A laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of a detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving portion, wherein the detergent insert door includes a bracket coupled to the front opening portion to allow a detergent inlet formed on a front surface thereof to communicate with the front opening portion, and including a hinge receiving portion; a cover inserted into the hinge receiving portion and coupled to the bracket; a shaft damper coupled to a hinge shaft at one side of the bracket; and an elastic member supported by the bracket and the cover.

A hinge (1) attaches between two elements (4) in a deployable structure. The hinge (1) includes support members (2) for attaching to or forming part of the elements (4). The hinge (1) also includes two gears (8) in mesh with each other, each gear (8) attached to a support member (2), with the gears (8) rotating about parallel axes. The hinge also includes a tape spring (16) attached to and extending between the support members (2). The tape spring (16), when extended longitudinally, lies substantially in a plane parallel to the axes of the gears. The tape spring (16) is arranged to actuate the hinge from a folded configuration towards an extended configuration. The hinge (1) also includes a retaining member (18) attached to the gears (8) and/or the support members (2). The retaining member (18) is arranged to restrict the separation of the gears (8) in a direction extending between the axes of the gears.

A furniture hinge includes an arm member, a casing, an inner link, an outer link, and a resilient device. The arm member includes at least one wall. The at least one wall includes a first mounting structure. The casing can be opened and closed with respect to the arm member. Each of the inner link and the outer link has two end portions respectively and pivotally connected to the arm member and the casing via shafts. The resilient device provides a resilient force acting between the casing and the arm member and includes a second mounting structure to be mounted to the first mounting structure.

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.

A shower door hinge assembly includes a mount, an upper member, a lower member, a body, a plurality of gears, and a stop member. The mount is configured to be coupled to a fixed structure. The upper member is coupled to an upper portion of the mount, and the lower member is coupled to a lower portion of the mount. The body is rotatably coupled to the mount and is configured to be coupled to a pivotable shower door, wherein the body includes an inner wall having a plurality of splines defining a ring gear. The plurality of gears are disposed in the body and are configured to permit relative rotational movement between the body and the upper and lower members. The stop member is removably coupled between the inner wall of the body and one or more gears of the plurality of gears, and is configured to be selectively removed from, and repositioned within, the body to set a rotational endpoint for a pivotable shower door.

A furniture hinge includes an arm member, a casing, an inner link, an outer link, and a resilient device. The arm member includes at least one wall. The at least one wall includes a first mounting structure. The casing can be opened and closed with respect to the arm member. Each of the inner link and the outer link has two end portions respectively and pivotally connected to the arm member and the casing via shafts. The resilient device provides a resilient force acting between the casing and the arm member and includes a second mounting structure to be mounted to the first mounting structure.

A spaceborne antenna for a satellite may include antenna sections for the satellite, and at least one rolling flex hinge rotatably coupling first and second antenna sections together and permitting rotation between a stored position and a deployed position. The first and second antenna sections may be stacked in the stored position and extended in end-to-end relation in the deployed position. The at least one rolling flex hinge may include a first hinge body coupled to an end of the first antenna section, a second hinge body coupled to an end of the second antenna section, and a flexible strap arrangement coupling the first hinge body and second hinge body together to permit rolling contact therebetween. At least one locking linkage may be coupled between the first and second hinge bodies to lock the first and second hinge bodies when the first and second antenna sections are in the deployed position.

A laundry treating apparatus includes a detergent container receiving portion provided at a lower portion of a body, and provided with a front opening portion to insert a detergent container; and a detergent insert door rotatably provided on a front surface of the detergent container receiving portion to open or close the detergent container receiving portion, wherein the detergent insert door includes bracket coupled to the front opening portion to al low a detergent inlet formed on a front surface thereof to communicate with the front opening portion, and provided with a hinge receiving portion at a lower portion thereof; a cover inserted into the hinge receiving portion and coupled to the bracket to open or close the detergent inlet; a shaft damper coupled to a hinge shaft at one side of the bracket to limit a rotation speed of the cover up to a set angle; and an elastic member supported by the bracket and the cover to provide an elastic force in an opposite direction of rotation when the cover rotates above a set angle based on the bracket.

A hinge and joint for a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. A split frame has upper and lower rim end pieces that bend and extend rearwardly. A vertically-extending hollow shaft is provided on the end of a temple. A spring or springs are positioned laterally between the rim end pieces and the shaft, such that the shaft bears against the spring or springs. A U-shaped housing fits over the exterior top, bottom, and side of the joint and has a pair of aligned slots in top and bottom flanges. A pin is placed through the aligned slots in the housing and the shaft of the temple. Lateral force provided by the spring or springs biases the joint away from the aligned position, and that force, in combination with upper and lower shoulders on the pin, keep the joint and hinge together.