Side door structure of vehicle
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1. A side door structure of a vehicle of which side openings are covered by a front door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the front of the front door and by a rear door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the rear of the rear door, said side door structure comprising:
- a front door checker for holding the front door at an open position situated on the outside of but close to a swing trajectory of the rear door,wherein said front door checker can hold the front door at multiple open positions;
the front door, when held at a minimum opening position among said multiple open positions is situated on the outside of the swing trajectory of the rear door so that said rear door can be freely openable without interfering with the rear end of the front door when the front door is held at said minimum opening position.
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A side door structure of a vehicle of which side openings are covered by a front door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the front of the front door and by a rear door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the rear of the rear door. The side door structure includes a door checker for holding the front door at an open position situated slightly on the outside of a swing trajectory of the rear door.
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1. A side door structure of a vehicle of which side openings are covered by a front door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the front of the front door and by a rear door swingably supported by a door hinge located at the rear of the rear door, said side door structure comprising:
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a front door checker for holding the front door at an open position situated on the outside of but close to a swing trajectory of the rear door, wherein said front door checker can hold the front door at multiple open positions;
the front door, when held at a minimum opening position among said multiple open positions is situated on the outside of the swing trajectory of the rear door so that said rear door can be freely openable without interfering with the rear end of the front door when the front door is held at said minimum opening position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
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Original AssigneeMazda Motor Corporation
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InventorsMoriyama, Yukihiro
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Primary Examiner(s)LYJAK, LORI LYNN
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Application NumberUS10/700,464Publication NumberTime in Patent Office748 DaysField of Search296/146.1, 296/155, 296/14, 296/146.11, 292/262, 16/82US Class Current296/146.1CPC Class CodesB60J 5/0479 without B-pillar or releasa...E05C 17/206 with elastomeric springs to...
