Title:
構造的に一体化したピボットを有する自動車ドアヒンジ
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004536986
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An automotive hinge comprises: a door component adapted to be mounted to a vehicular closing panel, the door component comprising a conical pivot axis aperture; a body component adapted to be mounted to a vehicular body structure, said body component comprising a pivot arm; the door component and the body component being adapted to rotate about a pivot axis; the body component comprising an upstanding, conical structural feature extending from the body component and adapted to be coaxially aligned with the pivot axis and structurally fixed to the pivot arm of the body component; the conical structural feature comprising an external conical bearing surface; such that when the hinge is assembled, the door component interleaves over the body component, dimensionally locating the door and body components by means of the walls of the conical pivot axis aperture of the door component interacting with the external conical bearing surface of the conical structural feature. In an alternative embodiment, the conical structural feature is located on the door component and the body component is adapted to receive it.
Inventors:
Gruber, Rudolph
Application Number:
JP2003517400A
Publication Date:
December 09, 2004
Filing Date:
July 30, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Multimatic Incorporated
International Classes:
B60J5/04; E05D5/12; E05D5/14; E05D7/10; (IPC1-7): E05D7/10; B60J5/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takashima Ichi