Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Trunk lids
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-22
2006-08-22
Gutman, H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Trunk lids
Reexamination Certificate
active
07093877
ABSTRACT:
A link assembly forming a 6 bar linkage is integrally combined with a spring having a laterally coiled strand to form a hinge that is particularly well adapted to be installed in a small footprint. Such a unit is well adapted for installation within a peripheral channel of a vehicle body opening and to prop the closure in its open position. The present invention also provides a method for reducing packaging footprint of a vehicle closure hinge by integrating the 6 bar linkage with the laterally coiled strand, and selecting a strand shaping to reduce radial dimension of the coil and the coil cross-section while maximizing the radial dimension of material in the strand.
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1997 Service Manual; GMP/97-WPB-1; 3 pages of Book 1; North American Operations, General Motors Corp.
Brooks & Kushman P.C.
Gutman H
M & C Corporation
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