Patent ID: 6473937
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor vehicle door hinge with integrated braking and holding function, comprising:a first hinge half fastenable to one of a door and a door pillar, a second hinge half fastenable to the other of said door and said door pillar, a hinge pin pivotably connecting said first hinge half with said second hinge half, said hinge pin being a solid material and being arranged with a running fit in at least one hinge lug of one of said first hinge half and said second hinge half and with a firm fit in at least one other hinge lug of the other of said first hinge half and said second hinge half, and a braking and holding arrangement integrated into the hinge, comprising a circumferential hinge-pin profiling extending over part of the circumference of said hinge pin, at least one braking and holding body displaceable radially with respect to said-hinge pin, and a spring urging an end face of said braking and holding body into frictional contact with said hinge pin profiling, wherein said hinge-pin profiling defines an ascending profile such that the holding force of the hinge increases in an opening direction of the hinge and decreases in a closing direction of the hinge.