Dampened hinge

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9995075
SERIAL NO

15696652

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A hinge for doors of appliances, including a box-shaped element and a first lever pivoted on the box-shaped element by a first pin; one of the box-shaped element or the first lever being fixable to a frame and the other fixable to a door, to make the door tiltably movable relative to the frame between a closed position and an open position; a first elastic device supported by the box-shaped element for applying an elastic action on the first lever, a rod for connecting the first lever to the first elastic device, the connecting rod being positioned in a slidable fashion inside the box-shaped element; a damping member for applying a damping action during the reciprocal motion of the first lever and the box-shaped element, in the proximity of reaching the closed position; a cartridge containing the hydraulic damping member, the cartridge being fixed to the box-shaped element.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • NUOVA STAR S.P.A.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Vanini, Marco Bologna, IT 10 87

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