Automatic door closing hinge and double swing door structure
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United States of America Patent
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Mar 5, 2013
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Oct 21, 2010
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Nov 27, 2007
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Nov 27, 2007
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Abstract
An automatic door closing hinge is configured in such a manner that first balls (43) are engaged with a first cam groove (35) formed on an outer peripheral surface of an operating rod in a cylinder (2) at opposed positions so as to have a substantially V-shape at opposed positions thereof, the first balls (43) are engaged with a compression ring (4) urged downward by a compression coil spring (5), the movement of the first balls (43) with respect to the first cam groove (35) is in conjunction with the movement of the compression ring, second balls (65) are engaged with a second cam groove (36) formed under the first cam groove (35) and having substantially the same shape as the first cam groove (35), the second balls (65) are engaged with the piston (6), the movement of the second balls (65) with respect to the second cam groove (36) is in conjunction with the movement of the piston, and air on the lower side of the piston (6) in the cylinder is gradually flowed out according to the movement of the piston.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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SAWA CORPORATION | YAMANASHI 409-0112 | |
YAMAGUCHI TAKASHI | 1-7 YUKIGAYA OTSUKA-CHO OTA-KU 1-7 YUKIGAYA OTSUKA-CHO TOKYO |
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- 2007 Application Filing Year
- E05F Class
- 220 Applications Filed
- 102 Patents Issued To-Date
- 46.37 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Sawa, Takashi | Yamanashi, JP | 9 | 105 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 105 |
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- 4 Citation Count
- E05F Class
- 2.45 % this patent is cited more than
- 12 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Dec 09, 2012 | FP | LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE | Effective Date: Dec 09, 2012 |
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Dec 09, 2008 | I | Issuance | |
Jun 29, 2007 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WEDOWSKI, MARCO;STIETZ, FRANK;MERTENS, BAS;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:019504/0415;SIGNING DATES FROM 20040831 TO 20041015 Owner name: CARL ZEISS SMT AG, GERMANY |
Aug 31, 2006 | P | Published | |
Mar 14, 2006 | F | Filing | |
Mar 07, 2002 | PD | Priority Date |

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