Patent ID: 7445267
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A hinge device for a flap of a motor vehicle, comprising: a first leg connectable to a fixed structural part of the motor vehicle; a second leg pivotably connected to said first leg for pivoting about an axis of rotation and forming a first hinge with said first leg; a first flap connected second leg and pivotable about said axis of rotation with said second leg; a piston/cylinder unit comprising a pneumatic spring with a pressure tube and a piston rod connected to a piston axially displaceable in said pressure tube, said piston/cylinder unit having a longitudinal mid-axis and being connected between said first leg and said second leg; a third leg pivotably arranged for pivoting about said axis of rotation; and a second flap pivotable about said axis of rotation and releasably connectable to said first flap.