Furniture hinge

• US 8,214,973 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2009
• Issued: 07/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Arturo Salice SPA
• Original Assignee: Arturo Salice SPA
• Inventors: Salice, Luciano
• Primary Examiner(s): Mah, Chuck Y.
• Application Number:
  US12/922,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20110005035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• Field of Search: 16286-288, 16/50, 16/54, 16/56, 16/82, 162/94, 163/87, 162/62, 16D/IG.21, 188/268, 188/271, 188/290, 188/291, 188/296, 188/322.5, 188/281, 188/282.5, 188/282.8, 188/282.9
• US Class Current: 16/286
• 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 1/1284 with a leaf or similar spring
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/638 Cams; Ramps
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A furniture hinge has a first and a second equalizers connecting to a box-shaped body and a hinge arm, the first equalizer being pivoted to the box-shaped body through a first pin and to the hinge arm through a second pin, the second equalizer being pivoted to the box-shaped body through a third pin and to the hinge arm through a fourth pin, a flexure spring being wound around a pin fixed to the hinge arm and having a first spring arm abutting against the hinge arm and a second spring arm abutting against a control cam formed on the first equalizer, a contact surface between the control cam and the second spring arm, during the rotation or the hinge the contact surface moving along both the profile of the control cam and the profile of the second spring arm.

Claims

1. Furniture hinge of the type comprising a first and a second equalizers connecting, operatively to each other, a box-shaped body adapted to be fixed to a door of said furniture and a hinge arm adapted to be directly or indirectly fixed to a fixed element of said furniture, said first equalizers being pivoted to said box-shaped body through a first pin and to said hinge arm through a second pin parallel to said first pin, said second equalizer being pivoted to said box-shaped body through a third pin and to said hinge arm through a fourth pin, a flexure spring for restoring said door during the rotation of said hinge, said flexure spring being wound around a pin fixed to said hinge arm and having a first arm abutting against said hinge arm and a second arm abutting against a control cam present on said first equalizers, wherein said hinge has a contact surface between said control cam and said second arm of said spring which, during said rotation, moves along both the profile of said control cam and along the profile of said second arm of said spring, and in that said control cam has a curvilinear profile having a centre of curvature positioned at a distance from said second pin, said curvilinear profile being arched and having a constant radius of curvature that is smaller than the distance between said contact surface and the centre of oscillation of said first equalizer about said second pin.

2. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein said contact surface is between the profile of said control cam and a rectilinear section of the profile of said second arm.

3. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, characterised in that said control cam is proximal to the end of said first equalizer pivoted to said second pin.

4. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein said control cam is made in a single piece with said first equalizer.

5. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein said control cam is made in a piece associated to said first equalizer.

6. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein said hinge has a device for decelerating its rotation.

7. Furniture hinge according to claim 1, wherein said second arm of said flexure spring, actuated by said control arm, has a negligible opening camber during opening movement of the hinge and a reduced closure camber during closing movement of the hinge.