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(11) | EP 2 719 851 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Hinging apparatus for hinging a mobile member with respect to a fixed structure by means of at least one retractable hinge |
| (57) Hinging apparatus for hinging a mobile member (12) with respect to a fixed structure
(13) by means of at least a retractable hinge (11), wherein the mobile member (12)
has a first thickness (S1) and the fixed structure (13) comprises an oblong slit (21)
into which an ornamental finishing element (22) is inserted. The fixed structure (13),
between the oblong slit (21) and a corresponding external surface (20), has a second
thickness (S2), and the retractable hinge (11) comprises a first hinging body (14),
suitable to be inserted into a corresponding first cavity (18) of the mobile member
(12), a second hinging body (15) suitable to be inserted into a corresponding second
cavity (25) of the fixed structure (13), and a hinging mechanism (16) which articulates
the two hinging bodies (14 ; 15) with respect to each other so as to allow the mobile
member (12) to open with respect to the fixed structure (13) by a determinate angle
(α). The depth of the second hinging body (15), at least in correspondence with the
oblong slit (21), is equal to or less than the second thickness of the fixed structure
(13).
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