| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7546663 |
Hood hinge with coil spring |
June 16, 2009 |
| A vehicle body hinge mechanism includes at least one hinge set carried by a support plate that retains a pivot pin and a retainer bar in a cantilevered manner. Preferably, the plate is stamped, and the pivot pin supports a lever, such as a gooseneck arm, that will be coupled to the h |
| 7484800 |
Cold formed latch wire |
February 3, 2009 |
| A latch restraint and safety anchorage system for securing a child safety seat in an automotive vehicle behind the vehicle's seat is provided. One or more latch wires are generally mounted to a cross member of the anchorage system comprised of a pair of spatially separated legs joined |
| 7350845 |
Modular deck lid hinge with coil springs |
April 1, 2008 |
| A vehicle body decklid hinge includes at least one hinge set carried by a bracket that retains a pivot pin and a retainer bar in a cantilevered manner. The pivot pin supports a lever, such as a gooseneck strap, that will be coupled to the hood, while the bracket includes a mount that wil |
| 7293819 |
Decklid hinge with motor to automate opening and closing |
November 13, 2007 |
| A vehicle decklid displacement mechanism includes a linkage for leveraging displacement of the lid with respect to a vehicle body, an extension strut having spring means biasing the ends of the strut away from each other and a motorized crank. The crank is driven by the motor for pivotal |
| 7287799 |
Tailgate lift assist dampening device |
October 30, 2007 |
| A tailgate counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a linear torque rod, a first end assembly and a second end assembly secured to the torque rod. A first end assembly pivotally supports the tailgate while permitting a torque rod end to be rigidly coupled to the tailgate for movement wit |
| 7281747 |
Tailgate counterbalancing hinge |
October 16, 2007 |
| A tailgate counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a linear torque rod, a first end assembly and a second end assembly secured to the torque rod. The assemblies are easily mounted in the vehicle by means of brackets secured to the tailgate. The first end assembly pivotally supports the |
| 7281746 |
Retrofit tailgate counterbalancing hinge |
October 16, 2007 |
| A torque rod-based counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a first assembly for securing the torque rod to one side of vehicle's body and supporting the tailgate to the same side of the vehicle's body, and a second assembly for supporting the other end of the tailgate to the other s |
| 7243977 |
Integrated torsion bar liftgate |
July 17, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for coupling a liftgate panel on a vehicle body for pivotal movement along a path between open and closed positions. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, at least one torsion rod extending through aligned pivot portions on each hinge set. |
| 7213857 |
Tailgate counterbalancing hinge with bend in torque rod |
May 8, 2007 |
| A tailgate lift assist counterbalancing hinge assembly that can be retrofitted to the exterior of a vehicle's tailgate is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes first and second tailgate brackets for attaching the hinge assembly to the exterior of tailgate. The first tailgate bracket |
| 7195300 |
Tailgate counterbalancing hinge |
March 27, 2007 |
| A tailgate counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a linear torque rod, a first end assembly and a second end assembly secured to the torque rod. One end assembly pivotally supports the tailgate while permitting a torque rod end to be rigidly coupled to the tailgate for movement with |
| 7156450 |
Integrated torsion bar liftgate |
January 2, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for coupling a liftgate panel on a vehicle body for pivotal movement along a path between open and closed positions. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, at least one torsion rod extending through aligned pivot portions on each hinge set. |
| 7156441 |
Tailgate counterbalancing hinge |
January 2, 2007 |
| A tailgate counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a linear torque rod, a first end assembly and a second end assembly. One end assembly pivotally retains the tailgate while permitting the torque rod to be rigidly coupled to the tailgate for movement with the tailgate about a pivot |
| 7131693 |
Restraint anchorage for a child restraint system |
November 7, 2006 |
| A restraint anchorage for a child safety seat for an automotive vehicle having a cross member disposed behind the vehicle's seat. U-shaped latch wires are attached to the cross member. Collars are provided on the legs of the latch wires which engage one side of the cross members. The end |
| 7093877 |
Gutter mounted deck lid hinge |
August 22, 2006 |
| A link assembly forming a 6 bar linkage is integrally combined with a spring having a laterally coiled strand to form a hinge that is particularly well adapted to be installed in a small footprint. Such a unit is well adapted for installation within a peripheral channel of a vehicle |
| 6983526 |
Cold formed latch wire |
January 10, 2006 |
| A latch restraint and safety anchorage system for securing a child safety seat in an automotive vehicle behind the vehicle's seat is provided. One or more latch wires are generally mounted to a cross member of the anchorage system comprised of a pair of spatially separated legs joined |
| 6796592 |
Tailgate counterbalancing hinge |
September 28, 2004 |
| A tailgate counterbalancing hinge assembly includes a linear torque rod, a first end assembly and a second end assembly. One end assembly pivotally retains the tailgate while permitting the torque rod to be rigidly coupled to the tailgate for movement with the tailgate about a pivot axis |
| 6648398 |
Bed panel with torsion pin hinge |
November 18, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for coupling a vehicle body panel partition for pivotal movement between an upright and a retracted position. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, each hinge leaf being used to retain one of the alternate ends of the torsion rod pin extending |
| 6619723 |
Bed panel with torsion pin hinge |
September 16, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for coupling a vehicle body panel partition for pivotal movement between an upright and a retracted position. A mounting includes hinge sets formed from two hinge leafs, a hinge leaf being used to retain one of the ends of the torsion rod pin extending through alig |
| 6447043 |
Vehicle closure assembly with hinge |
September 10, 2002 |
| A vehicle body closure assembly combines a hinge, that provides a plurality of pivot axes that are aligned with a common intersection point above a body opening closed by a closure panel hinged to the vehicle body, and a displacement limiter that controls the open position of the closure |
| 6213696 |
Cargo restraint device |
April 10, 2001 |
| A cargo restraint has a D-ring with cold-headed opposed end portions spaced slightly apart and trapped in a gap in a passageway of an anchor bracket and tensioned against edges of the gap to prevent rattling and withdrawal of the ends of the D-ring out of the bracket. |
| 6070929 |
Deck lid linkage drive |
June 6, 2000 |
| A linkage drive assembly for assisting in opening a deck lid or hood of a vehicle is disclosed. The linkage drive assembly includes a pair of links. The links are pivotally connected together at one end so that they may fold and unfold. The upper link is connected at its opposite end to |
| 5967586 |
One step adjustable deck lid hinge |
October 19, 1999 |
| An adjustable hinge assembly and method for mounting a hinge strap of a deck lid to a vehicle body is disclosed. The assembly and method permit rapid adjustment of the deck lid to properly fit the vehicle body. The assembly includes a hinge box, a pivot pin, and an adjustment screw. The |
| 5758389 |
Torsion rod assisted hinges |
June 2, 1998 |
| Two laterally spaced hinges (18, 20) each comprising a pair of pivotally connected brackets (22, 24) (74, 74') one bracket being connected to the hood (10) (10') or deck lid and the other to the edge of the vehicle opening. A pair of links (42, 44) (82, 84) pivotally connected together a |
| 5664289 |
Hinge strap assembly with convoluted torque rod |
September 9, 1997 |
| The present invention comprises a hinge strap assembly including a torque rod spring assembly having a torque rod. The torque rod has a pair of end portions connected by a convoluted portion. The convoluted portion has a plurality of legs connected by at least one U-shaped bight portion. |
