TWM573375U - Hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A hinge comprising a movable member, a fixed unit, a pivoting unit, and a buffer unit, the pivoting unit pivotally connecting the movable member to the fixed unit, so that the movable member can be opened in an open state relative to the fixed unit The position is rotated in a closed position; the buffer unit is disposed in the fixing unit, and includes a follower connected to the pivoting unit, and a pressure member pivotally connected to the follower, wherein the movable member is opened When the position is moved to the closed position, the follower is driven to rotate and the pressure element is driven, thereby generating a cushioning force to slowly move the movable member to the closed position.

Description

Hinge

The present invention relates to a mechanical part, in particular to a hinge.

The hinge is a device that is disposed between two objects to enable relative rotation of the two objects. The angle of rotation according to the need or the environment in which the rotating member is disposed can be divided into a plurality of types, one of which is a hinge disposed in a wardrobe, a movable cabinet or the like. Usually, the wardrobe has a cabinet body, an outwardly opening door panel, and a plurality of hinges disposed between the cabinet body and the door panel. When the opened door panel is to be closed, the hand panel is pushed to the cabinet body by hand, the hand Released, the hinge releases a restoring force that accumulates when the door is opened, allowing the door to automatically close slowly. The present invention is directed to improvements in the above-described types of hinges in order to provide a structurally innovative structure that can be selected by the user.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hinge that overcomes at least one of the disadvantages of the prior art.

Thus, the novel hinge includes a movable member, a fixed unit, a pivoting unit, and a buffer unit. The movable member includes a first mounting plate. The fixing unit includes a housing defining a receiving space, and a second mounting plate detachably fixed to the housing. The pivoting unit pivotally connects the movable member to the fixed unit, and includes a pivoting plate, a linking member, a first supporting shaft pivotally connecting the linking member to the fixing unit, and a first elastic member. One end of the pivoting plate is pivotally connected to the movable member, and the other end of the pivoting plate is pivotally connected to the housing, so that the movable member is rotatable relative to the fixed unit in an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the angle between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate is larger than in the closed position.

One end of the first elastic member abuts against the housing, and the other end abuts against the pivoting plate, and provides an elastic force to keep the movable member in the closed position when the movable member moves to the closed position, the linking member There is a first end pivotally connected to the movable member and located on one side of the first support shaft, and a second end portion on the other side of the first support shaft.

The buffer unit is disposed in the accommodating space, and includes a follower pivotally connected to the second end of the linkage, a second pivot pivotally connecting the follower to the fixed unit, and a pressure member pivotally connected to the follower, the follower having a third end pivotally connected to the second end and located on one side of the second support shaft, and a second support shaft The other end is a fourth end pivotally connected to the pressure element. When the movable member moves to the closed position in the open position, the first end portion rotates with the movable member and rotates in a first direction about the first support shaft, and the second end portion drives the first end portion The three end portions are rotated about the second fulcrum in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the fourth end portion rotates in the second direction about the second fulcrum and drives the pressure member .

The function of the present invention is that when the movable member moves from the open position to the closed position, the pressure member generates a resistance, so that the movable member does not move to the closed position rapidly due to the elastic force of the first elastic member. In turn, the purpose of buffering is achieved.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, an embodiment of the hinge of the present invention comprises a movable member 1, a fixed unit 2, a pivoting unit 3, and a buffer unit 4. A first direction A is defined, and a second direction B opposite to the first direction A is defined. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first direction A is a counterclockwise direction, and the second direction B is a clockwise direction.

The movable member 1 includes a first mounting plate 11. The fixing unit 2 includes a housing 21 defining an accommodating space 20, and a second mounting plate 22 detachably fixed to the housing 21. The housing 21 has a housing 211 and an inner housing 212 disposed within the housing 211. The inner casing 212 has a shell body 213, a latching member 214 movably disposed on the shell body 213, and a second elastic member 215 disposed between the shell body 213 and the latching member 214. The housing body 213 is provided with a slot 216 for the second mounting plate 22 to be locked. The latching member 214 is movable relative to the housing body 213 at a latching position and a non-clamping position. In the position, the second mounting plate 22 can be affixed to the card slot 216 and fixed to the inner casing 212 by the latching member 214. In the non-engaged position, the second mounting plate 22 can be moved away from the inner casing 212. On the shell 212, the second elastic member 215 constantly pushes the card abutting member 214 to the latching position, thereby designing the second mounting plate 22 to be detachably fixed to the inner casing 212. The inner casing 212 is movable relative to the outer casing 211. The fixing unit 2 further includes two fasteners 23 for adjusting and fixing the inner casing 212 in the outer casing 211, and a detachably disposed outside the outer casing 211. And the decorative panel 24 of the fasteners 23 is shielded.

The pivoting unit 3 pivotally connects the movable member 1 to the fixed unit 2, and includes a pivoting plate 31, a linking member 32, and a casing 211 for pivoting the linking member 32 to the fixing unit 2. The first support shaft 34 on one side of the movable member 1 and a first elastic member 33. One end of the pivoting plate 31 is pivotally connected to the movable member 1 , and the other end of the pivoting plate 31 is pivotally connected to the housing 21 to rotate the movable member 1 relative to the fixed unit 2 in an open position and a closed position. The angle between the first mounting plate 11 and the second mounting plate 21 is larger when the open position is in the closed position, and one end of the first elastic member 33 abuts against the first pivot 34, the other end abuts against the pivoting plate 31, and provides an elastic force to maintain the movable member 1 in the closed position when the movable member 1 is moved to the closed position, the linking member 32 has a movable member 1 A first end portion 321 pivotally located on one side of the first support shaft 34 and a second end portion 322 on the other side of the first support shaft 34. The second end portion 322 of the linking member 32 is provided with a limiting recess 5 .

The buffer unit 4 is disposed in the accommodating space 20 and includes a follower 41 pivotally connected to the second end 322 of the linking member 32. The follower member 41 is pivotally connected to the fixing unit 2 The second shaft 44 and a pressure member 42 pivotally connected to the follower 41. The follower 41 has a third end 411 pivotally connected to the second end 322 and a fourth end 412 pivotally connected to the pressure element 42. The second support shaft 44, the third end portion 411 and the fourth end portion 412 can be substantially connected in a triangular shape. The retaining member 41 is further provided with a limiting protrusion 6 that can be engaged with the limiting recess 5 . In the present embodiment, the pressure member 42 is a hydraulic bottle that generates resistance by using a liquid. In other embodiments, it may be a compression spring or a pressure bottle that provides resistance.

Referring to FIG. 4, for convenience of description, the directions described below are as shown in FIG. When the movable member 1 is moved to the closed position of FIG. 4 in the open position of FIG. 3, the elastic force accumulated by the first elastic member 33 causes the first end portion 321 to rotate with the movable member 1 and the first branch The shaft 34 rotates in the first direction A, and the second end portion 322 drives the third end portion 411 to rotate in the second direction B around the second support shaft 44. The fourth end portion 412 Rotating the second yoke 44 toward the second direction B and driving the pressure element 42 and forming a resistance to generate a buffering effect until the limiting groove 5 and the limiting protrusion 6 are mutually stopped. . Since the third end portion 411 is mainly located at the lower left of the second support shaft 44, the fourth end portion 412 is mainly located at the lower right side of the second support shaft 44, so that the third end portion 411 is When the second end portion 322 is rotated and rotated in the second direction B around the second support shaft 44, the third end portion 411 is moved substantially upward and downward, and the fourth end portion 412 pulls the pressure member 42 substantially. It is moved to the left and right, so that the pressure element 42 is driven to move up and down by a small amount, so that the stress applied to the pressure element 42 is small.

In summary, the function of the novel hinge is that, by the arrangement of the buffer unit 4, when the movable member 1 is moved from the open position to the closed position, the buffer unit 4 generates resistance to achieve the purpose of buffering, and the slave The movable member 41 is designed to reduce the movement of the pressure member 42 in the axial direction other than the pressure member 42, so that the stress on the pressure member 42 is small, and the service life of the pressure member 42 is increased, so Can achieve the purpose of this new type.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

1‧‧‧moving parts

11‧‧‧First mounting plate

2‧‧‧Fixed unit

20‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧Shell

211‧‧‧ Shell

212‧‧‧ inner shell

213‧‧‧Shell body

214‧‧‧ card offset

215‧‧‧Second elastic parts

216‧‧‧ card slot

22‧‧‧Second mounting plate

23‧‧‧fasteners

24‧‧‧Decoration board

3‧‧‧ pivot unit

31‧‧‧ pivot board

32‧‧‧ linkages

321‧‧‧ first end

322‧‧‧second end

33‧‧‧First elastic parts

34‧‧‧First shaft

4‧‧‧buffer unit

41‧‧‧Responsible parts

411‧‧‧ third end

412‧‧‧fourth end

42‧‧‧ Pressure components

44‧‧‧second shaft

5‧‧‧ Limit groove

6‧‧‧ Limit bumps

A‧‧‧First direction

B‧‧‧second direction

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the embodiment illustrating the state of a movable member in an open position; and Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating the state of the movable member in a closed position.

Claims (4)

A hinge comprising: a movable member including a first mounting plate; a fixing unit comprising a housing defining a receiving space, a second mounting plate detachably fixed to the housing, and at least one a fastener having a casing and an inner casing disposed in the casing, the second mounting plate being detachably fixed to the inner casing, the inner casing being movable relative to the casing, the fastener being Adjusting and fixing the inner casing in the outer casing; a pivoting unit pivotally connecting the movable member to the fixing unit, and comprising a pivoting plate, a linking member, and a pivoting member for pivoting the connecting member to the fixing unit a first shaft, and a first elastic member, one end of the pivoting plate is pivotally connected to the movable member, and the other end of the pivoting plate is pivotally connected to the housing, so that the movable member can be opened relative to the fixed unit The position is rotated with a closed position, and the angle between the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate is larger than that at the closed position, and one end of the first elastic member abuts against the first One shaft with the other end abutting the pivot And a resilient force is provided to maintain the movable member in the closed position when the movable member is moved to the closed position, the linkage having a first pivotal connection with the movable member and located on one side of the first support shaft An end portion, and a second end portion on the other side of the first support shaft; and a buffer unit disposed in the receiving space and including a slave pivotally connected to the second end of the linking member a moving member, a second supporting shaft pivotally connected to the fixing unit, and a pressure member pivotally connected to the driven member, the driven member having a second pivotal connection with the second end a third end portion, and a fourth end portion pivotally connected to the pressure member, the second support shaft, the third end portion and the fourth end portion are substantially connectable in a triangle shape; the movable member is opened When the position is moved to the closed position, the first end portion rotates with the movable member and rotates in a first direction about the first support shaft, and the second end portion drives the third end portion to The second shaft pivots in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the fourth end is centered on the second shaft The center member rotates in the second direction and drives the pressure member. The hinge according to claim 1, wherein the inner casing has a shell body, a latching member movably disposed on the shell body, and a first portion disposed between the shell body and the latching member a second elastic member, the shell body is provided with a card slot for the second mounting plate, and the latching member is movable relative to the shell body at a latching position and a non-clamping position, In the position, the second mounting plate can be latched on the card slot and fixed to the inner casing by the latching member. In the non-engaged position, the second mounting plate can be moved away from the inner casing. The two elastic members constantly push the card abutting member to the carding position. The hinge of claim 1, wherein the housing further has a trim panel detachably disposed outside the outer casing and shielding the fastener. The hinge of claim 1 , wherein the linking member and the follower further have a limiting groove and a limiting protrusion that can be engaged with the limiting groove.