Grass GmbH Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140210330 | Device for Releasably Connecting a Furniture Pull-Out, Which is Movable Guided in a Furniture Carcass via a Guidance Unit to Said Guidance Unit - In a device for releasably connecting a furniture pullout part movably guided in a furniture carcass by means of a guide unit to the guide unit, the device including a device housing on which a control element is integrally formed and pivotably mounted via at least one solid body joint in such a way that the connection between the furniture pullout part and the guide unit can be released on actuation of the control element, at a distance from the solid body joint, supporting means are provided for supporting the control element while preventing a relative movement between this and the device housing. | 07-31-2014 |
20140185968 | DEVICE FOR SETTING A FURNITURE PART RECEIVED IN A BASIC FURNITURE STRUCTURE, GUIDING DEVICE FOR MOVING A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART AND PIECE OF FURNITURE WITH A DEVICE FOR SETTING A FURNITURE PART RECEIVED IN A BASIC FURNITURE STRUCTURE - A device for setting a movable furniture part received in a basic furniture structure by means of a guiding unit, with which the furniture part is movably guided in the basic furniture structure, the guiding unit including a movement rail, which is attached to the furniture part and is mounted displaceably with respect to a basic-structure rail, the device including a setting unit that is attached to a front-side end portion of the movement rail, which sets a stop position of the movement rail during closing movements with respect to the basic-structure rail. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184123 | Device for Moving a Movable Furniture Part, and Piece of Furniture - In a device for moving a furniture part, in particular a shutter, door or drawer, which is accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture structure, having an actuating drive, which, in a drive mode, is connected to the movable furniture part and drives the movable furniture part, and having a sensor means, which is connected to the actuating drive and is intended for activating the actuating drive, the sensor means has a database and is designed such that, with the device installed in the use state, physical state variables to which the movable furniture part is subjected via the user, and which serve for monitoring the movement of said furniture part, can be sensed and read into the database, wherein the database has, or can have, stored in it movement profiles which are each assigned to a certain movement situation of the movable furniture part which is initiated by external action on the movable furniture part and can be described by physical state variables, and wherein, with the aid of at least one sensed physical state variable, a certain associated movement profile can be retrieved from the database and the actuating drive can be activated in accordance with the movement profile achieved. | 07-03-2014 |
20140129033 | Furniture Fitting for a Movable Furniture Part, and Piece of Furniture - In a furniture fitting for a movable furniture part, in particular a shutter, door or drawer, having an actuating drive, via which the movable furniture part can be driven, the furniture fitting has arranged in or on it a sensor means via which, with the furniture fitting installed in the use state, physical state variables to which the movable furniture part is subjected via the user, and which serve for monitoring the movement of said furniture part, can be sent and transmitted by signal transmission for the purpose of controlling the actuating drive in dependence on at least one of the sensed physical state variables. | 05-08-2014 |
20130340342 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING A FURNITURE PART WHICH IS HELD IN A MOVABLE MANNER, AND FURNITURE - An apparatus for moving a furniture part in a movable manner on a furniture body, having a drive unit, a control unit, and a sensor device which interacts with the control unit, wherein the movable furniture part can be moved in an opening direction and a closing direction in a driven manner relative to the furniture body. The drive unit is coupled to the movable furniture part and drives the movable furniture part in a drive mode of the drive unit. The control unit and the sensor device are designed such that, when the apparatus is in the assembled use state, the sensor device identifies an action by an operator on the movable furniture part from the outside as an action with the purpose of moving the furniture part in a manner which can be predefined by the operator and provides a corresponding sensor signal to the control unit. | 12-26-2013 |
20130328468 | Unknown - An apparatus for moving a first furniture part in relation to a second furniture part, having two spaced-apart guide devices in which switching devices are provided. A closed position of the first furniture part is predefinable by way of the switching devices. Furthermore, connecting means for a coupled switching movement of the switching devices are provided between the guide devices. According to the present invention, in each case one carry-along element is provided on the guide devices and catching elements for the carry-along elements are present, wherein movements of the catching elements are coupled, wherein one carry-along element interacts with in each case with one catching element at least along one switching path of the switching device and wherein the carry-along elements are separated from the catching elements at least via a movement of the guide devices. | 12-12-2013 |
20130154463 | CONNECTING DEVICE AND DRAWER HAVING A CONNECTING DEVICE - The invention proposes a device for connecting wall elements of a drawer, wherein the wall elements, in the connected state, form at least part of a wall of the drawer, and wherein the drawer wall comprises a front wall, a rear wall and/or at least one side wall. According to the invention, a plate-like connecting adapter with engagement means is provided for connecting the wall elements which are to be connected, the engagement means interacting, for connecting purposes, both with an end side of a first wall element which is to be connected and with a main side of a second wall element which is to be connected, wherein the connecting adapter, in its main direction of extent, butts against the end side and the main side. | 06-20-2013 |
20130000075 | Damping device, furniture hinge and furniture - A damping device for damping a relative movement of device parts of a device for pivoting and/or displacing a furniture part guided movably on a furniture body is proposed, the damping device comprising a damper housing with an inner volume and an inner part accommodated in the inner volume, the damper housing and the inner part executing a relative movement during a damping action, so that, during the relative movement, wall portions delimiting the inner volume and an at least essentially cylindrical portion of the inner part can be moved past and opposite one another. According to the invention, the wall portions have an essentially hollow-cylindrical basic shape, guide means portions projecting in regions into the hollow-cylindrical basic shape, which guide means portions are in bearing contact against the cylindrical portion of the inner part during the relative movement. | 01-03-2013 |
20120311818 | PIECE OF FURNITURE AND DEVICE FOR A PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention proposes a device for a piece of furniture, which comprises a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture structure, for defining a stop position of the furniture part, having an adjustment unit, which has an adjustable stop and which bounds a furniture-part closing movement which can be executed during normal operation. According to the invention, the adjustment unit comprises a stop part which can be deflected resiliently out of a starting position, wherein the stop position is determined by the extent of deflection in a fixed deflecting position of the stop part. | 12-13-2012 |
20120126677 | Device for movable furniture part, and piece of furniture - The invention is a device for a movable furniture part, such as a door, shutter or drawer, that includes a first attachment part fitted on a basic structure and connected, via an articulation mechanism, to a second attachment part fitted on the movable furniture part that pivots the movable furniture part, and a damping device for damping the relative movement during pivoting of the movable furniture part. The damping device includes a damper housing and an internal part accommodated on the damper housing that are movable in relation to one another, where the damper housing or the internal part serves as a contact part which contacts, at least temporarily, a portion of the device during pivoting of the furniture part. An adjusting arrangement adjusts the damping. The adjusting arrangement is mounted to a predefined fitting position that is changeable and the damping device is secured in the predefined fitting position. | 05-24-2012 |
20110241509 | APPARATUS FOR DRIVING AN ACTUATING MECHANISM, OPENING APPARATUS, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - An apparatus for driving an actuating mechanism, of an apparatus for opening and/or closing a furniture part accommodated in a movable manner on a basic furniture part, including a drive unit for driving the actuating mechanism via a transmission arrangement with a plurality of transmission members. The actuating mechanism is arranged on one of the furniture parts and can be brought temporarily into contact with the other furniture part during opening and/or closing. The contact between the actuating mechanism and the other furniture part is broken during an opening operation. The transmission arrangement includes a traction-mechanism device. | 10-06-2011 |
20110204761 | Mounting device for a furniture part and item of furniture - The invention relates to an item of furniture and a device for detachably mounting a furniture part on a guide unit, by means of which the furniture part is accommodated on a furniture body so as to be displaceable, and the guide unit includes a body rail that is associated with the furniture body and a movement rail that is associated with the furniture part. A mounting mechanism is present and includes an attachment part, which is mountable on the guide unit and is adjustable from a pre-assembly state mounted on the guide unit into a final assembly state, in which the furniture part is mountable on the guide unit in the intended manner by means of the mounting means. | 08-25-2011 |
20100090570 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A FURNITURE PART, MOUNTING FIXTURE FOR SAID DEVICE AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A mounting fixture for attaching at least one device for controlling the movement of a furniture part which is received on a stationary furniture part so as to be movable in a driven manner. According to the invention, a fastening mechanism is provided, with elongate profiles which extend separately from each other with a clearance in between them and to which the device for controlling the movement can be attached. | 04-15-2010 |
20100084954 | PIECE OF FURNITURE AND DEVICE FOR PUSHING OUT A FURNITURE PART - The invention proposes a piece of furniture and a device for pushing out a furniture part which is accommodated in a movable manner on a fixed furniture part, having a pushing-out lever which can be driven via a drive unit, is fitted on one of the two furniture parts and is temporarily in contact with the other furniture part in order to push out the movable furniture part, and the pushing-out lever has an abutment region within which the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part takes place, it being possible for the pushing-out lever to be driven, the intention being for the contact between the pushing-out lever and the other furniture part to be eliminated during a pushing-out operation. According to the invention, the abutment region has an inflection, and the pushing-out lever is designed to deform elastically during the pushing-out operation. | 04-08-2010 |
20100084953 | PIECE OF FURNITURE AND DEVICE FOR PUSHING OUT A FURNITURE PART WHICH IS ACCOMMODATED IN A MOVABLE MANNER ON A FIXED FURNITURE PART - The invention proposes a device for pushing out a furniture part which is accommodated in a movable manner on a fixed furniture part, having a pushing-out element which is driven via a drive unit and is present on one of the furniture parts in order to push the movable furniture part out of a closure position, the intention being for contact between the pushing-out element and the other furniture part to be eliminated during a pushing-out operation, and having a control unit for controlling the drive unit, the control unit taking as a basis a definable closure position of the movable furniture part for controlling the drive unit. The invention provides means by which, following a closing operation of the movable furniture part, a standstill position achieved in the process can be defined as a new closure position and replaces the closure position previously taken as a basis. | 04-08-2010 |
20090289500 | ENERGY SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A PLURALITY OF ENERGY CONSUMERS CONNECTED THERETO - An energy supply device ( | 11-26-2009 |
20090138134 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A MOVEABLE FURNITURE PART, AND A PIECE OF FURNITURE HAVING A DEVICE SUCH AS THIS - The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a moveable furniture part which can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit can be operated in an operating mode and in a configuration mode, with the monitoring unit being designed to use additional means to enter a configuration mode in which the device can be configured. In addition, the invention relates to a piece of furniture having a device such as this. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134754 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE PARTS WHICH CAN BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND A PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved relative to a second furniture part, in a driven manner, via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of said first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, after an initiating action by the monitoring unit, the first furniture part is moved to a predetermined position and is stopped there, with the predetermined position differing from a final position of the first furniture part. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134753 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A PLURALITY OF MOVEABLE FURNITURE PARTS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE SUCH AS THIS, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of movable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit and a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture parts. In order to match the movement of the movable furniture parts, at least an inner furniture part is associated with an outer furniture part such that, when a configuration mode is activated, the association of the at least one inner furniture part with the outer furniture part is created by a sequence of opening and/or closing movements of the movable furniture parts that are associated with one another. | 05-28-2009 |
20090134752 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A PLURALITY OF MOVEABLE FURNITURE PARTS, AND A METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE SUCH AS THIS, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed such that, as long as one moveable furniture part is being moved in a driven manner on a predetermined movement section, none of the other furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner are moveable in a driven manner. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture and to a method for configuration of a device for controlling the movement of moveable furniture parts. | 05-28-2009 |
20090102340 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A PLURALITY OF MOVEABLE FURNITURE PARTS, METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE SUCH AS THIS, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of a plurality of moveable furniture parts which can be moved in a driven manner relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the moveable furniture parts. With regard to safety standards, it is proposed that the monitoring unit is designed such that, when two moveable furniture parts are moved in a driven manner at the same time, the relative velocity between the two moveable furniture parts can be kept below a predetermined value which is less than the maximum relative velocity which occurs between the two moveable furniture parts as a result of their driven movement. The invention also relates to a corresponding furniture part and to a method for configuration of a device such as this. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102338 | DEVICE FOR MOVING A FIRST FURNITURE PART RELATIVE TO A SECOND FURNITURE PART - The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for moving a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part using a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in the driven manner, relative to the second furniture part via a monitoring unit for movement monitoring of the first furniture part. In order to adopt a position better between the furniture parts, the monitoring unit is designed to preset a movement of the first furniture part through a predefined movement distance away from a mechanical stop after a movement of the first furniture part to a position which is defined by the mechanical stop, with the first furniture part being locked in the position that is reached, as a final position. | 04-23-2009 |
20090099706 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE PARTS WHICH CAN BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part. According to the invention, the monitoring unit is designed to record a movement pattern of the first furniture part if the moving first furniture part collides with an object, and to use this movement pattern as the basis for further monitoring of the movement of the first furniture part. A piece of furniture with a device according to the invention is also disclosed. | 04-16-2009 |
20090096337 | DEVICE FOR INFLUENCING THE MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE PARTS WHICH CAN BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - The invention relates to a piece of furniture and to a device for influencing the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, having a guide unit for guidance of a first furniture part on a second furniture part, and having a drive unit by means of which the first furniture part can be moved, in a driven manner, relative to the second furniture part, with the guide unit having a fixed rail, which is associated with the second furniture part, and a moving rail, which is associated with the first furniture part. A pulling-pushing element is provided in order to apply a drive effect from the drive unit to the first furniture part, guided on the fixed rail via guide means. | 04-16-2009 |
20090091223 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT OF FURNITURE PARTS WHICH CAN BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A device for controlling the movement of furniture parts which can be moved with respect to one another, using a drive unit by means of which a first furniture part can be moved in a driven manner relative to a second furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, in which case the monitoring unit is designed such that, after starting up, the monitoring unit operates in accordance with a monitoring program for monitoring the movement of the first furniture part, with selection means being provided by means of which an alternative selection program can be activated, instead of the monitoring program, in order to monitor the movement of the first furniture part. The invention also relates to a piece of furniture including the device. | 04-09-2009 |
20090079309 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A CLOSING GAP IN A PIECE OF FURNITURE, DEVICE FOR MOVING A MOVABLE FURNITURE PART RELATIVE TO A STATIONARY FURNITURE PART, AND PIECE OF FURNITURE - A method for adjusting a closing gap in a piece of furniture, which comprises a device for moving a movable furniture part relative to a stationary furniture part by means of a drive unit, by means of which the furniture part can be driven to move relative to the stationary furniture part via a monitoring unit for monitoring the movement of the movable furniture part, with the closing gap being formed between a front part of the movable furniture part and the stationary furniture part when the movable furniture part is in a closed position with respect to the stationary furniture part. According to the invention, the closing gap is adjusted in an activated, electronically assisted, adjusting mode. | 03-26-2009 |