Abstract:
The invention relates to a flexible stop buffer, particularly for cover lids, with a buffer stem and a buffer head, said buffer head being axially displaceable and being slipped over the buffer stem, wherein disposed between buffer stem and buffer head in the interior space of the latter is a buffer spring, said buffer spring pressing the buffer head away from the buffer stem, and wherein the buffer head is secured by means of locking lugs against being pulled off the buffer stem. The buffer head is provided, inside an interior space surrounded by the locking lugs, with an axial projection, from which axial projection anti-rotation elements on the buffer stem are adapted to be brought into engagement with the buffer head.
Abstract:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a rotary damper capable of automatically adjusting an exhibited braking force in correspondence with variation in load. A fluid chamber 2 into which viscous fluid is charged is formed in a casing 1. A vane 3 is disposed in the fluid chamber 2. The vane 3 is formed with a fluid passage 5, and is provided with a valve 6. The valve 6 automatically varies a flow rate of the viscous fluid passing through the fluid passage 5 in correspondence with variation in load. With this structure, it is possible to automatically adjust the exhibited braking force in correspondence with variation in load caused by variation in rotational motion of a subject to be controlled, and to reduce variation in rotation speed of the subject to be controlled to an extremely small value.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a damping device for damping the kinetic energy of movable cabinet components, which has a first damping element with a first cylinder that has a first piston, which slides lengthwise in it, and at least one more (second) damping element with a second cylinder that has a second piston, which slides lengthwise in it. Both damping elements are located one behind the other in a serial arrangement and form an integral system. The invention is characterized by the fact that each of the two damping elements are each designed as pneumatic (air) dampers, and a compression chamber and an expansion chamber respectively contain variable volumes; whereby, the damping effects of the damping elements are affected by the guide canals, which control the air distribution and air flow within and between the compression chambers and/or expansion chambers.
Abstract:
A hinge device for a storage container which includes a pair of hinge couplers combined in the form of a single unit, and enables a door of the storage container to be more smoothly closed without generating impact. A storage container, which includes the hinge device, is also disclosed. The hinge device includes a housing fixed to a container body of the storage container or the door, a first hinge shaft and a second hinge shaft rotatably coupled to the housing at opposite sides of the housing, respectively, each of the first and second hinge shafts having one end extending into the housing, and the other end extending outwardly beyond the housing and fixedly coupled to the other one of the container body and the door, a driver arranged in the housing at the side of the first hinge shaft to apply, to the first hinge shaft, a rotating force to cause the door to be maintained in an opened state or to be closed in accordance with an opening angle of the door, and a damper arranged in the housing at the side of the second hinge shaft to increase a resistance to rotation of the second hinge shaft, and thus, to cause the door to be smoothly closed.
Abstract:
A damper mechanism installed on an opening and closing device that has an arcuate plunger with the same radius of curvature of the cylinder it slidably mates with. A torsion coil spring causes the sliding action of the plunger into the cylinder in one direction.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a multi-link hinge (10) for hinging a door leaf (12) to the body of a piece of furniture with a body fitting which may be fixed to the support wall (14) of the body and a door leaf fitting (20) connected to the above by means of a joint mechanism. The support wall fitting, embodied as an extended support arm is arranged on a fitting plate (18) which may be fixed to the support wall of the body and coupled to the door leaf fitting, embodied as a hinge cup fitted in a recess in the back face of the door leaf (12), by means of the joint mechanism, embodied with two joint arms (22; 24) each connected to one of the fittings such as to pivot. A damping device acts on a support wall side hinge piece, for example the body fitting (16) or the fixing plate (18) and one of the joint arms (24), at least during a locking part of the pivoting motion of said joint arm on a closing or opening motion of the door leaf fitting (20).
Abstract:
A dampened hinge and hinge system for appliances is provided. The system includes first and second hinge portions, at least one of which includes a dampener. The dampener can be a push-dampener, a pull-dampener or a push/pull-dampener. The hinge system allows for movement of the door between a closed position, a fully opened position and a secondary opened position such as a broil-stop position, and the door is self-supporting in the secondary opened position. The first and second hinge portions each include a guide channel, a claw pivotably connected to the guide channel and a link having a first end connected to the claw. The first hinge portion includes a spring having a first end connected to a second end of the link and a second end connected to the guide channel. The second hinge portion includes a dampener that is operably connected between the guide channel and the second end of the link. Both the first and second hinge portions can include a dampener.
Abstract:
A closing buffer mechanism for drawer slide track mainly constitutes buffer mechanism and separable dismounted bumper. The buffer mechanism comprises cylinder, connecting rod and piston. The separable bumper may be either sucking tray, magnetic or snap assembly. It is mounted to one end of moveable rod and the front end of-connecting rod. It makes close contact while the connecting rod moves forward. When reserve force is applied, the bumper will separate the connecting rod. While the drawer is being closed, the moveable rod will move inward and bring the bumper assembly moving inward which causes the connecting rod retreat to inside of a cylinder and compress air at the end chamber. The compressed air will then ooze gradually through small air vent so as to alleviate the inward pushing force. Therefore, the inward force the drawer exerts is reduced at the closing end.
Abstract:
A refrigerator with a home bar door is smoothly and automatically opened and includes an automatic opening unit, a hook unit, a latch unit, and a damping unit. The automatic opening unit pushes the home bar door to a predetermined angle, so that the home bar door is automatically opened by gravity. The hook unit cooperates with the latch unit to lock or unlock the home bar door. The damping unit includes a casing and is connected to at least one hinge shaft. The automatic opening unit is provided with a push rod and an elastic member to open by a rotation thereof. The home bar door is rotated to be opened. A rotary member is rotatably installed in the casing, with oil contained therein to reduce rotating speed of the rotary member. An associated hinge shaft engages with the rotary member to rotate along with the rotary member.
Abstract:
A rotary damper device includes a case, a rotor member relatively rotatably supported by the case, a rotation vane formed protruded from the rotor member, and a check valve mounted on the rotation vane. The case is provided with an opened part on one side through which the rotor member is inserted into the inside of the case and a side wall part on the other side for rotatably supporting the rotor member. The opened part of the case is closed by a flange part that is integrally formed in the rotor member, and the side wall part includes a pressure receiving face and the flange part includes another pressure receiving face.