Plural Noncollinear Pins And Slots Patents (Class 16/358)
  • Patent number: 11814887
    Abstract: A hinge for pivotally securing a frame substantially flush to a mounting surface, the hinge comprising a plurality of leaves and a plurality of articulation points wherein each leaf is connected to two articulation points and movement of at least one leaf connected to each articulation point occurs substantially simultaneously. With four leaves and four articulation points the hinge is configured for fluid movement as the articulation points are utilized or activated concurrently to pivot the frame about the hinge and with respect to a mounting surface. A pair of hinges wherein one hinge may be a mirror image of the other can be used to mount the frame to the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: INNOVATIONS BY FISHER, LLC
    Inventors: Tim Fisher, Jon Fisher
  • Patent number: 11788331
    Abstract: One end of first and second arms 30 and 40 are rotatably connected to a first hinge body 10 and a second hinge body 20, respectively. The other end of the first arm is guided by a second guide 25 of the second hinge body and the other end of the second arm is guided by a first guide 15 of the first hinge body. Friction torque is applied on the second hinge body by the friction plate 60. The first guide has a main guide portion 15x and a sub-guide portion 15y that is connected to an end of the main guide portion and draws an arc centered on the first shaft member. When the other end of the second arm is on the sub-guide portion, frictional resistance is not received, so that the second hinge body is automatically rotated by the urging member 70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Kei Tsuruoka, Yoshitaka Ishii, Yuichi Hatano
  • Patent number: 11709330
    Abstract: A cable management unit including a support assembly for mounting a patch panel, such as to a wall. The support assembly may include first and second anchor members adapted to be anchored to the wall, and first and second support arms hingedly coupled to the first and second anchor members at first and second hinge points, respectively. The first and second support arms may be adapted to be coupled to the patch panel. A chassis the patch panel may be supported by the first and second support arms. The first and second support arms may be configured to pivot about the first and second hinge points respectively between storage and access positions. The first and second support arms may extend outward from the wall in the access position and may be substantially parallel to the wall in the storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Zhi Chen, Kenichiro Takeuchi, Edwin M. Astorga, Elmer N. Prado
  • Patent number: 11566459
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a swinging door includes a shifting pivot point movable between a first concealed positioned and a second extended position to provide clearance for protruding trim pieces and the like upon opening the swinging door. A double action spring mechanism energizes to drive the shifting pivot point between the first and second positions. An assembly including a link arm and a bell crank is driven by the double action spring mechanism to shift the shifting pivot point and locking mechanisms are provided to lock each of the link arm and the bell crank in their respective extended positions. A compartment assembly includes a swinging door, a fixed structure to which the swinging door is movably coupled, at least one hinge assembly according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 11530562
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a swinging door includes a shifting pivot point movable between a first concealed positioned and a second extended position to provide clearance for protruding trim pieces and the like upon opening the swinging door. A double action spring mechanism energizes to drive the shifting pivot point between the first and second positions. An assembly including a link arm and a bell crank is driven by the double action spring mechanism to shift the shifting pivot point and locking mechanisms are provided to lock each of the link arm and the bell crank in their respective extended positions. A compartment assembly includes a swinging door, a fixed structure to which the swinging door is movably coupled, at least one hinge assembly according to the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert J. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 11528352
    Abstract: A hinge housing of an electronic device is coupled to a first hinge arm extending into to a first device housing a second hinge arm extending into a second device housing. The first hinge arm has a first pin extending from a terminal edge of the first hinge arm that engages a first slot defined by a first plate fixedly coupled to the first device housing. The second hinge arm has a second pin extending from a terminal edge of the second hinge arm that engages a second slot defined by a second plate fixedly coupled to the second device housing. The pins translate when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot to change a displacement between the hinge housing and the device housings, as well as to separate proximal ends of the first device housing and the second device housing in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Lim, Alberto R. Cavallaro, Thomas Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 11466492
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door and a hinge body, wherein a positioning shaft and a guiding shaft are provided on the hinge body, and a positioning groove and a guiding groove are provided on the door; the door of the refrigerator according to the present invention may be moved by a distance in a direction away from a pivoting side when being opened, thereby avoiding inconvenience of opening the door due to the protrusion of the side wall of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11384578
    Abstract: Present invention is related to a door hinge for opening and closing a door, the door hinge including: a fixing member fixed to the door frame of the oven range; an operating frame that is rotatably connected to the fixing member and is fixed to the door to open and close the door; a hinge bracket configured to rotatably connecting the operating frame to the fixing member, wherein the hinge bracket includes: a plate connected with the inside of the lower end of the operating frame, and a gap holding member having a first end, a second end, and in a shape of a “” at the center thereof for forming a space, wherein the first end of the gap holding member is connected to a lower end of the plate, and the second end of the gap holding member is connected to lower end of the fixing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SEO WON KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Juneyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11236855
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a base, a stand vertically extending upward from the base, a head having a display provided on a front surface thereof and pivotable between a landscape mode and a portrait mode, a penetration groove extending along the circumference of the head, a connecting bar connected to the stand and extending to an inside of the head through the penetration groove, an inner plate fixed to the inside of the head, a first guide groove formed in the inner plate and extending along a predetermined curved trajectory, a first guide pin protruding from the connecting bar and inserted into the first guide groove, a second guide groove formed in the connecting bar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the connecting bar, and a second guide pin fixed to the inside of the head or protruding from the inner plate and inserted into the second guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehun Lee, Kangyeung Lee, Byunghee Kim
  • Patent number: 11118384
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerator body and a door body. A hinge body is disposed on the refrigerator body. A first hinge shaft and a second hinge shaft are disposed on the hinge body. A first guide groove and a second guide groove are formed in the door body. The first hinge shaft is located in the first guide groove and the second hinge shaft is located in the second guide groove. During opening of the door body, the first guide groove moves relative to the first hinge shaft and the second guide groove moves relative to the second hinge shaft, the first hinge shaft applies an acting force to the first guide groove to drive the end, away from the first guide groove, of the second guide groove to approach the second hinge shaft, so that the door body is displaced in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guoshun He, Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11078700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising a cabinet, a door and a hinge body. A guide block is provided on the door, a rotation shaft is provided on the hinge body, and rotation shaft grooves are provided on the guide block. With the structure of the hinge body, the gravity of the door and the friction force may be shared onto the first and second plate bodies of the hinge body, thereby reducing abrasion and prolonging the service life of the door of the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER JOINT STOCK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Enpin Xia, Hao Zhang, Xiaobing Zhu
  • Patent number: 11064629
    Abstract: A device casing includes a casing body and a detachable bracket. The casing body has first and second supporting frames opposite to each other, and first and second guiding slots formed on the first supporting frame. The first guiding slot has a first open end and a first closed end. The second guiding slot has a second open end and a second closed end. The detachable bracket is detachably disposed between the first and second supporting frames and has first and second sliding posts. The first sliding post is rotatably disposed at the first closed end. The second sliding post is slidably disposed at the second closed end. By the structural constraint between the first and second guiding slots and the first and second sliding posts respectively, the detachable bracket can stably rotate relative to the casing body and can be installed onto the casing body easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corp., Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Yang, Jeng-Ting Pan
  • Patent number: 11027169
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes an electric treadmill. The electric treadmill includes a base and an armrest. The base includes a front frame, a rear frame and a connecting assembly, wherein tread boards are provided within the front frame and the rear frame, and the front frame and the rear frame are hinged by the connecting assembly to enable the base to be folded. The armrest includes a vertical tube and a cross tube, wherein one end of the vertical tube is connected to the cross tube and the other end of the vertical tube is rotatably coupled to the base to allow the armrest to be foldable with respect to the base. The front frame and the rear frame may be folded with respect to each other, thus, a length of the base is greatly reduced for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OMA FITNESS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kaibin Xing
  • Patent number: 10968670
    Abstract: An articulated lever for a device for moving a furniture part received on a furniture carcass of an item of furniture, which has a spacer member in the form of a first and a second embossing. The first embossing is present on a first side of the first articulated lever, and the second embossing is present on a second side of the first articulated lever. The first and the second side of the first articulated lever are present opposite and spaced from one another. The first and the second embossing are present opposite one another. The first embossing has in the azimuthal and/or radial direction, about a center, an elevation and a depression relative to a remaining surface of the first side. The second embossing has in the azimuthal and/or radial direction, about the center, an elevation and a depression relative to a remaining surface of the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Grass GmbH
    Inventors: Boris Kruedener, Markus Herper
  • Patent number: 10900269
    Abstract: An actuating arm drive for a pivotably mounted actuating arm, in particular for driving a flap of a piece of furniture, includes a plurality of articulatedly interconnected levers. A first lever and a second lever of the actuating arm drive are arranged parallel to one another with a lateral spacing, and the levers each have two axial bores with a first standard spacing, through each of which bores an axial pin projects. A third lever has receptacles for the axial pins with a second standard spacing, and the second standard spacing is different than the first standard spacing. The axial pins each project through the axial bores of the first and second lever and are at least partially received in the receptacles of the third lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: JULIUS BLUM GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Holzapfel, Philip Schluge
  • Patent number: 10858869
    Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided. The hinge assembly includes a rotating shaft structure, a first movable assembly and a second movable assembly. The rotating shaft structure includes a first rotating part and second rotating part. The first rotating part coaxially rotates relative to the second rotating part. The first movable assembly includes a first connecting member and a first moving member. The first moving member is movably connected to the first connecting member. The first movable assembly is connected to the first rotating part to rotate with the first rotating part simultaneously. The second movable assembly includes a second connecting member and a second moving member. The second moving member is movably connected to the second connecting member. The second movable assembly is connected to the second rotating part to rotate with second rotating part simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Ju Chiang, Hung-Chieh Wu
  • Patent number: 10827642
    Abstract: A cable supporting assembly for use in a rack system includes a connecting device, a cable supporting member, a first mechanism, and a second mechanism. The cable supporting member is movably mounted on the connecting device. The first mechanism is arranged at one of the connecting device and the cable supporting member, and the second mechanism, at the other. The first mechanism and the second mechanism can connect with each other to keep the cable supporting member at a predetermined position with respect to the connecting device. The cable supporting member can be moved to a first position or a second position with respect to the connecting device when the first mechanism and the second mechanism are not connected with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: King Slide Works Co., Ltd., King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Wei-Chen Chang, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 10677509
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment that is positioned vertically below the first storage compartment, a receiving drawer configured to be received into the second storage compartment, a mullion that partitions the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, and an access cover configured to selectively open or close the access hole. The receiving drawer includes a receiving door configured to open and close the second storage compartment and a receiving box provided on a back surface of the receiving door. The mullion defines an access hole that allows fluid communication between the first and second storage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Ogg
  • Patent number: 10571184
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment that is positioned vertically below the first storage compartment, a receiving drawer configured to be received into the second storage compartment, a mullion that partitions the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, and an access cover configured to selectively open or close the access hole. The receiving drawer includes a receiving door configured to open and close the second storage compartment and a receiving box provided on a back surface of the receiving door. The mullion defines an access hole that allows fluid communication between the first and second storage compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Ogg
  • Patent number: 10465975
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment that is positioned vertically below the first storage compartment, a first mullion that partitions the first storage compartment from the second storage compartment, an access cover configured to open or close the access hole, a reception drawer configured to be received into the second storage compartment and including a reception door configured to open and close the second storage compartment and a reception box provided in a rear surface of the reception door, and a cover member configured to cover at least a portion of a top surface of the reception box. The first mullion defines an access hole that allows fluid communication between the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jungyeon Hwang, Jiyoung Park, Hyunjung Kim, Eunjoo Lee, Kyukwan Choi, Boram Lee
  • Patent number: 10383441
    Abstract: A server rack includes two opposing fixing frames, a side plate fixed to each fixing frame and a supporting rail extending from each side plate, the supporting rails extending toward each other. The two side plates are opposite and parallel to each other. The server rack further includes two rotatable guiding members, each is fixed to a free end of the side plate away from the fixing frame. The guiding member includes a base plate positioned on a side of the side plate and a guiding portion inwardly depressed from the base plate. For ease of installation, wedge portions of the guiding portions receive the edges of a server being installed and guide the edges accurately towards the supporting rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Ni Zhang, Ming-Pei Zhang, Sheng-Hung Lee
  • Patent number: 10316560
    Abstract: A hinge for articulatedly connecting first and second components, with first and second hinge parts for fastening to the first and second components, respectively, with a first pivot arm which comprises a first articulation axis on the first hinge part and a second articulation axis on the second hinge part, wherein the first hinge part comprises a longitudinal guide for the first articulation axis of the first pivot arm, and with a second pivot arm which comprises a first articulation axis on the first hinge part and a second articulation axis on the second hinge part, wherein the first hinge part comprises a damping element, wherein the first pivot arm is connected to a braking element, wherein a setting element is provided which comprises a pressing part, which acts on the damping element, and an actuating part, wherein the actuating part is in an access hole of the first hinge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: FACC AG
    Inventor: Wilfried Konrad
  • Patent number: 10168733
    Abstract: A foldable body is adapted to be connected between two neighboring ones of a plurality of supporting units, such that the two neighboring supporting units are moved relative to each other to flatten or bend a flexible display panel mounted on a supporting surface of each of the supporting units. The foldable body includes a main track and a main shaft. The main track is fixedly connected to one of the two neighboring supporting units. The main shaft is fixedly connected to the other of the two neighboring supporting units and is coupled to the main track to be translated and rotated in the main track. The two neighboring supporting units are connected by the foldable body, such that the supporting units are moved, such as being translated, rotated, or both, relative to each other, to bend at least a portion of the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ju Lee, Yung-Hui Yeh
  • Patent number: 10100970
    Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first bracket, a second bracket, a first fixing member connected to the first bracket, a second fixing member connected to the second bracket, a first linking member, a second linking member, a first resilient member, a second resilient member, a first linking bar pivotally connected to the second bracket, a second linking bar pivotally connected to the first bracket, a first sliding member and a second sliding member. The first linking member and the first resilient member are disposed on the first fixing member. The second linking member and the second resilient member are disposed on the second fixing member. The first linking bar is pivotally connected to the second linking bar. The first sliding member is connected to the first linking member and the first linking bar. The second sliding member is connected to the second linking member and the second linking bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chun-Hsien Wu, Shun-Bin Chen, Wen-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 10010003
    Abstract: A casing including a first casing body, a second casing body, at least one first linkage, and a second linkage is provided. The first casing body has a first end portion. The second casing body is movably connected to the first casing body, wherein the second casing body has a second end portion, and the first end portion and the second end portion are abutted against each other or separated from each other. The first linkage is disposed adjacent to the first end portion and pivoted to the first casing body. The second linkage is disposed adjacent to the second end portion, wherein the second linkage is pivoted to the second casing body and the first linkage, and the first casing body and the second casing body are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first linkage and the second linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Tang Chang, Shin-Yi Hsieh, Yi-Ting Hsu
  • Patent number: 9970223
    Abstract: An articulating prop to prop panels in an open position is disclosed. In one embodiment, the prop includes a protrusion that rests in a groove to lock members of the articulating prop in position. An external force causes the articulating prop members to rotate into a locked position. In another embodiment, an additional latch is disclosed which further locks the articulating prop in a locked position. An external force causes the articulating prop member to rotate out of a locked position. Shapes and interfaces of handles of the articulating prop are disclosed. Openings and pivotal axes of members of the articulating prop are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Stephen R. Hall, Christopher Johnson, Eric Magleby
  • Patent number: 9823707
    Abstract: An apparatus including: a body configured for resilient contortion from a neutral equilibrium shape by a user, the body having an exterior surface that resiliently contorts in response to user provision of a force, wherein the body defines, proximal to a perimeter of a face of the body, at least a first portion of an exterior surface of the apparatus and a second portion of an exterior surface of the apparatus that opposes the first portion across the face, wherein user provision of a force in a first direction results in a first contortion of the exterior surface and user provision of a force in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, results in a second contortion of the exterior surface; and electronic circuitry configured to provide consistent meaning across a plurality of different software applications for user provision of a force to the exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pii Susanna Paasovaara, Johan Kildal, Erika Reponen
  • Patent number: 9823696
    Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second portions configured for relative movement; and a compression transmission arrangement extending between them and configured to enable movement of the first portion and the second portion towards each other and further configured to transmit compression forces between the first portion and the second portion to limit movement of the first portion and the second portion towards each other. The apparatus further includes a tension transmission arrangement extending between those portions which is configured to enable movement of the first portion and the second portion away from each other and further configured to transmit tension forces between the first portion and the second portion to limit movement of the first portion and the second portion away from each other. Both transmission arrangements may be on the same side of an equilibrium plane of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Anssi Ilmari Vänska, Matti Kosonen, Antti Oskari Salo
  • Patent number: 9816312
    Abstract: A molded access door assembly for an access opening in a wall or ceiling is provided. It includes a molded frame with a frame channel forming the outside of the access door assembly. The frame channel has spaced apart exterior and interior walls joined at the top edge by a top wall and a lip extending from the bottom edge of the inner wall into the interior of the molded access door assembly to define an opening. The lip provides a stop rest for the door in the closed position so that the door is capable of being attached to the wall or ceiling. The assembly also includes a door having a top surface and a first part of a hinge assembly along one edge of the top surface which cooperates with a matching second part of the hinge assembly along one edge of the frame channel to allow the door to move between an open and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: IVM Homestyle Ltd.
    Inventors: Vitaliy Ivasiv, Igor Ivasiv
  • Patent number: 9790718
    Abstract: A door hinge comprises a body part for attaching to a door jamb and a door part for attaching to a door. A pivot coupling pivotally connects the door part to the body part about a displaceable pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DIAB DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventor: Shane Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9632575
    Abstract: A method including: displaying information corresponding to a first output state, temporarily displaying information corresponding to a second output state while a user actuation is occurring; and displaying information corresponding to the first output state when the user actuation is no longer occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Ketola, Panu Johansson, Ari Tolonen
  • Patent number: 9523225
    Abstract: A concealed hinge is described. The concealed hinge may be used in the utility body vehicle market. The concealed hinge includes a first housing. The first housing holds a first pin and a second pin. The concealed hinge includes a second housing. The second housing holds a third pin and a fourth pin. The concealed hinge includes a linkage, which includes a central link, an upper link, and a lower link. The first pin and the second pin engage the first housing to the linkage. The third pin and the fourth pin engage the second housing to the linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: AUSTIN HARDWARE AND SUPPLY, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Allen Smith
  • Patent number: 9376845
    Abstract: There is provided a hinge device that supports a first member and a second member to be rotatable. The hinge device includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove that are formed on the first member substantially parallel to each other, and a first pin that is provided on the second member and is slidably engaged with the first guide groove and a second pin that is provided on the second member and is slidably engaged with the second guide groove. The first guide groove includes a first end portion with which the first pin rotatably comes into contact, and the second guide groove includes a second end portion where a movement space in which the second pin is disposed so as to rotate around the first pin when the first pin is disposed at the first end portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Hidefumi Sawaguchi
  • Patent number: 9307670
    Abstract: A computer host case structure for fastening at least one electronic device is disclosed. The computer host case includes a main body, two pivot structures, an electronic device fastening set, and two pivot axes. The pivot structure includes a notch. Two pivot axes are used for pivotally connecting to the pivot structure. The electronic device fastening set is fastened to at least one electronic device. When the electronic device fastening set rotates to a specific angle relative to the main body via the pivotal connection between the pivot axes and the pivot structures, the two pivot axes respectively enter the notches of the two pivot structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Kuang-Wen Chen, Gui-Dong Gan
  • Patent number: 9187177
    Abstract: A stowage bin is provided. The stowage bin includes a bucket, a support assembly, and at least one translating pivot mechanism rotatably coupling the support assembly to the bucket, the at least one translating pivot mechanism including a first component fixedly coupled to the bucket and comprising a first pin and a first slot, and a second component fixedly coupled to the support assembly and including a second pin and a second slot, wherein the first and second components engage one another such that the first pin is received in the second slot and the second pin is received in the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Chad D. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 9091105
    Abstract: An opening/closing device includes an opening/closing mechanism which moves a movable plate between an opened position and a closed position including a hinge arm including a first axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate, a third axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate, and a slide groove provided between the first axial portion and the third axial portion, and capable of moving the movable plate between the closed position and the opened position with respect to the fixed plate by being rotated around the first axial portion as a center, a link arm including a second axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate and a fifth axial portion slidably connected to the slide groove, and a slide arm including a fourth axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate at an end portion and connected to the fifth axial portion at the other end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hironobu Sayama
  • Patent number: 8789881
    Abstract: An arm rest for arrangement at a seat or a seat bench in a vehicle, includes at least one bracket fastenable to the seat or the seat bench. A bearing shaft is swivelably mounted to the bracket in at least one swivel bearing. The bearing shaft is supported at the bracket so as to be displaceable along a trajectory between an upper functional position and a lower functional position. A support element is connected to the bearing shaft at least at one fastening point in a rotationally fixed manner. The support element can be swiveled between a swiveled-up rest position and a swiveled-down support position. A transmission mechanism is arranged between the support element and the bracket, wherein a swiveling movement of the support element is transmitted via the transmission mechanism to a displacing movement of the bearing shaft along the trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: F.S. Fehrer Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Eberhard von Rothkirch und Panthen, Thomas Hessdörfer, Daniel Seger, Thomas Achtelstetter
  • Patent number: 8338767
    Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a housing forming a food handling compartment, a door positioned at the front of the housing that is configured to rotate about a vertical axis, and a hinge assembly secured to the door. The hinge assembly includes a hinge pin extending along the vertical axis and a double slider-crank mechanism that is coupled to the hinge pin. As the door rotates about the vertical axis, the hinge assembly moves the vertical axis along an elliptical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Harish Prakash Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 8300394
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a track guided hinge assembly for a portable electronic device. According to one embodiment, the portable electronic device includes a base housing and a panel configured to cover a top surface of the base housing. A first mounting bracket having a first guide track is mounted within the base housing. A second mounting bracket having a second guide track is positioned adjacent to the first mounting bracket. Furthermore, the portable electronic device includes a panel bracket member including a hinge pivot shaft that extends perpendicularly therefrom and configured to follow the second guide track, and a guide plate having a guide pin extending perpendicularly therefrom and configured to follow the first guide track. When the panel pivots and rotates away from the base housing, the guide pin moves along the first guide track simultaneously as the pivot shaft moves along the second guide track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Mark Senatori
  • Patent number: 8201304
    Abstract: An apparatus including a frame, a door and a compliant hinge mechanism hingably mounting the door to the frame, the compliant hinge mechanism including a resistance configured to provide a preload to balance the door in a first open position and an increasing force resisting further opening of the door when the preload is overcome and the door is opened past the first open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian M. Steurer, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Patent number: 8201306
    Abstract: A hinge apparatus of an engine hood for a vehicle which is provided between a hood panel and a vehicle body panel to ensure rotation of the hood panel. The hinge apparatus includes a hinge bracket mounted to a vehicle body panel, a hinge arm mounted to the hood panel and hinged to the hinge bracket by a hinge shaft and including a rail slot formed at one end thereof, a support link unit pivotally linking the hinge bracket to the hinge arm, and a return link unit pivotally linking the support link unit and the rail slot of the hinge arm so that the support link unit is selectively locked by the return link unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Moon Kwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8108970
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism has at least one hinge assembly, a rail assembly and a sliding bracket. The hinge assembly has a hinge and a lifting seat. The hinge is adapted to pivotally connect a cover and a base of an electronic device. The lifting seat is attached to the cover and has a recess. The rail assembly has at least one rail seat having a rail slot. The sliding bracket is adapted to be deposited an input unit, is movably mounted between the hinge assembly and the rail assembly and has at least one upper sliding shaft and at least one lower sliding shaft. The upper and lower sliding shafts are respectively mounted in the recess and the rail slot. A side of the sliding bracket would be elevated by the lifting seat to allow the sliding bracket to be inclined to the cover, whereby the input unit is convenient for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chieh Huang
  • Patent number: 8099144
    Abstract: An electronic device is described that has a base and a lid, where device can be opened so that part of the base is exposed and closed so that the same part of the base is hidden. The lid is connected to the base by two bars. The bars allow the lid to slide in a plane parallel to the base. The connection between the base and lid is such that there is little overlap between the base and the lid when the device is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Rubin, Perry Anderson, Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 7891622
    Abstract: An improved tilt mounting system for mounting flat panel televisions and similar devices or displays. In various embodiments, at least one mounting bracket includes a plurality of guide mechanisms that are adjustable in orientation relative to each other. When the guide mechanisms are adjusted, the angle between guide structures contained therein changes. As the angle between the guide structures increases, the mounting system becomes more suitable for larger devices or display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Peerless Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Dugan O'Keene
  • Patent number: 7797795
    Abstract: A hinge structure to be used in portable electronic devices, such as mobile stations, making it possible to rotate a first body part (10) and a second body part (20) of the device in relation to an axis of rotation (X-X) of the hinge structure, the hinge structure having a hinge element (31) with a first hinge half and a second hinge half which are movable in relation to each other by a pivot (X) placed on the axis of rotation (X-X), and which hinge element is arranged to be connected by the first hinge half to the first body part (10) and by the second hinge half to the second body part (20). The hinge structure comprises a shield structure (32) for shielding the back of the device, the shield structure being connected to the hinge element (31), and the shield structure (32) being arranged to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation (X-X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Esa Maatta, Jussi Hakunti, Tomas Ivaskevicius
  • Patent number: 7757349
    Abstract: A rack mounted component door system according to the present invention is used in conjunction with a conventional equipment rack to secure components in the rack and to provide access to features of the components positioned away from the front side of the rack. The component door system includes two hinge assemblies that can be attached directly to two opposing vertical members of the front side of a conventional rack. The component door system also includes a panel that can be of conventional configuration or tailored for the component door system. The panel is attached to the two hinge assemblies to extend between the two front side vertical members of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Erik Laursen
  • Patent number: 7754950
    Abstract: A string instrument comprising a neck extension primary member, having a neck extension securement end and a tuning assembly support head end, an extension top and a length extending between the ends, is disclosed. The neck extension primary member defines a neck extension cutaway volume configured to receive a hinge butt. The neck extension cutaway volume extends to be open at the neck extension securement end and open at the top of the neck extension primary member. A neck base primary member has a neck base securement end, a base top and an opposite end. The neck base primary member is made to define a neck base cutaway volume configured to receive a hinge butt. The neck base cutaway volume extends to be open at the neck base securement end and open at the top of the neck base primary member. A hinge has a first hinge butt positioned in the neck extension cutaway volume and a second hinge butt positioned in the neck base cutaway volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Voyage-Air Guitar Inc.
    Inventor: Harvey Leach
  • Patent number: 7752712
    Abstract: A hinge is mounted between a base and a screen of an electrical device and has a base panel, a guiding panel and a connecting member. The base panel is attached to the base and has a front surface. The guiding panel is mounted slidably on the front surface of the base panel and has a front surface and an arced slot. The connecting member is mounted slidably on the front surface of the guiding panel, is mounted securely on the screen panel and slides along the arced slot when in operation to allow users to slide and rotate the screen relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chih-Kuang Chuan
  • Patent number: 7725988
    Abstract: Disclosed are a hinge assembly and a mobile device having the hinge assembly. In the mobile device, a rotation portion 14 slides and rotates on a base portion 10, so as to be inclined to the base portion 10. For this reason, the rotation portion 14 is connected to the base portion by means of the hinge assembly 20 so as to slide and rotate on the base portion 10. The rotation portion 14 slides on the base portion by a predetermined distance, and then rotates to be inclined at a desired angle with respect to the base portion 10. The rotation portion 14 easily rotates with respect to the base portion of the mobile device, so that the status of the mobile device can be easily converted. Further, when the status of the mobile device is converted, the front, rear, left and right of a display screen is not changed. As a result, the mobile device should not have a structure of changing a display direction of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Tae Kim, Kwang Soo Kim, Seung Don Lee, Hyun Suk Yang, Ji Yeon Lee, Jeong Rok Lee
  • Patent number: 7685680
    Abstract: A rotatable slide hinge has a stationary leaf, a moving leaf, a spring, a pivot pin assembly and a guide pin assembly. The stationary leaf has a top and a bottom. The moving leaf is mounted on the bottom of the stationary leaf, sliding and turning relative to the stationary leaf and has a top surface. The spring is attached to the top of the stationary leaf and has a stationary end and a moving end. The pivot pin assembly connects the stationary leaf and the moving leaf and allows the moving leaf to slide relative to the stationary leaf. The guide pin assembly extends through the moving end of the spring, the stationary leaf and the moving leaf to connect the stationary leaf, the spring and the moving leaf and allows the moving leaf to slide and turn relative to the stationary leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventors: Hsiang-Chi Chien, Wei-Chen Kao