Hinge Receiving Part With Pinion And Wedge For Door Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Concealed hinge systems for doors and windows face challenges in achieving precise two-axis adjustment, particularly in vertical and pressure adjustments, which are crucial for maintaining a constant shadow gap and handling heavy door loads, with existing solutions lacking in precision and stability.

Innovation Solution

A hinge receiving part with a fastening piece, a vertically adjustable receiving piece, and a horizontally adjustable bearing insert with a rotatable pinion and tooth profile, allowing for precise pressure and vertical adjustments through a screw connection and wedge surface mechanism, integrated within a multi-part joint system for enhanced dimensional stability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If adjustment eccentrics are used for horizontal and vertical adjustment on different parts of the hinge, then the door leaf can be adjusted in both directions, but the precision of the adjustment, particularly the pressure adjustment of the door leaf, still needs improvement

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment precisionVSAvoidhinge structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines both horizontal and vertical adjustment functions into a single hinge receiving part. The receiving piece integrates a toothed profile for horizontal adjustment via pinion and a wedge surface for vertical adjustment, eliminating the need for separate adjustment mechanisms on different hinge parts. This merging of functions improves adjustment precision while managing structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The receiving piece serves multiple functions: it provides horizontal adjustment through the toothed profile and pinion mechanism, vertical adjustment through the wedge surface, and load bearing capacity. This multi-functional design allows a single component to handle both adjustment directions, improving overall adjustment precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Force

If the door leaf weight is very high, then the door hinges must meet high requirements in terms of dimensional stability and permanent load, but achieving precise adjustment under such heavy loads becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveload bearing capacityVSAvoidadjustment precision
Core Design Contradiction:
ForceVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The hinge receiving part is designed to be adjustable during installation and setup, allowing precise positioning of the door leaf. The screw connection and clamping mechanism enable dynamic adjustment under load, ensuring that both heavy door leaves and precise adjustment requirements are met simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Manufacturing precision

If the shadow gap between door leaf and door frame must remain constant, then both vertical adjustment and pressure adjustment of the door leaf must be possible with great precision

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshadow gap consistencyVSAvoidadjustment operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The adjustment mechanism is segmented into independent horizontal and vertical adjustment components. The pinion-toothed profile mechanism handles horizontal adjustment for pressure control, while the wedge surface mechanism handles vertical adjustment for shadow gap control. This segmentation allows precise adjustment in each direction independently, achieving constant shadow gap while managing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables precise and stable two-axis adjustment of door or window sashes, ensuring a constant shadow gap and effective load handling, even with heavy doors, by allowing precise horizontal and vertical adjustments while maintaining structural integrity.

Implementation Method 1

The bearing insert has a rotatably arranged pinion, which meshes with a tooth profile fixedly arranged on the receiving piece and allows a horizontal adjustment of the bearing insert on the receiving piece

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGear mechanism: Gear

Implementation Method 2

The vertical adjustment device has a wedge element which has a pressure surface which is complementary to the wedge surface of the projection formed on the receiving piece and can be clamped against the receiving piece by means of a clamping screw

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWedge mechanism: Wedge

Data Source

PatentEP3147437B8Hinge receiving part for a concealed hinge system for doors or windows and door hinge with the hinge receiving part
Publication Date: 2018.11.21 SIMONSWERK GMBH

AI summary

The invention relates to a hinge mounting part 4 for a concealed hinge system for doors or windows. The hinge mounting part 4 comprises a fastening piece 5 for attachment to a frame or a door or window sash, a receiving piece 6 which is vertically adjustable in a receiving space 7 of the fastening piece 5, and a bearing insert 8 for connecting joint links of a multi-joint hinge 3. The bearing insert 8 is horizontally adjustable on the receiving piece 6 and can be fixed to the receiving piece 6 by means of a screw connection 9. The bearing insert 8 has a rotatably arranged pinion 24 which meshes with a toothed profile 13 arranged on the receiving piece 6 and, after loosening the screw connection 9, allows horizontal adjustment of the bearing insert 8 on the receiving piece 6.