Patent ID: 7730584

Claim:
A vehicle closure hinge comprising: a mount including a pivot axis flange locating a pivot axis, a first spring support flange and a second spring support flange spaced from said first spring support flange; a pivot lever coupled to the vehicle closure; a pivot coupling said pivot lever to said pivot axis flange; a torsion spring comprising a laterally coiled strand extending from a first coil end to a second coil end along a coil axis spaced from the pivot axis, said coil ends and said coil axis housed intermediate said first and second spring support flanges throughout hinge displacement, said strand having a first strand end extending from said first coil end, and a second strand end extending from said second coil end and coupled to said mount; wherein said pivot lever is a gooseneck bar; a link pivotally coupled to and carried by said pivot lever at a point spaced from said pivot coupling said pivot lever to said pivot axis flange; wherein said first strand end is pivotally coupled to said link; and wherein said link includes a second pivot coupling said link to said pivot lever thereby defining a four bar linkage controlling the biasing of said pivot lever to open the vehicle closure.