Hinge cup with position adjustment function

• US 8,250,705 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2010
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Oshima, Kazuyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Mah, Chuck Y.
• Application Number:
  US12/773,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20100281652A1
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 162/37, 162/38, 162/35, 162/36, 162/40, 162/42, 162/45, 162/46, 163/82
• US Class Current: 16/236
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 5/08 of cylindrical shape
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/0407 the hinges having two or more pins and being specially adapted for cabinets or furniture
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/0415 with adjusting drive means
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furniture, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A cup embedded type hinge device with position adjustment function comprising a position adjustment mechanism between a cup member and an arm member of a hinge body including a U-shaped position adjustment holder superposed on a recess of the cup member through a gap and a cam member provided between the position adjustment holder and the flange of the cup member to set the position of the cup member relative to the position adjustment holder and having a cam disk engaged into a circular hole in the position adjustment holder and an eccentric pin engaged into an elongated hole in the flange of the cup member whereby the position of the cup member is set by rotation of the cam disk.

Claims

1. A cup imbedded type hinge device with position adjustment function comprising a cup member attached to one of two objects to be connected to each other in an openable/closable manner, an arm member pivotally supported on said cup member by a pivotal support pin;

a hinge body pivotally connected to said arm member and attached to the other object; and

a position adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of said cup member relative to said hinge body, said position adjustment mechanism including at least one U-shaped position adjustment holder superposed in a recess of said cup member so as to be able to adjust a position of said U-shaped position adjustment holder within said recess and a cup position setting member to position said U-shaped position adjustment holder and said cup member in a relative position and said pivotal pin extending through said U-shaped position adjustment holder and said cup member whereby said cup member is held on said U-shaped position adjustment holder in a state of setting said cup member position relative to said position adjustment holder by said cup position setting member, said hinge device is characterized in that said position adjustment mechanism includes a cup member flange provided on said cup member to secure said cup member to said one object, a mount piece provided on said U-shaped position adjustment holder that superposes said flange of said cup member and said cup position setting member is cooperating between said flange of said cup member and said mount piece of said position adjustment holder.

2. A cup embedded type hinge device with position adjustment function as set forth in claim 1, and wherein said position adjustment mechanism has only one U-shaped position adjustment holder whereby the position of said cup member is adjustable either longitudinally or transversely relative to said hinge body.

3. A cup embedded type hinge device with position adjustment function as set forth in claim 1, and wherein said position adjustment mechanism has two said U-shaped position adjustment holders and two said cup position setting members, whereby the position of said cup member is adjustable relative to said hinge body both longitudinally and transversely, one U-shaped position adjustment holder providing longitudinal adjustment and the other U-shaped position adjustment holder providing transverse adjustment.

4. A cup embedded type hinge device with position adjustment function as set forth in claim 1 and wherein said cup position setting member is provided with a cam member having a cam disk and an eccentric pin, said cam disk being rotatably engaged in a circular hole formed in said mount piece of said U-shaped position adjustment holder and said eccentric pin of said cam member being engaged in an elongated hole in said flange of said cup member whereby said cup member is adjustably positioned relative to said position adjustment holder.

5. A cup embedded type hinge device with position adjustment function as set forth in claim 1, and wherein said cup position setting member comprises a threaded hole formed in said flange of said cup member, an elongated hole formed in said mount piece of said position adjustment holder and a setscrew threadedly engaged into said threaded hole in said flange of said cup member through said elongated hole in said mount piece.