Furniture Door Hinge Damper Adapter for One-Touch Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional door hinge devices for absorbing furniture door closing impacts require excessive force and complexity for assembly and disassembly, posing a workload challenge and safety risk, especially for non-experts.
Innovation Solution
A door hinge device featuring a damper adapter with a fixing hook and clearance hooks, coupled with a covering member having coupling protrusions, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly by reducing the need for strong force application and simplifying the process through a one-touch mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the hook is pressingly pushed into the retaining aperture while abutting against it during assembly, then the damper adapter can be fixedly mounted to the furniture hinge, but excessive force is required and the process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic piece serves as an intermediary element between the hook and the retaining aperture. It mediates the connection by allowing the hook to engage the retaining aperture through elastic deformation, eliminating the need for excessive pressing force while ensuring reliable fixed mounting of the damper adapter to the furniture hinge
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic piece introduces dynamic characteristics to the otherwise static connection. It allows for elastic deformation during assembly and disassembly, enabling the hook to be pushed into and removed from the retaining aperture with minimal force, thereby simplifying the assembly process while maintaining secure mounting
2Reliability
If the hook is lifted upwardly while pulling the damper adapter forwardly during disassembly, then the damper adapter can be separated from the furniture hinge, but excessive force is required and the process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic piece acts as a mediator that stores and releases elastic energy during disassembly. When the hook is pulled forward, the elastic piece deforms and releases stored energy to facilitate the hook's withdrawal from the retaining aperture, enabling easy separation without requiring excessive lifting or pulling force
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic piece provides dynamic response during disassembly by deforming as the hook is pulled and then releasing stored elastic energy to assist in the separation process. This dynamic behavior transforms the disassembly operation from a force-intensive process to a simple pulling motion
3Reliability
If strong force is applied to the damper adapter during assembly, then the hook can be pushed into the retaining aperture, but there is a risk of hand injury for non-experts
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic piece serves as a protective intermediary that absorbs the force applied during assembly. It allows the hook to engage the retaining aperture through controlled elastic deformation, preventing the transmission of excessive force to the user's hand and eliminating the injury risk while ensuring proper mounting
4Reliability
If multiple steps are involved in assembly and disassembly, then the connection can be secure, but the workload increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic piece combines multiple functions into a single element: it guides the hook into the retaining aperture, provides the necessary spring force for engagement, and facilitates easy disassembly. This merging of functions reduces the assembly and disassembly processes to single intuitive actions while maintaining secure connection
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables convenient, low-workload assembly and disassembly, reducing the risk of injury and making the process accessible to non-experts, while maintaining effective impact absorption.
Implementation Method 1
a damper adapter having a built-in fluid damper for absorbing the closing impact of the furniture door
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a door hinge device for absorbing the closing impact of a furniture door, which is adapted to minimize a work load and the number of work processes thereof according to assembly and disassembly thereof through the modification of a retaining structure thereof. The door hinge device includes a furniture hinge 10, a damper adapter 20 and a covering member 30. According to the present invention, since the assembly and disassembly of the door hinge device can be performed in a one-touch manner through the interaction between the damper adapter and the covering member, a convenience of the operation according to the assembly and disassembly of the door hinge device is improved, a work load is reduced, and a safety accident such as injury of hands and the like is prevented.