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EP3420167B1
EP3420167B1 EP17711068.1A EP17711068A EP3420167B1 EP 3420167 B1 EP3420167 B1 EP 3420167B1 EP 17711068 A EP17711068 A EP 17711068A EP 3420167 B1 EP3420167 B1 EP 3420167B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/40—Suspension arrangements for wings supported on arms movable in vertical planes
    • E05D15/401—Suspension arrangements for wings supported on arms movable in vertical planes specially adapted for overhead wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
    • E05D3/06—Hinges with pins with two or more pins
    • E05D3/16—Hinges with pins with two or more pins with seven parallel pins and four arms
    • E05D2003/163—Horizontal pivot-axis
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/1041—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis
    • E05F1/105—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis with a compression spring
    • E05F1/1058—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis with a compression spring for counterbalancing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/10—Covers; Housings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

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  • the present invention relates to an actuating arm drive for at least one pivotably mounted actuating arm with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a piece of furniture with such an actuating arm drive.
  • actuating arm drives for movable furniture parts are known in the prior art.
  • Such actuating arm drives for movable furniture parts usually have at least one swivel arm which is connected to the movable furniture part and which is or are received in a housing of the actuating arm drive.
  • EP 2 924 215 A1 and DE 102 03 269 A1 actuators with a housing and an actuating arm arrangement for moving a furniture flap according to the preamble of claim 1 are shown.
  • actuating arm arrangement for moving a furniture flap according to the preamble of claim 1 are shown.
  • at least one actuating arm of the actuating arm arrangement protrudes downward from the housing.
  • the closed position of the actuating arm corresponds to that pivoting position of the plurality of articulated levers of the actuating arm in which, for example, the flap of a piece of furniture is in the closed position.
  • the front side of the housing is to be understood as that side of the housing which, in the open position of the actuating arm drive, is directed in the direction of the opening of the furniture or, in a closed position of the actuating arm drive, is directed towards the inside of the flap of the furniture.
  • the articulately connected levers which act on or form the actuating arm can have a nested or folded arrangement in one another or in relation to one another in the closed position of the actuating arm drive.
  • the housing can have a significantly smaller overall size than when the levers are fully received in the housing when the actuating arm drive is in a closed position.
  • the at least two articulated levers protrude from the end face of the housing.
  • the longitudinal side of the housing is free of protruding parts or levers. This can have a positive effect on the visual appearance of the actuator drive and, on the other hand, enable unhindered access to a piece of furniture with such an actuator drive. Since the interior of a piece of furniture and the actuator drive itself are usually only visible to a user in the open position of the actuator drive, such an actuator drive has a visually appealing and very space-saving design.
  • the housing has an essentially rectangular shape when viewed from the side. This can result in a particularly compact design of the housing of the actuating arm drive.
  • a rectangular shape of the housing can also enable the end faces and longitudinal sides of the housing to be designed in a straight line, which can facilitate alignment and assembly, for example.
  • the seven-joint kinematics has a main lever pivotably mounted about a first pivot axis on the housing, two intermediate levers pivotably mounted on the main lever, a guide lever pivotably mounted on one of the intermediate levers and a second pivot axis on the housing, and a support lever pivotably mounted on the intermediate levers .
  • a seven-joint kinematics enables a particularly advantageous embodiment of the actuating arm drive to be achieved.
  • At least the main lever and / or one of the intermediate levers are profiled in cross-section, preferably profiled with a cross-sectional shape that essentially corresponds to a U-profile.
  • the design of the main lever which is profiled in cross section, enables the actuating arm drive to be designed to be particularly torsion-resistant and thus stable.
  • the relevant levers can be designed essentially in one piece.
  • the actuator drive can have a compact appearance and an effective protection against jamming of a user's fingers.
  • the guide lever and the intermediate lever pivotably connected to it are nested in one another.
  • the possible pivoting range and the space requirement of the actuating arm or the actuating arm drive can be optimized.
  • the shape of the housing is essentially cuboid.
  • a cuboid housing is characterized by the optimal utilization of the inner area of the housing as well as by straight side or end faces.
  • the vertical extension of the housing is smaller, preferably essentially by half smaller, than the longitudinal extension of the housing.
  • the longitudinal extension of the housing is less than or equal to 28 cm, preferably less than or equal to 25 cm, particularly preferably less than or equal to 19 cm.
  • the energy store is designed in the form of at least one spring, which is installed in the housing in the assembly position of the housing.
  • the energy store is designed in the form of at least one spring, which is installed in the housing in the assembly position of the housing.
  • the furniture carcass has a carcass cover and the actuating arm drive with the housing in the assembly position in the furniture carcass with a longitudinal side of the housing is directly adjacent, preferably at a distance of less than 2 cm, below the carcass cover.
  • Fig. 1a shows a piece of furniture 3 with a furniture body 30, in the interior of which below a body cover 31 two actuating arm drives 1 are mounted.
  • a movable flap 4 is attached to the actuating arms 2 of the actuating arm drives 1 and is therefore pivotably mounted on the furniture body 30 by means of the actuating arm drives 1.
  • the actuating arm drive 1 is fastened to the furniture body 30 via a housing 5 provided with a housing cover 55.
  • FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a sectional representation of the FIG Fig. 1a furniture 3 shown, the actuating arm drive 1 being shown without the housing cover 55 of the housing 5.
  • a flap 4 is attached to the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1.
  • Figures 2a to 2d show the course of an opening movement - or, in reverse order, the course of a closing movement - of a piece of furniture 3 with a pivoted flap 4
  • Fig. 2a the closed position of the actuating arm drive 1 is shown, in which the furniture body 30 is closed off by the flap 4.
  • the actuating arm drive 1 has a pivotably mounted actuating arm 2 with several articulated levers, parts of the main lever 6 pivotably mounted on the housing 5, the pivotably mounted intermediate lever 7 and part of the support lever 10 designed to fasten the flap 4 you can see.
  • the end face 51 of the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1 facing the inside of the flap 4 is free of protruding levers of the actuating arm 2 in the closed position of the embodiment shown and is essentially flush with the furniture body 30.
  • the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1 has a front side that adjoins the longitudinal side 52 End face 51 and a further rear end face 56 adjoining the longitudinal side 52.
  • the essentially Z-shaped arrangement (dashed or broken lines) of the levers 6, 7, 10, which here partially protrude from the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5, can be seen (see also FIG Figure 7a ).
  • the flap 4 can be fastened to the actuating arm 2, specifically to the support lever 10 of the actuating arm 2, by means of the mounting plate 41.
  • the assembly of the flap 4 by means of the assembly plate 41 on the support lever 10 can be releasably fastened, for example by means of latching means 42 in the form of a clip mechanism. Further details on the mounting plate 41 are also the Figures 7b and the Figure 11 refer to.
  • Figure 2c shows a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 swiveled further in the direction of the open position.
  • the actuating arm 2 carrying the flap 4 is swiveled further in the direction of the open position, so that next to the main lever 6 and the nested intermediate levers 7, 8 and the support lever 10 the guide lever 9 pivotably mounted on the housing 5 can also be seen.
  • the levers form nested seven-joint kinematics.
  • the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5 is already free of protruding levers, so that reaching into the interior of the furniture 3 can be made significantly easier for a user.
  • the levers forming the actuating arm 2 consequently only protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5 in this pivoting position of the actuating arm drive 1, which is close to the open position.
  • a piece of furniture 3 is shown with a completely open flap 4.
  • the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 is in the open position, which thereby it is characterized in that the levers forming the actuating arm 2 protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5.
  • the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5 directly adjoining the end face 51 is free of protruding levers in the open position of the actuating arm drive 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of an actuator drive 1 with the housing cover 55 removed.
  • the alignment of the actuator drive 1 essentially corresponds to the mounting position in a piece of furniture 3 shown in the preceding figures horizontally extending spring 12, an articulated to this and pivotably mounted on the housing 5 reversing lever 13 and a pivotably connected to this transmission lever 14 is housed.
  • the actuating arm drive 1 also has a damping device 24 for damping the pivoting movement of the actuating arm 2 during a closing movement.
  • the actuating arm 2 is in the in Fig.
  • the illustrated embodiment of the actuator drive 1 consists of a main lever 6 pivotably mounted on the housing 5 about a first pivot axis S1, two intermediate levers 7, 8 pivotably mounted on the main lever 6, a guide lever 9 pivotably mounted on the second intermediate lever 8 and about a second pivot axis S2 on the housing 5 and a support lever 10 pivotably mounted on the intermediate levers 7, 8.
  • the guide lever 9 is formed by a first lever 91 and a second lever 92 connected to it, as well as a third lever 93 (not visible here).
  • the main lever 6 and the first intermediate lever 7 have a profiled cross section that essentially corresponds to a U-profile and are arranged nested in one another.
  • first intermediate lever 7 and the second intermediate lever 8 are nested within one another, as is also the case for the second intermediate lever 8 and the guide lever 9.
  • the main arm 6 is acted upon by a force from the energy store 11 via a force introduction element 16.
  • the force introduction element 16 is pivotably connected to the transmission lever 14 of the energy accumulator 11 and pivotably connected to the adjusting device 15 attached to the main lever 6.
  • the force introduction point x1 of the force introduction element 16 is located on the main lever below the pivot axis S1, whereby a torque is effectively exerted on the main lever 6 by the energy store 11, so that the actuating arm 2 is pivoted in the direction of the open position without any external influence.
  • FIG 4a shows a side view of an actuating arm drive 1 with the housing cover 55 removed.
  • the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 is, as shown, in the closed position, whereby the energy stored by the energy store 11 via the transmission lever 14 acts on the main lever 6 of the actuating arm 2 in such a way that it is active is pushed into the closed position.
  • the line of action of the force coming from the energy store 11 runs along the transmission lever 14 in relation to the pivot axis S1 of the main lever 6 (above the pivot axis S1) that the main lever 6 is actively engaged via the force introduction element 16 connected to the main arm 6 by means of the adjustment device 15 the closed position is pivoted and held in this.
  • the adjustment device 15 is in the form of a threaded spindle 20 rotatably mounted on the main arm 6 (see also FIG Figure 5a ), a sliding block 21 displaceably mounted in the threaded spindle 20 and a guide track 22, which is essentially straight in the main arm 6, and an intermediate piece 23 articulated to the sliding block 21 and the force introduction element 16.
  • the threaded spindle 20, the sliding block 21 and the intermediate piece 23 are arranged at least partially in the inner region of the main lever 6, which is embodied in a profiled manner.
  • a contact contour 17 is formed on end faces 18 of the main lever 6 for the contact of the force introduction element 16, the adjustment device 15 being designed to adjust the force introduction element 16 along the contact contour 17.
  • Figure 4c is an actuator drive 1 with a located in the Actuating arm 2 located in the open position is shown.
  • the levers forming the actuating arm 2 protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1.
  • the setting device 15 is in a setting in which the force introduction element 16 is positioned on the contact contour 17 at a first force introduction point x1.
  • the distance (radial) between the pivot axis S1 of the main lever 6 and the first force introduction point x1 is maximally large, as a result of which a large force acts on the actuating arm 2 from the energy store 11.
  • the stylistically indicated force introduction element 16 is located at the second force introduction point x2 (see also FIG Figure 9a ).
  • An adjustment of the force introduction point of the force introduction element 16 on the contact contour 17 of the main lever 6 takes place in the open position of the actuating arm drive 1 essentially transversely to the line of action of the force running along the transmission lever 14.
  • FIG. 11 shows a side view of a sectional illustration of an actuator drive 1 in one as in FIG Figure 4c
  • the individual parts of the adjustment device 15 are also shown in this sectional view.
  • screens 29 can be provided which cover openings in the housing 5 or in the actuating arm 2 itself that arise when the actuating arm 2 is pivoted.
  • the third lever 93 can be preloaded by stretching or compressing to the first standard distance d1 so that it retains its preload when installed . This can lead to a stabilization of the guide lever 9 composed of the individual levers.
  • Figures 8 and 8a is a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with a substantially completely open flap 4 is shown.
  • the setting device 15 of the actuating arm drive 1 is in a first setting in which the force introduction element 16 introducing the force from the energy accumulator 11 onto the main arm 6 is located at a first force introduction point x1 along the contact contour 17 formed on the main lever 6.
  • the sliding block 21 displaceable by the threaded spindle 20 in the guide track 22 is located in this first setting of the setting device 15 as shown at a first end of the guide track 22 remote from the contact contour 17, whereby the connection of the sliding block 21 with the connecting piece 23 by means of the intermediate piece 23 the force introduction element 16, this is positioned on the contact contour 17 at a force introduction point x1 remote from the pivot axis S1.
  • FIGS 9 and 9a show a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with an essentially completely open flap 4, as shown in detail A from FIG Figure 9a the setting device 15 of the actuator drive 1 is in a second setting.
  • the sliding block 21 mounted on the threaded spindle 20 is in this second setting at a second end of the guide track 22 facing the contact contour 17, whereby the connection of the sliding block 21 with the force introduction element 16 via the intermediate piece 23 approximates it to one of the pivot axis S1 second force introduction point x2 along the contact contour 17 is positioned.
  • the torque exerted on the main lever 6 is minimal, so this setting is suitable for compensating for the weight of flaps 4 with a low dead weight.
  • Figures 10 and 10a show a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 in the open position, with detail A from FIG Figure 10a the lines of action of the force acting on the main arm 6 from the energy accumulator 11, which run along the transmission lever 14, are shown.
  • the force introduction element 16 is located on a first one Force introduction point x1 along the contact contour 17.
  • the tangent t1 illustrates the inclination of the contact contour 17 at the first force introduction point x1.
  • the force introduction element 16 would be displaced along the tangent t1 when the adjustment device 15 is adjusted.
  • an obtuse (greater than 90 °) angle ⁇ would thus result between the line of action running to the second force introduction point x2 and the tangent to the contact contour.
  • the contact contour 17 is curved, especially concave towards the line of action of the force, it can be achieved that the angle ⁇ enclosed by the line of action of the force in the force introduction point x2 and the inclination of the contact contour 17 illustrated by the tangent t2 is an acute angle ( less than 90 °).
  • FIG Figure 11 a perspective view of a piece of furniture 3 with an actuating arm drive 1 mounted in the furniture body 30 is shown.
  • the position shown of the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 corresponds to a partially open or partially closed position of the actuating arm drive 1.
  • FIG Figure 11 the representation of a flap 4 has been omitted.
  • the mounting plate 41 is shown detached from the support lever 10 and can be preassembled on a flap 4.
  • the mounting plate 41 can be releasably fastened to the support lever 10, for example by means of latching means 41.
  • latching means 41 can be designed, for example, as clip connections known from the applicant.
  • the mounting plate 41 can be mounted essentially flat against the inner surface of the flap 4. As a result, there is no need for complex machining of the flap 4, such as the introduction of millings.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft einen Stellarmantrieb für zumindest einen schwenkbar gelagerten Stellarm mit den Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs des Anspruchs 1 und ein Möbel mit einem solchen Stellarmantrieb.The present invention relates to an actuating arm drive for at least one pivotably mounted actuating arm with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a piece of furniture with such an actuating arm drive.

Im Stand der Technik ist eine Vielzahl an Stellarmantrieben für bewegbare Möbelteile bekannt. Solche Stellarmantriebe für bewegbare Möbelteile weisen gewöhnlich zumindest einen mit dem beweglichen Möbelteil verbundenen Schwenkarm auf, welcher bzw. welche in einem Gehäuse des Stellarmantriebs aufgenommen ist bzw. sind.A large number of actuating arm drives for movable furniture parts are known in the prior art. Such actuating arm drives for movable furniture parts usually have at least one swivel arm which is connected to the movable furniture part and which is or are received in a housing of the actuating arm drive.

In der EP 2 559 835 A1 , EP 2 924 215 A1 und DE 102 03 269 A1 sind Stellantriebe mit einem Gehäuse und einer Stellarmanordnung zum Bewegen einer Möbelklappe gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1 gezeigt. In einem montierten Zustand des Gehäuses am Möbelkorpus und in der Schließstellung der Stellarmanordnung, welche einer geschlossenen Stellung der Möbelklappe entspricht, ragt zumindest ein Stellarm der Stellarmanordnung vom Gehäuse nach unten hin ab.In the EP 2 559 835 A1 , EP 2 924 215 A1 and DE 102 03 269 A1 actuators with a housing and an actuating arm arrangement for moving a furniture flap according to the preamble of claim 1 are shown. In a mounted state of the housing on the furniture body and in the closed position of the actuating arm arrangement, which corresponds to a closed position of the furniture flap, at least one actuating arm of the actuating arm arrangement protrudes downward from the housing.

Nachteilig an herkömmlichen im Stand der Technik bekannten Stellarmantrieben ist dabei der erhöhte Raumbedarf eines zur Aufnahme der Hebel des Stellarms ausgebildeten Gehäuses im Inneren eines Möbels mit einem solchen Stellarmantrieb. Aus mehreren Seiten des Gehäuses vorstehende Hebel des Stellarms können zudem für einen Benutzer ein Eingreifen in das Möbel behindern und ein Verletzungsrisiko darstellen.The disadvantage of conventional actuating arm drives known in the prior art is the increased space requirement of a housing designed to accommodate the levers of the actuating arm in the interior of a piece of furniture with such an actuating arm drive. Levers of the actuating arm protruding from several sides of the housing can also prevent a user from reaching into the furniture and pose a risk of injury.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Bereitstellung eines Stellarmantriebs und eines Möbels mit einem Stellarmantrieb, bei welchem die zuvor genannten Nachteile nicht auftreten. Diese Aufgabe wird durch einen Stellarmantrieb mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 und einem Möbel mit zumindest einem solchen Stellarmantrieb gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausführungsformen der Erfindung sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen definiert.The object of the invention is to provide an actuator drive and a piece of furniture with an actuator drive in which the aforementioned disadvantages do not occur. This object is achieved by an actuator drive with the features of claim 1 and a piece of furniture with at least one such actuator drive. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are defined in the dependent claims.

Die Schließstellung des Stellarms entspricht dabei jener Schwenkstellung der mehreren gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebel des Stellarms, in welcher sich beispielsweise die Klappe eines Möbels in der geschlossenen Stellung befindet. Unter der Stirnseite des Gehäuses ist dabei jene Gehäuseseite zu verstehen, die in der Offenstellung des Stellarmantriebs in Richtung der Öffnung des Möbels gerichtet ist bzw. in einer Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs zur Innenseite der Klappe des Möbels gerichtet ist. Die den Stellarm beaufschlagenden oder ausbildenden gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebel können in der Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs eine verschachtelte bzw. gefaltete Anordnung ineinander bzw. zueinander aufweisen. Dadurch, dass zumindest zwei gelenkig miteinander verbundene Hebel aus einer Längsseite des Gehäuses vorstehen und erfindungsgemäß in der Schließstellung ein mit der Klappe verbindbarer Hebel, der mit diesem gelenkig verbundene Hebel und der mit diesem am anderen Ende gelenkig verbundene Hebel in einer Seitenansicht im Wesentlichen Z-förmig angeordnet sind, kann das Gehäuse eine deutlich geringere Baugröße aufweisen, als bei einer vollständigen Aufnahme der Hebel im Gehäuse bei einer Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs.The closed position of the actuating arm corresponds to that pivoting position of the plurality of articulated levers of the actuating arm in which, for example, the flap of a piece of furniture is in the closed position. The front side of the housing is to be understood as that side of the housing which, in the open position of the actuating arm drive, is directed in the direction of the opening of the furniture or, in a closed position of the actuating arm drive, is directed towards the inside of the flap of the furniture. The articulately connected levers which act on or form the actuating arm can have a nested or folded arrangement in one another or in relation to one another in the closed position of the actuating arm drive. The fact that at least two articulated levers protrude from a longitudinal side of the housing and, according to the invention, in the closed position, a lever that can be connected to the flap, the lever that is articulated to this and the lever that is articulated to it at the other end in a side view essentially Z- are arranged in a shape, the housing can have a significantly smaller overall size than when the levers are fully received in the housing when the actuating arm drive is in a closed position.

In der Offenstellung des Stellarmantriebs stehen die zumindest zwei gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebel aus der Stirnseite des Gehäuses vor. Dadurch kann einerseits erreicht werden, dass die Längsseite des Gehäuses frei von vorstehenden Teilen bzw. Hebeln ist. Dies kann sich positiv auf die optische Erscheinung des Stellarmantriebs auswirken und andererseits ein ungehindertes Eingreifen in ein Möbel mit einem solchen Stellarmantrieb ermöglichen. Da der Innenraum eines Möbels und der Stellarmantrieb selbst gewöhnlich nur in der Offenstellung des Stellarmantriebs für einen Benutzer sichtbar sind, besitzt ein solcher Stellarmantrieb eine optisch ansprechende und sehr raumsparende Ausgestaltung.In the open position of the actuating arm drive, the at least two articulated levers protrude from the end face of the housing. As a result, it can be achieved on the one hand that the longitudinal side of the housing is free of protruding parts or levers. This can have a positive effect on the visual appearance of the actuator drive and, on the other hand, enable unhindered access to a piece of furniture with such an actuator drive. Since the interior of a piece of furniture and the actuator drive itself are usually only visible to a user in the open position of the actuator drive, such an actuator drive has a visually appealing and very space-saving design.

Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass das Gehäuse in Seitenansicht eine im Wesentlichen rechteckige Form aufweist. Dadurch kann sich eine besonders kompakte Bauform des Gehäuses des Stellarmantriebs ergeben. Eine rechteckige Form des Gehäuses kann zudem eine geradlinig verlaufende Ausbildung der Stirnflächen und Längsseiten des Gehäuses ermöglichen, wodurch sich beispielsweise die Ausrichtung und Montage erleichtern lassen kann.It can be provided that the housing has an essentially rectangular shape when viewed from the side. This can result in a particularly compact design of the housing of the actuating arm drive. A rectangular shape of the housing can also enable the end faces and longitudinal sides of the housing to be designed in a straight line, which can facilitate alignment and assembly, for example.

Es kann weiter vorgesehen sein, dass von den gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebeln des Stellarmantriebs eine Siebengelenk-Kinematik ausgebildet wird. Dies kann besonders vorteilhaft bei der Verwendung des Stellarmantriebs zum Antrieb einer Hochschwenkklappe eines Möbels sein.It can further be provided that the levers of the actuating arm drive which are connected to one another in an articulated manner form seven-joint kinematics. This can be particularly advantageous when using the actuating arm drive to drive a flap of a piece of furniture.

Dabei kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Siebengelenkkinematik einen um eine erste Schwenkachse am Gehäuse schwenkbar gelagerten Haupthebel, zwei am Haupthebel schwenkbar gelagerte Zwischenhebel, einen an einem der Zwischenhebel und um eine zweite Schwenkachse am Gehäuse schwenkbar gelagerten Führungshebel und einen an den Zwischenhebeln schwenkbar gelagerten Traghebel aufweist. Durch eine solche Ausbildung einer Siebengelenk-Kinematik kann eine besonders vorteilhafte Ausführung des Stellarmantriebs erreicht werden.It can be provided that the seven-joint kinematics has a main lever pivotably mounted about a first pivot axis on the housing, two intermediate levers pivotably mounted on the main lever, a guide lever pivotably mounted on one of the intermediate levers and a second pivot axis on the housing, and a support lever pivotably mounted on the intermediate levers . Such a design of a seven-joint kinematics enables a particularly advantageous embodiment of the actuating arm drive to be achieved.

Dabei kann weiter vorteilhaft sein, dass zumindest der Haupthebel und/oder einer der Zwischenhebel im Querschnitt profiliert, vorzugsweise mit einer im Wesentlichen einem U-Profil entsprechenden Querschnittsform profiliert, ausgebildet sind. Durch die im Querschnitt profilierte Ausbildung des Haupthebels kann eine besonders verwindungssteife und somit stabile Ausbildung des Stellarmantriebs erreicht werden. Bei einer im Wesentlichen einem U-Profil entsprechenden Querschnittsform können die betreffenden Hebel im Wesentlichen einstückig ausgebildet werden.It can furthermore be advantageous that at least the main lever and / or one of the intermediate levers are profiled in cross-section, preferably profiled with a cross-sectional shape that essentially corresponds to a U-profile. The design of the main lever, which is profiled in cross section, enables the actuating arm drive to be designed to be particularly torsion-resistant and thus stable. In the case of a cross-sectional shape essentially corresponding to a U-profile, the relevant levers can be designed essentially in one piece.

Von Vorteil kann dabei auch sein, dass die Zwischenhebel und/oder der Haupthebel und die Zwischenhebel ineinander verschachtelt sind. Bei einer verschachtelten Anordnung der Hebel kann es zusätzlich zu einem geringeren Raumbedarf der den Stellarm beaufschlagenden oder ausbildenden Hebel kommen.It can also be advantageous that the intermediate levers and / or the main lever and the intermediate levers are nested in one another. In the case of a nested arrangement of the levers, the levers which act on or form the actuating arm can additionally require less space.

Weiter kann dabei vorteilhaft sein, dass sich die Zwischenhebel lateral zur Bewegungsrichtung im Wesentlichen spaltfrei überlappen. Dadurch kann ein kompakt wirkendes Aussehen des Stellarmantriebs sowie ein effektiver Schutz gegen ein Verklemmen von Fingern eines Benutzers erreicht werden.It can furthermore be advantageous that the intermediate levers overlap each other laterally to the direction of movement, essentially without a gap. As a result, the actuator drive can have a compact appearance and an effective protection against jamming of a user's fingers.

Auch kann vorteilhaft sein, dass der Führungshebel und der schwenkbar mit diesem verbundene Zwischenhebel ineinander verschachtelt sind. Durch eine verschachtelte Anordnung dieser Hebel kann der mögliche Schwenkbereich sowie der Raumbedarf des Stellarms bzw. des Stellarmantriebs optimiert werden.It can also be advantageous that the guide lever and the intermediate lever pivotably connected to it are nested in one another. By nested arrangement of these levers, the possible pivoting range and the space requirement of the actuating arm or the actuating arm drive can be optimized.

Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Form des Gehäuses im Wesentlichen quaderförmig ausgebildet ist. Ein quaderförmiges Gehäuse zeichnet sich durch optimale Ausnutzbarkeit des Innenbereichs des Gehäuses sowie durch geradlinig verlaufende Seiten- bzw. Stirnflächen aus.It can be provided that the shape of the housing is essentially cuboid. A cuboid housing is characterized by the optimal utilization of the inner area of the housing as well as by straight side or end faces.

Es kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Höhenerstreckung des Gehäuses kleiner, vorzugsweise im Wesentlichen um die Hälfte kleiner, als die Längserstreckung des Gehäuses ist.It can be provided that the vertical extension of the housing is smaller, preferably essentially by half smaller, than the longitudinal extension of the housing.

Es kann weiter vorgesehen sein, dass die Längserstreckung des Gehäuses kleiner oder gleich 28 cm, bevorzugt kleiner oder gleich 25cm, besonders bevorzugt kleiner oder gleich 19 cm, ist.It can further be provided that the longitudinal extension of the housing is less than or equal to 28 cm, preferably less than or equal to 25 cm, particularly preferably less than or equal to 19 cm.

Als vorteilhaft hat sich weiter erwiesen, dass der Stellarmantrieb einen Kraftspeicher aufweist und der Kraftspeicher auf zumindest einen der schwenkbar am Gehäuse gelagerten Hebel des Stellarmantriebs wirkt. Durch einen Kraftspeicher kann auf einen der schwenkbar am Gehäuse gelagerten Hebel eine Kraft zur Unterstützung der Öffnungs- und/oder Schließbewegung des Stellarmantriebs ausgeübt werden.It has also proven to be advantageous that the actuating arm drive has an energy store and the energy store acts on at least one of the levers of the actuating arm drive that are pivotably mounted on the housing. A force storage device can be used to exert a force on one of the levers pivotably mounted on the housing to support the opening and / or closing movement of the actuator drive.

Dabei kann vorteilhaft sein, dass der Kraftspeicher in Form zumindest einer Feder ausgebildet ist, die in Montagelage des Gehäuses liegend im Gehäuse eingebaut ist. Durch die Ausbildung des Kraftspeichers in Form einer Feder lässt sich eine besonders einfache und wartungsarme Ausführung des Kraftspeichers erreichen. Durch den in Montagelage des Gehäuses liegenden Einbau der Feder lässt sich eine besonders vorteilhafte Form und Lage des Gehäuses erreichen.It can be advantageous that the energy store is designed in the form of at least one spring, which is installed in the housing in the assembly position of the housing. By designing the energy store in the form of a spring, a particularly simple and low-maintenance design of the energy store can be achieved. By installing the spring in the assembly position of the housing, a particularly advantageous shape and position of the housing can be achieved.

Auch kann dabei vorteilhaft sein, dass der Kraftspeicher über einen schwenkbar am Gehäuse gelagerten Umlenkhebel auf den Stellarmantrieb wirkt. Dadurch lässt sich die Einleitung der Kraft auf den Stellarmantrieb einfach und gegebenenfalls durch Ausnutzung verschiedener Übersetzungen des Umlenkhebels anpassbar gestalten. Auch kann sich dadurch die Form, insbesondere die Länge, des Gehäuses auf die Abmessungen des Kraftspeichers optimieren lassen.It can also be advantageous that the energy store acts on the actuating arm drive via a pivot lever mounted on the housing. As a result, the introduction of the force on the actuating arm drive can be designed to be simple and, if necessary, adaptable by utilizing different gear ratios of the reversing lever. This also allows the shape, in particular the length, of the housing to be optimized for the dimensions of the energy store.

Prinzipiell kann es möglich sein, dass der Stellarmantrieb elektrisch, vorzugsweise durch einen Elektromotor, angetrieben ist.In principle, it can be possible for the actuating arm drive to be driven electrically, preferably by an electric motor.

Schutz wird auch begehrt für ein Möbel mit einem Möbelkorpus, einem Stellarmantrieb und zumindest einer Möbelklappe. Dabei kann vorgesehen sein, dass zumindest ein Stellarmantrieb in einem vom Möbelkorpus ausgebildeten Innenraum des Möbels am Möbelkorpus befestigt ist und dass der Stellarmantrieb die zumindest eine Möbelklappe des Möbels antreibt.Protection is also desired for a piece of furniture with a furniture body, an actuator drive and at least one furniture flap. It can be provided that at least one actuating arm drive is attached to the furniture body in an interior space formed by the furniture body, and that the actuating arm drive drives the at least one furniture flap of the furniture.

Dabei kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Möbelkorpus einen Korpusdeckel aufweist und der Stellarmantrieb mit dem Gehäuse in Montagelage im Möbelkorpus mit einer Längsseite des Gehäuses direkt benachbart, vorzugsweise mit einem Abstand von weniger als 2 cm, unterhalb des Korpusdeckels montiert ist. Durch eine derart positionierte Montagelage des Stellarmantriebs im Möbelkorpus kann eine optimale Raumausnutzung des vom Möbelkorpus ausgebildeten Innenraums und ein besonders hindernisfreies Eingreifen in diesen durch einen Benutzer erreicht werden.It can be provided that the furniture carcass has a carcass cover and the actuating arm drive with the housing in the assembly position in the furniture carcass with a longitudinal side of the housing is directly adjacent, preferably at a distance of less than 2 cm, below the carcass cover. By positioning the actuating arm drive in this way in the furniture body, optimal use of space in the interior space formed by the furniture body and a particularly unobstructed access to it by a user can be achieved.

Weitere Einzelheiten und Vorteile der vorliegenden Erfindung werden anhand der Figurenbeschreibung unter Bezugnahme auf die in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiele im Folgenden näher erläutert. Darin zeigen:

Fig. 1a
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Möbels,
Fig. 1b
eine perspektivische Schnittdarstellung eines Möbels,
Fig. 2a bis 2d
eine Seitenansicht einer Schnittdarstellung eines Möbels mit verschiedenen Stellungen des Stellarmantriebs,
Fig. 3
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Stellarmantriebs,
Fig. 4a bis 4c
eine Seitenansicht eines Stellarmantriebs in verschiedenen Schwenkstellungen,
Fig. 5a
eine Seitenansicht einer Schnittdarstellung eines Stellarmantriebs,
Fig. 5b
eine Detailansicht des in Fig. 5a gezeigten Stellarmantriebs,
Fig. 6
eine Seitenansicht zweier Hebel eines Stellarmantriebs,
Fig. 7a bis 7d
eine Seitenansicht einer Schnittdarstellung eines Möbels,
Fig. 8 und 8a
eine Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels mit einem Stellarmantrieb in einer ersten Einstellung,
Fig. 9 und 9a
eine Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels mit einem Stellarmantrieb in einer zweiten Einstellung und
Fig. 10 und 10a
eine weitere Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels mit einem Stellarmantrieb in verschiedenen Einstellungen und
Fig. 11
eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Möbels.
Further details and advantages of the present invention are explained in more detail below on the basis of the description of the figures with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. Show in it:
Fig. 1a
a perspective view of a piece of furniture,
Figure 1b
a perspective sectional view of a piece of furniture,
Figures 2a to 2d
a side view of a sectional view of a piece of furniture with different positions of the actuator drive,
Fig. 3
a perspective view of an actuator drive,
Figures 4a to 4c
a side view of an actuator drive in various pivot positions,
Figure 5a
a side view of a sectional view of an actuator drive,
Figure 5b
a detailed view of the in Figure 5a actuator shown,
Fig. 6
a side view of two levers of an actuator drive,
Figures 7a to 7d
a side view of a sectional view of a piece of furniture,
Figures 8 and 8a
a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture with an actuator drive in a first setting,
Figures 9 and 9a
a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture with an actuator drive in a second setting and
Figures 10 and 10a
Another side and detailed view of a piece of furniture with an actuator drive in different settings and
Fig. 11
a perspective view of a piece of furniture.

Fig. 1a zeigt ein Möbel 3 mit einem Möbelkorpus 30, in dessen Innenraum unterhalb eines Korpusdeckels 31 zwei Stellarmantriebe 1 montiert sind. An den Stellarmen 2 der Stellarmantriebe 1 ist eine bewegbare Klappe 4 befestigt und somit mittels der Stellarmantriebe 1 schwenkbar am Möbelkorpus 30 gelagert. Der Stellarmantrieb 1 ist über ein mit einem Gehäusedeckel 55 versehenes Gehäuse 5 am Möbelkorpus 30 befestigt. Fig. 1a shows a piece of furniture 3 with a furniture body 30, in the interior of which below a body cover 31 two actuating arm drives 1 are mounted. A movable flap 4 is attached to the actuating arms 2 of the actuating arm drives 1 and is therefore pivotably mounted on the furniture body 30 by means of the actuating arm drives 1. The actuating arm drive 1 is fastened to the furniture body 30 via a housing 5 provided with a housing cover 55.

Fig. 1b zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Schnittdarstellung des in Fig. 1a gezeigten Möbels 3, wobei der Stellarmantrieb 1 ohne den Gehäusedeckel 55 des Gehäuses 5 gezeigt ist. Wie zuvor ist eine Klappe 4 am Stellarm 2 des Stellarmantriebs 1 befestigt. Figure 1b FIG. 13 shows a perspective view of a sectional representation of the FIG Fig. 1a furniture 3 shown, the actuating arm drive 1 being shown without the housing cover 55 of the housing 5. As before, a flap 4 is attached to the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1.

Fig. 2a bis 2d zeigen den Verlauf einer Öffnungsbewegung ― oder in umgekehrter Reihenfolge den Verlauf einer Schließbewegung ― eines Möbels 3 mit einer schwenkbar gelagerten Klappe 4. Dabei ist in Fig. 2a die Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 gezeigt, in welchem der Möbelkorpus 30 von der Klappe 4 abgeschlossen wird. Wie in der Ausführung der Fig. 2a gezeigt, weist der Stellarmantrieb 1 einen schwenkbar gelagerten Stellarm 2 mit mehreren gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebeln auf, wobei hier Teile des schwenkbar am Gehäuse 5 gelagerten Haupthebels 6, des schwenkbar an diesem gelagerten Zwischenhebel 7 und ein Teil des zur Befestigung der Klappe 4 ausgebildeten Traghebels 10 zu sehen sind. In der gezeigten Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 steht der Haupthebel 6 und der gelenkig mit diesem verbundene Zwischenhebel 7, sowie der Traghebel 10 aus einer Längsseite 52 des Gehäuses 5 vor. Die der Innenseite der Klappe 4 zugewandte Stirnseite 51 des Gehäuses 5 des Stellarmantriebs 1 ist in der Schließstellung der gezeigten Ausführung frei von vorstehenden Hebeln des Stellarms 2 und schließt im Wesentlichen bündig mit dem Möbelkorpus 30 ab. Das Gehäuse 5 des Stellarmantriebs 1 weist in der gezeigten Ausführung eine an die Längsseite 52 anschließende vordere Stirnseite 51 und eine weitere, an die Längsseite 52 anschließende hintere Stirnseite 56 auf. Auch ist in Figur 2a die im Wesentlichen Z-förmige Anordnung (gestrichelte bzw. unterbrochene Linien) der Hebel 6, 7, 10, welche hier teilweise aus der Längsseite 52 des Gehäuses 5 vorstehen, erkennbar (siehe dazu auch Figur 7a). Figures 2a to 2d show the course of an opening movement - or, in reverse order, the course of a closing movement - of a piece of furniture 3 with a pivoted flap 4 Fig. 2a the closed position of the actuating arm drive 1 is shown, in which the furniture body 30 is closed off by the flap 4. As in the execution of the Fig. 2a As shown, the actuating arm drive 1 has a pivotably mounted actuating arm 2 with several articulated levers, parts of the main lever 6 pivotably mounted on the housing 5, the pivotably mounted intermediate lever 7 and part of the support lever 10 designed to fasten the flap 4 you can see. In the shown closed position of the actuating arm drive 1, the main lever 6 and the intermediate lever 7 articulated therewith, as well as the support lever 10, protrude from a longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5. The end face 51 of the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1 facing the inside of the flap 4 is free of protruding levers of the actuating arm 2 in the closed position of the embodiment shown and is essentially flush with the furniture body 30. In the embodiment shown, the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1 has a front side that adjoins the longitudinal side 52 End face 51 and a further rear end face 56 adjoining the longitudinal side 52. Is also in Figure 2a the essentially Z-shaped arrangement (dashed or broken lines) of the levers 6, 7, 10, which here partially protrude from the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5, can be seen (see also FIG Figure 7a ).

Fig. 2b zeigt ein Möbel 3 mit einer teilweise geöffneten Klappe 4. Der die Klappe 4 tragende Stellarm 2 des Stellarmantriebs 1 ist dabei teilweise aus der Schließstellung herausgeschwenkt. In dieser in Richtung der Offenstellung verschwenkten Stellung des Stellarms 2 stehen die gelenkig miteinander verbundenen Hebel des Stellarms 2 teilweise aus der Längsseite 52 des Gehäuses 5 und teilweise aus der Stirnseite 51 des Gehäuses 5 hervor. Dabei sind neben dem Haupthebel 6 die verschachtelt ineinander angeordneten Zwischenhebel 7, 8 sowie der schwenkbar an diesen gelagerte Traghebel 10 sichtbar. Auch ist in Figur 2b die Montageplatte 41 erkennbar, welche an der Klappe 4 vormontierbar ist. Die Klappe 4 ist mittels der Montageplatte 41 am Stellarm 2, speziell am Traghebel 10 des Stellarms 2, befestigbar. Die Montage der Klappe 4 mittels der Montageplatte 41 am Traghebel 10 kann lösbar befestigbar erfolgen, beispielsweise durch Rastmittel 42 in Form eines Clip-Mechanismus. Weitere Details zu der Montageplatte 41 sind auch der Figuren 7b und der Figur 11 zu entnehmen. Figure 2b shows a piece of furniture 3 with a partially open flap 4. The actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 carrying the flap 4 is partially pivoted out of the closed position. In this position of the actuating arm 2, which is pivoted in the direction of the open position, the articulated levers of the actuating arm 2 protrude partly from the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5 and partly from the end face 51 of the housing 5. In addition to the main lever 6, the interleaved intermediate levers 7, 8 and the support lever 10 pivotably mounted on them are visible. Is also in Figure 2b the mounting plate 41 can be seen, which can be preassembled on the flap 4. The flap 4 can be fastened to the actuating arm 2, specifically to the support lever 10 of the actuating arm 2, by means of the mounting plate 41. The assembly of the flap 4 by means of the assembly plate 41 on the support lever 10 can be releasably fastened, for example by means of latching means 42 in the form of a clip mechanism. Further details on the mounting plate 41 are also the Figures 7b and the Figure 11 refer to.

Fig. 2c zeigt ein Möbel 3 mit einer weiter in Richtung der Offenstellung verschwenkten Klappe 4. Der die Klappe 4 tragende Stellarm 2 ist dabei weiter in Richtung der Offenstellung verschwenkt, sodass nun neben dem Haupthebel 6 und den verschachtelt ineinander angeordneten Zwischenhebeln 7, 8 und dem Traghebel 10 auch der schwenkbar am Gehäuse 5 gelagerte Führungshebel 9 zu sehen ist. Von den Hebeln wird, wie gezeigt, eine verschachtelte Siebengelenk-Kinematik ausgebildet. In dieser Schwenkstellung des Stellarms 2 ist die Längsseite 52 des Gehäuses 5 bereits frei von vorstehenden Hebeln, wodurch einem Benutzer ein Eingreifen in den Innenraum des Möbels 3 deutlich erleichtert werden kann. Die den Stellarm 2 ausbildenden Hebel stehen demzufolge in dieser der Offenstellung nahen Schwenkstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 nur mehr aus der Stirnseite 51 des Gehäuses 5 vor. Figure 2c shows a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 swiveled further in the direction of the open position. The actuating arm 2 carrying the flap 4 is swiveled further in the direction of the open position, so that next to the main lever 6 and the nested intermediate levers 7, 8 and the support lever 10 the guide lever 9 pivotably mounted on the housing 5 can also be seen. As shown, the levers form nested seven-joint kinematics. In this pivoting position of the actuating arm 2, the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5 is already free of protruding levers, so that reaching into the interior of the furniture 3 can be made significantly easier for a user. The levers forming the actuating arm 2 consequently only protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5 in this pivoting position of the actuating arm drive 1, which is close to the open position.

In Fig. 2d ist ein Möbel 3 mit einer vollständig geöffneten Klappe 4 gezeigt. Der Stellarm 2 des Stellarmantriebs 1 befindet sich dabei in der Offenstellung, welche dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass die den Stellarm 2 ausbildenden Hebel aus der Stirnseite 51 des Gehäuses 5 vorstehen. Im Gegensatz zur Schließstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 ist die direkt an die Stirnseite 51 anschließende Längsseite 52 des Gehäuses 5 in der Offenstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 frei von vorstehenden Hebeln.In Fig. 2d a piece of furniture 3 is shown with a completely open flap 4. The actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 is in the open position, which thereby it is characterized in that the levers forming the actuating arm 2 protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5. In contrast to the closed position of the actuating arm drive 1, the longitudinal side 52 of the housing 5 directly adjoining the end face 51 is free of protruding levers in the open position of the actuating arm drive 1.

Fig. 3 zeigt eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Stellarmantriebs 1 mit abgenommenem Gehäusedeckel 55. Die Ausrichtung des Stellarmantriebs 1 entspricht dabei im Wesentlichen der in den vorangehenden Figuren gezeigten Montagelage in einem Möbel 3. Im Gehäuse 5 des Stellarmantriebs 1 ist ein Kraftspeicher 11 mit einer liegend eingebauten, im Wesentlichen horizontal verlaufenden Feder 12, einem gelenkig mit dieser verbundenen und schwenkbar am Gehäuse 5 gelagerten Umlenkhebel 13 und einem schwenkbar mit diesem verbundenen Übertragungshebel 14 untergebracht. Auch weist der Stellarmantrieb 1 eine Dämpfungsvorrichtung 24 zur Dämpfung der Schwenkbewegung des Stellarms 2 bei einer Schließbewegung auf. Der Stellarm 2 wird in der in Fig. 3 gezeigten Ausführung des Stellarmantriebs 1 von einem schwenkbar um eine erste Schwenkachse S1 am Gehäuse 5 gelagerten Haupthebel 6, zwei am Haupthebel 6 schwenkbar gelagerten Zwischenhebeln 7, 8, einem an dem zweiten Zwischenhebel 8 und um eine zweite Schwenkachse S2 am Gehäuse 5 schwenkbar gelagerten Führungshebel 9 und einem an den Zwischenhebeln 7, 8 schwenkbar gelagerten Traghebel 10 ausgebildet. Der Führungshebel 9 wird von einem ersten Hebel 91 und einem mit diesem verbundenem zweiten Hebel 92, sowie einem hier nicht sichtbaren dritten Hebel 93 ausgebildet. Der Haupthebel 6 sowie der erste Zwischenhebel 7 weisen einen profilierten, im Wesentlichen einem U-Profil entsprechenden Querschnitt auf und sind ineinander verschachtelt angeordnet. Zudem sind der erste Zwischenhebel 7 und der zweite Zwischenhebel 8 ineinander verschachtelt angeordnet, wie dies auch für den zweiten Zwischenhebel 8 und den Führungshebel 9 zutreffend ist. Insgesamt kann durch die verschachtelte Anordnung des Haupthebels 6, der Zwischenhebel 7, 8 und des Führungshebels 9 eine besonders stabile Ausführung des Stellarms 2 mit besonders geringem Raumbedarf erreicht werden. Der Hauptarm 6 wird vom Kraftspeicher 11 über ein Krafteinleitelement 16 mit einer Kraft beaufschlagt. Das Krafteinleitelement 16 ist dabei schwenkbar mit dem Übertragungshebel 14 des Kraftspeichers 11 sowie schwenkbar mit der am Haupthebel 6 angebrachten Einstellvorrichtung 15 verbunden. Die Krafteinleitstelle x1 des Krafteinleitelements 16 ist am Haupthebel unterhalb der Schwenkachse S1 gelegen, wodurch vom Kraftspeicher 11 effektiv ein Drehmoment auf den Haupthebel 6 ausgewirkt wird, sodass der Stellarm 2 ohne äußere Einwirkung in Richtung der Offenstellung verschwenkt wird. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of an actuator drive 1 with the housing cover 55 removed. The alignment of the actuator drive 1 essentially corresponds to the mounting position in a piece of furniture 3 shown in the preceding figures horizontally extending spring 12, an articulated to this and pivotably mounted on the housing 5 reversing lever 13 and a pivotably connected to this transmission lever 14 is housed. The actuating arm drive 1 also has a damping device 24 for damping the pivoting movement of the actuating arm 2 during a closing movement. The actuating arm 2 is in the in Fig. 3 The illustrated embodiment of the actuator drive 1 consists of a main lever 6 pivotably mounted on the housing 5 about a first pivot axis S1, two intermediate levers 7, 8 pivotably mounted on the main lever 6, a guide lever 9 pivotably mounted on the second intermediate lever 8 and about a second pivot axis S2 on the housing 5 and a support lever 10 pivotably mounted on the intermediate levers 7, 8. The guide lever 9 is formed by a first lever 91 and a second lever 92 connected to it, as well as a third lever 93 (not visible here). The main lever 6 and the first intermediate lever 7 have a profiled cross section that essentially corresponds to a U-profile and are arranged nested in one another. In addition, the first intermediate lever 7 and the second intermediate lever 8 are nested within one another, as is also the case for the second intermediate lever 8 and the guide lever 9. Overall, due to the nested arrangement of the main lever 6, the intermediate levers 7, 8 and the guide lever 9, a particularly stable design of the actuating arm 2 with a particularly small space requirement can be achieved. The main arm 6 is acted upon by a force from the energy store 11 via a force introduction element 16. The force introduction element 16 is pivotably connected to the transmission lever 14 of the energy accumulator 11 and pivotably connected to the adjusting device 15 attached to the main lever 6. The force introduction point x1 of the force introduction element 16 is located on the main lever below the pivot axis S1, whereby a torque is effectively exerted on the main lever 6 by the energy store 11, so that the actuating arm 2 is pivoted in the direction of the open position without any external influence.

Fig. 4a zeigt eine Seitenansicht eines Stellarmantriebs 1 mit abgenommenem Gehäusedeckel 55. Der Stellarm 2 des Stellarmantriebs 1 befindet sich, wie gezeigt, in der Geschlossenstellung, wobei dabei die vom Kraftspeicher 11 über den Übertragungshebel 14 derart auf den Haupthebel 6 des Stellarms 2 wirkt, dass dieser aktiv in die Geschlossenstellung gedrängt wird. So verläuft die Wirklinie der aus dem Kraftspeicher 11 stammenden Kraft entlang dem Übertragungshebel 14 derart in Relation zur Schwenkachse S1 des Haupthebels 6 (oberhalb der Schwenkachse S1), dass der Haupthebel 6 über das mittels der Einstellvorrichtung 15 mit dem Hauptarm 6 verbundene Krafteinleitelement 16 aktiv in die Geschlossenstellung geschwenkt und in dieser gehalten wird. Die Einstellvorrichtung 15 ist in Form einer drehbar am Hauptarm 6 gelagerten Gewindespindel 20 (siehe dazu auch Fig. 5a), einem in der Gewindespindel 20 und einer im Wesentlichen geradlinig im Hauptarm 6 ausgebildeten Führungsbahn 22 verschiebbar gelagerten Nutenstein 21 und einem gelenkig mit dem Nutenstein 21 und dem Krafteinleitelement 16 verbundenen Zwischenstück 23 ausgebildet. Die Gewindespindel 20, der Nutenstein 21 und das Zwischenstück 23 sind dabei zumindest teilweise im Innenbereich des profiliert ausgebildeten Haupthebels 6 angeordnet. Zur Anlage des Krafteinleitelements 16 ist an Stirnflächen 18 des Haupthebels 6 eine Anlagekontur 17 ausgebildet, wobei die Einstellvorrichtung 15 dazu ausgebildet ist, das Krafteinleitelement 16 entlang der Anlagekontur 17 zu verstellen. Figure 4a shows a side view of an actuating arm drive 1 with the housing cover 55 removed. The actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 is, as shown, in the closed position, whereby the energy stored by the energy store 11 via the transmission lever 14 acts on the main lever 6 of the actuating arm 2 in such a way that it is active is pushed into the closed position. The line of action of the force coming from the energy store 11 runs along the transmission lever 14 in relation to the pivot axis S1 of the main lever 6 (above the pivot axis S1) that the main lever 6 is actively engaged via the force introduction element 16 connected to the main arm 6 by means of the adjustment device 15 the closed position is pivoted and held in this. The adjustment device 15 is in the form of a threaded spindle 20 rotatably mounted on the main arm 6 (see also FIG Figure 5a ), a sliding block 21 displaceably mounted in the threaded spindle 20 and a guide track 22, which is essentially straight in the main arm 6, and an intermediate piece 23 articulated to the sliding block 21 and the force introduction element 16. The threaded spindle 20, the sliding block 21 and the intermediate piece 23 are arranged at least partially in the inner region of the main lever 6, which is embodied in a profiled manner. A contact contour 17 is formed on end faces 18 of the main lever 6 for the contact of the force introduction element 16, the adjustment device 15 being designed to adjust the force introduction element 16 along the contact contour 17.

In Fig. 4b ist ein Stellarmantrieb 1 mit einem teilweise aus der Geschlossenstellung heraus verschwenkten Stellarm 2 gezeigt. Dabei ist durch Vergleich mit der Fig. 4a der verschachtelte Aufbau der eine Siebengelenk-Kinematik ausbildenden Hebel des Stellarms 2 erkennbar. In dieser Schwenkstellung des Stellarms 2 verläuft die entlang des Übertragungshebels 14 des Kraftspeichers 11 verlaufende Wirklinie der auf den Hauptarm 6 wirkenden Kraft derart in Relation zur Schwenkachse S1 des Haupthebels 6 (unterhalb der Schwenkachse S1), dass der Stellarm 2 weiter in Richtung der Offenstellung gedrängt wird. Deutlich erkennbar ist auch der in eine seitliche Richtung zur Schwenkbewegung des Stellarms 2 im Wesentlichen spaltfreie Überlapp der zwei Zwischenhebel 7, 8. In Fig. 4c ist ein Stellarmantrieb 1 mit einem sich in der Offenstellung befindenden Stellarm 2 gezeigt. Die den Stellarm 2 ausbildenden Hebel stehen dabei aus der Stirnseite 51 des Gehäuses 5 des Stellarmantriebs 1 hervor. Wie gezeigt, befindet sich die Einstellvorrichtung 15 in einer Einstellung, in welcher das Krafteinleitelement 16 an der Anlagekontur 17 an einer ersten Krafteinleitstelle x1 positioniert ist. In dieser Einstellung ist der Abstand (radial) zwischen der Schwenkachse S1 des Haupthebels 6 und der ersten Krafteinleitstelle x1 maximal groß, wodurch vom Kraftspeicher 11 eine große Kraft auf den Stellarm 2 wirkt. Weiter in Richtung der Schwenkachse S1 ist eine weitere Einstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 gelegen, in welcher das stilistisch angedeutete Krafteinleitelement 16 an der zweiten Krafteinleitstelle x2 gelegen ist (siehe dazu auch Fig. 9a). Eine Verstellung der Krafteinleitstelle des Krafteinleitelements 16 an der Anlagekontur 17 des Haupthebels 6 erfolgt in der Offenstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 im Wesentlichen quer zur entlang des Übertragungshebels 14 verlaufenden Wirklinie der Kraft. Bei einer, wie in Fig. 7d gezeigten, Verwendung des Stellarmantriebs 1 mit einem Möbel 3 mit einer vom Stellarmantrieb 1 angetriebenen Klappe 4 hat dies den Vorteil, dass eine Einstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 direkt mit der auf die Klappe 4 wirkenden Kraft (Kompensation der von der Gewichtskraft der Klappe 4 ausgeübten Kraft auf den Stellarm 2) korrespondiert.In Figure 4b an actuating arm drive 1 is shown with an actuating arm 2 that is partially pivoted out of the closed position. By comparison with the Figure 4a the nested structure of the levers of the actuating arm 2, which form a seven-joint kinematics, can be seen. In this pivoting position of the actuating arm 2, the line of action of the force acting on the main arm 6 running along the transmission lever 14 of the energy store 11 runs in relation to the pivot axis S1 of the main lever 6 (below the pivot axis S1) in such a way that the actuating arm 2 is pushed further in the direction of the open position will. The overlap of the two intermediate levers 7, 8, which is essentially gap-free in a lateral direction to the pivoting movement of the actuating arm 2, can also be clearly seen Figure 4c is an actuator drive 1 with a located in the Actuating arm 2 located in the open position is shown. The levers forming the actuating arm 2 protrude from the end face 51 of the housing 5 of the actuating arm drive 1. As shown, the setting device 15 is in a setting in which the force introduction element 16 is positioned on the contact contour 17 at a first force introduction point x1. In this setting, the distance (radial) between the pivot axis S1 of the main lever 6 and the first force introduction point x1 is maximally large, as a result of which a large force acts on the actuating arm 2 from the energy store 11. Further in the direction of the pivot axis S1 there is another setting of the setting device 15 in which the stylistically indicated force introduction element 16 is located at the second force introduction point x2 (see also FIG Figure 9a ). An adjustment of the force introduction point of the force introduction element 16 on the contact contour 17 of the main lever 6 takes place in the open position of the actuating arm drive 1 essentially transversely to the line of action of the force running along the transmission lever 14. With one, as in Fig. 7d shown, use of the actuator drive 1 with a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 driven by the actuator drive 1, this has the advantage that the adjustment device 15 can be set directly with the force acting on the flap 4 (compensation of the force exerted by the weight of the flap 4 the actuator arm 2) corresponds.

Fig. 5a zeigt eine Seitenansicht einer Schnittdarstellung eines Stellarmantriebs 1 in einer wie in Fig. 4c gezeigten Schwenkstellung des Stellarms 2. Dabei ist neben dem im Gehäuse 5 untergebrachten Kraftspeicher 11 der Haupthebel 6 mit der an einer der Stirnflächen 18 ausgebildeten Stellkontur 17 gezeigt. Ebenso sind in dieser Schnittdarstellung die Einzelteile der Einstellvorrichtung 15 gezeigt. Im Speziellen sind dies die drehbar an einer im Hauptarm 6 ausgebildeten Lagerstelle 28 gelagerte Gewindespindel 20 und der darin gelagerte Nutenstein 21, sowie das schwenkbar mit dem Nutenstein 21 und dem Krafteinleitelement 16 verbundene Zwischenstück 23. Bei einer Rotation der Gewindespindel 20 kann der drehfest gelagerte Nutenstein 21 entlang der Gewindespindel 20 in der (hier nicht sichtbaren) Führungsbahn 22 des Haupthebels 6 verschoben werden, wobei dabei das schwenkbar mit dem Nutenstein 21 verbundene Zwischenstück 23, sowie das Krafteinleitelement 16 mitverschoben wird und ― durch den Übertragungshebel 14 des Kraftspeichers 11 mit Kraft beaufschlagt ― dadurch das Krafteinleitelement 16 an einer anderen Stelle der Anlagekontur 17 zu liegen kommt. Figure 5a FIG. 11 shows a side view of a sectional illustration of an actuator drive 1 in one as in FIG Figure 4c The pivoting position of the actuating arm 2 shown here, in addition to the energy store 11 accommodated in the housing 5, the main lever 6 with the actuating contour 17 formed on one of the end faces 18 is shown. The individual parts of the adjustment device 15 are also shown in this sectional view. Specifically, these are the threaded spindle 20, which is rotatably mounted on a bearing point 28 formed in the main arm 6, and the sliding block 21 mounted therein, as well as the intermediate piece 23 pivotably connected to the sliding block 21 and the force introduction element 16 21 are moved along the threaded spindle 20 in the (not visible here) guide track 22 of the main lever 6, with the pivotably connected to the sliding block 21 intermediate piece 23, as well as the force introduction element 16 is moved and - acted on by the transmission lever 14 of the energy storage device 11 with force - As a result, the force introduction element 16 comes to rest at a different point on the contact contour 17.

Um in jeder Schwenkstellung des Stellarms 2 einen effektiven Sicht- und Klemmschutz zu gewährleisten, können Blenden 29 vorgesehen sein, die sich bei Verschwenken ergebende Öffnungen im Gehäuse 5 oder im Stellarm 2 selbst abdecken.In order to ensure effective visual protection and protection against trapping in every pivot position of the actuating arm 2, screens 29 can be provided which cover openings in the housing 5 or in the actuating arm 2 itself that arise when the actuating arm 2 is pivoted.

Weiter sind in Fig. 5a der zweite Hebel 92 des Führungshebels 9 sowie der zwischen die Achsbolzen 27 des Führungshebels 9 eingebrachte, einem Toleranzausgleich dienende dritte Hebel 93 gezeigt. Darauf soll nun im Folgenden weiter eingegangen werden.Next are in Figure 5a the second lever 92 of the guide lever 9 and the third lever 93 which is introduced between the axle bolts 27 of the guide lever 9 and serves to compensate for tolerances are shown. This will now be discussed in more detail below.

Fig. 5b zeigt eine Detailansicht der in Fig. 5a gezeigten Schnittdarstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1. Dabei sind insbesondere die Teile der Einstellvorrichtung 15 sowie zwei der Hebel des Führungshebels 9 gezeigt. So ist vom Führungshebel 9 der zweite Hebel 92 mit dem die Schwenkachse S1 ausbildenden, gehäuseseitigen Achsbolzen 27 und dem der schwenkbaren Lagerung des zweiten Zwischenhebels 8 dienenden weiteren Achsbolzen 27 gezeigt. Der eine wellige Form aufweisende dritte Hebel 93 weist an einem Ende eine Achsbohrung 25 auf, mit welcher er am weiteren Achsbolzen 27 aufgenommen ist. Am anderen Ende weist der dritte Hebel 93 eine Einbuchtung 26 auf, mittels welcher der dritte Hebel 93 auf den die Schwenkachse S1 ausbildenden Achsbolzen 27 aufgeschwenkt bzw. aufgeklipst ist. Dabei kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Achsbolzen 27 durch den federelastisch verformten Hebel 93 derart auseinandergespreizt werden, dass ein eventuell aufgrund von Fertigungstoleranzen bestehendes radiales Spiel der Achsbolzen 27 in den Lagerstellen des Gehäuses 5 oder der Hebel ausgeglichen werden kann. Figure 5b shows a detailed view of the in Figure 5a The illustrated sectional view of the actuating arm drive 1. In particular, the parts of the setting device 15 and two of the levers of the guide lever 9 are shown. Thus, of the guide lever 9, the second lever 92 is shown with the axle bolt 27 on the housing side forming the pivot axis S1 and the further axle bolt 27 serving for the pivotable mounting of the second intermediate lever 8. The third lever 93, which has a wavy shape, has an axle bore 25 at one end, with which it is received on the further axle bolt 27. At the other end, the third lever 93 has an indentation 26, by means of which the third lever 93 is pivoted or clipped onto the axle bolt 27 forming the pivot axis S1. It can be provided that the axle bolts 27 are spread apart by the resiliently deformed lever 93 in such a way that any radial play of the axle bolts 27 in the bearing points of the housing 5 or the lever that may exist due to manufacturing tolerances can be compensated for.

In Fig. 6 sind der erste Hebel 91 und der dritte Hebel 93 dargestellt. Die Darstellung des ersten Hebels 91 kann dabei auch der Darstellung des zweiten Hebels 92 entsprechen, sofern diese in ihrer Form identisch ausgebildet sind. Der erste Hebel 91 weist dabei zwei Achsbohrungen 25 auf, deren Zentren einen ersten Normabstand d1 aufweisen. Um eine schwenkbare Lagerung des ersten Hebels 91 (bzw. auch des zweiten Hebels 92) gewährleisten zu können, können die Achsbohrungen 25 einen geringfügig größeren Bohrungsdurchmesser aufweisen, als die zur Aufnahme darin vorgesehenen Achsbolzen 27 (hier nicht gezeigt). Der eine gekrümmte, wellige Form aufweisende dritte Hebel 93 verfügt in dieser Ausführung ebenso über zwei Achsbohrungen 25, wobei deren Zentren jedoch einen vom ersten Normabstand d1 abweichenden zweiten Normabstand d2 aufweisen. Bei einem Zusammensetzen des Führungshebels 9 aus dem ersten Hebel 91, dem zweiten Hebel 92 und dem vorzugsweise zwischen diesen angeordneten dritten Hebel 93 kann der dritte Hebel 93 durch Dehnen oder Stauchen auf den ersten Normabstand d1 vorgespannt werden, sodass dieser im eingebauten Zustand seine Vorspannung behält. Dadurch kann es zu einer Stabilisierung des aus den einzelnen Hebeln zusammengesetzten Führungshebels 9 kommen.In Fig. 6 the first lever 91 and the third lever 93 are shown. The representation of the first lever 91 can also correspond to the representation of the second lever 92, provided that they are identical in shape. The first lever 91 has two axle bores 25, the centers of which have a first standard spacing d1. In order to be able to ensure a pivotable mounting of the first lever 91 (or also the second lever 92), the axle bores 25 can have a slightly larger bore diameter than the axle bolts 27 provided for receiving therein (not shown here). The third lever 93, which has a curved, wavy shape, also has two axle bores 25 in this embodiment, however, their centers have a second standard spacing d2 that deviates from the first standard spacing d1. When the guide lever 9 is assembled from the first lever 91, the second lever 92 and the third lever 93, which is preferably arranged between them, the third lever 93 can be preloaded by stretching or compressing to the first standard distance d1 so that it retains its preload when installed . This can lead to a stabilization of the guide lever 9 composed of the individual levers.

In den Figuren 7a bis 7d ist analog zu den Figuren 2a bis 2d ein Öffnungs- bzw. in umgekehrter Reihenfolge ein Schließvorgang eines Möbels 3 mit einer von einem Stellarmantrieb 1 angetriebenen Klappe 4 gezeigt, wobei der Stellarmantrieb 1 ohne den Gehäusedeckel 55 dargestellt ist.In the Figures 7a to 7d is analogous to the Figures 2a to 2d an opening process or, in the reverse order, a closing process of a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 driven by an actuating arm drive 1 is shown, the actuating arm drive 1 being shown without the housing cover 55.

In Fig. 8 und Fig. 8a ist eine Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels 3 mit einer im Wesentlichen vollständig geöffneten Klappe 4 gezeigt. Wie dem Detailausschnitt A von Fig. 8a zu entnehmen ist, befindet sich die Einstellvorrichtung 15 des Stellarmantriebs 1 in einer ersten Einstellung, in welcher sich das die Kraft aus dem Kraftspeicher 11 auf den Hauptarm 6 einleitende Krafteinleitelement 16 an einer ersten Krafteinleitstelle x1 entlang der am Haupthebel 6 ausgebildeten Anlagekontur 17 befindet. Der durch die Gewindespindel 20 in der Führungsbahn 22 verschiebbare Nutenstein 21 befindet sich in dieser ersten Einstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 wie gezeigt an einem ersten, von der Anlagekontur 17 entfernten Ende der Führungsbahn 22, wodurch durch die mittels des Zwischenstücks 23 bestehende Verbindung des Nutensteins 21 mit dem Krafteinleitelement 16 dieses an einer von der Schwenkachse S1 entfernten Krafteinleitstelle x1 an der Anlagekontur 17 positioniert ist.In Figures 8 and 8a is a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with a substantially completely open flap 4 is shown. Like the detail section A of Figure 8a As can be seen, the setting device 15 of the actuating arm drive 1 is in a first setting in which the force introduction element 16 introducing the force from the energy accumulator 11 onto the main arm 6 is located at a first force introduction point x1 along the contact contour 17 formed on the main lever 6. The sliding block 21 displaceable by the threaded spindle 20 in the guide track 22 is located in this first setting of the setting device 15 as shown at a first end of the guide track 22 remote from the contact contour 17, whereby the connection of the sliding block 21 with the connecting piece 23 by means of the intermediate piece 23 the force introduction element 16, this is positioned on the contact contour 17 at a force introduction point x1 remote from the pivot axis S1.

Fig. 9 und Fig. 9a zeigen eine Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels 3 mit einer im Wesentlichen vollständig geöffneten Klappe 4, wobei sich wie im Detailausschnitt A von Fig. 9a die Einstellvorrichtung 15 des Stellarmantriebs 1 in einer zweiten Einstellung befindet. Der an der Gewindespindel 20 gelagerte Nutenstein 21 befindet sich in dieser zweiten Einstellung an einem zweiten, der Anlagekontur 17 zugewandten Ende der Führungsbahn 22, wodurch durch die über das Zwischenstück 23 bestehende Verbindung des Nutensteins 21 mit dem Krafteinleitelement 16 dieses an einer der Schwenkachse S1 angenäherten zweiten Krafteinleitstelle x2 entlang der Anlagekontur 17 positioniert ist. Im Gegensatz zur ersten Einstellung (siehe Fig. 8 und Fig. 8a) ist in dieser zweiten Einstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 das auf den Haupthebel 6 ausgeübte Drehmoment minimal, womit sich diese Einstellung zur Kompensation der Gewichtskraft von Klappen 4 mit geringem Eigengewicht eignet. Figures 9 and 9a show a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with an essentially completely open flap 4, as shown in detail A from FIG Figure 9a the setting device 15 of the actuator drive 1 is in a second setting. The sliding block 21 mounted on the threaded spindle 20 is in this second setting at a second end of the guide track 22 facing the contact contour 17, whereby the connection of the sliding block 21 with the force introduction element 16 via the intermediate piece 23 approximates it to one of the pivot axis S1 second force introduction point x2 along the contact contour 17 is positioned. In contrast to the first setting (see Figures 8 and 8a ) In this second setting of the setting device 15, the torque exerted on the main lever 6 is minimal, so this setting is suitable for compensating for the weight of flaps 4 with a low dead weight.

In den Figuren 8, 8a, 9 und 9a ist dabei eindeutig erkennbar, dass die Anlagekontur 17 einen konkav gekrümmten Verlauf aufweist, welcher zur entlang des Übertragungshebels 14 verlaufenden Wirklinie der Kraft aus dem Kraftspeicher 11 im Wesentlichen quer und zu dieser hin geneigt verläuft. Durch die gekrümmte Ausbildung der Anlagekontur 17 kann zum einen erreicht werden, dass bei einer Verstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 ― und der damit verbundenen Verstellung der auf den Hauptarm 6 wirkenden Kraft aus dem Kraftspeicher 11 ― die Federvorspannung der Feder 12 des Kraftspeichers 11 durch ein mit Verstellen der Einstellvorrichtung 15 verbundenes Verschwenken des Übertragungshebels 14 im Wesentlichen unverändert bleibt. Auch kann dadurch erreicht werden, dass in jeder Schwenkstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 zwischen der Geschlossen- und der Offenstellung das Krafteinleitelement 16 entlang der Anlagekontur 17 stets in die gleiche Richtung gedrängt wird, wodurch sich bei der Bedienung des Stellarmantriebs 1 unerwünschte Lastwechsel vermeiden lassen. In den in den vorhergehenden Figuren gezeigten Ausführungen des Stellarmantriebs 1 bedeutet dies speziell, dass das Krafteinleitelement 16 entlang der Anlagekontur 17 in jeder Schwenkstellung des Stellarmantriebs 1 zwischen der Offen- und der Geschlossenstellung im Wesentlichen stets in Richtung der Schwenkachse S1 gedrängt wird, wodurch die Einstellvorrichtung 15 stets auf Zug belastet wird. Bei einer Umkehr der Richtung, in welche das Krafteinleitelement 16 entlang der Anlagekontur 17 gedrängt wird, würde es zu einer Richtungsänderung der Belastung (Lastwechsel) speziell der Einstellvorrichtung 15 kommen, wodurch sich eine ungewünschte Instabilität des Stellarmantriebs 1 sowie potentiell eine durch ein Umkehrspiel gegebene Geräuschentwicklung des Stellarmantriebs 1 ergeben.In the Figures 8, 8a , 9 and 9a it can be clearly seen that the contact contour 17 has a concavely curved course which runs essentially transversely to the line of action of the force from the energy store 11 running along the transmission lever 14 and is inclined towards the latter. Due to the curved design of the contact contour 17, it can be achieved, on the one hand, that during an adjustment of the adjustment device 15 - and the associated adjustment of the force acting on the main arm 6 from the energy storage device 11 - the spring preload of the spring 12 of the energy storage device 11 is caused by an adjustment the pivoting of the transmission lever 14 associated with the setting device 15 remains essentially unchanged. It can also be achieved that in every pivot position of the actuating arm drive 1 between the closed and the open position, the force introduction element 16 is always urged along the contact contour 17 in the same direction, whereby undesired load changes can be avoided when operating the actuating arm drive 1. In the embodiments of the actuating arm drive 1 shown in the previous figures, this specifically means that the force introduction element 16 is essentially always pushed in the direction of the pivot axis S1 along the contact contour 17 in every pivot position of the actuating arm drive 1 between the open and closed position, whereby the adjustment device 15 is always loaded on train. In the event of a reversal of the direction in which the force introduction element 16 is urged along the contact contour 17, there would be a change in the direction of the load (load change) especially of the adjustment device 15, which would result in undesired instability of the actuator drive 1 and potentially noise generated by backlash of the actuator drive 1 result.

Fig. 10 und Fig. 10a zeigen eine Seiten- und Detailansicht eines Möbels 3 mit einer sich in der Offenstellung befindenden Klappe 4, wobei im Detailausschnitt A von Fig. 10a die entlang des Übertragungshebels 14 verlaufenden Wirklinien der aus dem Kraftspeicher 11 auf den Hauptarm 6 wirkenden Kraft gezeigt sind. In einer ersten Einstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 befindet sich das Krafteinleitelement 16 an einer ersten Krafteinleitstelle x1 entlang der Anlagekontur 17. Die Tangente t1 veranschaulicht die Neigung der Anlagekontur 17 an der ersten Krafteinleitstelle x1. Bei einer geradlinigen Ausbildung der Anlagekontur 17 würde das Krafteinleitelement 16 bei einer Verstellung der Einstellvorrichtung 15 entlang der Tangente t1 verschoben werden. An einer zweiten Krafteinleitstelle x2 würde sich somit zwischen der zur zweiten Krafteinleitstelle x2 verlaufenden Wirklinie und der Tangente an die Anlagekontur ein stumpfer (größer als 90°) Winkel β ergeben. Wird hingegen die Anlagekontur 17 gekrümmt ausgebildet, speziell konkav zur Wirklinie der Kraft hin gewölbt, kann erreicht werden, dass der von der Wirklinie der Kraft in der Krafteinleitstelle x2 und der durch die Tangente t2 veranschaulichten Neigung der Anlagekontur 17 eingeschlossene Winkel α ein spitzer Winkel (kleiner als 90°) ist. Figures 10 and 10a show a side and detailed view of a piece of furniture 3 with a flap 4 in the open position, with detail A from FIG Figure 10a the lines of action of the force acting on the main arm 6 from the energy accumulator 11, which run along the transmission lever 14, are shown. In a first setting of the setting device 15, the force introduction element 16 is located on a first one Force introduction point x1 along the contact contour 17. The tangent t1 illustrates the inclination of the contact contour 17 at the first force introduction point x1. In the case of a straight design of the contact contour 17, the force introduction element 16 would be displaced along the tangent t1 when the adjustment device 15 is adjusted. At a second force introduction point x2, an obtuse (greater than 90 °) angle β would thus result between the line of action running to the second force introduction point x2 and the tangent to the contact contour. If, on the other hand, the contact contour 17 is curved, especially concave towards the line of action of the force, it can be achieved that the angle α enclosed by the line of action of the force in the force introduction point x2 and the inclination of the contact contour 17 illustrated by the tangent t2 is an acute angle ( less than 90 °).

In Figur 11 ist eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Möbels 3 mit einem im Möbelkorpus 30 montierten Stellarmantrieb 1 gezeigt. Die gezeigte Stellung des Stellarms 2 des Stellarmantriebs 1 entspricht einer teilweise geöffneten bzw. teilweise geschlossenen Stellung des Stellarmantriebs 1. Zur besseren Sichtbarkeit ist in Figur 11 auf die Darstellung einer Klappe 4 verzichtet worden. Die Montageplatte 41 ist in der gezeigten Darstellung vom Traghebel 10 gelöst dargestellt und kann an einer Klappe 4 vormontiert werden. Weiter kann die Montage der Montageplatte 41 am Traghebel 10 lösbar befestigbar erfolgen, beispielsweise über Rastmittel 41. Solche Rastmittel 41 können beispielsweise als von der Anmelderin bekannte Clip-Verbindungen ausgebildet sein. Die Montageplatte 41 kann im Wesentlichen flächig an der Innenfläche der Klappe 4 anliegend montierbar sein. Dadurch kann eine aufwändige Bearbeitung der Klappe 4, wie etwa das Einbringen von Ausfräsungen, entfallen.In Figure 11 a perspective view of a piece of furniture 3 with an actuating arm drive 1 mounted in the furniture body 30 is shown. The position shown of the actuating arm 2 of the actuating arm drive 1 corresponds to a partially open or partially closed position of the actuating arm drive 1. For better visibility, FIG Figure 11 the representation of a flap 4 has been omitted. In the illustration shown, the mounting plate 41 is shown detached from the support lever 10 and can be preassembled on a flap 4. Furthermore, the mounting plate 41 can be releasably fastened to the support lever 10, for example by means of latching means 41. Such latching means 41 can be designed, for example, as clip connections known from the applicant. The mounting plate 41 can be mounted essentially flat against the inner surface of the flap 4. As a result, there is no need for complex machining of the flap 4, such as the introduction of millings.

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  1. An actuating arm drive (1) for at least one pivotally supported actuating arm (2), in particular for driving a flap (4) of an item of furniture (3), comprising a plurality of levers (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) hingedly connected to one another, the levers (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) being at least partially received within a housing (5) configured to be mounted to the item of furniture (3), wherein those levers that pressurize or form the actuating arm (2) protrude from a front face (51) of the housing (5) at least in the open position of the actuating arm drive (1), wherein in the closed position of the actuating arm drive (1), at least two levers (6, 7) hingedly connected to one another protrude from a longitudinal side (52) of the housing (5), the longitudinal side (52) preferably directly adjoining the front face (51), characterized in that in the closed position, a lever (10) configured to be connected to the flap (4), the lever (7) hingedly connected therewith, and the lever (6) hingedly connected to the other end thereof, are arranged substantially in a Z-form in a side view.
  2. The actuating arm drive (1) according to claim 1, wherein in the open position of the actuating arm drive (1), the at least two levers (6, 7) hingedly connected to one another protrude from the front face (51) of the housing (5).
  3. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein a seven-joint kinematics is formed by the hingedly connected levers of the actuating arm drive (1), wherein the seven-joint kinematics preferably includes a main lever (6) pivotally supported on the housing (5) about a first pivoting axis (S1), two intermediate levers (7, 8) pivotally supported on the main lever (6), a guide lever (9) pivotally supported on one of the intermediate levers and pivotable about a second pivoting axis (S2) on the housing (5), and a supporting lever (10) pivotally supported on the intermediate levers (7, 8).
  4. The actuating arm drive (1) according to claim 3, wherein at least the main lever (6) and/or one of the intermediate levers are configured to be profiled in a cross-section, preferably with a cross-sectional form substantially corresponding to a U-profile.
  5. The actuating arm drive (1) according to claim 4, wherein the intermediate levers (7, 8) and/or the main lever (6) and the intermediate levers (7, 8) are nested into one another, preferably wherein the intermediate levers (7, 8) overlap in a substantially gap-free manner in a direction extending lateral to the movement direction.
  6. The actuating arm drive (1) according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the guide lever (9) and the intermediate lever pivotally connected therewith are nested into one another.
  7. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein the height extension of the housing (5) is smaller, preferably substantially half smaller, than the longitudinal direction of the housing (5).
  8. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein the actuating arm drive (1) includes a force storage member (11) and the force storage member (11) acts onto at least one lever of the actuating arm drive (1), the lever being pivotally supported on the housing, wherein the force storage member (11) is preferably in the form of at least one spring (12) arranged in a lying manner within the housing (5) in the mounted position of the housing (5).
  9. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein the actuating arm drive (1) is electrically driven, preferably by an electric motor.
  10. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein in the closed position of the actuating arm drive (1), those levers that pressurize or form the actuating arm (2), are arranged between the front face (51), which is preferably a front-sided front face (51) of the housing (5), and a further front side (56), which is preferably a rear-sided front face (56) of the housing (5).
  11. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein a mounting plate (41) configured to be pre-mounted to the flap (4) and releasable locking means (42) are provided, the actuating arm (2) being releasable connectable to the mounting plate (41) via the locking means (42).
  12. The actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, wherein in the closed position of the actuating arm drive (1), from the following named levers:
    a lever (10) configured to be connected to the flap (4),
    a lever (7) hingedly connected therewith, and
    a further lever (6) hingedly connected to the other end thereof,
    the lever (10) configured to be connected to the flap (4) and the further lever (6) are arranged substantially parallel to one another.
  13. An item of furniture (3) comprising a furniture carcass (30), an actuating arm drive (1) according to one of the previous claims, and at least one furniture flap (4).
  14. The item of furniture (3) according to claim 13, wherein the furniture carcass (30) includes a carcass top (31) and the actuating arm drive (1) with the housing (5), in the mounted position within the furniture carcass (30), is mounted with a longitudinal side (52) of the housing (5) directly adjacent, preferably with a distance of less than 2 cm, below the carcass top (31).
  15. The item of furniture (3) according to claims 13 or 14, wherein in the closed position of the actuating arm drive (1), those levers that pressurize or form the actuating arm (2), are arranged substantially entirely within the furniture carcass (30) and are aligned preferably flush with the furniture carcass (30).
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