Door hinge for a laboratory instrument door
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorThomas Meyer
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Abstract
A door hinge for a laboratory instrument door, the door hinge comprising a hollow body with a first longitudinal axis and a curved side wall comprising a track. At least a part of the track is inclined relative to the first longitudinal axis. The door hinge further comprises a linear guiding element with a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis. At least a part of the linear guiding element is arranged in the hollow. The linear guiding element and the hollow body are rotatable against each other. The door hinge further comprises a body comprising a protruding pin. The body is movably attached to the linear guiding element so that the body is movable in two opposite directions along the second longitudinal axis and the protruding pin is movable on the track.
Claims12
A door hinge for a laboratory instrument door comprising:
- a hollow body with a first longitudinal axis, wherein the hollow body comprises a curved side wall, wherein the curved side wall comprises a track, wherein at least a part of the track is inclined relative to the first longitudinal axis;
- a linear guiding element with a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis, wherein at least a part of the linear guiding element is arranged in the hollow body, wherein the linear guiding element and the hollow body are rotatable against each other;
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- a body comprising a protruding pin, wherein the body is movably attached to the linear guiding element so that the body is movable in two opposite directions along the second longitudinal axis and the protruding pin is movable on the track,
- wherein the door hinge further comprises a force generator configured to exert a force on the body for moving the body in a first direction of the two opposite directions, wherein the force generator is an elastic member connecting the linear guiding element with the body, wherein the force is a tension relaxation of the elastic member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.