Patent ID: 7156450
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A liftgate pivot mounting displacing a liftgate on a vehicle body permitting movement through a path between open and closed positions comprising: a liftgate including a mount for at least one hinge leaf of a hinge set; at least one hinge set at said mount, each hinge set having at least one first hinge leaf including a mount portion dimensioned to mate with said liftgate mount, a support portion, and a first pivot portion carried by said support portion at a spaced position from said mount portion; and each hinge set having at least one second hinge leaf including a mount portion dimensioned for mating with a body structure, a support portion, and a second pivot portion carried by said support portion for alignment with said first pivot portion; and at least one torsion rod having an elongated leg extending through aligned first and second pivot portions of each hinge set, said torsion rod having a first end retained against rotation with respect to one of said first and second hinge leafs in a hinge set, and a second rod end bent from an aligned longitudinal portion and retained with respect to an engagement portion of the other of said first and second hinge leafs in a hinge set, said engagement portion having a catch selectively receiving an arm of said second end through a limited portion of said path between open and closed positions.