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US2645810A
US2645810A US176620A US17662050A US2645810A US 2645810 A US2645810 A US 2645810A US 176620 A US176620 A US 176620A US 17662050 A US17662050 A US 17662050A US 2645810 A US2645810 A US 2645810A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C17/00—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith
    • E05C17/02—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means
    • E05C17/04—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing
    • E05C17/32—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing consisting of two or more pivoted rods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/12—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
    • E05F1/1246—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis
    • E05F1/1269—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a coil spring perpendicular to the pivot axis with a traction spring
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S16/00—Miscellaneous hardware, e.g. bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance
    • Y10S16/09—Hydraulic actuated checks, closers

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  • This invention relates generally to door checking and holding devices for motor vehicle doors, and has particular reference to a device of this type adapted to be associated with the hinge structure for the door.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a door checking and holding device contained wholly within the fixed door supporting door structure of the vehicle body and thus concealed from view.
  • the device comprises a toggle linkage pivotally connected between a bracket carried by the fixed body structure and the hinge leaf upon which the door is pivotally supported.- In the closed position of the door the toggle linkage assumes a jack-knife position, and in the fully opened position of the door the two links of the toggle are substantially fully extended.
  • Spring means are associated with the toggle linkage in such manner as to assist in the final opening movementof the door and to yieldingly hold the door in its fully open position.
  • Figure 1 is a horizontal cross-sectional view through a portion of 'a vehicle door and the ad jacent door pillar, and showing the door checking and holding mechanism of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the door in a partially open position.
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figures 1 and 2 but showing the door in its fully open position.
  • Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the lines 4-4 of Figure 3.
  • the reference character l2 designates a door pillar forming a fixed portion of the vehicle body structure.
  • the door H is pivotally mounted upon the door pillar [2 by means of a conventional concealed hinge comprising hinge leaves 13 and I4.
  • the hinge leaf [3 is stationary and is mounted upon the forward wall I6 of the door pillar by means of bolts 11.
  • the other hinge member 14 is generally L-shaped and is pivotally connected to the fixed hinge member [3 by means of a hinge pin I8.
  • the hinge leaf [4 extends outwardly from the door pillar through an opening l9.
  • the door checking and holding device com prises a toggle formed of toggle links 25 and. '26 pivotally connected to each other and to the swinging hinge member I4 and a fixed bracket:
  • the bracket 21 carried by the door pillar.”
  • the bracket 21 is generally L-shaped and has a horizontal flange 28 and a vertical mounting flange 29, the latter' being secured to the forward wall l6 of the door' pillar by means of bolts 3
  • two toggle links26 are used, and are pivotally connected to the: bracket 21 by means of a shoulder stud 32 extending throughthe horizontal flange 26 of the bracket.
  • the outer ends of the toggle links 26 are pivotally connected to. the toggle link 25 by means of an elongated shoulder stud 33.
  • the outer ends of the stud 33 are formed with. grooves 34 to receive the ends of a pair of coili springs.
  • the two toggle links 26 are held in assembled relation-with the bracket 21 and the: toggle link '25 by means of a stud 36 extending: through aligned holes located centrally of the links.
  • a spring retaining washer 31 is seated in a groove formed in the stud 36 to clamp the two links 26 to the flange 26 of the bracket and to the toggle 25 in such manner as to provide a rattle proof assembly yet permitting pivotal movement between the parts.
  • the outer end of the single togglelink 25 is apertured to receive the outer end of a stud 38 pressed into a hole 39 formed in the swinging hinge member l4 intermediate the ends of thelatter.
  • seated in grooves formed in the stud 38 retain the toggle link 25 thereon. It will be seen from Figure 1 the toggle links 24 and 25 assume a collapsed or jack-knife relationship when the door II is in its closed position.
  • the opening of the toggle mira e and of the door is limited by-means of e stop lug 42 bent upwardly from-the horizontal flange 28 of the bracket 21.
  • the stop lug 42 is engaged by the upper toggle link 26 when the mechanism is in the position shown in Figure 3, and arrests further opening movement of the toggle linkage and the door.
  • the door H is held in its fully open position by means of a pair of coil springs 43 located on opposite sides of the toggle linkage. At their rearward ends the coil springs 43 are connected to opposite ends of the stud 33 extending through and forming the pivotal connection between the toggle links 25 and 26.
  • the bracket 21 supports an elongated stud 44 with the stud being held thereon by means of retaining rings 46 located on opposite sides of the horizontal flange 28 of the bracket.
  • the opposite ends of the stud 44 are provided with annular grooves 41 which receive the forward ends of the springs 43.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an intermediate or partially open position of the door and the toggle linkage.
  • the axes of the coil springs 43 pass through the pivotal connection 32 between the toggle links 25 and the bracket 27, and as a result the springs are inefiective to exert either a closing or opening force upon the door.
  • the axes of the coil springs are again offset from the pivotal axes 32 of the toggle'linkage and the springs are effective to exert anppening force upon the door tendinguto; swing the latter to its open position.
  • a motor vehicle having a door and a door supporting structure adjacent thereto, said door supporting structure having an enlarged opening in the wall facing the jamb face of said door, a stationary hinge member mounted upon said door supporting structure within the latter,
  • a swinging hinge member pivotally connected to said stationary hinge member and extending outwardly through the opening in the wall of said door supporting structure, means securing the extending portion of said swinging hinge memher to said door, a bracket supported upon said door supporting structure wholly within the latter, a toggle link pivotally connected at one end to said bracket, a second toggle link having one end connected to the other end of said first toggle link and its opposite end pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of said swinging hinge member, said toggle links being wholly Within, said door supporting structure, and a tension spring'having one end connected to said bracket and its opposite end connected to the pivotal connection between said first and second toggle links, the connection between said spring and said bracket being so located that said spring exerts a force upon said toggle links tending to hold said toggle links and said door open.
  • a motor vehicle body having a door structure and a door supporting structure adjacent thereto, a pair of hinge leaves secured respectively to said door structure and to said door supporting structure, a hinge pin pivotally connecting said hinge leaves, a bracket mounted upon one of said structures, a toggle link pivotally connected at one end to said bracket, a second toggle link having one end pivotally connected to the other end of said first toggle link and its opposite end pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of the hinge leaf secured to the other of said structures, and a coil spring having one end connected to said bracket and its opposite end connected to the pivotal connection between said toggle links, the axis of said coil spring being disposed on one side of the pivotal connection between said bracket and said first toggle link when said door structure is open and passing substantially through the pivotal connections between said first toggle link and said bracket andsaid second togglelink when said door structure is in a partiallyopen position such that the pivotal connection between the second toggle link and the hinge leaf is in alignment with the hinge pin and with the pivotal connection between the toggle links.

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US2761171A (en) * 1952-06-09 1956-09-04 Atwood Vacuum Machine Co Automobile door hinge embodying hold-open and assist means
US2775783A (en) * 1953-11-30 1957-01-01 Gen Motors Corp Door hinge, check, and hold-open
US2812539A (en) * 1953-05-07 1957-11-12 Weber Knapp Co Hinge
US2822567A (en) * 1955-02-23 1958-02-11 Gen Motors Corp Counterbalance assembly
US2828505A (en) * 1954-09-09 1958-04-01 Corry Jamestown Mfg Corp Cabinet door control mechanism
US2838785A (en) * 1953-11-16 1958-06-17 Gen Motors Corp Hinge with integral check and hold-open
US2848736A (en) * 1956-05-31 1958-08-26 Gen Motors Corp Hinge and hold-open
US2918695A (en) * 1953-12-08 1959-12-29 Lely Nv C Van Der Door closer
US2919460A (en) * 1956-11-14 1960-01-05 Gen Motors Corp Hinge cover
US2922184A (en) * 1956-06-19 1960-01-26 Gen Motors Corp Lid hinge and counterbalance
US3019473A (en) * 1956-06-19 1962-02-06 Gen Motors Corp Lid hinge and counterbalance
US4475267A (en) * 1982-04-02 1984-10-09 Ampex Corporation Shock absorbing bracket for a fallfront cabinet
US4803754A (en) * 1987-05-05 1989-02-14 Conrac Corporation Electromechanical door holder-closer
US6701574B2 (en) * 2002-05-21 2004-03-09 General Motors Corporation Decklid hinge for vehicle
US7299523B2 (en) * 2004-04-27 2007-11-27 Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. Hinge mechanism for foldable electronic device

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US2198346A (en) * 1939-04-20 1940-04-23 Coleman Lamp & Stove Co Oven door and hinge structure therefor
US2308759A (en) * 1940-05-20 1943-01-19 Ferro Stamping & Mfg Company Hinge construction
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US2198346A (en) * 1939-04-20 1940-04-23 Coleman Lamp & Stove Co Oven door and hinge structure therefor
US2308759A (en) * 1940-05-20 1943-01-19 Ferro Stamping & Mfg Company Hinge construction
US2320752A (en) * 1940-12-19 1943-06-01 Marvel Equipment Corp Deck lid hinge

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2761171A (en) * 1952-06-09 1956-09-04 Atwood Vacuum Machine Co Automobile door hinge embodying hold-open and assist means
US2812539A (en) * 1953-05-07 1957-11-12 Weber Knapp Co Hinge
US2838785A (en) * 1953-11-16 1958-06-17 Gen Motors Corp Hinge with integral check and hold-open
US2775783A (en) * 1953-11-30 1957-01-01 Gen Motors Corp Door hinge, check, and hold-open
US2918695A (en) * 1953-12-08 1959-12-29 Lely Nv C Van Der Door closer
US2828505A (en) * 1954-09-09 1958-04-01 Corry Jamestown Mfg Corp Cabinet door control mechanism
US2822567A (en) * 1955-02-23 1958-02-11 Gen Motors Corp Counterbalance assembly
US2848736A (en) * 1956-05-31 1958-08-26 Gen Motors Corp Hinge and hold-open
US2922184A (en) * 1956-06-19 1960-01-26 Gen Motors Corp Lid hinge and counterbalance
US3019473A (en) * 1956-06-19 1962-02-06 Gen Motors Corp Lid hinge and counterbalance
US2919460A (en) * 1956-11-14 1960-01-05 Gen Motors Corp Hinge cover
US4475267A (en) * 1982-04-02 1984-10-09 Ampex Corporation Shock absorbing bracket for a fallfront cabinet
US4803754A (en) * 1987-05-05 1989-02-14 Conrac Corporation Electromechanical door holder-closer
US6701574B2 (en) * 2002-05-21 2004-03-09 General Motors Corporation Decklid hinge for vehicle
US7299523B2 (en) * 2004-04-27 2007-11-27 Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industrial Co., Ltd. Hinge mechanism for foldable electronic device

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