Furniture hinge
First Claim
1. A furniture hinge comprising:
- a fitment portion;
a hinge lever;
a hinge cup pivotally connected to said fitment portion by said hinge lever, said hinge lever being connected to said hinge cup by a hinge axis;
a damping device comprising a linear damper arranged at an outside surface of said hinge cup, and said linear damper including a linearly displaceable piston;
an actuating element configured to actuate said damping device so as to dampen a relative movement between said fitment portion and said hinge cup, said actuating element being entirely and continuously arranged within said hinge cup, said actuating element being pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to said hinge axis of said hinge cup;
a transmission mechanism configured to convert a rotary movement of said actuating element into a linear movement of said piston of said linear damper; and
a housing, said linear damper being arranged within said housing, said housing being fitted onto an outer surface of said hinge cup so as to be insertable jointly with said hinge cup within a cylindrical bore in a furniture part.
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Abstract
A furniture hinge includes a fitting part and a hinge cup that is pivotably connected thereto by way of at least one articulated lever. The articulated lever is connected to the hinge cup by way of an articulated axis (A). A cushioning apparatus can be actuated by an actuating element and is provided to cushion a relative movement between the fitting part and the hinge cup. The actuating element is mounted inside the hinge cup rotatably about a rotational axis (S) extending substantially parallel to the articulated axis (A) of the hinge cup, and the cushioning apparatus includes at least one linear cushioning member having at least one linearly displaceable plunger. A transmission mechanism converts a rotary movement of the actuating element into a linear movement of the plunger of the linear cushioning member.
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24 Claims
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1. A furniture hinge comprising:
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a fitment portion; a hinge lever; a hinge cup pivotally connected to said fitment portion by said hinge lever, said hinge lever being connected to said hinge cup by a hinge axis; a damping device comprising a linear damper arranged at an outside surface of said hinge cup, and said linear damper including a linearly displaceable piston; an actuating element configured to actuate said damping device so as to dampen a relative movement between said fitment portion and said hinge cup, said actuating element being entirely and continuously arranged within said hinge cup, said actuating element being pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to said hinge axis of said hinge cup; a transmission mechanism configured to convert a rotary movement of said actuating element into a linear movement of said piston of said linear damper; and a housing, said linear damper being arranged within said housing, said housing being fitted onto an outer surface of said hinge cup so as to be insertable jointly with said hinge cup within a cylindrical bore in a furniture part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of furniture comprising:
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a furniture body; a movable furniture part; and a furniture hinge for movably mounting said movable furniture part to said furniture body, said furniture hinge including; a fitment portion; a hinge lever; a hinge cup pivotally connected to said fitment portion by said hinge lever, said hinge lever being connected to said hinge cup by a hinge axis; a damping device comprising a linear damper arranged at an outside surface of said hinge cup, and said linear damper including a linearly displaceable piston; an actuating element configured to actuate said damping device so as to dampen a relative movement between said fitment portion and said hinge cup, said actuating element being entirely and continuously arranged within said hinge cup, said actuating element being pivotally mounted so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to said hinge axis of said hinge cup; a transmission mechanism configured to convert a rotary movement of said actuating element into a linear movement of said piston of said linear damper; and a housing, said linear damper being arranged within said housing, said housing being fitted onto an outer surface of said hinge cup so as to be insertable jointly with said hinge cup within a cylindrical bore formed in one of said furniture body and said movable furniture part.
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