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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Paige L. Reiter, Utica, MI (US);
Thomas M. Lobkovich, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Timothy H. Waite, North Branch, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A closure system includes a closure panel assembly and a hinge assembly configured to connect the closure panel assembly to a body. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge and a second hinge configured to be pivotably secured to the body and to the closure panel assembly in parallel, the hinge assembly establishing a four-bar linkage. The closure system includes a hinge cover configured to be fixed to the first hinge and pivotably connected to the closure panel assembly. The closure panel assembly is movable between a closed position and an open position via pivoting of the first hinge and the second hinge. The closure panel assembly at least partially covering an opening in the closed position and at least partially uncovering the opening in the open position. The hinge cover articulated alongside the first hinge and at least partially covers the first hinge in the closed position.
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