Diagonal opening hinge

• US 8,291,548 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2011
• Issued: 10/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnnie Yip
• Original Assignee: Johnnie Yip
• Inventors: Yip, Johnnie
• Primary Examiner(s): Mah, Chuck Y.
• Application Number:
  US13/036,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20110138576A1
• Time in Patent Office: 603 Days
• Field of Search: 163/74, 163/67, 162/42, 16235-239, 162/41, 162/46, 162/48, 161/05, 16/54, 16/50, 162/86, 16D/IG.23, 162/87, 296/146.11, 296/146.12, 296/76, 296/96, 296/146.8, 494/20, 494/25
• US Class Current: 16/241
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/06 to allow tilting of the members
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 5/025 specially adapted for vehicle doors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

A diagonal motion door hinge for a vehicle door includes an upper door connection plate having a second motion assembly pivotally mounted to the upper door connection plate. The axis of rotation of the second motion assembly is perpendicular to the upper door connection plate. A first motion assembly is mounted to the second motion assembly at a first motion hinge. The first motion assembly is adapted to connect to an upper portion of a vehicle door. The lower door connection plate includes a lower door connection plate stopper and a lower shock connection. The lower door connection plate stopper has a lower door double motion stopper surface. A point of contact between the ballpoint and the lower door double motion stopper surface is offset from a horizontal motion hinge pin axis to provide a first diagonal motion.

Claims

1. A door hinge comprising:

a. a base member, made of a flat piece of metal defining a plane, wherein the base member includes bolt slots disposed as elongated openings on the base member;

b. a primary swivel member which is swivelly mounted to the base member so that the primary swivel member swivels on the plane defined by the base member, and wherein the primary swivel member has a primary swivel axis normal to the plane defined by the base member, wherein the primary swivel member defines a plane of the primary swivel member;

c. an arm extended from the primary swivel member, wherein the arm is swivelly mounted to the primary swivel member at a secondary swivel, wherein the secondary swivel has an secondary swivel axis of rotation normal to the primary swivel axis, wherein the arm for the comprises bolt slots, wherein the arm is mounted to a door of the vehicle, wherein the arm has an extended position corresponding to an open vehicle door and a retracted position corresponding to a closed vehicle door;

d. a shock bracket mounted to the primary swivel member by a shock bracket bolt, wherein the shock bracket has a shock bracket axis of rotation parallel to the primary swivel axis; and

e. a shock mounted between the shock bracket and the base member, wherein simultaneous coplanar motion of the primary swivel member, the base member and the shock allow the shock to move on the plane of the primary swivel member and the base member, wherein the shock has a shock base end attaching to a base member bolt; and

e. a stopper bracket formed on the base member and having a vertical face facing a stopper bolt disposed on the arm; and

f. a tip of the stopper bolt, wherein the a tip of the stopper bolt is offset from the plane outward which is in the direction away from the vehicle to provide a diagonal opening motion, wherein the tip rolls on the vertical face of the stopper bracket when the arm returns to the retracted position, wherein the stopper bolt is connected to the arm.

2. The door hinge of claim 1, wherein the primary swivel member further comprises a shock protrusion, wherein the shock bracket is mounted to the shock protrusion of the primary swivel member, wherein the shock bracket bolt is mounted to the shock protrusion of the primary swivel member, and wherein the shock bracket further comprises a first face parallel to a shock protrusion face, and wherein the shock bracket further comprises a second face which faces in a direction of the shock which is a direction that the shock moves, wherein the shock is secured to the second face.

3. The door hinge of claim 1, further comprising:

a banjo-shaped receiver disposed on the shock base end, wherein the banjo-shaped receiver receives the base member bolt securing the shock base end in pivotal connection to the base member.

4. The door hinge of claim 3, wherein the primary swivel member further comprises a shock protrusion, wherein the shock bracket is mounted to the shock protrusion of the primary swivel member, wherein the shock bracket bolt is mounted to the shock protrusion of the primary swivel member, and wherein the shock bracket further comprises a first face parallel to a shock protrusion face, and wherein the shock bracket further comprises a second face which faces in the direction of the shock which is a direction that the shock moves, wherein the shock is secured to the second face.

5. The door hinge of claim 3, further comprising:

a primary base member bolt opening disposed on the base member, and a secondary base member bolt opening disposed on the base member adjacent to the primary base member bolt opening.