EP1094184B1 - Charnière pour portes de véhicules, en particulier pour un hayon arrière - Google Patents

Charnière pour portes de véhicules, en particulier pour un hayon arrière Download PDF

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EP1094184B1
EP1094184B1 EP19990830665 EP99830665A EP1094184B1 EP 1094184 B1 EP1094184 B1 EP 1094184B1 EP 19990830665 EP19990830665 EP 19990830665 EP 99830665 A EP99830665 A EP 99830665A EP 1094184 B1 EP1094184 B1 EP 1094184B1
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Vittorio Audisio
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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
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/0415—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame with adjusting drive means
    • E05D7/0423—Screw-and-nut mechanisms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
    • E05D5/06—Bent flaps
    • E05D5/062—Bent flaps specially adapted for vehicles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/04—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
    • E05D7/043—Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame by means of dowel attachments
    • 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
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a hinge for motor-vehicle doors, in particular for articulating a hatchback to a vehicle body.
  • a known hinge manufactured by the same applicant comprises a first and a second hinge element, articulated to each other about a hinge axis and intended to be fixed, respectively, to the vehicle and to the door, and a screw extending in a direction orthogonal to the hinge axis, for fixing the first hinge element to the body.
  • hinges of this type there is the need for adjusting the distance between the first hinge element and the body of the vehicle in a direction orthogonal to the hinge axis. This adjustment is necessary for compensating manufacturing plays of the vehicle body. In accordance with the prior art, such adjustment is carried out by inserting shims formed by thin metal plates between facing surfaces of the first hinge element and the body. This type of adjustment implies a great waste of time and does not enable particularly precise adjustments.
  • DE-A-4034599 discloses a hinge for the rear door of a car.
  • An installation ring is formed as an insert with a fine external thread which can be screwed into the threaded eye of the hinge shackle.
  • Each threaded insert is provided with a hexagonal nut which surrounds the head of the fastening screw.
  • DE-U-9310072 discloses a hinge element which is connected to a support by means of an adjustment element fixed to the hinge element and having an internal threaded hole engaged by a screw and an external thread engaged by a nut.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a hinge of the type indicated above, which enables the above adjustment to be carried out in simple, fast and precise manner and which has a simple structure formed by a reduced number of pieces.
  • this object is achieved by a hinge having the features forming the subject of the claims.
  • the numeral reference 10 indicates a hinge intended to be used for articulating a hatchback to the body of a vehicle.
  • the hinge 10 comprises a first hinge element 12 intended to be fixed to the body of the vehicle and a second hinge element 14 intended to be fixed to a hatchback.
  • the first hinge element 12 has a base portion 16 from which two parallel lateral walls 18 project, the walls 18 having aligned holes 20.
  • the second hinge element 14 has two parallel walls 22 provided with aligned holes 24.
  • the walls 22 have respective flanges 26 provided with holes 28 intended to be engaged by screws (not shown) for fixing the second hinge element 14 to the hatchback.
  • the first and the second hinge element are made of steel and are manufactured by a known method of either pressing or press-forging.
  • a pair of bushes 30 are inserted into the aligned holes 24 of the second hinge element 14.
  • the bushes 30 can be made of self-lubricating plastics material reinforced by a steel foil or can be made of bronze.
  • the fact of making the bushes 30 of bronze has the advantage of establishing an electrical connection between the first and the second hinge element, which provides a connections to ground for the hatchback.
  • An articulation pin 32 connects to each other the first and the second hinge element 12, 14 so that they are free to oscillate about a hinge axis 34.
  • the pin 32 extends through the holes 20 of the first hinge element and through the bushes 30 carried by the second hinge element.
  • a snap ring 36 engages an annular groove formed at one end of the pin 32.
  • the hinge 10 can be disassembled by removing the snap ring 36 and axially removing the pin 32.
  • the hole 40 has a left-hand fine screw thread, for instance M20 x 1 mm and may have a thickness for instance of about 10 mm.
  • the hinge 10 comprises also an adjustment element 42 having a disk-shaped base 44 and a cylindrical portion 46.
  • the cylindrical portion 46 has an outer left-hand screw thread which engages the internally threaded hole 40 of the first hinge element 12.
  • the adjustment element 42 has a through hole co-axial with the cylindrical portion 46 and having a right-hand internal thread, for instance M8.
  • a screw 50 having a thread 52 engaging the internal thread of the hole 48 is used for fixing the first hinge element 12 to the vehicle body.
  • the screw 50 preferably has a pointed tapered end 54 and a small cylindrical section 56 with a diameter equal to the internal diameter of the threaded portion 52.
  • the hinge 10 is assembled and the adjustment element 44 is completely screwed into the threaded hole 40.
  • the first hinge element 22 is fixed by means of screws to the hatchback D.
  • a known positioning equipment (not shown) holds the hatchback D in a predetermined reference position with respect to the body F.
  • the body F has a bracket B having a hole in which there is inserted the screw 50 which fixes the second hinge element 12 to the body F.
  • the screw 50 is then inserted into the hole formed on the bracket B of the frame F and into the hole 48.
  • the tapered portion 54 of the screw 50 serves for simplifying centring of the hole 48.
  • the screw 50 is screwed for instance by means of an automatic screwdriver.
  • the adjustment element 44 is at its maximum distance h (for instance of about 4 mm) from the bracket B.
  • the rotation of the screw in its screwing direction produces an unscrewing of the adjustment element 44 from the threaded hole 40.
  • the unscrewing of the adjustment element 44 stops automatically when the adjustment element 44 rests against the bracket B.
  • the screw 50 is screwed into the hole 58 and fixes the second hinge element 12 to the bracket B.
  • the hinge 10 could be of a non-self-adjusting type.
  • the thread of the screw and the thread of the cylindrical element 46 may have the same direction.
  • the adjustment element 42 should be rotated manually until the play h is reduced to zero and subsequently the screw 50 would be screwed into the hole 48.
  • the base 44 of the adjustment element 42 could be provided with either flattened portions or notches indicated 60 in figure 2, for the engagement by a wrench.

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Claims (5)

  1. Charnière pour des portes de véhicule, en particulier pour l'articulation d'un hayon sur la carrosserie d'un véhicule, comportant :
    un premier (12) et un deuxième élément de charnière (14) articulés l'un à l'autre autour d'un axe de charnière (34) et prévus pour être fixés, de manière respective, sur le véhicule et sur la porte, et
    une vis (50) destinée à fixer le premier élément de charnière (12) sur la carrosserie, la vis s'étendant dans une direction sensiblement perpendiculaire au dit axe de charnière (34),
    caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un élément de réglage (42) ayant un filetage interne (48) et un filetage externe (46) coaxiaux l'un à l'autre et engageant de manière respective la vis (50) et un trou taraudé (40) du premier élément de charnière (12), de telle sorte que l'élément de réglage est mobile axialement par rapport au premier élément de charnière (12).
  2. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le filetage interne (48) et le filetage externe (46) de l'élément de réglage (42) ont des sens opposés.
  3. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que l'engagement vissé entre la vis (50) et le filetage interne (48) de l'élément de réglage (42) a un coefficient de friction supérieur à l'engagement entre le filetage externe (46) de l'élément de réglage (42) et le trou taraudé (40) de l'élément de charnière (12).
  4. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la vis de fixation (50) a une extrémité conique sensiblement pointue (54).
  5. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le filetage interne (48) et le filetage externe (46) de l'élément de réglage (42) ont le même
EP19990830665 1999-10-22 1999-10-22 Charnière pour portes de véhicules, en particulier pour un hayon arrière Expired - Lifetime EP1094184B1 (fr)

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EP19990830665 EP1094184B1 (fr) 1999-10-22 1999-10-22 Charnière pour portes de véhicules, en particulier pour un hayon arrière
DE1999600610 DE69900610T2 (de) 1999-10-22 1999-10-22 Scharnier für KFZ-Türe, insbesondere für eine Heckklappe
ES99830665T ES2171070T3 (es) 1999-10-22 1999-10-22 Bisagra para puertas de vehiculos a motor, en particular para la puerta trasera.
BR0003226-3A BR0003226A (pt) 1999-10-22 2000-07-31 Dobradiça para portas de veìculo-motor, em particular para um reboque
US10/046,270 US20020059691A1 (en) 1999-10-22 2002-01-16 Disengageable doorstop for vehicles

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