Extended cab pickup truck concealed cargo door hinge
AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsE. Robert Siladke, Kevin D. Lapham, Martin A. Belz
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AssigneeGeneral Motors Corporation
InventorsE. Robert Siladke, Kevin D. Lapham, Martin A. Belz
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A vehicle door hinge is described. The hinge includes a first weight-supporting link having a first end generally away from a base and a second end generally more adjacent to the base, the first and second ends being on a same side of the base as the first end; a second weight-supporting link with first and second ends, the first end being pivotally connected to the first link first end; a third link with first and second ends, the first end being pivotally connected with the first link second end; a weight-supporting fourth link having a first end and a second extreme end, the first end being connected to the door, the second end being pivotally connected to the second end of the third link, and the fourth link at a portion intermediate the first and second ends being pivotally connected to the second end of the second link; and a spring stop mounted on a side of the second link limiting the opening of the door away from the pillar, the stop also detenting the second ends of the third and fourth links to retain the door in an open position.
A concealed door hinge for a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a door opening including a pillar with a first planar surface and a door covering the opening, the door having a second planar surface, the hinge comprising:
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