Patent ID: 6793263
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B62D,E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
An automotive vehicle comprising:a cargo box; a plurality of roadwheels located under said cargo box; a closure panel for said cargo box, with said closure panel comprising: a door adapted to pivot about a generally horizontal pivot axis, with said door having a shell defining an interior space; a first hinge bearing retainer attached to a first end of said door and having a first bearing insert housed within said retainer; a first pivot post rigidly attached to a structure adjoining a first end of said pivot axis, with said pivot post engaging a bore formed in the interior of said first bearing insert; a second hinge bearing retainer attached to a second end of said door and having a second bearing insert housed therein; a second pivot post rigidly attached to a structure adjoining a second end of said pivot axis, with said second pivot post engaging said second bearing insert such that said second pivot post and said second bearing insert are rotationally locked; and a full floating torsion bar having a first end rotationally grounded within the interior of said door, and a second end engaged with and rotationally locked with said second bearing insert such that said torsion bar will be subjected to torsional loading as said door is pivoted.