Patent ID: 8459717

Claim:
A hinge assembly for a door lid of a vehicle, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge arm support bracket that mounts within a luggage compartment of the vehicle; a hinge arm connected to the support bracket at a proximal portion and including a distal portion that is mountable to the door lid, the hinge arm being pivotable relative to the support bracket; a force adjustment member pivotally connected to the hinge arm, the force adjustment member comprising a torsion bar mount portion extending outwardly from the hinge arm having an opening therethrough to receive an end of a torsion bar and a tool receiving portion that engages a torque adjustment tool to pivot the force adjustment member to apply a torque to the torsion bar; a locking finger extending outwardly from the force adjustment member; and an engagement member pivotally connected to the hinge arm; wherein the force adjustment member having an initial configuration where the locking finger is disengaged from the engagement member and an adjusted configuration where the locking finger is engaged with the engagement member to apply a force to the torsion bar.