US1596470A - Hinge - Google Patents

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Aug., 17 1926o HINGE J. H. WAY lET AL Filed May 22, 1924 fmffnz/fon- Patented Aug. 17, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN HOWARD WAY AND ALBEN WARREN WAY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL- VANIA, ASSIGNORS TO WAY WORKS, INCORPORATED, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN- SYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

HINGE.

Application filed May 22,

Our invention relates to certain improvements in hinges which are designed particu larly for use in connection with the doors of automobiles, and other vehicles.

One object of the invention is to design a hinge so as to allow the door to be fitted properly to the door opening.

A further object of the invention is to design a hinge so that the wearing surfaces are not exposed to view and to the weather.

A still further object of the invention is t0 design a hinge so that the formation of fins during the process of manufacture is prevented.

These objects we attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a side view of our improved hinge;

,Fig 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-*4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating our invention as applied to a three knuckle hinge; and

Fig. 6 is a view showing our invention as applied to a hinge having a non-adjustable pintle.

A leaf 1 of the hinge has three knuckles 2, 2a, and 2b, while a leaf 3 of the hinge has two knuckles 4 and 4a. This is known as a five knuckle hinge. The leaf 3 has a vertical flange 5, which extends back of the two knuckles and materially strengthens the leaf.

The pintle 6 has a head 7 which is notched at its periphery, as shown, to receive projections that are formed in the walls of a recess 8 in the upper knuckle 2. The head is slotted for the reception of a screw driver so that the pintle can be turned, when its head is raised clear of the knuckle, to adjust one leaf in resp-ect to the other. This pintle has a concentric portion 9 of large diameter, and a concentric portion 10 less in diameter than the portion 9. Between these two portions is an eccentric portion 11. The'knuckles 4 and 4a t the eccentric portion 11 as shown clearly in Fig. 4, while the knuckles 2 and 1924. Serial No. 715,172.

2b fit the concentric portion-s 9 and 10. The intermediate knuckle 2a has an opening of a diameter the same as the knuckle 2, which allows the eccentric 11 t0 turn freely therein when the pintle is turned t0 adjust one leaf of the hinge in respect to the other. The lower end of the pintle is enlarged and split, as shown in 12, to hold the pintle friction ally 1n position.

It will be noticed that the meeting surfaces of the several knuckles are beveled. The knuckles 2, 2am and 2b are beveled at 13, while the knuckles 4 and 4a are beveled at 14, so that the contacting surfaces between the two sets of knuckles are less in diameter than the knuckles. By this construction, the exposed beveled surfaces can be painted, or enameled, while the surfaces will be protected from the weather and from sight, making a very neat appearing hinge.

During the process of manufacture, the spaces between the knuckles are milled and by beveling the surfaces as indicated at 13 and 14, fins, which are usually formed during this process, are not formed, owing t0 the t fact that there are no sharp angles.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a three knuckle hinge in which the central knuckle 2EL is omitted, and the knuckle 4b of the other leaf ex- Y tends the full distance between the two knuckles 2 and 2l.A

4:[n Fig. 6, the invention is shown asapplied to a hinge, in which a pintle 6a is of an even diameter. This is not an adjustable hinge. The knuckles 2C have openings of the same diameter as the knuckles 4. The pin-` tle 62L may be prevented from turning in the knuckle 2c by the head shown, or may be loose pintle, if desired.

It will be understood that hinges of automobiles should be so designed that the wearing surfaces will not be exposed, which allows rust toform,` as these hinges become unsightly and detract from the general appearance of the automobile. By making the hinge in the manner shown and described, a neat hinge is produced, the wearing sur faces of which are not ex'osed, and which can be readily adjusted te At the deer to the door opening.

Ve claim: knuckles and having an eccentric portion The combination of a Wrought-metal hinge by which one leaf is adjusted with respect to having two leaves, each leaf having a series the other, the slots between the knuckles 10 of knuckles; pintle openings in the knuckformed bythe beveled portion being deep l 5 les, the opposing faces of the knuckles being and narrow. l Y Y Y beveled to reduce the area of the Wearing JOHN HOWARD VAY. surface; and a pintle extending through the ALBEN l/VARREN l/VAY.

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