HINGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN ACTUATOR TO A HINGE ASSEMBLY

A hinge assembly for mounting a door to a frame of a motor vehicle includes (a) a hinge bracket, having a first receiver and a second receiver, (b) a hinge pin pivotally connecting the door to the hinge bracket at the first receiver, (c) an actuator, having an output shaft, (d) a retention feature,...

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Hauptverfasser: Azzouz, Michael Musa, Jaranson, John Wayne, Heath, Gerald J, Wallace, Jeff, Elie, Larry Dean, Potter, Timothy J, Novak, Robert F
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A hinge assembly for mounting a door to a frame of a motor vehicle includes (a) a hinge bracket, having a first receiver and a second receiver, (b) a hinge pin pivotally connecting the door to the hinge bracket at the first receiver, (c) an actuator, having an output shaft, (d) a retention feature, connecting the output shaft to the hinge bracket at the second receiver, and (e) an actuator mounting feature securing the actuator to the door. A method of assembling an actuator in a hinge assembly that mounts a door to a frame of a motor vehicle is also provided.