Split barrel structure of hinge

• US 20080184530A1
• Filed: 07/23/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitac Technology Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Mitac Technology Corporation (MiTAC Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Chao, Po-Tsun
• Granted Patent: US 7,513,012 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/342
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/082 with substantially radial friction, e.g. cylindrical friction surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/1061 in a radial direction E05D7/1005 takes precedence

Abstract

A split barrel structure of a hinge includes a first partial barrel and an adjoining first complementary curved part extended from a first leaf portion in a first circular direction, and a second partial barrel and an adjoining second complementary curved part extended from a second leaf portion in a second circular direction. When the first leaf portion is aligned with the second leaf portion face to face, the first partial barrel and the first complementary curved part mate with the second complementary curved part and the second partial barrel, respectively, to form a split barrel for clamping a shaft of a pintle of the hinge therein. The aligned first and second leaf portions are then bound together using binding elements. Alternatively, the first and the second leaf portion are integrally connected at an edge via a bending section.

Claims

1. A split barrel structure;

which is adapted to couple a shaft of a pintle to form a hinge, the split barrel structure comprising;

a first leaf portion, being a flat sheet member extended in a first leaf horizontal datum plane, and having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; and

the first edge being divided into at least a barrel-forming section and an adjoining complement-forming section;

at least one first partial barrel having a root end and a free end, the root end being connected to the at least one barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion, and the free end being extended from the root end in a first circular direction toward the barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion;

a second leaf portion being a flat sheet member extended in a second leaf horizontal datum plane, and having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; and

the first edge being divided into at least a barrel-forming section and an adjoining complement-forming section;

the barrel-forming section on the second leaf portion being located corresponding to the complement-forming section on the first leaf portion, and the complement-forming section on the second leaf portion being located corresponding to the barrel-forming section on the first leaf portion;

at least one second partial barrel having a root end and a free end, the root end being connected to the at least one barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion, and the free end being extended from the root end in a second circular direction opposite to the first circular direction toward the barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion; and

at least one binding element, with which the first and the second leaf portions that have been aligned with one another face to face are bound together;

whereby when the first and the second leaf portions have been bound together by the at least one binding element, the first partial barrel and the second partial barrel clamp the shaft of the pintle therebetween.

2. The split barrel structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the free end of the first partial barrel extended in the first circular direction is end at a point located near and between the first leaf horizontal datum plane and the barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion;

and wherein the free end of the second partial barrel extended in the second circular direction is end at a point located near and between the second leaf horizontal datum plane and the barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion.

3. The split barrel structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the complement-forming section of the first leaf portion is extended in the first circular direction to provide a first complementary curved part, which has a free end located at a point adjacent to the free end of second partial barrel;

and wherein the complement-forming section of the second leaf portion is extended in the second circular direction to provide a second complementary curved part, which has a free end located at a point adjacent to the free end of first partial barrel.

4. The split barrel structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the free end of the first partial barrel extended in the first circular direction is end at a point located near the barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion;

and wherein the free end of the second partial barrel extended in the second circular direction is end at a point located near the barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion.

5. The split barrel structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the free end of the first partial barrel extended in the first circular direction is end at a point located near the first leaf horizontal datum plane, and the complement-forming section of the first leaf portion is extended to provide a first complementary curved part, a free end of which being extended in the first circular direction to end at a point located near the first leaf horizontal datum plane;

and wherein the free end of the second partial barrel extended in the second circular direction is end at a point located near the second leaf horizontal datum plane and adjacent to the free end of the first complementary curved part, and the complement-forming section of the second leaf portion is extended to provide a second complementary curved part, a free end of which being extended in the second circular direction to end at a point located near the second leaf horizontal datum plane and adjacent to the free end of the first partial barrel.

6. The split barrel structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pintle further comprises an end plate connected to an end of the shaft and the other end of the shaft is formed with an expanded head portion, the first and the second partial barrels extended from the bound first and second leaf portions are located between an expanded head portion of the shaft and the end plate of the pintle.

7. A split barrel structure, which is adapted to couple a shaft of a pintle to form a hinge;

the split barrel structure comprising;

a first leaf portion being a flat sheet member extended in a first leaf horizontal datum plane, and having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; and

the first edge being divided into a barrel-forming section and an adjoining complement-forming section;

a first partial barrel having a root end and a free end, the root end being connected to the barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion, and the free end being extended from the root end in a first circular direction toward the barrel-forming section of the first leaf portion;

a second leaf portion being a flat sheet member extended in a second leaf horizontal datum plane, and having a first edge and a second edge opposite to the first edge; and

the first edge being divided into a barrel-forming section and an adjoining complement-forming section;

the barrel-forming section on the second leaf portion being located corresponding to the complement-forming section on the first leaf portion, and the complement-forming section on the second leaf portion being located corresponding to the barrel-forming section on the first leaf portion;

a second partial barrel having a root end and a free end, the root end being connected to the barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion, and the free end being extended from the root end in a second circular direction opposite to the first circular direction toward the barrel-forming section of the second leaf portion; and

a bending section integrally connecting the second edge of the first leaf portion to the second edge of the second leaf portion;

whereby when the bending section is bent to align the first leaf portion with the second leaf portion face to face, the first partial barrel and the second partial barrel clamp the shaft of the pintle therebetween.