Movable or removable closures – Mounted for multidirectional or oblique movement – Swings on plural axes; e.g. – pivotal link arms
Patent
1978-04-14
1980-01-29
Kannan, Philip C.
Movable or removable closures
Mounted for multidirectional or oblique movement
Swings on plural axes; e.g., pivotal link arms
49379, 49386, 220333, E05D 1540, E05F 110
Patent
active
041854152
ABSTRACT:
An articulated hinge having a movable pivot axis cooperates with an energy storage device for automatically opening and securing an unlatched compartment door in a first open position. Primary and secondary linking members are rotatively mounted to a support structure adjacent the interior of the compartment door opening, and are also rotatively mounted on a hinge base member. The hinge base member forms a pivot axis about which the compartment door is mounted for rotation. A coupling member is associated with the compartment door and the primary and secondary linking members. When the compartment door is rotated, the coupling member causes the primary and secondary linking members to rotate about their attachment points to the support structure and thereby causes the pivot axis of the compartment door to move along a predetermined path. The energy storage device is associated with the hinge base member and the compartment door and is capable of exerting a force on the compartment door to urge the compartment door to move from a closed position to a first open position and to maintain the compartment door in the first open position.
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patent: 2579091 (1951-12-01), Rinaldo
patent: 2790887 (1957-04-01), Gelfand
patent: 2882004 (1959-04-01), Leishman
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Kannan Philip C.
The Boeing Company
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