VEHICLE 180 DEGREE REAR DOOR ARTICULATING MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism comprising:
- at least one articulating hinge assembly including;
at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear door at another end thereof via a door hinge mount, said hinge arm including a generally U-shaped profile between said ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the rear door up to 180°
from a rear door closed position, said door hinge mount including a door check engageable with a stop on said hinge arm, for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle rear door to a first intermediate open position from the rear door closed position, upon pivotal movement of said door check relative to said hinge arm.
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Abstract
A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism including one or more articulating hinge assemblies having one or more hinge arms pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear door at another end thereof via a door hinge mount. The hinge arm may include a generally U-shaped profile between the ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the rear door up to 180° from a rear door closed position. The door hinge mount may include a door check engageable with a stop on the hinge arm, for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle rear door to a first intermediate open position from the rear door closed position, upon pivotal movement of the door check relative to the hinge arm.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle rear door unsequenced articulating mechanism comprising:
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at least one articulating hinge assembly including; at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle C-pillar at one end thereof via a C-pillar hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle rear door at another end thereof via a door hinge mount, said hinge arm including a generally U-shaped profile between said ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the rear door up to 180°
from a rear door closed position, said door hinge mount including a door check engageable with a stop on said hinge arm, for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle rear door to a first intermediate open position from the rear door closed position, upon pivotal movement of said door check relative to said hinge arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle door unsequenced articulating mechanism comprising:
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at least one articulating hinge assembly including; at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle body structure at one end thereof via a body structure hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle door at another end thereof via a door hinge mount, said hinge arm including a generally curved profile between said ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the door up to a predetermined angle from a door closed position, said door hinge mount including a door check engageable with a stop on said hinge arm, for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle door to a first intermediate open position from the door closed position, upon pivotal movement of said door check relative to said hinge arm. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle compartment closure unsequenced articulating mechanism comprising:
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at least one articulating hinge assembly including; at least one hinge arm pivotally mounted to a vehicle body structure at one end thereof via a body structure hinge mount and pivotally mounted to a vehicle compartment closure at another end thereof via a compartment closure hinge mount, said hinge arm including a generally curved profile between said ends thereof for permitting unsequenced articulation of the compartment closure up to a predetermined angle from a compartment closure closed position, said compartment closure hinge mount including a compartment closure check engageable with a stop on said hinge arm, for limiting pivotal movement of the vehicle compartment closure to a first intermediate open position from the compartment closure closed position, upon pivotal movement of said compartment closure check relative to said hinge arm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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