CA1293527C - Device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet - Google Patents
Device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinetInfo
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- CA1293527C CA1293527C CA000537087A CA537087A CA1293527C CA 1293527 C CA1293527 C CA 1293527C CA 000537087 A CA000537087 A CA 000537087A CA 537087 A CA537087 A CA 537087A CA 1293527 C CA1293527 C CA 1293527C
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Abstract
Abstract Device for balancing a lid of a suspended plan filing cabinet, comprising a stay fixed at one end on a pivot pin fastened to the lid , the other end being free, said stay being pulled to-wards the top of the cabinet by a spring compensat-ing the weight of the lid. The star is guided by a rol-ler free to turn on a pin fastened to the frame . This stay has a notch which is entered by the roller in order to hold the lid open, and a notch holding the lid closed. Means of adjusting the tension of the spring make it possible to fix a safety position before the complete closure of the lid.
Description
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The invention relates to a device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet, said lid being connected to the cabinet frame by means of hinges, and said device comprising a stay fixed at one end on a pivot pin fastened to the lid while its other end is free, the stay being pulled towards the top of the cabinet by at least one spring compensating the weight of the lid and having one anchoring point on the top of the cabinet and the other on the free end of the stay, while a roller free to turn on a pin fastened to the cabinet frame guides the stay and immobilizes the lid in its open and closed position.
Most known plan Eiling cabinets have a lid usually consistiny o~ a one-piece panel mounted on hinges or pivots.
'rhis lid, whicll musk perml-t the insertion o~` the wldest plans in normal use, is opened by hand, but the weight of the lid is sometimes compensated by a spring system.
A device holds the lid in the open position.
In the event of accidental closing, the compensation springs do not prevent the operator's fingers from being caught.
In order to avoid such accidents an overcompensated lid, which in the event of falling will be stopped, before it closes completely, must be designed.
The disadvantage of a device of this kind is that the lid would always be slightly open and consequently an additional operation would be required to hold the lid closed by means of a bolt or lock.
~k :f',~' lZ935~t7 The present invention seeks to provide filing cabinet lids with a device serviny four concomitant functions:
overcompensation by springs of the weight of the lid, holding the lid in the open position, stopping the lid a few centimeters before complete closure in the event of accidental falling, holding the lid in the closed position, thus avoiding in normal use the constant utilization of the lock.
According to the present invention there is provided a vertical filing cabinet having an open top, a lid, hinges connecting said lid with said cabinet for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis disposed above an upper edge of a rearwall of said cabinet between open and closed position, and a device for controlling the openiny and closing o~ said ~5 l:id, said dev:Lce comprising, a roller rotatably mounked on a side wall o~ sald cab:Lnet for rotat:Lon about a horizontcl axis disposed forwardly and below the pivotal connected with said lid forwardly of the pivotal axis of said lid and having an edge engageable with said roller, a tension spring having an upper end connected with an upper rear portion of said cabinet and a lower end connected with a lower end of said stay, said spring acting on said stay to bias said stay toward said roller and to compensate the weight of said li.d, said stay having in an edge engageable with said roller a first notch positioned to engage said roller when said lid is in Eully open position and a second notch engageable with said roller when the lid is in fully closed position, said tension device being adjustable to overcompensate the weight of said lid so that in a state of e~uilibrium said spring supports the lid in a partially open position with said roller engaging said stay between said first and second notches.
The principal advantages supplied by a device of this kind consists of the simplicity of its construction and the fact that it is possible to adjust as desired the safety position of the lid (stopping before closure) without having to accept any slackening of the spring or an increase of the weight of the lid not allowed for in its design.
The lid is thus balanced with an indexed open position, and provided with a safety system having an indexed closed positio~.
In a preferred embodiment the special shape of the hinges enables the lid to be opened without either the lid itself or ~0 the hinges projecting beyond the rear face of the cabinet in any position of the lid, so that the cabinet can be fixed against a wall or cabinets can be fixed back to back.
rrh~ invention will now be described in more detail by way o~
example only, w.i~h r~Eerence to the accomp~nying draw:Lnys, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a suspended plan filing cabinet;
Figure 2 is a diagram of the device in the saEety position;
Figure 3 is a diagram of the device in the "lid open"
posltlon;
Figure 4 i5 a diagram of the device in the "lid closed"
position.
Figure 1 shows a side view of a suspended plan filing cabinet consisting essentially of a lid 1, which opens and closes down onto a frame 2.
Figure 2 shows the device according to the invention mounted on at least one side of the lid, which is connected to the frame 2 by two hinges 3 of trapezoidal shape.
iL2~3527 These hinges 3 are fixe~ on one side by bolting or welding at a point 30 on the frame 2, and on the other side by a pivot 31 on the lid 1. Their trapezoidal shape enables the lid in its opening movement to turn above the top plane of the cabinet and to give complete-clear access for the filing of plans, while in the closed position the outer edge of the lid is in perfect alignment with the corresponding edge of the frame, without any external rough parts or :hinges, so that the cabinet can be rested against a vertical wall.
The device for balancing and holding the lid 1 in a safety position has the following constitution: a stay 4 is fixed at one end 40 on a pivot pin 5 fastened to the lid l, its other end 41 being free; a spring 6 compensating the weight of the lid l is stretched between an anchorage point 60 at the top :L5 o~ the ~rame 2, in the corner 5upporting the h:Lnge 3 o.~ the l:Ld, and an anchoraye polnt 61 on the Eree end ~1 o~ the stay ~.
The pull applied by the spring 6 to the free end 41 of the stay 4 assists in the opening of the lid and also in holding the stay 4 bearing against a guide roller 7 which is free to turn on a pin 8 fastened to the frame 2.
A notch 9 formed in that edge 42 of the stay which faces the spring 6 holds the lid in the open position. The situation of this notch defines the angle of opening oE the lid ~Fiyure 3).
A second notch 10 formed on the same edge 42 o~ the stay 4, closer to the point where the latter is pivoted on the pin 5, holds the lid in the closed position ~Figure 4).
The overcompensation of the weight of the lid 1 is adjusted by means of a screw 11, which makes it possible to vary the tension of the spring from the anchorage point 61 on the free ......
1~335~7 end 41 of the stay 4. This adJustment permits accurate determination of the safety angle (~) which must be left open in the event of the abrupt falling of the lid 1.
Since the lid remains slightly open because of the overcompensation, additional pressure applied by the operator will cause the roller 7 to enter the notch 10; the "lid closed" position i5 thus obtained without resorting constantly to the action of a lock, the function of which is now limited to the lockiny of the lid by means of a key.
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The invention relates to a device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet, said lid being connected to the cabinet frame by means of hinges, and said device comprising a stay fixed at one end on a pivot pin fastened to the lid while its other end is free, the stay being pulled towards the top of the cabinet by at least one spring compensating the weight of the lid and having one anchoring point on the top of the cabinet and the other on the free end of the stay, while a roller free to turn on a pin fastened to the cabinet frame guides the stay and immobilizes the lid in its open and closed position.
Most known plan Eiling cabinets have a lid usually consistiny o~ a one-piece panel mounted on hinges or pivots.
'rhis lid, whicll musk perml-t the insertion o~` the wldest plans in normal use, is opened by hand, but the weight of the lid is sometimes compensated by a spring system.
A device holds the lid in the open position.
In the event of accidental closing, the compensation springs do not prevent the operator's fingers from being caught.
In order to avoid such accidents an overcompensated lid, which in the event of falling will be stopped, before it closes completely, must be designed.
The disadvantage of a device of this kind is that the lid would always be slightly open and consequently an additional operation would be required to hold the lid closed by means of a bolt or lock.
~k :f',~' lZ935~t7 The present invention seeks to provide filing cabinet lids with a device serviny four concomitant functions:
overcompensation by springs of the weight of the lid, holding the lid in the open position, stopping the lid a few centimeters before complete closure in the event of accidental falling, holding the lid in the closed position, thus avoiding in normal use the constant utilization of the lock.
According to the present invention there is provided a vertical filing cabinet having an open top, a lid, hinges connecting said lid with said cabinet for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis disposed above an upper edge of a rearwall of said cabinet between open and closed position, and a device for controlling the openiny and closing o~ said ~5 l:id, said dev:Lce comprising, a roller rotatably mounked on a side wall o~ sald cab:Lnet for rotat:Lon about a horizontcl axis disposed forwardly and below the pivotal connected with said lid forwardly of the pivotal axis of said lid and having an edge engageable with said roller, a tension spring having an upper end connected with an upper rear portion of said cabinet and a lower end connected with a lower end of said stay, said spring acting on said stay to bias said stay toward said roller and to compensate the weight of said li.d, said stay having in an edge engageable with said roller a first notch positioned to engage said roller when said lid is in Eully open position and a second notch engageable with said roller when the lid is in fully closed position, said tension device being adjustable to overcompensate the weight of said lid so that in a state of e~uilibrium said spring supports the lid in a partially open position with said roller engaging said stay between said first and second notches.
The principal advantages supplied by a device of this kind consists of the simplicity of its construction and the fact that it is possible to adjust as desired the safety position of the lid (stopping before closure) without having to accept any slackening of the spring or an increase of the weight of the lid not allowed for in its design.
The lid is thus balanced with an indexed open position, and provided with a safety system having an indexed closed positio~.
In a preferred embodiment the special shape of the hinges enables the lid to be opened without either the lid itself or ~0 the hinges projecting beyond the rear face of the cabinet in any position of the lid, so that the cabinet can be fixed against a wall or cabinets can be fixed back to back.
rrh~ invention will now be described in more detail by way o~
example only, w.i~h r~Eerence to the accomp~nying draw:Lnys, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a suspended plan filing cabinet;
Figure 2 is a diagram of the device in the saEety position;
Figure 3 is a diagram of the device in the "lid open"
posltlon;
Figure 4 i5 a diagram of the device in the "lid closed"
position.
Figure 1 shows a side view of a suspended plan filing cabinet consisting essentially of a lid 1, which opens and closes down onto a frame 2.
Figure 2 shows the device according to the invention mounted on at least one side of the lid, which is connected to the frame 2 by two hinges 3 of trapezoidal shape.
iL2~3527 These hinges 3 are fixe~ on one side by bolting or welding at a point 30 on the frame 2, and on the other side by a pivot 31 on the lid 1. Their trapezoidal shape enables the lid in its opening movement to turn above the top plane of the cabinet and to give complete-clear access for the filing of plans, while in the closed position the outer edge of the lid is in perfect alignment with the corresponding edge of the frame, without any external rough parts or :hinges, so that the cabinet can be rested against a vertical wall.
The device for balancing and holding the lid 1 in a safety position has the following constitution: a stay 4 is fixed at one end 40 on a pivot pin 5 fastened to the lid l, its other end 41 being free; a spring 6 compensating the weight of the lid l is stretched between an anchorage point 60 at the top :L5 o~ the ~rame 2, in the corner 5upporting the h:Lnge 3 o.~ the l:Ld, and an anchoraye polnt 61 on the Eree end ~1 o~ the stay ~.
The pull applied by the spring 6 to the free end 41 of the stay 4 assists in the opening of the lid and also in holding the stay 4 bearing against a guide roller 7 which is free to turn on a pin 8 fastened to the frame 2.
A notch 9 formed in that edge 42 of the stay which faces the spring 6 holds the lid in the open position. The situation of this notch defines the angle of opening oE the lid ~Fiyure 3).
A second notch 10 formed on the same edge 42 o~ the stay 4, closer to the point where the latter is pivoted on the pin 5, holds the lid in the closed position ~Figure 4).
The overcompensation of the weight of the lid 1 is adjusted by means of a screw 11, which makes it possible to vary the tension of the spring from the anchorage point 61 on the free ......
1~335~7 end 41 of the stay 4. This adJustment permits accurate determination of the safety angle (~) which must be left open in the event of the abrupt falling of the lid 1.
Since the lid remains slightly open because of the overcompensation, additional pressure applied by the operator will cause the roller 7 to enter the notch 10; the "lid closed" position i5 thus obtained without resorting constantly to the action of a lock, the function of which is now limited to the lockiny of the lid by means of a key.
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Claims (2)
1. A vertical filing cabinet having an open top, a lid, hinges connecting said lid with said cabinet for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis disposed above an upper edge of a rearwall of said cabinet between open and closed position, and a device for controlling the opening and closing of said lid, said device comprising, a roller rotatably mounted on a side wall of said cabinet for rotation about a horizontal axis disposed forwardly and below the pivotal axis of the lid, a straight stay having an upper end pivotally connected with said lid forwardly of the pivotal axis of said lid and having an edge engageable with said roller, a tension spring having an upper end connected with an upper rear portion of said cabinet and a lower end connected with a lower end of said stay, said spring acting on said stay to bias said stay toward said roller and to compensate the weight of said lid, said stay having in an edge engageable with said roller a first notch positioned to engage said roller when said lid is in fully open position and a second notch engageable with said roller when the lid is in fully closed position, said tension device being adjustable to overcompensate the weight of said lid so that in a state of equilibrium said spring supports the lid in a partially open position with said roller engaging said stay between said first and second notches.
2. A filing cabinet according to claim 1, in which said hinges have the shape of an open-sided trapezoid with a lower side fixedly mounted on said cabinet and an upper side pivotally connected with said lid.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000537087A CA1293527C (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet |
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| CA000537087A CA1293527C (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet |
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| CA1293527C true CA1293527C (en) | 1991-12-24 |
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| CA000537087A Expired - Lifetime CA1293527C (en) | 1987-05-14 | 1987-05-14 | Device for balancing and holding in a safety position the lid of a vertical plan filing cabinet |
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