Patent · US Expired

Adjustable hinge post system for vehicle

US5564775A · kind A · utility

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12References

14Claims

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Assignee

Vereinigte Aluminum - Werke Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jörg Ebert · Buchs, CH
Volker Gomon · Stuttgart, DE
Dieter Bungarten · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 14, 1994
Grant date	Oct 15, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D29/008
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a hinge past system which enables an operator to simultaneously install and position a door at a desired location on the body of a motor vehicle. The hinge past system includes a hinge having a first section and a second section. The second section is rotatably connected to the first section. The second section further includes a key for securing the door to the vehicle and for adjusting the position of the door relative to the vehicle, along the longitudinal axis. The hinge post system further includes hinge post having a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber has an extension for securing the post to the vehicle. The second chamber includes an extension and other means for adjusting the position of the hinge relative to the second chamber along the vertical and lateral axes. The longitudinal, vertical and lateral axes are substantially perpendicular to one another.

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