Patent ID: 7275284

Claim:
A combination of a damping device with a hinge for pivotally connecting a furniture part to a door leaf having a recess, the hinge comprising a door-leaf-side mounting element in the form of a hinge cup, adapted to be secured into the recess of the door-leaf and a furniture-side mounting element, adapted to be secured to the furniture part, and connected with the door-leaf-side mounting element by an articulation mechanism, the damping device comprising a damper housing having an elongate, cylindrical interior filled with a damping medium, a resistance element in form of a piston, including a piston rod constituting an actuating element and having a piston end extending out of the damper housing and being drivingly connected to the furniture part, at least during a portion of the pivoting motion of the door leaf and transferring the motion of the actuating element to the resistance element, wherein the damper housing is provided on or at the hinge cup, and wherein the damper housing is an integral component of the door-leaf-side mounting element.