Hinge for a household appliance with improved elastically deformable means
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E05F-001/08
E05F-001/12
E05D-003/14
F25D-023/02
출원번호
US-0763934
(2013-02-11)
등록번호
US-8938854
(2015-01-27)
우선권정보
IT-MI2012A0237 (2012-02-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Lanzani, Oreste
출원인 / 주소
Lanzani, Oreste
대리인 / 주소
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
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3인용 특허 :
5
초록▼
Hinge, to connect flat closing element to household appliance body in correspondence to a body opening, including: first supporting structure to bind to structure or front bearing wall of the body, second supporting structure to bind to flat closing element, first and second connecting elements to c
Hinge, to connect flat closing element to household appliance body in correspondence to a body opening, including: first supporting structure to bind to structure or front bearing wall of the body, second supporting structure to bind to flat closing element, first and second connecting elements to connect the first and second supporting structure, and elastically deformable member interacting with at least one of the two connecting elements, to push the closing element against the body opening. The first and second connecting elements and at least first and second portions respectively of the first and second supporting structure form sides of an articulated quadrilateral lying in one or more planes, perpendicular to the flat closing element. The quadrilateral for opening and closing the closing element between operative positions has hinge elements of external portions of the first and second connecting elements to the first and second portions of the supporting structures.
대표청구항▼
1. A hinge for a household appliance, adapted to connect at least one flat closing element to a body of the household appliance in correspondence to an opening provided in the body, the hinge allowing the flat closing element to rotate between a first operative position wherein the flat closing elem
1. A hinge for a household appliance, adapted to connect at least one flat closing element to a body of the household appliance in correspondence to an opening provided in the body, the hinge allowing the flat closing element to rotate between a first operative position wherein the flat closing element closes the opening, anda second operative position angularly spaced by at least 90° with respect to the first operative position,the hinge comprising:a first supporting structure adapted to be bound to the body of the household appliance,a second supporting structure adapted to be bound to the flat closing element,a first connecting element and a second connecting element, wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element are adapted to connect the first supporting structure to the second supporting structure, andan elastically deformable body which interacts with at least one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to exert a force that pushes the closing element against the opening of the body at least when the closing element is in the first operative position,wherein the first connecting element, the second connecting element, at least a first portion of the first supporting structure, and at least a second portion of the second supporting structure form an articulated quadrilateral,wherein the articulated quadrilateral is adapted to define a member for opening and closing the closing element between the first operative position and the second operative position,wherein the first connecting element comprises a first end anda second end,the first end comprising a first hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,the second end comprising a second hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,wherein the second connecting element comprises a third end anda fourth end,the third end comprising a third hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,the fourth end comprising a fourth hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,wherein, in the first operative position, a first distance between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis is greater than or equal to 165.5 mm times a value K1, and less than or equal to 169.5 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a second distance between the third hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 131 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 135 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a third distance between the second hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 53.2 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 57.2 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a fourth distance between the first hinge axis and the third hinge axis is greater than or equal to 20.4 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 24.4 mm times said value K1,wherein said value K1 is between 0.1 and 2.0. 2. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the elastically deformable body comprises a helical spring. 3. The hinge according to claim 2, wherein: the elastically deformable body comprises a supporting element on which is fitted the helical spring,the supporting element being coaxial to the helical spring,the supporting element connecting one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to the first supporting structure. 4. The hinge according to claim 3, wherein the supporting element provides a first hinge pin said first hinge pin being eccentric with respect to a second hinge pin of the connecting element which is connected to said supporting element. 5. The hinge according to claim 2, wherein the helical spring is housed substantially within the first supporting structure. 6. The hinge according to claim 2, wherein the helical spring is housed in the first supporting structure and is provided substantially in a space comprised between a first hinge pin of the first connecting element and a second hinge in of the second connecting element to said first structure which houses the spring. 7. The hinge according to claim 2, wherein the helical spring has a length less than or equal to the third distance. 8. The hinge according to claim 3, wherein the first distance is less than the second distance, and wherein the supporting element for the helical spring is hinged to the second connecting element. 9. The hinge according to claim 1, further comprising a tube for passing a liquid between the body of the household appliance and the at least one flat closing element, wherein at least a portion of the tube is provided in a space delimited by the first connecting element and the second connecting element. 10. The hinge according to claim 3, wherein the supporting element has a thread along its outer surface which engages a tubular element on which the spring is fitted, wherein the tubular element has an abutment for a first end of the spring,wherein a second end of the spring abutts an inner face of a wall of the first supporting structure,the tubular element having an end passing through a hole provided in the wall of the first supporting structure and partially projecting from the hole. 11. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the first connecting element comprises a first connecting rod, having a substantially flat shape and lying in a vertical plane anda first wing,wherein the second connecting element comprises a second connecting rod having a substantially flat shape and lying in a vertical plane, anda second wing,wherein during the rotation movement of the connecting rods close the open space created between a connecting rod and the other to prevent a user of the household appliance from inserting a finger between said connecting rods. 12. The hinge according to claim 1, which in the closed position has a substantially parallelepiped shape. 13. A hinge for a household appliance, adapted to connect at least one flat closing element to a body of the household appliance in correspondence to an opening provided in the body, the hinge allowing the flat closing element to rotate between a first operative position wherein the flat closing element closes the opening, anda second operative position angularly spaced by at least 90° with respect to the first operative position,the hinge comprising: a first supporting structure adapted to be secured to a structure or front bearing wall of the body of the household appliance,a second supporting structure adapted to be bound to the flat closing element,a first connecting element and a second connecting element, wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element are adapted to connect the first supporting structure to the second supporting structure,wherein the first connecting element is closer to the structure or front bearing wall of the body of the household appliance compared to the second connecting element, andan elastically deformable member which interacts with at least one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to exert a force that pushes the closing element against the opening of the body of the household appliance at least when the closing element is in the first operative position,wherein the first connecting element, the second connecting element, at least a first portion of the first supporting structure, and at least a second portion of the second supporting structure form an articulated quadrilateral having at least one side lying in a plane perpendicular to the flat closing element,wherein the articulated quadrilateral is adapted to define a member for opening and closing the closing element between the first operative position and the second operative position,wherein the first connecting element comprises a first end anda second end,the first end comprising a first hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,the second end comprising a second hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,wherein the second connecting element comprises a third end anda fourth end,the third end comprising a third hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,the fourth end comprising a fourth hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,wherein the elastically deformable member comprises a helical spring, and a supporting element on which the helical spring is fitted, the supporting element being coaxial to the helical spring;the supporting element connecting one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to the first supporting structure;wherein the supporting element provides a first hinge pin said first hinge pin being eccentric with respect to a second hinge pin of the connecting element which is connected to said supporting element;wherein the helical spring is housed in the first supporting structure and is provided substantially in a space comprised between a first hinge pin of the first connecting element and a second hinge pin of the second connecting element to said first structure which houses the spring,wherein, in the first operative position, a first distance between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis is greater than or equal to 165.5 mm times a value K1, and less than or equal to 169.5 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a second distance between the third hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 131 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 135 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a third distance between the second hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 53.2 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 57.2 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a fourth distance between the first hinge axis and the third hinge axis is greater than or equal to 20.4 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 24.4 mm times said value K1,wherein said value K1 is between 0.1 and 2.0. 14. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein the helical spring has a length less than or equal to the third distance. 15. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein the helical spring always remains substantially housed within the first supporting structure. 16. The hinge according to claim 13, further comprising a tube for passing a liquid between the body of the household appliance and the at least one flat closing element, wherein at least a portion of the tube is provided in a space delimited by the first connecting element and the second connecting element. 17. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein the supporting element has a thread along its outer surface which engages a tubular element on which the spring is fitted, wherein the tubular element has an abutment for a first end of the spring,wherein a second end of the spring abutts an inner face of a wall of the first supporting structure,the tubular element having an end passing through a hole provided in the wall of the first supporting structure and partially projecting from the hole. 18. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the second operative position is angularly spaced by at least 100° with respect to said first operative position. 19. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the flat closing element of the household appliance is a door of the appliance. 20. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the first supporting structure is adapted to be bound to a front bearing wall of the body of said household appliance. 21. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein, in the first operative position, a first distance between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis is greater or equal to (165.5 mm×K1), and less or equal to (169.5 mm×K1),wherein, in the first operative position, a second distance between the third hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater or equal to (131 mm×K1) and less or equal to (135 mm×K1),wherein, in the first operative position, a third distance between the second hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater or equal to (53.2 mm×K1) and less or equal to (57.2 mm×K1),wherein, in the first operative position, a fourth distance between the first hinge axis and the third hinge axis is greater or equal to (20.4 m×K1) and less or equal to (24.4 mm×K1),wherein K1 is from 0.1 to 2. 22. The hinge according to claim 13, wherein the first distance is 167.5 mm, wherein the second distance is 133 mm, wherein the third distance is 55.2 mm, wherein the fourth distance is 22.4 mm. 23. A hinge for a household appliance, adapted to connect at least one flat closing element to a body of the household appliance in correspondence to an opening provided in the body, the hinge allowing the flat closing element to rotate between a first operative position wherein the flat closing element closes the opening, anda second operative position angularly spaced by at least 90° with respect to the first operative position,the hinge comprising:a first supporting structure adapted to be bound to the body of the household appliance,a second supporting structure adapted to be bound to the flat closing element,a first connecting element and a second connecting element, wherein the first connecting element and the second connecting element are adapted to connect the first supporting structure to the second supporting structure, andan elastically deformable body which interacts with at least one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to exert a force that pushes the closing element against the opening of the body at least when the closing element is in the first operative position,wherein the first connecting element, the second connecting element, at least a first portion of the first supporting structure, and at least a second portion of the second supporting structure form an articulated quadrilateral,wherein the articulated quadrilateral is adapted to define a member for opening and closing the closing element between the first operative position and the second operative position,wherein the first connecting element comprises a first end anda second end,the first end comprising a first hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,the second end comprising a second hinge axis about which the first connecting element can rotate,wherein the second connecting element comprises a third end anda fourth end,the third end comprising a third hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,the fourth end comprising a fourth hinge axis about which the second connecting element can rotate,wherein, in the first operative position, a first distance between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis is greater than or equal to 165.5 mm times a value K1, and less than or equal to 169.5 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a second distance between the third hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 131 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 135 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a third distance between the second hinge axis and the fourth hinge axis is greater than or equal to 53.2 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 57.2 mm times said value K1,wherein, in the first operative position, a fourth distance between the first hinge axis and the third hinge axis is greater than or equal to 20.4 mm times said value K1, and less than or equal to 24.4 mm times said value K1,wherein said value K1 is between 0.1 and 2.0,wherein the elastically deformable body comprises a helical spring,wherein the elastically deformable body comprises a supporting element on which is fitted the helical spring, the supporting element being coaxial to the helical spring, the supporting element connecting one of the first connecting element and the second connecting element to the first supporting structure,wherein the supporting element provides a first hinge pin said first hinge pin being eccentric with respect to a second hinge pin of the connecting element which is connected to said supporting element,wherein the first distance is less than the second distance, andwherein the supporting element for the helical spring is hinged to the second connecting element.
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