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US 4,786,098 AGranted
Brake mechanism for the opening movement of lids and covers
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsIngo Jobmann, Ulrich Bruhnke, Helmut Fischer, Santiago Duenas, Hans Trube
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Abstract
For obtaining a damped movement into the opened position in a glove compartment lid in a motor vehicle, a piston-cylinder unit constructed as brake is provided whose piston rod is operatively connected with a retaining member pivotally connected at the glove compartment lid. The air compressed during the opening operation by the piston leaves through a calibrated opening into the free atmosphere.
Claims11
A brake arrangement for limiting the movement of a pivotal member such as a cover or a lid from a closed to an open position;
- said pivotal member having a pivot axis located in the lower area thereof;
- comprising a piston-cylinder unit having a throttled outlet and a piston rod, a guided retention member pivotally connected with the pivotal member, and a band means operatively connecting an end of the piston rod and a free end of the retention member;
- the band means during an opening operation, being at first transferred into a stretched position;
- and the piston being displaced against the force of a spring only just prior to the pivotal member reaching the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.