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US 6,178,593 B2Granted
Vertical pin automobile door hinge wear compensator
OwnerRobert J. Carlsoninventor
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Abstract
A cylindrical cam apparatus attached to the lower hinge of an automobile door; adjusted as such to automatically spread the hinge leaves apart during closing thereof, thus compensating for hinge assembly wear, restoring smooth and complete latching function of vehicle door.
Claims1
A hinge wear compensator for an automobile door hinge, comprising:
- a bushing having two ends, a bore extending between said ends;
- a cam body having an off-center hole drilled therethrough, said cam body being secured within the bore of said bushing thereby forming a cam device having two ends;
- a lock washer attached to one end of said cam device and a flat washer attached to the other end of the cam device, and a bolt extending through said flat washer, said off-center hole and said lock washer, and wherein said compensator is adapted to be attached to a door-side hinge portion, during closing movement said compensator contacts a chassis-side hinge portion thereby causing the hinge portions to move in opposite directions to prevent sagging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.