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Vehicle door hinge with compound roller structure

  • US 5,018,243 A
  • Filed: 10/12/1990
  • Issued: 05/28/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hinge assembly for a vehicle having a body and a door comprising;

  • a first plate adapted to be secured to the body of the vehicle;

    a second plate adapted to be secured to the door of the vehicle;

    pin means for pivotally connecting the first plate to the second plate about a first axis;

    third plate means secured to one of said first and second plates at one end and having a free end positioned intermediate between said one of said first and second plates and the other of said first and second plates proximate the pin means;

    spring means positioned between said third plate means and said one of said first and second plates for biasing said third plate means outwardly from said one of said first and second plates;

    a roller member mounted for rotation about a second axis and movable with said other of said first and second plates between a door-closed position and a door-opened position, wherein said roller member is spaced from said third plate means when in said door-closed position, said roller member engageable with said third plate means when moving between said door-opened position and said door-closed position causing deflection of said third plate means against said spring means, said roller member having a hard, rigid spool portion and a flexible, resilient silencer portion, said silencer portion adapted to engage said spool portion such that the spool portion and the silencer portion engage said third plate means when moving between said door-opened and door-closed positions.

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