Classifications

• • 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
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1014—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed
• • 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
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
• • 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
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
  • E05D11/1078—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot
• • 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
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
  • E05D11/1078—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot
  • E05D11/1085—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot specially adapted for vehicles
• • 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
  • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
  • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
  • E05D2011/1035—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open with circumferential and evenly distributed detents around the pivot-axis
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • 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
  • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
  • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
  • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
  • E05Y2900/55—Windows

Definitions

• the invention relates to a hinge comprising a locking position, as well as a vehicle window comprising such a hinge, and a vehicle equipped with a window hinged by such a hinge.
• a hinge is a device comprising two knuckles movable relative to each other by rotation about an axis of rotation connecting them.
• a reversible locking position it is known to install a reversible locking means in the hinge, at the level of the axis of rotation, allowing the hinge to be held in the locking position, and to exit of this locking position when a force greater than a given level is applied to the hinge.
• the patent US20090293228 describes a vehicle door hinge making it possible to keep the door in an open position.
• the hinge comprises a reversible locking means located at the level of the axis of said hinge.
• the hinge is formed by two knuckles interconnected by two cylindrical pins aligned along the axis of rotation of the hinge, these two cylindrical pins each forming part of the axis of rotation. These two pins are fixed relative to the first knuckle, each have a groove in their diameter and opening out at one end of the pin. The grooves are crossed by two cylindrical rods oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
• a thick washer is threaded around the pin, by the end of the pin comprising the groove, before the cylindrical rod is inserted into this groove.
• a coil spring exerts pressure against the cylindrical rod so as to press it against a face of the thick washer.
• the thick washer is fixed in rotation with respect to the second knuckle, and has a locking groove arranged along its diameter into which the cylindrical rod is inserted for a certain position of the second knuckle.
• one of the objectives of the invention is to provide a hinge comprising a reversible locking position, simple to produce and to assemble, produced with few parts and at low cost.
• a hinge comprising a first knuckle pivotally mounted on a second knuckle between a first position and a second position, by an axis of rotation, arranged so that in the second position a inner face of the second knuckle, substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, is arranged opposite a lateral face of the first knuckle, remarkable in that the second knuckle comprises on its inner face a locking means, and the first knuckle comprises on its lateral face a fixing interface cooperating with said locking means when said first knuckle is in the second position so as to lock said first knuckle relative to the second knuckle in this second position, the locking means being movable from so as to release the blocking of the first knuckle relative to the second knuckle.
• the number of parts necessary to allow the reversible locking of the hinge in the second position can be reduced, the reversible locking being obtained by displacement of the mobile locking means.
• Another advantage is that the assembly is simple to achieve because the locking means is independent of the assembly of the two knuckles between them by the axis of rotation, the locking means not being directly linked to this axis of rotation. .
• Another advantage is that the unlocking can be obtained by simply moving the locking means.
• the second knuckle comprises a cylindrical bore with a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation, opening onto the inner face of the second knuckle and comprising a narrowing of its section at the level of its end opening onto said inner face, a lock comprising the movable locking means arranged in the cylindrical bore and a spring pushing said movable locking means up to a stop position in which this movable locking means bears against the constriction, the locking means comprising a contact end projecting from the cylindrical bore through the constriction, projecting from the interior face and cooperating with the fixing interface when said first knuckle is in the second position so as to maintain said first knuckle in this second position reversibly.
• the production of the hinge with the lock is of simple design. Indeed, it requires a simple bore in the second knuckle, specific shapes in the first knuckle, for example reliefs or recess, to cooperate with the mobile locking means, and only two elements to achieve the lock, the locking means mobile and a spring.
• the spring is a coil spring inserted into the cylindrical bore.
• the spring is of simple design and is guided by the walls of the bore.
• the movable locking means is a ball
• the narrowing is arranged so as to leave a part of the ball protruding from the cylindrical bore, projecting from the inner face, this part of the ball forming the contact end
• the fixing interface is a hollow relief located on the side face of the first knuckle located opposite the inner face of the second knuckle when said second knuckle is in the second position, the ball inserting into this relief when said second knuckle is in this second position so as to block the first knuckle with respect to the second knuckle in a reversible manner.
• the parts forming the lock are widely used parts, and standard dimensions can be chosen. These parts can therefore be standard and therefore at very low cost.
• first knuckle when the first knuckle is moved to the second position, its side face will rub against the ball and move said ball inside the bore until it is placed in the relief. hollow.
• the pressure of the springs on the ball inserted in part in the hollow relief will allow the first knuckle to be blocked with respect to the second knuckle.
• the friction of the first knuckle against the ball will cause it to rotate on itself, thus advantageously reducing the effort required to bring the first knuckle to its second position, the rotation of the ball generating less effort than friction.
• the part of the surface of the ball in contact with the first knuckle when it is brought to the second position is regularly changed due to the rotation of said ball, reducing the wear of said ball and of the side face.
• the second knuckle comprises an arm extending as far as the axis of rotation, the cylindrical bore passing through this arm, and a closure plate closes one end of it. 'inlet of said cylindrical bore located on the side opposite to the end comprising the constriction, the spring being placed in compression between this closure plate and the locking means.
• the assembly of the hinge is simplified.
• the movable locking means and the spring are inserted through the entry end of the cylindrical bore opposite the constriction, the closure plate closing off this end.
• the lock can thus be easily assembled to the hinge after assembling the two knuckles together.
• the arm of the second knuckle comprises a rotational bore through which the axis of rotation passes
• the closure plate covers the inlet end of the bore, s' extends to the rotational bore and comprises a passage opening through which said axis of rotation passes, the axis of rotation comprising a shoulder pressing the closure plate against said arm of the second knuckle.
• closure plate is held against the second knuckle by the axis of rotation. It is not necessary to add specific fixing means for this closure plate.
• the second knuckle comprises two parallel arms and vis-à-vis, distant and each crossed at one of their end by the axis of rotation, one said arms of the second knuckle comprising the movable locking means, and the first knuckle comprises an arm connected to the axis of rotation between the two arms of the second knuckle, part of said arm of the first knuckle being placed between the two arms of the second knuckle when it is in the second position and comprising the fixing interface.
• the hinge is particularly rigid.
• each arm of the second knuckle has an inner face, one facing the other, and a movable locking means projecting from each of these inner faces
• the arm of the first knuckle comprises two opposite side faces which are placed between the two arms and opposite each of the inner faces when the first knuckle is in the second position, each of these lateral faces comprising a fixing interface each cooperating with a mobile locking means.
• the force for maintaining the first knuckle relative to the second knuckle in the second position is greater thanks to the presence of two locking means.
• the invention also relates to a window for an automobile comprising a fixed pane and a pane movable by rotation about a parallel axis, comprising at least one hinge as described above fixed to the movable pane so as to allow its rotation .
• the invention also relates to a vehicle comprising a window as described above, the first position of the first knuckle relative to the second knuckle corresponds to a closed position of the glazing system preventing outside air from entering the window. interior of the vehicle, and the second position corresponds to an open position in which the movable window is folded against the fixed window and is held in this position by virtue of the movable locking means of the hinge.
• the window can be opened and kept in this open position by a simple and inexpensive system.
• FIG.1 is a perspective view of an exploded view of a hinge according to the invention.
• FIG.2 shows a sectional view of the second knuckle of the hinge of Figure 1 at the level of the lock.
• FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the first knuckle at the level of the fixing interface
• FIG. 4 is a view of a vehicle comprising a movable window, articulated by a hinge according to the invention.
• Figure 1 illustrates a hinge 1 according to the invention comprising a first knuckle 11 pivotably mounted on a second knuckle 12 using a rotation axis 2.
• the first knuckle 11 comprises an arm 112 connected to a plate 111.
• the end of this arm 112 opposite to the plate 111 has a cylindrical hole of circular section through which the axis of rotation 2 passes.
• the second knuckle 12 comprises a plate 121 from which extends two arms 122 parallel to each other, so that the second knuckle 12 has a shape general "U", the two branches of the "U” being formed by the two arms 122 of this second knuckle 12.
• the end of the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 crossed by the axis of rotation 2 is disposed between the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12, so that the axis of rotation 2 passes through the two arms 122 of the second knuckle and the arm 112 of the first knuckle.
• Each of the arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 comprises a cylindrical bore 120 passing through said arms 122, these two bores 120 being aligned and parallel to the axis of rotation 2. These two bores 120 each open into the space between the two arm 122 of the second knuckle 12. These two bores 120 are for example aligned along the same axis.
• the first knuckle 11 pivots relative to the second knuckle between a first position and a second position.
• the first position is a position in which the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 and the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 are on either side of the axis of rotation, making between them an angle of about 180 degrees.
• the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 is at least partly between the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12, so as to be facing each other. screw cylindrical bores 120.
• the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 is for example in abutment or near the plate 121 of the second knuckle 12, that is to say for example less than a few millimeters from the plate 121 of the second knuckle 12.
• the faces of the arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 facing the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 are called the inner faces 123 of the second knuckle 12.
• the cylindrical bores 120 open on one side on these inner faces 123 These interior faces 123 are substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation 2.
• a lock 3 is inserted into each of the cylindrical bores 120.
• each of these locks 3 consists of a movable locking means 30 and a spring 31.
• Each cylindrical bore 120 has a narrowing of its section on the side of its end opening onto the inner face 123 of each of the arms 122 of the second knuckle 12, so as to prevent the movable locking means 30 from completely coming out of said bore 120.
• the movable locking means 30 has a contact end projecting from the bore 120 through the constriction when the spring 31 urges the movable locking means 30 against said constriction.
• the movable blocking means 30 is a ball 30, and the narrowing allows the ball 30 to be blocked to prevent it from completely coming out of the cylindrical bore 120 while leaving a part of the tube protruding. said ball 30.
• the contact end corresponds to the part of the ball 30 which comes out of the cylindrical bore 120 and protrudes from the inner face 123.
• the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 are interconnected by a link portion 124 which allows to stiffen said second knuckle 12.
• This link portion 124 is located so that the section transverse of the second knuckle 12 at the level of these arms 122 has a "U" shape, creating a groove between the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 and in which a groove is inserted part of the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 when is in second position.
• the second knuckle 12 does not include this connecting part 124.
• the cylindrical bore 120 is closed by a closure plate 4 at its end called the entry end, which is opposite its end comprising the constriction.
• the ball 30 and then the spring 31 are inserted successively into the cylindrical bore 120 through the entry end of said cylindrical bore 120 before placing the closure plate 4.
• the closure plate compresses the spring. 31 so that it pushes said ball 30 against the end of the cylindrical bore 120 having the constriction, until part of the ball 30 comes out and protrudes from the inner face 123 of the arm 122 of the second knuckle 12. In this position, the ball 30 is in a stop position.
• the closure plate 4 extends as far as vis-à-vis the rotational bore 13 located at the end of the arms 122 of the second knuckle 12.
• the closure plate 4 comprises an opening crossed by the axis of rotation 2.
• the axis of rotation 2 is maintained by flattening each of its ends in the manner of a rivet, flattening forming a shoulder.
• the closing plates 4 located on each side of the second knuckle 12, on each of the arms 122 of said second knuckle 12, are held pressed against the second knuckle 12 by the shoulders of the axis of rotation 2.
• the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 comprises on each of these faces vis-à-vis cylindrical bores 120 when said first knuckle 11 is in the second position, faces called side faces 113, a fixing interface 110 in the form of a hollow 110, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 3, cooperating with the ball 30.
• the part of each of the balls 30 projecting from each of the inner faces 123 of the second knuckle 12 is placed in each of the hollows 110 located on the side faces 113 of the first knuckle 11.
• the balls 30 are either in a stop position or slightly sunk in their respective bores 120 but still in the hollow 110, so that they exert pressure against the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 under the th Strength of the springs 30.
• This pressure on the balls 30 allows effective locking in the second position of the first knuckle 11 relative to the second knuckle 12.
• the hollow 110 is for example of a shape complementary to the part of the ball 30 which is inserted. inside.
• the arm 112 of this first knuckle 11 When the first knuckle 11 moves from the first position to the second position, the arm 112 of this first knuckle 11 will be placed between the arms 122 of the second knuckle 12, moving the balls 30 due to the greater width of this arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 at the spacing between said balls 30, the balls 30 being pushed towards the inside of the bore 120 in contact with said arm 112 of the first knuckle 11. Then these balls 30 will be inserted into the hollow 110, each pushed by one of the springs 31. The pressure of the springs 31 pushing the balls into the hollow 110 will block the first knuckle 11 in the second position.
• the arms 112 and 122 protrude from their respective plate 111 and 121.
• This arrangement allows the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11 to fit between the two arms 122 of the second knuckle 12 until that the hollow 110 comes opposite the ball 30 without being blocked by a contact between the two plates 111 and 121, or between one of the arms of one of the knuckles and the plate of the other knuckle , with a large travel.
• the latter may include one or more fixing lugs inserting into a suitable recess disposed in the second knuckle 12.
• a cap 5 is placed over the retaining plate 4 and the end of the axis of rotation 2 to protect the assembly.
• the cap 5 is for example fixed by clipping.
• the hinge 1 comprises on each of these knuckles 11 and 12 a screw on which a nut is fixed 7.
• Flexible contact pads 6 can be provided to create a layer absorption and damping between the knuckles 11 and 12 and the elements on which these knuckles 11 and 12 are fixed, such as windows, for example.
• FIG. 4 illustrates an application on a vehicle 6 of a hinge 1 as described above.
• the vehicle 6 comprises on one of these doors 60 a window comprising two panes, a fixed upper pane 61 and a movable lower pane 62.
• the upper window 61 is disposed above the lower window 62, the separation of the two windows 61 and 62 being along a substantially straight line and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 6.
• the lower window 62 moves by rotation around it. 'an axis substantially parallel to the line of separation between the two panes 61 and 62, so that said lower pane 62 is folded upwards vis-à-vis the upper pane 61.
• a hinge 1 according to the invention is disposed at each of the ends of the line of separation of the two panes 61 and 62.
• the first knuckle 11 is fixed to the lower pane 62 and the second knuckle 12 to the upper pane 61, the axes 2 of rotation being aligned.
• the reverse can be done.
• the fixing of the hinge 1 can be carried out not on the upper pane 61 but an element of the structure of the door 60 on which the upper pane 61 is installed, such as for example on a frame of the door 60 arranged on either side of the window.
• this type of hinge 2 makes it possible to have a position for holding the lower pane 62 in the open position, opposite the upper pane 61, simple to produce, with the minimum of parts, without adding another element for maintaining the lower window 62 in addition to the hinge 2.
• Fixing on the lower window 62 is made for example by making holes in said lower window 62 and passing through a threaded rod fixed to one of the knuckles and on which a nut is tightened to sandwich the lower pane 62 between one of the knuckles and the nut.
• the locking means 30 can be produced in other forms, always with a part of the movable locking means 30 projecting from the interior face 123 in order to come and block the hinge 1 by cooperating with the arm 112 of the first knuckle 11.
• the locking means 30 may be a cylinder with a rounded end, sliding in the bore 120.

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