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AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMark Brown, Marc Iman, Cindy Tran, James Ritchie, Ohno Takahiro, Ogawa Takashi, Ishikawa Takeshi
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A temporary checking device is provided that works in conjunction with elements of a vehicle hinge that remain in the vehicle's final configuration. The hinge includes a hinge pin rotatably connecting a door hinge bracket to a pillar hinge bracket. The checking device includes a spring portion that is disposed between the door hinge bracket and the pillar hinge bracket. The spring portion is compressed during movement of the door hinge bracket relative to the pillar hinge bracket from either of two rest positions. The spring portion urges the vehicle door affixed thereto back into one of the rest positions, thus allowing manufacturing operations such as painting, etc., to be performed on the vehicle.
A hinge system that is adapted to releasably retain a vehicle door in a desired angular orientation on a vehicle body, comprising:
A method for biasing a vehicle door to any one of first and second angular orientations and for releasably holding the door in any one of the first and second angular orientations, comprising the steps of:
A method for installing temporary door checkers in a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a front door and a rear door, said front door being pivotally secured to the vehicle by a front door hinge assembly include a front door hinge bracket and a front pillar hinge bracket, said rear door being pivotally secured to the vehicle by a rear door hinge assembly including a rear door hinge bracket and a rear pillar hinge bracket, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for removing temporary door checkers from a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a front door and a rear door, said front door being pivotally secured to the vehicle by a front door hinge system including a front door hinge bracket, a front pillar hinge bracket, and a front checking device, said rear door being pivotally secured to the vehicle by a rear door hinge system including a rear door hinge bracket, a rear pillar hinge bracket, and a rear checking device, said method comprising the steps of:
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