Friction hinge for a console box lid
US9243434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05D11/087
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The hinge structure of a console box including a brake shaft and a braking device, arranged in a place displaced in the axial direction of a hinge shaft and disposed on one side of the hinge shaft. When opening and closing a lid, the drive shaft and the hinge shaft rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the lid, while a friction plate between the brake shaft and a braking plate is pressed against the rotating end face and the stationary brake plate, which is secured to a storage box, and a predetermined friction force can be produced continuously. Due to the friction force, the lid can be rotated under the influence of a moderate extent of rotational resistance when opening and closing the lid, and the position of the lid can be kept in the place where the lid stopped rotating within a rotatable range of the lid.
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