Abstract: A damping device includes a damper provided to an outer end of a stacker crane in a traveling direction. The damper includes: a rod member extending along the traveling direction; a first biasing member configured to bias the rod member outward in the traveling direction; and a movement restriction mechanism configured to allow inward movement of the rod member in the traveling direction and restrict outward movement of the rod member in the traveling direction when the rod member has moved inward in the traveling direction.

Abstract: A door closing impact absorber apparatus includes a first body, a second body coupled to the first body, wherein the first body and the second body are relatively movable therebetween, and an elastic portion disposed between the first body and the second body to support elastically the first body and the second body.

Abstract: A vehicle door check mechanism includes a strap body mounted on a portion of a vehicle door adjacent to a rotation axis of the vehicle door, and configured to move with the vehicle door as the vehicle door swings around the rotation axis, and a hold unit configured to allow the strap body to be held at regular intervals, wherein the strap body is curved to have a predetermined curvature radius. A center of the curvature radius is located on the rotation axis of the vehicle door, and the strap body has a fixed end which is fixed to the vehicle door, and a free end which is spaced apart from the vehicle door.

Abstract: The sliding door system includes a sliding door, displaceable along a running rail relative to a stationary activation member up to a closing position; which includes a door leaf equipped with an activatable sealing device including an extractable sealing strip and actuating element equipped with a transmission device including a transmission element; and includes at least two carriages, including a carriage body and running elements connected to the door leaf, and are held in the running rail displaceable in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the running rail; wherein the activation member and transmission device are arranged so that, when the sliding door enters the closing position, a force can be transmitted from the activation member via the transmission element to the actuating element in order to drive out the sealing strip. A stationary buffer device stops the sliding door in the closing position and includes the activation member.

Abstract: A door stop system is presented for restricting range of motion of a multi-axial hinge having a main link and a secondary link pivotally connected between a first end member and a second end member. In one or more embodiments, the system is configured to be positioned and held within cutout opening of the hinge, between the main link and either the first end member or second end member to restrict the range of motion. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a first stop component, a second stop component configured to be positioned around the secondary link within the cutout opening and connected together by the one or more fasteners. A portion of at least one of the first stop component or second stop component limits the range of motion of the hinge.

Abstract: A hinge system for a panel includes a first plate configured for coupling to a structure, a second plate rotatably coupled to the first plate and disposed on a first side of the panel, a third plate disposed on a second side of the panel opposite the first side, and a slider piece disposed within the panel, the slider piece having a first slot disposed therein. The second plate is coupled to the third plate via at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener is configured to slide within the first slot of the slider piece such that the panel may translate relative to the second and the third plates.

Abstract: A door arrester, in particular for a door of a motor vehicle, includes a door retainer rod (30) which can be mounted on either one of the door (2) or the body (3) so as to be pivotable and has a first side (35) with profiling (35a) formed on the first side (35); and a first braking element which can be arranged on the other of the door (2) or the body (3) and in sections bears against the first side (35) of the door retainer rod (30) under the effect of a preload, and which, with the profiling (35a) of the first side (35), defines at least one retaining position. The first braking element has a central boring, the door retainer rod (30) has an elongate through-hole (33), a guide pin (40) passes through the central boring and the through-hole (33), and the guide pin (40) permits an axial movement of the first braking element along the guide pin (40).

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an automatic locking system for railgear. In an embodiment, the automatic locking system for railgear is an automatic mechanical locking system that can be incorporated into a front guide railgear assembly for use with conventional roadway vehicles. The automatic locking system can secure the railgear in a fixed orientation, either deployed for rail travel using the guide wheels of the railgear on rail tracks or stowed for highway travel such that the vehicle can operate using the conventional tires on a road, highway, and the like.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6).

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement (1) where the force needed for opening the door (2) is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer (6), a slide rail (7), and an arm (8) that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail (9), which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer (6) and the auxiliary spring arrangement.

Abstract: A device for reducing impact forces upon a surface includes a base comprising a first contact portion and a transition portion, a contact member disposed between the base and the surface; and a biasing portion disposed between the first contact portion of the base and the surface. At least a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the base, and a second portion of the impact force is subsequently returned to the surface, the second portion being less than the first portion.

Abstract: Mechanism for moving a furniture door, apt to be placed on a lateral side of the piece of furniture and to move a door by a system of levers, the mechanism comprising a spring unit acting on the system of levers to balance the weight force of the door during opening, wherein the spring unit is pivotally mounted and acts directly on a main or thrust lever, mounted rotating around an axis, by a pin housed in a first cam slot formed in the lever and in a second cam slot placed in a fixed position with respect to the lateral side of the piece of furniture.

Abstract: Trunk lid stopper mechanism and method for controlling rotational speed of a trunk lid to slow down and halt its movement, and to hold the trunk lid at the halted position. The stopper mechanism comprises hinge arms for supporting the lid, torsion bars for applying biasing force to the lid, and link arms for transmitting biasing force from torsion bars to the hinge arms. Either each hinge arm or link arm is equipped with a stopper member that brakes the rotation movement of the trunk lid and halts the trunk lid fully-open. The stopper member has tapered surfaces for reducing relative rotational speed between the hinge and link arms by being forced therebetween during their relative rotational movement, and a stopper surface(s) for abutting against the other arm and halting the arms' relative rotational movement at the fully open position of the trunk lid.

Abstract: A freezer appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage chamber. A door is positioned on the cabinet and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The door is rotatably and releasably coupled to the cabinet by a hinge. The hinge includes a first hinge arm fixed to one of the door or the cabinet, a second hinge arm pivotably joined with the first hinge arm, and a carrier fixed to the other of the door or the cabinet. The second hinge arm is releasably received in the carrier, such that the door is detachable from the cabinet.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a door closer arrangement where the force needed for opening the door is not so substantial. The invention comprises a door closer, a slide rail, and an arm that connects the door closer with the slide rail. The arrangement comprises also a second rail, which is arranged to form a slide slope for the door closer and the auxiliary spring arrangement.

Abstract: A tailgate guide bumper is to be installed between a tailgate that opens to a rear of a vehicle and a vehicle body of the vehicle to support the tailgate in a widthwise direction of the vehicle. The tailgate guide bumper includes a guide bumper member fastened to one side of the tailgate and a guide bumper supporting part configured to be in contact with the guide bumper member when the tailgate is closed to support load applied in a widthwise direction of the tailgate. The guide bumper member and the guide bumper supporting part are installed to be adjacent to a lamp installed at the rear of the vehicle.

Abstract: A ball catch (1) having a catch housing (26) with two spring-loaded balls (5) which are displaceable therein under spring loading, and which are supported in two oppositely situated sockets (9) of the catch housing (26) and protrude in a diametrically opposed manner into a middle receiving space (10) between the sockets (9), and a centering part (2) which with a journal (13) integrally formed thereon is insertable into the receiving space (10) and is lockable by the balls (5) at that location, wherein the ball guide (4) for the balls (5) and the compression springs (6) is inserted into the catch housing (26) as a separate part.

Abstract: This invention provides a kind of fuel filler cap actuator and automotive vehicle, comprising screw shaft, rotor, housing, first reset spring, lock block and lock block driving device; Under the action of the lock block driving device, the lock block can be rotated between the locking angle and the unlocking angle; the lock block driving device adopts an electromagnetic drive method to drive the lock block. This avoids the use of a motor drive, and achieves locking/unlocking of the fuel filler cap through the mutual interaction of the first and second magnet, which significantly reduce operational costs and increase life expectancy.

Abstract: A multi-point locking arrangement is provided. The multi-point locking arrangement includes a primary lock bolt and an auxiliary lock bolt offset from the primary lock bolt. The multi-point locking arrangement, in an embodiment, uses a single actuation motion to transition between locked and unlocked states. The locking arrangement may also include a lockout device that prevents transitioning from the unlocked state to the locked state when the lockout device is not actuated. The locking arrangement may include a biased auxiliary strike plate that cooperate with the auxiliary lock bolt to provide improved alignment and a tighter seal.

Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part includes a first lockable ejection device and a second lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The first ejection device has a first locking device and the second ejection device has a second locking device. The first locking device and the second locking device each have a locking position and an unlocking position. The first locking device and the second locking device are movable between the respective locking position and the respective unlocking position by rotational movement of a respective first component relative to a respective second component about a rotational axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the first ejection device and the second ejection device. A synchronizing device for synchronizing the first locking device and the second locking device.

Abstract: A door assembly for a motor vehicle comprised of an outer door panel and an inner door panel interconnected to define a door panel structure having an internal door cavity. A collapsible carrier module is configured to be oriented in a collapsed arrangement to facilitate installation into the door cavity through an opening in the inner door panel. The collapsible carrier module can be moved from its collapsed arrangement into an expanded arrangement upon installation within the door cavity to facilitate subsequent mounting to the door panel structure. The collapsible carrier module includes a two-piece carrier plate formed to integrally include a pair of laterally-spaced glass run channels and a pair of laterally-spaced slider rails.

Abstract: A door hinge includes a damper attached to a back side of the actuating member, a shaft mounted on the fixing member configured to be movable forward and backward while one end of the shaft is exposed in a direction to the fixing member and moved horizontally backward when contacting with the bumper of the actuating member according to closing of the door, a slide fixed on an upper side of the shaft and moves horizontally backward according to a movement of the shaft, an inclined plane portion provided an upper side of the slide, a platform configured to vertically move up and down on the inclined plane portion of the slide according to the horizontal movement of the slide, and a damper disposed at an upper portion of the platform configured to be pushed up to generate a resistance force to attenuate the closing speed of the door.

Abstract: A hinge including: a first leaf assembly accommodating a portion of a first panel having a first cut-out section, the first leaf assembly including a first insert component which is tight fittingly receivable within the first cut-out section; a second leaf assembly, hingedly coupled to the first leaf assembly, for accommodating a portion of a second panel having a second cut-out section; one or more biasing components to bias the hinge toward a closed position; and a dampener to slow movement of the first and second leaf assemblies to the closed position, a first portion of the dampener is located within the first insert component and a second portion is configured to at least partially retract within the first insert component when coining into contact with the second leaf assembly during movement, a second portion of the dampener extends and retracts along an axis coplanar with the first panel.

Abstract: A drive device for a movable furniture part, in particular for a drawer, includes a push-out device for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, and includes a locking device for locking the push-out device in a locked position. The locking device has a locking guide track, which is in particular cardioid, and a locking pin movable and lockable in the locking guide track. A control device is provided which is separate from the locking guide track and from the locking pin, and the movement of the locking pin in the locking guide track can be at least partially controlled by the control device.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to methods and devices for electric discharge of a workpiece. An example device includes a housing structure configured with an inner portion that extends partially into an outer portion and an elongate rod positioned inside the housing structure. The device also includes a cover component coupled to a first end of the rod proximate a slot of the outer portion of the housing structure, and a lock coupled around the rod proximate a slot of the inner portion of the housing structure. The device also includes a compressible spring positioned within the housing structure, a ground component coupled to a second end of the rod, and an attachment component that is configurable for coupling the device to a workpiece such that the ground component presses against a ground when the workpiece is positioned on the ground and is in use.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a door of an appliance is disclosed. The apparatus is secured to the door. The apparatus comprises an elongated structure extending over a length of the door. The elongated structure comprises a support arm at one end. The support arm is used to couple the elongated structure to the door of the appliance. The apparatus comprises a hinge provided at the elongated structure. The hinge facilitates in rotation of the elongated structure to support the door when the door is in open position. The appliance includes a dishwasher or a refrigerator.

Abstract: An easy access alarm mount including a cover having a hinge mechanism and a cover locking mechanism and a base with a hinge mechanism recess and base locking mechanism is provided. The engagement of the hinge mechanism with the hinge mechanism recess and the base locking mechanism with the cover locking mechanism allows the base and cover to be coupled together. The cover may further include a beveled access wand recess to allow an access wand to engage with the cover to allow the cover to be attached or detached by the access wand.

Abstract: Disclosed is a soft-close device for a compact hinge comprising a housing removably fitted to the compact hinge and a plunger slidingly engaged with the housing. The housing includes a cavity sized and shaped to receive the plunger. The plunger includes a collar that when the plunger is rotated will engage a slot in the housing to deactivate the soft close functionality of the device. In an alternate embodiment, a tab slides around the exterior of the collar to engage the slot. In another alternate embodiment, the plunger includes a detent that engages a catch formed in the housing. The catch extends from a flexible arm of the housing that can be elastically deformed to deactivate and reactivate the soft-close functionality.

Abstract: An over slam bumper assembly includes a reinforcement member mounted on a door panel, and an over slam bumper including a first portion disposed between the door panel and the reinforcement member and a second portion disposed between the door panel and a vehicle body to contact the vehicle body when a door is closed.

Abstract: A mobile pickup location is provided that may be associated with a vehicle such as a public bus. A user may choose to have items delivered to a mobile pickup location on a public bus which the user takes every day travelling from the office to home, or which stops at a bus stop that is convenient for the user. Also, in regions where carriers for delivering items are rare or prohibitively expensive, a mobile pickup location may be utilized to deliver items, such as to a rural village. The coordinates of a mobile pickup location may be tracked, such as with GPS, and a user may be provided with a notification when a mobile pickup location with an ordered item is approaching, such as with a text message sent to a cell phone.

Abstract: A support for a closed flap of a vehicle, particularly a tailgate of a motor vehicle, has a bearing part arranged at the flap or at a wall area of the vehicle body adjacent to the closed flap. The bearing part can be adjusted in its position before its fastening. In its premounting position, a clamping element is frictionally or form-fittingly adjustably connected with the bearing part such that, after a fastening of the bearing part previously adjusted in its position, the clamping element can be adjusted by an applied force from the premounting position into a clamping position limited by a stop, in which the clamping element is frictionally and/or form-fittingly fixedly held at the bearing part and, at least indirectly, under a pretensioning force, rests against the flap or the wall area, when the flap is closed.

Abstract: A damping device has a pin member inserted slidably in a cylindrical case member. The bottom of the case member has: a hole forming section in which an insertion hole is formed; and a slit for allowing the hole forming section to be expanded and deformed. The outer peripheral surface of the pin member and/or the inner peripheral surface of the hole forming section has a tapered section tilted relative to the axial direction. The movement of the pin member of being pressed into the insertion hole from the inside causes the outer peripheral surface of the pin member and the inner peripheral surface of the hole forming section to slide on each other along the tapered section, and as a result, the insertion hole is expanded.

Abstract: A damper mechanism has first and second rail members, a biasing member, and a slide member. The first rail member is fixed inside the opening/closing member along the up/down direction, and has an oblong guide hole formed therein extending along the longitudinal direction. The second rail member has fixed to a top end part thereof an engaging pin inserted through the guide hole, and has a bottom end part swingably supported on the apparatus main body. The biasing member biases the first and second rail members in a direction in which these approach each other. The slide member is made of resin fixed to the engaging pin, slides while in contact with the first rail member and the opening/closing member, and prevents contact between the engaging pin and an inner circumferential rim of the guide hole.

Abstract: A fixing device for vehicle doors includes a door lock striker, a fixed member, and a movable member. The fixed member has two inclined surfaces that are movable relative to the door lock striker and located on opposite sides of the door lock striker. The movable member has two inclined surfaces arranged on opposite sides of the door lock striker and is urged such that each inclined surface is pushed against the corresponding inclined surface of the fixed member. The door lock striker includes a leg portion. The movable member includes two bodies forming the two inclined surfaces of the movable member, and a connecting portion that connects the bodies at the rear end portions of the bodies, which are pressed towards the fixed member and moved rearward. The connecting portion has an arched shape that protrudes in the protruding direction of the leg portion.

Abstract: A device for influencing the movement of a first furniture part relative to a second furniture part of a piece of furniture, having a damper for damping the relative movement between the first and the second furniture parts. The damper is made up of a single damping component that includes a container with a housing in which is accommodated a damping fluid which is enclosed by the housing, wherein a portion of the housing is formed from an elastically deformable material.

Abstract: A fastening arrangement is disclosed for mounting a decorative cover or a window guide on a vehicle door having a material section associated with a decorative cover or a window guide and another material section is associated with a vehicle door. A connector configured as a connection clip connects the material sections. The connection clip positions the material sections in a form-fitting manner relative to one another in at least one direction.

Abstract: A vehicle having a sliding door arranged behind a body pillar, a frame around the door opening closeable by the sliding door, a rail system provided in the region of the sliding door connected fixedly to the vehicle and having upper and lower guide rails, sliding carriages provided on the sliding door connected to the sliding door via a respective supporting arm and guided displaceably on the guide rails, and side impact protection in the region of the sliding door. At least one of the sliding carriages or supporting arms is provided with a stop. In the event of a side impact, in which the outer vehicle wall is deformed in the direction of the vehicle interior, an abutment connected to the vehicle wall comes to bear against the stop of the sliding carriage or of the supporting arm, and the position of the sliding door is thereby blocked.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and vehicles for door assembles for vehicles are disclosed. A door assembly of a vehicle includes a damping assembly comprising a damping component arranged on a shut face panel of a vehicle door, and a latch assembly arranged on the shut face panel of the vehicle door, where the damping assembly is configured to transition from an initial state to a shock absorbing state as the vehicle closes the vehicle door against a vehicle body before the latch assembly latches the vehicle door to the vehicle body.

Abstract: A tool device for the automated opening of flip tubes including an actuating plunger which is provided and configured to move the actuating portion at least in open direction and thereby to exert an opening moment on the lid portion, and wherein the device further includes a damping means which is configured to exert a damping moment on the container lid at least during a period of the actuation of the actuating portion by the actuating plunger, which damping moment is less in amount and is in an opposite direction compared to the opening moment.

Abstract: A sliding door closing device having an easy door opening function with an opening system. The closing device provides a slider with an attachment and gripper on one side of the device, and a properly shaped support of a moving roller on the other side of the device. A pusher contacts a roller support of the roller with a slider gripper and an opening spring and choke. The opening system allows for the opening of a door by pushing the door on vertical strip or on the edge.

Abstract: A lock is provided especially for a door (2) or flap of a motor vehicle. Said lock has a lock housing (3) and a locking mechanism having a rotary latch (4) and a pawl, wherein the rotary latch (4) is arranged pivotably about an axis (22) and interacts with a locking bow (9), which is assigned to the bodywork (8), during the opening and closing of the door (2). At least one spring plate (15) which is oriented substantially parallel to the rotary latch (4) and surrounds the locking bow (9) in the locking position of the lock is arranged in the lock inlet region of the lock housing (3).

Abstract: A braking device for braking a movement of a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part with respect to each other includes a housing element having an inner bore and a piston element having a shaft extending in the inner bore along a longitudinal axis and being mounted on the housing element such that the shaft is displaceable along the longitudinal axis with respect to the housing element along a displacement path. A braking element is arranged within the inner bore of the housing element and constituted to provide a friction force for braking a displacement movement of the piston element and the housing element with respect to each other at least within a portion of the displacement path. A tensioning device is constituted to radially, with respect to the longitudinal axis, act onto the braking element to provide a radial tensioning force.

Abstract: A number of variations may include a product comprising a cam guide mechanism for use with a string-damper comprising a body, wherein the body includes a profiled surface and a groove extending along the profiled surface.

Abstract: Roller covers for use with cylindrical rollers include an elongate flexible hollow body defining an interior space with an opening to the interior space for receiving the cylindrical roller via the opening, a first restrictive feature extending from the body and configured to restrict rotation of the body in a first rotational direction when the cylindrical roller is received in the interior space, and a second restrictive feature extending from the body and configured to restrict rotation of the body in a second and opposite rotational direction when the cylindrical roller is received in the interior space. Some embodiments further include a third restrictive feature positioned relative to the body and configured to restrict linear translation of the body relative to the cylindrical roller when the cylindrical roller is received in the interior space.

Abstract: A system for mitigating an impact force is provided. The system includes a device having a first layer, a second layer, and an intervening member. The intervening member is suspended between the first and second layers via a first biasing member. A first portion of a force initially received by the first layer is transferred to the intervening member. A fraction of the force transferred to the intervening member is returned to the first layer, the fraction returned to the first layer being less than the force received by the first layer. A second portion of the force initially received by the first layer is partially transferred to the second layer, the second portion being less than the initial force received by the first layer.

Abstract: A vehicle door fixing apparatus includes a fixed wedge configured to be provided at one of a vehicle body panel and a door panel, and a movable wedge configured to be provided at the other one of the vehicle body panel and the door panel, wherein the movable wedge is configured to be assembled together with a base plate of a door lock striker or with a door lock assembly that is engageable with a shaft of the door lock striker, the movable wedge includes a strength member, the movable wedge includes a contact member fixedly attached to the strength member and configured to be in pressure contact with the fixed wedge, and the strength member includes a rigidity that is higher than a rigidity of the contact member.

Abstract: A vehicle door locking apparatus is equipped with a movable wedge, a fixed wedge, and an elastic member. The movable wedge is movable in the open/close direction of the vehicle door towards the vehicle body opening. The elastic member impels the movable wedge toward the fixed wedge. A slanted surface on the movable wedge and a slanted surface on the fixed wedge are configured to come into contact when the door is closed. The movable wedge is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle body opening side along with the base plate of a door lock striker that is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle body opening side. The fixed wedge is immovably assembled on the mounting section of the end surface on the vehicle door side, which is involved in a door lock assembly that is assembled on the end surface on the vehicle door side.

Abstract: A furniture damper damps a movement of a movably mounted part of a piece of furniture or a movably mounted component of a furniture fitting. The damper includes a piston arranged in a fluid chamber, a damping action being carried out by a relative movement between the fluid chamber and the piston. A sealing device seals the fluid chamber, and the sealing device includes a first abutment element and a second abutment element that is movably mounted in relation to the first abutment element and designed to seal the fluid chamber. A spring is arranged between the first abutment element and the second abutment element, and the spring is compressible by the relative movement of the first abutment element and the second abutment element essentially up to the thickness of the cross-section of the spring.

Abstract: A support for a closed flap of a vehicle, particularly a tailgate of a motor vehicle, has a bearing part arranged at the flap or at a wall area of the vehicle body adjacent to the closed flap. The bearing part can be adjusted in its position before its fastening. In its premounting position, a clamping element is frictionally or form-fittingly adjustably connected with the bearing part such that, after a fastening of the bearing part previously adjusted in its position, the clamping element can be adjusted by an applied force from the premounting position into a clamping position limited by a stop, in which the clamping element is frictionally and/or form-fittingly fixedly held at the bearing part and, at least indirectly, under a pretensioning force, rests against the flap or the wall area, when the flap is closed.

Abstract: A door arrester for vehicle doors of motor vehicles, comprising a retaining part for fastening to a door or door pillar and a housing. A door retaining bar passes through a through-opening in the housing in a longitudinally displaceable manner. The door retaining bar is pivotably fastened to the door or door pillar and has a contact surface which comprises at least one first contact portion and at least one ramp-shaped second contact portion. At least one retaining body is pretensioned in the direction of the door retaining bar by a spring element and guided in the housing. The retaining body comprises at least two contact elements, wherein the contact elements have different coefficients of friction relative to the operative connection with the contact surface of the door retaining bar.