Patent ID: 9370989
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: B60J,E05D,E06B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hinge assembly for a tiltable window for a vehicle cabin, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge shaft mounted according to a transverse direction, at right angles with respect to a depth direction, wherein the transverse direction and the depth direction are also at right angles with respect to a longitudinal direction; a fixed hinge part and a rotatable hinge part configured to rotate relative to the fixed hinge part around the hinge shaft; a fixed frame part and a rotatable frame part whereon, in the depth direction, on top, respectively the fixed hinge part and the rotatable hinge part are mounted, whereby this fixed frame part extends according to the longitudinal direction on either side of the hinge shaft and whereby this rotatable frame part is configured to rotate between at least two positions: a seal mounted between the fixed frame part and the rotatable frame part, wherein the fixed frame part and the rotatable frame part, respectively comprise continuous, substantially parallel profile elements that extend to the bottom according to the depth direction; and the seal is mounted continuously to the profile element of at least one of the fixed and rotatable frame part and is configured to bridge the distance between both profile elements in the closed position; and wherein the fixed and the rotatable frame part in the closed position, according to the longitudinal direction, comprises three zones: a first zone at a first side of the hinge shaft up to a first endpoint; a second zone on the opposite side of the hinge shaft up to a second endpoint; and a transition zone at the height of the hinge shaft, located between the first zone and the second zone from the first endpoint to the second endpoint; wherein at least at the height of the transition zone in the closed position, both profile elements, with respect to the depth direction, are at an angle relative to the longitudinal direction.