Furniture drive

An item of furniture comprising:

• a furniture carcass having a pair of furniture panels arranged at opposite lateral sides of the furniture carcass, each of the pair of furniture panels having opposite sidewall surfaces with a recess therebetween;
• a movable furniture part movably mounted to the furniture carcass;
• and
• a furniture drive interchangeably integrated into the recess of either one of the furniture panels, the furniture drive being configured to move the movable furniture part relative to the furniture carcass, the furniture drive including:
• a housing entirely received within the recess of either one of the furniture panels in a mounted condition;
• an actuating arm arrangement including actuating arm mounted within the housing for moving the movable furniture part;
• a horizontal adjustment element arranged within the housing and set back from an opening of the housing, the horizontal adjustment element being configured to allow adjustment of a force acting on the actuating arm;
• and
• a cover on the opening of the housing of the furniture drive, the cover having an opening and an L-shaped cross-sectional configuration including:
• a limb extending into the recess and securely fixed to a wall of the housing, and
• a laterally protruding, rectangular-shaped flange connected to the limb and surrounding both the opening of the cover and the opening of the housing, the flange resting directly against a front surface of the one of the furniture panels such that a rear side of the flange of the cover forms a depth-stop for the housing,
• wherein the actuating arm of the actuating arm arrangement protrudes through the opening of the cover and the opening of the housing, and
• wherein the furniture drive is configured to allow access to the adjustment element within the housing via the opening of the housing and the opening of the cover when the movable furniture part is in an open position to thereby allow adjustment of the force acting on the actuating arm.