TWI441977B - Device for mounting a damper to a hinge - Google Patents

Description

Device for mounting the damper to the hinge

The present invention relates to a device for mounting a damper to a hinge, and more particularly to a device that allows the design of the hinge to increase the cushioning function to be more easily achieved.

U.S. Patent No. 6,684,453 B2 to Wan, U.S. Patent No. 7,096,535 B2 to Lin, and U.S. Patent No. 8,205,298, issued to Lin et al., which are incorporated herein by reference. Member) is connected between two hinge members, such as between the hinge seat and the hinge arm, such that the hinge seat is displaced relative to the hinge arm, whether during the opening or closing action, the damper or damping Parts will be driven to create cushioning resistance. Generally, in the installation and use, the hinge seat and the hinge arm are respectively mounted on a door panel and a cabinet body, and once the door panel is opened or closed relative to the cabinet body, the buffer on the hinge is once used. The buffer or damping material of the damper or damper leaks, causing the buffer function to fail. The damper or damper on such hinges is not easily replaced.

US Patent Publication No. US 2008/0168620 A1 to Hammerle, which discloses an attached damper (see Figures 5 and 6), although the construction disclosed in the present invention can improve the absence of the aforementioned patent, but In the overall shape of the hinge, since the damper is entirely exposed outside the hinge, not only the volume is too large to occupy the interior space of the cabinet, but the overall appearance is also unobtrusive.

In view of this, the inventors have conceived to design a damper mounting structure hidden in the hinge so that the damper can be conveniently mounted on the hinge, and the damper can also be detached from the hinge separately if necessary.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a device for mounting a damper to a hinge that ensures that the damper can be securely mounted to the hinge, providing the hinge with a cushioning function in use.

According to the aspect of the present invention, the device for mounting a damper to a hinge, the hinge includes a hinge cup, and a hinge arm pivotally connects the hinge cup, the hinge cup has a pair of wings, and the cup holder is extendedly connected thereto Between the wings; the hinge arm includes a pair of side walls, and a bottom wall extends between the pair of side walls, each side wall has a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole, and the opposite side The wall defines a chamber with the bottom wall, the device includes a fixing frame, including a pair of side plates, and a nesting extendingly connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connecting portion and a second portion a connecting portion and a latching portion; the first connecting portion is a first connecting hole that is snapped into the hinge arm; the second connecting portion is a second connecting hole corresponding to the hinge arm; the latch portion is located at the An opposite inner side surface of the opposite side plate adjacent to the second connecting portion; the insert includes a through hole, and a limiting protrusion is formed around the through hole; a fixing member passes through the second connecting hole of the hinge arm a second connecting portion with the fixing frame, and the fixing frame is coupled to the hinge arm And a damper comprising a body and a piston rod, the body comprising a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion having a recessed portion, the rear end portion having an abutting portion; the piston rod opposite to the The damper body is axially movable; wherein the damper is mounted between the two side plates of the fixing frame, the piston rod is a through hole passing through the insert, and the limiting protrusion of the insert is embedded in The recessed area of the body and the abutting portion of the body are engaged with the latching portion in the two side plates.

Preferably, the insert of the fixing frame includes a fitting opening communicating with the through hole, and the limiting protrusion faces the latch portion.

Preferably, the abutting portion of the damper and the latching portion of the fixing frame are disposed in a mutually concave and convex snap-fit configuration.

Preferably, the recessed portion of the damper has a perforation in which the convex ring portion projects into the insert.

Preferably, a buckle seat is disposed in the housing of the hinge arm, and the holder is mounted inside the buckle seat.

Preferably, the first connecting portion is a protrusion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the aforementioned hinge includes a hinge cup, and includes a pair of wings, and a cup extending between the pair of wings; a hinge arm pivotally connecting the hinge cup, the hinge arm comprising a pair of side walls, and a bottom wall extendingly connected to the pair of side walls Each side wall has a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole, and the pair of side walls and the bottom wall define a chamber; a buckle seat is disposed in the housing of the hinge arm; a fixing frame, Mounted in the buckle seat of the hinge arm, the fixing frame includes a pair of side plates, and a frame is extendedly connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a first connecting portion is a first connecting hole of the hinge arm in a form of a protrusion; the locking portion is located on an opposite inner side surface of the pair of side plates and adjacent to the second connecting portion; The insert includes a through hole, and a limiting protrusion is formed around the through hole; a fixing member 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 fixing frame a hinge arm connected; and a damper comprising a body and a piston rod, the body comprising a An end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion having a recessed portion abutting the limiting protrusion of the fixing frame, the rear end portion having an abutting portion; the piston rod passing through the through hole of the inserting seat, and opposite The damper body is axially movable and displaceable; and the abutting portion and the latching portion of the fixing frame are mutually abutted.

1 shows an embodiment of the invention comprising a hinge 10, a holder 12, a fixing member 14, and a damper 16. among them: The hinge 10 includes a hinge cup 18, and a hinge arm 20 pivotally connects the hinge cup 18. Wherein, the hinge cup 18 has a pair of wings 22, and a cup holder 24 extends between the pair of wings 22; the hinge arm 20 includes a pair of side walls 26, and a bottom wall 28 extends to the opposite side Between the walls 26, each of the side walls 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 buckle seat 36 is disposed therein. Inside the chamber 34.

The holder 12 is mounted inside the buckle seat 36 of the hinge arm 20. The holder 12 includes a pair of symmetrical side panels 38, and a nest 40 extends 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 latching portion 46; the first connecting portion 42 is a first connecting hole 30 mounted on the hinge arm 20; the second connecting portion 44 is a second corresponding to the hinge arm 20 The connecting hole 32; the latching portion 46 is located on the opposite inner side surface of the pair of side plates 38 and adjacent to the second connecting portion 44. The insert 40 includes a through hole 48 , and a fitting 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 latching portion 46 . In a preferred embodiment, the first connecting portion 42 is a protrusion; the second connecting portion 44 is a hole.

The fixing member 14 is a second connecting portion 32 passing through the hinge arm 20 and the second connecting portion 44 of the fixing frame 12, and the fixing frame 12 is connected to the hinge arm 20, and the fixing frame 12 is The first connecting portion 42 is engaged with the first connecting hole 30 of the hinge arm 20, and the fixing frame 12 is mounted and fixed inside the buckle seat 36, as shown in FIGS.

The damper 16 includes a body 54 and a piston rod 56. The body 54 includes a front end portion 58 and a rear end portion 60. The front end portion 58 has a recessed portion 62 (see FIG. 2). The end portion 60 is provided as an annular boss having a pair of abutting portions 64 on the seat body. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the recessed region 62 has a raised loop portion 66 therein. Preferably, the abutting portion 64 of the damper 16 and the latching portion 46 of the holder 12 are disposed in a mutually concave and convex snap-fit configuration.

The damper 16 is of the prior art and is provided with a damping component and a damping substance inside the body 54 . The piston rod 56 is axially movable relative to the body 54 to provide the piston rod 56 relative to the body. The displacement of the body 54 has a damping resistance. Preferably, a spacer 68 is sleeved over the end of the piston rod 56.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the damper 16 is mounted to the hinge arm 20, first, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the damper 16 is first used to guide the piston rod 56 at an oblique angle. The mounting opening 50 of the mounting bracket 12 is inserted into the through hole 48 of the insert 40, and the recessed area 62 of the damper 16 is partially corresponding to the limiting protrusion 52 of the insert 40, and the recessed area 62 is Convex ring The portion 66 also partially corresponds to the perforation 48 of the insert 40. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the body 54 of the damper 16 is obliquely pushed relative to the insert 40 of the holder 12, and toward the two side plates 38. When the rear end portion 60 of the body 54 is also abutted toward the fixing member 14 , the body 54 of the damper 16 can be completely engaged with the two side plates 38 , the nest 40 and the fixing member 14 of the fixing frame 12 . Between the through holes 48 of the insert 40 extending into the recess 40 by the recessed portion 66 in the recessed portion 62, the limiting protrusion 52 of the insert 40 is embedded in the recessed portion 62, and the rear end of the damper 16 The abutting portion 64 of the 60 is engaged with the latching portion 46 of the holder 12 (as shown in Fig. 7).

After the above mounting, as shown in Fig. 8, the damper 16 can be securely disposed in the buckle seat 36 of the hinge arm 20 by the positioning of the holder 12.

Through the above-mentioned mounting manner of the present invention, the main buffer unit of the hinge can be achieved, and in actual use, the piston rod 56 of the damper 16 can generate a cushioning resistance for responding to the hinge cup 18 relative to the hinge. The closing displacement of the arm 20.

10‧‧‧ Hinges

12‧‧‧ Fixing frame

14‧‧‧Fixed components

16‧‧‧ damper

18‧‧‧Hinged Cup

20‧‧‧Hinged arm

22‧‧‧ wing

24‧‧‧ cup seat

26‧‧‧ Side wall

28‧‧‧Bottom wall

30‧‧‧First connection hole

32‧‧‧Second connection hole

34‧‧ ‧ room

36‧‧‧ buckle seat

38‧‧‧ side panels

40‧‧‧ nesting

42‧‧‧First connection

44‧‧‧Second connection

46‧‧‧Card Department

48‧‧‧Perforation

50‧‧‧Assembly

52‧‧‧Limited convex body

54‧‧‧Ontology

56‧‧‧ piston rod

58‧‧‧ front end

60‧‧‧ back end

62‧‧‧ recessed area

64‧‧‧Apartment

66‧‧‧ convex ring

68‧‧‧ pads

1 is an overall exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a damper according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket mounted on a hinge according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a schematic view of a damper and a fixing frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a first schematic view of the damper mounted to the mounting frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the second operation of the damper mounted to the fixing frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the positioning of the damper mounted to the fixing frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. The damper of the preferred embodiment of the invention is mounted in the hinge schematic diagram.

10‧‧‧ Hinges

12‧‧‧ Fixing frame

14‧‧‧Fixed components

16‧‧‧ damper

18‧‧‧Hinged Cup

20‧‧‧Hinged arm

22‧‧‧ wing

24‧‧‧ cup seat

26‧‧‧ Side wall

28‧‧‧Bottom wall

30‧‧‧First connection hole

32‧‧‧Second connection hole

34‧‧ ‧ room

36‧‧‧ buckle seat

38‧‧‧ side panels

40‧‧‧ nesting

42‧‧‧First connection

44‧‧‧Second connection

46‧‧‧Card Department

48‧‧‧Perforation

50‧‧‧Assembly

52‧‧‧Limited convex body

54‧‧‧Ontology

56‧‧‧ piston rod

58‧‧‧ front end

60‧‧‧ back end

64‧‧‧Apartment

68‧‧‧ pads

Claims (10)

a device for mounting a damper to a hinge, 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 seat extends between the pair of wings; The hinge arm includes a pair of side walls, and a bottom wall extends between the pair of side walls, each side wall has a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole, and the pair of side walls and the bottom wall are defined a housing, the device includes: a fixing frame, including a pair of side plates, and a socket extendingly connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a a first connecting portion is a first connecting hole that is snapped into the hinge arm; the second connecting portion is a second connecting hole corresponding to the hinge arm; the latching portion is located in a facing direction of the pair of side plates a second connecting portion on the side surface; the insert includes a through hole, and a limiting protrusion is formed around the through hole; a fixing member passes through the second connecting hole of the hinge arm and the fixing frame a second connecting portion connecting the fixing frame to the hinge arm; and a damping The body includes a body and a piston rod, the body includes a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion has a recessed portion, the rear end portion has an abutting portion, and the piston rod is axially opposite to the damper body The movable damper is mounted between the two side plates of the fixing frame, the piston rod is a through hole passing through the insert, and the limiting protrusion of the insert is embedded in the recessed area of the body. And the abutting portion of the body is engaged with the latch portion in the two side plates. The device for installing a damper to a hinge according to claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket of the fixing frame includes a fitting opening communicating with the through hole, and the limiting protrusion faces the latching portion. The device for installing a damper to a hinge according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the abutting portion of the damper and the latching portion of the fixing frame are arranged in a concave and convex snap-fit configuration. . The device for mounting a damper to a hinge according to claim 1, wherein the recessed portion of the damper has a through hole extending into the insert. Mounting the damper to the hinge as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application The device further includes a buckle seat disposed in the housing of the hinge arm, the fixture being mounted inside the buckle seat. The device for installing a damper to a hinge according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting portion is a protrusion. A hinge comprising: a hinge cup, comprising a pair of wings, and a cup extendingly connected between the pair of wings; a hinge arm pivotally connecting the hinge cup, the hinge arm comprising a pair of side walls, and a bottom The wall extends between the pair of side walls, each side wall has a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole, and the pair of side walls define a chamber with the bottom wall; a buckle seat is disposed at the hinge a housing of the arm; a mounting bracket mounted inside the buckle seat of the hinge arm, the mounting bracket includes a pair of side plates, and a nesting extendingly connected between the pair of side plates, wherein each side plate has a first connection a second connecting portion and a latching portion; the first connecting portion is inserted into the first connecting hole of the hinge arm in the form of a protrusion; the latching portion is located on the opposite inner side surface of the pair of side plates Adjacent to the second connecting portion; the insert includes a through hole, and a limiting protrusion is formed around the through hole; a fixing member passes through the second connecting hole of the hinge arm and the second connection of the fixing frame And the bracket is coupled to the hinge arm; and a damper includes a a body and a piston rod, the body includes a front end portion and a rear end portion, the front end portion having a recessed portion abutting the limiting protrusion of the fixing frame, the rear end portion having an abutting portion; the piston rod Passing through the perforation of the insert and being axially movable relative to the damper body; and the abutting portion and the latch portion of the holder are mutually abutted. The hinge according to claim 7, wherein the mounting bracket of the fixing frame comprises a fitting opening communicating with the through hole, and the limiting protrusion faces the latching portion. The hinge according to claim 7, wherein the abutting portion of the damper and the latching portion of the fixing frame are disposed corresponding to each other in a concave and convex snap-fit manner. The hinge according to claim 7, wherein the recessed portion of the damper has a perforation in which the convex ring portion projects into the insert.