US 7,500,287 B2
Actuating mechanism for a pivotably mounted actuating arm
Klaus Brüstle, Höchst (Austria)
Assigned to Julius Blum GmbH, Hochst (Austria)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/651,472.
Application 11/651472 is a continuation of application No. PCT/AT2005/000142, filed on Apr. 27, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. A 1190/2004 (AT), filed on Jul. 14, 2004; and application No. A 1859/2004 (AT), filed on Nov. 08, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0124893 A1, Jun. 07, 2007
Int. Cl. E05F 1/08 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 16—286  [16/289] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An actuating mechanism for moving a flap of a piece of furniture, said actuating mechanism comprising:
an actuating arm to be pivotably mounted to the flap;
a spring device including a spring-loaded and movable setting member; and
a transmission mechanism linked between said spring device and said actuating arm for converting a movement of said setting member into a pivoting movement of said actuating arm, said transmission mechanism including:
an interlever pivotably mounted between said setting member and said actuating arm; and
an adjustment device for adjusting a transmission ratio between the movement of said setting member and the pivoting movement of said actuating arm;
wherein one of said interlever and said actuating arm has a setting contour surface, and the other of said interlever and said actuating arm has a thrust roller mounted thereto and arranged to abut against said setting contour surface such that said thrust roller runs along said setting contour surface during the pivoting movement of said actuating arm.