# US 11,078,705 B2 · Hinge with opening device for pieces of furniture > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,078,705 B2 - Document ID: US11078705B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/631,934 - Filed: 2018-07-26 - Published: 2020-06-04 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-03 - Assignees: Arturo Salice S.p.A. - Applicants: Arturo Salice S.P.A. - Inventors: Sergio Salice - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078705B2 ## CPC - E05F 1/1246: {with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis} - E05F 1/1253: {with a compression spring} - E05D 5/065: {specially adapted for cabinets or furniture} - E05D 5/08: of cylindrical shape - E05D 3/142: {with at least one of the hinge parts having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or furniture (E05D11/1021 takes precedence)} - E05D 11/1021: {the hinge having two or more pins and being specially adapted for cabinets or furniture} - E05Y 2201/604: Transmission members - E05Y 2600/10: Adjustable - E05Y 2600/41: Concealed - E05Y 2900/20: for furniture, e.g. cabinets - 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 - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - 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 ## Abstract A hinge for assembling a door on a piece of furniture comprises a first hinge element fastenable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture, a second hinge element fixable to a door of the piece of furniture and swingably connected to the first hinge element, and at least one spring element for generating a force in the opening direction for the door at least near the closing position of the door; the at least one spring opening element is housed in an opening device disposed in or on one of the first and second hinge elements, wherein the opening device is conformed and arranged for exerting said opening force directly or indirectly on the other of said first and second hinge elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hinge for assembling a door on a piece of furniture, comprising: a first hinge element fastenable to a fixed part of the piece of furniture; a second hinge element fixable to a door of the piece of furniture, the second hinge element being swingably connected to said first hinge element; and at least one spring element configured to generate an opening force in the opening direction of the door at least near a closing position of the door, wherein said at least one spring opening element is housed in an opening device disposed in or on one of said first and second hinge elements, the opening device, the opening device configured to exert said opening force directly or indirectly on the other of said first and second hinge elements, wherein the opening device comprises a body fixable to one of said first and second hinge elements, and a movable biasing member for the other of said first and second hinge elements, said at least one spring opening element being interposed between said body and said movable biasing member, and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the opening force of said opening device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said opening device is disposed in said second hinge element fixable to the door. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said opening device is arranged on a side of said second hinge element fixable to the door. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said opening device is arranged in said first hinge element fixable to the fixed part of the piece of furniture. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said movable biasing member has a thrust surface for contacting said first or said second hinge elements or a connecting part between said first and second hinge elements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said movable biasing member is operatively connected with said first or said second hinge elements or with a part for connection between them through a transmission mechanism. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism for said opening device comprises means for adjusting the stroke of said movable biasing member with respect to said body of the opening device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism for said opening device comprises adjustable means for pretensioning said at least one spring element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism for said opening device comprises means for changing the position in which said opening device is fixed with respect to said first or said second hinge element. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism comprises an adjusting member directly or indirectly engageable with said movable biasing member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The hinge according to claim 10, wherein the adjusting member is conformed as an element movably supported on the housing body, said adjusting member having a protruding part which extends across a through hole in the housing body for engaging directly or indirectly with said movable biasing member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The hinge according to claim 6, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises at least a first and a second connecting rockers, one of said rockers being provided with a transmission cam actuatable by said movable biasing member, wherein the adjusting mechanism provides that said transmission cam is movably supported with respect to the rocker, and comprises an arresting element for the cam, movably supported on the rocker. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism is configured for continuous adjustment of said opening device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The hinge according to claim 1, wherein said adjusting mechanism is configured for discontinuous adjustment of said opening device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The hinge according to claim 10, wherein said adjusting member is conformed as a slidable slider, a rotatable element, a rocking element or a screw element.