Furniture hinge with damping device
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1. Furniture hinge comprising:
- a fixing arm for fixing to a piece of furniture,means for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, incorporating a cup,first and second rockers, forming an articulated quadrilateral and joining said fixing arm to said cup so as to allow reciprocal pivoting thereof,a connection element fixed to the first rocker,damping means of said reciprocal pivoting comprising a slider, and damping moving elements, said slider being controlled in translation by the connection element and suitable to translate according to a first direction corresponding to a pivoting of the hinge, said slider cooperating with kinematic means for motion conversion suitable to convert a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motiona housing wherein the damping means is disposed in said housing, with said housing being separate from said cup, enclosing said slider, said housing comprising a casing element separate from said cup and serving to guide the movement of said slider, said damping moving elements, and said kinematic means for motion conversion, and are provided with fast connection means to said cup so that said slider and said damping moving elements are suitable to be assembled with one another with the housing so that said damping means and said housing form a single element suitable to be fixed to one end of said cup in a single operation.
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Furniture hinge with damping and/or braking device in alternative to those already existing and capable of guaranteeing an improved efficiency during the closing and/or opening operation of doors, or other furniture parts, without any variations to the overall dimensions of standard hinges. The improved efficiency of the hinge is obtained by increasing the friction surfaces with a viscous medium present in suitable areas of the hinge and/or by allowing regulation of the trend of the angular velocities of one or more circular shaped elements, for example a disc, which act as braking elements in contact with the viscous medium.
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19 Claims
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1. Furniture hinge comprising:
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a fixing arm for fixing to a piece of furniture, means for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, incorporating a cup, first and second rockers, forming an articulated quadrilateral and joining said fixing arm to said cup so as to allow reciprocal pivoting thereof, a connection element fixed to the first rocker, damping means of said reciprocal pivoting comprising a slider, and damping moving elements, said slider being controlled in translation by the connection element and suitable to translate according to a first direction corresponding to a pivoting of the hinge, said slider cooperating with kinematic means for motion conversion suitable to convert a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motion a housing wherein the damping means is disposed in said housing, with said housing being separate from said cup, enclosing said slider, said housing comprising a casing element separate from said cup and serving to guide the movement of said slider, said damping moving elements, and said kinematic means for motion conversion, and are provided with fast connection means to said cup so that said slider and said damping moving elements are suitable to be assembled with one another with the housing so that said damping means and said housing form a single element suitable to be fixed to one end of said cup in a single operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Method for assembling a furniture hinge comprising a fixing arm for fixing to a piece of furniture, means for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, incorporating a cup, first and second rockers, a slider, kinematic means for conversion of a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motion, damping moving elements, a housing;
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assembling the hinge comprising the fixing arm, the cup and the first and second rockers, forming an articulated quadrilateral and joining said fixing arm to said cup so as to allow reciprocal pivoting thereof; assembling in the housing the slider, the damping moving elements and the kinematic means for conversion of a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motion of said damping moving elements; fixing said housing to one end of said cup of the hinge in a single operation by means of fast connection means.
- said method comprising the steps;
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15. A furniture hinge comprising:
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a fixing arm for fixing to a piece of furniture, a cup for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, first and second rockers, forming an articulated quadrilateral and joining said fixing arm to said cup so as to allow reciprocal pivoting thereof, a connection element fixed to the first rocker, a housing comprising a casing and a base; a damper disposed in said housing, said damper for damping a reciprocal pivoting movement, said damper comprising; a slider, controlled in translation by the connection element and suitable to translate according to a first direction corresponding to a pivoting of the hinge, a kinematic element, said slider cooperating with said kinematic element for motion conversion suitable to convert a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motion, a viscous medium disposed in said housing; wherein said cup is separate from said housing, and wherein said housing encloses said slider, said housing comprises a said casing element being separate from said cup such that when said cup is moved away from said housing, said casing remains coupled to said base, said casing serving to guide the movement of said slider, damping moving elements, and said kinematic element for motion conversion, and wherein said housing comprises connection elements configured to connect to said cup, so that said slider and said damping moving elements are suitable to be assembled with one another with said housing so that said damper forms a single element suitable to be fixed to one end of said cup in a single operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A furniture hinge comprising:
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a fixing arm for fixing to a piece of furniture, a cup for fixing to a door of said piece of furniture, first and second rockers, forming an articulated quadrilateral and joining said fixing arm to said cup so as to allow reciprocal pivoting thereof, a connection element fixed to the first rocker, a housing comprising a casing and a base said housing being external to said cup; a damper disposed in said housing, said damper for damping a reciprocal pivoting movement, said damper comprising; a slider, controlled in translation by the connection element and suitable to translate according to a first direction corresponding to a pivoting of the hinge, a kinematic element said slider cooperating with said kinematic element for motion conversion suitable to convert a translational motion of the slider into a damping pivoting motion, a viscous medium disposed in said housing; wherein said cup is separate from said housing, and wherein said housing encloses said slider, said housing comprises first and second delimitation parts which are mutually engaged with each other with said first delimitation part overlapping the base plate of said cup, and wherein said sliding element is slidingly guided along the hole of the first delimitation part and takes movement through the hole of the base plate, wherein the housing has a peripheral side enclosure for lateral containment of the damper. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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