Abstract:
A one-leaf or two-leaf sliding door, swinging/sliding door or pocket door, particularly for vehicles, has an electric, pneumatic or hydraulic drive. A nut is attached to the at least one door leaf and a spindle extends through the nut. A drive for moving the at least one door leaf is provided either to rotate the spindle directly or to linearly move the at least one door leaf. A freewheel is mounted on an end of the spindle, wherein the freewheel has a component which is stationary relative to but capable of rotating together with the spindle. A releasable brake or clutch is provided for preventing rotation of the freewheel component.
Abstract:
Rotary damper, in particular for an actuating member in motor vehicles, comprising a housing having a cylindrical damper chamber, a liquid viscous medium within the chamber, a rotatably supported shaft within the chamber having at least one substantially radially extending vane such that upon rotation of the shaft, displaced medium flows between a narrow passage between the cylindrical wall of the chamber and the free end of the vane, at least a radially outer portion of the vane being inclined with respect to a diameter extending through the base of the vane and in the circumferential direction and being bendable such that upon a rotation of the shaft in the inclination direction the vane is bent towards the cylindrical wall and upon an opposite rotation the vane is bent towards the shaft, wherein at least one locking cam is provided at the cylindrical wall of the chamber which extends radially inwards and is adapted to be engaged by the free end of the vane if it is bent towards the cylindrical wall a predetermined extent.
Abstract:
The one-way hinge damper includes a cylindrical housing into a rotor is rotatably inserted. A gap is formed between the rotor and the cylindrical housing which is filled with silicone or a similar viscous fluid for damping the rotation of the rotor. The damping can be increased by forming longitudinal grooves or similar discontinuities in the interior surface of the cylindrical housing and longitudinal passageways on the exterior surface of the rotor. A clutch, to which the output shaft is attached, is biased against an end of the rotor by a wave spring. Both the clutch and the end of the rotor include complementary rotationally alternating ramped surfaces and flat (or longitudinally level) surfaces. Radially extending walls are formed between the higher end of the ramped surfaces and the adjacent flat surface. When the output shaft and the clutch are rotated in a first direction, the radially extending walls of the clutch align with and engage the radially extending walls of the rotor and the rotor rotates through the viscous fluid thereby achieving damping. However, when the output shaft and clutch are rotated in a second direction, the ramped surfaces of the clutch "ramp over" the ramped surfaces of the rotor, and the rotor does not rotate, thereby allowing the clutch and output shaft to rotate substantially free of damping.
Abstract:
A rotary damper for use with a toilet lid has a damper shaft rotatably supported by a damper housing, a collar of synthetic resin fitted over the damper shaft for rotation therewith, and a casing of synthetic resin fixed to the damper housing and disposed around the collar for rotation relative thereto. The collar has a pair of diametrically opposite axial ridges disposed on the outer circumferential surface thereof and projecting radially outwardly. The casing has a pair of diametrically opposite cantilevered resilient arms defined by respective slits in the circumferential wall thereof. The cantilevered resilient arms have respective axial teeth disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the casing and projecting radially inwardly for engagement with the axial ridges, respectively. When the collar rotates in one direction, respective slanting surfaces of the axial ridges engage and move over the respective axial teeth, displacing the axial teeth radially outwardly against the resiliency of the cantilevered resilient arms. After the axial ridges move past the respective axial teeth, respective step surfaces of the axial ridges are locked by the axial teeth, retaining the collar and hence the damper shaft in a rotated position unless strong forces are applied to rotate the damper shaft backward.
Abstract:
A one-way damping system is provided for dampening the movement of a closure member when the closure member is moved in a first direction toward its opened position such that the closure member is opened at a controlled rate of speed, and for permitting the closure member to be moved in a second direction toward its closed position such that the closure member is able to be closed at an undampened or unrestricted rate of speed. The closure member includes a gear rack integrally molded therewith, and a rotary damper gear is movable into engagement with and out of engagement from the gear rack in order to provide the dampened and undampened movement modes. An idler gear or a pair of control arms are operatively associated with the rotary damper gear so as to ensure proper engagement and disengagement of the rotary damper gear with respect to the gear rack.
Abstract:
A rotary damper comprises a housing, a disc-shaped rotor which is supported within the housing so as to be rotatably and axially displaced in the housing, the rotor including an axially aligned annular friction surface which coacts with a coaxial annular friction surface inside the housing, and a spring within the housing which axially presses the rotor against the friction surface of the housing.
Abstract:
A damper for a flapdoor that does not show any damping effect when its movable shaft of the damper is rotated with the door in one sense whereas it effectively damps the rotary movement of the flapdoor when the movable shaft is rotated with the door in the other sense, wherein a one-way clutch for engaging or disengaging the movable shaft with a movable member depending on the sense of rotation of the movable shaft to cause a viscous shearing drag in the viscous fluid contained in the damper and a power source constitute so many integral parts of a coil spring. A damper for a flapdoor having such an arrangement can have a simplified configuration as compared with a damper provided with a separate coil spring as power source and a separate one-way clutch and therefore can be realized with reduced dimensions. Moreover, since such a one-way clutch can be prepared from a coil spring without requiring any additional processes and by simply engaging a portion of the coil spring with the movable member, the rest of the coil spring functioning as power source, the damper can be realized at a significantly reduced cost.
Abstract:
A toilet covering hinge assembly for mounting a toilet covering to the rear of a toilet for rotation of the toilet covering about a hinge axis between a lowered and a raised position. The hinge assembly includes a hinge element which is provided at the rear end of the toilet covering and is formed with a bore extending along the hinge axis. A hinge shaft extends through the bore in a rotatively fixed relation thereto so as to be rotatable together with the toilet covering about the hinge axis. One end of the hinge shaft is received by a support member provided on the side of the toilet for allowing the hinge shaft to rotate together with the toilet covering relative to the toilet. A retainer spring is secured to the hinge element adjacent to the bore for latching the hinge shaft against an axial movement thereof. The retainer spring comprises an outer section and an inner section having an inner edge projecting radially inwardly into the bore and capable of being resiliently deformed into and out of locking engagement with a stepped shoulder in the outer surface of the hinge shaft.
Abstract:
A door closer which comprises a damper having a body case including an arm fixed to a door, a rotational shaft formed in the body case, a pair of chambers filled with high viscous liquids, a pair of rotary blades respectively having passages with check valves on the rotational shaft, the rotary blades being rotated together with a rotational shaft by a sub case fixed with a sub arm against a return spring at the time of opening the door, the door being effected by the resistance force of the high viscous liquid against the closing door, a stationary plate fixed to the body case, an intermediate plate so engages as to be rotatable at a predetermined angle against the return spring, a movable plate so engaged with the sub case as to be rotatable together with the sub case, a plurality of rotary connectors respectively movably engaged with a plurality of through holes on the rotating circumferential line of the intermediate plate, and an angle clutch formed with recesses to be engaged with the rotary connectors corresponding to the through holes of the rotary connectors. Thus, the door closer can provide a locking state of power accumulated by a return spring at a predetermined door opening angle and a freely stopping state.
Abstract:
A damping device, in particular for operating members within motor vehicles comprises a housing including a chamber, a liquid phase medium within the chamber, a shaft extending through the chamber, at least one radial vane attached to the shaft in such a manner that when pivoting the vane in the direction of one of two circumferentially spaced radial stops, the medium displaced out of one chamber portion will flow into the other chamber portion through means of a flow constriction, either the housing or the shaft being stationary and the housing or the shaft being connected with the actuating member, whereby at least one throughbore is defined within the vane and serves as the flow constriction.