US 12,473,767 B2
Damper
Thomas Schuler, Hard (AT); Simon Gassner, Lustenau (AT); and Bernhard Krammer, Hoechst (AT)
Assigned to JULIUS BLUM GMBH, Hoechst (AT)
Filed by Julius Blum GmbH, Hoechst (AT)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/439,081.
Application 18/439,081 is a continuation of application No. PCT/AT2022/060284, filed on Aug. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. A 50681/2021 (AT), filed on Aug. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183209 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. E05F 3/12 (2006.01); E05F 3/20 (2006.01); F16F 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05F 3/12 (2013.01) [E05F 3/20 (2013.01); F16F 13/007 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/256 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/678 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/20 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A damper, in particular for furniture fittings, comprising:
a damper housing,
a fluid chamber arranged in the damper housing,
a damping fluid in the fluid chamber,
a piston, displaceable in the fluid chamber,
a piston rod connected to the piston,
a cover for closing the damper housing,
a volume compensating device arranged in the damper housing, the volume compensating device being configured to compensate for a displaceable volume of the damping fluid when the piston rod is projected into the fluid chamber, wherein the volume compensating device includes:
a seal configured to seal the fluid chamber relative to the piston rod and/or relative to an inner wall of the damper housing,
a support element configured to guide the seal in the damper housing,
a spring element configured to at least partially reset the seal into an initial position after a damping stroke,
wherein the spring element and the seal and/or the support element are joined together to form a common compensating member having an integral one-piece configuration,
wherein the compensating member bears directly against the cover.