# US 11,116,093 B2 · Wing hinge for a field device housing and field device housing with wing hinge > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,116,093 B2 - Document ID: US11116093B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/717,478 - Filed: 2019-12-17 - Published: 2020-06-18 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-18 - Assignees: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG - Applicants: Endress+Hauser Conducta GmbH+Co. KG - Inventors: Michael Dieterich; Thomas Baumgartner - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11116093B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0226: {Hinges} - E05D 3/06: with two or more pins (E05D7/08 takes precedence) - E05D 7/08: for use in suspensions comprising two spigots placed at opposite edges of the wing, especially at the top and the bottom, e.g. trunnions {(E05D15/266 takes precedence)} - E05D 11/0081: {for transmitting energy, e.g. electrical cable routing} - E05F 1/1016: {with a canted-coil torsion spring} - E05F 1/1025: {with a compression or traction spring} - H02B 1/38: Hinged covers or doors - E05Y 2201/418: for holding - E05Y 2201/484: Torsion springs - E05Y 2600/53: Snapping - E05Y 2999/00: Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - 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 - H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a wing hinge for a field device housing, including: a first wing having a first and a second holding device, the first holding device configured to connect to the field device housing and to move the first wing about a first axis; a second wing having a third and a fourth holding device, the third holding device configured to connect to the second holding device and to move the second wing relative to the first wing about a second axis, wherein the fourth holding device is connectable to a housing cover as to move the housing cover relative to the second wing about a third axis; and a tensioning element in contact with the first wing and the second wing and configured to move the first wing relative to the second wing about the second axis from a first position into a second position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wing hinge for a field device housing, the hinge comprising: a first wing including a first holding device and a second holding device, the first holding device configured to connect to a housing body of the field device housing and to enable movement of the first wing about a first axis of the field device housing; a second wing including a third holding device and a fourth holding device, the third holding device configured to connect to the second holding device and to enable movement of the second wing relative to the first wing about a second axis different from the first axis, wherein the fourth holding device is configured to be connectable to a housing cover of the field device housing and to enable movement of the housing cover of the field device housing relative to the second wing about a third axis different from the first axis and from the second axis; and a tensioning element in contact with the first wing and the second wing and configured to move the first wing relative to the second wing about the second axis from a first position into a second position, wherein the first wing or the second wing includes a first partial element and a second partial element complementary to the first partial element, wherein the first partial element and the second partial element are configured such that the first partial element and the second partial element are connectable to one another by a connecting device, such that the first partial element and the second partial element are immovable relative to one another, wherein the first partial element and the second partial element are configured such that the second holding device of the first wing can engage the third holding device of the second wing when the first partial element is connected to the second partial element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hinge of claim 1, wherein the tensioning element is a spring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hinge of claim 1, wherein the connecting device includes a film hinge and a connector, the film hinge integrally connecting the first partial element and the second partial element to one another, wherein the connector is configured to connect the first partial element and the second partial element with one another such that the first partial element and the second partial element are immovable relative to each other. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first holding device includes a bolt and a spring element, wherein the first partial element and the second partial element are configured to enclose the bolt and the spring element when the first partial element and the second partial element are connected to one another. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first wing and/or the second wing includes a labeling surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hinge of claim 1, wherein the first wing or the second wing include a cable mount. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A field device housing, comprising: a housing body including a first receiving device; a housing cover including a second receiving device; and a wing hinge according to claim 1 arranged to connect the housing cover to the housing body, wherein the first receiving device is configured to receive the first holding device or the fourth holding device, and the second receiving device is configured to receive the fourth holding device or the first holding device.