Patent ID: 6594859
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
Hinge assembly for a swinging door of a motor vehicle with a built-in door stop, comprising:a first knuckle, known as the fixed knuckle, comprising a first part, the overall orientation of which is a horizontal straight line, equipped with at least one horizontal drilling allowing the first knuckle to be attached to a fixed part of a bodywork of the vehicle, and a second part, the overall orientation of which is a horizontal straight line approximately perpendicular to that of said first part, and the end of which comprises a vertical drilling to house a pin about which the hinge pivots; a second knuckle, known as the moving knuckle, the overall orientation of which is vertical, comprising at least one drilling allowing the second knuckle to be attached to the door and comprising two approximately horizontal flat zones, each provided with a vertical drilling so that the pin can pass through them and each comprising a notched cam; two pressing rollers intended to be kept in contact with a corresponding cam of the moving knuckle; and a spring held in said fixed knuckle and having two vertical branches which are vertically aligned and inserted in said rollers and working mainly in bending so as to cause said rollers to exert pressure on said cams, said pin articulating the moving knuckle to the fixed knuckle.