Hinge for a motor-vehicle door

Details Hinge for a motor-vehicle door Hinge for a motor-vehicle door

2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3677)

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Hinge

Having plural hinge axes

C016S368000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07100245

ABSTRACT:
The invention proposes a hinge to be exchanged for the hinges on a motor-vehicle door. The hinge contains a hinge section that is attached to the bodywork and a hinge section that is attached to the door. A linking device having a pair of linkages is situated between the two hinge sections. The first linkage allows opening the door in the factory-standard manner until the door is clear of the door frame. The second linkage then allows pivoting the door upward about a horizontal axis, which will allow configuring automobile doors such that they may be opened in the same manner as “gull-wing” doors. The motions about both axes may be constrained such that contact between the door and the bodywork will be avoided.

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