Door hinge for vehicle
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a door (16);
a door frame (14); and
hinge means (20) for connecting said door (16) to said door frame (14) for allowing pivotal movement of said door (16) from a closed position aligned with said door frame (14) to a 90°
open position to a 180°
open position;
said hinge means (20) including a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,26);
first pivotal connecting means (30) for pivotally connecting said first end (24) to said door frame (14);
second pivotal connecting means (34) for pivotally connecting said second end (26) to said door (16); and
characterized by said first and second pivotal connecting means (30,34) lying in a plane substantially parallel to an exterior face of said door (16) when said door (16) is in the closed position and hinge latching means (48) for engaging one of said first and second ends (24,26) of said bracket member (22) in a locked condition to prevent pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots from the closed position to the 90°
open position and for releasably disengaging said one of said first and second ends (24,26) in an unlocked condition to allow pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots to the 180°
open position.
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Abstract
A vehicle including a door (16) and door frame (14). A hinge mechanism connects the door (16) to the door frame (14), the hinge mechanism including a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24, 26) and a first support bracket (28) for supporting the first end (24) from a door frame (14) by a pin member (30) and a second support bracket (32) for supporting the second end (26) from a door (16) by a second pin member (34). The invention is characterized by including a hinge latching mechanism (48) for releasably latching one of the first and second ends (24, 26) of the bracket member (22) from pivoting movement relative to the respective one of the first and second support brackets (28, 32).
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38 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a door (16);
a door frame (14); and
hinge means (20) for connecting said door (16) to said door frame (14) for allowing pivotal movement of said door (16) from a closed position aligned with said door frame (14) to a 90°
open position to a 180°
open position;
said hinge means (20) including a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,26);
first pivotal connecting means (30) for pivotally connecting said first end (24) to said door frame (14);
second pivotal connecting means (34) for pivotally connecting said second end (26) to said door (16); and
characterized by said first and second pivotal connecting means (30,34) lying in a plane substantially parallel to an exterior face of said door (16) when said door (16) is in the closed position and hinge latching means (48) for engaging one of said first and second ends (24,26) of said bracket member (22) in a locked condition to prevent pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots from the closed position to the 90°
open position and for releasably disengaging said one of said first and second ends (24,26) in an unlocked condition to allow pivotal movement of said bracket member (22) relative to the respective one of said door (16) and said door frame (14) as said door (16) pivots to the 180°
open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a door (16);
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19. A door hinge (20) comprising:
- a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,26);
first support means (28) for supporting said first end (24) from a door frame (14), said first support means (28) including first connecting means (30) for connecting said first end (24) for pivoting movement relative to said first support means (28);
second support means (32) for supporting said second end (26) from a door (16), said second support means (32) including second connecting means (34) for connecting said second end (26) for pivoting movement relative to said second support means (32);
hinge latching means (48) for releasably latching one of said first and second ends (24,26) of said bracket member (22) from pivoting movement relative to the respective one of said first and second support means (28,32), said hinge latching means (48) characterized by including a latch member (48) mounted on said second support means (32) having a locked condition wherein said latch member (48) engages said second end (26) to prevent pivoting movement of said bracket member (22) relative to said second support means (32) and an unlocked condition wherein said latch member (48) disengages said second end (26), said latch member (48) being mounted on said second support means (32) for pivoting movement relative thereto, said latch member (48) including a leg portion (54) having a notch (56) therein and pivoting to engage said notch (56) on said second end (26) in the locked condition and to release said notch (56) from said second end (26) in said unlocked condition, said latch member (48) having a further locked condition wherein a boundary of the leg portion (54) engages said second end (26). - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,26);
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37. A vehicle comprising;
- a door (16), a door frame (14), a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,
26), first support means (28) for supporting said first end (24) from said door frame (14), second support means (32) for supporting said second end (26) from said door (16), first and second pin members (30,
34) mounted on said first and second support means (28,
32), respectively, and defining a first and second pivot axis, said first and second ends (24,
26) of said bracket member (22) being mounted on said first and second pin members (30,
34) for pivoting movement about said first and second axes, respectively, a latch member (48) mounted on said second support means (32) for pivoting movement relative thereto, said latch member (48) being L-shaped and including a leg portion (54) having a notch (56) therein and pivoting to engage said notch (56) on said second end (26) in a locked condition wherein said second support means (32) is in a first position and to release said notch (56) from said second end (26) in an unlocked condition, 180°
locking means for locking pivotal movement of said second support means (32) about said second pivot axis relative to said bracket member (22) at 90°
of movement of said second support means (32) from said first position and including an end boundary of said leg portion (54) spaced from said notch (56), a biasing means downwardly biasing said end boundary to abut against said second end (26) of said bracket member (22) when said second support means (32) is pivoted 90°
about said second pivot axis.
- a door (16), a door frame (14), a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,
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38. A door hinge (20) comprising;
- a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,
26), first support means (28) for supporting said first end (24) from a door frame (14), second support means (32) for supporting said second end (26) from a door (16), first and second pin members (30,
34) mounted on said first and second support means (28,
32), respectively, and defining a first and second pivot axis, said first and second ends (24,
26) of said bracket member (22) being mounted on said first and second pin members (30,
34) for pivoting movement about said first and second axes, respectively, said bracket member (22) including C-shaped portions at said first and second ends (24,
26) thereof, a latch member (48) mounted on said second support means (32) for pivoting movement relative thereto, said latch member (48) being L-shaped and including a leg portion (54) having a notch (56) therein and pivoting to engage said notch (56) on said second end (26) in a locked condition wherein said second support means (32) is in a first position and to release said notch (56) from said second end (26) in said unlocked condition, 180°
locking means for locking pivotal movement of said second support means (32) about said second pivot axis relative to said bracket member (22) at 90°
of movement of said second support means (32) from said first position and including an end boundary of said leg portion (54) spaced from said notch (56), a biasing means downwardly biasing said end boundary to abut against said second end (26) of said bracket member (22) when said second support means (32) is pivoted 90°
about said second pivot axis.
- a bracket member (22) having first and second ends (24,
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