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Hydraulic hinge with door closing mechanism

  • US 4,358,870 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1980
  • Issued: 11/16/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus capable of closing automatically a door on which the apparatus is mounted, which comprises:

  • a cylindrical casing having at least one protrusion thereon and a first stop device thereon, said casing preferably being mounted on one side of the door;

    a cover mounted on the top of said casing and having an opening therein;

    a piston in said casing having a hexagonal piston stem extending through the opening in said cover, and a piston head provided with a second stop device and at least one inclined groove thereon for receiving the protrustion on said casing, the lower portion of said inclined groove having an upwardly curved portion acting as a non-return device;

    a spiral reversing spring whose upper and lower ends are fixed on the first and second stop devices of said casing and said piston respectively;

    hydraulic means attached integrally to said piston head and placed in the lower portion of said casing for buffering the movement of said piston during the operation; and

    a seat having a hexagonal hole therethrough for slidably receiving said hexagonal piston stem, said seat preferably being mounted on the frame of the door, whereby during closure of said door said hexagonal piston stem slides axially relative to said seat but does not rotate relative thereto.

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