EP2513397A1

EP2513397A1 - Hinge

Info

Publication number: EP2513397A1
Application number: EP10790379A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Johannes Schneider
Original assignee: Dr Schneider Kunststoffwerke GmbH
Current assignee: Dr Schneider Kunststoffwerke GmbH
Priority date: 2009-12-14
Filing date: 2010-12-03
Publication date: 2012-10-24
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-03
Also published as: PL2513397T3; WO2011082911A1; EP2513397B1; US8720009B2; US20120216371A1; CN102725471B; CN102725471A; DE202009015725U1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hinge for the swivelling connection of two components (1, 2), made of at least one first round hinge element (3, 4) on the first component (1) and at least one corresponding second round hinge element (5, 6) on the second component (2), wherein said hinge elements (3, 5; 4, 6) are connected to one another such that they can rotate around the centre axis. The first hinge element (3, 4) is a bearing sleeve (7, 8) having a longitudinal gap, over which an insertion sleeve (11, 12), likewise provided with a longitudinal gap (13, 14), can be completely screwed in as a second hinge element (5, 6).

Description

hinge

The invention relates to a hinge for the pivotal lending connecting two components of at least a first round hinge element on the first component and min ^¬ least one corresponding second round hinge element on the second component, which hinge elements are rotatably connected to each other about the center axis.

Hinges connect two levels on an edge Move ^¬ Lich. They are designed as a connecting joint to connect two components together. For example, hinges on doors or lids of containers are used to open and close the particular room that is being concealed. There are hinges that are by weight high me ^¬ lastbar and correspondingly strong trained bands and the hinges have interconnecting pins on ^¬. In addition, hinges made of plastic are used in particular for connecting lightweight components, which are lightweight, inexpensive to produce in large numbers and easy to build or are molded as a film hinges between the plastic parts to be connected to this. Such hinges consist essentially of a thin-walled connection, often in the form of a fold, which allows by their flexibility limited rotational movement of the connected components. As the material, polypropylene is preferably used because of excellent wear resistance. Film hinges have a limited load capacity and lower shear strength. The hinges cause frequent breakage or cracking.

Increasingly, however, other hinges made of plastic are also used, which in classic form consist of hinges which are injection-molded on the components or lateral bands and mesh with one another in a comb-like manner. are available and verbun ^¬ by means of a bolt. The bolt can also be made of plastic ^{BE ¬} . Such plastic hinges in classic design can replace hinges made of sheet steel.

The known hinges make it fundamentally necessary that the hinge parts are connected by a bolt ^{miteinan ¬} , which must be secured in the row of holes. This is done for example by a screw or by molding a second head on the bolt, so that slipping on both sides is avoided. In the preassembled state, they are screwed to the components to be connected via the lug-shaped components, which are provided as bands. This requires a skilled craftsmanship. If the two hinge halves are previously mounted on components and then joined together in order to be able to be connected to a bolt, a precise pre-assembly of both hinge halves on the respective components is required.

The hinge halves also serve to connect two plastic parts together, as is the separate production and the separate attachment of such a hinge a high assembly costs. Since at ^¬ play, a small container which is closed with a lid, the pivotable about a Hinge is attached thereto, is relatively inexpensive, the hinge made of plastic known type is relatively expensive. Replacement by a living hinge is often not useful when the lid is to be used frequently, such as a lid on a storage compartment in a motor vehicle. Furthermore, do not pretend to brake ^¬ moments in the known hinges. It is therefore known to use separately in such hinges braking means defined frictions erzeu ^¬ gen to desired sliding properties or Bremseigen- Shafts to achieve when operating the hinges. For example, this can be achieved that the lid is kept open in different inclinations. Starting from the known state of the art, the invention has for its object to design a hinge of the type genus ^¬ proper that the two Scharnierele ^¬ elements are easily attachable to the components to be joined, that they radially into one another fügbar without using a bolt and by material selection or structural design are suitable to exercise a defined braking torque. Another object is to limit the pivoting path of the hinge. The invention solves the problem by designing the hinge according to the teaching specified in claim 1.

Each individual hinge then consists of a first hinge element which forms a bearing sleeve which has a longitudinal gap. This hinge element is attached to the first component protruding so long side or formed, that the bearing sleeve practically projects beyond the edge. The longitudinal gap, which cuts through the bearing sleeve and has a defined width, is located in the region of the jacket wall of the bearing sleeve with respect to the

Attachment to the component. The location need not be exactly ge ^¬ genüberliegend, the longitudinal gap may be provided extending also at an angle to the plane of the component. The clear width of the longitudinal gap should be in a certain relation to the outside diameter, the total length and the wall thickness. On the second component is an insertion sleeve, also provided with a longitudinal gap attached as a second hinge element. The insertion sleeve is fastened with at least one end face on the second component such that the lateral surface of the insertion sleeve reveals circumferentially. The longitudinal gap of the insertion sleeve is freely accessible for insertion into the longitudinal gap of the bearing sleeve. arranged accessible. Furthermore, the outer diameter of the insertion sleeve is adapted to the inner diameter of the bearing sleeve. The outer diameter is z. B. smaller by twice the wall thickness of the bearing sleeve when the wall thicknesses of both sleeves are the same size. In any case, the outer diameter of the introducer sheath should be such that, taking into account the resilient design of the shell wall, the introducer can rotate introduced into the bearing sleeve.

At least the introducer has at least one sleeve-senwandabschnitt on one side of the longitudinal gap on duri ^¬ fend which is resilient. Incidentally, here too, the width of the longitudinal gap in a certain ratio to the outer diameter of the total length and the wall thickness is dimensioned accordingly, so that insertion of the longitudinal gap of the introducer into the longitudinal gap of the bearing sleeve and a subsequent screwing in is possible. By simultaneous relative rotation of the components against each other, the insertion is completely in the

Screwed bearing sleeve, wherein the lateral Mantelwandab ^¬ sections of the introducer slightly exploited by using its own spring elasticity or spring elasticity of the shell wall of the bearing sleeve during screwing and engages the complete insertion of the shell wall of the introducer into the bearing sleeve to the inner wall of the bearing sleeve. Accordingly, the friction Zvi ^¬ rule the two hinge elements is determined the selected inner ^¬ diameter of the bearing sleeve and the outer diameter of the sheath introducer or the design of a resilient leg in the lateral wall of the bearing sleeve. But this is also variably predetermined, z. B., the coil spring tension can be made variable and thermo ^¬ stable by means of an inserted into the introducer additional metal element that exerts a defined spreading effect on the introducer. As an additional element is z. B. an annular C-spring. The frictional force between the two nested sleeves can be defined in many ways also on the sleeves. If, for example, a continuous shell wall section in the immediate vicinity of

Longitudinal gap of the insertion sleeve resilient, z. B. slightly thin ^¬ walled or elastic than the remaining wall portion formed, this wall section causes a defined ^¬ th system pressure on the inner surface of the bearing sleeve. However, the system pressure can also be adjusted by resiliently provided or formed from the jacket wall resilient tongues, which abut resiliently against each other when rotating on the inside of the bearing sleeve shell wall. Likewise, such sections and correspondingly corresponding sections may be provided in the bearing wall. If, however, penetration of liquid into the hinge should be largely avoided, the bearing sleeve should generally have a closed shape, except for the longitudinal gap formation. The introducer can be mounted easily, for example, on their ^{front-¬-side} edge of a wedge-shaped fixing surface of the component. The front side can also be integrally formed on the component. The bearing sleeve, however, is always fastened to a longitudinal edge of the first component. The bearing sleeve and also the insertion sleeve can be bent, for example, from thin sheet metal or spring plate, such as bronze sheet. The advantages of the invention but particularly when the hinge elements made of synthetic material ^¬ exist and are molded directly in the injection molding of the part. Here, then, do not need geson ^¬ derten assembly operations such as bolting, riveting, soldering or welding to be made. Furthermore, then when the hinge element is part of the construction ^¬ part, this produced a slight Werkzeugmehr- award. In principle, the bearing sleeve and the insertion sleeve can be longitudinally slotted hinge elements. In this case, care must be taken that lateral displacement of the lid on a container prevents lateral displacement in the assembled state, for example. The problem of lateral displacement but also can be solved in a simple manner that on the first component at least in pairs bearing sleeves corresponding least arranged for this purpose on the second component min ^¬ each paired insert bushings with open or closed bottom with an open or a closed bottom and , If two such hinges are spaced apart from each other and care is taken, for example, that the closed or open bottom of the bearing sleeves are on the outside and the closed or the open bottom of the bearing sleeves inside, it can be seen that after the joining of the paired hinge elements a Relative lateral displacement of the two components is no longer possible.

The open floor may for example be a projecting annular flange, so that, for example, cable can also be passed through the tubular hinge. This has particular advantages when the hinge in ^¬ example, two components in a motor vehicle connec ^¬ det, which should be mutually movable and a cable harness to be routed through the connection. Through the central guide of the wire harness through the tubular hinge no mechanical loading of the cable harness ^¬ takes place. It can also be seen that by using a closed bottom no liquid in a

Hinge can penetrate. Although this would in principle be possible over the longitudinal gap in the bearing sleeve, but since the longitudinal gaps in both sleeves are offset from each other such that during normal pivoting movement of the longitudinal gap in the bearing sleeve through the wall portion of Introducer is hidden from penetrating FLÜS ^¬ sigkeit is not possible. When using very thin walls and materials with inherent elasticity, to ^¬ special in the introducer, it is also possible with closed-bottom on the lateral wall of the introducer to install. Taking advantage of the elasticity yet screwing into the bearing sleeve is possible. Much easier can be facilitated by the fact that along the bottom of a section of the jacket wall is cut open so that it is exposed as a resilient portion.

When molding or free cutting of a resilient portion, it is also possible to provide on the portion itself on the outside protruding a locking element, a separate braking surface of a different material or a covering. In the case of a latching element, the latter can be play, a longitudinal bead on ^¬, which is molded or pressed with the use of sheet metal. This bead can be arranged so that it engages against Schwenkwegbegrenzung against an edge of the longitudinal gap in the bearing sleeve, wherein flank adjustment further pivoting in at least one of the two directions of rotation is possible or not possible. By attaching an over-sliding surface, twisting in a desired direction beyond the edge of the longitudinal gap can be enabled. However, it is also possible for the locked setting in the inner wall of the bearing sleeve to introduce a plurality of recesses into which the latching element or the Rastele- elements on the outside of the shell wall of the insertion sleeve can engage during rotation. Such locking elements can also be provided on the cut or attached spring elements. By the provided detents a ratchet function is given by micro-locking, whereby it is possible to easily hold a component in ver ^¬ different locking positions relative to the other. If, for example, such a hinge is used Used in conjunction with attached to headrests screens, this allows the rest positions of the screens in different angles of inclination to the respective viewer can be easily set. Of course, such locking functions can also be provided in hinges, the z. B. are used in screens and other components, where desired.

The advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent claims in detail.

Since the two hinge elements which engage in each other form cavities, such a hinge is almost suitable for a cable feedthrough. The cable can be axially hindurchge through a series of hinge elements ^¬ covered when it comes to a hinge there, but it can also end up behind every single hinge. To pull through the frontal wall is to be provided with a through-bore ^¬ or it is to dispense with such a wall. In such a case, the components would have to be connected to the end faces.

Since the cavity is present anyway, other functional inserts can be used, for example, a lamp or a light emitting diode, which is arranged in a housing and on the back has a cable connection ^¬ , through the central bore or through a continuous open hinge according to the invention can be passed. This LED can be used to illuminate the hinge as such. However, the light can also escape between the two adjacent hinge elements. It can be realized directly or indirectly ambiente lighting. For example, if a hinge is used according to the invention for the aperture of a mirror on a sun visor in a force ^¬ vehicle, it can also be a continuous light source between the adjacent hinge elements be provided, which is inserted into the cavities of the adjacent hinge body to illuminate the mirror ^¬ lights. In principle, therefore inventively constructed hinges can be used in conjunction with lamps where surfaces should be illuminated when a door is ge ^¬ opens. , The cavities of

Hinges can also, since they face each other, serve as storage space for lamp body. Of course, such hinges can also be used in hinged lamps, such as reading lamps in a motor vehicle. Zvi ^¬ rule the hinges may also be mounted about the longitudinal axis in a defined radius curved reflector, z. B. on the component to be able to leak the light in a certain direction during pivoting of the hinge nier can.

Often it is desired that hinges, if they have no notches, should have a body-free, seeming run. In the case of the hinge designed according to the invention, this is already given by the spring forces of the shell walls alone. Additionally, however, can also silicone depositors, whether in face execution or in ring design, can be used to achieve a certain ge ^¬ wish sliding property between the aneinanderliegen- the surfaces. For this purpose, grooves can be introduced into the shell walls, in which such elements are used, for. As well as a silicone O-ring, which exerts a damping friction property. If you also want to achieve certain damped rotational movements, it can be used in the cavity formed by the hinge elements a braking element which cooperates with the shell wall. Such Bremsele ^¬ elements serve to damp the rotational movement and consist of a rotor which is rotatably mounted, for example, in a bearing shell, wherein the rotor and the bearing shell are arranged relative to each other rotatable. there either the rotor can be connected to the element and the bearing shell can be statically fixed to a housing or to a holder. Likewise, the bearing shell with the element and the rotor can be fixed stationarily on a housing or on a holder of the hinge. The Ge ^¬ housing is formed by the circumferential walls of the bearing sleeve or the introducer sheath. The at least provided egg ^¬ gene braking device exerts a braking force on the casing walls. In this case, the rotor may rest under spring action or by magnetic action. Examples thereof are described in DE 103 52 445 B4, DE 100 61 030 B4, DE 203 18 076 U1, DE 20 2004 016 117 U1 and DE 203 05 291 U1. All brake elements specified therein can be used with appropriate dimensioning design in the cavities of the hinges according to the invention. Of course, commercial silicone brakes can be used to achieve a desired braking effect. By the lateral surfaces rubbing against each other in the hinges according to the invention, it is also possible to impress in these lubrication grooves, or, if they are made of plastic, with auszuformen, in which then a lubricant is entered or a silicone can be injected, to sustainably achieve the desired motion damping relative rotation of the components against each other.

The invention will be explained with reference to the additional he ^¬ shown in the drawing ^¬ voltages embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows in an exploded view two components with hinge elements according to the invention, the partially ^twisted hinge elements according to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 shows the nested hinge elements of Figure 1, Figure 4 in a sectional side view of the

Hinge elements after insertion of the insertion sleeve into the longitudinal slot of the bearing sleeve,

Figure 5 both intertwined sleeves in one

Detent position,

Figure 6, the nested sleeves in one

Clamping position, Figure 7 nested sleeves with inserted

C-Ring,

Figure 8 in a sectional side view of two hinge elements whose insertion sleeve is inserted into the bearing sleeve via longitudinal gaps, wherein the

Insertion sleeve has no catch approach,

9 shows a hinge element according to FIG. 8 in a first rotational position, FIG.

Figure 10 shows the hinge elements according to Figure 8 in a further rotational position and

Figure 11 shows the hinge elements in a rotational position in which the two sleeves are rotatably mounted intermeshing.

All the figures show a first component 1 made of synthetic ^¬ material with integrally formed hinge elements 3, 4, each consisting of a bearing sleeve 7, 8 with each closed bottom 17, 18, which are mounted on the opposite sides, and with longitudinal gaps 9, 10 that are up extend to the floors are provided. The longitudinal gaps 9, 10 are provided approximately opposite to the mounting ^¬ sides of the first hinge elements 3, 4 on the first component 1. It is a manufactured by injection molding plastic molding in which the hinge elements 3, 4 are formed with. Con ^¬ gruent corresponding to these bearing sleeves 7, 8 second hinge elements 5, 6 are provided on a second component 2, which are formed as insertion sleeves 11, 12 and each having a closed bottom 19, 20, the opposite on the second component 2 befes ^¬ tigt that between the casing wall and the second component 2, a guide slot 23 is given. This guide slot 23 may be longer than the insertion sleeve 5, 6 may be formed. Further, the component 2 can only be an Ab ^¬ stand part in this area, which corresponds to the distance between the two floors 19, 20th

The insertion sleeves 11, 12 are mounted on the bottom side radially to the second component 2 and extend with the open sleeve wall to the outside. Longitudinal slots 13, 14, which have a ^certain clear width, are likewise introduced into the insertion sleeves. Furthermore, the two right-hand sleeve sections 15, 16 are cut open relative to the bottom 19, 20, so that these sections are resilient by utilizing their own elasticity. At these sections, two bead-shaped locking elements 21, 22 are integrally formed in the near-gap region. It can be seen that the insert bushings 11, 12 of the second hinge members 5, 6 with their longitudinal gaps 13, 14 in the longitudinal slots 9, 10 of the bushings 7, 8 of ers ^¬ th hinge elements 3, 4 in a specific angular ^¬ position of the components 1 , 2 can be used with each other. They can then be rotated relative to each other, which is apparent from Figure 2. The shell walls 7, 8 enter the guide slots 23 and the spring-loaded The sleeve wall sections 15, 16 into the interior of the La ^¬ gerhülsen 7, 8. By further relative pivoting and taking advantage of the spring elasticity of the sleeve wall portion 15, 16 and the elasticity of the other mantwandabschnitte the sleeves is achieved that the ers ^¬ th hinge elements 3, 4 and the second Scharnierele ^¬ elements 5, 6 are wound together, what he is ^¬ clearly from FIG. 3 The hinge can be produced in this way from the two plastic moldings. In this case, the latching elements 21, 22 reach, for example, in the longitudinal columns 9, 10 and lie, as seen in Figure 3, at one edge. If the two components 1, 2 are pivoted against each other, they can also slide over the edges of the longitudinal columns 9, 10 and rest under a defined tension on the inner surface of the jacket wall of the bearing sleeves 7, 8. The descriptions ^¬ NEN assembly steps 5 and 6 are veran illustrates ^¬ in the figures. FIG. 7 shows a special feature. The merged by the sliding into each other

Hinge elements is given a tube spring tension between the sleeves, which made by the inserted into the insertion C-spring variable and thermostable who ^¬ can. In the figures 8, 9, 10 and 11, the sleeves without locking ^¬ elements are shown in the assembly steps. The width ^¬ ren are intended to show these figures, that it is possible, even when a closed bottom at each of the bushings 7, 8 and the insert bushings 11, 12 is present, a single turn of the two sleeves into each other when the wall thickness and the used material allow a Federelasti ^¬ ability, which allows easy deformation of the Endab ^¬ sections of the shell wall in the longitudinal columns when twisting into each other, however, when the two sleeves are rotated into each other, maintain their shape. A hinge according to the invention can be used in manifold ways. The applications are in particular rotatably or pivotally mounted flap lid closures with high strength requirements, as they are rich used in covers of subjects in the automotive interior in conjunction of pivoting parts in the car itself, in the toy industry in toys and ^{housewares ¬} . The application area is unlimited. Depending on the equipment shape and materials used kön- such hinges NEN also be used as window hinges at ^¬ play as.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 first component

2 second component

3 first hinge element

4 first hinge element

5 second hinge element

6 second hinge element

7 bearing sleeve

8 bearing sleeve

9 longitudinal gap

10 longitudinal gap

11 introducer sheath

12 introducer sheath

13 longitudinal gap

14 longitudinal gap

15 sleeve wall section

16 sleeve wall section

17 closed ground

18 closed ground

19 closed ground

20 closed ground

21 locking element

22 locking element

23 guide slot

24 C-ring spring

Claims

claims

1. Hinge for pivotally connecting two components (1, 2) of at least a first round

Hinge element (3, 4) on the first component (1) and Minim ^¬ least a corresponding second round hinge element (5, 6) on the second component (2), which hinge ^¬ elements (3, 5; 4, 6) to each other about the central axis are rotatably connected, characterized

- (10 9) is that the first hinge element (3, 4) a bearing sleeve (7, 8) with a longitudinal gap that is above such longitudinally fixed to the ers ^¬ th component (1) or formed that the longitudinal gap ( 9, 10) located in the attachment opposite region of the jacket wall of the bearing sleeve (7, 8),

- That at the second component (2) as a second hinge element (5, 6) has an insertion sleeve (11, 12) with a

Longitudinal gap (13, 14) with at least one end face of the ^{¬ style is} fixed, that the lateral surface of the insertion (11, 12) circumferentially exposed and the longitudinal gap (13, 14) of the insertion (11, 12) for insertion into the longitudinal gap (9 , 10) is freely accessible in the bearing sleeve (7, 8),

- That the outer diameter of the insertion sleeve (11, 12) is adapted to the inner diameter of the bearing sleeve (7, 8), - that at least one sleeve wall portion (15, 16) on the longitudinal gap (13, 14) of the insertion sleeve (11, 12) is resilient and

- That the insertion sleeve (11, 12) with the longitudinal gap (13, 14) in the longitudinal gap (9, 10) of the bearing sleeve (7, 8) ^¬ settable and by relative rotation of the components (1, 2) completely in the bearing sleeve (7, 8) can be screwed.

2. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that on the first component (1) at least je ^¬ Weil's pair of bearing sleeves (7, 8) with open or closed bottom (17, 18) and corresponding thereto on the second component (2) at least in each case angeord ^¬ designated insertion sleeves (11, 12) with open or closed ^¬ nem bottom (19, 20) are arranged.

3. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the insertion sleeves (11, 12) and / or the bearing sleeves (7, 8) are cylindrical in shape and each at an end face a bottom (17, 18, 19, 20) or one Having end face of the respective other sleeve covering the annular flange, wherein two floors

(17, 19, 18, 20) or the annular flanges, relative to a pair of pivotable hinge elements (3, 5, 4, 6), are arranged on the outside opposite each other.

4. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the bearing sleeve (7, 8) and / or the insertion sleeve (11, 12) has a resilient sleeve shell wall or a cut-free resilient sleeve wall portion (15, 16) extending the longitudinal gap (9, 10 ).

5. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the sleeve shell wall of the insertion sleeve (11, 12) and / or bearing sleeve (7, 8) are formed elastically.

6. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the insertion sleeve (11, 12) on the sle ^¬ senmantelwand or on the sleeve wall portion (15, 16) at least one outside protruding locking element (21, 22), a braking surface or a braking element.

7. Hinge according to claim 6, characterized in that the bearing sleeve (7, 8) on the inside of the sleeve shell wall at least one latching receptacle for the latching element (21, 22) or that the latching element (21, 22) during pivoting of the components (1, 2) engages latching in the longitudinal gap (13, 14) of the bearing sleeve (7, 8).

8. Hinge according to claim 7, characterized in that a plurality of locking receptacles over the circumference of the inner surface of the bearing sleeve (7, 8) distributed for several ^¬ rer locking positions are provided.

9. Hinge according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the jacket wall of the bearing sleeve (7, 8) and / or the insertion sleeve (11, 12) have at least one tongue-shaped spring element which consists of the upper surface of the insertion ^¬ insertion sleeve (11, 12) or in the interior of the bearing sleeve (7, 8) protrudes, and that the respective counter-sleeve in the region of the spring elements has a hard federing wall portion or to a non-resilient wall portion.

10. Hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the hinge elements (3, 4, 5, 6) made of plastic or metal.

11. Hinge according to claim 1 and 10, characterized in that the hinge elements (3, 4, 5, 6) together with the respective components (1, 2)

Made of plastic and each formed in one piece.

12. Hinge according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the insertion sleeve (11, 12) a spring-loaded element (24) is inserted sets ^¬ which the frictional force between the insertion sleeve (11, 12) and the bearing sleeve (7 , 8).

13. Hinge according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that by at least one arrangement of two hinge elements (3, 5, 4, 6) in the axial longitudinal direction, a cable for the connection of Energieverbrau ^¬ chern is passed or in the hinge element is a light-emitting element is inserted with a cable connection, which is passed through a bore in the one end wall, or another functional insert is used, which emits the light from the open front side out.

14. Hinge according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that between the abutting surfaces of the hinge elements (3, 5, 4, 6) a planar or annular silicone insert is inserted or in at least one of the lateral surfaces of the insertion sleeve (11, 12) or the bearing sleeve (7, 8) are hinged ^¬ grooves or grooves for receiving other lubricants or braking means are introduced.

15. Hinge according to claim 1 to 12, characterized in that mechanical, electromechanical or magnetic brake elements are used in the cavity of the Scharnierele ^¬ elements, which cause a force-dependent movement curve of the thus damped hinge.

16. Hinge according to claim 15, characterized in that in the inner cavity of a hinge element (3, 5, 4, 6), a rotating brake element is a ^¬ set, wherein the jacket of the bearing sleeve (7, 8) is ver ^¬ extended and on this, the fixed brake part fi ^¬ xiert and the cylindrical brake member in the hollow ^¬ space of the insertion sleeve (11, 12) engages and acts directly on the sleeve inner wall.