Center-matched double hinged door assembly for vehicles
First Claim
1. A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle body having a continuous aperture as a doorway formed at each of opposite sides of the vehicle body, said double hinged door assembly being movable between a closed position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully closes the continuous aperture and an open position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully opens the continuous aperture, said double hinged door assembly comprising:
- a front door adapted to be hinged at a front end of said front door to the vehicle body, said front door is movable between said closed position wherein said front door closes a front part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said front door opens said front part of the continuous aperture;
a rear door adapted to be hinged at a rear end of said rear door to the vehicle body, said rear door is movable between said closed position wherein said rear door closes a rear part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said rear door opens said rear part of the continuous aperture; and
door lock means incorporated in said double hinged door assembly for preventing said rear door from moving to said open position while said front door is in said closed position, allowing said rear door to move to said open position while said front door is in said open position and allowing said rear door to move to said closed position irrespective of said closed and open positions of said front door.
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Abstract
A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle having a continuous side aperture at each of opposite side of a vehicle body comprises a front door hinged at a rear end to the vehicle body, a rear door hinged at a front end to the vehicle body, and a door lock/unlock mechanism operative to prevent the rear door from opening prior to the front door while the front door remains closed, to allow the rear door to open while the front door remains open and to allow the rear door to close irrespective of whether the front door remains open or closed.
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Citations
11 Claims
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1. A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle body having a continuous aperture as a doorway formed at each of opposite sides of the vehicle body, said double hinged door assembly being movable between a closed position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully closes the continuous aperture and an open position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully opens the continuous aperture, said double hinged door assembly comprising:
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a front door adapted to be hinged at a front end of said front door to the vehicle body, said front door is movable between said closed position wherein said front door closes a front part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said front door opens said front part of the continuous aperture;
a rear door adapted to be hinged at a rear end of said rear door to the vehicle body, said rear door is movable between said closed position wherein said rear door closes a rear part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said rear door opens said rear part of the continuous aperture; and
door lock means incorporated in said double hinged door assembly for preventing said rear door from moving to said open position while said front door is in said closed position, allowing said rear door to move to said open position while said front door is in said open position and allowing said rear door to move to said closed position irrespective of said closed and open positions of said front door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle body having a continuous aperture as a doorway formed at each of opposite sides of the vehicle body, said double hinged door assembly being movable between a closed position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully closes the continuous aperture and an open position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully opens the continuous aperture, said double hinged door assembly comprising:
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a front door adapted to be hinged at a front end of said front door to the vehicle body, said front door is movable between said closed position wherein said front door closes a front part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said front door opens said front part of the continuous aperture;
a rear door adapted to be hinged at a rear end of said rear door to the vehicle body, said rear door is movable between said closed position wherein said rear door closes a rear part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said rear door opens said rear part of the continuous aperture; and
door lock means for preventing said rear door from moving to said open position while said front door is in said closed position, allowing said rear door to move to said open position while said front door is in said open position and allowing said rear door to move to said closed position irrespective of said closed and open positions of said front door;
wherein said door lock means further comprises door position detection means for detecting said front door in said closed and open positions, and said door lock means allowing said rear door to move to said open position while said door position detection means detects said front door in said open position and preventing said rear door from moving to said open position while said door position detection means detects said front door in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A center-matched double hinged door assembly for a vehicle body having a continuous aperture as a doorway formed at each of opposite sides of the vehicle body, said double hinged door assembly being movable between a closed position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully closes the continuous aperture and an open position wherein the double hinged door assembly fully opens the continuous aperture, said double hinged door assembly comprising:
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a front door adapted to be hinged at a front end of said front door to the vehicle body, said front door is movable between said closed position wherein said front door closes a front part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said front door opens said front part of the continuous aperture;
a rear door adapted to be hinged at a rear end of said rear door to the vehicle body, said rear door is movable between said closed position wherein said rear door closes a rear part of the continuous aperture and said open position wherein said rear door opens said rear part of the continuous aperture; and
door lock means for preventing said rear door from moving to said open position while said front door is in said closed position, allowing said rear door to move to said open position while said front door is in said open position and allowing said rear door to move to said closed position irrespective of said closed and open positions of said front door;
wherein said door lock means comprises a latch slider installed to a front end of said rear door and forced to retractably project from said rear door and a stopper fixedly disposed on a rear end of said front door, said stopper engaging said latch slider while said front and rear doors are in said closed position so as thereby to prevent said rear door from moving toward said open position, said latch slider having a front end facing said front door so shaped that, during movement of said rear door to said closed position while said front door is in said closed position, said latch slider is forced back into said rear door by said stopper and is brought into said engagement with said stopper when said rear door reaches completely said closed position.
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