EP 2324745 A2 20110525 - Soft close hinge for a toilet seat
Title (en)
Soft close hinge for a toilet seat
Title (de)
Scharnier für Toilettensitz zum sanften Schließen
Title (fr)
Charnière pour fermeture en douceur d'une lunette de WC
Publication
Application
Priority
CN 201020176995 U 20100430
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a hinge for mounting a toilet seat (61) and/or lid (62) onto a toilet bowl, said hinge comprising a shaft (3) with a bore (31) for insertion of a peg (11), a damping means (4) with a core (42) and a casing (41), wherein the casing (41) is rotatably connected to the core (42), which in turn is coaxially affixed to the shaft (3). The hinge according to the invention is characterised in that the core (42) is installed within the casing (41) and the casing (41) encases the entire lateral area of both the core (42) and the shaft (3), wherein the casing (41) features an elongated opening (411) at its long side, the opening (411) being aligned with the bore (31), having a width at least corresponding to that of the bore (31) and radially extending around the casing (41) along at least one quarter of a circumference.
IPC 8 full level
A47K 13/12 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47K 13/26 (2013.01); A47K 13/12 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 6687921 B1 20040210 - LI FEIYU [CN]
- DE 3701720 A1 19880804 - PAG PRESSWERK AG [DE]
- US 5768718 A 19980623 - SORIMACHI AKIRA [JP]
- EP 1199020 B1 20060222 - HAMBERGER INDUSTRIEWERKE GMBH [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2324745 A2 20110525; EP 2324745 A3 20150624; CN 201782694 U 20110406
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 10165534 A 20100610; CN 201020176995 U 20100430