COUNTERBALANCED DOOR SYSTEM FOR A STORAGE CABINET

摘要

A storage unit (10) includes a counterbalanced door arrangement (22). The counterbalanced door arrangement has an upper door (30) between pivoting arm s (28), in combination with a lower door 34 between pivoting arms (32). A link (27) is interconnected between the upper and lower arms, for providing synchronous movement of the upper and lower doors between open and closed positions. A counterbalancing member (52,84) urges the upper and lower doors open. The counterbalancing member may be a spring (52) which provides an assist when moving the upper and lower doors toward their open positions, an d which functions to retain the upper and lower doors open. When the upper and lower doors are closed, the weight of the upper door (30) and a forward portion of the upper arms (28) is operable to overcome the biasing force of the spring (52), to maintain the upper and lower doors closed.