Motorized hinge

Abstract

A hinge () for connecting a door to a household appliance compartment is described, comprising a fastening bracket () adapted to be fastened to the compartment of said household appliance, a movable support () to rotatably constrain said door to said fastening bracket (), an activating arm () coupled to said fastening bracket (), movement means () adapted to move said activating arm (), said activating arm () comprising a first end portion () adapted to be constrained to said door, and a second end portion () fitted to be coupled to said movement means () to move said activating arm () between an open position (P) of the door and a closed position (P) of the door, said movement means () comprising an electric motor () and reversible connecting means () to couple and decouple selectively said electric motor () and said second end portion (), said hinge () being configured so that when said electric motor () is coupled to said second end portion (), the electric motor () causes the movement of the activating arm (), whereas when said electric motor () is decoupled from said second end portion (), the movement of the first end portion () occurs independently of the electric motor () to allow a user to freely move the door.