US1817773A - Hinge - Google Patents

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Patented Aug. 1931 HARRY E. sIrE, or

NEW YORK, N. Y.

HINGE Application filed December 1, 1927. Serial No. 236,955. f

``This invention relates to hinges and particularly to devices of this class consisting ofa plurality of movably connected parts whereby the swinging member is controlld .5 and governed in its several positions in the operation of opening and closing the same;

and the object of the invention is to provide a hinge comprising two butt members or parts, one of which is secured to a stationary support and the other to a swinging member,

and means involving two sets of links or cou- I ling memberspivotally coupled with each of said butts on different centers, whereby one of said setsl of links or coupling mem- 'bers will cooperate with the other set to control the movement of the door to maintain the same in predetermined position and against rocking or swaying in the operation of opening andl closing the same; a further object being lto provide a hingeof the class specified, the separate butts and parts thereof being composed of sheet metal whereby the hinge may be produced at a nominal cost and of comparatively light but yet strong and durable material; a further object being to provide a hingeA wherein one of the sets of links or coupling members is of greater trans- Lverse dimensions between its pivoted ends than the other set, whereby one of said members will check the doo-r or swinging member against rotation on either one of the separate pivots where both sets of said 'coupling members are coupledwith said swinging member, and at the same time permitting of the 4outward swinging of the hinge end side of the door with relation to Ithe pivots on the stationary frame in the manner of other extension hinges now in4 common use to adapt the hinge' especially for use in connection with motor Vehicles and like apparatus; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in`a hinge of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simple in construction, efficient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed:

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement arerdesignated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse, sectional view through a door and stationary support showlng one formJ of my improved hinge mounted in connection therewith and with' the door.

in an open position.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, butishowing the door in a closed position., i.

Fig. 8 shows several detfil views of the separate' parts of the hinge shown in Figs. 1 and 2 detached, and arranged in theirrelative position. f

Fig. 4 is a view similar. to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of construction; and,

Fig. 5 is -a face view of a'part of the construction shown in Fig. 4. i

` In the drawings, `10 represents the door or swinging member, and 11 the door frame or stationary support. In practice, I secure to the door 10 a butt 12, which is preferablyfashioned from a single strip of sheet metal, the side edges ofy which are brought together as seen at 13. In forming said butt', the opposite side portions"of the strip of metal from which the same is formed are fashioned to form cylindrical pintle bearings 14 and 15 arranged on opposite side edges of the butt, and alternately spaced in the manner seen at the left of Fig. 3 of the drawings.` The pintle bearings 15 at the ends of the butt 12 are short, and centrally of the butt consist of one long pintle bearing 15a whereas the bearings 14 .are arranged centrally of the butt as seen in saidfigure. The separate thicknesses of the butt, intermediate the bearings, may be welded or otherwise secured together to form a unitary structure and to pxevent the opening or spreading of the pintl bearings.

The other butt 16 of the hinge is also fashioned from an elongated strip of sheet metal, the side edges of which are brought together to form one side edge of the butt, and the central portion of the sheet is fashioned tol form two sets of pintle bearings 17 and 18.

The bearings 18 are arranged at one side edge of the butt and the bearings'fl'? inwardly' of said side edge and spaced in the manner shown at therght of Fig. 3 of the drawings,

k sition shown in Fig.2 to the position shown in4 in which figure, it will be noted that the bearing 17 isl located centrally of the butt 16 and the bearings 18 are arranged adj acent the end portions of the butt. In this construction, the separate sheets or the two ply of the butt are secured together by welding or in any other desiredmanner.

In practice, I employ two sets of links or coupling members 19 and 20, one of the members 19 being employed in the construction shown, and having at one side, large pintle bearings 21 arranged adjacent the ends of said member and at the other side edge, a pintle bearing 22. The bearing 21 comes in alinement with the bearing 17, and a pin 23 passes through the bearings 17 and 21, whereas thebearing 22 comes between the bearings 14 of the butt 12, and a pin 24 passes therethrough. The members are provided on one side edge with bearings 25 arranged adjacent the ends thereof which are arranged on opposite sides of the bearings 18, of the butt 16, and pins 26 are passed through the bearings 18'and 25.` Centrally of theV other side edge of the members 20 are bearings 27 which are positioned between the bearings 15- 15a, and one pin 28 passes through all of said bearings, thus coupling the two members 20 and the single member-19 with both of the butts to provide the hinge construction which will permit of the swinging of the door 10.

with relation to the frame 11 from the po- Fig. 1. Inthis operation, the door is swinging on the four pivots formed by the pins 23, 24, 26 and 28, but the' door in its swinging movementis maintained in a rigid position and is not capable of movement on the pins 24 and 28 by virtue ,of the arrangement or links or coupling members 19 and 20 employed. Either side of these members opervates to brace the other and prevents relative movement other than accomplishing the swinging or opening movement of the door which is desired,and also the swinging move'- ment of the 'hinge side of the door With relation to a frame to produc'e the clearance space therebetween, which is being governed by the lelngtl:1 of the links or coupling members emp oye As seen in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings,

the door and door frame are mortised out to receive the separate butts as well as the bearings thereof, and the links or coupling members |19 and 20 especially when the'dooris inv closed position as seen in Fig. 2. The members 19 and. 20are also preferably composed of sheet metal, 'and the separate plies thereof or thicknesses formed by the folding of a single sheet or strip of metal, are secured together by welding or in any other desired manner.

It will also be'understood lthat I` am not necessarily limited to any particular manner of constructing the separate parts of my imhinge,

proved hinge nor to the arrangement of said arts herein shown and described, as the engths of the bearing members may be materially reduced or increased, and a vgreater number of the separate members 19 and 20 employed. w

In F igs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, I have shown a'slight modification wherein a hinge butt 30 is secured to the door 10 and a hinge butt 31 to. the frame 11. In this 'construction, two pintle bearings 32 and 33 are curled from a substantially heavy strip of met-al from which the butt is formed and are arranged in common alinement on one side face of the b'utt as clearly seen in Fig. 4. One side edge of theibutt 31 which is also made from a comparatively heavy sheet of metal is curled to form two pintle bearings 34 and 35, the bearing 34 setting inwardlytoa greater degree than the bearing 35. In producing the butt 31, the bearings 34 will be set backwardly in order to permit of the passage of the pintle pin 36 through the bearings 35, and then move into the position shown in F ig. 4, at which time, the pins 37 engaging the bearings 34 may be placed in position. The bearlngs 34 are arranged at'both ends of the butt 31, whereas the bearings are intermediate or on the central portion of'the butt 31.

I also employ two coupling members or hnks 38 and 39. The member 38 is provided at one slde edge with bearings 40 to receive the pin 37 and at the other side edge with bearlngs 41, through which the pins 42 arepassed, the latter passing through bearings 32 on the butt 30. At one side edge of the members 39 are bearings l43 through which plns 36 pass, and at the opposite side edge are bearings 44 through which the pins 45 pass, the latter pins also extending through the 'bearings 33 of the butt 30. It will be understood that two o'f the members 39 Will beI employed at the upper and lower ends of the whereas the member 38 is arranged in-. termediate the members'39, but anyv other desired arrangement of said' members may be employed. The assemblage of said members is indicated i-n Figs. 4 and 5' of lthe drawings,

- in Fig. `5.

The operation of the hinge shown in F i'gs.

4 and 5 will be the same as that of the hinge shown in F igs. 1 to 3 inclusive. It will also be understood that any desired arrangement of the parts may be made; that is to say, any

number of the coupling members or links of' either hinge may beemployed to produce short or very much extended hingesf and the lengths of the bearings arranged to suit the particular uses in question.V

The distinctive feature of the'invention resides in the use of two links or coupling' members, mountings butts of the each having independent pivotal 1n connection with the separate hinge, permltting of the opening and closing of the door, but no independent .movement of the door with relation to the hinge structure, especially where such movein and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made within by pintle pins.

elongated sliect metal butt members, one of" the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the .spirit sacrificing its advantagesl Having fully whatjl claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A concealed hinge comprising two elongated butt members, one of said butt members 'having pintle bearings arrange and spaced longitudinally of`on'e side edgel thereof with the axis of one bearing ofiset with respect to the `axis of the other bearing, the other butt'having cylindrical bearings irranged at the opposite side edges thereof, elongated coupling links, each having bearings at the side edges thereof, the bearings of one link being coupled with one set of bearings on each of said butt members, heari-ngs of the other link bein coupled with the other set of bearings'of saibutt members 2. A. concealed .hinge comprising two aaid butt membersl having pintle bearings arranged and sp\aced longitdinally of and projecting' from' one side edge thereof with respect the axis of one bearing offset with to 'the axis of the other bearing, the axis of said bearings being in common alinement withrthe longitudinal plane of said butt, the other butt having. oylindrical' bearings ar'- ranged and Frojecting from opposite side edges thereo links each having bearing .portions at the opposite side edges thereof, the bearings of llink coupling link serving to brace the other li of my invention or described my invention,

and the veach other and to said links,

being '-in' alinement with the `longitud'inal plane of said butt, coupling links having pintle bearings proJecting at theiside 'portions thereof, one of said links coupling one of the bearings of each butt and the other he other bearings of said butts, one of said links being of greater width than the other, and said links being angularly disposed with respect to eah other through the relative movement of the butts in opening and closing the hin e, and one to .prevent independent rocking movement of said butts with respect to each other and to said links. 4:. A hinge of. the' class described comprising two elongated Sheet metal butt members, one of said butt members having pintle bearings projecting from both side edges thereof, the other butt member having pintle bearings projecting from one side edge thereof, the axis of the bearings of the second name'd butt being in alinement with the longitudjnal plane of said butt, coupling links having pintle bearings projecting at the side portions thereof, one of said links coupling one of the bearings of each butt and the other link couplin the other bearings of said butts, one of said links being' of greater width than the other, said links being angularly disposed with respect to each other through the relative movement of the butts in' opening and closing thehin'ge, one link serving to brace 4 the other link to prevent independent rockof said butts with respect to and said links being arranged one above the other lin edge to edge relation. o

In testimony. that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 28th day of November, 1927 o s RY E. SIPE.

ing movement elongated straight vcoupling one link being coupled with one set of .beari ings on each of said butt members'and the bearings of the other'link the other set of bearings of said butt members by pintle pins, one ofsaid coupling links being o the narrower said bantts with respect to each other and said' links.

'3. A hinge of the class described compris- "'ing two elongated sheet metal-butt members, 'one of said buttmembers having pintle bearings proj ecting'from' both side edges thereof,

the otheributt member having pintle bearings projectin'g lfrom-one side edge thereof, the |-ajsis of the being coupled with.

greater width thanthefother and link forming a' continuousl` brace between said butt members in moving from closed to open position and bearings o f the second named buttion

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