Patent ID: 7850326
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A47B,E05D,E05F,E05Y,F21V

Abstract:
1. An illumination device for a box-like or chest-like item of furniture, wherein the item has a hinge and a carcass with at least a door or flap or a pull-out device, wherein the door or flap is configured to pivot between a closed position and an open position relative to the carcass via the hinge, wherein the pull-out device is configured to be displaced, via the hinge, between a closed position in whereby the pull-out device is pushed into the carcass and an open position whereby the pull-out device is withdrawn from the carcass, the illumination device comprises: a mounting connected to an electrical current source for an illumination means, a switch provided in an electrical connection between the electrical current source and the illumination means, wherein the switch is configured to interrupt or open the electrical connection at a predetermined pivoted position of the door or flap or at a displaced position of the pull-out device with respect to the carcass; an adapter associated with the illumination means, wherein the adapter has an adapter housing configured to be mounted in the carcass; and a spring-biased thrust piece disposed within the adapter housing, wherein the spring-biased thrust piece is configured to be displaced between two positions spaced from one another, wherein the spring-biased thrust piece is in direct or indirect operative connection with the switch, wherein the adapter housing is provided on the hinge such that the adapter housing is movable with respect to carcass and is an integral part of a component of the hinge, and wherein the adapter is provided on a door mounting part of the hinge, wherein the door mounting part of the hinge is a hinge cup countersunk in a recess in the door or the flap.