Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge with a viscous rotary damper
- Patent Title (中): 用粘性旋转阻尼器铰链
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Application No.: US12690689Application Date: 2010-01-20
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Publication No.: US08020918B2Publication Date: 2011-09-20
- Inventor: Brad F. Patzer , Michael D. J. Smith , Stanislav Magovski , David W. Shaw , Joaquin Hung
- Applicant: Brad F. Patzer , Michael D. J. Smith , Stanislav Magovski , David W. Shaw , Joaquin Hung
- Applicant Address: CA Ontario
- Assignee: Ventra Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Ventra Group, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ontario
- Agency: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Main IPC: B60J5/00
- IPC: B60J5/00

Abstract:
An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body includes a first hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to one of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a second hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to the other of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a shaft that is constructed to pivotally connect the first hinge member to the second hinge member, and a viscous rotary damper. The damper includes a cover, a rotor, and a viscous material. The shaft connects to the rotor such that rotation of the external vehicle closure panel between a closing position and an opening position causes relative motion between the rotor and the cover of the viscous damper to provide a resistance for controlling the velocity of the external vehicle closure member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100180399A1 HINGE WITH A VISCOUS ROTARY DAMPER Public/Granted day:2010-07-22
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