| US 7,540,554 B2 | ||
| Hinge | ||
| Jochen Bals, Froendenberg (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Edscha AG, Remscheid (Germany) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/542,868 PCT Filed Jan. 20, 2004, PCT No. PCT/DE2004/000076 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 20, 2005, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/065740, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 05, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/492620, filed on Aug. 04, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 103 02 553 (DE), filed on Jan. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0082186 A1, Apr. 20, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60J 5/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—146.4 [296/146.11] | 27 Claims |
| 23. A hinge for a vehicle flap, comprising:
a first hinge part, the first hinge part being fastenable to a vehicle flap,
a second hinge part, the second hinge part being fastenable to a vehicle flap frame, and
a hinge pin connecting the first hinge part and the second hinge part to each other in a pivotable manner about a pivot axis,
the hinge pin being accommodated in a rotationally fixed manner in one of the two hinge parts and being mounted pivotably
in the other of the two hinge parts,
the first hinge part and the second hinge part each comprising at least one axial bearing arrangement for receiving a drive
unit portion outside the pivot axis and having a main axis substantially parallel to the pivot axis.
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