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EP2568103B1
EP2568103B1 EP20120171507 EP12171507A EP2568103B1 EP 2568103 B1 EP2568103 B1 EP 2568103B1 EP 20120171507 EP20120171507 EP 20120171507 EP 12171507 A EP12171507 A EP 12171507A EP 2568103 B1 EP2568103 B1 EP 2568103B1
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vehicle door
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Ulrich Krumbiegel
Viktor Siegert
Olaf Reck
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/1028Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
    • E05D11/1078Devices 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 acting parallel to the pivot
    • E05D11/1085Devices 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 acting parallel to the pivot specially adapted for vehicles
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/08Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/087Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts with substantially axial friction, e.g. friction disks
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/08Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/082Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts with substantially radial friction, e.g. cylindrical friction surfaces
    • E05D2011/085Friction devices between relatively-movable hinge parts with substantially radial friction, e.g. cylindrical friction surfaces the friction depending on the opening angle
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING 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
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/20Brakes; Disengaging means; Holders; Stops; Valves; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/252Type of friction
    • E05Y2201/26Mechanical friction
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING 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
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531Doors

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  • the invention relates to a motor vehicle door hinge, comprising: - a column console which can be arranged on a motor vehicle body; - a door handle, which can be connected to a motor vehicle door, - a hinge pin hingedly interconnecting the door bracket and the column console, which is rotationally connected to the column console and pivotally connected to the door bracket; Locking unit, with - a rotationally connected to the door bracket, a braking surface having brake insert and - a non-rotating connected to the hinge pin locking element, which has adjustable H old surfaces in the direction of the braking surface.
  • Motor vehicle door hinges of the type mentioned are known in various configurations from the prior art. They are characterized by the fact that, in addition to a hinged connection of a motor vehicle door to a vehicle body additionally via the integrated locking unit offer the possibility to set the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body in a set opening position, so that can be dispensed with separate locking means.
  • WO2005 / 031097 A1 discloses a motor vehicle door hinge according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the generic motor vehicle door hinges while locking units, which allows the determination of the door in preset angular positions.
  • motor vehicle door hinges which - usually via a permanent friction of at least two relatively adjustable surfaces in the event of pivoting of the vehicle door relative to the vehicle body - allow a stepless determination.
  • Such motor vehicle door hinges offer the advantage that the motor vehicle door can be set in any opening positions relative to the vehicle body, resulting in a leads to a considerable increase in comfort.
  • By such motor vehicle door hinges can be avoided, for example, that the vehicle door, if it is not in a predetermined, lockable angular position, against an arranged a swivel range of the door obstacle, for example. A adjacent vehicle or wall beats, resulting in significant Damage to the door may result.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a motor vehicle door hinge which allows a stepless locking of a motor vehicle door connected to a door console to a column console connected to a vehicle body, the motor vehicle door hinge having a simple and cost-effective construction.
  • Characteristic of the motor vehicle door hinge according to the invention is that the H old surfaces are arranged on two integrally formed with the locking element Arret michs institutearmen, which are elastically deformable by means of an actuating unit in the direction of the braking surface that the H old surfaces fitted to the braking surface, the brake insert between the two each having a holding surface Arret michselemen- tearmen is arranged, wherein the actuating unit is designed such that it presses the H old surfaces to oppositely disposed braking surfaces of the brake insert and the actuator comprises an adjusting screw, by means of which the locking element arms are displaced in the direction of the brake insert, wherein the adjusting screw extends between the locking element arms in such a way that the distance between the locking element arms can be adjusted via the adjusting screw.
  • this embodiment of the invention which brings about an axial clamping of the brake insert relative to the adjusting screw, the retaining element can be fixed in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner.
  • this embodiment makes the displacement of the locking element arms relative to the brake insert a reliable one Abolition of the normal forces, so that it is possible to dispense with a supplementary discharge, which would be necessary, for example, when using a single holding arm.
  • the use of a screw allows a particularly simple and accurate adjustment of the contact pressure and thus required for the adjustment of a motor vehicle door actuating torque.
  • the one-piece design of the locking element with the locking element arms can be produced in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner, in particular since it is possible to dispense with a connection of a base body to the locking element arms.
  • the locking element on two Arret michsettiarme which are formed such that they are brought by means of the actuator te schizophrenia each with their holding surfaces in contact with the braking surface of the brake insert, via the setting unit of the contact pressure of the holding surface on the braking surface adjustable is.
  • An actuating unit causes in this embodiment of the invention, an axial clamping of the brake insert between the retaining surfaces of the locking element arms.
  • the elastic deformability of at least one Arret réelles institutearms the locking element ensures that both an increase and a reduction of the contact pressure of the holding surface on the braking surface can be realized via the actuator.
  • a rotation of the door bracket relative to the column console causes a corresponding adjustment of the holding surfaces of the locking element arms with respect to the braking surfaces of the brake insert, wherein on the resulting from the friction of the holding and braking surface Resistance moment the force required to move the motor vehicle door is determined.
  • the brake insert can basically extend over any angle range on the door bracket.
  • the brake insert may be arranged such that the locking unit during the entire pivoting movement of the motor vehicle door from its closed position to its maximum opening position generates a holding torque, ie determines the required to pivot the door actuation torque on the contact surfaces in contact braking surfaces and contact surfaces.
  • the brake insert only over a certain angular range of the door bracket, so that in sub-areas in which a locking option is not required, for example. In the area around the closed position of the vehicle door, the locking unit has no effect on the operating torque of the vehicle door Has.
  • the motor vehicle door hinge according to the invention is characterized by its particularly simple and compact design.
  • To determine the operating torque is only a locking element with two rigidly formed with the locking element Arretsammlungs institutearmen required whose position relative to the brake insert via an actuator can be fixed, whereby the contact pressure between the oppositely arranged braking surfaces and the support surfaces for determining the operating torque of the vehicle door is freely determinable .
  • the elastic displaceability of the locking element arms ensures that a reduction of the contact pressure can be achieved without difficulty via the control unit, for which purpose the locking element arms execute an elastic rearward displacement.
  • this embodiment of the locking element allows a particularly simple and inexpensive construction after it can be dispensed with additional components.
  • the actuating unit has a spring element which causes a spring-biased contact of the holding surface on the braking surface.
  • the holding torque for a vehicle door connected to the vehicle door hinge results not only from the bias applied by the actuator bias and stiffness or elasticity of the Arret michs institutearme, but also from the elasticity of the spring element, which in conjunction with the actuator the holding surfaces spring elastic Press against the braking surfaces of the brake insert.
  • the spring element ensures a uniform contact of the holding surfaces on the braking surfaces, wherein also evasive movements of the locking element on the spring element are easily possible.
  • the orientation of the locking element arms, as well as the orientation of the retaining and braking surfaces relative to one another, are basically freely selectable.
  • the locking element arms can extend at an arbitrary angle relative to the hinge pin axis, and the retaining or braking surfaces can also be aligned at any angle relative to the hinge pin axis.
  • the locking element arms extend essentially at right angles to the hinge pin axis, wherein the retaining surfaces and the braking surfaces are preferably aligned at right angles to the hinge pin axis.
  • This embodiment of the invention enables the design of a particularly compact locking unit, which simultaneously allows flexible adjustment of the holding torque.
  • the rectangular configuration is particularly simple and inexpensive to produce, with a corresponding orientation of the braking or holding surfaces to each other a simple production of the brake insert allows.
  • the brake insert can, for example, be made in one piece with a housing accommodating the locking unit or as a component that can be inserted into such a housing.
  • the adjusting screw extends substantially parallel to the hinge pin axis, which enables the production of a particularly compact and space-saving locking unit.
  • the braking surface can be designed in any desired manner.
  • this may have a flat surface, so that over the entire pivoting range of the motor vehicle door relative to the vehicle body, within which the locking element arms are engaged with the brake insert, a constant holding torque and consequently a constant actuating torque for pivoting the door consists.
  • the braking surface has a contoured surface.
  • the use of a contoured surface is distinguished by the fact that, due to the different heights of the braking surface relative to a main plane, different holding torques arise for certain opening angles, or actuation torques are required in order to pivot the motor vehicle door in these areas. It is also possible to define areas over a contoured surface in which no holding torque is provided by the locking unit in order to enable a simple pivoting of the door, for example in the area around the closed position of the door.
  • the holding torque is determined not only by the biasing force of the screw and the rigidity of the locking element arms, but also from the elasticity of the spring element, which in a particularly advantageous manner provided according to an advantageous development contouring the braking surfaces of the brake insert allows, as the spring element allows a corresponding mobility of the locking element or the contact surface with respect to the braking surface.
  • the design of the spring element is in principle freely selectable, wherein the spring element is particularly preferably formed by a spring washer which is arranged between a screw head of the adjusting screw and the surface of the Arret michsijnarms opposite the holding surface.
  • a corresponding design of the motor vehicle door hinge enables a particularly simple and cost-effective resilient mounting of the locking element arm, as a result of which compensatory movements can be carried out in a particularly simple manner, wherein the movement possibilities can be adjusted, inter alia, via the thickness of the spring element.
  • the locking unit is arranged in a housing which is closed by a housing cover having an opening.
  • the arrangement within a housing protects the locking unit from external influences and thus increases the reliability of the motor vehicle door hinge.
  • the arrangement of an opening in a housing cover makes it possible to make settings of the holding torque with a suitable tool without opening the housing, through the housing opening access to the setting unit, preferably a set screw is possible over which the holding torque is adjustable.
  • a motor vehicle door hinge 1 This has for connection to a vehicle body not shown here and a motor vehicle door also not shown here, a door bracket 2 and a pillar bracket 3, which are connected via a hinge pin 5 hinged together.
  • the hinge pin 5 is for this purpose rotationally connected to a boom of the column bracket 3 and pivotally connected in a housing 16 of a locking unit 4, wherein the missing housing 16 of the locking unit 4 is fixedly connected to the door bracket 2.
  • the articulated connection of the door bracket 2 with the pillar bracket 3 thus enables pivoting of the door bracket 2 relative to the pillar bracket 3 via the hinge pin 5.
  • the locking unit 4 which is arranged in the rigidly connected to the door bracket 2 housing 16 and is used for stepless locking of the door bracket 2 with respect to the column bracket 3, has a locking element 7, which with its hinge pin 20 against rotation within the housing 16 on the hinge pin. 5 is locked.
  • the locking element 7 also has two substantially perpendicular to the hinge pin axis extending Arret ists institutearme 8a, 8b, the mutually facing holding surfaces 9 with the braking surfaces 10 of a disposed within the housing 16 brake insert 6 are in contact. (see. 4 and 5 )
  • Such compensatory movements are required in particular when the brake insert 6, as in the FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrated, contoured braking surfaces 10, ie, the braking surfaces 10 have with respect to a main plane of the braking surfaces 10 both wells 13 and elevations 12. In the region of the elevations 12 there is a higher holding moment and in the region of the depressions 13, the holding moment is reduced relative to the main plane.
  • a pivoting of the door bracket 2 relative to the column bracket 3 causes due to the rigid arrangement of the brake insert 6 in the housing 16, a displacement of the brake insert 6 and the braking surfaces 10 relative to the Arret ists institutearmen 8a, 8b and thus with respect to the support surfaces 9. Due to the contouring can for different Opening angle of the door bracket 2 opposite the column console 3 different holding moments can be determined.
  • the locking unit 4 with the locking element 7 and the adjusting screw 14 is disposed within the housing 16, which is closed at its top by a housing cover 17.
  • the housing cover 17 in this case has an opening 18, which in a predetermined angular range of the door bracket 2 relative to the column console 3 allows access to the adjusting screw 14, so that in the closed state of the housing 16, a setting of the holding torque via an adjustment of the adjusting screw 14 is possible.

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  1. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile, avec
    - une console de colonne (3) pouvant être agencée sur une carrosserie de véhicule automobile,
    - une console de porte (2) pouvant être reliée à une porte de véhicule automobile,
    - une tige de charnière (5) reliant la console de porte (2) et la console de colonne (3) entre elles de façon articulée, laquelle est reliée solidaire en rotation avec la console de colonne (3) et de façon pivotante à la console de porte (2), et
    - une unité de blocage (4), avec
    - une pièce de freinage (6) reliée à la console de porte (2) sans possibilité de rotation, présentant une surface de freinage (10), et
    - un élément de blocage (7) relié à la tige de charnière (5) sans possibilité de rotation, lequel présente des surfaces de maintien (9) réglables en direction de la surface de freinage (10),
    caractérisée en ce que
    les surfaces de maintien (9) sont agencées sur deux bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) formées d'un seul tenant avec l'élément de blocage (7), lesquels peuvent être déplacés élastiquement en direction de la surface de freinage (10) au moyen d'une unité de réglage (11) de telle façon que les surfaces de maintien (9) s'appliquent sur la surface de freinage (10), la pièce de freinage (6) étant agencée entre les deux bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) présentant respectivement une surface de maintien (9), et l'unité de réglage (11) étant conçue de manière à appuyer les surfaces de maintien (9) sur des surfaces de freinage (10) opposées de la pièce de freinage (6), et l'unité de réglage (11) présentant une vis de réglage (14) au moyen de laquelle les bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) peuvent être déplacés en direction de la pièce de freinage (6), moyennant quoi la vis de réglage (14) s'étend entre les bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) de manière à ce que l'espacement entre les bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) puisse être réglé par le biais de la vis de réglage (14).
  2. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de réglage (11) présente un élément à ressort (15) permettant aux surfaces de maintien (9) de s'appliquer sur la surface de freinage (10) sous précontrainte de ressort.
  3. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que les bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) s'étendent essentiellement en angle droit par rapport à l'axe de tige de charnière, les surfaces de maintien (9) et la surface de freinage (10) étant de préférence également orientées en angle droit par rapport à l'axe de tige de charnière.
  4. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la surface de freinage (10) présente une surface contourée.
  5. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la vis de réglage (14) s'étend essentiellement parallèlement à l'axe de tige de charnière.
  6. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que l'élément à ressort (15) se trouve en liaison fonctionnelle avec la vis de réglage (14) et les bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) de manière à ce que les surfaces de maintien (9) des bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) s'appliquent sur la surface de freinage (10) sous précontrainte de ressort.
  7. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que l'élément à ressort est formé par une rondelle élastique (15) agencée entre une tête de vis de la vis de réglage (14) et la surface des bras d'élément de blocage (8a, 8b) opposée à la surface de maintien (9).
  8. Charnière de porte de véhicule automobile selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que l'unité de blocage (4) est agencée dans un boîtier (16) présentant une ouverture d'accès (18) pour le réglage de la vis de réglage (14).
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