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Title:
VEHICULAR HINGE STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010120526
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a vehicular hinge structure capable of restricting a rotational position of a vehicular opening or closing member by a simple configuration.

A connecting part between a body main member 11 and a rear door 12 is provided with a cylindrical hinge part 20 extending along a width direction of a vehicle and an inner wall 20A of the hinge part 20 is provided with a protrusion 22 protruding inwardly along a radius direction. An inside portion of the hinge part 20 is provided with a substantial elliptical pin 24 along the width direction of the vehicle. A vehicular rear side of the pin 24 is provided with a protrusion 28 protruding outside in a radial direction with which the protrusion 22 can be contacted. Oil 32 acting as fluid is filled within the hinge part 20. An extremity end 22A of the protrusion 22 moves in a peripheral direction, the extremity end 22A of the protrusion 22 abuts against the peripheral surface of the pin 24 at an opening position of the rear door 12 and the extremity end 22A of the protrusion 22 abuts against the protrusion 28 at a closing position of the rear door 12.


Inventors:
YAMADA KATSUNORI
SHIGIHARA TAKAYOSHI
ARAKAWA MASASHI
Application Number:
JP2008296296A
Publication Date:
June 03, 2010
Filing Date:
November 20, 2008
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B60J5/10; E05D11/06; E05F3/14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Nakajima
Kato Kazunori
Katsuichi Nishimoto
Hiroshi Fukuda