The present invention pertains to the technological sector of household items and refers, more specifically, to a passive safety device applied to doors in order to prevent them, when closing unexpectedly, from causing accidents to body parts of humans or animals. Since the safety devices applied for this purpose present the obstacle of being removed or disarmed when the user wishes to close the door (7), the present invention presents a passive combination (1) endowed with rod (2) and fastening element (4) that should be attached to the handle (5) present on the door (7) in such a way as to move together with it (5). This causes the rod (2) endowed or not with a stop (3) to stand between the door (7) and the frame (6) passively in order to prevent the unexpected closing of the door and preserve the security space (8) preventing body parts of people or animals from being crushed.

A door driving device includes a driving unit driving a door that opens and closes an entrance of a vehicle having a door case, and a control unit controlling the driving unit such that the door moves with a discontinuous acceleration during a period from when the door starts to open to when the door moves at a constant speed in an opening direction in which the door is retracted into the door case.

This open-close body driving motor includes: a motor main body; a driving circuit; and a control circuit that adjusts driving power using PWM control and controls an operation mode of the open-close body to be changeable through the motor main body. The control circuit includes a PWM control unit, and a catch processing unit that determines catching by the open-close body and performs a catch process. When an operation command of the open-close body is created in a state in which a catch prevention function is not operated, the PWM control unit of the control circuit vibrates the motor main body in an audible range, such that the motor main body performs a sound-emitting operation, by including the frequency of the audible range in the control frequency for the PWM control before or during an operation of the open-close body, the operation being based on the operation command.

A retractable arm device, system, and method with a locking mechanism for preventing items placed in a device or receptacle from getting stuck, damaged, or torn. The retractable arm includes an inner tube, a pawl, and an outer tube surrounding the inner tube. The inner tube slides within the outer tube and the pawl preventing the retractable arm from moving into an extended position under particular conditions. The retractable arm may be placed in a receptacle for items to prevent the door from being reopened before the door is fully closed.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-link hinge device in which any one of a plurality of links connecting a plurality of levers to each other may serve as a link and at the same time serve as a cover, thereby preventing a finger or the like from being caught in a space between the plurality of levers in advance when the door is opened or closed.

An entrapment detection sensor that detects entrapment caused by an opening/closing body includes an anode sensor electrode and a cathode sensor electrode. The anode sensor electrode is set on the opening/closing body at a location where entrapment caused by the opening/closing body occurs. The cathode sensor electrode is set on the opening/closing body at a location spaced apart by a gap from the anode sensor electrode. The entrapment detection sensor detects a charged object that approaches the anode sensor electrode as an entrapment subject and cancels detection of the charged object that approaches the cathode sensor electrode.

A vehicle door system includes a vehicle door and electrically-powered linear and rotary actuators. The vehicle door system also includes a pinch sensor. Upon receiving an open door command, a controller actuates the linear actuator and then actuates the rotary actuator to open the door. The controller also actuates the linear actuator to prevent closing of the door if the pinch-sensor detects an object in a door opening. The controller actuates the rotary actuator to close the door upon receiving a close door command.

An item of furniture includes a first furniture part, a second furniture part, and at least two furniture hinges for pivotally connecting the first furniture part and the second furniture part. The furniture hinges are spaced from each other along a longitudinal direction of the furniture parts, and a gap is formed between the first furniture part and the second furniture part. A cover portion extends at least between the first furniture hinge and the second furniture hinge so that the gap can be at least partially covered. The first furniture part and the second furniture part can be moved by the at least two furniture hinges into a position in which the first furniture part and the second furniture part are aligned substantially coplanar relative to one another. The cover portion, in the coplanar position, is substantially fully covered by the first furniture part and/or the second furniture part.

A refrigerator is provided herein. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a compartment. A door is configured to seal the compartment and is operable between open and closed positions. A hinge assembly is operably coupled to the cabinet and to the door. The hinge assembly includes a first link coupled to the cabinet. A second link is pivotable about the first link. A third link is pivotable about the second link and a fourth link. The fourth link is further coupled to the door. A fifth link is pivotable about the second link and the fourth link. A sixth link is pivotable about an intermediate portion of the fifth link and the first link. The sixth link is disposed through a void defined by the fifth link.

A finger protection device (S) includes a housing (2), a first fastener strip (4) and a web (1), wherein the housing can be fastened to a door frame (R), or to a door leaf (F), such that, when the device is used as intended, the web (1) covers a gap between the door leaf (F) and the door frame (R). A second fastener strip (3) can be connected to the first fastener strip (4) in order to tension the web (1) between the housing (2) and first fastener strip (4). The second fastener strip (3) can be hooked in the first fastener strip (4) in order to tension the web (1).