Adjustable hinge assembly
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Abstract
A hinge assembly 15 for a vehicle tailgate 14 comprises a first hinge member 21 fastened to the tailgate 14 and a second hinge member 22 fastened to a hollow flange 23 of a vehicle roof 13 by means of adjustment device 24 comprising an adjustment nut 25 and a locking screw 26. The second hinge member 22 has a hollow cylindrical shank portion 35 with a left-hand external screw thread 36 and a right-hand internal thread 38. Further, the adjustment nut 25 having a screw thread 39 engaged with the external thread 36 of the hollow shank portion 35 and the locking screw 26 having a screw thread 41 engaged with the internal thread 38 of the hollow shank portion 35.
16 Citations
37 Claims
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23. A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a closure member to a support structure, the hinge assembly comprising:
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a first hinge member for fastening to one of the closure member and the support structure;
a second hinge member for fastening to a flange on the other of the support structure and the closure member;
a pivot means pivotally connecting the first hinge member to the second hinge member; and
an adjustment device carried by the second hinge member to connect the second hinge member to the flange;
the adjustment device for adjusting the position of the second hinge member with respect to the flange;
the adjustment device comprising an adjustment nut and a locking screw;
the adjustment nut having a first clamp face which in use faces one side of the flange;
the locking screw having a head and a shank;
the head defining a second clamp face which in use faces the other side of the flange;
the shank which in use extends through an aperture in the flange;
the second hinge member comprising a cylindrical shank portion with a concentric bore and having internal and external screw threads;
the adjustment nut having an adjustment screw thread engaged with the external screw thread of the cylindrical shank portion;
the locking screw having a locking screw thread engaged with the internal screw thread of the cylindrical shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A motor vehicle comprising:
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a body structure;
a closure member; and
a hinge assembly connecting the closure member to the body structure;
the hinge assembly comprising a first hinge member, a second hinge member, a pivot means pivotally connecting the first hinge member to the second hinge member, and an adjustment device carried by the second hinge member;
the first hinge member for fastening to one of the closure member and the support structure;
the second hinge member for fastening to a flange on the other of the support structure and the closure member;
the adjustment device for adjusting the position of the second hinge member with respect to the flange;
the adjustment device comprising an adjustment nut and a locking screw;
the adjustment nut having a first clamp face which in use faces one side of the flange;
the locking screw having a head and a shank;
the head defining a second clamp face which in use faces the other side of the flange;
the shank which in use extends through an aperture in the flange;
the second hinge member comprising a cylindrical shank portion with a concentric bore and having internal and external screw threads;
the adjustment nut having an adjustment screw thread engaged with the external screw thread of the cylindrical shank portion;
the locking screw having a locking screw thread engaged with the internal screw thread of the cylindrical shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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Specification