Patent ID: 7594301

Claim:
A hinge assembly for use with a vehicle closure to allow the vehicle closure to move between an open position and a closed position relative to a vehicle opening and adjust a flushness of the closure relative to an adjacent body structure, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge box mountable to vehicle structure adjacent to the vehicle opening and having a first side defining a first adjustment slot extending in a longitudinal direction and a second side, spaced from the first side, defining a second adjustment slot extending in the longitudinal direction, and an adjustment pin support; a hinge pin having a body defining a central bore extending therethrough, a first shaft end extending from the body through the first adjustment slot and an opposed second shaft end extending from the body through the second adjustment slot, the first and second shaft ends axially slidable in the longitudinal direction in the respective first and second adjustment slots; an adjustment pin extending through the central bore and axially supporting the hinge pin, the adjustment pin including first adjustment threads that threadably engage and are rotatable relative to the adjustment pin support and support the adjustment pin relative to the hinge box, wherein the adjustment pin includes second adjustment threads, the second adjustment threads being opposite handed of the first adjustment threads and threadably engaging the central bore of the hinge pin and threadably rotatable therein; and a hinge strap pivotally mounted on the hinge pin and pivotable between the open position and the closed position.