Hinge for cover of a cooking appliance box

摘要

The hinge has its axis (5) mounted in a bearing (9) on the housing of the appliance, and two coil springs (11) each having one end (13) attached to the lid and the other end (14) fixed to the housing. The opening movement is braked in its final stages by a preferably one-piece plastic cylinder whose enlarged ends (22a,22b) enclose the springs. The fixed end of each spring is taken through a braking slot (28) formed in the wall of the cylinder so as to exert a force tending to reduce the tension as the lid approaches the fully open position.