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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Larry Dean Elie, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Gerald J. Heath, Allen Park, MI (US);
John Wayne Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael Musa Azzouz, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jeff Wallace, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Robert F. Novak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Timothy J. Potter, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for mounting a door to a frame of a motor vehicle includes (a) a hinge bracket, having a first receiver and a second receiver, (b) a hinge pin pivotally connecting the door to the hinge bracket at the first receiver, (c) an actuator, having an output shaft, (d) a retention feature, connecting the output shaft to the hinge bracket at the second receiver, and (e) an actuator mounting feature securing the actuator to the door. A method of assembling an actuator in a hinge assembly that mounts a door to a frame of a motor vehicle is also provided.
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