Patent ID: 8438783

Claim:
An opening mechanism ( 1 ) for coplanar doors with a combined movement, comprising: a longitudinal guide ( 3 ) fixed to a frame of a furniture unit; a first slide ( 4 ) slidable along the longitudinal guide ( 3 ); and a second slide ( 5 ) slidable transversally on the first slide ( 4 ) from a retracted position to an extracted position and vice versa, the second slide ( 5 ) configured to carry a door ( 2 ) and, when in the extracted position, to translate along the longitudinal guide ( 3 ) together with the first slide ( 4 ), wherein the second slide ( 5 ) is further configured to rotate with respect to the first slide ( 4 ) around a pin ( 11 ) integral with the first slide ( 4 ), wherein the first slide ( 4 ) comprises a guide means ( 7 ) integral with the first slide ( 4 ), and the second slide ( 5 ) presents a curved space ( 8 ) in which the guide means ( 7 ) is received, and wherein the first slide ( 4 ) further comprises holding means ( 10 ) controlled by a control surface ( 51 ) situated on a bottom of the longitudinal guide ( 3 ) at a position occupied by the opening mechanism ( 1 ) when the door ( 2 ) is closed, the holding means ( 10 ) configured to lock the second slide ( 5 ) in the extracted position and prevent the second slide ( 5 ) from being brought back into the retracted position.