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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Vince Leslie Shaw, Copford, GB;
Torsten Gerhardt, London, GB;
Robert Spahl, Cologne, DE;
David Burrage, Horsham, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle is disclosed having a door that is attached to the motor vehicle by a hinge mechanism providing both full swing opening of the door and full scissor opening of the door. The motor vehicle includes an apparatus to assist with the selection of a preferred mode of door opening based upon an assessment of the surroundings in which the motor vehiclerests. The assessment of the surroundings and selection of the preferred mode of door opening is carried out by an electronic controller based upon information received from a sensing apparatus.