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Door hinge for a household appliance

US8806719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hettich-ONI GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Andreas Kleeman · Hohenhausen, DE
Mark Schneider · St. Charles, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2013
Grant date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/308
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A door hinge for a household appliance, the household appliance including a body and a door, the door being movable about a horizontal axis between a substantially vertical closed position and a substantially horizontal opened position. The door hinge includes a housing couplable to the body, a door lever pivotably mountable on the door for movement about a main shaft, a weight compensating spring and a closing spring. The weight compensating spring holds the door substantially in a position of equilibrium when the door is opened and the closing spring applies a self-closing force shortly before the door reaches the closed position and applies a closure maintaining force when the door reaches the closed position. Further included is a dampening device that counteracts one or both of a closing force and an opening force.

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