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An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body includes a first hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to one of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a second hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to the other of the external

An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body includes a first hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to one of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a second hinge member that is constructed to be mounted to the other of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body, a shaft that is constructed to pivotally connect the first hinge member to the second hinge member, and a viscous rotary damper. The damper includes a cover, a rotor, and a viscous material. The shaft connects to the rotor such that rotation of the external vehicle closure panel between a closing position and an opening position causes relative motion between the rotor and the cover of the viscous damper to provide a resistance for controlling the velocity of the external vehicle closure member.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body for movement about a horizontal pivot axis, the assembly comprising:a pair of hinge members for pivotally mounting the closure member for movement about the horizontal pivot axis between a clo

What is claimed is: 1. An assembly to pivotally connect an external vehicle closure panel to a vehicle body for movement about a horizontal pivot axis, the assembly comprising:a pair of hinge members for pivotally mounting the closure member for movement about the horizontal pivot axis between a closed position and an open position, comprising:(i) the first hinge member for mounting to one of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body; and(ii) the second hinge member for mounting to the other of the external vehicle closure panel and the vehicle body;a connection member attached to the first hinge member;a support member on the second hinge member for pivotally receiving the connection member so as to allow relative pivotal movement between the connection member and the support member, thus allowing for pivotal movement of the closure panel and support of its weight; anda viscous rotary damper, the viscous damper comprises(i) a cover for fixing relative to the second hinge member;(ii) a rotor rotatably supported within the cover; and(iii) a viscous material disposed in a space between the cover and the rotor,wherein the connection member connects to the rotor such that rotation of the external vehicle closure panel between the closed position and the open position causes relative motion between the rotor and the cover of the viscous damper to provide a resistance torque for controlling the velocity of the external vehicle closure member.