A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a door rotatably connected to the cabinet by a hinge; and a door opening device for opening the door. The door opening device includes a driving motor and a push member configured to move in the forward/backward direction. The push member includes a first end portion positioned close to the front surface of the cabinet and a second end portion positioned on the opposite side of the first end portion. The cabinet includes a cabinet side wall positioned close to the hinge. The door includes a door side wall positioned close to the hinge. When the door is closed, the horizontal distance between the first end portion and the cabinet side wall or the door side wall is smaller than the horizontal distance between the second end portion and the cabinet side wall or the door side wall.

A door hinge comprising: a frame mount configured to be mounted to a door frame which is disposed about a doorway; and a door mount configured to be mounted to a door which is to selectively close off the doorway; wherein the door mount is pivotally connected to the frame mount about an axis of rotation, and further wherein the door hinge is configured such that when the frame mount is mounted to a door frame, and when the door mount is mounted to a door, the axis of rotation of the door hinge is disposed outwards of the point of attachment of the door hinge to the door frame, and laterally outboard of the doorway.

A powered actuator includes a leadscrew as an extensible member connected to a closure, such as a vehicle side door, and is configured to move linearly for opening or closing the closure. The first powered actuator also includes a gearbox having a gearbox housing, the gearbox configured to apply a force to the extensible member for causing the extensible member to move linearly. One or more sealing assembly seals the gearbox housing as the extensible member translates linearly. A gearbox housing may include apertures on opposite sides thereof, with one aperture facing a shut face and the other aperture facing an inner cavity of the closure. The extensible member may be sealed at each aperture relative to the gearbox housing. One sealing assembly may be fixed at an aperture, with the extensible member translating therethrough.

A retention assembly may comprise a motor assembly and a self-locking worm drive coupled thereto. A cam may be fixed to a worm gear of the worm drive. The retention assembly may further comprise an actuation shaft including a follower. The actuation shaft may be displaceable over a displacement range via rotation of the cam. The retention assembly may further comprise a securement member with a securement member follower, the securement member coupled to a portion of the actuator shaft. The retention assembly may further comprise a housing cam included as part of the retention assembly housing and against which the securement member follower may be biased. The securement member may be in an open state when the actuation shaft is in a first position. The securement member may swing outward to a retaining position as the actuation shaft is moved to a second position.

To provide improved sealing of slidable facade components, a hardware (10) for a slidable facade component is provided. The hardware comprises a guide pin arrangement (12) for the slidable facade component with at least two guide pins (18a) for a first side of the slidable facade component and at least two guide pins (18b) for a second side of the slidable facade component opposite the first side. Furthermore, an actuating rod arrangement (14) for transmitting an actuating force is provided with a first actuating rod (20a) for the first side of the slidable facade component and a second actuating rod (20b) for the second side of the slidable facade component. Further provided is an actuating device (16) coupled to the drive rod assembly for transmitting the actuating force to the first and second drive rods with an actuation. The guide pins are each designed as eccentric bearing pins (22) with an eccentrically arranged axis of rotation (24) for rotatable attachment to the slidable facade component and are provided for engagement with a guide groove arrangement (26) arranged in the frame area. The eccentric bearing pins are each coupled to one of the drive rods via a coupling element (28) and are rotatable via a longitudinal movement of the drive rods. With the eccentric bearing pins supported in the guide groove arrangement, the slidable facade component can be moved transversely to the guide direction in order to cause the slidable facade component to be pressed against a fixed frame region transversely to the guide direction.

Door operator systems include the use of an adaptor. The adaptor may be utilized to operatively couple separate door operator assemblies together in a double door operator system. The adaptor includes control components (e.g., switches, buttons, toggles, or levers) that are used to turn the door operator system on and off. While the adaptor may be used to operatively couple two separate door operator assemblies together to form a double door operator system, the adaptor may also be used within a single door operator system. Furthermore, with respect to double door operator systems, the system may also utilize a back plate assembly formed from two or more separate back plates (e.g., two or more back plate portions).

A drainage cap includes: a body part configured to be inserted to a drainage outlet; and a flange part provided at the body part, and including a notch and an opposing part at a peripheral portion of the flange part, the opposing part being configured to face a peripheral portion of the drainage outlet.

A door opening and closing apparatus includes a rail module including: a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction; a drive device mounted on the rail member; and a supporting member coupled to a closing cable a part of which is wound around the rotating drum and that is hung on a closing inversion member and an opening cable a part of which is wound around the rotating drum and that is hung on an opening inversion member. The rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body. An outer diameter of the rotating drum of the drive device is made smaller than a maximum diameter of a deceleration mechanism for making the rotating drum rotate forward and backward.

A protection device for a door leaf for a motor vehicle includes a main body, a follower portion and a suspension element. The main body has a fastening side for fastening the main body to the door leaf and a sealing side opposite the fastening side. Furthermore, the main body comprises a first outer portion and a second outer portion. The first outer portion and the second outer portion run between the sealing side and the fastening side. The follower portion is arranged on the sealing side. The suspension element movably connects the follower portion to the main body and is designed to cause an evasive movement of the follower portion away from the fastening side in response to an application of force to the first outer side.

A pneumatic door closer includes a rotary energy-storing mechanism including a housing and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a cylinder, a second piston assembly and a sealing element, the sealing element is in an air tight connection with the cylinder and the second piston assembly, to form a closed space filled with high pressure gas in the cylinder. The second piston assembly drives the closed space into a first air chamber and a second air chamber in communication with each other. The driving mechanism also includes a first piston assembly connected to the second piston assembly. The pneumatic door closer also includes a transmission mechanism having one end received in the housing and another end connected to the door frame.