US3858274A - Self-centering cafe door hinge assembly - Google Patents
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- 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
- E05F1/02—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass gravity-actuated, e.g. by use of counterweights
- E05F1/04—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass gravity-actuated, e.g. by use of counterweights for wings which lift during movement, operated by their own weight
- E05F1/06—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by the weight of the wing
- E05F1/061—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by the weight of the wing with cams or helical tracks
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- E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
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- the upper and lower hinges are adapted to be mounted on a door [21] Appl' L704 jam and interconnected to the top and bottom edges of one-half of a cafe type door by means of the hinge [52] US. Cl. 16/153 pins.
- the hinge pin 0f the upper hinge is rotatable [51] Int.
- the lower hinge also includes a lifting member and a cam surface so that upon movement of the door [56] Referentte Cited from its centered position to an open position, for ex- UNITED STATES PATENTS ample, the lifting member will ride on the cam surface 2 224 232 12/1940 Peters 16/153 andlift the entire assembly Vertical direction 3:398:487 8/1968 Matyasm: 16/153 the P Position is achieved when the door is 3,628,845 12/1972 Grimm 16/153 leased, the force, of gravity and the Weight of the door 3,648,327 3/1972 Edeus 16/153 will cause the lifting member to slide back down the cam means to a-centered position.
- Built-in stop-slam plates are also included.
- the invention relates, in general, to hinges for use on cafe-type doors and in particular relates to hinges molded from nylon or a similar material adapted to be utilized with both wrought iron, plastic, and wooden doors of this type to achieve an automatic selfcentering effect while still permitting the door to be held open in either direction without the use of any holding devices.
- This invention relates to hinges adapted to be used in connection with either wrought iron or wooden cafe doors and includes upper and lower molded hinge assemblies made of nylon or a similar material.
- the upper hinge assembly is a one-piece L-shaped member, one leg of which is adapted to be secured to the door jam and the other leg of which is adapted to be interconnected with the top edge of the cafe door by means of a hinge pin.
- the lower hinge assembly includes a leg member which is adapted to be secured to the door jam and which includes integral stop-slam plates. This lower hinge assembly is also adapted to be interconnected to the lower edge of the cafe door by means ofa hinge pin.
- the hinge pins of both the upper and lower members are movable in a vertical direction along their longitu dinal axes as well as being pivotable about those axes.
- the lower hinge assembly also includes a lifting member, centering means and cam means so that upon movement of the door and thereby movement of the lifting means about the axis of the hinge pin, the entire assembly will ride up the cam means until the lifting arm strikes one ofthe stop-slam plates, thereby holding the door in the open position. The door will be returned to its centered position by slight pressure on it following which gravity will cause the lifting member to ride back down the cam means to the centered position.
- the invention has the advantages of simplicity and a minimal number of parts while still achieving an automatic self-centering function without the use of springs or any other such mechanisms.
- the hinges need no lubrication and would be relatively silent in operation.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pair of cafe doors in place within a door jam.
- FIG. 2 is an elevational view partially broken away in section showing the upper and lower hinge mountings on a typical installation.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2 showing the lower hinge assembly. with the door in its centered position.
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the door pivoted to its open position.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 2 showing the upper hinge assembly.
- FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the lower hinge assembly.
- the upper and lower hinge assemblies 10 and 20 are used to mount opposed cafe-type doors 30,30 within a door frame 40.
- the door is of a conventional wooden construction, but as will be explained in greater detail below, the invention, which resides in the hinge structure, is equally applicable to use with a wrought iron assembly.
- the door 300 has a projecting member 14 which will take the form of a bracket of some sort.
- the particular construction of this member is not of great importance to the invention since it only serves as a mounting point for the upper hinge assembly 10.
- the upper hinge assembly 10 consists, essentially, of a mounting bracket 11 which is L-shaped in side elevation having a central body portion 11c and a pair of opposed tapered raised bossess 11a and 11b extending from the bottom thereof to the top and widening toward the top for support purposes.
- a projecting portion 13 Extending outwardly at right angles from the planar face of the body portion llc is a projecting portion 13 which is appropriately apertured for reception of the hinge pin 15 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5.
- hinge pin 15 can simply be dropped through the holes.
- the pin is capable of rotation about its axis and also is capable of movement in a vertical direction indicated, for example, by the arrow 60 in FIG. 5 for purposes which will be described below.
- a push nut 16a can also be secured to the bottom end of the hinge pin 15 to avoid unintentional removal.
- a bracket 50 projects from the bottom 30b of the cafe door, with this bracket again being a simple flat, metal plate having as its primary purpose a means of interconnecting the hinge assembly with the door per se.
- the bottom hinge assembly 20 includes a mounting bracket 21 which has a central body portion 22 and opposed bosses 22a, 22b which flare outwardly from the bottom of the body 22 for support purposes.
- stop-slam plates 23 and 24 Projecting upwardly from the body portion 22 are a pair of stop-slam plates 23 and 24. Both the stop-slam plates 23 and 24 in the bottom body portion 22 are apertured as at 220, 23a and 24a to receive three screws 26,26,26 for mounting against the door jam as shown in FIG. 2.
- the bottom bracket 21 also has an enlarged central body portion 25 which has opposed cam surfaces 25b and 250 and a centering notch 25a.
- the top face 25d of the body portion 25 has a through bore 25e therein for reception of the hinge pin as will be described.
- a lifting member 27 which consists of a flat body portion having an aperture 27a for reception of the hinge pin, and a slot aperture 271) for centering and securing the same to the bracket 50 as clearly shown in FIG. 2.
- a lifting follower 28 Depending from the bottom of the lifting member 27 is a lifting follower 28 and in its assembled condition as shown, for example, in FIGS. 2 and 3, the device is assembled by inserting the hinge pin 29 through the aperture 27a in the lifting member 27 and the aperture 25e in the body portion 25 of the lower mounting bracket.
- the lifting follower 28 seats at the bottom of the cam surfaces 25b and 25c in the vicinity of notch 25a and in this position, the door is centered and closed as shown in FIG. 1.
- the follower means 28 Upon movement of one of the doors 30,30 either to the right or left, the follower means 28 will ride along the appropriate cam surface 25b or 25c, depending upon the direction in which the door is pushed. Due to the fact that the hinge pins and 29 are both rotatable about their axis and movable longitudinally along that axis, the entire assembly including the door will ride up the track 25b or 250 as the case may be. This will cause movement of the pins and the assemblies in the direction of the arrows 60,60 as shown for example in FIG. 4 with relation to the bottom assembly. Once the door has been moved 90, the assembly will butt against the stop-slam plates 23 and 24 and will remain in the open position with the lifting member resting on the top surface 25d of central body portion 25.
- extension brackets 14 and 50 As noted above, the assembly has been illustrated as being utilized in conjunction with a wooden door which necessitates the use of extension brackets 14 and 50. It is also possible, of course, to utilize the hinges with a wrought iron cafe-type door which may or may not have its own integral projecting extension brackets. In that event. it is merely necessary to drill holes at the appropriate places in the brackets to align them properly with the holes in the hinge brackets so that proper clearance is achieved between the door jam and the ends of the extensions or hinges.
- nylon has been mentioned as a suitable material, other materials having similar properties can also be used.
- a hinge assembly for interconnecting cafe-type doors to a supporting surface comprising:
- an upper hinge assembly including 1. an L-shaped mounting bracket, one leg of which is adapted to be secured to said supporting surface and 2. a hinge pin interconnecting said door and the remaining leg of said mounting bracket 3. said hinge pin being freely pivotable about its longitudinal axis and movable linearly along said axis;
- a lower hinge assembly including 1. an L-shaped mounting bracket, a first leg of .which is adapted to be secured to said supporting surface and g 2. a hinge pin interconnecting said door and the remaining leg of said mounting bracket and 3. said hingepin being freely pivotable about its longitudinal axis and movable linearly along said axis 4. said remaining leg including an enlarged body portion having opposed cam surfaces carried thereon and terminating in opposed flattened horizontal surfaces on said body portion; and
- unitary lifting and centering means including a cam follower depending therefrom and being I. secured to said door for movement therewith and 2. interconnected with said mounting bracket by said hinge pin with 3. said cam follower cooperating with said cam surfaces to move said door pivotally in a horizontal plane and linearly in a vertical plane and with said flattened horizontal surfaces to hold said door in an open position.
- first leg of said mounting bracket of said lower hinge assembly includes opposed integral stop-slam plates projecting upwardly from said body portion and disposed adjacent said flattened horizontal surfaces and adapted to be secured to said supporting surface.
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US6643898B1 (en) * | 2002-05-18 | 2003-11-11 | Southeastern Aluminum Products, Inc. | Self-centering pivot door hinge system |
US20040200036A1 (en) * | 2003-04-11 | 2004-10-14 | Liao Chih Cheng | Hinge device for electronic display |
US7076837B2 (en) * | 2003-04-11 | 2006-07-18 | Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. | Hinge device for electronic display |
US7607199B2 (en) | 2005-06-13 | 2009-10-27 | C.R. Laurence Company, Inc. | Frameless glass door hinge |
US20120297578A1 (en) * | 2011-02-25 | 2012-11-29 | Christie Anthony K | Top Pin Door Assembly |
US20120297577A1 (en) * | 2011-02-25 | 2012-11-29 | Christie Anthony K | Top Pin Door Assembly with Hold Open Device |
US8495795B2 (en) * | 2011-02-25 | 2013-07-30 | Eliason Corporation | Top pin door assembly with hold open device |
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US20150308492A1 (en) * | 2014-03-14 | 2015-10-29 | Miele & Cie. Kg | Rotational device for an appliance or furniture |
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US10392846B2 (en) * | 2016-02-09 | 2019-08-27 | C.R. Laurence Co., Inc. | Shower door system with gravity hinge |
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