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Patent No.:

US 7197797 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2002
Applicants:

Wojciech Janczak, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Craig Spalding, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Jonathan Smith, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Wojciech Janczak, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Craig Spalding, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Jonathan Smith, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Edscha North America, Pontiac, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/40 (2006.01); E05C 17/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge having a hinge axis, the method including providing a first hinge part having a first arm and a second arm axially spaced from the first arm, the hinge axis passing through the first arm and the second arm. The method also includes bending a strip of material to form a second hinge part having a first end, a second end, and a bent section between the first end and the second end, the first end having a first section and the second end having a second section, the first section and the second section being parallel relative to one another. In addition, the method includes fixing the first section and the second section relative to one another, and disposing the bent section between the first and second arms about the hinge axis.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Janczak, Wojciech. (2007). Method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge (U.S. Patent No. 7197797). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7197797

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