Patent ID: 7281704

Claim:
A damping apparatus for moving furniture parts, wherein the damping apparatus ( 1 ) has at least a first and second damping stage, said first damping stage having a cylinder ( 30 ) and a piston ( 32 ) longitudinally displaceable therein, said second damping stage having a cylinder ( 20 ) and a piston ( 22 ) longitudinally displaceable therein, first means ( 40 ) arranged for exerting a damping action on said piston ( 32 ) of said first damping stage, second means ( 202 , 50 ) arranged for exerting a damping action on said piston ( 22 ) of said second damping stage, the first damping stage has the piston ( 32 ) of the first damping stage loaded by a spring ( 40 ) and received in the cylinder ( 30 ) of the first damping stage which is telescopic and the second damping stage is formed by an air damper, and an air gap exists between the piston ( 32 ) and cylinder ( 30 ) of the first damping stage, such that braking effect of the first damping stage is substantially brought about by force of the spring ( 40 ) acting on the piston ( 32 ).