US 12,012,792 B2
Hinge for a furniture door, and furniture carcass having such a hinge
Mark Schneider, Porta Westfalica (DE); Ralf Tofall, Minden (DE); and Thomas Beckmann, Paderborn-Sande (DE)
Assigned to Hettich-ONI GmbH & Co. KG, Vlotho (DE)
Appl. No. 17/598,988
Filed by HETTICH-ONI GMBH & CO. KG, Vlotho (DE)
PCT Filed Mar. 24, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/058233
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 28, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/200932, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 8, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 108 341.9 (DE), filed on Mar. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0195768 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. E05D 3/14 (2006.01); A47B 55/00 (2006.01); E05F 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 3/142 (2013.01) [A47B 55/00 (2013.01); E05F 3/20 (2013.01); A47B 2220/0072 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A furniture carcass, comprising:
two side walls;
at least one panel arranged between the two side walls;
at least one connecting element connecting the at least one panel to one of the two side walls; and
a hinge, which comprises
a first hinge part having a cassette-shaped housing and integrated in the at least one panel;
a second hinge part that includes a hinge pot and configured to be incorporated into a furniture door; and
a lever mechanism, wherein the first and second hinge parts are pivotably connected to one another via the lever mechanism,
wherein the cassette-shaped housing of the first hinge part is widened in a front region relative to a rear region of the cassette-shaped housing, wherein an opening for the lever mechanism is located in the front region,
wherein at least a part of the lever mechanism occupies a space in the front region in a closed position of the hinge,
wherein the at least one connecting element is arranged in an installation space of the at least one panel, which is behind the widened region of the cassette-shaped housing and in front of an end of the rear region of the cassette-shaped housing, and
wherein the at least one connecting element is arranged in the installation space relative to the cassette-shaped housing so that a common plane passes through the at least one connecting element and the cassette-shaped housing.