Patent ID: 6892423

Claim:
A hinge for a vehicle lid, the hinge comprising: a first hinge part; a second hinge part moveable relative to said first hinge part between a closed position and an open position; main biasing means directly attached to said first and second hinge parts for urging said second hinge part into the open position; and a mechanism for assisting the initial movement of the second hinge part from the closed position, the mechanism comprising: a rotary cam being rotatable about an axis and having a first portion engageable with the second hinge part to provide said assistance; and auxiliary biasing means acting on a second portion of the cam for rotating said cam relative to said second hinge part, thereby causing, via said engagement, said second hinge part to move; wherein said second portion of the cam is farther from said axis than said first portion of the cam, whereby a force applied by the cam to the second hinge part is greater than a force applied to the cam by said auxiliary biasing means.