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 arms (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, and 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.