Patent ID: 7147267

Claim:
A device for pivoting a vehicle door or a vehicle lid, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a hinge bracket ( 1 ), about a hinge pin ( 3 ), having the following features: a) the device ( 5 ) comprises a drive ( 6 ) and a drive shaft ( 7 ) which is connected to the drive ( 6 ) and extends in the direction of the hinge pin ( 3 ); b) the drive shaft ( 7 ) connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the first end ( 8 ) of a bracket-shaped drive lever ( 9 ) arranged substantially parallel to the hinge bracket ( 1 ), said drive lever ( 9 ) being fixed to an end of said hinge pin; c) the second end ( 10 ) of the bracket-shaped drive lever ( 9 ) connected to the hinge bracket ( 1 ).