Hinge
First Claim
1. A hinge (1), comprisinga first movable hinge section (3),a second hinge section (2) including a fixed stop section,at least one joint axis interconnecting said first and second hinge sections (3, 2),a damping device mounted upon one of said first and second hinge sections (3, 2) and comprising at least one damping member (16) mounted for rotational movement,gear means mounted for acting upon said at least one damping member (16) at least in a region of a closed position of said hinge (1),said gear means comprising at least three movable gear members (20, 22, 45),an axis (61) positioned upon one of said hinge sections (2, 3) for supporting one of said gear members (22) intermediately-mounted between said two other gear members (20, 45) of said at least three gear members (20, 22, 45),said intermediately-mounted gear member (22) comprising two separate engaging members (21, 23) arranged(i) concentrically about said axis (61) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear member (22),(ii) at a periphery of said intermediately-mounted gear member (22), and(iii) at unequal distance from said axis (61) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear (22),with one of said engaging members (23) mounted further from said axis (61) arranged to engage one (20) of said gears (20, 22, 45) contacting said damping member (16),said other engaging member (21) mounted closer to said axis (61) arranged to engage the other (45) of said gears (20, 22, 45), andsaid other (45) of said gear members (20, 22,45) being rotatably mounted upon an axis (60) situated upon said hinge section (2) on which said damping device (16) is mounted and arranged to engage both said intermediately-positioned gear (22) and other hinge section (3).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a hinge comprising a moveable hinge section and a hinge section consisting of a fixed stop section, which are interconnected by at least one joint axis, and comprising a damping device mounted on one of the hinge sections whose translationally or rotatably moveable damping member is acted upon at least in the closure region of the hinge via gear means from the other hinge section. According to the invention for adjustment of the moveable damping member depending on the tilt of the moveable hinge section relative to the at least one joint axis, there is provided at least three moveable gear members are provided, of which one is the damping member itself.
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1. A hinge (1), comprising
a first movable hinge section (3), a second hinge section (2) including a fixed stop section, at least one joint axis interconnecting said first and second hinge sections (3, 2), a damping device mounted upon one of said first and second hinge sections (3, 2) and comprising at least one damping member (16) mounted for rotational movement, gear means mounted for acting upon said at least one damping member (16) at least in a region of a closed position of said hinge (1), said gear means comprising at least three movable gear members (20, 22, 45), an axis (61) positioned upon one of said hinge sections (2, 3) for supporting one of said gear members (22) intermediately-mounted between said two other gear members (20, 45) of said at least three gear members (20, 22, 45), said intermediately-mounted gear member (22) comprising two separate engaging members (21, 23) arranged (i) concentrically about said axis (61) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear member (22), (ii) at a periphery of said intermediately-mounted gear member (22), and (iii) at unequal distance from said axis (61) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear (22), with one of said engaging members (23) mounted further from said axis (61) arranged to engage one (20) of said gears (20, 22, 45) contacting said damping member (16), said other engaging member (21) mounted closer to said axis (61) arranged to engage the other (45) of said gears (20, 22, 45), and said other (45) of said gear members (20, 22,45) being rotatably mounted upon an axis (60) situated upon said hinge section (2) on which said damping device (16) is mounted and arranged to engage both said intermediately-positioned gear (22) and other hinge section (3).
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