A method of mounting a switch cabinet door to a switch cabinet body. At least two hinges arranged vertically one above the other, at least a first of the hinges, which is arranged above a second of the hinges, having a first body-side hinge half with a first hinge pin which projects vertically upwards from a first pin seat, onto which a first door-side hinge half is fitted, wherein the first hinge pin has an auxiliary mounting position in which it projects from the first pin seat by a first length which is greater than a second length by which a second hinge pin of a second body-side hinge half of the second hinge projects from its second pin seat.

Examples disclosed herein relate to a hinge assembly with a compressible sleeve. In one example, a base member is coupled to an upright member via a hinge assembly. In an example, the hinge assembly include a first securing member, a second securing member including a shaft coupled to the first securing member; a compressible sleeve to engage the shaft, and a spring coupled to the first securing member. In an example, the spring is to engage the compressible sleeve and apply a compressive force on the sleeve in response to a rotational movement of the hinge assembly in a first direction and reduce a compressive force when the hinge assembly is rotated in a second direction.

A pivot device having asymmetric friction torque is provided. The pivot device includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, a sleeve surrounding the shaft, the sleeve defining a gap extending longitudinally, the sleeve and the shaft being configured for rotation with respect to one another about the longitudinal axis, and a helical compression element surrounding the sleeve and exerting a compressive force onto the sleeve, wherein a first torque required to rotate the sleeve and the shaft with respect to one another in a first direction differs from a second torque required to rotate the sleeve and the shaft with respect to one another in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A method for providing a pivot device asymmetric friction torque is also provided.

A bearing including a substrate and a low friction layer, where the bearing includes an annular shape including a radial bearing portion in the form of an axially-extending base region, and an axial bearing portion in the form of a radially-extending flange, where the axial bearing portion terminates in a deep drawn axially extending lip, and at least one of a radial coining region or an axial coining region, where the radial coining region is positioned along the radially-extending flange and forms an annular depression, where the axial coining region is positioned along the axially-extending base region, and where the axial coining region is deformed so as to be non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bearing.

A pivot structure includes a base, a bracket, an elastic member and a positioning assembly. The bracket is rotatably connected to the base. The elastic member is disposed on the base. The positioning assembly includes a linkage member and a sleeve. The linkage member is pivoted to the bracket and has a positioning portion. The sleeve is pivoted to the base. The sleeve is fitted around the linkage member and has a releasing segment and a positioning segment. The bracket is adapted to be expanded to a first expanding state relative to the base by the elastic force of the elastic member, so as to drive the positioning portion to move along the releasing segment. The bracket is adapted to receive an external force to be continually expanded to a second expanding state relative to the base, so as to drive the positioning portion to move to the positioning segment.

A new and improved quiet hinge mechanism assembly comprises first and second hinge plates, and first and second connect plates. A pin shaft passes through the first and second connect plates, and a bushing and gasket are mounted upon the pin shaft such that the first connect plate does not engage the pin shaft, and the first and second connect plates do not engage each other. In addition, the bushing and the gasket are fabricated from a suitable, self-lubricating material, such as, for example, polyoxymethylene (POM), thereby rendering the new and improved hinge mechanism assembly quiet.

A hinge assembly is provided. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge component and a second hinge component. The first hinge component includes a leaf portion terminating in a first knuckle and a second knuckle. The first knuckle includes a protrusion and the second knuckle includes a recess. The second hinge component is rotatably coupled to the first hinge component and is structurally identical to the first hinge component. The protrusion of the first hinge component is configured to fit within the recess of the second hinge component, and the protrusion of the second hinge component is configured to fit within the recess of the first hinge component.

A new and improved quiet hinge mechanism assembly comprises first and second hinge plates, and first and second connect plates. A pin shaft passes through the first and second connect plates, and a bushing and gasket are mounted upon the pin shaft such that the first connect plate does not engage the pin shaft, and the first and second connect plates do not engage each other. In addition, the bushing and the gasket are fabricated from a suitable, self-lubricating material, such as, for example, polyoxymethylene (POM), thereby rendering the new and improved hinge mechanism assembly quiet.

The hinge comprising at least one leaf part mounted to a movable leaf and equipped with at least one hinge axle or seat and at least one frame part mounted to immovable frame and equipped with at least one seat or hinge axle characterized in that the hinge axle (6) has a cross-sectional mushroom shape inscribed in a circle, a seat (7) has a cylindrical shape with the longitudinal channel and the channel shape corresponds to the shape of the stem of mushroom-shaped hinge axle (6) and the radius of the cylindrical seat (7) corresponds to the radius of the circle described on the mushroom-shaped hinge axle (6).

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an device that includes a first body coupled to a first housing, a second body coupled to a second housing, a hinge rod, and a spring clip on an outside diameter of the hinge rod, where the spring clip is configured to increase the torque of the hinge.