Rotation Brakes Contribute to a Fold-down Success

摘要

In the past an apprentice needed to produce a masterpiece to prove his extraordinary skills, today this usually serves to prove that he masters traditional techniques and the techniques of his craft. In a broader sense this word is used to describe something that is spectacularly successful. The Austrian Klaus Manhartsgruber created a masterpiece that satisfied all requirements when he integrated ACE rotation brakes into his TV/bar furniture. Before taking his master carpenter examination, Klaus Manhartsgruber had an idea: he wanted his masterpiece to combine simple design with juvenile elegance and comfort. Relatively quickly he came up with the idea of constructing a TV-bar element made of two cubes. The horizontal TV part would have a hatch and two doors made of glass whilst the vertical bar part would have a wooden door and a bar hatch that could be turned by 90°. Integrated inside the bar element are various integrated Plexiglas attachments for bar and wine glasses which are illuminated with LED lights. The LED strips are attached behind the wine bottle holder. These lights switch off automatically when the bar hatch is closed, however it makes sense for the wall lighting to remain on when watching TV because it stops the eyes tiring quickly in the dark.