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Furniture hinge

  • US 8,424,161 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2011
  • Issued: 04/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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