IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0035945
(2001-12-26)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Guanzon, Ruben
- Hirose, Toshikazu
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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대리인 / 주소 |
Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
16 |
초록
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A cargo bin lid hinge includes a body member, a first hinge arm, and a second hinge arm. The first hinge arm extends from the body member and is generally aligned with the body member. The second hinge arm extends from the body member, and is curved and extends away from a plane of the body member.
A cargo bin lid hinge includes a body member, a first hinge arm, and a second hinge arm. The first hinge arm extends from the body member and is generally aligned with the body member. The second hinge arm extends from the body member, and is curved and extends away from a plane of the body member. The first and second hinge arms cooperate to define an elongated hinge pin-receiving receptacle. A hinge pin has a flat surface that facilitates snap-fitting assembly of the hinge thereon.
대표청구항
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1. A cargo bin assembly, comprising: a cargo bin liner comprising a raised platform that defines a pair of spaced apart openings; a pair of hinge pins, each of said hinge pins traversing one of said pair of spaced apart openings; a cargo bin lid comprising an upper surface and a lower surfac
1. A cargo bin assembly, comprising: a cargo bin liner comprising a raised platform that defines a pair of spaced apart openings; a pair of hinge pins, each of said hinge pins traversing one of said pair of spaced apart openings; a cargo bin lid comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface having a pair of spaced apart hinge receiving recesses formed therein; and, a pair of hinges, each of said hinges including a body member, a first hinge arm, and a second hinge arm, said body member being received within said hinge receiving recess and having a lower surface and an upper surface, said upper surface of said body member being generally flush with said cargo bin lid lower surface, said first hinge arm extending from said body member and being generally aligned with said body member, said second hinge arm extending away from said body member so as to be disposed relatively above said body member and said cargo bin lid lower surface. 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said hinge pins has a flat surface formed therein to facilitate attachment of said hinge thereto.3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said second hinge arm is curved and wherein said first and second hinge arms cooperate to define an elongated hinge pin receiving receptacle.4. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said first and second hinge arms are generally C-shaped in cross section.5. The assembly according to claim 4, wherein a distal end of said first hinge arm includes a rib that faces toward said second hinge arm and a distal end of said second hinge arm includes a rib that faces toward said first hinge arm.6. The assembly according to claim 5, wherein said first and second hinge arms are adapted to be resiliently spread apart during insertion of the hinge pin therebetween.7. The assembly according to claim 6, wherein said cargo bin lid includes a recessed peripheral portion and said hinge receiving recesses are extensions of said recessed peripheral portion.8. A method for assembly of a cargo bin lid on a cargo bin liner, said cargo bin liner comprising a raised platform that defines a pair of spaced apart openings, each of said openings being traversed by a hinge pin, each of said hinge pins comprising a flat surface that is at an acute angle to the raised platform, said flat surface including an upper, leading edge and a trailing, lower edge, said cargo bin lid having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface having a pair of spaced apart hinges secured thereto, each of said hinges including a body member secured to the cargo bin lid lower surface, a first hinge arm extending relatively away from the body member in alignment with the body member, and a second hinge arm that is curved and extends away from the body member so as to cooperate with the first hinge arm to define a receptacle for the hinge pin, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the cargo bin lid such that the hinges are adjacent the hinge pins and the cargo bin lid is at an angle to the raised platform that is essentially equal to the angle that the hinge pin flat surface makes with the raised platform; moving the hinge against the hinge pin such that the first hinge arms are against the leading edge and the second hinge arms are on a radially opposite side of the hinge pins; pushing the cargo bin lid toward the hinge pins and thereby spreading the first and second hinge arms away from each other to insert the hinge pin therebetween. 9. The method according to as the cargo bin lid is claim 8, wherein, as the cargo bin lid is pushed toward the hinge pins, the first hinge arm snaps over the trailing edge.
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