Motor vehicle having a mechanism for moving a panel or door

摘要

The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a panel or door, which can be brought from a closed position into an open position against the force of gravity using at least one energy storage element and means coupled therewith for influencing the torsional moment provided on the panel or door by the at least one energy storage element, wherein the panel or door is rotatably supported about an axis of rotation, and wherein the torsional moment can be influenced by the means for influencing depending on the opening position of the panel or door.

主权项

1. An assembly affecting the opening and closing motion of a panel pivotally mounted about a transverse axis on the body of a vehicle, comprising;
a plurality of transversely disposed, prestressed springs mounted on said vehicle body, operatively interconnected to provide opposed torsional motion at the ends thereof; first means operatively interconnecting one end of said springs and said panel for imposing a pivotal biasing force on said pivotal arm to urge said panel in a first direction; and second means operatively interconnecting the other end of said springs and said pivotal arm of said panel for imposing an opposed biasing force on said pivotal arm to urge said panel in a direction opposed to said first direction.