A thermally releasable fastening element, in particular for fastening a door actuator, includes a base body, which is designed to be inserted into a recess or a number of aligned recesses, a core inserted into the base body, at least partially made of a shape memory material, wherein the base body has an unstable area, which is stabilized by the core, and wherein the core is designed to withdraw at least partially from the unstable area upon thermal activation of the shape memory material.

A hood assembly for a motor vehicle includes a hood, a hinge with a first arm, and a pin fixed to the first arm in a projecting manner along a mounting axis and a second arm of the hood hinged to the first arm around a hinge axis, a structural member fixed to the pin and provided with a hole axially receiving the pin along the mounting axis, wherein the hinge axis and the mounting axis lie respectively on a first plane and on a second plane parallel to one another, and wherein a projection of the hinge axis onto the second plane is orthogonal to the mounting axis .

A bracket (102) for mounting a pulley (42a) of a window regulator assembly (30) to a carrier 18a of a closure panel (14) of a vehicle (10), the bracket comprising: a body (106) having a first portion (108) and a second portion (110); a pulley aperture (100a) in the first portion, the pulley aperture having a pulley rotation axis (100b); a connection aperture (104a) in the second portion, the connection aperture having a connection axis, such that the connection axis and the pulley rotation axis are non-concentric; wherein a first fastener (100) is used connect the pulley to the pulley aperture and a second fastener (104) is used to connect the bracket to the carrier.

A retrofit module configured for use with a door closer having a pinion. The retrofit module generally includes a case, an output shaft, a motor, and a control assembly. The output shaft is rotatably mounted in the case, and is configured for rotational coupling with the pinion. The motor is mounted to the case, and is operable to rotate the output shaft in a door-opening direction. The control assembly is mounted to the case, and is configured to operate the motor to drive the output shaft in the door-opening direction in response to an actuating signal.

A sliding closet door assembly comprises a first door panel (22a); and a door frame assembly comprising at least a first side edge strip arrangement, a second side edge strip arrangement, a top edge strip arrangement, and a bottom edge strip arrangement configured to define a door frame (20) extending in a door frame plane, the door frame (20) being adapted to receive and hold said first door panel (22a), wherein the door frame (20) is configured to receive said first door panel (22a) in a door panel insertion direction (T) transversal to the door frame plane.

In an embodiment an over slam bumper device includes a bracket part having one end protruding toward an inside of a tailgate of a vehicle and the other end protruding toward a rear bumper or a vehicle body of the vehicle and fixable to the tailgate and a bumper part inserted into the bracket part and protruding toward the rear bumper or the vehicle body, wherein the bracket part has a hollow shape and includes a first bracket protruding toward the inside of the tailgate and a second bracket protruding toward the outside of the tailgate and having an inner wall on which a screw thread is formed, wherein the bumper part has a hollow shape and includes a coupling portion inserted into the second bracket and having an outer wall on which a screw thread is formed, a deformable portion integrally extending from the coupling portion toward the outside of the tailgate and configured to be compressed and deformed when an external force is applied and a contact portion integrally extending from the deformable portion toward the outside of the tailgate and configured to come into direct contact with the rear bumper or the vehicle body when the tailgate is closed, and wherein the bumper part is inserted into the second bracket.

A corner fitting for a door element to be disposed on a center of rotation or an axis, including first and second fitting elements, which, at least sectionwise, each include a locating portion for the abutment against the door element, and are interconnectable while restraining the door element in a restraining area. The fitting elements delimit the restraining area, including at least one attaching unit for reliably clamping the door element between the fitting elements. The attaching unit includes first attaching means, disposed at the first fitting element and/or at the second fitting element, and second attaching means, disposed at the second fitting element and/or at the first fitting element. The attaching means are non-positively and/or positively interconnected. The first attaching means includes an engagement area, into which the second attaching means acts, wherein the engagement area extends at least partially into the restraining area via the locating.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an outer case forming an external appearance and a storage compartment, a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet to open or close the storage compartment, an installation bracket coupled to the outer case inside the outer case, a door opening device installed in the installation bracket outside the outer case and including a push member for opening or closing the refrigerator door, and a buffer member disposed a coupling portion between the door opening device and the installation bracket.

The present invention relates to a damping system for closets with sliding doors (2) comprising: a damping device (1) and an actuating element (3), wherein the damping device (1) can be fitted in the upper guide (2a) of a door (2) through deformation of flanges (7) of respective supporting parts (5, 6) of said damping device (1) to allow the damping device (1) to be secured in the closet itself and to allow said damping device (1) to slide driven by the actuating element (3) during the relative movement between both; or the element actuating element (3) can be fitted in the upper guide (2a) of the door (2) through deformation of flanges (3c) of said actuating element (3), which allows it to be secured and to slide driven by the damping device (1) during the relative movement between both.

In an aspect, a vehicular door hinge is provided and includes a door-hinge component that is configured to mount to a vehicle door and a body-hinge component that is configured to mount to a vehicle body. The door hinge component is pivotally mounted to the body hinge component. A first one of the door- and body-hinge components is made from folded sheet metal and has a fold. Each of the door- and body-hinge components has a stop surface that is engageable with the stop surface on the other of the door- and body-hinge components to limit relative pivoting movement between the door- and body-hinge components. The stop surface on the first of the door- and body-hinge components is at the fold.