Hinge with built-in door stop
AssigneeOxford Automotive Mecanismes et Decoupage Fin
InventorFrancis Parizel
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Abstract
A vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in doorstop mechanism, includes a fixed knuckle secured to the bodywork of the vehicle, and a moving knuckle secured to the door of the vehicle. The moving knuckle is hinged to the fixed knuckle about a pin. The hinge assembly also includes a notched cam secured to the moving knuckle, a contact surface that can be inserted in a notch of the cam during an operation of opening the door, a compression spring, a support connected to the fixed knuckle and against which one end of the compression spring bears, and a part hinged to the support about a pin passing through the support and the part hinged to the support and constituting a moving part, against which the other end of the compression spring bears.
Claims10
A vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in door stop mechanism, comprising:
- a fixed knuckle intended to be secured to the bodywork of the vehicle;
- a moving knuckle intended to be secured to the door of the vehicle;
- and
- means of hinging said moving knuckle to said fixed knuckle about a first pin,
- wherein the door hinge assembly comprises:
- a notched cam secured to said moving knuckle;
- a contact surface that can be inserted in one of the notches of the cam during an operation of partially or fully opening the door, carried by a moving part;
- and
- elastic means acting on said moving part to apply said contact surface against said cam, said elastic means being secured to the fixed knuckle and comprising:
- a compression spring;
- a support connected to the fixed knuckle and against which one end of the said compression spring bears;
- and
- a part hinged to said support about a second pin passing through the support and the part hinged to the support and constituting said moving part, against which another end of said compression spring bears.
A vehicle door hinge assembly with a built-in door stop mechanism, comprising:
- a fixed knuckle to secure the door hinge assembly to the bodywork of the vehicle;
- a moving knuckle to secure the door hinge assembly to the door of the vehicle;
- a first pin hinging said moving knuckle to said fixed knuckle;
- a notched cam having a plurality of notches connected to said moving knuckle;
- a hinged part supporting a contact surface that inserts in one of said plural notches when the door is partially or fully opened;
- and
- an elastic mechanism acting on said moving part to urge said contact surface against said notched cam, said elastic mechanism being secured to the fixed knuckle and comprising:
- a support connected to the fixed knuckle, and
- a compression spring having a first end contacting said support,
- wherein said hinged part is hinged to said support about a second pin that passes through the hinged part and the support, and a second end of said compression spring contacts said hinged part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.