EP0919776A3 - Hinge device, particularly for the door of household electric appliances and the like with counterbalancing and self-regulating means - Google Patents

Hinge device, particularly for the door of household electric appliances and the like with counterbalancing and self-regulating means Download PDF

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EP0919776A3
EP0919776A3 EP98122491A EP98122491A EP0919776A3 EP 0919776 A3 EP0919776 A3 EP 0919776A3 EP 98122491 A EP98122491 A EP 98122491A EP 98122491 A EP98122491 A EP 98122491A EP 0919776 A3 EP0919776 A3 EP 0919776A3
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door
frontal wall
hinge device
support element
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Eros Gherardi
Teresa Ghidini
Ermes Degli Espositi
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Priority claimed from IT97BO000689 external-priority patent/IT1296566B1/en
Priority claimed from IT98BO000490 external-priority patent/IT1304476B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C15/00—Details
    • F24C15/02—Doors specially adapted for stoves or ranges
    • F24C15/023—Mounting of doors, e.g. hinges, counterbalancing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/4251—Details of the casing
    • A47L15/4257—Details of the loading door
    • A47L15/4261—Connections of the door to the casing, e.g. door hinges
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/12—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
    • E05F1/1246—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis
    • E05F1/1253—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis with a compression spring
    • E05F1/1261—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis with a compression spring for counterbalancing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/08—Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/20—Brakes; Disengaging means, e.g. clutches; Holders, e.g. locks; Stops; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/252—Brakes; Disengaging means, e.g. clutches; Holders, e.g. locks; Stops; Accessories therefore characterised by type of friction
    • E05Y2201/26—Mechanical friction
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/30—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances
    • E05Y2900/308—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for domestic appliances for ovens

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Closing And Opening Devices For Wings, And Checks For Wings (AREA)
  • Hinges (AREA)
  • Extensible Doors And Revolving Doors (AREA)

Abstract

A hinge device for the door of household electric appliances, includes: a coupling element (2), having a frontal wall (12) and fixed to a frame (10) fixable to the structure of the appliance; a support element (3), pivoted to the coupling element (2) and to which the door is fixed; first counterbalancing means (6), designed to practice an antagonist force against the weight force of the door; a shaped element (9), hinged to the first counterbalancing means (6) and to the support element (3), and designed to slide along the frontal wall (12) by virtue of the interposition of sliding means (30) in correspondence of the passage from a closing condition (C) of the device (1), in which the support element (3) is faced to the frontal wall (12), to an opening condition (A), in which the axle of the support element (3) is almost orthogonal to the frontal wall (12), and vice versa in such a way that the sliding causes an antagonistic force of increasing intensity between the sliding block (13) and the frontal wall (12) and proportional to the increasing of the opening angle of the door and to the arm of the antagonistic force.
The hinge device 1 can moreover include second counterbalancing means (15) slidable on an outer contour (8) of the shaped element (9), so as to exert a further antagonistic force thereon proportionally increasing in correspondence of the passage from the closing condition (C) to the opening condition (A).
EP98122491A 1997-11-27 1998-11-27 Hinge device, particularly for the door of household electric appliances and the like with counterbalancing and self-regulating means Expired - Lifetime EP0919776B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT97BO000689 IT1296566B1 (en) 1997-11-27 1997-11-27 Hinge for door of household electric appliances
ITBO970689 1997-11-27
ITBO980490 1998-08-06
IT98BO000490 IT1304476B1 (en) 1998-08-06 1998-08-06 Hinge for door of household electric appliances

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EP0919776A2 EP0919776A2 (en) 1999-06-02
EP0919776A3 true EP0919776A3 (en) 2001-11-07
EP0919776B1 EP0919776B1 (en) 2004-05-26

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ITBO20050564A1 (en) * 2005-09-14 2007-03-15 Cmi Srl COMPACT HINGED DEVICE FOR A DOOR
ITBO20060198A1 (en) * 2006-03-20 2007-09-21 Cmi Srl BALANCED HINGE DEVICE.
DE102006014493A1 (en) * 2006-03-29 2007-10-11 Hetal-Werke Franz Hettich Gmbh & Co. Kg Flap holder for a furniture flap
JP2010508927A (en) 2006-11-10 2010-03-25 イノスターター・アクチエンゲゼルシャフト Liquid food frother
EP2116167B1 (en) 2008-05-08 2011-09-28 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Dishwasher with dampening means for dampening the closing of the door
CN103608510B (en) * 2011-02-24 2016-03-23 Lg电子株式会社 Clothes treatment device
EP2912984B1 (en) * 2014-02-28 2017-11-15 Nuova Star S.p.A. Hinge for doors of domestic appliances.
IT201800009511A1 (en) * 2018-10-16 2020-04-16 Cmi Cerniere Mecc Industriali Srl HINGE DEVICE WITH LIP STOP IN PARTIAL OPENING POSITION

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US3450125A (en) * 1966-05-24 1969-06-17 Kelvinator Inc Counterbalanced hinge for oven doors
US3603658A (en) * 1969-05-01 1971-09-07 Maytag Co Latch for dishwasher door
US4269165A (en) * 1979-06-11 1981-05-26 Mitchell Industries, Inc. Oven hinge
EP0565809A1 (en) * 1992-04-17 1993-10-20 NUOVA STAR S.r.l. A perfected hinge for constraining doors to a respective support structure

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3450125A (en) * 1966-05-24 1969-06-17 Kelvinator Inc Counterbalanced hinge for oven doors
US3603658A (en) * 1969-05-01 1971-09-07 Maytag Co Latch for dishwasher door
US4269165A (en) * 1979-06-11 1981-05-26 Mitchell Industries, Inc. Oven hinge
EP0565809A1 (en) * 1992-04-17 1993-10-20 NUOVA STAR S.r.l. A perfected hinge for constraining doors to a respective support structure

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DE69824122T2 (en) 2004-10-28
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EP0919776A2 (en) 1999-06-02

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