Abstract:
An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body includes a first hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to one of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a second hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to the other of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a shaft that is constructed to pivotally connect the first hinge member to the second hinge member, and a viscous rotary damper. The damper includes a cover, a rotor, and a viscous material. The shaft connects to the rotor such that rotation of the external vehicle closure panel between a closing position and an opening position causes relative motion between the rotor and the cover of the viscous damper to provide a resistance for controlling the velocity of the external vehicle closure member.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Feststellvorrichtung zum Arretieren eines verlagerbaren Kraftfahrzeugteiles, das bezüglich einer Kraftfahrzeugstruktur verlagerbar ist und das mittels der Feststellvorrichtung in einem Verlagerungsbereich in einer jeweiligen durch vorherige Verlagerung erreichten Ruhelage arretierbar ist, mit mindestens einem ersten Reibelement und mindestens einem zweiten Reibelement, das beim Verlagern des Kraftfahrzeugteiles relativ zu dem ersten Reibelement bewegt wird und dabei unter Gleitreibungsbedingungen entlang des ersten Reibelementes gleiten kann und das in einer jeweiligen Ruhelage des Kraftfahrzeugteiles mit einer Reibfläche unter Haftreibungsbedingungen an einer Reibfläche des ersten Reibelementes anliegt. Dabei ist ein fließfähiges Zusatzmedium (Z) vorgesehen, welches bei einer Relativbewegung der Reibelemente (1, 2) zwischen deren Reibflächen (10, 20) bringbar ist.
Abstract:
A sliding and rotating hinge module for supporting a display screen or the like, includes a bracket, a slider and a support member. The slider is capable of sliding movement relative to said bracket and said support member is capable of pivotal movement relative to said slider. A drum is rotationally supported by the bracket. A constant force spring is attached to the drum at one end and the bracket at another end. The constant force spring is biased to wrap around the drum, the constant force spring unwrapping from the drum as the slider moves toward the retracted position. The constant force spring biases the slider toward the extended position. A damping mechanism damps the rotational motion of the drum relative to the bracket for smooth, non-abrupt movement of the slider.
Abstract:
A hinge assembly rotationally connecting two components includes at least a shaft coupled to one of the components and a tubular member connected to the other component and a defining an annular space around said shaft. A viscous damping fluid is disposed in said space and provides a damping force resisting relative rotation between the two components. A second tubular member is also provided that is connected to the shaft and is arranged axially around the first tubular member. In this latter configuration, static and dynamic frictional forces are generated between the tubular members that resist rotation between the components as well.
Abstract:
Furniture hinge with alternative damping and/or braking device with respect to those existing and able to guarantee a better functional efficiency during closing and opening operation of the doors, or other parts of furniture, even after long periods of inactivity of the same device. The better efficiency of such hinge is also obtained by increasing the friction surfaces with a viscous means present in suitable areas of the hinge and by allowing the regulation of the angular velocity trend of a circular shaped element, for example a disk, that acts as a braking element in contact with the viscous means.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a home-bar door apparatus for a refrigerator. The home-bar door apparatus includes a home-bar door (30) that selectively opens or closes an opening (22) formed in a home-bar frame (20) and has rotational shafts (34) protruding at both sides of a lower portion thereof and a catching step (35) formed along a lower end thereof, dampers (36) that is installed on a rear face of the home-bar frame (20) and controls an opening/closing speed of the home-bar door (30) by receiving the rotational shafts (34) of the home-bar door (30) therein so that the rotational shafts (34) of the home-bar door (30) can be relatively rotated, and a stop rib (26) that is formed laterally along a lower end of a groove (23) formed around a periphery of the opening (22) and has stopping steps (27) formed at positions corresponding to both ends of a catching step (35) of the home-bar door (30) so that the catching step (35) can be caught by the stopping steps. The home-bar door apparatus for a refrigerator according to the present invention constructed as such has advantages in that the dampers can be more securely installed and the stopping structures for regulating the degree of opening of the home-bar door are positioned at the both ends of the home-bar door so that the center of rotation of the home-bar door can be securely maintained.