Patent Grant
11111711
The invention relates to a furniture hinge for the jointed fastening of a furniture door, shutter or the like to a furniture carcass, in particular to a frame of the furniture carcass, having a fitting body for fastening the furniture hinge to the furniture carcass and a hinge body for fastening the furniture hinge to the furniture door, shutter or the like, wherein a pivotably mounted hinge arm is associated with the hinge body and wherein the hinge arm can be fastened indirectly or directly to the fitting body.
The invention furthermore relates to a method for the jointed fastening of a furniture door, shutter or the like by at least one furniture hinge to a furniture carcass, in particular to a frame of a furniture carcass, wherein a fitting body of the furniture hinge is fastened to the furniture carcass and a hinge body of the furniture hinge is fastened to the furniture door, shutter or the like, wherein a pivotably mounted hinge arm is associated with the hinge body and wherein the hinge arm is fastened indirectly or directly to the fitting body.
Document EP 1 367 203 A2 discloses a furniture hinge having a hinge cup and a base plate coupled in a jointed manner via a multi-part arm connection. To this end, a hinge arm is connected in a jointed manner to the base plate. Opposite this, an angled holding arm is fastened to the hinge arm via a first eccentric. A second eccentric connects the holding arm opposite the first eccentric to an arm portion which is fastened to the base plate via a third eccentric. The base plate can be fastened by fastening screws to a furniture wall, in particular to the end face of a vertically extending frame of the furniture piece (face frame). The hinge cup is fixed to a furniture door. The eccentrics each enable a linear adjustment so that the furniture door can be adjusted in three spatial directions in relation to the furniture wall. They connect the portions of the arm connection and the base plate permanently so that the furniture hinge can only be fitted as a cohesive component. To fasten the furniture door to the furniture carcass, a fitter must therefore hold the door whilst simultaneously screwing the base plate to the furniture wall. This involves time and effort and can lead to imprecise fitting of the door or damage to the furniture piece in the event that the fitter drops the door in unfavorable installation situations. Fitting is difficult, in particular in the case of furniture pieces in which the furniture hinge has to be fastened to the end face of a frame (face frame), since only a small bearing surface for the base plate is available here.
DE 7 924 808 U1 discloses a cabinet having a door which is mounted to be pivotable about a vertical axis. A fitting block of a hinge is screwed to a vertically extending strip of the cabinet. Opposite this, a hinge cup is embedded in a corresponding bore in a furniture door of the cabinet and connected thereto. A hinge arm connected to the hinge cup in a jointed manner is guided to the fitting block and fastened thereto by a screw. To fit the door, the hinge cup is therefore firstly attached to the door and the fitting block is attached to the strip of the cabinet. The door is then aligned in relation to the carcass of the cabinet so that the hinge arm abuts against the fitting block and can be screwed thereto. The door must also be held by a fitter here and a tool must be simultaneously actuated for screwing in the connecting screw between the hinge arm and the fitting block. This involves effort and, in particular in unfavorable fitting situations, can lead to the fitter tilting or dropping the door, which can lead to damage to the door or the furniture piece.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a furniture hinge which enables simple fitting of a furniture door, shutter or the like to a furniture carcass of a furniture piece, in particular to a frame (face frame) of the furniture carcass.
It is furthermore an object of the invention to provide a method which enables simple fitting of a furniture door, shutter or the like to a furniture carcass of a furniture piece, in particular to a frame (face frame) of the furniture carcass.
The object of the invention is achieved in that at least one portion of the hinge arm or a component connected to the hinge arm has at least one guide portion, which cooperates with a sliding guide of the fitting body in such a way that the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is mounted in the sliding guide to be displaceable along a fitting direction and is held transversely to the fitting direction and in that a movement of the hinge arm contrary to the fitting direction can be blocked when a fitting position is reached. As a result of the two-part design of the furniture hinge, a hinge part (fitting body) can be pre-fitted on the furniture carcass, in a particular on a frame of the furniture carcass, and a hinge part (hinge body) can be pre-fitted on the furniture door, the shutter or the like. The furniture door, shutter or the like can then be held on the furniture carcass by a fitter and the guide portion of the hinge arm or the component connected thereto can be inserted into the sliding guide of the fitting body. The fitting direction is also proportionally aligned preferably transversely or in the direction of the acting gravitational force, not contrary to the acting gravitational force. Since the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is held transversely to the fitting direction in the sliding guide, the furniture door, shutter or the like is provisionally held on the furniture carcass when the guide portion is inserted into the sliding guide. It therefore no longer has to be held by the fitter. If the guide portion is inserted into the guide as far as its final fitting position, it can be indirectly or directly blocked against sliding out of the guide. The hinge arm and the fitting body and therefore the furniture door, shutter or the like and the furniture carcass are therefore fixedly and pivotably connected to one another. When the fitting position is reached, the fitter does not have to hold the weight of the furniture door, shutter or the like. He therefore has his hands free to block the movement of the hinge arm contrary to the fitting direction by means of a suitable blocking element. The fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like can therefore be carried out simply and reliably in that the guide portion is firstly inserted into the sliding guide and the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is subsequently blocked against sliding out of the sliding guide. A furniture door, shutter or the like is preferably held by at least two furniture hinges according to the invention. The at least two guide portions can then be inserted into the at least two sliding guides and the furniture door, shutter or the like can thus be held provisionally. In a second operating step, the movement of the hinge arms contrary to the fitting direction can then be blocked when their fitting position is reached.
According to a preferred design variant, it can be provided that the movement of the hinge arm contrary to the fitting direction can be blocked via a blocking element which can be closed without tools. The guide portion can therefore firstly be inserted into the sliding guide and then blocked by means of the blocking element which can be closed without tools. The fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like can thus be simplified considerably. For example, screw connections connecting the hinge parts do not have to be screwed in with a screwdriver, which can also considerably reduce the fitting time.
It can preferably be provided that the blocking element can be opened without tools and the hinge arm can be released from the fitting body. Dismantling of the furniture door, shutter or the like is therefore simplified considerably. After opening the blocking element, the guide portion associated with the hinge arm is furthermore guided in the sliding guide of the fitting body so that the furniture door, shutter or the like is held on the furniture carcass. A fitter therefore has both hands free to grip the furniture door, shutter or the like and to draw the guide portion out of the sliding guide. The risk of the furniture door falling off and being damaged during the dismantling procedure is therefore considerably reduced.
According to a preferred design variant of the invention, it can be provided that the blocking element is movably mounted and fixes the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm on the fitting body in a closed position and releases it in an open position. For fitting the furniture door, shutter or the like, the guide portion associated with the hinge arm must be introduced into the sliding guide and the blocking element must be adjusted into its open position so that the hinge arm can be adjusted until it is in its fitting position. Once this is achieved, the blocking element is adjusted into its closed position and the linear movement of the hinge arm is therefore blocked. The two positions of the blocking element are clearly defined so that faulty fitting can be ruled out to the greatest extent possible.
The fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like can be further simplified in that the blocking element is held in the closed position by at least one spring and in that the blocking element can be adjusted into the open position contrary to the spring force introduced by the spring. The blocking element is therefore adjusted into its closed position without the effect of an external force. In this closed position, the fitted hinge arm is indirectly or directly fixed on the fitting body. It is therefore ensured via the spring that the hinge arm is reliably held on the fitting body without the effect of an external force and is not inadvertently released. For fitting and dismantling the furniture door, shutter or the like, the blocking element can be simply and quickly adjusted into its open position and the connection between the hinge arm and the fitting body can be released.
Depending on the installation situation of the furniture hinge, good accessibility of the blocking element can be achieved in that the blocking element is arranged on the hinge arm or on the component connected to the hinge arm or on the fitting body.
The fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like can be simplified in that the blocking element can be adjusted from its closed position into its open position by the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm as a result of the insertion movement of the hinge arm along the fitting direction and in that the blocking element is adjusted into its closed position by the at least one spring in the fitting position of the hinge arm or the component connected to the spring arm. A fitter therefore only has to align the furniture door in relation to the furniture carcass and insert the guide portion into the sliding guide. At the end of the insertion movement, the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm strikes the blocking element. Through the exertion of a slight force, aligned in the fitting direction, on the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm, the blocking element is adjusted from its closed position into its open position contrary to the acting spring force and therefore clears the path so that the hinge arm can be displaced into its fitting position. Once this is achieved, the blocking element is adjusted back into its closed position as a result of the acting spring force and the movement of the hinge arm contrary to the fitting direction is blocked. The hinge parts can therefore be connected to one another in a continuous fitting movement, in which the guide portion is inserted into the sliding guide. To this end, the fitter advantageously does not have to operate the blocking element separately by hand. He therefore has both hands free to guide the furniture door, shutter or the like in such a way that the guide element is fed into the sliding guide and is blocked when the fitting position is reached. This is particularly advantageous when fitting a furniture door, shutter or the like using two or more furniture hinges. In this case, the hinge arms are all adjusted into in the same position, preferably into their open position, and the guide elements are then inserted into the associated sliding guides until, at the end of the insertion movement, the respective blocking elements block the hinge arms or the components connected thereto against sliding out of the sliding guide.
A simple design of the sliding guide can be achieved in that the fitting body has a base support having a fitting portion which has lateral guides which are arranged laterally to the fitting direction and each form a sliding guide, in particular guide groove, facing the fitting portion and in that the hinge arm, or the component connected thereto, has opposing guide portions which can be mounted to be linearly movable in the opposing sliding guides, in particular guide grooves, of the fitting body. The guide portions can be inserted simply and effortlessly into the sliding guide formed by guide grooves. As a result of the spaced arrangement of the guide grooves, torques, such as those transmitted, for example, to the sliding guide via the weight of the furniture door, shutter or the like, can be reliably absorbed. The guide grooves merely enable a sliding movement of the guide portion in or contrary to the fitting direction. The hinge arm or the component connected thereto is therefore reliably held transversely to the fitting direction. The lateral guides and the guide portions are formed in such a way that sufficiently high forces for permanently supporting the furniture door, shutter or the like can be transmitted from the guide portions to the lateral guides and therefore the fitting body and the frame of the furniture piece.
Simple and reliable blocking of the hinge arm in its fitting position can be achieved in that the hinge arm or the component connected thereto has a holding region facing in the fitting direction and having a latching recess, in that the blocking element has a holding portion and in that, in the fitting position of the hinge arm, the blocking element engages with its holding portion in the latching recess.
In this case, it can preferably be provided that the blocking element has a run-in chamfer which, during the insertion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm into the sliding guide of the fitting body, is guided into the adjustment path of the holding region of the hinge arm or the component connected thereto, and/or in that the holding region of the hinge arm or the component connected thereto has a chamfered portion and in that the blocking element has a run-in chamfer which, during the insertion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm into the sliding guide of the fitting body, is guided into the adjustment path of the chamfered portion. In this case, the run-in chamfer can preferably be arranged on the holding portion of the blocking element. The blocking element is particularly preferably pressed into its closed position by a spring force. Towards the end of the insertion movement of the guide portion into the sliding guide, the holding portion is pressed against the run-in chamfer of the blocking element. In this case, the holding portion slides along the run-in chamfer and presses this to the side. The pivotably mounted blocking element is thus adjusted into its open position, preferably contrary to a spring force. In this open position, the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm can be pushed into its fitting position. The pressure on the run-in chamfer is thus removed and the operating element pivots back into its closed position again. The hinge arm is therefore fixed in relation to the fitting body. If the holding region of the hinge arm or the component connected thereto has a chamfered portion, this strikes against the run-in chamfer of the blocking element during the insertion of the guide portion into the sliding guide. The chamfered portion and the run-in chamfer preferably have the same alignment so that the chamfered portion slides over the run-in chamfer during the further insertion and thus adjusts the blocking element from its closed position into its open position. During the further insertion, the hinge arm then arrives in its fitting position. The holding portion of the blocking element then preferably arrives in the region of the latching recess of the holding region of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm and engages therein as a result of an acting spring force so that the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is held in the fitting position.
It is provided that the blocking element has an actuating portion with which the blocking element can be adjusted manually from its closed position into its open position contrary to the acting spring force; the blocking element can therefore be operated manually. The actuating portion is preferably arranged in such a way that it is easily accessible during the fitting or dismantling of the furniture door, shutter or the like. During the fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like, the guide portion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is firstly inserted into the sliding guide of the fitting body until it abuts against the blocking element. The furniture door, shutter or the like is now held automatically. In the further fitting procedure, an increased force can now be applied to the guide portion in the fitting direction in order to adjust the blocking element into its open position, or the blocking element can be adjusted manually into its open position by means of the actuating portion and the guide portion can be displaced into its fitting position. For dismantling the furniture door, shutter or the like, the blocking element is adjusted manually into its open position by means of the actuating portion and the guide portion is drawn out of its fitting position. This can take place in succession for a plurality of furniture hinges provided on the furniture door, shutter or the like, wherein, on the already open furniture hinges, the guide portions remain partially inserted in the associated sliding guides and are thus held. It is therefore effectively prevented that the furniture door, shutter or the like falls to the floor during the dismantling thereof.
It can preferably be provided that the blocking element has at least one stop with which a movement of the blocking element in the direction of the acting spring force beyond the closed position is blocked. The blocking element therefore remains precisely aligned in relation to the holding region of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm during the insertion into the sliding guide.
Precise positioning of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm in its fitting position in relation to the fitting body can be achieved in that at least one stop portion is arranged on the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm, which stop portion blocks the insertion movement of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm into the sliding guide of the fitting body in the fitting direction when the fitting position is reached. It can thus be ensured that, for example, a holding portion of the blocking element is aligned precisely in relation to a latching recess of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm so that the holding portion can engage in the latching recess and therefore block the hinge arm or the component connected thereto.
Reliable mounting of the furniture door, shutter or the like when the guide portion is partially inserted into the linear guide can be achieved in that the holding region or the chamfered portion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm impacts against the run-in chamfer of the blocking element in the last movement portion of the insertion movement of the hinge arm along the fitting direction, in particular within the last 5% of the insertion movement of the hinge arm. The guide portion can therefore firstly be inserted into the linear guide until the impact occurs. It is thus held transversely to the fitting direction and firstly fixes the furniture door, shutter or the like provisionally. The fitting position, in which the blocking element blocks the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm, is then achieved by a linear displacement of the guide portion along the last movement portion of the insertion movement.
To enable the furniture door, shutter or the like to be aligned in relation to the furniture carcass, at least in one spatial direction, it can be provided that the hinge arm is connected to an intermediate piece, that the intermediate piece is connected to a connecting element, which can be fixed to the fitting body, and that the position of the hinge arm in relation to the intermediate piece can be adjusted at least in one spatial direction and/or that the position of the intermediate piece in relation to the connecting element can be adjusted at least in one spatial direction.
The easy and positionally precise fitting of the furniture hinge on a frame of the furniture carcass (face frame) can be enabled in particular in that the fitting body has a fitting surface for lying against the furniture carcass, in particular against the frame of the furniture carcass, and in that at least one stop protrudes over the fitting surface. For fitting purposes, the fitting surface can be placed against the frame. In this case the stop can be pressed against the edge of the frame. The fitting body is therefore aligned in relation to the frame. The bores through which the fitting body is screwed to the frame are therefore arranged precisely with respect to the frame, for example centrally on the frame. It can thus be prevented that the fitting screws are screwed in too tightly against the edge of the frame and shear off under a load. Furthermore, fitting bodies of a plurality of provided furniture hinges can be aligned precisely with respect to one another so that the furniture door, shutter or the like can be fitted without twisting.
According to an advantageous design of the invention, it can be provided that the hinge cup has a centering region and a fitting region having a reduced cup depth in relation to the centering region, that a housing with a damper is fastened externally to a base of the hinge cup in the fitting region and that a piston or a cylinder is guided through an opening into the centering region and there into the pivotal region of a joint lever of the hinge arm, which is pivotably mounted in the centering region. The housing with the damper is therefore not arranged in the interior of the hinge cup. When the furniture hinge is fitted, the interior of the hinge cup is thus free, easily accessible and easy to clean. The surface of the hinge cup which is visible when the furniture hinge is installed can be manufactured uniformly, for example from metal. A consistent and high-quality impression of the furniture hinge is thus achieved, along with a simultaneously high mechanical durability of the surface. The damper itself is arranged with its housing behind the hinge cup, protected from external mechanical loads and from contamination. The damper and the housing can therefore be produced economically, for example from plastic which is softer than metal. By arranging the housing with the damper on the fitting region having the reduced cup depth in relation to the centering region, the external dimensions of the assembly remain the same when compared to hinge cups of known furniture hinges, so that the hinge cup can be embedded and fastened in standardized bores in the furniture piece. For fitting the furniture piece, the furniture hinge is preferably present as a pre-fitted structural unit, in which the housing with the damper is already fastened to the fitting region. The furniture hinge can therefore be fastened easily and quickly to the furniture piece. In this case, the centering region enables precise positioning of the hinge cup in the standardized bore and therefore on the furniture piece. As a result of a piston or a cylinder of the damper being guided into the centering region and therefore into the adjustment path of the joint lever, the movement of the furniture door can be damped during the closing procedure.
The object of the invention which relates to the method is achieved in that, in a first method step, at least one portion of the hinge arm or a component connected to the hinge arm is partially inserted into a sliding guide of the fitting body along a fitting direction until the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm strikes a blocking element, wherein, in the partially inserted position, the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is held transversely to the fitting direction by the sliding guide, in that, in a second method step, during the further insertion of the portion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm, a closing force of the blocking element is overcome and the blocking element is adjusted into an open position and in that, when a fitting position of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is reached, the blocking element is adjusted into its closed position by an acting spring force and a movement of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm contrary to the fitting direction is blocked. After the first method step, the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm is held transversely to the fitting direction. The fitting direction is preferably not aligned contrary to the acting gravitational force. The furniture door, shutter or the like is therefore provisionally fixed on the furniture carcass after the first method step. During the further insertion of the portion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm, this is displaced into the active region of the blocking element and thus blocked. The hinge arm or the component connected thereto is now secured against being withdrawn from the sliding guide. A fitter can therefore firstly connect one or more furniture hinge parts to one another in such a way that the furniture door, shutter or the like is fastened to the furniture carcass such that it is secured against falling off. In this case, this first connecting step takes place by simply inserting a portion of the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm into a sliding guide, which can also be carried out simply for a plurality of furniture hinges arranged on the furniture door, shutter or the like. The fitter now has both hands free to displace the hinge arm or the component connected to the hinge arm into its fitting position in a second step and to therefore secure the hinge arm or the component connected thereto against sliding out of the sliding guide. In this case, the fitting direction for both connecting steps is the same, so that the fitting of the furniture door, shutter or the like can take place in a continuous movement sequence.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the drawings.
The drawings show:
A coordinate system 8 shows, with reference to the alignment of the furniture piece 3, three spatial directions, namely an X direction 8.1, a Y direction 8.2 and a Z direction 8.3. The spatial directions indicate possible adjustment directions of the furniture door 5, as enabled by the furniture hinge 1.
The base support 10 serves for fastening the fitting body 6 to the furniture piece 2 shown in
Two lateral guides 15 are integrally formed in each case laterally and opposite to one another on the fitting portion 11 of the base support 10. In this case, the lateral guides 15 are arranged along the edges of the fitting portion 11 which are arranged transversely to the fitting direction 9.1. They are aligned angled with respect to the fitting portion 11 and facing away from the fitting surface 10.1. At the ends, the lateral guides 15 are angled in such a way that the terminating edges of the oppositely arranged lateral guides 15 are facing one another. The lateral guides 15 therefore each form a lateral portion 15.1 and a cover portion 15.2 integrally formed thereon, which, together with the fitting portion 11, each encompass a guide groove 15.4. The guide grooves 15.4 of opposing lateral guides 15 are facing one another. They form a sliding guide 15.3. The sliding guide 15.3 is aligned in the fitting direction 9.1.
A holding projection 16 is fastened to the fitting portion 11 via a step 16.1. The holding projection 16 is integrally formed on the fitting portion 11 outside the region delimited by the stops 13, 14. Two holding webs 17 are integrally formed laterally on the holding projection 16. The holding webs 17 are formed as lugs which are angled in relation to the holding projection 16. The holding webs 17 are preferably arranged at an angle of 90° in relation to the holding projection 16. In this case, they are angled in the direction facing away from the fitting surface 10.1. The surface normals of the holding webs 17 are aligned transversely to the fitting direction 9.1. Each of the holding webs 17 is penetrated by an axial bore 17.1. The axial bores 17.1 of the oppositely arranged holding webs 17 are aligned flush with one another. Nub-shaped spring guides 18 are integrally formed between the holding webs 17 on the edge of the holding projection 16.
The blocking element 20 is formed in a bracket shape. It has a planar actuating element 21 on which laterally angled joint portions 22 are integrally formed 22. An axial socket 22.1 in the form of a bore is incorporated in the joint portions 22 in each case. The axial sockets 22.1 are aligned flush with one another. The joint portions 22 are aligned in such a way that, when the fitting body 6 is fitted, they are arranged laterally to, and at a slight spacing from, the holding webs 17 of the base support 10. The axial sockets 22.1 are then aligned flush with the axial bores 17.1 of the holding webs 17. Covered or partially covered by the actuating portion 21, stops 24 and a holding portion 23, as shown in
A pivot 26 is furthermore associated with the fitting body 6. The pivot 26 has end stops in the form of widened portions 26.1. In this case, at least one of the widened portions 26.1 is only attached during the assembly of the fitting body 6.
Two springs 25 are associated with the blocking element 20. The springs 25 each have a coil region 25.1 which is connected to a spring clip 25.3. The ends of the springs 25 are formed as legs 25.2. The legs 25.2 of the springs 25 are aligned in the direction of the spring contact surface 21.1 of the blocking element 20 and the spring clips 25.3 are aligned in the direction of the surface of the holding projection 16.
With reference to the description of
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A portion of the damper 60 is introduced into the centering region 31 through an opening 35. In the exemplary embodiment shown, a movably mounted cylinder 61 of a linear damper is introduced into the centering region 31. The cylinder 61 has a chamfered portion 62 at the end. A locking element 36 is rotatably mounted in the cover 37. The damper 60 can be blocked in a retracted position with the aid of the locking element 36 so that the chamfered portion 62 is not guided into the centering region 31.
A second spring 38 is likewise arranged outside the hinge cup 30. It is guided by its free ends 38.2 into the centering region 31 through the opening 35. The second spring 38, designed as a leg spring, has a coil 38.3 and a second spring clip 38.1.
The centering region 31 is formed by lateral cup walls 31.2, a rounded portion 31.4 and a cup base 31.1. Joint sockets 31.3 in the form of bores are embedded in the opposing lateral cup walls 31.2. A joint pin 39 with stop portions 39.1 at the ends is associated with the joint sockets 31.3. In this case, a stop portion 39.1 is only integrally formed on the joint pin 39 when the hinge body 7 is assembled.
The hinge arm 40 has a joint lever 43. At the end, and facing the hinge cup 30, a pin socket 41 is integrally formed on the joint lever 43, as shown in more detail in
The joint lever 43 is connected in one piece to a fastening portion 44 of the hinge arm 40. It is also conceivable to form the joint lever 43 and the fastening portion 44 separately and to connect them to one another, for example with the aid of fastening means. The fastening portion 44 is preferably designed as a punched part. It has lateral regions 44.2 angled laterally towards the connecting element 50. These form guide surfaces 41.1 aligned in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the hinge arm 40. A thread socket 45 and a recess 46 are incorporated in the fastening portion 44. A projection piece 44.3 is integrally formed on the fastening portion 44 via a step. In this case, the plane of the projection piece 44.3 is arranged offset in the direction of the intermediate part 80 in relation to the plane of the fastening portion 44. The projection piece 44.3 is interrupted by an X eccentric guide 47 in the form of an elongated hole.
The intermediate part 80 is arranged between the hinge arm 40 and the connecting element 50 and aligned for fitting with the hinge arm 40 and the connecting element 50. The intermediate part 80 has a contact portion 81 in a planar design, on which a projection 82, likewise in a planar design, is integrally formed. In this case, the plane of the projection 82 is offset in the direction of the hinge arm 40 in relation to the plane of the contact portion 81. The projection 82 is arranged opposite the projection piece 44.3 of the hinge arm 40. The projection 82 in the present case is connected to the contact portion 81 by three webs 81.2 aligned towards the hinge arm 40. Between the webs 81.2, the contact portion 81 has, in each case, an extension in the form of guide lugs 81.1.
An X eccentric bearing 83 in the form of a bore is incorporated, flush with the X eccentric guide 47, in the projection 82. Opposite the recess 46 of the hinge arm 40, a Y eccentric guide 84 in the form of an elongated hole and a through-opening 86 are integrally formed in the contact portion 81. Opposite the Y eccentric guide 84, a Y guide curve 89 is attached to the contact portion 81. The Y guide curve 89 is guided through the contact portion 81 and rises above the surface of the contact portion 81 in the direction of the connecting element 50. Lateral lugs are attached laterally to the contact portion 81. The lateral lugs 85 are angled in relation to the contact portion 81 and aligned in the direction of the hinge arm 40. Opposite the projection 82, a fastening web 87 is integrally formed on the contact portion 81. The fastening web 87 rises above the surface of the contact portion 81 in the direction of the hinge arm 40. Its upper surface is arranged at the height of the projection 82 of the intermediate part 80. Starting from the outer edge of the fastening web 87, an adjusting-screw socket 88 in the form of a slot is incorporated in the surface of said fastening web 87. The adjusting-screw socket 88 is arranged opposite the thread socket 45 of the hinge arm 40.
The connecting element 50 has a base body 51 in a planar design. In the fitting direction 9.1, an extension of the base body 51 forms a holding region 51.1. In the region of the front end of the holding region 51.1, relative to the fitting direction 9.1, this holding region is penetrated by a latching recess 51.2. The front edge of the holding region 51.1 has a chamfered portion 51.3. This is aligned in the fitting direction 9.1 and towards the hinge arm 40. Two outer holding lugs 55 are integrally formed on the base body 51, laterally to the holding region 51.1 and set back from the front edge thereof. The outer holding lugs 55 are bent out of the plane of the base body 51 in the direction of the hinge arm 40 in such a way that they each reach around an outer holding groove 55.1 which is open contrary to the fitting direction 9.1. Opposite the outer holding lugs 55, inner holding lugs 54 are integrally formed on the edge of the base body 51. The inner holding lugs 54 are formed to be mirror-symmetrical to the outer holding lugs 55 so that an inner holding groove 54.1, encompassed by the inner holding lugs 54, is aligned in the direction of the opposing outer holding groove 55.1 of the outer holding lugs 55 in each case. A linear guide aligned transversely to the fitting direction 9.1 is therefore formed by the holding lugs 54, 55. The intermediate part 80 can be introduced into the inner holding grooves 54.1 by its edge which is aligned contrary to the fitting direction 9.1, and into the outer holding groove 55.1 by its edges of the guide lugs 81.1 which are aligned in the fitting direction 9.1. The intermediate part 80 can therefore be displaced transversely to the fitting direction 9.1 and in the plane of the contact portion 81 whilst it is held in the remaining directions by the holding lugs 54, 55 and the base body 51 of the connecting element 50. In this case, the Y guide cam 89 is guided in a Y elongated guide hole 58 of the connecting element 50.
A respective guide portion 52 is integrally formed, laterally opposite one another, on the base body 51 of the connecting element 50. The guide portions 52 have a planar design. They are aligned in the fitting direction 9.1. along their longitudinal extent. The front ends of the guide portions 52, relative to the fitting direction 9.1, are arranged set back in relation to the front end of the holding region 51.1, as revealed more precisely in
An opening 53 is incorporated in the base body 51. The opening 53 is arranged opposite the through-opening 86 of the intermediate part 80 and therefore the recess 46 of the hinge arm 40. A Y eccentric bearing 56 in the form of a bore is incorporated in the base body 51 to the side of the opening 53 of the base body 51. The Y eccentric bearing 56 is arranged flush with the Y eccentric guide 84 of the intermediate part 80. The base body 51 is penetrated by the Y guide hole 58 on the opposite side of the opening 53. The Y elongated guide hole 58 is arranged opposite the Y guide cam 89 of the intermediate part 80.
An adjusting screw 90 with an adjusting-screw tool socket 90.1, a thread 90.2, a groove 90.3 and an end portion 90.4 is furthermore associated with the hinge body 7. The adjusting screw 90 is formed in such a way that it can be screwed by its thread 90.2 into the thread socket 45 of the hinge arm 40. The groove 90.3 then engages in the adjusting-screw socket 88 of the intermediate part 80. The fitted adjusting screw 90 is held axially on the fastening web 87 of the intermediate part 80 by the end portion 90.4 which has diameter which is larger than the groove.
An X eccentric 91 is associated with the hinge body 7. The X eccentric 91 has an X tool socket 91.1, an X guide region 91.2, and an X eccentric cam 91.3. The X eccentric cam 91.3 is arranged outside the center axis of the X guide region 91.2. The X eccentric 91 is aligned with respect to the X eccentric guide 47 of the hinge 40 and the X eccentric bearing 83 of the intermediate part 80. Fitted, the X eccentric cam 91.3 engages in the X eccentric bearing 83. The X guide region 91.2 is guided in the X eccentric guide 47 of the hinge arm 40.
A Y eccentric 92, which corresponds in terms of its construction to the X eccentric 91, is furthermore associated with the hinge body 7. It therefore has a Y tool socket 92.1, a Y guide region 92.2 and a Y eccentric cam 92.3. The Y eccentric cam 92.3 is arranged outside the center axis of the Y guide region 92.2. The Y eccentric 92 is aligned with respect to the Y eccentric guide 84 of the intermediate part 80 and the Y eccentric bearing 56 of the connecting element 50. Fitted, the Y eccentric cam 92.3 engages in the Y eccentric bearing 56. The Y guide region 92.2 is guided in the Y eccentric guide 84 of the intermediate part 80.
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The fastening portion 44 of the hinge arm 40 is connected to the intermediate part 80, as shown in more detail in
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The adjusting screw 90 and the two eccentrics 91, 92 serve for aligning the fitted furniture door 5 on the furniture carcass 3. In this case, the spacing between the fastening portion 44 of the hinge arm 40 and the intermediate part 80 can be altered by means of the adjusting screw 90 and the furniture door 5 can therefore be adjusted along the Z-axis 8.3, as shown in
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In a first fitting step, the connecting element 50 is inserted into the sliding guide 15.3 until the chamfered portion 51.3 of the holding region 51.1 strikes the run-in chamfer 23.1 (shown in
As a component connected to the hinge arm 40, the connecting element 50 is inserted into the sliding guide 15.3 of the fitting body 6 until it has reached its fitting position. The connecting element 50 is held transversely to the fitting direction 9.1 by the lateral guides 15. In the fitting direction 9.1, the stop portions 52.2 abut against the lateral guides 15 facing away from the blocking element 20. The connecting element 50 is blocked contrary to the fitting direction 9.1 by the engagement of the holding portion 23 of the blocking element 20 in the latching recess 51.2 of the holding region 51.1 of the connecting element 50, as revealed in particular in the sectional illustration in
To release the hinge body 7 from the fitting body 6, the blocking element 20 can be adjusted into its open position contrary to the spring force introduced by the springs 25 by a pressure on the actuating side 21.1 of its actuating portion 21. In this case, the blocking element 20 is pivoted about the pivot 26 according to the actuating direction 9.2. The holding portion 23 of the blocking element 20 is therefore brought out of engagement with the latching recess 51.2 of the holding region 51.1 of the connecting element 50. The connecting element 50 can now be drawn out of the sliding guide 15.3 contrary to the fitting direction 9.1.
For fitting the furniture door 5, the fitting body 6 and the hinge body 7 are present separately. Both are pre-fitted. The fitting body 6 is firstly aligned with the outer stop 14 on the frame 4. The fitting body 6 is then screwed to the frame 4. The hinge cup 30 is introduced into the bore in the furniture door 5, aligned and screwed to the furniture door 5. When a plurality of furniture hinges 1 are provided, these are fitted accordingly. The furniture hinge(s) 1 are pivoted into their open position. The furniture door 5 is then held in the opening of the furniture carcass 2 and aligned such that the guide portions 52 of the respective connecting elements 50 are aligned with respect to the sliding guide 15.2 arranged on the furniture carcass 6. The furniture door 5 is now pushed in the direction of the furniture carcass 2. In this case, the guide portions 52 are fed into the sliding guide 15.3. When a plurality of furniture hinges 1 are provided on the furniture door 5, the guide portions 52 can also be fed easily and simultaneously into the sliding guides 15.2 as a result of the infeed chamfers 52.1.
The guide portions 52 are firstly inserted into the sliding guide 15.3 until the holding region 51.1 of the connecting element 50 strikes the holding portion 23 of the blocking element 20. The connecting element 50 is now held transversely to the fitting direction 9.1 in the sliding guide 15.3. The sliding guide 15.3 is aligned such that the connecting element 50 does not slide out of the sliding guide 15.3 as a result of the gravitational force. A fitter can therefore let go of the furniture door 5 when the connecting element 50 is partially inserted without it falling off. In a further operating step, the connecting element 50 is inserted further into the sliding guide 15.3 in the fitting direction 9.1. This can take place, for example, as a result of a corresponding pressure on the furniture door 5. The chamfered portion 51.3 at the front end of the holding region 51.1 thus slides past the run-in chamfer 23.1 of the blocking element 20, whereby the blocking element 20 is adjusted into its open position. The connecting element 50 can now be inserted into the sliding guide 15.3 until the final fitting position is achieved. In this fitting position, the stop portions 52.2 of the guide portions 52 abut against the front lateral guides 15 of the base support 10. The latching recess 51.2 in the holding region 51.1 of the connecting element 50 is arranged in the region of the holding portion 23 of the blocking element 20. The blocking element 20 is therefore rotated by the springs 25 into its closing position shown in
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