Door and hood hinge for motor vehicles
AssigneeEd. Scharwachter GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsAriana Rose, Gunter Plasberg
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Abstract
A door and hood hinge for a motor vehicle including a first hinge half attachable to a vehicle body, a second hinge half attachable to a door or a hood, and a hinge pin for connecting the first and second hinge halves for pivotal movement of the first and second halves relative to each other about a hinge axis, with the first hinge half being formed as a sheet shaped piece open at one end and obturating cut-out provided in the vehicle body part, and with the second hinge half being supported between opposite walls of the first hinge half by hinge pin studs forming the hinge pin.
Claims9
A door and hood hinge for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a first hinge half attachable to a vehicle body;
- a second hinge half attachable to one of a door and a hood;
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- a hinge pin for connecting the first and second hinge halves for pivotal movement of the first and second halves relative to each other about a hinge axis;
- wherein the first hinge half, which is attached to the vehicle body, is so arranged in a cut-out, which is closed by the one of a door and a hood and is provided in a body limiting part represented by one of a door pillar and a body girder, that the hinge axis is sunk-in relative to a profile of the cut-out,
- wherein the first hinge half is formed as a sheet-shaped piece open at one end and obturating the cut-out, and the second hinge half is supported between opposite walls of the first hinge half by hinge pin studs forming the hinge pin, and
- wherein the sheet-shaped piece, which forms the first hinge half, has a fluid-proof pot shape and forms a fluid-proof connection with the vehicle body part, the pot-shaped piece having a bottom and at least one side extending from the pot-shaped piece bottom and tapering in a direction of a pot-shaped piece opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.