US 12,110,731 B2
Soft self-close door damper
Eric Long, Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to Safran Cabin Inc., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Filed by SAFRAN CABIN INC., Huntington Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/874,922.
Application 17/874,922 is a continuation of application No. 16/341,031, granted, now 11,447,998, previously published as PCT/US2019/025148, filed on Apr. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/651,612, filed on Apr. 2, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356741 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E05F 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); E05F 5/00 (2017.01)
CPC E05F 5/025 (2013.01) [B64C 1/1407 (2013.01); E05F 5/003 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/24 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/502 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door damper assembly comprising:
a housing,
a damper disposed within the housing, wherein the damper includes a fixed end and a movable end,
a carriage assembly, wherein the movable end of the damper is secured to the carriage assembly, wherein the carriage assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position,
a claw assembly mounted on and pivotably attached to the carriage assembly, wherein the claw assembly is movable with the carriage assembly between the closed position and the open position, wherein the claw assembly is movable relative to the carriage assembly between a non-toggle position and a toggle position, and wherein the claw assembly includes a pin receiving space defined therein that defines a claw axis that is generally vertical when the claw is in the non-toggle position, and wherein the claw axis is not vertical when the claw assembly is in the toggle position wherein the claw assembly includes a claw assembly protrusion protruding outwardly therefrom, wherein the claw assembly protrusion is received in a claw assembly slot defined in the housing, wherein the claw assembly slot includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the claw assembly slot is straight and the second portion of the claw assembly slot is curved, and
a spring positioned to bias the carriage assembly to the closed position.