Hinge assembly for vehicle interior trim component
US8943650B2 · kind B2 · utility
9Cited by
16References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/24
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A vehicle interior trim component hinge assembly includes a rotatable component, and a shaft disposed through the rotatable component. The hinge assembly also includes a first friction disk rotationally coupled to the shaft, and a second friction disk rotationally coupled to the rotatable component. The hinge assembly further includes a biasing member configured to urge the first and second friction disks toward one another to establish a friction force that provides resistance to rotation of the rotatable component about the shaft.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.