Wide opening angle hinge for kitchen cabinets - has main pivoted cranked lever and two pivoted cranked levers

摘要

This wide opening angle hinge is used for cabinets which house refrigerators and other kitchen equipment. This hinge is compact and it does not prevent fitting of standard size equipment into cabinets. The door panel is rotated through half a full turn into the closed position. The hinge main cranked lever is pivoted by its end in the hinge housing in the door panel. The other end is pivoted on two cranked levers whose free ends are pivoted in the hinge housing in the fixed part of the cabinet. On opening, the door is at first moved away from the cabinet and is then rotated.