Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

James Ritchie

Marc D Iman

Mark E Brown

Cindy Tran

Ohno Takahiro

Ogawa Takashi

Ishikawa Takeshi

Takeshi Ishikawa

Takashi Ogawa

Takahiro Ohno

A temporary checking device is provided that works in conjunction with elements of a vehicle hinge that remain in the vehicle's final configuration. The hinge includes a hinge pin rotatably connecting a door hinge bracket to a pillar hinge bracket. The checking device includes a spring portion that is disposed between the door hinge bracket and the pillar hinge bracket. The spring portion is compressed during movement of the door hinge bracket relative to the pillar hinge bracket from either of two rest positions. The spring portion urges the vehicle door affixed thereto back into one of the rest positions, thus allowing manufacturing operations such as painting, etc., to be performed on the vehicle.

Integrated hinge and temporary door checker

Growing community of inventors

Columbus, OH, United States of America

James Ritchie