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US 12,227,977 B2Granted
Hinge system for vehicle door
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Pha Co., Ltd.
InventorsDuck Young Kim, Doo Young Jung, Seong Tae Hong, Yong Ju Kim
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a hinge system for a door of vehicle includes a hinge arm configured to be mounted between a vehicle door enclosing a vehicle compartment and a vehicle body frame surround a wall structure that defines the vehicle compartment; and a hinge shaft configured to provide an axis of rotation of the hinge arm, and configured to be located outside the wall structure.
Claims20
A hinge system for a door of a vehicle, the hinge system comprising:
- a wall structure defining a vehicle compartment;
- a vehicle door enclosing the vehicle compartment;
- a vehicle body frame structure configured to surround a periphery of the wall structure, wherein the vehicle body frame structure includes a transverse frame and a longitudinal member surrounding the wall structure;
- a hinge arm mounted between the vehicle door and the vehicle body frame structure;
- a hinge shaft configured to provide an axis of rotation of the hinge arm, and located outside the wall structure;
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- a hinge bracket mounted on the longitudinal member, wherein:
- the transverse frame has a transverse member extending along a width direction of the vehicle,
- the longitudinal member extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
- the hinge arm is rotatably connected to the hinge bracket through the hinge shaft.
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A hinge system for a door of a vehicle, the hinge system comprising:
- a hinge arm configured to be mounted between a vehicle door enclosing a vehicle compartment and a vehicle body frame structure surrounding a wall structure that defines the vehicle compartment, wherein the vehicle body frame structure includes a transverse frame and a longitudinal member surrounding the wall structure;
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- a hinge shaft configured to provide an axis of rotation of the hinge arm, and configured to be located outside the wall structure;
- a hinge actuator configured to drive the hinge arm, wherein the hinge actuator is configured to be located outside the wall structure, and configured to be mounted on the longitudinal member of the vehicle body frame structure;
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- a hinge bracket configured to be mounted on longitudinal member, wherein the hinge arm is rotatably connected to the hinge bracket through the hinge shaft, wherein
- the transverse frame has a transverse member extending along a width direction of the vehicle, and
- the longitudinal member extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
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A method, comprising:
- mounting a hinge arm between a vehicle door enclosing a vehicle compartment and a vehicle body frame structure surrounding a periphery of a wall structure that defines the vehicle compartment;
- providing a hinge shaft configured to provide an axis of rotation of the hinge arm, wherein the hinge shaft is located outside the wall structure;
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- providing a hinge bracket mounted on a longitudinal member, wherein:
- the vehicle body frame structure includes a transverse frame and the longitudinal member surrounding the wall structure,
- the transverse frame has a transverse member extending along a width direction of the vehicle,
- the longitudinal member extends along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and
- the hinge arm is rotatably connected to the hinge bracket through the hinge shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.