WO2011154881A1

WO2011154881A1 - Hinge with setup for automatic flattening and expansion system, for articulation and suspension of various elements

Info

Publication number: WO2011154881A1
Application number: PCT/IB2011/052432
Authority: WO
Inventors: Chung Kwo Tzuo
Original assignee: Chung Kwo Tzuo
Priority date: 2010-06-07
Filing date: 2011-06-03
Publication date: 2011-12-15
Also published as: BRPI1001897B1; BRPI1001897A2; WO2011154881A4

Abstract

'HINGE WIH SETUP FOR AUTOMATIC FLATTENING AND EXPANSION SYSTEM, FOR ARTICULATION AND SUSPENSION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS', which receives, besides internal wall segments (2) and (3) and peripheral wall segments (9) and (10), extensions (12) and (13), which fold themselves by its creases (11), closing between them in the interior of the laminar body (1), keeping strongly tensed after receiving anchoring of elastic lace (16). Through the setup with the extensions (12) and (13) the hinge (1) gains self-articulation from its laminar body. According to the design, the hinge (1) can be adhered by its adjacent wall segments between the static surface and the element to be moved, for articulation from the static point. The hinge (1) can be adhered by its opposing wall segments between the static surface and the element to be moved, for its suspension in 'pop-up' system. The hinge (1) can be adhered by its adjacent wall segments between two faces of a creased element (to be moved), so that these two faces can be simultaneously articulated between them, opening or closing this element.

Description

HINGE WITH SETUP FOR AUTOMATIC FLATTENING AND EXPANSION SYSTEM, FOR ARTICULATION AND SUSPENSION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS

Technical Field

The present descriptive report refers to the request of invention patent for a hinge manufactured in cardboard developed from cutout and crease design or even injected in plastic material from a mold so as to form a piece of wall, which is creased, foldable and kept under tension by elastic lace for a system of flattening and expansion from its own laminar body. The hinge, according to the design, can be directly fixated in anchoring surfaces and, from these spots, through the 'self-expansion' system of its creased wall segments - under action of the elastic lace, makes possible to move various elements also manufactured in cardboard or plastic, according to the design of cuts and creases or mold.

The hinge can be adhered by one of its wall segments, through gluing, soldering or some other adequate fixating layer, on a static surface and by another segment of adjacent wall, on an element to be moved, making its automatic articulation possible. The hinge can be fixed by one of its wall segments in a printed media like a catalogue in which, on its internal surface, there is a picture or any information and receives afterwards, through its opposite wall segment (not adjacent), a completing element (to be moved) of said picture or information. When the media is opened, the hinge so far in flattened condition has its creased wall segments expanded to automatically suspend - in 'pop-up' system, the complementary element, positioning it in relief in relation to the referred picture or information. The hinge can, furthermore, be fixed by two of its adjacent wall segments over two foldable surfaces by creases of an element to be moved such as a plate divided by creases and, likewise, provoke the articulation of the creased faces of said plate, closing and opening it.

Background Art

The inventor of the present requirement protected, by means of patent PI 0602006-2, entered at 05.18.2006 under the title of 'PERFECTIONING ON TOTEM TYPE SET-UP DISPLAY', a kind of hinge designed from a cardboard piece, for use in exhibiting displays also in cardboard. The piece, through special cutout and creasing design receives five wall segments, creased and foldable through these creases, being two wall segments internal separated by a central crease which are in agreement with two peripheral wall segments of free rim. The internal wall segments possess guide-recesses obtained by means of cutouts performed in parallel from its sides. For the formation of the hinge, the piece thus divided by creased wall segments, is completed by an elastic lace.

The PI 0602006-2 hinge is used by using the adjacent internal brims of both confronting parts of exhibiting displays. The referred adjacent brims are arranged in a way to position internally and obliquely when both confronting parts of the exhibiting display are joined and are, furthermore, doted of superior and inferior cutouts, properly spaced between them. Through the free rims of its peripheral wall segments the hinge is positioned between the junction creases of both confronting parts of the exhibiting display of which the adjacent brims are, this way, enclosed, thus being fixated to the same hinge, through means of insertion of the elastic lace. The elastic lace anchors itself by tensioning between superior and inferior cutouts of the adjacent brims of both confronting parts of the exhibiting display and locks itself between the side cutouts of the internal segments of the hinge. In this condition, the elastic lace flexibly forces the hinge against the adjacent brims of both confronting parts of the exhibiting display.

Because they are creased, the wall segments of the hinge follow the closure between both the confronting parts of exhibiting display, taking the condition of flattened, however, keeping itself stretched tightly by the tension from the elastic lace that was stretched with the closing of said confronting parts. The exhibiting display is folded by its sections, thus keeping the tension between the hinge and the adjacent brims of its confronting parts. When starting the opening of the exhibiting display, by interested, with minimal seceding of the confronting parts the elastic lace is forced to return immediately to its position, stretching tightly the creased segments of the hinge which opens strongly and, consequently, with this expansion provokes the automatic structuring of the exhibiting display.

As will be seen further ahead, through designs to be presented, the hinge of the status of technique described above, protected by the referred patent PI 0602006-2 is fixed by the elastic lace compulsorily in two anchoring points of the two confronting parts of the exhibiting display. Through the adjacent wall segments of the hinge, the same can be 'flattened or expanded' to allow, respectively, the automatic opening and closing of the display.

Technical Problem

In continuity to the existing technology so far existing, comes the same inventor to plead for the protection for a new hinge, which provides important effects and technical advances in relation to the mentioned hinge in status of technique because it eliminates the need of anchoring points of the elastic lace between the cutouts of adjacent brims of the confronting parts of an exhibitor (display) for the automatic setting system, meaning, the new hinge now gains expansion through its own laminar body, formed by creased wall segments.

With this the new hinge can be adhered by adequate fixating layer on a static surface so that, from it, it articulates an element to be moved or also allow, the suspension of said element to be moved or, furthermore, be adhered between two foldable faces of an element to be moved, possessing creases, making it possible the articulation of these faces, opening (automatically, after the elastic lace action is liberated) and closing. Thus, the hinge application is now, through the new design, it extends not only to displays but also other elements and structures to be moved.

For such, the new hinge has, to the example of the previous technique, two internal wall segments, which are separated by central crease and have pairs of receding cutouts from its sides, such internal wall segments agreeing, through creases, with peripheral adjacent wall segments. For the proposed system, the free rims of the peripheral wall segments, after creases have received two extensions also foldable, within its sides, also elastic lace receiving receding cutouts.

For the assembly, the internal wall segments and the peripheral adjacent wall segments bend through its creases, closing itself in a way to hug both extensions which, also folded by its creases, would have a tangency through its perfectly confronting faces among them in the interior of the laminar body of the hinge. After that the elastic lace is passed, strongly anchored between the extension side recesses and also between the superior and inferior rims of the internal segments thus forming a new hinge, object of request of this invention patent.

The internal and peripheral segments, for being propped in the creases of the extensions, folded and faced between themselves and internally positioned in the laminar body shaped structure, when flattened (meaning strapped by the structure of the element to be moved) are kept in strong tension, maintained by the elastic lace.

As intended effect, the hinge in question, reason for this patent, gains self-expansion after partial liberation of the structure to be moved because the elastic lace anchored by its elongations, is in charge of pressing the internal and peripheral segments parting from the tension against the elongations positioned internally in the laminar body of the hinge. Thus, after the pressure from the elastic lace is taken away, it is liberated provoking the automatic expansion and opening of the hinge and, consequently, of the element to be moved.

As it will be seen more clearly in the continuation, by its new build it is also allowed the passage of the elastic lace through only one of the internal wall segments, so it can leave the other three wall segments - one internal and two peripheral, free. This allows the adherence of the hinge in relation to the element to be moved, either by its adjacent wall segments as well as opposite wall segments.

Thus;

- if it adheres through adjacent wall segments between the static surface and the element to be moved, this last can me articulated from the static point.;

- if adhered by its opposed wall segments between the static surface and the element to be moved, the latter can be suspended positioning itself in relief, in a pop-up system, kept distant and parallel to the static surface;

- if adhered by its adjacent wall segments between two faces of a creased element (to be moved), these faces can be simultaneously articulated among themselves, opening or closing this element.

In all cited cases the strong tension from the elongations folded by its creases and internally positioned, under action of the elastic lace anchored to them, allow the automatic flattening and opening (expansion) of the hinge from its own laminar body.

Through the system enabled by the hinge automatic opening of exhibiting displays can be effected and the setup of shelves not to mention any other structures that use creased plates, articulation of sliding doors (cardboard or plastic), pedestal suspension (cardboard or plastic) built-in in boxes that when opened, expose, automatically, diverse objects in pop-up system and so on.

Description of Drawings

Explained superficially, the hinge will be further detailed, through annexed drawings.

The figures related following, are referred to the conventional hinge, protected by PI 0602006-2, explained above, in the field destined to the technique:

Figure 1.1 - shows, in three views, the plain hinge, followed by the start of closing its creased segments, which, following, are folded;

Figure 1.2 - shows, in sequential views, the hinge being inserted through free rims of its peripheral segments between adjacent brims of the confronting parts of an exhibiting display. As it is observed, the free rims of the peripheral segments prop themselves in the creases formed between the adjacent brims and the confronting parts of the exhibiting display;

Figure 1.3 - shows, in sequence, the elastic lace being anchored between the cuts of adjacent brims of the confronting parts of the exhibiting display and also in the side cuts of the internal segments of the hinge;

Figure 1.4 - show, in sequence, with plan views, the expansion of the hinge (through the action of elastic lace and creases of its wall segments), anchored between adjacent brims of the exhibiting display, opening it automatically.

The following figures refer to the constructivism of the hinge, reason for this patent request, as well as the working system that it envelops:

Figures 2.1 to 2.6 - show, in sequence, the laminar body of the hinge since it is flattened state as in fig. 2.1, going through folding of its internal and peripheral creased wall segments, as show in figs. 2.2 and 2.3 until closure, as is shown in figs. 2.4 and 2.5 when the elongations are involved, positioning them with their confronting faces and internally kept in the laminar body, as in fig. 2.6;

Figures 3.1 to 3.4 - show, in sequence, the laminar body receiving the elastic lace as in fig. 3.1, anchored by one of the pairs of cuts of the elongations and also by the cuts of both internal wall segments, forming the hinge itself. In this sequence are show the wall segments expansion phases by action of elastic lace and the creases of the laminar body of the hinge, in perspective as well as in plant as in figs. 3.2. For the application, as is observed in the sequence of figs. 3.3, the hinge is adhered by one of its external segments in the surface of the static element and, by its other external segment, receives the element to be moved, articulating itself in relation to this static point. Figs. 3.4 show the hinge turned only to the other side, for the same articulation system to be moved;

Figures 4.1 to 4.6 - show in sequence, the laminar body receiving the elastic lace as in figure 4.1, anchored by pairs of cuts of the elongations and by the cuts of only one of its internal wall segments, in optional arranging of the hinge. In this sequence are shown the steps of expansion through the action of the elastic lace and creases of the laminar body of the hinge, in perspective as well as in plant as in figs. 4.2. Under this condition, the hinge maintains three of its segments free, for fixating it to the surface as well as receiving the element to be moved as in figs. 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6;

Figures 5.1 to 5.6 - show, in sequence, the laminar body receiving the elastic lace as in fig. 5.1, anchored by pairs of cuts of the elongations and by cuts of only the other of its internal segments. In this sequence are shown the steps of expansion by action of the elastic lace and creases of the laminar body of the hinge, in perspective as well as in plant as in figs. 5.2. In this condition, in example of former figure 4.1, the hinge maintains three of its wall segments free, for fixating it to the surface as well as to receive the element to be moved as in figs. 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 and 5.6;

Figures 6.1 to 6.8 - show, in sequence, the adhered hinge, through adequate fixating layer, to a static surface by one of its wall segments and, by the adjacent wall segment, receiving the element to be moved, articulating it from its static point. As in figs. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 the element to be moved may be a door and, as in fig. 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 and 6.8, the element to be moved can be a complement to an information or picture of a printed media, articulated in a 'pop-up' system;

Figures 7.1 to 7.7 - show, in sequence, the adhered hinge, by layer of adequate fixating, by one of its external wall segments, at the bottom of a package, receiving, through the opposing internal wall segment, the superposition of an object (in this case a bottle of drink), as in figures 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3. As the sequence illustrates, when the package is closed, the hinge is found flattened. After opening the package, the hinge expands itself and automatically suspends the bottle, making it pass the open rim of the package, exposing it to a 'pop-up' system. Such effect can be obtained in printed medias and other applications that seek the suspension of an object in relation to another., as in figures 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7 where one complementary element is automatically suspended over a printed surface of a catalogue after the opening of the same;

Figures 8.1 to 8.10 - show, in sequence, in perspective and in plant, the adhered hinge, through adequate fixing layer, in an element to be moved that can be a shelf forming plate of an exhibiting display for example, showed partially, or adhered to any other structure. As in figs. 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3, the hinge is adhered aligned by the central crease of its adjacent wall segments, to the crease of the element to be moved. Thus the referred element can have its faces articulated by its crease according to flattening and expansion of the hinge, opening and closing. In such situation the hinge can receive various arrangements as in figs. 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 when a pair is fixed in a first element to be moved, which serves as a base for a second element to be moved, like the bottle itself, which is suspended in automatic sequence after opening the package. The hinge (1) can be used for an automatic flattening and setting of exhibiting displays of various formats, for example the hexagonal display as shown in figs. 8.8, 8.9 and 8.10.

In agreeing to what the annexed figures illustrate, the 'HINGE WITH SETTING FOR AUTOMATIC FLATTENING AND EXPANSION SYSTEM, FOR ARTICULATION AND SUSPENSION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS', object of the present invention patent request, constitutes of a piece of laminar body (1) manufactured in cardboard (through design of cutout and crease) or in plastic material (from design mold), composed of two internal wall segments (2) and (3) adjacent to a central fold (4) by means of creases (5), such internal wall segments (2) and (3) receiving pairs of cutouts recessing (6) and (7) from both its sides, perfectly aligned between themselves. Also, through creases (8), the internal wall segments (2) and (3) are in agreement with respective peripheral wall segments (9) and (10), both delimitated by creases (11), from which are connected to lengthening (12) and (13) incorporated by the cutout and crease project or mold, in the referred laminar piece (1).

The extensions (12) and (13) surpass laterally the segments (2), (3), (9) and (10) and also receive from their sides, respective recessing cutouts (14) and (15). Figure 2.1 illustrates such constructiveness.

Thus composed, the laminar body (1) has is internal wall segments (2) and (3) folded by the creases (4) and the peripheral wall segments (9) and (10) folded by the creases (8), as well as the extensions (12) and (13), as illustrated by figures 2.2 and 2.3. By its creases (11) the extensions (12) and (13) are accentuated inside, as illustrated by figures 2.4 and 2.5, in a way to touch the free rims over the central fold (4) of the laminar body (1), being, in this condition, juxtaposed, maintaining its contact surfaces faceted. After closing the refers extensions (12) and (13) position themselves internally to the laminar body (1), exposing externally only its sides with the respective pairs of recesses cutouts (14) and (15) perfectly aligned, as illustrated by figure 2.6, as well as staying perfectly aligned with recesses cutouts (6) and (7) of the internal segments (2) and (3).

Thus constituted, the laminar body (1) shall receive an elastic lace (16), forming the hinge itself.

As indicated by the dashed lines of figure 3.1, the elastic lace (16) can be inserted and stuck tensioning in only one of the pairs of cutout recesses (14) or (15) between the sides of the extensions (12) and (13), attaching themselves also in the cutout recesses (6) and (7) in overlap to both internal segments (2) and (3).

In this condition, parting from the juxtaposition of the extensions (12) and (13) the elastic lace (16), anchored in the pair of cutout recesses (14) or (15), strongly pressures the internal segments (2) and (3) which, through articulation with peripheral segments (9) and (10) through the creases (5) and (8), allow the flattening of the hinge (1) and its automatic expansion from its own laminar body.

For presenting with 'self-articulation', the hinge (1) shall be adhered by adequate fixating layer (F), that can be glue, soldering or other to a static surface (S), as illustrated by figure 3.3, by means of one of its external segments, for example, segment (9) receiving, through another external segment (10), and element (E) to be moved, also adhered by fixating layer (F). The sequence in figure 3.3 shows the system for flattening of wall segments (2) and (3) and (9) and (10) of the hinge (1) when a force from the element (E) is applied by moving, directed against a static surface (S). The pressure undone, the hinge (1), fixated by its peripheral segment (9) on the static surface (S) opens and through the peripheral segment (10) automatically pushes the element (E) to be moved, which can then be articulated, opening and closing. As illustrated by figures 3.3 and 3.4, the hinge (1) makes use of one or another of its two adjacent peripheral segments (9) and (10), for its adherence to a static surface (S) as well as for the adherence of the element (E) to be moved, which is then articulated.

As illustrated by figure 4.1, in another arranging for the hinge (1), the elastic lace (16), after inserted and attached pressured in the pairs of receding cutouts (14) and (15) between the extensions sides (12) and (13), its directed and attached only in the pair of receding cutouts (7) aligned from the sides of the internal segment (3). With such a setup, the adjacent internal segment (2) remains free of overlapping of the elastic lace (16) maintaining, however, the same self-expansion system for the hinge (1).

As illustrated by figure 5.1, in another setup, the elastic lace (16) can be directed only to the pair of receding cutouts (6) aligned from the sides of the opposing internal segments (2), remaining, in this case, the adjacent internal segment (3), free.

In both optional setups, the hinge (1) gains three free segments, meaning, an internal segment - (2) or (3), and both external segments (9) and (10) deprived from the elastic lace (16) overlapping. Thus, by means of any of the three free segments (2) or (3) and (9) and (10), the hinge (1) may be adhered by a fixating (F) layer to the static surface (S) and to receive the element (E) to be moved. This allows the adherence of the hinge (1) to the static Surface (S) and reception of the element (E) to be moved, between an internal segment (2) or (3) and a second external segment (9) or (10) - opposing, that is, not adjacent. With this, after the expansion of the hinge (1) from the static surface (S), the element (E) can be moved in suspension, as shown in figures 4.4, 4.5, 5.4 and 5.5. In this condition a printed media can receive, on its static surface (S) containing information or pictures, the hinge (1) that, in turn, fixates a complementary element (E). After the opening of printed media (a catalogue for example), the hinge (1) expands and automatically suspends the element (E) to be moved in 'pop-up' system, as in the sequence of figures 7.4., 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7.

In case the hinge (1) is adhered by a fixating layer (F) between the static surface (S) and the element (E) by its two adjacent external segments (9) and (10), the articulation movement is offered, as in figures 4.3, 4.6, 5.3 and 5.6. The hinge (1) can be articulate a door or a shelf, as in figures 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4. When applied on the surface (S) of a printed media, the information or pictures that there appear constant can receive a mobile complementary informative element (E), through the hinge (1). As in figures 6.5, 6.6, 6.7 and 6.8 after opened by a catalogue, for example, the information or mobile element (E), under action of the hinge (1) articulates in 'pop-up' system positioning itself in a way to complement the exposed in the static surface (S) of the catalogue.

Thus, the hinge (1) through its own articulation can be adhered by a fixating layer (F) between a static surface (S) and the element (E) to be moved, so that it is obtained, automatically, its articulation (figs. 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.6, 5.3 and 5.6) or suspension (4.4, 4.5, 5.4 and 5.5).

Finally, in another application option, the hinge (1) can be adhered by fixating layer (F) by one of its internal segments (2) or (3) and one of the peripheral adjacents segments, to the faces of an element (E) to be moved, such as a plate with creases. As illustrated by the sequence of figures 8.1 to 8.3, the hinge (1) is aligned by its central fold (4) to the crease of the element (E) to be moved which, by its expansion and flattening system will have moved both its faces, articulated among them, opening and closing. Setups with more than one hinge (1) as for example a pair adhered by a fixating layer (F) in a first element (E) to be moved (E) as show in figure 8.7, makes possible the movement of a second element (E) as shown by figures 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6.

According to the design, exhibiting displays no longer need its formed adjacent brims, cutout designs and crease to receive the elastic lace (16), which is now tensed by its own extensions () of the laminar body of the hinge (1). With this cutout and crease designs can be simplified in the confection of the exhibiting displays, racks, shelves and various panels manufactures on cardboard, bringing important advances in the segment. The sequence of figures 8.8, 8.8 and 8.10 shows a hexagonal display being setup by the hinge (1).

Claims

'HINGE', consisting of a laminar piece (1) composed by two internal wall segments (2) and (3) adjacent to the central fold (4) through creases (5), said internal wall segments (2) and (3) receiving receding cutouts (6) and (7) coming from both of its sides, perfectly aligned between them, considering that, also through means of creases (8) the internal wall segments (2) and (3) are agreeing with respective peripheral wall segments (9) and (10) characterized by, after creases (11), to be linked to extensions (12) and (13) incorporated, which laterally go over the segments (2), (3), (9) and (10) and also receive from its sides, pairs of receding cutouts (14) and (15).
'HINGE', according to claim 1, by the laminar piece, (1) have it internal wall segments (2) and (3) folded by the creases (4) and the peripheral wall segments (9) and (10) folded by the creases (8), as well as the extensions (12) and (13), characterized for being folded on its creases (11) so it touches its free rims over the central fold (4), maintaining its juxtaposed contact surfaces, faceted, positioning itself internally in the laminar body (1), exposing externally only its sides with pairs of receding cutouts (14) and (15) perfectly aligned between themselves and aligned to the receding cutouts (6) and (7) of the internal segments (2) and (3).
'HINGE' according to claims 1 and 2, characterized by passing of an elastic lace (16) originating from one of the receding cutouts (14) or (15) between the sides of the extensions (12) and (13), attaching also on receding cutouts (6) and (7), overlapping both internal segments (2) and (3).
'HINGE', according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized by, optionally, the elastic lace (16), after inserted and attached tensioned in receding cutouts pairs (14) and (15) between the sides of the extensions (12) and (13), be directed and attached only on the receding cutouts (7) aligned from the sides of the internal segment (3), keeping internal segment (2), free.
'HINGE', according to claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized by the elastic lace (16), after inserted and attached tensioned in receding cutout pairs (14) and (15) between the sides of the extensions (12) and (13), be directed and attached only in the receding cutouts (6) aligned from the sides of the internal segment (2), keeping internal segment (3), free.
'SETUP FOR AUTOMATIC FLATTENING AND EXPANSION SYSTEM', according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, characterized by automatic flattening and expansion from the laminar body (1) itself, through juxtaposition of extensions (12) and (13) folded by their own creases (11) and tensioned by the elastic lace (16) anchored in the receding cutout pairs (14) or (15), pressing strongly the internal segments (2) and (3) and peripheral segments (9) and (10), folded by their creases (5) and (8).
'ARTICULATION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS', according to claim 6, characterized by the adherence of the laminar body (1) by fixating layer (F), of one of its internal wall segments (2) or peripheral (3) to a static surface (S) and, by adjacent wall segment (2) or (3), be adhered by fixating layer (F) to an element (E) to be moved, articulating it.
'ARTICULATION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS', according to claim 6, characterized by laminar body (1) adherence through fixating layer (F), of two wall segments (2) or (3), adjacent, between two faces divided by crease of an element (E) to be moved, articulating them.
'SUSPENSION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS', according to claim 6, characterized by laminar body (1) adherence by fixating layer (F), of one of its wall segments (2) or (3) to a static surface (S) receiving, through another non-adjacent wall segment (2) or (3), the adherence by fixating layer (F) of an element (E) to be moved, suspending it.