Patent ID: 7861376
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge for movable furniture parts, comprising: a first fastening part and a second fastening part to be respectively secured to the furniture parts; at least seven rotatable axes arranged to allow relative movement between said first fastening part and said second fastening part; an abutment member; and a linear damper for damping the relative movement between said first fastening part and said second fastening part in a closing direction, said linear damper including a base portion and a ram having a base end movably mounted to said base portion such that said ram is configured to move linearly with respect to said base portion, said ram further having a free end opposite said base end for contacting said abutment member, said ram being configured such that said free end is spaced apart from said abutment member when said hinge is in an open position, and such that said free end contacts said abutment member when said hinge is in a closed position; wherein said first fastening part, said second fastening part, said at least seven rotatable axes, said abutment member, and said linear damper are arranged such that an entirety of said linear damper moves relative to both said first fastening part and said second fastening part during the relative movement between said first fastening part and said second fastening part in said closing direction, and such that said free end of said ram contacts said abutment member during only a part of an entire range of the relative movement between said first fastening part and said second fastening part so that said linear damper thereby applies a force between said first fastening part and said second fastening part only during said part of the entire range of the relative movement between said first fastening part and said second fastening part, said part of the entire range of the relative movement being less than the entire range of the relative movement.