US2122528A

US2122528A - Hinge

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Publication number: US2122528A
Application number: US96839A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ludwig John
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-08-19
Filing date: 1936-08-19
Publication date: 1938-07-05
Anticipated expiration: 1955-07-05

Description

J. LUDWIG July 5, 1938.

HINGE led Aug. 19, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Willi/III J Ill/III IENTORQ 1/01 17 .Ll/Mwq BY i I I I ATTORNEY.

J. LUDWIG July 5, 1938.

HINGE Filed Aug. 19, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iii)..------------'-------------.;,----- INVENTOR. Jo/m Lumwq BY/ Z Z ATTORNEY.

Patented July 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a hinge adapted for attachment to a stationary body so as to mount a swingable closure thereon. The present invention forms a development and modification of my invention on a hinge set forth in an application filed by me February 10, 1936, Serial Number 63,148. The present invention has asits object the provision of a hinge so constructed and arranged that a 1'0 twist of the hinge may be possible so as to properly align the door with the jamb. When the device is used with a vehicle on'account of the nature of the vehicle body in which considerable allowance .is permitted, it is sometimes necessary to twist the hinges either up or down, or in or out, in order to properly align the door with the jamb so as to compensate for the difference in tolerance permitted on a door and on a vehicle bod-y.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge which will reduce the assembly cost inasmuch as it will permit a quick aligning of the door with the door jamb.

Another object of the invention is the provision .25 of a hinge so constructed and arranged that while having a supporting part of sufiicient weight to carry the door it will be sufliciently reduced in strength to permit its distortion.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge of this class having a stop formed thereon so as to render it possible to eliminate the usual stop strap.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge having a pair of cooperating .25 links so constructed as to regulate and control and provide the necessary curve of the swinging of the door.

Other objects will appear hereinafter:

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of the parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which:

Fig. 1 is the top plan view of the invention showing it applied with parts broken away and parts shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 with. parts broken away.

Fig. 4. is a sectional view taken on line 44 of the r g. 1 with parts broken away.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the invention with a part of the supporting frame removed.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the hinge in partially open position, and

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 showing the hinge in fully open position.

In the drawings I have indicated the invention 5 used with a stationary body 9 associated with which is the swingable door or closure I0. In the body El, there is formed a recess l l in which is positioned a U-shaped supporting member [2 having the legs l3 and I4 angularly turned and "10 provided with the flanges l6 and I5 respectively, which are suitably secured to the body 9.

The hinge comprises a section having a substantially U-shaped portion and one leg Hi thereof is seated in a recess ll formed in the door I!) 513 and secured thereto. The other leg I9 is inclined to the bight 2i) and provided with a knuckle 2!. This leg I9 is in the form of a plate and an angular extension 22 is formed thereon and provided with a knuckle 23. :20

Another section of the hinge comprises the sleeve 2G projecting outwardly from the bottom of which is an arm 25, carrying a knuckle at its end. A similar arm 26 projects outwardly from the sleeve 24 at the top thereof and is also pro- 25 vided with a knuckle. The

arms

25 and 26 embrace the angularly turned portion or extension 22 and a pintle 28 is extended through the knuckles on the

arms

25 and 26 and through the knuckle 23 to pivotally connect these parts together. Projected through the sleeve 24 and through the parts #3 and I4 is a pintle 21 whereby this section of the hinge is hingedly connected to the supporting body. A sleeve 29 is pivotally connected to the members l3 and M by the pintle .33 which projects through members l3 and I4 and through the sleeve 29 and is provided at its upper lower edges with arms 32 and 3| respectively, the terminal knuckles of the arms embracing the knuckle 2i, and a pintle 33 is pro- '4) j ..-ted through the knuckles on the arms 3| and 32 and through the knuckle 2!. It should be noted that the arms 35 and 32 are of less length than the

arms

25 and 26 and this is an important feature in the invention as the diiference in the :45 lengths of these arms determines the swing of the door.

As shown in Fig. 2, the leg I8 is of greater width than the bight 25) or the leg l9 so that wings 36 project outwardly from opposite edges 5 of the leg I 8. Thus the bight 20 is formed sufficiently narrow to permit the twisting and distorting of the l gs is and I 9 necessary to effect a proper alignment of the door after it is mounted. This distortion may compensate for the dif- 5-5 these parts are of different lengths.

ference in the alignment of the door either inwardly or outwardly or upwardly or downwardly. The presence of wings affords suflicient width to attach the leg l8 to the door, but if desired, these wings may be eliminated and the part I8 formed of the same width as the parts l9 and 20.

As the door begins its initial swing to open position, the supporting body, embodying the parts l8, I9, 29 will move bodily outwardly from the bight; l2 of the supporting member for a slight distance and in this outward movement the

sleeves

24 and 29 will swing on their pivots. As the door moves into a position where the pintle 28 is in substantial alignment the

pintles

30 and 21, the door will swing the pintle 33, the sleeve 29 remaining stationary and the sleeve 24 swinging on its pivot. This movement continues until the l9 swings past center, after which the sleeve 29 swings its arms inwardly toward the portion I2 of the supporting body and the sleeve 24 will swing outwardly in the opposite direction and at fully closed position the stop shoulder 34 will engage the sleeve: 29 and eflectively prevent any further swinging. By forming the

parts

25 and 26 and the parts 3! and 32 of these relative lengths, it is possible to mount a vehicle body door on a hinge of this kind, so that the door will swing to fully open position and clear the curvature of the body. Difiiculty is encountered in this regard unless The

arms

25 and 26 may be termed links connecting the sleeve 24 to the pintle 28 and the arms 3i and 32 may be considered links connecting the sleeve 29 to the pintle 33.

Another advantageous feature of a hinge constructed in this manner is a freedom from a tendency of the door to sag at its outer end.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having one of the legs extending diagonally to the bight; an angularly turned portion on said leg, there being a passage formed through said leg at the juncture of said angularly turned portion to provide a knuckle; a supporting body; a pair of links swingably mounted at one of their ends on said supporting body, one of said links being longer than the other, there being a knuckle formed in the end of said angularly turned portion; a pintle projecting through the knuckle at the end of said angularly turned portion and through the free end of the longer of said links; and a pintle projecting through the knuckle formed at the said juncture and throughthe free end of the shorter of said links.

2. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having one of the legs extending diagonally to the bight; an angularly turned portion on said leg, there being a passage formed through said leg at the juncture of said angularly turned portion to provide a knuckle; a supporting body; a pair of links swingably mounted at one of their ends on said supporting body, one of said links being longer than the other, there being a knuckle formed in the end or" said angularly turned portion; a pintie projecting through the knuckle at the end of said an ularly turned portion and through the free end of the longer of said links; a pintle projecting through the knuckle formed at the said juncture and through the free end of the shorter of said links; and a shouider on the end of said leg engageable with the sleeve bearing the shorter of said links for limiting the swinging movement thereof.

3. A hinge comprising a supporting body having oppositely disposed spaced parts, a pair of sleeves positioned between said parts and swingably mounted at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms carried by each of said sleeves, there being an arm projecting outwardly from each end of each of said sleeves, each or" said arms terminating in a knuckle, the arms of one of said sleeves being longer than the other; a substantially U-shaped hinge section having one of its legs extending angularly to the bight and provided with an angularly turned portion, said angularly turned portion having a knuckle formed in its end and said leg having a knuckie formed therein at the juncture of said angulariy turned portion and engaging between the shorter of said arms; a pintle projecting through said shorter arms and through the knuckle embraced thereby for swingably connecting the parts together, the knuckle on said angularly turned portion engaging between the longer of said arms; and a pintle projecting through the knuckle on said angularly turned portion and through the knuckles in said longer arms for pivotally connecting the parts together.

l. A hinge comprising a supporting body having oppositely disposed spaced parts; a pair of sleeves positioned between said parts and swingably mounted at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms carried byeach of said sleeves,there being an arm projecting outwardly from each end of each of said sleeves, each of said arms terminating in a knuckle, the arms of one of said sleeves being longer than the other; a substantially U-shaped hinge section having one oi its legs extending angularly to the bight and provided with an angularly turned portion, said angularly turned portion having a knuckle formed in its end and said leg having a knuckle formed therein at the juncture of said angularly turned portion and engaging between the shorter of said arms; a pintle projecting through said shorter arms and through the knuckle embraced thereby for swingably connecting the parts together, the knuckle on said angularly turned portion engaging between the longer of said arms; a pintle projecting through the knuckie on said angularly turned portion and through the knuckles in said longer arms for pivotally connecting the parts together; and a stop shoulder on said angularly turned leg for engaging against said sleeve upon relative swinging of said sleeve and said leg to a predetermined position.

5. A hinge of the class described comprising a supporting body having a pair of spaced parts; a pair of sleeves, each swingably mounted between said parts at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms projected outwardly from each sleeve, one arm projecting outwardly at each end of each sleeve, the arms on one of said sleeves being longer than on the other; a hinge section comprising a substantially U-shaped structure; an angularly turned portion on the ends of one of the legs of said structure and having a knuckle formed in the end thereof, there being a knuckle formed in said leg at the juncture thereof with said angulerly turned portion, said leg and said angularly turned portion being of a width for snugly engaging between said arms; a pintle projected through the ends of the shorter of said arms and through the knuckle at said juncture, and a pintle projected through the knuckle at the end of said angularly turned portion and through the longer of said arms and pivotally connecting these parts together.

6. A hinge of the class described comprising a supporting body having a pair of spaced parts, a pair of sleeves each swingably mounted between said parts at opposite ends thereof; a pair of arms projected outwardly on each sleeve, one arm projecting outwardly at each end of each sleeve, the arms on one of said sleeves being longer than on the other; a hinge section comprising a substantially U-shaped structure; an angularly turned portion on the ends of one of the legs of said structure and having a knuckle formed in the end thereof, there being a knuckle formed in said leg on the juncture thereof with said angularly turned portion, said leg and said angularly turned portion being of a width for snugly engaging between said arms; a pintle projected through the ends of the shorter of said arms and through said knuckle at said juncture; a pintle projected through the knuckle at one end of said angularly turned portion and through the longer of said arms, and pivotally connecting these parts together; and a stop shoulder on said leg engageable with one of said sleeves for limiting the movement of said U-shaped structure relatively to said sleeve.

7. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion; an angularly turned portion on one of the legs thereof, there being a passage formed through said leg at the juncture of said angularly turned portion to provide a knuckle; a supporting body; a pair of links swingably mounted at one of their ends on said supporting body, one of said links being longer than the other, there being a knuckle formed in the end of said angularly turned portion; a pintle projecting through the knuckle at the end of said angularly turned portion and through the free end of the longer of said links; and a pintle projecting through the knuckle formed at the said juncture and through the free end of the shorter of said links.

JOHN LUDWIG.