Vehicle including an assembly for opening a vehicle door
First Claim
1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body including a pillar;
a vehicle door movably coupled to the vehicle body;
an assembly coupled to the vehicle door for at least partially opening the vehicle door, wherein the assembly includes;
an actuator including an actuator body and an actuator shaft movable relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position;
a lever pivotally coupled to the vehicle door; and
a spring coupled between the lever and the actuator shaft such that the spring biases the lever toward the pillar.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a pillar, a vehicle door movably coupled to the vehicle body, and an assembly for at least partially opening the vehicle door. The assembly is coupled to the vehicle door and includes an actuator having an actuator body and an actuator shaft movable relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position. Further, the assembly includes a lever pivotally coupled to the vehicle door and a spring coupled between the lever and the actuator shaft. The spring biases the lever toward the pillar. When the vehicle door is unlatched, the lever exerts a force on the pillar and, consequently, pushes the vehicle door away from the pillar to a partially open position. The present disclosure also relates to the assembly for at least partially opening the vehicle door as described above.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body including a pillar; a vehicle door movably coupled to the vehicle body; an assembly coupled to the vehicle door for at least partially opening the vehicle door, wherein the assembly includes; an actuator including an actuator body and an actuator shaft movable relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position; a lever pivotally coupled to the vehicle door; and a spring coupled between the lever and the actuator shaft such that the spring biases the lever toward the pillar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A assembly for opening a vehicle door relative to a pillar of a vehicle body, the assembly comprising:
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an actuator including an actuator body and an actuator shaft movable relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position; a lever pivotally couplable between the vehicle door and the vehicle body; and a spring coupled between the lever and the actuator shaft such that the spring biases the lever toward the pillar. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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