# US 2016/0258199 A1 · Spring and/or damping element > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0258199 A1 - Document ID: US20160258199A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/059,762 - Filed: 2016-03-03 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-03 - Assignees: HAHN-Gasfedern GmbH - Inventors: Urs-Peter Graul; Hans Christof Intelmann; Ismail Bahadir Pamir - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258199A1 ## CPC - E05F 5/003: {for sliding wings (Fasteners specially adapted for holding sliding wings open E05D13/04)} - E05F 1/16: for sliding wings - E05F 5/027: {with closing action} - E05Y 2201/48: Leaf or leg springs - E05Y 2201/622: Suspension or transmission members elements - E05Y 2800/24: of springs and brakes - 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 - 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 damper element for damping a translational movement of a component and for causing the component to stop at a stop position includes a housing, a carrier displaceably supported in the housing for movement in a translational direction, and a damper part for damping the translational movement. The damper part has a first end connected to the housing and a second end pivotably connected to the carrier, the carrier is pivotable about a pivot axis perpendicular to the translation direction between a first position and a second position, and the damper element further includes at least one spring biasing the carrier toward the first position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A damper element for damping a translational movement of a component and for causing the component to stop at a stop position, the damper element comprising a housing, a carrier displaceably supported in the housing for movement in a translational direction, and a damper part for damping the translational movement, wherein the damper part has a first end connected to the housing and a second end pivotably connected to the carrier, wherein the carrier is pivotable about a pivot axis perpendicular to the translation direction between a first position and a second position, and wherein the damper element further includes at least one spring configured to bias the carrier toward the first position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the carrier includes at least one actuating pin configured to deform the at least one spring when the carrier pivots from the first position to the second position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The damper element according to claim 2, wherein the at least one spring comprises at least one leaf spring. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The damper element according to claim 3, wherein the at least one leaf spring is disposed on a side region of a recess in the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The damper element according to claim 3, wherein the at least one leaf spring comprises a first leaf spring disposed on a first side of the carrier and a second leaf spring disposed on a second side of the carrier. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The damper element according to claim 3, wherein the housing comprises a first housing half connected to a second housing half. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the damper part comprises a gas spring. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the carrier includes a portion guided in a linear groove in the housing, the groove extending in the translation direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has a U-shaped design viewed in the direction of the pivot axis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the carrier includes a V-shaped recess, wherein the damper part includes a gas spring having a projecting rod extending through the V-shaped recess, and wherein the V-shaped recess is configured to allow the carrier to pivot from the first position to the second position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the housing includes at least one attachment element connected to the housing via a predetermined break point. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The damper element according to claim 1, wherein the carrier includes at least one actuating pin configured to deform the at least one spring when the carrier pivots from the first position to the second position, wherein the at least one spring comprises a first leaf spring disposed on a first side of the carrier and a second leaf spring disposed on a second side of the carrier, wherein the housing comprises a first housing half connected to a second housing half, wherein the damper part comprises a gas spring, wherein the carrier includes a portion guided in a linear groove in the housing, the groove extending in the translation direction, wherein the carrier is U-shaped in design viewed in the direction of the pivot axis and includes a V-shaped recess, wherein the gas spring includes a projecting rod extending through the V-shaped recess, and wherein the V-shaped recess is configured to allow the carrier to pivot from the first position to the second position. ### Claim 13 A damper for damping a translational movement of a component, the damper comprising a housing, a carrier displaceably supported in the housing for movement in a translational direction, and a gas spring for damping the translational movement, the gas spring comprising a cylinder having a first end connected to the housing and a rod projecting from a second end of the cylinder, an end of the rod being pivotably connected to the carrier, wherein the carrier is pivotable about a pivot axis perpendicular to the translation direction between a first position and a second position, and wherein the damper further includes at least one spring configured to bias the carrier toward the first position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The damper according to claim 13, wherein the carrier includes a wall oblique to the translational direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The damper according to claim 14, wherein the carrier includes a first notch adjacent to the wall. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The damper according to claim 15, wherein the carrier includes a second notch having converging notch walls, the rod extending through the second notch. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The damper according to claim 16, wherein the carrier includes at least one actuating pin in contact with the at least one spring.