Patent ID: 8151417
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door hinge for a vehicle door on a vehicle having a vehicle frame, the vehicle door hinge comprising: a chassis mounting plate securely fastenable to the vehicle frame; a swingarm securely fastenable to the vehicle door; a bi-directional rotation mechanism connecting the chassis mounting plate to the swingarm, configured to allow rotation of the swingarm in a horizontal plane and in a vertical plane; a first bearing surface positioned to rotate with the bi-directional rotation mechanism when the swingarm is rotated in the horizontal plane; and a second bearing surface positioned to rotate with the bi-directional rotation mechanism when the swingarm is rotated in the horizontal plane; wherein the first bearing surface is positioned to bear against the second bearing surface when the swingarm is rotated in the horizontal plane; and wherein the first bearing surface is positioned not to bear against the second bearing surface when the swingarm is rotated in the vertical plane.