Title:
UNIAXIAL HINGE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF TORQUE GENERATING PARTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/038970
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A uniaxial hinge device with a plurality of torque generating parts capable of increasing a durability and reducing a size and a weight, comprising a shaft (1), rotating cams (3) fitted to the shaft (1), movable in the axial direction of the shaft, and rotatable about the shaft (1), fixed cams (4) fitted to the shaft (1) and movable in the axial direction of the shaft but unable to rotate relative to the shaft, and an elastic material (5) disposed coaxially with the shaft (1) and allowing the side faces of the rotating cams (3) to abut on the side faces of the fixed cams (4), wherein the rotating cams (3) and fixed cams (4) are disposed coaxially with the shaft (1) so that the rotating cams (3) are allowed to abut on the fixed cams (4) at two or more positions on the side surfaces.
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Inventors:
HIGANO SAKAE (JP)
SATO HITOSHI (JP)
KATO HIROAKI (JP)
SATO HITOSHI (JP)
KATO HIROAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/009793
Publication Date:
May 16, 2002
Filing Date:
November 08, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG (JP)
HIGANO SAKAE (JP)
SATO HITOSHI (JP)
KATO HIROAKI (JP)
HIGANO SAKAE (JP)
SATO HITOSHI (JP)
KATO HIROAKI (JP)
International Classes:
F16C11/10; E05D11/10; G06F1/16; (IPC1-7): F16C11/10
Foreign References:
| US5799371A | 1998-09-01 | |||
| JPH10248757A | 1998-09-22 | |||
| JPH10299760A | 1998-11-10 | |||
| JPH09112538A | 1997-05-02 | |||
| JPH0798011A | 1995-04-11 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1338811A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Komatsu, Hideoka (Akasaka 4-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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