EP0190636B1 - Method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices - Google Patents
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- EP0190636B1 EP0190636B1 EP86101044A EP86101044A EP0190636B1 EP 0190636 B1 EP0190636 B1 EP 0190636B1 EP 86101044 A EP86101044 A EP 86101044A EP 86101044 A EP86101044 A EP 86101044A EP 0190636 B1 EP0190636 B1 EP 0190636B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
- B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
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- E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
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- the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices.
- hinges the male element whereof is internally hollow to lighten the construction while decreasing manufacturing costs.
- That prior type has, however, a drawback due to the particular construction of the male which, being hollow, during the galvanic bathing some of the liquid penetrates the interior of the same, contaminating the other successive vats, in the following steps required to complete the treatment.
- any liquid left inside the male may flow out thereof and attack, owing to its primarily acidic nature, other hinges.
- the female bears and rotates on the base.
- the primary aim of this invention is, therefore, to eliminate the above cited drawbacks, by providing a method of manufacturing male elements, for hinge devices which are of low cost and feature a sealed construction.
- Another object is to provide a method of manufacturing male elements, for hinge devices which have a strong, homogeneous pivot point protected against any oxidizing agents present in the environment.
- a not least object is to provide a method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices, which is fully automatic and implementable with ordinary equipment.
- the method consists of a first step, of shearing a segment from a drawn rod (not shown), to define a blank.
- the material volume forming the blank should be equal to the volume of the material of the semifinished product to be obtained in the penultimate step of the method described hereinafter.
- the sheared blank is first upset by striking on a die to obtain a substantially regular cylinder 1 with one end 2 having a flat surface 3, and expediently formed with a rounded zone 4 at the peripheral edge of the opposite end.
- the cylinder 1 is cold extruded in a special die by means of a cylindrical punch having a smaller cross-sectional area than the surface 3; thus, causing the material flow laterally and upwards to define a body 5 with a cavity 6 of cylindrical shape, and an opening 7 at the end 2.
- means such as a die, reduces by striking, as illustrated in Figure 4, a portion of the body 5 at the end 2, to define a pin 8, of openended cylindrical shape having an inner cavity 9 with the same shape and an opening 10 at its terminating end 11.
- the pin 8 has a smaller outside diameter than the body 5, between the two of them there being created a flat annular base 12.
- the next step envisages the press fitting of a shaped body at the opening 10 of the pin 8; that body is composed, in the preselected embodiment, of a ball 13 with a slightly larger diameter than the opening 10, though obviously, any other shaped body may be used which can be adapted for sealing the opening 10 of the pin 8 and providing a bearing of low frictional resistance for a female element.
- the ball 13, which is press fitted, is formed preferably from hardened steel, which causes the end 11 of the pin 8 to yield, creating in that step the housing seat; the fitting of the ball 13 into the opening 10 is, moreover, carried out so as to let a part of the curved surface of the ball project relatively to the terminating end 11 of the pin 8.
- the die which may be used to fit the ball into the end 11 advantageously defines a bevel which is adapted to squeeze the peripheral edges of the end 11 onto the lateral curved surface of the ball 13, this forming an aesthetic surface finish whilst completely sealing the pin 8.
- an end 14 of substantially hemispherical shape merging with the outer lateral wall 15 of the pin 8, and sealing the cavity 9 of the same so as to prevent the liquid from entering during the next step of immersion into galvanic baths for the necessary successive treatment steps.
- the end 14 becomes the terminating end of the pin 8 on which the flat, internal end of the female element 16, bears and turns with a very low coefficient of friction due to its small area of surface contact afforded by virtue of the curved terminating end of the pin.
- the female element has a cylindrical body 17 defining at an internal portion thereof a seat 19, shaped to substantially correspond to the shape of the pin 8 of the male element 18, with necessary clearance, the depth of its seat 19 being slightly smaller than the length of the pin 8 itself, such that the flat end of the seat 19 bears directly onto the ball 13, and thus leaving a slight clearance between the end of the female element and the annular shoulder 12 of the male element.
- the hinge 23, given the shape of the pin 8 and the seat 19, has the feature of working on the end 14 and not on the base 12.
- the cylinder 1 there may be obtained, at the end 4, a tang projecting according to the same mid-longitudinal axis, that tang being adapted to be later molded into any desired aesthetic shape.
- the shaped body fittable over the opening of the pin's open end may be a nail-like element with a larger diameter shank than that of the cavity 9 and whose head, preferably of hemispherical shape, serves as an optimum pivot point for the base of the seat 19 of the female, or that body may comprise a hardened steel cylinder of larger diameter than the cavity 9, also acting as a pivot pin for the female.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices.
- Currently known are hinges, the male element whereof is internally hollow to lighten the construction while decreasing manufacturing costs.
- Such a product and the method for forming it are described in German published Patent application No. 2808411.9 filed on February 27, 1978, by the same applicant.
- That prior type has, however, a drawback due to the particular construction of the male which, being hollow, during the galvanic bathing some of the liquid penetrates the interior of the same, contaminating the other successive vats, in the following steps required to complete the treatment.
- This results in an increase in cost, albeit only slight.
- During the storage step, moreover, any liquid left inside the male may flow out thereof and attack, owing to its primarily acidic nature, other hinges.
- Furthermore, owing to the particular construction of the male, the female bears and rotates on the base.
- This is a disadvantage in the instance where the hinge is formed from ferrous materials and then used in a marine environment; there occurs, in fact, in this case the formation of oxides which create a region of high frictional resistance on the pin base which reduces the overall functionality of the hinge.
- To solve such drawbacks there may be employed such materials as steel and brass, which considerably increase however, the cost of the end product.
- The primary aim of this invention is, therefore, to eliminate the above cited drawbacks, by providing a method of manufacturing male elements, for hinge devices which are of low cost and feature a sealed construction.
- Another object is to provide a method of manufacturing male elements, for hinge devices which have a strong, homogeneous pivot point protected against any oxidizing agents present in the environment.
- A not least object is to provide a method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices, which is fully automatic and implementable with ordinary equipment.
- These and other objects are achieved by a method of manufacturing male elements, according to the appended claim 1.
- Further features and advantages of the invention will be more clearly apparent from the detailed description of a particular, but not exclusive, embodiment, shown by way of illustration and not of limitation in the accompanying drawing sheets where:
- Figure 1 is a partly cut-away perspective view of a hinge device including a male element obtained by the method according to the invention and a female element for cooperation therewith;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of a sheared segment of drawn rod;
- Figures 3, 4 and 5 are sectional views of the male element taken on a longitudinal section plane thereof during some of the successive processing steps of the method of manufacturing male elements for hinge devices according to the invention.
- With reference to the above-cited drawing figures, the method consists of a first step, of shearing a segment from a drawn rod (not shown), to define a blank.
- The material volume forming the blank should be equal to the volume of the material of the semifinished product to be obtained in the penultimate step of the method described hereinafter.
- The sheared blank is first upset by striking on a die to obtain a substantially regular cylinder 1 with one end 2 having a
flat surface 3, and expediently formed with arounded zone 4 at the peripheral edge of the opposite end. - This technology is more fully described in the copending applicant's EP patent application No. 86100126.1 filed on January 7, 1986.
- In a following step the cylinder 1 is cold extruded in a special die by means of a cylindrical punch having a smaller cross-sectional area than the
surface 3; thus, causing the material flow laterally and upwards to define abody 5 with acavity 6 of cylindrical shape, and anopening 7 at the end 2. - Thereafter, means such as a die, reduces by striking, as illustrated in Figure 4, a portion of the
body 5 at the end 2, to define apin 8, of openended cylindrical shape having aninner cavity 9 with the same shape and an opening 10 at its terminatingend 11. - The
pin 8 has a smaller outside diameter than thebody 5, between the two of them there being created a flatannular base 12. - The next step envisages the press fitting of a shaped body at the opening 10 of the
pin 8; that body is composed, in the preselected embodiment, of aball 13 with a slightly larger diameter than the opening 10, though obviously, any other shaped body may be used which can be adapted for sealing the opening 10 of thepin 8 and providing a bearing of low frictional resistance for a female element. - The
ball 13, which is press fitted, is formed preferably from hardened steel, which causes theend 11 of thepin 8 to yield, creating in that step the housing seat; the fitting of theball 13 into the opening 10 is, moreover, carried out so as to let a part of the curved surface of the ball project relatively to the terminatingend 11 of thepin 8. - Expediently, the die which may be used to fit the ball into the
end 11, advantageously defines a bevel which is adapted to squeeze the peripheral edges of theend 11 onto the lateral curved surface of theball 13, this forming an aesthetic surface finish whilst completely sealing thepin 8. - Thus, there is defined an
end 14 of substantially hemispherical shape, merging with the outerlateral wall 15 of thepin 8, and sealing thecavity 9 of the same so as to prevent the liquid from entering during the next step of immersion into galvanic baths for the necessary successive treatment steps. - Thus, the
end 14 becomes the terminating end of thepin 8 on which the flat, internal end of thefemale element 16, bears and turns with a very low coefficient of friction due to its small area of surface contact afforded by virtue of the curved terminating end of the pin. - The female element has a
cylindrical body 17 defining at an internal portion thereof aseat 19, shaped to substantially correspond to the shape of thepin 8 of themale element 18, with necessary clearance, the depth of itsseat 19 being slightly smaller than the length of thepin 8 itself, such that the flat end of theseat 19 bears directly onto theball 13, and thus leaving a slight clearance between the end of the female element and theannular shoulder 12 of the male element. - With each of the
lateral surfaces bodies means 22 adapted to associate thehinge 23 with the casings, said means being composed for example of an outside threaded shank. - Thus, the
hinge 23, given the shape of thepin 8 and theseat 19, has the feature of working on theend 14 and not on thebase 12. - This improves the functional aspect because rotation is improved and the pivot point, formed by the
end 14, is protected, inside thefemale element 16, against any outside atmospheric agents. - The
male element 18, being hollow, lowers the manufacturing costs by decreasing the amount of raw material used. - The automatic insertion of the
ball 13, defining theend 14, closes thecavity 9 and, accordingly, prevents the liquid present in successive galvanic treatment vats from entering the enterior of themale element 18 and thus eliminating the risk of the introduction of any foreign bodies thereinto. - It has thus been ascertained that the method of forming a sealed hollow male hinge element for hinge devices achieves all the objects set forth above, affording reduced manufacturing costs and improving, at the same time, the functional aspect of the product.
- Of course, the invention herein is susceptible to many modifications and changes, which fall within the scope of the same inventive concept, as defined by the claims.
- Thus, for example, in the step of cold extruding by impact the cylinder 1 there may be obtained, at the
end 4, a tang projecting according to the same mid-longitudinal axis, that tang being adapted to be later molded into any desired aesthetic shape. - Furthermore, the shaped body fittable over the opening of the pin's open end may be a nail-like element with a larger diameter shank than that of the
cavity 9 and whose head, preferably of hemispherical shape, serves as an optimum pivot point for the base of theseat 19 of the female, or that body may comprise a hardened steel cylinder of larger diameter than thecavity 9, also acting as a pivot pin for the female. - Of course, also the materials used and the dimensions may be any ones contingent on requirements.
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characterized in that said method further comprises the steps of:
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IT8251085 | 1985-02-04 | ||
IT82510/85A IT1202019B (en) | 1985-02-04 | 1985-02-04 | PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A HINGE WITH MALE CABLE WATERPROOF |
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EP0190636A2 EP0190636A2 (en) | 1986-08-13 |
EP0190636A3 EP0190636A3 (en) | 1986-10-01 |
EP0190636B1 true EP0190636B1 (en) | 1990-09-26 |
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AU2016204754B2 (en) * | 2015-07-10 | 2021-07-22 | Lance Malcolm Vater | An improved hinge assembly |
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IT1080824B (en) * | 1977-02-28 | 1985-05-16 | Otlav Di Padovan Angelo | PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A CABLE BODY, ESPECIALLY A HINGE MALE, FROM A SINGLE SOLID, AND PRODUCT SO OBTAINED |
DE2916560A1 (en) * | 1979-04-24 | 1980-11-06 | Scharwaechter Gmbh Co Kg | Motor vehicle door pin-less hinge - is produced by pressing spherical members of one hinge part into axial bores of another hinge part |
DE3307529A1 (en) * | 1983-03-03 | 1984-09-06 | Walter Birmensdorf Pfäffli | Hinge for fastening a door wing to a door frame |
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ES292092U (en) | 1986-06-01 |
EP0190636A2 (en) | 1986-08-13 |
DE3674424D1 (en) | 1990-10-31 |
ES292092Y (en) | 1987-02-16 |
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