Patent ID: 9562382
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60J,E05D,E05F

Claim:
1. A vehicle door hinge structure comprising: a first bracket having a first surface that extends in a first direction and a stop surface extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction; a hinge arm having a first end, a second end and a body portion extending from the first end to the second end, the first end being attached to the first bracket for pivoting movement about a first pivot axis that extends through the first surface of the first bracket such that the hinge arm pivots relative to the first bracket from a first position to a second position, the body portion of the hinge arm having a movement limiting surface that is spaced apart from the first surface by a first predetermined distance; a second bracket attached to the second end of the hinge arm for pivoting movement about a second pivot axis that extends through the second bracket and the second end of the hinge arm, the second bracket pivoting relative to the second end of the hinge arm; and a compressible check structure fixed in position along a portion of the first surface of the first bracket, the compressible check structure being adjacent to and spaced apart from the stop surface of the first bracket, the compressible check structure extending away from the first surface in an uncompressed state by a second predetermined distance that is greater than the first predetermined distance, the movement limiting surface of the hinge arm contacting and compressing the compressible check structure during a portion of movement of the hinge arm between the first position and the second position.