Patent ID: 7350847

Claim:
A side door of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one hinge device for pivotal connection of the side door to one of the body posts of the motor vehicle, the hinge device including: a first hinge half adapted to be fastened to one of the body posts of the motor vehicle, a second hinge half which by means of a joint is adapted to be fastened to a first side of the side door, a hinge pin which pivotally connects the first hinge half to the second hinge half in such a manner that the side door is pivotable about a vertical axis, defined by the hinge pin, between an open and a closed position, the joint including: at least one threaded bolt which extends horizontally, from the first side of the side door, through a through hole in the second hinge half and through a through hole in the side door, and projects from a second side of the side door, a threaded nut element arranged around the through hole on the second side of the side door and in threaded engagement with the threaded bolt, wherein the nut element extends through the through hole in the side door and projects a small distance from the first side of the side door into the through hole in the second hinge half.