniture panel, and an actuating arm mounted movably relative to the housing and on which the movable furniture part can be fastened, and the housing has an end face through which the actuating arm protrudes in a relative position. A spring device can exert a force onto the actuating arm, an adjusting device can adjust the force that can be exerted onto the actuating arm by the spring device, and a display device can display the force adjustment carried out by the adjusting device. The display device is formed separately from the adjusting device and can be read in an installed position of the furniture drive, in which position the housing is located completely, except for the end face, in the furniture panel of the furniture body.

A folding dividing screen structure has at least two screen panels, a plurality of sealing covers, at least one connecting member with a respective vertical through channel on opposite sides of the connecting member, and at least two vertical strips. Each screen panel is secured in an outer frame, the connecting member pivotally connected with the two screen panels via the two vertical strips.

A hinge for pieces of furniture with deceleration device, comprising a fixed part which is adapted to be connected to the body of a piece of furniture, a moveable part which is adapted to be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the movable part being mutually articulated by way of at least one connecting oscillating rocker, a decelerator being further provided; the decelerator comprises elements for at least partial deactivation of deceleration, which are adapted to uncouple the rocker from the decelerator.

A furniture hinge includes a first fitting portion, a second fitting portion, and a hinge axis hingedly connecting the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion. The fitting portions are movable between a first position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially coplanar to one another, and a second position, in which the furniture parts are aligned substantially parallel to one another. A cover can at least partially cover a gap formed between the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion, and a movement of the cover can be coupled to a movement of the furniture hinge. The first fitting portion and/or the second fitting portion includes an abutment, and the cover includes a counter-abutment. Upon a relative movement of the fitting portions, the abutment abuts against the counter-abutment. The cover, due to the abutment bearing against the counter-abutment, can be moved about the hinge axis.

A method for operating an assembly includes providing a furniture part which can be arranged by a furniture drive in at least two operating positions relative to a furniture body. In chronological order, a command transmitter spatially separated from the furniture drive transmits at least one digital command to a data transmission device of the furniture drive via the data transmission device of the command transmitter. A computing unit of the furniture drive compares the at least one digital command with at least one digital data set stored in a storage unit, and the computing unit makes a selection on the basis of the result of the comparison to carry out the at least one digital command.

A damper with hidden rail, comprising a shell and a damper, the damper comprises a tension piece, a sliding block, a telescopic cylinder and a limiting piece, the sliding block is slidably mounted in the shell, and the tension piece is connected to the shell and the sliding block; the tension piece is capable of pulling the sliding block to move; the limiting piece is connected to the sliding block, and the telescopic cylinder is mounted on the shell; the limiting piece is provided with a compression surface, one end of telescopic cylinder abuts against the compression surface directly or indirectly, and the telescopic cylinder and the limiting piece have a first relative position and a second relative position; in the process that the tension piece pulls the sliding block, the telescopic cylinder moves; and in the process that the telescopic cylinder moves, the telescopic cylinder is gradually compressed.

A retraction device includes a housing and a driving element guided in the housing between a parked position and an end position. A first end of a spring energy accumulator is connected to the housing. The spring energy accumulator is loaded to a maximum operating value when the driving element is in the parked position and is unloaded to a residual energy value when the driving element is in the end position. A second end of the spring energy accumulator can either be fixed to the housing or coupled to the driving element by means of a bistable coupling. The coupling has a blocking element that can be moved between the housing and the driving element.