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US 12,098,579 B2Granted
Latching hinge system, method and apparatus
AssigneeCal Poly Corporation
InventorsColby James Scanlon, Long Wang
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Abstract
A system and method of a latching hinge system including a first leaf, a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf, a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf and a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle.
Claims14
A latching hinge system comprising:
- a first leaf;
- a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf;
- a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- and
- a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf;
- wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle;
- wherein the first leaf and the second leaf automatically snap into a locked position at the first angle;
- wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver is formed of a heat reactive shape memory material;
- and
- wherein the at least one of the coupler and the receiver unlatch when heated to a heat reactive temperature of the heat reactive shape memory material.
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A panel system comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a first leaf disposed on a first connecting edge of the first panel, the first leaf comprising a first pivot edge;
- a second leaf disposed on a second connecting edge of the second panel, the second leaf having a second pivot edge pivotally coupled to the first pivot edge;
- a plurality of couplers mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- and
- a plurality of receivers mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of couplers and the plurality of receivers has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle, wherein the first angle is between 0 and 180 degrees;
- wherein the first leaf and the second leaf automatically snap into a locked position at the first angle;
- wherein the at least one of the plurality of couplers and the plurality of receivers is formed of a heat reactive shape memory material;
- and
- wherein the at least one of the plurality of couplers and the plurality of receivers unlatch when heated to a heat reactive temperature of the heat reactive shape memory material.
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A latching hinge system comprising:
- a first leaf;
- a second leaf pivotally coupled to the first leaf;
- a coupler mounted on a first latch surface of the first leaf;
- and
- a receiver mounted on a second latch surface of the second leaf;
- wherein at least one of the coupler and the receiver has a corresponding orientation for latching the first leaf and the second leaf at a corresponding first angle, wherein the first angle is between 0 and 180 degrees, wherein at least one of the coupler or the receiver are formed of a heat reactive shape memory material and wherein the at least one of the coupler or the receiver changes from a first shape to a second shape when heated to a heat reactive temperature of the heat reactive shape memory material;
- wherein the first leaf and the second leaf automatically snap into a locked position at the first angle;
- and
- wherein the first shape is a latched orientation and the second shape is an unlatched orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.