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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Markus Herper, Mühltal, DE;
Markus Herper, Mühltal, DE;
Mepla-Werke Lautenshlaeger GmbH & Co., KG, Reinheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a multi-link hinge () for hinging a door leaf () to the body of a piece of furniture with a body fitting which may be fixed to the support wall () of the body and a door leaf fitting () connected to the above by means of a joint mechanism. The support wall fitting, embodied as an extended support arm is arranged on a fitting plate () which may be fixed to the support wall of the body and coupled to the door leaf fitting, embodied as a hinge cup fitted in a recess in the back face of the door leaf (), by means of the joint mechanism, embodied with two joint arms () each connected to one of the fittings such as to pivot. A damping device acts on a support wall side hinge piece, for example the body fitting () or the fixing plate () and one of the joint arms (), at least during a locking part of the pivoting motion of said joint arm on a closing or opening motion of the door leaf fitting ().