Hinge Having Hinge Cup

• US 20170022744A1
• Filed: 11/27/2014
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Titus d.o.o. Dekani
• Original Assignee: Lama D. D. Dekani
• Inventors: Migli, Carlo, Pecar, David, Svara, Valter
• Granted Patent: US 10,662,691 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/0054 Covers, e.g. for protection
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 5/006 for hinges having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or furniture
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/31 Linear motion
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/46 in or on the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A hinge assembly is provided having first and second parts pivotally connected together. One of the parts has a hinge cup (13) and is connectable to a first element such as a cupboard door. The other part (11) is connectable to a second element such as the cupboard carcase. The assembly includes a linear damping device (17), which is actuable to provide a damped resistive force over at least part of the range of relative pivotal movement between the two hinge elements. The damping device (17) is conveniently mounted within the hinge cup (13).

Claims

1. A hinge assembly having first and second parts pivotally connected together, with one of the parts having a hinge cup and being connectable to a first element and the other part being connectable to a second element, a linear damping device, and means for actuating the damping device over at least part of the range of relative pivotal movement between the two elements, wherein the damping device is mounted in the hinge cup.

2. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 where in the damping device is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of pivotal movement of the hinge assembly.

3. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a mechanism for converting pivotal movement of the hinge assembly into linear movement of the damping device.

4. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the damping device is arranged to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis.

5. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 4 wherein the movement converting mechanism is in the form of a cam and a follower.

6. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 and further including a cover for retaining the damping device in position in the hinge cup.

7. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein one of the cam and follower is provided on the damping device and the other of the cam and follower is provided in the hinge cup.

8. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 5 wherein one of the cam and follower is provided on the damping device and the other of the cam and follower is provided on the cover.

9. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 and further including a mechanism for adjusting the onset of the damped resistive force to be generated by the damping device in use.

10. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 1 wherein the hinge cup defines an interior space and the damping device remains contained within the confines of this space.

11. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 10 wherein the damping device comprises a wing which is caused to move downwardly in the interior space for actuating the damping device.

12. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 10 wherein the damping device comprises a wing which is caused to move upwardly in the interior space for actuating the damping device.

13. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 3 wherein the linear damping device is mounted within a sub-assembly which is itself mountable within the hinge cup.

14. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 13 wherein the movement converting mechanism acts between the linear damping device and the sub-assembly.

15. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 14 wherein the sub-assembly is mountable within the hinge cup by means of a resilient snap connection.

16. A hinge assembly as claimed in claim 15 wherein the sub-assembly mounting includes a stop surface on a part of the sub-assembly that is arranged to be held by a stop surface on the hinge cup, the engagement of said stop surfaces being such as to resist pivotal movement of the sub-assembly in one direction.