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Granted Patent B2
US 11,384,581 · App. 17/288,337 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Door opening/closing apparatus and hinge

Inventors: Kenji Tomizawa (Tokyo, JP); Ryo Niimi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD.
E05D15/34E05D3/06E06B7/367E05Y2900/20
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Patent No.
US 11,384,581
App. No.
17/288,337
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A door opening/closing apparatus is provided which can expand storage space in a main body. A door opening/closing apparatus includes at least two hinges, and a connecting bar that is connected to the at least two hinges. Each hinge includes a main body-side member, a door-side member, a main arm, a first link, and a second link, and causes a door to move parallel to itself between a closed position and an open position. The main arm includes a bent portion. The connecting bar is mounted on a door side of the main arm. A center of the connecting bar in a width direction thereof is placed on a second shaft side relative to a center between a first shaft and the second shaft of the main arm in a front view of the door in a state where the door is in the closed position.

Claims (23)

1. A door opening/closing apparatus comprising:

at least two hinges; and a connecting bar configured to be connected to the at least two hinges, wherein

each hinge includes a main body-side member configured to be mounted on an inner surface of a main body; a door-side member configured to be mounted on the back of a door; a main arm configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member; a first link configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member; and a second link configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member,

three first shafts about which the main arm, the first link, and the second link pivot relative to the main body-side member are placed on vertices of a triangle in axial view,

three second shafts about which the main arm, the first link, and the second link pivot relative to the door-side member are placed on vertices of a triangle in the axial view,

the main arm includes a bent portion,

the door opening/closing apparatus causes the door to move parallel to itself between a closed position and an open position,

the connecting bar is mounted on a door side of the main arm, and the center of the connecting bar in a width direction thereof is placed on the second shaft side relative to the center between the first shaft of the main arm and the second shaft of the main arm in a front view of the door in a state where the door is in the closed position.

2. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first link is placed on one side of the main arm in the axial direction, displaced from the main arm, and

the second link is placed on the other side of the main arm in the axial direction, displaced from the main arm.

3. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a finger pinch prevention cover configured to reduce or eliminate a gap between the main arm and the first link in the axial view, and a gap between the main arm and the second link in the axial view is mounted on the main arm.

4. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the finger pinch prevention cover is mounted on the main arm in such a manner as to reduce or eliminate a gap in the axial direction between the main arm and the first link and a gap in the axial direction between the main arm and the second link.

5. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a finger pinch prevention cover is mounted on the main arm in such a manner as to reduce or eliminate a gap in the axial direction between the main arm and the first link and a gap in the axial direction between the main arm and the second link.

6. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the main arm includes an arm body of a squared U-shape in cross section, and an assist arm of a squared U-shape in cross section fastened to the arm body, and is formed into a square tubular shape in cross section.

7. The door opening/closing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the main arm includes an arm body of a squared U-shape in cross section, and an assist arm of a squared U-shape in cross section fastened to the arm body, and is formed into a square tubular shape in cross section.

8. A hinge comprising:

a main body-side member configured to be mounted on an inner surface of a main body; a door-side member configured to be mounted on the back of a door; a main arm configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member; a first link configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member; and a second link configured to be pivotably connected to the main body-side member and the door-side member, wherein

three first shafts about which the main arm, the first link, and the second link pivot relative to the main body-side member are placed on vertices of a triangle in axial view,

three second shafts about which the main arm, the first link, and the second link pivot relative to the door-side member are placed on vertices of a triangle in the axial view,

the main arm includes a bent portion,

the hinge causes the door to move parallel to itself between a closed position and an open position,

a mounting portion of the main arm on which a connecting bar is mounted is placed on a door side of the main arm, and the center of the mounting portion in a width direction thereof is placed on the second shaft side relative to the center between the first shaft of the main arm and the second shaft of the main arm in a front view of the door in a state where the door is in the closed position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2021
From: TOMIZAWA, KENJI; NIIMI, RYO
To: SUGATSUNE KOGYO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056024/0584 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-198999 · Oct 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210381291A1 · Dec 9, 2021
Cited By (1)
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