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US 12,371,937 B2Granted
Hinge and door
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsDuong Tuan Nghia, Hisahiko Narukawa, Shinsuke Sato, Takayuki Yokochi
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Abstract
A hinge includes: a base portion extending in a first direction; a protruding portion having a projection projecting in the first direction; a spring portion configured to be elastically deformed in the first direction; and an operation portion. The base portion, the protruding portion, the spring portion, and the operation portion are made of a resin and integrally formed.
Claims11
A hinge comprising:
- a base portion extending in a first direction;
- a protruding portion extending from the base portion in a second direction crossing the first direction and having a projection projecting in the first direction;
- a spring portion configured to be elastically deformed in the first direction;
- and
- an operation portion extending from the base portion in a third direction opposite to the second direction, wherein
- the base portion, the protruding portion, the spring portion, and the operation portion are made of a resin and integrally formed.
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A door of an optical connection box of an optical cable, wherein
- the door has a first side and a second side opposite each other, the door comprising:
- at least one first hinge provided on the first side, each first hinge comprising:
- a first base portion extending in a first direction;
- a first protruding portion having a pin-shaped projection projecting in the first direction;
- a first spring portion configured to be elastically deformed in the first direction;
- and
- a first operation portion, wherein the first base portion, the first protruding portion, the first spring portion, and the first operation portion are made of a resin and integrally formed;
- the first spring portion of each first hinge being configured to urge the first hinge in the first direction with respect to the door on the first side, and
- the pin-shaped projection of each first hinge being attached to and detached from the door by moving the first operation portion of the first hinge in the first direction on the first side, and
- at least one second hinge provided on the second side, each second hinge comprising:
- a second base portion extending in the first direction;
- a second protruding portion having a latch projecting in the first direction;
- a second spring portion configured to be elastically deformed in the first direction;
- and
- a second operation portion, wherein
- the second base portion, the second protruding portion, the second spring portion, and the second operation portion are made of a resin and integrally formed,
- the second spring portion of each second hinge is configured to urge the second hinge in the first direction with respect to the door on the second side,
- the latch of each second hinge is attached to and detached from the door by moving the second operation portion of the second hinge in the first direction on the second side,
- the first operation portion of each first hinge protrudes from a first surface of the door, and
- the second operation portion of each second hinge protrudes from a second surface of the door.
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A door of an optical connection box of an optical cable, the door comprising:
- a hinge, comprising:
- a base portion extending in a first direction;
- a protruding portion having a projection projecting in the first direction;
- a spring portion configured to be elastically deformed in the first direction;
- and
- an operation portion, wherein
- the base portion, the protruding portion, the spring portion, and the operation portion are made of a resin and integrally formed,
- the spring portion is configured to urge the hinge in the first direction with respect to the door, and
- the projection is attached to and detached from the door by moving the operation portion in the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.