Hinge

Details Hinge Hinge

1999-08-09

2001-05-22

Mah, Chuck Y. (Department: 3626)

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Hinge

Including adjustment for changing relative orientation of...

C016S236000, C016S242000, C016S246000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06233783

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a hinge with adjusting devices in which a hinge arm can manually be secured to a base plate by means of an intermediate piece, the hinge arm being connected to another hinge part, for example a hinge cup, by means of articulated hinge links or the like, the hinge arm being displaceable with respect to the intermediate piece in the direction of the depth of the piece of furniture and in a direction perpendicular to a side wall of a piece of furniture.
A hinge of this type is known from WO 86/02402.
When mounting such a hinge it is sufficient to hang the hinge arm, which is provided with a intermediate piece, on to the mounting or base plate and to tilt the hinge arm and the intermediate piece towards the side wall of the piece of furniture, whereby the intermediate part is automatically arrested on the mounting plate. Mounting and dismounting of the hinge arm on and from the mounting plate can be done manually without the use of a tool. However, for adjusting the position of the hinge arm with respect to the mounting plate a screw driver is needed.
German utility patent 69 40 349 shows a hinge with a hinge arm mounted on a mounting plate, whereby a manually adjustable fastening screw is mounted on the mounting plate. To adjust the position of the hinge arm with respect to the mounting plate, it is necessary to loosen the fastening screw by means of which the hinge arm is held on the mounting plate. For loosening the fastening screw a screw driver is necessary. After an adjustment screw has been brought into a desired position, the hinge arm is pressed against the adjustment screw and the fastening screw is tightened again by means of a screw driver.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of the present invention to improve a hinge of the afore mentioned kind such that adjustment of the position of the hinge arm with respect to the mounting plate can be achieved manually without the use of a tool and without it being necessary to unlock the hinge arm before the adjustment takes place and to separately fasten the hinge arm after adjustment.
According to the invention this is achieved in that each adjusting device includes a manually operatable member for displacement of the hinge arm.
An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides for the hinge arm to have a U-shaped profile with two lateral webs, the manually operatable member being a wheel which is mounted within the U-profile of the hinge arm and which protrudes through an opening in at least one lateral web of the hinge.
Such a wheel can be turned easily by direct contact with a hand of a user.
A further embodiment of the invention provides an adjusting device including a disk with a groove in the form of a spiral, and a peg being provided on the intermediate piece and protruding into such groove so that by turning of the disk the hinge arm is displaceable with respect to the intermediate piece in the direction of the depth of the piece of furniture.


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