Patents Represented by Law Firm Notaro & Michalaos P.C.
  • Patent number: 6038739
    Abstract: To provide a tilt hinge capable of obtaining a great frictional torque despite of its small size and insuring a clip stop, the present invention comprises a bracket to be mounted on the body side of the equipment, a rotating shaft designed to be mounted to the end of an opening-closing body which is rotatably mounted on a bearing section of the bracket, a friction washer mounted between the large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and the bearing section and/or on the other side face of the bearing section with the rotating shaft inserted into the central part, and an elastic means mounted with the rotating shaft inserted in the central part to press the friction washer against the large-diameter portion and/or the bearing section; and a click stop means is provided between the rotating shaft and the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideo Katoh