Four bar hinge for vehicle rear deck lid
AssigneeMidway Products Group, Inc.
InventorDavid L. Westerdale
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Abstract
A four bar hinge (24) for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid (26) for movement between open and closed positions includes first and second vehicle body and deck lid mounted hinge members (28, 32) one of which has an adjuster (38), and the hinge also includes first and second connection members (42, 52) that extend between the hinge members with pivotal connections to provide a four bar linkage (62) that supports the deck lid for movement between open and closed positions. An adjuster member (40) of the adjuster (38) is adjustable upon assembly to move the deck lid vertically so as to be flush with the rear deck outer skin (16) of the vehicle. This adjustment is provided by a threaded connection (70).
Claims12
A four bar hinge for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid on a vehicle body for movement between open and closed positions with respect to a generally upwardly oriented rear trunk opening defined in a generally horizontally extending rear deck outer skin of the vehicle body, the four bar hinge comprising:
- a first hinge member for mounting on the vehicle body;
- a second hinge member for mounting on the deck lid;
- one of the hinge members including an adjuster having an adjuster member that has a pivotal connection to the one hinge member, and the adjuster including a threaded connection that extends between the adjuster member and the one hinge member to adjustably move the adjuster member vertically;
- a first connection member having opposite ends including respective pivotal connections to the first and second hinge members;
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- a second connection member having opposite ends one of which has a pivotal connection to the adjuster member of the one hinge member and the other of which has a pivotal connection to the other hinge member to cooperate with the first connection member and the first and second hinge members in providing a four bar linkage that supports the deck lid for movement between the open and closed positions, and the adjuster member of the adjuster being adjustable vertically by the threaded connection upon assembly to move the deck lid vertically so as to be flush with the rear deck outer skin.
A four bar hinge for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid on a vehicle body for movement between open and closed positions with respect to a generally upwardly oriented rear trunk opening defined in a generally horizontally extending rear deck outer skin of the vehicle body, the four bar hinge comprising:
- a first hinge member for mounting on the vehicle body;
- a second hinge member for mounting on the deck lid;
- one of the hinge members including an adjuster having an adjuster member, the adjuster member having a pivotal connection to the one hinge member, and the adjuster including a threaded connection that extends between the one hinge member and the adjuster member to adjustably position the adjuster member vertically about the pivotal connection thereof to the one hinge member;
- a first connection member having opposite ends including respective pivotal connections to the first and second hinge members;
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- a second connection member having opposite ends one of which has a pivotal connection to the adjuster member of the one hinge member and the other of which has a pivotal connection to the other hinge member to cooperate with the first connection member and the first and second hinge members in providing a four bar linkage that supports the deck lid for movement between the open and closed positions, and the adjuster member of the adjuster being adjustable upon assembly by threading of the threaded connection to move the deck lid vertically so as to be flush with the rear deck outer skin.
A four bar hinge for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid on a vehicle body for movement between open and closed positions with respect to a generally upwardly oriented rear trunk opening defined in a generally horizontally extending rear deck outer skin of the vehicle body, the four bar hinge comprising:
- a first hinge member for mounting on the vehicle body and including an adjuster having an adjuster member, a pivotal connection that supports the adjuster member on the first hinge member and the adjuster including a threaded connection that extends between the first hinge member and the adjuster member to adjustably position the adjuster member vertically about the pivotal connection thereof to the first hinge member;
- a second hinge member for mounting on the deck lid;
- a first connection member having opposite ends including respective pivotal connections to the first and second hinge members;
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- a second connection member having opposite ends one of which has a pivotal connection to the adjuster member of the first hinge member and the other of which has a pivotal connection to the second hinge member to cooperate with the first connection member and the first and second hinge members in providing a four bar linkage that supports the deck lid for movement between the open and closed positions, and the adjuster member of the adjuster being adjustable upon assembly by threading of the threaded connection to move the deck lid vertically so as to be flush with the rear deck outer skin.
A four bar hinge for mounting a vehicle rear deck lid on a vehicle body for movement between open and closed positions with respect to a generally upwardly oriented rear trunk opening defined in a generally horizontally extending rear deck outer skin of the vehicle body, the four bar hinge comprising:
- a first hinge member having a horizontal flange for mounting on the vehicle body and also having a vertical flange that extends upwardly from the horizontal flange, the first hinge member having an adjuster including an adjuster member, the adjuster member having a vertical flange that includes a pivotal connection to the vertical flange of the first hinge member, the adjuster member also including a horizontal flange that extends from its vertical flange, and the adjuster including a threaded connection that extends between the horizontal flange of the first hinge member and the horizontal flange of the adjuster member to adjustably position the adjuster member vertically about the pivotal connection thereof to the vertical flange of the first hinge member;
- a second hinge member having a horizontal flange for mounting on the deck lid, and the second hinge member also having a vertical flange that extends upwardly from its horizontal flange;
- a first connection member having opposite ends including respective pivotal connections to the vertical flanges of the first and second hinge members;
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- a second connection member having opposite ends one of which has a pivotal connection to the vertical flange of the adjuster member and the other of which has a pivotal connection to the vertical flange of the second hinge member to cooperate with the first connection member and the first and second hinge members in providing a four bar linkage that supports the deck lid for movement between the open and closed positions, and the adjuster member of the adjuster being adjustable upon assembly by threading of the threaded connection to move the deck lid vertically so as to be flush with the rear deck outer skin.
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