Hood hinge
AssigneeInternational Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
InventorsNandkishor Wasudeorao Mankar, Robert Remeika
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Abstract
A hood hinge includes a hood mounting bar, a housing tube having first and second open ends, and a first bracket fixedly connecting the hood mounting bar to the housing tube. A rubber insulator is disposed within each of the first and second ends of the housing tube, and a self-lubricated bushing is disposed within each rubber insulator. A first torsion spring is disposed around the housing tube proximate to the first end of the housing tube. A second bracket has a base and first and second flaps extending from the base over the first and second ends of the housing tube, respectively, and a hinge pin is disposed through the first and second flaps, the self-lubricated bushings, and the housing tube.
Claims20
A hood hinge for pivotally mounting a vehicle hood to a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a hood mounting bar adapted to mount a vehicle hood;
- a housing tube having first and second open ends;
- a first bracket fixedly connecting the hood mounting bar to the housing tube;
- a rubber insulator disposed within each of the first and second ends of the housing tube;
- a self-lubricated bushing disposed within each rubber insulator;
- a first torsion spring disposed around the housing tube proximate to the first end of the housing tube;
- a second bracket adapted to be mounted to a vehicle chassis and having a base and first and second flaps extending from the base over the first and second ends of the housing tube, respectively;
- said first tension spring acting between said first bracket and said second bracket;
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- a hinge pin disposed through the first and second flaps, the self-lubricated bushings, and the housing tube so that the housing tube and hood mounting bar are pivotable about the hinge pin relative to the second bracket, thereby enabling the vehicle hood to pivot between open and closed positions relative to the vehicle chassis.
A hood hinge for pivotally mounting a vehicle hood to a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a hood mounting bar adapted to mount a vehicle hood;
- a housing tube having first and second open ends;
- a first bracket fixedly connecting the hood mounting bar to the housing tube;
- a rubber insulator disposed within each of the first and second ends of the housing tube;
- a self-lubricated bushing disposed within each rubber insulator;
- a second bracket adapted to be mounted to a vehicle chassis and having a base and first and second flaps extending from the base over the first and second ends of the housing tube, respectively;
- first and second torsion springs, wherein:
- the first torsion spring is disposed around the housing tube proximate to the first end of the housing tube, the first torsion spring having a first end attached to the first flap of the second bracket and a second end attached to the first bracket;
- the second torsion spring is disposed around the housing tube proximate to the second end of the housing tube, the second torsion spring having a first end attached to the second flap of the second bracket and a second end attached to the first bracket;
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- a hinge pin disposed through the first and second flaps, the self-lubricated bushings, and the housing tube so that the housing tube and hood mounting bar are pivotable about the hinge pin relative to the second bracket, thereby enabling the vehicle hood to pivot between open and closed positions relative to the vehicle chassis and under a torsional bias applied by the first and second torsion springs.
A hood hinge for pivotally mounting a vehicle hood to a vehicle chassis, comprising:
- a welded subassembly, comprising:
- a hood mounting bar adapted to be fixedly attached to a vehicle hood;
- a housing tube having first and second open ends;
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- a first bracket welded to the hood mounting bar and the housing tube;
- a rubber insulator disposed within each of the first and second ends of the housing tube;
- a self-lubricated bushing disposed within each rubber insulator;
- first and second torsion springs, the first torsion spring disposed around the housing tube proximate to the first end of the housing tube and the second torsion spring disposed around the housing tube proximate to the second end of the housing tube;
- a second bracket having a base and first and second flaps extending from the base over the first and second ends of the housing tube, respectively, wherein the base is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle chassis;
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- a hinge pin disposed through the first and second flaps, the self-lubricated bushings, and the housing tube;
- wherein the first flap comprises a first slot disposed therethrough and a first end of the first torsion spring is disposed through the first slot, the second flap comprises a second slot disposed therethrough and a first end of the second torsion spring is disposed through the second slot, the first bracket comprises a first hole disposed therethrough and a second end of the first torsion spring is disposed through the first hole, and the first bracket comprises a second hole disposed therethrough and a second end of the second torsion spring is disposed through the second hole so that the first and second torsion springs are attached to the brackets and the housing tube and hood mounting bar are pivotable about the hinge pin relative to the second bracket, thereby enabling the vehicle hood to pivot between open and closed positions relative to the vehicle chassis and under a torsional bias applied by the first and second torsion springs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.