Global Patent Index - EP 0678147 A1

EP 0678147 A1 19951025 - DEVICE CAPABLE OF OPENING/CLOSING A DOOR MEMBER AT EITHER SIDE THEREOF.

Title (en)

DEVICE CAPABLE OF OPENING/CLOSING A DOOR MEMBER AT EITHER SIDE THEREOF.

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM ÖFFNEN ODER SCHLIESSEN EINER TÜRE VON BEIDEN SEITEN.

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT D'OUVRIR OU DE FERMER UNE PORTE D'UN COTE OU DE L'AUTRE.

Publication

EP 0678147 A1 19951025 (EN)

Application

EP 94931204 A 19941017

Priority

  • KR 9400137 W 19941017
  • KR 930021596 A 19931018
  • KR 19940001706 U 19940129
  • KR 19940001707 U 19940129

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9511362A1] An opening/closing device for use in a door member, such as a refrigerator or a microwave oven is able to be opened at either desired side thereof. The device has a simple construction and a small size, and can meet various requirements or conditions such as shapes of the door member the place which the main body is installed. The opening/closing device comprising at least a pair of hinge pins (14) and a main body with which the door is assembled. The cover section (5) of the main body has pin guide grooves (6) for receiving the corresponding hinge pins (14). A pair of latch members (30) are enclosed in the main body, apart from each other and connected to pivot cams (32). The pivot cams (32) are pivotally fixed at pivot shafts (33) with the bottom surface (37). This pivot cams (32) have pin retaining grooves (34) to receive and retain the hinge pins (14) when the door is closed.

IPC 1-7

E05D 15/50

IPC 8 full level

E05D 15/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

E05D 15/50 (2013.01 - KR); E05D 15/505 (2013.01 - EP); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 2323/022 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9511362A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9511362 A1 19950427; EP 0678147 A1 19951025; JP H08504910 A 19960528; KR 0157397 B1 19981116; KR 950011802 A 19950516

DOCDB simple family (application)

KR 9400137 W 19941017; EP 94931204 A 19941017; JP 51161595 A 19941017; KR 19940026610 A 19941018