Telescopic hinge
AssigneeRenson Outdoor NV
InventorsRuben Vandendriessche, Joost Benjamin Renaat De Frene
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Abstract
A telescopic hinge (30) is described for a rail guidance system (1) for guiding a sliding device (20) along an elongated guide rail (10) with a longitudinal axis (12). The telescopic hinge (30) comprises a first hinge part (32) and a second hinge part (34) that is mounted rotatably in the first hinge part (32) for rotation about a hinge-rotation axis (38). The second hinge part (34) is mounted slidably in the direction of the hinge-rotation axis (38); and configured for being mounted onto the guide rail (10) at an end (342) slidably along the longitudinal axis (12).
Claims16
A telescopic hinge for a rail guidance system for guiding a sliding device along an elongated guide rail with a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- a first hinge part configured for being mounted to the sliding device;
- a second hinge part that is mounted rotatably in the first hinge part for rotation about a hinge-rotation axis,
- wherein the second hinge part:
- is mounted slidably in the direction of the hinge-rotation axis;
- and
- is configured for being coupled to the guide rail at an end slidably along the longitudinal axis, and wherein
- the telescopic hinge further comprises:
- a coupling piece mounted to the end of the second hinge part and configured for coupling the end of the second hinge part slidably along the longitudinal axis to the guide rail, wherein the coupling piece is coupled tiltably to the end of the second hinge part about a tilt axis transverse to the hinge rotation axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.