Trunk lid support device for an automobile

Abstract

A trunk lid support device for an automobile, wherein, without great change to the gas pressure of a gas lifter according to the prior art and without big structural modification, the moment force provided by the gas lifter in a maximally open state of the trunk lid can be greatly formed compared with the prior art, to thereby enable to embody a smooth operability and stable open state of the trunk lid. The device comprises a gooseneck member, one end of which is connected to a trunk lid while the other end is connected to an automobile body via a first hinge, and a gas lifter, one end of which is connected to the automobile body via a second hinge while the other end is connected to a predetermined position of the gooseneck member via a third hinge, wherein the other end of the gas lifter is connected to the gooseneck member so that the vertical distance from the first hinge to the gas lifter when the trunk lid is fully opened is longer than the vertical distance from the first hinge to the gas lifter when the trunk lid is closed.

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