The invention relates to a hinge for a domestic appliance for pivotably fastening a lid to a body of the domestic appliance, comprising a first hinge element and a second hinge element, which are pivotably connected to each other and which can be pivoted in relation to each other between an open position and a closed position. The hinge is characterized in that a control lever is rotatably supported on the first hinge element and a control gate is formed on the second hinge element, in which control gate a control pin formed on the control lever is guided, wherein the control gate is shaped in such a way that, during a closing motion of the hinge, an intermediate position is assumed and held until the closing motion is continued to the closed position, whereas the hinge is pivoted to the open position during an opening motion from the closed position. The invention further relates to a domestic appliance, in particular a top-loading washing machine, comprising a body, to which a lid is pivotably fastened by means of at least one such hinge.

A HINGE COMPRISING A PRIMARY SYMMETRICBODY FIXED TO A FRAME, WITH A CENTRAL COUPLING OPENING; A SECOND SYMMETRIC BODY FIXED TO A DOOR, WITH A COUPLING OPENING, UNITED IN BETWEEN THROUGH AN OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM, WHEREIN A TOP ARM, A LOWER ARM, UNITED IN BETWEEN THROUGH A CENTRAL REGULATION SCREW, THE TOP ARM IS ARTICULATED BY A PART TO THE SECOND SYMMETRIC BODY AND DISPLACABLE THROUGH A CHANNEL LOCATED IN THE FIRST SYMMETRIC BODY AND THE LOWER ARM IN AN INVERSE WAY, WITH THE PARTICULARITY THAT BOTH ARMS ARE SHAPED BY ARCHED PIECES, BEING BOTH ARMS ARTICULATED IN BETWEEN THEMSELVES IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH A CROSSING-ZONE AMONG THEMSELVES; A REGULATION OF TM INCLINATION OF THE DOOR'S TOP PART'S SCREW; A REGULATION OF INCLINATION OF THE DOOR'S LOWER PART'S SCREW; A DOOR'S HEIGHT TOP PART REGULATION SCREW, A DOOR'S HEIGHT LOWER PART REGULATION SCREW, A LATERAL REGULATION SCREW, TOP PRISONER SCREW, LOWER PRISONER SCREW AND A DISPLACEMENT CHANNEL.

The invention relates to a spindle drive device comprising a spindle provided with an external thread, a thread engagement element which is in threaded engagement with the external thread of the spindle, a drive assembly having a drive unit which is configured to drive the spindle or the thread engagement element, wherein the spindle or the thread engagement element is connected to at least one connection unit for connecting the spindle drive device to a superordinate assembly that is not part of the spindle drive device.

According to the invention, it is provided that the spindle is a trapezoidal thread spindle made of carbon steel and is heat-treated by means of at least one thermochemical method.

A method of manufacturing a door hinge, which can improve productivity by applying both metal injection molding and additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes: preparing a first mixture of a first metal powder and a first binder, and a second mixture of a second metal powder and a second binder; molding the first mixture into a first body including a first connection member having a first pinhole; molding the first mixture into a second body including a second connection member having a second pinhole to communicate with the first pinhole; arranging the first body and the second body to align the first pinhole and the second pinhole along an axis to form a cavity; forming a pin member with the second mixture in the cavity by adding up droplets of the second mixture in the cavity; and sintering the first body, the second body, and the pin member.

A synchronization rod for furniture drives for the synchronous moving of movable furniture parts, includes a coupling portion for connection to a furniture drive and a synchronization portion along a length of the synchronization rod, more particularly arranged between two opposite coupling portions. The synchronization portion, as seen in a cross-section taken orthogonally to the length, has a first outer contour portion in the form of a circular segment and a further outer contour portion, preferably adjacent to the first outer contour portion, having a geometry in a form that is not a circular segment. The circular segment comprises an angular range of between 250 and 330 and/or an angular range of between 180 and 350, and the further outer contour portion is arranged exclusively on one side of the synchronization rod.

A tamper resistant hasp having: a first member extending between a first inner end and a first outer end, the first member defining a first member outer boundary and has a mounting aperture located within the first member outer boundary; a second member that has: a first portion that extends between a second inner end and a joint end, the second inner end being pivotally coupled to the first inner end, the second member pivots relative to the first member so that in a first pivot position the first portion is against the first member and covers the mounting aperture, and in a second pivot position such that the mounting aperture is uncovered; and a second portion that extends away from the first portion at the joint end to a third end and having a shackle aperture located within the second portion outer boundary.

A dashpot comprising: a closed cylinder cavity and a damper shaft (24) which are rotatable with respect to one another; a piston (47) which is slideable between two extreme positions; and a motion converting mechanism to convert the relative rotation between the cylinder barrel (17) and the damper shaft (24) into a sliding motion of the piston (47). The motion converting mechanism comprises two co-operating screw threads, one (58) being provided on an outer wall of the piston (47) and the other one being provided on an inner wall of the cylinder barrel (17) or on an inner wall of a plastic tubular element fixed to the cylinder barrel. By providing the screw thread (58) on the outside of the piston (47), the diameter of the screw thread (58) is increased thereby increasing its lead and thus causing a higher volume of hydraulic fluid to be displaced during operation of the dashpot.

A pivot sliding door guiding device includes a longitudinal profile with a guiding track and slider, supported on support rollers in a linearly movable manner in the guiding track, and which is connected to a door leaf and transfers a bearing load onto the slider. In the guiding track, convex bearing members extending in the longitudinal direction are disposed, on which support rollers of the slider with, in each case, peripherally extending concave guiding grooves roll and are retained in the transverse direction. The door leaf is connected to the slider whereby a center of gravity acts off-center on the slider in running and transverse directions. The slider has support rollers which serve for the load transfer of the load acting from the door leaf on the slider. The rollers roll on upper and lower convex bearing members, and transfer load of the door leaf via the convex bearing members.

A profile frame system for sliding elements includes a first and second metallic frame profiles, a one-piece insulating support bar made of plastic with a first upper bar plane and a second lower bar plane parallel to the first bar plane. Each bar plane has, on both longitudinal sides, roll-in heads rolled into respective grooves in the first and the second frame profile and thus connect the two frame profiles, wherein in the insulating support bar above the first upper bar plane a snap-in geometry oriented on the longitudinal side is provided, in which a runner is snapped-in. The first upper bar plane is connected to the second lower bar plane with two support struts. These support struts are arranged to diverge from one another at an acute angle , starting from the snap-in geometry in the first upper bar plane and extending towards the second lower bar plane.

A deflection device is for a traction cord of a window lift of a motor vehicle. The deflection device has a cord pulley, which has a circumferential track for the traction cord and a central bearing opening, and a carrier for the cord pulley. A carrier-side journal is provided for rotatably mounting the cord pulley, wherein the cord pulley is ring-shaped and has an internal ring wall surrounding the central bearing opening and an external ring wall having the track. The ring-shaped cord pulley is joined to the journal with a snap-fit assembly.