offset hinge

In the above design, the flapping hinges are located well away from the hub, which appears as a large T and is being used as a mast.

A helicopter main rotor hinge at a substantial distance from the axis of rotation. As compared with flapping hinges, offset flapping hinges provide better longitudinal and lateral stability and a wider center of gravity limits and permit the helicopter to go faster in forward flight.

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Experimental studies and computer analysis provided data on the position of the offset hinge point about which a mechanism was required to rotate.

Design innovation: an outcome rather than a goal: whether new products are considered as innovative depends upon a number of drivers. These include the new and emerging technologies, changes in, or the creation of, new markets and the considerations of manufacturing and economics of production. By Tony Medland PhD DipTech CEng FIMechE FIED, Emeritus professor, university of bath

The Victory Compact 8X20 and 10X25 feature an offset hinge for compact folding, separate knobs for center focusing and diopter adjustment and high-eyepoint eyepieces with lockable push/pull eyecups.

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An extended offset hinge style permits full-door opening in applications where cabinets or enclosures are tightly configured.

Free-operating hinges

Offset hinges, for use on gable hay doors on barns, identified by Mil Harr, Centennial, Colo.; Bill Thomas, Silverwood, Mich.; Earl Hepworth; Donald Labrune, Holland, Minn.; Alvin Weber, Sigourney, Iowa; and Jerry Kamp, Wooster, Ohio, who sent a page from the Louden Machinery Co.

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The belt underside features the "patented dynamic open hinge" as well as offset hinges, both of which allow for quick and efficient belt cleaning.

Habasit M5060 conveyor belt delivers advanced hygiene

I got offset hinges (mentioned in the August/September InsideMS).

Opening doors

Other advantages are smooth edges and a flat bottom which reduces debris build-up, and offset hinges which conducts the cleaning solution to all critical places.

New easy to clean conveyor belt from Habasit Rossi

Another solution is to add offset hinges that make the tall width of the door frame available," Tannenbaum says.

Accessible haven

Offset hinges allow the door to open to a 70-degree angle providing full access.

The safety department's checklist

Make all doors easier for a wheelchair-bound person to enter by using offset hinges. The hinges move the door out of the doorway, allowing more room for the chair to pass through.

HOME STYLE FOR LATER LIFE

If you just need 2 extra inches in the doorway, offset hinges might do the trick.