Patent ID: 9217267
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable hinge set for a motor vehicle deck lid, the hinge set comprising: a pivot pin including a bolt and a nut, the bolt having a head end and a threaded end; a hinge bracket having a pair of pivot support flanges spaced apart from each other, each pivot support flange having an elongated slot for receiving the pivot pin; a strap having an end pivotally supported between the pair of pivot support flanges by the pivot pin, the end of the strap including a pair of bushings defining a pivot opening aligned with the elongated slots of the pivot support flanges, the pivot pin being received through the pivot opening in the end of the strap; and an insert assembly including a tubular insert and a pair of collars, the tubular insert receivable through the pivot opening in the strap and receiving the pivot pin therethrough, the tubular insert having a length corresponding to the space between the pivot support flanges, each collar located at an opposite end of the tubular insert and disposed between the strap and a respective pivot support flange, and each collar extending radially outward from the respective end of the tubular insert beyond the elongated slot to cover a portion of the pivot support flange; wherein the insert assembly forms a rigid column extending from one of the pivot support flanges to the other pivot support flange, and the pivot pin, when inserted through the insert assembly and elongated slots and tightened against the pivot support flanges, introduces a compressive load on the insert assembly sufficient to maintain the pivot pin in a fixed position within the elongated slots while limiting the clamping force applied to the strap.