Fastening plate to fasten a hinge arm of a furniture hinge

#1. Field of the Invention

#The invention relates to a fastening plate to fasten a hinge arm of a furniture hinge having an elongated base plate with at least two boreholes to receive fastening elements, a cover plate covering the base plate at least in part and being guided in a transversely displaceable manner thereon, and an eccentric to displace the cover plate with respect to the base plate.

#2. Description of the Related Art

#FIG. 1: a plan view of an embodiment of the fastening plate in accordance with the invention;

#FIG. 2: a bottom view of the fastening plate in accordance with FIG. 1;

#FIG. 3: a section in accordance with the section line III—III in FIG. 1;

#Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.

#The fastening plate shown in the FIGS. 1 to 3 essentially consists of a base plate 1, a cover plate 2 and an eccentric 3. The simple manufacturing and mounting method based on the invention can be explained in particular by means of FIG. 4. The base plate 1 has lateral tangs 4′ which are directed downwards and which are bent down into the final position 4 either before or during the assembly of all parts. The cover plate 2 is also provided on both sides with two separate tangs 5 directed downwards which are bent down into the position 5′ while being put together so that they are located in the position best seen in FIG. 2. Finally, the eccentric 3 is inserted into the elongate aperture 6 such that its shaft 7 is supported at the edges of the elongate aperture. A lower eccentric shaft part 8 of the eccentric 3 is riveted into a borehole 9 of the base plate 1 so that the eccentric 3 is rotatably journalled in the borehole 9. The cover plate 2 is displaced with respect to the base plate 1 by turning the eccentric 3.

#It can be seen in particular from FIG. 2 that the edges of the tangs 4 of the base plate 1 are supported at the inner edges of the tangs 5 of the cover plate 2 so that these tangs form a guide in the transverse direction. At the same time, the tangs 5 surround the base plate such that the cover plate 2 is held inseparably from the base plate 1, while its respective adjustment in the transverse direction can be carried out only by turning the eccentric 3 provided with a slot for a screwdriver. Appropriately, the elongate aperture 6 and the borehole 9 are located in the central region of the respective plates so that their design is symmetrical.