EP0785331A3 - Tailgate hinge for motor vehicles - Google Patents

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EP0785331A3
EP0785331A3 EP97100560A EP97100560A EP0785331A3 EP 0785331 A3 EP0785331 A3 EP 0785331A3 EP 97100560 A EP97100560 A EP 97100560A EP 97100560 A EP97100560 A EP 97100560A EP 0785331 A3 EP0785331 A3 EP 0785331A3
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tailgate
vehicle
swivel joint
motor vehicles
closes
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EP0785331B1 (en
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Peter Dipl.-Ing. Schlegel
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ED Scharwachter GmbH and Co KG
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Ed Scharwaechter & Co KG GmbH
ED Scharwachter GmbH and Co KG
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
    • E05D11/1042—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means being a cam and a torsion bar, e.g. motor vehicle hinge mechanisms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/12—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs
    • E05F1/1284—Mechanisms in the shape of hinges or pivots, operated by springs with a leaf or similar spring
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/546—Tailboards, tailgates or sideboards opening upwards

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Closing And Opening Devices For Wings, And Checks For Wings (AREA)
  • Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Power-Operated Mechanisms For Wings (AREA)
  • Superstructure Of Vehicle (AREA)

Abstract

Vorgestellt wird eine Heckklappenanlenkung für Kraftfahrzeuge mit einer einen im wesentlichen den gesamten Bereich der Heckfläche eines als Kombifahrzeug ausgebildeten Kraftfahrzeuges übergreifenden heckseitigen Karosserieausschnitt freigebenden bzw. verschließenden, oberendig um eine quer zur Fahrtrichtung gerichtete Schwenkachse nach oben öffenbar am Dach des Kraftfahrzeuges angelenkten Heckklappe, wobei die Heckklappe vermittels wenigstens eines aus einer feststehenden, fahrzeugseitigen (1) und einer beweglichen (2), klappenseitigen Schwenkgelenkhälfte bestehenden Schwenkgelenkes um eine zum Öffnungsrand des heckseitigen Karosserieausschnittes parallele Achse schwenkbar am Fahrzeugdach angelenkt ist und mindestens über einen gewissen Öffnungswinkel hin durch eine vorspannbare Federlast gewichtskompensiert ist, und bei der das Schwenkgelenk der Heckklappenanlenkung mit einer mit ihm baulich vereinigten Feststelleinrichtung (5,6) zur Feststellung der Heckklappe in wenigstens einer Teilöffnungslage ausgestattet ist. A tailgate linkage for motor vehicles is presented, with a tailgate that opens or closes on the roof of the motor vehicle and can be opened at the top by a swiveling axis directed transversely to the direction of travel, and which opens and closes an essentially the entire area of the rear surface of a motor vehicle designed as a combi vehicle is articulated on the vehicle roof by means of at least one swivel joint consisting of a fixed, vehicle-side (1) and a movable (2), flap-side swivel joint half about an axis parallel to the opening edge of the rear body cutout and is weight-compensated at least over a certain opening angle by a prestressable spring load, and in which the swivel joint of the tailgate linkage with a locking device (5, 6) structurally integrated with it for at least locking the tailgate a partial opening position.

EP97100560A 1996-01-16 1997-01-16 Tailgate hinge for motor vehicles Expired - Lifetime EP0785331B1 (en)

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DE29600659 1996-01-16
DE29600659U 1996-01-16

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EP0785331A2 EP0785331A2 (en) 1997-07-23
EP0785331A3 true EP0785331A3 (en) 1997-07-30
EP0785331B1 EP0785331B1 (en) 2001-03-28

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ES (1) ES2157023T3 (en)

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KR100336690B1 (en) * 1999-12-10 2002-05-13 이계안 Locking device of tail gate for vehicle
DE102005060709B4 (en) * 2005-12-19 2012-02-02 Gm Global Technology Operations Llc (N.D.Ges.D. Staates Delaware) Brake for the ring hinge on a motor vehicle door

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2143736A (en) * 1936-06-01 1939-01-10 Emil B G Lefevre Gooseneck hinge
US2388021A (en) * 1944-03-13 1945-10-30 John J Thomas Hinge construction
US2394014A (en) * 1940-08-02 1946-02-05 Rudolph I Schonitzer Combined door-hinging, door-checking, and door-holding device
DE936794C (en) * 1953-06-06 1955-12-22 Daimler Benz Ag Hinge, especially for trunk lids on motor vehicles
EP0258823A1 (en) * 1986-09-04 1988-03-09 Eugen Seitz Roller blind for the rear compartment of an estate car

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2143736A (en) * 1936-06-01 1939-01-10 Emil B G Lefevre Gooseneck hinge
US2394014A (en) * 1940-08-02 1946-02-05 Rudolph I Schonitzer Combined door-hinging, door-checking, and door-holding device
US2388021A (en) * 1944-03-13 1945-10-30 John J Thomas Hinge construction
DE936794C (en) * 1953-06-06 1955-12-22 Daimler Benz Ag Hinge, especially for trunk lids on motor vehicles
EP0258823A1 (en) * 1986-09-04 1988-03-09 Eugen Seitz Roller blind for the rear compartment of an estate car

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DE29607104U1 (en) 1997-05-22
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EP0785331A2 (en) 1997-07-23
ES2157023T3 (en) 2001-08-01

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