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US 7,350,845 B1Granted
Modular deck lid hinge with coil springs
AssigneeM & C Corporation
InventorMichael J. Duffy
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AssigneeM & C Corporation
InventorMichael J. Duffy
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A vehicle body decklid hinge includes at least one hinge set carried by a bracket that retains a pivot pin and a retainer bar in a cantilevered manner. The pivot pin supports a lever, such as a gooseneck strap, that will be coupled to the hood, while the bracket includes a mount that will be carried by peripheral body structure around the decklid opening. The retainer bar carries a helically wound spring that secures one end of the spring for resistance to rotation about the axis of the bar. The other end of the spring engages an adjustor that variably urges the lever to pivot toward the open position. The method and apparatus reduce specificity of components and improve adaptably to various models and styles by reducing adjustments to tension variability in adjusting the biasing force applied to the decklid strap.
A decklid hinge for displaceably supporting a decklid to and between open and closed positions over an opening defined by peripheral vehicle body structure, comprising at least one hinge set, each hinge set comprising:
A method for modularizing a vehicle decklid hinge by installing a pair of hinge sets to a peripheral body structure defining an opening covered by the hood, the method comprising:
A decklid hinge for displaceably supporting a decklid to and between open and closed positions over an opening defined by peripheral vehicle body structure, comprising at least one hinge set, each hinge set comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.