Snap hinge for supporting a closure element

• US 20090241288A1
• Filed: 03/19/2009
• Published: 10/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniele Zetti
• Original Assignee: Daniele Zetti
• Inventors: Zetti, Daniele
• Application Number:
  US12/382,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20090241288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/236
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/1064 with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 3/16 with seven parallel pins and four arms

Abstract

A snap hinge for supporting a closure element comprising a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral, sharing a first and a second lever having as a base element respectively a plate for coupling to a fixed element and a plate for fixing to a closure element, elastic elements acting between a point of the first lever and a point of the second lever and auxiliary elastic elements are arranged in series to the elastic elements and have opposite ends that are articulated to the first lever to a first pivot supported by a supporting element jointly associated with the fixing plate. The supporting element comprises at least one strip and one pair of first flaps formed so as to protrude from two opposite edges of the strip and provided with holes for the opposite ends of the first pivot. The strip is substantially inclined with respect to the plane of arrangement of the coupling plate.

Claims

1. A snap hinge for supporting a closure element adapted to turn with respect to a fixed element comprising:

a first articulated quadrilateral;

a second articulated quadrilateral, said first and second quadrilaterals sharing a first lever and a second lever, said first and second levers having as a base element, respectively a plate, for coupling to the fixed element and a plate for fixing to the closure element;

elastic means which elastically act between a point of said first lever and a point of said second lever;

a supporting element that is jointly associated with said fixing plate; and

auxiliary elastic means which are arranged in series to said elastic means and have an end that is articulated to said first lever and an opposite end that is articulated to a first pivot that is supported by said supporting element, said supporting element comprising at least one strip and one pair of first flaps that are formed so as to protrude from two opposite edges of said strip and are provided with holes that support opposite ends of said first pivot, said strip being substantially inclined with respect to a plane of arrangement of said coupling plate.

2. The hinge of claim 1, wherein said strip is arranged substantially at right angles to the plane of arrangement of said coupling plate.

3. The hinge of claim 1, comprising at least one second pivot, on which said first lever is articulated, that is supported by said supporting element, said pair of first flaps having additional holes that support opposite ends of said second pivot, said first pivot and said second pivot being substantially parallel to each other.

4. The hinge of claim 3, comprising at least one third pivot on which an end of an arm of said first articulated quadrilateral is articulated, said third pivot being supported by said supporting element.

5. The hinge of claim 4, wherein said supporting element comprises a pair of second flaps that are formed so as to protrude from said two opposite edges of said strip and are provided with additional holes that support opposite ends of said third pivot, said first pivot and said third pivot being substantially parallel to each other.

6. The hinge of claim 5, wherein said coupling plate comprises at least one receptacle that accommodates said supporting element.

7. The hinge of claim 6, wherein said receptacle comprises at least one opening provided with two edges along which two substantially mutually parallel side walls are formed, and wherein each one of said side walls is provided with a pair of holes that are arranged so as to substantially correspond to said further holes and said additional holes, respectively of said pair of first flaps and of said pair of second flaps, the opposite ends, respectively, of said second pivot and said third pivot being inserted in said pair of holes, and said plate being anchored to said side walls.

8. The hinge of claim 5, wherein said first lever comprises:

two side walls, which are substantially parallel to each other;

a further pivot for mutual pivoting between said first lever and said second lever;

a dorsal bridge that is jointly associated with said side walls and is formed proximate to said fourth pivot, an edge of said dorsal bridge directed toward said coupling plate forming an articulation point for the end of said auxiliary elastic means that lies opposite the opposite end of said auxiliary elastic means articulated to said first pivot.

9. The hinge of claim 1, wherein said auxiliary elastic means comprises at least one spring.

10. The hinge of claim 1, wherein said auxiliary elastic means comprises at least two guiding elements for guiding said spring, which are coupled to each other axially so as to be slidable with respect to each other, internally, or externally with respect to said spring.

11. The hinge of claim 10, wherein said guiding elements are mutually coupled telescopically.