Side Door Hinge Axis Deviation and Skewness Study on the Door Closing Effort

2023-01-0610

04/11/2023

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The side door closing effort is one of the main evaluating parameters which demonstrates the build quality of the vehicle. The side door hinge axis inclination is one of the key attributes that affect the side door closing effort. Commonly, the hinge axis is inclined in two directions of a vehicle to have necessary door rise during the door opening event. Due to the process and assembly variations in the door assembly, the upper and lower hinge axis of the side door deviates from the design axis. In this paper, the deviations in the side door hinge axis and its effects on the side door closing velocity is discussed. The deviations of the side door hinge axis are studied with a coordinate measuring machine. The side door closing velocity of the vehicle is measured with the velocity meter. The study revealed that side door closing velocity is increasing with an increase in the deviation of the top and bottom door hinge axis from the design hinge axis. The hinge axis skewness between the top and bottom door hinge also increases the side door closing velocity. Based on the study, it is evident that the process and assembly deviations in the door assembly need to be controlled to have the desired door closing velocity.
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https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0610
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4
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Selvan, V., Askari, H., Bhosale, M., Unadkat, S. et al., "Side Door Hinge Axis Deviation and Skewness Study on the Door Closing Effort," SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-0610, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0610.
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Apr 11, 2023
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2023-01-0610
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Technical Paper
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English