Patent ID: 8857016
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge assembly for a trunk lid of an automotive vehicle, the hinge assembly comprising: a mounting plate configured to be secured to a body portion of the vehicle; a hinge arm having a first end connected to the mounting plate for movement relative to the mounting plate between a closed position, an opened position and intermediate positions between the closed and opened positions, the hinge arm having a second end configured for being secured to the trunk lid of the vehicle such that the trunk lid is movable between a closed position and an opened position with movement of the hinge arm; a pivot connection provided between the first end of the hinge arm and the mounting plate, wherein the pivot connection provides a first resistance to pivotal movement of the hinge arm between the closed position and the opened position; and a friction plate having a mounting portion and a planar engagement portion, the mounting portion configured to be mounted to the vehicle and the engagement portion oriented at an angle relative to the mounting portion and being biased into engagement with the hinge arm to define a point of contact, the hinge arm engaging the engagement portion during the full range of movement of the hinge arm from the closed position to the opened position and the point of contact defining an arc across the engagement portion during the full range of movement of the hinge arm from the closed position to the open position, engagement of the engagement portion with the hinge arm providing a second resistance to pivotal movement of the hinge arm during the full range of movement between the closed position and the opened position.