US 12,134,926 B2
Control arm having adjustable length
Artur Hirtsiefer, Neunkirchen-Seelscheid (DE)
Assigned to Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya San. Ve Tic. A.S., Istanbul (TR)
Appl. No. 16/606,874
Filed by Samet Kalip Ve Maden Esya San. Ve Tic. A.S., Istanbul (TR)
PCT Filed May 15, 2017, PCT No. PCT/TR2017/000058
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 21, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/212724, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0131825 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. E05F 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 1/1058 (2013.01) [E05Y 2201/624 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control arm for joining a flap holder to a flap of an item of furniture in an articulated manner, the control arm comprising:
a first telescoping arm;
a second telescoping arm displaceably guided on the first telescoping arm for adjusting a length of the control arm;
a fixing device configured to fix a position of the first and second telescoping arms relative to each other; and
a detent connection between the first and second telescoping arms, the detent connection including at least two detent settings disposed along the length of the control arm and spaced apart by a detent spacing;
wherein:
the detent connection includes a plurality of detent receptacles disposed on one of the first and second telescoping arms;
the detent connection includes a spring-loaded detent element configured to engage the detent receptacles; and
the fixing device includes a locking element engaging with one of the detent receptacles in a first operating position and disengaging from the one detent receptacle in a second operating position, the one detent receptacle engaged by the locking element being separate from one of the detent receptacles engaged by the spring-loaded detent element.