Friction hinge
AssigneeOtto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG Normteilefabrik
InventorsRudolf Kienzler, Patrick Rombach
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Abstract
Friction hinge (21) for the pivotable connection of two components, comprising at least one first hinge sleeve (24) which is arranged in alignment with at least one further hinge sleeve (22), a shaft (11) which runs through the hinge sleeves (22, 24), and at least one friction spring for exerting a friction torque on the movable shaft (11), wherein at least two mutually aligned friction springs (10, 10′) are connected to the first hinge sleeve (24) via radial shoulders (16, 16′) and exert a friction torque on the shaft (11) mounted in the further hinge sleeve (22).
Claims14
A friction hinge for the pivotable connection of two components, comprising:
- at least one first hinge sleeve,
- at least one second hinge sleeve which is arranged in alignment with the at least one first hinge sleeve,
- a shaft rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis of the shaft through the at least one first and second hinge sleeves,
- at least two mutually aligned friction springs for exerting a friction torque on the rotatably mounted shaft, each of the at least two mutually aligned friction springs comprising a first radial spring end, a second radial spring end, and a radial shoulder extending from the first end and being connected to the at least one first hinge sleeve, each of the at least two mutually aligned friction springs exerting a friction torque on the shaft mounted in the at least one second hinge sleeve,
- a sleeve-shaped end piece covering the shaft on a front side, the sleeve-shaped end piece being inserted into an interior space of the at least one second hinge sleeve, the sleeve-shaped end piece having a shoulder extending in a radial direction and engaging with a form fit in a groove in the interior space of the at least one second hinge sleeve,
- wherein the shaft has first and second ends, each of which has a transverse groove, and
- wherein a rib is arranged in the interior space of the end piece and is introduced into the transverse groove when the friction hinge is assembled.
A friction hinge for the pivotable connection of two components, comprising:
- at least one first hinge sleeve,
- at least one second hinge sleeve which is arranged in alignment with at least one first hinge sleeve,
- a shaft rotatably mounted through the hinge sleeves,
- at least two mutually aligned friction springs for exerting a friction torque on the rotatably mounted shaft, each of the at least two mutually aligned friction springs comprising a first end, a second end, and a radial shoulder extending from the first end and being connected to the at least one first hinge sleeve, each of the at least two mutually aligned friction springs exerting a friction torque on the shaft mounted in the at least one second hinge sleeve,
- wherein the shaft has first and second ends and each of the first and second ends have a transverse groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.