Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Door hinge assembly incorporating a latch to facilitate selective door removal
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Application No.: US15916582Application Date: 2018-03-09
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Publication No.: US10550615B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Reese Cherry , Matthew B. Rutman
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- Agent Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: E05D5/12
- IPC: E05D5/12 ; E05D7/10

Abstract:
An exemplary vehicle hinge assembly can include a hinge pin and a latch. The latch is configured to transition from a locked position to an unlocked position when the hinge assembly is opened in a first orientation, and is configured to stay in the locked position when the hinge assembly is opened in a second orientation different than the first orientation. The latch in the locked position blocks movement of the hinge pin from the engaged position. An exemplary securing method can include rotatably coupling a door to a vehicle body with a hinge assembly. When the hinge assembly not inverted, movement of a hinge pin of the hinge assembly from an engaged to a disengaged position is permitted. When and inverted, movement of a hinge pin from the engaged position is blocked.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190277074A1 DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A LATCH TO FACILITATE SELECTIVE DOOR REMOVAL Public/Granted day:2019-09-12
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