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EP0225609B1
EP0225609B1 EP86116878A EP86116878A EP0225609B1 EP 0225609 B1 EP0225609 B1 EP 0225609B1 EP 86116878 A EP86116878 A EP 86116878A EP 86116878 A EP86116878 A EP 86116878A EP 0225609 B1 EP0225609 B1 EP 0225609B1
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Erich RÖCK
Klaus Brüstle
Helmut Rupprechter
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Priority claimed from AT0356985A external-priority patent/AT385081B/de
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/12—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/123—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the frame specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
    • E05D7/125—Hinges or pivots of special construction to allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the frame specially adapted for cabinets or furniture the hinge having two or more pins
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/0407—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame the hinges having two or more pins and being specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/50—Mounting methods; Positioning
    • E05Y2600/52—Toolless
    • E05Y2600/53—Snapping
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furniture, e.g. cabinets

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  • the invention relates to a hinge with adjusting devices in which a hinge arm can be fastened to a base plate by means of an intermediate piece and is connected to a second hinge stop part, for example a hinge cup, by means of an articulated lever or the like, the intermediate piece being able to be hooked into the base plate at one end and can be locked at the other end by means of a rocker arm rotatably mounted on the intermediate piece or on the base plate, which has a hook part which engages on a projection of the base plate or on the intermediate piece, with a Stop surface is formed, which rests on a counter surface of the base plate when the intermediate piece is placed on the base plate and positions the intermediate piece in the depth of the furniture (cf. AT-B-360856).
  • a hinge arm can be fastened to a base plate by means of an intermediate piece and is connected to a second hinge stop part, for example a hinge cup, by means of an articulated lever or the like
  • the intermediate piece being able to be hooked into the base plate at one end and can
  • the hinge arm is fastened to the base plate by means of a clamping screw, this clamping screw generally protruding through an elongated hole, in order to make it possible to adjust the hinge arm in the depth of the furniture.
  • DE-A-30 26 796 and DE-A-30 39 328 show hinges with a hinge arm and a fastening plate, in which, by inserting the hinge arm into a guide of the fastening plate and moving it in the longitudinal direction, the two parts to be locked together snap into each other.
  • a similar anchoring of a hinge arm on a base plate is shown in DE-A-24 60 127.
  • DE-A-32 41 284 shows a hinge in which the hinge arm can be inserted into lateral guides of a base plate and clamped on the base plate by means of an eccentric.
  • the hinge arm anchors described above have the advantage that the hinge arm can be very quickly fixed on the base plate when assembling the piece of furniture and that no tools are required for assembly. This advantage should not be underestimated, since the door leaf must be held when the hinge arms are attached. If, for example, the door leaf is held with one hand and the hinge arm to be put on with the other, then in many cases, if the hinge arm is locked by means of a clamping screw, a second person is required to tighten the clamping screw with a screwdriver.
  • the invention is based on the problem of keeping the assembled hinge arm on the base plate with as little play as possible.
  • EP-A-0 043 903 discloses a hinge with a hinge arm that can be pushed onto a base plate and is held by a spring-loaded latching lever. The spring and the locking lever constantly press the hinge arm against a stop on the base plate.
  • a disadvantage of this design is that the firm hold of the hinge arm is dependent on the spring force and that the spring has to hold the hinge arm continuously, ie for years.
  • WO-A-86 02 402 shows a hinge with a hinge arm which, together with an intermediate piece, can be hooked into the front of the base plate and has a rocker arm at the back, on which a hook part is formed by means of which the rocker arm on the base plate can be locked. A spring acts on the rocker arm. When hanging the door into the furniture body, the hinge arm can be hooked into the base plate with the intermediate piece at the front and then fastened by simply pressing it on.
  • the object of the invention is to improve such hinges.
  • the game between the intermediate piece and the base plate should be kept as low as possible without the actual locking device being constantly stressed.
  • the intermediate piece designed as a U-profile can be tilted via a pivot bearing where it can be suspended in the base plate, in that the rocker arm is acted upon by a spring that a nose is provided on each side web of the intermediate piece is formed and that the base plate on both sides of its longitudinal central axis has a base against which the nose rests, so that the lugs together with the pivot bearing position the intermediate piece in the depth of the furniture without play.
  • the hinge arm Since the play release of the hinge arm is achieved with rigid parts of the intermediate piece or the base plate, the hinge arm is held absolutely securely even over a long period.
  • the spring that acts on the rocker arm only serves to push it behind the projection of the base plate during assembly.
  • the retention of the intermediate piece on the base plate is secured by positive locking.
  • One embodiment provides that the nose is located next to the hook part of the rocker arm.
  • a further embodiment of the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the intermediate piece designed as a U-profile, where it can be suspended in the base plate, can be tilted via a pivot bearing, that the rocker arm is acted upon by a spring, and that the intermediate piece is provided with Distance from the pin carries a locking bolt held between the two side webs, which is in a notch in the base plate engages and which, together with the pivot bearing, positions the adapter in the depth of the furniture without play.
  • this notch is semicircular with a varying radius.
  • the notch is advantageously located in the rear half of the base plate.
  • the locking bolt could also be formed on the base plate and protrude into an opening in the intermediate piece.
  • Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a hinge arm and a base plate in the position during the hanging of the hinge arm
  • Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the hinge arm and the base plate with the hinge arm mounted
  • Fig. 3 shows a side view of the base plate and Intermediate piece in the area of the stops
  • Fig. 4 shows a longitudinal section through a hinge arm and a base plate in the position while hanging the hinge arm in the second embodiment
  • Fig. 5 shows a longitudinal section through the hinge arm and the base plate with the hinge arm mounted
  • the FIG. 6 shows a horizontal section through the intermediate piece in the area of the locking bolt
  • FIG. 7 shows a section along line AA of FIG. 6
  • FIG. 8 shows a section along line BB of FIG. 6.
  • the essential parts of the hinge are the hinge arm 1, the base plate 2 and the intermediate piece 3 with the rocker arm 4.
  • the hinge arm 1 is attached to the intermediate piece 3 by means of a joint adjusting screw 6, which is supported in a nut thread in the hinge arm 1 and by means of a Clamping screw 5, which also serves for depth adjustment.
  • the clamping screw 5 protrudes through a longitudinal slot 8 in the hinge arm 1 and also the joint adjustment screw 6 is held with its head 6 ⁇ in a longitudinal slot 9 in the intermediate piece 3.
  • the hinge arm 1 can be moved over the length of the slot 8 and thus adjusted in the depth of the furniture.
  • the adjustment in the direction of the furniture door is carried out in a conventional manner by turning the joint adjustment screw 6.
  • the intermediate piece 3 is designed with a U-profile.
  • the base plate 2 is inserted between the legs 3 ⁇ of the intermediate piece 3.
  • the intermediate piece 3 is provided with a continuous pin 10, which serves as a holding projection of the intermediate piece 3.
  • the base plate 2 has a notch 11 in the front, into which the pin 10 can be hung, so that it is held on the base plate 2.
  • the base plate 2 is also provided with a notch 12.
  • the rocker arm 4 is supported at the rear end of the hinge arm 1 by means of a pin 13.
  • the hook part 15 is formed on the rocker arm 4.
  • the rocker arm 4 is acted upon by a spring so that it automatically snaps into the notch 12 when the intermediate piece 3 is placed on the base plate 2.
  • a leg spring 7 is shown, which is mounted in a recess 14 of the rocker arm 4 and is supported at one end on the intermediate piece 3.
  • the hook part 15 engages in the notch 12 and the hinge arm 1 is anchored on the base plate 2.
  • the intermediate piece 3 is provided on the two side webs 3 ⁇ each with a nose 19.
  • the lugs 19 are located directly behind the bases 20 of the base plate 2. They advantageously lie with their stop faces 28 directly against the counter faces 21 of the bases 20.
  • the rocker arm 4 only has to prevent the hinge arm 1 from being lifted off the base plate 2 in the direction of arrow A. This means that only minimal forces have to be absorbed. The strong forces that act in the direction of arrow V are absorbed by the positive connection between the lugs 19 and the bases 20.
  • recesses 30 are provided directly in front of the lugs, into which the base 20 protrude.
  • the lugs 19 and the base 20 are located directly next to the hook part 15 of the rocker arm 4.
  • the intermediate piece 3 has a locking bolt 18 in relation to its length, which is mounted between the legs 3 ⁇ of the intermediate piece 3.
  • the outer surface of the locking bolt 18th forms the stop surface 28.
  • the locking pin 18 comes to lie in a semicircular notch 32 in the base plate 2.
  • the front side of the notch 19 forms the counter surface 21.
  • the locking bolt 18 corresponds in function to the lugs 19.
  • the notch 32 is made with a varying radius, as can be seen in particular in FIG. 5.
  • the hinge arm 1 is adjusted, if necessary, in the manner described above.
  • the centering part, which supports the stop surface 28, is a rigid part of the intermediate piece 3.
  • a handle part 4 ⁇ is formed on the rocker arm 2, it suffices to raise this grip part 4 ⁇ , whereupon the hook part 15 disengages from the notch 12 and the hinge arm 1 with the intermediate piece 3 can be lifted off the base plate 2.
  • the intermediate piece 3 is held in a form-fitting manner on the base plate 2 not only in the depth of the furniture but also in the direction of the furniture door.
  • lateral cheeks 27 are provided in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 3 dm of the rocker arm 4, which receive the cam 23 between them when the intermediate piece 3 is placed on the base plate 2.
  • the clamping screw 16 is loosened and the upper part 2 ⁇ of the base plate 2 is moved to the lower part 2 ⁇ .
  • the guide 17 prevents the hinge arm 1 from tilting. After the height has been adjusted, the clamping screw 16 is tightened.
  • the hinge arm 1 can be covered by a cover cap 29 (FIG. 5).

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  • Pivots And Pivotal Connections (AREA)
EP86116878A 1985-12-10 1986-12-04 Scharnier Expired - Lifetime EP0225609B1 (de)

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AT3569/85 1985-12-10
AT0356985A AT385081B (de) 1985-12-10 1985-12-10 Scharnier
AT0031386A AT383644B (de) 1986-02-10 1986-02-10 Scharnier
AT313/86 1986-02-10
DE8611716U DE8611716U1 (de) 1986-04-10 1986-04-29 Scharnier mit Verstelleinrichtungen
DE8611716U 1986-04-29

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EP90110769A Division EP0392570B1 (de) 1986-04-29 1986-12-04 Scharnier
EP90110769.8 Division-Into 1990-06-07

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EP0225609A2 EP0225609A2 (de) 1987-06-16
EP0225609A3 EP0225609A3 (en) 1987-11-04
EP0225609B1 true EP0225609B1 (de) 1991-06-26

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AT (1) ATE64769T1 (it)
CA (1) CA1277463C (it)
DE (1) DE3679963D1 (it)
HR (1) HRP921358A2 (it)
IT (1) IT208627Z2 (it)
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DE202004021727U1 (de) 2003-05-16 2010-07-08 Julius Blum Gmbh Scharnier

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ATE76475T1 (de) * 1986-04-29 1992-06-15 Blum Gmbh Julius Scharnier.
AT391162B (de) * 1987-08-31 1990-08-27 Blum Gmbh Julius Scharnier
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SI8612109B (sl) 1998-08-31
SI8612109A (en) 1996-10-31
CA1277463C (en) 1990-12-11
HRP921358A2 (en) 1995-08-31
ATE64769T1 (de) 1991-07-15
EP0225609A2 (de) 1987-06-16
DE3679963D1 (de) 1991-08-01
IT208627Z2 (it) 1988-05-28
IT8623974V0 (it) 1986-12-10
EP0225609A3 (en) 1987-11-04
US4800621A (en) 1989-01-31
YU47402B (sh) 1995-03-27
YU210986A (en) 1988-04-30

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