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HINGE PIN KEEPER AND ENCLOSURE WITH AMBIDEXTROUS LIFT OFF-HINGE
20230235604 · 2023-07-27 · ·

Disclosed is a hinge pin keeper having a hook on a first end of a shaft and a coil on a second end of the shaft. Also disclosed is an enclosure with an ambidextrous lift-off hinge, wherein said liftoff hinge connections between the door and the base permit the handedness of the door mounting to be changed without the use of tools by lifting said door in a first handedness configuration, rotating said door 180 degrees relative to said base, and mounting said door back on said hinges in a second handedness configuration, with said first handedness configuration being the opposite of said second handedness configuration.

Wine cooler with reversible door
11703270 · 2023-07-18 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a household appliance (20) comprising a reversible front door (22) configured to be selectably attached either on a left side or a right side of a cabinet (21) of the household appliance (20). The household appliance (20) further comprises a profile (23) configured to act as a handle being arranged on a top side of the front door (22), a detachable hinge (27) arranged to be mounted to the cabinet (21) behind the front door (22) and further being configured to extend into a cavity (21) of the front door (22) arranged below the profile (23) to connect the front door (22) to the cabinet (21), and a locking pin (29), wherein the profile (23) comprises a through hole (28) at at least one of its two ends for receiving the locking pin (29) configured to be inserted into the through hole (28) from an upper side of the profile (23), which locking pin (29) engages with a cavity (30) of the hinge (27) arranged under the profile (23) to pivotably attach the front door (22) to the hinge (27).

HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR A SECURITY DOOR
20230056621 · 2023-02-23 ·

A security door assembly is disclosed including a hinge assembly having a first hinge plate having at least a first hinge pin receptacle extending from the first hinge plate, and a second hinge plate having at least a second hinge pin receptacle extending from the second hinge plate. A hinge pin is removably received in a longitudinal direction within the first and second hinge pin receptacles such that the first and second hinge plates are pivotal with respect to one another via the hinge pin. The hinge assembly includes a bearing assembly disposed between the hinge pin and one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles, and a retention member removably extending in a first lateral direction into one of the first or second hinge pin receptacles and engaging the hinge pin.

TWO-PART HINGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HINGE DEVICE, AND USE OF THE HINGE DEVICE

The invention relates to a two-part hinge device for a door or a window, comprising a first housing part (20) and a second housing part (30), which in the assembled state form a door hinge housing (19), and a rod (15) which extends in the first housing part (20) and second housing part (30) along the axial direction (60) thereof, wherein the rod (15) has at least three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections (16, 17, 18). The first rod section (16) is supported in the first housing part (20) by a clamping element (50), and the third rod section (18) supports the second housing part (30). In the region of the second rod section (17), the rod (15) is adjustable relative to the first housing part (20) in two directions at an angle to each other and independently of each other, and the two directions at an angle to each other are arranged transversely to the axial direction (60) of the rod (15).

QUICK-RELEASE HINGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20230036589 · 2023-02-02 ·

A rapidly disassembled hinge suitable for use in an aircraft includes a first attachment plate attached to a supported structure, a second attachment plate attached to a supporting structure, and a pin with a notch in an outer surface thereof, which is insertable into portions of the first and second attachment plates for pivotably connecting the first and second attachment plates together. The pin is inserted so that the notch is positioned within the second attachment structure when the hinge is in an assembled state. A key includes a main body and a distal end extending from the main body, the distal end being insertable within the notch of the pin. The key is movable such that the distal end of the key can be inserted into and removed from engagement with the notch of the pin to provide for toolless disassembly of the hinge.

Adjustable door hinge
11479998 · 2022-10-25 ·

An adjustable door hinge having asymmetric leaves, one leaf on the door plane and a gap between leaf knuckles for vertical adjusting crescent disc shims and a leaf having a slot for positioning a fastener along the slot for lateral adjustments.

HINGE AND REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
20230114344 · 2023-04-13 ·

Disclosed are a hinge and a refrigeration equipment. The hinge includes a vertical hinge shaft, a first hinge base and a second hinge base. The first hinge base includes a first installation plate and a first sleeve rotatably connected to the hinge shaft to make the first sleeve rotate around the hinge shaft. A lower end of the first sleeve is provided with a first slope sloping downwards. The second hinge base below the first hinge base includes a second installation plate and a second sleeve fixed on the hinge shaft. An upper end of the second sleeve is provided with a second slope sloping upwards. The second slope abuts against and cooperates with the first slope for the first sleeve to move from a first position to a second position along a direction away from the second sleeve or from the second position to the first position along a direction close to the second sleeve while being rotated around the hinge shaft.

FLIP HINGE
20230104224 · 2023-04-06 ·

A flip hinge for a motor vehicle includes an inner strap affixed to a body of the motor vehicle, an outer strap separate from the inner strap and affixed to a removable panel of the motor vehicle, and an intermediate link extending from the inner strap to the outer strap. The intermediate link is rotatably attached to the inner strap at a first link end by a spring-loaded pivot. The intermediate link is rotatably attached to the outer strap at a second link end by an outer strap pivot. The intermediate link is movable between at least a first position and a second position. The spring-loaded pivot biases the intermediate link towards the second position whenever the intermediate link is not in the first position, and the outer strap is separable from the intermediate link only when the intermediate link is in the first position.

HINGE PIN KEEPER AND ENCLOSURE WITH AMBIDEXTROUS LIFT OFF-HINGE
20230193673 · 2023-06-22 · ·

Disclosed is a hinge pin keeper having a hook on a first end of a shaft and a coil on a second end of the shaft. Also disclosed is an enclosure with an ambidextrous lift-off hinge, wherein said liftoff hinge connections between the door and the base permit the handedness of the door mounting to be changed without the use of tools by lifting said door in a first handedness configuration, rotating said door 180 degrees relative to said base, and mounting said door back on said hinges in a second handedness configuration, with said first handedness configuration being the opposite of said second handedness configuration.

Torque element retention system

One aspect is a torque element retention system with a housing having an opening. A torque assembly has a shaft and a torque element stacked along the shaft and is configured substantially within the opening of the housing. The torque element has an arm portion and a foot portion and the opening has an arm opening section configured to receive the arm portion of the torque element and a foot retention section configured to receive the foot portion of the torque element. The torque element retention system has a system axis through the center of the shaft and extending through the foot retention section. The at least one of the first and second foot end portions of the foot retention section includes first and second non-parallel segments having no normal length to chord length ratio greater than 0.5.