2867results about "Wing closers" patented technology

A hinged mobile computing device includes a first housing part with a first display and a second housing part with a second display. The first and second housing parts are coupled by a hinge assembly that includes a spring-loaded opening mechanism configured to bias with a biasing torque the first housing part and second housing part to rotate away from each other when the first and second displays are in a closed face-to-face orientation. An electro-magnetic closure system is configured to retain the first and second displays in the closed face-to-face orientation against the biasing torque of the spring-loaded opening mechanism, and release of the electro-magnetic closure system permits the first housing part to rotationally separate from the second housing part to a predetermined angular orientation due to the biasing force of the spring-loaded opening mechanism.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric energy metering boxes, and discloses an electric energy metering box which comprises a box body and a box door, the box door is rotationally connected to the box body, a locking spring is arranged on the box body, a locking block is arranged on the locking spring, a connecting rope is arranged on the box door, and one end, away from the box door, of the connecting rope is arranged on the locking block; when the box door is opened, the locking spring is in a stretching state; when the box door is closed, the locking spring is in a non-stress state, a worker pulls the box door open, the box door drives the locking block to move through the connecting rope, the locking block drives the locking spring to stretch, and if the worker does not press the box door continuously, the locking spring can drive the box door to be closed through the locking block and the connecting rope; therefore, the problem that a worker forgets to close the box door is avoided, the box door can stably block the opening of the box body, external sundries are not easy to directly enter the box body, and the phenomenon that the electric energy metering box goes wrong due to the fact that an external person mistakenly shocks the electric energy metering box is avoided.

A tailgate assembly includes a frame subassembly for a tailgate. The frame subassembly has a first brace placed adjacent to a second brace to provide a connection beam with a hollow structural section. The assembly further includes a torsion rod and a torsion rod anchor. The torsion rod is at least partially disposed within the hollow structural section. The torsion rod anchor has a rod-receiving opening that receives an end portion of the torsion rod to anchor the end portion of the torsion rod.

A pill container has a body, at least one lid, and at least one elastic assembly. The body comprises a first wall, a second wall, and at least one compartment. The first wall and second wall are two opposite sides of the body. The compartment is located between the first wall and the second wall. The lid is pivotably mounted on the second wall of the body. The elastic assembly is located on the second wall, and has a flexural segment and a first protruding section. The first protruding section is located on the flexural segment and contacts the second wall. The first protruding section supports a space between the flexural segment of the elastic assembly and the body.

A furniture drive can move a furniture part movably supported relative to a furniture carcass. The furniture drive includes a housing configured to be at least partially received within a recess of a furniture panel of the furniture carcass in a mounted condition, and an actuating arm arrangement for moving the movable furniture part. A cover is provided on the housing of the furniture drive, and the cover has at least one laterally protruding, substantially hoop-shaped flange.

A head unit system for controlling an object includes a head unit device that include shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain the STF. The chamber further includes a set of gates between a front channel and a back channel. The set of gates includes a bypass opening set. The head unit device further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the chamber. The set of gates is configured to control flow of the STF between the front channel and the back channel to control rotational movement of the object. An accessory module assists in control of the object.

A head unit system for controlling an object includes a head unit device that include shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber configured to contain the STF. The chamber further includes a set of gates between a front channel and a back channel. The set of gates includes a bypass opening set. The head unit device further includes a piston housed at least partially radially within the chamber. The set of gates is configured to control flow of the STF between the front channel and the back channel to control rotational movement of the object. An accessory module assists in control of the object.

A control arm includes a first and a second arm section pivotably connected to each other. A control part is coupled to the first arm section and includes a control surface. A thrust piece is mounted on the second arm section and includes a counter control surface. At least one spring element biases the thrust piece relative to the control piece. The arm sections are pivoted relative to one another and the relative movement between the control part and the thrust piece is a rolling movement.

A system for moving a hinge between an open position and a closed position is disclosed. The hinge couples a closure panel to a body. The system can include an actuator for driving the closure panel between the open position and the closed position. A counterweight member reduces a mechanical effort provided by the actuator to drive the closure panel.

A pivot hinge has a pivot pin member for pivotally connecting a pivotal door leaf with a structural element. The hinge comprising a first cam follower on a first side of the pivot pin member and a second cam follower on a second side of the pivot pin member opposite the first side, the first and second cam followers both being movable in a radial direction relative to the cam. A slidable reciprocating member is arranged within the casing and has first and second end parts rigidly connected to one another. The cam has a pair of recesses. The spring arrangement is arranged between the second cam follower and the second end part and urges both first and second cam followers against the cam and into the respective recess to provide a holding moment to retain the door leaf in a holding position.

An automatic emergency door closure is provided that can be used with an existing door by inserting a hinge pin assembly into knuckles of hinge plates associated with the existing door. The hinge pin assembly is movable between a first position where the door is held in a regular use position in which it can be opened and closed and a second position where the door is released to a closed position. This movement from the first position to the second position may be as a result of a variety of triggers, including a message transmitted from a remote location or nearby heat. The assembly may include a hinge pin body that is inserted into the knuckles, a torsion spring that is configured to rotate the hinge pin body, and an activator that can be activated by the trigger to enable rotation of the hinge pin body.

A furniture drive includes an adjustment device having a rotatably-supported adjustment element, a transmission mechanism for transmitting a force of the adjustment element, an overload safety device configured to couple the adjustment element with the transmission mechanism upon a rotation of the adjustment element with a torque below a predetermined limit torque. The overload safety device is further configured to decouple the adjustment element from the transmission mechanism upon a rotation of the adjustment element with a torque above the limit torque, preferably such that no torque transmission between the adjustment element and the transmission mechanism takes place. The overload safety device includes a first component having a longitudinal direction and a second component configured to be moved in a direction extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the first component when the torque is above the limit torque.

A vehicle door system has a door structure movable relative to a vehicle body between closed and open positions. The door structure is connected to the vehicle body via first and second arms arranged at a lower end of the door structure. The first arm includes a first inner end pivotably connected to the vehicle body and a first outer end pivotably connected to the door structure. The second arm includes a second inner end pivotably connected to the vehicle body and a second outer end pivotably connected to the door structure. The first arm has an inner arm section and an outer arm section pivotably connected to each other via an intermediate pivot point. The inner arm section and the outer arm section are pivotably displaceable relative to each other via the intermediate pivot point upon displacement of the door structure between the closed and open positions.

A piece of furniture includes a furniture body with an upper floor, a flap, and least one flap fitting arranged on the upper floor in order to hold the flap movably between a position closing a storage space of the furniture body and an opening position. The flap fitting includes a housing, on which a support arm is rotatably mounted, which includes a retaining element for fixing the flap, and an energy store for applying a force to the support arm. A damper is provided for braking a movement of the support arm in the closing direction shortly before the closing position is reached. The damper can be moved via an actuating element mounted in the housing and the support arm can be braked via the actuating element when the flap is moved in the closing direction shortly before reaching the closing position.

A piece of furniture includes a furniture body with an upper floor and a flap, and at least one flap fitting being arranged on the upper floor in order to hold the flap movably between a position closing a storage space of the furniture body and an opening position. The flap fitting includes a housing, on which a support arm is rotatably mounted, which includes a retaining element for fixing the flap, and an energy store, by means of which a force can be applied to the support arm, the support arm being articulatedly connected to a drive lever, which is articulatedly connected to a deflection lever. An opening limiter is provided between the drive lever and the deflection lever, by means of which the maximum opening position of the support arm can be adjusted. This allows the flap fitting to be flexibly adapted to the respective installation position.

An actuating apparatus (1) for opening and closing a cover in or on a vehicle, having a locking and / or arresting kinematics that cooperate with the cover. The actuating apparatus includes a housing (2) and an actuating part (3) received in the housing (2) and movably supported relative to the housing (2). The actuating part (3) cooperates with the cover in such a way that the actuating part (3) performs a movement relative to the housing (2) between a first position and a second position upon a movement of the cover between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the first position, the actuating part (3) is in a locked state. The actuating apparatus (1) further includes an elastically deformable spring system (4) associated with the actuating part (3), in particular having a progressive spring characteristic.

The invention discloses a hinge with a self-closing function, and belongs to the field of hinges, the hinge comprises a door support, a cabinet support, four connecting pieces and a self-closing assembly, a driving piece is rotatably mounted on a second connecting piece, a guiding piece is movably mounted on a fourth connecting piece, a guiding column is located in a guiding groove, and two ends of an elastic piece are connected with the fourth connecting piece and the guiding piece respectively; when the hinge is in an open state, the guide column of the second connecting piece abuts against the end of the guide groove so that the elastic piece can be kept in a stretching state. When the hinge moves from the open state to the critical state, the driving piece abuts against the abutting face to drive the guiding piece to move relative to the fourth connecting piece till the driving piece abuts against the protruding teeth. When the hinge moves from a critical state to a closed state, the driving piece crosses the convex teeth to fall into the groove, the elastic force of the elastic piece drives the hinge with the self-closing function to move to the closed state, the abutting face, the groove, the convex teeth and the guide groove are integrated on one part of the guide piece, the number of hinge parts is small, the overall structure is simple, and the size is small.

A fluid damper is provided including a cylinder filled with a damping fluid, a piston base body shiftably guided in the cylinder along a stroke axis, and a valve disk spaced apart from a shell wall of the cylinder. The piston base body divides an inner space of the cylinder into a front space and a rear space along the stroke axis. In the piston base body, there is at least one channel connecting the front space to the rear space in a fluid-conducting manner. The valve disk is shiftably guided along the stroke axis between an opening position unblocking the at least one channel and a closing position closing the at least one channel. The valve disk has a central area extending radially outward from the stroke axis, the central area being free of apertures.

A furniture drive includes a housing to be arranged on a furniture panel, and an actuating arm assembly for moving the movable furniture part, and the actuating arm assembly includes an actuating arm movably-supported relative to the housing to be fixed to the movable furniture part. The actuating arm assembly is movable between a first relative position and a second relative position, and includes actuating arms pivotable relative to one another. A pivotal movement of the actuating arm assembly from the second relative position toward the first relative position can be blocked by a releasable blocking device including a movably supported blocking element movable between a blocking position and an unblocking position. A blocking element of the blocking device is supported on one of the actuating arms and includes an abutment bearing against a counter-abutment of the other of the actuating arms in the blocking position.

A roof window (100), comprising a stationary primary frame (1), at least one secondary frame (2), and a lifting device (10) comprising a lifting arm (14) inserted between the primary frame (1) and the at least one secondary frame (2), the lifting arm (14) having a first end (14a) rotatably connected to a sledge (30) slidably connected with the primary frame (1) in a sledge guide (16) and a second end (14b) rotatably connected to the at least one secondary frame (2), the lifting device (10) furthermore comprising a spring assembly (20) configured to be coupled to the sledge (30), the lifting device further comprising a push arm (40) having a first end rotatably connected to the sledge guide (16) and a second end rotatably connected to the lifting arm (14).

The invention relates to an automatic door opening and closing mechanism, door box equipment and an automatic door opening and closing method, which can realize full-angle automatic door opening and closing, improve user experience and improve safety performance. The automatic door opening and closing mechanism comprises a hinge assembly and a door closing assembly, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge base, a hinge bracket, a rotating shaft for rotatably connecting the hinge bracket to the hinge base and a hinge pulley arranged on the hinge bracket; the elastic driving assembly comprises a pull rope bypassing the hinge pulley, a driving motor connected with one end of the pull rope, and an elastic piece connected with the other end of the pull rope, so that tension torque opposite to the gravity torque of the door body assembly in direction is applied to the door body assembly through the pull rope; when the pull rope is driven by the driving motor to be tightened, the tension moment applied by the pull rope is increased to be larger than the gravity moment, and the door is automatically closed; and when the pull rope is loosened under the driving of the driving motor, the tension moment applied by the pull rope is reduced to be smaller than the gravity moment, and the door is automatically opened.

An escape hatch stay system for an aircraft and methods of using the escape hatch stay system. An escape hatch stay system includes a first stop arm, a second stop arm, and a gas strut. The first stop arm is rotatably coupled to the second stop arm, and the second stop arm is pivotably coupled to the gas strut. The first and second stop arms are lockable to preclude relative movement therebetween to lock the escape hatch in an open position. When the escape hatch is in the open position, the escape hatch may not be closed shut without manual intervention. When the escape hatch is in the open position, a load applicable to push the escape hatch open past the open position is damped by the gas strut.

The present invention relates to a door opening pressing rebounder, comprising a bracket, a pressing assembly and a swing rod that are elastically movable on the bracket, the swing rod being hinged on the bracket, a transmission mechanism being provided between the pressing assembly and the swing rod, an elastic locking device being provided between the swing rod and the transmission mechanism, the swing rod being locked on the bracket through the elastic locking device, and an elastic locking component that is locked with the swing rod being provided on the bracket; the pressing assembly drives the transmission mechanism to move by pressing, the transmission mechanism drives the elastic locking device to release the lock on the swing rod, the elastic locking component causes one end of the swing rod to be separated from the locking of the elastic locking component by pressing, so that the unlocked swing rod reacts with the elastic locking component that has been released and reset under the action of elasticity. The bracket is provided with an elastic locking component that is locked with the swing rod, even if the pressing assembly is pressed, the swing rod will not pop out of the bracket, effectively preventing the swing rod from being easily popped out of the bracket due to external forces such as vibration during transportation, and preventing the product from being damaged during transportation.

A glove box includes a cover that is mounted in a dashboard of a vehicle in a state in which a front surface of the cover is open, a housing accommodated in a state in which an open surface thereof is covered by the cover and configured for selectively opening or closing the open front surface of the cover along a preset rotational trajectory, a plurality of transfer links that are arranged between first and second outer ends of the housing and first and second inner ends of the cover and transfer the housing along the preset rotational trajectory, and a damper that is connected between the cover and the transfer links and corrects a rotational force of the housing through length expansion / contraction.

A furniture drive system includes: a support for mounting the system on a furniture carcass; an actuating arm device movably mounted on the support and to be connected to the movable furniture part; an electric motor to be connected to the actuating arm device to move sections of the actuating arm device; a drive device separate from the electric motor for exerting a force on the actuating arm device; an adjusting device for adjusting the force to be exerted by the drive device; and a control device for controlling the electric motor. The control device has a determining device for determining the force to be exerted on the actuating arm device, and the drive device has a damping device to dampen a closing movement and / or an opening movement of the actuating arm device. The determining device is designed to perform a damper analysis of the damping device.

A stowage bin assembly includes a bin bucket assembly having a bin bucket which includes at least one sidewall, the at least one sidewall including a notch and the at least one sidewall having an interior surface. The stowage bin assembly also includes at least one hinge assembly. The at least one hinge assembly includes a housing which is received in the notch, the housing having an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the housing is substantially flush with the interior surface of the at least one sidewall when the housing of the at least one hinge assembly is received in the notch. The stowage bin assembly also includes a stowage bin door pivotably coupled to the bin bucket assembly via the at least one hinge assembly, the stowage bin door moveable between an open position and a closed position. Related components, assemblies, and devices are also provided.