Positioning Technology

Customers often come to us looking for a simple way to ensure a door or panel stays closed.  For light weight panels and access doors, bi-stable mechanisms provide a great alternative to a conventional hinge and slam latch arrangement.

The action of a bi-stable mechanism is familiar to anyone who has every used a typical "flip phone" style cell phone.  Close the cover and it snaps shut, lift the cover and it flips open.

In the design stage, Southco's G7 bi-stable hinges can easily be integrated into most smaller plastic doors, adding proven hold-open, hold-closed functionality.  This allows designers to provide reliable, easy, and intuitive access, without the need for a separate latch.  In addition, the bi-stable functionality drives doors closed, eliminating the possibility of leaving a cover or panel slightly ajar.

For more detail and installation examples, visit out website at www.southco.com/class/g7-bi-stable-embedded-hinges-7631.html