JP6092171B2 - Hinge - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hinge in which a second attachment member attached to a door rotates relative to a first attachment member attached to a housing, and more particularly to a hinge capable of adjusting torque.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, this type of hinge has one end attached to the first attachment member 3 attached to the housing 1, the second attachment member 4 attached to the door 2, and the first attachment member 3. A first arm 5 in which the portion 5a is rotatably connected, a second arm 6 in which one end portion 6a is rotatably connected to the second mounting member 4, and the first arm 5 and the second arm. And a shaft member 7 that penetrates through the intersection with the first arm 5 and rotatably connects the first arm 5 and the second arm 6 (see Patent Document 1). The other end 5b of the first arm 5 is slidably connected to the second mounting member 4. The other end 6 b of the second arm 6 is slidably connected to the first mounting member 3. The other end 5b of the first arm 5 may be connected to the second mounting member 4 via a first auxiliary link (not shown). Similarly, the other end 6b of the second arm 6 may be connected to the first mounting member 3 via a second auxiliary link (not shown).

  When the door rotates 180 degrees from the position where the door shown in FIG. 9 (a) is closed to the position where the door shown in FIG. 9 (b) is opened, the other end 6b of the second arm 6 faces toward the door 2. Slide forward. At the same time, the other end 5 b of the first arm 5 slides toward the housing 1. For this reason, this hinge has the characteristic that the taking-out amount of the door 2 from the housing | casing 1 can be enlarged compared with a typical uniaxial hinge. Further, the torque when rotating the second mounting member 4 relative to the first mounting member 3 can be increased by the frictional force acting between the first arm 5 and the second arm 6. The door 2 opened at an arbitrary angle can be held.

  The torque of the hinge is determined according to the dead weight moment of the door. In order to facilitate adjustment of the torque of the hinge, the applicant has proposed a hinge provided with torque adjusting means (see Patent Document 2). In this hinge device, as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of first arms 8 are provided, and a plurality of second arms 9 are also provided. The first arm 8 and the second arm 9 are alternately stacked. A nut 11 is screwed into a shaft member 10 that passes through the intersecting portion of the first arm 8 and the second arm 9. When the nut 11 is tightened, the elastic member 12 interposed between the head portion 10a of the shaft member 10 and the first arm 8 is compressed, and the pressure between the first arm 8 and the second arm 9 is reduced. The torque when rotating the second mounting member 14 relative to the first mounting member 13 is increased. When the nut 11 is loosened, contrary to the above, the pressure between the first arm 8 and the second arm 9 is reduced, and the torque is also reduced.

JP-A-2-240384 Design registration No. 1454078

  However, in the conventional hinge, the contact area between the first arm and the second arm changes while opening the door. As shown in FIG. 9A, when the door is in the closed position, the contact area between the first arm and the second arm is small, and gradually as the door opens as shown in FIG. 9B. The contact area becomes larger (the contact portion is indicated by dots). When the contact area changes, the torque also changes, and there is a problem that it is difficult to adjust the torque according to the weight of the door. One reason for the change in torque is that the distance from the center of the shaft member to the contact portion changes as the contact area changes.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the hinge which can adjust torque easily.

In order to solve the above-described problems, one embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a first attachment member attached to a housing, a second attachment member attached to a door, and one end portion of the first attachment member are rotatable. An L-shaped first arm connected and slidable at the other end to the second mounting member or connected via a first auxiliary link, and one end rotatable to the second mounting member An L-shaped second arm that is slidably connected to the first attachment member via a second auxiliary link, the first arm, and the second arm. And a shaft member that rotatably connects the first arm and the second arm, wherein the second mounting member is relative to the first mounting member. The first arm and the front Sandwiched between the second arm, clamping the friction plate of a disc shape having a through hole through which the shaft member passes, said first arm and said second arm to adjust the clamping force tightens the friction plate Force adjusting means , wherein the friction plate does not protrude outward from the first arm and the second arm .

According to another aspect of the present invention, a first attachment member attached to the housing, a second attachment member attached to the door, and one end portion of the first attachment member are rotatably connected to the first attachment member. An L-shaped first arm whose other end is slidably connected to the mounting member or via a first auxiliary link, and one end is rotatably connected to the second mounting member. An L-shaped second arm, the other end of which is slidably connected to the mounting member via a second auxiliary link, and an intersection between the first arm and the second arm. A shaft member that rotatably connects the first arm and the second arm, and has a shaft portion on which a male screw is formed and a head portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the shaft portion, Two mounting members rotate relative to the first mounting member In that hinges, sandwiched between the second arm and the first arm, and the friction plate of a disc shape having a through hole through which the shaft member passes, screwed into the external thread of the shaft portion of the shaft member A nut, and the head of the shaft member and the nut tighten the first arm, the friction plate and the second arm in the axial direction of the shaft member , and the friction plate The hinge is characterized by not projecting outward from the second arm and the second arm .

  According to the present invention, since the friction plate is sandwiched between the first arm and the second arm, the contact area between the first arm and the friction plate while the door rotates from the closed position to the open position, and The contact area between the second arm and the friction plate can be made substantially constant. For this reason, the torque at the intersection of the first arm and the second arm can also be made substantially constant, and the torque can be easily adjusted.

The perspective view of the upper lid opening type apparatus (machine) using the hinge of 1st embodiment of this invention The external appearance perspective view of the hinge of 1st embodiment of this invention The exploded perspective view of the hinge of a first embodiment of the present invention Top view of the first arm Top view of friction plate Perspective view of shaft member and nut FIG. 7 (a) shows the position where the door is closed, and FIG. 7 (b) shows the position where the door is opened. Sectional drawing of the hinge of 2nd embodiment of this invention FIG. 9 (a) shows a position where the door is closed, and FIG. 9 (b) shows a position where the door is opened. External perspective view of a conventional hinge

  Hereinafter, a hinge according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an open top device (machine) using a hinge according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hinge 21 includes a first attachment member 22 attached to the housing 24 and a second attachment member 23 attached to a door 25 such as an upper lid. The door 25 of this embodiment is an upper opening type upper lid, and opens and closes the upper part of the housing 24 of the upper lid opening type device. The door 25 rotates 180 degrees from the closed position where the opening angle is 0 degrees to the opened position where the opening angle is 180 degrees. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the door 25 is opened about 60 degrees. The hinge 21 has a function of holding the door 25 at an arbitrary angle. The dead weight moment of the door 25 becomes the largest immediately before the door 25 is closed. The torque of the hinge 21 is set to be equal to or greater than the dead weight moment of the door 25.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the hinge 21. The hinge 21 has a first attachment member 22 attached to the housing 24, a second attachment member 23 attached to the door 25, and an end portion 26a (see FIG. 3) that is rotatable on the first attachment member 22. First arm 26 to be connected, second arm 27 whose one end 27a (see FIG. 3) is rotatably connected to second attachment member 23, first arm 26 and second arm And a shaft member 31 that passes through the intersection with the first arm 26 and rotatably connects the first arm 26 and the second arm 27. A plurality of first arms 26 and second arms 27 are provided, and are stacked alternately in the axial direction of the shaft member 31.

  FIG. 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the hinge. The first attachment member 22 includes a main body portion 22 a that is inserted into a recess 24 a (see FIG. 7A) of the housing 24, and a flange portion 22 b that is attached to the housing 24. The main body portion 22a includes a pair of opposing side walls 22a1, and a pair of side walls 22a1 and a connecting wall 22a2 integral with the pair of side walls 22a1. A pair of guide grooves 34 is formed on the inner wall surfaces of the pair of side walls 22a1. The pair of guide grooves 34 guide the other end 27b of the second arm 27 so as to be slidable. A through hole 37 for attaching the first attachment member 22 to the housing 24 is formed in the flange portion 22b.

  The second mounting member 23 has the same shape as the first mounting member 22. The second mounting member 23 and the first mounting member 22 are line symmetric with respect to the shaft member 31. The second attachment member 23 includes a main body portion 23 a that is inserted into a recess 25 a (see FIG. 7A) of the door 25, and a flange portion 23 b that is attached to the door 25. A pair of guide grooves 35 are formed on the inner wall surfaces of the pair of side walls 23a1 facing the main body 23a. The pair of guide grooves 35 guide the other end portion 26b of the first arm 26 so as to be slidable. The first attachment member 22 and the second attachment member 23 are made of metal such as zinc alloy.

  The first arms 26-1 to 26-6 (hereinafter simply referred to as the first arm 26) are each formed in an L-shaped thin plate shape and have a long side and a short side (see the plan view of FIG. 4). A through hole 36 through which the shaft member 31 penetrates is formed in the L-shaped corner. A through-hole 43 through which the first knurled pin 41 passes is formed at the distal end portion (one end portion 26a) on the short side. The first knurled pin 41 is inserted into the insertion hole 44 of the first mounting member 22 and is fixed to the first mounting member 22. The first arm 26 is rotatably connected to the first attachment member 22 via the first knurled pin 41 at the tip end portion (one end portion 26 a) on the short side. A through hole 49 (see FIG. 4) through which the first slide pin 45 passes is formed at the distal end portion (the other end portion 26 b) on the long side of the first arm 26. Both end portions of the first slide pin 45 are inserted into the pair of guide grooves 35 of the second mounting member 23. The first arm 26 is slidably connected to the second mounting member 23 via a slide pin 45 at the distal end (the other end 26 b) on the long side. A spacer 47 for filling a gap between the first arms 26 is provided at the distal end portion (the other end portion 26 b) on the long side of the first arm 26. The spacer 47 is formed with a through hole through which the first slide pin 45 passes.

The second arms 27-1 to 27-7 (hereinafter simply referred to as the second arm 27) have the same shape as the first arm 26. A second arm 27 is obtained by inverting the first arm 26. Similar to the first arm 26, the second arm 27 is formed in an L shape. A through-hole 48 through which the shaft member 31 passes is formed at the L-shaped corner of the second arm 27. The second arm 27 is rotatably connected to the second attachment member 23 via a second knurled pin 42 at the tip end portion (one end portion 27a) on the short side. The second arm 27 is slidably connected to the first mounting member 22 via a second slide pin 46 at the distal end (the other end 27 b) on the long side. The long side of the front end portion of the second arm 27 (the other end portion 27b), the spacer 5 3 to fill the gap between the second arm 27 is provided. The spacer 5 3, a through hole in which the second slide pin 46 penetrates. The first and second arms 26 and 27 are made of metal such as stainless steel.

  The first arm 26 and the second arm 27 are alternately stacked. A friction plate 51 is sandwiched between the adjacent first arm 26 and second arm 27. A plurality of first arms 26 and second arms 27 are provided, and a plurality of friction plates 51 are also provided. In this embodiment, the number of friction plates 51 is one less than 13, which is the sum of the first arm 26 and the second arm 27. The first arm 26 and the second arm 27 are not in direct contact with each other, and both surfaces of the friction plate 51 are in contact with the first arm 26 and the second arm 27.

  The friction plate 51 has a disk shape and has a through hole 51a through which the shaft member 31 penetrates at the center (see FIG. 5). A lubricant such as grease is stored in the through hole 51a. The contact between the friction plate 51 and the first arm 26 and the second arm 27 is a metal contact, which is easily worn. The durability can be enhanced by storing the lubricant in the through hole 51a. The two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 shows the friction plate 51 that contacts the first arm 26. The friction plate 51 is disposed inside the first arm 26 and does not protrude outside the first arm 26. In order to increase the frictional force between the metal first and second arms 26 and 27, the friction plate 51 is made of metal such as brass.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the shaft member 31 includes a shaft portion 31 a where the male screw 31 a 1 is formed, and a head portion 31 b provided at one end portion of the shaft portion 31 a and having a larger outer diameter than the shaft portion 31 a. A nut 52 is screwed onto the shaft member 31. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of disc springs 53 are inserted into the shaft portion 31 a of the shaft member 31 as elastic members. The disc spring 53 is interposed between the head portion 31 b of the shaft member 31 and the second arm 27. The disc spring 53 may be interposed between the nut 52 and the first arm 26.

  When the nut 52 is tightened, the head portion 31 b and the nut 52 of the shaft member 31 tighten the disc spring 53, the first arm 26, the friction plate 51, and the second arm 27 in the axial direction of the shaft member 31. The disc spring 53 is compressed between the head portion 31 b of the shaft member 31 and the second arm 27. As described above, the friction plate 51 is sandwiched between the first arm 26 and the second arm 27. The first and second arms 26 and 27 tighten the friction plate 51 by the elastic force of the disc spring 53. When the nut 52 that is screwed onto the shaft member 31 is tightened, the elastic force of the disc spring 53 is increased, and the tightening force is also increased. When the nut 52 is loosened, the elastic force of the disc spring 53 is reduced and the tightening force is also reduced. The shaft member 31, the disc spring 53, and the nut 52 function as a tightening force adjusting unit that adjusts the magnitude of the tightening force. Instead of the disc spring 53, an elastic member such as rubber or a coil spring can be used. Further, if the elastic force of the shaft member 31 itself can be used, the disc spring 53 can be omitted.

  After the magnitude of the tightening force is adjusted by the tightening force adjusting means, the tightening force can be kept constant by the tightening force holding means such as an adhesive, a double nut, or a locking nut. This is to prevent the user who has purchased the hinge from adjusting the tightening force. For example, the hinge can be shipped after adjusting the tightening amount of the nut 52 and fixing the nut 52 to the shaft member 31 with an adhesive in the factory. However, the nut 52 can be shipped without being fixed to the shaft member 31 so that the user can adjust the tightening force.

  7A and 7B show the operation of each part of the hinge 21 when the door 25 is rotated from the closed position to the opened position. 7A shows the closed position of the door 25 (opening angle is 0 degree), and FIG. 7B shows the opening position of the door 25 (opening angle is 180 degrees). When the door 25 is opened from the closed position shown in FIG. 7A to the open position shown in FIG. 7B, the other end 27 b of the second arm 27 is guided by the guide groove 34 of the first mounting member 22. Slide toward the door 25. At the same time, the other end 26 b of the first arm 26 also slides toward the housing 24 in the guide groove 35 of the second mounting member 23. For this reason, the amount of the door 25 taken out from the housing 24 can be increased.

  A friction plate 51 is sandwiched between the first arm 26 and the second arm 27, and between the first arm 26 and the friction plate 51 and between the second arm 27 and the friction plate 51. In between, frictional force works. By this frictional force, torque is generated when the second mounting member 23 is rotated with respect to the first mounting member 22. With this torque, the door 25 opened at an arbitrary angle can be held.

  According to the hinge 21 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. While the door 25 rotates from the closed position to the open position, the contact area between the first arm 26 and the friction plate 51 and the contact area between the second arm 27 and the friction plate 51 can be made substantially constant. it can. For this reason, the torque at the intersection of the first arm 26 and the second arm 27 caused by the friction plate 51 is also substantially constant.

  Since the friction plate 51 is made of metal, the friction coefficient between the first arm 26 and the friction plate 51 and the friction coefficient between the second arm 27 and the friction plate 51 are also large. Therefore, a large torque can be generated.

  Since the friction plate 51 has a disk shape, the contact area between the first arm 26 and the friction plate 51 and the contact between the second arm 27 and the friction plate 51 while the door 25 rotates from the closed position to the open position. The area can be made constant.

  A frictional force is also exerted when the other end 26 b of the first arm 26 slides with respect to the second mounting member 23, and the other end 27 b of the second arm 27 acts on the first mounting member 22. Friction also works by sliding against. The total torque (hinge torque) of the hinge 21 is the sum of the torque A caused by the friction plate 51 and the torque B caused by the slide.

  If the hinge torque is adjusted to the weight of the door 25, the door 25 can be opened and closed easily. The self-weight moment of the door 25 varies depending on the opening angle of the door 25. As described above, the torque A is substantially constant while the door 25 moves from the closed position to the open position. For this reason, it is only necessary to change the torque B according to the dead weight moment of the door 25, and the adjustment of the hinge torque is easy.

  FIG. 8 shows a hinge according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Also in the hinge of this embodiment, the friction plate 51 is sandwiched between the first arm 26 and the second arm 27. Since the configuration of the first mounting member 22, the second mounting member 23, the first arm 26, the second arm 27, and the friction plate 51 is substantially the same as the hinge of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given. Therefore, the description is omitted.

  In this embodiment, the other end of the second arm 27 is connected to the first mounting member 22 via the second auxiliary link 62. One end of the second auxiliary link 62 is rotatably connected to the second arm 27 and the other end is rotatably connected to the first mounting member 22. The other end of the first arm 26 is connected to the second mounting member 23 via the first auxiliary link 61. One end of the first auxiliary link 61 is rotatably connected to the first arm 26, and the other end is rotatably connected to the second mounting member 23.

  The present invention is not limited to being embodied in the above-described embodiment, and can be changed to various embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the hinge according to the present embodiment is suitable for an upper lid opening type device (machine) such as a washing machine, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, and an inspection device, but is used for an upper lid opening type furniture in addition to the upper lid opening type device (machine). You can also Moreover, the hinge of this embodiment can be used not only for the upper lid whose closed position is located in the horizontal plane, but also for the upper opening door whose closed position is located in the vertical plane.

  The tightening force adjusting means constituted by the disc spring of the above embodiment is an example, and as described above, an elastic body such as rubber may be used instead of the disc spring.

  In the said embodiment, although the example which provided multiple 1st arms and 2nd arms was shown, the 1st arm and the 2nd arm may each be only one.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Hinge 22 ... 1st attachment member 23 ... 2nd attachment member 24 ... Case 25 ... Door 26 ... 1st arm 26a ... One end part 26b of 1st arm ... Other end part 27 of 1st arm ... second arm 27a ... one end 27b of the second arm ... other end 31 of the second arm ... shaft member 31a ... shaft portion 31b ... head 34 ... guide groove 35 of the first mounting member ... second Guide groove 41 of the mounting member ... first knurled pin 42 ... second knurled pin 45 ... first slide pin 46 ... second slide pin 47 ... spacer 51 ... friction plate 52 ... nut 61 ... first auxiliary Link 62 ... Second auxiliary link

Claims (7)

A first attachment member attached to the housing;
A second attachment member attached to the door;
An L-shaped first arm, one end of which is rotatably connected to the first mounting member, and the other end of which is slidably connected to the second mounting member or via a first auxiliary link; ,
An L-shaped second arm having one end rotatably connected to the second mounting member and the other end slidably connected to the first mounting member or via a second auxiliary link; ,
A shaft member penetrating through the intersection of the first arm and the second arm and rotatably connecting the first arm and the second arm;
In the hinge where the second mounting member rotates relative to the first mounting member,
A disc-shaped friction plate sandwiched between the first arm and the second arm and having a through-hole through which the shaft member passes;
And a clamping force adjusting means and said first arm and said second arm to adjust the clamping force tightens the friction plate,
The hinge, wherein the friction plate does not protrude outward from the first arm and the second arm . A first attachment member attached to the housing;
A second attachment member attached to the door;
An L-shaped first arm, one end of which is rotatably connected to the first mounting member, and the other end of which is slidably connected to the second mounting member or via a first auxiliary link; ,
An L-shaped second arm having one end rotatably connected to the second mounting member and the other end slidably connected to the first mounting member or via a second auxiliary link; ,
From the shaft portion and the shaft portion that penetrate through the intersecting portion of the first arm and the second arm, rotatably connect the first arm and the second arm, and have a male screw formed A shaft member having a head with a large outer diameter,
In the hinge where the second mounting member rotates relative to the first mounting member,
A disc-shaped friction plate sandwiched between the first arm and the second arm and having a through-hole through which the shaft member passes;
A nut that engages with a male screw of the shaft portion of the shaft member,
The head of the shaft member and the nut tighten the first arm, the friction plate and the second arm in the axial direction of the shaft member ;
The hinge, wherein the friction plate does not protrude outward from the first arm and the second arm .   The hinge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the friction plate is made of metal. The hinge further includes
The hinge according to claim 1, further comprising: a tightening force holding unit that keeps the tightening force adjusted by the tightening force adjusting unit constant. The hinge further includes
3. A tightening force holding means for fixing the nut to the shaft member so that the first arm and the second arm keep a constant tightening force for tightening the friction plate. The hinge as described in. A plurality of the first arms and the second arms are provided, and alternately stacked,
The friction plate is sandwiched between the adjacent first arm and the second arm,
The hinge according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein three or more friction plates are provided. A plurality of the first arms and the second arms are provided, and alternately stacked,
A spacer for filling a gap between the plurality of first arms is provided at the other end of the plurality of first arms,
Wherein the other end of the plurality of second arms, according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the spacer for filling a plurality of second gaps arm each other is provided Hinge.

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