Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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ld o~ the ~n~entlon
~rhe inventlon relHt~; to th~ ~pplianee~i f~r h~n~d ,joln~
of f3u3peno~on mamb~r~ arlll, ulore L3pecifically., to the hinl!es,
uoed to connect 6uch str~o tur~l c~orr,ponentf3 a~ door w~ EI E3nd
wir~dow panef~ paI~ts OI' f~lldin~ p~rtion~ ~nd i~r~ou~3 movil~, an~ `
trsrl~orraab1.~ ~t~uc1;ur~, including tho~ u.o~d irl co~tructlor1,
f3ta~e ~cenaIie~, arrhn~efllent o~ 8~ COmP~Irt~t ~P1~n~Iinf~
tech.nical r~nd hou3ehold urtiale~ f~nd th~ R~
?ri.Qr' ~rt
0wn i~ ~ha urt i~3 ll hi~lf~a oompriairl ion~ry ~nd nlo-
~ring p~rtf~, conncct~d. by maan~ oi;' ~lexlb1~ Jll~ints. A ~o~ g
comp~nent rep~ nts ~ sL~I~ing-10a~ed rod ~r~e to mov~ in the
a~iQl directionyjoined w1th the mt)vln,g psrl;~,lby m8E3n8 O~ ~ f1ex1-
l.5 ble joint (~he U.~ Author's ~erti~icata MOJ 4629~ hl3
hinge does rlot proJaat b~yond the ~uspsn~ mc~b~r~, bUt it
ensux~e~ only a turn throu~h 180,~tLarsto suc3~ a h~n~;c ls compl~-
cated ~o produce and h2~3 ~ 11mited stren~,t~l~
KrloYrn are :~lexib1e ,joint~ for connêot~ two qu8~)en~o
;~0 membe:rs, de~c~1bod, ~or ~nst~nce, ln th~3 ~JS pal;~nt~3 21~52
217aX71~ 2~i~421~. 'l'he de~igr. o:f s~id applillncel3 invol~e~ the
u~e o~ hin~ and~1.ever ma~charli ~ms ~or conr~,3~1nB; w~th each othe
joinin~ ~omp~nent~, ~t~ched to the auspen~lan meraber~. Hsrai.n
s . in a11 the ~r~OWn aP~ anO9~ Of the tYPe ~L1~3r~ 1~ On1Y One ~Xi8
'~ ~ ~ym~etry, located b~twe~n two part~ of th~ D~eoh~nism ~r~d r u~
nin~ throu~;h the ceIItr~l ~x1e o~ rotQtion, ~nn~cting t~o 1eve.r
- rfhich are pro~ided with ~(ldition~l lev~r~ no~her lanl~th (th~
lTS p~tent~ 213352~, ~56~4 ~16 ) or additiona1 ~1idlng a~l.es ( the
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U~ p~ten~ ~178271), connc~tinK l~v~ with jolning con~ponc~t3
~ith a ~urn OI ~uapen~ion m~mb~rs through ~y an~le, the leveru
protrude beyo~d thd limit~ o~ t,he su~pen~idn ~en~bar~
:rn the k~own hln~e~ joining component~are li~kGd wi. th e~c~
other by four levar3,mounted for movement ln ~he pl~ne os` Joln-
ln~; compo~etlt tur~ and connected by m~an~ of ~lve a:~le3 o~ ro~
t~tion normal t~ the lnd.ic~tcd plane of tLIl~nl In this c~e
complicat~d hin~e-~nd-:lever ~yst~m i~ d~ive~ whi~h require~
to producc the connectin.~ ver~ o~ Qt leaet~ hvo ~iz~ e re-
1(~ li~bllity of ~uch ~ ~y~t~lr~ i3 el~o not hlgh. I ~k~s i3 a r~ult.
of a grea~ nurnber of hinge joint~3 in tha ~y~st~m ~fi~re Rxl~s
c4nnectin~ lcv~srcl with e~oh other and with ~olning coMponent~
Th~r~t4, si~ce l~v~rs p~o~eot bt-3yon~l t;ha 0ll~pe~3$on m~mb~s ht
bho~ t~rn, th~y ~r~ b,ject to b~nding ~I;rai~ und~r the eff`~ct ~,~
of ~3uspension ~embe~ wei~ht, whlt h i~ ~3xtreme~ und~
lt requiroE~ to r~ise the ri~idlty o~ le~era ~1~ther by increA
~ing l;he cro~ ection ~re~ or ~y u3in~ m4re r~gorou~ mRt.eri~
Yor prt~d uc ti oI~ t
'~he main t3r~vlbaok OI' ths d~cribed ~bov0 l~n~es i~ the
~iJ p~s~ibi.l~ty o~:~ only a li~rlited ~clproc~l turn o~ ~uol)eng~ on r~iem-
ber~ d on:Ly 1;o on~ Ride ti~rou~h laO (th~3 US ;p~tents 217~271, .
26`342~6)or throu,~rl ~0 (t~le ll5 patenti 21~280~
q?he fQot that lev~rs ~3how be~orld th~ ~3u~ps~10n ~sm~rs ..
duri.n~ thei~ turn r~duc~ e.~3thetio.imp~ee~ion o~ the hln~e ~Lrld,
~5 Inske~ .it u~ e, er~peci~l.l.y when 1t is nece83~ o mount extra
. Iaver~ irl the middle porl;iun o~ the suspeno1c~ ~mber~ ~or h~vy
: ~ioor win~ or in3t~nce. S1nce,a3 ~ result of ~ la~ne~,peop-
~ ay g~t inJu~ed by protrudin~ p~rt~ of thc ~e~.re,
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Di~c1osure of the Inv~ntlon
The inv~ntion i~ ~a~ed of the ob~ ect to ~ke ~ hing~-an~-
levrdr r~chani33n of u hin~r~ for conn~ctln~ au~p~n~ion mernber~ sc~
a~ ~o en~ure a turll of on3 of the ~u~pen~ion member~ to both 91~'
'j d~s l~r a raciPro~FIL tu~ f ~u3p~n3i~tl mE~Ih~rs t~ 3h 1~0 a~ ` -
a a tU3.`~ ne o.~ ttle ~U3E)en~io~ m~m~ers rel~tlve tO tht~:
otho~ ~hrough 3600 wit~l u L.li.rlirrum ~u-~, 0~ xuct~-a1 el~ erlt~
of th~3 hinge ~d th8ir conn8ction~ ~n~l with no projection OI 1e-
ver~ yond th~ gu9~an~:iorl membe~ at thg tu~n of' the lat ~er,
l ~) thar~1;hrou~h of l~erit~,~ a i~'~;d3iDill ty of self -retu~n of the ~U8-
pen~1on membsrs to t;h0 :Ir~ al pOsitiGn after the aforsin~ica-
l;ed ~urrl o:f the connacte ~ u~pen~ion me~bera,
;~id ob~ect i9 r~:Liza~ ~n the applie~l hinge ~'or su~pen~ion~
~lembq.r~ ~olnp~ nK a ~1(3Xi tJl~ jv.Lrll;, ln~lu~llnc~ e p~lr o~ ~oinin~,
l 5 c:om~qn~nt~ ~ de~i~ned to 1)~ f~3 ttaChl3d to Bpp:L~opri~t9 ~1U~lpanf3101l bor,~ and oonn~ct~d with ~ah other by me~n~ o:~ leve~f3, ~noun-
t;ed ~i th e :~re~dom i:`or reciprocf~l motion ~:n parallel plElnes
~ollxad th3 ~x1e of rotf-~ t1on, ~ix~d o~l tha Jolnln~ compon~nt~,
in aa~c)rdan¢e with th~ 1rlv~rltiorll tt1e lt3va:~8 having a:n eqlla1 :
n~l;h betw0~rl t'-~ir a~cle~ o~ rot~tion.ancl the locu~ o:f point~,
~or~ ln tha co-lrse o~ t~la ~oinln~ component tur~l r~l~ti~e to
~ach ~th~r by the irlt~r~ectLon o~ th~ ion~itudinf~ x~a o:t' th~
3ev~ o:n a plarlf~ p~ral:L~.I. to t~le l)I.arla o~' lsve:r moveaie~lt~)ein~
~n ol~iptical curve.
~?L~ l~lth ~uch ~ deei~xl of the hin~, owing to th~ e~ploy~ nt
of tw~l lev~rf3 with fln ~34UfLl 1~n~,th, ~nsured ~3fJ a turrl ~f~ ~ach
~oinin!g cornp4nen~ to both ~id~s or ~ reciproc~l turn of the join-
i.ng c~;?on~nts th~ough l~30 a~ w2:Ll a3 a turn of on~ the ~u~pen-
oion ~rnbor~ r~lative ~o ths o~her throu~h 3600 w1th no pro~ec~
,~
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~io~ the l~ver~ beyond tho lirnit~ o~ the joinin~ ~ompon~nts~
-$o it 19 evid~nt that the appl:i~d hl~l~e h~s only two l~v~r~3 i
~a ~oux~ ~IX199 of' rotatloTi ~O~' th~ir colm~c~ion wlth the joining
c~penent3, all the axle~ o~ rotuticn bel~ mount~3d wi. thin t31e
5 ~ ing cc~ponent9, ~ e-rea~ tha l~ver~ bein~ al~o within th~
mit~3 of the joinin~ comf)onenta, Thi3 Dro~ote~ an improvernent o~
rell~bill ty and an inc~3a~e in ~tl~en~th of' ths ~pplle~l hin~e
a-Y7 tc oliminatio~ of' a ~endin~ ~t~ain, The fect th~t the lever3
dai IlOt protrude beyond the llmit~ of the Joinln~ comporl~nts irl - :
10 th~ cour9e of their turrl, engure~ a~ ~mprov~m~nt of aa~thcntic i
inlpr~ 3iOn an~l t;he ~ety of sald hirl~;e .
Th~ in~eroection point~ of t~le lev~r I~otation ~;~c~metric
a~0~ ~lth a plan~ parallel -to ~th~ plane of le~ver movenlent can b~ ~
lo~ tad at the vo~t3~ of a ,quadr~ h th~ ~oining compo- :;
15 ~st~l di'~po~od cv~xls~lly, or the~e lnter~ectlvn po~t ts can b~ lo!
ca~6~d ~t the v~rt~x~8 of the ~ and~ ~an~le wi th the joining col~po-
na~lts b~in~ p~r~llel,
Th9:r!e i3 a e,ood re~on to ha~e ~ dl9tance betw~f~n intsrs~c~.
ti~l poirlta of the ~aome~rlc~1 axe3 o~ the lev~r rot~tion axle~
20 I.~ith a pl~na that 1F~ par~llel to that of l~ver movam~nt not le~
th~rl ~he great~B~ 9iZe oY ~ joinir~g compone~t in a pl~ne which
~1~ throu~;h the ~;eom~trical ax~3 wlth th~ ~xl~ of ro ~tion
b~in8 l~a ~gd in thi~ pl~nc,
rrh~ret4 ~ f'rf~adom i'or reciprocal mo~nent~ o~ ~oining com-
25 po~)nt3 i~ en~ur~d.
Thcre 11 a goo~ r~ason to hav~ cOIlY~ curv~d end ~urfaces .of l;he ~oinin~ componant3,facin~s each other, w~:th thoir gan~r~-
~n~ lin~0 bei~g parQllel to the geom0trical a~ cf ths ~otP.
~i~n axle~.
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~ uch a de~ign pro~ld~ ~or m~nimizing t~ara~s~e~3 b~tween
th~ joinine; component~ in a po~ition they ke:e~p~ being ln on~ ~nt~
~me pi~ne ~ith tha deor winF~ clo~ed, for ~atanct~
The irlter~cction of. a con~rt~x cllrv~d ~ur~ce by a pl~ssl~ p~-
rall~l to th~ t of lcvel~ movement: i~ pra~ar~l~ial}y a sen~ elli.p-
se baing a locu3 of point~ ~ form~3d by the in~ ectio~ ol th~ ;
above indit~at2d levt3r lontS~tudinal ax~3 on ~ipl~ne p~rallal to
th~t of: lever movem~ntr
Such ~ desi~n L~rao tically en~3ures ~ com~l~te ab~ence of~ a
cloarRnoe bet~een ~ho suspan~ion membt~r~ in ~ny poBition owin~
to the fe~ ~ibly ideal mllLual g~o~3~ris~al rll~S~in~-in of ths
"oinln~ oomponont ooIlJ u~ated ~Sur~ace~ .
Xn tho v~riant of the hin~a de~igrl in ~Sscord~noe Witsl tha I
inventioni, cach Js~inin~ s~oMpons~nt h~ two eJ.otiY to hou~ ver.~,~
:. 15 ~nd ~ah c~f the ~ots are provlded with rcsl; !~ur~ace~ in opp~
tion to e~ch other and a pair of ~pring~loa~le~ rode with a ~I~ee-~
dom to motre, the ~cf~nt ende of Y~hi~h interElclt with the rH~t ~ur
aces ~f th~ le~rer~.
Th~3 hinge o~ t3uch ~ ~13~i~n ig provided wlth forcdd ~elf-re~
: ~ 2~ turn o~' one o~ the both j;~.nin~ cornponents to the lniti~]. I~~-
1;Lorl a~ 11 a3 wi.th fl ~ f'inite force to h3:Ld th~ BU~pen~iun
membe~ in the clo~d ~ l.tion. ~h~ consid~bly impro~e~ op~-
rati:n.~ ~eatur~s of the applied hin~ and e~:te~s th~ range of
its applic~tion.
'~h~ r~dY are p~e~er~ntially proYided w:L'Fh flan~ and ~:h~
J~lnirJ~, L~ [lly~ slt~ w~.ti, L`G';~t~9~ between the ~ t o~ ~hl~ joi:lin~
o~l~onenta and tha f~ r~ ; of` t}le r~d~ there :;are mounted ~prinl~r,~ ~
E~ch ;loinin~ component i~ ~)ref'~r~rltiPl ly ~rov~ded wi. l;t
Locking mecha~ n for spri.n~-loaded rod~ ag~ t motion.
In ~uch a de~ign the ~u3pen~i.0n m~mb~r3l~re provi.ded with
~lective stoppin~; a~in~ l a epor~taneoue tur~ .~a well a~ w;.t;h
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~d ju~tmen~ o~ the ~f:~ort, requir~d Ior thei~ ,I;urn~
The opring-loaded rod~ ~ra prsfersnti~ pro~id~d wi th
puaher~, ~lexib~y 2ttAche~i to the lr~c~nt ~nd.s. o~ the rod8 f~or
interaction with the lever reRt sur~ce~.
Such a de~i.g~ in~r(~a~e~ relia~illty ~nd ~k~ the prod~,_
tlon E3nd ~ mbly o~ the r~ ?plied hillge s~;mple~ . :
13rief I)e~ariL)tion of.' th~ l[)r2win.ga
Her~31n Q~t~r variou3 v~ri~nt~ o~ the inv~tior~ e~n~odi ment
axLe ddscril~i in detail~ with re~`~r~ce~ to the f`ollowl~lg ppen-
ded drawings,
li'ig, 1 pr3sent3 a ;~ene~ai vieW o~ the hi~;~t per~ent to the
pre~nt inYerlt~lon (~'rollt view);
2 i~ cti~nal view on the lina 1l-11 in Pig. l;
~ig. 3 i~ a c~.~ction~l view on the line 1~1-111 in ~
Yi.~. 4 lo ~ ~ac tion~l view o~ t;he lina l~-~V in ~ig. 1;
5 18 ~ via~,Y ~i~nilar to ~lg. 1 (aho~rrrl i~ the po~i tion
o~ orie of the 3u~pen~iom !nember~ t conrlected b~ tha hinge peI~ U-
an1; to the inventi.o~ clo 3ed~, "op2n to one E~i~e throu~h lB0"
and "op~tn to the other ~itle throu~h l.80" );
~'ig. 6 is ~ ~chemat1c showing o~ ~h~ loeu~-of-intt~r~aection
- ~ pol~ts t~on~3truct;ion OI th.e lev~r longltudin~]. ~oxes Rt E3, ~ eoiprO-
~' 4al turn o~ ~he suspenoi~,tn niembers, conrleotecl lby ~he hiingt~, per-
ou~nt to the ~nven~;ion, f'or th~ top ~iew;
~'i.g:3 7 to 12 Are 3c~lenlQtic showinga of thb ~fll~tive ].oc~-
tions o~ the hi.nge lever rctattion axle~, per~nt to th~ irlv~n-
tion;
~ig, l~ is a cchemati.c ~howiIl~ of th~ hin~e, per~LIan~ tn,
the l;nvsnt1on, fo~ the top vi'a;r fn thQ v~ ntlwith the end ~3u.r-
faces o~ tho hin~s~ joining eom~ontant~ baiin~ p~.rto o~ elliptichl
ourfaoe~;
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is a ~chem~tic shorvinc~ o~ tha hiin~, p~r~uanl; t
ths inv~tion~ for the top viel~ in the v~.ri~t with the ~rld ~u~
f~ce~ of the hingo jolninfg componentot havi~ conc~ved ~ortlorls
. 15 lllu~tr~ta~ c~ vaxient o~ the hin,g~ de~ign, perYIla~
c to the invention, f~or t~e front vieu with a . partlal cro~ ~ee~
1;lon o-~ tha ~u~pen~ion ~flembsr ~elf-roturn r~ hani~m to tha i~
ti~l positlon;
Fis~ ; is ~ 3ectioni.1 view on the lin~! ~Vl-XVl (lalt parl;
o~ the drawing) end a vie~ alon~ arrow"A"(ri~ht part of the ;~r~l-
win~;) in ~ig. 15;
. 17 ia a ~ecti~n~l vi~w on tho lin,s.~Yll-XVl.l in ;~iy,.
15;
~ig, 18 i~ otion~ll view on the lino ~ XYlll in
, ~g, 15;
1' b'ig. 1~ actiollc~l view o~ ths line ~lX-XlX :Ln h'i~. l'i;
~ig, ~0 i~ ~ vïe~ of the hinge, persuant ~ the i~vention,
for the front view, whi.ch ~hows the hlnge. jo~:nini~ components
in tlli3 i~pen poBitions lI i1nd II-2;
F~. 21 i~ r~ view of' th~ hin~, pi3r~uant~ ~o the Irl~e~tion,:
:) for thi3 top Vii3W ~how~n~, internladiate ph~se~ ~f ~he h:Ln~e join~
ing compor~erlt turll fro;n the po~i eion II-l o;~ the hini5e ji~lr
corapi)na~t3 I;o i;lla po~itlon II-2 "open to tha ~the~ s~de";
~ig. 2~ 1~ a diQgr~rrlm~tlcal ~h~wlng o~ e h~nige ~y~ln~-lo~
d~d rod movemant~, pe~ c1nt to the inv~ntion, '~or the top view
depending Otl tha mi~tion~ of a hini=,e joining co~pi3nent p i.
:. '!
F~g. 23 i~ ~ ~schematic ~howing of the hin~;e di~r~ vuriAnt
~in the exploded view, persu~nt to the invantlon, ~r th~ f'ron1; ~ ~-
vli3w with ~ pex~iel ¢ro3~-~ection of the ~oinl33æ component ~elf`- i
re~urn m~chanlsm to t~e ~.nitii~l po,s~tiOn ~ i :
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. 24 ia ~ view .~lon~ a~row 1'B"' in Fi~. ~3;
~ig. 25 ii3 ~ ~ecition~1 view on the lina XlC~ XY in ~ . 2~;
, 26 i~ a ~eoti~r1~l Yiew ol~ t~e lin~? iX~VI-XXVI in i.~ 4;.
~ig. 27 i~ a ~ec ti.onal view on the llrle ~XVll-XXVli in
` 5 ~r'ig. 24;
Fig, ~ is ~ ~eoti.on~.l vie~/v on the line ~IX~Tlll-XX\~l.ll in
: ~'iK. ~4;
Fi~. ~9 i~ ~ Yec tiOnâl vLeiY on ths lin~ in
k'ig, 30 illu~trate~3 ~.r)othe~ variant o~ 1;he hings d~3i rn~
1() per~uant to the inv~ntiorl~;)r th~-i front view sr~th ~ partlrl. ~e~-
I;ion of the su~3pen~ion mcin~r ~al~-r~ "urn l~lec~rl~arn to the ini~
~i al poB i ti on ;
li~ie. 31 il~l R 3HOtiOLII~.l viaW on the lina ~ CXXl ir
.. 15 Fig~ 32 ia ~ ~ectiollal vi~sv o~ th~ lina Y~ll X:XXll in
l~ig~ 3~
. ! Fig. 33 ia a a~ctional view on th~ llne XX~ XXXlll i.n k~ , 3 0;
Fi~. 34 i~ a ~ec tiona.l view on the ~ine ~;~lU-X;~ itl
ig. 30;
- k~ . 35 i~ a ~ec~ion;~l vle~J OII thQ lin~ X~ XX~V i~
~0;
~i~, 3~ ec tion~l YieW on ths lin~ xxx~l-x~x\rl i.r
2.
The p~ef'erable vari~nt of the inventlDn embv~lmenl;.
he ~pplied hinge 1 ( ~1ig. 1 ) i~, de~ rled ma~ y for connec~ , :
g 34.spen:~ion ~llemb~r~ 2 ~nd ~3, compri~-in~3 a p~ oinin~
cvmponent~ ~, 5 i~ltend~d to be Joined with t~e 3u~,~2a~ion mem-
ber~ 2 ~n(l 3~ r~Bpactively~ for their turn rclativ~ .~o each otller
3() i!l a pl~r~ normal to the plane in Fig. 1. To t~3 l~ncl~ the hinge
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i~ pro~r~ded~ witll ~ p~ir o~ lever3 6, ~ (~ig!* 1 to 5 ~ ~ wourlted
with a freedom for reciproc~l movement~ in ~:~a].1ol plan~ a:rollr
the rotatiion axlee ~,9' ~nd 8',9rfixed rcvv~ t1ve1y on the
~oinin~s component~ 4 and 5. ~he pl~ne~, in ~h~ch the leverY 6
aand 7 move, are par~ to that of tu:rn of ~h~ su~pensio~ em-
ber~ 2 and 3. 1`he leng~J of the le~er~ 6 andl 7 bebsveen their
rotation axle3(0r, wha~ il3 the aamel th0 d~i3~anc~ betweeil the
ge~aletr:~c cvn~ o~ the rot~tlon ~xle~ a,s~ a~ld 8',9 in ~h~
E~ro je~tion on the plarle of` turn(~he drawin~ planf3 ) ~ ~re eyu~
1(J ~1~3;, 5 illu~trat0~ two poYl tiona of the 8u3p~3ion me~ er:~ 3:
3 ' an~ 3 ".
2ha long:itudirl~l axe.s ~1 ~`2 arld ~ ~4 of the leverc ~, ~nd
, 6) with the ~3u~p~nl~ion Inemh~r~ moY~d r~lativo to ~ach
~thor, ~or itl~tance, f rom t~lie poaitlon indical;~id by ~3ol~d 1 lne f
l~i to ~h~ p~sition, otlown b,y dotted lines, b,y int~r~ect~ng e~lch
pthe:r ïn the pro,je~tion on l;h~ pl~ne o~ turn ~he dI~awing p].ane )
f'orm a looLl~ o~` poi~t~ t~at ~on~titute~ a~i el.l~tic~l cu~v~.
~hiE~ Y self-evident fro~ hs geolnetric~ O~i3t~1CtiOn~ r~howll in
E'ig. ~, w~ler~ the ollcceii3~;lve positJ.oileof the ~uapqneio~ merilber :~ -
2u ~re deri2~ed by th~ poi~i tior~ 31_3~, S-~eh a ~peclfic f~atul:~a ~f ,~P
tho ~p~li ed hir~g~ ensure ~ recipr()cRil turn o~ ~ho ~3ur3penil~ion
m~nb~r~ t~rou~h ~n ~ngle of' 1~ without any p:rclj~ctioll o~` th~ i
1~vers 6 and 7 h~yon~l th~ l.i.lnite o~` the su~p~n~3~i~n me~nber.~ ig.
ioh~mat~c i~howln~ of` I;he ap~lied hinge w~hout jo1rlinK
2S component~ in t;he ~orm of 10n u~iin~l ~xes ~1 P~ and ~3 1~4 ol
the levero~ connectl:n~: the ~l~pen~3ion memb~ra 2 bn~ y ~l~an.
oi~` ro~tio/l ~xle~ B,~ n~ 9,'3', t~2 ~;eometrlc~ e~ o~ whlch ,
are defin~d rs6pectiYely by p;~int~ F:L, F~ ~nd ~'3,
A~ ind~oeited by t~in lines in Fl~ 7, the p~nte ~
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: and ~'3, F4, o~t~i:ned dL~e to int~r~ction cf ~e g~ometric~ xe~of rota-tlon of the lever~ 6 and 7 by e planelparallel to ~hat o~
th~ ] ever moYement ~ ~lr~ loc~ted E~t tha verte~e~ of EL ~lladran~le
wlth the longitudi.nal axe~ 4 ~nd ~2 ~3 a~ ~he lever~, pa~s~
in3 throu~h polnt~ ~i`l, li'~ hnd ~3, ~4,orl~1nEl~ed at interF~ction
o~ the ~eometrio~l ~xee c.e' trle rot~tion axle~ 8~ ~ and B''j o~
the levor~ 6 E~nd 7 by ~ plane parall~l t~ th~t o~ tne l~ver~
~ovemerlt, ~re on the di~ ,orlal8 of tha quadran~le. Alt~ugil Filr~
3 indicate~ that the point-3 ~l, F2 and ~3~ P~of int~r~ection
1() of the geometrical ~xe~ of the levere 6 and 7 rotation axle~
~,9' ~nd 8',9 by ~ p.!.~l~e par~llel to th~tlo~ the leve~ move ,
: ment, are loo~ted on th~ di.2gon~1Ll o~ the qu.~d~n~l~ with thejoinin~ componant~ beslnl~ Ai~po3ed co~ lly~ suident th~t !
poBihle are var1ou~ rglc~ti~re po~3ition~ a~ th~ ~otat:lor~ l~lX1~3
with the ~uSspen~io~l mernber~3 being dispoced co~ally ~nd i)Pral~ r
; lel, ~8 lt i~ ~hbmaticall,Y shown ln ~i~o 7 to 12~hlcn depic1; . :
only the lcn5gi~udin~1 ~xeS5 ~ '4 end ~'2 F3 o~ ~the la~ers 6 ~lnd
7 ~ithout ioining Compon~ ntY 41 5
.. h3 iS lndic~te~ in ~ilr.Y 1 to 5~ the lesver~ ~, 7 a~e ;li~po~
.~ 2~i 9ed a~iL~ejt~en~ si.d36 rel~ive to ts~l~ e~r~acSsg of joini~ co~npo-
: nen~s ~ , 5, wnich i~3 Ino~3t Rd~isable Yrom th~ ~olnt of view o~`
load ~3io~ibution. But ls!Ji~J 19 not o~ligRtory, ~d the leve~s
o~ be mounted, if required,at one and the ~ar~e ~ide o~ tS~Ies s
~bove in~3io~te~i s~rf`~ca~. To do thi~, lt i~ pcl~s3ible to U3sU
various techn~cAl ~latho(ls to en~l~re lever move~ent ln paralLel ,
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y].S~nes~ which are well know~ to s~ciali9~S~s ~nd h~v~rs nothi.n~ to !
~0 WitrL ttle ide~ o~ th~ l)r~S;ent lnvention.
~he d~tance ~ ol~ ~`2-~3 bestwe0n thg Ln~er~ection ¦ ;
polnt~ 2 ~d F3, ~4s o~ the geometrtc~l ax~9~ o:~ th~ rotation~!
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~l,eo B,9' and 8~9 of' ~he levv~r3 6, 7 ~fi~;l~ ~ plan~ parullel ~e
th~t of the leve~ movemerlt, i~ at lea~t aq~ to t~}e gre~ltest
size "~" of the joinin~ ooin,~onant 4 or 5 :in~ ~ plane, paL~in~
throu~;h the geometrical ~:lxes of the rotatio~ axler~, ~e,sp6ctiv~-
.5 ly,~,~' and ~','j, loc~t~d in thi3 component it~ .6). Pi~;~ 6
~how~ her~i.r~ that wi th the 51~e of t~ ~oir.i~l~ component b~in~
Bl~ B, the joinl.n~ corr~ponent 4 (not r~hown n, ~ ) hlon~ h
thè ~u~peneion member 2 will no t be abl~ to t~k~ tA~ poel tion
34', indloated by the do1;ted llne in the upper part o~ Pt~3. 6.
It i~ quite permie3ibl~ l;o have a reverss p~ ion YYlth ~ dir~
tanc~ F4 or P2-1~3 b~)twovn inta~fJ30~ion pc1~t~ 2 ~nd t :
F3, L~'4 OI the ~eorn0trica I. axes of the lever~ ~t 7 rot~tiQn I:
~xlcr~ by a pl~ne paral:le~ o that o:f 19v,3r D~o~m0nt~ bein~ ~:t'Bt3
ter th~n t;he gro~te~ ,e B~ o~` the joini~ c~mponent 4 o:~
5, in th~ plane~ pa~sslng through the ~eometr~c;~l ~xea o~ the ro~
;~ tation axl~3~3,r~p~3ctiv~1y~3,9~ L3nd t3',9, looa~ad in thi~ ~:c~apo~
nent. ~3uch a vari~nt c~n be ue~i, wIIen it iB r~uir~d to IIet~~
a ~;~p betweerl the ~u~pen~ n m~mb3r~ ~fter th.~lr turn to t;~ie
par~llel po~i.tJ.on. In thiY c~se sma:Ll part~3 o~, the lcvcra b ~nd .
~ 7 wil]. pro ject only irLsilrni~`icantly beyond th~ limit~ ~f` th~ ;
,l~inln~ cornponent~ 4, 5 OI:' L3u~panYion m~l~ber~ 2) 31 ~Y iL~ ~ho~vn ~.in th~ low~3r E~al~I o~ F1,~ . in th~3 po3ition 3a o~ ~he 9U~3p~11- i.
~ion m~mber~
T~le joini.rlg componer~ , 5 ~re Qt t~C~L~d t~ the s~Lgpen~ion
~5 me~I~er~ 2, 3~ thoy ~orLneet to .-~ch othD1~, b~ ~n~r known niesn~
f'o~ in~tance, by ~cr~w~ L~e ~ welAing and th~ 3~iKe, b~lt i)ref'~
renti~lly in cornbin~tion wi.tl1 cuttLn~;-i3L to obt~ th~ be~t
decor~1;ivR efi:~ct. vvith this a~.ra, ~s F~gs 1 t~ how, t~;e joi~
n~rL~ compon~nt~ 4~ 5 ~re proYide~l wil;h hole~ 10 'for ocr~w~. -
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To employ the apE)lied hinge, the joirll~,g compon~nt,Y 4 Qncl
5, connected to eQch other ~y t~e ,leYer~ d 79 ~r~ atthched,
dica-ted abova, to the ~u~pen~ion me~be~ 2 and ~, r~pec-
tivsly. ~t i~ pos~ib:le nvt to connect the ,~o~nln~; corrlponent~ 4
. S end 5 to e~ch other by tr~a leve~s ~ and 7 ~e:e~re they ~re ~tt~-
- che~ to ~he su~en3iorl memb~rs 2 ~.rld :3~ The ~v~re can b~ Inourl-
t~d. ~ter the ~oinin~; ~omponent~ 4 and 5. ~re attached to t;h~3-
su~pen~ion l~e~ber~ 2 ~J1d 3, r~spe~tlvely.
If required, one ol:' tile ~us~en~ion mernb~r~ 2 (~ door wir.~,
1() for lns~an~e) ~g turne~ 'ro~ the po3~tion 2 ~o the po~3ition ~,
a~ ~hown in Fi~. 6, unt.i.l it i.s :~ull,y open through 1~0~. ~n
thi~ C~3Be ~ reciproca.l motion of the leve~s 6 ~ncl 7 t~Lke~ pl~ce,.j
E~9 illu~tr~tod by ~ ch~n~;~ in the :t~ tive p~itiono ol~ l,h~ir
:~ longltud.inal ~xe~ ~?l F~ and ~2 P~3 ~'rom Pl ~ ~d ~2 ~'3 to
~48 a~d F28 ~`3~ ig. 6 ) .
A~ 6lirated i;r~ 7 to 12, tha f'ac~ ac~l oth~r end
3urf~ce~ o~ the joinln~ compon~nt3 (not ~ho~ re cerlvax
curved ~l~r~aoe~ 13, v~ho~a g~nerfitin~ line~,are parallel to
the ~ometrical axe~ of the rot~tio~ a~;le~ 8,9~ a~d a~,g of ~he ,:
lever~ 6, '7. Thi~ b~in~ the ca3a t lt is advi~a~l~ to heve the
~eotl,on o~ the eonv~x cul~ved ~lrf'~c33 11-13 t~r Q plarl~, pRra-
11el to th~ pl~n~ o:f the lev~r~ 6, 7 movem~nt,aa ~. gemi-ellip~
being ~ locu~ o~ poi~t~, formed ~t a joinln~ omponent tu:rn ; '.
r~la~ive to c~ch o~sr by the inte~ction of ~ lon~;ltudin~l
Pxes P1 P4 and ~2 F3 of l;he l~v~r3 6, 7 by a pjlene, parallel ~,
to that of the levar moveclent, t~a r~hown ~n Fig~l 6. In this
~ure the 3e~i-ellip~e wl ttl l`ocus~t~ P'l Rn~ ormed aa ~`ore~
ind~c ted, it3 ~ crost~sec iion of t;he conYex curv~d end ~ur~ce ~
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tho ,~oini~lg component 4 (fl:)t a~oY~n) ~nd the erldlsurface of tn~ ~ '
~u~pen~ion m~mbe~ 2~ In thit~ C~13el th~ clear~nce\ Ib~bwoen end sur~.
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:faces of th~ ~u~pen3ion member.Y 2, 3 i~s at bin~mum ~nd i;rl t~le
.- ide~l case is e~LIal to ~zero.
It should be evi(ler3t to ~p~ciall~te th~t various mo~ifica- :-
.: tion~ are po3~ibl.e conc~reln~ the mQkin~; o~ the joinln~t co~npo-
nent (~Llepe~310n men~ber) en~i eurf~ces, which c~n be part~ o~
elli.ptic~l surface~ io~. 13 ) o~ h~re conc~v~ pox~tion~ .16 ),
Such ~urf~3ces can b~ L13e~3 'to obtQi n more re~abls tightel~ing or
to ~chieve ott~er objec l~, ~le~endin/~ c~n t~e purpose of th~ hin~e.
-. The employalent o~' the~e vllrl~t~t3 in the hinge dea~.gn 1~ ~vid~nt
~rom Pi~;~ 13, 14.
In the de.si.g:n vari~nt, pre~enttsd in ~ ;rtfil 15 to 21, ~n whic~:
the de~cribed ~bove elemerlt~ ar~ d~ineà by t~e same l~e~',Nos,
~ach ~oinin,~ ~ompon~nt ~1, 5 ha~ t~vo ~lot~ 14,~ 15 or 141, 15' ~ .
~ig. 15), lnt~nded to clccvmodate the :lever~ ~ 7 ond pxovid~d
with r~ urfac~s 16, 17 ~nd 16 ', 17 1 in opp~tion to eEsch
oth~r and wi th ~ pa~r of t;h~ ~pring-lo~dQd r(~ la hP~ving a
f~adom to rnove, the vacant end~ o~ whlch are ~:lntended to inl;er~
act with tho re~t 3urfac~r~ 16, 1'7 and 16', 17~, af th~ levaI~ 6,
7. l'he rod~ Ara rnount~d with ~1 ~reedom for ~ci~l motion And ~: :
p~o~ld~d with fl~nKes 19, ~hile the joinln~ oo~p~n~nt~ 4, 5 havs
r~ts 20, 20 ', 3~tw~en thR l~e3t3 ~2~) ~nd ~0 ' of t~e joininK compo~
nent~ 4, 5 ~nd tha f'langeY 19 of t;he rod~ 1~ l;h~re ~rc mQllnted
~pri~ng3 21, ~ n~idq o:~ which thsre are addiltlon~l springa
22, 22 ' (not obli~Rtory ) . In thi~ con3truct~on l nd~r ~t~ndard
cond~t~on~ the rod6~ 18 a~ e pree~ed to thc rest ~ce~ 16 l 17
d 16 ', 17 ' o~ the ~flllers h, 7 by the gpring~ 21 ' and th~
additionel opri~g~ 2~, 2~ ' to hold the ~ pen~i.o~ me~hbsrs 2 end
in a co~xl~l ~clo~d ~ posi tion and ~o en~3ure th.~r ~olf"~re turn
to thl~ posi tlon after th~ir turn to the pa~al~l po~ition (~i
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14.
The joinin~ component 4, 5 has ~ ~epar~ti4n ~Ysb 23, 23 ',
dispo~ed between th4~ :3lo l;e 14, 15 and 14 ~, ~5 ' to a~comoA~.te th
eYer~ 6 ~nd 7 and provided ~fith ~ holc 24, ~ 'ig, 20) with
an ~xi~ 0-0', loceted in the .~yrLmetry pl~nt? ~ the slot3 14, 15
$ ~33~d 14 ', 15 ~ .
T~ body of the ~olnin~ com,pone}lt 4, 5 lg ~urnis~ed with
~u~diing hole~ 2~, 2h and 25', 26~ (pig~ le t3 20), i:nter~ectin~
~he hole 24, 24' in the ~3epar~tion web 23, 2~' of the joi.ning
oomponQnl; 4, 5 Qnd di~;~o~ed in the direc~on ~f the sprin~;-load-
1(~ ed rod 18 moYement. The ~nd~ cr the :rod~ n~ ~lat3 2 7
(~ig~ 1~3 to 20) are ar3an~sed in the gLtldin~; ~ole~ 25, 2h ~nd 25'
26', . .
~he hin~e i8 proyl ~l.e~l with ~ ~prln~;-lo~.~ed rod le lo~ki
~qoh~ni,.sm. ~gain~t motiont InQde ln the fo.rm of~ a ~topping el~menti~
2a, 2~ hc~ ~epar~tion web 23, 23' of the Joining component 4, i
5~ The ~toppin~ el~en~ 2H, 28' ha~.~ 3h~pe ,~ ylindrical
~tem, furni~hed with d~am~tr~Cr!lly oppo~itei~ro~v~s 2g9 ~9'~
~paced ~lon~ ~he ~ide surf'~ce of the ~tem (E'i.g. 19), T.he rods 1~ ;~
~ (~igs 18 to ~(~) r~ntsr the ~rOQVer~ 29, 29 ~ o~ thc stopping ele~
., ~0 ~ent ~8, 28~ wi.th th~ wi~th of the flats 27 be~ng ~m~ller th~n
./ thRt o~ th~ groov~ 9'.
A varia~t o~ t~la de~lgn, pracsnted in Pil3~ 2~ to 29, .iIl
whioh tha descr~bed Qbova qlement~ ~re da~ign~ d by thc ~me
R~. No~ simil~r to thL~ pr~viou~ one, exce~ for tho only
dlf~e~nce; the ~prin~ ded rods 1~ Qr~ furni~hed wl~h pu~her~
18a, ~lexibly ~ttached by me~nB o~ ptn~ 30 to t~ Yac~nt end~ of'
the ~ods to ln~aract wlth th~ re3t ~u~face~ 16~1r and 16 ', 17 '
of the le~ers 6, '7, I'he pu h~r~ l~a hsva a ~hap~; o~ pl~tes while
the cro~ ection of the r,~d~ is cylindri~al. ~h~ rods 1~ ar~
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fitted with tail ~iece3 18b of a Bm~lle~ dihmcter with the :~or
m~tioll o:f res~ su~f~ce~. Tht3 tail pi:eces 18~ enter b~ d ~lol~
31 of tht3 ~l~nge c~f a mov~ble re~t 33, ~ixe~ an the ~;uidin~ ele-
Dlent 34, rigïd].y qonnected to the joinin~ componen~ ¢ an(l heY7n~
a atationa~y re,~t !35~ 'Nle ~toppin~ el~m~nt 2:~ i6 m~de up in the
~3hape c.f a c,~lindrical ~tt?m that i8 furni~h~ with diame~:rïc~
oppo.~lte grooves ~9 o~ ~ ~emi-circ~llar oro~a~ction ~long the
~vhole len~;th o~ t~e e1;opi)in~ ~lement, ~hich ~eceive the rod~ 13.
The wid~h o~ the ~L~sher pl~te3 i8 sm~ller th~Ln that; t)f t~le ~sroo-
lU ve~ 2~ of th~ sto~E~ing e].;~ment 2~. 'rhe ~,toppin~ elt3ment ;~8 i~
Iurniahetl with ~ 31i t 36 to turn ~hc former,
- ~ In th~ ~rariant o~ tt-e applied hin~e ~le~3~ , pre~ented in
Fi~58 30 to 36, in ~hich the ds~crib~d ~.bove ~ nt~ a~e d~lgn~-,
ted .by the ~-ne ¦nof,, No~ e~ch joining aa~p~nont 4, 5 i~ m~de..
wlth a ~uidi:n~ t 37, 37 ' :tn ~ pl~n~ pa~Rll~l to thet oi :~
nlovenlent o~ ths l~ver~ 6 ~nd 7, while the ~l~t~3 14, 15 and 14 ',
15', e~ccomod;~ting,ths l~3ver~ are formed by the ~cparati~n web
.3~, 3~', disp~Hed ¦p~r~ lel to the lever~ G ~nd 7 ~Ild ~rr~n~ed
ln kl part o~ the ,~uldi.nl~ L~lot 37, 37 ' frolll th~l ~ide of th~ ~Id
ur:face 39, 39 ' ~h'ig, ~;~ ) of ttle joinln~; c~mpo~ent 4, 5 ~Ind
., conrl~c-ted wi th th~ ïdin~ lot 3'l, 37 ' by ~e~n~ o~ R thrOU~
810t 40, 40 ' ~FiG~I ~6 ), ~L~pos~d par~ l to t~ plan~ of' th~ ~
L~epar:tion web ~B,I 38'. Il'he l~re~; 6 ~ 7 ~r.~ ~n~unted in the . ..
;uiding 3~0t 37, ~7' on ~oth ~ld~Y of the ~ep~ on web 3~, 3~'
~5 (b~lg~ 30 to 33 ) . :dn the c~ o!is-~ec tion by h P1~ ormal to tho3e
!.'. of the le~r 6, ~ lrloYemellt~, th~ ~uidin~ qlot ~, 3~7 ? h~ two~k~w-~ymmetr~c re~ec~e~ 41, 42, 41~, 42~. In th$~ v~riE~nt the
pushsr~ ~re macla ~i~ a pEli:~' of double-Qr~ l~v~r~3l~3~ 4~ 4~', 44
fl~xibly attsch~d ¦1;o e~ch ~loinln~ cornponer~t 495~wlth one f~et of
armq 4~,4G~45 ' ,4~ 'l,fl~xib1.y ~ttached to the ~pr~ loade~ ro~l~].8.
159~-03-21 15: i9 T,~ryr1uQ-prorrly~hl . pal.~t~ 2~17 0~15 230 ~7 6'7 ` P. 15 t~ ~' t~
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: . loaded rot~c~ mount~d i~ the c~uidLng hola~ Dt desï~nc~tell ) oI
th~? joinin~s component normal to th~ ~epar~ti~n Wt~b 3~3, 3t3 ', wl)il~
the Oth~3I` st~t of t11e leve~ arma 4'7, 4~, 47',1 48' b~3rlr f.1tr.!ctcn~l t:h
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ent~ pl~n4~ of the pre~sint~.~ elemc~nL 4~3, 49', arrant~ ad in tt~
ing hole ~7! 37 ~ d h;lvi 11t;,~ cro;~ sct~an1 corre~pondi.ri.; to
tht-3 guidin~$ r3lot; 37, 3'1 ' i rom thc3 sida oppo~3iite to thf~ le 0
t,h4~ ~nt~ plane of tht3 pre~ Jing e1emt,rlt 49, 49 5 r~nd.
Itht3 ~princ~loaded ro~ 18 lockin~ mechar.i~rD flgi~in.C~t rno~i.ol1
i3 mr~de up .L~ a ~orrn oY a O~O~:~itl~:g aecentric o~r~ 51, 51. ~ our~ted
OXl the rotation cllx~;e 52, 5~?' in th.e t~rou~;h 9~0-t 40, 4~:)' ,.rla ~la-
V~llg ~ pro jecti:ng oor~tro~. t~ 53, 53 ' (Fi~,r~ ~l to 33 al~d ~6 ).
rhe end o~ tha pre.C~ing al.t m~nt q9, 49 ' oppo3~-tc~ to the ~:';Jrer~o-
tad entl plarle ft3a~turt33 ~ l~eeflg3 50, S0', ~hio~ alake~ a ~te~ irl
tht;3 t~r~ r~ecl;ion ~iy a pl.ane par~l:lel to the plane o~ the ~ep~l:rrl-
" 1~ ~ion web 3B, ~8' (l~i~s 31 ~o 3~3 ~nd 35).
,~ I'he t.~escripti.on. OI the de3ig~n v~riant op~ ion~?, illu~tra-
ted in ~i~s ~5 to 21.
In the ini tial po~.ition ~he ~3u~3pension meml~er~ 2, 3 (Fi~
. ' :L5, ;L6) ~re d13P0B~ coa.~ lly ~o that their t~n~ rf~c~, which
2G ~'ace 0l3ch oth~r , ;are Jt~in~ rhi~ ,oosition co~respond~, for in-
. ~itance, to the poE31tion o~` closl~d doors. In the~ id position the
~o~ ,g~ la, 1.'9) ent~)r the ~,rcov~s 29, 2~ ;;' th~ ol,oppin~z
~?lements 2~, 28', a~d ~ e the wi~th of th~ ~`l~s 27 i~ s,~a.llt~r
.- ~han the width of the groove!~ 29,~,the rodf~ o~l easil~ nlove. ~.t
. 25 ~1 turn of one of the ~3pen~ion n~erilber~ 3 relQti~e to the oiher
u~pension mem4er 2 (~i~;. 21 ) the ~ rings al, ~2l and 21 ~, 2~ ~ r e t
, l o omp~e~ed by th~ p~es~u~ xer~ed by the flang,~ o~ the rod~ :
1~, that move llnde~ the sc tion of the re~t our~ es 16, 1'1 ~nd
:16r, 17~ whi.ch turn' the lev~r~ 6, 7 ~lig3 15 to 1~ E~nd 21). Tl~er~-
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upon the ~usp~n~i.on membter~ take po~itlon8 p~rt311el to e;lcil v ~ r
~n c~e a held ~uspen~ioIl rnember, for in~t~n~a, the L~ esl~i.c~lt
me~lber ~ i~3 relaa3e~, th~, ~prings 21, 22 ~nd ~ 22' t,~t l.ooOe,
axer~ing pres~ur~ on t~le rod~ 1~ oy me~ns of: the fl~ngee 1~ `
end~ of the rod~ 18 ac ~ upon thle re~ ;ur~ac~3 16, 17 ~lni~ lf, ' ,1'~
of t;he lever~3 6, ~ (Fig~3 l 5 to 17 end 21 ) . '~fhe:r~uporl the J.evel'9
~, 7 turn i~l thc o~posite d.irection, ~hich c~e~ a tU7'11 ot' tl1"
3u~pen~10n mem,bers 2 and ~ relativ~ to each othe~ &nd t.'le ell~pen-
3ion m~3mber~ r~turn to the initial ,~OE~itiO~ ig~3 15 to t ~).
uch an opere tiGn of tne ~1pplie(1 hinge can b~ ed, for in~t~nc~,a,
~hen self-clo~in~; d~or.~ OI' ~)anee of variou~ m~chanl~m~ ~e emp-
loyed.
E'i~;, 22 pre~entf3 r~. d.i.tl~ram of the flprin~ loQded rod ].~ ~nove-~ ~
ment~l ve~u~ th~ movemr3n tc~ ~f a ~U~Ip~v~t.18~ on me~be~J Wh~
l~j movt~ment~ of a ~u~pen~ n membe~, d~igna~ed by l~t ter ~L~, re
Lnd~ cated ~3qu~1y ~nd ~r cvnformity with the moYt~,mf3nt~ OI' the
rod 1~" de ~ nf~ted by le tt~r "H", from Hl to HE~. The dic~ram
nake~ it eviden~ tha t the L~pring-lo~ded rod nlo~ement value.s de-
c~f~a~e with a turn of the~ pen~ion Memb~r to~rdf3 opening.
~) Owin~ to thif~, the effol l t-~xerted to th~ f~uf3p~lsion membf~r to O~)f
o~en i t d~op~ t.7uickt3r than the raf~istanc~ o~ th~ ~prings which
ri~eH during ths coJnpres~;ion o~ thf3 ~prln~ . T.~te~wLth, o~.nt~ to
~r~ .s ~nt drop to zero of a ~orce in the ~U~p~:nBiOn membt3r me- .
c~hani~3rn of se~.f-ret;urn to tha ini ti~l pO9itiOIl ll!~f3 ~oon a~3 the :.
2~ .rod3 1~ et 6to~ped b~ tht3 joilling cc~nponent~ 4. 5 in the clo3eti
~coaxiaL) po~il;ion o'` th~3 ~u~ellf~i.on member~ hlch do not f~fvin~
in t~il3 po!~i ti on .
Ir~ ~43~ it i~3 re~7uired to abandon the u~e aii' the ~lus?enfjiorl ,~
mt~mbsr~ 2 and 3 mec~rarlism o~ 3elf`-returrl to tho initial po~ition, '
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~: a qu~t~3r .tur~ the ~topping element 28 i8. ef:~eol;ed ~,y ~le~n~ o;
the ~lit 36 wlth -the su~3pension mem~ers 2 ~1 3 beirl~;, pra~ 1G1
t;o ~ach other (in ~he door open po81tio2~ ;f~r instance ) carld the
sEJrin~ 1, 22 and 21 ', 22 ' compr~3~ed ~ Thereupon,
'i p~rt~ o~ t,he rods, locr~te~l behind the ~lAt~3'27, bea~ ~aln~3t l;h~
- side sur~'ace3 o~ the s~;~E~ping elcments ~ 21(3. e}~t'~; no E~re-
ur~ ta t-he lG~rs ~ c-lnd ~, In thf3 course o~ a ~orced tl.lrn o~
the ~u~pen~ion n~3mbars 2 and ~, th3 rod~ 18 r~in ~no1;io2lle~g3
ar~d hc~e no i nf luenoe G .~ the hlr.~ op~r~io2~.. In thi~ C~'3e t~
- ~ l o hin~;s operatio~ itni].clr in everything tc :the design v~.rlunt;~3
here tofo~ de~cri.bcd.
In ca~e i t i~ reqLti.red to r~luo~ the ~f~ort nest3ed iio opan
the ~U3p~.3n~ion member~ ~? and 3, i t ig po~ib~ to ~ur~1 ~he ~3top
pin~ elemenl; 28 ~nly ol~ one o~ thl3 ~uspsn~iorl ~mber3, wllich re~
,j sult~ ~n di~en~s~K~msnt o~:` the palr o~ oprin~ ~load~d rod~ la. ~he
oth~r paix of t~e rod~ corJtinue to act on b(~ ~be lever~ 'T.
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,~ ~n the ca~e of the 3pr~.ng,F, f~ilure, the appl~;ed hing~3 continue~
to oper~t~ uI~de~ the conditi.~nL~ o~ a reducscl le~fort, reql.-ire~3
for openin@~ and ~elf-rsturn of the ~3uspan3ion ~ember~ 2.~h;i 3,
, 2() In c~3 all the ~pring~ arf3 brok~n, ~h~ hinge~ proceed.Y operatin~
;~ bU~ wlth no ~el~-re~rn of the :suYpan~ion mem~s to the i.rlitihl,
po~iti.an .
Slnce th~ rod~ L' ~r~3ely againYt th~ r~t surf~c~Y oY .
thc lever~ ~ and 7 ~ the rnoment of wci~;ht i~ ;P~lly ~b~r~d by
~'~ ths l~vers ~ and 7 and it doe~ 110t act on t}1~ ~prin~ rhi~ ln]-,
- prov~s th~ ~eliE3bilit~r of the hinge~
h variarlt o~ the appli.~d hing~ desl~, pr~en~ed ln ~
~3 to ~9, o~er~t~3~3 i.n ~ ar W~.y wlth an on~y exception; l;he
rods 1~ inter~t with t~le re~t ~ur~acea 1~, 17,and 16', ~7~f
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tht~ r~ 6 ~ni~ 7 by me~ns of' l;he pu~herq 'l.i-~a, ~lexibly tltt;~-
ched to th~ vacan~ er~ds of ~he l~od9 l~ by pans 30. Surh tl de~
improves re1iabi1it~f ~ d l~lake~ the a~smb1ylp~oci3dilr~ cimpler.
l'he deE3cription o~ the desi~n vari~nt i~peration, illu~tra
ted in F1~ 30 to 36.
In th~ ini~ial posi i;ion ths eu~parl~iOzl l~embi3r~ 2~
30 to 34) a~e ili~po.~ l co Ixiall~ 90 th~t the~r ~nd curface~,
- which face e~ch other, are joined. Thl~ co~r.~3pond3 ~o t~le po~-
tion, for instal.Oa, of clo~ad t~oor.~, In ~hi~!po~ition th-, doab1e
r~ lever~ 43, 44, 43', 4~' exert ert~ure t~ tht3 preEiyin~ ele-
mi~nt 4~, 4~' un~e~ t~le ~02'Ce of sprin~. Ths ~ eccentrie C~M $1,
51' doe~ not retEIrd the ~on~;itudin~ ouemen~ o~ the pre~sin~
~ alemenb 49, 4.9' (~lg~ 31.,3~ and 3~). In thie3l~0~ition th~e double~
arm le~ro 43, 44, 4~ t~ 44.l i~snd the ~odci 18 c~ movo wi.th th~
1~ moYement o~ th~ prf~ n,g ~lement 49, 4Cil. In ~&j~ o~ a turn o~'
o~ of the ~u~ipension member~ 3 ~el~tive ~o the o~her susp~nei.on
member ~ (not shown), t~e ~prings ~1 get corii~L~oioed ~ue to the
mot~on o~ the pres3i~g element 4~ 49r ~n th~3 ~lot 37, 37', due
to i~ turn of ths double~arin leverR 43, 44t e~ c~ed by the re~t ~ -
l f~l) sur~'~ce~ 17 and 1~', 3.7~ Of the lev~r~i 6,, 7 be~n~ turr~ed, ~n~
; due to the mov~toe~t o~ the ~od3 18, the ~l~n-d;ei~ 1Ci of wnioh ect . .
on ~he ~prlng~ 21.Th~reu,~oil the ~iuspen310n ~nen~9rs 2, 3 t~ke
p~ition~ par~ l to ~ h ~ther, In ca~e ths held ~3~eperl~ion ;,
~nqmb~r i~ re1eP~ed ln th.i.3 position, f`or inst~nc,e, the 3U~p~n3io~
'7 rnember 3, the sprin~3 ~1 come loos~, ex~rti~g ~ressu~a to the , -
rf~ ri~ t~o ~I f~ L9 - T~ rOd~ fliC~ U~)O~ the ~nd pltine j,
f the pr~33in~ elernent 4~ 49' by ~s,~n~ of the double-~m 7~
ver~ 4~, 44, 43 ~ , 44 ~ , W~lflI~e;1fter thfl PPOR1te ~nd Q~ the pre~e-,
elem~nt 4,9, 4~' a~t~ the ~e~ ~urface~ 16, 17 and 1~',17',:.
of the laver~ ~ ~nd 7 (~ 30 to :~). Owinæ t~ thi~ action, the~'
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leve~3 6l 7 turn into t~le oppnaite dir~ctio~, ~h~ch r~u~.ta in
a turn of the all~pensio3l member~ ~ and 3 rei~ti~e ~o eacll other ~ - .
and the ciuspen~iiOn ni~mherq return to th~ ln~trial positi.on.
In ci~3e it i~ reauired to ~bandon the ~01~-return co the
initlal posi~ion o~ the ~iu3pen3~0n members ~ ~d 3, ~ r~er
- turn c~ the closin~ eccentrlc cam ~1, 51' i9 ~ cted to ihe po-
itiOrl with tha su~pen3ior mamber3 2 h~à 3 b~ p~r~.-llel to
each other (in tha ~.oor open position, ~or ~OtQnce~ and th~
g~ri.ng~ 21 COrGpre33ed~ A r~sult, the ~tep~ formed ~y the r~-
ceci~es 70, ~0' of' ~le pres~ing elementi~ 49,,~9' bear a~irlcit th~
clo8ing acoent~ic car~ 51.,51~ and do not pre~s the levers o-and
7. With a turn o~' the ~u~penilon metnber~ 2 a~ 3, c~r~ie~ ou~ ~y
~orce, the p~es~iin~ element~i 49, 4~ ' and thei dou41e-Q~m leve~e 4
43, 44, 4.3~, 44.' do not mo~re, the rod~i 18 re~L~in mo~ionleq3 ~nd
L5 hav~ no influence o~l the hinge opert~tiort. 'r}.ti~ bein~ th~ c~3e,
k~ the E~elf-retur~ l;o the initial po~ition of th~t ~u~peneion member
do~3 not t~ke pl~ce and the opt3ratlon o~ t;h~3.hlnge rem~in3 simi-
lt~r i.n ever,ythillg to the optiration o~ th~ desl~n varl~nts descri-
ed ~bove wi-t~ ref`ersnce~ to Figs 1 to 12.
~0 Everyting ~a.i.d above ~tvith reEerence~ te ~ 15 to 21 con-
c~rninf~ E3 ch~rlge i:n th~ Hr~ort; o~ ~3pr~n~3 arLd! di~plt3c~merl~ of th~
~tde wil;h~ the ~usp~n~lcn~ 3mber~3 beïrlg open ~hd clo~e~l, hol(ls
~ood ~or the g~:ven vari~nt of the d~tli~n. '~hei di~e~ence l i es in
the empl~,yment of the dt)uble~rm le~er~ 43, 4~, 43 ', 44 ', which
make~ ~.t po~si.ble to reduce the ri~;ldity of ~3E~rin~s and to in~
cre~se the ef ~ort re~uireA to open -the ~tspen~lon membere . There-
to, th~ 3aid v~Lri~nt of the design ensures t~ ~lmpl~r ~nd more
reli~ble ~ethod o~ ~ttac~lin~l t~e hinges to s~ n~ on ~em~)er~
~nd an ~coe~a to the mec~nl,q~m o~ ~el~-retiU~rli~o the initi.al p~
~i tio~
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of the 3u6pen~ion member~ in c~oe o~ rep~ or 3ervio~in~
Ae ~i~. 25 show~, the hin~o i~ provide~ with ~ ~o~el 5~ to
pro~ect the mechanlssn ag~lin~t dllst an~ ~ora~n ob~ect~ ch
eover ca~ be used forl~lll variant3 o~ the hinge ~e~i~n fur~ he
with th~ ~lf-return m~chaniam,
InduYtriHl Appllcebility,
In ~ccordarloe with the invention the hlngs can b~ ~l03t ~u ~.
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ce~ully employed ~'or joi~ing ~oo~ wing3 Ylh~ requir~d to ell,~U~
. thei.r ~ull turn to both ~ide~ throu~h 180 or~rela~ively to eac.
'' . other through 3~h to ~ w ~ p~L~eDe thro~.gh the: door op~nirj,i7,
:; ~or i~1~t~nc~, of an i~1te~ ve ~tra~ o~ p~op~o or ani1nQli~.
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