Adjustable hinge assembly
AssigneeChrysler Group LLC
InventorSean A. Bannon
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Abstract
A hinge assembly may include a hinge bracket, a pivot member and a hinge arm. The hinge bracket may be adapted to be mounted to a frame member of a vehicle. The pivot member may be connected to the hinge bracket and may be pivotable relative thereto. The hinge arm may be connected to the pivot member and may be pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the pivot member. The hinge arm may be linearly adjustable in a first direction relative to the hinge bracket and linearly adjustable in a second direction relative to the hinge bracket. The first and second directions may be substantially perpendicular relative to each other. The hinge arm may be adapted to be coupled to a closure panel of the vehicle to move the closure panel relative to the frame member between an open position and a closed position.
Claims17
A hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge bracket adapted to be mounted to a frame member of a vehicle, the hinge bracket including a first slot extending in a first direction;
- a pivot member having a longitudinal axis and extending through the first slot of the hinge bracket perpendicular to the first direction, the pivot member being movable within the first slot relative to the hinge bracket in the first direction;
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- a first cam member coupled to the pivot member and being rotatable relative to the hinge bracket and the hinge arm about the longitudinal axis and including a peripheral surface contacting the hinge bracket;
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- a hinge arm connected to the pivot member and being pivotable relative to the hinge bracket about the longitudinal axis of the pivot member, the hinge arm threadably engaging the pivot member;
- wherein rotation of the first cam member moved the pivot member within the first slot, thereby linearly adjusting the hinge arm in the first direction relative to the hinge bracket, and wherein rotation of the pivot member relative to the hinge arm linearly adjusts the hinge arm in a second direction relative to the hinge bracket, the first and second directions being substantially perpendicular to each other, the hinge arm being adapted to be coupled to a closure panel of the vehicle to move the closure panel relative to the frame member between an open position and a closed position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame member;
- a hinge bracket adapted to be mounted to the frame member;
- a pivot member connected to the hinge bracket, the pivot member being pivotable relative to the hinge bracket;
- a hinge arm connected to the pivot member and being pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the pivot member, the hinge arm being linearly adjustable relative to the hinge bracket and being adapted to be coupled to a closure panel of the vehicle to move the closure panel relative to the frame member between an open position and a closed position;
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- a first cam member coupled to the pivot member and being pivotable relative to the hinge bracket and the hinge arm about the longitudinal axis, the first cam member including a peripheral surface contacting the hinge bracket,
- wherein pivotal motion of the first cam member relative to the hinge bracket causes corresponding linear adjustment of the pivot member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.