Closure damper assembly

Details Closure damper assembly Closure damper assembly

2008-11-05

2010-06-08

Lyjak, Lori L (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Trunk lids

Reexamination Certificate

active

07731262

ABSTRACT:
A closure assembly for a vehicle pivotable between a closed position and a full open position, and a method of controlling its movement includes a closure, a hinge mechanism attached to the closure, and a damper assembly. The damper assembly includes a damper actuator and a pneumatic closure damper, with the closure damper including a hollow bellows extending from a support base, an orifice and an end opposite the support base. The damper actuator is attached to the hinge mechanism and the support base is attached to the body structure such that the damper actuator is spaced from the end when the closure is in the closed position and the damper actuator is in contact with the end and compresses the bellows when the closure is in the full open position.

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patent: 4688844 (1987-08-01), Hirose et al.
patent: 6892423 (2005-05-01), Cheal et al.
patent: 7028798 (2006-04-01), Castellon
patent: 7596833 (2009-10-01), Erwin

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