Hinge with a telescopic arm lever closing device

• US 4,310,948 A
• Filed: 12/17/1979
• Issued: 01/19/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Julius BLUM GmbH (BLUM Verwaltung GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Julius BLUM GmbH (BLUM Verwaltung GmbH)
• Inventors: Rock, Erich, Mages, Bernhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Kee Chi, James
• Application Number:
  US06/104,465
• Time in Patent Office: 764 Days
• Field of Search: 16/145, 16/163, 16/166, 16/180, 16/182, 16/183, 16/50
• US Class Current: 16/335
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/1021 the hinge having two or more pins and being specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 1/1215 with a canted-coil torsion spring
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A hinge includes a hinge arm mounted on a mounting plate on a furniture side wall. A hinge casing is insertable into a bore in the door. The hinge casing and the hinge arm connected by two hinge links. The hinge has a closing mechanism activated by a spring which acts on one of the hinge links. This hinge link is a lever with two arms, one of which is telescopic.

Claims

1. A hinge comprising:

a hinge arm adapted to be mounted on an article of furniture, said hinge arm having fixed thereto first and second hinge axles;

a hinge casing adapted to be mounted on a door of the article of furniture, said hinge casing having fixed thereto third and fourth hinge axles;

a first hinge link pivotally mounted about said first and third hinge axles;

a second hinge link pivotally mounted about said second and fourth hinge axles;

said second hinge link comprising a two-arm lever including a first arm extending between said second and fourth hinge axles and a second arm directed toward said hinge arm;

said second arm comprising a telescopic arm including a movable end member;

spring means mounted in contact with said end member for moving said end member in a direction away from said first arm of said two-arm lever; and

said end member being abutted against a fixed portion of said hinge arm by the force of said spring means.

2. A hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said end member has therein a recess, and said second telescopic arm includes a flange integral with said first arm and slidably extending into said recess, thereby guiding movement of said end member.

3. A hinge as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein said spring means comprises a compression spring having a first end abutting said end member and a second end abutting said second hinge axle.

4. A hinge as claimed in claim 3, wherein said end member has therein a cylindrical recess, said first end of said spring extending into said cylindrical recess.

5. A hinge as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein said spring means comprises a torsion spring having a first leg abutting said end member and a second leg abutting said first arm.

6. A hinge as claimed in claim 5, wherein said torsion spring is freely mounted about said second hinge axle.

7. A hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixed portion of said hinge arm comprises said first hinge axle.

8. A hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fixed portion of said hinge arm comprises a pin fixed to said hinge arm.

9. A hinge as claimed in claims 1, 2, 7 or 8, wherein said end member has a curved surface abutting against said fixed portion of said hinge arm.