Patent ID: 9279279
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: B60J,E05D,E05F,E05Y

Claim Text:
1. A hinge apparatus connecting a vehicle body and a trunk lid, comprising: a cover; a housing fixed to the vehicle body; a clip being elastically deformable and coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the housing; a hinge arm which has a first end rotatably coupled to the vehicle body, and a second end fixed to the trunk lid; and an elastic member which is mounted to and supported by the vehicle body, connected with the cover and the hinge arm, and elastically deformed by rotation of the hinge arm when the trunk lid is closed, wherein the elastic member is embedded between the cover and the housing and mounted to the vehicle body, and wherein the cover is rotatably mounted to the housing together with the elastic member and has protruding portions adapted to selectively engage with said clip.