Abstract: A method for installing a spring-assisted liftgate in opposition to the gravity force includes temporarily fixing a coupling rod in a defined position corresponding to an installation position of the liftgate, and holding the in an open position or in an intermediate position above the installation position and placing the apparatus in the vehicle. After lowering the liftgate from the open position or intermediate position into the installation position, the coupling rod is connected to the hinge lever and then released.

Abstract: A system (20; 302) comprising the unitarily molded single-piece combination of: a first portion (24; 324); a living hinge (22; 322); and a second portion (26; 326) coupled by the living hinge to the first portion and shiftable between a first condition and second condition via rotation about the living hinge. The living hinge comprises: a first end (80) at the first portion; and a second end (82) at the second portion, in the as-molded condition the second end is spaced upward from the first end.

Abstract: A device to limit an opening of a window having a hinged sash coupled to a window frame including a window opening limiting structure having a first member and a second member. One of them is securable to the sash and the other of the first member and the second member being securable to the frame. A selectively releasable coupler by which the first member and the second member are couplable is shiftable between a coupled status and a released status. The first member and the second member bridge a preselected distance such that the sash is inhibited from opening beyond a predetermined distance. The coupler is releasable so that the sash can be opened beyond the predetermined distance and re-engages automatically when the sash is closed.

Abstract: The lifting device comprises abiased slide shoe adapted to be slidable with respect to a member of an openable structure, a lifting arm having two ends, one end adapted to be pivotally connected with a member of the structure and the other end associated with said slide shoe, and a braking device comprising at least one brake shoe slidable on a respective brake face of said lifting device, said braking device modulating the force resulting from the bias on said biased slide shoe. An adjusting device is adapted to adjust said progressive modulation of said force resulting from the bias on said biased slide shoe, and comprises a manipulation member, which when manipulated by a user activates said adjusting device to adjust a brake force of said brake shoe exerted on said brake face in a given position of said brake shoe.

Abstract: The invention relates to an actuating drive for moving a flap of a piece of furniture, comprising: at least one pivotably supported actuating arm for moving the flap, a spring device for applying a pivoting torque to the actuating arm in the opening direction, and an adjusting device having an adjusting screw, which has a thread, wherein the pivoting torque of the spring device acting on the actuating arm can be adjusted by means of a rotational motion of the adjusting screw, wherein the adjusting screw has a screw shaft, wherein a screw nut is supported in such a way that said nut can be moved along the screw shaft by means of a rotational motion of the adjusting screw, wherein the adjusting screw has a blocking device separate from the thread, which blocking device prevents an unintentional rotational motion of the adjusting screw.

Abstract: A counterbalanced hinge system rotatably attaches a closure panel to a body for rotation about a rotation axis. The counterbalanced hinge system applies an assist torque to the closure panel to bias the closure panel about the rotation axis from a closed position into an open position. A pop-up system is moveable from an un-sprung position into a sprung position to apply an opening force to the closure panel. A reset system includes a connecting cable interconnecting the counterbalanced hinge system and the pop-up system. The reset system converts a portion of the assist torque applied by the counterbalanced hinge system into linear motion of the connecting cable to move the pop-up system from the sprung position into the un-sprung position automatically upon the closure panel moving from the closed position into the open position.

Abstract: An assembly (1) is provided comprising a spring break protection mechanism and a spring plug (21, 22, 25;112) for connecting a balancing spring (110) of a sectional door system to the spring break protection mechanism. The mechanism comprises a base plate (2;72) with a circular opening for receiving a balancing axle (100). A ratchet wheel (4;80) is rotatably arranged at a first side of said base plate to cooperate with the balancing axle. A pawl (12;84) is pivotably connected to the base plate. Attached to said pawl is an extension (16) extending from the pawl to beyond a second side of the base plate. The base plate and the spring plug are arranged for bayonet mount interaction wherein if the spring plug is placed against the second side of the base plate and then rotated for bayonet connection, part of the spring plug pushes the extension so as to force the pawl in the first position.

Abstract: An operator for a casement window is disclosed which includes a hub that frictionally receives a spindle. The hub is pivotally connected to a proximal end of a pivoting handle. The hub is disposed within a cavity that extends through the proximal end of the handle and terminates at a back wall. The cavity partially accommodates a biasing element, an actuator and the hub. The biasing element is disposed between the actuator and the back wall and biases the actuator towards the hub. The hub includes at least one open position recess and open position protrusion and the actuator includes a complementary protrusion and a recess wherein the protrusion is received in the at least one open position recess of the hub and the recess of the actuator receives the at least one open position protrusion of the hub when the handle is pivoted to the open position.

Abstract: A furniture hinge for a hinged lid is arranged in a horizontally swiveling manner on a body of a piece of furniture includes a fastening plate and a swivel plate that is arranged in a swiveling manner on the fastening plate by two lever arms that are arranged as parallel linkages. The hinge includes a damping device that can be fixed on the fastening plate. The damping, device includes a damping cylinder and a piston rod that can be displaced in a dampened manner inside the damping cylinder, whereby the piston rod is mechanically linked with a lever arm.

Abstract: A self-closing hanging system includes an entrance, a base support member located at one side of the entrance, a bearing arrangement attached to the base support member, a support arm attached to the base support member, a bumper assembly defined by at least one bumper frame member pivotably fastened to the gate surface member at a gate fulcrum, an at least one bumper contact element fastened to the at least one bumper frame member, the at least one bumper contact element is capable of axial rotation about the at least one bumper frame member, and a counter-balance assembly extending from the first bumper frame member to the second bumper frame member.

Abstract: A vehicle door swing governor is positioned between a door and a body of a vehicle. The door swing governor includes a motor and a controller for controlling the mechanical resistance applied by the motor to the door so as to control velocity of the door swing. The mechanical resistance applied to the door is a function of the velocity of the swing of the door.

Abstract: A door opener assembly having a rotatable arm-bar for hands-free use by individuals in high-traffic pedestrian conditions. The rotatable arm-bar has a distal knobbed end and allows users to easily position a wrist or forearm within the hook and to move laterally, as the person moves, as the door is opened and thereafter provides a slide-release of the forearm or wrist. The smooth surface and design of the arm-bar allows users to disengage from contact without risk of injury occurring such as from the unexpected opening of the door from the opposite direction.

Abstract: An urging device is interposed between a first member and a second member. The urging device includes a supporting base formed on the first member, an abutting body including turning axes supported rotatably on the supporting base, and elastically contacting the second member, and an elastic member held in the abutting body and urging the abutting body by one end thereof in an elastically contacting direction. The supporting base includes bearing portions supporting the turning axes, and a locking portion locking the other end of the elastic member.

Abstract: A lift-up safety grab post mechanism for rooftop hatchway curbs having a mounting bracket on a hatchway curb and having an elongate opening having a pivot bolt for upward and downward grab post movement. A lift-up grab post has a pivot opening receiving the pivot bolt and having a stop member fixed thereto. The lift-up grab post is rotationally moveable between an upstanding position and a horizontal position relative to the roof hatchway curb. The mounting bracket defines a receiver seat and further defines a stop shoulder adjacent the receiver seat that prevents rotational movement of the grab post until the grab post has been raised from said receiver seat to a position above the stop shoulder.

Abstract: A cover mechanism of covering a hole on a casing is disclosed in the present invention. The cover mechanism includes a base, a first holder, a second holder, a cover and a resilient component. The first holder and the second holder are respectively disposed on the base. The cover is pivotably disposed on the first holder. The resilient component includes a shaft and a curved portion. The shaft pivots to the second holder. A first end of the curved portion is connected to the shaft, and a second end of the curved portion pivots to a connecting hole on the cover. The cover drives the curved portion to generate resilient deformation when rotating from a first position to a second position, and a resilient recovering force of the curved portion can be for stopping the cover at the second position.

Abstract: A cover mechanism is provided for an opening and closing device, which includes a fixed plate arranged at a first housing; a moving plate arranged at a second housing; a hinge arm that is arranged between the two plates and rotates to move the moving plate between a closed position where the first and second housings overlap and an open position where surfaces of the first and second housings are substantially coplanar; and a recess formed at the second housing that prevents the hinge arm from interfering with the second housing in the open position. The cover mechanism includes a cover arranged at the moving plate that covers the recess when the moving plate is positioned at the closed position and moves from the covering position by engaging with and being urged by the rotating hinge arm; and an urging part that urges the cover toward the covering position.

Abstract: A door opener includes a main bracket, a locking element, a compression spring, a rotation plate, and a torsion spring. The main bracket includes a lower plate and a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely positioned at edges of the lower plate. A guide rail and a resisting portion extend from the first sidewall opposite to the second sidewall. The first sidewall defines a through hole thereon. The locking element includes a sliding bar and a spacing block extending from a side of the sliding bar, the sliding bar supported on the guide rail, and the spacing block passing through the through hole. The compression spring is sleeved on the guide pole. The rotation plate is rotatably received in the main bracket, and a fixing block for latching with the spacing block extends from the rotation plate. The torsion spring resists the rotation plate and the lower plate.

Abstract: A sealing system for an aircraft device to be sealed off from the environment includes a door, which, when connected to the housing, is movable between an open position, in which the door clears a door aperture in the housing, and a closed position, in which the door closes the door aperture. The sealing system includes a sealing element, on which a sealing surface is formed, wherein the sealing surface is adapted to interact sealingly with a contact surface when the door is situated in its closed position. A positioning device is provided, which is adapted to move the door substantially at right angles to the sealing surface or to the contact surface between a first position, in which the sealing surface is not movable into sealing contact with the contact surface, and a second position, in which the sealing surface is movable into sealing contact with the contact surface.

Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a cabinet, a door, a connection element, a spacing element, and a torsion spring. The cabinet includes a front panel and a standing table. The front panel defines an opening for receiving the standing table. A pair of first engagement portions extends from the standing table. The standing table defines a spacing hole. The door includes a pair of second engagement portions and a pair of third engagement portions. The connection element includes a pair of first shafts and second shafts respectively engaged with the first engagement portions and the second engagement portions. The spacing element includes a sliding portion and two arms, the sliding portion is received in the spacing hole, and a pair of third shafts extends outward from the arms and is engaged with the third engagement portions. The torsion spring is fixed between the door and the connection element.

Abstract: A thermal window comprising a thermally transparent window member, a window frame for receiving the thermally transparent window member, and at least one transmitter configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation with a frequency from 3 Hz to 300 GHz. The thermal window also has a cover for protecting the thermally transparent window member, wherein the cover may be mounted to the window frame by a spring loaded hinge.

Abstract: An exemplary faceplate for an electronic device includes a front plate, a cover fixed on the front plate, and an elastic member. The front plate has a pivot hole defined in a lateral side thereof the front plate, and a block and a stopper both arranged on a common inner wall of the pivot hole. The block and the stopper are spaced apart from each other and cooperatively define a receiving space therebetween. The cover includes a fixing member extending from a rear thereof at a position corresponding to the pivot hole. The elastic member includes a fixing arm pivotably engaged with the fixing member, and an abutting arm pivotable about the fixing arm. The abutting arm is retained in the receiving space when the cover is attached to the front plate, with the fixing member being received in the pivot hole.

Abstract: A damping device that includes an arm having a longitudinally extending slot and a cylinder cut-out defined therein, and a damping assembly secured in the cylinder cut-out. The damping assembly includes a cylinder housing with a chamber having a piston and fluid disposed therein. The piston includes a rod with a head on a distal end thereof that extends outside the cylinder housing and into the slot. The damping assembly includes a biasing member extending between the cylinder housing and the head.

Abstract: Door and frame assemblies are disclosed by the present application. In one exemplary embodiment, the a door is connected to a door frame, such that the door is moveable between an open position and a closed position. Activation of a trigger causes a door frame coupling arrangement to couple the door frame to the door in a closed position to thereby inhibit movement of the door relative to the frame. In another exemplary embodiment, a door is coupled to a door frame by a hinge. The hinge is configured to move the door in translation as the door is rotated from the open position to the closed position. For example, the hinge may move the door downward, toward the sill, when the door is moved from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: A gate assembly is provided including frame means for positioning in an opening through which selective entry is required. Barrier means are mountable on the frame means via hinge means and the barrier means are movable relative to the frame means between a closed position, wherein the opening is closed, to an open position, wherein the opening is open. An automatic closure mechanism is provided for moving the barrier means from the open position to the closed position without user intervention. The automatic closure mechanism is associated with the hinge means and includes at least one ramp or inclined surface on which at least part of the gate travels when moving between the open and closed positions.

Abstract: A door latching system for the door covering the charge port of an electric vehicle, or for the door covering the fuel filler port of a conventional vehicle, is provided. The door latching system is comprised of a ferromagnetic member attached to an interior surface of the door, and a latching assembly integrated into the port housing, where the latching assembly includes an assembly case, an electromagnet, and a permanent magnet that maintains the door in a closed position when the electromagnet is not energized and releases the door when the electromagnet is energized. The latching assembly may include a magnetic flux sensor that monitors when the port door is open or closed. The magnetic flux sensor may be coupled to a system controller that performs a preset response when the magnetic flux sensor determines that the door is open.

Abstract: A door assembly for protecting structural enclosures with an opening with a frame assembly mounted to and surrounding the opening. The enclosures are typically storm shelters. A door panel is hingedly mounted to the frame assembly along a longitudinal hinge axis. Outer and inner lever assemblies are pivotally mounted to fixed reference axes outside of the frame assembly. Force multipliers provide the torque necessary to move the door panel between two extreme positions. The lever assemblies used to create the pertinent moments of force are telescopic, having the longest dimensions that the space permits. Users can readily open and close the heavy hingedly mounted door assemblies. To further facilitate the smooth opening and closing of the door panel, gas spring assemblies and/or coil springs can be utilized.

Abstract: A door closing device (10) for an automatic closing of a door leaf (B) coupled with a floor and/or a doorpost (S) so as to swing. The door closing device (10) comprises a fixed unit (12) that is fixed on the floor and/or the doorpost (S), a translating unit (14) and a rotating unit (16) on which the door leaf (B) is fixed. The coupling of the three units (12, 14, 16) and the presence of spring (38) are such that, when the rotating unit (16) rotates in a first sense of rotation, the translating unit (14) is caused to translate in a direction and such that, when the translating unit (14) translates in an opposite direction, the rotating unit (16) is caused to rotate in an opposite sense of rotation.

Abstract: A door panel opening and closing device for a casing includes a face panel, a door panel, and a resilient member. The face panel includes a base wall and a first post disposed on the base wall. The door panel includes a pivot arm pivoted to the base wall and having a second post. A pivot juncture between the pivot arm and the base wall is defined as a turning axis. The door panel is turnable about the turning axis between closed and open positions. The resilient member is an extension spring having two ends hooked to the first and second posts, respectively. When the door panel is turned from the closed position past a specific angular position, the door panel will automatically spring to the open position by virtue of a directional change of a component of tension force of the resilient member to an outward direction.

Abstract: A device for selectively blocking unauthorized reverse viewing to the inside of a room through a door peephole comprising a main body, enclosure plate, actuating rod and rotating disc. The actuating rod and rotating disc include a first and a second locking means, respectively, which engage each other. When the actuating rod is moved in a first direction, the rotating disc rotates to align the opening of the rotating disc with the opening of the enclosure plate to allow visual access. When the actuating rod is moved in a second direction, the opening of the rotating disc will misalign the opening of the enclosure plate to block visual access. The device remains either in an open or in a closed position until a person inside the room moves the actuating rod. The device functions without an actuating rod if a user manually turns the rotating disc with his finger.

Abstract: An example includes an apparatus for releasing a railroad gate in at least two directions. The example includes a primary pivot member and a secondary pivot member pivotally connected to the primary pivot member, with one end of the railroad crossing connectable to the secondary pivot member. In the example the primary pivot member is rotable around a primary pivot of the apparatus, the primary pivot member rotable in a first direction against a first spring bias and in a second direction, opposite the first direction, against a second spring bias other than the first spring bias, and wherein the secondary pivot member is rotable around a secondary pivot of the apparatus, the secondary pivot member rotable in the first direction against a third spring bias other than the first spring bias and the second spring bias.

Abstract: A spring-loaded door device that fastens to the front of a server rack in order to prevent airflow from exiting through an unfilled space in the server rack. An equipment module can then be inserted through the spring-loaded door device and mounted to the server rack. When the equipment module is removed from the server rack, the spring-loaded door of the present invention closes to prevent airflow from exiting through the unfilled space in the server rack.

Abstract: A system having an adjustable pivot length assist mechanism for a cover or door of an enclosure. Adjusting lengths of a link may change a differential ratio of mechanical advantage in that a small change in the force transfer link length yields a large change in the gas spring load for a given force at the other end of the link. The mechanism may utilize one or more gas springs. One end of a spring may be connected to a bellcrank rotatable on a shaft attached to a portion of a hinge secured to the enclosure. Another portion of the hinge may be attached to and support the door relative to the enclosure. Attached to another location on the bellcrank may be a force transfer link connected to a lever attached to a door portion of the hinge. The force transfer link may have a length adjustment. At least one end of each of the one or more gas springs may have two-dimensional movement.

Abstract: A consumer appliance with a soft open door mechanism includes a cabinet having top and a bottom and defining an opening along a front side. A door has a top and a bottom and is attached by a hinge to the front side of the cabinet. The hinge is at a bottom of the door so that the door is movable between an upright position closing the opening and a substantially horizontal position opening the opening. A spring is mounted in the cabinet so as to oppose movement of the door toward the horizontal position. A damping device is mounted within the cabinet activatable by an opening movement of the door toward the horizontal position to slow the door motion. The damping device is not active until the door has moved a distance from the upright position toward the horizontal position. Again, various options and modifications are possible.

Abstract: Described is a hinge for wings or doors, in particular for electrical household appliances, comprising a first body (5), a second body (6) and a connecting lever (7) between the first and the second body (5, 6).

Abstract: A panel includes a base plate, a door, a locking member, and a button. The base plate has an opening defined therein. The door engages with the base plate to cover the opening, wherein a hook extending from the door to pass through the opening. The locking member is installed in an inner side of the base plate, wherein a block section is arranged on the locking member to block the hook. The button is installed to the base plate, and a press member of the button extends through a first passage of the base plate when the button is depressed, so the press member presses against the locking member to release the hook from the block section. The panel includes a resilient member; the two ends of the resilient member are installed on the base plate and the locking member to rotate the locking member to block the hook by the block section.

Abstract: A cover assembly of the optical disk device is disclosed. The cover assembly includes a panel, a cover, a rotating plate, and an elastic member. The panel is disposed on an electronic apparatus and includes an opening. The cover is disposed in front of the opening to shield the opening and optical disk device. The rotating plate includes a first pivoting member connected to the panel and located at an end of a first side of rotating plate and a second pivoting member connected to the cover and located at an end of a second side of rotating plate. The panel includes a first connecting member inside, and the cover includes a second connecting member. One end of elastic member is connected to the first connecting member, and the other end of elastic member is connected to the second connecting member to recover the cover.

Abstract: A hinge assembly for a door lid of a vehicle includes a hinge arm support bracket that mounts within a luggage compartment of the vehicle. A hinge arm is connected to the support bracket at a proximal portion and including a distal portion that is mountable to the door lid, the hinge arm being pivotable relative to the support bracket. A force adjustment member is pivotally connected to the hinge arm. The force adjustment member includes a torsion bar mount portion extending outwardly from the hinge arm having an opening therethrough to receive an end of a torsion bar and a tool receiving portion that engages a torque adjustment tool to pivot the force adjustment member to apply a torque to the torsion bar.

Abstract: A centrifuge housing has a lid with a hinge with two hinge parts and a horizontal hinge axis. The lid is able to rotate between a closed position, in which the lid's centre of gravity is positioned on one side of a vertical plane through the hinge axis, and a fully opened position, in which the centre of gravity is positioned on the other side of the vertical plane. A longitudinal spring is connected to a connection member for urging it longitudinally. The connection member is connected at a hinge point at a distance from the hinge axis. The spring assists raising the lid initially during opening and closing the lid initially during closing from the fully opened position. The lid has a position of stable equilibrium in an intermediate position between the closed position and a vertical position.

Abstract: A lock device includes a cam portion including a stationary-side cam; a rotor including a movable-side cam; a slide groove; a slide projection; an engagement projection; and a lock groove, in which the movable-side cam is disengaged from the stationary-side cam, so that the rotor rotates so as to allow the engagement projection that has been fitted in the lock portion to disengage from the lock portion. The urging device includes a spring, and a sleeve inserted to pass through a lower-side rod portion, positioned between the rotor and the spring, and also restricting a movement of the rod in a sliding direction in a lock position of the lock device (for example, a lock groove and an engagement projection, and the like).

Abstract: A hinge and spring assembly is provided for supporting at least one synthetic enclosure access door's on an enclosure. The enclosure has at least a first wall and at least one second wail, the second wall being formed in part by the access door. The access door has a mounting rib integrated therein. The hinge and spring assembly comprises a primary support element having at least one first hinge member and a spring support member. A door mounting member is secured to the mounting rib of the synthetic enclosure access door and comprises a spring mounting member and a second hinge member. The second hinge member of the door mounting member is movably attached to the first hinge member of the primary support element to form an articulating hinge joint. At least one spring member has first and second ends, the first end being secured to the spring support member of the primary support element, and the second end bend secured to the spring mounting member of the door mounting member.

Abstract: An opening and closing mechanism includes a movable member removably mounted relative to a main body of an apparatus, an opening and closing member having a cover portion, protrusions, and pivot shafts, and shaft position adjusters to change positions of the pivot shafts while the cover portion pivots between a closed position and an open position. The opening and closing member is arranged so that, on an imaginary plane perpendicular to a central axis of each pivot shaft on which each pivot shaft and the movable member are projected, a projected portion of each pivot shaft is positioned to interfere with a projected portion of the movable member when the cover portion is placed at the closed position, and the cover portion is positioned so as not to interfere with a trajectory of movement of the movable member while the cover portion pivots toward the open position.

Abstract: A door opener includes a main bracket, a locking element, a compression spring, a rotation plate, and a torsion spring. The main bracket includes a lower plate and a first sidewall and a second sidewall oppositely positioned at edges of the lower plate. A guide rail and a resisting portion extend from the first sidewall opposite to the second sidewall. The first sidewall defines a through hole thereon. The locking element includes a sliding bar and a spacing block extending from a side of the sliding bar, the sliding bar supported on the guide rail, and the spacing block passing through the through hole. The compression spring is sleeved on the guide pole. The rotation plate is rotatably received in the main bracket, and a fixing block for latching with the spacing block extends from the rotation plate. The torsion spring resists the rotation plate and the lower plate.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements for providing and controlling operation of a dual sided opening roof mount cargo box for a carrying vehicle. A dual sided opening roof mount cargo box is has a lid portion releasably hinge-connected at two lateral sides to a bottom portion of the cargo box for alternate pivotation at each of the two lateral sides between open and closed configurations. A pair of spring-biased struts are provided, each operatively interposed between the lid portion and the bottom portion, and one each of the pair of spring-biased struts being located at the two opposite end regions of the cargo box. An expansively directed force is imposed on the lid portion, utilizing the pair of spring-biased struts, during operator induced movement from the closed configuration to the open configuration and thereby assisting the operator to smoothly open the cargo box.

Abstract: A pedestrian gate closer for a pedestrian gate is provided. The pedestrian gate closer includes a housing mounted to the gate or hinge support structure depending on mounting conditions. A pedestrian gate closer is mounted into the housing. An adjustable arm is fastened to the support post or the gate depending on mounting conditions. The arm is fitted with an adjustable collar which slips over the rotatable output shaft of the pedestrian gate closer so that when the gate is opened the closer rotates adding pressure to the closing spring. When the force is removed from the gate the closer closes the gate safely and securely.

Abstract: A decelerating device (1) comprises a cylinder (2) filled with a fluid, a bushing (3) for the closure of the cylinder (2) traversed by a rod (4) sliding in the cylinder (2), and a piston (5) guided to slide inside the cylinder (2) and fitted with means (7) for the calibrated through passage of the fluid, the piston (5) is separate from the rod (4) and there are also first elastic means (8) for the movement of the piston (5) in the direction of extraction from the cylinder (2) and second elastic means (9) independent of the first elastic means (8} for the movement of the rod (4) in the direction of extraction from the cylinder (2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vault door mechanism that assists a user in opening or closing the door. A hold-open arm and hinge plate pivotally interconnect the door to a surrounding frame and are fixed in place by an associated locking mechanism. The locking mechanism stops the door in the partially opened position prior to being fully opened or closed, thereby assisting the user in handling the door. The details of the present invention, and the manner in which they interrelate, will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

Abstract: A rotating mechanism includes a biasing device (4) and a damper device. When a movable body (2) is changed over from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position of a main body (1), the rotating mechanism operates to rotate the movable body (2) against a biasing force of the biasing device (4) up to midway of a changeover operation thereof, rotates the movable body (2) by the biasing force of the biasing device (4) after the midway, and brakes the movable body (2) by the damper device in a predetermined interval in which the movable body (2) is rotated by the biasing force. The movable body (2) includes an arm (21) integrally rotated. The damper device is a piston damper (3) which is rotatably and pivotally supported on the main body (1), connected directly or indirectly relative to the arm (21), and provided so that an extending/retracting direction thereof is changed over on the midway of the changeover operation of the movable body (2).

Abstract: A multi-piece hinge pivotably connects a top member and a bottom member. The hinge includes an upper hinge member securable to the top member, a lower hinge member securable to the bottom member and fixable in a frame, a hinge cover secured between the upper hinge member and the lower hinge member, and a spring element acting between the upper hinge member and the lower hinge member. The upper hinge member is pivotable relative to the lower hinge member across a pivot range between a closed position and an open position. The pivot range is limited by a stop assembly. In the closed position, the spring element is positioned to bias the upper hinge member toward the closed position, and in the open position, the spring member is displaced over center to bias the upper hinge member toward the open position.

Abstract: A swinging door hinge has a panel and a frame. The frame includes a horizontal portion, and the horizontal portion has an aperture therethrough. An elongated pivot pin is vertically disposed through the aperture. The pivot pin is coupled to the panel such that the pivot pin and the panel rotate about a longitudinal axis of the pivot pin relative to the horizontal portion of the frame. A gripper feature is located on a surface of the pivot pin. The gripper feature engages a corresponding surface on the panel such that when the panel is rotated, a resulting torsional force transferred to the pivot pin is spread over contact area between the gripper feature and the surface of the panel. Because the torque is transferred over a greater area, stress concentrations in the panel are reduced and the panel is not deformed.

Abstract: A safety gate, in particular for children, is provided that includes a stationarily positionable frame with a lower base and two side parts, the side parts extending upwards from the base, and a door member, the door member being articulated at the frame pivotably about a pivot axis. A closure member is arranged at one of two, the frame or the door member, and a countersupport is arranged at the respective other of the two, such that the closure member and the countersupport are interacting in a closed position of the door member. The door member can be moved in the direction of the pivot axis in order to release a positive blockade, wherein the movability of the door member in the direction of the pivot axis can be releasably locked via an actuable locking member.