| 摘要 |
One-way damping systems are provided for dampening the movement of a closure member when the closure member is moved in a first direction toward its opened position such that the closure member is opened at a controlled rate of speed, and for permitting the closure member to be moved in a second direction toward its closed position such that the closure member is able to be closed at an undampened or unrestricted rate of speed. The closure member may include a gear rack (216) integrally moulded therewith, and a rotary damper gear (214) may be movable into engagement with and out of engagement from the gear rack (216) in order to provide the dampened and undampened movement modes. An idler gear (215) or a pair of control arms may be operatively associated with the rotary damper gear (214) so as to ensure proper engagement and disengagement of the rotary damper gear (214) with respect to the gear rack (216). <IMAGE> <IMAGE> |
