# US 2006/0232090 A1 · Gutter mounted deck lid hinge

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- Number: US 2006/0232090 A1
- Document ID: US20060232090A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/454,283
- Filed: 2006-06-16
- Published: 2006-10-19
- Earliest claimed: 2004-02-09
- Assignees: M & C Corporation
- Inventors: Michael Duffy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20060232090A1

## CPC

- E05D 3/16: with seven parallel pins and four arms
- E05D 11/06: Devices for limiting the opening movement of hinges
- E05F 1/1215: {with a canted-coil torsion spring}
- E05D 2003/163: {Horizontal pivot-axis}
- E05Y 2900/536: Hoods
- E05Y 2900/548: Trunk lids
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## Abstract

A link assembly forming a 6 bar linkage is integrally combined with a spring having a laterally coiled strand to form a hinge that is particularly well adapted to be installed in a small footprint. Such a unit is well adapted for installation within a peripheral channel of a vehicle body opening and to prop the closure in its open position. The present invention also provides a method for reducing packaging footprint of a vehicle closure hinge by integrating the 6 bar linkage with the laterally coiled strand, and selecting a strand shaping to reduce radial dimension of the coil and the coil cross-section while maximizing the radial dimension of material in the strand.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for reducing the packaging footprint of a vehicle closure hinge comprising:
integrating a scissors link assembly with a laterally coiled strand biasing spring, and
selecting a strand shaping to reduce the radial dimension of said coils.

### Claim 2 (depends on 2)

The invention as defined in claim 2 wherein said vehicle closure covers a vehicle opening peripherally defined by a channel, and wherein reducing further comprises:
positioning said integrated link assembly and biasing spring as a unit in said channel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The invention as defined in claim 2 and further comprising mounting said integrated link assembly and biasing spring in said channel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said selecting comprises limiting the diameter of coil.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said selecting comprises enhancing the material mass in the strand.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein said selecting comprises shaping as a rectangle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The invention as defined in claim 4 wherein said shaping comprise shaping as a square.