FURNITURE FITTING

Abstract

A furniture fitting for moving a movable furniture part relative to a furniture carcass includes a housing to be connected to the furniture carcass, and an actuating mechanism arranged or can be arranged at least in part within the housing. The actuating mechanism can be connected to the movable furniture part, and the actuating mechanism can swivel about at least one rotation axis. The actuating mechanism and/or at least one inner side of the housing facing the actuating mechanism has a local elevation, by which, at least in a relative position of the actuating mechanism to the housing, a play between the actuating mechanism and the inner side of the housing facing the actuating mechanism is at least halved in comparison to a region surrounding the local elevation.

Claims

1. A furniture fitting for moving a moveable furniture part relative to a furniture carcass comprising a housing which can be connected to the furniture carcass and an actuating mechanism which is or can be arranged at least partially within the housing and which can be connected to the moveable furniture part, wherein the actuating mechanism is pivotable about at least one axis of rotation, wherein the actuating mechanism and/or at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, has at least one local raised portion, by which, at least in a relative position of the actuating mechanism with respect to the housing, a clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is at least halved in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation in comparison with a region surrounding the at least one local raised portion.

2. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein a clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is at least halved in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation in comparison with a region surrounding the at least one local raised portion by the at least one local raised portion at least in a relative position of the actuating mechanism with respect to the housing, that corresponds to a complete open position of the furniture part which can be connected to the actuating mechanism.

3. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein a clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is at least halved in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation in comparison with a region surrounding the at least one local raised portion by the at least one local raised portion in any relative position of the actuating mechanism with respect to the housing.

4. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is reduced at least to a fifth at the at least one local raised portion in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation in comparison with the region surrounding the at least one local raised portion.

5. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is 0.05 mm to 0.20 mm at the at least one local raised portion in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation, and/or wherein the clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, is 0.80 mm to 2.00 mm in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation in the region surrounding the at least one local raised portion.

6. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism includes at least one articulated lever at which the at least one local raised portion is arranged, preferably wherein the at least one articulated lever has a first end moveable out of the housing and a second end which is opposite to the first end and which is arranged within the housing at least in the at least one relative position of the actuating mechanism, and wherein the at least one local raised portion is arranged at the second end of the at least one articulated lever.

7. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 6, wherein the at least one articulated lever is connected to at least one further articulated lever by way of at least one joint axis, preferably wherein the at least one local raised portion is arranged at a prolongation of the at least one articulated lever, that extends beyond the at least one joint axis.

8. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one local raised portion is in the form of an outwardly shaped portion and/or in the form of an additional part, preferably of plastic.

9. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one local raised portion is arranged in the form of a curved outwardly shaped portion at the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism.

10. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing has at least a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the two sides of the housing are spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation, preferably wherein at least one first local raised portion is arranged in the region of the first side of the housing and at least one second local raised portion is arranged in the region of the second side of the housing.

11. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing substantially is of a cuboidal configuration.

12. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism includes at least one spring force storage means for applying force to the at least one furniture part which can be connected to the actuating mechanism, preferably wherein there is provided at least one adjusting device for adjusting a spring prestressing of the at least one spring force storage means, which adjusting device is particularly preferably actuable from an end of the housing of the furniture fitting.

13. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein the actuating mechanism is in the form of a 7-rotary joint mechanism and/or is rotatably connected to the housing by way of at least one axis which is fixed with respect to the housing, wherein all provided axes which are fixed with respect to the housing are formed separately from the at least one local raised portion.

14. The furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein there is provided at least one fixing device actuable preferably from an end of the housing of the furniture fitting for fixing the housing of the furniture fitting in a recess of the furniture carcass.

15. An article of furniture comprising a furniture carcass and at least one furniture part mounted moveably to the furniture carcass by the furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, preferably wherein the furniture part is in the form of a furniture door or furniture flap and/or is pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation.

16. The article of furniture as set forth in claim 15, wherein the furniture carcass includes at least one side wall, wherein at least one recess is arranged in the at least one side wall and the housing of the furniture fitting is arranged at least region-wise, preferably completely, in the at least one recess, preferably wherein the at least one recess and/or the housing substantially is of a cuboidal configuration and the housing is covered at at least four and preferably five sides by a material of the at least one side wall.

17. A method for load-dependent stabilization of a furniture part mounted moveably to a furniture carcass by the furniture fitting as set forth in claim 1, wherein in a non-loaded state in which substantially only a weight force and a spring force of an optionally provided spring force storage means act on the furniture part, at the at least one local raised portion there is a clearance between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation of the actuating mechanism, and that clearance in a state in which the moveable furniture part is loaded by an additional force acting at least in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation is reduced to zero so that contact occurs between the actuating mechanism and the at least one inner side of the housing, that faces towards the actuating mechanism, at least at the at least one local raised portion.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0025] Further details and advantages of the invention are described more fully hereinafter by means of the description of figures with reference to the drawings in which:

[0026] FIGS. 1a and 1b are diagrammatically illustrated perspective views of an article of furniture according to a preferred embodiment, wherein partial FIG. b) shows the article of furniture in a partially dismantled state,

[0027] FIGS. 2a-2c show a furniture fitting according to a first preferred embodiment, wherein partial FIG. 2a shows the furniture fitting in a diagrammatic side view in which a housing cover is left out , partial FIG. 2b is a diagrammatic cross-sectional view along cross-sectional plane 51, and partial FIG. 2c shows an articulated lever of the furniture fitting in a diagrammatically illustrated perspective view,

[0028] FIG. 3 shows the furniture fitting according to the first preferred embodiment in a loaded state, wherein the furniture fitting is illustrated in a diagrammatic cross-sectional view along cross-sectional plane 51,

[0029] FIGS. 4a-4c show a furniture fitting according to a second preferred embodiment, wherein partial FIG. 4a shows the furniture fitting in a diagrammatic side view in which a housing cover is left out , partial FIG. 4b shows a diagrammatic cross-sectional view along cross-sectional plane 51 and partial FIG. 4c shows an articulated lever of the furniture fitting in a diagrammatically illustrated perspective view, and

[0030] FIG. 5 shows an articulated lever of a furniture fitting according to a third preferred embodiment, wherein the articulated lever is shown in a diagrammatically illustrated perspective view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0031] FIGS. 1a and 1b show an article of furniture 30 comprising a furniture carcass 3 and a furniture part 2 mounted moveably to the furniture carcass 3 by way of furniture fittings 1, wherein in the illustrated case the furniture part 2 is in the form of a furniture flap and is pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis of rotation 6.

[0032] The furniture carcass 3 comprises side walls 31, wherein a respective recess 29 is arranged in the side walls 31 and a respective housing 4 of the furniture fittings 1 is arranged at least region-wise or, as in the illustrated case even completely, in the recesses 29.

[0033] The recesses 29 and the housings 4 substantially are of a cuboidal configuration and the housings 4 are covered at at least four, preferably five, sides 22, 23, 32, 33, 34 by a material of the at least one side wall 31.

[0034] The furniture part 2 can have a frame 37 which holds a glass insert 38.

[0035] The article of furniture 30 can further have an ejection device 39 with which the furniture part 2 can be ejected from a closed position into a partly open position in which it is possible to get behind the furniture part 2 for a user.

[0036] The furniture carcass 3, besides the side walls 31, can have a rear wall 40, a top 41 and a bottom 42.

[0037] FIGS. 2a through 2c show a furniture fitting 1 according to a first preferred embodiment, wherein the furniture fitting 1 is designed for movement of a moveable furniture part 2 relative to a furniture carcass 3.

[0038] The furniture fitting 1 has a housing 4 which can be connected to the furniture carcass 3 and an actuating mechanism 5 which is or can be arranged at least partially within the housing 4 and which can be connected to the moveable furniture part 2. Fixing means 43, for example in the form of dowels, can be provided for that purpose.

[0039] The actuating mechanism 5 and thus a furniture part 2 connected to the actuating mechanism are pivotable about at least one axis of rotation 6.

[0040] According to the first preferred embodiment the actuating mechanism 5 has local raised portions 8, by which, at least in a relative position of the actuating mechanism 5 with respect to the housing 4, a clearance 10 between the actuating mechanism 5 and an inner side 7 of the housing 4, that faces towards the actuating mechanism 5, is at least halved in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6, in comparison with a respective region 11 surrounding the local raised portions 8.

[0041] In the illustrated case, even in any relative position of the actuating mechanism 5 with respect to the housing 4, a clearance 10 between the actuating mechanism 5 and the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, that face towards the actuating mechanism 5, is at least halved by the local raised portions 8 in comparison with a respective region 11 surrounding the local raised portions 8 in a direction parallel to at least one axis of rotation 6.

[0042] In absolute numbers the clearance 10 between the actuating mechanism 5 and the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, that face towards the actuating mechanism 5, at the local raised portions 8, is 0.05 mm to 0.20 mm in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6, and the clearance 12 between the actuating mechanism 5 and the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, that face towards the actuating mechanism 5, is 0.80 mm to 2.00 mm in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6 in the regions surrounding the local raised portions 8.

[0043] The actuating mechanism 5 includes an articulated lever 13 at which the local raised portions 8 are arranged (see in particular FIG. 2c), wherein the articulated lever 13 has a first end 14 which is moveable out of the housing 4 and a second end 15 which is opposite to the first end 14 and which is arranged within the housing 4, and wherein the local raised portions 8 are arranged at the second end 15 of the articulated lever 13.

[0044] The articulated lever 13 is connected to a further articulated lever 17 by way of a hinge axis 16, wherein the local raised portions 8 are arranged on a prolongation 18 of the articulated lever 13, that extends beyond the hinge axis 16.

[0045] There are provided further articulated levers 46, 47, 48 and further hinge axes 49. Overall the actuating mechanism 5 is in the form of a 7-rotary joint mechanism and is rotatably connected to the housing 4 by way of an axis 27 which is fixed with respect to the housing, wherein all provided axes 27 which are fixed with respect to the housing are formed separately from the local raised portions 8.

[0046] In the illustrated embodiment the local raised portions 8 are in the form of an additional part 20 of plastic. The articulated lever 13 has openings 50, in which the additional part 20 is portion-wise disposed.

[0047] The housing 4 has a first side 22 and a second side 23 which is opposite to the first side 22, wherein the two sides 22, 23 of the housing 4 are mutually spaced in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6 and wherein a first local raised portion 8 is arranged in the region of the first side 22 of the housing 4 and a second local raised portion 8 is arranged in the region of the second side 23 of the housing 4 (see in particular FIG. 2b).

[0048] The housing 4, except for rounded corners at a rear side 32, substantially is of a cuboidal configuration. Besides the rear side 32 and the sides 22 and 23 the housing also has a top side 34, an underside 33 and an end 25. The actuating mechanism 5 passes through the end 25.

[0049] As in the illustrated case a flange 52 for covering a milled edge of the recess 29 can be arranged at the end 25 of the housing 4.

[0050] There is provided a fixing device 28 which is actuable from the end 25 of the housing 4 of the furniture fitting 1 for fixing the housing 4 of the furniture fitting 1 in a recess 29 of the furniture carcass 3.

[0051] As in the illustrated case the fixing device 28 can include an actuating element 54 actuable for example by means of a screwdriver. A carrier 57 is displaceable relative to the housing 4 by way of the actuating element 54, wherein mounted pivotably to the carrier 57 are fixing elements 44 which are moveable by the movement of the carrier 57 into and/or to the material of the recess 29.

[0052] Besides the fixing device 28 at the underside 33 of the housing 4, it is also possible to provide fixing elements 55 at the top side 34, for example in the form of claws. The actuating mechanism 5 includes a spring force storage means 24 for applying force to the at least one furniture part 2 which can be connected to the actuating mechanism 5, wherein there is provided an adjusting device 26 actuable from the end 25 of the housing 4 of the furniture fitting 1 for adjusting a spring prestressing of the spring force storage means 24. For that purpose, as in the illustrated case, the adjusting device 26 can have an adjusting element 53 actuable for example by means of a screwdriver.

[0053] The spring force storage means 24 cooperates with the actuating mechanism 5 by way of a force transmission mechanism 45 and a force transmission lever 56.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows the furniture fitting 1 according to the first preferred embodiment in a loaded state.

[0055] As a comparison with FIG. 2b shows, a method of load-dependent stabilization of a furniture part 2 mounted moveably to a furniture carcass 3 by way of the furniture fitting 1 can be implemented as follows:

[0056] In a non-loaded state in which substantially only a weight force 35 (see FIG. 1a) and a spring force of the spring force storage means 24 are acting on the furniture part 2 there is clearance 10 at the local raised portions 8 between the actuating mechanism 5 and the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, that face towards the actuating mechanism 5, in a direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6 of the actuating mechanism 5. In a state in which the moveable furniture part 2 is loaded by an additional force 36 acting at least in the direction parallel to the at least one axis of rotation 6, that clearance 10 is reduced to zero so that a contact occurs between the actuating mechanism 5 and at least one of the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, that face towards the actuating mechanism 5, at least at one of the local raised portions 8.

[0057] FIGS. 4a through 4c show a furniture fitting 1 according to a second preferred embodiment, wherein the furniture fitting 1 according to this second preferred embodiment differs from the furniture fitting 1 according to the first preferred embodiment in that local raised portions 8, 9 are arranged both at the inner sides 7 of the housing 4 and also at the actuating mechanism 5.

[0058] In the present case the local raised portions 8, 9 are in the form of outwardly shaped portions 19, 21 and are in opposite relationship.

[0059] The local raised portions 9 are respectively arranged in the form of a curved outwardly shaped portion 21 at an inner side 7 of the housing 4, that faces towards the actuating mechanism 5.

[0060] According to a third preferred embodiment, local raised portions 9 are arranged only at the inner sides 7 of the housing 4, but not at the actuating mechanism 5. FIG. 5 shows an articulated lever 13 of a furniture fitting 1 according to such a third embodiment.