An apparatus for mounting a bifold door panel, and allowing the panel to run on a track. The apparatus has a trolley that runs within the track and a vertical elongate member that is axially movable relative to the trolley. A hinge or hinge portion is mounted on the elongate member, and a first support is disposed between the trolley and the hinge or hinge portion. The first support functions to support the hinge or hinge portion against a compression force arising from the bifold door panel when the apparatus is mounted on a top region of the panel. A second support is disposed at or toward the terminus of the elongate member and distal to the trolley. The second support functions to support the hinge or hinge portion against a compression force arising from the bifold door panel mounted thereon when mounted on a bottom region of the panel.

The invention relates to a hinge for a door or a window, comprising: a frame hinge part (1), which can be mounted on a frame and which has a mounting portion (2) and a cylindrical receiving bush (3); a leaf hinge part (4), which can be mounted on the leaf and which has a mounting portion (5) and a hinge strap (6); anda shaft element (7), which articulatedly connects the two hinge parts (1, 4) arranged one over the other in the vertical direction and which has a shaft pin portion (8) insertable into the receiving bush (3) and a portion located at the opposite end with a socket (10) for the hinge strap (6); wherein the hinge strap (6) can be moved within the socket (10) in the shaft element (7) perpendicularly to the direction of the longitudinal axis by means of an adjustment device (11) In the socket (10), each of at least one clamping piece (12), preferably two clamping pieces (12), is connected to the shaft element (7) by means of an associated connecting element (13). Each clamping piece (12) has an undercut extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the shaft element (7), and each undercut engages with an associated groove (14) in the hinge strap (6), the groove being undercut inversely correspondingly. Each clamping piece (12) can be moved between a clamping position and a release position by means of the connecting element (13).

A hinge device for adjusting a position of a door, includes a first member attached to a main body, a second member rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the first member, a returner adapted to return the second member to a predetermined position, a base attachable to the door to be swingable about the rotation axis with respect to the second member, and a position adjusting member allowing an angle formed between the second member and the base around the rotation axis to be adjusted.

A door hinge assembly includes a first part with a first knuckle, a second part with a second knuckle, and a pin. The pin pivotably extends through the first knuckle and fixedly extends through the second knuckle. A first adjustment member threadedly connected to the first inner threaded portion in the first knuckle to move the pin and the second part up and down. A sleeve is mounted to the second knuckle and has a slot in which the second leaf is inserted. The first part has an index area which is located corresponding to the lower end of the sleeve to indicate the axial distance that the door hinge assembly is made. A cover unit is connected to the second leaf. A second adjustment member threadedly extends through the second leaf and adjusts the door hinge assembly back and forth.

A hinge assembly for a flood gate comprises support means (1) provided with a first projecting portion (5); a hinge housing (9) having a base plate (11) formed with an aperture (13) for receiving the first projecting portion (5) of the support means (1), with a second projecting portion (21), and with a third projecting portion (15) provided with an aperture (13) receiving a hinge pin. Adjusting means (27, 28) acts between the first and second projecting portions (5,21) and threadingly engages with one thereof. The adjusting means (27,28), the support means (1), and the hinge housing (9) are configured such that rotation of the adjusting means (27,28) in one direction causes movement of the hinge housing (9) relative to the support means (1) in a first direction and such that rotation of the adjusting means (27,28) in the other direction causes movement of the hinge housing (9) relative to the support means (1) in a second direction opposite to the first axial direction. Hinge arm adjusting means (31) is threadingly mounted in the third projecting portion (15) such that rotation of the adjusting means (31) in one direction moves the adjusting means (27,28) in a third direction and rotation of the adjusting means (31) in the other direction moves the adjusting means (31) in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction. The hinge arm adjusting means (31) is adapted in use to engage with a hinge arm (37) so as to raise or lower the height of the hinge arm (37) within the hinge housing (9), the third and fourth directions being perpendicular to the first and second directions.

A refrigerator including a hinge assembly that enables a door to selectively slide and pivot. A refrigerator includes a main body, a storeroom arranged inside the main body. The refrigerator includes a door configured to open and close the storeroom, and a hinge assembly configured to support the door to be able to slide and pivot. The hinge assembly includes a hinge body combined with the door and configured to move back and forth in a front-back direction. The hinge assembly includes a first stopper configured to prevent pivoting of the door if the door is able to slide. The hinge assembly includes a second stopper configured to prevent sliding of the door if the door is able to pivot.

A panel carriage hanger slidable along a track and having a body, rollers attached to the body to allow the body to travel along the track and a cylindrical bore in the body. The cylindrical bore has a lip including a plurality of castellations. The panel carriage hanger includes an anti-rotating sleeve inserted into the cylindrical bore, the castellations of the anti-rotating sleeve are mateable with the castellations of the cylindrical bore. The anti-rotating sleeve is movable from a first position in the bore where the anti-rotating sleeve can rotate in the bore and a second position in the bore where the castellations of the anti-rotating sleeve and the castellations of the cylindrical bore mate such that the anti-rotating sleeve cannot rotate. The panel carriage hanger includes a biasing mechanism providing a force to the anti-rotating sleeve to mate the castellations of the anti-rotating sleeve with the castellations of the cylindrical bore, a panel attachment mechanism and a rod passing through the anti-rotating sleeve, the second end of the rod supported at the second end of the cylindrical bore by a rod support member. The rod has a keyed portion mating with the keyed portion of the anti-rotating sleeve wherein rotating the rod adjusts the distance between the rod support and the panel attachment mechanism.

An adjustable hinge includes a first body, a second body, and an adjustment mechanism. The first body and the second body are each configured to secure to a mounting edge of a door panel. The first and second bodies are pivotally coupled to each other. The adjustable hinge has a closed position in which the first body and the second body are configured to support the first and second door panels such that an inside face of each door panel is coplanar with the other and an open position in which the inside faces are opposed to one another. The adjustment mechanism is disposed in the first body or the second body and is configured to increase or decrease a gap defined between the mounting edge of the first door panel and the mounting edge of the second door panel when the adjustable hinge is in the closed position.

A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet having an opening and a first hinge structure. The refrigerator includes a door including a second hinge structure that is movably connected to the first hinge structure. A height adjustment lever operably interconnects the first and second hinge structures. Movement of the lever in a first direction causes the door to move upwardly, and movement of the lever in a second direction causes the door to move downwardly. A stop limits movement of the height adjustment lever in at least one of the first and second directions. The lever is preferably movable by hand, such that tools are not required to adjust the door height/position.

A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet with a door positioned at the front of the cabinet. The refrigerator appliance also includes a hinge having a hinge bracket coupled to the cabinet. The hinge bracket includes a lateral plate. A pivot pin is received in the lateral plate. The door is rotatably coupled to the pivot plate. A lateral surface of the door is spaced apart from the lateral plate of the hinge bracket along the vertical direction by a height. An adjustable spacer is positioned between the lateral plate of the hinge bracket and the lateral surface of the door to adjust the height. The adjustable spacer includes a rotatable washer and a fixed washer abutting the rotatable washer. The rotatable washer includes a first inclined engagement surface and a second inclined engagement surface. The fixed washer includes a third inclined engagement surface and a fourth inclined engagement surface.