EP0640167B1 - Fermeture a charniere a declic en une seule piece de matiere plastique - Google Patents

Fermeture a charniere a declic en une seule piece de matiere plastique Download PDF

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EP0640167B1
EP0640167B1 EP94907476A EP94907476A EP0640167B1 EP 0640167 B1 EP0640167 B1 EP 0640167B1 EP 94907476 A EP94907476 A EP 94907476A EP 94907476 A EP94907476 A EP 94907476A EP 0640167 B1 EP0640167 B1 EP 0640167B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D1/00—Pinless hinges; Substitutes for hinges
    • E05D1/02—Pinless hinges; Substitutes for hinges made of one piece

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  • the present invention relates to a one-piece plastic snap hinge closure, consisting of a lower part and a cover, which are connected to one another via an integral joint in the region of the overlapping jacket walls of the lower part and cover, and of at least one intermediate element producing the snap action.
  • a closure according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from DE-A-1 808 875.
  • Plastic snap hinge locks of the type mentioned at the outset are known in large numbers and in a wide variety of designs. If you analyze the snap hinges on plastic locks, you can see that they are basically composed of two basic elements. On the one hand, they have a main joint, around which the pivoting movement of the cover takes place relative to the lower part, and, on the other hand, one or more intermediate elements which produce the snap action. Such intermediate elements can have the shape of bands, triangles or angular spiral springs or even length-adjustable tension spring elements.
  • the essence of the present invention relates only to the design of the joint connecting the two parts, lower part and cover.
  • This joint is usually designed as a film hinge in one-piece plastic snap hinge locks. When the closure is completely closed or completely open, this film hinge is free of forces. In all intermediate positions, pressure and displacement forces are exerted on this film hinge. A closer look reveals microscopic cracks and notches. Strains in the film hinge, as well as widespread white break points are clearly visible in the area of the film hinge. These conventional, single-axis hinges are subjected to the greatest stress in the area of unstable equilibrium with every opening and closing process.
  • a second problem with the design of the joint between the lower part and the cover is that it always protrudes from the jacket wall.
  • the fact that this joint must protrude from the jacket walls has to do with the geometry of the snap hinge locks on the one hand and this is due to manufacturing reasons.
  • the more the joint protrudes from the jacket walls the stronger the snap action of the closure and vice versa, the less the snap action protrudes from the jacket walls.
  • the snap hinges are usually injection molded in the fully open state, a vertical material wall W remains in the injection mold below the joint. If the joint is designed to be as close as possible to the jacket walls, this material wall in the injection mold becomes so thin that the service life of the injection mold is considerably reduced and is extremely susceptible to defects.
  • the present invention therefore has for its object to provide a one-piece plastic snap hinge closure according to the preamble of the claim, the joint of which is designed so that the disadvantages described above are largely eliminated.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing which represent a joint of a snap hinge according to the prior art, are not discussed again here.
  • FIG. 3 shows a snap hinge closure designed according to the invention in the closed, assembled state.
  • the lower part 1 of the closure is placed on an undetectable neck of a container 4.
  • the essentially cylindrical lower part 1 is closed by a cover 2.
  • Lower part 1 and cover 2 are integrally connected on the one hand by the two triangular intermediate elements 3 and on the other hand by the two pivot axes 6 with the pressure-resistant tilting element 7 located therebetween.
  • the two intermediate elements 3 serve to generate the snap action.
  • the entire snap hinge is barely visible from the outside when closed.
  • the two pivot axes 6 are shown here in dash-dot lines and running parallel to one another. With a flattening 13, the jacket walls of the lower part and the cover are flat in the region of the pivot axes.
  • a pusher 5 is arranged on the cover 2 in order to facilitate the opening of the closure. This can be clearly seen in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 5 shows a diagonal section through the plastic snap hinge closure along the line X-X according to FIG.
  • an annular wall 9 sealingly encompassing the spout 8.
  • the pressure-resistant tilting element 7 can be seen and it can also clearly be seen that the pivot axes 6 run symmetrically with respect to the parting plane T represented by a dotted line. It can also be seen that the pivot axes are arranged within the jacket walls, as a result of which, for the first time, a non-protruding hinge is realized in this type of snap hinge.
  • the outer wall of the lower part 1 is designated 10, the outer wall of the cover 2 11.
  • the tilting element 7 has the shape in section of an isosceles triangle.
  • the example shown here is a right-angled isosceles triangle.
  • the tilting element 7 is consequently delimited on both sides by the thin points 12 which define the pivot axes.
  • This roof-shaped, pressure-resistant tilting element 7 thus forms a support surface 15 on both sides.
  • one support surface 15 comes to rest on an inclined counter surface 16 on the lower part 10 and the other support surface 15 on an also inclined counter surface 17 on the cover 2.
  • the opening angle between the support surface 15 and the counter surface 16 or between the opposite support surface 15 and the counter surface 17 on the cover is 90 ° in each case. This allows the pivoting movement of the cover 2 to the lower part 1 to be divided into two pivoting movements of 90 ° each.
  • the angle between the two support surfaces 15 is less than 90 °, but this requires that the counter surfaces 16 and 17 must be made somewhat flatter.
  • the gable of the roof-shaped tilting element 7 can be cut off, as shown in FIG. This results in a tilting element which has the shape of an isosceles trapezoid in cross section having.
  • FIG. 7 also shows the right angle that is to be maintained between the support surfaces 15 and the counter surfaces 16 or 17.
  • the cover 2 When the closure according to the invention is closed, the cover 2, together with the tilting element 7, is first pivoted about the pivot axis between the support surface 15 and the counter surface 16 on the lower part 1 until these two surfaces come to a stop, whereupon the pivoting movement by a further 90.degree the second pivot axis takes place between the support surface 15 and the counter surface 17 on the cover 2.
  • these two swiveling movements take place in reverse order.
  • FIG. 8 shows the conventional snap hinge lock with a joint which has only one pivot axis and recognizes that in the Dead center area a maximum shape change of L occurs, while the snap hinge closure according to the invention with two pivot axes significantly reduces the maximum shape change. This results in a relatively large pivoting force over the entire pivoting movement of the cover, without however causing such a large deformation as in the case of a uniaxial design of the joint. This also ensures a complete opening of the cover by 180 °. So far, this was only a wish, but it was never realized.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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  • Rigid Containers With Two Or More Constituent Elements (AREA)
  • Supports For Pipes And Cables (AREA)
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  1. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique, comprenant une partie inférieure (1) et un couvercle (2) qui sont mutuellement reliés par une articulation solidaire dans la région des parois d'enveloppe superposées (10, 11) de la partie inférieure et du couvercle, et comprenant aussi au moins un élément intermédiaire (3) produisant l'effet de déclic, caractérisée en ce que l'articulation est constituée d'au moins deux axes de pivotement (6) qui ne se coupent pas, un élément de basculement (7) résistant à la pression étant chaque fois disposé, en plus de l'élément intermédiaire (3), entre deux axes de pivotement voisins (6), de sorte qu'on obtient chaque fois successivement, pendant le processus de fermeture ou d'ouverture, un pivotement partiel autour de l'axe de pivotement (6) entre la partie inférieure (1) et l'élément de basculement (7), et un autre pivotement partiel autour de l'axe de pivotement (6) entre l'élément de basculement (7) et le couvercle (2), l'élément de basculement (7) présentant une surface d'appui (15) de chaque côté et, à l'état fermé de la fermeture, l'une des surfaces d'appui (15) s'appliquant sur une contre-surface (16) sur la partie inférieure (1), tandis que l'autre surface d'appui (15) s'applique sur une contre-surface (17) sur le couvercle (2).
  2. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les deux axes de pivotement (6) présentent au moins des tronçons respectifs s'étendant en parallèle, entre lesquels est disposé l'élément de basculement (7) résistant à la pression (figure 3).
  3. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les deux axes de pivotement (6) s'étendent, à l'état fermé de la fermeture, symétriquement par rapport au plan de séparation (T).
  4. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de basculement (7) présente une section en forme de triangle isocèle.
  5. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de basculement (7) présente une section en forme de trapèze isocèle.
  6. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'élément de basculement (7) dépasse vers l'intérieur par rapport à la périphérie de la fermeture à charnière à déclic en matière plastique.
  7. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'à l'état totalement ouvert de la fermeture, l'angle entre l'une des surfaces d'appui (15) de l'élément de basculement (7) et la contre-surface (16) sur la partie inférieure (1), ainsi que, d'autre part, l'angle entre l'autre surface d'appui (15) et la contre-surface (17) sur le couvercle (2), sont chacun égaux à 90°.
  8. Fermeture à charnière à déclic en une seule pièce de matière plastique selon la revendication 7, caractérisée en ce que l'angle entre les deux surfaces d'appui (15) de l'élément de basculement (7) est inférieur à 90°.
EP94907476A 1993-03-09 1994-03-08 Fermeture a charniere a declic en une seule piece de matiere plastique Expired - Lifetime EP0640167B1 (fr)

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