Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge assembly for vehicle interior trim component
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Application No.: US13698500Application Date: 2011-05-20
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Publication No.: US08745823B2Publication Date: 2014-06-10
- Inventor: Rick A. Anderson , Loren R. Washburn , Allan W. Getliff
- Applicant: Rick A. Anderson , Loren R. Washburn , Allan W. Getliff
- Applicant Address: US MI Holland
- Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Holland
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2011/037422 WO 20110520
- International Announcement: WO2011/146887 WO 20111124
- Main IPC: E05D11/08
- IPC: E05D11/08 ; E05D11/10

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US08943650B2 Hinge assembly for vehicle interior trim component Public/Granted day:2015-02-03
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