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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
- E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
- E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
- E05D11/1078—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot
- E05D11/1085—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting parallel to the pivot specially adapted for vehicles
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
- E05D11/08—Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts
- E05D11/081—Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts with both radial and axial friction, e.g. conical friction surfaces
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
- E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
- E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
- E05D11/1042—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means being a cam and a torsion bar, e.g. motor vehicle hinge mechanisms
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
- E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
- E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
- E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
- E05D11/105—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting perpendicularly to the pivot axis
- E05D11/1064—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting perpendicularly to the pivot axis with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
- E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
- E05Y2900/53—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles characterised by the type of wing
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- This invention relates to door hinges and checking devices, and more particularly to a hinge and check device for a vehicle body door.
- the hinges for many vehicle body doors include means for checking or holding open the door in a fully open position and for checking or holding open the door in one or two additional partially opened positions. These doors can be manually moved to one of these positions and under normal conditions will remain in the position selected. If the door is released while it is between two of the predetermined positions, it will usually pass right through the partially open position to a fully closed position. Thus, the vehicle door must be placed in one or two predetermined positions if it is desired to have the door partially opened. There is no in-between position in which the door may be placed.
- one of the primary objects of this invention is to provide a checking device or hinge for a vehicle body door which is adapted to permit the door to be checked or held open in an infinite number of intermediate or partially open positions through a predetermined range of movement of the door.
- a further object of this invention is to provide a hinge such as described which permits the door to be releaseably locked in an infinite number of positions throughout a substantial range of the total swinging movement of the door and which, when a manually exerted force is placed upon the door, releases the door for swinging movement.
- Another object of this invention is to provide a hinge of the class described in which the mechanism for checking or holding open the door is adapted to automatically frictionally lock the door in the position selected.
- a further object of this invention is to provide a hinge such as described which may be operated to lock the door in a desired position during either opening or closing movements of the door.
- Still another object of this invention is to provide a hinge of the class described which is simple and economical in construction, and effective in operation.
- FIG. 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a hinge or checking device constructed in accordance with this invention, the hinge being shown during the opening movements of the door, and certain parts being shown in section for clarity;
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged section taken along line 22 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing the hinge during door closing movements
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged section similar to FIG. 2 illustrating a modification of the hinge
- FIG. 5 is a section taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4.
- the hinge 1 includes a mounting member 3 secured to a door post or pillar 5 of a vehicle and an arm 7 connected by means (not shown) to a vehicle door 9.
- a portion of the vehicle body with which the door is adapted to be substantially aligned when in a closed position is indicated at 11.
- the hinge is adapted to be frictionally locked in a selected position by a locking mechanism generally designated 13.
- Mounting member 3 comprises a generally channelshaped cup member 15 the bottom of which is secured by any conventional fastening means, such as bolts 17, to post 5. It will be understood that member 15 could be connected to post 5 by other means, such as by welding for example, or could be formed integrally with the post 5, if desired.
- the outside edge margins or portions 19 of sides 21 of member 15 are flared outwardly throughout substantially the entire length of the sides.
- the degree to which the edge portions 19 are flared is substantially uniform throughout the length thereof except at the inner end portions 20, where the degree of flare is increased so that the distance between these portions at the ends 20 thereof is greater than in the remaining portions.
- the inside surfaces of portions 19 provide one portion of the frictional locking surfaces of the hinge.
- arm 7 is pivotally connected to mounting member 5 by a pin 23 extending through sides 21 of member 5 and sides 25 of arm 7.
- Pin 23 is secured to sides 25 of arm 7 so that the pin and arm move to gether, but the pin is free to rotate in sides 21 of member 5.
- Pin 23 is formed with a flat side 27.
- a spring 29 surrounds pin 23 and is held against rotation relative to the latter by the engagement of the spring with fiat side 27.
- spring 29 extends into a vertically extending recess or groove 31 in one end of a body 33 forming part of locking mechanism 13.
- Body 33 is pivotally connected at the other end thereof to arm 7 by a pin 35.
- Spring 29 is so constructed and extends from pin 23 in such direction that it exerts a biasing force on body 33 which tends to move the body to a position (not shown) in which a straight line will pass through the axes of rotation of pins 23 and 35 and through the middle of body 33 and spring 29, i.e., the spring 29 tends to move the toggle linkage formed by body 33 and spring 29 to a fully extended position. In this fully extended position, the spring 29a and body 33 would extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to flat side 27 of pin 23. However, as will be made apparent hereinafter, this is normally accomplished only when the door is shifted from an opening movement to a closing movement, vise versa, or when the door is closed.
- Body 33 is provided with a generally rectangular opening 37 in which a composite locking member 39 is located.
- Member 39 is shown in FIG. 2 to comprise a pair of wedging members 41 having tapered ends 43 formed for mating with the inner surfaces of edge portions 19.
- the wedging members 41 are held apart through openings 45 in arm sides 25 by a resilient core or insert 47, having low compressability characteristics, such as a hard rubber plug for example.
- a resilient core or insert 47 having low compressability characteristics, such as a hard rubber plug for example.
- the door 7 When the door 7 is opened to the position desired, it is manually released. The door is hung so that in a normal level position of the vehicle, the door has a tendency to swing to a closed position. Thus, when the door is released at the desired opened position, it starts to move to a closed position. As soon as the door begins to move, the body 33, due to the contact of wedges 41 with edge portions 19, and due to the spring 29, the outer end of which is biasing the body 33 clockwise about the axis of rotation of pin 35, is swung clockwise about the axis of pin 35 from the position shown in FIG.
- the door may be checked or frictionally locked in an infinite number of partially open positions throughout a substantial range of its movement merely by opening it to a desired position and releasing it.
- the door is manually moved inwardly. This causes the toggle linkage formed by body 33 and spring 29 to overcenter to the non-locking position shown in FIG. 3. In this position the wedges 41 are dragged along the edge portions 19 under the biasing force exerted on body 33 by spring 29.
- the closing movement is first stopped manually. Then a slight opening or reverse force is applied to the door to cause the body 33 to swing counterclockwise as viewed in FIG. 3 under the bias of spring 29 and due to the frictional contact of wedges 41 with edge portions 19.
- the body 33 reaches the fully extended position or goes slightly beyond such position the frictional contact between the wedges and edge portions 19 frictionally locks the door against further inward or closing movement.
- the door may be released from this position for closing in the manner previously described, i.e., the door is merely moved inwardly manually to cause the toggle linkage formed by body 33 and spring 29 to overcenter to the non-locking position shown in FIG. 3.
- the locking mechanism 13 When the door is in the fully opened position, the locking mechanism 13 first assumes a position generally similar to the position shown in FIG. 1. A slight closing movement of the door causes the toggle linkage 33 and 29 to assume a locking position to frictionally hold the door against further inward movement unless it is manually forced in such direction.
- a body 33a is pivotally connected to arm 7 by pin 35 and has an opening 37a therein slightly larger than opening 37.
- a locking member 39a extends through opening 37a and is formed as a single block 40 having wedging end portions 41a.
- the tapered ends 43a of end portions 41a are adapted to mate with the inner sides of flared portions 19.
- Block 40 is biased away from pin 35 to force the sides 43a toward portions 19 by a pair of compression springs 47.
- the modified locking mechanism 13a operates in the same manner as locking mechanism 13 for frictionally locking the door 9 in a selected position.
- the hinge of this invention permits a door to which the hinge is connected to be frictionally locked in infinite number of partially opened positions through a predetermined range of the total door movement either when the door is being opened or while the door is being closed. There are no predetermined positions in which the door must be placed before it will be prevented from closing.
- wedging members 41 and block 40 are preferably constructed of metal, such as steel, for example, it Will be understood that any material which would provide the necessary frictional contact, have the strength characteristics to withstand repeated locking operations, and have sufficient anti-corrosion properties could be used.
- hinge or door checking device is shown and heretofore described as being used for supporting a vehicle door, as well as providing one ofthe pivotal connections between the door and a support, it will be understood that, if desired, additional hinges might be provided for supporting the weight of the door so that the device of this invention primarily functions as a checking device.
- a checking device connected between a door member and a support member comprising mounting means joined to one of said members, arm means connected to the other member, said arm and mounting means being connected together for pivotal movement relative to' one another, and locking means pivotally connected to one of said means to frictionally engage the other of said means and including means for biasing said locking means toward a position for releasably locking the door member in an infinite number of positions throughout a predetermined range of the permissible movement of the door member, said locking means being adapted to release said door member when a manually exerted force is placed on the latter in a closing direction.
- said locking means comprises a toggle linkage, said toggle linkage having two links one of which has wedging means adapted to frictionally lock said door member against substantially movement relative to said support member.
- said locking means includes a frictional locking member movably connected to said arm means and adapted to be moved from either of two non-locking positions into a locking position wherein relative movement between said door member and said support member is inhibited, said means for biasing said locking means comprising a spring biasing said locking member from one of said non-locking positions toward locking position during opening movement of said door member and biasing said locking member from the other non-locking position toward locking position during closing movement of said door member.
- locking member includes wedging members, said resilient means comprising a resilient member biasing said wedging members apart.
- a checking device as set forth in claim 5 wherein said locking member comprising a body pivotally connected at one end to said arm means, said body having an opening therethrough adjacent its free end, a wedge in said opening having tapered ends, said mounting means having flared edge portions with which said tapered ends are adapted to mate for frictionally inhibiting relative movement between said door member and said support member.
- a hinge for connecting a vehicle door to a vehicle frame comprising a hinge arm attached to the door, a hinge mount connected to said frame, said arm and mount being connected together for pivotally connecting the door to the frame, frictional locking means pivotally connected to said arm to frictionally engage said hinge mount and including means for biasing said locking means towards a position for releasably locking the door in an infinite number of positions throughout a substantial range of the permissible pivotal movement of the door, said locking means being adapted to release the door for movement when a manually exerted force is placed on the latter in a closing direction.
- said looking means includes at least one wedging portion, said hinge mount having a flared edge portion with which said wedging portion is adapted to frictionally engage.
- a hinge as set forth in claim 16 further comprising resilient means biasing said wedging portions toward engagement with said flared edge portions.
- said hinge mount is channel-shaped the outer edge portions of the sides of said hinge mount being flared outwardly
- said locking means including a body having an opening therein in generally vertical alignment with said outer edge portions, and a locking member in said opening having tapered end portions extending from opposite ends of the opening into engagement with said outer edge portions.
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US6065185A (en) * | 1998-03-17 | 2000-05-23 | Automotive Technologies International Inc. | Vehicle infinite door check |
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Owner name: FIDELITY UNION TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE,NEW JERSEY Free format text: MORTGAGE;ASSIGNOR:CHRYSLER CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:003832/0358 Effective date: 19810209 Owner name: FIDELITY UNION TRUST COMPANY, 765 BROAD ST., NEWAR Free format text: MORTGAGE;ASSIGNOR:CHRYSLER CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:003832/0358 Effective date: 19810209 |
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