Patent ID: 9624709
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: E05F,E05Y

Claim:
1. A flap drive device comprising: a mechanical actuating unit including an actuating arm to be connected to a movable flap of an article of furniture, and a force storage member acting on said actuating arm, said mechanical actuating unit having a planar mounting surface; an electric drive linked to said mechanical actuating unit for driving said actuating arm to move the flap, said electric drive having an electric motor and a planar mounting surface; and a plate-shaped transmission stage for transmitting force from said electric drive to said mechanical actuating unit, said transmission stage comprising a self-contained housing independent of said mechanical actuating unit and said electric drive, said transmission stage having a first planar mounting surface mounted to said planar mounting surface of said mechanical actuating unit so that said first planar mounting surface and said planar mounting surface of said mechanical actuating unit bear flat against each other, and having a second planar mounting surface mounted to said planar mounting surface of said electric drive so that said second planar mounting surface and said planar mounting surface of said electric drive bear flat against each other, said first planar mounting surface and said second planar mounting surface being substantially parallel.