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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Rick A. Anderson, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Loren R. Washburn, Hamilton, MI (US);
Allan W. Getliff, Holland, MI (US);
Rick A. Anderson, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Loren R. Washburn, Hamilton, MI (US);
Allan W. Getliff, Holland, MI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle interior trim component hinge assembly includes a rotatable component, and a shaft disposed through the rotatable component. The hinge assembly also includes a first friction disk rotationally coupled to the shaft, and a second friction disk rotationally coupled to the rotatable component. The hinge assembly further includes a biasing member configured to urge the first and second friction disks toward one another to establish a friction force that provides resistance to rotation of the rotatable component about the shaft.