Invention Application
- Patent Title: Hinge Assemblies for Door Lids and Methods of Their Delivery
- Patent Title (中): 门盖铰链组件及其配送方法
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Application No.: US13024405Application Date: 2011-02-10
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Publication No.: US20120204491A1Publication Date: 2012-08-16
- Inventor: Charles Laverle Cain , Patrick F. Showalter
- Applicant: Charles Laverle Cain , Patrick F. Showalter
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Main IPC: B60J5/00
- IPC: B60J5/00 ; B23P11/00 ; E05D5/00

Abstract:
A hinge assembly for a door lid of a vehicle includes a hinge arm support bracket that mounts within a luggage compartment of the vehicle. A hinge arm is connected to the support bracket at a proximal portion and including a distal portion that is mountable to the door lid, the hinge arm being pivotable relative to the support bracket. A force adjustment member is pivotally connected to the hinge arm. The force adjustment member includes a torsion bar mount portion extending outwardly from the hinge arm having an opening therethrough to receive an end of a torsion bar and a tool receiving portion that engages a torque adjustment tool to pivot the force adjustment member to apply a torque to the torsion bar.
Public/Granted literature
- US08459717B2 Hinge assemblies for door lids and methods of their delivery Public/Granted day:2013-06-11
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