Hinge for doors of domestic appliances such as ovens, dishwashers or the like
First Claim
1. A hinge for doors of domestic appliances such as ovens, dishwashers or the like, comprising:
- a lever;
a box-shaped body comprising a bottom wall and two side walls;
the lever and the box-shaped body being hinged to each other through the agency of a first pin to make the lever and the box-shaped body tiltable relative to each other, the lever and the box-shaped body being fixable one to a frame and the other to a door, for making the door movable relative to the frame between an open position and a closed position;
an elastic mechanism located at least partly inside the box-shaped body for producing an elastic reaction force which opposes the opening of the door;
a connecting rod hinged to a first end of the lever;
a tie rod hinged to the connecting rod and connected to the elastic mechanism;
a pivot pin for tie rod and connecting rod, slidable with its ends in respective guides formed in the side walls of the box-shaped body when the door is opened and closed, the hinge being characterized in that it comprises a shoe interposed between the connecting rod and the box-shaped body, slidable relative to the bottom wall when the door is opened and closed, in order to force the pin to travel along a predetermined path in the guides and to limit friction between pin and guide, thus avoiding guide wear.
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Abstract
A hinge for appliances includes a lever and a box-shaped body having a bottom wall and two side walls. The lever and the body, one of which is fixable to a frame of the appliance and the other to a door, are tiltably hinged to each other by a first pin to make the door movable between open and closed positions. The hinge includes an elastic mechanism located at least partly inside the body for producing an elastic reaction force which opposes opening of the door, a connecting rod hinged to a first end of the lever, a tie rod hinged to the connecting rod and connected to the elastic mechanism, and a pivot pin for the tie rod and the connecting rod, slidable with its ends in respective guides formed in the side walls of the body when the door is opened and closed.
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1. A hinge for doors of domestic appliances such as ovens, dishwashers or the like, comprising:
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a lever; a box-shaped body comprising a bottom wall and two side walls; the lever and the box-shaped body being hinged to each other through the agency of a first pin to make the lever and the box-shaped body tiltable relative to each other, the lever and the box-shaped body being fixable one to a frame and the other to a door, for making the door movable relative to the frame between an open position and a closed position; an elastic mechanism located at least partly inside the box-shaped body for producing an elastic reaction force which opposes the opening of the door; a connecting rod hinged to a first end of the lever; a tie rod hinged to the connecting rod and connected to the elastic mechanism; a pivot pin for tie rod and connecting rod, slidable with its ends in respective guides formed in the side walls of the box-shaped body when the door is opened and closed, the hinge being characterized in that it comprises a shoe interposed between the connecting rod and the box-shaped body, slidable relative to the bottom wall when the door is opened and closed, in order to force the pin to travel along a predetermined path in the guides and to limit friction between pin and guide, thus avoiding guide wear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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