US 12,618,277 B2Granted

Hinge

AssigneeJulius Blum GmbH

InventorsChristof Goetz, Thomas Schuler, David Kirchmair

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Abstract

A hinge includes an attachment part to fasten the hinge to a fixed furniture part, an articulated lever, and a hinge cup pivotably arranged on the attachment part via the articulated lever. The articulated lever is mounted with the hinge cup via a hinge pin, and the hinge cup can be fastened to a movable furniture part. A damping device dampens a relative movement between the attachment part and the hinge cup between an open position and a closed position of the hinge, and the damping device has a linear damper with a piston and a translationally movable piston rod. The linear damper is arranged at least in certain regions outside the hinge cup, and the translationally movable actuating element can actuate the damping device. The actuating element is arranged for the most part within the hinge cup.

Claims32

Dependent claims

A hinge, in particular furniture hinge, comprising:

an attachment part configured to fasten the hinge to a stationary furniture part,
an articulated lever,
a hinge cup pivotably connected to the attachment part via the articulated lever, wherein the articulated lever and the hinge cup are mounted to the attachment part via a hinge pin, and the hinge cup is to be fastened to a movable furniture part,
a damping device configured to damp a relative movement between the attachment part and the hinge cup between an open position and a closed position of the hinge, wherein the damping device comprises a linear damper including a piston and a translationally movable piston rod, the linear damper being at least partially arranged outside the hinge cup, and
a translationally movable actuating element configured to actuate the damping device upon being pushed by the articulated lever to push the linear damper,
wherein the actuating element is arranged inside the hinge cup, and the actuating element is separate and detached from the linear damper so as to be movable independent of the linear damper.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/739,933Filed 11 Jun 2024 · continuation
Priority: EP 2121429014 Dec 2021
Published: US 2024/0328225 A13 Oct 2024
Granted: 5 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

E05F 3/20
Closers or openers with braking devices, e.g. checks; Construction of pneumatic or liquid braking devices: in hinges
E05F 5/006
Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers: for hinges having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or furniture
E05F 5/02
Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers: specially for preventing the slamming of swinging wings during final closing movement, e.g. jamb stops
E05D 3/142
With four parallel pins and two arms: with at least one of the hinge parts having a cup-shaped fixing part, e.g. for attachment to cabinets or…