Patent ID: 6334235
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B25J,E05D,E05F,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A self-driving and self-locking hinge strap for mounting between two adjacent elements (A1, A2), the strap being of the type constituted by at least one resilient strip (3) preformed to have a section that is curved and designed to be secured via its two ends to the two elements, and to occupy a folded position and a deployed position, the strap being characterized in that each resilient strip (3) is provided with a layer of viscoelastic material (4) interposed between one of the faces of the resilient strip (3) and a stress plate (5) in such a manner as to provide a hinge that also performs a damping function, said viscoelastic material having an elasticity modulus which varies as a function of the speed at which said material is stressed.