Patents by Inventor Eros Gherardi

Eros Gherardi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11187021
    Abstract: A hinged device with dampening of the opening (A) and/or closing (C) end strokes of a door of an appliance includes a first element (3) to be fixed to a body and a second element (5) to be fixed to the door of the appliance and hinged by a hinge pin (7) so that the door rotates along the opening (A) and closing (C) end strokes and an intermediate (I) stroke around the hinge pin (7). The device includes a cradle (11) sliding into the first element (3) and a connecting rod (13) connected to the cradle (11) and to the second element (5) for translation, following the door rotation, of the cradle (11) that slidably houses a damper (21) of variable length and provided with sliding members (25, 27) sliding into first slots (31) of the cradle (11) and into second slots (33) of the first element (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Patent number: 11168505
    Abstract: A motorized hinge device (1) has a first connection means (3) assigned to be fixed to a structure or framework of an appliance, and connected, at least by means of a connecting rod means (5), to a second connection means (7) assigned to be fixed to a door of the appliance. This second connection means (7) is hinged to the first connection means (3) by means of a hinge pin means (11). An actuator (13) has a body (15) fixed to the first connection means (3) and a movable member (17) which is movable with respect to the body (15) and is connected to the connecting rod means (5). In an operative condition, the actuator means (13) is operated to move, by means of the connecting rod means (5), the door around the hinge pin means (11) between extreme opening (A) and closing (C) conditions, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20210277696
    Abstract: A connection pin (10) is connected to a shaped body (13) having a roll (14) and a coupling (16) for and end of a spring (17) acting in the opening direction. A shaped guide (19) has a path portion (21) with first and second extremities and having at least a recess (24) placed between the extremities where the roll abuts with the path portion and moves along it in the opening stroke starting from the closed condition, when the roll means (14) abuts a first extremity. The roll reaches a metastable opening condition where it is in and abuts the recess facing the second extremity until, due to a thrust towards the opening direction sufficient to leave the recess (24), the roll (14) reaches the condition of extreme opening in which it abuts against a second extremity and vice versa in the closing stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20210071456
    Abstract: A hinged device with dampening of the opening (A) and/or closing (C) end strokes of a door of an appliance includes a first element (3) to be fixed to a body and a second element (5) to be fixed to the door of the appliance and hinged by a hinge pin (7) so that the door rotates along the opening (A) and closing (C) end strokes and an intermediate (I) stroke around the hinge pin (7). The device includes a cradle (11) sliding into the first element (3) and a connecting rod (13) connected to the cradle (11) and to the second element (5) for translation, following the door rotation, of the cradle (11) that slidably houses a damper (21) of variable length and provided with sliding members (25, 27) sliding into first slots (31) of the cradle (11) and into second slots (33) of the first element (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Patent number: 10858870
    Abstract: A hinge device includes a first connection means (3) configured to fixed to a structure or frame and rotatably connected to a second connection means (5) configured to fixed to a door device (1) comprises at least one interconnecting means (7) connected to a sliding means (13) and a friction means (17) with at least one friction sliding block (25) secured to the sliding means (13) and sliding along a respective sliding wall (27) of the first connection means (3) and parallel to a direction of translation of the sliding means (13), wherein at least one arrest means (19) is fixed to or made in the first connection means (3) in proximity to a sliding wall (27) to abut with the sliding means (13) to arrest its stroke towards the closing of the door or of the shutter in correspondence an ajar or breather opening condition (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20200240192
    Abstract: A motorized hinge device (1) has a first connection means (3) assigned to be fixed to a structure or framework of an appliance, and connected, at least by means of a connecting rod means (5), to a second connection means (7) assigned to be fixed to a door of the appliance. This second connection means (7) is hinged to the first connection means (3) by means of a hinge pin means (11). An actuator (13) has a body (15) fixed to the first connection means (3) and a movable member (17) which is movable with respect to the body (15) and is connected to the connecting rod means (5). In an operative condition, the actuator means (13) is operated to move, by means of the connecting rod means (5), the door around the hinge pin means (11) between extreme opening (A) and closing (C) conditions, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: Eros GHERARDI
  • Publication number: 20190226259
    Abstract: A hinge device (1) damps the terminal portion of the closing stroke of a door of an appliance and has a first connection (3) fixed to a frame of the appliance and pivotally connected by a pivot hinge (4) to a second connection (5) fixed to the door to allow a stroke between opening and the closing. The device (1) includes: a motion damping mechanism (15) having a portion (16) fixed to the first connection (3) and a mobile portion (17); a kinematic transmission mechanism (20) kinematically connecting the first rack means (9) to the mobile portion (17) of the damping mechanism (15 to transmit the motion induced in the first rack means (9) by matching with a portion (11) of the second connection means (5) in the terminal portion of the closing stroke to the damping means (15) which slows down the speed of this motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20180320424
    Abstract: A hinge device includes a first connection means (3) assigned to be fixed to a structure or frame and rotatably connected to a second connection means (5) assigned to be fixed to a door device (1) comprises at least one interconnecting means (7) connected to a sliding means (13) and a friction means (17) with at least one friction sliding block (25) secured to the sliding means (13) and sliding along a respective sliding wall (27) of the first connection means (3) and parallel to a direction of translation of the sliding means (13), wherein at least one arrest means (19) is fixed or made in the first connection means (3) in proximity to a sliding wall (27) to abut with the sliding means (13) to arrest its stroke towards the closing of the door or of the shutter in correspondence to the breather opening condition (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: C.M.I. CERNIERE MECCANICHE INDUSTRIALS S.R.L.
    Inventor: Eros GHERARDI
  • Patent number: 10081974
    Abstract: Hinge device (1) with long reciprocating stroke of a front panel (P) and having a first member (3) assigned to be fixed to an appliance (A) and a second member (5) assigned to be fixed to a door (D) of the appliance; the second member is pivoted to the first member by means of a hinge pin (7). A connection means (9) is assigned to be fixed to the front panel for actuating the translation thereof along the door during the rotation of the latter between its extreme closing (C) and opening (O) conditions. The hinge device includes kinematic means (11) having one end movable in the first member and an opposite end provided with a ring gear (13) centrally and rotatably pivoted to the second member or to an element fixed thereto, by means of a respective first pivot pin (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: C.M.I. CERNIERE MECCANICHE INDUSTRIAL S.R.L.
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20180230729
    Abstract: Hinge device with long reciprocating stroke of a front panel (P) and having a first member (3) assigned to be fixed to an appliance (A) and a second member (5) assigned to be fixed to a door (D) of the appliance; the second member is pivoted to the first member by means of a hinge pin (7). A connection means (9) is assigned to be fixed to the front panel for actuating the translation thereof along the door during the rotation of the latter between its extreme closing (C) and opening (O) conditions. The hinge device includes kinematic means (11) having one end movable in the first member and an opposite end provided with a ring gear (13) centrally and rotatably pivoted to the second member or to an element fixed thereto, by means of a respective first pivot pin (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Eros GHERARDI
  • Patent number: 9364132
    Abstract: A balanced hinge device with a brake has a first connector (3) adapted to be fixed to a structure or frame and connected via at least a kinematic element (8) to a second connector (5) adapted to be fixed to a door or a shutter. The device (1) has at least one friction part (9) fixed to at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8). Each friction part (9) slidably contacts, at least at a predetermined rotation arc of one connector (3, 5) with respect to the other connector, a portion of at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8) and with at least a contact (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Cerniere Meccaniche Industrial S.r.l.
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Patent number: 9145722
    Abstract: A balanced hinge device with a programmable brake for household appliances has first and second connection members (4, 5) mutually pivoted through a first pivot pin (6) and interconnected by a kinematic device (11) having an arm (8), pivoted via a second pivot pin (9) to one of the two members (4, 5). The arm (8) and one of the two members (4, 5) has a through slot (2) and the other member has a friction element (3) slidably frictionally engaged with the through slot (2) which is approximately shaped to follow a trajectory of the friction element (3) between a full closed condition (C) and a full open condition (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: C.M.I. Cerniere Meccaniche Industriali S.R.L.
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20150107053
    Abstract: A balanced hinge device with a brake has a first connector (3) adapted to be fixed to a structure or frame and connected via at least a kinematic element (8) to a second connector (5) adapted to be fixed to a door or a shutter. The device (1) has at least one friction part (9) fixed to at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8). Each friction part (9) slidably contacts, at least at a predetermined rotation arc of one connector (3, 5) with respect to the other connector, a portion of at least one among the first connector (3), the second connector (5) and the kinematic element (8) and with at least a contact (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Publication number: 20150096148
    Abstract: A balanced hinge device with a programmable brake for household appliances has first and second connection members (4, 5) mutually pivoted through a first pivot pin (6) and interconnected by a kinematic device (11) having an arm (8), pivoted via a second pivot pin (9) to one of the two members (4, 5). The arm (8) and one of the two members (4, 5) has a through slot (2) and the other member has a friction element (3) slidably frictionally engaged with the through slot (2) which is approximately shaped to follow a trajectory of the friction element (3) between a full closed condition (C) and a full open condition (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Eros Gherardi
  • Patent number: 7934290
    Abstract: An hinge device with fulcrum at variable position for a door (2) of a structure (3) is provided with connecting members, first (4) and second (5), mutually connected and respectively fit to be fixed to the door (2) and to the structure (3) for rotating the door between the extreme closing (C) and the extreme opening (A) in which the door (2), in an operating condition of the structure, is respectively almost vertical and approximately horizontally orientated. The second connecting member (5) has a first fixed pivot (6) and a second fixed pivot (7) for the rotating connection respectively with a first balancing mean (8) and a second balancing mean (9) mutually bound. The end opposite to the first fixed pivot (6) of the first balancing mean (8) is connected by means of a first mobile pivot (10) to an end of the first arm mean (11) having the remaining end connected to the first connecting member (4) by means of a second mobile pivot (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: C.M.I. S.r.l.
    Inventors: Eros Gherardi, Ermes Degli Esposti, Teresa Ghedini
  • Publication number: 20080276425
    Abstract: An hinge device with fulcrum at variable position for a door (2) of a structure (3) is provided with connecting members, first (4) and second (5), mutually connected and respectively fit to be fixed to the door (2) and to the structure (3) for rotating the door between the extreme closing (C) and the extreme opening (A) in which the door (2), in an operating condition of the structure, is respectively almost vertical and approximately horizontally orientated. The second connecting member (5) has a first fixed pivot (6) and a second fixed pivot (7) for the rotating connection respectively with a first balancing mean (8) and a second balancing mean (9) mutually bound. The end opposite to the first fixed pivot (6) of the first balancing mean (8) is connected by means of a first mobile pivot (10) to an end of the first arm mean (11) having the remaining end connected to the first connecting member (4) by means of a second mobile pivot (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: C.M.I. S.R.L.
    Inventors: Eros Gherardi, Ermes Degli Esposti, Teresa Ghedini