Tilt hinge

• US 6,038,739 A
• Filed: 08/04/1997
• Issued: 03/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Katoh Electrical Machinery Company Limited
• Inventors: Katoh, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Knight, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): SZYMKOWICZ, PATRICK L
• Application Number:
  US08/905,598
• Time in Patent Office: 960 Days
• Field of Search: 16/302, 16/303, 16/304, 16/329, 16/331, 16/332, 16/334, 16/339, 16/366, 16/368, 16/369, 16/371, 16/374, 16/376, 16/340, 16/342
• US Class Current: 16/342
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/087 with substantially axial friction, e.g. friction disks
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/1078 the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2999/00 Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

To provide a tilt hinge capable of obtaining a great frictional torque despite of its small size and insuring a clip stop, the present invention comprises a bracket to be mounted on the body side of the equipment, a rotating shaft designed to be mounted to the end of an opening-closing body which is rotatably mounted on a bearing section of the bracket, a friction washer mounted between the large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and the bearing section and/or on the other side face of the bearing section with the rotating shaft inserted into the central part, and an elastic means mounted with the rotating shaft inserted in the central part to press the friction washer against the large-diameter portion and/or the bearing section; and a click stop means is provided between the rotating shaft and the bracket. In this case, the elastic means may be a plurality of disk springs or spring washers; and the click stop means may be comprised of a cam plate rotating together with the rotating shaft, a ball provided on the bracket side, in contact with the cam plate, and an elastic means to press the ball against the cam plate side, or may be comprised of a cam plate having elasticity and rotating with the rotating shaft, and provided with a single or a plurality of recesses, small holes or cutouts, and a ball fixed on the bracket side, in contact with the cam plate, and intermittently entering the recess, small hole or cutout.

Claims

1. A tilt hinge comprising:

a bracket for mounting on the side of a body of an equipment and having a bearing section;

a rotating shaft adapted for installing to an end of an opening and closing member rotatably mounted to the bearing section of said bracket;

a cam plate having elasticity, the cam plate provided with at least one recess and an irregular-shaped hole through the cam plate, the cam plate interposed between a large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and one side face of the bearing section, the rotating shaft inserted through the irregular-shaped hole for rotating the cam plate with the rotating shaft;

a first friction washer interposed between the cam plate and the bearing section and having an insertion hole through which the rotating shaft is inserted, the first friction washer rotating with the cam plate;

a non-rotating section friction washer mounted on the other, second side of the bearing section, the rotating shaft being inserted therethrough and locked to said bracket;

a plurality of disk springs mounted on the rotating shaft in contact with the second friction washer;

a nut connected to one end of the rotating shaft for pressing the plurality of disk springs toward the second side of the bearing section;

a retaining washer having a second irregular-shaped hole therethrough, the retaining washer interposed between the nut and the plurality of disk springs with the rotating shaft inserted through the second irregular-shaped hole, the retaining washer rotatable with the rotating shaft;

a ball mounted on the bearing section of the bracket oriented capable of contacting the at least one recess in the cam plate; and

a plate spring for pressing the ball against the cam plate.

2. A tilt hinge according to claim 1, wherein the cam plate further comprises a stopper section for contacting a stopper piece of the bearing section.

3. A tilt hinge according to claim 2, further comprising a grease reservoir formed in the friction washer by one of a small hole and a cutout provided in the surface thereof.

4. A tilt hinge according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of disk springs are oriented one of face-to-face and all in the same direction.

5. A tilt hinge according to claim 1, further comprising a grease reservoir formed in the friction washer by one of a small hole and a cutout provided in the surface thereof.

6. A tilt hinge according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of disk springs are oriented one of face-to-face and all in the same direction.

7. A tilt hinge comprising:

a bracket for mounting one the side of a body of an equipment and having a bearing section;

a rotating shaft adapted for installing to an end of an opening and closing member rotatably mounted to the bearing section of said bracket;

a cam plate having elasticity, the cam plate provided with at least one recess and an irregular-shaped hole through the cam plate, the cam plate interposed between a large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and one side face of the bearing section, the rotating shaft inserted through the irregular-shaped hole for rotating the cam plate with the rotating shaft;

a first friction washer interposed between the cam plate and the bearing section and having an insertion hole through which the rotating shaft is inserted, the first friction washer rotating with the cam plate;

a non-rotating second friction washer mounted on the other, second side of the bearing section, the rotating shaft being inserted therethrough and locked to said bracket;

a plurality of disk springs mounted on the rotating shaft in contact with the second friction washer;

a nut connected to one end of the rotating shaft for pressing the plurality of disk springs toward the second side of the bearing section;

a retaining washer having a second irregular-shaped hole therethrough, the retaining washer interposed between the nut and the plurality of disk springs with the rotating shaft inserted through the second irregular-shaped hole, the retaining washer rotatable with the rotating shaft;

a ball movably mounted in a through hole of the bearing section of the bracket oriented capable of contacting the at least one recess in the cam plate; and

a plate spring for pressing the ball against the cam plate.

8. A tilt hinge according to claim 7, further comprising a grease reservoir formed in the friction washer by one of a small hole and a cutout provided in the surface thereof.

9. A tilt hinge according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of disk springs are oriented one of face-to-face and all in the same direction.

10. A tilt hinge comprising:

a bracket for mounting on the side of a body of an equipment and having a bearing section;

a rotating shaft adapted for installing to an end of an opening and closing member rotatably mounted to the bearing section of said bracket;

a cam plate having elasticity, the cam plate provided with at least one recess and an irregular-shaped hole through the cam plate, the cam plate interposed between a large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft and one side face of the bearing section, the rotating shaft inserted through the irregular-shaped hole for rotating the cam plate with the rotating shaft;

a first friction washer interposed between the cam plate and the bearing section and having an insertion hole through which the rotating shaft is inserted, the first friction washer rotating with the cam plate;

a non-rotating section friction washer mounted on the other, second side of the bearing section, the rotating shaft being inserted therethrough and locked to said bracket;

a plurality of disk springs mounted on the rotating shaft in contact with the second friction washer;

a retaining washer having a second irregular-shaped hole therethrough, the retaining washer mounted in contact with the plurality of disk springs with the rotating shaft inserted through the second irregular-shaped hole, the retaining washer rotatable with the rotating shaft;

a staked portion on the rotating shaft, the staked portion staking the retaining washer to the plurality of disk springs;

a ball movably mounted in a through hole of the bearing section of the bracket oriented capable of contacting the at least one recess in the cam plate; and

a plate spring for pressing the ball against the cam plate.

11. A tilt hinge according to claim 10, further comprising a grease reservoir formed in the friction washer by one of a small hole and a cutout provided in the surface thereof.

12. A tilt hinge according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of disk springs are oriented one of face-to-face and all in the same direction.