Patent ID: 9366067
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A soft-closing hinge for use in furniture, comprising a movable hinge cup ( 1 ) coupled to a door panel, a securing member ( 8 ) coupled to a wall panel and a hinge arm ( 2 ) configured to couple the movable hinge cup ( 1 ) to the securing member ( 8 ), a damper ( 5 ) being disposed on the movable hinge cup ( 1 ), the damper ( 5 ) acting on the hinge arm ( 2 ) at least when the hinge is closed, a spring ( 3 ) coupled to the movable hinge cup ( 1 ) for at least exerting an opening or closing force to the movable hinge cup ( 1 ) being disposed in the hinge; wherein: one end of the hinge arm ( 2 ) is hinged to the movable hinge cup ( 1 ) via a coupling unit; a cross section of at least one end of the spring ( 3 ) is of a non-circular shape and provided with a sliding member ( 4 ), a concave chamber ( 4 . 1 ) being disposed on the sliding member ( 4 ), and at least one end of the spring ( 3 ) is disposed in the concave chamber ( 4 . 1 ); and a bottom surface ( 4 . 2 ) of the sliding member ( 4 ) acts on a rotation portion ( 2 . 1 ) of the hinge arm ( 2 ) via elasticity of the spring ( 3 ) and moves relative to the rotation portion ( 2 . 1 ) when the hinge is opened and/or closed to generate an opening force or a closing force, wherein: the spring ( one end of the sliding member ( the cross section of one end of the spring ( the sliding member ( the bottom surface ( the movable hinge cup (