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Furniture hinge with damping device

  • US 7,730,583 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2007
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Furniture hinge comprisinga first member for fixing to an element of a piece of furniture,a second member for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, comprising a box, said first member being suitable to move with a relative pivoting motion about a first articulation pin with said box,a connection element connecting said first member to damping means for damping said pivoting motion, said damping means comprisinga slider operated in translation by said connection element,a first disc suitable to rotate about an axis,kinematic means for converting the translation of the slider into a rotation of the first disc about the axis,a second disc suitable to rotate about the axis and immersed in a viscous medium,the hinge being characterized in that it is provided with an annular gripping element cooperating with said first disc in the course of the rotation thereof and suitable to grip the second disc due to radial interference, pulling said second disc into said rotation so as to produce a damping force with the viscous medium.

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