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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Markus Springsklee, Munich, DE;
Haci Korkusuz Janket, Munich, DE;
Felix Hatz, Munich, DE;
Walter Meierhofer, Schmidham, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A hinge assembly for securing a flap to a vehicle body includes a first hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing to a vehicle body, a second hinge part which can be moved between a closed position and an open position for securing the flap to be mounted relative to the vehicle body, and a deployment securing device for locking the second hinge part relative to the first hinge part. The deployment securing device has a first securing part which is paired with the first hinge part, a second securing part which is paired with the second hinge part, and a locking element and is configured such that the locking element is coupled to the first securing part in the closed position and is locked by the second securing part in a first locking position. The second securing part unlocks the locking element in the course of the movement of the second securing part from the closed position into the open position and thereby releases the locking element. The deployment securing device is configured such that after the locking element is unlocked in the first locking position, the locking element is moved into a second locking position in which the locking element produces a coupling between the first securing part and a third securing part paired with the first hinge part and locks the first securing part and the third securing part in the open position.