Patent ID: 7731262

Claim:
A closure assembly, pivotable between a closed position and a full open position, for a vehicle having a body structure comprising: a closure; a hinge mechanism attached to the closure and pivotally attached to the body structure; and a damper assembly including a damper actuator and a pneumatic closure damper, the closure damper including a hollow, elastomeric bellows extending from a support base, an orifice extending from internal to the bellows to atmosphere and an unconstrained end opposite the support base, with one of the damper actuator and the support base attached to the hinge mechanism and the other of the damper actuator and the support base attached to the body structure such that the damper actuator is spaced from the unconstrained end when the closure is in the closed position and the damper actuator is in contact with the unconstrained end and compresses the bellows when the closure is in the full open position.