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EP3670802A1
EP3670802A1 EP18213583.0A EP18213583A EP3670802A1 EP 3670802 A1 EP3670802 A1 EP 3670802A1 EP 18213583 A EP18213583 A EP 18213583A EP 3670802 A1 EP3670802 A1 EP 3670802A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F3/00—Closers or openers with braking devices, e.g. checks; Construction of pneumatic or liquid braking devices
    • E05F3/20—Closers or openers with braking devices, e.g. checks; Construction of pneumatic or liquid braking devices in hinges
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/08—Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/087—Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts with substantially axial friction, e.g. friction disks
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/12—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
    • E05F1/1207—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis
    • E05F1/1215—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring parallel with the pivot axis with a canted-coil torsion spring
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F5/00—Braking devices, e.g. checks; Stops; Buffers
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05D2003/025—Hinges with pins with one pin having three knuckles
    • E05D2003/027—Hinges with pins with one pin having three knuckles the end knuckles being mutually connected
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/20—Brakes; Disengaging means; Holders; Stops; Valves; Accessories therefor
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E05Y2201/262—Type of motion, e.g. braking
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    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
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    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
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  • the disclosure relates to a hinge, and more particularly to an adjustable hinge.
  • a conventional hinge disclosed in Taiwanese Patent No. 1580856 includes a leaf unit that has first and second leaves that are rotatable relative to each other, and two action modules that are mounted in the leaf unit.
  • Each of the action modules includes a casing that is co-rotatable with the first leaf, and an operating shaft that is co-rotatable with the second leaf. The casing and the operating shaft of each of the action modules are rotated relative to each other upon the relative rotation between the first and second leaves, so as to generate an actuating force that acts between the first and second leaves.
  • an inner surrounding surface of the second leaf need to be formed with mounting structures that correspond to the operating shafts of the action modules. Such mounting structures may not be machined easily.
  • an object of the disclosure is to provide a hinge that can alleviate the drawback of the prior art.
  • the hinge is adapted to interconnect first and second objects, and includes a leaf unit, two action units and an axle unit.
  • the leaf unit includes first and second leaves that are rotatable relative to each other.
  • the first leaf has at least one first barrel.
  • the second leaf has at least one second barrel that is spaced apart from the first barrel along an axis.
  • the action units are inserted into the first barrel and the second barrel respectively in two opposite directions along the axis, and are co-rotatable with the first leaf.
  • the axle unit includes a fixing member that is mounted in the second barrel of the second leaf and that is co-rotatable with the second leaf, and two axles that are respectively associated with the action units and that are co-rotatable with the fixing member.
  • Each of the axles and the corresponding action unit are rotated relative to each other upon relative rotation between the first and second leaves so that the corresponding action unit generates an actuating force that acts between the first and second leaves.
  • the first embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is for interconnecting first and second objects 11, 12 (e.g., a door frame and a door leaf), and includes a leaf unit 2, a first action unit 6, a second action unit 7, an axle unit 4 and a ring unit 5.
  • the leaf unit 2 includes first and second leaves 21, 22 that are rotatable relative to each other.
  • Each of the first leaf 21 and the second leaf 22 is made of metal.
  • the first leaf 21 has two first barrels 211 that are spaced apart from each other along an axis (X), a first clinging surface 212 that clings to the first object 11, and a first positioning surface 213 that is parallel to the axis (X), that is connected to the first clinging surface 212 and that is not coplanar with the first clinging surface 212.
  • the first positioning surface 213 permits an edge 111 of the first object 11 to abut thereagainst.
  • Each of the first barrels 211 has two inner limiting planes 2111 that are formed on an inner surrounding surface thereof.
  • the second leaf 22 has a second barrel 221 that is disposed between the first barrels 211 and that is spaced apart from the first barrels 211 along the axis (X), a second clinging surface 222 that clings to the second object 12, and a second positioning surface 223 that is parallel to the axis (X), that is connected to the second clinging surface 222 and that is not coplanar with the second clinging surface 222.
  • the second positioning surface 223 permits an edge 121 of the second object 12 to abut thereagainst.
  • the first action unit 6 includes a first tubular member 61 that is inserted into the first and second barrels 211, 221 and that is co-rotatable with the first leaf 21, a hydraulic module 62 that is disposed in the first tubular member 61, a distal acting member 63 that is co-rotatably mounted in the first tubular member 61, a proximal acting member 64 that is co-rotatably mounted in the first tubular member 61, and a cap member 65 that is mounted to an end of the first tubular member 61.
  • the first tubular member 61 has a first tube section 611, and a second tube section 612 that abuts against the first tube section 611.
  • the first tube section 611 has two outer limiting planes 6111 that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211, and two mounting grooves 6112 each of which extends from an end of the first tube section 611 in the direction of the axis (X) .
  • the second tube section 612 has two outer limiting planes 6121 that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211, two spaced-apart positioning recesses 6122 that are formed in an inner surrounding surface thereof, and two mounting grooves 6123 each of which extends from an end of the second tube section 612 in the direction of the axis (X).
  • Each of the mounting grooves 6112 of the first tube section 611 cooperates with a respective one of the mounting grooves 6123 of the second tube section 612 to form an mounting space 610 (see Figure 4 ) .
  • the first tubular member 61 is co-rotatable with the first leaf 21 by the cooperation among the outer limiting planes 6111, 6121 and the inner limiting planes 2111. It should be noted that the two-piece first tubular member 61 is easy to be assembled with other components, and the first and second tube sections 611, 612 can be made of different materials. A junction between the first and second tube sections 611, 612 of the first tubular member 61 should be located within one of the first barrels 211.
  • the hydraulic module 62 includes a hydraulic cylinder 621, an abutment pin 622 that abuts against the hydraulic cylinder 621, and a resilient member 623 that abuts against the hydraulic cylinder 621.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 621 threadably engages the first tube section 611 of the first tubular member 61, and has a hexagonal setting hole 6211 that extends along the axis (X) and that is accessible through the cap member 65, a hexagonal throttle hole 6212, and a telescopic protrusion 6213 that is opposite to the setting hole 6211 and that abuts against the abutment pin 622.
  • the distal acting member 63 is mounted to the first and second tube sections 611, 612 of the first tubular member 61, and has a distal inclined surface 631, and two mounting blocks 632 each of which engages a respective one of the mounting grooves 6112 of the first tube section 611 and a corresponding one of the mounting grooves 6123 of the second tube section 612 (i.e., resides within a respective one of the mounting spaces 610), so that the distal acting member 63 is co-rotatable with the first tubular member 61.
  • the proximal acting member 64 has a proximal inclined surface 641, a through hole 642, and two spaced-apart positioning protrusions 643 that are formed on an outer surrounding surface thereof.
  • the positioning protrusions 643 of the proximal acting member 64 respectively engage the positioning recesses 6122 of the second tube section 612, so that the proximal acting member 64 is co-rotatable with the first tubular member 61.
  • the second action unit 7 includes a second tubular member 71 that is inserted into the first and second barrels 211, 221 and that is co-rotatable with the first leaf 21, a disc spring assembly 72 that is disposed in the second tubular member 71, a friction member 73 that abuts against the disc spring assembly 72 and that is co-rotatable with the second tubular member 71, an adjusting member 74 that engages threadably the second tubular member 71 and that pushes the disc spring assembly 72, and a plurality of washers 75 disposed in the second tubular member 71.
  • the second action unit 7 includes two tab washers 75.
  • the second tubular member 71 has a first tube section 711, and a second tube section 712 that abuts against the first tube section 711.
  • the first tube section 711 has two outer limiting planes 7111 (only one is visible in Figure 5 ) that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211, and two mounting blocks 7112 each of which extends from an end of the first tube section 711 in the direction of the axis (X).
  • the second tube section 712 has two outer limiting planes 7121 that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211, two spaced-apart positioning recesses 7122 (only one is shown in Figure 5 ) that are formed at an end of the second tube section 712, and two spaced-apart mounting grooves 7123 each of which extends from an opposite end of the second tube section 712 in the direction of the axis (X) and is engaged with a respective one of the mounting blocks 7112 of the first tube section 711.
  • the disc spring assembly 72 includes a plurality of disc springs 721 that are disposed between the friction member 73 and one of the washers 75, and a padding member 722 that is disposed between the washers 75.
  • the friction member 73 has two spaced-apart positioning protrusions 731 that are formed on an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively engage the positioning recesses 7122 of the second tube section 712 so that the friction member 73 is co-rotatable with the second tubular member 71.
  • the friction member 73 further has a friction surface 732 that is formed at an end thereof distal from the disc spring assembly 72.
  • the second tubular member 71 is co-rotatable with the first leaf 21 by the cooperation among the outer limiting planes 7111, 7121 and the inner limiting planes 2111. It should be noted that the two-piece second tubular member 71 is easy to be assembled with other components, and the first and second tube sections 711, 712 can be made of different materials. A junction between the first and second tube sections 711, 712 of the second tubular member 71 should be located within one of the first barrels 211.
  • the axle unit 4 includes a fixing member 41 that is removably mounted in the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 by a fastener 23 and that is co-rotatable with the second leaf 22, a first axle 43 (see Figure 3 ) that is mounted to the first action unit 6 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41, and a second axle 44 (see Figure 2 ) that is mounted to the second action unit 7 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41.
  • the first axle 43 is located between the fixing member 41 and the hydraulic cylinder 621.
  • the fixing member 41 has a rectangular fixing hole 411 that is formed in one of two opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41 along the axis (X) and that extends along the axis (X), a fixing recess 412 (see Figure 8 ) that is formed in the other one of the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41, and two fixing grooves 413 (only one is visible in Figure 2 ) that are respectively formed in the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41.
  • the fixing recess 412 is configured as a circular recess.
  • the fixing hole 411 is formed through the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41.
  • the fixing member 41 has a circular outer surrounding surface that abuts against an inner surrounding surface of the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22.
  • the first axle 43 has a follower portion 430 that is disposed between the distal acting member 63 and the proximal acting member 64, and an axle portion 431 that extends through the through hole 642 of the proximal acting member 64 and that co-rotatably engages the fixing hole 411 of the fixing member 41.
  • the follower portion 430 has an abutment surface 432 (see Figure 8 ) that is opposite to the axle portion 431 and that abuts against the abutment pin 622 and the resilient member 623, a surrounding wall 433 that cooperates with the abutment surface 432 to define a recess, and a proximal follower surface 434 that is opposite to the abutment surface 432 and that faces toward the proximal inclined surface 641 of the proximal acting member 64.
  • the surrounding wall 433 has a distal follower surface 4331 that is opposite to the proximal follower surface 434 and that faces toward the distal inclined surface 631 of the distal acting member 63.
  • the axle portion 431 has configured as a rectangular cross-section.
  • the second axle 44 has a fixing hole 440 that is co-rotatably engaged with the axle portion 431 of the first axle 43, a post 441 that co-rotatably engages a corresponding one of the fixing grooves 413 of the fixing member 41, and two protrusions 442 (only one is visible in Figure 2 ) that protrude toward the friction surface 732 of the friction member 73 of the second action unit 7.
  • the fixing hole 440 is configured as a rectangular hole.
  • the post 441 may co-rotatably engages the fixing recess 412 of the fixing member 41 by modifying the shape of the fixing recess 412.
  • the protrusions 442 of the second axle 44 are in frictional contact with the friction surface 732 of the friction member 73 of the second action unit 7, so that the second action unit 7 may generate an actuating force that acts between the first and second leaves 21, 22 when the second axle 44 and the second action unit 7 are rotated relative to each other.
  • the profile of the friction surface 732 of the friction member 73 may be configured such that the first and second leaves 21, 22 are held relative to each other when an angle formed between the first and second leaves 21, 22 reaches a predetermined value or range, or may be configured such that the second action unit 7 retards the relative rotation between the first and second leaves 21, 22 when the angle formed between the first and second leaves 21, 22 reaches a predetermined value or range, and is not limited to such.
  • the ring unit 5 includes two ring members 51 and two spacer assemblies 52.
  • the ring members 51 are respectively disposed between the first tubular member 61 and the second barrel 221 and between the second tubular member 71 and the second barrel 221.
  • Each of the spacer assemblies 52 includes a spacer 521.
  • Each of the spacers 521 of the spacer assemblies 52 has an surrounding wall 522 that is disposed between the second barrel 221 and a respective one of the first tubular member 61 and the second tubular member 71, and a flange wall 523 that is disposed between the second barrel 221 and a respective one of the first barrels 211.
  • Each of the ring members 51 and the spacer assemblies 52 may be made of Polyoxymethylene (POM) or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and serves as a bushing for facilitating relative rotation between the corresponding components.
  • POM Polyoxymethylene
  • PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the first leaf 21 can be quickly and accurately positioned relative to the first object 11 by moving the first positioning surface 213 to abut against the edge 111 of the first object 11, and the second leaf 22 can be quickly and accurately positioned relative to the second object 12 by moving the second positioning surface 223 to abut against the edge 121 of the second object 12.
  • the first and second objects 11, 12 are accurately positioned relative to each other, and can be smoothly rotated relative to each other.
  • the first axle 43 pushes the abutment pin 622 to press the telescopic protrusion 6213 of the hydraulic cylinder 621 for controlling the relative rotational speed between the first and second leaves 21, 22, and the abutment surface 432 of the first axle 43 pushes and compresses the resilient member 63 to generate a restoring force (i.e., an actuating force).
  • a restoring force i.e., an actuating force
  • the second axle 44 is rotated relative to the friction member 73, and pushes the friction member 73 to compress the disc spring assembly 72 to generate the actuating force.
  • the resilient member 623 pushes the first axle 43 to move away from the hydraulic cylinder 621, and therefore the proximal follower surface 434 of the first axle 43 pushes the proximal inclined surface 641 of the proximal acting member 64 to rotate the first axle 43 and the proximal acting member 64 relative to each other, so as to rotate the first and second leaves 21, 22 relative to each other in a direction opposite to the arrow shown in Figure 1 .
  • the distal follower surface 4331 of the first axle 43 is in contact with the distal inclined surface 631 of the distal acting member 63 when the first and second leaves 21, 22 are rotated relative to each other in the direction opposite to the arrow shown in Figure 1 .
  • first leaf 21 can be connected to any one of a door leaf and a door frame while the second leaf 22 is connected to the other one of the door leaf and the door frame.
  • the hexagonal setting hole 6211 of the hydraulic cylinder 621 permits a hand tool to engage therewith.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 621 is moved relative to the first tubular member 61 along the axis (X), and the relative position between the hydraulic cylinder 621 and the first axle 43 is adjusted, so that the range of the angle formed between the first and second leaves 21, 22 within which the hydraulic cylinder 621 works can be adjusted.
  • the hexagonal throttle hole 6212 of the hydraulic cylinder 621 permits another hand tool to engage therewith. By rotating the hand tool, the damping coefficient of the hydraulic cylinder 621 can be adjusted.
  • the actuating force generated by the disc spring assembly 72 can be adjusted.
  • the friction member 73 By substituting the friction member 73 with another friction member 73 that has a friction surface 732 with different profile, the disc spring assembly 72 is able to generate the actuating force when the angle formed between the first and second leaves 21, 22 reaches a predetermined value or range.
  • a second embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is similar to the first embodiment, and includes the leaf unit 2, the axle unit 4, the ring unit 5, and two torsional action units 3.
  • the first leaf 21 is U-shaped and defines a receiving space
  • the second leaf 22 is disposed in the receiving space of the first leaf 21.
  • the torsional action units 3 are inserted into the first barrels 211 and the second barrel 221 respectively in two opposite directions along the axis (X).
  • Each of the torsional action units 3 includes a torsional tubular member 31 that is inserted into the first and second barrels 211, 221 and that is co-rotatable with the first leaf 21, a torsion spring 32 that is disposed in the torsional tubular member 31 for generating a restoring force, an adjusting member 33 that is rotatably disposed in the torsional tubular member 31 and that can be positioned relative to the torsional tubular member 31, two limiting rings 34 (see Figures 11 and 12 ), and a set screw 35.
  • the torsional tubular member 31 has a first tube section 311, and a second tube section 312 that abuts against the first tube section 311.
  • the first tube section 311 has a toothed portion 3111 formed at an inner surrounding surface thereof, two mounting blocks 3112 each of which extends from an end of the first tube section 311 in the direction of the axis (X), and two outer limiting planes 3113 (only one is visible in Figure 10 ) that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211.
  • the second tube section 312 has two spaced-apart mounting grooves 3121 each of which extends from an end of the second tube section 312 in the direction of the axis (X) and is engaged with a respective one of the mounting blocks 3112 of the first tube section 311, and two outer limiting planes 3122 that are formed at an outer surrounding surface thereof and that respectively abut against the inner limiting planes 2111 of one of the first barrels 211.
  • the torsion spring 32 has a middle coil 324, two end coils 323 that are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the middle coil 324, and two end portions 321, 322 each of which is connected to a distal end of a respective one of the end coils 323.
  • Each of the end coils 323 has at least two spirals that are spaced apart from each other by a first distance (D1).
  • the middle coil 324 has a plurality of spirals. Two adjacent ones of the spirals of the middle coil 324 are spaced apart from each other by a second distance (D2) .
  • the first distance (D1) is smaller than the second distance (D2).
  • the adjusting member 33 has a hexagonal adjusting hole 331 (see Figure 11 ) that is formed in an end surface thereof and that is exposed from the torsional tubular member 31, a limiting groove 332 that is formed in an outer surrounding surface thereof, a toothed portion 333 that separably engages the toothed portion 3111 of the first tube section 311, and a spring groove 334 that is formed in an end surface thereof and that is co-rotatably engaged with the end portion 321 of the torsion spring 32.
  • the hexagonal adjusting hole 331 of the adjusting member 33 permits a hand tool (not shown) to engage therewith.
  • the engagement between the toothed portion 333 of the adjusting member 33 and the toothed portion 3111 of the first tube section 311 can be adjusted so as to adjust the restoring force (i.e., an actuating force) generated by the torsion spring 32.
  • the limiting rings 34 are respectively disposed between the first tube section 311 and the second tube section 312 and at an end of the second tube section distal from the first tube section 311, and respectively surrounds the end portions 321, 322 of the torsion spring 32 to prevent the end portions 321, 322 of the torsion spring 32 from being separated from the spring groove 334 of the adjusting member 33.
  • the set screw 33 engages threadedly the first tube section 311 of the torsional tubular member 31, and extends into the limiting groove 332 of the adjusting member 33 to limiting movement of the adjusting member 33 along the axis (X).
  • the axle unit 4 includes a fixing member 41 that is removably mounted in the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 by a fastener 23 (see Figure 15 ) and that is co-rotatable with the second leaf 22, two torsional axles 42 (see Figures 10 and 12 ) each of which is mounted to a respective one of the torsional action units 3 and is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41.
  • the fixing member 41 has a rectangular fixing hole 411 that is formed in one of two opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41 along the axis (X) and that extends along the axis (X), a fixing recess 412 (see Figure 9 ) that is formed in the other one of the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41, and two fixing grooves 413 (only one is visible in Figure 9 ) that are respectively formed in the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41.
  • the fixing recess 412 is configured as a rectangular recess.
  • the fixing hole 411 is formed through the opposite end surfaces of the fixing member 41.
  • Each of the torsional axles 42 extends along the axis (X) through the end coils 323 and the middle coil 324 of the torsion spring 32 of the corresponding torsional action unit 3, and has an axle portion 421, and a flange portion 423 that is formed with a breach 422.
  • the axle portions 421 of the torsional axles 42 respectively and co-rotatably engage the fixing hole 411 and the fixing recess 412 of the fixing member 41 (see Figure 15 ) .
  • the breaches 422 of the torsional axles 42 are respectively aligned with the fixing grooves 413 of the fixing member 41, so that the end portions 322 of the torsion springs 32 of the torsional action units 3 respectively extend through the breaches 422 of the torsional axles 42 to respectively engage the fixing grooves 413 of the fixing member 41.
  • the second embodiment is suitable for use on the occasion that a gap between the first and second objects 11, 12 (with reference to Figure 1 ) is equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the first leaf 21.
  • the first leaf 21 can be quickly and accurately positioned relative to the first object 11 by moving the first positioning surface 213 to abut against the edge 111 of the first object 11, and the second leaf 22 can be quickly and accurately positioned relative to the second object 12 by moving the second positioning surface 223 to abut against the edge 121 of the second object 12.
  • the first and second objects 11, 12 are accurately positioned relative to each other, and can be smoothly rotated relative to each other.
  • each of the torsional axles 42 is rotated relative to the torsional tubular member 31 of the corresponding torsional action unit 3 to twist the torsion spring 32 of the corresponding torsional action unit 3 in a direction such that the diameter of the torsion spring 32 decreases and that each of the first and distances (D1, D2) decreases so as to generate a restoring force (i.e., an actuating force) .
  • a restoring force i.e., an actuating force
  • the increment of the restoring force generated by the torsion spring 32 at the time that any two adjacent ones of the spirals of each of the end coils 323 abut against each other is three times the increment of the restoring force generated by the torsion spring 32 at the time that the spirals of each of the end coils 323 are spaced apart from each other.
  • the second embodiment is suitable for a heavy door leaf.
  • first leaf 21 can be connected to any one of a door leaf and a door frame while the second leaf 22 is connected to the other one of the door leaf and the door frame.
  • a third embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is similar to the second embodiment, and includes the leaf unit 2, the axle unit 4, the ring unit 5, the torsional action unit 3 and the second action unit 7.
  • the axle unit 4 of the third embodiment includes the fixing member 41 that is removably mounted in the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 by the fastener 23 and that is co-rotatable with the second leaf 22, the torsional axle 42 that is mounted to the torsional action unit 3 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41, and the second axle 44 that is mounted to the second action unit 7 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41.
  • a fourth embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is similar to the second embodiment, and includes the leaf unit 2, the axle unit 4, the ring unit 5, the torsional action unit 3 and the first action unit 6.
  • the axle unit 4 of the fourth embodiment includes the fixing member 41 that is removably mounted in the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 by the fastener 23 and that is co-rotatable with the second leaf 22, the torsional axle 42 that is mounted to the torsional action unit 3 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41, and the first axle 43 that is mounted to the first action unit 6 and that is co-rotatably connected to the fixing member 41.
  • a modification of the first action unit 6 includes the first tubular member 61 that is inserted into the first and second barrels 211, 221 (see Figure 2 ) and that is co-rotatable with the first barrels 211, the hydraulic module 62 that is disposed in the first tubular member 61, the proximal acting member 64 that is co-rotatably mounted in the first tubular member 61, and the cap member 65 that is mounted to an end of the first tubular member 61.
  • the distal acting member 63 (see Figure 3 ) is omitted.
  • the operation of the modification is similar to that of the first action unit 6 shown in Figure 4 , and would not be further described.
  • a fifth embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is similar to the first embodiment, and includes the leaf unit 2, the axle unit 4, the ring unit 5, the first action unit 6 and the second action unit 7.
  • the fixing member 41 has a different configuration such that the fixing member 41 and the second axle 44 are moved into the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 via the lower opening of the second barrel 221.
  • the axle portion 431 of the first axle 43 engages the fixing hole 411 of the fixing member 41 and the fixing hole 440 of the second axle 44, so the fixing member 41, the first axle 43 and the second axle 44 are co-rotatable.
  • the protrusions 442 (only one is visible in Figure 19 ) of the second axle 44 are in frictional contact with the friction surface 732 of the friction member 73 of the second action unit 7.
  • a sixth embodiment of the hinge according to the disclosure is similar to the second embodiment, and includes the leaf unit 2, the axle unit 4, the ring unit 5, and the torsional action units 3.
  • the fixing member 41 has a different configuration, and is moved into the second barrel 221 of the second leaf 22 via the lower opening of the second barrel 221.
  • the axle portions 421 of the torsional axles 42 respectively and co-rotatably engage the fixing hole 411 and the fixing recess 412 of the fixing member 41 (see Figure 22 ) .
  • the breaches 422 of the torsional axles 42 are respectively aligned with the fixing grooves 413 of the fixing member 41, so that the end portions 322 of the torsion springs 32 of the torsional action units 3 respectively extend through the breaches 422 of the torsional axles 42 to respectively engage the fixing grooves 413 of the fixing member 41.
  • each of the spacer assemblies 52 may includes two spacers 521.
  • the surrounding walls 522 of the spacers 521 of each of the spacer assemblies 52 respectively extend into the second barrel 221 and one of the first barrel 211, and the flange wall 523 of the spacers 521 of each of the spacer assemblies 52 abut against each other and are disposed between the second barrel 221 and the one of the first barrels 211.
  • each of the ring members 51 may be made of Polyoxymethylene (POM) or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and serves as a bushing for facilitating relative rotation between the corresponding components.
  • Each of the spacer assemblies 52 may be made of metal, such as aluminum, so as to be wear-resistant.
  • the material of the first barrels 211, the second barrel 221 and the exposed flange wall 523 of the spacers 521 of each of the spacer assemblies 52 may be similar to each other, so the hinge may be visually aesthetic.
  • a modification of the torsional action unit 3 further includes an auxiliary spring 36 and a slide block 37.
  • the torsional axle 42 further has a rectangular auxiliary axle portion 424 that is opposite to the axle portion 421.
  • the adjusting member 33 further has an inclined surface 335 that is opposite to the hexagonal adjusting hole 331.
  • the auxiliary spring 36 is sleeved on the torsional axle 42, and is surrounded by the torsion spring 32.
  • the slide block 37 abuts against an end of the auxiliary spring 36, and has a rectangular hole 371 that is engaged with the auxiliary axle portion 424 of the torsional axle 42, and an inclined surface 372 that is opposite to the auxiliary spring 36 and that is in slidable contact with the inclined surface 335 of the adjusting member 33.
  • the slide block 37 is co-rotatable with the torsional axle 42, and is movable along the auxiliary axle portion 424 of the torsional axle 42 along the axis (X).

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GB637282A (en) * 1948-05-20 1950-05-17 Stanley Benson Caldwell Improvements in or relating to door, furniture, and like hinges
KR20000060278A (ko) * 1999-03-13 2000-10-16 장종복 래치형 스프링 경첩
DE102009035682A1 (de) * 2009-07-30 2011-02-03 Zimmer, Günther Scharnier mit hydraulischer Dämpfungsvorrichtung
US20110072618A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Saflok Chen Hinge device
DE102014103558B3 (de) * 2014-03-14 2015-05-21 Simonswerk, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Selbstschließendes Rollentürband
TWI580856B (zh) 2014-12-04 2017-05-01 Chen Ying-Zhu Adjustable torque and adjustable door slow closing speed of the combined hinge assembly
EP3246501A1 (de) * 2016-05-20 2017-11-22 Waterson Corp. Scharniermontage

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB637282A (en) * 1948-05-20 1950-05-17 Stanley Benson Caldwell Improvements in or relating to door, furniture, and like hinges
KR20000060278A (ko) * 1999-03-13 2000-10-16 장종복 래치형 스프링 경첩
DE102009035682A1 (de) * 2009-07-30 2011-02-03 Zimmer, Günther Scharnier mit hydraulischer Dämpfungsvorrichtung
US20110072618A1 (en) * 2009-09-25 2011-03-31 Saflok Chen Hinge device
DE102014103558B3 (de) * 2014-03-14 2015-05-21 Simonswerk, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Selbstschließendes Rollentürband
TWI580856B (zh) 2014-12-04 2017-05-01 Chen Ying-Zhu Adjustable torque and adjustable door slow closing speed of the combined hinge assembly
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