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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Kokusan Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296216 ; 296218 ;
Abstract
A hinge device is provided for an openable automobile roof having a detachable lid. The device includes a hinge housing at an edge portion of the opening in the automobile roof panel, a linear passage formed in the hinge housing, a guide portion projected in front of the entrance to the linear passage, a hinge tongue attached to the lid at its front edge, a linear fitting part formed on the hinge tongue and adapted to fit the passage, and a stopper part formed also on the hinge tongue and adapted to abut the guide portion when the lid is placed at the closing position.