US1537649A - Hinge - Google Patents

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May 12, 1925.

J. M GLASHAN ET AL HINGE Filed June 1924 Patented May 12, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,537,549:- PATENT oFFicE.

JAMES MoGLASl-IAN, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CARL 'ROBERT SWE-NSON, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO MARTIN-PARRY CORPORATION, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

HINGE.

Application filed June 13, 1924. Serial No. 719,878.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, JAMES MoGLnsnAN,

a subject of the King of Great Britain,

residing at York, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, and CARL Roniiirr Swnnson, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hing-es, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in hinges, particularly adapted for mounting swinging windows or Windshields on stationary supports,'but, of course, are applicable for use in various other fields where such a type of hinge is found to be desirable.

It is an object of the invention to provide a hinge for automobile Windshields, and the like, having resilient friction means coaoting with a pair of relatively movable hinge members to permit a movable windshield section to be engaged and adjusted at will, and to firmly guide the same in its various positions of adjustment without manually loosening and tightening coacting hinge parts.

More specifically the invention comprises a hinge composed of a pair of stamped out hinge sections of a light structure, each having a concaved face portion and fastening parts projecting therefrom on each side of the face portion, with an interposed star spring having a plurality of separated arms, the ends of which are adapted to alternately engage said hinge sections to frictionally hold one section in any adjusted position relative to the other.

The invention further aims to provide an inexpensive hinge utilizing stamped out parts which may be assembled with ease, and which hinge, though inexpensive to manufacture, isexceedingly efficient in use.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention, in which Figure 1 represents a view of the assembled hinge;

Figure 2 represents a view of the parts constituting the hinge in an unassembled condition; and

Figure 3 represents a detail view of the frictional star spring.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts, the numerals 1 and 2 clesignate a pair of hingemembers which are of identical construction. These hinge members are composed of struckout metal of any desired thickness depending upon the use to which the hinge isv to be placed.

Inasmuch as the hinge members are of the same construction a description of one will apply equally to both and like reference characters will indicate similar parts in both of said nembers 1 and 2. Each hinge member is formed witha facing portion 3 that is concaved providinga cavity therein forthe reception of a' frictional locking spring 4 to be later described. The concaved face portion of said spring memher is further provided with a series of spaced sockets 5 arranged in circular rela tion around said face portion near its periphery. These sockets are preferably formed by the use of punches or the like, and are of any desired depth. The shape of the sockets may-also vary, but it is expedient that they be formed by means of a punch. The sockets can be spaced apart any desired distance, depending upon the fineness of 'adjustmentthat a member supported by the hinge is to have. The face portion also has a central pivot aperture 6 extending therethrough adapted to, receive a pivot bolt, rivet or the like by means of which adjacent sections are united together withthe interposed frictional locking spring. It is to be observed that the hinge section is formed of a stamping having diametrically opposed arms 7 projecting outwardly therefrom. These arms are formed with right angle flanges 8, each having apertures 9 therein, said arms and flanges constituting attaching portions by means of which the hinge sec tions are united to a movable and a sta tionary part. From the description of the hinge section it will be apparent that it is stamped out from a single piece of metal, that it contains no attached-or welded parts and it will furthermore be apparent that the two sections of the completed hinge are interchangeable inasmuch .as said sections are of the same construction.-

A pair of the sections that'have just been described are united by means of the rivet 10, and interposed 'between said sections is. the frictional-locking star spring 4:. This star spring is formed With a central aperture 'txspanning the rivet 10 and is housed inthe space between the faceportions 3 of the hinge sections due to the fact that said face portions are concaved or dished. The star spring has a plurality of separated spring arms 11, six being shown for the purpose of illustration, inasmuch as the hinge members in this disclosure are formed with twelve sockets representing the different adjustments that may be obtained through thense of this'hinge. The spring arms 11 o'fthe star spring member radiate .i'rom'the body '12 thereof, and said arms alternately project .on opposite sides of said body'12. That is'to say, one spring a'rm extends to the right of said body whilethe next "succeeding =arm extends substantially .to the left, as clearly shown in- FigureQ; This means that the spring arms alternately.

v engage the opposed face portions of the adjacent hinge sections andfrictionally lock said sections against relative movement. To -obta1n such ailocking 21013101163011 spring armis provided near its outer end with av stamped out protuberance 13 adapted to form a rounded head in eachspringarm to. engage in the sockets 5 provided in the'face ,portions of each'hinge section. It is thereforeapparent that the spring arms are so arranged' that the rounded protuberances enterthe sockets in the adjacent'tace plates and lock these sections ifrictionally, against ,relative movement. 'When the. desired pressure, however, is placed on the windshield or other movable element one spring section, ofcourse, moves relative tothe other, compressing the springarms-and causing the ,protuberances.atthe ends thereof to engage other sockets arranged in the concaved face plates of said hinge members.

From the foregoing description of the partsaof the hinge, vit is thought that its' .IOPBBltlOIliHld advantages. will be apparent,

butthe same may be-briefly recited as follows V Thejhinge is composed of stamped out seetions, the twohingesections 1 and 2 being I. of 1 the same construction and interchange able. .Theffaceportions, 3 of the? hinge members land 2'are dished and formed with aligned circular; rows of socketsfi. The star spring eiis interposedbetween .said mem- -,bve-rs. 1 and 2 within the enclosed space formed'by dishing the f'acee portio'ns 3 of.

' eachlhinge. section. It will, be apparent that when oneof thehinge members is turned this will compressor cause certain of the springarms 1711 to yield and the rounded protuberances atthecnds thereof will ride out of. certainsockets in the hinge sections andente-r other sockets, of course, retaining the movable'shield section in any one of its number various ositions (of adjustment, :the positions 01" adjustment being determined by the of sockets in each face portion.

, In operationit is, therefore, apparent that byengaging the shield and ;applying cient stress thereto the shield can be sadjusted and the hinge is so constructed that vwh-en said shield is moved to any desired a pivot passing through said hinge members 1 to unite them'together. v

2. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge members having dished facing portions adapted to lie side by side and to provide a space between said facing portions, an en closed frictional locking element housed within said space, said'element .having spaced offset resilientmeans. adapted, to'frictionally engage the inner surface of each facing portion to retain said. hinge members in adjusted positions, and a pivot passing through said facing portions,

Ahinge comprising apair ofthinge members each-having an attaching portion, and a d'ishedfacing portion,.the dished facingportions of the adjacent'hinges extending in opposite directions and forming therebetwcen a housing space, a plurality of sepa-v rated notches'in each'facing portion, a triotional locking elementhoused within the space between said ffacing portions,xsaid locking member being provided :with resilient means adapted to engage and coactvvith the notchesin each of said facing portions, and means or holding said hinge sections together.

4:. A hinge comprising a pair of binge members each having. an attaching portion, and a dished facing portion, the dishedfao ing portions of the adjacent hingesexten'ding in opposite. directions and'forming therebetween a housing space, a plurality of separated notches in each facing portion, a frictional locking element'housed within the space between saidffacing portions, said locking, member being provided with 'resi lient means adapted to engage and coact 'ith the notches in each of said facing portions, said resilient means comprising bit set separated arms with .protuberances on said arms at the ends thereof. I

5. A hinge membercomprising a pair of hinge sections of complemental structure, each section having a facing portion and an attaching part, separated notches disposed in circular formation in each of said face portions, a frictional locking member disposed bet-ween said facing portions, resilient arms carried by said locking member and extending alternately on each side of said member, protuberances at the outer end of said arms, said arms being adapted to en gage the sockets in each of said face portions to frictionally lock one hinge member in different positions of adjustment relative to the other, and a fastening device adaped to hold said face members together.

6. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge sections, each having a dished facing portion and an attaching part, frictional locking notches disposed in each facing portion, a frictional locking element housed in the space between said facing portions, said element being provided with a plurality of spring arms extending alternately on opposite sides thereof and provided with protubcrances at the outer ends thereof, said arms being adapted to engage the sockets in said face portions, and a pivot element uniting said hinge members and holding said opposed spring arms under tension.

7. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge member each having a face portion and an attaching portion extending therefrom, a circular row of separated sockets in each facing portion, a star spring between said acing portions, the arms of said spring projecting alternately in opposite directions, a rounded protuberance at the outer end of each spring arm, said protuberances being adapted to enter said sockets in said face portion to retain one of said hinge members in different adjusted positions relative to the other, and a pivot element for uniting said hinge members and serving to hold said spring arms under tension.

8. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge sections composed of metal stampings of complemental structure, each section having a dished facing portion and an attaching part, separated notches disposed in circular formation in each facing portion, a frictional locking member disposed between said facing portions and having separated resilient arms adapted to alternately engage said sockets in each'of said face portions to frictionally lock the adjacent hinge members together, and a fastening device cooperating with said facing members and adapted to hold said members together.

9. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge.

members composed of metal stampings having'dished face portions and an attaching portion extending from each face portion at opposite sides thereof, separated, sockets in each dished face portiondisposed in a circular row, a friction member between said face portions, spring arms projecting alternately on opposite sides of said friction member, rounded protuberances projecting from said spring arms on the sides thereof near the outer ends of said arms adapted to enter said sockets in said face portions, and a pivot element uniting said hinge members and serving to hold said spring arms under tension.

10." A hingecomprising a pair of hinge sections, each having a facing portion and. an attaching part, a frictional locking element housedbetween said face portions, said element being provided with a plurality of spring arms extending radially therefrom with certain of said arms bent outwardly to one side of said locking element and other arms bent outwardly" to the opposite side thereof to engage said facing portion to frictionally retain the hinge sections in different positions of adjustment.

11. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge sections, each having a dished facing portion and an attaching part, a frictionalv locking element housed in the space between said facing port-ions, said element being provided with a plurality of resilient arms, certain of said arms extending on one side thereof and other .arms extending on the opposite side ofsaid frictional lockingv element, said arms being adapted to engage said facing portions, and a pivotelement uniting with hinge member and holding said opposed spring arm under tension.

tures.

CARL ROBERT SWENSON. JAMES MCGLASHAN,

In testimony whereof we affix our sigma--

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