Vehicle double pivot door hinge arrangement

Details Vehicle double pivot door hinge arrangement Vehicle double pivot door hinge arrangement

1995-05-08

1996-10-08

Mah, Chuck Y.

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

Hinge

Including means to hold or retard hinged members against...

16366, E05D 1110

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055618871

ABSTRACT:
A double pivot hinge assembly for attaching a door to a vehicle body door frame for swinging the door between closed, intermediate open, and full open positions in a self-latching and unlatching uninterrupted manner. The hinge assembly includes a U-shaped link having a bight portion and first and second legs extending therefrom wherein a first pin pivotally connects a body hinge to a free end of the first leg and a second pin pivotally connects a door hinge to a free end of the second leg. The door and body hinges are each formed with a sector plate providing a horizontal raceway such that the body and door hinges are interchangeable except for the location of the detent pocket. Each link leg has a resilient detent member juxtaposed its associated raceway adapted for biased travel on a predetermined raceway arcuate path for releasable self-latching engagement at a predetermined position of the door with an associated detent pocket. Each leg distal end has an ear intermeshed with upper and lower ears on its associated hinge leaf edge. The leaf ears define blocking surfaces adapted for contact with associated link stop faces providing predetermined door travel.

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