Hinge for a flap of a motor vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorNicholas Aldersley
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Abstract
A hinge for a flap of a motor vehicle includes a flap element which is designed to be secured to the flap. A pivoting element is designed to be secured to a body of the motor vehicle such as to be rotatable about a hinge axis, wherein in a first location the flap element is connected to the pivoting element so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis, and in a second location, which is offset relative to the first location, the flap element is connected to the pivoting element via a releasable securing element. A spacer maintains a distance between the pivoting element and the flap element in an installed position, in which the securing element is released and the flap element is rotated relative to the pivoting element about the rotational axis in comparison to a normal position.
Claims10
A hinge for a flap of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a flap element which is designed for fastening to the flap;
- a pivot element which is designed for rotatable fastening about a hinge axis to a body of the motor vehicle,
- wherein, at a first point, the flap element is connected to the pivot element so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation,
- wherein, at a second point offset from the first point, the flap element is connected to the pivot element via a releasable fastening element;
- and
- a spacer for maintaining a distance between the pivot element and the flap element in an installation position, in which installation position the fastening element is released and the flap element is rotated relative to the pivot element about the axis of rotation in relation to a normal position,
- the flap element has a first lever region on one side of the axis of rotation and a second lever region on the other side of the axis of rotation,
- the first lever region is configured for connection to the flap, and
- the second lever region overlaps with the pivot element.
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body;
- a flap;
- and
- at least one hinge for the flap, the hinge comprising:
- a flap element which is fastened to the flap;
- a pivot element which is rotatably fastened about a hinge axis to the body of the motor vehicle,
- wherein, at a first point, the flap element is connected to the pivot element so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation,
- wherein, at a second point offset from the first point, the flap element is connected to the pivot element via a releasable fastening element;
- and
- a spacer for maintaining a distance between the pivot element and the flap element in an installation position, in which installation position the fastening element is released and the flap element is rotated relative to the pivot element about the axis of rotation in relation to a normal position,
- the flap element has a first lever region on one side of the axis of rotation and a second lever region on the other side of the axis of rotation,
- the first lever region is configured for connection to the flap, and
- the second lever region overlaps with the pivot element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.