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US 8,418,320 B2Granted
Hinge for a swingable body part of a vehicle
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorJohann Halbritter
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Abstract
A hinge for a swingable body part of a vehicle includes a hinge element having an attachment part, and at least one connection element for securing the attachment part of the hinge element to a body part or vehicle shell structure. The attachment part of the hinge element is constructed to move in relation to the body part and/or vehicle shell structure without disengagement when a load limit is exceeded.
Claims9
A hinge, said hinge comprising:
- a hinge element having an attachment part and constructed for articulation to another hinge element;
- at least one connection element for securing the attachment part of the hinge element to a member selected from the group consisting of body part and vehicle shell structure, said attachment part of the hinge element being constructed to move in relation to the member without disengagement when a load limit is exceeded as a result of a deformation on the member;
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- a sleeve defined by an axis and movable in a direction of the axis relative to the member, said at least one connection element being secured in the sleeve.
1 more element
A vehicle, comprising:
- at least one body part;
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- at least two hinges swingably securing the body part to a vehicle shell structure, each of the hinges including a hinge element having an attachment part and constructed for articulation to another hinge element, at least one connection element for securing the attachment part of the hinge element to a member selected from the group consisting of body part and vehicle shell structure, said attachment part of first hinge element being constructed to move in relation to the member without disengagement when a load limit is exceeded as a result of a deformation on the member, and a sleeve defined by an axis and movable in a direction of the axis relative to the member, said at least one connection element being secured in the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.