US4979265A
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Wide angle hinge with gear drive
Assignee: Grass GmbH
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Filing: 1989-05-08
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Granted: 1990-12-25
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Expires: 2009-05-08
Abstract
Abstract A wide angle hinge is used for articulation of a furniture door on a furniture unit with a base plate mounted on the furniture unit and a housing mounted on the furniture door; mounted on the base plate is a first gear rack on which a gear is rolled in the longitudinal direction of the hinge and meshes with a second gear rack connected with the housing. The second gear rack is mounted directly on the housing and has a circular arc shape that is concentric with the swivel axis of the door.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Grass
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:31
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05D; E05D3/00; E05D3/06; E05D3/18; E05D3/183; E05D3/02; E05D3/022; E05Y; E05Y2201/00; E05Y2201/60; E05Y2201/622; E05Y2201/71; E05Y2201/722; E05Y2900/00; E05Y2900/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S16/00; Y10S16/36; Y10S16/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A wide-angle hinge for articulation of a furniture door on a furniture unit comprising: a housing mounted on the furniture door; a base plate mounted on the furniture unit having a first straight gear rack with teeth oriented in a longitudinal direction rollingly receiving a gear rotating in said longitudinal direction of said first gear rack and meshing with a second gear rack connected with said housing, said second rack having a forward end at which the furniture door pivots on a swivel axis formed in said housing wherein said second gear rack is integral with said housing and having teeth oriented in a circular arc shape concentric with said swivel axis, wherein the hinge further comprising a spring device embodied in the hinge subjecting the furniture door in the closed position to a closing pressure and in open positions to an opening pressure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A wide-angle hinge for articulation of a furniture door on a furniture unit comprising: a housing mounted on the furniture door; a base plate mounted on the furniture unit having a first straight gear rack with teeth oriented in a longitudinal direction rollingly receiving a gear rotating in said longitudinal direction of said first gear rack and meshing with a second gear rack connected with said housing, said second rack having a forward end at which the furniture door pivots on a swivel axis formed in said housing wherein said second gear rack is integral with said housing and having teeth oriented in a circular arc shape concentric with said swivel axis, wherein the hinge further comprising a spring device embodied in the hinge subjecting the furniture door in the closed position to a closing pressure and in open positions to an opening pressure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spring device includes at least one crankpin mounted on said gear, a spring component generating a spring tension in the longitudinal direction of the hinge, and a pin mounted on a slide which serves as a support for said gear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 2 wherein said spring component is a deflecting spring, a leg spring or helical spring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 3 wherein said gear consists of a larger gear portion and a smaller gear portion, said larger gear portion rolling on said first gear rack and said smaller gear portion rolling on said second gear rack.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 4 wherein said first gear rack on the furniture unit side projects into said housing on the furniture door side when the hinge is in the closed position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 5 wherein the longitudinal displacement of said slide is limited by a stop that holds said gear mating with said first gear rack in outermost mesh with said first gear rack when the hinge is in an open position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 6 wherein the rolling length of said gear is no more than 180°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 7 wherein said spring component on said gear acts through said crankpin as a further turning stop of said gear in an open position of the hinge in addition to said displacement stop of said slide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 8 wherein said slide pivoting into said housing on the furniture door side has an offset bent at an angle of about 90°.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The hinge as claimed in claim 9 wherein said offset has a further offset on its forward free end.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-12-24 | 1994-06-25 | 1994-12-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-12-24 | 1998-06-25 | 1998-12-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-12-24 | 2002-06-25 | 2002-12-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |