Patent ID: 6490759
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor-vehicle hinge having a holding and a braking function comprising:a first hinge half fixable to a door assembly part, the first hinge half having a first gudgeon; a second hinge half fixable to another door assembly part, the second hinge half having a second gudgeon having a hole; and a hingepin made of solid material and pivotably connecting the first hinge half to the second hinge half, the hingepin being connected to the first gudgeon in a rotationally secure manner and being mounted in the hole with a running fit, the hingepin having, at least over part of a longitudinal region assigned to the second gudgeon, a rounded cross-sectional profile deviating from a purely circular shape; the hole being sealed with respect to the hingepin at both ends of the hole in a steamtight manner.