Pivotal And Rectilinear Sequential Movement Patents (Class 312/322)
  • Patent number: 11333430
    Abstract: A storage shelf for a piece of furniture or a household appliance includes a support plate stationarily arranged on a carcass of the piece of furniture or household appliance, and a storage tray that is positively driven relative to the support plate and can simultaneously be moved rotationally and translationally. Mutually opposed bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray have respective at least substantially closed all-round grooves, in which rolling elements are guided, the bearing surfaces of the support plate and the storage tray having shaped elements that face the respective other bearing surface and that force an at least partly rotatory motion of the support tray in order to move the support tray relative to the support plate from an initial position into a charging/discharging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Rehage, Stefan Mertins, Reinhard Büscher, Eduard Arnst, Andreas Matthes
  • Patent number: 11274482
    Abstract: A guide system includes a first and second guide rail for guiding furniture parts. The second guide rail, in the mounted position, extends transversely relative to the first guide rail. A guiding device is connected to the first furniture part, and is movable relative to the first and second guide rails and has a fitting portion for fastening to the first furniture part. A carrier is displaceable relative to the second guide rail and is connected to a second fitting portion for fastening to the second furniture part. A first drive device moves the guiding device, starting from the second guide rail, at least over a region in a direction towards the first guide rail. The guide system has a second drive device for moving the guiding device, starting from the first guide rail, into a position in which the first and second fitting portion are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rupp, Christian Hauer, Hermann Haemmerle, Ingo Gasser, Franz Kohlweiss
  • Patent number: 11167695
    Abstract: A luggage box apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The luggage box apparatus includes a main box received in a main box receiving space provided at a luggage side trim. The main box is withdrawable from the main box receiving space toward a luggage compartment, for use thereof. The main box is installed to perform linear sliding movement in a withdrawal direction and rotation with respect to the luggage side trim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daejoo Precision Industrial
    Inventors: Dae Min Lee, Min Ho Cho, Seung Soo Ryu, Kwang Ok Jeon, Sung Hoon Choo, Sang Bok Lee, Ho Duck Lee
  • Patent number: 11142048
    Abstract: An operator cab is mounted on a chassis of a mobile work vehicle. The cab includes a back panel, a pair of opposing side panels, and a roof panel. The side panels and the roof panel each have a first edge proximate the back panel and a second edge opposite the first edge, the second edges defining a door opening. A door is proximate the door opening and movable to a closed position defining a front barrier or an open position alongside the cab. A drive system is connected to the door to move the door about a pivot point near the door opening to an open position from the closed position to allow for an operator to ingress and egress through the door opening. The door when in the open position being secured between a boom arm of the mobile work vehicle and alongside the at least one of the side panel of the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Sachin Ballewar
  • Patent number: 11136804
    Abstract: A guide system is hingedly connected to a second furniture part, and has a rail arrangement including a guide rail having a longitudinal direction for guiding the furniture parts, and a carrier movably mounted transversely to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail. The carrier can be moved into a transfer position in which the carrier adjoins the guide rail in the longitudinal direction such that a guiding device to be connected to one of the furniture parts and movable along the guide rail can be transferred to and from between the guide rail and the carrier. The guide system includes a column connected to the carrier, the column being arranged vertically, and can be moved together with the carrier transversely to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail. The first furniture part is connected to the guiding device, and the second furniture part is movably connected to the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Julius Blum GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rupp, Christian Hauer, Hermann Haemmerle, Ingo Gasser, Franz Kohlweiss
  • Patent number: 10932439
    Abstract: An end table for crating a pet includes a first side panel and a second side panel. The second side panel is laterally spaced from and parallel to the first side panel. The end table additionally includes a bottom panel, a top panel and a rear panel. The rear panel laterally extends between rear ends of the first and second side panels. The end table further includes a door carried by the first side panel for sliding movement between a stowed position and an open position and for rotational movement between the open position and a closed position in which the door closes an opening laterally between front ends of the first and second side panels. The first side panel, the second side panel, the rear panel, the bottom panel, the top panel and the door cooperate to define an enclosed area for the pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MERRY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Xin, Jeffrey Pinard
  • Patent number: 9158347
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a hard disk drive (HDD) which does not require screw fixings includes a bracket defining a first locating hole and a carrier. The HDD includes a pin. The carrier includes a shell receiving the HDD, a resilient connecting member, an unlocking member installed on a side of the shell, and an operating assembly. The unlocking member includes a resilient abutting plate. The operation member includes a connecting rack with rotating latching member mounted to a front end of the shell. A front end of the connecting member is mounted to the shell, a rear end of the connecting member is detachably connected the bracket. The abutting plate abuts against the pin. A block of the latching member latches in the first locating hole, and a second end of the latching member is detachably latched to the connecting rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Gui-Dong Song
  • Publication number: 20150107162
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for moving an element, such as a sliding door (1), is disclosed. In the movement a first end of the element is first turned outwards, a second opposite end is then turned out placing the element in parallel with the original location of the element. The element is then displaced by extending a pull-out guide (4). The mechanism comprises a housing (2), the pull-out guide rail (4), a lock-and-release mechanism (19) and at least two lever arms (8, 11, 14, 16, 27, 30, 33, 39, 42). One end of a first lever arm (8, 27, 39) is received in a pivoting point (10, 29, 41) at the pull-out guide rail (4) and the opposite end of said lever arm (8, 27, 39) is received in a pivoting point (9, 28, 40) at the housing (2). The pivoting point (10, 29, 41) at the pull-out guide rail (4) is placed at a first end of the pull-out guide rail (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Benny ANDERSSON, Hakan PERSSON
  • Patent number: 8950115
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for moving an element, such as a sliding door (1), is disclosed. In the movement a first end of the element is first turned outwards, a second opposite end is then turned out placing the element in parallel with the original location of the element. The element is then displaced by extending a pull-out guide (4). The mechanism comprises a housing (2), the pull-out guide rail (4), a lock-and-release mechanism (19) and at least two lever arms (8, 11, 14, 16, 27, 30, 33, 39, 42). One end of a first lever arm (8, 27, 39) is received in a pivoting point (10, 29, 41) at the pull-out guide rail (4) and the opposite end of said lever arm (8, 27, 39) is received in a pivoting point (9, 28, 40) at the housing (2). The pivoting point (10, 29, 41) at the pull-out guide rail (4) is placed at a first end of the pull-out guide rail (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Benny Andersson, Hakan Persson
  • Publication number: 20150008811
    Abstract: A stowable folding door device includes a slider to move the folded door in a depth direction of an article of furniture, a hook supported by the slider so as to rotate about a first rotation shaft and to engage with an engaging section provided on the article of furniture, and a lever supported by the hook to rotate about a second rotation shaft. Upon folding up the foldable door, the lever rotates in a first direction about the first rotation shaft together with the hook while contacting the rear surface of the foldable door, and the engagement between the hook and the engaging section is released. When the foldable door closes an opening of the article of furniture, the lever rotates relative to the hook in the direction opposite the first direction about the second rotation shaft while contacting the rear surface of the foldable door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishii, Shinichi Ajiki
  • Publication number: 20140375193
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a computer case and a bracket. The computer case includes a main body and a cover attached to the main body. The main body includes a side plate. A receiving slot and a sliding slot are defined in the side plate. The cover includes a limiting piece. The bracket is used to receive a storage device and includes a rotating portion and a sliding portion. The rotating portion is moveably received in the receiving slot, and the sliding portion is slidably received in the sliding slot. The sliding portion abuts the limiting piece to prevent the bracket from moving towards the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YU-MING XIAO
  • Publication number: 20140375194
    Abstract: [Object] To provide an information terminal apparatus having an improved structure for connecting a first body and a second body. [Solving Means] An information terminal apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a first body, a second body, a rotating shaft, and a parallel linking mechanism. The rotating shaft is connected to the first body. The parallel linking mechanism is able to rotate in an integrated manner with the rotating shaft. The parallel linking mechanism has a first arm rotatably connected to the second body, a second arm rotatably connected to the second body, and a linking arm to link the first arm to the second arm in a parallel manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Kiyokuni Arima, Yujin Morisawa
  • Patent number: 8917497
    Abstract: A storage cabinet configured to accommodate electronic equipment is disclosed. The storage cabinet has front, rear, and side walls extending upwardly from a bottom to define a storage space. The storage cabinet also includes a compartment located within the storage space configured to accommodate electronic equipment. The compartment includes an electronic cooling device for each piece of equipment, a ventilation system, and-one or more components for receiving and transmitting wireless signals into and out of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Knaack LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Bergum, Gary Peterson
  • Patent number: 8851590
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body provided with storage chambers having doors, one of the doors being provided with an opening, the opening having at least one stepped plane; a rack installed in the storage chamber at a height corresponding to that of the lower end of the opening; a sub door to open and close the opening; and a connection member to prevent a height difference between a rear surface of the sub door and the opening. The connection member is configured to slide relative to the sub door to cover the at least one stepped plane, whereby the connection member closes the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is closed, and opens the at least one stepped plane when the sub door is opened so that the rear surface of the sub door and the connection member form substantially a level plane with the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo Hee Song, Jeong Wook Lee, Ha Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20140252933
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a cabinet, a door movably mounted to the cabinet, and a limiting block rotatably mounted to the door. The cabinet includes a first side plate. The door defines a limiting slot. The door is movable relative to the cabinet between a closed position and an open position. When the door is located in the closed position, the door is substantially perpendicular to the first side plate and covers the cabinet. When the door is located in the open position, the door is substantially parallel to the first side plate, and the limiting block is engaged in the limiting slot, which prevents the door from dropping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIN-WEN YEH, ZHI-JIAN PENG, YANG XIAO
  • Patent number: 8814287
    Abstract: A refrigerator with a shelf varied by sliding and pivoting to store thick food items in a storage chamber. The refrigerator includes a main body which has an inner case defining a storage chamber and an outer case defining an external appearance thereof, a first shelf portion arranged at the storage chamber so as to be slidable in front and rear directions, a second shelf portion arranged at the storage chamber so as to be pivotable together with the first shelf portion received in a first shelf receiving portion, and support portions to support the first and second shelf portions, wherein each of the support portions includes a support wall integrally formed with the inner case and an insulation material foamed in a foam space of the support wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myoung Jin Jang
  • Publication number: 20140167583
    Abstract: A combination cabinet includes at least one pair of door frames, at least one separation bar mounted between the door frames, a pair of fixing seats mounted on the separation bar, and a plurality of pivot pieces each mounted in a respective one of the door frames and each pivotally connected with a respective one of the fixing seats. The separation bar has an upper end and a lower end each provided with a slot for mounting a respective one of the fixing seats. Each of the fixing seats has a side provided with an insert inserted into the respective slot of the separation bar. Thus, the separation bar closes the gap between the door frames during pivotal movement of the door frames, thereby preventing a person from being clamped or hurt by the gap between the door frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventor: Shun-Teng Chen
  • Patent number: 8745780
    Abstract: A baby crib includes a support frame having a lower portion and an upper portion, and a bassinet connected with the upper portion of the support frame. The bassinet includes an enclosure substantially surrounding an inner space of the bassinet adapted to receive a baby, the enclosure being upwardly opened and having a sidewall provided with a side opening communicating with the inner space, and a movable board disposed at a bottom of the bassinet and adapted to support the weight of the baby placed thereon. The board is operable to slide through the side opening between a first position where the board and the baby placed thereon lie inside the inner space, and a second position where the board extends outward through the side opening so that the board and the baby placed thereon lie substantially outside the inner space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventor: Yu-Ya Su
  • Publication number: 20140055926
    Abstract: A holder for a surface contact card includes a main body, a pivotal shaft, and a cover. The main body has a latching block and defines a receiving groove configured for receiving a surface contact card. The cover includes a hinge portion and a latching tab. The pivotal shaft extends through the hinge portion and rotatably connects to the main body. The cover is pivotally and slidably engaged with the main body for covering the receiving groove, and the latching tab is latched with the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: GUANG-FEI CAO, LEI WANG
  • Patent number: 8640892
    Abstract: A pivoting storage apparatus that is adapted to storage structures such as cabinets, refrigerators, and the like, whose horizontal interior storage surfaces are generally rectangular. The shelving system is presented in the form of a shelf accessory, in addition to use as an independent storage platform. A portion of the rotary shelving is capable of being manually drawn out of the confines of the storage structure's interior by the user, thereby enabling easy access to shelf contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph A. Polizzi, Michael T. Kane
  • Patent number: 8576568
    Abstract: A sliding apparatus includes a sliding member fixed to a first end of a server module, an elongated sleeve shaped first slide rail, and an elongated pole shaped second slide rail. The sliding member includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion each defining a mounting hole. The second slide rail is slidably retained in the mounting holes of the first and second holding portions. A first end of the first slide rail is fixed to a rack. A latch member is fixed to the sliding member for latch the rack. A first end of the second slide rail is slidably received in a second end of the first slide rail. A second end of the second slide rail is fixed to a second end of the server module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Meng-Qi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8570753
    Abstract: A sliding apparatus includes a sliding member fixed to a first end of a server module, an elongated sleeve shaped first slide rail, and an elongated pole shaped second slide rail. The sliding member includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion each defining a mounting hole. The second slide rail is slidably retained in the mounting holes of the first and second holding portions. A first end of the first slide rail is fixed to a rack. A first end of the second slide rail is slidably received in a second end of the first slide rail. A second end of the second slide rail is fixed to a second end of the server module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Meng-Qi Zhang
  • Patent number: 8550277
    Abstract: A collecting cage has a front end to which at least one door is pivoted with the aid of a pivoting device. The cage also has at least three lateral walls. The pivoting device is adapted to pivot the door to an opened position and to a closed position thus covering at least part of it. The pivoting device is adapted to guide the door in an opened position to a direction parallel to a lateral wall and at a clearance therefrom for flanking the cage. The pivoting device includes at least two angle members connected to the door at a distance from each other and having a first portion protruding from the door and having a second portion in an angled position relative to the first portion, and at least two corresponding rails connected to a lateral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: K. Hartwell Oy AB
    Inventor: Jack Grönholm
  • Patent number: 8517190
    Abstract: A pivoting storage apparatus that is adapted to storage structures such as cabinets, refrigerators, and the like, whose horizontal interior storage surfaces are generally rectangular. The shelving system is presented in the form of a shelf accessory, in addition to use as an independent storage platform. A portion of the rotary shelving is capable of being manually drawn out of the confines of the storage structure's interior by the user, thereby enabling easy access to shelf contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph A. Polizzi, Michael T. Kane
  • Patent number: 8499502
    Abstract: A display for displaying the features of a casket which has a shell, a lid and an interior, comprises a wall, a cabinet mounted to the wall, an openable and closable door mounted to the cabinet, the door having the appearance of being at least a portion of the lid of the casket, and at least a portion of the shell of the casket positioned in the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane Browe, Diana Burkhart
  • Patent number: 8500224
    Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet includes a door assembly for closing a cooling chamber. The door assembly includes a door supported by pivot bearings being configured to pivot about a vertical axis between a closed position and an opened position. Rails arranged substantially parallel to a side wall of the refrigerated cabinet are configured to displaceably support the pivot bearings of the door. The door is displaceable in the rails between a use position in front of the cooling chamber, in which the door is pivotable between the opened position and the closed position, and a parking position next to the cooling chamber, in which the door cannot be pivoted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Remis Gesellschaft fuer Entwicklung und Vertrieb Technischer Elemente mbH
    Inventor: Erik Moeller
  • Patent number: 8482906
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the field of environmentally sealed casings for protection of electronic or other devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to enclosures for protecting LCD panels from the harsh environments in which they are sometimes used. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a harsh environment LCD enclosure comprising: a casing with an interior for protecting an LCD panel; a door for accessing the interior of the casing; a compression gasket assembly for sealing together the door and casing; an actuator for opening and closing the door; and a hinge assembly disposed entirely within the interior of the casing and operably configured to provide for rotational and linear movement of the door relative to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: CCS-Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Farley, Jr., William A. Peeples
  • Patent number: 8336972
    Abstract: The displacement device serves to hold a separation element, which is pivotally connected to a bracket, which is held slideably by a first beam of a scissor assembly and firmly by a second beam of the scissor assembly with a scissor assembly bearing. The scissor assembly bearing comprises a profile body that is adapted to the bracket and can be connected thereto, which profile body comprises a profile part which is connected articulated to the first end element of an adjusting lever, of which the second end element is connected on the one hand pivotally with the second beam and on the other hand is held by an adjusting bolt, of which the threaded shank is rotatably mounted in a threaded channel of the profile body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Hawa AG
    Inventors: Gregor Haab, Martin Frei, Alfred Stutz, Rolf Heisig, Wladyslaw Wasilewski
  • Patent number: 8303056
    Abstract: A cabinet door collapses and slides into a concealed position inside a door compartment of a cabinet. The door has a first wing which is pivotally connected to a second wing and to a vertical door-supporting bar which travel insides the door compartment. The second wing is guided by carriages running in upper and lower continuous guideways that extend inside the door compartment. A device for moving the door-supporting bar includes a stationary toothed belt inside the door compartment, a toothed wheel and guide pulleys carried by the door-supporting bar. The toothed wheel is operatively connected to a torsion spring inside the door-supporting bar. A locking device locks the toothed wheel, when the door wings are in a coplanar closed position, and releases the toothed wheel, when they are in a parallel open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Dada S.p.A.
    Inventor: Luca Giorgi
  • Patent number: 8262026
    Abstract: A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the horizontal base plane of the aircraft, and wherein the component carrier is equipped to accommodate a component in a releasably affixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jaeger, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Publication number: 20120212116
    Abstract: A mobile technology cabinet comprises a compartment having a work platform mounted for rotational motion between a substantially vertical storage position and a deployed position. A monitor support is operatively connected to the work platform such that movement of the work platform between the storage position and the deployed position causes the monitor support to rise from a storage position to a deployed position. The work platform may be rotated relative to the cabinet to simultaneously deploy the work surface and to raise the monitor. A base supports the cabinet for movement on wheels. A frame extends from the base and supports a cabinet such that the cabinet is movable between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Rubbermaid Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Grant McRorie, Michael T. Kopczewski, Sean David Montag, Jay F. Perkins
  • Patent number: 8240464
    Abstract: A hanging garment storage unit includes a hanger, a frame, and a drawer. The hanger is arranged to removably couple the frame to an external support. The frame has a broad side and a top. A track is coupled to the broad side of the frame, and the drawer is slidably coupled to the frame. The frame has a broad side and a narrow side, and the drawer is arranged to slide along the track with the broad side of the drawer facing the broad side of the frame. The drawer is further arranged to pivot about an end of the frame to allow movement of the drawer from a storage position to an access position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Inventor: Catherine Grace Clishem
  • Patent number: 8231187
    Abstract: A hinge bracket attachable to a pocket door slide system wherein the pocket door slide system comprises components capable of achieving a full inset or partial overlay pocket door position without the hinge bracket, and wherein use of the hinge bracket enables the pocket door slide system to achieve a substantially full overlay pocket door position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Keith A. Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20120153790
    Abstract: A closure mechanism for an electromagnetically sealed measuring station, which comprises a test chamber, a door for closing the test chamber, and an electromagnetic seal, which is fitted to a door frame of the test chamber. The door is moved initially in a linear manner away from the test chamber and after that pivoted in a rotating movement. The closure mechanism according to the invention then seals a measuring station electromagnetically if an electromagnetic seal is fitted in a peripheral groove in the doorframe of the test chamber, and the door provides a peripheral rebate, which engages in the groove in the doorframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Hammer, Alexander Bartsch, Hermann Muhr
  • Publication number: 20120113582
    Abstract: A storage device mounting structure with excellent handleability for storage devices is provided. A storage device mounting structure according to this invention includes a unit for housing a plurality of storage devices, a chassis for housing the unit, and a guide mechanism for supporting the unit and guiding it into or out of the chassis, wherein the unit has an open area for inserting the plurality of storage devices from a front face of the unit into the unit and is supported by the guide mechanism so that the unit can freely move rotationally to make a surface of the unit, where the open area exists, positioned at the front of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Kazuya Hirano, Takashi Chikusa, Hiroyuki Kumasawa, Kenichi Saito
  • Patent number: 8136897
    Abstract: An overhead storage system for attachment to a ceiling includes a hollow housing, frame and a pair of pivots pivotally attaching a rear end of the frame to a rear end of the housing so that the frame pivots between a storage position wherein the frame is disposed generally coplanar with a ceiling surface and an access position wherein the frame is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to the ceiling surface. A latch assembly releasably secures the frame in the storage position. There is a storage container which is telescopically movable through an open front end of the frame between a retracted position wherein the storage container is substantially disposed within confines of the frame and an extended position wherein a front end of the storage container is disposed a predetermined distance from the open end of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Mark L Mascari
  • Publication number: 20120039028
    Abstract: A mobile terminal of a slide type having a dual display is disclosed, by which if an open configuration has been entered after sequential completion of slidable and rotary movements, two displays are located on the same plane in an open configuration to provide various user interface environments. The present invention includes a first body, a second body slidably connected to the first body, and a slide hinge module configured to guide a slidable movement of the second body on the first body to open the first body, the slide hinge module configured to guide a rotary movement of the second body against the first body in case of an open configuration of a partial region of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Zhi Min CHOO, Young In PARK
  • Patent number: 8083303
    Abstract: A built-in sliding rotating element for modular corner cabinets, which is capable of supporting a stack of storage elements; the said built-in element slides on a parallel pair of telescopic guides fixed to the two opposite sides of an intermediate support hinge, which is fixed in turn to the base of the column around which the said built-in sliding element rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventor: Rossano Compagnucci
  • Publication number: 20110260595
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a front panel, a shielding member, and a linkage assembly. The front panel defines an opening and a pair of sliding slots beside the opening. Each of the sliding slots has a stop portion and a sliding portion. The shielding member includes a pair of sliding posts respectively received in the stop portions of the sliding slots. The linkage assembly is capable of pushing the shielding member to urge the sliding posts sliding from the stop portions to the sliding portions of the sliding slots. The shielding member is capable of covering the opening when the sliding posts are received in the stop portions of the sliding slots and capable of sliding along the sliding portions to expose the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ri-Dong Huang, Yang-Ming Lin, Hsuan-Tsung Chen, Guang-Yao Lee
  • Patent number: 8011742
    Abstract: Tilt out shelf guide mechanism suitable for rack mount computing systems are disclosed. The mechanism generally includes a slidable shelf and two opposing shelf tracks configured to support and guide the shelf. The slidable shelf incorporates a storage or component mounting region and a rear catch mechanism at the rear end of the shelf. The rear catch mechanism has a shelf-mounted pivot. The two opposing shelf tracks incorporate a pivot support at the front end of the tracks configured to engage the pivot of the shelf when the rear end of the shelf is approximately adjacent to the front end of the tracks, whereupon the pivot of the shelf is supported by the rear catch mechanism of the guides and the shelf is pivotable about the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: William H. Whitted
  • Patent number: 8006440
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for coupling to a wall in a healthcare facility, such as a hospital. The apparatus comprises a housing configured to support at least one service outlet, a cover and a linkage for mounting the cover to the housing for pivoting movement between a closed position in which the cover blocks access to the at least one service outlet and an open position in which the cover allows access to the at least one service outlet. The cover remains substantially parallel to the wall as it travels between the closed and open positions. The cover may comprise a wall accessory, such as a picture frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody A. Thomas, Dallas J. Suding, Steven R. Westerfeld, Gilbert R. Walker
  • Publication number: 20110187250
    Abstract: A Vertical or Horizontal Drawer Box Display Unit, employing File drawer slides that embodies Rail Positioning Cross-circle systems, allowing Drawers to swing from to left to right for vertical Boxes or up to down for horizontal Boxes and back again, forming an open display for viewing when said Drawers are deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Ronald Allen Larson
  • Publication number: 20110164389
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal apparatus including: upper and lower cases; a sliding-rotation-mechanism fixed to the upper case, performing an opening-direction-sliding-movement on the upper case through a sliding-supporting plate at opening manipulation, allowing the upper case to stand up at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower case by performing an opening-direction-rotation-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the opening-direction-sliding-movement, performing closing-direction-rotation-movement opposite to the opening-direction-rotation-movement, standing up at the predetermined angle through the sliding-supporting plate at closing manipulation, and performing closing-direction-sliding-movement opposite to the opening-direction-sliding-movement through the sliding-supporting plate after the closing-direction-rotation-movement; and a flexible board which is disposed between the upper and lower cases so that electrical parts of the upper and lower cases are electrically connected t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sano, Sojiro Terayama, Masao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20110157819
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a cover, a body, and a sliding mechanism connecting the cover to the body. The sliding mechanism includes a slidable plate and at least one telescoping member. The cover is rotatably coupled to ends of the at least one telescoping member. Other ends of the at least one telescoping member are slidably coupled to the slidable plate. The slidable plate is slidably received in the body, and at least a part of the slidable plate is capable of sliding out of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHONG XU
  • Patent number: 7959242
    Abstract: A slidable structure for a pocket door cabinet. The slidable structure may be coupled to a false wall of the pocket door cabinet, with a door hinged to the slidable structure. In some aspects, the slidable structure includes a self-open mechanism to force the door to a fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Accuride International Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis Del Castillo
  • Patent number: 7914092
    Abstract: A dresser featuring a center storage piece having a first set of drawers on one side and a second set of drawers on the other side, a set of shelves and a first concealing device and a second concealing device the first concealing device featuring a first track for a first door to slide open and shut, wherein the first track has a major bend and a minor bend, and wherein the first door features a couple of guide studs located on an upper edge of the first door and a couple of guide studs located on a bottom edge of the first door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Inventor: Dennis N Harvey
  • Patent number: 7891747
    Abstract: A glass cabinet for storage and/or display of objects includes a front, a rear (2), a right (3) and a left lateral surface (4), a bottom piece (5) and an upper piece (6) forming the top, at least one lateral surface, for example, the front lateral surface being formed as a glass door (1), in the closed state of the glass cabinet, the interior thereof being sealed in an airtight manner to the environment and the door (1) being mounted displaceably laterally parallel by a guide means mounted in the region of the upper piece or the lower piece or respectively in the region of the upper and the lower piece until release of half of the door opening. In this position, the guide means is formed in such a manner that the projecting part of the door (1) can be pivoted in this position so far that this part of the door (1) adjoins the left (3) or right lateral surface (4). Such a design of a glass cabinet is particularly suitable for those with a very large width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Glasbau Hahn GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Hahn
  • Publication number: 20110001410
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hinged slide rail with buffering function, which includes a rail to which a hinge is mounted. The hinge has a movable blade and a fixed blade between which a buffering device is coupled. The buffering device is housed in a retention frame. The retention frame has an end forming a limiting structure. The buffering device has an active rod coupled to the limiting structure. The movable blade includes a pull bar that is connected to the limiting structure. The hinged slide rail is installed between a door panel and a body of a cabinet to remarkably enhance the convenience of operation and eliminates the potential problems of generating noise and clamping and hurting users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Wan-Lai Chen, Pi-Lan Chen
  • Publication number: 20100314980
    Abstract: A hinge bracket attachable to a pocket door slide system wherein the pocket door slide system comprises components capable of achieving a full inset or partial overlay pocket door position without the hinge bracket, and wherein use of the hinge bracket enables the pocket door slide system to achieve a substantially full overlay pocket door position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Keith A. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 7832816
    Abstract: An improved frame to support pull-out and rotating racks for cabinets. The frame has a telescopic guide with a sliding end. The rack is prevented from accidentally rotating during pull-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Compagnucci Holding S.p.A.
    Inventor: Rossano Compagnucci