Specific Pintle Structure Patents (Class 16/386)
  • Patent number: 8695166
    Abstract: A hinge for a portable computing device has a shaft, a rotating bracket and a stationary bracket. The shaft includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is a cylindrical tube. The cylindrical tube has an internal cavity. The second portion has an outer surface and a notch. The notch is formed in the outer surface of the second portion and communicates with the internal cavity of the cylindrical tube. Therefore, cables extending through the internal cavity of the cylindrical tube of the shaft will extend through the notch to electrically connect their corresponding devices in a base and a cover of the portable computing device. The connection of the cables to their corresponding devices is facilitated, because there is no obstruction in the notch, thereby increasing productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ting-Hsien Wang, Zheng-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 8689404
    Abstract: A rotary shaft structure is provided with rotational and locating functions based on a compact request condition. The rotary shaft structure includes a combination of a shaft body and a braking device, in which the braking device includes a first end provided with a limiting portion and a second end provided with an assembling portion, thereby preventing an axial displacement of a rotary shaft. The shaft body corresponding to the first end of the braking device and the limiting portion thereof includes a base portion and at least one braking portion formed on the base portion, in which a locating function is formed when an interference state of the limiting portion of the braking device and the braking portion of the shaft body is formed, thereby improving the conditions of assembly and fitting difficulties, complication and time-consuming process in conventional skills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: First Dome Corporation
    Inventor: An Szu Hsu
  • Patent number: 8677567
    Abstract: Provided is a hinge that can be manufactured easily in a short time. The hinge rotatably connects a first member and a second member, and is provided with two brackets that are rotatable against each other and mounted to the first member and the second member, respectively, and a friction-torque-generating member that generates friction torque by directly or indirectly pressing the two brackets against each other. A first of the two brackets is configured from an integral structure that includes a shaft part that passes through the second bracket and supports the rotation, and a mounting part that is mounted to the first member or the second member, with the shaft part and the mounting part being produced from a plate material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Kobayashi, Ikuomi Takahashi, Makoto Saito, Takashi Morimoto, Toshihiro Tamura
  • Publication number: 20140077618
    Abstract: An apparatus for a contactless transmission of electrical energy between a wall and a door leaf/window sash fastened to the wall in an articulated fashion via hinges about a hinge axis includes a primary coil configured to be fastened to the wall, a secondary coil fastened to the door leaf/window sash, and a hinge bolt as a magnetic flux conduction body between the primary coil and the secondary coil. The hinge bolt comprises at least one flux element provided as a prefabricated structural component and at least one bearing piece comprising a mating frontal side. The at least one flux element comprises at least one frontal side. The at least one frontal side of the at least one flux element braces against the mating frontal side of the at least one bearing piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DR. HAHN GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Tibor Herglotz, Ingo Steinfeld
  • Patent number: 8671522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hinge between two workpieces or components; first a hinge socket is inserted in an opening of the first component and then a hinge pin is inserted in the hinge socket; the second component can be fastened to the hinge pin end protruding from the hinge socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Heiko Schmidt
  • Patent number: 8661667
    Abstract: A hinge arm having a hinge pin hole having a worn bore, for example a hinge arm of a hinge assembly of an access door on a gas turbine engine, is repaired by forming in the worn hinge arm a new hole with a keyway extending outwardly from the new hole. A keyed bushing is provided having a cylindrical body having a central bore extending axially therethrough and a key extending outwardly from the cylindrical hole. The keyed bushing is inserted into the new hole and keyway formed in the hinge arm thereby preventing rotation of the bushing relative to the hinge arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Bogue, Michael J. Madel
  • Patent number: 8656558
    Abstract: A locking hinge with a sliding hinge pin that selectively places the hinge in either a locked or unlocked configuration. The hinge pin includes cylindrical and contoured upper and lower exterior parts that cooperate with contoured upper and lower portions of the interior wall of the lower and upper sleeve members of the hinge. When in the locked configuration the lower contoured part of the hinge pin engages the contoured portion of the lower sleeve member and the upper contoured part engages the contoured portion of the interior wall of the upper sleeve, and in the unlocked configuration the lower contoured part of the hinge pin does not engage the contoured portion of the interior wall of the lower sleeve and the upper contoured part of the hinge pin does not engage the contoured portion of the interior wall of the upper sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Inventor: Jan Van Gennep
  • Patent number: 8650714
    Abstract: A hinge plate includes a frame hinge plate part comprising a frame fastening part and a frame hinge part. A leaf/sash hinge plate part comprises a leaf/sash fastening part and a leaf/sash hinge part. A primary coil is disposed in the frame hinge part and a secondary coil is disposed in the leaf/sash hinge part, each coil being configured to surround a hinge plate pin. The primary coil extends at least almost up to an end face of the frame hinge part facing the leaf/sash hinge part. The secondary coil extends at least almost up to an end face of the leaf/sash hinge part facing the frame hinge part. A hinge plate pin sleeve comprising a ferrite material is disposed between the hinge plate pin and the primary and secondary coils, and extends approximately over a length of the hinge plate pin surrounded by the primary and secondary coils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: Dr. Hahn GmbH & Co. KG, Staude Kunststofftechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Staude
  • Publication number: 20140033477
    Abstract: A hinge for a portable computing device has a shaft, a rotating bracket and a stationary bracket. The shaft includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is a cylindrical tube. The cylindrical tube has an internal cavity. The second portion has an outer surface and a notch. The notch is formed in the outer surface of the second portion and communicates with the internal cavity of the cylindrical tube. Therefore, cables extending through the internal cavity of the cylindrical tube of the shaft will extend through the notch to electrically connect their corresponding devices in a base and a cover of the portable computing device. The connection of the cables to their corresponding devices is facilitated, because there is no obstruction in the notch, thereby increasing productivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ting-Hsien WANG, Zheng-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: 8640307
    Abstract: A hinge has a central element and a surrounding element. One of the central element and the surrounding element is formed by injection molding, and the other element is then formed on the priorly-formed element by injection molding such that a limit segment is mounted around the neck segment having a smallest outer width of the central element, which keeps the surrounding element from departing from the central element, and further simplifies a structure of the hinge. Because a melting point of the element formed priorly is higher than a melting point of the element formed later, the element formed later does not attach to the element formed priorly, and the two elements are relatively rotatable. Finally, because the manufacture of the hinge is accomplished after injection molding twice, the process of manufacturing the hinge is more convenient, faster and lowers the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shen Yuann Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lee-Yeh Lu
  • Publication number: 20140020209
    Abstract: A rotary shaft wire passage structure includes a pivot pin and a pivot seat respectively fixedly connected with a pivotal rotary member and a relative pivotal rotary member. The pivot pin has a pivoted section and an annular raised section disposed at one end thereof. The pivoted section is formed with an axial through hole in full communication with outer side via a split. The pivot seat has a shaft hole in which the pivoted section is fitted. One side of the shaft hole is formed with a fissure in communication with the outer side. The fissure is adjustable to a position where the fissure is aligned with the split for placing a wire into the through hole. When the relative pivotal rotary member is pivotally rotated to a working position by a certain angle, the fissure is misaligned from the split to prevent the wire from slipping out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: FIRST DOME CORPORATION
    Inventor: AN SZU HSU
  • Publication number: 20140016250
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a hinge structure capable of achieving improved durability. The hinge structure includes a hinge pin having a first member and a second member having one end surface and the other end surface provided at a distance from each other in an axial direction, having a protrusion portion provided to protrude from one end surface in the axial direction, arranged to be opposed to the first member at the other end surface, and being pivotable with respect to the first member, and a hinge pin reception portion having a recess portion fitting to a part of the second member and the protrusion portion of the hinge pin. The protrusion portion has a first surface portion extending in a radial direction of the second member. The recess portion has a second surface portion which can be engaged with the first surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Kumpei FUJITA, Takashi Murakami
  • Patent number: 8627548
    Abstract: A multi-pivot pin system has a hinge assembly having a plurality of housings formed within the hinge assembly. A channel is formed through each housing wherein an outer diameter center-line of the hinge assembly is off-set from a center-line of an inner diameter of the channel. A rotating device is positioned in each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Expander System Sweden AB
    Inventors: Anders Carlsson, Nicklas Ericsson
  • Patent number: 8595900
    Abstract: A door hinge includes a hinge body, a hinge pin, and a hinge base. The hinge body includes a first channel that defines a first axis, the hinge body further includes a slot formed therethrough at an angle to the first axis, and the hinge body further includes a retention apparatus arranged within the slot. The hinge pin is operatively disposed in the first channel and configured to travel along the first axis, the hinge pin includes at least three retention formations formed thereon, a first retention formation defines a first retention position, a second retention formation defines a second retention position, a third retention formation defines a third retention position, and the retention apparatus is configured to engage the hinge pin at one of the at least three retention formations. The hinge base includes a second channel configured to operatively receive at least a portion of the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jozef Zbigniew Bedkowski, Johan Rene Sylvain De Cuyper
  • Patent number: 8584322
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, a hinge device includes: a shaft part having a protruding part; and a bearing part having an insert hole into which the protruding part is inserted. A first plane part is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the protruding part so as to extend in an axial direction thereof. A second plane part is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insert hole so as to extend in an axial direction thereof. A diameter of a circumscribed circle defined on an sectional outer periphery of the protruding part in the axial direction thereof is larger than a diameter of an inscribed circle defined on a sectional inner periphery of the insert hole in the axial direction thereof. And, at least one of the protruding part and the insert hole has an elasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Piolax Inc.
    Inventor: Hisashi Nakasone
  • Patent number: 8561261
    Abstract: Disclosed is an enclosed needle bearing hinge mechanism having externally rotatable race surfaces, internal needle bearings, an internal pathway for introducing grease into the assembly for improved lubrication, reduced wear and a construction adapted to support large door or latch loads. The assembly comprises a housing having at least one needle bearing in contact with an outer rotating race, stationary or counter-rotating interior races, a central pin shaft and an internal pathway for lubrication to be communicated from a topmost grease fitting to the contact interface between the needle bearing and outer rotating race. One or plurality of needle bearing assemblies and counter-rotating outer races may be present within the assembly, each with an independent grease pathway branch. The pathway comprises a hollow internal conduit that allows lubricant to contact each needle bearing in the assembly, reducing friction and improving longevity of the hinge bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas Gibson
  • Patent number: 8505164
    Abstract: A vehicle door hinge that is positioned between a vehicle main body and a vehicle door and connects the same to each other in order to connect the vehicle door to the vehicle main body so as to be openable and closable may include a female bracket that is securely attached to one of the vehicle main body and the vehicle door, a male bracket that is securely attached to the other of the vehicle main body and the vehicle door, a rotation shaft member that is secured to the female bracket and supports the male bracket to be rotatable relative to the female bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kenji Katou
  • Patent number: 8490249
    Abstract: A hinge plate for connecting a leaf of a door to a frame includes a frame hinge plate part comprising a frame fastening part and a frame hinge part. A leaf or sash hinge plate part comprises a leaf or sash fastening part and a leaf or sash hinge part. A primary coil is disposed in the frame hinge part and a secondary coil is disposed in the leaf or sash hinge part, each being configured to surround a hinge plate pin defining a hinge axis. The hinge plate pin is provided as a core for both the primary coil and the secondary coil and is configured to conduct magnetic flux lines. The hinge plate pin comprises a support element configured to transmit a mechanical force between the leaf and the frame. A flux element is configured to conduct the magnetic flux lines between the primary coil and the secondary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Dr. Hahn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Juergen Boegel-Poetter, Tibor Herglotz, Ingo Steinfeld
  • Publication number: 20130182403
    Abstract: A hinge assembly is provided for a signal cable to pass through. The hinge assembly includes a first bearing block, a second bearing block, and a spindle. The first bearing block includes a first fixing plate and a first sleeve, the first sleeve is connected to a side edge of the first fixing plate, and the first sleeve has a first sectioned groove linked to its two ends. One end of the spindle is inserted in the first sleeve, and the other end is fixed on the second bearing block. The spindle has a second sectioned groove, and the second sectioned groove has at least one end linked to the first sectioned groove of the first sleeve, so that one end of the first sleeve, the first sectioned groove, and the second sectioned groove are linked to form an accommodating space for signal cables to pass through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Wistron Corporation
  • Patent number: 8468654
    Abstract: An embodiment of a hinge assembly includes a main body defining a shaft hole, a connecting shaft including an inserting end rotatably received in the shaft hole, and an expansion member forming a tapered portion and axially positioned in the shaft hole. An end surface of the inserting end toward the expansion member defines a tapered hole corresponding to the tapered portion, and the tapered portion is pressed into the tapered hole to expand the inserting end to resist the inner surface of the shaft hole, thus rotatably connecting the connecting shaft to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han-Zheng Zhang, Xiao-Bo Li, Shen Li
  • Patent number: 8464396
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a hinge apparatus that can include a hinge body having a first portion and a second portion and a hinge pin. The hinge pin can include an axial portion and a gripping portion. The hinge body can include a recess in one of the first portion and the second portion. The recess in the hinge body can receive the gripping portion of the hinge pin to inhibit access to the gripping portion when the hinge body is in the closed position. The gripping portion can be removed from the recess as the hinge body is moved to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan L. Westby, Jeremy L. Fink, Trent T. Jones
  • Patent number: 8458858
    Abstract: A hinge plate had a part that can be attached to a frame or a door panel. The part has two hinge rollers that are spaced apart from one another. Sleeves are disposed in the hinge rollers so as not to rotate. A pin that is inserted into the sleeves bridges the distance between the hinge rollers. The pin has a pin head as well as a connector end for attachment of a pin screw. The pin head and the head of the pin screw attached to the pin are disposed countersunk within the hinge rollers. The pin screw has a collar that is fitted into the sleeve with a wedge fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Simonswerk, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
    Inventor: Hubert Neukötter
  • Patent number: 8453299
    Abstract: A connecting module includes a mounting portion, a pin and a washer. The mounting portion defines a receiving groove and two latching grooves positioned at opposite sides of the receiving groove. The pin extends through the mounting portion. The washer includes a washer body and two extending arms protruding from opposite sides of the washer body, each extending arm having an arcuate portion. The washer body is received in the receiving groove and is fitted around the pin, the extending arms are received in the latching grooves, and each arcuate portion is latched in a corresponding latching groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Jian-Wei Li, Chao Duan, Chia-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 8443491
    Abstract: An assist handle includes a hinge and a bar having a global axis. The bar is rotatable about the global axis between a first position and a second position. A spring biases the bar toward the second position. A sleeve is defined by either the bar or hinge, and is generally aligned with the global axis. A pin is operatively attached to the other of the bar or hinge and is partially disposed within the sleeve. The pin is configured to allow rotation between the hinge and the bar. The pin includes a wide portion and an undercut portion smaller than the wide portion. The undercut portion creates at least one clearance region between the pin and the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Brian K. Bartnick
  • Patent number: 8434198
    Abstract: First and second FPC fixing members 12, 13 are fixed within a boss 6 on a second axis Y, and one end of the second member 13 projects to the back of a hinge base 8. An FPC wiring fixing section 26 is fixed on the back of the base 8 on a first axis X. The fixing members pass an FPC 25 from the base 8 side to the side of a monitor 3 to hold the FPC linearly on the axis Y, and are turned integrally with a monitor mounting base 14. The fixing members curve outside the axis Y the FPC 25 that is led out in the direction orthogonal to the axis Y from the one end on the base 8 side of the second member 13 to have a deflection allowance, and fix the FPC to the base 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Nagami, Manami Hamada, Tadashi Kamimura
  • Publication number: 20130099643
    Abstract: A double hinge assembly is described including a center wing having a first center wing barrel portion and a second center wing barrel portion, a barrel pin, and a swing panel including a swing panel barrel portion, where the swing panel barrel portion and the second center wing barrel portion are adjoined by the barrel pin to form a first pivot about a first axis. Further aspects of the double hinge assembly include the first and second center wing barrel portions being formed respectively at two opposing edges of the center wing, the center wing including a tab at one end, and the tab projecting perpendicularly outward with respect to major sides of the center wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Timothy Mark Kromrey, Laurence Geist
  • Patent number: 8413303
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes: a bracket 2 having a rotation shaft portion insertion hole 2a for inserting through a marginal rotating shaft portion 3b thereof, and one engaging concavo-convex section 2b; a plate 5 having a mounting shaft portion insertion hole 5a; and a leaf spring 4 having a mounting shaft portion insertion hole 4a and the other engaging concavo-convex section 4c, and located between the bracket 2 and plate 5 and mounted to the rotation shaft 3, wherein the hole 5a is formed larger than the hole 4a such that the spring 4 is caulked and fixed to the end face of the shaft portion by entering of the outer wall side part of a mounting shaft portion 3c formed on the end face of the portion 3b that is collapsed by caulking into a gap 5c formed between the portion 3c and insertion hole 5a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuro Nagami
  • Patent number: 8407858
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a swing hinge module. The swing hinge module is configured by comprising: a first member in which through-holes are respectively formed at a space unit and a place distanced from the space unit; a fixing ring which is coupled to the space unit; a second member that is placed at the space unit of the first member and is coupled to the first member in order to rotate with respect to the first member; an elastic member of which one end and the other end are respectively connected to the first and second members and elastically supported by each other; and a cam which is prepared between the first and second members to support one end of the elastic member and forces the elastic member to have an eccentric motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Diabell Co. Ltd
    Inventor: Sung-Sang Ahn
  • Patent number: 8402609
    Abstract: A self-lock hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a resilient sleeve and a pintle. The resilient sleeve has a tubular body with a positioning protrusion formed on an inside wall thereof. The pintle has a rod. The rod is mounted rotatably through the tubular body and has a flat wall selectively abutting the positioning protrusion. When the cover is closed relative to the base, the flat wall of the rod abuts the positioning protrusion to lock the cover. Therefore, the cover is self-locked when closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Chi Chien
  • Publication number: 20130057036
    Abstract: An improved seating hinge includes a pin having a race member at a distal end and a shaft at a proximal end, and a bracket having a socket, wherein the pin is inserted into the bracket so that the race member is in contact with the socket, the shaft protrudes from the socket, and the pin is rotatable within the socket. The seating hinge further includes a telescoping connection that allows for varying seat widths and placements. Adjustment and/or alignment of the seat bottom can be performed without requiring support leg to be moved or replaced. The hinge can accommodate an auditorium having both straight sections of seating and curved sections of seating with varying degrees of curvature, where some support legs are mounted parallel and others non-parallel relative to each other. The hinge design can withstand weather and elements such as those present in many outdoor locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventor: Alvaro Mauricio Olarte
  • Patent number: 8375519
    Abstract: A Signal Activated Door Hinge is typically a three-hinge door's central hinge. The lower part of the hinge plates attaches to an upper sprocket pinned to a lower sprocket which supports a central drop shaft extending to the bottom of the cover tube. An annular drop weight slides on the drop shaft, latching to a pivoted release lever near the drop shaft top. A bi-metallic muscle wire controls the pivoted release lever. As electric signal reaches the muscle wire, the release lever rotates away from the drop weight which unlatches and slides down the drop shaft under gravity, impacting the bottom of the drop shaft and pulling it down to open the sprocket connections. A coiled spiral activation spring inside the upper sprocket unwinds, rotating a hinge plate. To reset, the signal is canceled and the drop weight raised to the latched position in the release lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Inventors: Darrell Glenn Cooper, Jose Carrillo, III
  • Patent number: 8359709
    Abstract: A door hinge assembly with hinge members having axially aligned cylindrical passages with interior surface shape, and a selectively depressible hinge pin with an exterior shape that matches the interior hinge member passages so as to permit selective locking of the hinge members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Jan Van Gennep
  • Publication number: 20130000080
    Abstract: A hinge is disclosed that can allow a downspout extension to rotate from a horizontal position to a vertical position to allow people to easily access these areas about the downspout extension. In some instances, the hinge includes a first plate positioned on the inner wall surface of a downspout and a second plate positioned on an opposing outer wall surface of the downspout. The first and the second plates can be substantially parallel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventor: Lance D. Bailey
  • Patent number: 8341805
    Abstract: An exemplary hinge assembly includes a sleeve, a first member, a second member, a conductive member and a resilient member. The sleeve includes an open end. The first member is received in the sleeve. The conductive member is positioned on the first member. The second member is located next to the first member. One of the first member and the second member have a cam, the other of the first member and second member have a cam follower interacting with the cam so that the first member rotates about an axis and the second member moves linearly along the axis when the cam follower follows the cam. The resilient member is fitted in the sleeve and provides an elastic force to bias the first member and the second member into contact with each other. A plurality of tabs formed adjacent to the open end contact the conductive member for electronically connecting the sleeve to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Chao Duan, Chia-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 8325468
    Abstract: A sliding hinge is mounted between a cover and a body of an electronic device and has a bracket, a linking panel, a slide and a connecting wire. The bracket is attached securely to the cover. The linking panel is attached securely to the body and is mounted slidably on the bracket. The slide is mounted slidably on the bracket. The connecting wire is wound around a fulcrum of the bracket and respectively connects to the linking panel and the slide. The cable of the electronic device is mounted through the slide. When the cover slides relative to the body, the slide and the linking panel relatively move in opposite directions. Therefore, the cable is folded to keep taut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chang, Cheng-Syue Wu, Ruei-Lin Jhu
  • Patent number: 8307514
    Abstract: An automobile hinge repair tool comprising: (a) a base having a substantially planar top surface; and, (b) a cylindrical insert extending generally perpendicularly from the base, the cylindrical insert including an outer circumferential surface extending longitudinally and having a substantially constant radial diameter, where the substantially planar top surface of the base extends radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical insert at least a predetermined distance and, where the cylindrical insert and the base cooperate to create an automobile hinge repair mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel Fredrick Clark, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8307513
    Abstract: A hinge for a swinging door. The hinge includes first and second leafs, each having knuckles, and a pin which rotatably attaches the first and second leafs together. The first knuckle of the first leaf includes a detent, the first knuckle of the second leaf includes first, second, and optionally third, channels, and the pin includes first and second ribs. The first rib is positioned within a desired channel thereby fixing the relative position between the pin and second leaf and predetermining the swing range of the door, which is restricted when the detent engages the first rib. The second rib acts as a spacer to keep the pin from moving away from and over the detent when the door has reached its predetermined swing range. In this fashion, the hinge limits the swing range of a door to keep the door from striking an adjacent wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: PinStop USA, LLC
    Inventor: Michael W. Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20120272481
    Abstract: A hinge device in a portable terminal is provided, in which a first driving cam is fixed to one end of a hinge shaft by a locking device, for rotating, a second driving cam is provided at the other end of the hinge shaft, for rotating together with the first driving cam and making a linear reciprocal motion along the hinge shaft, a driven cam is interposed between the first and second driving cams, for making a linear reciprocal motion along the hinge shaft as a cam motion with the first and second driving cams, and an elastic member is interposed between a hinge housing and the second driving cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Ho AHN, Ji-Hoon PARK
  • Publication number: 20120272477
    Abstract: A cylindrical barrel hinge with weld guide including a plurality of cylindrical barrel hinge portions and a weld guide extending outwardly from at least one of the generally cylindrical barrel hinge portions. The weld guides help stabilize the cylindrical barrel hinge and prevent it from rolling or shifting on parts to which the barrel hinge will be welded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Larry Mirick
  • Patent number: 8267492
    Abstract: An articulated hinge allowing non-circular motion of a refrigerator door and having a mechanism for transmitting utilities through the hinge is provided. A support rod for preventing torsional deformation of a refrigerator door adapted to carry utilities to an in-door dispenser is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Alan S. Lucas, Harish Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 8270169
    Abstract: A translating hinge includes a translation element which provides translational movement between two objects coupled by the translating hinge and a rotating assembly coupled to the translation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paquette, Scott R. Cheyne
  • Patent number: 8261413
    Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, a first fixing member, and a second fixing member. The first fixing member can extend through the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The first fixing member includes a first magnet. The second fixing member can extend through the second connecting member and be received in the first connecting member. The second fixing member includes a second magnet. The first fixing member is engaged with the second fixing member under the magnet force between the first magnet and the second magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiao-Guang Su
  • Patent number: 8261410
    Abstract: A hinge member for a blow-molded article includes at least two hinge arms with axial holes defined therein and a hinge pin extended therethrough. The hinges arms include upper and lower ones provided on the two parts of the article respectively. At least two openings are defined in the wall of each hinge arm and parallel to a horizontal plane at which the axis of the axial hole is located. At least one opening is positioned at each side of the horizontal plane. The length and width of the openings are arranged such that each opening corresponds to a particular section of the axial hole. The axial hole can be formed by providing corresponding bulges in the mold without removing a core pin, thereby simplifying molding process and increasing yield rate. The present disclosure also provides a blow-molded article having the hinge member and a mold for forming the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Red Plastics Industry (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wai Po Sze
  • Publication number: 20120216370
    Abstract: A glass door hinge having an internal door stop arrangement comprises: a housing; a mount for coupling the housing to a support member; a pair of clamps; an axial spindle; and a plurality of biasing members arranged to engage the spindle to return the clamps to one of a plurality of positions selected from a closed position and one or more opened positions; wherein the spindle has a plurality of centering surfaces; each biasing member being arranged to apply a force to a respective centering surface to centre the clamps in one or more of said positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: Chung Chow
  • Publication number: 20120204492
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a hinge for movably connecting a first panel to a second panel, the hinge comprising first and second spaced apart hinge members, each hinge member being connectable to the respective first and second panels; and a connector located between the hinge members, the connector having a pin member which connects the hinge members together to permit selective movement of the first panel relative to the second panel about multiple axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MAAX BATH INC.
    Inventor: Joseph D. Berger
  • Patent number: 8191205
    Abstract: An example hinge includes a hinge pin extending along an axis and a first knuckle for receiving the hinge pin. The first knuckle is rotatable about the axis. A second knuckle for receiving the hinge pin and is rotatable about the axis. At least one bearing limits relative rotation between the first hinge knuckle and the hinge pin. The example hinge assembly may include a tolerance ring between the hinge pin and the first knuckle to urge the bearing away from the axis. An example method of producing a hinge includes the steps of permitting a first hinge plate to move relative a hinge pin and limiting movement of a second hinge plate relative a hinge pin. The method biases a bearing adjacent the hinge pin to limit movement of the second hinge plate relative the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: Earl David Forrest
  • Publication number: 20120120561
    Abstract: The hinge in accordance with the present invention is made with a metal injection molding process from an alloy having at least: from 4 to 32 wt % Mn, from 16 to 37 wt % Cr and Fe that fills up the rest percentage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chi LU, Yu-Chan HSIEH, SHUN-TIAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20120110785
    Abstract: A hinge comprising two pivoting elements adapted to hingedly join two articles, each pivoting element including attachment means for attaching to an article; wherein when attached to the two articles the hinge is rotatable with respect to the articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLING HINGE PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas James Hanigan
  • Publication number: 20120090136
    Abstract: Fully Adjustable Stirrup Hinge apparatus includes a Square Head Bolt Assembly for tension, to attach to a vertical round steel post. The opposite end includes a Vertical Round Eyelet to provide for the male section of the Coarse Thread Horizontal Load Bolt to connect the device to moveability between the stationary round post and the moveable load attached to the Coarse Thread Horizontal Load Bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventor: JERRY FIELDS
  • Patent number: 8151415
    Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a stationary member, a rotating member, and a pivotal shaft. The stationary member forms a position protrusion. The rotating member defines a receiving depression to receive the position protrusion. The pivotal shaft includes an elastic portion. The stationary member and the rotating member are positioned on the pivotal shaft such that the position protrusion is received in the receiving depression. The rotating member is non-rotatable relative to the pivotal shaft. The stationary member is rotatable relative to the pivotal shaft. The elastic portion deforms to push the rotating member to firmly engage the stationary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jin-Xin Wang