公开(公告)号：US20150345194A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14294183

申请日：2014-06-03

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： SACHIN JAGANATH KADUS ,  ARUNKUMAR RAMAKRISHNAN PILLAI

IPC: E05C19/16 ,  E05D7/00

CPC classification number: E05D11/1064 ,  E05C19/16 ,  E05D7/00 ,  E05D11/0054 ,  E05D2011/0072 ,  E05F1/00 ,  E05F1/1261 ,  E05Y2201/46 ,  E05Y2900/308 ,  F16B1/00 ,  F16B2001/0035 ,  Y10T16/5401

Abstract: A hinge for rotatably coupling an appliance door with an appliance body includes a housing affixable within the door. An input arm is rotatably coupled to the housing and is affixable with the appliance body. A spring is operably engaged between the housing and the input arm to apply a balancing torque to the input arm relative to the housing. A first magnet is fixed relative to the housing and a second magnet is operatively coupled with the input arm such that rotation of the input arm with respect to the housing moves the second magnet axially with respect to the first magnet. The magnets have a mutual attraction between each other that is operable to apply a closing torque to the input arm relative to the housing. The balancing force decreases with movement of the input arm from the second position toward the first position.

Abstract translation: 用于将器具门与器具主体可旋转地联接的铰链包括可固定在门内的壳体。 输入臂可旋转地联接到壳体并且可与器具主体固定。 弹簧可操作地接合在壳体和输入臂之间，以相对于壳体向输入臂施加平衡扭矩。 第一磁体相对于壳体是固定的，而第二磁体与输入臂可操作地联接，使得输入臂相对于壳体的旋转使第二磁体相对于第一磁体轴向地移动。 磁体彼此之间具有相互的吸引力，其可操作以相对于壳体向输入臂施加闭合扭矩。 平衡力随着输入臂从第二位置朝向第一位置的移动而减小。