IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0452242
(2003-06-02)
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발명자
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- Calderon, Fernando
- Beswick, Duane
- Pastor, Greg
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Commercial Display Systems, LLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
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초록
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Apparatus for controlling various and different movements of a door, said apparatus having a door hinge assembly with a hinge pin having a plurality of bearing surfaces to reduce stress and wear on a hinge pin housing, a torque mechanism for pre-torquing and torquing a hinged door, a door leveling m
Apparatus for controlling various and different movements of a door, said apparatus having a door hinge assembly with a hinge pin having a plurality of bearing surfaces to reduce stress and wear on a hinge pin housing, a torque mechanism for pre-torquing and torquing a hinged door, a door leveling mechanism that operates at the top of the door while the door remains closed, and a semi-automated mechanism that holds the door 90 degrees open and releases the door for closing by said torque mechanism.
대표청구항
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1. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a frame having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door and for torquing sai
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Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a frame having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door and for torquing said hinged door when said hinged door is opened, comprising:(1) a door hinge pin assembly inserted in said square top opening of said hinged door, comprising:a hollow cylindrical housing member having a top end and a bottom end and with its top end formed with a circular flange and having a tapered outside circumference increasing in size toward said top end of said hollow cylindrical housing member and forming a press fit with said square top opening of said hinged door upon completion of insertion of said door hinge pin assembly,a hollow cylindrical plug member secured to said bottom end of said hollow cylindrical housing member,a hinge pin member inserted into said hollow cylindrical housing member and having its bottom end extending below the bottom of hollow cylindrical plug member and its top end extending into an opening in the bottom of said top of said frame;a spring member surrounding said hinge pin member and having its bottom portion retained at the top of said hollow cylindrical plug member and its top portion abutting a portion of said hinge pin member, thereby controlling said hinge pin member and securing said hinge pin member in position;(2) A door leveling assembly installed at the bottom surface of said top of said frame for leveling a hinged door up to ¼ inch out of square from the top of the door while said hinged door remains closed during said leveling, comprising:a leveling housing having a spacer member with a top and bottom, said spacer member having a central opening and an opening at a portion of its right side wall and having a top cover member covering the top of said spacer member and a bottom cover member covering the bottom of said spacer member, said top cover member and said bottom cover member each having a congruent opening in alignment with said central opening and adapted for insertion of said hinge pin member, said spacer member being secured within said top and bottom cover members,a threaded adjustment screw member inserted into said opening at said portion of said right side wall of said spacer member,a slide plate member and an adjustment plate member disposed within said central opening and having their inner sides slidably interlocked, said slide plate member having a circular opening in its central portion formed to receive said hinge pin member, said circular opening being congruent with said congruent openings of said top cover member and said bottom cover member, and said adjustment plate member having a threaded bore in its right portion for receiving said threaded adjustment screw member whose rotation clockwise for a door hinged on its right side moves said adjustment plate member towards the front of said spacer member causing said slide plate to move horizontally to the right, and whose rotation counterclockwise moves said adjustment plate member towards the back of said spacer member causing said slide plate to move horizontally to the left, thereby causing corresponding movement of said hinge pin and for a door hinged on its left side, rotation of said adjustment screw member counterclockwise moves adjustment plate towards the front of said spacer member which causes said slide plate to move horizontally to the right and clockwise rotation of said adjustment screw member causes said adjustment plate member to move towards the back of said spacer member which causes said slide plate to move horizontally to the left, thereby providing leveling of a door hinged on its right side and leveling of a door hinged on its left side, thereby causing corresponding movement of said hinge pin, said door leveling assembly being securely mounted on the bottom surface of the top of said structure at the hinge side of the structure, whereby appropriate rotation of said threaded adjustment screw member levels an out of square hinged door in the structure by movement of said hinge pin member;(3) a torque mechanism having a torque housing assembly and a torque rod assembly, said torque housing assembly comprising:a housing mounted on the top surface of said bottom of the said structure at the hinge side of said door,a gear member mounted inside said housing and located in vertical alignment with said square bottom opening, said gear member having a central recess and formed with rotatable teeth,a spring controlled pawl member pivotally mounted in said housing and having its inner end engaging said teeth of said gear member to prevent reverse rotation of said teeth; and said torque rod assembly comprising:a flexible rod member with an upper end and a lower end and washer member, said intersection of said phantom straight lines inserted through said square bottom opening and into said square vertical bore of said hinged door and extending upwardly in said square vertical bore of said hinged door,a torque nut member having its lower end fixedly engaged in said central recess of said gear member and having a central bore with a square upper portion and a cylindrical lower portion, said lower end of said flexible rod member being coined into said cylindrical lower portion of said torque nut member,a torque washer member inserted on said flexible rod member and seated on the top of said torque nut member,a torque bushing member inserted on said flexible rod member and seated on top of said torque washer, said torque bushing member having a circular flange at its base and a tapered outside circumference increasing in size toward said circular flange which together forms a press fit at said square bottom opening,a torque tubing member inserted on said flexible rod member and seated on the top of said torque bushing member, thereby creating a bearing surface on the top of said torque bushing member, anda torque rod block member having a square central bore and inserted on said flexible rod member with its the bottom of said torque rod block member seated on the top of said torque tubing member, said flexible rod member being twisted at its top end, thereby maintaining each of said torque block member, said torque tubing member, said torque bushing member, said torque washer member, and said torque nut member in stationary position,whereby opening said hinged door puts said hinged door under torque;(4) a semi-automated mechanism installed on said top of said frame for holding said hinged door in a 90 degree open position while said hinged door is under torque and for immediately releasing said hinged door, comprising:a door holding arm member having a longitudinal slot in its center and pivotally mounted at the top of said hinged door at the hinge side of said hinged door through an opening at the end portion of said door holding arm member located nearest to the hinge side of said hinged door, said door holding arm member having a circular opening at its other end,a circular recess formed in said door holding arm member around said circular opening, said circular recess having a right half with an inner shoulder and an outer shoulder and having a left half with an inner shoulder,a resilient washer member seated on said circular recess and having an exposed portion of its circumference,a cavity formed at the outer end of said longitudinal slot with its position with respect to said resilient washer member determined by intersection of a phantom straight line drawn from the center of said circular opening through a point formed at the junction of the right end of the bottom of said longitudinal slot with the left end of the inner surface of said cavity that is opposite to said exposed portion of said resilient washer member with a phantom straight line drawn from said center of said opening of said door holding arm member through the center of said cavity and terminating tangentially at the circumference of said resilient washer member, the intersection of said phantom straight lines forming an angle facing said resilient washer member, said angle varying from 40 to 50 degrees,a washer cover member having a central opening and a downwardly projecting flange member around its circumference with an opening in said flange revealing said exposed portion of said resilient washer member, the top of said washer cover member covering the top of said resilient washer member and said flange covering the sides of said resilient washer member, said opening and said exposed portion being bisected by said phantom straight line drawn from the center of said circular opening through said point, and said exposed portion extending over a portion of said cavity,a securing member for securing said resilient washer member in said recesses and said washer cover member on said resilient washer member,a bolt member located within said longitudinal slot and of the structure, said bolt member having a smooth upper shank,whereby, as said hinged door is being opened to a 90 degree held open position, said torque mechanism places said hinged door under torque and at the 90 degree position of said hinged door, said bolt member is located and kept in a resting position inside said cavity by said torque on said hinged door which maintains said bolt member against the inner edge of said cavity and by said shank abutting the exposed portion of said resilient washer member, thereby holding said hinged door in a 90 degree open position,whereby pushing inwardly on said hinged door releases said bolt member from said cavity and the torque on said hinged door closes said hinged door.2. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door as claimed in claim 1 in which said hinge pin member has a middle body portion, an outer shank portion extending above said circular flange and having a circumference smaller than the circumference of said middle body portion, and an inner shank portion having a circumference smaller than the circumference of said outer shank.3. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door as claimed in claim 1 in which said inner sides slidably interlocked of said slide plate member and of said adjustment plate member form an angled interface.4. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door as claimed in claim 1 in which said inner sides slidably interlocked of said slide plate member and of said adjustment plate member form an angled interface having an angle of 45 degrees.5. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door as claimed in claim 1 in which said angle formed by said intersection of said phantom lines is 45 degrees.6. A hinge pin member formed in one rigid piece with areas of different circumferences and maintained in an up position by a spring member secured to a hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing to distribute load and reduce stress on said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing when inserted in said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing that has been installed in a hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a structure having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door comprising:{{a}} an elongated middle portion which closely fits and bears against the middle inner wall portion of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, an elongated upper shank portion with a circumference smaller than the circumference of said elongated middle portion and extending above said elongated middle portion, and closely fitting and bearing against a circular flange located at the top of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, and{{a}} an elongated lower shank portion with a circumference smaller than the circumference of said elongated upper shank portion and closely fitting against the lower inner wall portion of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing,said elongated middle portion of said hinge pin being longer than said elongated upper shank portion, to thereby provide a large bearing surface against the inner wall portion of said hinge pin housing,whereby the load caused by the weight and movement of said hinged door on said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing is distributed throughout the inner wall of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, thereby reducing stress and increasing the life of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing.7. A hinge pin member formed in one rigid piece and inserted into a hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing installed on a hinged door and maintained in an up position by a spring member secured to said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, said hinge pin member comprising:{{a}} an elongated middle portion which closely fits and bears against the middle inner wall portion of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, an elongated upper shank portion with a circumference smaller than the circumference of said elongated middle portion and extending above said middle body portion and closely fitting and bearing against the top portion of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing, and{{a}} an elongated lower shank portion with a circumference smaller than the circumference of said elongated upper shank portion and closely fitting and bearing against the lower inner wall portion of said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing,said elongated middle portion of said hinge pin being longer than said elongated upper shank portion, to thereby provide a large bearing surface against the inner wall portion of said hinge pin housing,whereby the load caused by the weight and movement of said hinged door on said hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing is distributed throughout the inner wall of said hollow cylindrical pin housing, thereby reducing stress and increasing the life of said hollow cylindrical pin housing.8. Apparatus for leveling an out of square hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a frame structure having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door, comprising:(1) a leveling housing having a spacer member with a top and a bottom, said spacer member having a central opening and an opening at a portion of its right side wall, said leveling housing being secured to the bottom surface of the top of said frame at said hinge side of said frame;(2) a threaded adjustment screw member accommodated in said opening at said portion of said right side wall;(3) a top cover member covering the top of said spacer member and a bottom cover member covering the bottom of said spacer member, said top cover member and said bottom cover member each having a congruent opening in alignment with said central opening, said spacer member being secured between said top and bottom cover members;(4) a hollow cylindrical hinge pin housing inserted into said square vertical bore and maintained in position by a press fit of its top circumference against said square top opening;(5) a hollow cylindrical plug member secured to the bottom of said hollow cylindrical housing member,(6) a hinge pin member inserted into said hollow cylindrical housing member and having its bottom extending below the bottom of hollow cylindrical plug member and its top extending into an opening in the bottom of said top of said frame;(7) a spring member surrounding said hinge pin member and having its bottom portion retained at the top of said hollow cylindrical plug member and its top portion abutting a portion of said hinge pin member, thereby maintaining said hinge pin member in an up position with said top portion inside said opening in the bottom of said top of said frame;(8) a slide plate member and an adjustment plate member disposed within said central opening and having their inner sides slidably interlocked, said slide plate member having an circular opening in its central portion congruent with said openings of said top cover member and said bottom cover member and said top portion of said hinge pin member in its up position is inserted through all of said openings, said adjustment plate member having a threaded bore in its right portion for receiving said threaded adjustment screw member whose rotation clockwise moves said adjustment plate towards the front of said spacer member causing said slide plate to move horizontally to the right, and whose rotation counterclockwise moves said adjustment plate towards the back of said spacer member causing said slide plate to move horizontally to the left,whereby appropriate rotation of said threaded adjustment screw member levels an out of square hinged door in said frame through corresponding movement of said hinge pin member from said top of said frame while said hinged door is closed and without opening said hinged door.9. Apparatus for leveling an out of square hinged door as claimed in claim 8 in which said inner sides slidably interlocked of said slide plate member and of said adjustment plate member form an angled interface.10. Apparatus for leveling an out of square hinged door as claimed in claim 8 in which said inner sides slidably interlocked of said slide plate member and of said adjustment plate member form an angled interface having an angle of 45 degrees.11. Apparatus for leveling an out of square hinged door as claimed in claim 8 in which said slide plate is larger in size than said adjustment plate.12. Apparatus for holding open in a 90 degree open position and then releasing by manual activation of a torqued hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a structure having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door, comprising:a door holding arm member having a longitudinal slot in its center and pivotally mounted at the top of said hinged door at the hinge side of said hinged door through an opening at the end portion of said door holding arm member located nearest to the hinge side of said hinged door, said door holding arm member having a circular opening at its other end,means installed in said square vertical bore at its bottom for applying torque on said door when said door is being opened,a circular recess formed in said door holding arm member around said circular opening, said circular recess having a right half with an inner shoulder and an outer shoulder and having a left half with an inner shoulder,a resilient washer member seated on said circular recess and having an exposed portion of its circumference,a cavity formed at the outer end of said longitudinal slot with its position with respect to said resilient washer member determined by intersection of a phantom straight line drawn from the center of said circular opening through a point formed at the junction of the right end of the bottom of said longitudinal slot with the left end of the inner surface of said cavity that is opposite to said exposed portion of said resilient washer member with a phantom straight line drawn from said center of said opening of said door holding arm member through the center of said cavity and terminating tangentially at the circumference of said resilient washer member, said intersection of said phantom straight lines forming an angle having an operating range of 40 to 50 degrees,a washer cover member having a central opening and formed with a downwardly projecting flange member around its circumference with an opening in said flange revealing said exposed portion of said resilient washer member, the top of said washer cover member covering the top of said resilient washer member and said flange covering the sides of said resilient washer member, said opening and said exposed portion being bisected by said phantom straight line drawn from the center of said circular opening through said point, said exposed portion extending over a portion of said cavity,means for securing said washer member in said recesses and said washer cover member on said washer member,a bolt member located within said longitudinal slot and secured in the bottom surface of the top of the structure, said bolt member having a smooth upper shank,whereby, as said hinged door is being opened to a 90 degree held open position, said torque means puts torque on said hinged door and at the 90 degree position of said hinged door, said bolt member is located and kept in a resting position inside said cavity by said torque on said hinged door which maintains said bolt member against the inner edge of said cavity and by said shank abutting the exposed portion of said resilient washer member, thereby holding said hinged door in a 90 degree open position,whereby pushing inwardly on said hinged door releases said bolt member from said cavity and said torque on said hinged door closes said hinged door.13. Apparatus for holding open in a 90 degree open position and then releasing by manual activation a torqued hinged door as claimed in claim 12 in which said resilient washer member is made of a urethane material which allows deformation of the said exposed portion of said resilient washer member and restoration of said exposed portion from said deformation to its original condition.14. Apparatus for distributing the load and reducing stress caused by the weight and movement of a hinged door on a hollow hinge pin housing, comprising:elongated upper means disposed in said hollow hinge pin housing and adapted to closely fit and bear against the entire top portion of the inner wall of said hollow hinge pin housing,elongated middle means disposed in said hollow hinge pin housing and adapted to closely fit and bear against the middle portion of the inner wall of said hollow hinge pin housing, andelongated lower means disposed in said hollow hinge pin housing and having a circumference smaller than the circumference of said elongated middle means and adapted to closely fit against the entire lower portion of the inner wall of said hollow hinge pin housing,said elongated upper means and said elongated middle means and said elongated lower means all formed together in a single rigid piece,said elongated middle means being longer than said elongated upper means to thereby provide a large bearing surface against the inner wall portion of said hinge pin housing,thereby distributing said load and reducing stress caused by said weight and said movement of said hinged door on said hinge pin housing.15. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door, comprising:door leveling means for leveling a hinged door out of level by leveling said hinged door from its top while said hinged door remains closed during said leveling.16. Apparatus for pre-torqueing a hinged door having a vertical bore on its hinged side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a frame and having a torque mechanism installed in said bore which is equipped with a flexible torque rod secured at its bottom end to a toothed torque gear installed in a cam system mounted at the bottom of said frame and secured at its top end inside said bore, comprising:means directly engaging said cam system and adapted to cause said cam system to rotate said toothed torque gear in a counterclockwise direction for a door hinged on the left side of said frame and in a clockwise direction for a door hinged on the right side of said frame,means to limit rotation to one tooth of a said toothed torque gear at a time,means to lock said toothed torque gear in position after each rotation of said toothed torque gear,whereby, said hinged door is pre-torqued to a predetermined extent.17. Apparatus for controlling movement of a hinged door having a square vertical bore on its hinge side with a square top opening and a square bottom opening and hinged on one side of a frame having a top, a bottom, and two sides all defining an opening closed by said hinged door and for torquing said hinged door when said hinged door is opened, comprising:torque means for pre-torqueing said hinged door by rotation of only one tooth of a torque gear at a time and for torquing said hinged door,means to torque a flexible torque rod secured at its top end inside said square vertical bore of said hinged door and connected at its bottom end to a toothed torque gear mounted in a cam system installed at the bottom of said frame,means to directly engage said cam system to cause said cam system to rotate one tooth of said toothed torque gear at a time to a predetermined extent to produce a pre-torque condition of said hinged door,means for leveling an out of level hinged door from the top of said door while said door remains closed during said leveling,means to torque said hinged door while being opened,means to hold said hinged door open to 90 degrees,means to remove torque on said hinged door and to release said hinged door held open at 90 degrees, andmeans permitting said pre-torque condition of said hinged door to close said hinged door.
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