Patent ID: 7886407

Claim:
A hinge arrangement, comprising: a. a first part ( 2 ), b. a second part ( 4 ) pivotably articulated to the first part ( 2 ) via a hinge ( 3 ; 3 a ; 3 b ; 3 c ), and c. a piston cylinder damping unit ( 6 ), i. which is operatively arranged between the first part ( 2 ) and the second part ( 4 ) for damping a pivoting movement of the two parts ( 2 , 4 ) relative to one another, and ii. which is articulated to at least one of the first and the second part ( 2 , 4 ), wherein d. a first fitting ( 64 ) and a second fitting ( 63 ) are connected to the first part ( 2 ) and to the second part ( 4 ), respectively, e. the hinge ( 3 a ; 3 b ; 3 c ) is a multi-jointed hinge, f. the hinge ( 3 a ; 3 b ; 3 c ) comprises a first four-point joint ( 44 , 50 , 51 , 47 ) articulated to the first fitting ( 64 ), to which a second four-point joint ( 50 , 53 , 55 , 52 ) is articulated, to which in turn the second fitting ( 63 ) is articulated, g. the piston cylinder damping unit ( 6 ) is articulated to a central hinge arm ( 45 ) of the multi-jointed hinge via a fastening arm ( 70 ), and h. the central hinge arm ( 45 ; 45 c ) is a component of the first four-point joint ( 44 , 50 , 51 , 47 ) and of the second four-point joint ( 50 , 53 , 55 , 52 ) i. the hinge comprises the central hinge arm ( 45 ), a support arm ( 46 ), and a first intermediate arm ( 49 ), and j. one end of the first intermediate arm ( 49 ) connects to a middle portion of the central hinge arm ( 45 ), and a middle portion of the first intermediate arm ( 49 ) connects to one end of the support arm ( 46 ).