Hinge device for a motor vehicle door
AssigneeKlaus Wohlfarth
InventorsThomas Wurst, Gerlando Pace, Michael Spinner
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Abstract
A hinge device for mounting a motor vehicle door on a bodywork is proposed. The hinge device includes a hinge component which is screwed to the vehicle door. By means of two articulated joints, the component is articulated on the bodywork. Each of the two articulated joints has an axis of articulation. The two axes of articulation are intersecting and extending preferably perpendicular to each other. The hinge component to be mounted to the door is provided with a protrusion which is moved, during the opening movement, in a guideway attached to the bodywork. The form of the guideway is decisive for the opening movement of the door.
Claims13
A hinge device for a motor vehicle door, comprising
- a door fitting component (1) intended for mounting on the door, and
- an articulation device connecting the door fitting component (1) to a vehicle bodywork, the articulation device including
- a first articulated joint component connected to the door fitting component, with at least one first axis of articulation and
- a second articulated joint component connected to the first articulated joint component, with at least one second axis of articulation,
- an insert component having a guiding element (11) adapted to be connected to one of the vehicle bodywork or the door fitting component (1), and
- a guide block having a guideway (21) adapted to be connected to the other one of the door fitting component (1) or the vehicle bodywork and cooperating with the guiding element (11),
- wherein the guiding element (11) is in movable engagement with the guideway (21) during a maximum opening or closing movement of the door fitting component (1) relative to the articulation device, and
- further wherein the guideway (21) is a groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.