Cabinet door support mechanism

A door support mechanism for a cabinet having an open front, respective end walls at opposite sides of the front and a door for closing the open front;

• wherein the mechanism supports the door for movement between a closed position in which the door adopts a generally upright orientation and extends across the open front of the cabinet, and an elevated open position in which the door adopts an at least partly horizontal orientation above the cabinet,
• the mechanism comprising:
• on each end wall of the cabinet, a pair of unequal length links each having a first end pivotally coupled to the relevant end wall of the cabinet at a first pivot point and a second end pivotally coupled to the door at a second pivot point, the unequal length links being configured and arranged to support the door for movement between said open and closed positions;
• and, on at least one of said cabinet end walls, a device comprising a cylinder and a ram which is biased outwardly of the cylinder, said device being pivotally coupled at one end to the relevant said end cabinet wall and at the other to one link of said pair of links at a third pivot point, said one link comprising a bell crank pivoted about said first pivot point with said second and third pivot points defining respective arms of the bell crank, said cylinder and ram device acting on the bell crank link in a direction to assist movement of the door upwardly from said closed position, and being acted upon by said link as the door returns towards its closed position, cushioning closing movement of the door.