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US 8,468,653 B2Granted
Actuating drive for a movable furniture part
AssigneeJulius Blum GmbH
InventorKlaus Tumler
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Abstract
An actuating drive includes at least one actuating arm for moving a movable furniture part, and a locking device for blocking the motion of the actuating arm. The locking device permits the motion of the actuating arm only after the movable furniture part has been mounted on the actuating arm, and the locking device is released by the mounting of the movable furniture part on the actuating arm.
Claims19
An actuating drive comprising:
- an actuating arm for moving a movable furniture part, said actuating arm having a mounting portion;
- a locking device for locking a movement of said actuating arm, said locking device being configured to allow a movement of said actuating arm only after the movable furniture part has been mounted to said actuating arm, and said locking device being configured such that unlocking of said locking device is automatically effected by mounting of the movable furniture part to said actuating arm;
- a fitment body to be fixed to the movable furniture part;
- and
- a fixing device for releasably connecting said mounting portion of said actuating arm to said fitment body;
- wherein said locking device includes:
- a movably-mounted control portion;
- a locking portion for blocking a pivotal movement of said actuating arm;
- and
- a transmission mechanism for transmitting movement of said control portion to said locking portion so as to block and unblock the pivotal movement of said actuating arm;
- wherein said control portion of said locking device and said fitment body are configured such that, upon mounting of said mounting portion to said fitment body, said control portion is acted upon by said fitment body.
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An actuating drive comprising:
- a fitment body to be fixed to a movable furniture part;
- an actuating arm for moving the movable furniture part, said actuating arm having a mounting portion releasably connected to said fitment body;
- and
- a locking device for locking said actuating arm so as to prevent a movement of said actuating arm, and for unlocking said actuating arm so as to allow a movement of said actuating arm, said locking device being configured to automatically lock said actuating arm when said fitment body is disconnected from said mounting portion of said actuating arm, and said locking device being configured to automatically unlock said actuating arm when said fitment body is connected to said mounting portion of said actuating arm, said locking device including:
- a movably-mounted control portion to be contacted by said fitment body;
- a locking portion for blocking a pivotal movement of said actuating arm;
- and
- a transmission mechanism for transmitting movement of said control portion to said locking portion so as to block and unblock the pivotal movement of said actuating arm.
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An article of furniture comprising:
- a movable furniture part;
- and
- an actuating drive including:
- a fitment body fixed to said movable furniture part;
- an actuating arm for moving said movable furniture part, said actuating arm having a mounting portion releasably connected to said fitment body;
- and
- a locking device for locking said actuating arm so as to prevent movement of said actuating arm, and for unlocking said actuating arm so as to allow a movement of said actuating arm, said locking device being configured to automatically lock said actuating arm when said fitment body is disconnected from said mounting portion of said actuating arm, and said locking device being configured to automatically unlock said actuating arm when said fitment body is connected to said mounting portion of said actuating arm, locking device including:
- a movably-mounted control portion to be contacted by said fitment body;
- a locking portion for blocking a pivotal movement of said actuating arm;
- and
- a transmission mechanism for transmitting movement of said control portion to said locking portion so as to block and unblock the pivotal movement of said actuating arm;
- wherein said actuating drive is releasably mounted to said movable furniture part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.