Door hinge for furniture, in particular for office use and the like

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EP 1 050 651 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45

(21)	Application number: 00201562.6

(22)	Date of filing: 01.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E05D 5/08, E05D 7/12, E05D 7/04

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

04.05.1999 IT MI990948

(71)	Applicant: System Holz SPA
	22040 Cremnago di Inverigo (Como) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Brioschi, Edoardo 20052 Monza, (Milano) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Ferroni, Filippo et al
	DRAGOTTI & ASSOCIATI SRL, Galleria San Babila 4/C 20122 Milano 20122 Milano (IT)

(54)	Door hinge for furniture, in particular for office use and the like

(57) The invention relates to a hinge for office furniture, in which a lever arm (5) pivoting relative to a fixed pin (9) is locked in a cage (10) fitted to the door (2) of the item of furniture, by means of a snap-engagement system.
More specifically, this system comprises a spring (23) made from a steel piano wire mounted on a coupling body (20) having a flattened form which, in turn, is secured to the lever arm.
Advantageously, the spring engages with a coupling tooth (19) present on the cage (10), bending in a plane parallel to the coupling body: thus, a hinge is obtained which is easy to assemble and disassemble and which has a reduced thickness.

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