EP 2574870 A1 20130403 - Hinge unit for refrigerator cabinet doors
Title (en)
Hinge unit for refrigerator cabinet doors
Title (de)
Scharniereinheit für Kühlschranktüren
Title (fr)
Unité de charnière pour portes d'armoire de réfrigérateur
Publication
Application
Priority
IT RE20110075 A 20110929
Abstract (en)
A hinge unit (50) for refrigerator cabinet doors (10) comprising: - a first support element (51) fixable to the refrigerator cabinet (10), - a second support element (54), fixable to the panel (30) for closing an access gap (12) of the refrigerator cabinet (10) and hinged to the first support element (51), so as to rotate the panel (30) with respect to the refrigerator cabinet (10) between a position for closing and opening the access gap (12), - elastic return means (53) interposed between the first and second support element (51,54) for the return from the opening position to the closure position, and - locking means (55,57) adapted to removably lock therebetween the first and the second support element (51,54) in the open position. The distinctive characteristic of the invention lies in the fact that the locking means comprise two snap-coupling elements respectively associated to the first support element (51) and to the second support element (54), including a lock bolt (55) and a housing seat (57) adapted to provide a mutual automatic coupling following a mutual rotation between the first and the second support element (51,54).
IPC 8 full level
F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E05D 11/1064 (2013.01); E05F 1/123 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/202 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2003000955 A1 20030102 - LEE YOUNG-GIL [KR]
- [A] GB 1362089 A 19740730 - ESCALONA JULIAN J
- [A] EP 0111019 A1 19840620 - ARDCO INC [US]
- [A] US 3452387 A 19690701 - JERILA TORSTI T T, et al
- [A] JP S58108392 U 19830723
- [A] US 5020189 A 19910604 - GROME DONALD C [US], et al
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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12183260 A 20120906; IT RE20110075 A 20110929