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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1998
Richard K Mitts, Fullerton, CA (US);
Warren H Miller, Claremont, CA (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A door hinge pad (12) and body hinge pad (14) are respectively mounted on the door and body of an automotive vehicle, and interrelated for relative swinging movement by a pivot pin (16). A pair of spaced apart camming surfaces 30 integral with the door hinge pad (12) are resiliently tracked by first and second rollers (68) connected to opposite ends of a compression spring (66) integrally related to the body hinge pad (14). Swinging movement of the door hinge pad (12) away from the closed position moves the rollers (68) over a camming raised portion into a dwell (34) serving as a limit stop at a predetermined door opening angle.