COUNTERBALANCE HINGE FOR VEHICLE CLOSURE

摘要

A counterbalance hinge (20, 20') for a vehicle closure includes a pivot and counterbalance assembly (44) having a cam (46) and a spindle (50) with a helical threaded connection biased by a spring (56,56') that provides closure counterbalancing. In one embodiment the spring (56) is of the helical tension type and another embodiment has the spring (56') of the helical compression type.