CN103670105B - Hinges and devices for mounting dampers to hinges - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a hinge and a device for mounting a damper to the hinge. The hinge comprises a hinge arm defining a chamber, the fixing frame is arranged in the chamber of the hinge arm and comprises a pair of side plates and an embedding seat, the embedding seat is connected between the pair of side plates, and the opposite inner side surfaces of the pair of side plates are provided with a clamping part. The embedding seat comprises a through hole, and a limit convex body is formed around the through hole. The damper comprises a body and a piston rod, wherein the front end part of the body is provided with a sunken area, and the rear end part of the body is provided with a pair of abutting parts. The fixing component is connected with the fixing frame and fixed on the hinge arm. When the damper is installed, the piston rod penetrates through the through hole of the fixing frame, the limiting convex body of the embedding seat is embedded in the concave area of the body, and the body of the damper is pushed between the two side plates of the fixing frame, so that the abutting part of the body is clamped on the clamping part in the two side plates.

Description

Hinges and devices for mounting dampers to hinges

technical field

The invention relates to a device for installing a damper to a hinge, in particular to a device that makes it easier to realize the design of adding a buffer function to the hinge.

Background technique

U.S. patent US6,684,453B2 issued to Wang, U.S. patent US7,096,535B2 to Lin, and U.S. patent US8,205,298B2 to Lin et al. (damping member) is connected between two hinge members, such as between the hinge base and the hinge arm, so that the displacement of the hinge base relative to the hinge arm, no matter during the opening or closing action, the buffer or All the damping parts will be driven to generate buffering resistance. Generally speaking, during installation and use, the hinge seat and the hinge arm are respectively installed on a door panel and a cabinet body, and after a period of use as the door panel is opened or closed relative to the cabinet body, once the buffer on the hinge The buffer or damping material of the damper or damper leaks, causing the buffer function to fail. The buffer or damper on this type of hinge is not easy to replace and replace.

The U.S. invention patent publication US2008/0168620A1 applied by Hammerle discloses a kind of attached damper (as shown in figure 5 and 6). Although the structure disclosed in this case can improve the deficiency of the aforementioned patent, the In terms of the overall shape of the hinge, since the damper is completely exposed outside the hinge, it not only occupies too much space inside the cabinet, but also looks abrupt and unsightly overall.

In view of this, the inventor conceived and designed a damper installation structure hidden in the hinge, so that the damper can be conveniently installed on the hinge, and the damper can also be removed from the hinge separately if necessary.

Contents of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a device for installing a damper to a hinge to achieve:

Make sure that the damper can be firmly installed on the hinge, so that the hinge has a buffer function in use.

According to a device for installing a damper to a hinge according to one aspect of the present invention, the device includes a fixing frame, a fixing component, and a damper; the hinge includes a hinge cup, and a hinge arm pivotally connects the hinge cup. The hinge cup has a pair of wings and a cup holder, and the cup holder is extended and connected between the pair of wings; the hinge arm includes a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall is extended and connected between the pair of side walls, Each side wall has a first connection hole and a second connection hole, and the pair of side walls and the bottom wall define a chamber, and the feature is: the fixing frame includes a pair of side plates and a seat, The nest is extended and connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a locking portion; the first connecting portion is snapped into the hinge arm The first connecting hole; the second connecting portion corresponds to the second connecting hole of the hinge arm; the locking portion is located on the opposite inner side of the pair of side plates and adjacent to the second connecting portion; the seat Contains a perforation, and forms a limiting protrusion around the perforation; the fixing component passes through the second connecting hole of the hinge arm and the second connecting portion of the fixing frame, and the fixing frame and the hinge the arms are connected; and the damper includes a body and a piston rod, the body includes a front end and a rear end, the front end has a recessed area, the rear end has an abutment; the piston The rod is axially movable and displaceable relative to the damper body; wherein, the damper is installed between the two side plates of the fixed frame, the piston rod passes through the hole of the nest, and the limit of the nest The convex body is embedded in the recessed area of the main body, and the abutment part of the main body is locked against the locking part in the two side plates.

Wherein, the seat of the fixing bracket includes an assembly opening communicating with the through hole, and the limiting protrusion faces the latching portion.

Wherein, the abutting portion of the damper and the locking portion of the fixing frame are arranged correspondingly in a concave and convex locking pattern.

Wherein, the recessed area of the damper has a protruding ring extending into the through hole of the seat.

Wherein, a buckle seat is arranged in the container of the hinge arm, and the fixing frame is installed inside the buckle seat.

Wherein, the first connecting portion is a protrusion.

A hinge according to another aspect of the present invention includes a hinge cup, a hinge arm, a buckle seat, a fixing frame, a fixing assembly, and a damper, and is characterized in that: the hinge cup includes a pair of wings and a cup holder, the cup holder is extended and connected between the pair of wings; the hinge arm is pivotally connected to the hinge cup, the hinge arm includes a pair of side walls and a bottom wall, and the bottom wall is extended and connected to the pair of side walls Between, each side wall has a first connection hole and a second connection hole, and the pair of side walls and the bottom wall define a chamber; the buckle seat is arranged in the chamber of the hinge arm; the The fixing frame is installed inside the buckle seat of the hinge arm, the fixing frame includes a pair of side plates and a seat, and the seat is extended and connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connection part, a second connecting part, and a locking part; the first connecting part is inserted into the first connecting hole of the hinge arm in the form of a protrusion; the locking part is located on the opposite inner surface of the pair of side plates on and adjacent to the second connecting portion; the seat includes a perforation, and a limiting protrusion is formed around the perforation; the fixing component passes through the second connecting hole of the hinge arm and the fixing frame a second connecting portion for connecting the fixing frame with the hinge arm; and the damper comprising a body and a piston rod, the body comprising a front end and a rear end, the front end having a recessed area Abutting against the limiting protrusion of the fixing frame, the rear end has an abutting portion; the piston rod passes through the through hole of the socket, and is axially movable relative to the damper body; and, the The abutting portion and the locking portion of the fixing frame are locked against each other.

Description of drawings

To further illustrate and confirm the above-mentioned purpose, structural features and effects of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an overall exploded view of the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the damper according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the fixing frame installed on the hinge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a corresponding schematic diagram of the damper and the fixing frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the first action of installing the damper to the fixing frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the second action of installing the damper to the fixing frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the positioning of the damper installed on the fixing frame according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the damper installed in the hinge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

As shown in FIG. 1 , the embodiment of the present invention includes a hinge 10 , a fixing frame 12 , a fixing component 14 , and a damper 16 . in:

The hinge 10 includes a hinge cup 18 and a hinge arm 20 pivotally connected to the hinge cup 18 . Wherein, the hinge cup 18 has a pair of wings 22, and a cup seat 24 is extended and connected between the pair of wings 22; the hinge arm 20 includes a pair of side walls 26, and a bottom wall 28 is extended and connected to the pair of sides Between the walls 26, each side wall 26 has a first connecting hole 30 and a second connecting hole 32, and the pair of side walls 26 and the bottom wall 28 define a chamber 34, and a button seat 36 is arranged on the Inside the chamber 34.

The fixing frame 12 is installed inside the buckle seat 36 of the hinge arm 20 . The fixing frame 12 includes a pair of symmetrical side panels 38 , and a socket 40 is extended and connected between the pair of side panels 38 . Wherein, each side plate 38 has a first connecting portion 42, a second connecting portion 44, and a locking portion 46; the first connecting portion 42 is installed in the first connecting hole 30 of the hinge arm 20; The second connecting portion 44 is corresponding to the second connecting hole 32 of the hinge arm 20 ; the locking portion 46 is located on the inner side surfaces of the pair of side plates 38 and adjacent to the second connecting portion 44 . The socket 40 includes a through hole 48 , and an assembly opening 50 communicates with the through hole 48 , and a limiting protrusion 52 is formed around the through hole 48 , and the limiting protrusion 52 faces the engaging portion 46 . In a preferred embodiment, the first connecting portion 42 is a protrusion; the second connecting portion 44 is a hole.

The fixing assembly 14 passes through the second connecting hole 32 of the hinge arm 20 and the second connecting portion 44 of the fixing frame 12, and the fixing frame 12 is connected with the hinge arm 20, and by means of the fixing frame 12 The first connecting portion 42 snaps into the first connecting hole 30 of the hinge arm 20 , so that the fixing frame 12 is mounted and fixed inside the socket 36 , as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .

The damper 16 includes a body 54 and a piston rod 56, the body 54 includes a front end 58 and a rear end 60, wherein the front end 58 has a recessed area 62 (see also FIG. 2 ), the rear end The portion 60 is arranged as an annular convex seat, and the seat body has a pair of abutting portions 64 . In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , a protruding ring portion 66 is formed in the recessed area 62 . And, preferably, the abutting portion 64 of the damper 16 and the locking portion 46 of the fixing frame 12 are arranged correspondingly in a concave and convex locking pattern.

The above-mentioned damper 16 belongs to the conventional technical category, and damping parts and damping substances are installed inside the body 54, and the piston rod 56 is axially movable relative to the body 54, so as to provide the piston rod 56 with respect to the body 54. The body 54 has buffer resistance during the displacement process. Preferably, a spacer 68 is sleeved on the end of the piston rod 56 .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when installing the damper 16 to the hinge arm 20, at first, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, the damper 16 is first passed through the fixed piston rod 56 at an angle of inclination. The assembly port 50 of the frame 12 is inserted into the through hole 48 of the seat 40, and the recessed area 62 of the damper 16 is partially corresponding to the limiting protrusion 52 of the seat 40, and the convex ring in the recessed area 62 Part 66 is also partially corresponding to the perforation 48 of the seat 40, and then, as shown in FIG. so that the rear end 60 of the body 54 also abuts against the fixing assembly 14, then the body 54 of the damper 16 can be completely snapped into the two side plates 38, the seat 40 and the fixing assembly of the fixing frame 12. 14, so as to extend into the through hole 48 of the seat 40 by means of the convex ring portion 66 in the recessed area 62, the limiting protrusion 52 of the seat 40 is embedded in the recessed area 62, and the rear end of the damper 16 The abutting portion 64 of the portion 60 is locked against the locking portion 46 of the fixing frame 12 (as shown in FIG. 7 ).

After the above installation, as shown in FIG. 8 , the damper 16 can be firmly arranged in the buckle seat 36 of the hinge arm 20 by means of the positioning of the fixing frame 12 .

Through the above-mentioned installation method of the present invention, the purpose of adding the main buffer unit to the hinge can be achieved, and in actual use, the piston rod 56 of the damper 16 can generate a buffer resistance to respond to the hinge cup 18 relative to the hinge. Closing displacement of arm 20 .

According to the above description, it can be seen that the enhanced efficacy and advantages of the present invention are to ensure that the damper can be firmly installed on the hinge, so that the hinge has a buffering function in use.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the current specific embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and other modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Various equivalent changes and modifications, therefore, as long as the changes and modifications to the above embodiments are within the true spirit of the present invention, they will all fall within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims (10)

1., in order to install the device of damper to hinge, this device comprises a fixed mount, a fixation kit and a damper; This hinge comprises a hinge pot, and this hinge pot of hinge arms pivot joint, and this hinge pot has a pair alar part and a cup, and the extension of this cup is connected to this between alar part; This hinge arms comprises a pair side wall and an end wall, and this end wall extension is connected to this between side wall, and each side wall has one first connecting hole and one second connecting hole, and this defines a room to side wall and this end wall, it is characterized in that:

Described fixed mount, comprises pair of side plates and an embedding seat, and this embedding seat extension is connected to this between side plate, and wherein, every side plate has one first connecting portion, one second connecting portion and a blocking part; This first connecting portion is the first connecting hole snapping in this hinge arms; This second connecting portion is the second connecting hole corresponding to this hinge arms; This blocking part is that position is on this medial surface in opposite directions to side plate and this second connecting portion adjacent; This embedding seat comprises a perforation, and forms a spacing convex body in this perforation ring week;

Described fixation kit, through the second connecting hole of this hinge arms and the second connecting portion of this fixed mount, and is connected this fixed mount with this hinge arms; And

Described damper, comprises a body and a piston rod, and this body comprises a leading section and a rearward end, and this leading section has a sunk area, and this rearward end has an abutting part; This piston rod is axially movable displacement relative to this damper body;

Wherein, this damper is arranged between two side plates of this fixed mount, and this piston rod is through the perforation of this embedding seat, and the spacing convex body of this embedding seat is embedded in the sunk area of this body, and the abutting part of this body is fastened the blocking part in this two side plate.

2. according to claim 1ly it is characterized in that in order to install the device of damper to hinge, the embedding seat of described fixed mount comprises an installation opening and to communicate this perforation, and this spacing convex body is towards this blocking part.

3. according to claim 1ly it is characterized in that in order to install the device of damper to hinge, the abutting part of described damper and the blocking part of this fixed mount configure so that the clamping kenel of mutual concave, convex is corresponding.

4. according to claim 1ly it is characterized in that in order to install the device of damper to hinge there is in the sunk area of described damper the perforation that a projecting ring section stretches into this embedding seat.

5. according to claim 1ly to it is characterized in that in order to install the device of damper to hinge, also comprise a Button Block and be arranged in the room of this hinge arms, it is inner that this fixed mount is arranged on this Button Block.

6. according to claim 1ly it is characterized in that in order to install the device of damper to hinge, described first connecting portion is a projection.

7. a hinge, comprises a hinge pot, a hinge arms, a Button Block, a fixed mount, a fixation kit and a damper, it is characterized in that:

Described hinge pot, comprises a pair alar part and a cup, and the extension of this cup is connected to this between alar part;

Described hinge arms, this hinge pot of pivot joint, this hinge arms comprises a pair side wall and an end wall, and this end wall extension is connected to this between side wall, and each side wall has one first connecting hole and one second connecting hole, and this defines a room to side wall and this end wall;

Described Button Block, is arranged in the room of this hinge arms;

Described fixed mount, the Button Block being arranged on this hinge arms is inner, and this fixed mount comprises pair of side plates and an embedding seat, and this embedding seat extension is connected to this between side plate, and wherein, every side plate has one first connecting portion, one second connecting portion and a blocking part; This first connecting portion is the first connecting hole snapping in this hinge arms with projection form; This blocking part is that position is on this medial surface in opposite directions to side plate and this second connecting portion adjacent; This embedding seat comprises a perforation, and forms a spacing convex body in this perforation ring week;

Described fixation kit, through the second connecting hole of this hinge arms and the second connecting portion of this fixed mount, and is connected this fixed mount with this hinge arms; And

Described damper, comprises a body and a piston rod, and this body comprises a leading section and a rearward end, and the spacing convex body that this leading section has a sunk area and this fixed mount abuts against, and this rearward end has an abutting part; This piston rod is through the perforation of this embedding seat, and this damper body is axially movable displacement relatively; And the blocking part of this abutting part and this fixed mount fastens mutually.

8. hinge according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the embedding seat of described fixed mount comprises an installation opening and to communicate this perforation, and this spacing convex body is towards this blocking part.

9. hinge according to claim 7, is characterized in that, the abutting part of described damper and the blocking part of this fixed mount configure so that the clamping kenel of mutual concave, convex is corresponding.

10. hinge according to claim 7, is characterized in that, has the perforation that a projecting ring section stretches into this embedding seat in the sunk area of described damper.