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SLOW OPEN AND/OR SLOW CLOSE HINGE ASSEMBLY AND HINGE SYSTEM

  • US 20110017191A1
  • Filed: 07/21/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An oven comprising:

  • a body defining a cooking chamber;

    first and second hinge assemblies located on respective first and second opposite sides of said body;

    a door pivotally connected to said body by said first and second hinge assemblies, said door movable between a closed position where it closes a mouth of said cooking chamber and an opened position where it opens a mouth of the cooking chamber, each hinge assembly comprising a hinge arm and a channel pivotally connected to said hinge arm, wherein the hinge arm of each hinge assembly is connected to said body and the channel of each hinge assembly is connected to said door;

    wherein at least one of said first and second hinge assemblies is a damped hinge assembly comprising a damper operatively connected between said channel and said hinge arm, wherein said damper comprises;

    a body defining a bore;

    a piston slidably received in said bore;

    a rod connected to said piston and projecting outward from said bore;

    a damper fluid contained in said bore and acting on said piston to dampen sliding movement of said piston in at least one direction in said bore; and

    ,a spring located in said bore and acting on said piston to bias said piston toward one end of said bore.

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