Patents Assigned to TRW Systems Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7959846
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a hinge (50) and a method of molding the hinge. The hinge comprises: a first part (52) and a second part (54) connected together during moulding to allow relative pivotal movement between the parts. The second part is molded over the first part after molding of the first part to form an interface (68) between the second part and the first part at which relative pivotal movement is allowed. After moulding of the second part the second part shrinks in a controlled manner to provide a predetermined frictional force at the interface between the first part and the second part in order to resist said relative pivotal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: TRW Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul White, Keith Sydney Levett