Vehicle door on-door off mounting arrangement

Abstract

An arrangement for precisely mounting a door on a vehicle body by a door on-door off hinge assembly. A door hinge flange has upper and lower transversely elongated slots and an intermediate rectangular tab opening symmetrically disposed on a common vertical axis. A tapping plate has a base formed with upper and lower bores and a central hook-like resilient tab member lanced-out from its base. The base mating face has a thermosetting film adhesive affixed thereto while an upper tapered locator pin extends therefrom adapted to pass through a door hinge flange clearance aperture and seat in a net hole in the door hinge web to establish a precise re-mounting location of the door hinge. Upon the tapping plate being hung on the flange inner surface, by virtue of the tab member being hooked through the flange tab opening, the locating pin extends through a clearance aperture in the door flange and a net hole in the base. As the door hinges are loose fitted to the body hinge flange prior to hanging the door on the body, the tapping plate and door hinge adjustably slide on the flange allowing the door and body panel outer surfaces to be precisely aligned. Upon the body moving through an assembly line painting stage curing the adhesive film and bonding the tapping plate face to the door flange inner surface.