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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
François Cilliere, La Selle la Forge, FR;
Yann Reubeuze, Landigou, FR;
Assignee:
Faurecia, Boulogne, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 ;
Abstract
A hinge mechanism comprises a moving cheek-plate having a circular set of teeth and a stationary cheek-plate carrying first and second toothed slugs that slide radially in order to engage the set of teeth. The first slug normally slides without circumferential clearance over the stationary cheek-plate while the second slug slides with clearance between two guides that diverge towards the set of teeth so as to co-operate with them to form two wedge-shaped spaces that receive two wedges projecting from either side of the second slug.