A hinge assembly for mounting a door to a frame of a motor vehicle includes (a) a hinge bracket, having a first receiver and a second receiver, (b) a hinge pin pivotally connecting the door to the hinge bracket at the first receiver, (c) an actuator, having an output shaft, (d) a retention feature, connecting the output shaft to the hinge bracket at the second receiver, and (e) an actuator mounting feature securing the actuator to the door. A method of assembling an actuator in a hinge assembly that mounts a door to a frame of a motor vehicle is also provided.
Hinge assembly and method of assembling an actuator to a hinge assembly
2020-09-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60J WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES , Fenster, Windschutzscheiben und bewegbare Dächer, Türen oder Ähnliches für Fahrzeuge / E05D Scharniere oder andere Aufhängevorrichtungen für Türen, Fenster oder Flügel , HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS, OR WINGS / E05F DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION , Vorrichtungen zum Bewegen der Flügel in die Offen- oder Schließstellung |
HINGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ACTUATOR TO A HINGE ASSEMBLY
Europäisches Patentamt | 2020
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