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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Jean-noél Charon, Koblenz, DE;
Rolf Mintgen, Thuer, DE;
Jean-Noél Charon, Koblenz, DE;
Rolf Mintgen, Thuer, DE;
Stabilus GmbH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A hinge device for a flap of a motor vehicle includes a piston/cylinder unit arranged between a fixed structural part and a first flap which is pivotable about an axis of rotation. A second flap is likewise pivotable about the axis of rotation and can be connected releasably to the first flap. The piston/cylinder unit is arranged between a first leg, firmly connectable to the fixed structural part, and a second leg carrying the first flap, of a hinge. A third leg carries the second flap, wherein the first leg, the second leg, and the third legare pivotably arranged on a common hinge axis of rotation.