AUTOMATIC POSITIONING HINGE

• US 20100275410A1
• Filed: 05/01/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Door & Window Hardware Co.
• Original Assignee: Door & Window Hardware Co.
• Inventors: CHANG, Wei-Hung
• Application Number:
  US12/434,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20100275410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/277
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/1014 for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 5/0246 for attachment to glass panels
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 1/1292 with a gas spring
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

A positioning hinge has a body, a pivotal shaft, a securing base and an automatic closing device. The pivotal shaft is mounted in the body and has at least one positioning face defined in the pivotal shaft. The securing base is connected pivotally to the body with the pivotal shaft. The automatic closing device is connected to the pivotal shaft and has at least one cylinder provided with pressured air. The at least one cylinder connects to and pushes the at least one positioning face on the pivotal shaft to provide an automatic closing force to the door panel with the pressured air when the pressured air in the at least one cylinder is compressed. Accordingly, the positioning hinge can automatically close a door panel slowly and smoothly with the pneumatic pressures provided by the cylinders.

Claims

1. A positioning hinge comprising:

a body for being attached to a door panel;

a pivotal shaft mounted in the body and having at least one positioning face defined in the pivotal shaft;

a securing base connected pivotally to the body with the pivotal shaft; and

an automatic closing device connected to the pivotal shaft and having at least one cylinder provided with pressured air and connecting to and pushing the at least one positioning face on the pivotal shaft to provide an automatic closing force to the door panel with the pressured air when the pressured air in the at least one cylinder is compressed.

2. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivotal shaft is mounted securely in the body and rotatably mounted in the securing base to pivotally connect the securing base with the body via the pivotal shaft.

3. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 2, wherein the automatic closing device is mounted in the securing base.

4. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 3, wherein each one of the at least one cylinder of the automatic closing device comprises

a housing having a chamber defined in the housing and filled with the pressured air;

a piston slidably mounted in the chamber to divide the chamber into two pressure spaces; and

a piston rod attached to the piston and protruding out from the housing.

5. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 4, wherein the housing of each one of the at least one cylinder of the automatic closing device abuts with a corresponding one of the at least one positioning face on the pivotal shaft with.

6. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 5, wherein the securing base comprises

a securing board;

and

a shaft base connected securely to the securing board and having

a shaft hole defined through the shaft base to rotatably hold the pivotal shaft inside; and

at least one cylinder hole defined in the shaft base and communicating with the shaft hole to hold the at least one cylinder inside respectively.

7. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the securing board of the securing base further has

multiple through holes defined through the securing base;

and

multiple connecting holes defined through the securing base;

the shaft base of the securing base further has multiple threaded holes defined in one side of the shaft base and aligning respectively with the connecting holes in the securing board;

multiple fasteners are mounted respectively through the connecting holes and screwed respectively into the threaded holes in the shaft base to securely connect the shaft base to the securing board; and

the at least one cylinder hole is defined in the shaft base at the side in which the threaded holes are defined.

8. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 7, wherein the body comprises

a holding base comprising a pivotal bracket formed on the holding base and a pivotal hole defined in the pivotal bracket and corresponding to and communicating with the shaft hole in the securing base to securely hold the pivotal shaft inside;

and

a clamping base separately connected to the holding base to define a gap between the holding base and the clamping base for holding the door panel in the gap.

9. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one cylinder of the automatic closing device comprises

a housing having a chamber defined in the housing and filled with the pressured air;

a piston slidably mounted in the chamber to divide the chamber into two pressure spaces; and

a piston rod attached to the piston and protruding out from the housing.

10. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 9, wherein the housing of each one of the at least one cylinder of the automatic closing device abuts with a corresponding one of the at least one positioning face on the pivotal shaft with.

11. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 1, wherein the automatic closing device is mounted in the securing base.

12. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 11, wherein the securing base comprises

a securing board;

and

a shaft base connected securely to the securing board and having

a shaft hole defined through the shaft base to rotatably hold the pivotal shaft inside; and

at least one cylinder hole defined in the shaft base and communicating with the shaft hole to hold the at least one cylinder inside respectively.

13. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 12, wherein

the securing board of the securing base further has

multiple through holes defined through the securing base;

and

multiple connecting holes defined through the securing base;

the shaft base of the securing base further has multiple threaded holes defined in one side of the shaft base and aligning respectively with the connecting holes in the securing board;

multiple fasteners are mounted respectively through the connecting holes and screwed respectively into the threaded holes in the shaft base to securely connect the shaft base to the securing board; and

the at least one cylinder hole is defined in the shaft base at the side in which the threaded holes are defined.

14. The positioning hinge as claimed in claim 12, wherein the body comprises

a holding base comprising a pivotal bracket formed on the holding base and a pivotal hole defined in the pivotal bracket and corresponding to and communicating with the shaft hole in the securing base to securely hold the pivotal shaft inside;

and

a clamping base separately connected to the holding base to define a gap between the holding base and the clamping base for holding the door panel in the gap.