Having Plural Independent Adjustments Patents (Class 16/236)
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Patent number: 7516517Abstract: A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door frame for abutment with the rear side of the hinge, and where depth adjustment is provided by allowing a tongue on the hinge flap to form rotatable engagement with a double-headed adjusting screw that is insertable into the door frame parallel to the plane of the hinge flap.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: FRIP ABInventor: Bror Fries
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Publication number: 20080263822Abstract: A door hinge has a first hinge plate connected with a second hinge plate that is adjustably disposed in a hinge accommodation element, so as to pivot, with a pin on a hinge roll. The hinge accommodation element has a front part and a rear part, and the second hinge plate is guided in the hinge accommodation element so as to move in the vertical direction, and can be tilted in the horizontal direction, relative to the hinge accommodation element, with an adjustment screw. The front part and the rear part of the hinge accommodation element are connected by a connection screw, and the second hinge plate is clamped in place between the front part and the rear part, so that it cannot be displaced in the vertical direction, after the connection screw has been tightened. A hinge system can be formed by three of these door hinges.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Inventor: Uwe Sabrowski
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Publication number: 20080244866Abstract: This is an improved hinge device with unique adjustable features. Particularly this hinge device is used to aid in the adjustment and fitting of existing doors in buildings and in the initial installation of doors into buildings and may be incorporated in combination with other types of door hinge devices where easy adjustment for fit is desired or required. The preferred embodiment is comprised of a simple adjustable top and bottom hinge assemblies with unique connection features and a special middle adjustable hinge 33 with unique adjustable features for vertical and rotational alignment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventor: Michael W. Stanley
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Publication number: 20080104798Abstract: An adjustable hinge set includes a set hinge and a pair of guide hinges, for mounting a door on a frame, the set hinge including a vertical adjustment mechanism for providing vertical adjustment of the position of the door independently of horizontal adjustment, and the guide hinges including a horizontal adjustment mechanism for providing horizontal adjustment of the door independently of vertical adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Christoph Hoppe, Elias Karnutsch, Oliver Erich Rudolf Schuberth, Ewald Eder
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Patent number: 7350272Abstract: A hinge device where height adjustment, depth adjustment and side adjustment are permitted, wherein a hinge flap is adjustably supported by a rotatable pin with a polygonal flange, the hinge for side adjustment having an adjustable screw body fastened into the door frame for abutment with the rear side of the hinge, and where depth adjustment is provided by allowing a tongue on the hinge flap to form rotatable engagement with a double-headed adjusting screw that is insertable into the door frame parallel to the plane of the hinge flap.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Frip ABInventor: Bror Fries
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Patent number: 7337496Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display appliance and having a through-hole, a hinge shaft passing through the through-holes of the movable and stationary plates and having a head portion, a coupling member fixed to one end of the hinge shaft, a first washer disposed between the head portion of the hinge shaft and the movable plate, a second washer disposed between the movable and stationary plates, a third washer disposed between the stationary plate and the coupling member, and a stationary washer fixedly engaged to any one of the movable and stationary plates, the stationary washer being an elastic washer for applying compressive elasticity to the hinge shaft in an axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2002Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Gyu Yeol Cho, Hong Ki Kim
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Publication number: 20080022491Abstract: An adjustable hinge (10) has a frame leaf (11) with a door leaf (14) rotatably mounted thereto. An adjustable mounting assembly (21) has a snap-in connection to the door leaf (14). A slideable carriage (24) is utilized. Vertical adjustment is provided by a bevel gear assembly (25). Horizontal adjustment is provided through a screw (17) which pivots the door leaf (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Frank W. Campbell, Bror Fries
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Publication number: 20070289093Abstract: An adjustable hinge fixture that includes a base plate for adjustable fixation to an article of furniture, a connecting plate assembly including a generally U-shaped cross-section formed by a top portion and a pair of spaced apart side walls, and an adjustment screw operable to move the connecting plate assembly relative to the base plate about a curved region of the connecting plate assembly. The connecting plate assembly has a projection through a curved region to a lower portion of the projection positioned between the side walls and generally parallel to the top portion. The curved region is elastically deflectable to permit the lower and top portions to move relative to each other. The lower portion is adjustably connected to the base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventor: Udhaya Bhaskar Nallamottu
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Publication number: 20070169311Abstract: The invention concerns a hinge of the type including of a pair of members of a hinge (1), each having a pair of screw-anchoring holes (5). The holes are obtained within housing seats (2) prearranged for the introduction of adjusters (3, 9). Each adjuster includes a body (6) and a flange (7). The edge of the flange rests on the surface of each member of the hinge (1) in various mutual positions of the adjuster in its respective seat. According to the invention, said housing seats (2) have a centered-symmetry base layout, and guiding means (6, 11, 11 a) are provided for guiding said adjuster body (6) into its respective housing seat (2) so as to allow the free movement of the adjuster (3, 9) in a single direction, among multiple possible directions, depending on the orientation of each adjuster (2) in its respective seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2007Publication date: July 26, 2007Applicant: ELESA S.P.A.Inventor: Gian Carlo Franchini
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Patent number: 7231691Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame is provided comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate, a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, said top plate comprising a body portion having a depending front face and at least one depending rear member, a hinge arm slideably engaged to said top plate, and a guide pin extending through an aperture in the at least one depending rear member under the body portion of the top plate, under a portion of the intermediate plate, and into a corresponding aperture in the front face of the top plate. The hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
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Patent number: 7213300Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member, an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate, a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, a hinge arm slideably connected to said top plate, and a pin extending through a portion of said top plate, slideably extending through a portion of said intermediate plate such that said intermediate plate is slideable in a first direction along the axis of the pin, and slideably extending through a portion of said mounting plate such that said pin is slideable in a second direction perpendicular to the axis of the pin relative to the mounting plate. Further, the hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
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Patent number: 7162774Abstract: A multi-position adjustable door hinge is comprised of a frame leaf having a lower barrel section and a door leaf having an upper barrel section. An eccentric pivot pin is disposed in axial rotational fit in a through bore of the lower barrel section and is in contact at a lower end with an adjustment screw. The eccentric pivot pin has an upper cylindrical portion eccentrically displaced from the lower cylindrical portion and extends into a cylindrical bore of an eccentric compensator cylinder adjustably retained in the through bore of the upper barrel section. The eccentric pivot pin and the eccentric compensator cylinder are both axially displaceable from one another whereby to impart relative lateral displacement thereof and of the barrels to a desired position. The adjustment screw at the bottom of the lower barrel section provides vertical adjustment between the frame leaf and the door leaf.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: Ferco Architechtural HardwareInventors: Julius Von Resch, Daniel Varin
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Patent number: 7117561Abstract: Hinge assembly for mounting a door on a furniture frame for movement of the door between open and closed positions of the door relative to the furniture frame comprising a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to a furniture frame member an intermediate plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said mounting plate a top plate disposed atop of and slideably engaged to said intermediate plate and said mounting plate, and further comprising a hinge arm extending from a front portion thereof, and a guide pin extending through a rearward portion of said top plate, through a rearward portion of said intermediate plate, and through a rearward portion of said mounting plate such that said top plate is pivotable upon said guide pin. Further, the hinge assembly is adjustable such that the hinge arm can be adjusted in three dimensions relative to the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2005Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Georg Domenig, Jeffery W. Morgan
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Patent number: 7059020Abstract: The invention concerns a hinge for doors and similar construction components. The hinge can be installed in a recess of a door frame, whereby the recess receives the hinge completely when the door is closed. In this way, the hinge will be completely invisible when the door is closed, and also inaccessible from the outside. This means that the hinge offers increased resistance against break-ins as well as an improved aesthetic appearance. In order to minimize the size of the required recess, the hinge flap that is nearest to the door frame incorporates a flat-angled curved profile, while the hinge flap (3) that is nearest to the door has a profile that encloses the hinge axis (4).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Inventor: Harald Sitter
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Patent number: 7017231Abstract: A hinge is to be used for a piece of furniture with a frame and with a door wing secured to the frame. The hinge has a bedplate to be fitted to the frame, which bedplate carries an intermediate piece and a hinge arm. Furthermore, a joint-adjustment screw and a device for the depth adjustment of the hinge arm are provided. In one of the bedplate, intermediate piece, and hinge arm, a rotatable part is housed for the height adjustment of the hinge arm relative to the bedplate. The intermediate part and/or the hinge arm is able to be moved relative to the bedplate via the rotatable part.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Herbert Isele
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Patent number: 6996877Abstract: This invention relates to a hinge assembly comprising a frame plate for engagement to a furniture frame member comprising means for engaging a spring assembly, an intermediate plate comprising means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin, and two side members, a spring assembly for releasably engaging the intermediate plate to the frame plate, and, a base plate comprising two side members each having at least one aperture therein, and a pin. The pin extends through the apertures on the side members of the base plate and the means for rotatably engaging the intermediate plate with a pin provide a slideable engagement between the base plate and the intermediate plate, and the spring assembly provides a releasable engagement between the frame plate and the intermediate plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Todd Booker, Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 6925682Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, a single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw that, by means of which the hinge arm's position is adjustable parallel to the mounting plate to the depth adjustment of the door, and has a depth adjusting screw by which the hinge arm's position is adjustable parallel to the mounting plate to the door's depth adjustment, wo that the depth adjustment screw is held directly or indirectly swiveling and non-shifting on the hinge arm, and has a control component that has at least one eccentric disk that has at least one partially cone-type adjusting surface that is supported on contact surfaces of the mounting plate and by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a shifting of the hinge arm activates somewhat in the direction of its longitudinal axis rType: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Grass GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht
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Patent number: 6883204Abstract: The invention relates to a hinge, preferably a furniture hinge, comprising a hinge arm which is pivotally connected, at one end, via a joint axle to a hinge part and, at the other end, via holding means to a base element, preferably to a base plate. Provision is made in accordance with the invention for the holding means to comprise a first eccentric adjustment, preferably retained by friction, for displaceable holding which allows a displacement parallel to the joint axle.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 26, 2005Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.Inventor: Luciano Salice
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Patent number: 6810563Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, on a pivot axis. At least one front support members depends from the front edge of the hinge plate and is spaced a predetermined radial distance from the pivot axis. The front support member depends a distance from the hinge plate that is less than, and preferably not greater than three-fourths, the predetermined radial distance between the front support member and the pivot axis. The mounting plate also includes at least one opposing rear support member depending from the rear edge of the hinge plate a distance that is at least as great as, and preferably, at least one and three-fourths times, the distance by which the front support member depends from the hinge plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2002Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Grass America Inc.Inventors: Georg Domenig, Manfred Peer
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Publication number: 20040128794Abstract: A hinge is connected between the door frame and the door and includes a mounting assembly fixed received in the door. The mounting assembly includes a casing and a piece is movably received in the casing. The door leaf is retained in a space defined in the piece. An adjustment screw extends through an opening defining through a side of the casing and a collar is threadedly mounted to threads of the adjustment screw. The collar is rotatably engaged with the door leaf so as to apply a force to the door leaf when rotating the adjustment screw. The force makes the door to be moved in horizontal direction relative to the door frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventor: Stanley Chung
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Patent number: 6757939Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw by means of which the hinge arm's position perpendicular to the mounting plate can be changed to the door's side adjustment. The side adjusting device has a side adjusting screw with at least one eccentric- or cam disks so that by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a parallel shifting of the hinge arm relative to the mounting plate occurs, resulting in a correction of the door's depth adjustment for an amount.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2003Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Grass GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel, Johannes Haemmerle, Juergen Amann
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Publication number: 20040123425Abstract: A concealed hinge for doors in furniture and cabinets installed with screws in which the weight of the door rests on the hinge pivot point and is borne by the frame of the cabinet thereby permitting the use of a structurally thin and lightweight hinge. The hinge is preferably installed using a simple template designed for use by amateurs as well as professional cabinet makers. The hinge is not only easy to install, but also is easily adjusted. The hinge is relatively inexpensive and installation is inexpensive compared with comparable hinges.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2002Publication date: July 1, 2004Inventor: Henry C. Almestad
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Patent number: 6729054Abstract: Articulated continuous electronic display providing for an electronic display panel bridging between adjacent non-coplanar electronic display sections to provide for continuous non-interrupted alphanumeric or graphic informational display.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: May 4, 2004Assignee: Daktronics, Inc.Inventor: Bradley Jon VanderTuin
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Patent number: 6725504Abstract: An improved hinge assembly for use with gates, doors and the like, including respective first, second and third members, adapted to be releasably and adjustably mounted to a gate, door or the like and a jamb or the like therefor. The first member (1) has means (10, 11) associated therewith which allows for pivotal movement thereof relative to said second (2) and third members (3), thereby to allow for selective and controlled opening and/or closing of the gate, door or the like. The assembly further includes means which allows for the monitoring of the disposition of the gate, door or the like relative to the jamb or the like therefor, thereby to denote whether the gate, door of the like is open or closed. Means are also provided for selective vertical and/or horizontal adjustment of the hinge assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignees: Steelfinne Fabrications Pty. Ltd., ESI Companies, Inc.Inventors: Glenn Dickson, Mal Urban
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Patent number: 6721995Abstract: A cabinet hinge configured to pivotally couple a cabinet door to a frame is disclosed. The frame includes an edge with a first side and a second side. The cabinet hinge includes a door wing configured to be mounted to the cabinet door. The cabinet hinge also includes a frame wing configured to be mounted to the frame and including a wrap portion. The wrap portion includes a first wrap portion configured to wrap around the first side of the frame and the second wrap portion configured to wrap around the second side of the frame. The first wrap portion is configured to extend along the cabinet frame a sufficient distance to prevent splitting of the frame material under normal usage and following normal mounting procedures. The cabinet hinge also includes a hinge arm configured to pivotally couple the door wing and the frame wing. The first wrap portion is configured with a raised surface configured to contact the frame first side.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Newell Operating CompanyInventors: David R. Cress, Thomas Barnett
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Patent number: 6715180Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with a depth adjusting device for hinge arm held directly or indirectly on a cabinet-side, single- or multi-part mounting plate. A revolvable depth adjusting screw held in the mounting plate is provided in order to adjust the depth. A driver plate is connected with the hinge arm; whereby, the depth adjusting screw has adjusting elements that work together with corresponding adjusting surfaces on the driver plate in such a way that by turning the depth adjusting screw, the driver plate and the hinge arm are moved in relation to the mounting plate. The invention offers the advantage that with only turn, the depth adjusting screw can finely and delicately adjust the depth position of the hinge arm over its entire adjustment range.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Grass GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel
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Patent number: 6681446Abstract: The present invention refers to a door support bracket provided with adjustment mechanism with three adjustment options: one translating movement and two oscillating movements with respect to two Cartesian axes.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Compagnucci - S.p.A.Inventor: Rossano Compagnucci
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Publication number: 20030204934Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with an adjusting device that is directly or indirectly on the cabinet side, single or multi-part mounting plate stored hinge arm, that is connected jointed with a door-side stop part, so that the adjusting device has a side adjusting screw by means of which the hinge arm's position perpendicular to the mounting plate can be changed to the door's side adjustment. The side adjusting device has a side adjusting screw with at least one eccentric- or cam disks so that by turning the side adjusting screw, a side adjustment and, at the same time, a parallel shifting of the hinge arm relative to the mounting plate occurs, resulting in a correction of the door's depth adjustment for an amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel, Johannes Haemmerle, Juergen Amann
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Publication number: 20030041412Abstract: The invention concerns a cabinet hinge with a depth adjusting device for hinge arm held directly or indirectly on a cabinet-side, single- or multi-part mounting plate. A revolvable depth adjusting screw held in the mounting plate is provided in order to adjust the depth. A driver plate is connected with the hinge arm; whereby, the depth adjusting screw has adjusting elements that work together with corresponding adjusting surfaces on the driver plate in such a way that by turning the depth adjusting screw, the driver plate and the hinge arm are moved in relation to the mounting plate. The invention offers the advantage that with only turn, the depth adjusting screw can finely and delicately adjust the depth position of the hinge arm over its entire adjustment range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2002Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Wolfgang Mueller, Markus Albrecht, Remo Egger, Holger Wenzel
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Patent number: 6516494Abstract: A hinge is provided which includes a frame-side base member 41 adapted to be attached to an open frame 10 and a door-side base member 42 adapted to be attached to a door 20. The frame-side base member 41 is connected to a first plate 31 and the door-side base member 42 is connected to a second plate 32 which is hinge connected to the first plate 31, for holding the door 20 so as to be capable of rotating. The second plate 32 is separable from the door-side base member 42. The door-side base member 42 is shaped to be symmetrical about the vertical center line of the door edge, and is imbedded in the edge of the door 20 without any protrusions from the door 20. Further, the door-side base member 42 is provided with a slit 44 which penetrates the member 42 in the width direction of the door 20 and into which the second plate 32 can be inserted from both the front and back sides of the door 20. There is also provided a lock apparatus to lock the second plate 32 inserted into the slit 44.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2001Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Juken SangyoInventors: Yusho Nakamoto, Katsunori Sako, Kiminori Kubo
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Patent number: 6463626Abstract: A hinge of the frame type for hinging of a door to the front frame of a piece of furniture, comprising a base (11) having a rest surface (17) to be fixed to the frame of a piece of furniture, an element (16) for fastening to the door and a wing (12) which is linked to the base by position-adjusting means (13, 14) and extends at the front of the hinge until an end carrying a pivotal mounting (15) for connection with the fastening element (16). The adjusting means (13, 14) comprises a rear element (14) for adjustment of the hinge depth and a front screw (13) for adjustment of the right-left alignment of the door. The rear region (31) of the hinge around which the inclination movement between the base and wing takes place is in a lower plane than the plane passing through the rest surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Inventors: Franco Ferrari, Carlo Migli
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Patent number: 6286185Abstract: A hinge for metal cupboard doors or the like, comprising a first hinged piece such as a hinge plate with one or several counterbored holes for fixing screws and a second hinge piece articulated on the first hinge piece such as a hinge frame or hinge plate, which is also provided with several counterbored holes for fixing screws, wherein the holes of the at least one hinge part are configured as oblong holes. The hinge is provided with a fixing screw bushing which can be fitted into the oblong hole, and whose part fitting into the counterbored area of the oblong hole has a cross-section which differs from a circular form, i.e. a quadratic cross-section, preferably a longitudinally extended rectangular, rectangular with added semicircles of an oval cross-section, and whose longitudinal extension is (the same or) greater than the transversal extension of the counterbored area of the oblong hole and whose inner counter matches the shape of the fixing screw.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2000Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Inventor: Dieter Ramsauer
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Publication number: 20010016967Abstract: A hinge comprising: a hinge arm; and a mounting plate by means of which said hinge arm can be mounted to a furniture side wall. The hinge arm is hingedly connected to a hinge member. An adjustment screw is provided to adjust the position of the hinge arm with respect to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has a slot open at one end and having two elongated rims opposed to each other. The adjustment screw is mounted in said hinge arm so as to be turnable but axially undisplaceable with respect to said hinge arm. The opposed rims of the slot engage in the screw thread of the adjustment screw, so that the adjustment screw can be screwed into the slot of the mounting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Inventor: Herbert Isele
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Patent number: 6233783Abstract: A hinge with adjusting devices in which a hinge arm can manually be secured to a base plate by means of an intermediate piece. The hinge arm is connected to a second hinge fastening part, for example a hinge cup, by articulated hinge links. The hinge arm is displaceable with respect to the intermediate piece in the direction of a depth of the piece of furniture and in a direction perpendicular to a side wall of the piece of furniture. Each adjusting device includes a manually operatable member for displacement of the hinge arm.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventor: Fredi Dubach
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Patent number: 6205617Abstract: A hinge with an adjusting device for adjusting the position of an elongated hinge arm which is mounted on a base plate and is connected to a hinge cup by means of articulated hinge links. The base plate has a mounting plane for abutting a furniture side wall in the mounted position and the position of the hinge arm is adjustable by the adjusting device in a plane perpendicular to said mounting plane. The adjusting device comprises two screws spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the hinge arm and being perpendicular to the mounting plane of the base plate. The screws are coupled to each other so that rotation of one screw will result in rotation of the other screw.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventors: Wolfgang Held, Günter Lenz
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Patent number: 6170121Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, at least one pair, and preferably two pairs of opposing legs, depending from the hinge plate, and a fastener opening formed in the hinge plate between the opposing legs. The opposing legs are spaced apart from one another and depend from the hinge plate parallel to one another. Further, the opposing legs extend from the hinge plate a distance which is at least as great as or equal to the distance by which the opposing legs are spaced from one another.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1999Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventor: Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 6167590Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, a flange depending from one of the opposing edges of the hinge plate, and at least one, and preferably two fastener openings formed in the flange. The flange forms substantially a 90 degree angle with the hinge plate and depends a distance from the hinge plate that is at least as great as, or equal to, or greater than the width of the hinge plate. The fastener openings are disposed nearer to the lower edge of the flange than the upper edge.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1999Date of Patent: January 2, 2001Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventor: Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 6148479Abstract: A hinge mainly comprises a fixing plate, a base plate, a connection, and a door related hinge part. The fixing plate is provided with fixing holes for securing to the jamb of cabinet and a side plate having a auxiliary fixing hole. The base plate is mounted to the fixing plate and has two bumps and notches. The connection comprises a pin hooked by the notch of the base platen and a buckle being urged by a spring element to clasp the edge of the bump. The door related hinge part is mounted to the connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1999Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Inventor: John C. L. Lin
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Patent number: 6125510Abstract: A mounting plate for a furniture hinge includes a hinge plate which is adapted to be pivotably connected to a hinge component, such as a hinge cup, at least one pair, and preferably two pairs of opposing legs, depending from the hinge plate, and a fastener opening formed in the hinge plate between the opposing legs. The opposing legs are spaced apart from one another and depend from the hinge plate parallel to one another. Further, the opposing legs extend from the hinge plate a distance which is at least as great as or equal to the distance by which the opposing legs are spaced from one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Grass America, Inc.Inventor: Georg Domenig
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Patent number: 5799370Abstract: An adjustable hinge has a first leaf and an adjustable leaf mounting assembly which includes a second leaf, a bracket, a cam and an adjusting screw. The second leaf is mounted on the bracket and has one end extending beyond the bracket and pivotally engaged with the first leaf. The cam is rotatably mounted on the bracket and cooperates with a cam follower surface on the second leaf. The adjusting screw has a shank threadably engaged in the second leaf intermediate its ends and has its free end abutting the bracket. In operation, the rotation of the adjusting screw pivots the one end of the second leaf relative to the bracket and the rotation of the cam moves the second leaf vertically relative to the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: The Stanley WorksInventors: Richard M. Davidian, Kevin C. Brielmann
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Patent number: 5765262Abstract: A hinge for the articulated connection of two leaves of a door, which are arranged to shut at an angle to each and of which one door leaf is pivoted to the body part of a piece of furniture or the like, comprises a cranked hinge arm able to be mounted on the body of the piece of furniture, and which is attached to a support plate, and a hinge part adapted to be secured to the other leaf and on which a free end of the hinge arm is pivoted. In order to provide such a hinge which is less complex to produce and has a high strength while being able to be fitted to leaves of a door of various different thicknesses, the part, able to be secured to the support plate, of the hinge arm comprises a standard hinge arm for conventional double link hinges, to which the pivot part, which is connected with the pivotal hinge part, of the hinge arm is attached.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1996Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Arturo SaliceInventor: Luciano Salice
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Patent number: 5564775Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge past system which enables an operator to simultaneously install and position a door at a desired location on the body of a motor vehicle. The hinge past system includes a hinge having a first section and a second section. The second section is rotatably connected to the first section. The second section further includes a key for securing the door to the vehicle and for adjusting the position of the door relative to the vehicle, along the longitudinal axis. The hinge post system further includes hinge post having a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has an extension for securing the post to the vehicle. The second chamber includes an extension and other means for adjusting the position of the hinge relative to the second chamber along the vertical and lateral axes. The longitudinal, vertical and lateral axes are substantially perpendicular to one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1994Date of Patent: October 15, 1996Assignee: Vereinigte Aluminum - Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jorg Ebert, Volker Gomon, Dieter Bungarten
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Patent number: 5511287Abstract: The present invention relates to a furniture hinge having a wall-related part shaped as an elongated supporting arm which can be mounted for adjustment in at least two coordinate directions on an associated mounting plate disposed on the wall of a cabinet carcase. The supporting arm is mounted and fastened on the mounting plate by a mounting screw driven into the mounting plate and passing through a slot provided at the inside end with an enlarged pass-through opening in the web of the supporting arm. A threaded spindle is screwed in a tap in the web of the supporting arm, which is situated further out from the carcase interior than the slot. At the bottom end of the spindle, on a neck of smaller diameter, is a head of larger diameter. This head is inserted into an open-ended slot provided in the mounting plate, which clutches the sides of the head, securing it against lifting away from the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Horst Lautenschlager, Gerhard W. Lautenschlager
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Patent number: 5465463Abstract: Hinge for hanging the free panel of a bipartite corner-cabinet door on the panel that is hinged to the supporting wall of the carcase. The hinge has two leaves associated one with each of the door panels and the leaves can pivot relative to one another on a pivot pin passing through aligned bores provided at the meeting arrises of the door. Each of these hinge leaves has at least one angular appendage running across the front edge of the associated door panel to a point near the door's arris, and the bores for the hinge pins are provided in the staggered knuckles of the hinge leaves. The two hinge leaves are in the form of elongated supporting arms to each of which the end of one link of a pair of links is articulated, the other ends of the links being articulated to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1994Date of Patent: November 14, 1995Assignee: Mepla-Werke Lautenschlager GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Reinhard Lautenschlager
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Patent number: 5379487Abstract: Two screws are threaded into two holes in a hinge arm which is adapted to be assembled with a base plate by shifting the arm longitudinally to cause the screws to slide into two U-shaped slots in the plate, the slots permitting longitudinal adjustment of the hinge arm. One of the screws may be turned to adjust the inclination of the hinge arm relative to the base plate while the other screw serves to lock the arm to the plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1993Date of Patent: January 10, 1995Assignee: Amerock CorporationInventor: Michael J. Bowers
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Patent number: 5257437Abstract: A mounting plate for securing a hinge bracket, and preferably a hinge bracket of a furniture hinge to a corpus part of a furniture piece or the like, has bores for receiving fixing screws and adjustable secures the hinge bracket to the plate. In order to provide a mounting plate which has a simple design, can be actuated in a simple manner, and permits a hinge bracket to be adjusted in height, the mounting plate, in its rear portion, is mounted so as to be pivotally movable relative to the corpus part about a pivotal axis, which may be imaginary or defined by a pivot, is guided for a limited pivotal movement about the axis, and is then held or clamped in adjustable angular position.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1990Date of Patent: November 2, 1993Assignee: Arturo Salice S.p.A.Inventor: Luciano Salice
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Patent number: 5203115Abstract: The invention relates to a door having at least one wing which can be swivelled about a lower hinge axis of a bearing device of a lower door rail, and about an upper hinge axis of a bearing device of an upper door rail relative to a door closer disposed within an upper tubular door frame. The upper hinge axis is defined by an adjustable first hinge part which is disposed on the outside of an upper wing frame section and which is capable of swivelling in a limited fashion about an essentially vertical alignment axis, and by a second hinge part which is essentially horizontally displaceable 1) in a limited fashion on the first hinge part and 2) essentially parallel to the plane of the wing. The first and second hinge parts are capable of being fixed in place.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1992Date of Patent: April 20, 1993Assignee: Societa Italiana Progetti S.r.l.Inventor: Mario Marinoni
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Patent number: 5201096Abstract: A hinge, in particular a folding door hinge, includes a hinge arm which may be mounted by means of a base plate on a furniture unit part. The hinge arm may be adjusted in two dimensions on the base plate and is connected via at least one joint pin to a hinge pot. An end of the hinge arm facing the joint pin is angled and mounted on such end is a linearly displaceable extension member that carries the joint pin.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1992Date of Patent: April 13, 1993Assignee: Julius Blum Gesellschaft m.b.H.Inventors: Fredi Dubach, Erich Rock
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Patent number: 5193247Abstract: The invention belongs to the area of fittings for furniture, and relates to a dismountable and adjustable hinge for the incorporation into units of furniture. The hinge comprises a hinge arm (1) tightened to a base plate (4) by means of a tightening screw (6), whose neck (6'") limiting a trapezoidal recess (6") at each inclination of the hinge arm (1) cooperates with shoulder sections (10) of a longitudinal recess (10') of an intermediate step (17) of the base plate (4). Into a female thread (14) there is screwed a threaded bolt (5) for adjusting the inclination of the hinge arm (1) with respect to the base plate (4), resting by its bottom surface (5') on a first step (16) of the base plate (4), for the limitation of shifting of the bolt (5) in longitudinal direction there being provided an abutment (22).Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1991Date of Patent: March 16, 1993Assignee: Mednarodno podjetje LAMA, d.d. okovje - montazni sistemi - orodja - trgovinaInventors: Anton Placer, Mihajlo Marjanovic, Klavdij Kocjan
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Patent number: 5029362Abstract: A furniture hinge has a first hinge arm and a second hinge arm which are interconnected by inner and outer pivot levers. The inner pivot lever carries a control cam within the first hinge arm for cooperating with an internal coil spring so that the hinge can snap between open and closed positions. A transverse pin within the first hinge arm transmits force between the spring and the control cam. The pin is carried in elongate slots which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the coil spring. In the closed position of the hinge, the pin engages a snapping section of the control cam and in the open position of the hinge the pin engages a radiused sliding section of the cam.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1990Date of Patent: July 9, 1991Assignee: Lama OkovjeInventor: Marino Prodan