COVERING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A COVERING DEVICE

The cover device addresses the issue of high frictional forces in conventional cover devices by using a sliding body and storage point system to align the shaft at a sloping angle, resulting in improved opening behavior and reduced assembly complexity.

DE102021110878B4Active Publication Date: 2025-04-30LISA DRAXLMAIER GMBH
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Application Number
DE102021110878
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-04-28
Publication Date
2025-04-30
Estimated Expiration
2041-04-28

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Technical Problem

Conventional cover devices, especially those with butterfly lids, experience high frictional forces due to component misalignment and manufacturing variations, leading to inconsistent opening behavior and increased assembly complexity.

Method used

A cover device with a pivotable cover element and a storage system that includes a sliding body and a storage point, allowing the shaft to be aligned at a sloping angle to the swivel axis, thereby reducing frictional forces and tensions.

Benefits of technology

The solution effectively reduces frictional forces and tensions, improving the opening behavior of the cover device, making it less sensitive to temperature influences and manufacturing variations, and simplifying the assembly process.

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Abstract

Cover device (100), with • a cover element (110) which is pivotably mounted about a pivot axis (S), and • a bearing for pivoting the cover element (110), wherein the bearing has at least one bearing (120) for a shaft (130) connected to the cover element (110), wherein at least one bearing (120) has the following features: ◯ a sliding body (122) that carries the shaft (130), and ◯ a bearing point (123) at which the sliding body (122) is slidably mounted, wherein the shaft (130) can be aligned at an oblique angle (α) to the pivot axis (S) by means of the sliding body (122), wherein the bearing point (123) forms a cavity (124) that is complementary to the sliding body (122), in which the sliding body (122) is slidably mounted, and wherein the cavity (124) is formed by assembling at least two parts (123a, 123b) of the bearing point (123).
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