INDEPENDENT OPPOSING-HINGED ACCESS DOOR
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
a hinge assembly attached to the body; and
a first door attached to the hinge assembly and moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position, the first door including a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, with the first door attached to the hinge assembly adjacent the second edge of the first door;
wherein the first door is disposed substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the body when in the closed position;
wherein the second edge of the first door moves laterally away from the body into a pivot position and the first edge moves parallel with the longitudinal axis when the first door moves between the closed position and the intermediate position; and
wherein the first door pivots about a primary pivot axis such that the first edge of the first door swings laterally away from the body when the first door moves from the intermediate position into the open position.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a pair of opposing-hinged doors having a first door and a second door. The first door includes a first edge and a second edge, and is moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position. The vehicle includes a slideable hinge assembly that moves laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of a body of the vehicle to move the second edge of the first door laterally away from the body and move the first edge parallel with the longitudinal axis and away from the second door when the first door moves from the closed position into the intermediate position. Once in the intermediate position, the first door is free to swing into the open position independently of the second door.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a body; a hinge assembly attached to the body; and a first door attached to the hinge assembly and moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position, the first door including a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, with the first door attached to the hinge assembly adjacent the second edge of the first door; wherein the first door is disposed substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the body when in the closed position; wherein the second edge of the first door moves laterally away from the body into a pivot position and the first edge moves parallel with the longitudinal axis when the first door moves between the closed position and the intermediate position; and wherein the first door pivots about a primary pivot axis such that the first edge of the first door swings laterally away from the body when the first door moves from the intermediate position into the open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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14. A vehicle comprising:
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a body including a first end and a second end, with the second end disposed opposite the first end along a longitudinal axis of the body; a hinge assembly attached to the body and slideably moveable relative to the body in a lateral direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the body; a first door attached to the hinge assembly and moveable between a closed position, an intermediate position and an open position, the first door including a first edge and a second edge disposed opposite the first edge, with the first door attached to the hinge assembly adjacent the second edge of the first door and pivotable in a first pivot direction; and a second door disposed adjacent the first door and pivotably attached to the body for pivotable movement in a second pivot direction, opposite the first pivot direction; wherein the second door is disposed nearer the first end of the body than the first door and the first door is disposed nearer the second end of the body than the second door; wherein the first door are disposed substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body when the first door is in the closed position; wherein the second edge of the first door moves laterally away from the body into a pivot position and the first edge moves parallel with the longitudinal axis and away from the second door when the first door moves from the closed position into the intermediate position; and wherein the first door pivots about a primary pivot axis such that the first edge of the first door swings laterally away from the body when the first door moves from the intermediate position into the open position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification