Patent ID: 7127778

Claim:
A hinge ( 1 ) comprising a first movable hinge section ( 3 ), a second hinge section ( 2 ) including a fixed stop section, at least one joint axis ( 7 ) interconnecting said first and second hinge sections. ( 3 , 2 ), a damping device ( 16 ) mounted upon one of said first and section hinge sections ( 3 , 2 ) and comprising a movably-mounted damping member ( 19 ), gear means mounted upon said first and second hinge sections ( 3 , 2 ) for acting upon said damping member ( 19 ) at least in a region of a closed position of said hinge ( 1 ), said gear means comprising at least three movable gear members ( 20 , 22 , 27 ), an axis ( 6 ) positioned upon one ( 2 ) of said hinge sections ( 2 , 3 ) for supporting one of the gear members ( 22 ) intermediately-mounted between said two other gear members ( 20 , 27 ) of said at least three gear members ( 20 , 22 , 27 ), and said intermediately-mounted gear member ( 22 ) comprising two separate engaging members ( 21 , 23 ; 33 , 23 ) arranged (i) concentrically about said axis ( 6 ) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear member ( 22 ), (ii) at a periphery of said Intermediately-mounted gear member ( 22 ), and (iii) at unequal distance from said axis ( 6 ) supporting said intermediately-mounted gear ( 22 ), with said engaging member ( 23 ) mounted further from said axis ( 6 ) arranged to engage one ( 20 ) of said gears ( 20 , 22 , 27 ) contacting said damping member ( 19 ), and said engaging member ( 33 ; 21 ) mounted closer to said axis ( 6 ) arranged to engage the other ( 27 ) of said gears ( 20 , 22 , 27 ) mounted upon the other ( 3 ) of said hinge sections ( 3 , 2 ).