| US 7,585,013 B2 | ||
| Integrated hinge and temporary door checker | ||
| Mark Brown, Bellefontaine, Ohio (US); Marc Iman, Plain City, Ohio (US); Cindy Tran, Plain City, Ohio (US); James Ritchie, Columbus, Ohio (US); Ohno Takahiro, Wako (Japan); Ogawa Takashi, Wako (Japan); and Ishikawa Takeshi, Wako (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 19, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/234,092. | ||
| Application 12/234092 is a division of application No. 11/094996, filed on Mar. 31, 2005, granted, now 7,430,785. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0015036 A1, Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60J 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—146.11 [16/86 C] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A method for biasing a vehicle door to any one of first and second angular orientations and for releasably holding the
door in any one of the first and second angular orientations, comprising the steps of:
providing a hinge system comprising a door hinge bracket, a pillar hinge bracket, and a hinge pin rotatably connecting the
brackets to one another;
affixing the door hinge bracket to the vehicle door;
affixing the pillar hinge bracket to a vehicle pillar;
connecting a checking device between the door hinge bracket and the pillar hinge bracket, said checking device including a
spring portion that is compressed by movement of the door from one of the first and second angular orientations toward the
other of the first and second angular orientations;
wherein said checking device is operable to return the door to either of said first and second angular orientations.
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