(1) Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a door hinge for a motor vehicle with                a column console that can be arranged on a column of a door frame,        a door console that can be attached to a motor vehicle door assigned to the door frame, wherein        the door console and the column console are pin-jointed together via a hinge pin and        the door console or column console is formed from two releasably connected partial units, which rest against each other at assigned contact areas.        
(2) Prior Art
Door hinges for motor vehicles for linking doors or covers, flaps, etc. generally have a door console, which is firmly arranged on a component that is swivel-mounted on a motor vehicle body, and a column console, which is arranged on the vehicle body. The rotating movement of the door and column console relative to each other is normally achieved through a hinge pin, by means of which the consoles are pin-jointed together.
Within the optimization of vehicle production and minimization of production costs, the motor vehicle door is meanwhile being removed again after painting after installation on a vehicle body. This takes places in order to facilitate the installation of interior motor vehicle components and the equipping of the motor vehicle door with further hardware components.
It is of considerable importance that, after this assembly work is complete, the motor vehicle door is also immediately returned to the original assembly position after painting.
A motor vehicle door hinge of the initially named type is already known from DE 602 03 143 T2, in which either the door console or the column console has a two-piece structure. These types of motor vehicle door hinges enable the removal of a door or suchlike from the motor vehicle, without separating from each other the components connected together via the hinge pin. After painting, the motor vehicle door hinge is not separated at the hinge pin, but rather via the two-piece door console or column console, wherein the provided fastening means are released. However, known constructions with at least three pieces have the disadvantage that they do not ensure to the required degree the dimensionally accurate restoration of the original installation position.