A damper element for damping a translational movement of a component and for causing the component to stop at a stop position includes a housing, a carrier displaceably supported in the housing for movement in a translational direction, and a damper part for damping the translational movement. The damper part has a first end connected to the housing and a second end pivotably connected to the carrier, the carrier is pivotable about a pivot axis perpendicular to the translation direction between a first position and a second position, and the damper element further includes at least one spring biasing the carrier toward the first position.

An automatic door stopping-closing device comprises a cylinder with a connecting rod, one end of which is connected to a door; a bracket assembly on the door frame, comprising a hook connected with the other end of the rod, a movable lug cooperated with the hook, and a pull rod cooperated with the movable lug, wherein the pull rod and the hook can be engaged or disengaged. After the door is opened, the door can be kept open securely through the cooperation between the hook and the movable lug; and the door can be closed automatically by a slight push, through the cooperation between two of the hook, the movable lug and the pull rod. The automatic door stopping-closing device holds the door open without external force after the door is opened, and closes the door automatically after a slight push.

A completely hidden impact-free gently positioned door opening and closing structure for a shower room is disclosed. The door opening and closing structure for the shower room comprises a movable door piece, a rail assembly, pulley assemblies and a flexible closer assembly, wherein the rail assembly comprises a rail having a sliding channel disposed therein, each of the pulley assemblies comprises a pulley base fixed on the movable door piece and a pulley mounted on the pulley base, and the pulley is rollably disposed in the sliding channel; wherein the flexible closer assembly is fixed to the movable door piece, and movably disposed in the sliding channel; the flexible closer assembly comprises a fixing support and flexible closers provided with bayonets, and the flexible closers are fixed on the fixing support; and the rail assembly also comprises positioning elements matched with the flexible closers.

Door drive for a door of a building with a door panel supported pivotably in a fixed door frame about a vertical door axis, in door hinges, with a main drive and an auxiliary drive.

The output of the drive unit of the auxiliary drive is or can be coupled to the slider and/or slide arm of the main drive via a coupling device connected in between in order to act on the slider and/or slide arm of the main drive at least in an end phase of the closing process and/or at least an initial phase of the opening process.

The present disclosure relates to a sliding door arrangement comprising at sliding door (1), the sliding motion of which is guided by a rail (7). A braking device (15) is attached to the door, and a collector device (17), attached to the rail. The braking device interacts with the collector device to brake the sliding motion of the door when the door approaches an end position. The collector device comprises a base portion (19), attached to the rail, and an arm portion (21) connected to the base portion by means of a hinge (23). A biasing spring (37) is connected to the base and arm portions to urge the arm portion towards the attachment surface, and an adjustment screw (41), attached to the arm portion (21), rests on the rail, such that adjusting the screw pivots the arm portion at the joint. This provides for an accurate adjustment of the collector device.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, a door rotatably connected to the cabinet to open and close the storage compartment, and a damper configured to provide a damping force to resist the movement of door as the door rotates in a closing direction, the damping force including a first damping force having a first magnitude and a second damping force having a second magnitude that is less than the first magnitude.

A door assembly of a vehicle includes a first door panel movable at least partially across a door opening from a first side of the door opening toward a second side of the door opening, a second door panel spaced apart from the first door panel and movable at least partially across the door opening from the first side toward the second side. A first magnetic element is located at the first door panel and a second magnetic element is located at the second door panel. The second magnetic element is interactive with the first magnetic element such that moving of the first door across the door opening causes movement of the second door panel across the door opening.

Disclosed is a low profile, adjustable, soft close hinge comprised of a hinge cup pivotally connected to a hinge body via a hinge arm and a hinge link in a four-bar linkage arrangement. A spring biases the hinge to a closed position. The hinge body is adjustably connected to an inner frame with an overlay adjustment screw and depth adjustment cam. The inner frame releasably connects the hinge body to a mounting plate. A stop bracket is adjustably and slidably connected to the hinge body by a cam. The adjustable position of the stop bracket relative to the hinge body determines the point at which the damping functionality of a damper begins during a hinge closing movement. A linkage sub-assembly pivotally connects the damper to the hinge link.

A hinge for leaves of furniture and the like, which comprises a fixed part which is shaped to be inserted in a seat provided within the thickness of an upper or lower wall of a piece of furniture and a moveable part which can be connected to a leaf of the piece of furniture, the fixed part and the moveable part being mutually connected so as to oscillate by way of an articulation system which comprises at least one articulation axis and a rocker, the hinge further comprising elastic elements for closing the hinge which are functionally connected to the at least one rocker, and a deceleration device which is adapted to decelerate at least part of the closing and/or opening motion of the hinge, the deceleration device being actuated by actuation elements which are entirely concealed within the fixed part of the hinge.

A retraction device includes an entrainment member to be releasably coupled to the movable furniture part, and a spring device for applying a force to the entrainment member in a direction opposite to an extension direction of the entrainment member. The spring device can be tensioned in the extension direction of the entrainment member by a spring holder separate from the entrainment member. A coupling device can couple a movement between the entrainment member and the spring holder, and can vary the distance of a fastening location of the spring device relative to the entrainment member upon extending the entrainment member towards the extension direction. The coupling device includes a control element having a longitudinal axis extending in the extension direction. To vary the distance between the fastening location and the entrainment member, the control element pivots about the longitudinal axis upon extending the entrainment member towards the extension direction.